GK UPDATE OF NOVEMBER MONTH: Nov 24, 2014 Sunil Manohar has been appointed as Advocate General of Maharashtra. Lewis Hamilton of Britain won F1 drivers’ World Championship as Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Switzerland won the Davis Cup of Tennis for the first time ever. They defeated France to win the title. Indian Women Boxers Sarjubala Devi and Saweety won Silver medals at 8th World Boxing Championships in South Korea. World Bank released report on global warming - Turn Down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal which focuses on specific regional impacts of warming. It warned that if appropriate action is not taken than average global temperature increase could go to 4.0 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. Nov 23, 2014 Dismantling of INS Vikrant began. It was Indias First Aircraft Carrier which served Great times to Indian Navy. It was sold by Indian navy for Rs. 63 Crores to a private firm. It was decommissioned in March 2014 after 71 Years of service. 49th meeting of the joint secretaries of the SAARC countries held in Nepal. SAARC Countries decided to dissolve three Regional centres and merge four others to reduce budget. Deepak Gupta has been appointed new chief of UPSC(Union Public Service Commission). Magnus Carlsen from Norway won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2014. Indias Best Project-2014 award for implementation of skill development and employment generation started by Gurgaons Skoch Group was given to Arunachal Pradesh. Pope Francis named Two Indians Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia Eluventhinkal as Saints at Vatican. Nov 22, 2014 India won South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Womens Championship 2014 beating Nepal in Pakistan. Former cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar received the prestigious Colonel C K Nayudu Lifetime achievement award by BCCI. US President Barack Obama will be the Chief Guest of India’s 66th Republic Day celebrations on Jan 26, 2015. A United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution blamed North Korea for its human rights violations and referred it to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Time Magazine issued a list of 25 Best Inventions of 2014. Indias Mars Probe Mangalyaan has been placed among best inventions of 2014 along with two more Indian Innovations - an exercise space for prisoners in solitary confinement called Blue Room and a tablet toy for kids named Osmo. Nov 21,2014 Nov 21 - World Fisheries Day. German - French mathematician Alexander Grothendieck died. He was leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic. High-level Pledging Conference of Green Climate held in Germany and pledged to contribute 9.3 billion US dollars for Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help developing countries cut emissions and prepare for climate change. Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) de-recognised Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) due to irregularities in functioning. 45th International Film Festival of India began in Goa and Southern Actor Rajinikanth has been given the award for Indian Film Personality of the year 2014. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) raised India growth forecast to 6.6 % for 2015 - 2016 from 5.7% Projected Earlier. Government signed three SAARC agreements - Regional Railways Agreement (RRA), Framework Agreement for Energy Cooperation (Electricity) and Motor Vehicles Agreement. 18th SAARC Summit to be held in Nepal in Nov 26-27, 2014. Nov 20, 2014 Indian Space Research Organisation has been chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace, Disarmament and Development Prize 2014. Sutirtha Bhattacharya has been appointed as new chief (CMD) of Coal India Limited. Indian Novelist Neel Mukherjee has been shortlisted for UKs Costa Book Awards for his book Lives of Others.] Government launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DUGJY) to provide access of electricity to rural households and merged ongoing Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) with it. Assam State Zoo decided to be the first zoo in world to preserve critically endangered pig Pygmy Hog, rarest and smallest wild pig in the world. Foreign Policy Magazine of America released list of 100 Global Thinkers and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked first followed by Angela Merkel of Germany and Amit Shah of India. Nov 19, 2014 Indian-American Neha Gupta won International Children’s Peace Prize 2014. 83rd Interpol General Assembly held in Monaco with theme Turn Back Crime: 100 Years of International Police Cooperation. Oxford Dictionary named Vape as Word of the Year 2014. Meaning is to inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device. PM Modi vivited Fiji and met Fijian Prime Minister Josiah V Bainimarama. IBM launched new e-mail application IBM Verse with an aim to replace Microsofts popular email application Outlook. India International Trade Fair (IITF) 2014 was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi. Nov 18, 2014 Assam governments first state bravery award presented to Gunjan Sarma. Government restarted Kisan Vikas Patra scheme for encouraging small savings among the citizens. International Buddhist Conference 2014 was held in Nepal with objective of preserving Buddhist culture and heritage. Classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj conferred with the Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement. Michael Kafando has been named as Interim President of African Country Burkina Faso. Yacouba Isaac Zida has been named as acting piime minister of Burkina Faso. Book - Truth Always Prevails written by Sadruddin Hashwani Releaed. Fourth joint military exercise of India and China named Hand-in-Hand 2014 started in Pune. Second Global Slavery Index released by Walk Free Foundation. The Index ranks 167 countries in terms total number of people living in modern slavery. It was topped by India followed by China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. 35.8 million people are in modern slavery globally. Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) (Sydney, Australia) released Global Terrorism Index 2014 and ranked 162 countries in terms of impacts of Terrorism. It stated 61 percent increase in number of people killed in terrorist attacks in 2013 as compared to 2012. Most affected countries are Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria. Hasmukh Adhia has been appointed as a Director on Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd ( IREDA) and US Export-Import (Exim) Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation on clean energy investment. Nov 17, 2014 PM Modi addressed Indian community People in Sydney. A special train called Modi Express wa flagged of in Australia to honor Indian Prime Minister on his first visit to australia. Ninth G-20 Summit in Brisbane (Australia) concluded. China will host next (10th) G20 Summit in 2016. Klaus Werner Iohannis is elected as new president of Romania. Nov 16, 2014 Government decided to replace German by Sanskrit as Third language in Kendriya Vidyalayas. Doordarshan National to be relaunched as Desh Ka Apna Channel. Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers launched the worlds biggest glass fibre reinforced gypsum (GFRG) panel Gypwall at International Trade Fair 2014. China Open Badminton 2014 - Males - Indias Kidambi Srikanth won by beating Chinas Lin Dan. Females - Indias Saina Nehwal won by beating Japans Akane Yamaguchi. Nov 15, 2014 VR Krishna Iyer has been honored by KR Narayanan award for his services to the nation. China launched remote sensing satellite Yaogan-23 for various natural resource surveys and scientific experiments. Farhan Akhtar appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. Noted Indian Industrialist Ratan Tata Appointed on board of INTERPOL Foundation. Infosys Prize 2014 winners - Physical Sciences - Srivari Chandrasekhar Engineering and Computer Science - Jayant Haritsa Humanities - Shamnad Basheer Life Sciences - Shubha Tole Mathematical Sciences - Madhu Sudan Social Sciences - Esther Duflo Nov 14, 2014 India tested Nuclear Capable Prithvi II Missile with Range 350 KM. 14 November - National Children’s Day (Birthday of First Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru). Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched the National Bal Swachhta Mission in as part of Swachh Bharat Mission. Mitch McConnell is Elected As new Major Leader of United State of Americas Senate. Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award 2014 won by Radio Kashmir Jammu for its programme Jeevan Rekha. Nov 13, 2014 Indian Cricketer Rohit Sharma became Highest Scorer in an ODI as he made 264 Runs in an Innings against Sri Lanka. Indian Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepalese Army during his visit to nepal. Maharashtra government to launch a Rs 4,000 crore satellite imaging project to map all land in the state and prepare digital records of land holding. Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli has been placed among 5 ambassadors for 2015 World Cup by ICC along with Mitchell Johnson, Brendon McCullum, Kumar Sangakkara and Shane Watson. India, UK announce Newton-Bhabha Fund to boost research and innovation. Sri Lankas Supreme Court approved Mahinda Rajapaskas third term as president opf Sri Lanka. Nov 12, 2014 PM Narendra Modi attended the 12th India-ASEAN Summit in Myanmar. 12 November - Public Service Broadcasting Day Observed. Ravi Chopra, Director of Indian Legenad Mahabharat TV Series Died BJP government with Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister won trust vote in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Kerala Declared as First Indian State with Bank accounts for all Families. Consumer-Price Index (CPI) based inflation rate stayed 5.52% in October 2014, it is lowest since February 2012. In September, CPI inflation was 6.46%, making October the third consecutive month that retail inflation has eased. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) of September saw 2.5% increase, compared to a decrease of 0.4% in August. Minister for Communications & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad released Commemorative Postage Stamp on Golden Jubilee of UTI (50th Anniversary). Nov 11, 2014 11 Nov - National Education Day in India. It is birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, first Education Minister of independent India. Vietnam offered Coal Block exploration opportunity to Indian PSU ONGC Videsh Limited to keep aside china. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit 2014 held in Beijing (Capital of China) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region. PM Narendra Modi leaves for 10 Days Visit to Myammar, Australia and Fiji. Will be in Myammar on Nov 12 & 13 for ASEAN (Association of South east Asian Nations) 25th summit and 9th East Asia Summit. Will be on a Visit to Australia From Nov 14 - 18, 2014. Will be in Fiji on Nov 19, 2014. Come back to India on Nov 20, 2014. Haribhau Bagde appointed Maharashtra Assembly Speaker. Hanumappa Sudarshan is named as India Social Entrepreneur for 2014. India and Israel successfully test fired a long range surface to air missile (LRSAM) jointly developed by them. Nov 10, 2014 PM Narendra Modi launched Jeevan Pramaan, Aadhar-based Digital Life Certificate for pensioners. Manan Kumar Mishra has been appointed as chairman of Bar Council of India and S. Prabhakaran as its Co-Chairman. Javed Usmani has been appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of Uttar pradesh. Noted Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh has been given the prestigious Jnanpith award for 2013 that was conferred to him in June 2014. Nov 09, 2014 SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya has been named as the most powerful woman in business in India by Fortune magazine Laxmikant Parsekar has been appointed as Chief of Minister of Goa after Former CM Manohar Parrikar was appointed as Minister of Defence in First Cabinet Re-shuffle of Narendra Modi Government. Narendra Modi Cabinet First Re-Shuffle Cabinet Ministers Manohar Parrikar - Ministry of Defence. Suresh Prabhu - Minister of Railways. Jagat Prakash Nadda - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Ch. Birender Singh - Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation. Current Cabinet of Ministers of India is - Rajnath Singh Home Affairs Manohar Parrikar Defence Arun Jaitley Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information & Broadcasting Venkaiah Naidu Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs Nitin Jairam Gadkari Road Transport and Highways Sushma Swaraj External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs Suresh Prabhu Railways D.V. Sadananda Gowda Law & Justice Uma Bharati Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Najma A. Heptulla Minority Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Kalraj Mishra Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Maneka Gandhi Women and Child Development Ananth Kumar Chemicals and Fertilizers Ravi Shankar Prasad Communications and Information Technology Jagat Prakash Nadda Health & Family Welfare Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati Civil Aviation Anant Geete Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Harsimrat Kaur Badal Food Processing Industries Narendra Singh Tomar Mines, Steel Ch. Birender Singh Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation Jual Oram Tribal Affairs Radha Mohan Singh Agriculture Thawar Chand Gehlot Social Justice and Empowerment Smriti Zubin Irani Human Resource Development Harsh Vardhan Science and Technology, Earth Sciences Ministers of State Hansraj Ahir - Chemicals & Fertilizers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi - Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs Giriraj Singh - Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Ram Kripal Yadav - Drinking Water & Sanitations Babul Supriyo - Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Jayant Sinha - Finance Sanwar Lal Jat - Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Mohan Kundariya - Agriculture Ram Shankar - Human Resource Development Vijay Sampla - Social Justice & Empowerment YS Chowdhary - Science and Technology, Earth Science Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary - Home Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti - Food Processing Industries Ministers of State (Independent Charge) Bandaru Dattatreya - Labour and Employment Rajiv Pratap Rudy - Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Parliamentary Affairs Mahesh Sharma - Culture, Tourism, Civil Aviation Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest Cricketer To Score 6000 Runs In ODIs. India Successfully Test Fired Nuclear Capable Missile Agni-II.
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