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1 November 2014

Bangalore Renamed Bengaluru

Karnatakas capital Bangalore on 1 November 2014 shed its colonialname to become Bengaluru along with 11 other cities across the state,renamed in the native Kannada language. The renaming of Indias techhub and other cities coincided with Karnatakas 59th formation day.

The state government on 31 October 2014 notified that Bangalore and11 other cities across the state will be pronounced and spelt in Kannadafrom 1 November 2014, following approval by the central government to

rename them in the local language. Other well-known cities like Mysorewill be pronounced and spelt Mysuru, Mangalore as Mangaluru ;Belgaum as Belagavi ; Bellary as Ballari ; Hubli as Hubballi andGulbarga in the states northern region as Kalaburgi. The remainingfive cities Bijapur became Vijayapura ; ChikmagalurChikkamagaluru ; Hospet Hosapeta ; Shimoga in Malnad region asShivamogga and Tumkur Tumakuru.

CSIR Scientist Venkat Mohan Won Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

S Venkata Mohan, scientist at the Council of Scientific and IndustrialResearch (CSIR) Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT),Hyderabad has been awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize 2014in Engineering Sciences. His contributions in generating wealth fromwaste leading to the establishment of a viable link between wasteremediation, renewable energy and third generation biofuels, has beenrecognised.

Rajiv Mehrishi Took Over As New Economic Affairs Secretary

Rajiv Mehrishi took charge as Union Finance Secretary under the UnionMinistry of Finance. He was appointed as Secretary of Economic Affairsof Finance. Rajiv Mehrishi succeeded Arvind Mayaram who was shiftedto Ministry of Minority Affairs on 30 October 2014. Earlier on 16October 2014 Arvind Subramaniam joined as the new Chief EconomicAdvisor.

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3 November 2014

Former PM Manmohan Singh Chosen For Japans Top NationalAward

Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will be awarded TheGrand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers, after becomingthe first Indian to receive the rare honour. He has been chosen for oneof Japans top national awards for his significant contribution to theenhancement of relations and promotion of friendship between Japanand India for about 35 years.

Lewis Hamilton Won F1 US Grand Prix

Mercedes Lewis Hamilton of UK won the US Formula One Grand Prixon 3 November. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton teammate Nico Rosberg(Germany) to take 24 point lead over him with just two races left in theseason. Third spot was taken by Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) of Red Bullteam.

Hasmukh Adhia Is New Financial Services Secretary

Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, has been appointedas the new Financial Services Secretary by the union government on 3November. Hasmukh Adhia replaces G S Sandhu, who was transferredas the new Chairman of National Authority for Chemical WeaponConvention (NACWC).

Veteran Bollywood Actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar Died

Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar, who essayed villainousand comic roles with equal ease and gave powerful performances inArdh Satya and Sadak, died in Mumbai on 3 November. SadashivAmrapurkar was born as Ganesh Kumar Narwode in Nasik in 1950 andlater in 1974 he adopted the name Sadashiv. He was associated withMarathi stage before migrating to the world of Hindi and Marathi films.He received the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role

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4 November 2014

Mumbai Has Highest Number of Internet Users In India

According to the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) andIndian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) latest study report, Mumbaihas the highest number of Internet users at about 16.4 million in thecountry which has over 243 million web users. Delhi was second witha user base of 12.1 million. The National Capital recorded the fastest

year-on-year growth rate of 50 percent in Internet user base among topeight cities of the country.

Union Cabinet Approved Dissolution Of Delhi Assembly

The Union Cabinet on 4 November gave its approval to the proposal fordissolution of the Delhi Assembly. The approval will pave the way forholding of fresh Election in Delhi. Delhi has been under the PresidentsRule since February 2014 following the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAPgovernments resignation after 49 days in office.

Narinder Batra gets FIH Presidents Award

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) gave its prestigiousPresidents Award to Hockey India (HI) President Narinder Batra on 4November at Morocco. The Presidents Awards were presented toNarinder Batra and Italian Valentina Quaranta for their lengthy andvaluable services to the sports. Narinder Batra was recently included inthe FIH Executive Board at 2014 Ordinary Congress of FIH.

One World Trade Center Opens For Business In New York

One World Trade Center, the 104-storey building at the same spotwhere the twin towers of World Trade Centre (WTC) fell down more than13 years ago, was opened in New York. This building is constructed ata cost of $3.9 billion and is the tallest building in the United States.

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Anita Kapur Appointed As CBDT new Chairperson

Senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Anita Kapur has beenappointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT), the apex authority of the income tax department. Kapur, a1978-batch officer of the income tax cadre, was till now serving asmember (legislation and computerisation and income tax) in the CBDT.She took over the top charge after her appointment was made by thegovernment as incumbent CBDT Chairman K.V. Chowdary retired on31 October 2014.

Narendra Modi Named 15th Most Powerful World Leader

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his debut among the worldsmost powerful people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by RussianPresident Vladimir Putin who pipped his US counterpart Barack Obamafor a second year in a row. The list of 72 most powerful people in theworld has 12 newcomers on the list, including Modi and Egypt PresidentAbdel el-Sisi.

Sachin Tendulkar Unveils His Autobiography Playing It My Way

Indian cricket legend and Member of Parliament Sachin Tendulkarlaunched his autobiography, Playing It My Way in Mumbai on 5November. Earlier, Sachin gave first copy of the book to his motherRajni, while at the launch he presented a copy to his mentor andchildhood coach Ramakant Achrekar in the presence of his daughterSara.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Won ICC Peoples Choice Award

Indias bowling all-rounder, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, has been named asthe winner of the 2014 LG ICC Peoples Choice award. He is the thirdIndian player to win the coveted prize and overall fourth cricketer to winthis prize.

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researchers hope to create a pill or an injectable version of it in the nextfive years.

Indian-origin Politician Named as Labour MP of the Year

Indian-origin British politician Nigel Keith Vaz named as the Labour MPof the year 2014 for his valuable work for underrepresented, deprivedand minority sections of the country. Keith Vaz is a British Labour Partypolitician and has been Member of Parliament for Leicester East since1987. He is the longest-serving Asian MP and has been the Chairmanof the Home Affairs Select Committee since July 2007.

Union Rail Minister Flagged Off The Automatic Freight Train

Indias first automatic freight train AutoLinxSM was on 7 Novemberflagged-off by Union Rail Minister D.V. Sadanada Gowda at Melpakkamnear Chennai. This train carried around 280 finished cars and left forDelhi where it would reach in a weeks time. It will arrive at the multi-modal logistics park of Container Corporation of India (CCI) atKhatuwas near Delhi. This train is developed by Delhi-based APL

Logistics Vascor Automotive, a joint venture between APL Logistics andVascor. APL Logistics VASCOR Automotive is the first third-partylogistics provider to offer rail-based services under the AutomobileFreight Train Operator (AFTO) license administered by Indian Railways.With the AFTO licence, logistics service providers can help to facilitatebulk movement of automotive traffic by rail from the production hubsto consumer centres, as well as ports for export.

Havells India Chairman Qimat Rai Gupta Died

Electrical equipment maker Havells India group chairman Qimat RaiGupta died on 7 November. He was 77. Gupta recently also made it tothe Forbes billionaire list for the first time and was ranked Indias 48thrichest man with a net worth of $ 2 billion as of September 2014. QimatRai Gupta started Havells India Limited in 1971 and transformed it toa multinational company with operations across 51 countries. Guptasbig moment came in 2007 when Havells acquired Europe headquarteredSylvania Lighting thus registering Havells amongst top 4 lighting

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8 November 2014

Manohar Parrikar Resigns As Goa Chief Minister

Manohar Parrikar, who is tipped to be inducted in the Union Cabinetwhich will be expanded on 9 November 2014, resigned as Goa chiefminister on 8 November 2014. He served as the Chief Minister of Goafrom 2000 to 2005, and later from March 2012 to November 2014.

Laxmikant Parsekar Is New Goa Chief Minister

Laxmikant Parsekar was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Goa on8 November 2014. Parsekar, who was health minister in the Parrikarcabinet, was administered oath of office and secrecy by Goa governorMridula Sinha at a ceremony in Raj Bhavan. He becomes the coastalstates 11th chief minister.

Shakib Al Hasan Scores 100 and Takes 10 wickets In same TestMatch

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has become only the thirdplayer in history to take 10 wickets and score a century in a Test match.

The record was created in the second Test with Zimbabwe whichBangladesh won by 162 runs. Shakib, who hit 137 in the first innings,

joined Englands Ian Botham and Pakistans Imran Khan to take 10wickets and score a century in a test. Botham and Imran bothaccomplished the feat in 1980 Tests against India.

9 November 2014

SBIs Bhattacharya Most Powerful Indian Woman In Business

Arundhati Bhattacharya, the chairperson of State Bank of India (SBI),has been named as the most powerful woman in business in India byFortune magazine. ICICI Banks Chanda Kochhar and Shikha Sharmaof Axis Bank follow Ms Bhattacharya at the second and the third places,respectively. In the Fortune India list of 50 most powerfulbusinesswomen, there are as many as eight new entrants. Two first

timers Bhattacharya and Nishi Vasudeva, the chairperson andmanaging director of HPCL (4th) have made a cut into the top 10.



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Bhattacharya, chairperson of Indias largest lender, made to numberone spot due to her relentless fight against bad loans. Since she tookover a year or so ago, she has improved assets quality, cut costs andrecapitalised SBI (State Bank of India). These powerful women representvarious sectors such as banking, finance, healthcare, media, fashionand entertainment.

Virat Kohli Becomes Fastest Cricketer To Reach 6000 Runs In ODIs

Virat Kohli became the quickest cricketer in history to reach 6000 One-Day International run mark, bettering legendary West Indian VivianRichards record during his 53-run knock in Indias third ODI againstSri Lanka on 9 November at Uppal, Hyderabad. Playing in his 144thmatch and 136th innings, Kohli began the match 50 short of 6000 andreached the milestone with a single off left-arm spinner Chaturanga deSilva in the 39th over at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium atUppal. Richards had needed 156 matches and 141 innings to reach themilestone in 1989. The 26-year-old Indian, who was captaining thehome side, was out for 53 and he has so far scored 6003 runs with thehelp of 20 centuries and 32 half centuries. He is the eighth Indian tohave scored 6000 or more runs and 47th overall.

21 New Ministers Inducted Into The Union Cabinet

President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office to 21Ministers, including four Cabinet Ministers, three Ministers of State(Independent Charge) and 14 Ministers of State on 9 November. FormerGoa CM Manohar Parrikar, Suresh Prabhu, Birendra Singh and JPNadda are the new Cabinet ministers. This takes the strength of theUnion Council of Ministers to 66. It is also the first expansion of the

Union Council of Ministers since the Modi government took office on 26May 2014. The three ministers of state (independent charge) includedBandaru Dattatreya, Dr. Mahesh Sharma and Rajiv Pratap Rudy. 14ministers of state included Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, RajyavardhanRathore, Ramshankar Katheria, Vijay Sampla, Babul Supriyo, RamKripal Yadav, Sanwar Lal Jat, Giriraj Singh, Mohanbhai KalyanjibhaiKundariya, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Jayant Sinha, Y.S. Chowdary,Hansraj Gangaram Ahir and Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary.

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India on 9 November successfully test-fired its medium-range nuclear-capable Agni-II missile with a strike range of more than 2000 km fromthe Wheeler Island off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the army.

The two-stage sophisticated missile equipped with advanced highaccuracy navigation system, guided by a novel scheme of state of theearth command and control system was propelled by solid rocketpropellant system. The 20-metre long Agni-II missile is a two-stage,solid-propelled ballistic missile. It has a launch weight of 17 tonnes andcan carry a payload of 1000 kg over a distance of more than 2,000 km.

10 November 2014

Prime Minister Launched Jeevan Pramaan Digital Life CertificateFor Pensioners

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 November launched JeevanPramaan Digital Life Certificate for Pensioners. The proposed digitalcertification will do away with the requirement of a pensioner having tosubmit a physical Life Certificate in November each year, in order toensure continuity of pension being credited into his account.

Jnanpith Award 2013 Conferred On Hindi Poet Kedarnath Singh

President Pranab Mukherjee on 10 November conferred Jnanpith awardon eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstandingcontribution towards Indian literature. The Jnanpith award wasinstitutionalised by philanthropist couple Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain andLate Rama Jain to recognise and award Indian authors for theircontribution to Indian literature.

Mannan Kumar Mishra and S. Prabakaran Re-elected To BCI

Mannan Kumar Mishra of Bihar and S. Prabakaran from Tamil Naduhave been unanimously re-elected Chairman and Co-chairman of theBar Council of India (BCI). The BCI also elected Bhoje Gowda SL as vice-chairman, T.S. Ajith as chairman of the executive committee, and NileshKumar as the vice-chairman of the executive committee. The office-bearers will hold office till April 2016.



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Noted Scholar MSS Pandian Died

Noted scholar and JNU professor Mathias Samuel Soundra Pandian,popularly known as MSS Pandian, died on 10 November in New Delhi.He was 57. He was working with the School of Social Sciences Centrefor Historical Studies in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Hispublications were many including Brahmin and Non -Brahmin:Genealogies of the Tamil Political Present and The Image Trap: M GRamachandran in Films and Politics. Pandian wrote extensively on theDravidian Movement, south Indian politics, cinema, caste, identity andseveral other socially relevant issues. Pandian wrote for nationalnewspapers and for the Economic and Political Weekly for several yearsand was known for his incisive articles on Tamil Nadu and Dravidianpolitics in particular.

11 November 2014

India and Israel Joint Venture LRSAM Missile Successfully TestFired

India and Israel successfully test fired long range surface to air missilejointly developed which also signifies their cooperation in developingadvanced weapon systems. Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM)

is called Barak 8 missile in Israel. The missile successfully intercepteda manoeuvring air-breathing target mimicking an attacking combataircraft. Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) was tested by IsraelAerospace Industries (IAI) in the presence of DRDO (Defence Research& Development Organisation) scientists and officials of Indian Army.

Hanumappa Sudarshan Named India Social Entrepreneur of theYear 2014

Hanumappa Sudarshan of Karuna Trust was named as the winner ofthe India Social Entrepereur of the Year award 2014. This award wasannounced by Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sisterfoundation of the World Economic Forum in collaboration with JubilantBhartia Foundation.

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China has unveiled its first Mars rover ahead of the 10th ChinaInternational Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition kicking off in the cityof Zhuhai. The Mars rover has a large dish antenna on its back and isalso equipped with more solid wheels. China International Aviation andAerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, is an internationalaerospace trade show that has been held in Zhuhai every year from1996. The exhibition sees the showcasing of life-size products,technological exchange and serves as a platform for trade talks. In 2014,the expo will take place from 11 to 16 November 2014.

BJPs Haribhau Bagde Unanimously Elected Maharashtra AssemblySpeaker

Senior BJP legislator Haribhau Bagde was unanimously elected as theSpeaker of the Maharashtra Assembly. Bagdes name was announcedby pro-tem Speaker Jiva Pandu Gavit in the newly-constitutedMaharashtra Legislative Assembly.

12 November 2014

Legendary Mahabharat Director Ravi Chopra Died

Legendary filmmaker and director of popular television serialMahabharat, Ravi Chopra died at the age of 68 years on 12 Novemberin Mumbai. He started his career assisting his father B R Chopra infilms like, Dastaan (1972) and Dhund (1973). He also assisted his uncleYash Chopra in Ittefaq (1969). He made his independent directorialdebut with Zameer (1975), produced under the family banner, B.R.Films. He was also the first Bollywood filmmaker who was taken to thecourt by a Hollywood company over the remaking of a film. In 2009,20th Century Fox had served a legal notice to Ravi Chopra and his

production company B R Films over remaking of the 1992 Oscar Awardwinning comedy film My Cousin Vinny into Bollywood film Banda YeBindaas Hai. Fox sought 1.4 million US dollars in damages.

Flipkart Appointed Rishi Vasudev and P Balakrishnan As VicePresident

The largest online retailer of India Flipkart on 12 November appointed

two new members Rishi Vasudev and P Balakrishnan as Vice President.Rishi Vasudev joined as the new Vice President Fashion (Retail), while



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Parameswaran Balakrishnan will head the organisation as VicePresident HR for supply chain.

Devendra Fadnavis Govt Won Trust Vote In Maharashtra Assembly

Devendra Fadnavis led BJP Government won the trust vote inMaharashtra Legislative Assembly through voice vote on 12 November.

The decision of voice vote was made by newly elected speaker HaribhauBagde.

Public Service Broadcasting Day Observed On 12 November

Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed across India on 12November 2014. The day is observed in remembrance of the Father ofthe Nation Mahatma Gandhis visit to All India Radio studio in Delhi forthe first and last time. Mahatma Gandhi on 12 November 1947 visitedthe studio of All India Radio to address those people (refugees fromPakistan) who were temporarily settled in Kurukshetra afterpartition.All India Radio, New Delhi organised a function in its premiseto mark the day.

13 November 2014

Pakistan Successfully Test Fires Hatf-VI Ballistic Missile

Pakistan on 13 November conducted a successful training launch ofintermediate range Shaheen-II (Hatf-VI) ballistic missile. The successfullaunch was the culminating point of the Field Training Exercise of ArmyStrategic Forces Command. Shaheen-II Missile is capable of carrying

nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 1500 kilometres.

Virat Kohli Among 5 Cricketers Selected As Ambassadors For WorldCup 2015

International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed five top cricketers asits ambassadors for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to be held inAustralia and New Zealand. These include Indias Virat Kohli, Sri

Lankas Kumar Sangakkara, Australias Shane Watson and MitchellJohnson and New Zealands Brendon McCullum.



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Maharashtra Govt To Launch Rs 4,000 cr Satellite Imaging Project

Maharashtra government will soon launch a Rs 4,000 crore satelliteimaging project to map all land in the state and prepare digital recordsof land holding. It will also curb corruption at lower level where bribeshave to be paid for getting the documents.The project would be takenup under a centrally funded scheme.

Veteran Sports Scribe Chandrasekhar P Sant Died

Veteran sports scribe and President of the Sports JournalistsAssociation of Mumbai Chandrasekhar P Sant died on 13 November. Hewas 61. Chandrasekhar P Sant, a former sports editor of Maharashtra

Times, was a long-time treasurer of the Sports Journalists Federationof India. He was among the few Indian sports scribes who were presentto witness Kapil Devs team winning the coveted World Cup in Englandin 1983. He was a well-known commentator in Marathi and wasassociated with All India Radio and Doordarshan for decades. Sant wasthe only sports journalist to have attended the JK Bose All India Crickettournament for sports journalists since its inception.

14 November 2014

Nuclear Capable Prithvi II Missile Successfully Test Fired

India on 14 November successfully test-fired its indigenously developedNuclear Capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile with a strike rangeof 350 km from Chandipur Integrated test range in Odisha. The surface-to-surface missile was test fired from a mobile launcher. The missile

launch was conducted as part of operational exercise by the StrategicForce Command (SFC) of the defence services.

Mitch McConnell Elected As US Senate Major Leader

Mitch McConnell was elected as the Majority Leader of the 100-memberUS Senate. He became the Majority leader after he was unanimously re-elected by the Republicans. Republican Party gained majority in the

mid-term elections held for the US Senate. He is the 15th SenateRepublican Leader and the second Kentuckian to lead his party in the



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Senate. He is also the longest serving U.S. Senator in Kentucky history.Currently he is the 7th most-senior Senator, as well as the 4th mostsenior Republican member.

Childrens Day Observed Across India on 14 November 2014

India celebrated Childrens Day on 14 November 2014. Childrens Day,also referred to as Bal Diwas is celebrated every year on 14 Novembercoinciding with the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, thefirst Prime Minister of India. The day is observed on Nehrus birthday toshowcase his love for children and he is also regarded as Chacha Nehrufor children.Childrens Day was first celebrated in 1964 after Nehrusdeath.

Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Launched The Nationwide Bal SwachhtaMission

The Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka SanjayGandhi on 14 November launched the National Bal Swachhta Missionin New Delhi. 14 November is the birthday of first Prime Minister ofIndia, Jawaharlal Nehru and is celebrated as Childrens Day in India.

15 November 2014

IICT scientist Srivari Chandrasekhar Won Infosys Prize 2014

Srivari Chandrasekhar from CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad, has been namedthe winner of the Infosys Prize 2014 in Physical Sciences. The awardcarries a purse of Rs. 55 lakh, a 22 carat gold medal and citation. The

prize is awarded annually by the Infosys Foundation. Chandrasekharslatest contribution is to develop a technology for manufacturingMisoprostal, an abortive drug also used in the treatment of ulcers. He,along with his team members, had won the CSIR Technology award-2014 for this achievement.

Krishna Iyer Selected For K.R. Narayanan Award

Eminent Jurist Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer has been chosen for this yearsK.R. Narayanan award for his services to the nation. Instituted by the



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K.R. Narayanan Foundation in memory of the late President, the awardis to honour individuals who have excelled in various fields. Earlierrecipients of the award include former Speaker of the Kerala Assembly,K. Radhakrishnan, former ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair and

Jnanpith Award winner, O.N.V. Kurup.

China Launched Yaogan-23 Remote Sensing Satellite Into Space

China launched remote sensing satellite Yaogan-23 from TaiyuanSatellite Launch Centre on 15 November. The satellite was carried by aLong March-2c rocket, which marks the 198th mission for Long Marchrocket family. The Yaogan-23 will be used mainly for scientificexperiments, natural resource surveys, crop yield estimates anddisaster relief.

Farhan Akhtar Named UN Womens South Asia GoodwillAmbassador

Bollywood Actor Farhan Akhtar has become the first man to beappointed as the South Asia Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Women.

Farhan will dedicate his efforts as UN Womens Goodwill Ambassadorfor South Asia towards the empowerment of women and girls and willserve as an advocate for UN Womens newly launchedHeForShe initiative in advocating for gender equality and womensempowerment.

16 November 2014

Saina Nehwal and Srikanth Won The China Open Super SeriesPremier Tournament

Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth on 16 Novemberclinched womens and mens singles title of the China Open SuperSeries Premier of Badminton respectively, in Fuzhou, China. Sainadefeated Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the womens singles final inFuzhou, China. In the mens Singles final, Srikanth defeated Lin Dan ofChina in the mens singles final. This is the first time any Indian maleshuttler has won a Super Series Premier event ever since the SuperSeries and Premier tournaments were introduced.



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Worlds Largest Wall Panel Launched At IITF

The worlds largest load-bearing wall panel Glass Fibre ReinforcedGypsum (GFRG), the Gypwall was launched at the IndiaInternational Trade Fair 2014. The panel is manufactured by FACT-RCFBuilding Products Limited a joint venture of Fertilisers and Chemicals

Travancore Limited (Kochi) and Rashtriya Chemicals and FertilisersLimited (PSU) under Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers ministry.

Shalabh Seth Appointed As The New MD of SABMiller India Pvt Ltd

Shalabh Seth was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) ofSABMiller India Pvt Ltd. He succeeded Grant Liversage who is returningto South Africa after serving less than 18 months in the company.SABMiller Plc is a South African multinational brewing and beveragecompany headquartered in London, England. It is the worlds second-largest brewer measured by revenues. SABMiller Plc entered India in2000 by acquiring Narang Breweries. SABMiller India is the owner ofFosters and Haywards beer.

International Day For Tolerance Observed Across The World

International Day for Tolerance was observed on 16 November 2014across the world to educate people about the need for tolerance insociety and to aware them about the dangers of intolerance. The daywas first observed in 1995.

17 November 2014

Pakistan Successfully Test-Fires Hatf-IV Ballistic Missile

Pakistan on 17 November conducted a successful test launch ofIntermediate Range Shaheen 1A (Hatf IV) Ballistic Missile. Thesuccessful launch was aimed at re-validating various design andtechnical parameters of the weapon system. Shaheen1A Missile iscapable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of900 kilometres.Shaheen-1A with its highly accurate and indigenouslydeveloped guidance system is amongst the most accurate Missile

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India Successfully Test Fires Akash Missile

India on 17 November successfully test-fired its indigenously developedsurface-to-air Akash missile from a test range in Odisha as part of usertrial by the Air Force. The sophisticated Akash missile was test-firedfrom launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.Akash missile is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defencesystem with a strike range of 25 km and can carry a warhead of 60 kg.It has the capability to target aircraft up to 30 km away and is packedwith a battery that can track and attack several targets simultaneously.Akash has been developed by Defence Research and DevelopmentOrganisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile

Development Programme.

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah Among Top Decision Makers In GlobalThinkers List

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named as the top decisionmaker in a list of 100 global thinkers by a leading American foreignpolicy magazine. Narendra Modi is placed at the top followed by German

Chancellor Angella Merkel and BJP President Amit Shah in the decisionmakers category of the 100 Global Thinkers by the Foreign Policymagazine.

SAIL Chairman CS Verma Received IIM-JRD Tata Award

SAIL Chairman CS Verma was conferred with the IIM- JRD Tata Awardfor Excellence in Corporate leadership in Metallurgical Industries for

the year 2014. He is presented with a scroll of honour and a cash prizeof 5 lakh rupees. He is the first SAIL Chairman to bag this recognition.

18 November 2014

Terry Walsh Resigns As India Hockey Coach

Terry Walsh on 18 November resigned as Chief Coach of Indian hockeyteam after his contractual talks with Hockey India (HI) and the Sports

Authority of India (SAI) broke down. However, a fresh proposal is stillbeing worked out for his consideration.



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VAPE is Named Oxford Dictionaries Word Of The Year 2014

The Oxford Dictionaries announces VAPE as its international Word ofthe Year 2014. The Oxford Dictionary defines Vape as a verb andmeaning is to inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electroniccigarette or similar device.

Suresh Raina Becomes Co-owner Of Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Indian batsman Suresh Raina joined the Hockey India League (HIL)franchise team, Uttar Pradesh Wizards, as its co-owner. With this hebecame the second Indian cricketer to get associated with HIL. Earlier

Team India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni also got associated with theRanchi franchise team of HIL as its co-owner.

Neha Gupta Won 2014 International Childrens Peace Prize

Indian-American student Neha Gupta has won the 2014 InternationalChildrens Peace Prize Award for her exceptional work to raise moneyfor underprivileged children around the world. Neha became the firstever American to be awarded with the prize.

19 November 2014

ISRO selected For Indira Gandhi Prize For Peace

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been selected for theIndira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014in recognition of its path-breaking achievements including the MarsOrbiter Mission and contribution in strengthening internationalcooperation in peaceful use of outer space.

India and Australia Signed Five Agreements

India and Australia signed five agreements, including on exchange ofsentenced prisoners and on tourism, as Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi and his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott held bilateral talks in



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Canberra, Australia. The two nations also plan to have a Free Trade dealby the end of 2015.

Pandit Jasraj Conferred with Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014

Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was conferred with the SumitraCharat Ram award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement. The award, namedafter Sumitra Charat Ram founder of the Shriram Bharatiya KalaKendra in 1952 was instituted in 2011 to honour outstandingcontributions in the field of art. The previous awardees are Pandit BirjuMaharaj, Kishori Amonkar and Mayadhar Raut.

20 November 2014

Uber Launched Low-cost Cab Service For India

Uber, the mobile device app for ride sharing, launched the low costservice UberGO in India. With this, Tata Indica Vista, Etios Liva, MarutiRitz and Maruti Swift of Uber service will cost lower than an auto-rickshaw. This service will be available in all the ten cities where it has

services in India that is Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Chandigarh,Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, New Delhi, Pune and Mumbai.

Govt Reconstitutes National Food Processing Development Council

Union Ministry for Food Processing Industries reconstituted theNational Food Processing Development Council (NFDPC). The Ministryappointed ITC Chairman Y Deveshwar and FieldFresh Foods Vice

Chairman Rakesh Bharti Mittal as its members. For the first time, thecommittee has appointed individual business leaders as its members.Earlier, the industry was represented in this committee by the industrybodies.

S Bhattacharya Selected As Coal India CMD

Public Enterprise Selection Board (PSEB) finalised Sutirtha

Bhattacharya, a 1985 Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer as the newChairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India limited (CIL).



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Bhattacharya is currently on super-annuation and last served as theCMD of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL), Hyderabad, thesecond largest coal mining company after CIL. He has earlier served inurban development, power, agriculture and land revenue departmentsof the Andhra Pradesh government.

21 November 2014

Union Cabinet Approved Launch Of Deendayal Upadhyaya GramJyoti Yojana

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi,approved the launch of Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana(DDUGJY) with components (i) to separate agriculture and nonagriculture feeders facilitating judicious rostering of supply toagricultural and non-agricultural consumers in rural areas and (ii)strengthening and augmentation of sub transmission and distributioninfrastructure in rural areas, including metering of distributiontransformers/feeders/consumers. The estimated cost of the scheme forabove two components is Rs.43,033 crore which includes therequirement of budgetary support of Rs.33,453 crore from Governmentof India over the entire implementation period.

US President Barack Obama Will Be Chief Guest At Indias RepublicDay Celebrations

The US President Barack Obama will be the Chief Guest at 66th IndiasRepublic Day celebrations 2015. The White House on 21 Novemberaccepted the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Obama willparticipate in the Republic Day celebrations of India, which will be heldin New Delhi on 26 January 2015. He will be the first US President to

attend the Republic Day Parade of India.

Indian Women Won The 3rd SAFF Womens Football Championship

India won the third South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) WomensChampionship on 21 November at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad.Indian team won 6-0 over Nepal to register their first series win onPakistan soil.



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World Fisheries Day Observed Across The World

The world Fisheries day was celebrated on 21 November 2014throughout the world including Pakistan by the fisherfolk communities.A recent United Nations study reported that more than two thirds of theworlds fisheries have been over fished or are fully harvested and morethan one third are in a state of decline because of factors such as theloss of essential fish habitats, pollution, and global warming.The WorldFisheries Day helps in highlighting the critical importance to humanlives, of water and the lives it sustains, both in and out of water. Waterforms a continuum, whether contained in rivers, lakes, and ocean.TheWorld Fisheries Day helps to highlight these problems, and movestowards finding solutions to the increasingly intercconnected problemswe are facing, and in the longer term, to sustainable means of

maintaining fish stocks.

22 November 2014

Isros Mangalyaan Among Time Magazines 25 Best Inventions of2014

Time Magazine released list of 25 Best Inventions 2014. Mangalyaanhas been named among the best inventions of 2014 by Time magazine

which described it as a technological feat that will allow India to flex itsinterplanetary muscles. The list also includes two inventions ofIndians for developing an exercise space for prisoners in solitaryconfinement called Blue Room and a tablet toy for kids called Osmo.

Maharashtra Govt Set Up All-party Committee To Review Issue OfMaratha Reservations

The Maharashtra Government set up an all-party committee to reviewthe issue of Maratha reservations. The appointment of committee cameup after Bombay High Court stayed 16 percent reservation to Marathacommunity and 5 percent to Muslims in education and jobs. Thecommittee is headed by state Education Minister, Vinod Tawde willstudy the court order thoroughly and point out discrepancies. It will becorrected by amending the law in the upcoming winter session ofMaharashtra Assembly.

United Nations Members Resolve To End Child Marriage



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The United Nations agreed that all members should pass and enforcelaws banning child marriages, resolving to end a practice that affectsabout 15 million girls every year. The committee of the 193-nationGeneral Assembly that deals with human rights adopted by consensusa resolution urging all states to take steps to end child, early and forcedmarriage. There are now more than 700 million women who weremarried before their 18th birthday, many in conditions of poverty andinsecurity, according to U.N. statistics. Child marriage among girls ismost common in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. In Niger in WestAfrica, which has the highest overall rate, 77 percent of women between20 and 49 were married before the age of 18. Bangladesh has the mostgirls who married under 15 and India is home to one third of all childbrides worldwide.

23 November 2014

Pope Francis Declared Two Indians As Saints

Pope Francis on 23 November declared Fr Kuriakose Elias Chavara andSister Euphrasia Eluventhinkal from India as Saints at Vatican. Theybelong to the renowned Syro Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala. Withthese two canonisations, the centuries-old Syro Malabar Church willhave three Saints, the first being Sister Alphonsa, who was declared a

saint in 2008.

Magnus Carlsen Won FIDE World Chess Championship 2014

Magnus CarlsenMagnus Carlsen of Norway won the FIDE World ChessChampionship 2014 on 23 November. He defeated ChallengerViswanathan Anand in Game 11 of a 12-game match to achieve the 6.5points needed to claim victory.

Deepak Gupta Named new UPSC chief

The government has appointed former IAS officer Deepak Gupta as newchairman of UPSC, breaking away from the tradition of appointing thechief from the serving members of the Commission. Deepak Gupta, aretired IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, had taken over as the chief ofUnion Public Service Commission (UPSC).



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24 November 2014

Former Union Minister Murli Deora Died

Senior Congress leader and Former Union minister Murli Deora wasdied on 24 November in Mumbai. He held several important positionsduring his long political career. During the Manmohan Singh-led UPAgovernment, he served as the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gasand Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology.He was first time elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2002 from Maharashtraand since then had completed two terms. At present, he was serving histhird term. He was elected to the Lok Sabha three times (1984, 1989and 1991) from Mumbai South, a seat later held by his son, Milind, who

is also a former MP and ex Union minister. He first contested the LokSabha polls from Mumbai South constituency in 1980.

Lewis Hamilton Won F1 2014 Drivers Championship

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain clinched his second driversWorld Championship with a comfortable victory in the season-endingAbu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2008 champion became only the fourth

Briton to win two world titles. He joins a number of other drivers on twotitles, including his great contemporary rival Fernando Alonso. MichaelSchumacher is the all-time record holder with seven, while the mostsuccessful current driver is Sebastian Vettel on four.

Terror Activities Rise In India by 70 Percent

According to the Global Terrorism Index 2014, prepared by Institute for

Economics and Peace (IEP), Terror activities in India have increased by70 per cent during 2012-2013 with the number of deaths rising from238 to 404, most of which were caused by Naxals. The number ofattacks also increased with 55 more incidents in 2013 than in 2012.

25 November 2014

Sania Mirza Named UN Womens Goodwill Ambassador For SouthAsia



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Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was on 25 November appointed the UNGoodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women at anevent held to mark the International Day To End Violence AgainstWomen.

International Day For Elimination Of Violence Against WomenObserved On 25 November

International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women isobserved on 25 November 2014 across the world to raise awarenessabout violence against women. In 1999 the UN General Assemblydesignated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination ofViolence against Women. The date of 25 November was chosen tocommemorate the Mirabal sisters, three political activists Dominicanruler Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961) ordered brutally assassinate in 1960.

Shah Rukh Khan Becomes Brand Ambassador Of DHFL

Housing finance company, DHFL announced Bollywood celebrity ShahRukh Khan as its Brand Ambassador. DHFL is the second largest

housing finance company of India. Shah Rukh is the first brandambassador of DHFL in its 30 year journey. DHFL was founded byRajesh Kumar Wadhawan in 1984 with a vision to provide financialaccess to own a home. DHFL has been marketing its solutions tocustomers across 550 locations in India through national and regionallevel advertisement and event campaigns. It also has representativeoffices in Dubai and London.

Ajit Doval Appointed Special Representative By PMO on Indo-ChinaBorder Issue

National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has been appointed as thespecial representative by the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) to resolvethe India-China border issue. The issue has since long been a source oftension between the two countries. Doval is credited with solving severalissues including planning key missions related to Myanmar and Chinarelated missions. In September this year, Chinese incursions in Ladakhraised security alarms for the Indian government. Indian troops had to

reportedly make a tactical retreat of about two kilometers in Chumar.



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Justice C.K.Prasad Selected As The Next Chairman Of PCI

The Former Supreme Court judge Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasadhas been selected to be the next Chairman of the Press Council of India(PCI). CK Prasad will succeed Markanday Katju, whose three-year termended on 11 October 2014. Chandramauli Kumar Prasad wasappointed as the Additional Advocate General of the State of Bihar in1993. In November 1994, he was elevated as permanent Judge of thePatna High Court and later in the same year he was transferred toMadhya Pradesh High Court. He took oath as the Chief Justice ofAllahabad High Court on 20 March 2009. In February 2010, CK Prasadwas elevated as the Judge of Supreme Court of India.

26 November 2014

Boxer Manoj Kumar Received Arjuna Award

Commonwealth Games gold medallist boxer Manoj Kumar received theprestigious Arjuna Award from Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on26 November. Earlier, Manoj was denied the award by the Kapil Dev-led

selection committee, as it believed that he was involved in a doping case.The committee recommended name of another boxer Jai Bhagwan forthe coveted honour.After being denied the coveted medal, Manoj hadapproached the Sports Ministry. After being snubbed for a second timein the review meeting, Manoj took the legal route and filed a case in theDelhi High Court. He won the case which led to the Ministry acceptinghis nomination for the award.

West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2014 Passed

The West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2014 was passed inthe Assembly. The Bill amends the West Bengal Land Reforms Act 1955to bring fisheries, townships, transportation terminals, logistic hubs,medical institutions, oil and gas products, piped transportation, miningand allied activities in the list of industries which are eligible to holdland in excess of the applicable land ceiling.



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Michael Phelps Crowned Male Athlete of the Year at Golden GoggleAwards

Michael Phelps has been crowned Male Athlete of the Year for a fifthtime at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards despite beingsuspended from competition for six months after a drunken drivingarrest in September 2014.

Union Government Announced Swachh Bharat Kosh OperationalGuidelines

The Union Government announced Swachh Bharat Kosh OperationalGuidelines, 2014 which will come into force with immediate effect.TheKosh was announced to achieve the objective of cleanliness acrossIndia. The fund will be utilised to build toilets in schools of rural andurban areas.

27 November 2014

Keshari Nath Tripathi Sworn In As New Bihar Governor

Veteran BJP leader and West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathiwas on 27 November sworn in as the Governor of Bihar. Tripathi wasadministered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Patna High CourtRekha M Doshit at Raj Bhawan. The West Bengal Governor, who willhold additional charge of Bihar, replaced Dr D Y Patil whose tenureended on 26 November 2014.

Australia Cricketer Phillip Hughes Died

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has died on 27 November at the ageof 25 after being struck on the head by a bouncer at the Sydney CricketGround on 25 November 2014. He was a left-handed opening batsmanwho played for two seasons with New South Wales before making his

Test debut in 2009 at the age of 20. On 11 January 2013, Hughesbecame the first Australian batsman in the history of ODI cricket toscore a century on debut, a feat which he achieved against Sri Lanka inMelbourne. Hughes was also the youngest cricketer ever to score back-to-back centuries in a test match, a feat which he achieved in Durban,

2009 against South Africa.



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Pakistani Author Bilal Tanweer Won 2014 Shakti Bhatt First BookPrize

Lahore-based author Bilal Tanweer has won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt FirstBook Prize for his novel The Scatter Here Is Too Great. In its seventh

year, the prize money has been increased to Rs 2 lakh with support fromPriti Paul and the Apeejay Trust.

NASA Creates History By Successfully 3D Printing First Object InSpace

The first 3D-printed object was developed in space by worlds first zero-gravity 3D printer created by NASA and Made In Space Inc on theInternational Space Station (ISS). The 3D maker zero-g printer wasdelivered to the ISS in september 2014 via a Space X Dragon capsule.NASA astronaut Barry Butch Wilmore, Expedition 42 commanderinstalled the printer at the ISS and conducted the first calibration testprint.

28 November 2014

Parliament Approved Labour Laws Amendment Bill, 2011

Parliament on 28 November 2014 approved a labour law that redefinessmall factories and frees small companies from furnishing separatelabour returns. The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returnsand Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Amendment Bill,2011, was approved by Lok Sabha on 28 November 2014. On 25November 2014, Rajya Sabha had approved the draft law after a

discussion on black money. With this, a company employing between10 and 40 workers will be called a small establishment. Earlier a smallestablishment was one with 10-19 employees.

Iconic Mexican Comedian Chespirito Died

Mexican comedian Roberto Gomez Bolanos, better known as Chespirito,was died on 28 November. He was 85. Gomez Bolanos wrote and played

the boy television character El Chavo del Ocho (The Boy from the Eight)that defined a generation for millions of Latin American children. Gomez



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Bolanos was the person who changed comedy in Latin America. Bornon 21 February 1929 was trained as an engineer. He achieved smashingsuccess in 1970 with the creation of Chespirito, a television show thatincluded segments about The Crimson Grasshopper (El ChapulinColorado). In 1971, he wrote and acted as El Chavo del Ocho, areference to the channel that broadcast the show. In career that startedin the 1950s, he wrote hundreds of television episodes, 20 films andtheater productions that drew record-breaking audiences.

37th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awards 2014 Presented

The 37th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awards for the year 2014 werepresented on 28 November in Mumbai. In the year 2014, theFoundation is commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of JamnalalBajaj. Four eminent social personalities three Indians and one Thai were conferred the prestigious 37th Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation Awardfor 2014. The Indian awardees are Chennupati Vidya, founder-president of Vasavya Mahila Mandali in Andhra Pradesh , SurendraKoulagi, founder of Janapada Seva Trust in Karnataka and Ram KumarSingh, director and managing trustee, Suruchi Shikshan Vasahat Trustin Gujarat. Sulak Sivaraksa, founder, International Network of EngagedBuddhists (INEB) Thailand, is the international recipient of the award

for propounding Gandhian values. The awards for recognition in thefield of Constructive Work and Application of Science and Technologyfor Rural Development were instituted in 1978. The award for theDevelopment and Welfare of Women and Children was introduced in1980 in the memory of Jankidevi Bajaj, wife of Jamnalal Bajaj.TheInternational Award was instituted in 1988 in commemoration of thebirth centenary of Jamnalal Bajaj.

Jhumpa Lahiri, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi In DSC Prize Shortlist

Indian writer critic Shamsur Rahman Faruqi and Indian-Americanauthor Jhumpa Lahiri are among five authors shortlisted for next yearsUSD 50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. The shortlist for 2015was announced in London. Lahiris novel The Lowland, an intimateportrayal of two brothers and political passion was earlier on the 2013Man Booker Prize shortlist as well. Her debut short story collection,Interpreter of Maladies had won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.Poet, novelist and literary critic Faruqi has been shortlisted for his novel

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the sunset of the Mughal Empire. Pakistani author Bilal Tanweer is onthe shortlist for his debut book The Scatter Here Is Too Great, whichwon the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for this year.

29 November 2014

Pakistan To Host 19th SAARC summit In 2016

Pakistans capital Islamabad will host the 19th South Asian Associationfor Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in 2016. SAARC currentchairperson Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala made theannouncement at the concluding session of the 18th SAARC summit inKathmand. The 18th South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation(SAARC) summit was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 26 November2014 to 27 November 2014.The South Asian Association for RegionalCooperation (SAARC) is an economic and geopolitical organisation ofeight countries that are primarily located in South Asia. Eight membersare Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan,Maldives, Nepal,Sri Lanka. The SAARC Secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Thecombined economy of SAARC is 3rd largest in the world in the terms ofGDP (PPP) after the United States and China and 8th largest in theterms of GDP (Nominal). SAARC nations are having 3% of worlds areaand in contrast having 21% (around 1.7 billion) of worlds total

population.

SRM University Student Sultan Khetani Won Bright Futures Prizeat Harvard

Sultan Khetani, a postgraduate student of the Department ofBiomedical Engineering at SRM University, and his Project InstructorDr. Shafee Hadi of Harvard Medical School have won the Bright Futures

Prize 2014 for their research on fighting HIV/AIDS using a low costflexible microchip. The Bright Futures Prize is a prestigious award witha cash prize of $100,000 for which more than 200 teams from Harvardand MIT affiliates had competed.

Forest Owlet Spotted In Western Ghats

The critically endangered Forest Owlet, which was till now considered

to be endemic to the Satpura mountain ranges in central India, has nowbeen spotted in Western Ghats by naturalists. The owlet was spotted in



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Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary in Palghar District of Maharashtra. The birdis endemic to the Satpura mountain ranges in central India. This time,the bird has been found in Tansa wildlife sanctuary about 250 kmsouthwards of its earlier known range. The Tansa wildlife sanctuarynear Mumbai is known to be an important bird habitat.

30 November 2014

Russian Film Leviathan Won Golden Peacock at IFFI 2014

Russian film Leviathan won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award forthe best film while Marathi movie Ek Hazarachi Note won the Centenaryaward at the 45th International Film Festival Of India, which concludedin Goa on 30 November. Srihari Sathe, director of Ek Hazarachi Note,received the award on behalf of the team. Ek Hazarachi Note alsobagged the Special Jury Award. Best female actor award went to AlinaRodriguez for Behavior and Sarit Larry for The Kindergarten Teacher.Leviathan star Alexis Serebryakov shared the best actor award withDulal Sarkar of Chotoder Chobi. The award for best director went toNadav Lapid for The Kindergarten Teacher. Lifetime Achievement awardwas presented to Chinese director Wong Kar-wai.

P.V. Sindhu Won Macau Grand Prix Gold Badminton Title

Indian woman badminton player P.V. Sindhu won Macau Grand PrixGold Badminton Title on 30 November. Sindhu defeated Kim Hyo Minof Korea in the womens singles final.This was the first title for her in2014 season. She had lost the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold final to fellowIndian Saina Nehwal in January this year.

Major General Gadi Eizenkot is 21st IDF Chief of Staff

Major General Gadi Eizenkot has been appointed as the 21st Chief ofStaff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). He succeeded Lt Gen BennyGantz. He is the current chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).He is due to step down in February 2015.


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