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1 November 2015
• Air Marshal Virender Mohan Khanna took over as Maintenance Head of IAF
• AK Jha took over as CMD of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
• NPPA capped prices of few drugs for Diabetes, Hypertension, Pneumonia
• Facebook to help BSNL set up 100 rural Wi-Fi hotspots
• Alternate Train Accommodation Scheme (ATAS) called
“VIKALP” launched
• BrahMos missile test-fired from Indian Navy's latest stealth
destroyer INS Kochi
• Hero MotoCorp Founder Brijmohan Lall Munjal died at 92
2 November 2015
• SC issued notice to Union Government over improper
implementation of MGNREGA
• Meghalaya HC asked Union Government to enforce AFSPA 1958
in Garo Hills region
• Eight Core Industries of IIP grew by 3.2% in September 2015;
Fastest in 4 months
• Mana Patel, Virdhawal won best swimmers' award in 69th senior
National Aquatic Championships
• C-DOT‟s GyanSetu bagged Recognition of Excellence award at
ITU World Telecom Event, Budapest
• Odisha government banned fishing to protect Olive Ridley turtles
• MTS India merged with Reliance Communications
• Tata Motors signed Lionel Messi as Global Brand Ambassador for its Passenger Vehicles
• First International Film Festival for the persons with disabilities to be held in Delhi
• Deepak Singhal appointed Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India
• Captain Krishna Swaminathan took over command of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya
• Suresh N Patel appointed as MD & CEO of Andhra Bank
3 November 2015
• Daughters cannot inherit ancestral property if father died before 2005: SC
• Justice MB Shah-headed SIT on Black Money submitted its third report
• Child born out of rape has right over assaulter‟s property: Allahabad High Court
• Shiva Thapa ranked World No 2 in boxing
• Dracula ant discovered in Western Ghats region of Kerala
• Maharashtra approved APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna for pregnant and lactating women
• Assam Government hiked daily minimum wages of workers in various sectors
• Rajasthan Government relaxed two-child policy for government employees
• International Indigenous Terra Madre 2015 started in Shillong
• Shekhar Kapur to head jury and Anil Kapoor to be chief guest at IFFI 2015
• Interlinking of Indian Rivers authored by Radha Kant Bharati released
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4 November 2015
• Union Government constituted Empowered Committee to approve schemes under Nirbhaya
Fund
• Dr T K Viswanathan Committee on Bankruptacy Law Reforms submitted its report
• RBI notified Operational Guidelines of Sovereign Gold Bonds 2015-16
• Jitu Rai won silver in 13th Asian Shooting Championship
• Indian Railways signed MoU with Odisha for implementation of railway projects
• AP signed MoU with WEF to support state in assessing its competitiveness
• Flipkart appointed Surojit Chatterjee as Head of Consumer Experience and Growth
• Forbes list of World's Most Powerful People 2015 released
• India's former Ambassador to Nepal Bimal Prasad died
• Justice T S Thakur set to be the Chief Justice of India
• Rebooting India authored by Nandan Nilekani & Viral Shah
released
5 November 2015
• President Pranab Mukherjee launched research project Imprint
India
• Supreme Court upheld Kerala Government‟s ban on online
lotteries
• PM Narendra Modi launched three gold related schemes
• CCEA hiked Minimum Support Prices for Rabi Crops of 2015-16
season
• Union Cabinet approved UDAY for financial turnaround and
revival of DISCOMS
• RBI issued Uniform Guidelines on Internet Banking for Cooperative Banks
• Phase-I of T-Hub inaugurated in IIIT-Hyderabad
• Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale honoured with Vishnudas Bhave Award
• MP Government proposed 1656 crore rupees AMRUT Action Plan
• Rajasthan government launched the Agro-Processing and Agri-Marketing Promotion Policy 2015
• V Sivaramakrishnan appointed as Managing Director of Oxford University Press India
6 November 2015
• Union Government decided to impose 0.5% Swachh Bharat Cess on all services
• Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became fastest Indian to reach 150 test wickets
• 21st INCOFYRA to be organised in Bengaluru in 2016
7 November 2015
• Union Government issued notification for implementation of OROP
• Union Government launched E-Pathshala, Saransh, Shaala Siddhi Portals
• Conference of Power, New Renewable Energy and Mines Ministers of States & UTs concluded
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• Indian Army successfully test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in Rajasthan
• Santoor maestro Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma honoured with Kala Shikhar award
• Prof Ashok Misra headed Committee of Eminent Persons CEP on JEE submitted its report
8 November 2015
• BCCI announced monetary benefits for former players
• Grand Alliance won the 2015 Assembly Elections of Bihar with two-thirds majority
• What Happened to Netaji? authored by former journalist Anuj Dhar released
9 November 2015
• Nuclear capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired
• Union Government signed Loan Agreement with Asian Development Bank
• Srinivasan removed as ICC Chairman; Shashank Manohar to take his place
• Ministry of Defence launched Army Cloud, Data Centre & Digi-Locker for the Indian Army
• Ministry of Railways issued Letter of Award to GE Global Sourcing India Pvt Limited
• Srinivasan removed as ICC Chairman; Shashank Manohar to take his place
• Odisha's Barabati stadium excluded from BCCI's new Test venues
• Nuclear capable surface-to-surface Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired
• Ministry of Defence launched Army Cloud, Data Centre & Digi-Locker for the Indian Army
• Justice AP Shah appointed as the Ethics Officer (Ombudsman) at BCCI
• RBI Governor Dr Raghuram Rajan elected as Vice-Chairman on BIS Board
10 November 2015
• Defence Minister commissioned India‟s Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel „Samarth‟
• PRASAD and Swadesh Darshan schemes of Ministry of Tourism
11 November 2015
• India's GSAT-15 communication satellite launched successfully
12 November 2015
• President approved Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill
• Subir Gokarn appointed as IMF's Executive Director
13 November 2015
• Governing Council of NIIF constituted under the chairmanship of Finance Minister
• Online auto classifieds portal CarTrade acquired CarWale
14 November 2015
• Children‟s Day observed across India on 14 November
• Children's book writer Kamala Laxman died
• Shipwright School Commissioned as INS Vishwakarma
• Maareech, an Advanced Torpedo Defence System, handed over to Indian Navy
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15 November 2015
• First AMRIT outlet opened at AIIMS Delhi for selling affordable drugs
• Union Government declared NSCN-K as terrorist organization under UAPA, 1967
• Jharkhand Government introduced Mobile Governance
• Veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey died
16 November 2015
• AMRUT Action Plans for 81 cities approved with total project
outlay of 5748 crore rupees
• Draft Fiscal and Contractual Regime for Award of Hydrocarbon
Acreages released
• Odisha implemented National Food Security Act, 2013 in 14
districts
• Andhra Pradesh Government decided to waive off 110 crore loans
of over 25000 weavers
• Foundation stone of first Mega Food Park of Telangana laid
• Syed Akbaruddin appointed as next Permanent Representative of
India to UN
• Senior journalist Hemendra Narain died
• PM Narendra Modi concluded his two-nation tour to UK and
Turkey
• Infosys Science Foundation announced winners of Infosys Prize 2015
17 November 2015
• Delhi government-appointed Chetan Sanghi panel recommended suspension of DDCA
• VHP leader Ashok Singhal dead
• Indian Red Cross Society Secretary General SP Agarwal died
• RAW former Chief Sankaran Nair died
• Kiren Rijiju conferred with Disaster Risk Reduction Asia Champion honour by UN
• CCI imposed penalties on 3 Airlines for concerted action in Fixing Fuel Surcharge
• Zarin Daruwala appointed as CEO of StanChart Bank India
• IAMAI released Internet in India 2015 report
18 November 2015
• Union Cabinet approved setting up of National Resource Facility for Bio-medical Research
• Indian Resource Panel (InRP) on Resource Efficiency constituted
• CCEA approved implementation of CCTNS and ICJS Project by March 2017 to revamp Criminal
Justice System
• CCEA approved disinvestment of 10 percent paid up equity capital in Coal India Limited
• Technology Acquisition & Development Fund under National Manufacturing Policy launched
• Srishti Pandey won Indiana FIDE Rating Chess Tournament
• CCEA approved extension of Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme
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• Justice T S Thakur appointed Chief Justice of India
• TCS, Intel launched Centre of Excellence for IoT in Hyderabad
19 November 2015
• 7th Central Pay Commission submitted its report; recommended
23.55% hike
20 November 2015
• Harshavardhan Neotia elected as President of FICCI
• AAI signed MoU with IL&FS to bolster overseas expansion
• Arun Kumar Kapoor appointed CEO of Dish TV
21 November 2015
• New species of tree frog Ghatixalus magnus discovered in Idukki district of Kerala
• Blue Revolution with an outlay of 3000 crore rupees proposed
22 November 2015
• SEBI signed MoU with Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on bilateral cooperation
• 2nd World Congress on Disaster Management concluded; Visakhapatnam Declaration adopted
23 November 2015
• Ministry of Railways, TERI University signed MoU to set up Railway Chair on Sustainable
Mobility
• Marathi actor Prashant Damle selected for Dinanath Mangeshkar award
• Kuldip Nayar honoured with Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award
• Urban Development Minister launched portal for small traders‟ e-lala
• Rishi Gour appointed as Country President of Sodexo India On-site Services
• Renowned labour economist TS Papola passed away
24 November 2015
• Union Government announced 10 New/Revised Schemes for Disabled Persons under the
National Trust
• Ministry of Railways signed AOT Agreements with SAIL-RITES Bengal Wagon Industry Pvt Ltd
• RBI granted in-principle approval to three applicants for setting up TReDS
• RBI granted in-principle approval to NPCI to function as the central unit for Bharat Bill Payment
Systems
• PM Modi concluded his two-nation tour to Malaysia & Singapore
• Writer, Journalist Mahip Singh Passed Away
• Distinguished football administrator TR Govindarajan died
25 November 2015
• AIBA gave its nod for elections to sort Indian Boxing mess
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• Sunil Kanoria appointed as President of ASSOCHAM
26 November 2015
• Delhi Government introduced Working Journalists (Delhi Amendment) Bill, 2015
• Union Government approved 3120 crore rupees investment for infra boost in 102 AMRUT cities
• Anant Geete flagged off 3 Cities Fame India Eco Drive in New Delhi
• RBI permitted Foreign Portfolio Investors to buy Defaulted Bonds
• Anju Bobby George appointed Chairperson of Target Olympic Podium Scheme
• National Milk Day observed in India
• Sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland Khekiho Zhimomi passed away
• GRSE handed over ASW Corvette 'Kadmatt' to Indian Navy
• Noted litterateur Surendra Upadhyay passed away
27 November 2015
• NTPC named official partner for HWL Final
• Rajiv Bansal appointed as CFO of OlaCabs
28 November 2015
• UNESCO Fellini medal to be awarded at IFFI for the
first time
29 November 2015
• India beat Bangladesh in final to win Under-19 Tri-
Series cricket title
• Ethiopian Birhanu Legese, Kenyan Cynthia Limo won
Delhi Half Marathon
30 November 2015
• MoEF released Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2015
• GAIL launched Bhuvan-GAIL Portal for satellite monitoring of Pipelines
• Dr Abdul Kalam IGNITE award presented by President Pranab Mukherjee
• Embrace of the Serpent bagged Golden Peacock Award for Best Film at IFFI 2015
• ITU released Measuring the Information Society Report 2015