NOVEMBER 2015 EVENTS – PART 3
UNHCR chosen
for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development for 2015
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Eminent music composer, Mr.
Ilaiyaraaja conferred Centenary
Award for Indian Personality of the Year at 46th IFFI; (2013 - Waheeda
Rehman; 2014 - Rajinikanth)
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Russian filmmaker Nikita
Mikhalkov was honoured with the Lifetime
Achievement award at 46th IFFI
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President conferred the first ‘Distinguished Indologist’ Award
on Prof. Emeritus Heinrich Freiherr
Von Stietencron of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Rohini Mohan journalist with The
Economic Times has bagged the Shakti
Bhatt First Book prize 2015 for her book ‘ The Seasons of Trouble’
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US President, Mr. Brack Obama presented the 'Presidential medal
of Freedom' to film director Steven Spielberg
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Eminent physicist and Padma Bhushan awardee Trilochan Pradhan has been conferred with the prestigious “Kalinga Samman 2014” for popularising
science among the common man in Odisha
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India and the European Union agree to strengthen their
collaboration in the field of Science & Technology
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Festival
of India in Sri Lanka inaugurated in Colombo with the theme 'Sangam: a confluence of cultures of India
and Sri Lanka'
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India intend to create a Project Development Fund to develop
manufacturing hubs in CLMV countries: Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi at
India - ASEAN Meet
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First recipient of the Indian
Council for Cultural Relations Distinguished Alumni Award is Le Luong Minh, Secretary General of
ASEAN
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India will soon extend electronic-visa facility to all 10 ASEAN
countries: Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi at India - ASEAN Meet
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India is proposing to open an ASEAN Studies Centre in our
North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong: Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi
at India - ASEAN Meet
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Indian
Cultural Centre in Kuala Lumpur would be named after Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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India is prepared to work with the Government of Malaysia to
build a War Memorial to the fallen India soldiers at the site of Battle of Kampar in Perak
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The East Asia Summit is the key forum for shaping the collective
future of the region: Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi at the 10th EAS
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi unveiled the statue of Swami Vivekananda in Kuala Lumpur
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi and his Singaporean
counterpart, Mr. Lee Hsien Loong will launch a joint postage stamp featuring
the presidential residences of both the countries to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations. (The stamp has pictures of the Istana of Singapore,
and the Rashtrapati Bhavan of India)
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Sri Lankan President, Mr. Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi International Centre
(MGIC) inaugurated in Matale
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4 day South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADMEx - 2015) kick started in New
Delhi
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India and Malaysia signed MoU on Cooperation on Cyber Security
and Cultural Exchange Programme for 2015-20
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India reclaims "spice route" to counter China's silk
route; INS Tarangani set sail with Omani ship Habab Oman for Kochi from
Muscat
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India and Singapore signed a joint declaration envisaging a
“Strategic Partnership”; titled as "Renewed Spirit, New Energy"
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India and Singapore signed as many as 10 bilateral agreements
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Construction of TAPI gas pipeline (1735 km) will begin from Dec
13
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Klang Gates:
jointly inaugurated in Kuala Lampur by Prime Minister of India and Malaysia
Najib Razak during Modi’s visit to Malaysia.
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Japan has committed Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan
of an amount of Rs.1080 crore) for the Chennai Metro Rail Project (IV) and
Rs.4456 Crore for the Ahmedabad Metro Project
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SAARC Regional Workshop on Sharing Best Practices on
"Disaster Risk Reduction" was inaugurated in New Delhi
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Israel tests Barak - 8
missile with India
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24th
CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) - at Malta from Nov 27 - 29; Union
Minister of External Affairs, Ms. Sushma Swaraj participates; Commonwealth
leaders agree to set up $1 billion green finance facility to support
developing countries deal with climate change; Britain to host the next CHOGM in 2018; India announces $2.5 million in aid for small nations of
Commonwealth to combat climate change
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India, US make progress on jet engine, aircraft carrier
cooperation
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Another troubling relations between India and Nepal: 13 Indian
border security personnel were detained by the Nepali Armed Police Force for
seven hours after they accidentally crossed over to Nepal in pursuit of a
group of smugglers
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MoS for Commerce & Industry, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman,
launched the Technology Acquisition
and Development Fund (TADF) under National Manufacturing Policy; the
Scheme which would be implemented through Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA), a joint venture
company, support to MSME units
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Report of the Kelkar
Committee on Revisiting & Revitalizing the PPP model of Infrastructure
Development submitted to the Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley
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ED issues notice to NDTV for alleged FEMA violation
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SBI declared Vijay Mallya as 'Wilful Defaulter'; Banks have all powers to deal with Wilful
Defaulters: Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley
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Pfizer buys Allergan in deal valued at $160 billion; one of the largest acquisition in pharma sector
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Mumbai headquartered IDBI
Bank has become the first commercial state-owned bank to raise $350
million via selling green bonds,
where proceeds are used for clean energy projects
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SEBI & Bangladesh sign pact for investor’s protection
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FDI is 'First Develop India': Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi
tells Indian community in Singapore
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Foreign investors allowed to buy bonds in default: RBI
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RBI shifts issue of date of Sovereign
Gold Bonds to Nov 30, 2015 to enable their smooth uploading into its e - Kuber System
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SEBI signed MoU with Bangladesh Securities and Exchange
Commission on bilateral cooperation
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Government hinted at setting up a committee under MoS for
Finance, Mr. Jayant Sinha to look into NPAs (non performing assets) of state
- run banks
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HSBC to wind up private banking business in India
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Central Government staff hit jackpot, as 7th Pay Commission (headed
by A. K. Mathur) pushes for 23.55% hike; 7th pay commission recommended
that, minimum pay must be Rs. 18000 /month and maximum be Rs. 2.5 lakh/month
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National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) under the Ministry of
Culture, Government of India, celebrated “Golden Jubilee of Mobile Science Exhibition (MSE) Program” at
Science City, Kolkata
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India tops a list of countries with burden of pneumonia and diarrhea
in children under 5
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Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi given
its approval to the Status-cum-Progress Report by the Ministry of Water
Resources related to the interlinking of rivers
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President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first ever World Indology Conference
at Rashtrapati Bhavan; Takshashila became the meeting point of four
civilizations – Indian, Persian, Greek and Chinese: President, Mr. Pranab
Mukherjee at the International Conference of Indologists
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TCS, Intel launched Centre of Excellence for IoT in Hyderabad
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France President, Mr.
Francois Hollande to be the chief guest
for India's Republic Day Parade - 2016
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An umbrella Scheme ‘Blue
Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries’ with an
Outlay of Rs. 3000 crore is proposed: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Minister, Mr. Radha Mohan Singh [This
umbrella scheme will cover inland fisheries, aquaculture, marine fisheries
including deep sea fishing, mari-culture and all activities undertaken by the
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) towards realizing “Blue
Revolution”]
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First India International Science Festival (IISF) to be held at
IIT - Delhi (Dec 2015)
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India successfully test fired its interceptor (Advanced Air Defence Missile; dubbed
as "Aswin") from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha
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Haryana Education Minister, Mr. Ram Bilas Sharma has been
appointed as the member of Sub-Committee of Central Advisory Board of
Education (CABE)
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An International meet of Science Ministers of various countries
was held at Sohna Haryana to discuss several issues including food security,
future of oceans and innovation for inclusive development [called as Carnegie Group]
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All
States/UTs in India except Tamil Nadu, to implement National Food Security
Act by April 2016
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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea for poll reforms in Jan 2016
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“International Conference
on Ramlila” – A Festival Celebrating the Masterpiece of Intangible
Heritage of Humanity held in New Delhi
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The Indo-Pak border in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan has been
lit with solar power. The Jaisalmer border is one of the most sensitive
international boundaries of India.
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Congress increases its Lok Sabha tally from 44 to 45 by winning
a Lok Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh
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BJP-led government at the Centre is considering a proposal to
increase the maternity leave for working women from the existing 12 weeks to
26 weeks
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Nuclear capable, Surface-to-Surface ballistic missile "DHANUSH" test fired successfully
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IRCTC ties up with 'foodpanda'
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Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Overseas Indian
Affairs, Ms. Sushma Swaraj launched the “Bharat
Ko Janiye” an online quiz program for the Indian Diaspora.
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Union Cabinet advanced the deadline for completion of rural
connectivity through all- weather roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana by three years from 2022 to
2019.
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125th
birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar: Lok Sabha to hold a
special 2-day discussion on India's Constitution
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To promote electrification of automobile transportation to
achieve objectives laid in the National Mission for Electric Mobility (NMEM),
Union Minister for Heavy Industries, Mr. Anant G Geete flagged off the "3-CITIES FAME INDIA ECO DRIVE"
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Union Minister for Environment, Mr. Prakash Javadekar and Union
Minister for Power and Coal, Mr. Piyush Goyal Participated in Talkathon
(Ministers to interact directly with netizens)
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13th World Robot Olympiad
to be held in New Delhi in Nov 2016 (12th edition held at Doha, Qatar)
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‘BHAVISHYA’: Workshop
on the online Pension Sanction and Payment Tracking System
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Basic Urban infra investment plans for 102 cities from 5 States
(Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Kerala and West Bengal) cleared
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Union Government announced 10
New/Revised Schemes for Disabled Persons under the National Trust
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India successfully test fired nuclear capable Prithvi II surface-to-surface missile
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Indian Navy inducted its second anti-submarine warship 'Kadmatt'
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Collegium system against Constitution, judiciary crosses
Lakshman Rekha: Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley
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India successfully test-fires indigenously built nuclear-capable
Agni-I missile
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Lawyers should not boycott courts, go on strike: Supreme Court
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Union Health Minister, Mr. J. P. Nadda launched the Nationwide Registry for Organ and Tissue
Donation
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Union Agriculture Minister and Farmers Welfare Minister, Mr.
Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Golden
Jubilee of Green Revolution celebration; Second Green Revolution will
come from the Eastern States
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NHAI has approved a pilot project submitted by National
Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur for undertaking
scientific studies on designing greenbelts along national highways; project
will be implemented on a 5 km stretch on NH-7 between Jam and Hinganghat in
Nagpur region at an estimated cost of
Rs.11.80 crore
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Urban Mobility India Awards: (1) Best Initiative for Improved
Road Safety: Gurgaon Police for "Let's Talk About Road Safety" and
Bhopal Traffic Police for "Behtar Traffic - Behtar Bhopal"; (2)
Best City Bus Services: Chattisgarh State urban Development Authority and
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation; (3) Best Non-Motorised Transport
System: Rajkot Municipal Corporation's Bi - Cycle Sharing Project; (4) Best
Intelligent Transport System: BEST, Mumbai
(5) Commendable Initiative: - Sikkim Transport Department for City Bus Services, - Coimbatore Municipal Corporation for its Car Free Sundays, - Noida for introducing High Way Traffic Management System, - Indore for cycle sharing project, - Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation for Metro Project |
India has been re-elected unopposed to the Council of the
International Maritime Organization [IMO] under Category “B” at the 29th
session of the Assembly of the IMO held in London
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Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, BCAS has fully met the target
of implementation of security norms prescribed by the UN oversight body, ICAO
(International Civil Aviation Organisation)
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India
launched IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine) on Nov 30, 2015
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi asks people to adopt energy
conservation measures, says fight against climate change is responsibility of
all
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Close on the heels of Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley
saying the Supreme Court should not have reversed the Delhi HC judgment
decriminalising gay relationships, political parties including Congress, AAP
and the Left said that they would support the Centre if it moved to repeal
Section 377 of IPC
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Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi invites ideas on 'One India, Supreme India' (he said
this on Oct 31 - Sardar Vallabhai Patel's birth anniversary)
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UGC proposes to launch world's largest internet languages 'Bharatvani'
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Union Environment Ministry has urged Chief Secretaries of
Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and National Capital Territory of Delhi to take
effective steps to enforce the ban on burning of all types of waste in urban
areas
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Largest ever diamond (1111 carat high quality) found in Botswana
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Global Pepper Forum Meet at Mysuru from Nov 22-25, 2015
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Nov 21: World Fisheries Day
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November 26: First Constitution Day
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World Health Organization (WHO) launched the first World
Antibiotic Awareness Week from 16 November to 22 November, 2015
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Russian movie 'Celestial Came' won the Golden Elephant Award for
Best Movie at the 19th International
Children's Film Festival of India (ICFFI), Hyderabad
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Two new NASA rockets (CAPER
and RENU 2) to study earth's magnetic field
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The Eighth Ring -
autobiography of K. M. Mathew
(Malayala Manorama Group)
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Nov 27 - Indian Organ Donation Day
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A new and cheaper kit to test for leptospirosis (commonly known as rat fever is a zoonotic disease
caused by infected rats) will soon hit the market; developed by TN Veterniary
and Animal Science University and Anna University
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Harshavardhan Neotia elected as President of FICCI
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Yusuf
Hamied: Indian scientist who was appointed as the member of 16-member
high-level panel on health technology innovation and access by UN chief Ban
Ki-moon
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US President, Mr. Barack Obama appointed Swati A Dandekar, an India-born politician as the Director of the
Asian Development Bank
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Sunil Kanoria appointed as President
of ASSOCHAM
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Commonwealth appointed its first female secretary - general;
Dominican - born lawyer, Ms. Patricia
Scotland is the new Secretary - General
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Mr. Pankaj Saran, currently High Commissioner of lndia to
Bangladesh has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Russian
Federation
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Mr. Anil Wadhwa appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the
Republic of Italy
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Valkyrie or
"R5" - 124 kg humanoid
machine (superhero robot) by NASA
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspends Russia's anti-doping
agency; Russia has accepted its full suspension from international athletics
without a hearing: IAAF
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Pankaj Advani won his 15th
World Snooker Championship
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West Ham United goalkeeper Aditi
Chauhan has become the first Indian woman to win the Women in Football
Award at the third Asian Football Awards in London
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India won the 8th junior men's Asia Cup (Hockey) by defeating
Pakistan
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Novak Djokovic won ATP World Tour (Men's Singles) by defeating
Roger Federer; became 1st player to win ATP World Tour Finals for 4th
consecutive time
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SAI signs MoU with Gopichand Foundation to establish badminton
academy in Hyderabad
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World's first ever
Day/Night Test Cricket match between Australia
and New Zealand at Adelaide
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Female umpires will officiate for the first time in the women's
World T20 qualifiers (at Bangkok); [Kathleen Cross (New Zealand), Claire
Polosak (Australia), Sue Redfern (England) and Jacqueline Williams (West
Indies)]
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Anju
Bobby George appointed Chairperson of
Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)
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Ashton
Eaton (USA) and Genzebe Dibaba
(Ethiopia) is named as male and female world athletes of the year respectively
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India’s ODI cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has bagged his
first endorsement deal outside the country after signing up to be the brand
ambassador of Dubai-based hospitality and event management company Grand
Midwest Group for three years
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Karthikeyan Murali (16 year from Tamil Nadu) crowned as the
national champion in the ONGC 53rd National Premier Chess Championship (held
at Thiruvarur)
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International Regatta (held at Chennai): Denmark's Casper
Ladeford and Jakob Jensen won Gold at the 29er Class
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PV
Sindhu scrapes aside Minatsu Mitani to clinch third successive Macau Open title
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Great
Britain won the Davis Cup
for the first time in 79 years
when Andy Murray defeated Belgium's David Goffin
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Nico
Rosberg won the Abu Dhabi 2015
Grand Prix; it is his 6th GP win in 2015
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Andhra Pradesh: 2nd World
Congress on Disaster Management in Visakhapatnam (Nov 19 - 22, 2015)
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Bihar: Mr. Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of
Bihar; (1) March 03 - 10, 2000, (2) Nov 24, 2005 - Nov 24, 2010 (3) Nov 24,
2010 - May 20, 2014 (4) Feb 22, 2015 - Nov 2015 (5) Nov 20, 2015 -
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Delhi: Government approved Jan
Lokpal Bill 2015
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Kerala: 17th Asia Pacific
Youth Forum - 2015 (APYF) in
Kozhikode from November 21 to 25
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Maharashtra: Chief Minister, Mr. Devendra Fadnacis gave nod to
lower the drinking age of liquor from 25 years to 21 years
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Rajasthan: Resurgent
Rajasthan Partnership Summit held in Jaipur; 295 MoUs signed and Rs. 3.3
lakh crore investment committed
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Telangana: Intel launched Ek Kadam Unnati Ki Aur initiative
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Rajasthan
and South Australia signed the historic Sister-State
Agreement to boost export and investment opportunities between the two
states
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Delhi: Car-Free Day on
Jan 22, 2016
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Haryana: President gave assent to the State's cow slaughter ban
bill; indulging in cow slaughter or selling or eating beef will now attract
imprisonment ranging from 3 to 10 years
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Haryana: launches 'TB Free Haryana' campaign; brand ambassador -
Amitabh Bachchan
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Mizoram to be developed as ‘bamboo State’: Union MoS (Development
of North Eastern Region) Dr. Jitendra Singh
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Kerala to bring T-Taxis
for transgenders
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Kerala Pay Panel (headed by Justice Ramachandran Nair)
recommended for more number of working days
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Bihar: Chief
Minister, Mr. Nitish Kumar announced a ban
on sale of liquor from April 01, 2016
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Maharashtra: Chief Minister, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis said his
government was not in favour of opening dance bars and would explore legal
options
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West Bengal: "Shishu
Aloy" scheme for childhood care
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Chhattisgarh: government included seven more tehsils in
'drought-hit' category, taking to 117 the the total number of tehsils which
lost more than 50 per cent crops in the ongoing kharif season
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Kerala: to have price regulatory authority for hotels
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Rajasthan: Jaipur Metro
Rail Corporation (JMRC) is the first in the country to let only women staffs
single-handedly man a busy metro station.
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Bhopal Tablighi Ijtema, one of the world's largest congregations of Muslims held at Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh government announced to adopt the Andhra Pradesh
Port Policy 2015
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Uttar Pradesh: GI tag for
black clay pottery of Nizamabad in Azamgarh district
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
completed 10 years in office, becoming the first non-Congress chief minister
to do so, even as his tenures saw challenges like the Vyapam scam and defeat
in recently-held Lok Sabha bypoll
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Sunderbans will be a separate district in 2016; it will be West Bengal's 21st District
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23rd
APEC Economic Leaders Summit held at Manila
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27th
Summit of ASEAN held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; theme "Our People, Our Community, Our Vision";
Leaders of ASEAN endorsed "ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together" at the
summit
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Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa spoke to Union Home Minister,
Mr. Rajnath Singh and explained the situation of rain havoc in the State; Union
Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh assured that the Centre will send the team
of officials to assess the damages
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With UGC given signal, next SLET exam likely to be in Jan - Feb
2016 (after a gap of three years); Kodaikanal Mother Teresa Women University
is the nodal agency for conducting SLET in the State
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Election Commission of India, has chosen Mr. Rajesh Lakhoni as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu,
which goes to poll in May 2016
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SCERT (State Council of Educational Research and Training)
recommends equal weightage to Class XI score; it is necessary to ensure
schools do not side track Class XI syllabus and focus on Class XII
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Tamil Nadu is among the few states that have recorded an
impressive growth in power generation in the first half of the current
financial year
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Weather experts says that El Nino is one of the reasons for
excess rainfall recorded in Chennai
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Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa has inaugurated five modernised
spinning mills
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Tamil
Nadu's role in India's growth is important: Prime Minister, Mr.
Narendra Modi in Malaysia
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Indo -
Israel methods of growing vegetable increase yield manifold in Dindigul
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Tamil Nadu Government pegs flood damage at Rs. 8, 481 core; In
her letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ms. Jayalalithaa has asked the
Centre to immediately sanction Rs. 2,000 crore to continue rescue and relief
operations; Centre sanctioned Rs. 939.63 crore immediately to Tamil Nadu to
assist it in dealing with the situation arising from the floods
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Death toll due to rain in the State increased to 122
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4 hours - 10 cm rain recorded in Chennai City yesterday; total
rainfall in the State from Oct 28 to Nov 23 is 1184 mm
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Legal Commissioner, Mr. U. Sagayam (appointed by the Madras High
Court) to probe the alleged illegal granite mining in the State submitted its
report; Mr. U. Sagayam report pegs loss in granite scam at Rs. 65000 crore
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Veteran Congress leader and seven-time member of the Tamil Nadu
legislative assembly, Ms. A S Ponnammal
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Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to
consider within two months a plea to install
Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in all government offices
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A high-level Inter-Ministerial Central Team of 9 members, led by Mr. TVSN Prasad, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs has been
deputed for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in the wake of the
recent floods following heavy rains in Tamil Nadu. Central team headed by Mr.
Prasad hold a meeting with Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa; team visits
worst-hit areas in Chennai City and Cuddalore District
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Japanese scholar of Tamil history , Noboru Karashima passed away; personally awarded Padma Shri in
2013 by the then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh on his visit to Japan; refused to host World Classical Tamil
Conference organised by DMK Government in 2009
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National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the
Tamil Nadu government over reports that students of a district (Tirunelveli)
have been asked to wear coloured ribbons and wrist bands based on their
caste.
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Tamil
Nadu received the best state award in the area of cadaver organ donation from
the Union Health Minister, Mr. J. P. Nadda
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AIADMK sticks to its position against GST; party says Tamil Nadu
will lose Rs. 9000 crore annually if GST is implemented and also GST Council
will have more power on Centre
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Why Tamil Nadu Government has so many defamation cases against
opposition parties? - Supreme Court
|
Russia signs deal to sell 24 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to
China
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Terror attack in Mali kills 22 people in the Capital Bamako
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Egypt, Russia signed deal to build a nuclear power plant in
Egypt
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US House of Representatives passed Bill to restrict entry of
Syrian, Iraqi refugees
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UN Security Council approved French-sponsored resolution urging
action against ISIS
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Russia has offered "Dobrynya"
(a police dog) to France; earlier France lost its dog "Diesel" on a raid against terrorists
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Nepal: former Prime Minister, Mr. Baburam Bhattari floats a new
party ("Naya Shakti Party")
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Landslide in Myanmar kills 100
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Umbrella Soldiers of Hong Kong win seats in polls; it was the
first time Hong Kongers had gone to the polls
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Argentina elects new President, Mr. Mauricio Macri; Ms. Cristina Kirchner ousted
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Canada University suspends yoga classes over cultural issues
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Russian jet shot down by Turkey
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No foreign naval bases on Lankan Soil: Sri Lanka Prime Minister,
Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe
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Mr.
Antonio Costa is Porutal Prime Minister
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The Transational Government of Tamil Eelam has nominated A.P.
Shah (former Madras HC CJ), Marie Guiraud (French Lawyer), Peter Haynes
(British Lawyer), Richrad J Rogers (British Lawyer) and Heather Ryan (US
Lawyer) to a panel set up to monitor the design and implementation of the
transitional justice mechanisms in Sri Lanka
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Russia deployed its advanced S - 400 air defence system in Syria
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China’s Tianhe-2 retained
its position as World’s most powerful Supercomputer
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Japan conducted its first dedicated commercial satellite launch
by launching Canadian communications spacecraft, Telstar 12V, into the orbit
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Chinese scientists unveiled their plan to develop the world’s largest animal cloning factory
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Russian President, Mr. Vladimir Putin and French President, Mr.
Francois Hollande agreed to coordinate strikes against ISIS
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China’s navy involved in anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden
has held its first joint drill with NATO ships
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Germany announced its biggest military deployment, to put 1200
troops in Syria
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November 2015 Events – Part 1
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