Page-2 of Current Affairs - November, 2011
ICC rejected Sachin Tendulkar’s proposal for changes to ODI format
Sachin Tendulkar had suggested to split the ODI match into two innings per team of 25 overs each. This is because, the emergence of T20 cricket as a global draw had cast the future of one-day cricket into doubt. ODIs ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
2011 FILA Wrestling World Championships
2011 FILA Wrestling World Championships was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey between September 12 to September 18, 2011. The event brought a shock to Indians, when defending champion and star Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar crashed out ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Jnanpith Award 2008 presented to Urdu poet Shaheryar
Legendary Urdu poet and academician Prof Shaheryar was presented India’s highest literary honour — the Jnanpith Award — for the year 2008. Shahryar was born in 1936 in a Muslim Rajput family in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district. His poetry strongly ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
IMF: India’s growth Forecast: 7.8%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and trimmed its forecasts of economic growth for India, China and other Asian developing economies due partly to slower growth in the rest of the world. The IMF forecast India’s economy to grow 7.8% in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Implications of Falling Rupee
The Rupee was on its lowest point in 2 years after September 2009. The sustained fall is not only bad news for importers but is also fuelling inflation, pushing up prices of fuel and other commodities. The Falling Rupee is ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Delhi Metro: First Train in world to earn ` 47cr carbon credit points
Delhi Metro has become the first such railway project in the world to get carbon credits from UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol, for helping in reduction of greenhouse emissions. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has helped ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
India recognizes post-Gaddafi regime & Palestine’s membership in UN
Recently, the Government of India has announced its support for Libyan rebels-led Transitional National Council (TNC) in the UN, led by its President Mustafa Abdel Jalil, to attend the forthcoming UNGA session in New York. India also recently participated as ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Implications of Rabbani’s Assassination
Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani was a leader of Jamiat-e Islami Afghanistan and former President of Afghanistan. He served as President from 1992–1996, but later was forced to leave Kabul because of the Taliban takeover of the city. Afghanistan saw his comeback ..