Page-3 of Current Affairs - November, 2013

COP-19 climate talks at Warsaw concludes

November 25, 2013

The 19th Conference of Parties (COP-19), to the Kyoto Protocol concluded in Warsaw, Poland. The UN Conference on Climate Change 2013 concluded with negotiating countries reaching a compromise on how to combat global warming. They came out of the long standing ..

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SFC test fire Dhanush missile successfully

November 25, 2013

India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile from a naval ship off Odisha coast. Dhanush Missile: Surface-to-surface missile developed by DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) Naval variant of India’s indigenously developed ‘Prithvi’ ..

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National Lok Adalat settles around 35 lakh cases in India: NALSA

November 25, 2013

The National Lok Adalat held all over the country effectively settled a record 35 lakh cases pending in various courts. The National Lok Adalats were organised by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee. ..

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Afghanistan Assembly gives nod to Afghan-US bilateral security agreement

November 25, 2013

Paving the way for the continuation of some US troops in Afghanistan after 2014, the Loya Jirga, Afghanistan’s Grand Assembly of tribal elders and elite persons on gave nod to the issue of signing the Afghan-US Bilateral Security Agreement. The Afghanistan ..

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China sets up air defence zone over East China Sea

November 25, 2013

In a recent international development, China has announced that it is creating an “Air Defence Identification Zone“ over an area that includes disputed Senkaku islands in the East-China Sea which are controlled by Japan but claimed by China. Chinese defence ministry ..

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India declines WTO Peace Clause proposal

November 25, 2013

India has decided not to agree to the ‘Peace Clause’ for agriculture subsidies that the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo has proposed for Bali talks. India will not agree to any deal until it is clear that the ..

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Serena Williams is WTA Player of the Year 2013

November 25, 2013

World No. 1 women’s tennis player Serena Williams (32) has been named WTA Player of the Year for 2013. In 2013, she won 78 out of her 82 matches, clinching 11 titles including the U.S. Open and the French Open. ..

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Prof CNR Rao becomes first Indian scientist elected to Chinese Academy of Science

November 23, 2013

Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee Prof CNR Rao has become the first Indian scientist to be elected as honorary foreign member of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS). CAS consists of several Nobel laureates and eminent scientists of the world. ..

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