Page-11 of Current Affairs - November, 2014
Farhan Akhtar named UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia
Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar has been appointed as UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. He has become the first male to be appointed as Goodwill Ambassador in UN’s history. As UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia, he will ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
HRD Ministry decides to replace German as third language in KV’s with Sanskrit
Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has decided to replace German as a third language in schools of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) with Sanskrit right away instead of waiting for the new academic session to effect the changes. The decision ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Two states, three UTs achieve 100% inclusion under PMJDY
Union Finance Ministry has announced that Goa and Kerala became the first states in the country to achieve 100 percent Financial Inclusion under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). Union Finance Ministry also announced that three Union Territories (UTs) namely ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile
India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile, from Chandipur test range in Odisha. It was fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of Integrated Test Range. In the test, missile’s trajectory was ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Government launches National Bal Swachhta Mission
On 14th November 2014, Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smt. Maneka Gandhi launched the National Bal Swachhta Mission in New Delhi. It was launched on 125th birth anniversary of first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. On this ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Rosetta mission’s Philae probe landed on Comet 67P
Rosetta mission of European Space Agency (ESA) has landed its Philae probe on the surface of Comet 67P/ Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Philae probe landing on Comet 67P made a Space history, as for the first time probe has landed on a comet. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Rohit Sharma breaks record for highest one-day international score ever
Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma has made history by scoring the highest ODI score of 264 runs. He achieved this distinction during the 4th ODI between India and Sri Lanka played at Kolkata. Rohit surpassed several records including Virender Sehwag’s 219 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Fadnavis Government wins trust vote in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
BJP Government led by Devendra Fadnavis has won the trust vote in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly through voice vote. The decision of voice vote was made by newly elected speaker Haribhau Bagde. The confidence motion by the voice vote was moved ..