Page-14 of Current Affairs - November, 2014
Cabinet decides to withdraw Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2014
On 5th November 2014, Union Cabinet decided to withdraw the Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2014 which was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the then UPA Government in February 2014. Reason’s for withdrawal of Bill The NDA Government’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Narendra Modi enters into Forbes List of Powerful People 2014
On 5th November 2014, Forbes magazine released the list of ‘World’s 72 Most Powerful People’. The list gives the annual ranking of the World’s 72 Most Powerful People on the basis of their financial resources, scope and use of power ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
New York's World Trade Center reopens for business
The World Trade Centre (WTC) in New York has been reopened for business. The 104 storey building was rebuilt at a cost of $4.2 billion, thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack. Though no official opening ceremony was conducted, businesses ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Justice Mukkul Mudgal Committee submits final report to Supreme Court
The Justice Mukkul Mudgal Committee, which was constituted to conduct an independent inquiry over allegations of corruption, betting and spot-fixing in IPL matches, submitted its findings in the form of a final Report to the SC in a sealed cover ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Darjeeling Zoo wins International Earth Heroes Award
The Darjeeling Zoo won an award at the International Earth Heroes Awards. It is the first Indian zoo to have received this prestigious honour. Apart from being the only specialized zoo in India, it is internationally recognized for its conservation ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Veteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar dies at 64
Veteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passed away due to complications from a lung infection at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. Amrapurkar is known for his stellar performance in Sadak, Ishq and Ardh Satya. He was especially well known for ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Central Zone wins Duleep Trophy
The Central Zone team defeated the South Zone team to win the 2014 edition of the Duleep Trophy. The Central Zone team was led by Piyush Chawla, who helped clinch the narrow win. Of the total 13 games played by ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Government to set up National Cultural Audio-Visual Archives at Jodhpur
The Ministry of Culture will be setting up a National Cultural Audio-Visual Archives in Jodhpur in an effort to preserve India’s cultural heritage. The project will involve collaboration between the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) under the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Rajani Sankaran appointed BHAVINI chief
Senior IAAS (Indian Audits and Accounts Service) officer Rajani Sankaran has been appointed the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (BHAVINI). She was the Director of Finance at BHAVINI and has been given a temporary ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
United Nations sets up panel to review peacekeeping operations worldwide
On the insistence of countries like India, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has constituted a blue-ribbon panel to recommend changes to international peacekeeping to enable it to cope with increasingly complex and dangerous conflicts worldwide. The Security Council takes a call ..