Page-18 of 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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Government to launch year of Bal Swachhta on 125th Birth Anniversary of Nehru
The Central Government is set to celebrate Jawaharlal Nehru’s 125th birth anniversary this year by undertaking various initiatives aimed at creating awareness of Nehru and his work. The initiatives aim to increase awareness about Nehru among the younger generation. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Jashne Bachpan: ‘Special’ children’s theatre festival begins at National School of Drama
The National School of Drama (NSD) has announced that it will be conducting the 12th edition of its children’s theatre festival, Jashne Bachpan. The event this year coincides with the silver jubilee year of NSD, and will focus on bringing ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Government extends the term of 14th Finance Commission
The Cabinet has approved the extension of the deadline for the submission of the Report of the 14th Finance Commission by two months to December 31, 2014. The Commission had sought extension of its earlier deadline of October 31 in order ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Government cuts import tariff on Gold and Silver
The government cut the import tariff value on gold to US $391 per 10 gm and the tariff on silver to US $551 per kg. Last fortnight, the tariff on imported gold was fixed at $401 per 10gm and on ..