Page-19 of Current Affairs - November, 2014
Jet fuel price reduced by 7.3%
The price of ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel) of Jet fuel declined by 7.3%. The price of jet fuel now stands at Rs. 64,414.98 per kilolitre (kl) in Mumbai, against Rs. 69,610.50 earlier, while the price fell by Rs. 4,987.7 per ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
First Rashtriya Ekta Diwas observed on October 31, 2014
First Rashtriya Ekta Diwas observed, people across India participate in ‘Run for Unity’ On 31st October 2014, Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed nationwide to commemorate the 139th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The decision to observe 31 October as ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Chairman of Union Carbide Warren Anderson dies at 92
Former Chairman of Union Carbide Corporation, Warren M Anderson died on 29th September 2014 at a nursing home in Vero Beach, Florida. He was 92. Anderson was blamed for the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy as he was Chairman and CEO ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Names of 12 cities in Karnataka changed
On 31st October 2014, NDA government cleared the proposal of renaming 12 cities and towns of Karnataka. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave his approval to the proposal of the Karnataka government made on October 27, 2006 to change the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
FASTag Electronic toll collection across 45 toll plazas started
On 31st October 2014, Central government started FASTag Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) across 45 toll plazas on the Mumbai-Delhi corridor on the Golden Quadrilateral. Government is aiming to install this system on 300 more toll plazas on national highways across ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra
On 31st October 2014, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis, was sworn-in as the 18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He is the first BJP leader from Maharashtra to become CM. Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao administered the oath of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
ISRO to Launch GSLV MK III in December
On 30th October 2014, ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan announced that the experimental mission of Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV-MK III) will take place in the first half of December. Date of the launch is not yet fixed because ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2014
New austerity measure by government, announces 10% cut in non-plan expenditure.
On 30th October 2014, Finance Ministry has announced new mandatory austerity measures. Government aims to restrict fiscal deficit to 4.1 per cent of GDP in 2014-15 and hence, have taken up such steps. Thus it will lead to10 per cent ..