Page-14 of Current Affairs - November, 2015

Heena Sidhu wins Gold medal at 13th Asian Shooting Championships

November 7, 2015

Ace Indian shooter, Heena Sidhu has won Gold medal in 10 metre Air Pistol event in women’s category at 13th Asian Shooting Championships held in Kuwait. In the final match, Heena shot 198.2 score to defeat Gundegma Otreyad of Mongolia ..

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Scientists develop 3-D printing method to make embryonic stem cells

November 6, 2015

Scientists from China and United States have developed a 3-D printing method to produce highly uniform ‘blocks’ of embryonic stem cells. The method was developed by the researchers from Beijing based Tsinghua University (China) and Philadelphia based Drexel University (US). ..

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Union Government launches Three Gold Schemes

November 6, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three gold related scheme viz Gold Monetization Scheme (GMS), Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme (SGBS) and Indian Gold Coins (IGC). These ambitious schemes were launched to reduce the physical demand for gold and fish out 20,000 ..

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President launches IMPRINT India initiative of IITs and IISC

November 6, 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee launched Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India to boost research in the country. The initiative is joint venture of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISC). Key facts IMPRINT India initiative seeks ..

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France to deploy its largest warship against IS in Syria and Iraq

November 6, 2015

France is set to deploy its largest warship (aircraft carrier) named Charles de Gaulle (R91) in order further boost its operations against Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq. Since September 2014, France has been targeting IS targets in Iraq ..

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Actor Vikram Gokhale awarded 2015 Vishnudas Bhave Award

November 6, 2015

Renowned film, television and stage actor Vikram Gokhale was awarded with the prestigious Vishnudas Bhave Award. He was conferred with this award for his outstanding contribution to Marathi theatre. Eminent actress-singer Faiyaz Shaikh presented the award to him on the ..

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CCEA hikes MSP for major Rabi crops including wheat, gram and pulses

November 6, 2015

Government has hiked Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rabi crops including wheat and pulses for Rabi season 2015-16. The MSP of pulses was taken to boost the production as country is facing acute shortage due to domestic demand-supply gap/ Decision ..

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Union Cabinet gives nod to MoU on Tourism with Colombia

November 5, 2015

Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Colombia to strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism. Decision in this regard was taken at Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra ..

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Maldives Parliament impeaches Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor

November 5, 2015

Maldivian Parliament Majlis has voted overwhelmingly to impeach Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor in an extraordinary sitting. Impeachment motion: 61 parliamentarians of Majlis out of the total 85 present, voted in favour of the motion more than 57 votes ..

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Union Cabinet gives nod to UDAY Scheme for financial restructuring package for power DISCOMs

November 5, 2015

Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its nod Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojna (UDAY) for financial restructuring of debt of power distribution companies. The Scheme aims for financial turnaround and revival of Power Distribution companies (DISCOMs) and ..

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