Page-20 of Current Affairs - November, 2015

Maharashtra Government approves APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna

November 4, 2015

Maharashtra Government has approved APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna scheme to provide one full hot cooked nutritious food to pregnant, lactating women in the tribal areas. It was approved by the state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ..

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Impose AFSPA in Garo Hills: Meghalaya High Court

November 4, 2015

Meghalaya High Court has asked Central Government to enforce Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 in militancy-hit Garo Hills region of the state. The order was issued by a full 3 bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice ..

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UNGA Disarmament Committee adopts draft resolution backing abolition of nuclear arms

November 4, 2015

United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) Disarmament Committee or First Committee has adopted a draft resolution calling for the abolition of nuclear arms. The resolution was submitted by Japan and was adopted by 156 member countries, while 17 abstaining and 3 voting ..

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Tropical Cyclone Chapala hits Yemen triggering heavy floods

November 4, 2015

A rare tropical Cyclone Chapala has slammed into Yemen triggering heavy flooding and causing damage in coastal region of the war racked country. The cyclone made landfall in the south eastern provinces of Hadramawt and Shabwa along the Gulf of ..

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Pakistani Cricketer Shoaib Malik announces retirement from Test Cricket

November 4, 2015

Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from Test cricket and now will play only in the One-Day International (ODI). He made this announcement after finishing Test match against England in Sharjah, UAE after he had made a comeback ..

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Daughters cannot inherit ancestral property if father died before 2005: SC

November 4, 2015

Supreme Court has ruled that a daughter’s right to ancestral property does not arise if the father died before Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 came into force in 2005. This judgement invalidating retrospective effect of Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 ..

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Actor and Oscar-winning writer Colin Welland passes away

November 3, 2015

Oscar-winning British writer and actor Colin Welland passed away at the age of 81. He was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for several years. Welland had won an Academy Award (Oscar) for best original screenplay in 1982 for Chariots of Fire. ..

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AIR programme on Child Labour wins 2015 ABU Prizes

November 3, 2015

All India Radio’s (AIR’s) Programme on child labour titled Nilkkam Ivarkkoppam has won the first prize at the 2015 Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Prize ceremony. The programme has won the award under the Community Service Announcement category at the 52nd ..

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