Page-22 of Current Affairs - November, 2015
Roger Federer wins 2015 Swiss Indoors Basel Title of Tennis
Roger Federer of Switzerland has won 2015 Swiss Indoors Basel Title of Tennis in men’s single category played at Basel. In the final match, he defeated his old foe Rafael Nadal of Spain by 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 score. With this ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
BrahMos missile successfully test-fired from INS Kochi
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired from on board of recently inducted guided missile destroyer INS Kochi off the western coast. Test: It was overall 49th trial of the BrahMos missile. It successfully hit decommissioned target ship “Alleppey” ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Ruling AKP wins 2015 general election of Turkey
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) founded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a critical 2015 Parliamentary Election of Turkey. In this election AKP won 316 seats of total 550 members of the Grand National Assembly of the Parliament ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Doyen of Indian two-wheeler industry Brijmohan Lall Munjal passes away
Hero MotoCorp patriarch and Doyen of Indian two-wheeler industry Brijmohan Lall Munjal passed away in New Delhi. He was 92. He was the founder and chairman of Hero MotoCorp and Hero Honda which is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Odisha Government imposes 7- month ban on fishing to protect Olive Ridley sea turtles
Odisha Government has imposed seven-month ban till May, 2016 on fishing along the Puri coast in order to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles. This ban comes prior to arrival of Olive Ridley turtles for nesting in winters along ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
India becomes world's 7th most valued nation brand: Report
India was placed at 7th position in world’s most valuable nation brands report among the 100 assessed nations. It was revealed in recently released annual report compiled by Brand Finance. Key highlights India as a world’s seventh most valued nation ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Indian Railways launches Vikalp scheme for waitlisted passengers
Indian Railways has launched Vikalp scheme to facilitate waitlisted passengers to get an alternative train accommodation. The scheme has been launched on pilot basis in trains running on Delhi-Lucknow and Delhi-Jammu sectors for 6 months and option will be limited ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Facebook to help BSNL set up 100 wi-fi hotspots in rural India
Social media giant Facebook has partnered with the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for setting up 100 wi-fi (Wireless Fidelity) sites in rural India. In this regard both entities have inked an agreement under which Facebook will sponsor 100 ..