Page-6 of Current Affairs - November, 2015

UP Government's Clean UP, Green UP initiative earns place in Guinness Book

November 23, 2015

Uttar Pradesh government’s ambitious Clean UP, Green UP initiative has earned itself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Under state government’s green drive initiative 10 lakh saplings were planted in one day within a span of eight ..

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10 day state of emergency declared in Mali after terrorist attack

November 23, 2015

10 day state of emergency was delcared in the Mali by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita following terrorist attack in country’s capital city Bamako. Apart from declaring state of emergency, President also has declared three days of national mourning to condemn ..

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Union HRD Ministry forms N Gopalaswami Committee on Sanskrit Promotion

November 23, 2015

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has constituted a 13 member expert committee exclusively on Sanskrit in its attempt to revive interest in the ancient Indian classical language Sanskrit. The expert committee would be headed by former chief election ..

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Novak Djokovic wins ATP World Tour Finals for 4th consecutive time

November 23, 2015

World number one Novak Djokovic from Serbia has become the first tennis player to win the ATP World Tour Finals for record fourth consecutive time. In the final match played in London (England), Djokovic defeated third seed Roger Federer of ..

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Indian Junior Hockey team wins 2015 Men's Junior Asia Hockey Cup

November 23, 2015

India’s junior men’s hockey team has won the Eight edition of Men’s Junior Asia hockey cup. In the finals played at Kuantan (Malaysia) India defeated arch rivals Pakistan 6-2 goals. For Indian team Harmanpreet Singh scored highest four goals followed ..

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Railway Ministry inaugurates landmark Silchar-Lumding broad gauge rail line in Assam

November 21, 2015

Union Railways Ministry has inaugurated the landmark Silchar-Lumding broad gauge rail line in Assam. It was inaugurated by Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu by flagging off a passenger train from New Delhi via video-conference. Key facts Silchar-Lumding broad gauge rail ..

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Harshavardhan Neotia elected as President of FICCI

November 21, 2015

Harshavardhan Neotia has been elected as the President of industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He shall have one year term as President i.e. for the year 2016 and presently is serving as Vice President ..

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Pankaj Advani wins 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship

November 21, 2015

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won the 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship. In the final match played at Hurghada (Egypt), he defeated his Chinese opponent Zhua Xintong by 8-6 score in the best-of-15 final. He had entered the finals of ..

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Chinese Navy conducts drills in South China Sea

November 21, 2015

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (Chinese Navy) conducted several naval drills in disputed South China Sea (SCS) by employing its major destroyers and frigates, carrier-based helicopters and new submarines. Key facts The naval exercise was based out of the Sanya ..

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India, China vow to fight terror, transnational crime

November 21, 2015

India and China vowed to deepen their bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism and fighting transnational crime. The breakthrough was achieved after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with Meng Jianzhu, head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs ..

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