Page-7 of Current Affairs - November, 2016

India, Switzerland sign Joint Declaration for implementing AEOI

November 23, 2016

India and Switzerland have signed a Joint Declaration for implementation of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) in respect of accounts of Indians held abroad. Under the pact, both countries will start collecting data in accordance with the global standards in ..

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India’s wealth rises and also disparity: Credit Suisse Report

November 23, 2016

As per a report on global wealth published by Credit Suisse, the total quantum of wealth in India is rising but disparity between rich and poor is also rising. The report says that the uneven growth has left 96% of ..

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Pankaj Patel elected as FICCI President for 2017

November 23, 2016

Pankaj Patel was elected as the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the year 2017. He will take over after incumbent Ambuja Neotia Group Chairman Harshavardhan Neotia completes his term in December 2016. At ..

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Veteran Carnatic Music exponent M Balamuralikrishna passes away

November 23, 2016

Legendary vocalist, playback singer and composer Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna passed away due to age-related geriatric problems in Chennai. He was 86. He was considered as doyen of classical music. During his long musical career he had excelled as a prominent Carnatic ..

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Gaganjeet Bhullar wins Indonesia Open

November 22, 2016

Ace Indian Golfrer Gaganjeet Bhullar has won the US $ 300,000 BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open for the second time in his career. He won the title after closing with a four-under-par 68. Earlier, Bhullar has also won the event in ..

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Union Government constitutes committee to assess the status of demonetisation drive

November 22, 2016

The Union Finance Ministry has constituted a committee comprising Additional Secretaries, Joint Secretaries and Directors to know status of implementation of demonetisation drive. The committee was formed after the Union Government took decision to scrap 500 and 1000 rupees currency ..

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Radhika Menon becomes first woman to receive IMO’s Exceptional Bravery award at Sea

November 22, 2016

Captain Radhika Menon was awarded with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. With this, she became the first woman in the world to receive the Award. She was presented with this award for saving lives ..

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India becomes Associate Member of CERN

November 22, 2016

India became an associate member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest nuclear and particle physics laboratory. In this regard, an agreement was signed by Dr. Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and CERN Director ..

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Stealth Guided missile destroyer INS Chennai commissioned into Indian Navy

November 22, 2016

INS Chennai, a Kolkata-class stealth Guided missile destroyer ship was commissioned into Indian Navy’s combat fleet by Defence minister Manohar Parrikar in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is the largest-ever destroyer to be built in India. It is third and last Kolkata-class ..

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India’s longest expressway inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh

November 22, 2016

India’s longest expressway connecting Agra and Lucknow was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at Bangarmau in Unnao district of UP. It has been built by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) in a record time ..

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