Current Affairs Nov 2015 - Miscellaneous

  • Arisal village of Maharashtra, also, called as the ‘capital of malnutrition’ will be the first digital village in the country.

  • The 21st International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications will be organized from 3 to 7 January 2016 in Bengaluru.

  • The name of scheme approved by the Union Cabinet to revive Power Distribution companies is − Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojna

  • Madhya Pradesh on 5 November 2015 proposed 1656 crore rupees for AMRUT Action Plan to improve the urban infrastructure.

  • First female Vice President of Tanzania is Samia Suluhu.

  • The veteran film, television and stage actor who was honoured with the Vishnudas Bhave Award − Vikram Gokhale.

  • Madhya Pradesh passed an 8000 crore rupee budget to provide relief to drought-hit farmers.

  • The book titled Rebooting India: Realizing a Billion Aspirations is authored by − Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah.

  • V Sivaramakrishnan was appointed as the Managing Director of the Oxford University Press India (OUPI) on 5 November 2015.

  • The bonus amount approved by the Union Cabinet for Rabi pulses of 2015-16 season over and above the recommendations of the CACP is − 75 rupees per quintal.

  • The Pan-IIT and IISc joint research project launched by PM Narendra Modi on 5 November 2015 is − Imprint India..

  • France committed 2 billion euros to fund smart cities mission of India.

  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a penalty of 1-crore rupees on Dhanlaxmi Bank for non-adherence of Know Your Customer (KYC) norm.

  • King Digital acquired by Activision Blizzard at the cost of 5.9 billion dollars is the maker of popular gaming franchise − Candy Crush.

  • Indian-born Sikh Harjit Sajjan was sworn-in as Defence Minister of Canada.

  • Irrigation Minister of Andhra Pradesh announced to link all important rivers in the state.

  • The drone-based delivery service technology that is being developed by Google is code named − Project Wing.

  • The Odisha government on 3 November 2015 announced a scheme for the construction workers of the state under which they will get one lakh rupees for building a house − Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana.

  • The scheme approved by the Maharashtra Government to provide free hot cooked meal to pregnant and lactating women is − APJ Abdul Kalam Amrut Yojna.

  • Odisha decided to bring transgenders under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013.

  • Paragliding world cup was organized in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.

  • Switzerland is identified as the most ‘Black Money’ friendly country in the world as per the Global Financial Secrecy Index released on 2 November 2015.

  • Jimmy Morales was elected as the president of Guatemala.

  • The most prosperous country in the Legatum Prosperity Index 2015 is − Norway.

  • Suresh N Patel was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Andhra Bank.

  • Name of the Rugby World Cup won by New Zealand on 31 October 2015 − Webb Ellis Cup.

  • India with a brand value of 2.1 billion dollars is the world's seventh most valued nation and USA tops the chart.

  • The 20th anniversary of the 11th ASEM Summit (ASEM11) is scheduled to be held in 2016 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

  • The former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn was appointed as an Executive Director on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in November 2015.

  • Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice Ajit Prakash Shah was appointed as the ethics officer (Ombudsman) at Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

  • OECD predicted that Indian economy in FY 2015-16 is expected to expand by 7.2 percent.

  • Asian Development Bank’s 273 million US dollar loan agreement with Indian Government to continue improving rural roads in the States of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.

  • The person appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Odisha on 8 November 2015 − Kanwar Brajesh Singh.

  • Nigeria won the U-17 FIFA Football World Cup 2015 by defeating Mali in the final. India will host the 17th Under-17 (U-17) FIFA Football World Cup in 2017.

  • Saaransh, a mobile App, was launched by Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on 7 November 2015 to identify areas of improvement in students, teachers and curriculum to facilitate and implement change.

  • Name of the web portal launched by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) to host educational resources for students, teachers, parents, researchers and educators is e-Pathshala.

  • The cricketers who on 6 November 2015 became the first cricketers to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange − Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne.

  • The UN agency that was chosen for 2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development − United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

  • The 23rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Summit concluded on 19 November 2015 in − Manila, Philippines.

  • The loan amount pledged to be financed by Asian Development Bank for increasing transmission capacity of cross-border electricity link between Bangladesh and India − 120 million dollars.

  • Seventh Central Pay Commission that submitted its report to the Ministry of Finance on 19 November 2015 was headed by − Justice (retd) AK Mathur.

  • The theme of International Men's Day (IMD) celebrated on 19 November 2015 was Make a Difference for Men and Boys.

  • Bangladesh blocked social media platform Facebook and online messaging and calling services WhatsApp and Viber on security grounds.

  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 18 November 2015 approved 10 percent of disinvestment in Coal India Limited (CIL).

  • The scheme approved by CCEA under which all exports of MSME and 416 tariff lines will get an interest subvention up to 3% with effect from 1 April 2015 is - Interest Equalization Scheme.

  • The Union Cabinet approved German as an additional language to be taught in Kendriya Vidyalayas.

  • Zarin Daruwala was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Standard Chartered Bank, India on 17 November 2015.

  • Delhi will host the first International Qawwali Festival called ‘Taali Ho’ in February 2016.

  • Syed Akbaruddin was appointed as the India’s permanent representative to the United Nations.

  • The strike range of indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile that was test-fired on 26 November 2015 is − 350 kms

  • Idea Cellular bought the spectrum of Videocon in two circles, namely Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh (West) for 3310 crore rupees.

  • Strategic coach for the Indian Men’s Hockey is Roger Van Gent.

  • US military operation for the intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is − Operation Inherent Resolve.

  • The Union Government is committed to develop Mizoram as the Bamboo State of India.

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