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| Current Affairs November 2015 |
Current Affairs
Current Affairs November 2015
30 November 2015 Current Affairs
- Obama and Modi would meet today on sidelines of Paris climate summit.
- Minister Gadkari says that Indian ports will make Rs.6,000 crore profit by 2016.
- Airtel is planning to invest Rs 60k cr in 3 yrs on network expansion.
- The 3 suspected ISI agents, Mohammed Jahangir , Asfaq Ansari , Irshad Ansar were BSF jawan arrested in Kolkata for ‘spying’ for ISI
- Russia has not dropped India from list of safe destinations for travel.
- AP CM Naidu has asked officials to speed up rehab work in rains-hit areas.
- Sunderbans in West Bengal would be a separate district soon.
- 30 November 1897 - Thomas Edison had put motion picture projector first time into commercial exhibition.
- 30 November 1966 - Barbados Island, the former British colony, became independent.
- 30 November 1974 India and Pakistan decided to end the 10 years trade ban.
- 30 November 1995 - President Clinton was the first U.S. President to visit Northern Ireland.
- A gulf of Mannar is in trouble because of India’s climate change, this gulf is home to more than 4,223 species of flora and fauna,
- Govt is planning of $1 billion fund for renewable energy projects.
- 13 Sashastra Seema Bal army jawans were detained by Nepal border force, released recently.
- Prepaid payment cards were used by Paris attackers to rent hotel rooms.
- Kerala Muslim leader says that the gender equality is ‘un-Islamic’.
- Egypt is ‘90% sure’ that a hidden chamber of wealth lies in Tutankhamun’s tomb.
- 29 November 1929 - U.S. Navy Lt. Comdr. Richard E. Byrd made the the first aeroplane flight over the South Pole on this day.
- 29 November 1945 - The monarchy was abolished in Yugoslavia and a republic proclaimed and it became Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia in 1946.
- 29 November 1948 Indian Assembly bans the discrimination against untouchables.
- 29-November-1962 Haryana achieved the target of supplying electricity to all the villages.
- 29 November 1993 JRD Tata, at the age of 89, passed away in Geneva.
- Villagers from Varanasi blame Coca-Cola for water scarcity woes and raise concern.
- ICSE planing to change the syllabus from 2018 session.
- South Indian Muslims are more attracted towards ISIS, Minister Kiren Rijiju says.
- PM Modi discusses GST with Sonia and Manmohan today and another meet likely to follow soon.
- Bengaluru: the Outer Ring Road is severely hit as the Passenger Car Unit (PCU) has shot up and the average speed is much below 10 kmph on the road.
- Central team making visits to various parts of Tamil Nadu, listens to woes of farmers and analyzing crops conditions.
- HSBC will shut down its private banking business in India soon.
- 28 November 1520 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan had reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait. The strait was named after him. He was the first European to sail the Pacific from the east.
- 28 November 1919 Lady Astor, American-born, was elected the 1st female member of the British Parliament.
- 28 November 1978 - The Iranian government banned any type of religious marches in the country.
- 28 November 1979 An Air New Zealand DC-10 flew above the South Pole and crashed in Antarctica killing all 257 people aboard.
- Intelligence sources report says: ISI and 3 Pak terror groups are planning attacks in India.
- Govt clears projects with World Bank assistance worth $1 billion to provide skill training to 5 million Indians.
- Millions of farmers in India don’t have safeguards for their crop against climate change impact.
- CM Nitish Kumar of Bihar says liquor will be ban in Bihar from April 1 next year.
- FM minister Jaitley says PM is willing to discuss GST with everyone.
- World gold price is nearly 6-year low on stronger dollar.
- Sensex on the hopes of GST closes at 2-week high.
- 27 November 1701 Anders Celsius, the inventor of the Celsius thermometer, was born in Sweden on this day.
- 27 November 1779 The College of Pennsylvania became the University of Pennsylvania. This was the 1st legally recognized university in America.
- 27 November 1992 Sachin Tendulkar, at the age of 19 years and 22 days, became the youngest cricketer to make 1,000 test runs in Johannesburg
- 27 November 2008 - One of the biggest ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) was taken out of service after more than 30 years.
- Today is 26 Nov and we pay tributes to 26/11 bravehearts. Condemn the terrorism.
- Govt has marked 26 November as Constitution day as Indian Constitution was adopted in 1949 on this day.
- Antonio Costa, a Goan-origin person, is now PM of Portugal, he has his paternal roots to Goa.
- Russia has deployed advanced air-defense missile system after Turkey downs one of its jets in Syria.
- The Railways is receiving cheaper, reliable power from Dabhol power plant in Ratnagiri, It will result in saving approximately Rs 1,000 crore every year.
- 26 November 1716 The first lion was exhibited in America. Lion was put on display in Boston, MA
- 26 November 1789 U.S. President George Washington set this day to observe the adoption of the Constitution of the United States.
- 26 November 1922 In Egypt, Howard Carter started the digging into the tomb of King Tutankhamen.
- 26 November 1949 India's Constituent Assembly today in 1949 adopted the country's constitution. India became republic within the British Commonwealth two months later.
- 26 November 1965 - France became the 3rd country to enter space upon launching its first satellite the Diamant-A.
- President Obama and Hollande of France have pledged solidarity against IS, urges Russia to join them.
- 1,200 raids and 165 arrests in Paris ever since 13|11 attack in Paris.
- Report says Paris attacks organizers were planning more similar carnage.
- Mutant mosquitoes: University of California, have created a breed of Mutant mosquito that will help eradicate malaria from the world.
- GMVN Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam will launch an aerial tourism ‘Himalayan Darshan’ and Air India may join this.
- P Dayakar of TRS in Telangana state elctions have won Warangal LS seat with a record margin.
- Declining number of foreign students to Indian universities causing worries.
- 25 November 1837 - Silk Power Loom was patented by William Crompton on this day.
- 25 November 1866 Allahabad court was established with benches in Agra and Lucknow for Uttar Pradesh territory.
- 25 November 1867 Alfred Nobel founder of Nobel Prize had patented Dynamite.
- 25 November 1884 J.B. Meyenberg had received the patent for evaporated milk or Milk Powder on this day.
- 25 November 1948 National Cadet Corps in India was established today.
- 25 November 1999 Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was appointed as Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
- Odisha govt has asked banks to insure the coming up rabi crops in the state.
- Odisha govt reduced the farm loan interest to 1% from existing rate.
- Delhi govt will soon bring 2 bills to ‘revolutionise’ education system in India.
- Pfizer, a Pharma Giant is set to buy "Allergan" for more than $150 billion, a report says.
- Demat Accounts: Soon online trading or demat account will be opened for free with your savings account.
- Mark the "November 26" as constitution day: CBSE board directs to schools.
- Pakistan's ISI may help al-Qaida to gain foothold in India.
- 24 November 1615 - French King Louis XIII was married to Ann of Austria. They were both fourteen years old at the time of marriage.
- 24 November 1903 Electric Self-starter for an automobile was patented by Clyde J. Coleman on this day.
- 24 November 1963 Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner had shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, killer of JFKennedy, live on national television.
- 24 November 1969 Guru Nanak Dev University GNDU was established at Amritsar, Punjab on this day.
- India & Malaysia has signed 3 MoUs recently in which Cyber security and culture is one of agenda.
- Belgian police has arrested 16 people so far but Brussels is still in lockdown because main Paris suspect is still not found.
- Bank of Baroda eye opener scam: rickshaw-pullers and hawkers have become directors of the company.
- Maharashtra urban areas get 400% more water than villages where as 55% population of Maha lives in rural areas.
- Hubballi youth Adarsh Kumar, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari: Cyclist covered 4,000 km in just 19 days.
- A Man has received Rs 39 crore as power bill, officials blame to the billing software.
- CBSE have given mandate to schools to start day with national anthem.
- 23 November 1890 Princess Wilhelmina at the age of 10 became the Queen of the Netherlands when her father William III died.
- 23 November 1980 - In southern Italy area, almost 4,800 people were died in a series of earthquakes.
- 23 November 1996 Boeing 767-260ER on this day got hijacked and then crashed during water landing due to the lack of fuel. 126 died and 50 survived out of 176 passenger on board.
- 23 November 1997 Nirad C.Chaudhuri, a famous Indian author and Bookers award recipient, completed 100 years of his life.
- Neonatology Forum (NNF) of Mumbai says that every third child in India is premature born.
- "Temple deities are minors", SC would decide that can they own land surrounding to the temple.
- 256.8mm rain in Bengaluru records the highest November rain since 1916.
- Delhi govt has declared that Self attested documents would be sufficeient for many Delhi government services, affidavits and notary-attestment would not required after December 1.
- Rail Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu is inviting investors to develop railway stations. Nearly 400 railway stations in India, 25 in Rajasthan need PPP public-private partnership for development.
- 22 November 1906 The International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin had adopted the SOS (Save Our Souls) as a distress signal.
- 22 November 1977 Regular passenger service on the Supersonic Concorde began between New York and Europe.
- 22 November 1985 Almost 38,648 immigrants became citizens of the United States. This was the largest swearing-in ceremony.
- 22 November 2005 Angela Merkel was elected as Germany's chancellor She is the first female to hold this post.
- "Reform to transform", the slogan said by PM Modi at ASEAN of Business Summit.
- Trademark registration charges may increase by 100% soon, report by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI).
- Russian air force Tu-22M3 bombers drops ‘For Paris’ bombs on IS militants targets in Syria.
- Indian-Americans in America celebrated Chhath pooja on Potomac river in Virginia.
- Government recently have unveiled roadmap to phase out corporate tax exemptions.
- In China, Google is planning to launch the China version of Google Play smartphone app store early next year.
- "One-eyed" chief’s terror group is behind the Mali attack, Al Murabitoun says.
- 21 November 1783 The 1st successful flight of 25 minutes and 5½ miles over Paris was made in a hot air balloon by 3 pilots, Francois Pilatre de Rosier, Francois Laurent and Marquis d'Arlandes.
- 21 November 1877 Thomas A. Edison announced the his successful invention of phonograph.
- 21 November 1947 First postal stamp of independent India of 3 and 1/2 annas denomination was printed.
- 21 November 1989 - The proceedings of Britain's House of Commons were air live on the national television for the 1st time.
- India and China ready to set up a ministerial mechanism on security and terrorism issues for the first time.
- Rahul Gandhi become Modi’s official rival and uses the late Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary to propogate his message.
- Nitish Kumar in Bihar is set to take oath today as CM for the fifth time.
- 7th pay commission has chart out to recommend a hike of 23.55%.
- Analysis of British intelligence agency MI6 reports that Pakistan nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan has sold nuclear secrets to Libya, Iran and North Korea, according to information of The Times.
- Norton Internet security data says 113 million Indians have lost Rs 16k on average to cyber crimes.
- PIL report tells that School textbooks in MP have give wrong information about animals.
- 20 November 1818 - Simon Bolivar today in 1818 had formally declared Venezuela independent from Spain.
- 20 November 1873 - Budapest was formed after uniting the two rival cities of Buda and Pest to form the capital of Hungary.
- 20 November 1917 J.C. Bose Research Institute, after the name of Indian ace scientist J C Bose, was established in Calcutta.
- 20 November 1981 India's 2nd experimental remote sensing satellite, Bhaskara-II, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
- Govt declares 3% interest subsidy to gear-up exports this will have a financial impact of about Rs 2,700 crore.
- Hizb-ul-Mujahideen have raised over Rs 80 crores in 8 years to fund terror activities in India.
- IS have released photo of the bomb that ‘downed’ the Russian jet recently over Egypt.
- 150 Indians are under lens of intelligence agencies for patronaging IS propaganda. ISIS flag in Kashmir valley have created worries in Indian Army.
- NASA and ISRO would work together for climate studies.
- 50 UP districts are declared drought hit.
- 19 November 1850 - The 1st life insurance policy ever for a woman was issued today. Carolyn Ingraham, 36 years, bought the policy in Madison, US.
- 19 November 1893 - The Sunday New York World was the 1st newspaper to publish the color supplement.
- 19 November 1977 Massive Cyclone hits coastal Andhra Pradesh which caused flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000 people.
- 19 November 1982 IXth Asian Games started in New Delhi.
- ‘5,500 Twitter accounts are down’: New age Battle, The hacker group Anonymous takes on IS in cyber battle.
- Shootout took place in north Paris as police search for fugitive attacker.
- Pay panel of Govt sector will submit report on 20th Nov, it may allow 15% wage hike.
- ISRO will soon launch Six to Twelve satellites in a year.
- No NOC required from the state government of Maha to use farmland for industrial use.
- Maharashtra, severly drought hit state, is seeking Rs 4,000cr drought aid from Centre.
- 18 November 1727 Vidyadhar Chakravarty of Bengal was the architect of the 1st planned city, Jaipur city, in India and the stone laid by Maharaja Jai Singh-II of Amber.
- 18 November 1820 Captain Nathaniel Palmer was the 1st American to see the continent of Antarctica.
- 18-November 1911 Free primary school education in India was introduced on this day.
- 18-November 1955 Nikita Khrushchev and Nicolai Bulganin, the top USSR Soviet leaders, 1st time visited India.
- 18-November 1972 "Tiger" was declared as India's 'National Animal' on this day.
- Torrential rains in Chennai have killed more than 70, Army, Air Force are deployed for rescue work.
- ‘France is at war’: President Hollande wants US and Russia should unite against IS.
- Paris attacks: G20 leaders would take up battle against terror.
- Banks can have a $380 billion market opportunity when financial inclusion of micro-enterprises are given focus.
- "Food Security Act", Odisha govt would implement this act in its 14 districts.
- Railways:Tenders would go online in railways from next year.
- Define terrorism and its supporters before it is too late: PM Modi urges to UN.
- PM proposes a Ten-point strategy to handle terrorism and refugee crisis.
- 17 November 1869 "The Suez Canal" was opened in Egypt on this day, it was linking the Mediterranean and the Red seas.
- 17 November 1928 Lala Lajpat Rai died today in Lahore, due to the barbarous lathi charge of on him on 30th October.
- 17 November 1947 Rajendra Prasad became the President of Indian National Congress.
- 17 November 1988 Benazir Bhutto became the 1st woman leader of an Islamic country. She won the 1st democratic elections in Pakistan in 11 years.
- France drops 20 bombs on Islamic State HQ in Syria at ISIS targets after terror attacks in Paris, and hunts attacker.
- Continued heavy rains in Tamil Nadu disrupt normal life, schools and colleges are closed today.
- JNU will introduce soon 3 new MA courses in art and film.
- ED registered against HP CM a money laundering case.
- A survey report says 1 in 5 schools in Delhi doesn't have fire safety equipments.
- 16 November 1860 1st group of Indian workers arrived in Natal, South Africa.
- 16 November 1933 The United States and the Soviet Union 1st time established their diplomatic relations.
- 16 November 1995 MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System), first time in India became operational in Madras, it was an elevated suburban railway.
- 16 November 2000 The Government had reduced equity holding from 51 per cent to 33 per cent in nationalised banks .
- 2004 - "Scramjet" (X-43A), a NASA unmanned jet reached a speed of nearly ten times the speed of sound above the Pacific Ocean.
- Three well coordinated teams of gunmen and bombers carried out the Paris attacks.
- ‘France is among top targets’: What IS said in one of its statement.
- Denmark reveals its tough asylum rules to further check migrants.
- Sensex down further 256 points, sinks to the lowest level in 2 months.
- Amazon has learned some tough online business lessons learned in India to cut costs that it is going to apply abroad.
- A survey report says at least 50,000 Europeans are in the ranks of IS’
- 15 November 1889 Monarchy of Brazil was dethrone on this day.
- 15 November 1901 Miller Reese had patented the electrical hearing aid.
- 15 November 1913 Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for "Gitanjali". He was the 1st Indian, who was awarded with Nobel Prize.
- 15 November 1920 League of Nations 1st time organised its Assembly meeting.
- 15 November 1989 Sachin Tendulkar, had his Test debut at Karachi on this day.
- 15 November 2000 Jharkhand became the 28th State of the Indian Union and the CM Babulal Marandi took over office.
- PM Modi is the first Indian head to address British parliament.
- Terror strikes in Paris: 120 killed 8 attackers dead, 7 of them in suicide bombings and France declares emergency.
- WB has approved $500 million loan for energy sector reforms to Pakistan.
- PM Modi's UK visit, gala welcome witnessed almost 60,000 people, 1000 artists and one mega show at Wembley stadium in London.
- Railway fares are likely to go up from November 15.
- Start-ups are new business mantra, 25% firms are ready to hire at IIT-B.
- 14 November 1681 East India Company declared Bengal as a separate presidency.
- 14 November 1889 1st Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru was born and his birthday is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957.
- 14 November 1922 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) started its domestic radio service.
13 November 2015 Current Affairs
- India planning to bring at least 1,500 biotech start-ups in next 2 to 3 years.
- Pakistan given 2000 acres to China in Gwadar port city in Balochistan for their US $46 billion economic corridor project.
- Democracy icon in Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has won the elections.
- PM Narendra Modi's visit to Britain has sparked up China.
- Rajasthan first time making an e-auction mines, this would be 1st state to do so.
- Maha govt is inviting suggestions for drafting the National Education policy.
- 13 November 1901 4 Language panels 1st time started on Rs. 10/- notes. 1st time four corner serial numbers on Indian Rupees were introduced.
- 13 November 1927 The Holland Tunnel providing access between New York City and New Jersey under the Hudson River opened to the public on this day.
- 13 November 1970 Due to the massive Flood in Ganges delta claimed 200,000 million lives.
- 13 November 1971 The U.S. spacecraft Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet that was Mars.
- Govt eases the FDI norms in fifteen sectors, this will bring better investment opportunities and speed up growth.
- The Nov 11 in a “Singles Day”, World’s biggest online shopping and E-commerce giant Alibaba has made over $14 billion beating last year record of $9 billion.
- PM Modi hopeful of UK visit, this visit will bring more investment to India.
- MP govt has proposed Rs 1656 cr plan to improve the urban infra net.
- 6-lane elevated road was opend yesterday in Delhi, wasa gift to public from Govt.
- Matrix Cellular International Services, a Telecom solution provider is penalised for providing faulty services.
- 12 November 1896 Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, the ecologist, teacher, explorer, writer and bird watcher, was born on this day.
- 12 November 1915 Theodore W. Richards of Harvard University, was became the first American to receive the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
- 12 November 1969 Indira Gandhi was expelled from Congress for indiscipline and formed her own Congress Party which was called Congress (I) with Jagjivan Ram as President.
- 12 November 1996 Almost 350 people were died in mid-air collision in Bhiwani district, Haryana.
HAPPY DIPAWALI
- GSAT-15, India’s latest communication satellite is successfully launched by Ariane-5 rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana in S. America.
- Barack Obama first time made a hotline call to PM Narendra Modi to greet him on Diwali.
- Sunanda Pushkar was not died of radioactive poisoning: US lab report confirms.
- Focus on Development: Despite of loss in Bihar, PM Modi vision stays in place.
- One Rank One Pension(OROP): almost 2,000 ex-servicemen return their medals.
- 11 November 1675 Aurangzeb executed Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur, it was the beginning of the Sikh-Muslim feud.
- 11 November 1793 William Carey, English pioneer missionary, at the age of 32, founded the Baptist Missionary Society in Calcutta, the 1st British Protestant missions agencies in India.
- 11 November 1851 Alvan Clark had patented the Telescope was on this day.
- 11 November 2002 Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, gifted $100 million to fight AIDS in India.
- Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar, win would be comparable to Mandela’s ‘Long Walk to Freedom’.
- OROP: military veterans are threatening govt to return medals today.
- IS's 'Cyber Caliphate' have hacked atleast 54k Twitter accounts.
- 96 MLAs in 243-member Bihar assembly, almost 39.5% have murder and kidnapping charges against them.
- Delhi govt have brought unauthorised colonies into web of property tax.
- Jaguar Land Rover owned by Tata Motors is planning to launch major cost cutting.
- IIT-B students generally take average of 6 yrs to complete any PhDs.
- 10 November 1698 East India Company had purchased Calcutta, which was just about a size of village at that time.
- 10 November 1775 The U.S. Marines were established their Marine Corps. This day is recognized as the birth of United States Marine Corps.
- 10 November 1970 The Great Wall of China was opened for tourism on this day.
- 10 November 1990 Late Chandra Shekhar was sworn in as prime minister of India after VP Singh.
- 10 November 1998 "The Virtual Wall" website at the White House, (www.thevirtualwall.org) was inaugurated. The site uniquely allows visitors to experience The Wall through the site.
- Maggi noodles was ban to sell in India, back in stores and Nestle India ties up with Snapdeal to sell Maggi noodles again in India.
- Prashant Kishor: He is the Man behind Modi LS winner campaign crafted for Nitish win in Bihar.
- Iran appointed the 1st lady ambassador Marzieh Afkham to head its embassy in Malaysia since revolution in 1979.
- Odisha innovators have received the Nasa award for finding solution to tyre bursts.
- Sensex slips down below 26,000 aftef the BJP's loss in Bihar.
- 9 November 1236 Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi was assassinated.
- 9 November 1877 Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet of fame Sare Jahan Se Achha... , was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
- 9 November 1960 Subroto Mukherji, the 1st Air Chief Marshall of Indian Air Force after Independence was suddenly died.
- 9 November 1961 Major Robert White had flew an X-15 rocket plane the then at a world record speed of 4,093 mph.
- 9 November 1981 The Internation Monetary Fund IMF had approved a $5.8 billion loan to India.This was the biggest loan to that date.
- Railways would formulate plan to save effectively Rs 5000 cr on energy bill.
- Green tax (environment tax) applies on National Highway 8 and commuters find it difficult.
- Delhi is likely to abolish 200 types of different kinds of affidavits to cut red tape.
- Shiv Sena finds Nitish a ‘hero’ and they say Modi must take the blame for party defeat in Bihar.
- Kerala has launched ambulance service to transport sick and injured jumbos from forest.
- Erratic and uneven electricity supply upsets tourists and residents in Gangotri in Uttakhand.
- Today, 8th Nov is the Birthday of veteran BJP leader LK Advani, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishes him.
- 8-November-1947 Junagadh merge into India on this day.
- 8-November-1948 Nathuram Godse, confessed the murder of Gandhi on Jan 1948 but denied conspiracy.
- 08 November 1895 Wilhelm Roentgen, while experimenting with electricity he discovered the Xrays and took the first Xray pictures.
- 08 November 1997 To make way for the Three Gorges Dam Chinese engineers diverted the YangtzeRiver.
- Indian Army have successfully done the test-fire of BrahMos missile at Pokhran Rajasthan.
- PM Modi sanctioned the Rs 80,000 crore package to J&K for its development.
- For JEE 2016, the result will still have the 40% weightage for the respective board marks.
- 60% quota for Group A officers’ kids in Sanskriti School is canceled.
- The latest Bihar polls cost state exchequer of total Rs 300 crore.
- Mars once was Earth-like planet but Sun storms stripped its atmosphere so to life.
- Hyper growth in e-commerce trend is bound to consolidate and be accompanied by a shakeout.
- 7 November 1862 Bahadurshah Jafar II the last Mugal Emperor died on this day at Rangoon in British prison.
- 7 November 1876 Albert H. Hook had patented the cigarette manufacturing machine today.
- 7 November 1893 The state of Colorado in US granted women first time the right to vote.
- 7 November 1916 Jeanette Rankin of Montana was became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
- SC has agreed to Kerala government’s decision to ban the online lotteries.
- Indian-origin Sikh man, ex-soldier Sajjan Singh is Canada’s new defence minister.
- Reliance Infrastructure Anil Ambani group, would exit the cement and highways to focus more on defence.
- China has become the largest trade-partner of US and overtakes Canada.
- AAI will revive atleast 50 airports in next 10 years to boost air transportation.
- By 2030, solar power will be up to the 18% of total energy generation.
- A beautiful emoji on "Make in India" is launched by Twitter.
- 90% of Indian univarsities have still outdated curriculum Bhtart Ratna Prof CNR Rao quotes.
- 6 November 1789 Father John Carroll was appointed as the 1st Roman Catholic bishop in America.
- 6 November 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States.
- 6 November 1973 Pioneer 10 of NASA spacecraft started photographing Jupiter.
- 6 November 1993 First-ever elections took place on this day to the Delhi Assembly.
- PM Modi launches Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS) and India’s first-ever gold coin, this scheme will replace the existing Gold Deposit Scheme 1999.
- DPS Ranchi is in trouble for ‘one-child policy’ for girls’ admission in the school.
- The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, completed its silver jubilee recently, would spend Rs 100 crore per year to upgrade facilities along its 741-km route in 4 states.
- Linkedin Social media for professionals has launched LinkedInPlacements to help students.
- Google gmail Inbox will reply to your email with the help of artificial intelligence.
- Moshe Kai Cavalin, a 17-yr-old boy flies planes and have 2 degrees also works at NASA.
- 5 November 1556 Akbar and his Mughal army defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the 2nd battle of Panipat.
- 5 November 1895 George B. Selden had received the 1st automobile patent for U.S. He sold the rights later for $200,000 after four years.
- 5 November 1935 "Monopoly" The popular game was introduced by Parker Brothers Company on this day.
- 5 November 1946 John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of US, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives at the age of 29.
- 5 November 1956 "University Grants Commission Act' had sets up the UGC.
- Rs 10,000 crore worth of road and bridge development projects are announced by The Union government today for Nagaland.
- Pakistan’s nuclear program is threat for the whole world not just India.
- Swachh Bharat abhiyaan would rate 75 major cities for cleanliness.
- Twitter changes its ‘favourite’ star to heart-shaped ‘like’ soon.
- UN report says that India has to go a long way to match China like progress in Asia-Pacific.
- Standard Chartered bank is downsizing 15,000 jobs after ‘disappointing’ Q3 loss.
- Amazon is opening its first-ever physical book store in Seattle, US.
- Porsche cars havre called almost 60,000 vehicles for engine leak faults.
- 4 November 1846 - A patent for an artificial leg was patented by Benjamin Palmer on this day in US.
- 4 November 1915 Sir Pherozeshah Mehta "Lion of Bombay" died in Bombay. He was founder of "Bombay Chronicle" English newspaper, and was knighted in 1904 by British Raj. He was also Vice Chancellor of the University of Bombay in 1910 and was founder of Central Bank of India.
- 4 November 1922 Howard Carter had discovered the entry of the lost tomb in Egypt of Pharaoh Tutankhamen Pyramid.
- 4 November 1939 The very 1st air-conditioned car was brought to display at the 40th National Automobile Show .
- Lucknow-Ballia expressway will be renamed after Purvanchal, The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) is soon set to start work on the 343 km-long road which will connect Lucknow to Balia.
- Chhota Rajan claims that Some Mumbai police officials are working for Dawood.
- Jayalalithaa started 422 new buses in Tamil Nadu in which 50 new buses are exclusively for women were launched in Chennai.
- JNU council in New Delhi has rejected courses in ‘Indian Culture’ and ‘Yoga’.
- Local artists in Uttrakhand above 60 will get monthly govt. pension.
- 3 November 1507 Leonardo DaVinci started the work called Mona Lisa on this day. This work was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her.
- 3 November 1796 John Adams, after George Washington, was elected the second U.S. President.
- 3 November 1945 Temporary Octroi Mandal in India was established today.
- 3 November 1991 'Trishul', India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) was successfully tested.
- Facebook will help BSNL to set up 100 Wi-Fi hotspots Internet access over a wireless local area network, in rural India.
- IAS officer TV Anupama, Kerala’s food safety commissioner has triggered organic food drive in Kerala.
- HRD ministry has formed a panel to draft third National Education Policy.
- New medicines for diabetes, hypertension and pneumonia would be available from Diwali at cheaper price.
- Moody's the International Rating organisation has marked Indian banking sector outlook as stable.
- Karnataka govt have waived interest on crop loans and announced relief for the farmers.
- 2 November 1721 Peter the Great (Peter I), ruler of Russia had changed his title to emperor on this day.
- 2 November 1815 George Boole, an English mathematician, is best known as the author of "The Laws of Thought" and father of modern digital theory was born on this day. He coined the theory of Boolean algebra.
- 2 November 1895 - In Chicago, the 1st gasoline powered car race took place in America.
- 2 November 1930 - The DuPont had announced the first synthetic rubber. It was called DuPrene.
- India is the world's 7th most valued 'nation brand' and US is on the top.
- UN has selected Raipur of Chhatisgargh for international cities for peace.
- Karnataka govt. will gift 12 jumbos to Corbett national park for patrolling the estate.
- December 16 gangrape juvenile convict, now he is 20, get quiet release after ‘Reformed’ nearly after 3 years of jail.
- Delhi civic bodies still confused because Supreme Court had asked them to levy an environment tax (green tax) on inbound trucks which pass through the capital.
- Flipkart is planning to invest a couple of billion dollars to boost their position and online sales.
- 1 November 1611 Shakespeare's romantic comedy "The Tempest", was first played at Whitehall Palace in London.
- 1 November 1755 In Lisbon, Portugal by an earthquake and the tsunami at least 60,000 people were killed on this day.
- 1 November 1856 -"Daguerreian Journal", The first photography magazine, was published in New York City in US.
- 1-November 1858 Britain Government, the ruling Crown had taken over administrative powers to rule India from East India Company.
- 1 November 1937 Kerala University in Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram was formed today.
