Date Events/ Information

1-Dec-14

3-Dec-14

Black money: Supreme Court tells Centre to ensure IT probe by March

6-Dec-14

Centre to provide Rs 28,000 crore for railway lines in North East: PM. Also Center has sanctioned Rs 5,000 crore to provide 2G mobile coverage for better connectivity

Railways plans to operate trains with bio-diesel: Govt. It will replace Mineral diesel. It will be initiated after resolving policy issues related to sale of Bio-diesel

The Centre is scheduled to launch a scheme called Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.

Price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was today cut by a steep Rs 113 per cylinder and that of jet fuel (ATF) by 4.1 per cent as international oil rates slumped to multi-year lows. A 14.2-kg cylinder of non-subsidised LPG will now cost Rs 752, down from Rs 865 previously, in Delhi, oil companies announced today.

LS passes School of Planning & Architecture Bill 2014

AgustaWestlland VVIP chopper deal: Gautam Khaitan’s bail plea dismissed (he is a businessman)

India and the US have set up an ISRO-NASA joint working group to explore the possibility of enhancing cooperation for the study of Mars, the government said today.

The Andhra Pradesh government today said the World Bank and Asian Development Bank have offered assistance for rehabilitation of people and construction of infrastructure affected by devastating cyclone 'Hudhud', which hit the north coastal districts of the state in October.

Senior IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha was tonight appointed the new CBI Director to succeed Ranjit Sinha who retired in a glare of controversy with the Supreme Court directing him to recuse from 2G spectrum scam case probe.

Government rules out resignation of Union Minister Niranjan Jyoti for her Monday's derogatory remarks; Both the Houses of Parliament witness uproarious scenes as Opposition demands her resignation; Police lodged a complaint against the Minister

Union Home Minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh visits his adopted village #Beti under Sarojini Nagar block for first time.

#WestBengal govt will decide if Kunal Ghosh is required to be shifted from jail hospital, only after going through his medical reports.

Consumers will soon be able to choose their power supply company: @PiyushGoyal , Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Minister.

6-Dec-14

7-Dec-14

Over 3 lakh, 26 thousand cases settled in special lok adalats in Punjab

India forex reserves up $ 1.432 billion to $ 316.311 billion

Chennai, Bengaluru join ‘100 Resilient Cities’ network

8-Dec-14

Govt is making necessary amendments to #ElectricityAct to reduce losses of discoms as well as improve electricity supply: Piyush Goyal

Govt decides to introduce regular passenger bus service to #Dhaka from Guwahati in #Assam via Shillong, #Meghalaya.

Team of world bank experts are currently in India to suggest reform and support India's effort to improve business environment

Terrorist tries to attack Indian democracy..modi paid Tributes to the.martyrs who sacrificed their lives to protect the country

HRD Minister @smritiirani :Govt soon going to implement the credit transfer system from class nine to post graduation.

Yesterday Maharastra cabinet was extended with 10 news ministers from Siva sena added..the CM is insisted on Make in Maharastra a part of campaign of Make In India. CM also reduced number of steps to enter business form 14 to 5.. The approval for new business need to be provided in 3 days..and CM is Devendra Fadnavis

Most states favoured replacement of Planning Commision by an another body. It was announced by Jaitley in the Chief Ministers metting with Modi

The GSAT 16 communication satellite launched successfully from Kourou in French Guiana early morning today is functioning normally

India continues to help Maldives to deal with drinking water crisis with supply of more drinking water to the capital Male.

Roger Federer landed India for international premier tennis league, Gng to play mixed doubles with Sania Mirza in Delhi, He s a 17 time grand slam winner from swiz

Cristiano Ronaldo nets a record 23rd hat trick in La Liga and his 200th goal in the Spanish top flight

The Centre has recommended to the14th Finance Commission for inclusion of soil erosion, lightening and bamboo -flowering in the list of natural disasters.

The Government today withdrew two Bills, the Coal Mines (Nationalization) Amendment Bill 2000 and the Protection and Utilization of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill 2008 from the Rajya Sabha. The Bills were pending in the Upper House of Parliament since 2000 and 2008.

8-Dec-14

10-Dec-14

3. Parliment passes School of Planning and Architecture Bill 2014

8. UN considering proposal on International Yoga Day

Parliament has passed the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Bill 2014

The Supreme Court today dismissed a batch of pleas filed by various firms including Tata Steel seeking impleadment and re-look of its earlier verdict in which allocations of 214 out of 218 coal blocks were quashed.

China has rejected UN arbitration to resolve the South China Sea maritime dispute with its neighbours, asserting that it should be settled through direct bilateral negotiations.

The United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan today. The mission ended 13 years after the 9/11 terror attacks sparked their invasion of the country to topple the Taliban-led government.

Haryana Government will start CM Window System to address the grievances of the general public. Giving the information, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khatter said that after the launch of system, the problems and grievances of the people could be sorted out at their district centres and they need not visit Capital.

Karnataka Government launched ‘Karnataka MobileOne’, a mobile governance application that integrates all services provided by the government into one unified platform.

1. Kailash Satyarthi from India and Malala from Pakistan today received Nobel Peace Prize 2014

2. Modi to meet Russian President tom. Talks on nuclear energy and defence

4. India develops its own student assessment survey system called NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS SURVEY

5. Saudi Arabia govt approves an agreement for recruitment of Indian domestic workers

6. Govt decides to delete SECTION 309 of IPC from the statute book which makes attempting suicide a crime

7. Govt approves 5000 crore rupee for mobile connectivity in North-East region

check notes

saradha scam

last lok adalat happened at Nov 23

see also new train route recently introduced there

for public, private TV, radio services, large scale internet, telephone operations

The two Indian cities were chosen among 331 applications from cities around the world for 100RC network, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, New York.

was rejected by the 13th Finance Commission

-RF

Date Events/ Information9-Nov-14

11-Nov-14 one-day 12th annual ASEAN-India summit tomorrow

Vasan to lauch to new party on Novembe 28

V.Anand Vs Carlsen :: Game 1: .5-.5 :: Game2: 0-1 :: Game3: 1-0

Vodafone India April-Sept. revenue up 12%

12-Nov-14 Death toll in sterilization tragedy rises to 13 (chattisgarh)

Modi's Cabinet to be expanded today. Cabinet now holds 44 Ministers (Manmohan's cabinet in last regime holds 77 Ministers)

Modi adopted JAYAPUR, a village from Varnasi under Adarsh Gram Yojana on Friday

Modi launches Clean Ganga campaign from Assi Ghat, Varnasi on Saturday as a part of Clean India campaign.

Modi nominated nine people including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for Clean India Campaign on Saturday. The other eight include cricketers Mohammed Kaif, Suresh Raina; comedian Raju Srivastava, Bhojpuri film star and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, singer Kailash Kher, writer Manu Sharma, Padma Shri Devi Parsad Dwivedi and Swami Rambhadracharya.

India's economy likely to grow 6.4% next year; may be a hair's breadth away from China by 2016: OECD (The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

"The rate at which India's population is growing - 1.5% per year, demand for food is likely to go up 3 times in few years," said Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

On the sidelines of the international summits in Myanmar, Modi will be meeting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Singaporean President Tony Tan besides meeting the host President Thein Sein, Indian officials said.

Sena become opposition party in Maharastra after NCP extends its support to BJP to form Government

Eight women died after Sterilization surgery, Chattisgargh. Chief medical officer suspended

Reliance Industries had announced that it would launch commercial 4G telecom service of RJio in 2015 entailing investment of Rs. 70,000 crore.

A three-day aviation conference showcasing Telangana State as an investment hub in defence and aerospace engineering opens in Hyderabad on Wednesday(Nov 13-14).

Brent Crude oil rate falls to 82 per barrel (a four year low). Parallely US dollars rose, hit a seven-year high against the YEN.

Industrial production grows at 2.5% in September -PTI

UK to recognise CBSE certificate for admission in undergraduate programme

eBay joins hands with NIIT for e-commerce certification progMahatma Gandhi University bags Indira Gandhi awardIndia, Bhutan sign MoU on establishment of Nalanda University

14-Nov-14

Sunderban island shrinks by half - from 8.51 sqkm(1975) to 4.43 sq km(2012)

16-Nov-14 G20 Submit for two days (Saturday & Saturday) at Brisbane, Australlia

Majority of defence deals are stuck up due to lobbying, vested interest and kickbacks: Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar (quits as chief minister of Goa and sworn in at Sunday's expansion of Modi's cabinet)

Retail inflation drops to 5.52% in October as compared to 6.46% in September-PTI

Actor #Rajinikanth wins CentenaryAward forIndian #Film Personality of the Year

External Affairs Minister @SushmaSwaraj released today - the book 'The Indian Super 100', in #Dubai

High Court raps Centre, Delhi government over failure to implement Vishaka guidelines

World Health Organization sets guidelines to reduce indoor pollution deaths (first time formulation)

Power tariff in the national capital was tonight hiked by up to seven per cent by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission and will come into effect from Saturday.

Modi - 2nd PM from India to visit Australia in 28 years after Rajiv Gandhi in 1986.Cameron met Modi and says, "Tie with India is UK's top priority in Foregin policy".Herman supports initiative of Modis' International Yoga day- which might be on June 21 (also it is described as India's Gift to the world)

David Cameron - UK Prime ministerHerman Van Rompuy - European Council's president

India - 3rd largest passport issuing authority (14% of passport issuance) after US and china - By Ext affairs minister.Meghalaya CM inaugurated Passport sava kendra(PSK) in Shillong

12 th ASEAN -India Summit held in Nay Pyi Taw(Ghost city) in Myanmar on Nov 12,2014.

Myanmar - joined ASEAN group in July, 1977Myanmar president = Thein Sein

Combat aircraft Sukhoi - 30 s(Russian aircraft) to be back in air by next week which was grounded after a crash near Pune on Oct 14, 2014.

Supreme Court allows NRI's to cast vote using Electronic Ballet System or proxy.

17-Nov-14

India & United States agree on different aspects in #educationsector.

“We endorse the 2015-16 G20 Anti-Corruption plan that will support growth and resilience,” the leaders said in a communiqué released at the end of the two-day summit.

PM Narendra Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's Statue in #Brisbane

G-20 summit in Brisbane concludes; At least two percent global economic growth and automatic exchange of information on bank accounts were highlights says Railway Minister S. Prabhu.

Tata Group's Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has invested in online furniture company Urban Ladder, making it his second personal investment in an e-commerce firm after Snapdeal.

#Chhattisgarh govt will adopt children of women who died after undergoing #tubectomies at botched sterilization camp in Bilaspur district.

Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore releases souvenir highlighting role of #PressCouncilOfIndia in ensuring fair practices of journalism

#India successfully brought back 7000 Indian nationals who wanted to return from different parts of #Iraq.

Public Wi-fi service launched in Delhi’s #Connaught Place.It will cover 4.5 Square kilometer inner and outer circle of the area.

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal today lifted the #ChinaOpen Super Series Premier Trophy.

Government has initiated a move to bring a bill in Parliament to make marriage laws more women friendly and allow both parties to file for divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. The Law Ministry has circulated a draft Cabinet note on Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill for inter-ministerial consultations.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in talks with the government to increase curbs on gold imports, Deputy Governor SS Mundra said on Monday, reflecting policymakers concerns that a jump in inbound shipments will worsen the country's trade deficit.

Speaker #SumitraMahajan convenes an all party meeting on 22nd of this month to ensure smooth functioning of Winter Session of Parliament.

Centre says that govt employees who have children suffering from #autism will be exempted from routine transfers.

Coal Minister Piyush Goyal says govt will invite clean & safe technology from foreign countries to increase efficiency & production of #coal

Personal Pollution Prevention (PPP) Campaign launched as part of #BalSwachhataMission in Puducherry.

Top leaders from 6-nation #Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC meet in #Riyadh to discuss their ties and areas of common interest.

19-Nov-14

20-Nov-14

China and Australia signed an MoU on bilateral Antarctic cooperation

21-Nov-14

VVIP Chopper deal: ED files chargesheet in money laundering caseSaradha chit fund scam: CBI grills WB Textile Minister, TMC MPIndia committed to continuing support to Afghanistan: PM ModiJapan PM dissolves Parliament for snap pollsCongress questions SBI's decision to lend $1 billion to Adani Group

22-Nov-14

Home Minister accuses Pakistan of providing shelter to Dawood Ibrahim

TMC to oppose FDI in defence, rail, insurance in ParliamentCourt rejects interim bail plea of TMC MP Srinjoy Bose

28-Nov-14

6. India's GDP growth slows to 5.3 per cent in second quarter.7. Pakistan to release 40 Indian prisoners mostly fishermen.8. Sensex scales new peak of 28,694; Nifty hits record high of 8588.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tops 10 Indians in Foreign Policy's '100 Leading Global Thinkers'

Home Minister Rajnath Singh warns China against building roads on Indian territory

For the fourth consecutive year, China has retained the top spot in the list of the world's fastest supercomputers for its Tianhe-2, according to a biannual Top500 list released today.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) issues a 10-year 10 billion rupee bond to increase foreign investment in India

Court raps sinha for damaging CBI reputation

SPL public prosecutor Grover stated that "NGO allegation against cbi director ranjit sinha prima facie seems to be credible"

Cabinet clears 3 projects to end power outages; Also approves pacts with SAARC

Pakistan apprehends 56 Indian fishermen off Gujarat coast

Defence Acquisition Council clears proposal to acquire 814 artillery guns for around Rs. 16, 000 crore

1. One of the four Indian recruits to Islamic State militant group returns home, NIA takes him into custody.

2. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informs Parliament, government is making all out efforts to bring back 39 captive Indians In Iraq; It is in constant touch with its sources.

3. BJP drops its plan to celebrate birth anniversary of Jat leader Mahendra Pratap Singh in Aligarh Muslim University.

4. Arnia encounter in Jammu and Kashmir ends; 5 civilians, 4 militants among 12 killed.

5. Supreme Court asks Centre to consider continuing German in Kendriya Vidyalayas for the present Academic session.

9. P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy enter respective semi-finals of the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament.

29-Nov-14 Modi flags off the first passenger train service from Meghalaya

10. China's 14 year old boy Yan Bingtao stuns title favourite Pankaj Advani in quarterfinal of the World Snooker Championship.

Department of Telecommunications decides to lay an exclusive submarine cable network for Andaman and Nicobar Islands from Chennai, at an estimated cost of 1,000 crore Rupees.

Srinjoy Bose was remanded to jail. (Saradha scam). He has been questioned by CBI for a week time. Since he is an influention person, his bail was denied.

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday came out with the final guidelines for the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), which will help consumers pay multiple bills like electricity, telephone and school fees at a single point of transaction.

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India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mozambique for cooperation in the field of oil and gas today.

Position

RBI Governor

US Federal Reserve Chair

Union Cabinet of Food Processing, India

Myanmar's President

Telungana Chief Minister

Defence MinisterRevenue Secretary

External affairs Minister

Union Home MinisterAustrial Prime Minister

Japan's Prime Minister

Minister of State for Railways

David Cameron - UK Prime ministerHerman Van Rompuy - European Council's president

Myanmar - joined ASEAN group in July, 1977Myanmar president = Thein Sein

People

Raguram Rajan

Janet Yallen

Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Thein Sein

Manohar ParrikarShaktikanta Das

Sushma Swaraj

Rajnath SinghTony Abbott

Shinzo Abe

Manoj Sinha

K.Chandrasekhar Rao

Date Events/ Information14-Nov-14 APJ abdul kalam was conferred the title "Honorary Professor" by Peking

university(one of the oldest chinese universities)Angelo Mathews named as captain of ICC test team of year 2014.Dhoni (Indian captain for the 5th year) selected as captain of ICC ODI team of yr 2014 for 8th time(7 consecutive years)

ICC team selected based on their last 1 year performance. Both team of year is an honour awarded each year for the players by ICC.

Japan Investment in India:1) Softbank(Japan telecom group) bought major stake in SNAPDEAL for $627million

2) Real estate company TATAHOMES entered with join venture ageement with Developer Group India pvt ltd to create townships in Chennai, Vishakapatnam and ludhiana. (12-18 projects in next 5 years for 6K crores)

Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma - First woman chief of African union

Mala Yousafzai -who won Pakistan's first National youth PEACE ward

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Angelo Mathews - Captain of Srilankan Cricket team.Anil Kumble - Chairman of ICC cricket committeeDavid Richardson - ICC chief executiveDubai - ICC Headquarters

Student and Education activist - in Mingora town,Swat district.Appointed as Chairperson of District Child Assembly Swat.Shot in head and neck in an assasination attempt by Taliban gunmen