Current
Affairs Nov 2012
INTERNATIONAL
Barack Obama re-elected as President of US
Barack Obama re-elected as President of US with a clear
victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney on 7th November 2012.
Hindu-American elected to US Congress for the
first time
Tulsi Gabbard is the first Hindu-American elected as the US
House of Representative from Hawaii in November 2012 elections.
Nepal elected to UN ECOSOC board
Nepal elected a board member of the United Nations Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC) for a three-year term starting in January 2013. Nepal
along with 17 other countries were elected board members of ECOSOC 8th November
2012 by the UN General Assembly.
Israel fires into Syria
Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the
first time on 11th November 2012, firing warning shots across the border after
an errant mortar shell landed near an Israeli military installation in the
Golan Heights.
China’s Communist Party selects new leadership
China elects the new President as Xi Jinping and Prime Minister as
Li Keqiang on 14 November 2012.
Japan to go to polls on 16 December 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the Lower House of
Parliament on 16 November 2012 ,paving the way for elections in which his
ruling party will likely give way to a weak coalition government divided over
how to solve Japan’s myriad problems. Elections were set for 16 December 2012.
U.N. approves Palestinian ‘observer state’ bid
The United Nations General Assembly on 30 November 2012 endorsed
an upgraded U.N. status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense
opposition from the United States and Israel.The vote was 138 delegates in
favor of the measure including India, nine against including America, Brazil
and Canada and 41 abstentions including Britain.
INDIA & WORLD
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA) lift export ban on some milk products
Amid surplus availability of milk powder in the country, the
government is likely to decide on 1st November 2012 on lifting ban on
export of milk products, especially whole milk powder, dairy whitener and
infant milk foods.
US included as dialogue partner of Indian
Ocean countries
The US was inducted as a sixth dialogue partner in the 20-nation
Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) grouping on 3rd
November 2012.The ministers of countries which are members of IOR-ARC decided
unanimously to give the US the same status that they had earlier accorded to
the United Kingdom, France, Egypt and Japan.
Agreement with World Bank for Assam road
project
India has signed a 320-million dollar loan agreement with the
World Bank for road projects in Assam on 5th November 2012.
Canada to allow civil nuclear trade with India
India and Canada signed an agreement on 6th November 2012 in
New Delhi for bilateral Cooperation in civil nuclear trade. So, India imports
Uranium from canada for civil nuclear reactors.
DRDO ties up with York University, Canada
Defence Research and Development Organisation and York University,
Canada signed a memorandum of understanding for doing collaborative
defence research in the areas of advanced materials, nanotechnology, life
sciences, bio-informatics, chemical and biological defence, sensors, and
others.
Indian-origin CEO of Datawind and MIT
professor among Forbes’ top 15 education innovators list
Indian-origin CEO of Datawind, the maker of India’s low-cost
tablet Aakash, Suneet Singh Tuli and Massachusettes Institute of Technology
professor Anant Agarwal named by Forbes magazine among the 15 “classroom
revolutionaries” who are using innovative technologies to reinvent education
for students and teachers globally.
Mahatma Gandhi Grandson elected to
Kansas State Assembly
Mahatma Gandhi grandson Shanti Gandhi elected to a State
Assembly in the United States from Kansas’s 52nd Assembly District as a
Republican Party candidate during the general elections held on 6 November
2012.
India and Afghanistan signed four
agreements
India and Afghanistan signed four agreements to cooperate in
areas of social welfare, fertilizer, coal mining and youth affairs on 12th
November 2012.
Dr Ami Bera is the third Indian-American
elected to the US House of Representatives
An Indian-American physician from California became only the third
person of Indian-origin to be elected to the US House of Representatives by
defeating Republican Dan Lungren with just 184 votes lead.
Japan signs pact to import rare earths from
India
India and Japan on 16 November 2012 inked a strategic agreement on
”Tokyo to import rare earth minerals from India”.
Maldivian Airlines inks pact with Apollo
Hospitals
Maldivian Airlines on 19 November 2012 had signed a pact
with the Chennai-headquartered Apollo Hospitals to give discounts to each
others’ clients. For example, Apollo Hospitals will give a discount on its
service charges for those who fly the airline, and the airline will give
similar discounts to the hospital’s patients on the airfare.
India adds 22 items in the list of border
trade with Myanmar
India had notified 22 additional items including agricultural
tools, bicycles, coal and garments in the list of items for border trade with
Myanmar.According to a study conducted by Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII), bilateral trade between India and Myanmar is expected to double by 2015
from $1.3 billion, on the back of free trade agreement between New Delhi and
ASEAN region.
India votes against UN resolution on death
penalty ban
India was among the 39 countries that voted against a UN General
Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the death penalty, saying
every nation had the “sovereign right” to determine its own legal system.
India, China joint economic strategy
held at New Delhi
The Second India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue was held in New
Delhi on 26 November 2012. In this meeting China and India discussed several
topics including greater cooperation at the global level, strengthening
communication on macroeconomic policies, deepening and expanding trade and
investment and promoting bilateral cooperation in the financial and
infrastructure sectors. The bilateral trade between these two countries
enhanced from $74 billion to $100 billion.
India- Maldives joint military training
exercises held at Belgaum
The fourth joint military training exercises between the Indian
Army and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) – EKUVERIN 2012 – was held
in Belgaum from 12 to 25 November 2012.
NATIONAL
President Pranab Mukherjee released a
commemorative postage stamp on late Ramgopal Maheshwari
President Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative postage
stamp on late Ramgopal Maheshwari on 20 November 2012.
Arvind Kejriwal launches Aam Admi Party
Arvind Kejriwal announced the name for his newly launched
party as “Aam Admi Party” on 24 November 2012 in New Delhi.
Bangalore among top polluted megacities in the
world
India’s silicone valley Bangalore was rated among top polluted
megacities in the world, claims a new study, using data collected by NASA’s
high-tech satellites.Scientists at Tel Aviv University tracked pollution trends
for 189 megacities, including Mumbai, New York City and Tokyo, by analysing
eight years’ worth of data from three of NASA’s high-tech aerosol monitoring
satellites.
STATES
50% reservation for women in Assam Panchayat
Elections
The Assam State Election Commission has announced 50 per cent
reservation of seats for women in the forthcoming panchayat polls as
stated by State Election Commissioner Biren Dutta on 9th November 2012
Chain of static sensors positioned along the
coast of Andhra Pradesh
Union Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Kumar inaugurated a
chain of static sensors positioned along the coast of Andhra Pradesh at a
programme organised at the Coast Guard district headquarters Visakhapatnam on
23 November 2012.This will improve surveillance along coast.
Ban on plastic bags comes into force in New
Delhi
The ban on manufacture, sale and use of most types of plastic bags
in the Capital came into force on on 23 November 2012.
CONFERENCES
SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians Conference
held at Islamabad
The sixth conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and
Parliamentarians held in Islamabad on 4th November 2012.From India, Lok Sabha
Speaker Meira Kumar and Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Professor P. J. Kurien
are participated the conference.In this conference they discussed the
role of women parliamentarians for social justice and the strengthening of
democracy in South Asia.
Countries G20 finance ministers and central
bankers summit held in Mexico
The G20 countries finance ministers and central bankers
summit held in Mexico on 4th November 2012.In this summit the Finance
Minister P. Chidambaram said the India’s economy should grow by 5.5 percent to
6.0 percent in the year 2012 and return to 7 percent growth in 2013.
E-9 countries review meeting held in New Delhi
E-9 countries review meeting held in New Delhi on 9th and 10th
November 2012.The E-9 countries are India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Brazil,
Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and Mexico .
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to Cambodia
for South Asian summits
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to Cambodian capital Phnom Penh
on 18 November 2012 to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summits.
Bangladesh Opted out of D-8 Summit Scheduled
to be Held in Pakistan
Bangladesh opted out of the key summit known as D-8 Summit in
Pakistan which is scheduled to be held later in November, 2012. Bangladesh
opted out because Pakistan refused to apologise for the deeds committed during
1971 war which eventually led to Bangladesh’s independence.
The 8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working
Group (JWG) on counter terrorism
The 8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on
counter terrorism was held on 20 November 2012 in New Delhi.
AWARDS & HONOURS
Aishwarya Rai was honoured with French
Civilian Award
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachan was honoured with the
second highest French civilian award “Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters”
by French government for her contribution in promoting Indo-French
cooperation in Cinema on 1st November 2012.
Tata Literature Live! First Book Award
Banker and New York based – author Ruchir Sharma was awarded the
Tata Literature Live! First Book Award for his Breakout Nations:In Pursuit of
the Next Economic Miracles at the Mumbai Lit-fest on 4 November 2012.
Durgabai Deshmukh Awards for Women’s
Development Presented by President of India
President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 5 November 2012 presented
the Durgabai Deshmukh awards for women’s development for the years 2005, 2006
and 2007 at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.The eighth Award for 2005 was
jointly given to two winners, Mizoram Hmeithai (Widows) Association and
People’s Forum, Bhubaneswar. The ninth Award for the year 2006 was awarded to
Sumangali Seva Ashram of Bangalore.The tenth Award for the year 2007 was
awarded to the Snehalaya of Ahmednagar.
Germany honoured the Baba Kalyani
The chairman and managing director of Bharat Forge, Babasaheb N.
Kalyani honoured with ‘Cross of Order of Merit’ by Germany. This is
the highest honour awarded to individuals for their services to the country in
Germany.
Madhav Chavan wins education ‘Nobel prize’
Dr Madhav Chavan has won the WISE Prize, which has been likened to
a “Nobel prize for education”.The award, announced on 13 November,2012 at the
WISE summit in Qatar, recognises his education work in the slums of Mumbai.
‘Bitter Seeds’ won 18 international awards
‘Bitter Seeds’, a documentary film produced by US-based filmmaker
Micha Peled on the agrarian crisis of cotton growers and their plight was being
shown in Vidarbha region. “Every 30 minutes, a farmer in the country kills
himself in despair because he no longer provide anything for his family. The
film has won 18 international awards.
Urdu Scholar Gopi Chand Narang Awarded
Moortidevi Award for 2010
The Vice President of India Hamid Ansari presented the Moortidevi
Award for 2010 to eminent Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang for his
outstanding work on Urdu Ghazal aur Hindustani Zehan wa Tehzeeb at a function
organized by Bhartiya Jnanpith.
Chinese movie `11 Flowers` wins award at
Kolkata Film Fest
Chinese movie ‘11 Flowers’, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wang
Xiaoshuai has won the prestigious NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian
Cinema) award at the 18th Kolkata International Film festival (KIFF), which
ended on 17 November 2012.
Liberian President got the Indira Gandhi peace
prize for 2012
President of the Republic of Liberia Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
got the Indira Gandhi peace prize for 2012 for her Excellency,
Peace,Disarmament and Development.
Malala chosen for bravery award
Malala Yousafzai,who became the face of Pakistan’s struggle
against the Taliban was honoured with bravery award by the Peace and
Prosperity Foundation Chairman Prince Ali Khan, at the Cholmondeley Room of the
House of Lords on 19 November 2012.
Gavaskar conferred with CK Nayudu Lifetime
Achievement award
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was on 21 November 2012
conferred with BCCI’s prestigious Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement
award.
Indian Origin Autar Kaw is U.S. Professor of
the Year
Autar Kaw, an Indian born professor of mechanical engineering at
the University of South Florida was received the award of ’ 2012 US
Professor of the Year ‘.
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize presented to former
Brazilian President Lula
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former President of the Federative
Republic of Brazil, was conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 22 November
2012.
Punjabi film “Andhey Ghorey Da Daan” bags
Golden Peacock Award 2012 in 43rd IFFI Goa
“Andhey Ghorey Da Daan” a Punjabi film directed by Gurvinder
Singh and produced by National Film Development Cooperation was bagged the
Golden Peacock award of the International Film Festival of India, IFFI.
The award carries a Golden Peacock with a cash prize of 20 lakhs prize of20
lakh rupeex.
SPORTS & GAMES
Kimi Raikkonen won Abu Dhabi GP
Kimi Raikkonen won an Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 4th November 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi-Rohan Bopanna win Paris
Masters
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna clinched the Paris Masters,
their second title of the year, after scoring a hard-fought win over
Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer in Paries on 4th November 2012.
Czech Republic lifted Fed Cup
The Czech Republic got the Fed Cup title after beating Serbia in
the final on 4 November 2012.
National Anti-Doping Disciplinary panel
suspendes 11 athletes for two years
The National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (NADDP) suspended all
the 11 athletes for two years, who were tested positive with methyl hexane
amine (MHA) in the run-up of the last Commonwealth Games.The suspended 11
athletes are :Two athletes, Saurabh Vij and Akash Antil; Six wrestlers, all of
them internationals, Arjuna awardee Rajeev Tomar, Joginder Singh, Sumit
Sehrawat, Rahul Maan, Gursharanpreet Kaur and Khatri; and three swimmers, Amar
Muralidharan, Jyotsana Pansare and Richa
Pakistan won Second Asian Kabaddi Championship
2012
Pakistan won the Second Asian Kabaddi Championship 2012 against
India on 6th November 2012.
Gaganjeet Bhullar, Youngest Indian on Elite Golfers’ League
Gaganjeet Bhullar, 24, became the youngest Indian to make it to
the elite group of the world’s top-100 players in the latest rankings.
Hanoi to host 2019 Asian Games
Vietnam’s capital Hanoi will host the 2019 Asian Games.
India bags four medals in 14th Asian Youth
(boys & girls) weightlifting championships
India won four medals on the opening day of the 14th Asian Youth
(boys & girls) weightlifting championships at Yangon, Myanmar, on 8th
November 2012.Santa won a bronze in snatch with a lift of 95 kg before securing
a gold each in clean and jerk and total lift with efforts of 126 kg and 221 kg
respectively. The other medal of the day for the Indians was won by Chandrika
Tarafdar in youth girls’ 44 kg category. She won a silver with a total lift of
132 kg.
Rahul bags 3 more golds for India in Asian
Youth Weightlifting
Ragala Venkat Rahul won three gold medals to help India increase
their medals tally to seven on the second day of the 14th Asian Youth (Boys
& Girls) Weightlifting Championships at Yangon, Myanmar on 9th November
2012.Competing in the 77kg weight category, Rahul secured the yellow metals in
snatch, clean and jerk and overall with a total lift of 280 kgs.
International news agencies boycott
India-England Test series
International news agencies on 15 November 2012 decided to boycott
the high-profile Test series between India and England which began in Ahmedabad
to protest against the restrictions imposed by the BCCI on some photo agencies
covering the tour.
Saina Nehwal retains 3rd place in Badminton
World Federation women’s rankings
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal retained her third
place in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) women’s rankings released on 16
November,2012.
Priyanka is Asian under-10 champion
Asian under-10 girls chess champion Nuthaki Priyanka bagged the
world youth chess championship at Maribor, Slovenia on 18 November 2012. She
completed with 9.5 points of 11 rounds.
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton won United States
Grand Prix 2012
McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the 2012 United States
Grand Prix race at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas. It was the first F1
race in United States since 2007.
Usain Bolt, Allyson Felix named IAAF world
athletes of the year
Usain Bolt won the IAAF(International Amateur Athletic Federation)
World male Athlete of the Year award for the fourth time and United States
sprinter Allyson Felix won the women’s World Athlete of the Year award on 24
November 2012.
Sebastian Vettel won third Formula One world
title
Sebastian Vettel became the youngest triple champion in Formula
One history on 25 November 2012.He stood sixth position in Brazilian Grand Prix
with 8 points.But overall he got F1 world title for this season
with 281 points. This is the third time consecutively he got the F1
title.
India to hold 3rd World cup Kabaddi in
December
Punjab would host 3rd World Kabaddi Cup from 1 to 15
December 2012. 23 countries are participating in this world cup.The prize
money for this world cup is Rs.4.54crores.
ECONOMY
Rs 6,000-cr fine on Tata Steel for illegal
mining
The Odisha government imposed a fine Rs 6,000 crore on Tata
Steel for its alleged involvement in “illegal and excess mining” at its
captive mines.
India signs loan agreement with World Bank for
USD 70 million
India signed a 70-million US Dollar loan agreement with
World Bank for financing the Karnataka Health Systems Development as well as
Reform Project on 22 November 2012.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Indian diamond fetches 16.9 million euros at
auction
A 76-carat flawless diamond from India’s famous Golconda mines
broke world record by fetching a whooping 16.9 million euros (Rs
1,18,16,98,700) at an auction in Geneva on 14 November 2012.
Scientists Created a Paper-thin material that
can stop bullets
A team of mechanical engineering and materials scientists from
Rice University and MIT has created special nanomaterials that were able to
stop bullets in the lab. The type of material, called a structured polymer
composite, can actually self-assemble into alternating glassy and rubbery
layers.
Solar System’s largest planet discovered
A team of astrophysicists had discovered an enormous gaseous
planet that is 13 times more massive than Jupiter, earning the name
“Super-Jupiter “ and is the largest planet in our own solar system.
India successfully test fires supersonic
interceptor missile
India successfully test-fired an indigenously developed
supersonic interceptor missile, capable of destroying a hostile ballistic
missile, from a test range off the Odisha coast on 23 November 2012.
Drug that can halt cancer spread
Scientists was developed a new drug called Aflibercept, for
stop the cancer cells from multiplying.
Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic
missile called Hatf-V(Ghauri) on 28 November 2012 that can hit targets up to
1,300 km (807 miles) away.
Astronomers Discovered Giant black hole in
tiny galaxy
Astronomers claim to have discovered the most massive black hole
ever known in a small galaxy about 250 million light-years from Earth, holding
a mass equivalent to 17 billion Suns.The super-massive black hole is located
inside the galaxy NGC 1277 in the constellation Perseus.It makes up about 14
per cent of its host galaxy’s mass, compared with the 0.1 per cent a normal
black hole would represent, scientists said, adding that it has a mass
equivalent to 17 billion Suns.
PERSONS IN NEWS
a) Appointments
Rakesh Mohan appointed as executive director
on IMF board
Former RBI Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan appointed as executive
director on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
VK Malhotra re-elected Archery Association
President
Vijay Kumar Malhotra was on 9th November 2012 re-elected as President
of the Archery Association of India after beating Assam unit vice-president BVP
Rao in Archery Association presidents elections.
Obama appoints Indian-American Rajiv Shah to
head USAID
Indian-Americans won one of their highest-ever appointments in the
US government when President Obama on 13 November 2012 nominated Dr Rajiv Shah
as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID).
Anil Dev Singh appointed new chief of IOA
election panel
Anil Dev Singh, retired Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court,
appointed as the new Chairman of The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on
19 November 2012.
Scott Flemming named India’s basketball coach
The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) had appointed Scott
Flemming, who brings along with him over 30 years of collegiate and
professional experience in the United States, as the head coach of the men’s
national team on 19 November 2012.
BBC appointed Tony Hall as new director
general
Royal Opera House chief executive Tony Hall had appointed as
director general of the BBC on 22 November 2012,replacing George Entwistle who
resigned earlier this month in a burgeoning scandal over the corporations’
reporting of sexual abuse.
Ranjit Sinha appointed new CBI Director
Senior IPS officer Ranjit Sinha was appointed the
Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation for two-year term on 22
November 2012.
Barbosa sworn in as first non-white President
of Brazil’s Supreme Court
Joaquim Barbosa was sworn-in as Brazil’s Supreme Court’s first
non-White President on 23 November 2012 at a packed ceremony in the
capital Brazilia . Barbosa, became famous in Brazil after overseeing one of the
country’s biggest corruption trials involving key members of the former President
Lula Da Silva’s government.
Alok Joshi new RAW chief
The Haryana cadre IPS officer Alok Joshi was appointed head
of India’s external intelligence gathering agency – Research and Analysis Wing
(RAW) on 27 November 2012. Alok Joshi will take charge from S.K. Tripathi on
December 30, 2012.
Luiz Felipe Scolari appointed new Brazil
Football team coach
Brazilian Football Confederation have appointed Luiz Felipe
Scolari as the new coach for Brazil Football team on 29 November 2012.
Mohan re-elected as vice president of IBSF
Capt Mohan, the president of the Billiards and Snooker Federation
of India, was re-elected as the vice president of the IBSF (International
Billiard & Snooker Federation). The election took place at the Annual
General Body meeting of International Billiards and Snooker Federation, at
Sofia, Bulgaria on 29 November 2012.
b) Resigns
American CIA Director David Petraeus resigned
American Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) Director David Petraeus
resigned on 10th November 2012 due illegal affair with Broadwell that was
proved by the FBI in investigation.
BJP suspended Ram Jethmalani from party for
‘indiscipline’
The BJP on 25 Novemebr 2012 suspended a Rajya
Sabha member Ram Jethmalani from the party for ”gross
indiscipline”. He recently attacked the for for criticizing the appointment of
the new CBI chief.
Ricky Ponting retired from international
cricket
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced he will
retire from international cricket at the end of the third Test against South
Africa.He is the second highest run scorer in Test history behind Sachin
Tendulkar.Ponting has scored 13,366 runs at an average of 52.21 in his career.
Yeddyyurappa quits BJP, Assembly
The former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa quits the BJP
and resigned to the Legislative Assembly on 30 November 2012. He started his
political career when he was elected as President of the Shikaripura Taluk
erstwhile Jana Sangha in 1972. He won his first Assembly election in 1983 as
BJP candidate. He became the first BJP chief minister in South India.
c) Deaths
Yerram Naidu senior TDP leader dies in road
accident
K. Yerran Naidu, Telugu Desam Party’s senior leader and former
union minister for rural development died in a car accident in Andhra Pradesh’s
Srikakulam district on 2nd November 2012.
Cartoonist,T.Samuel passes away
Veteran cartoonist, T Samuel, a pioneer of pocket cartoons in
India, passed away on 2 November 2012. He worked for the famous
newspapers like Times of India ,Indian Express and Nav Bharat Times etc.. He
became famous as the creator of pocket cartoon “Babuji”.
BJP leader Kailashpati Mishra passes away
Veteran BJP leader and former governor of Gujarat and Rajasthan
Kailashpati Mishra died in Patna on 3rd November 2012.
Veteran freedom fighter V P Murthy Raju passes
away
Freedom fighter and former Andhra Pradesh minister Ch V P Murthy
Raju passed away in West Godavari district on 12th November 2012.Raju had been
MLA for six terms and served as a minister when late P V Narasimha Rao was
Chief Minister.
Ex-Minister KC Pant passes away
India’s former defence minister and Planning Commission deputy
chairman Krishna Chandra Pant died on 15 November 2012.Pant was India’s defence
minister between 1987 and 1989, when the Congress party was in power under then
prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray died
Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray died in Mumbai on 17
November 2012.
Ajmal Kasab hanged, buried at Pune’s Yerwada
Jail
Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the only terrorist caught alive
during the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai, was hanged at Pune’s Yerwada Jail on 21
November 2012.Two secret codes are used the government with respect to Kasab to
maintain secrecy 1. Operation X:-Hanging code named Operation X. X stood for execution
2. C-7096 :-C-7096, the number by which Kasab was identified officially.
Nobel winner and organ transplant pioneer
Joseph Murray passes away
Dr. Joseph Murray, the surgeon who carried out the first
successful kidney transplant and later won a Nobel Prize for his work in
medicine and physiology, died on 26 November 2012 in Boston.
India’s diplomatic politician and former PM IK
Gujral passes away
“Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral passed away on 30
November 2012 in Gujral. Born on 4 December, 1919 in Jhelum.IK Gujral started
as the Vice President in NDMC in the 1950s and later became a Union
Minister. Later He became the India’s Ambassador to the USSR. Gujral, an
intellectual who propounded the ‘Gujral Doctrine’ of five principles for
maintaining good neighbourly relations, left the Congress to join the Janata
Dal in the late-1980s. In the 1989 elections, Gujral was elected from Jalandhar
parliamentary constituency in Punjab and he became Minister for External
Affairs, first under V P Singh (in December 1989) and then under Deve Gowda (in
June 1996). Later he became the 12th Prime Minister of India in April 1997 for
one year. “
d) Visitors
William Hague on four day official visit to
India
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of
United Kingdom, Mr. William Hague will be on a four day official visit to India
from 7th November 2012.During his visit Mr. Hague will discuss bilateral,
regional and international issues of mutual interest with External Affairs
Minister, Mr Salman Khurshid in New Delhi.
Canadian Prime Minister visited India
Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, visited the India from
November 3rd to 9th, during his visit India and Canada signed several
agreements including Civil Nuclear Deal, Social Security Agreement, a
Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Information Technology and
electronics and an agreement to boost bilateral cooperation in Defense Science
and Technology.
Hamid Karzai arrived to India on four day
visit
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai arrived to India on 9th
November 2012 on a four-day visit.
Aung San Suu Kyi met Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh
Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh In New Delhi on 14 November,2012 during her 6 day visit to
India.She then visited Shantivan to pay tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru.Later in
the day, she will deliver the Nehru Memorial Lecture on the occasion of the
former PM’s birth anniversary.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to Cambodia
for South Asian summits
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to Cambodian capital Phnom Penh
on 18 November 2012 to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summits.
Barack Obama makes first US presidential visit
to Burma
Barack Obama became the first American president visited the
Myanmar. He visited the Myanmar on 18 November 2012 and then went to Cambodia
to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summits.
e) Miscellaneous
Sunita Williams embarks on record 7th space
walk
Indian-American Sunita Williams along with Flight Engineer Aki
Hoshide on 1st November 2012 ventured out of the International Space
Station, adding to her record-setting space walking sojourns, to find an
ammonia leak in the vital radiator system.
China invites Abdul Kalam to teach at Peking
University
China invited APJ Abdul Kalam to teach at Peking University
Irom Sharmila, the Iron Lady of Manipur
completed 12 Years of Fast
Iron Lady from Manipur, Irom Sharmila on 5 November 2012 completed
12 years of her fast demanding for cancellation of the Armed Forces Special
Powers Act, 1958 (AFSPA). She blames AFPSA as the main cause for violence
in the state of Manipur and other parts of Northeastern India.
Life Ban on Mohammad Azharuddin Lifted by
Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on 8 November 2012 lifted the life
ban from playing Cricket on Mohammad Azharuddin which was imposed by Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Year 2000.
Ramanujan’s genius Proved by US Mathematician
Ramanujan’s genius Proved to the world by Ken Ono of
Emory University in Atlanta on the occasion 125th Birth Anniversary of
Ramanujan.Ken Ono of Emory University proved the Ramanujan’s formula of
outputs for the roots of 1 like the square root —1.
Cancer charity drops Armstrong name
Lance Armstrong’s cancer charity removed the former cycling
champion Lance Armstrong’s name from its title. The Lance Armstrong Foundation
now officially known as the Livestrong Foundation.
Burma’s Suu Kyi Named New UN Ambassador
The United Nations announced Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San
Suu Kyi as an ambassador to its program on HIV/AIDS. Suu Kyi accepted the
invitation to head the program during a meeting with UNAIDS executive director
Michel Sidibé.
PLACES IN NEWS
Earthquake in Guatemala
Guatemalans hit by A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of
7.4 on 8th November 2012.
Mumbai’s Sufi shrine Haji Ali Dargah bans
entry of women
The management of Mumbai’s iconic Sufi shrine Haji Ali Dargah,
which is visited by thousands of devotees every year, has restricted the entry
of women.
Strong Earthquake strikes Myanmar
A strong earthquake with magnitude of 6.8 hit the Myanmar on
11th November 2012 .
North Island New Zealand volcano Mt Tongariro
erupts
New Zealand’s Mount Tongariro volcano in the central North Island
erupted on 21 November 2012.
ABBREVIATIONS IN NEWS
AITA—-All India Tennis Association.
IOR-ARC— Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation
SAARC—-South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation
USAID—-United States Agency for International Development
IAAF—–International Amateur Athletic Federation.
BOOKS IN NEWS
Vice President Releases Series of Books
Granthavali
The Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari released a
collection of writing and works -Granthavali of late Dr Dineshnandini Dalmia in
New Delhi on 2nd November 2012.
Saina Nehwal autobiography book released by
Gagan Narang
Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal , Ace shooter Gagan Narang and badminton
player Parupalli Kashyap released book autobiography of Saina Nehwal
“Playing to win-My life on and off the court ” in Hyderabad on 7 November
2012.
Yuvi – book on Yuvraj released
“The book on Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh named Yuvi was released
in third week of November 2012. Yuvi, the book on Yuvraj Singh is published by
Harper Sport and written by Makarand Waingankar. The book illustrates the
brilliance of cricket shown by Yuvraj Singh in his career as a cricketer and
the way he recovered from Cancer.
Chief of the Air Staff and Chairman COSC Air
Chief Marshal Nak Browne Releases Book
Chief of the Air Staff and Chairman COSC Air Chief Marshal Nak
Browne Releases Book titled “VICTORY INDIA – A Key to Quality Military
Leadership” on 20 November 2012.The book is a collection of well written
contributory articles by military experts.The book focuses on the process of
identification, selection and training of our dynamic youth to mould them into
inspiring effective quality military leaders.
Amitav Ghosh, Jeet Thayil shortlisted for
literature prize
Six books including “River of Smoke” by Amitav Ghosh, “Narcopolis”
by Jeet Thayil and “The Wandering” by Pakistan-based author Jamil Ahmad, have
been shortlisted for the DSC South Asian Literature Prize 2013.The finalist
will be announced at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival January 2013.
COMMITTEESS IN NEWS
Pope Benedict XVI appoints six non-European
cardinals for Pope selection committee
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed six priests from non-European
countries to be cardinals, at a service in the Vatican’s St Peter’s
Basilica.From India Baselios Cleemis Thottumkal, head of the Syro-Malankara
Catholic Church was selected as a one of the Cardinal for the pope
selection committee.
DAYS & DATES
UN declared November 10th as “Malala Day”
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared
November 10 as ‘Malala Day’
Celebration of “Water Conservation Day” on
19th November 2012
National Integration Day is celebrated on 19th November to mark
the birth anniversary of late Mrs Indira Gandhi, the 1st woman Prime Minister
of India. On this occasion Union Ministry of Water Resources has decided to
celebrate “Water Conservation Day” on 19th November 2012 to create awareness
regarding concern about depleting water resources & its vision for the
water underlining the Ministry’s commitment to be an active contributor to the
sustainability of this very important natural resource.
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