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November 15, 2013

Daily Current Affairs Updates - 14th November 2013

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International Affairs
  • The United States designated Nigeria's radical Islamist Boko Haram network and an offshoot known as Ansaru as terror groups, bowing to months of pressure to act.
  • British PM DavidCameron arrives in India on a day-long visit, Expansion of business ties, exploring new areas of cooperation and the Vodafone tax dues issue are likely to figure during talks with our PM Manmohan Singh.
  • U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry have requested lawmakers to delay imposing any fresh sanction on Iran and give some more time to the negotiations that the six-nation P5 plus one are having with Tehran.
  • India to provide 2 military helicopters to Nepal for upcoming Constituent Assembly polls in the country

National Affairs
  • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will inaugurate country’s first all-women Bharatiya Mahila Bank in Mumbai on November 19, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
  • I&B Minister ManishTewari inaugurates the 18th edition of biennial International Children's FilmFestival  (200 movies from 48 nations).
  • International funding agencies, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, have assured a financial assistance of USD 313 mn to Odisha government for restoration and rehabilitation activities in cyclone Phailin hit areas.
  • President inaugurates 33rd edition of India international  Trade Fair (IITF) began in Delhi.
  • World Diabetes Day and Children Days were being observed (14th November 2013).
  • Union Minister for Steel Beni Prasad Verma inaugurated the ‘Steel Pavilion’ in IITF-2013 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
  • Leh records season's lowest night temp at minus 11.2 degrees Celsius becoming the coldest place in Kashmir till now.
  • Haryana Govt revises rates for Dearness Relief for its pensioners & family pensioners from 80 to 90 per cent with effect from 1st July, 2013  
  • AndhraPradesh CM N KiranKumarReddy to meet the Union Group of Ministers on the state bifurcation issue in New Delhi on 18th November
  • Mothers of children who secure 75% marks or more in board exams of Uttarakhand to be honoured with Kamla Nehru Award, CM VijayBahuguna announced.
  • Punjab deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the state is all set to promote medical tourism in a big way as this sector has a great scope to boom the state's economy.
  • WestBengal demands Rs 2,55,000 crore from 14th FinanceCommission for five years  to improve state's physical & social infrastructure

Science and Technology
  • Indian aerospace major HAL is developing an indigenous light utility helicopter to ferry troops and supplies in high altitude areas

Awards and Honors
  • Indian-American transplant surgeon Dr Rahul Jindal has been presented with a prestigious immigrant award of the US government, in recognition of his outstanding achievements.

Business and Economy
  • Spiralling prices of onion and other vegetables pushed the wholesale inflation to an eight month high of 7 per cent in October (previous month it was 6.46%)
  • Encouraged by surging exports, Planning Commission said the current account deficit will be definitely less than 3 per cent of GDP in 2013-14 fiscal as per its latest assessment.

Sports
  • Global sporting bodies voiced wide support for more stringent punishment of athletes who use banned performance-enhancers as they discussed revised rules at a conference.
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5 comments:

  1. dear, kindly avoid this style of current affairs publishing,
    just put current affairs Q&A after every week
    after all we r following this site for exam point of view
    so this style not looks sound

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    1. ya righy this method is not suitable....

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    2. bit and answer kind of method is a spoon feeding type my dear friend. it is better to read topic wise so that we can answer ant kind of question

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  2. MAM PLS PROVIDE QUICK REFERENCE FOR IBPS CLERK 3

    PLS...................................................................................

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  3. Mam ,
    could you please provide quick reference guide on current affairs in this month last week . Actually you provided before but it is little bit out dated . if you provide a new one that will be very very useful for us . Because most of us have IBPS CLERK - 3 exam on 30 this month (december) .

    - THANX IN ADVANCE

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