The Hindu current affairs for the 2nd week of November 2015.Current affairs related to the month of November are very important for upcoming interviews and exams. Here we are providing some excerpts from English Daily The Hindu.
Abbreviation
CISCE- The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
JCO- Junior Commissioned Officers
APTEL- Appellate Tribunal for Electricity
CPSUs- Central Public Sector Undertakings
SOEs- State Owned Enterprises
HI & PE- Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
RTS- Right to Service Act
UNCITRAL- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
LSE- London Stock Exchange
NCAER- National Council of Applied Economic Research
Personalities
Finance Minister of Haryana- Captain Abhimanyu
President of Taiwan- Ma Ying-jeou
Managing Director and CEO of NSE- Chitra Ramkrishna
President of Turkey- Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Director General of UN Food and Agriculture Organization- Jose Graziano da silva
Foreign Minister of Maldives- Dunya Maumoon
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Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh- Nabam Tuki
Army Chief General of Pakistan- Raheel Sharif
World Health Organization Regional Director For South East Asia- Poonam Khetrapal
New Appointments
New Chairman of International Cricket Council- Shri Shashank Manohar
Ombudsman of the BCCI- Justice A.P.Shah (Retired)
Head of the IPL Governing Council 2015-16- Shri Rajeev Shukla
New Executive Director representing the Indian Constituency at International Monetary Fund- Shri Subir Gokarn
Book, Author & Artist
“The New Religious Intolerance” written by- Martha Nussbaum
“The Hundred Year Marathon” written by- Michael Pillsbury
Sports
Chiragh Kumar related to- Golf
National & International Days
Uttrakhand Diwas- 9th November (16th Diwas)
Legal Service Day- 9th November
World Urdu Day- 9th November
World Science Day for Peace and Development- 10th November
Transport Day- 14th November
World Diabetes Day- 14th November
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2015- 15th November (Third Sunday of November)
Awards
Cervantes Prize 2015 winner- Fernando del Paso (Mexican Author)
Business & Economy
FDI Limit for TV News Channels- 49% (From 26%)
FDI Limit for Non News Channels- 100%
Name of the countries in the Indian Constituency at International Monetary Fund- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka
Currency of China,Yuan got include in IMF currency basket i.e. Special Drawing Rights
Place
Venue of the G-20 2015- Antalya (Turkey)
Venue of the ‘Heart of Asia’ conference 2015- Islamabad (Pakistan)
Venue of the 15th World Soft Tennis Championship 2015- India
National Affairs
Total number of Seats in Bihar Assembly- 243
Birdman of India- Dr. Salim Ali
Theme of the 35th India International Trade Fair 2015- Make In India
International Affairs
Name of the Party of Aung San Suukyi in Myanmar- National League of Democracy
‘Heart of Asia’ conference 2015 scheduled on- 7 & 8 December 2015.
India again win seat in UNCITRAL for Six years.
United Nations announced International Year of Pulses 2016.
Theme of the World Health Day 2016 selected by WHO- Diabetes
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Death
Baban Prasad Mishra- Veteran Journalist
Kamala Laxman- Wife of Cartoonist R.K.Laxman
All The Best.
