Saudi Arabia allows women to vote and contest in municipal elections for first time.
- As per a royal decree issued in 2011, the authorities on 29 November 2015 allowed 979 women to register and campaign for 284 municipal councils.
- They were out of the total 6917 registered candidates who obtained campaign permits from the authorities in the capital Riyadh.
Traffic safety campaign launched by Hyundai Motor India (HMIL).
- Country’s second largest passenger car manufacturer Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) on Monday launched its CSR initiative — Safe Move-Traffic Safety Campaign — in association with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
- The campaign constitutes four main pillars — ‘Safe move, green move, happy move and easy move’ — to promote best practices of road and traffic safety habits among children.
- The initiative will have both online and offline engagement channels.
Mahesh Gupta takes over as PHDCCI President.
- He is currently Chairman of Kent RO Systems Ltd, which is a leading player in water purifier industry.
- Gupta succeeds Alok Shriram who demited office as PHDCCI President on Friday.
- He is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate from IIT Kanpur (1975) and Post Graduate in Petroleum Conservation from IIP, Dehradun.
Indian Coast Guard has commissioned interceptor boat ‘ICGS C-422’.
- Aim : To further enhance its vigil along Pondicherry and South Tamil Nadu coast in the Bay of Bengal
- It was commissioned in a traditional ceremony held at Karaikal port in Tamil Nadu by Puducherry Assembly Speaker V Sabapathy.
- ICGS C-422 is the 36th interceptor boat to be inducted into the Coast Guard service.
- The boat is capable of multiple tasks including interdiction, surveillance and search and rescue.
3-Day Mayyazhi started in Mahe, Puducherry.
- The Mayyazhi Mahotsavam (Fete de Mahe), a three-day cultural extravaganza, started on 29 November 2015 at Mahe, Puducherry.
- The festival is being organised jointly by the Department of Tourism and the Legislative Assembly Secretariat at Mahe, which is Puducherry’s exclave in Kerala.
- The festival will conclude on 1 December 2015.
West Indies spinnder Sunil Narine suspended for illegal bowling action.
- ICC took a decision after an independent assessment found his bowling action to be illegal.
- The assessment revealed that all variations of his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg wins 2015 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- German driver defeated the defending champion and his team mate Lewis Hamilton of the UK to win the title.
- Kimi Raikkonen of Finland representing Ferrari was at the third position, Force India drivers- Sergio Perez (Mexico) and Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) were at the fifth and seventh position respectively.
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Davis Cup Tennis Title : Great Britain defeats Belgium.
- Great Britain on 29 November 2015 won the 2015 Davis Cup tennis title by defeating Belgium 3-1 at Ghent in Belgium.
Murray beat Goffin by 6-3 7-5 6-3 to give Great Britain 3-1 lead in the best-of-five tie.
