UP Govt’s clean UP, Green UP initiative earns place in Guinness Book.

  • UP government’s ambitious Clean UP, Green UP initiative has earned itself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
  • Under state government’s green drive initiative 10 lakh saplings were planted in one day within a span of eight hours on November 7, 2015 at 10 locations in the state.
  • This new record has surpassed the earlier record for plantation of maximum number of tree that was 8 lakh 50 thousand trees in a single day.

French President Francois Hollande : Chief Guest at Republic Day celebrations 2016.

  • French President Francois Hollande will be the Chief Guest at the 67th Republic Day parade of January 26, 2016.
  • The visit of Mr. Hollande to New Delhi for the mega event will be symbolic.
  • It would also send a strong message of a worldwide solidarity among the democratic countries against terrorism of the Islamic State (IS) which had staged barbaric attacks on November 13, 2015 in Paris.

Swachh Delhi Abhiyan launched in Delhi.

  • A special cleanliness drive, Swachh Delhi Abhiyan has been launched in the national capital Delhi to remove debris and garbage lying in various localities.
  • The drive was launched by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and shall continue in New Delhi till the end November 2015 month.

Swati Dandekar appointed as Executive Director to ADB by Obama.

  • Indian-American politician Swati Dandekar was on 20 November 2015 nominated as executive director to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with ambassadorial rank by US President Barack Obama.
  • Dandekar, 64, will succeed Robert M Orr, who has held the position since 2010.
  • Dandekar will serve as one of 12 international directors and hold the title of ambassador.

Supersonic Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile was successfully test fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

  • The missile was launched after getting signals from tracking radars.
  • The missile moved through the trajectory path and destroyed the incoming electronically prepared target missile in mid-air at an endo-atmospheric altitude.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders signed a declaration for launching ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

  • It would be similar to European Union (EU)-style regional economic bloc.
  • In this regard, Kuala Lumpur declaration on the establishment of the AEC was signed by the leaders of 10-nation grouping chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at its 27th Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • It was signed in front of world leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Sri Lankan President inaugurated Mahatma Gandhi International Center in Matale.

  • The Indian High Commissioner YK Sinha was also present at the inauguration ceremony.
  • The center was inaugurated as a tribute to the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi to humanity and the continuing relevance of his principles and philosophy to mankind.
  • The centre was built at a cost of over 4 crore rupees.

Novak Djokovic became 1st player to win ATP word Tour Finals for 4th Consecutive time.

  • In the title clash played in London, Djokovic defeated third seed Roger Federer, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
  • With this, he also became the first player to win ATP world tour finals for the fourth consecutive time.

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Indian Juniors wins 8th Men’s Junior Asia hockey cup.

  • In the finals played at the Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia, India defeated arch rivals Pakistan 6-2.

Pankaj Advani wins 15th world title.

  • Pankaj Advani won IBSF World Snooker Championship after battling past his Chinese opponent Zhua Xintong in the final to take his world title count to 15.

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