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• Nov 28, 2016

•  First Woman to Head India’S Biggest Bank SBI is Arundhati Bhattacharya [ Policies & Governance ]

  For driving transformational change at the India՚s largest bank, pushing through major digital initiatives and restructuring the bank, HR practices to ensure it is future ready and in step with changing customer trends.

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•  Shri Radha Mohan Singh Launches E-Pashuhaat Portal in India [ Policies & Governance ]

  The Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh launched e-pashuhaat portal (www.epashuhaat.gov.in) . For the first time in the world under the scheme, National Mission on Bovine Productivity ‘e-pashuhaat’ portal has developed for connecting breeders and …

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• Nov 27, 2016

•  US Senate Seat Won by Indian-American Kamala Harris from California [ International Relations & Organizations ]

  Kamala Harris defeated Loretta Sanchez from her own party to become the first black woman elected to the upper chamber in more than two decades. Indian-American Kamala Harris won the US senate seat from California. She also became the sixth black individual to be elected to the U…

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•  ISRO Seeks Proposals for Mars Orbiter Mission-2 to Expand Inter-Planetary Research [ Science & Technology ]

  ISRO aims to configure objectives and scientific experiments of MoM-with final formulations. To expand inter-planetary research, ISRO is seeking scientific proposals for Mars Orbiter Mission-2.

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•  Birth Control Injections Introduced in India [ Science & Technology ]

  The problem of unwanted pregnancy, can now be controlled by free of cost Contraceptive Injections to the women available in government hospitals. Uttarakhand state has registered more women using contraceptives vs-a-vs men as per latest data of national family health survey-IV.

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• Nov 26, 2016

•  100-Year-Old Log Shows Antarctic Ice Not Shrinking [ Economics ]

  About 100 years ago, explorers explained that the sea ice at the South Pole has barely changed in size over the last century. Ship logbooks of explorers such as the British Captain Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton were used to compare where the Antarctic ice edge was during the…

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•  Proposal to Name Silent Valley After M G K Menon [ Economics ]

  M S Swaminathan, agricultural scientist and chairperson of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai declared that we should acknowledge this unique contribution by naming the Silent Valley Biosphere Reserve ‘Prof M G K Menon Biosphere Reserve.’

  MGK Menon was a scientist…

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• Nov 25, 2016

•  Setting Up of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in Uncovered Districts is Now Approved by CCEA [ Important Days ]

  Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved establishment of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in 62 uncovered districts with an outlay of ₹ 2871 crore. The expenses for this purpose will be ₹ 109.53 crore during the 12^th Plan with the total outlay of ₹ 2761.56 crore fro…

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•  China Successfully Launched Fourth Data Satellite [ Science & Technology ]

  China successfully launched Long March 3C rocket carrying the country՚s fourth Tianlian - 1 data tracking and relay communications satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the SW Sichuan in China.

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• Nov 24, 2016

•  Veteran Carnatic Musician, Balamuralikrishna, Passes Away [ International Relations & Organizations ]

  Balamuralikrishn, a legendary Carnatic singer passed away at the age of 86. He was the singer who was awarded with Padma Vibhushan. He was well versed in Carnatic vocal music, viola and violin.

  Personal Information

  • Full name: Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
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