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Communist
leader Bidhya Bhandari elected Nepal’s first woman President
Politics
& Government >
Nepal’s first
woman President > 29th October
Vice-chairperson
of ruling Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist, Bidhya
Bhandari, was elected on Wednesday as Nepal’s first woman
President.
Ministry
of defence clears military projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore
Politics
& Government >
Military
Projects > 29th October
The
defence ministry on Thursday cleared new military modernisation
proposals worth over Rs 12,000 crore, ranging from the acquisition of
two additional regiments of the indigenous Pinaka multiple-launch
rocket systems to the upgrade of 26 Ilyushin transport aircraft by
Russia.
NTT
opens its largest data centre in India
Science
and Technology >
NTT > 29th October
NTT
Communications, the world's largest data centre company and a unit of
the $112-billion Japanese giant, NTT, also has mega plans in the
country. The company, which entered India in 2012 with the
acquisition of Netmagic, opened its ninth facility spread over 3 lakh
sq ft, the largest in the country, entailing an investment of Rs 700
crore.
Source:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/NTT-opens-its-largest-data-centre-in-India/articleshow/49574189.cms?
Tata
Motors ropes in soccer superstar Lionel Messi as global brand
ambassador
Corporate
>
Tata Motors > 03rd November
Tata
Motors has announced the soccer icon Lionel Messi as its global brand
ambassador for its passenger vehicles for all its markets. Tata
Motors would be the first Indian brand endorsed by the Argentina-born
Messi (28). This is also the first time ever that the passenger
vehicle business will be undertaking an overall brand association
campaign with a brand ambassador.
Others
Sanitation
Pioneer Activist Bindeshwar Pathak to Get Top US Humanitarian Award
Awards
> US
Humanitarian Award > 29th October
Social
activist and founder of 'Sulabh International' Bindeshwar Pathak was
selected today for a top US humanitarian award for his contribution
to sanitation and enhancing the quality of life for millions of
manual scavengers.
India
announces $10 bn concessional credit to Africa
India
>
Concessional
Credit > 29th October
India
today announced a concessional credit of $10 billion to Africa in the
next five years and a grant assistance
of
$600 million as Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly asked the
continent to speak in "one voice" with it in
pushing
for UN Security Council reform and combating climate change and
threat of terrorism.
Saudi
blogger Raif Badawi awarded Sakharov human rights prize
Awards
> Sakharov
Human Rights Prize > 29th October
Saudi
blogger Raif Badawi, whose flogging sentence caused an outcry, has
been awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov human rights prize.
Govt
unveils draft civil aviation policy
Economy
> Civil
Aviation Policy > 31st October
In
an effort to take air travel to the masses, the Modi government
proposed to cap small town route fares at Rs. 2,500 per flying hour
per ticket in its draft civil aviation policy. However, it has also
proposed a 2-per cent cess on all domestic trunk route tickets as
well as international tickets. According to Civil Aviation Minister
Ashok Gajapathi Raju the draft policy was being unveiled after a
wide-range of consultations which were never done before.
Source:
http://www.thehindu.com/business/govt-unveils-draft-civil-aviation-policy/article7822787.ece
India,
Indonesia sign two MoUs to expand defence cooperation
World
> India
- Indonesia > 02nd November
India
and Indonesia signed agreements in the fields of renewable energy and
culture and discussed possibilities of expanding cooperation in
counter-terrorism and defence.
Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley to open WEF India summit on November 4
Politics
& Government >
WEF India Summit > 02nd November
Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley will open the World Economic Forum's India
summit on November 4, an event that will see participation of more
than 250 stakeholders and leaders, including Union Ministers.
Source:
http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-ar-rahman-receives-hridaynath-mangeshkar-award-2138948
India
open with five medals in Asian Shooting Championship
Sports
> Asian
Shooting Championship > 03rd November
The
Indian shooting squad began its campaign at the 13th Asian Shooting
Championship on an impressive note as they bagged five medals.
The
10-metre air rifle women's youth team won the day's only gold for
India when Prachi Gadkari, Gayatri Pawaskar and Aashi Rastogi
finished with a combined total of 1226.8 at the end of their
qualification rounds. The Korean team won the silver, while
Bangladesh won the bronze in the event.
No
joint declaration at Asia defense meet amid sea tensions
World
> Asia
Defense Meet > 04th November
Divisions
within Asia over China's claims in the disputed South China Sea
spilled to a meeting of US and Asian defense ministers, where China
insisted the group make no public mention of the waterway in a joint
declaration intended as a public display of unity.
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