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Tirath Singh Thakur to be next Chief Justice of India
India
> Chief
Justice of India > 19th November
Justice
Thakur, who will be the 43rd Chief Justice of India, is expected to
take several crucial decisions on new judicial appointments in high
courts. The appointment will be with effect from December 3. He is
dealing with several important cases, such as the Vyapam and the
Saradha scams.
Harshavardhan
Neotia elected as President of FICCI
India
> Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry > 20th November
Harshavardhan
Neotia, Chairman of Ambuja Neotia group, was on 20 November 2015
elected as the President of industry body Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the year 2016. Neotia
will succeed the current FICCI President Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson
and Managing Director of Bharat Hotels Ltd, during the chamber's AGM
in December 2015.
Mali
siege: Three killed as gunmen take 170 hostages, including 20
Indians, at Radisson hotel
World
> Mali
Attack > 20th November
Gunmen
went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's
capital Bamako, seizing 170 guests and staff in an ongoing
hostage-taking. At least three people have been killed in the siege.
The victims comprised two Malian citizens and a French national.
Twenty Indians among 170 hostages at Radisson hotel, according to
Ministry of External Affairs. MEA is in touch with Indian Embassy in
Mali over hostage crisis at hotel. The hostages are reported to be
safe.
Others
WHO
launched World Antibiotic Awareness Week with the theme Antibiotics:
handle with care
Science
and Technology >
World Antibiotic
Awareness Week > 18th November
The
World Health Organisation (WHO) on 16 November 2015 launched the
World Antibiotic Awareness Week with the theme Antibiotics: handle
with care. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness and
encourage best practices among the public, policymakers, health and
agriculture professionals to avoid the further emergence and spread
of antibiotic resistance.
World
Toilet Day observed on 19 November with the theme Sanitation and
Nutrition
Days
> World
Toilet Day > 19th November
World
Toilet Day (WTD) was observed on 19 November 2015 across the world
with the theme Sanitation and Nutrition. The aim of WTD is to raise
awareness about the people in the world who don’t have access to a
toilet, despite the fact that it is a human right to have clean water
and sanitation.
Bonanza
for central government employees as 7th Pay Panel recommends 23.55%
hike
Economy
> The
Seventh Central Pay Commission > 19th November
The
Seventh Central Pay Commission has recommended a 23.55% increase in
the pay and pensions of nearly 47 lakh government employees and 52
lakh retirees that could result in a demand-led economic boost but
significantly challenge India's ongoing fiscal consolidation plan.
The award will be applicable from January 1, 2016.
Maharashtra
to be the first state to enact law against social boycott
India
> Law
Against Social Boycott > 20th November
Maharashtra
will be the first state in the country to enact a law against social
boycott of individuals or families by caste panchayats. A draft of
the said act called as the ‘Maharashtra Prohibition of Social
Boycott Act, 2015’ which was published on the state government’s
website has termed any action of social boycott as crime.
Barack
Obama names Indian-origin Swati Dandekar as Asian Development Bank
director
World
> Asian
Development Bank Director > 20th November
Indian-American
politician Swati Dandekar has been nominated as Executive Director to
Asian Development Bank with ambassadorial rank by US President Barack
Obama. The first-ever Indian-American to be elected to Iowa House of
Representatives in 2003, Dandekar, 64, would replace Robert M Orr,
who has held the position since 2010.
India,
China to set up framework on terrorism, cyber crime
India
> Cyber
Crime > 20th November
India
and China have for the first time agreed to set up a minister-level
mechanism to tackle and exchange information on terrorism,
trans-border crime, drug-trafficking and cyber crime.
Blue
Revolution with an outlay of 3000 crore rupees proposed
The
Scheme Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of
Fisheries was in news as Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer
Welfare Radha Mohan Singh on the eve of World Fisheries Day 2015 on
21 November 2015 mentioned about it. The scheme was conceptualized by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 and entails a total outlay of
3000 crore rupees.
It
visualizes an enabling environment for an integrated and holistic
development and management of fisheries keeping in view the
sustainability, bio-security and environmental concerns.
Ramnath
Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards: A day to celebrate the finest
in Indian journalism
Awards
> Ramnath
Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards > 23rd November
The
Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism, instituted by the
Ramnath Goenka Foundation to celebrate the legacy of the iconic
founder of The Indian Express Group, recognise and honour excellence
in journalism and showcase outstanding contributions and individuals
every year.
Uttar
Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav receives Guinness certificate for November
7 plantation feat
Politics
and Government >
Akhilesh Yadav
receives Guinness certificate > 23rd November
The
Guinness Book of World Records had issued a certificate to the chief
minister in Saifai for planting the maximum number of saplings in a
day. The feat was achieved on November 7. Chief minister Akhilesh
Yadav had led the drive on November 7 to plant 10 lakh saplings at 10
locations in a day.
Pfizer
to reportedly sign a deal to buy Allergan for $150 billion; to be
drug industry's biggest deal
Corporate
> Pfizer,
Allergan Deal > 23rd November
US
drug giant Pfizer is reportedly moving closer to sign a deal to buy
Botox maker Allergan for $150 billion, or about Rs 9,88,000 crore, in
what would be the biggest transaction in drug industry so far. The
deal, if concluded, will eclipse Pfizer's $90-billion buyout of
Warner Lambert in 2000.
India,
Singapore sign 10 MoUs as Modi, Lee hold bilateral talks
India
> India
- Singapore > 24th November
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Singaporean
counterpart Lee Hsien Loong. India and Singapore signed 10 MoUs and
launched joint postage stamp after the meeting.
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