1) President
embarked on 2-day Bhutan visit: President Pranab Mukherjee today embarked
on a two-day visit to Bhutan with an aim of further strengthening bilateral
ties. It is the first visit by any Indian head of state in 26 years, during
which some agreements in education sector are likely to be signed. During the
visit, Mukherjee will meet the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck,
and the Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, besides other leaders to help expand
bilateral ties to a new level.
2) Shakib
Al Hasan creates record: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has become
only the third player in history to take 10 wickets and score a century in a
Test match. His 137 and match figures of 10-124 against Zimbabwe saw him follow
in the footsteps of Ian Botham and Imran Khan. Bangladesh won the second Test in Khulna by
162 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
3) Three
day Rashtriya Bal Film Mela to commence on November 14: Shri Prakash
Javadekar, Minister for Information and Broadcasting said that “Swacchta” will
be the main theme for three days long Rashtriya Bal Film Mela which is to be
held from November 14-16, 2014, at Siri fort Auditorium, New Delhi. The
festival is planned for the first time in Delhi on the sidelines of Childrens’
day celebrations. Addressing the Press Conference Shri Javadekar said, the
theme for Rashtriya Bal Film Mela would help in taking ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan’
to children and would create awareness among them through the medium of films.
4) National
Cancer Awareness Day observed: National cancer awareness day was observed
on 7 November every year. Day was
observed to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention,
detection, and treatment.
5) World
Chess Championship begins: Opening ceremony of the World Chess Championship
match between Norway's Magnus Carlsen and India's Viswanathan Anand was
conducted at the Congress Hall of the Radisson Blu hotel in Sochi on 7 November
2014. The ceremony was attended by some of the biggest names in the world of
politics and chess. The list of VVIP dignitaries included International Chess
Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Russian Chess Federation
President Andrey Filatov, advisor to Russian President Igor Levitin, former
World Champions Boris Spassky, Nona Gaprindashvili, Anatoly Karpov, Alexander
Khalifman, Zhu Chen, Antoaneta Stefanova, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Russian
deputy minister of sports Pavel Kolobkov.
6) Jet
Airways banned shark fins as cargo: Jet Airways has instituted a policy
against the shipment of shark fins, joining a growing number of major
international carriers committed to protecting declining shark populations and
marine ecosystems. Humane Society International/India, which along with animal
welfare and conservation groups had petitioned Jet Airways to end its role in
the international trade in shark fins, applauded the policy.
7) India
gets its first Marine Stewardship Council certified fishery: Ashtamudi
Estuary's short neck clam fishery on 5 Nov 2014 became the first Marine
Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery in India. The Ashtamudi short neck
clam fishery is the third fishery in Asia after Vietnam and Maldives to have
received this recognition. The Ashtamudi lake, a Ramsar wetland of
international importance, is the second largest estuarine system in Kerala. It
has extensive mangrove habitats harboring nearly 90 species of fish and 10
species of clams.
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