Complete Current Affairs November 2013 in PDF- Useful for all competitive Exam

Complete Current Affairs November 2013 in PDF- Useful for all competitive Exam

Friends...Here is the Complete Current Affairs PDF of November 2013. As always November 2013, too has been an eventful month...Many things have happened. Lets rewind some of them...

Launching of its historic mission to Mars 'Mangalyaan' by ISRO, Retirement of Sachin Tendulkar from International Cricket by playing his 200th landmark international test, India selected as host the Men’s World Cup of Hockey in 2018, Rohit Sharma scoring only third international double century in ODI Cricket, Sebastian Vettel's historic finish in F1 2013 season, Eminent scientist Prof CNR Rao and cricket player Sachin Tendulkar being selected for prestigious Bharat Ratna, INS Vikramaditya getting was inducted into the Indian Navy, 22nd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting CHOGM in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Yogesh Agarwal's resignation from post of Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), Usha Ananthasubramanian taking charge as chairperson and managing director of public sector Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), Inauguration of Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) by PM, Abdulla Yameen taking over as Maldivian President, Heena Sidhu creating history by becoming the third Indian pistol shooter to win Gold at the World Cup Final, Magnus Carlsen of Norway winning World Chess Championship 2013 beating defending Champion Viswanathan Anand of India, at Chennai, Virat Kohli becoming fastest batsman to score 5000 runs in one-day internationals, Waheeda Rehman awarded first Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the opening ceremony of 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2013, Dr. Angela Merkel, German Chancellor winning prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2013, Sachin Tendulkar appointment as UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South Asia,  Sexual assault against Tehelka magazine's editor in chief Tarun Tejpal, Lt Gen Raheel Sharif's appointment as Army Chief of Pakistan all happened during November 2013. 

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Q1. Who was appointed as UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South Asia on 28 November 2013?

Ans. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar

Note: Sachin Tendulkar will work for promoting hygiene and sanitation in the South Asian region for two years. Sachin Tendulkar was already involving with the UNICEF campaigns for polio and global hand washing.

Q2. Name the managing editor of Tehelka who on 27 November 2013 announced her resignation from the Tehelka, an investigative magazine in the wake of the sexual harassment case in which a young Tehelka reporter alleged that the magazine's editor in chief Tarun Tejpal had sexually assaulted her during an event the magazine's group conducted in Goa?

Ans. Shoma Chaudhury

Q3. Who was appointed as new Army Chief of Pakistan by Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif on 28-NOV-2013?

Ans. Lt Gen Raheel Sharif

Q4. Which word was named as word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on 19 November 2013?

Ans. Selfie

Note: Selfie, (Noun) means: a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website. Selfie was added to OxfordDictionaries.com in August 2013, although the Word of the Year selection is made irrespective of whether the candidates are already included in an Oxford dictionary.

Q5. Who won Formula one Brazilian Grand Prix 2013 on 24 November 2013?

Ans. Sebastian Vettel

Note: With this victory vettel matched Michael Schumacher’s record of 13 victories in a year and equalled the nine consecutive wins of Alberto Ascari.

Q6. Who has sworn in as the 22nd Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh by Governor Ram Naresh Yadav at Raj Bhavan, Bhopal on 24 November 2013?

Ans. Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar

Q7. International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on ...... November 2013 across the world to raise awareness about violence against women?

Ans. 25 November

Q8. Who was appointed as the chairman of MCX’s board by Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd on 27 November 2013?

Ans. Satyananda Mishra

Note: Market Regulatory authority, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) also approved the appointment of Satyananda Mishra as the independent Director of MCX's board for a period up to 31 March 2016. Satyananda Mishra is a retired Indian Administrative Services officer (1973 Batch) and has acted as a Chief Information Commissioner from December 2010 to September 2013.

Q9. Who has made it to the number one spot in the GG2 Power List 101 for her work in raising awareness for female empowerment?

Ans. Malala Yousafzai

Q10. Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on 29 November 2013 inaugurated the first "Synthetic Rubber Plant" of the country. Where was it situated?

Ans. Panipat in Haryana

Q11. National Tiger Conservation Authority on 28 November 2013 approved the fifth tiger reserve of Maharashtra at which place?

Ans. Nagzira

Note: Nagzira tiger reserve will be developed between Bhandara and Gondia districts, which will be the home of surplus tigers of the state.

Q12. Italian Senate on 27 November 2013 expelled ex- Prime Minister .......................... from Parliament over his tax fraud conviction?

Ans. Silvio Berlusconi

Q13. Name the cyclonic storm which on 27 November 2013 hit the Andhra Pradesh coast and caused severe damage in the coastal region?

Ans. Lehar

Q14. ISRO and NASA will coordinate functions of their Mars Orbiters-Mangalyaan and MAVEN once both get into orbit of the Mars planet in September 2014. This was announced by ISRO scientists. When was Mangalyaan launched?

Ans. 5 November 2013 using PSLV-C25

Q15. Which global search engine giant on 28 November 2013 setup an election portal in India, the largest democracy of the world?

Ans. Google

Q16. Name the Indian-American who was appointed as president of Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, the world's largest ratings firm recently?

Ans. Neeraj Sahai

Note: He was appointed by McGraw Hill Financial Company. Neeraj Sahai (56) will assume his new role at Standard & Poor's from 6 January 2014.

Q17. India has won the three one day series against West Indies by 2-1 on 27 November 2013. This was the ............th ODI title win in a row for India?

Ans. Sixth

Q18. Which city will be the host for the World Trade Fair or EXPO 2020 as announced by Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) on 27 November 2013?

Ans. Dubai

Q19. Which party emerged as single largest Party in the second Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal which are held on 19 November 2013?

Ans. Nepali Congress (NC)

Q20. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 26 November 2013 directed the banks to charge customers for the transaction ........... alerts on the basis of usage, instead of imposing a fixed fee?

Ans. SMS

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Q21. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 26 November 2013 launched the construction of the country's biggest Nuclear power project. Nuclear power plant is to be built with technical assistance of which country?

Ans. China

Note: 2200-MegaWatt- Karachi Coastal Power Project, comprising the K-2 and K-3 nuclear plants, is being built at Paradise Beach, located 40 km from the Karachi.

Q22. Constitution Day was observed across India on ........... November 2013 to honour the Constitution of India?

Ans. 26 November

Note: Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, which came into force on 26 January 1950.

Q23. Union Cabinet on 25 November 2013 approved a proposal to transfer Indu Mill land in ......... to Maharashtra government for constructing Dr B R Ambedkar memorial?

Ans. Mumbai

Q24. Aviation company e- Volo on 17 November 2013 successfully tested the first helicopter which is noiseless and emission-free named- Volocopter. e- Volo is the company from which country?

Ans. Germany

Q25. Which countries on 24 November 2013 qualified for ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2014 after winning their respective matches in the qualifiers at Dubai?

Ans. Ireland and Afghanistan

Q26. Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 29 November 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Department of AIDS Control. What is the objective of the MoU?

Ans. To "reach a large number of youth engaged in sports activities" at village, district and state level with information on STI/HIV/AIDS prevention and related services.

Q27. Which  country on 28 November 2013 inaugurated the Consulate General of it in Chennai?

Ans. Belgium

Q28. Where was the 9th International Heavy Minerals Conference (HMC 2013) held from 27 to 29 November 2013?

Ans. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Q29. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 28 November 2013 relaxed norms for participation of Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) in the insurance joint ventures by allowing them to hold more than ................. percent in such companies?

Ans. 50 percent

Q30. Name the noted Dalit writer who passed away on 17 November 2013 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand?

Ans. Omprakash Valmiki

Q31. Name the Latvian Prime Minister who announced his resignation and thereby the fall of the Government on 27 November 2013?

Ans. Valdis Dombrovskis

Note: He resigned due to the deadly collapse of Maxima supermarket of Riga on 21 November 2013.

Q32. Which countries on 27 November 2013 qualified for the ICC T20 World cup which will be held in Bangladesh in 2014?

Ans. Nepal and UAE

Q33. NATO on 26 November 2013 launched a three-day cyber defence exercise “Cyber Coalition 2013”in Estonia. Expand NATO?

Ans. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Q34. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 26 November 2013 allowed banks to treat loans given to medium manufacturing enterprises after 13 November 2013 as ............ sector advance?

Ans. Priority sector

Q35. Name the Indian weightlifter who won Gold and two Silver medals in the Boys' 50 Kg category of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships on 25 November 2013 at Penang, Malaysia?

Ans. Deepak Lathore

Q36. Name the ten-member Committee constituted by Supreme Court of India on 26 November 2013 to deal with complaints of sexual harassment within its premises?

Ans. Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC)

Q37. Name the world champion water skier of Australia who died on 25 November 2013 after a fall during a high-speed endurance race on Australia’s Hawkesbury River?

Ans. Sarah Teelow

Q38. Name the Indian Origin British MP who on 22 November 2013 was honoured with the prestigious Asian Trader Editor’s Award?

Ans. Priti Patel

Q39. Who won Golf world cup at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne on 24 November 2013 ?

Ans. Jason Day, Australian Golfer

Note: Australia team (Jason Day and Adam Scott) also won the team Championships by beating the American team of Matt Kuchar and Kevin Streelman.

Q40. COP-19, UN Climate Change Conference 2013 concluded in Warsaw, ........... on 23 November 2013 by approving the new global treaty?

Ans. Poland

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Daily Current Affairs: 30 November 2013

Daily Current Affairs: 30 November 2013

1) 'Beatriz's War' wins Golden Peacock at IFFI: East Timor’s Beatriz’s War won the top Golden Peacock Award at the 44th International Film Festival of India, which ended on Saturday evening. The prize carries a cash component of Rs. 40 lakhs. India’s Kaushik Ganguly walked away with the Best Director honour for Apu’s Song, a Silver Peacock and Rs. 15 lakhs. Israel’s Alon Moni Aboutboul won the Best Actor Award (Silver Peacock and Rs. 10 lakhs) for his performance in A Place in Heaven, while the Best Actress Prize was awarded to Poland's Magdalena Boczarska (Silver Peacock, Rs. 10 lakhs) in In Hiding. Governor of Goa Shri Bharat Veer Wanchoo, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Manish Tewari, Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Manohar Parrikar, many International and Bollywood personalities including Asha Parekh, Rohit Shetty, Jimmy Shergil and Deepshikha were also present at the closing ceremony. Famous Malaysian actress and filmmaker Michelle Yeoh was the Chief Guest for the closing ceremony.

2) Sindhu cruises into Macau Open final:  Indian top seed PV Sindhu cruised into the women's singles final of the $120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold at the Macau Forum on Saturday. The World No.11 easily overcame a much lower ranked Qin Jinjing of China 21-13, 18-21, 21-19 in their first-ever encounter.

3) Mars orbiter to leave Earth's orbit soon after midnight: India's first Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will bid adieu to the Earth's orbit soon after the intervening midnight of Saturday-Sunday on a 300-day voyage to the red planet.

4) China to launch its first moon rover mission next week: China will launch its first ever mission to land an unmanned spacecraft on the lunar surface next week, as it moves forward in its ambitious plan to become the world’s pre-eminent space power. The Chang’e-3 moon rover will be launched at 1:30 a.m. on Monday from Xichang Satellite Launch Center, the mission’s launching headquarters said.

5) Hollywood film director wants to make film on Aarushi: A London-based Hollywood film director  Clip F. Runyard on Saturday approached the Dasna Jail authorities seeking a meeting with Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, as he wanted their consent to make a film on Aarushi-Hemraj murder case.

6) PVC electoral identity cards make debut in Tripura: Tripura on Saturday introduced for the first time in the country the PVC Electoral Photo Identity Card (PVC EPIC) as mandated by the Election Commission of India.

7) Satya Nadella among candidates in the fray for Microsoft CEO post: India-born senior Microsoft executive Satya Nadella is among the top two likely candidates whose name is being considered for becoming the next CEO of the world’s biggest software company, replacing long-time chief executive Steve Ballmer.

8) Tejpal arrested after court rejected anticipatory bail plea: Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal was on Saturday tonight arrested by the Goa police, ten days after it became public that he had allegedly sexually assaulted a woman journalist colleague during an event held in Goa early November.

9) SBI will raise Rs 9,576 crore to meet loan book surge and Basel-III norms: Expecting a surge in its loan book and to meet Basel-III norms, State Bank of India proposes to raise Rs 9,576 crore through a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) or a Follow-on Public Offering (FPO).

10) Punching PIN must for debit card transactions from Dec 1: Debit card holders will be required to punch in their PIN numbers every time they use the card, a move aimed at minimising frauds from December 1, 2013. In June, the Reserve Bank had extended the deadline for implementation of mandatory PIN punching at Point-of-Sales (PoS) and merchant outlets till November 30 following representation of banks.

11) Diesel costlier by 50 paise/litre: The diesel price has been revised upwards by 50 paise a litre, excluding State levies, effective Saturday/Sunday midnight. Last, it was revised by similar amount on October 31. After the current increase, the gap between selling price and market price of diesel (commonly known as under recovery) would be Rs. 9.99/litre. In January, the Government allowed public sector oil marketing companies (IOC, BPCL and HPCL) to increase diesel price in small doses to sync it with market price.

12) Indian-origin doctor gets professional excellence award in UK: Indian-origin doctor Jaswinder S. Bamrah, consultant psychiatrist in Manchester, has bagged Asian Lite Professional Excellence Award for his contribution to the medical field in the UK.

13) Indian lifters finish with 117 medals at Commonwealth C'ships: Indian weightlifters ended their Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior Championships in style, bagging six medals today to take their overall tally to a staggering 117, including 57 gold, on the final day of the event in Penang, Malaysia.

14) Generation from Kudankulam plant touches 400 MW: Power generation from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) has touched 400 MW, a top official said. The 1000 MW capacity first unit of the Indo-Russian joint venture began power generation on October 22 producing 160 MW, which was subsequently raised to 280 MW.

15) Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on 29 November 2013 inaugurated india’s first "Synthetic Rubber Plant" of the country at Panipat in Haryana.

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Daily Current Affairs: 29 November 2013

Daily Current Affairs: 29 November 2013

1) Mars orbiter to leave Earth's orbit after midnight:  If things go as planned by ISRO, India’s Mars orbiter craft would leave the Earth’s sphere of influence (SOI) shortly after midnight on Saturday on a nearly 300-day voyage in deep space to the red planet after the “most important” manoeuvre of the ambitious mission.

2) Honorary doctorate conferred on Aung San Suu Kyi : Nobel Prize winner and Myanmar’s Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been awarded honorary doctorate by the Canberra-based Australian National University. Suu Kyi received a standing ovation as she accepted a Doctorate of Letters for her outstanding contributions to the service of society yesterday, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation report.

3) Gen Sharif assumed charge as Pak Army chief: Career infantry officer Gen Raheel Sharif, considered to be a moderate and an old India hand, on Friday took over the command of the 600,000-strong Pakistan Army from Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. Gen Kayani, the longest serving Army chief under a civilian government, passed the baton of command to 57-year-old Gen Sharif at an impressive ceremony held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. Gen Sharif was chosen by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as the 15th chief of the Pakistan Army on Wednesday.

4) Maharashtra to have 5th tiger reserve in Nagzira: Maharashtra will soon have its fifth tiger reserve in Nagzira following approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority. The Nagzira tiger reserve — between Bhandara and Gondia districts — would be home to surplus tigers from Tadoba, Principal Secretary (Forests), Praveen Pardeshi, told reporters.

5) Over 80 injured in Hong Kong ferry accident: A high-speed ferry heading from Hong Kong to Macau hit an unidentified object off an outlying island in the wee hours on Friday, leaving 85 people injured, authorities and the ferry company said.

6) World’s oldest bank okays revamp plans: The board of troubled Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena — the world’s oldest bank — approved a restructuring plan which it said will create a “profoundly different” bank by 2017. The plan, which includes significant job and branch cuts and the sale of small subsidiaries, had been given the green light yesterday by the European Commission.

7) Cabinet meet on Telangana on Dec 3: Shinde- A special meeting of the Union Cabinet on December 3 will discuss the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, and the draft Telangana Bill, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Friday.

8) U. Chandrasekhar has taken over as Director of the Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI).

9) Google has set up election portal in India: Google on 28 November 2013 setup an election portal in India, the largest democracy of the world. The portal will provide polls and politics related news to users in India. The launched search engine will also provide information on the political parties. 

10) Tata DoCoMo unveils Wi-Fi device: Tata DoCoMo has launched Photon Max Wi-Fi, a product that helps users create their own Wi-Fi Zone anywhere and access the Internet through a laptop, desktop, tablet or phone.

11) Inflation-linked bonds coming in December: To encourage people to invest more of their savings into financial products, the RBI said that it will launch a consumer price index-linked savings product in late December. The interest on the savings will be payable in two parts. There will be a fixed component of 1.5 per cent and a variable component based on the prevailing consumer price index-based (CPI) inflation.

12) Assault at ATM: Bank union asks RBI to scrap ‘white-label’ model- Following the recent attack on a woman at an ATM in Bangalore, the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) has urged the RBI to drop its plan for ‘white-label ATMs’ that would be operated and maintained by private agencies.

13) Law intern names Justice Ganguly: The woman law intern has informed the three-judge panel that it was former Supreme Court Judge A.K. Ganguly who had allegedly sexually harassed her in December last.

14) PV Sindhu storms into Macau Open semis:  Shuttler PV Sindhu came up with an inspired show to beat Tsz Ka Chan of Hong Kong and move into the semifinal of the Macau Open on Friday.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 28 November 2013

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 28 November 2013

1) Sachin Tendulkar becomes UNICEF's brand ambassador for South Asia: Recently-retired batting legend Sachin Tendulkar became UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South Asia and is all set to work in promoting hygiene and sanitation in the region.

2) Tehelka Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhary resigned: Under fire from various quarters, including the media fraternity, for the way she handled a junior colleague’s sexual harassment charge against founder-editor of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal, Managing Editor Shoma Chaudhury decided to resign from the post early Thursday morning. She announced her decision to sign out from the weekly magazine through an e-mail to her colleagues.

3) Mahila Bank to open 16 more branches soon: Bharatiya Mahila Bank, the first all-woman bank, plans to open 16 more branches in the next four months. “We plan to add another 16 branches to our network in the next four months,” Mahila Bank Chairperson and Managing Director Usha Ananthasubramanian told PTI. Two branches would be inaugurated as early as first week of next month. These are Delhi and Indore branches, she added. New branches would be coming up in state capitals and Union territories.

4) Ronaldo goals lift Portugal to No. 5 in FIFA rankings: Cristiano Ronaldo's match-winning goals for Portugal in World Cup playoff matches against Sweden lifted his country to No. 5 in the monthly FIFA rankings.

5) Firoz Fatma becomes first woman 'crorepati' of KBC-7: Seventh season of the hit TV quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' got its first female crorepati in the young Firoz Fatma from Uttar Pradesh. Hailing from Saharanpur in UP, the 22-year-old became the first woman to have won Rs one crore in this season of the game show hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

6) Hazare to observe indefinite fast for Lokpal Bill from Dec 10: Social activist Anna Hazare will launch an indefinite hunger strike for a strong Lokpal Bill from December 10.

7) SBT, SBI General Insurance ties up for affordable health plan: State Bank of Travancore (SBT) and SBI General Insurance today jointly launched an affordable health insurance plan for SBT customers. “SBI General Insurance and SBT today jointly announced the launch of SBI General’s Group Health Insurance Policy exclusively for SBT account holders and their families,” SBI General said in a release.

8) ICICI Bank’s Internet banking crashed for over 24 hours: For the first time, ICICI Bank’s Net banking services were disrupted for over 24 hours giving some anxious moments to customers. The disruption was noticed by customers on Wednesday afternoon when the portal remained stuck with a message that the facility was not available due to some maintenance work, without mentioning any timeframe for its restoration.

9)  TRAI finalizes tariff for mobile banking services:  The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), on Wednesday, released the tariff structure and guidelines for mobile banking services, a step that would help rural customers who do not have access to banks and financial services. The TRAI has prescribed a ceiling tariff for an outgoing unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)-based mobile banking service at Rs.1.50 per USSD session.

10) Neeraj Sahai appointed as President of Standard & Poor's Ratings Services: Neeraj Sahai, Indian-American has appointed as president of Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, the world's largest ratings firm. He was appointed by McGraw Hill Financial Company. Neeraj Sahai (56) will assume his new role at Standard & Poor's from 6 January 2014.

11) New insider trading norms in place in ten days: SEBI: To curb the growing menace of insider trading activities in the stock market, regulator SEBI will come up with a new set of norms within next ten days, Chairman U K Sinha said on Thursday.

12) India's GDP to grow at 5.4% in Q2 of FY'14: Assocham: A day ahead of the announcement of GDP figure for the July-September quarter of the current fiscal, industry body Assocham has pegged the country's growth at 5.4 per cent for the period on improved agricultural output.

13) Michelle Yeoh to be chief guest at 2013 IFFI closing ceremony: Malaysian-Chinese star Michelle Yeoh will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the festival this year. The 50-year-old actor played Aung San Suu Kyi in the biopic "The Lady" in 2011. This year, IFFI began Nov 20. It will conclude Saturday.

14) Mars mission’s D-day in three days: The first Indian Mars mission began its last orbit around the Earth on Wednesday morning, even as its controllers prepared for the big night three days away. On the night of November 30-December 1, the spacecraft will be finally thrust away from the Earth, and all the way towards the Red Planet, after gathering a total escape speed of around 11.4 kms a second.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 27 November 2013

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 27 November 2013

1) India vs West Indies 3rd ODI: Dhawan powers India to series win- India on Wednesday clinched the ODI series against West Indies 2-1 with a comfortable five-wicket victory in the third and final match held in Kanpur, riding on Shikhar Dhawan’s sparkling century. Dhawan stole the limelight with an attacking 119 that came off 95 balls, his fifth ODI hundred, while Yuvraj Singh notched up a 74-ball 55 to seal the issue for the home side at the Green Park Stadium which was hosting an international game after a gap of nearly four years.

2) Tata Sons withdraws application for banking licence: Tata Sons Ltd has withdrawn its application for a new bank licence, according to the Reserve Bank of India. "The company has indicated that its current financial services operating model best supports the needs of the Tata Group’s domestic and overseas strategy, and provides adequate operating flexibility to its companies, while securing the interests of the group’s diverse stakeholder base," RBI said in a statement. Tata Sons in a statement said, "On a detailed evaluation of the 'Guidelines for Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector' and analysis of clarifications thereto, Tata Sons has reached a conclusion…After prolonged deliberations and detailed analysis, Tata Sons has therefore decided to withdraw its application dated 1 July, 2013, from the current round of licensing."

3) TRAI prescribes tariff for service data-based mobile banking: Aiming to promote the use of mobile banking services across India, the telecom regulator TRAI has come out with guidelines and tariff on unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)-based mobile banking services. USSD technology is used by telecom operators to send alerts to their users. It can be used for pre-paid call-back services, location-based content services and menu-based information services. Some banks in the country, such as State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank have already launched USSD-based mobile banking services. However, the authority says the use of USSD-based mobile banking by these banks is at present limited to the provision of value-added banking services to their existing customers.

4) Hero group to open BML Munjal University: Hero Group today announced the opening of BML Munjal university, which will be a multi-disciplinary university located near Manesar, about 50 km from New Delhi. The first batch of students will be admitted in July next year. The university, spread across 5 lakh sq feet, will offer B. Tech, MBA and BBA in the first year. Hero Corporate Services Chairman, Sunil Kant Munjal, refused to share the details of the investment behind the initiative.

5) BlackBerry launched BBM channels: BlackBerry has launched BBM Channels, a forum for active, real conversations between people, brands and communities. The move is aimed at monetising the BlackBerry messaging platform by getting big brands to use it to network with users and potential consumers.

6) Govt invited applications for PFRDA chairperson post: Government has started the search for a successor to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman, the post of which fell vacant following the resignation of Yogesh Agarwal. The tenure of the chairperson would be for five years or till the selected candidate attains the age of 65 years, the Finance Ministry said while inviting applications for the post. The pay and allowance of the new chairperson will be Rs 4.5 lakh per month without the facility of accommodation and car. The last date for applying for the post is December 27. At present, Joint Secretary in the Finance Ministry Anup Wadhawan is acting as the interim Chairman of the PFRDA. The post of Chairman fell vacant on November 13 following Agarwal’s resignation.

7) Raheel Sharif to be new Pak Army chief: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif as Pakistan’s new Army Chief and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Lt Gen Sharif will replace 61-year-old Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani who would hang his boots on Friday after being at the helm of the Army for six years.

8) Punjab to host World Cup Kabaddi next week:  The 4th World Cup Kabaddi, circle style, will be held in Punjab from Saturday next week to 14th of next month.

9) Pakistan Launched Construction of Country's Largest Nuclear Power Project: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 26 November 2013 launched the construction of the country's biggest Nuclear power project. The 2,200-megawatt plant is to be built with Chinese technical assistance on the Arabian Sea coast at Paradise Beach, 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Karachi. Pakistan already has three operational nuclear plants generating a total of around 740 MW of power and has begun work on a fourth, in addition to the one launched on Tuesday.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 26 November 2013

Daily Current Affairs Updates: 26 November 2013

1) Narendra Modi in Time magazine’s Person of the Year shortlist: BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is among Time magazine’s shortlisted candidates for its ‘Person of the Year’ title and has emerged as an early favourite among the readers in an online poll. Time has shortlisted 42 global leaders, entrepreneurs and celebrities for its ‘Person of the Year 2013’ and will announce the winner next month. Other candidates in fray are Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, US President Barack Obama, Pakistani teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and even the new heir to the British throne Prince George.

2) Constitution Day observed:  Constitution Day was observed across India on 26 November 2013 to honour the Constitution of India. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, which came into force on 26 January 1950.

3) Fifth anniversary of 26/11 Mumbai attacks-Tributes paid to martyrs, victims:  India marked the fifth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks that jolted the world, five years ago. The dastardly attacks on India's financial capital by 10 LeT terrorists lasted 60 hours, killed 166 including 26 foreigners, and left 300 injured.

4) Rohit Sharma signed up with Adidas: Sport and apparels brand Adidas has roped in cricketer Rohit Sharma to be endorse its range of products. Rohit, who is also the captain of Indian Premier League team Mumbai Indians, was welcomed into team Adidas by master blaster Sachin Tendulkar.

5) Amar Chitra Katha unveils comics on Kurien; plans on Dhyanchand, KD Jadhav: Amar Chitra Katha (ACK), well-known publishers of children’s graphic comics is planning to immortalise sports legends Dhyan Chand and K D Jadhav, too, in its series on India’s “Visionaries”. The popular publication has sold the maximum numbers on legends like Mother Teresa, Jim Corbett, Salim Ali and JRD Tata, Reena Puri, said the Editor of the Group on the sidelines of a function where ACK unveiled an illustrated graphic comics on life and times of the late Dr Verghese Kurien, Father of White Revolution, on his 92nd birth anniversary on Tuesday.

6) YES Bank signed multi-year deal with Hockey India League: Mid-sized private sector lender Yes Bank announced a multi-year deal with the Hockey India League (HIL) commencing with the 2014 season. In the inaugural season, 70 top domestic players including the Indian national side as well as 50 international players who are part of the national squads of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Netherlands, Germany, Malaysia, Spain, and Argentina played for five franchise teams. Six franchise teams will feature in the second season of the Hero Hockey India League to be held from January 25 to February 23, 2014. Rana Kapoor, Managing Director and CEO, Yes Bank said: “Through our dedicated Sports Banking proposition, we are committed to provide a robust financial infrastructure to support sports through customised banking solutions for various hockey associations, teams and players.”

7) Monster storm Lehar hits open waters, aims at AP coast: Very severe cyclone Lehar has left the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, its first port of call, and has hit the open waters of the Bay of Bengal. It will now wheel along a rather straight highway that takes it towards the Andhra Pradesh coast, its final destination.

8) Aarushi's parents sentenced to life in jail for double murder: A day after pronouncing the dentist couple, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, guilty of murdering their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, a special CBI court on Tuesday handed them the minimum punishment of life imprisonment for the crime.

9) Gullapalli N. Rao gets award: Gullapalli N. Rao has been honoured with the `Outstanding humanitarian service award’ by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The founder and Chairman of the Hyderabad-based, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Rao has been recognised for the eye care delivery model which he created with the Institute and his contributions to prevention of blindness globally.

10) RBI widens infrastructure sector lending sub-category:  Reserve Bank widened the definition of infrastructure lending including hotels with project costing more thanRs. 200 crore as well as convention centres with project worth Rs. 300 crore.

11) 6 killed in bomb blast in village near Kudankulam nuclear plant: At least six people, including three girls, were killed when country bombs exploded in a house at Tsunami Colony, near the Kudankulam nuclear plant, around 7pm on Tuesday. The bombs were allegedly stocked by some villagers following a clash with another group. Three houses caved in due to the impact of the explosion.

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