1. Chennai to host Global
Investors' Meet in May 2015
i. The Tamil
Nadu Government on Thursday announced that the Global Investors' Meet (GIM)
would be held during May 23-24 next year in Chennai to showcase the ample
endowments and boundless potential of the State.
ii. Among the sectors that would be
highlighted were electronics and electronics hardware, textiles, agro and food
processing, IT/ITES, automobiles and auto components, chemicals and
petrochemicals, engineering and heavy engineering, Infrastructure including
roads and minor port development, industrial parks and SEZs, urban
infrastructure and renewable energy.
iii. The government, in the budget for
2014-2015, set apart Rs. 100 crore for the proposed event.
2. President Pranab Mukherjee
visited Bhutan
i. President Pranab Mukherjee
visited Bhutan on 7-8 November 2014 to strengthen ties between the two
countries. This is the first bilateral visit by a President of India to Bhutan
in 26 years.
ii. During his visit he had meeting
with the King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister
Tshering Tobgay. He also discussed issues of mutual interest which includes
bilateral and regional importance.
iii. During his visit, the two
countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Nalanda University.
According to MoU, India will provide appropriate visa to students, faculty and
staff for travelling to India to study or work in the University.
NOTE: Besides,
three more MoUs were signed
• The Royal
University of Bhutan and English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
• The Royal
University of Bhutan and National Innovation Foundation under the Department of
Science &Technology
• The Royal
Civil Services Commission and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
3. Kohli joins star Ambassadors
for 2015 World Cup
i. India’s Virat Kohli joins an
elite list of star Ambassadors to provide necessary support in the build-up to
the ICC 2015 World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand between February
and March.
ii. Kohli, Australian pacer Mitchell
Johnson, all-rounder Shane Watson, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum and Sri
Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara have been appointed ambassadors for cricket’s
most—anticipated event, which is now only 92 days away.
iii. Kohli, a star for India in their
victorious 2011 World Cup campaign, said: “It is a matter of pride to be
selected as the ambassador of ICC. I thank ICC for bestowing this honour upon
me. As a cricketer, I wish to spread the passion of cricket to grassroot levels
and I look at this as an opportunity to unify global initiatives for cricket
throughout the world.”
4. Ravi Chopra, director of
famous TV show Mahabharata, died at 68
i. Ravi Chopra, director of famous
television (TV) show Mahabharata, died in Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai on 12
November 2014. He was 68. He was suffering from lung cancer from last few years.
ii. He was a producer and director of
Indian movies. He started his career assisting his father B R Chopra in films
like, Dastaan (1972) and Dhund (1973). He also assisted his uncle Yash Chopra
in Ittefaq (1969).
iii. He made his independent
directorial debut with Zameer (1975), produced under the family banner, B.R.
Films.
5. Pak test-fires nuclear capable
ballistic missile
i. Pakistan on Thursday successfully
test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional
warheads to targets as far as 1,500 kilometres, bringing many Indian cities
under its range.
ii. The intermediate-range missile
Shaheen—II, also called Hatf VI, was launched from an undisclosed location and
its impact point was in the Arabian Sea, the military said.
The
successful launch was the culminating point of the Field Training Exercise of
Army Strategic Forces Command.
iii. The purpose of the launch was to
ensure operational readiness of a Strategic Missile Group besides re-validating
different design and technical parameters of the weapon system, the military
said in a statement.
6. WEF hosted the 29th India
Economic Summit in New Delhi
i. The World Economic Forum (WEF) in
partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted the India
Economic Summit in New Delhi from 4 November 2014 to 6 November 2014.
ii. The summit was held under the
theme, Redefining Public-Private Cooperation for a New Beginning. Union
Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the
events.
iii. The Summit was built on three
pillars: Boosting Global Competitiveness; Launching a Domestic Systems Reset;
and Scaling Local and Social Innovation.
7. Karunanidhi’s daughter Selvi
to depose as ED witness
i. The Enforcement Directorate (ED)
has arrayed DMK supremo M Karunanidhi’s daughter S Selvi as one of the
witnesses in a 2G scam-related money laundering case in which her mother Dayalu
Ammal has been put on trial by a Delhi court.
ii. ED has named 30 persons as
prosecution witnesses in the case in which the court had framed charges against
ex-Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal and 16 others,
including nine companies, under the provisions of Prevention of Money
Laundering Act (PMLA).
8. Rohit Sharma Creates History,
Slams Record 264 to Become Highest ODI Scorer
i. Rohit Sharma created history,
becoming the first man ever to smash two double centuries in ODIs. Rohit got
his second double ton vs Sri Lanka in Eden Gardens on Thursday. His first (209)
came against Australia in Bangalore on November 3, 2013. Rohit also surpassed
Virender Sehwag's 219 to become the highest-scorer in ODIs.
ii. Rohit was dismissed off the final
delivery for 264, as India finished on 404/5. Rohit's epic essay of 200 came
off 151 balls and included 25 fours and 5 sixes.
iii. Rohit survived an early dropped
chance (when he was on 4) and capitalised well to make his way into the record
books.
"I was not tired at all. Coming after a two-month break, I was
determined. Once I crossed 50, I had to get a century," Rohit said in a chat.
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