CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 24TH NOVEMBER 2015
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Sri Lanka could host India-Pakistan cricket series
Sri Lanka has emerged as the neutral venue of choice to host the India-Pakistan bilateral series comprising three One-Day Internationals and two T20 Internationals to be played between December 20, 2015 and January 3, 2016.
Sri Lanka has emerged as the neutral venue of choice to host the India-Pakistan bilateral series comprising three One-Day Internationals and two T20 Internationals to be played between December 20, 2015 and January 3, 2016.
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French President Francois Hollande will be the Chief Guest at
the 67th Republic Day parade of January 26, 2016.
Mr. Francois Hollande would be the 5th highest dignitary from France to be Chief Guest of Indian Republic Day parade after Prime Minister Jacques Chirac (1976), President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing (1980), President Jacques Chirac (1998) and President Nicolas Sarkozy (2008).
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Special cleanliness drive, Swachh Delhi Abhiyan has been
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Special cleanliness drive, Swachh Delhi Abhiyan has been launched in the national capital Delhi to remove debris and garbage lying in various localities. The drive was launched by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu. It is being undertaken up by the Union Government, Delhi government and all the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi.
Special cleanliness drive, Swachh Delhi Abhiyan has been launched in the national capital Delhi to remove debris and garbage lying in various localities. The drive was launched by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu. It is being undertaken up by the Union Government, Delhi government and all the three Municipal Corporations of Delhi.
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Uttar Pradesh government’s Clean UP, Green UP initiative has
earned itself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Under state government’s green drive initiative 10 lakh saplings were planted in one day within a span of eight hours on November 7, 2015 at 10 locations in the state.
Under state government’s green drive initiative 10 lakh saplings were planted in one day within a span of eight hours on November 7, 2015 at 10 locations in the state.
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Indian-American politician Swati Dandekar was nominated as executive director to the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) with ambassadorial rank by US President Barack Obama.
She was the first Indian-born American citizen to win a state legislature seat in the United States. She served in the Iowa House and Senate from 2003 to 2009 until she was appointed to the Iowa Utilities Board in 2011.
She was the first Indian-born American citizen to win a state legislature seat in the United States. She served in the Iowa House and Senate from 2003 to 2009 until she was appointed to the Iowa Utilities Board in 2011.
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Novak Djokovic won the season-ending ATP World Tour finals. In the title clash played in London,
Djokovic defeated third seed Roger Federer, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. With this, he also became the first player
to win ATP world tour finals for the fourth consecutive time.
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India’s junior men’s hockey team lifted the 8th Men’s Junior
Asia hockey cup. In the finals played at the Wisma Belia Hockey
Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia, India defeated arch rivals Pakistan 6-2.
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Bangladesh
to sign pacts for energy transmission with India
Bangladesh will sign an agreement with India for the 100MW power Transmission from Tripura’s gas-fired thermal power project at Palatana in Gomati District.
Bangladesh will sign an agreement with India for the 100MW power Transmission from Tripura’s gas-fired thermal power project at Palatana in Gomati District.
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