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BHARATA RATNA FOR SACHIN:
ü Sachin Tendulkar has been awarded Bharata
Ratna for the year 2013.
ü He is the first sports person to be awarded
with the highest civilian honour in India.
ü Sachin also became the only cricketer to
play 200 test matches in cricket.
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BHARATA RATNA FOR Dr. C N R RAO
ü C N R Rao is a chemist.
ü Presently he is the head of the scientific
advisory council to the Prime Minister of India.
ü He is the 3rd scientist after C
V Raman and Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam to be awarded with the highest civilian
honour.
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TEACHER ARRESTED IN CHENNAI:
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A teacher was booked under Tamil Nadu Prevention of Women
Harassment Act.
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A teacher identified as Casmir Raj made derogatory
comments against Congress MLA Vijayadharani over phone in a TV show.
ü He also made
comments on the CM of Tamil Nadu.
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GREENPEACE:
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This is a nonprofit organization.
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It is present in 40 countries.
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It works on various climatic issues.
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It decided to protest on November 16, 2013 in 30 cities
in India for 30 hours.
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This protest is to demand for the release of 30 counter
parts arrested by the Russin authorities in the Arctic region in September
2013.
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They were arrested while peacefully protesting the
drilling in the region.
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INTERNATIONAL:
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BRITISH PM IS THE FIRST TO VISIT JAFFNA:
ü PM – Prime Minister
ü The British PM David Cameron on November
15, 2013 visited Sri Lanka’s former warzone.
ü He became the first foreign leader to visit
Jaffna since Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948.
ü Note: Sri Lanka was British colony up to
the year 1948
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HINDU DEITIES ON BEER BOTTLES:
ü The images of Hindu deities Ganesh and
Lakshmi on alcoholic ginger beers were labeled in Australia.
ü Indian community protested the same.
ü Later the company apologized and removed
the ladles.
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CHINA RELAXED ONE CHILD NORM:
ü Previously if both the couple single child
of parents they were permitted to have two children.
ü Now in the couple if one is a single child
of their parents they can have two children.
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MAVEN:
ü Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution
mission will be launched by NASA.
ü MAVEN reaches Mars by September 2014.
ü It investigates into the dramatic climatic
change that took place on Mars.
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MALDIVES:
ü The President Mohmad Waheed stepped down in
the face of pressure from the world community.
ü The President took office in 2012 after
democratically elected president Mohmad Nasheed resigned.
ü Run-off polls are conducted on November 16,
2013.
ü The results are declared on November 17,
2013
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