12 November 2013 – Daily Current Affairs
TOI - times-175-years
1) Which English newspaper is witnessing 175 years of its establishment during November, 2013? – ‘The Times of India’ (‘The Times of India’ was established in 1838 and it completed 175 years of its establishment. On this occasion a special book titled “Momentous Times” was released by the Vice President Hamid Ansari on 11 November, 2013)
2) The website of the online ticketing and delivery service provider, which was appointed as the Official Ticketing Partner for the second Test between India and West Indies, the 200th and final Test of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, crashed on 11 November, 2013. This was the day when the bookings for 5,000 odd tickets available for general public began on this site. Which site is this? - KyaZoonga.com (KyaZoonga.com had provided its ticket service delivery over the last several matches including the final of the ICC World Cup 2011, which was also hosted at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The online sale of tickets for this historic match to be held at the Wankhede from November 14-18 started on 11 November, 2013. However, this site crashed due to heavy traffic)
3) India’s first police academy for riot control and public order management was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on 10 November, 2013. This academy has been established at - Meerut, Uttar Pradesh (This academy will be run by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in its 108th battalion campus of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) at Meerut. The academy will be known as the RAF Academy. The RAF is the specialised riot control unit of the CRPF. This academy will train personnel of Rapid Action Force along with selected members of other paramilitary forces and civil police. Public administration, riot control, crowd management, disaster management, human rights, media management and first aid to the victims are some of the core issues on which focussed training will be provided to troupes)
4) Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of the largest animal welfare organization in the world, came to India during November, 2013 on her 'Naked Truth' tour series that highlights the exploitation of animals and focuses on the power of individuals to drive change as consumers. Newkirk was educated at convent boarding schools in
Shimla and Kodaikanal and has incredible affection for India. What is the name of the famous animal welfare organization founded by her? - PeTA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA was founded by Newkirk in 1980 and it has been successful in shaping government and public opinion about animal welfare around the world)
5) Writer Vijaydan Detha, who passed away on 10 November, 2013 was a famous writer of folk tales in – Rajasthani (Detha had over 800 short stories to his credit and gave a modern touch and identity to the folk tales of Rajasthan. Theatre director Habib Tanvir adapted Detha's story Charandas Chor into a successful play which was also made into a film by Shyam Benegal. 'Paheli', a movie based on his story "Duvidha", was the last film based on his works)
6) Which Indian women shooter created history on 10 November, 2013 by winning the gold medal the 10 metre women's air pistol event in ISSF World Cup held at Munich, Germany? – Heena Sidhu (Heena Sidhu thus became the third Indian shooter to win a gold medal in ISSF World Cup for shooting after Anjali Bhagwat (2003) and Gagan Narang (2009). The 24-year old Heena from Ludhiana got the better of reigning world champion, Zorana Arunovic of Serbia to register the biggest triumph of her career. Qualifying in the third place with a total of 384, two points behind leaders - former World and Olympic champion Olena Kostevych of Ukraine and Alejandra Zavala of Mexico - Heena found her best form in the final)
7. World Pneumonia Day was observed on 12 November 2013 across the world to raise awareness of pneumonia. The United Nations (UN) first celebrated the day on 12 November 2009. This
8. The Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram released a Commemorative Coin of 20 Rupees a circulation coin of 5 Rupees to mark the culmination of the 125th Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad at New Delhi on 11 November 2013.
9. The Union Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Government of Puducherry signed the Financing and Project Agreements for World Bank assistance (IDA assistance) of 236 million US Dollar with the World Bank on 11 November 2013. The agreements were signed for Tamil Nadu-Puducherry Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project (CDRRP). The objective of the Project is to increase the resilience of coastal communities in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, to a range of hydro-meteorological and geophysical hazards.
10. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of October rose to 10.09% versus 9.84% in September. The consumer food price inflation was reported at 12.56% versus 11.44% in September.
11. The Commonwealth Business Forum inaugurated by the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo on 12 November 2013. The Commonwealth Business Forum is a side event being hosted alongside Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
12. Japan pledged to provide $150 million towards reconstruction efforts in Uttarakhand in the wake of devastating floods that hit the Himalayan state in June this year. This was announced at a meeting between External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting.
13. To help increase foreign direct investment in Tamil Nadu, Japanese overseas development assistance of $130 million has been granted. This is to help quick implementation of infrastructure projects such as roads, power, water and sewer in the State. In addition, $177-million ODA has been given to IIT, Hyderabad to improve education and research environment.
14. T.P. Seetharam, currently India's High Commissioner to Mauritius, has been appointed as the next ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. An Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of 1980 batch, Seetharam is expected to take up his assignment shortly.
15. Ratan P Watal, a senior IAS officer was appointed as the Secretary of Department of Expenditure in the Union Ministry of Finance on 11 November 2013. He will be a successor of RS Gujral, an officer of the 1979 of Haryana cadre, who will retire from the post on 30 November 2013.
16. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Embassy of Sweden on 9 November 2013 jointly unveiled a Nobel Memorial Wall at Rajiv Chowk metro station, Delhi. The aim of exhibiting this wall is to spread awareness about all the Nobel Laureates of India, with a focus on Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.
17. The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Momentous Times on the 175 years of Times of India at a function in New Delhi on 11 November 2013. The Momentous Times is the fine collection and is the quick glimpse of a selective history. The book is an effort of the Times of India Group.
18. Chetna Vijay Sinha, Director, Mann Deshi Mahila Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation, on Monday bagged the 2013 India Social Entrepreneur of the Year award by The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organisation of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with Jubilant Bhartia Foundation.
19. Haryana joins hands with Cargill to launch food bank. Haryana launched its first food bank to support various feeding programmes in Gurgaon and nearby areas on Monday. The food bank is being supported by global food major Cargill and India Food Banking Network (IFBN), initiated by Sam Pitroda, Advisor to Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations.
20. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on 11 November 2013 held a grand felicitation ceremony to honour Sachin Tendulkar, also
21. South Africa defeated Pakistan 4-1 in the One-Day International series in UAE on 11 November 2013. In the final match at Sharjah, the South Africa defeated Pakistan by 117 runs to win the series.
22. Mohammed Siddikur of Bangladesh won the 50th edition of Indian Open golf tournament on 10 November 2013 at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC), New Delhi. It was his second Asian Tour title after Brunei Open victory in 2010. The tournament carries a cash prize of 1.25 million US dollars. This win catapulted him from ninth to third on the Order of Merit.
23. The first Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) squadron was commissioned Tuesday by Western Naval Command chief Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha in kochi. The ALH, named Dhruv, is the first indigenously designed and manufactured helicopter built by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. The newly commissioned squadron would be known as the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 322.
24. Novak Djokovic on 11 November 2013 retained the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title after defeating the number one, Rafael Nadal.
Hindi
1) भारत का कौन सा अंग्रेजी समाचार पत्र 2013 के दौरान अपनी स्थापना की 175वीं वर्षगांठ मना रहा है? – ‘द टाइम्स ऑफ इण्डिया’ - “The Times of India (1838 में संस्थापित ‘द टाइम्स ऑफ इण्डिया’ इस साल अपनी स्थापना की 175वीं वर्षगांठ मना रहा है। इस अवसर पर 11 नवम्बर, 2013 को उप-राष्ट्रपति हामिद अंसारी ने "मोमेन्ट्स टाइम्स" (“Momentous Times”) शीर्षक की एक विशेष पुस्तक का विमोचन किया जो इस समाचार पत्र के इतिहास के महत्वपूर्ण पड़ावों का बयान करती है)
2) सचिन तेंदुलकर के 200वें तथा अंतिम ऐतिहासिक मैच के लिए ऑनलाइन टिकटों की बुकिंग करने के लिए मुम्बई क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन (MCA) ने जिस वेबसाइट को यह काम सौंपा था वह 11 नवम्बर, 2013 को वेबसाइट पर भारी ट्रैफिक के चलते ठप हो गई। इस वेबसाइट को भारत और वेस्ट इंडीज़ के बीच 14 से 18 नवम्बर के बीच होने वाले दूसरे टेस्ट मैच का आधिकारिक टिकेटिंग पार्टनर नियुक्त किया गया था। इस वेबसाइट का क्या नाम है? - KyaZoonga.com (उल्लेखनीय है कि इस वेबसाइट के माध्यम से ही वर्ष 2011 में हुए ICC क्रिकेट विश्व कप के फाइनल के टिकटों की ऑनलाइन बिक्री की गई थी। सचिन तेंदुलकर के शानदार करियर के अंतिम टेस्ट मैच के लिए आम जनता के लिए मात्र 5 हजार टिकट उपलब्ध कराए गए है)
3) दंगों पर नियंत्रण तथा लोक व्यवस्था प्रबन्धन के लिए भारत की पहली पुलिस अकादमी (India’s first police academy for riot control and public order management) का उद्घाटन 10 नवम्बर, 2013 को केन्द्रीय गृह मंत्री सुशील कुमार शिंदे ने किया। यह अपनी तरह की देश की पहली अकादमी कहाँ स्थापित की गई है? - मेरठ, उत्तर प्रदेश (उल्लेखनीय है कि इस अकादमी को केन्द्रीय रिज़र्व पुलिस बल (CRPF) द्वारा मेरठ में स्थित रैपिड एक्शन फोर्स (RAF) की 108वीं बटालियन प्रांगण में संचालित किया जायेगा। रैपिड एक्शन फोर्स CRPF का ही दंगा नियंत्रण बल है। इस अकादमी को RAF अकादमी के नाम से जाना जायेगा। यह अकादमी रैपिड एक्शन फोर्स के जवानों के साथ ही देश के अन्य अर्द्ध-सैनिक बल तथा पुलिस बलों को प्रशिक्षण प्रदान करेगी। इसमें मुख्य रूप से लोक प्रशासन, दंगा नियंत्रण, भीड़ नियंत्रण, मीडिया प्रबंधन, आपदा प्रबंधन तथा घायल लोगों को प्राथमिक चिकित्सा जैसे विषयों पर अभ्यर्थियों को विस्तृत प्रशिक्षण प्रदान किया जायेगा)
4) पशुओं के कल्याण के लिए बनी विश्व की सबसे बड़ी संस्था की संस्थापिका इन्ग्रिड न्यूकर्क (Ingrid Newkirk) पशुओं के शोषण के बारे में लोगों में जागरूकता पैदा करने के उद्देश्य से नवम्बर, 2013 के दौरान अपनी "नैकेड ट्रुथ" श्रॄंखला के साथ भारत आईं। शिमला तथा कोडयकनाल में स्कूली शिक्षा प्राप्त कर चुकीं न्यूकर्क किस सुप्रसिद्ध पशु कल्याण संस्था की संस्थापिका हैं? - पेटा – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA) - न्यूकर्क ने PeTA की स्थापना 1980 में की थी तथा इस संस्था ने विश्व भर में पशुओं के कल्याण के बारे में नई सोच तैयार करने में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई है। न्यूकर्क भारत को अपना दूसरा घर तथा अपनी संस्था के लिए महत्वपूर्ण मानती हैं)
5) लेखक विजयदान देथा, जिनका 87 वर्ष की आयु में 10 नवम्बर, 2013 को निधन हो गया, किस क्षेत्र की लोक कथाएं लिखने के एक सशक्त हस्ताक्षर के रूप में जाने जाते थे? - राजस्थान (देथा ने 800 से अधिक लघु कथाएं लिखीं थीं। उन्हें विशेष रूप से राजस्थानी लोक कथाओं को आधुनिक स्वरूप में प्रस्तुत करने के लिए जाना जाता है। मशहूर थियेटर हस्ती हबीब तनवीर ने विजयदान देथा की कहानी "चरणदास चोर" को भारत के सबसे लोकप्रिय नाटक के रूप में प्रस्तुत कर यश प्राप्त किया था तथा इस कहानी पर श्याम बेनेगल ने एक फिल्म भी बनाई थी। उनकी कहानी "दुविधा" पर बनी हिंदी फिल्म "पहेली" अंतिम फिल्म थी जो उनकी कहानी पर आधारित थी)
6) भारत की किस महिला निशानेबाज ने 10 नवम्बर, 2013 को उस समय नया इतिहास रचा जब उन्होंने जर्मनी के म्यूनिख में आयोजित ISSF निशानेबाजी विश्व कप में 10 मीटर एयर पिस्टल शूटिंग की महिला स्पर्धा का स्वर्ण पदक जीता? - हिना सिद्धू (इसी के साथ लुधियाना की 24 वर्षीया हिना ISSF शूटिंग विश्व कप में स्वर्ण पदक जीतने वाली भारत की तीसरी निशानेबाज बन गईं। उससे पहले अंजलि भागवत (2003) और गगन नारंग (2009) ने भी यह उपलब्धि हासिल की थी। हिना ने पूर्व विश्व चैम्पियन सर्बिया की जोराना एरूनोविच (Zorana Arunovic) को हराकर यह कारनामा किया। हिना इस स्पर्धा के फाइनल में 384 अंक लेकर पहुँची थी तथा तब वे तीसरे स्थान पर थीं
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