Ripon-Building-Chennai
1) Ripon Building, which completed 100 years of its establishment on 26 November, 2013, houses the municipal corporation of which city of India? – Chennai (This heritage building was inaugurated on 26 November, 1913 by Viceroy Lord Hardinge. The foundation stone was laid by Lord Minto, Viceroy of India, on December 11, 1909. Work then began on the edifice. Ripon Buildings cost Rs. 7.50 lakh and took four years to complete. This building now houses the Corporation of Chennai)
2) The Supreme Court on 26 November, 2013 constituted a 10-member committee to deal with complaints of sexual harassment within its precincts. Who is heading this committee titled Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC)? - Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, a woman judge of the Supreme Court (This committee has been formed by Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam and is in consonance with the guidelines laid down by apex court in its judgment in Vishaka case for dealing with complaints of sexual harassment at workplace)
3) Coir Board of India, which is a statutory body for the promotion and development of Coir Industry as well as export market of coir and coir products in India, recently completed how many years of its establishment? – 60 years (Coir Board of India is a statutory body established by the Government of India under a legislation enacted by the Parliament namely Coir Industry Act 1953. Diamond Jubilee function was organized on this occasion which was inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee on 25 November, 2013)
