Current Affairs Update – 18 Nov, 2014

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  State Bank of India (SBI) on 17 November 2014 approved 1 billion US
  dollar loan for Adani Mining to develop Carmichael coal mine project near
  Clermont in Central Queensland, Australia.
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  The announcement related to the signing of memorandum of understanding
  between Adani Group and SBI was made in the third week of November 2014.
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  The announcement comes close on the heels of clearance of the Adani
  Group’s proposal by the Queensland State of Australia on 17 November 2014. The
  Adani group plans to build a 7 billion US dollars coal mine project.
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  Besides, Queensland State also announced a major investment in rail
  infrastructure to support the coal mine project of the Adani Group.
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  The Carmichael coal, railway and port project includes building
  Australia’s largest thermal coal mine in the north Galilee Basin approximately
  160km north-west of Clermont in Central Queensland, linked by a new 388 km
  standard gauge rail line to a new terminal at Abbot Point Port near Bowen.
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  The company aims to build the project by end of the year 2017 and the
  produced coal from the region will be sent 400 km (250 miles) by rail to
  Australia’s east coast.
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  Adani Mining is the subsidiary of the Adani Enterprises in Australia.
  The CEO and country head is Jeyakumar Janakaraj.

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  The Union Government on 18 November 2014 relaunched Kisan Vikas Patra
  scheme (KVP) in New Delhi to encourage the habit of small savings among the
  citizens.
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  The scheme will soon be made available through designated branches of
  nationalized banks across the country.

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  The scheme will provide facility of unlimited investment by way of
  purchase of certificate from post office in various denominations.
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  The KVP will be available to the investors in the denomination of 1000,
  5000, 10000 and 50000 rupees with no upper ceiling on investment.
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  The certificates can also be issued in single or joint names and can be
  transferred from one person to any other person. The investment made in the
  certificate will double in 100 months.
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  The facility of transfer from one post office to another anywhere in
  India and of nomination will also be available under the scheme.
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  Kisan Vikas Patra scheme has unique liquidity feature, where an investor
  can encash his certificates after the lock-in period of 2 years and 6 months
  and thereafter in any block of six months on pre-determined maturity value.
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  With a maturity period of 8 years 4 months, the collections under the
  scheme will be available with the Union Government for a fairly long period to
  be utilized in financing developmental plans of the Centre and State
  Governments.
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  Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP), a certificate savings scheme was launched by
  the Union Government on 1 April 1988. The scheme provided facility of unlimited
  investment by way of purchase of certificates from post offices in various
  denominations.

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  Merchandise exports declined by 5 percent to 7-month low of 26 billion
  US dollars in October 2014 resulting into widening of trade deficit to 13.3
  billion US dollars in October 2014.
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  This was revealed by the India’s Foreign Trade (Merchandise) data
  released by the Department of Commerce, Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  on 17 November 2014.
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  The decline in exports occurred mainly on account of fall in shipments
  of petroleum products, electronics, engineering items, gems & jewellery,
  and iron ore.
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  On the other hand, driven by gold imports, total merchandise imports
  increased 3.16 percent to 39.45 billion US dollars in October 2014. The gold
  imports surged 280 percent to reach 4.1 billion US Dollar during the month of
  October 2014.
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  This widened the trade deficit to 13.3 billion US Dollar in October 2014
  from 10.59 billion US Dollar in October 2013. However, the gap was lower than
  14.24 billion US Dollar trade deficit in September 2014
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  Cumulative total exports in the April-October 2014 period stood at
  189.79 billion US Dollar which was 4.72 per cent higher than in the
  corresponding period of the 2013.
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  The cumulative value of imports for the April-October 2014 period was
  273.55 billion US Dollar which was 1.86 per cent higher than imports in the
  same period in 2013.
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  The trade deficit during April-October 2014 period was at 83.75 billion
  US dollar, lower than the deficit of 87.31 billion US Dollar in April-October
  2013.

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  Union Government on 17 November 2014 nominated Dr. Hasmukh Adhia as a
  Director on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
  He will replace Gurdial Singh Sandhu.
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  As per the press release of RBI, his nomination is effective from 11
  November 2014.
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  Hasmukh Adhia is currently working as Secretary in Department of
  Financial Services, Union Ministry of Finance.
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  He is a 1981 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer. He had worked with the
  then Gujarat chief minister and present Prime Minister Narendra Modi from May
  2004 to May 2006.
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  He also has served as Additional Chief Secretary, finance department in
  the Gujarat government apart from stints in Gujarat Industrial Investment
  Corporation (GIIC) and Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC).

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  The US Exim Bank has agreed to provide $1-billion medium and long-term
  dollar loans to finance American technologies, products and services for clean
  energy development by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA).
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  The credit facility is part of a memorandum of understanding signed
  between the two organisations on Tuesday.
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  Renewable energy developers in India working with IREDA can avail
  themselves of the credit facility for importing US goods and services in the
  sector. The credit facility will also be available for financing 30 per cent of
  domestically manufactured components.
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  The loans can be repaid over a period of 18 years with the same fixed
  rate of interest.
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  “The proposed credit facility carries no specific commitment on the part
  of IREDA and will depend on the import of US equipment to India and the
  attractiveness of the credit facility to the project developers in India,” an
  official statement said.
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  Overall, the MoU establishes a framework for cooperation in the
  financing of creditworthy entities for renewable energy projects and
  facilitating the export of goods and services from US to India.
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  Upendra Tripathi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, said
  that sectors such as solar, wind, hydro, and waste-to-energy have been
  identified as priority areas of clean energy investment cooperation as part of
  the MoU.

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  India and Australia on 18 November 2014 signed five pacts on social
  security, transfer of sentenced prisoners, combating narcotics trade, tourism,
  and Arts and Culture.

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  The Social Security Agreement will help in making the business relations
  stronger, especially in the Services Sector. It will provide for social
  security and superannuation benefits for those who have been residents of the
  other country on basis of equality of benefit, export of benefits and avoidance
  of double coverage.  It will lead to
  greater economies and promote the flow of professionals.
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  Agreement concerning Transfer of Sentenced Prisoners: It will
  facilitate, regulate and lay down procedures for the transfer of sentenced
  persons and enable rehabilitation and reintegration of sentenced persons into
  society.
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  MoU on Combating Narcotics Trafficking and Developing Police
  Cooperation: It places priority on tackling illicit trade, diversion of
  precursors, asset forfeiture and drug money laundering.  It will help develop strategies and
  procedures for operations to disrupt and dismantle transnational narcotic
  related threats.
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  MoU on Cooperation in the Field of Arts and Culture: It will promote
  cooperation through exchange of information, professional expertise, training
  and exhibitions in the field of culture. 
  It will deepen understanding between the people, institutions and art
  genres and promote sound and sustainable artistic and cultural activities.
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  MoU in the Field of Tourism: It will encourage cooperation in tourism
  policy, information exchange, interaction between tourism stakeholders,
  training and investments in hospitality sector and promote the importance of
  the tourism sector in economic development and employment generation.

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  Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his Indian Counterpart
  Narendra Modi agreed to have a Free Trade deal by 2015 end.
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  India will organise a Make in India show in Australia in 2015 while
  Australia would hold a business week in India in January 2015.
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  The countries too agreed to speed up negotiations on the Comprehensive
  Economic Partnership Agreement.
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  India and Australia also agreed on a Framework for Security Cooperation.
  Security and defence are important and growing areas of the new India-Australia
  partnership for advancing regional peace and stability, and combating terrorism
  and trans-national crimes.
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  India and Australia signed the new Cultural Exchange Programme where
  India will establish a Cultural Centre in Sydney by February 2015. India will
  hold a Festival of India in Australia in 2015 and tourism weeks in Australia.
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  Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card
  holders need not present themselves at police stations while visiting India
  from now onwards. The people who have a Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card
  will now get a lifetime visa to India.

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  The Assam government on 17 November 2014 presented the first state
  bravery award to Gunjan Sarma in Guwahati.
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  15 year old Gunjan, a resident of Sivsagar district was awarded with
  Assam’s first ever bravery award for saving lives of 10 school children who
  were taken hostage by a gunman on 4 December 2013.
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  Gunjan Sarma, a student of Nazira Central School in Sivasagar district
  of Assam volunteered to accompany the gunman who hijacked their school van
  carrying students. She volunteered to accompany the gunman in order to save
  lives of other students but later was abandoned in a dense forest along Assam-Nagaland
  border at night.
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  She managed to find her way out of the forest at the dawn.  Her saga of bravery compelled the Assam
  government to institute a state bravery award.

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  The Fourth India-China Joint Training Exercise Hand-in-Hand 2014 began
  at Aundh Military Station in Pune, Maharashtra on 17 November 2014. The
  exercise will end on 25 November 2014.
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  The 12 day Indo-China joint exercise is aimed to acquaint both the
  armies with each other’s operating procedures in the backdrop of counter
  terrorism environment.

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  To enhance confidence and trust between the two armies that may be
  called upon to grapple with anti terrorism operations even under the UN mandate
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  To uphold the values of Peace, Prosperity and Stability in the region by
  jointly eradicating terrorism
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  To develop mutual understanding and respect for each other’s military
• The Chinese
  contingent for the exercise comes from 13 Group Army, Chengdu Military Region
  and comprises an infantry company along with supporting staff. 1st edition was
  held in 2007 in China.

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  Akash surface-to-air missile was test fired by the Indian Air Force
  (IAF) from Integrated Test Range at Chandipur near Balasore, Odisha on 17
  November 2014.  It was test fired as part
  of user trial by the Air Force.
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  The missile flew at a supersonic speed over a distance of 14 km and
  destroyed a target called Para flare at a low altitude of 1.2 km. The
  Para-flare was dropped by a MiG-27 aircraft of the IAF.
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  Akash missile is India’s first indigenously designed and developed
  missile. The missile has been developed by Defence Research and Development
  Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development
  Programme.
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  The missile is a medium range surface-to-air anti-aircraft defence
  system with a strike range of 25 km. It can carry a warhead of 60kg and it is
  packed with a battery that can track and attack several targets simultaneously.

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  Veteran classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was on 17 November 2014
  conferred with the Sumitra Charat Ram Award 2014 for Lifetime Achievement.
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  Pandit Jasraj joined the list of eminent personalities who were honoured
  with the award earlier including Pt Birju Maharaj, Kishori Amonkar and Mayadhar
  Raut.
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  The award function marked the beginning of a year-long celebrations to
  commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Ram who was born on 17 November 1914
  in Meerut.
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  The award was instituted in 2011 to honour stalwarts in art and was
  named after Sumitra Charat Ram who founded the Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra in
  1952.
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  She was instrumental in successfully resurrecting Kathak under the
  banner of the Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra.
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  Previously Pandit Jasraj has been awarded with a number of titles,
  including Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.

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  With 356 million 10-24-year-olds, India has the world’s largest youth
  population despite having a smaller population than China, a latest UN report
  said today.
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  China is second with 269 million young people, followed by Indonesia (67
  million), the US (65 million) and Pakistan (59 million), Nigeria with 57
  million, Brazil with 51 million, and Bangladesh with 48 million, the United
  Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) State of the World’s Population report said.
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  It said developing countries with large youth populations could see
  their economies soar, provided they invest heavily in young people’s education
  and health and protect their rights.
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  Within this generation are 600 million adolescent girls with specific
  needs, challenges and aspirations for the future, the report said.
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  The report titled ‘The power of 1.8 billion’, said 28 per cent of
  India’s population is 10- to 24-year-olds, adding that the youth population is
  growing fastest in the poorest nations. Global number of youths is highest
  ever.
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  As the world is home to 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10
  and 24 year, 9 in 10 of the world’s young population live in less developed
  countries.

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  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday gifted to his Australian
  counterpart Tony Abbott Australian lawyer John Lang’s 1854 petition against the
  East India Company on behalf of Rani Lakshmibai .
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  Mr. Modi gave the gift to Mr. Abbott just ahead of bilateral talks.
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  “John Lang’s original petition of 1854 on behalf of Jhansi ki Rani against
  the East India Company,” External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted.
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  Earlier, Mr. Modi was given a ceremonial guard of honour and a 19-gun
  salute at the forecourt of the Parliament. Prime Minister Abbott and several
  Indians were present on the occasion. Then he proceeded towards the Prime
  Minister’s Office for bilateral talks. Born in 1816 in Sydney, Lang is
  generally regarded as Australia’s first native novelist. As a man of many
  talents, he was also a lawyer, journalist and born traveller. In 1842, he
  sailed to India and made the country his new home, even learning the Hindustani
  language. While carrying on a successful legal practice, he started a newspaper
  in 1845 called The Moffusilite, published initially from Meerut and later from Mussoorie.
  The paper often took a critical stance against the East India Company’s harmful
  policies and consequently he was sued and briefly jailed by the Company.
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  In 1854, Lang became the counsel of Lakshmibai — an iconic figure in the
  Indian uprising of 1857.

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  In the first case of Ebola in the country, a national returning from
  Liberia has tested positive and has been isolated at a special facility at
  Delhi airport.
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  The health ministry said the 26-year-old man, who reached here last
  Monday, was already treated for the disease in the African country and had no
  symptoms. But the ministry said his semen samples tested positive, prompting
  authorities to isolate him.
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  “The situation is under control and there is no need for any alarm.
  All precautions are being taken,” the ministry said.
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  It said during recovery, people continued to shed virus in body fluids
  for variable periods.
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  But the virus in his semen samples may transmit the disease through sex
  up to 90 days from the time of clinical cure, it said.
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  He will remain in isolation in the facility till his body fluids test
  negative and he is found medically fit to be discharged, it said. The ministry
  insisted the man was a treated and cured case.

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  Penguin Books on 17 November 2014 released the Book titled Truth Always
  Prevails. The book has been written by Sadruddin Hashwani. The book was
  released in Pakistan.
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  The book Truth Always Prevails is a self-narrated account of personal
  and entrepreneurial experiences by one of the most successful businessmen of
  Pakistan with a global footprint. This is a story of Pakistan and the Pakistani
  Dream.
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  Truth Always Prevails is a memoir of not only the struggles of the
  eventful life of an entrepreneur but also an in-depth account of Pakistan
  through economic and evolutionary highs and lows.
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  It highlights how Hashwani rose to become the cotton king of Pakistan
  and gives a first-hand account of the economic suffering at the hands of
  nationalization and the birth of hospitality industry in Pakistan and the challenge
  of uncertain policies.
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  As soon as the book was launched it was mired in controversy. The
  controversy relates to the details wherein the author has held the former
  president Asif Ali Zardari responsible for the October 2008 devastating suicide
  blast at his hotel Marriott in Islamabad.
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  This led to Zardari serving a legal notice of 500 million rupees in
  damage for loss of reputation and another 500 million rupees for mental agony
  and torture on Sadruddin Hashwani.
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  Zardari served the notice for willfully publishing a false, derogatory
  and vexatious publication full of blatant lies to damage his reputation.

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  The Church of England on 17 November 2014 broke the centuries-old
  tradition by paving the way for the appointment of female bishops.
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  The vote at the general synod meeting at Westminster Church House in
  central London gave the final seal of approval to a legislation passed through
  UK Parliament in October 2014. The first female bishop is expected to take her
  seat in 2015.
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  The amendment to Canon 33 of the Church of England now states that a man
  or a woman may be consecrated to the office of bishop. The legislation comes 20
  years after the women were ordained as priests.
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  The new legislation includes some safeguards to manage dissent, such as
  the introduction of an independent reviewer who will oversee arrangements for
  parishes who want oversight from a male bishop.
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  There are other women bishops in Australia, Canada, Cuba, India, New
  Zealand, Swaziland, South Africa and the USA.

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  The International Buddhist Conference 2014 was held from 15 November to
  18 November 2014 in Lumbini, Nepal. It was held with an objective of preserving
  Buddhist culture and heritage.
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  The conference was held with a joint initiative of Nepal Theravada
  Buddhist Academy and Myanmar Sitagu International Buddhist Academy.
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  The conference was attended by some 400 Buddhist experts and
  intellectuals and issued a 23 point declaration. 
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  The declaration states to enhance promotion of archaeologically and
  spiritually significant Buddhist heritages of world, promote Buddhist education
  and to co-work for sustainable development of Lumbini and adjoining areas.
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  The conference called on the international community for a joint effort
  to spread the publicity of Buddhist education around the globe by promoting and
  protecting Lumbini.

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  Finnish mobile major Nokia on 18 November 2014 launched Android-based N1
  tablet at the Slush conference in Helsinki. The device has been developed in
  partnership with Foxconn, which will also manufacture it.
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  This was the first comeback by Nokia after it sold it sold its mobile
  devices business to Microsoft. The N1 tablet comes one week after the launch of
  the Lumia 535 by Microsoft without the Nokia brand on it.
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  The tablet will cost 249 US dollars plus tax and Nokia will start
  shipping in February 2015 in China. Later it will become available in Europe
  and other countries.

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  Second Edition of Global Slavery Index was released on 17 November 2014
  by the Walk Free Foundation. The index aims to end modern slavery in a
  generation.
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  The Index ranks 167 countries in terms of the percentage of a national
  population and the total number of people living in modern slavery – country by
  country, region by region.
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  In absolute terms, the index was topped by India followed by China,
  Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. Index highlighted that estimated 35.8 million
  people are in modern slavery globally. Out of this, 61% people are living in
  top five countries.
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  The estimated prevalence of people in modern slavery has increased from
  2013.

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  Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) on 18 November 2014 released
  Global Terrorism Index 2014. The Index 2014 provides ranks for 162 countries
  and provides a fact-based understanding of terrorism and its impact.
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  According to the report, terrorism has become a global phenomenon with a
  61 percent increase in the number of people killed in terrorist attacks in
  2013.

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  The number of terrorist attacks around the world increased dramatically
  in 2013 and 82 percent of all terrorism occurred in only 5 countries: Iraq,
  Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria.
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  17958 people were killed in terrorist attacks in 2013 which is 61
  percent more than 2012.
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  More than 90 percent of all terrorist attacks occurred in countries that
  recorded gross human rights violations.
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  40 times more people were killed by homicides than terrorist attacks in
  2013.
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  There were almost 10000 terrorist attacks recorded in 2013 representing
  a 44 percent increase in the number of terrorist incidents.
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  24 countries experienced more than 50 deaths in 2013 that increased to
  60 percent from 15 countries in 2012.
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  Terrorism in 2013 was dominated by four organizations; ISIL, Boko Haram,
  al Qaida and the Taliban, collectively responsible for 66 percent of all fatalities.
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  Iraq continues to be the country most impacted by terrorism. The number
  of fatalities in Iraq rose 164 percent to 6362 which is the largest increase in
  the index.
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  At least 13 countries have been identified as facing a greater risk of
  significant terrorist activity in the coming years.
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  In 2013, the eight OECD countries that recorded deaths from terrorism
  were Turkey, Mexico, the United States, the United Kingdom, Greece, Israel,
  Czech Republic and Chile.

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  Veteran diplomat Michel Kafando was on 17 November 2014 chosen as
  interim president of Burkina Faso. Michel Kafando will head the country until November
  2015 elections.
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  A panel of 23 officials chose Kafando after preferring him to the other
  candidates which included journalist Cherif Sy and sociologist and ex-minister
  Josephine Ouedraogo. Michel Kafando appointment will now be ratified by the
  Constitutional Council.
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  Michel Kafando was Burkina Faso’s foreign affairs minister between 1981
  and 1982. Kafando previously served as the country’s ambassador to the United
  Nations from 1998 to 2011.
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  The decision came ahead of a deadline imposed by the African Union which
  instructed Burkina Faso to establish interim institutions and pick an interim
  president by 17 November 2014 or face sanctions.
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  The country was returned to civilian rule after its long-time President
  Blaise Compaore was forced to resign on 31 October 2014 during mass protests.
  Compaore ruled for 27 years after seizing power in a coup in 1987.
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  Compaore had to quit after violent protests sparked by his bid to extend
  his rule by changing the constitution of the landlocked former French colony.
  Since the ouster of Compaore, Army took control of the country.

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  Indian-American student Neha Gupta has won the 2014 International
  Children’s Peace Prize Award for her exceptional work to raise money for
  underprivileged children around the world.
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  Netherlands King Willem-Alexander, former archbishop and Nobel Peace
  Prize winner Desmond Tutu and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai
  presented Gupta with her award during a ceremony at The Hague, Netherlands
  Tuesday.
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  A first-year Schreyer Honours College scholar in the Eberly College of
  Science at Pennsylvania State University, Gupta will be entering the
  pre-medicine programme, according to a release from University.
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  Inspired by what she saw during a visit to India with her grandparents,
  Gupta founded Empower Orphans, an organization designed to support orphaned and
  abandoned children in India and the US.
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  Her work, which she started at age 9, has grown into a charity that to
  date has raised over $1 million and has helped more than 25,000 children.
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  The award is widely accepted as the most prestigious international award
  a young person can win.
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  Last year’s winner, Malala Youzafzai, a Pakistani activist for female
  education, went on to become the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  for 2014.

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  Dilip Vengsarkar who earned the sobriquet ‘colonel’ has been chosen for
  the BCCI’s Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013-14. He will
  receive a citation, trophy and cheque for Rs. 25 lakh at the BCCI’s eighth
  annual awards ceremony to be held here on November 21.
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  Vengsarkar was India’s prominent batsman from the mid-70s to early
  1990s. He earned fame for scoring three consecutive centuries at Lord’s (103 in
  1979, 157 in 1982 and 126 not out in 1986). He scored 6,868 runs in 116 Tests
  (17 centuries) and 3,508 runs in 129 One-Day Internationals.
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  He was chosen for the award by a panel comprising journalist Shekhar
  Gupta, BCCI interim president Shivlal Yadav and BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel.
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  Other awardees: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Polly Umrigar Award, best
  international cricketer, Rs. 5 lakh), Parveez Rasool (Lala Amarnath Award, best
  all-rounder, Ranji Trophy, Rs. 2.5 lakh), R. Vinay Kumar (Lala Amarnath Award,
  best all-rounder in domestic limited-over tournaments, Rs. 2.5 lakh), Kedar
  Jadhav (Madhavrao Scindia Award, highest scorer in Ranji Trophy, Rs. 2.5 lakh),
  Rishi Dhawan (Madhavrao Scindia Award, highest wicket-taker in Ranji Trophy,
  Rs. 2.5 lakh), Rahul Tripathi (M.A. Chidambaram Trophy, best u-25 cricketer,
  Rs. 50,000), B. Anirudh (M.A. Chidambaram Trophy, best u-19 cricketer, Rs.
  50,000), Shubham Gill (M.A. Chidambaram Trophy, best u-16 cricketer, Rs.
  50,000), Smriti Mandhana (M.A. Chidambaram Trophy, best woman cricketer, Rs.
  50,000) and Anil Chaudhary (best umpire in domestic cricket), Rs. 50,000).
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  Previous C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award receipeints are 2011: Ajit
  Wadekar; 2012: Sunil Gavaskar; 2013: Kapil Dev.