Page-3 of Current Affairs - November, 2014

Thailand Parliament votes to ban commercial surrogacy

Thailand’s parliament has voted to ban commercial surrogacy. This decision was taken by Thailand’s military Junta which came to power in May, 2014. A voted draft bill has provision which mentions that anyone profiting off surrogacy will be given a ..

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WTO approves trade facilitation agreement (TFA)

The World Trade Organization (WTO) approved the first world-wide trade deal- Trade Facilitation agreement (TFA). It was approved by WTO’s 160 member nations in Geneva after months of deadlock. This announcement comes after India and the US earlier had resolved ..

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Centenary Celebrations of Shiksha Mandal Wardha begins

On 26th November 2014, centenary celebrations of national institution- Shiksha Mandal Wardha began. President Pranab Mukherjee was Chief Guest of the celebration function. Governor of Maharashtra, C Vidyasagar Rao  was also present along with Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis ..

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Government revises target of opening of accounts under PMJDY

Government has revised the target for opening of accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) from 7.5 crore to10 crore by 26th January, 2015. It was announced by Finance Ministry in order to open one account bank account for ..

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India launches E-Visa facility for 43 countries

India has launched the tourist visa on arrival facility (VoA) enabled by electronic travel authorization i.e. E-Visa facility. It was launched by Home Ministry and Tourism Ministry. This system will be applicable for 43 countries and will make travel seamless ..

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Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies after head injury

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died after he had suffered a severe head injury due to a bouncer during a match. He was 25. He was in coma for three days following the injury sustained while playing in a Sheffield Shield ..

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