Monday, November 28, 2011

Current Affairs

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November 2011
Obama bumped Chinese President Hu Jintao from the No. 1 spot on the magazine’s annual rankings to the third place with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin taking the second position. — Nov 03, Hindustan Times
Pakistan on Friday said it is not taking any “U-turn” on normalising trade relations with India and granting the MFN status is a part of that process. — Nov 04, Hindustan Times
An asteroid larger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and Moon on Tuesday. It will be the closest encounter by such a huge space rock in 35 years. — Nov 06, Hindustan Times
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said that the country’s nuclear weapons are very hard targets and can never be attacked by the United States. — Nov 07, Hindustan Times
Former Libyan dictator Col Muammar Gaddafi scavenged for food and fled from one abandoned house to another during his desperate final days in his hometown of Sirte, one of his top security officials has revealed. — Nov 08, Hindustan Times
The head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday that Europe’s debt crisis risked plunging the global economy into a “lost decade” and said it was up to rich nations to shoulder the burden of restoring growth and confidence. — Nov 09, Hindustan Times
Ahead of the two important summits in the Asia Pacific region in the next 10 days, the White House made it intentions clear that US will continue to be a strong power in the region and work with key regional partners in this regard. Manmohan, Obama to meet in Bali — Nov 10, Hindustan Times
China’s campaign to stifle dissenters such as artist Ai Weiwei through secret detentions could come cloaked in a thicker veneer of legality if proposed crime law changes go through, a prominent rights advocacy group said on Thursday. — Nov 11, Hindustan Times
Two Russians and an American on Monday blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS) on a Russian rocket from Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, an AFP correspondent said. — Nov 14, Hindustan Times
British Prime Minister David Cameron has reportedly impersonated the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard during his annual foreign policy speech in London. — Nov 15, Hindustan Times
A salvo of missiles fired by US drones destroyed a Pakistani Taliban base today, killing up to 18 militants in Pakistan’s tribal badlands on the Afghan border, officials said. — Nov 16, Hindustan Times
Julian Assange’s mother has joined protesters in Australia’s capital demanding the government oppose a possible U.S. extradition of her son in a WikiLeaks investigation. — Nov 17, Hindustan Times
US President Barack Obama said today there were “flickers of progress” towards democratic reform in Myanmar and opened the door to a new US relationship with the long-isolated country. — Nov 18, Hindustan Times
The Inter-Services Intelligence agency “conclusively authenticated” the delivery of a secret memorandum purportedly sent by Pakistan’s civilian leadership to the former US military chief before army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani raised the matter with President Asif Ali Zardari. — Nov 19, Hindustan Times
If Pakistan’s telecom regulator has its way, millions of mobile phone users may be unable to send text messages with “offensive” and “obscene” words like crap, damn, hobo, flatulence, gay, lesbian and slime from Monday. — Nov 20, Hindustan Times
Officials say satellite surveillance has shown a recent increase in activity at an Iranian site suspected of secret work on nuclear weapons. — Nov 21, Hindustan Times
The Indian rupee depreciated by 35 paise to a lifetime low of Rs 52.50 per US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange on Tuesday on sustained demand for the American currency from banks and importers. Dollar gains against other currencies overseas also put pressure on the
Indian rupee.
 — Nov 22, Hindustan Times
Authorities say a small plane has crashed in eastern Indonesia, killing the Spanish pilot and leaving his co-pilot in critical condition. — Nov 23, Hindustan Times
Arguing that the UN Security Council is no longer reflective of contemporary reality, India has said this poses the “most important challenge” to global peace and security as well as conflict prevention. — Nov 24, Hindustan Times

Sports GK (ICC Awards, Londan 2011)

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The ICC Awards were presented in London on September 23 which includes:
  • ICC Cricketer of the year 2011: Jonathan Trott (Englend)
  • Test Cricketer of the year : Alastair Cook (Englend)
  • Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka): Spirit of Cricket Award: M.S. Dhoni (India)
  • Emerging Player of The Year:Devendra Bishoo (West Indies)
  • Associate and Affiliate Player of The Year: Ryan Ten Doeschate (The Netherlands)
  • ICC Women’s Cricket of The Year:Stefanie Taylor (West Indies)
  • People,s Choice Awards: Kumar Sangakkara ( Sri Lanka )
  • T20 International Performance of the Year: Tim Southee (New Zealand)
  • Umpire of the year: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
ICC ODI Team of the Year:
  • M.S. dhoni (Captain & Wk India)
  • Tilakaratne Dilshan (SL),
  • Shan Wetson (Aus),
  • Yuvraj Singh(ind),
  • Graeme Swann (Eng),
  • Umar Gul (Pak),
  • Dale Steyn (SA),
  • Zaheer Khan (India),
  • Lasith Malinga (SL;12th man),
ICC Test Team of The year:
  • Alastair Cook
  • Hashim Amla
  • Jonathan Trott
  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • Kumar sangakkara (Capt/wk)
  • AB de Villiers
  • Jacques Kaillis
  • Stuart Broad
  • Graeme Swann
  • Dale Steyn
  • James Anderson
  • Zaheer Khan (12th man).

Council of Ministers of India

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Cabinet Ministers
Sr. No.PortfolioName of Minister
1Prime Minister(External website
that opens in a new window)
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions(External website that opens in a new window)
Ministry of Planning(External
website that opens in a new window)
Department of Atomic
Energy(External website that opens in a new window)
Department of Space(External
website that opens in a new window)
2Minister of Finance(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Pranab Mukherjee
3Minister of Agriculture(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao
Pawar
Minister of Food Processing
Industries(External website that opens in a new window)
4Minister of Defence(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri A.K. Antony
5Minister of Home
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Palaniappan
Chidambaram
6Minister of External
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri S.M. Krishna
7Minister of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Virbhadra Singh
8Minister of Science and
Technology(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Vilasrao Dagadojirao
Deshmukh
Minister of Earth
Sciences(External website that opens in a new window)
9Minister of Health and Family
Welfare(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
10Minister of Power(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Sushil Kumar Sambhajirao
Shinde
11Minister of Corporate
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri M. Veerappa Moily
12Minister of New and Renewable
Energy(External website that opens in a new window)
Dr. Farooq Abdullah
13Minister of Petroleum and
Natural Gas(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Jaipal Sudini Reddy
14Minister of Urban
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Kamal Nath
15Minister of Overseas Indian
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Vayalar Ravi
Minister of Civil
Aviation(External website that opens in a new window)
16Minister of Information and
Broadcasting(External website that opens in a new window)
Smt. Ambika Soni
17Minister of Labour and
Employment(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
18Minister of Human Resource
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Kapil Sibal
Minister of Communications and
Information Technology(External website that opens in a new window)
19Minister of Commerce(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Anand Sharma
Industry and Minister of
Textiles(External website that opens in a new window)
20Minister of Road Transport and
Highways(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri C. P. Joshi
21Minister of Housing and Urban
Poverty Alleviation(External website that opens in a new window)
Kumari Selja
Minister of Culture(External
website that opens in a new window)
22Minister of Tourism(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Subodh Kant Sahai
23Minister of Shipping(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri G.K. Vasan
24Minister of Parliamentary
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal
Minister of Water
Resources(External website that opens in a new window)
25Minister of Social Justice and
Empowerment(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Mukul Balkrishna
Wasnik
26Minister of Chemicals and
Fertilizers(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri M. K. Alagiri
27Minister of Heavy Industries and
Public Enterprises(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Praful Manoharbhai
Patel
28Minister of Coal(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal
29Minister of Law and
Justice(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Salman Khurshid
Minister of Minority
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
30Minister of Tribal
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo
Minister of Panchayati
Raj(External website that opens in a new window)
31Minister of Steel(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Beni Prasad Verma
32Minister of Railways(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Dinesh Trivedi
33Minister of Rural
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Jairam Ramesh
Minister of Drinking Water and
Sanitation(External website that opens in a new window)
Ministers of State with Independent Charge
Sr No.PortfolioName of Minister
1Ministry of Mines(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Dinsha J. Patel
2Ministry of Women and Child
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
Smt. Krishna Tirath
3Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Ajay Maken
4Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution(External website that opens in a new window)
Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey
Thomas
5Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Srikant Kumar Jena
Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilizers(External website that opens in a new window)
6Ministry of Environment and
Forests(External website that opens in a new window)
Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan
7Ministry of Development of North
Eastern Region(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar
Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Ministers of State
Sr No.PortfolioName of Minister
1Ministry of External
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri E. Ahamed
Ministry of Human Resource
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
2Ministry of Home
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Ramachandran
Mullappally
3Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri V. Narayanasamy
Prime Minister Office(External
website that opens in a new window)
4Ministry of Commerce and
Industry(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao
Scindia
5Ministry of Human Resource
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
Smt. Daggubati Purandeswari
6Ministry of Railways(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri K.H. Muniyappa
7Ministry of Textiles(External
website that opens in a new window)
Smt. Lakshmi Panabaka
8Ministry of Finance(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Namo Narain Meena
9Ministry of Defence(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri M. Mangapati Pallam
Raju
10Ministry of Urban
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Saugata Roy
11Ministry of Finance(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri S.S. Palanimanickam
12Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Jitin Prasada
13Ministry of External
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Smt. Preneet Kaur
14Ministry of Agriculture(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Harish Rawat
Ministry of Food Processing
Industries(External website that opens in a new window)
Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
15Ministry of Railways(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Bharatsinh Madhavsinh
Solanki
16Ministry of Tribal
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Mahadeo Singh Khandela
17Ministry of Rural
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Sisir Kumar Adhikari
18Ministry of Tourism(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Sultan Ahmed
19Ministry of Shipping(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Mukul Roy
20Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua
21Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri D. Napoleon
22Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri S. Jagathrakshakan
23Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri S. Gandhiselvan
24Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Tushar Amarsinh
Chaudhary
25Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Sachin Pilot
26Ministry of Coal(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Pratik Prakashbapu
Patil
27Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Ratanjit Pratap Narain
Singh
Ministry of Corporate
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
28Ministry of Water
Resources(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Vincent H Pala
Ministry of Minority
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
29Ministry of Rural
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Pradeep Kumar Jain
Aditya
30Ministry of Rural
Development(External website that opens in a new window)
Ms. Agatha Sangma
31Ministry of Planning(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri Ashwani Kumar
Ministry of Science and
Technology(External website that opens in a new window)
Ministry of Earth
Sciences(External website that opens in a new window)
32Ministry of Power(External
website that opens in a new window)
Shri K. C. Venugopal
33Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay
34Ministry of Agriculture and
Ministry of Food Processing Industries(External website that opens in a new
window)
Shri Charan Das Mahant
Ministry of Food Processing
Industries(External website that opens in a new window)
35Ministry of Home
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Jitendra Singh
36Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology(External website that opens in a new window)
Shri Milind Murli Deora
37Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs(External website that opens in a new window)
Shukla Shri Rajeev
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