Sunday 24 November 2013

CURRENT AFFAIRS : 24 November

1. The United States plus five world powers reached a landmark deal with Iran on Sunday to curtail the Persian country's purported march towards nuclear weapons. 

2. Jammu & Kashmir government on Sunday said it was committed to provide minority status to the Sikh community living in the state.

3. India has overtaken China as the most attractive investment destination according to a survey conducted by Ernst & Young (EY) a global professional services firm. The top three investing countries into India, as per this survey will be United States of America (USA), France and Japan.

4. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), that got global recognition for its successful launch of a mission to Mars, will now launch German, French, British and Canadaian satellites, a top official said.

5. China has established an " Air Defence Identification Zone" over a group of islands subject to a territorial dispute with Japan that has strained relations between the two powers for months. Although the islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are uninhabited, they are believed to be surrounded by energy-rich waters.

6. India's largest and only profitable domestic airline IndiGo is likely to go public and also induct small planes in its fleet to improve regional connectivity in the country.

7. Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata group's combined turnover has slipped below USD 100- billion mark due to a fall in rupee, despite an over ten percent growth in total revenue when measured in Indian currency.

8. Having been very prompt in replying to information requests from its oversees peers, Sebi is also looking at greater help from foreign regulators in its attempts to check investor frauds and market manipulations.

9. Representatives from Southeast Asian nations and business leaders of the country have pledged to contribute substantially for the socio-economic growth of the North East region at a two-day North East Business Summit in Dibrugarh, Assam.

10. Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was sworn in as the 22nd Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh by Governor Ram Naresh Yadav at Raj Bhavan

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