Monday 25 November 2013

Current Affairs : 24th & 25th November 2013

1.International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women is observed today (25th November) across the globe to raise awareness about the problem.

2.A two day long Global Islamic Economic Summit, GIES gets underway in Dubai today.

3.Aarushi-Hemraj case: Talwar couple convicted of murder.

4.RBI to launch CPI-indexed bonds soon.The Reserve Bank of India has said today that it will launch CPI-indexed bonds aimed at protecting the savings of retail investors from the impact of price rise by the end of next month.

5.World’s First Green Helicopter Tested in Germany.Germany’s aviation company e- Volo on 17 November 2013 successfully tested the first helicopter which is noiseless and emission-free named- Volocopter.

6.Mexico will award its 2013 International Prize for Equality and Non-Discrimination to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for championing girls' rights to education.

7.India has overtaken China as the most attractive investment destination according to a survey conducted by Ernst & Young (EY) a global professional services and consulting firm.

8.Iran signed a historic deal with the United Statesand five other world powers yesterday.

9.Global tech giant Apple has acquired PrimeSense, an Israeli firm which specializes in making 3D motion detection technology.

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