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Current updates:

A health worker from Bihar on 6 November 2013 won the global UN Award for her commitment

and dedication to eradicate Polio in India-Martha Doodray

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 8 November 2013 has allowed third party payment for -the export and import transactions

A doctor of Indian origin was selected for the prestigious Outstanding American by Choiceaward for his contribution to US health sector - Rahul Jindal

UNESCO on suspended the voting rights over Palestine row of - United States and Israel

A Senior IRS officer was appointed as the Secretary General of National Human Rights

Commission (NHRC) is - Parvinder Sohi Behuria

Who won the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title after defeating Rafael Nadal is - NovakDjokovic

Benigno Aquino on 11 November 2013 declared a state of national calamity to speed reliefefforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan is - the President of Philippines

MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) signed MoU with a firm of US on 12November 2013 - Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc. (LATA)

India and Australia on 18 November 2013 signed two agreements in New Delhi during the visitof Julie Bishop to India- Julie Bishop is the Foreign Minister of Australia.

The Election Commission of India on 18 November 2013 has allowed the launch of the first all

women- Bharatiya Mahila Bank.

The book entitled Birth of Cinema was released at ICFFI media centre on 18 November 2013.

The book is written by- N. Gopal Krishna

The Reserve Bank of India on 18 November 2013 opened refinance window for MSME sector

of what sum5000 crore rupees

The US sprinter on 18 November 2013 announced his retirement after 13 years career - Darvis

Patton

The World Toilet Organization created World Toilet Day to raise global awareness of thestruggle 2.5 billion face every day without access to proper, clean sanitation. The World Toilet

Day is observed on19 November

The British biochemist who is the only person to win Nobel Prize two times for Chemistry died

on 19 November 2013- Frederick Sanger

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The political party that emerged as single largest Party in the second Constituent Assembly

elections which are held on 19 November 2013- Nepali Congress (NC)

The footballer, who has won the Golden Shoe award three times in his career - Lionel Messi

An Official Development Loan Assistance of Yen 30.703 Billion to India for the first batch offinancial year 2013 loan package has been made byJapan

The Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari released abook entitled Maimaar-E-Qaun-Dr. A. R.Kidwai. The book has been edited by - Mufti Ataur Rahman Ansari

The Mars Orbiter Mission also known as Mangalyaan has beamed back the first set of pictures

of Earth on 21 November 2013 that was captured by Mars Color Camera. It has also captured acyclonic storm, named - Helen

Cadila Pharmaceuticals on 21 November 2013 launched a new lung cancer drug, which ispriced 40000 rupees for 10 course injection - Mycidac-C

An Indian Origin British MP on 22 November 2013 was honoured with the prestigious Asian

Trader Editors Award - Priti Patel

The author, Salman Rushdie and filmmaker, Mira Nair were honoured for their commitment

and contributions to the global artistic community by- Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC)

The world champion water skier of Australia died on 25 November 2013 after a fall during a

high-speed endurance race on Australias Hawkesbury River was- Sarah Teelow

Constitution Day was observed across India on 26 November 2013 to honour the Constitution

of India. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on- 26 November

1949

Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General on 25 November 2013 announced the Geneva-II

peace conference is to be held on 22 January 2014. The international conference is aimed at ademocratic political transition in-Syria

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on 26 November 2013 launched a three-day cyber

defence exercise Cyber Coalition 2013in Estonia.

The defense exercises are based at the NATO's cyber defense centers in Estonia, Russia and will

be held from 26 to 28 November 2013.

The Cyber Defence Exercise is aimed at training technical personnel and their leadership as well

as testing the capability of NATO and its partners to coordinate their efforts in foiling multiple

simulated cyber attacks.

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The exercises involve participants from more than 30 countries across Europe, including five

non-NATO nations: Austria, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, and Switzerland. New Zealand and the

European Union have observer status.

According to NATO, around 300 cyber defense experts will take part in the operation from their

home countries and partner nations while an additional 80 experts will work from the militarytraining facility in the Estonian city of Tartu.

About NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is an intergovernmental military alliance of

28 European and North American countries, ranging from the United States, United Kingdom,

France, Germany, Italy and Canada to Albania, Bulgaria and Turkey. It was formed in 1949 as

deterrence against the Soviet bloc armed forces in Eastern Europe. - See more at:http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/nato-launched-cyber-defence-exercise-cyber-

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Barack Obama, the President of US on 21 November 2013 appointed an Indian-American

Gargee Ghosh to a key administration post as the member of the Presidents Global

Development Council.

About Gargee Ghosh At present, Ghosh is the Director of PolicyAnalysis and Financing (PAF) at Bill & Melinda

Gates Foundation, since 2012. From 2004 to 2009, Gargee Ghosh also held roles in global health and international economics

with the Gates Foundation

Before the Gates Foundation, Ghosh served McKinsey & Company as a Senior Expert in the

international development practice She also worked at the Google and the Centre for Global Development

At University of California San Franciscos Global Health Group, she is a member of the

advisory board - See more at: http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/obama-appointed-indianamerican-gargee-ghosh-to-presidents-global-development-council-1385548835-

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18 November 2013 India and Australia signed two agreements in New Delhi during the visit ofForeign Minister of

Australia, Julie Bishop to India. The US space agency NASA launched its MAVEN orbiter Mission to Mars planet.

Iran unveiled a biggest missile-equipped drone with a range of 2000 km.

India and Russia agreed to expand the range ofstrategic partnership in a significant manner inMoscow. The two countries will also hold a Joint Air Force Level exercise for the first time in

2014.

19 November 2013 The Second Constituent Assembly elections were held for Nepal.

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