27.11.2014 Rajya Sabha passed Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014 Rajya Sabha on 27 November 2014 passed the Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014 by voice vote. The bill seeks to amend the Apprentices Act, 1961 Scientists at Katholieke University found new method to turn sawdust into petrol The research was published in the September 2014 issue of journal Energy & Environmental Science. Lok Sabha passed Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2014 Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders Amendment Bill, 2014. The bill seeks to include more castes under Scheduled Castes category Namsai became the 18th district of Arunachal Pradesh The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki made the declaration. Union Ministry of Sports honoured Olympics Gold winning Hockey Team of 1964 They were honoured during the commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of 1964 Tokyo Olympics where Indian hockey team had defeated Pakistan by 1-0 and won a gold medal. SBI Mutual Fund announced to launch Shariah Equity Fund State Bank of India (SBI) Mutual Fund will launch Shariah Equity Fund which is aimed at attracting investments from Muslim population of India. Union Government launched Electronic Travel Authorization Scheme for 43 countries Union Government launched Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) Scheme or E-visa to boost tourism to India. Boeing delivered Sixth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India American firm Boeing delivered the sixth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India. Delhi & District Cricket Association re-appointed Yashpal Sharma as chairman Yashpal Sharma had resigned from his post in the second week of November 2014 due to some personal issues. Bharti Airtel Launched 4G Services in Seychelles This is the first commercial LTE (Long Term Evolution) network of Airtel in Africa. Pakistani actress Veena Malik sentenced to 26 years in jail for blasphemy Veena Malik sentenced to 26 years in jail for blasphemy after appearing in mock Geo TV wedding scene in which religious song was played. Chennai Super Kings should be disqualified: SC on IPL spot-fixing SC in its observation decided that IPL team Chennai Super Kings should be disqualified without any further enquiry. Stanford University engineers discovered multilayered material for cooling surfaces The engineers of Stanford University discovered an ultrathin multilayered material which can reflect sunlight from buildings and thereby can lower the temperature of the building. Union Government passed Central University Amendment Bill 2014 Union Government passed Central University Amendment Bill 2014 which provides for the establishment of Mahatma Gandhi Central University in Motihari (Bihar). Vehicles older than 15-years not permitted to ply on Delhi roads: NGT NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar bench headed held that vehicles which are more than 15-years-old would not be permitted to ply on Delhi roads. Nippon Life Insurance to hike stake in Reliance Capital from 26 percent to 49 percent As part of it, Nippon will invest 675 crore rupees for the first tranche of 9 percent stake in RCAM. Potential Drug target for treatment of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus discovered A potential drug target for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus was discovered by a team of scientists led by Satish Kumar, Chief Scientist and Group Leader at CCMB. President Pranab Mukherjee penned a book titled The Dramatic Decade on 1970s era The book has been published by Rupa and will be released on 11 December 2014 Israeli Cabinet passed Jewish Nation-State Bill Israel Cabinet approved a bill titled Israel, the Nation-State of the Jewish People that calls Israel the nation of the Jewish people. World Gold Council and IIMA collaborated set up India Gold Policy Centre WGC and IIMA set up India Gold Policy Centre to conduct research on all aspects of the domestic gold industry. New exotic carnivorous plant Nepenthes zygon discovered at Kew Gardens in London An exotic carnivorous plant species Nepenthes zygon was on 25 November 2014 discovered at the Kew Gardens where it was helping to keep down cockroaches. Biography My Name is Abu Salem released Biography on underworld gangster Abu Salem My Name authored by Hussain Zaidi went into controversy after its release. West Bengal government passed West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2014 The West Bengal government passed the West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2014. First 3D-printed object developed in space by NASA and Made In Space Inc The first 3D-printed object was on 25 November 2014 developed in space by worlds first zero-gravity 3D printer created by NASA and Made In Space Inc. Boxer Manoj Kumar received Arjuna Award 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist boxer Manoj Kumar received the prestigious Arjuna Award by Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi.
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