DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
26 NOV 2015
(Daily News India)
1. 26
NOVEMBER OBSERVED AS NATIONAL MILK DAY
i. 26
November is observed as National Milk Day to mark birth anniversary of
Dr.Verghese Kurien.
ii. He is
also known as the Father of the White Revolution Dr.Verghese Kurien.
iii. The
main aim of observing National Milk Day is to boost milk production.
iv. He had also started Operation Flood which
was the world’s largest agricultural development programme which had helped
Indian to transform from a milk-deficit country into the world’s largest milk
producer.
2. ANJU BOBBY GEORGE
APPOINTED CHAIRPERSON OF TOP SCHEME
i. Anju
Bobby George was appointed as the Chairperson of Target Olympic Podium
Scheme by Union Ministry of Sports and
Youth Affairs.
ii. She will
replace Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament and Secretary of Board of Control
for Cricket in India who had resigned from this post.
iii. Anju
Bobby George was first Indian athlete who had won bronze medal in the World
Athletics Championships in 2003
iv. Target
Olympic Podium Scheme was started with an objective of identifying and
supporting potential medal prospects sportspersons for 2016 and 2020 Olympic
Games.
3.
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OBSERVED ON 25
NOVEMBER
i.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was observed on
25 November.
ii. The day
is observed to raise awareness about violence against women and discuss
solutions that would work for women community.
iii. The
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women will be marked
by organisation of an event called Orange the world: End violence against women
and girls across the world.
4. 10TH
EAST ASIA SUMMIT HELD IN KUALA LUMPUR
i. The 10th
East Asia Summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
ii. Theme of
the summit was Our People, Our Community, and Our Vision.
iii. The
summit was chaired by the PM of Malaysia Najib Razak and attended by Australia,
India, China, japan, New Zealand, Korea, Russia and the United States of
America.
5. WRITER
AND JOURNALIST MAHIP SINGH PASSED AWAY
i. Mahip
Singh, the famous Hindi writer and journalist, passed away in Gurgaon, Haryana.
ii. Mahip
Singh was known for his collection of short stories, the first being Subah ke
Phool, which was published in 1959.
iii. He had also
written novels and some of his famous novels include Ye Bhi Nhi, Abhi Shesh Hai
and Bich ki Dhoop.
