1. Institution to replace Planning
Commission likely to be unveiled in Dec
i. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has slipped to the second place in the Time magazine's 'Person of
the Year' poll with the Ferguson protesters surging ahead of him in a vote by
the readers.
i. Veenapani Chawla, acclaimed theatre personality
and founder of the Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Arts and Research near
Auroville, passed away on Sunday, following a sudden heart attack. She was 67.
i. Country's biggest oil company Indian Oil Corporation is
looking at setting up a greenfield refinery on the West coast as part of its
expansion plans.
ii. Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Indian Oil Corporation Chairman B Ashok said, with the growth in the economy, there is a need for green field refinery by 2021-22.
iii. After setting up of Paradip Refinery in East coast, focus is now on setting up of a refinery in West coast region, for which suitable state and place is being looked into.
i. To further secure its position as the
world’s aviation hub, Dubai Airports is building a whopping USD 32—billion
greenfield airport at the upcoming Dubai World Central, 30 km off the present
international airport which already is the second busiest in the world.
i. PV Sindhu today bagged the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold
Badminton title for the second consecutive time.
i. Work has moved into top gear for finalising the name
and structure of the new institution that will replace the 64-year-old Planning
Commission and the same may be unveiled this December.
ii. “The Prime Minister has convened a meeting of the Chief Ministers on December 7 to seek their view points on the structure of the institution which would ultimately replace the Planning Commission,” an official source said.
ii. “The Prime Minister has convened a meeting of the Chief Ministers on December 7 to seek their view points on the structure of the institution which would ultimately replace the Planning Commission,” an official source said.
iii. The Commission has received many
suggestions regarding the name and role of the new body.
Some of the suggested names are Sustainable Development Commission, National
Development Agency, SocialEconomic Development Commission or Bharat
Pragati Lakshya. Besides, there have been reports about the new body being
named Niti Aayog or Policy Commission.
iv. The new institution, which is likely to be headed by the
Prime Minister as was the case with the Planning Commission, may have four
divisions — an Inter-State council, plan evaluation office, UIDAI and DBT. All
the divisions would have experts from the Centre and State governments as also
experts from the industry.
2. Modi slips to
second spot in TIME's 'Person of the Year' poll
ii. As per latest
reports, Modi is leading second with 9.8 per cent of the total votes polled so
far while the Ferguson protesters are leading with 10.8 per cent of the votes.
Joshua Wong, face of the Hong
Kong pro-democracy
movement, is placed third.
iii. Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai (5.3 per cent) and Russian President Vladimir Putin are placed fourth and fifth respectively.
iv. US President Barack Obama is placed at a distant 11th position with just 2.4 per cent of the total votes. The annual poll, which is currently underway, is scheduled to end on December 6 and the poll's winner will be announced on December 8.
v. However, it is the TIME's editors who will choose the Person of the Year, which is scheduled to be announced on December 10.
iii. Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai (5.3 per cent) and Russian President Vladimir Putin are placed fourth and fifth respectively.
iv. US President Barack Obama is placed at a distant 11th position with just 2.4 per cent of the total votes. The annual poll, which is currently underway, is scheduled to end on December 6 and the poll's winner will be announced on December 8.
v. However, it is the TIME's editors who will choose the Person of the Year, which is scheduled to be announced on December 10.
3. Theatre personality Veenapani Chawla
passes away
ii. Her funeral is expected to be conducted on Monday at
Karuvadikuppam in Puducherry.
iii. Winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puruskar for her
contribution to Indian theatre as a director, Chawla was considered a pioneer
of experimental theatre in India.
iv. She established Adishakti in 1981 and was also its
Managing Trustee and Artistic Director. Having directed most of Adishakti’s
performances and scripted half of them, her work has toured India and abroad.
4. Leviatha wons best film at IFF, Goa
i. Russian film “Leviathan” by Andrey Zvyagintsev won the best
film award comprising Golden Peacock and Rs.40 lakh at the 45th International film Festival of India, which ended in
Goa on Sunday.
ii. Mr. Alexey Serebryakov from the “Leviathan” also shared
the best male actor award in the Cimena of the World competition.
5. Book titled Letters for a Nation
written by Jawaharlal Nehru & Madhav Khosla
i. Book titled Letters for a Nation written by Jawaharlal
Nehru & Madhav Khosla was published by Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin
Books on 15 October 2014.
ii. The book contains Jawaharlal Nehru letters as Prime
Minister of India to the heads of the country’s provincial governments which he
kept a tradition till 1963.
6. Mumbai, Kolkata most vulnerable to
loss of life, properties due to coastal flood: un
i. India's populous coastal cities Mumbai and Kolkata are
most vulnerable to loss of life and properties due to coastal flooding in the
second half of the century.
ii. Quoting a UN report, the government has said India is
among the top 20 countries and regions most at risk based on analysis of
climate risk and coping ability.
iii. The statement assumes significance at a time when
representatives of governments are scheduled to meet in Lima from tomorrow for
the Climate Change Conference to lay the foundation for an effective, new and
universal climate change agreement in Paris in 2015.
iv. With climate change impacts worsening and affecting the
poor and most vulnerable, governments urgently need to scale up adaptation to
climate change, says the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC).
7. IOC to set up greenfield refinery on
West coast
ii. Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Indian Oil Corporation Chairman B Ashok said, with the growth in the economy, there is a need for green field refinery by 2021-22.
iii. After setting up of Paradip Refinery in East coast, focus is now on setting up of a refinery in West coast region, for which suitable state and place is being looked into.
8. Dubai to invest $32-billion to
build world’s largest airport
ii. The proposed new airport will become the world’s largest
aviation facility on completion and will have five runways which all will be
simultaneously operational, all A380-compatible with a length of 4.5 km each.
iii. On completion, the new airport will be the world’s
largest airport, with each concourse the size of seven football fields and have
five runways which all will be simultaneously operational, all
A380-compatible,” Mr. Baumann said.
iv. The other features include 200 aircraft stands for wide
bodied aircraft, four concourses connected via six airport trains to two
terminals, which in turn will be linked to the city’s metro network.
Note: The
Dubai International Airport is the world’s second busiest airport after the
London Heathrow and is on course to become the global aviation hub, thanks to
its geographical location and the availability of cheap fuel.
9. Gas price in India to dip to $5 in 3
years: Goldman Sachs
i. The new natural gas price
of USD 5.61, which is already among the lowest in Asia Pacific, is likely to
drop to around USD 5 per unit in three years due to the variables included in
the formula, Goldman Sachs has said.
ii. “While the Indian government introduced a new gas price
regime in October, we believe clear direction is needed on gas pricing for higher—cost projects, such as
deepwater, to induce more E&P
capex,” the global financial major said in a report.
iii. Stating that Indian prices for new projects are among
the lowest in Asia Pacific, Goldman said China pays explorers USD 11.9 per
mmBtu (million British Thermal Unit) rate for new projects while Indonesia and
the Philippines price the fuel at USD 11 and USD 10.5 respectively.
iv. Gas from offshore fields in Myanmar, where Indian firms
ONGC and GAIL have stake, are sold to China for USD 7.72.
v. Thailand prices gas from new projects at USD 8.2 per
mmBtu.
vi. The only nations with lower rates are Vietnam (USD 5.2)
and Malaysia (USD 5), it said.
10. Sindhu bags Macau Open Grand Prix Gold
Badminton Title
ii. In the final, second seed Sindhu defeated Korean Kim Hyo
Min, 21-12, 21-17. This was Sindhu's first title this season.
iii. In the semi-finals yesterday, second seed
Sindhu had defeated Busanan Ongbumrungpan of Thailand 21-14, 21-15.
iv. In the Men's Singles, HS Prannoy had lost the semi-final. He went down fighting against Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent, 16-21, 21-16, 12-21.
iv. In the Men's Singles, HS Prannoy had lost the semi-final. He went down fighting against Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent, 16-21, 21-16, 12-21.
11. Israeli cricket umpire dies after
being struck by ball
i. In Israel, Hillel Oscar, 55, an umpire and former captain
of Israel's national cricket team died yesterday after being hit in the jaw by
a ball in the southern port city of Ashdod, the country's cricket association
said.
ii. His death comes just two days after Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died of a severe head injury after being hit by a bouncer in a New South Wales match in Sydney.
iii. Israeli police ruled out foul play in the incident that led to the death of the umpire. He was an international umpire.
ii. His death comes just two days after Australian batsman Phillip Hughes died of a severe head injury after being hit by a bouncer in a New South Wales match in Sydney.
iii. Israeli police ruled out foul play in the incident that led to the death of the umpire. He was an international umpire.
12. Abhishek wins 76th Junior National
& Youth TT boys’ singles title
i. Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, PSPB's Abhishek Yadav
has won the boys' singles title in the 76th Junior National and Youth Table
Tennis Championships.
ii. In the final of the event at Alappuzha, Kerala, today,
he beat his team mate Sudhanshu Grover by Four games to One.
iii. In the youth girls singles, Manika Batra of the PSPB retained the crown. Manav Thakkar of the PSPB Academy emerged champion in the Junior Boys' section. Thus, it was a rare hat-trick of titles for the PSPB.
iii. In the youth girls singles, Manika Batra of the PSPB retained the crown. Manav Thakkar of the PSPB Academy emerged champion in the Junior Boys' section. Thus, it was a rare hat-trick of titles for the PSPB.
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