Current Affairs 12th November 2014

Current Affairs 12th November 2014

Updated : 12-Nov-2014

Current Affairs 12th November 2014 - Important Points
Current Affairs 12th November 2014 - Details
First state of India to with bank accounts for all families is Kerala
Among the important National Current Affairs, Kerala became first state of India to have bank accounts for all families. This goal was accomplished under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY). Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani at the State-Level Banker's Committee (SLBC) meeting in Thiruvananthapuram made a formal announcement about this on 11th November 2014. In Kerala about 13 lakh new accounts were opened.

National Education Day - 11th November
On 11th November 2014, National Education Day was observed across India to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. This year it was the 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
President Pranab Mukherjee and other ministers paid floral tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. PM described him as scholar, freedom fighter and a man who devoted his life towards nation building.
Do You Know :
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the first education minister of Independent India and in 2008 Government of India declared that his birth anniversary as the National Education Day.
BJP govt with Devendra Fadnavis as CM won trust vote in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Among the Important Political Current Affairs, On 12th November 2014, BJP govt with Devendra Fadnavis as CM won trust vote in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly through voice vote. Senior BJP leader Ashish Shelar moved the confidence motion of BJP government.
Shiv Sena's leader Eknath Shinde was announced as opposition leader of the house.

BJP's Haribhau Bagde unanimously elected as new Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
On 12th November 2014, Senior BJP legislator Haribhau Bagde was elected as new Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously.
Haribhau Bagde has been elected as MLA from Phulambhari in Aurangabad district.
Lee Chong Wei provisionally suspended by BWF
On 11th November 2014, World's No. one Lee Chong Wei was provisionally suspended for an apparent anti-doping violation by BWF (Badminton World Federation).
Lee Chong Wei who is from Malaysia faced this suspension due to an Adverse Analytical Finding of a sample taken at the BWF World Championships in August 2014.
Do you Know :
Lee Chong Wei has been named BWF player of the year four times and has won 55 career tittles.
PM Narendra Modi on 10-Day Visit to Myanmar, Australia and Fiji
During his 10-day foreign tour, PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Canberra after the annual summit of the Group of 20 of the world's biggest developed and emerging economies. The two-day G20 summit will be held in Brisbane from November 15. Then PM will be visiting Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne from November 16 to November 18.
PM Modi will be visiting Fiji, by this he will become first Indian premier to visit this south Pacific island nation of Fiji after 33 years. Before him Indira Gandhi had last visited in 1981.
PM Modi will be meeting more than 40 leaders during this three nation tour, which includes around 20 bilateral meetings with the leaders of China, Germany, Britain and South Korea.