Current Affairs 14th November 2014

Current Affairs 14th November 2014 - Important Points

• Republicans elected Mitch McConnell as the Majority Leader of US Senate

• 14th November celebrated as Children's Day across India

• India-US resolved differences over public stockholding for food security under WTO

• Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award for 2014 bagged by Radio Kashmir Jammu

Current Affairs 14th November 2014 - Details

Republicans elected Mitch McConnell as the Majority Leader of US Senate

On 13th November 2014, Mitch McConnell was elected as the Majority Leader of the 100-member US Senate. He was unanimously re-elected by the Republicans. 

In US Republican Party gained majority in the mid-term elections held for the US Senate on 4th November 2014.

14th November celebrated as Children's Day across India

On 14th November Bal Diwas (Children's Day) was celebrated in India to the birth anniversary of first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. 

This day is observed every year to increase the awareness of people towards the rights, care and education of children.

India-US resolved differences over public stockholding for food security under WTO

On 13th November 2014, India and the United States agreed to resolve the differences over public stockholding for food security under World Trade Organisation (WTO). 

As per the deal between two countries, the Peace Clause under Bali package will be allowed to continue in perpetuity and India's food security programme will not be challenged under the WTO rules until a permanent solution to it is found.

India will be moving this proposal on food security before the WTO's General Council in December 2014 as this agreement needs an endorsement by the 160 WTO members.

Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award for 2014 bagged by Radio Kashmir Jammu

Prestigious "Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting" award for 2014 was bagged by Radio Kashmir Jammu for its programme "Jeevan Rekha".

Jeevan Rekha was a programme on rescue operations carried by Radio Kashmir Jammu during floods in the region of Jammu and Kashmir. 

This award was instituted in 2001 and is given annually to the Best Programmes produced on Gandhian Philosophy and Public Services Programmes by AIR & Doordarshan.