MBA GENERAL AWARENESS COURSE NOTE – NOVEMBER 2015

1. Qualcomm along with NASSCOM has launched its „Design in India‟ initiative aimed at encouraging hardware
designs.

2. Tata Sons, the investment holding company of the Tata Group, has entered into a long-term strategic
partnership with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).
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3. Bhopal Gas Tragedy had occurred on 2 December,1984.

4. French President and Indian PM Narendra Modi have jointly launched Grammy winner Ricky Kej‟s new music
album „Shanti Samsara‟.

5. BSF is world‟s largest border guarding force.

6. Yes Bank has signed a $265M debt financing deal with the US government‟s Development Finance Institution,
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and Wells Fargo Bank also.

7. PM Narendra Modi unveiled international solar alliance of 120 countries at the Paris climate summit COP 21. It
will be headquartered in India.

8. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has added Chinese currency Yuan as part of IMF‟s basket of reserve
currencies which includes US Dollar, Euro, Yen and Pound.

9. Airtel will invest Rs60,000 crore to improve it‟s services. This initiative has been called „Project Leap‟.

10. Madhya Pradesh has decided to recognise „sign‟ as separate language.

11. Australia wins world‟s first Day-Night test match at Adelaide.

12. University of South Florida announces Rs1 crore Kalam scholarship.

13. Azim Premji most generous Indian. He has donated $8 billion during his lifetime.

14. Bill Gates is world‟s most generous person.

15. Sahid Afridi has become highest wicket taker in International T20s.

16. PV Sandhu wins Macau Open 2015. Her third title in a row.

17. Indian and China armed forces conducted a joint military exercise named “Hand-in Hand 2015” in Yunnan
province of China.

18. The Indian Navy has commissioned the first indigenously designed and built torpedo launch and recovery
vessel Ashtradharani.

19. President Pranab Mukherjee became the first Indian Head of State to visit Palestine.
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20. 3 India-Africa Forum Summit took place in New Delhi. 54 countries took part in this summit.

21. Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko elected for another term after landslide victory.

22. Germany marks 25 years of Unification. Exactly 25 years ago Berlin Wall was pulled down.

23. USA along with Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and
Vietnam have reached a landmark deal on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TTP), which aims to become the world‟s
largest free-trade zone.
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24. Khagda Prasad Oli was elected 38 Prime Minister of Nepal.

25. Liberal Party‟s Justin Trudeau wins election and has been elected new Prime Minister of Canada.

26 . „Swadhar Greh‟ scheme meant to provide economic and social security to women got the approval of the
Haryana Government.

27. Amaravati has been selected as new capital of Andhra Pradesh.

28. Shashank Manohar elected as new BCCI President.

29. Jack Dorsey has been appointed permanent CEO of Twitter.

30. Kailash Satyarthi chosen for Harvard University‟s Humanitarian Honour.

31. Noted novelist Kiran Nagarkar selected for Tata Literature Live Lifetime Achievement honour.

32. Shahrukh Khan gets Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.

33. Zimbabwe‟s President Robert Mugabe has been honoured with Confucius Peace Prize, generally referred as
China‟s Nobel Peace Prize.

34. India‟s Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been chosen as „Finance Minister of the Year, Asia‟ by a London
based publication „Emerging Markets‟.

35. Saudi Arabia‟s blogger Raif Badawi was honoured with European Parliament‟s prestigious Sakharov Human
Rights Prize.

36. SAARC Sufi festival takes place in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

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37. Portugal becomes first European country and 17 overall to sign an international memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Nalanda University of Rajgir, Bihar. The other countries to sign are Australia, Brunei,
Cambodia, Lao People‟s Democratic, Myanmar, New Zealand, Singapore, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia,
Thailand, Bangladesh,Bhutan, Sri Lanka and India.

38. AIFF wins Subrato Cup.

39. Chinese Mobile company Vivo becomes new Title sponsor of IPL.

40. Mercedes‟s Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One Championship 2015.

41 . Sekhar Basu is new Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).

42. Alok Rawat has been appointed as first male member of National Commission for Women (NCW).

43. Bhaichung Bhutia appointed as AIFF advisor.

44. Ajay Jayaram wins Dutch Open Grand Prix Men‟s Singles crown 2015.

45. India-Japan-USA joint military exercise „Malabar-2015‟ takes place in Bay of Bengal.

46. Hoesung Lee elected as new Chief of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He takes over from
R.K.Pachauri.

47. China ends its One-Child Policy.

48. „Festa Da Diu‟, Asia‟s longest beach festival begins in Diu.

49. Wipro to buy German IT Firm Cellent for Rs518 crore.

50. Bharti Group to launch legal aid service „Nyay Bharti‟, the group‟s corporate social responsibility initiative. The
group will hire lawyers to represent undertrials and provide bail or surety.

51. Titan and HP partner for launch of smartphones.

52. Pfizer buys Allergen in a biggest healthcare deal.

53. Vijaya Mallya has been declared wilful defaulter by SBI.

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54. ASEAN is India‟s 4 largest trading partner while for ASEAN India is 6 largest trading partner.

55. ASEAN countries set up economic community ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

56. Reliance Defence gets DIPP (The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) nod for manufacturing.

57. US Fines Novartis $390 million for pharmacy kickbacks.

58. Infosys acquires US-based Noah Consulting.

59. French Air Liquide to buy US‟s Airgas for $13.4billion. The combined entity would become the biggest global
player in the industrial gases industry.
60. Zarin Daruwalla is new CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, India.

61. Apollo Tyres has acquired German Tyre distributing company „Reifencom‟ for Rs323.6crore.

62. DLF forms Joint Venture with sovereign wealth fund Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC).

63. Marriott acquires Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

64. India & Bangladesh sign pact on coastal shipping.