Current Affairs Update for today :-
Sports
- Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth of India won China Open women’s and men’s singles titles of Badminton respectively.
- International Cricket team of India whitewashed Sri Lanka on 16th November 2014 by 5-0 in ODI Series under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. Earlier, in the year 1982 India whitewashed Sri Lanka in Cricket ODI Series under the captaincy of Kapil Dev.
Politics
- Goa, Kerala along with three UTs namely Chandigarh, Puducherry and Lakshadweep achieved 100% financial inclusion under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
- National Bal Swachhta Mission and Udaan programme for girls launched by the Government of India on the eve of Chindren’s Day i.e. 14th November 2014.
- G-20 summit concluded at Brisbane, Australia. The next G-20 summit will be held in Antalya, Turkey.
- Sachin Tendulkar adopted the village namely ‘Puttamaraju Kandriga’ under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana launched recently by the Government of India. Sachin Tendulkar is a Rajya Sabha member.
Appointments
- Farhan Akhtar, the famous Bollywood Actor appointed as UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia. He became the first male to be appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador.
