Current Affairs Update for today :-
Deaths
- Tapan Raychaudhuri, the famous historian of modern India’s social and economic history, died on 26th November 2014. He was awarded with Watumull Prize by American Historical Association jointly with Irfan Habib and was also awarded with India’s 3rd highest civilian honour i.e. Padma Bhushan.
Politics
- Apprentices (Amendment) Bill, 2014 passed in Rajya Sabha on 27th November 2014. Earlier, the Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on 07th August 2014.
- Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders Amendment Bill, 2014 passed in Lok Sabha on 27th November 2014. The four states mentioned in the Bill are:
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Odisha
- Tripura
- Namsai became the 18th District of Arunachal Pradesh. The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is Nabam Tuki.
- Electronic Travel Authorization Scheme launched by the Government of India on 27th November 2014 in about 43 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand etc.
- Central University Amendment Bill 2014 passed in the Lok Sabha on 26th November 2014.
Awards and Books
- The biography titled ‘My Name is Abu Salem’ written by S. Hussain Zaidi released on 16th November 2014.
