1. The government has appointed former IAS officer Deepak Gupta as new chairman of UPSC,breaking away from the tradition of appointing the chief from the serving members of the Commission. Deepak Gupta, a retired IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, had taken over
as the chief of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
2. Adani Power buys Avantha's 600 MW plant for Rs 4,200 crore
3. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain clinched his second drivers’ World Championship with a comfortable victory in the season- ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2008 champion became only the fourth Briton to win two world titles. He joins a number of other drivers on two titles including his great contemporary rival Fernando Alonso. Michael Schumacher is the all-time record holder with seven, while the most successful current driver is Sebastian Vettel on four.
4. Former Union Minister, senior Congress leader Murli Deora dies
5. According to the Global Terrorism Index 2014, prepared by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Terror activities in India have increased by 70 per cent during 2012-2013
6. Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2014 on 23 November. He defeated Challenger Viswanathan Anand in Game 11 of a 12-game match to achieve the 6.5 points needed to claim victory.
7. The ICChas announced an exciting new partnership with a well-known and celebrated luxury watch brand Hublot, making it the official timekeeper for next year’s 50-over World Cup.
as the chief of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
2. Adani Power buys Avantha's 600 MW plant for Rs 4,200 crore
3. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain clinched his second drivers’ World Championship with a comfortable victory in the season- ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 2008 champion became only the fourth Briton to win two world titles. He joins a number of other drivers on two titles including his great contemporary rival Fernando Alonso. Michael Schumacher is the all-time record holder with seven, while the most successful current driver is Sebastian Vettel on four.
4. Former Union Minister, senior Congress leader Murli Deora dies
5. According to the Global Terrorism Index 2014, prepared by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Terror activities in India have increased by 70 per cent during 2012-2013
6. Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the FIDE World Chess Championship 2014 on 23 November. He defeated Challenger Viswanathan Anand in Game 11 of a 12-game match to achieve the 6.5 points needed to claim victory.
7. The ICChas announced an exciting new partnership with a well-known and celebrated luxury watch brand Hublot, making it the official timekeeper for next year’s 50-over World Cup.
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