Current Affairs Quiz

BSNL PentTpad with calling function 2013,Pentabharat dual sim 2013-14 Penta Smart PS650 6.5-inch screen 2MP rear camera, VGA front camera Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512MB RAM 4GB internal storage 2,500mAh battery BSNL Penta T-Pad WS707C tablet calling function 7-inch screen, Android 4.2 operating system 1.2GHz dual-core CPU paired with 512MB RAM 4GB internal storage, 32GB microSD support and 2MP camera PentaBharat feature phone dual-sim handset 3-inch display 1.3MP rear camera microSD support Bluetooth and 64MB RAM 1,800mAh battery talk time of 8 hours

BSNL android phones, BSNL tablets 2013 Penta Smart PS 501 5-inch screen with 854x480p resolution and 196ppi pixel density Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512MB RAM 4GB internal storage and supports microSD card expansion up to 32GB Penta Smart PS501 smartphone 5MP Camera LED flash and VGA in front 2G, 3G and Wi-Fi networks and transfer data via Bluetooth and microUSB 1,800mAh battery and features dual-sim functionality Gesture motion texting as well as 3D technologies

Power Personas of the Year 2013 Hydro Power - Dr.R.K.Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, WAPCOS Ltd. Conventional Energy–Thermal Power - Anil Sardana, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Power Co. Ltd. Power Distribution - H.S.Patel, IAS, Managing Director, Dakshin Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd. (DGVCL) De-Centralised and Distributed Power - Premangshu Sanyal, Managing Director, Bergen Engines India Pvt. Ltd. – Rolls Royce Reciprocating Power Systems Innovative Leadership In An Emerging Enterprise, Power & Energy - B.L.Agrawal, Chairman, HIRA Group – Godawari Power & Ispat Ltd. and Godawari Green Energy Ltd. Award for Best Performing Bureaucrats in Power sector and Best Officer in Power Sector Affecting Transformation State Government - S. K. Shukla, CEO, Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) Best Oil & Gas Sector Organization/Company of the year - Oil India Ltd. Best FUELS & RESOURCES company of the year - Northern Coalfields Ltd. (NCL) Best

7th ENERTIA Awards 2013 – India’s Award for Sustainable Energy, Power and Infrastructure India’s Top Investment & Infra Excellent State for Energy & Power - Gujarat State won the award for the 6th consecutive time India’s Best Utility-State Sector - Dakshin Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd. (DGVCL), South Gujarat region, won the award for the 3rd consecutive time Power Generation for Hydro Power Sector -  Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. (SSNNL) won the Award for 3rd time. The project is the only one of its kind in India and Asia with Power Generation from a River-bed large storage dam powerhouse, augmented with the Canal-head Power and a Pilot 1-MW Canal-Top Mini-Solar Power Plant, that while generating power also conserves water by preventing evaporative loss. Utilities and T&D Award for Best Performing Utility-Urban {Joint award} - The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST Undertaking) and Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation Limited (CESC LTD.) Joint award for being

Yogendra Prasad is credited for the capacity build-up of 22,000MW of Hydropower projects spread across the North and the North-Eastern regions of India, Leading to the evolution of the ‘ 50,000MW Hydropower Initiative ’ under the then PM of India Atal Behari Vajpayee. Yogendra Prasad was instrumental in formation of NHDC a JV between NHPC, Government of India and Government of Madhya Pradesh , that resulted in greater Hydropower forays across Central India like the Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar HEPs. Yogendra Prasad:   Former Chairman and MD, NHPC Ltd. Former VP, IHA (International Hydropower Association) and Former President (Indian National Hydropower Association)

Forbes Top 10 World's Most Valuable List 2013 Apple $104.3 billion Microsoft $56.7 billion Coca-Cola $54.9 billion IBM $50.7 billion Google $47.3 billion McDonald $39.4 billion General Electric $34.2 billion Intel $30.9 billion Samsung $29.5 billion Louis Vuitton $28.4 billion

Important days, Celebrations February 2014 in India and across the globe 2nd February 2014 Groundhog Day 2nd February 2014 Super Sunday 2nd February 2014 World Wetland Day 4th February Vasant Panchami 4th February National Day of Sri Lanka: The Day of Sri Lankan Autonomy 7th February 2014 Rose Day 7th February Send a Card to a Friend Day 8th February Smile Day 9th February 2014 World Marriage Day 10th February Teddy Bear Day 11th February Promise Day 11th February Make a New Friend Day 12th February 2014 Kiss Day 13th February Hug Day 13th February I Value Our Friendship Day 13th February Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary 14th February Valentine's Day 14th February Heart to Heart Day 15th February 2014 Thanks for a Great Valentine's Day 16th to 22nd February 2014 International Friendship Week 17th February President's Day 19th February 2014 Temporary Insanity Day 19th February 2014 Chocolate Mint Day 23rd February Banana Bread Day 24th February Central Excise Day 2

Conference, Seminar, Summit November 2013 5th to 8th November 2013 International Social Work Crossing Borders, Building Bridges, Angamaly, Kerala 8th to 9th November 2013 IET International Conference on Recent Trends in Power, Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Hyderabad 8th to 9th November 2013 First International Conference on Recent Trends in Communication and Computer Networks, Hyderabad 9th to 16th November 2013 International Conference Workshop on Fractals and Wavelets, Cochin, Kerala 9th to 10th November 2013 9th International Writers Festival, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 11th to 12th November 2013 25th Qimpro Convention, Mumbai 14th to 16th November 2013 NextGen Genomics Bioinformatics Technologies Conference, Delhi 15th to 16th November 2013 CUBE 2013 International Information Technology Conference, Pune 20th to 22nd November 2013 2nd International Conference on Industrial Engineering, Surat 20th November 2013 5th Phrmacovigilance Congregation 21st to 22nd November 2013 BYT

Dehradun Literature Festival 2013 Dates: 29th November 2013 to 1st December 2013 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Registration: No entry fee Venue: Pacific Mall, Rajpur Road, Jakhan, Dehradun Programme: Panel Discussions Workshops Debate Performances: A musical tribute to Literature and Cinema and 10 Years with Guru Dutt Website: www.doonlitfest.in

Indira Gandhi social awards Objective: Indira Gandhi social awards is a annual award, given on birth anniversary of former Prime minister, Indira Gandhi for Universities, Colleges and Volunteers for social service programmes like tree plantation and blood donation. Country: India Indira Gandhi social award winners 2012-13 Representatives of the University of Mangalore Department of higher education Kerala Kumaon University, Nainital Osmania University, Hyderabad Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam Mahatma Gandhi University, Koyttayam Mumbai University

Agriculture Everywhere! Sericulture to employ 9.24 million people by 2016-17, Central Silk Board Andhra Pradesh to invite global tenders to sell red sanders of over 8,000 tonne Exports of Soybean during October 2013 was at 1.94 lakh tonnes with an increase of 280.4% compared to 0.51 lakh tonnes in October 2012 Farmers can adapt information and communication technology by organising themselves to become literate in computers, J.A.Chowdary, FICCI Co-Chair at World Agricultural Forum Congress 2013 Cargill India to establish Rs.100 crore ultra modern feed plant in Malwa belt, Punjab

London theatre award 2013 Best actress - Helen mirren for playing the role of Queen Elizabeth in 'The Audience' Best actor - Rory Kinnear and Adrian Lester as the leads in 'Othello' Best play - Lucy Kirkwood for 'Chimerica' Outstanding Newcomer American actor - Seth Numrich for 'Sweet Bird of Youth' Most Promising Playwright - Rachel De-lahay for 'Routes' Best Musical Performance - Rosalie Craig for 'The Light Princess' The Evening Standard Theatre Icon Award - Maggie Smith for her contribution to the world stage New Award for Comedy - David Williams for his performance as Bottom in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Artistic director of the Old Vic since 2003 - Actor and director Kevin Spacey was given the Editor's Award for his contribution to British Theatre Lebedev Special Award - Andrew Lloyd-Webber for his contribution to musical theatre Emerging Talent Award - Actress/writer Cush Jumbo for her one-woman play about Josephi

17th November 2013 currentaffairsquiz Kartika Poornima or Tripuri Poornima or Tripurari Poornima is celebrated along with 544th Prakash Utsav i.e.birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Nanak Dev is celebrated on 17th November 2013. World day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims International Students Day is observed on 17th November to commemorate anniversary of the 1939 Nazi storming of the University of Prague. South Central Railway to shut down Passenger Reservation System for disaster recovery drill on 17th November 2013 from 15:00 (3pm) to 22:00 (10pm) IST Scientist Professor CNR Rao to get Bharat Ratna Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar becomes youngest, first sports person to get Bharat Ratna

National Child Award 2013 for exceptional achievement Gold Harshal Shahi, Delhi in the field of chess 21 Silver Medal winners S.Harshitha Reddy, Andhra Pradesh in the field of mathematics Dhanraj Sahariah, Assam in the various fields like martial arts, dance, music, swimming and theatre M.Shraddha, Chandigarh in the field of Hindustani classical music Anjali Yadav, Chattisgarh in the various fields like yoga, taekwondo, painting and dancing Hardik Jay Prakash Nayar, Daman & Diu in the field of academics A.A.Aravinda Lochanan, Delhi in various fields like musical instrument (Violin), recitation, quiz Vaishnav Chinmay Surilbhai, Gujarat in the field of academics and sports Harman Singh, Haryana in the field of dance and culture Kushagra Rastogi, Himachal Pradesh in the field of academics Kariha Javaid, Jammu and Kashmir in the field of martial arts and academics Simpi Kumari, Jammu and Kashmir in the field of archery Pooja G.Prabhu, Karnataka in the field of music Akshay V.A, Keral

23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Colombo, Sri Lanka Dates: 15th to 17th November 2013 Venues: Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre - Opening Ceremony BMICH - Main Conference Waters Edge - Heads of Government Retreat Chairperson: Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka

14th November 2013 children's day, diabetes day walkathon Jawaharlal Nehru's birth is celebrated as Children's day across India. World Usability Day  Pickle Appreciation Day  World Diabetes Day Free diabetes camp, Bangalore Venue: Apollo Hospital Date: November 14th 2013 Complimentary Quick Diabetes Check between 9am and 6pm at: Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Phone: 26304050 email: customercare_bangalore@apollohospitals.com, www.apollohosspitalsbangalore.com Apollo Specialty Hospital, 3rd Block, Jayanagar (Near Madhavan Park), Phone: 30804444

Ashes 2013-14, England tour of Australia 1st Test: Australia v/s England, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane 21st November 2013 to 25th November 2013 05:30 IST 2nd Test: Australia v/s England, Adelaide Oval 5th December 2013 to 9th December 2013 05:30 IST 3rd Test: Australia v/s England, Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth 13th December 2013 to 17th December 2013 08:00 IST 4th Test: Australia v/s England, Melbourne Cricket Ground 26th December 2013 to 31th December 2013 05:00 IST 5th Test: Australia v/s England, Sydney Cricket Ground 3rd January 2014 to 7th January 2014 05:00 IST 1st ODI: Australia v England, Melbourne Cricket Ground January 12th 2014 08:50 IST 2nd ODI: Australia v England, Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane January 17th 2014 08:50 IST 3rd ODI: Australia v England, Sydney Cricket Ground January 19th 2014 08:50 IST 4th ODI: Australia v England, Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth January 24th 2014 08:

Mascot of Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games 2014 and Torch Relay The Polar Bear designed by Oleg Serdechniy The European Hare designed by Silviya Petrova, Chuvashia The Amur Leopard designed by Vadim Pak, Nakhodka Torch Relay On 29th September 2013 Olympic torch was lit in Ancient Olympia Olympic Torch began its 7-day journey across Greece and on to Russia The torch relay started at Moscow, Russia on 7th October 2013 Torch realy is set to pass 83 Russian cities and arrive at Sochi on 7th February 2014

International Krishimela 2013 Event dates and location 7th to 11th November 2013 at GKVK, UAS, Bangalore India Celebrations Centenary celebrations for the Agricultural Department of Karnataka Golden Jubilee year for University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore Importance of Krishimela 2013 Mechanisation of Tools to Solve Agricultural Labour Problem programme was organised by the Agricultural Department of Karnataka Highlights of the event: Ragi chocolates Crop exhibition Solar lights Online UPS for smartphone Mini Tractor Organic farming It was a full house on all 5 days!!!

11th November 2013 currentaffairsquiz First phase of assembly election was held across 18 constituencies of Chhattisgarh India's April to October 2013 exports at $179.38 billion and import at $270.06 billion Ircon International Limited bagged top infrastructure company at the Dun and Bradstreet Infra Awards 2013 for delivery exemplary performance India's forex reserve for week ended 1st November 2013 at $281.29 billion Parvinder Sohi Behuria is appointed as Secretary General of National Human Rights Commission 7th India-Republic of Korea Joint Commission meeting was held on 8th November 2013 in New Delhi Central Bank of India posted net loss of Rs.1,508.74 crore for July-September 2013-14 fiscal

Super Typhoon Yolanda i.e. Haiyan 2013, Donation to rebuild Philippines Haiyan 2013 death toll to cross 10,000 in the Philippines Haiyan moves to South China Sea and it is expected to make a landfall on Vietnam, over 600,000 evacuated. Google Person finder: http://google.org/personfinder/2013-yolanda http://donate.unicef.ph/campaign/24/typhoon-yolanda-emergency-appeal https://www.wfp.org/donate/typhoon http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate https://secure.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.8855857/k.E53D/Donate_to_the_Typhoon_Haiyan_Childrens_Relief_Fund/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp http://www.redcross.org/charitable-donations https://www.canadahelps.org/dn/16571 http://www.give2habitat.org/philippines/ReBuildPhilippines

Exhibitions and Yoga festivals January 2014 across the globe 15th to 18th January 10th India International Refractories Congress 2014 4-day Caribbean Yoga Conference, Jamaica, January 2014 17th to 19th January 2014 Made in Gujarat and India Business Trade Show, Colombo Exhibition Center, Sri Lanka 20th to 23rd January 2014, Steel Fab, Expo Centre Sharjah, UAE 20th to 22nd January Water Expo, Chennai Trade Centre, India 21st to 22nd January Convergene India 22nd to 24th January India Engineering Sourcing Show, Mumbai, India 23rd to 28th January IMTEX 2014, Bangalore, India 31th January to 2nd February 2014, Vega Green Energy, Hitex, Hyderabad, India

Miss Universe 2013 winner, top5, top 10 and top 16 Miss Universe 2013 Venezuela – Maria Gabriela Isler 1st runner-up Spain – Patricia Rodriguez 2nd runner-up Ecuador – Constanza Baez 3rd runner-up Philippines – Ariella Arida 4th runner-up Brazil – Jakelyne Oliveira Dominican Republic – Yaritza Reyes Great Britain – Amy Willerton India – Manasi Moghe Ukraine – Olga Storozhenko USA – Erin Brady China – Jin Ye Costa Rica – Fabiana Granados Indonesia – Whulandary Herman Nicaragua – Nastassja Bolivar Puerto Rico – Monic Perez Switzerland - Dominique Rinderknecht

My Campaign @ Ahvan 2013, Social Marketing event Organised by: IIM Indore Event details: http://ahvan.in/mycampaign.php IT's The Technocrafts - Rid to Win Organised by: Sunderdeep Engineering College, Ghaziabad Event date: 14th November 2013 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Technocrafts/727122820635387 Occult 2K 13 Organised by: Jagan Institute of Management Studies, Delhi Event date: 29th and 23th November 2013 More: www.jimsindia.org Paragana 2013 - National level annual business festival Organised by: NMIMS Mumbai Event date: 14th to 17th Novmeber 2013 Web: http://www.paragana.nmims.edu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nmimsparagana

Karnataka 2nd PUC Annual exam time table 2014 12th March 2014 - Political Science and Statistics (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 13th March 2014 - Biology and Electronics (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 14th March 2014 - Sociology and Accountancy (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 15th March 2014 - Physics and Psychology (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 15th March 2014 - Carnatic and Hindustani Music (2:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.) 16th March 2014 - Holiday 17th March 2014 - Economics and Geology (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 18th March 2014 - Mathematics and Geography (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 19th March 2014 - Optional Kannada, Home Science and Basic Maths (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 20th March 2014 - Chemistry and Business Studies (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 21st March 2014 - Logic and Education (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 22nd March 2014 - History and Computer Science (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 23rd March 2014 - Holiday 24th March 2014 - Marathi and Urdu (9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) 25th March 2014 - English (9:00 a.m. to 12:15

Karnataka SSLC exam time table 2014 28th March 2014 - 1st language: Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, English, Sanskrit 29th March 2014 - Indian Economics, Elements of Engineering, Engineering Drawing (Afernoon), Elements of Electronic Engineering, Elements of Computer Science 30th March 2014 - Holiday 31st March 2014 - Holiday 1st April 2014 - Mathematics, Indian Social Studies 2nd April 2014 - Holiday 3rd April 2014 - Science, Indian Political Science, Urban Policy (Morning), Carnatic and Hindustani Music (Afternoon) 4th April 2014 - 3rd language: Hindi, English, Kannada, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Sanskrit, Konkani 5th April 2014 - Holiday 6th April 2014 - Holiday 7th April 2014 - Social Science 8th April 2014 - Holiday 9th April 2014 - 2nd language: English, Kannada

Beat the Diabetes Walkathon, Bengaluru Date: 16th November 2013, Saturday Time: 6:30 a.m. IST Initiative supported by: Johnson and Johnson - Healthcare Partner, Columbia Asia Hospitals - Medical Partner, Fitness First - Fitness Partner along with Landmark Group companies Lifestyle, Max, Auchan, Bossini, Citymax and Splash. More: www.beatdiabetes.in

Current Affairs November 2013 Blackberry to focus on software for phones Apple to open manufacturing plant in Arizona Mark Schwarzer retires from International football Mahatma Gandhi's charka sold for 1,10,000 pounds in an auction at London SAP to focus on the e-commerce segment in India January to September 2013 all India Tea production at 861.6 million kg

Operational Airlines in India and their headquarters Air India (National Carrier) Mumbai Air India Express (Scheduled) Kochi Air India Regional (Scheduled) Mumbai AirAsia India (Scheduled) Chennai Air Costa (Scheduled) Vijayawada Air Odisha (Non-Scheduled) Bhubaneswar Blue Dart Aviation (Cargo) Chennai Deccan Charters (Non-Scheduled) Bangalore GoAir (Scheduled) Mumbai IndiGo (Scheduled) Gurgaon Jagson Airlines (Scheduled) Delhi Jet Airways (Scheduled) Mumbai SpiceJet (Scheduled) Chennai TajAir (Non-Scheduled) Mumbai

Computer training on WHEELS, bus will run between 8am and 8pm daily Government ITI of Betageri, Gadag district, Karnataka has started a Mobile Multi Skill Training Bus to provide people of the town basic computer education at their doorstep. Air-conditioned bus accommodates Study material 16 computers An LCD projector A generator and two teachers Focus To provide technical training to those who can’t afford going to computer institutes. Topics covered Basic computer knowledge, Internet, Web designing, Web page development, Java, computer hardware and networking, Spoken English, and Design.

FICCI Higher Education Summit 2013 Dates: 13th and 14th November Venue: Federation house, New Delhi Times Education Expo 2013, Pune Dates: 23rd and 24th November Venue: Pune Sun N Sand Hotel, Bund Garden Road Times Education Expo 2013, Bangalore Dates: 30th November to 1st December 2013 Venue: Hotel Matthan, HAL Airport Road Times Education Expo 2013, Mumbai Dates: 7th and 8th December 2013 Venue: Hall of Knowldege, Dr.Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai Education Worldwide 2013, Delhi Date: 1st December 2013 Venue: Hotel The Royal Plaza, Ashoka Road India and International Premier Schools Exhibition 2013, Aizwal Dates: 3rd and 4th December 2013 Venue: Edgewater Beach Resort, Aizwal, Mizoram Times Education Expo 2013, Delhi Dates: 14th and 15th December 2013 Venue: Pragati Maidan

India's maiden mars mission 2013, Mars Orbiter Mission, Mangalyaan 2013 India will be 6th to launch Mars Mission after US, Russia, China, Japan and European Union Aim of the project 2013 To develop the technologies required for design planning management and operations of an interplanetary mission First Launch Pad at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle - PSLV C-25 at 14:38 IST on 5th November 2013 Total project cost: Rs.4.54 billion Program Director: Mylswamy Annadurai Project Director: S.Arunan Director: S.K. Shivkumar, ISRO Satellite Centre oversees design and development of the Orbiter

Free Introduction to Business in Asia Start Date: 18th November 2013 Duration: 4 weeks

Free course on Financial Planning Course Starts: 18th November 2013 Course Ends: 17th December 2013 Module or Topics covered: Working as Financial Adviser Client and Adviser relationship Financial Planning process and Investment Fundamentals

3rd November 2013 Current Affairs Quiz Name the father of IBM personal computer who died at the age of 72. William C Lowe Who was the runner up at the World Summit Youth Award for Sentinel, a women's security application under the Power2Women category? Kallidil Kalidasan Which company launched its first no-frills homes in Bangalore and Mysore recently? Smart Spaces Who is appointed as COO of SpiceJet? Sanjiv Kapoor Which Hindi magazine won the Press Council of India's Raja Ram Mohan Roy National award for Excellence in Journalism? India Today Which country was suspended from 2014 Davis Cup? Tunisia

Hindi movie releases November 2013 Krrish 3 Zaalim Dilli Revolver Rani Rajjo Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Singh Saab The Great Peekay Ishqeria Ram-leela Bullett Raja Jagga Jasoos

English movies releases November 2013 Thor: The Dark World Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Dr.Cabbie The Wolf of Wall Street The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Homefront

1st Test - India v West Indies, Eden Gardens, Kolkata 6th November 2013 to 10th November 2013 09:00 IST 2nd Test - India v West Indies, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 14th November 2013 to 18th November 2013 09:30 IST 1st ODI - India v West Indies, Nehru Stadium, Kochi 21st November 2013     2nd ODI - India v West Indies, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam 24th November 2013 3rd ODI - India v West Indies, Green Park, Kanpur 27th November 2013

Poll schedule 5 states Elections 2013 and Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Delhi contestants 2013 Chhattisgarh: 11th and 19th November 2013 Madhya Pradesh: 25th November 2013 Mizoram: 25th November 2013 Rajasthan: 1st December 2013 Delhi: 4th December 2013 Chhattisgarh: Raman Singh, Ajit Jogi, Charan Das Mahant, Brij Mohan Agarwal Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Digvijaya Singh, Kamal Nath, Ajay Singh, Uma Bharati Mizoram: Pu Lalthanhawla, Brig.T.Sailo Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot, Vasundhra Raje, Sachin Pilot, CP Joshi Delhi: Sheila Dikshit, Ajay Maken, Arvind Kejriwal

Warsaw Climate Change Conference 2013 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Dates: 11 to 22 November 2013 Venue: National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland Dubai Motor Festival 2013 Dates: 5th to 9th November 2013 Venue: Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre - Dubai World Trade Centre International Coffee and Tea Festival 2013 Dates: 6th to 9th November 2013 Venue: Meydan Grandstand and Convention Centre, Dubai Dubai Wrestling Entertainment 2013 Date: 8th November 2013 Venue: Hamdan Sports Complex, Dubai

In which hindu month does Diwali fall? Ashwin With which puja is Diwali associated? Laxmi puja Diwali commemorates the killing of which demon by Lord Krishna? Narakasura What event from Ramayana does Diwali symbolise? The return of Rama and Sita to Ayodhya after 14 years Which other religion also celebrates Diwali? Jains (Mahavir attained Nirvana) In what way do people celebrate Diwali? By lighting fireworks Unlike the rest of India, Tamilians do not burst crackers in the evening. When do they do it? Morning Diwali is shortened version of Deepavali. What is the literal meaning of the term? Row of lights

Possible essay topics October 2013 Busan International Film Festival, South Korea Thailand's entry fee for foreigners 2014 World Agriculture Forum Congress and Agri-Tech Trade Fair 2013 IT.Biz 2013 India and China 21st round of boundary talks China's Li-Fi technology Air pollution and its course of cancer deaths India-Finland clean technology agreement India-Japan Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail route MoU China-EU bilateral currency swap agreement After effects of cyclone Phailin

1st November 2013 celebration and observation across the globe Dhanteras or Dhanatrayodashi or Dhanvantari Trayodashi is the 1st day of the 5-day Diwali Festival celebrated in India. Dhan = wealth Teras = 13th lunar day of Krishna paksha. All Saints Day or All Hallows or Solemnity of All Saints or The Feast of All Saints is celebrated by parts of Western Christianity. Karnataka celebrates 57th Kannada Rajyotsava i.e. Karnataka Formation Day Andhra Pradesh celebrates 57th State Formation Day Kerala celebrates Malayalam Day National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo an annual internet-based creative writing project held between 1st November and 30th November. Movember is November events to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression.