November 2012 Current Affairs: In this chapter, information has been given about the latest current affairs based on India and the world in the month of November 2012 from the point of view of upcoming competitive examinations. Here you can find various fields of India and the world like: Appointments, Resignations, Sports and Sportsmen, Politics, Awards and Honors, Important Days, Deaths, Reports, Business, Planning, Politics, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Accidents, Science, Technology You can get general knowledge about important current affairs related to geography, records, settlement, convention and entertainment etc.

30 November 2012 | Miscellaneous Current Affairs
The government announced that there will be a demand for 4.7 lakh cyber security professionals by 2015 for securing the IT infrastructure in the country. The professionals will also be needed for the export market by the year 2015. 
29 November 2012 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Inder Kumar Gujral, former prime minister for 11 months in 1997-98, died in a Gurgaon hospital at the age of 93. He served as the external affairs minister in two non-Congress governments during the tenure of prime ministers V.P. Singh and H.D. Deve Gowda.
28 November 2012 | Business Current Affairs
An Information Technology (IT) based skill developmentcenterwhich will work for empowering underprivileged youths was inaugurated here by Microsoft India. Microsoft also awarded cash grants worth $350,000 to the NGOs in India.
27 November 2012 | Business Current Affairs
The government has fined and disallowed $1 billion expense on Reliance Industries (RIL) operated KG-D6 gasfields in Andhra Pradesh as it did not incorporate the approved field development plan.
26 November 2012 | Business Current Affairs
Car manufacturer Ford India,the subsidiary of US auto major Ford Motor Company, aims to expand its customer touch points (sales and service) to 500 by middle of the decade when it has plans to launch eight new models.
25 November 2012 | Appointments Current Affairs
The BJP has suspended party leader Ram Jethmalani with immediate effect. Jethmalani earlier demanded party chief Nitin Gadkari's removal and spoke against the party regarding the appointment of a new CBI chief.
24 November 2012 | Appointments Current Affairs
Senior IPS officer S Asif Ibrahim is tipped to be the new Intelligence Bureau chief. Asif, a 1977 batch IPS, made it to the top slot because of his wide range of experience in covering various departments of the organisation which mainly deal with intelligence pertaining to internal security.
23 November 2012 | Politics Current Affairs
Arvind Kejriwal and his anti-corruption group announced the name of their new outfit to be Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man's Party). Kejriwal said,''Aam Aadmi' will contest elections, aam aadmi will vote and aam aadmi will go to parliament. 
22 November 2012 | Indian Current Affairs
The Delhi Jal Board launched its online bill payment facility so that the people of Delhi will can do away with long queues to pay water bills.An e-kiosk facility was also started with 37 such kiosks at various Delhi Jal Board zonal .
21 November 2012 | Obituaries Current Affairs
Four years after Mumbai terror attacks which shook the country, the lone terrorist Kasab was executed in complete secrecy and buried soon after in a Pune jail.Kasab was hanged to death at 7.30 a.m. in Pune's Yerawada Jail, at a distance of 100 km from Mumbai where on the night of Nov 26, 2008, 60 hours of mayhem was unleashed.
20 November 2012 | Indian Current Affairs
The union petroleum and natural gas ministry issued orders to share on a 50-50 basis the hiked cost of security deposit of Rs.200 on a cooking gas cylinder with the Delhi government for beneficiaries under the 'Kerosene-free Delhi' scheme. 
19 November 2012 | Indian Current Affairs
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the central government and the CBI acting on a petition which sought the cancellation of all captive coal blocks assigned to private companies and a SIT investigation into the alleged scam.
18 November 2012 | Person Current Affairs
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams returned to earth after spending 127 days in space with a new record that is the most spacewalking time by a female at 50 hours and 40 minutes over seven career excursions.
17 November 2012 | Politics Current Affairs
Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray,86 breathed his last at 3.33 p.m., his doctor Jaleel Parker informed the people outside his residence Matoshri. His body will be kept at Shivaji Park to ensure people can pay their last respects from 7 a.m. on Sunday. 
16 November 2012 | Social Current Affairs
Twitter added the feature to share tweets via e-mail which will roll out to all users in the coming weeks. Earlier Twitter wanted its users to share tweets simply by passing them on to their own followers, many of its users wanted a way to share out of the network as well.
15 November 2012 | Sports Current Affairs
Indian hockey's junior men's team got into the final of second Sultan of Johar Cup here as they defeated New Zealand 3-1 in their fourth league match played at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium.
14 November 2012 | Entertainment Current Affairs
Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (JTHJ) and 'Son Of Sardar' (SOS) Rs 100 crore club that is the prediction of trade pundits. Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif starrer JTHJ released on 2,500 screens and has a collection of Rs.15.23 crore all over India. 
13 November 2012 | Accidents Current Affairs
At least eight people were killed and over a dozen injured in a massive explosion in a cracker factory in Uttar Pradesh, police said today. The tragedy happened overnight in Yakubpur village in Auraiyya district.
12 November 2012 | Technology Current Affairs
If a bargain price for ICS tablet is around $75-$120, then $20 for a tablet is a great deal. The Datawind-made Aakash 2 has a 1GHz processor, 7-inch display, Wi-Fi, Android 4.0 and at a cheap price because of Government subsidizing.
11 November 2012 | Sports Current Affairs
India recorded their first win against Australia 2-0 in the opening match of the U-21 second Sultan of Johar Cup hockey tournament at Johar Baru, in Malaysia on Sunday.
10 November 2012 | Accidents Current Affairs
Fresh violence erupted in Karachi when at least 14 people were killed, seven of them within an hour, with armed men on motorcycles carrying out target killings in Pakistan's biggest city.
9 November 2012 | Sports Current Affairs
Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi reached the doubles semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals, defeating higher-ranked pair of Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor.The World No.5 pair got the better of the second-ranked team 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 10-5 in an exciting ?Group B match at O2 arena here.
8 November 2012 | Indian Current Affairs
The Andhra Pradesh High Court removed the life ban imposed on former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) 12 years ago.
7 November 2012 | Business Current Affairs
Public sector lender UCO Bank stated that there was a 55 percent slump in its net profit to Rs.103.71 crore for the quarter which ended Sep 30 from Rs.230.75 crore for the same period last year.
6 November 2012 | Sports Current Affairs
Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was presented with the Order of Australia by Simon Crean, Minister for Regional Australia, at a felicitation ceremony in Mumbai. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard had earlier announced about conferring this honor to the maestro on her visit to India last month. 
5 November 2012 | Business Current Affairs
The concept of part-time work has got quite popular in India, with the share of informal workers in organised firms increasing to 68 percent in 2010 from 32 percent in 2000 as per the report by World Bank. 
4 November 2012 | Politics Current Affairs
Himachal Pradesh experienced a record voter's turnout of around 75 percent in the assembly elections for 68 constituencies as stated by the Election Commission. 
3 November 2012 | Awards Current Affairs
Indian animation films which were submitted for shortlist of academy awards were 'Delhi Safari' and 'Hey Krishna' ('Krishna Aur Kans'). They have been submitted for the best animated feature film category of the 85th Academy Awards.Nikhil Advani's 'Delhi Safari' and Vikram Vetturi's 'Hey Krishna' will be competing with 21 other animation feature films to get to the final nomination list of the prestigious awards ceremony, as per the official Oscar website oscars.org. 
2 November 2012 | Indian Current Affairs
India stressed for more robust 'cooperative regionalism' among countries which share the Indian Ocean, which is a new playground for maritime competition, and welcomed inclusion of the US as a sixth dialogue partner of the 20-member regional organization.
1 November 2012 | Awards Current Affairs
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai received a civilian award by the French government for her contribution to the arts on the occasion of her birthday.She was conferred the honor of prestigious 'Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters' by Francois Richier, ambassador of France to India at a hotel here in Mumbai.

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