DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 NOV 2015
(Daily News India)
1. HARSHAVARDHAN NEOTIA ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF FICCI
i. Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman of Ambuja Neotia group, was
elected as the President of industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry for the year 2016.
ii. He will replace the current FICCI President Jyotsna Suri.
iii.The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry is an association of business
organizations in India.
iv.It was Established in 1927,it is the largest and oldest
business organisation in India
2. UTTAR PRADESH IN GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FOR
PLANTATION DRIVE
i. Uttar Pradesh ‘s name has been entered in the Guinness Book of
World Records for the state government’s green drive.
ii. Under this green drive 10 lakh saplings were planted in one
day within a span of eight hours.
CM OF UTTAR
PARDESH: AKHILESH YADAV
3. DJOKOVIC BECAME 1ST PLAYER TO WIN ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS FOR
4TH CONSECUTIVE TIME
i.World number one Novak Djokovic
won the ATP World Tour title in London.
ii.Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in finals.
iii.He became the first player to win ATP world tour finals for
the fourth consecutive time.
4. INDIA JUNIORS WON 8TH MEN'S JUNIOR ASIA HOCKEY CUP
i. India’s junior men’s hockey team won 8th Men’s Junior Asia
hockey cup at Wisma Belia Hockey Stadium in Kuantan, Malaysia after defeating
Pakistan.
ii.Harmanpreet Singh was the top scorer with four goals, Armaan
Qureshi and Manpreet chipped in with a goal each.
CAPTAIN OF
INDIA JUNIOR HOCKEY TEAM - HARJEET SINGH
CAPTAIN OF
PAKISTAN JUNIOR HOCKEY TEAM - AHMAD SHAKEEL BUTT
