11 Nov 2014 : Current Affairs, News

• Pensioners can now digitally log in to give life certificates; no longer required to show up in person. - read more 
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• Renowned Hindi poet Dr Kedarnath Singh is honoured with the Jnanpith Award 2013 for his outstanding contribution towards Indian literature.
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• India and Israel successfully test jointly developed Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) system against a flying target.  
  • The deterrent system, to be used by both nations, is jointly developed by DRDO and IAI Israel. 
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• GS Sandhu has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention.  
  • He was earlier serving as the financial services secretary in the Union Finance Ministry before being replaced by Hasmukh Adhia as such.
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