Current Events Nov 24

1. Rajapaksa calls early presidential election
Significance: The new government will have a difficult task of balancing the ineterests and aspirations of the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority, after defeat of LTTE. Also,international community is pressurising Sri Lanka to provide greater autonomy in the North.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112458060100.htm

2. Manmohan signals expansion of liberalisation policies, calls for American investment
Significance: American business to increase investment in crucial areas such as infrastructure,agriculture-based businesses, including cold chains, agricultural marketing and food processing, manufacturing and mining.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112461150100.htm

3. Manmohan briefed on Af-Pak policy
Significance: The Af-Pak policy is the policy of Obama goernment in which it connects the instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan with the Kashmir issue. India is no taker of this policy.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112460531000.htm

4. Reena Kaushal off to South Pole
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112456942000.htm

5. Little done to block terror funding: J&K DGP
Significance: World over the terrorist activities are funded secretaly. The issue talks about these fundings and growing terrorism in India.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112460581100.htm

6. Mirwaiz scraps Hurriyat posts, assumes full control
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112455401100.htm

7. Journalist Rajkhowa passes away
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112455341000.htm

8. Lula welcomes Ahmadinejad despite U.S. unease
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112460771500.htm

9. Eleventh Plan and health care
Significance: The role of health care is important for not only Economic development but also for social transformation. The Eleventh Plan, whose central theme is ‘Inclusive Growth,’ has substantially stepped up the allocation for health.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112455170800.htm

10. The Mumbai attacks and Indo-U.S. relations
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112455250900.htm

11. ‘Green’ electricity for Bihar villages
Significance: A simple and strictly local power generation system has proved that rural Indian communities are willing and able to pay for reliable electricity.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112455240900.htm

12. Climate change: Getting it right
Significance: The issue talks about the role India and China shall play for mitigsting climate change.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/comments-analysis/Climate-change-Getting-it-right/articleshow/5262839.cms

13. NREGA: An employment mirage
Significance: The issue analyses the implementation of NREGA in states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, the bottlenecks related to the implementation.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5262831.cms

14. India committed towards world free of N-weapons: PM
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-committed-towards-world-free-of-nweapons-pm/545557/

15. Ready for talks if Pak abjures terror: PM
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ready-for-talks-if-pak-abjures-terror-pm/545487/

16. After Nalbari
Significance: The issue puts views regarding ULFA in Assam and the way to tackle the menace.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/after-nalbari/545478/