Daily GK Potion – 4th November 2014
- World’s first Dengue vaccine to be available by second half of 2015, said pharma major Sanofi
- Company said the vaccine gives a 95.5 per cent protection against severe dengue and an 80.3 per cent reduction in the risk of hospitalization.
- Scott Price renamed as CEO and President of Walmart Asia
- Supreme court lifts the ban on women being employed as make-up artists in the film industry
- SC ends a nearly six decade old ban saying that it was gender biased and should not continue for a day longer.
- Government appoints Hasmukh Adhia as new financial services secretary
- Hasmukh Adhia was principal secretary to Narendra Modi during his stint as chief minister.
- He replaces Gurdial Singh Sandhu, who has been shifted out as chairman, National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention.
- Adhia belongs to the 1981 batch, was till now working as additional chief secretary, finance department, in the Gujarat government.
- United States to partner Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015
- The US will partner Vibrant Gujarat Summit, 2015 going to take place in January 2015.
- US became the eighth nation to partner the summit along with Japan, Canada, UK, Holland, Australia, Singapore and South Africa.
- Vijay Chauthaiwale appointed as new head of BJP’s overseas cell.
- National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has lowered its 2014-15 growth forecast for India to 5 per cent. In july it had put out a growth of 5.7%.
- Indian men’s hockey lost the first match of four match hockey test series with Australia by 0-4.
- Ravichandran Ashwin continues to top test ranking for all rounders
- India and Srilanka started joint military exercise.