Current Affairs (12 November 2014)

• Pizza Hut has announced a change in their brand and plans to unveil a new logo.
• Senior BJP legislator Haribhau Bagde has been elected as new Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on 12 November 2014.
• Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed across India on 12 November in memory of Gandhi’s visit to AIR to address refugees from Pakistan.
• National Education Day (NED) was observed on 11 November to mark of the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
• Kerala became the first state in the country to have 100 percent bank accounts for all families under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY).
• Salgaocar FC won Durand Cup on 8 November 2014. They are the Durand Cup champion for the third time.
• Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) Barak 8 missile, the missile co-developed by India and Israel was successfully test fired in Israel.
• The Bar Council of India (BCI) re-elected Mannan Kumar Mishra and S. Prabakaran as Chairman and Co-chairman respectively.
• The US Navy SEAL, Robert O’Neill, who killed Osama bin Laden on 2 May 2011 during Operation Neptune Spear revealed his identity.
• President conferred the Jnanpith Award 2013 on eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding contribution towards Indian literature.
• Hanumappa Sudarshan of Karuna Trust on 4 Novenber 2014 won the 10th India Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 award.
• China Unveils Mars Rover After India’s Successful Mangalyaan