11th International Food Data Conference held in Hyderabad
The
11th International Food Data Conference has been held at National
Institute of Nutrition in Hyderabad on 3 November, 2015. The conference
has been attended by 350 delegates from 51 countries. It was the first
time to conduct this conference in India. The conference has been
jointly organised by the International Network of Food Databases
(Infoods), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and National
Institute of Nutrition (NIN). The NIN will come out with revised
‘nutritive values of Indian foods’ in December.
Manpreet Vohra appointed India’s new envoy to Afghanistan
Senior
diplomat Manpreet Vohra has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to
Afghanistan, succeeding Amar Sinha. Vohra, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign
Service officer, is currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry
of External Affairs. Vohra had served in the Indian High Commission in
Pakistan as the Deputy High Commissioner. He had also served as India’s
Ambassador to Peru.
IPL COO Sundar Raman resigned
The
Indian Premier League’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Sundar Raman
resigned from his position on 3 November, 2015. The BCCI accepted his
resignation. Employed as Managing Director of Mindshare, Raman was
brought to the IPL in 2008 by Lalit Modi. Raman worked nearly 8 years
for IPL.
Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik announced retirement for Test cricket
Former
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from Test
cricket on 3 November, 2015. He played 35 tests, scoring 1,898 runs with
three centuries and eight half centuries. In bowling he has taken 29
wickets.
Tropical Cyclone Chapala hits Yemen
A
rare tropical Cyclone Chapala hits Yemen triggering heavy flooding and
causing damage in coastal region of the country. The cyclone made
landfall in the south eastern provinces of Yemen in Arabian Sea bringing
winds of speed more than 100 kms per hour. It is the second-strongest
cyclone on record over the Arabian Sea, only after Cylone Gonu (2007).