*CURRENT AFFAIRS (26:11:2014)

1. Australian Test batsman Phil
Hughes is fighting for life after
being stuck by a bouncer.
- He was hit on the head by a
bouncer bowled by Sean Abbott
during a Sheffield Shield match
between South Australia and NSW
at the SCG.
- He is in a state of induced coma
and is currently undergoing
surgery.
2. CK Prasad is likely to replace
Justice Markenday Katju as the
Chairman of the Press Council of
India.
- He is also a former Supreme
Court Judge like his predecessor.
3. Guru Ghasidas National Park in
Chhattisgarh is to be declared as
Tiger Reserve.
- It will be known as Guru
Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla tiger
reserve.
- The park lies between two
important tiger reserves-
Bandhavgarh (Madhya Pradesh)
and Palamau (Jharkhand) and is
also contiguous with the Sanjay-
Dubri tiger reserve (Madhya
Pradesh).
4. Pakistani author Bilal Tanweer
is honoured with the 2014 Shakti
Bhatt First Book Prize for his
novel 'The Scatter Here Is Too
Great'.
- The award is comprised of the
prize money of 2 lakhs rupees in
addition to a trophy.
5. Government may ban sales of
loose cigarette to curb smoking.
- The expert panel constituted by
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
has recommended several other
measures as well like...
- Increasing the minimum legal
age for sale of tobacco products.
- More penalty for violation of
certain provisions of the
Cigarettes and Other Tobacco
Products Act, 2003 (COTPA).
- The above act prohibits
advertisement and regulates
trade and commerce, production,
supply and distribution of such
materials.
- It also proposes to make such
offenses cognizable.
6. Centre launches the 'Swachh
Bharat Kosh' to build toilets in
schools of rural and urban areas.
- The scheme is a step towards
achieving cleanliness across the
country.
- To attract donations, PM himself
will acknowledge contributions of
over Rs 1 crore given by
individuals and of over Rs 20
crore by corporates.
7. Kiran Gurrala is appointed as
the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
Chennai Metropolitan
Development Authority (CMDA).