28 November 2012 Current Affairs
Ricky Ponting retired from international cricket
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced he will retire from international cricket at the end of the third Test against South Africa.He is the second highest run scorer in Test history behind Sachin Tendulkar.Ponting has scored 13,366 runs at an average of 52.21 in his career.
Bangalore among top polluted megacities in the world
India's silicone valley Bangalore was rated among top polluted megacities in the world, claims a new study, using data collected by NASA's high-tech satellites.Scientists at Tel Aviv University tracked pollution trends for 189 megacities, including Mumbai, New York City and Tokyo, by analysing eight years' worth of data from three of NASA's high-tech aerosol monitoring satellites.
Pakistan tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile called Hatf-V(Ghauri) on 28 November 2012 that can hit targets up to 1,300 km (807 miles) away.