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ListofGovernorsofStatesinIndiaason16thJuly2014
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2014
ChiefsofArmedForces
QuestionAnswersbasedonNewsduringApril,
MayandJune2014
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Awards
(ThebelowisthelistofallthemainawardsgivensinceJanuary,2014.Incaselistofthe
awardsislong,wehavegivenalinkwhichcanbeusedtoviewthefulllistoftheawardees)
Year/
AwardNo,
Winner
AcademyAwards/Oscar
Awards
SeeOscar
Awards
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AsianAwards
2014
MahendraSinghDhoniwontheAsianAwardfor
outstandingachievementinsportsinUK.
BAFTAawards
67th
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BaileysWomen'sPrize
2014
IrishauthorEimearMcBridehaswontheBaileys
WomensPrizeforfictionwithherdebutnovel,AGirl
isaHalfFormedThing,inJune2014.
BharatRatnaAwards
Awardedin
2014
Govt.announcedawardingofBharatRatnatoSachin
Tendulkar(Crickter);Prof.C.N.R.Rao(Scientist)in
November2013.Thesamewerepresentedtobothof
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CannesFilmFestivalAwards 67th/2014
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SeebelowNationalBraveryAwards
WinterSleep'afilmbyTurkishdirectorNuriBilge
CeylahaswontheprestigiousPalmed'OrAward.
(OtherAwardwinnerare:BestDirector:Bennett
Miller;BestScreenplay:AndreyZvyacintsevandOleg
Negin;BestActress:JulianneMoore;BestActor
TimothySpall)
DadasahebPhalkeAward
2013
Gulzar(RealnameSampoornaSingh)hasbeen
choosenfortheaward.Heisaveteranpoetandfilm
lyricist.Heisthe45thwinnerofthaward.
MissIndia(Femina)
2014
KoyalRanafromJaipurwontheMissIndiacrownat
the51steditionofthebeautypageant
GDBirlaAward
2013/23rd
Award
Dr.RajeshGopakumar,atheoraticalphysicist
Awardedin
2014
Clickheretoviewfulllist
GandhiPeacePrize/
InternationalGandhiPeace
Prize
2013
ChandiPrasadBhatt,aGandhianand
environmentalistwhoisalsoapoineerofChipko
Movement.HehasalsobeenawardedtheMagsaysay
Awardin1982andPadamBhusanin2005.
GoldmanEnvironmentalPrize
2014
RameshAgrawal.Hehasreceivedthepriceforhelping
villagersfightcoalemininginChhattisgarh.
GreenNobel
2014
Mr.RameshAgarwal,wontheprestigiousGoldman
EnvironmentalPrize,popularlyknownasGreenNobel,
onApril28,2014forscappingaproposedcoalminein
Chhattisgarh.
IIFAAwards(International
IndianFilmAcademy
Awards)
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GallantryAwards(These
includeParamVirChakra,
MahavirChakraVirChakra,
AshokChakraKirti
Chakra,etc.)
BestPictureBhaagMilkhaBhaag
BestDirectionRakeyshOmprakashMehra(ForBhaag
MilkhaBhaag)
BestActorFarhanAkhtar(forBhaagMilkhaBhaag)
BestActressDeepikaPadukone(forChennaiExpress
InternationalGandhiAward 2013
(1)Dr.VijayakumarVinayakDongre(2)Prof.
GuochengZhang(PranabMukherjeeon15February,
2014presentedtheInternationalGandhiAwardfor
theyear2013)
InternationalWomenof
CourageAward
2014
Laxmi,avictimofacidattackandstandardbearerfor
themovementtoendacidattacks.
Jnanpithaward
49th/2013
KedarnathSingh(Hindipoet)
Awardedin
2014
2014
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MahatmaGandhi
InternationalAwardfor
PeaceandReconciliation
(MAGI)
2012
Dr.KennethKaunda
MoortideviAward
Since
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MoortideviAward
2013
CRadhakrishnanhasbeenselectedforthe
prestigiousMoortideviAwardforhisnovel
TheekkadalKatanhuThirumadhuram.Heisthesecond
MalayalamwritertobeawardedtobeMoortidevi
Award.
MostEfficientNavratna
Award
2013
HindustanAeronauticsLtd(HAL)receivedtheMost
EfficientNavratnaAwardfortheyear2013atthefifth
DalaiStreetInvestmentJournalAwardsnightheldin
NewDelhionApril2,2014.Theawardswere
presentedtothevariousPSUsindifferentcategories
inrecognitionoftheirperformanceandcontribution
totheIndianeconomy.
NationalBraveryAwards
Awardedin
2014
2013
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2013
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59th
(awardedin
2014)
86th(2014)
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2014
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KirtiChakra
Ms.MathangiSathyamurthy,Karnatakamusicianwas
selectedforM.S.SubbulakshmiAward
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OscarAwards/Academy
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PadamBhusan
(a)TheCenterforStudyofSocietyandSecularism,
Mumbai,wason25January,2014,selectedforthe
NationalCommunalHarmonyAward2013inthe
organisationcategory.(b)MohinderSinghofDelhi.
(C)N.RadhakrishanofKeralahavebeenselectedfor
theawardintheindividualcategory.
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PenPinterPrize
Awardedin
2014
Awardedin
2014
2014
PulitzerPrize
2014
(1)IndiabornpoetVijaySeshadrihaswonthePulitzer
Prizefor3Sections,acollectionofpoems.(2)Donna
TartthaswonthethefictionPulitzarAwardforhis
novelGoldfintch.
SahityaAkademiAwards
2013
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SirSalmanRushdiehasbeennamedtherecipientof
2014PenPinterPrizeinJune2014.Hehasbeen
awardethisprizeforhisoutstandingliteraryoutput
andsupportforfreedomofexpression.
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PadamShri
AkademiRatna,theFellowship,wasconferredonDr.
KanakRele,R.Sathyanarayana,andMahesh
Elkunchwar.(Clickheretoviewfulllist)
TangPrize
2014
Mr.GovindMishra,HindiAuthorforhisbookDhool
PaudhoPar.
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TempletonPrize
TomasHaliktheCzechpriesthaswonthisprize.
23rdedition/
2013
EminentHindiwriterVishwanathTripathihasbeen
awardedtheprestigiousVyasSammanfortheyear
2013,forhisworkVyomkeshDarvesh(biographyof
notedHindiauthorAcharyaHazariPrasadDwevedi)
WorldCupofSandSculpting 2014
GroHarlemBrundtlandwasnamedasthefirst
recipientoftheTangPrize,toutedasAsia'sversionof
theNobels,forherworkasthe'Godmother'of
sustainabledevelopmentinJune2014.
2014
VyasSamman
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fortheatrepersonality
SudarsanPattnaikhaswontheprizeforhisworkSave
Tree,SavetheFuture.
WorldFoodPrize
2014
SanjayaRajaram(Indiabornplantscientist)
YaleLiteraryAward
2014
PankajMishraalongwithsevenotherwritershave
wonthisawardfortheirliteraryachievements
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TheeminentMalayalamscientistturnedwriter
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ManojVaishtookchargeastheManaging
DirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficerofMulti
CommodityExchangeofIndiaLtd.(MCX)in
February2014.
HehasbeenappointedasPresidentofColombia
forsecondtimeonJune15,2014
ManuelValls
PresidentFrancoisHollandenamedcentrist
InteriorMinisterManuelVallsashisnewPrime
MinisterreplacingJeanMarcAyraultwhoquit
afterrulingSocialistsweretrouncedinlocal
Frenchelections.
MarcoLambertini
TheappointmentofDr.MarcoLambertinias
DirectorGeneralofWWFInternationalhasbeen
announcedonFebruary2014.
MatteoRanzi
TheyoungestPrimeMinisterofItalyswornon
22ndFebruary2014.
MichelleBachelet
HehasbeensworninasthePresidentofChile,
hersecondtimeinofficeinMarch2014.
Mr.AhmedMaiteeq
HehasbeenappointedastheyoungestPrime
MinisterofLibya.
Mr.PeterMutharika
HehasbeenappointedasthePresidentof
MalawiinMay2014.
MukulMudgal
FormerChiefJusticeofPunjabandHaryanaHigh
CourtMukulMudgalwilltakeoverasthenew
chairpersonofBroadcastingContentComplaints
Council(BCCC),aselfregulatorybodyfornon
newschannels.
MukulRohatgi
HehasbeenappointedasthenewAttorney
GeneralofIndia.
MukulSangma
SupremeCourt(SC)ofIndiadirectedthe
NationalCommissionforScheduledTribes
(NCST)toverifytheauthenticityofSTstatusof
MukulSangma[January2014],theChief
MinisterofMeghalaya.
MustafaKamal
HehasbecomethefirstfromBangladeshtobe
presidentofInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC).
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HehasbeenappointedasthefirstChiefMinister
ofnewAndhraPradesh.
HehasbeenappointedPresidentofIndian
OlympicAssociationinFebruary2014.
NSrinivasan
HehasbeenappointedasthefirstChairmanof
theICC.
N.KiranKumarReddy
ChiefMinisterofAndhraPradesh,N.Kiran
KumarReddysubmittedhisresignationto
GovernorESLNarasimhaninFebruary2014in
againsttheUniongovernmentsdecisionto
divideTelugusforthesakeofvotesandseats.
N.Srinivasan
PresidentoftheBoardofControlforCricketin
India(BCCI),N.Srinivasan,willbethefirst
chairmanoftherevampedInternationalCricket
Council(ICC)Board.
NabamTuki
HehasbeensworninastheeighthChief
MinisterofArunanchalPradeshforthesecond
consecutiveterminMay,2014.
NRamachandran
USambassadortoIndia,NancyPowellhas
resignedfromherpost
NarendraKothari
HehasbeenappointedastheChairmanof
NMDCLimited.
NarendraModi
HeisaBJP'sPrimeMinisterialcandidat.An
Ahmedabadcourtrecentlyrejectedapetition
filedbyZakiaJafriagainsttheclosurereportof
SpecialInvestigationTeam(SIT)whichgavea
cleanchittotheGujaratchiefMinisterin
connectionwiththe2002postGodhrariotscase.
NarendraModi
HehasbeenappointedasPrimeMinisterof
IndiausheringinaneweraofanonCongress
governmentwithanabsolutemajorityonits
own.
NaveenPatnaik
HehasbeenappointedastheChiefMinisterof
OdishaforthefourthconsecutiveterminMay,
2014
NitaAmbani
Shehasbeenappointedthefirstwomanonthe
Boardofthenationslargestprivatecompany.
NitishKumar
BiharChiefMinisterNitishKumarresigned,after
hispartyJD(U)'spoorshowintheLokSabha
elections.Thepartyhasmanagedtogetjust2
seatsoutof40LokSabhaseatsinthestate.
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NripendraMishra
NripendraMisra
HehasbeenappointedasthePrincipalSecretary
toPrimeMinisterMr.NarendraModiinMay
2014,soonhonablePresidentpromulgatedan
ordinanceamendingtheTelecomRegulatory
AuthorityAct1997,toenabletheformer
Chairmanoftheregulatorybodytotakeup
employmentwiththegovernment.
HehasbeenappointedasthePrincipalSecretary
toPrimeMinisterNarendraModiafterthe
governmentpromulgatedanordinanceto
amendalawthatcouldhavepreventedhim
fromgettingthekeypost.
HehasbeenappointedasadditionalPrincipal
SecretarytoPrimeMinisteronJune92014.Heis
aretiredIASofficerof1972batchoftheGujarat
cadre.
PankajAdvani
HehaswonthemensNationalSnookertitleon
6March2014.
PawanChamling
HehasbeensworninasSikkimChiefMinister
fortherecordfifthconsecutivetime.Inpower
sinceDecember12,1994.
PetroPoroshenko
HehasbeenappointedasthePresidentof
UkraineinJune2014
PullelaGopichand
HeisaformerofIndianBadmintonPlayerand
haswonprestigiousPadmaBhushanaward.
QasimFahim
AfghanVicePresidentMarshalMohammad
qasimFahim,formerlyoneofthecountrysmuch
fearedwarlords,diedinMarch2014.
RGandhi
ThegovernmenthasappointedR.Gandhias
DeputyGovernoroftheReserveBakofIndia
(RBI)inplaceofAnandSinhawhoretiredin
January2014.
R.Chandrashekhar
TookoverasPresidentofNASSCOMinJanuary
2014.HesucceededSomMittal,whoservedas
thePresidentofNASSCOMfrom2007to2013.
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HehasbeenappointedchiarmanofCentral
BoardofDirectTaxes(CBDT)inFebruary2014.
FormerChiefJusticeofIndiaR.CLahotihasbeen
appointedastheArbitratorintheRs.20000
croretaxdisputewithVodafone.
RajeevSuri
IndiabornRajeevSurion1May,2014took
chargeastheChiefExecutiveOfficerand
presidentofFinnishtelecommunications
eqipmentmakerNokia.
RajendraMalLodha
HehasbeenappoinmentastheChiefJusticeof
IndiainApril2014.
RajivMathur
HehasbeenappointedastheChiefInformation
Commissioner(CIC)byPresidentPranab
MukherjeeinMay,2014.
RanjitKumar
HehasbeenappointedasnewSolicitorGeneral
ofIndia.
R.CLahoti
TheQueenElizabethIIconferredtherankof
KnightCommander(KBE)onformerchairmanof
theTataGroupRatanTatainApril2014.Itisone
ofthehighesthonoursgivenbythequeento
civilians.
ReuvenRivlin
HehasappointedasPresidentofIsraelonJune
10,2014
RKDhowan
ViceAdmiralRKDhowanwasgiventhedutiesof
officiatingNavychief,pendingtheappointment
ofaregularchief.
RKSrikantan
EminentcarnaticVocalistRkSrikantanpassed
awayinSeshadripuramonFebruary2014.
RobinK.Dhowan
Hehasbeenappointedas22ndChiefofIndian
NavyinApril2014.HesucceedsAdmiralDK
Joshi,whoresignedinFebruary2014taking
moralresponsibilityoftheaccidentonINS
SindhuratnainMumbai.
RussiMody
RustomjiHormusji(Russi)Mody,fondlycalled
GrandOldManofSteel,passedawayinMay
2014inKolkata.
S.Mallikarjunaiah
FormerDeputySpeakeroftheLokSabha(of
10thLokSabhafrom19911996),S.
Mallikarjunaiah,passedawayinMarch2014.He
becamethezVicePresidentoftheTumkur
MunicipalCouncilin1956.
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SachinTendulkar
Britain'spremiumluxurygoodsbrandEastIndia
Companyhasissuedanexclusivelegaltender
goldcoinworth12,000poundsterlinginhonour
ofIndiancricketlegendSachinTendulkar.The
rarecoinhasbeenissuedinhonourof
Tendulkar'sremarkablecareerspanning24
years.
Sampooran Singh
Kalra (Gulzar)
HehaswontheDadasahebPhalkeAwardfor
2013
SatyaNadella
Microsoftsboardon4February,2014named
HyderabadbornSatayaNadellaaschief
executiveofthecompany.Nadellawillbeonly
thethirdCEOofMicrosoftafterfounderBill
GatesandSteveBallmer.
HeisthefourtimeFormulaoneworldchampion
andnowclinchedthefifteenthLaureus
SportsmanoftheyearAwardinKualaLumpur.
SheikhHasina
ShehasbeensworninasthePrimeMinisterof
Bangladeshforsecondstraighttermafterthe
electionsthatweremarredbyviolenceand
boycottsinJanuary2014.
SheilaDikshit
ShehasbeenappointedthegovernorofKerla.
ShereplacedNikhilKumar,whohasheldthe
postsinceMarch2013.
ShekharDutt
TheGovernorofChhattisgarhtenderedhis
resignationtothePresidentofIndiainJune
2014.
ShinzoAbe
Mr.ShinzoAbebecamethefirstJapanesePrime
MinistertobechiefguestatIndia's65th
RepublicDaycelebrations.
ShubranshuChoudhary
HeIndianJournalistwhowondigitalactivism
awardinMarch2014forregionalnewsservice.
SivaPrasadaRao
HehasbeenappointedasthefirstSpeakerof
theAndhraPradeshAssemblypostbifurcation.
SomaMondal
HehasbeenappointedtheDirectorofNavratna
inMarch2014.PSUNationalAluminium
CompanyLtd(NALCO).
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SebastianVettel
Hehasbeenappointedaunopposedas
ChairpersonoftheConstituentAssemblyon
February2014.Parliament.
SuchitraSen
LegendaryactressofyesteryearsSuchitraSen
diedinKolakatainJanuary2014.Knownasthe
GretaGarboofIndiaforleadingareclusivelife
aftersheleftfilms,Senwasaniconicstarof
regionalBengalicinema.
SubhashChandra
Nembang
SudarshanSeneviratne
SumitraMahajan
ShehasbeenappointedastheSpeakerofthe
16thLokSabha.
SushilKoirala
Hehasbeenappointedthenewprimeminister
withatwothirdmajority,almostthreemonths
afterthegeneralelectionsinNovember2013.
HewaselectedunopposednewPrimeMinister
ofNepal.
TomFinney
Hediedattheageof91inFebruary2014.
TRZeliang
HehasbeenappointedasthenewChiefMinister
ofNagaland.
UKSinha
TheSecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia(SEBI)
Chairmangotatwoyearextensiontill2016to
continueatthetopjob.
V.K.Murthy
RenownedcinematographerandDadasaheb
PhalkeawardeepassedawayinApril,2014.He
wasfamousforhiscameraworkinGuruDutt's
classicslike'Pyaasa'and'Sahib,BibiAur
Ghulam'.
VijaySeshadri
Hehasbecomethe5thIndianbornpersonto
wintheprestigiousPulitzerPrizeinApril2014.
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HehasbeenappointedthenewCEOofReliance
communication
VinodSawhny
VishalSikka
tG
ITmajorInfosysinJune,2014namedVisalSikka,
formerexecutiveboardmemberSAPAG,itsfirst
nonfounderChiefExecutiveOfficer.
VivekhasbeenappointedSpecialAdvisorto
UnitedNationstohelpsteerthemultination
bodyframeapolicyandensureits
implementationintheareaofbroadbandand
associatedcybersecurityissuesinJanuary2014.
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VivekLall
TheChinesePresidenthastoppedthelistofthe
100MostInfluentialAsianPeopleof2014
publishedbyAsianAwardsLtd2014.
YingluckShinawatra
AThaicourthasorderedPrimeMinisterYingluck
ShinawatraandseveralCabinetMinisterstostep
downinMay2014.Thecountry'sConstitutional
CourtfoundYingluckviolatedtheconstitution
whenshedismissedtheNationalSecurity
CouncilChiefin2011.
YuvrajSingh
Heisthemostexpensiveplayerfortheseventh
IPLandwaspurchasedforRs.14cr.
XiJinping
ZeidRa'adZeidAlHussein Hehasbeenappointedunanimouslyasthenext
UNHighCommissionerforHumanRights,bythe
UNGeneralAssemblyinJune2014.
PlacesinNews
Nameofthe
Place
Where
Located
Whyplacewasinnews
UttarPradesh TajMahotsav,thetendayannualfestival
Agra
beganinAgra,UttarPradeshinFebruary
2014.Thethemeofthefestivalforthisyear
isPaighameMohabbatorthemessageof
love.TajMahotsavwasstartedin1992and
organizedbytheUttarPradeshDepartment
ofTourismtoincreasetheIndianTourism.
Punjab
Theremainandotherarticlesofatleast
282personswhowereexecutedbythe
Britishauthoritiesforparticipatinginthe
1857munitywereexhaumedatAjnala.
Aruranchal
Pradesh
India
Thefirsttrialrunofarailenginewasheld
inthestatecapitalfromHarmuttyyin
AssamsNorthLakhimpurdistrict[January
2014.]
Badakhshan
Afghanistan
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Badaun
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HundredsofpeopleofAabeBarikvillage
inBadakhshanprovinceofAfghanistan
werekilledinadevastatinglandslide.
Nearly300housesalongwiththeirin
habitantswereburiedalivethemudand
rubblewhenawholemountainside
collapsedoverthevillage.
Baiji
Iraq
aged14and15years,wereallegedlygang
rapedandmurderedwiththeirbodies
foundhangingformamangotreeinKatra
villageofBadaundistrictinUttarPradesh.
Baijiisacityofabout200,000inhabitants
innorthernIraq.Itislocatedsome130
milesnorthofBaghdad,onthemainroad
toMosul.Sunniextremiststookcontrolof
mostofIraq'slargestoilrefinery,locatedat
Baiji.
Thailand
ThePrimeMinisterYingluckShinawatra
declaredtheimpositionofemergencyrule
inBangkokandsurroundingareas[January
2014]
Bangkok
Thailand
ThesixthAsianMinisterialConfernecefor
DisasterRiskReductionwasheldhere
recently.MinisterofStateforHomeAffairs
KirenRijijuledtheIndiandelegationtothe
fivedayconferenceandsharedthe
measuresbeingtakenbyIndiainreducing
disasterrisks.themainfocusoftheAsian
MinisterialConferencewasonenhancing
communityresilienceatlocallevel.
Bentiu
SouthSudan
RebelgunmeninSouthSudanmassacred
hundredsofciviliansinethnickillingswhen
theycapturedtheoiltownrecently.
Reportssayrebelskilledmorethan200
peopleinonemosquealoneafterdriving
govtforcesfromthetown.Sudansrebel
commanderRiekMachar,whowas
dismissedasvicepreseidentbyPresident
SalvaKiirinJuly2013,hasdeniedtheUN
reportandsaidhisforceswerenotbehind
themassacreinBentiu.
BhavaniIsland
Andhra
Pradesh
BhavaniIslandinAndhraPradeshonthe
wavesofriverKrishnawasdevelopedas
newadventuresports.Itwasdevelopedby
AndhraPradeshTourismDevelopment
Corporation(APTDC)inpartnershipwith
BangalorebasedFreakoutAdventure
Solutions.
Chhatisgarh
Inthebiggestindustrialaccidentinrecent
years,atleastsixemployeesofBhilaisteel
plantwerekilledandover30injuredaftera
gasleakinJune2014.Theincident
occurredwhenrepairworkwasbeing
carriedoutinasectionoftheplant.
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Bhilai
Chhattisgarh
Sixpeoplediedandover50wereinjured
whenablastoccurredatSAIL'ssteelplant
inthiscityofChhattisgarhfollowedbyagas
leakthatfurhterworsenedconditions.
MinistryofsteelaswellasSAIL(Steel
AuthorityofIndiaLimited)hasinstituted
inquiryintothematter.Theincident
occuredafterthemainheaderofthepump
house2thatsuppliedwatertotheGas
CleaningPlant(GCP)ofBlastFurnaces
reptured.Therewassuddenlossinwater
pressuretotheGCPandtheBlastFurnace
gasfromthescrubbersenteredthewater
pipline.Thegas,reportedtobea
compositionofdeadlymethaneandcarbon
monoxide,startedleakingfromthe
repturedparttothepipelineandgrilledthe
employeesattendingthebreakdowninthe
pumphouse.
Bhutan
Asia
BhutanenteredintoagreementwithJapan
NissanMotorCompanytosupplyelectric
carsforitsTaxisandgov.fleet.
Bhutan
Asia
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alandlockedcountryinSouthAsialocated
attheeasternendoftheHimalayas.Itis
borderedtothenorthbyChinaandtothe
south,eastandwestbyIndia.Narendra
ModivisitedBhutanonhisfirstevervisitof
foreigncountryafterbecomingPrime
Minister.
Bihar
India
BhabuawasofficiallydeclaredGreenCity
inJanuary2014.Thisisconsideredasthe
firsttownintheworldwhereallthe
buildingsonthemainthroughfareshave
beenpaintedgreen.Thisideatopaintthe
towngreenandmakeitenvironment
friendlywasmootedbyArvindKumar
Singh,DistrictmagistrateofKaimur
Bodoland
Assam
Governmenthassetupanexpert
committeetostudyandexaminethe
demandofaseprateBodolandstatetobe
carvedoutodAssam.
SouthAmerica TheFIFA2014WorldCupisbeingplayedin
Brazil
Brazilthisyear.Thereisacontroversy
regardingholdingthesegamesinBrazil.Itis
aboutBrazilasasocietyandtheway
moneyisspent,whenFIFAawardedthe
WorldCuptoBrazil,therewaseuphoria.
Nowverylittleofthatisleft..Afewflagsin
thewind,butnothingsuggeststhisisa
countrycrazyforfootball.Brazilianswant
tosupportBrazil,butnottheWorldCup.
Nigeria
China
China
Thecountry'sBokoHarmanIslamic
militantsabducted223schoolgirlsfrom
theirboardingschoolinApril2014inthe
townofChibokinnortheasternBorno
state.TheAfricanleaders,summitinParis
hasagreedtowageawaragainstBoko
HarmanIslamicmilitantsandhasagreedto
shareintelligenceandtocoordinateaction
againstthegroup.AnAmericanspecialist
teamhasalsoarrivedinNigeriatohelpfind
andfreeschoolgirls.
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newpolicycoupleswillbeallowedtohave
twochildrenifoneoftheparentsisanonly
child.
TamilNadu
TheOilandNaturalGasCorporation
(ONGC)starteddrillingitsfirsteverwellin
thePalarbasinatChinnapuliyurvillage
about55kmfromChennai.
Crimea
Russia
CrimeahasbeenabsorbedintoRussiaafter
theupperhouseofparliament
ununanimousalyratifiedthetreaty.
India
DelhiGovernmentannouncedthatitwill
notallowFDIfundedstoresinDelhi
[January2014]
Chinnapuliyur
Delhi
Ukraine
Theselfproclaimedheadofthe"People's
republicofDonetsk"ineasternUkraine,
DenisPushilin,hasdeclaredtheregiona
sovereignstateandaskedRussiato
considerallowingittoaccede.Pushilinwas
speakingafterheclaimed89percentofthe
peopleintheregionsupported
independenceintherecentreferendum,
whichwasslammedasillegalandasafarce
byboththeWestandKiev.
Dukezong
China
TheancientBuddhisttownofShangriLa,is
locatedinsouthwestofChina'sYunnan
province.ItwasguttedbyfireinJanuary
2014.
Egypt
Egypt
Itwasinnewsasateamofarchaeologist
fromEgyptandAmericainJanuary2014
discoveredatombofthePharaonicking
(unknown)thatdatesbacktoabout1650
BC.
EnnorePort
Tamilnadu
ThisportwasrenamedasKamrajport
limited
EnnorePort
Chennai
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majorportsinthecountrywillnow
oknownasKamarajarPortinFebruary
2014.k.Kamarajwasafreedomfighterand
architectofmodernTamilNadu.
Uttarakhand
ThreedayUttarakhandAssemblysession
washeldatGairsaininChamolifromJune
911,2014.Theassemblysessionof
Uttarakhandwasheldforthefirsttime
outsidethecapitalcity,Deharadun,since
itsformationin2000.
Ecuador
Ecuadorhasdeclaredanemergencyinthe
islandafterapetroltankerranaground
there,whichposesathreattothe
archipelago'sfragileecosystem.Theship's
cargowasemptied,buttheauthoritiessaid
pollutants,likemotoroil,insidethevessel
couldspillandcauseenvironmentdamage.
TheGalapagosarehometouniqueanimal
speciessuchasthegianttortoise,marine
iguanaandflightlesscormorant.In1978,
thechainofvolcanicislandsweredeclared
aWorldHeritageSitebytheUNESCO.
Goa
Goa
ThePortugeseCommonwealthGames,
popularlyknownasLusofoniaGames,were
heldatPanditJawaharlalNehruStadiumin
January2014.
GreatHimalayan
NationalPark
Himachal
Pradesh
Thishasbeennominatedforforworld
heritagesite.
Guangdong
China
Atthisplace,Chinadestroyedmorethansix
tonnesofsmuggledelephantsivoryin
GuangdongprovinceinJanuary2014.By
thisactChinahasgivenamessagethatit
wishestoprotectingdwindlingelephant
population.
Herat
Afghanistan
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TheIndianConsulateinthisprovinceofthis
proAfghanistanwasattackedbyheavily
armedgunmen,whowerealsocarrying
rocketpropelledgrenades.BraveITBP
(IndoTibetanBorderPolic)personaland
Afghansoldiersrebutattackers.Allthe
Indiastaffaresafe.Indiahasinvestedin
somemajorinfrastructureprojectsin
AfghanistanlikeSalmahydroelectricdamin
HeratprovinceandtheAfghanparliament
buildinginKabul.India'sdevelopment
assistanceprogrammeforAfghanistan
currentlystandsatUSD2bn,makingitthe
leadingdonarnationamongallregional
countries.
Syrian
WomenandChildrentrappedintheSyrian
cityundergovt.siegewillbepermittedto
leaveunderadealreachedbetweenthe
twowarringgroupsthatmarkedthefirst
tangiblesignofprogressinpeacetalksin
thecountry.Homsisoneofthefirstcities
toriseagainstPresidentBAsharAssad.
Activistssayabout800familiesare
trapped,withoutregularaccesstofood,
medicineandbasicnecessities.
Hura
Israel
Israel'sAntiquitiesAuthorityhasunveileda
monasterydatingbacksome1400yearsin
thesouthofthecountrywithimpressive
mosaicfloorsthatshedlightonlifeinthe
regionduringtheByzantineperiodinthe
BedouinvillageofHuraintheNegevnear
SouthIsrael.
Iraq
Iraq
Astateofemergencyhasbeendeclaredin
thecountryafterjihadistmilitantscaptured
thecityofMosul.NurialMalikihascalled
upontheUnitedNations,ArabLeague,
EuropeanUnionandotherstosupportIraq
anditsstandonfightingterrorism.Healos
announcedthatthegovtwouldarm
citizenstofightthemilitantsandjointhe
securityforcesindefendingthiercountry.
ThemilitatngroupIslamicstateofIraq
Levant(ISIL),supportedtobeanaffiliateof
alQaeda,iscontrinuouslyadvancing
towardsthecapitalBaghdadandhas
capturedapartofthecountry'sbiggest
refineryinthecityofBaiji.
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Jalpaiguri
WestBengal
TheJalpaiguridistrictofWestBengalwas
bifurcatedonJune20,2014tocreate
AlipurduardistrictoftheState,Withthis,
Alipurduarwillbecomethe20thdistrictof
theState.
SouthAfrica
Thefirstfullfledgedgurudwaraistobe
builtherefollowinganeightyearbattle
withmainlywhiteSouthAfricanresidents
ofanupmarketsuburb.Thegurudwarahas
beenrunonatemporarybasissofar.But
nowcityofJohannesburghasagreedto
rezonethepropertytoallowconstruction
ofaplaceofworship.
Karachi
Pakistan
HeavilyarmedmilitantsattackedPakistan's
busiestairportinthesoutherncity,forcing
thesuspensionofallfights,andanallnight
siegeofthebusyJinnahInternational
Airportleftnearly40peopledead,
includingall10oftheattackersandseveral
Injured.
Khajuraho
Madhya
Pradesh
TheworldfamousKhajurahoDanceFestival
beganatKhajuraho,MadhyaPradeshin
February2014.TheDanceFestivalwillbe
celebratedfromFebruary2026,2014.Itis
organisedbytheMadhyaPradeshKala
Parishad.
Kievs
Ukraine
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atwomonthoccupationofKievscityhall,
followinganamnestyofferaimedateasing
astandoffoverPresidentViktor
Yanukovychsrule.
Latvia
Karnataka
UnionCabinethasapprovedtheproposal
tosetupanewrailcoachmanufacturing
unitwhichbillmanufacture500coaches
perannum.
Europe
InJanuary2014,Latvia,aBalticnation,
joinedtheEurozoneinthehopethatthe
Eurowillloweritsborrowingcostsand
encourageinvestorsbyeliminating
currencyrisk.Itbecamethe18thmember
oftheEuropeanUnion,whichusestheEuro
asitscurrency.
U.K
Afourdayglobalsummitwasheldinthe
citytoendsexualviolenceinwarrecently.
Theevent,whichisthebiggestofitskind
everheld,includedfilmscreenings,theatre,
artandwasattendedbyhighlevelforeign
delegates.HollywoodactressandUN
SpecialEnvoyAngelinaJoliejoinedUK
ForeignSecrretaryWilliamHaugetolaunch
thesummit.Everyyear,150mngirlsand
womenarerapedinconflictaroundthe
world,alongwith70mnmenandboys.
Maharashtra
India
MaharashtraGovernmentgaveapprovalto
theRs.20000croreDrylandFarming
Mission,aschemeunderBharatNirman
campaignthatistobeimplementedinthe
state..Theheadquartersofthemission
willbelocatedinAurangabad.
Mandi
Himachal
Pradesh
Atleast24engineeringcollegestudents
fromHyderabadwerewashedawayinriver
BeashereinKulludistrictofHimachal
Pradeshbytheflashfoodsthatoccurredin
theriverafterwaterwasreleasedfromthe
upstreamLarjiHydroelectricproject.
Mosul
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InApril2014,atleast12Nepaleseguides,
whowerepreparingroutesatMount
Everestforcommercialclimbers,were
killedonbyanavalancheinthemost
deadlymountaineeringaccidenteveron
theworld'shighestpeak.
Indonesia
Thisvolcanoisnewsasitagainerruptedan
forcedclosingupofseveninternational
Airports.
MountEverest
MountKelud
IraqPrimeMinisterannouncedonJune10,
2014stateofemegencyinIraqafterjihadist
militantscapturedthesecondlargestcityin
thecountry,Mosul.Thecity,situatedsome
400kmnorthwestofBaghdadisthecapital
oftheNinevehProvince.
India
Terminal2(T2)oftheChhatrapatiShivaji
InternationalAirporthasbeeninaugrated.
ThenewMumbaiairporthasbecomecode
FcompliantandisreadytohandleA380
typeaircraftoperations.
Mumbai
India
Dr.ManmohanSinghinauguratedanew
AirportinJanuary2014.Theworldclass
Terminal2(T2),ishavingaroofareaof11
acre,isbasedonPublicPrivatePartnership
(PPP)model.
Mumbai
Maharashtra
Mumbaigotthefirstmetroafterawaitof
sevenyearsinJune2014.TheMetrolinks
VersovaAndheriGhatkoparorasitis
calledtheVAGCorridor.
Nabanna
WestBengal
WestBengalGovernorMKNarayanan
releasedthefirsteveradmiistrative
calenderattherelocatedstatesecretariat
atNabannainadjoiningHowrahdistrict[
January2014]
Nashik
Maharashtra
UnionMinisterPraffulPatelinaugurated
thelongestrunwayinAsiaattheNashik
AirportinMarch2014.Withthehelpof
HindustanAeronauticsLimited(HAL),this
airportwasconstructedatthecostofRs.82
crore.
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Myanmar
ThisistheplacewherethirdBayofBengal
InitiativeforMultiSectoralTechinicaland
EconomicCooperation(BIMSTEC)was
held.
Nepal
Nepal
SupremeCourtofNepalhasgiventhe
voterstherighttocastnegativevotes
duringtheParliamentaryorlocalelections.
ThusNepalbecomesthethirdcountryin
SouthAsiaafterIndiaandBangladeshthat
guarantesthisrighttotheirvoters
NayPyiTaw
India
TheWorldfamousDhanuYatraofBargarh
(about330kmfromBhubaneswar)started
atworldsbiggestopenairtheatre.Theplay
comprisesofthreeepisodesinthelifeof
KrishnabirthofKrishnaandhischildhood
Leelas,visitingMathuraandthekillingof
Kansa[January2014]
OkavangoDelta
Botswana
ThesiteinBotswanabecamethe1000th
siteonJune22,2014tobeincludedinthe
UNESCOWorlHeritageSiteList.The38th
sessionoftheWorldHeritageSite
CommitteeatDoha,Qatarendorsedthe
OkavangositeastheNaturalWorld
HeritageSite.
PalkStrait
IndianOcean
FormerPresidentAPJAbdulKalam
inauguratedthecentenarycelebrationsof
thePambanrailwaybridgeIndiasfirst
cantileverbridge,connectingthepilgrim
islandofRameswaramwiththemainland.
OfficialnameofthebridgeisAnnaiIndira
GandhiBridgeAlso,Kalamunveileda
plaqueandreleasedabookMarvelsof
SouthIndianRailway.
Patan
Gujarat
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Bihar
RanKiVav,a11thcenturystepwell
nominatedforworldheritagesiteislocated
atthisplace.
TheChiefMinisterNitishKumarunveiled
20kmfreeWiFizonestretchfromNIT
PatnaonAshokRajpathtoDanapur
recently.WiththisstepBiharhasmadea
strongbidforamentionontheworlds
infotechmapasthisfreeWiFizoneisthe
longestintheworld.earlier,Chinas3.5km
zonewastreatedasthelongestsofar.A
citysurveillanceanddial100projecthas
alsobeenlaunchedinthecitywhichisthe
firstofitskindinthecountryasit
integratesthesurveillanceofthecity,
vehicletrackinganddial100controlcentre
schemes.
WHOrevealedthatPeshawarinPakistan
hadthelargestnumberofPoliocasesinthe
worldin2013.
Peshawar
Pakistan
PortBlair
Andamanand Atleast21personsdiedwhenthetourist
boatcarrying51touristscapsizedbetween
Nicobar
om
RossIslandandNorthBaynearAndaman
andNicobarcapital.PrimeMinister
ManamohanSinghcondoledthelossof
livesintheboattragedyandsanctionedan
exgratiaoftwolakhrupeesfromthePrime
MInistersReliefFundtothefamiliesof
thosekilledintheboattragedy.
SouthKorea
Thecitywere23rdwinterolympicsof2018
willbehosted.
Russia
Russia
OlypictorchwaslitinRussiaatitshighest
pointonthewesternpeakofMountElbrus,
thehighestpeakofEuropeonFebruary
2014.
Somalia
HornofAfrica Atleast12people,includingpermanent
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andanexintelligencecommander,were
killedinanattackbyAIShabaabmilitant
grouponSomaliaspresidentialpalacein
Mogadishurecently.Nineattackers,
includingtwosuicidebombers,were
amongthosekilled.Acarbombwentoff
outsidethegateofthepresidentialpalace
beforeagroupofAIShabaadfighterstried
tostormthebuilding.Theattackwasaimed
tocausemaximumdamagebutwasfoiled
bylocaltroopsandAfricanUnion
peacekeepers
SouthKorea
EastAsia
AmultistoryferrySewolcarrying459
people,mostlyhighschoolstudents,onan
overnighttriptothesoutherntourist
islandofJeju,sankoffcountry'ssouthern
coaston16April.SouthKoreanauthorities
havearrestedcrewmembersofthe
capsizedferrythatkilled150people,with
another152stillmissing.
Chhattisgarh
Fifteensecuritypersonnelwerekilledina
MaoistambushinSukmadistrictofsouth
ChhattisgarhinMarch2014.
TamilNadu
India
TamilNadugovernmentlaunchedthefirst
phaseofofprovidingfreeCompact
FluorescentLight(CFL)bulbstoover14lakh
hutdwellersinthestate.Thisisan
energysavingmeasureaimedatsaving40
mwofpower.
TamilNadu
India
Sixworkerswereinjuredwhenhotwater
spilledfromavalveatKudankulamnuclear
powerplant,situatedinTamilNadu,inMay
2014.
Telhara
Bihar
Theplacewhereremainsofanancient
univercityhavebeendiscovered.Biharis
alreadyknowntobehometoNalandaand
Vikramashilauniversities.Theplacewas
visitedbyChinesetravellerHeuenTsangin
the7thcenturyAD,anditwasmentioned
asTeleadakainhisaccount.
Thimpu
Bhutan
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Asia
Thecountrydeclaredrescueoperations
over,followingthedevastatingcoalmine
blast,thecountry'sworsteverindustrial
disaster,afterretrievingthebodiedoftwo
lasttrappedminers,bringingthefinal
deathtoll301.Atotalof485minerswere
rescuedalive.Apreliminaryexpertreport
ontheaccidentpointedtoseveralsafety
violationsinthemine,includingashortage
ofcarbonmonooxidedetectorsand
ceilingsofwoodinsteadofmetal.
Africa
ItwasthenewswhenPresidentYouwen
Musevenisignedacontroversialantigay
billthatallowsharshpenalitiesfor
homosexualoffences.
Turkey
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onJune1516,2014,toboosttheirmutual
interest,economictiesandcooperationin
variousfields.Thiswasthefirstforeignvisit
ofMr.Modiafterassumingthechargeof
PrimeMinisterofIndia.
Uganda
Asia
Therewereprotestsagainstthelocal
government.
Ukraine
Ukraine
TheParliamentofUkrainpassedanewset
oflegislationwithviewtosuppress
protestsagainstPresidentVikrant
Yanukovych.Thenewlawdoesmakes
blockadingpublicbuildingspunishableup
tofiveyearsinprisonandprotesters
wearinghelmetswillfaceafineoran
adminstrativearrest.
Ukraine
Ukraine
Crimeavotedtooverwhelminglytosecede
fromUkraineandjoinRussia
Varanasi
UttarPradesh DieselRailEngineFactoryatVaranasiranks
om
Ukrain
.c
secondaftertopperUSinconstructing
DieselRailEngines.
Inthecountry,thousandsofantichina
protestershavegoneontherampagein
southernpartofthecountry,damagingand
settingfiretfactories.Theywere
protestingatChina'sdeploymentofanoil
riginanareaofSouthChinaclaimedby
bothVietnameseenvoytoTaipeitoexpress
seriesconcern.
Vietnam
Vrindavan
UttarPradesh Afoundationstonetobuild70storytemple
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Japan
tobeknownasChandrodayaMandirhas
beenlaidatthistown.
Japanhasbegunitsfirstmilitaryexpansion
atthewesternendofitsislandchainin
morethan40years.Themoverisks
angeringchina,lockedinadisputewith
JapanovernearbyIslandwhichtheyboth
claim.JapaneseDefenceMinisterItsnori
Onodera,whoattendedaceremonyon
YonaguniIslandtomarkthestartof
construction,suggestedthemilitary
presencecouldbeenlargedtootherislands
intheseassouthwestofJapan'smain
ialands.Buildingthebasecouldextend
JapanesemonitoringtotheChinease
mainlandandtrackChineseshipsand
aircraftcirclingthedisputedcrags.
ImportantDatesandDays
Date
CelebratedAs
LouisBrailleDay
9Jan
NRIDay
10Jan
WorldLaughterDay
11Jan
WorldLaughterDay
12Jan
NationalYouthDay
15Jan
ArmyDay
26Jan
RepublicDay(India)
26Jan
InternationalCustomsDay
27Jan
InternationalDayofCommemorationin
MemoryoftheVictimsoftheHolocaust
30Jan
Marty'sDay(India)
30Jan
WorldLeprosyEradicationday
4Feb
WorldCancerDay
6Feb
InternationalDayofZeroTolerancetoFemale
GenitialMutilation
13Feb
WorldRadioDay
14Feb
Valentine'sDay
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20Feb
WorldDayofSocialJustice
21Feb
InternationalMotherLanguageDay
24Feb
CentralExciseDay
28Feb
NationalScienceDay
3Mar
WorldWildlifeDay
8Mar
InternationalWomen'sDay
15Mar
WorldsDisabledDay
OrdnanceFactoriesDay(India)
20Mar
InternationalDayofHappiness/World
SparrowDay
21Mar
InternationalDayofForests/International
DayforEliminationofRacialDiscrimination/
WorldPoetryDay/WorldDownsSyndrome
Day
22Mar
WorldDayforWater
23Mar
WorldMeterologicalDay
24Mar
WorldTBDay
2Apr
WorldAutismAwarenessDay
5Apr
NationalMaritimeDay
7Apr
WorldHealthDay
17Apr
WorldHaemophiliaday
18Apr
WorldHeritageDay/InternationalDayfor
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SecreatariesDay
22Apr
EarthDay
23Apr
WorldBook&CopyrightDay
25Apr
WorldMalariaDay
21Apr
1May
InternationalLabour/WorkersDay
3May
PressFreedomDay/WorldAsthmaDay
4May
CoalMinersDay
8May
WorldRedCrossDay
9May
WorldThalassaemiaDay
11May
NationalTechnologyDay
12May
InternationalNursesDay
15May
InternationalDayoftheFamily
17May
WorldTelecommunicationDay
18May
WorldMuseumDay
21May
AntiTerrorismDay
21May
AntiTerrorismDay/WorldDayforCultural
DiversityforDialogue&Development
23May
WorldTurtleDay
24May
CommonwealthDay
31May
AntiTobaccoDay
1Jun
GlobalDayofParents
4Jun
InternationalDayofInnocentChildren,Victims
ofAggression
5Jun
WorldEnvironmentDay
14Jun
WorldBloodDonorDay
15Jun
Father'sDay(2014)
26Jun
InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuse&Illicit
Trafficking
10May,11
May
WorldMigratoryBirdDay
2ndSunday
ofMay
WorldMother'sDay(in2014itwillcelebrating
on11052014)
Second
Sundayof
February
WorldMarriageDay(In2014itwascelebrated
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Conferences&Summits
BIMSTEC
Summit(3rd)
Bangladesh,India,
Myanmar,SriLanka,
Thailand,Nepaland
Bhutan.
Heldon45
June2014at
Brussels
(Belgium)
G7leadersfirstdiscussedglobalgrowth
andhowtotacklehighunemployment.
Leadersalsoaddressedtradeissues,
includingtheactiveandambitiouson
goingnegotiationsbetweenG7members.
G7leaderalsoadoptedadeclarationon
nonproliferationanddisarmamentfor
2014.Globaleconomic,energyand
climate,developmentchallenges.Note:
Originally,aG8summitwasscheduledto
takeplaceinSochi(Russia)inearlyJune
2014underRussianpresidency.However,
owingtoRussia'sallegedviolationof
Ukraine'ssovereigntyandterritorial
integrity,theG7leadersdecidedto
insteadmeetinBrusselson45June2014
intheG7format
March2014; Thedeclarationissuedattheendofthe
NayPyiTaw, Summitexpressedsatisfactionwiththe
Myanmar
closecoopertionbetweenlaw
enforcementagenciesofmemberstatesin
combatingterrorismandtransnational
crimes,callingforexpeditingthe
ratificationforentryintoforcesofthe
BIMSTECConventinonCooperationin
CombatingInternationalTerrorism.All
sevencountriescommitedtoalleviate
povertytoensuredignity,improvethe
qualityoflifeandwellbeingofthe
peoples
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March2014; TheConferencediscussedtheviewsand
Dehradun
experiencesoffarmersonsoiland
conservation.Italsodiscussedtheimpact
ofGoIschemeslikeMGNREGAand
integratedfarmingsystemsinIndia.
Otherissuesofdiscussionsincluded,role
ofwomen,empowermentoffarmers,
governanceforsoilandwater
conservation,roleofthePanchayatiRaj
etc
April2014;
Qingdao
(China)
Itisheldbiennially.Theconference
adoptedaagreementaimedatensuring
thatmiscommunicationbetweennaval
veselsdoesnotdevelopedintoconflictin
thePacificOcean.Inthisconference,Code
forUnplannedEncountersatSea(CUES)
wasadoptedanditsetsEnglishasthe
standardlanguageofcommunication,and
establishestheradiofrequenciesthat
shouldbeusedbetweennavalshipsand
aircraft.Itestablishessingalsthatcanbe
sentwithflaresandothervisualmethods.
Thethemeofthisyear'sconferencewas
"InnovationsinScienceandTechnologyfor
InclusiveDevelopment".Different
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terrorismanddangersthroughvarious
means.TheHagueNSSachievements
includenewreductioncommitmentswith
Japan,ItalyandBelgiumagreeingtocut
theirstocksofhighlyenricheduranium
andplutonium.Anotherachievmentofthe
Summitwasanagreementwherein35
countriesagredtoadopttheNuclear
SecurityguidelinesandlettheIAEAadvise
upontheimplementationbyinvitingpeer
reviewsofexternalexperts..The
countriesalsopledgedtoturn
internationalguidelinesonnuclear
securityintonationallawsandopenup
theirproceduresforprotectingnuclear
installationstoindependentscrutiny.
However,18countries(likeIndia,China)
refusedtoadopttheguidelines.The
Summitinajointdeclarationsaidthatthe
nationsarecommittedtonuclear
disarmament,nuclearnonproliferation
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topicalissuesofthenuclearenergyare
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9to11June
2014Nuclear Forumwasattendedby 2014at
EnergyForum therepresentativesof
Moscow
countriessuchas:
Angola,Belgium,
Zambia,Yemen,
Indonesia,Lebanon,and
Pakistan.Anumberof
prominentinternational
contractsweresignedat
theForum,inparticular,
CooperationAgreement
inthesphereofatomic
energybetweenthe
StateAtomicEnergy
CorporationRosatom
andforeigncompanies
andstateauthorities
Sports
(ThebelowisgiventhewinnersofallthemajorsportseventssinceJanuary2014)
NameofTrophy
Month/Year
Nameof
Sport
Winner
AsianGrandPrix
Archery
Championship
Mar14
Indiawonthethreegold
threesilversandthree
Bronzemedals,thereby
toppingthetally.
AustarlianOpen
2014
Men'sSinglesStanislas
Tennis
Wawrinka(Switzerland);
Women'ssingleLiNa
(China)
Melbourne
(Australia)
NationalBasketball
Championship
March2014
(64th)
TamilnaduwontheMens
titlewhereas
Chhatisgardhwonthe
womenstitle.
Basketball
NewDelhi
NationalSnooker
Championship
Mar14
PankajAdwaniandVidya
PillaiwontheMensand
Womenstitle
respectively.
Snooker
Lucknow
2014
KarnatakaState.Manof
thematchtitlewasgiven
toK.H.Rahul.
Cricket
Hyderabad
SnookerWorld
Championships
May2014
MarkSelby(U.K)
Snooker
Sheffield,
England
ThomasCup
May2014
Japan
Badminton
NewDelhi
UberCup
May2014
China
Badminton
NewDelhi
WorldTwenty20
(Mens)
WorldTwenty20
(Womens)
2014
SriLanka
Cricket
Bangladesh
2014
Australia
Cricket
Bangladesh
Men'sHockeyWorld
Cup
Jun14
Australia
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TheHague,
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SpaceResearchUpdates
Headline
MoonMission ISROto
India
Launch
Chadrayaan
2by2016
Newsdetails
TheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO)announced
tolaunchIndiasmissiontothemoon,Chandrayaan2,by
2016,whichwouldincludeanorbiter,Landerandroveron
January10,2014.TheISROaimedtodemonstrateits
capabilitytosoftlandonthelunarsurfacewiththis
mission.Chandrayan2wouldbelaunchedbya
GeosynchronousSatelliteLaunchVehicle,(GSLV)powered
byanindigenouslydevelopedcryogenicengine.Indian
becameafullfledgedmemberoftheeliteglobalspace
leagueafteritputthe1982kgGSAT14communication
satelliteintoperfectorbitwiththehelpofitsGSLVrocket
poweredbyanindigenouscryogenicengine.Thesatellite
wasinjectedintoorbitafteraflightofonly1000seconds
byGSLVrocket,whichheraldedIndiasentryintothe
cryogenicclubthathadsofarincludedonlytheUS,Russia,
Japan,FranceandChina.Objectives:Includedinthebroad
objectivesofthemissionwouldbetheextensionof
scientificexperimentscarriedoutbyChandrayaan1,
IndiasfirstmissiontotheMoonwhichincludedalunar
orbiterandimpacted.Thescientistshadannouncedthat
usingdatafrominstrumentsaboardIndiasChandrayaan1
spacecraft,theyhaduncoveredevidenceofwaterlocked
inmineralgrainsontheMoonssurface.
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GSLVD5
Launched
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IndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO)successfully
launchedGSLVD5rocket,whichispoweredbyan
indigenouscryogenicengine,fromtheSatishDhawan
SpaceCentreinSriharikotaonJanuary5,2014.Therocket
successfullyinjectedGSAT14communicationsatelliteinto
geosynchronoustransferorbit.ISROachievedthefeat
aftertwofailuresearlier.WhileIndiahasmasteredthe
PSLVrangeofrocketswithastringof25consecutive
successes,GSLV,whichcancarryheavierpayloads
includinghumanstospace,hasremainedachallenge.
WiththelaunchofGSLVD5,Indiajoinedcountrieslikethe
US,Russia,Japan,FranceandChinawhichhave
successfullydevelopedtheirowncryogenicengines.In
April,2010,theISROtesteditsfirstindigenouscryogenic
engine,butitfailedalittlelessthanasecondafterthe
cryogenicstageignited.Features:Height49.13m;Liftoff
Mass414.75tonnes;NumberofStages3(Solid,Liquidand
Cryogenic).NeedofGSLV:ThePSLVcanonlylaunch
satellitesweighing1.4tonneswhereasGSLVcanlaunch
satelliteweighingmorethan2tonnes.Indiahadgotseven
cryogenicenginesfromRussia,andISROhasusedsixof
them.Withnoaffordablesupplycomingfromabroad,
Indiafeltthenecessitytodevelopitsowncryogenic
engine.Also,ithasacostofapproxRs.25000crorein
spacemarket.TheISROwillalsogetthecontribution.
IRNSS1B
IRNSS1B
(Navigation
Satellite)
Successfully
launched
ISRO'SPolarSatelliteLaunchedVehicle,PSLVC24,successfully
launchedIRNSS1BinApril,2014fromSatishDhawanSpace
Centre(SHAR),Sriharikota.IRNSS1Bisthesecondnavigation
satelliteamongthesevensatellitesthatwilleventually
constitutetheIndianRegionalNavigationSatelliteSystem
(IRNSS).Oncecompleted,theIndianRegionalNavigational
SatellitesSystem(IRNSS)systemwilloffernavigational
services,forbothcivilanddefencepurpose,inIndiaandalso
1500kmbeyonditsboarders.
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inorbit,
INSAT3E
expires
ISRO'SCommunicationssatelliteINSAT3EinApril,2014
completeditslifeandwentoutofservice.Builttolast15years,
ithascompletedtenandahalfyearsinorbit.Thethird
generationsatellitewaslaunchedinSeptember2003with36
transponders24Cbandand12extendedCband
transpondersbutonly25ofthemhavebeenworkingsince
2009.INSAT3Ehadbrieflyblinkedanddisruptedservicesfor
almostadayinSeptember2012andwasrestored.
PSLVC23
Fiveforeign
satellites
launched
PSLVC23waslaunchedonJune30,2014.Itcarriedfiveforeign
satellites.Allfivesatelliteswerereleasedsuccessfully.Besides
itsprimarypayloadof714kgFrenchEarthObservationSatellite
SPOT7,PSLVC23carriedandplacedinorbit14kgAISATof
Germany,NLS7.1(CANX4)andNLS7.2(CANX5)ofCanadaeach
weighing15kgandthe7kgVELOX1ofSingapore.Thefive
satellitesarefromfourcountriesFrance,Germany,Canada
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The leader of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States,
and The President of the European Commission (G7 leaders) met in Brussels on 4-5 June, 2014
in the G7 format.
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi embarked on 2 day visit to Bhutan. It was his first
official visit to a foreign country.
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Bhutan promised not to allow its territory to be used against India, an assurance that comes
against India, an assurance that comes against the backdrop of militants from the northeast taking
shelter there. The two countries agreed to continue with their close coordination and cooperation
on issues relating to their national interests, said a joint statement issued at the end of the visit.
The two sides recalled the free trade arrangement between them and the expanding bilateral trade
and its importance in further cementing their friendship.
The two leaders also expressed satisfaction on completion of the Supreme Court building and the
imminent commencement of the construction of the Kholongchhu Hydro-electric Project.
During his visit to Bhutan, Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi announced a number
of measures and concessions including the exemption of Bhutan from any ban on export of milk
powder, wheat, edible oil, pulses and non-basmati rice. The two sides also reaffirmed their
commitment to their cooperative partnership and agreed to further promote trade and
investment.
Delhi Government announced that Delhi has become the first kerosene-free city in the country.
This feat was achieved after implementation of the Delhi: A Kerosene-Free Scheme launched in
2012 under which no subsidized kerosene were being issued in Delhi.
Reuven Ruby Rivlin was elected as the 10th President of Israel. Reuven Ruby Rivlin is a
member of Likud party.
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BJP leader Ms. Sumitra Mahajan has been elected as the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha. She is
the second women speaker of Lok Sabha in a row, as the previous Speaker was Ms Meira
Kumar.
State Bank of India partners with Ezetap Mobile to launch mPOS solution
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SBI has partnered with payments service provider, Ezetap Mobile Solutions, to deploy mobile
point-of-sale (mPOS) solution. SBI plans to deploy 5,00,000 point-of-sale terminals within the
next five years, it said in a release. "Mobile POS has the power to transform payments and
commerce. It can be deployed easily and at low cost in every corner of the country," SBI's
deputy managing director S K Mishra said. The SBI-Ezetap platform would allow the bank to
provide value-added services for merchants and consumers from a single, secure POS device and
application, he added.
Sanjaya Rajaram wins World Food Prize
India-born plant scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been named the winner of the US $250,000
World Food Prize for his breakthrough achievement in increasing global wheat production by
more than 200 million tonnes following the Green Revolution.
Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for 2013. . Singh
is the 10th Hindi writer to receive the honour and joins the likes of Sumitra Nandan Pant,
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar among others. He will be the recipient of the 49th Jnanpith award.
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Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistan girl has won the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution
Centre in Philadelphia. Its an honour to be awarded the Liberty Medal, Yousafzai. She is now
17 year old and accepted this award on behalf of all the children around the world who are
struggling to get an education.
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Militants in Iraq captured Iraq's largest oil refinery Baiji refinery. The Baiji refinery is located
north of Baghdad in Iraq. The reports indicate that militants attacked refinery with machine
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Baiji is one of three oil refineries in Iraq and only processes oil from the north. The other two are
located in Baghdad and the Southern Iraq which are firmly under government control and are
operational.
While most of Iraq's oil and gas fields are in the centre and the south of the country, militants
have seized territory in Iraq's oil-producing Kirkuk province.
BrahMos missile test-fired from warship INS Kolkata
India successfully test-fired the 290 km-range BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile from
the countrys largest indigenous warship INS Kolkata off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka.
Supersonic Akash Missile test-fired by Army in very low Altitude in ITR Balasore
In June 2014, Indian Army test-fired surface-to-air Akash missile from an Integrated Test Range
(ITR) in Balasore, Odisha. This test was last among the validation trials being carried out by the
Army on the first off production models of Akash Supersonic missile. Now it is ready for being
induction into Indian army. The missile intercepted fast-moving, small unmanned aerial
vehicle named Banshee at an altitude of 30 meters above the sea level. This test-fire at a low
altitude has proved its capability against subsonic cruise missile.
Former Captain of Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful on 18 June 2014 was banned for eight years
by the disciplinary panel set up by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. He was found guilty on four
charges of fixing matches in Bangladesh Premier League of 2013. Ashraful has also been
ordered to pay a fine of one million taka (12280 US dollar). The 29-year-old was under
suspension since June 2013 after he admitted to the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit that
he had indulged in fixing BPL matches.
World Bank lowers India's GDP growth forecast to 5.5 per cent for 2014-15
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The World Bank has lowered India's GDP growth forecast to 5.5 per cent for 2014-15, from the
earlier forecast of 5.7 per cent. The World Bank report, however, said that India's growth would
accelerate to 6.3 per cent in 2015-16, and 6.6 per cent in 2016-17.
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Global skin care giant Nivea India, an affiliate of Germany-based Beiersdorf AG, will also set up
its R&D center, announced to set up its first ever manufacturing plant in India at Sanand near
Gujarat .
RBI recently directed all banks and financial institutions to provide information and documents
sought by the Special Investigation Team, SIT set up to unearth black money. RBI issued a
notification to this effect yesterday. The SIT under the chairmanship of former Justice M B Shah
was constituted by the Narendra Modi-led government on its first day in office.
East India Company, now a days Britain's premium luxury goods brand has come out with an
exclusive legal tender gold coin worth 12,000 pound sterling in honour of Indian cricket legend
Sachin Tendulkar.The rare coin has been issued in honour of Tendulkar's remarkable career
spanning 24 years. It is also reported that only 210 gold coins, each weighing precisely 200g,
are being issued to pay tribute to Tendulkar at a global level.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) signs pact with GCCI to encourage women
entrepreneurs
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Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd (BMB) and trade body Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(GCCI) will jointly facilitate women entrepreneurs by addressing their finance requirements for
technological up-gradation, marketing, diversification in their businesses. As per the terms of
MoU, BMB and GCCI-BWW would jointly conduct training workshops for GCCI-BWW
members on the procedure for availing financial assistance. BMB will set up a simplified
application process for loans of less than Rs 5 lakh by the GCCI-BWW members.
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ICICI Bank has launched its co-branded card with DMRC. The card is backed by MasterCard,
which has similar products, in cities such as London, Singapore and Taiwan.
A.K. Dubey appointed as Chairman of Coal India Limited
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A.K. Dubey has been appointed as Chairman of Coal India Limited He will serve as the
Chairman for a period of three months until the new chairman of the state-owned company is
duly appointed.
Maharashtra State Cabinet approved reservation for Marathas and Muslims in the
State
Jean-Claude Juncker has been named as the next president of the European Commission.
Juncker, a former Luxembourg Prime Minister and veteran EU insider, was backed by all EU
member states, except Britain and Hungary.
After e-commerce, Flipkart has jumped into the fiercely competitive smart device market in
India by launching its calling tablet for Rs 9,999. The seven-inch tablet branded Digiflip Pro is
expected to help the domestic online marketplace increase revenue and expand its presence in the
multi-billion
dollar
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Indian successfully launched PSLV C23 Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. The
launch was delayed by three minutes to avoid space debris. It was a commercial venture for
ISRO as it has carried five foreign satellites into the space. This has strengthened India's space
mission capability to launch foreign satellites on a commercial basis.
Pankaj Advani wins his maiden IBSF 6-Red World Snooker title in Egypt
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Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won his maiden IBSF 6-Red World snooker title at Sharm el-Sheikh
in Egypt today. He defeated Kacper Flilpiak of Poland in the final that lasted barely an hour.
With this win, Advani today created history by becoming the first player in the world to win
world titles in the long and shorter formats of both billiards and snooker.
FIFA World Cup 2014
The opening ceremony of 20214 FIFA l World Cup was held on 12th June, 2014 at Sau Paulo
(Brazil). The month-long tournament sees 32 nations compete in 64 games.
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PM Narendra Modis pet Ganga clean-up programme and his mission for clean water has
attracted the attentions of some foreign nations. Israel and Denmark, global leaders in water
technology and water management, say they can be part of this particular national mission.
India, China Hold First Major talk since Modi Victory
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met for three
hours in June 2014. Some of the problem Areas between India and China are as follows:-
(1)Border Dispute
(a) Long-standing dispute over the shared 4000 km Himalayan border that led to the 1962
India-China war.
(b) India says China occupies 38000 sq. km of territory on the Aksai Chin Plateau in the
Western Himalayas while China claims its right on nearly 90000 sq. km of land in
Arunachal Pradesh.
(2) Tibet India has given asylum to Tibets exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who fled the
region after a failed 1959 uprising against China. Tibet claims it was independent until China
occupied it in 1950 while China claims Tibet has been part of its territory for centuries.
(3) Trade Trade between India and China, which enjoys dominance in the global economy,
has also stalled, falling to $ 65 billion last year. China has a $ 48 billion surplus.
For the first time in four years, a male candidate has topped the prestigious examination. Gaurav
Agrawal got the first rank in the exam with Economics as his optional subject.
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Defense projects coming up within 100 km of the border with China will no longer be-required
the approval of the central environment ministry, the government said in June 2014, virtually
clearing the way for dozens of strategic infrastructure plans stuck for years.
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global mobility and employment avenues for engineers.
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New Zealand. The meeting had begun on June 9 and on June 13 and all 15 signatory countries
voted in favour on India.
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(a) Indias membership will bring undergraduate engineering education on a par with world
standards.
(b) This will help in the mobility of engineering grads and professionals at a global level.
(c) India has been a provisional member of Washington Accord since 2007.
This 48 years old billionaire took the oath of office before Parliament, buoyed. Ukraines
new President Petro Poroshenko said his country would never give up Crimea and would not
compromise on its course towards closer ties with Europe, spelling out a combative and
deficient message to Russia in his augural speech in June 2014.
the list are three Pyu Ancient Cities-Hanlin, Beiktano and Sri Kestra, all in the irrigated
landscape in the central dry zone of the Ayeyarwady River basin.
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The three cities, added with Irans Burnt City reflect the Pyu Kingdom that flourished for more
than 1000 years between 200 BC and 900 AD, according to the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
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The Supreme Court on 16 May, 2014 appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal to probe the
spot-fixing and betting allegations against 13 people, including some cricketers who
played the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013, and inaction by Board President N.
Srinivasan
SC allows raising of water level in Mullaperiyar dam:
The Supreme Court allowed the raising of water level in Mullaperiyar dam up to 142 feet.
SC quashed the law passed by the Kerala assembly on the Mullaperiyar dam. The SC
restrained the Kerala government from implementing the legislation and obstructing
Tamil Nadu from increasing Water level. SC also set up a 3-member committee headed
by a Central Water Commission member to ensure proper repair of the Mullaperiyar
dam.
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Global press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade, according to Press
Freedom Index 2014, released by American NGO Freedom House. The Netherlands,
Norway and Sweden retain their places at the top of the list for protecting press freedom.
China maintains the worlds most sophisticated censorship apparatus. India also saw a
decline in 2013 to reflect interference in content by media owners in the run-up to the
2014 elections.
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The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on 16 May, 2014 created an electoral record by
becoming the first party in 30 years to win a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha. The
party won 282 seats, comfort ability above the half-way mark of 272 in the 545-members
Lok Sabha. The alliance it leads National Democratic alliance (NDA) has 336 seats
in the lower house of the Parliament.
CBI can probe without Centres nod
In a landmark judgment, Supreme Court gave the CBI a free hand to inquire into
corruption charges against top bureaucrats by striking down a law that mandated the
agency to seek the Centre nod before investigating officers of the rank of join secretary
and above.
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President Pranab Mukhaerjee in May, 2014 launched India own payment gateway RuPay
equivalent of Visa and MasterCard, which will work on ATMs and merchant outlets and
help in reducing cash transactions.
RuPay is the coinage of two terms Rupee and Payment. RuPay, which works on three
channels ATMs, Point of Sales (POS) and online sales, is the seventh such payment
gateway in the world.
World to have 3 billion Internet users by years end: UN
The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has reported that
there will be nearly three billion Internet users (two-third of them from the developing
world). This will accounts for about 40 percent of the worlds population.
Miners Trapped :
On May 2013, hundreds of miners were trapped nearly a mile undergrounds after an
explosion and fire cut off electricity to the depths of a coal mine in Soma, Turkey. The
resulting disaster has now become the worst in Turkish history, claiming the lives of 301
workers with nearly another 500 escaping or being rescued.
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The SIT will have high-profile government officials like Revenue Secretary, Deputy
Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Director of Intelligence Bureau, Director of
Enforcement Directorate, Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, Research and
Analysis Wing chief, Director-General of Revenue Intelligence, Chairman of the
Central Board of Direct Taxes and Director of Financial Intelligence
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Status of Transgender: In a landmark ruling Supreme Court of India granted the status
of third gender to transgender. Court also directed the centre and states governments to
treat them as socially and educationally backward classes and citizens and provide them
reservation in admissions in educational institutions and government jobs. This ruling
will entitle them to benefits of central and state government welfare schemes. There are
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about 2 million transgender, popularly known as Kinnar. By virtue of this verdict, all
identity document, including a birth certificate, passport, ration card and driving license
would be available to third gender.
Black Money Account Holders: Government of India disclosed to the Supreme Court
the names of 26 people who had accounts in banks of Liechtenstein. The information of
this was received by India from German authorities. 18 of the above referred above
people are reported to have black money in their accounts.
Sinking of Ferry in South Korea: A multi-story ferry carrying 459 people sank of
South Koreas southern coast resulting in large number of deaths as most of people on
board were high school students. The Ship had sailed from Incheon for an overnight
journey to the Tourist Island of Jeju.
Largest Producers of Tea in World: India is the second largest producer of Tea in the
world. It contributes around 9,80,000 tonnes every year and is about 20 % of the total Tea
production. China occupies the first place with 1.64 billions tones yield per annum, which
amounts to 35% of the overall Tea production.
Green Curtains: Indian Railways has decided to launch a pilot project green curtains at
major tourist destination like Agra and Jaipur to check open defecation and littering along
the stations. It will improved the aesthetic ambience along the stations. The green
curtain initiative involve construction of RCC boundary wall of appropriate height along
the railways boundary up to a suitable distance, landscaping from the track to the wall
and within station circulation area.
Endangered birds: 15 Indian birds have been included in the list of 100 Evolutionary
Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) bird species identified in a study by
zoological Society of London and Yale University. (1) Bengal Florican, (2) Forest Owlet,
(3) Red-headed Vulture, (4) Egyptian Vulture, (5) Jerdons Courser, (6) Lesser Florican,
(7) Spoon-billed Sandpiper, (8) Sociable Lapwing, (9) Siberian Crane, (10) Great Indian
Bustard, (11) Greater Adjutant, (12) White-bellied Heron, (13) Wood Snipe, (14) Masked
Finfoot (15) Christmas Island Frigatebird.
Indias mission to Mars : On 9th April Indian space craft Orbiter crossed the half way
mark on its voyage to the red planet, four month after it left earth in December 2013.
Arunanchal Pradesh capital now on Rail Network : Itanagar, the capital of
Arunanchal Pradesh is now accessible by train. Itanagar is the second capital in the eight
north eastern states, after Guwahati, to be connected by Rail with other parts of the
country.
IDFC and Bandhan get in principle approval to setup banks: RBI has granted in
principle approval to applicants, IDFC limited and Kolkata based Bandhan Financial
Services Private Limited to setup banks.
Exports by India: India exported goods worth $ 312 billion in 2013 showing an increase
of 5% over the previous year. However India share in world exports is merely 1.7%. Now
India ranks 13 amongst top exporting countries in 2013.
BankingandEconomicNews(ApriltoJune2014only)
June 2014
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policy review
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Singapore replaced
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News in Brief
India emerged as the worlds third-largest economy in 2011
in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) from being the
tenth largest in 2005, moving ahead of Japan, while the US
remained the largest economy closely followed by China,
according to a World Bank reported released on 29 April,
2014.
Singapore has replaced Mauritius as the top sources of for
foreign direct investment into India, according for about 25
percent of FDI inflows in 2013-14. During the last financial
year, India attracted $5.98 billion in FDI from Singapore,
whereas it was $4.85 billion from Mauritius, according to the
data of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP).
The Reserve Bank of India in may, 2014 allowed bank to
provide loans tenures of up to 10 years to exporters to
provide loans tenures of up to 10 years to exporters to help
them ensure capital flows to fulfill long-term contracts.
Existing norms capital flows to fulfill long-term contracts.
Existing norms allow banks to give loans for up to one years
only. This facility is available with certain conditions,
including an interest rate limit of 200 basis points above the
London interbank, offered rate (Libor), a global benchmark,
Besides, exporters receiving loans of $100 million or above,
need to report the translation immediately to the RBI. As per
the conditions, there should be irrevocable supply orders in
place.
Bhartiya Mahila Bank, the countrys first all-women lender,
was included in the second scheduled to the RBI Act in May,
2014. Post inclusion in the second schedule or commercial
bank category, the lender becomes eligible for loans from
RBI on bank rate and also acquires membership of clearing
houses. Also, it provides that any activity of the bank would
not adversely affect the interests of depositors.
In existence since November 2013, the bank started with a
seed capital of Rs. 1,000 crore. One of the key objectives of
the lender is to focus on the banking needs of women and
promote economic empowerment.
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April 2014
News in Brief
Minimum balance
Penalty to end
like Brazil, China, Indonesia, India and Mexico over the next
ten year, because they can provide insight to poorer countries
in solving their problems.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended to the
Centre to reduce its holdings in public sector banks. RBI feels
it is essential for robust corporate governance practices,
considering these lenders deteriorating asset quality and
rating downgrades.
Some of the Highlights of Recommendations:
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During the end of the last financial year, banks sold large part
of their non-performing assets (NPAs) to Asset Reconstruction
Companies (ARCs). The move, which follows a push from the
Reserve Bank of India in this regards, is expected to boost
banks profitability for the quarter ended March 2014. State
Bank of India (SBI), Indias largest lender sold Rs. 3500 cr. of
NPAs.
The Govt. of India has authorized the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) to issue debt instruments up to a ceiling of Rs. 50000 cr.
under the market stabilization scheme (MSS) for the fiscal
2014-15. Last year to the ceiling was pegged at the same level.
State Bank of India (SBI) launched Tablet (Tab) Banking
service for opening savings bank accounts and giving inprinciple housing loan approval at the customers doorstep.
Indias largest bank also launched e-KYC (Know your
Customer) service. The three digital banking services will be
rolled out across the SBI network in a phased manner.
WB projects 5.7 %
growth for India
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Highlights:
(a) The Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives
Association of India (FIMMDA) as well as Foreign
Exchange Dealers Association of India (FEDAI) are
industry nodal agencies.
(b) The central bank has advised the FIMMDA and
FEDAI to act as administrators to the Indian rupee,
interest rate, and foreign exchange benchmarks,
respectively, and take necessary steps to implement the
recommendations of the committee.
(c) The central bank has asked benchmark submitters to
set up an internal board-approved policy on
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Big loan defaulters to face The reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken upon itself the
RBIs audit
task of investigating bank frauds after a series of inquiries by
banks themselves in high-profile cases such as those involving
Decan Chronicle and Kingfisher Airlines yielded very little.
The Board of Financial Supervision (BFS), chaired by RBI
governor Raghuram Rajan, has cleared a proposal that the
central bnak will conduct an independent forensic audit of
corporate declared fraudulent by banks. Independent audits,
however, will be restricted to corporate that have borrowed
that have borrowed more than Rs. 1000 cr. The central bank
will first try gen to the bottom of what went wrong with
Decan Chronicle. The Hyderabad-based Decan Chronicle
borrowed Rs. 4000 cr. From a consortium of 18 lenders, who
allege the company misused the banning system by borrowing
from one of lenders without keeping others in the loop.
Independent forensic audit is one of the many steps taken by
the RBI to check the rise in stressed assets in the banking
system.
RBIs approval to IDFC, The Reserve Bank of India granted in-principle bank
Bandhan
licences to Infrastructure Development Finance co (IDFC) and
microfinance lender Bandhan Financial Services Ltd. ending
a four-year process that left many applicants including
Reliance Capital and L & T Finance disappointed. But the
regulars promise of keeping a window open permanently for
bank licenses in future, rather than inviting applications at
intervals, has kept their hopes alive. India Post should still get
Highlights:
(a) Banks should be able to prove to the RBI the rationale
of their pricing policy, ie how the banks decide the
pricing of a banking product.
(b) Banks, particularly those whose weighted average
maturity of deposits is on the lower side, should move
towards calculating the Base Rate on the basis of
incremental cost of funds.
(c) More transparency in pricing, less customer complaints
better assets, liability management at banks.
(d) The banks board should make certain that the use of a
different mythology in calculating cost of funds should
not lead to any discrimination among borrowers.
(e) Banks should have a board-sanctioned policy delimiting
components which are utilized to decide the spread like
specific operating cost, credit risk premium and tenor
premium, competition, business strategy and customer
relationship.
(f) Bank Board Should make certain that any price
differentiation is coherent with banks credit pricing
policy factoring Risk Adjusted Return on Capital
(RAROC).
(g) The RBI panel asked Indian Banks Association (IBA)
to develop IBBR, a fresh benchmark for floating
interest rate products, which may be compared and
released by IBA on a periodical basis.
(h) In banks the grievances redressal systems should be
quick in responding to customers demands and the
banks not putting in place enough measures should be
penalized by the RBI.
RBI has set the upper limit for the WMA (Ways and Means
Advances) for the Central Government at Rs. 35000 cr per
week for the first half of the FY 2015. If the govt. utilizes 75
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Portfolio
Rank
Personnel,PublicGrievancesandPensions,
PrimeMinister
DepartmentofAtomicEnergy
DepartmentofSpace,Allimportantpolicyissuesand
allother
portfoliosnotallocatedtoanyminister.
RajnathSingh
HomeAffairs
SushmaSwaraj
ExternalAffairs,OverseasIndianAffairs
ArunJaitley
Finance,CorporateAffairs,Defence
M.VenkaiahNaidu
UrbanDevelopment,HousingandUrbanPoverty
Alleviation,Parliamentary
Affairs
CabinetMinister
NitinGadkari
RoadTransportandHighways,Shipping
CabinetMinister
D.V.SadanandaGowda
Railways
CabinetMinister
UmaBharati
WaterResources,RiverDevelopmentandGanga
Rejuvenation
CabinetMinister
NajmaA.Heptulla
MinorityAffairs
CabinetMinister
GopinathraoMunde
RuralDevelopment,PanchayatiRaj,DrinkingWater CabinetMinister
andSanitation
RamvilasPaswan
ConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublicDistribution
CabinetMinister
Micro,SmallandMediumEnterprises
CabinetMinister
WomenandChildDevelopment
CabinetMinister
ChemicalsandFertilizers
CabinetMinister
AnanthKumar
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NarendraModi
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CabinetMinister
CabinetMinister
RaviShankarPrasad
CommunicationsandInformationTechnology,Law CabinetMinister
andJustice
AshokGajapathiRaju
Pusapati
CivilAviation
CabinetMinister
AnantGeete
HeavyIndustriesandPublicEnterprises
CabinetMinister
HarsimratKaurBadal
FoodProcessingIndustries
CabinetMinister
NarendraSinghTomar
Mines,Steel,LabourandEmployment
CabinetMinister
JualOram
TribalAffairs
CabinetMinister
RadhaMohanSingh
Agriculture
CabinetMinister
SocialJusticeandEmpowerment
CabinetMinister
SmritiIrani
HumanResourceDevelopment
CabinetMinister
HarshVardhan
HealthandFamilyWelfare
CabinetMinister
DharmendraPradhan
PetroleumandNaturalGas(IndependentCharge)
MinisterofStates
G.M.Siddeshwara
CivilAviation
MinisterofStates
InderjitSinghRao
Planning(IndependentCharge),Statisticsand
ProgrammeImplementation
(IndependentCharge),Defence
MinisterofStates
JitendraSingh
ScienceandTechnology(IndependentCharge),Earth MinisterofStates
Sciences
(IndependentCharge),PrimeMinisterOffice,
Personnel,Public
GrievancesandPensions,DepartmentofAtomic
Energy,Departmentof
Space
KirenRijiju
HomeAffairs
KrishanPal
RoadTransportandHighways,Shipping
MinisterofStates
ManojSinha
Railways
MinisterofStates
MansukhbhaiDhanjibhai
Vasava
TribalAffairs
Nihalchand
ChemicalsandFertilizers
MinisterofStates
NirmalaSitharaman
CommerceandIndustry(IndependentCharge),
Finance,CorporateAffairs
MinisterofStates
HeavyIndustriesandPublicEnterprises
MinisterofStates
Power(IndependentCharge),Coal(Independent
Charge),Newand
RenewableEnergy(IndependentCharge)
MinisterofStates
PiyushGoyal
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PrakashJavadekar
MinisterofStates
MinisterofStates
InformationandBroadcasting(IndependentCharge), MinisterofStates
Environment,Forest
andClimateChange(IndependentCharge),
ParliamentaryAffairs
RaosahebDadaraoDanve ConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublicDistribution
MinisterofStates
SanjeevKumarBalyan
Agriculture,FoodProcessingIndustries
SantoshKumarGangwar
Textiles(IndependentCharge),ParliamentaryAffairs, MinisterofStates
WaterResources,
RiverDevelopmentandGangaRejuvenation
SarbanandaSonowal
SkillDevelopment,Entrepreneurship,YouthAffairs MinisterofStates
andSports
MinisterofStates
(IndependentCharge)
ShripadYessoNaik
Culture(IndependentCharge),Tourism(Independent MinisterofStates
Charge)
SudarshanBhagat
SocialJusticeandEmpowerment
UpendraKushwaha
RuralDevelopment,PanchayatiRaj,DrinkingWater MinisterofStates
andSanitation
V.K.Singh
DevelopmentofNorthEasternRegion(Independent MinisterofStates
Charge),External
Affairs,OverseasIndianAffairs
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ListofGovernorsofStatesinIndiaason16thJuly2014
Governor
State
ShriE.SLakshmiNarasimhan
ArunachalPradesh
Lt.General(Retd.)NirbhaySharma
Assam
ShriJanakiBallavPatanaik
Bihar
ShriDnyandeoYashwantraoPatil
Chhattisgarh
ShriBalramjiDassTandon
Goa
ShriB.V.Wanchoo
Gujarat
ShriOmPrakashKohli
Haryana
ShriJagannathPahadia
HimachalPradesh
Smt.UrmilaSingh
JammuandKashmir
ShriN.N.Vohra
Jharkhand
Dr.SyedAhmed
Karnataka
ShriK.Rosaiah(Add.Charge)
Kerala
SmtSheilaDikshit
MadhyaPradesh
ShriRamNareshYadav
Maharashtra
ShriKateekalSankaranarayanan
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Dr.K.K.Paul
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AndhraPradesh
Dr.KamlaBeniwal
Nagaland
ShriPadmanabhaBalakrishnaAcharya
Odisha
ShriS.C.Jamir
Punjab
ShriShivrajPatil
Mizoram
Rajasthan
SmtMargaretAlva
Sikkim
ShriShriniwasDadasahebPatil
TamilNadu
Dr.K.Rosaiah
Telangana
ShriE.SLakshmiNarasimhan(Add.Charge)
Tripura
ShriPadmanabhaBalakrishnaAcharya(Add.Charge)
UttarPradesh
ShriRamNaik
Uttarakhand
ShriAzizQureshi
WestBengal
ShriKeshariNathTripathi
ListofLt.GovernorsofUnionTerritoriesinIndiaason16thJuly2014
Lt.Governor/Administrator
AndamanandNicobar
Island(UT)
Lt.GeneralA.K.Singh(Retd.),PVSM,AVSM,SM,
VSM(LieutenantGovernor)
Chandigarh(UT)
ShriShivrajV.Patil(Administrator)
DadraandNagarHaveli
(UT)
ShriB.S.Bhalla,IAS(Administrator)
DamanandDiu(UT)
ShriB.S.Bhalla,IAS(Administrator)
Delhi(NCT)
ShriNajeebJung(LieutenantGovernor)
Lakshadweep(UT)
ShriH.RajeshPrasad,IAS(Administrator)
Puducherry(UT)
ShriVirendraKataria(LieutenantGovernor)
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ListofChiefMinistersofStatesinIndiaason16thJuly2014
State
AndhraPradesh
ChiefMinister
Shri.NaraChandrababuNaidu
Bihar
ShriJeetanRamManjhi
Chhattisgarh
Dr.RamanSingh
Delhi(NCT)
UnderPresidentsRule
Goa
ShriManoharParrikar
Gujarat
Smt.AnandibenPatel
Haryana
ShriBhupinderSinghHooda
HimachalPradesh
ShriVirbhadraSingh
Jammuand
Kashmir
Jharkhand
ShriOmarAbdullah
Karnataka
ShriSiddaramaiah
Kerala
MrOommenChandy
MadhyaPradesh
ShriShivrajSinghChouhan
Maharashtra
ShriPrithvirajChavan
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
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ShriHemantSoren
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ShriTarunGogoi
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ArunachalPradesh ShriNabamTuki
ShriOkramIbobiSingh
Dr.MukulSangma
ShriLalThanhawla
Shri.TRZeliang
ShriNaveenPatnaik
Puducherry(UT)
ShriN.Rangasamy
Punjab
ShriParkashSinghBadal
Rajasthan
Smt.VasundharaRaje
Sikkim
ShriPawanKumarChamling
TamilNadu
SelviJ.Jayalalithaa
Telangana
KChandrasekharRao
Tripura
ShriManikSarkar
UttarPradesh
ShriAkhileshYadav
Uttarakhand
ShriHarishRawat
WestBengal
Km.MamataBanerjee
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ChiefsofArmedForces
ChiefoftheAirStaff
AirChiefMarshalArupRaha,PVSM,AVSM,VM,ADC
ChiefoftheArmyStaff
GeneralBikramSingh,PVSM,UYSM,AVSM,SM,VSM,ADC(Lt.
GeneralDalbirSinghSuhaghasbeennamedtobethenextCOAS
andwillsucceedGeneralBikramSinghwhoretiresonJuly31,
2014).
ChiefoftheNavalStaff
AdmiralRKDhowan,PVSM,AVSM,YSM,ADC
ChiefoftheIntegratedDefenceStaff
AirMarshalPPReddy
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Bank of America
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Sumitra Mahajan
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