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Indian Polity &Indian Polity &GovernanceGovernanceIndian Polity &Governance

PD Panorama Year Book / 12

66 Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill Gets LokSabha Nod

67 Parliament Approves Insurance Bill67 Daughter-in-Law has No Right in Parents-in-

Law’s Property67 Supreme Court Sets Up Social Justice Bench67 Maintenance Payable from Date of Appeal :

Supreme Court67 Appointment of Lok Pal : Amended Rules for Lok

Pal Search Panel68 SC Clears 3% Reservation for Disabled in Jobs,

Promotions

Defence/Space/Satellite68 ISRO Launches 4th Navigation Satellite IRNSS-

1D Successfully68 India’s Air-to-Air Missile Astra Test-fired68 To Counter China, 6 Airports in Arunachal

Pradesh69 Supersonic Cruise Missile BrahMos Tested

Successfully69 Govt. Nod to Build Seven Stealth Frigates and Six

N-Submarines69 Prithvi-II Test-fired Successfully69 Development of Indigenous AMCA on Track70 IAF Finally Gets Indigenous ICA Tejas70 India, US Set Up Joint Working Group for Mars

Studies70 India Test-fires Agni-IV off Odisha Coast71 India’s Communication Satellite GSAT-16 Launched

Successfully71 India Launches GSLV Mark-III Successfully71 ISRO Test-fires GSLV Mark-III71 NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Huge Lake Bed on

Mars72 Agni-II Test-fired for full 2,000 km Strike Range72 India Successfully Test-fires ‘Nirbhay’ Cruise

Missile72 China Unveils Mars Rover after India’s Successful

Mangalyaan

25 Editorial26 India : At a Glance37 Indian Economy : A Few Facts : At a Glance44 The Indian Polity : A Bird’s Eyeview48 Parliaments of the Various Countries of the World53 Geography : At a Glance

National Events 2014-15

Political Updates

60 6 Parties of Janta Pariwar Announced Merger60 Aam Aadmi Party Storms to Power in Delhi

Assembly60 Nitish Kumar Sworn in as Bihar CM60 Manjhi floats New Political Front60 Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Sworn in as 12th

Jammu and Kashmir CM

61 Raghubar Das Sworn-in as 10th Chief Minister ofJharkhand

61 Laxmikant Parsekar Sworn-in as Goa CM61 46th Governor’s Conference62 Union Council of Ministers Expanded

Bill/Law/Constitution/Justice/Commission

63 Supreme Court Scraps Section 66A of IT Act64 Law Commission Submits its Second Report64 National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill

Receives President’s Assent : Becomes Act65 National Judicial Appointments Commission Act

Notified65 Suicide Bid No Longer a Crime as Govt. to

Remove Section 30966 President Signs Bill Banning Cow-Slaughter in

Maharashtra66 Justice Radhakrishnan Panel Submits its Report

on Road Safety to the Supreme Court

72 ISRO Successfully Launches Third NavigationSatellite

73 Indian Navy Commissions INS Sumitra73 India’s Giant Leap in Space : Mars Orbiter

Mission Successful73 Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Agni-I Test-fired

Successfully

Other Vital Issues74 Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana Transferred to

Health Minister74 NSDC’s Initiative to Empower More Women with

Skills74 NITI Aayog Holds its First Meeting75 Bharat-Nepal Maitri Bus Seva (Kathmandu-

Varanasi) Launched75 Union Government Approved Increase of Autho-

rised Share Capital of NMDFC76 Heads of Indian Missions Conference in New

Delhi76 SIT Set up for 1984 Sikh Riot Re-investigation76 Heritage City Development Scheme (HRIDAY)

Launched : Centre to Fund Entire Expenditure76 Modi Launched Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana77 Union Government Launched Two Schemes to

Support Scheduled Castes77 Citizenship Ordinance Merging PIO, OCI Schemes

Gets President’s Approval78 102nd Indian Science Congress Held in Mumbai78 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Celebrated in

Gandhinagar Gujarat79 Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Launched Mission Indradhanush79 Union Government Launched Maulana Azad

National Academy for Skills79 Question Hour in Rajya Sabha Shifted from 11

a.m. to 12 noon79 Now on, OBCs will get 27% of Govt. Fuel Pumps80 India, Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi80 Bangalore Named Bengaluru 11 Other Cities

Renamed81 Govt.’s 1 lakh crore ‘Kranti Plan’ to Move India

on Line81 PM Launches Clean Indian Mission82 Prime Minister Launches Saansad Adarsh Gram

Yojana82 Centre Nod to National Tribal University in

Chhattisgarh

Regional Affairs 2014-1583 Andhra Pradesh83 Assam83 Delhi83 Gujarat

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85 Haryana86 Jammu & Kashmir86 Kerala88 Madhya Pradesh88 Maharashtra89 Odisha89 Rajasthan90 Tamil Nadu90 Telangana90 Uttarakhand90 West Bengal

International Events 2014-15

International Political Updates

91 Benjamin Netanyahu Wins Israel Polls91 Muhammadu Buhari Wins Presidential Poll in

Nigeria91 Ukraine Ceasefire Pact Reached92 Australian PM Wins Vote of Confidence92 Greek PM Wins Confidence Vote92 Sergio Mattarella Elected New President of Italy93 Dilma Rousseff Begins Second Term as Brazil

President93 Palestinian Statehood Resolution Fails at UN93 Change of Power in Sri Lanka : Sirisena Ousts

Rajapaksa94 Afghanistan Unveils its New ‘Unity’ Cabinet94 Croatia Gets its First Female President95 Ukrainian Imbroglio : Separatist Zakharchenko

Wins Ukraine Rebel Vote95 British Parliament Votes to Recognise Palestinian

State95 Bolivia’s Morales Claims 3rd Term Win95 Scots Vote to Stay in the United Kingdom96 Jokowi Elected Indonesia’s President97 Fouad Masoum Elected New President of Iraq97 Poroshenko Sworn-in As Ukraine President, Vows

Unity97 Spain’s Kings Juan Carlos Abdicates for New

‘Generation’ Son97 Abbas Swears in Palestinian Unity Government98 Ex-Army Chief Sisi Sworn in as President of Egypt98 Colombia’s Santos Re-elected, Tells Rebels It’s

Time for Peace

Deals/Agreements/Pacts98 Iran and West Powers Reach Closer to A Com-

prehensive Nuclear Pact98 Sri Lanka and Pakistan Sign Nuclear Pact99 India, Sri Lanka Ink Civil Nuclear Pact99 Saudi Arabia Approves Pact to Hire Indian Maids

PD Panorama Year Book / 16

122 Historic Move : Germany Sets Gender Quota inBoardrooms

123 India, China and Russia Vow to Combat Terror123 UN’s Highest Court Absolves Croatia, Serbia of

Genocide123 China Opens its Largest Embassy in Pakistan124 Past India Visit, Obama Lends Thrust to US Asia

Pacific Thrust124 China’s Silk Roads and Maritime Silk Road Plan

Gets Underway124 Sri Lanka to Go Ahead with Chinese Port City

Project

125 Pak President Signs Bill to Combat Terror onPakistan Soil

125 China Woos Latin America with $ 250 BillionInvestments

125 Bangladesh Gets First Hindu Chief Justice

125 Amid Ukraine Crisis, Russia Drops Gas Pipelineto Europe

125 India Votes Against UNGA Resolution on NuclearWeapons

126 NASA Launches Orion, A Prelude to Deep SpaceTravel

126 Australia Tightens Immigration Laws

126 US House Approves Budget Bill, Averts Govt.Shutdown

126 US President Obama Signs Defence Budget; $ 1Billion to Pakistan

126 Mauritius Cooperative with India in the Latter’sBid to Unearth Black Money

127 UN Gives Stark Warning on Climate ChangeEffect

127 Chinese President and Japanese PM Hold Land-mark Meeting to End China-Japan Spot

128 Palestinians Win Millions in Aid Pledges for Gaza128 Obama in China : US, China will Extend Visa

Validity to 10 Years to Boost Trade, Tourism128 UK Ends its Combat Role in Afghanistan129 Iran Unveils ‘Talash’ Missile129 Five Women in New Japan Cabinet129 Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Visits Sri Lanka129 EU Imposes New Sanctions on Russia130 Wars in W. Asia Threaten World’s Food Security130 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Visit to Sri Lanka130 12th India-ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in

Myanmar131 US House Passes $ 694 Million US Border Security

Bill131 Egypt Plans to Dig New Suez Canal Costing $ 4

Billion131 Australia Launches ‘Green Army’ to Conserve

Environment

99 US-India End WTO Food Scheme Impasse100 Iron Friends’, China, Pakistan Ink 20 Pact

100 US, China Sign Historic Climate Accord

101 India Signs FTA in Services, Investments withASEAN

101 India and Nepal Sign the Power Trade Agreement

101 Ukrainian Parliament Ratifies LandmarkEuropean Union Pact

102 India, Brazil Sign Pacts on Bilateral Trade Cooperation

Summits/Conferences/Meets102 India, Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi

103 UN Climate Summit Talks (Cap-20) Conclude inLima, Peru

103 12th India-ASEAN Summit in Myanmar

104 East Asia Summit and India

105 18th SAARC Summit at Kathmandu Nepal

105 APEC Summit Held in Beijing

106 25th ASEAN Summit Concludes in Myanmar

107 G-20 Summit Concludes in Brisbane, Australia

108 Sixth BRICS Summit : The Declaration

Guests in India109 US President Barack Obama’s Visit to India : Chief

Guest at the Republic Day Parade110 Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung Visits

India111 Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits India112 Australian PM Tony Abbott Visits India112 German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Visits

India

Indian Leaders in Abroad113 PM Narendra Modi Visits France

115 PM Modi’s Three-Nation Tour : Seychelles,Mauritius, Sri Lanka

116 PM Narendra Modi Visits Myanmar, Australiaand Fiji

118 President Pranab Mukherjee’s Visit to Vietnam

118 PM Narendra Modi’s Visit to the US

120 PM Modi’s Visit to Japan

120 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to Nepal

121 PM Narendra Modi Visits Bhutan

Vital International Affairs121 Malaysia Brings Tough Anti-Terror Law122 Palestine Becomes 123rd Member of ICC122 China Kicks off $ 79·8 Billion Silk Road Infra

Project

122 Saudi Outpaces India to Become Top DefenceImporter

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131 China Plans its Own Christian Theology132 Nepal Govt. Increases Insurance for Sherpas after

Everest Tragedy132 UN Tribunal Gives Khmer Rouge Leaders Life

Term132 Russia Bans Western Food Over Ukraine

Sanctions132 UN Tribunal Fixes Maritime Border of India,

Bangladesh133 US, China 6th Annual Strategic and Economic

Dialogue133 UN Approves Peacekeeping Budget after Tough

Debate133 Britain Moves to Keep e-Mail, Phone Data for

Security134 Russia Tests 1st New Space Rocket Since Soviet

Era134 Bolivia, Legalises Child Labour134 India, China Hold First Major Talks Since Modi

Victory135 India Full Member of Washington Accord135 US Unveils $ 1 billion Europe Security Plan177 Russia Confirms Arms Deal with Pakistan, Says

it Won’t Hurt India

Latest General Knowledge

Appointments/Election136 National138 International

Awards and Honours140 National149 International

Persons in the News157 National158 International

Places in the News160 National161 International

Resignation/Dismissal/Removal161 National161 International

Death/Obituary162 National164 International166 Committee/Commission/Panel/Report/Survey

/Study174 Books and Authors175 Abbreviations/Acronyms176 Important Days/Weeks/Years

Environment/Ecology/Wildlife/Climate Change/Biodiversity

178 Delhi Sustainable Development Summit178 First Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet

(Re-Invest)179 S. Africa Forms Panel to Mull Legalising Rhino

Horn Trade179 Tiger Population in India Soars, Thanks to

Conservationists179 5,000 Fine for Throwing Waste in Yamuna179 2014 Set to be World’s Hottest Year, Says UN180 Pollution Taking a Tall on India’s Crop Output :

Research180 DRDO Develops Sensors for Early Landslide

Warning180 New Tech to Track Wildlife at Night180 India’s First Nesting Site of White Bellied Heron

Found181 5 Indian Companies in Global A List of Green

Firms181 The New Environment Committee of Six Minds182 India’s Arctic Observatory to Aid Climate Change

Studies182 Bharatpur to Get Siberian Crane, but in Captivity182 India Agrees to Talk Under HFCS Under Montreal

Accord182 Rare Plant Species Chlorophytum Palghatense

Found in Palakkad District of Kerala183 Tropical Forests Absorb More Carbon Dioxide

than Thought : NASA183 Studies Find Common Factors in Divergent

Habitats of Migratory Birds183 Excessive Concentration of Anti-biotics Found in

Three Chinese Rivers184 Complex Pattern of Greenland Ice Sheet Dynamics

Revealed184 WWF—India Launches Mobile Apps for Climate

Change184 First Bio-fuel Powered Bus Becomes Operational

in UK184 World’s Smallest Goanna Lizard Species Dis-

covered in Australia185 Concentrations of Warming Gases Break Record185 To Protect Declining Shark Population Shipment

of Shark Fins Banned by Jet Airways185 The Secret Language of African PENGUINS

decoded185 Himalayan Glaciers are Expanding Instead of

Shrinking186 World May Face 40% Water Deficit by 2030186 Narendra Modi Launched National Air Quality

Index to Monitor Pollution Level in 10 Cities

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