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CurrentRBIPolicy&ReserveRates:

RepoRate 8%(Unchanged)

ReverseRepo 7%(Unchanged)

CRR 4%(Unchanged)SLR 23% (Unchanged)MSF 9%(Unchanged)BankRate 9%(Unchanged)

Note:Ason1April2014,RBI(ReserveBankofIndia)initsfirstbimonthlymonetarypolicystatementkeptthekeypolicyrate(repo)unchanged.

AboutPolicyRates

1. Basispoints:Itistheincreaseininterestratesinpercentageterms.Forinstance,iftheinterestrateincreasesby50basispoints(bsp), thenitmeansthatinterestratehasbeenincreaseby50%.Onepercentagepointisbrokendowninto100basispoints.Therefore,anincreasefrom2%to3%isanincreaseofonepercentagepointor100basispoints.

2. CRR:CashreserveRatio(CRR)istheamountoffundsthatthebankshavetokeepwithRBI.IfRBIdecidestoincreasethepercentofthis,theavailableamountwiththebankscomesdown.RBIisusingthismethod(increaseofCRRrate),todrainouttheexcessivemoneyfromthebanks.Thecurrentrateis4%,whichmeansforacashdepositofRs.100,thebankhastopark4rupeewiththecentralbank.

3. Reporate:ReporateisthepolicyrateandispartofRBI’sLiquidityAdjustmentFacility(LAF).ItistherateatwhichcommercialbanksborrowfromtheRBIbysellingtheirsecuritiesorfinancialassetstotheRBIforashort‐periodoftime.ItcomeswithanagreementthatthesoldsecuritieswillberepurchasedbythecommercialbanksfromtheRBIatafuturedateatpredeterminedprice.Thereporateisusedbythecentralbanktoincreaseliquidityinthesystem.

4. Reversereporate:ReverseRepoRateisalsoapartofLAF.Itistherateofinterestatwhichthecentralbankborrowsfundsfromotherbanksforashortduration.Thebanksdeposittheirshorttermexcessfundswiththecentralbankandearninterestonit.Thisrateisusedbythecentralbanktoabsorbliquidityfromtheeconomy.GenerallyitisonepercentagelessthantheReporate.

5. Bankrate:Theonlywaythebankrateisdifferentfromthereporateisthatthebankrateistherateatwhichbanksborrowmoneyfromthecentralbankwithoutanysaleofsecurities.Itisgenerallyforalongerperiodoftime

6. MarginalStandingFacility:TheReserveBankofIndiainitsmonetarypolicyfor2011‐12introducedthemarginalstandingfacilityunderwhichbankscouldborrowfundsfromRBIwhenthereisaconsiderableshortfallofliquidity.ThismeasurehasbeenintroducedbyRBItoregulateshort‐termassetliabilitymismatchesmoreeffectively.Underthisfacility,bankscanborrowupto1%oftheirnetdemand.

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7. LiquidityAdjustmentFacility:Underthisfacility,banksborrowfromthecentralbankbypledginggovernmentsecurities.8. StatutoryLiquidityRatio:Thisisthepercentageofdepositsthatbanksmustmandatorilyholdintheformofgovernment

bonds.SLRbondsareliquidassetsthatcanbesoldatashortnoticetomeetanyunexpecteddemandfromdepositors.

NewsrelatedtoRBI:

1. RBI,hasdecidedthatIndiancompanieswillnotbepermittedto

raiseExternalCommercialBorrowingsfromoverseasbranchesorsubsidiariesofIndianbanksforrefinanceorrepaymentoftheRupeeloansraisedfromdomesticbankingsystem.

2. RaghuramRajan,theGovernoroftheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)announcedthatplasticcurrencynoteswillbelaunchedin2015afterfieldtrials.

3. RBIpanelheadedbyex‐ChairmanofAxisBank,P.J.Nayakrecommendfordilutinggovtstakeinpublicsectorbankstobelow50%.Thegovernmentshouldcutitsholdinginpublicsectorbankstounder50percent,aReserveBankofIndia(RBI)panelreportonTuesdaysaid,criticisingthewayinwhichthelendersarenowbeinggoverned.

4. ReserveBankofIndiagrantedbankinglicencestoinfrastructurefinancingfirmIDFCandmicrofinanceinstitutionBandhanfromamong25applicantsthatincludedcorporateheavyweightsADAGGroup,AdityaBirlaGroupandBajajGroup.Note:Thein‐principleapprovalgranted(tothetwoentities)willbevalidforaperiodof18monthsduringwhichtheapplicantshavetocomplywiththerequirementsundertheguidelinesandfulfiltheotherconditionsasmaybestipulatedbytheRBI.ChandraShekharGhosh:CMDofBandhanfinancialservicesDr.RajivB.Lall:ChairmanofIDFC–InfrastructureFinanceCompany.

5. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)issuedtheguidelinestoallowtheminorsofageabove10yearstoindependentlyopenandoperatesavingsbankaccountsanduseotherfacilitieslikeATMandchequebooks.

6. RBIextendedthetimelineforfullimplementationofBaselIIInorms31March2019insteadof31March2018.

7. RBIinconsultationwithUnionGovernmenton1April2014cappedtheWaysandMeansAdvances(WMA)limitsforthefirsthalfofthenewfinancialyear2014‐15(April2014‐Sep2014)at35000crorerupees.Note:TheinterestrateonWMA/overdraftwillbebasedon:a)WMA:RepoRate.b)Overdraft:TwopercentabovetheRepoRate

8. RBIextendsdateofexchangingpre‐2005notestoJan1,2015Note:TheReserveBankhasfurtherclarifiedthatthepubliccancontinuetofreelyusethesenotesforanytransaction.RBIhassaidthatpeoplecanunhesitatinglyreceivethesenotesinpayment,asallsuchnotescontinuetoremainlegaltender.

9. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hikedthetraderelatedremittancelimitfrom2lakhrupeesto5lakhrupeespertransactionwithimmediateeffect.Italsoincreasedthenumberoftransactionhandledbyexchangehouses.

10. KCChakrabarty,DeputyGovernor,ReserveBankofIndia,hasquitthreemonthsaheadofcompletionofhisterm.11. RBIpegged2014‐15GDPgrowthatacentralestimateof5.5percent.12. Economicgrowthfor2014‐15expectedat5.5pc.13. CADexpectedtocomedownto2pcofGDPin2014‐15.14. Retailinflationexpectedtobeunder6pcin2014.15. RBIpanelheadedbyRBIDeputyGovernorAnandSinhahasrecommendedbringingabenchmarkfloatinginterestrate,

especiallyforhomeloans.PanelalsosuggestedIndianBanksBaseRate(IBBR).16. ThedeadlineforswitchingtonewformatbankchequesundertheChequeTruncationSystem(CTS)endedon30April2014.17. RBIscraps26%caponinterestrateforMFIs:(RBI)removed26percentcapontheinterestratethatcanbechargedbya

microfinancecompanytoitsborrowers.MFIisallowedtochargeinterestrateequalto2.75timestheaverageofthebaseratesofthetopfivecommercialbanks.

18. RBIpermits4non‐bankentitiestosetupwhitelabelATMs:TheReserveBankhasissued‘certificateofauthorisation’tofournon‐bankentities:


(1)TataCommunicationsPaymentSolutions(2)MuthootFinance,(3)PrizmPaymentServicesand(4)VakrangeeLtd.,tosetupWhiteLabelATMs(WLAs)inthecountry.Note:MostoftheATMsbelongtobanks,butthecashdispensingmachineswhichareownedandoperatedbynon‐bankingcompaniesarecalledWhiteLabelATMs.

19. RBIpermitsSreitorolloutwhitelabelATMs:SreiInfrastructureFinanceisplanningtostartroll‐outofitswhilelabelATMs(WLAs)betweenJulyandSeptemberstartingwithapilotof200Tier‐IIItownsinUttarPradeshandBihar.

20. TheexpertcommitteeheadedbyUrjitR.Patel,DeputyGovernoroftheReserveBankofIndiaexaminethecurrentmonetarypolicyframeworkoftheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hassuggestedthattheapexbankshouldadoptthenewCPI(consumerpriceindex)asthemeasureofthenominalanchorforpolicycommunication.Thenominalanchororthetargetforinflationshouldbesetat4percentwithabandof+/‐2percentaroundit.

21. Ex-Chairman of Axis Bank, P. J. Nayak is theheadoftheexpertpaneltoreviewbankboards’governance.ThepanelwillreviewtheRBI'sregulatoryguidelinesonownershipofbanksandrepresentationintheirboards,amongotherthings.

22. TheReserveBankofIndiahasraisedtheForeignInstitutionalInvestors,FIIsinvestmentlimitinthePowerGridCorporationto30percentofitspaidupcapital,underthePortfolioInvestmentScheme.

23. TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hasdoubledthesub‐limitforforeigninvestmentingovernmentsecurities,toUSD10billionbylong‐terminvestors.RBI'smoveisaimedtoattractmoreforeignfunds.Investorslikesovereignwealthfunds(SWFs),multilateralagencies,insurancefunds,pensionfundsandforeigncentralbanksareconsideredaslongterminvestors.

24. RBIrelaxesgoldloannorms:TheReserveBankofIndiahasallowedNon‐BankingFinancialCompanies,NBFCstolendupto75percentofthevalueofgold.Itwas60percentearlier.

25. RBIpanel(headedbybankerNachiketMor)hassuggestedsettingupofspecialisedbankstocatertolowincomehouseholdstoensurethatallcitizenshavebankaccountsby2016.

26. TheRBI‐appointedcommitteeonfinancialinclusionhasrecommendedthatthecentralbankshouldsetupspecialisedbankscalledPaymentsBanktoprovidepaymentservicesanddepositproductstosmallbusinessesandlow‐incomehouseholds.Thecommittee,headedbyNachiketMor,saidthatsincethenewbankwillbedealingwithpoorcustomers,suchabankmustbeallowedtoacceptamaximumdepositofnotmorethanRs50,000.

27. TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hadsetupapanelunderexecutivedirectorDeepakMohantytoreviewthecurrentsystemofdatacollection,disseminationanddatamanagementprocessesinthecentralbankandimprovetheexistingmechanism.

28. RBItightensnormsforcreditcardholders:RBIadvisedbankstotreatacreditcardaccountasanon‐performingassetifthecustomerfailstopaytheminimumdueamountwithinastipulated90‐dayperiod.

HighlightsofInterimBudget2014:FinanceministerPChidambarampresentedhisinterimbudgetfor2014.

Fiscaldeficitforcurrentfiscaltobe4.6% Revenuedeficitestimatedat3%forcurrentfiscal ExcisedutyonSUVscutfrom30to24%,inlargeandmid‐segmentcarsfrom27‐24%to24‐20% Nochangesintaxlawsininterimbudget Excisedutycutfrom12to10percentincapitalgoodssectortostimulategrowth Excisedutyonmobilehandsettobe6%onCENVATcredittoencouragedomesticproduction Rs500croreestimatedrequirementforimplementingone‐rank‐one‐payschemeforarmedforcesin2014‐15 Rs6000croretoruralhousingfund,Rs2000croreforurbanhousingfund Rs3711croreforminorityaffairs;housingandurbanpovertyalleviationgetsRs6000crore Fiscaldeficittargetof3%tobeachievedby2017 CADwillbe$45billionin2013‐14 Foreignexchangereservesupby$15billion Foodgrainproductionestimatedat263milliontonsin2013‐14 3moreindustrialcorridors—Chennai‐Bangalore,Bangalore‐Mumbai,Amritsar‐Kolkata—undervariousstagesof

implementation GDPgrowthrateinQ3andQ4of2013‐14willbeatleast5.2%


FDILimitsSrno. ListofLimitsinVariousSectors(In%)1. Defence 262. Pension 493. Insurance 494. PrintMedia 265. CivilAviation 496. PublicSec.Banks 207. PrivateSec.Banks 748. MultiBrand 519. SingleBrand 10010. Tourism 100

IndiaGDPForecast: RBIpegged2014‐15GDPgrowthatacentralestimateof5.5% WorldBanklowersIndia’sGDPgrowthforecastfor2014‐15at5.7% ADBpegsIndiaGDPgrowthratefor2014‐15at5.5% IMFprojectedGDPgrowthforIndiain2014‐15at‐5.4%IndiarankingindifferentIndexesfor2013‐14:1. GlobalEnvironmentPerformanceIndex2014–1552. Intellectualproperty(IP)environment2014–25(USrankedonthetopfollowedbyUKandFrance)3. WorldPressFreedomIndex2014‐140inthelistof180countriess4. Nuclearmaterialsecurityindex2014‐23rdoutof25countries5. World'sbestcountriesfordoingbusiness2014‐98th(Irelandtoppedthelist).

6. SocialProgressIndex2014:102outof1327. GlobalHungerIndex2013‐638. WorldProsperityIndex2013–106.Norwaytopsthelist.9. GlobalGenderGapReport2013‐101.Icelandtopsthelist.10. GlobalPeaceIndex2013–14111. HumanDevelopmentReport2013–13612. GlobalCorruptionIndex2013–9413. GlobalCompetitivenessIndex2013‐60for2013(Switzerlandtopinthisreport)14. GenderInequalityIndex2013‐132nd(UNHumanDevelopment(Index)Report)

SomeImportantEconomicTerms:

1. Bond:Acertificateofdebt(usuallyinterest‐bearingordiscounted)thatisissuedbyagovernmentorcorporationinordertoraisemoney;thebondissuerisrequiredtopayafixedsumannuallyuntilmaturityandthenafixedsumtorepaytheprincipal.

2. Balancesheet:Recordofthefinancialsituationofaninstitutiononaparticulardatebylistingitsassetsandtheclaimsagainstthoseassets.

3. Balanceoftrade‐Thepartofanation'sbalanceofpaymentsthatdealswithmerchandise(orvisible)importsorexports.4. Closedeconomy:Aclosedeconomyisoneinwhichtherearenoforeigntradetransactionsoranyotherformofeconomic

contactswiththerestoftheworld.5. Deflation:Deflationisthecontinuousdecreaseinpricesofgoodsandservices.Deflationoccurswhentheinflationratebecomes

negative(belowzero)andstaysthereforalongerperiod.6. Debenture:Debentureisaloanissuedbyafirm,involvinggafixedrepaymentschedule,intermsofbothtimeandinterest.7. Debit:Moneypaidoutfromanaccounteitherfromawithdrawaloratransactionthatresultindecreasingthecashbalance.8. Equity:Equityisaonefinancialinstrumentbywhichcompanyinvitethepublictoinvesttheirmoneyinthecompanyand

investorcanbecomeapartnerofthecompany.Generally,whenthecompanyhaveinsufficientmoneytoexpanditsbusinessitcomeswithequityshares.

9. Economicgrowth‐Anincreaseinthetotaloutputofanationovertime.Economicgrowthisusuallymeasuredastheannualrateofincreaseinanation'srealGDP

10. ExciseTax‐Taxesimposedonspecificgoodsandservices,suchascigarettesandgasoline.11. Exports‐Goodsorservicesproducedinonenationbutsoldtobuyersinanothernation.


12. Fiscalpolicy:Fiscalpolicydefinestheuseofgovernmentspendingandrevenuecollectiontoinfluencetheeconomy.13. ForeignDirectInvestment(FDI):Investmentofforeignassetsdirectlyintoadomesticcompany'sstructures,equipment,and

organizations.Itdoesnotincludeforeigninvestmentintothestockmarkets14. ForeignExchange(FOREX):ForeignExchange(FOREX)isthearenawhereanation'scurrencyisexchangedforthatof

another.15. GDP:GDPstandsforGrossDomesticProduct.Itisamethodofmeasuringthesizeofeconomyofacountry.Wecandefineasthe

totalmarketvalueofallthegoodsandservicesproducedinagivenperiodoftimeinacountry.16. GNP:Thetotalvalueinmoneyofallfinishedgoodandservicesproducedinaneconomyinonefullyear,andallnetproperty

incomefromabroad.TheGNPgrowthrateisanimportanteconomicindicatorforcountry’seconomicdevelopment.17. Imports:commodities(goodsorservices)boughtfromaforeigncountry.18. Inflation:InflationisasanincreaseinthepriceofbunchofGoodsandservicesthatprojectstheIndianeconomy.Anincreasein

inflationfiguresoccurswhenthereismoredemandandlesssupplyofthegoods.19. MutualFund:Thereareaccumulationandcollectionofmanydifferenttypesofshares.Itiswheninvestorstogetherwanttobuy

securitiesasagroup,thisfundcanbecalledamutualfund.Eachandeveryinvestorofthisgrouphasaproportionalstakeinthesharesbasedontheamounthehascontributed.

20. Monetarypolicy:Itistheprocessbywhichthecentralbank,ormonetaryauthorityofacountrycontrols(i)thesupplyofmoney,(ii)availabilityofmoney,and(iii)costofmoneyorrateofinterest.

21. Nationalincome‐TheamountofaggregateincomeearnedbysuppliersofresourcesemployedtoproduceGNP;netnationalproductplusgovernmentsubsidiesminusindirectbusinesstaxes.

22. PerCapitaIncome:Thetotalnationalincomedividedbythenumberofpeopleinthenation,Itmeanstheshareofeachindividualwhentheincomefromtheproductiveactivitiesisdividedequallyamongthecitizens.

23. Salestax‐Taxespaidonthegoodsandservicespeoplebuy.24. Stock‐Acertificatereflectingownershipofacorporation.25. Tax:Afeechargedbyagovernmentonaproduct,income,oractivity.Iftaxislevieddirectlyonpersonalorcorporateincome,

thenitisadirecttax.Iftaxisleviedonthepriceofagoodorservice,thenitiscalledanindirecttax.26. VAT:VATistheindirecttaxontheconsumptionofthegoods,paidbyitsoriginalproducersuponthechangeingoodsorupon

thetransferofthegoodstoitsultimateconsumers.Itisbasedonthevalueofthegoods,addedbythetransferor.Itisthetaxinrelationtothedifferenceofthevalueaddedbythetransferorandnotjustaprofit.Allovertheworld,VATispayableonthegoodsandservicesastheyformapartofnationalGDP.

27. WholesalePriceIndex(WPI):TheWholesalePriceIndex(WPI)takesintoaccountthewholesalepricesofidentifiedcommoditiesforcalculatingrateofinflation.

ImportantCommitteesinNews:

1. PJNayak:toreviewGovernanceofBoardsofBanksinIndia.ThecommitteewasconstitutedunderthechairmanshipofP.J.Nayak.HeisaformerChairmanandCEOofAxisBank.

2. MPBezbaruah:tosuggestsuitableremedialmeasurestoaddressconcernsregardingsecurityofpeoplefromNorthEast.3. B.Sambamurthy:panelfavourssinglemobilebankingapponallSIMs.Panelrecommendedthatcustomersshouldnotbe

requiredtovisitthebankbranchformobilenumberregistration.4. BCCIsuggeststhree‐mancommitteetoSCtoprobeIPLscandal.RaviShastri,formerCalcuttaHighCourtChiefJusticeJN

Patelandex‐CBIDirectorRKRaghavanasmembersoftheprobecommittee.5. VijayKelkarCommitteewasappointedbythePetroleumandNaturalGasMinistrytopreparearoadmaptomakeIndiaself‐

sufficientinoilandnaturalgasby2030.6. VishnuSahaycommittee:lookprobeintotheMuzaffarnagarcommunalviolence.7. UrjitPatelCommittee‐toexaminethecurrentmonetarypolicyframework8. MukulMudgalmemberpaneltoprobeIPLspot‐fixing9. NachiketMor‐committeeoncomprehensivefinancialservicesforsmallbusinessesandlow‐incomehouseholds.10. JusticeA.P.Shahcommittee:toheadpanelonroadsafety11. AnilKaushalcommittee:toexaminetherecommendationsmadebytheTRAIonpricingofSpectrum.12. BimalJalanpanel:toscrutinizeapplicationsfornewbanklicenses.13. ParthasarathiShome.–forTaxAdministrationReformCommission(TARC),Suggestasystemtoenforcebettertaxcompliance14. KiritParikhpanel:onfuelpricinghassuggestedthatthedieselpricesshouldbeincreasedbyRs1‐1.50alitreeverymonthas

againstthe45‐50paisemonthlyhikefollowedcurrently.


15. KU.B.Rao:theideaofsettingupBullionBankorBullionCorporationofIndia16. CRangarajanPanel‐recommendedthepricingofnaturalgasbya

complexmethodologyofarrivingatanaverageofInternationalgashubprices.

17. ArvindMayaramPanel:reportontheallegedirregularitiesattheNationalSpotExchangeLtd(NSEL)

18. ArvindMayaramCommittee–forgivingcleardefinitionstoForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)andForeignInstitutionalInvestment(FII)

19. SumaVermaCommittee‐toupdate,andrevisetheBankingOmbudsmanScheme,2006

20. DamodranCommittee:onimprovementofcustomerservicesinbanks

21. ShriM.NarasimhamCommittee:onBankingSectorReforms22. ShriRaghuramRajanCommittee:onFinancialSectorReforms,23. ShriB.MahapatraCommittee:toreviewtheexistingprudential

guidelinesonrestructuringofadvancesbybanks/financialinstitutions

24. ShriAdityaPuriCommittee:DisseminationofCreditInformation25. ShriK.U.B.RaoCommittee:recommendedaligninggoldimport

regulations26. KMChandrasekharcommittee:forrationalizationofforeign

investmentnorms27. ShriPulakKumarSinhaCommittee:tostudythefeasibilityof

Aadhaarasanadditionalfactorforauthenticationofcardpresenttransactions

28. MukulMudgalCommittee:lookingintoUSgiantWalmart'slobbyingactivitiestoenterIndia

29. MBNRaoCommittee:topreparetheblueprintofIndia’sfirstwomen’sbank

30. JSMathurcommittee:toreviseNewspaperAdvertisementRates.31. K.RatnaPrabha:Committeeonindecentdepictionofwomenin

media

NewsRelatedtoBanking&Finance1. Indiarecentlylauncheditsownpaymentgateway'RuPay',equivalentofVisaandMastercard,whichwillworkonATMsand

merchantoutletsandhelpinreducingcashtransactions.Note:i.RuPay,whichworksonthreechannels‐‐ATMs,PointofSales(POS)andonlinesales,istheseventhsuchpaymentgatewayintheworld.ii.TheRuPayplatform‐‐developedbyNationalPaymentsCorporationofIndia(NPCI)‐‐isbeingusedbycertainbankslikeICICI,StateBankofIndia,PunjabNationalBank,amongothers,forclearingandsettlement.

2. Indiabecamethird‐largesteconomyin2011from10thin2005:WorldBank.3. Note:Indiaemergedastheworld’sthird‐largesteconomyin2011frombeingthe10thlargestin2005,movingaheadofJapan,

whiletheUSremainedthelargesteconomycloselyfollowedbyChina,latestfigureshaverevealed.4. GovtacceptsSahoopanelreportonreviewofdepositoryreceiptsscheme.Thekeyrecommendationsofthecommitteeinclude

allowingissuanceofdepositoryreceiptsagainstanyunderlyingsecurities—equityordebt,byanyissuer‐listedorunlisted.Note:Depositoryreceiptsarereceiptsdenominatedinforeigncurrencycreatedbyadepositoryinthecountryoflisting.Therearetwopopulartypesofdepositoryreceipts—globaldepositoryreceiptsandAmericandepositoryreceipts.


5. INGVysyaLifeInsuranceCompanyLtdhasbecomeExideLifeInsuranceCompany.TheinsurancecompanywillcontinuetohonouritscommitmentsandobligationsundertheinsurancepoliciesissuedtocustomersinthenameofINGVysyaInsuranceCompanyLtd.

6. SwitzerlandandNorwayaretheworld'smostexpensiveeconomies,followedbyBermuda,AustraliaandDenmark,accordingtoanewrankingbytheWorldBank

7. SBIlaunches3Digitalbankingfacilitiesforitscustomers”i.TabBankingforSavingA/C‐OpeningSavingsa/catCustomer’sdoorstepusingtabletPCprovidedtotheBank’sSalesStaff(whovisittheCustomer’shome).ii.TABBankingforHomeLoan‐In‐principleapprovalforthehomeloanatcustomer’sdoorstepusingtabletPCprovidedtotheBank’sHomeLoanSalesTeamwhichwillcaptureonthetabletKYCdetailsanddetails.iii.e‐KYC‐Generatese‐KYC(KnowYourCustomer)identitydocument.

8. TheBombayStockExchange(BSE)launchedanInstitutionalTradingPlatform(ITP)tohelpSmallandMediumEnterprises(SMEs)andstart‐upcompaniestolistonthebourseswithoutanInitialPublicOffer(IPO).

9. BaselCommitteeissuedFinalstandardstocurbexposuresofbankstocustomers.TheBaselCommitteeonBankingSupervisionon15April2014issuedFinalstandardsformeasuringandcontrollinglargeexposuresofbankstocustomers.Thesestandardswilltakeeffectfrom1January2019

10. BankofIndia(BOI)hasbecomethefirstIndianbanktoextendabridgeloanof$200milliontoAirIndiatofinancethepurchaseoftwoBoeing787Dreamlineraircraft.

11. IndialeadsglobalremittanceswithUSD70bnin2013.India'sneighbourChinafollowssecondwithUSD60billion,saidtheWorldBankreport

12. WorldTradeOrganisation(WTO)projectedthattheworldtradewillgrowby4.7percentin2014.13. TheWorldBankgiveloanPakistan12billiondollarsoverthenextfive

yearstohelpliftitseconomy,14. QatarbasedDohaBankannouncedit’sFirstbranchinMumbai.The

branchinMumbaiwillbeopenedasafull‐fledgedbankinMay2014.Note:BankofBahrain&Kuwait,AbuDhabiBankarethetwootherbanksfromArabcountriestohaveoperationsinIndiabeforeDohabank.

15. BankofIndia(BOI)launchedInstantMoneyTransfer(IMT)schemeinMumbai.Note:IMTschemeallowscustomerstowithdrawcashwithoutusingeitherdebtcardorcreditcardatBoI'sIMT‐enabledATMs.Thisisthefirst‐of‐its‐kindinitiativelaunchedbyapublicsectorbank.

16. KotakMahindralaunchesaccountsintegratedwithFacebook,Twitter.17. ICICIPrudentialMutualFundhasbaggedMorningstarIndia’sbestfundhouseawardinthedebt,equityandmulti‐asset

category.18. ADBpegsIndiaGDPgrowthratefor2014‐15at5.5pc19. InflationbasedonWholesalePriceIndex(WPI)reacheda3‐monthhighof5.7%inMarch2014.20. WholesaleInflationfallsto9‐monthlowof4.68percentinFeb21. KotakMahindraBankannouncedthelaunchofJifi,afirst‐of‐its‐kindfullyintegratedsocialbankaccountthattranscendsnormal

digitalbankingbyseamlesslyincorporatingsocialnetworkingplatformslikeTwitterandFacebookwithmainstreambanking.22. Export‐ImportBankofIndiaextendedaLineofCreditof$89.90milliontotheGovernmentofRepublicofCongo,for

developmentoftransportationsystemintheRepublicofCongo.23. CentralBankofIndiahassolditsentirestakeincreditinformationproviderCIBILtoTransunionInternationalInc.CentralBank

hada5percentstakeinCIBILwhileTransunionisthemajorityshareholderinCIBILat27.5percent.24. CanaraBanknamescricketerShikharDhawanasitsbrandambassador.25. HousingDevelopmentFinanceCorporation(HDFC)BanksetWorldrecordforBloodcollectioninasingleday.Theblood

donationcamporganisedbyHDFCBankon6December2013wasrecordedintheGuinnessBookofRecords.26. TheWorldBankhassaiditwouldprovideupto$3billioninaidforUkrainein2014tohelpthecountrydelivermuch‐needed

economicreforms.27. MaxLifeInsurancehastiedupwithToyotaFinancialServicesIndiaLtdtoprovideinsurancecovertocarloancustomers.28. Biharemergesasfastestgrowingstate(15.05percent)in2012‐13:CSOReport.

Note:AccordingtotheCSOdata,Gujaratranked6thwithgrowthrateat7.96percent,behindBiharandMadhyaPradeshwith9.89percent,Goa8.47percent,Kerala8.24percentandOdisha8.09percent.Theall‐Indiagrowthratein2012‐13was4.47percent.


29. IndianBankhasbaggednationalawardforexcellenceinlendingtomicroenterprisesfor2012‐2013,fortheconsecutivesecondyear.

30. CorporationBankhasbaggedtheawardsforlendingtoMSE(microandsmallenterprises)andtomicroenterprisesfromtheUnionMinistryofMicro,SmallandMediumEnterprises(MSME)for2012‐13.

31. TheBankofBahrainandKuwait,BBK,planstoexpanditsoperationsinIndiabyopeningitsfourthbranchinthecountryinNewDelhi.

32. InterestrateonPostOfficeFDsincreasedbyupto0.2percentfrom8.2percentto8.4percent.33. India’s1stpostofficesavingsbankATMinauguratedinThyagarayaNagar,Chennai.34. SEBIapprovedthenewCorporateGovernancenorms.Thenewcorporategovernancenormswouldbecomeapplicableforall

listedcompanieswitheffectfrom1October2014.35. Wholesaleinflationeasedtoaseven‐monthlowof5.05percentinJanuary,ondeclineintherateofpriceriseinfoodarticles,

mainlyvegetables.36. RetirementfundbodyEPFOdecidedtoincreasetherateofinterestonProvidentFunddepositsto8.75percentfrom8.5

percent.37. TheNationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopmenthassanctionedRs348.63croretoKarnatakaunderRural

InfrastructureDevelopmentFund(RIDF).38. AsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)hasprovided$400millionfirsttranchelineofcredittoIndiaInfrastructureFinanceCompany

Ltd(IIFCL)tohelpaccelerateinfrastructuregrowththroughincreasedprivatesectorinvestment.39. AsianDevelopmentBankwillprovideUSD275millionloanforimprovingruralroadconnectivityinfivestatesincluding

Assam,Chhattisgarh,MadhyaPradesh,OdishaandWestBengalinthecountry.40. BharatiyaMahilaBank(BMB)andSBICardshavejoinedhandsforroll‐outofcreditcardstocustomersofIndia’sfirstwomen‐

focusedcommercialbank41. BharatiyaMahilaBank(BMB),thefirstall‐womenbank,tiedwithNewIndiaAssurancetolaunchhealthinsuranceproductsfor

womenaccountholdersofthebank.42. TheBankofJapan(BOJ)andRBIconcludedanagreementthatexpandsthemaximumamountofthebilateralswaparrangement

(BSA)betweenthetwocountriestoUSD50billion.Note:BOJGovernorisHaruhikoKurodaandRBIGovernorRaghuramRajan

43. NationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(NABARD)hasreducedrefinancerateforbanksandotherlendingagenciesby0.20percenttopromoteruralcreditandruralinfrastructure.Note:Therevisedrateofinterestonrefinanceforaperiodoffiveyearsforcommercial,statecooperative,regionalruralandprimaryurbancooperativebankswillbe9.70percent,downfrom9.90percent.

44. SEBIgrantsnewstatustothreeclearingcorporationstoNationalSecuritiesClearingCorporation,IndianClearingCorporationandMCX‐SXClearingCorporation.

45. IMFprojected5.4percenteconomicgrowthforIndiain2014‐1546. WB(WorldBank)projectedeconomicgrowthrateof5.7%forIndiain2014‐15fiscal47. WorldBankwillprovide$250millionloantoconstructdisasterresilienthousesandroadsindisaster‐hitUttarakhand.48. WorldBankwillprovide$500millionloanforwatersupplyandsanitationprojectsintheruralareasofAssam,Bihar,

JharkhandandUttarPradesh.49. WorldBankwillprovide50milliondollarassistancetoAfghanistantosupportthegovernment'seffortstoimproveaccessto

creditformicro,smallandmediumenterprises.50. LIChasre‐launchedits“JeevanAnand”plan,aparticipatingnon‐linkedplanwhichoffersanattractivecombinationof

protectionandsavings.51. Govtlaunchesinflationindexedsavingbondswhichofferprotectiontoretailinvestorsfrompricerise.Theminimumlimitfor

investmentisRs5,000andthemaximumisRs5lakhperapplicantperannum.InterestratewouldbelinkedtoConsumerPriceIndex(CPI).

52. Theworld’sfirstBitcoinstorageservicethatinsuresdepositsofthedigitalcurrencyagainsthackersandaccidentallosshasopenedinLondon.

53. EconomicgrowthinIndiaprojectedat5.35%in2014,saysUNreport54. UNprojectedtheglobaleconomytogrowatapaceof3percentin2014and3.3percentin2015.55. IndianOverseasBanklaunched‘ConnectCard’,anewATMcumDebitcardinassociationwithVISAthatcanbeusedfore‐

commerceacrossfivelakhmerchantoutlets.56. TheCompetitionCommissionofIndia(CCI)approvedAmericanretailgiantWalmartStoresInc'sproposaltoacquireBharti

Group'snearly50percentstakeintheirIndianwholesalestoresjointventure.


57. TheNationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(NABARD)projectedacreditpotentialofRs12726.83croreinthestatefocuspaper(SFP)fortheyear2014‐15inUttarakhandundertheprioritysector.

ImportantNews(India&World):1. BharatiyaJanataPartywins282seatsastheNDAbags334inGeneralElections2014.TheBJPledNDAissettoformthenew

GovernmentattheCentrewithamassivewinintheLokSabhaelections.Thesaffronpartyhassecuredanabsolutemajorityonitsownbywinning282seats.

2. BJPwins71seatsinUP.InUttarPradeshresultsofall80constituencieshavebeendeclared.BharatiyaJanataPartyhas71seats.RulingSamajwadiPartyhaswon5seatsandtwo‐seatseachhasbeenwonbytheCongressandtheBJPallyApanaDal.

3. Indiawillbecometheworld’sthirdlargestoilconsumerby2025accordingtotheUSEnergyInformationAdministration(EIA).TheUSEnergyInformationAdministration(EIA)releaseditsannualEnergyOutlookon7May2014.Atpresent,IndiaisthefourthlargestoilconsumerintheworldbehindtheUS,ChinaandJapan.

4. Actor‐filmmakerKamalHaasanledtheIndiandelegationatthe67thCannesInternationalFilmFestivalinauguratedinCannes,Franceon14May2014.

5. TheUnitedNationsandtheInternationalOlympicCommitteehassignedahistoricagreementtousethepowerofsportstopromotepeaceandeconomicdevelopment.Note:IOCPresident:ThomasBach

6. EuropeanUnionbansIndianAlphonsomangoes,veggiesfromMay1.The28‐memberEuropeanUnionhastemporarilybannedtheimportofAlphonsomangoes,thekingoffruits,andfourvegetablesfromIndiafromMay1,sparkingprotestsfromtheIndiancommunity,lawmakersandtraders.Note:Therecentdecisionbythegrouping'sStandingCommitteeonPlantHealthcameafter207consignmentsoffruitsandvegetablesfromIndiaimportedintotheEUin2013werefoundtobecontaminatedbypestssuchasfruitfliesandotherquarantinepests.

7. MicrosoftacquiresNokia'smobilephonebusinessfor$7.5bn.TheFinnishcompanywillnowfocusonnetworks,mappingservicesandtechnologydevelopmentandlicences.Note:FormerNokiachiefexecutiveStephenElophasbecomeexecutivevicepresidentoftheMicrosoftdevicesgroup

8. TheSupremeCourtofIndiaappointedformerjudgeoftheHighCourtofAustralia,MichaelHudsonMcHughasthethirdarbitratortoresolvethedisputebetweentheCentralgovernmentandMukeshAmbani‐ledRelianceIndustriesLtd(RIL)onKGbasin.

9. SCrecognizestransgenderasthirdcategoryofsex.Inalandmarkjudgement,theSupremeCourtonMondayrecognisedtransgendersoreunuchsasthirdcategoryofgenderanddirectedCentreandstatestograntthemallfacilitiesincludingvotersID,passportanddrivinglicence.

10. WHOcertifiesIndiaasapolio‐freenation.11. WorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO)panelannouncedthatCherrapunjiinIndiaregainedtheworldrecordforhighest

rainfallin48hourswith2493millimeters.12. RussiasuspendedfromG‐8group:The G7 group of top economic powers have kicked out Russia from the powerful G8 over its annexation of Crimea and

threatened to impose far-reaching sanctions if Moscow continued its incursion into Ukraine.ii.The US and six other economic powers also scrapped the G8 summit to be hosted by Russia in Sochi in June to build pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin

against his military action in Ukraine.AboutCrimeai.TheAutonomousRepublicofCrimeaisanautonomousparliamentaryrepublicwithinUkraineandisgovernedbytheConstitutionofCrimeainaccordancewiththelawsofUkraine.ii.ThecapitalisthecityofSimferopol,locatedinthecenterofthepeninsula.Crimea'sareais26,200squarekilometers.iii.The Crimean peninsula, the main flashpoint in Ukraine's crisis, is a pro-Russia part of Ukraine, separated from the rest of the country geographically, historically and politically. It also hosts Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Ukraine has accused Russia of invading it.

13. IFFCOgetsapprovaltosetup$1.6bnureaplantinCanada.14. GlobalpharmamajorNovartisacquireGlaxoSmithKlineplc's(GSK).


15. AndhraPradeshhasrecordedhighestgrowthintermsofmilkproductionatover41percentandper‐capitamilkavailabilityabout36percent,duringtheperiod2006‐10.

16. AUSjuryorderedSamsungElectronicsCoLtdtopay$119.6milliontoAppleInc,abiglossfortheiPhonemakerinthelatestroundoftheirglobe‐spanningmobilepatentlitigation.

17. CadburyIndiaLimitedannouncedtochangeitsnametoMondelezIndiaFoodsLimited.CadburyIndiaLimitedisasubsidiaryofMondelezInternationalInc.

18. Vietnam(Hanoi)decidednottohostthe2019AsianGamesforfinancialreasons,andwasexploringprocedurestowithdrawfromstagingtheregion'slargestsportingevent.

19. SunPharmaceuticalIndustries(SPL)announcedthatitwillacquire100percentofRanbaxyLaboratoriesina$4billionall‐sharetransaction.

20. Deadly‘Heartbleed’virusarrivesinIndiancyberspace.21. JammuandKashmirbecamethefirststateinthecountrytodeclareallelectionboothsinthecomingLokSabhapollsasno

smokingzones.22. IRV2020programmehasbeenlaunchedbyWHO‐India,withanaimto

protectandincreasethepopulationoftheone‐hornedrhinoceros(Rhinocerosunicornis).

23. WorkdaysfortribalsunderMNREGAraisedfrom100to150.ThosetribalswhohavereceivedlandrightsundertheForestRightsAct,2006willbeeligibleforadditional50daysofwageemploymentundertheruraljobscheme.

24. IndianominatedRani‐ki‐VavlocatedinPatan,GujaratandtheGreatHimalayanNationalPark(GHNP)inHimachalPradeshforUNESCO’sWorldHeritageSiteStatusfor2014.

25. VandanaFoundationlaunchedAQUATMinMumbai:TheAQUATMisawatervendingmachinefromwhichwatercanbepurchased.Thiswaterwendingmachinewillrelease1literwateratapriceof1rupee.

26. AirIndiaisallsettojointheworld'slargestairlinegrouping,StarAlliance,thisJuly,makingitthefirstairlinefromIndiatobepartofaglobalchainofcarriers.

27. GujaratstatehasbeenrankednumberoneinalistofIndia's20largeststatesintermsof“economicfreedom”.

28. GooglepartnerswithRay‐banforGoogleGlass.29. IndiaisDubai’slargestnonoiltradingpartnerin2013‐1430. Inthebiggest‐everdealsignedattheIndiaAviationShow,SpiceJet

hasinkedanagreementwithBoeingforpurchaseof42737MAX8aircraftcostingRs.26,000crore($4.4billion).

31. Kellogg’sropesinDeepikaPadukoneasbrandambassadorforSpecialK

32. MauritiusPresidentRajkeswarPuryaagisthechiefguestatGlobalAyurvedaFestinKerala

33. NationalWaqfDevelopmentCorp.LimitedisanewCentralPublicSectorEnterpriseinNewDelhi.Note:ItwillberemainundertheMinistryofMinorityAffairs.NationalWaqfDevelopmentCorporation(NAWADCO)hasbeenestablishedwithanauthorizedsharecapitalofRs.500Crore.ii.Thecorporationhasbeenestablishmentasafollow‐upoftherecommendationofSacharCommittee.

34. SocialmediagiantFacebookwillacquiremobilemessagingcompanyWhatsAppfor19billiondollarsinacashandstockdeal,thelargestacquisitionbytheMarkZuckerberg‐ledfirm.Undertheagreement,WhatsAppco‐founderandCEOJanKoumwilljoinFacebookBoardofDirectors.Note:WhatsApp,headquartersisinCalifornia'sMountainView.

35. Odiadeclaredasclassicallanguage.Sofar,Sanskrit,Tamil,Telugu,KannadaandMalayalamhavebeendeclaredasclassicallanguages.

36. GoogleandArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia(ASI)jointlylaunched360‐degreepanoramicimageryof30outof100"nationally‐importantmonuments"includingTajMahal,RedFort,Humayun'sTomb,JantarMantarandQutubMinaramongothers,viewabletoone‐thirdoftheworld'spopulation.


37. CheteshwarPujara,themiddleorderbatsmanofIndiancricketteamappointedasthebrandambassadoroftheGujaratStateElectionCommission.

38. Country’sfirstMinorityCyberVillageopenedinChandoliinAlwardistrictofRajasthan.39. Sikkimachievesover100percentsanitation.Sikkimhasbecometheonlystateinthecountrytoachievemorethan100percent

sanitationinruralandurbanhouseholds,schools,sanitarycomplexesandAanganwadicentres.40. India’sfirstmonorailservicelaunchedinMumbai.Thefirstphasecovers8.9kmlongWadala‐Chembursection.41. BelgiumbecamesecondcountrytoallowMercyKillingforChildren.ParliamentofBelgiumon14February2014legaliseddeath

toterminallyillchildrenofanyage.Note:OtherEuropeancountriesthatallowsactiveeuthanasiaare:1.Luxembourg,whichpermitsactiveeuthanasiaforover18yearsinage.2.Switzerlandletsdoctorstohelpadultpatientstocommitsuicide

42. Indiaistheworld’slargestarmsimporter:SIPRI.ThenewdatahasrankedChinaandPakistansecondandthirdrespectivelyasthelargestarmsimporter.ThereportpublishedbyasSwedishThinkTank,StockholmInternationalPeaceResearchInstitute(SIPRI)hasclaimedthatIndiacontinuestobethelargestbuyerofarmsintheworld.

43. IndiabecamethirdlargestcrudeoilimporterintheWorld.World’sTopFiveOil‐ImportingCountriesare:1.China,2.U.S.A:,3.India4.Japan 5.Germany

44. Facebook—withmorethan1.2billionusersworldwide—iscelebratingits10thbirthdayon3rdFeb2014.45. SixPublicSectorUnits(PSUs)havesignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)tosetuptheWorld’slargest4000MWultra

solarpowerprojectinRajasthan.Theprojectwillbethelargestsinglelocationsolarplantspreadacross19000acresatSambharinRajasthan.

46. TheMinistryofRailwaysandtheGovernmentofKarnatakasignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)forthesettingupofarailcoachfactoryatKolarinKarnataka.

47. CabinetapprovesquotahikeofsubsidisedLPGcylindersfrom9to12.48. KeralawinsUNaward:KeralaTourismhasbeenconferredtheUnitedNationsAwardforcreatinginnovativeinitiativesfor

sustainabletourism,thefirsttimeIndiahaseverwontherecognition.49. Odisha'sChilikalagoon,hotspotforbiodiversity,hasbeennamed'destinationflyways'byUnitedNationsWorldTourism

Organization(UNWTO)followingitsinclusioninalistofeightsuchsitesworldwide.Note:ChilikaistheonlysitetobeselectedfromAsiabytheUNWTO.

50. JapanesePM(ShinzoAbe)istheChiefGuestatIndia’s65thRepublicDaycelebrationson26thJanuary2014.51. TheJaincommunitywasaccordedminoritystatusbythecentralgovernment,whichwillenablethemtoavailofbenefitsin

governmentschemesandprogrammes.TheJainsbecamethesixthcommunitytohaveminoritystatusafterMuslims,Christians,Sikhs,BuddhistsandParsis.

52. AmullaunchesIndia’sfirst‘milkATM’inGujarat.53. SouravGangulyconferredDoctorofLettersdegreebytheprestigiousBengalEngineeringandScienceUniversity(BESU),

Shibpur,forhisgreatcontributiontoIndiancricket.54. DelhibecamefirststatetowithdrawFDIinMultibrandRetail.55. Indiahasbeenranked98thintheForbeslistofworld'sbestcountriesfordoingbusinessthathascitedpoverty,corruptionand

discriminationagainstgirlsamongthechallengesfacingthecountry.Irelandtoppedthelist.56. TheUSGreenBuildingCouncil(USGBC)hasrankedIndiaasNo3amongthelistoftop10countriesforLEEDoutsideofthe

UnitedStates.57. PrinceHarryhasbecomethefirstBritishroyaltoreachtheSouthPoleafterathree‐weekcharitytrekwithinjuredmilitary

veteransfromBritain,theU.S.,CanadaandAustralia.58. CricketiconSachinTendulkarhasbeennamedtheregionalbrandambassadorbytheUNICEFtopromoteitsTotalSanitation

CampaigninIndia,Pakistan,SriLanka,BangladeshandNepal.59. ThePetroleumConservationResearchAssociationundertheMinistryofPetroleumandNaturalGashasselectedAndhra

PradeshfortheawardofbestperformingStateamongstthebigstatesfortheoilandgasconservationprogrammes.60. GorakhpurrailwaystationenteredLimcaBookofRecordsasworld’slongestplatform

Note:BeforetheplatformnumberoneofGorakhpur,theplatformofKharagpurrailwaystationofWestBengalhadthedistinctionofbeingworld’slargestplatformwithlengthof1072.5meters.

61. Indiaranks140inthelistof180countriesintheWorldPressFreedomIndex2014,whereasChinaandPakistanwereplacedat175thand158thpositionrespectively.

62. Indiawasranked94thoutof177countriesonGlobalCorruptionPerceptionIndex2013,whichwasreleasedbyTransparencyInternational.DenmarkandNewZealandtiedforfirstplace.

63. Indiahasbeenranked23rdoutof25countriesinnuclearmaterialsecurityindex.Chinahasbeenrankedat20thspot,whilePakistanstandsat22ndplace.


64. Indiaranked155thinGlobalEnvironmentPerformanceIndex65. Indiaranksatthebottomofthelistof25countriesintermsofitsintellectualproperty(IP)environment.USrankedonthetop

followedbyUKandFrance.66. CumbriaUniversityofUKbecamethefirstpublicuniversitytoacceptfeesindigitalcurrency,Bitcoin.Asystemforprocessing

thepaymentsisalreadyoperational.67. Dhoom3’hasbecomeBollywood’shighestrevenuegrosserofalltimesinjustafortnightafteritspan‐Indiarelease.68. ChiletookitsseatattheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil(UNSC)asanon‐permanentmemberoftheinternationalbodytillDec

31,2015.69. NepalandIndiahaveagreedinprincipletoallowcirculationofRs.500andRs.1,000denominationIndianbanknoteswithin

Nepaleseterritory,endingabaninplaceforoveradecade.Note:Thedecisiontoscrapthe2010dealwastakennearlyayearafterreportssurfacedthattwotopofficialsofthecompanyhadallegedlypaidbribestobagthecontract.FormerIAFchiefSPTyagiisoneoftheaccusedinthecase,whichisbeingprobedbyCBI.

70. Indiacancels3,600crorerupeeVVIPchoppersdealwithAnglo‐ItalianfirmAgustaWestLand.71. EuropelaunchedGaiasatellite,oneofthemostambitiousspacemissionsinhistory.72. Alstombagged125millioneurocontractfromBHELforNeyveliNewThermalPowerProject.Thecontractistosupply

componentsandservicesforthe1000MWNeyveliNewThermalPowerProject(NNTPP)ofNeyveliLigniteCorporationlocatedinTamilNadu.Note:Alstomisagloballeaderintheworldofpowergeneration,powertransmissionandrailinfrastructure.Ithassetabenchmarkforinnovativeandenvironmentallyfriendlytechnologies.ii.Alstombuildsthefastesttrainandthehighestcapacityautomatedmetrointheworld.

73. ChinabuiltanewresearchstationinAntarcticacalledTaishan.ItwasChina’sfourthresearchstationinthesouthernpole.Note:Antarcticaisthefifth‐largestcontinentinareaafterAsia,Africa,NorthAmerica,andSouthAmerica.

74. China'sfirstlunarrovernamedJadeRabbitlandedonMoon.ThelunarroverhasbeennamedJadeRabbit(calledYutuinChinese).Note:Inpastthreedecades,Chinaisthefirstcountrytodoso.Earlier,Luna24ProbeofSovietUnionwasthelastspacemissiontolandonmooninAugust1976

75. Chileistheworld’stopcopperexporter,anditsfast‐growingeconomy,lowunemploymentandstabledemocracyaretheenvyofLatinAmerica.

NewAppointmentinIndia

1. R.M.Lodha:NewChiefJusticeofIndia.Heisthe41stChiefJusticeofIndia.HesucceedsJusticeP.Sathasivam.2. LtGenDalbirSinghSuhag:appointednewArmyChief.Hesucceed Gen Bikram Singh. 3. RGandhiappointedDeputyGovernorofRBI.HereplaceAnandSinha4. RobinKDhowan:appointedNewNavyChief.5. ArupRahanewAirChiefMarshal.HesucceededNAKBrowne.6. ArvindMayaram:appointednewFinanceSecretary.HereplaceSumitBose7. SaurabhChandra:newOilSecretary.8. RajivTakru:appointedRevenueSecretary9. SudhirGupta:appointednewTRAISecretary10. RajeevKher:appointednewCommerceSecretary.HereplaceSRRao11. AshokLavasa:appointedCivilAviationSecretary.HereplaceKNSrivastava.12. JusticeG.Rohini:becomethefirstwomanChiefJusticeoftheDelhiHighCourt.13. IlaPatnaik:appointedasPrincipalEconomicAdvisor14. RetiredAirChiefNAK.BrowneappointednewIndianenvoytoNorway.15. RahulKulshreshthappointednewIndianenvoytoTurkey16. SunilGavaskar:interimPresidentofBCCI17. G.Gopalakrishna:joinedasdirectorofCentreforAdvancedFinancialResearchandLearning(CAFRAL).


18. SureshKumarReddyappointedastheFirstambassadortoASEAN19. Ms.LakshmiSwaminathanbecamethefirstIndiantobecomepresidentofAdministrativeTribunaloftheAsianDevelopment

Bank(ADB)20. LalitModielectedpresidentofRajasthanCricketAssociation. 21. Arundhati Bhattacharya: SBI's first woman Chairman

22. AkhileshGupta:electedasPresidentoftheIndianMeteorologicalSociety23. TomAlbanese:NewCEOofMiningconglomerateVedantaResources:24. SomaMondalappointedfirstWomendirectorofNationalAluminiumCompanyLtd(NALCO).25. AmitabhKant,CEOandManagingDirectoroftheDelhiMumbaiIndustrialCorridorDevelopmentCorporation,takechargeas

Secretary,DepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotion.26. ThomasMathew:NewChairmanofMCXStockExchange27. DKPathak:newDirectorGeneraloftheBorderSecurityForce(BSF).28. SheilaDikshit:NewGovernorofKerala.29. DineshSarraf:appointedasChairmanandManagingDirector(CMD)ofOilandNaturalGasCorporation(ONGC).He

replacedSudhirVasudeva.30. GautamBambawale:newIndianambassadortoBhutan31. JudeFelix:appointedcoachoftheNationalmen’shockeyteam.32. YaduvendraMathur:appointedasChairmanandManagingDirectorofExport‐ImportBankofIndia(EximBank)33. RakeshMaria:appointedasanewPoliceCommissionerofMumbai.HereplaceSatyapalSingh.34. ALBanerjee.NewDGPofUP(UttarPradesh):HesucceedsRizwanAhmad.35. AditiKhannabecamefirstwomenPresidentofIndianJournalist'sAssociation36. MukulMudgal:appointedasthenewchairpersonofBroadcastingContentComplaintsCouncil(BCCC)37. R.K.Tiwari:appointedasthenewchairmanofCentralBoardofDirectTaxes(CBDT).HesucceedChairpersonSudhaSharma.38. N.SrinivasantobenewChairmanofICCfromJuly2014onwards39. PoonamKhetrapalSingh:appointedasRegionalDirectorofWorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)South‐EastAsiaRegion

Note:i.SEAROisoneofthesixregionsofWorldHealthanditsheadquartersisinNewDelhi.ii.SEROhas11countriesnamelyIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangladesh,Myanmar,Thailand,Indonesia,SriLanka,Maldives,TimorLesteandDPRKorea.

40. JusticeAshokKumarMathur:appointedChairmanofthe7thPayCommission41. T.NandaKumar:newChairmanoftheNationalDairyDevelopmentBoard(NDDB),replaceAmritaPatel42. AkhileshDasGuptare‐electedpresidentoftheBadmintonAssociationofIndia(BAI)43. P.Madhusudan:appointedChairmanandManagingDirector(CMD)ofRashtriyaIspatNigamLtd(RINL)44. NRamachandran:NewPresidentofIndianOlympicAssociation(IOA)45. RatanTataappointedmemberofChina‐backedBoardofBoaoForumforAsia(BFA)46. ArvindRanjan:appointednewChiefofCentralIndustrialSecurityForce(CISF)47. JNChoudhury:appointednewChiefofNationalSecurityGuard(NSG).48. VinodKumarDuggal:appointedastheGovernorofManipur.HereplaceAshwaniKumar.49. SiddarthBirla:NewPresidentofFICCI(FederationofIndianChambersofCommerceandIndustry).HesucceededNainaLal

Kidwai.50. UshaSangwanappointedfirstwomanmanagingdirectorofLifeInsuranceCorporationofIndia(LIC)51. SushmaSinghNewCIC(ChiefInformationCommissoner).SheisthesecondwomantobecomeCICafterDeepakSandhu.52. HarshBhanwala:NewNabardChairman.BhanwalasucceededPrakashBakshi.53. KrishIyernamedCEOofWalmartIndia.HereplaceRamnikNarsey.54. P.H.ParekhelectedasthePresidentofSupremeCourtBarAssociation.55. DevendraKumarPathak:appointedastheSpecialDG,BorderSecurityForce(BSF)56. JusticeB.S.Chauhan,aJudgeoftheSupremeCourtappointedastheChairmanoftheCauveryWaterDisputesTribunal.He

succeed Justice NP Singh. 57. HarishRawat:NewChiefMinisterofUttarakhand


NewAppointmentinWorld

1. Maj.Gen.KristinLundappointedfirstwomantoleadUNforce.Shereplace Chinese Maj. Gen. Chao Liu.

2. NewinterimPMofThailand:NiwatthamrongBoonsongpaisan.Note:Ms.YingluckshinawatraandnineCabinetmemberswereforcedtostepdownbytheConstitutionalCourt,whichfoundherguiltyofabuseofpower.

3. NewPMofLibya:AhmedMaiteeg4. NewPresidentofPanama:JuanCarlos5. NewNokiaCEO&President:RajeevSuri6. NewPresidentofAlgeria:AbdelazizBouteflika7. Newre‐electedPMofHungary:ViktorOrban8. NewPrimeMinisterOfFrance:ManuelValls9. NewPresidentofMalta:Marie‐LousieColeiroPreca10. PMofMalta:JosephMuscat11. NewPrimeMinisterofEgypt:IbrahimMahlab:.IbrahimMahlab

replaceHazemel‐Beblawi.12. NewPresidentofChile:MichelleBachelet13. NewCEOofFord:MarkFields.HesucceedAlanMulally14. NewItaly'syoungestPM:MatteoRenzi.Heisthe39‐year‐oldleader

oftheCentre‐LeftDemocraticParty,15. NewPrimeministerofUkraine:ArseniyYatsenyuk16. InterimPresidentofUkraine:OleksandrTurchynov17. NewPMofNepal:SushilKoirala.HereplacedKhil‐Raj‐Regmi.18. NewChairmanofMicrosoft:JohnThompson.HesucceededBill

Gates19. NewCEOofMicrosoft:SatyaNadella.HereplacedSteveBallmer

andhetakesoverasthethirdCEOoftheMicrosoftfirm.20. MarcoLambertiniappointedasdirector‐generalofWWF(WorldWideFundforNature)International21. NewSecretaryGeneralofNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganisation(NATO):JensStoltenberg.HereplacetheincumbentSecretary

GeneralAndersFoghRasmussen.22. NewPMofBangladesh:SheikhHasinaShebelongstoAwamiLeagueparty.

23. NewchairmanoftheFederalReserve:JanetYellen.ShesucceedsChairmanBenBernanke.

JanetYellen,thefirstwomantochairtheFederalReserveinits100‐yearhistory.FederalReserveisthenameoftheCentralBankofUS.

24. NewPakistanienvoytoIndia:AbdulBasit.HereplaceSalmanBashir.25. NewForeignSecretaryofPakistan:AizazChaudhry26. NewPakistaniAmbassadortoUS:JalilAbbasJilani27. FirstSecretaryGeneralofBIMSTEC:SumithNakandala28. ShahnazShaikh:appointedPakistanCoachofNationalHockeyteam.29. TeresaKhoisADB'snewCountryDirectorforIndia.ShereplacesHunKim30. AngelaMerkel:beginsthirdinningsasGermanchancellor.31. AbdiweliSheikhAhmed:NewPrimeMinisterofSomalia.(MogadishuistheCapitalSomalia).32. AshrafJehan:FirstfemalejudgeinPak’sNationalShariaCourt


Summits

G20Summit:G‐20meeting(2014)ofFinanceministersandcentralbankgovernorsheldinSydney(Australia).G20LeadersSummit(2014)willbeheldinBrisbane,Queensland(Australia,inNovember2014.NATOSummit‐NATOSummit2014willbeheldinBritain.(Britainlasthostedthesummitin1990,whenMargretThatcherwasPrimeMinister).G8Summit:39thSummit2013:UnitedKingdom.(NorthernIreland)Note:The40thG8summitwasduetobeheldinRussiain2014.Themeetingwasplannedfor4–5June2014attheBlackSearesortofSochi.However,theothersevencountriesdecidedon24MarchthatasummitwouldbeheldwithoutRussia,inBrussels,Belgium.G7countriesrefusetoattendplannedG8summitinRussia.G‐8Countries:Canada,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,Russia,BritainandtheUSSAARCSummit:3rdSAARCministerialmeetonpovertyalleviation2013–Kathmandu(Nepal)18thSAARCSummit2013‐Kathmandu(proposed)

Nuclearsecuritysummit2ndSummit2012–Seoul(SouthKorea),3rdSummit2014(Next):Netherland4thSummit2016:UnitedStates

BIMSTECSummit3rdBIMSTECsummit2014:NayPyiTaw(Myanmar)4thBIMSTECsummitwillbeheldinNepal.Note:BIMSTEC(BayofBangalInitiativeforMultisectoralTechnicalandEconomicCooperation)BIMSTECincludes7countries:Bangladesh,India,Myanmar,SriLanka,Thailand,BhutanandNepalandaimstocreatecooperationinmultiplesectorsincludingtrade,investmentandenergy.NAMSummit:16thSummit2013:Tehran,Iran17thSummit2015‐Caracas(Venezuela)Note:Twonations,namelyAzerbaijanRepublicandFiji,wereacceptedasthenewmembersoftheorganization.NewMember1.UnitedNation–SouthSudannewmembercountry.Total–193members2.WTO–Tajikistannewmembercountry.Total–159members.3.WorldBank&IMF–SouthSudannewmembercountry.Total–188members4.EuropeanUnion–Croatianewmembercountry.Total–28

1. World Economic Forum 2014: held in Abuja (Nigeria). Bharti Enterprises founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal co – chair this year’s edition of the World Economic Forum on Africa.

2. India,SriLankaandMaldivesheldNationalSecurityAdvisor‐levelmeetingonmaritimesecuritycooperationinNewDelhi.3. WorldTelecommunicationsDevelopmentConferenceheldinDubai.4. TheGreenEconomySummitheldinDubai.5. ArabSummit2014:KuwaithosttheArabsummitforthefirsttime6. InternationalPetroleumConference2014(PETROTECH‐2014)heldinNewDelhifrom12th–15thJanuary2014.7. The9thWTOMinisterialConferencewasconcludedon6December2013atBali,Indonesia.8. 12thPravasiBharatiyaDivas2014heldinNewDelhi.Thisyear'sthemeis"EngagingDiaspora:ConnectingAcrossGenerations"

DatukSeriGPalanivalistheChiefGuestof12thPravasiBharatiyaDivas


9. The8thAsiaGasPartnershipSummit(AGPS)washeldatNewDelhi,India.The8thAGPSwasorganizedbyGAIL(India)LimitedandFederationofIndianChambersofCommerceandIndustry(FICCI).

PointsToRemember:

MOUs‐DealbetweenIndia&OtherCountries1. Indiahascommitted8.5billionrupeestoBhutanforSmallDevelopmentProjectforthecountry’sthe11thFiveYearPlan.2. IranandJapansignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)forbilateralcooperationonenvironmentalissuesinTokyo.3. India,Azerbaijan:toexploreopportunitiesinenergysector4. IndiaandCanadahavesignedthreeMoUsforcooperationinhealthsector,audio‐visualco‐productionandskilldevelopment.5. India,PolandagreetoformJointWorkingGroupforcooperationinfilmssector.6. IndiaandFijihavesignedaDoubleTaxationAvoidanceAgreement,DTAAfortheavoidanceofdoubletaxationandforthe

preventionoffiscalevasionwithrespecttotaxesonincome.7. IndiaandSaudiArabiahavedecidedtoenhancetheirbilateraltradeandeconomicco‐operationovernext5years.8. IndiaandBhutanhavesignedanagreementondevelopmentofhydropowerprojects.9. IndiaandGermanycouldsignanagreementfor€1billionforGreenfieldprojects10. IndiaandPakistansignedMoUonelectricitytrade:Indiahasexpresseditsintenttoexportelectricitytothetuneof500MW

toPakistanimmediatelyifinfrastructurefortransmissionofpowerismadeavailable.11. IndiaandMaldivesinkseveralpactsandhaveagreedto

jointlypatrolandconductsurveillancetostrengthenmaritimesecurityintheIndianOceanRegion.

12. IndiahassignedaRs4,000‐croredealwiththeUSforprocuringsixmoreC‐130JSuperHerculesSpecialOperationsaircraftfortheIndianAirForce.

13. ElectionCommissionsignsMoUwithYemen.IndiahasoffereditsexpertisetoYemeninelectionmanagementandelectoralrollpreparations.

14. IndiaandMacedoniahavesignedanewdoubletaxationavoidanceagreement(DTAA)thatprovidesforamongotherthingsexchangeofbankinginformationfortaxadministrationpurposes.Asperthenewagreement,dividend,interestandroyaltywillbetaxedinthesourcecountryandtherateoftaxationwillnotexceed10percent.

Scheme&PlanLaunchedbyUnion&StateGovernment:

1. MahatmaGandhiPravasiSurakshaYojana(MGPSY)waslaunchedintheUAE.AleadingIndianfinancialandhealthcareservice

playerhastiedupwiththeUAEExchangetoofferMahatmaGandhiPravasiSurakshaYojanaSchemeintheGulfcountry.AboutMahatmaGandhiPravasiSurakshaYojana(MGPSY)i.MahatmaGandhiPravasiSurakshaYojana(MGPSY)SchemeisapensionandlifeinsuranceschemeandisrecognisedbytheIndiangovernment.ii.MahatmaGandhiPravasiSurakshaYojana(MGPSY)isaspecialsocialsecurityschemeforoverseasIndianworkersontemporaryworkpermitin17EmigrationCheckRequired(ECR)countries.

2. Govt.launchMaulanaAzadSehatScheme'schemeforminoritystudents.Underthisscheme,studentsintheagegroupof5‐14yearswillbeprovidedwithahealthcardwhichwillentitlethemtofreecheck‐upstwiceayearattheplacewheretheyarestudying.

3. NorthDelhiMunicipalCorporation(NDMC)launchedanewhealthschemeStriSwasthyaSurakshaYojnaforwomenon6March2014.

4. UttarPradeshgovernmentlaunchedSamajwadipensionschemeon28January2014.Theschemewillbenefitover40lakhfamilies.Undertheschemepensionfrom500rupeesto700rupeeswillbegiventobeneficiaries.

5. TamilNadulaunchesfreeCFLbulbscheme:UndertheschemestateGovtwillprovidefreecompactfluorescentlightbulbstoover14lakhhut‐dwellersintheState,anenergysavingmeasureaimedatsaving40MWofpower.


6. Centrelaunchese‐inclusionprojecttospreade‐literacy.Theprojectisaninitiativetomakeatleastoneindividualineveryhouseholde‐literate,undertheproject,economicallyweakersectionsofthesocietyincludingruralSC,STandwomenwillreceiveITtraining.

7. ProjectUddan:Theproject,aninitiativeofthePrimeMinister,theNationalSkillsDevelopmentCorporationandtheMinistryofHomeAffairsandindustry,wasstartedwiththeaimofprovidingskillsto40,000youthoveraperiodoffiveyears.

8. TheCabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedimplementationofvariousschemesrelatedtoagriculture,includingcontinuationofRashtriyaKrishiVikasYojana(RKVY),inthe12thPlanwithacombinedoutlayofoverRs80,000crore.Note:TheRKVYisaStateplanschemethatprovides'considerableflexibility'andautonomytostatesinplanningandexecutingprogrammesforincentivisinginvestmentinagricultureandalliedsectors.

9. RaniLaxmiBaiPensionScheme:'specialpension'toMuzaffarnagarriotvictimsbyU.P.Govt.Thepension,whichwouldbeanywherebetweenRs400andRs500,wouldbegivenunderthisscheme.

10. BhagatPuranSinghSehatBeemaYojna(BPSSBY)HealthcareschemeforBPLfamilieslaunchedinPunjab11. 'Roshini'Scheme:Centrelaunchedskilldevelopmentandjobplacementscheme'Roshini'forruralyouthandwomeninmaoist

affected24districtsin9states.12. RajivGandhiJeevandayeeArogyaYojana(healthinsurancescheme)waslaunchedinMaharashtra.13. TheVikramUdyogpuri(Delhi‐MumbaiIndustrialCorridor)projectlaunchedinMadhyaPradesh.14. GoldenGirl(BangaruTalli)Scheme:Auniquescheme,launchedinAndhraPradesh,toprotectgirlchildandensureher

education.15. AnnaBhagya’programmelaunchedinKarnataka.Theprogrammeentitlesdistributionof30kgriceatonerupeeperKgto

over98lakhBPLandAntyodayacardholdersinthestate.

Awards&Honours1. GoldmanPrizeforenvironmentalactivistRameshAgrawal.Hereceivedtheprizeforhelpingvillagersfightcoalminingin

Chhattisgarh.2. Caparo Group founded by leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has won the International Business of the Year award 2014 3. GoldenPeacockAwards2014:TechnoparkTechnologyBusinessIncubator(T‐TBI)waschosenfortheSpecialCommendation

attheGolden Peacock National Training Awards 2014.4. BharatRatnaAward:SachinTendulkarandCNRaoconferredBharatRatnaAward2013.

Note:TendulkaristhefirstsportsmanandtheyoungestrecipientofthetheBharatRatnaii.ProfRaoisawellrecognizedinternationalauthorityonsolidstateandmaterialschemistryisthethirdscientisttoreceivedawardafterCVRamanandformerPresidentA.P.JAbdulKalam.iii.TheBharatRatnawasannouncedafteragapoffouryearswithHindustanimusicdoyenBhimsenJoshibeingthelastrecipientin2009.

5. DadasahebPhalkeAward2013:VeteranpoetandfilmlyricistGulzarhasbeenchosenforthecovetedDadasahebPhalkeAwardfor2013.Heisthe45thwinneroftheDadasahebPhalkeAward.

6. PulitzerPrize2014:India‐bornpoetVijaySeshadrihaswontheprestigious2014PulitzerPrizeinthepoetrycategoryforhiswork'3Sections'.

7. DonnaTarttwinsfictionPulitzerPrize2014fornovel'Goldfinch'8. MissIndia2014:KoyalRananewMissIndia.9. GandhiPeacePrizefor2013:EminentGandhianandenvironmentalistChandiPrasadBhatselectedfortheaward.

Note:ApioneeroftheChipkoMovementforwhichhewasalsoawardedtheMagsaysayAwardin1982,Mr.BhattwasgiventhePadmaBhushanbyUPA‐Iin2005.

10. SaraswatiSamman2013:GovindMishraselectedforforhisbookDhoolPaudhoPar.11. PritzkerPrize2014:JapanesearchitectShigeruBanwonthePritzkerArchitecturePrize2014.Hewontheawardforhis

creativeandinexpensivedesignsfordisasterreliefshelters.12. AbelPrize2014:RussianmathematicianYakovGrigorevichSinaiwontheaward.13. Laxmi,anacidattackvictimgetsInternationalWomenofCourageAward(UShonour).14. VyasSamman2013:VishwanathTripathibeenselectedfortheprestigiousVyasSammanfortheyear2013.

Note:Tripathihasbeenchosenforthecovetedannualliteraryawardinstitutedin1991bytheKKBirlaFoundationforhismemoir'VyomkeshDarvesh',abiolgraphyofnotedHindischolarAcharyaHazariPrasadDwivedi.

15. GDBirlaAward2013:RajeshGopakumarwasselectedforthe23rdGDBirlaAwardforscientificresearchfortheyear2013.16. MSSubbulakshmiAward2014:MathangiSathyamurthy,Karnatakamusicianwasselectedfortheaward.


17. Britain'shighestawards:RatanTata,formerchairmanoftheTataGrouphonouredbyQueenElizabethwithaGBE(KnightGrandCross),whichisoneofthehighestcivilianhonoursinBritain.

18. NarayanaMurthyawardedwith‘GlobalIndianAward’inCanada.19. LuisSuareznamedasProfessionalFootballers'AssociationPlayeroftheYear.20. JeevMilkhaSinghnominatedforAsianTour’s‘PlayeroftheDecade’

award21. MSDhoniwonUnitedKingdom’s2014Asianawardforoutstanding

achievementinSports.22. ShikharDhawannamedoneofWisden'sFiveCricketersoftheYear

award.23. SachinTendulkarwonCricketerofgenerationaward24. TomasHalik,theCzechpriestwontheTempletonPrizefor2014.25. IndiaandSingaporewonthe2014editionoftheUN‐Water“Waterfor

Life”BestPracticesAwardfortheirsustainablepracticesofwaterresources.

26. HindustanAeronauticsLtd(HAL)receivedtheMostEfficientNavratnaAwardfortheyear2013.

27. MegastarAmitabhBachchanwasconferredIndia'sGlobalIconoftheYearaward

28. Indian‐originGopalRaowonUKTwitterPrize.29. TurkishinvestigativejournalistAhmetSikwon2014UNESCO

GuillermoCanoWorldPressFreedomPrize.30. AnandKumar,thefounderofSuper30got2014Ramanujan

Mathematicsaward31. IndianWriterPankajMishrawonWindhamCampbellLiteraturePrize

201432. PresidentPaulKagameofRwanda,PresidentParkGeun‐hyeofSouth

KoreaandMexicanbillionnaireCarlosSlimwontheWorldTelecommunicationandInformationSociety(WTIS)Award2014.

33. PresidentPranabMukherjeegottheRotary'shighestawardforhisleadershipinthecountry'svictoryoverpolio.

34. ArogyaSwamiJosephPaulrajhasbeenawardedtheprestigious2014MarconiSocietyPrize.PaulrajistheonlyIndia‐bornscientisttoreceiveboththeMarconiPrizeandtheBellMedal,twotopglobalITtechnologyawards.

35. MadanBabu,anIndian‐bornscientist,wontheProteinScienceYoungInvestigatorAwardfor201436. AustralianpacerMitchellJohnsonwonthecovetedAllanBordermedal.37. AbhishiktaSShettyofKarnatakawonMissSouthIndiaPageantTitle38. CyrusMistrywinsDSCPrize2014forSouthAsianliteratureforhisbook“ChroniclesofaCorpseBearer”.39. TaiwanesepoetYushiwasawardedtheThiruvalluvarawardbytheTamilNadugovernmentinChennai.Yushiisthefirstforeign

scholartoreceiveThiruvalluvaraward.40. GermanygoalkeeperNadineAngererhasbeennamedthebestwomen'sfootballplayerintheworldfor2013.41. FIFAnamedPortugueseattackerCristianoRonaldoworld'sbestsoccerplayerforthe2012/2013season.42. SunilGangopadhyayMemorialAwardof2012and2013:twoeminentBengalipoets,namelyNirendranathChakraborty

andSankhaGhosh,respectively.43. 12YearsaSlave'winsGoldenGlobeforbestdramaticfilm.12YearsaSlave,'directedbyBritishfilmmakerSteveMcQuee44. 'AmericanHustle'wontheGoldenGlobeawardforthebestcomedyormusicalfilm.'AmericanHustle,'directedbyDavidO

RussellandstarringChristianBale45. LeonardoDiCapriohaswontheGoldenGlobeforbestactorinacomedyormusicalfor'TheWolfofWallStreet.46. IrrfanKhanwonthebestactorawardforhisbrilliantperformanceinhisfilmTheLunchboxatthe10theditionofDubai

InternationalFilmFestival(DIFF).47. C.K.Nayuduaward:FormerIndiacaptainKapilDevreceivedtheCol.C.K.NayuduLifetimeAchievementAwardfor2013.48. TheUnionMinistryofPowerhasselectedthePoovarIslandResortfortheNationalEnergyConservationAward201349. SahityaAkademiAwards2013:JavedAkhtarhasbeenchosenfor"Lava",hiscompilationof55Urdupoems.


50. EminenthistorianBipanChandra:wasawardedItihasRatnafromAsiaticSocietyBihar.BipanChandraisthefourthhistoriantobehonouredwiththeItihasRatnabythesociety.Note:i.TheRiseandGrowthofEconomicNationalism,isoneofhisknownandoneoftheearliestbook.ii.HehasbeenaChairpersonofthecentreforhistoricalstudiesatJawaharlalNehruUniversityinNewDelhi.

51. RajivGandhiInternationalAirportofHyderabadreceivedSwordofHonouraward.Note:i.RajivGandhiInternationalAirportLtdisoperatedbyGMRHyderabadInternationalAirportLtd(GHIAL)anditisfirstairportinIndiatoreceivethisaward.ii.TheSwordofHonourisconsideredtobeOscaroftheSafetyWorld

52. LingaiahNagarapu,PrincipalScientistattheCSIR‐IndianInstituteofChemicalTechnologyhasbeenhonouredwiththebestscientistawardofScience‐TechFoundation(STF)

PadmaAwards2014:PadmaVibhushan1.DrRaghunathAMashelkar:ScienceandEngineering,Maharashtra2.BKSIyengar:Yoga,MaharashtraPadmaBhushanGulamMohammedSheikh,Art‐Painting,GujaratBegumParveenSultana,Art‐ClassicalSinging,MaharashtraT.H.Vinayakram,Art‐GhatamArtist,TamilNaduKamalHaasan,Art‐Cinema,TamilNaduJusticeDalveerBhandari,PublicAffairs,DelhiRuskinBond,LiteratureandEducation,UttarakhandPullelaGopichand,Sports‐Badminton,AndhraPradeshLeanderPaes,Sports‐Tennis,MaharashtraProfLloydIRudolph,LiteratureandEducation,USAPadmaShriMohammadAliBaig,Art‐Theatre,AndhraPradeshNayanaApteJoshi,Art,MaharashtraVidyaBalan,Art‐Cinema,MaharashtraAnjumChopra,Sports‐Cricket,DelhiSunilDabas,Sports‐Kabbadi,HaryanaLoveRajSinghDharmshaktu,Sports‐Mountaineering,DelhiDipikaRebeccaPallikal,Sports‐Squash,TamilNaduHBonifacePrabhu,Sports‐WheelchairTennis,KarnatakaYuvrajSingh,Sports‐Cricket,HaryanaMamtaSodhaSports‐Mountaineering,HaryanaOscarAward2014:BestFilm‐12YearsaSlave–DirectedbySteveMcQueenBestActor‐MatthewMcConaugheyfor:DallasBuyersClubBestActress‐CateBlanchettfor:BlueJasmineBestDirector‐AlfonsoCuarónforGravityBestActorinaSupportingRole‐JaredLetofor:DallasBuyersClubBestActressinaSupportingRole‐LupitaNyong'ofor12YearsaSlaveBestForeignLanguageFilm‐TheGreatBeauty(Italy)Note:"Gravity"pulledin7Oscars,includingbestdirector,atthe86thAcademyAwardsonMarch2,2014.


61stNationalFilmAwards:BestFilm:'ShipofTheseus'–Director–AnandGandhiBestActor:RajkumarRaofor'Shahid'andSurajVenjaramuduandVenajaramooduforMalayalammovie'Perariyathavar'BestActress:GeetanjaliThapaforLiarsDiceBestDirectorAward:PranjalDuafor'ChidiyaUd'(Hindi)BestPopularFilmprovidingWholesomeEntertainment:'BhaagMilkhaBhaag'BestFilmonSocialIssues:'TojiaDharmKauncha'BestNonFeatureFilm:'Rangbhoomi'BestSupportingActor:SaurabhShukla,'JollyLLB'Note:'CinemaKaCinema'gottheBestBookonCinema,whiletheBestFilmCriticawardwenttoAlkaSahaniaDirectorofFilm'Shahid'–HansalMehtaDirectorofFilm'JollyLLB'–SubhashKapoorDirectorofFilmLiarsDice–GeetuMohandasTheIIFA2014AwardsWinners’ListBestActor(Male):FarhanAkhtarforBhaagMilkaBhaagBestActress(Female):DeepikaPadukoneforChennaiExpressLifetimeAchievementAward2014:ShatrughanSinhaBestEntertaineroftheYear:DeepikaPadukoneBestFilm:BhaagMilkaBhaagBestDirector:RakeyshOmMehraforBhaagMilkhaBhaag.BestDebutantAwardmap:DhanushforRaanjhanaaBestStoryAward:PrashoonJoshiforBhaagMilkhaBhaagBestLyricWriter:MithoonforTumHiHofromAashiqui2BestMalePlaybackSingerAward:ArijitSinghfor‘TumHiHo’fromAashiqui2BestFemalePlaybackSingerAward:ShreyaGoshalfor‘SunRahaHaiNaTu’fromAashiqui2JohnTravoltahonouredtheMostPopularAllTimeInternationalStarinIndiaatIIFAawards59thFilmfareAwards2014:1.BestActress:DeepikaPadukone‐GoliyonKiRasleelaRamLeela2.BestActor:FarhanAkhtar‐BhaagMilkhaBhaag3.BestFilm:BhaagMilkhaBhaag4.BestDirector:RakeyshOmprakashMehra–BhaagMilkhaBhaag5.BestLyrics:PrasoonJoshi–Zinda(BhaagMilkhaBhaag)6.BestDebut(Director):RiteshBatra‐TheLunchbox7.BestDebut(Male):Dhanush–Raanjhanaa8.BestDebut(Female):VaaniKapoor‐ShuddhDesiRomance9.BestStory:SubhashKapoor‐JollyLLB10.BestActorinaSupportingRole:NawazuddinSiddiqui‐TheLunchbox11.BestActressinaSuportingRole:SupriyaPathak‐Ram‐Leela12.LifetimeAchievementAward:Tanuja


PersoninNews:

1. Dr.ManmohanSinghresigns.asPrimeMinisterofIndia.2. Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM3. LakhdarBrahimi:UNEnvoyonSyriaresigned4. AlenkaBratusekSlovenia’sPrimeMinisterresigned.5. DilipShanghvinamedamongAsia’srichestself‐madebillionaires.6. ManojVaish,ManagingDirector&CEOofMultiCommodityExchangeofIndiaLtd(MCX),resigned.7. PElangointerimCEO&WholetimeDirector,quitfromCairnIndia.8. AamirKhan–ElectionCommission’sNationalIconforLokSabhaElections20149. ArjunKapoorNamedNationalAmbassadorforEarthHour201410. VivekGundotra,chiefofGoogle’ssocialnetworkingventureGoogle+resigned.11. NancyPowellresignedastheUSAmbassadortoIndia12. PrimeMinisterofKazakhstanSerikAkhmetovhasresigned13. SouthKorea'sPrimeMinisterChungHong‐Wongiveresignoverthesinkingofapassengerferrythatleftmorethan300people

deadormissing.14. JusticeKTThomasquitsasheadofLokpalsearchcommittee15. HazemEl‐Beblawi:EgyptianPMresigns.16. ArchanaBhargava:ChairmanandManagingDirectoroftheUnitedBankofIndia,hasresigned.17. ZakaAshraf:PrimeMinisterNawazSharifsackedZakaAshrafastheChairmanofthePCB18. Sub‐InspectorKPrasadBabuwashonouredposthumousAshokChakraforananti‐Naxaloperation.19. JamilaBayaz,firstwomentobeappointedpolicechiefofKabulprovince.SheisthefirstwomaninAfghanistantobeappointed

aspolicechiefofanentiredistrict.20. EnricoLetta:ItalyPrimeMinisterresigned.21. ArvindKejriwal:resignfromthepostofChiefMinisterofDelhi.22. PopeFranciswasnamedasthePersonoftheYear2013byTimeMagazine.23. WiproChairmanAzimPremjiwontheEconomicTimesLifetimeAchievementAward2013forhisroleincreatingIndia'sthird

largestsoftwareexporter.24. AliLarayedh:PrimeMinisterofTunisiaresigned25. Indian‐originacademicianRakeshKhuranahasbeenappointeddeanoftheprestigiousHarvardCollege.HesucceedsEvelynn

Hammonds.26. ParveenAmanullah:BiharFirstWomanMuslimMinisterResigns27. TeestaSetalvad,accusedformisusingforeignfundsmeantforhelpingthevictimsofthe2002Gulbargsocietymassacre.28. MichaelFerreira:Billiardschampionwasaccusedin425‐crorerupeesscaminmulti‐levelmarketingfirmQNet.29. JusticeA.K.Ganguly:WestBengalHumanRightsCommissionchairmanJusticeA.K.Gangulyresignedfromthepostofhonorary

professoroftheNationalUniversityofJuridicalSciences30. VBalakrishnan:FormerInfosysCFOjoinsAAP31. HardeepSinghPuri:whoretiredasIndia’sPermanentRepresentativetotheUnitedNations,todayjoinedBJP.32. ChandraKantBirlaChairmanofHindustanMotorsLimitedresignedfromtheboard.33. MichaelSchumacher,isinacomaandremainsina"critical"conditionafterstrikinghisheadinaskiaccident34. DevyaniKhobragade:Khobragade,India'sdeputyconsulgeneralinNewYork,wasaccusedbyManhattan'sIndianAmerican

USAttorneyPreetBhararaofvisafraudandexploitingherbabysitterandhousekeeper.35. ShashiTharoorPETA's'personoftheyear'byanimalrightscampaignerPETA(PeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals)for

initiatingstepsforanimalprotection.36. ShomaChaudhury,managingeditorofTehelka,announcedherresignationfromtheTehelka,aninvestigativemagazine.37. TarunTejpal:Tehelkaeditor‐in‐chiefwasarrestedonchargesofsexuallyassaultingayoungcolleague.38. MathewMartoma:Indian‐originhedgefundportfoliomanagerMathewMartomaconvictedforhisroleinthe$275million

insidertradingscheme,themostlucrativeinU.S.history.


Books&TheirAuthors

1. Book‐MyYearswithRajivandSoniawrittenbyR.D.Pradhan2. Book‐ModiNomics:InclusiveEconomics,InclusiveGovernance:authoredbySameerKochhar.

SomeotherbooksofSameerKochhar:1.Growth&Finance2.SpeedingFinancialInclusion.3.PolicymakingforIndianPlanning4.BuildingfromtheBottom:InfrastructureandPovertyAlleviation

3. Book:CrusaderorConspirator?CoalgateandotherTruthsauthoredbyPCParakh4. Book:TheAccidentalPrimeMinister:TheMakingandUnmakingofManmohanSinghauthoredbyDr.SanjayaBaru5. Book:LalBahadurShastri:LessonsinLeadershipwrittenbyPavanChoudary.6. Book:RationalisedRomanforKashmiriwrittenbyDr.RLBhat7. Book:NarendraModi:APoliticalBiographywrittenbyAndyMarino.8. Book:PublicIssuesBeforeParliamentwrittenbyVijayDarda9. Book:ThePoliticalEconomyofEnergyandGrowthauthoredbySh.

NajeebJung10. Book:IndiaatRisk:authoredbyJaswantSingh.11. Book‐ModiNomics:InclusiveEconomics,InclusiveGovernance:authoredbySameerKochhar.

12. Book:Water,PeaceandWar‐ConfrontingtheGlobalWaterCrisiswrittenbyBrahmaChellaney.13. HardChoicesauthoredbyHillaryRodhamClinton14. Book:GreaterthanBradman:celebratingSachin,thegreatestbatsmaninTesthistoryauthoredby:RudolphLambert

Fernandez,aChennai‐basedauthor.15. Book:“Unbreakable”‐AnAutobiographybyMaryKom16. TheLuminariesby:EleanorCatton.ShewontheManBookerPrize2013.17. WalkingWithGiants:authoredbyformerFinanceSecretaryG.Ramachandran.18. "IamMalal:authoredbyChristinaLamb.19. MomentousTimesonthe175yearsofTimesofIndia.ThebookisaneffortoftheTimesofIndiaGroup.20. "VictoryIndia‐AKeytoQualityMilitaryLeadership"authoredbyColonelVinayBDalvi(Retd)21. TheDaVinciCode:DanBrown

SomebooksauthoredbyRBIGovernor:RaghuramRajan

AidandGrowth FaultLines India'sPatternofDevelopment TheRealEffectofBankingCrises ControlledCapitalAccountLiberalization SavingCapitalismfromtheCapitalists

LEADER”SVISITEDINIDIA

1. Oman’sForeignMinisterYousufbinAlawibinAbdullahvisitedIndia.2. KingofBahrainHamadbinIsaAlKhalifavisitedIndiaonFebruary18‐20,2014.3. PresidentofZanzibar,Dr.AliMohamedSheinvisitedIndiafrom1to9February2014.Zanzibarisasemi‐autonomouspartof

Tanzania,inEastAfrica.4. GermanPresidentJoachimGuackvisitedIndiaon4thFeb20145. FrenchFirstLadyValerieTrierweilervisitedInidaon25thJan2014.6. KingofBhutan,JigmeKhesarNamgyelWangchuckandQueenJetsunPemaWangchuckvisitedIndia7. SouthKoreanPresidentParkGeun‐hyevisitedIndia.


OBITUARY

1. Russy Mody: Management guru Russy Mody who was known for his man management while he headed Tata Steel and was awarded Padma Bushan died

2. Capt.C.P.KrishnanNair,FounderChairmanofTheLeelaPalaces,HotelsandResorts,passedaway3. NJanardhanReddy:FormerAndhraPradeshChiefMinisterdied.4. ElenaBaltacha:Ex‐tennisplayerdiesofcancer5. KhaledChowdhury:Notedtheatrepersonalitydied6. BobHoskins:Britishactordies7. TitoVilanova,FormerBarcelonacoachVilanovadies.8. PulitzerPrizewinningjournalistAnjaNiedringhausshotdeadinAfghanistan.9. KhushwantSingh:Famouswriterandjournalistpassedaway10. FormerPresidentofGuineaKumbaYaladied11. Nanda:VeteranBollywoodactresspassesaway.12. DKJain:LuxorGroupChairmanpassesaway13. GabrielGarciaMarquez,theNobellaureatewhoseintoxicatingnovelsandshortstoriesexposedmillionsoutsideLatinAmerica

passesaway.14. FormerSierraLeonePresident,AhmadTejanKabbahdied15. BritishsocialiststalwartTonyBenndies16. NotedeconomistandacademicianG.K.Chadhapassedaway17. PRamdas:Malayalamdirectorpassesaway18. K.SuryanarayanaRaja,formerinternationalbasketball

playerpassedaway.19. JoeMcGinniss,authorofFatalVisiondied20. WilliamClayFordpassesaway 21. JagatSinghMehta:FormerForeignSecretarydied22. J.S.Sarma:FormerTRAIChairmanpassesaway23. HanumathShastry,theeminentTelugulitterateurdied24. BangaruLaxman:FormerBJPpresidentdies.25. LegendaryGuitarist:PacodeLuciapassedaway26. ProkashKarmakar:Eminentpainterdied27. BaluMahendra:Veteranfilmmakerpassedaway.28. KarlSlym:MDofTataMotorsdiedafterfallingfromhotelbuildinginBangkok29. SudhirMahato:theformerDeputyChiefMinisterofJharkhanddied30. AkkineniNageswaraRao:PadmaVibhushanandDadaSahebPhalkeawardeepassedaway.ANRisfondlycalledtheTragedy

KingofTelugucinema.31. SuchitraSen:LegendaryBengaliactorpassedaway32. NamdeoDhasalRenownedMarathipoetandactivistpassedaway33. SyednaMohammedBurhanuddi:ThespiritualleaderoftheDawoodiBohracommunitypassedaway34. SilverineSwer,Meghalaya'sfirstPadmaShriAwardeedied35. AdhipChaudhuri,aninternationaleconomistwhotaughtatGeorgetownUniversity,diedinVienna,36. ArielSharon:FormerIsraeliPrimeMinisterDies37. IIaPathaksocialactivistdied38. VishwanathBondre:FormerMumbaiRanjiTrophycricketerdied39. FarooqSheikh:veteranHindiactordied40. MikhailKalashnikov:thedesigneroffabledAK‐47automaticrifle,diedinRussia.AK‐47'snamestandsfor"Kalashnikov's

Automatic"andtheyearitwasdesigned,1947.41. IshratAliSiddiqui:Freedomfighter,veteranJournalistandPadmShreeawardeedied42. AnjaliDevi:VeteranSouthIndianfilmactressdied43. MichiakiTakahashi:developedChickenpoxvaccinediedinJapan.44. PranChopra:Veteranjournalistdied45. G.S.Shivarudrappa:DistinguishedKannadapoet,writerandresearcherG.S.Shivarudrappa(87)passedaway.Thewriter,was

awardedwiththetitleofRashtrakavibytheGovernmentofKarnatakain2006.46. SisRamOladeadUnionLabourandEmploymentMinisterSisRamOladiedataGurgaonhospitalafteraprolongedillness.


47. JoanFontaine:Oscar‐winningactorhasdiedattheageof9648. BabulPhukan:FormerfootballerdiedinGuwahati49. NelsonMandela,theanti‐apartheidrevolutionaryofSouthAfricadied50. SandeepAcharya:IndianIdolwinnerpassesaway.51. RonnieBiggs:knownforhisroleinthe1963GreatTrainRobbery,died.52. NarayanSahu:FormerOdishaMLAandfreedomfighterpassesaway53. PhilipSeymour:Oscar‐winningactorHoffmandied.

SportsNewsAustralianOpen2014:

1.Men’sSingle:Switzerland'sStanislasWawrinkaclaimedhisfirstGrandSlamtitlebydefeatingRafaelNadal2.Women’sSingle:LiNa(China)defeatDominikaCibulkova.LiNabecomesfirstChinesewomantoclinchtitle.3.Women’sDoubles:ErraniandRobertaVincibeatRussia'sEkaterinaMakarovaandElenaVesnina

MadridTitle2014:RafaelNadal defeat Kei Nishikori in the final to win the title. MonteCarloMastersTennis2014:StanislasWawrinkabeatRogerFederer.Miami(Sony)Open2014:1.Men’sSingle:NovakDjokovicdominatesRafaelNadaltowinfourthMiamititle.2.Women’sSingle:SerenaWilliamsbeatLiNatowinseventhMiamiTitleNote:ManilawillhostthefirstlegofthenewlylaunchedInternationalPremierTennisLeague

ListofTop5CountriesMedalStandingsofSochi(Russia)2014WinterOlympics:

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total1 RussianFed. 13 11 9 332 Norway 11 5 10 263 Canada 10 10 5 254 UnitedStates 9 7 12 285 Netherlands 8 7 9 24

Note:Fifteen‐year‐oldRussianskaterYuliaLipnitskayahasbecometheyoungestathleteintheworldtowinaGoldmedalattheWinterOlympics

ICCWorldCupCricketVenue:ODI:(OnedayInternational):1.Australia&NewZealand:2015CricketWorldCup.2.Englandwillhost2019CricketWorldCup.3.Indiawillhost2023WorldCupforthefourthtime.T20:1.Bangladeshhostthe:WorldT20Cup‐2014.(ForMen&women)2.Indiawillhostthe:WorldT20Cup‐2016.(ForMen&women)3.AustraliatohostWorldT20in2020.(ForMen&women)4.WestIndiestohostWomen'sWorldT20in2018andUnder‐19CricketWorldCupin2022.Note:ICCWomen’sWorldCup2013‐AustraliadefeatedWestIndiesatBrabourneStadiuminMumbai.The2013WorldTwenty20QualifierarescheduledtobeplayedinNovember2013intheUnitedArabEmirates.Test:1.EnglandtohostCricketWorldTestChampionsin–2017(forfirsttime).2.IndiawillhostWorldTestChampionshipin‐2021.

Note:ICCU‐19WorldCup2014heldinUAE.SouthAfricawonthetitle.


FIFA(Football)WorldCUPhosts:

1.2014:Brazil(Mascot:SmilingArmadillotobetheofficialMascotof2014FIFAWorldCupBrazil).2.2018:Russia3.2022:Qatar

FIFAranking:20141.Spain2.Germany3.Portugal4.BrazilIndiadroptwoplacesto147inFifaranking.OlympicsGameshostcities:

1.2014winter:Sochi(Russia)2.2016Summer:RiodeJaneiro(Brazil)3.2018winter:Pyeongchang(SouthKorea)4.2020summer:Tokyo(Japan)

AsianGameshostcities:1.2014:Incheon(SouthKorea)(Note:2010AsainGamesheldinGuangzhou,China).Note:Vietnam(Hanoi)decidednottohostthe2019AsianGamesforfinancialreasons,andwasexploringprocedurestowithdrawfromstagingtheregion'slargestsportingevent.

ICCRankingsForTests,ODIsandTwenty20

Test ODI Twenty20

Australia Australia India

SouthAfrica India SriLanka

England SriLanka Pakistan

Pakistan England SouthAfrica

India SouthAfrica Australia

1. Men’sT20WorldCup2014:SriLankadefeatIndiatowinthemaidentitle.2. Women’sWorldT202014:AustraliadefeatEnglandinthefinaltowinthetitleforthethirdtimeinarow.3. AsiaCupTitle2014:SriLankadefeatPakistantowinthetitle.

Note:ItistheirfifthAsiaCupsuccess,equalingtherecordofIndia.4. ICCU‐19WorldCup2014:SouthAfricabeatsPakistantoliftthetitle.5. RanjiTrophy2014.KarnatakabeatMaharashtratoliftthetitle.Karnatakahavewonthetrophyforseventhtime.6. IraniTrophy2014:KarnatakawonbydefeatingRestofIndia.7. IndiaclaimU‐19AsiaCuptitlebydefeatingPakistaninfinal


8. VijayHazareTrophy2014:KarnatakawonthetitlebydefeatingRailways9. Grant Flower named as Pakistan batting coach. 10. 68thSantoshTrophy:MizoramdefeatRailwaystowinthetitle.

Note:ThisisthemaidenSantoshTrophyforMizoramalsothiswasthefirstappearancefortheminthefinalmatch.11. PankajAdvaniwonCCIBiliardstitle.Hedefeatedtwo‐timeworldrunner‐upDhruvSitwala12. National Women's Football champions 2014: Manipur defeated Orissa in the final. 13. DeodharTrophy2014:WestZoneliftedthetrophyafterdefeatingNorthZoneinthefinal14. MalaysianGrandPrix2014:Britain'sLewisHamiltonwonthetitle.15. SyedMushtaqAliT20trophy:BarodabeatUttarPradeshtowinthetrophy.16. WorldSnookertitle2014:MarkSelbyofEnglandwonmaidentitle.17. ViratKohliisnumber1ODIbatsmaninlatestICCrankings18. SaeedAjmaltopbowlersinODIranking.HeisfollowedbyDaleSteynandSunilNarinwhileRavindraJadejaisatfourth.19. WaqarYounisappointedasnewPakistancoach.20. MartinKilzanwontheMunichATPtournamenttoclaimsecondtitleofhiscareer.Inthefinalmatch,hedefeatedFabioFognini21. ChitraMagimairajWinsWorldWomen'sSeniorsnookertitle22. TheIndo‐ZimbabweantennispairofSaniaMirzaandCaraBlackhaswontheWTAPortugalOpenwomen'sdoublestitle.23. KamalChawlahassettledforabronzemedalintheAsian

SnookerChampionshipbeingheldintheUnitedArabEmirates.24. PunjabwonJuniorNationalHockeyTitle2014bydefeatingOdisha

inthefinal.25. NovakDjokovicwonIndianWellsfinalbydefeatingRogerFederer.26. India'sHeenaSidhuclinchedWorld'sNo.1spotin10mtsairpistol

event.27. GeorgeBaileyleadKingsXIPunjabintheseventheditionoftheIndianPremierLeague28. Australianall‐rounderShaneWatsonwillcaptainRajasthanRoyalsintheIndianPremierLeague(IPL).29. SunilGavaskarappoints(HDFCchairman)DeepakParekhashisspecialadvisorfor7theditionofIPL30. USsprintstarTysonGayhasreceivedaone‐yeardopingbanfromtheUSAnti‐DopingAssociation.31. TriplejumperRenjithMaheswary,whohasbeenstoppedfromreceivingArjunaAwardundercontroversialcircumstanceson

chargesofdopeviolationlastyear,hasagainbeenrecommendedbytheAthleticsFederationofIndia(AFI)forthecovetedhonourthisyear.

32. Darren Sammy retires from test cricket but remains T20 captain. 33. Ronnie O’SullivannamedasSnooker’sPlayeroftheYear.34. LasithMalinga,newcaptainofSriLankaT20team35. NewZealand'sKiwiKathyCrossbecamethefirstwomantobeinductedinanICCumpires'panel36. DipikaPallikalrankedNo10inWomen’sSquashAssociation(WSA)rankings37. SainaNehwalwonSyedModiInternationalIndiaGrandPrixGoldbadmintoncrownbydefeatingPVSindhuinLucknow.38. BCCIrecommendsRavichandranAshwin(Off‐spinner)forArjunaAward.39. AnirbanLahiriwonIndonesianMastersgolftitle.40. GrandMasterAdhibanwonsilvermedalattheAsianContinentalChessChampionship41. DelhiWaveridersbeatJaypeePunjabWarriorstolifts2ndeditionofHockeyIndiaLeaguecup.42. RafaelNadalremainstopofthemen’sATPtennisrankings.43. SerenaWilliams(USA)remainstopoftheWTAtennisrankings44. ChennaitohostWorldBridgeChampionshipsnextyear.45. ShaikAbdulHameedofIndiawonthe2014ThailandTourtitleofAsianBowlingFederation(ABF).46. ChainSinghandHeenaSidhuclaimedgoldmedalsintheseventhAsianAirGunChampionshipinKuwait47. SwimmerSupriyaMondalhasqualifiedforthe2014YouthOlympicsbywinningagoldmedalinthe200mbutterflyeventat

theDubaiInternationalAquaticChampionshipsinHamdan.48. ManavjitSinghSandhu,theIndianveterantrapshooterjumpedtothethirdspotintheworldrankings.49. PoojaGhatkarclinchesgoldinwomen’sairrifleintheseventhAsianairgunchampionship50. FormerAustraliatestbatsmanMarcusNorthretires.51. Spain'sRealMadridretainedthetitleoftheworld'srichestsoccerclub52. NetherlandsbeatNewZealandtowinmaidenHeroHockeyWorldLeaguetitle53. JimmyWalkeroftheUSwontheSonyOpengolftournamentheldinHawaii54. VeteranIndianshuttlerArvindBhatliftsGermanOpentitle


55. AdityaJoshiisworldNo.1juniorshuttler.56. SerenaWilliamsbeatVictoriaAzarenkatowinBrisbaneInternationalTitle.57. ATPOpenTennistournamentheldinChennai.58. JacquesKallisovertakesRahulDravidtobecome3rdhighestTestrun‐getter59. Dubaitennischampionship:RogerFedererdefeatdefeatingTomasBerdych.60. GraemeSmith,theSouthAfricancricketteamCaptainannouncedretirementfrominternationalcricket.61. SouthAfrica'slegendaryall‐rounderJacquesKallisannouncedretirementfromTestcricket.62. VeteranSriLankanbatsmanMahelaJayawardenehasbecomethesixth‐highestrun‐scorerinthehistoryofTestcricket63. KumarSangakkara,thecricketerofSriLankannationalteambecamethesecondpersoninthehistoryofCrickettoscorea

triplecenturyandacenturyinthesametestmatch,hejoinedGrahamGooch,theformerskipperofEnglandteam.64. VeteranIndianplayerJoshnaChinappaliftedhermaidenWSAWorldTourtitlewiththeWinnipegWinterClubOpentrophy

afterbeatingEgypt'sHebaElTorky.65. VernonPhilanderofSouthAfricatoppedTestbowlerrankingofICC66. England'sspinnerGraemeSwannannouncedretirementfromInternationalCricket.67. ZaheerkhanbecamethefourthIndianbowlertoclaim300wicketsinTestcricket.JacquesKalliswashis300thwicketin

internationaltestcricket.BowlersofIndia,whohastaken300wicketsnamelyKapilDev(434wickets),AnilKumble(619wickets)andHarbhajanSingh(413wickets).

68. IndiadefeatPakistantoliftKabaddiWorldCup2013title.DefendingchampionIndiaretainedthetitlefourthconsecutiveterm69. IndiawinWomen'sKabaddiWorldCup2013forthethirdtimeinarow,defeatingdebutantNewZealand49‐21inthesummit

clashplayedatGuruGobindSinghsportscomplexinJalandhar(Pinjab).70. JuniorHockeyWorldCup2013:GermanybeatFrance,registerrecordsixthworldtitle.71. RisingTestbatsmanCheteshwarPujarahasbaggedthe'EmergingCricketeroftheYear'2013trophy.72. TheInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC)hassuspendedWestIndiesoffspinnerShaneShillingfordfrombowlingininternational

matchesbecauseofillegalaction.73. AndyMurraycrownedBBC'SportsPersonalityoftheyear'2013.74. EthiopianRunnerAtseduTsegaywonDelhiHalfMarathon2013.75. AustraliabeatEnglandtoseal5‐0Ashestitle76. HockeyWorldLeagueFinalkickedoffinNewDelhi77. 75thSeniorNationalTableTennisC’shipheldinPatna78. ThefirsthighaltitudecricketstadiuminSouthIndia,inauguratedatKrishnagiriinWynaddistrictofKerala.79. WorldandEuropeanchampionsSpaintopthefinalFIFAworldrankingsoftheyearforthesixthtimeinarow.80. MaheshMangaonkarbecamethefirstIndiansquashplayertowintheIMETOpenbydefeatingGregLobban,intheSlovakian

capitalofBratislava.81. JohnIsnerbeatLuYen‐hsunofTaiwantowinAucklandtitle

NewsRelatedToDefence&Technology

1. Bolivialaunchedcountry’sfirsttelecommunicationsSatelliteTupakKatariNote:CapitalofBolivia:Sucre,President:EvoMorales

2. IRNSS—1A,IRNSS‐1B‐India'snavigationsatellite.3. PakistansuccessfullytestfiresHaft‐III(Ghaznavi)ShortRangeSurfacetoSurfaceBallisticMissile.Range290km4. Indo‐NepaljointmilitaryexerciseEx‐SuryaKiranDrillsVIheldatSaljhandiinRupandehidistrict.5. Thelargest130‐MWSolarPowerPlantofIndiaWelspunSolarMPProjectwaslaunchedatBhagwanpurinNeemuch,Madhya

Pradesh6. NTPCsignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withBiharStatePowerGenerationCompanyLimited(BSPGCL)and

LakhisaraiBijleeCompanyPrivateLimited(LBCPL)todevelopa1320MW(2X660MW)ThermalPowerProjectatKajrainLakhisaraidistrictofBihar.

7. NathpaJhakriHydroPowerStationawardedagoldshieldon4February2014foritsmeritoriousperformancein2013‐14.NathpaHydropowerStationconsecutivelythirdtimereceivedtheaward.Note:TheNathpaJhakriDamisaconcretegravitydamontheSatlujRiverinHimachalPradesh.


8. INSVikramadityaentersIndianNavy'sareaofoperation.INSVikramaditya(R33)isaProjectwhichenteredintoservicewiththeIndianNavyin2013.TheshiphasbeenrenamedinhonourofVikramaditya,alegendary1stcenturyBCemperorofUjjain,India.

9. FastPatrolVesselAbhinav,theIndianCoastGuardShipcommissionedinKochi10. GSLV‐D5launchplacesIndiaineliteleagueoftheU.S.,Russia,France,JapanandChinaTheGSLVisdesignedtoinjectits

passengerspacecraftintotheintendedGeosynchronousTransferOrbitwithacombinationofsolid,earth‐storableliquidandcryogenicpropellantsinitsfirst,secondandthirdstages,respectively.

11. IndianmissiontoMarsblastsoffsuccessfully.TheMarsOrbiterMission,knownas"Mangalyaan".Note:i.OnlytheUnitedStates,RussiaandtheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhavebeensuccessfulinthismission.ii.TheUnitedStatesistheonlynationthathassuccessfullysentroboticexplorerstolandonMars,themostrecentbeingCuriositywhichtoucheddowninAugust2012.iii.IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)chairmanK.Radhakrishnan.iv.ThesatelliteisscheduledtoreachtheMarsorbitinSeptember2014andisdesignedtocircletheRedPlanetinanellipticalorbitof366kmX80000km.v.PrimaryobjectivesoftheMarsmissionaretodemonstrateIndia’stechnologicalcapabilitytosendasatellitetoorbitaroundMarsandconductmeaningfulexperimentssuchaslookingforsignsoflife,takepicturesoftheredplanetandstudyMartianenvironment.

12. IRNSS‐1A,India'sfirsteverdedicatedNavigationsatellitelaunchedblastedofffromtheSatishDhawanSpaceCentreinSriharikota.

13. INSVikramadityasettojoinIndianNavy.INSVikramadityaisaKievclassaircraftcarrierwhichwascommissionedbyRussianNavyin1987underthenameBaku.

14. Missiles:1.Nuclear‐capable'Agni‐V'testedforsecondtime.'Agni‐V'long‐rangeballisticmissile.strikerangeofmorethan5000kmNote:IntheAgni(SurfacetoSurfacemissile)series,IndiaatpresenthasAgni‐1with700kmrange,Agni‐2with2000kmrange,Agni‐3andAgni‐4with2500kmtomorethan3500range.Agni–Vmorethan5000kmPrithvi:1.PrithviI‐150km 2.PrithviII‐350km 3.PrithviIII‐350km‐600km

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ABBREVIATIONINNEWS1. DICGC:Depositinsuranceandcreditguarantee

corporation.2. OLTAS:On‐lineTaxAccountingSystemisusedforDirect

Taxes3. TIN:TaxInformationNetwork4. IMPS:InterbankMobilePaymentService5. BSBDA‐BasicSavingsBankDepositAccount6. FCNR(B)‐ForeignCurrencyNon‐ResidentBank7. TARC‐TaxAdministrationReformCommission8. ITEs:Intra‐GroupTransactionsandExposures9. LCR:LiquidityCoverageRatio10. NSFR:NetStableFundingRatio11. REER:RealEffectiveExchangeRate12. LRMT:Liquidityriskmonitoringtools13. CBS:CoreBankingSolution14. DEAF:DepositorEducationandAwarenessFund15. CRAR:CapitaltoRisk‐weightedAssetsRatio16. ExternalCommercialBorrowings(ECB)17. SWIFT:SocietyforWorldwideInterbankFinancial

Telecommunication18. FSLRC:FinancialSectorLegislativeReformsCommission19. MIBOR:MumbaiInter‐BankOfferRate20. LIBOR:LondonInter‐BankOfferRate21. LAF–LiquidityAdjustmentFacility22. GIRO‐GovernmentInternalRevenueOrder23. EEFC‐ExchangeEarner'sForeignCurrency24. FRBMA:FiscalResponsibilityandBudget

ManagementAct25. ALM‐AssetLiabilityManagement26. AMFI‐AssociationofMutualFundinIndia.27. TIEA–TaxInformationexchangeAgreement28. CAR–CashAdequacyRatio29. CCEA–CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs

30. CECA‐ComprehensiveEconomicCooperationAgreement

31. CEPA–ComprehensiveEconomicPartnershipAgreement

32. DTAA–DoubleTaxationAvoidanceAgreement33. ECBs‐ExternalCommercialBorrowings34. EEFC‐ExchangeEarner'sForeignCurrency35. EFSF–EuropeanFinancialStabilityFacility36. FEMA‐ForeignExchangeManagementAct37. FII–ForeignInstitutionalInvestor.38. FINO‐FinancialInclusionNetworkOperation39. FIPB–ForeignInvestmentPromotionboard40. FSLRC–FinancialSectorLegislativeReforms

Commission41. FTA‐Freetradeagreement42. GAAR‐Generalantiavoidancerule43. GSLV‐Geo‐SynchronousLaunchVehicle44. MSF‐MarginalStandingFacility45. NBFC‐NonBankingFinanceCompanies46. NCTC‐NationalCounter‐TerrorismCentre47. NEFT‐NationalElectronicFundsTransfer48. NSG–NuclearSuppliersGroup49. PPP–PublicPrivatePartnership&PurchasingPower

parity50. PSLV–PolarSatelliteLaunchvehicle51. RTGS‐RealTimeGrossSettlement52. SLR‐StatutoryLiquidityRatio53. TAPI‐Turkmenistan‐Afghanistan‐Pakistan‐India.54. QFI‐QualifiedForeignInvestors55. VVPAT‐'VoterVerifiablePaperAuditTrail'56. TaxInformationExchangeAgreement(TIEA)

HighlightsofGeneralElections2014World’sbiggestdemocraticexercise‐India’s16thLokSabha(LowerHouse)electionswhichranfromApril,7toMay12,2014areoveranditsverdictisout.Ofthetotal543seatsforwhichelectionswerecontested,BJPledNDAachievedathumpingvictoryon336seats,whereas,CongressledUPAhasfacedthoroughdefeatin6keystateswinningjust59seats,andtheCongress,44seats.TheAamAadmiParty(AAP)whichcontestedon424seatshasfaceddebacleasitcouldwinjust4seats.AAPleaderandformerChiefMinisterofDelhi,ArvindKejrival,whocontestedagainsttheNarendraModifromVaranasi,defeatedbyahugemarginofmorethan3lakhvotes.WiththisNDAvictory,BJP’sPrimeMinisterialcandidateNarendraModiisallsettobetheheadofthenewlyelectedIndianGovernment.


BJPregistereditsbiggestwininUttarPradeshwinning71seatsdespiteabigcoalitionpartner,thebestperformancebyasinglepartyinthestatesince1984whentheCongresswon83of85seats.

ResultsLokSabhaPolls2014:

ALLTHEBESTTOALLTHEASPIRANTSFORSBIPO2014EXAM

ALLIANCE TALLY

NDA(BJP+Allies) 335

UPA(Congress+Allies)

59

AAP 4

SP 5

BSP 0

AITC 34

JD(U) 2

LEFT 11

ADMK 37

OTHERS 56

TOTAL 543/543

VoteShare:Alliance VoteShare(%)

NDA 35

UPA 23

LEFT 4

AITC 4

Others 34