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BANKING & FINANCIAL NEWS

Reserve Bank of India on 10 November 2014 tightened its norms for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) by requiring them to have a much stronger capital base. Failing to which, the NBFCs would lose their CoR (Certificate of Registration). NBFCs have been given time till March 2017 to comply with the norms.

REVISED NORMS FOR NBFCS

The NBFCs in operation before April 1999 have been mandated to increase their minimum Net Owned Fund (NOF) requirement from 25 lakh rupees to 2 crore rupees by 2017 in a phased manner. By March 2016, the NBFCs will have to raise the NOF to 1 crore rupees.

The core capital adequacy ratio for all non-deposit taking NBFCs with an asset size of 500 crore rupees has been streamlined. Such NBFCs will now have to maintain a core capital ratio of 10 percent, compared with a range of 7.5 percent to 12 percent currently.

The criteria for directors of NBFCs have also been brought on par with banks. Classification of loan NPAs for NBFCs has also been brought in line with banks. All NBFCs have to

classify loans overdue for 90 days as NPAs. However, this new rule will be applied in a phased manner starting in March 2016 till March 2018.

Provisions for standard assets have also been increased from 0.25 percent of the loans outstanding to 0.40 percent of loans in a phased manner starting from March 2016 and to be complied by March 2018.

For deposit-taking NBFCs, it has been mandated that unrated asset-financing NBFCs that accept deposits must get an investment grade rating by March 2016 or stop accepting deposits.

Also between now and March 2016, unrated asset finance companies which are sub-investment grade can only renew deposits on maturity and not accept fresh deposits till they get an investment-grade rating.

All asset financing NBFCs will now be allowed to accept deposits up to 1.5 times of their net owned funds, down from four times their net owned funds earlier. NBFCs above this threshold have been asked not to renew deposits.

The Reserve Bank of India on 16 October 2014 signed a pact with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information.

Apart from this, the RBI signed 22 such MoUs and one Letter for Supervisory Co-operation. The signing ceremony was held at Hyderabad.


Union Finance Minister on 12 October 2014 gave the green signal for the much awaited reforms in the monetary policy framework.

As per the new reforms, Union Government will specify the inflation targets for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to achieve. The RBI will set inflation as its top priority in its policy statements.

India is the fastest growing e-commerce market in the Asia-Pacific region and is expected to touch $6 billion (about Rs. 3.7 lakh crore) by next year, research firm Gartner.

India's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has come up with new norms for ATM transactions, offering more free ATM usage for customers maintaining higher account balance. The new SBI norms will come into effect from November 1. Note: SBI said that customers maintaining average monthly balance of Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 1 lakh will get the benefit of unlimited free usage of its own ATMs. However, at other bank ATMs in six metro cities, these customers will be charged beyond three transactions in a month and five transactions in other centres.

Much-awaited reform on energy pricing and cutting subsidies, government has decided to deregulate or link to market the price of diesel. As a result, the diesel price has been slashed by Rs 3.37.

Egypt signed contracts with six international firms to carry out dredging of the new Suez Canal. Construction of the new Suez Canal is the flagship project under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's program to revive an economy battered by years of political turmoil.

India is poised to become a USD two trillion economy this year, while its GDP size would cross another milestone of USD three trillion after five years in 2019, according to IMF's latest world economic outlook. India's ranking would also improve to seventh largest economy in the world, while measured on "current prices" basis in US dollar, in 2019 from its tenth position currently.

Financial services giant MasterCard's chief executive, Ajay Banga, is the sole Indian-origin top executive in a list of 100 best performing CEOs in the world compiled by the prestigious Harvard Business Review (HBR) magazine, with Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos topping the rankings.

Government has approved the Fertiliser Ministry's proposal to provide Rs 14,500-crore subsidy to the cash starved fertiliser industry via a special banking arrangement (SBA) route.

State-owned power major NTPC has committed to build 8,152 toilets in government schools under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cleanliness drive

Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd (Tata AutoComp) and Katcon Global have inked an alliance to provide exhaust systems for the Indian automotive industry.

Ministry of Steel will set up a "Steel Research & Technology Mission of India" (SRTMI) to promote collaborative research programmes in steel sector.

The Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Shri Satya Narayan Mohanty launched the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2014-15 in New Delhi.

Indian and Chinese technology entrepreneurs were leading the top 10 Asian tech billionaire list with $136 billion net assets, according to an industry source and recent market data.

Google Inc Chief Executive Officer Larry Page has put Sundar Pichai, one of his key lieutenants, in charge of the Internet company's products.

G. S. Sandhu, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance has launched a dedicated website (www.pmjdy.gov.in) for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) which is available both in English and Hindi versions.

Ministry of Finance, Government of India organized a three day International Cross Regional Conference on "Increasing Financial Outreach of the Youth Population, 2014-Postal Savings Bank Forum and 90th Anniversary of World Thrift (Savings) Day during 28th - 30th October 2014 in collaboration with World Savings Retail Banking Institute (WSBI, Brussels).

The Vigilance Awareness Week was observed this year from October 27, 2014 to November 01, 2014 and this year's theme is "Combating Corruption - Technology as an enabler". Note: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) as the apex integrity institution of the country has been thriving to promote transparency, probity and integrity in public life.

The Chairman and CEO of the Japanese telecom and internet giant SoftBank, Masayoshi Son met the Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad in New Delhi.

The Indian Railways has successfully implemented Wi-Fi facility in Bangalore City Railway station for providing high speed internet to the passengers. "RailWire" - the retail Broadband distribution model


of RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, a PSU of the Ministry of Railways, is the powering engine for distributing internet bandwidth through WiFi.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, gave its approval for signing of a MOU (MoU) for cooperation in the field of oil and gas between India and Mozambique for a period of five years.

The national carrier and Star Alliance member carrier, Air India has signed a free flow code-share agreement with Air Astana JSC, the flag carrier of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

India would have the fastest economic expansion among Asian countries and its gross domestic product is expected to grow by 6.3 per cent in 2015, according to Morgan Stanley forecasts of global economies.

Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar launched All India Radio's (AIR) free news SMS service in five Indian languages. These five languages are : Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Dogri and Nepali.

CM of Assam Tarun Gagoi launched a fund named as Angel Fund, which is focused on first generation entrepreneurs. This fund will help first generation entrepreneurs to set up micro and small enterprises in the state of Assam.

India got its first transgender television news anchor as Padmini Prakash.Padmini Prakash is 31 years old and works at Lotus News in Tamil Nadu.

A MoU was signed between Information and Broadcasting Secretary Bimal Julka and Chief Secretary of Goa State B. Vijayan, as per it now onwards Goa will be hosting International Film Festival of India every year.

We got the first Indian State to to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill 2014 and the name of the state is Rajasthan.

Tata Group company Croma signed a deal with Snapdeal. This step was taken by Croma to boost their sales online and It will help Snapdeal to leverage offline strength of Croma.

WPI (Wholesale Price Index) inflation of India was on record five year low of 3.74 percent in August 2014. WPI data was released on 15th September 2014 from which this fact came out. In August 2013 it was 6.99 percent.

India's travel planning engine tripgator.com in partnership with Ministry of Tourism has been launched. It has been created by IT firm WorthYourHolidays.

RBI closed down six Urban Cooperative Banks which were suspected of being used to route illegal money. RBI didn‟t disclose the names of these UCBs.

The Reserve Bank of India on 9 September 2014 decided to fix the upper age limit at 70 years for M.D and CEO in private sector banks.

To expedite credit decisions, RBI asked banks to set a timeline to process loans. However, RBI didn‟t set any particular time frame for it.

India's CAD (Current Account Deficit) for the current financial year is expected to be 36.7 billion dollar or 1.8% of GDP.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 1 September 2014 issued guidelines on implementation of Basel III Capital Regulations. The issued guidelines are to facilitate raising of non-equity regulatory capital instruments by banks under Basel III framework. The guidelines are applicable with immediate effect from 1 September 2014.

Union Finance Ministry on 20 August 2014 ordered a forensic audit of the state-run Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) and Dena Bank. The audit was ordered following reports that some Mumbai-based branches of the two banks OBC and Dena Bank had siphoned off 180 crore rupees and 256 crore rupees respectively, from their fixed deposit customers.

Union Textiles Ministry signed MoU with Flipkart to provide online marketing platform to handloom weavers to boost the sector.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) Panel on 20 August 2014 decided to lower the threshold limit for imposing GST on entities to 10 lakhs rupees from the proposed 25 lakhs rupees. This was decided at the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST meet headed by Chairman Abdul Rahim in New Delhi. Abdul Rahim is the Finance Minister of Jammu & Kashmir.

Union Government re-launched Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana for the benefit of citizens aged 60-year and above and provide financial security to them.


The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on 25 August 2014 imposed a combined penalty of more than 2500 crore rupees on 14 car companies the highest penalty of around 1346 crore rupees has been imposed on Tata Motors. The major companies on which the penalty has been imposed include Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Mahindra, Toyota, General Motors and Honda.

The Reserve Bank of India on 21 August 2014 released its annual report for 2013-14. In its report. RBI suppressed the fear of drought stating that 'its way better than 2009' and the gaps in the fiscal and current accounts are most likely to remain contained in 2014-15. The report covers (i) the assessment of the macroeconomic performance during 2013-14 and the prospects for 2014-15, and (ii) the working and operations of the Reserve Bank and its financial accounts for the year 2013-14.

The Reserve Bank of India on 21 May 2014 allowed banks to provide loans to exporters with tenures of up to 10 years.

Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) was included in the second schedule of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934. It was announced by RBI in a notification issued. Total number of scheduled commercial banks in India now are 90.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made easy the gold import norms under the 20: 80 Scheme.Under the 20:80 Scheme, Star trading houses and premier trading houses, which are registered as nominated agencies by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) now can import gold.

Easing norms for functioning of overseas branches of Indian banks, the Reserve Bank has permitted them to offer structured financial and derivative products, a move that would help in improving their income.

India-born Hinduja brothers, Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja, have emerged as the richest men in Britain with a net wealth of 11.9 billion pounds (about $20 billion).

The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, has decided that Indian companies will not be permitted to raise External Commercial Borrowings from overseas branches or subsidiaries of Indian banks for refinance or repayment of the Rupee loans raised from domestic banking system.

BHARAT BILL PAYMENT SYSTEM

Bill payment is a major component of the retail payment transactions. The Committee to study the Feasibility of Implementation of GIRO based Payment Systems (Chairman: Shri G. Padmanabhan, Executive Director, RBI) (2013) had estimated that over 30,800 million bills amounting to Rs.6223 billion are generated each year in the top 20 cities in the country. Though various forms of payments are accepted, cash and cheque payments continue to be predominant, particularly at the Billers‟ Own Collection Point.

Based on the public comments received on the recommendations of the GAG, these draft guidelines

are being issued for implementation of the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) in the country. The Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) will function as a tiered structure for operating the bill

payment system in the country with a single brand image providing convenience of „anytime anywhere‟ bill payment to customers.

NEW BANKING LICENSE

In April, RBI issued in-principle licences to infrastructure financier IDFC and micro lender Bandhan. These entities will have to start operations within 18 months from the time they secured the licences.

The approval of licences for IDFC Ltd (IDFC.NS) and Bandhan Financial Services marks the start of a cautious experiment for a sector dominated by lethargic state lenders, many of which are reluctant to expand into rural areas or towns where banking penetration is low. No new Indian bank has been formed since Yes Bank (YESB.NS) in 2004.


RUPAY PAYMENT GATEWAY

RuPay is an Indian domestic card scheme conceived and launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

It was created to fulfill the Reserve Bank of India‟s desire to have a domestic, open loop, and multilateral system of payments in India

The IndiaPay scheme was conceived by the National Payments Corporation of India as an alternative to the MasterCard and Visa card schemes.

The RuPay card was launched on 26 March 2012. On 8 May 2014, RuPay has been dedicated to India by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at

Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. RuPay cards are accepted at all PoS terminals in India. Payments Banks and Small Banks The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set a minimum paid-up capital of Rs.100 crore for those who

wish to set up payments and small banks. The promoters will have to have an initial minimum capital of at least 40 per cent.

BITCOIN

Bitcoin is a digital currency created in 2009. It follows the ideas set out in a white paper by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, whose true identity has yet to be verified. Bitcoin offers the promise of lower transaction fees than traditional online payment mechanisms and is operated by a decentralized authority, unlike government issued currencies.

There are no physical Bitcoins, only balances associated with public and private keys. These balances are kept on a public ledger, along with all Bitcoin transactions, that is verified by a massive amount of computing power.

Bitcoin is a software-based online payment system described by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 and introduced as open-source software in 2009.

BRICS BANK

The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is multilateral development bank operated by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as an alternative to the existing US-dominated World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

The New Development Bank was agreed to by BRICS leaders at the 5th BRICS summit held in Durban, South Africa on 27 March 2013.

On 15 July 2014, the first day of the 6th BRICS summit held in Fortaleza, Brazil, the group of emerging economies signed the long-anticipated document to create the $100 billion BRICS Development Bank and a reserve currency pool worth over another $100 billion.

Shanghai was selected as the headquarters after competition from New Delhi and Johannesburg. An African regional center will be set up in Johannesburg.

The first president will be from India, the inaugural Chairman of the Board of directors will come from Brazil and the inaugural chairman of the Board of Governors will be Russian.

The bank will have starting capital of $50 billion, with capital increased to $100 billion over time. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will initially contribute $10 billion each to bring the total to $50 billion. Each member cannot increase its share of capital without all other 4 members agreeing. This was a primary requirement of India. The bank will allow new members to join but the BRICS capital share cannot fall below 55%.

FDI LIMITS

Defence - Raised to 49% from 26% Pension - 49%

Insurance - Raised to 49% from 26% Print Media - 26%

Civil Aviation - 49% Public Sec. Banks - 20%

Private Sec. Banks - 74% Multi Brand - 51%


Single Brand - 100% Tourism - 100%

Agriculture- 100% Airlines/Aviation – 49%

Tourism- 100% Special Economic Zones- 100%

BANKS, THEIR HEAD OFFICES & CMD

Name of the Bank Head Office CMD

Allahabad Bank Kolkata Rakesh Sethi

Andhra Bank Hyderabad C.V.R. Rajendran

Bank of Baroda Baroda -----------------

Bank of India Mumbai Vijayalakshmi R Iyer

Bank of Maharashtra Pune Shri Sushil Muhnot

Bharatiya Mahila Bank New Delhi Usha Ananthasubrahamiam

Canara Bank Bengaluru ---------------------

Central Bank of India Mumbai Shri Rajeev Rishi

Corporation Bank Mangalore Shri Sadhu Ram Bansal

Dena Bank Mumbai Shri Ashwani Kumar

Indian Bank Chennai T.M.Bhasin

Indian Overseas Bank Chennai M. Narendra

Oriental Bank of Commerce New Delhi S.L.Bansal

Punjab and Sindh Bank New Delhi Shri Devender pal singh

Punjab National Bank New Delhi K.R. Kamath

State Bank of India Mumbai Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya

Syndicate Bank Manipal ------------------------

Union Bank of India Mumbai Shri Arun Tiwari

United Bank of India Kolkata ---------

UCO Bank Kolkata Arun Kaul

Vijaya Bank Bangalore Shri.V Kannan

BANKS TAGLINES

Public Sector Banks

State Bank Group Pure banking nothing else; With you all the way

Allahabad Bank A tradition of trust

Andhra Bank Much more to do, with YOU in focus

Bank of Baroda India‟s international bank

Bank of India Relationships beyond banking

Bank of Maharashtra One family one bank

Canara Bank Together We Can

Central Bank of India Build A Better Life Around Us

Corporation Bank Prosperity for All

Dena Bank Trusted Family Bank

IDBI Bank Banking for All

Indian Bank Taking banking technology to the common man

Indian Overseas Bank Good people to grow with


Oriental Bank of Commerce Where every individual is committed

Punjab National Bank A Name you can Bank Upon

Syndicate Bank Your faithful & friendly financial partner

UCO Bank Honours Your Trust

Union Bank of India Good People to Bank with

United Bank of India The Bank that begins with U

Vijaya Bank A Friend You can Bank Upon

PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS

Axis Bank Everything is the same except the name

Bank of Rajasthan Dare to dream

Catholic Syrian Bank Support all the way

Centurion Bank of Punjab To rejoice working, join us

City Union Bank Trust and Excellence since 1904

Dhanalakshmi Bank Tann. Mann. Dhan.

Federal Bank Your perfect banking partner

HDFC Bank We understand your world

ICICI Bank Hum hain na!!

IndusInd Bank We Make You Feel Richer

ING Vysya Bank Jiyo easy

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Serving to Empower

Karnataka Bank Your family bank across India

Karur Vysya Bank Smart way to bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank Lets make money simple

Laxmi Vilas Bank The Changing Face of Prosperity

Nainital Bank Banking with personal touch

Saraswat Bank Service to the Common Man!

South Indian Bank Experience Next Generation Banking

Yes Bank Experience our expertise

FOREIGN BANKS

ABN-AMRO Bank Making More Possible

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Our Vision. Your Future.

Bank of Ceylon BOC-the Bank you can trust

BNP Paribas Bank The bank for a changing world

Citi Bank The Citi never sleeps

China Trust Commercial Bank We Are Family

Deutsche Bank A Passion to Perform

HSBC The world‟s local bank

JPMorgan Chase Bank The right relationship is everything

Standard Chartered Bank Your Right Partner

Scotia Bank You‟re richer than you think

INDIAN INSURANCES COMPANIES TAGLINES WITH HEADS

1. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA (LIC)

• Tagline - Yogakshemam Vahamyaham • CEO - S.K.Roy


2. MAX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - Aapke Sachhe Advisor • CEO - Rajesh Sud

3. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - India‟s premier general insurance company • CEO- G. Srinivasan

4. SBI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - With Us, You‟re Sure • CEO- Arijit Basu

5. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - Rest Assured with Us • CEO - Milind A Kharat

6. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - Prithvi, Agni, Jal, Akash, Sabki Suraksha Hamare Paas • Chairman - AK Saxena

7. KOTAK MAHINDRA OLD MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE LIMITED

• Tagline - Faidey ka Insurance • Chairman- Gaurang Shah

8. MAX NEWYORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - Karo Zyada ka Iraada

9. APOLLO MUNICH HEALTH INSURANCE

• Tagline - We know Healthcare. • CEO- Anthony Jacob and Chairman- Prathap C Reddy)

10. FUTURE GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE

• Tagline - Ek Shagun Zindagi Ke Naam • Chairman- G N Bajpai and CEO- Munish Sharda

11. AVIVA INDIA LIFE INSURANCE

• Tagline - Kal par Control • CEO- T R Ramachandaran

12. TATA AIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - You click, we cover • Chairman- Ishaat Hussain

13. ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - Zimmedari ka humsafar • CEO- Sandeep Bakshi

14. HDFC STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - Sar utha Ke Jiyo • CEO - Amitabh Chaudhary, Vibha Padalkar

15. BAJAJ ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - Jiyo Befiqar • CEO- Anuj Agarwal


16. BIRLA SUN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - Muskurate Raho • CEO- Pankaj Razdan

17. MAX BUPA HEALTH INSURANCE

• Tagline - Your Health First • Chairman- Anuroop Singh

18. EXIDE LIFE INSURANCE INDIA COMPANY (EARLIER KNOWN AS ING VYSYA

LIFE INSURANCE INDIA COMPANY) –

• Tagline - Adding Life to Insurance • Chairman- Rajan Raheja and CEO- Kshitij Jain

19. PNB METLIFE INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

• Tagline - Have you met life today? • CEO- Tarun Chugh)

UNION MINISTERS (2014)

Cabinet Ministers of India 2014 Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space; All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

Narendra Modi

Home Affairs Rajnath Singh

External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj

Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley

Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu

Road Transport and Highways, Shipping Nitin Jairam Gadkari

Defence Manohar Parrikar

Railways Suresh Prabhu

Law & Justice D.V. Sadananda Gowda

Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharati

Minority Affairs Dr. Najma A. Heptulla

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Kalraj Mishra

Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananthkumar

Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad

Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda

Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Anant Geete

Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Mines, Steel Narendra Singh Tomar

Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation Chaudhary Birender Singh

Tribal Affairs Jual Oram

Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh

Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot

26Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani

Science and Technology, Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan


Ministers of State with Independent Charge Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs

General V.K. Singh

Planning (Independent Charge), Defence Inderjit Singh Rao

Textiles (Independent Charge) Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Bandaru Dattatreya

Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy

AAYUSH (Independent Charge), Health & Family Welfare Shripad Yesso Naik

Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) Dharmendra Pradhan

Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal

Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) Prakash Javadekar

Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)

Piyush Goyal

Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space

Dr. Jitendra Singh

Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman

Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma

Ministers of State Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Drinking Water & Sanitation Ram Kripal Yadav

Home Affairs Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Sanwar Lal Jat

Agriculture Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya

Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh

Chemicals & Fertilizers Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises G.M. Siddeshwara

Railways Manoj Sinha

Panchayati Raj Nihalchand

Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha

Road Transport & Highways, Shipping Radhakrishnan P.

Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju

Social Justice & Empowerment Krishan Pal

Agriculture Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan

Tribal Affairs Manuskhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Dadarao Danve

Mines, Steel Vishnu Deo Sai

Rural Development Sudarshan Bhagat

Human Resource Development Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria

Science and Technology, Earth Science Y.S. Chowdary

Finance Jayant Sinha

Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Babul Supria (Babul Supriyo) Baral

Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

Social Justice & Empowerment Vijay Sampla


SUMMITS

12TH ASEAN-INDIA SUMMIT Held in:- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Held on:- 12 November 2014. The summit was held on the sidelines of 25th ASEAN Summit. The summit was attended by the President of Myanmar, Thein Sein, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and by all Heads of State/ Government of ASEAN Member States.

9TH EAST ASIA SUMMIT Held in:- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Held on:- 13 November 2014 The summit was held on the sidelines of the 25th ASEAN Summit. The Summit was chaired by the President of Myanmar, U Thein Sein.

83RD INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Held at:- Grimaldi Forum in Monaco Held during:- 3 November to 7 November 2014. The theme was Turn Back Crime: 100 Years of International Police Cooperation. The general assembly was opened with a Ministerial meeting bringing together justice, security and home affairs ministers from some 100 countries.

25TH ASEAN SUMMIT Held in:- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Held during:- 12 November 2014 to 13 November 2014. Summit was held under the theme of Moving forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community. About ASEAN: ASEAN was established in 1967 by the five founding fathers, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Later, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Cambodia also joined the group. The first ASEAN Summit was held in Bali, Indonesia in 1976.

NINTH G-20 SUMMIT OF MAJOR ECONOMIES Held in:- Brisbane, Australia Held During:- 15 to 16 November 2014. The next summit will be hosted by Turkey in Antalya on 10 November 2015. The summit focused on promoting economic growth and set the target of boosting global growth by 2 percent in five years.

INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE 2014 Held at:- Lumbini, Nepal Held during:- 15 November to 18 November 2014. Objective:- to preserve Buddhist culture and heritage. The conference was held with a joint initiative of Nepal Theravada Buddhist Academy and Myanmar Sitagu International Buddhist Academy.

7TH SUMMIT ON GLOBAL AGENDA Held in:- UAE Held during:- 9 November 2014 to 11 November 2014. The Summit on the Global Agenda for the year 2014 was organized by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the Government of the United Arab Emirates and Government of Dubai. The Summit was held under the theme Shaping the Transformations of the World and in partnership with the Government of the United Arab Emirates.

22ND APEC SUMMIT Held in:- Beijing, China


Held on:- 9 November 2014- 11 November 2014. The summit was held under the theme of Shaping the Future through Asia-Pacific Partnership. The summit was concluded on 11 November 2014. The summit issued the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Declaration - Beijing Agenda for an Integrated, Innovative and Interconnected Asia-Pacific.

29TH INDIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT Held in:- New Delhi Held during:- 4 November 2014 to 6 November 2014 The World Economic Forum (WEF) in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted the India Economic Summit. The summit was held under the theme, Redefining Public-Private Cooperation for a New Beginning. Union Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the events.

UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT 2014 Held at:- UN headquarters in New York Held on:- 23 September 2014 The summit talks are separate from the negotiations held under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to negotiate 1997 Kyoto Protocol. UNFCCC will culminate with the Paris conference in December 2015.

6TH BRICS SUMMIT

It was hosted by Brazil, as the first host country of the current five-year summit cycle. Host city was Fortaleza. Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was a special guest of the summit. Date- 14 July 2014–16 July 2014 Core BRICS members Brazil Dilma Rousseff President Russia Vladimir Putin President India Narendra Modi Prime Minister China Xi Jinping President South Africa Jacob Zuma President

BUSINESS 20 (B20) AUSTRALIA SUMMIT

Held in – Sydney On- 18 July Chaired by- Richard Goyder, Managing Director and CEO of Wesfarmers. The business leaders of G20 met in this summit.

SAARC MONSOON INITIATIVE PROGRAMME NATIONAL WORKING GROUP

Organised in – Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh The monsoon initiative is the part of Thimphu Statement on Climate Change adopted at the16th SAARC summit in Thimphu in 2010. Held on – 20 June 2014

ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION (OSCE) – JAPAN

CONFERENCE

Held in – Tokyo Date- 17 June 2014 The two-day Conference was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

ATOMEXPO-2014 NUCLEAR ENERGY FORUM

Date- 9 to 11 June 2014 Held in – Moscow The first ATOMEXPO was held in 2009 and is an initiative of Russia‟s State Nuclear Energy Corporation Rosatom.


40TH G-7 SUMMIT 2014

Held in- Brussels Date- 4 June 2014 – 5 June 2014 It was the first time that the EU hosted a G7 summit. Originally, a G8 summit was scheduled to take place in Sochi (Russia) in early June 2014 under a Russian presidency. Due to the Russian Federation's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the G7 leaders decided to meet in Brussels on 4-5 June 2014 in the G7 format instead.

BIMSTEC SUMMIT

3rd BIMSTEC summit 2014: Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar) 4th BIMSTEC summit will be held in Nepal.

INDIA’S RANKING

Global Environment Performance Index, 2014 155

Global Hunger Index 2013 63

Intellectual Property (IP) Environment 2014 25 (Us Ranked On The Top)

World Press Freedom Index 2014 ‐ 140 /180 Countries

World's Best Countries For Doing Business, 2014 134

Global Peace Index, 2014 143

World Prosperity Index, 2013 106

Human Development Report, 2013 136

Global Corruption Index, 2013 94

Global Competitiveness Index 2013 ‐ 60 For 2013 (Switzerland Is At The Top)

MOU SIGNED BY INDIA WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

The Union Ministry of MSME and ILO on 3 November 2014 signed a MoU to support the Make in India Initiative of Union Government.

India and China agreed to create a Joint Working Group to promote facilitation in the film sector. This group will meet on the sidelines of IFFI 2014 at Goa.

At the invitation of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi paid a State Visit to Bhutan from 15-16 June 2014.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the Foundation Stone of the 600 Megawatt Kholongchu Hydropower Project which is a Joint Venture project between the Indian and Bhutanese PSUs, SJVNL and Druk Green Power Corporation. The Project is located in Trashiyangtse in Eastern Bhutan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Supreme Court building in Bhutan which was constructed with assistance from the Government of India amounting to Rs./Nu. 793.545 million.

Government of India conveyed its decision to exempt Bhutan from any ban or quantitative restrictions on exports of following items:- Milk powder, Wheat, Edible oil, Pulses and Non-basmati rice.

In keeping with the emphasis on capacity building and education, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced the doubling of the Nehru-Wangchuck scholarship to Rs./Nu. 20 million per year.

India and Vietnam signed seven pacts to further strengthen their strategic partnership in key sectors. These pacts included two agreements, a letter of intent and four MOU. Which are as follows-

1. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters 2. MoU on 100 million dollar Line of Credit for Defence Procurement 3. MoU between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the field of Animal Health


4. MoU between National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of India and Directorate of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Cooperation in the Field of Setting up of Pangasius Breeding and Farming in India 5. MoU between the Ministry of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports of the Republic of India and the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Cooperation in Youth Affairs 6. Letter of Intent between ONGC Videsh Limited, India and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) 7. MoU between Jet Airways (India) and Vietnam Airlines Company Limited

The Odisha government has signed an agreement with the TiE Silicon Valley as part of its efforts to develop the state as an IT hub and attract US investment. The agreement was signed as a part of state's efforts to develop it an IT hub and attract US investment.

India and Nepal Signed 3 Agreements Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 August met Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala in Kathmandhu,

the captital of Nepal. Later, three agreements were signed between India and Nepal, in the presence of the two Prime Ministers. Under the first agreement, India will provide a grant assistance worth NRs 69 million to supply iodated salt to curb goitre and other diseases related with iodine deficiency. The second agreement was regarding the amendment of Articles 17 and 18 of the Pancheswor Multiple Project. The third agreement is about cooperation between Nepal Television and Doordarshan, the state-owned television stations of both the countries.

India and Czech Republic Signed MoU On Technical Cooperation In Railways India and Czech Republic on 19 August 2014 signed a MOU (MoU) on technical cooperation in railway

sector. This MoU was signed between the Union Ministry of Railways and Czech Railways (Ceske Drahy) of the Czech Republic and Association of Czech Railway Industry (ACRI) of the Czech Republic.

MOU between India and Japan An mou was signed related with Varanasi, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents in the Lok

Sabha, will be developed into a „smart city‟ by using the experience of Kyoto, the ‟smart city‟ of Japan.

MOU between India and China MOU between the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs of the People's Republic of China on Opening a New Route for Indian Pilgrimage (Kailash Mansarovar Yatra) to the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China

MOU between Ministry of Railways of the Government of Republic of India and the Government of People‟s Republic of China on strengthening cooperation in Railways

Action Plan between Ministry of Railways of the Government of Republic of India and the National Railway Administration of the Government of People‟s Republic of China on strengthening cooperation in Railways

Five year Trade and Economic Development Plan between Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Commerce of the Government of the People‟s Republic of China

Agreed Minutes of the Tenth Session of India-China Joint Economic Group Agreement on Audio-Visual Co-production between The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of

the Republic of India and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of The People's Republic of China

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People‟s Republic of China On mutual administrative assistance and co-operation in Customs matters.

MOU between ISRO and China NSA(National Space Administration) on Cooperation in the Peaceful use of Space.

MOU between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Culture of the People‟s Republic of China on Strengthening the Exchange and Cooperation between Cultural Institutions.

MOU on Cooperation between National Book Trust of the Republic of India and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of The People's Republic of China


UNION BUDGET 2014-15

Income tax exemption limit raised by Rs 50,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh and for senior citizens to Rs 3 lakh Exemption limit for investment in financial instruments under 80C raised to Rs 1.5 lakh from Rs 1

lakh. Investment limit in PPF raised to Rs 1.5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh Deduction limit on interest on loan for self-occupied house raised to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1.5 lakh. Kisan Vikas Patra to be reintroduced, National Savings Certificate with insurance cover to be

launched Long term capial gain tax for mutual funds doubled to 20 pc; lock-in period increased to 3 years Mandatory wage ceiling of subscription to EPS (Employee Pension Scheme) raised from Rs 6,500 to

Rs 15,000 Minimum pension increased to Rs 1,000 per month LCD, LED TV become cheaper Cigarettes, pan masala, tobacco, and aerated drinks become costlier. New projects 5 IIMs to be opened in HP, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan 5 more IITs in Jammu, Chattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. 4 more AIIMS like institutions to come up in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha in Maharashtra

and Poorvanchal in Uttar Pradesh 12 medical college will be set up in different parts of the country. Govt proposes to launch 'Digital India‟ programme to ensure broad band connectivity at village level Kisan TV for farmers, Arun Prabha TV for northeast. National Rural Internet and Technology Mission for services in villages and schools, training in IT

skills proposed Govt proposes Ultra Modern Super Critical Coal Based Thermal Power Technology A project on the river Ganga called „Jal Marg Vikas‟ for inland waterways between Allahabad and

Haldia; Rs 4,200 crore set aside for the purpose. EPFO to launch the “Uniform Account Number” Service for contributing members. New programme “Neeranchal” to give impetus to watershed development in the country with an

initial outlay of Rs. 2142 crores. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana to generate awareness and help in improving the efficiency of

delivery of welfare services meant for women. Free Drug Service and Free Diagnosis Service to achieve “ Health For All” Two National Institutes of Ageing to be set up at AIIMS, New Delhi and Madras Medical College,

Chennai.

RAIL BUDGET 2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

No new increase in passenger fares and freight charges Bullet train in Mumbai-Ahmedabad sector 5 new jansadharan trains . Diamond quadrilateral for high speed trains Plan to hike speed of trains to 160-200 km/hr in 9 sectors Online booking to support 7,200 tickets per minute; to allow 1.2 lakh users log in simultaneously Setting up of Railway University for both technical and non-technical subjects. Tie up with technical institutions for introducing railway oriented subjects for graduation and skill

development. Short duration courses for ground level officers. Exposure to specialized areas like high-speed, heavy haul operations, etc., for all level of staff and

officials at institutes in India and abroad. Per capita contribution to Staff Benefit Fund increased from ` 500 to 800. Special scheme for meritorious wards of railway persons. Passenger centric focus to urban transport infrastructure by coordinating with other transport

Ministries and Urban Bodies. 864 additional state-of-the-art EMUs for Mumbai in two years.


Study to explore possibility of enhancing existing IR network of Bengaluru for meeting better connectivity needs of Bengaluru city with its suburban areas and

hinterland. 5 new Jansadharan trains to be introduced. 5 Premium and 6 AC trains to be introduced. 27 new Express trains to be introduced. 8 new passenger services, 5 DEMU services and 2 MEMU services to be introduced and run of 11

trains to be extended. Byyappanahalli in Bengaluru area to be developed as a coaching terminal. Reservation system to be revamped, ticket-booking through mobile phones, post offices to be

popularised Online platform for unreserved tickets Combo parking-platform tickets at stations Women RPF Constables to escort ladies coaches; 4,000 women constables to be inducted Retiring room facility to be extended to all stations Battery operated cars for differently-abled and senior citizens at major stations Feedback services through IVRS on quality of food Food can be ordered through SMS, phone; Food courts at major stations Cleanliness budget up by 40 per cent over last year CCTVs to be used at stations for monitoring cleanliness Setting up of corpus fund for stations‟ upkeep; RO drinking water in some stations and trains Automatic door closing in mainline and sub-urban coaches 58 new trains and extension of 11; 864 additional EMUs to be introduced in Mumbai over 2 years FDI in railway projects, except in operations FDI, domestic investments in rail infrastructure Office-on-Wheels: Internet & workstation facilities on select trains WiFi in A1, A category stations and in select trains Railways university for technical and non-technical subjects Some stations to be developed to international standards through PPP model Parcel traffic to be segregated to separate terminals to make passenger traffic unhindered Loss per passenger per kilometer up from 10 per cent in 2000-01 to 23 per cent in 2012-13 Solar energy to be tapped at major stations Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 65,455 crore for 2014-15 Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs. 149,176 crore.

LEADER VISITS

President Pranab Mukherjee visited Bhutan on 7-8 November 2014 to strengthen ties between the two countries. This is the first bilateral visit by a President of India to Bhutan in 26 years.

President Pranab Mukherjee visited Norway from 13 to 14 October 2014. He became the first Indian head of state to visit Norway and first president to cross the Arctic Circle. He was invited for a ceremonial reception at the Royal Palace in Oslo and held talks with King Harald V.

Founder of social site Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg arrived in New Delhi on a two day visit from 9 October to 10 October 2014. His aim behind the visit is to take help of India in connecting people of the world.

Turkmenistan President Berdymukhamedov Visited China. Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov visited China from 11 – 14 May 2014. During

his four day visit, Berdymukhamedov met China Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Beijing, China Foreign Minister Wang Yi Visited India China Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India from 8 – 9 June 2014. During his two day visit, he met

Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi and discussed a wide range of issues related to trade, economy, border and people to people exchanges.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Brazil Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Brazil to attend the 6th BRICS Summit in Fortaleza,

Brazil from 15 – 16 July 2014. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Nepal


Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Nepal on 3-4 August 2014. During the visit, Narendra Modi met Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala in Kathmandhu, the captital of Nepal. The two leaders discussed various issues including Nepal‟s peace process and constitution-drafting process as well as economic issues. After the talks, Modi and Koirala witnessed the signing of three agreements.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhuatn. This was PM's first foreign trip since assuming charge. During Modi's tour, both countries reaffirmed their commitment to extensive development cooperation and discussed ways to further enhance economic ties.

President Pranab Mukherjee paid a visit to Vietnam from 14-17 September 2014. President Pranab Mukherjee held bilateral talks with President Truong Tan Sang on 15 September 2014, who also hosted a state banquet.

The Presidents jointly inaugurated the Center for Indian Studies at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration.

COMMITTEES

Union Government constituted Vishwanathan committee to provide Bankruptcy code for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The committee was formed under the Union Finance Ministry. The committee will be headed by former Lok Sabha secretary-general and former law secretary T K Vishwanathan. The committee will prepare a report on corporate bankruptcy framework for SMEs by February 2015.

The Supreme Court appointed high-powered committee headed by Professor NR Madhava Menon submitted its report to the court on 6 October 2014. The committee in its report has framed guidelines to regulate expenditure and contents of advertisements paid out of tax payers' money.

The Supreme Court of India formed a five member committee to evaluate the damage caused by devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in September 2014.

H Devaraj Committee reported that most of the deemed universities are not fit for being a university. It said that out of 41 C category deemed universities only 10 universities are found to be fit for being a university.

Union Finance Minister constituted H R Khan panel to assess unclaimed deposits in the PPF accounts.

Bombay High Court on 2 September 2014 set up V V Daga Committee to conduct forensic audit of NSEL and liquidate the assets of its defaulting borrowers in the over 5500 crore rupees payments scam. V V Daga is a retired judge of Bombay High Court.

H Devaraj Committee reported that most of the deemed universities are not fit for being a university. It said that out of 41 C category deemed universities only 10 universities are found to be fit for being a university.

Sivaramakrishnan committee constituted by the Union Government to suggest the place to build the capital city of Andhra Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 August 2014 set up a Ramanujam committee to identify obsolete laws.

The Union Government decided to appoint former RBI governor Bimal Jalan as the head of the Expenditure Management Commission.

Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 19 July 2014 constituted R S Sharma Expert Committee on Cost Records and Cost Audits.

SC has appointed a former Justice SB Sinha commission to probe the 2006 Meerut Fire tragedy. It will summit its report by 31 January 2015.

Committee Set Up On Uttarakhand Floods : The committee headed by AK Ganju (Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission, Patna).

JS Mathur committee : to revise Newspaper Advertisement Rates K. Ratna Prabha : Committee on indecent depiction of women in media. Mukul Mudgal Committee: looking into US giant Walmart‟s lobbying activities to enter India MBN Rao Committee: to prepare the blueprint of India‟s first women‟s bank S. K. Srivastava Committee: to formulate a policy on public-private partnership model to raise coal

output. K M Chandrasekhar Committee – for rationalization of foreign investment norms


Arvind Mayaram Committee – for giving clear definitions to FDI and FII. Janakiraman Committee – To investigate the security transactions of the bank RS Gujral Committee – suggest measures to boost MSME exports. MS Ahluwalia committee – to evaluate aspects related to set up of Nalanda University. Sitakant Mahapatra committee- for inclusion of Bhojpuri language in eighth schedule of constitution N. R. Narayana Murthy committee – for evaluation of corporate sector participation in Higher

Education. C. Rangarajan committee – for poverty scale estimates in the country MB Shah committee – for inspection of illegal mining activities N Rangachary committee – to examine taxation policies for I.T. sector Parthasarathi Shome committee – implementation of GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rule). Deepak Parekh committee – for Financing Infrastructure sector Naresh Chandra committee – 14 member task force on security issues Bhandari Committee – Reconstruction of RRBs

NEW APPOINTMENTS

Farhan Akhtar became the first male ever to be chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women from South Asia.

Indian-American Aditi Hardikar was appointed to a key White House position as liaison with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Former Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer K C Reddy was appointed as the member of United Nations (UN) probe panel on Gaza.

The Bar Council of India (BCI) re-elected Mannan Kumar Mishra and S. Prabakaran as Chairman and Co-chairman respectively.

The Union Government appointed GS Sandhu as Chairman of National Chemical Weapon Convention.

Haryana Government was appointed Baldev Raj Mahajan, senior advocate, Punjab and Haryana High Court, as Advocate General (AG) with immediate effect.

An Indian-originated radiographer Dr Fawzia Peer was elected as the president of ISRRT. Senior IRS officer Anita Kapur was appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct

Taxes (CBDT). The Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti was appointed as first woman chief of CERN particle physics

research centre. Government appointed Gujarat-cadre Hasmukh Adhia as the Financial Services Secretary. He has

succeeded GS Sandhu. Rajiv Mehrishi took charge as Union Finance Secretary under the Union Ministry of Finance. Lokesh Chandra appointed as chairman of India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Vice President of Zambia Guy Scott was appointed as acting President by the Zambia government. Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar was elected Vice-President (VP) of Asia Pacific Broadcasting

Union (ABU) in Macau. Surya Prakash was appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board for a term of three years. Sandeep Saxena was appointed as new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tamil Nadu. The former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh was designated as the head of Future Earth Engagement

Committee. Indian-American Anita M Singh was appointed as Chief of Staff and Counselor in the National

Security Division (NSD) of the US Justice Department. Vanita Gupta Indian-American attorney appointed temporary head of Department of Justice‟s civil

rights division. Union Urban Development Ministry appointed PSN Rao as the new Chairman of the Delhi Urban Art

Commission. He succeeds Raj Rewal. US-based economist Arvind Subramanian appointed as Chief Economic Advisor in the Union

Finance Ministry for a period of three years on contract basis. Gautham Roy was appointed as the new Managing Director of CPCL. Khaled Bahah was appointed as Prime Minister of Yemen.


Aamir Khan was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in South Asia. Kalpana Morparia was appointed as first woman director of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). Georgetown University appointed Pratima Dharm, as the first Hindu chaplain to serve the religious

needs of its Hindu students. Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) approved the appointment of Cramer Ball as Chief Executive

Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways. Lalitha Kumaramangalam was appointed as new chief of National Commission for Women. US President Barack Obama nominated Richard Rahul Verma as the next US Ambassador to India. Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed Le Yucheng as China's new Ambassador to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Adil Zainulbhai as the Chairman of Quality Council of India. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was appointed as UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate

change The International Economic Association (IEA) appointed Kaushik Basu as president-elect of IEA. Indian-origin Antara Haldar on 15 September 2014 became first non-European law lecturer at

Cambridge University. Meghalaya Governor, Dr. Krishan Kant Paul was sworn–in as the Governor of Manipur at the Raj

Bhawan Durbar Hall in Imphal. Narendra Ambwani on 12 September 2014 elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council

of India (ASCI). ACC appointed Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra Garg was appointed as the Executive Director in

World Bank for a tenure of three years. Chandrakala Padia was on 5 September 2014 appointed as first women chairperson of Indian

Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS). Ravindra Nath on 4 September 2014 assumed the charge as Chairman and Managing director (CMD)

of National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC). P Sathasivam appointed as the new Governor of Kerala. His appointment came after President

accepted resignation of Sheila Dikshit from her office. President Pranab Mukherjee cleared the appointment of Justice H L Dattu as the 42nd CJI. Union Government on 29 August 2014 appointed chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) RN

Ravi as Naga interlocutor. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 25 August 2014 cleared the name of senior IPS

officer Ramesh Chand Tayal as DG of CRPF special Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared name of RN Ravi

for appointment as new chief of JIC. Turkey's ruling party AKP named Finance Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as New Prime Minister of Turkey Thailand coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand by junta-picked

National Legislative Assembly (NLA). Senior IRS officer K V Chowdary appointed as new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes

(CBDT). Arvind Gupta, former Indian Foreign Service officer, was appointed as Deputy National Security

Adviser (NSA) SS Mundra took charge as fourth deputy governor of RBI. He was appointed by the government for

three year Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag took over as Chief of Army Staff on 31 July 2014. He succeeded

General Bikram Singh. Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on 30 July 2014 took over as the Chairman of the Chief

of Staff Committee (COSC). Indian megastar, Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed as the horticulture ambassador of

Maharashtra. The Supreme Court on 25 July 2014 appointed R S Cheema as Special Public Prosecutor for trial in

coal blocks allocation scam. Keshari Nath Tripathi was sworn in as 22nd Governor of West Bengal on 24 July 2014. B Ashok on 16 July 2014 took charge as Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the India‟s largest

oil firm. UN Women appointed Emma Watson, the British actress of Harry Potter movie series as Goodwill

Ambassador.


M S Mehta was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Infrastructure. Additional secretary A.K. Dubey on 25 June 2014 was appointed as Chairman of Coal India Limited

with immediate effect. Rajeev Topno was appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ACC headed

by PM Narendra Modi approved the name Veteran BJP leader Kaptan Singh Solanki was appointed as the Governor of Haryana by President

Pranab Mukhejee Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas, Senior Congress MP of Ernakulum Constituency, Kerala was

appointed as Public Accounts Commission Chairman. Rajni Razdan became the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission. M Thambidurai, leader of AIADMK in Lok Sabha, was unanimously elected as Lok Sabha Deputy

Speaker on 13 August 2014 Former Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajit Doval was appointed as the National Security Adviser. Former Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Mr. Nripendra Misra was appointed

as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Mr. Nripendra Misra is a retired IAS officer.

Mr. Mukul Rohatgi was appointed as the 14th Attorney-General of India. He will succeed Goolam Essaji Vahanvati.

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced the appointment of Hiroshi Naka as Vice President and Auditor General of the World Bank Group.

The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee appointed ESL Narasimhan as common Governor of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

R Zeliang was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland. His oath to the office and secrecy was administered by Governor Ashwani Kumar in Kohima.

The former Intelligence Bureau Chief Mr. Rajiv Mathur (64) took over as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).

Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) chose Mr. Narendra Kumar Verma as Managing Director of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL).

Waqar Younis, who is former fast bowler of Pakistan, has been appointed national coach for two years.

CHIEF MINISTERS & GOVERNORS OF INDIAN STATES

S. No. State and U.T. Chief Minister Governor

1 Andaman & Nicobar U.T. A. K. Singh (Lieutenant-Governor)

2 Andhra Pradesh N.Chandrababu Naidu Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan

3 Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki Nirbhay Sharma

4 Assam Shri Tarun Gogoi Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

5 Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi DY Patil

6 Chandigarh U.T. Shri Shivraj V. Patil (Administrator)

7 Chhattisgarh Dr. Raman Singh Shri Balramji Dass Tandon

8 Goa Laxmikant Parsekar Mridula Sinha

9 Gujarat Anandiben Patel Shri Om Prakash Kohli

10 Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar Kaptan Singh Solanki

11 Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh Urmila Singh

12 Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah Narinder Nath Vohra

13 Jharkhand Hemant Soren Dr. Syed Ahmed

14 Karnataka Shri K. Siddaramaiah Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

15 Kerala Shri Oommen Chandy P. Sathasivam

16 Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ram Naresh Yadav

17 Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao

18 Manipur Shri Okram Ibobi Singh K. K. Paul (Acting Governor)


19 Meghalaya Mukul Sangma K. K. Paul

20 Mizoram Pu Lalthanhawla Krishan Kant Paul

21 Nagaland T R Zeliang Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

22 New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal (resigned) Najeeb Jung (Lieutenant-Governor)

23 Odisha Sh. Naveen Patnaik Shri S. C. Jamir

24 Puducherry Shri N. Rangasamy Ajay Kumar Singh (Retd. Lt. General)

25 Punjab Shri Parkash Singh Badal Shri Shivraj Patil

26 Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh

27 Sikkim Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

28 Tamil Nadu O Panneerselvam Konijeti Rosaiah

29 Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao ESL Narasimhan

30 Tripura Shri Manik Sarkar Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

31 Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav Shri Ram Naik

32 Uttarakhand Harish Rawat Aziz Qureshi

33 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee Keshari Nath Tripathi

34 Dadra and Nagar Haveli U.T. Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)

35 Daman and Diu U.T. Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)

36 Lakshadweep U.T. Shri H. Rajesh Prasad

DEATHS

Veteran sports scribe and President of the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai Chandrasekhar P Sant died on 13 November 2014 following a massive heart attack.

Ravi Chopra, director of famous television (TV) show Mahabharata, died in Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai on 12 November 2014.

Noted scholar and JNU professor Mathias Samuel Soundra Pandian died on 10 November 2014 following a sudden heart attack.

Melathu Veettil Raghavan, CMP leader died at the age of 81 due to Parkinsons disease. The electrical equipment maker Havells India Limited group chairman Qimat Rai Gupta passed away on 7

November 2014. Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar died on 3 November 2014 in Mumbai following lung

infection.Amrapurkar started his career as an actor in Marathi theatre, eventually acting and directing nearly fifty plays, before transitioning to films.

English clarinet player Acker Bilk died in Bath, southwestern England following a brief illness. Former Chairman of Union Carbide Corporation Warren M Anderson who was blamed for the 1984

Bhopal gas tragedy died. He was 92. President of Zambia Michael Sata was died in London. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell died in Vermont after battling leukaemia. South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa died after being shot at his girlfriend‟s

house in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg. Freedom fighter Jagdish Sharan Pande died after prolonged illness in Almora, Uttarakhand. He was

95. Well-known Telugu writer and former radio artiste Turaga Janaki Rani died. American actress Elizabeth Pena died on 14 October 2014 in Los Angeles following a brief illness. Veteran journalist Madhav Vittal Kamath died on 9 October 2014 following a cardiac arrest. Russian Stage actor Yuri Lyubimov died in Moscow, Russia. German author Siegfried Lenz died on 7 October 2014. ISIS militants beheaded British aid worker, Alan Henning. In the video, the group claimes that his

death is retaliation for UK strikes against the group. Chief Executive officer (CEO) of total Christophe de Margerie died in Moscow plane crash. British actress and presenter Lynda Bellingham died in London because of colon Cancer.


Sultan Azlan Shah passed away in Ipoh, Malaysia. He was 86 years old. He was best known as The Father of Malaysian hockey. Shah was the 34th ruler of the State of Perak

Sir Jack Brabham, the three-time Formula One world champion passed away at his home in Australia after a long illness. He was 88 years old.

Veteran nuclear scientist and Padma Bhushan recipient, N Srinivasan passed away due to cardiac arrest on 18th May 2014.. He was 84 years old.

Capitan Krishnan Nair, founder of Leela Group of Hotels passed away in Mumbai at the age of 91. He received the Padma Bhushan award in 2010.

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Janardhan Reddy passed away at the age of 80. N Janardhan Reddy, a sitting Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh, served as chief minister from December, 1990 to October, 1992.

Noted Malayalam drama and film actor Chemancherry Narayanan Nair died on 25 August 2014 at Chengottukavu in Kozhikode, Kerala. He was 79.

Oscar-winning British filmmaker and actor Richard Attenborough renowned for his critically-acclaimed biopic on Mahatma Gandhi died in London.

Jnanpith awardee and renowned Kannada writer U R Ananthamurthy died in Bangalore. He was 82. Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Amitava Nandy died on 15 August 2014 in

Kolkata. World-renowned yoga guru Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar died on 20 August 2014. He died

at the age of 96. The founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club Dilbagh Singh died at the age of 81. Daroji Eramma, one of the last exponents of Burra katha died at a private hospital in Bellary,

Karnataka. She was 84. Pran the creator of cartoon character, Chacha Chaudhary died due to cancer of the intestine. He was

75. Theodore Van Kirk, last surviving crewman of the plane that dropped atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan

on 6 August 1945 during the World War II died. Madhukar Singh, an eminent Hindi litterateur died at his residence in village Dharahara of Bhojpur

district Classical singer Sushilarani Patel died due to heart attack. She was 96. She was a recipient Sangeet

Natak Academy award in 2002. Bangladeshi freedom fighter UK Ching died at the age of 86. The Bir Bikram awardee died due to a

brain stroke. Veteran Journalist Sundaram Sankaran died on 19 July 2014. He passed away at his residence in

Kensington. South African Nobel Prize-winning author, Nadine Gordimer died. She wrote several books, of which

two were banned by apartheid regime. Zohra Sehgal died at the age of 102. She was called as the grand old lady of Bollywood due to her

association with it for several decades. Ex-President of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze died after a long illness. He was toppled in 2005 after as

a consequence of the bloodless Rose Revolution. The eminent scholar and biographer of Indian Constitution, Granville Austin died in Washington DC. He

died at the age of 87. A 1936 Berlin Olympics distance runner Louis Zamperini died at the age of 97 after a 40-day battle with

pneumonia. Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde died in a road accident in Delhi. Indologist and Sanskrit scholar Sukumari Bhattacharji who had equal grasp over English and Sanskrit

language died. American poet and author, Maya Angelou died in North Carolina.She became famous with her book I

Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1969. Russi Mody, a Padma Bhusan awardee and management guru who headed Tata Steel died in South

Kolkata at the age of 96. Krishnan Nair, founder of Leela Group of Hotels died at the age of 91 in Mumbai. Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker died at the age of 93 due to illness in Chicago.


DEFENCE

SURFACE-TO-SURFACE NUCLEAR-CAPABLE DHANUSH ballistic missile was test-fired from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014. Dhanush, a naval variant of India‟s indigenously-developed Prithvi missile was fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of the defence force

PRITHVI-II SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE was test-fired on 13 November 2014 at Chandipur, Odisha. The test-fired was part of a regular training exercise of Strategic Force Command of Defence (SFC) and monitored by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).

Prithvi-II was developed indigenously which is nuclear-capable and has a strike range of 350 km. It is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads.

INDO-BANGLADESH JOINT RAFTING EXPEDITION was conducted on the Siyom River in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The expedition was organised by Army Adventure Node Centre, Aalo, under the aegis of 5 Mountain Brigade of Indian Army from 1 October to 3 October 2014.

NUCLEAR CAPABLE AGNI-I missile was successfully test-fired by Strategic Force Command. This has a strike range of 700 km and was tested from a test range at Odisha coast. This is a surface to surface single stage missile.

Agni-I missile weighs 12 tonnes and is approx 15 metre long. It can carry payloads up to 1000 kg and is already a part of Indian Army.

Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted the tests of SUPERSONIC AKASH AIR DEFENCE MISSILES which successfully intercepted the targets. The 700-kg all-weather missile Akash can carry a 60-kg warhead at speeds of up to Mach 2.5.

The 2014 edition of the "SIMBEX 14" series of annual bilateral naval exercises between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), is being conducted in the Andaman Sea from 22 May to 28 May 14.

Brahmos- 290 km range, surface to surface

INS KAMROTA (P28)

Namesake: Kamorta Islands Operator: Indian Navy Commissioned: 23 August 2014 Homeport: Visakhapatnam

INS KOLKATA-

Operator- Indian Navy Commissioned on- 16 august 2014

INDO-NEPAL JOINT MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE CONCLUDED

The militaries of India and Nepal was jointly conducted a Combined Training Exercise, known as Surya Kiran-VII, from 18 – 31 August 2014 near Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand

AWARDS AND HONOURS

Radio Kashmir Jammu won prestigious Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award 2014 for its programme Jeevan Rekha.

President conferred the Jnanpith Award 2013 on eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding contribution towards Indian literature.

The Darjeeling Zoo or the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park was selected for the prestigious International Award The Earth Heroes Award 2014.

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises Meritorious Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Narinder Batra was awarded the prestigious President's Award by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) at Morocco.


Manmohan Singh was chosen for Japan‟s top national award The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers 2014.

Malala Yousafzai, Indira Ranamagar and John Wood won the 2014 World’s Children Prize at a ceremony in Mariestad near Stockholm.

Sir Nicholas Winton was honoured Czech Republic’s Order of the White Lion at the age of 105 by the President of Czech, Milos Zeman.

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes for the year 2014 was announced on 20 October 2014. Ashwika Kapur became first Indian woman to win Wildscreen Panda Award in Best Newcomer category

for her film, Sirocco - how a dud became a stud. Indian-American student Sahil Doshi won the 2014 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge

for his innovative design of an eco-friendly battery. Malala Yousafzai was conferred with the 2014 Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Centre in

Philadelphia. Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege Mukengere won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize. The UK government announced the inaugural Dadabhai Naoroji Awards to honour individuals who

have worked to strengthen the UK-India relationship over the years. The RBI governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan was conferred with Euromoney‟s Central Bank Governor of the

Year Award 2014 in Washington. Indian-origin Singaporean poet and writer KTM Iqbal will be awarded Cultural Medallion, the country's

highest cultural award by the President. Indian Scientist Dr. Kamal Bawa won the prestigious MIDORI Prize in Biodiversity 2014. He was

honoured for his great research that included climate change in the Himalayas. Indian movie Court won Luigi De Laurentiis award for a Debut Feature at the 71st Venice Film Festival.

This movie is written and directed by Indian writer Chaitanya Tamhane. JNU professor Priyadarsi Mukherji was awarded with China Book Award by China. He was honoured for

his excellent work and long term contribution to the translation of Chinese works. India‟s highest peacetime gallantry award ‘Ashoka Chakra’ has been awarded posthumously to Major

Mukund Varadarajan of 44th Battalion of the Rastriya Rifles (22 Rajput). Asma Shirazi, Pakistan’s first female war correspondent and host of popular TV talk shows, was named

2014 Winner of Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism on 22 August. Caparo Group bagged the International Business of the Year award 2014. This award was given at the

Asian Business Awards Midlands in Birmingham. A documentary film, Silent Screams – India's Fight Against Rape won three awards at the 2014 New York

Festivals International TV and Film Awards. This documentary film was directed by Pria Somiah. Guru Hanuman Akhara, a Delhi-based wrestling academy was chosen for the 2014 Rashtritya Khel

Protsahan Puraskar (RKPP). Muzaffar Ali, renowned filmmaker and poet, was presented the 22nd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana

award. Delhi University professor Dr. Sunil Kumar received Global South Award given by International Political

Science Association (IPSA). Manjul Bhargava, an Indian-origin mathematician was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal at the IMU

International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul. President conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards on Arun Jaitley, Dr Karan Singh and Sharad

Yadav in New Delhi. Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd bagged the Core Banking System Initiative Award for the year 2014 at the Asian

Banking and Finance - Retail Banking Awards 2014. The Indian Contingent won five medals in 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPHO2014) held in

Astana, Kazakhstan. Chandi Prasad Bhatt an acclaimed environmentalist and social activist has been awarded with the

prestigious Gandhi Peace prize for 2013. Shah Rukh Khan was conferred with top French civilian award Knight of the Legion of Honor. Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik won the People's Choice prize at the World Cup of Sand Sculpting-

2014 held in the Atlantic City of the US. Slaman Rushdie has been named as the winner of 2014 Pen Pinter Prize for his outstanding literary

output and support for freedom of expression. Indian origin physicist Tejinder Virdee was honoured knighthood Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II.


Malayalam writer C. Radhakrishnan selected for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013 for his novel Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram.

Kolkata Airport won Airport Service Quality Award by Airport Council International in the category of the best improved airport in Asia Pacific Region.

Somasundaram (Airports Authority of India) was conferred the prestigious Bharat Ratna JRD Tata Award 2013 by ASI.

IGI of Delhi is the second best airport in the world for its service quality among the airports handling 25-40 MPPA.

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand G Mahindra became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Harvard Medal.

Vishwanath Tripathi, eminent Hindi writer awarded the prestigious Vyas Samman 2013. Former President APJ Abdul Kalam awarded honorary degree by Edinburgh University. Indian-American chef Vikaram Sunderam won the prestigious James Beard Awards 2014. Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Sik won the 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom

Prize. 2014 CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award presented to NR Narayana Murthy for his remarkable vision

and leadership in the IT sector. An Indian environmental activist, Ramesh Agrawal won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize

that is commonly called as the Green Nobel. John Travolta honoured the Most Popular All Time International Star in India at IIFA awards

SPORTS NEWS

Barcelona Football Club player Luis Suarez received the European Golden Boot Award as being the top scorer of Europe in 2013 season.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was run out for six against West Indies in the fourth ODI in Dharamsala as he overtook Rahul Dravid and became the second highest run getter in ODIs at home. Dhoni has an aggregate of 3407 runs. Dravid's run aggregate is 3406.

India's Virat Kohli joins an elite list of star Ambassadors to provide neccessary support in the build-up to the ICC 2015 World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand between February and March.

Rohit Sharma created history by smashing the highest individual ODI score with a breathtaking knock of 264 as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs in the fourth cricket one-dayer to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.

THE AMBASSADORS FOR ICC CWC 2015 INCLUDES

India‟s - Virat Kohli Australia fast-bowler - Mitchell Johnson New Zealand captain - Brendon McCullum Sri Lanka‟s former captain - Kumar Sangakkara Australia‟s - Shane Watson

Badminton World Federation (BWF) provisionally suspended Malaysian badminton player and World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei due to an apparent anti-doping regulation violation.

Salgaocar FC won Durand Cup and emerged as Durand Cup champion for the third time. It defeated Pune FC by 1-0.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced to raise World Cup prize money by 20 percent. The increase will be implemented from the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Hockey India announced the Hockey India Annual Awards wherein outstanding hockey players in the men‟s and women‟s categories will be awarded the prize money of 25 lakh rupees each.

Indian Hockey team won four match Men's Hockey Test series against Australia by 3-1. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo received his 2013-14 European Golden Boot award at the

Meliá Castilla hotel in Madrid.


Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named as the captain of ICC ODI Team of the Year 2014.

India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar won LG People’s Choice Award 2014. He is the third Indian player to win the coveted prize and overall fourth cricketer to win this prize.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) welcomed the United Nations resolution on Sports as a means to promote education, health, development and peace.

Hockey India President Narinder Batra became a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Executive Board.

Central Zone won the 2014-15 Duleep Trophy title of cricket by defeating South Zone in the finals played at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi with 9 runs. This was the first Duleep title for Central zone in ten seasons and the narrowest win in the tournament‟s history, in terms of runs.

Pankaj Advani won IBSF World Billiards Championship (Point Format) in Bangalore. He won by defeating Robert Hall of the UK with a score of 1928 – 893 in the finals. This is his 12th title in the Timed Format and third Grand double.

Sachin Tendulkar, Indian batting legend and Steve Waugh, former Australian cricket captain entered Bradman Hall of Fame The cricketers were inducted as the 2014 Bradman Honourees at a gala dinner held at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground.

Serena Williams of the US won the Singles title of BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore 2014. In the finals held at Singapore Indoor Stadium, she defeated Simona Halep of Romania 6-3, 6-0.

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri won 900000 US dollar Venetian Macau Golf Open. This was his second title of the year and fifth career win on the Asian Tour.

Sania Mirza of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe won the doubles title of the BNP Paribas Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. The winning Indian-Zimbabwean pair received 500000 US dollars as prize money.

Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad broke the 28-year old record of P T Usha of winning the most medals at a multi-discipline event by an Indian. He achieved this feat at Asian Para Games in Incheon, South Korea.

International Boxing Association (AIBA) provisionally suspended Indian boxer Laishram Sarita Devi for protesting against a controversial verdict, at 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won World Billiards Point Format Championship. In the title clash played at Leeds, United Kingdom, Advani outplayed Singapore‟s Peter Gilchrist, 6-2.

Indian men’s hockey team chief coach Terry Walsh resigned from his post. He resigned due to a pay dispute with the Sports Authority of India (SAI).

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to initiate legal proceedings against West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for abrupt cancellation of their tour to India. It also decided to suspend all bilateral tours between BCCI and West Indies Cricket Board.

Indian batsman Virat Kohli claimed number two slot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings. ICC released its ranking including list of all players of cricket.

India won the 5 match 2014 West Indies tour of India cricket series against West Indies, 2-1. The third and the fifth match of the series were cancelled.

AIBA Executive Committee Bureau formally recognised Boxing India as the provisional AIBA National Federation to represent the sport of boxing in India.

USA on 14 September 2014 won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia. Indian shuttler HS Prannoy won Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold. To grab his maiden Gran Prix

title, he defeated Firman Abdul Kholik 21-11, 22-20. American twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan on 7 September 2014 won the men‟s doubles titles of

the US Tennis Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Marin Cilic of Croatia won the Men‟s Singles title at the US Open after defeating Kei Nishikori of

Japan in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares lifted Mixed Doubles trophy of the US Open after defeating a team of

Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez, 6-1, 2-6, 11-9. India won 5-match ODI series played against England by 3-1. In the series, India won second, third

and fourth match. Lt Colonel Sudhakar Jayant won the gold medal for the third time at World Masters Weightlifting

Championships.


Zimbabwe for the first time in 31 years defeated Australia in the one-day match played at the Harare Sports Club.

Ragala Venkat Rahul won first medal for India at 2nd Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China by winning a silver medal in 77 kg category.

Max Verstappen of Netherlands will become the youngest Formula One (F1) driver in the F1 history when he will compete for the 2015 season.

Japan bagged AFC Women's Asian Football Cup 2014. On 25th May 2014, Japan football team defeated defending champion Australia by 1-0.

On 18th May 2014, Serena Williams of US won the Women's Italian Tennis Open 2014 for the third time. She defeated World No. 11 Sara Errani of Italy by 6-3, 6-0 in the final held in Rome, Italy..

Rafel Nadal and former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova have bagged 2014 Mutua Madrid Masters titles. England's Snooker Player Mark Selby won World Snooker Championship 2014 held in Sheffield,

England. President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 6th Edition of KKM Rural Football Tournament

at Murshidabad district in West Bengal. Hockey India added Hockey Madhya Pradesh as its 23rd associate member. With this, Hockey

Madhya Pradesh. England won the 5-match Pataudi Trophy test-series played against India by 3-1. England achieved

the feat after defeating India. Roger Federer won the won Cincinnati Tennis Open title after defeating David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.

This was 80th career title for Federer. Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan batsman and a former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. Real Madrid FC won the UEFA Football Super Cup, the first European silverware of the season by

defeating Sevilla Football Club, 2-0 in Cardiff, Wales. R Ashwin was ranked number one Test all-rounder in ICC Test team rankings, while Indian team

slipped to fourth position in the rankings. Indian Men‟s Hockey team won the three-match hockey series against Bangladesh, 3-0 in Dhaka. Three-time Olympian and former Hockey Captain Ajitpal Singh was selected as the Chairman of the

Dronacharya Award Selection Committee. Olympic Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra on 25 July 2014 won the Gold medal in Men‟s 10-m Air Rifle

event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games ISSF ranked Indian shooter Jitu Rai as world‟s number 1 in the men's 10m air pistol category. Indian cueist, Pankaj Advani won his maiden IBSF 6-Red World snooker title at Sharm el-Sheikh in

Egypt by defeating Kacper Flilpiak of Poland. Saina Nehwal won 750000 US dollar Australian Open Super Series by defeating Carolina Marin of

Spain in straight-game played at Sydney. Indian Olympic Association announced the dates of 35th National Games. The games will be held

from 31 January to 14 February 2015 in Kerala.

ARJUNA AWARDS 2014

The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of INR 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.

List of Arjuna Awardees

1. Mr. Abhishek Verma - Archery 2. Ms. Tintu Luka- Athletics 3. Mr. H.N. Girisha- Para- Athletics 4. Mr. V. Diju- Badminton 5. Ms. Geetu Anna Jose- Basketball 6. Mr. Jai Bhagwan- Boxing 7. Mr. R. Ashwin- Cricket 8. Mr. Anirban Lahiri- Golf 9. Ms. Mamta Pujari - Kabaddi


10. Mr. Saji Thomas- Rowing 11. Ms. Heena Sidhu- Shooting 12. Ms. Anaka Alankamony- Squash 13. Mr. Tom Joseph- Volleyball 14. Ms. Renu Bala Chanu- Weightlifting 15. Mr. Sunil Kumar Rana- Wrestling For Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2014, no sportsperson has been recommended. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2014 (National Sports Day).

DAYS CELEBRATED IN DIFFERENT MONTHS

JANUARY

• January 1 - Global Family Day • January 15 - Army Day • January 23 - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary • January 26 - Republic Day • January 26 - International Customs day • January 28 - Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai • January 28 - Data Protection Day • January 30 - World Leprosy Eradication Day

FEBRUARY

• February 4 - World Cancer Day • February 5 - Kashmir Day • February 6 - International Day against Female Genital Mutilation • February 12 - Darwin Day • February 12 - World Day of the Sick • February 14 - Valentine‟s Day • February 20 - World Day of Social Justice • February 21 - International Mother Language Day • February 22 - World Scout Day • February 23 - World Peaces and Understanding Day

MARCH

• March 4 - World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation • March 8 – International Womens' Day • March 13 - World Kidney Day • March 15 - World Consumer Rights Day • March 20 - World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People • March 21 - World Sleep Day • March 21 - World Forestry Day • March 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. • March 22 - World Water Day • March 23 - World Meteorological Day • March 24 - World TB Day • March 24 - International Day for Achievers • March 25 - International Day of Remembrance - Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade • March 27 - World Drama Day


APRIL

• April 2 - World Austism Awareness Day • April 7 - World Health Day • April 17 - World Haemophilia Day • April 18 - World heritage Day • April 22 - Earth Day • April 23 - World Book and Copyright Day • April 25 - World Malaria Day • April 29 - International Dance Day

MAY

• May 1 - International Labour day • May 3 - Press Freedom Day • May 4 - Coal Miners day • May 8 - World Red Cross day • May 9 - Victory Day • May 11 - National Technology Day • May 12 - International Nurses day • May 14 - World Migratory day • May 15 - International Day of the Family • May 17 - World Information Society Day • May 21 - Anti-Terrorism Day • May 31 - World No Tobacco Day

JUNE

• June 4 - International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression • June 5 - World Environment Day • June 7 - International Level Crossing Awareness Day • June 8 - World oceans Day • June 12 - World Day against Child Labour • June 14 - World Blood Donor day • June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought • June 20 - World Refugee Day • June 23 - United Nations Public Service Day • June 23 - International Widow's day • June 26 - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking • June 27 - International Diabetes Day

JULY

• July 1 - National doctor's Day • July 11 - World Population Day • July 12 - Malala Day • July 18 - Nelson Mandela International Day • July 28 - World Nature Conservation day • July 30 - International Day of Friendship

AUGUST

• August 3 - Independence Day of Niger • August 5 - Independence Day of Upper Volta • August 9 - International day of the World's Indigenous People • August 12 - International Youth Day


• August 15 - Independence Day (India ) • August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition • August 29 - National Sports Day ( Birthday of Dhyan Chand )

SEPTEMBER

• September 5 - Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day) • September 7 - Forgiveness Day • September 8 - International Literacy Day • September 14 - Hindi day,World First Aid Day • September 15 - Engineer's Day • September 16 - World Ozone Day • September 21 - International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day • September 25 - Social Justice Day • September 27 - World Tourism Day

OCTOBER

• October 1 - International Day of Older Persons • October 2 - International day of Non-Violence • October 3 - World Nature Day, World Habitat Day • October 4 - World Animal Day • October 5 - World Teacher's Day • October 8 - Indian Airforce Day • October 9 - World Post Day • October 11 - International Girl Child Day • October 12 - World Arthritis Day • October 14 - World Standards Day • October 15 - World Students Day • October 16 - World Food day • October 17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty • October 20 - World Statistics Day • October 24 - United Nations Day • October 31 - World Thrift Day

NOVEMBER

• November 1 - World vegan Day • November 5 - World Radiography Day • November 9 - World Services Day • November 14 - Children's Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru ), World Diabetes Day • November 16 - International Day for Endurance • November 17 - International Students Day • November 17 - National Journalism Day • November 18 - World Adult Day • November 19 - World Citizen Day • November 20 - Universal Children's Day • November 21 - World Television Day • November 21 - World Fisheries day • November 25 - World Non-veg Day • November 26 - Law Day

DECEMBER

• December 1 - World AIDS Day • December 2 - World Computer Literacy Day


• December 2 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery • December 3 - International Day of People with Disability • December 3 - World Conservation Day • December 4 - Navy Day • December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development • December 7 - International Civil Aviation Day • December 9 - The International Day Against Corruption • December 10 - International Day of Broadcasting • December 10 - Human Rights Day • December 11 - International Mountain Day • December 14 - World Energy Day • December 18 - International Migrants Day • December 19 - Goa's Liberation Day • December 20 - International Human Solidarity Day • December 29 - International Biodiversity Day

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Playing It My Way – Sachin Tendulkar Half Girlfriend- Chetan Bhagat Iqbal: The Life of a Poet, Philosopher and Politician- Zafar Anjum The Narrow Road to the Deep North- Richard Flanagan Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna - Gautam Chintamani Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar- Dilip D‟Souza Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector – Dr. U.D. Choubey Empire to Independence- Jai Krishan Kaushik One Life is Not Enough- Natwar Singh The Lives of Others- Neel Mukherji The Vijay Mallya Story- K. Giriprakash The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh- Sanjaya Baru Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths - PC Parakh Hard Choices- Hillary Rodham Clinton The Candidate - Anirudh Bhattacharya. Arctic Summer- Damon Galgut A Stamp is Born - C. R. Pakrashi Anticipating India - The best of national interest- Shekhar Gupta A Man and a Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to Power- Bette Dam Syntheism – Creating God in The Internet Age- Alexander Bard

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION & HEADQUARTERS:

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD - Geneva United Nations International Children‟s Emergency Fund UNICEF - New York Food and Agriculture Organization FAO - Rome International Atomic Energy Authority IAEA - Vienna International Bank for Reconstruction and Development IBRD - Washington International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO - Montreal International Development Association IDA - Washington International Finance Corporation IFC - Washington International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD - Rome International Labor Organization ILO - Geneva International Maritime Organization IMO - London International Monetary Fund IMF - Washington International Telecommunications Union ITU - Geneva


United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO - Paris Universal Postal Union UPU - Berne World Health Organization WHO - Geneva World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO – Geneva African Development Bank ADB - Abidjan (C te d‟Ivoire) Asian Clearing Union ACU - Teheran Asian Development Bank ADB – Manila South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SAARC Kathmandu (Nepal) West African Economic Community WAEC - Ouagadougou United Nations UN - New York

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