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Policy Rates of RBI

Repo rate- 8%

Reverse Repo Rate-7%

CRR-4%

SLR-22%

Bank Rate-9%

Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)- 9%

Banking & Financial News

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.

CAD in Q1 of 2014-15 narrowed down to 1.7 percent due to fall in gold imports.

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.

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.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 27 August 2014 approved the continuation of

production of urea.

IRCTC has launched a new application to book tickets for Black Berry smartphone users. The

application is user friendly and easy to operate.

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.

SC termed coal block allocated by screening committee from 1993 to 2010 as illegal. They were

not fare & transparent.

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

he highest penalty of around 1346 crore rupees has been imposed on Tata Motors. Other

companies on whom penalty was imposed are

• Maruti Suzuki - 471.14 crore rupees

• Mahindra and Mahindra - 292.25 crore rupees

• Toyota Kirloskar Motors - 93.38 crore rupees

• General Motors - 84.58 crore rupees

• Honda Cars India - 78.47 crore rupees

• Skoda Auto India - 46.39 crore rupees

• Ford India - 39.78 crore rupees

• Fiat India Automobiles - 29.98 crore rupees

• BMW India - 20.41 crore rupees

• Mercedes-Benz India - 23.08 crore rupees

• Hindustan Motors - 13.85 crore rupees

• Volkswagen India - 3.25 crore rupees

• Nissan Motors - 1.63 crore rupees

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. In case the promoters’ stake is in excess of 40 per cent, it will have to be brought down to

40 per cent within three years from the date of commencement of business of the bank. This has to be brought down to 30 per cent within 10 years, and further to 26 per cent within 12 years from the date of commencement of business.

According to the draft guidelines, existing authorised non-bank pre-paid instrument issuers (PPIs), non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), corporate BCs (business correspondents), mobile telephone companies, super market chains, companies, real sector co-operatives and public sector entities are eligible for setting up a payments bank.

The guidelines allow even banks to take equity position in a payments bank as permitted under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

BITCOINS,

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.

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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

Allahabad Bank

Andhra Bank

Bank of Baroda

Bank of India

Bank of Maharashtra

Bharatiya Mahila Bank

Canara Bank

Head Office

Kolkata

Hyderabad

Vadodara

Mumbai

Pune

New Delhi

Bengaluru

CMD

Rakesh Sethi

C.V.R. Rajendran

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Vijayalakshmi R Iyer

Sushil Muhnot

Usha Ananthasubrahamiam

Rajiv Kishore Dubey


BANKS TAGLINES

Public Sector Banks in India

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

Allahabad Bank A tradition of trust

Andhra Bank Where India Banks

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

Corporation Bank

Dena Bank

Indian Bank

Indian Overseas Bank

Oriental Bank of Commerce

Punjab and Sindh Bank

Punjab National Bank

State Bank of India

Syndicate Bank

Union Bank of India

United Bank of India

UCO Bank

Vijaya Bank

Mumbai

Mangalore

Mumbai

Chennai

Chennai

New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi

Mumbai

Manipal

Mumbai

Kolkata

Kolkata

Bangalore

Shri Rajeev Rishi

Shri Sadhu Ram Bansal

Shri Ashwani Kumar

T.M.Bhasin

M. Narendra

S.L.Bansal

Jatinder Bir Singh

K.R. Kamath

Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya

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Shri Arun Tiwari

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Arun Kaul

Shri.V Kannan


Central Bank of India Central to you since 1911

Corporation Bank Prosperity for All

Dena Bank Trusted Family Bank

IDBI Bank Banking for All

Indian Bank Your tech friendly bank

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 IN INDIA

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 IN INDIA

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


Cabinet Ministers 2014

Cabinet Ministers

1. Rajnath Singh: Home Minster

2. Sushma Swaraj: External Affairs & Overseas Indian Affairs

3. Arun Jaitley: Finance Corporate Affairs & Defence

4. M. Venkaiah Naidu: Urban Development Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation & Parliamentary

Affairs

5. Nitin Jairam Gadkari: Road Transport and Highways Shipping, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj &

Drinking Water and Sanitation

6. D.V. Sadananda Gowda: Railways

7. Uma Bharati: Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

8. Dr. Najma A. Heptulla: Minority Affairs

09. Ramvilas Paswan: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

10. Kalraj Mishra: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

11. Maneka Gandhi: Women and Child Development

12. Ananthkumar: Chemicals and Fertilizers

13. Ravi Shankar Prasad: Communications and Information Technology & Law and Justice

14. Ashok Gajapathi Raju: Civil Aviation

15. Anant Geete: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

16. Harsimrat Kaur Badal: Food Processing Industries

17. Narendra Singh Tomar: Mines & Steel Labour and Employment

18. Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs

19. Radha Mohan Singh: Agriculture

20. Thaawar Chand Gehlot: Social Justice and Empowerment

21. Smriti Zubin Irani: Human Resource Development

22. Dr. Harsh Vardhan: Health and Family Welfare


Minister of States

1. General V.K. Singh: Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge) & External Affairs

Overseas Indian Affairs

2. Inderjit Singh Rao: Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Programme Implementation

(Independent Charge) & Defence

3. Santosh Kumar Gangwar: Textiles (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs Water Resources,

River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

4. Shripad Yesso Naik: Culture (Independent Charge) & Tourism (Independent Charge)

5. Dharmendra Pradhan: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)

6. Sarbananda Sonowal: Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent

Charge)

7. Prakash Javadekar: Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and

Climate Change (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs

8. Piyush Goyal: Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge) & New and Renewable

Energy (Independent Charge)

9. Dr. Jitendra Singh: Science and Technology (Independent Charge), Earth Sciences (Independent

Charge), Prime Minister Office Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Atomic Energy

Department of Space

10. Nirmala Sitharaman: Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Finance Corporate Affairs

11. G.M. Siddeshwara: Civil Aviation

12. Manoj Sinha: Railways

13. Nihalchand: Chemicals and Fertilizers

14. Upendra Kushwaha: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water and Sanitation

15. Radhakrishnan P: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

16. Kiren Rijiju: Home Affairs

17. Krishan Pal: Road Transport and Highways Shipping

18. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan: Agriculture & Food Processing Industries

19. Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava: Tribal Affairs

20. Raosaheb Dadarao Danve: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution


21. Vishnu Deo Sai: Mines, Steel & Labour and Employment

22. Sudarshan Bhagat: Social Justice and Empowerment

Summits

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.

47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting Held In Nay Pyi Taw

The 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) was held on 8 August 2014 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

under the theme “Moving forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community”.


India’s Ranking

1. Global Environment Performance Index 2014 – 155

2. Intellectual property (IP) environment 2014 – 25 (US ranked on the top followed by UK and

France)

3. World Press Freedom Index 2014 ‐ 140 in the list of 180 countries

4. World's best countries for doing business 2014 – 134

5. Global Peace Index 2014 – 143

6. Global Hunger Index 2013 ‐ 63

7. World Prosperity Index 2013 – 106.

8. Human Development Report 2014 – 135

9. Global Corruption Index 2014 – 94

10. Global Competitiveness Index 2014 ‐ 71

MOU signed by India with other Countries

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 construction of the Project

which is located in Trashiyangtse in Eastern Bhutan will commence later this year.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Supreme Court building 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.

The two sides also agreed to further promote trade and investments between the two

countries.

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.

Government of India would also provide grant assistance for the establishment of the digital

section/ E-library in the National Library of Bhutan and in all 20 districts of Bhutan.

The two sides expressed satisfaction with the cooperation between the two countries related

to their mutual security. They agreed to continue with their close coordination and

cooperation with each other on issues relating to their national interests, and not allow each

other’s territory to be used for interests inimical to the other.


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 memorandum of understanding. 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 memorandum of understanding (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

Memorandum of Understanding 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

Memorandum of Understanding 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

Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Space Research Organisation and

China National Space Administration on Cooperation in the Peaceful use of Space

Memorandum of Understanding 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

Memorandum of Understanding 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 of other Countries , who visited India

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.

1. India and Bhutan reiterated their commitment to achieving the 10,000 MW target in

hydropower cooperation and not to allow their territories to be used for interests "inimical" to

each other.


2. Modi inaugurated one of India's assistance projects - the building of the Supreme Court of

Bhutan and laid foundation stone of the 600MW Kholongchu Hydro-electric project, a joint

venture between India and Bhutan.

3. Modi announced doubling of scholarships being provided to Bhutanese students in India

which will now be worth Rs 2 crore.

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 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.

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on 3 August 2014 set up a four

member committee to review the present status of UGC

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

SK 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 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and

Foreign Institutional Investment (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

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.

Yellapragada Sudharshan Rao on 25 June 2014 was appointed as Chairman of Indian Council of

Historical Research (ICHR)

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).

The Jammu and Kashmir government on 21st May 2014, appointed Mr. K Rajendra Kumar as the

new director general of police.

A close Narendra Modi associate, Anandiben Patel was sworn in as first woman Chief Minister of

Gujarat heading a 21-member ministry on 22nd May 2014.

Justice BS Chauhan, the Judge of the Supreme Court of India was appointed as the Chairman of

the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). Justice Chauhan will succeed Justice NP Singh.

Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag's name was cleared by government as next Army chief

after General Bikram Singh retires on July 31st 2014.

Major General Kristin Lund of Norway became the first-ever woman to head a UN Peacekeeping

Force. She was appointed as the Force Commander of UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus

(UNFICYP) on 12 May 2014 to mark its 50th anniversary in 2014.

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

years.

Current Governors of various states and union territories

State Name

Andhra Pradesh E. S. L. Narasimhan

Arunachal Pradesh Nirbhay Sharma

Assam Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._S._L._Narasimhan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arunachal_Pradesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirbhay_Sharma

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janaki_Ballabh_Patnaik


Bihar D. Y. Patil

Chhattisgarh Balramji Das Tandon

Goa Mridula sinha

Gujarat Om Prakash Kohli

Haryana Kaptan Singh Solanki

Himachal Pradesh Urmila Singh

Jammu and Kashmir Narinder Nath Vohra

Jharkhand Syed Ahmed

Karnataka Vajubhai Vala

Kerala P Sathasivam

Madhya Pradesh Ram Naresh Yadav

Maharashtra C Vidyasagar Rao

Manipur Krishan Kant Paul

Meghalaya Krishan Kant Paul

Mizoram Krishan Kant Paul

Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya

Odisha S. C. Jamir

Punjab Shivraj Patil

Rajasthan Kalyan Singh

Sikkim

Shriniwas Dadasaheb

Patil

Tamil Nadu K. Rosaiah

Telangana E. S. L. Narasimhan

Tripura Padmanabha Acharya

Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik

Uttarakhand Aziz Qureshi

West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi

List of Lieutenant. Governors & Administrators of India’s Union Territories

No. Union Territory Lt. Governors & Administrators

1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands A.K. Singh (Lt. Governor)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._Y._Patil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balramji_Das_Tandon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_Prakash_Kohli

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaptan_Singh_Solanki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urmila_Singh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narinder_Nath_Vohra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syed_Ahmed_(politician)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajubhai_Vala

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Naresh_Yadav

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennamaneni_Vidyasagar_Rao

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipur

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishan_Kant_Paul

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghalaya


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizoram


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmanabha_Acharya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odisha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._C._Jamir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivraj_Patil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyan_Singh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriniwas_Dadasaheb_Patil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shriniwas_Dadasaheb_Patil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Rosaiah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telangana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._S._L._Narasimhan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripura

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmanabha_Acharya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Naik

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz_Qureshi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keshari_Nath_Tripathi


2 Chandigarh Shivraj V. Patil(Admin)

3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli B.S. Bhalla(Admin)

4 Daman and Diu B.S. Bhalla(Admin)

5 Delhi Najeeb Jung (Lt. Governor)

6 Lakshadweep H. Rajesh Prasad

7 Puducherry A.K. Singh (Lt. Governor)

Chief Ministers of states in India

State

(past chief ministers) Name

Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu

Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki

Assam Tarun Gogoi

Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi

Chhattisgarh Raman Singh

Delhi

Vacant[c]

(President's rule)

Goa Manohar Parrikar

Gujarat Anandiben Patel

Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh

Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah

Jharkhand Hemant Soren

Karnataka Siddaramaiah

Kerala Oommen Chandy

Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan

Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh

Meghalaya Mukul Sangma

Mizoram Pu Lalthanhawla

Nagaland T. R. Zeliang

Odisha Naveen Patnaik

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Chandrababu_Naidu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arunachal_Pradesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabam_Tuki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarun_Gogoi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitan_Ram_Manjhi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhattisgarh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raman_Singh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Capital_Territory_of_Delhi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_ministers#cite_note-Pres-11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_rule

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manohar_Parrikar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujarat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anandiben_Patel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haryana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhupinder_Singh_Hooda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virbhadra_Singh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Abdullah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemant_Soren

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddaramaiah

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oommen_Chandy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivraj_Singh_Chouhan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prithviraj_Chavan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manipur

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okram_Ibobi_Singh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghalaya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukul_Sangma

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizoram

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu_Lalthanhawla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._R._Zeliang

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odisha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naveen_Patnaik


Puducherry N. Rangaswamy

Punjab Parkash Singh Badal

Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje

Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling

Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa

Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao

Tripura Manik Sarkar

Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav

Uttarakhand Harish Rawat

West Bengal Mamta Banerjee

Deaths

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.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puducherry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Rangaswamy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkash_Singh_Badal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajasthan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasundhara_Raje

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawan_Kumar_Chamling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayalalithaa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telangana

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Chandrashekar_Rao

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripura

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manik_Sarkar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhilesh_Yadav

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harish_Rawat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamata_Banerjee


Reshamlal Jangade, the veteran politician and a member of the country's first Lok Sabha from

undivided Madhya Pradesh, died.

Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning actor and comedian died at his home in Tiburon, California.

He was 63.

The 1968 Olympic javelin champion of Hungary, Angela Nemeth, died after a long illness. She

was 68.

Pran the creator of cartoon character, Chacha 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.

American actor James Garner died at the age of 86 in Los Angeles.

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

which two were banned by apartheid regime.

Senior VHP leader, Giriraj Kishore died in New Delhi following prolonged illness. He was 94.

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.

Ramanarayanan, Tamil film director and producer died in Singapore at the age of 65.

Fernando Lucio da Costa, a former footballer of Brazil died in a helicopter crash in central Brazil.

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.

Azlan Shah best known as The Father of Malaysian hockey passed 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.

American Cinematographer, Gordon Willis died at the age of 82 in Massachusetts, UK.

Nuclear scientist, N Srinivasan died on 18 May 2014.

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

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.

o 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

Croatia's Marin Cilic won his first Grand Slam title by winning US Open title. He defeated 10th

seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York by 6-3 , 6-3, 6-3.

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.

World number one Serena Williams, a American professional player clinched her third

consecutive US Open trophy. She defeated Caroline Wozniazki of Denmark to reach this

milestone.

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.

The former president of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has been awarded an honorary degree by the

University of Edinburgh.

The President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee conferred National Florence Nighangle Awards

2014 to 35 nursing personnel from across the country for their meritorious services at

Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.

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.

Indian-American cardiologist Mitul Kadakia has been granted the 2014 Gregory Braden

Memorial Fellow of the Year Award by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and

Interventions Foundation.

The President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces Shri Pranab Mukherjee

conferred three Kirti Chakras and nine Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for

displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a

solemn ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Indian trap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu has reached the third spot in the latest world

rankings on Thursday. Sandhu has 1228 rating points. Russian Alexey Alipov (1437) and Italian

Giovanni Pellielo (1298) are ahead of him in the list.

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.

East Bengal Club conferred its highest honour of merit, Bharat Gaurav to Bachendri Pal, the first

Indian woman mountaineer to scale Mount Everest.

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.

Four India-born Americans were honoured on the eve of US Independence Day on 4 July 2014

for their contributions to the US.

Shah Rukh Khan was conferred with top French civilian award Knight of the Legion of Honor.

Malala Yousafzai won the 2014 Liberty Medal from National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia,

the largest city in the US State of Pennsylvania.

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.

Kedarnath Singh, a noted Hindi poet has been chosen for the Jnanpith award for 2013. He is the

10th Hindi writer to receive the honour.

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.

Lord Swraj Paul has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by a UK-based

business association.

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.

The Vice President of India Hamid Ansari presented the Malti Devi Gyan Peeth Puraskar-2014.

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.

Caparo Group won the International Business of the Year award 2014.

Arabian travel Market (ATM) awarded India with New Frontiers Award 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

OSCAR AWARD 2014:

Best Film - 12 Years a Slave – Directed by Steve McQueen

Best Actor - Matthew McConaughey for: Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress -Cate Blanchett for: Blue Jasmine

Best Director -Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity

Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Jared Leto for: Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Lupita Nyong'o for 12 Years a Slave

Best Foreign Language Film - The Great Beauty (Italy)

Note: "Gravity" pulled in 7 Oscars, including best director, at the 86th Academy Awards on

March 2, 2014.

61st National Film Awards:

Best Film: 'Ship of Theseus' – Director – Anand Gandhi

Best Actor: Rajkumar Rao for 'Shahid' and Suraj Venjaramudu and Venajaramoodu for

Malayalam movie 'Perariyathavar'

Best Actress: Geetanjali Thapa for Liars Dice

Best Director Award: Pranjal Dua for 'Chidiya Ud' (Hindi)

Best Popular Film providing Wholesome Entertainment: 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'

Best Film on Social Issues: 'Tojia Dharm Kauncha'

Best Non Feature Film: 'Rangbhoomi'

Best Supporting Actor: Saurabh Shukla, 'Jolly LLB'

Note: 'Cinema Ka Cinema' got the Best Book on Cinema, while the Best Film Critic award went to

Alka Sahania

Director of Film 'Shahid' – Hansal Mehta

Director of Film 'Jolly LLB'– Subhash Kapoor

Director of Film Liars Dice – Geetu Mohandas

15th IIFA Awards-

Best Picture - Viacom 18 Motion Pictures & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra- BhaagMilkha Bhaag

Best Direction - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Performance in a Leading Role (Male) - Farhan Akhtar - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag


Performance in a Leading Role (Female) - Deepika Padukone - Chennai Express

Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) - Aditya Roy Kapoor - Yeh Jawaani Hai Diwani

Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) - Divya Dutta - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Performance in a Comic Role - Arshad Warsi - Jolly LLB

Performance in a Negative Role - Rishi Kapoor -D-Day

Music Direction - Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari,Jeet Ganguly - Aashiqui 2

Best Story - Prasoon Joshi - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Lyrics Writer - Mithoon - Song (Tum Hi Ho) - Aashiqui 2

Playback Singer (Male) - Arijit Singh – Song (Tum Hi Ho) - Aashiqui 2

Playback Singer (Female) - Shreya Ghoshal- Song (Sunn Raha Hai) – Aashiqui2

Best Debutant Male – Dhanush – Raanjhanaa

Best Debutant Female - Vani Kapoor - Shudh Desi Romance

Outstanding Contribution by An Indian in the US - Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel

Entertainer of the year - Deepika Padukone

Outstanding Contribution To International Cinema -John Travolta

Lifetime Achievement - Shatrughan Sinha

Winners at 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013

Best Actor in Leading Role (Male)- Farhan Akhtar ( Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Actor in Leading Role (Female)- Deepika Padukone (Ram-leela)

Best Film- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Director- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Debut Director- Ritesh Batra (The Lunchbox)

Best Debut (Male)- Dhanush (Raanjhanaa)

Best Debut (Female)- Vaani Kapoor (Shuddh Desi Romance)

Critics Award for Best Film- The Lunchbox

Critics Award for Best Actor (Male)- Rajkummar Rao ( Shahid)

Critics Award for Best Actor (Female)- Shilpa Shukla (BA Pass)

The Sony Trendsetter Award- Chennai Express

The Lifetime Achievement Award- Tanuja

Best Dialogue Award- Subhash Kapoor (Jolly LLB)

Best Screenplay Award- Chetan Bhagat, Abhishek Kapoor, Supratik Sen and Pubali Chaudhari

(Kai Po Che!)

Best Story Award- Subhash Kapoor (Jolly LLB)

Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male)- Nawazuddin Siddiqui (The Lunchbox)

Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female)- Supriya Pathak Kapur (Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-leela)

Best Lyrics Award- Prasoon Joshi - Zinda (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Music Award- Jeet Ganguly, Mithoon & Ankit Tiwari (Aashiqui 2)

RD Burman Award for Upcoming New Music Talent- Siddharth Mahadevan

Best Playback singer (Male)- Arijit Singh - Tum hi ho (Aashiqui 2)


Best Playback Singer (Female) Award- Monali Thakur - Sawaar loon (Lootera)

Best Choreographer Award- Samir and Arsh Tanna - Lahu muh lag gaya (Goliyon Ki Raasleel Ram-

leela)

Best Background Score Award- Hitesh Sonik (Kai Po Che)

Best Action Award- Thomas Struthers and Guru Bachchan (D Day)

Best Cinematography Award- Kamaljit Negi (Madras Cafe)

Best Editing Award- Aarif Sheikh ( D-Day)

Best Production Design Award- Acropolis Design (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Sound Design Award- Bishwadeep Chatterjee and Nihar Ranjan Samar (Madras Cafe)

Best Costume Award- Dolly Ahluwalia (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best VFX Award- Tata Elxis (Dhoom:3)

Sports News

FIBA allowed players to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans, on a trial basis

of 2-year.

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.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced that Jammu and Kashmir will host Football

Federation Cup in August 2015.

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes driver of Germany won Monaco Grand Prix of Formula One. This was

his second victory of the season and fifth of his career.


Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid by 4-1 at Lisbon to win their 10th UEFA Champions

League Football title. It is their first win since 2002.

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.

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.

Hockey India added Hockey Madhya Pradesh as its 23rd associate member. With this, Hockey

Madhya Pradesh.

Max Verstappen of Netherlands will become the youngest Formula One (F1) driver in the F1

history when he will compete for the 2015 season.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced that Jammu and Kashmir will host Football

Federation Cup in August 2015

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

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany on 20 July 2014 won the 2014 German Grand Prix.

The 127th edition of the Durand Cup Football Tournament will be held in Goa from 28th

October 2014 to 9th November 2014.

Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean doubles partner Cara Black achieved a career-best rank of

number five in the world.


Czech left-hander Petra Kvitova won the 2014 Wimbledon women singles title by defeating

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0.

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4 to win his second Men’s

Wimbledon title. His first title was claimed in 2011.

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.

The in-exile-President of BCCI, N Srinivasan has been appointed as the first Chairperson of ICC

for a period of two years from 2014 to 2016.

Magnus Carlsen on 18 June 2014 bagged the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship title in

Dubai.

India won the Bangladesh series 2-0. The third and final ODI was abandoned due to incessant

rain in Mirpur, near Dhaka.

Australia won the Men’s hockey World Cup title 2014 for second successive time.

Netherlands won the Women’s World Cup 2014 in The Hague, Netherlands.

Rafael Nadal won the French Open title 2014 for the ninth time.

KKR won the seventh edition of Indian Premier League 2014 by defeating KXIP by three wickets

in the final played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany on 25 May 2014 won Monaco Grand Prix of Formula

One.

China won 2014 Uber Cup title of badminton.

Japan won 2014 Thomas Cup badminton.

Japan won AFC Women's Asian Cup title against Australia in Vietnam on 25 May 2014.

Novak Djokovic won the Men's Italian Tennis Open 2014 held in Rome, Italy.

Serena Williams of US won the Women's Italian Tennis Open 2014.

Russia’s Maria Sharapova won the Mutua Madrid Open Tennis title by defeating Romanian

Simona Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the finals.

Rafael Nadal won his 27th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at Mutua Madrid Open final after

Kei Nishikori was forced to withdraw with a back injury.

Mark Selby of England won World Snooker Championship title 2014 on in Sheffield, England.

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.

A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were

considered by the select panels of eminent sportspersons and sports administrators; Selection


Committees were headed by eminent sportspersons and consisted of former Olympians,

Arjuna Awardees, Dronacharya Awardees, Dhyan Chand Awardees, Sports

Journalists/Experts/Commentators and sports administrators. Selection Committee for Rajiv

Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Shri Kapil Dev.

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).

FIFA World Cup

Hosted By- Brazil

Dates- 12 June – 13 July 2014 (32 days)

Teams- 32 (from 5 confederations)

Venues- 12 (in 12 host cities)

Champion- Germany (4th title)


Runners-up- Argentina

Top scorer(s)- James Rodríguez(6 goals), Colombia

Best player- Lionel Messi, Argentina

Best young player- Paul Pogba, France

Best goalkeeper- Manuel Neuer, Germany

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament

• Golden Ball - Lionel Messi of Argentina

• Golden Boot - James Rodriguez of Colombia

• Golden Glove - Manuel Neuer of Germany

• Best Young Player - Paul Pogba of France

• FIFA Fair Play Trophy - Colombia

Commonwealth Games 2014

Host city- Glasgow, Scotland

Motto- “People, Place, Passion”

Nations participating- 71 Commonwealth Teams

Athletes participating- 4,947

Events- 261 in 18 sports

Opening ceremony- 23 July 2014

Closing ceremony- 3 August 2014

Officially opened by- Elizabeth II

Queen's Baton Final Runner- Sir Chris Hoy

Flag Bearer in opening ceremony- Vijay Kumar

Flag bearer in closing ceremony- Seema Punia

Main venue- Celtic Park (opening ceremony) and Hampden Park (closing ceremony)

Winner of Gold (INDIA):

Sanjita Khumukchan: women's 48 kg weightlifting

Sukhen Dey: men's 56 kg weightlifting

Abhinav Bindra: men's 10 metre air rifle shooting

Apurvi Chandela: women's 10 metre air rifle shooting

Rahi Sarnobat: women's 25 metre pistol shooting

Satish Sivalingam: men's 77 kg weightlifting

Jitu Rai: men's 50 metre pistol shooting

Amit Kumar: men's freestyle 57 kg wrestling

Vinesh Phogat: women's freestyle 48 kg wrestling

Sushil Kumar: men's freestyle 74 kg wrestling

Babita Kumari: women's freestyle 55 kg wrestling

Yogeshwar Dutt: men's freestyle 65 kg wrestling

Vikas Gowda: men's discus throw athletics


Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa: women's doubles squash

Parupalli Kashyap: men's singles badminton

Winner of Silver (INDIA):

Mirabai Chanu Saikhom: women's 48 kg weightlifting

Shushila Likmabam: women's 48 kg judo

Navjot Chana: men's 60 kg judo

Malaika Goel: women's 10 metre air pistol shooting

Santoshi Matsa: women's 53 kg weightlifting

Prakash Nanjappa: men's 10 metre air pistol shooting

Ayonika Paul: women's 10 metre air rifle shooting

Anisa Sayyed: women's 25 metre pistol shooting

Shreyasi Singh: women's double trap shooting

Ravi Katulu: men's 77 kg weightlifting

Gurpal Singh: men's 50 metre pistol shooting

Gagan Narang: men's 50 metre rifle prone shooting

Vikas Thakur: men's 85 kg weightlifting

Harpreet Singh: men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol shooting

Sanjeev Rajput: men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions shooting

Rajeev Tomar: men's freestyle 125 kg wrestling

Lalita: women's freestyle 53 kg wrestling

Bajrang: men's freestyle 61 kg wrestling

Sakshi Malik: women's freestyle 58 kg wrestling

Satywart Kadian: men's freestyle 97 kg wrestling

Geetika Jakhar: women's freestyle 63 kg wrestling

Seema Punia: women's discus throw athletics

Achanta Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj: men's doubles table tennis

L Sarita Devi: women's 57-60 kg boxing

L Devendro Singh: men's 49 kg boxing

Mandeep Jangra: men's 69 kg boxing

Rajinder Rahelu: men's heavyweight powerlifting

Vijender Singh: men's 75 kg boxing

India: men's hockey

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa: women's doubles badminton

Winner of Bronze (INDIA):

Ganesh Mali: men's 56 kg weightlifting

Kalpana Thoudam: women's 52 kg judo

Swati Singh: women's 53 kg weightlifting

Rajwinder Kaur: women's +78 kg judo

Omkar Otari: men's 69 kg weightlifting

Mohammed Asab: men's double trap shooting

Punam Yadav: women's 63 kg weightlifting


Manavjit Sandhu: men's trap shooting

Gagan Narang: men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions shooting

Lajja Gauswami: women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions shooting

Chandrakant Mali: men's 94 kg weightlifting

Navjot Kaur: women's freestyle 69 kg wrestling

Dipa Karmakar: women's vault gymnastics artistic

Pawan Kumar: men's freestyle 86 kg wrestling

Pinki Jangra: women's 48-51 kg boxing

Sakina Khatun: women's lightweight powerlifting

P.V. Sindhu: women's singles badminton

R.M.V. Gurusaidutt: men's singles badminton

Arpinder Singh: men's triple jump athletics

Pro kabaddi league

The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India, based on the format of

the Indian Premier League.

The 8 teams will play in a caravan format, travelling together to all 8 venues to play 56 league

matches.

Jaipur Pink Panthers! They become first ever champions of the Star Sports Prokabaddi! Jaipur

beat U Mumba, 35-24 to walk away with the crown!

TEAM CITY OWNERS CAPTAIN

Bengal Warriors Kolkata Kishore Biyani,Future Group

Nilesh Shinde

Bangalore Bulls Bangalore Kosmik Global Media Manjit Chillar

Dabang Delhi Delhi Radha Kapoor,DO IT Sports Management

Jasmer Singh

Jaipur Pink Panthers Jaipur Abhishek Bachchan Navneet Gautam

Patna Pirates Patna Rajesh Shah Rakesh Kumar

Puneri Paltan Pune Sumanlal Shah,Insurekot Sports

Wazir Singh

Telugu Titans Vizag Veera Sports Rajaguru Subramanian

U Mumba Mumbai Ronnie Screwvala, Unilazer Sports

Anup Kumar

SEMI FINALS

[1] Held between Jaipur Pink Panthers and Patna Pirates: won by Jaipur Pink Panthers.

[2] Held between U Mumba and Bangluru Bulls: won by U Mumba.


FINALS: Held between Jaipur Pink Panthers and U Mumba.

WINNERS - Jaipur Pink Panthers

TOP RAIDER: Anup Kumar (U Mumba) – 153 pts

TOP DEFENDER: Manjit Chiller (Bangluru Bulls) – 51 pts

Asian Games

The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is a multi-sport event celebrated in

Incheon, South Korea from September 19 – October 4, 2014.

Flag bearer In opening ceremony- Sardar Singh

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 13 --------- World Rotaract Day

March 15 --------- World Consumer Rights Day

March 20 --------- International Day of the Francophonie

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 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 IIlicit 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 --------- Internatinal 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 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 )

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

November 30 -------- Flag 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 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

Chairman of Railway Board Mr. Arunendra Kumar released a book entitled "India Junction – A

Window to the Nation".

“Not Just an Accountant” – Former CAG Vinod Rai

A book titled “Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: An Inside Job?” - Faraz Ahmad.

Gujarat’s success story in Water Management - Sriram Vedire

Munger through the Ages - late DP Yadav

Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan - Daman Singh

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 authored by Hillary Rodham Clinton

Author Rakhshanda Jalil on 11 March 2014 released a book titled A Rebel And Her Cause: Life

and Work.

The candidate was written by Indian Journalist Anirudh Bhattacharya.


Arctic Summer written by Novelist Damon Galgut

A book entitled A Stamp is Born authored by C. R. Pakrashi

A book “My Years with Rajiv and Sonia” written by R.D.Pradhan.

A book Post Haste: Quintessential India written by B.G. Verghese

Book entitled ‘India Junction – A Window to the Nation’ was released by Arunendra Kumar,

the Chairman of Railway Board.

Shekhar Gupta’s book entitled Anticipating India - The best of national interest was released.

Getting India Back on track-an action agenda for reform- edited by Bibek Debroy, Ashley

Tellis & Reece Trevor.

Biography of Dilip Kumar, entitled “The Substance and the Shadow” was released in Mumbai.

The biography has been penned by Uday Tara Nayar.

The book titled Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World- T V Paul

A Bad Character - Deepti Kapoor.

Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas- Edward Klein

Pranab Mukherjee received first copy of a coffee-table book titled “First Citizen: Pranab

Mukherjee” in Rashtrapati Bhavan that was released.

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

Economy news

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.

CCEA approved 4754.42 crore rupees scheme for strengthening power transmission and

distribution in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.

Highest percentages of hired workers in India are present in Arunachal Pradesh. This was

revealed by the provisional results of the 6th Economic Census

Union Agriculture Minister launched Reefer Vehicle Call-in-Centre (RVC) for smooth

transportation of perishable goods.

Puducherry Chief Minister N.Rangasamy presented a tax free budget for the financial year of

2014-2015. Total budget is of 6100 crore rupees which includes plan outlay of 2400 crore rupees

and non-plan outlay of 3700 crore rupees.

Union government decided to wind up HMT Watches. This will happen in a phased manner.

HMT watches is a HMT Limited's wholly owned subsidiary.

Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh inaugurated the integration of Border Security Force (BSF)

with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo Informatics (BISAG).

Rays Power Experts announced built a 50 mw Solar Power Generation Park in Andhra Pradesh

with a cost of 300 crore rupees. It is expected to be completed by January 2015.

A New Payment Gateway Integrated to e-Filing System of the Intellectual Property Office of

India (IPOI) was launched by Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Bihar government recognised eunuch and transgender as third gender. This was done to extend

the quota benefit as eunuch and transgender were declared as backward class annexure II

category.


The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved the

disinvestment of the stake of CIL, ONGC and NHPC. This was done to garner a 43 thousand crore

rupees.

Minister for Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati launched "Know Your Rights" portal of

the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This portal was launched to mark the 100 days

of Govt.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju announced that Government has

identified five locations for development of no-frills airports in India, these are :

Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh),

Kishangarh (Rajasthan),

Jharsuguda (Odisha),

Hubli and

Belgaum (Karnataka)

As per Ministry of New and Renewable Energy release on 22nd May 2014, The Agence Francaise

de Developpement (AFD) is extending a Line of Credit (LoC) of Euro 100 million to M/s Indian

Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) to be utilized for financing Renewable

Energy and Energy Efficiency projects in India.

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) government on 21 May 2014 scrapped the New Recruitment Policy,

2011.

In a landmark Judgement, Meghalaya High Court said that the nationals of Bangladesh, who

settled in the state before 24 March 1971 should be treated as Indians.

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) on 19th May 2014, upheld a Rs 630-crore fine on

reality giant DLF imposed by fair trade regulator in 2011 on a complaint that it had imposed

arbitrary and unfair conditions on buyers in some group housing projects in Gurgaon.

Asia's biggest milk brand Amul announced to set up a dairy processing plant in Varanasi. The

plant will initially process five lakh litres per day with the capacity to double the production.

As per US Energy Information Administration (EIA), India will overtake Japan to become the

world’s third largest oil consumer behind the US and China by 2025.

The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Whistleblowers Protection

Bill 2011. With this assent, the Whistleblowers Bill, 2011 became Whistleblowers Protection Act,

2011.

In the Western Ghats of southern India biologistshas discovered 14 new species of dancing

frogs. These acrobatic frogs were found by Indian biologists.

Supreme Court of India ordered CBI inquiry into multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam. Court asked

CBI to investigate chit fund scam. The apex court asked the West Bengal government to hand

over all Saradha chit fund scam cases to CBI.

On 6th May 2014, Indian construction major, Punj Llyod won a 211 million US dollar expressway

project in Yemen. The Ministry of Public Works and Highways of Yemen confirmed the

construction of a 42 km, 2x3 lane dual carriageway projects between Doraigh and Noubat

Dokaim. The project is funded by Saudi Development Fund.


Supreme Court of India banned use of bulls for Jallikattu (bull-fighting) events or bullock-cart

races. This ban is imposed across the country.

India's travel planning engine tripgator.com in partnership with Ministry of Tourism has been

launched. It has been created by IT firm WorthYourHolidays.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) indefinitely suspended Rajasthan Cricket Association

(RCA). Though an ad-hoc body was appointed to run the cricket affairs. This suspension was

done by BCCI after few hours when former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi was elected as President

of RCA.

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of the Polavaram Project Authority

(PPA) which will be set up for the execution of the Polavaram irrigation project.

Abbreviations

PMEAC - Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council

ASEAN —— Association of South East Asian Nations

IFTU ——- International Federation of Trade Unions

WFI ——– Wrestling Federation of India

CERSAI — – Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security

BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China And South Africa

NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

AIIMS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences

CRAC – Cyber Regulation Advisory Council

FIPB – Foreign Investment Promotion Board

NABARD – National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development

FIFA —— Federation International de Football Association

RGIA —– Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

UNEP —– United Nations Environment Programme

KNPP —– Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant

TRAI —– Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

AGOC ———- Asian Games Organisation Committee

FIPB ———- Foreign Investment Promotion Board

UNESCO —— United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

AAPI ———- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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