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Reverse Repo Rate-7%
CRR-4%
SLR-22%
Bank Rate-9%
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)- 9%
BANKING & FINANCIAL NEWS

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

The NBFCs in operation before April 1999 have been mandated to increase their minimum Net Owned
Fund (NOF) requirement from 25 lakh rupees to 2 crore rupees by 2017 in a phased manner. By March
2016, the NBFCs will have to raise the NOF to 1 crore rupees.
The core capital adequacy ratio for all non-deposit taking NBFCs with an asset size of 500 crore rupees
has been streamlined. Such NBFCs will now have to maintain a core capital ratio of 10 percent,
compared with a range of 7.5 percent to 12 percent currently.
The criteria for directors of NBFCs have also been brought on par with banks.
Classification of loan NPAs for NBFCs has also been brought in line with banks. All NBFCs have to
classify loans overdue for 90 days as NPAs. However, this new rule will be applied in a phased manner
starting in March 2016 till March 2018.
Provisions for standard assets have also been increased from 0.25 percent of the loans outstanding to
0.40 percent of loans in a phased manner starting from March 2016 and to be complied by March 2018.
For deposit-taking NBFCs, it has been mandated that unrated asset-financing NBFCs that accept
deposits must get an investment grade rating by March 2016 or stop accepting deposits.
Also between now and March 2016, unrated asset finance companies which are sub-investment
grade can only renew deposits on maturity and not accept fresh deposits till they get an investmentgrade rating.
All asset financing NBFCs will now be allowed to accept deposits up to 1.5 times of their net owned funds,
down from four times their net owned funds earlier. NBFCs above this threshold have been asked not
to renew deposits.
The Reserve Bank of India on 16 October 2014 signed a pact with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for
Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information.
Apart from this, the RBI signed 22 such MoUs and one Letter for Supervisory Co-operation. The
signing ceremony was held at Hyderabad.
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Union Finance Minister on 12 October 2014 gave the green signal for the much awaited reforms in the
monetary policy framework.
As per the new reforms, Union Government will specify the inflation targets for the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) to achieve. The RBI will set inflation as its top priority in its policy statements.
India is the fastest growing e-commerce market in the Asia-Pacific region and is expected to touch $6
billion (about Rs. 3.7 lakh crore) by next year, research firm Gartner.
India's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has come up with new norms for ATM transactions,
offering more free ATM usage for customers maintaining higher account balance. The new SBI norms
will come into effect from November 1.
Note: SBI said that customers maintaining average monthly balance of Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 1 lakh will
get the benefit of unlimited free usage of its own ATMs. However, at other bank ATMs in six metro
cities, these customers will be charged beyond three transactions in a month and five transactions in
other centres.
Much-awaited reform on energy pricing and cutting subsidies, government has decided to deregulate
or link to market the price of diesel. As a result, the diesel price has been slashed by Rs 3.37.
Egypt signed contracts with six international firms to carry out dredging of the new Suez Canal.
Construction of the new Suez Canal is the flagship project under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's
program to revive an economy battered by years of political turmoil.
India is poised to become a USD two trillion economy this year, while its GDP size would cross another
milestone of USD three trillion after five years in 2019, according to IMF's latest world economic
outlook. India's ranking would also improve to seventh largest economy in the world, while measured
on "current prices" basis in US dollar, in 2019 from its tenth position currently.
Financial services giant MasterCard's chief executive, Ajay Banga, is the sole Indian-origin top
executive in a list of 100 best performing CEOs in the world compiled by the prestigious Harvard
Business Review (HBR) magazine, with Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos topping the rankings.
Government has approved the Fertiliser Ministry's proposal to provide Rs 14,500-crore subsidy to the
cash starved fertiliser industry via a special banking arrangement (SBA) route.
State-owned power major NTPC has committed to build 8,152 toilets in government schools under
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cleanliness drive
Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd (Tata AutoComp) and Katcon Global have inked an alliance to provide
exhaust systems for the Indian automotive industry.
Ministry of Steel will set up a "Steel Research & Technology Mission of India" (SRTMI) to promote
collaborative research programmes in steel sector.
The Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Shri Satya Narayan
Mohanty launched the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2014-15 in New Delhi.
Indian and Chinese technology entrepreneurs were leading the top 10 Asian tech billionaire list with
$136 billion net assets, according to an industry source and recent market data.
Google Inc Chief Executive Officer Larry Page has put Sundar Pichai, one of his key lieutenants, in
charge of the Internet company's products.
G. S. Sandhu, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance has launched a
dedicated website (www.pmjdy.gov.in) for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) which is available
both in English and Hindi versions.
Ministry of Finance, Government of India organized a three day International Cross Regional
Conference on "Increasing Financial Outreach of the Youth Population, 2014-Postal Savings Bank
Forum and 90th Anniversary of World Thrift (Savings) Day during 28th - 30th October 2014 in
collaboration with World Savings Retail Banking Institute (WSBI, Brussels).
The Vigilance Awareness Week was observed this year from October 27, 2014 to November 01, 2014
and this year's theme is "Combating Corruption - Technology as an enabler".
Note: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) as the apex integrity institution of the country has
been thriving to promote transparency, probity and integrity in public life.
The Chairman and CEO of the Japanese telecom and internet giant SoftBank, Masayoshi Son met the
Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad in
New Delhi.
The Indian Railways has successfully implemented Wi-Fi facility in Bangalore City Railway station for
providing high speed internet to the passengers. "RailWire" - the retail Broadband distribution model
of RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, a PSU of the Ministry of Railways, is the powering engine for
distributing internet bandwidth through WiFi.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, gave its approval for signing of
a MOU (MoU) for cooperation in the field of oil and gas between India and Mozambique for a period of
five years.
The national carrier and Star Alliance member carrier, Air India has signed a free flow code-share
agreement with Air Astana JSC, the flag carrier of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
India would have the fastest economic expansion among Asian countries and its gross domestic
product is expected to grow by 6.3 per cent in 2015, according to Morgan Stanley forecasts of global
economies.
Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar launched All India Radio's (AIR)
free news SMS service in five Indian languages. These five languages are : Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit,
Dogri and Nepali.
CM of Assam Tarun Gagoi launched a fund named as Angel Fund, which is focused on first
generation entrepreneurs. This fund will help first generation entrepreneurs to set up micro and small
enterprises in the state of Assam.
India got its first transgender television news anchor as Padmini Prakash.Padmini Prakash is 31 years old
and works at Lotus News in Tamil Nadu.
A MoU was signed between Information and Broadcasting Secretary Bimal Julka and Chief Secretary
of Goa State B. Vijayan, as per it now onwards Goa will be hosting International Film Festival of India
every year.
We got the first Indian State to to ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill
2014 and the name of the state is Rajasthan.
Tata Group company Croma signed a deal with Snapdeal. This step was taken by Croma to boost
their sales online and It will help Snapdeal to leverage offline strength of Croma.
WPI (Wholesale Price Index) inflation of India was on record five year low of 3.74 percent in August
2014. WPI data was released on 15th September 2014 from which this fact came out. In August 2013 it
was 6.99 percent.
India's travel planning engine tripgator.com in partnership with Ministry of Tourism has been
launched. It has been created by IT firm WorthYourHolidays.
RBI closed down six Urban Cooperative Banks which were suspected of being used to route illegal
money. RBI didnt disclose the names of these UCBs.
The Reserve Bank of India on 9 September 2014 decided to fix the upper age limit at 70 years for M.D
and CEO in private sector banks.
To expedite credit decisions, RBI asked banks to set a timeline to process loans. However, RBI didnt
set any particular time frame for it.
India's CAD (Current Account Deficit) for the current financial year is expected to be 36.7 billion dollar or
1.8% of GDP.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 1 September 2014 issued guidelines on implementation of Basel
III Capital Regulations. The issued guidelines are to facilitate raising of non-equity regulatory capital
instruments by banks under Basel III framework. The guidelines are applicable with immediate effect
from 1 September 2014.
Union Finance Ministry on 20 August 2014 ordered a forensic audit of the state-run Oriental Bank of
Commerce (OBC) and Dena Bank. The audit was ordered following reports that some Mumbai-based
branches of the two banks OBC and Dena Bank had siphoned off 180 crore rupees and 256 crore
rupees respectively, from their fixed deposit customers.
Union Textiles Ministry signed MoU with Flipkart to provide online marketing platform to handloom
weavers to boost the sector.
Goods and Services Tax (GST) Panel on 20 August 2014 decided to lower the threshold limit for
imposing GST on entities to 10 lakhs rupees from the proposed 25 lakhs rupees. This was decided at the
Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST meet headed by Chairman Abdul Rahim in
New Delhi. Abdul Rahim is the Finance Minister of Jammu & Kashmir.
Union Government re-launched Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana for the benefit of citizens aged 60year and above and provide financial security to them.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on 25 August 2014 imposed a combined penalty of more
than 2500 crore rupees on 14 car companies the highest penalty of around 1346 crore rupees has been
imposed on Tata Motors.
The major companies on which the penalty has been imposed include Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki,
Mahindra and Mahindra, Toyota, General Motors and Honda.
The Reserve Bank of India on 21 August 2014 released its annual report for 2013-14. In its report. RBI
suppressed the fear of drought stating that 'its way better than 2009' and the gaps in the fiscal and
current accounts are most likely to remain contained in 2014-15.
The report covers (i) the assessment of the macroeconomic performance during 2013-14 and the
prospects for 2014-15, and (ii) the working and operations of the Reserve Bank and its financial
accounts for the year 2013-14.
The Reserve Bank of India on 21 May 2014 allowed banks to provide loans to exporters with tenures of
up to 10 years.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) was included in the second schedule of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Act, 1934. It was announced by RBI in a notification issued. Total number of scheduled commercial
banks in India now are 90.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made easy the gold import norms under the 20: 80 Scheme.Under
the 20:80 Scheme, Star trading houses and premier trading houses, which are registered as
nominated agencies by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) now can import gold.
Easing norms for functioning of overseas branches of Indian banks, the Reserve Bank has permitted
them to offer structured financial and derivative products, a move that would help in improving their
income.
India-born Hinduja brothers, Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja, have emerged as the richest men in
Britain with a net wealth of 11.9 billion pounds (about $20 billion).
The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, has decided that Indian companies will not be permitted to raise
External Commercial Borrowings from overseas branches or subsidiaries of Indian banks for
refinance or repayment of the Rupee loans raised from domestic banking system.
BHARAT BILL PAYMENT SYSTEM
Bill payment is a major component of the retail payment transactions. The Committee to study the
Feasibility of Implementation of GIRO based Payment Systems (Chairman: Shri G. Padmanabhan,
Executive Director, RBI) (2013) had estimated that over 30,800 million bills amounting to Rs.6223
billion are generated each year in the top 20 cities in the country. Though various forms of payments
are accepted, cash and cheque payments continue to be predominant, particularly at the Billers Own
Collection Point.
Based on the public comments received on the recommendations of the GAG, these draft guidelines
are being issued for implementation of the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) in the country.
The Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) will function as a tiered structure for operating the bill
payment system in the country with a single brand image providing convenience of anytime
anywhere bill payment to customers.
NEW BANKING LICENSE

In April, RBI issued in-principle licences to infrastructure financier IDFC and micro lender Bandhan.
These entities will have to start operations within 18 months from the time they secured the licences.
The approval of licences for IDFC Ltd (IDFC.NS) and Bandhan Financial Services marks the start of a
cautious experiment for a sector dominated by lethargic state lenders, many of which are reluctant to
expand into rural areas or towns where banking penetration is low. No new Indian bank has been
formed since Yes Bank (YESB.NS) in 2004.
RUPAY PAYMENT GATEWAY

RuPay is an Indian domestic card scheme conceived and launched by the National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI).
It was created to fulfill the Reserve Bank of Indias desire to have a domestic, open loop, and
multilateral system of payments in India
The IndiaPay scheme was conceived by the National Payments Corporation of India as an alternative
to the MasterCard and Visa card schemes.
The RuPay card was launched on 26 March 2012.
On 8 May 2014, RuPay has been dedicated to India by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
RuPay cards are accepted at all PoS terminals in India.
Payments Banks and Small Banks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set a minimum paid-up capital of Rs.100 crore for those who
wish to set up payments and small banks.
The promoters will have to have an initial minimum capital of at least 40 per cent.
BITCOIN
Bitcoin is a digital currency created in 2009. It follows the ideas set out in a white paper by the
mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, whose true identity has yet to be verified. Bitcoin offers the promise
of lower transaction fees than traditional online payment mechanisms and is operated by a
decentralized authority, unlike government issued currencies.
There are no physical Bitcoins, only balances associated with public and private keys. These
balances are kept on a public ledger, along with all Bitcoin transactions, that is verified by a massive
amount of computing power.
Bitcoin is a software-based online payment system described by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 and
introduced as open-source software in 2009.
BRICS BANK
The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly referred to as the BRICS Development Bank, is
multilateral development bank operated by the BRICS states (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa) as an alternative to the existing US-dominated World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
The New Development Bank was agreed to by BRICS leaders at the 5th BRICS summit held in
Durban, South Africa on 27 March 2013.
On 15 July 2014, the first day of the 6th BRICS summit held in Fortaleza, Brazil, the group of
emerging economies signed the long-anticipated document to create the $100 billion BRICS
Development Bank and a reserve currency pool worth over another $100 billion.
Shanghai was selected as the headquarters after competition from New Delhi and Johannesburg. An
African regional center will be set up in Johannesburg.
The first president will be from India, the inaugural Chairman of the Board of directors will come from
Brazil and the inaugural chairman of the Board of Governors will be Russian.
The bank will have starting capital of $50 billion, with capital increased to $100 billion over time.
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa will initially contribute $10 billion each to bring the total
to $50 billion. Each member cannot increase its share of capital without all other 4 members
agreeing. This was a primary requirement of India. The bank will allow new members to join but the
BRICS capital share cannot fall below 55%.
FDI LIMITS
Defence - Raised to 49% from 26%
Insurance - Raised to 49% from 26%
Civil Aviation - 49%
Private Sec. Banks - 74%
Pension - 49%
Print Media - 26%
Public Sec. Banks - 20%
Multi Brand - 51%
Single Brand - 100%

Agriculture- 100%
Tourism- 100%
Tourism - 100%
Airlines/Aviation 49%
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
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
Head Office
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Baroda
Mumbai
Pune
New Delhi
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Mangalore
Mumbai
Chennai
Chennai
New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi
Mumbai
Manipal
Mumbai
Kolkata
Kolkata
Bangalore
CMD
Rakesh Sethi
C.V.R. Rajendran
----------------Vijayalakshmi R Iyer
Shri Sushil Muhnot
Usha Ananthasubrahamiam
--------------------Shri Rajeev Rishi
Shri Sadhu Ram Bansal
Shri Ashwani Kumar
T.M.Bhasin
M. Narendra
S.L.Bansal
Shri Devender pal singh
K.R. Kamath
Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya
-----------------------Shri Arun Tiwari
--------Arun Kaul
Shri.V Kannan
BANKS TAGLINES
State Bank Group
Allahabad Bank
Andhra Bank
Bank of Baroda
Bank of India
Bank of Maharashtra
Canara Bank
Central Bank of India
Corporation Bank
Dena Bank
IDBI Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Public Sector Banks

Pure banking nothing else; With you all the way
A tradition of trust
Much more to do, with YOU in focus
Indias international bank
Relationships beyond banking
One family one bank
Together We Can
Build A Better Life Around Us
Prosperity for All
Trusted Family Bank
Banking for All
Taking banking technology to the common man
Good people to grow with
Oriental Bank of Commerce

Punjab National Bank
Syndicate Bank
UCO Bank
Union Bank of India
United Bank of India
Vijaya Bank
Where every individual is committed

A Name you can Bank Upon
Your faithful & friendly financial partner
Honours Your Trust
Good People to Bank with
The Bank that begins with U
A Friend You can Bank Upon
PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS
Axis Bank
Everything is the same except the name
Bank of Rajasthan
Dare to dream
Catholic Syrian Bank
Support all the way
Centurion Bank of Punjab
To rejoice working, join us
City Union Bank
Trust and Excellence since 1904
Dhanalakshmi Bank
Tann. Mann. Dhan.
Federal Bank
Your perfect banking partner
HDFC Bank
We understand your world
ICICI Bank
Hum hain na!!
IndusInd Bank
We Make You Feel Richer
ING Vysya Bank
Jiyo easy
Jammu & Kashmir Bank
Serving to Empower
Karnataka Bank
Your family bank across India
Karur Vysya Bank
Smart way to bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Lets make money simple
Laxmi Vilas Bank
The Changing Face of Prosperity
Nainital Bank
Banking with personal touch
Saraswat Bank
Service to the Common Man!
South Indian Bank
Experience Next Generation Banking
Yes Bank
Experience our expertise
FOREIGN BANKS
ABN-AMRO Bank
Making More Possible
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Our Vision. Your Future.
Bank of Ceylon
BOC-the Bank you can trust
BNP Paribas Bank
The bank for a changing world
Citi Bank
The Citi never sleeps
China Trust Commercial Bank
We Are Family
Deutsche Bank
A Passion to Perform
HSBC
The worlds local bank
JPMorgan Chase Bank
The right relationship is everything
Standard Chartered Bank
Your Right Partner
Scotia Bank
Youre richer than you think
INDIAN INSURANCES COMPANIES TAGLINES WITH HEADS

1. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA (LIC)
Tagline - Yogakshemam Vahamyaham
CEO - S.K.Roy
2. MAX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Aapke Sachhe Advisor
CEO - Rajesh Sud
3. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Indias premier general insurance company
CEO- G. Srinivasan
4. SBI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - With Us, Youre Sure
CEO- Arijit Basu
5. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Rest Assured with Us
CEO - Milind A Kharat
6. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Prithvi, Agni, Jal, Akash, Sabki Suraksha Hamare Paas
Chairman - AK Saxena
7. KOTAK MAHINDRA OLD MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE LIMITED

Tagline - Faidey ka Insurance
Chairman- Gaurang Shah
8. MAX NEWYORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Karo Zyada ka Iraada
9. APOLLO MUNICH HEALTH INSURANCE

Tagline - We know Healthcare.
CEO- Anthony Jacob and Chairman- Prathap C Reddy)
10. FUTURE GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE

Tagline - Ek Shagun Zindagi Ke Naam
Chairman- G N Bajpai and CEO- Munish Sharda
11. AVIVA INDIA LIFE INSURANCE

Tagline - Kal par Control
CEO- T R Ramachandaran
12. TATA AIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - You click, we cover
Chairman- Ishaat Hussain
13. ICICI PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Zimmedari ka humsafar
CEO- Sandeep Bakshi
14. HDFC STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Sar utha Ke Jiyo
CEO - Amitabh Chaudhary, Vibha Padalkar
15. BAJAJ ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Jiyo Befiqar
CEO- Anuj Agarwal
16. BIRLA SUN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Muskurate Raho
CEO- Pankaj Razdan
17. MAX BUPA HEALTH INSURANCE

Tagline - Your Health First
Chairman- Anuroop Singh
18. EXIDE LIFE INSURANCE INDIA COMPANY (EARLIER KNOWN AS ING VYSYA
LIFE INSURANCE INDIA COMPANY)
Tagline - Adding Life to Insurance
Chairman- Rajan Raheja and CEO- Kshitij Jain
19. PNB METLIFE INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Tagline - Have you met life today?
CEO- Tarun Chugh)
UNION MINISTERS (2014)
Cabinet Ministers of India 2014

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy Department
of Space; All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
Home Affairs
External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information & Broadcasting
Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs
Road Transport and Highways, Shipping
Defence
Railways
Law & Justice
Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Minority Affairs
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Women and Child Development
Chemicals and Fertilizers
Communications and Information Technology
Health & Family Welfare
Civil Aviation
Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Food Processing Industries
Mines, Steel
Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
Tribal Affairs
Agriculture
Social Justice and Empowerment
26Human Resource Development
Science and Technology, Earth Sciences
Narendra Modi
Rajnath Singh
Sushma Swaraj
Arun Jaitley
M. Venkaiah Naidu
Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Manohar Parrikar
Suresh Prabhu
D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Uma Bharati
Dr. Najma A. Heptulla
Ramvilas Paswan
Kalraj Mishra
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Ananthkumar
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jagat Prakash Nadda
Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
Anant Geete
Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Narendra Singh Tomar
Chaudhary Birender Singh
Jual Oram
Radha Mohan Singh
Thaawar Chand Gehlot
Smriti Zubin Irani
Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Ministers of State with Independent Charge

Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External Affairs,
Overseas Indian Affairs
Planning (Independent Charge), Defence
Textiles (Independent Charge)
Labour and Employment (Independent Charge)
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs
AAYUSH (Independent Charge), Health & Family Welfare
Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge)
Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)
Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge)
Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy
(Independent Charge)
Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), Prime Minister's Office,
Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of
Space
Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge)
Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation
General V.K. Singh

Inderjit Singh Rao
Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Bandaru Dattatreya
Rajiv Pratap Rudy
Shripad Yesso Naik
Dharmendra Pradhan
Sarbananda Sonowal
Prakash Javadekar
Piyush Goyal
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Nirmala Sitharaman
Dr. Mahesh Sharma
Ministers of State
Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs
Drinking Water & Sanitation
Home Affairs
Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
Agriculture
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Chemicals & Fertilizers
Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Railways
Panchayati Raj
Human Resource Development
Road Transport & Highways, Shipping
Home Affairs
Social Justice & Empowerment
Agriculture
Tribal Affairs
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Mines, Steel
Rural Development
Human Resource Development
Science and Technology, Earth Science
Finance
Information & Broadcasting
Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Food Processing Industries
Social Justice & Empowerment
10
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Ram Kripal Yadav
Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary
Sanwar Lal Jat
Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya
Giriraj Singh
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
G.M. Siddeshwara
Manoj Sinha
Nihalchand
Upendra Kushwaha
Radhakrishnan P.
Kiren Rijiju
Krishan Pal
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan
Manuskhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava
Raosaheb Dadarao Danve
Vishnu Deo Sai
Sudarshan Bhagat
Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria
Y.S. Chowdary
Jayant Sinha
Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Babul Supria (Babul Supriyo) Baral
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
Vijay Sampla
SUMMITS
12TH ASEAN-INDIA SUMMIT
Held in:- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Held on:- 12 November 2014.
The summit was held on the sidelines of 25th ASEAN Summit. The summit was attended by the President of
Myanmar, Thein Sein, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and by all Heads of State/ Government of
ASEAN Member States.
9TH EAST ASIA SUMMIT
Held on:- 13 November 2014
The summit was held on the sidelines of the 25th ASEAN Summit. The Summit was chaired by the President of
Myanmar, U Thein Sein.
83RD INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Held at:- Grimaldi Forum in Monaco
Held during:- 3 November to 7 November 2014.
The theme was Turn Back Crime: 100 Years of International Police Cooperation. The general assembly was
opened with a Ministerial meeting bringing together justice, security and home affairs ministers from some
100 countries.
25TH ASEAN SUMMIT
Held during:- 12 November 2014 to 13 November 2014.
Summit was held under the theme of Moving forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community.
About ASEAN: ASEAN was established in 1967 by the five founding fathers, namely Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Later, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Cambodia
also joined the group. The first ASEAN Summit was held in Bali, Indonesia in 1976.
NINTH G-20 SUMMIT OF MAJOR ECONOMIES
Held in:- Brisbane, Australia
Held During:- 15 to 16 November 2014.
The next summit will be hosted by Turkey in Antalya on 10 November 2015.
The summit focused on promoting economic growth and set the target of boosting global growth by 2 percent
in five years.
INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE 2014
Held at:- Lumbini, Nepal
Held during:- 15 November to 18 November 2014.
Objective:- to preserve Buddhist culture and heritage. The conference was held with a joint initiative of Nepal
Theravada Buddhist Academy and Myanmar Sitagu International Buddhist Academy.
7TH SUMMIT ON GLOBAL AGENDA
Held in:- UAE
Held during:- 9 November 2014 to 11 November 2014.
The Summit on the Global Agenda for the year 2014 was organized by the World Economic Forum in
collaboration with the Government of the United Arab Emirates and Government of Dubai.
The Summit was held under the theme Shaping the Transformations of the World and in partnership with the
Government of the United Arab Emirates.
22ND APEC SUMMIT
Held in:- Beijing, China
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Held on:- 9 November 2014- 11 November 2014.

The summit was held under the theme of Shaping the Future through Asia-Pacific Partnership. The summit
was concluded on 11 November 2014. The summit issued the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
Declaration - Beijing Agenda for an Integrated, Innovative and Interconnected Asia-Pacific.
29TH INDIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT
Held in:- New Delhi
Held during:- 4 November 2014 to 6 November 2014
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted the
India Economic Summit. The summit was held under the theme, Redefining Public-Private Cooperation for a
New Beginning. Union Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the events.
UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT 2014
Held at:- UN headquarters in New York
Held on:- 23 September 2014
The summit talks are separate from the negotiations held under the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) to negotiate 1997 Kyoto Protocol. UNFCCC will culminate with the Paris conference in
December 2015.
6TH BRICS SUMMIT

It was hosted by Brazil, as the first host country of the current five-year summit cycle.
Host city was Fortaleza.
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was a special guest of the summit.
Date- 14 July 201416 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 Russias State Nuclear Energy Corporation
Rosatom.
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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.
INDIAS RANKING
Global Environment Performance Index, 2014
Global Hunger Index 2013
Intellectual Property (IP) Environment 2014
World Press Freedom Index 2014
World's Best Countries For Doing Business, 2014
Global Peace Index, 2014
World Prosperity Index, 2013
Human Development Report, 2013
Global Corruption Index, 2013
Global Competitiveness Index 2013
155
63
25 (Us Ranked On The Top)
140 /180 Countries
134
143
106
136
94
60 For 2013 (Switzerland Is At The Top)
MOU SIGNED BY INDIA WITH OTHER COUNTRIES

The Union Ministry of MSME and ILO on 3 November 2014 signed a MoU to support the Make in India
Initiative of Union Government.
India and China agreed to create a Joint Working Group to promote facilitation in the film sector.
This group will meet on the sidelines of IFFI 2014 at Goa.
At the invitation of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, Prime Minister of India
Narendra Modi paid a State Visit to Bhutan from 15-16 June 2014.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the Foundation Stone of the 600 Megawatt Kholongchu
Hydropower Project which is a Joint Venture project between the Indian and Bhutanese PSUs, SJVNL
and Druk Green Power Corporation. The Project is located in Trashiyangtse in Eastern Bhutan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Supreme Court building in Bhutan which was
constructed with assistance from the Government of India amounting to Rs./Nu. 793.545 million.
Government of India conveyed its decision to exempt Bhutan from any ban or quantitative
restrictions on exports of following items:- Milk powder, Wheat, Edible oil, Pulses and Non-basmati
rice.
In keeping with the emphasis on capacity building and education, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
announced the doubling of the Nehru-Wangchuck scholarship to Rs./Nu. 20 million per year.
India and Vietnam signed seven pacts to further strengthen their strategic partnership in key sectors.
These pacts included two agreements, a letter of intent and four MOU. Which are as follows1. 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
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4. MoU between National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad, Department of Animal Husbandry,
Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of India and Directorate of Fisheries, Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Cooperation in the
Field of Setting up of Pangasius Breeding and Farming in India
5. MoU between the Ministry of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports of the Republic
of India and the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam on Cooperation in Youth Affairs
6. Letter of Intent between ONGC Videsh Limited, India and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam)
7. MoU between Jet Airways (India) and Vietnam Airlines Company Limited
The Odisha government has signed an agreement with the TiE Silicon Valley as part of its efforts to
develop the state as an IT hub and attract US investment. The agreement was signed as a part of
state's efforts to develop it an IT hub and attract US investment.
India and Nepal Signed 3 Agreements
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 August met Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala in Kathmandhu,
the captital of Nepal. Later, three agreements were signed between India and Nepal, in the presence
of the two Prime Ministers. Under the first agreement, India will provide a grant assistance worth NRs
69 million to supply iodated salt to curb goitre and other diseases related with iodine deficiency. The
second agreement was regarding the amendment of Articles 17 and 18 of the Pancheswor Multiple
Project. The third agreement is about cooperation between Nepal Television and Doordarshan, the
state-owned television stations of both the countries.
India and Czech Republic Signed MoU On Technical Cooperation In Railways
India and Czech Republic on 19 August 2014 signed a MOU (MoU) on technical cooperation in railway
sector. This MoU was signed between the Union Ministry of Railways and Czech Railways (Ceske
Drahy) of the Czech Republic and Association of Czech Railway Industry (ACRI) of the Czech
Republic.
MOU between India and Japan
An mou was signed related with Varanasi, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents in the Lok
Sabha, will be developed into a smart city by using the experience of Kyoto, the smart city of
Japan.
MOU between India and China
MOU between the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the People's Republic of China on Opening a New Route for Indian Pilgrimage (Kailash
Mansarovar Yatra) to the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China
MOU between Ministry of Railways of the Government of Republic of India and the Government of
Peoples 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 Peoples 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
Peoples 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 Peoples
Republic of China On mutual administrative assistance and co-operation in Customs matters.
MOU between ISRO and China NSA(National Space Administration) on Cooperation in the Peaceful
use of Space.
MOU between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Culture of the
Peoples Republic of China on Strengthening the Exchange and Cooperation between Cultural
Institutions.
MOU on Cooperation between National Book Trust of the Republic of India and the State
Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of The People's Republic of China
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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.
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Study to explore possibility of enhancing existing IR network of

Bengaluru for meeting better connectivity needs of Bengaluru city with its suburban areas and
hinterland.
5 new Jansadharan trains to be introduced.
5 Premium and 6 AC trains to be introduced.
27 new Express trains to be introduced.
8 new passenger services, 5 DEMU services and 2 MEMU services to be introduced and run of 11
trains to be extended.
Byyappanahalli in Bengaluru area to be developed as a coaching terminal.
Reservation system to be revamped, ticket-booking through mobile phones, post offices to be
popularised
Online platform for unreserved tickets
Combo parking-platform tickets at stations
Women RPF Constables to escort ladies coaches; 4,000 women constables to be inducted
Retiring room facility to be extended to all stations
Battery operated cars for differently-abled and senior citizens at major stations
Feedback services through IVRS on quality of food
Food can be ordered through SMS, phone; Food courts at major stations
Cleanliness budget up by 40 per cent over last year
CCTVs to be used at stations for monitoring cleanliness
Setting up of corpus fund for stations upkeep; RO drinking water in some stations and trains
Automatic door closing in mainline and sub-urban coaches
58 new trains and extension of 11; 864 additional EMUs to be introduced in Mumbai over 2 years
FDI in railway projects, except in operations
FDI, domestic investments in rail infrastructure
Office-on-Wheels: Internet & workstation facilities on select trains
WiFi in A1, A category stations and in select trains
Railways university for technical and non-technical subjects
Some stations to be developed to international standards through PPP model
Parcel traffic to be segregated to separate terminals to make passenger traffic unhindered
Loss per passenger per kilometer up from 10 per cent in 2000-01 to 23 per cent in 2012-13
Solar energy to be tapped at major stations
Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 65,455 crore for 2014-15
Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs. 149,176 crore.
LEADER VISITS
President Pranab Mukherjee visited Bhutan on 7-8 November 2014 to strengthen ties between the two
countries. This is the first bilateral visit by a President of India to Bhutan in 26 years.
President Pranab Mukherjee visited Norway from 13 to 14 October 2014. He became the first Indian
head of state to visit Norway and first president to cross the Arctic Circle. He was invited for a
ceremonial reception at the Royal Palace in Oslo and held talks with King Harald V.
Founder of social site Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg arrived in New Delhi on a two day visit from 9
October to 10 October 2014. His aim behind the visit is to take help of India in connecting people of
the world.
Turkmenistan President Berdymukhamedov Visited China.
Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov visited China from 11 14 May 2014. During
his four day visit, Berdymukhamedov met China Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Beijing,
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi Visited India
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited India from 8 9 June 2014. During his two day visit, he met
Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi and discussed a wide range of issues
related to trade, economy, border and people to people exchanges.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Brazil
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Brazil to attend the 6th BRICS Summit in Fortaleza,
Brazil from 15 16 July 2014.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited Nepal
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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 Nepals peace process and constitution-drafting process as well
as economic issues. After the talks, Modi and Koirala witnessed the signing of three agreements.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhuatn. This was PM's first foreign trip since assuming charge.
During Modi's tour, both countries reaffirmed their commitment to extensive development
cooperation and discussed ways to further enhance economic ties.
President Pranab Mukherjee paid a visit to Vietnam from 14-17 September 2014.
President Pranab Mukherjee held bilateral talks with President Truong Tan Sang on 15 September
2014, who also hosted a state banquet.
The Presidents jointly inaugurated the Center for Indian Studies at the Ho Chi Minh National
Academy of Politics and Public Administration.
COMMITTEES
Union Government constituted Vishwanathan committee to provide Bankruptcy code for small and
medium enterprises (SMEs). The committee was formed under the Union Finance Ministry. The
committee will be headed by former Lok Sabha secretary-general and former law secretary T K
Vishwanathan. The committee will prepare a report on corporate bankruptcy framework for SMEs by
February 2015.
The Supreme Court appointed high-powered committee headed by Professor NR Madhava Menon
submitted its report to the court on 6 October 2014. The committee in its report has framed
guidelines to regulate expenditure and contents of advertisements paid out of tax payers' money.
The Supreme Court of India formed a five member committee to evaluate the damage caused by
devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in September 2014.
H Devaraj Committee reported that most of the deemed universities are not fit for being a university.
It said that out of 41 C category deemed universities only 10 universities are found to be fit for being
a university.
Union Finance Minister constituted H R Khan panel to assess unclaimed deposits in the PPF
accounts.
Bombay High Court on 2 September 2014 set up V V Daga Committee to conduct forensic audit of
NSEL and liquidate the assets of its defaulting borrowers in the over 5500 crore rupees payments
scam. V V Daga is a retired judge of Bombay High Court.
H Devaraj Committee reported that most of the deemed universities are not fit for being a university.
It said that out of 41 C category deemed universities only 10 universities are found to be fit for being
a university.
Sivaramakrishnan committee constituted by the Union Government to suggest the place to build the
capital city of Andhra Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 August 2014 set up a Ramanujam committee to identify obsolete
laws.
The Union Government decided to appoint former RBI governor Bimal Jalan as the head of the
Expenditure Management Commission.
Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 19 July 2014 constituted R S Sharma Expert Committee on
Cost Records and Cost Audits.
SC has appointed a former Justice SB Sinha commission to probe the 2006 Meerut Fire tragedy. It
will summit its report by 31 January 2015.
Committee Set Up On Uttarakhand Floods : The committee headed by AK Ganju (Chairman, Ganga
Flood Control Commission, Patna).
JS Mathur committee : to revise Newspaper Advertisement Rates
K. Ratna Prabha : Committee on indecent depiction of women in media.
Mukul Mudgal Committee: looking into US giant Walmarts lobbying activities to enter India
MBN Rao Committee: to prepare the blueprint of Indias first womens bank
S. K. Srivastava Committee: to formulate a policy on public-private partnership model to raise coal
output.
K M Chandrasekhar Committee for rationalization of foreign investment norms
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Arvind Mayaram Committee for giving clear definitions to FDI and FII.
Janakiraman Committee To investigate the security transactions of the bank
RS Gujral Committee suggest measures to boost MSME exports.
MS Ahluwalia committee to evaluate aspects related to set up of Nalanda University.
Sitakant Mahapatra committee- for inclusion of Bhojpuri language in eighth schedule of constitution
N. R. Narayana Murthy committee for evaluation of corporate sector participation in Higher
Education.
C. Rangarajan committee for poverty scale estimates in the country
MB Shah committee for inspection of illegal mining activities
N Rangachary committee to examine taxation policies for I.T. sector
Parthasarathi Shome committee implementation of GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rule).
Deepak Parekh committee for Financing Infrastructure sector
Naresh Chandra committee 14 member task force on security issues
Bhandari Committee Reconstruction of RRBs
NEW APPOINTMENTS
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Farhan Akhtar became the first male ever to be chosen as a Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women
from South Asia.
Indian-American Aditi Hardikar was appointed to a key White House position as liaison with the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Former Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer K C Reddy was appointed as the member of United Nations
(UN) probe panel on Gaza.
The Bar Council of India (BCI) re-elected Mannan Kumar Mishra and S. Prabakaran as Chairman and
Co-chairman respectively.
The Union Government appointed GS Sandhu as Chairman of National Chemical Weapon
Convention.
Haryana Government was appointed Baldev Raj Mahajan, senior advocate, Punjab and Haryana High
Court, as Advocate General (AG) with immediate effect.
An Indian-originated radiographer Dr Fawzia Peer was elected as the president of ISRRT.
Senior IRS officer Anita Kapur was appointed as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT).
The Italian physicist Fabiola Gianotti was appointed as first woman chief of CERN particle physics
research centre.
Government appointed Gujarat-cadre Hasmukh Adhia as the Financial Services Secretary. He has
succeeded GS Sandhu.
Rajiv Mehrishi took charge as Union Finance Secretary under the Union Ministry of Finance.
Lokesh Chandra appointed as chairman of India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
Vice President of Zambia Guy Scott was appointed as acting President by the Zambia government.
Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar was elected Vice-President (VP) of Asia Pacific Broadcasting
Union (ABU) in Macau.
Surya Prakash was appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board for a term of three years.
Sandeep Saxena was appointed as new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tamil Nadu.
The former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh was designated as the head of Future Earth Engagement
Committee.
Indian-American Anita M Singh was appointed as Chief of Staff and Counselor in the National
Security Division (NSD) of the US Justice Department.
Vanita Gupta Indian-American attorney appointed temporary head of Department of Justices civil
rights division.
Union Urban Development Ministry appointed PSN Rao as the new Chairman of the Delhi Urban Art
Commission. He succeeds Raj Rewal.
US-based economist Arvind Subramanian appointed as Chief Economic Advisor in the Union
Finance Ministry for a period of three years on contract basis.
Gautham Roy was appointed as the new Managing Director of CPCL.
Khaled Bahah was appointed as Prime Minister of Yemen.
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Aamir Khan was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in South Asia.
Kalpana Morparia was appointed as first woman director of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL).
Georgetown University appointed Pratima Dharm, as the first Hindu chaplain to serve the religious
needs of its Hindu students.
Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) approved the appointment of Cramer Ball as Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways.
Lalitha Kumaramangalam was appointed as new chief of National Commission for Women.
US President Barack Obama nominated Richard Rahul Verma as the next US Ambassador to India.
Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed Le Yucheng as China's new Ambassador to India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Adil Zainulbhai as the Chairman of Quality Council of India.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was appointed as UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on climate
change
The International Economic Association (IEA) appointed Kaushik Basu as president-elect of IEA.
Indian-origin Antara Haldar on 15 September 2014 became first non-European law lecturer at
Cambridge University.
Meghalaya Governor, Dr. Krishan Kant Paul was swornin as the Governor of Manipur at the Raj
Bhawan Durbar Hall in Imphal.
Narendra Ambwani on 12 September 2014 elected as Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council
of India (ASCI).
ACC appointed Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra Garg was appointed as the Executive Director in
World Bank for a tenure of three years.
Chandrakala Padia was on 5 September 2014 appointed as first women chairperson of Indian
Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS).
Ravindra Nath on 4 September 2014 assumed the charge as Chairman and Managing director (CMD)
of National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC).
P Sathasivam appointed as the new Governor of Kerala. His appointment came after President
accepted resignation of Sheila Dikshit from her office.
President Pranab Mukherjee cleared the appointment of Justice H L Dattu as the 42nd CJI.
Union Government on 29 August 2014 appointed chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) RN
Ravi as Naga interlocutor.
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 25 August 2014 cleared the name of senior IPS
officer Ramesh Chand Tayal as DG of CRPF special
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared name of RN Ravi
for appointment as new chief of JIC.
Turkey's ruling party AKP named Finance Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as New Prime Minister of Turkey
Thailand coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand by junta-picked
National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
Senior IRS officer K V Chowdary appointed as new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes
(CBDT).
Arvind Gupta, former Indian Foreign Service officer, was appointed as Deputy National Security
Adviser (NSA)
SS Mundra took charge as fourth deputy governor of RBI. He was appointed by the government for
three year
Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag took over as Chief of Army Staff on 31 July 2014. He succeeded
General Bikram Singh.
Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on 30 July 2014 took over as the Chairman of the Chief
of Staff Committee (COSC).
Indian megastar, Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed as the horticulture ambassador of
Maharashtra.
The Supreme Court on 25 July 2014 appointed R S Cheema as Special Public Prosecutor for trial in
coal blocks allocation scam.
Keshari Nath Tripathi was sworn in as 22nd Governor of West Bengal on 24 July 2014.
B Ashok on 16 July 2014 took charge as Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the Indias largest
oil firm.
UN Women appointed Emma Watson, the British actress of Harry Potter movie series as Goodwill
Ambassador.
M S Mehta was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Infrastructure.

Additional secretary A.K. Dubey on 25 June 2014 was appointed as Chairman of Coal India Limited
with immediate effect.
Rajeev Topno was appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ACC headed
by PM Narendra Modi approved the name
Veteran BJP leader Kaptan Singh Solanki was appointed as the Governor of Haryana by President
Pranab Mukhejee
Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas, Senior Congress MP of Ernakulum Constituency, Kerala was
appointed as Public Accounts Commission Chairman.
Rajni Razdan became the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission.
M Thambidurai, leader of AIADMK in Lok Sabha, was unanimously elected as Lok Sabha Deputy
Speaker on 13 August 2014
Former Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajit Doval was appointed as the National Security Adviser.
Former Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Mr. Nripendra Misra was appointed
as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Mr. Nripendra Misra is a retired IAS
officer.
Mr. Mukul Rohatgi was appointed as the 14th Attorney-General of India. He will succeed Goolam
Essaji Vahanvati.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced the appointment of Hiroshi Naka as Vice
President and Auditor General of the World Bank Group.
The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee appointed ESL Narasimhan as common Governor of
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
R Zeliang was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland. His oath to the office and secrecy was
administered by Governor Ashwani Kumar in Kohima.
The former Intelligence Bureau Chief Mr. Rajiv Mathur (64) took over as the new Chief Information
Commissioner (CIC).
Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) chose Mr. Narendra Kumar Verma as Managing Director of
ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL).
Waqar Younis, who is former fast bowler of Pakistan, has been appointed national coach for two
years.
CHIEF MINISTERS & GOVERNORS OF INDIAN STATES

S. No.
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State and U.T.

Andaman & Nicobar
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
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Chief Minister
U.T.
N.Chandrababu Naidu
Nabam Tuki
Shri Tarun Gogoi
Jitan Ram Manjhi
U.T.
Dr. Raman Singh
Laxmikant Parsekar
Anandiben Patel
Manohar Lal Khattar
Virbhadra Singh
Omar Abdullah
Hemant Soren
Shri K. Siddaramaiah
Shri Oommen Chandy
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Devendra Fadnavis
Shri Okram Ibobi Singh
Governor
A. K. Singh (Lieutenant-Governor)
Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan
Nirbhay Sharma
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
DY Patil
Shri Shivraj V. Patil (Administrator)
Shri Balramji Dass Tandon
Mridula Sinha
Shri Om Prakash Kohli
Kaptan Singh Solanki
Urmila Singh
Narinder Nath Vohra
Dr. Syed Ahmed
Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
P. Sathasivam
Ram Naresh Yadav
Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao
K. K. Paul (Acting Governor)
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Mizoram
Nagaland
New Delhi
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep
Mukul Sangma
Pu Lalthanhawla
T R Zeliang
Arvind Kejriwal (resigned)
Sh. Naveen Patnaik
Shri N. Rangasamy
Shri Parkash Singh Badal
Vasundhara Raje
Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling
O Panneerselvam
K Chandrasekhar Rao
Shri Manik Sarkar
Akhilesh Yadav
Harish Rawat
Km. Mamata Banerjee
U.T.
U.T.
U.T.
K. K. Paul
Krishan Kant Paul
Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
Najeeb Jung (Lieutenant-Governor)
Shri S. C. Jamir
Ajay Kumar Singh (Retd. Lt. General)
Shri Shivraj Patil
Kalyan Singh
Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
Konijeti Rosaiah
ESL Narasimhan
Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
Shri Ram Naik
Aziz Qureshi
Keshari Nath Tripathi
Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)
Shri B.S. Bhalla (Administrator)
Shri H. Rajesh Prasad
DEATHS
Veteran sports scribe and President of the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai Chandrasekhar
P Sant died on 13 November 2014 following a massive heart attack.
Ravi Chopra, director of famous television (TV) show Mahabharata, died in Breach Candy Hospital,
Mumbai on 12 November 2014.
Noted scholar and JNU professor Mathias Samuel Soundra Pandian died on 10 November 2014
following a sudden heart attack.
Melathu Veettil Raghavan, CMP leader died at the age of 81 due to Parkinsons disease.
The electrical equipment maker Havells India Limited group chairman Qimat Rai Gupta passed away on 7
November 2014.
Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar died on 3 November 2014 in Mumbai following lung
infection.Amrapurkar started his career as an actor in Marathi theatre, eventually acting and directing
nearly fifty plays, before transitioning to films.
English clarinet player Acker Bilk died in Bath, southwestern England following a brief illness.
Former Chairman of Union Carbide Corporation Warren M Anderson who was blamed for the 1984
Bhopal gas tragedy died. He was 92.
President of Zambia Michael Sata was died in London.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell died in Vermont after battling leukaemia.
South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa died after being shot at his girlfriends
house in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg.
Freedom fighter Jagdish Sharan Pande died after prolonged illness in Almora, Uttarakhand. He was
95.
Well-known Telugu writer and former radio artiste Turaga Janaki Rani died.
American actress Elizabeth Pena died on 14 October 2014 in Los Angeles following a brief illness.
Veteran journalist Madhav Vittal Kamath died on 9 October 2014 following a cardiac arrest.
Russian Stage actor Yuri Lyubimov died in Moscow, Russia.
German author Siegfried Lenz died on 7 October 2014.
ISIS militants beheaded British aid worker, Alan Henning. In the video, the group claimes that his
death is retaliation for UK strikes against the group.
Chief Executive officer (CEO) of total Christophe de Margerie died in Moscow plane crash.
British actress and presenter Lynda Bellingham died in London because of colon Cancer.
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Sultan Azlan Shah passed away in Ipoh, Malaysia. He was 86 years old. He was best known as The
Father of Malaysian hockey. Shah was the 34th ruler of the State of Perak
Sir Jack Brabham, the three-time Formula One world champion passed away at his home in Australia
after a long illness. He was 88 years old.
Veteran nuclear scientist and Padma Bhushan recipient, N Srinivasan passed away due to cardiac
arrest on 18th May 2014.. He was 84 years old.
Capitan Krishnan Nair, founder of Leela Group of Hotels passed away in Mumbai at the age of 91. He
received the Padma Bhushan award in 2010.
Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Janardhan Reddy passed away at the age of 80. N Janardhan
Reddy, a sitting Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh, served as chief minister from December,
1990 to October, 1992.
Noted Malayalam drama and film actor Chemancherry Narayanan Nair died on 25 August 2014 at
Chengottukavu in Kozhikode, Kerala. He was 79.
Oscar-winning British filmmaker and actor Richard Attenborough renowned for his critically-acclaimed
biopic on Mahatma Gandhi died in London.
Jnanpith awardee and renowned Kannada writer U R Ananthamurthy died in Bangalore. He was 82.
Veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Amitava Nandy died on 15 August 2014 in
Kolkata.
World-renowned yoga guru Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar died on 20 August 2014. He died
at the age of 96.
The founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club Dilbagh Singh died at the age of 81.
Daroji Eramma, one of the last exponents of Burra katha died at a private hospital in Bellary,
Karnataka. She was 84.
Pran the creator of cartoon character, Chacha Chaudhary died due to cancer of the intestine. He was
75.
Theodore Van Kirk, last surviving crewman of the plane that dropped atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan
on 6 August 1945 during the World War II died.
Madhukar Singh, an eminent Hindi litterateur died at his residence in village Dharahara of Bhojpur
district
Classical singer Sushilarani Patel died due to heart attack. She was 96. She was a recipient Sangeet
Natak Academy award in 2002.
Bangladeshi freedom fighter UK Ching died at the age of 86. The Bir Bikram awardee died due to a
brain stroke.
Veteran Journalist Sundaram Sankaran died on 19 July 2014. He passed away at his residence in
Kensington.
South African Nobel Prize-winning author, Nadine Gordimer died. She wrote several books, of which
two were banned by apartheid regime.
Zohra Sehgal died at the age of 102. She was called as the grand old lady of Bollywood due to her
association with it for several decades.
Ex-President of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze died after a long illness. He was toppled in 2005 after as
a consequence of the bloodless Rose Revolution.
The eminent scholar and biographer of Indian Constitution, Granville Austin died in Washington DC. He
died at the age of 87.
A 1936 Berlin Olympics distance runner Louis Zamperini died at the age of 97 after a 40-day battle with
pneumonia.
Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde died in a road accident in Delhi.
Indologist and Sanskrit scholar Sukumari Bhattacharji who had equal grasp over English and Sanskrit
language died.
American poet and author, Maya Angelou died in North Carolina.She became famous with her book I
Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1969.
Russi Mody, a Padma Bhusan awardee and management guru who headed Tata Steel died in South
Kolkata at the age of 96.
Krishnan Nair, founder of Leela Group of Hotels died at the age of 91 in Mumbai.
Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker died at the age of 93 due to illness in Chicago.
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DEFENCE
SURFACE-TO-SURFACE NUCLEAR-CAPABLE DHANUSH ballistic missile was test-fired
from a naval ship off the Odisha coast on 14 November 2014. Dhanush, a naval variant of Indias
indigenously-developed Prithvi missile was fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal by the Strategic
Force Command (SFC) of the defence force
PRITHVI-II SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILE was test-fired on 13 November 2014 at
Chandipur, Odisha. The test-fired was part of a regular training exercise of Strategic Force Command
of Defence (SFC) and monitored by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).
Prithvi-II was developed indigenously which is nuclear-capable and has a strike range of 350 km. It is
capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads.
INDO-BANGLADESH JOINT RAFTING EXPEDITION was conducted on the Siyom River in
West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The expedition was organised by Army Adventure Node
Centre, Aalo, under the aegis of 5 Mountain Brigade of Indian Army from 1 October to 3 October 2014.
NUCLEAR CAPABLE AGNI-I missile was successfully test-fired by Strategic Force Command.
This has a strike range of 700 km and was tested from a test range at Odisha coast. This is a surface
to surface single stage missile.
Agni-I missile weighs 12 tonnes and is approx 15 metre long. It can carry payloads up to 1000 kg and
is already a part of Indian Army.
Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted the tests of SUPERSONIC AKASH AIR DEFENCE
MISSILES which successfully intercepted the targets. The 700-kg all-weather missile Akash can
carry a 60-kg warhead at speeds of up to Mach 2.5.
The 2014 edition of the "SIMBEX 14" series of annual bilateral naval exercises between the Indian
Navy (IN) and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), is being conducted in the Andaman Sea from 22
May to 28 May 14.
Brahmos- 290 km range, surface to surface
INS KAMROTA (P28)

Namesake: Kamorta Islands
Operator: Indian Navy
Commissioned: 23 August 2014
Homeport: Visakhapatnam
INS KOLKATAOperator- 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 KiranVII, from 18 31 August 2014 near Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand
AWARDS AND HONOURS

Radio Kashmir Jammu won prestigious Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award
2014 for its programme Jeevan Rekha.
President conferred the Jnanpith Award 2013 on eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his
outstanding contribution towards Indian literature.
The Darjeeling Zoo or the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park was selected for the prestigious
International Award The Earth Heroes Award 2014.
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
Meritorious Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Narinder Batra was awarded the prestigious President's Award by the International Hockey Federation
(FIH) at Morocco.
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Manmohan Singh was chosen for Japans top national award The Grand Cordon of the Order of the
Paulownia Flowers 2014.
Malala Yousafzai, Indira Ranamagar and John Wood won the 2014 Worlds Children Prize at a ceremony
in Mariestad near Stockholm.
Sir Nicholas Winton was honoured Czech Republics Order of the White Lion at the age of 105 by the
President of Czech, Milos Zeman.
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes for the year 2014 was announced on 20 October 2014.
Ashwika Kapur became first Indian woman to win Wildscreen Panda Award in Best Newcomer category
for her film, Sirocco - how a dud became a stud.
Indian-American student Sahil Doshi won the 2014 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge
for his innovative design of an eco-friendly battery.
Malala Yousafzai was conferred with the 2014 Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Centre in
Philadelphia.
Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege Mukengere won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.
The UK government announced the inaugural Dadabhai Naoroji Awards to honour individuals who
have worked to strengthen the UK-India relationship over the years.
The RBI governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan was conferred with Euromoneys Central Bank Governor of the
Year Award 2014 in Washington.
Indian-origin Singaporean poet and writer KTM Iqbal will be awarded Cultural Medallion, the country's
highest cultural award by the President.
Indian Scientist Dr. Kamal Bawa won the prestigious MIDORI Prize in Biodiversity 2014. He was
honoured for his great research that included climate change in the Himalayas.
Indian movie Court won Luigi De Laurentiis award for a Debut Feature at the 71st Venice Film Festival.
This movie is written and directed by Indian writer Chaitanya Tamhane.
JNU professor Priyadarsi Mukherji was awarded with China Book Award by China. He was honoured for
his excellent work and long term contribution to the translation of Chinese works.
Indias 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, Pakistans first female war correspondent and host of popular TV talk shows, was named
2014 Winner of Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism on 22 August.
Caparo Group bagged the International Business of the Year award 2014. This award was given at the
Asian Business Awards Midlands in Birmingham.
A documentary film, Silent Screams India's Fight Against Rape won three awards at the 2014 New York
Festivals International TV and Film Awards. This documentary film was directed by Pria Somiah.
Guru Hanuman Akhara, a Delhi-based wrestling academy was chosen for the 2014 Rashtritya Khel
Protsahan Puraskar (RKPP).
Muzaffar Ali, renowned filmmaker and poet, was presented the 22nd Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana
award.
Delhi University professor Dr. Sunil Kumar received Global South Award given by International Political
Science Association (IPSA).
Manjul Bhargava, an Indian-origin mathematician was awarded the prestigious Fields Medal at the IMU
International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul.
President conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards on Arun Jaitley, Dr Karan Singh and Sharad
Yadav in New Delhi.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank Ltd bagged the Core Banking System Initiative Award for the year 2014 at the Asian
Banking and Finance - Retail Banking Awards 2014.
The Indian Contingent won five medals in 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPHO2014) held in
Astana, Kazakhstan.
Chandi Prasad Bhatt an acclaimed environmentalist and social activist has been awarded with the
prestigious Gandhi Peace prize for 2013.
Shah Rukh Khan was conferred with top French civilian award Knight of the Legion of Honor.
Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik won the People's Choice prize at the World Cup of Sand Sculpting2014 held in the Atlantic City of the US.
Slaman Rushdie has been named as the winner of 2014 Pen Pinter Prize for his outstanding literary
output and support for freedom of expression.
Indian origin physicist Tejinder Virdee was honoured knighthood Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II.
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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 2540 MPPA.
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand G Mahindra became the first Indian to receive the prestigious
Harvard Medal.
Vishwanath Tripathi, eminent Hindi writer awarded the prestigious Vyas Samman 2013.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam awarded honorary degree by Edinburgh University.
Indian-American chef Vikaram Sunderam won the prestigious James Beard Awards 2014.
Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Sik won the 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom
Prize.
2014 CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award presented to NR Narayana Murthy for his remarkable vision
and leadership in the IT sector.
An Indian environmental activist, Ramesh Agrawal won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
that is commonly called as the Green Nobel.
John Travolta honoured the Most Popular All Time International Star in India at IIFA awards
SPORTS NEWS
Barcelona Football Club player Luis Suarez received the European Golden Boot Award as being the top
scorer of Europe in 2013 season.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was run out for six against West Indies in the fourth ODI in Dharamsala as he
overtook Rahul Dravid and became the second highest run getter in ODIs at home. Dhoni has an
aggregate of 3407 runs. Dravid's run aggregate is 3406.
India's Virat Kohli joins an elite list of star Ambassadors to provide neccessary support in the build-up
to the ICC 2015 World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand between February and
March.
Rohit Sharma created history by smashing the highest individual ODI score with a breathtaking knock
of 264 as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs in the fourth cricket one-dayer to take a 4-0 lead in the
five-match series.
THE AMBASSADORS FOR ICC CWC 2015 INCLUDES
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Indias - Virat Kohli

Australia fast-bowler - Mitchell Johnson
New Zealand captain - Brendon McCullum
Sri Lankas former captain - Kumar Sangakkara
Australias - Shane Watson
Badminton World Federation (BWF) provisionally suspended Malaysian badminton player and World
No. 1 Lee Chong Wei due to an apparent anti-doping regulation violation.
Salgaocar FC won Durand Cup and emerged as Durand Cup champion for the third time. It defeated
Pune FC by 1-0.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced to raise World Cup prize money by 20 percent. The
increase will be implemented from the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Hockey India announced the Hockey India Annual Awards wherein outstanding hockey players in the
mens and womens categories will be awarded the prize money of 25 lakh rupees each.
Indian Hockey team won four match Men's Hockey Test series against Australia by 3-1.
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo received his 2013-14 European Golden Boot award at the
Meli Castilla hotel in Madrid.
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named as the captain of ICC ODI Team of the Year
2014.
India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar won LG Peoples Choice Award 2014. He is the third Indian player
to win the coveted prize and overall fourth cricketer to win this prize.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) welcomed the United Nations resolution on Sports as a
means to promote education, health, development and peace.
Hockey India President Narinder Batra became a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Executive Board.
Central Zone won the 2014-15 Duleep Trophy title of cricket by defeating South Zone in the finals
played at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi with 9 runs. This was the first Duleep title for Central zone
in ten seasons and the narrowest win in the tournaments history, in terms of runs.
Pankaj Advani won IBSF World Billiards Championship (Point Format) in Bangalore. He won by
defeating Robert Hall of the UK with a score of 1928 893 in the finals. This is his 12th title in the
Timed Format and third Grand double.
Sachin Tendulkar, Indian batting legend and Steve Waugh, former Australian cricket captain entered
Bradman Hall of Fame The cricketers were inducted as the 2014 Bradman Honourees at a gala dinner
held at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground.
Serena Williams of the US won the Singles title of BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore 2014. In the finals
held at Singapore Indoor Stadium, she defeated Simona Halep of Romania 6-3, 6-0.
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri won 900000 US dollar Venetian Macau Golf Open. This was his second
title of the year and fifth career win on the Asian Tour.
Sania Mirza of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe won the doubles title of the BNP Paribas Women's
Tennis Association (WTA) Finals Singapore presented by SC Global. The winning Indian-Zimbabwean
pair received 500000 US dollars as prize money.
Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad broke the 28-year old record of P T Usha of winning the most
medals at a multi-discipline event by an Indian. He achieved this feat at Asian Para Games in
Incheon, South Korea.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) provisionally suspended Indian boxer Laishram Sarita Devi for
protesting against a controversial verdict, at 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani won World Billiards Point Format Championship. In the title clash played
at Leeds, United Kingdom, Advani outplayed Singapores Peter Gilchrist, 6-2.
Indian mens hockey team chief coach Terry Walsh resigned from his post. He resigned due to a pay
dispute with the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to initiate legal proceedings against West Indies
Cricket Board (WICB) for abrupt cancellation of their tour to India. It also decided to suspend all
bilateral tours between BCCI and West Indies Cricket Board.
Indian batsman Virat Kohli claimed number two slot in the International Cricket Council (ICC)
rankings. ICC released its ranking including list of all players of cricket.
India won the 5 match 2014 West Indies tour of India cricket series against West Indies, 2-1. The third
and the fifth match of the series were cancelled.
AIBA Executive Committee Bureau formally recognised Boxing India as the provisional AIBA
National Federation to represent the sport of boxing in India.
USA on 14 September 2014 won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia.
Indian shuttler HS Prannoy won Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold. To grab his maiden Gran Prix
title, he defeated Firman Abdul Kholik 21-11, 22-20.
American twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan on 7 September 2014 won the mens doubles titles of
the US Tennis Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.
Marin Cilic of Croatia won the Mens 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.
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Zimbabwe for the first time in 31 years defeated Australia in the one-day match played at the Harare
Sports Club.
Ragala Venkat Rahul won first medal for India at 2nd Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China by
winning a silver medal in 77 kg category.
Max Verstappen of Netherlands will become the youngest Formula One (F1) driver in the F1 history
when he will compete for the 2015 season.
Japan bagged AFC Women's Asian Football Cup 2014. On 25th May 2014, Japan football team
defeated defending champion Australia by 1-0.
On 18th May 2014, Serena Williams of US won the Women's Italian Tennis Open 2014 for the third
time. She defeated World No. 11 Sara Errani of Italy by 6-3, 6-0 in the final held in Rome, Italy..
Rafel Nadal and former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova have bagged 2014 Mutua Madrid Masters titles.
England's Snooker Player Mark Selby won World Snooker Championship 2014 held in Sheffield,
England.
President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 6th Edition of KKM Rural Football Tournament
at Murshidabad district in West Bengal.
Hockey India added Hockey Madhya Pradesh as its 23rd associate member. With this, Hockey
Madhya Pradesh.
England won the 5-match Pataudi Trophy test-series played against India by 3-1. England achieved
the feat after defeating India.
Roger Federer won the won Cincinnati Tennis Open title after defeating David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
This was 80th career title for Federer.
Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lankan batsman and a former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team.
Real Madrid FC won the UEFA Football Super Cup, the first European silverware of the season by
defeating Sevilla Football Club, 2-0 in Cardiff, Wales.
R Ashwin was ranked number one Test all-rounder in ICC Test team rankings, while Indian team
slipped to fourth position in the rankings.
Indian Mens 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 Mens 10-m Air Rifle
event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
ISSF ranked Indian shooter Jitu Rai as worlds number 1 in the men's 10m air pistol category.
Indian cueist, Pankaj Advani won his maiden IBSF 6-Red World snooker title at Sharm el-Sheikh in
Egypt by defeating Kacper Flilpiak of Poland.
Saina Nehwal won 750000 US dollar Australian Open Super Series by defeating Carolina Marin of
Spain in straight-game played at Sydney.
Indian Olympic Association announced the dates of 35th National Games. The games will be held
from 31 January to 14 February 2015 in Kerala.
ARJUNA AWARDS 2014

The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize
outstanding achievement in National sports. Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of INR 500,000, a
bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.
List of Arjuna Awardees
1. Mr. Abhishek Verma 2. Ms. Tintu Luka3. Mr. H.N. Girisha- Para4. Mr. V. Diju5. Ms. Geetu Anna Jose6. Mr. Jai Bhagwan7. Mr. R. Ashwin8. Mr. Anirban Lahiri9. Ms. Mamta Pujari -
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Archery
Athletics
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Cricket
Golf
Kabaddi
10. Mr. Saji ThomasRowing

11. Ms. Heena SidhuShooting
12. Ms. Anaka Alankamony- Squash
13. Mr. Tom JosephVolleyball
14. Ms. Renu Bala Chanu- Weightlifting
15. Mr. Sunil Kumar Rana- Wrestling
For Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2014, no sportsperson has been recommended. The awardees will receive their
awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29,
2014 (National Sports Day).
DAYS CELEBRATED IN DIFFERENT MONTHS
JANUARY
January 1 - Global Family Day
January 15 - Army Day
January 23 - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary
January 26 - Republic Day
January 26 - International Customs day
January 28 - Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
January 28 - Data Protection Day
January 30 - World Leprosy Eradication Day
FEBRUARY
February 4 - World Cancer Day
February 5 - Kashmir Day
February 6 - International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
February 12 - Darwin Day
February 12 - World Day of the Sick
February 14 - Valentines Day
February 20 - World Day of Social Justice
February 21 - International Mother Language Day
February 22 - World Scout Day
February 23 - World Peaces and Understanding Day
MARCH
March 4 - World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
March 8 International Womens' Day
March 13 - World Kidney Day
March 15 - World Consumer Rights Day
March 20 - World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
March 21 - World Sleep Day
March 21 - World Forestry Day
March 21 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
March 22 - World Water Day
March 23 - World Meteorological Day
March 24 - World TB Day
March 24 - International Day for Achievers
March 25 - International Day of Remembrance - Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27 - World Drama Day
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APRIL
April 2 - World Austism Awareness Day
April 7 - World Health Day
April 17 - World Haemophilia Day
April 18 - World heritage Day
April 22 - Earth Day
April 23 - World Book and Copyright Day
April 25 - World Malaria Day
April 29 - International Dance Day
MAY
May 1 - International Labour day
May 3 - Press Freedom Day
May 4 - Coal Miners day
May 8 - World Red Cross day
May 9 - Victory Day
May 11 - National Technology Day
May 12 - International Nurses day
May 14 - World Migratory day
May 15 - International Day of the Family
May 17 - World Information Society Day
May 21 - Anti-Terrorism Day
May 31 - World No Tobacco Day
JUNE
June 4 - International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 - World Environment Day
June 7 - International Level Crossing Awareness Day
June 8 - World oceans Day
June 12 - World Day against Child Labour
June 14 - World Blood Donor day
June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 20 - World Refugee Day
June 23 - United Nations Public Service Day
June 23 - International Widow's day
June 26 - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 27 - International Diabetes Day
JULY
July 1 - National doctor's Day
July 11 - World Population Day
July 12 - Malala Day
July 18 - Nelson Mandela International Day
July 28 - World Nature Conservation day
July 30 - International Day of Friendship
AUGUST
August 3 - Independence Day of Niger
August 5 - Independence Day of Upper Volta
August 9 - International day of the World's Indigenous People
August 12 - International Youth Day
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August 15 - Independence Day (India )

August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 29 - National Sports Day ( Birthday of Dhyan Chand )
SEPTEMBER
September 5 - Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)
September 7 - Forgiveness Day
September 8 - International Literacy Day
September 14 - Hindi day,World First Aid Day
September 15 - Engineer's Day
September 16 - World Ozone Day
September 21 - International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day
September 25 - Social Justice Day
September 27 - World Tourism Day
OCTOBER
October 1 - International Day of Older Persons
October 2 - International day of Non-Violence
October 3 - World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
October 4 - World Animal Day
October 5 - World Teacher's Day
October 8 - Indian Airforce Day
October 9 - World Post Day
October 11 - International Girl Child Day
October 12 - World Arthritis Day
October 14 - World Standards Day
October 15 - World Students Day
October 16 - World Food day
October 17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20 - World Statistics Day
October 24 - United Nations Day
October 31 - World Thrift Day
NOVEMBER
November 1 - World vegan Day
November 5 - World Radiography Day
November 9 - World Services Day
November 14 - Children's Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru ), World Diabetes Day
November 16 - International Day for Endurance
November 17 - International Students Day
November 17 - National Journalism Day
November 18 - World Adult Day
November 19 - World Citizen Day
November 20 - Universal Children's Day
November 21 - World Television Day
November 21 - World Fisheries day
November 25 - World Non-veg Day
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Playing It My Way
Sachin Tendulkar
Half GirlfriendChetan Bhagat
Iqbal: The Life of a Poet, Philosopher and Politician- Zafar Anjum
The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthRichard Flanagan
Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna - Gautam Chintamani
Final Test: Exit Sachin TendulkarDilip DSouza
Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector
Dr. U.D. Choubey
Empire to IndependenceJai Krishan Kaushik
One Life is Not EnoughNatwar Singh
The Lives of OthersNeel Mukherji
The Vijay Mallya StoryK. Giriprakash
The Accidental Prime Minister: the making and unmaking of Manmohan Singh- Sanjaya Baru
Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths - PC Parakh
Hard ChoicesHillary Rodham Clinton
The Candidate Anirudh Bhattacharya.
Arctic SummerDamon Galgut
A Stamp is Born C. R. Pakrashi
Anticipating India - The best of national interestShekhar Gupta
A Man and a Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to PowerBette Dam
Syntheism Creating God in The Internet AgeAlexander Bard
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