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Appointments
1. BimalJalanhasbeenappointedasChiefofExpenditureManagementCommission.
2. ScientistSoumyaSwaminathanhasbeenappointedasDirectorGeneralofIndianCouncilofMedicalResearchandandSecretaryin
DepartmentofHealthResearch.
3. SalmanbinAbdulazizAlSaudisnamedasnewKingofSaudiArabiaafterKingAbdullahbinAbdulazizpassedaway.
4. ASuryaprakashhasbeenappointedasChairmanofPrasarBharati.
5. A.Jayathilak,ChairmanofSpicesBoardhasbeengivenadditionalchargeofchairmanofRubberBoard.
6. A.K.MittalhasbeenappointedasChairmanofRailwayBoardreplacingArunendraKumar.
7. AbdullahalThanihasbeenappointedasPrimeMinisterofLibyaforsecondTime.
8. AchalKumarJotihasbeenappointedasElectionCommissionerintheElectionCommissionofIndia.
ElectioncommissionofIndiaconsistsofachiefelectioncommissionerandtwoelectioncommissioners.Currently,chiefelection
commissionerisNasimZaidiandtwoelectioncommissionersareAchalKumarJotiandoneseatisvaacant.
9. AcharyaDevVrathasbeenappointedas26thGovernorofHimachalPradesh.
10. ActorAamirKhanhasbeenappointedasUnitedNationsInternationalChildren'sEmergencyFund's(UNICEF)GoodwillAmbassador
forSouthAsianregion.
11. ActorAmitabhBachchanbecameMaharashtra'sstateambassadorforSavetheTigercampaign.
12. ActorAmitabhBachchanisappointedasbrandambassadorbyGovernmentforcampaignagainstHepatitisB.
13. AdilZainulbhaihasbeenappointedasheadofQualityCouncilofIndia.
14. AhmetDavutogluisthenewprimeministerofTurkey.
15. AjayMathurhasbeenappointedasdirectorgeneralofTERI(TheEnergyandResourcesInstitute)replacingRKPachauri.
16. AjayShuklahasbeenappointedasnewMember(Traffic)inRailwayBoard.
17. AjitKumarSethhasbeenappointedaschairmaofPublicEnterprisesSelectionBoard.GauriKumarandAnshumanDashavebeenmade
asmembersinPESB.
18. AjitSinghhasbeenappointedasChiefJusticeofRajasthanHighCourt.
19. AlexisTsiprasisappointedasPrimeMinisterofGreeceafterhispartySYRIZAwontheGreekGeneralElections.
20. AlokBhatnagarhasbeenappointedasnewNavalOfficerinchargeofTamilNadu,Puducherry.
21. AmareshKumarLalisAppointedasanAdditionalJudgeinPatnaHighCourt.
22. AmeenahGuribFakimhasbeenappointedasFirstwomanPresidentofMauritius(IndianOceanislandnation).
23. AmeisingLuikhamisappointedasSecretaryinDepartmentofPublicEnterprises.
24. AmitJainisappointedasPresidentofUberTechnologies'IndiaOperations.
25. AmitMathewhasbeenelectedasChairmanofAuditBureauofCirculations(ABC)for201415.
26. AmitavaRoyisappointedasasajudgeinSupremeCourt.Priortothis,heservedastheChiefJusticeofOdishaHighCourt.
WithThis,strengthofjudgesinSupremeCourthasbecome29withmaximumsanctionedstrengthof31judges.
27. AnandKrishnamurthyisappointedasMDandCEOofCatholicSyrianBank(CSB).
28. AnanthNarayananisappointedasChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)ofMyntra(Flipkartownedfashionstore).
29. AndhraPradeshGovernmentappointedChadalavadaKrishnamurthyasChairmanofTTD(TirumalaTirupatiDevasthanamsBoard).
30. AneroodJugnauthnamedasnewPrimeMinisterofMauritius.

31. AnilKumarSinhaappointedasnewDirectoroftheCentralBureauofInvestigation(CBI).
32. AnisaRasoulihasbeennominatedasFirstFemaleJudgeintheSupremeCourtofAfghanistan.
33. AnitaKapurappointedasnewChairpersonofCBDT(CentralBoardofDirectTaxes).
34. AnoopKumarSrivastavaisappointedasSecretaryinInterStateCouncilSecretariat.
35. AnoopMishrahasbeenappointedasnewSecretaryGeneralofLokSabha.
36. AnupKPujarihasbeenappointedassecretaryinMinistryofMicro.Small&MediumEnterprises.
37. AnupamShrivastavaisappointedasChiefManagingDirectorofBSNL(BharatSancharNigamLimited).
38. AnuragJainhasbeenappointedasJointSecretaryinPrimeMinister'sOffice(PMO)ofIndia.
39. AnuragThakurreelectedaspresidentofHimachalPradeshCricketAssociation(HPCA)forthefourthtimeinsuccessionsince2000.
40. ArchanaRamasundaramisappointedasDirectorofNationalCrimeRecordsBureau(NCRB).
41. ArunDuggalhasbeenappointedasnonexecutiveChairmanofCreditRatingAgencyICRA.
42. ArunKSinghhasbeenappointedasIndia'sAmbassadortoUSA.
43. ArunShrivastavaAppontedasMD&CEOofSyndicateBank.
44. ArvindKumarJainhasbeenappointedasDirectorGeneral(DG)ofPoliceofUttarPradesh(UP).
45. ArvindPanagariyahasbeenappointedasViceChairmanofNITIAayogthatreplacedPlanningCommission.SindhushreeKhullarhas
beenappointedasCEOofNITIAayog.
46. ArvindSaxenaisappointedasaMemberintheUnionPublicServiceCommission.
47. ArvindSubramanianhasbeenappointedasnewchiefeconomicadvisorinthefinanceMinistry.
48. AshishBahugunahasbeenappointedasChairmanoffoodsafetyregulatorFoodSafetyandStandardsAuthorityofIndia(FSSAI),
replacingKChandramouli.
49. AshokKAgarwalhasbeenappointedasGeneralManagerofSouthernRailway.
50. AshokKumarAngurana(SecretaryinDepartmentofAnimalHusbandry,Dairying&Fisheries)hasbeengivenadditionalchargeof
SecretaryinDepartmentofConsumerAffairs.
51. AshokKumarAnguranaappointedasSecretaryinDepartmentofAnimalHusbandryinMinistryofAgriculture.
52. AshokKumarGuptaisappointedasNewSecretaryofDefenceProduction.
53. AshokKumarappointedasDirectorGeneralofPolice(DGP)ofTamilnadu.
54. AshokPrasadhasbeenappointedasnewspecialsecretaryofhomeministry'scrucialinternalsecuritydivision.
55. AshtonCarterhasbeenappointedasDefenceSecretarybyUSSenate.
56. AshuSuyashisappointedasManagingDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficer(MD&CEO)ofCreditratingagencyCrisil
57. AshwaniLohanihasbeenappointedasChairmanandManagingDirectorofAirIndiaLimitedfor3Years.
58. AutomobilemanufacturerRenaultIndiaropedinactorRanbirKapoorasitsbrandambassador.
59. AvijitGhoshappointedasCMDofHeavyEngineeringCorporation.
60. BabaRamdevisnamedasstatebrandambassadorforHaryanaGovernment.
61. BalasubramaniamVenkataramaniwillbenewManagingDirector(MD)andChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)ofMultiCommodity
ExchangeofIndia(MCX).
62. BaldevSharmahasbeenappointedaschairmanofNationalBookTrust.
63. BalvenderKumarusappointedasSecretaryinMinistryofMines.
64. BejiCaidEssebsihasbeenappointedasPresidentofTunisia.
65. BejiCaidEssebsihasbeenelectedasnewpresidentofTunisia.
66. BenjaminNetanyahureelectedasPrimeMinisterofIsrael(CountryinWesternAsia).
67. BhanuPratapSharmahasbeenappointedasSecretaryintheMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare.
68. BharatPurihasbeenappointedasChiefofPidiliteIndustries.
69. BibekDebroyisappointedasaMemberofNITIAayog.
70. BirenderSinghDhanoahasbeenappointedasVideChiefofIndianAirForce.
71. BollywoodactorAnupamKherhasbeennamedanadvocateforUnitedNationscampaignongenderequality.
72. BrijbhushanSharanSinghreelectedaspresidentofWrestlingFederationofIndia(WFI)forfouryears.
73. Britain'sSebastianCoehasbeenelectedasPresidentofInternationalAssociationofAthleticsFederations(IAAF).India'sAdille
SumariwallahasbeenelectedasamemberofIAAF.
74. BritishIndianPritiPatelisappointedasemploymentministerofBritaininPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'snewcabinet.
75. CDBalajiisappointedasDirectorofAeronauticalDevelopmentAgency(ADA)andProgrammeDirectoroftheLightCombatAircraft
(LCA).

76. ChandrakalaPadiatobeFirstFemaleChiefofIndianInstituteofAdvancedStudy(IIAS)
77. ChandramauliKumarPrasadhasbeenappointedasnewchiefofPressCouncilofIndia(PCI).
78. ChinaNominatedFormerFinanceMinsterofChinaJinLiqunforpostoffirstpresidentofAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB).
79. ChrishanthadeSilvahasbeenappointedas21stchiefofSriLankaArmy.
80. CocaColaIndiamadecricketerSouravGangulyasitssocialambassadorupto2017.
81. CommunistPartyofIndia(Marxist)CPI(M)electedSitaramYechuryasfifthgeneralsecretaryoftheparty.
82. CramerballhasbeenappointedasnewCEOodJetAirways.
83. CyriacJosephappointedasinterimchairpersonofNationalHumanRightsCommission(NHRC)replacingK.G.Balakrishnan(sixthand
longestservingchairmanofNHRC).
84. DKPandeyhasbeenappointedasDirectorGeneralofPolice(DGP)ofJharkhand
85. DavidCameronhasbeenreelectedasprimeministerofBritain.HisConservativePartywon331outoftotal650Seats.
86. DavidGrangerappointedaseighthPresidentofGuyana(CountryinCaribbeancoastofSouthAmerica).HeisFormerArmyBrigadierof
Guyana.
87. DebendranathSarangiiselectedasPresidentofSquashRacketsFederationofIndia(SRFI).
88. DeepKumarUpadhyayisappointedasNepal'sambassadortoIndia.
89. DeepakGuptahasbeenappointednewchiefofUPSC(UnionPublicServiceCommission).
90. DevenderSinghAhluwaliahasbeenappointedasDirector(Finance)ofNationalMineralsDevelopmentCorporation(NMDC).
91. DilipBabasahebBhosaleisappointedasChiefJusticeofHyderabadHighcourt(AndhraPradeshandTelengana)uponretirementof
KalyanJyotiSengupta.
92. DilmaRouseffhasbeenreappointedasPresidentofBrazilforhersecondTerm.
93. DineshOraonofBharatiyaJanataPartyhasbeenelectedasSpeakerofJharkhandLegislativeAssembly
94. DineshSharmahasbeenappointedasnewchiefofIntelligenceBureau.
95. DivyaPrakashSinhaappointedasSecuritySecretaryintheUnionCabinetSecretariat.
96. DraupadiMurmuappointedasFirstWomanGovernorofJharkhand.
97. EdgarLunguhasbeenappointedasPresidentofafricancountryZambia.
98. EvansPaulAssumedOfficeas18thPrimeMinisterofHaiti(Caribbeancountry).
99. FarhanAkhtarappointedasUNWomenGoodwillAmbassadorforSouthAsia.
100. FaureEssozimnaGnassingbehasbeenreelectedasPresidentofTogo(WestAfrican).HehasbeenpresidetofTogoSince2005.
101. FederalBankCEOShyamSrinivasanhasbeenappointedasChairmanoftheIndianBanksAssociation'scommitteeonMemberPrivate
SectorBanksfor201415.
102. FertilizerProducerKrishakBharatiCooperativeappointedChandrapalsinghyadavasitschairman.
103. FilmmakerPahlajNihalanihasbeenappointedasChairmanofCentralBoardofFilmCertification(CBFC).
104. FinanceMinisterArunJaitleyInauguratedNewBankNotePaperLineatSecurityPaperMill,Hoshangabad(MadhyaPradesh).
105. FinlandsoppositionCentrePartyledbyJuhaSipilawonGeneralElections.JuhaSipilawillbe44thPrimeMinisterofFinland.
106. FormerCrieketerDilipVengsarkarhasbeenelectedaspresidentofAssociationofIndianStatisticiansandscorersofIndia.
107. FormerDelhiPoliceCommissionerNeerajKumarhasbeenappointedasChiefAdvisorofSecurityandanticorruptionunit(ACSU)of
BCCIforT20WorldCup2016tobehostedbyIndia.
108. FormerDutchHockeyteamcoachPaulvanAssisappointedasheadCoachofIndianmen'shockeyteam.
109. FormerGeorgianPresidentMikheilSaakashvilihasbeenappointedasGovernorofUkraine'ssouthernOdessaregion.
110. FormerIndianOlympicAssociationchiefRandhirSinghismadeahonorarymemberofInternationalOlympicCommittee.
111. FormerIndianPoliceService(IPS)OfficerKCReddyhasbeennamedasmemberofUnitedNations(UN)probepanelonGaza.
112. FormerIndiancricketerRahulDravidisnamedascoachofIndiaAandUnder19cricketteams.
113. FormerJammuUniversityVCAmitabhMattoohasbeenappointedAdvisortoJ&KCMMuftiSayeed.
114. FormerSingaporeForeignMinisterGeorgeYeohasbeenappointedasnewChancellorofNalandaUniversity(Bihar)
115. FormerSouthAfricanReserveBankgovernorTitoMbowenihasbeenappointedasnonexecutivedirectortotheboardtheBricsNew
DevelopmentBank(NDB).SouthAfricanFinanceMinisterNhlanhlaNenesaidthattheBRICSBankwillbeoperationalbyEndof
December2015.
116. FormerUnionministerJairamRameshhasbeenappointedasamemberofanInternationaladvisoryboardwhichprovidesstrategic
policyadvicetoakeyUNagencyonenvironmentallysoundtechnologiesfordevelopingnations.
117. FormerUnionministerJairamRameshwillchairaglobalresearchpanelonsustainabledevelopmentmadebyallianceofUNEP,
UNESCOandWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).

118. FrankBainimaramahasbeenappointedasPrimeMinisterofFiji.
119. GMohanKumarisappointedasnewDefenceSecretaryofIndiareplacingRadhaKrishnaMathur.
120. GSatheeshReddyisappointedasScientificAdvisortotheDefenceMinister.
121. G.GurucharanhasbeenappointedasDirectorGeneralofBureauofIndianStandards.HeisalsoAdditionalSecretary,Departmentof
Food&PublicDistribution.
122. GadiEizenkothasbeenappointedaschiefof21stChiefofIsraelDefenceForces.
123. GangaRamAgarwalfromIndianRailwayServicesofElectricalEngineering(IRSEE)hasbeenappointedasnewSecretaryofRailway
Board.
124. GangaRamAgarwal,anofficerofIndianRailwayServicesofElectricalEngineeringhasbeenappointedasSecretaryinRailwayBoard.
125. GeneralMuhammaduBuhariofAllProgressivesCongress(APC)partywonPresidentialElectionsofNigeria.
126. GermanTennisstarSteffiGrafhasbeenappointedasAyurvedabrandambassadorofKeralastate.
127. Germany'sDeutscheBankappointedJohnCryanasCWOreplacingAnshuJain.
128. GhantaChakrapanihasbeenappointedasfirstChairmanoftheTelanganaStatePublicServiceCommission(TSPSC).
129. GirishSahnihasbeenappointedasDirectorGeneralofCouncilofScientific&IndustrialResearch(CSIR).
130. GoogleappointedRuthPoratasChiefFinancialOfficer(CFO).
131. GovernmentappointedKeralaFinanceMinisterKMManiaschairmanofEmpoweredCommitteeofStateFinanceMinistersasakey
personfortheCentretorolloutGoodsandServicesTax(GST)ontargeteddateofApril1,2016.
132. GovernmentappointedMSathiyavathyasFirstWomenDirectorGeneralofCivilAviation(DGCA).
133. GovernmentappointedManagingDirectors(MD)andChiefExecutiveOfficers(CEO)offourNationalisedBanks
RKoteeswaranIndianOverseasBank
AnimeshChauhanOrientalBankofCommerce(OBC)
KishoreKumarSansiVijayaBank
P.SrinivasUnitedBankofIndia.
134. GovernmentappointedNewchairmanforVariousDRAT(DebtRecoveryAppellateTribunal)
VKMathurasChairmanofAllahabadbenchofDRAT.
GirijaShankarasChairmanofChennaibenchofDRAT.
135. GovernmentappointedPSJayakumarasManagingDirector(MD)andChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)ofBankofBaroda.
136. GovernmentappointedRakeshSharmaasMDandCEOofCanaraBank.
137. GovernmentappointedinternationallawyerRodrigoOreamunotoarbitratewithUKtelecommajorVodafone's20000croretaxliability
case.
138. Governmentapprovedredevelopmentof400major(A1andAcategory)railwaystationsacrossthecountry.
139. GovernmentextendedtermofRajanSKatochasDirectoroftheEnforcementDirectoratetillOctober31,2015.
140. GovernmenthasnamedvigilancecommissionerRajivastheactingcentralvigilancecommissioner(CVC).
141. GovernmentreconstitutedtheFilm&TelevisionInstituteofIndia(FTII),PuneSocietyforthreeyears.GajendraChauhanhasbeen
nominatedasthePresidentoftheFTIISocietyandChairmanofitsGoverningCouncil.
142. GujaratGovernmentlaunchedTaluka(Tehsil)PlanningAtlas(TPA)toenablelocaladministrationfortakingdecisionsabouttheregional
developmentthroughpreciseinformationaboutcurrentstatusofvariousfacilitiesandschemes.
143. GulshanRai,DirectorGeneralofIndianComputerEmergencyResponseTeam(CertIn)appointedasIndiasfirstcybersecuritychiefas
SpecialSecretaryforcybersecurityforPrimeMinistersOffice(PMO).
144. GuyScottAppointednewpresidentofZambia.
145. HCBishthasbeenappointedasDirectorGeneralofIndianCoastGuard.
146. HLDattuisappointedasIndia'snew(42nd)ChiefJustice(FullNameHandyalaLakshminarayanaswamyDattu).
147. HageGeingobtobenewpresidentofnamibiaafterwininGeneralElectionsinthecountry.
148. HaideralAbadihasbeenappointedasnewPrimeMinisterofIraq.
149. HanumanthuPurushothamappointedasasChairmanandManagingDirector(CMD)ofNationalResearchDevelopmentCorporation
(NRDC).
150. HanumanthuPurushothamisappointedasChairmanandManagingDirector(CMD)ofNationalResearchDevelopmentCorporation
(NRDC).
151. HaribhauBagdeappointedMaharashtraAssemblySpeaker.
152. HarishankarBrahmaisappointedas19thChiefElectionCommissionerofIndia.
153. HaryanaGovernmentnamedParineetiChopraasbrandambassadorforPrimeMinisterNarendraModi'spet'BetiBachaoBetiPadhao'

campaign.
154. HasmukhAdhiahasbeenappointedasFinancialServicesSecretaryinMinistryofFinance.
155. HockeyIndiaPresidentNarinderBatrabecameamemberofFIH(InternationalHockeyFederation)ExecutiveBoard.
156. HockeyIndiaappointedRoelantOltmansofNetherlandsascoachofIndianmensnationalteam.
157. India'sformerenvoytoUnitedNationsHardipSinghPurihasbeennamedassecretarygeneralofTheIndependentCommissionon
Multilateralism(ICM),launchedbyInternationalPeaceInstitute(IPI).
158. IndiabornNikeshArorahasbeenappointedPresidentofJapanstelecommunicationsgiantSoftBankCorp.
159. IndiabornNobellaureateSirVenkatramanRamakrishnanhasbeenelectedaspresidentofBritain'sprestigiousRoyalSociety.
RoyalSocietydatesbackto1660anditspresidentisakeyadvocateforscienceintheUKandtheworld.
RamakrishnanwillsucceedgeneticistSirPaulNurse,alsoaNobellaureate.
VenkatramanRamakrishnansharedthe2009NobelPrizeinChemistrywithThomasA.SteitzandAdaE.Yonathforstudiesofthe
structureandfunctionoftheribosome.
160. IndiabornRajaRajeswarisworninascriminalcourtjudgeoftheNewYorkCityandbecamefirstIndiabornwomanjudgeofNewYork
City.
161. IndianActorShahrukhKhanhasbeenappointedastheBrandAmbassadorofInterpol,InternationalPoliceCoOperationOrganization.
162. IndianAmericanVivekMurthyappointedas19thUSSurgeonGeneral.Hebecameyoungestevertoholdthispost.
163. IndianJasjitAhluwaliahasbeenappointedasDeanofSchoolofPublicHealthattheRutgersUniversityintheUS.
164. IndianOlympicAssociation(IOA)presidentN.RamachandranhasbeenappointedasvicechairoftheAssociationofNationalOlympic
Committees(ANOC)internationalrelationscommission.
165. IndianOriginPersonAzitaRajihasbeenappointedasEnvoyofUSAinSweden.
166. IndianOriginSouthAfricanDayaReddyhasbeenappointedasChiefofICSU(InternationalUnionforScience).
167. IndianPersonAmritaNarlikarhasbeenappointedasnewpresidentofGermanInstituteofGlobalandareasstudies.
168. IndianPersonAtulKharehasbeenappointedasUnitedNationsUnderSecretaryGeneral.
169. IndianPersonPulakGhoshisappointedasamemberoftheUNSecretaryGeneral'sBigDataPrivacyAdvisoryGroup.
170. IndianPersonSubhashChandraGarghasbeenappointedasanExecutiveDirectorintheworldbank.
171. IndianAmericanAjaypalSinghBangahasbeenappointedasMemberofAdvisoryCommitteeforTradePolicyandNegotiations
(ACTPN),akeyadministrationpositionintheUnitedStates(US).
172. IndianAmericanAkhilAmarfromYaleUniversityhasbeenappointedasamemberoftheprestigiousNationalCouncilonHumanitiesof
UnitedStates(US).Presently,AmarisSterlingProfessorofLawandPoliticalScienceattheYaleUniversity.
173. IndianAmericanAtulKeshaphasbeenappointedasUSA'sAmbassadortoSriLankaandMaldives.HebecamesecondIndianorigin
diplomattobepostedtotheregionafterRichardRahulVerma(USAAmbassadortoIndia).
174. IndianAmericanNirajAntanielectedtoOhioHouseofRepresentativesandbecameoneofyoungestUSstatelawmakers.
175. IndianAmericanPersonAmitPriyavadanMehtabecamefirstAsianPacificAmericantobeappointedasafederaljudgeindistrictof
ColumbiabyUSSenate.
176. IndianAmericanRashadHussainhasbeenappointedasSpecialEnvoyandCoordinatorforStrategicCounterterrorismCommunication
intheUnitedStates(US).
177. IndianAmericanRaviChaudharyhasbeenappointedasExecutiveDirectorforRegionsandCentreOperationsatFederalAviation
Administration(FAA)intheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
178. IndianAmericanRenuKhatorelectedasChairpersonofBoardofDirectorsoftheAmericanCouncilonEducation(ACE)whichisa
majorcoordinatingbodyforUScollegesanduniversities.
179. IndianAmericanVijayKumarhasbeenappointedasDeanofUSA'sPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.
180. IndianAmericanVinceChhabriahasbeenappointedasfulltimefederaljudgeofCaliforniacourtinUSA.
181. IndianAmericanbiologistKamalBawahasbeenelectedtoprestigiousRoyalSocietyofLondonforhisworkinfieldofconservation
science.
RoyalSocietyisaselfgoverningfellowshipestablishedinLondon,ofmanyoftheworldsmostdistinguishedscientistsfromallareas
ofscience,engineering,andmedicine.
182. IndianAmericanphysicianVivekHallegereMurthyappointedas19thSurgeonGeneralofAmerica.
183. IndianAmericanscientistArunMajumdarappointedasUnitedStates(US)ScienceEnvoy.
184. IndianAmericansNirajAntaniandJanakJoshihavebeenappointedtoboardof20152016FutureMajorityProjectofUnitedStates
(US)RepublicanParty.
185. IndianOriginHarbhajanKaurDheerbecamefirstAsianwomantobeelectedasmayorintheUnitedKingdom(EalingCouncilin

London).
186. IndianbornNikeshAroraappointedasPresidentofJapansmultinationaltelecommunicationsandinternetcompanySoftBankCorp.
187. IndianoriginVasanSrinivasaninductedintoAustralianMulticulturalCouncil(AMC),anAustraliannationalbody.
188. IndianoriginlawyerKannanRameshhasbeenappointedasaJudicialCommissionertoSingaporesSupremeCourtbenchfortwoyears.
189. IndianoriginpersonParvinderSinghBatthappointedasmayorofBritainsWokinghamBoroughCouncil.
190. IndianoriginprofessorTVPaulelectedas56thpresidentoftheInternationalStudiesAssociation(ISA).
191. InformationTechnologySecretaryRamSewakSharmahasbeenappointedaschairmanofTelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia
(TRAI).
192. InfrastructurefinancingfirmIDFCappointedformerComptrollerandAuditorGeneralofIndia(CAG)VinodRaiasindependent
director.
193. InjetiSrinivashasbeenappointedaschiefofSportsAuthorityofIndia.
194. InternationalEconomicAssociation(IEA)hasappointedKaushikBasuaspresidentelectofworldbank.
195. IqbalAhmedAnsarihasbeenappointedasChiefJusticeofPatnaHighCourt(Bihar).
196. IsmailOuldCheikhAhmedofMauritaniaisappointedasheadofUNMissionforEbolaEmergencyResponse(UNMEER).
197. ItalianphysicsistFabiolaGianottiappointedasfirstwomanchiefofEuropeanOrganizationforNuclearResearch(CERN).
198. JagmohanDalmiyahasbeenelectedasPresidentoftheBoardofControlforCricketinIndia(BCCI).
199. JagmohanYadavisappointedasDirectorGeneralofPolice(DGP)ofUttarPradesh.
200. JanatalDal(United)leaderNItishKumarsworninasChiefMinisterofBiharforfourthtimeafterJeetanmanjhiresigned.Heis34th
CMOfBihar.
201. JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoreelectedforfouryeartermaftermajorvictoryinElections.
202. JaspalSinghKandharihasbeenappointedaspresidentofGymnasticsFederationofIndia.
203. JavedUsmaniSwornInAsNewChiefInformationCommissionerofUttarPradesh
204. JavedUsmanihasbeenappointedastheChiefInformationCommissionerofUttarpradesh.
205. JawharSircarhasbeenappointedasVicePresidentofAsiaPacificBroadcastingUnion(EBU).
206. JayantManganlalPatelisappointedasChiefJusticeofGujaratHighCourt.
207. JayantPatelisappointedasactingChiefJusticeofGujaratHighCourt.
208. JensStoltenberg(Norway)hasbeenappointedas13thSecretaryGeneraloftheNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganisation(NATO)
headquarteredinBrussels(Belgium).
209. JohnkeyhasbeenreappointedasprimeministerofNewZealandfortheThirdtime.
210. JosephClancyhasbeennamedasDirectoroftheU.S.SecretService.
211. JosephSeppBlatterhasbeenreelectedasPresidentofFIFA(FdrationInternationaledeFootballAssociation)forfifthterm.
212. JournalistandwriterAakarPatelhasbeenappointedasExecutiveDirectorofAmnestyInternationalIndia.
AmnestyInternationalisanInternationalorganisationfocusedonhumanrights.
213. JugalKishoreMohapatraisappointedasruraldevelopmentsecretary.
214. JusticeNarayananNadarPaulVasanthakumarisappointedasnewChiefJusticeofJammuandKashmirHighCourt.
215. JyotiPrasadRajkhowaisappointedasthGovernorofArunachalPradesh.
216. JyotsnaSurihasbeenelectedasPresidentofFICCI,(FederationofIndianChambersofCommerce&Industry).
217. KBBiswashasbeenappointedasChairmanofCGWB(CentralGroundWaterBoard).
218. KDurgaPrasadisappointedastheSpecialDirectorGeneralofCRPF(CentralReservePoliceForce).
219. KSatishReddyhasbeenappointedasChairmanoftheNationalSafetyCouncil(NSC).HeisalsoChairmanofDrReddysLaboratories
Ltd.
220. KSivanisappointedasDirectorofVikramSarabhaiSpaceCentre(VSSC)ofISRO.
221. KVijayRaghavan,SecretaryinDepartmentofBiotechnologyhasbeenelectedaForeignAssociateofUSNationalAcademyofSciences.
HewasalsorecentlyelectedaFellowoftheRoyalSociety(London)forhisachievementsinoriginalresearch.
222. K.VijayRaghavanisappointedasSecretaryinMinistryofEarthSciences.
223. K.V.ChowdaryisappointedasnewCentralVigilanceCommissioner(CVC)andVijaiSharmaisappointedasnewChiefInformation
Commissioner(CIC)ofIndia.
Alongwith,SudhirBhargavaisappointedasanInformationCommissionerandT.M.BhasinisappointedasaVigilance
Commissioner.
224. KVKamathwillbeappointedasfirstchiefofNewDevelopmentBankofBRICScountries(Brazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica)
forFiveyears.HehasservedaschairmanofInfosysandNonExecutiveChairmanofICICIBank.

225. KalyanSinghhasbeenappointedas20thGovernorofRajasthan.
226. KalyanSinghhasbeenappointedasGovernorofHimachalPradesh.HeisalsothegovernorofRajasthan.
227. KamleshPatelhasbecomefirstBritishAsiantobeappointedasDirectorofEnglandandWalesCricketBoard(ECB).
228. KanagasabapathyJSripavanisappointedas44thChiefJusticeofSriLanka.
229. KapilMishraisappointedasChairmanofDelhiJalBoard.
230. KapilMishrawillbeDelhi'snewLawMinisteraftrformerlawministerJitenderTomarbeingarrestedoverallegationsoffakinghislaw
degree.
231. KaptanSinghSolankihasbeenappointedasNewGovernorofPunjab.HeisalsothegovernorofHaryana.
232. KarnalSinghhasbeenappointedasDirectorofEnforcementDirectorate.
233. KatsushiInoueappointedasPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)ofHondaCarsIndiaLimited(HCIL).
234. KavinderGuptaofBharatiyaJanataPartyhasbeenelectedasspeakeroftheJammuandKashmirassembly.
235. KeithVazhasbeenreelectedaschairmanofParliamentsHomeAffairsSelectCommitteeofUKforthirdtime.HeisBritainslongest
servingIndianoriginMP.
236. KeshariNathTripathi,(GovernorofWestBengal)isappointedasGovernorofMizoramafterremovingAzizQureshiastheGovernorof
Mizoram.
237. KewalKSharmahasbeeneappointedasDelhiChiefSecretary.
238. KiranBhaiVadodariahasbeenelectedasPresidentoftheIndianNewspaperSociety(INS)for20142015.
239. KiranKumarAlurSeelinhasbeenappointedasnewchiefofISRO(IndianSpaceResearchOrganization).
240. KlausWernerIohannisiselectedasnewpresidentofRomania.
241. KolindaGrabarKitaroviconwon2015PresidentialelectionsofCroatiaandshewillbecroatia'sFirstFemalePresident.
242. KrishnaChaudharyisappointedasDirectorGeneral(DG)oftheIndoTibetanBorderPolice(ITBP).
243. KshatrapatiShivajiisappointedasnewCMD(ChairmanandManagingDirector)ofSIDBI.
244. KundanSinhaappointedasaNewMemberTrafficinRailwayBoard.
245. LCGoyalhasbeenappointedasUnionHomeSecretaryofIndia.
246. LalKrishanAdvanitobethechiefofproceedingcommittee(AachaarSamiti)ofLokSabha.
247. LarsLoekkeRasmussenwillbeDenmark'snextPrimeMinister(SecondTimeafter2009)ashispartyBlueOppositionBlocwon
parliamentaryelectionsofDenmark.
248. LarsenandToubroappointedSanjayJalonaasManagingDirectorandCEOofitsITArmL&TInfotech.
249. LaxmikantParsekarhasbeenappointedasChiefofMinisterofGoaafterFormerCMManoharParrikarwasappointedasMinisterof
DefenceinFirstCabinetReshuffleofNarendraModiGovernment.
250. LeYuchenghasbeenappointedasChina'snewEnvoytoIndia.
251. LeeAlanJohnsonofEnglandisappointedasHeadCoachofUnder19footballteamofIndia.
252. LibbyLanehasbeennamedasChurchofEnglandsfirstfemalebishop.
253. LorettaLynchappointedasfirstblackfemaleAttorneyGeneralofUnitedStatesofAmerica.
254. MKGoelhasbeenappointedasChairmanofPFC(PowerFinanceCorporation).
255. MOGarghasbeenappointedasDirectorGeneralofCouncilofScientific&IndustrialResearch(CSIR).
256. MRavindranisappointedasChairmanofIndraprasthaGasLimitedthatlooksafterdistributionofNaturalgasmainlyacrossNCR
(NationalCapitalregion).
257. MSatyawatihasbeenappointedasFirstFemaleDirectorGeneralofCivilAviation(DGCA).
258. M.J.JosephhasbeenappointedasIndia'sControllerGeneralofAccounts(CGA)replacingSh.JawaharThakur.
259. M.K.IyerhasbeenappointedasMemberofCentralElectricityRegulatoryCommission(CERC).
260. MadanlalLaxmandasTahaliyaniisappointedasLokayuktaofMaharashtra.
261. MadhusudhanPrasadisappointedasSecretaryintheUnionMinistryofUrbanDevelopment(MoUD).
262. MaharashtragovernmentappointedcricketerSachinTendulkarasnewambassadorforTigerConservationProjectalongwithActor
AmitabhBachchanwhowasappointedearlier.
263. MahendraKumarSharmahasbeenappointedasnonexecutivechairmanofICICIBank.
264. MahendraMohanGuptahasbeenelectedasChairmanofPressTrustofIndia.
265. MaleehaLodhihasbeenappointedas16thPakistaniAmbassadortotheUnitedNations(UN).
266. ManMohanSinghRaihasbeenappointedasViceChiefofIndianArmy.HewillreplacePhilipCampose.
267. MananKumarMishrahasbeenappointedaschairmanofBarCouncilofIndiaandS.PrabhakaranasitsCoChairman.
268. ManojMishraappointedasChairmanandManagingDirector(CMD)ofNationalFertilizersLimited(NFL).

269. MauriceObstfeld(USA)hasbeenappointedasChiefEconomistoftheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF).
270. MayilsamyAnnaduraiappointedasDirectorofISROSatelliteCentre(ISAC),Bengaluru.
271. MeenaHemchandraappointedastheExecutiveDirector(ED)ofReserveBankofIndia(RBI).ShewilllookafterDepartmentof
BankingSupervision,CooperativeBankingSupervisionandNonBankingSupervision.
272. MeenakshiMadanRaisworninasfirstladyjudgeofSikkimHighCourt.
273. MercedesBenzhasappointedRolandSFolgerasManagingDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficerofitsIndiaoperations.
274. MhairiBlackfromScotlandbecameyoungestlawmakerofBritainattheageof20.Thefreshlyelectedlawmakeris.Shebelongedto
PaisleyandRenfrewshireSouth,aconstituencyoutsideGlasgow.ShedefeatedDouglasAlexander,Labour'selectionchiefandaformer
Cabinetministerwith17864votes.
275. MichaelKafandohasbeennamedasInterimPresidentandYacoubaIsaacZidaasactingpiimeministerofBurkinaFaso.
276. MitchMcConnellisElectedAsnewMajorLeaderofUnitedStateofAmerica'sSenate.
277. MithripalaSirisenawon2015PresidentialElectionsofSriLanka.Hewillbe7thPresidentofSriLanka.
278. ModiboKeitahasbeennamedasNewPrimeMinisterofMalibyPresidentIbrahimBoubacarKeta.
279. MohanKumarappointedIndia'sAmbassadortoFrance.
280. MuftiMohammedSayeedofPeople'sDemocraticPartyhasbeenappointedas12thChiefMinisterofJ&K.
281. MuhammadRazaKhanappointedasnewChiefElectionCommissioner(CEC)ofPakistan.
282. MukeshKhannaisappointedasChairpersonofChildren'sFilmSocietyofIndia
Children'sFilmSocietyIndia(CFSI)wasfoundedbyJawaharLalNehruin1955underMinistryofInformationandBroadcasting.
283. MusiccomposerShekharsenisappointedasChairmanoftheSangeetNatakAkademi(SNA)replacingLeelaSamson.
284. NShakthanelectedasspeakeroftheKeralaAssemblyreplacingGKarthikeyanwhodiedrecently.
285. NadirpatelhasbeenappointedasCanana'snewenvoytoIndia.
286. NanditaChatterjeeisappointedasnewSecretaryinMinistryofHousing&UrbanPovertyAlleviation.
287. NarendraAmbvanihasbeenappointedaschiefofASCI(AdvertisingStandardsCouncilofIndia).
288. NarendraBatrahasbeenappointedaschiefofHockeyIndia.
289. NarendraKumarSinhahasbeenappointedasSecretaryinMinistryofTourism.
290. NarendraKumarYadavappointedasChairmanandManagingDirector(CMD)ofMahanagarTelephoneNigamLimited(MTNL).
291. NarendraModiCabinetFirstReShuffle
CabinetMinisters
ManoharParrikarMinistryofDefence.
SureshPrabhuMinisterofRailways.
JagatPrakashNaddaMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare.
Ch.BirenderSinghRuralDevelopment,PanchayatiRaj,DrinkingWaterandSanitation.
CurrentCabinetofMinistersofIndiais
RajnathSingh

HomeAffairs

ManoharParrikar

Defence

ArunJaitley

Finance,CorporateAffairs,Information&Broadcasting

VenkaiahNaidu

UrbanDevelopment,HousingandUrbanPovertyAlleviation,ParliamentaryAffairs

NitinJairamGadkari

RoadTransportandHighways

SushmaSwaraj

ExternalAffairs,OverseasIndianAffairs

SureshPrabhu

Railways

D.V.SadanandaGowda

Law&Justice

UmaBharati

WaterResources,RiverDevelopmentandGangaRejuvenation

NajmaA.Heptulla

MinorityAffairs

RamVilasPaswan

ConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublicDistribution

KalrajMishra

Micro,SmallandMediumEnterprises

ManekaGandhi

WomenandChildDevelopment

AnanthKumar

ChemicalsandFertilizers

RaviShankarPrasad

CommunicationsandInformationTechnology

JagatPrakashNadda

Health&FamilyWelfare

AshokGajapathiRajuPusapati CivilAviation
AnantGeete

HeavyIndustriesandPublicEnterprises

HarsimratKaurBadal

FoodProcessingIndustries

NarendraSinghTomar

Mines,Steel

Ch.BirenderSingh

RuralDevelopment,PanchayatiRaj,DrinkingWaterandSanitation

JualOram

TribalAffairs

RadhaMohanSingh

Agriculture

ThawarChandGehlot

SocialJusticeandEmpowerment

SmritiZubinIrani

HumanResourceDevelopment

HarshVardhan

ScienceandTechnology,EarthSciences

292. NasimZaidiisappointedasnew(20th)chiefelectioncommissionerofIndiareplacingHariShankarBrahma.
293. NationalsecurityadviserAjitDovalhasbeennamedspecialrepresentative(SR)fortheboundarytalkswithChina.
294. NeerajKumarappointedchiefadviserofAntiCorruption&SecurityUnitofBoardofControlforCricketinIndia.
295. NeerjaMathurhasbeenappointedasaMemberofJointElectricityRegulatoryCommission(JERC)forGoa&UnionTerrirtories.
296. NewGovernmentformedInfrancebyPresidentFrancoisHollandewitManuelWellsasPrimeMinister
EmmanuelMacronFinanceMinister
NajatVallaudEducationMinister
LaurentFabiusForeignMinister
297. NewGovernorsAppointed
AzizQureshiMizoram(FromUttarakhand)
KrishanKantPaulUttarakhand(FromMeghalaya)
KeshariNathTripathiMeghalaya(HeisalsogovernorofWestBengal)
298. NewGovernorsofIndianstatesappointedinSeptember2014
VajubhaiValaKarnataka
PSathasivamKerala(HebecamefirstformerchiefjusticetobeappointedasGovernorofanIndianState)
KrishanKantPaulManipur
KrishanKantPaulMizoram
KalyanSinghRajasthan
299. NewExecutiveDirectorsappointedforGovernmenrOwnedBanks
CharanSinghUCOBank
VenkatRamMurtiBankofBaroda
RPMaratheBankofIndia
HarideeshKumarCanaraBank
NKSahooAllahabadBank
PawanKumarBajajIndianOverseasBank
RaviShankarPandeySyndicateBank
KishorePirajiKharatUnionBankofIndia
RCLodhaCentralBankofIndia
300. NileshSatheisappointedasmemberlifeofinsuranceregulatorIRDAI.
301. NirbhaySharmaisappointedas17thGovernorofMizoram.
302. NotedIndianIndustrialistRatanTataAppointedonboardofINTERPOLFoundation.
303. NursultanNazarbayevhasbeenreelectedasPresidentofKazakhstanforhisconsecutivefifthterm.HeisfirstpresidentofKazakhstan
andholdingthispostsince24April1990.
304. OPanneerselvamhasbeenappointedasnew(17th)ChiefMinisterofTamilnadu.
305. OPSinghhasbeenappointedasDirectorGeneralofNDRF(NationalDisasterResponseForce).
306. OmPrakashRawathasbeenappointedasElectionCommissioner.
ElectionCommissionofIndiahasprovisionofaChiefElectionCommissionerandtwoadditionalCommissioners.
Currently,NasimZaidiischiefelectioncommissionerandAnchalKumarJyoti,OmPrakashRawatareelectioncommissioners.
307. OmaralBashirreelectedasPresidentofSudan.Heisholdingthispostsince1989.
308. PBAcharyahasbeenappointedasGovernorofAssam.HeisalsoGovernorofNagaland.
309. PKrishnamurthyisappointedasPrivateSecretaryofDefenceMinisterManoharParrikar.
310. PKunhikrishnanhasbeenappointedasDirectorofSatishDhawanSpaceCentre(SDSC)SHARreplacingMYSPrasad.
311. PCVaishhasbeenappointedaschairmancummanagingdirector(CMD)ofNationalTextileCorporation(NTC).
312. PankajMunjalhasbeenappointedasChairmanandManagingDirector(CMD)ofHeroMotorsGroup.
313. PawanGoenkahasbeenappointedasHonoraryAmbassadorofForeignInvestmentPromotionforKorea.
314. PawanMunjalhasbeenappointedaschairmanofAutomobilemakerHeroMotoCorp.
315. PetteriTaalas(Finland)hasbeenappointedasSecretaryGeneralofWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(BasedinSwitzerland)forfour
years.
316. PhiliposeGPynumootilisappointedasAssistantChiefofNavalstaff(Air).
317. PirajiKharatisappointedasMDandCEOofIDBIBank.
318. PradeepKumarJoshiisappointedasaMemberofUnionPublicServiceCommission.
319. PradeepKumarSinhaisappointedasCabinetSecretary.HesucceededShriAjitSeth.

320. PradipKumarMohantyisappointedaschiefjusticeofOdishaHighCourt.
321. PrakashMishrahasbeenappointedasDirectorateGeneralofCentralReservePoliceForce(CRPF).
322. PrashantPathrabeisappointedasInterimDirectorofFilmandTelevisionInstituteofIndia(FTII).
323. PratimaDharmhasbeenappointedasfirstHinduPriestsattheUSA'sGeorgetownUniversity.
324. PrayuthChanochaisthenewPrimeMinisterofThailand.
325. PresidentPranabMukherjeenominatedRichardHayandGeorgeBakerasmembersoftheAngloIndianCommunitytotheLokSabha.
326. PrimeMinisterNarendraModiappointedaschancellorofViswaBharatiUniversityforthreeyears.
327. PrimeMinisterNarendraModihasnamedSureshPrabhuashissherpafortheG20annualsummittobeheldinAustralia.
328. ProfessionalServicesComppanyKPMGelectedLynneDoughtieasfirstwomenCEOandChairman.
329. RSeshasayeeIsappointedasNewNonexecutiveChairmanOfInfosys.
330. R.NRavihasbeenappointedaschairmanoftheJointIntelligenceCommittee.
331. RCTayalhasbeenappointedasnewchiefofNationalSecurityGuard(NSG).
332. RaghubarDasappointedasSixthChiefMinisterofJharkhand.
333. Rajasthangovernmentsignedmemorandumsofunderstanding(MoUs)withseveralprivatecompaniesworthRs2,452croreatan
investormeetinNewDelhi.TheInvestmentwillgenerateover7000jobsintheState.
334. RajatSharma(IndiaTV)hasbeenappointedaschiefofnewsBroadcastersAssociation.
335. RajeevShuklaappointedaschairmanoftheIndianPremierLeague's(IPL)GoverningCouncilbytheBoardofControlforCricketin
India(BCCI).
336. RajendraSrivastavahasbeenappointedasDeanofIndianSchoolofBusiness(ISB).
337. RajinderKhannahasbeenappointedasnewchiefofRAW(ResearchandAnalysisWing).
338. RajivManglahasbeenappointedasChiefTechnologyOfficerofeCommercefirmSnapdeal.
339. RajivMehrishihasbeenappointedasUnionHomeSecretaryofIndiareplacingL.C.Goyal.
340. RajivMehrishihasbeenappointedasnewFinanceSecretaryreplacingArvindMayaram.
341. RajivRanjanVermahasbeenappointedasDirectorGeneralofRailwayProtectionForce.
342. RakeshSahniisappointedasChairmanofNarmadaValleyDevelopmentAuthority(NVDA).
343. RamNathKovindhasbeenappointedas35thGovernorofBihar.
344. RamNiwasGoelelectedasSpeakerofDelhiLegislativeAssembly
345. RanaKapoorhasbeenreappointmentedasMDandCEOofYesbankfor3years.
346. RanglalJamudaappointedasSecretaryinMinistryofFoodProcessingIndustries
347. RanilWickremesinghehasbeenappointedasPrimeMinisterofSriLankaforfourthtimefollowinghisparty'svictoryinparliamentary
polls.
348. RaninderSinghbecamefirstIndiantogetbeamemberofInternationalShootingSportFederation'sExecutiveCommittee.
349. RavinderKumarDhirhasbeenappointedasChiefofSouthWesternAirCommand.
350. RecepTayyipErdoganhasbeenappointedas12thPresidentofTurkey.
351. RekhaMMenonhasbeenappointedaschairpersonofAccentureIndia.
352. RichardRahulVermahasbeenappointedasnewUSAambassadortoIndiareplacingKathleenStephens.
353. RitaChowdhury(SahityaAkademiAwardwinningwriter)hasbeenappointedasDirectorofNationalBookTrust.
354. RituMallyamadeDirectorofMangaloreChemicalsandFertilisers(MCF)board.ShereplacedVijayMallyathathadtoquitafterState
BankofIndiaadvisedthatitwillbedifficulttolendmoneytoMCFwithawillfuldefaulterVijayMallyaonboard.
355. RizwanAkhtarhasbeenappointedasnewchiefofPakistan'sISI(InterServicesIntelligence).
356. RonaFairheadhasbeenappointedasthefirstwomenchiefofBBC.
357. RuhakanaRugundaisappointedasNew(10th)PrimeMinisterofUganda.
358. SBhattacharyaappointedasChairmanandManagingDirector(CMD)ofCoalIndia(CIL).
359. SChristopherisappointedasDirectorGeneraloftheDefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation.
360. SJaishankarhasbeenappointedasnewForeignSecretaryofIndiareplacingSujataSingh.
361. SMVijayanandisappointedasSecretaryinMinistryofPanchayatiRaj.
362. SSomanathisappointedasDirectorofLiquidPropulsionSystemsCentreofISRO.
363. S.K.BhagatisappointedasAdditionalDirectorGeneralinCentralReservePoliceForce(CRPF)andRajivRaiBhatnagarappointedas
AdditionalDirectorGeneralinCentralIndustrialSecurityForce(CISF).
364. S.S.NegiisappointedasDirectorGeneral(Forests)andSpecialSecretaryinMinistryofEnvironment,Forests&ClimateChange.
365. SAILChiefC.SVermahasbeenappointedasThefirstchiefofSteelAssociationofIndia.

366. SSAhluwaliaappointedaschairmanofJointParliamentaryCommittee(JPC)ontheRighttoFairCompensationandTransparencyin
LandAcquisitionRehabilitationandResettlement(LARR)(Amendment)Bill,2015.
367. SamsungElectronicsappointedPranavMistryasGlobalVicePresident.
368. SamsungappointedHyunChilHongasPresidentofSouthwestAsia.
369. SanghmitraBandyopadhayayisappointedasDirectorofIndianStatisticalInstitute(ISI)replacingBimalKRoywhowasremovedon
chargesofindiscipline.
370. SaniaMirzahasbeenmadeUNWomensGoodwillAmbassadorForSouthAsia.
371. SanjeevNandanSahaiisappointedasHomeSecretaryofDelhi.
372. SanjeevSinghisappointedasnewchiefofDelhiTransco.
373. SatishPillaiisappointedasChiefofcreditinformationagencyCreditInformationBureauIndiaLtd(CIBIL).
374. SaudiArabiaKingSalmanbinAbdulazizappointedhisnephewMohammedbinNayefasCrownPrinceandDeputyPrimeMinister.
375. SergioMattarellaisappointedasPresidentofItaly.
376. SharadPawarhasbeenreelectedasPresidentofMumbaiCricketAssociation.
377. ShashiShekharisAppointedasNewSecretaryMinistryofWaterResources,RiverDevelopmentandGangaRejuvenation.
378. ShritiVaderahasbeenappointedasfirstIndianandWomanChiefofSantanderBankofUK.
379. SindhushreeKhullarhasbeenappointedasFirstCEOofNITIAayogandArvindPanagariyahasbeenappointedasViceChairman.
380. SingaporegovernmentappointedGopinathPillaiasitsspecialenvoytoAndhraPradeshtospeedupconstructionofnewcapitalinthe
state.
381. SirajHussain(SecretaryinDepartmentofAgricultureandCooperation)hasbeengivenadditionalchargeofSecretaryinDepartmentof
FoodandPublicDistribution).
382. SirajHussainappointedasSecretaryinDepartmentofAgricultureandCooperation.
383. SohailAmanisAppointedasnewChiefofPakistanAirForce.
384. SriLankaappointedformerCricketerKumarSangakkaraasSriLankasambassadortoUK.
385. SriLankagovernmentconferredcountry'shighestmilitaryrankoffieldmarshaltoformerarmychiefSarathFonseka.
386. SriLanka'sSupremeCourtapprovedMahindaRajapaska'sthirdtermaspresidentopfSriLanka.
387. SriramKalyanaramanisappointedasManagingDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficerofNationalHousingBankforfiveyears.
388. SrivariChandrasekharisappointedasDirectorofCSIRIndianInstituteofChemicalTechnology(IICT).
389. StephenConstantinehasbeenappointedasheadcoachofIndianmensfootballteam.
390. SteveEasterbrookhasbeenappointedasChiefExecutiveOfficerofFamousFastFoodChainMcDonaldsCorporation.
391. SubhroKamalMukherjeeisAppointedasChiefJusticeofKarnatakaHighCourt.
392. SudhakarShettyhasbeenelectedasPresidentofGymnasticsFederationofIndia.
393. SumitMazumderelectedasPresidentofConfederationofIndianIndustry(CII)fortheyear201516replacingAjayShriram.
394. SunilArorahasbeenappointedasSecretaryinMinistryofInformation&Broadcasting.
395. SunilKumarSinhaAppointedasChiefJusticeOfSikkimHighCourt.
396. SunilManoharhasbeenappointedasAdvocateGeneralofMaharashtra.
397. SunilSabharwal,anIndianAmericaninvestorhasbeenrenominatedasanAlternateExecutiveDirectorattheInternationalMonetary
Fund(IMF)bytheUnitedStates(US).
398. SupremeCourtappointedVivekPriyadarshitoleadtheprobeonIPLscandal.
399. SupremeCourtcreatedaSocialJusticeBenchforcasesrelatedtowomen,childrenandunderprivilegedunderJusticeMadanBLokur
andJusticeUULalitasmember.
400. SurenderSinghtookoverasDirectorGeneralofCISF(CentralIndustrialSecurityForce).
401. SurendraKumarSinhahasbeenappointedasFirstHinduChiefJusticeofBangladesh.
402. SutirthaBhattacharyahasbeenappointedasnewchief(CMD)ofCoalIndiaLimited.
403. SutirthaBhattacharyatookchargeasChairmanandManagingDirectorofCoalIndiaLimited.
404. SwatiMaliwalhasbeenappointedasChairpersonofDelhiCommissionforWomen.
405. SwedishTelecomequipmentmakerEricssonhasappointedPaoloColellaaschiefofitsIndianwing.
406. Switzerland'sNestlehasappointedSureshNarayananasheadofitsIndianoperations.
407. SyedAhmedappointedas16thGovernorofManipur.
408. SyedAsifIbrahimisappointedasPrimeMinistersSpecialEnvoyonCounteringTerrorismandExtremism.
409. TKChandhasbeenappointedaschairmancummanagingdirector(CMD)ofNationalAluminiumCompany(Nalco)
410. TPSenkumarappointedasDirectorGeneralofPoliceofKerala.

411. TabareRamonVazquezRosaswonUruguayPresidentialElection2014.
412. TabareVazqueztobeappointedasnewpresidentofUruguayaafterwinningthepresidentialelections.
413. TakahiroHachigohasbeenappointedasChiefExecutiveOfficerofJapaneseautomakerHondaMotorCorp.
414. TapanMisrahasbeenappointedasChiefofISROsSpaceApplicationsCentre(SAC).
415. TathagataRoyisappointedas16thGovernorofTripura.
416. TelanganaGovernmentappointedKandakatlaManoharasDirectorofNizamsInstituteofMedicalSciences(NIMS)(Hyderabad).
417. TelecomservicesproviderTataTeleservicesappointedAnuraagSrivastavaasChiefFinancialOfficer.
418. TennisstarNovakDjokovic(Serbia)hasbeenmadenewgoodwillambassadorforUnitedNationsChildren'sFund,(UNICEF).
419. ThomasBach,presidentofInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)namedasambassadorofHeForShecampaignbyUNWomenfor
genderequality(establishedbyUnitedNations(UN)Women).
420. ThomasKurianIsappointedasNewPresidentofOracleCorporation.
421. TrevorBayliss(Australia)isappointedascoachofEnglandcricketteam.
422. UNHumanRightsCouncilappointedformerUSjudgeMaryMcGowanDavisasheadofUNinquiryintothe50dayGazaconflict
BetweenIsraelHamasin2014.
423. USPresidentBarackObamanominatedDavidHaleasAmbassadortoPakistan
424. USAPresidentBarackObamaNominatedPhysicistAshtonCarterasnextdefencesecretaryofUSA.
425. UnitedNation(UN)SecretaryGeneralBanKimoonappointedIndiansociologistSaraswathiMenoninaPanelforreviewingpeace
buildingactivities.
426. UnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyelectedDenmark'sMogensLykketoftasPresidentforitsupcoming70thsessioninSeptember2015.
427. UnitedNationsnamesLeonardoDiCaprio'MessengerforPeace'onclimateissues.
428. UnitedNatonsappointedBulgaria'sNickolayMladenovasSpecialCoordinatorforPeaceProcessinMiddleEastandPalestine
LiberationOrganizationandPalestinianAuthority.
429. V.Shanmuganathanisappointedas15thGovernorofMeghalaya.
430. VAPrasanthisappointedasChiefFinancialOfficer(CFO)oftheIndianBank.
431. VassilikiThanouhasbeenappointedasGreece'sFirstfemaleprimeminister.Shewillleadthecountrytillelectionstobeheldon20
September.
432. VeenaJainisappointedasDirectorGeneralofDoordarshanNews.
433. ViceAdmiralPMurugesanappointedasViceChiefofNavalStaff.
434. ViceAdmiralSPSCheemaTakesOverasnewChiefofWesternNavalCommand.
435. VijayBahadurSinghhasbeenappointedasAdvocateGeneralofuttarpradesh.
436. VikasSwaruphasbeenappointedasanofficialspokespersonoftheMinistryofExternalAffairs.
437. VinitaBalihasbeenappointedasChairofBoardofDirectorsoftheGlobalAllianceforImprovedNutrition(GAIN)replacingJay
Naidoo.
438. VisitBritain,NationaltourismagencyofBritainchooseBollywoodactorSaifAliKhantopromoteanIndiacentriccampaign,Bollywood
Britain.
439. VivekShrivastavahasbeenappointedaschiefofSPG(SpecialProtectionGroup).
440. VrindaSaruphasbeenappointedasSecretarytotheDepartmentofSchoolEducationandLiteracy.
441. WestBengalGovernorKeshariNathTripathihasbeengiventheadditionalchargeofGovernorofBihar.
442. WrestlerSushilKumarhasbeenappointedSportsBrandAmbassadorofDelhi.
443. YaduveerKrishnadattaChamaraja(Wodeyardynasty)iscrownedas27thMaharajaoferstwhilekingdomofMysuru.
444. YashPalSinghalhasbeenappointedasnewDirectorGeneralofPolice(DGP)ofHaryana.
445. ZaheerAbbas(Pakistan)willbenext(13th)presidentofInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC)foroneyear.HewillsucceedsMustafa
KamalofBangladesh.
446. lalitakumaramanglamhasbeenappointedaschiefofNationalCommissionforWomen.
Top

Awards
1. IndianGovernment'sJanDhanYojanahasbeenincludedinGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsforOpeningofAbout11.5CroreBank
AccountsinshortspanofAboutfivemonths.Itmakeswayforgovernment'sambitiousplantotransferannualsubsidydirectlytobank
accountsofmorethan15crorebeneficiariestoremovesystemleakages.
2. 10thNavlekhanAwardofBharatiyaJnanpithwereawardedtoHindiwritersBabushaKohliandUpasanaforPremGilhariDilAkhrot

(poem)andEkZindagiEkEkScriptBhar(novel)respectively.
3. 13PeoplehavebeenhonoredinSahityaAkademiBalSahityaPuraskar2014.DineshChamolahasbeenhonoredforHindi.
4. 13YouthhavebeenHonoredinSahityaAkademiYuvaPuraskar2014.KumarAnupamhasbeenHonoredforHindi.
5. 14yearoldIndianAmericanstudentKaranMenonwon2015NationalGeographicBeechampionship.
6. 16thInternationalIndianFilmAcademy(IIFA)Awards2015(InMalaysia)
BestFilmQueen
BestDirectorRajkumarHirani(PK)
BestActorShahidKapoor(Haider)
BestActressKanganaRanaut(Queen)
BestSupportingActorRiteishDeshmukh(EkVillain)
BestSupportingActressTabu(Haider)
StarDebutoftheYear(Male)TigerShroff(Heropanti)
StarDebutoftheYear(Female)Kritisanon(Heropanti)
BestMusicDirectorShankar,Ehsaan&Loy(2States)
BestMalePlaybackAwardAnkitTiwariforGalliyan(EkVillain)
BestFemalePlaybackAwardKanikaKapoorforBabyDoll(RagininMMS2)
7. 19thCEATCricketAwards(2015)
InternationalCricketerKumarSangakkara(SriLanka)
IndianCricketerAjinkyaRahane
InternationalLifetimeAchievementKapilDeveditionoftheawards.
InternationalBatsmanHashimAmla
InternationalBowlerRanganaHerath
T20PlayerDwayneBravo
PopularChoiceKieronPollard
SpecialPerformanceRohitSharma
DomesticCricketerRVinayKumar
YoungPlayerDeepakHooda
8. 21stscreenawards
ActorShahidKapoor(Haider)
ActressPriyankaChopra(MaryKom)
FilmQueen
DirectorVikasBahl(Queen)
LifetimeAchievementAwardHemaMalini
9. 24thSaraswatiSammaan2014hasbeenpresentedtoM.VeerappaMoilyforhisKannadawork'SriRamayanaMahanveshanam.
10. 24thYudhvirFoundationMemorialAwardwillbegiventoPrajwalafounderSunithaKrishnanforherworkinrescue,restorationand
rehabilitationofvictimsintraffickingandhersupportforHIVpatients.
11. 37thJamnalalBajajFoundationAwards2014
ThreeIndiansandoneThaipersonwereconferred37thJamnalalBajajFoundationAwardfor2014.
ThaiPersonisSulakSivaraksa.
TheIndianawardeesare
ChennupatiVidya
SurendraKoulagi
RamKumarSingh
12. 44ArmouredRegimentofIndianArmyhonouredbyPresidentsStandardsformeritoriousanddistinguishedserviceforover30years.
13. 46thDadaSahebPhalkeAwardgiventoActorShashiKapoor.
14. 57thAnnualGrammyAwards
ThesearerecordingindustrysmostprestigiousawardpresentedannuallybyNationalAcademyofRecordingArtsandSciences
(NARAS)oftheUnitedStates.
83GrammyAwardswerepresentedthisyear.
MainGrammyAwardswnners2015
Category

Album

Artist

Bestalbum

MorningPhase

BeckHansen

Bestrecord StayWithMe

SamSmith

Bestsong

StayWithMe

JamesNapier,
WilliamPhillips
&SamSmith

Bestnew
artist

SamSmith

Childrens
Album

IAmMalala:HowOneGirlStood
UpForEducationAndChanged
TheWorld(MalalaYousafzai)

Neela
Vaswani
(India)

BestPop
Happy(Live)
solo
performance

Pharrell
Williams

BestPop
SaySomething
Duo/Group
Performance

AGreatBig
WorldWith
Christina
Aguilera

BestRock
Lazaretto
Performance

JackWhite

BestMetal
TheLastInLine
Performance

TenaciousD

BestRock
Album

Beck

MorningPhase

BestR&B
DrunkinLove
Performance

Beyonce
featuringJayZ

BestRap
I
Performance

KendrickLamar

15. 60thFilmfareAwardsannounced
BestActor(male):ShahidKapoorforfilmHaiderdirectedbyVishalBhardwaj
BestActor(female):KanganaRanautforfilmQueendirectedbyVikasBahl
BestFilm:QueendirectedbyVikasBahl
BestDirector:VikasBahlforfilmQueen
FilmfareLifetimeAchievementAward:KaminiKaushal
16. 62ndNationalFilmAwards
BestFeatureFilm:Court(Marathi,Hindi,Gujarati&English)
IndiraGandhiAwardforBestDebutFilmofaDirector:AshaforJaoarMajhe
BestDirection:SrijitMukherjiforChotushkone(Bengali)
BestActress:KanganaRanautforQueen
BestActor:VijayforNanuAvanallaAvalu(Kannada)
BestSupportingActor:BobbySimhaaforJigarthanda(Tamil)
BestSupportingActress:BaljinderKaurforPagdiTheHonour(Haryanavi)
BestChildActor:KaakkaaMuttai(Tamil)
BestFemalePlaybackSinger:UttaraUnnikrishananforAzhagu,Saivam(Tamil)
BestDialogues:VishalBhardwajforHaider
BestLyrics:NA.MuthukumarforAzhagu,Saivam(Tamil)
BestMusicDirectionSongs:Haider
BestChoreography:SudeshBismil,Haider
BestFilms(LanguageWise)
Hindi:Queen
Assamese:Othello
Bengali:Nirbashito
Rabha:Orong
Haryanvi:PagdiTheHonour

Punjabi:Punjab1984
Tamil:KuttramKadithal
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Telugu:ChandamamaKathalu
Malayalam:Ain
Marathi:Killa
Odiya:AadimVichar
Kannada:Harivu
Konkani:NachomIAKumpasar
17. 62ndNationalFilmAwardspresented.ShashiKapoorhonouredwithDadasahebPhalkeAwardthisyear.
18. 66thPrimetimeEmmyAwardswerepresentedinUSA.BreakingBadwonmostAwards(FiveCategoriesDramaSeries,Writing,Actor,
ActressandSupportActor).
19. 68thBritishAcademyFilmsAwards(BAFTA)(London)
20. 72ndGoldenGlobeAward
Drama
PictureBoyhood
ActorEddieRedmayne
ActressJulianneMoore
Musical/Comedy
PictureTheGrandBudapestHotel
ActorMichaelKeaton
ActressAmyAdams
SupportingActorJ.K.Simmons
SupportingActressPatriciaArquette
DirectorRichardLinklater
21. AdielYosef,a22yearoldIndianoriginsoldierinIsraeliarmyreceivedPresidentialMedalofExcellencebyIsraelGovernment.
22. BrigadeofTheGuardsandtheSikhRegimentwerecollectivelyawardedBestMarchingContingentsTrophyforRepublicDayParade
2015.
23. TheLunchboxhasbeennominatedforBritishAcademyofFilmandTelevisionArts(BAFTA)Awards2015undernonEnglishbestfilm
category.ThefilmistheonlyIndianfilmtobenominatedfor2015BAFTAAwards.
24. OscarAwards2015(87thAcademyAwards,CeremonyheldinLosAngles(USA)))
PresentedbytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences(AMPAS)in24categories.
Notableawards
BestPicture:Birdman
BestDirector:AlejandroGonzalezInarrituforBirdman
BestActor:EddieRedmayneforTheTheoryofEverything
BestActress:JulianneMooreforStillAlice
BestSupportingActor:JKSimmonsforWhiplash
BestSupportingActress:PatriciaArquetteforBoyhood
BestAnimatedMovie:BigHeroSix6
BestOriginalSong:JohnStephensandLonnieLynnforGlory
BestOriginalScore:AlexandreDesplatforTheGrandBudapestHotel
25. ABDeVilliershasbeenconferredwithSouthAfrica(SA)CricketeroftheYearAwardfor2015.
26. Aaranyak,anAssamNGOworkingforconservationofnaturewonUnitedNationsLighthouseActivitiesawardfor2014.
27. ActorAmitabhBachchanhasbeenpresentedwithSocialMediaPersonofYear2015awardbyInternetandMobileAssociationofIndia
(IAMAI).
28. ActorAnilKapoorconferredwithDeenanathMangeshkarAward2015alongwithMarathiactorDilipPrabhavalkar.RishiKapoorand
ZakirHusainwereconferredwiththisawardin2014.
29. ActorShahRukhKhanhonouredwithDadasahebPhalkeFilmFoundationAward2015formovieHappyNewYear.
30. ActorShahrukhKhanhasbeenhonoredbyGlobalDiversityAward2014byBritishHouseofCommons.
31. ActressRaniMukerjihasbeenhonoredbyNationalAwardfortheBestRepresentationoftheCauseofSafety,SecurityandProtectionof
WomenandGirlChildbyNationalInstituteofGenderJustice(NIGJ).
32. ActressSulochanahasbeenhonoredbyHridayanathMangeshkarAward2014.

33. AditiAryaofDelhiwonfbbFeminaMissIndia2015title.FirstrunnerupwasAafreenRachelVazofKarnatakaandsecondrunnerup
wasVartikaSinghofUttarPradesh.
34. AirtelDelhiHalfMarathon2014>GuyeAdolaofEthiopiawoninmenandFlorenceKiplagatofKenyawoninwomen.
35. AmitabhBachchanhasbeenconferredwiththesecondYashChopraMemorialAward.
36. AmolPalekarhasbeenappointedaschairmanofIndiasOscarjury,whichwillselectIndia'sofficialentryinbestforeignfilmcategoryof
88thAcademyAwards(Oscars).
37. ArunPudur,ownerofsoftwarefirmCelframe,namedas10thinWealthXListofwealthiestentrepreneurundertheageof40withan
estimatednetworthof4billionUSD.
Pudurisa37yearoldandfoundedthesoftwarefirmCelframein1998whichproducestheworldssecondmostpopularword
processorafterMicrosoft.
NineofselfmadebillionairesontheWealthXtop10listmadetheirfortunesfromthetechnologysector.
Youngestentrepreneuronthelistis32yearoldLeoChen,chairmanofJumeiInternationalHoldingoneofChinaslargestonline
cosmeticsretailers.
WealthXisareputedagencyonwealthintelligence,providingsales,marketing,strategyandcompliancesolutionstoclientsinthe
financialservices,luxury,notforprofitandeducationsectors.
38. ArunachalPradeshgovernmentwonKrishiKarmanAwardforthesecondconsecutiveyearforbetterqualityandimprovedGrain
Production.
39. AsianBankerAchievementAward2015
CoreBanking(MidSizedBank):INGVysyaandFIS
CoreBanking(EmergingBank):Kanbawza(KBZ)BankandOracleFinancialServicesSoftwareLimited
CorporatePayment:AxisBankandArteriaTechnologies
HRSystem:AxisBank,CognizantTechnologyServices,MobitrailandTejoraTechnologies
Outsourcing(NewBank):BharatiyaMahilaBankandFIS
TechnologyLeadershipAchievement:AmitSethi,ChiefInformationOfficer,AxisBank
ATMandKiosks:CathayUnitedBank&NCRSystem,Taiwan
BranchAutomation:StandardCharteredBank(HongKong),AvayaHongKongandGRGBankingSolutions
CloudBasedProject:PhilippineBusinessBankandIBM
CRM:IndusIndBankandTalismaCorporationt
Data&Analytics:KBKookminBankandIBMKorea
FinancialSupplyChain:ChinaMerchantsBank
LendingPlatformImplementation:CathayUnitedBankandIBMTaiwan
MobileBanking:ChinaMerchantsBank
MultiChannel:BankofChina(HongKong)andAvayaHongKong
Outsourcing(ExistingBank):BankofQueenslandandHewlettPackard
RetailPayment:HongLeongBankandSilverlakeMobilityEcoSystem
SmartBranch:ANZandGTSONewZealand
SocialMediaEngagement:DBSandNCS
TreasuryManagementSystem:BankofCommunications,MisysandKMeritTechnology(Suzhou)
OutstandingTechnologyImplementation:DBSandInfosys
40. Assamgovernment'sfirststatebraveryawardpresentedtoGunjanSarma.
41. AustraliaannouncedtojoinChinaledAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)asafoundingmemberwithinvestmentof718.5
millionUSDaspaidincapital.AustraliawillbesixthlargestshareholderofAIIB.
AsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)willbeheadquarteredinBeijingwithpaidincapitalof20billionUSDandtotal
authorisedcapitalof100billionUSD.
IndiawillbesecondlargestshareholderofAIIBwhichwillbeoperationalbyDecember2015.
42. BBCSportsPersonalityAwards2014
SportsPersonalityoftheYearLewisHamiltonofBritain(F1Driver)
LifetimeAchievement:SirChristopherAndrew"Chris"HoyofBritain(Racingdriverandformertrackcyclist)
TeamoftheYear:Englandwomen'srugbyunionteam
SportsPersonalityCoachoftheYearPaulMcGinley(Ireland)
43. BJPleaderYashwantSinhaconferredwithOfficeroftheLegionofHonourforvaluablecontributiontothoughtoninternationalissues,it
isthehighestFrenchcivilianhonor.

44. BangladeshnovelistZiaHaiderRahmanwonJamesTaitBlackaward2015forhisdebutnovelIntheLightofWhatWeKnowatthe
2015Edinburghinternationalbookfestival.
45. BengalifilmJaatishwarNominatedfor87thAcademyAwards(Oscars).
46. BhartenduHarishchandraAwardsfortheyears2011and2012hasbeenconferred.TheseAwardsaregivenforexcellentLiterature
writinginJournalismandMassCommunication,WomensIssues,NationalIntegrationandChildrensLiterature.
47. BollywoodactorShahRukhKhanhonouredbyOutstandingContributiontoCinemaawardat5thAsianAwardsinLondon
PreviouswinnersinthiscategoryincludedIrrfanKhan(2014),AnupamKher(2013)andYashChopra(2011).
ListofAwardees
Category

Winners

FoundersAward

Dr.AmarBose,FounderofBose
Corporation

EntrepreneuroftheYear

JackMa,Founder&CEOof
Alibaba

OutstandingAchievementin
Cinema

ShahRukhKhan,Bollywood
actor

OutstandingAchievementin
Sport

KumarSangakkara,Cricketerof
SriLanka

BusinessLeaderoftheYear

TheHindujaBrothers

OutstandingAchievementin
Television

SanjeevBhaskar,Comedian,
actorandbroadcaster

OutstandingAchievementinArt JohnRocha,Designer
&Design
OutstandingAchievementin
Science&Technology

SirTejinderSinghVirdee,
Experimentalparticlephysicist

OutstandingAchievementin
Music

ZaynMalik,Englishsingerand
songwriter

48. BritishgovernmenthonoredIndianFaujaSinghbyprestigiousBritishEmpiremedalforbeingworld'soldestmarathonrunner
49. CNNIBNannouncedIndianoftheYearAwards2014
IndianoftheYear2014NarendraModi
PoliticsArunJaitley
SportsJituRai
BusinessNChandrasekaran
EntertainmentChetanBhagat
PublicServiceTongamRina
GlobalIndianSatyaNadella
LifetimeAchievementISRO(IndianSpaceResearchOrganization)
50. CanadianNaomiKleinhaswon36theditionofAmericanBookAward2015forherenvironmentalworkThisChangesEverything:
Capitalismvs.theClimate.14othersalsohavewontheawardincludingMarlonJames,CarlosSantana,AnneWaldman(lifetime
achievementaward).
51. CannesFilmFestival2015
FrenchthrillerDheepanhonouredwithPalmed'Ortopprize
IndianMovieMasaanwonInternationalFederationofFilmCritics(FIPRESCI)awardandPromizingFuturePrizeExaequo.
Otherawards
FeatureFilms
Palmed'Or:Dheepan,directedbyJacquesAudiard
GrandPrix:SaulFia(SonofSaul),directedbyLaszloNemes
BestDirector:HouHsiaoHsien(NieYinniangTheAssassin)
BestScreenplay:MichelFranco(Chronic)
BestActress:EmmanuelleBercot(MonRoi),Mara(Carol)
BestActor:VincentLindon(LaLoiDuMarcheTheMeasureofaMan)

JuryPrize:TheLobster,directedbyYorgosLanthimos
UnCertainRegard
UnCertainRegardPrizeHrtar(RAMS)directedbyGrmurHakonarson
JuryPrizeZvizdan(TheHighSun)directedbyDaliborMatanic
DirectingPrize:KishibeNoTabi(JourneytotheShore)directedbyKurosawaKiyoshi
TalentPrize:Comoara(TheTreasure)directedbyCorneliuPorumboiu
PromizingFuturePrizeExaequo
NahiddirectedbyIdaPanahandeh
MasaanDirectedbyNeerajGhaywan
ShortFilms
Palmed'OrShortFilmWaves'98directedbyElyDagher
52. CarnaticvocalistSanjaySubrahmanyanhasbeenselectedSangitaKalanidhiaward2015oftheMusicAcademy.
53. CentralBankingAwards2015announcedbytheCentralBankingPublications
GovernoroftheYearAward:RaghuramRajan,RBIGovernor
CentralBankoftheYearaward:TheReserveBankofNewZealand(RBNZ)
LifetimeAchievementAward:JacquesdeLarosiereformerGovernoroftheBanquedeFrance(19871993)
EconomicsinCentralBanking(inauguralaward):ClaudioBorio,headofthemonetaryandeconomicdepartmentattheBankfor
InternationalSettlements
54. CentralBoardOfExciseandCustomsAwardedthePrimeMinistersAwardforExcellenceinPublicAdministrationfor201213.
55. CentralBoardofDirectTaxes(CBDT)signedtwounilateralAdvancePricingAgreements(APAs)withtwoMultiNationalCompanies
whichincludesthefirstAPAwitharollbackprovision.
CBDThassofarsigned14APAsofwhich13areunilateralAPAsandoneisabilateralAPA.
UnilateralAPAsareagreedbetweenIndiantaxpayersandCBDTwithoutinvolvementoftaxauthoritiesofcountrywherethe
associatedenterpriseisbased.
BilateralAPAsincludeagreementsbetweentaxauthoritiesofthetwocountries.
APAwithrollbackprovisionextendstaxcertaintyforninefinancialyearsasagainstfiveyearsinAPAswithoutrollback.
APAsaremeanttosettletransferpricesandmethodsofsettingpricesofinternationaltransactionsinadvance.Government
promoteshavinglargenumberofAPAstofostertaxcooperationandcertainty.
56. ChhattisgarhhasbeenawardedforbeingoneofthebestperformingstatesinRenewableEnergySectorinIndia.
57. ChinesenuclearphysicistYuMinwaswasgiventheStatePreeminentScienceandTechnologyAward2014byChinesePresidentXi
Jinpingforhisresearchinnuclearweaponssince1960s.
58. ClassicalvocalistPanditJasrajconferredwiththeSumitraCharatRamAward2014forLifetimeAchievement.
59. ClassicalvocalistPrabhaAtrehasbeenhonoredbyBhimsenJoshiLifetimeAchievementAward2014.
60. Congo'sDenisMukwege,hasbeenawarded2014EuropeanParliamentSakharovPrizeforFreedomofThought.
61. DefenceScientistandCreatorofBrahmosMissileApathukathaSivathanuPillaihasbeengiventhe15thLalBahadurShastriNational
Award.
62. DelhiInternationalAirportLimited(DIAL)wonprestigiousGoldenPeacockNationalQualityAwardfortheyear2015.
63. DhyanchandAwards2014
HockeyGurmailSingh
SwimmingKPThakkar
TennisZeeshanAli
64. Dr.AmbedkarNationalMeritAwardsweregivento84StudentsbelongingtoScheduledCastesandScheduledTribes.
65. DronacharyaAwards,DhyanChandAwardsandRashtriyaKhelProtsahanPuruskar2015
DronacharyaAwards(Institutedin1985)
S.No

NAMEOFTHECOACH

DISCIPLINE

ShriNavalSingh

AthleticsParasports

ShriAnoopSingh

Wrestling

ShriHarbansSingh

ShriSwatantarRajSingh

ShriNiharAmeen

AthleticsLifetime
BoxingLifetime
SwimmingLifetime

DhyanChandAwards2015(Institutedin2002)
S.No.

NAMEOFTHESPORTSPERSON

DISCIPLINE

Mr.RomeoJames

Hockey

Mr.ShivPrakashMishra

Tennis

Mr.T.P.P.Nair

Volleyball

RashtriyaKhelProtsahanaPurushkar2015(institutedin2009)
Sl.
No.

Category

Entityrecommendedfor
RashtriyaKhelProtsahan
Purushkar,2015

1.

Identificationandnurturingofbudding DirectorateGeneralofMilitary
/youngtalent
Training

2.

Encouragementtosportsthrough
CorporateSocialResponsibility

3.

Employmentofsportspersonsandsports HaryanaPolice
welfaremeasures

4.

SportsforDevelopment

CoalIndiaLimited

SportsCoachingFoundation,
Hyderabad

66. EminentChemistryscientistandrecipientofBharatRatna,CNRRaoisconferredbyJapanshighestcivilianawardtheOrderofthe
RisingSun,GoldandSilverStarbyJapaneseAmbassadortoIndia,TakeshiYagiforhiscontributionstoscienceandIndoJapanese
sciencecooperation.
67. EminentIndianAmericanentrepreneurandphilanthropist,FrankIslam,hasbeenhonoredbyprestigiousMartinLutherKingJrAward
forhiseffortsininternationalserviceandcivilengagement.
68. FazleHasanAbedofBangladeshwonWorldFoodPrize2015byWorldFoodPrizeFoundationforhiscontributionstowardsreducing
hungerinBangladeshand10othercountriesthroughhisorganisationBRAC.HecreatedBangladeshRuralAdvancementCommittee
(BRAC)in1972afterindependencewarwithPakistan.BRACislargestnongovernmentalorganisationinworldemployingover1
Lakhpeople.
69. FilmSocietyofJodhpurhasbeengiventhePritimanSarkarAward201415forbeingbestfilmsocietyinNorthernRegionforconsequent
fourthtimebyraisingawarenessandfilmappreciation.
70. FilmmakerAdoorGopalakrishnanwonBishwaratnaBhupenHazarikaInternationalSolidarityAwardbyAssamgovernment.
71. FootballerLionelMessi(Argentina)hasbeenvotedasUEFA'sBestseasonPlayerinaEuropewidepoll.
72. ForbesWorld'sHighestPaidActorsList2015
TheListhasnamesof34globalactors,toppedbyRobertDowneyJr.forthethirdyearinarowwithearningsof80millionUSD
JackieChanissecondwith50millionUSDearnings,VinDieselthird(47millionUSD).
IndianActorsinList
AmitabhBachchanandSalmanKhanareseventhinListwithearningsof33.5MillionUSDEach.
AkshayKumarisninthinlistwithearningsof32.5MillionUSD.
TheForbeslisthas12newcomersofwhichfivearefromIndiaalone.
TheIndianactorsaresecondwithcombinedearningsof140.5millionUSD,justafterUSA.
73. ForbeslistofWorlds100MostPowerfulWomenof2015
Top10powerfulwomen
Rank

Name

AngelaMerkel(Germany)

HillaryClinton(USA)

MelindaGates(USA)

JanetYellen(USA)

MaryBarra(USA)

ChristineLagarde(France)

DilmaRousseff(Brazil)

SherylSandberg(USA)

SusanWojcicki(USA)

10

MichelleObama(USA)

IndianWomenintheListArundhatiBhattacharya(30thChairpersonofStateBankofIndia),ChandaKochhar(35thMDand
CEOofICICIBank),KiranMazumdarShaw(85thCMDofBioconLimited),ShobhanaBhartia(93rdEditorialDirectorof
HindustanTimes).
74. FormerCubanLeaderFidelCastrohonoredbyChineseConfuciusPeacePrize2014forhiscontributionineliminatingnuclearwar.
75. FormerPrimeMinisterAtalBihariVajpeeandfreedomfighterPanditMadanMohanMalaviya(posthumously)willreceiveBharat
Ratna,highestcivilianawardofIndia.43peoplehavebeenhonouredwithBharatRatnaTillnowwithcricketerSachinTendulkarand
scientistCNRRaoawardedin2013.
76. FormerPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghwasgivenJapan'stopnationalaward'TheGrandCordonoftheOrderofthePaulownia
Flowers'forhiscontributiontoIndiaJapanties.
77. FormerPrimeMinisterOfIndiaAtalBihariVajpayeewillbehonoredbyBangladeshforhisoutstandingsupportforthecountrys
independencefromPakistanin1971whenhewasaLokSabhamember.
78. FormerUnionministerMVeerappaMoilyhasbeenselectedforprestigiousSaraswatiSammanfor2014forhisfamousKannadapoem
RamayanaMahanveshanam.
79. FormercricketerDilipVengsarkarreceivedtheprestigiousColonelCKNayuduLifetimeachievementawardbyBCCI.
80. FourIndianAmericanshavebeenhonouredwithprestigiousGreatImmigrants,PrideofAmericaaward2015.ThesearePreetBharara,
RakeshKhurana,MadhulikaSikkaandAbrahamVerghese.
81. FourIndianswillbeconferredwiththeSpringImperialDecorationsofJapanamongthe85foreignrecipientstobeconferredby
EmperorofJapanAkihito.
OrderoftheRisingSun,GoldandSilverStarThottuvelilKrishnaPillaiAiyappankuttyNair,ChintamaniNagesaRamachandra
Rao
OrderoftheRisingSun,GoldandSilverRaysNikunjParekh
OrdersoftheSacredTreasure,GoldandSilverRaysTopgayBhutia
82. FrenchmagazineCharlieHebdohasbeenpresentedwithFreedomofExpressionCourageAward2015byPENAmericanCentreatthe
AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory.
83. FukuokaAsianCulturePrize2015
GrandThantMyintU(Myammar)
AcademicRamachandraGuha(India)
Arts&CultureMinhHanh(Vietnam)
84. GSatheeshReddy(DirectorofResearchCentreImarat)hasbeenconferredtheFellowshipoftheRoyalAeronauticalSociety,Londonfor
hiscontributionsinAeronauticsandAerospaceengineering.
85. GallantryAwards(Navy)
MohanMilindMokashiSharyaChakra(ForcarryingoutOperationRahattoevacuateIndianandForeignnationalsfromwar
ravagedYemen)
NauSenaMedalRajeshDhankharandPradeepSingh(ForOperationRahat)
86. GallantryAwardson69thIndianNationalIndependenceDay(15August2015)
KirtiChakraNectarSanjenbamandRakesjKumar
ShauryaChakraMunindraNathRai,TanujGrover,VarunKumarSingh,BahadurChetriandTankaKumarLimbuand6Others.
SenaMedal(Gallantry)50Awardees
87. GandhianPhilosophyandPublicServiceBroadcastingaward2014wonbyRadioKashmirJammuforitsprogramme"JeevanRekha".
88. GoaTourismMinisterDilipParulekarreceivedPacificAreaTravelWritersAssociation(PATWA)SafariIndiaSouthAsiaTravelAward
2015.PacificAreaTravelWritersAssociation(PATWA)isaprofessionalorganizationoftravelwriters.SafariIndiaisaregionaltourism
magazinecoveringIndia,Nepal,SriLanka,Bangladesh,PakistanandSouthEastAsia.
89. GoogleIndiawonRandstadAward2015forMostAttractiveEmployerinIndiawithSonyIndiaasrunnerup.OtherAwardswere
ManufacturingTataSteel
FMCGP&G
AutomobileHondaIndia
MicrosoftIndiahasbeeninductedintotheHallofFamecategorythisyearforwinningthecovetedRandstadAwardtitleforfour

consecutiveyears.
RandstadAwardsaregiveneachyeartoencouragebestpracticesfortalentattractionandtoidentifythebestEmployerBrandin
thecountry.
90. GooglesCEOLarryPagehasnamedasthebusinesspersonoftheyearfor2014byFortunemagazine.
91. GovernmentLaunchedfirstlectureawardinhonourofM.G.K.Menon,renownedPhysicistwhohascontributedtodevelopmentof
scienceandtechnologyinIndia.OneofhiscontributionsisnurturingtheTataInstituteofFundamentalResearch(Mumbai)thathis
mentorHomiJ.Bhabhafoundedin1945.
92. GovernmentconferredArjunaAwardonIndiancricketerRavichandranAshwin.Hebecame48thcricketertoreceivetheprestigious
Arjunaaward.
93. GovernmentdecidedtohonorboxerManojKumarwithArjunaAward.
94. HanumappaSudarshanisnamedasIndiaSocialEntrepreneurfor2014.
95. HealthandFamilyWelfareMinisterJPNaddalaunchedKayakalpawardstoPublicHealthFacilities(PHFs)forfollowingSwachchta
GuidelinesinPublicHealthFacilities.
96. HelenaNdumeofNamibiaandJorgeSampaioofPortugalhavebeenawardedwithfirstNelsonRolihlahlaMandelaPrizebyUnited
Nations(UN).HelenaNdumeisafemaleophthalmologistandhasbeenawardedfortreatingeyerelatedillnessesinNamibia.Jorge
SampaioisformerpresidentofPortugalandhasbeenawardedforhisstruggleforrestorationofdemocracyinPortugal.
97. HimanshuAsnanifromKota(Rajasthan),studentatStanfordUniversityhasbeengiven2014MarconiSocietyPaulBaranYoungScholar
AwardforhisdemonstrationofGoodscientificandentrepreneurialcapabilitiesatanearlyage.
98. HindiSevaPuraskar2010&2011
Total28PeoplewereAwardedinallcategoriesawardsfor2010&2011byKendriyaHindiSansthan.
VariousAwardsIncludedintheHindiSevaPuraskarare
GangasharanSinghPuraskar
2010RFNeeralkutty,PadmaSachdev,JanuRuha,SASuryanarayanVerma.
2011HBalsubramanyam,RobinDas,TRBhatt,KulchandraSharma
AatmaRamPuraskar
2010KaliShankarandAnilKumarChaturvedi
2011MaheshKulkarniandVijayKumarMalhotra.
GaneshShankarVidyarthiPuraskar
2010RavishKumar,DilipKumarChaubey
2011Shivnarayan,GovindSingh
SubramaniaBharatiPuraskar
2010SudhirChaudhary,ShyamSunderDubey
2011DilipSingh,NityanandTiwari
MahapanditRahulSankrityayanPuraskar
2010RarmanandPanchal,RaghuvirChaudhary
2011AsgarWajahat,VedRahi
Dr.GeorgeGriersonPuraskar
2010ShamtofAzaad
2011UZoKim
99. HindinovelistMithileshwarwontheShrilalShuklaSahityaIFFCOLiteraryAward2014.
100. HindipoetGopaldasNeerajwonRashtriyaKaviPradeepSammanfortheyear201213givenbyDepartmentofCultureofMadhya
Pradeshgovernment.
101. HindustanAeronauticsLimited(HAL)ChairmanR.K.TyagihasbeenconferredwithJGBSTopRankers'ExcellenceAwardforCEOof
2014.
102. HockeyIndiachiefNarinderBatrawasawardedPresident'sAwardbytheInternationalHockeyFederation(FIH).
103. HockeyIndiaconferredMajorDhyanChandLifetimeAchievementAwardonlegendaryBalbirSinghSenior.
104. HockeyIndiagavefirstHockeyIndiaAnnualAwards
DhruvBatraAwardforPlayeroftheYearBirendraLakra(Male)andVandanaKatariya(Female).
JamanLalSharmaAwardforInvaluableContributionHarendraSingh
OutstandingAchievementOneThousandHockeyLegsforexceptionalcontributiontowardsthesport.
JugrajSinghAwardforUpcomingPlayeroftheYear(Male)HarmanpreetSingh
AsuntaLakraAwardforUpcomingPlayeroftheYear(Female))NamitaToppo
BaljitSinghAwardforGoalkeeperoftheYearPRSreejesh
PargatSinghAwardforDefenderoftheYearDeepika

AjitPalSinghAwardforMidfielderoftheYearManpreetSingh
DhanrajPillayAwardforForwardoftheYearAkashdeepSingh
105. IndiaArtistBhartiKherconferredwiththeKnightoftheOrderofArtsandLetters,highestculturalawardofFrance.
106. India's45thInternationalFilmFestivalwasHeldinPanji,Goa.ThelistofawardsgivenatIFFI2013isasfollows:
GoldenPeacockAward:RussiandirectorAndreyZvyaginstevfordramaLeviathan
BestDirector:NadafLapidforthefilmTheKindgartenTeacher
BestActor(Male):LeviathanstarAlexelSerebriakov&BenagalactorDulalSarkarforthefilmChotoderChobi
BestActor(Female):CubanactressArinaRodriguezforCubanSpanishfilmBehaviour&IsraeliactressSaritLarryforfilmThe
KindergartenTeacher
LifetimeAchievementAwardHongKongfilmmakerWongKarwai.
CentenaryAwardforIndianFilmPersonalityoftheYear:DirectorShrihariSatheforthefilmEkHazaarchiNote
107. India'sBestProject2014awardforimplementationofskilldevelopmentandemploymentgenerationstartedbyGurgaon'sSkochGroup
wasgiventoArunachalPradesh.
108. India'sDefenceResearch&DevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO)wontheThomsonReutersIndiaInnovationAwardfor2014foritswork
inthefieldoffilingpatentsandresearch.
109. India'sISRO(IndianSpaceResearchOrganization)wontheSpacePioneeraward2015byUSNationalSpaceSocietyforlowcost
MangalyaanMarsorbitermission.TheAwardwaspresentedduring34thAnnualInternationalSpaceDevelopmentConferenceheldat
Toronto(Canada).
110. India'sSureshKalmadiisconferredwithAsianAthleticsAssociationPresidentsawardforintroducingtopeventslikeAsianGrandPrix
series,IndoorChampionshipsandAllStarMeetetc.duringhistenureaspresidentofAAAfrom20002013.
111. India'sTopPSUsandAwards2015byDunandBradstreet
ElectricalandelectronicequipmentsBharatElectronicsLimited(BEL)
ConsultancyServices:Engineering&TechEngineersIndialimited(EIL)
FertilizersRashtriyaChemicalsandFertilizersLimited(RCFL)
FinancialInstitution,NBFCandFinancialServicesPowerFinanceCorporation(PFC)
TransportServicesContainerCorporationofIndia(CONCOR)
PowerGenerationNartionalThermalPowerCorporation(NTPC)
112. India'sspaceagencyIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)hasbeenselectedforGandhiPeacePrize2014forsocial,economic
transformationthroughnonviolencemeans.
113. IndianAgriculturalResearchInstituteconferredHonoraryDoctorateJoseGrazianodaSilva,ChiefofUnitedNationsFoodand
AgricultureOrganization(FAO).
114. IndianAmericanSankarChatterjeehaswontheprestigious'FulbrightNehruAcademicandProfessionalExcellenceAward'.
115. IndianAmericanSunitaViswanathhasbeennamedamong12peoplehonoredasChampionsofChangebyWhiteHouseofUSAfortheir
effortsinprotectingenvironmentandcommunitiesfromeffectsofclimatechange.
116. IndianAmericanteenagerKiranSridharisarecipientofTheGloriaBarronPrizeforYoungHeroes.
117. IndianAmericanteenagerKiranSridharisamongthe25recipientsofTheGloriaBarronPrizeforYoungHeroesfor2014.
118. IndianAnoopJainhasbeenhonoredbyWaislitzGlobalCitizenAward2014forhisActstowardsSanitationworks.
119. IndianCartoonistPamarthyShankarwonGrandPrixWorldPressCartoon2014AwardforsketchingformersouthafricaleaderNelson
Mandela.
120. IndianChemistryScientistC.N.R.RaohasbeengivenHighestCivilianAwardofJapan,OrderoftheRisingSun,GoldandSilverStarfor
his'contributiontopromotingunderstandinginscienceandtechnologybetweenJapanandIndia.
121. IndianCricketerBhuvneshwarKumarwonLGPeople'sChoiceAward2014.
122. IndianEconomistAmartyaSenhasbeengiventheCharlestonEFGJohnMaynardKeynesPrize2015.
123. IndianFilmMargaritaWithstarringKalkiKoechlinwontheAudienceAwardforBestFeatureFilmhonouratWashington,DC
InternationalFilmfestival.
124. IndianFilmLiar'sDicehasbeennominatedforOscarAwards2014.
125. IndianFilmmakerBenoyBehlwonDocumentaryProducerawardatMadridInternationalFilmFestivalforhisdocumentaryfilmIndian
RootsofTibetanBuddhism.
126. IndianFilmmakerVivekAgnihotri'sBuddhainaTrafficJamwonBestOriginalScreenplayawardinForeignLanguageCategoryat
MadridInternationalFilmFestival(Spain).
127. IndianHistorianauthorRamachandraGuhahasbeenselectedforJapansFukuokaPrize2015inAcademiccategory.Apartfromhim,
ThantMyintU(GrandPrize)andMinhHanh(ArtsandCulture)werealsochosenforthiseditionofaward.

128. IndianMusicComposerARRahmannominatedforOscarAwards2015inMusicOriginalScoreCategoryforthreefilmsMillionDollar
Arm,HundredFootJourneyandKochadaiiyaan.
129. IndianNihalSinghAgarhasbeenhonoredbyOrderofAustraliaforhisservicetotheHinducommunityinAustraliaandfosteringcross
culturalcooperationwithafocusonmedicaleducation.
130. IndianNovelistVikramChandraisnamedamongthefinalistsforNationalBookCriticsCircle(NBCC)AwardsofUSforhisnonfiction
workGeekSublime:TheBeautyofCode,theCodeofBeauty.
131. IndianOriginPersonGopinathPillaiawardedwithoutstandingserviceawardinSingaporebyNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS).
HeisservingasAmbassadoratLargeofSingaporeandspecialenvoytoAndhraPradesh.
132. IndianOriginThomasKailathasreceivedUSNationalMedalofScience.
133. IndianOriginwriterSumonaSinhahasbeenawardedFrenchacademyawardforhercontributiontoFrenchlanguageandliterature.
134. IndianSRMUniversitystudentSultanKhetanihaswon'BWHBrightFutureResearchAward'2014forhisresearchon'LowCostHand
heldMicrochipDeviceforRapidHIVDetectionandTreatment.
135. IndianShaktiDevihasbeenhonoredbyInternationalfemalepeacekeeperaward2014.
136. IndianSpaceResearchOrganisationhasbeenchosenforIndiraGandhiPeace,DisarmamentandDevelopmentPrize2014.
137. IndianSpiritualleaderSriSriRaviShankarhasbeenconferredwithColumbiashighestcivilianawardOrdendelaDemocraciaSimon
BolivarenelgradodecruzCaballerobyColombia.
138. IndianTeenagerNehaGuptaNominatedforInternationalChildren'sPeacePrize2014.
139. IndianVeenaSahajwallahasbeenhonoredbyAustralianLaureateFellowshipforherworkinmicrorecyclingofewaste.
140. IndianagriculturalscientistModaduguVijayGuptahasbeenchosenforinauguralSunhakPeacePrizeforhisworkindeveloping
sustainableaquacultureasasolutiontofuturefoodcrisis(Bluerevolution).HewillsharethisawardswithKiribati'spresidentAnoteTong.
141. IndianartistSayedHaiderRazahasbeenconferredwithhighestFrenchCivilianAwardCommandeurdelaLgiondHonneur(the
LegionofHonour).
142. IndianauthorAmitavGhoshshortlistedforthe2015ManBookerInternationalPrizeamongthe10finalistsfortheprize.
143. IndianauthorNeelMukherjeewon2014EncoreAwardworth10000poundsforhisnovelTheLivesofOthers.
144. IndianecologistMadhavGadgilandUSScientistDr.JaneLubchencowerenamedwinnersofTylerPrizeforEnvironmentalAchievement
2015fortheirengagementindevelopmentofconservationandsustainabilitypolicies
Tylerprizewasstartedin1973andisawardedbyInternationalTylerPrizeExecutiveCommitteewiththeadministrativesupportof
theUniversityofSouthernCaliforniainhonorofexceptionalworkforenvironmentalsciencesandpolicyqualitiesforthecause.
145. IndianenvironmentalactivistRajendraSingh,hasbeenconferredtheprestigiousStockholmWaterPrizethisyearforhisinnovative
waterrestorationeffortsandcouragetoempowercommunitiesinIndianvillages.
ItisknownasNobelPrizeforwaterhasbeengiventoRajendraSinghforhiseffortsforbringingwaterwaterto1,000villages.
146. IndianfilmJalhasbeennominatedforOscarcontendersof2014intwocategoriesBestPictureandBestOriginalScore.Marathifilm
KapusKondyachiGoshtanominatedforOscarAwardinBestPictureCategory.
147. IndiannovelistSiddharthaGigoowon2015CommonwealthShortStoryPrizeforAsiaregionforhisworkUmbrellaMan,ataleofsurreal
meditationonmentalhealthandtheenvironment.Hewillnowcompetewithotherfourregionalwinnerslaterin2015.
OtherregionwinnersareAfricaLesleyNnekaArimah(Nigeria),CanadaandEuropeJonathanTel(UK),CaribbeanKevin
JaredHosein(Trinidad),PacificMaryRokonadravu(Fiji)
148. IndianorigindoctorShivPandehasbeenawardedwithhonoraryfellowshipbyUniversityofCentralLancashireofUnitedKingdomfor
hiscontributiontothecommunityasageneralpractitionerandmedicaleducator.
149. IndianscientistandecologistKamalBawahaswontheprestigiousMidoriPrizeinBiodiversity2014forhisresearchthatincludedclimate
changeintheHimalayas.
150. IndiansociobiologistRaghavendraGadagkarhasbeenawardedwithGermany'shighestcivilianhonourCrossofOrderoftheMeritfor
hiscontributioninbehaviouralecologyandsociobiologyandresearchcorporationbetweenIndiaandGermany.
151. IndianwritersShamsurRahmanFaruqi(forTheMirrorofBeauty)andJhumpaLahiri(ForTheLowland)havebeenshortlistedfor
SouthAsianLiteratureDSCPrize2015.
152. IndianAmericanDarshanJainhasbeenselectedforUSAPresidentialAwardforExcellenceinMathematicsandScienceTeaching.
153. IndianAmericanNehaGuptawonInternationalChildrensPeacePrize2014.
154. IndianAmericanPurnenduDasguptahasbeenawardedwithJ.CalvinGiddingsAward2015forExcellenceinEducationbythe
AmericanChemicalSociety(ACS).
155. IndianAmericanRPaulSinghhasbeenselectedfor2015WorldAgriculturePrizelaureateatannualGlobalConfederationforHigher
EducationAssociationsforAgricultureandLifeSciences(GCHERA)conferenceinKaslik(Lebanon).

156. IndianAmericanSivanadaneMandjinywonUniversityofNorthCarolina(UNC)BoardofGovernors2015AwardforExcellencein
Teaching.
157. IndianAmericanauthorAkhilSharmawonFolioPrize2015forhisnovelFamilyLife.
TheFolioPrizewasinstitutedin2014andrecognisesbestEnglishlanguagefictionfromaroundtheworld,publishedinUnited
Kingdom(UK)duringtheyear.
158. IndianAmericanbiologistMurtySKambhampatiwonUSpresidentialawardforexcellenceinscience,mathematicsandengineering
mentoring.
159. IndianAmericanphysicianRahulJindalhasbeenselectedforprestigiousFulbrightNehruDistinguishedChairtoIndia.The
AhmedabadbasedHLTrivediInstituteofTransplantationScienceswillhostDr.RahulJindalforthedurationofthechair.ThisInstitute
performsabout400kidneytransplantsinayearandhasdevelopedinnovativetransplanttolerancemodels.
160. IndianAmericanpolicemanHarkeertSinghSainiwonprestigiousTopCivilianSupervisoroftheYearawardforhisservicestoHouston
PolicedepartmentinTexasstateofUnitedStatesofAmerica.
161. IndianBritishpoliticianKeithVazwasnamedastheLabourMPoftheyear2014.
162. IndianoriginSingaporeanpoetandwriterK.T.M.IqbalwillbeawardedCulturalMedallion,Singapore'shighestculturalaward.
163. IndianoriginSouthAfricaneducatorGanasenReddyhasbeenawardedwithKwaZuluNatal2015NationalTeachersAward(Lifetime
AchievementAwardforteachinginSouthAfrica)attheannualNationalTeachingAwardsinSouthAfrica.
OtherIndianOriginAwardessareSilasPillay,AnnelineGovenderandCarynReddy.
164. IndianoriginUSA'sSurgeonGeneralVivekMurthyhasbeenpresentedwithPrideofCommunityAwardbyHinduAmericanFoundation
onits12thAnnualDay.
165. IndianoriginscientistGurpreetSinghhasbeengiventhepresentedwiththeprestigiousNationalScienceFoundationCareerawardwith
cashprizemoneyof500000USDforhisresearchonScalableliquidexfoliationprocessingofultrathintwodimensionalmetal
dichalcogenidesnanosheetsforenergystoragedevices.
166. IndianoriginscientistSrikanthJagabathulahasbeenhonoredbyCareerDevelopmentAward(CAREER)byNationalScience
FoundationoftheUnitedStatesfordevelopingdatadrivenmodellingandlearningtechniquestoimprovetheaccuracyofoperational
decisionmaking.
167. IndianoriginteacherGurnimratNimmySidhunamedforUniversityofOxfordInspirationalTeacherAward.
168. IndiasHighCommissionertoSingaporeVijaySinghThakurreceivedAsianoftheYear2014awardbyleadingSingaporedailyThe
StraitsTimes.
169. Indiasshippingtradeunion,NationalUnionofSeafarersofIndia(NUSI)hasbeenhonouredbyBestWelfareOrganisationoftheYear
2015awardbyKojiSekimizu,SecretaryGeneralofInternationalMaritimeOrganisation.TheawardispromotedbyUKbasedInternational
SeafarersWelfareandAssistanceNetwork(ISWAN).
170. IndiasAshwikaKapurwontheWildScreenPandaAwards2014inNewComerCategoryforherfilmforSiroccoHowADudBecameA
Stud.
171. IndiasMarsOrbiterprogrammeteamhaswonthe2015SpacePioneerAwardinthescienceandengineeringcategoryfromtheUSbased
NationalSpaceSociety(NSS).
172. InfosysPrize2014winners
PhysicalSciencesSrivariChandrasekhar
EngineeringandComputerScienceJayantHaritsa
HumanitiesShamnadBasheer
LifeSciencesShubhaTole
MathematicalSciencesMadhuSudan
SocialSciencesEstherDuflo
173. IrishFilmArtistDuncanCampbellwonTurnerPrize2014foravideocalledItForOthers.
174. JammuandKashmirhasbeenselectedforNationalAwardforeGovernanceforthebestdistrictlevelinitiativeinCitizenCentricService
DeliverythroughICT.
175. JawaharNavodayaVidyalaya(JNV)ofChurachandpurinManipurwon18thNationalYouthParliamentCompetitionforJawahar
NavodayaVidyalayas.
176. JoeRootandCharlotteEdwardshavebeennamedEnglandmensandwomenscricketersoftheyearfor201415.
177. JournalistVinodMehtahasbeenconferredwithUttarPradesh'shighestcivilianawardYashBharti.
YashBhartiSammanisconferredbytheUttarPradeshGovernmentforexcellenceinliterature,finearts,folkandclassicalmusicand
sports.

178. KeralaStatefilmawards2014
BestactorNivinPauly(BangaloreDaysand1983)andSudevNair(MyLifePartner)
BestactressNasriyaNaseem(OmShanthiHosanaandBangaloreDays)
BestDirector:SanalkumarSasidharanforOraalPokkam
179. KeralaTourismwon2015PacificAsiaTravelAssociation(PATA)awardintheHeritage&CulturecategoryforitsMuzirisHeritage
Project.
180. KeralaTourismwonsilverGoldenGateawardforitsglobalmultimediacampaignforpromotingthebackwatersofKeralaat
InternationaleTourismusBorseBerlin(ITBBerlin)2015,Germany.
181. KolkataPortTrusthasbeennamedasMajorPortofYear201415attheGatewayAwards2015foritsgrowthrateinvolumes,capacity
utilizationandcustomersatisfaction.KolkataDockSystemandHaldiaDockSystemunderKolkataPortTrust(KoPT)togetherachieved
trafficgrowthof23%,whileallothermajorportstogetherrecordedgrowthof5.8%.
182. KrishiKarmanAwards201314GivenbyPMNarendraModi
Individualcrops
RiceChhattisgarh
WheatMadhyaPradesh
PulsesAssamandTamilNadu
CoarseCerealsWestBengal
OilSeedsGujarat
TotalFoodGrainsProduction
CategoryI(foodgrainsproduction>10milliontonnes)Punjab
CategoryII(foodgrainsproduction110milliontonens)Odisha
CategoryIII(foodgrainsproduction<1milliontonnes)Meghalaya
Eachawardwinningstatereceivedatrophy,acitationandacashawardof2crorerupees
183. LalBahadurShastriNationalAwardforExcellenceinPublicAdministration,AcademicsandManagementfor2014hasbeengivento
ApathukathaSivathanuPillai.
184. LaszloKrasznahorkaifromHungarywonsixthprestigiousManBookerInternationalPrize2015inLondon.
185. LokeshChandrahasbeennamedaschiefofICCR(IndianCouncilofCulturalRelations).
186. M.Y.S.Prasad,directorofSatishDhawanSpaceCentre,hasbeenawardedtheVikramSarabhaiMemorialAwardfor20142015bythe
IndianScienceCongressAssociation(ISCA).
187. MDandCEOofIndusIndBankMr.RomeshSobtihasbeennamedasBusinessStandardBankeroftheYear201314.
188. MadhyaPradeshwon10thNationalAwardforexcellentworkinMahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct,2005
(MGNREGA)duringMGNREGAsummitinNewDelhi.
189. MajorMukundVaradarajanandNaikNeerajSinghPosthumouslyAwardedAshokChakraduringthe66thRepublicdaycelebrations.
190. MakeInIndiaAwardsforExcellence2015
Total46Companieshavebeenawardedin46Categories.
SeeAllAwardessList!

191. ManBookerAward2014
AustralianNovelistRichardFlanaganhasbeenawardedManBookeraward2014forHisNovel'Theroadtothedeepnorth'
192. ManojBajpaistarrerChittagongwonthebestfeatureawardatthirdannualWashingtonDCSouthAsianFilmFestival(DCSAFF).
193. MarathiLitterateurBhalchandraNemadeconferredwith50thJnanapithAward.Theawardincludes11lakhrupeesandacitation.His
novel,Kosala,writtenin1963wasconsideredasapathbreakinginMarathiliterature.
194. MarathiWriterBhalchandraNemadehasbeengiventhentheJnanpith(Gyanpeeth)Award2014forhisnovelKosala.
195. MariyamAsifSiddiqui,a12yearoldMuslimgirlwonthefirstplaceinaBhagwadGitacompetitionorganisedbytheInternational
SocietyforKrishnaConsciousness(ISKCON).
196. MathematicianAmalenduKrishnahaswonRamanujanPrize2015forresearchinalgebraiccycles,algebraicKtheoryandtheoryof
motives.RamanujanPrizeisnamedafterIndianmathematicianSrinivasaRamanujanandrecognizesoutstandingresearchersunder45
yearsage.FirstIndiantowinitwasSujathaRamadorai(2006).
197. MinistryforDevelopmentofNorthEastRegion(DoNER)headedbyitsMinisterDr.JitendraSingh,receivedWebRatnaAward2014by
MinistryofInformationTechnology(IT)forexemplaryeffortsbyDoNERMinistryforpromotingegovernanceinitiatives.
198. MinistryofDevelopmentofNorthEasternRegion(DoNER)appointedOlympicBronzemedallistboxerMCMaryKomasthebrand
ambassadoroftheNorthEastregion.

199. MinotiApte,IndianpancreaticcancerresearcherinAustraliahasbeennamedNewSouthWales(NSW)Womanoftheyear2015forher
contributionstomedicalresearch,tertiaryeducationandtheIndiancommunity.
200. MissEarth2014TitlehasbeenwonbyJamieHerrellofPhilippinesinaceremonyheldinPhilippinesandMissWorldBeautyPageant
2014waswinbyRoleneStraussofSouthAfricainaConcertOrganizedinLondon,UK.
NotesAboutMissEarthBeautyPageant
MissEarthisanannualinternationalbeautypageantpromotingenvironmentalawareness.Itisanannualinternational
beautycontestlikeMissUniverseandMissWorldcontests.
Thecontestwasstartedin2001.
MissEarthwinneristhespokespersonfortheMissEarthFoundation,theUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)
andotherenvironmentalorganizations.
Traditionally,MissEarthlivesinManiladuringherreign.
Therehavebeen14MissEarthcontestssofarsinceItsInception.
VenezuelaandBrazilhavewontheTitlemostTimes(2each).
IndiaHaswonitOncewithNicoleFaria(2010).
ThecurrentMissEarthtitleholderisAlyzHenrichfromVenezuelawhowascrownedonDecember7,2013
NotesAboutMissUniverseBeautyPageant
MissUniverseisanannualinternationalbeautycontestrunbytheMissUniverseOrganizationliketheMissEarthandMiss
Worldcontests.
Thecontestwasfoundedin1952andisnowacquiredbyDonaldTrump.
Therehavebeen62MissUniversecontestssofarsinceItsInception.63rdMissUniversepageantwillbeheldonJanuary25,
2015atFloridaInternationalUniversityinUSA.
USAhaswontheTitlemostTimes(8)FollowedbyVenezuela(7).
IndiaHaswonittwicewithSushmitaSen(1994)&LaraDutta(2000).
NotesAboutMissWorldBeautyPageant
MissWorldpageantwascreatedintheUnitedKingdombyEricMorleyin1951andafterhisdeathin2000,Morley'swife,Julia
Morley,cochairsthepageant.
Therehavebeen64MissWorldcontestssofarsinceItsInception..
VenezuelahaswontheTitlemostTimes(6)FollowedbyIndia(5)&UK(5).
IndiaHaswonitFiveTimeswithReitaFaria(1966),AishwaryaRai(1994),DianaHayden(1997),YuktaMookhey(1999)&
PriyankaChopra(2000).India'sReitaFariawasthefirstAsianevertowinMissWorldTitle.
CurrentMissWorldisRoleneStraussofSouthAfricaandshewascrownedthesameonDec14,2014inaConcertOrganized
inLondon,UK.
201. MissOklahoma,OliviaJordan,wonthe2015MissUSAbeautypageant.
202. MountaineerJotSinghofIndoTibetanBorderPolice(ITBP)hasbeenhonouredwithTenzingNorgayNationalAdventureAward2014
15.
203. MustansirBarma(formerDirectorofTataInstituteofFundamentalResearch,Mumbai)hasbeenpresentedwithGujarMalModi
AwardforhiscontributioninScienceandTechnology.
204. NageshKukunoor'sFilmDhanakwontwoawardsat65thBerlinInternationalFilmFestival.
205. NamibianPresidentHifikepunyePohambawontheworldsmostvaluableindividualaward,theMoIbrahimprizeforAfricanleadership.
Awardisworth$5m(3.2m)awardandgiveneachyeartoaleaderwhogovernedwell,raisedlivingstandardsandthenleftoffice.
206. NationalDairyDevelopmentBoard(NDDB)wonEsriSpecialAchievementinGISAward2015forappreciatedworkinDairy
GeographicalInformationSystem.NDDBsInternetbasedDairyGeographicalInformationSystem(iDGIS)applicationisfirstofitskind
inIndiaforvillagelevelintegrationofdataatsuchalargescale.
207. NationalSportsAwards2015(SelectioncommitteeheadedbyV.K.Bali,formerChiefJusticeofKerlaHighCourt)
RajeevGandhiKhelRatnaAwardSaniaMirza.ShebecamesecondtennisplayertoberecommendedfortheprestigiousRajiv
GandhiKhelRatna.
ArjunaAwards17spoertspersonsrecommendedforprestigiousArjunaawardsthisyear.
JituRaiShooter
RohitSharmaCricketer
DipaKarmakarGymnast
PRSreejeshHockeyplayer
BajrangWrestler
BabitaWrestler
MRPoovammaAthlete
KSrikanthShuttler

MandeepJangraBoxer
SandeepKumarArchery
SwarnSinghRowing
SatishSivalingamWeightlifting
SanthoiDeviWushu
SharathGaekwadParasailing
ManjeetChhillarKabaddi
AbhilashaMhatreKabaddi
AnupKumarRollerskating
208. NewZealandcricketcaptainBrendonMcCullumandCoachMikeHessonwerehonouredwithOfficersoftheNewZealandOrderof
Merit(ONZM).
209. NewZealandcricketteamcaptainBrendonMcCullumconferredwithSirRichardHadleeMedalfor201415ashighestcricketinghonour
ofNewZealand.
210. NineIndianAmericansAwarded$50,000SloanResearchFellowshipsamong126USandCanadianresearchersselectedbyTheAlfredP.
SloanFoundationasrecipientsofthe2015SloanResearchFellowships.
NandiniAnanth,PrabalDutta,ShyamGollakota,ShantanuJadhav,HemamalaKarunadasa,NealMankad,SureshNaidu,Padmini
RangamaniandVivekShende.
211. NirupamaRaohasbeengiventheFirstJawaharLalNehruFellowshipon125thBirthAnniversaryofJawaharLalNehru.
212. NobelAwards2014
PeaceKailashSatyarthi(India)andMalalaYousafzai(Pakistan).Kailashisthe10thNobelPrizeWinnerfromIndia.
EconomicsJeanTirole(France)
PhysicsShujiNakamura(Japan),HiroshiAmano(Japan),IsamuAkasaki(Japan)
ChemistryWilliamE.Moerner(USA),EricBetzig(USA),StefanHell(Romania)
MedicineandPhsysiologyJohnOKeefe,MayBrittMoser,EdvardMoser
LiteraturePatrickModiano(France)
213. NobelPrizewinnerPeterHiggshaswonworldsoldestscientificprize,theRoyalSocietysCopleyMedalforhiscontributiontoparticle
physicsandworkontheoryoftheHiggsbosonthatexplainstheoriginofmassinelementaryparticles.
214. NotedHindiWriterKamalKishoreGoenkahasbeenhonoredbytheVyasSamman2014forhisResearchWork'PremchandKi
KahaniyonkaKaalkramanusarAdhdhyan'.
215. NotedHistorianBabasahebPurandarehasbeenconferredwithMaharashtraBhushanAward2015byMaharashtraGovernment.
216. NotedlyricistSameerwillbehonouredwiththeNationalKishoreKumarAwardfor201213,
217. NovelistChitraMudgalhasbeenhonoredbyNiralaSmritiSamman2015.
218. PMNarendraModicongratulatedIslamicscholarandactivistMaulanaWahiduddinKhanforhiswinningSayyidinaImamAlHassan
IbnAliPeaceAwardinDubai.
219. PMNarendraModinamedasAsianoftheYear2014byTheStraitsTimesforbeingadevelopmentfocusedleader.
220. PMNarendraModipresentedNationalBraveryAwards2014to24awardees.
221. PadamAwards2015Total104PadmaAwardshavebeenconferredthisyear(9PadmaVibhushan,20PadmaBhushanand75Padma
Shri)
PadmaVibhushan
S.No. NameoftheAwardee

Discipline

State/Domicile

1.

ShriL.K.Advani

PublicAffairs

Gujarat

2.

ShriAmitabhBachchan

Art

Maharashtra

3.

ShriPrakashSinghBadal

PublicAffairs

Punjab

4.

Dr.D.VeerendraHeggade

SocialWork

Karnataka

Art

Maharashtra

Others

UttarPradesh

5.
6.

ShriMohammadYusufKhanaliasDilip
Kumar
ShriJagadguruRamanandacharyaSwami
Rambhadracharya

7.

Prof.MalurRamaswamySrinivasan

ScienceandEngineering

TamilNadu

8.

ShriKottayanK.Venugopal

PublicAffairs

Delhi

9.

ShriKarimAlHussainiAgaKhan
(Foreigner)

TradeandIndustry

France/UK

Discipline

State/Domicile

PadmaBhushan
S.No. NameoftheAwardee

1.

ShriJahnuBarua

Art

Assam

2.

Dr.VijayBhatkar

ScienceandEngineering

Maharashtra

3.

ShriSwapanDasgupta

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

4.

SwamiSatyamitranandGiri

Others

UttarPradesh

5.

ShriN.Gopalaswami

CivilService

TamilNadu

6.

Dr.SubhashC.Kashyap

PublicAffairs

Delhi

7.

Dr.(Pandit)GokulotsavjiMaharaj

Art

MadhyaPradesh

8.

Dr.AmbrishMithal

Medicine

Delhi

9.

Smt.SudhaRagunathan

Art

TamilNadu

10.

ShriHarishSalve

PublicAffairs

Delhi

11.

Dr.AshokSeth

Medicine

Delhi

12.

ShriRajatSharma

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

13.

ShriSatpal

Sports

Delhi

14.

ShriShivakumaraSwami

Others

Karnataka

15.

Dr.KharagSinghValdiya

ScienceandEngineering

Karnataka

16.

Prof.ManjulBhargava(NRI/PIO)

ScienceandEngineering

USA

17.

ShriDavidFrawley(Vamadeva)(Foreigner) Others

USA

18.

ShriBillGates(Foreigner)

SocialWork

USA

19.

Ms.MelindaGates(Foreigner)

SocialWork

USA

20.

ShriSaichiroMisumi(Foreigner)

Others

Japan

S.No. NameoftheAwardee

Discipline

State/Domicile

1.

Dr.ManjulaAnagani

Medicine

Telangana

2.

ShriS.Arunan

ScienceandEngineering

Karnataka

3.

Ms.KanyakumariAvasarala

Art

TamilNadu

4.

Dr.BettinaSharadaBaumer

LiteratureandEducation

JammuandKashmir

5.

ShriNareshBedi

Art

Delhi

6.

ShriAshokBhagat

SocialWork

Jharkhand

7.

ShriSanjayLeelaBhansali

Art

Maharashtra

8.

Dr.LakshmiNandanBora

LiteratureandEducation

Assam

9.

Dr.GyanChaturvedi

LiteratureandEducation

MadhyaPradesh

10.

Prof.(Dr.)YogeshKumarChawla

Medicine

Chandigarh

11.

Smt.JayakumariChikkala

Medicine

Delhi

12.

ShriBibekDebroy

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

13.

Dr.SarungbamBimolaKumariDevi

Medicine

Manipur

14.

Dr.AshokGulati

PublicAffairs

Delhi

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Dr.RandeepGuleria

Medicine

Delhi

16.

Dr.K.P.Haridas

Medicine

Kerala

17.

ShriRahulJain

Art

Delhi

18.

ShriRavindraJain

Art

Maharashtra

19.

Dr.SunilJogi

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

20.

ShriPrasoonJoshi

Art

Maharashtra

21.

Dr.PrafullaKar

Art

Odisha

22.

Ms.SabaAnjum

Sports

Chhattisgarh

23.

Smt.UshakiranKhan

LiteratureandEducation

Bihar

24.

Dr.RajeshKotecha

Medicine

Rajasthan

25.

Prof.AlkaKriplani

Medicine

Delhi

26.

Dr.HarshKumar

Medicine

Delhi

27.

ShriNarayanaPurushothamaMallaya

LiteratureandEducation

Kerala

28.

ShriLambertMascarenhas

LiteratureandEducation

Goa

29.

Dr.(Mrs.)JanakPaltaMcGilligan

SocialWork

MadhyaPradesh

30.

ShriVeerendraRajMehta

SocialWork

Delhi

31.

ShriTarakMehta

Art

Gujarat

32.

ShriNeilHerbertNongkynrih

Art

Meghalaya

33.

ShriChewangNorphel

Others

JammuandKashmir

34.

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TradeandIndustry

Karnataka

35.

Dr.TejasPatel

Medicine

Gujarat

36.

ShriJadavMolaiPeyang

Others

Assam

37.

Smt.BimlaPoddar

Other

UttarPradesh

38.

Dr.N.Prabhakar

ScienceandEngineering

Delhi

PadmaShri

39.

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ScienceandEngineering

Maharashtra

40.

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Medicine

Bihar

41.

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LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

42.

Ms.MithaliRaj

Sports

Telangana

43.

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CivilService

TamilNadu

44.

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LiteratureandEducation

UttarPradesh

45.

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Art

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46.

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LiteratureandEducation

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Art

Maharashtra

48.

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LiteratureandEducation

Gujarat

49.

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LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

50.

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LiteratureandEducation

UttarPradesh

51.

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Medicine

Delhi

52.

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ScienceandEngineering

Karnataka

53.

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ScienceandEngineering

Karnataka

54.

Ms.P.V.Sindhu

Sports

Telangana

55.

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Sports

Haryana

56.

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Sports

UttarPradesh

57.

ShriMaheshRajSoni

Art

Rajasthan

58.

Dr.NikhilTandon

Medicine

Delhi

59.

ShriH.ThegtseRinpoche

SocialWork

ArunachalPradesh

60.

Dr.HargovindLaxmishankerTrivedi

Medicine

Gujarat

61.

ShriHuangBaosheng(Foreigner)

Others

China

62.

Prof.JacquesBlamont(Foreigner)

ScienceandEngineering

France

63.

LateShriSyednaMohammad
Burhanuddin(Posthumous)

Others

Maharashtra

64.

ShriJeanClaudeCarriere(Foreigner)

LiteratureandEducation

France

65.

Dr.NandrajanRajChetty(NRI/PIO)

TradeandIndustry

USA

66.

ShriGeorgeL.Hart(Foreigner)

Others

USA

67.

JagatGuruAmrtaSuryanandaMaha
Raja(NRI/PIO)

Others

Portugal

68.

LateShriMeethaLalMehta(Posthumous) SocialWork

Rajasthan

69.

Ms.TriptiMukherjee(NRI/PIO)

Art

USA

70.

Dr.DattatreyuduNori(NRI/PIO)

Medicine

USA

71.

Dr.RaghuRamaPillarisetti(NRI/PIO)

Medicine

USA

72.

Dr.SaumitraRawat(NRI/PIO)

Medicine

UK

73.

Prof.AnnetteSchmiedchen(Foreigner)

LiteratureandEducation

Germany

Art

Delhi

CivilService

TamilNadu

74.
75.

LateShriPranKumarSharmaalias
Pran(Posthumous)
LateShriR.Vasudevan(Posthumous)

222. PakistanGovernmentconferreditstopcivilianawardNishanePakistanonChinesePresidentXiJinpingforhisoutstanding
contributioninpromotionofrelationshipbetweenthetwocountries.
223. PakistanbornImtiazDharkerhasbeenhonoredbyQueensGoldMedalforPoetry2014forherpoetrycollectionOvertheMoon.
224. PakistaniBilalTanweerhaswonShaktiBhattFirstBookPrize2014forhisnovelTheScatterHereIsTooGreat.
225. PakistaniChildRightsActivistMalalaYousafzaihasbeenHonoredbyLibertyMedal.
226. PanditHariduttSharmaAwardforJournalism,WritingandSocialServicespresentedtoAnurradhaPrasad(,EditorinChiefofNews24
Channel).
227. ParisbasedSyrianLebaneseArabpoetAdonishasbeenchosenfor2015KumaranAsanWorldPrizeforpoetry,institutedbythe
KumaranAsanMemorialAssociation.
228. PaulinaVegaofColombiahasbeennamedaswinnerofMissUniverse2015beautypageantheldinMiami(USA).
229. PeriyarTigerReserve,spreadover925sq.km.inKerala,haswontheNationalTigerConservationAuthority(NTCA)biennialawardfor
encouraginglocalpublicparticipationinmanagingthereserve.
230. PetroFedOil&GasIndustryAwards2014byPetroleumFederationofIndia.12awardsweregivenin11categoriesforperformance
during201314
IndianOilCorporation(IOC)wonLeadingOil&GasCorporate,Oil&GasMarketingCompanyandHumanResources
ManagementCompanyawards.
BharatPetroleumwonBestInnovatorandEnvironmentalSustainabilityCompanyofYearAwards.
OilandNaturalGasCorpwonExploration&ProductionCompanyandProjectManagementCompanyawards.

HindustanPetroleumwonOil&GasPipelineTransportationCompany.
InnovatoroftheYear(Individualcategory)wasgiventoGnanaKumaraswamyBatta(OilIndiaLimited).
231. PoetArundhathiSubramaniamhasbeengiventhefirstKhushwantSinghMemorialPrizeforherworkWhenGodisaTravelleratJaipur
LiteratureFestival.
232. PopeFrancisnamedTwoIndiansFrKuriakoseEliasChavaraandSisterEuphrasiaEluventhinkalasSaintsatVatican.
233. PrabhuNathDwivedihasbeennamedaswinnerofSahityaAkademiAwardforSanskrit,2014forhisshortstoriescollection
Kanakalochanaha.
234. PrannoyRoy(ExecutiveCochairmanofNDTV)RedinkLifetimeAchievementAward2015inMumbai,awardspresentedbyRailway
MinisterSureshPrabhu.OtherAwardeesare
JournalistoftheYearSreenivasanJainofNDTV
ImpactEditoroftheYearArnabGoswami(EditorinChiefofTimesNow)
NewsStartUpoftheYearNewswebsiteScroll.in
235. PratapSingh,a15yearoldIndianoriginschoolboyintheUnitedKingdomawardedwithInstituteofPhysics(IOP)Prizeforconducting
anexperimentthatverifiedaneffectofAlbertEinsteinstheoryofspecialrelativity.
236. PresidentPranabMukherjeeconferredNationalGeoscienceAwardsfor2013upontwentythreegeoscientists.
237. PresidentPranabMukherjeeconferredthehighestIndianCivilianHonorBharatRatnatoformerPrimeMinisterAtalBihariVajpayee.
MadanMohanMalaviyawasalsoposthumouslyawardedBharatRatna.
238. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedGallantryAwardsandDistinguishedServiceDecorations.2KeertiChakra(AjayVardhan,Kosh
BahadurGurung)and11ShauryaChakrasPresented.
239. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedPresidentialAwardsforClassicalTamilfor201112and201213
YoungScholarAward
201112=>KIyyappan,EEzhilvasanthanandKJawahar
201213=>ASathish,RVenkatesan,BJaiganesh,MRDevakiandUAlibava
KuralPeedamAward
201112=>EvaMariaWilden(Germany)
TolkappiyarAward
201112=>SVShanmugam
201213=>RKrishnamurthi
240. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedStreeShaktipuraskarsandNariShaktiPuruskars2014ontheoccasionofInternationalWomens
Day.
StreeShaktipuraskarsareconferredonsixwomenintheareaofwomensendeavorandexceptionalcontributioneachyear.Award
carriesacashprizeof3lakhrupeesandacitation.
AwardeesofStreeShaktiPrize2014
Award

Winner

Cause

Rani
Lakshmibai

SeemaPrakash,
Madhya
Pradesh

WorkingforvulnerableandmarginalisedCommunities
ofMadhyaPradeshSince2000(particularlyKorkutribe)

Rani
Rudramma
DeviAward

AsthaSansthan Forprotectingwomensrights,gender
(NGO),
mainstreaming,issuesrelatingtoviolence
Rajasthan
againstwomentribalrights,foodsecurity,
transparencyandrighttoworkandothers.

MataJijabai
Award

Chandraprabha
rehabilitationofdestitute,divorced,disabledwomenand
Bokey,
rehabilitationoforphanchildren.
Maharashtra

workinginruralareassince1960forempowermentand

KannagiAward Dr.P
Bhanumati,
Kerala

foundingAssociationforMentallyHandicappedAdults
(AHMA)workingforwelfareofthepoordestitute

RaniGaidinliu SisterMariola,
ZeliangAward Rajasthan

workingwiththeinmatesatAjmerJail,Rajasthansince

DeviAhilyabai AnyayRahit
HolkarAward Zindagi(NGO),

Worksforcombatingtraffickingofpersonsfor

mentallychallengedadultssince1996.

1997andlobbyingforPrisonsWithoutWalls.

commercialsexualexploitationsince1997.

Goa
241. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedVisitorsAwardsforCentralUniversitiesinthecategoriesofBestUniversity,Innovationand
Researchfor2015
BestUniversity:UniversityofHyderabad.
InnovationAward:Prof.VijayK.ChaudharyandDr.AmitaGuptaofUniversityofDelhifortheirinventionofTBConfirm,a
rapiddiagnostictestforTuberculosis.
ResearchAward:CosmologyandAstrophysicsResearchGroup,CentreforTheoreticalPhysics,JamiaMilliaIslamiaforpath
breakingresearchcarriedoutinthefieldofAstrophysicsandCosmology.
242. ProdemocracyactivistofChinaXuYouyuhasbeengiventheOlofPalmeHumanRightsPrize2014givenbyStockholmbasedOlofPalme
MemorialFundofSweden.
243. PulitzerAwards2015(Pulitzerisanawardforachievementsinnewspaperandonlinejournalism,literature,andmusicalcompositionin
theUnitedStates)
InternationalreportingNewYorkTimesforcoverageofEbolaoutbreakinWestAfrica.
FeaturephotographyDanielBerehulakwonPulitzerPrizeforthe.
PublicServiceCharleston,SouthCarolina'sPostandCourierforitsseriesondomesticviolence.
Investigativereporting
WallStreetJournalforMedicareUnmasked.
EricLiptonforreportingonhowlobbyistscanswaycongressionalleadersandstateattorneysgeneral.
ExplanatoryreportingZacharyMiderofBloombergforshowinghowUScorporationsdodgetaxes.
LocalreportingRobKuznia,RebeccaKimitchandFrankSuracioftheDailyBreezeofTorrance,Californiafortheirlookat
corruptioninasmall,cashstrappedschooldistrict.
FeaturewritingDianaMarcumoftheLosAngelesTimesfordroughtcoverage.
CommentaryprizeLisaFalkenbergoftheHoustonChronicle.
EditorialcartooningAdamZyglisoftheBuffaloNews.
FictionawardAnthonyDoerrforAlltheLightWeCannotSee
DramaprizeStephenAdlyGuirgisforBetweenRiversideandCrazy.
HistoryprizeElizabethA.FennforEncountersattheHeartoftheWorld:AHistoryoftheMandanPeople
BiographyDavidI.KertzerforThePopeandMussolini:TheSecretHistoryofPiusXIandtheRiseofFascisminEurope.
PoetryGregoryPardioforDigest
244. PunjabCMParkashSinghBadalhasbeenconferredwith14thSantNamdevNationalAwardforpromotingpeaceandcommunal
harmonybyMaharashtraChiefMinisterDevendraFadnavisonbehalfofSarhadFoundation.
245. RBIGovernorRaghuramRajanhasbeennamedasbestCentralBankGovernorbyEuromoneyMagazine.
246. RacerCSSantoshisnamedasMotorsportManoftheYear2014byFederationofMotorSportsClubsofIndia.
247. RailTelCorporation(APSUUnderMinistryofRailways)won12thNationalAwardsforExcellenceinCostmanagement2014byThe
InstituteofCostAccountsofIndia.
248. RailTel,apublicsectorundertakingofMinistryofRailwayswonthe'AegisGrahamBellAwards2014'.
249. RajendraSingh(QuotedasWatermanofIndia)hasbeenconferredwith2015StockholmWaterPrizeforhiswaterrestorationeffortsto
defeatdroughtandempoweringcommunitiesofRajasthanthroughhisorganisationTarunBharatSangh(IndiaYouthAssociation).
250. RajivGandhiNationalQualityAwards2012havebeenconferredbyBIS(BureauofIndianStandards).BestPerformanceawardhasbeen
giventoRailWheelFactory,Bengalore.
251. RamonMagsaysayAward2015
Winners
SanjeevChaturvedi(India)
AnshuGupta(India)founderofNGOGoonj
KyawThu(Myammar)
LigayaFernando(Philippines)
KommalyChanthavong(Laos)
AbouttheAwardRamonMagsaysayAwardisanannualawardestablishedtoperpetuateformerPhilippinePresidentRamon
Magsaysay'sexampleofintegrityingovernance,courageousservicetothepeople,andpragmaticidealismwithinademocratic
society.
252. RatanTatahasbeenhonouredwithanhonoraryDoctorateofAutomotiveEngineeringbytheClemsonUniversityattheSouthCarolina

AutomotiveSummitinUSAforhiscontributionstotheglobalautomotiveindustry.
253. RenownedIndianRTIactivistSubhashChandraAgrawalhasbeengiventheGiraffeHeroaward2015byaUSbasedNGOTheGiraffe
HeroesProjectforhisbraveryinutilisingRighttoInformation(RTI)Act,2005forpublicgooddespitechallenges.
254. RenownednovelistMithileshwarhasbeenhonoredbyShriLalShuklaSmiritiIffcoSahityaSammanAward2014.
255. RightLivelihoodAward2014
EdwardSnowden(USA)
AlanRusbridger(UK)
AsmaJahangir(Pakistan)
BasilFernando(SriLanka)
BillMcKibbben(USA)
256. RuhiSinghofIndiawonMissUniversalPeace&Humanity2014atceremonyheldinBeirut,Lebanon.
257. Russianfilm'Leviathan'wontheGoldenPeacockawardforbestfilmin45thInternationalFilmFestivalofIndia(IFFI).
258. SahityaAkademiannouncedtogiveBalSahityaPuraskar2015to24NovelistsandBhashaSamman2015to4scholarsfortheir
contributiontoclassicalandmedievalliteratureinvariouslanguages.RecepientsofBhashaSamman2015are
KMeenakshiSundaram(Tamil)
AcharyaMunishwarJha(SanskritandMaithili)
CharuChandraPandeKumauni
MathuraduttMathpalKumauni
259. SaiyidHamidhonoredbywithSirRossMasoodLifetimeAchievementAward2014.
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CorporateSocialResponsibility2014foritsinitiativesforchildrenseducationandskilldevelopment.
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Presentlythereareonly40FellowsoftheSangeetNatakAkademi.
R.Janakiraman(Musicologist)
S.Sathyu(filmmaker)
VijayKichlu(Classicalsinger)
TulsidasBorkar(Musician)
SangeetNatakAkademiAwards(AkademiPuraskar)2014Itcarriesprizeof1LakhRs.alongwithTamrapatraand
Angavastram.
HindustanivocalAshwiniBhideDeshpandeNathNarelkar,UstadIqbalAhmedKhan
HindustaniinstrumentalPanditNayanGhosh(tabla)andRonuMajumdar(flute)
CarnaticinstrumentalNeyveliSanthanagopalan(Carnaticvocal),TAKaliyamurthy(Thavil),SukanyaRamgopal(Ghatam)
andDwaramDurgaPrasadRao(violin)
DanceAdayarJanardanan,AmusanaDevi,UmaDogra,SudhakarSahoo,VedantamRadhesyam,JagruMahto,Anita
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Bhatt,ManjunathBhagwatHostotaandAmardasManikpuri.
Traditional/tribalmusic/folk/theatre/danceandpuppetryPuranShahKoti,KKalamandalamRamMohan,Kesavasamy,
AbdulRashidHafiz,RebaKantaMohanta,RamdayalSharma,K.ShanathoibaSharmaandThangaDarlong.
262. SangeetaBhatia,IndianoriginscientistatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)inUSAwonprestigious2015HeinzAwardin
Technology,Economy,andEmploymentcategoryin20thHeinzAwardsforherworkintissueengineeringanddiseasedetectionand
developingartificialhumanmicroliversfordrugtesting.OtherWinnersAre
Category

Awardee

Artsand
Humanities
category

RozChast(Illustratorand
prolificcartoonist)

Environment
category

Dr.FredericaPerera

HumanCondition WilliamMcNultyand
JacobWood(Foundersof

organization
TeamRubicon)

thenonprofit

PublicPolicy

Dr.AaronWolf(Professor
atOregonState
University)

263. SanjeevGalande,aprofessoratIndianInstituteofScienceEducationandResearch(IISER),PunehasbeenselectedforGDBirlaaward
forScientificResearch2014forhisresearchinEpigeneticsandMolecularCellBiology.
264. ScientistsTessyThomasandGeetaVaradanhavebeenselectedforDr.Y.NayudammaMemorialAward2014.
265. SeanAbbottofAustraliahasbeennamedasBradmanYoungCricketerfortheYear2015.
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for2015DhyanChandaward.
267. ShantiSwaroopBhatnagaraward2013forcontributioninscientificresearchhasbeengivento10Scientists.
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AwardsforGenderSensitivityheldinMumbai.
LaadliVoiceoftheCenturyawardLataMangeshkar
BestmovieawardQueen
LaadliGrandPrixawardadvertisingagencyOgilvyandMatherforitsadvertisementonTitanRaga
LaadliextraordinaireawardCharuKhuranaforalandmarkjudgmentinSupremeCourtregardingBollywoodsbiasagainst
womenmakeupartists.
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performanceinanyprofession.
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InternationalFoundation(FNIF)oftheInternationalCouncilofNursesforherworkinhealthcaresectorofwomenandrefugees.
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273. Super30founderandmathematicianAnandKumarhasbeenhonouredbyLegislatureofBritishColumbiainCanadaatToronto
Universityforhispioneeringworkinthefieldofeducation.
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reportersinsyriaawarravagedcountry.
276. TVSchairmanVenuSrinivasanhasbeengivenhonoraryCitizenshipofBusan(Korea)forhiseffortstoenhancefriendshipand
cooperationbetweenIndiaandKorea.
277. TangPrize2014Conferred
SustainableDevelopmentGroHarlemBrundtland(Norway)
SinologyYuYingshih(China)
BiopharmaceuticalScienceJamesPAllisonofUSandTasukuHonjoofJapan
TheRuleofLawAlbieSachs(SouthAfrica)
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winnersofGoldenPeacockEnvironmentManagementAward(GPEMA)2015forachievementsinthefieldofenvironmentmanagement
atthe17thWorldCongressonEnvironmentManagementinDelhi.
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Aswath,SuveenMathaudhuandMuthukumarasamySadayappanhavebeennamedamong29FellowsofAmericanSocietyforMetals
(ASM)2015.
281. ThreeIndiansAshwiniAngadi,AkshayJadhaoandDevikaMalikhavewonanawardsetupbyQueenElizabethIItorecognise
exceptionalyouthsmakingadifferenceintheircommunitiesfromacrosstheCommonwealthnations.
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selectedforInternationalWomenofCourageAwardforyear2015givenbyUSSecretaryofState.
283. TimemagazinenameditsPersonoftheYear2014titletothehealthcareworkerstreatingtheEbolaEpidemicOutbreak.IndianPrime
MinisterNarendraModiWonthecontestinTimes'Readers'Poll.

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AwardforExcellenceinTraining2015"inacontestbyDepartmentofPersonnelandTraining.
285. TwoIndiansAnandaKumarandPramodPatilwonWhitleyAwardsworth35000pounds(alsoknownasGreenOscar)fortheir
contributiontowildlifeconservationataceremonyinRoyalGeographicalSociety,London.
286. TwoIndiansNandRamandRajuJosephposthumouslygivenUnitedNations(UN)DagHammarskjoldMedal.NandRamservedUN
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SouthSudan.
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oneyearfellowshipsattheRadcliffeInstitute.
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communityandwidermulticulturalsociety.
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aboutchangewithinhiscompanytosupportworkingfamilies.
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tomathematicalsciences.TheawardisgivenbyNorwegianAcademyofSciencesandLetters.
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ProgramImplementationExcellenceAward2015inManufacturingtoIndia'sdepartmentofindustrialpolicyandpromotionforthe
'MakeinIndia'initiative.
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FreedomPrizetoSyrianjournalistandrightsactivistMazenDarwishontheoccasionoftheWorldPressFreedomDayforhisworkinSyria
formorethanadecadeasahumanrightsdefenderandajournalist.
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singersofghazal,dadra,andthumrifromstate.
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Malayalamcinemafortheyear2013.
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Islam.
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1. BookTranscendence:MySpiritualExperienceswithPramukhSwamijihasbeenwrittenbyformerPresidentAPJAbdulKalamand
ArunTiwari.
2. 2Years8Monthsand28NightshasbeenwrittenbySalmanRushdie.
3. 2014:TheElectionThatChangedIndiahasbeenwrittenbyRajdeepSardesai.
4. AfewGoodmenandtheangryseahasbeenwrittenbyNitinSatheonthetenthanniversaryofTsunamiTragedy.
5. AmanandtheMotorcyclehasbeenwrittenbyPeteHamandisbasedonHamidKarzai(FormerAfghanPresident).

6. AnOdysseyinTibbet:APilgrimagetotheMansarovarhasbeenwrittenbyTarunVijay.
7. AndthenonedayistheautobiographyofActorNasiruddinShah.
8. AssasinationofRajeevGandhi:anInsideJobhasbeenwrittenbyFarajAhmad.
9. AtalBihariVajpayeeSrajanaurMulyankanhasbeenwrittenbyPritamSingh.
10. BenazirBhutto:AMultidimensionalPortraitiswrittenbyAnnaSuvorova(Russia).
11. BeyondDoubt:ADossieronGandhi'sAssassinationhasbeenwrittenbyTeestaSetalvad.
12. BlackTornado:Mumbai26/11hasbeenwrittenbySandeepUnnithan.
13. BornAgainontheMountainiswrittenbyArunimaSinha.SheisthefirstIndianamputeeandfirstfemaleamputeetoclimbMount
Everest.ThebookislaunchedbyPrimeMinisterNarendraModi.
14. CompleteStoryofIndianReforms:2G,Power&PrivateEnterprise:APractitioner'sDiaryhasbeenwrittenbyPradeepBaijal(Former
TelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia(TRAI)chairman).
15. CricketWorldcup:TheIndianChallengehasbeenwrittenbyAashishRe.
16. Democraticindia:TheIndiragandhiYearshasbeenwrittenbyPresidentPranabMukherjee.
17. EditorUnplugged:Media,Magnates,NetasandMehasbeenwrittenbyVinodMehta.
18. FragileFrontiers:TheSecretHistoryofMumbaiTerrorAttackshasbeenwrittenbySKRath.
19. GodofAntarticahasbeenwrittenbyYashwardhanShukla.
20. GreenSignals:Ecology,Growth,andDemocracyinIndiahasbeenwrittenbyJairamRamesh.
21. IndiaCentralAsiaRelations:TheEconomicDimensionhasbeenwrittenbyAmiyaChandra.
22. IqbalkaharfesheerinhasbeenwrittenbyAbdulHaq.
23. JourneyofaCuriousMindhasbeenwrittenbyJagannathPatnaik.
24. LordJagannathhasbeenauthoredbyPrasnnaKumarPatsani.
25. ModernThoughtLeadersLalBahadurShastriMemorialLectures(19972014)hasbeeneditedbyAnilShastri,(sonofShriLal
BahadurShastri).
26. MynameisAbuSalemiswrittenbySHussainZaidi.
27. NehruGazingatTomorrowhasbeenwrittenbyHRBharadwaj.
28. NehruandBose:ParallelLiveshasbeenwrittenbyRudrangshuMukherjee.
29. NeitheraHawknoraDoveiswrittenbyPakistan'sExForeignMinisterKhurshidMKasuri.
30. NextChinaIndiaWarWorld'sFirstWaterWar2029iswrittenbyformerArmychiefGeneralSundararajanPadmanabhanand
predictedthatIndiaandchinacouldgoforintensewarinfutureoverwatersofbrahmaputrariver.
31. NotJustanAccountanthasbeenwrittenbyVinodRai(India'sFormerComptrollerandAuditorGeneral(CAG)).
32. OdysseyofMyLifeistheautobiographyofFormerHomeMinisterShivrajPatil.
33. PlayingitmywayistheautobiographyofSachinTendulkar.
34. PrinceofGujarat:TheExtraordinaryStoryofPrinceGopaldasDesaiwrittenbyRajmohanGandhi.
35. RajeshKhanna:KuchtoLogKhengehasbeenwrittenbyYasirUsman.
36. SouravGanguly:Cricket,CaptaincyandControversyhasbeenwrittenbySaptarshiSarkar.
37. SpiritofKumbhhasbeenwrittenbySantoshkmishra(chiefofchattisgarhTourismboard).
38. TheChildrenActhasbeenwrittenbyIanMcEwan.
39. TheGodsofAntarcticahasbeenwrittenby13YearOldYashwardhanShukla.
40. TheMarwaris:FromJagatSethtotheBirlashasbeenwrittenbyThomasA.Timberg.
41. TipuSultan:ACrussaderforChangehasbeenwrittenbyBSheikhAli.
42. VandeMataramhasbeenwrittenbyPrabodhKumarMishra.
43. VedicAstrology:AJourneyThroughHistory,PrinciplesAndMathematicahasbeenwrittenbyGSrinivasan.
44. WolfinWhiteVanhasbeenwrittenbyJohnDarnielle.
45. YourDreamsAreMineNowwrittenbyRavinderSinghhasbeenreleased.
46. AmitavGhoshreleasedhisnewnovelFloodoffire.Withthenovel,hehasconcludedtheIbistrilogy,hisfictionalrecreationoftheevents
leadinguptothefirstopiumwarof183942.
47. AncientUrduCopyofShriRamcharitmansawrittenbyShivBratLalin1904foundindelhi.
48. Book"AatankKeSaayeMen"hasbeenauthoredbyDocumentaryfilmmakerGarimaSanjay.
49. BookEarlyHinduTemplesofGujarathasbeenwrittenbyVarunMaira.
50. BookKashmirTheVajpayeeYearshasbeenwrittenbyA.S.DulatandreleasedbyVicePresidentHamidAnsari.
51. BookR.D.Burman:ThePrinceofMusichasbeenwrittenbyKhageshDevBurman.

52. BookTruthAlwaysPrevailswrittenbySadruddinHashwaniReleaed.
53. BookLocale,EverydayIslamandModernityhasbeenauthoredbyM.RaisurRahman.
54. Book37BridgesandOtherStorieshasbeenauthoredbyPakistaniauthorAamerHussein.
55. BookAhmedabad:ACityintheWorldhasbeenwrirttenbyAmritaShah.
56. BookBikhareKhyalat,UrduTranslationofMohammedIqbalsStrayReflectionshasbeenreleased.
57. BookChinaConfuciusintheShadowsiswrittenbyPoonamSurie.
58. BookDealingwithChina:AnInsiderUnmaskstheNewEconomicSuperpoweriswrittenbyHenryM.Paulson.
59. BookFloraofGunturCityAndhraPradeshiswrittenbyPRMohanaRao.
60. BookIndianBumblebeeswrittenbyentomologistM.S.SainialongwithRifatH.RainaandHarpeetSingh.ItstatesthatIndiahas48out
ofthe250knownspeciesofbumblebees.
61. BookKiranBediKaiseBaniTopCopiswrittenbyhersisters,ReetaPeshawariaMenonandAnuPeshawaria
62. BookKumbhMela:MappingtheEphemeralMegacityhasbeenwrittenbyTarunKhanna.
63. BookMakingIndiaAwesomeauthoredbyChetanBhagathasbeenreleased.ItishissecondnonfictionbookafterWhatYoungIndia
Wants.
64. BookMyLittleEpiphanieshasbeenwrittenbyMs.AishaChaudharyandreleasedbyVicepresidentHamidAnsari.
65. BookPakistanParadox:InstabilityandResiliencehasbeenwrittenbyChristropheJaffrelot.
66. BookRecastingIndia:HowEntrepreneurshipischangingtheWorld'sLargestDemocracybyHindolSenguptahasbeenreleased.
67. BookRedTapetoRedCarpet...andthensomehasbeenwrittenbyGinaRinehart,ChiefofAustralianminingcompanyHancock
ProspectingGroup.
68. BookSangharshKePrayogbasedonspeechesbyProf.RamGopalYadavhasbeenreleasedbyVicePresidentHamidAnsari.Ithas
beeneditedbyRadhekrishnaandDineshShakya.
69. BookSuleimanCharitrawrittenbyKalyanaMallalaunched.
70. BookSuperEconomieshasbeenwrittenbyRaghavBahl.
71. BookTheIndianParliamentACriticalAppraisalhasbeenwrittenbySudhaPaiandAvinashKumar.
72. BookUnikihasbeenwrittenbyChVidyasagarRao(GovernorofMaharashtra).
73. BookFacesandPlacesiswrittenbyDeepakNayyar.
74. BookontitledModiIncredibleemergenceofastarwritteninChineselanguagebyTarunVijayhasbeenreleased.
75. BooktitledGhostsofCalcuttahasbeenauthoredbySebastianOrtiz.
76. BooktitledModisWorld:ExpandingIndiasSphereofInfluencehasbeenwrittenbyCRajaMohan.
77. BooktitledTheChinaModel:PoliticalMeritocracyandtheLimitsofDemocracyhasbeenwrittenbyDanielA.Bell.
78. BooktitledYogaandIslamwrittenbyImranChaudharyandAbhijeetSinghhasbeenreleased.ThebookindicatesthatYogahasnothing
todowithreligionandisuniversallyaccepted.
79. BookUnbelievableDelhitoIslamabadhasbeenwrittenbyBhimSingh.
80. BookFoodforAlliswrittenbyUmaLele
81. BookGod'sBankers:AHistoryofMoneyandPowerattheVaticanauthoredbyGeraldPosner.
82. BookIndianParliamentaryDiplomacySpeakersPerspectivehasbeenwrittenbyformerloksabhaspeakerMeiraKumar.
83. BookWhyIAssassinatedGandhihasbeenwrittenbyNathuramGodseandGopalGodse.
84. BookMrsFunnybones:ShesJustLikeYouandaLotLikeMehasbeenwrittenbyTwinkleKhanna.
85. IndianNovelistNeelMukherjeehasbeenshortlistedforUK'sCostaBookAwardsforhisbookLivesofOthers.]
86. IndianwriterAnuradhaRoy'slatestbookonmalaiseofsexualabuseinIndiahasbeenshortlistedfortheManBookerPrize2015.
87. IndianwriterHindolSenguptasbookRecastingIndia:HowEntrepreneurshipisRevolutionizingtheWorld'sLargestDemocracy,has
beenshortlistedforU.S.prestigiousHayekPrize2015.
88. IndianAmericanAkhilSharmasnovelFamilyLifeselectedbyNewYorkTimesReviewasoneofBest10Booksof2014.
89. LajjahasbeenwrittenbyTaslimaNasrim.
90. PMNarendralaunchedbookEducationofMuslims:AnIslamicPerspectiveofKnowledgeandEducationIndianContexteditedbyJS
Rajput.
91. PresidentPranabMukherjeewroteaBookTheDramaticDecade:TheIndiraGandhiYears.
92. PrimeMinisterNarendraModireleasedabookPreModernKutchiNavigationTechniquesandVoyagestranscribedandeditedby
AshokB.Rajeshirke.
93. SpanishwriterJavierMoro'sBook'TheRedSari'biographyofCongressPresidentSoniaGandhireleasedinIndia.
94. TwoformerscientistsofISRO,B.AnantharamanK.S.Vishwanathanpresentedthebook"Atmatirtham",whichdescribesAdiSankara's

lifeandteachingswrittenbyNochurVenkataramantoPrimeMinisterNarendraModi.
95. UntoldStoryofIndianPublicSectorauthoredbyUDChoubey,
96. VicePresidentHamidAnsarireleasedabookK.G.SaiyidainALifeinEducationeditedbyZakiaSaiyidainZaheerandSyedaSaiyidain
Hameed.
97. WhenGodisaTravellerhasbeenwrittenbyArundhathiSubramaniam.
98. WorthyFights:AmemoirofleadershipinwarandpeacehasbeenwrittenbyLeonEPanetta.
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Committees
1. MinorityAffairsMinisterNajmaHeptullalaunchedNaiManzilschemeinPatnaaimedataddressingeducationalandlivelihoodneeds
ofminoritycommunitiesbygivingthebridgecoursestotraineesandgettingthemCertificatesforClassXIIandXfromdistancemedium
educationalsystem.Skilltrainingin4coursesManufacturing,Engineering,ServicesandSoftskillsshallalsobeimpartedtotrainees.The
schemewillcoverpeopleinbetween17to35agegroupfromallminoritycommunitiesaswellasMadrasastudents.
2. GovernmentlaunchedtwoschemestosupporttheScheduledCastes(SC).NamedVentureCapitalFundforScheduledCastesand
GreenBusinessscheme.
VentureCapitalFundFinancialassistanceof15Crorerupeesfor6yearswillbeprovidedto30SCentrepreneursinayear.Initial
capitalis200crorerupees
GreenBusinessloanforupto1lakhrupeesatconcessionalinterestratewillbeprovidedtoScheduledCastesforactivitiessuchas
erickshaw,SolarPumpandSolarenergypoweredimplements,polyhouseetc.
3. PMNarendraModilaunchedSukanyaSamridhiYojanasmalldepositschemeforgirlchildunderBetiBachaoBetiPadhaocampaign.
Itwillensureequitablesharetoagirlchildinresourcesandsavingsofafamilyandwillenableparentstoopenbankaccountsofgirlswho
areunder10yearsofagewithaninterestrateof9.1%.
4. 14thFinanceCommissionheadedbyformerRBIGovernorYVReddysubmitteditsfinalreporttothePresident.
5. 20thLawCommissionofIndiaheadedbyAPShahsubmitted253rdreportCommercialDivisionandCommercialAppellateDivisionof
HighCourtsandCommercialCourtsBill,2015.
6. GovernmentapprovedSchemeforPromotionofNationalAgriculturalMarketthroughAgriTechInfrastructureFund(ATIF)under
DepartmentofAgriculture&Cooperation(DAC).ItwillbesetupthroughSmallFarmersAgribusinessConsortium(SFAC).AmountofRs.
200crorehasbeenearmarkedforthisschemefrom201516to201718.
7. ANewcommitteehasbeenformednderShantaKumartosuggestmeasurestobeadoptedtocarryoutimprovementsinfunctioningof
foodcorporationofIndia(FCI).
8. AKBhargavacommitteereportonNetNeutralityhasbeensubmitted.ItrecommendedadherenceofcoreprinciplesofNetNeutrality,
butalsosuggestedfewexceptionsintheinterestsofnationalsecurityandbusinesses.
TrafficmanagementpracticesmaybeallowedwithoutanyImproper(Paidorotherwise)Prioritization.
IndiaspecificNetNeutralityapproachshouldbemadebyconsideringbestinternationalpractices.
MaingoalofpublicpolicyincontextofNetNeutralityisachievementofdevelopmentalaimsofthecountrybyfacilitatingAffordable
BroadbandaccessforallIndians.
UserrightsonInternetneedtobeensuredsothatTelecomorInternetServiceProvidersdonotrestricttheabilityoftheuserto
engageinanylawfulactivity.
9. AnewCommitteehasbeenformedunderTSRSubramaniantoreviewlawsrelatedtoprotectionofforestsandsuggestchangedtomake
themmoreeffective.
10. AndhraPradeshGovernmentconstitutedSpecialInvestigationTeam(SIT)underRavishankarAyyanartoprobeChittoorfiringCase.
11. AndhraPradeshandTelanganastarted5lakhrupeesAccidentInsurancefortransportdriversalsoincludingeducationoftwochildren
ofthebeneficiary.
12. AndhraPradeshgovernmentconstitutedFourthStateFinanceCommissionundertheChairmanshipofMLKanthaRao.
13. AtalPensionYojna(APY),announcedintheBudget,willbelaunchedon01062015andwillfocusonallcitizensinunorganisedsector
entitlingthemtopensionofuptoRs5,000permonthafter60yearsofage.
14. BombayHighCourtcreatedaCommitteeunderVVDagaforForensicAuditofNSEL(NationalSpotExchangeLimited).
15. CentralBoardofDirectTaxeshassetupacommitteetoscrutiniseallIncomeTaxcasesarisingoutoftheretrospectivetaxamendment.It
willdecideonsuchcaseswithin60daysofreceivingthemfromtheAssessingOfficer.
16. CommitteeheadedbyDr.HariGautamforrecommendingrestructuringandstrengtheningofUGC(UniversityGrantsCommission)
submittedreporttoMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment.

17. CommitteeheadedbyShantaKumarsubmittedreportonrestructuringofFoodCorporationofIndia(FCI)andsuggestedtofocus
procurementoneasternbeltandhandoverprocurementofwheatandricetosixStatesPunjab,Haryana,AndhraPradesh,Chhattisgarh
andOdisha.
18. CommitteeheadedbyVijayKelkarforRevisiting&RevitalizingthePPPModelofInfrastructureDevelopmentsubmitteditsReport.
19. CommitteeonRailwaytrafficoptimizationledbyMohd.JamshedsubmitteditsreporttoMinistryofRailways.
CommitteeSuggestedMeasurestoIncreasePassengerTrafficanduseofSatelliteSuggestedforOperationandSafetyNeeds.
20. CommitteeonReviewofEnvironmentalLawsheadedbyTSRSubramaniansubmitteditsreportandrecommendedcreatingnew
umbrellalawforstreamliningenvironmentclearancesfordevelopmentprojectsinthecountry.
21. CommitteeunderTSRSubramaniansubmitteditsreportontransformingNetworkofPostOfficestoenableIndiaPosttokeepwith
changingmarkettrendsandcompetition.
22. CommitteeunderdirectorNationalInstituteofNutrition(Hyderabad)recommendedbanningsaleofjunkfoodaroundschoolsto
checkissuesrelatedtogrowingproblemsofobesityamongchildrenduetooverjunkfoodcomsumption.
23. DelhiGovernmentconstitutedaCommitteeheadedbySNAgarwalforinquiryintoCNGfitnessscamofDelhi.
24. DelhigovernmentdecidedtolaunchPay&PlaySchemetopromotesportsforallagegroupsindelhi.
25. FinanceMinistryappointedcommitteeunderchairmanshipofJusticeAjitPrakashShah(headof20thLawCommissionofIndia)tolook
intoissueofMinimumAlternateTax(MAT)onForeignInstitutionalInvestors(FIIs)toresolvethecontentiousissueofMATbetweenthe
taxauthoritiesandtheforeigninvestors.
AsperFinanceAct2015,20%MATonCapitalGainsmadebyFIIsiswaivedofffromthefinancialyear201516.
However,theissueofimposingMATforpastyears(till201415)hasbecomecontroversialastheFIIsraisedobjectionsto68notices
(for602croresrupees)byInternationalTaxationWingoftheIncomeTaxDepartment.
26. FinanceMinistryconstitutedaCommitteeunderformerChiefEconomicAdvisorAshokLahiritointeractwithtradeandindustryontax
relatedissues.
27. FinanceMinistryconstitutedaTaskonFinancialRedressAgency(FRA)underDhirendraSwarup(FormerchairmanofPensionFund
RegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthority)tobeginworkforFRAasrecommendedbyFinancialSectorLegislativeReformsCommissionto
actasaunifiedfinancialredressalagency.
28. FoodSafetyandStandardsAuthorityofIndia(FSSAI)hassetupanExpertGroupunderDPrabhakarantoexamineimpactofFoods
withHighinFat,SugarandSalt(HFSS)(alsocalledJunkFood)onthehealthofconsumers.
29. GGopalakrishnanCommitteeonsuggestedreformsforcapacityBuildinginBanksandNonBankssuggestedtohaveaCommon
BankingAptitudetestforappointmentofhigherauthoritiesandhaveaChiefLearningOfficerinthemanagement.
30. GovernmentStartedDigitalIndiaSchemeforexpansionofBroadbandInternetservicesinRuralareasacrossthecountryandbringing
allthepublicsectorworkOnline.ThecostisestimaatedataboutRs.1LakhCrores.
31. GovernmentStartedNationalAyushMission'forincreasingnumberofhospitalsandavailabilityofdrugsandMedicalmanpower.
32. GovernmentacceptedrecommendationsofMPBezbaruahcommitteetolookintoconcernsofpeopleofthetheNorthEaststatesliving
inotherpartsofthecountry.
33. GovernmentapprovedHousingforAllby2022Missionaimedatprovidinghousingfacilitiestoalleligiblepeopleinurbanareasby2022.
34. GovernmentapprovedPradhanMantriKrishiSinchayeeYojanaschemewithoutlayofRs.50,000croreoverfiveyears(201516to2019
20).AllocationforthecurrentfinancialyearisRs.5300crore.
35. GovernmentconstitutedaTaskForceunderH.R.NagendratodeliberateonvariousimportantissuesconcerningMinistryofAYUSH.
36. GovernmentconstitutedacommitteeunderNTPCChairmanArupRoyChoudhurytostudytheproposalforusingsurpluscashof
ProfitablePSUstonurseailingPSUsthatcanberevivedbacktohealth.
37. GovernmentconstitutedacommitteeunderformerUnionHomeSecretaryAnilBaijaltosuggestaframeworktoassessCorporateSocial
Responsibility(CSR)activitiesundertakenbycompanies.
38. GovernmentconstitutedathreememberteamunderRegistrarofNewspapersinIndia(RNI)SMKhantoassesssituationoverstudent
protestinFilmandTelevisionInstituteofIndia(FTII)inPune.
39. GovernmentcreatedaCommitteeunderRBIDeputyGovernorHRKhanforsuggestingmeasurestobetakenforunclaimedDepositsin
Banks.
40. GovernmentcreatedacommitteeunderHomesecretaryAnilGoswamitolookintoimplementationofofdatasharingbyvarious
governmentagenciesoverNationalIntelligenceGrid(NATGRID).
41. GovernmentcreatedthreememberSpecialInvestigationTeam(SIT)headedbyPramodAsthanaforreinvestigationof1984antiSikh
riotcases.
42. GovernmentformedanexpertgroupunderChairmanshipofArvindPanagariya(ViceChairpersonofNITIAAYOG)toclassifytheCaste

namesreturnedintheSocioEconomicandCasteCensus,2011(SECC).
43. GovernmentformedcommitteeheadedbyBNNavalawalatoassisttheministryonallmatterspertainingtowaterresources
44. GovernmenthassetupRRamanujamcommitteetoidentifyobsoletelawsthatcauseavoidableconfusion.
45. GovernmenthassetupataskforceheadedbyformerchairmanofPensionFundRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthority(PFRDA)D
Swarup.TaskofthecommitteeistolayaroadmapforsettingupFinancialRedressalAgency(FRA)asrecommendedbytheFinancial
SectorLegislativeReformsCommission(FSLRC)tocreateaunifiedgrievanceresolutionmechanismfortheentirefinancialsector.
46. GovernmenthassetupcommitteeheadedbyAjayShankartoexaminethepossibilityofreplacingmultiplepriorpermissionswithpre
existingregulatorymechanism.
47. GovernmentlaunchedUSTAADschemeinVaranasi(UttarPradesh)forgrowthoflakhsoftraditionalartisansofthecity.
48. GovernmentlaunchedDeendayalUpadhyayaGramJyotiYojana(DUGJY)toprovideaccessofelectricitytoruralhouseholdsand
mergedongoingRajivGandhiGraminVidyutikaranYojana(RGGVY)withit.
49. GovernmentlaunchedFasterAdoptionandManufacturingofHybridandElectricvehicles(FAME)IndiaSchemetoboostsalesofeco
friendlyvehiclesinthecountryaspartoftheNationalMissionforElectricMobility.
50. GovernmentlaunchedMissionIndradhanushtoachievecompleteimmunizationforallchildrenby2020.
51. GovernmentlaunchedSchoolNurseryYojanaasaninitiativetobringstudentsclosertonaturebyengagingclassVIIXstudentsin
nurseriescreatedinschools.
52. GovernmentofMeghalayaformedacommitteeheadedbyDeputyChiefMinisterRCLalootospeedupInclusionofKhasilanguagein
EighthScheduleoftheConstitution.
53. GovernmentorderedtoPublicizenotingsofMukulMudgalCommitteethatinspectedsuspectedLobbyingActivitiesofRetailcompany
Walmart.
54. GovernmentreconstitutedEmpoweredCommitteeforsettingupofSemiconductorWaferFabrication(FAB)manufacturingfacilitiesin
thecountryunderNITIAayogmemberVKSaraswat.
55. GovernmentreconstitutedPollutionControlBoardWorkingGrouptosimplifyprocedurestogetconsentcertificatesandcategorisationof
industries.TheWorkingGroupcomprisingof11memberswillbeheadedbyAyiVamanNAcharya.
56. GovernmentrestartedKisanVikasPatraschemeforencouragingsmallsavingsamongthecitizens.
57. GovernmentsetsupG.P.MathurcommitteetoexaminepossibilityofcreatingaSpecialInvestigationTeam(SIT)forreinvestigationof
1984antiSikhriots.
58. Governmentstarted'SwachBharatMission'topromotecleanlinessacrossthenation.Anew'SwachBharatKosh'wasformedwithan
InitialFundingofRs.400CroretoconnectalltheschoolswiththeSwachBharatMission.'
59. GovernmentstartedDeenDayalUpadhyayaAntyodayaYojanaforwelfareofpeopleunderpovertylineinruralandurbanareas.
60. GovernmentsBetiBachao,BetiPadhao(SaveGirlchild,EducateGirlchild)programmehasbeenformallylaunchedinNortheastand
theSaihaDistrictinMizoramhasbeenselectedforthisuniqueinitiative.
61. HaryanaGovernmentlaunchedaschemeforgirlchild'AapkiBetiHumariBeti'withanaimtocombatthedecliningchildsexratioin
Haryana.
62. HaryanagovernmentlaunchedThariPensionTharePassschemeensuretransparencyindisbursementofsocialsecuritypensions.
63. IndianGovernment'sPahalschemehasbeenacknowledgedbyGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsaslargestcashtransferprogram
(households)with13.9croreLPGconsumersjoiningit.LPGconsumerswillgetcylindersatmarketpriceandreceiveLPGsubsidydirectly
intotheirbankaccounts.
64. InformationTechnologyandTelecomMinisterRaviShankarPrasadlaunchedSEHATInitiativeincollaboratiowithApolloHospitalsto
giveruralcitizensaccesstoinformation,skillsandotherservicesinvarioussectorsthroughdigitaltechnologies.Aimistoempowerthe
visionofDigitalIndia.
65. InsuranceRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthority'sCommitteeheadedbyMRamaprasadinitsreportsuggestedchangingwordingsof
disclaimerinadvertisementsofinsurancecompaniesfromInsuranceisasubjectmatterofsolicitationtoBeforebuying,knowthe
conditionsandexclusions,tomakeawellinformeddecision.
66. InternationalBoxingAssociation(AIBA)constitutedafivemembercommitteeunderKishanNarsitomanagetheprocessoffindinga
grouptoorganiseandrunboxinginIndia.
67. KSRadhakrishnanCommitteeonRoadSafetysubmitteditsreporttosupremecourtandrecommendedbanofsaleofalcoholon
NationalandStatehighwaystominimizeroadaccidentsalongwithotherrecommendations.
68. MaharashtraGovernmentlaunchedBhagyashreeschemeforgirlchildreplacingSukanyascheme.
Stategovernmentwilldeposit21200rupeesinbankforgirlchildborninaBelowthePovertyLinefamily.
Bhagyashreeschemeaimsatprovidingonelakhrupeeonmaturityafterthegirlcompletes18yearsofage.

TheschemewillbejoinedwithBetiBachaoBetiPadhaoschemeofgovernment.
69. ManipurGovernmentconstitutedacommitteeunderstateLawMinisterThoudamDebendraSinghtodraftabillforprotectionof
indigenouspeopleofmanipur.
70. MinistryofHealthandWelfarelaunchedMediaCampaignforMissionIndradhanushincludingsongcomposedbylyricistJavedAkhtar.
Thecampaignwaslaunchedforcreatingawarenessregardingtheimportancetofullyimmunizeeverychildagainstallvaccinepreventable
diseasesinthecountry.
MissionIndradhanushaimstocoverallundervaccinatedchildrenby2020againstsevenvaccinepreventablediseasesthatinclude
diphtheria,whoopingcough,tetanus,polio,tuberculosis,measlesandhepatitisB.
71. MinistryofMinorityAffairshasstartedimplementationofNaiRoshnischemeforLeadershipDevelopmentofMinorityWomenfrom
201213toempowerminoritywomenbyprovidingknowledge,toolsandtechniquesforinteractingwithGovernmentsystems,Banksand
otherinstitutions.
72. MinistryofRailwaysconstitutedaneightmemberCommitteeunderMohd.Jamshedtoidentifyfactorsandissuesaffectinggrowthof
traffic(Freight&Passenger)andsuggestaplanofactionforTrafficOptimization.
73. MinistryofWaterResources,RiverDevelopment&GangaRejuvenationconstituteda'TaskForce'chairedbyBNNavalawalaon
InterlinkingofRiverstolookintotheissuesrelatingtoInterlinkingofRivers(ILR)inthecountry.
74. MinistryofYouthAffairsandSportsconstitutedWorkingGroupunderCKMahajanforredraftingNationalSportsDevelopmentCode
ofIndia(NSDCI)tomakeitmorerelevantfrombothsportsgovernanceandlegalangles.
75. MukulMudgalcommitteesubmitteditsfinalreportonspotfixingonIPLspotfixing.
76. NationalTransportDevelopmentPolicyCommittee(NTDPC),underchairmanshipofRakeshMohansubmitteditsreportsuggesting
reformsfordevelopmentofvariousmodesoftransportcategorizedasimmediatereformsandlongrungoals.Immediatereformshave
beensuggestedatnational,stateandmetropolitanlevels.However,longtermgoalsarefornationalandmetropolitanlevels.
Atnationallevel,CommitteesuggestedformationofahighlevelandindependentOfficeofTransportStrategy(OTS)andtomove
towardsinvestmentandstrategyfortransportasanintegratedsystem.
Atstatelevel,Committeehassuggestedtoestablishurbantransportasasubjecttostatelevelandtodevelopformalmechanismsfor
stateparticipationindecisionsaboutinitiation,siting,sizeandotheraspectsofairportsandrailbasedtransport.
Atmetropolitanlevel,theCommitteehassuggestedforcreationofUnifiedMetropolitanTransportAuthority(UMTAs)asstatutory
authority.
77. NewWelfareSchemesstartedbyGovernment>
JeevanPramaanYojana,AadharbasedDigitalLifeCertificateforpensioners.
PragatiYojanaforpromotingparticipationofGirlsinHigherEducation.
SakshamYojanaforPromotionofTechnicalEducationforPWD(PersonswithDisabilities).
78. NitishKumar,ChiefMinisterofBiharconstitutedcommitteeheadedbyChiefSecretaryAnjaniKumarSinghtoconsiderdemandofhike
inpayforfixedpayteachers.
79. OdishaGovernmenthasappointedJusticeMadanMohanDasasChairmanofcommitteeforInquiringofmulticrorechitfundscamin
Odisha.
80. OdishaGovernmentlaunchedacheapmealschemeAaharforprovidingsubsidisedfoodtourbanpoor.
81. PMNarendraModilaunchedTwoInsuranceandOnePensionsectorwelfareSchemes
PradhanMantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojana(PMJJBY)Itprovidesannuallifeinsuranceof2lakhrupeesandcoversdeath
duetoanyreason.Apremiumof330rupeesperannumispaidbythesubscriberstoenrollinthescheme.Peopleintheagegroupof
18to50yearshavingabankaccountareeligibletojoin.
PradhanMantriSurakshaBimaYojana(PMSBY)Itprovidesforriskcoverageof2lakhrupeesforaccidentaldeathand
fulldisabilityand1lakhrupeesforpartialdisabilityduetoanaccident.Itisavailabletopeopleintheagegroupof18to70years
havingasavingsbankaccount.Apremiumof12rupeesperannumispaidbythesubscriber.
AtalPensionYojana(APY)willaddressoldageincomesecurityneedofAllcitizensinunorganisedsector.
Ageofjoiningis1840years.AllexistingsubscribersofSwavalambanwouldbeautomaticallymigratedtoAPY.Subscriberswould
receivefixedpensionbetween10005000rupeespermonthattheageof60years,dependingontheircontributions,thatwillvary
ontheageofjoiningthescheme.Thosejoiningatearlieragewillgetmorepensiononreaching60yearsofage.
82. PMNarendraModilaunchedthreemajorurbandevelopmentinitiativesAMRUT(AtalMissionforRejuvenationandUrban
Transformation),SmartCitiesMissionandHousingforAll(Urban).Investmentofabout3LakhCroresistobemadeintheseMissions
overnext5Years.
AMRUT(AtalMissionforRejuvenationandUrbanTransformation)

100SmartCitiesMissionItseekstoenhancequalityoflifein100selectedcitieswith24hourwaterandpowersupply,better
transportation,educationandOtherfacilities.
HousingforAllby2022ShortageofAbout2CroreHousesinUrbanareastobefilledby2022.
83. PrimeMinisterlaunchedPradhanMantriMUDRA(MicroUnitsDevelopmentandRefinanceAgency)YojanainNewDelhiforhelping
smallentrepreneursinthecountrywiththeme

84. RBIacceptedtofocusoninflationtargetingasatoolforMonetaryPolicyFrameworkasperanagreementbetweenGovernmentand
ReserveBankofIndia.
InInflationtargeting,centralbankdecidesforamediumtermtargetinflationrate.
RBIwillhavetomaintainConsumerPriceIndex(CPI)basedinflationtargetsbelow6%byJanuary2016and4%from201617with
2%plus/minusrange.
NewframeworkwillmakeRBImoreaccountableasitwillexplaintogovernmentifitfailstomeetinflationtargets.
ThistransitionfrommonetarytargetingsuggestedbyChakravartyCommittee(1988)toInflationtargetingsuggestedbyUrijitPatel
Committeeissimilartothepracticeadoptedbycentralbanksindevelopedcountries.
85. RailwayministerSureshPrabhuhassetuptwocommitteesinlinewiththepromisesmadeinhismaidenrailbudgetlastmonth,
includingInnovationCouncil'KayaKalp'headedbyformerTataGroupchairmanRatanTatatosuggestwaystoturnaroundtheailing
organisation.Theothercommittee,underformerDIPPsecretaryAjayShankar,hasbeensetuptorevampministry'sPPP(publicprivate
partnership)celltogetprivateinvestment.
86. RailwayssetupacommitteeunderBibekDebroytorecommendstepstomobiliseresourcesformajorprojectsandsetupaRailTariff
Authority.
87. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)constitutedaCommitteeunderRBIDeputyGovernorRGandhi,toreexamineappropriatesetofbusinesses
andlicensingtermsforUrbanCooperativeBanks(UCB).
TheeightmembercommitteewillbechairedbyRGandhi,theDeputyGovernorofReserveBankofIndia.
88. ReserveBankofIndiaconstitutedacommitteeunderRBIexecutivedirectorDeepakMohantytopreparea5yearactionplantospread
thereachoffinancialservicesacrosscountry.
89. ReserveBankofIndiasCommitteeonUrbanCooperativeBanks(UCBs)headedbyRBIDeputyGovernorRGandhihasrecommended
conversionofUrbanCooperativeBankswithbusinesssizeofover20000crorerupeesintoregularbankstoallowthemtogrowfurtherfor
financialinclusion.
90. ScientistsatNationalDairyResearchInstitute(Haryana)developedatechniquetodecreasecholesterollevelinGheeupto85to90
percentwithoutaffectingtasteandqualityoftheghee.
91. SportsMinistryformedaCommitteetostudythestatusofSAI(SportsAuthorityofIndia)trainingcenters.Commiteeisheadedby
AshwiniNachappaandhas7otherexpertmembers.
92. SureshPrabhuCommitteeonIntegratedDevelopmentofPower,CoalandRenewableEnergysubmitteditsreportandsuggested
measuresforenhancementofcoalproductionintheshort,mediumandlongterm.
93. TamilnaduGovernmentstartedAmmaCementYojanatoprovidelowcostCementtocommonhouseholdsatrateofRs.190/Pakcetas
comparedtoMarketrateofRs.300350.
94. UnionMinisterofChemicals&FertilizersShriAnanthKumarlaunchedPharmaJanSamadhanschemeasawebenabledsystemfor
redressalofconsumersgrievancesrelatingtopricingandavailabilityofmedicines.
95. UnionMinistryofUrbanDevelopment(MoUD)constituteda17memberCommitteeundersecretaryinMoUD(CurrentlyShankr
Agarwal)tosuggestwaystodecongestroadsofNewDelhi.
96. VijayKelkarCommitteefordeterminingpricingformulasfornaturalgassubmitteditsreportandsuggestednottoreducepricesof
Naturalgasforallcustomersexceptprimarysector(Agricultureandrelatedsectors).
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Days
1. 01AprOdishaDay,alsoknownasUtkalaDibasainmemoryofformationofstateon1April1936.
2. 01JuneMadarakaDayofKenya.On1Junein1963,KenyaattainedinternalselfruleprecedingfullindependencefromUnited
Kingdom.
3. 02AprMahavirJayanti.
4. 02FebWorldWetlandsDay.
5. 02JuneRepublicDayofItaly(Since1946).
6. 02JuneStatehoodDayofTelangana(India's29thState).AndhraPradeshwasbifurcatedintoTelanganaandAndhraPradeshonJune

2,2014.
7. 03MayConstitutionDayofPoland.ConstitutionofpolandwasenactedonMay3,1791.
8. 03MayWorldPressFreedomDay.Themefor2015isLetJournalismThrive.
9. 05AprEasterDay.(MarkstheresurrectionofJesusChristfromthedead,FirstSundayafterthefullmoonthatoccursonorafter21
March).
10. 05AprIndianNationalMaritimeDay.Onthisdayin1919,navigationhistorywascreatedwhenSSLoyalty,thefirstshipoftheScindia
SteamNavigationCompany,journeyedtotheUnitedKingdom.TheNationalMaritimeDaywasfirstcelebratedon5thApril,1964.
11. 05MayBirthanniversaryofGianiZailSingh,formerPresidentofIndia.
12. 05May2015WorldAsthmaDay.Themeof2015isYouCanControlYourAsthmaandsubthemeTimetoControlAsthma.
13. 06DecMahaparinirwanDiwas(deathanniversaryofBRAmbedkar).
14. 07AprWorldHealthDayCelebratedwithTheme"Fromfarmtoplate,makefoodsafe."
15. 07May,201555thFoundationdayofIndia'sBorderRoadsOrganization(FoundedonMay7,1960).
16. 07May,2015154thBirthAnniversaryofRabindraNathTagore(BornonMay7,1861)
17. 1DecWorldAidsDayandBSFCreationDay.BSFwascreatedon1December,1965.
18. 1JulCanadaDay.ItmarksenactmentofBritishNorthAmericaAct,1867(ConstitutionAct)onJuly1,1867thatunitedthreecolonies
intoasinglecountrycalledCanadawithintheBritishEmpire.
19. 1JulNationalCharteredAccountantsdayandmarksformationofInstituteofCharteredAccountantsofIndiaonJuly1,1946.
20. 1JulNationalDoctors'Day.ItmarksthebirthannversaryoflegendaryphysicianandthesecondChiefMinisterofWestBengal,Dr
BidhanChandraRoy.
21. 1NovWorldVeganDay.
22. 1OctChina'sNationalDay
23. 1OctWorldVegetarianDay.
24. 1SepLICFoundationDay.
25. 1to7SepNationalNutritionWeek.
26. 10DecInternationalHumanRightsDay.
27. 10FebNationalDewormingDay.140MillionDewormingtabletsdistributedtoschoolchildrenacrossnationtocombatwormsthat
makenumerouschildrensickeveryyear.
28. 10JulyNationalDayofBahamas.ItmarksIndependencefromtheUnitedKingdomin1973.
29. 10Mar,201546thFoundationdayofCentralIndustrialSecurityForce.
30. 10NovWorldScienceDayforPeaceandDevelopment
31. 10OctWorldMentalHealthDayandIndianNationalPostalDay.
32. 11AprilIndia'sNationalSafeMotherhoodDay
33. 11DecInternationalMountainDay.
34. 11JulyNationalDayofMongolia.AlsocalledNaadamHoliday,itmarksestablishmentofindependencefromChinaandRussiain1921.
35. 11JulyWorldPopulationDay.IndianPopulationstoodatover127Crores(Approx17.3%ofWorld'sPopulation).Themefor2015is
VulnerablePopulationsinEmergencies.
36. 11Mar,201530thFoundationdayNationalCrimeRecordsBureau(NCRB).
37. 11NovNationalEducationDayinIndia.ItisbirthdayofMaulanaAbulKalamAzad,firstEducationMinisterofindependentIndia.
38. 11OctInternationalDayoftheGirlChild.
39. 12JanuaryNationalyouthday(birthdayofSwamiVivekanand).
40. 12JulyNationalDayofSaoTomeandPrincipe(islandnationinGulfofGuinea).ItmarksIndependencefromPortugalin1975.
41. 12JulyNationalDayofKiribati(islandnationinthecentralPacificOcean).ItmarksIndependencefromUKin1979.
42. 12MarIndependenceDayofMauritius.IndianPMNarendraModiVisitedMauritiusonthisoccasion.
43. 12MarchWorldKidneyDay(SecondThursdayofMarch).
44. 12NovemberPublicServiceBroadcastingDayObserved.
45. 13FebWorldRadioDay.
46. 13JulyNationalDayofMontenegro.ItmarksrecognitionasindependentstateatCongressofBerlinin1878.
47. 13NovWorldQualityDay.
48. 13SepWorldFirstAidDay.
49. 14DecNationalEnergyConservationDay.
50. 14JulyNationalDayofFrance(AlsocalledBastilleDay).ItmarksbeginningofFrenchRevolutionwiththeStormingoftheBastilleon

14July1789.
51. 14JulyRepublicdayofIraq.
52. 14JuneWorldBloodDonorsDay.Themefor2015isThankyouforsavingmylife.UnionGovernmentlaunchedmobileapptolocate
nearestbloodbankonthisoccasion.
53. 14NovemberWorldDiabetesDayandNationalChildrensDay(BirthdayofFirstPrimeMinisterJawaharLalNehru).
54. 14OctWorldStandardsDay.
55. 14SepHindiDay
56. 15JanuaryArmyDay(India).
57. 15July,2015FirstUNWorldYouthSkillsDay(WYSD)observedgloballywiththemeYouthskillsforworkandlifeinthepost2015
agenda.
InIndia,MinistryofSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurship(MSDE)launchedSKILLINDIACampaign,PradhanMantriKaushal
VikashYojana(PMKVY),NationalSkillDevelopmentMissionandNationalPolicyforSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurship2015.
AModelSkillLoanSchemewasalsolaunchedwhereloansfrom5000rupeesto1.5lakhrupeeswillbeavailabletomorethan34
lakhyouththatseekstoattendskilldevelopmentprogrammesinthenextfiveyears.
58. 15MarchWorldConsumerDay.ThemefortheWCRD2015isHelpingconsumerschoosehealthydiets.
59. 15MayInternationalDayofFamilies.Themefor2015wasMeninCharge.
60. 15MayIsraelIndependenceDay.stateofIsraelwasfoundedonthisdayin1948.
OntheOtherHand,PalestiniansobservedthisdayasNakbaDaytoreaffirmtheirrighttoreturntothelandfromwhichtheir
ancestorswereforciblydisplacedbyIsraelin1948.
61. 15SepNationalEngineers'Day.BirthdateofMokshagundamVisvesvaray.
62. 16DecVictoryandLiberationDayforBangladesh.OnDec16,1971BangladeshForceswonoverPakistaniForceswithHelpofIndia
andleadingtocreationofseparatecountryBangladesh.InIndiaitisalsocelebratedasVijayDiwas.
63. 16JulyFoundationdayofICAR(IndianCouncilofAgriculturalResearch).ItmarksestablishmentofICARon16July,1929.
64. 16NovIndia'sNationalPressDay.
65. 16OctWorldFoodDay.
66. 16SepOzoneDay.
67. 17AprilWorldHemophiliaday.Startedin1989tohonorFrankSchnabelthefounderofWFH(WorldFederationofHemophilia).
68. 17JuneNationaldayofIceland.ItcommemoratesthefoundationofTheRepublicofIcelandon17June1944anditsindependence
fromDanishrule.
69. 17NovInternationalStudents'Day.
70. 17OctInternationalDayfortheEradicationofPoverty.
71. 18AprilWorldHeritageDay.
72. 18DecInternationalMigrantsDayandMinoritiesRightsDay.
73. 18JuneNationaldayofSeychelles.ItmarksadoptionofmultipartydemocraticconstitutiononJune18,1993.
74. 19JanNationalInvestigationAgencyFoundationday.
75. 19NovWorldToiletDayandInternationalMen'sDay.
76. 2DecInternationalDayforAbolitionofSlavery.WorldreligiousleaderssignedajointdeclarationagainstmodernslaveryInVatican
City.
77. 2FebMGNREGADay.MahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeActwasstartedon2February2006with200
Districts.
78. 2OctBirthanniversaryofMKGandhiandShriLalBahadurShastriJi.DeclaredasInternationalDayofNonViolencebyUN.
79. 2SepWorldCoconutDay.
80. 20DecInternationalHumanSolidaityDay.
81. 20FebStatehoodDayofArunachalPradesh.ItwasgivenstatehoodonFeb20,1987.
82. 20JulyIndependencedayofColombia.ItmarksDeclarationofindependencefromSpainin1810.
83. 20JuneWorldRefugeeDay.Themefor2015isWithcourageletusallcombine.
84. 20MarchIrancelebratedstartofnewyearsfestivalofIranCaleldNowruz,aholidayhavingitsrootsinpreIslamictraditions.
85. 20MarchWorldOralHealthDay.
86. 20MarchWorldSparrowDay.Themefor2015isILoveSparrows.
87. 20NovWorldPhilosophyDayandUniversalChildren'sDay.
88. 20SepRedPandaDay.

89. 21AugWorldSeniorCitizen'sDay.
90. 21FebInternationalMotherLanguageDay.
91. 21FebisMotherLanguageDay.2015ThemeisInclusiveEducationthroughandwithLanguageLanguageMatter.
92. 21JulyNationaldayofBelgium.ItmarksLeopoldofSaxeCoburgSaalfeldtakingoathasfirstkingofBelgiumin1831.
93. 21June,2015FirstEverInternationalYogaDayCelebratedacrosstheworld.PMNarendraModiAttendedInternationalConference
onYogaforHolisticHealthinDelhi.AMassyogaeventorganizedatRajpathDelhi.India'sMinistryofAYUSHhasbeenawardedwithtwo
GuinnessWorldRecordsonfirstInternationalDayofYoga
Category1isforlargestnumberofparticipantsinaYogaLessonatsinglevenue.35,985participantsperformedYogaatRajpathand
broketheearlierreordof29,973.
Category2isformostnumberofnationalistsinaYogaLesson.participantsfrom84countriesperformedYogaatRajpathand
brokepreviousrecordofparticipantsfrom49countries.
OnThisOccasion
ChineseVersionofBhagvadGitalaunchedbyIndianAmbassadortoChinaAshokK.Kanth.
OperationDogawasenactedtoensurecompletesecurityofthecelebrations.
ExternalAffairsMinisterSushmaSwarajattenedInternationalYogaDayeventbeingorganisedbyIndianMissionatthe
UnitedNationsinNewYork(USA).
IndianGovernmentreleasedstampsandcoinsofdenominationofRs.10andRs.100.
94. 21MarchInternationalDayfortheEliminationofRacialDiscrimination.
95. 21MarchInternationalDayofForests.2015themeisForestsandClimateChange.
96. 21MarchWorldForestryDay.2015themeisForestsandClimateChange.
97. 21MarchWorldPoetryDay.ItandwasdeclaredbyUNESCO(theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)in
1999.
98. 21MayAntiTerrorismDayinIndia(RajivGandhi'sdeathanniversary).
99. 21NovWorldTelevisionDayandWorldFisheryDay.
100. 21SepInternationalDayofPeaceandAlzheimerDay.
101. 22AprEarthDay.Itwasfirstcelebratedin1970.Themefor2015isItsOurTurntoLead.
102. 22DecNationalMathematicsDay(BirthanniversaryofMathematicianSrinivasaRamanujan).
103. 22JulyAdoptiondayofIndianFlag.
104. 22MarchFormationdayofStateofBihar.OnthisdayBritishcarvedoutbiharstatefromBengalPresidencyin1912.
105. 22MarchWorldWaterDay.
106. 22MayInternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity.ThemeisBiodiversityforSustainableDevelopment.
107. 22May,201513thInvestitureCeremonyofBSF(BorderSecurityForce).
InvestitureMeansaceremonyatwhichhonoursorrankareformallyconferredonapersonorOrganization.
108. 23DecIndianKisanDiwas(Farmer'sDay).
109. 23DecNationalFarmer'sDay.EretailingfirmSnapdeal.comononlineAgristoreofferingagriculturalproductstothefarmersonthis
occasion.
110. 23JulyBirtAnniversaryofFreedomFightersChandraShekharAzadandlokmanyaBalGangadharTilak.
111. 23JulyIndianNationalBroadcastingDay.Onthisdayin1927,theIndianBroadcastingCompanystartedradiobroadcastingfrom
Bombaystation.
112. 23JulyNationalDayofEgypt.ItmarkstheRevolutionDayin1952.
113. 23JuneNationalDayofLuxembourg.ItmarkstheBirthdayofMonarchofLuxembourg.
114. 23OctMoleDay.MoleO'Weenisthemefor2014.
115. 24DecNationalConsumerRightsDay.
116. 24FebCentralExciseDay.
117. 24JanuaryNationalGirlChildDay.
118. 24MarchWorldTB(Tuberculosis)Day.
119. 24MayIndependenceDayofEritrea(CountryinHornofAfrica).
120. 24OctUnitedNationsDay,WorldPolioDayandWorldDevelopmentInformationDay.
121. 25AprWorldMalariaDay.Themefor2015isInvestinthefuture:Defeatmalaria.
122. 25JuneIndependencedayofMozambique.ItmarksIndependencefromPortugalin1975.
123. 25JuneNationalDayofCroatia.ItmarkstheStatehoodDay,declarationofindependencefromYugoslaviaonJune25,1991.

124. 25JuneNationalDayofSlovenia.ItmarkstheStatehoodDay,declarationofindependencefromYugoslaviaonJune25,1991.
125. 25NovemberInternationalDayForEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen.
126. 26JanIndianRepublicDay.
127. 26JulyIndependencedayofMaldives.ItmarksgainingtotalindependencefromBritishon26July1965.
128. 26JulyKargilVijayDiwas.ItmarkssuccessofOperationVijayon26July1999.Indiasuccessfullytookcommandofthehighoutposts
duringtheKargilwar.
129. 26JulyNationalDayofLiberia.ItmarksindependencefromUnitedStatesin1847.
130. 26JuneInternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTrafficking.Themefor2015isLetsDevelopourLives,ourCommunities,our
identitieswithoutDrugs.
131. 26JuneNationalDayofMadagascar.ItmarksIndependencefromfrancein1960.
132. 26MarchIndependenceDayofBangladesh.
133. 26NovemberNationalMilkDayandNationalLawDay.
134. 26SepWorldMaritimeDay.
135. 27AprilFreedomdayofsouthafrica.Itcelebratesfreedomandcommemoratesthefirstpostapartheidelectionsheldonthatdayin
1994.
136. 27AprilKingsDayoftheNetherlands(AlsoknownasKoningsdag).ThedatemarksthebirthofKingWillemAlexander.
137. 27AprilNationalDayofTogo(WestAfricanCountry).
138. 27JuneDjibouti'sIndependenceDay.Itmarktheterritory'sdeclarationofindependencefromFranceonJune27,1977.
139. 27SepWorldTourismDay.
140. 28FebEighthInternationalRareDiseaseDay.(HeldannuallyonlastdayofFebruary).
141. 28FebNationalScienceDay.Prof.CVRamanwashonoredbyNobelAwardfordiscoveryofRamaneffectonFeb28,1930.
142. 28JulyNationalDayofPeru.ItmarksindependencefromSpainin1821.
143. 28JulyWorldHepatitisDay.Themefor2015isPreventhepatitis.Actnow'.
144. 28SepWorldRabiesdayandDeafDay.
145. 29AprilWorldDanceDay
146. 29JulyWorldTigerDay.TigerpopulationinIndiaisaround2,226(morethan70%ofworld'stigerpopulation).
147. 29SepWorldHeartDay.
148. 3DecInternationalDayofDifferentlyAbledPersons.
149. 3JulyIndependenceDayofBelarus.
150. 3MarchWorldWildlifeDay.
151. 3MarchNationalDayofBulgaria(SoutheastEuropeanCountry).
Mar3,1878LiberationofBulgariafromOttomanEmpire.
152. 3OctGermanUnityDay.
153. 30JanWorldLaprosyDay.
154. 30JulyWorldDayAgainstTraffickinginPersons.
155. 30SepInternationalTranslationDay.
156. 31JulyMartyrdomdayofRenownedFreedomFighterUdhamSingh.
157. 31MayWorldNoTobaccoDay.UttarakhandsMedical,HealthandFamilyWelfareMinisterSurendraSinghNegihasbeenconferred
withWorldNoTobaccoDayAward2015byWorldHealthOrgansiation(WHO).
158. 4DecIndianNavyDay.
159. 4FebWorldCancerDay.
160. 4JanLouisBrailleDay,hewastheinventorofbraille,asystemofreadingandwritingusedbypeoplewhoareblindorvisually
impaired.
161. 4JulyIndependenceDayofUSA.ItmarksadoptionofDeclarationofIndependenceonJuly4,1776fromBritishEmpire.
162. 4JulyIndependenceDayofRwanda.ItmarksIndependencefromBelgiumin1962.
163. 4OctWorldAnimalDay.
164. 4SepWorldChocolateDay.
165. 5DecInternationalVolunteerDay.IthasbeenobservedasthesamebyunitedNationssince1985.UNDeclared5DecemberasWorld
SoilDay.
166. 5JulyIndependenceDayofAlgeria.ItMarksIndependencefromFrancein1962.
167. 5JulyIndependenceDayofCapeVerde.ItMarksIndependencefromPortugalin1975.

168. 5JulyIndependenceDayofVenezuela.ItMarksDeclarationofindependencefromSpainin1811.
169. 5OctWorldTeachersDay.
170. 5SepNationalTeachers'Day.(BirthdayofSarvepalliRadhakrishnan,India'ssecondpresident..
171. 6JulyBirthAnniversaryofpoliticianandFreedomfighterShyamaPrasadMukherjee.
172. 6JulyIndependenceDayofComoros.ItMarksIndependencefromFrancein1975.
173. 6JulyIndependenceDayofMalawi.ItMarksIndependencefromUnitedKingdomin1964.
174. 6OctWorldHabitatDay.
175. 7DecInternationalCivilAviationDayandIndianArmedForcesFlagDay.
176. 7NovNationalCancerAwarenessDay.
177. 7SepOnam(HinduFestivalinKerala).
178. 8JuneWorldOceanDay.ThemeisHealthyoceans,Healthyplanet.
179. 8MarchInternationalWomen'sDay.ThemeMakeitHappen.
180. 8OctIndianAirforceDay.
181. 8SepInternationalLiteracyDay.
182. 9DecInternationalAntiCorruptionDay.
183. 9JanPravasiBharatiyaDivas(MahatamaGandhiReturnedtoIndiafromsouthafricaonthisday).
184. 9NovNationalLegalServicesDay.
185. 9OctWorldSightDayandWorldPostDay.
186. Apr14,2015124thBirthAnniversaryofDr.BhimraoAmbedkar.
187. Apr21CivilServicesDay(Ninth).
Onthisoccasion,IncomeTaxDepartmenthasbeenawardedthePrimeMinistersAwardforExcellenceinPublicAdministrationfor
EasyTaxCompliancethroughQualityService.
188. Apr23,2015WorldBookandCopyrightDay.Fortheyear2015,UNESCOdesignatedIncheon,SouthKoreaastheWorldBookCapital
2015foritsprogrammetopromotereadingamongpeopleandunderprivilegedsectionsofthepopulation.Itwasfirstcelebratedin1995.
189. Apr24NationalPanchayatiRajDiwas.
190. April24WomensPoliticalEmpowermentDayinIndia.TheInstituteofSocialSciences,NewDelhihasbeencelebratingApril24as
WomensPoliticalEmpowermentDaysince1994.
191. Aug9NagasakiDay(SecondUSNuclearBombFellonJapan'sNagasakionAug9,1945).
192. August0670thHiroshimaDay.ItmarksthedaywhenanAmericanBoeingB29Superfortressdroppedanatomicbombonthe
JapanesecityofHiroshima.
193. August07FirstIndianNationalHandloomDay.ItmarkslaunchofSwadeshiMovementonAug7,1905.
194. August09InternationalDayofWorld'sIndigenousPeople.Themefor2015isPost2015Agenda:Ensuringindigenouspeoples'health
andwellbeing.
195. August09NationalDayofSingapore.ItMarksindependencefromMalaysiain1965.
196. August10Birthdayof4thPresidentofIndiaVarahagiriVenkataGiri.
197. August10IndependenceDayofEcuador.ItMarksProclamationofindependencefromSpainin1809.
198. August10WorldBioFuelDay(AlsocalledBiodieselDay).ItmarkspoweringoffirstdieselengineonAugust10,1893inAugsburg,
GermanybyRudolfDiesel.
199. August11IndependencedayofChad.ItMarksIndependencefromFrancein1960.
200. August12NationalRemoteSensingDay.ItmarksbirthanniversaryofVikramSarabhai,consideredasFatherofIndianSpace
Programme.
201. August14IndependencedayofPakistan.
202. August1569thIndependencedayofIndia.ItmarksdeclarationofIndependencefromBritishColonialRuleonAug15,1947.
PrimeMinisterNarendraModiaddressedIndianCitizensfromRedFort.
PMNarendraModiannouncedStartupIndiaStandupIndiacampaignasaninitiativetoboostentrepreneurshipamongthe
youthandcreateemploymentinIndia.PMurged1.25lakhbankbranchestoprovidefinancetoatleastoneDalitorAdivasiandat
leastonewomanentrepreneur.
GovernmentwillrenameAgricultureMinistryasAgricultureandFarmersWelfareMinistry.
GovernmentcommittedtoSetdeadlineof1000daystoconnect18,500villageswithelectricity.
203. August15RepublicoftheCongo'sIndependenceDay.ItmarksIndependencefromFrancein1960.
204. August15SouthKorea'sIndependenceDay.ItmarksLiberationfromJapaneserulein1945.

205. August17IndependencedayofGabon.ItmarksIndependencefromFrancein1960.
206. August17IndependencedayofIndonesia.ItmarksProclamationofIndependencefromJapanandNetherlandsin1945.
207. August19BirthAnniversayofNinthPresidentofIndiaShankerDayalSharma.
208. August19WorldHumanitarianDay.Themefor2015isInspiringtheWorld'sHumanity.
209. August19WorldPhotographyDay.
210. August20BirthAnniversayofseventhPrimeMinisterofIndiaRajivGandhi,alsoknownasSadbhavnaDivas.
211. August24Ukraine'sIndependenceDay.ItmarksIndependencefromSovietUnionin1991.
212. August25Uruguay'sIndependenceDay.ItmarksIndependencefromBrazilin1825.
213. August26IndependencedayofMoldova.ItmarksdeclarationofindependencefromSovietUnionin1991.
214. August29India'sNationalSportsDayItmarksbirthdayofLegendaryHockeyPlayerDhyanChandwhowonOlympicgoldmedalsfor
Indiainyear1928,1932and1936.
215. August31IndependenceDayofKyrgyzstan.ItmarksindependencefromUSSRin1991.
216. August31IndependenceDayofMalaysia.ItmarksindependencefromUnitedKingdomin1957.
217. August31IndependenceDayofTrinidadandTobago.ItmarksindependencefromUnitedKingdomin1962.
218. Dec25NationalGoodGovernanceDayonoccasionofBirthdayofformerPrimeMinisterAtalBihariVajpayee.
Onthisoccasion,GovernmentlaunchedanSMSbasedwarningsystemtoprovidealertsoncyclones,tsunamiandotherweather
relatednaturalcalamities.
SushaasanExpressTrainwasflaggedofffromGwalior,thebirthplaceofformerPMAtalBihariVajpayee.
219. GovernmentannouncedtocelebrateBirthdayofFormerPrimeMinisterAtalBihariVajpayee(Dec25)asNationalGoodGovernance
Day.
220. GovernmentdecidedtoMarkBirth31October,AnniversaryofSardarVallabhbhaiPatelasNationalUnityDay.
221. Governmentdecidedtodeclare7thAugustasNationalHandloomDayeveryyearbeginningfromfrom2015.
222. InternationalBuddhPurnimaDiwas2015TobehostedbyIndiaon04May,2015withsupportofInternationalBuddhistConfederation.
223. IslamicRepublicofIrancelebratedthestartofthenewyearsfestivalofIranCaleldNowruz,aholidaythathasitsrootsinancient,pre
Islamictraditions.
224. Jan10WorldHindiDay.
225. June05WorldEnvironmentDay.Themefor2015isSevenBillionDreams,OnePlanet,ConsumewithCare.
226. June06NationalDayofSweden(NorthernEurope).
227. June10NationalDayofPortugal.ThedatecommemoratesthedeathofnationalliteraryiconLusdeCameson10June,1580.
228. June12DayofRussia.ItcommemoratestheDeclarationofStateSovereigntyoftheRussianSovietFederativeSocialistRepublicon
June12,1990.
229. June12IndependencedayofPhilippines.ItcommemoratesPhilippines'IndependencefromSpainonJune12,1898.
230. June12WorldDayAgainstChildLabour.Themefor2015isNOtochildlabourYEStoqualityeducation.
231. June28BirthdayofP.V.NarasimhaRao,Former(10th)PrimeMinisterofIndia(19911996).AMemorialinaugeratedonhisBirth
AnniversaryinNewDelhi.
232. June29IndependencedayofSeychelles.ItmarksIndependenceofSeychellesfromUnitedKingdomonJune29,1976.
233. June29,2015NinthIndianStatisticsDay.ItcommemoratesbirthanniversaryofShriPrasantaChandraMahalanobis.Themefor2015is
SocialDevelopment.
HeisbestrememberedfortheMahalanobisdistance,astatisticalmeasure.HemadepioneeringstudiesinanthropometryinIndia.
HefoundedtheIndianStatisticalInstitute,andcontributedtothedesignoflargescalesamplesurveys.
234. June30NationaldayofCongo.ItmarksIndependencefromBelgiumon30June1960.
235. LewisHamilton(Britain)ofMercedeswonCanadianFormula1GrandPrix.
236. MaharashtragovernmentannouncedtoobserveSeptember17asIndustriesDay.
237. MaharashtragovernmenthasdeclaredareaalongThaneCreekasFlamingoSanctuary.SanctuaryisMaharashtrassecondMarine
sanctuaryafterMalvan(marine)WildlifeSanctuary.
238. March23WorldMeteorologicalDayobservedwiththemeClimateKnowledgeforClimateAction.
WorldMeteorologicalDayiscelebratedeveryyearon23Marchtocommemoratetheentryintoforcein1950oftheconventionthat
createdtheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization.Meteorologyistheinterdisciplinaryscientificstudyoftheatmosphere.
239. March30RajasthanDiwas(markingtheunificationoftheerstwhileprincelystatesintheregionintotheStateofRajasthan).
240. May1ConstitutiondayoftheMarshallIslands(islandcountrynearequatorinPacificOcean).OnMay1,1979,constitutionofthe
MarshallIslandswassigned.

241. May1GujaratdayandMaharashtraDay.StatesofMaharashtraandGujaratwereformedbyBombayReorganisationActenactedon
25April1960andcameintoeffecton1May1960.
242. May1LabourDayorInternationalWorkers'DayorMayDay.InUnitedstatesofAmerica,ItiscelebratedasLaborDayon1stmonday
ofSeptember.
243. May11NationalTechnologyDay.ItisCelebratedsince1999.Onthisday,therehavebeenseveraltechnologicalmilestonesachievedby
India.
SuccessfulseriesofnucleartestsatPokhranatMay11,1998.
Firstindigenousaircraft"Hansa3"wastestflownfromBangaloreandsuccessfultestfiringoftheTrishulmissilewerealso
performedonthesamedate.
244. May13BirthAnniversaryofFormerIndianPresidentFakhruddinAliAhmed.FakhruddinAliAhmedwasfifthPresidentofIndiafrom
1974to1977.
245. May17ConstitutionDayofNorway(CelebratingsigningofNorwegianConstitutioninEidsvollonMay18,1814).
246. May17WorldHypertensionDay.
247. May20,201550thAnniversaryofFirstSuccessfulindianMountEverestExpeditiononMay20,1965ledbyManmohanSinghKohli.
248. May25IndependenceDayofJordan(Arabnation).
249. May25NationalDayofArgentina(SouthAmericanCountry).
250. May28FreedomFrighterVinayakDamodarSavarkar'sBirthAnniversary.
251. May28NationalDayofEthiopia(CountryinHornofAfrica).
252. May28RepublicDayofAzerbaijan(CountryinWesternAsia).On28May1918,Azerbaijandeclaredindependencefromthe
TranscaucasianDemocraticFederativeRepublic,thusformingtheAzerbaijanDemocraticRepublic.
253. May29InternationalDayofUnitedNationsPeacekeepers.
254. May9BirthAnniversaryofRenownedFreedomFighterGopalKrishnaGokhale.
255. NarendraModicalledforobservinganInternationalYogaDayonJune21andithasbeensupportedbyOver130Countries.Samemay
befinalizedsoonintheUNGeneralAssembly
256. NelsonMandelaInternationalDaywasobservedacrosson18July2015tohonourtheformerSouthAfricanPresidentandNobelPeace
PrizelaureateNelsonMandela(19182013).
257. Nov21WorldFisheriesDay.
258. Pakistantohost19thSAARCSummitin2015.
259. SushmaSwaraj,MinisterforExternalAffairsandShripadNaik,(MinisterinAYUSHMinistry)launchedthelogoforInternationalDayof
YogatobeheldeachyearonJune21.

260. UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)presented2015UNESCO/GuillermoCanoWorldPress
FreedomPrizetoSyrianjournalistandrightsactivistMazenDarwishontheoccasionoftheWorldPressFreedomDayforhisworkinSyria
formorethanadecadeasahumanrightsdefenderandajournalist.
261. WorldSmileDayFirstFridayofOctober(Oct3in2014).
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Defence
1. AjeyaWarrior,JointArmyExerciseofIndiaandUKstartedinUK.Itwilllasttill28Jun,2015.
2. DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisationgotapprovalforbuildingamissilelaunchtestingfacilityatasiteneartoKrishna

DeltaComplexinAndhraPradesh.TheisanestingsiteofOliveRidleyturtleswhichisanendangeredspecies.
3. A7.3MagnitudemajorearthquakestruckeasternNepalnearMountEverest,twoweeksafterDevastating7.9Magnitudeearthquakethat
killedmorethan8,000PeopleonApr25,2015.
4. AgniIIISurfacetoSurfaceballisticmissilesuccessfullytestfiredfromWheelarIsalndofftheOdishacoastintheBayofBengal.Ithas
rangeof3,500km5,000km.
5. AnadvancedElectronicWarfare(EW)suitemadebyDefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO)wassuccessfullytested
onLightCombatAircraft(LCA)TejasPV1.
6. ArmyInductedindigenouslydevelopedsupersonicsurfacetoairmissileAkashwithstrikerangeof25KM.
7. ChinaSuccessfullytestedICBMDF41(IntercontinentalBallisticMissile)withOver12000KMRange.
8. Chinatestedupgradedversionofits10,000kmrangenuclearcapableDongfengmissile.
9. DefenceAcquisitionCouncil(DAC)approvedbuying38PilatustraineraircraftsfromSwitzerlandatacostof1500crorefortraining
IndianAirForcefighterpilots.
10. DefenceAcquisitionCouncilapproveddefenceproposalsofover30000crorerupeesforbuyingfourP81longrangemaritimepatrol
aircraftsforIndianNavyandtoreplace50yearoldvintageairdefencegunsofIndianArmy.
11. DefenceMinisterManoharParrikarcommissionedfourIndianCoastGuard(ICG)patrollingandinterceptionvesselsinGoa.Theseare
twofastpatrolvesselsICGAmoghandICGAmeyandtwointerceptorboatsCharlie413andCharlie414.
12. DismantlingofINSVikrantbegan.ItwasIndia'sFirstAircraftCarrierwhichservedGreattimestoIndianNavy.ItwassoldbyIndian
navyforRs.63Crorestoaprivatefirm.ItwasdecommissionedinMarch2014after71Yearsofservice.
13. EighthIndiaNepalCombinedMilitaryExerciseSuryaKiranVIIIstartedinSaljhandi(Nepal).
14. Fourteenth(14th)editionofIndoFrenchnavalexerciseVARUNAstartedinGoa.
15. FourthAntiSubmarineWarfare(ASW)CorvetteofProject28christenedKavarattilaunchedatGardenReachShipbuildersand
EngineersLtd(GRSE),Kolkata.
16. FourthjointmilitaryexerciseofIndiaandChinanamedHandinHand2014startedinPune.
17. Franceagreedtoprovide25%discountondealforpurchaseof36RafaleMMRCA(mediummultirolecombataircraft)aircraftsby
India.IndiawillgainalotinthisdealasQatarwillpayabout290MillionUSDforpurchasing24ofsameaircraftsfromFrancewhileIndia
wouldpayabout200MillionUSDperaircraft.
18. FrenchNavalShipsDixmudeandAconitvisitedVisakhapatnam(India).
19. GovernmentapprovedProject17Aworth8billionUSDforbuilding7advancedwarshipswithstealthandotheradvancedfeaturesfor
avoidingdetection.ThesefrigatesbebuiltatgovernmentshipyardsinMumbaiandKolkata.
AimistoboostMakeinIndiacampaignforbuildingdomesticdefenceindustrialbaseandreducedependenciesonexpensiveforeign
suppliers.
20. GovernmentapprovedbuyingBarakMissilesworthRs.1000CroresfromIsrael.
21. GuidedmissiledestroyerVisakhapatnam,thefirstshipofProject15BlaunchedatatMazagonDockLimited(MDL)
22. INSAstravahinisankoffnearVizagPort.
23. INSAstravahini,indigenouslybuiltTorpedolaunchandrecoveryvessel(TLRV)hasbeendecommissionedafter31yearsofservice.
24. INSTarangini,theSailTrainingShipofIndianNavyleftforLokayan2015withthemeTakingforaBroaderReach.AspartofLokayan
15,TaranginiwillbeonaneightmonthvoyagethroughEuropeandwillparticipateintheannualTallShipRacesundertheaegisofSail
TrainingInternationalandwilltravel17thousandmiles.
25. INSTrikandvisitedIsraelforfourdaystayandengagementswithIsraeliNavy.
26. IndiaUSheldJointmilitaryexercise"YudhAbhyas2014"inRajasthan.
27. IndiaSuccessfullyTestFiredNuclearCapableMissileAgniII.
28. IndiaTestFiredNuclearcapablemissileAgniIVSuccessfullywithstrikeRange4000KM.
29. IndiaandIsraelsuccessfullytestfiredalongrangesurfacetoairmissile(LRSAM)jointlydevelopedbythemnamedBarak8.
30. IndiaandNepalArmiesconductedJointArmyExerciseSuryaKiranVIIinUttarakhand.
31. IndiaandRussianAirForceJointExerciseAviaIndra2014heldinRussia.
32. IndiaandSriLankaArmiesstartedjointmilitaryexerciseMithraShaktiinColombo.
33. IndiaexportedCGSBarracudaoffshorepatrolvesseltoMauritiusasFirstorderbyaforeigncountryforIndia.
34. IndiasentassistancetoMaldivestohelpresolvewatercrisisinMale,thecapitalofMaldives.
35. IndiasuccessfullytestfiredBrahMosSupersonicCruiseMissilefor48thtimefromAndamanandNicobarislands.Theadvancedversion
ofthelandtolandBrahMosBlockIIIversionhasfullrangeof290km.
36. IndiasuccessfullytestfiresnuclearcruisemissileNirbhaywithstrikerangemorethan700KM.

37. IndiasuccessfullytestfiredBrahMossupersoniccruisemissilefromINSKolkataofftheGoacoast.
BrahMoshasrangeof300kilometersandmaycarrywarheadupto300KGwithtopspeedabout3000KM/Hour.
38. IndiasuccessfullytestfiredDhanushSurfacetoSurfacenuclearcapableballisticmissilewithrange350KM.
39. IndiasuccessfullytestedNagantitankguidedmissile,whichcanhitatargetupto7kms,fromahelicopterinJaisalmer(Rajasthan).
40. IndiasuccessfullytestednuclearcapablesurfacetosurfacePrithviIImissilefromChandipur(Odisha)withRange350km
41. IndiatestfiredcanisterbasedmissileAgniVwithstrikerangeofover5000kilometers.
42. IndiatestedNuclearCapablePrithviIIMissilewithRange350KM.
43. India'sKalyaniGroupandIsrael'sRafaelwilljointlyproduceSpikeAntiTankGuidedMissiles(ATGM)inIndia.
44. India'sfirstindigenouslybuilt40,000tonneaircraftcarrierINSVikrantundockedatCochinShipyardinCochin(Kerala).Itwillundergo
severaltrialprocessesbeforeinductioninIndianNavyin2018.Indiaisnowinelitegroupofnationscapableofconstructingaircraft
carriersthatincludesUS,Russia,theUKandFrance.
45. IndiaSingaporejointnavalexerciseSIMBEXstarted.
46. IndiaUSCombinedMilitaryTrainingExerciseYUDHABHYAS2015willbeheld09to23Sep2015inUSA.
47. IndianAirForcegiftedavintageDakotaaircraftfromitsmuseumtotheBangladeshAirForceTorevivehistoricalties.
48. IndianAirForcelaunchedOperationRaahattoevacuate4000IndiannationalsfromYemen.
49. IndianArmylaunchedOperationAllOutagainstBodomilitantsinAssamafterBodoMillitantsmassacred81tribalpeopleinKokrajhar
andSonitpurdistrictsofAssam.
50. IndianArmyLaunchedOperationShivaToprovidesecuritytodevoteestakingpartinthe59daylongannualAmarnathYatrain
JammuandKashmir.
51. IndianArmylaunchedOperationMaitriforreliefeffortsinEasrthquakehitNepal.
52. IndianCoastGuardShipAbhirajPatrollingVesselwasInductedintoTheIndianCoastGuard.
53. IndianNavyRecoveryVesselTRV72sankoffatVisakhapatnamcoast.
54. IndianNavyShipsBetwaandBeasVisitedIranwhileTrikandvisitedSpain.
55. IndianNavyconcludeditsTheatreLevelReadinessandOperationalExercise(TROPEX)2015aimedatvalidatingIndianNavysConcept
ofOperationsandtheareaofoperationsspannedacrosstheArabianSeaandNorthernIndianOcean.
56. IndianNavyconductedlargeHumanitarianAssistanceandDisasterRelief(HADR)exerciseintheLakshadweepIslands.
57. IndianNavywarshipsINSRanvirandINSShaktiarrivedatJakarta(Indonesia)InpursuitofIndia's'LookEast'and'ActEast'policyfor
operationaldeploymenttoSouthEastAsiaandSouthernIndianOcean.
58. IndianNavywilldecommissionINSViraatinFeb2016.Itistheaircraftcarrierthathadaservicelifeof56yearsfirstasHMSHermesin
theRoyalBritishNavyandinitspresentavatarsince1987.
59. IndianNavysFirstScorpeneclassstealthsubmarineKalvariundockedatMazagonDockLimited(MDL)byDefenceMinisterManohar
Parrikar.
60. IndiasfirstIntegratedUnderwaterHarbourDefenceandSurveillanceSystem(IUHDSS)commissionedinKochi,Kerala.ItisDesignedby
IsraelAerospaceIndustriesandisCapableofdetectingthreatsandgeneratingwarningforalltypesofunderwaterandsurfacethreatsto
harboursecurity.
61. IndoUKbilateralAirExerciseIndradhanushCompletedinUK.
62. InshorepatrolvesselRaniDurgavatiwasinductedintotheIndianCoastGuard.
63. JapanandUnitedStates(US)revisedtheirdefencedealafter18yearsforgreatercooperationbetweenmilitariesduetogrowingglobal
securityconcerns.
64. LowerHouseofJapansParliament(Diet)approved11securityrelatedbillstochangeselfdefencelawthatwerebeingfollowedbyJapan
sinceWorldWarII.ThenewBillwillenableJapanesemilitarytopotentiallyfightabroadforthefirsttimesinceWorldWarII,termedas
Collectiveselfdefense.
65. MadebyBEL,SupersonicsurfacetoairmissileAkashwithrangeof30KilometreshasbeenformallyinductedintoIndianAirForce
66. Mirage2000fighterjetofIndianairforcelandedsuccessfullyonYamunaExpresswayaspartofdevelopingroadrunawayforemergency
landing.
67. NASAsuccessfullylauncheditsfirstEarthsatelliteSoilMoistureActivePassive(SMAP)tocollectglobalobservationsofthevitalsoil
moisture.
68. NATO(NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization)launchedArcticChallengeExerciseinnorthofNorway,SwedenandFinlandwithnine
countriesparticipatinginit.
69. NavalOffshorePatrollingVesselINSSumitrawasconductedintoIndianNavy.
70. NorthKoreasuccessfullytestfirednewlydevelopedSubmarineLaunchedBallisticMissile(SLBM).

71. PakistanandRussiaagreedtoholdfirsteverjointmilitaryexercise.
72. PakistansuccessfullytestfiredfirstindigenouslydevelopedarmeddroneBurraqalongwithitslaserguidedmissileBarq.
73. PakistansuccessfullytestfiredAirLaunchedCruiseMissile(ALCM)RaadwithStrikerange350KM.
74. PakistansuccessfullytestedShaheenIIIsurfacetosurfacenuclearcarryingballisticmissilewithrange2,750km.
75. PatrolingVesselICGS(IndianCoastGuardShip)AmoghisinductedintotheIndianCoastGuard.
76. PorbandarNavalbaseinGujarathasbeencommissionedasINSSardarPatelbyGujaratChiefMinisterAnandibenPatel.
77. RussiaandChinaJointnavalexercisecalledJointSeaIIheldinSeaofJapanandoffthecoastofRussiasPrimorskyterritory.
78. SikorskyAircraftCorpofUSwonthebidfor6000crorerupeesdealforsupplying16MultiroleHelicopterstoIndianNavy.
79. SpecialForcesofIndianArmyandAirForcecarriedoutcrossborderoperationinsideMyanmartotargetmilitantgroupsafterThese
aftermilitantgroupskilled18jawansof6DograRegimentofIndianArmyinChandel(Manipur).
80. TaiwanlauncheditslargestmissilewarshipnamedTuoChiang.
81. TenthJointExerciseofIndiaMongoliaarmiesbeganinGwalior,MadhyaPradesh.
82. ThreeSupportVesselsT38,T39andT40commissionedintotheIndianNavy.
83. USmilitarylaunchedlargeNATOairbornedrillSwiftResponse15witharound5,000soldiersfrom11NATOmembercountriesto
increasestabilityintheeuropeanregion.
84. USANavyinventedworl'dfirstHumanlessroboticBoatwithCARACaS(ControlArchitectureforRoboticAgentCommandandSensing)
Technology.
85. UnitedStatesofAmericadevelopedBlastproofwallpapertoprotectsoldiersfromexplosions.
86. KhargaCorpsUnitoftheIndianArmyareunderamajorexerciseinRajasthanTohonetheircombatskillsandvalidatestrike
capabilitieswithmorethan20,000troopsparticipatingintheexercieCodenamedBRAHMASHIRA.
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Economy
1. RetirementfundbodyEPFO(Employees'ProvidentFundOrganisatio)raisedagelimitforvesting(MeanstoAvailBenefits)ofpension
byto60from58Years.
2. GovernmentlaunchedepaymentmoduletomakepaymentsintoCompensatoryAfforestationManagementPlanningAuthority
(CAMPA)Fundstomakepaymentsfordiversionofforestlandmoretransparent.Theepaymentmodulehasdesignatedaccountsfor
Statesinwhichforestlandistobediverted.
3. IndiaChinatradedeficitincreasedto37.8billionUSDin2014.Althoughthebilateraltradewasincreasedto70.59USD(Hikeof7.9
%).
IndiaChinaTradewasUSD73.9billionin2011,66.57billionin2012,65.57billionin2013and65.49billionUSDin2013.
ChinasexporttoIndiain2014was54.2billionUSDandIndiasexportstoChinawas16.4billionUSD.ThetradetargetofIndia
Chinawas100billionUSDfor2014.
4.
5. 14thFinanceCommissionReport
MainSuggestionsInclude
Risingshareofstatesincentraltaxesfrom32%to42%toallowgreaterfiscalpolicyspacetostates,evenatthecostofleaving
lessrevenueforcentr'sschemesandprogrammes.
TaxDevolutiontobebasedonArea,Populcation,Demography,IncomeDistance&ForestCover
50%weightistobegiventodistancefromhighestpercapitaincomedistrict,followedbypopulation(1971census)at
17.5%,demography(2011census)at10%,areaat15%andforestcoverat7.5%
Fiscaldeficitshouldcomedownto3.6%ofGDPin201516fromprojected4.1%in201415andthen3%infollowingyearand
keptatthatforthreemoreyears.
Centre'sdebtTocomedownfrom45.4%ofGDPinFY15to43.6%inFY16and36.3%byFY20.
StatesshouldempowerlocalbodiestoimposeAdvertisementtaxtoaugmenttheirrevenues
StatesbetakenawayfromoperationofNSSFwitheffectfromnextfinancialyear.
6. 20MarchInternationalDayofHappiness.ItwasestablishedbyUnitedNationsGeneralAssembyonJune28,2012.
7. 23MarchAnniversaryofExecutionofofBhagatSingh,SukhdevThaparandShivaramRajguruon23March,1931,isdeclaredas
Martyr'sDay.
8. 25March:InternationalDayofRemembranceoftheVictimsofSlavery.
9. Relbanksissuedlistof66largestbanksintheworldbymarketCapitalization.

India'sHDFCwasranked45thwith41.58USDMarketCapitalization.SBIwasranked51stwith36.40USDandICICIwas55thwith
33.42USDMarketCap.
WellsFargo&Co.ofUSisfirstwithmarketcapof284.39BillionUSDandIndustrial&CommercialBankofChina(ICBC)ofChina
issecondwithmarketcapof269.70BillionUSD.
10. UnionBudget20152016FinanceMinisterArunJaitleypresentedUnionBudget201516inLokSabha.ItwasfirstfullyearBudget
oftheNDAgovernmentandsecondbudgetofArunJaitley.MainPointsare
Expenditures(Total1777477Crores)
PlannedExpenditure465277Crores
NonPlannedExpenditure1312200Crores.
RevenueReceipts(Total1671223Crores)
TaxRevenue1449490CroreRupees
NonTaxRevenue221733CroreRupees
EstimatesofvariousDeficits
FiscalDefict(RajkoshiyaGhata)tobe3.9%ofGDP
FurtherEstimations3.5%ofGDPin201617and3%oofGDPin201718
RevenueDeficittobe2.8%ofGDP
Taxation
AbolitionofwealthtaxandAdditional2%surchargeforthesuperrichwithincomeofoverRs.1crore.
Corporatetaxtocomedownfrom30%to25%overthenext3yearperiod.
Nochangeinindividualincometaxratesandslabs,overalldeductionbenefitstoindividualtaxpayershikedtoRs4.44lakha
year.
2%SwachhBharatcessonServiceTaxand100%deductiononinvestmentinSwachhBharatKosh.
Excisedutyisupto12.5%andandservicetaxIncreasedto14%(From12.36%).
PensionfundexemptionincreasefromRs.1,00,000toRs.1,5,0000
MediclaimpolicylimitincreasedfromRs.15,000toRs.25,000(Rs.30,000forSeniorCitizen)
GoodsandServicesTaxtobeimplementedbyApril2016.
Agriculture
Rs.25,000croreforRuralInfrastructureDevelopmentBank.
Rs.5,300croretosupportMicroIrrigationProgramme.
Farmerscredittargetof8.5lakhcrore.
Infrastructure
Rs.70,000crorestoInfrastructuresector.
AtalInnovationMissiontobeestablishedtodrawonexpertiseofentrepreneurs,andresearcherstofosterscientific
innovationsallocationofRs.150crore.
Settingupof5ultramegapowerprojects,eachof4000MW.
NationalInvestmentandInfrastructureFund(NIIF)willbemadewithannualflowofRs.20,000crorestohelpinfrastructure
financecompaniesleverageextraequityfromthefundsanduseittoerectinfrastructure.
SelfEmploymentandTalentUtilisation(SETU),aTechnoFinancial,IncubationandFacilitationProgrammewillbecreated
tosupportallaspectsofstartupbusinessesparticularlyintechnologydrivenareas.AnamountofRs.1000croreisbeingsetup
initiallyinNITI(NationalInstituteofTransformingIndia)AayogforSETU.
Education
NewAIIMSinJammuandKashmir,Punjab,TamilNadu,HimachalPradesh,BiharandAssam.
NewIITinKarnatakaIndianSchoolofMinesinDhanbadtobeupgradedtoIIT.
UniversityofDisabilityStudiestobeformedinKerala.
Centreoffilmproduction,animationandgamingtocomeupinArunachalPradesh.
NewIIMsinJammuKashmirandAndhraPradesh.
DefenceExpenditure2,46,726Crores(9.87% )
WelfareSchemes
DBT(DirectBenefitTransfer)willbefurtherbeexpandedfrom1croreto10.3crore.
FortheAtalPensionYojna,govt.willcontribute50%ofthepremiumlimitedtoRs.1000ayear.
Rs.5,000croreadditionalallocationforMGNREGAthisyeartakingtheallotementto34699Croresalltimehigh.
MicroUnitsDevelopmentRefinanceAgency(MUDRA)BankwillbemadewithfundsRs.20,000croreandcreditguarantee
fundof3,000croretorefinanceMicroFinanceInstitutionsthroughPradhanMantriMudraYojana.
VisaonArrivalFacilityfor150Countries.
1000crorerupeesmoreallocatedtoNirbhayafund
Forstudentsbelongingtominorities,anewschemenamedNayiManzilwillbestarted
Transportallowanceincreasedto1600rupeespermonth
PradhanMantraSurakshaBimaYojanatocoveraccidentaldeathriskofRs.2lakhforjustRs.12peryear.
PradhanMantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojanatocoverbothnaturalandaccidentaldeathrisk

UnclaimeddepositsofaboutRs.9,000croresinthePPFandEPFfundswillbeusedtorevitalizeSeniorCitizenWelfarefunds.
DeenDayalUpadhyayGrameenKaushalYojanawillbelaunchedtoenhancetheemployabilityofRuralYouthwithcapitalof
1500Crores.
NationalSkillsMissionwillbelaunchedwithcapitalofRs.1,500croresapartforDeenDayalUpadhyayGraminKaushal
Yojana.
AfullyITbasedStudentFinancialAidAuthoritywillbesetuptomanageScholarshipsandEducationalLoanSchemes,
throughthePradhanMantriVidyaLakshmiKaryakram.
ScheduledCastesDevelopmentSubSchemestoget30851CroresandScheduledTribestoget19980Crores,womenwelfare
schemesget79258Crores.
Rural
Rs.15,000croreforLongTermRuralCreditFund
Rs.45,000croreforShortTermCooperativeRuralCreditRefinanceFund
Rs.15,000croreforShortTermRRBRefinanceFund
RenewableEnergy
Rs.75croreforelectriccarsproduction.
Total175KMWRenewableenergytargetfor2022:100KMWinsolar60KMWinwind10KMWinbiomassand5KMW
insmallhydro.
Gold
Newschemefordepositorsofgoldtoearninterestandjewellerstoobtainloansontheirmetalaccounts.
AnIndiangoldcoinwithAshokChakraonitsfacewillbemadetoreducethedemandforforeigncoinsandrecyclethegold
availableinthecountry.
Financial
ForwardMarketsCommissiontobemergedwiththeSecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia.
NBFCswithassetsizeabove500crorestobeconsideredasfinancialinstitutionunderSarfaesiAct,2002,enablingthemto
fundSMEandmidcorporatebusinesses.
ImplementationofGAAR(GeneralAntiAvoidanceRule)hasbeendeferredby2Years.
PeoplewillhavetoquotetheirPANforallpurchasesabove1lakhrupees
GDPgrowthseenbetween8%and8.5%thisyear
DisinvestmenttargetsetatRs41,000crorefor201516.
ToughLawtoblackmoneytobeintroducedincludingimprisonmentupto10yearsand300%penaltyontaxforconcealing
incomeandassets.
Totaltransfertothestateswillbe62%
Electrificationofremaining20000villagesby2020
Subsidies227000Crores( of10.2%from201415).
FoodSubsidyIncreasedto122000Crores.
FertilizerSubsidy72968Crores
PetroleumSubsidy60270Crores
Others
Year2022willbetheAmrutMahotsav,the75thyear,ofIndiasindependence.Housingforallandemploymentforatleastone
personineveryfamilyistoenvisionedtoachievedby2022.
SchemesandExpenditure
RuralDevelopment79526Crores(

of10%)

MahatamaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct(MNREGA)34699Crores(
HealthSector33152Crores
EducationSector68968Crores(IncludingMidDayMeal)
HousingandUrbanDevelopment22407Crores
WomenandChildWelfare10351Crores
WaterResourcesandNamamiGange4173Crores

of2.1%)

11. EconomicSurvey20142015Highlights
FinanceMinisterofIndia(ArunJaitleyCurrently)presentstheEconomicSurveyintheparliamenteveryyear,justbeforetheUnion
Budget.Itistheministrysviewontheannualeconomicdevelopmentofthecountry.
HighlightsonEconomicSurvey201415are
PreparedbyChiefEconomicAdviserArvindSubramanianandhisteaminFinanceMinistry.
Toimproveinvestmentclimateandreducebacklogofstalledprojects,athreeprongedstrategyissuggested
Revivalofpublicinvestmentinshortterm,toactasanengineofgrowthininfrastructuresector.
Creativesolutionsneededtostrengtheninstitutionsrelatingtobankruptcytoensurtethatexitoptionsareavailable.
RestructuringthePPP(PublicPrivatePartnership)modelisrequiredtomakeitmoreviable.
Inflation

Inflationdeclinedbyover6%sincelate2013andlikelytoremain55.5in201516.
FiscalDeficit
Governmentwillsticktofiscaldeficittargetof4.1%ofGDPin201415
Countryneedstomeetitsmediumtermfiscaldeficittargetof3%ofGDPandexpectedtoattainthesameovernext3
yearsperiod.
Currentaccountdeficit
Currentaccountdeficitwilldeclinefroma6.7%ofGDPinQuarter3of201213to1.0%in201516.
GDPGrowth
GDPGrowthRatetostay7.4%in20142015andExpectedGDPGrowthrateforIndiain201516liesbetween8.18.5
%asexpectationsarehighduetolargescaleeconomicreforms.
Afterhugephaseofdeceleration,GDPhasbeengrowingat7.2%onaveragesince201314,basedonthenewgrowth
estimatesoftheCentralStatisticsOffice.
Foodgrainsproduction
Foodgrainsproductionfor201415isestimatedat257.07milliontonnes,itexceedsaveragefoodgrainproductionoflast
fiveyearsby8.5milliontones.
SubsidiesandtheJAMNumberTrinitySolution
FoodSubsidyBillstandsat107823.75crorerupeesduring201415,increaseof20%overpreviousyear
TheJAMNumberTrinityJanDhanYojana,Aadhaar,MobilecanenabletheStatetotransferfinancialresourcesto
thepoorinaprogressivemannerwithoutleakagesandminimaldistorting.
OtherFacts
RationalInvestorRatingsIndex(RIRI)thatcombinesindicatorsofmacrostabilitywithgrowthillustratesthatIndia
ranksamongstthemostattractiveinvestmentdestinations.
Growthwillreceiveboostfromcumulativeimpactofreforms,loweroilprices,likelymonetarypolicyeasingduetolower
inflationandnormalmonsoonexpectedin201516.Inthelongrun,privateinvestmentswillbetheengineofgrowth.
ComplementMakeinIndiainitiativewithSkillIndiainitiativetoenablelargernumberofpeopletobenefitfrom
structuraltransformationthatsuchsectorswillfacilitate.
NationalMarketforAgriculturalCommoditiesshouldbecreatedinplaceofthousandsofagriculturalmarkets
TheModelAPMCAct,2003shouldbeamendedalongthelinesoftheKarnatakaModelthathassuccessfullyintroduced
anintegratedsinglelicensingsystem.
FiscalFramework
ExpenditurecontrolcombinedwithrecoveringgrowthandGSTwillensurethatmediumtermtargetsare
comfortablymet.
Intheshortrun,needforacceleratedfiscalconsolidationwillbeconditionedbyrecommendationsofthe
FourteenthFinanceCommission(FFC).
12. AdaniPowerboughtAvanthaGroup'sKorbaWestPowerof600MWunitfor4200crorerupees.AdaniPowerbecamelargestprivate
sectorpowerutilityofIndiawithtotalcapacityof11040MW.
13. AfterSBI,LargestPrivateBankICICIBankalsoallowedchildrenabove10yearstoopensavingsbankaccount.
14. AgricultureDepartmentissuedsecondestimatesforfoodgrainsproductionin201415.
In201415,totalfoodgrainsproductionisexpectedtostayaround257.07Milliontonnes,whichis3.3%lessthanpreviousyear
(201314)'srecordproductionof265.57Milliontonnes.
15. AgricultureMinistryapprovedsettingupofpricestabilisationfund(PSF)withcorpusofRs.500croretobeusedtosupportmarket
interventionsformanagingpricesofperishableagrihorticulturalcommodities.
Initially,fundwillbeusedforonionandpotatoonly.LosseswillbesharedbetweentheCentreandStates
PSFwillbeusedtoadvanceinterestfreeloanstoStategovernmentsandCentralagenciestosupporttheirworkingcapitalandother
expensesonprocurementanddistributionforsuchcommodities.
Commoditieswillbeprocureddirectlyfromfarmersandwillbemadeavailableatreasonablepricestoconsumers.
16. AirlineIndigoannouncedtobuy250AirbusA320AircraftsFromUSABasedMakerAirbusworthRs.26BillionUSD.
17. AirlineSpiceJetTiedupwithIRCTCtosellDiscounted(3040%)AirLineTicketstoTrainTravellerswhoseTicketsdonotgetConfirmed.
18. AirtelTelecomlaunchedhighspeed4Gservicesacross296townsacrossIndia.InApril2012,Airtellaunchedits4GservicesinKolkata
andthenconductedtrialsin51cities.For4Gdevices,AirtelhasteamedupwithhandsetmakerSamsungtodevelop4Genabledhandsets
inIndia.
19. AndhraPradeshgovernmentsignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustryofJapan

(METI)topromoteForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)inAndhraPradesh.
20. Apexbodyofsmalltraders,ConfederationofAllIndiaTraders(CAIT)willlaunchitsecommerceportalNamed'eLala'tocompetewith
OnlineRetailers.Itwillprovideaninterfacebetweensellersandconsumerswithoutanythirdagency.
21. AsPerFIEO(FederationofIndianExportsOrganization)hasexpectedIndia'sTotalExportstoreach$750billionby201819.
22. AsperIMF(InternationalMonetaryFund)Report
India'sGDPGrowthRatein2016willbe6.5%,ItwillsurpassChina'sExpectedgrowthrateof6.3%in2016.
IndiaVSChinaGDPGrowthRates
Year

India

China

2013

7.8

2014

5.8

7.4

2015

6.3

6.8

2016(Expected) 6.5

6.3

AsperrecentReports,NumberofTigersinIndiahasrisenby30%upto2226from1706in2010.Nearly70%ofworld'sTigersarein
India.Karnatakahasmostnumberoftigers(406)followedbyUttarakhand(340)andMadhyaPradesh(308).
23. AsperRBIReport,ForeignExchangeReservesofIndiareached320billionUSDduetojumpinforeigncurrencyassets.
24. Asperarecentreport,SmallIndustriesDevelopmentBankofIndia(SIDBI)hasbeenimplementingMahilaUdyamNidhiandMahila
VikasNidhitoofferequityanddevelopmentalassistancetowomenforincomegeneratingactivities.
25. AsperarecentstatementbyRBIGovernorRaghuramGRajanIndiahasabout$380BillionUSDforeignexchangereservestotackle
thevolatilityinthecurrencymarket.
26. AsperareportbyIMF(InternationalMonetaryFund),Chinahasbecameworld'slargesteconomywith$17.4TrillionEvaluation.USisin
secondplacewith$17.4trillionandIndiaatthirdwith$6TrillionEvaluation.
27. AsperdatabyControllerGeneral(CGA)ofAccounts,India'sfiscaldeficitcrossedbudgetestimateofRs5.31lakhcrorebyDecemberend.
Targetistokeepitunder4.1%ofGDPin201415.
28. AsperrecentData,10.2%growthregisteredinForeignTouristArrivalin2014over2013and2012years.
29. AsperstatsissuedbyMinistryofStatisticsandProgrammeImplementation,ConsumerPriceIndexbasedInflationcamedownto6.46%
inSeptember2014whichislowestin2.5Years,Ontheotherhand,wholesalepriceindexbasedinflationalsocamedownto2.38%whichis
lowestinFiveyears.
30. Assamgovernmentlaunchedan'AngelFund'tohelpfirstgenerationentrepreneursofthestatetostartbusinessstartups.
31. AxisBanklaunchedfirstContactlessDebit,CreditandMultiCurrencyForexCardinassociationwithVISApayWave.Itwillenable
withdrawalof15currenciesviaMultiCurrencyForexfacility.
32. AxisBanksignedaUSD200millionloanagreementofsevenyearswithAsianDevelopmentBanktoboostAxisBank'sagriculturesector
lendingactivities.
33. BSNL(BharatSancharNigamLimited)haslaunchedfreeroamingacrossnationtoallowitscustomerstoreceiveincomingcallsforfree.
34. BSNLlaunchedaprepaidcardlinkedmobilewalletservicethatallowscustomerstotransfercash,payforservicesaswellaswithdraw
cashofuptoRs1lakh.
35. BankofBaroda(BoB)tiedupwithUAEExchangetoofferinstantmoneytransferfacilitytoitsNonresidentIndian(NRI)customers
thatwillallowcustomerstosendmoneytotheirdesiredbankaccountsinBoBinIndiainMinutes.
36. Baselineprofitabilityindex(BPI)2015(rankingofnationsforattractivenesstoforeigninvestors)
Indiaisrankedasmostattractiveinvestmentdestinationinworldamong110countries,risingfrom6thPositionin2014.
Chinawasplacedatthe65thpositionandUSwasplacedatthe50th.
IndiawasabletotopinthiseditionofBPIbecauseofhighgrowthforecastsandinvestorfriendlypolicesofGovernmentledbyPM
NarendraModi.
37. BharatHeavyElectricals(BHEL)got16.96millionEuro(131crorerupees)orderforathermalpowerprojectinTurkey.
38. BharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL)commissionedseventh500MWUnitofVindhyachalSuperThermalPowerStation,StageVof
NationalThermalPowerCorporation(NTPC)inVindhyanagar(SingraulidistrictofMadhyaPradesh).Itissofarhighestcommissioned
capacitybyBHELinapowerproject.
39. BharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL)successfullycommissioneda28MWNyaborongoHydroElectricProjectinRwanda(Country
incentralandeastAfrica).
40. BharatSancharNigamLimited(BSNL)hasannouncedtosetup40,000WirelessFidelity(WiFi)hotspotsacrosscountryby2018with
investmentofRs.6000Rupees.
41. BhartiAirteltiedupwithUberCabstoallowingUberriderstopayusingAirtelsmobilewalletserviceandbeabletousefreehighspeed
internetfromUberpoweredbyAirtel4G.

42. BiharChiefMinisterNitishKumarpresentedBiharStatebudgetforfinancialyear201516withoverallsize120685.32crorerupees.Ithas
planexpenditureof57437croresandnonplanexpenditureofRs.63259crore.
43. BombayStockExchangeinstalledaSuspiciousTransactionReportssystem(STR)forreportingsuspicioustradestocheckmoney
launderingthroughstockmarkets.ReportsofSTRswillbesubmittedmonthlytogovernmentsFinancialIntelligenceUnit(FIU)alongwith
CashTransactionreports(CTRs).
44. CSO(CentralStatisticsOrganization)PresentedEconomyReportforFirstQuarterofFY201415.IndianEconomyGDPgrowthwas
5.7%duringAprJune2014.Itismuchbetterthenstatisticsinrecentyears.
45. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approved300crorerupeespackagetosavestandingkharifagricultureandhorticulture
cropsfromweakmonsoon.
46. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approved5%disinvestmentinNationalThermalPowerCorporationLimited(NTPC)
and10%disinvestmentinIndianOilCorporation(IOC).
47. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedlaunchingRs.4,500croreNationalSupercomputingMission(NSM)withaim
ofbringingIndiaintoleagueofworldclasscomputingpowernations.
48. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedproposalofHDFCBanktoraisetheforeignholdinglimitto74%(From73.2
Currently).Itwillenableinflowofaround10000crorerupeesintothecountryfromoverseasinvestors.CCEAalsoapprovedproposalof
DrugMakerLupin'sproposalofraisingforeignholdingupto49%.
49. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedsettinganinterstatepowertransmissionfacilityinTamilNaduwithcostof
Rs1,593crores.
50. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedtwomajorpoliciestoimproveequityinthemarketandhelpdelayedprojectws
duetovariousreasons
FirstReformisacomprehensiveExitPolicyframeworktopermitbuilderstodivest100%oftheirequitytwoyearsafter
completionofconstruction.Itwillunlockequityfromcompletedprojectsandwillmakeitavailableforinvestmentintonewprojects.
ThisdecisionwillhelpreleaseequityworthRs.4500crores.
SecondReformisToallowNationalHighwaysAuthorityofIndia(NHAI)tointerveneindelayingprojects.Fromongoing240
PPP(Publicprivatepartnership)Projects,somearedelayingduetolandacquisitionissues,grantofclearancesandshortageof
constructionmaterialsetc.NHAImaynowprovidefundstosuchprojectsonaloanbasiswhichwillberecoveredwithinterestfrom
tollreceiptsimmediatelyaftercompletionofconstruction.
51. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairsapprovedmandatorypackagingof90%offoodgrainsproducedinIndiaaswellas20percent
ofsugarinjutebagsforthe201415cropseasontohelpthejutesector.
AlmostallthefoodgrainsprocuredbyFoodCorporationofIndiaispackagedinjutebags.
WestBengalproduces80%ofIndiastotalannualjuteproductionof1112millionbales(onebaleis180kg).
52. CentralStatisticsOffice(CSO)releasedprovisionalestimates(PE)ofnationalincomefor201415atconstant(201112)andcurrentprices

At125.4lakhcrorerupees,Indiaisnowthe10thLargesteconomyaftercrossingthe2trillionUSDMark.However,10.3trillionUSD
China'seconomyiswayaheadfromIndia.USAisstillatthetopwith17.4trillionUSDEconomy.
GrossDomesticProduct(GDP)atconstantpricesin201415willgrowat7.3%whileatcurrentpricesitwillgrowat10.5%
Infourthquarter(JanMar)201415,GDPwillgrowat7.5%andatcurrentpricesitwillgrowat7.7%.
Grossnationalincomewillriseby7.3%in201415ascomparedto6.8%in201314.
Percapitaincome(ConstantPrices)in201415is74104rupeesasagainst69959rupeesinFY201314.
Percapitaincome(currentprices)in201415is87748rupeesascomparedto80388rupeesin201314.
Consumerpriceindexhasrisesof6.4%during201415.
GrossFixedCapitalFormation(GFCF)atcurrentandconstantpricesduring201415are28.7and30.0%,respectivelyascompared
to29.7and30.7%in201314.
Sectorwise
Over7.0%Growthintrade,hotels,transport,communicationandbroadcastingandrelatedfields.
Agriculture,forestryandfishing,miningandquarrying,constructiongrewat0.2%,2.4%and4.8%
Thirdadvanceestimatesofcropproductionshowdeclineof2.3%infoodgrainproductionto251.12milliontonnes(MT)as
cmparedtosecondadvanceestimates.
53. ChinaBasedSmartphonemakerXiaomitiedupTaiwanbasedFoxconnGrouptosetupmanufacturingunitinAndhraPradeshunder
UnionIndianGovernment'sMakeinIndiainitiative.
54. ChineseOnlineRetailerAlibaba.combecamelargestMarketValueOnlinecompanyafteritsIPO(InitialPublicOffering)asitcollected

fundsof$25BillionUSDthroughStocksafterlistingonNYSE(NewYorkStockExchange).
55. CompetitionCommissionofIndiaimposedpenaltyof420.26crorerupeesonHyundaiMotorsforinvolvinginanticompetitivepractices
incontraventionoftheCompetitionAct,2002.OthertwocompaniesunderpenaltyareMahindraRevaElectricCarCompanyand
PremierLimited.
56. ConfederationofIndianIndustry(CII)andChina'secommercefirmAlibabasignedanagreementtoprovideglobalplatformtoIndian
smallandmediumenterprises(SMEs).
57. ConfederationofIndianIndustry(CII)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withtheEuropeanBankforReconstruction
andDevelopment(EBRD)todeepenpartnershipbetweenIndiancompaniesandthebankinthosecountrieswherethebankhas
operations.
58. ConsumerPriceIndex(CPI)basedinflationratestayed5.52%inOctober2014,itislowestsinceFebruary2012.
InSeptember,CPIinflationwas6.46%,makingOctoberthethirdconsecutivemonththatretailinflationhaseased.
IndexofIndustrialProduction(IIP)ofSeptembersaw2.5%increase,comparedtoadecreaseof0.4%inAugust.
59. ContributionofmanufacturingMSME(MicroSmallandmediumenterprises)sectortoGDPduring200809,200910,201011,201112
&201213hasbeen7.52,7.45,7.39,7.27&7.04%ofGDPrespectively,asperGDPDatapublishedbyCentralStatisticsOffice(CSO)of
MOSPI(MinistryofStatisticsandProgrammeImplementation).
TakingintoaccountcontributionofMSMEservicessector,whichisapprox30.50%during201213,shareofMSMEsectorinGDP
during201213hasbeentotal37.54%ofGDP.
60. CorporationBanklaunchedcountrysfirstMUDRA(MicroUnitsDevelopmentandRefinanceAgency)cardunderPradhanMantri
MUDRAYojana(PMMY)onRuPayplatform.Thecardwillprovidefinancingformicroentrepreneurs.Shishuschemeprovidesloan
up50000rupees,Kishoreschemewillofferamountupto5lakhrupeeswhileUnderTarunschemeoffersloanupto10lakhrupees.
61. DelhiGovernmentPresentedBudget201516.IthasbeentermedasfirstSwarajBudgetwithtotalsizeof41129crorerupees.19000crore
rupeesisPlanBudgetand22129crorerupeesisasNonPlanBudget.
62. DenaBanksignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withLifeInsuranceCorporation(LIC)ofIndiatoprovideinsurancecover
toallAadhaarlinkedsavingsaccountholdersofthebank.
63. DepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotion(DIPP)approvedAsianDevelopmentBanks(ADB)andJapanInternationalCooperation
Agency(JICA)fortheirconceptualdevelopmentplan(CDP)reportonVizagChennaiIndustrialCorridor(VCIC)andChennaiBengaluru
IndustrialCorridor(CBIC)respectively.
64. DepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotion(DIPP)dataaboutFDIInflowsIntoIndiainFY201415
FDIinflowsinservicessectorgrewbyover46%to$3.25billionin201415ascomparedto$2.22billionin201314.Servicessector
includesbanking,insurance,outsourcing,R&D,courierandtechnologytesting.
Overallforeigninflowsalsoroseby27%to$30.93in201415ascomparedto$24.29billionin201314.
65. DepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotion(DIPP)relaxedForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)normsforconstructiondevelopment
sectorandAllowed100%FDIinoperationandmanagementofcompletedprojects.
66. DirectorateGeneralofCentralExciseIntelligence(DGCEI)finedCadburyIndiaLimitedwith570crorerupeesforexciseduty.
67. DirectorateGeneralofForeignTrade(DGFT)imposedpenaltyof100crorerupeesonRiddhiSiddhiBullionLimited(RSBL)forviolation
ofReserveBankofIndia(RBI)norms.
68. EcommercePortalSnapdealacquiredmobilitysolutionscompanyLetsgomoLabs.
69. EcommercefirmFlipkartlaunchedIndiaArtHouseasanonlinestoreofferingsellersaplatformtopromoteregionalproducts.Aimof
IndiaArtHouseistobringproductsfromover7MillionIndianartisansunderoneroofandofferthemaccesstoacustomersacrossworld.
70. EcommercefirmSnapdealacquiredHyderabadbasedmobiletechnologystartupMartMobitostrengthenitsmobilityplatform.
71. EcommercemajorSnapdealacquiredGiftRecommendationPlatformWishpickerwithdealamountnotdisclosed.
72. EaseofBusinessReportbyForbes
Indiahasbeenrankedat93rdplacein143Countries.
Denmarkattop,followedbyHongkong.
73. EmployeeProvidentFundOrganisation(EPFO)madeUniversalAccountNumber(UAN)mandatoryforemployersunderitspurview
andMiscellaneousProvisionsAct,1952.
UANfacilitywaslaunchedbyPMNarendraModiinOctober2014.Itisportablethroughoutthelifetimeofanemployeeandremoves
theneedforemployeestoapplyforPFtransferclaimswhilechangingjobs.
74. EmployeesProvidentFundOrganisationenteredstockmarketsthroughexchangetradedfundsroutewithaninitialcorpusofRs5,000
crore,ItcouldpossiblygouptoRs15,000crorenextyear.
75. EmployeesProvidentFundOrganisationstartedNidhiAapkeNikatpublicoutreachprogrammetoimproveitsservicedelivery.

76. EmployeesStateInsuranceCorporation(ESIC)implementeditshealthinsuranceschemetoArunachalPradesh,Mizoram,Manipurand
Andaman&NicobarIslandsunionterritory.
77. Employees'ProvidentFundOrganisation(EPFO)hassetuponlinehelpdeskfortracinginoperativeaccountsandseekfinalsettlement.
Thereareabout8.15croreinoperativeEPFOaccountswith27000crorerupeesinthem.
78. Employees'ProvidentFundOrganisation(EPFO)suspendedthe1000rupeesminimummonthlypensionscheme(EPS)95)fromApril
2015andwillhitabout32lakhpensioners.Governmentnotifiedresumingtheschemewithfinancialaidfromthegovernment.
79. Europe'sAirbusGroupandIndia'sMahindraGroupsignedadealtoformajointventureandbecomeindia'sfirstprivatemanufacturer
ofhelicopters.
80. ExportImportBankofIndiasignedanagreementtocooperatewithNewDevelopmentBank(NDB)alongwithothermember
developmentbanksofBRICSnations.
81. FICCIexpected5.6%GrowthrateforIndiain20142015initsreportEconomicOutlook.
82. FacebookawardedIndianAppdeveloperfirmsSamosaandCardbackwith21millionUSDunderitsFbStartinitiative.Hyderabadbased
SamosadevelopedanappthatofferscuratedcollectionofclipsfrompopularmoviesthatuserscansharewhileDelhibasedCardback
developedanappthathelpscardholdersandwalletusersmaximisetheirrewardsandsavingsfortransactiontheymake.
83. FinanceMinisterArunJaitleyinaugeratedBandhanBankfirstcommercialbankfromEasternIndiatogetRBIclearancesince
independence.
Kolkata(WestBengal)BasedBandhanBankappointedAshokKumarLahiriasChairmanandChandraShekharGhoshas
ManagingDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficer.Itstartedbankingoperationswith501branchesopenedacross22statesand250
ATMs.
84. FinanceMinisterArunJaitleylaunchedtwofundsIndiaAspirationFundandMakeinIndiaLoanforEnterprises(SMILE)underSmall
IndustriesDevelopmentBankofIndia(SIDBI)tocarterfundingforstartupsinIndia.IndiaAspirationFundhasinitialcorpusofINR
2,000croreswithLifeInsuranceCorp.ofIndia(LIC)asacoinvestorinIAF.SecondFundSIDBIMakeinIndiaLoanforEnterpriseshas
InitialcorpusofINR10,000crores.
85. FinanceMinistrymadePermanentAccountNumber(PAN)mandatoryforprivatefirmsseekingCentralExciseRegistration.
86. FinanceMinistrysanctioned250crorerupeestoAndhraPradeshtosetupSpecialPurposeVehicle(SPV)fortheimplementationofthe
PolavaramMultiPurposeIrrigationProjectand1500CrorerupeesforsettingupnewcapitalinAndhraPradesh.
87. Financeministryannouncedcommencementofefilingofincometaxreturnsfor201516.Thistime,needforadditionaldetailson
taxpayers'foreigntravelanddormantbankaccountsisabolishedandITRformsnowhavespaceforAadhaarcardholderstoprovidetheir
UniqueIdentificationNumbers.AsimplerITR2Aformisalsointroducedforthosewhoownmorethanoneresidentialproperty,butdo
nothaveanycapitalgains.
88. FinancialBenchmarksIndiaPrivateLimited(FBIL)willadoptFBILovernightMumbaiInterBankOfferRate(MIBOR)from22July
2015asanewmethodtosetovernightinterestratebenchmarkbasedontradedlevelsinsteadofcontributionsfrommarketparticipants.
89. FinancialIndicatorsof201415(BasedonProvisionalAccountsforyearendedon31stMarch,2015)
FiscalDeficitfor201415is4.0%asagainstTargetof4.1%ofGDP(Rs.5,01,880crore)
RevenueDeficitfor201415is2.8%asAgainstTargetof2.9%ofGDP(Rs.3,58,306crore)
GrossTaxCollectionsDuring201415areRs.12,45,037Crore(Growthof9%asComparedtolastyear)
TaxCollestionsare9.8%ofGDP.
Devolutionoftaxcollections
StatesRs.3,37,808crores(higherthanRs.19,578croreoverpreviousyear)
NonTaxRevenueRs.1,96,959crore
NonDebtCapitalReceiptsincludingdisinvestmentRs.43,439crore
ExpenditurePlanExpenditureisRs.4,35,621croreandNonPlanExpenditureisRs.11,91,140crore
90. FinancialStabilityReport(FSR)June2015
FinancialInstitutions
ScheduledCommercialBanks(SCBs)
Publicsectorbanks(PSBs)continuedtohavelowestcapitaltoriskweightedassetsratio(CRAR)amongthebank
groups.
PSBshavehighestlevelofstressedassetsat13.5%oftotaladvancesasofMarch2015,comparedto4.6percentfor
PrivateBanks.
Nonperformingadvances(NNPAs)ofPSBsincreasedfrom3.1percentto3.2percentandfrom0.8percentto0.9per
centforPrivateBanks.

UrbanCooperativeBanksandNonBankFinancialCompanies:
Assetqualityofurbancooperativebanks(UCBs)improvedwhilethatofnonbankfinancialcompanies(NBFCs)
weakenedfurther.
FinancialRegulation
FinancialsectorreformsinIndiaaredrivenbydomesticpriorities.Asriskisessentialinfinancialmarkets,scurrentIndian
regulatorystanceisbalanced,predictableandtechnologyneutralregulatoryregimefortheentirefinancialsystem.
BankingPolicyinitiativesforimprovinggovernanceatPSBswillhelpimprovetheirpoorperformanceastheyarelookto
cleanbalancesheetsinwakeofregulatoryimpetus.
SecuritiesmarketConcernsfromriseinalgorithmtradinginrecentyearshighlightsneedforcautionforIndiassecurities
markets.Significantstepshavebeentakentocurbillegalmoneyraisingactivities,insidertradingandstrengtheningtherisk
managementsystems.
InsuranceAgriculturalinsuranceneedsurgentfocusduetofrequentweathercalamitiesandtheirimpactonfarmers.
PensionAtalPensionYojanahasbeenstartedbyGovernmenttomeetchallengesofoldageincomesecurityarisingdueto
Expectedshiftsindemographyincomingdecades.
FinancialRisks
GlobalGlobaleconomicrecoverystillisfarfrombeingselfsustaining.DevelopmentinGreekdebtcrisisfrontanduncertainty
overtimingofrateincreasesbytheUSFederalReserveareimmediatepossibletriggersforglobalfinancialmarketvolatility.
DomesticThereisimprovementintheIndianeconomicenvironmentandexpectedtobebetterinnearfuturespeaciallydue
tostrongforeignportfolioflowstoIndiaduringpastyear.
91. ForbesAsia's'BestUnderABillion'list2015(200AsianCompanieswithannualRevenue5Million1BillionUSD)
11IndiancompaniesAvantiFeedsandBorosilGlassWorkswereplacedinthislist
listwasdominatedbyChina(84)andTaiwan(36).SouthKoread(17)wasthirdWhileIndia4thwith11Companies.
92. ForeignDebtonIndiaReport20132014
TotalDebtbyMAR2014440.6BillionUSD,its31.6BillionUSDmorethanthevalueattheendofMAR2013.
LongTermDebtMAR2014351.4BillionUSD,its42.2BillionUSDmorethanthevalueattheendofMAR2013.
ShortTermDebtMAR201489.2BillionUSD,its7.5BillionUSDLessthanthevalueattheendofMAR2013
93. ForeignTradePolicy201520announcedbyMinisterofCommerce&IndustryMrs.NirmalaSitharaman
ThenewfiveyearForeignTradePolicy,201520providesaframeworkforincreasingexportsofgoodsandservicesaswellas
generationofemploymentandincreasingvalueadditioninthecountry,inkeepingwiththeMakeinIndia.
Introducestwonewschemes,namelyMerchandiseExportsfromIndiaScheme(MEIS)forexportofspecifiedgoodstospecified
marketsandServicesExportsfromIndiaScheme(SEIS)forincreasingexportsofnotifiedservices.
ForgrantofrewardsunderMEIS,thecountrieshavebeencategorizedinto3Groups,whereastheratesofrewardsunderMEIS
rangefrom2%to5%.UnderSEIStheselectedServiceswouldberewardedattheratesof3%and5%.
94. Foreigndirectinvestment(FDI)intoIndiadeclinedbyover6%inNovember2014toUSD1.53billionascomparedtoUSD1.63billion
FDIInNovember2013.However,fortheAprilNovemberperiodoftheongoingfiscal,FDIgrewby22percenttoUSD18.88billionas
againstUSD15.45billioninthesameperiodafiscalbefore,accordingtotheDepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotiondata.
95. Fortune500Companies2015list
Fortune500companiesaccountfor17trillionUSDmarketvalueandemployaround26.8millionpeopleworldwide.
RetailgiantWalmartisatthetopofList,ExxonMobilissecondandChevronisatthirdplace.WarrenBuffetsBerkshireHathaway
isat4thandAppleisat5thplace.
IndiancompaniesintheFortune500list
IndianOil(119th)isatthetopofIndianCompanieswith74BillionUSDRevenye
OtherIndianCompaniesinListareReliance,TataMotors,StateBankofIndia,BharatPetroleum,HindustanPetroleum,and
OilandNaturalGasCorporation(ONGC).
96. FortuneMagazinesIndianeditionreleasedannuallistofFortune500Indiancompanies.IndianOilhasbeenratedascountrysbiggest
companyintermsofannualrevenuewhileMukeshAmbani'sRelianceIndustriesisatsecondplace.
97. GDPGrowthrateinSecondQuarter(JulySep2014)camedownto5.3%ascomparedto5.7%inthefirstQuarter.Althoughitisbetter
thanexpectedfigureof5.1%.
98. GeneralInsuranceCorporationofIndia(GICRe)willdevelopaninsuranceproductforDepartmentofAtomicEnergy(DAE)and
FinancialServices(DFS)toprovideinsurancecoverforliabilityarisingfromCivilLiabilityforNuclearDamages(CLND)Act,2010for
benefitofstaffofnuclearpowerplants.

99. GeneralMotorswillinvestoverUSD1billioninIndiatostrengthenitsmarkethereoverthenextfiveyearsaspartofChevrolet'sUSD5
Billionglobalgrowthinvestmentstrategies.
100. GlobalRatingAgencyMoody'sforecastedIndianeconomywillgrowat7.5percentin2015.Thisgrowthrateismarginallyhigher
comparedwith7.2percentin2014.
ThegrowthprojectionscomeafterMoodysrevisedIndiassovereignratingsoutlooktopositive(Baa3)fromstable.Another
ratingsagency,Fitch,hadreaffirmeditsstableoutlookonIndia.
101. GlobalelectronicmanufacturinggiantFoxconnandMaharashtraGovernmentsignedanagreementtoinvest5billionUSDin
Maharashtraovernextfiveyears.Foxconnmanufacturesgadgetsforworldsleadingelectronicbrands,includingApple,Huawei,Xiaomi,
BlackBerryandMotorola.
102. GlobalratingagencyStandard&PoorloweredcreditratingofIndianOverseasBank(IOB)tospeculativegradeanditsriskpositionwas
changedtoweakfrommoderate.
103. GovernmenrtapprovedReserveBankofIndia(RBI)forenteringintoanagreementwiththeCentralBankofSriLankaforextending
$1.1billionasaspecialCurrencyswapoutsidetheFrameworkonCurrencySwapArrangementforSAARCMemberCountries.
IndiahasaFrameworkonCurrencySwapArrangementforSAARCMemberCountriessince2012.Thefacilityisavailabletoall
SAARCmembercountrieswithafloorof$100millionandceilingof$400millionwithinanoveralllimitof$2billionandisvalidtill
November14,2015.
104. GovernmentChangedlawsinMPLADS(MemberofparliamentLocalareadevelopmentscheme)andallowedMPstospendUptoRs.25
lakhoutsidetheirJurisdictionareaupfrom10Lakhlimitsetpreviously.
105. GovernmentallowedAllwelfareschemesupto1000Crorestobeapproveddirectlybytherespectiveministeries.
106. GovernmentallowedEmployeesProvidentFundOrganisation(EPFO)toinvest5%ofitscorpusinExchangeTradedFunds(ETFs)to
bringaroundfivethousandcrorerupeesintothestockmarketsduringfiscal201516.
107. Governmentallowedfertiliserfirmstoproduce100%NeemCoatedUreatoboostincomeoffarmersandreducingsubsidybillbyupto
6500crorerupees.
Neemcoatedurea
Neemcoatedureaworksasinsecticide.Itcosts5%morethanthecostofnormalureawhichisabout260rupeespertonne.
Itwillreducegroundandsoilpollution,increasecropyieldsandwilllowercostforthefarmers.
Itreducesnitrogenlossbymorethan10%therebygaininganetsavingsof13.5rupeesperbagforfarmers.
108. Governmentannounced28000crorerupeespackageforthedevelopmentofNorthEast.
109. GovernmentannouncedtoreissueOneRupeeNoteaftertwodecadesofoutage.
110. GovernmentannouncedtosetupGrahakSuvidhaKendrasineachzoneofthecountrytoprovidecounselingtoconsumersforredressal
ofgrievancesandassistinregisteringtheircomplaintsinappropriateconsumerforum.
111. Governmentapproved1,500MWultramegasolarpowerparkforAndhraPradeshtobedevelopedinKadapadistrictbyNTPC.Earlier
twosolarparksof1,000MWeachwereexecutedbyNTPCatAnantapurandKurnooldistrictsofAndhraPradesh.
112. Governmentapproved21proposalsofForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)ofRs.280.70croresonrecommendationsofForeignInvestment
PromotionBoard(FIPB).
113. Governmentapproved643crorerupeesdrinkingwaterandsewerageprojectforShimla(HimachalPradesh)forWorldBankfunding.
WorldBankwillprovideloanof514crorerupeesforthisProjectofthreeyearsduration.
114. GovernmentapprovedNamamiGangeProgramtocleanGangariverinacomprehensivemannerwithabudgetoutlayofRs.20,000
croreforthenext5years.
GovernmentofIndiahasincurredoverRs.4000croreonthiscleaninggangasince1985.
115. GovernmentapprovedConstitutionAmendmentBillongoodsandservicestax(GST),makingwayforpendingindirecttaxreformsby
rollingoutGSTfromApril1,2016.
116. GovernmentapprovedDefencepurchasestotallingRs.17000CroresforstrengtheningofarmedforcesArtilleryBase.
117. GovernmentapprovedEnhancingIndiassolarpowercapacitytargetunderJawaharlalNehruNationalSolarMission(JNNSM)byfive
timesto1,00,000MWby2022(From20000MWEarlier).Itwillcompriseof40000MWRooftopand60000MWthroughGrid
ConnectedSolarPowerProjects.TotalcostwillbearoundRs.6,00,000crores.
118. GovernmentapprovedconstructionofRs4,318.28croretrunkinfrastructurecomponentsinDholeraSpecialInvestmentRegion(DSIR)
inGujaratandShendraBidkinIndustrialArea(SBIA)inMaharashtraintheDelhiMumbaiIndustrialCorridor(DMIC)project.
119. GovernmentapprovedcontinuationofKrishiVigyanKendras(KVKs)withRs.3900crorecostduringXIIFiveYearPlan.642esisting
KVKswillbecontinuedand109newKVKswillbeestablishedasperthescheme.
120. GovernmentapproveddirectreleaseofwagesintotheaccountsofworkersengagedunderMahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmployment

GuaranteeAct(MGNREGA).Aimistostreamlineflowoffundsandtoempowerstategovernmentstodeliverentitlementsasperobjectives
oftheAct.
121. GovernmentapprovedenhancingauthorisedcapitalofNMDFC(NationalMinoritiesDevelopment&FinanceCorporation)to3000crore
rupeesfrom1500crorerupees
122. GovernmentapprovedhikingForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)capininsurancesectorto49percentfrom26percent.
123. GovernmentapprovedhivingoffBSNL'stowerassetsintoaseparatecompanyandofferedRs627.20croreascompensationtoBSNLand
MTNLforsurrenderingCDMAspectrumauctionedinMarch2015.
124. Governmentapprovedinvestmentof60CroretohikestakeinIndiasoldestfinancialinstitutionIFCI(IndustrialFinanceCorporationof
India)tomakeitagovernmentownedcompany.
125. Governmentapprovedprovidingoverdraftfacilityofdrawinguptors.5000fromaccountsopenedunderPMJDY(PradhanMantriJan
DhaynYojana).Theamountistobepaidin3yearswithmaximum2%applicableinterest.
126. Governmentapprovedsix6SpecialEconomicZones(SEZs)proposalsincludingHCLITCityLucknow(UttarPradesh),LomaITParkin
Mumbai(Maharashtra)andNorthMumbaiInternationalCommodityTownshipinThane(Maharashtra).SEZsdoabout25%ofthe
Indiastotalexports.
127. Governmentapprovedsoftloanschemeupto6000croresforcurrentsugarseasontofacilitateclearingofcaneduesarrearsofsugarcane
mills.
128. Governmentapprovedspendingofaboutonelakhcroreonurbandevelopmentundertwonewurbanmissionsoverthenextfiveyears
namelySmartCitiesMissionandtheAtalMissionforRejuvenationandUrbanTransformationof500cities(AMRUT)withoutlaysof
Rs.48,000croreandRs.50,000croresrespectively.
129. Governmentcappedthesubsidypayoutonkeroseneat12rupeesperlitre.
Atpresent,keroseneissoldat14.96rupeesperlitreagainstactualcostof33.47rupees.Differenceof18.51rupeesperlitreisunder
recoveryorrevenueloss.
Governmenthasfinalisedtheformulaformeetingthisunderrecovery,underwhichtheFinanceMinistrywillpay12rupeesperlitre
incashtostateownedfuelretailersfromtheBudgetandanyunbridgedgapbetweentheretailsellingpriceandcostofproduction
willbebornebyupstreamcompanies.
FordomesticcookinggasLPG,governmentwillfullybeartheunderrecovery.
Budget201516hasprovided22000crorerupeesforLPGsubsidyand8000crorerupeesonkerosene.
130. GovernmentcreatedtwocommitteestofacilitateimplementationofGST(Goods&ServicesTax)fromApril1,2016.
FirstcommitteewillbeheadedbyChiefEconomicAdviser(CEA)andwillrecommendthepossibleratesof(GST)thatwouldbe
consistentwiththepresentlevelofrevenuecollectionoftheCentreandStates.
SecondcommitteeswillbeaimedtofacilitateimplementationofnewindirecttaxregimeandwillcompriseofAdditionalSecretaryin
RevenueDepartment,MemberSecretaryandStateFinanceMinisters.
131. GovernmentdecidedtochangeGDPGrowthMeasurebaseyearto20112012from20042005.
132. GovernmentdecidedtohikeWagesofGovernmentownedBanks'Employeesby15%anddecidedtokeepholidayonalternatesaturday
withothersaturdaysbeingfullyworkingdaysunlikecurrentlypolicyofhalfdaysworkoneachsaturdayinthemonth.
133. GovernmentdecidedtoimportRicefromMyammarinviewofsuspectedshortageofriceinNorthEastCountriesduetostoppageof
supplyoffoodcommoditiesasRailwayLinestoNorthEaststatesarebeingupgraded.
134. GovernmentdecidedtolinkinterestratesofStatePFs(GeneralProvidentFundandothersimilarfunds),SuperannuationandGratuity
FundsfortheFY201516toPublicProvidentFund(PPF)ratesandfixtherates8.7%perannumapplicabletothefollowing.
TheGeneralProvidentFund(CentralServices)
TheContributoryProvidentFund(India).
TheAllIndiaServiceProvidentFund
TheStateRailwayProvidentFund.
TheGeneralProvidentFund(DefenceServices).
TheIndianOrdnanceProvidentFund.
TheIndianOrdnanceFactoriesWorkmensProvidentFund
TheIndianNavalDockyardWorkmensProvidentFund.
TheDefenceServicesOfficersProvidentFund
TheArmedForcesPersonnelProvidentFund.
Recently,GovernmentannouncedtokeepinterestratesforPPFandotherSmallSavingsSchemesintact.Notethatinterest
ratesfor5yearSeniorcitizenSavingSchemeandSukanyaSamriddhiAccountSchemewereincreasedfrom9.2to9.3%and9.1

to9.2%forwelfareofgirlchildandseniorcitizens.
135. GovernmentdecidedtoreduceEquityholdinginPublicSectorBanksto52%.Itisexpectedtobring90000CroreRupeesthatwillbe
usedtofeedGovernmentbanksandmaketheirliquiditysituationbetter.
136. GovernmentdecidedtotransferaccountsofCentralFreedomFighterPensionersfromStateBankofIndiatootherauthorizedbanksfor
disbursalofCentralFreedomFighterPensionduetocertainirregularitiesonthepartofSBI.
137. Governmentdivested10%StakeinMaharatnaCoalIndiaLimited(CIL).Withthis,governmentsshareinCILcamedownto79.65%.
Governmentdivested63.16croresshares(10%)ofCILthroughofferforsale(OFS)atafloorpriceof358rupeespershareandgotan
amountof22557.63crorerupeesthroughthedisinvestment.
138. GovernmentextendeddeadlineforrollingoutNationalFoodSecurityAct(NFSA),2013bysixmonthstohelpremainingstatesadoptand
implementthelawassoonaspossible.
139. Governmentextendedtenureof7thCentralPayCommissionheadedbyJusticeAshokKumarMathurfor4monthsextension(upto31
December2015).
140. GovernmentfiledaclassactionsuitagainstNestleIndia(manufacturerofMagginoodles),seekingapproxRs640croreindamagesfor
allegedunfairtradepractices,falselabellingandmisleadingcommercials.
141. GovernmenthasdecidedtoinfusecapitalofRs20,000croreinpublicsectorbanksbySeptember2015.
142. GovernmenthasestablishedNationalAdaptationFundonClimateChange(NAFCC)ofRs.350croresfor201516and201617and
estimatedrequirementofRs.181.5croresfor201718.AimistoassistvulnerableStatestotheeffectsofclimatechangeinmeetingthecost
ofadaptation.NationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(NABARD)isappointedasImplementingEntityforadaptation
projectsunderNAFCC.
143. GovernmenthasimposedantidumpingdutyonsulphurblackimportsfromChina.
144. GovernmenthikedtheDearnessAllowanceofCentralgovernmentemployeesto107%.
145. Governmentincreasednationalfloorlevelminimumwage(NFLMW)to160rupeesfrom137rupeesperday.Nowstateswillhaveto
revisetheirminimumwagesasperthenewNFLMWsuchthatnoneofthescheduledemployments,theminimumwageislessthan
NFLMW.
146. GovernmentincreasednumberofworkdaysunderMahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuaranteeAct(MGNREGA)from100
daysto150daysindroughtaffectedareas.
147. GovernmentissuednormsforselectionofMDsandCEOsforPublicSectorBanksduetoresistancearisingafterrecentappointmentof
twoprivatesectorprofessionalsasChiefsofCanaraBankandBankofBaroda.
ToppostinPSBswouldbefilledfromexistingexecutivedirectors/deputymanagingdirectorsingovernmentbanks.
SelectionwillbedoneonthebasisofInterviewof50MarksandAnnualPerformanceAppraisalReports(APARs)offiveyearsof50
marks.
148. Governmentissuedrulesforminimum25percentpublicshareholdinginlistedgovtfirmsforsaleofPSUsharesofapproxRs.60,000
croreoverthreeyears.
149. GovernmentlaunchedSurakshaBandhaninitiativetoenhanceenrolmentundersocialsecurityschemesPradhanMantriSuraksha
BimaYojana(PMSBY),PradhanMantriJeevanJyotiBimaYojana(PMJJBY)andAtalPensionYojana(APY).Aimistocreateauniversal
socialsecuritysystemtargetedatthepoorandunderprivileged.ParticipatingBanksandInsuranceCompanieswillworktowardslocal
outreach,awarenessbuildingandenrolmentfacilitation.LastdateforenrolmentunderPMSBYandPMJJBYschemesisextendedtill30
September2015.
150. GovernmentlaunchedIndianNuclearInsurancePool(INIP)of1,500crorerupeesaspermandatoryprovisionunderCivilLiabilityfor
NuclearDamageAct(CLND),2010.
Itwillbe27thsuchpoolglobally.ItwillgiveoperatortheRighttoRecourseandallowittosuethesuppliersincaseofanyaccident.
GeneralInsuranceCorporationofIndia(GICRe)isthefundoperatorofthisRs.1,500croreIndianinsurancepoolalongwith11
othernonlifeinsurersasassociatesofthepool.
151. GovernmentlaunchedVidyaLakshmiPortalwithURLwww.vidyalakshmi.co.inon69thIndependenceDaytoeaseupseeking
EducationalLoansbystudents.ThisportalprovidesStudentsaccesstoloansrelatedinformationandapplyonlineforEducationalLoans
providedbyBanksandGovernmentScholarships.
152. GovernmentlaunchedeCPMP(ElectronicCoalProjectsMonitoringPortal)fortrackingprojectsentailinginvestmentsrelatedtocoal.
153. GovernmentmadeRealEstateInvestmentTrusts(REITs)eligibleunderForeignExchangeManagementAct(FEMA)toenableforeign
investmentinflowsintorealestateprojects,thatwasprohibitedasofnow.
154. GovernmentplanstopushforGreenBondstomeetitstargettoinstall100gigawatts(GW)ofsolarpowerand60000MWofwindpower
by2022forwhichitneeds200billionUSD.

GreenBonds(ClimateBonds)arefixedincomefinancialinstrumentslinkedtoclimatechangesolutions.Thesebondsaredollar/
rupeedenominatedandareanewassetclass.Likenormalbonds,thesecanbeissuedbygovernments,multinationalbanksor
corporations.
155. Governmentraisedtheimportdutyonrawandwhitesugarto25percenttohelpsugarmillspaylargeduesoffarmers.
156. GovernmentremovedcustomsimportdutiesfordrugsandtestkitsfortreatingHumanimmunodeficiencyvirusinfectionandacquired
immunedeficiencysyndrome(HIV/AIDS)tohelpfightthisdisease.
157. GovernmentsignedaloanagreementwithAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)for75millionUSDand1.8milliondollargrantforKarnataka
IntegratedUrbanWaterManagementInvestmentProgram(KIUWMIP).
158. Governmentsignedloanagreementof60MilionUSDwithAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)forJammuandKashmirUrbanSector
DevelopmentInvestmentProgram(JKURSDIP).
159. GovernmentupdatedthebaseyearforcalcutaionofGDPGrowthRatefrom200405to201112.Asperthenewstats,GDPGrowthrates
andprojectionsareupdated
GDPGrowthrateinFY201314isupdatedto6.9%(from4.7%earlier).
GDPGrowthrateinFY201213isupdatedto5.1%(from4.5%earlier).
GDPGrowthrateinFY201415isexpectedtobe7.4%andwillriseto88.5%inFY201516.
160. Governmentwilopen1000storesunderJanAushadhiSchemetoprovidemedicinestounderprivilegedpeopleatprices6070%less
thanthemarketprice.
161. GovernmentwillGiveRs6,000CroreInterestFreeLoanstoSugarMillstohelpthemillsinclearing30%ofRs21,000croresdebton
Sugarmillstobegiventocanefarmers.
162. Governmentwillgive6990crorerupeestoninePublicSectorBankstoenhancetheircapitalandmeetrequirements.Thisisthefirst
installmentofcapitalinfusionof11200crorerupeesalottedintheUnionBudget201415.SBIgotmost(2970Crores),BOBSecond(1260
Crores)andPNBThird(870Crores).
163. GovernmentwillinfuseadditionalUSD1.8billion(aboutRs11,500crore)inpublicsectorbanksin201516apatfromUSD1.2billion(Rs
7,940crore)statedintheBudget.PublicsectorbankswillneedadditionalcapitalofRs2.40lakhcroreby2018tomeettheBaselIII
capitaladequacynorms.
164. GovernmentwillmodernizeVisvesvarayaIron&SteelPlant(Karnataka)ofSAILbyinvestmentofRs.1000crores.
165. Governmentwillsell10%stake(24.27croreshares)inIndianOilCorporationworthINR9,500crorerupees.
166. Government'sschemePEHALhasbeennamedasworld'slargestCashsubsidytransferschemeunderwhichthecookinggassubsidygets
transferreddirectlytothebankaccountsof10croreLPGUsers.Notethatmorethan12crorebankaccountswereopenedinJanDhan
Yojanamakingaworldrecordofitskind.
167. GovtstartedSchemeofRs.1000MinimumMonthlypensionforthesubscribersofEPF(EmployeeProvidentFundOrganization).
168. Growthofeightcoresectorindustries(coal,crudeoil,naturalgas,refineryproducts,fertilizer,steel,cementandelectricity)inIndia
slowedto1.8%inJanuary2015ascomparedto3.7%in2014.
169. HDFCBanklaunchedquickLoanapprovalschemesfor3wheeler(30Minutes)and2wheeler(15minutes).
170. HDFCBankLaunchedMobileAppChillarApptoenableeasytransfersofupto25000/Monthandmax5000atatimethrough
MobileApp.
171. HDFCBankandonlinemarketplaceSnapdeallaunchedcobrandedecommercecreditcardaimedatgettingSnapdeal'scustomersto
makeonlinepaymentsinsteadofavailingthecashondeliveryoption.
172. HDFCBanklaunched10secondpaperlessinstantloanSchemeforitsexistingcustomersaspartofHDFCBanksdigitalbanking
platformGoDigital.Underthisscheme,bankwillnowdisbursepersonalloanstoitscustomersinjust10secondsandapreapprovedloan
amountwillbeavailabletothematanytime.
173. HDFCBanklaunchedDhanchayataseducationalfilmtoraiseawarenessonrisksofborrowingmoneyfromunorganisedsources.This
filmhasbeenlaunchedunderHDFCBank'scorporatesocialresponsibility(CSR)initiativeSwachhBanking.
174. HDFCBanklaunchedPayZappasadigitalpaymentandpurchasesolution.Thismobileappwillallowcustomerstomanagecreditor
debitcarddetails,rechargeandpaybillsandOtheractivities.
175. HDFCBanklaunchedmobilebankingfacilitynamedBankAapKiMuththiMein.
176. HDFCBankslasheditsbaserate(theminimumrateatwhichbankslend)by0.35%to9.35%.
177. HDFCBanktiedupwithApolloHospitalstolaunchMedicalBenefitsCard.ItwillallowApollocorporatestodisbursemedicalallowances
totheiremployeesandhasinsurancecoverforaccidents.
178. HDFCbecamefirstlistedIndiancompanyin30Financialfirmstohavemorethan75percentshareholdingbyFIIs.
179. HSBCIndiaschairmanNainaLalKidwaiannouncedtolaunchgreenbondsinIndiaforraisingfundsforinvestmentsinenvironmental

projects.
180. HaryanagovernmentpresentedstateBudgetfor201516.Overallsizeofthestatebudgetis68985.87crorerupeeswith52312.10crore
revenueexpenditureand16673.77croresofcapitalexpenditure.
181. HealthinsuranceproviderNewIndiaAssurance(NIA)launchedcheapesttopupHealthInsuranceplaninwhichhospitalization
expensesbetweenfrom1520lakhcanbeavailedforRs3,500ayearforsomeoneupto44years.
182. IBMlaunchednewemailapplicationIBMVersewithanaimtoreplaceMicrosoft'spopularemailapplicationOutlook.
183. ICICIBanklaunchedSaralRuralHousingLoanSchemeforweakersectionsofsociety.
184. ICICIBanklaunchedIndiasfirstcontactlessdebitandcreditcardsusingNearFieldTechnologyenablingpaymentsbyjustwavingthe
cardnearmerchantterminalsinsteadofswipingthem
185. ICICIBanklaunchedIndiasfirstdigitalBankonmobilephonenamedPockets.ThisdigitalewalletcanbedownloadedfromGoogle
Playstore.ItusesavirtualVISAcardthatenablestransactingonanywebsiteormobileapplicationinIndia.
186. ICICIBanklaunchedSmartVaultlockerfacilitywithrobotictechnology.Itwillenablecustomerstoconvenientlyaccesstheirlockersany
timeinasecureloungewherelockerautomaticallycomesuptothecustomer.
187. ICICIBanklaunchedfirstTransparentcreditcardinIndiaCoralAmericanExpressCreditCardinassociationwithAmericanExpress.
188. ICICIBankpatneredwithglobalpaymentsolutionscompanyUAEExchangetoofferaninstantbanktransferservicenamed
FLASHremit.
UsingFLASHremit,customersofthebankintheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)maysendmoneyinstantlytoanyICICIBankaccount
inIndiainrupeesinasecuremanner.
189. ICICIBankstartedFundstransferThroughSocialnetworkTwitterwitheaseandspeed.
190. IDBIBankandMudraBanksignedanagreementforrefinancingofloansgiventosmallenterprises.IDBIBankwillofferloansupto10
lakhtomicroenterprisesunderPradhanMantriMudraYojana(PMMY)andMudraBankwillproviderefinanceassistancetoIDBIbank
foreligiblesanctionedloancases.
191. IDFCBankwillstartlendingoperationsfromOctober1,2015AfterdemergeroffinancialundertakingfromIDFCLtd.
192. ITMajorMicrosofttosetuplocaldatacentersinIndiabyendof2015.
193. ITcompaniesCSCandHCLsignedanagreementtoformabankingsoftwareservicescompanytoprovidetechnologysolutionstothe
bankingindustry.
194. ITChassurpassedTCSasthemostadmiredIndiancompanyasperannualListof45MostReputedIndianCompaniesreleasedbyUS
Magazine'Fortune'.
195. InthesixthBiMonthlyMonetaryPolicyStatement201415,ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)announcedcutinREPOrateof.25%.Nowthe
REPOratehascomedownto7.75%.Accordingly,ReverseReporatehascomedownto6.75%,Bankrateto8.75%andMarginalStanding
Facility(MSF)rateto8.75%.NotethatCRR(CashReserveRatio)isunchangedat4%andSLR(StatutoryLiquidityRatio)isunchanged
at23%.
196. Increasedrateofservicetaxfrom12.36to14%becameoperationalon1June2015.
197. IndiaSignedLoanAgreementof$300MillionwithAsianDdvelopmentBankforImprovingRegionalRoadConnectivityalongNorth
BengalNorthEasternRegion(NER).
ADBisbasedinManila(Philippines).
198. IndiaSignedUS$400millionLoanagreementwithWorldbankforTamilNaduSustainableUrbanDevelopmentProject.
199. IndiaandAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)signeda$300millionloantosupportNationalUrbanHealthMission(NUHM)aimedat
improvinghealthofurbanIndians.
200. IndiaandRussiasignedacustomsandliberalizebusinessagreementtoboosttradeandremovehindrancesincommerce.Bothcountries
alsohavefixedatargetofUS30billiondollarstobeachievedby2025.
201. Indiahassigned$1100millionloanwithWorldbank'sIBRD(InternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment)forphasetwoof
theEasternDedicatedFreightCorridor(EDFC).
202. Indiaprovided1MillionUSDhelptoUNWomen(UnitedNationsentityforgenderequalityandempowermentofwomen).
203. Indiasigned$31millionloanagreementwithAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)toboostwateravailabilityinKarnatakathrough
implementationofIntegratedWaterResourcesManagement(IWRM).
204. Indiasigned$43millionloanagreementwithWorldBankforPartialRiskSharingFacilityforEnergyEfficiency(PRSF)projecttohelp
enterprisesandEnergyServiceCompanies(ESCOs)mobilizecommercialfinanceforinvestmentsinenergyefficiencyinitiatives.
205. IndiasignedUS$500millionloanagreementwithWorldBankforSmallIndustriesDevelopmentBankofIndia(SIDBI)forMSME
GrowthInnovationandInclusiveFinanceProject.
206. IndiasignedaUSD107MillionLoanagreementwithWorldBankforMSRPStage2Project(MizoramStateRoadsProject).

207. Indiasignedagreementof8millionUSDloanwithWorldBankforfundingofitsSustainableLivelihoodsandAdaptationtoClimate
Change(SLACC)Project.
208. Indiawillprovide60millionUSDLineofCredit(LoC)toGuyanaforitsroadinfrastructureprojects.
209. Indiawith20othercountriessignedtobecomefoundingmembersofChinabackedAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)toaid
infrastructuredevelopmentinAsiaandreducedependenceonWorldBankandIMF.ChinasViceFinanceMinisterJinLiqun,hasbeen
appointedasSecretaryGeneralofAIIB.
210. India'sExportsduringApril,2015wereUS$22054.72millionandImportsinApril2015wereUS$33047.02(TradeDeficitofUS$
10992.30million).
211. India'sGMRAirportDevelopersLimitedsignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withOmanAirportManagementCompany
(OAMC)forprovidingaviationtrainingandconsultancyservices.
212. India'sGMRInfrastructuretiedupwithChineseGuizhouInternationalInvestmentCorporation(GIIC)fordevelopingKakinadaSpecial
EconomicZone(KSEZ)inAndhraPradesh.
213. India'sJewellerycompanyRajeshExportsaccquiredValcambi,theworldslargestgoldrefiningcompanyforadealof$400million.
214. India'sMuthootGroupsignedcooperationagreementwithWorldWideFund(WWF)forNatureIndiaforitsProjectFriendsfor
Life.
215. India'sStateBankofIndia(SBI)signeda100millionEuroloanagreementwithEuropeanInvestmentBank(EIB).
216. India'sTradedeficit(ImportsExports)declinedtotenmonthlowof9.43billionUSdinDecember2014mainlyduetofalldownof
globaloilpricesandfallofdemandforgold.Importsdeclinedby4.8%to34.8billionUSDinDecember2014ascomparedto36.6billion
USDdollarsinDecember2013.Exportsfellby3.8%to25.4billionUSD.
217. India'scurrentaccountdeficit(CAD)hasnarrowedtoUSD1.3billion(or0.2%ofGDP)infourthquarteroffinancialyear20142015.
CADshrankto1.3%ofGDPforfullfinancialyear201415.
218. IndianArmyandStateBankofIndia(SBI)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)forDefenceSalaryPackage.
219. IndianBanklaunchedIndPaymobileappservicetoenablesitscustomerstooperatebankaccountsanytimefromanywhere.
220. IndianGovernmentextendedeTouristVisaschemetoChina,HongKongandMacau,takingnumberofcountriescoveredundere
TouristVisaschemeupfrom74to77.
221. IndianHighwaysManagementCompanyLimited(IHMCL)andAxisBanksignedanagreementforElectronicTollCollection(ETC)at
theTollPlazasontheNationalHighways.Itwillenablevehiclestopaytollautomaticallywithoutstoppingattollgates.
222. IndianITCompanyTCShasbeenrecognizedastopemployerinEuropeforthethirdconsecutiveyearbyTopEmployersInstitute.
223. IndianITfirmInfosyssignedanagreementwithDeutscheBank(Germany)toprovidedevelopment,maintenance,mobility,andOther
ITservicestoDeutscheBankGroup.
224. IndianRailwayCateringandTourismCorporation(IRCTC)LaunchedRuPaydebitcardserviceincollaborationwithUnionBankof
IndiaandtheNationalPaymentCorporationofIndiatoenableRailwaypassengerstobooktickets,doshoppingandpayservicebillsusing
RuPayprepaidcards.
RuPayisIndiasowncardpaymentgatewaynetworklikeVisaandMasterCardthatprovidesalternativesystemforbankstoprovide
adebitcardservice.
225. IndianRailwaysreported12.16%IncreaseinearningsinFY201415withRs.157880.50croresascomparedtoRs.140761.27crorein
201314.
226. IndianRailways'sOperatingRatio(O.R.)in201415hasbeen91.3%,whichbetterthanBudgetedtargetof92.5%andalsobetterthan
theREtargetof91.8%.ThisisalsoanimprovementovertheOperatingRatioof201314whichhadclosedat93.6%.
OperatingRatiosimplyindicateshowmuchrailwayspendstoearnarupee.SolowertheOperatingRatio,meansbetterfinancial
healthofthesystem.
227. IndianRenewableEnergyDevelopmentAgencyLtd(IREDA)andUSExportImport(Exim)BanksignedaMemorandumof
Understanding(MoU)forcooperationoncleanenergyinvestment.
228. IndiantelecomProviderBhartiAirtelpartneredwithUnitedNationsChildrensFund(UNICEF)forprovidinghealth,educationand
youthfocusedcontenttoitscustomersin17Africancountries.
229. IndiasforeigntradeDatabyMinistryofCommerce&Industry
InMay2015Tradedeficitdeclinedto10.4billionUSDascomparedtofrom11.2billionUSDinMay2014.
Exports
DuringMay2015werevaluedat22.34billionUSDascomparedto27.99billionUSDinMay2014.
CumulativeexportsforAprilandMay2015was44.40billionUSDascomparedto53.63billionUSDinAprMay2014.
DeclineinexportscontinuouslyforsixthmonthismainlyduetoslowdowninChinaandfallinglobalcrudeoilpricesthat

causedtheexportsofpetroleumproductstofallby59.10%to2.42billionUSD.
Imports
DuringMay2015Importswere32.75billionUSDascompartedto39.23billionUSDinMay2014.
CumulativevalueofimportsforAprilMay2015was65.80billionUSDascomparedto74.95billionUSDinAprMay2014.
230. IndirectTaxCollectionsincrease46.2%fromRs.32,661CroreinApril,2014toRs.47,747CroreduringApril2015.
CentralExcisecollectionsincreasedfrom8,655croreinApril,2014to18,373croreduringApril2015.
Customscollectionsincreasedfrom11,555croreinApril,2014to14,286croreinApril,2015.
ServiceTaxcollectionsincreasedfrom12,451croreinApril,2014to15,088croreinApril,2015.
231. IndirectTaxRevenueCollectionsIncreasedFromRs.36,408CroreinMay2014toRs.49,993CroreDuringMay2015(37%Increase).
CentralExcisecollectionsincreasedfrom11,838croreinMay2014to21,809croreinMay2015(84%).
Customscollectionsincreasedfrom13,539croreinMay2014to15,700croreinMay2015(16%).
ServiceTaxcollectionsincreasedfrom11,031croreinMay2014to12,484croreinMay2015(13%).
232. IndirectTaxRevenuecollectionshikedfromRs.1,12,094croreinAprilJune2014toRs1,53,980inAprilJune2015(Increaseof37.4%).
IndirecttaxesareCustom,CentralExciseandServiceTax.
233. IndirectTaxRevenuecollectionsincreasedfrom40,802croreinJuly2014to56,739croreJuly2015(39.1%up).
CentralExcisecollectionsincreased13,512croreinJuly2014to22,273croreinJuly2015(64.8%up).
ServiceTaxcollectionsincreasedfrom11,871croreinJuly2014to15,470croreinJuly2015(30.3%up).
Customscollectionsincreasedfrom15,419croreinJuly2014to18,996croreinJuly2015(23.2%up).
234. IndirectTaxescollectionsforFinancialYear(FY)201415hasexceededRevisedEstimatestargetofFY201415byRs.4,000crore.The
totalcollectionsason31032015isRs.5,46,479crorebasedontheprovisionalreportasagainsttheRevisedEstimatestargetofRs.
5,42,325crorefortheFY201415.
235. IndustrialCreditandInvestmentCorporationofIndia(ICICI)BanklaunchedTapnPay,anearfieldcommunicationsenabled
paymentserviceincollaborationwithTechMahindra.
Thispaymentserviceisbasedonthenearfieldcommunications(NFC)technologywhichwillenableitscustomerstomakeoverthe
counterpaymentswithoutusingcash.
ItwillallowuserstotapNFCenabledtagormobilephoneatmerchantspointofsaledeviceforpayments.
Itisaprepaidaccountwhichwillbeavailabletocustomersofanybankbysimplyregisteringforit.
ICICIBankcustomerscanalsotransfermoneytotheTapnPayaccountthroughanSMS.
236. InfosysbecamefirstIndianCompanytoJoinRE100RenewableEnergyCampaignwhichisglobalplatformformajorcompanies
committedto100%renewablepower.Infosysalsoannouncedtobecomecarbonneutralby2018withinvestmentof400crorerupees.
237. InsuranceAustraliaGroupLtd(IAG)announcedtoraiseitsstakeinSBIGeneralInsurancefrom26to49%.
238. InsuranceRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthority(IRDA)hasbeenrenamedtoInsuranceRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthorityof
India.
239. InsuranceRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthorityofIndia(IRDAI)hasallowedbankstotieupwithuptoinsurersfromthreesegments
life,nonlifeandstandalonehealth.Earlier,BankswereallowedtotieupwithmaxOneInsurer.
BancassurancemeansBanksasInsuranceAgents.Itispartnershipbetweenbanksandinsurancecompanieswherebytheinsurance
companyusesthebanksaleschannelinordertosellinsuranceproducts.
240. InsuranceRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthorityofIndia(IRDAI)imposeda50LakhpenaltyonFutureGeneraliLifeInsurance
Companyforviolatingnorms.
241. InternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)releasedWorldEconomicOutlook(WEO)April2015ReportUpdatetitledUnevenGrowth:Short
termandLongtermFactors.
Globalgrowthisforecastedat3.5%in2015and3.8%in2016.
Growthinadvanceeconomieswillreboundsupportedbythedeclineinoilprices.
GrowthinUSAisprojectedtoexceed3%in201516.
Growthforemerginganddevelopingeconomies(exceptIndia)willgetslightlyslowfrom4.6%in2014to4.3%in2015.
Indiasgrowthisprojectedtostrengthenfrom7.2%in2014to7.5%in2015and2016.
Forthefirsttimesince1999,IndiasgrowthratemayeclipseChinasandthereisincreasingdivergenceinthegrowthpathsofthetwo
countries.IndiaistryingtoshiftfromconsumptiontoinvestmentledgrowthatatimewhenChinaisgoingoppositeway.
242. InternetfirmAskmeacquiredOnlinegrocerymarketplaceBestAtLowest.comfor10millionUSDtoexpandcompanyssearchplus
capabilitiesandsyncbetweenonlineandphysicalstoresinrealtime.
243. InwardInvestmentReport201415ofUKTradeandIndustry(UKTI).

With122projectsin201415,IndiaisnowthirdlargestForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)sourceforUnitedKingdom(UK)afterUSA
(564projects)andFrance(124projects).
244. IranandP5+1countries(UnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Russia,China,FranceandGermany)agreementontheIrannuclear
programmecalledJointComprehensivePlanofAction(JCPA)orViennaagreement.
Undertheagreement,Iranwillcutitsstockpileoflowenricheduraniumby98%andwillreducebyabouttwothirdsthenumberof
itscentrifugesforatleastfifteenyears.
Forthenextfifteenyears,Iranwillnotenrichuraniumover3.67%orbuildanynewuraniumenrichingorheavywaterfacilities.
Uraniumenrichmentactivitieswillbelimitedtoasinglefacilityusingfirstgenerationcentrifugesfortenyears.
TomonitorandverifyIran'scompliancewiththeagreement,theInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)willhaveregular
accesstoallIraniannuclearfacilities.
Inreturnforverifiablyabidingbyitscommitments,IranwillreceiverelieffromU.S.,EuropeanUnion,andUnitedNationsSecurity
Councilnuclearrelatedsanctions.
245. IslamicclothingcompanyEastEssencetiedupwithSnapdealtosetupstoreontheirportal.
246. JapanBankforInternationalCooperation(JBIC)hassignedapactwithIndianGMRInfrastructureforfinancialhelptoJapanese
companiesinvestingininfrastructureprojectsofGMRGroup.
247. JapanannouncedtoprovideanOverseasDevelopmentAssistance(ODA)loanof2620crorerupeestoIndia.
248. JapanwillprovideLoanofRs.1165croreapproxtoIndiaforTransmissionSystemImprovementinOdisha.
249. Japan'stelecommunicationsandInternetGiantSoftBankCorp,India'sBhartiEnterprisesandTaiwaneseFoxconnTechnologyformeda
JointVenture(JV)namedSBGCleantechaimedatpromotingadoptionofcleanandsafeenergyinIndia.
SBGCleantechwillaimatsolarandwindenergyandwillcontributetoIndianGovernment'smissionof24x7powerforallwith
100GWsolarand60GWwindtargetby2022.
ManojKohliwillbeexecutivechairmanandRamanNandawillbetheChiefExecutiveOfficerSBGCleantechheadquarteredin
Delhi.
250. Japan'stelecommunicationsfirmSoftbankannouncedInvesting$627Miillion(Rs.3763Crores)inIndianOnlineRetailerSnapdeal.
251. KeepinginviewthecanearrearsmountingtoRs21,000crores,CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)decidedtoraiseimport
dutyonsugarfrom25to40%andremoveexcisedutyonethanoltohelpmillsclearduestofarmers.
252. KochiMetrotiesupwithAxisBanktomakesignificantrevenuesfromticketsalesthroughAutomatedFareCollection(AFC)system.
AxisBankwillinstallrequiredhardwareandsoftwareforAFCandwillpayRs.208croretoKMRLovernext10years.
AxisBankwillissuecobrandedcardstousersofKochiMetro.KMRLwillalsobepaid0.2%ofAxisBanksgrossrevenuesfrom
utlilisationofcobrandedprepaidcardsoutsideKochiMetrosystem.
253. Kolkata(WestBengal)BasedBandhanBankappointedAshokKumarLahiriasChairmanandChandraShekharGhoshasManaging
DirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficer.ItwillgoforanIPO(InitialPublicOffreing)in2018andwillstartbankingoperationsin2015with
630branchesopenedacross22statesand250ATMs.
254. KotakMahindraBankbecamefirstbankinIndiatofullyownaninsurancebusinessafterReserveBankofIndia(RBI)allowedittoset
upanonlifeinsurancecompanycalledKotakGeneralInsurance.
255. KotakMahindraBanklaunchedmobilebankingappKotakBharataimingtoprovidemobilebankingservicestocustomersintherural
andunbankedregionsofIndia.
256. KotakMahindraBankstartedsocialbankaccountswithJIFISavertechnologythatenablesfundstransferstocontactsonsocialnetworks
suchasfacebook.
257. LatestGDPGrowthRatePredictionsforIndiabyVariousFinancialAgencies>
AsianDevelopmentBank5.5%(201415),6.3%(201516)
WorldBank5.6%(201415),6.4%(201516)
InternationalMonetaryFund5.6%(201415),6.4%(201516)
FICCI5.6%(201415)
Fitch5.6%(201415),6.5%(201516)
RBI5.5%(201415)
UNESCAP
NationalCouncilofAppliedEconomicResearch(NCAER)5%(201415)
258. LifeInsuranceCorporationofIndialaunchedunitlinkedinsuranceplan(ULIP)productcalledasNewEndowmentPlusthatoffers
providesdualbenefitsofinvestmentandinsurancetothepolicyHolder.Itprovidesriskcoverandinvestmentopportunityinmarketwith
optionofpartialwithdrawal.
259. LoandistributorAndromedahasacquiredapnapaisa.com,anonlineloansolutionsPortalinastockandcashdeal.

260. LokSabhapassedGoodsandServicesTax(GST)Bill,2014(AlsocalledConstitution(122ndAmendment))
ThebillisaimedattransformingIndiaintoacommonmarket,unifyingintoanationalgoodsandservicestaxexpectedtoboost
manufacturingandreducecorruption.MainHighlightsare
ItwillinsertArticle279AintheConstitution.
Itproposesanadditionaltaxonsupplyofgoods,under1%andwillbecollectedbycentralgovernmentforaperiodoftwoyearsand
apportionedtotheStatesininterStatetrade.
ItprovidesforthecompensationtotheStatesforlossofrevenuearisingonaccountofimplementationofGSTforaperiodoffive
years.
ItcombinesallCentralindirecttaxesandStateValueAddedTaxes.
ItcoversallgoodsandservicesexceptalcoholicliquorforhumanconsumptionforthelevyofGST.
Now,afterpassinginRajyaSabhaandapprovalbymorethanahalfofIndia's29states,itwillgiveequaltaxgoodsandservices
powerstocentralandstategovernments.
261. LokSabhapassedInsuranceLaws(Amendment)Bill,2015thatwillreplaceInsuranceLaws(Amendment)Ordinance,2014.Proposed
amendmentsinthebillaimtobringimprovementsinexistinglawsrelatingtoinsurancebusinessinIndia.
TheBillhikesForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)capintheinsurancesectorto49%from26%.
262. MaharashtraIndustrialDevelopmentCorporation(MIDC)signedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withSIDBIVentureCapital
provideeasyfinancetomicro,smallandmediumenterprises(MSMEs).SizeofFundsis200crorerupees,75crorebyMIDCand125
croresbySIDBI.
263. Maharashtragovernmentwilladd14,400MWpowerthroughrenewableenergysources7,500MWbysolarenergy,5,000MWbywind
andrestfromindustrialanddomesticwaste.SixcitiesofMaharashtrahavebeenchosentobedevelopedassolarcitiesNagpur,Thane,
Aurangabad,KalyanDombivli,ShirdiandNanded.ThemoveisinlinewithCentralgovernment'splantodevelop55solarcitiesacrossthe
country.
264. MarineProductsExportDevelopmentAuthority(MPEDA)launchedtwomobileappstohelpfarmersgetpricesonshrimpandcapture
dataonaquaculturethroughmobile(mKrishi).
ShrimppriceInformationoverSMSbyamissedcallThrougthisapp,PricerelatedinformationofVannameishrimp(+91
8590100800)andBTshrimp(+918590200800)tofarmersoverSMSonamissedcalltogivenpredeterminednumbers.
mKRISHIMobileAppforAquacultureOperationsItwillbeaneasytoolforbookkeeping,advisoryservicesandweather
informations.
265. Micro,smallandmediumenterprisesministry(MSME)tiedupwithSamsungtoopenaDigitalAcademyforofferingyoungstudentsa
skilldevelopmentcoursebasedonTizenoperatingsystem(OS)platform.
266. MicromaxtookoverSamsungandbecameIndiasbiggestandworld'sthirdlargestsmartphonevendorintheworld.Accordingtothe
report,inOctoberDecember2014(Quarter4),Micromaxhandled22%marketshareinsmartphonesshipmentsinIndiacomparedto20
%marketshareofSamsung.
267. MicrosoftannouncedplanstointroduceitsWhiteFitechnologyorTVWhiteSpaceTechnologyinIndiatoprovidebetterInternet
connectivityandboosttoIndia'sDigitalIndiainitiative.
AccordingtoMicrosoft,thistechnologycanprovidefreeWiFiconnectivitytoonebillionIndianswhodon'thaveanynetaccess.It
willstartwithInternationalInstituteofInformationTechnology(IIIT)Bangalore.
CharacteristicsofWhiteFitechnology
WhiteFitechnologyusestheunusedspectruminfrequenciesutilisedforbroadcastingoftelevisionsignalsanduseitforthe
internet.TheseunusedspectrumspacesarecalledWhiteSpaceandthusitisalsocalledTVWhiteSpacetechnology.
The200300MHzspectruminthewhitespacecanreachupto10kmascomparedtocurrentWiFitechnologythatallows
youarangeofabout100metres.The200300MHzspectrumcurrentlybelongstoDoordarshanTVchannelandisn'tusedat
all.
Itcanberunonsolarpower,thusovercomepowerfactorhindrancetointernetconnectivity.
HowitwouldaidDigitalIndiainitiative
UnderDigitalIndiainitiative,thegovernmentwillusenationalopticfibrenetworkprojecttodelivereservicesacrosscountry.
However,Reachinguserswillstillrequirewirelesstechnology,mainlyinfarflungareas.
Generally200600MHzfrequencyisusedforTVchannelstocarrydata.however,InIndia,93%ofthisspectrumisnot
utilised.WhiteFiwillusethisvacantspectrumtoprovideconnectivity.
ItcanprovidefreeconnectivitytolargeIndianpopulationthroughwidercoverageandeconomicaldeploymentandlicence
freeaccess.

Itisbestsuitedforlowincomegroupsegmentsthathesitatetogoforcostlyinternetplansofcommercialtelecomproviders.
268. MicrosoftwillopenIndiasfirstDigitalExperienceCentreinVadodara(Gujarat).
269. MinisterforCommunications&ITRaviShankarPrasadreleasedCommemorativePostageStamponGoldenJubileeofUTI(50th
Anniversary).
270. MinisterofChemicals&Fertilizers(AnanthKumar)launchedClusterDevelopmentProgrammeforPharmaSector(CDPPS)intendedto
enhanceproductivityofSmallandMediumEnterprises(SMEs)inthepharmacysector.
271. MinisterofState(IndependentCharge)ofMinistryofDevelopmentofNorthEasternRegion(DoNER),JitendraSinghannounced325
croresworthprojectsforNortheast.OutofThese,200croreforprojectsinAssamandRs.125crorefor"OrganicFarmingMission"for
entireNorthEasternregion.
272. MinistryScience&TechnologyandEarthScienceslaunchedBIRACAceFundaimedatacceleratinggrowthofentrepreneursin
Biotechnology.ItwillbeoperatedbyBiotechnologyIndustryResearchAssistanceCouncil(BIRAC)aPublicSectorUndertakingunder
MinistryofScience&Technology.
273. MinistryofCorporateAffairsreleaseddataoftoptenCorporateof2014comprisingeightpublicsectorundertakingsandtwoprivate
companies.
Intermofassets,RelianceIndustriesLtd(RIL)isthelargestcorporatewithassetsworth3.68lakhcrores
IndianOilCorporation(IOC)issecondwithassetsworth2.52lakhcrores,HousingDevelopmentFinanceCorp(HDFC)isthirdwith
assetsworth2.25lakhcrorerupees.
OtherentitiesinthetoptenarePowerFinanceCorporation,NationalThermalPowerCorporation(NTPC),RuralElectrification
Corporation,PowerGridCorporation,LICHousingFinance(music),SteelAuthorityofIndiaLimitedandBharatSancharNigam
Limited.
274. MobilemarketplaceandpaymentssitePaytmpurchasedtitlesponsorshiprightsofBCCI(BoardofControlforCricketinIndia)forRs.
203crores.
275. MorganStanleypredicted6.3%GDPGrowthRateforIndiain20152016.
276. MultiCommodityExchange(MCX)signedamemorandumofunderstandingwithGiftSpecialEconomicZoneofGujaratInternational
FinanceTecCityforsettingupanelectronicplatformfortradingindifferentassetclassesforinternationalinvestors.
277. MultiplexchainPVRacquiredDLF'sDTCinemasfor500crorerupees.
278. NCAER(NationalCouncilforAppliedEconomicResearch)Predicted5.7%GDPGrowthrateforIndiain201415.
279. NITIAayogViceChairmanArvindPanagariyalaunchedsecondversionofIndiaEnergySecurityScenarios2047(IESS2047)asanopen
sourcewebbasedtoolaimstoexplorerangeofpotentialfutureenergyscenariosforIndia.
280. NTPCLtd.BecomesFirstPSUtoIssueBonusDebentures.Governmentreceived618.06crorebonusdebenturesamountingtoRs.7725.76
croreandRs.2060.75croreasdividenddistributiontaxbyvirtueofits74.96%shareholdinginNTPC.
281. NationalAssociationofSoftwareandServicesCompanies(Nasscom)signedanMoUwithIndiaElectronicsandSemiconductor
Association(IESA)tospeedup'MakeinIndia'and'DigitalIndia'agendaforelectronicsystemdesignandmanufacturing(ESDM)andIT.
282. NationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment(NABARD)hasbeenaccreditedbyGreenClimateFundofUnitedNations
FrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC)asnationalimplementingentityforundertakingclimatechangerelatedprojectsin
India.
283. NationalCommodity&DerivativesExchangeLimited(NCDEX)launchedGoldNowplatformforforwardtradingingold.Featuresare
ItisIndiacentricgoldforwardcontractsplatformwithmaximumcontractdurationis60days.
Deliveryunitsareof100gramsand1kilogram.
284. NationalPaymentsCorporation(NPCI),thatmanagesretailpaymentssysteminIndia,haslinked15crorebankaccountswithAadhaar
numbers.
Targetistolinkbankaccountsof17croreDBT(DirectBenefitTransfer)beneficiarieswithAadhaarby30June2015.
285. NationalStockExchange(NSE)launchedonlineOvernightLiquidTransactionfacilityonitsMutualFundServiceSystem(MFSS)
platform.Itwillallowpurchaseandredemptionoforderssimultaneouslyinliquidschemes.EarlierinMay2015,asimilarproductwas
introducedbyBombayStockExchange(BSE)whichnowhasdailytransactionsofworth400500crorerupees.
286. NationalThermalPowerCorporation(NTPC)generateditshighestsingledayelectricitygenerationofover733millionunitsthroughits
18coalbased,8solarandhydroand7gasbasedpowerPlants.
287. NationalThermalPowerCorporation(NTPC)signedtwoMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoUs)withNationalSkillDevelopment
FundandNationalSkillDevelopmentCorporation(NSDC)forskilldevelopmenttrainingineasternstatesandBihar.IntheMoUwith
NSDF,NTPCwilltrain5000youthandwomenacross22locationswithspecialfocusoneasternstatesfortwoyears.InthesecondMoU,
NTPCwilltrainover25000candidatesinmanufacturingacrosslocationsinBiharforfiveyearsandcostof30crores.

288. NepalRastraBankannouncedtoprovideinterestfreeloansforrebuildinghousesupto25lakhnepalirupeesintheKathmanduValley
and15lakhnepalirupeesforthoseoutsidethecapital.
NepalRastraBankistheregulatoryauthorityoftheNepaleseeconomy.
NepalRastraBankalsosaidthecommercialbanksandfinancialinstitutionscouldtakeamaximuminterestof2%underhomeloan
forsuchpurposes.
289. NewDevelopmentBank(NDB),TheUSD100billionbanksponseredbyBRICSnationshasbeenlaunchedwithitsheadquartersin
Beijing(China).India'sKVKamathwillbebank'spresidentforfiveyears.
290. OdishaStateCooperativeBankhaslaunchedBankonWheelstohelpfarmersgetloansontheirdoorstepthrough20vanswithATM
facilitymovingaround20remoteandtribalareas.
291. OilandNaturalGasCorp(ONGC)willinvestoverUSD8.8billioninitsKGbasinoilandgasdiscoveriesby201819.
292. OnlineRetailerFlipkartacquiredDelhibasedmobilemarketingautomationcompanyAppiteratetofocusmoreonthemobilesegment.
293. OnlineRetailerFlipkartacquiredmobileadnetworkAdiQuitytoincreaseadvertisingreachofFlipkart.
294. OnlinefashionretailerMyntra.comacquiredBengalurubasedstartupfirmNative5SoftwareSolutions.Withthisacquisition,Native5
willjoinFlipkart,parentcompanyofMyntra.
295. OnlinemarketplaceSnapdealacquiredRupeePower,adigitalfinancialproductsdistributionplatform.
296. OnlineshoppingportalSnapdeal.comacquiredluxuryfashionsiteExclusively.comforundisclosedamount.Withthis,Snapdealaimsto
strengthenitsfashionbusinessandreach2billionUSdollarsingrossvalueinfashioncategoryin2015.
297. OnlinestoreAmazonandIndia'sretailerFutureGrouphavesigneddealtosellgoodsOnlineamidhighcompetitioninthesector.
298. OrganisationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD)releasedEconomicOutlook2014.Accordingtoit,GlobalGDP
growthwillbe3.3percentin2014and3.7percentin2015with3.9percentin2016.Indiagrowthisprojected5.4percentin2014,6.4
percentin2015and6.6percentin2016.
299. OrganisationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD)raisedIndiagrowthforecastto6.6%for20152016from5.7%
ProjectedEarlier.
300. OrientalInsuranceCompanyhasbeendesignatedasinsurancepartneroftheMinistryofYouthAffairsandSportsunderitsTarget
OlympicPodium(TOP)scheme.
301. PMNarendraModiannouncedRs1.25lakhcroresspecialeconomicaidpackageforBihar.
302. PMNarendraModiinauguratedfirstbranchofICICIBankinChinaatShanghaiduringhisofficialvisittochina.
303. PMNarendraModilaunchedDigitalIndiaWeektoencouragepeoplesinvolvementandawarenessaboutvariousinitiativeslaunched
underDigitalIndiaProgrammelaunchedinAugust2014.Somesalientpointsare
DepartmentofElectronics&InformationTechnology(DeitY)isimplementingDigitalIndiaProgramme.
DigitalLockerSystemwillMinimizeusageofphysicaldocumentsbyenablesharingdocumentsOnline.
MyGov.inanditsmobileappisaplatformforcitizenengagementingovernance.
SwachhBharatMission(SBM)MobileappwouldhelpachievinggoalsofSwachhBharatMission.
eSignframeworkwouldallowcitizenstodigitallysignadocumentonlineusingAadhaarauthentication.
OnlineRegistrationSystem(ORS)undertheeHospitalapplicationhasbeenintroduced
NationalScholarshipsPortalwillsimplifyscholarshipprocessofsubmission,verification,anddisbursalofamounttoend
beneficiary.
BharatNetisahighspeeddigitalhighwaytoconnectall2.5lakhGramPanchayatsofcountry.
BSNLintroducedNextGenerationNetwork(NGN)tomanagealltypesofinternetservicesefficiently.
ElectronicsDevelopmentFund(EDF)PolicywillpromoteInnovationandDevelopmenttocreateaselfsustainingecosystemof
VentureFunds.
NationalCentreforFlexibleElectronics(NCFlexE)willpromoteresearchinFlexibleElectronics.
CentreofExcellenceonInternetonThings(IoT)isaninitiativebyDepartmentofElectronics&InformationTechnology(DeitY),
ERNETandNASSCOM.
304. PlansforRevivalofPublicsectorbanks
FinanceMinisterArunJaitleylaunchedasevenprongedplancalledIndradhanushMissiontorevamppublicsectorbanks.
Theseincludeappointments,destressingPSBs,capitalisation,empowerment,frameworkofaccountabilityandgovernancereforms.
BankBoardBureau(BBB)willbecomefunctionalfrom201617toreplaceexistingsystemAppointmentsBoardinwhichtoplevel
appointmentsinPSBsaremadebyanappointmentscommitteeledbyReserveBankofIndia(RBI)Governor.BBBwillconsistof
eminentbankingprofessionalsthatwillGiverecommendationsforappointmentoffulltimeDirectorsandnonExecutiveChairman
ofPSBs.

OtherplannedreformsincludeCapitalisationof25,000crorerupees,Reducinglendingpressureonbanks,Strengthenasset
reconstructioncompanies,ProvideflexibilityinhiringofmanpowerinPSBs.
NextGyanSangam(alsoknownastheBankersRetreat)willbeheldfrom14to16January2016.EmployeeStockOptionPlan
(ESOP)willbeinitiatedfortopmanagement.
305. PrivateSectorBankKotakMahindraBankannouncedtoacquireINGVysyaBankforRs.15000Crores.
306. PrivatesectorBankKotakMahindraBanklaunchedaFacebookbasedinstantfundtransferservicenamedKayPaytoenableusersto
sendmoneytofriendsonthesocialmedianetwork.
307. Privatesector'sLargestICICIBankLaunchedVoicePasswordFacilityforcustomersinwhichtheycanmaketransactionsbyjustusing
theirvoicewithoutothermeansofauthenticationlikeapassword.
308. PuducherryPresentedaTaxFreeBudgetofRs.6100CroresfortheUnionTerritory.
309. PunjabNationalBankdecidednottoputlimitonnumberoffreeATMstransactionsforitssavingaccountcustomers.NotethatRBI
recentlyallowedbankstoputcapof3freeTransactionsonOtherATMsand5freeTransactionsoftheirOwnATMs.
310. RBI(ReserveBankofIndia)issuedSecondbimonthlymonetarypolicystatement201516.
Reporatehasbeencutby0.25%.NewReporateis7.25%(7.5%Earlier).Asaresult,reversereporatebecame(therateatwhich
RBIborrowsfromcommercialbanks)6.25%whilemarginalstandingfacility(MSF)andBankRatebecame8.25%.Cashreserve
ratio(CRR)isunchangedat4%andSLR(StatutoryLiquidityRatio)isunchangedat21.50%.
311. RBI(ReserveBankofIndia)notifiedhikeinFDI(ForeignDirectInvestment)limitinInsuranceSectorto49%fromthepresent26%.
312. RBIAllowedGoldloanNonBankingFinancialCompanyMuthootFinancetoactasbusinesscorrespondentforYesBank.Itisthefirst
timeabankhasappointedanyNBFCastheirBusinessCorrespondent.
313. RBIAnnualReport20132014
ReportexpressedsignsofoptimismintheeconomyandthattheGDPmaygrowat6%inFY201415askeysectorsareshowing
PerformanceImprovementsandRBIsuppressedthefearofdrought.
Gapsinfiscalandcurrentaccountswilllikelyremainundercontrolin201415.
CPI(ConsumerPriceIndex)basedInflationmaycomeunder8%byJan2015andUnder6%byJan2016.
314. RBICommitteeheadedbyP.J.Nayakrecommendedfordilutinggovtstakeinpublicsectorbankstobelow50%.
315. RBICommitteeheadedbyP.J.Nayakrecommendedfordilutinggovtstakeinpublicsectorbankstobelow50%.
316. RBIRelaxedKnowYourCustomers(KYC)rulesforNonBankingFinancialCompanies(NBFCs)duetodifficultiesbeingfacedbyNBFCs
ingettingKYCdocumentsatfrequentintervals.Now,theKYCexercisewillberequiredtobedone
HighriskindividualsandentitiesEvery2years
MediumriskindividualsandentitiesEvery8years
LowriskindividualsandentitiesEvery10years
317. RBIallowedForeignInstitutionalInvestors(FIIs)/RegisteredForeignPortfoliosInvestors(RFPIs)tobuyupto49%ofpaidupcapitalof
BajajCorpLtdunderPortfolioInvestmentScheme(PIS).
318. RBIannouncedStrategicDebtRestructuring(SDR)Schemetoallowbanksandotherlendinginstitutionstoconverttheirloansinto
equitystakeintheBorrowerCompany.ItisbeingdonetoencounterriseinNonPerformingAssets(NPAs)asGrossNPAsofBankswillrise
to5.9%oftotaladvancesduring201516against4.4%during201415.
TheschemewillbenefitallCommercialBanks(exceptRegionalRuralBanks(RRBs)),TermlendingandRefinancingInstitutions,
ExportImport(EXIM)Bank,NationalHousingBank(NHB)andNationalBankforAgricultureandRuralDevelopment
(NABARD).KeyFeaturesare
Lenderswillbeabletoconverttheiroutstandingloansintoamajorityequitystakeiftheborrowerfailstopaytheloansasperterms.
DecisiononinvokingtheSDRwillbetakenwithin30daysbythelenderafterreviewofaccountofborrowersandtheconversion
packagewithin90daysaftertakingsuchadecision.
Afterconversion,alllendersshouldtogetherown51%ormoreofthecompany'sequity.
NextStepwillbetodivestequityholdingsofthecompanytonewpromotersassoonaspossible.NewPromoterswillbeunrelatedto
existingpromotersandwillacquireentire51%HoldingbytheLenders.
Ondivestmentofbanks'holdinginfavourofnewpromoter,assetclassificationmaybeupgradedtostandard
319. RBIdecidedtosellgovernmentsecuritiesworthRs12,000crorethroughopenmarketoperations(OMO)toseizeexcessliquidityfrom
market.
320. RBIdirectedallPrivatebankstosetretirementageforMD/CEOstomaximumof70Years(Min21Years).
321. RBIeasedgoldimportsandscrapped20:80schemetocutsmugglingofgoldandraiselegalimports.Underthescheme,20percentof
importedgoldhadtobemandatorilyexportedasfinishedproductslikejewellery.
322. RBIenhancedthemaximumbalancethatcanbemadeavailableinaprepaidinstrument(PPI)toRs.1lakhfromRs.50,000.

323. RBIextendeddeadlineforexchangingpre2005notestill30June2015.
324. RBIinitsFourthBiMonthlyMonetaryPolicyReview,Reducedtheliquidityprovidedundertheexportcreditrefinance(ECR)facility
from32percentofeligibleexportcreditoutstandingto15percent.AllotherkeymonetaryPolicyrateskeptunchanged.
325. RBIincreasedRTGS(realtimegrosssettlement)hoursfrom7.30hoursto12.Withthischange,nowbusinesshoursforRTGSsettlements
willbe8amto8pmonweekdaysasagainsttheearlier9amto4.30pm.
326. RBIissuedStatisticsrelatedtoTradeandPaymentsBalance.
ThereportstatesthatIndia'sCurrentAccountDeficit(CAD)stoodat1.7%ofGDPDuringFirstQuarterofFY20142015dueto
declineintradedeficitandlessimportofGoldduetoheavydutiesputonitbyGovernment.
ThisFigureofCADismuchbetterthan4.8%CADDuringFirstQuarterofFY20132014.ThisshowssignsofOptimismand
improvementsinEconomicalbalanceofthecvountry.
327. RBImadeUSIRS(UnitedStatesInternalRevenueService)RegistrationunderFTCA(ForeignAccountTaxComplianceAct)optionalfor
RRBs(RegionalRuralBanks)withassetsunder$175USD.
328. RBInotifiedrevisedForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)policyinRailwaysInfrastructureandDefencesectors.Aspertherevisednorms,
foreigninvestmentceilingindefencewasincreasedto49%and100%inrailinfrastructure.
329. RBIrelaxednormsforPrepaidPaymentInstrumentsanddoubledthelimitofPPIfrom50000to1lakhrupees.
330. RBIreleasedGuidelinesforLicensingofSmallFinanceBanksandPaymentBanks
SmallFinanceBanks
Theminimumpaidupequitycapitalforsmallfinancebanksshallbe100crorerupees.
licenseswillbegrantedafterdetailedanalysisofapplicationswithprofessionalexperienceorofrunningbusinessesforatleast
fiveyears.Interestedfirmsmayapplyby16January2015forfirstroundofpermits.
PaymentBanks
Theminimumcapitalforpaymentsbanksis100crorerupees.
ExistingnonbankPrepaidPaymentInstrument(PPI)issuers,mobilefirmsandsupermarketchains,amongothersexisting
NBFCsandmicrofinancelendersarepromoterswhoareeligibletosetuppaymentbanks.
LargepublicsectorenterprisesandbigindustrialhousesarenotallowedtoestablishPaymentbanks.
PaymentBankswillholdupto1lakhrupeespercustomer.Theycanissuedebitbutnotcreditcards.
Paymentbankcannotgiveloansbutcandistributenonrisksharingsimpleproductslikemutualfundunitsandinsurance
products,etc.
ThesebanksmustmaintainCashReserveRatio(CRR)withRBIAndwillinvestmin75%ofitsdemanddepositbalancesin
StatutoryLiquidityRatio(SLR)andholdmax25percentasdepositswithotherscheduledcommercialbanksforliquidity
management.
Thepromotersminimuminitialcontributiontothepaidupequitycapitalforpaymentsbankshallatleastbe40percentfor
thefirstfiveyearsfromthecommencementofitsbusiness.
331. RBIremovedbanonimportinggoldcoinsandmedallionsbybanksandallowedimportofgoldonconsignmentbasis.
332. RailwayMinisterSureshPrabhupresentedtheRailwayBudget201516intheLokSabha
InhisfirstRailwayBudget,SureshPrabhuoutlinedaplantoinvestover8lakhcrorerupeesover5years.
ThesizeofthePlanBudgethasgoneupby52%from65789crorerupeesin201415to100011crorerupeesin201516.
Freightrateforcement,coal,othershikedbyupto10%
Railticketscannowbebooked120daysinadvance.
Speedonninerailwaycorridorstogoupto200kmperhour.
WiFiin400stations,mobilephonechargingfacilitiesinalltraincompartments.
Allindia24/7helpline138fromMarch2015andTollfreeNo.182forsecurity.
Nohikeinpassengerfares
Nonewtrainsannounced
'Operation5mins',whereinpassengerstravelllingunreservedcanpurchaseaticketin5minutes.
FourRailwayResearchCentrestostartinfouruniversities.
TransportLogisticsCorporationofIndia(TRANSLOC),tobesetupfordevelopingcommonuserfacilitiestoprovideendtoend
logisticssolutionatselectRailwayterminalsthroughPublicPrivatePartnerships.
Operatingratiotoimproveto88.5%in201516
Theoperatingratio,akeymeasureofefficiency,wasat91.8percentin201415aftertouchingahighof93.6percentinthe
previousfinancialyear.Thelowertheoperatingratio,thebetteristheprofitabilityofanentity.
Fasttracksanctionedworkson7,000kmsofdouble/third/fourthlines
Commissioning1200kmin201516ataninvestmentofRs.8,686crore,84%higherYOY.
Commissioning800kmofgaugeconversiontargetedincurrentfiscal.

77projectscovering9,400kmofdoubling/tripling/quadruplingworksalongwithelectrification,coveringalmostallStates,atacost
ofRs.96,182crore,whichisover2700%higherintermsofamountsanctioned
TrafficfacilityworkisatopprioritywithanoutlayofRs.2374crore.
Preliminaryengineeringcumtrafficsurvey(PETS)forfourotherDFCsinprogress.
AccelerationofpaceofRailwayelectrification:6,608routekilometerssanctionedfor201516,anincreaseof1330%overtheprevious
year.
333. RajyaSabhapassedCompanies(Amendment)Bill,2014toamendtheCompaniesAct,2013.Sixteenamendmentsaboutwindingup,
boardresolutions,andutilisationofunclaimeddividendsaremadeintoCompaniesActtoaddresssomeissuesraisedbystakeholders.Lok
Sabhapassedthebillearlieron17December2014.
334. RajyaSabhapassedInsuranceLaws(Amendment)Bill,2015thatseekstoincreaseforeigninvestmentlimitto49%from26%.TheBill
wasearlierpassedinLokSabhaon4March2015.
335. RajyaSabhapassedRegionalRuralBanks(Amendment)BillthatwaspassedbytheLokSabhaon18122014
TheBillamendstheRRBAct,1976whichprovidesforincorporation,regulationandwindingupofRegionalRuralBanks(RRBs).
ItremovesthefiveyearlimitcapthatwasputonthesponsorbankstoassisttheupcomingRRBs.
Amountofauthorizedcapitalraisedtoto2000crorerupeesandminimum1crorerupeesasthepreviouslimitofmaximumfive
crorerupeesandminimum25lakhrupees.Capitalof2000RupeesisdividedintoRs200croreoffullypaidshareofRs10each.
ThebillallowsRRBstoraisetheircapitalfromsourcesotherthanthecentralandstategovernments,andsponsorbanksaswas
mandatedundertheRRBAct.AspertheAct,50%ofcapitalissuedwasheldbyUniongovernment,15%byconcernedstate
governmentand35%bythesponsorbanks.
Raisethetenureofadirector(excludingtheChairman)tothreeyearsandmaxsixyears.
Changethedateofclosureandbalancingofbooksto31Marchfrom31Decemberearlier.
336. RateofServiceTaxwillbeincreasedfrom12%to14fromJune01,2015asproposedInUnionBudget,2015.
337. RatingAgencyStandarandPoor'shasupgradedIndia'sCreditRatingfromNegativetoStableasamajorpositivesignforIndia.
338. RealestatelistingportalHousing.comacquiredBengalurubasedcustomerrelationshipmanagementsoftwarecompanyHomeBuy360
for2millionUSD(13Crores).
339. RelianceCommunicationssigendanagreementwithUSA'sJasperTechnologiestoofferInternetofThings(IoT)servicesinIndia.
IoTisanetworkofinternetconnecteddeviceswithelectronicsensorslikecars,powersystemsandeventoothbrushes.DatafromIOT
Deviceswillbetransmittedtootherdevicesanddataprocessingsystemsandinformationgeneratedwillbeusedbycompaniesand
individualstomakebetterdecisions.Therewillbeover100billionIoTbaseddevicesinworldby2025.
340. RelianceCommunicationstiedupwithsocialnetworkingsiteFacebooktoofferfreeinternetaccesstopeopleinIndiathroughFacebook's
initiative,Internet.org.
Internet.orgwillprovideaccesstopopularwebsitesandserviceswithzerodatachargetomakeiteasierforpeopletoaccessthe
Internet.
341. RelianceGroupcompantRelianceUnmannedSystemssignedaMemorandumofUnderstandingwithAugurOverseasOperationof
SingaporetomanufactureAerostatsandAirshipsinIndia.
342. RelianceIndustriessold49%stakeinitstextilesbusinesstoChinesefirmShandongRuyiScienceandTechnologyGroup
343. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)allowedTapAndPaywithoutPINfortransactionsupto2000rupees.Forhigherthanthat,customermust
providepinforauthentication.
344. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)directedbankstoensurethattheiroveralldirectlendingtofarmersshouldnotbelessthanaverageoflast
threeyears.Itisbeingdoneagainstconcernsofgovernmentoveradverseimpactofanyreductionindirectcredittofarmersduetoadverse
weatherconditions.
345. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)extendeddatetoexchangepre2005banknotestillDecember31,2015fr0mJune30,2015(forthirdtime).
346. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)issuedfinalguidelinesfor6yearand13yearcashsettledInterestRateFutures(IRF)undertheInterest
RateFutures(ReserveBank)(Amendment)Directions,2015.
6yearcashsettledIRFcontractswillbeacouponbearinggovernmentsecurityoffacevalueof100rupeesandresidualmaturity
between48yearsonexpiryoffuturescontract.
13yearcashsettledIRFcontractswillbeacouponbearinggovernmentsecurityoffacevalueof100rupeesandresidualmaturity
between1115yearsonexpiryoffuturescontract.
RBIalsoexpandedresidualmaturityforexisting10yearcashsettledIRFfrom911yearsto811yearstoprovidemarket
participantsgreaterchoiceandflexibilitytohedgeinterestrateriskacrossdifferenttenors.
347. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)reducedreporateby25basispointsto7.5%.ThisisthesecondtimesinceJanuary2015thatRBIreduced

thereporateby25basispoints.NewMonetaryPolicyRatesAre
RepoRate7.50%
ReverseRepo6.50%
BankRate8.50%
MarginalStandingFacility(MSF)Rate8.50%
CRR(CashReserveRatio)4%
SLR(StatutoryLiquidityratio)21.5%
348. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)releasedreportStateFinances:AStudyofBudgetsof201415.withthemeFiscalConsolidation:
AssessmentandMediumTermProspects.Thereportisanannualpublicationthatprovidesdata,analysisandanassessmentofthe
financesofstategovernments.Highlightsare
Renewedandsustainedeffortstobemadebystatesforfiscalconsolidationtoincreaserevenues.
Rapidlygrowingecommercecancontributetostatesownrevenueeffortsafterputtingclarityinrulesandbettercompliance.
Auctioningofnaturalresourcesneedtobechannelisedformineralrichstates.
TransitionfromindirecttaxregimetoGoodsandServicesTaxfrom1April2016willcreatemorerevenuesforcentreandstates.
349. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)signeda400millionUSDcurrencyswapagreementwithCentralBankofSriLanka.
350. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)forSupervisoryCooperationandExchangeofSupervisory
InformationwithBrazilsCentralBank,BancoCentraldoBrasil(BCB).
351. ReserveBankofIndiaallowedAuthorisedDealerCategoryI(ADCategoryI)BankstoborrowforeigncurrencyfromGlobalFinancial
InstitutionswithoutanypriorapprovalfromRBI.
352. ReserveBankofIndiaallowednonresidentIndians(NRIs)toinvestinchitfundstoencourageflowofcapitalintothecountry.
353. ReserveBankofIndiaapproved11applicantstosetuppaymentsbanksIndiapost,Airtel,Vodafone,Reliance,AdityaBirlaNuvo,Tech
Mahindra,FinoPaytech,Cholamandalam,NationalSecuritiesDepositoryLtdandtwoindividualentrepreneursDilipSahnghviandVijay
ShekharSharma(FounderofPaytm)
Paymentsbankswilloffermostofthebankingservicesexceptloansandcreditcardproducts.CustomerscandepositmoneyuptoRs
1lakh,transfermoney,makepaymentsandbuyproductssuchasinsuranceandmutualfunds.
354. ReserveBankofIndiaapprovedamalgamationofINGVysyaBankwithKotakMahindraBankwitheffectfrom1April2015.
355. ReserveBankofIndiachangedexternalcommercialborrowings(ECB)normsunderwhichauthorisedmoneychangingbankshavebeen
allowedtocreateachargeonsecurities.
ADCategoryIbanksmaynowallowcreationofchargeonassets,financialsecuritiesinfavourofoverseaslendertosecuretheECB
toberaised.
356. ReserveBankofIndiaimposedpenaltyonICICIbank(INR50Lakh)andBankofBaroda(25Lakh)forviolationofinstructionson
KnowYourCustomer(KYC)andAntiMoneyLaundering(AML).
357. ReserveBankofIndiaincreasedannualoverseasinvestmentlimitbyIndiansto$250,000perpersonduetoforeignexchangereserves
touchingrecordlevels.
358. ReserveBankofIndianotifiedUnionBudget201516InterestSubventionScheme(ISS)
ISSwasproposedtobeimplementedin201516forfarmersforshorttermcroploansupto3lakhrupees.Afterthat,Government
extendedISStoBanksandNABARDalso.
InterestsubventiontermsforBanks
RBInotifiedthatinterestsubventionof2%perannumwillbemadeavailabletopublicandprivatebankswholendshortterm
creditat7%percentperannumtofarmers.
InterestsubventiontermsforFarmers
Interestsubventionof3%willbeavailabletofarmersforrepayingtheloanwithintheduedates.Sofarmerspayingpromptly
wouldgetshorttermcroploansat4%during201516.
359. ReserveBankofIndiaproposedtointroducePrepaidPaymentInstruments(PPI)forMassTransitSystem(PPIMTS).ItwillPromote
electronicpaymentsformovingtowardstoalesscashsociety.SuchPPIswillbereloadableinstrumentssubjectedtoanoutstandinglimitof
2000rupeesatatime.
360. ReserveBankofIndiareducedfreeusageofotherbankautomatedtellermachines(ATMs)to3permonthfrom5.Also,numberoffree
TransactionsfromownbankATMisalsolimitedto5now.PostlimitchargesareRs.20Transaction.
361. ReserveBankofIndiareleasedGuidelinesforNetStableFundingRatio(NSFR)underBaselIIIFrameworkonLiquidityStandardsfor
banks.
RBIproposedtomakeNSFRapplicabletoallbanksfrom1January2018toensurethatbanksmaintainastablefundingprofilein
relationtotheirassetsandoffbalancesheetactivitiestoavoiddisruptionsandfailure.

NSFRNetStableFundingRatio(NSFR)isdefinedastheamountofavailablestablefundingrelativetotheamountofrequired
stablefunding.
362. ReserveBankofIndiasuspendedlicencesofsevennonbankingfinancecompaniesReligareFinance,ArtisansMicroFinance,Eden
Trade&Commerce,RCSParivarFinance,NottInvestments,DewraStocks&Securities,SwetasreeFinance.
363. ReserveBankofIndiawillputintocirculation10rupeescoinstocommemorateInternationalDayofYoga(June21).
364. Rupeee1notereleasedafteragapofover20yearswithsignatureofFinanceSecretaryonit.ThenotewasreleasedatShrinathjitemple
inNathdwara,RajasthanbyFinanceSecretaryRajivMehrishi.
365. RuralElectrificationCorporation(NavratnaPSU)disbursed16,070croresasloantoTelanganaStatePowerGenerationCorporation
forconstructionof4000MWYadadripowerplant.
366. RussianoilfirmRosneftwillbuy49%stakeinIndianCompanyEssarOilforUSD3.2Billion(Approx20000Crore).
367. SBICardslaunchedcobrandedcreditcardStyleupwithFashionatBigBazaar(FBB)ofFutureGroupwithalifetimediscountof10per
centdiscountonfashionapparel.
368. SBILifeInsurancelaunchedSmartHumsafarasauniqueplanthatoffersmultiplebenefitsofsavingsandinsurancecoverforhusband
andwifeunderasinglepolicy.
369. SEBI(SecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia)simplifedIPONormstohelpinvestorsandcompaniesbyreducingthethelistingtime
from12to6daysfromthedateofthepublicoffer.Currently,companiesarerequiredtolisttheirsharesonthestockexchangeswithin12
daysofthelastdateoftheIPO(InitialPublicOffer)process,thusfundsarekeptlockedforalongerperiodoftime.
370. SEBI(SecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia)hasaskedPACL(PearlsAgrotechCorporation)torefundRs49,100croretoinvestors
withinthreemonthsandimmediatelycloseallunauthorizedcollectiveinvestmentschemes(CIS)ofthecompany.
371. SEBIhasput3yearsbanonRealEstateMajorDLFLimited.
372. SearchEngineGooglesignedastrategicpartnershipwithconsultingfirmPricewaterhouseCooperstotargetDigitalIndiaProjectsand
largeenterprisedealstopushitselfintolargeegovernanceprojectsandimprovethesalesforitscloudservicesinIndia.
373. SecuritiesExchangeBoardofIndia(SEBI)derecognisedDelhiStockExchange(DSE)duetoirregularitiesinfunctioning.
374. SecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia(SEBI)cancelledCertificateofRegistrationofSaharaMutualFundbystatingthatthatthe
companyisnotfitandproperentitytocarryoutthebusinessofmutualfunds.
375. SecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia(SEBI)raisedtransactionlimitinexchangetradedcurrencyderivativesto15millionUSDfor
bothforeignanddomesticinvestorsfromEarlierlimitof10millionUSD.
376. SecurityandExchangeBoardofIndia(SEBI)BoardapprovedSEBI(InternationalFinancialServicesCentres)Guidelines,2015aimedto
provideanenablingenvironmentforsettingupofcapitalmarketinfrastructurelikestockexchanges,clearinghouses,depositoryservices,
etc.,insuchcentres.
377. SimplificationofIncomeTaxReturnFormsForms(ITR1,2and4S)forAssessmentYear201516
Individualshavingexemptincomewithoutanyceiling(otherthanagriculturalincomeexceedingRs.5,000)mayfileFormITR1
(Sahaj).Similarsimplificationisproposedforindividuals/HUFforFormITR4S(Sugam).
IndividualorHUFwithnocapitalgainsmaynowfileasimplifiedITR2AForminplaceofITR2Formasrequiredearier.Numberof
pageshavealsobeenreducedto3.BankaccountdetailsandForeigntraveldetailsalsosimplified(Passportnumberonlyrequired).
378. Sixofworldsbiggestbankshavebeenfined5.7billionbyvariousconcernedauthoritiesinUSAandUKforForeignExchangeBenchmark
Ratesmanipulations.ThesebanksareCiticorp,JPMorganChase&Co.,BarclaysPlc,RoyalBankofScotlandPlc,UBSGroupAGand
BankofAmericaCorp.
379. SocialMediaSiteTwitterBuysZipDial,ItsFirstAcquisitionofanIndianCompanyina35MillionUSDDeal.
380. SocialnetworkingsiteFacebookacquiredshoppingsearchengineTheFindtomoveintoecommerceeffectively.
381. SouthAmericanCountryVenezuelaenteredrecessionwithshrinkingeconomicgrowthandRecessionJumpingupto63%.
382. StateBankofIndia(SBI)hasissuedFirstMulticurrencyInternationalDebitCards.
383. StateBankofIndia(SBI)launchedSBIeforexasanonlineplatformtoenablecustomerstobooktheirforeignexchangetransactions
online.
384. StateBankofIndia(SBI)launchedanOnlineCustomerAcquisitionSolution(OCAS)thatenablescustomerstoapplyonlineforHome
Loans,CarLoans,EducationLoansandPersonalLoans.Customerscanchecktheireligibilityandgetapersonalizedquote.Ifeligible,
Bankofficialswillcontactthecustomerandcompletealltheloanformalities.
385. StateBankofIndia(SBI),andExportImportBankofKoreasignedaloanforanUntiedTwoStepLineofCreditforaUSD500million
tosupportIndiancompaniesimportingGoodsandServicesfromKorea.
386. StateBankofIndiaannouncedtolaunchShariahEquityFundtoattractinvestmentsbyMuslimcommunityinIndia.
387. StateBankofIndialaunchedFederalBankSBIcobrandedcreditcardswithanaimtoissue1.5lakhcreditcardstoitscustomersinfirst

year.
388. StateBankofIndialaunchedaninitiativetoexpeditehomeloansapplicationprocessas'ProjectTatkal'.Itwillenableprocessingofloan
within10daysofreceiptofapplicationformandrelevantdocuments.
389. StateBankofIndialaunchedmulipurposefinancialactivitiesmanagementappSBIBuddyincollaborationwithAccentureand
Mastercard.
390. StateBankofIndialaunchedtwoindicesnamelySBIMonthlyCompositeIndexandSBIYearlyCompositeIndextotrackmanufacturing
andservicesactivitiesfordeterminingcontractionandexpansionintheIndianeconomy.ItisfirsttimeanIndianbankhaslauncheda
forwardlookingeconomicindex.Earlier,marketsdependedonHSBCIndiaPurchasingManagersIndex(PMI)todeterminetheeconomic
trends.
391. StateBankofIndiapartneredwithonlinetravelcompanyMakeMyTrip.comtocapitaliseononlinetravelBusinessandboominge
commerceecosystems.
392. StateBankofIndiastartedPehlaKadamandPehliUdaan',twonewsavingsbankproductsforchildren.'PehlaKadam'isasavings
accountforminorsofanyageoperatedjointlywithparent/guardianand'PehliUdaan'isa'single'operatedsavingsaccountforminors
whocansignuniformly.
393. StateBankofTravancorelaunchedSBTNRIFamilyCard,asaprepaidcardforNonresidentIndiansandtheirfamilies.
394. StateGovernmentsBudgets201516
Assam
50%PowerSubsidyforBelowPovertyLineFamilies.
Rs.100crorefordistributionofYarnandBlanketstothePoor.
Rs.10000forBPLFamiliesforconductingdaughters'MarriagesandRs.10000forwomenselfhelpgroupsinthestate.
ExemptionofDrugsfromVAT(ValueAddedTax).
Bihar
BudgetSize120685CroreRupeees
PlannedExpenditure57437Crores
NonPlannedExpenditure63259Crores
Chhattisgarh
BudgetsizeRs.67547Crores
NewBioControlLaboratoryinRaipurand10NewVeterinaryHospitalsacrossstate.
CalleditaYouthOrientedBudgetwith16%ofplannedoutlaydedicatedtogrowthofYouthinthestate.
Haryana
PresentedbyHaryanaFinanceMinsterCaptainAbhimanyu.
VAT(Valueaddedtax)removedfromBioFertilizersandVATreducedto5%onLEDLights,PipeFittingsandPrefabricated
SteelStructures.
HimachalPradesh
PresentedbyHimachalPradeshChiefMinsterVirbhadraSingh.
BudgetsizeRs.28339Crores
EntrytaxonIndustrialInputschargedonNewindustrieswillbereducedto1%from2%.
VATonLEDBulbswillbereducedto5%from13.75%and21Lakhhouseholdswillbeprovided3LEDBulbsatarateof150
each.
Jharkhand
PresentedbyChiefMinsterandFinanceMinisterRaghubarDas.
BudgetsizeRs.55492Crores
State'sFirstwomenengineeringcollegetobeestablishedinRamgarh.
10927PoshanSakhi(WomenHealthWorkers)wouldbeappointed.
AtalGramJyotiYojanaandTiklaMajhiKrishiPumpYojanawouldbeenactedin201516.
Cowslaughterwouldbepreventedthroughenactingaspecialactforit.
TejaswiniSchemetobeIntroducedin17Districtstomakethegirlsselfreliant.
DalBhatYojanatobeempoweredthroughopeningof370NewCentres.
MukhyaMantriVidyaLaxmiYojanatobeintroducedtopromoteGirlsEducation.
Karnataka
PresentedbyChiefMinsterKSiddaramaiah.

BudgetsizeRs.72600Crores
VATonCigarettes,Cigars,Gutkhaandothermanufacturedtobaccohikedfrom17%to20%
Salestaxrateincreasedbyone%onpetrolanddiesel
Annabhagy,RunamukthaScheme,VasathiBhagyaandPashuBhagyaschemetobeenactedsoon.
SocialandEducationdoortodoorsurveytobedonetoassessthecurrentscenario.
Maharashtra
PresentedbyMaharashtraFinanceMinisterSudhirMungantiwar.
BudgetsizeRs.72600Crores.
LocalBodytaxtobeabolishedfromAugust1.CompensationofRevenuebyenhancingVATtaxrate.
NoVATonServiceTax.TaxonLEDBulbstobereducedto5%.
Excisedutyoncountryliquortobe200%ofthemanufacturingcostorRs.120/litrewhicheverishigher.
Telangana
PresentedbyTelanganaFinanceMinisterEatalaRajendra.
BudgetsizeRs.115689Crores.
Uttarakhand
PresentedbyUttarakhandFinanceMinisterIndiraHridayesh.
BudgetsizeRs.32310Crores.
VyapariKalyanKoshtobesetuptopbenefitsmalltraders.
Punjab
PresentedbyPunjabFinanceMinisterSParimnersinghdhindsa.
BudgetsizeRs.79314Crores.
MukhyaMantriPenduVikasYojanatobeenactedforruraldevelopment.
Rajasthan
PresentedbyRajasthanFinanceMinisterandChiefMinisterVasundharaRaje.
MukhyaMantriAdarshGramPanchcyatYojanatobeenactedsoon.
Under'DigitalRajasthanandGoodGovernance'segment,PrimaryAgricultureCreditSociety(PACS),LargeAgriculture
MultipurposeSociety(LAMS)and15,000EMitracentreswillbemadebusinesscorrespondents
NewITandegovernancepolicy,videoconferencingatallATALSewaKendras,establishmentofDistrictLevelOfficerofIT
UttarPradesh
PresentedbyUttarPradeshChiefMinisterAkhileshYadav.
BudgetsizeRs.302687Crores.
AgriJunctionSchemetobestartedforHelpingFarmersandruralyouthwithagriculturalknowledgeselfsufficientbysetting
upmorethan1000onestopshopsin201516.
KanyaVidyaDhanandLaptopDistributionschemetoberelaunched.
MadhyaPradesh
PresentedbyMadhyaPradeshFinanceMinisterJayantMalaiya.
BudgetsizeRs.131199Crores.
395. SupremeCourtdirectedCBI(CentralBureauofInvestigation)toinvestigateroleofReserveBankofIndia(RBI)andSecuritiesand
ExchangeBoardofIndia(SEBI)inthemulticrorechitfundscam.
396. SwissNationalBank(SNB)DataforForeigners'MoneyinSwissBanks
Indiaisplacedat61stpositionintermsofforeignersmoneyinSwissbanks.IndiansHold0.123%ofthetotalglobalwealthof1.6
trillionUSDinSwitzerland'sbankingsystem.
UnitedKingdom(UK)isCountrywithHighestShareofForeigners'MoneyinSwissBanks(22%),FollowedbyUnitedStates(US),
WestIndies,Guernsey,Germany,Bahamas,Luxembourg,France,JerseyandHongKong
Pakistanisplacedat73rdpositionwiththeirsharealmostdoublingto472millionSwissfrancs.
UBSandCreditSuissearetwobigbankswithnearlytwothirdofthetotalmoneykeptbyforeignersinSwissbanks.
397. TataPoweracquired540MWthermalpowerplantinMaharashtrafor3000croresfrompromotersofIRBInfrastructure.
398. TaxreceiptsimprovedinAprilJanuaryperiodofFinancialyear201415(Total1006537Crores)
Tax

TotalReceipts

%ofTotalReceipts

DirectTaxes578715Crores
CorporateTax

364665

36.2%

IncomeTax

207613

20.6%

IndirectTaxes427822Crores
ExciseDuty

140284

14.0%

CustomsDuty

155248

15.4%

ServiceTax

132290

13.2%

399. TaxesCollectionsdatainFY201415
DirectTaxesCollections(IncomeTax,Corporatetax,Wealthtax)
Financialyear

RevisedEstimates

DirectTaxescollections

201213

5,65,835

5,58,658

201314

6,36,318

6,38,543

201415

7,05,628

6,95,988

ContributionofdirectandIndirecttaxestothetotalCentralTaxesis
Financialyear

DirectTaxes

IndirectTaxes

TotalCentral
Taxes(direct
andindirect)

DirectTaxesas
%ofTotal
CentralTaxes

201213

5,58,658

4,74,482

10,33,140

54.07%

201314

6,38,543

4,97,061

11,35,604

56.22%

201415

6,95,988

5,44,157

12,40,145

56.12%

400. TelecomFirmUninorsignedanagreementworthINR1,200croreswithChinesefirmHuaweiformodernisingitsnetworkacrosscountry.
401. TelecomoperatorBhartiAirtelacquiredYTSSolutionsmobilepaymentssolutionsforanundisclosedprice.
402. TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2014(ByWorldEconomicForum)
Indiarankedat71stPlace,LowestinallBRICSCountries.
Indiawasat60thplacein2013'sReport.From2009onwards,IndiahasseencontinuousdeclineinCompetitivenessasperthis
report.
Switzerland,SingaporeandBritainarethetopthreecompetitivecountriesasperthisreport.
403. ThreesubgroupsofChiefMinistersconstitutedwithintheNITIAayog
FirstSubgroupStudy66centrallysponsoredschemesandrecommendwhichschemesshouldcontinue,whichtodiscontinue,
andwhicharetobetransferredtostates.
SecondSubgroupLookaftercreationofskilledmanpowerandskilldevelopmentwithinstates.
ThirdSubgroupTakingdecisionsaboutinstitutionalmechanismstobeevolvedforSwachhBharatAbhiyaantomakecleanliness
apartoflife.
404. Toexpandfinancialinclusion,RBIwillcreateaframeworkforlicensingsmallbanksandpaymentbankstomeetcreditandremittance
needsofsmallbusinesses,unorganizedsectoretc.
405. TopopularizeIndiaHandloombrand,Governmenthascreatedapolicyframeworktopromoteemarketingofhandloomproducts
throughecommercefirms.
406. TrendsinGlobalCarbonDiOxideEmissionReport2014
1. RiseinCO2Emissioncontinues,goneupto35.3BillionTon(2%upfrom2012)in2013.
2. ChinaOwnslargestshareofCarbonDiOxideemissions(29%),followedbyUSA(15%),EuropeanUnion(11%)andIndia(6%).
407. UNCTAD(UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment)'sWorldInvestmentReport2015
ChinabecamelargestrecipientofFDI($129billion)wthUSsecond($92billion).
IndialeadsinflowofFDIinSouthAsiawith$34billioninvestmentduring2014(22%highfrom2013).IndiaisNow9thMostFDI
Receivingcountryascompartedto15thrankin2013.
GlobalFDIinflowsfellby16%to$1.23trillionin2014.
408. USgovernmentapprovedannualdefencebudgetNationalDefenceAuthorisationAct(NDAA)forfiscalyear2015foroveralldefence
spendingof578billionUSdollarsandalsoreleaseofCoalitionSupportFund(CSF)of1billionUSDtoPakistan.
409. USAbasedAppleIncrecordedprofitof18billionUSDdollarin2014whichisHighesteverprofitearnedbyanycompanyinthecorporate
world.
Applesold74.5millioniPhonesinquarterendingDecember2014.
RevenueoftheAppleIncroseto74.6billionUSDin2014from57.6billionUSDin2013.
Applenowhasacashpileupof178billionUSDwhichisenoughtobuyIBMortheequivalenttopay556USDtoeveryAmerican.
ThesuccessofApplemaybeattributedto

Apple'spartnershipinChinawithChinaMobileLimited
LargerscreensizeoftheiPhone6and6Plus.
DoublingofsalesofiPhoneinSingaporeandBrazilandSignificantriseinIndiaaswell.
410. USAgovernmenthasopenedaninvestigationagainstTCSandInfosys,twoofbiggestIndianoutsourcingcompaniesforpossible
violationsofH1Bvisarules.
411. USAjoinedVibrantGujaratGlobalInvestorSummit2015asanewpartnercountryforthefirsttimealongwithsevenotherpartner
countriesasUK,Netherlands,Canada,Australia,Singapore,SouthAfricaandJapan.
412. UnionCabinetapprovedApproachandKeyComponentsofeKranti:NationaleGovernancePlan(NeGP)2.0asanimportantpillarof
DigitalIndiaprogrammeandenvisagedbytheDepartmentofElectronicsandInformationTechnology(DeitY).
413. UnionCabinetapprovedaBillforputtingharshpenaltiesforthosehavingunaccountedmoneyabroad.
Thebillwillgivepowerstotaxauthoritiestotrackanddealwithillegalwealthaccountedabroad.
OffenderswillnotbepermittedtoapproachtheSettlementCommission.
Penaltywillne300%oftaxestobeleviedontheconcealedamount,and10yearsimprisonment.
414. UnionCabinetapprovedamendmentsproposedbyRajyaSabhaSelectCommitteeheadedbyBhupenderYadavonGoodsandServices
Tax(GST)ConstitutionAmendmentBill,2014
TheCommitteesuggestedthatcompensationtothestatesshouldbemadefor5yearsinsteadofupto5yearsforanyrevenueloss
duetointroductionofGST.
TheCommitteereccommendedthatGSTRatesofBankingServicesshouldbeminimumtoensureinternationalcompetitiveness.If
possible,bankingservicescouldbeoutsidethepurviewofGST.
CommitteereccommendedthatnongovernmentshareholdinginGSTNshouldbelimitedtopublicsectorbanksandfinancial
institutions.
415. UnionCabinetapprovedsettingupINR20000CroreRupeesNationalInvestmentandInfrastructureFundtosupportthatstressed
projectsbyinfrastructurecompanies.
416. UnionFinanceMinistryapprovedretaining8.75percentinterestrateonProvidentFund(PF)depositsforyear20142015.
417. UnitedBankofIndiahasdeclaredVijayMallyaasWilfulDefaulter.NotethatIDBIbankhasalreadydeclaredKingfisherAirlinescreator
VijayMallyaasWilfulDefaulter.
418. UnitedNationEconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiaandthePacific(UNESCAP)2015surveyMakingGrowthMoreInclusivefor
SustainableDevelopment.Surveyanalyzeseconomicgrowthperformanceoftheregion.HighlightsoftheSurvey
EconomicgrowthinAsiaandthePacificwillbegoodbutwillincreaseonlyslightlyto5.9%in2015from5.8%in2014.
NorthandCentralAsiaarecomparativelyslowineconomicgrowthandhighatinflation.
Duetolowerglobaloilpricesandgeopoliticaltensions,economyofRussianFederationwillslowdownin2015and2016.
EconomicgrowthinSouthandSouthWestAsiagainedin2014,mainlyduetostrongermacroeconomicperformanceinIndia.
IndiasEconomicGrowth
IndianEconomywillgrowat8.1%inthe2015and8.2%vin2016.
Investmentwillriseunevenlyduetolowcapacityutilisationrateatabout70%.
VolatilecapitalflowsthatmayfollowmonetarypolicynormalisationinUSremaintheriskytake.
419. UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD)releasedGlobalInvestmentTrendMonitorReporttoprovideglobal
investmentstrendin2014andprospectsofglobalinvestmentsin2015.
GlobalForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)inflowsdeclinedby8%in2014to1.26trillionUSDduetofragilityofglobaleconomy,
geopoliticalrisksandPoliticalUncertainities.
ReportincontextofIndia
FDIflowinIndiain2014increasedto35billionUSD(26%Up)withmaximumgrowthintheservicessector.
MaximumgrowthinFDIinIndiawasinservicessectorespeciallyinelectricity,gas,water,wastemanagementandinformation
andcommunication
Thisisoneofthehighestinrecentyears,thoughin2008FDIpeakedinIndiawith47billiondollarsfollowedby35.6billion
dollarin2009
TopfiveFDIrecipientscountriesin2014
ChinaislargestrecipientofFDIwith3%Increase.ChinareplacedUSthatattractedlargestFDIsince1980.
RankingsofHighestFDIAttractingCountries
Chinawith128billionUSD
HongKongwith111billionUSD
TheUnitedStateswith86billionUSD
Singaporewith81billionUSD

Brazilwith62billionUSD
420. UnitedNationsWorldEconomicSituationandProspectusReport2015
India'sGDPgrowthwillriseto5.9%in20142015and6.3%in2016,recoveryiscreditedtokeyreformsbythenewGovernmentled
byPMNarendraModi.
EconomicgrowthinSouthAsiawillpickupfrom4.9%in2014to5.4%in2015and5.7%in2016.
Globaleconomyisexpectedtogrowat3.1%in2015and3.3%in2016,comparedwithgrowthof2.6%in2014.
TheWESPreportisproducedatthebeginningofeachyearbytheUNDepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairs,theUN
ConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD),thefiveUNregionalcommissionsandtheWorldTourismOrganisation(
UNWTO).
421. UttarPradeshChiefMinisterAkhileshYadavpresentedState'sBudget201516of302687crorerupees.
Stategovernmenthasfocusedonagriculture,education,power,health,roadsandinfrastructuredevelopmentforwhich51516Crore
rupeeshavebeenallotted.
Budgetsizeof201516is10%morethanbudgetof20142015.
growthrateofupisexpectedtobe5%,morethannationalgrowthof4.7%.Fiscaldeficitistargetedtobekeptunder2.965ofthe
StateGDPanddebtistargetedataround27.5%ofStateGDP.
422. Vistaraairline,ajointventureofTataSIA,starteditsflightoperationinIndiawithfirstflightfromDelhitoMumbai.
423. WatertreatmentengineeringcompanyPolutechLimitedofMurugappaGroupsignedanagreementwithOrganoCorpofJapanto
setupanindustrialwatertreatmentrequirementJointventurecompany.
424. WestBengalGovernmentlaunchedaMicroBusinessCreditCardtogiveboosttoMSMEsectorinthestate.ThroughThisfacility,
entrepreneursinthestatewillbeabletoavailcashcreditupto5lakhrupeesfortheirbusinessactivities.
425. WorldBankGroupreleasedbiannualGlobalEconomicProspects(GEP)Report,2015.
EconomicgrowthofIndiaestimatedat5.6%in2014,willimproveto6.4%in2015and7%in2016.
Globaleconomygrewby2.6%in2014andisexpectedtogrowby3%in2015,3.3%in2016and3.2%in2017.
USAhasgrowthabove2.4%in2014,expectedtogrowat3.2%in2015and3%in2016.
Chinasgrowthisexpectedtocomedownto7.1%in2015,7%in2016and6.9%in2017.
426. WorldBankapproved$650millionasthirdloanforIndia's1840KMLongEasternDedicatedFreightCorridorthatwillhelpmore
efficientmovementofgoodsbetweennorthernandeasternparts(LudhianatoKolkata).
427. WorldBankapproved250millionUSDLoanforspecialProgramforEnhancingTeacherEffectivenessinBiharbyimproving
effectivenessofelementaryschoolteachers.
428. WorldBankapprovedUS$250million(ApproxRs.1500Crores)assistancetoIndiaforAndhraPradeshDisasterRecoveryProject.
429. WorldBankapprovedassistanceofUS$104millionasAdditionalFinancingforNationalCycloneRiskMitigationProjectI(NCRMPI)
forIndia.
430. WorldBankapprovedassistanceofUSD308.40millionforNationalCycloneRiskMitigationProjectII(NCRMPII)ofIndia.
431. WorldEconomicForumCreatedGenderGapReport2014onthebasisofparticipationofwomeninadministrativeactivities.Indiawas
ranked114thin142CountrieswithIcelandattop.
432. WorldbankissuedareportrelatedtoEaseofTradeandrankedIndiaat142intotal189CountrieswithSingaporeattop.
433. WorldbankreleasedareportnamedHeights:SocialInclusionandSustainableDevelopmentinHimachalPradeshtomark
significantgrowthoverthepastdecadesforHimachalPradesh.highlightsoftheReportare
PercapitaincomeinHimachalPradeshissecondhighestinIndiadespite90%ofitsresidentsliveinruralareas.Educationand
shareofwomenintheworkforceisalsoappreciable.
HimachalPradeshisfirstinIndiatohavebanneduseofplasticbagsandhassetheightsinbecomingfreeofdefecationinopen.
Povertyisonethirdthenationalaverage.Ruralpovertydeclinefourtimesto85.%in2011from36.8%in199394.
434. Worldbankreleaseditsreporttitled'SouthAsiaEconomicFocusReport'andpredicted5.4%GDP[GrowthRateforSouthAsiain2014,6
%in2015and6.4%in2016.
435. WorldslargestbicyclemanufacturerHeroCyclesacquiredmajoritystakeinUKbasedAvocetSports.
436. Yesbanksigneda$200MillionLoanAgreementwiththAsianDevelopmentBankforpromotingfinancialinclusioninruralareasan
advancingloanstowomenselfhelpgroups..
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International
1. Asecureline(Hotline)ofcommunicationlaunchedbetweenIndianPMNarendraModiandUSAPresidentBarackObama.India

becamefourthcountryafterRussia,BritainandChinawithwhichUSAhasahotline.
2. BostonConsultingGroupreleasedGlobalWealth2015Reportaboutstatusofprivatewealthin2014
Globalprivatefinancialwealthgrewbynearly12%in2014tototal164trillionUSD.
Overnextfiveyears,totalprivatewealthgloballywillriseby6%annuallyto222trillionUSDin2019.
NorthAmericawith51trillionUSDremainedworldswealthiestregionin2014withUSAhaving28%oftheglobaltotal.Chinaand
Japanweresecondandthirdrespectively
AsiaPacificremainedfastestgrowingregionwithprivatewealthexpandingby29%.EconomicexpansioninIndiaandChina
contributedtothisperformance.Atthisrate,AsiaPacificwillovertakeNorthAmericaasworldsrichestregionin2016.
Japansprivatewealthwascomparativelylowatabout2%in2014toreach14trillionUSD.
InLatinAmerica,growthin2014wasmorethan10%tonearly4trillionUSD.
InMiddleEastandAfrica(MEA)regionthegrowthwasmorethan9%toreachnearly6trillionUSD.
USAremainedthecountrywiththelargestnumberofUHNWhouseholds(Above100MillionUSDWorth)with5201,followedby
China(1037)andUK(1019).
HighestdensityofmillionaireswasinSwitzerland(135outof1000householdsweremillionaires).
IndiaPrivatewealthinIndiashowedsolidgainasIndiasequitymarketroseby23%in2014.IndiahadfourthlargestUHNW
households(928)afterUSA,ChinaandtheUKwhiletherewereonly284UHNWhouseholdsinIndiain2013.
3. ReputationInstitute's2015CountryRepTrak(annualsurveyofreputationsof55countries)
Indiasreputation(33rd)globallyhasimproved,whilethatofitsChina(46th)andPakistan(53rd)hasreduced.
Asperthereport,Canadaismostreputablenationintheworld.
4. SoftwareFirmMicrosoftwillindevelopSmartMIDC(industrialcolony)andsupportDigitalVillageinMaharashtra.
5. UnitedArabEmirates(UAE)launchedstrategicframeworkforitsnewlyestablishedSpaceAgency.MohammedNasserAlAhbabiis
appointedasDirectorGeneralofUAESpaceAgency.FrameworkaimsdtolaunchsatellitemissionsandfirstArabunmannedprobeto
MarscalledHopeProbeby2021.
6. WorldBankReportTheStateofSocialSafetyNets2015
MahatmaGandhiNationalRuralEmploymentGuranteeAct(MGNREGA)isworldslargestpublicworksprogrammewith18.2
Crorebeneficiaries
Middaymealislargestschoolfeedingprogrammewitharound10.5Crorebeneficiaries.
JananiSurakshaYojnaislargestsocialsecurityprogrammewithconditionalcashtransfersasitshas7.8Crorebeneficiaries.
IndiraGandhiNationalOldAgePensionSchemeisthesecondlargestunconditionalcashtransfersocialsecurityprogammeinthe
world.
7. 100thyearofAlbertEinsteinsTheoryofGeneralRelativitycelebratedacrosstheworldon20032015.
8. 18throundofBoundaryissuestalksbetweenIndiaandChinaonheldinNewDelhiwithNationalSecurityAdviserAjitDoval
representingIndiaandChinarepresentedbyYangJiechi,StateCouncellorofChina.
9. 193membernationsofUnitedNationssignedanagreementonoutcomedocumentNewSustainableDevelopmentAgendafornext15
years(till2030).ThedraftdocumentiscalledTransformingourWorld:The2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment.Thedraft
agreementoutlines17nonbindinggoalswith169specifictargetsthatcomprisedifferentsocioeconomicissues.Thesegoalswillsucceed8
MDGswhichwasadoptedin2000.
10. 20thCorruptionPerceptionsIndexreleasedandranked175countriesasperlevelsofcorruptioninpublicsector.
Indiagotscoreof38andranked85th(improvingslightlycomparedto96thpositionandascoreof36in2013)
IndexwastoppedbyDenmarkwithascoreof92andfollowedbyNewZealand(91),Finland(89),Sweden(87)andNorway(86)
AtthebottomofthelistareNorthKoreaandSomaliawithascoreof8each.
11. 26AfricancountriessignedaTripartiteFreeTradeArea(TFTA)agreementinEgypttocreateAfricaslargestfreetradezone.Itwillcover
southernmosttipofAfricai.e.CapeTown(SouthAfrica)toCairo(Egypt)innorth.Itwilleaseupmovementofgoodsacross26member
countries.
12. 50foundingnationssignedagreementofChinaledAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(headquartersBeijing).
Australiawasfirstcountrytosigntheagreement.
IndianAmbassadorAshokKanthasignedonbehalfofIndia.
Indiaissecondlargestshareholderwithstakeof8.52%andvotingshareof7.5%.
Chinasshareholdingis30.34%andithas26.06%ofvotingrights.
13. 800thanniversaryofMagnaCarta(CharterofLibertiestoputacheckuponpowersofKingofEngland)organizedinUK.Main
principleinMagnaCartawasthatEnglishmenshouldbegovernedbydefinitelawsandnotbywillofaruler.

14. TheVaticansignedfirstaccordwithPalestine,twoyearsafterofficiallyrecognizingthePalestinianAuthority(PA)asastate.Themove
hasbeenwidelycriticizedbyIsrael.
15. A2000yearoldancientWatersupplysystemdiscoveredinJerusalemcityofIsrael.
16. AHindutemple,claimedasworldsfirstecotemplewithsolarpanelsandrainwaterharvestingsystemisopenedinLondon,UK.
17. AUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyadoptedresolutionblamedNorthKoreaforitshumanrightsviolationsandreferredittothe
InternationalCriminalCourt(ICC).
18. AbrajKudaiwillbeworldsbiggesthotelbeingbuiltinMecca(SaudiArabia).
19. AfghanistanandPakistanagreedtocoordinateonmilitaryoperationsalongborderofthesetwocountries.
20. AnnualmeetingofWorldHeritageCommitteeheldinBonn(Germany).UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCultural
Organization(UNESCO)andUNInstituteforTrainingandResearch(UNITAR)signedanagreementtoprotectculturalheritagesites
withlatestgeospatialtechnologiesonthisoccasion.
21. AppleIncacquiredCoherentNavigationtoimproveitsMappingcapabilities.
22. ArchaeologistsdiscoveredancientBuddhistsculpturesandpreciouscoinsduringongoingexcavationatanancientBuddhistStupain
northwestPakistan.
23. ArchaeologistsinUniversityofSouthampton(UK)discoveredoneofmedievalroyalpalaceof12thCenturyundergroundinsideavast
prehistoricfortressinOldSarum.
24. ArtificialLimbsManufacturingCorporationofIndia(ALIMCO)signedMoUwithM/sMotivationU.Kforworkingtogethertoproduce
affordablewheelchairshavingcompliancetoWHOguidelines.
25. AsperDatabyWorldSteelAssociation(WSA),IndiahasovertakenUSAasthirdlargeststeelproducerintheworldafterChinaand
Japanwithproductionof14.56milliontonnes(MT)infirsttwomonthsof2015.
26. AsperareportbyPowerReactorInformationSystem(PRIS)ofInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA),Therearethirtyone
countriesintheworldwhichgenerateelectricityfromnuclearsource.Indiaisranked13thintermsofgenerationandat7thpositionin
termsofnumberofreactorsinoperation.
27. AsperasurveybyBeijingTimes,around30%oftheGreatWallofChinahasdisappearedovertimewithabout1185kmofthe
fortificationinpoorcondition.
28. AsperrecentSatelliteimages,AralSeathatexistedbetweenKazakhstanandUzbekistan,hasdriedupcompletely.
29. Asperrecentstudy,Dromedarycamelsunder4yearsagearemajorsourceofMiddleEastRespiratorySyndrome(MERS)virusthathas
severelyhitSouthKorearecently.
30. AsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)releasedAsianDevelopmentOutlook(ADO)reporttitledFinancingAsiasFutureGrowth.
AsperADOreport,IndiawillovertakeChinaintermsgrowthrateinFinancialYear(FY)2015,and2016.
ChinasForacastedgrowthrate
7.4%inFY2014
7.2%inFY2015
7.0%inFY2016.
India'sforecastedgrowthrate
7.4%FY2014
7.8%inFY2015
8.2%in2016
DevelopingAsiawillgrowatasteady6.3%in2015and2016thesamepaceas2014.
31. AustralianNationalUniversityScientistsfoundworldslargestasteroidimpactzoneinWarburtonBasinofcentralsAustralia.
32. AustraliasnationalairlineQantashasbeennamedastheworldssafestairlinebyAirlineRatings.com.
33. AustriafiledlegalcomplaintinEuropeanCourtofJusticeagainstEuropeanCommissionsapprovaltoUK'sHinkleyPointCnuclear
powerproject.
34. BHEL(BharatHeavyElectricalsLimited)commissionedSudan'slargestpowerplant(4unitsof125MWeach).Theprojectusescrudeoil
fromSouthSudanasfuelandcanalfromWhiteNileRiverisconstructedtosupplywater.TheprojectisfundedbytheIndia'sCreditof
USD350milliontoSudan.
35. Bahrain'sGFHFinancialGroupsignedanagreementwithIndianAdaniGroupfordevelopingaMumbaiEconomicDevelopmentZone
(MEDZ).
36. BangladeshParliamenthasbeengiventherighttoimpeach(ActAgainst)SupremeCourtjudges.
37. BangladeshbecamefirstcountrytoreceivefundsfromUNFrameworkConventionforClimateChange(UNFCCC)foritsgrowingsolar
homesystems.395286carboncreditsworth3.56millionUSDhavebeenissuedtotwoBangladeshiorganisationsInfrastructure

DevelopmentCompanyLtdandGrameenShakti.
38. BangladeshhasthemostchildmarriagerateasperaUNreportrelatedtochildlivesacrosstheworld.
39. Bangladeshlaunchedhugemanualcampaigntocleanupoilspillin34,000hectaresofSundarbanssthatthreatenedtheworld'slargest
mangroveforest.
40. BharatHeavyElectronicsLimited(BHEL)signedthreestrategicagreementswithKazakhstancompaniestodeepenitsrootsinCentral
Asia.
MOUsignedwithJSU(JSUisnationalpowerutilityofKazakhstanwithamajorshareinKazakhpowersector)
MOUsignedwithKUSinenergysectorfordesignandconstructionofpowerplants.
MOUsignedwithKaznexInvestforcooperationinexecutingprojectsinKazakhstan.
41. Bhutanbecame181stmemberofMultilateralInvestmentGuaranteeAgency.MIGAispoliticalriskinsuranceandcreditenhancement
armofWorldBankGroup.
42. Bill&MelindaGatesFoundationisworldswealthiestprivatefoundationestabllishedbylivingultrahighnetworth(UHNW)individuals,
accordingtoaWealthXreport.IthastotalassetsofUSD43.4billion.LiKaShingFoundationofHongKongissecond(USD8.1billion)
andGordonandBettyMooreFoundationasthird(USD6.4billion).
43. Britain'sCardiffisnamedasworldsfirstsustainablefishcity.
44. Britain'sHouseofCommonsadoptedBilltoamendtheHumanFertilisationandEmbryologyAct(HFEA)toallowcreationofbabieswith
DNAfromthreepeople.
45. BritishIrishVisaSchemecameintoforceinIndiathatallowsIndianstotraveltoUnitedKingdom(UK)andIrelandonasinglevisitvisa
fromeithercountry.
46. BritishPetroleumreportforOilandGasConsumption2015
UnitedStates(US)becamelargestoilproducerin2014surpassingSaudiArabia.USAproduced11.6millionbarrelsofoilperday
(bpd)in2014While,SaudiArabiaproduced11.5millionbpd.Russiaisthirdwith10.8millionbpdoilproduction.
USAalsosurpassedRussiaaslargestproducerofnaturalgas.In2014,USAproduced1,250.4milliontonsofnaturalgaswhile
Russiaproduced1,062milliontons.
Chinaremainedworldslargestgrowthmarketforenergyin2014.
FactsaboutIndiaIndiasoilproductiondeclined1.3%at.895Millionbpd.Consumptionincreased3%(3.8millionbpd).
47. BritishsportsbusinessmagazineSportsProreleasedWorlds50MostMarketable2015report
Rank Athlete

Sport

Nationality

EugenieBouchard

Tennis

Canada

Neymar

Soccer

Brazil

JordanSpieth

Golf

USA

MissyFranklin

Swimming

USA

LewisHamilton

AutoRacing GreatBritain

ViratKohli

Cricket

India

StephenCurry

Basketball

USA

KeiNishikori

Tennis

Japan

KatarinaJohnsonThompson Athletics

GreatBritain

10

UsainBolt

Jamaica

Athletics

IndianCricketerViratKohliisplacedat6thandBadmintonPlayerSainaNehwalrankedat44thposition.
48. CBRichardEllisGroup(USA)releasedGlobalPrimeOfficeOccupancyCostssurvey2015(top50expensiveofficemarketspaces)
LondonsWestEndcontinuedtobetheworldshighestpricedofficemarket.
ConnaughtPlaceinNewDelhiisfifthcostliestofficemarketintheworld.
49. CalbucovolcanoofChileeruptedafter42years.
50. CanadianParliament(HouseofCommons)approvedBillC51,AntiTerrorAct,2015toempowerscountrysspyagenciesandgivethe
CanadianSecurityIntelligenceService(CSIS)theabilitytooperateoverseasandmakepreventativearrests.
51. ChinaandAustraliasignedafreetradeagreementtoeaseupaccessforAustralianbeefandwineexporterswhilehelpingChinesecar
andelectronicsproducerstosellinAustralia.

52. ChinaandNepalsignedanagreementtoexpanduseoftheircurrenciesforbordertrade.
53. ChinaandPakistansigned20agreementsworth1.6billionUSDtoimplementambitiousChinaPakistanEconomicCorridor(CPEC)
project.
54. ChinaandPakistansignedanagreementonChinaPakistanEconomicCorridor(CPEC)planworth46billionUSD.Aspartofthe
agreement,Chinawillprovideupto37billionUSDininvestmentforenergyprojectstogenerate16400MWofpowerandConcessional
loanswillcovernearly10billionUSDinfrastructureprojects.
55. ChinalaunchedafreighttrainservicebetweenitsnortheasterncityofHarbinandEuropeofLength10000KMs.
56. Chinalaunchedamajorschemetoexpanditslargenetworkofnuclearpowerplants,brushingasideremarksbyitsatomicregulatorthat
thenewChinesetechnologyisstillnotcompletelyuptostandards.
57. ChinalaunchedmassiveSilkRoadInfrastructureprojectworth79.8billionUSDinnorthwestprovinceofGansuaspartofChinas
ambitiousSilkRouteplanthatwilladdmorethan60000kilometresofroadnetworkincluding4070kmexpresswaysovernextsixyears..
58. ChinaquashedbidofTaiwantobecomeafullmemberoftheAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)forlackofappropriatename.
59. China'ssubmersibleJiaolongstartedexplorationforactivehydrothermalventforfirsttimeinsouthwesternIndianOcean.
60. ChinasNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission(NDRC)releasednewactionplanOneBelt,OneRoadmeanttoestablishnew
routeslinkingAsia,EuropeandAfrica.
Ithastwoparts,anewSilkRoadEconomicBelt(SREB)linkingChinatoEuropethatcutsthroughmountainousregionsinCentral
AsiaandtheMaritimeSilkRoad(MSR)tolinkChina'sportfacilitieswiththeAfricancoastandpushthroughSuezCanalintothe
MediterraneanSea.
61. ChineseProvinceHongKongsawahugeprotestcalledUmbrellaRevolutiontodemandcompleteDemocracyledby18YearoldJoshua
Wong.
62. Conakry(capitalofRepublicofGuinea)hasbeeennamedasWorldBookCapitalfor2017byUnitedNationsOrganizationforEducation,
ScienceandCulture(UNESCO).
63. ConfederationofIndianIndustry(CII)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)to
improveIndiasratingoneaseofdoingbusinessandbringitamongstthetop50countriesintheindex.
Indiaiscurrentlyat142ndspotinindexofEaseofdoingbusiness.
64. CubabecomefirstcountrytosuccessfullyeliminatemothertochildtransmissionofHIVandsyphilis.
65. CyclonePamHitVanuatu,anOceanianislandnationlocatedintheSouthPacificOcean.
66. DelhiMetrohasbeenrankedsecondamong18internationalMetrosystemsintermsofoverallcustomersatisfactionasperRecentOnline
surveys.
67. Dubais55storeytallMazeTowerhasbeenlistedinGuinnessWorldRecordasworldslargestverticalmaze.
68. EarthHour2015organisedbyWorldWideFundforNature(WWF)observedgloballyon28March2015from8:30pmto9:30pm
IndianlocaltimewithtaglineClimateChange.ItwasnintheditionofEarthHourstartingin2007.
EarthHour2015wasobservedacross172nationsandterritoriesandaround1400+iconiclandmarksoftheworldswitchedoffthe
lights.
69. Earthquakeofmagnitude7.9onRichterscalestruckNepal.ReportingofLossoflivesofmorethan5000People.Tremorsalsofeltacross
India,BangladeshandPakistan.
70. EgyptianPresidentAbdelFattahalSisilaunchedmajorexpansionofnewSuezCanal.Thenewwaterwayiswillboosttrafficpassing
throughcanalbyallowingbiggershipstopasssmoothly.Theexpansionprojecthadestimatedcostof8billionUSD.
TheexpansionisexpectedtodoubletheshipcapacityoftheSuezCanalfrom49to97shipsadayby2023.
AboutSuezCanalSuezCanalwasopenedin1869aftertenyearsofconstruction.ItisanartificialwaterwayinEgyptthat
connectsMediterraneanSeaandRedSea.ThecanalallowstradersandshipstonavigatebetweenEuropetoSouthAsiawithout
passingthroughAfrica.Egyptearnsabout5billionUSDeveryyearthroughSuezCanal.
71. EquadfortobecomeFirstCountrytoissueDigitalNationalCurrency.
72. Ernst&Young(EY)releasedreportGlobalIPOTrends2015withfocusonglobaltrendsinInitialPublicOfferings(IPO)intheQuarter1
Q1of2015
ShanghaiStockExchange(SSE)reachedtopinInitialPublicOfferings(IPO)byraising5.4billionUSD.FollowedbyMadridSE(5.3
billionUSD),NewYorkSE(3.5billionUSD),LondonSE(3.4billionUSD),BursaMalaysiaSE(3billionUSD)andSwissSE(2.5
billionUSD).
73. EstoniabecamefirstformersovietnationtoapprovesamesexmarriageforMales.
74. EuropeanUnion(EU)approvedempoweringitsnavalforcestocombatsmugglersfromLibyaandtackleillegalmigration.
75. EuropeanUnionapprovedashorttermloanof7.16billioneurostoGreeceunderEuropeanFinancialStabilisationMechanism(EFSM)

toallowGreecetopayitshugedebttoEuropeanCentralBank(ECB)andInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)tillnewbailoutplanis
ratified.
76. EuropeanUnionbannedmarketingofaround700genericmedicinesmanufacturedbyIndia'spharmaceuticalresearchcompanyGVK
Biosciencesacross28EuropeanUnionmembercountries.
77. EuropeanUniondecidedtoliftasevenmonthlongbanontheimportofmangoesfromIndiaonaccountofhealthconcerns.
78. EuropeanUnionlaunchedathreephasenavaloperationnamedEUNAVFORMed(EuropeanUnionNavalForceMediterraneanSea)
TostophumantraffickersfrombringingmigrantsacrosstheMediterraneantoEurope.
79. FilipeNyusi,PresidentofMozambiquevisitedIndia.Onthisoccasion,IndiaandMozambiquesignedMemorandumofunderstandingfor
cooperationinNewandRenewableEnergy,maritimesecurityandoceaneconomy.
80. FirstArabictranslationofIndianConstitutionlaunchedinCairo(Egypt).
81. FirstArtificialCaveHinduShrinemadeinAustralia.
82. FirstIndoNepalFriendshipMotorRallyconcludedatIndiaGateinNewDelhiaimedatstrengtheningbilateralrelationsbetweenIndia
andNepalandspreadingthemessageofroadsafety.
83. FirstMunicipalElectionsHeldin60yearsinMyanmarafterEndingofMilitaryRulein2011.ItistoelectYangonCityDevelopment
Committee(YCDC).YangonislargestcityofMyanmar.
84. FiveMajorTelecomProvidersTeameduptolaydown8000KMHighSpeedConnectivityThroughBayofBengalcalledBAYOF
BENGALGATEWAYCABLESYSTEM(BBG).
85. FivenewTemporaryMembersIncludedintoUNsecurityCouncilAngola,Malaysia,NewZealand,VenezuelaandSpain.
86. Flight4U9525ofGermanwingsAirbusA320,budgetcarrierairlineofGermanysLufthansa,crashedinFrenchAlps.
87. FoodStandardsAgencyofUnitedKingdom(UK)approvedIndiaMadeNestle'sMaggiNoodlesforImportinUKasamountofleadin
theproductwerewithinEuropeanUnionpermissiblelevels.
88. ForbesAsia'sFabulous50list2015
ItisanannuallisthonoringbrighteststarsintheAsiaPacific.
Chinadominatedthelistwith25Companies,Indiaissecondwith10CompanieswhileSouthKoreaisthirdwithfourcompanies.
TencentisMostvaluablecompanywithworthof176.5billionUSD.Lenovoismostprofitablethatgenerated46.3billionUSDrevenue
in2014.
IndianCompaniesinthelist
HDFCBankisattopofIndiancompaniesinthelistwithmarketcapitalisationof43billionUSD.
OtherIndiancompaniesinthelistareAurobindoPharma,HCLTechnologies,Lupin,MothersonSumiSystems,Sun
PharmaceuticalIndustries,TataConsultancyServices,TataMotors,TechMahindraandTitan.
89. ForbesFirstever100RichestPeopleInTechnologyList
Justover50techbillionairesarefromUnitedStates,33peoplearefromasia,8fromEurope.2fromMiddleEastandonefromLatin
America.
MicrosoftcofounderBillGatesisattopwithnetworthof79.6billionUSD.OracleCEOEllisonissecond(50billionUSD.
Amazon.comfounderJeffBezosisthirdrankedatthird(47.8billionUSD).FacebookcofounderMarkZuckerbergisfourth(41.2
billionUSD).GooglecofoundersLarryPageandSergeyBrinare5th6th.
Indiansinthelist
AzimPremjiofWiprois13th(17.4billionUSD)andShivNadarofHCLis14th(14.4billionUSD).TwoIndianoriginpeople
RomeshWadhwani(72rd)andBharatDesai(83rd)arealsointhelist.
90. ForbesreleasedGlobal2000Companieslistoftheworldspowerfulcompaniesasmeasuredbyrevenues,profitsandmarketvalue.
These2000companiesarefrom61countrieswithcombinedrevenuesof39trillionUSD,profitsof3trillionUSD,assetsworth162
trillionUSDandmarketvalueof48trillionUSdollar.
AtthetopisIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaforthirdconsecutiveyear.BankofChinajumped5spotstothe4thPlace.
Forthefirsttime,Chinasfourbiggestbanksownthetopfourspots.
BerkshireHathawayisat5thplace,makingWarrenBuffetscompanylargestinUSA.
ChinaandUSAoccupytop10spotsforasecondyearinarow.
USAhasmost(579)companiesinthetop2000List.Chinasecond(232),Japanthird(218)andUKfourth(95)companies
AmongContinents,Asiaattopwith691Copanies,NorthAmericahas645companiesEurope486companies.
Twocountriesdebutonthelistthisyear:ArgentinaandCyprus.
Indiaaddedtwocompaniesthisyear.
AttopofIndianCompaniesisRelianceIndustries(142th)withmarketvalueof42.9billionUSD.FollowedbyStateBankofIndia

(152th)with33billionUSDMarketValue.
TheotherIndiancompaniesonthelistareOilandNaturalGas(183),TataMotors(263),ICICIBank(283),IndianOil(349),HDFC
Bank(376),NTPC(431),TataConsultancyServices(485),BhartiAirtel(506),AxisBank(558),Infosys(672),BharatPetroleum
(757),Wipro(811),TataSteel(903)andAdaniEnterprises(944).
91. Forbesworld's100mostinnovativecompanies
TeslaMotors(USA)isattopofthelist,followdbySalesforce.com,AlexionPharmaceuticals,RegeneronPharmaceuticalsandARM
Holdings.
3IndianCompaniesHindustanUnilever(41st),SunPharma(71st)andTataConsultancyServices(64th)arealsointheList.
92. ForeignPolicyMagazineofAmericareleasedlistof100GlobalThinkersandIndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModihasbeenrankedfirst
followedbyAngelaMerkelofGermanyandAmitShahofIndia.
93. FormerMaldivianPresidentMohamedNasheedSentencedTo13yearImprisonmentbycountryscriminalcourtundertheantiterrorism
laws.
94. FortuneMagazinereleasedlistof2015rosterofWorlds50GreatestLeaders
PrimeMinisterofIndiaNarendraModiat5thrankandNobelPrizewinnerKailashSatyarthiat28thrank.
ListtoppedbyAppleCEOTimCook,FollowedbyEuropeanCentralBankPresidentMarioDraghiatsecondandChinesePresident
XiJingpingatthirdRank.
95. Fortune'sFirstChangetheWorldListof51companiesmakingsignificantprogressinmajorsocialproblemsasapartoftheirbusiness
strategies.
UKbasedVodafoneandKenyabasedsafaricomarejointlyrankedno.1.JointserviceofVodafoneandSafaraicomletspeoplewithout
bankaccountstotransfermoneybyphones.42%ofKenyasGDPistransactedthroughit.
SearchengineGoogle(Alphabet)isecondinList,ToyotaautomobileisthirdwhileretailgiantWalmartisatfourth.
InAsia,BangladeshbasedGrameenBankisat12thposition.
96. Franceannouncedbanonwearingearphoneswhiledrivingavehicleandridingacycletoreduceaccidents.
97. Francesigneda5.9billionUSDdealwithEgyptforsupplying24RafalefighterplanestoEgypt.
98. Frence'sParliamentapprovedasurveillancelawtostrengthensintelligenceservicestopreventterroristattacks.
99. FrenchweeklymagazineCharlieHebdosParisofficewasattackedbyTerroristsreportedlyduetotheaggressivehistoryofCharlieHebdo
andPublishingofCartoonsofIslamicProphetMohammed.
100. GlobalArmsTradeTreaty(ATT)tolaydowninternationalrulesfor85billionUSDarmstradeacrossnationscameintoeffecttobring
accountabilityandtransparencyinglobalarmstrade.
101. GlobalDopingReport2013byWorldAntiDopingAgency(WADA)
IndiaisrankedthirdinAntiDopingRuleViolationsReportforyear2013.
Asperreport,91Indianathletesweretestedpositiveforbannedsubstancesin2013.
Russia(212)andTurkey(155)areaheadofIndiainthislist.
102. GlobalIntellectualPropertyCenterReleasedthirdannualInternationalIPIndexfor30CountriesandrankedIndiaat29thplacewith
ThailandatbottomandUSAattop.
103. GlobalPeaceIndexReport2015byAustralia'sglobalthinktankInstituteforEconomicsandPeace(IEP)
Itranked162countriesonthebasisofsafetyandsecurityinsociety,domesticandinternationalconflictsandmilitarizationIndex.
IcelandismostpeacefulcountryintheworldwhileSyriaisleastpeaceful.
Indiahasbeenranked143whilePakistanisranked154.
In2014,69countriesreporteddeathsfromterrorism,upfrom60in2013,markingincreaseofterrortactics.
104. GlobalTalentCompetitivenessIndexByINSEADBusinessSchoolandHumanCapitalLeadershipInstitiuteofSingapore
SwitzerlandToppedTheList,FollowedbySingaporeandLuxembourrg.
IndiaGot78thPlaceintheListwithYemenatLast.
105. Globalwarmingwillleadtoextinctionof1in6speciesbyendofcenturyifemissionofcarbondioxidestaysthesameasperastudy
AcceleratingextinctionriskfromclimatechangebyMarkC.UrbanofUniversityofConnecticut(USA).
106. GovernmentClearedTransmissionConnectivityandGridConnectivityoverBorderwithNepaltoeasemutualelectricitytradeinfuture.
107. GovernmentapprovedMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withUSAtoestablishPaceSetterFundasafundtoPromoteEnergy
AccessthroughCleanEnergytrackofU.S.IndiaPartnership.
108. GovernmentapprovedagreementswithSeychellesforrevisedAirServicesAgreement(ASA)andexchangeoftaxesrelatedinformationto
curbblackmoney.
109. GovernmentapprovedrevisingDoubleTaxationAvoidanceConvention(DTAC)withKorea(signedin1985)topreventfiscalevasionof

taxes.RevisedDoubleTaxationAvoidanceAgreement(DTAA)willprovidetaxstabilitytoBothCountries.
110. GovernmentapprovedsigningaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU)withBangladeshforpreventionofhumantrafficking.An
agreementforCoastalShippingwasalsosignedtocarryoutcoastalmovementofgoods.
111. GovernmentapprovedsigningaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withSwedenforcooperationinMicro,SmallandMedium
Enterprises.
112. GovernmentapprovedsigninganagreementwithOmanformutuallegalandjudicialcooperationincivilandcommercialmatters.
113. GovernmentapprovedsigningofashippingagreementbetweenIndiaandJordanforstrengtheningcooperationandtoprovide
sustainedmutualassistanceandadviceonmerchantshippingandotherrelatedmaritimematters.
114. GovernmentataGlance2015reportbyOrganisationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD)
Indiaissecondamong40countriesintermsofConfidenceinNationalGovernmentin2014.SwitzerlandisfirstandNorwaythird.
Outof1000Indiancitizenssurveyed,730answeredpositivelytothequestionrelatedtoconfidenceofcitizensandbusinessesin
governmenttodo.
115. GovernmentdecidedtofenceoverBangladeshwatersbasedonskidmarinehedgemodelofSingapore.
116. GovernmentdecidedtoimportRicefromMyammarinviewofsuspectedshortageofriceinNorthEastCountriesduetostoppageof
supplyoffoodcommoditiesasRailwayLinestoNorthEaststatesarebeingupgraded.
117. GovernmentinaugurateddirectflightofAirIndiaExpress,betweenVaranasiandSharjah(UAE).
118. GovernmentsignedMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withNepalforconstructionofapetroleumproductspipelinefromRaxaul
(India)toAmlekhgunj(Nepal)andreengineeringofAmlekhgunjDepotandalliedfacilities.Aimistopromotecooperationinoilandgas
sectorandsecurelongtermsupplyofpetroleumproductstoNepaltodecongestinternationalborderatRaxaul.
119. GovernmentsignedMemorandumofUnderstandingwithMauritiusonCooperationinTraditionalSystemsofMedicineand
Homoeopathytoenhancebilateralcooperationintraditionalmedicinesincludingmedicinalplants.
120. GovernmentsignedagreementwithSpainforabolishingvisarequirementsfordiplomaticpassportsholders.Itwillenablevisafreetravel
fordiplomaticpassportholdersacrossIndiaandSpainandstayingupto90days.
121. GovernmentsignedthreeSAARCagreementsRegionalRailwaysAgreement(RRA),FrameworkAgreementforEnergyCooperation
(Electricity)andMotorVehiclesAgreement.18thSAARCSummittobeheldinNepalinNov2627,2014.
122. GovernmentstartedacontainershippingservicetoMyanmartoboostIndia'sLookEastPolicy.
123. GreecewillholdareferendumtodecideuponextensionofsixmonthstobailoutprogrammetopayTotal320BillionEurosofdebtto
InternationalMonetaryFund(IMF),EuropeanCommission(EC)andEuropeanCentralBank.
IfBailoutisaccepted,anewgovernmentmaybeformedtofinalisetalkswithlendersandimplementreformsagreedupon.
IfBailoutisnotacceptedbyGrekPeople,GreecewillfaceexitfromEurozoneandpossiblyEuropeanUnion.
124. GuinnessBookofWorldRecordsrecognisedarecordforMadhyaPradeshonWorldHandwashingDayon15October2014whenmore
than12lakh78thousandstudentswashedhandssimultaneouslyin51districtsofMadhyaPradesh.
125. GujaratForestDepartmenttiedupwithZoologicalSocietyofLondonforconservationofAsiaticlionanditshabitat.
126. HellenicParliamentofGreeceapprovedEuropeanUnionmandatedausterityrelatedlegislativemeasurestomakewayforGreecetotap
intoEUbailoutfunds.
127. HennnaHotelinNagasaki(Japan)willbefirstcompletelyRobotstaffedHotelintheWorld.
128. HugeExplosionsoccuredinChemicalWarehouseinTianjinPortcityofChina,Killingover100People.
129. IBMannouncedinvesting3billionUSDtobuildanInternetofThings(IoT)unitoverthenextfouryears.
130. India&FranceSignedanMou(MemorandumofUnderstanding)toEstablishaMarineBiologyInstituteduringthevisitofPM
NarendraModitoFrance.
131. IndiaHelpedSriLankawith$800MillionUSDtorestartraillinktonorthernpeninsulaofJaffnaground.
132. IndiaSignedDTAA(DoubleTaxationAvoidanceAgreement)withSaintKittsandNevis(twoislandcountryintheWestIndies).
133. IndiaUSAsignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)forEstablishingPACESetterFundtosupportPromotingEnergyAccess
ThroughCleanEnergy(PEACE)trackoftheUSAIndiaPartnershiptoAdvanceCleanEnergy(PACE).
134. IndiaandBangladeshsignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)forcooperationtotacklefakeIndiancurrencynotes(FICN)
smuggling.
135. IndiaandBhutansignedMoUtodevelopNalandaUniversity.
136. IndiaandJapanagreedtocooperateinCybersecurityandGreenInformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT).
137. IndiaandKyrgyzstansignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)oncooperationinthetextilessectorontheoccasionof
KyrgyzstansministerofenergyandindustryKubanychbekTurdubaevvisitingIndia.
138. IndiaandSingaporesignedAgreementonsharingwhiteshippinginformationtoenhancemaritimecooperationduringvisitofNavy

chiefAdmiralRKDhowantoSingapore.
139. IndiaandUnitedStates(US)signedagreementsonhealthsectortoenhancecooperationincancerresearch,infrastructuredevelopment,
training,capacitybuilding,betterassessmentandnewdiagnostictechnologies.
140. Indiadecidedtoboycott61stCommonwealthParliamentaryConferencetobeheldinIslamabad(Pakistan)from30September8
October2015.
141. IndiaelectedtofourUnitedNations(UN)agenciesUnitedNationsChildrensFund(UNICEF),WorldFoodProgram(WFP),
CommissiononCrimePreventionandCriminalJustice(CCPCJ)andtheGoverningCouncilofUNHabitat.
IndiawaselectedtothesebodiesattheCoordinationandManagementMeeting(CMM)ofUNECOSOC(theUnitedNations
EconomicandSocialCouncil)atUNheadquartersinNewYork(USA).
142. IndiafoiledaBritishCompanysbidtopatentuseofturmeric,pinebarkandteafortreatinghairlosstoprotectitstraditional
knowledge.
UKbasedPangaeaLaboratoriesLimitedhadfiledpatentapplicationatEuropeanPatentofficeinFebruary2011onamedicinal
compositioncontainingturmeric,pinebarkandgreenteafortreatinghairloss.IndiasTraditionalKnowledgeDigitalLibrary(TKDL)
ofCouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch(CSIR)filedpregrantoppositionalongwithpriorartevidencestoprovethat
turmeric,pinebarkandgreentea,areusedasatreatmentforhairloss,sincelonginIndiansystemsofmedicinelikeAyurvedaand
Unani.
143. Indiahasreachedsixthpositionintermsofscientificpublications,upfromtenthpositionpreviously.
144. Indiahassignedthefreetradeagreement(FTA)inservicesandinvestmentswith10memberAsean(AssociationofSouthEastNations),
ToPromotefreemovementofprofessionalsandfurtheropeningopportunitiesforinvestments.
145. Indiaisgoingtobethepartnercountryat'HannoverMesse2015'tobeheldinGermany.
146. IndialostcaseagainstUSAatWorldTradeOrganisation'sDisputeSettlementBodyrelatedtoIndiasrequirementofonlydomesticsolar
equipmentsforitsJawaharlalNehruNationalSolarMission.USAcomplainedagainstIndia'sJNNSMthatfavouredtousemadeinIndia
solarequipmentsbystatingthatitsisagainsttradenormsasUSCompaniesarelookingatJNNSMasabigbusinesspotential.Earlierin
June2015,WTOruledagainstIndiasbanonimportofpoultrymeat,eggsandlivepigsfromUSA.
147. IndiapledgedassistanceofonebillionUSDtotheearthquakehitNepalduringInternationalDonorsConferenceinKathmandu,Nepal.
Nepaltoget3BillionUSDasassistancefromglobalsourcesforitsreconstructionactivities.
148. Indiaprovided7CrorerupeesAssistancetoNepalforNepal'sIodineDeficiencyDisorderControlProgramme(IDDCP)forgoitrecontrol
acrossthecountry.
Goitreisswellingofneckorlarynxduetoenlargementofthyroidgland(thyromegaly)duetoitsfunctioningproperly.
149. IndiasignedMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withCanadainthefieldofCivilAviationforenhancingcooperationandtechnical
knowledgeinCivilAviation.
150. IndiasignedMultilateralCompetentAuthorityAgreement(MCAA)onAutomaticExchangeofFinancialAccountInformationinParis
alongwithAustralia,Canada,CostaRica,IndonesiaandNewZealand.MohanKumar,AmbassadorofIndiatoFrancesignedonIndia's
Behalf.
151. IndiasignedagreementwithWesternAfricanCounrtryGhanaforsettingupajointventureforaureaplantduetohighabundanceof
gasinGhanawhichisusedformanufacturingoftheUREA.
152. IndiasignedanAgreementwithAfghanistanonjudicialcooperationincivilandcommercialmattersforserviceofsummons,judicial
documents,executionofjudgementsandarbitralawards.
153. IndiatosetuptextileclusterinafricastartingfromEthiopia(AcountryinHornofAfrica).
154. IndiavotedinfavourofaRussiadraftedresolutionalongwith42OtherCountriesthatproposedremovingbenefitsforsamesexpartners
ofUNstaff.Theresolutiondidnotpassas80nationsopposedit.
FifthCommitteeoftheGeneralAssembly,dealingwithadministrativeandbudgetaryissues,votedagainsttheRussianproposal
aimedtostopmaritalbenefitsgiventoUNemployeeswithsamesexspouses.
155. IndiawillattendRussia'smajorIndustrialFairINNOPROM2016inYekaterinburgasaPartnerCountry.
156. IndiawithUSandPakistanvotedagainstaUNresolutioncallingtoaccepttoNPT(NonProliferationTreaty)asnonnuclearweapon
nationsandplacealltheirnuclearfacilitiesunderIAEAsafeguards.
157. India'aNumaligarhRefineryLimited(NRL)andBangladeshPetroleumCorporation(BPC)signedagreementtoexportpetroleum
productstoBangladesh.
158. India'sBharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL)andRussianINTMAsignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)tosetupagas
basedpowerprojectinKazakhstan.
159. India'sBirlaCorporationwillacquireFrenchLafargeGroup'sJojoberaunit(Jharhkand)andSonadih(Chattisgarh)forRs.5000crore.

160. India'sIndiraGandhiInternationalAirport(Delhi)hasbeennamedasbestamongworldsmostperformingairportsin2540million
passengersperannumcategorybytheAirportCouncilInternational(ACI).MumbaiAirportisalsointopfivelist.
DelhiAirportwonannualServiceQuality(ASQ)awardinGenevabasedACIsASQpassenger'ssatisfactionsurvey
161. India'sIndustrybodyASSOCHAMproposedBRICSUnder17FootballCuptobeheldinIndiain2016.
162. India'sNationalInstituteforEntrepreneurshipandSmallBusinessDevelopment(NIESBUD)andWorldTradeCenterIndiaServices
Council(WTCIS)signedanagreementtopromoteanddevelopsmallbusinessesinIndia.
163. India'sNationalSmallIndustriesCorporation(NSIC)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withBlackBusinessCouncilof
SouthAfricafordevelopingyouthenterprisesandempowerthemarginalizedgroupinSouthAfricathroughNSIC'sRapidIncubation
Programme.
164. India,Swedensigned6agreementsduringvisitofPranabMukherjeetoSweden
MemorandumofunderstandingsignedinfieldsofSustainableUrbanDevelopment,Micro,SmallandMediumEnterprises,Visa
Exemptionfordiplomaticpassports,PolarandOceanResearch,ageingresearchandhealthandCentralDrugsStandardControl
Organization(CDSCO)ofIndiaandtheSwedishMedicalProductsAgency(MPA).
165. India,UKannounce'NewtonBhabhaFund'toboostresearchandinnovation.
166. IndiamadeDhruvchoppersrestrictedfromflyinginEcuadorafteronecrashing.
167. IndianInstituteofTropicalMeteorology(IITMPune)(underEarthSystemScienceOrganization)andWorldClimateResearch
Program(Geneva)signedanagreementforsettingupanInternationalClimateVariabilityandPredictability(CLIVAR)MonsoonProject
Office(ICMPO).
168. IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)andRussianFederalSpaceAgency(ROSCOSMOS)signedaMemorandumof
Understandingforcooperationinexplorationanduseofouterspaceforpeacefulpurposes.Theagreementismeantforjointactivitiesin
satellitenavigation,launchvehicledevelopment,remotesensingofEarthanduseofgroundspaceinfrastructure.
169. IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)isplanningtoprovidespacebasedsystemsforSouthAsianAssociationforRegional
Cooperation(SAARC)membernations.ItisproposedtobuildasatelliteforSAARCregionwith12Kubandtranspondersandlaunch
usingIndianGeostationaryLaunchVehicleGSLVMkIIwithapproxcost235crores.
AonedayconferenceonSatelliteforSAARCRegionandSpaceTechnologyApplicationswasorganizedbyIndiainNewDelhi.
Pakistandesiredfurtherdiscussionsbeforegivingitsconsent.
Theproposedsatelliteenablesapplicationsandservicestoourneighborsintelecommunicationandbroadcastingapplicationslike
Television,DirecttoHome(DTH)Teleeducation,TelemedicineandDisasterManagementSupport.
170. IndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO)announcedcompleteoperationalisationofGPSAidedGeoAugmentedNavigation
(GAGAN).IndiabecamefourthnationafterUS,EuropeandJapantohaveinteroperableSatelliteBasedAugmentationSystem(SBAS).
GAGANisfirstSBASsysteminworldtoserveequatorialregion.
171. IndianTelecommajorAirtellaunched4GservicesinSeychelles(SoutheastAfricanCountry).
172. IndianpharmaceuticalcompanyCiplatosetupPlantinIran.
173. IndiansMishiChoudhary,ManishDahiya,SanjayVijayakumarandAartiWigarefiguredinAsia21YoungLeadersClassof2015listby
AsiaSocietyforitsAsia21Networkleadershipdevelopmentprogramme.
174. Indonesia'sAirAsiaflightQZ8501wentmissingwith162PeoplewhileonitswaytoSingapore.
175. InstituteforEconomicsandPeace(IEP)(Sydney,Australia)releasedGlobalTerrorismIndex2014andranked162countriesintermsof
impactsofTerrorism.Itstated61percentincreaseinnumberofpeoplekilledinterroristattacksin2013ascomparedto2012.Most
affectedcountriesareIraq,Afghanistan,Pakistan,NigeriaandSyria.
176. InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)andKazakhstansignedanagreementtocreateworld'sfirstinternationallycontrolledbank
oflowenricheduraniumtoensurefuelsuppliesIAEAMembernationsandpreventnuclearproliferation.
177. InternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)releaseddataforcarbondioxide(CO2)emissionsin2014andstatedthatemissionsofCO2from
energysectorremainedsamein2014astheywerein2013.
GlobalemissionsofCO2were32.3billiontonnesin2014,whichissameasthatin2013.
CausesforhaltinCO2emissionsincudechangingpatternsofenergyconsumptioninChinaandOrganisationforEconomic
CooperationandDevelopment(OECD)countriesasthesehavebeenfocusingongreatergenerationofenergyfromrenewable
sources,suchashydropower,solarandwind,andlessburningofcoal..
178. InternationalLabourOrganisation(ILO)andFederationofIndianChambersofCommerceandIndustry(FICCI)signedMoUtoimpart
trainingtoMicro,Small&MediumEnterprises(MSMEs)tomakethemmorecompetitiveudnerthesecondphase(Jan2014Dec2017)of
SustainingCompetitiveandResponsibleEnterprises(SCORE)GlobalProgramme.
SCOREtrainingprogrammeissupportedbyNorwayAgencyforDevelopmentCooperation(NADC)andSwissSecretariatfor

EconomicAffairs(SSEA)andisPresentlyoperationalineightcountries.
IncaseofIndia,SCOREwillhelpbuildcapacityofindustrybodyFICCIin3phases.
179. InternationalLabourOrganisation(ILO)releasedareporttitledWorldEmploymentandSocialOutlookTrends2015
Thereportstatedthatunemploymentwillriseinthecomingyearstomorethan212millionin2019ascomparedto201million
currently.
180. InternationalRenewableEnergyAgency(IRENA)'s9thCouncilmeetingheldinDubai(UnitedArabEmirates).RenewableEnergy
TargetSettingreport2015wasreleasedbyIRENADirectorGeneralAdnanZ.Amin.
ReportStatesthatinpastonedecaderenewableenergytargetshavequadrupledglobally.
164countrieshaveadoptedatleastonetypeofrenewableenergytargetcomparedto43countriesin2005.
150countrieshavefocusedcommittedrenewableenergytargetsontheelectricitysector.47countrieshavefocusedonheatingand
coolingsector.
Renewabletransporttargetshavealsohasdoubledto59countriesfrom27countriesin2005.
181. InternationalTelecommunicationUnion(ITU)definedspeedof5G(FifthGeneration)standardformobilenetworkingas20Gigabitsper
second(Gbps)atITUconferenceinCalifornia(USA).
182. IranhasputbanonViber,TangoandWhatsapp.
183. Iran,P5+1andtheEuropeanUnion(EU)concededonaframeworkagreementinSwitzerlandcalledasJointComprehensivePlanof
Action(JCPOA)intendedtostopIranfromdevelopingnuclearweapons.
184. IraniannuclearpowerplantBushehrandIndia'sKudankulamnuclearpowerplantprojectsarenamedasprojectsoftheyear2014byUS
PowerEngineeringmagazineintheNuclearenergycategory.
185. Israelapprovedabilltoallowforcefeedingofprisonersthatareonhungerstrikeincasetheirlivesareindanger.
186. JamaicaGovernmentallowedtodecriminalisepossessionofsmallamountofmarijuanaforpersonaluse.
187. Jangmi,atropicalstormhitPhilippinesandcausedheavyrainsandlandslidesinthecountry.
188. JapanandFrancesignedadealonmilitaryequipmentandtechnologytransfersforcooperationandjointdevelopmentindefencesector.
189. JapanapprovedDefenceWhitePaper2015.JapanesecabinetdescribedsecurityissuesaroundJapanasincreasinglytough
JapandemandedChinatostopconstructionofanewoffshoreplatformthatcouldbeusedformilitarypurposesinEastChinaSea
(ECS).
JapancriticizedChinaforitsmilitaryspending,sayingitisnow41timeshigherthanin1989.
ItreferredtotestfiringofasubmarinelaunchedballisticmissilebyNorthKorea,claimingitasathreattoJapan'ssecurity.
190. Japanapprovedlargestbudgeteverfor2015oftotal814BillionUSD.Thedefencebudgetwasalsoenhancedtoanalltimehighof43
BillionUSD.
191. JapancreatedaJointWorkingGroup(JWG)betweenMinistryofExternalAffairsandMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustryof
JapantoendthedelayincivilnuclearwithIndia.
192. Japanorganisedworld'sfirstOtakuExpoasapartofaspecialcomicbookfairheldeveryfiveyears.
OtakuisaJapanesetermforpeoplewithobsessiveinterests,commonlyanimation.
193. KathmanduVaranasiKathmandubusserviceflaggedoffjointlybyIndiaandNepal.
194. Kochi(Kerala)becamefirstIndiancitytobeamemberofBeijingheadquarteredWorldTourismCitiesFederation(WTCF)Counciland
joinitsleagueofleadingtourismcitiesacrosstheworld.Kochibecamememberofthecouncilduetoitspartnershipsinculture,sportsand
tourism.
195. KosovoandSerbiaagreedtoimplement2013BrusselsAgreementtonormalizerelationsbetweenboththecountries.KeyFeaturesof
Agreementare
SerbainsinnorthernKosovowillenjoygreaterrightsoverissueslikelocaleconomyandeducation.
KosovowillhaveaseparateinternationaldialingcodetoendinconvenienceofKosovo'smobilephoneusersofusingMonacoor
Slovenianinternationalcodes.
TwosideswillsharetheMitrovicaBridge(onIbarRiver)thatseparatesAlbanianandSerbsinnorth.
196. LargestCavebyVolumehasbeenfoundinChina'sMiaoRoomcavern.
197. Lioncensusreport2015(14thlioncensus)
NumberofAsiaticlionsinGirsanctuaryofGujaratincreasedto523
27%increaseinthenumberofAsiaticlionscomparedto2010census.
Thereare201femalelions,109malelionsand213subadultsinGirsanctuaryandinotherprotectedareasinGirSomnath,
Junagadh,AmreliandBhavnagardistrictsofSaurashtraregionofGujarat.
ThelionpopulationwasregisteredusingGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)incaseofdirectsightingordirectcontactmethods.

198. LithuniaJoinedas19thMemberofTheEurozone.
199. MemorandumofUnderstandinghasbeensignedwithSlovakiaforTechnicalCooperationinRailwaySector.
200. MercersQualityofLivingReport2015
Vienna,Austriascapitalisthecitywiththebestqualityoflivingintheworld.
SingaporeishighestrankingAsiancity
DubairanksfirstacrossMiddleEastandAfrica
InSouthAsiaColombo(132)rankshighestfollowedbyIndiancitiesHyderabad(138)andPune(145).
201. MicrosoftCorporationlaunchedfreeevaluationversionofWindows10Enterpriseeditionfor190countries.
202. MinisterofStateforExternalAffairsVKSinghinauguratedfirstIndiaChinaYogaCollegeatYunnanMinzuUniversityinKunming,
China.
203. Myanmarsgovernmentand16ethnicrebelgroupssignednationwideceasefireagreementtoend65yearsofcivilunrestandarmed
conflictinthecountry.
204. NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)ofUSAnamedAsteroid316201afterMalalaYousafzai,thewinnerof2014Nobel
PeacePrize.TheasteroidissituatedinthemainasteroidbeltbetweenMarsandJupiter.
205. Nebraskabecame19thUSAstatetoabolishdeathpenalty.
206. NepalclearedIndianfirmGMR'sProposaltobuilda$1.4billionhydroelectricplantinthenorthwestoftheNepal.
207. Nepal'sGadhimaiTempleTrustbannedanimalsacrificeduringGadhimaifestivalheldonceineveryfiveyears.
208. NepalspoliticalpartiesagreedtoremovethewordSecularismfromtheyettobeframednewConstitution.
209. Nicaragualaunchedconstructionofaninteroceanic278kmlongcanallinkingAtlantictoPacificOceantorivalPanama'swaterway
andrevitalizetheeconomyofNicaraguaby10%Annually.
NicaraguaissecondpoorestcountryintheAmericasafterHaiti.
This50billionUSDCanalprojectisbackedbyChina.
210. NikkeiJapanesemediagroupbuysUKS'FinancialTimesownedbyPearsonina$1.3billionDeal.
211. NormandyFour(groupcomprisingofforeignministersoffournationsRussia,Ukraine,GermanyandFrance)formedfourworking
groupsforceasefireonUkraineconflict.
212. NorthandSouthAmericabecamefirstregionstoeradicaterubella(Germanmeasles).duetononewcasesreportedinpastfiveyears.
213. Norwaymademilitaryservicecompulsorytoallmedicallyfitwomenagedbetween19and44.
214. NuclearPowerCorporationofIndia(NPCIL)andAREVAofFrancesignedanAgreementforproposedJaitapurNuclearPowerProject
forsettinguptwoEPR(EvolutionalPressurisedReactor)rectorsof1650MWeeach.
215. OxfordDictionarynamedVapeasWordoftheYear2014.Meaningistoinhaleandexhalethevapourproducedbyanelectroniccigarette
orsimilardevice.
216. PMNarendraModigiftedpaintingTreeofLifetoFrenchPresidentFrancoisHollandeduringhisvisittoFrance.
217. PMNarendraModileavesfor10DaysVisittoMyammar,AustraliaandFiji.
WillbeinMyammaronNov12&13forASEAN(AssociationofSoutheastAsianNations)25thsummitand9thEastAsiaSummit
and12thIndiaAseanSummit.
WillbeonaVisittoAustraliaFromNov1418,2014.
WillbeinFijionNov19,2014.
ComebacktoIndiaonNov20,2014.
218. PabloPicasso'spaintingLesFemmedAlger(VersionO)becamethemostexpensivepaintingafterbeingsoldfor179.3millionUSDatan
auctioninNewYork.
219. PakistanParliamentpassed21stConstitutionAmendmentBill2015andthePakistanArmy(Amendment)Bill2015tomakewayfor
establishmentofmilitarycourtsinthecountry.
220. PakistanSupremeCourtsuspendeddeathsentencesissuedbytherecentlyestablishedMilitaryCourts.
221. PakistanbecameAssociateMemberStateofCERN(EuropeanOrganizationforNuclearResearch).
222. PakistanhasbecamefirstAsiancountrytobeconferredtheAssociateMembershipbyEuropeanOrganisationforNuclearResearch
(CERN).
223. ParliamentofJapan(Diet)passedabilltolowerthevotingagefrom20to18Years.Lasttime,Japanloweredtheageofvotingfrom25
to20andgavevotingrightstowomenin1945aftertheWorldWarII.
224. ParliamentofSriLankaadopted19thConstitutionAmendmenttoreducePowersofExecutivePresidentandmakeaConstitutional
Councilformakingkeygovernmentappointments.
225. PhilippineandJapanesecoastguardsheldanantipiracydrillsinManilaBay.ThisisthefirstdrillbetweenJapanandthePhilippines

sincesigningastrategicpartnershippactin2012.
226. Philippinesmadeworldrecordformosttreesplantedinasinglehourbyputting3.2millionseedlings.
227. PowerfulTyphoonVongfongstrucksouthernOkinawanislandsofJapan.
228. PrasarBhartisignedamemorandumofunderstandingwithDigitalTelevisionRussiaforcooperationinbroadcastingspace.
229. PresidentPranabMukherjeeInauguratedInternationalConferenceonInclusiveMuseums'withThemeMuseumsasCivicSpaces.
230. PrimeMinisterNarendramodigiftedreproductionsofsomemanuscriptsandpapersbySirVCRamantotheGermanChancellorAngela
MerkelduringhisvisittoGermany.
SirCVRamanreceivedNobelPrizeinphysicsin1930forhisworkonscatteringoflight.
231. QSBRICSUniversitiesrankings
India'sIndianInstituteofScience(IISc),Bengaluruattainedfifthpositionand31Indianinstitutionsappearedintop200ofthe
ranking.
Top10BRICSUniversities
Rank OverallScore University

Location

100.0

TsinghuaUniversity

China

97.0

PekingUniversity

China

93.4

FudanUniversity

China

92.9

LomonosovMoscowStateUniversity

Russia

92.5

IndianInstituteofScience(IISc)Bangalore

India

91.4

ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversity

China

91.4

UniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina China

87.6

NanjingUniversity

China

86.3

UniversidadedeSoPaulo

Brazil

10

85.4

BeijingNormalUniversity

China

232. ReleaseofBollywoodmoviePhantomhasbeenbannedinPakistanbyLahoreHighCourt.
233. RelianceGroupsPipavavDefenceandOffshoreEngineeringsignedanagreementwithRussianfirmZvyozdochka,JSCShipRepairing
CentreforMediumRefitsandLifeCertificationof877EKMSubmarinesinIndia.
234. ReportbyPowerReactorInformationSystem(PRIS)ofInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA)
ThirtyonecountriesincludingIndiaaregeneratingelectricityfromnuclearsource.
Indiarankedat12thpositionintermsofpowergenerationand6thintermsofnumberofnuclearreactors.
235. ResearchersfromNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)ofUSAdiscoveredworldsfirstfullywarmbloodedfish
speciesnamedOpah.
236. ReserveBankofIndialiftedbanoncarryingbanknotesofIndianRs1000and500toNepalandBhutan.
237. ReserveBankofIndiasignedcurrencyswapagreementwithCentralBankofSriLanka(CBS)tostrengtheneconomictieswithSriLanka.
Underthisagreement,SriLankanbankcandrawupto1.1billiondollarsformaximum6months.
238. RoyalDutchShellLimited(Netherlands)acquiredBGGroup(Britain)forabout70billionUSDtogainedgeintheracetobuildmarket
shareforLiquefiedNaturalGas(LNG).
239. RussiaandArgentinasignedagreementsoneconomicandenergycooperationduringArgentinePresidentCristinaFernandezde
KirchnertoMoscow.AgreementsIncluded
RussiawillfinancethehydroelectricplantinArgentinasNeuquenRiver.
RussiasRosatomnuclearcorpwillbuildanewreactoratArgentinasAtucha3nuclearpowerplant.
240. RussiaandfourotherexSovietnations,Belarus,Kazakhstan,ArmeniaandKyrgyzstanfinalisedcreationofEurasianEconomicUnion
(EEU)duringCSTO(CollectiveSecurityTreatyOrganization)meetinginRussia.
241. RussialiftedbanondeliveryofS300MissileSystemtoIraninthebackdropofanagreementreachedon2April2015betweenP5+1,the
EUandIrantopreparethefinaldraftofJointComprehensivePlanofAction(JCPOA)by30June2015.
Undertheagreement,Iranagreedtostopdevelopingnuclearweaponsinreturnforliftingeconomicsanctionsimposedonitbythe
internationalcommunity.
242. RussiasignedanagreementwithCyprustogiveRussiannavyshipsaccesstoCyprusportsinMediterraneanSeamostlytobeusedfor

antiterrorismandantipiracyefforts.
243. RussianPresidentVladimirPutinapprovedforeignsoldierstoserveinRussianMilitaryforatleastfiveyears.
244. SavetheChildrens16thannualStateoftheWorldsMothers(SOWM)reporttitledTheUrbanDisadvantage,releasedbyUnionMinority
AffairsMinisterNajmaHeptulla
Thereport'sfocusisonstruggleofpoorestmothersandchildreninrapidlyurbanizingworld.ItpresentstheMothersIndexfor179
countriesandshowwheremothersandchildrenfarebestandwheretheyfacethegreatesthardships.
Top10countriesintheMotherIndex
Rank

Country

Norway

Finland

Iceland

Denmark

Swedan

Netherlands

Spain

Germany

Australia

10

Belgium

Bottom10CountriesintheMotherIndex
Rank

Country

169

Haiti&SierraLeone

170

GuineaBuisseau

171

Chad

172

IvoryCoast

173

Gambia

174

Niger

175

Mali

176

CentralAfricanReblic

178

DRCongo

179

Somalia

Indiaisrankedat140thpositionintheMothersIndexonthebasisofRiskofmaternaldeath,Underfivemortalityrate,
Educationalstatus,EconomicachievementandPoliticalstatus.
245. ScotlandPeopledecidetostaywithUKthroughaPublicReferendumas55%votedNOforseparation.
246. SecondGlobalSlaveryIndexreleasedbyWalkFreeFoundation.
TheIndexranks167countriesintermstotalnumberofpeoplelivinginmodernslavery.
ItwastoppedbyIndiafollowedbyChina,Pakistan,UzbekistanandRussia.
35.8millionpeopleareinmodernslaveryglobally.
247. Seoul(capitalofSouthKorea)awardedthetitleofGlobalEarthhourCapital2015onwinningEarthHourCityChallenge(EHCC)of
WorldWildlifeFund(WWF).
248. Seychelles(EastAfricanIslandNation)became161stMemberofWTO(WorldTradeOrganization).
249. ShaktikantaDas,RevenueSecretaryofIndiaandRichardVerma,USAAmbassadortoIndiasignedAgreementtoimplementForeign
AccountTaxComplianceAct(FATCA)topromotetaxmattersrelatedtransparency.
250. SikkimgovernmentsignedMemorandumofUnderstandingwithNetherlandsandThailandfordevelopmentoffloriculture.
251. SingaporePMLeeHsienLoongopenedfirstmuseumIndianHeritageCentreinLittleIndiadedicatedtoIndianhistory.
252. SingaporelaunchedNationalDaysonginTamillanguagetocelebrate50yearsofIndependence.

253. SocialProgressIndex(SPI)2015byUSA'snonprofitorganisationSocialProgressImperative
SPI2015ranks133countriesintermsofsocialprogressfromhighesttolowestandclassifiedintosixtiersfromVeryHighSocial
ProgresstoVeryLowSocialProgress.
Indiawithscoreof53.06isranked101st.In2014,Indiahadscoreof50.24andwasranked102outof132countries.
TopthreecountriesonSocialProgressareNorway,Sweden,andSwitzerlandwithscoresbetween88.3687.97
SPI2015andBRICScountries
AmongtheBRICScountries,Brazilat42ndrankleadsthepackwithascoreof70.89andIndiawithascoreof53.06isplacedat101
positionandistheworstcountryintermsofsocialprogress.OtherBRICScountriesandtheirranksare:SouthAfrica(63rd),Russia
(71st)andChina(92nd).
SPI2015andSAARCcountries
AmongtheSAARCcountries,SriLankaat88thrankleadswithascoreof60.10andAfghanistanwithascoreof35.40isplacedat
131andistheworstcountryintermsofsocialprogress.OtherSAARCcountriesare:Nepal(98)Bangladesh(100),India(101)and
Pakistan(122).
254. SocialsecuritypactbetweenIndiaandCanadacameintoforceaftertwoyearsofwaiting.AsperitsprovisonsEmployeespostedby
IndianentitiesinCanadaarenotrequiredtocontributetowardsCanadassocialsecurityschemesfor5YearsandsimilarlytheCanadian
employeespostedinIndiawouldenjoythesamebenefit.
255. Somalia(CountryinHornofAfrica)haditsfirsteverBankATMOpened.
256. SouthAmericanCountryVenezuelaannouncedtocutworkingdayforpublicsectorworkersto5.5hourstoconserveenergy,downfrom
89hoursaspartofnationwideelectricityrationingplan.
257. SouthKoreaandChinasignedFreeTradeAgreement(FTA).
258. SpainsLowerHouseofParliament(Congreso)approvedalawtoprovidecitizenshipfordescendantsofJewswhowereforcedtofleethe
countryfivecenturiesagoduringSpanishInquisition.
259. SportEducationDevelopmentAustralia(SEDA)andIndia'sInfrastructureLeasingandFinancialServicesLimited(ILFS)signedan
MemorandumofUnderstandingduringAustralianMinisterforTradeandInvestmentAndrewRobb'sVisittoIndia.
260. SriLankaannouncedtorenovateoneHinduTemple(RatoMachindranath)andoneBuddhisttemple(Swayambhunath)inNepalthat
weredestroyedinrecentearthquakeatacostof34croreSriLankanrupees.
261. SriLankasuspendedworkonconstructionofacontroversialUSD1.5billionChineseportcityprojectinColombo.
262. SteelAuthorityofIndia(SAIL)andArcelorMittal(LuxembourgBased)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)tosetupan
steelmanufacturingfacilityinIndia.
263. SwedenBasedStockholmInternationalPeaceResearchInstitute(SIPRI)releasedTrendsinInternationalArmsTransfers2014report
andstatedthatIndiaisworld'slargestimporterofweaponsandmilitaryequipmentwith15%ofglobalimports,withRussiabeingits
majoritysupplier.USAIslargestExporter,followedbyRussiaandChina.
264. SwedenbecamefirstcountrytorecognizePalestineasaseparatenation.
265. TERI(TheEnergyandResourcesInstitute)signedagreementwithtwoglobalresearchinstitutes,FridtjofNansenInstitute(FNI)and
INTASAVECARIBSAVEGroupforcooperationonissuesrelatedtoclimatechange.
266. TerroristGroupTehreekeTalibanattackedArmyschoolinPakistan,killingabout141Peopleincluding132Children.
267. ThailanddecidedtobanCommercialSurrogacy(CarryingofPregnancyforIntendedparents).
268. TheHurunReportIncreleasedtheHurunGlobalRichList2015sponsoredbyChinesehomebuilderStarRiverProperty.
2089billionairesfrom68countrieswerelistedintherankinglist.
Around649billionairessawtheirwealthincreaseandtherewere341newfacesinthelist.
BillGates(85USD)toppedtheListfollowedbyMexicanCarlosSlim(83USD)onsecondpositionandWarrenBuffettonthird
Position.
InIndia,MukeshAmbaniisrichestIndianatRank41followedbyDilipShanghvi(53),PallonjiMistry&family(60).
BillGatesremainstheworld'swealthiestindividualincreasinghiswealthto85billionUSdollarswhileMexicanCarlosSlimissecond
inthelistwithwealthof83billionUSdollars.
FacebookFounderMarkZuckerbergisyoungestmemberoftheTop10richlist.Hiswealthincreasedby42%,movinghimupto
number7.
NewYorkhashighestnumberofbillionaires(91)andRussia'scapitalcityMoscowissecondwith73billionaires.
USAandChinahave537and430billionairesrespectively.
InChina,solarenergytycoonLiHejunreplacedecommercegiantAlibaba'sCEOJackMaastherichestchinesewith26billionUSD
Worth.
Richestfamilyinworld:TheWaltonfamily,ownerofWalMart,withthewealthof138BillionUSdollarsistherichestfamilyinthe

worldbyfar.
269. ThousandsofpeopleinNewyorkcitydidprotestagainstWallstreetforclimatechangeinprotestnamedasFloodWallStreet.
270. TimeMagazineissuedalistof25BestInventionsof2014.India'sMarsProbeMangalyaanhasbeenplacedamongbestinventionsof2014
alongwithtwomoreIndianInnovationsanexercisespaceforprisonersinsolitaryconfinementcalledBlueRoomandatablettoyforkids
namedOsmo.
271. TimesHigherEducationreleasedWorldReputationRankings2015.UnitedKingdomhas12of100mostrenownedhigher
educationinstitutionsintheworld.
HarvardUniversity(US)isat1stpositionfollowedbyCambridgeUniversity(UK)at2ndandOxfordUniversityonthethird.
MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(US)hasslippedto4thplacein2015from2ndplacein2014.
GermanyisbestrepresentednationafterUSandUK,withsixtop100universities.
NoIndianInstitutionhasbeengivenplaceinthetop100,AsiasbestperformerisUniversityofTokyo(12thposition).
272. Travel&TourismCompetitiveIndex2015ReleasedbyWorldEconomicForum
RankofIndiahasimprovedsignificantlyto52ndin2015from65thin2013.
SpainisattopofListfollowedbyFrance(Second)andGermany(Third).
273. TropicalCycloneAshobaahitOman(CountryonsoutheasterncoastoftheArabianPeninsula).ASHOBAAisfirsttropicalstormofpre
monsoonseasonintheIndianseaswhichdevelopedintoacyclone.
274. TropicalcyclonesMarciaandLamhitAustralia.ItisfirsttimethattwocycloneshavehitAustraliaatonetime
275. Turkey'sJusticeandDevelopmentPartyledbyPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganwonparliamentarypolls..
276. TurrialbavolcanoinCostaRicaeruptedleadingtoriseofacolumnofgasandashinthesky.
277. Two6thcenturymonumentalstatuesofstandingBuddhahavebeencarvedintoBamiyanvalleyofcentralAfghanistanvia3Dlight
projectiontechnology.
278. TyphoonKujirastruckChinasHainanprovincewithheavyrainandwindsupto90kilometersperhour.
279. TyphoonSoudelorstruckeastcoastofTaiwanesecityofHualienandcausedfiercewindswithhugerainfall.
280. UAEagreedtosetupa75BillionUSDInfrastructureInvestmentFundwithIndiaforinvestmentinIndiainrailways,ports,roads,
airportsandenergyduringVisitofIndianPMNarendraModitoUAE.
281. UKandIrelandsignedagreemntofuseofsameshortstayvisaforvisitingboththesecountries.
282. UK'sMinisterofStateforInternationalDevelopmentDesmondSwaynedVisitedIndia.
HecalledforclosertieswithIndiaandannouncedUnitedKingdom'sfundingacapacitybuildingprogrammeformakingKolkataa
lowcarboncityunderUKKolkataMunicipalCorporationjointprogramme.
HealsocalledforstrengtheningtieswithOtherstatesspeciallyOdisha.
283. UNSecurityCounciladoptedresolution2231(2015)toestablishamonitoringsystemforIransnuclearprogramme.Thisresolutionwill
clearpathforremovalofallnuclearrelatedsanctionsagainstIranandwillguaranteethatInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency
(IAEA)willcontinuetoverifyIranscompliancewithnuclearrelatedcommitmentsundertheJointComprehensivePlanofAction
(JCPOA).
284. UNWorldEconomicSituationandProspects2015(WESP)report
EconomicgrowthofIndiaestimatedat5.4%in2014,willimproveto5.9percentin2015and6.3percentin2016.RecoveryinSouth
AsiawillbeledbyIndiathathasabout70%ofregionaloutput.
Globaleconomytogrowat3.1%in2015and3.3%in2016.Itishigherthan2.6%growthin2014.
USAhasgrowthabove2%in2014,expectedtogrowat2.8%in2015and3.1percentin2016.
285. UNreportStateofFoodInsecurityintheWorld2015releasedbyFoodandAgricultureOrganizationofUnitedNations(FAO),
InternationalFundforAgriculturalDevelopment(IFAD)andtheWorldFoodProgramme(WFP)
Numberofundernourishedpeoplehasdroppedto795millionascomparedto1011millionin199092.
Inthedevelopingregions,prevalenceofundernourishmenthasdeclinedto12.9%ofthepopulation.
72of129monitoredcountrieshaveachievedMillenniumDevelopmentGoalofcuttingundernourishmentbyhalftill2015.
SubSaharanAfricaisregionwithhighestprevalenceofundernourishmentwith23.2%.
prevalenceofundernourishmentinLatinAmericaandCaribbeanhasdroppedfrom14.7%to5.5%
InsouthAsia,prevalenceofundernourishmenthasdeclinedto15.7%from23.9%.
InIndia194.6millionpeoplearestillundernourishedthatmakesIndiasecondhighestintermsofundernourishedpeople.
286. USbasedWorldJusticeProject(WJP)released5thRuleofLawIndex2015.Itprovidesdataonhowtheruleoflawisexperiencedin102
countriesaroundtheglobe.
ReportistoppedbyDenmark,followedbyNorway,SwedenandFinlandatsecond,thirdandfourthplacerespectivelyeachwith

scoreabove0.85.
Venezuelaisworst(102nd)withZimbabwe,Afghanistanat100,101placerespectively.
Indiahasscoreof0.51andhasbeenranked59th.
Indiais3rdinsixSouthAsiancountriesand3rdinBRICScountries.SouthAfrica(36th)isattopinBRICSCountriesandNepal
(48)isattopinSixsouthasiancountries.
287. USAStateMarylandwillcooperatewithIndia'sHaryanatoexplorepossibilitiesofcooperationinbiotechnology,lifesciencesand
agricultureandcybersecurity.
288. USAandNATOofficiallyendedtheircombatmissioninAfghanistanthatranfor13years
289. USAcloseditsEmbassyinYemenduetotheongoingpoliticalinstabilityanduncertainsecuritysituationsinYemen.
290. USAremovedCubafromterrorblacklisttostrengthentieswithCuba.
291. USA'sNASAsignedcontractof490millionUSDwithRussia'sspaceagencyRoscosmosforcarryingUSastronautstotheInternational
SpaceStation(ISS).
292. USA'sOklahomastateGovernmentpassedabillthatallowsuseofnitrogengas(nitrogeninducedhypoxia)asamethodofexecution.
OklahomawillbecomethefirststateintheUnitedStatesthatwillallowuseofnitrogenforexecution.
293. UkraineGovernmentapprovedjoiningNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganisation(NATO).
294. UkraineGovernmentpassedalegislationtoequateCommunismwithNazism(nationalistsocialist)andbannedboththeregimes.
295. UnderwaterexplorersinMadagascarclaimedtohavediscoveredtreasurebelongingtothenotorious17thCenturyScottishpiratecaptain
WilliamKidd.Theyfounda50kgsilverbarontheislandofSainteMarie,fromtheshipofCaptainKidd.
CaptainKiddwasappointedbyBritishauthoritiestotacklepiracybutlaterbecameacriminal.Hewasexecutedin1701forpiracy
afterreturningfromavoyagetotheIndianOcean.
296. UnionCabinetapproved119thConstitutionalAmendmentBillonLandBoundaryAgreement(LBA)betweenIndiaandBangladeshto
operationalizeLandBoundaryAgreementwithBangladesh.
297. UnionCabinetapprovedsigningandratifyingInterGovernmentalAgreementonDryPortsofInternationalImportanceasafollowupof
ResolutionoftheUnitedNationsEconomicandSocialCommissionforAsiaandthePacific(UNESCAP)aboutdevelopmentofdryports
withinmembercountriesofUNESCAPincludingIndia.
298. UnionCabinetapprovedsigningoftreatyontransferofsentencedpersonsbetweenIndiaandNigeriaandQatar.
299. UnitedArabEmiratesapprovedincludingfourIndianlanguages(Hindi,Malayalam,TamilandBengali)toofferknowledgetestsfor
appearingindrivingtestinUAE.
300. UnitedArabEmiratescloseditsEmbassyinYemenduetotheongoingpoliticalinstabilityandsecuritysituations.
301. UnitedKingdom(UK)signedagreementwithPersianGulfCountryBahraintoestablishapermanentnavalbaseatMinaSalmanPortin
Bahrain.
302. UnitedNations(UN)releasedareporttitledGlobalEWasteMonitor2014compiledbyUnitedNationsUniversityasinsightsintothe
locationandcompositionoftheworldsfastgrowingewasteproblem.
Asperthereport,intheyear2014volumeofewasteisestimatedaround41.8millionmetrictonnesandexpectedtoriseby21%to
50millionMtin2018.
USandChinaproducedthemostewasteoverallin2014at32%.Indiacameinfifth,behindtheUS,China,JapanandGermany.
303. UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD)releasedareportGlobalInvestmentTrendsMonitor.Itstatedthat
developingAsianowinvestsmoreabroadthananyotherregion.
HongKong(China)andChinawerethesecondandthethirdlargestinvestorsintheworld,aftertheUnitedStateswhichislargest
sourceofoutwardforeigndirectinvestment(FDI).
Amongthe20largestinvestors,ninewerefromdevelopingortransitioneconomies.
DevelopingAsiahasbecome,forthefirsttime,theworld'slargestinvestorregionwith440billionUSD,followedbyAmericaand
Europe.
UNCTADestimatesthatTNC(TransnationalCompanies)investmentwillincreaseduetobettereconomicprospects,proactive
monetarypolicyintheEurozoneandthelargecashholdingsofcompanies.TNCsshareinglobalforeigndirectinvestment(FDI)
reachedarecordof36%,upfrom12%in2007.
304. UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC)andIndia'sChennaibasedMSSwaminathanResearch
FoundationwillworkforconservationofcoastalresourcesinAndhraPradeshtoovercomeconsequencesofsealevelriseandwater
inundation.
305. UnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyadoptedresolutionreferringNorthKoreatoInternationalCriminalCourt(ICC)forhumanright
abusesandchargesofcrimesagainsthumanity.

306. UnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)reportGlobalTrends:WorldatWar(Worldwidetrendsinforced
displacementin2014)
Numberofforciblydisplacedpeoplein2014hadrisento5.9Croreascomparedto5.1Croremillionin2013and3.7crorein2005.
Syriaisworld'sbiggestproducerofinternallydisplacedpeople(7.6million)andrefugees(3.88million).Afghanistan(2.59million)
andSomalia(1.1million)arenextbiggestrefugeesourcecountries.
307. UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil(UNSC)adoptedresolution2222(2015)forprotectionofjournalistsinconflictzones.
308. UnitedNationsSecurityCouncilwasunabletoadopttheresolutionInternationalCriminalTribunalforMalaysiaAirlinesFlightMH17
toestablishaninternationaltribunaltoprosecutepersonsresponsibleforthedowningofMalaysiaAirlinesflightMH17on17July2014in
Ukraine.TheproposalfailedafterRussiavetoedtheproposal.
IfoneoftheCouncil'sfivepermanentmembers(China,France,Russia,UnitedKingdom,UnitedStates)castsanegativevoteona
resolution,thetextcannotbeadopted.
309. UnitedNationswillRelease$25millionFundforlifesavingprojectstohelpwartrappedciviliansinYemen.
310. UnitedNationsWorldPopulationProspects:The2015RevisionReport
Indiawillbecomemostpopulousnationin2022andwillstayattoptill2100.
Indiaspopulationwillbearound1.5billionin2030and1.7billionin2050.
311. UnitedStates(US)SupremeCourtlegalizedsamesexmarriageacrossthenation.
312. UnitedStatesInternationalTradeCommission(USITC)extendedtheantidumpingdutyonpreservedmushroomsfromChile,China,
India,andIndonesiaforanotherfiveyearsafteritfoundthatrevokingantidumpingdutyorderswouldleadtocontinuationorrecurrence
ofmaterialinjury.
313. UnitedStatesandCubaagreedonrestoringdiplomatictiesbetweenthetwocountriesafterending50yearshostility.
314. UnitedStatesofAmerica(USA)designatedTunisiaas16thMajorNonNATOAlly(MNNA).
MNNAstatusconfersvarietyofmilitaryandfinancialadvantagesthatotherwisearenotobtainablebynonNATOcountries.Itwas
createdin1989withsection2350a(NunnAmendment)addedtoTitle10(ArmedForces)ofUSCode.
MNNAsareTunisia,Australia,Egypt,Israel,Japan,SouthKorea,Jordan,NewZealand,Argentina,Bahrain,Philippines,Thailand,
Kuwait,Morocco,Pakistan,Afghanistan.
315. VariousMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweenIndiaandChina
ExtensionofagreementforCooperationinTraditionalMedicine
Tourism,miningandmineralsector
316. VariousMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweenIndiaandMongolia
TraditionalSystemsofMedicineandHomoeopathy
BorderGuarding,PolicingandSurveillance
Transferofsentencedpersons
317. VariousMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweenIndiaandSouthKorea
AudioVisualsCoProduction(topromoteCooperationbetweenthefilmindustriesofthetwocountries)
Maritimetransportandlogistics
Electricpowerdevelopmentandnewenergyindustries
318. VideosharingportalYouTubewillsetupYouTubeSpaceinMumbaiwithAsiasrenownedfilmschoolsWhistlingWoodsInternational
(WWI).YouTubeSpacewillprovideproductionfacilityforYouTubevideocreatorsandstudentsofWWIwheretheycanlearnvideo
production.
319. VietnamofferedCoalBlockexplorationopportunitytoIndianPSUONGCVideshLimitedtokeepasidechina.
320. VolcanoesatMountOntake(Japan)andMountSinabung(Inndonesia)EruptedwithoutWarning.
321. WHO(WorldHealthOrganization)declaresNigeriaasEbolaFreeNation.
322. Washington(USA)basedWorldResourcesInstitute(WRI)andAccessInitiativereleasedfirstEnvironmentalDemocracyIndex(EDI)
Indexranks70countriesbyevaluatingwhetherGovernmentsareenactinglawstopromotetransparencyandcitizenengagementin
environmentaldecisionmaking.
IndexistoppedbyLithuania,LatviaatsecondandRussiaat3rdposition.Indiaisrankedat24thposition.
Top10CountrieswithStrongNationalLawsforEnvironmentalDemocracy
Rank Country

Score

Lithuania

2.42

Latvia

2.31

Russia

2.25

UnitedStates

2.16

SouthAfrica

2.16

UnitedKingdom 2.14

Hungary

2.12

Bulgaria

2.10

Panama

2.02

10

Colombia

1.99

LowestScoringCountriesforEnvironmentalDemocracyLaws
Rank Country Score
61

Belize

0.82

62

Cambodia 0.76

63

Jordan

64

SaintLucia 0.73

65

Nepal

66

SriLanka 0.67

67

Congo

0.66

68

Namibia

0.59

69

Malaysia

0.58

70

Haiti

0.51

0.76

0.68

323. WashingtonbasedCenterforGlobalDevelopment(CGD)releasedreportonfutureoftropicaldeforestationfrom20162050.
Studysaysthatifnoproperforestrationpoliciesareimlementedthenby2050,14%(289millionhectares)tropicalforests(sizeequal
toIndia)willbedeforested.Itwilladd169billiontonsofcarbondioxideintoatmosphereby2050,equivalenttorunning44000coal
firedpowerplantsforayear.
324. WealthXreportonTop20WealthiestPeopleUnder35
FacebookCEOMarkZuckerbergiswealthiestunder35withpersonalworth41.6billionUSD.
FacebookcofounderDustinMoskovitzissecondwithnetworthof9.3billionUSD.HuiyanYang(China)isthirdwithnetworth5.9
billionUSD.
11ofworldstop20wealthiestindividualsunder35arefromUSA,3fromChinaand3fromSwitzerland.
YoungestindividualonlistisSnapchatCEOEvanSpiegel(25years)withnetworth1.9billionUSD.
NoIndianisfeaturedonthelist.
Thetop10are
Rank Individual

Company

NetWorth

MarkZuckerberg

FacebookInc

41.6billionUSD

DustinMoskovitz

Asana

9.3billionUSD

HuiyanYang

CountryGardenHoldings

5.9billionUSD

EduardoSaverin

99

5.3billionUSD

ScottDanielDuncan EnterpriseProductsPartners 5.0billionUSD

ElizabethAHolmes Theranos

4.5billionUSD

NathanBlecharczyk AIRBNB

3billionUSD

BrianChesky

AIRBNB

3billionUSD

JoeGebbia

AIRBNB

3billionUSD

10

ThomasPersson

Hennes&Mauritz

2.7billionUSD

325. Women'sAdvancementIndexbyMasterCard
Indiahaslowestscoreof44.2ofthe16AsiaPacificcountriesthoughithasimprovedfromthe38.1scorein2007.
NewZealandhashighestscoreof77,followedbyAustralia(76),andthePhilippines(72.6).
326. WordsbiryaniandselfieincludedinlatesteditionoffamousFrenchdictionaryLePetitLarousseforthefirsttime.
327. WorldBankannualrevisedclassificationofcountriesbasedongrossnationalincome(GNI)percapitabasedonWorldBankAtlas
method
In1994,56.1%oftheworldspopulation(310crore)livedin64lowincomecountries,in2014,thishascomedownto8.5%(61.3
crores)people,livingin31countries.
ClassificationofIncomeGroupsofEconomiesbasedonGNI(GrossNationalIncome)PerCapita
Lowincome=>GNIpercapitalessthan1045USD
Lowermiddleincome=>GNIbetween10454125USD
Uppermiddleincome=>GNIpercapitabetween412612735USD.
HighIncome=>GNIpercapitabetween412612736USD
Bangladesh,Kenya,MyanmarandTajikistanmovedfromlowincomegrouptothelowermiddleincomegroup.
MongoliaandParaguaymovedfromlowermiddleincometoUpperMiddleIncomeGroup.
Argentina,Hungary,SeychellesandVenezuelamovedfromuppermiddletohighincomegroup
MalawihasworldslowestreportedGNIpercapitaat250USD
MonacohashighestGNIPerCapitaofmorethan100000USD.
Indiasposition
IndiasGNIpercapitaincreasedto1610USD,itisstillinlowermiddleincomecategory.
Inthepassevenyears,IndiasGDPincreasedby1TrillionUSDtoreachtotal2trillionUSD.
328. WorldBankestablishedPollutionManagementandEnvironmentalHealth(PHEM)programon2015EarthDayinWashington,D.C
withcapitalof45millionUSD.PMEHwillinitiallyrunfrom2015to2020andwillfocusonairqualitymanagementincountriesfacing
rapidurbanization.FivemajorurbanareasinIndia,China,Egypt,NigeriaandSouthAfricawillbepreferredinparticular
329. WorldBankreleasedMigrationandDevelopmentReport2015
TopfiveremittancerecipientcountriesareIndia(70BillionUSD),China,Philippines,MexicoandNigeria.
ThetopfivemigrantdestinationcountriesUnitedStates,SaudiArabia,Germany,RussiaandtheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE).
Globalremittances,includinghighincomecountriestogrowby0.4%to586billionUSD.
330. WorldBankreleasedSouthAsiaEconomicFocusreport
EconomicgrowthofSouthAsiaregionwillincreasefrom7%in2015to7.6%by2017primarilyduetodeclineinoilpricesand
increasinginvestment.
India'sGDPgrowthratewillreach7.5%in201516and8%by2017.
Indiahastakenencouragingstepstodecoupleinternationaloilpricesfromfiscaldeficitsandtointroducecarbontaxationto
addressthenegativeexternalitiesfromtheuseoffossilfuels.
331. WorldBankreleasedreportonglobalwarmingTurnDowntheHeat:ConfrontingtheNewClimateNormalwhichfocusesonspecific
regionalimpactsofwarming.Itwarnedthatifappropriateactionisnottakenthanaverageglobaltemperatureincreasecouldgoto4.0
degreesCelsiusbytheendofthecentury.
332. WorldCellularInformationService(WCIS)Data
ChinaMobileistopmobileoperatorintheworldwith62.6Croressubscribers.VodafoneGroupofUKissecondwith40.3Crore
users.BhartiAirtelofIndiais3rdlargestwith30.3CroreUsers.
333. WorldEconomicForum(WEF)aboutWorld'sBiggestEmployers
USdepartmentofDefenseisworldsbiggestemployerwithover3.2millionemployees.
PeoplesLiberationArmyofChinais2ndbiggestemployerwith2.3millionemployees.
IndianRailwaysisat8thpositionwith1.4millionstaff,whileIndianArmyisat9thpositionwith1.3millionemployees.
334. WorldEconomicForum(WEF)releasedTravel&TourismCompetitivenessIndexReport2013withthemeReducingBarriersto
EconomicGrowthandJobCreation.Outof140economies,Switzerlandtoppedthelistintermsoftravelandtourismcompetitiveness
followedbyGermanyandAustria.Indiaisat65thpositionand11thintheAsiaPacificregion.
335. WorldEconomicForum(WEF)releasedreporttitledUrbanDevelopmentRecommendationsforIndiaundertheFutureofUrban
DevelopmentandServices(FUDS)InitiativeincollaborationwithAccenture
Reporthighlightsimportanceofmoreprivatesectorparticipationtobridgetheurbaninfrastructureandservicesfundinggapof110

billionUSDdollarswideningduetoIndiasrapidurbanpopulationgrowth.
WEFmadethreerecommendationsonurbandevelopment
Integratespatialplanningatallgovernmentallevelstointegratehousing,strategicandurbaninfrastructure.
Createastablepolicyframeworkforprivateinvestmentinurbaninfrastructure.
Createinstitutionstostimulatecapacitybuildingandattracttalenttogrowbusinesses.
AboutFUDSInitiative
WEFFutureofUrbanDevelopmentandServices(FUDS)Initiativeisapartnerintransformationtocitiesaroundtheworldas
theyseektoaddressmajorurbanchallengesandtransitiontowardsbeingsmarter,moresustainable.ThereportonIndiaisthe
thirdintheFUDSInitiative.ThefirsttwopresentedtheresultsoftheinitiativesengagementwiththreeChinesecities:Tianjin,
DalianandZhangjiakou.
336. WorldGoldCouncil(WGC)hassetupIndiaGoldPolicyCentrewithIndianInstituteofManagement,AhmedabadforresearchinIndian
goldindustry.
337. WorldHappinessReport2015examinedfor158countriesbyUNSustainableDevelopmentSolutionsNetwork
ToppedbySwitzerlandandfollowedbyIceland,Denmark,NorwayandCanada.
TogoisleastHappy(158th)aheadjustofBurundi(157)andSyria(156).
Indiaisat117thPlaceinthereport.
ThestudyisbasedondatafromGallupWorldPollandconsidersvariablessuchasrealGDPpercapita,healthylifeexpectancy,
corruptionlevelsandsocialfreedoms.
WorldHappinessReport2015revealstrendsindatasurveyedbyGallupovertheperiod201215,revealanaveragescoreof5.1(out
of10).
338. WorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)andOrganisationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(OECD)releasedreportEconomic
costofthehealthimpactofairpollutioninEurope:Cleanair,healthandwealthtoassesseconomicburdenofdeathsanddiseases
resultingfromairpollutionin53countriesinEuropeanRegion.
ReportestimatesthatWHOEuropeanregionin2010lost1.6UStrilliondollarsduetoprematuredeathsanddiseasescausedbyair
pollutionduetomorethan600000prematuredeaths.
339. WorldHealthOrganisationapprovedReEBOVAntigenrapidtestkitdevelopedbyCorgenixintheUnitedStatesforEboladiseasethat
cangiveresultin15minutes.
340. WorldHealthorganisation(WHO)GlobalTobaccoEpidemicReport2015
FocusisonRofMPOWERmeasureswhichstandsforRaisetaxesontobacco
Therehasbeennotableprogressinglobaltobaccocontrolsince2013Report.
GlobalpopulationcoveredbyatleastoneMPOWERmeasurehasincreasedfrom2.3billionto2.8billion.
Morethan40%ofglobalpopulationhaveimplementedatleastoneMPOWERmeasurewhile49countries(20%globalpopulation)
arecoveredby2ormoreMPOWERmeasures.
MPOWERmeasureisasetofmeasuresintroducedin2008byWHOtoassistinmeetingConventionsonTobaccoControl
M:Monitortobaccouseandpreventionpolicies
P:Protectpeoplefromtobaccosmoke
O:Offerhelptoquittobaccouse
W:Warnaboutthedangersoftobacco
E:Enforcebansontobaccoadvertising,promotionandsponsorship
R:Raisetaxesontobacco
341. WorldJusticeProject(WJP)releasedOpenGovernmentIndex2015.
Outof102countries,Swedentoppedthelistintermsofopennessinthegovernment,followedbyNewZealandandNorwayat
secondandthirdplaces.
Cambodia,Iran,Myanmar,UzbekistanandZimbabweareatlastintheIndex.
Indiahasbeenplacedatthe37thpositioninthe2015Index.
342. WorldPressFreedomIndex(WPFI)2015releasedbyReportsWithoutBorders(RWB)
Indiawasplacedat136thpositionoutof180nations,Itimprovedfrom140thranklastyear.
FinlandisatthetopintermsoffreedomforpresswithNorwayandDenmarkfollowing.
Eritreaistheworstintermsoffreedomforpressasperthereport,NorthKoreaissecondworst.
343. WorldTradeCenteroftheUnitedStatesreopeneditsnew104storytowerafterthirteenyearsof9/11terroristattack.
344. WorldTradeOrganisationapprovedmembershipofKazakhstanas162ndmember.

345. WorldTradeOrganizationfinalisedalistof201informationtechnologyproductstobefreedfromimporttariffsina$1.3trilliondeal.The
productsincludenewgenerationsemiconductors,GPSnavigation,medicalequipmentandothertoolsusedinmanyindustries.Theaimis
tosupportlowerprices,createmorejobsandboostGDPgrowtharoundtheworld.
346. WorldWideWebFoundationreleasedWebIndex2014tomeasureinternet'scontributiontosocial,economicandpoliticalprogressin
theworld.ItrankedDenmarkattopandIndiaat48thRank.
347. WorldslargestflowerAmorphophallusTitanumbloomedforfirsttimein5yearsatJindaibotanicalgardensinTokyo(Japan).
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Meetings
1. 104thInternationalLabourConferenceheldinGeneva(Switzerland).BandaruDattatraya,MinisterforLabour&Employment
representedIndiainthisconference.
2. 11thMetropolisWorldCongressheldinHyderabad,Indiawiththeme'Citiesforall'.
3. 12thmeetingoftheConferenceofthePartiestotheConventiononBiologicalDiversity(CBDCOP12)heldinSouthKorea.
4. 13thUNCongressonCrimePreventionandCriminalJusticeheldinDoha(Qatar).IndiandelegaationwasledbyMinisterofLawand
JusticeDVSadanadGowda.
5. 13thmeetofForeignMinistersofIndia,RussiaandChinawasheldinBeijing(China).ParticipantswereSushmaSwaraj(India),Wang
Yi(China)andSergeyLavrov(Russia).
6. 14thSCOSummit(ShanghaiCooperationOrganization)washeldinDushanbe,Tajikistan.Indiahasbeenapprovedasnew(7th)
memberofSCO.
7. 15thAfricanMinisterialConferenceonEnvironmentheldinCairo(Egypt)
8. 18thNationalConferenceoneGovernanceheldinGandhinagar(Gujarat).NationalAwardsforeGovernancein1Categorieswerealso
announcedonthisoccasion.
9. 18thNationalConferenceoneGovernanceheldinGujaratwithThemeConferencewasDigitalGovernanceNewFrontiers.
10. 18thSAARCSummitheldinNepalinNov2627,2014withmotto'DeeperIntegrationforPeaceandProsperity'.
11. 1stCounterTerrorismConferenceheldinJaipur(Rajasthan),organisedbyIndiaFoundationandSardarPatelUniversityofPolice
SecurityandCriminalJustice.Conference'sCentralthemewasIntegratedApproachtoCounterTerrorismandCBRN(Chemical,
Biological,Radiological,Nuclear)Terrorismwasoneofthesubthemes.
12. 20thNationalOilSpillDisasterContingencyPlan(NOSDCP)andPreparednessmeetingheldinGoa.
13. 26thSummitofNATO(NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization)washeldinWales,UK.
14. 39thsessionofConferenceofFoodandAgricultureOrganisationoftheUnitedNationsheldinRome(Italy).AgricultureMinisterRadha
MohanSinghattendedonIndia'sBehalf.
15. 3rdMeetofSAARCCountries'CulturalMinistersheldinDelhi.
16. 3rdUnitedNationsWorldConferenceonDisasterRiskReductionsummitheldinJapanFromMarch1418,2015.HomeMinister
RajnathSinghtoattendonIndia'sBehalf.
17. 41stG7Summit2015heldinBavaria(Germany)withthemeThinkAhead.ActTogether.
18. 45thMeetofWorldEconomicForumhelinDavos(Switzerland).FinanceMinisterArunJaitleyparticipatedonIndia'sBehalf.
19. 48thASEAN(AssociationofSoutheastAsianNations)ForeignMinistersmeetheldinKualaLumpur(Malaysia)withthemeOurPeople,
OurCommunity,OurVision.
MinisterofStateforExternalAffairsofIndiaGen(Retd)VKSinghattendedonIndia'sBehalf.
IndiaandMyanmarsignedinkedanagreementtosetupCentreofExcellenceinSoftwareDevelopmentandTraining(CESDT)in
Myanmar.FinancialsupportwillbethroughASEANIndiaCooperationfundandprojectwillbeimplementedbyCDAC.
20. 49thmeetingofthejointsecretariesoftheSAARCcountriesheldinNepal.SAARCCountriesdecidedtodissolvethreeRegionalcentres
andmergefourotherstoreducebudget.
21. 5thmeetingoftheSAARC(SouthAsianAssociationofRegionalCooperation)HealthMinistersheldinNewDelhi.
22. 68thsessionofMarineEnvironmentProtectionCommittee(MEPC)ofInternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)heldinLondon,UK
andadoptedprovisionsofthePolarCoderelatedtoenvironmentalnorms.
23. 6thMeetofHomeMinistersofSAARC(SouthAsianAssociationforRegionalCooperation)CountriesheldinNepal.IndianHome
ministerRajnathsinghparticipatedonIndia'sBehalf.
24. 6thNationalConferenceonNuclearEnergyorganizedbyASSOCHAMinNewDelhitodaywiththemeNuclearEnergy:a'Clean'Energy
option.
25. 6thOPECInternationalSeminarheldinVienna(Austria)fromJune24,2015byOrganisationofthePetroleumExportingCountries

(OPEC).DharmendraPradhan(India'sMinisterofState(IndependentCharge)ofPetroleumandNaturalGas)attendedonIndia's
Behalf.
26. 77thannualconventionofpresidingofficers,speakersandsecretariesoflegislativeassembliesandcouncilsheldinLucknow(Uttar
Pradesh).
27. 7thBRICSSummitandSCOMeet2015(UFA(Russia))
ThemeforBRICS7thSummitBRICSPartnershipaPowerfulFactorofGlobalDevelopment.
PakistanandIndiabecomepermanentmembersofShanghaiCooperationOrganisation.SCONowhasChina,Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan,Russia,Tajikistan,Uzbekistan,PakistanandIndiaasitsfullmembers.
Indiawillbehostingthe8thBRICSsummitin2016.
PakistanPMFormallyinvitedIndianPMNarendraModitoattendSAARC2016SummitinPakistan.
IndianPMNarendraModiproposesDasKadamasTenStepsforFutureforBRICSnations
Tradefair
RailwayResearchCentre
Cooperationamongsupremeauditinstitutions
DigitalInitiative
AgriculturalResearchCentre
State/LocalGovernment'sForum
CooperationamongstcitiesinfieldofUrbanisation
BRICSSportsCouncil
AnnualSportsMeet
BRICSfilmfestival
28. 83rdInterpolGeneralAssemblyheldinMonacowiththemeTurnBackCrime:100YearsofInternationalPoliceCooperation.
29. AfourdayInternationalConferenceonLowTemperatureScienceandBiotechnologicalAdvancesheldinDelhiasanattempttoassess
thepresentstatusandtoformulatefutureplansonlowtemperaturescienceandbiotechnologyinvariousAsiaandothercontinents.
ConferencewasorganisedbyICARNBPGR,NationalAcademyAgriculturalSciences,IndiaincollaborationwithSocietyforLow
TemperatureBiology(SLTB),UKandRoyalBotanicGardens(RBG),Kew,UK.
30. AspecialmeetwasheldinBangladeshCapitalDhakaTodiscussmeasuresforsustainableuseofBlueEconomybyefficientuseof
resourcesinBayofBengal.
31. AgricultureMinisterRadhaMohanSinghattendedBRICSfarmmeetinBrazilfromMar1113,2015.
32. AgricultureMinistersofG20CountriesmetinIstanbulon78May2015toaddressrisingchallengesoffoodsecurityasworl'spopulation
willriseto9Billionin2050.RadhaMohanSingh,AgricultureMinisterofIndiaattendedonIndia'sBehalfandmetMrPhilHogan,
AgricultureCommissionerofEuropeanUnion.
33. AsiaPacificEconomicCooperation22ndsummitheldinBeijing(CapitalofChina)
AsiaPacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)isaforumfor21PacificRimmembereconomiesthatseekstopromotefreetradeand
economiccooperationthroughouttheAsiaPacificregion.
34. AsiaRegionCommonwealthYouthMinistersMeeting(AsRCYMM)washeldinNewDelhi.MeetingwasofficiallyopenedbySarbananda
Sonowal,MinisterforYouthAffairsandSportsofIndia.AlleightmembercountriesfromCommonwealthAsiaregionattendedtheAsR
CYMMMeet.
35. BBIN(Bangladesh,Bhutan,IndiaandNepal)TransportMinistersmeetingwillbeheldinThimpu(Bhutan)onJune15,2015.AMotor
VehicleAgreementforRegulationofVehicularTrafficamongstBBINwillbesignedonthisoccasion.MinisterofRoadTransport&
HighwaysandShippingShriNitinGadkariwillvisitonIndia'sBehalf.
36. ConferenceofStateEnvironmentandForestMinistersheldinNewDelhi.
37. DharmendraPradhan(MinisterofState(I/C)forPetroleum&NaturalGas)visitedAshgabat(CapitalofTurkmenistan)toattend22nd
SteeringCommitteemeetingofTAPI(TransAfghanistanPipeline)naturalgaspipelineproject.
38. ExternalAffairsMinisterSushmaSwarajlaunchedwebsiteof10thWorldHindiConference(vishwahindisammelan.gov.in)tobeheld
fromSep1012,2015inBhopal(MadhyaPradesh).ThemeofConferencewillbeHindiJagat:Vistaravmsambhavnai.Previous
conferencewas9thWorldHindiConferenceheldinJohannesburg,SouthAfricainSeptember2012.
39. FirstBusinessSessionof48THAnnualMeetingoftheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)heldinBaku(CapitalofAzerbaijan).Finance
MinisterArunJaitleyattendedonIndia'sBehalf.
40. FirstRenewableEnergyGlobalInvestorsMeet&Expo,calledREInvest2015heldinNewDelhitoattractlargescaleinvestmentsforthe
renewableenergysectorinIndia.

41. FirstWorldOceanScienceCongress(WOSC)heldinKochi(Kerala)withthemeProtectOceansforPosterityandBlue
Economyandaimistofindsustainablemeanstoutilizetheresourcescarefullywithoutcausinganydamagetotheoceansanditsmarine
life.
42. ForumforIndiaPacificIslandCountries(FIPIC)'ssecondSummithostedbyIndiainJaipur(Rajasthan).
IndianPMNarendraModiannouncedplanstoopenanewspaceresearchandsatellitemonitoringstationontheFijiIslandsto
provideIndiawithanindependentsatellitetrackingcapacity.IndiapresentlyreliesonUSandAustraliaformonitoringitssatellites
overthePacific.
SecondFIPICsummitwasattendedbyleadersofall14PacificIslandscountriesFiji,CookIslands,Kiribati,MarshallIslands,
Micronesia,Nauru,Niue,Palau,PapuaNewGuinea,Samoa,SolomonIslands,Tonga,TuvaluandVanuatu.
IndiatoestablishinformationtechnologylabsineachPacificIslandcountry.
43. FourthMinisterialLevelMeetingofIstanbulProcess(HeartofAsia)heldinBeijing(China)..
44. G20Countries'LabourandEmploymentMinistersMetinAustralia.
45. G20Countries'FinanceMinistersMetinCairns,Australia.
46. Globalcommunitypledgedfinancialsupportof3.8billionUSDforcrisishitSyriaatthethirdInternationalHumanitarianPledging
ConferenceforSyriaheldinKuwaitcity(Kuwait).
47. GovernmentOrganized4thInternationalBuddhistConclaveinBihartoshowcaseBuddhistheritageandpilgrimsitesofIndia.
48. HighlevelPledgingConferenceofGreenClimateheldinGermanyandpledgedtocontribute9.3billionUSdollarsforGreenClimate
Fund(GCF)tohelpdevelopingcountriescutemissionsandprepareforclimatechange.
49. HumanResourceDevelopmentMinisterSmritiIraniAttended19thConferenceofCommonwealthEducationMinisters(38Countries)at
Nassau(Bahamas)withthemeQualityEducationforEquitableDevelopment:Performance,Paths,Productivity.
50. HumanResourceDevelopmentMinisterSmritiIraniattendedWorldEducationForum(WEF)meetorganizedbyUNESCOinIncheon
(SouthKorea).
51. Hyderabad(Telangana)willhostWorldCongressonInformationTechnologyin2018withthemeFutureofenterprises.
52. HyderabadwillhostfourdayIndoGlobalPharmaExpoandSummit2015onJuly24,2015.TheannouncementwasmadebyPV
Appaji,ChiefofPharmaceuticalsExportPromotionCouncilofIndia.
53. IndiaEconomicSummitorganisedbyWorldEconomicForum(WEF)heldinNewDelhi.
54. IndiaInternationalTradeFair(IITF)2014wasinauguratedbyPresidentPranabMukherjeeinDelhi.
55. IndiaassumesPresidencyof68thWHA(WorldHealthAssembly),thehighdecisionmakingbodyofWorldHealthorganisation(WHO),
after19years.UnionMinisterofMinisterofHealth&FamilyWelfareJagatPrakashNaddawillleadIndia'sdelegationtotheevent.
56. Indiahassignedthefreetradeagreement(FTA)inservicesandinvestmentswith10memberAsean(AssociationofSouthEastNations),
ToPromotefreemovementofprofessionalsandfurtheropeningopportunitiesforinvestments.
57. IndiaisdesignatedasChairtoNinthMeetingofInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency(IRENA)Counciltobeheldon10th&11th
June,2015inAbuDhabi(UnitedArabEmirates).
58. Indiatohost7thAsianMinisterialConferenceonDisasterRiskReduction(AMCDRR)in2016.
ItwasdeclaredbyHomeMinisterRajnathSinghonhisvisittojapanforthirdUnitedNationsWorldConferenceonDisasterRisk
ReductionorganisedinSendai,Japan.
59. IndianDentalAssociation(IDA)OrganizedWorldDentalCongressinGreaterNoida,UttarPradesh.
60. InternationalBuddhPurnimaDiwas2015TobehostedbyIndiaon04May,2015withsupportofInternationalBuddhistConfederation.
61. InternationalBuddhistConference2014washeldinNepalwithobjectiveofpreservingBuddhistcultureandheritage.
62. InternationalTourismMeetheldinHimachalPradeshonOccasionofInternationalTourismDayonSep28.
63. InternationalmeetonreconstructionofGazaafterIntenseIsraelHamasConflictheldinCahira(Egypt).
64. Japancommittedhelpof6.1billionUSD(750billionJapaneseYen)MekongRegioncountries(Cambodia,Laos,Myanmar,Thailandand
Vietnam)innextthreeyearsduringtheseventhMekongJapanSummitinTokyo.
65. LeadersfromGermany,France,RussiaandUkrainemetinMinsk(Belarus)tosignanagreementtoendtheNinemonthlongviolent
conflictineasternukraine.TheagreementisnamedasMINSKII.
66. MinistryofPetroleum&NaturalGasorganisedUrjaSangam2015:ShapingIndiasEnergySecurity,aninternationalenergysummitin
NewDelhi.
67. NationalConferenceonAgricultureonRabiCampaign2014heldinDelhi.
68. NationalSummitonCorporateSocialResponsibilityorganizedinDelhibyConfederationofIndianIndustrywiththemePartneringthe
NationalAgendaandinauguratedbyPresidentPranabMukherjee.
69. NinthG20SummitinBrisbane(Australia)concluded.Chinawillhostnext(10th)G20Summitin2016.

70. PMNarendraModiattendedthe12thIndiaASEANSummitinMyanmar.
71. PMNarendraModileavesfor10DaysVisittoMyammar,AustraliaandFiji.
WillbeinMyammaronNov12&13forASEAN(AssociationofSoutheastAsianNations)25thsummitand9thEastAsiaSummit
and12thIndiaAseanSummit.
WillbeonaVisittoAustraliaFromNov1418,2014.
WillbeinFijionNov19,2014.
ComebacktoIndiaonNov20,2014.
72. The20thmeetofTAPI(TransAfghanistanPipelineorTurkmenistanAfghanistanPakistanIndiaPipeline)GasPipelineProjectheld
inPakistan.DharmendraPradhan,(MinisterofstateforPetroleumandNaturalGas)attendedonIndia'sBehalf.
73. TheFifthGeneralAssemblyofIRENA(InternationalRenewableEnergyAssociation)heldinAbuDhabi(UAE).
74. ThirdIndiaTunisiaForeignOfficeConsultations(FOC)heldinTunis.IndiandelegationwasledbySecretary(East)AnilWadhwa.
75. ThirdInternationalTourismMartwasheldinShillong,Meghalaya.
76. USwillhostaninternationalAntiterrorSummitinWashingtoninFebruary2015topreventterrorism.
77. UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgrammereleasedfirstAdaptationGapReportduringclimatetalksinLima(Peru).Itservesas
assessmentofglobaladaptationgapsinfinance,technologyandknowledge.Reportsaidthatcostofclimatechangeadaptationin
developingcountrieswillreach23timespreviousestimatesof70100billionUSDperyearby2050.
78. UnitedNations'ClimateSummit2014heldinNewYork,USA.
79. WorldBankorganizedWRC2(WorldReconstructionConference)inWashingtonD.C.(USA).KirenRijiju(UnionMinisterofStatefor
HomeAffairs)AttendedonIndia'sBehalf.
80. WorldDiamondConferenceheldinNewDelhiorganizedbyGemandJewelleryExportPromotionCouncilinassociationwithUnion
MinistryofCommerceandIndustryandWorldDiamondMarkFoundation(WDMF).
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National
1. Acperrecommendationsof13thFinanceCommission,Only9of29IndianStateswerefoundeligibleforreleaseofPerformanceGrants
ofUrbanLocalBodiesduring201415.Theseninestates(UttarPradesh,MadhyaPradesh,Rajasthan,AndhraPradesh,Telangana,
Kerala,Haryana,ChattisgarhandMizoram)werereleasedPerformanceGrantofRs.457.91crores.
2. MinistryofOverseasIndianAffairsandGovernmentofTamilnaduhavesetupaMigrantResourceCentre(MRC)inChennai
(Tamilnadu)toprovideinformationandguidancethetooverseasIndianworkersonallaspectsofoverseasemployment.
3. MinistryofCivilAviationapprovedtosetupsecondinternationalairportofNationalCapitalRegionatJewar(UttarPradesh).
4. 10thAeroIndiashowinauguratedbyPrimeMinisterNarendraModiinBengaluru(Karnataka).
AeroIndiashowcomprisesofaircrafts,aviationproducts,aerotechnologyandairshowsandisorganizedeverytwoyearsbyDefence
ExhibitionOrganisationarmofMinistryofDefenceandDefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO).
5. 2daylongannualHemisfestivaldedicatedtoGuruPadmasambhavaheldinLadakhHemisGompa(monastery)ofJammuand
Kashmir.
6. 2015EducationforAll(EFA)GlobalMonitoringReport(GMR)releasedwiththemeEducationforAll20002015Achievementsand
Challenges.
ReporthighlightedachievementsmadebyIndiainreducingtheOutofSchoolChildrenandachievingthegenderparityatthe
elementaryleveltherebycontributingtotheglobalprogressintheEFAgoals.
7. 20thLawCommissionofIndia(HeadedbyAjitPrakashShah)submitteditsReportsNumber258,259and260.
ReportNumber258ItisaboutPreventionofBriberyofForeignPublicOfficialsandOfficialsofPublicInternational
Organisations.ItproposestointroducePreventionofBriberyofForeignPublicOfficialsandOfficialsofPublicInternational
OrganisationsBill,2015intheParliamentaimedatformingframeworkforoffencesagainstforeignPublisofficials.
ReportNumber259ItisaboutEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentandLegalEntitlements.Itsuggestsseveralconstitutional
amendmentstomakesurepropereducationandcareforchildrenunder6yearsage.
Article24AbeinsertedtoPartIIIofConstitutiontomakechildsrighttobasiccareandassistancebecomesanenforceable
right.
Article21AofConstitutionshouldbeamendedtoextendrighttoeducationtochildreninunder6agegroupaswell.
Article51A(k)shouldbeamendedsothatfundamentaldutyofparentstoprovideeducationisplacedoneverycitizen.
Section11ofRighttoEducationActshouldbemademandatorythatenforcesGovernmenttomakearrangementsfor
providingfreepreschooleducationtochildrenbetweenageof36Years.

ReportNumber260ItisaboutAnalysisofthe2015DraftModelIndianBilateralInvestmentTreaty.Itpresentsviewstoassist
GovernmentofIndiainachievingabalancednegotiatingtextthattakesintoconsiderationprotectionofIndianinvestorsinvesting
abroadandalsosafeguardsregulatorypowersofIndia.
8. 20thLawCommissionofIndia(HeadedbyAjitPrakashShah)submittedReportNo.257onReformsinGuardianshipandCustody
LawsinIndiaandsuggestedamendmentstolawstoemphasizethewelfareofthechildincustodyandguardianshipmatters.
9. 23rdMelaGhadriBabeyanDaheldinJalandhar,Punjab.
10. 29thIndiaCarpetExpoinauguratedinPragatiMaidan(Delhi).
11. 2ndSohraMarathonheldinMeghalaya.ItisnamedafterCherrapunjishistoricalnameSohra.
12. 30thAaharInternationalFair2014organizedbyITPO(IndianTradePromotionOrganization)startedinPragatiMaidan,Delhi.
13. 350thfoundationdayofShriAnandpurSahib(RupnagarPunjab)celebrated.Theholycitywasfoundedbythe9thGuruoftheSikhs,
GuruTeghBahadurin1665.
14. 35thNationalGamesmascotAmmu,TheGreatHornbill(StatebirdofKerala)hasbeenincludedinLimcaBookofRecordsforitsplay,
featuringthebirdinleadroleinKalikkunnaPlay.
15. 3rdTortoiseFestivalorganisedatHajongLakeinAssamtocreateawarenessamongpeopleontheendangeredtortoisespeciesby
EnvironmentandForestDepartmentofDimaHasao(ASSAM).
16. 4daylongAmbubachiMelaatKamakhayaDevitempleheldatGuwahati,Assam.
17. 45daylongannualfishingbaninterritorialwatersofEasternCoastalZoneofIndia(includingAndaman&NicobarIslands)startedto
safeguardfishintheirbreedingseason.
18. 4thNorthEastYouthFestivalstartedinMajuli(Assam).Itwillbeheld29thto31stMay,2015.TheFestivalisbeingorganizedbythe
NehruYuvaKendraSangathan(NYKS)underMinistryofYouthAffairsandSports.
19. 61DaysFishingbanalongWesternCoaststartedfrom1Juneto31July,2015,ExceptKeralawhichwillstickto47daybantoallowits
fishermentocontinuefishingtillJune15.
20. BharatParv,a13daycelebrationofCulture&CuisinefromdifferentIndianstatesstartedinDelhiasapartofIndependenceDay
celebrations.
21. IndiasStrategyforEconomicIntegrationwithCLMVReporthasbeenissuedbyMinistryofCommerceandIndustry.Itprovidesviews
forestablishingcommercialandeconomiclinkagesbetweenIndiaandtheCambodia,Laos,MyanmarandVietnam(CLMV)region.
22. OperationMuskaanlaunchedasaninitiativebyrailwaypolicetotracemissinganddestitutechildrenandreunitethemwithparents.
23. UnionCabinetapprovedNewUreaPolicy2015fornextfouryearsaimedatmaximizingproductionandminimizedependenceon
imports
PolicyaimstomaximizeureaproductionincountrytoreducethesubsidyburdenonGovernment.
Savingsinenergywillreducecarbonfootprintandbemoreenvironmentfriendly.
PolicywillensuretimelysupplyofureatofarmersatsameMaximumRetailPrice(MRP)withlessburdenontheexchequer.
PolicywilldirectlysavesubsidyofRs.2618croreandindirectsavingofRs.2211crore(totalRs.4829crore)withrevisedspecific
energyconsumptionnormsandimportsubstitutions.Duringthenextfouryears,Itwillhelpinmakingadditional20lakh/MTurea
annually.
GovernmentdecidedinJanuary2015toallowureaproducerstoproduceneemcoatedureaupto75100%ofproductiontobenefit
thefarmers.
Neemcoatedureaisrequiredlessinquantityforsameareaandwillgivehighercropyields.
Undergroundwatercontaminationduetoleachingofureawillgetreducedasnitrogeninneemcoatedureagetsreleasedto
plantsveryslowly.
Neemcoatedureaisunfitforindustrialuse,soillegaldiversiontoindustrieswillalsoreduce.
MRPofureaforfarmersiskeptthesameatRs.268/perbagof50kgs.FarmershavetopayanadditionalRs.14/perbagforneem
coatedurea.
GovernmenthasdecidedtoreviveclosedureaunitsatGorakhpur(UttarPradesh),Barauni(Bihar),TalcherureaunitinOdishaand
RamagundaminTelanganatoproduceandadditional26lakhtonnes.
Byallthesemeasures,importdependencyofIndiaforureawillreduce.Presently,Indiaimportsabout80lakhmetrictonnesofurea
outoftotaldemandof310lakhmetrictonnes.
GovernmenttodayalsodecidedtocontinuetheexistingsubsidyratesforPhosphaticandPotassic(P&K)fertilizers,Muriateof
Potash(MOP),etc.)underNutrientBasedSubsidy(NBS)policyforcurrentyear.
19unitsareproducingphosphaticfertilizersand103unitsmakingSSP(SingleSuperPhosphate).Theseunitsrelyheavilyonimport
ofphosphateasthereisnoresourceofPotashinIndia.

24. A5,000yearoldstepwellhasbeenfoundinDholavira(Gujarat)islargestsofarandthreetimesbiggerthantheGreatBathatMohenjo
Daro.
25. AGlobalInvestorsSummitwasorganizedinMadhyaPradeshtoattractForeignInvestors.
26. ATerroristattackclaiming7livesoccuredinDinanagartowninGurdaspurdistrictofPunjab.
27. AnationallevelmuseumofSikhheritagewillbesetupinLakhnaurSahibvillageinPunjab.LakhnaurSahibisahistoricalvillageas
motheroftenthSikhguruGuruGobindSingh,MataGujaribelongedtotheplace.
28. AnewlandcustomsstationinauguratedatIndoMyanmarbordertradecentreinChamphaidistrictofMizoram.
29. AnewspeciesofcyprinidfishnamedasPuntiusDolichopterushasbeendiscoveredinAlappuzhadistrictsKayamkulamcityofKerala.
30. AadiPerukkufestivalcelebratedinTamilNadubythousandsofpeopleincludingnewlywedcouples.AadiPerukkuisaHinduTamil
festivalcelebratedonthe18thdayoftheTamilmonthofAadi(midJulytomidAugust)ingratitudetowaterbodiesespeciallyCauvery
River.
31. AdvertisingStandardCouncilofIndia(ASCI)launcheditsconsumercomplaintmobileapplicationnamedASCIonlinetoprovide
consumercomplaintservicesalongwithexistingWebsiteFacilityforreportingmisleadingadvertisements.
32. AgricultureMinisterRadhaMohanSinghlaunchedSoilHealthCardportal,FertiliserQualityControlSystem(FQCS)portaland
ParticipatoryGuaranteeSystem(PGS)webPortals.
SoilHealthCard:Forregistrationofsoilsamples,recordingtestresultsofsoilsamplesandgenerationofSoilHealthCard(SHC)
alongwithfertilizerrecommendations.
FertilizerQualityControlSystemPortal(FQCS):Thisportalisdevelopedforprocessingofsamplecollection,testingandgeneration
ofanalysisreports.Thesystemwillautomatemostofmanualactivitiesandhelpinonlinetrackingthestatusofthesample.
ParticipatoryGuaranteeSystemIndiaPortal:Thisportalisaprocessofcertifyingorganicproductswhichensuresagriculture
productionprocessinaccordancewiththestandardslaiddownfororganicproductsandthatdesiredqualityhasbeenmaintained.
33. AgricultureMinisterRadhaMohanSinghlaunchedfreeSMSserviceNowcasttoprovidealertsonextremeweatherconditionssuchas
hailstormeverythreehourstoregisteredfarmersontheirmobilephones.
34. AllIndiaRadiostratedfreeNewsSMSserviceinFivelanguagesHindi,Marathi,Sanskrit,DogriandNepali.
35. AnancientidolofLordVishnudatingbackaboutto7thcenturyADwasfoundinavillageinTarnTarandistrictofPunjab.
36. AndamanandNicobarPoliceannouncedtoreserve33%ofseatsofconstableandsubinspectorsforwomen.EarlierinJune2014,
GujaratGovernmentannounced33%quotaforwomeninpoliceforce.
37. AndhraPradeshAssemblypassedCapitalRegionDevelopmentAuthority(CRDA)BilltoestablishtheCapitalRegionDevelopment
AuthoritywhichwillplanbuildingofthestatecapitalnearVijayawada.
38. AndhraPradeshCabinetapprovedAmaravathiasnewcapitalcityofthestate.
AndhrapradeshwasBifurcatedinTelanganaandAndhraPradeshandErstwhileCapitalHyderabadwentwithTelengana.
39. AndhraPradeshGovernmentStartedFarmersDebtRedemptionSchemetogivedebtrelieftoabout22.79eligiblefarmers.LoansofUpto
50000tobepaidcompletelyandmorethanthatwouldbepaidinInstallmentsof20%.
40. AndhraPradeshGovernmentdecidedtofileadefamationcaseagainstStateBankofHyderabad(SBH)asSBHFreezedAccountsof
AndhraPradeshStateCouncilofHigherEducation(APSCHE)amountingto25crorerupees.
TheaccountsofAPSCHEwerefrozenafterTelanganaStateCouncilofHigherEducation(TSCHE)sentalettertovariousbanks
askingthemtofreezetheaccountsofAPSCHEasitaccusedAPSCHEofillegallycapturingoffmoneythatwastobesharedbetween
thetwostates.
41. AndhraPradeshGovernmentsignedMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withITFirmWiproforbuildingandimplementingtheAP
StateEnterpriseArchitecture(APSEA).
42. AndhraPradeshGovernmentsignedaMemorandumofUnderstandingwithSingaporefordevelopmentofitsnewcapitaltocomeup
nearVijawayadaandlaunchedaNewlandpoolingpolicyforthesame.
43. AndhraPradeshGovernmentwillopencallcentresforverificationandmonitoringofclaimsToincreaseefficiencyofclaimsettlement
processforunorganisedworkers.
44. AndhraPradeshgovernmentconductedpaperlesseCabinetmeetingforthefirsttimeincountry.
45. AndhraPradeshgovernmentlaunched17SkillDevelopmentCentres(SDC)fortrainingandhoningskillsofyouthandhelpthemselect
thecourseatthetimeofenteringcollegeandprovidesourceofinformationforemployment.
46. AndhraPradeshgovernmentlaunchedMeeBhoomi,adigitaldepositoryoflandrecords.WebURLishttp://meebhoomi.ap.gov.in.It
willmakealllanddetailsavailabletothepeople.
47. AndhraPradeshgovernmentsignedMoUwithIISLCompanyforreplacingstreetlightsin13municipalitieswithLEDlightsandmaintain
forsevenyears.

48. AndhraPradeshgovernmentsignedapactwithInternationalCropResearchInstituteforSemiaridTropics(ICRISAT)toprovide
assistanceinmakingagriculturesustainableandprofitable.
49. ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia(ASI)discoveredahousebelongingtolateHarappanperiod(19001800BC)duringexcavationsat
ChandyanvillageinUttarPradesh.
50. ArunachalPradeshGovernmentlaunchStateSoilHealthMissiontomakeahundred%organicstate.
51. ArunachalPradeshtogetitsThirdTigerReserveinDibang.
52. AsperarecentreportbyAssam'sTocklaiTeaResearchInstitute(TTRI),AssamhasthepotentialtoproducePurpleTeawhichisbelieved
tobehealthrichandiscurrentlygrowninKenyaOnly.
53. AsperdatabyElectionCommissionofIndia,thereare1866registeredpoliticalpartiesinIndia.Outofthese,56arerecognisedas
registerednationalorstateparties,whileothersareunrecognised.
54. Aspergovtorders,tobaccoproducersmustnowshowwarningon85%ofpackagingonbothsidesoftheirTobaccoproducts.
55. AsperrecentCensus2011DatareleasedbytheGovernment,Indiansarenowgettingmarriedathigheragethanadecadeagowitha
declineinfertility.
Femalemeanageatmarriagehasincreasedfrom18.3to19.3years,whereastheincreaseinmaleisfrom22.6to23.3yearsduring
Census200111.
Proportionofdivorcedhasmarginallyincreased.Proportionofmarriedwomentototalnumberofwomenis49.9%in2011asagainst
47.7%in2001.Formales,itis46%in2011asagainst43.6%in2001.
Onfertility,itisobservedthatfertilityrateatnationallevelhasdeclinedfrom2.5to2.2during200111.
56. AssamAssemblypassedWitchHunting(Prohibition,PreventionandProtection)Bill,2015toeliminatecasesofsuperstitionleadingto
murderofsocalled'witches'.
57. AssamStateZoodecidedtobethefirstzooinworldtopreservecriticallyendangeredpigPygmyHog,rarestandsmallestwildpiginthe
world.
58. AssamgovernmentlaunchedanewroadconstructionschemenamedLokpriyaGopinathBordoloiConcreteRoadNirman.
59. AssamstateAssemblypassedaresolutionurgingtheCentretocontinuethespecialstatusforthestateforbeingabackwardand
problemsriddenstatewithlimitedavenuesforinternalrevenuegeneration.
60. August06ItmarksindependencefromSpainin1825.
61. BSNL,withIndianArmy'sassistancehasoperationalisedamobiletoweratrecordheightof16,000feetinLadakh(Jammuand
Kashmir).
62. BajajAllianzlaunchedaweatherbasedcropinsuranceschemefororangecropsinNagpur,HingoliandWashimdistrictsof
Maharashtra.
63. BanoneRickshawhasbeenliftedoffinCapitalDelhi.
64. BangaloreCityrailwaystationbecomesthefirststationinIndiatohaveWiFifacility.
65. BangaloreInternationalAirportsignedsevenyearcontractwithITaviationfirmSITAforimplementingCommonUseSelfServicekiosk
(CUSS)platformtoallowpassengerstoCheckInThemselvesthatIncludesprinttheirboardingpassesandbaggagetagsfromJune2015.
66. BangaloreRenamedasBengaluruandMysoreasMysuruofficially.
67. BhagabatpurCrocodileProjectinSunderbans(WestBengal)hasbeengivenasfreshstartwithhelpofrenownedexpertsinherpetology
andbestglobalpracticesincrocodileconservationtoincreasethenumberofsaltwatercrocodiles.
Inpastfewyears,projectdidnotseeasignificantincreaseinthenumberofsaltwatercrocodiles.Theeggstohatchingratioalso
declinedto40per100eggscollected.
68. BharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL)commissioneda195MWthermalunitofKantiBijleeUtpadanNigamLimited(KBUNL)in
MuzaffarpurinBihar.
69. BharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL)commissioneda600MWthermalunitatDhabrainJanjgirChampaDistrictofChhattisgarh.
70. BharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL)commissionedfirst250MWunitofBongaigaonthermalpowerprojectofNationalThermal
PowerCorporation(NTPC)inAssam.ItispartofNTPCsprojectforsettingup3unitsof250MW(750MWintotal)eachascoalbased
projectwhichtobecompletedby2016.
71. BharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL)commissionedfourth600MWthermalunitofOPJindalSuperThermalPowerProject(STPP)
ExtensioninRaigarhdistrictofChhattisgarh.
72. BhartiAirtelacquiredAugereWirelessBroadbandtoexpandits4Goperationstoninecircles.
73. BhopalbasedIndianInstituteofsoilscience(SponseredbyIndianCouncilofAgriculturalResearch)createdMridaparikshaka
MINILABthatcandeterminesoilhealth.
74. BiharAssemblypassedBiharPublicGrievanceRedressalBill,2015aimedatempoweringpeopletoseekredressaloftheirgrievancesby

governmentservantsinatimeboundmanner.
75. BiharChiefMinisterNitishKumarlaunchedcampaignBadhChalaBihartocollectideasfromthepublictoproduceBihar@2025asa
visiondocumentforstatesdevelopmentbetween20152025.
76. BiharGovernmentanouncedtoallot35%reservationforwomeninNonGazettedjobs
77. BiharGovernmentapprovedrecognitionofTransgendersastheThirdGender.
78. BiharGovernmentdecidedtoprovidefreeeducationtotheScheduledCastes(SC),ScheduledTribes(ST)andgirlstudentstillPost
Graduation(PG)levelintheState.
79. BihargovernmentapprovedinclusionofDusadh(DhariandDhadi)casteintheMahadalitcategory.TherearenomoreanyDalitsin
BiharasallDalitsarenowcategorisedasMahadalitsintheState.
80. BombayHighCourtappointedteamof17lawyersasCommissionersofCourttohelpinremovingillegalhoardings.
81. BombayHighCourtbannedhorsedrivencarriagesinMumbai.
82. BritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)releaseddocumentaryfilmIndia'sDaughterdirectedbyLesleeUdwinandisbasedonDelhi
gangrapeofthe23yearoldNirbhayathattookplaceon16December2012.
83. BureauofEnergyEfficiency(BEE)signedanImplementingAgencyAgreementwithRECPowerDistributionCompanyLtd.(RECPDCL)
fortheoperationalisationofPartialRiskGuaranteeFundforEnergyEfficiency(PRGFEE).
84. CDOT,theresearchanddevelopmentinstituteunderdepartmentoftelecommunicationslaunchedfourbroadbandproductsunder
DigitalIndiainitiative.TheproductsarelongdistanceWiFisystem,solarpoweredWiFisystem,100Gbpsopticalfibrecable(OFC)link
andCDOTsnextgenerationnetwork(NGN)inMTNLnetwork.
85. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedMaharashtraStateCooperativeCottonGrowersMarketingFederation
(MSCCGMFL)toundertakeMinimumSupportPrice(MSP)operationsforCotton.
86. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedcreatinganintrastatepowertransmissionsysteminsevenstates(Andhra
Pradesh,Gujarat,HimachalPradesh,Karnataka,MadhyaPradesh,MaharashtraandRajasthan)atacostof8548crorerupees.Outofit,
40%willbecontributedbyNationalCleanEnergyFund,40%byKfW(GermanDevelopmentBank)loanandremaining20%as
contributionbyStates.
87. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedextensionof2yearsforcompletionofprojectssanctionedtillMarch2012
underSubMissiononBasicServicestotheUrbanPoor(BSUP)andIntegratedHousingandSlumDevelopmentProgramme(IHSDP)
componentsofJawaharlalNehruNationalUrbanRenewalMission(JNNURM).
88. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedsettingupofover2000MWofGridConnectedSolarPVPowerProjects
underBatchIIIofPhaseIIofJawaharlalNehruNationalSolarMission(JNNSM)atacostof12000crorerupees.
89. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedtworoadprojectsworth4721crorerupeesinMadhyaPradeshandTelangana
underNationalHighwaysDevelopmentProject(NHDP).
90. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)extendeddeadlineforimplementationofCrimeandCriminalsTrackingnetworkand
Systems(CCTNS)projecttillMarch2017alongwithapprovingadditionalfiveyearsphaseforoperationandmaintenanceoftheCCTNS
uptoMarch2022.
91. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)increasedinvestmentlimitbyGovernmentagenciesinMegaFoodParksto100%of
theirequityholdingfrom26%currentlyintheSpecialPurposeVehicle(SPV).Newregulationwillbringmoreinvestmentinfood
processingforsmoothimplementationoftheMegaFoodParksScheme(MFPS).
92. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairsapprovedfourhighwayProjectsinUttarPradesh,OdishaandChhattisgarh.
93. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairsextendeddateofcompletionofNationalAutomotiveTestingandR&DInfrastructureProject
(NATRiP)bythreeyears(from31stDecember2014to31stDecember2017).
94. CabinetapprovedfinancialrestructuringofBVFCL(BrahmaputraValleyFertilizerCorporationLimited)andsettingupanAmmonia
UreaComplexof8.64LakhMetricTonnesannualcapacitywithcostofRs.4500croreatNamrup(Assam)onPublicPrivatePartnership
(PPP)basis.
95. CarpetExportPromotionCouncil(CEPC)willhold30thIndiaCarpetExpoinOctober2015inVaranasi(UttarPradesh).
96. CentreforScienceandEnvironmentreleasedreportHeatonPowerandclaimedthatIndiancoalbasedthermalpowerplantsareamong
mostinefficientinworld.ReportwasreleasedbyMSSwaminathan,fatherofIndiasGreenRevolution.
Inefficientresourcesuseandtechnologicalbackwardnessleadstohighlevelsofpollution.
Plantsareoperatingat6070%capacity,ifcapacityutilisationisimproved,additionalpowerrequirementcanbewithoutmaking
newplants.
DelhibasedNTPCsBadarpurplantoneofthemostpollutinginthecountry.
55%oftheunitswereviolatingairpollutionstandardswhicharealreadyextremelylax.
97. Chinahasopened2ndlandbordercrossinginTibetviaNathuLa,SikkimtoallowIndianpilgrimsforKailashMansarovaryatra.Eerlier

LipulekhPassrouteinUttarakhandwasdamagedinUttarakhandfloodsin2013.
98. ChithiraiThiruvizhaFestivaliscelebratedinMadurai(Tamilnadu)duringTamilmonthofChitiraiinApril.Itisoneofthelongest
celebrationsoftheworldthatlastsforonemonth.First15daysofthefestivaliscelebratedforMeenakshi,andnext15daysarecelebrated
forAlagar.
99. CochinInternationalAirport(Kerala)willbecomefirstairportinIndiatoruncompletelyonsolarpower.A12MWpsolarpowerproject
setupintheairportwillgenerate50,000to60,000unitsofelectricityperday.
100. CommunicationandITMinisterRaviShankarPrasadlaunchedIndiaPost'sECommerceCentreinDelhitocatertheecommerce
businessenterprisescapableofhandling30000parcelsinaday.
101. CommunicationsandInformationTechnologyMinisterRaviShankarPrasadinauguratedBSNLSponseredwifizoneatHistorical
monumentTajMahalatAgra(UttarPradesh).
102. CompetitionCommissionofIndia(CCI)imposedapenaltyofRs671croreonfourpublicsectorinsurancecompaniesNational
Insurance,NewIndiaInsurance,OrientalInsuranceandUnitedIndiainsuranceforindulginginanticompetitivepracticesbyrigginga
tenderofKeralaGovernmentin2009forselectinginsuranceproviderfor'RashtriyaSwasthyaBimaYojna'.
103. CycloneKomenturnedintoacyclonicstormformedoverNorthernBayofBengalandexpectedtomakelandfallonthecoastofOdisha
andWestBengal.
104. DRDOhastiedupwithPatanjaliAyurvedformarketingofhighlynutritionalSeabuckthornbasedproductscreatedbyDefenceInstitute
ofHighAltitudeResearch(DIHAR).
105. Darjeeling'sMakaibarihasbecomemostexpensiveteainIndiawithPriceof$1,850/kg.
106. DelhiAssemblyElections2015Results
AamAadmiParty(AAP)wonbywinning67seatsoutof70seats.3SeatswonbyBharatiyaJanataParty(BJP).
ArvindKejriwalwillbeseventhChiefMinisterofDelhi.
107. DelhiGovernmentlaunchedIndiasfirsterationcardservicethatwillbelinkedwithAadhaarcardstoenablebeneficiariesofPublic
DistributionSystem(PDS)togetcardsonlinewithouthassles.
108. DelhiGovernmentmadeGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)mandatoryinallpublictransportvehicleskeepinginviewsecurityandsafetyof
commuters,especiallywomen.
109. DelhiGovernmenttiedupwithRotaryClubforrevampinggovernmentschoolsbyupgradingsanitationandbasicinfrastructurefacilities
ofdrinkingwaterandtoilets.
110. DelhiHighCourt(HC)becamefirstcourttosetupdedicatedcommercialtoensurespeedydisposalofcasesanddesignatedfourbenches
toactascommercialcourts.
111. DelhiJalBoardcommissionedDelhi'sfirstHydropowerplantatChillaareaofeastDelhi.Itcangenerateupto20000KWHofelectricity
peryear.
112. DelhigovernmentannouncedCityTaxiSchemefor600749CCvehicleswithMinimum25rupeeschargeforfirsttwokilometresand10
rupeesperkilometerafterwards.
113. DepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotion(DIPP)approvedcreatingIndiasfirstdefenceindustrialparkatOttappalam(Kerala).It
willhavemoderncommoninfrastructurefacilitiestoattractcomponentmanufacturersinthedefenceindustry.
114. DepartmentofSpace,DepartmentofLandResources(DoLR),MinistryofRuralDevelopmentsignedanMoUondevelopmentofWeb
GeoPortal'Shrishti'andMobileApp'Drishti'forMonitoringofIWMP(IntegratedWatershedManagementProgramme)watersheds.
115. DepartmentofTelecommunicationsextendeddateofimplementationofthefullMobileNumberPortability(MNP)bytwomonths(till3
July2015)onthebasisofrequestmadebytheCellularOperatorsAssociationofIndia(COAI).
116. DigitalsignaturescertifyingfirmeMudhralaunchedeSignservicesaspartofDigitalIndiaVision.eSignisanonlineelectronicsignature
servicetoenableAadhaarholderstodigitallysignadocument.Itwillpromotequickexecutionofftasksinpaperlessenvironmentand
crucialdocumentscanbekeptsafelyinelectronicfirm.
117. DiscoveryChannelstartedBroadcastingofaNewChannelInvestigationDiscoveryinIndia.
118. DoordarshanNationaltoberelaunchedas'DeshKaApnaChannel'.
119. DosmochefestivalcelebratedinLadakhregionofJammuandKashmir.
120. EcologistsfoundanewspeciesoffishcalledPethiastriatainTungaRiverinKudremukhNationalPark(Karnataka).
121. ElectionCommissionofIndialaunchedNationalElectoralRollPurificationandAuthenticationProgramme(NERPAP)tobringan
errorfreeandauthenticatedelectoralrollbyLinkingofAadhardatawithElectoralDatabase.
122. ElectionCommissionofIndiasuspendedrecognitionofPASangma'sNationalPeople'sParty(Meghalaya)forfailingtofileitselection
expenditurestatement.
123. ElectionCommissionofIndiawilllaunchElectoralRollAuthenticationMission(ERAM)fromMarch1toauthenticateandpurify

electoralrollsbyusingdatabaseofUniqueIdentificationAuthorityofIndia(UIDAI)tolinkAadhaarnumberofvoters.
124. EnvironmentMinistrycleared12000croresCoastalRoadProjectofMumbai(Maharashtra)thatwillcover35.6kms.Itwilldecongest
Mumbairoadsandcreate91hectaresofgreenspace.
125. ExternalAffairsMinisterSushmaSwarajVisitedThailand.Adoubletaxationavoidancetreatywassignedandratifiedatreatysignedin
2013toprovideframeworkforextraditionoffugitiveoffenders.
126. FastfoodchainKFCtiedupwithIRCTCtostartdeliverysystemforpassengers.
127. FilipeNyusi,PresidentofMozambique(SoutheastAfricanCountry)visitedIndia.
128. FinanceministerArunJaitleylaunchedDDNewsmobileappasanagendaofPrasarBharati,Doordarshan(DD)andAllIndiaRadio
(AIR)tohavemorecoverageandgivefacts.
129. FirstIndianInstituteofEngineeringScienceandTechnology(IIEST)wasstartedinHowrah,WestBengal.
130. FirstcowurinerefineryinauguratedatPathmedavillageinJaloredistrictofRajasthanforresearchonthecowproducts.
131. Firstphase(10kmstretch)ofChennaiMetroinauguratedbyTamilNaduChiefMinisterJJayalalithaa.
132. ForestMinistersofsouthernstatesdecidedtosetupaSouthernForestMinistersInterstateCoordinationCounciltobeheadedby
KeralaForestMinisterThiruvanchoorRadhakrishnanforfirstyear.Aimistotackleforestrelatedproblemsintheregionandensure
ecological,socioeconomicandlivelihoodsecurity.
133. FormerPresidentA.P.JAbdulKalamlaunchedRashtriyaAvishkarAbhiyanfocusedondevelopingspiritofinnovationand
experimentationamongstudents.
134. ForumforHumanRightsandJustice(FHRJ)organisedaMarathonnamedAjanmiBetiKeliyeDaud(ProtectingtheUnbornGirl)in
Shimla(HimachalPradesh)inviewofdecliningsexratiointhestate(906femalesper1000males).
135. FoundationstoneofNationalResearchCentreonIntegratedFarming(ICARNRCIF)laidoutinPipraKothiinEastChamparandistrict
ofBiharbyAgricultureMinisterRadhaMohanSingh.ThisResearchCentrewillworkforwelfareoffarmersintheregionthroughresearch
inintegratedfarmingsystemmodelsfordiverseagroecologicalconditionslikeFloods,withemphasisonrice,sugarcaneandbananathat
requiremorewater.
136. FournewfishspeciesdiscoveredinKeralawithnamesPuntiusnelsoni,Puntiusnigronotus,SystomuschryseusandandSystomusrufus.
137. FourteenthMultiParametricGeophysicalObservatory(MPGO)inauguratedinPortBlair(AndamanandNicobarIsland)andPortBlair
MagneticObservatoryinauguratedtomonitorseismicactivities.
138. FourthLighthouseMuseumofIndiatobeopenedatKannur(Kerala).
OtherthreelighthousesmuseumsAlappuzha(Kerala),ChennaiandMahabalipuram(TamilNadu).
139. GoaGovernmentlaunchedhotairballoonandamphibiousvehiclesservicetoaddattractionstoitstourismportfolio.
140. GoogledevelopedTheGoogleCulturalInstituteasaninitiativetomakeIndiasheritageaccessibleforglobalaudiencesandtopreserveit
digitallyforgenerationstocome.
141. GovbermentApprovedincludingUttarakhand,JharkhandandChhattisgarhinNationalDairyPlanPhaseIandextendedtheproject
periodbytwoyearsto201819.
142. GovbernmentapprovedSolarEnergyCorporationofIndia(SECI)toapplytoRegistrarofCompaniesforconvertingitintoaSection3
companyundertheCompaniesAct,2013(No,18ofCompaniesact1956)ANDrenamingitasRenewableEnergyCorporationofIndia
(RECI).WithThis,
SECIwillbeabletoownsolarpowerplants,generateandsellpowerandmanufacturingofsolarproductsandmaterials.
SECIwillworkindevelopmentofallsegmentsofrenewableenergygeothermal,offshorewind,tidaletc.apartfromsolarenergy
afterbeingrenamedasRECI.
Section8ofCompaniesAct,2013[earlierSection25ofCompaniesAct1956]definesformationofcompanieswithcharitableobjects
andcommercialaspectsofabusinessentityarecompletelyprohibited.ItisthereasonbehindSECIapplyingtobebeconvertedto
Section3company[earlierSection18ofCompaniesAct1956]asherethecompanyismainlyforcommercialactivitieswithoutany
limitation.
GovernmentalsodecidedtoenlargethescopeoftheactivitiesofSECItocoverallrenewableenergysourcestoprovidea
comprehensivesolutionforrenewableenergygenerationinthecountry.
143. GovernmentIncludedSipai,PatniJamat,TurkJamatcategoriesinGujaratandKaharandTanwarSinghariyaCatergoriesin
UttarakhandinCentralListofOtherBackwardClasses(OBCs)asperadvicesfromNationalCommissionforBackwardClasses(NCBC).
144. GovernmentScrappedPlanningCommission(Formedin1950)andcreatedNationalInstituteofTransformingIndia(NITI)Aayog.
145. GovernmentallowedNationalHighwaysAuthorityofIndia(NHAI)toissueTaxFreeInfrastructureBondsofRs.24000croreand
CapitalGainTaxExemptionBondsofRs.4000croreinthefinancialyear201516.
146. GovernmentamendedtheConsumerProtectionAct(CPA)1986tostrengthenthegrievanceredressalsystemundertheAct.Amendment

GavemorepowerstotheconsumersandNationalConsumerDisputesRedressalCommissionandcoveredecommerce,productliability,
misleadingadvertisementswithinitspurview.
147. GovernmentannouncedFiveyearsVisasforminoritycommunitiesmigratingfromPakistan,AfghanistanandBangladesh.
148. GovernmentannounceditsplanstolaunchNationalHeritageCityDevelopmentandAugmentationYojana(HRIDAY)schemefor
conservingandpreservingtheheritagecharactersof12citiesAmritsar,Varanasi,Gaya,Puri,Ajmer,Mathura,Dwarka,Badami,
Velankanni,Kanchipuram,Warangal(Telangana)andAmaravati(AndhraPradesh).
149. Governmentannouncedthat14States/UnionTerritorieshaveachievedliteracyrateof80%.
150. GovernmentannouncedtosetupSkillDevelopmentCentersinallthe40parliamentaryconstituenciesofBihar.
151. Governmentannouncedtostarttollfreehelplinefortuberculosispatientstoenablethemtoreachouttomedicalcarebygovernment
withease.
152. Governmentapproved2486CroreRupeesfordevelopmentofDholera(Gujarat)asIndia'sfirstsmartcity.
153. Governmentapproved33%reservationforwomeninpoliceforcesofallUnionterritories(UTs)includingdelhi.
154. GovernmentapprovedDadraandNagarHaveliValueAddedTax(Amendment)Regulation2005tohelptheUnionterritorygenerate
yearlyadditionalgrossrevenueandnettaxgenerationofRs120croreand7crorerespectively.
155. GovernmentapprovedGujaratState'sClimateChangeActionPlan20152020withproposaltoinvestover21000croresforcreating
environmentfriendlywaterresourcemanagement,publichealthandagricultureimprovementprojectsby2020.
156. GovernmentapprovedMemorandumofCooperationwithJapan'sJapanPatentOffice(JPO)forcooperationinfieldofIndustrial
Property(IP).
157. GovernmentapprovedNCAOR(NationalCentreforAntarcticandOceanResearch)'sacquisitionofAPolarResearchVehiclewithcost
1050CroreRupeesforResearchinAntartica,ArticandSouthernOceanRegion.
158. Governmentapprovedadevelopmentpackageof850crorerupeesforAndhraPradeshfordevelopmentofbackwardareasof
RayalaseemaandNorthCoastalregionoftheState
159. GovernmentapprovedamendingBenamiTransactions(Prohibition)Act,1988tofighttheblackmoneyinsidethecountrybySeizing
benamipropertiesandputtingfinewithimprisonmet.
160. GovernmentapprovedintroducingBureauofIndianStandardsBill,2015toprovidenewprovisionsinexistingBureauofIndian
StandardsAct,1986.MainProvisionsare
BureauofIndianstandards(BIS)tobeestablishedasNationalStandardsBodyofIndia
Itwilincludegoods,servicesandsystems,besidesarticlesandprocessesunderthestandardizationregime.
ItwillpromoteeaseofdoingbusinessbyallowingmultiplesimplifiedconformityassessmentschemesincludingSelfDeclarationOf
Conformity(SDOC)againstanystandard.Itwillgivemultiplesimplifiedoptionstomanufacturerstoadheretostandardsandgeta
certificateofconformity.
Governmentwillbeableto
applymandatorycertificationregimeonprocesseswherevernecessarytomaintainhealth,safetyandsecurity.Itwillhelp
consumersreceiveISIcertifiedproductsandwillpreventimportofsubstandardproducts.
AppointanyauthorityalongwithBureauofIndianStandardstoverifyconformityofproductsandservices.
Implementmandatoryhallmarkingofpreciousmetalarticlesandalsostrengthenpenalprovisionsforbettercomplianceand
enablecompoundingforviolations.
Thisbillwillpromoteacultureofqualityofproductsandservicesthroughmandatory/voluntarycompliancewithIndianstandards
through'productcertification'and'CertificateofConformity'byEmpoweringBISandGovernment.
161. Governmentapprovedmandatorypackagingofsugarandfoodgrainsinjutematerialtominimumextentofupto90percentof
productionasamajorboosttojutesector.
162. GovernmentapprovednamechangeofBangalorecityrailwaystationasKrantiveeraSangolliRayannarailwaystation.
163. GovernmentapprovedproposalofMinistryofCultureforsettingupaNationalMemorialatbirthplaceofLokNayakJaiPrakash
NarayaninChhapra(Saran)inBihar.
164. GovernmentapprovedproposaltopromulgateNegotiableInstruments(Amendment)Ordinance,2015inparliamenttoamend
NegotiableInstrumentsAct,1881thatisrelatedtojurisdictionrelatedissuesforfilingcasesforoffencecommittedundersection138ofNI
Act.KeyFeaturesare
Casesofbouncingofchequescanbefiledonlyinacourtinwhosejurisdictionthebankbranchofthepayee(personwhoreceivesthe
cheque)lies.
Allcasesfiledagainstapersonwillbetransferredtothecourtwiththeappropriatejurisdiction.
165. GovernmentapprovedrevivalofclosedureaunitofFertilizerCorporationIndiaLimited(FCIL)atSindri(Jharkhand)withan

investmentofRs6000crore.Thisunitwasnotinoperationssince2002.
166. GovernmentapprovedschemesofRs4,754croreforstrengtheningpowertransmissionsystemsinArunchalPradeshandSikkim.
167. Governmentapprovedsettingupof15000MegaWatt(MW)GridconnectedSolarPhotoVoltaic(SPV)PowerprojectsunderNational
SolarMission(NSM)duetohighhopesinSolarPowerinrecentyears.ItwillbeimplementedthroughNationalThermalPower
Corporation(NTPC)andNTPCVidyutVyaparNigamLimited(VVNL)inthreetranches.
168. GovernmentapprovedsettingupofCentralResearchInstituteforYogaandNaturoapthy(CRIYN)atNagmangla(Karnataka)and
Jhajjar(Haryana).
169. GovernmentapprovedsettingupofsixnewIndianInstitutesofManagement(IIMs)atVishakhapatnam(AndhraPradesh),BodhGaya
(Bihar),Sirmaur(HimachalPradesh),Nagpur(Maharashtra),Sambalpur(Odisha)andAmritsar(Punjab).ThesesixnewIIMswill
commenceacademicsessionsfrom201516witheachhavingintakeof140studentsinthePostGraduateProgramme(PGP)courses.
170. Governmentapprovedthe4000crorerenukadamprojectinHimachalPradesh.Itwillprovide275milliongallonsofwatertoDelhievery
dayandwillproduce40MWPowerforHimchalPradesh.
171. GovernmentapprovedtosetupIndiabasedNeutrinoObservatory(INO)inTamilNadu
172. GovernmentauthorizedCentralInstituteofPostHarvestEngineeringandTechnology(CIPHETICAR),Ludhianaas30thdesignated
testingcenterfortestingalltypesofPostHarvestingEquipmentandMachinery.
TestingofmachinesatanyFarmMachineryTestingandTrainingInstitutes(FMTTIs)or30designatedtestingcenterismandatory
beforesupplyingthemtoGovernmentassistanceprogrammes.
173. GovernmentbannedIslamicStateofIraqandSyria(ISIS)TerroristGroupunderUnlawfulActivities(Prevention)Act.
174. Governmentcancelledlicencesofnearly9,000NonGovernmentalOrganisationsforviolationofForeignContributionRegulationAct
(FCRA)duetononfilingannualreturnsforthe20092011.
175. GovernmentdecidedtocloseHMTWatchesduetoitsnonprofitabilitysincelongtime.
176. GovernmentdecidedtodecriminalizeattempttosuicidebydeletingSection309ofIndianPenalCodefromstatutebook.
177. GovernmentdecidedtomovetheRashtriyaSwasthyaBimaYojanafromLabourandemploymentministrytotheMinistryofHealthand
familywelfare.
178. GovernmentdecidedtoreplaceGermanbySanskritasThirdlanguageinKendriyaVidyalayas.
179. Governmentdecidedtostartanew'DepartmentofAyush'withShripadYessoNaikasitsMinistertoimprovemedicalsystem.
180. GovernmentextendedTouristVisaschemeto31morecountries,bringingthetotalnumberofcountriesundertheschemeupto76.
181. GovernmentextendedcontroversialArmedForcesSpecialPowersAct(AFSPA)toalmostentirestateofArunachalPradeshduetoserious
lawandordersituationinthestate.
182. GovernmentgaveinprincipleapprovalforconceptandinstitutionalframeworkofSagarmalaProjectaimedatdevelopmentofportsand
toprovideinfrastructuretotransportgoodstoandfromportsefficiently.
183. Governmentgranted800croresunderDeenDayalUpadhyayGramJyotiYojanatoKarnatakaforsettingupfeederlinetoprovide24
hoursqualitypowersupplytofarmers.
184. GovernmenthaslaunchedTheEconomicsofEcosystemsandBiodiversityTEEBIndiaInitiative(TII)tohighlighteconomic
consequencesoflossofbiologicaldiversityanddeclineinecosystemservices.
TheInitiativeisfocussedonthreeecosystemsforests,inlandwetlandsandcoastalandmarineecosystems.
TIIhasbeenimplementedunderIndoGermanBiodiversityProgrammeastechnicalcooperationwithGIZ.
185. Governmentimposedantidumpingdutyonimportsofgraphiteelectrodesforfiveyearstoprotectdomesticindustryfrombelowcost
shipmentsofgraphiteelectrodesusedinsteelmelting.
186. GovernmentinaugeratedworkonanApparel&GarmentMakingCentreandaWeaversServiceCentreinNagalandaspartofNERTPS
(NorthEastRegionTextilePromotionScheme)withtotaloutlayofRs.1038croresin12thFiveYearPlan.
187. Governmentincluded36morecountriesundereTouristVisascheme,takingtotalcountriesunderthisschemeupto113.7moreIndian
airportsasdesignatedairportsforentryoneTouristVisa.
188. GovernmentissettingupanIndianCulinaryInstitute(ICI)atTirupati,AndhraPradeshwithaNorthernRegionCentreatNoida,Uttar
Pradesh.
189. Governmentlaunched'IncredibleIndia'mobileapplicationtoassisttouristsinaccessingvariousTravelrelatedinformation.
190. GovernmentlaunchedNationalHeritageDevelopmentandAugmentationYojana(HRIDAY)topreserveandrejuvenaterichcultural
heritageofthecountry.Ininitialphase,12heritagecitieshavebeenidentifiedtoberejuvenatedanddevelopedatacostof500crore
rupees.
191. GovernmentlaunchedJammuKashmirArogyaGramYojnatoencouragefarmersinJ&Ktocultivatescientificallytestedand
commerciallybeneficialaromaticandmedicinalplants.

192. GovernmentlaunchedMadanMohanMalviyaNationalMissiononTeachersandTeachingatBanarasHinduUniversity.
193. GovernmentlaunchedPanditDeendayalUpadhyayShramevJayateKaryakramtoPromoteManufacturingofSeveralCommiditiesin
IndiaandpoweruptheMakeinIndiaCampaign.
194. GovernmentlaunchedWebsite,Logo,VisionandMissionofNationalHighwaysandInfrastructureDevelopmentCorporationLimited
(NHIDCL).Sitewww.nhidcl.comLogo:BuildingInfrastructureBuildingtheNation.
195. GovernmentlaunchedaSAHAJschemeforonlinereleaseofnewLPGconnections.
196. GovernmentlaunchednationwideSoilHealthCard(SHC)schemeinRajasthan.
TheSoilHealthCardunderthisschemewillbeissuedto14croreholdingsandwillcarrycropwiserecommendationsoffertilizers
requiredforfarmsofdifferentsoiltypes.Itwillhelpfarmersinidentifyinghealthofthesoilthereforeimprovingproductivitythrough
properuseoffertilizersandwater.
197. GovernmentlaunchedonlinegrievancesmonitoringsystemcalledMADADwithtaglineBecauseYouAreUsforredressingconsular
grievancestohelpIndianslivingabroadtofilegrievancesonlineaboutservicesbyIndianMissionsandEmbassy.
198. GovernmentlaunchedonlinesystemforsubmissionoftheLongTermVisa(LTV)applicationsbyPakistaninationalstoaddressdifficulty
oftheminoritycommunitiesinPakistanwhocometoIndiaforpermanentsettlement.Theapplicationscanbesubmittedonlinethrough
indianfrro.gov.in/frro.
199. GovernmentlaunchedwebsiteofCommitteeforthePurposeofControlandSupervisionofExperimentsonAnimals(CPCSEA)and
pressedtheneedforminimizinguseofanimalsforcarryingoutexperiments.
200. GovernmentlaunchedwebsiteofNationalInstitutionforTransformingIndia(NITI)AayogatURLhttp://www.Niti.Gov.In.Website
waslaunchedbyArvindPanagariya,ViceChairmanofNITIAayog.
201. GovernmentlaunchedwomensafetymobileappcalledHimmat.
202. GovernmentnotifiedestablishmentofMANAS(MaulanaAzadNationalAcademyofSkills)inDelhiforskilldevelopmentamong
Minorities.
203. GovernmentofIndiadeferredproposedtalksbetweenChiefnegotiatorsonIndiaEUBroadbasedInvestmentandTradeAgreement
(EUBTIA)duetodisappointmentbyactionofEuropeanUnionforimposingbanonsaleofaround700pharmaproductsbyIndian
CompanyGVKBiosciences.
204. Governmentonallocated5000crorerupeesforgrowthofDepartmentofAYUSH(comprisingAyurveda,YogaandNaturopathy,Unani,
SiddhaandHomoeopathy).
205. GovernmentreconstitutedNehruMemorialMuseumLibrarySociety(NMMLS)ontheoccasionofits41stAGM.
206. GovernmentrejectedOdishaGovernment'sproposaltograntmininglicensetoSouthKoreansteelmajorPoscoforitsproposed12billion
USDmegasteelplantatParadipinOdisha.
207. GovernmentrenamedDepartmentofDisabilitiesAffairsasDepartmentofEmpowermentofPersonswithDisabilities.
208. Governmentruled30thSeptember,2015aslastdatefordeclaraingundisclosedassetslocatedoutsideIndiaandanytaxesinrespectof
theseforeignassetsmustbepaidby31stDecember,2015undertheBlackMoney(UndisclosedForeignIncomeandAssets)andImposition
ofTaxAct,2015.
209. GovernmentsanctionedRs.1,000crorefora15kmIndiaBangladeshrailwayproject.
210. GovernmentsetuptaskforcesfordevelopmentofAjmer(Rajasthan),Allahabad(UttarPradesh)andVishakhapattanam(Andhra
Pradesh)asSmartCities.
211. Governmentsetsuptargettocover10lakhwomenover3yearsinRashtriyaMahilaKosh,anationalcreditfundforwomen.
212. GovernmentsignedpeaceaccordwithNationalistSocialistCouncilofNagaland(NSCN)toendinsurgencyinnortheasternstateof
Nagaland.
213. Governmentstarted.BharatWebDomainRegistrationtopromotewebsitedevelopmentinHindi.
214. GovernmentstartedNationalAcademyforAthleticsandNationalGolfAcademyatThiruvananthapuram,Kerala.
215. Governmentstartedcleanlinesscampaingnatalargescalewithnameof'SwatchBharatAbhiyaan'.
216. GovernmenttransferredtrainingandapprenticedivisionsofDirectorateGeneralofEmploymentandTraining(DGET)fromLabour
MinistrytoMinistryofSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurship.
DGETcomprises12000IndustrialTrainingInstitutes(ITIs)acrossthecountry.
217. GovernmentwilldevelopBuddhistcircuitunderitsnewlylaunchedSwadeshDarshanschemecoveringBodhGaya,RajgirandVaishali
inBiharandKapilavastu,Sarnath,SravastiandKushinagarinUttarPradesh.
218. GovernmentwillsetupanIntegratedNationalWaterwaysTransportGrid(INWTG)thatcoversfiveNationalWaterways.
219. GovernmentwillsetupnationalinstituteonmedicinalplantsforwhichallocationofRs.100crorehasbeenmadeduringthe12thfive
yearplan.

220. GovtlaunchesIndianNewbornActionPlantoreduceinfantdeaths.
221. GujaratGovernmentdeclaredbanonuseofplasticintheStateontheoccasionofunfurlingNationalFlagat69thIndependenceDay
ceremony.
222. GujaratHighconstitutedafourmemberpaneltoensurebasicamenitieslikehousingandhospitalforlabourersatAlangshipbreaking
yardinBhavnagardistrict.
223. GujaratLegislativeAssemblypassedGujaratControlofTerrorismandOrganizedCrime(GUJCOC)Bill,2015.
ItwasearlierreturnedbyPresidentofIndiathricetothestategovernmentforreconsideration.
AccordingtoacontroversialprovisionintheBill,recordingofphonecallsinterceptedbyinvestigatingagencieswillbeadmissiblein
thecourtasevidence.
224. GujaratStateHandloomandHandicraftDevelopmentCorporation(GSHHDC)willlaunchitsownecommerceportalundertheGarvi
Gurjaribrandtoreachtoabiggercustomerbaseandboostsalesinoverseasmarkets.
GSHHDC,aGujaratgovernmentundertakingwhichownsGarviGurjaristoresacrossthecountry,hassignedanMoUwithglobal
ecommercegianteBay.
225. GujaratTechnologicalUniversity(GTU)launchedeRakshaResearchCentretofightcybercrimetocurbcybercrimes.Centrewill
encourageresearchandenhancecapabilitytoprovidesolutionforissuesrelatedtocybersecurity.
226. GujaratbecamefirstIndianstatetolaunchAgrosolarpolicy.Underthis,farmerswilltapenergyfromthesunbyinstallingsolarpower
equipmentsintheirfields.Thiswillhelpfarmersearnadditionalincomefrompowergenerationcompanies.Farmersandpowergeneration
companieswillbothgainbysuchinnoativegenerationofsolarenergyinagriculturalfields.
227. GujaratbecamefirstIndianstatetomakevotingcompulsoryinLocalbodyPolls.Gujaratgovernmentalsoannouncedreservationof50%
seatsforwomeninmunicipalcorporations,municipalities,andvillagepanchayats.
228. GujaratbecamefirststatetoformMarineCommandoForcetoprotectinternationalboundary.
229. Gujaratbecamefirststatetoimplementcompulsoryvotingand50%reservationforwomeninlocalgovernanceinstitutions.
230. GujarathasledinimplementationofSwachhBharatMissionduring201415.
Outof2,70,069householdtoiletsconstructedduringthelastfinancialyear,Gujarataloneaccountedfor60%ofthemhavingbuilt
1,65,376householdtoilets.MadhyaPradeshsecondandKarnatakathird.
231. Gujaratwillhost13thPravasiBharatiyaDivasbetweenJanuary79,2015andwillmarkthe100thyearofMKGandhisreturntoIndia
fromSouthAfrica.ChiefguestwillbeDonaldRamotar,Guyana'sPresident.
232. Gujarat'sAhmadabadMunicipalCorporationannouncedUSEandGETPAIDscheme,underwhichpeoplewillbepaidonerupeesfor
usingpublictoilets.Aimistoeradicateopendefecationandkeepthecityclean.
233. HRDministryhaslaunchedawebbaseddigitalgenderatlasasatooltomaptheprogressongirleducationthroughoutthecountryIn
ordertomonitorhowvariouseducationprogrammesareworking.
234. Handicrafts&CarpetSectorSkillCouncilhasbeenlaunchedontheoccasionof20thHandicraftsExportAwardsPresentationto
promoteskilldevelopmentamongartisans,craftpersonsandworkersinthissector.
235. HaryanaDepartmentofSchoolEducation(DPSE)approved10%reservationforEconomicallyWeakerSections(EWS)andBelow
PovertyLine(BPL)categorystudentsfromClassesItoXIIinprivateunaidedschools.
236. HaryanaGovernmentLaunchedOnlineRegistrationOfLandDeals.
237. HaryanaGovernmentdecidedtointroduceSpecialIdentificationTagswithuniqueidentificationnumbersforHaryanacows,an
indigenousbreedfoundinthestate.
238. HaryanaGovernmentlaunchedaVillageMentoringProject(VMP)toimprovehealthcareandeducationofthevillagerswithaspecial
emphasisongirlchild.
239. HaryanaGovernmentpassedHaryanaGauvanshSanrakshanandGausamvardhanBillon16Marchwithtwoamendments,
prohibitingtheslaughterofcowanditsprogenyandprovidingpunishmentofupto10yearswithfineBetween30,0001lakhRupeesfor
anyviolation.
240. HaryanagovernmentgavestatusofCabinetMinistertoyogaguruRamdev,whohasbeenappointedasthestatesbrandambassadorto
promoteyogaandayurveda.
241. Haryanagovernmentlaunched'MharaGaonJagmagGaon'schemeaimedatproviding24hourpowersupplytoruralareasand
improvingelectricitybillcollectionstoreducelossesofpowerutilities.
242. HaryanagovernmentraisedcashrewardunderintercastemarriageschemefromRs50,000toRs1lakhtopromoteintercaste
marriagesandremovecastediscriminationinthestate.
243. Haryanagovernmentreducedretirementageofgovernmentemployeesfrom60to58.
244. HaryanagovernmentstartedworkonRs50croreSaraswatiriverexcavationandRevivalproject.

245. HaryanagovernmenttosetuplargestmedicaluniversityofStateinKarnal,hometownofastronautKalpanaChawla.
246. HighCourtofDelhidisclosedthatofficeoftheAttorneyGeneralofIndiafallsunderambitoftheRighttoInformation(RTI)Act,2005as
itisnotmerelyalawyerforthegovernment,butalsoisaConstitutionalAuthority.
247. HimachalPradeshChiefMinisterVirbhadraSinghannouncedtomakeSanskritasamandatorysubjectinallGovernmentschoolsofthe
state.
248. HimachalPradeshGovernmentlaunchedRajivGandhiIlluminatingSchemeforHillTownAdvancement(RISHTA)projectfor
implementationofLEDbasedstreetlightingincollaborationwithEESL.TheschemeisalsoknownasCentralizedControlandMonitoring
System(CCMS)SmartStreetLightingSchemeforUrbanLocalbodies.
EESL(EnergyEfficientServicesLimited)isajointventurebyNationalThermalPowerCorporation(NTPC),PowerGridCorporation
ofIndia(PGCIL),PowerFinanceCorporationandRuralElectrificationCorporation.
249. HimachalPradeshHighCourtaskedstategovernmenttoestablishseparatehomesfordifferentlyabled,shelterlessandmentality
challengedpeoplewithinayear.
250. HimachalPradeshHighCourthasbannedanimalsacrificeduringallthereligiousvactivitiesinHimachalPradesh.
251. HimachalPradeshbecameIndia'sfirststatetopresenta'paperless'budget.
HimachalPradeshalreadyhascountry'sfirstgreenassembly,alldocumentsrelatedtobudgetwouldbeonlineandonly10budget
copieswouldbeprintedforrecord.
252. HimachalPradeshbecamefirststateassemblyinIndiatolauncheVidhanMobileappthatcouldbeaccessedbyallmembers45minutes
beforethequestionhourshavinginformationaboutthedaybusiness.Itwillsaveabout8Crorerupeesspentinanyearonpaperwork.
253. HimachalPradeshgovernmenthassetupsatellitetrackingsystemtocheckforestfireincidentsinsummerseason.
254. HimachalPradeshgovernmentlaunchedCrimeandCriminalTrackingNetworkSystem(CCTNS)projectinthestatefor
connectingpolicestationsandotherrelatedbodieswithstatecrimerecordsbureau.
255. HomeMinistrywillimplementNERS(NationwideEmergencyResponseSystem)tosavewomenindistress.
256. Housingministryidentified305citiesinninestatestobuildhousesforpoorinurbanareasby2022fortwocrorefamiliesineconomically
weakersection(EWS).
257. HyderabadbasedICRISATlaunchedGreenPhabletwithpriceat$300(~Rs.18,000)forfarmersinTelanganatosendtimelymessages
tothefarmers.ICRISATwillmaintainserversandkeeptheinformationupdated.
258. ICAR87thFoundationDayawardsceremonyandNationalConferenceofKrishiVigyanKendendrasheldinPatna,(Bihar).PM
NarendraModilaunchedfournewschemesofICARFarmerFIRST,StudentREADY,ARYAandMeraGaonMeraGaurav.Healso
launchedRs.76000CroreDeendayalUpadhyayaGramJyotiYojanaaimedtoprovidecontinuouspowersupplytoruralIndia.Notethat
FoundationdayofICARison16JulythatmarkscreationofICARon16July,1929.
259. ICICIBanklaunchedDigitalVillageProjectinAkodaraVillageofGujarattoprovidevariousservicesfromcashlessbankingtodigitised
schoolteachingwiththemescashless,comprehensiveandconnected.
260. IdukkidistrictofKeralabecamefirstdistrictinIndiatohavecompleteruralbroadbandcoverageafteritwaslinkedtotheNationalOptic
FiberNetwork.
261. IndiaBrandEquityFoundation(DepartmentofCommerceinMinistryofCommerceandIndustry)releasedareportonIntellectual
PropertyRights(IPRs)filinginIndiaduring201314.
MaharashtratoppedthelistofstatesandUnionTerritories(UTs)withBengalurubeingtopcityinIPRfiling.
IndianInstituteofScience(Bengaluru),SiddagangaInstituteofTechnology(Tumakuru)andIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation
(ISRO)weretop3bodieswith32,24and12filings.
262. IndiahasovertakenUStobecomeworld'sthirdlargeststeelproducerafterChinaandJapanasstatedbySteel&MinesMinister,
NarendraSinghTomar.Targetistoachieve300milliontonnes(MT)steelproductionin10years.
263. IndiasettheGuinnessRecordafterbeatingPakistan'sRecordforlargesthumanformationofanationalflagwitharound50000
volunteersfromChennaigatheredtoformthehumanTricolour,theNationalFlagofIndia.
264. India'sFirstCNGTrainStartedBetweenRewartiandRohtakinHaryana.
265. India'sFirstHealthCourtstartedinKarnataka.
266. India'sFirstOliveOilRefineryhasbeensetupinBikaner(Rajasthan).
267. India'sFirstPostalBankATMOpenedinVaranasi(UttarPradesh).
268. India'sFirstSemiHighSpeedtrainbetweenDelhiAgrawillbecalled'GatimaanExpress'.
269. India'sFirstSolarThermalPowerPlanttobeStartedinJaisalmer,Rajasthan.
270. India'sFirstinternationalinstitutededicatedtomusicistobeopenedinKerala.
271. India'sTajMahalbecamefirsthistoricalmonumentsinworldtohaveaTwitteraccountofitsown.

272. India'sfirstEcofriendlyBuspoweredbyethanolwaslaunchedinNagpur,Maharashtra.
273. India'sfirstcoralgardentobesetupinGujarat.
274. India'slargestBlastFurnacewasblowninatSAILsIISCOSteelPlantwithNameKalyani.
275. IndiaBornSunderPichaihasbeenappointedasChiefExecutiveOfficerofGoogle.
Google'sFormerCEOAnnouncedtoPromoteSunderPichaiasNewCEOafterCompanyannouncedplanstorestructureitselfasa
subsidiaryofaNewCompanyAlphabet.LarryPagewillbeCEOofAlphabetwhichwillhavenumeroussubsidiarycompanies
IncludingGoogle.
276. IndiabornscientistThomasJohnColacothaswontheAmericanChemicalSociety'sACSAwardinIndustrialChemistry.
277. IndianGreenBuildingCouncil(IGBC)reportedthatIndiahasregisteredgreenbuildingprojectsofover3billionsqftareathatmade
Indiasecondintermsofgreenbuildingfootprint.NextAimistocover10billionsqftby2022.
278. IndianInstituteofTourismandTravelManagement(IITTM)(MadhyaPradesh)signedanAgreementwithIndiraGandhiNational
TribalUniversity(IGNTU)(Manipur)tostartaJointMBAProgram.
279. IndianMedicalAssociations(IMA)firsteverJanAushadhiGenericDrug(JAGD)StoreinauguratedinIPNewDelhi.Itwillofferover
118commonlyusedmedicinesat1020%lesserprice.
280. IndianMeteorologicalDepartmentunderMinistryofEarthSciencessignedMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withPowerSystem
OperationCorporationLtd(POSOCO)foroptimumuseofweatherinformationinpowersector.
281. IndianPanoramaFilmFestival3rdEditionstartedinShillong,Meghalaya.
282. IndianRailwayCateringandTourismCorporation(IRCTC)teamedupwithASI(ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia)foreticketfacilityfor
entrytoTajMahalandHumayunsTomb.
283. IndianRailwaysconcludeditsfirstbilateralpowerprocurementagreementbetweenDamodarValleyCorporation(DVC)andNorth
CentralRailway.
Undertheagreement,Railwayswillbuy50MWofpowerfromDVCatAuraiyaGridSubstationfacilitatedbyRailwaysEnergy
ManagementCompanyLimited,aJointVenture(JV)ofIndianrailwayandRITES,aPSUofMinistryofRailways.
IndianRailwaysisthelargestconsumerofelectricitywithconsumptionof18BillionUnitsperyear.
284. IndianRailwayshasnamedHaridwarMail(TrainNo19031/19032AhmedabadHaridwarAhmedabad)asYogaExpress.
285. IndianRailwayssignedMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withLifeInsuranceCorporationofIndia(LIC)toaugmentitsresources
forbetterexecutionofprojects.LICwillmake1.5LakhCroreRupeesFinancialAssistancetoIndianRailwaysforimplementingRailway
projectsoverthenextfiveyearsfromFinancialYear201516.
286. IndianRenewableEnergyDevelopmentAgencyLimited(IREDA)hasbeenawardedtheMiniratna(Cateogry1)statusbyDepartmentof
PublicEnterprises.
287. IndiasfirstInternationalFinancialServicesCentre(IFSC)becameoperationalatGIFTCityinGujarat.
288. IndiasfirstairfreightstationinprivatesectorwillbeopenedinIrungattukottainearChennai(Tamilnadu).
289. Indiasfirstdieselelectricmultipleunit(DEMU)trainservicewithanairconditionedcoachlaunchedinKochi(Kerala).
290. IndoRussianMusicalFestivalZimaFest2015hasbeenhostedbyGoa.
291. InformationandBroadcastingMinisterArunJaitleyinauguratedVividhBharatiServiceofDelhionFMModeon100.1Megahertz
frequency.
292. InlandWaterwaysAuthorityofIndia(IWAI)signedMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withOdishaand2portstodevelop
commerciallyusefulstretchesofNationalWaterway5.ParadipPortandDhamraPortCompanyLimitedandtheyserveEasternand
CentralpartsofIndia.
293. InternationalHindiConferencewillbeheldinNewJersey(USA)inApril2015withthemeExpandingWorldofHindi:Possibilitiesand
Challenges.
294. InternetandMobileAssociationofIndia(IAMAI)andIndianCouncilforResearchonInternationalEconomicrelations(ICRIER)report
AnInquiryintotheImpactofIndiasAppEconomy.
MobileapplicationindustryinIndiawillgrowto1964crorerupeesby2016from974crorerupeesin2014
Mobileapplicationscurrentlyemployapprox75000peopleinIndia.Itisestimatedthatemploymentinthisindustrywillbebetween
1.511.59lakhby2016.
295. InternetandMobileAssociationofIndia(IAMAI)incollaborationwithIMRBInternationalreleasedSocialMediainIndia2014report
Thereare14.3croresocialmediausersinIndiaasonApril2015.2.5croreusersareinRuralareaswhile11.8croreusersinUrban
India.
Collegegoingstudentsarelargestusers(34%)andyoungmensecond(26%).
Facebookisleadingsocialmediaplatformwith96%ofusersinurbanareasaccessingit,followedbyGooglePlus(61%),Twitter(43

%)andLinkedIn(24%).
TopActivitiesareMaintainingasocialnetworkingprofilefollowedbyupdatingstatusandCommentingonblogsites.
296. JammuandKashmirAssemblyPollsResults2014
Outoftotal87seats,Jammu&KashmirPeoplesDemocraticParty(JKPDP)emergedlargestwith28SeatsandBJPsecondwith25
Seats.
297. Jayalalitha,FormerChiefMinisterofTamilnaduhasbeenImprisonedbyStateHighCourtongroundsofcorruptioncharges.
298. JharkhandAssemblyPollsResults2014
Outoftotal81seats,BJP(BharatiyaJanataPartyemergedlargestwith37Seats)andJharkhandMuktiMorcha(JMM)secondwith
19Seats.RaghubarDasappointedasSixthChiefMinisterofJharkhand.
299. JharkhandChiefMinisterRaghuvarDasimposedbanonsaleofthermocolplatesinthestatetopromoteleafplatesandgenerate
employmentforthepoorandtribalpeopleengagedinmakingleafplates.
300. JharkhandGovernmentempoweredAntiCorruptionBureau(ACB)toarrestMinister,MLAandseniorcivilservantswithoutpermission
incasesoftakingbribes.
301. JharkhandGovernmentwillprovidelaptopstoallgirlsstudentinclass912ingovernmentKasturbaGandhiBalikaVidyalaya(KGBV).
302. JharkhandapprovedSpecialCourtsOrdinance,2015toestablishspecialcourtsforspeedytrailofcorruptioncasesandprosecutionof
individualshoardingblackmoneyandillegallyacquiredproperty.
303. KarnatakaapprovedChildProtectionPolicyforSafeSchoolsinKarnatakaafterseveralchildabuseincidentsinschools.
304. Karnatakabecamefirstincountrytoprovideuniversalhealthcoveragewithlaunchoftwoschemes,theRajivArogyaBhagyaforAPL
householdsandtheJyothiSanjeeviniforgovernmentemployees.
305. KeralaDeclaredasFirstIndianStatewithBankaccountsforallFamilies.
306. KeralaGovernmentdeclaredJune22asSnakeBirdDaytoprotecttheendangeredspecieswhichisalsoknownasIndiandarter.
307. KeralaGovernmentdeclaredKeralaasfirsttotallydigitalstateinIndia.Thisdeclarationwasmadeconsideringtherapiddigitalprogress
inKeralabyachieving100%mobileconnectivity,maximumdigitalbanking,75%eliteracy,broadbandconnectivityuptothePanchayat
level,linkingbankaccountswithAadharcardsandedistrictplans.
308. KeralagovernmentlaunchedSubodhamprojecttoendliquorabuseaspartofPunarjani2030Projecttocompletelyeradicatethe
menaceofsubstanceabuseinKerala.
309. KeralagovernmentsignedanagreementwithAdaniGroupfordevelopingINR7525croreVizhinjamInternationalDeepwater
MultipurposeSeaportnearKovalambeach.
310. Khadi&VillageIndustriesCommission(KVIC)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withtheMonitoringCellforRuralSelf
EmploymentTrainingInstitutes(RSETIs)forenhancingbusinessandprojectskillsofbeneficiariesunderPrimeMinistersEmployment
GenerationProgramme(PMEGP)whichisbeingimplementedbyKVIC.
311. LawCommissionofIndia(HeadedbyAjitPrakashShah)submitteditsReportNo.261onNeedtoRegulatePetShopsandDogand
AquariumFishBreedingbystatingthatpetshopsandbreedersviolateprovisionsofanimalwelfarelawswithimpunity,anditisnecessary
toregulatetheirpractices.
312. LokSabha2015passedJuvenileJustice(CareandProtectionofChildren)Bill2014.
AccordingtodatafromNationalCrimeRecordsBureau,crimesbyjuvenilesintheagegroupof1618yearshaveincreased,
especiallyincertaincategoriesofheinouscrimes.
Billwillnowallowchildrenin1618agegrouptobetriedasadultsiftheycommitheinouscrimesanditwillbeexaminedbya
JuvenileJusticeBoardtoassessifthecrimewascommittedasachildorasanadult.
Thebillproposedtostreamlineadoptionproceduresfororphaned,abandonedandsurrenderedchildrenbymakingmandatory
registrationofallinstitutionsengagedinprovidingchildcare.
313. LokSabhaPassedCoalMines(SpecialProvisions)Bill2015thatprovidesforauctionandallocationofcoalminesthroughabidding
process.
314. LokSabhapassedDelhiHighCourt(Amendment)Bill,2015thatproposesfollowingchanges
Civilcasesupto2crorerupeeswillbeheardby11districtcourtsindelhiinsteadofDelhiHighCourt.PreviouslimitforDistrictcourts
was20LaksRupees.
ItempowersChiefJusticeofDelhiHighCourttotransferanypendingcasetoarelevantsubordinatecourt.
315. LokSabhapassedLandAcquisition(amendment)Bill,2015byvoicevote.
ThebillamendstheRighttoFairCompensationandTransparencyinLandAcquisition,RehabilitationandResettlement
(RFCTLARR)Act,2013.
Beforebeingpassed,GovernmentmadeamendmentsintheBillthatwaspromulgatedon29December2014.Nineamended

provisionswhichwereacceptedincludes
RemovedexemptionsforSocialInfrastructureProjectsinpublicprivatepartnershipmode
Landthatwillbeacquiredforindustrialcorridorswillbelimitedtoonekilometreoneithersideofhighwaysandrailwaylines
Compulsoryemploymentwillbeprovidedtoonememberofafarmingfamilythatissellingitsland
hasslefreegrievanceredressalmechanismoflandloserswillbeputinplace
Farmerswillgetrighttocomplainoverlandacquisitionredressalofgrievancesatdistrictlevel
Ceilingonlandforacquisitioninindustrialcorridors
Panchayat'snodmaybemandatoryforacquiringtriballand
Governmentmayacquirelandforgovernmentbodies,corporations
LandacquisitionrehabilitationandresettlementAuthoritycannowholdhearingswheretheacquisitioncantakeplace.
Termprivateentitywasreplacedwithprivateenterprise
316. LokSabhapassedMotorVehicles(Amendment)Bill,2015thatseekstoamendMotorVehiclesAct,1988tobringerickshawsandecarts
intotheambitoftheAct.
317. LokSabhapassedUndisclosedForeignIncomeandAssets(ImpositionofTax)Bill2015
ProvisionsoftheActwillapplytoundisclosedforeignincomeandassetswithRateoftaxof30%ofUndisclosedforeignincomeor
assets.
Violationoftheprovisionsoftheproposednewlegislationwillentailpenaltiesinformofthreetimesthetaxableamount.
Failuretofurnishreturninrespectofforeignincomeorassetsshallattractapenaltyof10lakhrupees.
PunishmentforwillfulattempttoevadetaxinrelationtoaforeignincomelocatedoutsideIndiawillberigorousimprisonmentfrom
310yearsandafine.
Thesamepunishmentisprescribedforassesseeswhohavefiledareturnofincome,buthavenotdisclosedforeignassetorhas
furnishedinaccurateparticularsofthesame.
ProvisionswillalsoapplytobanksandfinancialinstitutionshelpinginconcealmentofforeignincomeofIndiansthrough
falsificationofdocuments.
Certainsafeguardsforassesseshavebeenprovisionedintheactincluding
Requirementofmandatoryissueofnoticestothepersonagainstwhomproceedingsarebeinginitiatedwithgrantof
opportunityofbeingheard
RightofappealtoIncometaxAppellateTribunal,HighCourtandtheSupremeCourthasbeenprotected.
Failuretoreportbankaccountswithmaximumbalanceofupto5lakhrupeesatanytimeduringtheyearwillnotputpenalty
asitmightnothavebeenreportedmymistakeorbyignorance.
TheBillprovidesaonetimecomplianceopportunityforalimitedperiodtopersonswhohaveanyundisclosedforeignassets
whichhavenotbeendisclosedforthepurposesofIncometax.
318. LokSabhapassedWarehousingCorporations(Amendment)Bill,2015thatwillsettheCentrefreeofresponsibilityofbeingafinancial
guarantortoCentralWarehousingCorporation(CWC).
319. LokSabhapassedtheCitizenship(Amendment)Bill,2015byvoicevote.TheBillseekstoamendtheCitizenshipAct,1955whichregulates
theacquisitionanddeterminationofcitizenshipanddetailsregistrationofOverseasCitizensofIndiaandtheirrights.
320. LokSabhapassedtheRepealingandAmendingBill,2014thatseekstorepeal35obsoletearchaiclaws.
321. LomSabhapassedaBilltoincludecertainsynonymousnamesofcommunitiesinScheduledCastescategoryinHaryana,Karnataka,
OdishaandDadraandNagarHaveli.ItwaspassedbyRajyasabhaonFeb24.
322. Losar,BuddhistsfestivalofLadakhregionofJammuandKashmirstartedtomarkbeginningofNewYearinLadakh.
323. MadhyaPradeshGovernmentwillbuilda750megawatt(MW)solarphotovoltaic(SPV)plantinRewadistrict.Itwillbedevelopedin
threephasesof250MWeach.Oncompletion,itwillbecomeworldslargestsolarpowerplantandwillleavebeghindTopazSolarFarm
(550MW)inCalifornia(USA).
324. MadrasHighCourtdirectedTamilNaduGovernmenttomakewearingofhelmetsfortwowheelerscompulsory.
325. MadrasHighCourtondirectedTamilNadugovernmenttobanbeautycontestsincollegesandeducationalinstitutions.
326. MaharashtraGovernmentamendedSection66(1)(c)ofFactoriesAct,1948andallowedwomenemployeestoworkinnightshiftslikewise
Haryana,Rajasthan,Punjab,AndhraPradeshandMadhyaPradesh.
327. MaharashtraGovernmentamendedtheMaharashtraPreventionofDangerousActivities(MPDA)Act,1981toincludecriminalactivities
relatedtosandmafiaandblackmarketingunderitsbracket.
328. MaharashtraGovernmentannouncedtoincludesaleofgutkaunderSection328ofIndianPenalCode(IPC)tomakeitanonbailable
offence.

329. MaharashtraGovernmentbanneddiggingofborewellsover200feettocontroldeclineofgroundwaterlevel.
330. MaharashtraGovernmentconstitutedataskforceonagriculturedevelopmentandpovertyalleviationtoaddresstheissues.
331. MaharashtraGovernmentdecidedtodiscontinuecolonialerapracticeofpoliceguardofhonourgiventoministersandtopofficials.
332. MaharashtraGovernmentdeclaredDahiHandiasadventuroussport.Itinvolvesbreakingapotfilledbybuttermilkandtiedataheight
bymakingahumanpyramidontheoccasionofKrishanJanmashtami.
333. MaharashtraGovernmentmadeetenderingcompulsoryforprojectsoverRs.3lakhtobringtransparencyinadministration.
334. MaharashtraGovernmentpassedGuaranteeofPublicServicesBill,2015toempowerscitizenstoavailtheirrightsinstipulatedtimewith
lesseffortsandcost.Aimistoreducecorruptionandbringtransparencyandspeedindelieveryofpublicservices.
335. MaharashtraGovernmentscrapped5%reservationstoMuslimsingovernmentjobsinMaharashtrathatwasannouncedbytheerstwhile
CongressNCPgovernmentjustbefore2014Assemblypolls.
336. MaharashtraapprovedShyamaprasadMukherjeeJanVanVikasSchemeaimedatdevelopmentofvillagesinbufferzonesoftiger
reservesandaroundthem.
337. MaharashtraapprovedRenewableEnergyPolicyworth4156.43crorerupeestoincreasecapacityofRenewablepowergenerationfrom
6700to14400MWby2020.
338. MaharashtradeclaredBlueMormonasStatebutterflyasastatesymbol.
339. Maharashtragovernmentannouncedconstructionof800kilometersofNagpurMumbaisixlaneexpressway,alsocalled
CommunicationSuperexpressway.Costoftheprojectwillbe30000crorerupees.
340. MaharashtragovernmentapprovedissuingAadharlinkedrationcardstocheckfakebeneficiariesandbringintransparencyinthe
PublicDistributionSystem(PDS).
341. MaharashtragovernmentboughtDrBhimraoRamjiAmbedkar'shouseinLondonwherehestayedin1920sin3.1millionpoundsdeal.
342. Maharashtragovernmentdecidedtousenonconventionalresourcestogenerate14,400MWelectricityby2019andtocutdowncostand
reducecarbonfootprint.
343. Maharashtragovernmentincreasedretirementageforgroup'A'medicalofficersfrom58to60years.
344. MaharashtragovernmentlaunchedonlineFacilityforfillingRighttoInformation(RTI)application.
345. MaharashtragovernmentsignedanMoUwithMajorengineeringandconstructioncompanyL&T,forsettingupclosedcircuittelevision
(CCTV)basedsurveillanceinMumbaitoguaranteesafetytocitizens.
346. Maharashtragovernmentstartedhelpline18002332688forsocial,physicalandpsychologicalissuesfacedbyadolescents.
347. MaharashtragovernmenttolaunchaRs4,000croresatelliteimagingprojecttomapalllandinthestateandpreparedigitalrecordsof
landholding.
348. Maharashtra'sDahiHandi(Govinda)hasbeenaccordedwithstatusofAdventureSport.ItwillnowbeplayedasperrulesandaState
levelassociationwillbeformedforit.ItwillnotbelimitedtoJanmashtamionly.
349. MajorIndianSteelCompanies,signedaMemorandumofAgreementwithMinistryofSteelforsettingupofSteelResearch&Technology
MissionofIndia(SRTMI)topromotenewbeginningintheR&Dinsteelsector.
350. ManekaGandhi,MinisterforWomenandChildDevelopmentlaunchedfirstmodernisedAnganwadicentreofIndiaatHasanpurvillage
ofSonepatinHaryanaunderNandGharYojanaofGovernmentaimedattransformingtheanganwadicentres.
351. ManipurForestDepartmentwilltranslocatecriticallyendangeredBrowAntlereddeer(Sangai)speciesfoundinKeibulLamjaoNational
Park(KLNP)toPumlenPat.KLNPistheonlyfloatingnationalparkintheworld.
352. ManipurGovernmentassuredsettingupamemorialforfreedomfighterHaipeiRaniGaidinliuinCapitalImphal.
353. ManipurLegislativeAssemblywithdrawntheManipurRegulationofVisitors,TenantsandMigrantWorkers(MRVTMW)Bill,2015ina
onedayspecialsessionaspeopleweredoubtfulabouteffectivenessoftheBilltoprotectindigenouscommunitiesinManipur.
354. ManipurTourismDepartmentorganizedSangaiAnnualfestivalinImphaltoshowcaseManipur'srichculturalheritage.8th
InternationalPoloTournamentwasalsoorganizedonthisoccasion.
355. ManoharLalKhattarChiefMinisterofHaryanadedicatedtheNationalTransmissionAssetManagementCentre(NTAMC)of
POWERGRIDtothenation.
356. ManufacturersAssociationforInformationTechnology(MAIT)andIMRBInternationalreportaboutperformanceoftheIThardware
marketbetweenApril2014March2015.
Salesofdesktopsandnotebooksshrank4%and15%respectivelyinurbanIndiain201415.InruralIndia,salesofdesktopsgrew33
%andofnotebooks11%.
Forsmartphonesandtablets,revenuerisen88%tomorethan65815crorerupeesin201415from34900croresin201314.Growth
willcontinuein201516withsmartphonesexpectedtogrow27%,phablets65%andtablets16%.
OverallsizeofIndianICThardwaremarketwaspeggedat15.87billionUSD,up23.98%over201314.

357. MassnestingofendangeredspeciesOliveRidleyseaturtlesstartedinriverRushikulyainGanjamdistrictofOdisha.
358. MassiveFloodsinJhelum,ChenabandRaviriverscausedlargescaledevastationinJammuandKashmir.IndianArmedForcesstarted
OperationMeghRahatRescueoperationtosavestrandedandaffectedpeople.
359. MemorandumofAgreement(MoA)signedbetweenCouncilforResearchinAyurvedicSciences(CCRAS)andNationalResearch
DevelopmentCorporation(NRDC)tocommercialiseayurvedicmedicinesandtechnologiesdevelopedatCCRAS.
360. MemorandumofAgreement(MoA)signedbetweenJharkhandGovernmentandNationalThermalPowerCorporation(NTPC)for
PatratuThermalPowerStation(PTPS)tobesetupthroughaJointVenturebetweenNTPCandJharkhandBidyutVitaranNigamLtd.
(JBVNL)with74:26equityparticipation.
361. MinisterforMicro,SmallandMediumEnterprisesKalrajMishralaunchedadigitalEmploymentExchangeforIndustries(EEX)portal
ateex.dcmsme.gov.in.ItwillconnectemployersandjobseekersandwillhelpinlinkingMakeinIndiainitiativewithSkilledIndiaone.
362. MinisterforScience&TechnologyandEarthSciencesHarshVardhanlaunchedwebenabledprojectmanagementinformationsystemfor
DepartmentofBiotechnology(DBT)projectsatURLhttp://dbtepromis.nic.in.Itwillhelpregistrationofnewinvestigators,online
submissionofproposalsandOnlinetrackingofprojects.
363. MinisterofChemicals&Fertilizers,AnanthKumarlaunchedPharmaPriceDataBankofNPPA(NationalPharmaceuticalPricing
Authority)asintegratedPharmaceuticalDatabaseManagementSystem.ItwillhelpeveryoneasManufacturerscanfilltheirmandatory
formsonlinethatcanbeaccessedbyGovernment,NPPAandconsumers.
PharmaPriceDatabankwillhaveonlinedatasubmissionfacailityformedicinemanufacturersasprescribedundertheDrugsPrice
ControlOrder,2013.
NPPAisalreadyoperatinganotherportalPharmaJanSamadhanthatregisterscomplaintsaboutshortageoroverchargingfor
medicines.
364. MinisterofRailwaysSureshPrabhulaunchedESamikshaformonitoringimplementationofRailwaybudget201516,
announcements/commitments.
365. MinisterofRoadTransportandHighwaysandShippingNitinGadkariinauguratedIndiasfirstTierIOilSpillResponseCentre(OSRC)
forMumbaiPortTrust(MBT),JawaharlalNehruPortTrust(JNPT)andONGCsfacilitiesatNhavaandUran.Objectiveistodevelopan
appropriatesystemfordetectionandreportingofoilspillage.
366. MinisterofState(IC)forDevelopmentofNorthEasternRegionJitendraSinghlaunchedanAugmentedReality(AR)application
SakaartohighlightachievementsofDepartmentofSpaceduringoneyearinofficeofthepresentGovernment.
367. MinisterofStateforHomeKirenRijijuannouncedtoimplementSendaiframeworkforDisasterRiskReduction20152030ataworkshop
onEnhancingPrivateSectorPartnershipforDisasterRiskReductioninNewDelhi.SendaiFrameworkwasadoptedatWorldConference
onDisasterRiskReductioninSendai,JapaninMarch2015.
368. MinisterofStateforHomeAffairsShriHaribhaiParathibhaiChaudharylaunchedCentralizedDelhiPoliceRailwayHelplineNo.1512.
369. MinisterofStateforTextiles(I/C),SantoshKumarGangwarlaidfoundationstoneforApparelandGarmentMakingCentreinAizawl
(CapitalofMizoram).
370. MinisterofStateforTextiles(I/C),SantoshKumarGangwar,laidfoundationstoneforanApparel&GarmentMakingCentrein
ArunachalPradesh.
371. MinisterofUrbandevelopmentMVenkaiahNaiduannouncedlistof98citiesselectedundersmartcitiesmission.
SeeAllSmartCitiesList!

372. MinisterofWaterResources,RiverDevelopmentandGangaRejunivetionUmaBhartilaunchednationwideJalKrantiAbhiyanfrom
Jaipur(Rajasthan)toconsolidatewaterconservationandmanagement.
373. MinistriesofRailways,Coal&OdishaGovernmentSignedagreementforUndertakingRailInfrastructureforEvacuationofCoal.
374. MinistryforSocialJustice&EmpowermentlaunchedCreditEnhancementGuaranteeSchemeforScheduledCastes.Theschemeis
implementedbyIndustrialFinanceCorporationofIndia(IFCI)Ltdwithasumof200crorerupeesforyoungandstartupentrepreneurs
ofScheduledCastes(SC)toavailfinancialassistance.
375. MinistryforSocialJustice&Empowermentlaunchednationaltollfreehelpline(1800110031)toassistthealcoholicanddrug
dependentpersons.
376. MinistryofAYUSHstartedweeklyprogrameonDoordarshannamedAyushmanBharataimedatpopularisingtraditionalIndian
medicinesthroughinteractionwithexpertsofAyurveda,Yoga,Unani,SiddhaandHomeopathy.
377. MinistryofAgricultureandMinistryofNewandRenewableEnergyintroducedsolarenergypumpingsystemsunderSubMissionon
AgricultureMechanization(SMAM)implementedthroughStateGovernmentstomeetthedemandsofsolarpumpingsystemsin
irrigation.
MinistryofAgricultureintroducedSubMissionofAgriculturalmechanization(SMAM)in201415toaccelerategrowthof

agriculturalmechanizationinIndia.FinancialAssistanceforProcurementofAgricultureMachineryandEquipmentisprovided
underthisscheme.
378. MinistryofCivilAviationandASSOCHAMorganized8thInternationalConferenceonIndianCivilAviation&TourisminNewDelhi.
379. MinistryofCultureTookoverLalitKalaAkademiaftercomplaintsregardingallegedadministrativeandfinancialirregularitiesinLalit
KalaAkademi.
380. MinistryofDefenceAwardsofthe2015RepublicDayParade
ServicesBrigadeofGuardsRegimentandSikhRegimentjointlyjudgedasbestmarchingcontingents.
ParaMilitaryForcesCentralIndustrialSecurityForce(CISF)contingent
TableauxCategoryFirstpositionwonbyMaharashtra,whichdepictedthepilgrimagetoPandharpur.Jharkhandtableauon
MalutiTempleswassecondbestandKarnatakaTableauwasthird(basedonChannapatnaToys).
CompetitivecategoryofschoolchildrenitemsDaangDanceofGujaratbyWestZoneCulturalCentre,Udaipur(Rajasthan).
381. MinistryofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChangeisestablishingaCentreforWorldNaturalHeritageManagementandTrainingfor
theAsiaandPacificRegionasaUNESCOCategory2CentreattheWildlifeInstituteofIndia(WII),Dehradun.Itisforthefirsttimethat
anexistinginstitutehasbeenaccordedstatusofUNESCOCategory2Centre(C2C)andisalsofirstcentretobeestablishedfor
managementandtraininginnaturalheritage.
382. MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChangehasexemptedbuildersfromobtainingpriorgreennodforconstructionof
Universities,SchoolsandColleges.
383. MinistryofFoodProcessingIndustriesapprovedsettingup30newcoldstoragechainsundertheIntegratedColdChainprojectwithcost
of274.9crorerupees.Sofar,138coldstoragechainshavebeensanctionedoutofwhich108areunderimplementation.
384. MinistryofHomeAffairschangednameoftheschemeTouristVisaonArrivalElectronicTravelAuthorizationto'eTouristVisa'(eTV).
385. MinistryofHomeAffairsextendeddisturbedareastatusofNagalandforonemoreyear(TillJune30,2016).
386. MinistryofHomeAffairswillestablishpanIndiaNationalfingerprintdatabaseofabout28Lakhconvictsforspeedyinvestigationof
crimesacrosscountry.
387. MinistryofRailwaysdecidedtorunSuvidhatrainswithdynamicfaresfromJuly2015toaddresstherushduringpeaktravelseasons.
ThesetrainswillhavedynamicfaresystemwithnoWaitingList.
388. MinistryofRailwayswillsetupMalaviyaChairforRailwayTechnologyatIIT(BHU)todevelopnewmaterialstobeusedinallassetsof
RailwayswithfundsRs5crore.R.K.VermawillbeheadofChairCoreCommittee.
389. MinistryofRailwayswillsetupTechnologyMissionforIndianRailwaysfortakingupidentifiedrailwayprojectsforappliedresearch
anduseonIndianRailways.N.S.VyaswillbeheadofMissionImplementationandcoordinationcommittee.
390. MinistryofRoadTransportandHighwaysdraftedanewRoadTransport&SafetyBillthatproposescreationofNationalRoadSafety
&TrafficManagementAuthority(NRSTMA)tolookafterissuesrelatedtovehicleregulationandroadsafetybyutilizinginformation
technologybasedsystemstoensureefficientandsafetransport.
391. MinistryofRoadTransport,HighwaysandShippinglaunchedRoadAssetManagementSystem(RAMS)forNationalHighways.The
systemwilluselasertechnologyforcompilinginformationonroadassets,conditionofpavementsandtraffic.
392. MinistryofRuralDevelopmentlaunchedSAMANVAYwebportaltomonitorprogressofSansadAdarshGramYojana(SAGY)for
developmentofGramPanchayats.SAMANVAYwebportalhasapprox1800CentralandStategovernmentforGramPanchayats.This
portalwillhelpMembersofParliamenttoutiliserelevantschemesforimplementationofSAGY.
393. MinistryofShipping,RoadTransport&HighwayslaunchedwebsiteShippingSamvadtoinviteinnovativeideasandsuggestionsfrom
publicandexpertsofIndianmaritimesectorforimprovementsinshipping,portsandinlandwaterways.
394. MinistryofSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurshipsignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withMinistryofDefencefor
partnershiponskilldevelopmentandentrepreneurship.
395. MinistryofUrbanDevelopmentapprovedTransitOrientedDevelopment(TOD)PolicyforDelhiaspartofMasterPlanforDelhi2021.
ThepolicyaimstoaddressproblemsofpollutionandshortageofhomesforpoorandmiddleclassinDelhi.TODinitiativeisforlow
carbon,highdensityandcompactlivingspaces.
396. MotorVehicles(Amendment)BillwaspassedinLokSabhatolegalizeerickshawsbybringingthemundertheambitoftheMotor
VehiclesAct,1988.
397. MoudaSuperThermalPowerProjectof1000MWinNagpur(Maharashtra)hasbeenInauguratedbyPMNarendraModi.
398. MuglawalivillageofYamungardistrictinHaryanacameintonewsafterdistrictauthoritiesclaimedthattheyhaveduggedoutapaleo
(old)channelresemblingnowinactiveRiverSaraswati.
399. MumbaiHighCourtdirectedMaharashtragovernmenttosetuparedressalmechanismforcomplaintsfiledbycitizensagainstnoise
pollutionlevels.
400. MumbaiUniversitysignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withIndianRailwaystosetupaRailInnovationandTechnology

CentretotrainstudentsforattainingexpertiseinRailwayEngineering.
401. NCR(NationalCapitalRegion)gotbiggerwithInclusionofHaryana'sJind,Karnal&UP'sMuzaffarnagarDistrictsinNCR.
402. NDMC(NorthDelhiMunicipalCorporation)willrenameAurangzebroadinDelhiasAPJAbdulKalamroad.
403. NGOPrathamreleased10thAnnualStatusofEducationReport(ASER2014).
404. NHAI(NationalHighwaysAuthorityofIndia)startedinvitingbidsforpreparingDetailedProjectReports(DRPs)ofover3500kmof
roadsalongtheborderandcoastlinesaspartofBharatMalaproject.
BharatMalaprojectisaplanofMinistryofRoadsTransport&Highwaystobuild5000kmofroadnetworksandlinkborderand
coastalareaswithroadnetworkwithinvestmentofaround50000crorerupees.
405. NITIAayogdecidedtosetupanexpertscommitteetoprepareamodellandleasinglawtobeadoptedbystatesaspertheirlocalneeds.
Statesagreedthatlandleasing,updatingoflandrecordsandlandtitlingwouldbewinwinstepsforallaffectedparties.
406. Nadiadistrict(WestBengal)haswonUnitedNationsPublicServiceAward2015inthecategoryofimprovingdeliveryofpublicservices
fororeliminatingopendefecation.
407. NadiadistrictofWestBengaldeclaredasfirstopendefecationfree(ODF)districtinIndiaduetocollaborativeeffortswithUnited
NationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF)andWorldBankforconstructionoftoiletsacrossthedistrict.
408. NajmaHeptulla,MinisterforMinorityAffairsLaunchedOnlineApplicationManagementSystem(OAMS)forNaiRoshnischemeto
bringtransparencyandquickdelivery.
NaiRoshnischemeismeantforLeadershipDevelopmentofMinorityWomentoempowerthembyprovidingknowledgeandfor
interactingwithGovernmentsystems,Banksandotherinstitutions.
409. NalandaUniversityinBiharstartedworkingafterfullReconstruction.
410. Namsaihasbeenmadethenew(18th)DistrictofArunachalPradesh.
411. NaokoIshii,CEOandChairpersonofGEF(GlobalEnvironmentFacility)VisitedIndia.
1. GlobalEnvironmentFacility(GEF)supportsUNobjectivesonprotectingenvironmentandaddressingclimatechangeconcerns,has
agreedtoundertakepilotprojectsinfourIndiancitiesforpromotinggreenpracticesinurbanareas.
412. NationalDairyDevelopmentBoard(NDDB)launchedmobileapplicationPashuPoshantoboostdairyfarmers'incomebyraisingmilk
yieldandcuttingfeedcost.
413. NationalDalitMovementforJustice(NDMJ)launchedwebbasedtoolnamedAtrocityTrackingandMonitoring(ATM)Systemto
monitoratrocitiesagainstDalitsandAdivasis&todeliverspeedyjustice.
414. NationalDisasterManagementAuthority(NDMA)Committeesanctioned2000crorerupeestothedroughtaffectedareasin
Maharashtraforyear2014.
415. NationalGreenTribunal(NGT)banneduseofplasticbagsinpilgrimagetownsofHaridwarandRishikeshwithof5000rupeesfor
violations.
416. NationalGreenTribunal(NGT)directedIndianRailwaystoimposefineof5000rupeesforlitteringorthrowingwasteontherailway
platformsandtracks.
417. NationalGreenTribunal(NGT)orderedthateveryhouseholdinDelhiwillhavetopayamonthlyenvironmentalcompensationtoclean
upYamunaRiver.NGTbenchheadedbyitschairpersonJusticeSwatanterKumarmadethisdecisiononapetitionofenvironmental
activist,ManojMisraagainstseverepollutioninRiverYamuna.
418. NationalGreenTribunalruled10yearolddieselvehiclescannotrunonDelhiNCRroads.
419. NationalInstituteofImmunology(NII)signedagreementvariousDelhicollegesforparticipationofitsScientists/facultyinteachingof
undergraduatestudentsinthesecollegesunderaprogrammetitledasScienceSetu.
420. NationalMissionforCleanGangaandNehruYuvaKendraSangathansigned5yearAgreementforinvolvementofyouthinthe
conservationofriverGanga.
421. NationalSafaiKaramcharisFinance&DevelopmentCorporation(NSKFDC)andCreditEnhancementGuaranteeSchemeforScheduled
CastesofIFCIlaunchedCommercialMotorDrivingTrainingProgrammewithSelfDefenseSkillsforWomenProgramme.
422. NationalSampleSurveyOffice(NSSO)71stRoundofsurveyonSocialConsumption:Education
Adultliteracy(age15yearsandabove)rateinIndiawasaround70.5%in2014
Inagegroup7yearsandabove,maleliteracyratewas83.2%andfemalewas67.1%.Meghalaya,Mizoram,Nagaland,Kerala,Goa,
Delhi,ChandigarhandLakshadweephadmorethan90%Literacyinthisagegroup.
Literacyinage5andabovegroupinruralareasis71.4%ascomparedto86.1%inurbanareas.
423. NationalSampleSurveyOffice(NSSO)releasedSituationAssessmentSurveyofAgriculturalHouseholdsfortheCropYear201213.
ThissurveyconductedbetweenJanuarytoDecember2013focusedonhowagriculturegeneratesonly15%ofIndiasGDPdespite
ruralareashousesmakingabout69%ofthetotalpopulation.

Surveyfoundthathardly58%ofruralhouseholdsinIndiaareengagedinfarmingactivity.
Onlyabout9croreRuralHouseholdsareagriculturalwiththeiratleastonememberselfemployedinfarming
Only68.3percentofthese9Crorereportedfarmingactivitiesastheirmainsourceofincomeandmere39.5%ofruralhouseholds
todayaredependentonagriculture
UttarPradeshhasabout20%ofallagriculturalhouseholds.Rajasthanhavinghighestpercentageofagriculturalhouseholds(78.4
%)initsruralhouseholdsandKeralahadonly27.3percentruralhouseholdsasagricultural.
424. NationalTribalFestivalVanaj2015inauguratedbyUnionMinisterofTribalAffairsJualOramattheIndiraGandhiNationalCenterfor
Arts(IGNCA)inNewDelhi.
425. NewInternationalInstituteofInformationTechnology(IIIT)inaugeratedatNayaRaipur(Chhattisgarh)byPiyushGoyal(Ministerof
State,(IC)forPower,CoalandNew&RenewableEnergy).
426. NinenewspeciesofbushfrogsdiscoveredinWesternGhatsbyscientistsfromIndianInstituteofScience(IISc).Bangalore
427. NuclearReactorsofIndiaAnOverview
Thereare21nuclearpowerreactorsinthecountrywithatotalinstalledcapacityof5780MW.
OneOfthese,RajasthanAtomicPowerStationUnit1(100MW)atRawatbhataisundershutdownfortechnoeconomicassessment.
KudankulamUnit2ispresentlyundercommissioning.
Fivereactorsarepresentlyundervariousstagesofconstructionwithatotalcapacityof3300MW:
Project

Location

Capacity

Anticipated

(MW)

Completion
Dates

KakraparAtomicPowerProject

Kakrapar,

Units3&4(KAPP3&4)

Gujarat

RajasthanAtomicPowerProject

Rawatbhata,

Units7&8(RAPP7&8)

Rajasthan

PrototypeFastBreederReactor

Kalpakkam,

(PFBR)

TamilNadu

1400

201718

1400

201819
428. NumberofforeigntouristvisitstoNorth

Shareofthenuclearpowergenerationinthe
201415was3.6%oftotalelectricity
Generation.
EasternStatesincreasedfrom84820in2013

500

201516

andfurtherto118552in2014(39.76%).
429. NumberofseatsinLegislativeAssemblyof

AndhraPradeshandTelanganaarelikelytobeincreasedfrom175and119to225and153,respectivelysubjecttotheprovisionscontained
inArticle170ofConstitution.
430. NumerousburialsitesbelongingtoMegalithicperiodfoundinavillageinSiddipetmandalofMedakdistrict(Telangana).
431. OdishaElephantCensusReport2015statedthatelephantpopulationinOdishaincreasedto1954from1930recordedin2012Census.
highestnumberofelephants(487)areinSimilipalTigerReservefollowedbySatkosiaTigerReserve(234elephants).
432. OdishaGovernmentapprovedFisheriesPolicy,2015aimingtoincreaseproductionoffishfromisland,brackishwaterandmarine
resources.Targetistoincreasefishproductionto7.15lakhtonnesby201920from4.13lakhtonnesannualproductioncurrently.
433. OdishaGovrnmentapprovedIndustrialPolicyResolution(IPR)2015forfiveyearswithfocusonvarioussectorsincludinginfrastructure,
automobile,agricultureandIT.The1500CroresStateCapitalRegionImprovementofPowerSystem(SCRIPS)schemeand650.64km
ambitiousBijuExpresswaywerealsoapproved.
434. OneyearofNDA(NationalDemocraticAlliance)GovernmentledbyPrimeMinisterNarendraModicompletedwithtagline'SaalEk
ShuruatAnek'.
435. PMNarendraModiInaugerated102ndsessionofIndianScienceCongress(ISC)atUniversityofMumbai.
436. PMNarendraModiInauguratedaMegaFoodParkinTumkur,Karnataka.
437. PMNarendraModiadoptedvillageJayapurinVaranasiunderSaansadAdarshGramYojana(SAGY).
438. PMNarendraModiannouncedsettingupofShaheedBhagatSinghPGInstituteforHorticultureResearchandEducationatAmritsar,
Punjabon84thMartyrdomDayatNationalMartyrsMemorialinHussainiwalainPunjab.
439. PMNarendraModiconnectedtopeoplethroughRadiowithprogramtitled'ManKiBaat'toexpresshisviewsoverpressingissuesand
passhismessagestothecommonpeople.
440. PMNarendraModiflaggedofffirsttrainfromAssamtoMeghalaya.IthasputMeghalayaonrailwaymapforfirsttime.
441. PMNarendraModiinaugurated2unitsof600MegaWatt(MW)eachofShreeSingajiThermalPowerProjectKhandwadistrictof
MadhyaPradesh.
442. PMNarendraModiinauguratedDandiKutirmuseuminGandhinagar,Gujaratduringthe13thPravasiBhartiyaDivas(PBD).tomark
the100thanniversaryofMKGandhi'sreturntoIndiafromSouthAfrica.ACommemorativePostalstampwasalsoreleasedonthis

occasion.
443. PMNarendraModiinauguratedupgradedIISCOSteelPlant(ISP)inBurnpur(WestBengal).Costforupgradationis16000crore
rupeesandplant'sproductioncapacityhasincreasedfrom0.85milliontonnesperannum(mtpa)to2.9mtpa.
444. PMNarendraModilaunchedIntegratedPowerDevelopmentScheme(IPDS)atVaranasi(UttarPradesh).IPDSisflagshipprogramme
ofPowerMinistrytoensure24x7powerforallbystrengtheningtransmissionnetworks,Metering,ITapplication,CustomerCare,Solar
PanelsandcompletionofongoingworksofRestructuredAcceleratedPowerDevelopmentandcompletionoftheReformsProgramme
(RAPDRP).GovernmentwillprovidebudgetarysupportofRs.45,800croreforimplementationofIPDS.
445. PMNarendraModilaunchedmultipurposeandmultimodalplatform,PRAGATI(ProActiveGovernanceandTimelyImplementation),
aimedataddressingcommonmansgrievancesandmonitoringimportantprojects.
446. PMNarendraModilaunchednewtelevisionchannelforfarmersDDKisan.Itwillprovideinformationaboutbestagriculturalpractices
topromotegrowthoffarmers.
447. PMNarendraModireleaseddigitalversionofRamcharitmanasasasetofdigitalCDsproducedbyAllIndiaRadio.
448. PachimBekeliVillageofAssamhasbeenadoptedbyFormerPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghunderSansadAdarshGramYojna
(SAGY).HerepresentsAssamintheRajyaSabha.
449. ParleProductslaunchednationwideLitterFreeCampaignforurgingconsumersforputtnggarbageatproperplaces.
450. PatnitopTunnel(ChenaniNashriTunnel)inUdhampurdistrictofJammuandKashmirwillbeIndiaslongestroadtunnelafterits
openingin2016.
451. PeopleforEthicalTreatmentofAnimals(PETA)announcedtocreateIndia'sfirstfencedelephantsanctuarywithinBannerghatta
BiologicalParkinKarnatakatoallowelephantstomovearoundfreelywithinthesecurearea.
452. PercapitawateravailabilityinIndiaisreducingprogressivelyduetoincreaseinpopulation.Averageannualpercapitaavailabilityof
waterwas1816cubicmetersin2001andhascomedownto1545cubicmetersin2011.
453. PicturesqueNelongValleyinGangotriNationalParkinUttarakhandhasbeenopenedforthefirsttimesinceitsclosurein1962.
454. PiplantriVillageofsouthernRajasthan'sRajsamanddistrictisinnewsforhonouringthebirthofagirlchildbyplanting111trees.
455. PresidentsignedbillforcreatingnewsystemofappointmentofjudgestoSupremeandHighCourtsbyformingNationalJudicial
AppointmentCommission(NJAC)toreplacecollegiumsystemofappointingjudgestohigherjudiciarybysixmemberpanelcomprising
ChiefJusticeofIndia,twoSupremeCourtjudges,LawMinisterand2eminentpersons.
456. PresidentPranabMukherjereleasedCommemorativePostageStamponbicentennial(200th)AnniversaryofOldSeminaryinKottayam
(Kerala).
457. PresidentPranabMukherjeegavehisassenttoMaharashtraAnimalPreservation(Amendment)Bill1995(asperprovisionsinArticle201
ofConstitutionofIndia)thataimstobanslaughterofbullsandbullocksinMaharashtra.
458. PresidentPranabMukherjeeinauguratedaculturalfestivaloftheNorthEastorganizedbyGovernmentofMeghalayainNewDelhiwith
theme"SongsanddancesofNorthEast".
459. PresidentPranabMukherjeeinauguratedNakshatraVatikaathisofficialRashtrapatiNilayamGardensinSecunderabad(Telangana).
460. PresidentPranabMukherjeelaunchedcountrysfirstandworldslargestmobilegovernanceplatformMobileOneInitiativeofKarnataka
Governmentofferingover4,000servicesfromboththegovernmentandprivatesectorstothecitizens.
461. PresidentrulewasimposedinJammuandKashmir(J&K)ontherecommendationoftheGovernorofJammuandKashmirNNVohra
duetodeadlockovertheformationofthenewgovernment.NotethatJammuandKashmirLegislativeAssemblyelectionwereheldinfive
phasesinDecember2014.IntheAssemblyelection,PeoplesDemocraticParty(PDP)won28seats,BharatiyaJanataParty(BJP)won25
andNationalCongress(NC)won15seats.
462. PrimeMinisterNarendraModicoinedtheacronymSMARTforpoliceforcesacrossthecountryatthe49thannualconferenceofIndia
DGPsandIGPshostedbytheIntelligenceBureau(IB)inGuwahati,Assam.SMARTStandsforSforstrictbutsensitiveMformodern
andmobileAforalertandaccountableRforreliableandresponsiveTfortechnosavvyandtrained.
463. PrimeMinisterNarendraModilaidfoundationforIndianAgricultureResearchInstitute(IARI),JharkhandatBarhiinHazaribagh
District.
464. PuducherryChiefMinisterNRangasamylaunchedSchemetoprovidefreelaptopstostudentspassing12thfromGovernmentHigher
SecondarySchoolsin201314and201415.
465. PuducherrycityhasbecamefirstnominationtobereceivedbyUrbanDevelopmentMinistryforaSmartCityMission.Governmentof
UnionTerritoryofPuducherrynominateditscapitalcityforinclusioninUnionGovernmentsflagship100SmartCitiesMission.
466. PunjabGovernmentbannedhealthcampswithoutpermissionofdistrictcivilsurgeonsaftermorethandozenpeoplelostvisioninacamp
atGurdaspurdistrict.
467. PunjabgovernmentlaunchedstatePortalePMS(ElectronicProjectsManagementSystem)tofasttrackinfrastructuraldevelopment.

468. PunjabissuedSoilHealthCardstofarmerstomonitorthesoilhealthofeveryfarminthestate.
469. RailwayMinisterSureshPrabhuinauguratedIntegratedSecuritySystem(ISS)at6railwaystationsinMumbai(Maharashtra)
ChhatrapatiShivajiTerminus,Dadar,Kurla,LokmanyaTilakTerminus,KalyanandThane.
470. RailwayMinisterSureshPrabhulaunchednewtrainservicesinNortheastaftercompletionofNorthLakhimpurMurkongselekand
BaliparaBhalukpongsectionsintobroadgauge.
471. RailwaysMinisterSureshPrabhulaunchedUTSONMOBILEappforspeedybookingofunreservedtrainticketsonMobileunder
OperationFiveMinutesmeantforbookingunreservedticketsin5Minutes.
472. RailwaysMinistryhassigned4MemorandumofUnderstandings(MoUs)withPowerandNew&RenewableEnergyMinistryforenergy
conservation,transmissionandsolarisation.
473. RailwaysinauguratedbroadgaugerailwaylinebetweenGandhidhamandTunaTekraPortinGujarat.ItisIndiasfirstrailwayline
builtatacostofapprox185crorerupeeswithprivatesectorparticipationunderNonGovernmentRailway(NGR)Policy2012ofIndian
Railways.
474. RailwayssignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU)withOdishaGovernmentforDasapallaBolangirsegmentofKhurdaRoad
BolangirBroadGaugeRailwayLineoncostsharingbasis.
475. RailwayswillUseTechnologyofCSIRIndianInstituteofPetroleum(CSIRIIP)(Dehradun)toSetupPlantsforPlastictoDiesel
Conversion.
476. RailwayswillsetupaNationalAcademyforRailwaySecurityatMaulaAliinAndhraPradeshwithAdvancedTrainingFeatures.
477. RajajiNationalParkinUttarakhanddeclaredasIndia's48thTigerReserveandUttarakhand'sSecondafterJimCorbettNationalPark.
478. RajasthanGovernmentopenedwomenmilkbankJeevanDharainJaipurtocurbhighinfantmortalityrateofRajasthan.
479. RajasthanGovernmentsignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withAdaniEnterprisesLtd(AEL)forsettingupIndiaslargest
solarparkwith10000MWcapacity.
480. RajasthanGovernmentsignedaMoUwithVedantaGrouptoimprove3056AnganwadiCentresinfivedistricts
481. RajasthanGovernmentsignedanagreementwithNationalHealthMission(NHM),UNICEFandGAIN(GlobalAllianceforImproved
Nutrition)totackleproblemofmalnourishmentinthestate.
482. RajasthanHighCourtBannedSantharaJainpracticeoffacingdeathvoluntarilyattheendofone'slife,termingitasacriminal
offenceunderSection306ofIndianPenalCode(IPC).
483. RajasthanHighCourtbannedSanthararitualprevailinginJainCommunityinthsStatebyconsideringitasacriminalactamountingto
suicide.
484. RajasthanbecamefirstIndianstatetoratifyandimplementNationalJudicialAppointmentsCommissionBill(NJAC).
485. RajasthangovernmentlaunchedaThreemonthArogyaRajasthancampaignforcollectionandcompilationofhealthdataofrural
populationinRajasthanbyissuinghealthcardsbasedonspotdiagnoses.
486. RajasthangovernmentsignedanagreementwithFutureConsumerEnterpriseLtdtomodernisepublicdistributionsystem(PDS)by
providingmultibrandconsumergoodsatcompetitivepricestopublicthroughfairpriceshops.TheinitiativeisknownasAnnapurna
BhandarYojna.
487. RajasthanhasDecidedtodisqualifycandidatesforGovernmentJobswhoconsumeanyTobaccoProducts.
488. RajasthanmayimplementMaharashtra's'JalYuktShivarAbhiyanforwaterconservationandIntegratedwatermanagementscheme.
489. Rajasthantoppedlistofstatesincommissioninggridconnectedsolarpowerprojectswithinstalledcapacityof1147megawattasperdata
byministryofNewandRenewableEnergy.Gujaratcamesecondwithinstalledcapacityof1000MW.
490. RajyaSabhapassed119thConstitutionalAmendmentBillonLandBoundaryBill(LBA)tooperationaliseLandBoundaryAgreement
withIndiaandBangladesh,andexchangeofcertainenclavesoflandbetweenthetwocountries.BillwillnowbeintroducedinLokSabha
andwillthenbesentforPresident'ssignatures.AsitistheConstitutionalAmendmentBill,Itwouldrequireratificationofatleast50%of
thestatelegislaturesbeforeitcomesintoeffect.
BillnowincludesterritoriesinAssam,WestBengal,TripuraandMeghalaya.
ThebillspassagewillleadtoanamendmentinthefirstscheduleoftheConstitutionandgiveeffecttoaMay1974agreement
betweenIndiaandBangladeshonacquisitionandtransferofterritories.
ExchangewillseeBangladeshtakeover111enclaves(17160acres)fromIndiaspossessionandIndiawillreceive51enclaves(7110
acres)fromBangladesh.
Enclavesaretinylandlockedterritoriesthateachcountryhaswithinthebordersoftheothernation.
491. RajyaSabhapassedCitizenship(Amendment)Bill,2015thatwaspassedbyLokSabhaon2March2015.
BillseekstomergethePersonofIndianOrigin(PIO)andOverseasCitizenshipofIndia(OCI)schemesandprovide30daybreakto
personwhoappliesforIndiancitizenshipiftheyleaveIndianforsometime.

492. RajyaSabhapassedConstitution(ScheduledCastes)OrdersAmendmentBill,2014tomodifylistofScheduledCastesinthreestates
Haryana,Karnataka,OdishaandoneDadraandNagarHaveliUnionTerritory.
ItamendstheConstitution(ScheduledCastes)Order,1950andtheConstitution(DadraandNagarHaveli)ScheduledCastesOrder,
1962.
ItaddsfollowingcommunitiestolistofScheduledCastes
Haryana:KabirpanthiJulaha
Karnataka:Od,Odde,Vaddar,Waddar,Voddar,Woddar,Bovi(NonBesta),Kalluvaddar,andMannuvaddar
Odisha:Rajak,Rajaka,AdhuriaDom,AdhuriaDomb,Khatia,SapuaKela,NaluaKela,SabakhiaKela,MatiaKela,Gaudia
Kela,Khadal,KhodalandBetra
DadraandNagarHaveli:Rohit
493. RamVilasPaswan(MinisterofConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublicDistribution)launchedSurakshitKhadyaAbhiyanasacountrywide
campaigntocreatemassawarenessandcapacitybuildingforsafeandhygienicfood.
494. RegistrarGeneralandCensusCommissionerofIndia(RGI)releasedPopulationbyReligiousCommunitiesdataonCensus2011.
AspertheCensus2011,TotalPopulationin2011was121.09crores.
Religion

Population

Hindu

96.63crores(79.8%)

Muslim

17.22crores(14.2%)

Christian

2.78crores(2.3%)

Sikh

2.08crores(1.7%)

Buddhist

0.84crores(0.7%)

Jain

0.45crores(0.4%)

OtherReligions&Persuasions 0.79crores(0.7%)
ReligionNotStated

0.29crores(0.2%)

GrowthRate
Growthrateofpopulationinthedecade20012011was17.7%.BreakupisHindus16.8%Muslims24.6%Christians15.5%,
Sikhs8.4%.
MuslimpopulationgrewatafasterratethantheHindupopulation,butgapbetweenthetwogrowthratesisnarrowingfast.
TheGrowthratedifferencein20012011was7.84%(24.616.8)whilein19912001,thedifferenceingrowthratewas9.6%
(29.5219.92).
495. SAFARAir,IndiasfirstMobileAppforcheckingairqualityinRealTime,hasbeenlaunchedatIndianInstituteofTropicalMeteorology
inPune(Maharashtra).
SAFARstandsforSystemofAirQualityWeatherForecastingandResearch.
496. Secondborderhaat(ruralmarket)openedinSipahijaladistrictofTripuraborderingBrahmanbariadistrictofBangladesh.
497. ShippingMinistrysignedanagreementwithToyotaforexportofautomobileunitsthroughKamarajarPortLimited(KPL).
498. SiddhivinayaktempleofMumbaireceivedInternationalOrganizationforStandardization(ISO)90012008certificationforbestquality
practices.
499. SimhasthaKumbhMela,notedaslargesteventoffaithintheworld,beganinNashik(Maharashtra).KumbhMelaisamassHindu
pilgrimageoffaithandheldeverythirdyearatoneofthefourplacesbyrotation:Haridwar,Allahabad(Prayaga),NashikandUjjain.
500. SportsAuthorityofIndialaunchedSchoolSportsPromotionFoundationtotapsportingtalentattheschoollevelbyreachingoutto
around100000schools.Foundationwillorganisesportstournamentsacrosscountrytoidentifytalentandwillnurturethemaccordingly.
501. StateBankofIndia(SBI)appointedAnshulaKantaschieffinancialofficer(CFO)andDeputymanagingdirector.
502. StateBankofIndialaunchedcontactlesscreditanddebitcardscalledsbiINTOUCH.Thesecardsarebasedonnearfieldtechnology
(NFC)thatenablestransactionbyjustwavingthecardagainstthereader.
503. SteamLocomotive'Akbar'istorecommissionedforTourismServicetoSariskaTigerReservesinRajasthan.
504. SupremeCourt(SC)askedUnionGovernmenttoreexaminetheJuvenileJustice(CareandProtectionofChildren)Act,2000andmake
itmorestringentatleastincasespertainingtoheinouscrimeslikerapeandmurder.
505. SupremeCourt(SC)ofIndiadeclaredSection66AoftheInformationTechnology(IT)Act,2000asunconstitutionalandstruckitdown.
Thesectionempowerslawenforcementagenciestoarrestthosewhopostobjectionablecontentonlineandprovidesforathreeyear
jailterm.

ItdeclaredSection66AasunconstitutionalbecauseItviolatescitizensfundamentalrighttofreedomofspeechand
expressionprovidedintheArticle19(1)(a),notsavedbyArticle19(2),ofConstitutionofIndia.
506. SupremeCourtapprovedrecognitionofUrduassecondofficiallanguageofUttarPradesh.
507. SupremeCourtdirectedgovernmenttocompletefencingalongIndoBangladeshborderwithinthreemonths.
508. SupremeCourtordered3%ReservationforPersonswithDisabilities(PWD)inallGovernmentSectorJobs.
509. SupremeCourtorderedWestBengalgovernmentnottoSterliseelephantsbyusingContraceptivesthatwasproposedasasolutionby
westbengalGovernmenttocontrolpopulationofElephants.
510. SupremeCourtorderedcancellationofallcoalblockallocationsbetween19932010duetoattachedcorruptionactivities.
511. SupremeCourtslasheddowntheNationalTaxTribunalActasunconstitutionalandstatedthatitinterfereuponthepowerofthe
judiciary.
512. SupremeCourtsoughtresponsesfromUnionMinistryofHumanResourcesDevelopmentandCentralBoardofSecondaryExamination
(CBSE)onapleaformakingmakeMoralSciencecompulsorysubjectincurriculamofClassesIXII.
513. SupremecourtorderedOnlineadvertisementcompanieslikeGoogle,Yahootonottoacceptpublicationofsexdeterminationcontent
overtheirnetworks.
514. SuratMunicipalCorporation(Gujarat)partneredwithITFirmMicrosoftIndiatotransformSuratasasmartcity.
515. SushmaSwaraj,MinisterforExternalAffairsandShripadNaik,(MinisterinAYUSHMinistry)launchedthelogoforInternationalDayof
YogatobeheldeachyearonJune21.

516. SwachhBharatrankingsbyurbandevelopmentministry,basedonextentofopendefecationandsolidwastemanagementpractices
Mysore(Karnataka)iscleanliestamongall476citieswhileBengaluruiscleaneststatecapital.
Karnatakahasfourintop10cities.WestBengalhasalsodonewellwith25citiesintop100.
DamohinMadhyaPradeshisworstintermsofcleanliness.
SouthvIndiahasdonebetterwith39southerncitiesintop100,followedbyEastIndia(27),WesternIndia(15),NorthernIndia(12)
andSevencitiesfromNortheasternstates.
517. TamilFilm'Visaaranai'willbefirstTamilfilmtohaveaworldpremiereincompetitionsectioninupcoming72ndVeniceInternational
FilmFestival(Italy).
518. TamilNaduGovernmentsignedaPowerPurchaseAgreementwithAdaniPower(PPA)tosetupa200MWsolarpowerplantin
Ramanathapuramdistrict.
519. TamilNadugovernmentstartedayouthawardinnameofformerPresidentAPJAbdulKalam.Theawardwillhave8gramgold,5laks
rupeesandacitation.Itwillbegivenfrom2015onwardsoneveryIndependenceDaytoapersonwhoworksexceptionallyinscience,
humanitiesandstudentswelfare.TamilnaduChiefMinisterJJayalalithaaannouncedthatDrKalamsbirthdayonOctober15thwouldbe
celebratedastheYouthRevivalDay.
520. TamilNaduhasmost(751)registeredYoga&Naturopathypractitionersinthecountry,followedbyKarnataka(609).Therearetotal
2034suchregisteredpractitionersacrossIndia.
521. TamilNadustateHighCourtpermittedatransgendertoparticipateinphysicaltestforthepostofSubInspector.
522. TataTrustwilldevelop264villagesinVijayawadaLokSabhaconstituencyofAndhraPradeshunderSansadAdarshGramYojana(SAGY)
initiative.IthasbeenpossibleduetoeffortsofMPofVijayawadaSrinivasKesineni,whoapproachedRatanTataseekinghiscollaboration
todevelopmodelvillagesinhisconstituency.
523. TayganLionsParkandSkazkazooinCrimeasignedananimalexchangeagreementwithKerala'sThiruvananthapuramzooforExchage
ofIndianElephants.

524. TelanganaChiefMinisterK.ChandrasekharRaolaunchedGramaJyothiprgrammeaimedatdevelopmentofruralareaswith
investmentof25000crorerupees.
525. TelanganaGovernmentannouncedorganizingGodavariPushkaraluEventonlinesofKumbhMela.
526. TelecomMinisterRaviShankarPrasadlaunchedDishamobileapptopromotedigitalliteracyinBihar.Theappwillhelppeoplelearn
aboutcomputersandInternetthroughselflearningmodules.
527. TelecomMinisterRaviShankarPrasadreleasedacommemorativeRs.5postalstamponIndianemperorAshoka.
528. TelecomregulatorTelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia(TRAI)statedthatTelecomsubscriberbaseinIndiareachedalltimehighof
970millionbyDecember2014.Mainhighlightsofthereport
Numberoftelephonesubscribersinincreasedto970.97million.
Broadbandsubscribersbaseincreasedby4.28%onmonthlybasisto85.7million.
TeledensityinIndiaincreasedto77.58(Connectionsper100persons)
529. TendongLhoRumFaat(PrayeroftheTendongMountain),anancientfestivalofethnicLepchatribeofSikkimwascelebrated.
530. Thane(Mumbai)namedasNationalEarthHourCapital2015asitemergedaswinnerintheEarthHourCityChallenge(EHCC)2015
conductedbyWorldWildlifeFund(WWF).
531. The3000MWDibanghydelprojectinArunachalPradeshhasbeenclearedbytheForestAdvisoryCommittee(FAC).Itwillbeindia's
largestHydroPowerProject.
532. TheChilikalakeinOdishahasbeendeclaredasDestinationFlywaybytheUnitedNationsWorldTourismOrganisation(UNWTO)
becauseofitsnaturaltreasureandbiodiversity.
533. TheMarineCyclonenamedHudhudaffectedAndhraPradeshandOdishaStates.IndianNavytookchargealongwithNDRF(National
DisasterReliefForce)andnameditOperationLahar.
534. TheawardmoneygiventoAwardeeTeachershasbeenenhancedtoRs.50,000fromRs.25000Currently.
NationalAwardasaregiveneveryyearbyPresidentofIndiaon5thSeptember(Teacher'sDay)toupto378meritoriousschool
Teachers.
535. ThiruOnam(Thiruvonam)festivalcelebratedacrossKerala,markingbirthdayofSriPadmanabham,thepresidingdeityof
Thiruvananthapuram.
536. Toaugmenttransportinfrastructureofthecity,DelhigovernmentdecidedtoruntramsacrossareasincludingLalQuila,JamaMasjid
andOldDelhiRailwayStation.ShahjahanadRedevelopmentCorporationwillbecreatedtocarryoutinfrastructureprojectsinOldDelhi.
Atramisarailvehiclewhichrunsontracksalongpublicurbanstreets(calledstreetrunning).Thelinesornetworksoperatedby
tramcarsarecalledtramways.
KolkatatraminKolkataisonlypublictramsysteminthecountry.
537. ToimproveeducationinbackwardVidarbharegion,GovernmentwillsetupfirstIIIT(IndianInstituteofInformationTechnology)of
MaharashtrastateinNagpuralongwithanAllIndiaInstituteofMedicalSciences(AIIMS)andIndianInstituteofManagement(IIM).
538. Toprovidehelptovictimsofcrimeagainstwomen,NirbhayacentreswillbeopenedinallthedistrictsofUttarPradesh.
539. Toreduceairpollution,MinistryofRoadTransportandHighwayswillintroduceBharatStageIVcompliant4wheelersinIndiafrom1
April2017.OnlyBSIVCompliantCarstobeSoldFromOctober2015.
540. TripuraBiodiversityBoardlaunchedaprojecttolinkconservationtoeconomicconcerns.
Theprojectwilllinkconservationofbioresourceswithlivelihoodandeconomicconcernsoftheownersthroughaccessbenefit
sharing.
AimistostrengthenimplementationofBiologicalDiversityAct,2002andBiologicalDiversityRules,2004bycreatingawareness
amongstthevariousstakeholdersaboutrealeconomicvaluesofbioresources.
541. TripuraGovernmentlaunchedNortheastIndiasfirstKisanCallCentreinAgartalatogiveimmediatesolutionsandadvisorytofarmers
regardingseedprocurement,agrometric,fertilizer,soilhealth,pesticidesusageandmarketingoftheproduces.
542. TripuraassemblypassedaresolutiontoreplacelifesentenceuntodeathbyrequestingUniongovernmenttoamendtheSection302ofthe
IndianPenalCode(IPC).
543. TwelvecitiesAmaravati(AndhraPradesh),Gaya(Bihar),Dwaraka(Gujarat),Amritsar(Punjab),Ajmer(Rajasthan),Kanchipuram(Tamil
Nadu),Vellankani(TamilNadu),Puri(Odisha),Varanasi(UttarPrasesh),Mathura(UttarPradesh),Kedarnath(Uttarakhand)and
Kamakhya(Assam)havebeenidentifiedfordevelopmentunderPilgrimageRejuvenationandSpiritualityAugmentationDrive(PRASAD)
underHeritageCityDevelopmentandAugmentationYojana(HRIDAY)scheme.
544. UGC(UniversityGrantsCommission)grantedheritagestatusto19collegesandwillprovidefinancialassistancetothesecollegesfor
conservingcampusesandspecialisedcoursesrelatedtoheritage.
545. UN'sUnitedNationsDisasterAssessmentandCoordinationsentateamofinternationalexpertstohelpBangladeshincleaningupthe

Sundarbansoilspill.
546. USTGloballaunchedWomensSafetyAppiSafeforThiruvananthapuramCityPolice.
547. UnionAgricultureMinisterRadhaMohanSinghlaidfoundationstoneofGangatiriCowsConservationandDevelopmentCenterin
Varanasi(UttarPradesh).
548. UnionCabinetapprovedChildLabour(Prohibition&Regulation)AmendmentBill,2012meanttoamendtheChildLabour(Prohibition
&Regulation)(CLPR)Act,1986andallowschildrenbelowageof14yearstoworkinselectnonhazardousfamilyenterprises.
Childrenbelow14yearsareprohibitedtobeEmployedinalloccupationsandprocesses.However,achildhelpinghisfamilyorfamily
enterprise,whichisotherthanhazardousoccupationorprocessafterhisschoolhours.Achildworkingasartistinanaudiovisual
entertainmentindustryisalsonotprohibited(exceptthecircus)withoutaffectingtheschooleducation.
PunishmentforemployersforviolationoftheCLPRAct
FirstoffenceofemployinganychildinviolationoftheActwillbeimprisonmentfor624months,orfinebetween20000
50000rupees.
SecondoffenceofemployinganychildinviolationoftheActwillbeimprisonmentof13years.
549. UnionCabinetapprovedintroductionofCommercialDivisionandCommercialAppellateDivisionofHighCourtsandCommercial
CourtsBill,2015inthecurrentsessionofParliament.
Thebillaimstosetupcommercialdivisionsincourtsforspeedydisposalofhighvaluecommercialdisputes.
Thebillisbaseduponrecommendationsin253rdReportofLawCommissionaboutestablishmentofCommercialCourts,
CommercialDivisionsandCommercialAppellateDivisionsintheHighCourts.
550. UnionCabinetapprovedintroductionofCompensatoryAfforestationFund(CAF)Bill,2015intheParliamenttoprovideforinstitutional
mechanismatCentreandStatelevelstoensureexpeditiousutilizationofamountsrealisedinlieuofforestlanddivertedfornonforest
purpose.KeyProvisionsare
EstablishmentofCompensatoryAfforestationFundsatNationalandStatelevelstocreditamountscollectedbyStateGovernmentsto
compensatelossofforestlanddivertedfornonforestpurpose.
ConstitutionofCompensatoryAfforestationFundManagementandPlanningAuthority(CAMPA)atstateandnationallevelsto
utiliseamountscreditedtothecorrespondingCAFs.
EstablishmentofaMonitoringGrouptoassisttheNationalCAMPAinmonitoringandevaluationofactivitiesundertakenfrom
amountsreleasedfromtheNationalCAFandStateCAFs.
551. UnionHomeAffairsMinistrysuspendedregistrationofGreenpeaceIndiaSociety(GIS)for180daysforactingagainstpublicand
economicinterestsofthecountry.
GreenpeaceIndiaSocietyisanIndianchapterofGreenpeaceInternational,anonprofitenvironmentalorganizationworkingon
variousissuesrelatedtotheenvironmentinIndiasince2001.
552. UnionHomeMinistryhasplacedtheinternationalfundingorganisationFordFoundationonitswatchlistonthebasisofinputsreceived
fromsecurityagencies.
ItwasnoticedthatFordFoundationisfundingentitiesnotregisteredunderForeignContributionRegulationActcausingserious
violationofAct.
Aspersection46ofForeignContributionRegulationAct2010,MinistryinstructedRBItoensurethatfundscomingfromitbe
broughttoMinistry'snotice.
RBIwillinstructallbankstoensureanyfundflowfromtheFordFoundationtoanyentityshouldbedoneafterclearanceofHome
ministry.
553. UnionInformationandBroadcastingMinisterArunJaitleyreleasedCalendarfor2015withthemeCleanIndiaGreenIndia.
554. UnionMinisterMaheshSharmareleasedfilmShesherKobitaaspartof150thbirthanniversarycelebrationsofRabindranathTagore.
555. UnionMinisterforPower,CoalandNew&RenewableEnergyPiyushGoyallaunchedthreeNTPCMobileScienceLabs(MSL)for
revolutionizingeducationinruralIndia.
MSLisavehiclewithLCDTVcarryingworkingScienceModelstoemphasizecuriosityinruralchildren.TheseMSLswillbeinitially
deployedatNTPC'songoingprojectsatDarlipalli,PakriBarwadihandKahalgaonandaimtocover140000studentexposuresin
threeyears.
556. UnionMinisterforScienceandTechnologyandEarthSciences,HarshVardhanlaidfoundationstoneforoceanresearchfacilityof
ESSONIOTinNelloreDistrictofAndhraPradeshatacostofoverRs.250croreswillallowtestingofvariousequipmentandoperationsto
beundertakeninactualseaconditions.
557. UnionMinisterofState(IndependentCharge),JitendraSinghorderedprobeintomisuseoffundsofoverRs.900croresinArunachal
PradeshthroughvariousCentrallySponsoredSchemes.
558. UnionMinisterofStateforCulture,TourismandCivilAviation,MaheshSharmainauguratedfirstScienceCentreandPlanetariumof

UnionTerritoryofPuducherry.
559. UnionMinisterofStateforTourism(IC)MaheshSharmalaunchedVisitKerala2015campaigntopromotingKeralatourism.
560. UnionMinisterofWomenandChildDevelopmentManekaGandhilaunchedIAPHealthPhoneprogrammeforaddressingthe
malnutritioninwomenandchildren.ItisjointlydevelopedbyIndianAcademyofPediatrics(IAP),MinistryofWomenandChild
Development,UNICEFandVodafoneIndia.Highlightsare
Itwillincreasepenetrationofmobilephonestoeducateover6millionfemalesbetween1335yearsofageonbetternutrition
practicesby2018.
Programmewillachieveitsobjectivesbypromoting4reeditedPoshanvideosin18Indianlanguages.Thesevideosaddressissuesof
careofpregnantwomenandchildren.Vodafonewillprovidediscountondownloadofthesevideos.
561. UnionMinisterofWomenandChildDevelopmentManekaSanjayGandhilaunchedtheNationalBalSwachhtaMissioninaspartof
'SwachhBharatMission'.
562. UnionMinistryofEnvironmentlaunchedNationalAirQualityIndexinApril2015asameasuretounderstandairqualitybymonitoring
theeightmajorpollutantsthatimpacthealth.
563. UnionMinistryofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChangerevoked3yearoldbanonmininginGoa.
Ironoreextractionin72minesoutoftotal89minesinthestatewillberesumednow,Remaining17miningareasarelocatedwithin
theonekilometreradiusofwildlifesanctuaries.
564. UnionMinistryofInformationandBroadcasting(I&B)receivedtheISO9001:2008certificationfromtheBritishStandardsInstitute
(BSI)inrespectofvariouslicencesissuedbyministryforthebroadcasts,printmediaandfilms.
ISO9001:2008CertificationTheISO9001:2008certificationisastandardfortheQualityManagementSystemandbasically
focuswhattheorganizationdotofulfillCustomer'sQualityRequirements,ApplicableLegal&Regulatoryrequirements,Develop
CustomerSatisfactionandAttainContinualImprovementofitsperformances.
565. UnionScience&TechnologyMinisterDrHarshVardhanstatedthatGovernmentwillsetupEasternIndiasfirstobservational
astronomyinstituteinAyodhyaHillsofPuruliadistrictofWestBengal.
566. UnionTourismMinistryreleasedDraftNationalTourismPolicy2015aimedatboostingtourismsectorinthecountryandincreaseIndias
shareinworldtouristarrivalsfrom0.68%to1%by2020and2%by2025.KeyFeaturesare
NationalTourismAdvisoryBoard(NTAB)willbesetupunderchairmanshipofUnionTourismMinistertomonitorthe
implementationofthepolicy.
NationalTourismAuthoritywillbeestablishedwithrepresentationfromthetradeandindustryandinterconnecteddepartmentsor
agenciestoexecutethepolicy.
Toattractforeigntouriststhegovernmentwillplayamoreproactiveanddecisiveroleatmultilateraltourismforasuchasthe
BuddhistCircuit,RamayanaCircuit,HimalayanCircuit,HeritageCircuit,etc.
567. UnionWaterResourcesMinisterUmaBhartilaunchedBhuvanGangaMobileApplicationandWebPortaltohelpmissiontoClean
Ganga.ItwillfacilitatepublictouploadpicturesofpollutionsourcesoftheGangaRiverforfurtheractionbytheauthoritiesconcerned.
568. UnioncabinetapprovedamendmenttotheJuvenileJusticeBilltoprovidethatifaheinouscrimeiscommittedbyapersoninthe1618
agegroup,itwillbeexaminedbytheJuvenileJusticeBoardtoassessifthecrimewascommittedasachildorasanadultand
punishmentwillbeadjudgedaccordingly.
569. Unionministerforscienceandtechnologyandearthsciences,HarshVardhaninauguratedfirstphaseoftheBioInnovationCentreat
RajivGandhiCentreforBiotechnology(RGCB)inThiruvananthapuram(Kerala).
570. UttarPradeshGovernmentamendedStateFilmPolicytopromotetourism.ChiefMinisterAkhileshYadavinauguratedUPFilm
BandhussWebsite,signedanagreementtosetupafilmcityandannouncedasubsidyof2crorerupeesforfilmmakinginUttarPradesh.
571. UttarPradeshGovernmentstartedaMahilaSammanKoshFundwithInitialFundingofRs.300Crorestohelpfemalesinneed.
572. UttarPradeshHighCourt(Allahabad)benchunderJusticeSudhirAgarwaldirectedallgovernmentofficialsandelectedrepresentatives
tosendtheirchildrentoprimaryschoolsunderstateBoardforSecondaryEducation.Also,Penalprovisionsaretobelaiddownforthose
violatingtheorder.
573. UttarPradeshStateRoadTransportCorporation(UPSRTC)becomefirstStatetransportcorporationtohaveavehicletrackingsystemfor
intercitybusestoreduceaccidents.
574. UttarPradeshbecamefirststatetoimplementRoadSecurityPolicyandformedaRs.100Crorefundforthesame.
575. UttarPradeshgovernmentrenamedZoologicalGarden(Lucknow)afterNawabWajidAliShahandNawabganjBirdSanctuary(Unnao)
afterfreedomfighterChandrashekharAzad.
WajidAliShahwaslastNawabofOudhunderwhomtheprovincewasannexedbyBritishundertheDoctrineofLapse(1856).
576. UttarPradeshgovernmentrenamedUttarPradeshTechnicalUniversity(UPTU)asDr.APJAbdulKalamTechnicalUniversity

(APJAKTU).
577. UttarPradeshgovernmentstartedWomenEntrepreneurshipScheme201415toempowerwomenparticipationinindustrialization
Process.
578. UttarakhandGovernmentlaunchedHimalayaDarshanCampaigntoboosttourisminthestateofUttarakhand.
579. UttarakhandbecamefirstIndianstatetoinstallearthquakesdetectionsystem(incapitalDehradun)thatcanissuewarnings140
secondsbeforeearthquakesofmagnitude5ormoreoccur.
580. Varanasi(UttarPradesh)hasbeenincludedinUNESCO'dsCitiesofMusicunderCreativeCitiesNetwork.Ithasbeenchoseninthe
musiccategoryunderUNESCO'sfieldofexcellenceplan.
581. VibrantGujaratSummit2015wasinauguratedinGandhinagar,Gujarattobeheldfrom11thto13thJanuary2015.
582. WarmuseumsinaugeratedatmilitarystationsofJaisalmerandLongewalainRajasthantoshowcasebraveryofIndianArmy.
BattleofLongewala(47December1971)wasoneoffirstengagementsinIndoPakistaniWarof1971.120IndianSoldiersdefeated
over2000PakistaniSoldiersalngwithdestroyingover1000Tanks,MarkinganewmilestoneintraditionalbraveryofIndianArmy.
583. WestBengalAnnouncesIndiasFirstTransgenderDevelopmentBoard.
584. WestBengalscapitalcityKolkatahasbecomeIndiasfirstfullyWiFienabledmetrocity.
585. WildlifeManagementofPalwanchaannouncedecorestorationprojectforKinnerasaniSanctuaryinTelangana.
586. WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)incollaborationwithMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfareannouncedlaunchingofNational
HealthSystemsResourceCentre(NHSRC),asasfirstWHOCollaboratingCentreinSouthEastAsiaRegionforPriorityMedicalDevices
andHealthTechnologyPolicy.
587. WorldsLargestandTallestIndianFlagUnfurledInFaridabad(Haryana).
588. largestwindturbinemakerSuzlonEnergyinstalledworldstallesthybridwindgeneratorturbineinKutch(Gujarat).
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1. NirmalaSitharaman,MinisterofState(IndependentCharge)forCommerceandIndustryvisitedMalaysia.
2. IndianPresidentPranabMukherjeeVisitedBelarus(EasternEurope).
BelarusStateUniversityconferredtheProfessorHonorisCausaonPresidentPranabMukherjee.
VariousAgreementsbetweenIndiaBelarus
AgreementforAvoidanceofDoubleTaxationandthePreventionofFiscalEvasion.
CooperationinStandardizationandInformationSupportbetweenBureauofIndianStandards(BIS)ofIndiaandState
CommitteeforStandardization,Belarus.
CooperationinBroadcastingbetweenPrasarBharati(PB)andNationalStateTelevisionandRadioCompany,Belarus
MoUonCooperationbetweenSecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia(SEBI)andMinistryofFinance,Belarus.
MoUforManufacturingandMarketingofLightIndustryGoods.
3. 1998AsianGamesgoldmedallistDingkoSinghincludedinNationalBoxingSelectionpanel.ArjunaawardeeGopalNDevangwillbe
headofthe10memberselectionpanelthatwillremaininofficetill2016.
4. 3yearoldarcherDollyShivaniCherukuriofAndhraPradeshenteredIndianBookofRecordsbyscoring388pointsintherecurve
segmentinsevenandfivemetersdistances.
5. 5thIndiaMyanmarJointTradeCommitteemeetingheldinNayPyiTawinMyanmar.IndiasMinisterofStateforCommerce&Industry
(IndependentCharge)NirmalaSitharamanmetMyanmarsMinisterofCommerceUWinMyint.
6. ChenWu,GovernorofGuangxiAutonomousRegionofChinaVisitedIndia.
7. VladimirShkolnik,MinisterofEnergyofKazakhstanVisitedIndiafor12thMeetingofIndiaKazakhstanInterGovernmental
Commission.
8. ForeignVIPVisitstoIndia>
ExternalAffairsMinisterSushmaSwarajvisitedSouthKoreaandattended8thIndiaRepublicofKoreaJointCommissionmeeting.
9. IndianVIPVisitstoForeignCountries>
RussianPresidentVladimirPutinVisitedIndiaandsigned20agreementswithIndiaduring15thIndiaRussiaAnnualMeet.
Includinga10BillionUSDAgreementbetweenEssarGroupofIndiaandRussia'scrudeoilproducer,Rosneft.Druzhba.
TulsiGabbardVisitedIndia,SheisFirstHindutobeelectedtoUSHouseofRepresentatives.
10. AHonoraryPostalStampwasissuedtocommemorateSriLankanBuddhistMonkAnagarikaDharmapala.
11. AhighleveldelegationledbyChairmanofRailwayBoard,A.K.MitalVisitedChina.
12. AdmiralSirGeorgeZambellas,FirstSeaLordandChiefofNavalStaff,RoyalNavyofUnitedKingdomvisitedIndia.

13. AirChiefMarshalArupRahavisitedOmanandUnitedArabEmirates(UAE).
14. AkramChehayeb,AgricultureMinisterofLebanonVisitedIndia.
Onthisoccasion,IndiaInvitesEntrepreneursFromLebanontoInvestinMegaFoodParksandColdChain.I
15. AlanEustacefromUSAhassetupworldrecordofHighestSkyJumpfrom135908FeethasbeenthepreviousrecordofFelix
BaumgartnerofAbout1.25LakhFeetJump.Hisfreefalllastedforabout4.27Minutes.Hewastakentothisheightbyaheliumballoon
manufacturerinIndiabyTataInstituteofFundamentalResearch.AlanisSeniorVicepresident(Knowledge)atGoogle.
16. AllanDonaldresignedasbowlingcoachofSouthAfricaCricketteam.
17. AmericanSingerJackEly(famousforsongLouieLouie)passedaway.
18. AmitabhKant(SecretaryinDepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotionVisitedPoland.IndiaandPolandsetatradetargetof5
billionUSDby2018.
19. AndrewRobb,Australia'sMinisterforTradeandInvestmentVisitedIndia.
20. AntinuclearactivistandJournalistPrafulBidwaiPassedAway.
21. AshtonCarter,USSecretaryofDefenceVisitedIndia.
IndiaandUSsigned2015FrameworkfortheIndiaUSDefenceRelationship.
22. Australia'sTradeandInvestmentMinisterAndrewRobbVisitedIndia.
23. AustralianCricketerPhilipHughesdiedafterbeinghitbyaCricketBall.
24. AustralianForeignMinisterJulieBishopVisitedIndia.
25. AustralianMinisterforEducationandTrainingChristopherPynevisitedIndiaforAnnualMinisterialDialogueand3rdAustraliaIndia
EducationCouncilmeeting.HealsoannouncedtoappointFormerAustralianCricketerAdamGilchristasFirstEducationAmbassadorto
IndiatofurtherstrengtheneducationtieswithIndia.
26. AustraliasMinisterforEducationandTrainingChristopherPyneVisitedIndia
HeattendedThirdAnnualAustraliaIndiaEducationCouncil(AIEC)meeting.
AustraliaagreedtoextendBRIDGE(BuildingRegionalInterculturalDialogueandGrowingEngagement)schoolpartnerships
projecttoincludeJawaharNavodayaVidyalayas(JNVs)inIndia.
IndiaandAustraliasignedaMemorandumofUnderstandingoncooperationineducation,researchandtraining.
27. BaburamBhattarai,formerPrimeMinisterofNepalVisitedIndia.
28. BangladeshMinisterofPublicAdministration,BegumIsmatAraSadiquevisitedIndia.
29. BangladeshSeniorSecretaryintheMinistryofHomeAffairs,MozammelHaqueKhanVisitedIndiaandsignedagreementsforstepping
upPatrollingacrossIndiaBangladeshBorders.
30. BengaliWriterSuchitraBhattacharyapassedaway.
31. BenoZephinefromChennaibecamefirst100%visuallychallengedpersontobeinductedintotheIndianForeignService.
32. Bhutan'sSpeakerofNationalAssemblyJigmeZangpoandChairpersonofNationalCouncilofBhutanSonamKingavisitedIndia.
33. BollywoodactorAshrafulHaquepassedaway.
34. CartooninstwhocreatedArchie,TomMoorepassedaway.
35. ChairmanISROKoppillilRadhakrishnanfeaturedinTop10ListofJournalNature,beingthefirsttimethattheNaturechoseanIndian
workinginIndia.
36. ChhurimSherpaofNepalbecamefirstwomantoclimbtheMountEverestsummittwiceinaweek.
37. ChiefMinisterofBiharJitanRamManjhiresigned.
38. China'sMinisterofReligiousAffairsMr.WangZuoanVisitedIndia.
39. ChristineLagarde,chiefofInternationalMonetaryFundvisitedIndia.
40. ColinBarnett,PremierofWesternAustraliaVisitedIndia.
41. Cuba'sVicePresidentMiguelDazCanelVisitedIndia.
42. DefenceMinisterManoharParrikarVisitedKorea.
43. DefenceMinisterShriManoharParrikarVisitedJapan.
44. DefenceMinisterofSweden,PeterHultqvistvisitedIndia.
45. DefenceMinisterofVietnam,PhungQuangThanhVisitedIndia.
46. DeputyPrimeMinisterofTurkmenistan,BaymyratHojamuhammedovvisitedIndia.
47. DeputySecretaryofSupremeNationalSecurityCouncilofIran,AmeerSaeedIravanivisitedIndia.
48. DharmendraPradhan(MinisterofState(IndependentCharge)forPetroleum&NaturalGas)visitedMexicoandColumbiafor
enhancingmutualcooperationinhydrocarbons.
49. DickCostoloresignedasChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)ofSocialNetworkTwitter.JackDorseywillbeInterimCEOuntilareplacementis

found.
50. DickCostolo,CEOofSocialNetworkTwitter,VisitedIndia.
51. DorisHart,USA'stennisplayerPassedAway.HehadwoneachGrandSlamtournamentatleastonce,includingthreeWimbledontitles
inasingleday.
52. DunyaMaumoon,ForeignMinisterofMaldivesVisitedIndia.
53. EkramAhmed,ChairmanofBangladeshPublicServiceCommissionvisitedIndia.
54. EminentSanskritScholarandIndologistNRVarhadpandepassedaway.
55. EminenthistorianChristopherAlanBayly(UK)died.
56. EminenthistorianandsocialscientistAmalenduGuhapassedaway.
57. EminentjournalistShriAmitabhaChowdhuryPassedAway.
58. EminentmusicianVasundharaKomkalidied.
59. EminentphysicistP.HariharanPassedaway.
60. ExternalAffairsMinisterSushmaSwarajVisitedNepalforParticipatinginInternationalConferenceonNepalsReconstructionaftertwo
recentdevastatingearthquakes.
61. ExternalAffairsMinisterSushmaSwarajvisitedEgypt.IndiaandegyptsignedMemorandumofCooperationinTourismandtechnical
Cooperation.
62. FamousCartoonistRKLaxmanPassedAway.
63. FamousCartoonistandpoliticalactivistRajinderPuripassedaway
64. FamousGreekSingerDemisRoussospassedaway.
65. FamousIndustrialist,ChairmanofJKGroupGaurHariSinghaniaPassedAway.
66. FamousMalayalamActorMalaAravindanpassedaway.
67. FamousSportsJournalistKBaskaranPassedAway.
68. FamousUrdupoetKalimAhmedAjizpasswsaway.
69. FamousjournalistVinodMehtaPassedAway.
70. FederalBureauofInvestigationofUSAannouncedarewardof3millionUSDforinformationonEvgeniyMikhailovichBogachev,oneof
theworldsmostprolificcybercriminalfromRussia.
71. FinanceMinisterArunJaitleyVsitedDavos(Switzerland).
72. Finland'sMattiMakkonen,knownasfatherofmessagingservice(SMS)technologypassedaway.
73. FirstAllWomenTransContinentalRoadExpeditionfromDelhitoLondonhasbeenflaggedoff.Threewomanparticipantsarenamely
NidhiTiwari,RashmiKopparandSoumayaGoel.TheywillreachUnitedKingdomin55daysbycovering15000kmsviaMyanmar,China,
Kyrgyzstan,Uzbekistan,Kazakhstan,Russia,Ukraine,Poland,CzechRepublic,Germany,BelgiumandFrancewithasinglevehicle.
74. ForbesannualGlobalBillionaires2015list
BillGatescofounderofMicrosofttoppedthelistforthe16thtimewithworthof79.2billionUSDdollars.
UnitedStatestoppedlistwith536Billionaires,followedbyChina(213),Germany(103)richpeopleandIndia(90).
CarlosSlimHelufromMexicotelecommunicationsmogulrankedsecondwithworth77.1billionUSDandWarrenBuffet,chiefof
BerkshireHathawayIncwasrankedthirdwith72.7billionUSD.
MukeshAmbaniisrankedRichestIndianwith21BillionUSDWorthandoverallrank39.
75. ForbesreleasedAsias50PowerBusinesswomen2015listwithsixIndianwomenfeaturedinit
ArundhatiBhattacharya,CMD,StateBankofIndia
ChandaKochchar,CEO,ICICIBank,
AkhilaSrinivasan,MD/NonExecutiveDirector,ShriramLifeInsurance/ShriramCapital
KiranMazumdarShaw,Founder,ChairmanandMD,Biocon
ShikhaSharma,CEOandMD,AxisBank
UshaSangwan,MD,LifeInsuranceCorp.ofIndia
76. ForeignMinisterofSpain,JoseManuelGarciaMargallovisitedIndia.HeProposedtocooperateindevelopingDelhiasglobaland
smartcity.
77. ForeignSecretarySJaishankarcompletedhisSAARCYatraandvisitedAfghanistan,Pakistan,BangladeshandBhutan.
78. ForeignVIPVisitstoIndia
UK'sDeputyPrimeMinisterNickCleggVisitedIndia.
GermanForeignMinisterFRANKWalterSteinmeierVisitedIndia.
AsianDevelopmentBankChiefTakehikoNakaoVisitedIndia.
PremierofSouthAustraliaJayWeatherillVisitedIndia.

AustralianPrimeMinisterTonyAbottVisitedIndia.
AustraliaagreedtoprovideUraniumtoIndiatohelpIndiaproducemoreNuclearPower.
AgreementforcooperationinTechnicalVocationalEducationandTraining(TVET)wassigned.
TonyAbbottstartedIndia'sNewColomboPlantoenhancestudentexchangeandcollaborationbetweentheuniversitiesof
IndiaandAsutralia.
ChinesePresidentXIXinpingvisitedIndia.
HemetIndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModiinAhmedabad,gujarat.
HeisthethirdChinesePresidenttovisitIndia.
79. ForeignVIPVisitstoIndia
BhutanKing,JigmeKhesarNamgyelWangchuckVisitedIndia.
AkihiroOta,Japan'sland,infrastructure,transportandtourismministerVisitedIndia.
FacebookcofounderMarkZuckerbergVisitedIndia
AmazonfounderJeffBezosvisitedIndia.
BangladeshiForeignMinisterAbulHasanMuhammadVisitedIndia.
80. ForeignVIPVisitstoIndia>
OldemiroJulioMarquesBaloi,ForeignMinisterofMozambiqueVisitedIndia.IndiaandMozambiquesignedamemorandumof
understanding(MoU)forcooperationintheoilandgassectorforaperiodoffiveyears.
VietnamPrimeMinisterNguyenTanDungVisitedIndia.
RussianDeputyPrimeMinisterDmitryRogozinVisitedIndia.
Oman'sCommerceandIndustryMinisterAliBinMasoudAlVisitedIndia.
81. Former(11th)PresidentofIndiaA.P.J.AbdulKalam(AvulPakirJainulabdeenAbdulKalam)PassedAway.HewasanotedAerospace
scientistandalsorecepientofhighlycovetedcivilhonorsPadmaBhushan,PadmaVibhushanandBhartaRatna.
82. FormerAfghanPresidentHamidKarzaiVisitedIndia.
83. FormerArunachalPradeshchiefministerJarbomGamlinPassedAway.
84. FormerAustralianPrimeMinisterMalcolmFraserpassedaway.
85. FormerBiharChiefMinister(CM)RamSundarDaspassedaway
86. FormerChiefJusticeofIndiaYKSabharwalpassedaway.
87. FormerChiefMinisterofOdishaJanakiBallabhPatnaikdied.
88. FormerIndianTestCricketerHemantKanitkarPassedAway.
89. FormerIndiancricketerSauravGangulyhasbeengivenHonoraryLifeMembershiptoengland'sMaryleboneCricketClub.
90. FormerMizoramChiefMinisterBrigThenphungaSailodied.
91. FormerRussianPrimeMinisterYevgenyPrimakovDied.
92. FormerSouthAfricancricketerCliveRicepassedaway.HewasfirstpostapartheidcaptainofSouthAfricacricketteamthatmade
historicfirsttourtoIndiain1991.
93. FormerTurkeyPresidentSuleymanDemirelpassedAway.
94. FormerUnionMinisterandMaharashtrasfirstMuslimChiefMinister,AbdulRahmanAntulaypassedAway.
95. FreedomfighterKayyaraKinhannaRaipassedaway.
96. FrenchDefenceMinisterLeDrianvisitedIndia.
97. GanpatraoDeshmukhcreatedhistorybywinninghis11thAssemblyelectionsinMaharashtra.
98. Gen.UMinAungHlaing,CommanderinChiefofMyanmarDefenceServicesvisitedIndia.
99. GermanFrenchmathematicianAlexanderGrothendieckdied.Hewasleadingfigureinthecreationofmodernalgebraic.
100. GermanEnvironmentMinisterBarbaraHendricksvisitedIndiaforIndoGermanEnvironmentForumandPledgedtocooperatewith
IndiaincleaningofGangariverandfinancialassistanceof3Millioneuros.
101. Germany'sDefenceMinisterUrsulavonderLeyenVisitedIndia.
102. GianParkashMittalresignedasaJudgeofDelhiHighCourt.
103. Governementreleasedcommemorativecoinon100thanniversaryofSwamiChinmayananda.
104. GovernmentapprovedsigningofMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)onRenewableEnergyCooperationbetweenIndiaand
SeychellesinMarch,2015duringvisitofPMNarendraModitoSeychelles.
105. GovernmentissuedCoinsofRs.100and5DenominationstocommemorateFamousculturalsingerBegumAkhtaronher100tBirthday.
106. Governmentreleasedcommemorativecointomark175thbirthanniversaryofJamsetjiTata.
107. H.E.Mr.RaymondTshibandaN'Tungamulongo,ForeignMinisterofDemocraticRepublicofCongovisitedIndia.
108. H.E.UWunnaMaungLwin,ForeignMinisterofMyanmarvisitedIndia.

109. HanChangfu,China'sAgricultureMinisterVisitedIndia.
110. HarounAliSuleiman,MinisterforLabourandPublicServices/Personnel&TrainingofTanzaniavisitedIndia.
111. HarrietteThompsonofUSA,92yearoldcancersurvivorbecameoldestwomantofinishamarathon.
112. HarwantSinghaWorldWarIIheropassedaway.
HewasofficerinchargeofflaghoistingceremonyonthefirstIndependenceDayofIndiain1947.
Commissionedin2ndbattalionofSikhRegimentinSeptember1941,heservedinIraq,Palestine,NorthAfrica,CyprusandItaly
duringWorldWarIIfortheBritishArmy.
HewasawardedwithMilitaryCross(highestawardofBritishArmy)in1944.
113. HideakiOhmura,GovernorofAichiPrefectureofJapanvisitedIndia.
114. HockeyPlayerGrihanandanSinghPassedAway.HewaspartofHockeyteamthatwontwoOlympicgoldmedals(1948LondonOlympics
and1952HelsinkiOlympics).
115. HockeyPlayerJaswantSinghRajputpassedaway,hewaspartofIndianhockeyteamthatwongoldmedalin1948Londonand1952
HelsinkiOlympics.
116. HollywoodactressElizabethWilsonpassedaway.
117. IndiasignedMemorandumofunderstandingwithGeorgiaforcooperationinelectionmanagementandadministrationduringvisitof
TamarZhvania,ChairpersonofCentralElectionCommissionofgerogiatoIndia.
118. India'sDeputyNationalSecurityAdvisorArvindGuptavisitedUSAforUSIndiaCyberDialogue2015toincreaseglobalcybersecurity
andpromotethedigitaleconomy.
119. IndianActorMilindSomanwonIronmantitleatatriathlonheldinZurich(Switzerland).
Thetriathlon,organisedbyWorldTriathalonCorporationincludesa3.8kmswim,180.2kmcyclerideand42.2kmruntobe
completedin16hoursbyparticipantsforanIronmantitle.
120. IndianAirChiefMarshalArupRahavisitedSouthAfrica.
121. IndianAirForceChiefArupRahavisitedUnitedStatesofAmerica.
122. IndianCricketerKapildevhasbeenhonoredbyLifetimeAchievementawardbyUKParliament'sHouseofCommons.
123. IndianNavyChiefRKDhowanvisitedSingaporeandThailand.
124. IndianPMNarendraModiAmong30MostInfluentialPeopleOnInternetinaTime'sSurvey.
125. IndianPMNarendraModiVisitedFrance,GermanyandCanada
France
NuclearPowerCorporationofIndia(NPCIL)andAREVAofFrancesignedanAgreementforproposedJaitapurNuclear
PowerProjectforsettinguptwoEPR(EvolutionalPressurisedReactor)rectorsof1650MWeeach.
PMNarendraModigiftedpaintingTreeofLifetoFrenchPresidentFrancoisHollandeduringhisvisittoFrance.Ithasbeen
madebyOdishaartistBhaskarMahapatra.
India&FranceSignedanMou(MemorandumofUnderstanding)toEstablishaMarineBiologyInstituteduringthevisitof
PMNarendraModitoFrance.
IndiaaskedFrancetosupply36Rafalefighterjetsinflyawaycondition.
MoUbetweenISROandFrenchNationalCentreforSpaceStudies(CNES)onIndoFrenchMeghaTropiquessatellitewhich
waslaunchedonboardIndianlaunchvehiclePSLVonOctober12,2011.
Germany
PrimeMinisterNarendramodigiftedreproductionsofsomemanuscriptsandpapersbySirVCRamantotheGerman
ChancellorAngelaMerkelduringhisvisittoGermany.SirCVRamanreceivedNobelPrizeinphysicsin1930forhisworkon
scatteringoflight.
Canada
CanadianPrimeMinisterStephenHarperpresentedancientIndiansculptureParrotLadytoPMNarendraModi.
IndiaandCanadaissuedJointStatementtitleNewVigour,NewSteps(,)toelevatetheirbilateralrelations
toastrategicpartnership.
NarendraModigiftedMiniaturePaintingtitledGuruNanakDevtoStephenHarper.
IndiaandCanadasignedanuclearagreementonsupplyofuraniumtoIndia.Asperthe350millionUSDagreement,
CanadianCamecoCorporationwillsupply7.1millionpoundsofuraniumtoIndiatill2020.
MOUbetweenGrandChallengesCanadaandDepartmentofBiotechnologyofIndianGovernmentforinvestmentofCAD$2.5
millioninhealthinnovationsinIndia.
126. IndianVIPVisitsToforeignCountries

IndianPresidentPranabMukherjeeVisitedVietnam.
IndianForeignMinisterSushmaSwarajVisitedVietnamandAfghanistan.
IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModivisitedJapan.
JapanPromised35BillionUSDinvestmentinIndia.
IndianandJapanagreedforcooperationinvariouskeyareassuchaseducation,RailwaysandInfrastructure.
127. IndianVIPVisitstoForeignCountries>
IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModiVisitedUSA.
IndianPresidentPranabMukherjeeVisitedNorwayandFinland.
128. IndianVIPVisitstoForeignCountries>
PMNarendraModileavesfor10DaysVisittoMyammar,AustraliaandFiji.
WillbeinMyammaronNov12&13forASEAN(AssociationofSoutheastAsianNations)25thsummitand9thEastAsia
Summitand12thIndiaAseanSummit.
WillbeonaVisittoAustraliaFromNov1418,2014.
WillbeinFijionNov19,2014.
ComebacktoIndiaonNov20,2014.
PresidentPranabMukherjeeVisitedBhutan.
IndianForeignMinisterSushmaSwarajVisitedMauritiusandMaldives.
129. IndianforeignMinisterSushmaSwarajvisitedOman.
130. IndiansculptorandartistMrinaliniMukherjeepassedaway.
131. IndianumpireSundaramRavihasbeeninductedintoEmiratesElitePanelofICCUmpiresfor201516.HeissecondIndianUmpireafter
SVenkataraghavantobeincuctedintoICCEliteUmpires'Panel.
132. IndianoriginAsanishKalyanasundaramisnamedasbrighteststudentinBritainashescoredaperfectfiveinhismainsubjectswith100
percentmarks.
133. IndiasacemountaineerMalliMastanBabudied.
134. JackMa,ChiefofChineseECommerceGiantAlibabaVisitedIndia.
135. JakayaKikwete,PresidentofTanzaniaVisitedIndia.SixMoUssignedduringthisvisitofPresidentofTanzaniatoIndia.
Collaborativeprograminofficialstatistics.
AgriculturalStatistics,ComputerApplicationsBioinformatics.
Tourism.
Hydrography&ProtocolonexchangeofHydrographicData.
LoanagreementbetweenEximBankofIndiaandGovernmentofTanzaniafor268.35millionUSDforextensionofLakeVictoria
pipelineproject.
136. JapaneseviceforeignministerAkitakaSaikiandAustralianForeignAffairsandTradesecretaryPeterVargheseVisitedIndiatoattend
firstevertrilateraldialogueofIndia,JapanandAustralia.
137. JavadZarif,ForeignMinisterofIranVisitedIndia.
138. JijiThomsonresignedasDirectorGeneralofSportsAuthorityofIndia(SAI).
139. KalpataruDas,MemberofParliament(RajyaSabha)passedaway.
140. Kenya'sCabinetSecretaryofForeignAffairsAminaMohamedvisitedIndiatoAttendSeventhIndiaKenyaBilateralMeeting
141. KeralaAssemblyspeakerGKarthikeyanpassedaway
142. KumarPBarve,firstIndianAmericantobeelectedtoaUSstatelegislature,willrunfortheUSCongressinthe2016elections.
143. LeeKuanYew,FormerPrimeMinisterofSingaporePassedAway.
144. LegendaryKathakDancerSitaraDevidiedatageof94.
145. LegendaryUKactor,singerandwriterChristopherLeepassedaway.
146. LegendarymusiccomposerMSViswanathanpassedaway.
147. LegendarysocialactivistandfreedomfighterGhelubhaiNaikpassedaway.
148. LokSabhaSpeakerSumitraMahajanwasincludedintheLIMCAbookofrecordsforbeingfirstIndianwomantorepresentthesameLok
Sabhaconstituencyonthesamepartyticketforeighttimesinarow.
149. MaharashtragovernmentannouncedtorenameMumbai'sGirgaumChowpattyas'SwarajBhoomi'inhonouroffreedomfighter
LokmanyaBalGangadharTilak.
150. MaheshSharma(MinisterofState(IndependentCharge)forTourism,CultureandCivilAviation)visitedSingaporeandinaugurateda
BuddhistArtExhibitionofpricelessartefacts.
151. MalayalamactorParavoorBharathanPassedAway.

152. MalayalamfilmdirectorMadhuKaithapramPassedaway.
153. MarcVanAmeringen,ExecutiveDirectorofGAIN(GlobalAllianceforImprovedNutrition)VisitedIndiaandmetMinisterofTribal
AffairsJualOram.
GAINwasFoundedin2002withheadquarterinGeneva,Switzerland.
154. MarekSawicki,MinisterofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentofPoland,visitedIndia.
155. MasayoshiSon,ChiefofJapan'sSoftBankandTadashiMaeda,SeniorMDofJapanBankforInternationalCooperationVisitedIndia.
156. MayorofHouston(cityinTexasstateofUSA),AnniseParkerVisitedIndia.
157. MinisterofInvestmentandDevelopmentofKazakhastan,AssetIssekeshevVisitedIndia.
158. MinisterofShipping,RoadTransport&Highways,NitinGadkaricisitedEgypt.
159. MinisterofState(I/C)PetroleumandNaturalGasShriDharmendraPradhanvisitedCanada.
160. MinisterofState(I/C)forPetroleumandNaturalgas,DharmendraPradhanvisitedNigeria.
161. MinisterofState(IndependentCharge)forPetroleum&NaturalGasDharmendraPradhanvisitedNepal.
162. MinisterofState(IndependentCharge)forPetroleumandNaturalGas,DharmendraPradhanvisitedEasternAfricanCountry
Mozambique.
163. MinisterofStateforInformation&BroadcastingRajyavardhanRathorevisitedZimbabwe.
164. MinisterofSteel&Mines,NarendraSinghTomarVisitedAustraliatoAttendAIMEX2015toBeHeldDuring1stto4thSeptember,2015
atSydney.AIMEXStandsforAsiaPacificsInternationalMiningExhibition.
165. MisaoOkawa,aJapanesewomanwhowasrecognizedbyGuinnessWorldRecordsastheworldsoldestperson(116Years),diedon1
April.
166. MotoyukiFujii,Japan'sMinisterofStateforScience&Technology,Education,Culture,andSportsvisitedIndia.
167. Mr.RamkumarPrasadShah,theChiefJusticeofNepal,visitedIndia.
168. MustafaKamal(Bangladesh)resignedfromthepostofPresidentofInternationalCricketCouncil
169. MyanmarVicePresidentSaiMaukKhamvisitedIndia.
170. MysuruserstwhileroyalfamilyadoptedYaduveerGopalRajUrsasheirtoWadiyardynasty.
171. NandChaturvedi,NotedHindipoetPassedAway.
172. NarayanDesai,NotedGandhianandformerChancellorofGujaratVidyapithpassedaway.
173. NekChand,creatorofChandigarh'sFamousrockgardenpassedaway.
174. NepaleseMinisterofYouthandSports,ShriPurushottamvisitedIndiaToseeksupportfromIndiafordevelopmentofCricket.
175. NetherlandsPrimeMinisterMarkRutte,MinisterforForeignTradeLiliannePloumenandMinisterforAgricultureSharonDijksma
VisitedIndia.AMemorandumofUnderstandingsignedbetweenIndiaandNetherlandsfordevelopmentofvaccines.
176. NotedBollywoodactorSadashivAmrapurkardied.
177. NotedBollywoodcomedianDevenVermaPassedAway.
178. NotedEconomistMrinalDattaChaudhuripassedaway.
179. NotedFilmProducerDaggubatiRamanaidupassedaway.HewasarecepientofDadaSahebPhalkeawardandPadmabhushanaward.
180. NotedHistorianTapanRaychaudhuripassedaway.
181. NotedHockeyplayerShashiBalaPassedAway.
182. NotedIndianArchitect,CharlesCorreaPassedAway.
183. NotedIndianHIV/AIDSresearcherandactivistSunitiSolomonpassedaway.
184. NotedJournalistDiptoshMajumdarpassedaway.
185. NotedJournalistPiratlaVenkateswarlupassedaway.
186. NotedJournalistPranabKumarBorahpassedaway.
187. NotedMarathistageactor,singerandproducerBhalchandraPendharkarPassedAway.
188. NotedTamilWriterD.Jayakanthan(JnanpithAwardee)PassedAway.
189. NotedTeluguplaybacksingerVissamrajuRamakrishnapassedaway.
190. NotedUrdupoetandcriticBasharNavaazpassedaway.
191. NotedUrduwriterBishesharPradeeppassedaway.
192. NotededucationistSaiyidHamidPassedAway.
193. NotedmathematicianJohnNashPassedAway.
194. OPanneerselvamresignedasChiefMinisterofTamilNaduasJayalalithareappointedasChiefMinisterforfifthTimeafterbail.J
JayalalithaannounedwelfareschemesofRs.1800CroresafterassumingchargeasChiefMinister.
195. OdiafilmmakerNiradMahapatrapassedaway.

196. OttoThaningfromSouthAfricabeacmeoldestevertocrossswimEnglishChannelsuccessfully(EnglishChannelisanarmofAtlantic
OceanthatseparatessouthernEnglandfromnorthernFrance).
197. PMModivisitedFijiandmetFijianPrimeMinisterJosiahVBainimarama.
198. PMNarendraModiBeganHisOfficialVisittoFiveCentralAsianNationsUzbekistan,Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan,Kyrgyzstanand
Russia.
UzbekistanVisit(July67,2015)
PMNarendraModipresentedPresidentIslamKarimovaspecialreproductionofKhamsaiKhusraubythe13thcenturysufi
poetAmirKhusrau.
JointWorkingGrouponCounterTerrorismtobemadetostrengthencoordinationbetweenthelawenforcementagencies.
Cooperationtobepromotedindefence,cybersecurity,transport&communication,telemedicinelinksconnectingmedical
institutionsinUzbekistanandIndiaformedicalconsultations,TourismandCulturalCooperation.
KazakhstanVisit(July8,2015)
AgreementssignedforcooperationinTransferofSentencedPersons,DefenceandMilitaryTechnicalCooperation,Physical
CulturalandSports,MoUonTechnicalCooperationinRailwaysandLongtermcontractforsaleandpurchaseofnatural
uraniumconcentrates.
IndianPMGiftedasetofbooksrelatingtoreligionsborninIndiatoKazakhPresidentNursultanNazarbayev.
IndiaandKazakhstanlaunchedfirstexploratorydrillingatSatpayevoilblockownedbyIndiasONGCVideshLimited(OVL)
andKazakhstancompany.ThisOilBlockhasreservesof1.8billionbarrelscrudeoilandnaturalgas.
RussiaVisit(July910,2015)
PMNarendraModiwillattendBRICSandShanghaiCooperationOrganisationsummitsinRussia.BRICSMeetwillbeheldon
July89,2015inUFA.
TurkmenistanVisit(July1011,2015)
PMNarendraModipresentedTurkmenistanPresidentGurbangulyBerdimuhamedovahandcraftedhorsesaddleowingto
Mr.Berdimuhamedov'spassionforhorseriding.
PMNarendraModiinauguratedYogaCentre,unveilsbustofMahatmaGandhiinAshgabat(Capital).
7MemorandumofUnderstandingsignedBetweenIndiaandTurkmenistan
SupplyofChemicalProductsbetweenIndia'sRashtriyaChemicalsandFertilizersLimitedandTurkmenistan's
Turkmenhimiya.
ForeignServiceInstitutesofIndiaandTurkmenistan.
ConcermnedMinistriesOfYouthAffairsAndSportsofIndiaandTurkmenistan.
ScienceAndTechnology.
YogaandTraditionalMedicine.
Tourism.
Defence.
Kyrgyzstan(July12,2015)
PMNarendraModipresentedKyrgyzstanPresidentAlmazbekAtambayevahandknottedcarpetofveryfinegradewool
blendedwithsilk.
AgreementsSignedbetweenIndiaandKyrgyzstan

S.No. Agreement

SignatoryfromIndianSide

Mr. Navtej Sarna, Secretary

AgreementonDefenceCooperation

(West),MEA
2

Memorandum of Mutual Understanding and Cooperation in the field of Mr V. Zutshi, Deputy Election
Elections

3.

4.

Commissioner

MoUbetweenMinistryofEconomyofKyrgyzstanandBureauofIndian Mr. Jayant Khobragade, Indias

Standards(BIS)oncooperationinthesphereofStandards.

AmbassadortoKyrgyzstan

AgreementonCooperationinCulture

Mr. Navtej Sarna, Secretary

(West),MEA

Tajikistan(July13,2015)
PMNarendraModipresentedPresidentofTajikistanEmomaliRahmon,aspecialminiaturepaintingoftombofthe17th
centurybyIndianpoetAbdulQadirBedilwhoisregardedasoneofgreatestmastersofPersianpoetry.
S.No

Agreement

SignatoryfromtheIndianSide

1.

Programme of Cooperation (POC) between Ministries of Secretary(West),MEA

Culture of India and Tajikistan in the field of Culture for the
years201618

2.

Exchange of Note Verbale (NV) on setting up of Computer Ambassador,Dushanbe

Labsin37SchoolsinTajikistan

199. PMNarendraModiLaidfoundationstoneofDr.AmbedkarInternationalCentreinDelhi.
200. PMNarendraModiLeftforhistrinationVisittoFrance,GermanyandCanada.
201. PMNarendraModiVisitedIndianOceanislandnationSeychellesandsignedfouragreementswiththetoboostsecurityandmaritime
partnership.
Cooperationinhydrography,renewableenergy,InfrastructuredevelopmentandSaleofnavigationchartsandelectronic
navigationalcharts.
PMalsolaunchedtheCoastalSurveillanceRadarProjectinSeychelles.
202. PMNarendraModiVisitedKyrgyzstanduringhisvisittofiveCentralAsianCountriesandRussia.
PMNarendraModipresentedKyrgyzstanPresidentAlmazbekAtambayevahandknottedcarpetofveryfinegradewoolblended
withsilk.
AgreementsSignedbetweenIndiaandKyrgyzstan

S.No. Agreement

SignatoryfromIndianSide

Mr.

AgreementonDefenceCooperation

Navtej

Sarna,

Secretary

(West),MEA
2

MemorandumofMutualUnderstandingandCooperationinthefieldofElections

Mr V. Zutshi, Deputy Election

Commissioner

3.

MoU between Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan and Bureau of Indian Mr. Jayant Khobragade, Indias

4.

Standards(BIS)oncooperationinthesphereofStandards.

AmbassadortoKyrgyzstan

AgreementonCooperationinCulture

Mr.

Navtej

Sarna,

Secretary

(West),MEA
203. PMNarendraModiVisitedTajikistanaslaststopofhisvisittofiveCentralAsianCountriesandRussia.
PMNarendraModipresentedPresidentofTajikistanEmomaliRahmon,aspecialminiaturepaintingoftombofthe17thcenturyby
IndianpoetAbdulQadirBedilwhoisregardedasoneofgreatestmastersofPersianpoetry.
S.No

Agreement

SignatoryfromtheIndianSide

1.

Programme of Cooperation (POC) in Culture for the years Secretary(West),MEA

201618

2.

Exchange of Note Verbale (NV) on setting up of Computer Ambassador,Dushanbe

Labsin37SchoolsinTajikistan

204. PMNarendraModibeganhisofficialVisittoThreeislandcountriesinIndianOceanSeychelles,MauritiusandSriLanka.
205. PMNarendraModiinauguratedbirthcentenary(100years)celebrationsofNagaland'sfreedomfighterRaniGaidinliubyissuing
Commemorativecoinof100rupeesandcirculationcoinof5rupees.

206. PMNarendraModijoinedChinesesocialmediaplatformWeibo.
207. PMNarendraModileftforOfficialVisittoChina,MongoliaandSouthKorea.
China
24AgreementsSignedToEnhanceBilateralCooperation.SomeNotableare
EstablishmentofState/ProvincialLeadersForumtoenhancerelationsamongtheprovinces(China)andstates(India).
AdditionalConsulateGeneraltobeestablishedineachotherscountrytopromotegreatercultural,tourism,economic
andpeopletopeopleengagement.IndiawillopenaConsulateGeneralinChengdu,whileChinashallopenanew
ConsulateGeneralinChennai.
IndiaChinawillexchangevisitsofnavalshipsandholdPASSEXandSARexercisesfordefenceexercises.
InternationalYogaDaywillbeorganisedjointlyon21June2015incollaborationbetweentheIndianCouncilfor
CulturalRelations(ICCR)andYunnanNationalUniversityofChina.
IndiaChinawillannuallyexchange200youthsinthesecondhalfforCulturalExchangeInitiatives.
AgreementsforprovincialpartnershipbetweenKarnatakaandSichuanandsistercityrelationshipsbetween
AurangabadDunhuang,ChennaiChongqingandHyderabadQingdaoweresigned.
CooperationinEstablishmentofMahatmaGandhiNationalInstituteforSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurshipat
Gandhinagar/AhmedabadinGujarat.
CooperationindevelopmentofsmartcitieswithGIFTCity(Gujarat)inIndiaandShenzhen(China)aspilotsmartcities.
AgreementbetweenIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO)andChinaNationalSpaceAdministrationfor
cooperationinSatelliteRemoteSensing,SpaceBasedmeteorology,SpaceScience,LunarandDeepSpaceExploration,
SatelliteNavigation,SpaceComponents,PiggybackLaunchingServices,andEducationandTraining.
ChinaallowedIndianpilgrimstouseNathuLaPass(Sikkim)routeforKailashManasaroverYatrain2015.
AbilateralconsultativemechanismonWTO(WorldTradeOrganisation)relatedissueslaunchedforcoordinationin
contextofglobaltradetalks.
Indiaannouncedelectronictouristvisa(eVisa)facilityforChineseTourists.
21businessagreementsworth22billionUSDsignedinIndianandChinesecompanies.
Mongolia
PMNarendraModiVisitedMongoiaandpresentedtoMongolianPresidentTsakhiagiinElbegdorjaspecialreproductionofa
rare13thcenturymanuscriptonthehistoryofMongolsfromtheRampurRazaLibrary,Rampur(CalledJamiutTawarikh).
13AgreementssignedwithMongoliaincludingAirServices,TransferofSentencedPersons,AnimalHealthandDairy,
TraditionalSystemsofMedicineandHomeopathy,JointFriendshipSchoolinMongolia,CyberSecurityTrainingCentreinthe
MinistryofDefenceofMongolia,NationalSecurityCouncils,renewableenergytechnologies,borderguardingforcesandMoU
betweenTataMemorialCentreofIndiaandNationalCancerCenterofMongoliaforGiftingBhabhatronIITeletherapyUnit
alongwithaRadiotherapySimulator.
SouthKorea
PMNarendraModipresentedSouthKoreanPresidentParkGeunHyetwofinelywovenpashminastoleswithapoemby
RabindranathTagorewrittenonit.
7AgreemerntssignedwithKoreaincludingAvoidanceofDoubleTaxationandPreventionofFiscalEvasion,AudioVisualCo
Productio,NationalSecurity,ElectricPowerDevelopmentandNewEnergyIndustries,YouthMatters,RoadTransportand
HighwaysandMaritimeTransportandLogistics.
208. PMNarendraModipresentedPresidentofTajikistanEmomaliRahmon,aspecialminiaturepaintingoftombofthe17thcenturyby
IndianpoetAbdulQadirBedilwhoisregardedasoneofgreatestmastersofPersianpoetry.
S.No

Agreement

SignatoryfromtheIndianSide

1.

Programme of Cooperation (POC) between Ministries of Secretary(West),MEA

Culture of India and Tajikistan in the field of Culture for the
years201618

2.

Exchange of Note Verbale (NV) on setting up of Computer Ambassador,Dushanbe

Labsin37SchoolsinTajikistan

209. PMNarendraModivisitedUnitedArabEmirates.
210. PedroMorenes,DefenceMinisterofSpainVisitedIndiaandsignedanagreementonMutualProtectionofClassifiedInformationto
provideframeworkforcooperationindefenceresearchanddevelopment.
211. PopeFrancisDeclared17thCenturyIndianPriestandMissionaryJosephVazasSaintinSriLanka.
212. PresidentPranabMukherjeeVisitedRussiatowitnessVictoryDayparadeon9May2015tomark70thanniversaryofAlliedforcesvictory
intheSecondWorldWar.
Duringthisvisit,MukherjeewasconferredwithhonoraryDoctoratebytheRussianDiplomaticAcademy.
11MemorandumofIntent(MoI)weresignedbetweenIndiaandRussiatoestablishNetworkofInstitutionsofHigherEducation.
PresidentalsoinaugeratedNamasteRussiafestivalinRussiancapitalMoscow.
213. PresidentPranabMukherjeevisitedSweden.
214. PresidentofAfghanistanAshrafGhaniVisitedIndia.
215. PresidentofInternationalOlympicCommittee,Mr.ThomasBachvisitedIndia.
216. PresidentofSeychelles,JamesAlixMichelvisitedIndia.
217. PresidentofUSABarackObamaenteredGuinnessBookofWorldRecordofreachingonemillionfollowersin5hoursafterjoiningSocial
MediaPlatformTwitterwith@POTUSaccount.
218. PrimeMinisterNarendraModiVisitedBangladesh(SouthAsia).
PMNarendraModipresentedBangladeshPrimeMinisterSheikhHasinaahandwoventapestryfromVenkatagiri,AndhraPradesh.
BangladeshconferredtheirHighestLiberationWarHonortoFormerIndianPrimeMinisterAtalBihariVajpayee.Itwasreceivedby
PMNarendraModi.
PMModiVisitedBangabandhuInternationalConferenceCenterinDhaka.
40YearsoldLandDealSignedBetweenIndiaandBangladeshforswappingborderterritories.Itisrelatedto100thAmendmentto
theConstitutionofIndiaforLBA(LandBoundaryAgreement)betweenIndiaandBangladesh.
219. PrimeMinisterofBhutanLyonchhenTsheringTobgayvisitedIndiawithhisspouseAumTashiDoma,ForeignMinisterRinzinDorjiand
EconomicAffairsMinisterNorbuWangchuk.
220. PrinceSaudalFaisal,formerforeignministerofSaudiArabia(19752015)passedaway.HewasLongesteverservingForeignMinisterof
anycountry.
221. PritamMundemaderecordofhighestmarginwininLokSabhaelectionswithmarginof6.96LakhVotes.Sheisdaughterofgopinath
MundewhowasministerinnewlyformedBJPGovernmentanddiedafteramonthofGovernmentformation.
222. PushpaKamalDahal,formerPrimeMinisterofNepalvisitedIndia.
223. RanaBhagwandas,ThefirstHinduChiefJusticeofPakistan,Died.
224. RaviChopra,DirectorofIndianLegenadMahabharatTVSeriesDied
225. RenownedHindipoetKailashVajpeyiPassedAway.
226. RenownedUrdunovelistfromPakistanAbdullahHussainpassedaway.
227. RenownedornithologistK.S.LavkumarKhacharPassedAway.
Ornithologistissomeonewhostudiesornithologythebranchofsciencedevotedtobirdsincludingbirdsongs,flightpatterns,
physicalappearance,migrationpatternsandmore.
228. RiSuYong,theForeignMinisterofNorthKorea,visitedIndia.
229. RussiancosmonautGennadyPadalkahassetGuinnessWorldRecordforspendinglongesttimeinspacewithtotal804days.Hebroke
previousrecordof803dayssetbysetbyRussianSergeiKrikalev.
230. SBIChiefArundhatiBhattacharyahasbeennamedasthemostpowerfulwomaninbusinessinIndiabyFortunemagazine
231. SKJha,ChiefHydrographertotheGovernmentofIndiaVisitedMauritiusandattenededXthIndoMauritiusJointCommitteeMeeting
onHydrography.
232. SakariMomoi(111Years)ofJapanhasbeennamedastheOldestPersonAliveonearthbyGuinnessBookofWorldrecords.
233. SandeepJajodiaremovedasthepresidentofBoxingIndia(BI).
234. ScientistsnamedanewlydiscoveredgalaxyafterPortuguesefootballplayerCristianoRonaldoasCR7(COSMOSRedshift7).
235. SheikhHasina,PrimeMinisterofBangladeshVisitedIndiatoattendfuneralofSmt.SuvraMukherjee,wifeofPresidentPranab
Mukherjee.
236. SheikhTamimbinHamadAlThani,theEmirofQatarvisitedIndia.
237. SheilaKaul,formerGovernorofHimachalPradeshPassedAway.
238. SherBahadurDeuba,formerPrimeMinisterofNepalvisitedIndia.
239. SikkimChiefMinisterPawanChamlingcompleted20yearsandbecamelongestservingChiefMinisterofanyStateinIndia.Hehasbeen

chiefministerofSikkimsince12December1994.
240. SisterNirmalaJoshiPassedAway.ShewasaRomanCatholicReligiousSisterwhosucceededMotherTeresaofCalcuttaasSuperior
GeneraloftheMissionariesofCharityinMarch1997.
241. SriLanka'sNewPresidentMaithripalaSirisenaVisitedIndiaandSigned4AgreementsinCivilNuclearCooperation.
242. StanislavGross,FormerCzechRepublicPrimeMinister,died.
243. SunitaTomar,knownasfaceofIndia'santitobaccocampaignPassedaway.
244. SuryaBahadurThapa,formerPrimeMinisterofNepalPassedAway.
245. SuvraMukherjee,PresidentPranabMukherjee'swifepassedaway.
246. TNSureshKumarhasbecomeFirstIndiaPersontoTraveltoStratosphere(SecondLayerofEarth'sAtmosphere).
247. TashiandNungshiMalikfromUttarakhandbecameworldsfirsttwintoclimbhighestpeaksofsevencontinents.
248. TawfiqFawzanAlRabiah,MinisterofCommerceandIndustryofSaudiArabiaVisitedIndiafor11thIndiaSaudiArabiaJoint
CommissionMeeting.
249. TelugunovelistKesavaReddypassedaway.
250. TeluguwriterDasaradhiRangacharyaPassedAway.
251. ThreeIndianracewalkersKhushbir,Manish,Sandeepqualifiedfor2016RioOlympicsaftercompletingtheirraceinstipulatedtime
duringIAAFRaceWalkingChallengeinPortugal.
252. ThreeIndiansRitikaSingh,ShradhaPrasadandTaranjeetSinghBhatiahavebeenshortlistedforonewaytriptoMarsunderMars
Onemissionin2024.
253. Time's100MagazineIssued100MostInfluentialPeopleList
ListToppedbyAmericanrapperandsingerKanyeOmariWest.
YoungestPersonontheListisPakistanieducationactivistMalalaYousafzai.
OldestpersononthelistisTunisianPresidentBejiCaidEssebsi(88Years).
IndiansIntheList
PrimeMinisterNarendraModi.
CEOofICICIBankChandaKochchar.
MicrosoftCEOSatyaNadella
VikramPatel,GoabasedpsychiatristandprofessorofmentalhealthatLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicineand
cofounderofaGoabasedmentalhealthresearchNGO,Sangath.
254. TimesmagazinehasnamedAlokShettyasLeaderofTomorrowforhisactionstowardscreatinghousesdesignsforpeoplelivinginSlum
areas.
255. TonyTanKengYam,PresidentofSingaporeVisitedIndia.
256. U.SPostalServicehasissuedahonoredpostalstampofIndianTelguactorAkkineniNageswaraRao.Heisthefirstindianactortorecive
thishonor.
257. UK'sRenownedfantasyauthorTerenceDavidJohnPratchettpassedaway.
258. USBiologistJamesWatsonwhowonNobelPrizein1962fordiscoveringthestructureofDNAdecidedtosellitthroughauction.Itisthe
firstcasethataNobelprizehasbeenputonAuctionbyitsrecepient.
259. USDefenceSecretaryChuckHagelresigned.
260. USPresidentBarackObamawillbetheChiefGuestofIndia's66thRepublicDaycelebrationsonJan26,2015.
261. USAAmbassadorRichardVermametUnionAgricultureMinisterShriRadhaMohanSingh.
262. USAPresidentBarackObamaArrivedinIndiaforattendingCelebrationsandParadeofIndia's66thRepublicday.
263. USASecretaryofTransportationAnthonyFoxxvivitedIndiaandsignedMemorandumofCooperation(MoC)ontransportation.
264. USA'sUnderSecretaryforCommerceStefanSeligvisitedIndia.
265. USA'sjazzmusicianBobBeldenpassedaway.
266. UhuruKenyatta(FormerPresidentofKenya)hasbecamethefirstpresidentevertoappearinInternationalcourtofJustice.
267. UnionMinisterforScience&TechnologyandEarthSciences,HarshVardhanVisitedUSA.
268. UnionMinisterofStateforConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublicDistributionRaosahebDadaraoDanveresigned.
269. UnitedNations(UN)peaceenvoytoYemen,JamalBenomarresigned.
270. UnitedNationsSpecialEnvoyforCitiesandClimateChangeandformermayorofNewYorkCityMichaelBloombergvisitedIndia.
MinistryofUrbanDevelopmentpartneredwithBloombergPhilanthropiesforSmartCitiesInitiativeofGovernment.
271. UruguayansoccerlegendAlcidesEdgardoGhiggiapassedaway.
272. ViceChairmanofHouseofRepresentativesofIndonesia,FadliZonvisitedIndia.

273. ViceMinisterofForeignAffairsofJapan,KentaroSONOURAVisitedIndia.
274. VladimirV.Makei,ForeignMinisterofBelarusvisitedIndia.
275. Warrenbuffet(73.7BillionUSD)becamesecondrichestpersonintheWorldafterreplacingCarlosSlim(62.9BillionUSD).BillGates
(81.5BillionUSD)istheworld'srichestperson.BuffetisalsothisyearsbiggestdonatorwithHis$2.1bndonationtotheBillandMelinda
GatesFoundation.
276. WealthXreportoftop25richestselfmadebillionaires
ListwastoppedbyMicrosoftcofounderBillGateswithapersonalworthnearly86billionUSD.
Americanentrepreneursdominatedlistwith14ofthe25spotsandcombinedwealthofthe14AmericansontheWealthXlistis514.2
billionUSD.
ListofTop10is
Rank

Name

Nationality

WilliamGatesIII UnitedStates

85.7

WarrenBuffett

70.1

AmancioOrtega Spain

65.0

LawrenceEllison UnitedStates

51.5

IngvarKamprad Sweden

48.1

JeffreyBezos

UnitedStates

39.8

CarlosSlim

Mexico

35.4

MarkZUckerberg UnitedStates

35.3

WangJianlin

China

35.2

10

Michael
Bloomberg

UnitedStates

33.7

UnitedStates

EstimatedNet
Worth(billion
USD)

277. WingCommanderPujaThakurbecamefirstladyofficertoleadInterServiceGuardofHonourwiththeme"NariShakti".
278. WorldDiamondConferencewasheldinDelhi,India.RussianPresidentVladimirPutinAttendedit.
279. World'sMostPowerfulPeople2014listbyForbesgaverankingoftheWorld'smost72MostPowerfulPeopleonthebasisofscope,power
etc.TopFiveareVladimirPutin(PresidentofRussia),BarackObama(PresidentofUS)XiJinping(PresidentofChina),PopeFrancisand
AngelaMerkel(Germanpolitician).IndianPMNarendraModiwasranked15andMukeshAmbaniat36.
280. YakubMemon,1993MumbaiserialblastslonedeathrowconvicthasbeenexecutedasSupremeCourtrejectedhispleainpredawn
hearing.
281. YasutaroKoideofJapanreceivedGuinnessWorldRecordscertificateasheisformallyrecognizedastheworldsoldestmanaliveat112
years.
282. YukiyaAmano,DirectorGeneraloftheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgencyVisitedIndia.
283. ZhangDejiang,ChairmanofStandingCommitteeofNationalPeoplesCongressofChinaVisitedIndia.
Top

Science
1. ISROWillcommissionMultiObjectTrackingRadar(MOTR)inJune2015.KeyFeaturesInclude
Capableoftracking10differentobjectsatatimeincluding50*50cmobjectatrangeof1000KMand30*30cmatrangeof800
kilometer.
Unlikethediscradarsthatkeepspinning,this35tonneradarisastationary,12metrelong,8metretallwith4068individual
radiatingelements.
Itemitsbeamofradiofrequencywavesthatscansthirdpartofsky.Sincetheradarsbasecanberotatedtothreepositions,theentire
skycanbecovered.
Itisdevelopedatarelativelylowcostofapprox245croresascomparedtocostof900Croresofsimilarprojectsofothercountries.
2. USA'sNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)successfullytestedatenengineelectricplaneGreasedLightning(GL)10

toenhancecapabilitiesinusingremotelypilotedaircraftsforscienceinvestigations.
3. 2014hasbeenrankedasEarthshottestyearsince1880asperanalysesdonebyNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)
andNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA).Globalaveragetemperaturefor2014was1.24F(or0.69C)warmerthan
the20thcenturyaverage.
4. RakshaBluvaccinewaslaunchedbyIndianImmunologicalsLimited(IIL),(Telangana)Tocounterthebluetonguedisease.
5. APhilippinecompanydevelopedalampnamedSALt(SustainableAlternativeLighting)thatrunsonaglassofwaterandtwo
tablespoonsofsalt.ThiscosteffectivelampburnsforeighthoursatatimetolightenaroomandcanchargeasmartphonethroughaUSB
cable.
6. AnewspeciesoftinybutterflycalledBandedTitdiscoveredinChanglangdistrictinArunachalPradesh.
7. AteamledbyIndianAmericanDebashisChandafromUniversityofCentralFlorida(UCF)hasdevelopedworldsfirstfullcolour,flexible
thinfilmreflectivedisplay.Itcanhelpyouchangeyourdresscolourintheblinkofaneye.
8. AditiOhmofNITRaipurinventedasensorsystemthatDecodessignalsofPlantsintoHumanLanguageandenablesPlantstoaskfor
WateroranyotherneedthroughtweetingonsitesLikeTwitter.TheProjectwasshowcasedatIntelIndiaInnovationConclave,2014at
BengaluruandreceivedTheJuryPopularChoiceawardfor2014carryingaRs1lakhreward.
9. AerospacefirmSpaceXsuccessfullylaunchedaDeepSpaceClimateObservatory(DSCOVR)satellitethroughtheFalcon9rocketfrom
theCapeCanaveralAirForceStation,Floridaonitsthirdattempt.
ThesatellitewillbeusedbyUnitedStatesNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)formonitoringSunactivities.
Itwillcollectinformationonsolarstormsandwillmonitorchangesinsolarwindandwillprovidewarningstotheforecasterson
hazardousoutburstsfromearthtohelpthempredictchangesthataffectsatellites,powergridsandcommunicationsystems.
10. Afterajourneyofover10months,IndiasMarsOrbiterMission(MOM)arrivedatMarson24September2014.Indiabecamefourth
countrytoreachmarsafterUSA,RussiaandESA(EuropeanSpaceAgency)andfirstcountrytosucceedinfirstattempt.Indiamadeit
possibleatonlycostofapproxRs.450Crores.
11. AnanthKumar,UnionMinisterforChemicalsandFertiliserslaunchedtheworld'sbiggestglassfibrereinforcedgypsum(GFRG)panel
'Gypwall'atInternationalTradeFair2014.
12. ArachnologistsfoundrarespidersbelongingtoSparassidaeandSalticidaefamiliesinKerala.
13. Asperarecentreport,HIVVirusStartedfromKinshasa,CapitalofAfricanCountryCongo.
14. AsiasbiggesttelescopeMultiApplicationSolarTelescope(MAST)hasbeeninauguratedatUdaipurSolarObservatory(Rajasthan).The
projectwillbemonitoredbyAhmedabadbasedPhysicalResearchLaboratory.
15. Boeing787aircraftmadeworld'sfirstflightusinggreendiesel.GreenDieselisasustainablebiofuelmadefromvegetableoils,waste
cookingoilandanimalfatsandTheairplaneperformedinsamemannerasitdoeswithconventionaljetfuel.
16. CSIRIndianInstituteofPetroleum(Dehradun)hasdevelopedmicrochannelreactorswithstablecatalystcoatingformulationsthatare
usedtointensifytheprocessesinvolvingvegetableoils.Thesereactorsproducegoodproductyieldandhelpbetterconversionin
hydroprocessingofvegetableoils.Thesemicrochannelreactorsarebetterthanconventionalfixedbedtubularreactorsintermsof
hydrodynamics,heatandmasstransfer.
17. ChinaLaunchedChineseBraziliansatelliteCBERS4(ChinaBrazilEarthResourcesSatellite)byLongMarc4BRocket.
18. ChinaLaunchedGaofen2(China)andBRITEPL2(Poland)ObservationSatellitesfromIts4BRocket.
19. ChinalaunchedCBERS4satellitejointlydevelopedwithBrazilformonitoring,planningofland,forestryandagriculture.
20. ChinalaunchedremotesensingsatelliteYaogan23forvariousnaturalresourcesurveysandscientificexperiments.
21. ChinatolaunchaconstellationofmarinesurveillancesatellitesnamedHY3in2019formonitoringships,oilrigsandmarinedisasters.
22. Chinaunveiledworld'sfirstfacialrecognitionATM.Itwillallowwithdrawalofcashonlyaftermatchingface.TheATMmachineis
createdbyTsinghuaUniversityandTzekwanCompany.
23. ChineseShenyangAerospaceUniversityandLiaoninggeneralaviationacademyhavecreatedworld'sfirstelectricaircraftnamedBX1E.
Ithas14.5meterwingspanandmaximumpayloadof230kgs.Itcanflyatheightof3,000meters.Itchargesintwohoursallowingflight
of4560minutesatmaximumspeedof160km/hour.
24. CouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch(CSIR)hassetupaMicroAirVehicleAerodynamicsResearchTunnel(MART)atNational
AerospaceLaboratoriesinBengaluruunderNationalProgrammeonMicroAirVehicles(NPMICAV).Itwillbeusedtotestfixedwing,
flappingwingandrotarywingMAVs.
25. ElectronicNose(ENose)hasbeenjointlydevelopedbyNagpurbasedNationalEnvironmentalEngineeringResearchInstitute(NEERI)
ofCSIRandCentreforDevelopmentofAdvancedComputing(CDAC).Itwillhelpmonitorthesurroundingenvironmenttosniffout
dangerousgases.
26. EuropeanspaceAgency'smissionRosettahasbeennamedasscientificBreakthroughof2014bySciencejournalasitlandedoncomet

67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko10yearsafteritslaunch.
27. FamousmobilemessagingapplicationWhatsApplaunchedanewserviceforsendingmessagesfromaWebbrowser.
28. GermanscientistscombinedsunlightfromaSolarVacuumTowerTelescopeinCanaryIslandswithlightofLaserFrequencyComb(LFC)
tomakepossiblesearchingEarthlikeplanetswitheaseandprecision.
29. GlobalsatelliteGlobalSatforDRRwillbenamedafterformerIndianPresidentDr.APJAbdulKalamwhopassedawayrecently.The
satellitetobeusedforearthobservationanddisasterriskreductionwillberenamedasUNKalamGlobalSat.
TheproposaltonamethesatelliteafterDr.KalamwasmadebyMilindPimprikar,ChairmanofCANEUS(CANadaEuropeUS
Asia)atthirdUNWorldConferenceonDisasterRiskReductionheldatSendai(Japan)inMarch2015.
TherenamingofGlobalSatafterKalamwillbeatributetohisvisionWorldSpaceVision2050thatentailsspacefairingnations
joininghandstofindsolutionstomankindsmajorproblemssuchasnaturaldisasters,energyandwaterscarcityandweather
prediction.
Theproposalwillbeformallyadoptedbyover150countriesatUNSessioninNewYorkinSeptember2015.
30. GovernmentapprovedPolarSatelliteLaunchVehicle(PSLV)ContinuationProgrammeconsistingoffifteenoperationalflightsPSLVC36
toPSLVC50during20172020withcostof3090crorerupees.
31. GovernmentapprovedbuildingGSAT17andGSAT18communicationsatellites,weighingover3400Kgseach,forproviding
replacementcapacitywithtotalbudgetofRs.1020croreseachinaperiodof30monthswithstructuresimilartoGSAT10satellite.These
satelliteswillprovidereplacementcapacityindifferentfrequencybandsandprotectoperationalservices.
32. HALhasdeliveredOrbiterCraftModuleStructureofChandrayaan2toISROSatelliteCentre(ISAC).
Chandrayaan2missionwillbelaunchedbyaGeoStationarySatelliteLaunchVehicle(GSLVMKII)andwillplaceanOrbiter
aroundthemoon.ItwillalsosendaLanderandRovertothesurfaceofthemoon.
Chandrayaan2isscheduledforlaunchin2017.
33. ISROLaunchedcommunicationsatelliteGSAT16byAriane5rocket.
34. ISROandNASAarejointlyworkingontheNASAISROSyntheticApertureRadar(NISAR)missiontocodevelopandlaunchadual
frequencysyntheticapertureradarsatellite.
35. ISROannouncedtoprovidenavigationalsupporttoIndianRailwaysthroughitsGPSAidedGeoAugmentedNavigation(GAGAN)
system.
GAGANwasdevelopedbyISROandAirportsAuthorityofIndiain2011toassistaircraftsinaccuratelanding.
TheGAGANsignalisbeingbroadcastthroughtwoGeostationaryEarthOrbit(GEO)satellitesGSAT8andGSAT10.
Withthis,IndiajoinedelitenationslikeUS,EuropeandJapanwithsamelevelofspacebasedaugmentationfornavigational
purposes.
36. ISROsuccessfullylaunchedIRNSS1C,thirdofsevensatelliteconstellationoftheIndianRegionalNavigationSatelliteSystem(IRNSS)by
LauchVehiclePSLVC26.
37. ISROsuccessfullylaunchedIRNSS1D,thefourthsatelliteintheIndianRegionalNavigationSatelliteSystem(IRNSS)fromSatish
DhawanSpaceCentreSHAR,SriharikotabyPolarSatelliteLaunchVehicle,PSLVC27as28thconsecutivelysuccessfulmissionofPSLV.
38. ISROsuccessfullylaunchedPolarSatelliteLaunchVehiclePSLVC28fromSatishDhawanSpaceCentreSriharikota(AndhraPradesh)
with5UnitedKingdomSatellitesintoapolarSunSynchronousOrbit.Thesesatellitestogetherweighedabout1440kgatliftoffwhichis
heaviestevercommercialventurebyISRO.
39. India,Japan,US,ChinaandCanadatojointlymakeworldsbiggesttelescopeonHawaiiIslandnamed30MeterTelescopeorTMT.
40. IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)announcedtolaunchASTROSATinOctober2015bythePSLV(PolarSatelliteLaunch
Vehicle)C34fromSatishDhawanSpaceCentre(Sriharikota,AndhraPradesh).
ASTROSATisfirstIndianspaceobservatorymissionaimedatstudyingdistantcelestialobjects.ASTROSATcarriesfourXray
payloads,oneUVtelescopeandachargeparticlemonitor.
41. IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)hasinitiatedprocessofformulatingaNationalSpaceActforIndiaforregulatingspace
activities.
42. IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)launchedIndiasheaviestrocketGSLVMarkIIIXcarryingCrewmoduleAtmospheric
ReentryExperiment(CARE)weighing630tonnes.
43. IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)startedcommercialproductionatfirstindigenousTitaniumSpongePlantatChavarain
Kerala.
44. IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)successfullylaunchedGeosynchronousSatelliteLaunchVehicle(GSLV)D6thatcarried
India'slatestcommunicationsatelliteGSAT6.ItissecondfortheISROscientistsbyusingindigenouslymadecryogenicstagelaunchof
GSLVD5.ISROissixthspaceagencyinworldafterUS,Russia,Japan,ChinaandFrancetohaveindigenouscryogenicenginecrucialfor

launchingheaviersatellitesofovertwotonnes.
45. IndianSpaceResearchOrganisationsuccessfullytestfiredindigenouscryogenicengineCE20for645seconds.Thisachievementwill
pushIndiaintobiggerleagueofnationscapableoflaunchingsatellitesweighinguptofivetonnes.ItwillenableGSLVtoputMarkIIIinto
geostationaryorbitbytheendof2016.
46. IndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO)announcedcompleteoperationalisationofGPSAidedGeoAugmentedNavigation
(GAGAN).IndiabecamefourthnationafterUS,EuropeandJapantohaveinteroperableSatelliteBasedAugmentationSystem(SBAS).
GAGANisfirstSBASsysteminworldtoservetheequatorialregion.
47. IndiandrugmakerLupintiedupwithPoland'sCelonPharmatojointlydevelopagenericversionofGlaxoSmithKlinesAdvairDiskus,a
drugusedtotreatasthma.
48. IndianAmericanatStanfordUniversity,ManuPrakashhascreatedacomputerthatworksbymovingwaterdroplets.LastYear,he
amazedtheworldbybuildingapapermicroscope.
49. IndiasfirstPolarRemotelyOperatedVehicle(PROVe)startedresearchinNorthAntarctica.IthasbeenbuiltbyNationalInstituteof
OceanTechnology(NIOT)underUnionMinistryofEarthSciences.
50. IndigenousVisibilityMeasuringSystemDevelopedbyCSIRNationalAerospaceLaboratories(CSIRNAL)Bengaluru,DRISHTIhasbeen
implementedatIndiraGandhiInternationalAirport,NewDelhi.DRISHTISophisticatedInstrumentsareusedforreportingrunwayvisual
range,whichiscriticalforsafelandingandtakeoffinpoorvisibilityconditions.
51. InternationalCropsResearchInstitutefortheSemiAridTropics(ICRISAT)launchedGreenPHABLETforsmallfarmerstohelpthem
purchaseinputsatlowerprice,getabetterpricefortheirproduce,andlinkthemtomarkets.
52. JapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(JAXA)launchedsecondgenerationasteroidexplorerHayabusa2.
53. JapansuccessfullylaunchedInformationGatheringSatellite(IGS)reconnaissancesatellitebyH2Arocket.Itismeanttosupport
constellationoffourIGSsatellites,comprisingtwoopticalandtworadarsatellites.
54. Japaneseresearchersconductedworld'sfirstsurgerytoimplant"iPS"stemcellsinahumanbodyasamajorboosttoregenerative
medicine(TransplantofBodyPartstofunctionasnormal).
55. MinisterofCivilAviationP.AshokGajapathiRajulaunchedGAGANsystem(GPSAIDEDGEOAUGMENTEDNAVIGATION)asthird
SBAS(SatelliteBasedAugmentationSystem)inworldafterWAASofUSAandEGNOSofEurope.GAGANisjointlydevelopedbyAirport
AuthorityofIndia(AAI)andIndianSpaceResearchOrganization.Itwillsupportmoreaccurateairroutes,reducecostsandimprove
safetyinaviationalongwithbenefitstoagriculture,transportation,defenceservicesanddisasterrecovery.
56. MostabundantmineralonearthhasbeennamedasBridgmaniteinhonourofPercyBridgman,aphysicistwhowonthe1946NobelPrize
inPhysicsforhisfundamentalcontributionstohighpressurephysics.
57. NASAunveiledaboomerangshapedaircraftthatcouldpossiblybefirsttotakeflightonMars.NamedasPrandtlm,itwillbereleased
atabout100,000feetaltitudetosimulateflightconditionsoftheMartianatmosphere.
58. NASA(USA)scientistsdevelopedtooltopredictdestructivesolargeomagneticstorms24hoursinadvance.Suchstormscancause
telecommunicationdisruptionsandpoweroutages.Solargeomagneticstormsarecausedbyagiantcloudofsolarparticles,calleda
coronalmassejection(CME),alignedinoppositedirectionoftheEarthsmagneticfield.
59. NASAcelebrated50thAnniversaryitsFirstSuccessfulMarsMission,Mariner4.
60. NASAdid3DPrintingFirstObjectinspacebyworldsfirstzerogravity3DprinteronInternationalSpaceStation.
61. NASAspacecraftLADEE(LunarAtmosphereandDustEnvironmentExplorer)confirmedpresenceofNeongasinMoonsatmosphere.
62. NASA'sNewHorizonsspaceprobemadeclosestapproachtoPlutoplanetasitflew12600kmfromthesurfaceofthedwarfplanetatan
averagespeedof49750kph.Itisclosestencounterofanyspaceprobewithpluto.
63. NASA'sDawnspacecraftcompletedOrbitaroundDwarfPlanetCeresandbecamefirstspacecrafttoorbitaroundadwarfplanet.
64. NASA'sMAVEN(MarsAtmosphereandVolatileEvolution)reachedMarsOrbitonSep21,2014,ThreedaysbeforeIndia'sMOM(Mars
OrbiterMission)SpacecraftMangalyaanreachedMarsOrbit.
65. NasascientistsannounceddiscoveryofKepler452b,alsoknownas'Earth2.0'asanearthlikeplanetinourgalaxy.Ayearonthisplanet
isabout385days,only20dayslongerthanayearonEarth.Keplerdataanalysisstatesthatithostslifeonitssurface,oratleastcould
haveatsomepointinitshistory.
66. NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)endedoperationsofMESSENGERMissiontostudyplanetMercurys
atmosphere.JourneyofthespacecraftcametoanendwithExpectedImpact(EI)onMercuryssurfaceataspeedof14000kmphand
creatingacraterabout52feetwide.
67. NewantibioticTeixobactinhasbeendiscoveredbyateamofscientistsfromNortheasternUniversityinMassachusetts.Thisantibioticis
capableoffightinginfectionsthatkillseveralpeopleeachyear.
68. PMNarendraModilaunchedfirstindigenouslydevelopedRotavirusvaccinenamedRotavactoboostIndiaseffortstocombatinfant

mortalityduetodiarrhea.
vaccinewillbeavailableatapriceof1USdollarperdosemakingitthecheapestvaccineavailableforrotavirusglobally.
69. Paleontologists(Researchers)havefoundfossilsofhugeDinosaurinArgentinaweighingabout60MetricTonnes,LargestSofar.
70. ResearchersTeamledbyCNSunildiscoveredtwonewplantspeciesnamedVellithumpa(silverflower)andEriocaulonmanoharaniiin
WesternGhatsinKerala.
71. ResearchersatLouisianaStateUniversity(USA)discoverednewmethodtoconvertCarbonDioxide(CO2)intoanOrganicCompound
throughacycliccoppercomplexthatconvertscarbondioxidetooxalate,amoreusefulorganiccompound.
72. ResearchersatStanfordUniversity(USA)createdanaluminiumsmartphonebatterythatchargesinonlyoneminute.
73. ResearchersinMonashUniversityofAustraliacreatedworld'sfirst3Dprintedjetengine.
74. RosettaShuttleofEuropeanSpaceAgencycompletedworld'sfirsteverlandingofasatelliteonacomet(sComet67PChuryumov
Gerasmenko).
75. RussialaunchednewgenerationnavigationsatelliteGLONASSK.
76. RussiatestedAngaraA5rockettosucceedProtonandotherSovieteralaunchers.Angaraisthefirstrockettohavebeencompletelybuilt
aftercollapseoftheSovietUnionin1991.
77. RussianSpacecraftSoyuzTMA17Mwiththreeastronauts(OlegKononenko(Russiaa),KjellLindgren(USA)andKimiyaYui(Japan))
successfullylaunchedtowardsInternationalSpaceStation.
78. SHEFROL(SHEetFlowROotLevel)technologybasedwastewatertreatmentplantsetupbyAshrafBhatinChinnaKalapetfishing
hamletinPuducherrytestedsuccessfuly.Theplantusesinexpensivetechnologytotreatwastewaterusingtwoaquaticplants,fourleaf
cloverandwaterhyacinth.
79. ScientistsatTokohuUniversityinJapandiscoveredanewstateofmattercalledtheJahnTellermetalthatresemblesaninsulator,
superconductor,metalandmagnetallrolledintoone.
80. ScientistsinastudyledbyCSIRCentreforCellularandMolecularBiology(CCMB),HyderabadidentifiedTHSD7AGeneasprimarily
responsibleforobesity(ExcessiveBodyFat)inIndians.
81. ScientistsofUK'sUniversityofSouthamptonareplanningtogrowlettuceonMarsin2018underProjectLettuceOnMars.
82. SnoopSnitchAndroidapplaunchedinChaosComputerCongressannualmeetinginGermany.TheappcandetectInternationalMobile
SubscriberIdentity(IMSI)catcherssoastoinformapersonthatsomeoneisspyingonhim.
83. SolarImpulse,theSolarpoweredaeroplanelandedinHawaiiaftermaking118Hoursdurationand7,200kmlongflightacrossthe
PacificfromJapan.
84. TeslaMotors(ledbyELONMUSK)launchedsolarenergybatterysystemPowerwallhomebatterythatchargesbyelectricitygenerated
fromsolarpanels.It'sarechargeablelithiumionbatterydesignedtostoreenergyforloadshifting,backupandselfconsumptionofsolar
powergenerationtoreducedependenceonpowergrids.
85. Traditionaltropicalgrass,Darbha,hasbeenidentifiedasanecofriendlyfoodpreservativeinaresearchbyCentreforNanotechnology
andAdvancedBiomaterials(CeNTAB)andCentreforAdvancedResearchinIndianSystemofMedicine(CARISM)oftheSASTRA
University,Thanjavur(Tamilnadu).
86. USDefenceScientistshavedevelopedExtremeAccuracyTaskedOrdnance(EXACTO)bulletthatcanchangedirectionmidairtoreach
target.ItwasrevealedbyDefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyofUSDefenseDepartment.
87. USAScientistsinventedfirstSolarbatterythatisrechargeablebyAir,Light.
88. USA'sNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)selectedfourastronautsforcommercialspaceflightstoandfrom
InternationalSpaceStation.AstronautsareRobertBehnken,EricBoe,DouglasHurleyandSunitaWilliams.
89. WashingtonUniversityResearcherscreatedfastest2Dcamerathatcancaptureeventsupto100billionframesasecond.
90. World'ssmallestgoannalizardspecieswasdiscoveredinAustraliawithnameDampierPeninsulaGoannawhileitsscientificnameis
Varanussparnus.
91. WorldsfirstmalariavaccinecalledRTS,SorMosquirixgotapprovalfromEuropeanMedicinesAgencyforuseonbabiesbetween6weeks
17monthsinAfrica,thatareathighestriskofmosquitobornediseases.
Top

Sports
1. 10yearoldShubhamJaglanwonIJGAWorldStarsofJuniorGolfeventinLasVegas(USA).
2. 12YearOldSaloniDalalfromKarnatakabecameyoungestmedalwinnerin35thNationalGamesinKerala.ShewonaBronzemedalin
the200meterbreaststrokeswimmingevent.
3. 15thIAAF(InternationalAssociationofAthleticsFederations)WorldChampionshipsinAthleticsBeijing(China)

1933Atheletesfrom206countriesparticpiatedin47Events.
Kenyatoppedthemedaltallyforthefirsttime,FollowedbyJamaicaonsecondandUSAatThird.
HostChinawas11th.Russia,theoverallwinnerof2013endedat9thplace.
Indiastayedat65thplaceinoverallmedaltallywithnomedalswon.However,India'sLalitaBabarfinishedeighthin3000m
steeplechase(Obstacle)eventandearnedonepointforIndia.Thisonepointgaveindia65thplaceinmedaltally.
Indiahaswononly2medalsinall15Athleticsworldchampionshipsheldsofar.BothbylongjumperAnjuBobbyGeorge.One
bronzewaswonbyherin2003championshipsinParisandonegoldmedalin2005championshipsinMonaco.
UsainBolt(Jamaica)won3goldsin100mand200meventsandasapartof4*400mrelay.
Next(16th)IAAFworldAthleticsChampionshipswillbeheldinLondonin2017.
MedalTallyTop10Countries
Country

Gold Silver Bronze Total

Kenya

16

Jamaica

12

USA

18

GreatBritain 4

Ethiopia

Poland

Canada

Germany

Russia

Cuba

4. 15thNationalParaAthleticchampionshipsheldinGhaziabad(UttarPradesh).
5. 17thAsianGames2014(OrganizedinIncheon,SouthKorea)
9,501Atheletesfrom45CountriesParticipatedin36Sports.
ChinaStayedattheTopofMedalTallywithTotal342Medals(Gold151,Silver108,Bronze83).FollowedbySouthKoreaand
Japan.
IndiaattheAsisnGames2014
541IndianAtheletesParticipatedin28sports
IndiaStayedatthe7thPositionwithtotal57Medals(Gold11,Silver10,Bronze36)
After16yearsIndiawontheGoldmedalinAsianGamesmen'shockey(BeatingPakistan),andearneddirectentryin2016
SummerOlympicshockey.
IndianMaleandFemaleKabaddiTeamswonGoldMedals.
TherewereTwoGoldsinAtheletics400MetreRelayTeamandSeemaPuniainDiscussThrow.
TherewasoneGoldineachofHockey,Squash,Tennis(SakethMyneni&SaniaMirza),Shooting(JituRai),Archery,Boxing
(MaryKom),Wrestling(YogeshwarDutt).
Next18thAsisnGameswillbeheldin2018inJakarta(Indonesia)
6. 2015WorldArcheryChampionships
OrganizedinCopenhagen(Denmark).623Competitorsfrom96nationsParticipated.
SouthKorearemaiedatthetopwith9Medals.Denmarksecondwith2Medals.
Indiawon2SilverMedals.OnebywomensrecurvearcheryteamconsistingofLaxmiraniMajhi,DeepikaKumari,andRimilBuriuly.
OthersilvermedalwaswonbyRajatChauhannthecompoundcategory.
7. 20thAsianJuniorandCadetTableTennisChampionship2014heldinMumbai,india.Chinastayedatthetopoftally.
8. 41stChessOlympiads(Norway)
MaleGoldChina,SilverPoland&BronzeIndia
FemaleGoldChina,SilverPoland&BronzeIndia
9. 5thNationalInterStateSeniorAthleticsChampionships(Chennai).
Keralatoppedthetablewithcombinedteamscore(bothmaleandfemale)of177.5pointsamongthe20statesparticipated.Tamil
NaduandHaryanaweresecondandthirdrespectively.
10. 63rdNationalSeniorSquashChampionshipsheldinKerala.SauravGhosalwoninmen'sandJoshnaChinappawoninwomen's
Category.
11. 7YearOldIndianDevShahbecameworldchampioninUnder7categoryinWorldSchoolsChessChampionshipsinBrazil.
12. 76thSeniorTableTennisChampionship2015SoumyajitGhoshwoninMaleandMoumaDaswoninFemaleCategory.
13. ASIAEuropeMeeting(ASEM)ofFinanceMinistersHeldinMilan(Italy).
14. AditiChauhanbacameFirstIndianfootballertoplayEnglishleaguefootball.ShemadeherdebutforwomensteamofWestHamUnited
affiliatedwithWestHamUnitedFC.
15. AirIndiawonGuruTeghBahadurHockeytitlebydefeatingArmyXI31.

16. AllIndiaFootballFederation(AIFF)signedanagreementwithFrenchFootballFederation(FFF)forMutualDevelopmentofFootball
SportinEachCountry.
17. AllIndiaFootballFederations(AIFF)PlayeroftheYearAwards2014
MenSunilChhetri
WomenBalaDevi
18. AmelieMauresmo(France),thetwotimeGrandSlamwinnerhasbeeninductedintoInternationalTennisHallofFame.
19. AmericanboxerFloydMayweatherJr.defeatedMannyPacquiaofromPhilippinestowintheunifiedWorldWelterweighttitle.Thematch
wastermedasFightoftheCenturyandwasheldatMGMGrand,LasVegas(USA).
20. AmosMeindiofKenyawon29thPuneInternationalfullMarathoninMenscategory.
21. AndyMurray(Scotland)wonATPWorldTennisChampionshipinAbuDhabiafterSerbianNovakDjokovicwithdrewfromfinalsdueto
illness.
22. ArchanaGirishKamathandAnezkaIlcikova,theIndoCzechRepublicpairwoncadetgirlsdoublestabletennistitleattheFrenchjunior
andcadetopendefeatingFrenchpairofLucieGauthierandLeiliMostafavi.
23. AsperarecentreportbyICC,IndiawillHosttheTwenty20cricketworldcupin2016andEnglandwillhosttheODIworldcupin2019.
24. AsianAtheleticChampionships2015(Qatar)
Indiafinishedthirdin21stAsianAthleticsChampionshipswith4gold,5silverand4bronzeMedals.ThisisIndia'sbestfinishafter
2007inJordanwhereIndiawasplacedsecond.
ChinawasFirst(15Gold,13Silver,13Bronze)andQatar(7Gold,2Silver,1Bronze)wassecond.
25. AsianYouthChessChampionships2015(SuwonSouthKorea)
Indiastayedatopwith17medals(5Gold,5Silverand7Bronze)outoftotal36Medals.
Iranwassecond(7Medals)andVietnamwasthird(4Medals).
26. AsianchampionAdityaMehtahasbecomefirstIndianin25yearstogetperfectbreakof147,maximumachievableinsnooker.
27. AtleticodeKolkatawonthefirstseasonofISL(IndianSuperLeague)FootballleaguebybeatingKeralaBlasters.ChennaiyinFC'sElano
BlumerwontheGoldenBootininauguralseasonofISLforhisperformanceof8Goals..
28. AustraliawonICCCricketWorldCup2015defeatingNewZealandatMelbourneCricketGround(Australia).
AustralianCaptainMichaelClarkeretiredfromODIcricket
29. AustralianOpen2015
MaleNovakDjokovic(Serbia)defeatedAndyMurray(England).ItwasfifthAustralianOpentitleforNovakDjokovic.
FemaleSerenaWilliams(USA)DefeatedMariaSharapova(Russia).Thiswas19thGrandSlamandsixthAustralianOpenwinfor
SerenaWilliams.
Men'sDoublesSimoneBolelliandFabioFogninifromItaly.
Women'sDoublesBethanieMattekSands(UnitedStates)andLucieSafarova(CzechRepublic)
MixedDoublesMartinaHingis(Switzerland)andLeanderPaes(India).
30. AustraliancricketteamcreatedWorldCuprecordforhighestscoreof417inamatchagainstAfghanistanandbrokePreviousrecordof
413runsmadebyIndiaagainstBermudainCWC2011.
31. AustraliancricketerMichaelClarkeannouncedretirementfromInternationalCricketafterongoingAshesseries.
32. Australis'sAdelaidewillhostcricket'sfirstdaynightTestinNovember2015betweenAustraliaandNewZealand.
33. AyonikaPaul(Railways)andAnnuRajSingh(Maharashtra)wonGoldin4thGunforGloryShootingChampionship.
34. BCCI(BoardofControlforCricketinIndia)bannedspinnerPragyanOjhafrombowlingafterhisbowlingactionwasfoundillegal.
35. BWFBadmintonWorldChampionships2015(Jakarta(Indonesia))
ChinaStayedattopoftablewith6Medals,Indonesiaissecondwith4Medals.
India'sSainaNehwalwonSilveraftergettingdefeatedbyCarolinaMarin(Spain).
36. BangladeshwonSouthAsianFootballFederation(SAFF)under16title2015(VenueBangladesh)bydefeatingIndia.
37. BarcelonaFCwon2015UnionofEuropeanFootballAssociations(UEFA)ChampionsLeaguetrophyforfifthtimedefeatingJuventus
FC.
38. BarcelonaFootballClubwonSpanishKingsCup(CopadelRey)for27thTimedefeatingAthleticBilbao.
39. Beijingwillhost2022WinterOlympicsandParalympics.Thedecisionhasbeenmadeatthe128thInternationalOlympicsCommitee
sessioninKualaLumpur(Malaysia).
40. BengaluruFCwonthefederationcupFootballbybeatingDempoFC.
41. BoxerManojKumarhasbeengiventheArjunaawardthatwasconferredtohimonOctober2014.Hewasearlierdeniedforarjuna
awardashewasmistakenlythoughttobeaccusedofdopingbyKapildevledselectioncommittee.

42. BoxingIndiahasbeenrecognisedasgoverningbodyforrepresentingboxinginIndia.
43. BritainsAndyMurraywonmenssinglestitleofAegonChampionshipsatQueensClubinEnglandbydefeatingSouthAfricanKevin
Anderson.
44. CanadaOpenBadminton2015
Men'sSinglesLeeChongWei(Malaysia)
Women'sSinglesMichelleLi(Canada)
Men'sDoublesLiJunhuiandLiuYuchen(China)
Women'sDoublesJwalaGuttaandAshwiniPonnappa(India)
MixedDoublesLeeChunHeiandChauHoiWah(HongKong)
45. CentralZonedefeatedSouthZonetoliftDuleepTrophyofCricket.
46. ChennaisuperkingswontheChampionsLeagueT20Trophy2014bybeatingKolkataKnightRiders.
47. ChhattisgarhcapitalRaipurwillhost2015FinalofsecondeditionofFIHWorldHockeyLeaguetobeheldNovember6December2015.
48. ChilewonCopaAmericacup2015(SouthAmericasmostprestigiousfootballtrophy)bydefeatingArgentina.
49. ChinaOpenBadminton2014
MalesIndia'sKidambiSrikanthwonbybeatingChina'sLinDan.
FemalesIndia'sSainaNehwalwonbybeatingJapan'sAkaneYamaguchi.
50. ChinaOpenTennisTournament2014>
NovakDjokovic(Serbia)woninmen'sCategorybybeatingTomasBerdych(CzechRepublic).
MariaSharapova(Russia)woninWomen'sCategorybybeatingPetraKvitova(CzechRepublic).
51. Chinawon2015NongfuSpringSnookersWorldCupdefeatingScotlandinShanghai(China).
52. ChineseYanBingtaobecameyoungestplayertowinthemen'stitleintheIBSFWorldSnookerChampionshipbeatingPakistani
MuhammadSajjadinBengaluru(Karnataka).
53. ChrisFroome(UK)won102ndTourdeFrance.
TourDeFranceisoneofcycling'sthreeGrandToursTourdeFrance,Girod'ItaliaandVueltaaEspaa.
54. CincinnatiMastersTennis2015
Men'sSinglesSerenaWilliams(USA)wonsecondtitleafterdefeatingSimonaHalepofRomania.
Women'sSinglesRogerFederer(Switzerland)wonforseventhtimebydefeatingNovakDjokovicofSerbia.
55. ConceptualisedbyPKMuralidharanRaja,IndianBoxingCouncil(IBC)hasbeenlaunchedasprofessionalboxingbodytotapthe
potentialofprofessionalboxinginIndia.
56. CourtofArbitrationforSportsallowedIndianwomenathleteDuteeChandtocompeteinwomensevents.TheverdictwasgivenbyCAS
chairedbyJusticeAnnabelleClaireBennett(FederalCourtofAustralia).CASalsosuspendedtheInternationalAssociationofAthletics
Federations(IAAF)regulationgoverningeligibilityoffemaleswithnaturallyoccurringHyperandrogenism.
CourtofArbitrationforSportisaninternationalbodyestablishedtosettledisputesrelatedtosports.ItsheadquartersisinLausanne
(Switzerland)andcourtsarelocatedinNewYork,SydneyandLausanne.
57. CricketSouthAfrica(CSA)announcedtostartAfricaT20Cuptopromotethegameandnurtureyoungtalentinthecontinentfeaturing
Zimbabwe,Kenya,Namibia,hostsSouthAfricaand12CSAaffiliates.
ThetournamentwillbeaWorldCupstylecompetition,consistingoffourpoolsoffourteamseachwiththewinnersofeachpool
advancingtothesemifinalsandeventuallytothefinal.
58. CricketerMahendraSinghDhoniannouncedretirementfromTestCricket.
59. DhyanchandAwards2014
HockeyGurmailSingh
SwimmingKPThakkar
TennisZeeshanAli
60. EastZonedefeatedWestZonetowintheDeodharTrophycrickettournamentinMumbai.
61. EcuadoropentennistournamenthasbeenwonbyVictorestrellaburgosfromCzechrepublicafterbeatingFelicianolopezfromspain.
62. EntertainmentNetwork(India)Ltd(ENIL)announcedtoacquireTVTodayNetwork(TVTN)RadioChannel104.8OyeFM.
63. EuropewontheRyderCupGolfTournament2014.
64. FIFAWorldRankingsAugust2015released
ArgentinaremainingNo1inWorld,followedbyBelgium(second)andGermany(Third).
Indiawith161pointsretainedits156thpositioninFIFAWorldrankings.
BiggestupwardmovebypointsAlbania(166pointsup).
BiggestdownwardmovebypointsGermany(185pointsdown).

BiggestupwardmovebyrankJamaica(21ranksup).
BiggestdownwardmovebypointsrankSerbia(23ranksdown).
65. FamousBilliardsPlayerpankajAdvaniannouncedhisretirementfromProfessionalSnooker.
66. FamousIndianBoxerMaryKomannouncedtoretirefromboxingafter2016BrazilOlympics.
67. FirstDomesticIndianFootballLeaguestartedwith8ParticipantCountriesandname'IndianSuperLeague.
68. FirstProKabaddiLeagueTournamentwaswonbyPinkPanthersbybeatingUMumbaintheFinal.
69. FootballClubChelseawonBarclaysPremierLeague201415defeatingCrystalPalace.
70. FootballClubChelseawontheFootballLeagueCup201415bydefeatingTottenhamHotspur.
71. Forbes'ListofWorld'sRichestAthletes
CricketerMahdenraSinghDhoniisonlyIndianamongworld'srichestathletes.Hehasbeenranked23rdintheListwithUSD31
MillionAnnualEarnings.
BoxerFloydMayweatherJr.(USA)isrichestAthleteintheworldwith$105millionAnnualEarnings.
72. FormerIndiancricketersHrishikeshKantikarandAjayRatraretiredfromallformsofcricket.
73. FormerNewZealandcricketerMartinDavidCroweinductedintoICCCricketHallofFame.
74. FormerWestIndiesfastbowlerWesHallwasinductedintoICCCricketHallofFame.
75. FormercricketersSachinTendulkar,SouravGangulyandVVSLaxmanareinductedintoBCCIsnewlyconstitutedcricketadvisory
committee.
76. FrenchOpenTennis2015
MaleStanislasWawrinka(Switzerland)wonhisfirstFrenchOpenMenssingletitledefeatingNovakDjokovicofSerbia.
FemaleSerenaWilliams(USA)defeatedCzechRepublic'sLucieSafarova.It's20thgrandslamwinforSerena.
77. FrenchYohannDinizbrokeworldrecordof50KMwalkinEuropeanathleticschampionshipsinSwitzerland.
78. GeorgiawonWomensWorldTeamChessChampionshipbydefeatingChinainChina.
79. GermandriverSebastianVettelwonHungarianGrandPrixF1Race.
80. Germanywontheir10thHockeyChampionsTrophyTournamentbeatingPakistaninBhubaneswar(Odisha).
81. GovernmentLaunchedSeveralwelfareschemesinGujaratunderthe'SwavalambanAbhiyan'initiative.
82. GovernmentdecidedtohonorboxerManojKumarwithArjunaAward.
83. Governmentissuedsocioeconomicandcastecensus(SECC)2011asapictureofruralIndia.
Oneoutofthreefamilieslivinginvillagesislandlessanddependsonmanuallabourforlivelihood.
Stateofeducationispoorinruralas23.52%ruralfamilieshavenoliterateadultabove25years.
Therearetotal24.39crorehouseholdsinthecountry,ofwhich17.91croreliveinvillages.Ofthese,10.69crorehouseholdsare
consideredasdeprived.
84. GovernmentrevisedNationalSportsAwardsSchemesRajivGandhiKhelRatnaAward,ArjunaAward,DhyanChandAwardand
DronacharyaAwardsbasedonrecommendationsmadebyKapildevledpanelthatdecidedonArjunaawards2014.SelectionCommittee
forArjunaAwardwillnowbeheadedbytheRetiredJudgeofSupremeCourt/HighCourt.
85. GrandmasterAbhijeetGuptawon19thCommonwealthChessChampionship.
86. Gujaratcricketteamwon201415SyedMushtaqAliT20TrophydefeatingPunjab.
87. GurpreetSinghqualifiedfor2016RioOlympicsalongwithAbhinavBindra,GaganNarang,JituRaiandApurviChandela.
88. GwladysNoceraofFrancewonHeroWomen'sIndianGolfOpen2014inDelhiwithprizemoney300000USD.
89. HariomSingh(IndianArmy)wonGoldinMen50metreRifleProneeventin58thNationalShootingChampionshipsinPune
90. HaryanaGovernmentincludedDeaflympicsinitsSportsPolicytoenableDeaflympianmedaliststogetcashrewards,jobsandother
benefits.DeaflympicswerepreviouslyknownasWorldGamesfortheDeafandInternationalGamesfortheDeaf.
91. HimachalPradeshwillhostParaglidingWorldCup2015undertheaegisofParaglidingWorldCupAssociation,France.
92. HockeyMadhyaPradeshhasbeenIncludedintoHockeyIndiaasthe23rdMember.
93. HockeyplayerGurbajSinghhasbeensuspendedfor9monthsforindulgingingroupismandcreatingdisharmonywithintheteam.s
94. ICCCricketAwards2014
CricketeroftheYearandTestCricketerofTheYearMitchellJohnsson(Australia).
OnedaycricketeroftheyearABDeVilliers(SouthAfrica)
FemaleOnedayCricketeroftheyearSaraTaylor(UK)
EmergingCricketerGaryBallance(UK)
BestUmpire(DavidShepherdTrophy)RichardKettleborough
95. Indiawillhostthe42ndWorldBridgeChampionshipsinChennai.

96. IndiawomencricketteamcaptainMithaliRajbecamefirstIndianandsecondinworldtocomplete5000runsinwomen'sODIs.
97. Indiawomenshockeyteamqualifiedfor2016RioOlympicsafterfinishing5thin12teamsHockeyWorldleaguechampionship.
98. Indiawon3goldand2bronzemedalsatInternationalShootingCompetitioninGermany.AbhinavBindrawonsingleandteamgold
withChainSinghandGaganNarangin10metreairrifleevent.ChainSinghalsowongoldin50metremensrifle.GaganNarangwon
Bronzein50metrerifleandApurviChandelawonBronzeinwomensairrifle.
99. Indiawon4thSouthAsianBasketball(SABA)ChampionshipinBengalurubydefeatingSriLanka.
100. IndiawonGoldinWorldYouthUnder16ChessOlympiadbeatingTurkeyatFIDE(FederationInternationaledesEchecs)tournamentin
Hungary.
101. IndiawonSouthAsianFootballFederation(SAFF)Women'sChampionship2014beatingNepalinPakistan.
102. Indiawontotaleightmedals(2Gold,1Silverand5Bronze)infirstlegofAsianAthleticsGrandPrixinBangkok,Thailand.InderjitSingh
(ShotPut)andJinsonJohnsonwongoldin800meterevent.
103. India's17yearoldAditiAshokbecameyoungesteverandfirstIndianwinnerofLadiesBritishAmateurgolfchampionshipatLeeds
(UnitedKingdom).
104. India'sAnantjeetSinghNarukawongoldin7thInternationaljuniorshotguncupinOrimattila(Finland)bybeatingLariPesonenof
Finland.
105. India'sDeepikaPallikalwonthewinnipegwinterclubwomensquashchampionship2015inCanada.
106. India'sInderjeetSinghwongoldmedalinmen'sshotputeventin21stAsianAthleticsChampionshipsinChina.
107. IndianAceswonFirstEditionofInternationalPremierTennisLeagueBeatingUAERoyals.
108. IndianAmeeKamaniwonSilverinAustralianopenSnookerChampionship2014.ShelosttoJessicaWoods(Australia)inthefinal.
109. IndianAnkitaRainawonInternationalTennisAssociationtitleofWorldTennisAssociationinPunebeatingBritishKatyDunne.
110. IndianArmyteamemergedchampionsin19thFederationCupNationalSeniorAthleticChampionshipsinMangaluru(Karnataka)with
123.5points.TamilNaduteamcameatsecondpositionbysecuring114poi
111. IndianBadmintonPlayerAjayJayaramwontheDutchOpenTournamentbeatingMaulanaMustafa(Indonesia).
112. IndianBadmintonPlayerPrannoyHaseenaSunilKumarwontheIndonesianMastersGrandPrixTournament2014bybeatingFirman
AbdulKhaliq(Indonesia).
113. IndianBadmintonPlayerSainaNehwalwonwomenssinglesofSyedModiGrandPrixGoldBadmintonTournament2015after
defeateingCarolinaMarinofSpaininLucknow(India).
114. IndianBadmintonplayerSainaNehwalhasbeenrankedNo1inworld,leavingbehindCarolinaMarin(Spain)by2,180points.Shealso
signedaINR25CroreDealwithmanagementcompanyIOSSports&Entertainment.
115. IndianBasketballPlayersAssociation(IBPA)launchedinDelhi.ItisincorporatedasasocietyunderSocietiesRegistrationAct,1860.
OrgznizationStructureis
PresidentSajjanSinghCheema(ArjunaAwardee)
GeneralSecretaryJayasankarMenon(FormerAsianAllStarBasketballplayer)
TreasurerAshokSharma(NationalplayerandFIBACommissioner)
ChairmanAbbasMoontaisar
ViceChairmenManmohanSinghandSumanSharma.
116. IndianBilliardsPlayerPankajAdvaniwontheIBSFBilliardsChampionshipbeatingRobertHallfromUK.
117. IndianBlindCricketteamdefeatedPakistantowinthefourthBlindCricketWorldCupinSouthAfrica.
118. IndianCaromPlayerRashmiKumariwonWomen'ssinglestitleinWorldCaromChampionshipsinMaldives.
119. IndianChessPlayerViswanathanAnandwonLondonClassicChessbeatingBritishMichaelAdams.
120. IndianCricketTeamCaptainMahendraSinghDhoninamedasCaptainofICCODITeamoftheYear2014.
121. IndianCricketerRohitSharmabecameHighestScorerinanODIashemade264RunsinanInningsagainstSriLanka.
122. IndianCricketerViratKohliBecomesFastestCricketerToScore6000RunsInODIs.
123. IndianCricketerViratKohlibecamefirstIndiantoscoreacenturyagainstPakistanintheCricketWorldCup.
124. IndianCricketerViratKohlihasbeenplacedamong5ambassadorsfor2015WorldCupbyICCalongwithMitchellJohnson,Brendon
McCullum,KumarSangakkaraandShaneWatson.
125. IndianCyclistDeborahwonfourgoldmedalsatTrackAsiaCupCyclingChampionship2014heldinNewDelhi.
126. IndianFormerCricketerAnilKumbleandFormerAustralianwomencricketerBettyWilsonwillbeinductedinICC(InternationalCricket
Council)Halloffame.
127. IndianHockeyteambeatUKtowinUnder21SultanJoharCup2014inMalaysia.
128. IndianMen'sHockeyTeamwonthreematchseriesoftheirEuropeanTour21againstFranceandSpain.Indiawononegameagainst

eachofFranceandSpainandlostonegameagainstspain.
129. IndianOilwon119thBeightonCupHockeytournamentbeatingPunjabNationalBankby54goals.
130. IndianOpenBadminton2015
Men'sSinglesKidambiSrikkanth(India)wonbydefeatingViktorAxelsen(Denmark).
Women'sSinglesSainaNehwal(India)wonbydefeatingRatchanokIntanon(Thailand).
131. IndianPlayerKidambiSrikanthwonmen'ssinglestitleinSwissOpenGrandPrixGoldBadmintonTournamentafterbeatingViktor
AlexsonofDenmark.
132. IndianRailwaywon5thHockeyIndiaSeniorMenNationalHockeyChampionshipheldatPunebybeatingUttarPradeshinfinal.
133. IndianSainaNehwalbecamefirstIndianwomanBadmintonPlayertoberankedasworldNo.1Player.
134. IndianShivaKeshavanwonSilverin17thAsianLugeChampionshipinJapan.
135. IndianSquashPlayerJoshnaChinappawonwomenssquashtitleinVictorianOpeninMelbourne(Australia).
136. IndianTennisPlayerYukiBhambriwonTFUzbekistanF1FuturesSinglesdefeatingDzmitryZyrmontofSerbia.
137. IndianViswanathanAnandwontheBilbaoChessMastersFinal2014.
138. IndianWellsTennis2015(HeldinCalifornia(USA))
MensSinglesSerbiasNovakDjokovicwonhisfourthtitlebydefeatingSwitzerlandsRogerFederer.
WomensSinglesSimonaHalepofRomaniadefeatedJelenaJankovicofSerbia
Women'sDoublesSaniaMirza(India)andMartinaHingis(Switzerland)defeatedRussiansEkaterinaMakarovaandElena
Vesnina.
139. IndianWomenBoxersSarjubalaDeviandSaweetywonSilvermedalsat8thWorldBoxingChampionshipsinSouthKorea.
140. IndianarcherAbhishekVermawongoldmedalbybeatingIranianEsmailEbadiinWorldArcheryChampionships(Poland)2015.
2015ArcheryWorldCupis10theditionoftheannualArcheryWorldCuporganisedbyWorldArcheryFederation.
Itconsistsof4preliminarystages(Legs)andFinalstobeheldinMexicoCity.LocationsareFirstleginShanghai(China),second
leginAntalya(Turkey)thirdinWroclaw(Poland)andFourthleginMedellin(Colombia).FinalswillbeheldinMexicoCityon17
18October,2015.
Sofar,SouthKoreaisattopofMedalTallywith18Medals,USAsecondwith13whileDenmarkisThirdwith5Medals.
IndianArchershavesofarwon4Medalsin3LegsofWorldArcheryWorldCup2015asfollows
IndianteamcomprisingChinglensana,AbhishekVermaandRajatChauhanwonBronzeinFirstLeginShanghai(China).
DeepikaKumariwonBronzeinSecondlegofArcheryWorldCup2015inAntalya(Turkey).
MixedpairofDeepikaKumariandMangalSinghChampiawonsilverinThirdLegofWorldArcheryChampionships2015in
Poland.
IndianarcherAbhishekVermawongoldbybeatingIranianEsmailEbadiinThirdLegofWorldArcheryChampionships2015
inPoland.
141. IndianarcherDeepikaKumariwonbronzeinwomen'sindividualrecurveeventinArcheryWorldCupinTurkey.
142. Indianboxerswon3Goldand2silvermedalsatWorldJuniorWomen'sboxingChampionshipinTaiwan.Savita,MandeepSandhuand
SakshiwonGoldwhileSoniyaandNiharikaGonellawonsilvermedals.
143. Indianboxerswon4Gold,1Silverand2bronzeatDoha(Qatar)InternationalBoxingTournament.LDevendroSingh,ShivaThapa,
ManishKaushik,andManojKumarwongold,GauravBidhuriwonSilver,MandeepJangraandVikasKrishanwonbronze.
144. IndiancricketerSachinTendulkarhasbeenvotedasBestTestPlayerof21stcenturyinanonlinepollconductedbyCricketAustralia.
Sachinreceived23%voteswhileKumarSangakkaraofSriLankawassecondwith14%votes.
145. IndiandiscusthrowerVikasGowdawonGoldatJamaicanInternationalInvitationmeetthrowof65.14metres.
146. IndiangolferAnirbanLahiriwonIndianOpengolfinDelhiGolfClub.
147. IndiangolferAnirbanLahiriwonMalaysianOpenbydefeatingAustriasBerndWiesberger.
148. IndiangolferArjunAtwalwoninauguralseasonofDubaiOpenGolf.
149. IndianhockeylegendMajorDhyanChandwillbeconferredwiththeBharatGauravLifetimeAchivementAwardbyNRIorgainsation
SanskritiYuvaSangsthaattheHouseofCommonsinsidetheBritishParliament.
150. IndianopenwaterswimmerBhaktiSharmasetaworldrecordbyswimming1.4milesin52minutesinonedegreetemperatureinthe
AntarcticOcean.24yearoldBhaktiisthefirstAsiangirlandyoungestintheworldtodothis.
151. IndianshooterApurviChandelawonBronzeat10meterAirrifle(women)inInternationalShootingSportFederation(ISSF)Rifle/Pistol
WorldCupheldinChangwon(SouthKorea).
152. IndianshooterJituRaiwonBronzeat10meterAirPistolMeninInternationalShootingSportFederation(ISSF)Rifle/PistolWorldCup
heldinChangwon(SouthKorea).

153. IndianshotputPlayerInderjitSinghwonGoldmedalattheWorldUniversityGamesinGwangju(SouthKorea)withhisthrowof20.27
meters.HebecomefirstIndiantowinagoldmedalattheWorldUniversityGames.
154. IndianwomanbadmintonplayerP.V.SindhuwonMacauOpenBadmintonbeatingKimHyoMinofKorea.
155. IndianwomenswrestlerswonsilverastheyfinishedsecondinfifthSeniorInternationalWrestlingTournament(CupofthePresidentof
RepublicofKazakhstan).HostKazakhstanwongoldwhileMangoliawonbronzemedal.
156. IndianwomenshockeyteamqualifiedforRioOlympics2016after36yearsasIndiatookthequotaplaceonthebasisofitsfifthplace
finishinwomensHockeyWorldLeagueSemifinalsinBelgium.
157. IndianwrestlerswonTwomedalsatCadetWrestlingWorldChampionshipsatSARAJEVO(BosniaandHerzegovina).Anilwongold
medalinthe50kgfreestyleandAnkushwonsilverin38kgwomenfreestyle.
158. IndianyoungshooterPradeepwonbronzeinthe51stShootingWorldChampionshipsinSpain.
159. IndianAmericanAmitojChhabrawonJuniorTitleatUSPowerliftingAssociationNationalChampionships2015.
160. IndiasPankajAdvaniwonhis13thworldtitlebywinningWorld6RedSnookerChampionship.HedefeatedChineseYanBingtao.
161. IndiastennisplayerLeanderPaesbecameFirstindianand47thglobalplayertoplaywith100differentpartnersonATPCircuit.
162. IndonesiaOpenBadmintontournament2015
MaleJapan'sKentoMomotadefeatedDenmark'sJanO.Jorgensen.
FemaleThailand'sRatchanokIntanondefeatedJapan'sYuiHashimoto.
163. InternationalBoxingAssociation(AIBA)bannedIndianboxerLaishramSaritaDevifor1yearfornotacceptingherbronzemedalat
AsianGames2014medalceremony.
164. InternationalCricketCouncil(ICC)amendedplayingconditionsrulesforOneDayInternationals(ODIs)andT20S
Nobattingpowerplayswillbeallowedin1540thoverinODIs.
Fivefielderswillbeallowedoutside30yardcirclein4150thoverratherthanfourcurrently.
Allnoballs,notjustfootfaults,willleadtoafreehitonnextball.
165. InternationalHockeyFederation(FIH)PlayeroftheYear2014
MenMarkKnowles(Australia)
WomenEllenHoog(Netherland)
166. InternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)officiallyrecognisedFrisbeeasanOlympicsportduring128thIOCSessionheldinKuala
Lumpur(Malayasia).IOCgaveofficialrecognitiontoWorldFlyingDiscFederation(WFDF).Frisbeeisthesportofflyingdiscwhich
becamepopularinthe1960sand70s.
167. Ireland'sGolferRoryMcIlroyhasbeennamedas2014RacetoDubaiEuropeanTourGolferoftheYear.
168. ItalianOpenTennis
WomenMariaSharapova(Russia)wonbydefeatingSpain'sCarlaSuarezNavarro.
MenSerbianNovakDjokovicwonbedefeatingSwitzerland'sRogerFederer.
169. Jamaica'sSprinterUsainBoltwonGoldin100MetreRaceinWorldChampionshipsinAthletics2015inBeijing(China).
170. JamaicansprinterUsainBoltannouncedthathewillretirefromathleticsafterthe2017WorldChampionshipsinLondon.
171. JordanSpieth(USA)wonUSOpenGolfTournamentandbecamesecondmanafterTigerwoodstowintheMastersandtheUSOpenin
thesameyear.
172. JordanSpiethhasbeenrankedasNo.1RankedGolfPlayerinWorldSurpassingRoryMcIlroy.
173. KabaddiWorldCup2014
IndianMenteamwonbybeatingPakistan
IndianWomenteamwonbybeatingnewzealand.
174. KarnatakaretainedVijayHazareCricketTrophy2014afterdefeatingPunjabinthefinal.
175. KarnatakawontheireighthRanjiTrophytitleofcricketdefeatingTamilnadu.
176. KolkataKnightRiders(KKR)coownerShahRukhKhanacquiredCarribeanPremierLeague(CPL)T20teamTrinidad&Tobago(T&T)
.
177. KolkatagiantsMohunBaganwontheirfirstILeaguetitlein13yearsaftermanaginga11drawagainstdefendingchampionsBengaluru
FC.
178. LaureusWorldSportsAwardsfor2015(China)
IndianCricketerSachinTendulkarelectedasmemberofLaureusSportsAcademy.
SportsmanoftheYear:NovakDjokovic,theSerbiantennisstar
SportswomanoftheYear:GenzebeDibaba,theEthiopiansprinter
TeamoftheYear:GermanyMensFootballTeam

ComebackoftheYear:SchalkBurgerofSouthAfrica,whofoughtthroughlifethreateningmeningitistowinbackhisplaceinthe
Springboksrugbyteam
SportspersonoftheYearwithaDisability:TatyanaMcFadden,thewheelchairracer
ActionSportspersonoftheYear:AlanEustace,heholdstheworldrecordforthehighestaltitudefreefalljump
179. LegendaryIndianFootballerPlayerBaichungBhutiahasbeenincludedintoHallofFamebyAsianFootballConfederation(AFC).
180. LewisHamilton(England)wonBelgianGrandPrix2015
2015FormulaOneseason
Total19GrandPrixRacestobeorganizedacrosstheworldin2015.Calendaris
GrandPrix Date

Winner

Australia

15March

LewisHamilton(UK)

Malaysia

29March

SebastianVettel(Germany)

China

12April

LewisHamilton(UK)

Baharain

19April

LewisHamilton(UK)

Spain

10May

NicoRosberg(Germany)

Monaco

24May

NicoRosberg(Germany)

Canada

7June

LewisHamilton(UK)

Austria

21June

NicoRosberg(Germany)

Britain

5July

LewisHamilton(UK)

Hungary

26July

SebastianVettel(Germany)

Belgium

23August

LewisHamilton(UK)

Italy

6September

Singapore

20September

Japan

27September

Russia

11October

USA

25October

Mexico

1November

Brazil

15November

AbuDhabi

29November

TrickforrememberingrecentF1RacesWinnerssofar(BasedondatatillBelgianGrandPrixheldonAugust25,2015)
AllcountriesstartingwithA,BandCexceptAustriaWONbyLewisHamilton(England)
HungaryandMalaysianRaceshavebeenWonbySebastianVettel(Germany)(rememberSabastianwasHUNGRYin
MALAYSIA):)
AllotherracesincludingAustriahavebeenwonbyNicoRosberg(Germany).
181. LewisHamilton(UK)ofMercedesteamwonChineseFormulaOne(F1)GrandPrix.
182. LewisHamiltonofBritainwonF1driversWorldChampionshipasAbuDhabiGrandPrix.
183. LinDan(China)wonmen'stitleatBadmintonAsiaChampionships2015inChinabydefeatingTianHouwei(China).
184. MRFLimitedannouncedasglobalpartnerfortheICCCricketWorldCup2015andIndianCricketerSachinTendulkarhasbeenmade
theBrandAmbassadorfortheICCCricketWorldCup2015.
185. MadridTennisOpen2015
Men'sSinglesAndyMurrayofBritainwonbydefeatingSpainsRafealNadal.
Women'sSinglesPetraKvitovaofCzechRepublicwonbydefeatingRussiasSvetlanaKuznetsova.
Men'sDoublesRohanBopanna(India)andFlorinMergea(Romania)wonbydefeatingSerbianPolishpairofNenandZimonjic
andMartinMatkowski.
186. MagnusCarlsenfromNorwaywontheFIDEWorldChessChampionship2014.
187. MagnusCarlsenofNorwaywonShamkirchesstournamentinAzerbaijandefeatingAzerbaijaniRaufMamedov
188. MalaysiaOpenBadminton2015
MaleChinasChenLongwonbebeatingChina'sLinDan.
FemaleSpainsCarolinaMarinwonbybeatingChina'sLiXuerui.
189. ManchesterUnited(England)becameWorldsmostvaluablefootballbrandwith1.2billionUSDWorth.
190. ManpreetSinghhasbeennamedasAsianHockeyFederation'sJuniorMen'sPlayeroftheYear.
191. Mascotforthe2016EuropeanfootballchampionshipnamedSuperVictor.
192. MercedesdriverLewisHamiltonofBritainwon2015BirtishGrandPrixofFormulaOne.
193. MercedesdriverNicoRosbergfromGermanywonAustrianF1GrandPrix.
194. MexicodefeatedJamaicatowinCONCACAFGoldCupregionalfootballtournamentforseventhtime.Thefinalwasplayedat

Philadelphia(USA).
195. MiamiOpenTennis2015
Women'sdoublesSaniaMirza(India)andMartinaHingis(Switzerland)Won.
Men'sSinglesNovakDjokovic(Serbia)wonbybeatingAndyMurrayofBritain.
Women'sSinglesSerenaWilliams(USA)wonbybeatingSuarezNavarroofSpain.
196. MimaItoandMiuHiranofromJapanwontabletennisWorldGrandFinalsinBangkokandbecameyoungesttodoso.
197. MinistryofYouthAffairsandSportsapprovedregognitionofcertainsportsfederationsrepresentingindigenoussportsasRegionalSports
Federations(RSFs)subjecttosubstantialpopularityofthesportintheconcernedregion.
198. MumbaiIndianswoneighthIndianPremierLeague(IPL)TournamentdefeatingChennaiSuperKingsby41runsinEdenGardeans
(Kolkata).ItissecondtitleforMumbaiIndiansaftertheirfirstwinin2013.
199. MumbaiRanjicricketerHikenShahhasbeensuspendedbytheBCCIforbeingfoundguiltyofbreachingAntiCorruptionCode.
200. NewZealandcricketerDanielVettoriretiredfromallformsofInternationalCricket.
201. NewZealandwon2015SultanAzlanShahCupmenshockeytournamentdefeatingAustraliainMalaysia.
202. Newzealand'sMartinGuptillscoredhighesteverscoreof237inCricketWorldCuphistory,PlayingagainstWestIndies.
203. NicoRosberg(Germany)ofMercedeswonMonacoGrandPrixFormula1WorldChampionshiptitle.
204. NicoRosberg(Mercedes)fromGermanywonSpanishGrandPrixFormula1WorldChampionship.
205. NobelwinningGermanwriterGunterGrasspassedaway.
206. NovakDjokovicofSerbiawonMonteCarloMastersTennistitlebydefeatingTomasBerdychofCzechRepublic.
207. Oil&NaturalGasCorporationwon10thSavioCupAllIndiaBasketballtournamentbydefeatingIndianOverseasBank.
208. PankajAdvaniwonhisseventhNationalBilliardsChampionshipinKolkataafterdefeatedingDhruvSitwala.
209. PolandWontheHopmanCupofTennisafterbeatingUSAinAustralia.
210. PopovIvanofRussiawon7thChennaiInternationalOpenGrandmasterChesstitle.
211. PortugeseFootballerwhoplaysforRealMadridClub,CristianoRonaldowonthe2014FIFABallondOrawardforthebestfootballerof
theyearintheworld.
212. PunjabUniversitywontheMaulanaAbulKalamAzadTrophy201314(HighestInterUniversityNationalsportsTitle).
213. RafaelNadal(Spain)wonArgentinaTennisOpenbeatingJuanMonaco(Argentina).
214. Railwayswon5thHockeyIndiaSeniorWomenNationalChampionship2015defeatingJharkhand.
215. RailwayswoninmaleandfemalecategoriesofNationalSeniorPowerliftingChampionships2014heldinGoa.
216. RanchiRayswonHeroHockeyIndiaLeague2015(HHIL)bydefeatingPunjabWarriors.
217. RealMadridfootballerCristianoRonaldoandLuisSuarezfromUruguayReceivedEuropeanGoldenBootaward201314.
218. RogerFederer(Switzerland)won2015GerryWeberOpentennisinHalle(Germany)fortheeighthtimedefeatingAndreasSeppi(Italy).
219. RogerFederer(Switzerland)wonDubaiOpenforseventhtimebydefeatingNovakDjokovic(Serbia).
220. RogersCupTennis2015
Men'sSinglesAndyMurray(UK)wonbyDefeatingNovakDjokovic(Serbia)
Women'sSinglesBelindaBencic(Switzerland)wonbyDefeatingSimonaHalep(Romania)
Men'sDoublesBobBryanandMikeBryan(USA)wonbyDefeatingDanielNestor(Canada)andEdouardRogerVasselin(France)
Women'sDoublesBethanieMattekSands(USA)andLucieSafarova(CzechRepublic)wonbyDefeatingCarolineGarcia(France)
andKatarinaSrebotnik(Slovenia)
221. RussiawonEuropeanteamathleticschampionshipsbywinning10ofthe40eventsheldinCheboksary(Russia).Itisthefourthtimethat
Russiahaswonthetitlesincetheinceptionofgamesin2009.
222. SShrikrishnawonNationalSubJuniorBilliardstitleberatingIshpreetSinghChadhaofMaharashtra.
223. SachihTendulkarandSteveWaughchoosenforPrestigiouscricketers'Panel'BradmanHonorees'.
224. SaniaMirza(India)andMartinaHingis(Swiss)wonWTAFamilyCircleCupdoublestitlebeatingAustralianCroatianpairofCasey
DellacquaandDarijaJurak.
SaniaMirzabecamefirstfemaletennisplayerfromIndiatoachievetheworldnumberonerankindoubles.
225. SatnamSinghBhamarahasbecamefirstIndianplayertobedraftedintheNBALeagueashehasbeenPickedbytheDallasMavericks
for2015NBA(NationalBasketballAssociation)LeagueDraft.
226. SecondSummerYouthOlympics2014(China)
Total3600Atheletesfrom201CountriesParticipated.
ChinaStayedatthetop.RussiaandUSAare2nd&3rd.
IndiaRankat63withtwoMedalsRahulRanglaSilver(WeightLifting),AtulVerma(Archery).

227. SerbiawonFifaUnder20FootballWorldCupbybeatingBrazilinAuckland(NewZealand).
228. Serviceswon69thSantoshTrophyFootballTournamentbeatingPunjabinPunjab.
229. SevillaFootballClubwonEuropaLeaguetitledefeatingDniproDnipropetrovskfootballclubinPoland.
230. ShanghaiMastersTennisTournament2014
SinglesRogerFederer(Switzerland)wonbybeatingGillesSimon(France).
DoublesBobandMikeBryan(USA)wonbybeatingJulianBenito(Switzerland)andEdouardRogerVasselin(France).
231. ShooterGaganNarangwonbronzein50mRifleEventinISSFWorldCupinUSAandbecamethirdIndianshootertoqualifyfor2016
RioOlympicsafterJituRaiandApurviChandela.
232. SomdevDevvarmanwonDelhiOpentitleoftennis.
233. SouthAfricanCricketerABdeVilliersbecamefastestbatsmantoreach8000OneDayInternationalrunsin182innings.Hebroke
previousrecordofIndianSouravGangulywhotook200inningsforthesame.
234. SouthAfricascricketerABdeVilliershitfastestcenturyinOneDayInternational(ODI)cricketinJust31BallsagainstWestIndies.
235. SouthSudanbecame206thmemberofInternationalOlympicCommitteeandwillcompeteinRio2016Olympics.
236. SpanishCarolinaMarinwonAllEnglandBadmintonChampionshipbeatingIndia'sSainaNehwal.
237. SpanishRafaelNadalwonmen'sTitleatStuttgartOpendefeatingSerbia'sViktorTroicki.IndoRomanianPairofRohanBopannaand
FlorinMergeawonDouble'stitledefeatingAustrianBrazilianpairAlexanderPeyaandBrunoSoares.
238. SpecialSummerOlympicGames2015(LosAnglesUSA)
6500Atheletesfrom177CountriesParticipatedinvariouseventsin25sports.
IndianAthleteswontotal173medals47gold,54silverand72bronze.
RanvirSinghSainibecamefirstIndiangolfertowinagoldmedalinspecialolympics.
239. SportsMinistrySignedMoUwithIIFCL(IndiaInfrastructureFinanceCompanyLimited)forsupportingBadmintonsport.
240. SportsMinistryapprovedFinancialassistancefromNSDFofupto10LakhstoShivaKeshavanKP(LugeWintergame)forTraining.
241. SriLankanCricketerKumarSangakkaracreatedrecordofcenturiesinfourconsecutivematchesinCricketWorldCup.
242. SriLankancricketerKumarSangakkaraannouncedretirementfromTestcricket
243. SriLankancricketerKumarSangakkarabecamefastestcricketertoscore12000Testruns.
244. SriLankancricketerKumarSangakkararetiredfromInternationalCricket.
245. SteveSmithnamedasAustralias45thTestCricketTeamcaptainReplacingMichaelClarke.
246. SunilChhetribecamefirstIndianfootballertoscore50internationalgoals.HescoredHis50thGoalduring2018WorldCupqualifying
matchagainstGuam.
247. SupremeCourtCommitteeunderR.M.LodhasuspendedIndianPremierLeague(IPL)teamsChennaiSuperKings(CSK)andRajasthan
Royals(RR)fromtheLeaguefortwoyearsongroundsoffixingactivities.
248. SupremecourtorderedtodisqualifyChennaiSuperkingsfromIPLduetoSpotfixingissues.
249. SwissplayerRogerFedererwonFirstIstanbulOpenMen'ssinglestitlebydefeatingPabloCuevesofUruguay.
250. SwitzerlandwontheDavisCupofTennisforthefirsttimeever.TheydefeatedFrancetowinthetitle.
251. SwitzerlandTennisPlayerRogerFedererclaimedhis1000thATPcareerwinattheBrisbaneInternationalbydefeatingCanadianMilos
Raonic.Itwas1000thwinand83rdtitleofhiscareer.
252. SydneyInternationalTennistournament
Men'sSinglesViktorTroickiofSerbiawonbydefeatingMikhailKukushkinofKazakhstan.
Women'sSinglesCetraKvitovaofCzechRepublicwonbydefeatingKarolinaPliskovaofCzechRepublic.
Women'sDoublesSaniaMirzaandBethanieMattekSandsofUSwonbybeatingAmericansAbigailSpearsandRaquelKops
Jones.
253. TennisandvolleyballteamsofIndianRailwayswonGoldMedalsin20thUnionSportiveInternationaledesCheminots(USIC)World
RailwaysChampionships.IndianRailwaytennisteamdefeatedFrance31inNuremberg(Germany)whilevolleyballteambeatRussiain
Gomel(Belarus).
254. TintuLukawongoldin800min35thNationalGamesinKerala.
255. UMumbawonthesecondversionofStarSportsProKabaddibydefeatingBengaluruBulls.
256. UK'scricketerMattPriorretiredfromallformsofcricket.
257. USOpenTennis2014
MaleMarinCilic(Croatia)wonbybeatingKeiNishikori(Japan).
FemaleSerenaWilliams(USA)wonbybeatingCarolineWozniacki(Denmark).
258. USAwon2015FIFAWomensWorldCupbydefeatingJapaninthefinalplayedinCanada.
259. USA'sChampionswimmerMichaelPhillipshasbeenbannedbyAmericanOlympicAssociationfor6Months.

260. USA'sDigitalglobehassuccessfullytestedWorldview3Satellite,theMostadvancedCommercialImagingSatellite.
261. USA'sSerenaWilliamswontheWTAWorldFinals2014bybeatingSimonaHalepfromRomania.
262. UnionMinistryofYouthAffairsandSportsrecognisedMotorSportsasasportbyincludingitinthelistofsportsministrybacked
NationalSportsFederations(NSF).
263. UnionSportsMinistrysuspendedrecognitionofParalympicCommitteeofIndia(PCI)forpoormanagementandconductof15th
NationalParaAthleticsChampionshipsinGhaziabadinMarch2015.
264. UnitedArabEmirates(UAE)CricketTeamcaptainKhurramKhanbecameoldestplayertoscoreacenturyintheODIatageof43Years.
265. UnitedArabEmirateswillhost17thAsianFootballConfederation(AFC)AsianCupin2019.
266. VeselinTopalov(Bulgaria)wonNorwayChesstournament2015byleavingbehindIndia'sViswanathanAnandintoaquickdraw.
267. VijayKumarwonGoldin25metrecentrefirepistoleventinmenscategoryinshootingcompetitionsof35thNationalGamesinKerala.
268. ViniciushasbeennamedasMascotfor2016OlympicsandTomisnamedasmascotfor2016ParalympicsGamestobeorganizedinRio
deJaneiro(Brazil).
269. WeightlifterJimjangDeruofArunachalPradeshcreatednationalrecordinweightliftingbylifting238kilogramsin56kilogramscategory
during10thYouthNationalWeightliftingChampionshipsinHaryana.
270. WestIndiesCricketerChrisGaylebecamefirsttomakedoublecenturyinanyCricketWorldCup.HescoreditagainstZimbabwein2015
Worldcup.
271. WimbeldonTennis2015
Men'sSinglesNovakDjokovic(Serbia)wonwimbledontitleforthirdtimebydefeatingRogerFederer(Switzerland).
FemaleSinglesSerenaWilliams(USA)beatSpain'sGarbineMuguruzatowinherSixthWimbledonTitle.
FemaleDoublesSaniaMirza(India)MartinaHingis(Switzerland)wonbydefeatingEkaterinaMakarovaandElenaVesnina
(BothfromRussia).
MaleDoublesJeanJulienRojer(Netherlands)HoriaTecau(Romania)wonbydefeatingJamieMurray(Britain)JohnPeers
(Australia).
MixedDoublesLeanderPaes(India)andMartinaHingis(Switzerland)wonbydefeatingAlexanderPeya(Austria)andTimea
Babos(Hungary).
Boy'sDoublesSumitNagal(India)andNamHoangLy(Vietnam)wonbydefeatingReillyOpelka(USA)andAkiraSantillan
(Japan).
272. WladimirKlitschko(Ukraine)wonworldheavyweightboxingfor18thtimeinarowbeatingBryantJennings(USA).
273. WorldBadmintonChampionships2014(Copenhagen(Denmrark))ChinaStayedattopandIndiaatSeventhwithOneBronze.
CarolinaMarinbecamefirstspanishtowinWomen'ssingles'title.
274. WorldPolice&FireGames2015(USA)
USAfirstwith1,777Medals,Canadasecondwith430medalswhileIndiaperformedwellwithover150Medals(89goldsand50
silvers)
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