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GK CAPSULE FOR SBI PO 2014 Exam

Current RBI Policy & Reserve Rates:

Repo Rate 8% (Unchanged)

Reverse Repo 7% (Unchanged)

CRR 4% (Unchanged)

SLR 23% (Unchanged)

MSF 9% (Unchanged) Bank Rate 9% (Unchanged)

Note: As on 1 April 2014, RBI (Reserve Bank of India) in its first bimonthly monetary policy statement kept the key policy rate (repo)

unchanged.

About Policy Rates

1. Basis points: It is the increase in interest rates in percentage terms. For instance, if the interest rate increases by 50 basis points

(bsp), then it means that interest rate has been increase by 50%. One percentage point is broken down into 100 basis points.

Therefore, an increase from 2% to 3% is an increase of one percentage point or 100 basis points.

2. CRR: Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with RBI. If RBI decides to increase the

percent of this, the available amount with the banks comes down. RBI is using this method (increase of CRR rate), to drain out

the excessive money from the banks. The current rate is 4%, which means for a cash deposit of Rs. 100, the bank has to park 4

rupee with the central bank.

3. Repo rate: Repo rate is the policy rate and is part of RBI’s Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF). It is the rate at which commercial

banks borrow from the RBI by selling their securities or financial assets to the RBI for a short‐period of time. It comes with an

agreement that the sold securities will be repurchased by the commercial banks from the RBI at a future date at predetermined

price. The repo rate is used by the central bank to increase liquidity in the system.

4. Reverse repo rate: Reverse Repo Rate is also a part of LAF. It is the rate of interest at which the central bank borrows funds

from other banks for a short duration. The banks deposit their short term excess funds with the central bank and earn interest

on it. This rate is used by the central bank to absorb liquidity from the economy. Generally it is one percentage less than the Repo

rate.

5. Bank rate: The only way the bank rate is different from the repo rate is that the bank rate is the rate at which banks borrow

money from the central bank without any sale of securities. It is generally for a longer period of time

6. Marginal Standing Facility: The Reserve Bank of India in its monetary policy for 2011‐12 introduced the marginal standing

facility under which banks could borrow funds from RBI when there is a considerable shortfall of liquidity. This measure hasbeen introduced by RBI to regulate short‐term asset liability mismatches more effectively. Under this facility, banks can borrow

up to 1% of their net demand.

This GK Capsule has been prepared by Career Power Institute Delhi (Formerly Known as Bank Power). This

document consists of all important news and events of last few months which can come in SBI PO Exam.




7. Liquidity Adjustment Facility: Under this facility, banks borrow from the central bank by pledging government securities.

8. Statutory Liquidity Ratio: This is the percentage of deposits that banks must mandatorily hold in the form of government

bonds. SLR bonds are liquid assets that can be sold at a short notice to meet any unexpected demand from depositors.

News related

to

RBI:

1. RBI, has decided that Indian companies will not be permitted toraise External Commercial Borrowings from overseas branches orsubsidiaries of Indian banks for refinance or repayment of theRupee loans raised from domestic banking system.

2. Raghuram Rajan, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)announced that plastic currency notes will be launched in 2015

after field trials.3. RBI panel headed by ex‐Chairman of Axis Bank, P. J. Nayak

recommend for diluting govt stake in public sector banks to below50 %. The government should cut its holding in public sectorbanks to under 50 per cent, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) panelreport on Tuesday said, criticising the way in which the lendersare now being governed.

4. Reserve Bank of India granted banking licences to infrastructurefinancing firm IDFC and microfinance institution Bandhan from among 25 applicants that included corporate heavyweightsADAG Group, Aditya Birla Group and Bajaj Group.Note: The in‐principle approval granted (to the two entities) willbe valid for a period of 18 months during which the applicantshave to comply with the requirements under the guidelines andfulfil the other conditions as may be stipulated by the RBI.Chandra Shekhar Ghosh: CMD of Bandhan financial servicesDr. Rajiv B. Lall: Chairman of IDFC – Infrastructure FinanceCompany.

5. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued the guidelines to allow theminors of age above 10 years to independently open and operatesavings bank accounts and use other facilities like ATM andcheque books.

6. RBI extended the timeline for full implementation of Basel III norms 31 March 2019 instead of 31 March 2018.

7. RBI in consultation with Union Government on 1 April 2014capped the Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limits for the first half of the new financial year 2014‐15 (April 2014‐Sep 2014) at 35000 crore rupees.Note: The interest rate on WMA/overdraft will be based on: a) WMA: Repo Rate. b) Overdraft : Two percent above the RepoRate

8. RBI extends date of exchanging pre‐2005 notes to Jan 1, 2015Note: The Reserve Bank has further clarified that the public can continue to freely use these notes for any transaction. RBI hassaid that people can unhesitatingly receive these notes in payment, as all such notes continue to remain legal tender.

9. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked the trade related remittance limit from 2 lakh rupees to 5 lakh rupees per transaction withimmediate effect. It also increased the number of transaction handled by exchange houses.

10. KC Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, has quit three months ahead of completion of his term.11. RBI pegged 2014‐15 GDP growth at a central estimate of 5.5 percent.12. Economic growth for 2014‐15 expected at 5.5 pc.13. CAD expected to come down to 2 pc of GDP in 2014‐15.14. Retail inflation expected to be under 6 pc in 2014.15. RBI panel headed by RBI Deputy Governor Anand Sinha has recommended bringing a benchmark floating interest rate,

especially for home loans. Panel also suggested Indian Banks Base Rate (IBBR). 16. The deadline for switching to new format bank cheques under the Cheque Truncation System (CTS) ended on 30 April 2014.17. RBI scraps 26% cap on interest rate for MFIs: (RBI) removed 26 per cent cap on the interest rate that can be charged by a

microfinance company to its borrowers. MFI is allowed to charge interest rate equal to 2.75 times the average of the base rates ofthe top five commercial banks.

18. RBI permits 4 non‐bank entities to set up white label ATMs: The Reserve Bank has issued ‘certificate of authorisation’ to fournon‐bank entities:




(1) Tata Communications Payment Solutions

(2) Muthoot Finance,(3) Prizm Payment Services and

(4) Vakrangee Ltd. , to set up White Label ATMs (WLAs) in the country.

Note: Most of the ATMs belong to banks, but the cash dispensing machines which are owned and operated by non‐banking

companies are called White Label ATMs.

19. RBI permits Srei to roll out white label ATMs: Srei Infrastructure

Finance is planning to start roll‐out of its while label ATMs

(WLAs) between July and September starting with a pilot of 200 Tier‐III towns in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

20. The expert committee headed by Urjit R. Patel, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India examine the current monetary

policy framework of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has suggested that the apex bank should adopt the new CPI (consumer price

index) as the measure of the nominal anchor for policy communication. The nominal anchor or the target for inflation should be

set at 4 per cent with a band of +/‐ 2 per cent around it.

21. Ex-Chairman of Axis Bank, P. J. Nayak is the head of the expert panel to review bank boards’ governance. The panel will

review the RBI's regulatory guidelines on ownership of banks and representation in their boards, among other things.

22. The Reserve Bank of India has raised the Foreign Institutional Investors, FIIs investment limit in the Power Grid Corporation to

30 per cent of its paid up capital, under the Portfolio Investment Scheme.

23. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has doubled the sub‐limit for foreign

investment in government securities, to USD 10 billion by long‐term

investors. RBI's move is aimed to attract more foreign funds. Investors

like sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), multilateral agencies, insurance

funds, pension funds and foreign central banks are considered as long

term investors.

24. RBI relaxes gold loan norms: The Reserve Bank of India has allowed Non‐Banking Financial Companies, NBFCs to lend up to

75 per cent of the value of gold. It was 60 per cent earlier.

25. RBI panel (headed by banker Nachiket Mor) has suggested setting up of specialised banks to cater to low income households

to ensure that all citizens have bank accounts by 2016.

26. The RBI‐appointed committee on financial inclusion has recommended that the central bank should set up specialised

banks called Payments Bank to provide payment services and deposit products to small businesses and low‐income households.

The committee, headed by Nachiket Mor, said that since the new bank will be dealing with poor customers, such a bank must

be allowed to accept a maximum deposit of not more than Rs 50,000.

27. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had set up a panel under executive director Deepak Mohanty to review the current system of

data collection, dissemination and data management processes in the central bank and improve the existing mechanism.

28. RBI tightens norms for credit card holders: RBI advised banks to treat a credit card account as a non‐performing asset if the

customer fails to pay the minimum due amount within a stipulated 90‐day period.

Highlights of Interim Budget 2014: Finance minister P Chidambaram presented his interim budget for 2014.

Fiscal deficit for current fiscal to be 4.6%

Revenue deficit estimated at 3% for current fiscal

Excise duty on SUVs cut from 30 to 24%, in large and mid‐segment cars from 27‐24% to 24‐20%No changes in tax laws in interim budget

Excise duty cut from 12 to 10 per cent in capital goods sector to stimulate growth

Excise duty on mobile handset to be 6% on CENVAT credit to encourage domestic production

Rs 500crore estimated requirement for implementing one‐rank‐one‐pay scheme for armed forces in 2014‐15

Rs 6000crore to rural housing fund, Rs 2000 crore for urban housing fund

Rs 3711 crore for minority affairs; housing and urban poverty alleviation gets Rs 6000 crore

Fiscal deficit target of 3% to be achieved by 2017

CAD will be $45 billion in 2013‐14

Foreign exchange reserves up by $15 billion

Foodgrain production estimated at 263 million tons in 2013‐14

3 more industrial corridors — Chennai‐Bangalore, Bangalore‐Mumbai, Amritsar‐Kolkata — under various stages ofimplementation

GDP growth rate in Q3 and Q4 of 2013‐14 will be at least 5.2%










5. ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Ltd has become Exide Life Insurance Company. The insurance company will continue to

honour its commitments and obligations under the insurance policies issued to customers in the name of ING Vysya Insurance

Company Ltd.

6. Switzerland and Norway are the world's most expensive economies, followed by Bermuda, Australia and Denmark, according to

a new ranking by the World Bank

7. SBI launches 3 Digital banking facilities for its customers”

i. Tab Banking for Saving A/C ‐ Opening Savings a/c at Customer’s door step using tablet PC provided to the Bank’s Sales Staff (who visit the Customer’s

home).

ii. TAB Banking for Home Loan ‐ In‐principle approval for the home loan at customer’s door step using tablet PC provided to the Bank’s Home Loan Sales

Team which will capture on the tablet KYC details and details.

iii. e‐KYC ‐ Generates e‐KYC (Know Your Customer) identity document.

8. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launched an Institutional Trading Platform (ITP) to help Small and Medium Enterprises

(SMEs) and start‐up companies to list on the bourses without an Initial Public Offer (IPO).

9. Basel Committee issued Final standards to curb exposures of banks to customers. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

on 15 April 2014 issued Final standards for measuring and controlling large exposures of banks to customers. These standards

will take effect from 1 January 2019

10. Bank of India (BOI) has become the first Indian bank to extend a bridge loan of $200 million to Air India to finance the

purchase of two Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.11. India leads global remittances with USD 70 bn in 2013. India's neighbour China follows second with USD 60 billion, said the

World Bank report

12. World Trade Organisation (WTO) projected that the world trade will grow by 4.7 percent in 2014.

13. The World Bank give loan Pakistan 12 billion dollars over the next five

years to help lift its economy,

14. Qatar based Doha Bank announced it’s First branch in Mumbai. The

branch in Mumbai will be opened as a full‐fledged bank in May 2014.

Note: Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait, Abu Dhabi Bank are the two other

banks from Arab countries to have operations in India before Doha

bank.

15. Bank of India (BOI) launched Instant Money Transfer

(IMT)

scheme

in Mumbai.

Note: IMT scheme allows customers to withdraw cash without using either debt card or credit card at BoI's IMT‐enabled ATMs.

This is the first‐of‐its‐kind initiative launched by a public sector bank.

16. Kotak Mahindra launches accounts integrated with Facebook, Twitter.

17. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has bagged Morningstar India’s best fund house award in the debt, equity and multi‐asset

category.

18. ADB pegs India GDP growth rate for 2014‐15 at 5.5 pc

19. Inflation based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) reached a 3‐month high of 5.7% in March 2014.

20. Wholesale Inflation falls to 9‐month low of 4.68 per cent in Feb

21. Kotak Mahindra Bank announced the launch of Jifi, a first‐of‐its‐kind fully integrated social bank account that transcends normal

digital banking by seamlessly incorporating social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook with mainstream banking.

22. Export‐Import Bank of India extended a Line of Credit of $89.90 million to the Government of Republic of Congo, for

development of transportation system in the Republic of Congo.

23. Central Bank of India has sold its entire stake in credit information provider CIBIL to Transunion International Inc. Central Bank

had a 5 per cent stake in CIBIL while Transunion is the majority shareholder in CIBIL at 27.5 per cent.

24. Canara Bank names cricketer Shikhar Dhawan as its brand ambassador.

25. Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank set World record for Blood collection in a single day. The blood

donation camp organised by HDFC Bank on 6 December 2013 was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

26. The World Bank has said it would provide up to $3 billion in aid for Ukraine in 2014 to help the country deliver much‐needed

economic reforms.

27. Max Life Insurance has tied up with Toyota Financial Services India Ltd to provide insurance cover to car loan customers.

28. Bihar emerges as fastest growing state (15.05 per cent) in 2012‐13: CSO Report.

Note: According to the CSO data, Gujarat ranked

6th with growth rate at 7.96 per cent, behind Bihar and Madhya Pradesh with

9.89 per cent, Goa 8.47 per cent, Kerala 8.24 per cent and Odisha 8.09 per cent. The all‐India growth rate in 2012‐13 was 4.47

per cent.




29. Indian Bank has bagged national award for excellence in lending to micro enterprises for 2012‐2013, for the consecutive second

year.

30. Corporation Bank has bagged the awards for lending to MSE (micro and small enterprises) and to micro enterprises from the

Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for 2012‐13.

31. The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, BBK, plans to expand its operations in India by opening its fourth branch in the country in New

Delhi.

32. Interest rate on Post Office FDs increased by up to 0.2 per cent f rom 8.2 percent to 8.4 percent .

33. India’s 1st post office savings bank ATM inaugurated in Thyagaraya Nagar, Chennai.

34. SEBI approved the new Corporate Governance norms. The new corporate governance norms would become applicable for all

listed companies with effect from 1 October 2014.

35. Wholesale inflation eased to a seven‐month low of 5.05 per cent in January, on decline in the rate of price rise in food articles,

mainly vegetables.

36. Retirement fund body EPFO decided to increase the rate of interest on Provident Fund deposits to 8.75 percent from 8.5

percent.

37. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has sanctioned Rs 348.63 crore to Karnataka under Rural

Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

38. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided $400 million first tranche line of credit to India Infrastructure Finance Company

Ltd (IIFCL) to help accelerate infrastructure growth through increased private sector investment.39. Asian Development Bank will provide USD 275 million loan for improving rural road connectivity in five states including

Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal in the country.

40. Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) and SBI Cards have joined hands for roll‐out of credit cards to customers of India’s first women‐

focused commercial bank

41. Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB), the first all‐women bank, tied with New India Assurance to launch health insurance products for

women account holders of the bank.

42. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and RBI concluded an agreement that expands the maximum amount of the bilateral swap arrangement

(BSA) between the two countries to USD 50 billion.

Note: BOJ Governor is Haruhiko Kuroda and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

43. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has reduced refinance rate for banks and other

lending agencies by

0.20

per

cent

to

promote rural credit and rural infrastructure.

Note: The revised rate of interest on refinance for a period of five years for commercial, state cooperative, regional rural and

primary urban cooperative banks will be 9.70 per cent, down from 9.90 per cent.

44. SEBI grants new status to three clearing corporations to National Securities Clearing Corporation, Indian Clearing

Corporation and MCX‐SX Clearing Corporation.

45. IMF projected 5.4 percent economic growth for India in 2014‐15

46. WB (World Bank) projected economic growth rate of 5.7% for India in 2014‐15 fiscal

47. World Bank will provide $250 million loan to construct disaster resilient houses and roads in disaster‐hit Uttarakhand.

48. World Bank will provide $500 million loan for water supply and sanitation projects in the rural areas of Assam, Bihar,

Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

49. World Bank will provide 50 million dollar assistance to Afghanistan to support the government's efforts to improve access to

credit for micro, small and medium enterprises.

50. LIC has re‐launched its “Jeevan Anand” plan, a participating non‐linked plan which offers an attractive combination of

protection and savings.

51. Govt launches inflation indexed saving bonds which offer protection to retail investors from price rise. The minimum limit for

investment is Rs 5,000 and the maximum is Rs 5 lakh per applicant per annum. Interest rate would be linked to Consumer Price

Index (CPI).

52. The world’s first Bitcoin storage service that insures deposits of the digital currency against hackers and accidental loss

has opened in London.

53. Economic growth in India projected at 5.35% in 2014, says UN report

54. UN projected the global economy to grow at a pace of 3 per cent in 2014 and 3.3 per cent in 2015.

55. Indian Overseas Bank launched ‘Connect Card’, a new ATM cum Debit card in association with VISA that can be used for e‐

commerce across five lakh merchant outlets.

56. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved American retail giant Walmart Stores Inc's proposal to acquire BhartiGroup's nearly 50 per cent stake in their Indian wholesale stores joint venture.




57. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) projected a credit potential of Rs 12726.83 crore in the

state focus paper (SFP) for the year 2014‐15 in Uttarakhand under the priority sector.

Important News

(India

&

World):

1. Bharatiya Janata Party wins 282 seats as the NDA bags 334 in General Elections 2014. The BJP led NDA is set to form the new

Government at the Centre with a massive win in the Lok Sabha elections. The saffron party has secured an absolute majority on

its own by winning 282 seats.

2. BJP wins 71 seats in UP. In Uttar Pradesh results of all 80 constituencies have been declared. Bharatiya Janata Party has 71

seats. Ruling Samajwadi Party has won 5 seats and two‐seats each has been won by the Congress and the BJP ally Apana Dal.

3. India will become the world’s third largest oil consumer by 2025 according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its annual Energy Outlook on 7 May 2014. At present, India is the

fourth largest oil consumer in the world behind the US, China and Japan.

4. Actor‐filmmaker Kamal Haasan led the Indian delegation at the 67th Cannes International Film Festival inaugurated in Cannes,

France on 14 May 2014. 5. The United Nations and the International Olympic Committee has signed a historic agreement to use the power of sports to

promote peace and economic development.

Note: IOC President: Thomas Bach

6. European Union bans Indian Alphonso mangoes, veggies from May 1. The 28‐member European Union has temporarily

banned the import of Alphonso mangoes, the king of fruits, and four vegetables from India from May 1, sparking protests from

the Indian community, lawmakers and traders.

Note: The recent decision by the grouping's Standing Committee on

Plant Health came after 207 consignments of fruits and vegetables from

India imported into the EU in 2013 were found to be contaminated by

pests such as fruit flies and other quarantine pests.

7. Microsoft

acquires

Nokia's

mobile

phone

business

for

$7.5bn.

TheFinnish company will now focus on networks, mapping services and

technology development and licences.

Note: Former Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop has become executive vice president of the Microsoft devices group

8. The Supreme Court of India appointed former judge of the High Court of Australia, Michael Hudson McHugh as the third

arbitrator to resolve the dispute between the Central government and Mukesh Ambani‐led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on KG

basin.

9. SC recognizes transgender as third category of sex. In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Monday recognised

transgenders or eunuchs as third category of gender and directed Centre and states to grant them all facilities including voters

ID, passport and driving licence.

10. WHO certifies India as a polio‐free nation.

11. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) panel announced that Cherrapunji in India regained the world record for highest

rainfall in 48 hours with 2493 millimeters.

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

threatened to impose far-reaching sanctions if Moscow continued its incursion into Ukraine.

ii. The US and six other economic powers also scrapped the G8 summit to be hosted by Russia in Sochi in June to build pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin

against his military action in Ukraine.

About Crimea

i. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea is an autonomous parliamentary republic within Ukraine and is governed by the

Constitution of Crimea in accordance with the laws of Ukraine.

ii. The capital is the city of Simferopol, located in the center of the peninsula. Crimea's area is 26,200 square kilometers.

iii. The Crimean peninsula, the main flashpoint in Ukraine's crisis, is a pro-Russia part of Ukraine, separated from the

rest of the country geographically, historically and politically. It also hosts Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Ukraine has

accused Russia of invading it.

13. IFFCO gets approval to set up $ 1.6 bn urea plant in Canada.

14. Global pharma major Novartis acquire GlaxoSmithKline plc's (GSK).




15. Andhra Pradesh has recorded highest growth in terms of milk production at over 41 per cent and per‐capita milk availability

about 36 per cent, during the period 2006‐10.

16. A US jury ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to pay $119.6 million to Apple Inc, a big loss for the iPhone maker in the latest

round of their globe‐spanning mobile patent litigation.

17. Cadbury India Limited announced to change its name to Mondelez India Foods Limited. Cadbury India Limited is a subsidiary of

Mondelez International Inc.

18. Vietnam (Hanoi) decided not to host the 2019 Asian Games for financial reasons, and was exploring procedures to withdraw

from staging the region's largest sporting event.

19. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (SPL) announced that it will acquire 100 per cent of Ranbaxy Laboratories in a $ 4 billion all‐

share transaction.

20. Deadly ‘Heartbleed’ virus arrives in Indian cyberspace.

21. Jammu and Kashmir became the first state in the country to declare all election booths in the coming Lok Sabha polls as no

smoking zones.

22. IRV 2020 programme has been launched by WHO‐India, with an aim to

protect and increase the population of the one‐horned rhinoceros

(Rhinoceros unicornis).

23. Workdays for tribals under MNREGA raised from 100 to 150.

Those tribals who have received land rights under the Forest RightsAct, 2006 will be eligible for additional 50 days of wage employment

under the rural job scheme.

24. India nominated Rani‐ki‐Vav located in Patan, Gujarat and the

Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh for

UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Status for 2014.

25. Vandana Foundation launched AQUATM in Mumbai: The

AQUATM is a water vending machine from which water can be

purchased. This water wending machine will release 1 liter water at

a price of 1 rupee.

26. Air India is all set to join the world's largest airline grouping, Star

Alliance, this July, making it the first airline from India to be part of aglobal chain of carriers.

27. Gujarat state has been ranked number one in a list of India's 20

largest states in terms of “economic freedom”.

28. Google partners with Ray‐ban for Google Glass.

29. India is Dubai’s largest non oil trading partner in 2013‐14

30. In the biggest‐ever deal signed at the India Aviation Show, SpiceJet

has inked an agreement with Boeing for purchase of 42 737 MAX 8

aircraft costing Rs. 26,000 crore ($ 4.4 billion).

31. Kellogg’s ropes in Deepika Padukone as brand ambassador for

Special K

32. Mauritius President Rajkeswar Puryaag is the chief guest at Global

Ayurveda Fest in Kerala

33. National Waqf Development Corp. Limited is a new Central Public Sector Enterprise in New Delhi.

Note: It will be remain under the Ministry of Minority Affairs. National Waqf Development Corporation (NAWADCO) has been

established with an authorized share capital of Rs.500 Crore.

ii. The corporation has been establishment as a follow‐up of the recommendation of Sachar Committee.

34. Social media giant Facebook will acquire mobile messaging company WhatsApp for 19 billion dollars in a cash and stock deal,

the largest acquisition by the Mark Zuckerberg‐led firm. Under the agreement, WhatsApp co‐founder and CEO Jan Koum will

join Facebook Board of Directors.

Note: WhatsApp, headquarters is in California's Mountain View.

35. Odia declared as classical language. So far, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam have been declared as classical

languages.

36. Google and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) jointly launched 360‐degree

panoramic

imagery of 30 out of 100 "nationally‐

important monuments" including Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, Jantar Mantar and Qutub Minar among others,

viewable to one‐third of the world's population.




37. Cheteshwar Pujara, the middle order batsman of Indian cricket team appointed as the brand ambassador of the Gujarat State

Election Commission.

38. Country’s first Minority Cyber Village opened in Chandoli in Alwar district of Rajasthan.

39. Sikkim achieves over 100 percent sanitation. Sikkim has become the only state in the country to achieve more than 100 percent

sanitation in rural and urban households, schools, sanitary complexes and Aanganwadi centres.

40. India’s first monorail service launched in Mumbai. The first phase covers 8.9 km long Wadala‐Chembur section.

41. Belgium became second country to allow Mercy Killing for Children. Parliament of Belgium on 14 February 2014 legalised death

to terminally ill children of any age.

Note: Other European countries that allows active euthanasia are: 1. Luxembourg, which permits active euthanasia for

over 18 years in age. 2. Switzerland lets doctors to help adult patients to commit suicide

42. India is the world’s largest arms importer: SIPRI. The new data has ranked China and Pakistan second and third respectively as

the largest arms importer. The report published by as Swedish Think Tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

(SIPRI) has claimed that India continues to be the largest buyer of arms in the world.

43. India became third largest crude oil importer in the World.

World’s Top Five Oil‐Importing Countries are: 1.China, 2.U.S.A:, 3. India 4. Japan 5.Germany

44. Facebook — with more than 1.2 billion users worldwide — is celebrating its 10th birthday on 3rd Feb 2014.

45. Six Public Sector Units (PSUs) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up the World’s largest 4000 MW ultra

solar power project in Rajasthan. The project will be the largest single location solar plant spread across 19000 acres at Sambharin Rajasthan.

46. The Ministry of Railways and the Government of Karnataka signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the setting up of

a rail coach factory at Kolar in Karnataka.

47. Cabinet approves quota hike of subsidised LPG cylinders from 9 to 12.

48. Kerala wins UN award: Kerala Tourism has been conferred the United Nations Award for creating innovative initiatives for

sustainable tourism, the first time India has ever won the recognition.

49. Odisha's Chilika lagoon, hotspot for biodiversity, has been named 'destination flyways' by United Nations World Tourism

Organization (UNWTO) following its inclusion in a list of eight such sites worldwide.

Note: Chilika is the only site to be selected from Asia by the UNWTO.

50. Japanese PM (Shinzo Abe) is the Chief Guest at India’s 65th Republic Day celebrations on 26th January 2014.

51. The Jain community was accorded minority status by the central government, which will enable them to avail of benefits ingovernment schemes and programmes. The Jains became the sixth community to have minority status after Muslims,

Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis.

52. Amul launches India’s first ‘milk ATM’ in Gujarat.

53. Sourav Ganguly conferred Doctor of Letters degree by the prestigious Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU),

Shibpur, for his great contribution to Indian cricket.

54. Delhi became first state to withdraw FDI in Multibrand Retail.

55. India has been ranked 98th in the Forbes list of world's best countries for doing business that has cited poverty, corruption and

discrimination against girls among the challenges facing the country. Ireland topped the list.

56. The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has ranked India as No 3 among the list of top 10 countries for LEED outside of the

United States.

57. Prince Harry has become the first British royal to reach the South Pole after a three‐week charity trek with injured military

veterans from Britain, the U.S., Canada and Australia.

58. Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been named the regional brand ambassador by the UNICEF to promote its Total Sanitation

Campaign in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.

59. The Petroleum Conservation Research Association under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has selected Andhra

Pradesh for the award of best performing State amongst the big states for the oil and gas conservation programmes.

60. Gorakhpur railway station entered Limca Book of Records as world’s longest platform

Note: Before the platform number one of Gorakhpur, the platform of Kharagpur railway station of West Bengal had the

distinction of being world’s largest platform with length of 1072.5 meters.

61. India ranks 140 in the list of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2014, whereas China and Pakistan were placed at

175th and 158th position respectively.

62. India was ranked 94th out of 177 countries on Global Corruption Perception Index 2013, which was released by Transparency

International. Denmark and New Zealand tied for first place.63. India has been ranked 23rd out of 25 countries in nuclear material security index. China has been ranked at 20th spot, while

Pakistan stands at 22nd place.




64. India ranked 155th in Global Environment Performance Index

65. India ranks at the bottom of the list of 25 countries in terms of its intellectual property (IP) environment . US ranked on the top

followed by UK and France.

66. Cumbria University of UK became the first public university to accept fees in digital currency, Bitcoin. A system for processing

the payments is already operational.

67. Dhoom 3’ has become Bollywood’s highest revenue grosser of all times in just a fortnight after its pan‐India release.

68. Chile took its seat at the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) as a non‐permanent member of the international body till Dec

31, 2015.

69. Nepal and India have agreed in principle to allow circulation of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 denomination Indian bank notes within

Nepalese territory, ending a ban in place for over a decade.

Note: The decision to scrap the 2010 deal was taken nearly a year after reports surfaced that two top officials of the company

had allegedly paid bribes to bag the contract. Former IAF chief S P Tyagi is one of the accused in the case, which is being probed

by CBI.

70. India cancels 3,600 crore rupee VVIP choppers deal with Anglo‐Italian firm Agusta WestLand.

71. Europe launched Gaia satellite, one of the most ambitious space missions in history.

72. Alstom bagged 125 million euro contract from BHEL for Neyveli New Thermal Power Project. The contract is to supply

components and services for the 1000 MW Neyveli New Thermal Power Project (NNTPP) of Neyveli Lignite Corporation located

in Tamil Nadu.Note: Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power

transmission and rail infrastructure. It has set a benchmark for

innovative and environmentally friendly technologies.

ii. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated

metro in the world.

73. China built a new research station in Antarctica called Taishan. It was

China’s fourth research station in the southern pole.

Note: Antarctica is the fifth‐largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America.

74. China's first lunar rover named Jade Rabbit landed on Moon. The lunar rover has been named Jade Rabbit (called Yutu in

Chinese).

Note: In past three decades, China is the first country to do so. Earlier, Luna 24 Probe of Soviet Union was the last space missionto land on moon in August 1976

75. Chile is the world’s top copper exporter, and its fast‐growing economy, low unemployment and stable democracy are the envy of

Latin America.

New Appointment in India

1. R.M.Lodha: New Chief Justice of India. He is the 41st Chief Justice of India. He succeeds Justice P. Sathasivam.

2. Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag: appointed new Army Chief. He succeed Gen Bikram Singh.

3. R Gandhi appointed Deputy Governor of RBI. He replace Anand Sinha

4. Robin

K

Dhowan:

appointed

New Navy Chief.5. Arup Raha new Air Chief Marshal. He succeeded NAK Browne.

6. Arvind Mayaram: appointed new Finance Secretary. He replace Sumit Bose

7. Saurabh Chandra: new Oil Secretary.

8. Rajiv Takru: appointed Revenue Secretary

9. Sudhir Gupta: appointed new TRAI Secretary

10. Rajeev Kher: appointed new Commerce Secretary. He replace S R Rao

11. Ashok Lavasa: appointed Civil Aviation Secretary. He replace K N Srivastava.

12. Justice G. Rohini: become the first woman Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

13. Ila Patnaik: appointed as Principal Economic Advisor

14. Retired Air Chief N A K. Browne appointed new Indian envoy to Norway.

15. Rahul Kulshreshth appointed new Indian envoy to Turkey

16. Sunil Gavaskar:

interim President of BCCI

17. G. Gopalakrishna: joined as director of Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL).




18. Suresh Kumar Reddy appointed as the First ambassador to ASEAN

19. Ms. Lakshmi Swaminathan became the first Indian to become president of Administrative Tribunal of the Asian Development

Bank (ADB)

20. Lalit Modi elected president of Rajasthan Cricket Association.

21. Arundhati Bhattacharya: SBI's first woman Chairman 22. Akhilesh Gupta: elected as President of the Indian Meteorological Society

23. Tom Albanese: New CEO of Mining conglomerate Vedanta Resources:

24. Soma Mondal appointed first Women director of National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO).

25. Amitabh Kant, CEO and Managing Director of the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation, take charge as

Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.

26. Thomas Mathew: New Chairman of MCX Stock Exchange

27. D K Pathak: new Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF).

28. Sheila Dikshit: New Governor of Kerala.

29. Dinesh Sarraf : appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). He

replaced Sudhir Vasudeva.

30. Gautam Bambawale: new Indian ambassador to Bhutan

31. Jude Felix: appointed coach of the National men’s hockey team.

32. Yaduvendra Mathur

: appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Export‐Import Bank of India (Exim Bank)

33. Rakesh Maria: appointed as a new Police Commissioner of Mumbai. He replace Satyapal Singh.

34. A L Banerjee. New DGP of UP (Uttar Pradesh): He succeeds Rizwan Ahmad.

35. Aditi Khanna became first women President of Indian Journalist's Association

36. Mukul Mudgal: appointed as the new chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC)

37. R.K.Tiwari: appointed as the new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He succeed Chairperson Sudha Sharma.

38. N. Srinivasan to be new Chairman of ICC from July 2014 onwards

39. Poonam Khetrapal Singh: appointed as Regional Director of World Health Organisation (WHO) South‐East Asia Region

Note: i. SEARO is one of the six regions of World Health and its headquarters is in New Delhi.

ii. SERO has 11 countries namely India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Timor

Leste and DPR Korea.

40. Justice Ashok

Kumar

Mathur:

appointed

Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission

41. T. Nanda Kumar: new Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), replace Amrita Patel

42. Akhilesh Das Gupta re‐elected president of the Badminton Association of India (BAI)

43. P. Madhusudan: appointed Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL)

44. N Ramachandran: New President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

45. Ratan Tata appointed member of China‐backed Board of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)

46. Arvind Ranjan :appointed new Chief of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

47. J N Choudhury : appointed new Chief of National Security Guard (NSG).

48. Vinod Kumar Duggal: appointed as the Governor of Manipur. He replace Ashwani Kumar.

49. Siddarth Birla: New President of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry). He succeeded Naina Lal

Kidwai.

50. Usha Sangwan appointed first woman managing director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

51. Sushma Singh New CIC (Chief Information Commissoner). She is the second woman to become CIC after Deepak Sandhu.

52. Harsh Bhanwala: New Nabard Chairman. Bhanwala succeeded Prakash Bakshi.

53. Krish Iyer named CEO of Walmart India. He replace Ramnik Narsey.

54. P.H. Parekh elected as the President of Supreme Court Bar Association.

55. Devendra Kumar Pathak: appointed as the Special DG, Border Security Force (BSF)

56. Justice B.S. Chauhan, a Judge of the Supreme Court appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. He

succeed Justice NP Singh.

57. Harish Rawat: New Chief Minister of Uttarakhand




New Appointment in World

1. Maj. Gen.

Kristin

Lund appointed first woman to lead

UN

force.

She replace Chinese Maj. Gen. Chao Liu.

2. New interim PM of Thailand: Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan.

Note: Ms. Yingluck shinawatra and nine Cabinet members were

forced to step down by the Constitutional Court, which found her

guilty of abuse of power.

3. New PM of Libya: Ahmed Maiteeg

4. New President of Panama: Juan Carlos

5. New Nokia CEO & President: Rajeev Suri

6. New President of Algeria: Abdelaziz Bouteflika

7. New re‐elected PM of Hungary: Viktor Orban

8. New Prime Minister Of France:

Manuel

Valls 9. New President of Malta: Marie‐Lousie Coleiro Preca

10. PM of Malta: Joseph Muscat

11. New Prime Minister of Egypt: Ibrahim Mahlab:. Ibrahim Mahlab

replace Hazem el‐Beblawi .

12. New President of Chile: Michelle Bachelet

13. New CEO of Ford: Mark Fields . He succeed Alan Mulally

14. New Italy's youngest PM: Matteo Renzi. He is the 39‐year‐old leader

of the Centre‐Left Democratic Party,

15. New Prime minister of Ukraine: Arseniy Yatsenyuk

16. Interim President of Ukraine: Oleksandr Turchynov

17. New PM of Nepal: Sushil Koirala. He replaced Khil‐Raj‐ Regmi.

18. New Chairman of Microsoft :

John

Thompson. He succeeded Bill

Gates

19. New CEO of Microsoft : Satya Nadella. He replaced Steve Ballmer

and he takes over as the third CEO of the Microsoft firm.

20. Marco Lambertini appointed as director‐general of WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) International

21. New Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO): Jens Stoltenberg. He replace the incumbent Secretary

General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

22. New PM of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina She belongs to Awami League party.

23. New chairman of the Federal Reserve: Janet Yellen. She succeeds Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Janet Yellen, the first woman to chair the Federal Reserve in its 100‐year history. Federal Reserve is the name of the Central

Bank of US.24. New Pakistani envoy to India: Abdul Basit. He replace Salman Bashir.

25. New Foreign Secretary of Pakistan: Aizaz Chaudhry

26. New Pakistani Ambassador to US: Jalil Abbas Jilani

27. First Secretary General of BIMSTEC: Sumith Nakandala

28. Shahnaz Shaikh: appointed Pakistan Coach of National Hockey team.

29. Teresa Kho is ADB's new Country Director for India. She replaces Hun Kim

30. Angela Merkel: begins third innings as German chancellor.

31. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed: New Prime Minister of Somalia. (Mogadishu is the Capital Somalia).

32. Ashraf Jehan: First female judge in Pak’s National Sharia Court




Summits

G 20 Summit:

G‐20

meeting

(2014)

of Finance ministers and central bank governors held in Sydney

(Australia).

G20 Leaders Summit (2014) will be held in Brisbane, Queensland (Australia, in November 2014.

NATO Summit ‐

NATO Summit 2014 will be held in Britain. (Britain last hosted the summit in 1990, when Margret Thatcher was Prime Minister).

G 8 Summit: 39th Summit 2013: United Kingdom. (Northern Ireland)Note: The 40th G8 summit was due to be held in Russia in 2014. The meeting was planned for 4–5 June 2014 at the Black Sea resortof Sochi. However, the other seven countries decided on 24 March that a summit would be held without Russia,in Brussels, Belgium.G7 countries refuse to attend planned G8 summit in Russia.

G‐8 Countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Britain and the US

SAARC Summit: 3rd SAARC ministerial meet on poverty alleviation 2013 – Kathmandu (Nepal)18th SAARC Summit 2013‐ Kathmandu (proposed)

Nuclear security summit 2nd Summit 2012 – Seoul (South Korea),3rd

Summit 2014(Next) : Netherland4th

Summit 2016: United States

BIMSTEC Summit

3rd BIMSTEC summit 2014: Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar)4th

BIMSTEC summit will be held in Nepal. Note: BIMSTEC (Bay of Bangal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation)BIMSTEC includes 7 countries: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal and aims to createcooperation in multiple sectors including trade, investment and energy.

NAM Summit: 16th Summit 2013: Tehran, Iran17th Summit2015 ‐ Caracas (Venezuela)Note: Two nations, namely Azerbaijan Republic and Fiji, were accepted as the new members of the organization.New Member

1. United Nation – South Sudan new member country . Total– 193 members2. WTO –Tajikistan new member country. Total – 159 members.3. World Bank & IMF – South Sudan new member country. Total– 188 members4. European Union – Croatia new member country. Total– 28

1. World Economic Forum 2014: held in Abuja (Nigeria). Bharti Enterprises founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal co – chair this

year’s edition of the World Economic Forum on Africa.

2. India, Sri Lanka and Maldives held National Security Advisor‐level meeting on maritime security cooperation in New Delhi.

3. World Telecommunications Development Conference held in Dubai.

4. The Green Economy Summit held in Dubai.

5. Arab Summit 2014: Kuwait host the Arab summit for the first time

6. International Petroleum Conference 2014 (PETROTECH‐2014) held in New Delhi from 12th – 15th January 2014.

7. The 9th WTO Ministerial Conference was concluded on 6 December 2013 at Bali, Indonesia.8. 12th

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 held in New Delhi. This year's theme is "Engaging Diaspora: Connecting Across Generations"

Datuk Seri G Palanival is the Chief Guest of 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas




9. The 8th Asia Gas Partnership Summit (AGPS) was held at New Delhi, India. The 8th AGPS was organized by GAIL (India) Limited

and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

Points To Remember:

MOUs‐Deal between India & Other Countries

1. India has committed 8.5 billion rupees to Bhutan for Small Development Project for the country’s the 11th Five Year Plan.

2. Iran and Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for bilateral cooperation on environmental issues in Tokyo.

3. India, Azerbaijan: to explore opportunities in energy sector

4. India and Canada have signed three MoUs for cooperation in health sector, audio‐visual co‐production and skill development.

5. India, Poland agree to form Joint Working Group for cooperation in films sector.

6. India and Fiji have signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, DTAA for the avoidance of double taxation and for the

prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

7. India and Saudi Arabia have decided to enhance their bilateral trade and economic co‐operation over next 5 years.

8. India and Bhutan have signed an agreement on development of hydropower projects.

9. India and Germany could sign an agreement for €1 billion for Greenfield projects

10. India and Pakistan signed MoU on electricity trade: India has expressed its intent to export electricity to the tune of 500 MW

to Pakistan immediately if infrastructure for transmission of power is made available.

11. India and Maldives ink several pacts and have agreed to

jointly patrol and conduct surveillance to strengthen maritime

security in the Indian Ocean Region.

12. India has signed a Rs 4,000‐crore deal with the US for

procuring six more C‐130J Super Hercules Special Operations

aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

13. Election Commission signs MoU with Yemen. India has offered its expertise to Yemen in election management and electoral

roll preparations.

14. India and

Macedonia have signed a new double

taxation

avoidance

agreement (DTAA) that provides for among other things

exchange of banking information for tax administration purposes.

As per the new agreement, dividend, interest and royalty will be taxed in the source country and the rate of taxation will not

exceed 10 percent.

Scheme & Plan Launched by Union & State Government:

1. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) was launched in the UAE. A leading Indian financial and health care service

player has tied up with the UAE Exchange to offer Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana Scheme in the Gulf country.

About Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY)

i. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) Scheme is a pension and life insurance scheme and is recognised by the

Indian government.

ii. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) is a special social security scheme for overseas Indian workers on

temporary work permit in 17 Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries.

2. Govt. launch Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme' scheme for minority students. Under this scheme, students in the age group of 5‐14

years will be provided with a health card which will entitle them to free check‐ups twice a year at the place where they are

studying.

3. North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) launched a new health scheme Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna for women on 6 March

2014.

4. Uttar Pradesh government launched Samajwadi pension scheme on 28 January 2014. The scheme will benefit over 40 lakh

families. Under the scheme pension from 500 rupees to 700 rupees will be given to beneficiaries.

5. Tamil Nadu

launches

free

CFL

bulb

scheme:

Under the scheme state Govt will

provide free compact fluorescent light bulbs to

over 14 lakh hut‐dwellers in the State, an energy saving measure aimed at saving 40 MW of power.




6. Centre launches e‐inclusion project to spread e‐literacy. The project is an initiative to make at least one individual in every

household e‐literate, under the project, economically weaker sections of the society including rural SC, ST and women will

receive IT training.

7. Project Uddan: The project, an initiative of the Prime Minister, the National Skills Development Corporation and the Ministry of

Home Affairs and industry, was started with the aim of providing skills to 40,000 youth over a period of five years.

8. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved implementation of various schemes related to agriculture,

including continuation of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), in the 12th Plan with a combined outlay of over Rs 80,000 crore.

Note: The RKVY is a State plan scheme that provides 'considerable flexibility' and autonomy to states in planning and executing

programmes for incentivising investment in agriculture and allied sectors.

9. Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme: 'special pension' to Muzaffarnagar riot victims by U.P. Govt. The pension, which would be

anywhere between Rs 400 and Rs 500, would be given under this scheme.

10. Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Beema Yojna (BPSSBY ) Health care scheme for BPL families launched in Punjab

11. 'Roshini' Scheme: Centre launched skill development and job placement scheme 'Roshini' for rural youth and women in maoistaffected 24 districts in 9 states.

12. Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana (health insurance scheme) was launched in Maharashtra.13. The Vikram Udyogpuri (Delhi‐Mumbai Industrial Corridor) project launched in Madhya Pradesh.

14. Golden Girl (Bangaru Talli) Scheme: A unique scheme, launched in Andhra Pradesh, to protect girl child and ensure her

education.15. Anna Bhagya’ programme launched in Karnataka. The programme entitles distribution of 30 kg rice at one rupee per Kg toover 98 lakh BPL and Antyodaya card holders in the state.

Awards & Honours

1. Goldman Prize for environmental activist Ramesh Agrawal. He received the prize for helping villagers fight coal mining in

Chhattisgarh.

2. Caparo Group founded by leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has won the International Business of the Year award 2014

3. Golden Peacock Awards 2014: Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T‐TBI) was chosen for the Special Commendation

at the Golden Peacock National Training Awards 2014. 4. Bharat Ratna Award: Sachin Tendulkar and CN Rao conferred Bharat Ratna Award 2013.

Note: Tendulkar is the first sportsman and the youngest recipient of the the Bharat Ratna

ii. Prof Rao is a well recognized international authority on solid state and materials chemistry is the third scientist to received

award after CV Raman and former President A.P.J Abdul Kalam.

iii. The Bharat Ratna was announced after a gap of four years with Hindustani music doyen Bhimsen Joshi being the last

recipient in 2009.

5. Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2013: Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke

Award for 2013. He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

6. Pulitzer Prize 2014: India‐born poet Vijay Seshadri has won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his

work '3 Sections'.

7. Donna Tartt wins fiction Pulitzer Prize 2014 for novel 'Goldfinch'

8. Miss India

2014:

Koyal

Rana

new Miss India.

9. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013: Eminent Gandhian and environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhat selected for the award.

Note: A pioneer of the Chipko Movement for which he was also awarded the Magsaysay Award in 1982, Mr. Bhatt was given the

Padma Bhushan by UPA‐I in 2005.

10. Saraswati Samman 2013: Govind Mishra selected for for his book Dhool Paudho Par.

11. Pritzker Prize 2014: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014. He won the award for his

creative and inexpensive designs for disaster relief shelters.

12. Abel Prize 2014: Russian mathematician Yakov Grigorevich Sinai won the award.

13. Laxmi, an acid attack victim gets International Women of Courage Award (US honour).

14. Vyas Samman 2013: Vishwanath Tripathi been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013.

Note: Tripathi has been chosen for the coveted annual literary award instituted in 1991 by the K K Birla Foundation for his

memoir 'Vyomkesh Darvesh', a biolgraphy of noted Hindi scholar Acharya

Hazari

Prasad

Dwivedi.

15. G D Birla Award 2013: Rajesh Gopakumar was selected for the 23rd G D Birla Award for scientific research for the year 2013.

16. M S Subbulakshmi Award 2014: Mathangi Sathyamurthy, Karnataka musician was selected for the award.




17. Britain's highest awards: Ratan Tata, former chairman of the Tata Group honoured by Queen Elizabeth with a GBE (Knight

Grand Cross), which is one of the highest civilian honours in Britain.

18. Narayana Murthy awarded with ‘Global Indian Award’ in Canada.

19. Luis Suarez named as Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year.

20. Jeev Milkha Singh nominated for Asian Tour’s ‘Player of the Decade’

award

21. MS Dhoni won United Kingdom’s 2014 Asian award for outstanding

achievement in Sports.

22. Shikhar Dhawan named one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year

award.

23. Sachin Tendulkar won Cricketer of generation award

24. Tomas Halik, the Czech priest won the Templeton Prize for 2014.

25. India and Singapore won the 2014 edition of the UN‐Water “Water for

Life” Best Practices Award for their sustainable practices of water

resources.

26. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) received the Most Efficient

Navratna Award for the year 2013.

27. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was conferred India's Global Icon of theYear award

28. Indian‐origin Gopal Rao won UK Twitter Prize.

29. Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Sik won 2014 UNESCO

Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

30. Anand Kumar, the founder of Super30 got 2014 Ramanujan

Mathematics award

31. Indian Writer Pankaj Mishra won Windham Campbell Literature Prize

2014

32. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President Park Geun‐hye of South

Korea and Mexican billionnaire Carlos Slim won the World

Telecommunication and Information Society (WTIS) Award

2014.

33. President Pranab Mukherjee got the Rotary's highest award for his

leadership in the country's victory over polio.

34. Arogya Swami Joseph Paulraj has been awarded the prestigious 2014

Marconi Society Prize. Paulraj is the only India‐born scientist to receive both the Marconi Prize and the Bell Medal, two top

global IT technology awards.

35. Madan Babu, an Indian‐born scientist, won the Protein Science Young Investigator Award for 2014

36. Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson won the coveted Allan Border medal.

37. Abhishikta S Shetty of Karnataka won Miss South India Pageant Title

38. Cyrus Mistry wins DSC Prize 2014 for South Asian literature for his book “Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer”.

39. Taiwanese poet Yushi was awarded the Thiruvalluvar award by the Tamil Nadu government in Chennai. Yushi is the first foreign

scholar to receive Thiruvalluvar award.

40. Germany goalkeeper Nadine Angerer has been named the best women's football player in the world for 2013.

41. FIFA named Portuguese attacker Cristiano Ronaldo world's best soccer player for the 2012/2013 season.

42. Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award of 2012 and 2013: two eminent Bengali poets, namely Nirendranath Chakraborty

and Sankha Ghosh, respectively.

43. 12 Years a Slave' wins Golden Globe for best dramatic film. 12 Years a Slave,' directed by British filmmaker Steve McQuee

44. 'American Hustle' won the Golden Globe award for the best comedy or musical film. 'American Hustle,' directed by David O

Russell and starring Christian Bale

45. Leonardo DiCaprio has won the Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical for 'The Wolf of Wall Street.

46. Irrfan Khan won the best actor award for his brilliant performance in his film The Lunchbox at the 10th edition of Dubai

International Film Festival (DIFF).

47. C.K. Nayudu award: Former India captain Kapil Dev received the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013.

48. The Union Ministry of Power has selected the Poovar Island Resort for the National Energy Conservation

Award

2013

49. Sahitya Akademi Awards 2013 :Javed Akhtar has been chosen for "Lava", his compilation of 55 Urdu poems.




50. Eminent historian Bipan Chandra: was awarded Itihas Ratna from Asiatic Society Bihar. Bipan Chandra is the fourth historian

to be honoured with the Itihas Ratna by the society.

Note: i. The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism, is one of his known and one of the earliest book.

ii. He has been a Chairperson of the centre for historical studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.

51. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad received Sword of Honour award.

Note: i. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Ltd is operated by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) and it is first

airport in India to receive this award.

ii. The Sword of Honour is considered to be Oscar of the Safety World

52. Lingaiah Nagarapu, Principal Scientist at the CSIR‐Indian Institute of Chemical Technology has been honoured with the best

scientist award of Science‐Tech Foundation (STF)

Padma Awards 2014:

Padma Vibhushan

1. Dr Raghunath A Mashelkar: Science and Engineering, Maharashtra

2. B K S Iyengar: Yoga, Maharashtra

Padma Bhushan Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Art‐Painting, GujaratBegum Parveen Sultana, Art‐Classical Singing, MaharashtraT.H. Vinayakram, Art‐Ghatam Artist, Tamil NaduKamal Haasan, Art‐Cinema, Tamil NaduJustice Dalveer Bhandari, Public Affairs, DelhiRuskin Bond, Literature and Education, UttarakhandPullela Gopichand, Sports‐Badminton, Andhra PradeshLeander Paes, Sports‐Tennis, MaharashtraProf Lloyd I Rudolph, Literature and Education, USA

Padma Shri

Mohammad Ali Baig, Art‐Theatre, Andhra PradeshNayana Apte Joshi, Art, MaharashtraVidya Balan, Art‐Cinema, MaharashtraAnjum Chopra, Sports‐Cricket, DelhiSunil Dabas, Sports‐Kabbadi, HaryanaLove Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, Sports‐Mountaineering, DelhiDipika Rebecca Pallikal, Sports‐Squash, Tamil NaduH Boniface Prabhu, Sports‐Wheelchair Tennis, KarnatakaYuvraj Singh, Sports‐Cricket, HaryanaMamta Sodha Sports‐Mountaineering, Haryana

Oscar Award 2014:

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

Best Actor ‐ Matthew McConaughey for: Dallas Buyers ClubBest Actress ‐ Cate Blanchett for: Blue Jasmine

Best Director ‐ Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity

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

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

Best Foreign Language Film ‐ The Great Beauty (Italy)

Note: "Gravity" pulled in 7 Oscars, including best director, at the 86th Academy Awards on March 2, 2014.




61st National Film Awards:

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

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

Best Actress: Geetanjali Thapa for Liars Dice

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

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

Best Film on Social Issues: 'Tojia Dharm Kauncha'

Best Non Feature Film: 'Rangbhoomi'

Best Supporting Actor: Saurabh Shukla, 'Jolly LLB'

Note: 'Cinema Ka Cinema' got the Best Book on Cinema, while the Best

Film Critic award went to Alka Sahania

Director of Film 'Shahid' – Hansal Mehta

Director of Film 'Jolly LLB'– Subhash Kapoor

Director of Film Liars Dice – Geetu Mohandas

The IIFA 2014 Awards Winners’ List

Best Actor (Male): Farhan Akhtar for Bhaag Milka Bhaag Best Actress (Female): Deepika Padukone for Chennai Express Lifetime Achievement Award 2014: Shatrughan Sinha

Best Entertainer of the Year: Deepika Padukone

Best Film: Bhaag Milka Bhaag

Best Director: Rakeysh Om Mehra for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.

Best Debutant Award map: Dhanush for Raanjhanaa

Best Story Award: Prashoon Joshi for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Lyric Writer: Mithoon for Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2

Best Male Playback Singer Award: Arijit Singh for ‘Tum Hi Ho’

from Aashiqui 2

Best Female Playback Singer Award: Shreya Goshal for ‘ Sun Raha Hai NaTu’ from Aashiqui 2

John Travolta honoured the Most Popular All Time International Star in

India at IIFA awards

59th Filmfare Awards 2014:

1. Best Actress: Deepika Padukone ‐ Goliyon Ki Rasleela RamLeela

2. Best Actor: Farhan Akhtar ‐ Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

3. Best Film : Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

4. Best Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

5. Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi – Zinda (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

6. Best Debut (Director): Ritesh Batra ‐ The Lunchbox

7. Best Debut (Male): Dhanush – Raanjhanaa

8. Best Debut (Female): Vaani Kapoor ‐ Shuddh Desi Romance

9. Best Story: Subhash Kapoor ‐ Jolly LLB

10. Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Nawazuddin Siddiqui ‐ The Lunchbox

11. Best Actress in a Suporting Role: Supriya Pathak ‐ Ram‐Leela

12. Lifetime Achievement Award: Tanuja




Person in News:

1. Dr. Manmohan Singh resigns. as Prime Minister of India.

2. Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM 3. Lakhdar Brahimi: UN Envoy on Syria resigned

4. Alenka Bratusek Slovenia’s Prime Minister resigned.

5. Dilip Shanghvi named among Asia’s richest self‐made billionaires.6. Manoj Vaish, Managing Director & CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX), resigned.7. P Elango interim CEO & Whole time Director, quit from Cairn India.8. Aamir Khan – Election Commission’s National Icon for Lok Sabha Elections 20149. Arjun Kapoor Named National Ambassador for Earth Hour 2014

10. Vivek Gundotra, chief of Google’s social networking venture Google+ resigned.

11. Nancy Powell resigned as the US Ambassador to India

12. Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has resigned

13. South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Hong‐Won give resign over the sinking of a passenger ferry that left more than 300 people

dead or missing.

14. Justice KT Thomas quits as head of Lokpal search committee

15. Hazem El

‐Beblawi

: Egyptian PM resigns.

16. Archana Bhargava: Chairman and Managing Director of the United Bank of India, has resigned.

17. Zaka Ashraf : Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sacked Zaka Ashraf as the Chairman of the PCB

18. Sub‐Inspector K Prasad Babu was honoured posthumous Ashok Chakra for an anti‐Naxal operation .

19. Jamila Bayaz, first women to be appointed police chief of Kabul province. She is the first woman in Afghanistan to be appointed

as police chief of an entire district.

20. Enrico Letta : Italy Prime Minister resigned.

21. Arvind Kejriwal: resign from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi.

22. Pope Francis was named as the Person of the Year 2013 by Time Magazine.

23. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji won the Economic Times Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 for his role in creating India's third

largest software exporter.

24. Ali Larayedh: Prime Minister of Tunisia resigned

25. Indian‐origin academician Rakesh Khurana has been appointed dean of the prestigious Harvard College. He succeeds Evelynn

Hammonds.

26. Parveen Amanullah: Bihar First Woman Muslim Minister Resigns

27. Teesta Setalvad, accused for misusing foreign funds meant for helping the victims of the 2002 Gulbarg society massacre.

28. Michael Ferreira: Billiards champion was accused in 425‐crore rupees scam in multi‐ level marketing firm QNet.

29. Justice A.K. Ganguly: West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman Justice A.K. Ganguly resigned from the post of honorary

professor of the National University of Juridical Sciences

30. V Balakrishnan: Former Infosys CFO joins AAP

31. Hardeep Singh Puri: who retired as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, today joined BJP.

32. Chandra Kant Birla Chairman of Hindustan Motors Limited resigned from the board.

33. Michael Schumacher, is in a coma and remains in a "critical" condition after striking his head in a ski accident

34. Devyani Khobragade:

Khobragade,

India's deputy consul general in New York, was accused by Manhattan's Indian American

US Attorney Preet Bharara of visa fraud and exploiting her babysitter and housekeeper.

35. Shashi Tharoor PETA's 'person of the year' by animal rights campaigner PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for

initiating steps for animal protection.

36. Shoma Chaudhury, managing editor of Tehelka, announced her resignation from the Tehelka, an investigative magazine.

37. Tarun Tejpal: Tehelka editor‐in‐chief was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a young colleague.

38. Mathew Martoma: Indian‐origin hedge fund portfolio manager Mathew Martoma convicted for his role in the $275 million

insider trading scheme, the most lucrative in U.S. history.




Books & Their Authors

1. Book ‐ My Years with Rajiv and Sonia written by R.D.Pradhan

2. Book ‐ ModiNomics: Inclusive Economics, Inclusive Governance: authored by Sameer Kochhar.

Some other books of Sameer Kochhar:

1. Growth & Finance

2. Speeding Financial Inclusion.

3. Policymaking for Indian Planning

4. Building from the Bottom: Infrastructure and Poverty Alleviation

3. Book: Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and other Truths authored by PC Parakh

4. Book: The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh authored by Dr. Sanjaya Baru

5. Book: Lal Bahadur Shastri: Lessons in Leadership written by Pavan Choudary .

6. Book: Rationalised Roman for Kashmiri written by Dr. R L Bhat 7. Book: Narendra Modi: A Political Biography written by Andy Marino.

8. Book: Public Issues Before Parliament written by Vijay Darda

9. Book: The Political Economy of Energy and Growth authored by Sh.

Najeeb Jung

10. Book: India at Risk: authored by Jaswant Singh.

11. Book ‐ ModiNomics: Inclusive Economics, Inclusive Governance: authored by Sameer Kochhar.

12. Book: Water, Peace and War ‐ Confronting the Global Water Crisis written by Brahma Chellaney.13. Hard Choices authored by Hillary Rodham Clinton

14. Book: Greater than Bradman: celebrating Sachin, the greatest batsman in Test history authored by : Rudolph Lambert

Fernandez, a Chennai‐based author.

15. Book: “Unbreakable” ‐ An Autobiography by Mary Kom

16. The Luminaries by: Eleanor Catton. She won the Man Booker Prize 2013.

17. Walking With Giants: authored by former Finance Secretary G. Ramachandran.

18. "I am Malal : authored by Christina Lamb.

19. Momentous Times on the 175 years of Times of India. The book is an effort of the Times of India Group.

20. "Victory India ‐ A Key to Quality Military Leadership" authored by Colonel Vinay B Dalvi (Retd)21. The Da Vinci Code: Dan Brown

Some books authored by RBI Governor: Raghuram Rajan

Aid and Growth

Fault Lines

India's Pattern of Development

The Real Effect of Banking Crises

Controlled Capital Account Liberalization

Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists

LEADER”S VISITED INIDIA

1. Oman’s Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah visited India.

2. King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa visited India on February 18‐20, 2014.

3. President of Zanzibar, Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein visited India from 1 to 9 February 2014. Zanzibar is a semi‐autonomous part of

Tanzania, in East Africa.

4. German President Joachim Guack visited India on 4th Feb 2014

5. French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler visited Inida on 25th Jan 2014.

6. King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck visited India

7. South Korean President Park Geun‐hye visited India.




OBITUARY

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

Padma Bushan died

2. Capt. C. P. Krishnan Nair, Founder Chairman of The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, passed away

3. N Janardhan Reddy: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister died.

4. Elena Baltacha: Ex‐tennis player dies of cancer

5. Khaled Chowdhury: Noted theatre personality died

6. Bob Hoskins: British actor dies

7. Tito Vilanova, Former Barcelona coach Vilanova dies.

8. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anja Niedringhaus shot dead in Afghanistan.

9. Khushwant Singh: Famous writer and journalist passed away

10. Former President of Guinea Kumba Yala died

11. Nanda: Veteran Bollywood actress passes away.

12. DK Jain : Luxor Group Chairman passes away

13. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel laureate whose intoxicating novels and short stories exposed millions outside Latin America

passes away.

14. Former Sierra Leone President, Ahmad Tejan

Kabbah died

15. British socialist stalwart Tony Benn dies

16. Noted economist and academician G.K. Chadha passed away

17. P Ramdas : Malayalam director passes away

18. K. Suryanarayana Raja, former international basketball

player passed away.

19. Joe McGinniss, author of Fatal Vision died

20. William Clay Ford passes away

21. Jagat Singh Mehta : Former Foreign Secretary died

22. J.S. Sarma: Former TRAI Chairman passes away

23. Hanumath Shastry, the eminent Telugu litterateur died

24. Bangaru

Laxman

: Former BJP president dies.25. Legendary Guitarist: Paco de Lucia passed away

26. Prokash Karmakar: Eminent painter died

27. Balu Mahendra : Veteran filmmaker passed away.

28. Karl Slym: MD of Tata Motors died after falling from hotel building in Bangkok

29. Sudhir Mahato: the former Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand died

30. Akkineni Nageswara Rao: Padma Vibhushan and Dada Saheb Phalke awardee passed away. ANR is fondly called the Tragedy

King of Telugu cinema.

31. Suchitra Sen: Legendary Bengali actor passed away

32. Namdeo Dhasal Renowned Marathi poet and activist passed away

33. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddi: The spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community passed away

34. Silverine Swer, Meghalaya's first Padma Shri Awardee died

35. Adhip Chaudhuri, an international economist who taught at Georgetown University, died in Vienna,

36. Ariel Sharon: Former Israeli Prime Minister Dies

37. IIa Pathak social activist died

38. Vishwanath Bondre: Former Mumbai Ranji Trophy cricketer died

39. Farooq Sheikh: veteran Hindi actor died

40. Mikhail Kalashnikov: the designer of fabled AK‐47 automatic rifle, died in Russia. AK‐47's name stands for "Kalashnikov's

Automatic" and the year it was designed, 1947.

41. Ishrat Ali Siddiqui: Freedom fighter, veteran Journalist and Padm Shree awardee died

42. Anjali Devi: Veteran South Indian film actress died

43. Michiaki Takahashi: developed Chickenpox vaccine died in Japan.

44. Pran Chopra : Veteran journalist died

45. G.S. Shivarudrappa:

Distinguished Kannada poet, writer and researcher G.S. Shivarudrappa (87) passed away. The writer, was

awarded with the title of Rashtrakavi by the Government of Karnataka in 2006.

46. Sis Ram Ola dead Union Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola died at a Gurgaon hospital after a prolonged illness.




47. Joan Fontaine: Oscar‐winning actor has died at the age of 96

48. Babul Phukan: Former footballer died in Guwahati

49. Nelson Mandela, the anti‐apartheid revolutionary of South Africa died

50. Sandeep Acharya: Indian Idol winner passes away.

51. Ronnie Biggs: known for his role in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, died.

52. Narayan Sahu: Former Odisha MLA and freedom fighter passes away

53. Philip Seymour: Oscar‐winning actor Hoffman died.

Sports News

Australian Open 2014:

1. Men’s Single: Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka claimed his first Grand Slam title by defeating Rafael Nadal

2. Women’s Single: Li Na (China) defeat Dominika Cibulkova. Li Na becomes first Chinese woman to clinch title.

3. Women’s Doubles: Errani and Roberta Vinci beat Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina

Madrid Title 2014: Rafael Nadal defeat Kei Nishikori in the final to win the title.

Monte Carlo Masters Tennis 2014: Stanislas Wawrinka beat Roger Federer.

Miami (Sony)Open 2014: 1. Men’s Single: Novak Djokovic dominates Rafael Nadal to win fourth Miami title.2. Women’s Single: Serena Williams beat Li Na to win seventh Miami Title

Note: Manila will host the first leg of the newly launched International Premier Tennis League

List of Top 5 Countries Medal Standings of Sochi (Russia) 2014 Winter Olympics:

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 Russian Fed. 13 11 9 33

2 Norway 11 5 10 26

3 Canada 10 10 5 25

4 United States 9 7 12 28

5 Netherlands 8 7 9 24

Note: Fifteen‐year‐old Russian skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has become the youngest athlete in the world to win a Gold medal at

the Winter Olympics

ICC World Cup Cricket Venue:

ODI: (One

day

International):

1. Australia & New Zealand: 2015 Cricket World Cup.2. England will host 2019 Cricket World Cup.3. India will host 2023World Cup for the fourth time.

T20: 1. Bangladesh host the: World T20 Cup ‐2014. (For Men & women)2. India will host the: World T20 Cup ‐2016. (For Men & women)3. Australia to host World T20 in 2020. (For Men & women)4. West Indies to host Women's World T20 in 2018 and Under‐19 Cricket World Cup in 2022.

Note: ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 ‐ Australia defeated West Indies at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.The 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier are scheduled to be played in November 2013 in the United Arab Emirates. Test:

1. England to host Cricket World Test Champions in – 2017 (for first time).2. India will host World Test Championship in ‐ 2021.

Note: ICC U‐19 World Cup 2014 held in UAE. South Africa won the title.




FIFA (Football) World CUP hosts: 1. 2014: Brazil (Mascot: Smiling Armadillo to be the official Mascotof 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil).2. 2018 : Russia3. 2022: Qatar

FIFA ranking: 2014

1. Spain2. Germany3. Portugal4. BrazilIndia drop two places to 147 in Fifa ranking.

Olympics Games host cities: 1. 2014 winter: Sochi (Russia)2. 2016 Summer: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)3. 2018 winter: Pyeongchang (South Korea)

4. 2020 summer: Tokyo (Japan)

Asian Games host cities: 1. 2014: Incheon (South Korea) (Note: 2010 Asain Games held inGuangzhou, China).Note: Vietnam (Hanoi) decided not to host the 2019 Asian Games for financial reasons, and was exploring procedures to withdrawfrom staging the region's largest sporting event.

ICC Rankings For Tests, ODIs and Twenty20

Test ODI Twenty20

Australia Australia India

South Africa India Sri Lanka

England Sri Lanka Pakistan

Pakistan England South Africa

India South Africa Australia

1. Men’s T20 World Cup 2014: Sri Lanka defeat India to win the maiden title.

2. Women’s World T20 2014: Australia defeat England in the final to win the title for the third time in a row.

3. Asia Cup Title 2014: Sri Lanka defeat Pakistan to win the title.

Note: It is their fifth Asia Cup success, equaling the record of India.

4. ICC U‐19 World Cup 2014: South Africa beats Pakistan to lift the title.

5. Ranji Trophy 2014. Karnataka beat Maharashtra to lift the title. Karnataka have won the trophy for seventh time.

6. Irani Trophy 2014: Karnataka won by defeating Rest of India.

7. India claim U‐19 Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in final




8. Vijay Hazare Trophy 2014: Karnataka won the title by defeating Railways

9. Grant Flower named as Pakistan batting coach.

10. 68th Santosh Trophy : Mizoram defeat Railways to win the title.

Note: This is the maiden Santosh Trophy for Mizoram also this was the first appearance for them in the final match.

11. Pankaj Advani won CCI Biliards title. He defeated two‐time world runner‐up Dhruv Sitwala

12. National Women's Football champions 2014: Manipur defeated Orissa in the final.

13. Deodhar Trophy 2014: West Zone lifted the trophy after defeating North Zone in the final

14. Malaysian Grand Prix 2014: Britain's Lewis Hamilton won the title.

15. Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy: Baroda beat Uttar Pradesh to win the trophy.

16. World Snooker title 2014: Mark Selby of England won maiden title.

17. Virat Kohli is number 1 ODI batsman in latest ICC rankings

18. Saeed Ajmal top bowlers in ODI ranking. He is followed by Dale Steyn and Sunil Narin while Ravindra Jadeja is at fourth.

19. Waqar Younis appointed as new Pakistan coach.

20. Martin Kilzan won the Munich ATP tournament to claim second title of his career. In the final match, he defeated Fabio Fognini

21. Chitra Magimairaj Wins World Women's Senior snooker title

22. The Indo‐Zimbabwean tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Cara Black has won the WTA Portugal Open women's doubles title.

23. Kamal Chawla has settled for a bronze medal in the Asian

Snooker Championship being held in the United Arab Emirates.24. Punjab won Junior National Hockey Title 2014 by defeating Odisha

in the final.

25. Novak Djokovic won Indian Wells final by defeating Roger Federer.

26. India's Heena Sidhu clinched World's No. 1 spot in 10 mts air pistol

event.

27. George Bailey lead Kings XI Punjab in the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League

28. Australian all‐rounder Shane Watson will captain Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

29. Sunil Gavaskar appoints (HDFC chairman) Deepak Parekh as his special advisor for 7th edition of IPL

30. US sprint star Tyson Gay has received a one‐year doping ban from the US Anti‐Doping Association.

31. Triple jumper Renjith Maheswary, who has been stopped from receiving Arjuna Award under controversial circumstances on

charges of dope violation last year, has again been recommended by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the covetedhonour this year.

32. Darren Sammy retires from test cricket but remains T20 captain.

33. Ronnie O’Sullivan named as Snooker’s Player of the Year.

34. Lasith Malinga, new captain of Sri Lanka T20 team

35. New Zealand's Kiwi Kathy Cross became the first woman to be inducted in an ICC umpires' panel

36. Dipika Pallikal ranked No 10 in Women’s Squash Association (WSA) rankings

37. Saina Nehwal won Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton crown by defeating PV Sindhu in Lucknow.

38. BCCI recommends Ravichandran Ashwin ( Off‐spinner) for Arjuna Award.

39. Anirban Lahiri won Indonesian Masters golf title.

40. Grand Master Adhiban won silver medal at the Asian Continental Chess Championship

41. Delhi Waveriders beat Jaypee Punjab Warriors to lifts 2nd edition of Hockey India League cup.

42. Rafael Nadal remains top of the men’s ATP tennis rankings.

43. Serena Williams (USA) remains top of the WTA tennis rankings

44. Chennai to host World Bridge Championships next year .

45. Shaik Abdul Hameed of India won the 2014 Thailand Tour title of Asian Bowling Federation (ABF).

46. Chain Singh and Heena Sidhu claimed gold medals in the seventh Asian Air Gun Championship in Kuwait

47. Swimmer Supriya Mondal has qualified for the 2014 Youth Olympics by winning a gold medal in the 200m butterfly event at

the Dubai International Aquatic Championships in Hamdan.

48. Manavjit Singh Sandhu, the Indian veteran trap shooter jumped to the third spot in the world rankings.

49. Pooja Ghatkar clinches gold in women’s air rifle in the seventh Asian air gun championship

50. Former Australia test batsman Marcus North retires.

51. Spain's Real Madrid retained the title of the world's richest soccer club

52. Netherlands beat New Zealand to win maiden Hero Hockey

World

League

title

53. Jimmy Walker of the US won the Sony Open golf tournament held in Hawaii

54. Veteran Indian shuttler Arvind Bhat lifts German Open title




55. Aditya Joshi is world No.1 junior shuttler.

56. Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka to win Brisbane International Title.

57. ATP Open Tennis tournament held in Chennai.

58. Jacques Kallis overtakes Rahul Dravid to become 3rd highest Test run‐getter

59. Dubai tennis championship: Roger Federer defeat defeating Tomas Berdych .

60. Graeme Smith, the South African cricket team Captain announced retirement from international cricket.

61. South Africa's legendary all‐rounder Jacques Kallis announced retirement from Test cricket.

62. Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene has become the sixth‐highest run‐scorer in the history of Test cricket

63. Kumar Sangakkara, the cricketer of Sri Lankan national team became the second person in the history of Cricket to score a

triple century and a century in the same test match, he joined Graham Gooch, the former skipper of England team.

64. Veteran Indian player Joshna Chinappa lifted her maiden WSA World Tour title with the Winnipeg Winter Club Open trophy

after beating Egypt's Heba El Torky .

65. Vernon Philander of South Africa topped Test bowler ranking of ICC

66. England's spinner Graeme Swann announced retirement from International Cricket.

67. Zaheer khan became the fourth Indian bowler to claim 300 wickets in Test cricket. Jacques Kallis was his 300th wicket in

international test cricket. Bowlers of India, who has taken 300 wickets namely Kapil Dev (434 wickets), Anil Kumble (619

wickets) and Harbhajan Singh (413 wickets).

68. India defeat Pakistan to lift Kabaddi World

Cup

2013

title. Defending champion India retained the title fourth consecutive term

69. India win Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2013 for the third time in a row, defeating debutant New Zealand 49‐21 in the summit

clash played at Guru Gobind Singh sports complex in Jalandhar (Pinjab).

70. Junior Hockey World Cup 2013: Germany beat France, register record sixth world title.

71. Rising Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has bagged the 'Emerging Cricketer of the Year' 2013 trophy .

72. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended West Indies offspinner Shane Shillingford from bowling in international

matches because of illegal action.

73. Andy Murray crowned BBC 'Sports Personality of the year'2013.

74. Ethiopian Runner Atsedu Tsegay won Delhi Half Marathon 2013.

75. Australia beat England to seal 5‐0 Ashes title

76. Hockey World League Final kicked off in New Delhi

77. 75th Senior National Table Tennis C’ship held in Patna78. The first high altitude cricket stadium in South India, inaugurated at Krishnagiri in Wynad district of Kerala.

79. World and European champions Spain top the final FIFA world rankings of the year for the sixth time in a row.

80. Mahesh Mangaonkar became the first Indian squash player to win the IMET Open by defeating Greg Lobban, in the Slovakian

capital of Bratislava.

81. John Isner beat Lu Yen‐hsun of Taiwan to win Auckland title

News Related To Defence & Technology

1. Bolivia launched country’s first telecommunications Satellite Tupak Katari

Note:

Capital of Bolivia : Sucre, President:

Evo Morales2. IRNSS—1A , IRNSS‐1B ‐ India's navigation satellite.

3. Pakistan successfully test fires Haft ‐III (Ghaznavi) Short Range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile . Range 290km

4. Indo‐Nepal joint military exercise Ex‐Surya Kiran Drills VI held at Saljhandi in Rupandehi district.

5. The largest 130‐MW Solar Power Plant of India Welspun Solar MP Project was launched at Bhagwanpur in Neemuch, Madhya

Pradesh

6. NTPC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited (BSPGCL) and

Lakhisarai Bijlee Company Private Limited (LBCPL) to develop a 1320 MW (2 X 660 MW) Thermal Power Project at Kajra in

Lakhisarai district of Bihar.

7. Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station awarded a gold shield on 4 February 2014 for its meritorious performance in 2013‐

14.Nathpa Hydro power Station consecutively third time received the award.

Note: The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Himachal Pradesh.




8. INS Vikramaditya enters Indian Navy's area of operation. INS Vikramaditya (R33) is a Project which entered into service with

the Indian Navy in 2013. The ship has been renamed in honour of Vikramaditya, a legendary 1st century BC emperor of Ujjain,

India.

9. Fast Patrol Vessel Abhinav, the Indian Coast Guard Ship commissioned in Kochi

10. GSLV‐D5 launch places India in elite league of the U.S., Russia, France, Japan and China The GSLV is designed to inject its

passenger spacecraft into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit with a combination of solid, earth‐storable liquid and

cryogenic propellants in its first, second and third stages, respectively.

11. Indian mission to Mars blasts off successfully. The Mars Orbiter

Mission, known as "Mangalyaan" .

Note: i. Only the United States, Russia and the European Space

Agency have been successful in this mission.

ii. The United States is the only nation that has successfully sent

robotic explorers to land on Mars, the most recent being Curiosity

which touched down in August 2012.

iii. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K.

Radhakrishnan.

iv. The satellite is scheduled to reach the Mars orbit in September

2014 and is designed to circle the Red Planet in an elliptical orbit of366 km X 80000 km.

v. Primary objectives of the Mars mission are to demonstrate India’s

technological capability to send a satellite to orbit around Mars and

conduct meaningful experiments such as looking for signs of life, take

pictures of the red planet and study Martian environment.

12. IRNSS‐1A, India's first ever dedicated Navigation satellite launched

blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

13. INS Vikramaditya set to join Indian Navy . INS Vikramaditya is a

Kiev class aircraft carrier which was commissioned by Russian Navy

in 1987 under the name Baku.

14. Missiles: 1. Nuclear‐capable 'Agni‐V' tested for second time. 'Agni‐V' long‐range

ballistic missile. strike range of more than 5000 km

Note: In the Agni (Surface to Surface missile) series, India at present

has Agni‐1 with 700 km range, Agni‐2 with 2000 km range, Agni‐3 and

Agni‐4 with 2500 km to more than 3500 range. Agni – V more than

5000 km

Prithvi: 1. Prithvi I ‐ 150km 2. Prithvi II ‐ 350km 3. Prithvi III ‐ 350km ‐ 600km

Headquarter of International Organisation

UNO ‐ New York

UNICEF ‐ New York

UNESCO – Paris

UNIDO – Vienna

WHO – Geneva

UNFPA ‐ New York

SAARC – Kathmandu

ILO – Geneva

World Bank ‐ Washington D.C

IMF ‐ Washington DC

WTO – Geneva

International Court Of Justice ‐ The Hague

International Atomic Energy Agency – Vienna

International Committee of the Red Cross – Geneva

International Maritime Organisation – London

Food and Agricultural Organisation – Rome

World Meteorological Organisation ‐ Geneva

Amnesty International – London

Transparency International – Berlin

World Intellectual Property Organization – Geneva

International Renewable Energy Agency ‐ Abu Dhabi

(UAE)




Commonwealth of Nations – London

International Standards Organisation – Geneva

Important Days of March/April & May‐

March ‐

March 4 ‐ World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation

March 8 ‐ International Women’s Day

March 13 ‐ World Kidney Day

March 15 ‐ World Disabled Day

March 15 ‐ World Consumer Rights Day

March 21 ‐ World Forestry Day

March 21 ‐ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 22 ‐ World Water Day

March 23 ‐ World Meteorological Day March 24 ‐ World TB Day

April ‐

5th April ‐ National Maritime Day

7th April ‐ World Health Day

10th April ‐ World Homoeopathy Day (Birth day of Samuel Hanimen)

14th April ‐ World Aeronaut ics and Cosmology Day

14th April ‐ Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary

17th April ‐ World Hemophilia Day

18th April ‐ World Heritage Day

21st April ‐ Indian Civil Service Day

22nd April ‐ Earth Day

23rd April ‐ World Books and Copyright Day

24th April ‐ Panchayat Divas

MAY

May 1: International Labour Day/ Maharashtra Day

May 3: World Press Freedom Day/ International Energy

May 8: World Red Cross Day/ World Thalessemia Day

May 9: Victory day

May 11: World Technology Day

May 12: International Nurses Day

May 13: National Solidarity Day

May 14: World Migratory Day

May 17: World Telecommunication Day/

May 21: Anti – Terrorism Day

May 24: Common Wealth Day

May 29: Mount Everest Day

May 31: Anti – Tobacco Day




ABBREVIATION IN NEWS

1. DICGC : Deposit insurance and credit guarantee

corporation.

2. OLTAS : On‐line Tax Accounting System is used for Direct

Taxes

3. TIN: Tax Information Network

4. IMPS: Interbank Mobile Payment Service

5. BSBDA ‐ Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account6. FCNR(B) ‐ Foreign Currency Non‐Resident Bank7. TARC ‐ Tax Administration Reform Commission8. ITEs: Intra‐Group Transactions and Exposures9. LCR: Liquidity Coverage Ratio

10. NSFR: Net Stable Funding Ratio11. REER: Real Effective Exchange Rate12. LRMT: Liquidity risk monitoring tools13. CBS: Core Banking Solution14. DEAF: Depositor Education and Awareness Fund15. CRAR: Capital to Risk‐weighted Assets Ratio16. External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)17. SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial

Telecommunication18. FSLRC: Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission19. MIBOR: Mumbai Inter‐Bank Offer Rate20. LIBOR: London Inter‐Bank Offer Rate21. LAF – Liquidity Adjustment Facility22.

GIRO ‐ Government Internal Revenue Order23. EEFC ‐ Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency24. FRBMA: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget

Management Act25. ALM‐ Asset Liability Management26. AMFI‐ Association of Mutual Fund in India.27. TIEA – Tax Information exchange Agreement28. CAR – Cash Adequacy Ratio29. CCEA – Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

30. CECA ‐ Comprehensive Economic CooperationAgreement

31. CEPA – Comprehensive Economic PartnershipAgreement

32. DTAA – Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement33. ECBs ‐ External Commercial Borrowings34. EEFC ‐ Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency35. EFSF – European Financial Stability Facility36. FEMA‐ Foreign Exchange Management Act37. FII – Foreign Institutional Investor.38. FINO‐ Financial Inclusion Network Operation39. FIPB – Foreign Investment Promotion board

40. FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative ReformsCommission41. FTA‐ Free trade agreement42. GAAR ‐ General anti avoidance rule43. GSLV ‐ Geo‐Synchronous Launch Vehicle44. MSF‐Marginal Standing Facility45. NBFC‐Non Banking Finance Companies46. NCTC ‐ National Counter‐Terrorism Centre47. NEFT ‐ National Electronic Funds Transfer48. NSG – Nuclear Suppliers Group49. PPP – Public Private Partnership & Purchasing Power

parity50. PSLV – Polar Satellite Launch vehicle

51. RTGS ‐ Real Time Gross Settlement52. SLR‐Statutory Liquidity Ratio53. TAPI ‐ Turkmenistan‐Afghanistan‐Pakistan‐India.54. QFI ‐Qualified Foreign Investors55. VVPAT ‐'Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail'56. Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA)

Highlights of General Elections 2014

World’s biggest democratic exercise‐ India’s 16th Lok Sabha (Lower House) elections which ran from April, 7 to May 12, 2014 are

over and its verdict is out. Of the total 543 seats for which elections were contested, BJP led NDA achieved a thumping victory on 336

seats, whereas, Congress led UPA has faced thorough defeat in 6 key states winning just 59 seats, and the Congress, 44 seats.

TheAam Aadmi Party (AAP) which contested on 424 seats has faced debacle as it could win just 4 seats. AAP leader and former Chief

Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejrival, who contested against the Narendra Modi from Varanasi, defeated by a huge margin of more than 3

lakh votes.

With this NDA victory, BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is all set to be the head of the newly elected Indian

Government.



BJP registered its biggest win in Uttar Pradesh winning 71 seats despite a big coalition partner, the best performance by a single

party in the state since 1984 when the Congress won 83 of 85 seats.

Results Lok

Sabha

Polls

2014:

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SBI PO 2014 EXAM

ALLIANCE TALLY

NDA (BJP + Allies) 335

UPA (Congress +Allies)

59

AAP 4

SP 5

BSP 0

AITC 34

JD(U) 2

LEFT 11

ADMK 37

OTHERS 56

TOTAL 543/543

Vote Share:

Alliance Vote Share (%)

NDA 35

UPA 23

LEFT 4

AITC 4

Others 34

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