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RBI amended KYC norms for NBFC’s, as they were facing practical difficulties and constraints in getting

KYC documents at frequent intervals.

The Department of Financial Services under the Union Ministry of Finance on 31 December 2014

appointed the Managing Directors (MD) and Chief Executive Officers of four Nationalised Banks.

Union Cabinet approved the hike of government stake in Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) ltd

to 51 percent.

The Reserve Bank of India on 29 December 2014 released the Financial Stability Report December 2014.

The report also includes the Trend and Progress of Banking in India during 2013-14.

Foreign Exchange Reserves of India reached 320 billion US dollars on the back of a massive jump in foreign

currency assets.

Four PSUs signed joint venture agreements to set up an integrated coal gasification-cum-fertiliser and

ammonium nitrate complex in Talcher, Odisha.

Union Cabinet approved promulgation of an Ordinance to hike FDI cap in the insurance sector to 49

percent.

Suresh Prabhu Advisory Group on Integrated Development of Power submitted report to Union

Government.

BHEL bagged a 16.96 million Euros contract for a thermal power project from Electricity Generation

Company of Turkey.

The interest rate of 8.75 percent on Provident Fund (PF) deposits for the year 2014-15 was approved by

the Union Finance Ministry on 19 December 2014.

RBI imposed monetary penalty on ICICI bank and Bank of Baroda for violation of its instructions regarding

norms on KYC and AML.

RBI increased RTGS (real time gross settlement) business hours from 7.30 hours to 12 hours.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 10 December 2014 approved the implementation

of the Tea Development and Promotion Scheme of the Tea Board.

Union Cabinet approved to set up of 500 crore rupees Credit Guarantee Fund for factoring of Micro, Small

and Medium Enterprises.


The Union Government on 5 December 2014 divested its 5 percent stake in Steel Authority of India Ltd

(SAIL).

The Reserve Bank notified reviewed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in railways infrastructure and

Defence sectors.

Air India signed a MoU with NBCC for monetization of surplus land assets of the national carrier.

The Union Cabinet approved Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2013 that seeks amendments in the

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) Act, 1976.

RBI in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement kept the policy rates unchanged.

International Finance Corp (IFC) arm of World Bank issued 10 billion rupee Masala bond to fund

infrastructure development. The so-called masala bonds mark the first rupee bonds listed on the London

Stock Exchange. The name masala bond is the Indian counterpart of the Dim Sum bond applied to Chinese

offshore issues of IFC. Bonds issued inside India by IFC are known as Maharaja Bonds.

November 11: Reserve Bank of India tightened its norms for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) by

requiring them to have a much stronger capital base. Failing to which, the NBFCs would lose their CoR

(Certificate of Registration). NBFCs have been given time till March 2017 to comply with the norms.

November 19: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd ( IREDA) and US ExportImport (Exim)

Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with respect to cooperation on clean energy

investment.

State Bank of India (SBI) Mutual Fund (MF) announced that it will launch Shariah Equity Fund on 1

December 2014. The fund is aimed at attracting investments from Muslim populations of India. The fund

has been approved by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, an authority that oversees the

observance of Muslim civil laws in India.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) directed Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) to ensure

compliance with all necessary norms of Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) Regulations before issuing

Offshore Derivative Instruments (ODIs) especially participatory notes (P-notes) with immediate effect.

With respect to this SEBI issued the guidelines outlining the details.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to sell worth 2000 crore rupees government bonds through Open

Market Operations (OMOs) to squeeze the liquidity in the market.

The Reserve Bank of India on 27 November 2014 issued Guidelines for Licensing of Small Finance Banks in

the Private Sector. As per the issued guidelines, the minimum paid-up equity capital for small finance

banks shall be 100 crore rupees.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released guidelines for Licensing of Payments Banks. These guidelines will

allow mobile firms and supermarket chains, among others, to enter the banking arena to cater to

individuals and small businesses.

The objectives of payments banks will be to further financial inclusion by providing small savings accounts

and payments or remittance services to migrant labour workforce, low income households, small

businesses, other unorganized sector entities and other users.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased gold imports and scrapped 20:80 scheme. The decision to withdraw

the 20:80 scheme will cut smuggling of gold and raise legal shipments into India. In 2013, the 20:80

scheme was introduced to bring down inbound shipments, sliding rupee and to combat a huge current

account deficit (CAD) along with a hike in import duty to 10 percent.

Union Cabinet approved proposal to amend Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in construction and

real estate sectors.


India-Saudi agreed to cooperate in areas of strategic reserves, petrochemical conservation, refineries and

energy efficiency programmes. The areas include strategic reserves, petrochemical conservation, research

and development, refineries and energy efficiency programmes.

Telecom giant SoftBank announced to make an investment of 10 billion US dollars in India's IT and

Communications sector in coming years. SoftBank is aiming at telecom space and e-commerce sector in

India.

The Union Finance Ministry scrapped the current selection process for the posts of Chairman and

Managing Director (CMD) and Executive Director (ED) of Public Sector Banks (PSBs).

The Kamarajar Port Ltd (KPL) on 28 October 2014 announced to set up a Free Trade and Warehousing

Zone (FTWZ) on 100 acres, adjacent to its premises.

The Union Finance Ministry on 27 October 2014 cancelled the current selection process for the posts of

CMD and Executive Director (ED) of Public Sector Banks (PSBs)

World Bank report titled, India Development Update that claims India's GDP to grow by 5.6 percent in

Current Fiscal Year.

The Union Government launched a dedicated website for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana available both

in English and Hindi versions. The website, www.pmjdy.gov.inwas launched by Secretary, Department of

Financial Services (DFS), GS Sandhu in New Delhi.

RBI signed a pact with the Central Bank of Kenya for Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of

Supervisory Information.

Union Government for the first time decided to import potatoes to augment domestic availability and

check rising prices of the kitchen staple.

India's exports increased 2.73 percent in September 2014 worth of 28.90 billion US dollar from 28.13

billion US dollar in September2014.

Switzerland agreed to examine Indian requests for banking information on a priority basis and provide

requested details in a time-bound manner.

Union Finance Ministry on 14 October 2014 approved 25 FDI proposals with total investment of 1546

crore rupees.

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

monetary policy framework.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation or retail inflation of September 2014 stood at 6.46 percent as

compared to the 7.3 percent in August 2014.

JP Morgan on 10 October 2014 cut its India GDP growth projection for 2014-15 to 5.1 percent from 5.3

percent.

Data released by Railway Ministry said that during April to September 2014, Railways revenue earnings

have gone up by over 12 percent.

Shipping Corporation of India Limited launched India Myanmar Service (IMS) Container service. The

service will link South and East India to Myanmar via Chennai, Krishnapatnam, Yangoon, Colombo port

rotation.

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in first week of October 2014 approved 33

defence proposals. Of these 33 proposals, 19 are related to the foreign direct investment that aims to

boost the manufacturing in defence sector.

The Reserve Bank of India released fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement. Policy rates were kept

unchanged in this announcement.


State Bank of India (SBI) and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) signed a dual-currency loan

agreement to set up an export credit line.

Note: The loan is co-financed with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd (BTMU) amounting to 13.5 billion

Japanese Yen ($135 million) and $21 million approximately.

Financial sector giant Nippon Life said it will partner Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group for a proposed

Reliance Bank and launched two India-focussed funds for Japanese investors.

Note: The two funds will direct investments by Japanese retail investors into Indian equity and bond

markets.

RBI has issued amendments to Basel 3 norms. It has allowed banks to issue additional Tier 1 capital

instruments. The RBI said that banks must have a provision of Point of Non-Viability (PONV) for every non-

equity instrument.

United Bank of India declared debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines and its owner Vijay Mallya as wilful

defaulters.

Note: What is a Wilful Default?

A wilful default occurs when either a borrower has not repaid when he can do so, or when sanctioned funds

have been used for other purposes or when the borrower disposes off the assets assured for availing of the

loan without the bank’s knowledge.

Axis Bank which is India's third largest private bank has been featured in Forbes Asia's FAB 50 list of 2014.

Note: This is the fourth time that Axis Bank has been featured and is amongst the only two banks in this

renowned list.

The RBI has issued directions to The Choundeshwari Sahakari Bank Ltd. of Kolhapur, Maharashtra that will

require the bank to seek prior approval for its banking business.

The Reserve Bank of India will adopt a common recruitment system from next year to tap talent for its

core functions.

The Reserve Bank of India decided to fix the maximum age for Managing Directors and Chief Executive

Officers in private sector banks at 70.

State Bank of India, SBI, celebrated 150 years of its operations in Sri Lanka

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to segregate the post of Chairman and Managing Director

(CMD) of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks.

Note:

i. At present, the post of CMD in PSU banks is vested with one person only.

ii. The only exception among the PSU banks is State Bank of India where the top position is commanded

by the chairman and there are four managing directors with clearly defined executive roles.

With the objective of addressing sanitation related health concerns, the Urban Development Ministry and

the Bill & Milinda Gates Foundation have agreed on a partnership to promote user friendly toilets to

ensure universal sanitation in the country.


Coca-Cola India has launched its zero sugar soft drink — Coca-Cola Zero — in line with its strategy to make

India its fifth largest market by 2020.

Google India announced to launch a nationwide contest to develop a mobile app for Prime Minister’s

office (PMO). The contest will be held in collaboration with the citizen engagement platform of the

government, MyGoV.

Private sector bank ICICI Bank launched a savings account for minors above 10 years of age with the name

“ Smart star”.

Global rating agency Moody 2014 released a report titled Indian Banks Could Need 26-37 billion US dollar

in External Capital for Basel III Compliance.

RBI released Gopalakrishna Committee report on Capacity Building in banks and non-banks. The

committee has recommended a 360-degree feedback for a transparent and comprehensive performance

assessment exercise, one that ensures adequate performance differentiation between employees.

State Bank of India (SBI) and Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) allowed kids to

operate bank accounts independently. SBI had launched new accounts Pehla Kadam and Pehli Udaan for

kids. Now, ICICI Bank has launched Smart Stars account and Federal Bank Limited has Young Champ

Account for minors.

State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender announced that it has signed a Line of Credit (LoC) of

500 million dollar with Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank).

Seeking to expand Asian operations, Qatar-based Doha Bank will acquire the Indian operations of the

HSBC Bank Oman.

RBI announced fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement and keept key rates unchanged.

September 30: The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, relaxed Know Your Customer, KYC norms by allowing self-

certification of documents for opening bank accounts.

National News:-

Union Government constituted a high-level committee in order to allay apprehension of data sharing by

various government agencies with NATGRID.

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 30 December 2014 appointed the Governors of Mizoram,

Uttarakhand and Meghalaya.

Government of India rechristened the Department of Disability Affairs as Department of Empowerment of

Persons with Disabilities.

The Sample Registration Survey released its Statistical Report 2013, the fertility rate is falling faster than

expected.

Union Government launched Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching at

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 25 December 2014 launched Mission Indradhanush to

achieve full immunization coverage for all children by 2020.

The 13th edition of PBD will mark the 100th year of Mahatma Gandhi’s return to India from South Africa.

PBD is an event which celebrates the achievements of Indians living abroad.

NSSO released Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households. The survey focused on a common

perception regarding agriculture — how it generates just 15 per cent of India’s GDP (2012-13 data)

despite rural areas houses 68.8 per cent of the total population (2011 Census).

Union Home Ministry on 19 December 2014 issued guidelines to step up security in Schools in the wake of

attack on an Army-run school in Peshawar.


Union Government introduced the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014 in the Lok Sabha on 19

December 2014 to facilitate the introduction of the GST regime in India.

Union government was on 17 December 2014 directed by the Supreme Court to not appoint the Chief

Vigilance Commissioner without its approval.

Union Government decided to grant five year visa to members of the minority communities from

Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Union Government brought 52 new drugs under National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) control

to keep check on prices of essential medicines.

The Ministry decided to remove Section 309 of IPC after 20th Law Commission recommended to

decriminalize attempt to suicide.

Union Government of India and Apparel Training & Development Centre signed a MoU for employment

oriented training to youths.

Ministry of Railways inaugurated Wi-Fi broadband services in New Delhi railway station.

The Supreme Court directed the Centre to complete prosecution of black money hoarders abroad under

the Income Tax Act by 31 March 2015.

The birthday of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the 25 December will be observed as

National Good Governance Day.

The 123 Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Board

of India (SEBI) since July 201.

Union government announced 28000 crore rupees package for laying new rail lines in North-East

Maruti Suzuki launched a new version of Automatic car called Alto K10. The Alto k10 at 3.80 lakh rupees is

the cheapest automatic car in India.

Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh received the Japan’s top national award The Grand

Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers 2014.

Indian Navy announced to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the coronation of ancient Tamil King

Rajendra Chola with a series of activities. Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah would flag off the ship from the

Chennai Port Trust premises to Nagapattinam. It will symbolize the achievements of the Chola Navy.

The Union Government announced series of measures to help rejuvenate the shipping industry in Goa

and development of the Mormugao port.

Union Government on 30 October 2014 announced to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 and to

include the Leader of Opposition.

Supreme Court of India said that a minority government can be formed in Delhi with outside support of a

political outfit.

Union Government announced compensation of 5 lakh rupees for kin of 3325 people who were killed

during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Union Government submitted a list of 627 Indians holding black money abroad in a sealed cover.

Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on 28 October 2014 launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) for welfare

of Tribal people. The scheme was launched on pilot basis in one block each of the States of Andhra

Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan,

Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 28 October 2014 announced TB-Mission 2020 to

eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from India. The announcement was made at WHO's Global TB Symposium

titled Moving out of the box to end global TB epidemic: with post-2015 strategy while addressing the

45th Union World Conference on Lung Health at Barcelona.


Supreme Court on 28 October 2014 rapped the Union Government and Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

Najeeb Jung over delay in Delhi Government formation.

The Union Government on 27 October 2014 disclosed names of black money account holders in an

affidavit to Supreme Court. The affidavit was filed after the union government was attacked by political

rivals that it was cautious of revealing names.

Union Defence Ministry on 25 October 2014 cleared the deal worth 8000 crore rupees to buy anti tank

missiles from Israel.

Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on 24 October 2014 announced that donations to the Swach

Bharat Kosh and the Clean Ganga Fund are now part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) spends by

India Inc.

Union government de-regulated the price of diesel and hiked in domestically produced natural gas. This is

the first reduction in diesel rates from 2009. The diesel price was reduced by 2 rupees a litre to 30.86

rupees in January 2009.After the deregulation of diesel, the rates of diesel will bring down rates by 3.37

rupees per litre.

The union cabinet approved an inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding with Iran to upgrade

the Chabahar port Phase-I.

Union Government on 19 October 2014 decided to re-launch the modified Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

scheme in an effective manner. The implementation of DBT will be made on a mission mode between 10

November 2014 and 1 January 2015 in 54 districts.

The Union Government on 19 October 2014 started a three-day training programme for Ebola caregivers

in Delhi.

Union Government on 18 October 2014 launched Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojna in Jammu and

Kashmir. The scheme aims to encourage farmers in J&K to cultivate scientifically tested and commercially

beneficial aromatic and medicinal plants in the state.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 October 2014 approved the

Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-1.

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances

and Pensions on 16 October 2014 amended the selection procedure for the post of Chief of Central

Vigilance Commission (CVC).

Union government on 16 October 2014 launched Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram.

Union Ministry of S&T launched a Joint Indo-Canadian Science Programme Focusing on Clean Water

Technologies on 15 October 2014. India and Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

regarding the joint cooperation in areas of science and technologies between the two countries.

The Union Ministry of H&FW on 14 October 2014 banned the import of animals tested cosmetics in India.

Union Ministry of Science & Technology launched The Maithreyi International Visiting Professorship.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth anniversary of

Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan on 11 October 2014.

Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) on 10 October 2014 constituted 17-member Committee

to decongest roads of New Delhi.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on 10 October 2014 launched the National Mental Health Policy

of India. It was the first ever Mental Health Policy of India which was launched on the occasion of first

ever National Mental Health Day organized by the Union government. The National Mental Health Policy

has been prepared on the basis of the recommendations made by the Policy Group on Mental Health

constituted by the Union Government in April 2011.


The Post Sachar Evaluation Committee headed by Prof. Amitabh Kundu submitted its final report to the

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptullah on 9 October 2014.

The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) on 9 October 2014 constituted a special

management team to facilitate and fast track investment proposals from Japan. The team was named as

Japan Plus.

Union Government on 8 October 2014 decided to sell LED bulbs to households at 10 rupees against the

market price of 400 rupees. In this regard, Union Power Ministry launched a business model enabling the

sale of LED bulbs to households at 10 rupees against the market price of 400 rupees.

Union Government launched Pashmina Promotion Programme (P-3) at Pashmina Dehairing Plant, Leh.

The Union Government on 7 October 2014 launched a website attendance.gov.in. The move is aimed at

increasing transparency and accountability. The government launched the attendance system as part of

its Digital India programme.

Union Ministry of Culture on 6 October 2014 launched year-long birth centenary celebrations of Ghazal

singer Begum Akhtar whose original name was Akhtar Bai Faizabadi.

Union Petroleum Ministry on 3 October 2014 set up a Panel headed by B.N.Talukar to inquire into the

reasons for delay in developing gas discoveries in ONGC's Krishna Godavari basin KG-D5 block.

Union Government launched Swachhta Udyami Yojana – Swachhta Se Sampannta ki Aur of National Safai

Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation. The scheme was launched by the Minister of State

for Social Justice and Empowerment, Sudarshan Bhagat on 2 October 2014.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 October 2014 launched Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign in New

Delhi. The Swachh Bharat campaign was launched on the occasion of 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma

Gandhi and is aimed at making India clean by 2019, i.e. 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy signed an MoU on 1 October 2014 for setting first-ever

Offshore Wind Power Project in India along the Gujarat coast.

India will get USD 35 bn from Japan over the next five years for Developmental projects, including building

of smart cities and next generation infrastructure

Congress has secured chairmanship of five Parliamentary Standing Committees after failing to get the

Leader of the Opposition post in the Lok Sabha.

Note: Its members M. Veerappa Moily, Shashi Tharoor and P. Bhattacharya will now head the important

committees on Finance, External Affairs and Home respectively.

India has slipped to 71st position, in an annual global competitivenesslist, where Switzerland remains on

top.

India’s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS said the tenure of its Chief Executive

Officer and MD N. Chandrasekaran has been extended by five years to October 2019.

The government has set-up a seven-member, H.R. Khan Committee to examine the un-claimed amount in

PPF, Post Office and Savings Schemes.

Karnataka became the first State in the country to launch a Health Adalat.

The new capital of Andhra Pradesh will be located in the Vijayawada region. Hyderabad will serve as the

shared capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for another 10 years until 2024.

The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R.K. Dhowan dedicated INS Sumitra, one of the biggest surveillance ship

of the Indian Naval Force at Chennai.

Indo-Nepal 14-day long joint military exercise Surya Kiran-VII concluded at Pithoragarh. The exercise was

seventh in the series.


The emergency management services provider GVK EMRI has signed a memorandum of understanding

with National Trauma Research Institute, Australia to improve emergency trauma care services in the

country.

The Government has constituted a four-member high-level committee under the Chairmanship of former

Cabinet Secretary T.S.R. Subramanian to review various environment laws in order to bring them in line

with current requirements.

The Union Cabinet gave its approval for implementing a comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for

the North-Eastern Region. The proposal entails an estimated cost of over Rs. 5,336 crore.

India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from

Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. It has a striking range of 700 to 1250 km.

The Supreme Court ruled 3 percent quota for disabled persons in all government jobs.

India and Vietnam inked seven pacts, including one to enhance cooperation in the strategic oil sector, as

they called for freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.

Government of Kerala will host a Global Agro meet and an exhibition on hi-tech agriculture and food

processing at Kochi on 6th and 7th of November.

Scientist Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, former director general of the CSIR has been named the chair of an

expert panel to recommend best technologies for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachh Bharat"

national sanitation campaign.

Goa Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar launched ‘clean Goa Beautiful Goa” campaign on Miramar Beach

Panaji.

Note: Dustbins will be placed at every 100 meters interval; garbage will be collected from all beaches

where it will be segregated into different parts such as biodegradable and non bio-degradable.

Public service broadcaster Doordarshan is celebrated its 55 years. Doordarshan made a modest beginning

in India on 15th September 1959.

Union Human Resource Development Ministry announced to fund Swachh Vidyalaya campaign.

The government launched an electronic toll collection (ETC) programme in the country under the brand

name "FASTag".

Note: The ministry has roped in ICICI bank and Axis bank for the purpose.

The first Industrial Park under the Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and China will be

set up in Vadodara district.

A 28-year-old Indian architect has been named “young leader of tomorrow” byTime magazine for his

pioneering work in designing affordable floodproof houses for slum dwellers.

Government has sanctioned 2717 crore rupees for a period of 10 years to develop the Nalanda University.

The Uttar Pradesh government decided to open Nirbhaya Centers in all districts of the state. These

Nirbhaya Centers will provide prompt help to the victims of crime against women and also facilitate

lodging of FIRs.

Hindi film 'Liar's Dice', a road drama starring Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles, has

been selected as India's official entry to the best foreign film category at the Oscar 2015 awards.

The 13th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the world's largest annual gathering of the Indian

diaspora, will be held in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar in January next year to mark 100 years of Mahatma

Gandhi's return to India from South Africa.

Search giant Google launched a new social campaign in association with Bollywood actor-director Farhan

Akhtar’s initiative MARD, to increase internet literacy among women in the country.

India created space history by successfully placing its low-cost Mars spacecraft in orbit around the Red

Planet in its very first attempt, catapulting the country into an elite club of three nations.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his pet “Make in India” campaign to put India prominently on the

global manufacturing map and, in turn, facilitate the inflow of new technology and capital, while creating

millions of jobs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the international community, the southern University System of

Louisiana in United States has decided to confer an honorary doctorate degree for his work in the field of

inclusive growth.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved 12 million dollars assistance to United Nations to fight Ebola

virus in Africa.

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which sells Amul brand of milk products ranked

15th among the top dairy organisations in the world in the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN)

– a global dairyknowledge organization.

Union Government Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana for urban and rural poor. The Yojana aims

at alleviating urban and rural poverty through enhancement of livelihood opportunities through skill

development and other means.

Nation remembered Shaeed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh on his 107th birth anniversary.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to visit India with a trade

mission.

The Bombay High Court directed the Union Government to strictly implement the ban on manufacture of

national flags made from plastic.

Government will soon launch Universal Health Assurance Mission to provide affordable health services to

people. Under the mission about 50 essential drugs with a diagnostic package and 30 AYUSH drugs will be

made available to all citizens at government hospitals and health centers across the country.

The 10th edition of annual Indo-US joint military exercise is on at Ranikhet in Uttarakhand. It is focused on

counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in mountainous terrain in United Nations peace

keeping scenario.

The Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement with

Google India for Digital AP project.

GLOBE-TROT

Venezuela entered recession with economic growth shrinking for the first three quarters of 2014.

UNSC rejected a resolution demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories

within three years, i.e. 2017.

Greece Parliament failed to elect the President in the third and final round of voting held leading to

dissolution of the Parliament.

First Municipal Elections in 60 years held in Myanmar

-The ballot for the YCDC was the first chance for the residents of Yangon, the biggest city of Myanmar, to

vote under the country’s quasi-civilian government which replaced outright military rule in 2011.

Russia and four other ex-Soviet nations, viz., Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan finalised the

creation of Eurasian Economic Union.

Ukrainian Parliament, Rada, on 24 December 2014 overwhelmingly adopted a bill that enables the

country to join North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

China and Nepal signed an agreement to expand the use of their currencies for border trade.

Taiwan on 23 December 2014 launched its largest ever missile warship named Tuo Chiang, a 500-tonne

corvette missile.


The US President signed annual defence budget NDA 2015 that sets overall defence spending at 578

billion US dollars.

Constitutional court of South Korea on 19 December 2014 ordered the dissolution of leftist Unified

Progressive party (UPP) accused of pro-North Korea activities.

The US President Barack Obama on 18 December 2014 signed Ukraine Freedom Support Bill, 2014 passed

by the US Congress making it into an Act.

UNSC renewed its authorization for humanitarian aid to Syria for 12 months without Syria’s government consent.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo re-elected for another four year term Ebola fighters collectively were

named as the TIME’s Person of the Year 2014 on 10 December 2014 by the TIME’s magazine for their

tireless acts of courage and mercy.

Google announced to shut down its news linking services in Spain India-Russia during the 15th Annual

Summit signed list of 20 documents encompassing the areas of nuclear energy, defence, trade, oil & gas,

health, etc

President of Zimabawe Robert Mugabe sacked Vice-president Joice Mujuru for corruption and plotting to

kill the President.

Bhutan became 181st member of MIGA, agency of World Bank

India and Russia signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement for designing, developing and producing the

Multi Role Fighter Aircraft.

India and Japan decided to cooperate in the fields of cyber security and green ICT (information and

communication technology).

Chinese and Maldives government signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a preliminary study of a

proposed bridge connecting the international airport to Maldives capital Male.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 29 November 2014 inaugurated China-Pakistan Economic

Corridor project in Hazara that will pass through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Beijing banned smoking in all indoor public spaces like workplaces and public transport vehicles.

United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-moon launched a global campaign in Kenya to end the deadly practice of

female genital mutilation.

World Trade Center of US re-opened its new tower for business after the original tower were destroyed in

the 9/11 terrorist attack after 13 years.

Mauritius conveyed to Indian government that it is ready to support its Special Investigation Team (SIT) to

unearth black money Israel’s Parliament passed law to block the release of Palestinian prisoners

convicted for murder in any future, peace negotiations.

The global benchmark, Brent crude oil, dropped 1.96 US dollar from 84.78 US dollars per barrel to 82.82

US dollars per barrel

The Republican Party of United won the control of the Senate in the US mid-term elections 2014 after

defeating the Democrats.

Indonesia announced to support the establishment of Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(AIIB)

The Union Cabinet gave its approval for signing a treaty on transfer of sentenced

persons between India and Nigeria.

India and Russia agreed to constitute a joint study group for trade between India and Customs Union of

Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.


China developed a highly accurate homemade laser defence weapon system capable of shooting down

small-scale drones flying at low attitude.

OECD was released Economic Outlook 2014 and stated that Global GDP growth is projected to reach a 3.3

percent rate in 2014.

India and Bhutan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop Nalanda University in Bihar

as an international centre of excellence.

China on lifted ban on social networking websites like Face book, Twitter for reporters.

Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) Barak 8 missile, the missile codeveloped by India and Israel.

India and UK announced Newton-Bhabha Fund to scale up their bilateral research & innovation

relationship to a greater level.

India and the US agreed to resolve their differences over public stockholding for food security and opened

path for TFA of WTO.

India and Republic of Korea signed an A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate technical

cooperation in Railway sector between the two countries.

China will play host to the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit of the emerging economies in 2016. The

decision was announced by Australian PM Tony Abbott India and Australia signed five pacts on social

security, transfer of sentenced prisoners, combating narcotics trade, tourism, and Arts and Culture.

India and Fiji signed three agreements to strengthen bilateral relations

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra approved the signing of three SAARC

agreements.

India and Nepal signed 10 pacts (five Agreements and five MoUs) during Prime Minister Narendra Modi

visit to Nepal.

18th SAARC Summit concluded in Kathmandu, Nepal with Kathmandu Declaration. 19th Summit of SAARC

will be held at Islamabad, Pakistan in 2016.

India and Mozambique signed a MoU for cooperation in Oil and Gas sector for a period of five years.

Seven Indian sailors who were held in captivity by the Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia for four

years were released in Harardhere.

President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaore on 31 October 2014 announced to resign following violent

protests over his attempt to extend his 27-year rule.

China in October 2014 overtook the US to become the world’s largest economy in Purchasing Power

Parity (PPP) terms.

Deeper integration for peace and prosperity was chosen as the theme for the upcoming 18th SAARC

Summit to be held in Kathmandu on 30 October 2014.

India voted against the provisions of UN draft resolution asking all those countries that have not joined

the NPT to accede to it as non-nuclear weapon states.

Protestors on 30 October 2014 set ablaze Parliament of Burkina Faso against vote to allow President

another term.

Sweden on 30 October 2014 became the first European Union (EU) country to officially recognise the

State of Palestine.

Nizami was on 29 October 2014 sentenced to death by Bangladesh war crimes tribunal.

India on 29 October 2014 was re-elected to United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

World Bank on 29 October 2014 released the Doing Business 2015: GoingBeyond Efficiency Report.

Taiwan banned its government officials from higher studies in mainland China for national security

reasons.


The General Assembly of Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA) on 29 October 2014 elected

Election Commission of India (ECI) as Chair of the organization for the next two years.

World Economic Forum (WEF) on 28 October 2014 released the Global Gender Gap Report 2014. The

2014 report provides Gender Gap scores for 142 countries compared to 136 countries included in 2013

report.In the Report, India with a score of 0.646 has been ranked 114. In 2013, India was

ranked 101 out of 136 countries.

India and Vietnam on 28 October 2014 signed seven Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) in New Delhi.

The MoUs were signed during the visit of Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung in India.

India on 28 October 2014 announced to modernise defence forces of Vietnam. During the visit of the

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi gave a commitment

to modernise Vietnam’s defence and security forces.

Brazilian incumbent President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected for her second four-year term on 26 October

2014. She belongs to the center-left Workers’ Party and her second term will finish in December 2018.

A former mushroom and poultry farmer Leah Kalanguka was crowned as Miss Uganda 2014 on 26

October 2014. Leah Kalanguka topped the contest by beating 19 other finalists after the competition that

was designed to promote agriculture in the east African nation.

India along with 20 other countries on 23 October 2014 signed an agreement to become the founding

member of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

India and Nepal on 21 October 2014 signed a Power Trade Agreement (PTA) that allows exchange of

electricity between the two countries. The agreement opened up new vistas of cooperation between

India and Nepal in power sector.

India on 21 October 2014 was re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the

period of 2015 to 2017. India was re-elected after it received the highest, 162 votes in the Asia Pacific

group in the election that was held in the UN General Assembly in New York.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 20 October 2014 declared Nigeria as Ebola free country. It was

declared Ebola free after no new cases were reported within the 42 day period stipulated by the WHO for

a country to be declared Ebola free.

Joko Widodo on 20 October 2014 was sworn in as seventh president of Indonesia.

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Yuko Obuchi on 20 October 2014 resigned from her

position.

Parliament of Australia on 19 October 2014 lifted ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs in

Public areas.

UNSC urged the international community to step up their support for the Iraqi government in intensifying

their battle against ISIS fighters.

Egypt on 18 October 2014 signed contracts with six international firms to carry out dredging of the new

Suez Canal.

Nigeria on 17 October 2014 sealed a deal with the militant group Boko Haram to free the girls.

The Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria Alex Badeh announced the truce. However, Boko Haram has not

made any public statement.

India and China have agreed to step up engagements between their militaries by setting up hotlines

between the Army headquarters. The two sides have also agreed to establish new border meeting posts

to address incidents of incursions in Ladakh area that occurred in September 2014.

Venezuela, Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand and Spain on 16 October 2014 were elected as non-permanent

members of United Nations Security Council (UNSC).


India and United Kingdom (UK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Culture Cooperation

over next five years on 15 October 2014. The MoU was signed by the Minister of State for Culture Shripad

Naik and Sajid Javed, Secretary, Department of Culture, Media and Sport of United Kingdom.

India and Norway on 14 October 2014 signed 13 agreements to promote bilateral relations. These include

agreement between Defense sectors of two countries and an agreement on exemption of visa

requirement for holders of diplomatic and Official passports.

India on 12 October 2014 pledged 4 million US dollar aid for reconstruction of Gaza Strip that was

destroyed during the Palestine and Israel conflict which started in June 2014. The decision was

announced by Sandeep Kumar, Joint Secretary of West Asia and North Africa, Ministry of External Affairs

of India.

India and the UK government launched UK-India Financial Partnership to strengthen Links between the

Financial Services Industries.

ATSB released Flight Path Analysis Update on lost Malaysian plane MH370 revealing that it spiralled into

Southern Indian Ocean after its fuel ran out.

World Bank (WB) group on 9 October 2014 launched Global Infrastructure Facility (GIF) in partnership

with private institutional investors.

An Italian court in Busto Arsizio on 9 October 2014 acquitted Giuseppe Orsi and Bruno Spagnolini of

corruption charges in the 3600 crore rupees VVIP chopper deal with India.

China on 8 October 2014 announced that it will launch a new constellation of marine surveillance

satellites by 2019. The satellites will monitor ships, oil rigs and marine disasters. It aimed to amidst a

string of raging maritime disputes with its neighbours.

World Bank on 6 October 2014 released South Asia Economic Focus report. According to the report, the

region’s economy will expand by 6 percent in 2015 and by 6.4 percent in 2016 as compared to 5.4 percent

in 2014, potentially making it the second fastest growing region in the world after East Asia and the

Pacific.

The Mauritian parliament was dissolved on 6 October 2014 to pave the way for elections that could lead

to changes in the country's constitution. The parliament was dissolved as the ruling Labour party wants to

split powers between the presidents (Now a largely ceremonial position) and the Prime Minister and this

split requires certain changes in the Constitution.

Britain and Ireland on 6 October 2014 inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on new joint Visa

cooperation. The agreement was signed at the Irish Embassy in London by UK home secretary Theresa

May and Irish Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald.

Pakistan recorded the highest number of polio cases in 14 years. This was revealed by the data of polio

cases released by the National Institute of Health of Pakistan on 3 October 2014.

A two-day international seminar on 'Blue Economy' begins in Dhaka to discuss better ways to explore the

resources of the Bay of Bengal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the TCS Japan Technology andCulture Academy in Japan. The

TCS Japan Technology and Culture Academy is a Joint Venture of Tata Consultancy Services and Mitsubishi

Corporation and the aim of establishing this academy is to enhance the technological and cultural

knowledge between Indian and Japanese IT professionals.

Israel on announced to take over West Bank land. The area will be named as Gevaot. The land portion is

located south of Bethlehem.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott launched the 'New Colombo Plan' at the Mumbai University during

his two-day India visit.


Note: The New Colombo Plan is a concept of collective inter-governmental efforts to strengthen the

economic and social development of member countries in the AsiaPacific region.

September 5: India and Australia inked three more pacts, which are as follows:

i. MOU on cooperation in Sport

ii. Renewal of MOU on cooperation in the field of Water Resources Management

iii. MoU on Cooperation in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Wales hosted the largest gathering of international leaders ever to take place in Britain at the NATO

summit on 4 to 5 September 2014.

India and Australia signed a pact on civil nuclear energy deal. This inking of the pact on civil nuclear energy

deal has opened decks for the sale of Australian uranium to India.

China – North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit 2014 was held in Wales, UK from 4 to 5

September 2014. This was the first summit held in the United Kingdom since Margaret Thatcher

welcomed NATO leaders to London in 1990.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the first ever India Investment meet in Bahrain

capital Manama.

India and Germany agreed to prepare a roadmap for cooperation in skill development, solid waste

management and cleaning of rivers when Foreign Minister of Germany Frank Walter Steinmeier visited

India.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Interpol (International Police agency) have increased their

collaboration to combat match-fixing and illegal betting.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged 50 million US dollars to support emergency efforts to

contain West Africa's Ebola epidemic.

September 16: Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived amidst tight security at the Chennai airport

to attend the audio launch of Vikram-starrer “I”.

The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer was observed on 16 September 2014. The

theme for 2014 is Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On.

The G-20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meet was held at Melbourne, Australia.

It has been a tradition with visiting Chinese leaders to meet the family of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis and

President Xi Jinping followed it by meeting the sister of the famed physician and recalling “the fine

representative who gave his precious life in China”.

Nepal sought technical cooperation from India for extending Provident Fund (PF) in organised and

unorganised sectors in that countrySeptember 22: International Film Festival India 2014 will be held at

Goa.

The G-4 Foreign Ministers of India, Brazil, Germany and Japan met in New York on the margins of the 69th

Session of the United Nations General Assembly to exchange views on Security Council reform.

UN Climate Change Summit 2014 was held at UN headquarters in New York on 23 September 2014 to put

the planet on course towards reversing global warming.

The US government will pay more than $500 million to the Native American Navajo tribe in the US

southwest, ending decades-old disputes over use of their land, officials said.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was named one of the top "gay icons" of the last thirty years in

recognition of his work for gay rights.

Pakistan test fired the Hatf IX -short range surface-to-surface missile.

Sri Lanka has won the backing of 22 nations in its battle against the UN's war crimes probe into the

country's human rights record during its brutal civil war.


UN High Commissioner for Refugees has said that the number of people seeking refugee status in

developed nations has gone up by 24 percent in the first half of 2014.

Volcano Mount Ontake in Japan erupted on 27 September 2014 killing more than 30 people and injuring

as many people.

BANKS AND THEIR HEADQUARTERS

[1] Allahabad Bank - Kolkata

[2] Andhra Bank - Hyderabad

[3] Bank of Baroda - Vadodara (Baroda)

[4] Bank of India - Mumbai

[5] Bank of Maharashtra - Pune

[6] Bharatiya Mahila Bank - New Delhi

[7] Canara Bank - Bengaluru

[8] Central Bank of India - Mumbai

[9] Corporation Bank - Mangalore

[10] Dena Bank - Mumbai

[11] Indian Bank - Chennai

[12] Indian Overseas Bank - Chennai

[13] Oriental Bank of Commerce - Gurgaon

[14] Punjab and Sindh Bank - New Delhi

[15] Punjab National Bank - New Delhi

[16] State Bank of India - Mumbai

[17] Syndicate Bank - Manipal

[18] Union Bank of India - Mumbai

[19] United Bank of India - Kolkata

[20] UCO Bank - Kolkata

[21] Vijaya Bank - Bangalore

TAGLINES OF BANKS

Public Sector Banks in India:

[1] State Bank Group ------ Pure banking nothing else; With you all the way

[2] Allahabad Bank ------ A tradition of trust

[3] Andhra Bank ----- Where India Banks

[4] Bank of Baroda ------- India’s international bank

[5] Bank of India ------ Relationships beyond banking

[6] Bank of Maharashtra ------- One family one bank

[7] Canara Bank ------ Together We Can

[8] Central Bank of India ------ Central to you since 1911

[9] Corporation Bank ----- Prosperity for All

[10] Dena Bank ------- Trusted Family Bank

[11] IDBI Bank ------ Banking for All

[12] Indian Bank ------- Your tech friendly bank

[13] Indian Overseas Bank ------- Good people to grow with


[14] Oriental Bank of Commerce ------- Where every individual is committed.

[15] Punjab National Bank ------ A Name you can Bank Upon

[16] Syndicate Bank ------ Your faithful & friendly financial partner

[17] UCO Bank ----- Honours Your Trust

[18] Union Bank of India ------ Good People to Bank with

[19] United Bank of India ------ The Bank that begins with U

[20] Vijaya Bank ------ A Friend You can Bank Upon

IMPORTANT COMMITTEES IN BANKING SECTOR

1. M.P. Bezbaruah: to suggest suitable remedial measures to address concerns regarding security of people

from North East.

2. B. Sambamurthy: panel favours single mobile banking app on all SIMs. Panel recommended that customers

should not be required to visit the bank branch for mobile number registration.

3. Vijay Kelkar Committee was appointed by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to prepare a road map

to make India self-sufficient in oil and natural gas by 2030.

4. Deepak Mohanty Committee: on Data and Information Management in the Reserve Bank of India.

5. K. K. Mehrotra Committee: to inquire gas leakage in Bhilai Steel Plant.

6. P.J. Nayak: to review Governance of Boards of Banks in India. The committee was constituted under the

chairmanship of P. J. Nayak. He is a former Chairman and CEO of Axis Bank.

7. Nachiket Mor Committee: to permits NBFCs to work as Business Correspondents of banks.

8. Vishnu Sahay committee: look probe into the Muzaffarnagar communal violence.

9. Urjit Patel Committee : to examine the current monetary policy framework.

10. Mukul Mudgal member panel to probe IPL spot‐fixing.

11. Nachiket Mor : committee on comprehensive financial services for small businesses and low‐income

households.

12. Justice A.P. Shah committee : to head panel on road safety

13. Anil Kaushal committee: to examine the recommendations made by the TRAI on pricing of Spectrum.

14. Bimal Jalan panel : to scrutinize applications for new bank licenses.

15. Parthasarathi Shome. – for Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), Suggest a system to enforce

better tax compliance

16. Kirit Parikh panel : on fuel pricing has suggested that the diesel prices should be increased by Rs.1-1.50 a

litre every month as against the 45-50 paise monthly hike followed currently.

17. K U.B. Rao : the idea of setting up Bullion Bank or Bullion Corporation of India

18. Arvind Mayaram Panel: report on the alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL)

19. Arvind Mayaram Committee –for giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign

Institutional Investment (FII)

20. Suma Verma Committee : to update, and revise the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006

21. Damodran Committee: on improvement of customer services in banks

22. Shri M. Narasimham Committee: on Banking Sector Reforms

23. Shri K.U.B. Rao Committee: recommended aligning gold import regulations

24. K M Chandrasekhar committee : for rationalization of foreign investment norms

25. Shri Pulak Kumar Sinha Committee: to study the feasibility of Aadhaar as an additional factor for

authentication of card present transactions.

26. Mukul Mudgal Committee: looking into US giant Walmart's lobbying activities to enter India.

27. Shri Raghuram Rajan Committee: on Financial Sector Reforms


28. Shri B. Mahapatra Committee: to review the existing prudential guidelines on restructuring of advances by

banks/financial institutions.

29. Shri Aditya Puri Committee: Dissemination of Credit Information

30. MBN Rao Committee: to prepare the blueprint of India’s first women’s bank.

INSURANCE Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) is an autonomous apex statutory body

which regulates and develops the insurance industry in India. It was constituted by a Parliament of India

act called Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 [2][3] and duly passed by the

Government of India.

Important Indian Insurances Companies Taglines with Heads

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

Tagline - Yogakshemam Vahamyaham

CEO - S.K.Roy

Max Life Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - Aapke Sachhe Advisor

CEO - Rajesh Sud

New India Assurance Company Limited

Tagline - India’s premier general insurance company

CEO- G. Srinivasan

SBI Life Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - With Us, You’re Sure

CEO- Arijit Basu

United India Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - Rest Assured with Us

CEO - Milind A Kharat

Oriental Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - Prithvi, Agni, Jal, Akash, Sabki Suraksha Hamare Paas

Chairman - AK Saxena

Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited

Tagline - Faidey ka Insurance

Chairman- Gaurang Shah

Apollo Munich Health Insurance

Tagline - We know Healthcare.

CEO- Anthony Jacob and Chairman- Prathap C Reddy)


Future Generali Life Insurance

Tagline - Ek Shagun Zindagi Ke Naam

Chairman- G N Bajpai and CEO- Munish Sharda

Aviva India Life Insurance

Tagline - Kal par Control

CEO- T R Ramachandaran

Tata AIA Life Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - You click, we cover

Chairman- Ishaat Hussain

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - Zimmedari ka humsafar

CEO- Sandeep Bakshi

HDFC Standard life Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - Sar utha Ke Jiyo

CEO - Amitabh Chaudhary, Vibha Padalkar

Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - Jiyo Befiqar

CEO- Anuj Agarwal

Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - Muskurate Raho

CEO- Pankaj Razdan

Max Bupa Health Insurance

Tagline - Your Health First

Chairman- Anuroop Singh

Exide Life Insurance India Company (Earlier Known as ING Vysya Life Insurance India Company) –

Tagline - Adding Life to Insurance

Chairman- Rajan Raheja and CEO- Kshitij Jain

PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited

Tagline - Have you met life today?

CEO- Tarun Chugh)

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION

1) United Nations Security Council

HEADQUARTER- New York, USA HEAD- Mahamat Zene Cherif


2) United Nations General Assembly

HEADQUARTER-New York, USA PRESIDENT - Joseph Deiss (As on Sept 2010)

3) United Nations Secretariat

HEADQUARTER- New York, USA SECRETARY-GENERAL- Ban Ki Moon (S. Korea)

4) International Court of Justice

HEADQUARTER-Peace Palace, The Hague, Netherlands

PRESIDENT- Hisashi Owada (Japan)

5) International Criminal Court

HEADQUARTER-The Hague, Netherlands

PRESIDENT -Song Sang-Hyun (S. Korea)

6) United Nations Economic and Social Council

HEADQUARTER-Ney York,

PRESIDENT - Hamidon Ali (Malaysia)

7) Food and Agriculture Organisation

HEADQUARTER-Rome, Italy

DIRECTOR-GENRAL- Jacques Dioff (Senegal)

8) International Civil Aviation Organisation

HEADQUARTER-Montreal, Canada

SECRETARY-GENERAL- Raymond Benjamin (France)

9) International Labour Organisation

HEADQUARTER-Geneva, Switzerland

DIRECTOR-GENRAL- Juan Somavi (Chile)

10) International Maritime Organisation

HEADQUARTER-London, UK

SECRETARY-GENERAL- Efthimios E. Mitropoulos (Greece)

11) International Fund for Agricultural Development

HEADQUARTER-Rome, Italy

PRESIDENT - Kanayo F. Nwanze (Nigeria)

12) International Monetary Fund

HEADQUARTER-Washington DC, USA

MD- Dominique Strauss Kahn (France)

13) United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation12

HEADQUARTER-Paris, France


DIRECTOR-GENERAL- Irina Bokova (Bulgaria) [First woman DG of UNESCO

14) World Bank Group

(International Bank for Reconstruction and Development-IBRD, International Development Association-

IDA, International Financial Corporation-IFC, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency-MIGA and

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes-ICSID)

HEADQUARTER-Washington DC, USA

HEAD- Robert B Zoellick (German origins, but from USA)

15) World Health Organisation


DIRECTOR-GENERAL- Dr. Margaret Chan (Hong Kong, China)

16) World Intellectual Property Organisation


DIRECTOR-GENERAL- Francis Gurry (Australia)

17) International Atomic Energy Agency

HEADQUARTER-Vienna, Austria

DIRECTOR-GENERAL- Yukio Amano (Japan)

18) World Trade Organisation


DIRECTOR-GENERAL- Pascal Lamy (France)

19) United Nations Children’s Fund

HEADQUARTER-New York, USA

EXCUTIVE-DIRECTOR- Ann M Veneman(USA)

20) Association of South East Asian Nations

HEADQUARTER-Jakarta, Indonesia.

SECRETARY-GENERAL - - Surin Pitsuwan (Thailand)

21) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

HEADQUARTER-Brussels, Belgium

SECRETARY-GENERAL - Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Denmark)

22) International Criminal Police Organisation or Interpol

HEADQUARTER-Lyon, France

PRESIDENT -Khoo Boon Hui (China)

SECRETARY-GENERAL- - Ronald Noble (USA)

23) European Union

i. European Council

HEADQUARTER- Belgium

PRESIDENT - Herman Von Rompuy (Belgium)


ii. European Commission


PRESIDENT - Jose Manuel Barroso (Portugal)

iii. European Parliament


PRESIDENT - Jerzy Buzec (Poland)

24) European Organisation for Nuclear Research or CERN

HEADQUARTER- Geneva, Switzerland

DIRECTOR-GENERAL - Rolf Dieter Heuer (Germany)

25) The Commonwealth

HEADQUARTER- London, UK Head: Queen Elizabeth II

SECRETARY-GENERAL- Kamalesh Sharma (India)

CHAIRPERSON IN OFFICE -Kamla Persad Bissessar (Trinidad and Tobago)

26) Non Aligned Movement

Founded- Belgrade, Serbia

Present HQ- Egypt.

SECRETARY-GENERAL- -Hosni Mubarak (Egypt)

27) South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation

HEADQUARTER- Kathmandu, Nepal

CHAIRMAN- Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka)

SECRETARY-GENERAL- - Sheel Kant Sharma (India)

28) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

HEADQUARTER -Paris, France

SECRETARY-GENERAL- -Jose Angel Gurria (Mexico)

29) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

HEADQUARTER- Vienna, Austria

SECRETARY-GENERAL- Abdallah Salem elBadri (Libya)

30) Amnesty International

HEADQUARTER- London, UK

SECRETARY-GENERAL- Salil Shetty (India)

31) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (earlier known as Red Cross)

HEADQUARTER -Geneva, Switzerland

PRESIDENT: Tadateru Konoé (Japan)


International Financial Institutions (IFIs)

1) IMF (International Monetary Fund)- FOUNDED YEAR- 1944

HEADQUARTER- Washington, DC

WORK- Specialized agency of the UN

2) IBRD (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1944


WORK- World Bank Group

3) IFC (International Finance Corporation)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1956



4) IDA (International Development Association)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1960



5) ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1966



6) MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1988



7) AFDB (African Development Bank)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1964

HEADQUARTER- Abidjan

WORK- Provides development finance on concessional terms to low-income

8) ADB (Asian Development Bank)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1966

HEADQUARTER- Manila

WORK- The ADB offers “hard" loans” from ordinary capital resources (OCR) on commercial terms

9) EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1991

HEADQUARTER- London


WORK- To support countries of the former Eastern Bloc in the process of establishing their private sectors

10) BIS (Bank of International Settlements)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1930

HEADQUARTER- Basle, Basel

WORK- The bank of all central banks, 60 members

11) EIB (European Investment Bank)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1958

HEADQUARTER- Luxemburg

WORK- Created by European Union member states to provide long-term finance, mainly in the EU

12) IDB (Islamic Development Bank)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1975

HEADQUARTER- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

WORK- 56 members, established by the Conference of Finance Ministers of Muslim Countries held in

Jeddah

13) SEACEN (South East Asian Central Banks Centre)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1982

HEADQUARTER- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

WORK- 19 Asian central banks

14) ECB (European Central Bank)

FOUNDED YEAR- 1998

HEADQUARTER- Frankfurt am Main

WORK- Central bank of 18 EU countries that have adopted the euro

Summits

12TH ASEAN-INDIA SUMMIT Held in:- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Held on:- 12 November 2014.

The summit was held on the sidelines of 25th ASEAN Summit. The summit was attended by the Presiden

of Myanmar, Thein Sein, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and by all Heads of State/

Government of ASEAN Member States.

9TH EAST ASIA SUMMIT Held in:- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Held on:- 13 November 2014

The summit was held on the sidelines of the 25th ASEAN Summit. The Summit was chaired by the

President of Myanmar, U Thein Sein.


83RD INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY Held at:- Grimaldi Forum in Monaco

Held during:- 3 November to 7 November 2014.

The theme was Turn Back Crime: 100 Years of International Police Cooperation. The general assembly was

opened with a Ministerial meeting bringing together justice, security and home affairs ministers from

some 100 countries.

25TH ASEAN SUMMIT Held in:- Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Held during:- 12 November 2014 to 13 November 2014.

Summit was held under the theme of Moving forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community.

About ASEAN: ASEAN was established in 1967 by the five founding fathers, namely Indonesia, Malaysia,

Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Later, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Myanmar and

Cambodia also joined the group. The first ASEAN Summit was held in Bali, Indonesia in 1976.

NINTH G-20 SUMMIT OF MAJOR ECONOMIES Held in:- Brisbane, Australia

Held During:- 15 to 16 November 2014.

The next summit will be hosted by Turkey in Antalya on 10 November 2015.

The summit focused on promoting economic growth and set the target of boosting global growth by 2

percent in five years.

INTERNATIONAL BUDDHIST CONFERENCE 2014 Held at:- Lumbini, Nepal

Held during:- 15 November to 18 November 2014.

Objective:- to preserve Buddhist culture and heritage. The conference was held with a joint initiative of

Nepal Theravada Buddhist Academy and Myanmar Sitagu International Buddhist Academy.

7TH SUMMIT ON GLOBAL AGENDA Held in:- UAE

Held during:- 9 November 2014 to 11 November 2014.

The Summit on the Global Agenda for the year 2014 was organized by the World Economic Forum in

collaboration with the Government of the United Arab Emirates and Government of Dubai.

The Summit was held under the theme Shaping the Transformations of the World and in partnership with

the Government of the United Arab Emirates.

22ND APEC SUMMIT Held in:- Beijing, China 12

Held on:- 9 November 2014- 11 November 2014.

The summit was held under the theme of Shaping the Future through Asia-Pacific Partnership. The

summit was concluded on 11 November 2014. The summit issued the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders'

Meeting

Declaration- Beijing Agenda for an Integrated, Innovative and Interconnected Asia-Pacific.


29TH INDIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT Held in:- New Delhi

Held during:- 4 November 2014 to 6 November 2014

The World Economic Forum (WEF) in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted

the India Economic Summit. The summit was held under the theme, Redefining Public-Private

Cooperation for a New Beginning. Union Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley

inaugurated the events.

UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT 2014 Held at:- UN headquarters in New York

Held on:- 23 September 2014

The summit talks are separate from the negotiations held under the UN Framework Convention on

Climate Change (UNFCCC) to negotiate 1997 Kyoto Protocol. UNFCCC will culminate with the Paris

conference in December 2015.

6TH BRICS SUMMIT It was hosted by Brazil, as the first host country of the current five-year summit cycle.

Host city was Fortaleza.

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was a special guest of the summit.

Date- 14 July 2014–16 July 2014

Core BRICS members

1. Brazil Dilma Rousseff President

2. Russia Vladimir Putin President

3. India Narendra Modi Prime Minister

4. China Xi Jinping President

5. South Africa Jacob Zuma President

BUSINESS 20 (B20) AUSTRALIA SUMMIT Held in – Sydney

On- 18 July

Chaired by- Richard Goyder, Managing Director and CEO of Wesfarmers.

The business leaders of G20 met in this summit.

SAARC MONSOON INITIATIVE PROGRAMME NATIONAL WORKING GROUP Organized in – Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

The monsoon initiative is the part of Thimphu Statement on Climate Change adopted at the16th SAARC

summit in Thimphu in 2010.

Held on – 20 June 2014

ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION (OSCE) – JAPAN CONFERENCE Held in – Tokyo

Date- 17 June 2014

The two-day Conference was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.


ATOMEXPO-2014 NUCLEAR ENERGY FORUM Date- 9 to 11 June 2014

Held in – Moscow

The first ATOMEXPO was held in 2009 and is an initiative of Russia‟s State Nuclear Energy Corporation

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40TH G-7 SUMMIT 2014 Held in- Brussels

Date- 4 June 2014 – 5 June 2014

It was the first time that the EU hosted a G7 summit.

Originally, a G8 summit was scheduled to take place in Sochi (Russia) in early June 2014 under a Russian

presidency. Due to the Russian Federation's violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the

G7 leaders decided to meet in Brussels on 4-5 June 2014 in the G7 format instead.

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

4th BIMSTEC summit will be held in Nepal.

FOREIGN STOCK EXCHANGE

S.NO. STOCK EXCHANGE NAME HEADQUARTER FOUNDED KEY PEOPLE

1 New York Stock Exchange New York

NYSE was founded on March 8, 1817

Duncan L. Niederauer is the CEO

2 NASDAQ New York

February 4, 1971 The exchange platform is owned by the NASDAQ OMX Group

3 Japan Exchange Group – Tokyo

Tokyo

1878 Taizo Nishimuro, Chairman Atsushi Saito, President & CEO Yasuo Tobiyama, MD, COO & CFO

4 Euronext

Amsterdam Paris Brussels

September 22, 2000 Dominique Cerutti (CEO Euronext and Chairman of the Board

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5 London Stock Exchange Group

London

1801 Christopher S. Gibson-Smith (Chairman) Xavier Rolet (CEO)

6 Hong Kong Stock Exchange Hong Kong

1891 Charles Li (CEO) Chow Chung-kong (Chairman)

7 Shanghai Stock Exchange Shanghai

26 November 1990 Geng Liang (Chairman) Zhang Yujun (President)

8 TMX Group Toronto

October 25, 1861 Wayne Fox (Chairman) Tom Kloet (CEO)

9 Shenzhen Stock Exchange Shenzhen

1 December 1990 3 July 1991 (opened)

Chen Dongzheng (Chairman) Song Liping (President and CEO)

10 Deutsche Bourse Frankfurt 1992 Reto Francioni (CEO)

11 SIX Swiss Exchange Zurich

1995 Christian Katz (CEO) Urs Ruegsegger (Vice President)

12 Australian Securities Exchange

Sydney 1987 ASX Limited is the

owner of this stock exchange

13 Korea Exchange Seoul

27 January 2005 Choi Kyung-Soo (CEO / Chairman)

14 NASDAQ OMX Nordic

Stockholm 1971 Donald Edward (Chairman) Robert

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Exchange Greifeld (CEO)

15 BME Spanish Exchanges Madrid

2002 Antonio Zoido (Chairman and CEO)

16 BM&F Bovespa São Paulo

August 23, 1890 Edemir Pinto (CEO) Arminio Fraga (Chairman)

17 JSE Limited Johannesburg

8 November 1887 Nicky Newton-King (CEO)

18 Taiwan Stock Exchange Taipei 23 October 1961 Lee Sush-der

(Chairman) Michael Lin (President)

INDIAN STOCK EXCHANGES

S.No. Name of the Stock Exchange

Headquarters

About the Stock Exchange / Vision

Year of Formation

1 Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Mumbai, India

Emerges as the premier Indian stock exchange by establishing global benchmarks.

1875

2

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)

Mumbai, India

It is mutually-owned by a set of leading financial institutions, banks, insurance companies and other financial intermediaries in India but its ownership and management operate as separate entities.

1992

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3 Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE)

Kolkata, India

It is the second largest bourse in India.

1908

4 Madras Stock Exchange

Chennai, India

The MSE is the fourth stock exchange to be established in the country and the first in South India.

1937

5

Inter-connected Stock Exchange Ltd.

Mumbai, India

It is a national-level stock exchange, providing trading, clearing, settlement, risk management and surveillance support to its trading members.

1998

6 United Stock Exchange of India

Mumbai, India

It is the fourth pan India exchange to be launched for trading financial instruments in India over the last 140 years.

2010

7 OTC Exchange Of India

Mumbai, India

It is the first exchange for small companies.

1990

8 MCX Stock Exchange

Mumbai, India

It is an India-wide electronic platform for trading in currency futures under the regulatory control of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

2008

9

Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX)

Mumbai, India

It is an independent commodity exchange based in India.

2003

10 Bangalore Stock Exchange (BgSE)

Bangalore, India

The stock exchange is managed by a

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Council of Management, consisting of members appointed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

Asian Games

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

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

Flag bearer In opening ceremony- Sardar Singh

Host city-Incheon, South Korea

Motto-Diversity Shines Here

Nations participating-45

Athletes participating-13,000 est.

Events-439 in 36 sports

Opening ceremony-September 19

Closing ceremony-October 4

Officially opened by President-Park Geun-hye

Athlete's Oath-Oh Jin-hyek, Nam Hyun-hee

Torch Lighter-Lee Young-ae

Main venue-Incheon Asiad Main Stadium

Asain Games 2014 -Medal Tally –

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

1st

China 151 108 83 342

2nd

South Korea 79 71 84 234


3rd Japan 47 76 77 200

4th Kazakahistan 28 23 33 84

8th

India 11 10 36 57

List of India's medal winners:

ARCHERY (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)

Gold: Rajat Chauhan, Sandeep Kumar and Abhishek Verma in Compound Men's Team

Silver: Abhishek Verma in Compound Men's Individual

Bronze: 1. Trisha Deb in Compound Women's Individual

2. Purvasha Shende, Jyothi Vennam, Trisha Deb in Women's Compound Team

ATHLETICS (2 Gold, 4 Silver, 7 Bronze)

Gold: 1. Priyanka Pawar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and Poovamma Machettira in women

4x400m Relay.

2. Seema Punia in Women's Discus Throw

Silver: 1. Khushbir Kaur in Women's 20km Race Walk

2. Vikas Gowda in Men's Discus Throw

3. Tintu Luka in Women's 800m 4. Manju Bala in Women's Hammer Throw

Bronze: 1. Rajiv Arokia in Men's 400m

2. Poovamma Maachettira in Women's 400m

3. Lalita Babar in Women's 3000m Steeplechase

4. OP Jaisha in Women's 1500m

5. Naveen Kumar in Men's 3000m Steeplechase

6. Inderjeet Singh in Men's Shot Put

7. Annu Rani in Women's Javelin Throw

BADMINTON (1 Bronze)

Bronze: 1. Ashwini Ponnappa, PC Thulasi, Tanvi Uday, Pradnya Gadre, Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu,

Sikki Reddy in Women's Team

BOXING (1 Gold, 4 Bronze)

Gold: MC Mary Kom in Women's Fly (48-51kg)

Bronze: 1.Vikas Krishan in Men's Middle (75kg)

2. Satish Kumar in Men's Super Heavy (+91kg)

3. L Sarita Devi in Women's Light (57-60kg)

4. Pooja Rani in Women's Middle (69-75kg)

HOCKEY (1 Gold, 1 Bronze)


Gold: Men's Team

Bronze: Women's Team

KABADDI (2 Gold)

Gold: Men's Team, Women's Team

ROWING (3 Bronze)

Bronze: 1. Swarn Singh in Men's Single Sculls

2. Kapil Sharma, Ranjit Singh, Bajrang Lal Takhar, Robin Ulahannan, Sawan Kumar, Mohammad

Azad, Maninder Singh, Davinder Singh, Mohammed Ahmed in Men's Eight

3. Dushyaht Dushiant in Lightweight Men's Single Sculls

SAILING (1 Bronze)

Bronze: 1. Varsha Gautham and Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan in 29er Women's Two Person Dinghy

SHOOTING (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 7 Bronze)

Gold: Jitu Rai in Men's 50m Pistol

Silver: 1. Pemba Tamang, Gurpreet Singh and Vijay Kumar in Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol Team

Bronze: 1. Shweta Chaudhry in Women's 10m Air Pistol

2. Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed and Heena Sidhu in Women's 25m Pistol Team

3. Shagun Chowdhary, Shreyasi Singh and Vasha Varman in Women's Double Trap Team

4. Abhinav Bindra in Men's 10m Air Rifle

5. Chain Singh in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions

6. Abhinav Bindra, Ravi Kumar and Sanjeev Rajput in Men's 10m Air Rifle Team

7. Jitu Rai, Samaresh Jung and Prakash Nanjappa in Men's 10m Air Pistol Team

SQUASH (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)

Gold: Saurav Ghosala, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Kush Kumar

Silver: 1. Saurav Ghosal in Men's Singles

2. Dipika Pallikal, Joshana Chinappa, Anaka Alankamony and Aparajitha Balamurukan in

Women's Team

Bronze: Dipika Pallikal in Women's Singles

SWIMMING (1 Bronze)

Bronze: Sandeep Sejwal in Men's 50m Breaststroke

TENNIS (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)

Gold: Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni in Mixed Doubles

Silver: Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh in Men's Doubles

Bronze: 1. Yuki Bhambri in Men's Singles


2. Yuki Bhambri and Divij Sharan in Men's Doubles

3. Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare in Women's Doubles

WRESTLING (1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze)

Gold: Yogeshwar Dutt in Men's Freestyle 65kg

Silver: Bajrang in Men's Freestyle 61kg

Bronze: 1. Vinesh in Women's Freestyle 48kg

2. Geetika Jakhar in Women's Freestyle 63kg

3. Narsingh Yadav in Men's Freestyle 74kg

WUSHU (2 Bronze)

Bronze: 1. Narender Grewal in Men's Sanda -60kg 2. Santhoi Devi in Women's Sanda -52kg

Points to remember

Indian boxer L Sarita Devi stunned officials and spectators by refusing to accept the bronze medal, match

held b/w South Korea's Jina Park. Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian to enter the Asian Games final in Squash

Khushbir Kaur (21-year-old) became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walking in the Asian

Games

M C Mary Kom became the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games.

Dipika Pallikal won bronze medal the first by an Indian woman squash player

COUNTRY AND THEIR CAPITAL Afghanistan ----- Kabul

Albania ----- Tirana

Algeria ------ Algiers

Andorra ------- Andorra la Vella

Angola ------- Luanda

Antigua and Barbuda ------- Saint John's

(Antigua)

Argentina ------ Buenos Aires

Armenia ------- Yerevan

Australia ------- Canberra

Austria ------ Vienna

Azerbaijan, Republic ----- Baku (Baki)

Bahrain ----- Manama

Bangladesh ------ Dhaka

Barbados ------- Bridgetown

Belarus ----- Minsk

Belgium ------ Brussels

Bhutan ------ Thimphu

Brazil ------ Brasilia

Brunei -------- Bandar Seri Begawan

Bulgaria ------ Sofia

Burundi ------ Bujumbura

Cambodia ----- Phnom Penh

Canada ----- Ottawa

Chile ------ Santiago

China ------ Beijing

Colombia ------ Santa Fe de Bogotá

Costa Rica ----- San Jose

Croatia ------ Zagreb

Cuba ------ Havana

Cyprus ------ Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Czech Republic ------- Prague

Denmark ------ Copenhagen

Dominica ----- Roseau

Dominican Republic ------ Santo Domingo

Ecuador ------ Quito

Egypt ------ Cairo

El Salvador ----- San Salvador


Equatorial Guinea -------- Malabo

Ethiopia ------ Addis Ababa

Fiji ------ Suva (VitiLevu)

Finland ------ Helsinki

France ------- Paris

Gabon ------- Libreville

Gambia ------ Banjul

Germany -------- Berlin

Ghana ---- Accra

Greece ------ Athens

Grenada ----- Saint George's East Caribbean

Guatemala ----- Guatemala City

Guinea ------ Conakry

Guyana ------ Georgetown

Hungary ------ Budapest

Iceland ------- Reykjavik

India ------ New Delhi

Indonesia ----- Jakarta

Iran ----- Tehran

Iraq ----- Baghdad

Ireland ------ Dublin

Israel ------ Jerusalem

Italy ------ Rome

Jamaica ------ Kingston

Japan ----- Tokyo

Jordan ------- Amman

Kazakhstan ------ Astana

Kenya ------ Nairobi

Kiribati ------- South Tarawa

Korea, North ------- Pyongyang

Korea, South ------ Seoul

Kuwait ------ Kuwait City

Kyrgyzstan ------ Bishkek

Latvia ------ Riga

Lebanon ----- Beirut

Lesotho ------ Maseru

Liberia ------ Monrovia

Libya ----- Tripoli

Lithuania ------ Vilnius

Luxembourg ------ Luxembourg Ville

Madagascar ---- Antananarivo

Malawi ------- Lilongwe

Malaysia ------ Kuala Lumpur

Mali ------ Bamako

Malta ------ Valletta

Marshall Islands ------ Majuro

Mexico ------ Mexico City (Distrito

States of Moldova ------ Chisinau

Monaco ------ Monaco Ville

Mongolia ------- Ulaanbaatar

Morocco ------ Rabat

Mozambique ------- Maputo

Myanmar ------ Naypidaw

Serbia ----- Belgrade

Seychelles ------ Victoria

Sierra Leone ------- Freetown

Singapore ----- Singapore

Slovakia ------- Bratislava

Slovenia ------- Ljubljana

Solomon Islands ----- Honiara

Somalia ------ Mogadishu

South Africa ------ Pretoria

Spain ----- Madrid

Sri Lanka ----- Sri JayawardenepuraKotte

Sudan ----- Khartoum

Sweden ------ Stockholm

Switzerland ----- Bern

Syria ------ Damascus

Taiwan ----- Taipei

Tajikistan ------ Dushanbe

Tanzania ------ Dar es Salaam

Thailand ------- Bangkok

Togo ----- Lome

Trinidad and Tobago ------ Port-of-Spain

Tunisia ------ Tunis

Turkey ----- Ankara

Uganda ------- Kampala

Ukraine ------ Kiev

United Arab Emirates ------- Abu Dhabi

United Kingdom ------ London

United States ------- Washington, DC

Uruguay ----- Montevideo

Uzbekistan -------Tashkent (Toshkent)

Vatican City ------ Vatican City

Venezuela ------ Caracas

Vietnam ------ Hanoi


Yemen ---- Sana

Zambia ------- Lusaka

Zimbabwe -------- Harare

COUNTRY AND THEIR CURRENCY

Afghanistan --------- Afghani

Albania --------- Lek

Algeria ------- Dinar

Angola ------- New Kwanza

Antigua and Barbuda ---------- East

Caribbean Dollar

Argentina --------- Peso

Australia ---------- Australian Dollar

Austria -------- Euro

Azerbaijan, Republic ---------- Manat

Bahrain ----------- Bahraini Dinar

Bangladesh -------- Taka

Barbados --------- Barbados Dollar

Belarus ----------- Belorussian Rubel

Belgium -------- Euro

Bhutan ---------- Ngultrum

Brazil -------- Real

Brunei -------- Brunei Dollar

Bulgaria --------- Lev

Burundi -------- Burundi Franc

Cambodia ------ Riel

Cameroon ------ CFA Franc

Canada -------- Canadian Dollar

Chile -------- Chilean Peso

China ------- Yuan/Renminbi

Colombia ---------- Colombian Peso

Costa Rica -------- Colon

Croatia -------- Kuna

Cuba ------- Cuban Peso

Cyprus -------- Euro

Czech Republic ---------- Koruna

Denmark ------- Krone

Dominica ----------- East Caribbean Dollar

East Timor --------- US Dollar

Ecuador --------- US Dollar

Egypt --------- Egyptian Pound

Estonia -------- Euro

Ethiopia -------- Birr

Finland ------- Euro (Formerly Marka)

France ------- Euro

Gambia ------ Dalasi

Germany ------- Euro

Ghana -------- Cedi

Greece ------ Euro

Grenada ------- East Caribbean Dollar

Guatemala ---------- Quetzal

Hungary --------- Forint

Iceland --------- Icelandic Krona

India -------- Rupee

Indonesia ---------- Rupiah

Iran --------- Rial

Iraq --------- Dinar/US Dollar

Ireland ------ Euro

Israel --------- Israeli new Shekel

Italy -------- Euro

Jamaica ------ Jamaican dollar

Japan ------- Yen

Jordan -------- Dinar

Kenya ------- Kenya Shilling

North Korea --------- Won

South Korea -------- Won

Malta -------- Euro

Marshall Islands -------- Us Dollar

Mexico ------------- Mexican Peso

Micronesia -------- US Dollar

Mongolia ---------- Mongolian tögrög

Morocco ------- Dirham

Montenegro ---------- Euro

Mozambique --------- Metical

Myanmar --------- Kyat

Namibia --------- Namibian Dollar

Nepal --------- Napalese Rupee

Netherlands --------- Euro

New Zealand --------- New Zealand Dollar

Niger -------- CFA Franc

Nigeria ----------- Naira

Norway --------- Norwegian Krone

Oman ------- Omani Rial


Pakistan -------- Pakistani Rupee

Panama --------- US Dollar

Papua New Guinea --------- Kina

Peru ------- Nuevo sol

Philippines -------- Peso

Portugal --------- Euro

Qatar --------- Qatari Riyal

Romania --------- Leu

Russia --------- Ruble

Rwanda ------- Rwanda Franc

Saudi Arabia ------- Riyal

Senegal --------- CFA Franc

Serbia ----------- Serbian dinar

Make in India

Make in India is an international marketing campaigning slogan coined by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra

Modi on 25 September 2014 to attract businesses from around the world to invest and manufacture in India. The

campaign has been concentrated to fulfill the purpose of job creation, enforcement to secondary and tertiary

sector, boosting the national economy, converting the India to a self-reliant country and to give the Indian

economy global recognition.

Objective

The major objective behind this initiative is to focus upon the heavy industries and public enterprises while

generating employment, empowering secondary and tertiary sector and utilizing the human resource present in

India.

The highlights and purpose of Make in India include making India a manufacturing hub and economic

transformation in India while eliminating the unnecessary laws and regulations, making bureaucratic processes

easier and shorter, and make government more transparent, responsive and accountable.

Kisan Vikas Patra

Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving scheme that was announced by the Government of India that doubles the money

invested in eight years and seven months. The Directorate of Small Savings Government of India, sells these saving

bonds through all Post Offices in the country so that the scheme can be accessed by citizens from all over the

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country. A KVP can be encashed after two and a half years from the date of issue at the value it has been bought

and the interest accrued for the period.

The “kisan” in Kisan Vikas Patra does not mean that only farmers can buy these saving certificates but means that

the revenue mobilized by this scheme will be used by the Government of India in welfare schemes for farmers. Any

individual can safely invest and save their money in the form of Kisan Vikas Patra.

How to Invest

Kisan Vikas Patra can be purchased from any Post Office by filling a form and depositing the amount in cash or by

cheques or demand drafts with the filed form and your photographs. The Post Office will issue a Certificate called

Kisan Vikas Patra with your name, amount, date of maturity and amount on the date of maturity.

Who Can Invest

You can invest in Kisan Vikas Patra if you are a citizen of India and an adult; in your own name, or on behalf of a

minor. A trust is also eligible to invest in KVP. Two adults can jointly buy KVP.

Who is not Eligible

Kisan Vikas Patra is not for business entities such as a company or institutions. NRIs or HUF (Hindu Undivided

Family) are also not eligible to invest in KVP.

Broad features of the new KVP

* Interest: 8.7 per cent.

* Tenure: eight years and four months (100 months).

* Investment doubles in 100 months.

* Minimum lock-in period two years and six months.

Liquidity

* Can be encashed in eight equal monthly instalments after the lock-in period

* Can be transferred to another person by endorsement and delivery

* Can also be given as collateral for loans by banks

* Minimum investment Rs.1,000. Thereafter, in denominations of Rs.5,000, Rs.10,000 and Rs.50,000. There is no

maximum limit.

* Taxability: fully taxable

* Mode of investment: cash or cheque

* Know your customer (KYC) norms: PAN not required but identity/address proof required

* Will be sold initially through post offices across the country, but later through some government-owned banks

also


'NITI Aayog'

Old Name- Yojana Aayog

NITI stands for National Institution for Transforming India

Chairperson- Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi

Vice Chairman- Arvind Panagariya, Asian Development Bank’s Former Chief Economist

Objective - NITI Aayog aims to foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives and

mechanisms with the States on a continuous basis, recognizing that strong states make a strong nation.

NITI Aayog will also serve as a ‘Think Tank’ of the Government and will provide Centre and States with relevant

strategic and technical advice across the spectrum of key elements of policy.

Payments Banks and Small Banks

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set a minimum paid-up capital of Rs.100 crore for those who wish to

set up payments and small banks.

The promoters will have to have an initial minimum capital of at least 40 per cent.

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

within three years from the date of commencement of business of the bank. This has to be brought

down to 30 per cent within 10 years, and further to 26 per cent within 12 years from the date of

commencement of business.

According to the draft guidelines, existing authorised non-bank pre-paid instrument issuers (PPIs), non-

banking finance companies (NBFCs), corporate BCs (business correspondents), mobile telephone

companies, super market chains, companies, real sector co-operatives and public sector entities are

eligible for setting up a payments bank.

The guidelines allow even banks to take equity position in a payments bank as permitted under the

Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

NEW BANKING LICENSE

In April, RBI issued in-principle licences to infrastructure financier IDFC and micro lender Bandhan. These entities

will have to start operations within 18 months from the time they secured the licences.

The approval of licences for IDFC Ltd (IDFC.NS) and Bandhan Financial Services marks the start of a cautious

experiment for a sector dominated by lethargic state lenders, many of which are reluctant to expand into rural

areas or towns where banking penetration is low. No new Indian bank has been formed since Yes Bank (YESB.NS)

in 2004.

AWARDS/HONOURS/WORLD TITLES

Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Yash Chopra Memorial Award, Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar

Rao honoured him with the award.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpee and freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

(posthumously) will receive Bharat Ratna.


TVS chairman Venu Srinivasan conferred the title of Honorary Citizen of Busan for his efforts to enhance

friendship and cooperation between India and Korea.

Noted Pakistan-born poetess Imtiaz Dharker was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry 2014 for

her latest poetry collection Over the Moon.

Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss crowned Miss World 2014 at the pageant's final in London. 2013 winner

Megan Young of the Philippines crowned Strauss.

Playback singer Asha Bhosle was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Dubai

International Film Festival held in Dubai.

Former Cuban Leader Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was awarded the Confucius Peace Prize 2014 for his

important contributions in eliminating nuclear war after his retirement.

Child rights campaigner of India Kailash Satyarthi and Education activist of Pakistan Malala Yousafzai

received the Nobel Peace Prize awards.

Manthan Awards South Asia 2014 was given to 26 social entrepreneurs from South Asia and Asia-Pacific in

recognition of their efforts to improve the lives of people using digital technologies.

The list of winners of Manthan Award South Asia 2014 -

Category Winner

e-Agriculture and Ecology MPSSCA: Seed Certification MIS" – India

e-Business & Financial Inclusion

Using Psychometrics Credit Scoring to

Expand Financial Inclusion – India

bKash Limited – India

e-Culture, Heritage & Tourism

Endangered Archive 341

e-Pothi: Online Catalouging of

Manuscripts of Odisha State Museum

e-Community Broadcasting

Yaadon ka Idiot Box with Neelesh

Mishra – India

Brahmaputra Community Radio

Station 90.4 FM – India

e-Education, Learning &

Employment

e-thaksalwa, The National e-learning

portal for General Education – Sri

Lanka

Buddy4study.com – A Scholarship

Portal – India


iChemist – Tradition Simulator – Sri

Lanka

e-Entertainment & Games Shotz7 – India

e-Governance

Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya

Yojana, Govt. of Maharashtra – India

– eScholarship – India

JailVaarta – Video Conference of

Prisoners with their Relatives – India

e-Health

Central Asia Health Systems

Strengthening (CAHSS) Project –

Pakistan

National Intensive Care Surveillance:

An innovative public health e-

intervention from Sri Lanka

e-Inclusion & Accessibility

Gift of new abilities – India

Swaraloka: Adaptive Music Score

Trainer for Visually Impaired in Sri

Lanka

Blind With Camera - India

e-Localisation The Kahani Project – India

FUEL Project – India

e-News & Journalism

Citizen Matters – India

Magzter Stay Informed – India

Environmentmove.com – Bangladesh

e-Science & Technology SIYARA Harbour VTMS: New dimension in Port

Traffic management of Sri Lanka

e-Women & Empowerment Kanyashree Online 2.0 – India


Maya.com.bd - Bangladesh

Chairman of Wipro Azim Premji awarded Swiss Ambassador Award for inspirational and socially

responsible leadership.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was named as the Asian of the Year 2014 by Singapore’s leading

newspaper The Straits Times.

Film artist of Ireland Duncan Campbell won Turner Prize 2014 for a video that reflects on African art and

includes a dance sequence inspired by Karl Marx.

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards for

outstanding performance in exports for the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 in New Delhi.

The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence was announced on 30 November 2014:

• Entrepreneur of the Year - Dhiraj Rajaram

• Entrepreneur of the Year - Chandra Shekhar Ghosh

In the year 2014, the Foundation is commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of Jamnalal Bajaj.

Michael Phelps named Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards. He

was crowned with the title for a fifth time.

UNFCCC announced United Nations Lighthouse Activities award 2014 in Bonn, Germany. It named 12

shining examples of climate action.

Lahore-based author Bilal Tanweer won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel The Scatter

Here Is Too Great (Random House India).

Dilip Vengsarkar received the prestigious BCCI-instituted Colonel C K Nayudu Lifetime achievement award

for his contribution to Indian cricket.

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was on 20 November 2014 honoured with the centenary award for Indian

Film Personality of the year 2014 at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Chintan won Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award for the year 2014. The award was given for cleaning the

New Delhi railway station.

ISRO will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014. The

award will be given to ISRO for its contribution in strengthening international cooperation in peaceful use

of outer space.

Neha Gupta was awarded the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize 2014 by Desmond Tutu in

The Hague.

Veteran classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was conferred with the Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime

Achievement.

Gunjan Sarma won the first state bravery award of Assam for saving lives of 10 school children who were

taken hostage by a gunman.

SAIL Chairman CS Verma was conferred with the IIM- JRD Tata Award for Excellence in Corporate

leadership in Metallurgical Industries for the year 2014.

Radio Kashmir Jammu won prestigious Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award 2014

for its programme Jeevan Rekha.


Jnanpith Award 2013 was given to eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding contribution

towards Indian literature.

The Darjeeling Zoo or the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park was selected for the prestigious

International Award The Earth Heroes Award 2014.

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises

Meritorious Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Narinder Batra was awarded the prestigious President's Award by the International Hockey Federation

(FIH) at Morocco.

Manmohan Singh was chosen for Japan’s top national award The Grand Cordon of the Order of the

Paulownia Flowers 2014.

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

Mariestad near Stockholm.

Sir Nicholas Winton was honoured Czech Republic’s Order of the White Lion at the age of 105 by the

President of Czech, Milos Zeman.

Ashwika Kapur became first Indian woman to win Wildscreen Panda Award in Best Newcomer category

for her film, Sirocco - how a dud became a stud.

Indian-American student Sahil Doshi won the 2014 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for

his innovative design of an eco-friendly battery.

Malala Yousafzai was conferred with the 2014 Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Centre in

Philadelphia.

Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege Mukengere won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.

The RBI governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan was conferred with Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the Year

Award 2014 in Washington.

Indian-origin Singaporean poet and writer KTM Iqbal will be awarded Cultural Medallion, the country's

highest cultural award by the President.

Indian scientist Dr Sanjaya Rajaram received the World Food Prize 2014.

Richard Flanagan won Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North. The

prize was presented to him by The Duchess of Cornwall.

Noted lyricist Sameer was honoured with the National Kishore Kumar Award for 2012-13 at the legendary

singer's birth place Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh.

Anoop Jain won 2014 Waislitz Global Citizen Award.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was bestowed an honorary knighthood from Queen

Elizabeth II.

The President of India presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award 2014 to Dr Apathukatha

Sivathanu Pillai.

Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics.

The Nobel Assembly decided to award the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to John O´Keefe,

May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser.

Saiyid Hamid was conferred with Sir Ross Masood Lifetime Achievement Award 2014.

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan received Global Diversity Award 2014 at the Britain’s House of

Commons.

CSIR announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2014 during its 72nd Foundation day celebrations

for 10 scientists in recognition of their work.

The selected awardees in different fields are

• Biological Sciences: Dr. Roop Mallik of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai


• Chemical Sciences: Dr. Kavirayani Ramakrishna Prasad of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and Dr.

Souvik Maiti of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi

• Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences: Dr. Sachchida Nand Tripathi of Indian Institute of

Technology, Kanpur

• Engineering Sciences: Dr. S Venkata Mohan of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT),

Hyderabad and Dr. Soumen Chakrabarti of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai

• Mathematical Sciences: Dr. Kaushal Kumar Verma of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

• Medical Sciences: Dr. Anurag Agrawal of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New

Delhi

• Physical Sciences: Dr. Pratap Raychaudhuri, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research of Mumbai and Dr.

Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala of Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru

Sukinda Chromite Mine of the Tata Steel in Odisha won the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Leadership Award.

Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian on 24

September 2014 won Right Livelihood Award.

Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh of Australia were selected as Bradman Honouree 2014.

MT Vasudevan Nair was selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement for the year 2013.

Geethu Mohandas’s Hindi-language feature film Liar's Dice on 23 September 2014 was selected for India’s

official entry in the 2015 Oscars Awards

The renowned Hindi author Govind Mishra was conferred the Saraswati Samman for his novel Dhool

Paudhon Par that was published in 2008.

WHO honoured Bangladesh and Timor-Leste with South East Asia Regional Award for Excellence in Public

Health.

Union Ministry for Information & Broadcasting conferred the Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards for the

years 2011 and 2012.

Debut film of Chaitanya Tamhane, Court won best debut award at 71st Venice Film Festival. The film is a

multilingual courtroom drama in narrative style.

Pranab Mukherjee presented the Saakshar Bharat Awards 2014 at International Literacy Day Celebrations.

Dr. Kamal Bawa, Dr. Alfred Oteng-Yeboah and Dr. Bibiana Vila won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity.

China awarded China Book Award to JNU professor Priyadarsi Mukherji.

Nobel Prize winners 2014

Medicine: John O’Keefe, Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser.

Physics: Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano, Shuji Nakamura.

Chemistry: Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell, William E. Moerner

Literature: Patrick Modiano

Peace: Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi

Economic Sciences: Jean Tirole

Arjuna Awards 2014

The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize

outstanding achievement in National sports. Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of INR 500,000, a

bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards

was headed by Shri Kapil Dev.


1. Mr. Abhishek Verma - Archery

2. Ms. Tintu Luka- Athletics

3. Mr. H.N. Girisha- Para-Athletics

4. Mr. V. Diju- Badminton

5. Ms. Geetu Anna Jose- Basketball

6. Mr. Jai Bhagwan- Boxing

7. Mr. R. Ashwin- Cricket

8. Mr. Anirban Lahiri- Golf

9. Ms. Mamta Pujari - Kabaddi

10. Mr. Saji Thomas- Rowing

11. Ms. Heena Sidhu- Shooting

12. Ms. Anaka Alankamony- Squash

13. Mr. Tom Joseph- Volleyball

14. Ms. Renu Bala Chanu- Weightlifting

15. Mr. Sunil Kumar Rana- Wrestling

For Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2014, no sportsperson has been recommended. The awardees will receive

their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on

August 29, 2014 (National Sports Day).

OSCAR AWARD 2014:

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

Best Actor - Matthew McConaughey for: Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress -Cate Blanchett for: Blue Jasmine

Best Director -Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity

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

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

Best Foreign Language Film - The Great Beauty (Italy)

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

61st National Film Awards:

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

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

'Perariyathavar'

Best Actress: Geetanjali Thapa for Liars Dice

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

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

Best Film on Social Issues: 'Tojia Dharm Kauncha'

Best Non Feature Film: 'Rangbhoomi'

Best Supporting Actor: Saurabh Shukla, 'Jolly LLB'

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

Sahania

Director of Film 'Shahid' – Hansal Mehta

Director of Film 'Jolly LLB'– Subhash Kapoor

Director of Film Liars Dice – Geetu Mohandas


15th IIFA Awards-

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

Best Direction - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

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

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

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

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

Performance in a Comic Role - Arshad Warsi - Jolly LLB

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

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

Best Story - Prasoon Joshi - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

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

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

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

Best Debutant Male – Dhanush – Raanjhanaa

Best Debutant Female - Vani Kapoor - Shudh Desi Romance

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

Entertainer of the year - Deepika Padukone

Outstanding Contribution To International Cinema -John Travolta

Lifetime Achievement - Shatrughan Sinha

Obituary

One of India's greatest Test Captains MS Dhoni has decided to retire from Test Cricket citing the strain of

playing all formats of Cricket.

Ankita Raina won International Tennis Association (ITF) single title in the World Tennis Association circuit

held in Pune.

BCCI issued ban on Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha from bowling in competitive matches, after his

action was found illegal.

India won gold in World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad held in Hungary.

He clocked 49.934 seconds to cover the 1326 metre long ice track in the men's luge competition at the

Spiral Olympic Sliding Centre in Nagano, Japan.

Sachin Tendulkar was appointed as the World Cup 2015 Ambassador announced by the International

Cricket Council (ICC).

The Indian men’s Kabaddi team and women’s Kabaddi team won Kabaddi World Cup title, by defeating

Pakistan and New Zealand, respectively.

Michael Garcia resigned as Independent Chief Ethic investigator of Federation Internationale de Football

Association (FIFA) Ethics Committee.

Hariom Singh won Gold medal in Men’s 50 metre rifle prone event at the 58th National Shooting

Championships held in Pune.

Paul McGinley won Sports Personality Coach of the Year 2014 at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year

awards in Glasgow.


Rory McIlroy of Ireland on 16 December 2014 was named as the 2014 Race to Dubai European Tour

Golfer of the Year. He won the award for the second time in three seasons. Earlier he won the award in

2012.

The International Boxing Association on 17 December 2014 banned Laishram Sarita Devi for one year for

not accepting her bronze medal at Asian Games 2014 medal ceremony.

Name of mascots of the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympics Games were revealed. They have been named

as Vinicius and Tom.

Viswanathan Anand defeated British Grandmaster Michael Adams to win his maiden London Classic title.

The Table Tennis World Grand Finals was held in Bangkok.

Germany won the 2014 Champions Trophy of Hockey after defeating Pakistan by 2-0 margin at the

Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Gwlady Nocera of France won Hero Women's Indian Golf Open 2014 at the Delhi Golf Club.

Amos Meindi of Kenya won 29th Pune International full Marathon in Men’s category and finished the race

by completing 41.175 km in 2 hours 18 mintues 36 seconds.

Sangakkara achieved the feat of crossing 13000 run during the third match of ODI series with England.

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistani cricket all-rounder who bowls offspin suspended from bowling by ICC

due to illegal bowling action.

Indian Blind Cricket team defeated Pakistan to win the fourth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup

(BCWC) in Cape Town, South Africa.

MRF Limited of India will be the global partner for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The decision was

announced by International Cricket Council.

Eminent Malayalam film director Madhu Kaithapram died in Kozhikode following a brief illness.

Eminent journalist Boobli George Verghese died following a brief illness.

Hollywood actress, Luise Rainer died at her home at London. She was 104.

Noted educationist and former Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University Saiyid Hamid died

following a prolonged illness.

Former England batsman Geoff Pullar died at the age of 79.

One of the most admired Indian-American photojournalists, Rajan Devadas died due to cardiac arrest at

the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington.

Veteran British actor David John Ryall died following a brief illness.

Renowned American jazz clarinettist Buddy DeFranco died.

Noted Hindi poet and a litterateur Nand Chaturvedi died.

Malayalam film actor Narayanan Lakshmi (NL) Balakrishnan died.

The oldest litigant in the Babri Masjid case Mohammad Farooq passed away due to old age-related

ailments.

Television, film and stage actor Booth Colman died following a brief illness in Los Angeles.

Legendary soul and rock singer Joe Cocker died in the US state of Colorado following the lung cancer.

G. Venkataswamy a Parliamentarian from Peddapalli constituency of Andhra Pradesh died in Hyderabad,

Telangana.

Actress Billie Whitelaw was died, who was famous for her roles as Mrs Baylock in horror film The Omen.

Veteran Gandhian and freedom fighter Chunibhai Vaidya passed away at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Senior Telugu sports journalist Maddineni Babu Rao passed away at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

following a cardiac problem.

Virna Lisi, an acclaimed Italian actress died at the age of 78. Often known as the Italian Marilyn Monroe,

Lisi is now survived by a son, Corrado Pesci.


The pioneer of home video game console Ralph Henry Baer died in Manchester.

Nandy Singh, the Hockey Olympian who won two Olympic gold medals with the Indian team died in New

Delhi. He was 88.

Nedanuri Krishnamurthy died in Visakhapatnam at the age of 87. He was Veteran Carnatic vocalist.

Belgium's former Queen Fabiola, the widow of the Belgium king Baudouin, died in Brussels.

Justice V. R. Iyer died in Kochi at the age of 100. He was the former Supreme Court Judge and renowned

social activist.

American saxophonist Bobby Keys died in Franklin, Tennessee and he played saxophone for the The

Rolling Stones band.

Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a veteran Congressman Abdul Rahman Antulay passed away

following a severe kidney ailment.

The veteran music critic of The Hindu SV Krishnamurthy passed away on 30 November 2014 after a brief

illness.

Acclaimed Egyptian novelist and educator Radwa Ashour died on 30 November 2014 in Cairo after a long

battle with cancer.

Veteran comic actor Deven Varma died in Pune after a severe cardiac attack and kidney failure. He was

78.

Former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Jarbom Gamlin died at a hospital in Gurgaon

Acclaimed theatre personality Veenapani Chawla died after a severe heart attack in Puducherry. She was

67.

The iconic Mexican comedian Roberto Gomez Bolanos, nicknamed as Chespirito died at age 85.

Crime novelist Phyllis Dorothy James died at the age of 94 in Oxford, UK.

Distinguished historian of modern India’s economic and intellectual history Tapan Raychaudhuri died at

his home in Oxford, England. He was 90.

Former Chairman of Union Carbide Corporation Warren M Anderson who was blamed for the 1984

Bhopal gas tragedy died. He was 92.

Veteran Bollywood actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar died in Mumbai following lung infection.

The electrical equipment maker Havells India Limited group chairman Qimat Rai Gupta passed.

Melathu Veettil Raghavan, CMP leader died at the age of 81 due to Parkinsons disease.

Noted scholar and JNU professor Mathias Samuel Soundra Pandian following a sudden heart attack.

Ravi Chopra, director of famous television (TV) show Mahabharata, died in Breach Candy Hospital,

Mumbai.

Veteran sports scribe and President of the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai Chandrasekhar P Sant

died following a massive heart attack.

Senior Indian National Congress leader and former Odisha Minister of Health & Family Planning Mohan

Nag died at Bhubaneswar.

Veteran Tamil film director Rudraiya Chockalingam died in Chennai following a brief illness.

Sri Lanka’s oldest hotel doorman, Kuttan died. He served world leaders like Lord Mountbatten, Princess

Elizabeth, Mahatma Gandhi and others.

Oscar award winner Mike Nichols was died at the age of 83

Mathematician Alexander Grothendieck died in France at the age of 86.

Former Union Minister Murli Deora died after a prolonged illness in Mumbai. He is survived by his wife

and two sons, including former MP Milind Deora.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell died in Vermon. He was 87.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell died in Vermont after battling leukaemia.


Newly elected BJP legislator Govind M Rathod died following a massive heart attack.

South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa died after being shot at his girlfriend’s house

in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg.

Freedom fighter Jagdish Sharan Pande died after prolonged illness in Almora, Uttarakhand. He was 95.

Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Total Christophe de Margerie died in Moscow plane crash.

Iconic fashion designer Oscar de la Renta died at Kent, Connecticut.

British actress and presenter Lynda Bellingham died in London because of colon Cancer.

Well-known Telugu writer and former radio artiste Turaga Janaki Rani died.

American actress Elizabeth Pena died in Los Angeles following a brief illness.

Lok Sabha MP Kapil Krishna Thakur died in Kolkata following a lung failure.

Veteran journalist Madhav Vittal Kamath died following a cardiac arrest.

Russian Stage actor Yuri Lyubimov died in Moscow, Russia.

German author Siegfried Lenz died.

SIS militants beheaded British aid worker, Alan Henning. In the video, the group claimes that his death is

retaliation for UK strikes against the group.

Renowned Telugu filmmaker Sattiraju Lakshminarayana nicknamed Bapu died in Chennai. He passed away

due to a cardiology-related ailment. He was80.

Actor Richard Kiel who played steel-toothed villain role in two James Bond films died at 74.

Freedom fighter and veteran journalist Jitendra Chandra Paul died.

Educationist Kireet Joshi died. He was a former education adviser to the Union government in 1976.

Yoshiko Yamaguchi, the film actress of Japan died due to heart failure. She was 94. She was known as

Rikoran and Shirley Yamaguchi in the US.

Dr. Shakeel Auj, a liberal religious scholar and professor and a dean of Islamic Studies at Karachi University

was shot dead.

Music Maestro Mandolin player Uppalapu Srinivas died.

Former International cricket umpire Mohammad Ghouse died.

Bibi Prakash Kaur, the last surviving real sister of martyr Bhagat Singh died.

Sports –Personalities/News

Central Zone won the 2014-15 Duleep Trophy title of cricket by defeating South Zone in the finals played

at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi

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

Executive Board.

Cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar won LG People’s Choice Award 2014. He is the third Indian player after

Sachin and Dhoni to win the coveted prize.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is named as the captain of ICC OCI Team of the Year 2014.

Angelo Mathews was named as captain of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2014 by a panel chaired by Anil

Kumble.

Cristiano Ronaldo was presented with 2013-14 European Golden Boot award. He shared the prize with

Luis Suarez, having scored 31 times.

Virat Kohli became the quickest cricketer in the history score 6000 ODI run mark. He overtook legendary

West Indian Vivian Richards' record.

Indian Men’s Hockey team won four match series against Australia played at Perth Hockey Stadium

ICC raised World Cup prize money by 20 percent.

Salgaocar FC won Durand Cup emerged as Durand Cup champion for the third time.


Badminton World Federation (BWF) provisionally suspended Malaysian badminton player and World No.

1 Lee Chong Wei due to an apparent anti-doping regulation violation.

The Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma scored the highest ODI score ever of 264 runs. The score of 264 runs is

also the second-highest List A score.

ICC announced its ambassadors for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2015. India’s Kohli is among 5 cricketers

selected for the job.

Supreme Court disclosed names N Srinivasan and Gurunath Meiyappan involved in IPL spot fixing probe

done by Mudgal Committee.

Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth won women’s and men’s singles title of the China Open Super Series

Premier of Badminton.

Novak Djokovic won this year's ATP World Tour finals after Roger Federer withdrew from the title clash

due to a back injury.

Indian batsman Suresh Raina became co-owner of Hockey India League (HIL) franchise team, Uttar

Pradesh Wizards.

Terry Walsh resigned as Chief Coach of Indian hockey team after his contractual talks with Hockey India

(HI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) broke down.

India won the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad after defeating

Nepal 6-0.

Lewis Hamilton won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina circuit and the Formula 1 racing

championship title of 2014.

Switzerland won its first Davis Cup Tennis title after defeating France by securing three-one lead at Lille

Stade Pierre Mauroy.

Tribal girl from Andaman and Nicobar, Deborah won four Gold Medals in the Track Asia Cup Cycling

Championship 2014.

2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medalist boxer Manoj Kumar received the prestigious Arjuna Award by

Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi.

PV Sindhu won 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Title by defeating Kim Hyo Min of Korea

Pankaj Advani won IBSF World Billiards Championship in Bangalore.

Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh entered Bradman Hall of Fame at a gala dinner held at the historic

Sydney Cricket Ground.

Serena Williams of the US won the Singles title of BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore 2014.

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri won Venetian Macau Open. This was his second title of the year fifth career

win on the Asian Tour.

Sania Mirza and Cara Black won the doubles title at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals after defeating defending

champions Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su-Wei, 6-1, 6-0.

Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad on 26 October 2014 broke the 28-year old record of P T Usha of

winning the most medals at a multi-discipline event by an Indian.

AIBA provisionally suspended Indian boxer Laishram Sarita Devi for protesting against a controversial

verdict, at 2014 Incheon Asian Games.

Pankaj Advani won the World Billiards Point Format Championship by defeating Singapore’s Peter

Gilchrist, 6-2 at Leeds, United Kingdom.

Terry Walsh, the chief coach of Indian men’s hockey team resigned from his post because of a pay dispute

with the Sports Authority of India (SAI).


Indian batsman Virat Kohli on 19 October 2014 claimed number two slot in the International Cricket

Council (ICC) rankings.

India successfully defended its Sultan of Johor Cup (SOJC) Under-21 Hockey title at Taman Daya Hockey

Stadium, Johor Bohru, Malaysia. In the finals, Indian team defeated Great Britain, 2-1.

India won the 5 match ODI series of Cricket against West Indies, 2-1, after the Caribbean team pulled out

from the remainder of India tour.

Barcelona Football Club player Luis Suarez received the European Golden Boot Award on 16 October

2014.

Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment on 13 October 2014 announced that a multi-sport

Paralympic Games will be held in India in February 2015.

MC Mary Kom was chosen as Most Valuable Player of India’s Incheon Asian Games campaign by

contingent sponsors Samsung India.

Indian shuttler, Ajay Jayaram won Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton tournament by defeating

Indonesia’s Ihsan Maulana Mustofa.

British Formula One (F1) driver Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Russian Grand Prix of Formula One.

Lewis Hamilton won inaugural Russian Grand Prix.

RCA removed former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi as its President after a no—confidence resolution

against Lalit Modi was passed in Jaipur.

India will host first leg of Asia Cup Archery Tournament in Delhi in January 2015..

Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the co-owner of the Indian Super League franchise Chennaiyin FC.

USA Swimming suspended Michael Phelps from all competition for six months for violating the

organization's code of conduct.

CSK won CLT20 2014 title of Cricket by defeating KKR by 8 wickets in the final match played at the M

Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland set world record in the womens hammer throw at the Internationales

Stadionfest (ISTAF) Berlin Athletics meet at Berlin's Olympic stadium in Germany.

In Cricket, hosts Zimbabwe defeated Australia by 3 wickets in the fourth match of the tri-nation series.

This is was Zimbabwe's first victory over Australia in 31 years.

Jaipur Pink Panther (JPP) owned by Abhisek Bachchan won the inaugural title of the Star Sports Pro

Kabaddi League by defeating U Mumba at the NSCI Stadium in Mumbai.

China’s Chen Long won the men’s singles titles of the World Badminton Championships.

September 4: Kei Nishikori became the first man from Japan to reach the U.S. Open

semifinals in 96 years, outlasting third-seeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland.

Note: The last Japanese semifinalist at the U.S. Open was Ichiya Kumagae in 1918.

September 5: Ritu Rani will lead a 16-member Indian women's hockey team in the

Asian Games.

India's Sania Mirza and her Brazilian teammate Bruno Soares have lifted the Mixed Doubles trophy of the

US Open by defeating the American-Mexican team of Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez.

Croatia's Marin Cilic has won Men's Singles title at the US Open Tennis. Cilic defeated Kei Nishikori of

Japan.

Chitresh Tatha, 12, is the youngest sailor to represent India at the 2014 Asian Games.

Sabine Lisicki won her first WTA title in three years by defeating Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 6-3 in the final of

the Hong Kong Open.

USA won FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 by defeating Serbia. The World Cup was held at Madrid, Spain.


AIBA Executive Committee Bureau formally recognised Boxing India as the provisional AIBA National

Federation to represent the sport of boxing in India.

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) executive board approved Indonesia as hosts for the 2018 Asian Games

which faces a growing battle to find venues because of the cost.

Li Na, a two-time Grand Slam champion from China who took tennis in Asia to a new level, has retired due

to recurring knee injuries.

New York-listed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), along with Ten Sports channel, will invest a little

over $100 million ( Rs 600 crore) in the Indian sporting related entertainment market, according to

sources.

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black have bagged the women's doubles

title at the WTA Toray Pacific Open tournament.

Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai clinched a historic gold in the 50m Pistol and Shweta Chaudhry gave India first

medal by clinching bronze in the Women 10m Air Pistol Finals.

Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian to enter the Asian Games final, beating 2006 champion Ong Beng

Hee.

Leaders On Visit- India/Overseas

Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited South Korea to attend the 8th India-Republic of

Korea Joint Commission meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kathmandu, Nepal as a part of 18th SARRC Summit.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited United Arab Emirates at the invitation of UAE Foreign

Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited to Fiji and he had Pacific Island Leaders Meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited to Australia as a part of G-20 summit and bilateral summit with

Australia.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Israel to strengthen bilateral relations between two countries.

President Pranab Mukherjee visited Norway from 13 to 14 October 2014. He became the first Indian head

of state to visit Norway and first president to cross the Arctic Circle. He was invited for a ceremonial

reception at the Royal Palace in Oslo and held talks with King Harald V.

President Pranab Mukherjee visited Bhutan on 7-8 November 2014 to strengthen ties between the two

countries. This is the first bilateral visit by a President of India to Bhutan in 26 years.

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of social site Facebook arrived in New Delhi on a two day visit to take help

of India in connecting people of the world.

The President Pranab Mukherjee visited the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. During his visit, he held

bilateral talks with President Truong Tan Sang and met Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung.

Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited India from 6 to 8 September.

Sushma Swaraj was on a two day visit to Bahrain. During the visit, she attended the Indian Diaspora

Engagement meet for Indian businesses in Bahrain.

New Plan/Program

Project Unlearn

Child Rights and You (CRY) launched Project Unlearn with an aim to end child labour and encourage children to go

to school. It was launched on 14 November 2014 on eve of Children’s Day. Project Unlearn is a campaign which will


help children in labour (28588) across the country to be able to free themselves from shackles of labour, go back to

school and be hopeful of a bright future.

Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) programme

Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways decided to roll out Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) programme in the

country under the brand name FASTag.

ETC is a programme of electronically making the payment on highway tolls without stopping the vehicle at the toll

plazas.

Characteristic features of the FASTag programme

• The vehicles will be provided a unique number of the RFID Tag that should be affixed on the wind shield of the

vehicle.

• The RFID Tag on windshield will be read by the readers fitted in the dedicated ETC lanes of plazas, which will

deduct an appropriate amount depending upon the class of vehicle from the account of the user.

• The complete process of payment will be automated.

• The dedicated ETC lanes will have colour coding for distinct identity recognized as FASTag lanes.

• The RFID based FASTag will be provided by ICICI Bank and Axis Bank. They will provide Central Clearing house

(CHH) services through their franchises or agents and at point of sales near the toll plazas.

• Road users can enroll and get FASTag affixed on their vehicles at designated toll plaza locations or Point of Sale

(POS) stations of Axis bank and ICICI bank.

Girl Rising: A Global campaign to highlight importance of girls’ education

Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra and Freida Pinto launched a multi-level global campaign, Girl Rising in New

Delhi. The campaign aims at spreading awareness about importance of girls’ education and includes documentary

film featuring the two stars and seven other actresses. Priyanka and Freida are part of the global feature, which

also co-stars Oscar-winners Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. The Indian version of the documentary that

features top Bollywood actresses tells stories of nine unforgettable girls around the world striving against difficult

circumstances to achieve their dreams of an education. The girl rising campaign aims to create awareness and

create a tangible platform to affect change.

Digital India Programme

Union Cabinet launched the Digital India Programme. The programme is worth 1 lakh crore rupees and seeks to

transform the Indian economy into a digitally empowered knowledge economy.

The Digital India programme is a transformed version of the already running National e-Governance Plan. The

programme will be implemented in phases from 2014 till 2018.

Aim of the Programme

The project aims to provide thrust to nine growth areas. These are: broadband highways, everywhere mobile

connectivity, Public Internet Access Programme, e-Governance, e-Kranti (which aims to give electronic delivery of

services), information for all, electronics manufacturing, IT for Jobs and early harvest programmes. Projects

included in the program aim to ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically and people

get benefit of the latest information and communication technology.


List of Ministers of India - Narendra Modi's Cabinet 2014

Cabinet Ministers of India 2014

1

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy

Department of Space; All important policy issues and all other portfolios not

allocated to any Minister

Narendra Modi

2 Home Affairs Rajnath Singh

3 External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj

4 Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley

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

6 Road Transport and Highways, Shipping Nitin Jairam Gadkari

7 Defence Manohar Parrikar

8 Railways Suresh Prabhu

9 Law & Justice D.V. Sadananda

Gowda

10 Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharati

11 Minority Affairs Dr. Najma A. Heptulla

12 Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ramvilas Paswan

13 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Kalraj Mishra

14 Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

15 Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananthkumar

16 Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad

17 Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda

18 Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju

Pusapati

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19 Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Anant Geete

20 Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal

21 Mines, Steel Narendra Singh Tomar

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

Singh

23 Tribal Affairs Jual Oram

24 Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh

25 Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot

26 Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani

27 Science and Technology, Earth Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Ministers of State with Independent Charge

1 Statistics and Programme Implementation (Independent Charge), External Affairs,

Overseas Indian Affairs General V.K. Singh

2 Planning (Independent Charge), Defence Inderjit Singh Rao

3 Textiles (Independent Charge) Santosh Kumar

Gangwar

4 Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Bandaru Dattatreya

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

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

7 Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) Dharmendra Pradhan

8 Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal

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

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

Energy (Independent Charge) Piyush Goyal


11

Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge), Prime Minister's

Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy,

Department of Space

Dr. Jitendra Singh

12 Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman

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

Ministers of State

1 Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

2 Drinking Water & Sanitation Ram Kripal Yadav

3 Home Affairs Haribhai Parthibhai

Chaudhary

4 Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Sanwar Lal Jat

5 Agriculture Mohanbhai

Kalyanjibhai Kundariya

6 Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh

7 Chemicals & Fertilizers Hansraj Gangaram

Ahir

8 Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises G.M. Siddeshwara

9 Railways Manoj Sinha

10 Panchayati Raj Nihalchand

11 Human Resource Development Upendra Kushwaha

12 Road Transport & Highways, Shipping Radhakrishnan P.

13 Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju

14 Social Justice & Empowerment Krishan Pal

15 Agriculture Dr. Sanjeev Kumar

Balyan


16 Tribal Affairs Manuskhbhai

Dhanjibhai Vasava

17 Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Dadarao

Danve

18 Mines, Steel Vishnu Deo Sai

19 Rural Development Sudarshan Bhagat

20 Human Resource Development Prof. (Dr.) Ram

Shankar Katheria

21 Science and Technology, Earth Science Y.S. Chowdary

22 Finance Jayant Sinha

23 Information & Broadcasting Col. Rajyavardhan

Singh Rathore

24 Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Babul Supria (Babul

Supriyo) Baral

25 Food Processing Industries Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

26 Social Justice & Empowerment Vijay Sampla

IMPORTANT DAYS

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

February February 4 --------- World Cancer Day February 5 --------- Kashmir Day February 6 --------- International Day against Female Genital Mutilation February 12 --------- Darwin Day

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February 12 --------- World Day of the Sick February 14 --------- Valentine’s Day February 20 --------- World Day of Social Justice February 21 --------- International Mother Language Day February 22 --------- World Scout Day February 23 --------- World Peaces and Understanding Day

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

April

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

May

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

June

June 4 --------- International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression June 5 --------- World Environment Day


June 7 --------- International Level Crossing Awareness Day June 8 --------- World oceans Day June 12 --------- World Day against Child Labour June 14 --------- World Blood Donor day June 17 --------- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought June 20 --------- World Refugee Day June 23 --------- United Nations Public Service Day June 23 --------- International widow's day June 26 --------- International Day against Drug Abuse and IIlicit Trafficking June 27 --------- International Diabetes Day

July

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

August

August 3 --------- Independence Day of Niger August 5 --------- Independence Day of Upper Volta August 9 --------- International day of the World's Indigenous People August 12 --------- International Youth Day August 15 --------- Independence Day (India ) August 23 --------- Internatinal Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition August 29 --------- National Sports Day ( Birthday of Dhyan Chand )

September

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

October

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


October 20 --------- World Statistics Day October 24 --------- United Nations Day October 31 --------- World Thrift Day

November

November 1 --------- world vegan Day November 5 --------- World Radiography Day November 9 --------- World Services Day November 14 --------- Children's Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru ) November 16 --------- International Day for Endurance November 17 --------- International students Day November 17 --------- National Journalism Day November 18 --------- World Adult Day November 19 --------- World Citizen Day November 20 --------- Universal Children's Day November 21 --------- World Television Day November 21 --------- World Fisheries day November 25 --------- World Non-veg Day November 26 --------- Law Day November 30 -------- Flag Day

December

December 1 --------- World AIDS Day

December 2 --------- World Computer Literacy Day

December 2 --------- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

December 3 --------- International Day of People with Disability

December 3 --------- World Conservation Day

December 4 --------- Navy Day

December 5 --------- International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development

December 7 --------- International Civil Aviation Day

December 9 --------- The International Day Against Corruption

December 10 --------- International Day of Broadcasting

December 10 --------- Human Rights Day

December 11 --------- International Mountain Day

December 14 --------- World Energy Day

December 18 --------- International Migrants Day

December 19 --------- Goa's Liberation Day

December 20 --------- International Human Solidarity Day

December 29 --------- International Biodiversity Day

ABBREVIATONS

EXACTO: Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance

CARE: Crew module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment

MCA: Model Concession Agreement

SMAP: Soil Moisture Active Passive NATO : North Atlantic Treaty Organization


ESCAP : Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific FICCI : Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry NCERT: National Council of Education Research and Training ASEAN : Association of South East Asian Nations IFTU : International Federation of Trade Unions WFI : Wrestling Federation of India CERSAI : Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security DBT: Direct Benefit Transfer NIIT: National Institute of Information Technology LIBOR: London Inter Bank Offered Rate LIBID: London Inter Bank Bid Rate ECGC: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication STRIPS: Separate Trading for Registered Interest & Principal Securities CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau of India Limited CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited AMFI: Association of Mutual Funds of India FCCB: Foreign Currency Convertible Bond CAC: Capital Account Convertibility

CCEA : Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs PMJDY: Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana ISIS: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria MCA: Model Concession Agreement MEDA: Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer CSF : Commonwealth Shooting Federation NCDEX : National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd. CMSA : Chief Minister's Social Assistance OECD : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development SMAP: Soil Moisture Active Passive UNSC : United Nations Security Council ICHR : Indian Council of Historical Research DERC : Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission NCRDBD : National Centre for Research & Development in Bulk Drugs NBA : National Basketball Association NGRBA : National Ganga River Basin Authority RRTS: Regional Rapid Transit System ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers IPDS: Integrated Processing Development Scheme SNIF: Special National Investment Fund

ABCP - Asset-Backed Commercial Paper ADA: Advance Deposit Account AIBEA: All India Bank Employees Association AIIBOA: All India Indian Bank Officers' Association CTF’S: Child Trust Fund(s) FIPB : Foreign Investment Promotion Board ECB : External Commercial Borrowings IFFI : International Film Festival Of India

KYC - Know Your Customer LAF - Liquidity Adjustment Facility LB - Lowest daily outstanding Balance LCD - Liquid Crystal Display


LIBOR - London Inter-Bank Offer Rate LOI - Letter of Intent LPA - Long Period Average MASI - Management Audit Systems Inspection

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