current affairs from jun-dec 2014

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Malala Yousafzai wins 2014 Liberty Medal

West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan Resigns

India launches Five Foreign Satellites

PSLV C23 carrying French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7 and four co-passenger

spacecrafts from Singapore, Canada and Germany was successfully launched from

Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, witnessed the historic

moment.

India China Sign 3 Key MoUs

India and China on June 30, 2014 signed three key MoUs, including one on industrial

parks and flood data of Brahmaputra river, coinciding with the China visit of Vice

President Hamid Ansari.

India And China release first encyclopedia of cultural contacts

Shahrukh Khan to be awarded with Legion of France

Saina Nehwal wins Australian Super Series 2014

NYF Radio Awards 2014 Indian Radio Stations Won 6 Bronze Medals

Army chief General Bikram Singh to visit China

India has over ONE million children out of school UN

Vice President Hamid Ansari on China Visit

Amazon Fire Smartphone Announced

RBI asks banks, FIs to give information to SIT on black money

India has moved up to 58th rank in terms of foreign money lying with Swiss banks

Narayanaswami Srinivasan was confirmed as the chairman of the ICC

Nagaland Governor Ashwani Kumar Resigned

Indian governments initiative Mobile Seva wins UN (United Nations Public Service)

Award

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Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel Announces 33 percent Reservation for Women in

Police Force

Sushma Swaraj is going to Dhaka on a three-day visit

Chile Planning to Make Worlds Largest Optical Telescope

Salman Rushdie wins the Pen / Pinter Prize for 2014

Kedar Nath Singh Selected for Jnanpith Award 2013

Allison Shares Inaugural Tang Prize for His Cancer Immunotherapy

Sugar import duty raised to 40 percent from 15 percent

Dalbir Singh Suhag appointed Indias next Army Chief

Dhoni-led Indian Cricket team leaves for England tour 2014

An 18-member Indian team led by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday left for

England to compete in the five-match Test series, starting at Trent Bridge, Nottingham

on July 9.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni

England cricket captain Alastair Cook

Railway passenger fare hiked by 14.2%, freights up 6.5%

The government has increased the Railway passenger fare by 14.2 percent and freight

charges by 6.5 percent with effect from June 25. The hike will come in just days prior to

the Budget.

Sachin Tendulkar signs up for UNICEF as their brand ambassador

Sachin Tendulkar signs up for United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as their brand

ambassador UNICEF roped Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar as their brand

ambassador for promoting hygiene and sanitation at south Asia region. Sachin will be

the first brand ambassador of UNICEF for south Asia region.

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Government to formulate new education policy

John Kerry, Sushma Swaraj co-chair 5th Strategic Dialogue

South Africa Jacques Kallis Reitres From All Formats of Cricket

RBI Third Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review, 2014-15 on August 5, 2014

General Dalbir Singh Suhag takes over as the 26th Army Chief today

Lab-to-Land, PM Modis Slogan for Increasing Agri Production

CWG Day 6: Wrestlers Sushil, Amit, Vinesh bag gold for India

RBI cancels Certificate of Registration of six NBFCs

RBI penalises 12 banks in the case of M/s. Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd

NASA rover breaks out-of-this-world distance record

PM Modis Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas is great vision: Jhon Kerry

Jitu Rai wins gold, silver for Gagan Narang, Vikas Thakur Commonwealth Games 2014

Indian major ports to double capacity in next five years

RBI (Reserve Bank of India) Recruitment for the post of Assistant 2014

Commonwealth Games 2014 : Satish Sivalingam Wins Weightlifting Gold

India Wins Two Golds, Three Silver in Shooting at Commonwealth Games 2014

India becomes worlds largest consumer of antibiotics

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa announces road projects worth over Rs 2,325 cr

PM Modi launches web portal My Gov for citizens to contribute in governance



The 15th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas

Sushma Swaraj meets Nepalese counterpart Mahendra Bahadur Pandey

BJPs Kaptan Singh Solanki appointed Haryanas Governor

WTO: India says no to TFA without solving food security issue

IMF maintains 5.4 percent growth forecast for India

Commonwealth Games 2014 Abhinav Bindra wins gold

Ukraines prime minister quits, complicating MH17 probe

CWG 2014 : Weightlifters Sanjita, Sukhen win Gold medals for India on Day 1

India ranks 135 in human development index: UNDP

Cabinet clears bill to empower Sebi to deal with ponzi schemes

Cabinet approves 49 percent FDI in insurance sector

India votes in favor of UNHRC resolution on Gaza

CCEA approves sale of 10 mn tonnes of wheat in open market

UKs Deputy PM to visit India in August

Commonwealth Games 2014 begin with opening ceremony in Glasgow

79 Central Public Sector Enterprises have incurred losses: Government

FIFA rankings: India leap three places to 151

Team India register historic Test win at Lords

SBI cuts rate on short-term fixed deposits by 0.5 percent

FM Arun Jaitley spells out roadmap for economic recovery



Barack Obama reaches out to global leaders for investigation on MH17 crash

What is the BRICS Development Bank?

SBI appoints VG Kannan, B Sriram as Managing Directors

Indias Exports Up 10.22 percent to USD 26.4 Billion in June

US expanding sanctions against Russia over Ukraine

Next BRICS Summit 2015 to be held in Russia

Reserve Bank of India eases reserve norms for banks issuing infra bonds

25 monuments to be declared as of national importance: Shripad Naik

PM Narendra Modi meets Chinese Prez Xi Jinping in Brazil

Rajya Sabha passes TRAI Bill

President presents Gandhi Peace Prize to Chandi Prasad Bhatt

Govt slaps $579m additional penalty on Reliance Industries (RIL)

WTO panel faults US import duties on Indian steel

Government sanctions Rs 8,060 cr for PMEGP during 12th Plan

Ram Naik new UP Governor, O P Kohli moves to Gujarat

Budget 2014: Government proposes over Rs 2,000 cr for Ganga Conservation Mission

Germany win the World Cup 2014

Dilip Kumars house declared national heritage by Pakistan

Indian Navy to get first indigenously-built warship today

US Scientists identifies worlds biggest-ever flying bird



IIP grows to 19-month high of 4.7 Percent in May

TRAI amendment bill introduced in Lok Sabha

Bill on Polavaram project passed in Lok Sabha

Budget 2014 : FM Arun Jaitley provides relief to Income Tax Payers

Budget 2014 -Here are the highlights:

Slowdown in India broadly reflects the trend in many economies. Fortunately, there are green shoots of recovery seen in the global economy

People have decided for a change

Those below poverty lines anxious to free themselves

Look forward to lower levels of inflation

Country in no mood to suffer unemployment, lack of infrastructure

Broad policy indicator of the direction we want to take

Poor who suffer the most

We have to ensure anti-poverty programmes are well targeted

Mandate of sab ka saath, sab ka vikaas will be followed

Will leave no stone unturned in creating a vibrant India

Need to revive growth in manufacturing and infrastructure sector Can't spend beyond our means, need fiscal prudence

Conscious choice has to be made by all of us...should we allow our future to suffer because if our indecisiveness

Need to revive growth in manufacturing and infrastructure

The task is simple if we accept we cannot spend beyond our means



We need to introduce fiscal prudence

We have large subsidy burden

Target of 4.1% fiscal deficit is daunting

I have accepted this target as challenge

Tax-to-GDP ratio must be raised

Will streamline taxation and avoid harassment. This government will not bring any restrospective amendments

Banking Sector needs to be strengthened

There is urgent need to generate more resources

We need to revive growth particularly in manufacturing sector and infrastructure Anti-poverty programmes will be targeted well.

We wish to achieve 7 to 8 per cent growth in next 3-4 years

Will leave no stone unturned to create a vibrant India

Will usher in policy regime that will usher in higher growth, low inflation

Slow decision making has resulted in loss of opportunity

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojana -1000 crores set aside

Swach Bharat Abhiyaan - sanitation is of prime importance

Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana launched with initial allocation of 100 crores for welfare of tribals

Rs. 500 crore for Deen Dayal Upadhyay rural electrification programme.

Sardar Patel statue work will be completed in Gujarat

Women Safety:



Outlay of Rs. 50 crores for a pilot scheme on road safety

Another 150 crores to be spent by MHA on safety on women in larger cities

'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana' - 100 crores

Delhi becomes worlds second most populous city

Budget 2014 : FM Arun Jaitley provides relief to Income Tax Payers

I&B granted permission for 795 channels

Sim Bhullar becomes first Indian-origin player to join NBA

World Cup 2014 Argentina win World Cup semi shootout

Economic Survey: 2014-15 GDP growth seen at 5.4-5.9 Percent

Amit Shah appointed BJP President

World Cup 2014 Germany Routs Brazil 7-1

India test-fires advanced version of BrahMos missile

58 new trains proposed in Rail Budget

The Government proposes highest ever plan outlay for railways

The Government on July 08, 2014 proposed highest ever plan outlay of Rs 65,445 crore to the railways for the current fiscal, with a budgetary support of over Rs 30,000 crore.

Government has approved minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000

Government has approved minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000 under Employees Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) run by the retirement body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Parliament was informed on July 07, 2014

First meeting between President Xi Jinping and PM Narendra Modi in Brazil



Ashraf Ghani wins Afghan election on preliminary results

Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal shifted to Mizoram

PM Narendra Modi will be attend BRICS summit in Brazil next week

Novak Djokovic Wins Wimbledon 2014 Mens Title

Sania Mirza enters top-5 in doubles rankings for first time in her career

International Days July 2014

5 July (First Saturday in July) International Day of Cooperatives.

11 July World Population Day

18 July Nelson Mandela International Day

28 July World Hepatitis Day [WHO]

30 July International Day of Friendship

MCC beat Rest of the World

Australia's Aaron Finch blasted a 145-ball 181 not out as MCC beat the Rest of the World by seven wickets in a one-day match celebrating the bicentenary of Lord's Cricket Ground on Saturday.

2014 World Cup: Holland into semi-finals

2014 World Cup: Argentina into semi-finals

Petra Kvitova Wins Wimbledon 2014 Title

NASA launches first carbon tracking satellite

Germany first team into World Cup semis

Goa Governor B V Wanchoo Resigns



US Senator John McCain called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Senator McCain conveyed the high level of expectations in the United States about a new momentum in India's economic growth and all-round progress under the new Government and wished Prime Minister all success in this endeavour.

Four new vaccines will be introduced in India as part of a government programme to reduce child mortality by two-thirds by next year and meet global polio eradication targets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced

France announced a one billion Euros credit line over the next three years to India to take initiates in the climate control area.

India has become the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually-impaired or print disabled.

Bangladesh on 2 July 2014 said India has agreed to deport Nur Hossain, who was arrested in Kolkata last month and is wanted in connection with the killing of seven people in the suburbs of Dhaka

NASA successfully launched a satellite designed to track atmospheric carbon dioxide, a leading human-produced greenhouse gas responsible for global warming

The government on hiked the minimum export price of onion to USD 500 per tonne to improve the domestic supply and curb prices.

President Pranab Mukherjee joins Twitter with the handle @RashtrapatiBhvn (https://twitter.com/RashtrapatiBhvn).

United States names mountain after an Indian American scientist

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PM Modi gifts books on Vivekananda, copy of Bhagawad Gita to Shinzo Abe

Sindhu Crashes Out of Semifinals, Settles for Bronze

PM Modi visits two ancient Buddhist temple in Japan

Email turned 32 on August 30, 2014 but how many of us know that this quick method of message transfer was invented by Indian American V A Shiva Ayyadurai when he was just 14.

India, Japan Sign MoU to Turn Varanasi into a Smart City

RBI says 36 percent of total bad loans are from six key sectors

Defence Ministry scraps Rs 6000 cr helicopter deal

Noted Historian Bipan Chandra dies at 86

PM Modi embarks on Japan visit

Cristiano Ronaldo wins European Player of the Year award

Over 200 meditation students of Sri Chinmoy from 35 countries, including India, have set a new Guinness world record for the World's longest fresh flower garland to honour the Indian spiritual leader.

Manipur Governor Vinod Kumar Duggal resigns

Instagram launches time-lapse video app for iPhone

PM Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Irans Mirzakhani 1st woman to win prestigious math prize

Hockey India inducts Madhya Pradesh as new Associate Member

Shah Rukh Khan becomes Interpol ambassador



Oscar-Winning Director Richard Attenborough Dies at 90

5 Indian firms among Forbes most innovative companies The five Indian companies on the list are consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever, which is ranked 14th, followed by IT major Tata Consultancy Services (57), construction services firm Larsen & Toubro (58), pharma major Sun Pharma Industries (65) and Bajaj Auto (96).

British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on August 26, 2014 announced an award in memory of the legendary Indian businessman and freedom-fighter, Dadabhai Naoroji.

Indian languages will finally get their due in the web world on August 27, 2014 as Indian domain names will make their debut with the extension .Bharat which will be in Devanagari script.

PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi meets Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Shree RN Ravi new chief of Joint Intelligence Committee

Dhyan Chand Awards Winner 2014

Name Discipline

1 Shri Gurmail Singh Hockey

2 Shri K.P. Thakkar Swimming (Diving)

3 Shri Zeeshan Ali Tennis

Dronacharya Awards Winner 2014

Name Discipline

1 Shri Mahabir Prasad Wrestling

2 Shri N. Lingappa Athletics Lifetime



3 Shri G. Manoharan Boxing Lifetime

4 Shri Gurcharan Singh Gogi Judo Lifetime

5 Shri Jose Jacob Rowing Lifetime

Arjuna Awards 2014

Sr. No Name Of The Sportsperson Discipline

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

Nagpur Metro Rail Project Received Green Signal

China slapped USD 201 million fine on 12 Japanese auto parts suppliers accusing

them of conniving to raise prices.Jammu and Kashmir Womens Development

Corporation (JKWDC) provides loans over Rs 13 crore to women entrepreneurs

Worlds first GREEN Hindu temple opened in UK

Rajnath Singh launched Plan Scheme of Mainstreaming Civil Defence in Disaster

Risk Reduction

Yoga guru BKS Iyengar passes away

BCCI appointed Ravi Shastri as director of the Indian team

Manipur sessions court orders Irom Chanu Sharmila from jail

PM Modi invites ideas from people on the new Institution to replace the Planning

Commission

India and Czech Republic Sign MoU on Technical Cooperation in the Field of

Railway Sector

Sri Lanka cricketer Mahela Jayawardene ends his Test career as the seventh

highest run scorer in the longer format of the game

Two ancient Mayan cities discovered in Mexico

England Win by an Innings at Oval and won MCC's Pataudi Trophy Series by 3-1

Harvard Scientists Create Biggest-Ever Robot Swarm



PM Modi dedicates to the nation 4 lane Pune-Solapur Highway and 765 kV

Raichur-Solapur transmission line.

Narendra Modi invites global firms to Come, Make in India

Smt. Rajni Razdan is new UPSC chief

HRD Minister Smt. Smriti Irani felicitated CBSE achievers in the field of

academics, sports and science.

FM Jaitley Relaunches the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana

Planning Commission to be replaced with new institution : PM Modi

PM Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

RBI to issue Rs 1,000 banknotes within MG series-2005

Gallantry Awards on 15 August 2014 have been conferred

Major Mukund Varadarajan, who killed three terrorists in Kashmir before he was shot dead in April this year, has been awarded the Ashok Chakra, the nation's highest peace-time gallantry award.

Gallantry Awardees are,

Ashok Chakra

Major Mukund Varadarajan (Posthumous), The Rajput Regiment / 44TH Battallion The Rashtriya Rifles.

Shaurya Chakra

Major Abhishek Kumar, The Punjab Regiment / 22ND Battallion The Rashtriya Rifles.

Major Manohar Singh Bhati, Sena Medal, The Parachute Regiment/ 31st Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles.



Major Satnam Singh, The Corps of Engineers / 15TH Battalion The Assam Rifles.

Major Vishal Singh Raghav, Rajputan Rifles / 18TH Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles.

Subedar Prakash Chand (Posthumous) , 8TH Battalion The Kumaon Regiment.

Naik Ansaigra Basumatary, 5TH Battalion The Assam Regiment.

Lance Naik Bharat Kumar Chhetri, 3/1ST Battalion The Gorkha Rifles.

Sepoy Vikram (Posthumous), The Rajput Regiment /44TH Battalion The Rashtriya Rifles.

Rifleman Prem Bahadur Roka Magar, 2/4TH Battalion The Gorkha Rifles.

RBI rationalises Number of Free Transactions on ATMs

July WPI inflation hits five-month low at 5.19 percent

Parliament gives nod to Constitution amendment bill to set up judicial

commission

Business Todays 11th Most Powerful Women in Indian Awards 2014

Here is the list of the 22 powerful corporate women leaders :

Aruna Jayanti, CEO, Capgemini Limited. Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson, SBI. Bharti Jacob, Managing Partner, Seedfund Advisors. Chiki Sarkar, Penguin Ltd. Chitra Ramakrishnan, CEO & MD, National Stock Exchange (NSE). Ekta Kapoor, Balaji Telefilms. Guneet Monga, co-founder, Sikhya Entertainment. Kaku Nakhate, president and country head, Bank of America. Neha kirpal, founding director, India Art Fair. Nisaba Godrej, executive director, Godrej Consumer Product. Nishi Vasudeva, chairperson, HPCL Ltd.



Pallavi Shroff, senior partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas. Anita Dongre, founder , And design. Prabha Parameswaran Mitra, MD, Colgate Palomein Ltd. Rekha Menon, MD-HR, Accenture. Roopa Kudva, Managing Partner, CRISIL. Sangita Singh, Chief executive, Healthcare and Life sciences, WIPRO. Shanti Ekambaram, President, Corporate and Investment Banking, Kotak

Mahindra Bank. Sonali Kulkarni, President & CEO, FANUC India. Zarin Daruwalla, President, Wholesale Banking, ICICI Bank

The Reserve Bank of India on August 14, 2014 announced, the number of

mandated free transactions for savings bank account holders at other bank ATMs

has been reduced from 5 to 3 per month.

July WPI inflation hits five-month low at 5.19 percent

Parliament gives nod to Constitution amendment bill to set up judicial

commission

Business Todays 11th Most Powerful Women in Indian Awards 2014

Here is the list of the 22 powerful corporate women leaders,

Aruna Jayanti, CEO, Capgemini Limited. Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson, SBI. Bharti Jacob, Managing Partner, Seedfund Advisors. Chiki Sarkar, Penguin Ltd. Chitra Ramakrishnan, CEO & MD, National Stock Exchange (NSE). Ekta Kapoor, Balaji Telefilms. Guneet Monga, co-founder, Sikhya Entertainment. Kaku Nakhate, president and country head, Bank of America. Neha kirpal, founding director, India Art Fair. Nisaba Godrej, executive director, Godrej Consumer Product. Nishi Vasudeva, chairperson, HPCL Ltd. Pallavi Shroff, senior partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas.



Anita Dongre, founder , And design. Prabha Parameswaran Mitra, MD, Colgate Palomein Ltd. Rekha Menon, MD-HR, Accenture. Roopa Kudva, Managing Partner, CRISIL. Sangita Singh, Chief executive, Healthcare and Life sciences, WIPRO. Shanti Ekambaram, President, Corporate and Investment Banking, Kotak

Mahindra Bank. Sonali Kulkarni, President & CEO, FANUC India. Zarin Daruwalla, President, Wholesale Banking, ICICI Bank

Roger Federer became the first man to win 300 matches at the ATP Masters

1000 level.

Maharashtra Government on August 13, 2014 decided to amend the State

Medical Council Act, making it mandatory for bonded medical officers to

complete the one year bond period.

Railway Minister S Gowda on 13 August launches next generation e-ticketing

system.

PM Modi announces Rs 8,000 crore for building roads in Jammu and Kashmir.

TRAI suggests restriction on political parties, corporates in media

Manjul Bhargava won the Fields Medal while Subhash Khot won the Rolf

Nevanlinna Prize, awarded by the International MathematicalUnion (IMU), at the

International Congress of Mathematicians 2014 held in Seoul

Lok Sabha passes Judicial Appointment Bill 2014

Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh, Sharad Yadav get Best Parliamentarian Award.

Oscar winning Robin Williams is dead at 63

15 sportspersons recommended for 2014 Arjuna Awards



Miroslav Klose Announces Retirement from International Football

June IIP down at 3.4 percent; July CPI stands at 7.96 percent

ISRO mulls developing higher capability communication satellites

United Nations (UN) names 3-member panel to probe Gaza conflict war crimes

Financial inclusion will reduce corruption, says RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

PM Modi arrives in Leh, to dedicate to the nation 2 hydel projects in J&K

Half girlfriend: Chetan Bhagats new book

Archery World Cup: Womens archery recurve team wins gold

Oil marketing companies to get Rs 11k cr on subsidy in 1st quarter

BASIC countries ask developed nations to walk the talk for climate change

Sikkim gets highest number of foreign tourists among North-Eastern states

Munger through the Ages written by DP Yadav released

AIMA Managing India Awards 2014

Sebi fines Reliance Industries Limited Rs. 13-cr for non-disclosure of earnings

ratio

July car sales up 5%; SIAM eyes 5-10% growth in FY15

Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan written by Daman Singh

India to draft 5-year plan of action to deepen ties with ASEAN

RBI cancelled Certificate of Registration of BNR Udyog Ltd

SC dismisses PIL seeking LoP status to Congress in Lok Sabha

Prof Sir Alec Jeffreys the geneticist professor Honored with Copley Medal 2014

Captured BSF jawan Satyasheel Yadav returns to India



Gujarat Governor Om Prakash Kohli assumes additional charge of Goa

Tata Group is Indias most valuable brand, LIC ranked 2nd

Indian economy expected to grow by 5.5 percent in current fiscal : UN

PM Modi to commission naval warship INS Kolkata

FDI cap raised to 49% for defence projects, 100% for Railways

Container Corporation of India Ltd granted Navratna status

2014 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees Announced

The 2014 Awardees are:

1 Hu Shuli, from China

2 Saur Marlina Manurung, from Indonesia.

3 Omara Khan Masoudi, from Afghanistan.

4 The Citizens Foundation, from Pakistan.

5 Wang Canfa, from China.

6 Randy Halasan, for Emergent Leadership, from the Philippines.

18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting from August 7, 2014

Mizoram Governor Kamala Beniwal sacked

Assam Ranks Second in Employment Growth

Barack Obama announces $33 bn to support development across Africa

Chacha Chaudhary creator cartoonist Pran dies at 75

One Life Is Not Enough An Autobiography by K. Natwar Singh released

Muzaffar Ali selected for Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award



Madhur Bhandarkar selected for Raj Kapoor Smriti Awards

Former Indian Foreign Service officer Arvind Gupta appointed deputy NSA

Rabindranath Tagores Gitanjali part of WW-I commemorative event at UN

RBI Third Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Review

RBI keeps rate unchanged as inflation remains concern, cuts SLR by 50bps

India finished fifth in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014

Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 Medal Standings

List of 15 Indians Athletes who won gold at Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014

Sl No Name Discipline Category

1 K Sanjita Chanu Weightlifting 48 kg category Note: First gold winner of India in Commonwealth Games 2014. From



Manipur

2 Sukhen Dey Weightlifting 56 kg category Note: Silver in CWG 2010 in 56 Kg category from West Bengal 3 Satish Sivalingam Weightlifting 77 kg category Note: Created a games record with a total lift of 328 kg. From Tamil Nadu 4 Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling 65 kg freestyle Note: Gold in CWG 2010 and Bronze in Olympics 2012 in 60 Kg Free style. From Haryana 5 Sushil Kumar Wrestling 75kg freestyle Note: Gold in CWG 2010 and Silver in Olympics 2012 in 66 Kg Free style. From Delhi 6 Amit Kumar Wrestling 57kg freestyle Note: 21 years old from Haryana 7 Babita Kumari Wrestling 55 kg freestyle Note: Silver in CWG 2010 in 51 Kg free style. From Haryana 8 Vinesh Phogat Wrestling 48kg freestyle Note: Youngest Indian wrestler , Just 19 years old, from Haryana 9 Jitu Rai Shooting 50 m pistol Note: Born in Nepa. From Lucknow, UP. 10 Abhinav Bindra Shooting 10m Air Rifle Note: Silver in CWG 2010 and Gold in Beijing Olympics 2008 from Punjab 11 Rahi Sarnobat Shooting 25 m Pistol Note: Gold in CWG 2010. From Maharastra 12 Apurvi Chandela Shooting 10 m Air Rifle Note: Her first international medal. From Rajasthan 13 Vikas Gowda Athletics Discus throw Note: First Indian man to win a field event gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. From Karnataka 14 Parupalli Kashyap Badminton Men's Single Note: First Indian man in 32 years to win badminton gold at the Games. From Hyderabad 15 Dipika Pallikal and

Joshana Chinappa Squash Womens doubles

Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa wins the first-ever gold medal in squash



Parupalli Kashyap wins gold in mens singles badminton after 32 years

Oil Ministry wants Reliance to sell natural gas at $4.2; $6-6.5 price for others

CAD a concern, gold import import curbs may stay for more time: Finance

Ministry

PM Modi addresses Nepal Constituent Assembly

PM Modi Meets Sushil Koirala, Three Agreements Signed

RBI cancels the Licence of The Vasavi Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Hyderabad

(Telangana)

Kerala Tourism, UNESCO sign MoU to retrace Spice Route heritage

Important International Days in August 2014

9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

12 August International Youth Day

19 August World Humanitarian Day

23 August International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and

Its Abolition [UNESCO]

29 August International Day against Nuclear Tests

30 August International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Yogeshwar Dutt, Babita Kumari wins gold as wrestlers

Vikas Gowda is first Indian man to bag athletics gold in 56 years

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Kapil Dev Tripathi takes Charge of Secretary Department of Public Enterprises

O Panneerselvam New Tamil Nadu chief minister

Khushbir Kaur on Sunday September 28, 2014 became the first Indian woman to

clinch a 20km Race Walk silver medal in the Asian Games by bettering her

personal best and setting a new national record in the process.

Yogeshwar Dutt wins gold medal for India after 28 years at Asian Games

wrestling

Justice H L Dattu sworn-in as new Chief Justice of India

Dr. PS Ahuja Announces Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2014

The Awardees are as under:

Biological Sciences

Dr. Roop Mallik : Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Chemical

Sciences

Dr. Kavirayani Ramakrishna Prasad , Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.

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

Delhi.

Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences

Dr. Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Engineering Sciences

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

Hyderabad.

Dr. Soumen Chakrabarti, Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai.

Mathematical Sciences



Dr. Kaushal Kumar Verma, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.

Medical Sciences

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

Delhi.

Physical Sciences

Dr. Pratap Raychaudhuri, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.

Dr. Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru.

Asian Games: Indian mens archery team wins gold

Government to spend Rs 2 lakh crore by 2019 for Swachh Bharat Mission

Hindi film Liars Dice, a road drama starring Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin

Siddiqui in lead roles, has been selected as Indias official entry to the best foreign

film category at the Oscar 2015 awards.

PM Modi inaugurates India Food Park in Tumkur

Mission accomplished: Indias Mangalyaan enters Mars orbit September 24,

2014

Govind Mishra gets 2013 Saraswati Samman for novel Dhool Paudhon Par

NASAs Maven Spacecraft Enters Mars Orbit

No Need to Open Another Bank Account to Avail of Benefits Under Pradhan

Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award to Ministry of Railways

Ashraf Ghani declared Afghanistans next President

Sania Mirza-Cara Black wins Pan Pacific Open doubles title



Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are ranked 4th on a list of 50 best

entrepreneurial undergraduate institutes in the world

Renowned Mandolin exponent Uppalapu Srinivas passed away at a private

hospital on 19 September, 2014 after a prolonged illness. Srinivas (45), popularly

known as Mandolin Srinivas, is a renowned mandolin player of South Indian

Carnatic music.

World population may hit 11 billion by 2100 UN study

Asian Games Day 1 : Jitu Rai bags Indias first gold in Mens 50m Pistol

Indonesia will host 2018 Asian Games: Olympic Council of Asia

India and China sign 12 agreements following talks between Prime Minister

Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 18, 2014. The

pacts include cooperation in railways, outer space and customs.

Andhra Pradesh helds countrys first e-cabinet meet

Inch Towards Miles PM Modis China mantra

Rajnath Singh to attend Sixth Meeting of SAARC Ministers of Interior / Home at

Kathmandu

Bank of Maharashtra Celebrates its 80th Foundation Day

India to be Partner Country in Hannover Messe Fair During April 2015

Radha Mohan Singh, proposed to provide finance to 5 lakh joint farming groups

of Bhoomi Heen Kisan through NABARD in the current financial year.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched Swavalamban Abhiyan a set of

11 new pro-poor initiatives of the Gujarat Government, at Mahatma Mandir,

Gandhinagar.

India and China on September 17, 2014 inked three pacts in Ahmedabad, hours

within the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping on a three-day visit to India



during which the two countries will focus on boosting trade and investments,

besides discussing substantive issues including the contentious border dispute.

Axis Bank Joins ETC Implementation Plan of Road Transport and Highways

Ministry

The Government of India signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank

(ADB) for a $63.3 million loan for improving urban services and strengthening

municipal and project management capacity in several towns in North Karnataka.

FASTag the Brand name for ETC services on Highways

Tapan Ray appointed as Additional Secretary, Department of Electronics and

Information Technology

Smt. Vijay Laxmi Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been appointed

as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in the

rank and pay of Secretary with immediate effect.

And Then One Day Naseeruddin Shah has come out with his autobiography

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the PM Narendra Modi,

approved the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness of the Capital Goods

Sector to boost the Indian economy.

The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Iqbal

Ka Harfe Sheerin authored by Professor Abdul Haq.

India and Vietnam on September 15, 2014 inked 7 pacts, including one to

enhance cooperation in the strategic oil sector, as they called for freedom of

navigation in the South China Sea, a remark which could irk China which has been

claiming territorial sovereignty over the high seas.

Not Just an Accountant authored by Vinod Rai

HS Prannoy wins Indonesian Masters Badminton title



The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today

gave its approval for launching of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) with its core

and flexible components.

Uma Bharti Launches Website on Clean Ganga Nmcg.nic.in

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar

launched an Online Portal for Grant of Recognition to Zoos and Monitoring of

Zoos. Shri Javadekar also launched an E- archival and retrieval Management

system for the Central Zoo Authority and a book on Zoos in India 2014.

India has 2nd highest number of child marriages: UN report

Government sets up committee to review environment-related laws Cabinet

Secretary T S R Subramanian To Head The Panel

Mission Swachh Bharat (clean India) to be launched on 2nd October

Indias 1st Coral Garden to be set up in Gujarat

UIDAI to generate 100 cr Aadhaar numbers by 2015 : Govt

Agriculture Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh announced the launch of a Reefer

Vehicle Call-In Centre (RVC)

The Reserve Bank of Indias new guidelines on wilful defaulters will make

bankers cautious and bring more credit discipline in market, says SL Bansal,

chairman and managing director, OBC. As per new rules , guarantors, who refuse

to fulfil their obligations to banks despite having adequate resources, will also be

treated as wilful defaulters.

Government on September 10, 2014 approved the sale of shares in Coal India,

ONGC and NHPC to garner a combined Rs 43,000 crore.

Subhash Chandra Garg appointed as Executive Director of World Bank

Jitu Rai wins World Championship silver, qualifies for Rio Olympics



India Bangladesh sign MoU on traditional medicine

Dr Mrunalinidevi Puar, Chancellor of Maharaja Sayajirao University at Vadodara,

has been conferred with the Best Manager award by the Oxford Summit of

Leaders (Science and Education) in UK

Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards conferred

For the year 2011, the first prize in the Journalism and Mass Communication

category was awarded to Shri Vijay Dutt Shridhar for his manuscript Pehla

Sampadakiya.

For 2012, the first prize in Journalism and Mass Communication category was

awarded to Ms. Vijaya Lakshmi Sinhas Maine Awaaz ko Dekha,

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will open its first Middle East office in

Bahrain to boost trade and investments in the region.

Indian writer-director Chaitanya Tamhanes debut feature Court won the Lion

of the Future award at the recently concluded Venice Film Festival.

Indian scientist Kamal Bawa win 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Barack Obama at the

White House on September 29-30.

Bob and Mike Bryan won a record-tying 5th U.S. Open doubles championship on

September 6, 2014 for their 100th tournament title.

Marin Cilic wins 2014 US Open and his first Grand Slam title

Vinod Mehta wins 2014 GK Reddy Memorial Award

The Minister announced a special promotion scheme for women Scientists

KIRAN. He said this will facilitate and smoothen the working conditions of

women force engaged in the field of scientific research. Dr. Singh also spelt out

KIRAN. He said K means Knowledge, R stands for Initiative, R is for Research and N

for Nurturing. He said this will further the gender parity too.



India needs $4.7 tn over next 5 years for 7% growth: Says CII

Serena Williams wins 2014 US Open and 18th Grand Slam title

IAF Chief Inaugurates 1st Air Veteran Rally

Mass awareness should be generated on eye donation Dr Harsh Vardhan praises

Shroffs Charity Eye Hospital on centenary

BSNL, MTNL Merger Likely by July 2015

PM Modi reviews Aadhaar, may use it to improve delivery of schemes

Comedy legend Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81.

IDBI Bank inaugurates its first e lounge

India tour of England: England wins the final ODI, India takes the series 3-1 after

24 years.

Sania Mirza wins US Open 2014 with Bruno Soares

Prime Minister Tony Abbott signs uranium deal with India

Dr Thomas John Colacot, has won the American Chemical Societys ACS Award

INS Sumitra Commissioned by Naval Chief its largest offshore patrol vessel INS

Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan.

Hyderabad scientists develop rechargeable magnesium battery

Australian PM Abbott calls India emerging democratic superpower

Oldest Test cricketer Gordon passes away at 103 years

Australian PM Tony Abbott arrives in India

P Sathasivam appointed Kerala Governor

Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes the most successful Indian ODI captain



List of Important International Days in September 2014

5 September : International Day of Charity

8 September : International Literacy Day [UNESCO]

12 September : United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

15 September : International Day of Democracy

16 September : International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

21 September : International Day of Peace

25 September : World Maritime Day [IMO] (Last week of September)

26 September : International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear

Weapons

27 September : World Tourism Day

The Union Tourism Secretary Parvez Dewan here today launched the Incredible

India mobile application that will assist international and domestic tourists to

access information about Ministry of Tourism recognized tourism service

providers namely approved Inbound Tour Operators,

President Pranab Mukherjee releases a set of 8 Commemorative Postage

Stamps on Indian Musicians, namely Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi,

Ms. D.K. Pattammal, Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, Ms. Gangubai Hangal, Pandit

Kumar Gandharva, Ustad Vilayat Khan and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

Achievements of Narendra Modi government in 100 days

* Panel created to locate the estimated Rs.50,000 crore ($8 billion) in black

money estimated to have been stashed away in tax havens abroad.

* The previous governments 62 panels, called Groups of Ministers (GOMs) and

Empowered Groups of Ministers (EGOMs), supposed to aid the decision-making

process scrapped. Modi says there would be one decision-making centre.

* The Planning Commission that existed for 50 years scrapped as it had not

moved with the times. Is likely to be replaced by a think tank.



* Collegium or internal system of making appointments to the higher judiciary

scrapped in favour of a commission comprising the prime minister and the chief

justice of India.

* Juvenile Justice Act to be amended to enable Juvenile Justice Board decide

whether juvenile above 16 years involved in heinous crimes such as rape be tried

in a regular court.

* Ambitious financial inclusion scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

launched with 15 million bank accounts opened and each of the holders provided

Rs.100,000 insurance cover on the first day. First phase target of 75 million

account holders advanced to Jan 26, 2015, from August 14 that year.

* Government to create a National Food Grid to connect deficient areas with

surplus producing regions to reduce wastage of fruit and vegetables and ensure

stable prices. Government expects it to help contain price rise.

* Modi prioritising relations with Asian nations as a part of governments Look

East policy, visiting Bhutan and Nepal, followed by Japan on August 30-September

3.

* Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yias visit to India is seen as a positive

development for bettering relations between the two countries.

* Cancelled August 25 foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan after Pakistan

High Commissioner Abdul Basit invited Kashmiri separatists for talks. Seen as the

governments tough side.

* Gas price rise put on hold for three months, given that this is a sensitive issue

and needs further discussion to address many important aspects before taking

the final call.

* In a major pointer to governments firmness against graft in defence

procurement, no further deals with Italian conglomerate Finmeccanica, whose

Britain-based subsidiary AgustaWestland is enmeshed in the kickbacks relating to

the purchase of VVIP helicopters.



* Ministers asked to adopt austerity measures; among others, asked not to buy

new cars.

* Ministers were also asked to get PMO approval for expenditure above Rs.1 lakh.

Playing it My Way Sachin Tendulkars Autobiography Releasing on November 6

Jaipur Pink Panthers beat U Mumba to win Pro Kabaddi League title

Odyssey of My Life Shivraj Patil has come out with his autobiography

Japan promise to invest $35 billion in India

Zimbabwe take first ODI win over Australia in 31 years, Zimbabwe beat Australia

in one-dayer for first time since 1983

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Indias most celebrated cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the World Billiards Championship (time format) title to bag a record 12th world crown and also complete a rare Grand Double post his third win in both the long and short formats in the same year. Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as CM of Maharashtra The General Assembly of Association of Asian Election Authorities elected Election Commission of India as Chair of the organisation for the next two years. Commissioner Cho Byoung-Hun of South Korea (outgoing Chair) felicitated Mr. V. S. Sampath, the Chief Election Commissioner of India, and assured him of full cooperation of S. Korea in strengthening AAEA and expanding its activities. The host of the meeting held in New Delhi, Election Commission of India was represented by Mr. V.S. Sampath, Chief Election Commissioner of India and Election Commissioners Mr. H.S. Brahma, and Dr. Nasim Zaidi. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the acquisition of Polar Research Vessel (Ice-breaker, Research cum Supply Vessel) by the Ministry of Earth Sciences at a total cost of Rs. 1051.13 crore within a period of 34 months. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today said India will undergo a renewal through the combined efforts of 125 crore Indians. He was speaking at the inauguration of the Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai. He said, just as this 90 year old hospital has undergone kayakalp (renewal), India too, can undergo a kayakalp. The Government has decided to observe the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) on 31st October every year, to pay tributes to the efforts made by Patel to unite India. In this regard, a function to pay floral tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will be held at Patel Chowk, Parliament Street, New Delhi at 0800 hrs. India along with 20 other countries on Friday signed an agreement to become founding members of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to aid the infrastructure development in the Asian region and reduce the dependence on Western-dominated World Bank and IMF. Sahil Doshi, a 14-year-old Indian-American student has won the 2014 Discovery




Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for his innovative, eco-friendly battery design that could help lower harmful greenhouse gases. In a significant victory, India was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) from 2015-17, receiving the highest number of votes in the Asia-Pacific group. India and Nepal on Tuesday inked a historic Power Trade Agreement (PTA), allowing exchange of electricity and opening up new vistas of cooperation in the hydropower sector. India has initiated efforts to have June 21 commemoratedeach yearas the International Day of Yoga at the United Nations, aiming to bring to fruition the idea floated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his maiden address to the UN General Assembly last month. The Government constituted a High Powered Committee (HPC) on DRISHTI -(Driving Information System for Holistic Tax Initiatives) in February 2014. The Committee is headed by Shri T.V. Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education and consisting of eminent persons from the private sector having in depth domain knowledge as well as senior officers from the Department of Revenue. A five-year-old Indian boy, Harshit Saumitra, has become the youngest person to reach the Everest Base Camp (EBC). India is poised to become a USD two trillion economy this year, while its GDP size would cross another milestone of USD three trillion after five years in 2019, according to IMFs latest world economic outlook. South African Tourism has launched a new Gandhi- Inspired Tourist Attraction project that identifies 13 places that were seminal in Mohandas Karamchand Gandhis tenure in the country. Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Space and Atomic Energy, today launched Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojana under which the CSIR (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research), affiliated with the Ministry of Science & Technology, will identify thousand




villages in Jammu & Kashmir for the growth of aromatic plants with active participation of local farmers and owners of the land. The Government will initially spend over Rs.25 crores on this scheme in addition to technical support by a team of CSIR scientists. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has reconstituted the National Committee to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of India`s first Prime Minister, Shri Jawaharlal Nehru. The Prime Minister will himself chair the Committee. Indian-origin Singaporean poet and writer K T M Iqbal will be awarded Cultural Medallion, the countrys highest cultural award by the President. The Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar today launched The National Air Quality Index (AQI) in New Delhi.Speaking on the occasion, Shri Javadekar outlined the AQI, as One Number- One Colour-One Description for the common man to judge the air quality within his vicinity. The formulation of the index was a continuation of the initiatives under Swachh Bharat Mission envisioned by the Honble Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi. India`s first indigenously designed and developed long range sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay was successfully flight tested today from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, Odisha. The entire mission, from lift-off till the final splash down was a perfect flight achieving all the mission objectives. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr. Arvind Subramanian as Chief Economic Adviser for a period of 3 years on contract basis, in the pay scale of Rs. 80000/- (fixed) from the date of appointment or till superannuation, whichever is earlier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday October 16, 2014 unveiled a string of labour reforms, including measures to end inspector raj, asserting that ease of doing business is essential to ensure Make-in-India campaign is successful. ISRO`s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C26, successfully launched IRNSS-1C, the third satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), in the early morning hours of today (October 16, 2014) at 0132 hours IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. Telecom sector regulator TRAI has suggested a 10% higher base price for the next




round of spectrum auction in the 1800 Mhz band (2G spectrum) in view of the increasing data usage by consumers. The worlds tallest building Burj Khalifa has clinched its newest Guinness World Records title for being the highest man-made vantage point on earth. Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, today launched a joint Indo-Canadian science programme focusing on clean water technologies. Indian police inspector Shakti Devi wins UNs international female peacekeeper award. An Indian police inspector has been named recipient of a prestigious international female peacekeeper award by the UNs police division for her exceptional achievements in her duty with the UN mission in Afghanistan, including her efforts towards helping victims of sexual and gender-based violence. The world has added more than a billion mobile phone subscribers in the last four years alone, with the total number reaching 3.2 billion, almost half the earths population, organisers of an industry event here said. Regulator Sebi has barred realty major DLF, as also six top executives including Chairman K P Singh, from securities markets for three years, after finding the company guilty of active and deliberate suppression of material information at the time of its public offer. The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Untold Story of the Indian Public Sector authored by Dr. U.D. Choubey, the Director General of SCOPE (Standing Conference of Public Enterprises) India and Finland are expected to sign a slew of agreements to bolster cooperation in energy, fishing and education, besides exploring tie-ups in science and technology during President Pranab Mukherjees three-day state visit to this key Nordic nation beginning. The Pentagon has approved two previously-stalled technology transfer licenses to India and in an unprecedented move has set aside USD 20 million for strategic cooperative science and technology projects with New Delhi.




With an aim of giving a boost to Indias relations with Scandinavian countries, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday left on a tour of Norway, the first by the Head of State, and Finland during which efforts will be made to attract investment from Norway to India. The first ever National Mental Health Policy was launched in an attempt to provide universal psychiatry care to the population, 20 percent of which are likely to suffer some form of mental illness by 2020. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, launched the book, Virat-Purush Nanaji, which has been compiled in six volumes by the Deendayal Research Institute. The book is a collection of the writings of Shri Nanaji Deshmukh.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana, calling it a scheme that would open the door for good politics, and inviting all MPs to select a village to develop on a demand-driven, rather than a supply-driven model, with people`s participation. Kailash Satyarthi, Malala Yousafzai win 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Anoop Jain was named recipient of the 2014 Waislitz Global Citizen Award for his exemplified values of a Global Citizen

The Post Sachar Evaluation Committee headed by Prof. Amitabh Kundu presented the final report to Dr. Najma A Heptulla, the Union Minister for Minorities Affairs here today. Thanking Prof. Kundu and other members of the committee for their efforts, Dr Najma Heptulla promised implement the recommendation after studying the report as early as possible

Urban Housing Mission to be named after Sardar Patel : M.Venkaiah Naidu

World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9th October, to commemorate the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Berne. It was declared as World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, in 1969 and since then, it is celebrated all over the world to highlight the importance of the postal services.




The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has set up a special management team to facilitate and fast track investment proposals from Japan. The team, known as Japan Plus, will comprise representatives from Government of India and METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Government of Japan.

Veteran journalist M V Kamath died at his native place Manipal in Karnataka on Thursday after a brief illness. He was 93 and was admitted to hospital for the past few days. Sachin Tendulkar attends 82nd anniversary of Indian Air Force

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration, Academics and Management for the year 2014 to Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai Michael Phelps, the 18-time Olympic swim champion arrested last week for drink driving, was banned for six months by USA Swimming and dropped from the 2015 World Championships.

The Finance Ministry has asked public sector banks to tighten norms, including KYC monitoring for high-value fixed deposits, to check the kind of frauds suspected to have been committed at Dena Bank and OBC.

The countrys international investment position (IIP) has deteriorated during the June quarter as net claims of non-residents rose USD 12.6 billion to USD 346.6 billion following a sharper rise in the value of foreign-owned assets in the country vis-a-vis rise in the value of residents financial assets abroad.

John OKeefe, Edvard Moser, and May-Britt Moser, announced as winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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1. Jitu Rai Gold Medal in the mens 50m Air pistol event. 2. Gold medal by mens squash team: Saurav Ghosal combined with Harinder Pal

Singh Sandhu 3. Gold medal by mens archery team: Abhishek Verma,Sandeep Kumar and Rajat Chauhan to clinch the gold medal in the compound team at the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field. 4. Gold by Yogeshwar Dutt in wrestling. 5 5. Gold by Seema Punia in discus throw. 6. Gold by Sania-Saketh in tennis mixed doubles. 7. Gold by Mary Kom in boxing. 8. The Indian mens hockey team regained the gold medal after a gap of 16 years. 9. Indian women bagged gold in 4400 relay race. 10.Womens kabaddi team bags gold. 11. Mens kabaddi team bagged 7th successive Asiad gold. Indian Silver Medal Winners in Asian Games 2014

1. Silver medal for Saurav Ghosal in Squash 2. Pemba Tamang, Vijay Kumar and Gurpreet Singh won silver in the 25m Center Pistol Fire event. 3. Silver by Abhishek Verma in archery 4. Silver medal by womens squash team: Indian Squash team of Dipika Pallikal, Anaka Alankamony and Joshana Chinappa bagged a silver medal.




5. Silver by Khushbir Kaur in womens 20km walk. 6. Silver by Bajrang in wrestling. 7. Silver by Sanam Singh and Myneni in tennis, 8. Silver by Vikas Gowda in discus throw. 9. Tintu Luka fetches 800m silver in Asian Games Indian Bronze Medal Winners in Asian Games 2014

1. Shweta Chaudhry Bronze Medal in the womens 10m Air Pistol event. 2. Bronze by mens team in shooting: Jitu Rai, Samresh Jung and Prakash Nanjappa, won the bronze in the mens 10m air pistol event. 3. Bronze by womens team in badminton. 4. Bronze by womens team in shooting: Rahi Sarnobat, Anisa Sayyed and Heena Sidhu bag a bronze in the 25m team event. 5. Bronze medal by Dipika Pallikal in squash. 6. Team Bronze in shooting: 7. Bronze medal for Narender Grewal in Wushu. 8. Bronze medal for Narender Grewal in Wushu. 9. Bronze by Abhinav Bindra 10. Bronze in rowing by Dushyant Chauhan. 11. Bronze by Swarn Singh in single sculls. 12. Bronze by mens rowing team: Indian rowers won the bronze medal in the mens eight final event at the Chungju Tangeum Lake Rowing Center. The Indian




team comprising Kapil Sharma, Ranjit Singh, Bajrang Lal Thakhar, Robin Ulahannan, Sawan Kumar Kalkal, Azad Mohammad, Maninder Singh, Davinder Singh and Ahmed Mohammed 13. Bronze by womens team in double trap event. 14. Bronze by Sandeep Sejwal in swimming 15. Bronze by Trisha Deb in archery 16. Bronze by Vinesh Phogat in wrestling. 17. Bronze by Geetika Jakhar in wrestling. 18. Bronze by Lalita Babbar in athletics. 19. Indias compound womens team clinched a bronze medal the archery

competition. 20. Chain Singh won a bronze medal in 50m Rifle. 21. Bronze by Rajiv Arokia in mens 400m race. 22. Bronze by M R Poovamma in womens 400m race 23. Bronze by Manju Bala in womens hammer throw 24. Bronze by Yuki Bhambri in mens tennis singles 25. Bronze by mens doubles team in tennis: Divij Sharan and Yuki Bhambri bagged a bronze medal 26. Bronze by womens doubles team in tennis Sania Mirza and Prarthana

Thombare 27. Bronze by OP Jaisha womens 1500m 28. Bronze by Naveen Kumar in mens 3000m steeplechase 29. Bronze by Narsingh Pancham Yadav in wrestling.




30. Bronze by L Sarita Devi (60kg) in boxing. 31. Bronze by Pooja Rani (75kg) in boxing. 32. Indian womens hockey team wins Asiad bronze. 33. Annu Rani wins womens javelin bronze 34. Satish Kumar boxing (+91kg). 35. Vikas Krishnan boxing (75kg)

36. Inderjeet Singh wins bronze in Mens Shot India contributes USD 1 million to UN womens body

Sudarshan Bhagat, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Swachhta Udyami Yojana Swachhta Se Sampannta Ki Aur

20 Lakh Rupees to Every Village per annum in the Country for Swachhta Mission-Nitin Gadkari National Voluntary Blood Donation Day - 1 October 2014

In pursuance of the announcement made by the Prime Minister of India, Shri

Narendra Modi at Madison Square Garden in New York on September 28, 2014,

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a Notification on September 30, 2014 to the

effect that Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Card shall be valid for life time and the

PIO Card holder shall be exempt from police reporting / registration. It has been

further clarified that all PIO Cards issued till September 30, 2014 are automatically

deemed to have life time validity. An MOU for setting up a Joint Venture Company ( JVC) towards undertaking the




First Demonstration Offshore Wind Power Project in the country along the

Gujarat coast has been signed Ministry of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports has

decided to launch Punarjagaran- Mass Awakening Campaign for Youth

Participation in Nation Development across India from 2nd October 2014. PM Modi launches Swachh Bharat campaign on October 2, 2014

Mary Kom became the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games List of Important International Days in October 2014

1 October : International Day of Older Persons 2 October : International Day of Non-Violence 5 October : World Teachers Day 6 October (First Monday in October) : World Habitat Day 9 October: World Post Day UPU/Tokyo Congress 1969/Res.C.11 11 October : International Day of the Girl Child 13 October : International Day for Disaster Reduction 15 October : International Day of Rural Women 16 October : World Food Day 17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. 24 October : United Nations Day 24 October : World Development Information Day 27 October : World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

Sir Ross Masood Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Leadership, Education, Community and Public Service-2014 to Saiyid Hamid Defence Accounts Department Celebrates Its 267th Anniversary Chalein Saath Saath India and the US issued a vision statement

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Coir Board has been awarded Gold Medal for best display and demonstration

under category of public sector undertakings, Export Promotion Councils,

Commodity Boards, Nationalized Banks, in the India International Trade Fair 2014,

which concluded at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.

8 crore people open bank accounts under PM Jan Dhan Yojana: Jaitley

MOU was signed between India and Mozambique on cooperation in the field of

Oil and Gas for five years. The objective of the MOU is to enhance bilateral

cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.

India, along with 20 other countries, signed the inter-governmental

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishing the Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank (AIIB) on October 24th, 2014 in Beijing. All the signatory

countries can become Prospective Founding Members of AIIB. The MoU is non-

binding document. By signing the MoU, India is eligible to participate in the

negotiations for arriving at a mutually acceptable Articles of Agreement (AoA) to

constitute this Bank. The signatories to this Articles of Agreement will become the

founding members of this Bank.

Government has launched E-Biz portal for providing single online platform to

help companies get over five dozen approvals to start project through a single

online platform as part of its attempt to make it easier to do business. 27 services

of Central Government and 24 services of the State Government to be integrated

with the portal.

It has been decided by the Government to introduce plastic notes in the

denomination of Rs. 10/-. One billion plastic notes of the denomination of Rs. 10/-

will be introduced in a field trial in five cities selected for their geographical and

climatic diversity. The primary objective of introduction of polymer/plastic notes

is to increase its life and not to combat counterfeiting.

Pakistans capital Islamabad will host the 19th South Asian Association for

Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in 2016.




In 34th India International Trade Fair, 2014, which ended here today the Power

Pavilion of Ministry of Power has been awarded Gold Medal in the category of

Best Depiction of the Theme of Empowerment of Women.

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza appointed the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the

South Asian region by UN Women at an event held to mark the International Day

To End Violence Against Women.

Promising Australian batsman Philip Hughes today succumbed to his head

injuries that he sustained during a domestic match on Tuesday, leaving the cricket

fraternity in shock over the huge tragedy.

The Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Pon. Radhakrishnan

informed the Lok Sabha today that during the current year National Highways of

8500 km in length are targeted to be undertaken under various schemes of the

Ministry.

The Government has decided to introduce and implement Deen Dayal

Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana in the country. Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti

Yojana (DDUGJY) envisages feeder separation, strengthening of sub-transmission

and distribution system including metering of distribution

transformers/feeders/consumers and rural electrification with scheme cost of

Rs.43033 crore during the entire implementation period.

Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, along with Dr. Mahesh Sharma,

Minister of State (I/C), Tourism & Culture and Minister of State for Civil Aviation

launched the Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVoA) enabled with Electronic Travel

Authorization (ETA) Scheme here today.

The facility will be available at nine international airports in the country namely

Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram,

Kochi and Goa. The TVoA enabled with ETA Scheme will facilitate nationals of 43

countries including Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Djibouti, Federated

States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan,

Kenya, Kingdom of Tongo, Laos, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, New




Zealand, Niue, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Papua & New Guinea, Philippines,

Republic of Kiribati, Republic of Korea (i.e. South Korea), Republic of Marshall

Islands, Republic of Nauru, Republic of Palau, Russia, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon

Islands, Thailand, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam and Vanuatu.

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri

Sarbananda Sonowal conferred Arjuna Award 2014 to Shri Manoj Kumar, Boxer

on 26th November 2014 in New Delhi in recognition of his achievements in

international sports events.

PM Narendra Modi arrived in Kathmandu with an aim to inject new momentum

to regional bloc SAARC during its two-day summit beginning Wednesday as he

said development of close relations with neighbours was a key priority for his

govt.

Kathak queen Sitara Devi died at a hospital on Tuesday. She was 94. Born in 1920

in Kolkata, Sitara Devi drew from the themes, poetry and choreography collected

by her father in her choreographies. She is the recipient of prestigious awards like

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Padma Shri and Kalidas Samman.

The government has appointed former IAS officer Deepak Gupta as new

chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Ajit Doval, National Security Adviser (NSA), has been appointed as the Special

Representative of India to conduct boundary negotiations and strategic

consultations with China.

Magnus Carlsen asserted his supremacy over Viswanathan Anand for the second

year in running as the Norwegian retained his World Championship title after

defeating the Indian Challenger in the 11th game, in Sochi, Russi.

BCCI Awards 2014

The eighth annual BCCI Awards Ceremony, to recognize and reward Indias top

cricketing performers in the 2013-14 season, held on 21 November 2014.




LIST OF 2014 AWARDEES

COL. C.K. NAYUDU LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Dilip Vengsarkar

POLLY UMRIGAR AWARD - Bhuvneshwar Kumar

LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN THE RANJI TROPHY,

2013-14 Parvez Rasool (J & K CA)

LALA AMARNATH AWARD FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER IN DOMESTIC LIMITED-

OVERS COMPETITIONS, 2013-14 R. Vinay Kumar (KSCA)

MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD HIGHEST SCORER IN THE RANJI TROPHY IN 2013-

14 Kedar Jadhav (Maharashtra CA)

MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN THE RANJI TROPHY

IN 2013-14 Rishi Dhawan (HPCA)

M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY BEST UNDER-25 CRICKETER OF 2013-14 Rahul

Tripathi (Maharashtra CA.)

M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY BEST UNDER-19 CRICKETER OF 2013-14 B.

Anirudh (Hyderabad CA)

M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY BEST UNDER-16 CRICKETER OF 2013-14

Shubman Gill (PCA)

M.A. CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY BEST WOMAN CRICKETER (JR) OF 2013-14

Smriti Mandhana (Maharashtra CA)

BEST UMPIRE IN DOMESTIC CRICKET IN 2013-14 Anil Chaudhary

Worlds 1st White Tiger Safari to come up in MP - Powerful roar of white tigers

will soon reverberate in Madhya Pradeshs Vindhya region as the worlds first

White Tiger Safari would begin in Rewa, which was once home to this rare breed

of the big cats.




US President Barack Obamas proposed visit to India in January next year is a

great opportunity to strengthen and expand bilateral strategic partnership, top

American administration officials and experts have said.

Govt aims at 30-km road building a day by 2016 : Nitin Gadkari

Mangalyaan has been named among the best inventions of 2014 by Time

magazine which described it as a technological feat that will allow India to flex its

interplanetary muscles.

Govt to Launch Blue Revolution - Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Minister for

Agriculture today on the occasion of World Fisheries Day informed that the

Government is focused to usher in a Blue Revolution meaning increase in fish

production and productivity in the country on the occasion of World Fisheries

Day

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Thursday November 20, 2014 acquired Bangalore-

based, ING Vysya Bank, in which Dutch financial services group ING has a 42.73

percent stake, in an all-stock deal.

Tech Mahindra Ltd. acquires US-based Lightbridge Communications Corporation

(LCC) for $240mn

In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modis Make in India campaign, the HRD

ministry is planning to come up with a Think in India drive to encourage

students and researchers to come up with innovations and new ideas and to keep

the talent back home from leaving abroad.

One of the Hong Kongs most celebrated filmmakers Wong Kar-Wai will receive

the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 45th GOA edition of IFFI.

Veteran diplomat Michel Kafando has been chosen as Burkina Fasos interim

president.

The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley re-launched the Kisan Vikas Patra

(KVP)




PMs address to Indian community at Allphones Arena, Sydney

Saina Nehwal wins China Open Super Series Premier

K Srikanth wins China Open Super Series Premier

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that India is the third largest

passport issuing country after China and the US.

Mitchell Johnson named ICC Cricketer of the Year

CRY launches project to end child labour

Kerala has become the first State in the country to have 100 per cent coverage

of all households with bank accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

(PMJDY) in a record two-and-a-half months.

Rohit Sharma created history by hitting the highest individual ODI score with an

incredible knock of 264 to power India to a mammoth 404 for five in fourth

cricket one-dayer against Sri Lanka. The right-hander also became only the

second man to hit two double centuries in ODIs.

The European Space Agencys Philae lander has made space history by

successfully reaching the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Senior BJP legislator Haribhau Bagde was unanimously elected as the Speaker of

the Maharashtra Assembly.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday November 10, 2014 conferred Jnanpith

award on eminent Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding contribution

towards Indian literature.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Myanmarese capital Nay Pyi Taw

on Tuesday to attend the ASEAN and the East Asia summits on the first leg of his

three- nation tour that will also take him to Australia and Fiji.

RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. a public sector undertaking of Ministry of

Railways added yet another jewel in its crown by bagging the Aegis Graham Bell




Awards 2014. This award is organized by Aegis School of Business and

Convergence, India with support of Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI),

Rajiv Mehrishi appointed as new Finance Secretary

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee attended the National Education

Day Celebrations organized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development

today (November 11, 2014)

The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari was presented with a book

entitled Empire to Independence authored by Maj Gen (Retd) Jai Krishan

Kaushik.

Seeking to inject momentum in the countrys Act East policy, Prime Minister

Narendra Modi embarks on a three-nation tour of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji on

Tuesday November 11, 2014 to attend key multilateral summits during which

India is expected to push for steps to create more jobs and improve world

economy.

Former Goa CM Manohar Parrikar bagged the defence portfolio.

Former Shiv Sena leader Suresh Prabhu, who resigned from the party to join BJP,

will replace Sadananda Gowda as the railway minister. Gowda has been shifted to

the law ministry.

J.P. Nadda is the new health and family welfare minister while Birender Singh will

take care of the rural development ministry.

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, launched "Jeevan Pramaan" - an "Aadhar-based

Digital Life Certificate" for pensioners, in a move that could eventually benefit

over a crore pensioners.

Marxist Communist Party (CMP) founder leader M V Raghavan, a prominent

figure in Kerala politics for decades, died on Sunday after prolonged illness.

Now pay Rs 20 for more than 3 ATM uses at SBI, HDFC Bank, Axis




India and Bhutan on Friday November 7, 2014 agreed to collaborate on the

noble objectives of the establishment of Nalanda University in Bihar to develop

the institution as an international centre of excellence.

Laxmikant Parsekar was sworn-in as Goa Chief Minister. Nine other Ministers

also take oath.

The government hopes to attract USD 250 billion (Rs 15 lakh crore) investments

within 4-5 years to give a boost to the energy sector and provide electricity to all,

Power Minister Piyush Goyal said.

Indias bowling all-rounder, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, has been named as the winner

of the 2014 LG ICC Peoples Choice award.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his debut among the worlds most powerful

people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin

who pipped his US counterpart Barack Obama for a second year in a row.

Navy Chief Admiral R K Dhowan will on Friday November 7, 2014 hand over the

second Indian Fast Attack Craft (FAC) to the Seychelles that will strengthen its

Coast Guard against piracy and other threats.

The Minister of Railways, Shri D.V.Sadananda Gowda launched a Book titled

Art & Railways A Bangalore Saga written by Railway officers, Mr. S. Mani &

Ms. Lily Pandeya

List of Important International Days in November 2014

2 November International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development 14 November World Diabetes Day 16 November International Day for Tolerance 16 November (Third Sunday in November) World Day of Remembrance

for Road Traffic Victims




19 November World Toilet Day 20 November Universal Childrens Day 20 November (Third Thursday in November) World Philosophy Day 21 November World Television Day 22 November Africa Industrialization Day 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against

Women. 29 November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

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