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GKCAPSULEFORSBICLERK2014EXAM–PartII

CurrentRBIPolicy&ReserveRates:

RepoRate 8%(Unchanged)

ReverseRepo

7%(Unchanged)

CRR 4%(Unchanged)SLR 22%(Changed)MSF 9%(Unchanged)BankRate 9%(Unchanged)

Note:Ason5Aug2014,RBI(ReserveBankofIndia)initsThirdbimonthlymonetarypolicystatementkeptthekeypolicyrate(repo)unchanged.SLRwascutby50basispointfrom22.5%to22%.

NewsrelatedtoRBI:

1. TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)issueddraftguidelinesforimplementationofBharatBillPaymentSystem(BPPS),an'anytimeanywhere'billpaymentsystem:TheG.PadmanabhanCommitteewasformedbyRBItostudytheFeasibilityofImplementationofGIRO‐basedPaymentSystemsanticipatedthataround30800millionbillsamountingtomorethan600000crorerupeesarepaideachyearin20Indiancities.Note:i.BharatBillPaymentSystemisintendedfortheimplementationofaunifiedbillpaymentsystemacrossthecountry.Thisintegratedbillpaymentsystemwillcompriseoftwoentities:i.EntityoperatingatBharatBillPaymentSystem(BBPS)willbesettingupthestandardsrelatedtopayments,clearanceandsettlementprocessii.SecondentitywouldbeBharatBillPaymentOperatingUnits(BBPOUs).ItwillbecarryingouttheoperationsinadherencetothestandardsfixedbyBBPS.iii.Authorisedentitiessuchasagents,banks,serviceproviders,paymentgatewayswouldbetheparticipantsattheBharatBillPaymentSystem.

2. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)recentlyissueddraftguidelinesfortwonewcategoriesofbanks—smallandpaymentsandstatesthatthesecanimprovefinancialinclusion.Note:i.TheideaofpaymentsbankswasfirstproposedbytheNachiketMorcommitteeonfinancialinclusion.ii.Theminimumpaid‐upcapitalrequirementofbothpaymentsbanksandsmallbanksisRs.100crore.Thepaymentsbankwillhavetoinvestingovernmentsecuritieswithamaturityofuptooneyear.ImportantPoints:i.Smallbankswillofferbothdepositsaswellasloanproducts.

ThisGKCapsulehasbeenpreparedbyCareerPowerInstituteDelhi(FormerlyKnownasBankPower).ThisdocumentconsistsofallimportantnewsandeventsoflastfewmonthswhichcancomeinSBIClerkExam.


ii.Paymentsbankswillbeusedonlyfortransactionpurposesandfordeposits.Unlikesmallbanks,paymentsbankscan’tlendmoneytopeople.iii.PaymentsBankscannotsetupsubsidiariestoundertakeNBFCbusiness.iv.Hence,paymentsbankswillofferonlyalimitedrangeofproductssuchasacceptanceofdemanddepositsandremittanceoffunds.v.Thoseeligibletosetupasmallbankincluderesidentindividualswith10yearsofexperienceinbankingandfinance,companiesandsocieties,NBFCs,microfinanceinstitutionsandlocalareabanks.v.Oftheminimumcapital,theguidelinessaid,thepromoters'initialminimumcontributionwillbeatleast40percent,tobelockedinforaperiodoffiveyears.

3. RBItightenedtheNormsforassetreconstructioncompanies(ARC)toimprovedisciplineandbringabouttransparencyinthesaleandpurchaseofbadloans.Note:Now,assetreconstructioncompanies(ARCs)willhavetopayupfront15percentofthebidvalueofnon‐performingloans,againstfivepercentearlier.ii.RBIsaidARCswouldgetuptosixmonthstoplanrecoveriesfromthenon‐performingassetsacquired.Currently,ARCsgetaboutayearforthis.

4. GDPgrowthexpectedtogoupto5.5%thisfiscal:RBI5. RBIcanceledtheLicenceofTheVasaviCo‐operativeUrban

BankLtd.,Hyderabad6. TheReserveBankhascancelledthelicensesofsixDelhi‐based

nonbankingfinancialcompaniesfollowingwhichtheywouldnotbeabletoconductbusiness.1.GEStrategicInvestmentsIndia, 2.ProfoundExports,3.TwoBrothersHolding, 4.SwankServicesPrivateLtd,5.PraxisConsultingand6.InformationServicesandCredibleMicrofinanceLtd,"RBIsaidinanotification.

7. TheReserveBankofIndiahasinkedamemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)withtheMonetaryAuthorityofHongKongforexchangeofsupervisoryinformation.

8. RBIhasallowedNon‐BankingFinancialCompanies(NBFCs)toaccepte‐KYCserviceasavalidprocesstoverifyidentityandaddressproofofcustomerstoreduceriskoffraudandforgery.

9. RBIpermitsNBFCstoworkasBusinessCorrespondentsofbanks:Withaviewtoachievefinancialinclusion,theReserveBankofIndiahasallowedNon‐BankingFinanceCompaniestooperateasBusinessCorrespondents(BCs)ofbanks,permittingthemtoofferlimitedservices.Bankswillbeallowedtoworkwithnon‐deposittakingNBFCsasBCs.Note:TheRBItookintoaccountrecommendationsofNachiketMorCommitteewhilereviewingtheexistingguidelinesontheappointmentofBCs.


NewsRelatedtoBanking&Finance

1. AccordingtoaUNreportIndianeconomyexpectedtogrowby5.5%incurrentfiscal.2. TheSecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia,SEBIhasimposedapenaltyof13crorerupeesonRelianceIndustries

Limitedforallegedirregularitiesinissuanceofwarrantsbythecompanytoitspromoters.3. ICICIBanklaunchestravelcardforstudents:ICICIBank,hasannouncedthelaunchofthe‘ICICIBankStudent

TravelCard’,whichenablesstudentsgoingabroadforhigherstudiestotakecareoftheirexpenses.Note:ICICIBankStudentTravelCardisavailableinthedollar,pound,euro,AustraliandollarandCanadiandollar.Itisvalidforthreeyearsandcanbeappliedforfromanyforeignexchange‐enabledICICIBankbranch.Anyone,includingnon‐customers,canapplyforthiscard.

4. IndiaRatings&ResearchreviseditsFY15grossdomesticproduct(GDP)growthforecastto5.7percentfromitsApril2014forecastof5.6percent.

5. TheSupremeCourt(SC)ruledthatacomplaintaboutabouncedchequemustonlybefiledattheplacewherethebankdishonouredit,settlingdoubtsraisedbyitsownearlierconflictingjudgmentsonthejurisdictionofamagistrate.

6. AsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)hasupgradedIndia'seconomicgrowthforecastto6.3percentin2015‐167. TheWorldBankhascommitted15to18billiondollarstoIndiaby2017tohelpthecountryreturntoahigher

growthpathwhichiscriticalforboostingjobsandreducingpoverty.8. HDFCBankLtdhasopeneditsbranchinDubai.AfterBahrainandHongKong,thisisHDFCBank’sthirdoverseas

branch.9. WorldBanktogive$153mnloanforOdishaproject:IndiahasinkedaloanagreementwithWorldBankfor

assistanceof$153million(aboutRs920crore)fortheOdishaDisasterRecoveryProject.10. ApanelheadedbyformerEconomicAdvisortoPrimeMinister,CRangarajansetspovertylineatRupees32perdayin

ruralareasandRupees47inUrbanareas.HealsosaidthatthenumberofpoorinIndiawasmuchhigherin2011‐12at29.5percentofthepopulation,whichmeansthatthreeoutof10personsarepoor.TheRangarajanCommitteewassetuplastyeartoreviewtheTendulkarCommitteemethodologyforestimatingpovertyandcleartheambiguityoverthenumberofpoorinthecountry.

ImportantNews(India&World):

1. WHOdeclaresEbolaepidemicaglobalemergency:TheWorldHealthOrganisationdeclaredthekillerEbolaepidemicravagingpartsofWestAfricaaninternationalhealthemergencyandappealedforglobalaidtohelpafflictedcountries.

2. UnionCabinetapprovedtheJuvenileJusticeBill,2014toamendtheJuvenileJusticeAct,2000Note:AgeofaJuvenileintheJJBill,2014:Thebillwilltreatminorsabovetheageof16asadults,whoareaccusedofheinouscrimeslikerapeandmurder.TheJJAct,2000treatsanypersonbelowtheageof18asjuvenile.Note:TheProvisionforChildreninconflictzonesandCorporalpunishmentintheJJBill,2014:TheBillproposesuptosevenyearrigorousimprisonment,5lakhrupeesfineorbothformilitantgroupswhorecruitchildsoldiersorusechildrenforanypurpose.Note:IftheBillispassedinParliament,Indiawilljoin40othercountrieswherecorporalpunishmentisapenaloffence.

3. RussianPresidentVladimirPutinsignedadeclarationthatbansimportsofagriculturalproductsfromallcountriesthathaveimposedsanctionsonRussiaoverthecrisisinUkraine.MajorsanctionsweremadebytheUSandEU.


4. LokSabhapassesSecuritiesLaws(Amendment)Bill:ABilltoenhancethepowersofmarketregulatorSEBItocurbthemenaceofPonzischemesandprotectinvestorsfromfraudulentdiversionofmoniesraisedfromthemwaspassedbyLokSabha

5. DoordarshansignspactwithGermanchannel:Inanefforttodistributeitscontenttointernationalmarkets,DDIndiahassignedanagreementwithGermanpublicservicebroadcasterDeutscheWelle(DW).ThisagreementwillhelpIndia’spublicbroadcastergetaglobalfootprintwithitsprogrammesbecomingpartoftheFree‐to‐AirbasicpackonaDTHplatform.

6. ApoemfromNobellaureateRabindranathTagore’smasterpieceTheGitanjaliwasrecitedbyIndianAmbassadortotheU.N.AsokeKumarMukerjiaspartofacommemorativeceremonyheldheremarking100yearsoftheoutbreakoftheWorldWarI.

7. AspertheprovisionalresultsoftheSixthEconomicCensusreleasedbytheUnionMinistryofStatisticsandProgrammeImplementation(MoSPI)onJuly30‐Manipurat83.29percenttopsthelistofpercentageofgrowthinemploymentfollowedbyAssam,Sikkim,UttarPradesh,AndamanandNicobarIslands,HimachalPradesh,JammuandKashmir,Uttarakhand,GujaratandRajasthan.

8. TheWorldBankhaspledgedUSD200millioninemergencyfundingtoGuinea,LiberiaandSierraLeonetohelptheWestAfricancountriescontainspreadofdeadlyEbolainfectionsandimprovepublichealthsystems.

9. PrimeMinisterNarendraModiwhoisonanofficialvisittoNepalofferedalineof$1billioncredittoNepal10. CBIarrestedsixpersonsincludingchairman‐cum‐managingdirectorofSyndicateBankSKJainforallegedlytaking

bribeofRs.50lakhforincreasingcreditlimitofsomecompaniesinviolationofbankingrules.11. Flipkartannouncedithasraised$1billion(Rs6,000crore),thelargesteverfund‐raisingbyanIndianinternet

company.12. India’slargesttelecomfirmBhartiAirtelsaidithascrossed300millioncustomersmarkacrossitsmobile,fixedline,

DSLandDTHservices.13. AustraliangovernmenthasapprovedbillionaireGautamAdani

promotedAdaniGoup'sproposed$16.5billion(US$15.5billion)CarmichaelCoalMineandRailproject.

14. AmitabhBachchannamedasMaharashtra'shorticultureambassador

15. ArecentstudyreportpreparedbyAssocham’sEconomicResearchBureauhasshowedthatGujarattoppedinnewinvestmentsattractedbythepowersectorduringtheperiod2004‐05and2012‐13.Threestateshaverecordedhighestgrowthrateintermsofpercapitaincomeduring2004‐13are:Gujarat,MaharashtraandHaryana

16. PrimeMinisterofIndia,NarendraModilaunchedawebplatform–MyGov.nic.in.TheplatformhasbeencreatedtofacilitateCitizenEngagementinGoodGovernance.

17. FootwearmakerWoodlandhastiedupwithUNICEFtopromoteawater,sanitationandhygienecampaign(WASH)inAssam.

18. BollywoodstarSalmanKhanhasbeenappointedbrandambassadorforplumbingpipemajorAstralPolyTechnikLtd.

19. IndianprojectsfigureamongthehighestforeigninvestmentinBritaininthelastfinancialyear.20. TataConsultancyServiceshasbecomethefirstIndiancompanywithamarketcapitalisationofRs5lakhcrore.21. FormerPresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaBillClintonvisitedJabroulivillage,nearLucknow,onan

awarenessmissionondiarrhoea.22. Indiaisranked135inHumanDevelopmentIndex,23. GlobalInnovationIndex:SwitzerlandhasclaimedthetopspotontheGlobalInnovationIndexforthefourth‐

straightyearIndiaslipped10placescomparedtolastyear,placing76th.


24. RioTinto,theworld’slargestmerchantminerwithmorethantwo‐thirdshareoftheglobe’sironorebusiness,andhavingasignificantpresenceinothermineralsandcommodities.RioTinto’splantomineironoreinOdisha,forwhichithasajointventureagreementwiththeOdishaMiningCorporation

25. Indiahasthethird‐highestnumberofpeoplelivingwithHIVintheworldwith2.1millionIndiansaccountingforaboutfouroutof10peopleinfectedwiththedeadlyvirusintheAsia—Pacificregion,accordingtoaUNreport.Thefirst—everUNAIDS‘GapReport’saidaftersub—SaharanAfrica,theregionwiththelargestnumberofpeoplelivingwithHIVisAsiaandthePacific.

26. Indiahasemergedastheworld'slargestconsumerofantibioticsfollowedbyChinaandtheUS,accordingtoanewstudywhichquantifiesthegrowingalarmsurroundingantibiotic‐resistance.

27. ThegovernmenthasslappedanadditionalpenaltyofUSD579milliononRelianceIndustriesforproducinglessthantargetednaturalgasfromitsKG‐D6block.

28. State‐ownedNationalAluminiumCoLtdhassignedamemorandumofunderstandingwithIndianRareEarthsLtd(IREL),anotherpublicsectororganisationundertheDepartmentofAtomicEnergy,forjointlyestablishinga1lakhtonnetitaniumslagplantatChatrapurinOdisha.

29. Indiahasenteredintolong‐termagreementswithforeignsupplierstoobtainuraniumtoensureuninterruptedpowersupplyforitsnuclearpowerplants.RussiaandKazhakhstanarethemainsuppliers.

30. IntermsofGDP,India'seconomyis10thbiggest:WorldBank‐Aftergrowingatanaverageannualrateofjustover6percentfrom1980to2010,India’seconomyisnowthe10thbiggestintheworldintermsofgrossdomesticproduct,accordingtotheWorldBank.

31. FIFAsuspendedNigeriafromallinternationalfootballcompetitionswithimmediateeffect.NigeriawassuspendedonaccountofgovernmentinterferenceinrunningNigeriaFootballFederation(NFF).

NewAppointmentinIndia

1. S.S.Mundra:NewRBIdeputyGovernor.HereplacesKCChakrabarty2. ArvindGuptaappointedDeputyNationalSecurityAdvisor3. AdityaVardhanAgarwal,newVice‐PresidentofIndianChamberofCommerce4. LtGenPhilipCamposetakesoverasArmyViceChief5. JusticeDr.ChellursworninasChiefJusticeofCalcuttaHighCourt6. FormerIndiacricketcaptainKapilDevwillheadtheArjunaAwardsselectioncommitteeforchoosingthis

year'soutstandingsportspersonsofthecountry7. FormerHockeyCaptainAjitpalSinghtoheadDronacharyaAwardSelectionCommittee8. RaviShankarjoinedinfrastructurefinancecompanyIDFCastheheadofBharatBanking.

Note:IDFC,whichrecentlybaggedacommercialbankinglicence,planstostartbankoperationsbyOctobernextyear.

9. SaniaMirza:BrandAmbassadorofTelangana


10. IFSofficerSanjeevKumarSinglaappointedasPrivateSecretarytoPrimeMinisterNarendraModi.Note:PrimeMinisterhas2privatesecretariesoneshouldbefromIASandonefromIFS.

11. ShankarAggarwal:newUrbanDevelopmentSecretary12. YSudharshanRaoappointedasChairmanofIndianCouncilofHistoricalResearch(ICHR)13. SatishUpadhyay:takeschargeasDelhiBJPchief

Newgovernorsappointed1.RamNaik:newGovernorofUttarPradesh.HereplacesB.L.Joshi2.BalramjiDassTandon:newGovernorofChhattisgarh.3.KeshariNathTripathi:newGovernorofWestBengal.HereplacesMrNarayanan4.OmPrakashKohli:newGovernorofGujarat.HereplacesKamlaBeniwal5.PadmanabhaBalakrishnaAcharya:newGovernorofNagaland.6.KaptanSinghSolanki:newGovernorHaryana.HereplacesJagannathPahadia

14. AmitShah:NewBJPPresident.HereplacesRajnathSingh.15. KamlaBeniwal:appointedasnewGovernorofMizoram16. RamNareshYadav:NewGovernorofChhattisgarh.17. VakkomPurushothaman:appointedasGovernorofNagaland.

Note:VakkomwillcontinuetoholdtheadditionalchargeoftheofficeoftheGovernorofTripura.ii.MargaretAlva,theGovernorofRajasthanwasgiventheadditionalresponsibilityofGujarat.iii.BiharGovernorDYPatiltookadditionalchargeofWestBengal

18. ShaktikantaDas:appointedasNewRevenueSecretary.HereplaceRajivTakru.19. RajeevTopno:appointedasPrivateSecretarytoPrimeMinisterNarendraModi20. VishalSikka:appointedNewCEOofInfosys.

NewAppointmentinWorld

1. JokoWidodo:newIndonesiaPresident2. (CAG)Comptroller&AuditorGeneralofIndia,ShashiKantSharmatookchargeasmemberofUNBoardOfAuditors3. EmmaWatson,theBritishActressappointedastheGoodwillAmbassadorforUNWomen.4. MichelleHowardbecamethefirstfemalefour‐staradmiralinUSNavy.Sheisthefirstwomenadmiralin236yearold

historyofUSNavy.5. Jean‐ClaudeJuncker:namedasnextEuropeanCommissionpresident6. ChungHungWonretainedasPrimeMinisterofSouthKorea.7. MustafaKamal:appointedNewPresidentofInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC).

Note:MustafaKamalhasbecomethefirstfromBangladeshtobepresidentofInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC).8. NSrinivasan:appointedfirstchairmanofInternationalCricketCouncil(ICC).9. JuanManuelSantosre‐electedColombiapresident.10. Uganda’sForeignAffairsMinister,SamKahambaKutesaelectedPresidentforthe69thSessionofUnitedNations

GeneralAssembly(UNGA).HereplacedJohnWilliamAshe.Note:UnitedNationsGeneralAssembly(UNGA)comprises193membernations.

11. JanetYellen:NewchairmanoftheFederalReserve.ShesucceedsChairmanBenBernanke.JanetYellen,thefirstwomantochairtheFederalReserveinits100‐yearhistory.FederalReserveisthenameoftheCentralBankofUS.

12. AbdulBasit:NewPakistanienvoytoIndia:HereplacesSalmanBashir.13. AizazChaudhry:NewForeignSecretaryofPakistan14. JalilAbbasJilani:NewPakistaniAmbassadortoUS15. SumithNakandala:FirstSecretaryGeneralofBIMSTEC


SUMMIT1. BRICSsummit

Country:Brazil,Russia,India,China,South‐Africa.‐6thBRICSSummit2014:Fortaleza,Brazil‐Next7thBRICSSummittobeheldinUfa,RussiaNote:UfaisthecapitalcityoftheRepublicofBashkortostan,Russia,andtheindustrial,economic,scientificandculturalcentreoftherepublic.‐Thethemechosenforourdiscussionswas"InclusiveGrowth:SustainableSolutions”.

NewBRICSBank:TheNewDevelopmentBank(NDB),formerlyreferredtoastheBRICSDevelopmentBank,isaproposedmultilateraldevelopmentbankoperatedbytheBRICSstates(Brazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica)asanalternativetotheexistingWorldBankandInternationalMonetaryFund. TheNewDevelopmentBankheadquarterwillbeinShanghai,China. TheBankwillhavearotatingchairanditsfirstPresidentwillcomefromIndiaforthefirstsixyears. ThefirstchairoftheBoardofGovernorsshallbefromRussia. ThefirstchairoftheBoardofDirectorsshallbefromBrazil. TheBankwillalsohavearegionalofficeinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica.Participantleadersofthefivenationsare•Brazil‐DilmaRousseff•Russian‐VladimirPutin•Indian‐NarendraModi•China‐XiJinping•SouthAfrica‐JacobZuma

DevelopmentCapital:Themembercountrieswillalsosetupa$100billioncurrencyreservespooltohelpcountriesforestallshort‐termliquiditypressures.

Note: The bank will begin with a subscribed capital of $50 billion divided equally between its five founders.

2. IBSASummit:IndiawillhostthenextsummitofIBSA(India,Brazil,SouthAfrica)inNewDelhiin2015.

3. Nuclearsecuritysummit 2ndSummit2012–Seoul,SouthKorea. 3rdSummit2014:Hague,Netherland 4thSummit2016:UnitedStatesOTHERSSUMMIT

1. 18thBASICMinisterialMeetingheldinNewDelhi.BASIC‐(Brazil,SouthAfrica,IndiaandChina)Note:17thBASICMinisterialMeetingonClimateChangewasheldinHanzghou,China

2. ASEANforeign‐minister‐meetingheldinMyanmar3. FifthIndo‐USStrategicDialogueheldinNewDelhiduringwhichthetwosidesdiscussed“transformativeinitiatives”

inkeyareasofsecurityandenergy.4. 3rdIndia‐AfricaSummitwillbeheldinNewDelhi5. 6thInternationalNuclearEnergyForumATOMEXPO‐2014heldinMoscow6. WorldEconomicForum2014:heldinAbuja(Nigeria).BhartiEnterprisesfounderandChairmanSunilBhartiMittalco

–chairthisyear’seditionoftheWorldEconomicForumonAfrica.


PointsToRemember:

MOUs‐DealbetweenIndia&OtherCountries1. Indiatogivegrantof$1millionforconstructionofcricketstadiuminAfghanistan.Thestadiumissettocomeup

inAinoMina,anorthernsuburbofKandaharcityonlanddonatedtotheAfghanistanCricketBoardin2012.2. IndiaandNepalhaveagreedtobuildapipelineforsupplyofpetroleumproductstotheHimalayannation.

Note:TheprojectforconstructionofthepipelinewillstartfromRaxualinBihartoAmlekhganjinNepalinthefirstphaseandextendittoKathmanduinthenextphase.

3. IndiaandNepalink3pactsincludingoneonthe5,600MWPancheshwardamontheMahakaliriver.Note:TheprojectfallsundertheintegratedtreatyonMahakaliRiver,borderingbothNepalandIndia,whichwassignedin1996.

4. India&Nepaltoboostcooperationindefence,security,trade&investment5. IndiaandBrazilsignedthreeagreementstostrengthenthebilateralrelation

Thethreeagreementssignedbetweenthetwocountriesare:(i)MoUonCooperationintheFieldofEnvironment(ii)AgreementonSpace(iii)MoUonCooperationintheEstablishmentofaconsultationmechanismonmobilityandconsularissues.

6. IndiasignedaMOUswithSriLankaforsettingupofaFacultyofAgricultureandaFacultyofEngineeringfortheUniversityofJaffnaatKilinochchi.

Scheme&PlanLaunchedbyUnion&StateGovernment:1. NationalruralschemeonPPPmodellaunched:RuralDevelopmentMinisterNitinGadkarilaunchedtheShyama

PrasadMukherjeeNationalRuralMissiononPPPmodelwithanallocationof100crorerupees.Note:Theschemewillbeinitiallyavailableinthreedistrictsofthecountryonpilotbasis.ThedistrictsareWarangalinAndhraPradeshandtwodistrictsinMaharashtra.ii.Theschemeisintendedtostopmigrationfromruralareastocities.Thegovernmentwantstocreateinfrastructureinvillagessothatpeoplecangetemploymentthereanddonotmigratetocities.

2. PadhoPardeshschemeforminoritycommunity:Governmenthaslaunchedaschemetitled,PadhoPardesh,forprovidinginterestsubsidyoneducationalloansforoverseasstudiesforstudentsbelongingtothenotifiedminoritycommunitieslikeMuslims,Christians,Sikhs,Buddhists,JainsandParsis.Note:Theobjectiveoftheschemeistoawardinterestsubsidytomeritoriousstudentsbelongingtoeconomicallyweakersectionsofthenotifiedminoritycommunitiessoastoprovideopportunitiesforhighereducationabroadandenhancetheiremployability.

3. GovernmenthaslaunchedtheRashtriyaGokulMissiontopromoteconservationanddevelopmentofindigenousbreedsinafocusedandscientificmanner.Themissionaimsatenhancingmilkproduction,upgradingnon‐descriptcattleusingeliteindigenousbreedsanddistributediseasefreehighgeneticbulls.

4. NationalMissionofFoodProcessing:schemetominimizewastageoffruits,vegetable5. ChiefMinister'sSocialAssistance(CMSA):launchedinMeghalayaforwidowsandpensioners

6. PradhanMantriGramSinchaiYojana:Toboostagriculturalyield,Govt.isgoingtolaunch'PradhanMantriGramSinchai

Yojana'inthecountry.


Awards&Honours

1. RajivGandhiNationalSadbhavanaAward:MuzaffarAli,anotedfilmmakerofIndiawasselectedforRajivGandhiNationalSadbhavanaAward.HisnamewasselectedforhisoutstandingcontributiontowardsthepromotionofCommunalharmony,peaceandgoodwill.Note:i.Thiswillbethe22ndeditionoftheSadbhawnaaward.ii.SarodmaestroUstadAmjadAliKhanwasrecipientofthe21stRajivGandhiNationalSadhbhavnaAward.iii.RajivGandhiNationalSadbhavanaAwardgivenon20August,thebirthanniversaryofformerPrimeMinisterlateRajivGandhi,whichisalsocelebratedastheSadbhavnaDiwas(HarmonyDay)

2. RamonMagsaysayAward2014ThelistofawardeesincludedsixwinnersamongfiveindividualsandoneorganizationfromPakistan.i.HuShuli:SheisaChineseinvestigativejournalist.ii.SaurMarlinaManurung:SheisbeingrecognizedforherennoblingpassiontoprotectandimprovethelivesofIndonesia’sforestpeople,andherenergizingleadershipofvolunteersinSOKOLA’scustomizededucationprogram.iii.OmaraKhanMasoudifromAfghanistan:Heisbeingrecognizedforhiscourage,labor,andleadershipinprotectingAfghanculturalheritage.

3. BachendriPal,thefirstIndianwomanmountaineertoscaleMountEverestwasconferredwithBharatGaurav,thehighesthonourofmeritofEastBengalClub.

4. EnvironmentalistandsocialactivistChandiPrasadBhatthasbeenawardedtheprestigiousGandhiPeaceprizefor2013.

5. AIMA(AllIndiaManagementAssociation)Awards:ChandraShekharGhosh,CMDofBandhanwon‘EntrepreneuroftheYear’awardMGGeorgeMuthoot,Chairman,MuthootGroup(EmergingBusinessLeaderoftheYear),NChandrasekaren,CEO&ManagingDirector,TCS(IndianMNCoftheYear),RakeyshOmprakashMehra,FilmProducer,DirectorofBhaag,MilkhaBhaag(DirectoroftheYear)andS.S.Badrinath,FounderandChairman,EmeritusofSankaraNethralaya(OutstandingInstitutionBuilder).

6. JnanpithAward2013:NotedHindipoetKedarnathSinghhasbeenchosenfortheprestigiousJnanpithawardfor2013.Hewillbetherecipientofthe49thJnanpithaward.

7. PenPinterprize2014:SalmanRushdiewinsPenPinterprizeforhisoutstandingliteraryoutputandsupportforfreedomofexpression.

8. WorldFoodPrize2014:India‐bornplantscientistSanjayaRajaramhasbeennamedthewinneroftheWorldFoodPrizeforhisbreakthroughachievementinincreasingglobalwheatproductionbymorethan200milliontonnesfollowingtheGreenRevolution.

9. MoortideviAward2013:CRadhakrishnanselectedforMoortideviAward2013.HehasbeenselectedforhisnovelTheekkadalKatanhuThirumadhuram.Note:i.RadhakrishnanisthesecondMalayalamwritertobeawardedwiththeMoortideviaward.ThefirstMalayalamauthortowintheawardwasAkkithamAchuthanNamboothiriin2009forhisselectedpoems.ii.HaraprasadDaswasconferredtheMoortideviAwardfor2012for'Vamsha,apoeticrecreationoftheMahabharata

10. SudarsanPattnaikwonprizeatWorldCupofSandSculpting‐2014.HewonprizeforhisworkSaveTree,SavetheFuture.


PersoninNews:

1. KamlaBeniwal:MizoramGovernorremoved2. SayeedaWarsi,theForeignOfficeministerofBritainresignedfromthegovernmentinprotestofBritain’spolicyon

Gaza.3. DipaKarmakarbecamefirstIndianwomangymnasttowinmedalinCommonwealthGames4. NehchalSandhu:DeputyNationalSecurityAdviserresigned5. Ukraine’sPrimeMinisterArseniyYatsenyukresigned6. DungatippedtoreturnasBrazilcoach7. LuizFelipeScolari:Brazilcoachresigns8. NikeshArora:Google’sChiefBusinessOfficerresignandjoinJapan’sSoftBankCorpasvicechairman.

Books&TheirAuthors

1. “OneLifeisNotEnough”:writtenbyKunwarNatwarSinghNote:ThebookisanautobiographyoftheformerExternalAffairsMinisterandseniorCongressPartyleaderNatwarSingh.

2. AbookentitledMungerthroughtheAgesauthoredbylateDevendraPrasadYadav3. TheLivesofOthers”anovelwrittenby:NeelMukherjee

Note:NovelisshortlistedfortheprestigiousManBookerPrize2014.4. TheSubstanceandtheShadow:writtenbyUdayTaraNayar,aformerjournalist.

Note:TheSubstanceandtheShadow,thebiographyof91‐year‐oldactorDilipKumar.5. WarriorStatewrittenbyTVPaul6. BloodFeudwrittenbyEdwardKlein7. ABadCharacter:authoredbyDeeptiKapoor.8. TheGood,theBadandtheRidiculous‐KhuswantSingh9. TrainToPakistan‐KhuswantSingh10. AnUncertainGlory:IndiaanditsContradictions‐JeanDrezeandAmartyaSen.11. ABrushwithLife‐SatishGujral12. ABendintheriver‐V.S.Naipaul13. GodofSmallthings‐ArundhatiRai14. InheritanceofLoss‐KiranDesai.15. JosephAnton‐SulmanRushdie(Autobiography)16. “Khushwantnama‐TheLessonsofMyLife“–Khushwantsingh17. Lajja‐TaslimaNasrim.18. MyUnforgettableMemories‐MamataBanerjee19. MyYearswithRajivandSoniawrittenbyR.D.Pradhan20. ModiNomics:InclusiveEconomics,InclusiveGovernance:authoredbySameerKochhar.21. CrusaderorConspirator?CoalgateandotherTruthsauthoredbyPCParakh22. TheAccidentalPrimeMinister:TheMakingandUnmakingofManmohanSinghauthoredbyDr.SanjayaBaru

LEADER”SVISITEDINIDIA

1. ChuckHagel:USDefenceSecretaryvisitedIndia2. JimYongKim:WorldBankPresidentvisitedIndia.3. BillClinton:FormerUSPresidentvisitedinLucknow4. WilliamHague:UKForeignMinistervisitedIndia5. LaurentFabius:FrenchForeignMinistertovisitedIndia.


6. GLPeiris:ForeignMinisterofSriLankavisitedIndia7. WangYi:ChineseForeignMinistervisitedIndia 8. YousufbinAlawibinAbdullah:OmanForeignMinistervisitedIndia9. KingofBahrainHamadbinIsaAlKhalifavisitedIndiaonFebruary.10. GermanPresidentJoachimGuackvisitedIndia

OBITUARY

1. CartoonistPranKumarSharma,creatoroficonicChachaChowdhury,dead2. RobertDrew:PioneerofCinemadocumentariandiesat903. SundaramSankaran:Veteranjournalistdiedat874. SushilaraniPatel,therenownedclassicalsingerofIndiadied5. MadhukarSingh,aneminentHindilitterateurdied6. J.Sasikumar:Malayalamfilmmakerpassesaway.7. NadineGordimer:SouthAfrica’sNobel‐winningnovelistdies8. ZohraSehgal:VeteranBollywoodactressZohraSehgalknownfor

herjovialrolesinfilmslikeDilSe,KalHoNaaHo,Veer‐Zaara,CheeniKumandSaawariyapassedaway.Shewas102.9. GranvilleAustin,theeminentscholaroftheIndianConstitutiondiedinWashingtonDC.10. Ramanarayanan,Tamilfilmdirectorandproducer,diedat65.

SportsNews

2014CommonwealthGames:The2014CommonwealthGames(officiallytheXXCommonwealthGames)wereheldinGlasgow,Scotland,from23Julyto3August2014.Thisisthe20theditionoftheCommonwealthGames.Scotlandhaspreviouslyhostedtheeventtwice,in1970and1986,bothinEdinburgh.Note:ThefirstwashostedbyHamilton,Canada,in1930andknownastheBritishEmpireGames.Englandfinishedtopofthemedaltableforthefirsttimesincethe1986CommonwealthGames,alsoheldinScotland.KiribatialsowonitsfirstevermedalataCommonwealthGames,agoldinthe105kgmen'sweightliftingcompetition.Thereare71participatingnationsatthe2014CommonwealthGameswithapproximately4,950competingathletes,makingitoneofthelargestCommonwealthGamesstagedtodate.Mascot:Clyde,ananthropomorphicthistlenamedaftertheriverwhichflowsthroughthecentreofGlasgow,wastheofficialmascotofthe2014CommonwealthGames.ThemascotwasdesignedbyBethGilmour,whowonacompetitionrunbyGlasgow2014forchildrentodesigntheMascot.

MedalTally:Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total1 England 58 59 57 174

2 Australia 49 42 46 1373 Canada 32 16 34 824 Scotland 19 15 19 535 India 15 30 19 64


Indiainthe2014CommonwealthGames,Glasgow,ScotlandIndiawhohadfinishedsecondinthe2010CommonwealthGameswithanoveralltallyof101medals(38gold,27silver&36bronzemedals),managedonly64medalsatthe2014CommonwealthGames–withthemedalstallycomprising15gold,30silverand19bronze.Indiakeptoccupyingfifthspotonthemedalstable.Onclosingceremony,theIndiancontingent’sflagbearerwasSeemaPunia,whowonSilverinwomen'sdiscusthrow.While,thetorchbearerintheopeningceremonywasaceshooterVijayKumar,the2012LondonOlympicsSilvermedalist.Hereisthelistmedalwinners

WEIGHTLIFTINGGoldMedalistWinners‐Weightlifting1.KSanjitaChanu:InWomen’sweightlifting48kgcategoryKSanjitaChanuwithatotalliftof173kgwontheprizedgoldmedal.Note:SanjitaChanuwinsIndia’sfirstGoldmedalat2014CommonwealthGames.2.SukhenDey:SukhenDeyinMen’sweightlifting56kgcategoryclaimedgoldmedalbyliftingatotalof248kg.3.SatishSivalingam:77kgSatishSivalingamcreatedagamesrecordwithatotalliftof328kgtoclaimgoldmedalwhileRaviKatululiftedtotalof317kgtowinsilvermedal.SilverMedalWinners‐Weightlifting1.SMirabaiChanu–wonSilvermedalinWomen'sweightlifting48kgcategory(Totallift‐170kg,75+95)2.SantoshiMatsa‐Women's53kgcategoryinweightlifting3.RaviKatulu‐Men'sweightlifting,77kg4.VikasThakur‐Men'sweightlifting,85kg5.RajinderRahelu‐Men'sheavypowerliftingBronzeMedalWinner‐Weightlifting1.GaneshMali‐Men'sweightlifting56kg(Totallift244kg,111+133)2.SwatiSingh‐Women's53kgcategoryinweightlifting3.OmkarOtari‐Men's69kgWeightlifting4.PunamYadav‐Women'sweightlifting,63kg5.ChandrakantMali‐Men'sweightlifting,94kg6.SakinaKhatun‐Women'slightweightpowerlifting

WRESTLINGGoldMedalwinnerWrestling1.SushilKumar:InMen’swrestling,75kgfreestyleSushilKumardefeatedQamarAbbasofPakistanwhatturnedouttobealopsidedevent.Injust107minutesSushiltrouncedhisopponenttotakehomegold.2.YogeshwarDutt:InMen’swrestling,65kgfreestyleYogeshwarDuttbroughtlaurelstothecountrybyclinchinggoldmedalafterdefeatingCanada’sJevonBalfourinthefinal.


3.AmitKumar:NigerianEbikweminomoWelsonwasAmitKumar’sopponentinthefinalofMen’swrestling,57kgfreestyle.AmitdefeatedWelson3‐1toclaimthegoldmedal.4.BabitaKumari:InWomen’swrestling;55kgfreestyleBabitaKumaricompletelydominatedtheproceedingsoverCanada’sBrittaneeLaverdureanddefeatedher9‐2inthefinalsforthecovetedgoldmedal.5.VineshPhogat:InWomen’swrestling,48kgfreestyleyoungsterVineshPhogatwhoisjust19yearsolddefeatedYanaRattiganofEnglandby11‐8tobepartoftheglorious15.SilverMedalwinner‐Wrestling1.RajeevTomar‐Men'swrestling,125kg2.SatyawartKadian‐Men'swrestling,97kgfreestyle3.Bajrang‐Men'swrestling,61kg4.LalitaSehrawat‐Women'swrestling,53kg5.SakshiMalik‐Women'swrestling,58kg6.GeetikaJhakar‐Women'swrestling,63kgfreestyle

BronzeMedalwinner‐Wrestling1.NavjotKaur‐Women'swrestling,69kg2.PawanKumar‐Men'swrestling,86kgfreestyle

SHOOTINGGoldMedalWinnerInShooting1.AbhinavBindra:InMen’s10mAirRifleformerOlympicgoldmedallistAbhinavBindraclaimedhisfirstindividualgoldatthecommonwealthGameswhenhefinishedwithafinalgamesrecordscoreof205.3.2.JituRai:InMen’sshooting,50mPistolJituRaiwhosetfinalsgamesrecordgatheringatotalof194.1pointswongoldforhiscountry.GurpalSinghwith187.2pointssettledwithsilverinthiscategory.3.RahiSarnobat:Itwasanall‐IndianaffairinthefinalofWomen’sshooting25mPistoleventasRahiSarnobatdefeatedAnisaSayyedtoclinchthegoldmedal.4.ApurviChandela:InWomen’sshooting,10mAirRiflerisingstarApurviChandelaclaimedherfirstinternationalmedal.ApurvitriumphedoverhercompatriotAyonikaPaultowinthegoldmedal.

SilverMedalWinnerInShooting1.MalaikaGoel‐Women's10mAirPistolshooting2.PrakashNanjappa‐Men'sshooting,10mAirPistol3.AyonikaPaul‐Women'sshooting,10mAirRifle4.AnisaSayeed‐Women'sshooting,25mPistol5.ShreyasiSingh‐Women'sshooting,doubletrap6.GurpalSingh‐Men'sshooting,50mPistol7.GaganNarang‐Men'sshooting,50mRifleProne8.SanjeevRajput‐Men'sshooting,50mRifle3Positions9.HarpreetSingh‐Men'sshooting,25mRapidFirePistolBronzeMedalWinnerInShooting1.MohammedAsab‐Men'sshooting,doubletrap2.GaganNarang‐Men'sshooting,50mRifle3Positions3.ManavjitSinghSandhu‐Men'sshooting,Trap4.LajjaGauswami‐Women'sshooting,50mRifle3Positions


AthleticsGoldMedalWinnerinAthletics1.VikasGowda:AfterwinningthegoldmedalInMen’sdiscusthrowVikasGowdabecamethefirstIndianmantowinafieldeventgoldmedalattheCommonwealthGames.Gowdathrewthediscusto63.64mtoclinchthegoldmedalNote:VikasGowdabecamethefirstIndianmantowinafieldeventgoldmedalattheCommonwealthGamesSilverMedalWinnerinAthletics1.SeemaPunia‐Women'sdiscusthrowBronzeMedalWinnerinAthletics2.DipaKarmakar‐Women'sartisticgymnastics

Squash1.DipikaPallikalandJoshanaChinappa:InWomen’sdoublesfinalsthepairofDipikaPallikalandJoshanaChinappadefeatedEngland’sJennyDuncalfandLauraMassaro11‐6,11‐8instraightsets.Note:ThepairgaveIndiatheirfirstsquashmedalintheCommonwealthGames.

BADMINTONGoldMedalinBadminton1.ParupalliKashyap:OnlastdayoftheCommonwealthGamesParupalliKashyapinMen’sBadmintonfinaldefeatedSingapore’sDerekWong21‐14,11‐21,21‐19toclinchthegold.Note:ParupalliKashyapbecamethefirstIndianmanin32yearstowinbadmintongoldattheGames.SilverMedalinBadminton1.JwalaGuttaandAshwiniPonnappa‐Women'sbadmintondoublesBronzeMedalinBadminton1.PVSindhu‐Women'sbadminton2.RMVGurusaidutt‐Men'sbadminton

BOXINGSilverMedalinBoxing1.LaishramSaritaDevi‐Women'sboxing,57‐60kg3.LaishramDevendroSingh‐Men'sboxing,46‐49kg3.VijenderSingh‐Men'sboxing,75kg4.MandeepJangra‐Men'sboxing,69kgBronzeMedalinBoxing1.PinkiJangra‐Women'sboxing,51kg

TABLETENNISSilverMedalinTableTennis1.AchantaSharathKamalandAntonyAmalraj‐Men'sTableTennis

JUDO


SilverMedalinJudo1.NavjotChana‐Men'sjudo60kg(losttoAshleyMcKenzieofEnglandonpenaltypoints(shido)inthefinal)2.ShushilaLikmabam‐Women'sjudo48kg(losttoKimberlyRenicksofScotlandinthefinal)BronzeMedalinJudo1.KalpanaThoudam‐Women'sjudo52kg(beatChristianneLegentilofMauritius.BronzeforThoudamforconcedinglesserpenaltypoints)2.RajwinderKaur‐Women's+78kgjudo

ImportantPoints:1.VijayKumaristheflagbearerforIndiancontingentattheopeningceremonyoftheCommonwealthGames2.SanjitaChanuwinsIndia’sfirstGoldmedalat2014CommonwealthGames.3.VikasGowdabecameIndia'sonlysecondmaleathletetowinagoldattheCommonwealthGamesafterthelegendaryMilkhaSinghwonthe440yardgoldwaybackin1958atCardiff.4.ParupalliKashyapbecamethefirstIndianmanin32yearstowinbadmintongoldattheGames.5.DipaKarmakarscriptshistory,winsfirstgymnasticmedalforIndiaatCommonwealthGames.Shebaggedabronzeinthevaultevent.6.PinkiRanibagsfirstmedalinBoxing.Shewonbronzemedal.7.EnglandfinishedtopofthemedaltableatCommonwealthGamesforthefirsttimein28years.8.ThefirstCommonwealthGameswashostedbyHamilton,Canada,in1930andknownastheBritishEmpireGames.9.The21stCommonwealthGameswillbeheldinGoldCoastinAustraliain2018.10.AustraliahashostedtheCommonwealthGamesonarecordfouroccasions,andwillmakeitfivewhenGoldCoasthoststheeventin2018.11.Indiamen'shockeyteamwonsilvermedal.

2014FIFAWorldCup:

GermanydefeatArgentinaby1‐0tolift2014FIFAWorldCuptitle.1.GoldenBallAward:LionelMessiwasdeclaredasthePlayerofthetournamentandawardedGoldenBall.2.GoldenBootAward:JamesRodriguezofColombiawinstheGoldenBootawardforfinishingtopscoreratthe2014WorldCupinBrazil.Hescores6goalsinthetournament.3.GoldenGloveAward:ManuelNeuer(Germany)winsGoldenGloveat2014WorldCup. Hat‐RickGoal:ThomasMuller(Germany)scorefirsthattrickandXherdanShaqiri(Switzerland)claimsecond

hattrickofthetournament.

Note:i.MarioGötzekicksinsecondhalfofextratimetohelpGermanytowinthefinalby1‐0againstArgentina.ii.GermanywontheirfourthWorldCupaftera24‐year(1954,1974and1990)wait.iii.Netherlandstood3rdandBrazilstood4thinthetournament.iv.Brazucaisthenameofthenewballunveiledinthe2014FIFAWorldCupFIFArankings:1.Germany 2.Argentina 3.Netherland 4.Colombia 5.Belgium6.Uruguay 7.Brazil 8.Spain


OTHERSSPORTSNEWS:

1. Jo‐WilfriedTsongawontheRogersCup,beatingsecond‐seededRogerFedererinthefinal.The13th‐seededFrenchmanwonhisfirstATPTourtitleoftheseasonand11thoverall.

2. SouthAfricanall‐roundercricketerJacquesKallis,announcedhisretirementfromallformatsofinternationalcricket.

3. GermanSabineLisickicreatedarecordoffastestserveat131milesperinthewomen’stennis.

4. MiihierSingh,whowontheMrIndiatitlethisyear,willrepresentthecountryinthe48thAsianBodybuildingandPhysiqueSportsChampionship.

5. LeonardoMayerdefeatDavidFederertowinmaidenATPtitle6. HeroMotoCorpnamedtitlesponsorofISL.IndianSuper

League‐‐thefirst‐of‐its‐kindfranchise‐basedfootballleagueinthecountry.

7. PhilippLahm,thecaptainofGermany’sfootballteamannouncedhisretirementfrominternationalgame.

8. Italy’sVincenzoNibaliwins101steditionofTourdeFrance

9. Englishall‐rounderMoeenAlihasbeenbannedfromwearing“SaveGaza”and“FreePalestine”wristbandstilltheremainderofthethirdTestmatchagainstIndiainSouthampton

10. SouthAfricanTimClarkclinchedhissecondPGATourtitle.11. Ex‐IndiancricketerRahulDravidelectedasmemberof

LaureusWorldSportsAcademy12. IrishmanRoryMcIlroywontheBritishGolfOpenChampionship201413. FormerSriLankaSkipperMahelaJayawardenehasannouncedhisretirementfromTestCricket14. DurandCupfootballtournament2014:Thethirdoldestfootballtournamentintheworld,DurandCup,willbe

heldinGoabetweenOctober28andNovember9thisyear.

NewsRelatedToDefence&Technology

1. TheIndianAirForcereceiveditssixthC‐17GlobemasterheavylifttransportaircraftwhichalsocarriedaWorld

WarIIvintage'Harvard'aircraftinitsbelly.2. Indo‐Russiapactplannedtodevelopasleekerandfaster'mini'versionofBrahMosmissile3. MalabarNavalexercise2014heldinthePacificOcean.TheExerciseMalabarisajointnavalexercisefirst

conductedasabilateralonebetweentheUSandIndiannaviesin1992.JapanparticipatesintheMalabarexercisesforthethirdtimesinceitfirstparticipatedin2007.

4. INSKamorta:TheIndianNavyreceivedthefirstfullyingeniouslybuiltanti‐submarinewarfare(ASW),INSKamorta,atVisakhapatnam.

5. Indo‐RussianjointventurefirmBrahMosAerospaceisdevelopingasmallerversionofthe290‐kmsupersoniccruisemissileforenablingitsdeploymentonsubmarinesandsmallerfighteraircraftsuchasMiG29K.

6. IndiasuccessfullylaunchedPSLVC‐23with5satellites:ISROsuccessfullylaunched5foreignsatellitesfromfourcountriesonboardPSLV‐C23rocketwhichplacedtheminorbit.TherocketwaslaunchedfromSatishDhawanSpaceCentreinSriharikota.ISRO’sPolarSatelliteLaunchVehiclePSLV‐C23placedallfivesatellitesintotheirrespectiveorbits.Note:


i.SPOT7:Frenchsatellite,itwillbepartoftheexistingEarthobservationsatellite.IthasbeenbuiltbyEuropeanspacetechnologycompanyAirbusDefenceandSpace.ii.AISAT:Germannano‐satellite,tofocusontheglobalsea‐trafficmonitoringsystemwithspecialemphasisonhightrafficzonesusingAISsignals.iii.NLS7.1andNLS7.2:Canadiansatellite,theywillperformTwo‐spacecraftprecisionformationflyingusingdifferentialGPSwithcentimetre‐levelrelativepositionandsub‐metrelevelaccuratepositioncontrolsystem.iv.VELOX‐1:Singaporeansatellite,itisatechnologydemonstratorforin‐housedesignofimagesensor,MEMS‐basedattitudedeterminationandcontrolsystemandinter‐satelliteRFlink.

ImportantDays

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DATE DAY

1. 12thJanuary NationalYouthday(BirthdayofVivekananda).2. 15thJanuary Armyday.3. 24thJan NationalGirlChildDay.4. 25thJanuary Nationaltourismday/Votersday5. 30thJanuary NationalMartyrsday&WorldantiLeprosyDay6. 4thFeb WorldCancerDay.7. 28thFeb Nationalscienceday8. 8thMarch Internationalwomenday9. 9thMarch WorldKidneyday10. 15thMarch WorldConsumerrightsday,11. 20thMarch WorldSparrowDay&InternationalHappinessDay.12. 21stMarch WorldForestryday13. 22ndMarch Worldwaterday14. 23rdMarch WorldMeteorologicalday15. 24thMarch WorldT.B.day16. 2April WorldAutismAwarenessDay17. 7thApril WorldHealthday18. 21stApril Civilserviceday19. 22ndApril WorldEarthday20. 24thApril PanchayatDivas21. 1stMay InternationalLabourday22. 3rdMay WorldPressFreedomDay23. 11thMay NationalTechnologyday24. 21stMay AntiTerrorismday(DeathdayofRajivGandhi)25. 31stMay AntiTobaccoday(Nosmokingday)26. 5thJune WorldEnvironmentday27. 1stJuly Doctorsday28. 11thJuly Worldpopulationday30 6thAugust Hiroshimaday31. 9thAugust Nagasakiday32. 12thAugust Internationalyouthday33. 29thAugust NationalSportsday(BirthdayofDhyanChand)34. 5thSept Teachersday35. 8thSept WorldLiteracyday36. 14thSept HindiDivas37. 15thSept Engineersday38. 16thSept Ozoneday39. 2ndOct InternationalNon‐violenceday40. 8thOct Airforceday41. 9thOct Worldpostday42. 24thOct Unitednationday43. 17thNov Studentsday44. 18thNov Adultsday45. 19thNov Citizensday


46. 27thNov Nationallawday47. 1stDec AIDSday48. 4thDec Navyday49. 10thDec HumanRightsday50. 14thDec NationalEnergyConservationDay.51 24Dec NationalConsumersRightsDay

LISTOFWORLDCOUNTRIES&THEIRCAPITAL

AAfghanistan‐KabulAlbania‐TiranaAlgeria‐AlgiersAndorra‐AndorralaVellaAngola‐LuandaAntigua&Barbuda‐SaintJohn'sArgentina‐BuenosAiresArmenia‐YerevanAustralia‐CanberraAustria‐ViennaAzerbaijan‐BakuBBahamas‐NassauBahrain‐Al‐ManamahBangladesh‐DhakaBarbados‐BridgetownBelarus‐MinskBelgium‐BrusselsBelize‐BelmopanBhutan‐ThimphuBosnia&Herzegovina‐SarajevoBotswana‐GaboroneBrazil‐BrasiliaBrunei‐BandarSeriBegawanBulgaria‐SofiaBurkinaFaso‐OuagadougouBurundi–BujumburaCCambodia‐PhnomPenhCameroon‐YaoundeCanada‐OttawaCapeVerde‐PraiaCentralAfricanRepublic‐BanguiChad‐N'DjamenaChile‐SantiagoChina‐BeijingColombia‐BogotaComoros‐MoroniCongo‐Brazzaville

CongoDemocraticRepublicofthe‐KinshasaCostaRica‐SanJoseCoted'Ivoire‐AbidjanCroatia‐ZagrebCuba‐HavanaCyprus‐NicosiaCzechRepublic‐PragueDDenmark‐CopenhagenDjibouti‐DjiboutiCityDominica‐RoseauDominicanRepublic‐SantoDomingoEEastTimor‐DiliEcuador‐QuitoEgypt‐CairoElSalvador‐SanSalvadorEquatorialGuinea‐MalaboEritrea‐AsmaraEstonia‐TallinnEthiopia‐AddisAbabaFFiji‐SuvaFinland‐HelsinkiFrance‐ParisGGabon‐LibrevilleGambia‐BanjulGeorgia‐TbilisiGermany‐BerlinGhana‐AccraGreece‐AthensGrenada‐SaintGeorge'sGuatemala‐GuatemalaCityGuinea‐ConakryGuyana‐Georgetown

HHaiti‐Port‐au‐PrinceHonduras‐TegucigalpaHungary‐BudapestIIceland‐ReykjavikIndia‐NewDelhiIndonesia‐JakartaIran‐TehranIraq‐BaghdadIreland‐DublinIsrael‐JerusalemItaly‐RomeJJamaica‐KingstonJapan‐TokyoJordan‐AmmanKKazakhstan‐AstanaKenya‐NairobiKiribati‐TarawaAtollKoreaNorth‐PyongyangKoreaSouth‐SeoulKosovo‐PristinaKuwait‐KuwaitCityKyrgyzstan‐BishkekLLaos‐VientianeLatvia‐RigaLebanon‐BeirutLesotho‐MaseruLiberia‐MonroviaLibya‐TripoliLiechtenstein‐VaduzLithuania‐Vilnius


Luxembourg‐LuxembourgMMacedonia‐SkopjeMadagascar‐AntananarivoMalawi‐LilongweMalaysia‐KualaLumpurMaldives‐MaleMali‐BamakoMalta‐VallettaMarshallIslands‐MajuroMauritania‐NouakchottMauritius‐PortLouisMexico‐MexicoCityMicronesia‐PalikirMoldova‐ChisinauMonaco‐MonacoMongolia‐UlaanbaatarMontenegro‐PodgoricaMorocco‐RabatMozambique‐MaputoMyanmar(Burma)‐Rangoon(Yangon);NayPyiTaw(administrative)NNamibia‐WindhoekNauru‐noofficialcapital;governmentofficesinYarenDistrictNepal‐KathmanduNetherlands‐AmsterdamNewZealand‐WellingtonNicaragua‐ManaguaNiger‐NiameyNigeria‐AbujaNorway‐OsloOOman‐MuscatPPakistan‐IslamabadPalau‐MelekeokPalestinianState*Panama‐PanamaCityPapuaNewGuinea‐PortMoresbyParaguay‐AsuncionPeru‐Lima

Philippines‐ManilaPoland‐WarsawPortugal‐LisbonQQatar‐DohaRRomania‐BucharestRussia‐MoscowRwanda‐KigaliSSaintLucia‐CastriesSaudiArabia‐RiyadhSenegal‐DakarSerbia‐BelgradeSeychelles‐VictoriaSierraLeone‐FreetownSingapore‐SingaporeSlovakia‐BratislavaSlovenia‐LjubljanaSolomonIslands‐HoniaraSomalia‐MogadishuSouthAfrica–CapeTownSouthSudan‐JubaSpain‐MadridSriLanka‐Colombo;SriJayewardenepuraKotte(legislative)Sudan‐KhartoumSweden‐StockholmSwitzerland‐BernSyria‐DamascusTTaiwan‐TaipeiTajikistan–DushanbeTanzania‐DaresSalaamThailand‐BangkokTrinidadandTobago‐Port‐of‐SpainTunisia‐TunisTurkey‐AnkaraTurkmenistan‐AshgabatUUganda‐KampalaUkraine‐KyivUnitedArabEmirates‐AbuDhabiUnitedKingdom‐London

UnitedStatesofAmerica‐WashingtonD.C.Uruguay‐MontevideoUzbekistan‐TashkentVVanuatu‐Port‐VilaVaticanCity(HolySee)‐VaticanCityVenezuela‐CaracasVietnam‐HanoiYYemen‐SanaaZZambia‐LusakaZimbabwe‐Harare

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