Economy Related Officials

8/10/2019 Economy Related Officials

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Economy Related Officials/ Regulators

G Shashi Kant Sharma replaced Vinod Rai in 2013

DT Central board of direct taxes. RK Tewari

EC Central board of excise and customs. Ms. JM Shanthi Sundaram

Competition commission of India. Ashok Chavla.

Hydrocarbons BN Talukdar, previously worked in OilIndiaLtd.

ance commission Article 280 of Constitution 14thFC: YV Reddy, recommendations will apply from 1stApril 2015 13thFC: Vijay Kelkar

ance secy Arvind Mayaram. also headed panel for FDI-FII definitions; NSEL scam.

C Ramesh Abhishek

A TS Vijayan

AI AK Upadhyay

RDA Anup Wadhawan replaced Yogesh Agrawal

nning commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

ciple economic advisor Dr. Ila Patnaik (Indian express columnist)

IUK Sinha term extended. previous chairman CB Bhave and board member KM Abrain CBI preliminary inquiry (some allege theyre victimized for investigating SAHAR

AI Rahul Khullar


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RBI key rates / monetary policy rates

rates 1stApril 2014 3rdJune 2014 (latest)

Rate 9% same

(=also known as Policy rate) 8% same

rse repo 8-1=7% same

23% 22.5% (reduced= this will increase money sup

4% same

RBI Committees

After entry of Rajan in September 2013

Kumarma

Public key infrastructure

al jalan New Bank licenses- Bandhan and IDFC

ndra shekharBy RBI on simplifying norms for all foreign investors to invest in Indian govt. securitiesrecommPortfolio Investor (RFPI)

hiket Mor Financial products for small businessman and low income households

Nayak Panel By RBI- To review governance of Boards of Banks in the country Recommended to reduce govt. share in public banks less than 50%


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Patel Monetary policy strengthen revise. Target 4% CPI, monetary policy Committee, decision by majori

ya BhaskarBy RBIon resolving foreign exchange benchmark setting process, like LIBOR between FIMMDAmoney market and currency market should move towards transaction based benchmark

admanabha Facilitating exporters. RBI relaxes merchant banking norms accordingly.

Bank CMDs

AIFI (All India financial institutions)

Who was setup first?EXIM > NABARD > NHB > SIDBI (latest)

Commercial Banks

habad Bank Rakesh Sethi replaced Shubhalakshmi Panse

hra Bank C.V Rajendran

Shikha Sharma

k of Baroda S S Mundra

BARD Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

BI Sushil Muhnot

M Yaduvendra Mathur

B (Housing) Mohammad Mustafa, IAS


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k of India Vijaya laxmi aiyyar

k Of Maharastra Sushil Muhnot

ratiya Mahila Bank Usha Anathasubramanium

FC Aditya Puri (for banking); Renu Sud Kamad (for NBFC-housing financ

CI Chanda Kotchar too clichd

ab and Sind Bank Jatinder Bir Singh

ab National Bank KR Kamath

Arundhati Bhattacharya

e bank of Travancore MD Jeevandas Narayan

on Bank of India Arun Kumar tiwari

ed Bank of India Archana Bhargava resigned. (Feb 2014)

ya BANK V. Kannan

a Bank opened its first branch in India, in 2013.

O Arun Kaul


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k of India VR Iyer

ntal Bank of Commerce SC Bansal

an Bank TM Bhasin

a Bank Ashwini Kumar

an Overseas bank M Narendra

ara bank RK Dubey

Insurance

A chairman TS Vijayan

SK Rai

onal insurance NSR Chandra prasad

ntal Insurance AK Saxena

ed Insurance Milint Karat

Vysya Life Insurance Boss Kshitij Jain. From now on Exide life insurance company, after takeover b


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PSU & Corporations

DC Narenda Kothari new CMD.

NL Bharat Broadband network ltd. owned by BSNL, Powergrid and Railtel. for implement

NL RK Upadhyay

hi Metro Mangoo Singh.

L BC Tripathy

L- Hindustan Petroleum Nishivasudeva first female CMD

ON Indian railways construction company. Signed integrity pact of Transparency internatio

C Arup Chodhary

GC DK Sarraf Previously with ONGC Videsh

ar Bharati Jawahar Sircar.

L Chandrasekhar Verma

ping corporation of India Arun Kumar Gupta


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Business GK: Private companies, MNC giants

be Shantanu Narayen, CEO

bus Srinivasan Dwarkanath

aba Jack Ma. Chinese e-commerce site. Will bring biggest IPO

azon Jeff Bezos

way India CEO Willian Pinckney arrested for direct selling. (one type of multi-layer marketing/Ponzi g

le Tim Cook, plans to buy headset maker Beats.

s Jonney Shih

Capital Nilesh Shah

oin Satoshi Nakamoto

annia Varun Berry, MD

annia Varun Berry, MD

bury India changed name to Mondelez India (American company who bought it). although product nam

Ajay Sriram

il Roopa Kudva


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y India Latif Nathan. Founder is Pierre Omidyar. In news because hackers stole user accounts.

ebook Mark Zuckerberg acquired whatsapp for 19 billion.

CI Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).President Sidharth Birla

kart Sachin Bansal, acquired Myntra- online fashion store.

ora Online search engine by Jonathan Siddharth and Vijay Krishnan.

bes Richest Bill Gates-1 ; Karlos slim- 2 ; Mukesh Ambani 40.Now Bill Gates=Worlds first trillionaire.

L, MCX-SX Their promoter Jignesh Shah arrested for NSEL scam

eral motors first woman CEO Mary Barra

gleCEO Eric Schmidt. Founders Larry page and Sergei Brin.bought Titan Aerospace (Solar pow

connectivy to distant parts of the world)

I K Raghu

sys CEO SD Shibulal soon to reitre.

sys CEO SD Shibulal soon to retire.

Vysya Life

ranceBoss Kshitij Jain. From now on Exide life insurance company, after takeover by Exide ind

l Renne Jameslatest process is Core M


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mal Bali Volvo India

an Mazmudar IIM B Board chairperson + BIOCON

ico Saugata Gupta, MD.

uti Suzuki RC Bhargav

ter Card Ajay Banga

X Satyananda Mishra

c. Benz India Eberhard Kern.

romax CEO Vineet Taneja

rosoft CEO Satya Nadela replcaed Steve ballmer. He is from Hyderabad. Azurecloud service

SSCOM R.Chanrashekher, ex-telecom Secretary

onal Stock

hange of IndiaChitra Ram Krishna

tel Vodafone bought this company from Tata communication.

si India D Shivakumar

at Gupta Ex-director of Goldman Sach, penalized for insider trading.


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at Gupta Ex-director of Goldman Sach, penalized for insider tradsing.

eev Suri Nokia CEO

sung Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun Hee. Got warrant in UP.

sung Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Kun Hee. He has arrest warrant in Uttar Pradesh! Samsu

sung s5 But without 4g.

pharma bought ranbaxy from Japans Daaichi Sankyo

nic II By Asustralian company Blue Star line.

nic II ship By Asustralian company Blue Star line.

tter Dick Costolo, went to China to learn new technology.

anta Tom albanese replaced MS Mehta

afone Martin Pieters.

mart India Krish Iyer

rren Buffet Berkshire Hathaway

tsapp Jan Koum, Brian Acton. Sold company to facebook.


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osition leader Rajya Sabha: Congi Gulam Nabi Azad Lok Sabha: Nobody because no party got 10% seats under Modi wave. Congresss leader in Lok Sabha = Mallikarjun Kharge.

ker Sumitra Mahajan


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arat lokayukta Justice D.P Buch

i HC Gorla Rohini (1st women chief justice of delhi High Court.)

f justice / Lokayukta of

statedig that on your own.

National commissions for

dren Kushal Singh

man rights KG Balakrishnan

orities Naseem Ahmed

kward class Justice V. Eswaraiah has recommended inclusion of Transgender in OBC List, after Supreme court ord

P.L. Punia

Rameshwar Uraon

men Mamta Sharma

New Chief Ministers and UT Administrators

nanchal CM Nabam Tuki

m Cabinet approved Vidhan Parishad (legislative council) for this state, under Art.16


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r Jitan Ram Manjhi replaced Nitish Kumar.

mber assembly elections

1.

Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj2.

Rajashthan: Vasundhara

3.

Mizoram: Lalthan Hawla (Congi),4. Delhi: Kejriwal gone with the wind.

i Lt. Governor Najib Jung

arat CM Anandi Ben Patel (BJP), first woman CM of Gujarat.

ov Andaman-nico AK Singh

aland CM TR Zeliang

im CM Pawan Chamling for 5th time.

akhand CM Harish Ravat replaced Vijay bahuguna

Governors

UIDAI vs NPR

UIDAI (Nilekani) under planning commission vs National population registration (under Homeministry). Both projects to be merged soon.

Nilekani had resigned from UIDAI to contest Lok Sabha election from Bangalore on Congi ticket

Secretaries / special officers

net Secretary Ajit Seth boss of Central Secretariat

iple Secretary Nripendra Misra, former TRAI chief. As such he cannot join government job after working as TRAI ch


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boss of PMO

nce Arvind Mayaram, important for he headed various Committees.

National security advisor. Ajit Dowal, ex-IPS replaced Shivshankar Menon, Ex IFS. Brajesh Mishra was th

Indian Ambassadors Abroad

akistan T.C.A Raghvan

hina Ashok K. Kantha

USA S. Jaishankar. played key role in Indo-US nuclea

permanent representative from India Ashok kumar Mukherjee

Telengana the 29thState

Seemandhra Telangan

& party C. Chandrababu NaiduTelugu Desham Party (TDP) K. Chandrsh

rnor ESL Narsinhman Same

hief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta Same

ench of HC Common HCHyderabad Same


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tariat @ Hyderabad Same

al greater Hyderabad Same

Sabha seats 25 17

Sabha seats 11 7

an sabha seats 175 119

ation 5 cr 3.5 cr

f districts 13 Originally 10

1.6 lakh sqkm 1.14 sq km

r port Duggirajupatnam, Vishakhapatnam NA

as royalties According to production in their territory same

C new power p

ricity from Central Power

nsIn the ratio of consumption in last five years Same

water Union government will form a central body to decide water allocation. Same

rtant rivers /dams Godavari, Penneru Ri, Gundla KammaPalleru ri.Mu


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Krishna

fe

1.

Lake Pulicat,2.

lake Kolleru

3.

Neelapattu bird sanctuary

1.

Pochara2.

Kawal

3.

Pakhal4. Eturnag

mHorsely hill station, Borru caves, Araku valley (natural heritage site),

VishakhapatnamChitrakoot fa

ati temple here

rtant cities/towns Vishakhapatnam, Rajamundry, Vijayvada, Warangal, A

ic places/temples Tirupati balaji, Lepakshi temples, Amaravati Warangal, Pa

edu separate IIT/IIM/AIIMs under 12thand 13thFYP ?

s border with these states TN, KN, Odisha KN. MH, Ch

original Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1956 under state reorganization act, 1956 Telengana formed in 2014, under Andhra Pradesh reorganisation act,2014

Nagarjun-shrisailam Tiger reserve:

o Largest tiger reserve of Indiao its area is in both Telengana (Mahbubnagar and Nalgonda) + Seemandhra (Telangana , Kurnool,

Guntur and Prakasam)

14 thFinance commission

Formed under Article 280 of the Constitution

13thFC: Chairman Kelkar

14thFC setup in in Jan 2013.

Boss = Ex RBI governor Governor YV Reddy His recommendations will be effective from 1/April/2015, for a period of five years


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Apart from the usual terms of reference, 14th FC also has to make recommendations about:

1.

Pricing of public utilities such as electricity and water in an independent manner2.

issues like disinvestment, GST and subsidies.

7thPay commission

6thPC was formed in 2006. Chairman: BN Sri Krishna 7thPay commission-head-Rtd SC judge Ashok kumar Mathur Member= Vivek Rae full time (IAS) + Rathin Roy part time (economist) + Meena Agarwal

(Secretary, IRAS)

Target audience= 50 lakh Central government employees, including the Railways and Defense. +30lakh pensioners.

Deadline= submit report in two years.

Implemented from January 1, 2016. [6th PC's recommendations from January 1, 2006.]

other Committees

law commission new chairman Justice Ajit prakash shah.(D.K jain resigned and became the president of National Con

Rather GST panel new chief- Jammu & Kashmir Finance minister

ay BhangSetup by Ministry of Health & family welfare.Why govt setup- IMR & MMR are high among STs.Pu

address healthcare challenges of STs (who are living in tribal district and tribal development blocks).

PA Santosh Hegde Committee.

warup Investor awareness and protection

Kolamkar risk management of commodity futures market

Tripathi high power committee for running and safety of trains.


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RC Fiscal sector legislative reformsBN Shri Krishna

ce DK Jain president of National Consumer disputes redressal commission)

ce M.Ramachandra

lBy Kerala government to update Keralas desi liquor policy. Recommended liquor with low alcohol c

ce mukul Mudgal IPL match fixingOn the basis of this report SC took action and Srinivasan was forced to resign+ W

ce Ranjana Desaihead of gender sensitisation and internal complaints committee (GSICC)of Supreme court.Purposet

Supreme court.

ce Shiv Rajan Solar scam in Kerala

ce Vishnu Sahay Muzzafarnagar (UP)Riot (Imp for UPPCS exam)

varamakrishnanato recommend new location of capital for successor state in Andhra Pradesh. Until then Hyderabad wi

(By Home ministry)

ar panel Increase domestic oil and gas production and decrease in imports by 20-30

n Aggarwal under DoPT. To reform in IAS training. Recommended that IAS officers training should be shortened

Bezbaruah

For betterment of North Eastern people living in various parts of India.

Other members-one member from Tripura + 1 from Mizoram + 1 from Sikkim + a lady member Reason- After the death of NE student in Delhi (racial discriminated)

By Home ministry

Sahoo Foreign currency convertible bonds through depository receipt mechanism

Shah Retired SC Judge. SIT on Blackmoney.


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mood Ul Rehman To study the reasons for backward Muslims. He is Former vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim Univers

MMEN V panelTo study the report of kasturi rangan committee on western Ghats. Kasturi was formed to study Madh

endless cycle.

Pitroda 2013. to lookinto the role of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati

hya Kulsrestha By Dept. of agricultureon framing a policy for monitoring Pesticides residue in vegetable and fruits

Stamps in News 2014 (SIN?)

Stamp1: Drukpa Lineage of Buddhism

Druk (Tibetan) = dragon, Drukpa (Tibetan) = lineage of dragon founded in 1206; Today 12th head is Jigme Wangchen Drukpa Buddhism devotees in Tibet, Ladakh, Sikkim, HP and North- East India and Nepal.

Hemis Monastery, Ladhakh = their main centre, built in 17thCent.

The monastry also house library of Tibetan books and valuable collection of Thangkas (Tibetan styleof paintings)

Thangka (recorded message): buddhist monks used scrolled paintings on cotton or silk to preachbuddhist Dhamma to nomadic people of Himalyas. These Thangkas are open for public display every11thyear during festival time.

Stamp2: Chattampiswamikal

1853: he was born in a village near Thiruvanthampuram, Kerala His real name was Ayappan. Also called Shri Vidyadhiraj swami Thiruvaddikal

He was known for sharp intellect and academic excellence

o He mastered Yoga, medicine, music, Vedas, Upnishads, Sanskrit, Malayalam and Tamil.o His Books (total 15)

o Vedadhikara Niroopam, essence of Vedas, so that Vedas can be accessible to everyoneo Jeeva Karunya Niroopam for non-violence and vegetarianism

o contributiono

promotion of education and upliftment of the down troddeno advocated formation of class-less society

o feminism

Stamp3: Hasrat Mohani

real name : syed Fazlul Hasan Urdu poet and freedom fighter


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participated in Khilafat movement

participated in Arhar movement of Mohd. Hakim Ajmal (they disliked Aligarh school, wantedmuslims to participate actively in freedom struggle)

Poerty collection Khulliyat eHasrat Mohani,

his famous ghazal chupke chupke raat din, ansu bahana yaad hai

coined the slogan Inqlab Zindabad

founded Urdu journalUrdu e Mualla 1921 presided Muslim League become 1st Indian to demand complete independence (Azadie-Kaamil)

Elected to UP legislative Assembly from ML party

Founder member of CPIbelieved in communist and revolutionary philosophy

Member of constituent assembly of India but he didnt sign the constitution as he saw hypocracytowards minorities

Stamp4: International Year of Crystallography (UNESCO)

o Indian and Chinese civilization were the earliest to know crystallization process in salt and sugaro

Crystallography used in revealing the structure of DNA, to understand and fabricate computermemories, Proteins synthesis and helping scientists to design powerful new drugs.

o Crystallography still remains relatively unknown to the general public.

o So United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 2014 as the International Year ofCrystallography (IYCr2014)*

o because 2014 marks 100 years of X-ray crystallography.(Max Von Laue won nobel prize in 1914).

Other stamps released in 2014 so far

ral Vigilance Commission(50s)

1964: setup. 2003: statutory body. Panel: PM, HM, Opposition leader of LokSabha.

three member: CVC= Pradeep Kumar. the other two VC are JM Garg and Rajeev

A 2014 to be released in June 2014. important facts already covered under sports section.

d Corporation Of India completed 50 years. (founded in 64). HQ: Delhi. Boss: C. Viswanath. Falls under Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution

an Museum located in Kolkata (1814)

by Asiatic society of Kolkata (And Asiatic Society was setup by Sir William Jonewas setup.)

it Singh Ghazal singer not important because he died way back in 2011.


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cians of india yet to be released in June 2014

onal church council of india both protestant and orthodox churches. HQ Nagupur.

Defense / Security: Persons in News

lash Tommy Naval Expedition

orce Air Chief marshal- Arup Raha (24th chief of Airforce). Worked in Operation Rahat during U

yDalbir Singh Suhag WILLreplace Bikram Singh on July 31, 2014. Suhag is a Gorkha offic

Lanka.

a BahugunaFirst woman director of Sardar patel national police academy Hyderabad- the training centre

to become special DG in CRPF.

yl Castelino Kirti Chakra for Uttrakhand relief

Devendra Kumar Pathak

Ranjit Sinha

DG Arvind Ranjan

of UP, MP, Rajashtan,

rat etcCandidates appearing for those state PSC exam should prepare.

O New Chief Avinash Chander

ntelligence Bureau) Syed Ibrahim


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n Coast Guard DG Anurag G Thapliyal

eshkumar Kirti Chakra for killing JK Terrorists

well NevilleAustralian reporter, leaked 62s Handerson Brooks report for Sino-India war. Indian governm

official confirmation under IT act.)

mbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria

GRID Raghu Raman CEO. Modi Government didnot renew his contract.

onal Disaster Response Force Krishna Chaudhari

y RK Dhowan After resignation of Admiral Devendra Joshi-for INS Sindhuratna.

Sharad kumar

National security advisor. Ajit Dowal, ex-IPS replaced Shivshankar Menon, Ex IFS. BrajeshGovernment.

J. N. Chaudhary

W Current chief: Alok Joshi.

DG Arun Chaudhary

Boats, missiles and Helicopters

June Kargil Victory day


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lash tommy Navy officer first Indian to circumnavigate the globe in 150 days.

h Missile 25 kms surface to air

w 3 Israels missile shielf system

Globermaster from US. Cargo ship for Airforce.

tal Helicopterlight utility, multi-role helicopter is a variant of the Cheetah helicopter being manufactured by HAL, w

regions.

t Guards

C402, C408: Interceptor boat for coastguard.

C154: interceptor boat for Maharashtra coast. H191: air cushion vehicle. For helping small boats in distress at sea

Abhinav, Adesh: Coast guard fast petrol vessel

Raj-Ratan : Inshore petrol vessel for coast guard.

ier 228 Maritime Surveillance aircraft. Indian donated them to Seychelles.

T7 For Navy, by ISRO. codename rohini. Sent to space via Ariane 5 rocket, from French Guiana (S.Ameri

4 Nuke capable Paki Missile. 900km range

Sindhurakshak Submarine. Sunk because of accident.

Trikhand By Russia. Stealth frigate for Indian navy

Vikrant 1961: we bought first aircraft carrier INS vikrant. 1997: it was decommissioned. Aug13: New INS Vikcarrier. Will join active navy duty from 2018.

Vikrant served in India-Pak war of 71. Sold for scrap


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o Japans biggest ever naval warship since WW2.

ran-2 Irans destroyer ship with guided missile. Deployed in Caspian sea.

Submarine launched missile. Range 1500km

hhalipattnam,

hraDRDO setting up new missile testing range here.

V Multiple independently targetable vehicles by DRDO.

C Will function under IB.

hay Surface to Surface subsonic cruise missile. DRDO. 1000km range.

heek Revolver for women, By Indian Ordinance Factory.

way Becomes the first NATO country to make military service compulsory for both men and women

ation three star Codename for Afzal gurus hanging.

AK-M Surface to air missile for Indian airforce.

-3 Japans Anti-Missile Air Defense Units Deployed After North-Korea warned South-Koreans for a War

foil drone China, Anti-smog. (it sucks the smog like a vaccum cleaner)

MK II Training aircraft by Swiz company for Indian airforce

ati missile surface to surface upto 170 kms range. DRDO, based on Prahar missile. India will sell them to friendly

er F313 Irans indigenous stealth fighter jet


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Royal Airforce, UK. They started using 3D printed parts in jets to cutdown Expenditure.

ong Missile North Korea, 1300 kms

a helicopter First Indigenous Attack heli. With missiles. Theyre weaponized version of Dhruva helicopter by HAL

02 Russia will sell these anti-aircraft missiles to Iran

a-3 N.Korea, Long range rocket with 3000km range.

Training exercises 2014

ree Indias bilateral military exercise with Thailand. But after coup in May 2014, government orde

n 2014 Naval exercise, Port blair total 16 navys in the Indian Ocean

YOGKAIJIN 2014 India Japan coast guard joint exercise (@kochi coast)

pex Bay of Bengal. Navy. GSAT 7- Rukmani

Space related

European space agency satellite. Will map 1 billion stars. launch Dec.2013

T7 For Navy, by ISRO. Codename rohini. Sent to space via Ariane 5 rocket, from French Guiana (S.America

V D5 Cryogenic engine. India only sixth country in the world to have this technology.

SS Indian regional navigation satellite. PSLV-C24 launch vehicle used. From Sriharikota.


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M Russian cargo ship to send supplies to International space station

hesh Iranian rocket that carried a monkey into space

Specific absorption rate (mobile phone) for India it is 1.6 watt per kg.

8 this satellite will provide TV signs to Asia & Pacific. US private company Space X launched this via Fal

/Jade Rabit This was Chinese land rover for Moon. Mission: Change-E-3.

Nuke Energy

s largest Nuke plant at Gorakhpur village, Fatehabad district, Haryana. previous PM Mohan had laid foundation. C

ankulam Tamilnadu. Unit 1 achieved max capacity (1000MW). Russia signed pact for #3 and #4 as we

India: Places in News 2014

nanchal Pradesh New wild banana species found-Musa Velutina. Naharalagun new railway line to connect Itanagar with rest of India

m First state of India to ban all type of Tobbaccos.

ayun, UP gangrape and public hanging of two sisters.

galore airport Renamed after Hiriya Kempegowda. He was a ruler under the Vijayanagar empire

glore first Tech de-addiction centre by NIMHANS.

l In Gawilgarh hills, MP. ASI has found 12000 year old paintings from here.


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ndrawati village in Rajasthan. Temple Architecture from 11th AD found.

ka Lagoon Odisha. UNs World tourism organization gave it lable destionation flyways

one Phailin Odisha and Andhra

ble decker flyover to connect Santacruz to Chembur in Mumbai.

36th national games 2015

akhpur (UP) Longest railway platform of the world

akhpur (Haryana) Nuclear Plant established

khpur Limca record for worlds longest railway station. falls under North Eastern rail zon

umangarha a major trade hub during Harappa period. Haryana

an Pitta small bird, spotted in Arvallis biodiversity pakr, Delhi after 60 years

almer FortFirst inhabited world heritage monument under UNESCO. Other five forts that go

Gangron, Kumbhalgarh.

apara National parkWest Bengal. home to Asiatic wild dog (Dhule), IUCN status: endangered. seen fi

of one horned rhinos, after Kanziranga

di Hills Vellore district TN. Neolithic bedrocks found. They were used for aryanaza axes a

jar (Haryana) National cancer institute established

and Karnal included in National capital region (NCR). Theyll get more funds for infra develo

mantan forest In Borneo island, Indonesia. Worlds largest project for REDD+


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ala 35th National games 2014 (preparation not finished)

hi LNG terminal

ripra river, Ujjain Gold coins of vikram aditya found belonging to first century Bc.

nur First dist of India where no one is landless.

ch Indias first marine eco sensitive zone by MoEF

i damHimachal, on Beas river. Released water without warning, the flash flood caused d

June 2014

nam Wildlife Sanctury, Sikkim First wild life aryanaz to have a skywalk and 22km ropeway

ayalam language Union cabinet gives it classical status, along with Tamil, Kannada and Telugu.

halaya, Tripura, Manipur. Got their own high courts. Total HC (before) =21. After =24.

undra Hills Third Tiger reserve in Rajasthan. Other two are Sariska and Ranthambhore

zira 5th tiger reserve in Maharashtra

aralagunArunanchal railway station. only two state capitals in NE, have rail connectivity. f

Naharalagun).

mada Dam / Kevadiya Colony Patels statueof unity will be built here- on Sardar Sarovar dam on Narmada dam.

arbaugh Palace Vadodara. Built by Gaekward rulers, demolished because its structure had become

W building delhi Now named as NIRBHAYA BHAWAN

ma, Leh Highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra


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cole, Andhra Nepoleaon era gold coins found

ochemical regions Modi plans three new petrochemical regions in Karnataka, Maharastra and West B

neshwara Temple, Shimoga district,

natakaAncient copper plates from Kalachurya dynasty.

pat (Haryana) First govt girls medical college of India (Bhagat phool singh mahila medical colle

ura Indias first cyber forensic laboratory (2013)

pur 1000 years old ruins of Parmar dynasty found

r Pradesh Biggest exporter of buffalo meat, after Punjab and Maharashtra. (FICCI report)

rpura Ambassador factory of Hindustan motors in W.bengal. Stopped production in May

r, Mumbai Amul opened Indias first robotic dairy plant here.

anand, Kerala Pre historic rock art found in Edakkal caves in Ambukuthy hills.

Persons in News: Heads of States

hanistan President Hamid Karzai served two consecutive term hence can no longer contest election. Right now Presidential race between Abdullah Abdullah and Asraf Ghani. Parliament called shoora.

tralia PM Tony Abbott. capital Canberra (not Perth or Sydney) 1stmember of south Asian descent to be member of ParliamentLisa Maria Singh (awardee Pra

gladesh

President Abdul Hamid PM Sheikh Hasina (Awami league). Opposition Khalida Zia (nationalist party) Parliament called Jatiya parliament.


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tan

King Jigme Wangchuck PM Tshering Tobgay parliament called Tasongadu

na

President XI Jinping Premier (PM) Li keqiang ADIZ: Air defence idenfication zone aove East China sea. Foreign minister Wang Yi met Modi in June 2013.

a President Raul Castro (not Fidel Castro)

pt President Abdel Fattah El sisi (Ex-Army general) PM Ibrahim mehliv

President Epeli Nailaukitau (Fiji has largest Indian diaspora in Asia Pacific) Former president of Indian origin Mahindra Chaudhary (1999-2000) Ram Krishna Mission of Fiji has been awarded Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2014

nce President Francis Hollande; PM Manuel Valls. Anne Hidalg-first female mayor of Paris

many

President Joachim Gauck Chancellor Angela Markel Lok Sabha: Bundestag

President Hussan Rouhani, Accepts peaceful nuclear technology use

PM Nur Al Maliki

el

President Reuven Rivlin (hardliner, he is against creation of Palestine.) PM Benjamin Netanyahu Ex israli PM Ehud Olmert jailed for corruption. parliament called Knesset

y Youngest PM Matteorenzi

an Emperor Akihito, PM Shinzo Abe. Parliament called DIET.

dan Joined non-permanent member of UNSC in Dec 2013. King Abdulla. Capital Amman

akstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev; PM Karim Massimov


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viaOfficially joined Eurozone. 18th Member of Euzozone. PM: Straujuma. Parliament: Saeima. Capita(european union) has 28 members as of now. Croatia became the 28th member of EU in july 2013.

anon PM Tammam Salam. Capital Beirut. Country In news because Hezbulla from Lebanon participating

ya PM Abdulla al Thani- he quits after family attacked. Capital Tripoli.

uania President Dalia Grybushaite (Iron lady). Only person to win twice.

aysia PM Najib Razak

dives President Abdulla Yameenafter defeating Moh. Nasheed in run off vote. Parliament : Majilis

shall

nds

Capital Majuro. President: Christopher Loeak Parliament called Nitijela

In news because they filled a case in ICJ against nuclear power

uritius President Rajkeshwar Purryag. PM Navin Ramgoolam

anmar President Thein SeinOpposition leader Aung su kyi

al President Ram Baran Yadav. PM Sushil koiralaParliament : Rahstriya Panchayat

eriaPresident Goodluck Jonathan. in news because an extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped schoolgiAbuja

th KoreaKim Jong- un got 100% votes. Held high level talks with south korea at Pan mun jom. Jang Song Thkilled for gaddari.

istanPresident Mamnoon Hussain and PM Nawaz Sharif both belong to PML-N party. Parliament calledAmbassador to India

stine Unity govt. under Moh. Abbas (Fatah) and Ismail Haniyeh (Hamas)

ua

Guinea

First Indian origin to be member of ParliamentSasindran Muthuvel Pravasi Bharatiya samman 2014

ippines Prez Beningo Aquino. New law to legalize birth control methods Until now birth control was prohib

fricaJacob Zuma wins Presidential election. (Party African national congress). Capital: Johannesburg.IndBharatiya Samman 2014

th Korea President female Park Park Geun-hye. PM Chung Hong won resigned after Ferry sinking incident w


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th Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit

n King Juan Carlos abdicated throne for his son. PM Rajoy. Capital Madrid. Parliament

a President Bashar al assadready for election under international pressure

iland

acting Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan after court removed Prime Minister Ms Later General Prayuth stages a military coup and detained Ms. Yingluck and her family.

key

President Abdulla Gul PM Recep Tayyip Erdogen. In news because arbitrarily bans twitter, facebook etc. Soma coal mine explosion killed 280+

nda

Signed a law under husband can be jailed for 10 years for infecting wife with HIV (and vice ver

women.

Capital Kampala. PM/President not important.

aine

President Petro Poroshenko, Chocolate businessman PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk parliament : RADA Capital: Kiev

guay Legalized marijuana trade. Capital Montevideo. PM/President not important.

can Pope Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) became TIME person of the year for 2013. He replaced Pope Bened

ezuela President Nicolas Maduro (and NOT Hugo Chavez- He is dead)

nam President Truong Tan SangPM Nguyen Tan Dung

UK

David Cameron. Queen Elizabeth ruled for 62 years. Recently David said Sikhs can head UK army and judiciary. UK parliament honored Tagore in 2014 Operation Trojan horse: to prevent spread of extremism in schools. Banned sale of non-native aquatic plants to prevent entry of invasive species. Scotland referendum to be held in September 2014.


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USA

President Barak Hussain Obama ; VP Joe Biden both democrat party Jeb Bush (Republican) He is yyounger brother of George Bush, he may fight next

Presidential election (perhaps) against Hillary Clinton (democrate).

Secretary of State John Kerry (not Hillary Clinton) Speaker of house of representatives: John Boehner (not Nancy Pelosi) Nancy Powell was first women US Ambassador to India. She was made to resign in May

2014because she was close to Congis and Obama knew Modi will become next PM.in otherwords, her boore din had started even before election result!

Peter Haas: US Cousul general in India, opened new trade office in Ahmedabad in June2014.

FBI: James Comey CIA: John O. Brennan Sergeant Bow Bergdahl: American soldier captured by Talibans in 2009. Obama freed some

Taliban prisoners to secure Bows release.

Chief Guest in 26th January Republic Day Parade

2013- King of Bhutan, Jigme Wangchuck 2014- Japanese PM, Shinzo Abe

Indias Ranks (2013)

ng Business (world bank) 134. Singapore tops

der Gap (WEF) 101, even Bangladesh, SriLanka and China better.

bal hunger index 63rd. Even Paki and Bangla better

bal Slavery Index India first rank! China 2nd, Paki 3rd

man Capital index(WEF) 78.

man development index (UNDP) 136.

dard and Poors BBB minus rating
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dard Charters by 2030, India will be third largest economy after US

sparency Internationals corruption perception index India 94th. Even Pakistan better! Cleanest = NZ and Denmark. Most bogus: Afgha

*WEF= World Economic Forum.

Ukraine crisis

1. Russia can ship its products to major economics of the world2. Russia can fight against invading NATO armies and counter USAs missile shield.

Timeline of Ukraine Crisis

re 1991 Both Ukraine+ Crimea were part of erstwhile USSR.

ecember

1,Ukraine held referendum to declare independence from USSR, also takes away Crimea. This was onUSSR.

2

Ukraine and European Union (EU) sign free trade agreement and political association. Putin do

There was chance of Ukraine joining EU. But then agreements could not be ratified because PMinstability.

3

Russia offered $15 billion and Cheap gas supply to Ukraine (to counter EU influence). November 2013: Ukraine President Yanukovich refused to EU FTA deal and favoured Russian

economic slowdown, corruption=> protests => Brutal supression => crisis worsen.

2014

More protests. President Yanukovich leaves his country like Dawood Ibraim and hides in Russ Speaker was made interim President. (Putin blames Obama for installing this puppet regime).

this new government removed Russian as second official language. Russian President Putin becomes active to protect the Russian speaking junta in the Crimea.He

them not to cross the border OR shoot at anyone).

ch 2014 Crimean parliament held juntas referendum. 92% Junta votes to join Russia. Crimean parliament passes resolution to secede from Ukraine to Russia.


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Putin passes law to include Crimea in Russia. His excuse: in past Kosovo also separated from SUSA did not oppose.

il-May After this, other parts of Eastern Ukraine also started similar movements to join Russia.

e 2014 Chocolate businessman Petro Poroshenko becomes the new President of Ukraine.

G8 suspended Russia. Obama wants world powers to boycott Russia, just like Iran. BUT.

1. BRICS nations refused to join US-EU backed sanction against Russia2. Japan also refused to cancel investment plans in Russia3. India also not going to back any US sanction against Russia.4. Russia has worlds largest energy resources, therefore, energy-hungry China also silent.

Beyond this, day to day ball by ball commentary keep coming in newspaper. But like I said

earlier, no need to do PhD on this topic, for non-UPSC exams.

International Summits

NAM Venezuela 2015

AN 2014 chair of ASEANMyanmar Theme Moving forward in unity to a peaceful and prosperous community

MSTEC

Nay Pyi Tao, Myanmar March 2014, 3rdsummit Partnership for Harmony and Prosperity MoU was sign to establish permanent secretariat

CS Fortaleza, Brazil- 2014; Ufa, Russia 2015

OGM Commonwealth heads of government 22nd meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka (N

ng sexual violence in conflict

to find practical solution on how to end sexual violence during wars, help first summit @London June 2014 organizer: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and British foreign Secretary

0 2013: St.Petersburg, Russia (8th)


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akumbh Solar cooking initiative in Mumbai

NOTEX 2014 International summit on clothes , Mum

International Organizations

can development bank Donald kaberukaHQ Abidjan, Ivory coast

can Union B.N.AmadiHQ Addis Ababa

AN Le Luong MinhHQ Jakarta, Indonesia

n development bank President Takehiko NakaoHQ Manila, Philip

Christine LagardeHQ Washington

Head of European commissionJose Em HQ Brussels, Belgium European Central BankFrankfurt, Germ

O DG- Jose Graziano de silvaHQ Rome, Italy

TO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (Formal P

CD Sec-gen Jose Angel GurriaHQ Paris, France

(International CriminalCourt) HQ Hague, Netherland

(International Court ofJustice) HQ Hague, Netherland

A (permanent court ofArbitration) HQ Hague, Netherland

N (International UnionFor Conservation of Nature) President Zhang XinshengFormer Ashok Kho


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A DG Yukiya AmanoHQ Vienna, Austria

DG Guy RyderHQ Geneva, Switzerland

General Assembly

President John Ashe, visited India, raised

Secretary Gen. Ban Ki moon HQ New York UN declared 2014 as International year o

Sec-gen Hamadoun ToureHQ Geneva, Switz

HRC Navi PillaiHQ Geneva, Switzerland

FCC Christina FigueresHQ Bonn, Germany

CTRAL Chairperson Hrvoje SikiricHQ New York

W (Organization forPrevention of ChemicalWeapons) DG Ahmet UzumcuHQ Hague, NetherlandO

federal Reserve JENETYELLN

O DG Dr. Margaret ChanHQ Geneva, Switzerla

O DG Francis Gurry, re-elected for 2ndtermHQ

ld bank DG Jim Yong KimHQ Washington

O DG Roberto AzevedoHQ Geneva, Switzerlan

F (world wild fund forNature) CEO Carter RobertsHQ Gland, Vaud, Switze

O Food and Agri. organization. HQ Rome. Jos

national Maritime organization HQ London. Sec General Koji Sekimizu

International places in news

bary lions Extinct. In Atlas mountain range from Morroco to Tunisia. Indian lions have genetic link

hehr Province Iran earthquake in april


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at In Afghanistan. Terrorists attacked Indian consulate before Modi oath.

ah Airport Karachi. Biggest terrorist attack in June 2014.

via Officially joined Eurozone. 18th Member

ta Next CHOGM summit in 2015

uratia Ancient Microcontinent. Its evidence found in W.Indian ocean.

ul 2nd largest city in Iraq after Bagdad. The Sunni militants took control over this city whil

unt Fuji, Japan World Heritage status under UNESCO. In Honhu Island

hawar Worlds largest reservoir of Polio (WHO statement)

ocatpetl volcano Mexico

oa Airline First airline to charge passengers based on their weight

biaAgreed to cede some areas to its former province Kosovo.Under EU accord. Serbia-CapEuro as Currency.

nghai Started visa-free transit scheme with Beijing.

nzhen Province China Launched its first carbon trading scheme here

uan Province China earthquake of ritchers scale-7.


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a Turkey coal mine. explosion killed 280+

nosaur Biggest dinosaurs, found in Argentina.

t Qurna-2 One of the largest oilfield in Iraq. Russian company started exploration.

ha Disputed islands in South China sea. China is offering tourists rides while Vietnam oppo

astopol port city in Crimea, Russia wanted to control Blacksea via this port city, hence the Ukra

Who won French Open?

NadalFedererWawrinka

Djkovic

Q. Which of the following statement is / are correct about French open?

1.

in 2014, Rafael Nadal won this tournament by defeating David Ferrer2.

After this victory, Nadal holds the record of highest grand slams.3.

Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2.

ans 4

Sport Mascots

me mascot

2014 Fuleco, the Armadillo

bank Hockey World cup Storkey the Stork

er Olympics 2014 Polar bear, Snow leopard and snow hare


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mon wealth games 2014 Clyde, a thistle man

n games 2014 Light, Wind and Dance (Vichuon, Barame and Chumuro)

#1: Commonwealth Games 2014 (Glasgow)

will be held in July August Glasgow, Scotland Mascot: Clyde, a thistle man (thistle=one type of flowering plant)

Motto:People, Place, Passion.

Boxing: Mary Kom will not participate in this game because Pinki Jangra defeated her in selectionmatch.

Raj Singh (Dronacharya winner) will be Chef De Mission for CWG 2014

Ravinder Singh Khaira- will participate in javelin throw.

#2: Asian Games 2014 (Incheon)

Incheon, South Korea Theme Diversity shines here

Mascots

uon light

me Wind

muro dance

#3: Sochi Winter Olympics 2014

22nd winter Olympics + 11thWinter Paralympics. Slogan- Hot cool yours.

Venue: Sochi resort, Russia, near black sea coast.

Mascots- Polar bear, Snow leopard and snow hare maximum gold medals: Russia> Norway> Canada

Highest total medals: Russia > US > Norway


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Next Winter Olympic 2018: PyeongChang, South Korea. Motto New horizons.

India competed in three events but (As you can guess correctly) we won nothing:

nter Olympic event Indian athlete who failed

Alpine skiing Himanshu Thakur

Cross-country skiing Nadeem Iqbal

Luge Shiva Kesavan

#4: London Olympic 2012

2020 (summer) Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan. Motto: Discover Tomorrow. and Wrestling isincluded.

2012 London Olympic topic is beyond expiry date but nonetheless we must remember the Indianwinners

an Narang Bronze. 10 air-rifle

y Kom Bronze. Women flywt. Boxing

a Nehwal Bronze. Single badminton

il Kumar Silver Wrestle 66kg. He was flag-bearer. He got bronze in 2008 Beijing.

y Kumar Silver. 25 rapid fire pistol. Rajiv G.Khel ratna

eshwar Dutt Bronze. 60kg wrestle. Rajiv G.Khel ratna.


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StadiumRoland Garros.

Maria Sharapova (Rus) fifth slam. some Romanian girl, not important

bledon (UK) Yet to be held (23 June). prize increased to 25 million pounds 2013s winner/losers not important. Non-U

Yet to be held (26 Aug.) same as above.

Vijay Amritraj: Davis Cup commitment award.

Misc. Tennis Championships:

(less important than grand slams)

en 2014 Won defeated

i Open

Federer

some chillar party, not important.Important: Mahesh / Sa

Dubai Open 2014.

Venus Williams

male Doubles: Rohan Bopanna + Aisam

Qureshi (Paki)

e Carlo Wawrinka, Swiz Federer, Swiz

nai Open

Wawrinka, Swiz some guy from France not important

Open 2014 Nadal not important


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zhen Open Li Na, China not important

id Masters Nadal Nishikori stopped playing because his back injury.

#2: Football FIFA 2014

11 players each side. Yellow card = warning; Red card = Player dismissed.

ar Place Mascot Official Football

S.Africa Spain had defeated Netherlands in South Africa. other details not important.

Brazil (June-July) Fuleco, the Armadillo Brazuca

Russia yet to decide

Qatar allegations that Qatar paid bribes to win this nomination

Fifa 2014: Total 32 nations participating, 12 stadiums (India not included)

Will use Goal line technologyto determine ball had passed through goal line or not. HawkeyeCamera takes 500 pictures per second. Computer processes this data and if goal is made, message on

Referees watch. German company Goalcontrol provides this service. (Hawk eye is separatecompany, photo below is only for showing concept).

football related current affairs

chung Bhutiya Contested Lok Shabha election from Trniamool ticket in Darjeeling but defeated.


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an Cup Indias oldest football tournament. Will be held in September 2014, Delhi. Last years champion not

ration cup Churchill brothers defeated Club de Goa, in Kochi.

den Boot 2012: Lionel Messi (Barcelona); 2013: Ronaldo and Suarez have combinedly won. 2014= somewhe

osh trophy 2014 Mizoram defeated railways. First victory by Mizoram. Santosh trophy named after king of Santosh r

on Paul Captain of Mohan Bagan team

l Chhetri AIFF player of 2013.

#3: Hockey: New format

by International Hockey Federation

To make the game more interesting and attract young audience.

40-second break after every penalty corner and a goal Will be applicable to Champions trophy, world league, 2016 Rio Olympics and all other major

tournaments.

e reform after reform

ayers same

5 minutes 4 x 15 minutes

70 minutes total 60 minutes


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Hockey related Current Affairs

o hockey world cup league Netherlands defeated NZ in New Delhi.

n Shah Cup 2014 Australia defeated Malaysia in Malaysia

key India League second edition Delhi defeated Punjab at Ranchi stadium. Jan 2014

key world cup 2014

Venue: The Hague, Netherlands. May June 2014 Mascot: Stockey the stork Final match yet to come.

Indian captain: Sardar Singh; unlikely to reach semi-finals because other

as coach National coach: Terry Walsh (Gets 12500$ salary per month)

Jude Felix, former captain of Indian hockey team will assit him.

an female team Captain Ritu Rani (for Malaysia tour)

or Hockey world cup Germany defeated France in Delhi Dec 2013.

tcode Software used to analyses performance of Indian hockey players.

#4: Cricket

ICC T20 world cup 2014

theme songChar Chokka Hoi Hoi Venue Bangladesh

March-April 2014

s won defeated


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s Sri Lanka Captain Dinesh Chandimal (later injured so Lasit Malinga became captain). India Ca

mens Aus. captain Meg Lanning England

ICC T20 Man of the series award

Virat Kohli, India. (and Man of the match was Sangakara)

ale Anya Shrubsole, England

For this ICC-T20 series, Indian Womens team captain was Mithali Raj (and not Joolan

Goswami)

es Jan 2014: Australia defeated England in Australia

Cup 2014 Srilanka defeated Pakistan. Held at Bangladesh

I

President Shivlal Yadav (interim) President Sunil Gavaskar (For IPL);

esh Patel director of national cricket academy .

ury Fastest century in Oneday=Corey Anderson, NZ (just 36 balls)

CK Naidu lifetime

evementKapil Dev. Award by BCCI

chairman N Srinivasan. HQ: Dubai

2013 awardFor records made up to August 2013 .Australian Cpt.Michael Clerk both Player of the year and

Emerging player. Sangakara ODI player.


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2014 awards Yet to come.

under 19 Africa defeated Pakistan

-7 (2014) Held at UAE and India. Kolkata defeated Punjab.

i Cup Karnataka Defeated Rest of India.

ce Mudgal panel IPL spot fixing. now Saurav Ganguly also joined the panel.

hy Cross first lady umpire to be named in ICC umpires panel.

dav Mantri Indias oldest cricketer at 92. Died in May 2013. (maternal uncle of Sunil Gavaskar)

i 2014 Karnataka defeated Maharashtra at Hyderabad.

er Asia 19 cricket cup India defeated Pakistan

y Hazare 2014 Karnataka defeated railways. At kolkata.

ld Cup 2015

Jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand in February 2015. Two groups of Seven Teams

Both India and Pakistan are in pool-B.

India had won world cup 2011.

#5: Badminton

man Open Arvind Bhat, First Indian to win. Earlier gopichand only reached upto finals.

an Badminton League 2014 will be held in Sep-October 2013: Hyderabad hotshots defeated Awadh warriors.

aysian Grand prix 2013: PV Sindhu had won womens single


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2014: no Indian player won anything. all medals to Indonesia, China and Singa

indhu Macau open badminton. Dec 2013

Won Arjuna award 2013

won nothing in 2014-

a Nehwal won Syed Modi badminton

won India Open Grand Prix 2014 by defeating PV Sadhu.

mas Cup 2014 (men only) Held in Delhi. Japan won first time.

Japan is the fourth Asian country to win (Indonesia, China, Malayasia are the

r Cup Badminton Held in Delhi. China won against Japan.

#6: Squash

na chinappa (Tamil) won Winnipeg open squash 2014

Richmond Open 2014

also got Arjun Ratna 2013

av Ghosal won Dato Alex Lee award for best Asian player 2013

#7: Kabbadi

badi league Players from Iran, Bangla, Japan, S.Korea, UK and India.Highest price: Rakesh Kumar. Patna Fra

badi World cup 2013 India defeated Pakistan in Ludhiana. Dec 2013

#8: Shooting 2014

n Championship 2014, Kuwait Hina Siddhu won gold in Air pistol. womenChain Singh won gold in Air R


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world cup, Tucson USA Manavjeet Sandhu won gold

#9: Chess

E World Chess Championship Norways Magnus Carlsen defeated Vishwanath Anand in Chennai. Nov

n continental B.Adhiban

didates chess title, Anand won. held in Russia 2014.

ata open chess title Oliver Barbossa

ch Chess challenge Magnus carlsen

#10: Billiards

Saurav Kothari: national championship

Pankaj Advani has failed to win any major game in 2013-14 so far. Chitra Magimairaj won Worldwomens snooker Geet Sethi: 6 time world champion billiards player from Gujarat. Retired and runs NGO Olympic

Gold quest to help Indian athletes along with Prakash Padukone.

awards

#1: Laurius world sport awards 2014

Sebatsian Vettel (German, race car driver) Missy Franklin (USA, swimmer)

spirit of the sport: Afghan criket team come back: Nadal many other categories ignore for bad cost : benefit.

#2: Arjuna Award 2013

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1.

PV Sandhu: Badminton2.

Gagan Jeet Bhullar: golf3.

Joshna Chinnapa: Squash4.

Amit Saroha: Para-athletics5.

Anjum Saba: hockey

v Gandhi Khel Ratna Trap Shooter Ronjon Sodhi.

acharya 2013 for coaches. cost : benefit bad hence not listing name- except one Raj Singh (wrestling coach) will b

National sports development code

Delhi High court upheld this code while IOA was opposing it. (It diluted the autonomy of IOA)

Features:

sports bodies will come under RTI.

more regulation and transparency .President of any NSF can hold office for a max period of 12 years(3 terms of 4 years).

Secretary / treasurer for max of 2 successive terms of 4 years(min cooling period of 4 years).

Unfortunate incidents

hel Schumacher Formula one race driver from Germany. Retired from game but in medical coma after skiing accid

Thorpe Olympic winner swimmer from Australia. Shoulder infection, may have to cut down the arm (201

Van Dyken American Olympic gold medalist swimmer. Paralyzed after a vehicle accident (June 2014).

Misc. sports

Indian Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar won Indonesia Open. Grand Prix: UKs Lewis Hamilton won GP in China, Bahrain and Malaysia; Nico Rosber won

Canadian prix.

Renjith Maheshwary- Triple jump athlete. He was declared for Arjuna award but before prizeceremony Govt. Refused him to confer Arjuna award. Supreme court refused to interfere in thematter.

Mangyogdae: North Koreas annual marathon. This time opened for entire world to participate.


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Boxing India: got provisional membership in International boxing federation. Vijender Singh andMary Kom in the panel.

Cycling:o Indias first cycling championship: Northern Escapes Manali Khardungla (July 2014)

o National Cycling academy: SAI opened at New Delhi.

Oscar Pistorius: first disabled athlete to compete in regular Olympics (2012). Arrested for killing

girlfriend in South Africa. Ball by ball commentary in newspapers not important. Los Angeles Clippers: this is a basketball team (similar to our IPL teams.) but its owner asked his

girlfriend not to bring black people in the stadium. Hence racial-controversy, then owners wife sellsthe team to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Ballmer.

Books and Authors

Khushwant Singh

Died. Indian renowned novelist and journalist, ex-IFS officer

He wrote about Indian Social-political conditions, Indo-Pak partition and Sikh-society. Awarded Padma bhusan

Notable Books of Khuswant Singh

1. Ghadar 1915: Indias first armed revolution2. Train to Pakistan3. Freethinkers prayerbook4. Maharaja in Denim5. Good, bad and ridiculous (After this book, he has retired).

3 goals Pele

e Munro, Canada Dear Life Lying under the apple tree She won Nobel prize for literature

bedkar Annihilation of caste. (edited version out)

t Chaudhuri Calcutta: Two years in the city

a Nair Idris : Keeper of Light

pam Kher Best Thing About You is You

Kalam My journey: transforming dreams into actions


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utosh Varshney Battle half won: Indias improbable democracy

Watterson creator of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. resume work for charity.

aja Mohan. Samudra Mantha: Sino-Indian rivalry in the Indo Pacific

tan Bhagat5 point someone, one night @call centre, 3 mistakes of my life, 2 states -styoung India wants.

istopher Snedden Untold story of people of Azad Kashmir

us Mistry Chronicles of a corpse bearer. Won DSC prize.

Brown Inferno (he wrote Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Lost Symbol)

p Kumar The Substance and the Shadow : autobiography, written by Udaya Tara Na

ris Lessing Nobel literature winner, dead. From Britain. Books: golden notebook, me

APJ Kalam My journey : Transforming dreams into actions-

APJ Kalam My journey: Transforming dreams into action

nor Zelliot Ambedkars World: The Making of Babasaheb and Dalit Movement

Hobsbawn Fractured Times: Culture and society in 20th Century

war prasad Dollar trap

CEC SY Qureshi An undocumented wonder: the making of great Indian election:

al Devji Impossible Indian: Gandhi and Temptation of violance

mer IPS Kiran Bedi Dare to Do! For the new Generation

riel Marquez Columbian short story writer nobel winner. Died. One hundred Years of S

. VK singh Courage and Conviction-

sh Mander Ash in the Belly- Indias unfinishedbattle against Hunger

san surur Indias muslim spring

ry clinton Hard choices

ry Mantel she Won two man booker prizes. This time for book Bring up the bodies


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dol Sengupta 100 things to know and debate before you vote

gnez Vous Book by Stephane Hessel. Had inspired Occupy wallstreet movement. Aut

r Judge Ahluwalia transforming our cities

ant Kriplani New Market Tales

n dreze, Amrathya Sen An uncertain Glory: India and its contradictions.

y Pinto Em and the Big hoom. Won Hindu Literary prize.

it Missionary Fr.Hanxlenden Grammatica Grandonica (Sanskrit grammar book written 300 years ago, a

mpa Lahiri The Lowland, Shortlisted for Booker 2013 for fiction.

Rowling

Cuckoos Calling. she wrote this detective novel under pseudonym R Her previous novel Casual vacancy was a flop. But Harry potter series Fantastic beasts and where to find them (Harry Potter companion book

D CruzOcean wringled world. Also known as Aazhi Soozh Ulagu. Narayan pubJoe supported Modi. He won Sahita akadamy award.

ice PN Bhagwati My tryst with justice

leed Hosseini And the mountains Echoed

gshuk Nag The NaMo story

hwar Desai The Sea of innocence (About rape of Scarlet Jones in Goa)

a Goswami Common cause- colonial ethics

. Marykom Unbreakable (lady boxer)

dhav Godbole Good governance Never on Indias radar

dhu Kishwar Modi Muslim and Media (she Defended Modi)

k Obama Culture: My Odyssey of Self-discovery. hes President obamas brother.

ya Angelou civil rights activists, singer USA. Book: I know why the Caged bird sings.

ha KumarCommunalism and sexual violence in Abad since 1969. Book publisher OWendy Doniger like case.


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kha Singh The Race of my life-an autobiography

taq Mohammad Inside Out (Autobiography of Paki cricketer)

war Singh One life is not enough.Autobiography.

war Singh Walking the lions: Tales from a diplomatic past

las griffin Ping pong Diplomacy

njan Roy The Wildlings

njana Roy Hundred names of darkness

ott Fitzerland The Great Gatsby. (Bacchan worked in the english movie based on this no

mela Hicks Daughter of Empire

onjoy Guha Thakurta Gas wars- Crony Capitalism. Mukesh Ambani sent him legal notice.

Parekh Crusader or conspirator? Coalgate and other truths. He was the former Coa

e Benedict XVI Jesus of Nazaeth: the Infancy narratives

un Joshi, Noted lyricist. Sunshine lense

f Anita Pfaff Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Germany (Anita is Boses daughter)

Gopalkrishnan Comma in a sentence

u Rai Bangladesh: The Prize of freedom (noted photographer)

KundraHow not to make money. (Shilpa Shettys husband and allegedly involved

to be an expert on this books subject)

m Jethmalani Maverick Unchanged, Unrepentant

mchandra Guha

1. Patriots and Partition

2.

Gandhi Before India3.

India after Gandhi

ul Pookutty Sounding Off. (he had won Oscar for soundtrack in Slumdog Millionaire)

mila ThaparThe past vs present: Foraging contemporary identities through history. SheNCERTs.


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ald Dworkin. Dead Laws Empire

hir Sharma. Won Tata lit. award

first book.Breakout Nations: In pursuit of the next economic miracle

kin Bond A garland of memories

urari The Prabhakaran Saga

ay BaruEx-Media advisor of Mohan. Book name The accidental prime minister.stamp of SoniaG.

eev sanyal Land of seven rivers

karhan Thakur Single man: Nitish kumar of Bihar.Wrote similar book on lalu yadav as we

od Maestro Amjal Ali Khan My father, our fraternity

khar Gupta (IndianExpress) anticipating india- best of national interest

bha De Sethji

Don Bradman Art of cricket

mon Northup 12 years a slave (Oscar winner)

esh Menon Pataudi-Nawab of Cricket

hmita Bangerjee.Kabuliwalas Bengali Wife. It details her escape from Taliban ruled Afghaby Talibans.

anne CollinsThe Hunger Games- series of adventure novels. movie made. Thai protestoMilitary regime.

leen Singh Durbar

m Clancy Died. US thrillers. Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games.

R Subramanium India at turning point, road to good governance

aghunathan The games Indians play why we are the way we are.

a SeshadriPulitzer prize 2014 for poetry for 3 sections. Another book: Long Mead

Guardian.

ram Chandra Mirrored Mind: My life in letters and code


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od Mehta Sanjay story

CM Mamata Benerjee Earth Songs

ndy doniger On Hindusim (controversial, Penguin publication)

n Martel. Life of Pi (Ang Lee made Oscar winning movie on this. Suraj Sharma play

h Birla On a prayer. (biography)

want singh India at risk

araj Singh The test of my life: from cricket to cancer and back

Reddy, Ex-RBI governor

Economic Policies and Indias reform agenda

Book /arts Prizes

ri Narayan Kanshi Ram: leader of Dalits (Political biography)

man Completed 75 years. Creators Bob Kane, Bill Finger.

n Chandra Famous Indian historian he has won Itihas Ratna award by Asiatic society Bihar.

stopher moor Serpent of vanice (fiction)

gram price 2014 for oddestk

How to poo on a date,

Booker prize 2013 Elenor Cotton, NZ. Book The luminiaries. Youngest to win.

ti devi award By Bhartiya Gyan Pith Harprasad Das, Oddisa


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tya akadami awads 2013list too long, cost: benefit too bad. one name important Javed Akhtar, got for poem bthey belong to your state.

swati Samman 2013 Sugatha Kumari, Malayalam Poetess

l Gangopadhyay award Bengali poet Sankha Ghosh

literature prize Pankaj mishra novel the romantics

Films related

Oscars 2014 (86th annual Academy Awards)

T PICTURE 12 Years a Slave based on book by Solomon Pirate.

ECTOR Gravity Alfonso Cuarn

TOR Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club

TRESS Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine

PORTING ACTRESS Lupita Nyongo in 12 Years a Slave

PORTING ACTOR Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club

MATED FILM Frozen


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REIGN LANGUAGE FILM The Great Beauty Italy. India had sent Gyan Correas the Good road.bu

all highest award winner Gravity (7 awards)

Other awards:

festival awards Silent ScreamsIndias Fight Against Rape directed by Priya Somiah and written b

aSaheb Phalke 2013 Gulzar. He also won Oscar for Jai ho.

International film festival of India. Panaji, Goa in Nov 2013

TA 2014 12 years a slavebest film

n correa Gujarati movie director- The Good Road, Nominated at Oscar but did not win.

National film award (61st)

Feature Film / Golden Lotus Ship of Theseus by Anand Gandhi

Director Hansal Mehta for Shahid

Actor Raj Kumar Rao for Shahid; and Malayam actor Suraj for some film (na

Hindi Film Jolly LLB

IIFA 2014

International Indian film academy awards


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Tampa Bay Florida Best film: Bhag Milkha Bhag. Best directorsame movie, Rakesh Mehra, Best actor- same

movie Farhan Akhtar + many other awards for the same movie.\

Beauty Pageants

ina Miss India Koyal Rana

s World 2013 Megan Young from Phillipines. AT Bali Indonesia

s Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler from Venezuela at Russia.

s Asia Pacific2013 Shrishti Rana of India, in South Korea

s India World wide 2014 Anugya Sharma (Surat). In July shell participate in Miss Worldwide, @A

s America Sep.2013. Nina Davuluri. Subjected to racial abuse on twitter.

Bharat Ratna 42ndand 43rd

hinRameshdulkar

42ndAwardee of Bharat Ratna Rajya Sabha Members (Nominated) Ambassador of UNICEF for promoting total sanitation campaign in India, Pakistan, Sril Won Arjun award- 1994, Rajeev Gandhi khel ratna 1998, Padma Shri 1999, Padma vibh Youngest recipient of Bharat Ratna

. Rao

43rd Baharat ratna Chairman of scientific advisory council to the PM (headed this council 4 times {Rajeev

Manmohan singh}), Also member of scientific advisory council to PM at time of Indra Gandhi; Padma vibhu

3rd scientist after C.V raman and Dr kalam to get Baharat ratna. Worked on Solidstate chemistry. (Q was asked in CDS exam.)

Padma Awards 2014

Padma Vibhushan only 2


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1. Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar, Science2. BKS Iyengar, Yoga guru

Now in the following categories, only listing the important ones:

shan, total 24 Padma Shree 100+

Justice Dalveer BhandariKamala Hassan, actorParveen Sultana, SingerPulela Gopichand, Bandminton CoachJustice JS Verma, deadLlyod and Suzan Rudolf, Literature

1. Paresh Rawal, Vidhya Balan2. Anjum Chopra- lady cricketer3. Sunil Dabas, Kabbadi4. Yuvraj Singh, cricket5. Dipika Pillaikal, Squash Tamilnadu6. Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, murdered. Anti-superstition camp

Arjun Awards/ other sports awards are included in Sports category and not here.

National awards / achievements

azing Indian Award Arunima Sinha first Indian amputee to climb mount Everest

heritage city by tourism ministry Tirupati, Andhra

rat Ratna Sachin tendulkar and CNR Rao

Birla Scientific Research- Rajesh Gopakumar- Quantum field and string the

avath Poorna 13 yo. Youngest girl to clime Mt.Everest. Hails from Nizamabad distr

Subbulakshmi award 2014 given for many cateogies. cost:benefit not good. Subbulakshmi herself

onal Tourism award Sikkim


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swati Sanman 2013 Govind Mishra, BookDhul Podho par. Given by KK Birla Foundati

in Swarup Bhatnagar given to scienists, by CSIR. cost:benefit bad hence not listing names.

Singh award for IFS Sibi George

ore award for Culture harmony 2013 Zubin Mehta, Musician

h Bhartiya Award Highest award by uttar pradesh government

International / Foreign awards

l Prize Russian Mathematician Ya G. Sinai The Abel Prize considered Nobel Prize for mahts, since 2003. $1 million

rd prize for international integrity Anna Hazare

dhi peace prize 2013Environmentalist Chandi prasad bhatt. Chipko Movement, Magsaysay awarprime minister. Started in 1995.

gle digital activism 2014 Indian journalist Subhranshu Chaudhary. Communication platform CG Net

ra Gandhi Peace prize 2013 German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

national Gandhi award 2013 VV Dongre, Goucheng Zhang. Leprosy work.

coni Society prize 2014 India born Prof.Arogyaswami Paulraj for a new antenna system

e First rank in Fortune worlds 50 greatest leaders.

ker Prize For Architecture. This time to Japanese Shigeru Ban for earthquake relief stbamboo.

nhour Prize for truthtelling Edward Snowden (NSA agent), Laura Poitras (journalist)

iqa Praveen from West Bengal Gunsiess book tallest woman of the world


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plton prize 2014 for philosophy andion.

Tomas halik, czech priest

knighthoodRatan Tata got Britains highest civilian award for his companys heavy invcitizen to get this award after 1950.

A national spelling beempionship

Two Indians tie: Ansun Sujoe, Sriram Hathwar.

Goldman Environmental Foundation awards 2014

as Ramesh Agrawal helping villagers fight coal mining in Chhattisgarh

s Ruth Buendia to prevent two dams in the Peruvian Amazon

ian zoologist Suren Gazaryan Defending protected areas from Olympic development in So

12thPravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2014 (PBD)

by Ministry of Overseas affairs since 2003 celebrated on 9thJanuary every year because Gandhi returned from S.Africa on

9thJune 1915

12thPBD 2014

@Delhi Theme engaging Diaspora: Connecting across generations Chief guestDatuk Seri G Palanivel, Minister of Natural resource and environment,

Malaysia

PBD 2014 awardees (only important ones)

1. Lisa Maria singh -1stsouth Asian descent to be member of Parliament in Australia2. Sushindra Muthuvel1stIndian origin member of Parliament in Papua New Guinea3. Shailesh Lakhman Vara1stIndian origin govt. minister in conservative party UK4. Dr. Renu KhatorPresident and chancellor of University of Houston5. Dr. Parthsarathi PillaiScientist in USA

Diaspora in news


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aham panni kottu Zero pressure tyre for US military

xi Premkumar Indian aid worker, Tamilnadu. Worked for education of Afghani girls. Taliban abducted h

Zen 3D Model of Human Fingerprint

Mehta Founder and chief of world famous Jaipur foot organisation. got recognition in Harvard U

esh DSouza Mumbai born author. Pleads guilty for illegally funding senator election in USA.

Maha Al Muneef International woman of courage award. Honored by US for bravery

Ramanathan Raju New york mayor appointed him as boss of Newyork health corporation

gi Ghosh Obamas global Development council

n correa Gujarati movie director- The Good Road, Nominated at Oscar

dujaSrichand & Gopichad Hinduja (India born Hinduja group owner) became UK richest per; 3rd Lakshmi Mittal.

ra Talwani federal judge in Massachusetts,

ahar Kaliani Indian-American has been appointed to a key post in the U.S. Department of Treasury.

hmiUS International women of Courage awardacid attack victim from India

ish S Shah Judge Illinois


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u Prakash Low cost microscope from paper, Stanford univ.

a Desai Biswal Asst. Secretary for South and Central Asia, under Obama administration

ker price foritecture

Shigeru ban, Japan. Work in Bhuj Earthquake

Rakesh Khurana Dean of Harward college

n Tata first India to be knighted in UK after 1950.

nder Dahiya Engineering fellowship worth nearly 2 million by a British agency.

man Khan(not the Bollywood actor.) this is the owner Khansacademy.orgObama made him US presidential Ambassador for global entrepreneurship. ~5000 vidoesIndian mom, Bangla fathers.

am Garg IIT Delhi graduate + developed tools to counter cyber-attacks. Awarded by doctoral disse

Singh Chatwal Indian Hotelier, Padma Bhushan, pleads guilty of violating US election funding law.

l Sabharwal Obama nominated him for alt.exec.director post in IMF

r Mirchandani Indian teen- Garamond font can save $136 million per year in printing costs.

y Seshadri 98th Pulitzer prize 2014, for hispoetry collection 3 sections. another bookLong MeadGuardian.

e Girdhari Chhabaria Judge california


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Fellows. Nandia Das (actress); Parmesh Shahni (Godrej)

Dead in news (DIN)

Except CDS exam, dead people usually not asked anywhere.

rkant dead.hindi writer. fought in Quit India movement. won jnanpith award.

sh Bose Demographer. Coined the term BIMRAU states. (dead)

um Hazrat Mahal 135th Anniversay. Took part in 1857s mutiny, to oppose Britial annexation of Awadh. Later

ath ManjiMountain man of Bihar. took 22 years to cut a road through mountain to help his village. A

(Amir Khan show).

is Lessing. Nobel literature winner, dead. From Britain. Books: golden notebook, memoirs of survior, su

Narendraholkar

murdered. Anti-superstition campaigns in Maharahstra. Later Maha. Vidhan sabha passed Anupto 7 years jail and 50k fine.

rick SangerBritish Called Father of Genomics. 2 times Nobel prize winner in chemistry {1958- structusequencing }. Only 4 people won 2 times nobel prize.

Chada Noted Economist, chaired UGC pay commission

inath Munde BJP cabinet minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. Died in car accident. MP fr

t Singh On his memory govt released a postal stamp.


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ka Roy Bhajan singer + Padma Shri in 1972+ Gandhi ji was fond of his bhajan.

Saxena Padma shree awardee hindi writer.

shwant Singh Novelist. booklist already given under [Books] topic

ar Dhawajgha

Famous folk dancer chau of Jharkhand. Padma shri awardee.

a Angelou civil rights activists, singer USA. Book: I know why the Caged bird sings. Died in June 2014

Anil Kumar Flying officer (retired). Blogger, inspired handicapped persons. Died of cancer. Nickname C

ul Sinha Lawyer, fought Post-Godhra riot victim cases in Gujarat (and appeared in english newsTV de

r Inayat Khan Died long time ago but recently Britain issued stamp in her honor. WWII heroine. Worked as

prakash Valmiki Dalit Hindi writer, Uttrakhand. Dead

Chopra former editor of The statesman

ndra Yadav Hindi writer. Sara Akash. Dead. Part of Nayi Kahani movement

it Bhatia Olympic distance runner. represented in Rome Olympics 1960. contempory of Milkha Singh

Shankar died in 2012 but got Grammy nomination posthumously in 2013.

erine Swer Meghalays first Padma shree awardee. She served in Governmentjob during WW2. affectio


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Foreigners Dead

az Hassan Pakistani schoolboy who sacrificed himself to stop a suicide bomber.

a Niedringhaus Pultizer prize winner reporter, shot dead in Afghanistan

l Sharon Former PM of Israel.

riel Marquez Columbian short story writer nobel winner. Died. One hundred Years of Solitude

erine Swer Meghalaya First Padma shri awardee + Oldest voter of Meghalaya.

ena Mohd.hanuddin

Spiritual leader of Dawoodi Bohra community (Shia Muslims).

Narendran Insect taxonomist . Died. Got E.K. Janaki Ammal National award by MOEF

a Dalal famous Indian COOK and author .

Clancy Died. US thrillers. Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games.

d Alla Rakhan

Tabla player. Died in 2000 but google showed his doodle on 95th anniversary. He had won PAward

y Dan DethaRajasthani short story writer and novelist . Nominated for Nobel prize in 2011. Padma shri, Raward.

Murthy Cinematographer of Guru Dutts Pyasa. Had won Dadasaheb.


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mid Mir Paki Journalist, attacked by Taliban. alive so far.

o Onoda Japans last surviving WW2 soldier died.

pal Singh Indian Malayasian politician.

hail Kalashnikov Russian designer of Automative Kalashnikov47 (AK 47)

on Rolihlahla MandelaAutobiography long walk to freedom. South Africa.Bharat ratna- 1990 & nobel peace prize 1993

n Hurricane Carter American black boxer, wrongfully convicted. Dead. Biography the sixteenth round

kespeare 450th birth anniversary on April 23

Tin Myanmars longest serving political prisoner.

DEAD Not important for exam

ineni NageshwaraTelgu film actor+ padma vibhushan+ Dada sahib phalke

arkant Well known Hindi writer .Died. (Various awards- Janpeeth award; Vyas samman etc.)

Mahendran Died National award winner film maker.

da Vasudev Rao Father of Indian Poultry industry+ Founder of National egg Coordination committee. 78th

ajenda Babu famous Kannda film maker (died)


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s Lessing DiedBorn in Iran . Nobel laureate 2007 Literature. Book- The golden notebook. 1st Nov

oq Sheikh Actor (chasme badoor) died,

madhi Hanuman chali Telugu writer

Bellini First Brazilian to lift the football world cup as a captain . (dead)

ammad Qasimm

Afganistan Vice Pz & also served as Defence minister . He lead the the team against Talibahis death.

da (Actress) Daughter of popular Marathi actordirector Master Vinayak. Her 1st filmToofan Aur D

Walker died in car accident- Hollywood actor of famous movie Fast & Furious

p Seymour Hofman Oscar winning actor. Narcotic drug overdose.

ngwang Wangye Dead. Tibetan communist leader . He was outspoken against the chinese rule in Tibet.

u Beligan Worlds oldest active actor at age of 95, now Guinness world record

hma Pakistani folk singer (famous song Lambi judaai..)

nie Biggs Britains Great train robber.

ley temple Youngest actress to win oscar

Ram Ola Congi union labor minister. Dead December 2013.


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hitra Sen Bengali Actress . (movies Devdas , aandhi)

anda Pushkar Shashi Tharoors wife, died in mysterious circumstances.

y Benn British socialist + youngest MP of British parliament. Recently died

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