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Current Affairs of July 2014Latest Current Affairs updated 31 July 2014
The e-commerce company which has raised a funding of 1 billion dollars from Tiger Global Management LLC, Accel Partners, Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Singapore sovereign-wealth fund GIC (The company is registered in Singapore and was founded by Sachin and Binny Bansal in 2007)
Flipkart
The African nation which has declared a public health emergency after efforts to control the ebola disease have not proved successful
Sierra Leone
The new Chief of Army Staff who has taken over from outgoing COAS, General Bikram Singh
General Dalbir Singh Suhag
The South African all-rounder who has announced retirement from all forms of cricket
Jacques Kallis
The mission launched by Government of India to promote conservation and developments of indigenous breeds of cows in a focused and scientific manner is named
Rashtriya Gokul Mission
The South East-Asian country which crossed the 100 million (10 crores) mark in population on 27 July 2014 (Its 100 millionth citizen Chonalyn was born at the Jose Fabella hospital in Manila)
Philippines
The indigenous research vessel built by ABG Shipyard intended to carry out monsoon experiments and underwater exploration in the deep sea basins of Andaman by the scientists of National Institute of Oceanography which was flagged off from Visakhapatnam on 27 July is named
RV Sindhu Sadhana
The country in which representatives of Indian Air Force and Indian Navy have taken office for the first time (making it the fourth country after United Kingdom, USA and Russia to have Indian attaches from the 3 services)
China
The former Power Minister who has been chosen to head the committee to revisit the Natural Gas Pricing Guidelines of 2014 (NGPG 2014) and the Rangarajan formula and the possibility of applying the same in its present form or with modifications”.
Suresh Prabhu
The company engaged in logistics business under Ministry of Railways which was granted Navratna status by the Department of Public Enterprises, Govt of India
Container Corporation of India
The sector in which Cabinet Committee has approved raising of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap from 26 percent to 49 percent
Insurance
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through the Foreign Investment Promotion Board routeFlight AH 5017, (type of plane - McDonnell Douglas MD83) of Algeria's national airline, Air Algerie, which crashed in Mali killing 116 people on board was travelling from
Burkina Faso to Algiers
The annual bi-laterial Naval exercise of India and United States which began on 24 July with Japan being a special invitee this year
Malabar
Indian techonological company which has become the first in the country to cross a market capitalisation of Rs. 5 lakh crores (exceeding the combined market capitalisation of Infosys, Wipro Ltd, HCL Technologies Ltd and Tech Mahindra Ltd)
TCS
The Indian village in Jehanabad district of Bihar which has become the country's first village to be powered entirely be solar power
Dharnia
The Indian athlete who has been dropped from Commonwealth squad of Indian athletes due to excess adrogen levels which prohibit her from participating as a female athlete
Dutee Chand
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) which is believed to have been shot down with a Buk surface-to-air missile killing about 295 people on board, was a Boeing 777-200ER travelling from
Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
The minimum floor capital which has been prescribed by Reserve Bank of India for setting up of small banks in India
Rs. 100 crores
The South American nation which has become the first country in the world to legalise child labour allowing children above 10 years of age to work
Bolivia
The city in China which has been chosen to be the headquarters of the New Development Bank which is being set up by BRICS nations as decided at the sixth BRICS summit
Shanghai
The typhoon which hit Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan and China during July 15 to July 21 killing several people and causing large-scale damage was named
Typhoon Rammasun
The first non-white female athlete to win an Olympic gold medal who died at the age of 90 in Georgia (She had won the gold in the high jump at the 1948 London Olympic Games with an American and Olympic record of 1.68 metres)
Alice Coachman Davis
The Indian city which has become the world's second most populous city with 25 million population after Tokyo (with a population of 38 million) as by report by U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Delhi
Ahmedabad based premier design institute which has been accorded the status of institution of national importance by an act of parliament, making it the 41st institute to have such a status
National Institute of Design
The South African anti-apartheid activist, author of works like The Conservationist and Burger's Daughter, and winner of Booker Prize (1974) and Nobel Prize in Literature (1991) who died on 13
Nadine Gordimer
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July 2014The first in series of anti-submarine corvettes indigenously built by Kolkata based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), which was handed over to Indian Navy
INS Kamorta
The Indian film star whose ancestral home in Peshawar has been declared as National Heritage by the Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Dilip Kumar
India’s first domestically built guided missile destroyer and the largest-ever destroyer in the Indian Navy which was delivered by Mazagon Dock Limited to the Indian Navy is named
INS Kolkata
The venue of sixth BRICS Summit 2014 to held from 15 to 17 July 2014, India being represented by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi (Theme of discussions: Inclusive Growth: Sustainable Solutions)
Fortaleza
The well known film and theatre personality, dancer and choreographer, recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship who died at the age of 102 years on 10 July 2014
Zohra Sehgal
The country which has won a five-year long maritime dispute against India with a United Nations tribunal awarding it 19,467 sq. km of the 25,602 sq. km sea area of the Bay of Bengal
Bangladesh
The Indian mathematician from Microsoft Research India who along with Adam W. Marcus and Daniel A. Spielman from Yale University has been chosen for the 2014 George Polya Prize by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), in Chicago.
Nikhil Srivastava
The renowned scholar of the Indian constitution and constitutional assembly debates and author of The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation and Working a Democratic Constitution: A History of Indian Experience who died on 06.07.14
Granville Austin
The university in Maharashtra which has been renamed Savitribai Phule University
Pune University
The minimum broadband speed notified by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) by amending the Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal Regulations, 2012 has been raised from 256 kbps to
512 kbps
World's first flying observatory fitted by NASA on a modified Boeing 747 to study stars is named
SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy)
Soviet Union's last foreign minister and the second President of Georgia who died after a prolonged illness on 07 July 2014 (He was forced to resign as the President of Georgia following a bloodless Rose Revolution)
Eduard Shevardnadze
The tennis player from Serbia who has won the Wimbledon Novak Djokovic
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Gentlemen Singles title defeating Swiss tennis star Roger Federer in the finalsIndian Chess great who has been selected for the Russian Federation's Order of Federation award alongwith and Boris Gelfand of Israel
Viswanathan Anand
The tennis player from Czech Republic who has won the Wimbledon Ladies Singles title defeating Canadian contestant Eugenie Bouchard in the finals
Petra Kvitova
The 240-Megawatt Uri-II Hydro Electric Project (HEP) located near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Kashmir which was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is located on the river
Jhelum
The treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are visually impaired, which India has become the first country to ratify (the treaty was adopted by 79 member countries of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on June 27, 2013 and will come into force once 20 countries ratify it)
Marrakesh Treaty
The commonly used commodities which were included in the purview of stock holding limits under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to curb hoarding and rising prices
Onion and Potato
The state which has adopted the camel as its State Animal with an aim to check its dwindling numbers (from 6,68,000 camels in 1997 to 4,30,426 in 2008)
Rajasthan
The former cabinet minister who has been appointed the head of a high-level panel on power revamp — Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy.
Suresh Prabhu
The 3D mobile game launched by the Indian Air Force in a bid to attract generation-next youth to pursue a career in the air force is named
Guardian of the Skies (GOTS)
The Indian shooter who has been ranked as World No. 1 in the latest rankings released by ISSF (International Shooting Sports Federation)
Jitu Rai
The eminent Indian-American scientist and adjunct professor in the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development at the University of Minnesota, in whose honour the United States has named a mountain in Antartica as Mt. Sinha
Akhouri Sinha
Wimbledon 2014
Event Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
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Gentlemen's Singles Novak Djokovic Serbia Roger Federer SwitzerlandLadies' Singles Petra Kvitova Czech Republic Eugenie Bouchard Canada
Men's DoublesVasek PospisilJack Sock
CanadaUSA
Bob BryanMike Bryan
USA
Women's DoublesSara ErraniRoberta Vinci
ItalyTimea BabosKristina Mladenovic
HungaryFrance
Mixed DoublesNenad ZimonjicSamantha Stosur
SerbiaAustralia
Max MirnyiChan Hao-ching
BelarusTaiwan
FIFA World Cup 2014
1. Venue : Brazil2. Winner : Germany3. Second, Third and Fourth Position : Argentina, Netherlands and Brazil
respectively4. Golden Ball for Best Player : Lionel Messi (Argentina)5. Golden Boot for Top Scorer : James Rodriguez (Columbia)6. Golden Glove for Best Goalkeeper : Manuel Neuer (Germany)7. Best Young Player : Paul Pogba (France)
Union Budget 2014-15 - Points to RememberProgrammes - aims and allocations
Programme Aim AllocationPradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna
Assured irrigationRs. 1000 crore
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
Integrated project based infrastructure in rural areas
-
NeeranchalTo give impetus to watershed development
Rs. 2142 crores
Safety for Women on Public Road Transport
Safety of women in buses etc Rs. 50 crores
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao YojanaTo help in improving the efficiency of delivery of welfare services meant for women
Rs. 100 crores
Swachh Bharat AbhiyanTo provide sanitation facility to every household by 2019
-
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Programme Aim AllocationPandit Madan Mohan Malviya New Teachers Training Programme
To infuse new training tools and motivate teachers
Rs. 500 crores
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
To augment power supply to the rural areas
Rs. 500 crores
Statue of UnityTo erect a Statue of Sardar Patel as the symbol of the unity of the country
Rs. 200 crores
Skill IndiaTo skill the youth with an emphasis on employability and entrepreneur skills
-
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
To improve accessibility for rural population
Rs. 14,389 crores
Communication Linked Interface for Cultivating Knowledge (CLICK) and online courses.
Setting up of virtual classroomsRs. 100 crores
Digital IndiaTo bridge the divide between digital "haves" and "have-nots" and ensure Broad band connectivity at village level
Rs. 500 crores
Jal Marg Vikas
Project on River Ganges to enable commercial navigation of at least 1500 tonne vessels between Allahabad and Haldia
Rs. 4,200 crores
One Rank One PensionEquity in pension among retired personnel of armed forces
Rs. 1,000 crores
War Memorial Princes Park, DelhiRs. 100 crores
Namami Gange Integrated Ganga Conservation MissionRs. 2,037 crores
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New Institutes Proposed in Union Budget 2014-15
8. National Academy for Customs & Excise at Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh9. 2 National Institutes of Ageing to be set up in AIIMS, New Delhi and Madras
Medical College, Chennai10. AIIMS like institutions to come up in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha
(Maharashtra) and Poorvanchal (UP)
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11. Jai Prakash Narayan National Centre for Excellence in Humanities to be set up in MP
12. 5 more IITs to come up in Jammu, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala13. 5 IIMs in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan14. 2 more Agricultural Research Institute of Excellence in Assam and Jharkhand15. Agricultural Universities in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan16. Horticulture Universities in Telangana and Haryana17. Sports University in Manipur
New Governors of States
18. Uttar Pradesh - Shri Ram Naik19. Gujarat - Om Prakash Kohli20. Chhattisgarh - Balramji Dass Tandon21. West Bengal - Keshari Nath Tripathi22. Nagaland - Padmanabha Acharya23. Haryana - Kaptan Singh Solanki
Current Affairs of June 2014Latest Current Affairs updated 30 June 2014
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Ace Indian shuttler who has won the USD 750,000 Star Australian Super Series defeating Spain's Carolina Marin in finals in Sydney
Saina Nehwal
The measure of the smallest force detected by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley, using a combination of lasers and a unique optical trapping system is
42 yoctonewtons (there are appx 3 x 1023 yoctonewtons in one ounce of force.)
The bi-annual anti-terrorist drill conducted jointly by the police of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh which started on Jun 25 is code named
Operation Hamla
The former BCCI President who has been appointed the Chairman of International Cricket Council replacing Alan Isaac of New Zealand
N Srinivasan
The periodical started by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1870 which has launched its online edition
Tehzibul Akhlaq
The regular venue of International Film Festival of India for the past few years, which has been formally declared to be the permanent venue of the festival by Government of India
Goa
The public sector companies which have been granted the status of Navratna Undertaking by the Government of India
Engineers India Limited and National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited
The MSP (Minimum Support Price) for paddy (common) for the kharif season of 2014-15 has been fixed at
Rs. 1360 (hiked by Rs. 50 from previous year)
The painting of water lilies by a French artist Claude Monet, which was sold for a huge sum of 31.7 million pounds (the second highest price ever paid for the artist at an auction) in an auction by Sotheby's in London.
Nympheas
The initiative by Indian Government's Department of Electronics and Information Technology to enable delivery of public services electronically through the mobile platform which has been awarded 2014 United Nations Public Service award
Mobile Seva
Okavango Delta which became the 1000th site to be included in the World Heritage Sites list by UNESCO is located in
Botswana
The national park located in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh which has been included in the World Heritage Sites list by the UNESCO
Great Himalayan National Park
The 11 century step-well in Patan district of Gujarat which has been included in the World Heritage Sites list by the UNESCO
Rani-ki-vav
The company involved in zinc-lead-silver business, which has entered into agreement with Government of Rajasthan to build 30,000 toilets for poor families in rural areas under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan programme
Hindustan Zinc
The scheme of West Bengal government launched in 2013 to Kanyashree Prakalpa
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provide scholarship to girls from economically-backward backgrounds, which has been given international recognition by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) and UNICEF is namedThe iconic bungalow Meherangir, in Mumbai which was sold for Rs 372 crore by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) belonged to
Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha
The renowned Hindi poet and author of works like Abhi bilkul abhi and Yahan se dekho who has been chosen for the 2013 Jnanpith Award (he is the 10th Hindi writer to receive the honour)
Kedarnath Singh
The Indian-born Booker Prize winning author who has been chosen for 2014 Pen Pinter prize established in memory of famous British playwright and Nobel laureate Harold Pinter
Salman Rushdie
The renowned poet whose poems alongwith the 1330 couplets of Tirukkural were translated into Mandarin by Taiwanese poet Yu Hsi
Subramanya Bharathi
The Indian origin girl who has been hailed as 1 of the 10 Champions of Change honoured by the White House for their exemplary leadership in their communities
Pratishtha Khanna
The Indian-born plant scientist who has been chosen for the USD 250,00 World Food Prize for his contribution in increasing global wheat production by more than 200 million tonnes in the years following the Green Revolution
Dr Sanjaya Rajaram
The city which has become India's first kerosene-free city with the successful implementation of A Kerosene-Free City Scheme, 2012
Delhi
The Indian technological company which has become the third largest employer of people in the technology sector in the world after IBM and Hewlett Packard
TCS
Jordan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, who has been chosen to be the next UN Human Rights Commissioner succeeding Navi Pillay from September 2014
Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein
The JV-model Hydro Electric Project between Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) and Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) in Bhutan foundation stone for which was laid by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Kholongchu Hydro-electric Project
The country which has won the Men's Hockey World Cup defeating The Netherlands 6-1 in the finals at Kyocera Stadium (India finished at 9th position)
Australia
The country which has won the Women's Hockey World Cup defeating Australia 2-0 in the finals at the Kyocera Stadium in The Hague (The Netherlands).
The Netherlands
One of the largest living elephants of Tsavo East National Park of Kenya which was killed by poachers using poisoned
Satao
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arrows (earlier in May 2014, an elephant named Mountain Bull also fell to poachers)The eminent Malayalam scientist-turned-writer who has been chosen for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013 for his novel Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram
C Radhakrishnan
Ugandan Foreign Minister who has been elected the President of the 69th session of UN General Assembly in New York (the session opens in September 2014)
Sam Kutesa
The steel plant in Durg district of Chhattisgarh where a gas leak has resulted in the death of six people, including two Deputy General Managers
Bhilai Steel Plant
The fifth reactor of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS-5) set an Asian record with an uninterrupted run, generating power at its full capacity of 220 MWe almost every day for
678 days
The city from which low cost airline Air Asia launched its first domestic flight to Goa's Dabolim airport
Bangalore
The former member of executive Board of SAP AG who has been chosen to be the new CEO and MD of Infosys technologies from 01 Aug 2014
Vikas Sikka
The California based satellite imaging firm which is set to be acquired by internet giant Google for $500 million
Skybox Imaging
The supersonic anti-ship cruise missile which was test-fired for the first time from a warship built in India, the yet-to-be-commissioned destroyer INS Kolkata, off the coast of Karwar in Karnataka
Brahmos
The 37-second 175-megabit video transmitted from International Space Station to Earth using a new laser communications instrument called Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) had the message
Hello, World!
The member of Israel's Likud party who has been elected to be Israel's new President succeeding Shimon Peres on July 27, 2014
Reuven Rivlin
The well-known chemist who specialized in the creation of mind-altering drugs and popular drug Ecstasy who died in California on 02 June 2014
Alexander Shulgin
The Spanish tennis professional who has won the French Open Men's title (for the 9th time, winning 14 Grand Slam titles in all) defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final
Rafael Nadal
The Russian tennis player who has won the French Open Women's title defeating Simona Halep of Romania in the finals (This is her 5th Grand Slam and 2nd French Open title)
Maria Sharapova
The nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, the first reactor at which has achieved its full capacity of 1000 MW of power generation
Kudankulam
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The Irish author who has been awarded the Baileys Women's Prize for fiction for her first novel, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing,
Eimear McBride
The BJP leader and the first woman to win Lok Sabha elections for the eighth time, who has been chosen the Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ms. Sumitra Mahajan
The slogan for World Environment Day 2014 observed on June 05 with the theme Small Islands and Climate Change
Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level
The Indian industrialist who has become the first Indian recipient of the Harvard Medal awarded for his dedication, generosity and service to the Harvard University
Anand Mahindra
The current position of India in textiles export as per data released by UN Comtrade in Global Textiles
Second (China is at the top)
The Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and Lok Sabha MP from Beed constituency in Maharashtra, who died in a road accident on 03 June 2014
Gopinath Munde
The solar powered plane which completed its first test flight by flying for two hours and 17 minutes in Switzerland.
Solar Impulse 2
The fifth Indo-French bi-lateral air exercise being conducted at Jodhpur in Rajasthan from 02 to 13 June is named
Garuda V
The IPL team which has won the IPL 2014 tournament for the second time defeating Kings XII Punjab at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Kolkata Knight Riders
The village in Nagaland which has been declared country's first tobacco-free village
Gariphema
The 76-year old King of Spain since 1975, who has decided to abdicate the throne in favour of his son Felipe
King Juan Carlos
Launch of PSLV-C23Launch Date - 30 June 2014
Launch Station - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Satellites put into space
1. SPOT satellite from France2. AISAT from Germany3. NLS7.1 and NLS7.2, both from Canada4. VELOX-1 from Singapore.
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27th launch of PSLV of which 26 have been successful in a row. PSLV has so far put 67 satellites into orbit, of which 40 were from 19 countries.
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Telangana - Points to rememberFormation Day - 02 June 2014
First Chief Minister - K. Chandrashekhar Rao
Area rank in India - 12th largest
Population rank in India - 12th largest
State Legislature - 119 MLAs and 40 MLCs
Parliament - 17 MPs of Lok Sabha and 7 MPs of Rajya Sabha
Number of districts - 10 (Adilabad, Nizamabad, Medak, Hyderabad, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Ranga Reddy, Khammam, Warangal and Karimnagar)
State Festivals - Bonalu (Ashada Jatara) and Bathukamma
Note: The first Governor of Telangana, Mr. ESL Narsimhan was also sworn in by Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta.
New districts in Maharashtra and West Bengal1. Maharashtra's 36th district Palghar carved out of Thane district
2. West Bengal's 20th district Alipurduar carved out of Jalpaiguri district
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Revised MSP rates for Kharif crop 2014-15
Commodity MSP 2013-14 MSP 2014-15Paddy Rs. 1310/- Rs. 1360/-Paddy Grade A Rs. 1345/- Rs. 1400/-Cotton, Medium Staple Rs. 3700/- Rs. 3750/-Cotton, Long Staple Rs. 4000/- Rs. 4050/-Tur dal Rs. 4300/- Rs. 4350/-Urad dal Rs. 4300/- Rs. 4350/-Moong dal Rs. 4500/- Rs. 4600/-
Current Affairs of May 2014Latest Current Affairs updated 31 May 2014
The senior advocate who has been appointed the Solicitor General following the resignation of Solicitor General Mohan Parsaran
Ranjit Kumar
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The indigenously developed rockets with more than 60 km range which were successfully test-fired from Proof and Experimental Establishment at Chandipur in Odisha
Pinaka Mark-2
The retired Field Marshall of Egypt who has won the Presidential elections in the country defeating his opponent Hamdeen Sabahi
Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
The three European nations which have formed an economic union named Eurasian Economic Union or just Eurasian Union
Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus
Infosys President and board member who has resigned from the company
BG Srinivas
The eminent Supreme Court lawyer who has been appointed as the 14th Attorney General of India
Mukul Rohatgi
The former Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) who has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to the new Prime Minister.
Nripendra Mishra
The Bangalore based research institute whose scientists along with scientists from Institute of Bioinformatics and John Hopkins University mapped more than 17,000 proteins in 30 organs of the human body
NIMHANS
The author of best-seller I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and director of film Down in the Delta who died at the age of 86 on 28.05.14
Maya Angelou
The Ukrainian billionaire businessman, nicknamed Chocolate King who has won the Presidential elections in Ukraine
Petro Poroshenko
The express train between Hisar and Gorakhpur which rammed into a stationery goods train near Churaid railway station killing over 40 people
Gorakhdham Express
The country which has won the Thomas Cup badminton tournament defeating Malaysia in the finals at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi
Japan
The country which has won the Uber Cup badminton tournament defeating Japan in the finals at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi
China
The teenager from Andhra Pradesh who has become the youngest female climber to conquer Mt. Everest
Malavath Purna
The leader of South Africa's African National Congress who was sworn in as the country's President for the second term after the party won the May 7 elections
Jacob Zuma
The 18-century Mysore ruler whose gold ring with the name 'Ram' inscribed on it, was auctioned by London auction house Christie's for £ 140,500 recently
Tipu Sultan
The new Chief Information Commissioner who has taken over from outgoing CIC Mrs Sushma Singh
Rajiv Mathur
The domestic e-retailer which has acquired rival and leading fashion e-tailer Myntra.com in the biggest acquisition in the Indian e-commerce business
Flipkart
The south-Asian country where the army has announced military takeover of the government after having declared martial law a few
Thailand
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days agoThe ousted President of Egypt who has been found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to three years in prison by an Egyptian court
Hosni Mubarak
The new Chief Minister of Bihar who was sworn in by the Governor D.Y. Patil, following the resignation of Nitish Kumar
Jitan Ram Manjhi
The country which has decided to disband its Coast Guard because of its failure to respond more effectively to the sinking of the ferry Sewol in April
South Korea
The country where voters have rejected a proposal to have minimum wage, which would have been the world's highest minimum wage at $24.65 per hour
Switzerland
The new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh who was sworn in for the second consecutive term
Nabam tuki
The Committee to Review Governance of Boards of Banks in India which has suggested that the Bank Nationalisation Acts of 1970 and 1980, together with the SBI Act and the SBI (Subsidiary Banks) Act, be repealed and also that government should cut its holding in public sector banks to less than 50 per cent was headed by
PJ Nayak, former Chairman and CEO, Axis Bank
The Act to protect persons who expose alleged wrongdoing in government bodies, projects and offices, which has received President's assent in May 2014 (The act was passed by Lok Sabha in December 2011 and by Rajya Sabha in February 2014)
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011
The Spanish tennis player who has won 2014 Madrid Open Mens Singles title defeating Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the finals
Rafael Nadal
The Vice Chief of Army Staff who has been chosen by the Government to take over as the next Chief of Army Staff on 31 July 2014
Lt. Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag
The World’s first Electric plane, powered by 120 lithium-ion polymer batteries and manufactured by the Toulouse-based Airbus which successfully completed its first flight in Bordeaux, France is named
E-fan
India's own payment gateway developed by National Payments Corporation of India and equivalent of Visa and Mastercard which was dedicated to the nation by the President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee is named (Note: It is the seventh payment gateway in the world)
RuPay
The countries on which travel restrictions have been imposed by WHO over their failure to control polio
Pakistan, Syria and Cameroon
The bull taming sport of Tamil Nadu played as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day, which has been banned by the Supreme Court
Jallikattu
The Prime Minister of Thailand against whom a constitutional court has issued orders to step down finding her guilty in an abuse of power case
Yingluck Shinawatra
The dam in Kerala in relation to which the Supreme Court quashed the law enacted by the Kerala government to restrict the water level to
Mullaperiyar Dam
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136 ft. and allowed it to be raised to 142 ftThe Indian industrialist and philanthropist who has been awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, one of Britain's highest civilian honours (becoming the only Indian to be given the awarded since India became a republic in 1950)
Ratan Tata
The online cricket knowledge challenge with dynamic digital question platform and video rounds launched by ESPNcricinfo is named
CricIQ
The Indian insurance company which has changed its name to Exide Life Insurance Company
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company
The popular Indian comic series which has made a digital debut by launching ACK Comics, a digital store app for across platforms — Windows 8, iOS and Android — giving users access to over 300 of its titles.
Amar Chitra Katha
The noted social activist who has been presented with 23rd Yudhvir Memorial Award by the Yudhvir foundation for her work for the revival of the Deccan handloom industry and the welfare of weavers
Suraiya Hassan Bose
The Indian educational institution which has been listed in the 100 under 50 (a ranking of institutions under 50 years of age) university rankings for the first time with an entry at No. 87 released by the Times Higher Education magazine.
IIT Guwahati
New Chief Ministers
Bihar - Jitan Ram Manjhi
Sikkim - Pawan Chamling (has become the CM of Sikkim for the record fifth time)
Odisha - Naveen Patnaik (has become the CM of Odisha for the fourth consecutive time)
Arunachal Pradesh - Nabam Tuki (has become the CM for the second consecutive time)
Gujarat - Mrs. Anandiben Patel (is the first woman Chief Minister of Gujarat)
Nagaland - T R Zeliang (took over as the chief minister of Nagaland after Neiphiu Rio resigned from the post following his win in the Lok Sabha elections.)
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The Indian entrepreneur and executive chairman of Infosys who has been honoured with 2014 Canada India Foundation Chanchalani Global Indian Award
Narayana Murthy
India's lone gorilla which died at Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysore zoo) at the age of 43 was named
Polo
The Indian activist who has been awarded the Goldman Environment Prize for his efforts in helping villagers stop a massive coal mining project in Chhattisgarh (Note: The first Indian to be awarded the prize was Medha Patkar in 1992)
Ramesh Agarwal
The 41st Chief Justice of India who has succeeded Chief Justice Justice Rajendra Mal
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P. Sathasivam LodhaThe Indian diplomat who has been appointed India's first-ever envoy to ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations)
Suresh Reddy
The Indian Grandmaster who has won the silver medal at the Asian Continental Chess Championship held in Sharjah
Adhiban
The island nation located in the Pacific Ocean which has filed a lawsuit against nine nuclear-armed nations, including India, at the International Court of Justice for violating their legal obligation to disarm
Marshall Islands
The first woman Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, who was administered the oath of office and allegiance by Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung (the first woman to grace the post since the Delhi High Court was established in October 1966)
Justice G Rohini
The Indian snooker player who has won the World Women’s Senior Snooker Championship at Leeds, Britain defeating Alena Asmolava of Belarus in the finals
Chitra Magimairaj
The Indian subsidiary of British multinational confectionery company Mondelēz International which has changed its name to Mondelez India Foods Ltd
Cadbury India
The new Chief of Indian Navy chosen to fill in the vacancy created by the resignation of Admiral Devendra Joshi
R.K. Dhowan
The Indian-American professor at Clemson University who has been named as the one of White House’s Solar Champions of Change
Rajendra Singh
The novel written by American writer Donna Tartt which has been chosen for Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the year 2014
The Goldfinch
The Colombian novelist and short-story writer, winner of 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), The Autumn of the Patriarch (1975) and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985) who died on 17 April 2014
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle being used in search operations relating to the missing airliner MH370 is named
Bluefin-21
The Indian shooter who has won the Men's trap Gold medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Tucson (USA)
Manavjit Singh Sandhu
The serious vulnerability in OpenSSL encryption used by thousands of web servers, including those run by email and web chat providers which allows anyone on the internet to read the memory of the systems is named
Heartbleed
The Indian born poet who has been awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems "3 Sections."
Vijay Seshadri
The Central Armed Police Force in which government has approved induction of women as combat officers
Sashastra Seema Bal
The spy satellite launched by Israel to keep a watch on Iran and the surrounding region is named
Ofek-10
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The renowned lyricist, poet and filmmaker who has been chosen for the 45th Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2013) for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema
Gulzar
The former 100 metres world record holder from Jamaica who has been banned for 18 months after he tested positive for a banned substance
Asafa Powell
The Indian industrialist who has been conferred the rank of Knight Commander (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to UK/India relations, inward investment to the UK and philanthropy
Ratan Tata
Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier decommissioned in 1997 which has been sold to a ship-breaking firm IB Commercial Property Ltd
INS Vikrant (HMS Hercules)
Indian cricketer who has been chosen as one of the Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year 2014 alongwith CM Edwards, RJ Harris, CJL Rogers and JE Root.
Shikhar Dhawan
The north-eastern State whose capital has been put on India's railway map with the first passenger train of about 400 commuters arriving at Naharlagun near Itanagar
Arunachal Pradesh
Indian shooter who has become world No.1 in the 10 metres air pistol event, according to the recent rankings released by International Shooting Sport Federation.
Heena Sidhu
The pharmaceutical company which has announced acquisition of 100 per cent of Ranbaxy Laboratories in a 4 billion dollar all-share transaction (thus creating the fifth-largest specialty generics company in the world and the largest pharmaceutical company in India)
Sun Pharmaceuticals
The elephant in the custody of Jyotiba temple, Kolhapur, which has been ordered to be released and transferred to Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (WRRC) in Bangalore by the Bombay High Court is named
Sundar
The noted environmentalist and author of The Snow Leopard and At Play in the Fields of the Lord, who died on 05 April 14
Peter Matthiessen
The Malaysian badminton player who has won the Men's Singles title at the Yonex Sunrise Indian Open 2014 badminton tournament defeating Chen Long of China in the finals at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi
Lee Chong Wei
Nobel prize winning Indian poet and author of India's National Anthem who was honoured by U.K., India and Bangladesh at the House of Commons in U.K.
Rabindranth Tagore
The African nation which has become African continent's biggest economy surpassing South Africa (The country's GDP now includes previously uncounted industries like telecoms, information technology, music, online sales, airlines, and film production)
Nigeria
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The team which won the ICC Women's World T-20 cricket tournament defeating England in the finals at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Bangladesh
Australia
The cricket team which has won the ICC T-20 World Cup tournament by defeating India in the finals at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Bangladesh
Sri Lanka (Captained by Lasith Malinga)
The Indian cricketer who was awarded the ICC World Twenty20 2014 Player of the Tournament
Virat Kohli
The contestant from Jaipur who has been crowned Femina Miss India 2014 at a beauty pageant in Mumbai
Koyal Rana
The navigation satellite (the second in the series of seven satellites planned to constitute the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System ) launched by ISRO aboard PSLV-C24 from Sriharikota
IRNSS-1B
Sentinel-1a, first satellite of Copernicus Earth observation project that will supply valuable images in the event of natural disasters or even a plane crash was launched on 3 April from Kourou, French Guiana aboard a Soyuz rocket by
European Space Agency
The country neighbouring India which started its first official census after 30 years (the last census in the country was held in 1983)
Myanmar
Iconic structures across the world, including Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai and several building in Chennai were lit up in blue colour on 02 April 2014 which was observed as
World Autism Day
The communications satellite launched in September 2003 which has gone out of service after ten-and-half years in orbit (it was originally built to have a life of 15 years)
INSAT-3E
The finance companies which have been granted 'in-principle' nod from the Reserve Bank of India to set up banks
IDFC Ltd and Bandhan Financial Services Private Ltd
The US ambassador to India who has submitted her resignation with an intention to retire
Nancy Powell
The Public Sector Undertaking which has been awarded the Most Efficient Navratna Award at 5th Dalal Street Investment Journal Awards in New Delhi
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
The annual whaling programme of Japan which was ordered to be halted by the United Nations' International Court of Justice rejecting the country's claims that it targets the sea creatures for scientific purposes was named
Jarpa II
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61st National Film Awards for 2013The following are awards in some important categories of National Film Awards.
S. No.
Name of the Award Film Awardee
1. Best Feature FilmShip of Theseus (English-Hindi)
Producer - Recyclewala Films Pvt Ltd.Director - Anand Gandhi
2.Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
Fandry (Marathi)Producer: Navalkha Arts and Holy Basil CombineDirector - Nagraj Manjule
3.Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Hindi)
Producer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, ROMP PicturesDirector - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
4.Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration
Thalaimuraigal (Tamil)
Producer: Company ProductionsDirector - Balu Mahendra
5. Best Film on Social IssuesTuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi)
Producer: Indian Magic Eye Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd.Director - Satish Manwar
6. Best Children's Film KaphalProducer - Children's Film Society of IndiaDirector - Batul Mukhtiar
7. Best Direction Shahid (Hindi) Hansal Mehta
8. Best Actor
Shahid (Hindi)
Perariyathar (Malayalam)
Raj Kumar
Suraj Venjaramoodu9. Best Actress Liar's Dice (Hindi) Geetanjali Thapa10. Best Supporting Actor Jolly LLB (Hindi) Saurabh Shukla
11. Best Supporting Actress
Astu (Marathi)
Ship of Theseus (English-Hindi)
Amruta Subhash
Aida El-Kashef
12. Best Child Artist
Fandry (Marathi)
Thanga Meengal (Tamil)
Somnath Avghade
Sadhana
13. Best Male Playback Singer Jaatishwar (Bengali) Rupankar
14. Best Female Playback SingerTuhya Dharma Koncha (Marathi)
Bela Shende
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15th International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) for 2014The following are IIFA awards in some important categories.
Best Picture - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Direction - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Performance in a Leading Role (Male) - Farhan Akhtar for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Performance in a Leading Role (Female) - Deepika Padukone for Chennai Express
Music Direction - Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Ganguly for Aashiqui 2
Entertainer of the year - Deepika Padukone
Outstanding Contribution To International Cinema - John Travolta
Lifetime Achievement - Shatrughan Sinha
NDTV Indian of the Year for 2014Indian of the year - Chief Election Commissioner
Lifetime Achievement Award - Amjad Ali Khan and Satish Gujral
Business leader of the year - Rajeev Bajaj
Sportsperson of the year - P.V. Sindhu
LIC Unsung Hero of the Year - Laxmi
Entertainer of the year - Deepika Padukone
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The Multilateral Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) Exercise, which is being conducted from 28 Mar to 03 Apr 14 at Indonesia with Indian Navy being represented by INS Sukanya with integral Chetak is named
KOMODO
The race course in Mumbai, which completed 130 years of its establishment recently
Mahalaxmi Race Course
The seniormost judge of the Supreme Court who has been recommended to be the 41st Chief Justice of India to succeed CJI P. Sathasivam retiring on April 26
Justice R.M. Lodha
The Indian badminton player who having entered the finals of Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2014, lost to Indonesian player Simon Santoso
Saurabh Varma
The former Indian skipper who has been appointed by the Supreme Court as the interim president of the BCCI to discharge the functions of the Indian Premier League 2014
Sunil Gavaskar
The environment engineer of the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee who has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar (IGPP) for his efforts to improve the environment in and around his village of Pillayarkuppam in Cuddalore
N. Ramesh
The Princeton University (US) professor of mathematics, who has been awarded the 2014 Abel Prize (also known as Mathematician's Nobel, by
Yakov Sinai
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the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for his influential 50-year career in mathematicsThe country which has won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2014, defeating Malaysia in the finals (this was the 8th time that the country has won the tournament)
Australia
The public sector bank which has become the first in the country to launch a domestic remittance service called 'Instant money transfer (IMT)' that allows cardless cash withdrawal from its select ATMs which are tuned for this facility
Bank Of India
The noted string-theorist of the Department of Physics, Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad, who has been chosen for the 23rd G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2013.
Prof. Rajesh Gopakumar
The noted Hindi writer who has been chosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2013 by KK Birla Foundation for his book Dhool Paudho Par
Govind Mishra
The non-profit organisation which has started the first of its kind water vending machine, AQUATM, in Mumbai
Vandana Foundation
CNN-IBN senior editor and anchor who has been awarded the prestigious Chameli Devi award for outstanding journalism
Anubha Bhonsle
The pain-killer and anti-pyretic drug on which the Government has revoked a ban allowing its sale and manufacture but with a warning (the ban was imposed in June 2013)
Analgin
The autonomous republic in the south-western region of Ukraine where the residents have voted in favour of secession from Ukraine in a referendum held recently
Crimea
The Czech priest who has chosen for the Templeton Prize 2014, instituted by the Templeton Foundation to honour a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension
Tomas Halik
The team which has won the Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy defeating Railways in the finals at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Karnataka
The north-eastern states which have become the first in the country to issue Plastic Photo Identity Card for elections in 2014
Assam and Nagaland
The venue of 4th International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation, India Aviation-2014, organised jointly by Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) from March 12-16.
Hyderabad
MH370, a Malayasian Air Service passenger plane which disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport was a
Boeing 777-200ER
The team which has won the 68th Santosh Trophy Football Tournament (for the first time) by defeating Railways in the finals held at Kanchanjunga Stadium, Siliguri
Mizoram
The Indian writer who has been awarded the Windham Campbell Literature Prize in the non-fiction category
Pankaj Mishra
The team which has won the Asia Cup 2014 Cricket Tournament by defeating Pakistan in the finals held at Shere Bangla National Stadium,
Sri Lanka
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Mirpur (India stood third. Man of the Series - Lahiru Thirimanne of Sri Lanka.)The lead ship of Kolkata class guided missile destroyers aboard which a gas leakage claimed the life of Commander Kunal Wadhwa at Mazagaon Dock Limited
INS Kolkata
The venue of XI Winter Paralympic Games being held from 07 March to 16 March
Sochi, Russia
The present Governor of Uttar Pradesh who has been sworn in as its Governor for the second time
Shri BL Joshi
The acid attack victim from India who has been honoured with the International Women of Courage Award by the United States
Laxmi
The two-week long joint exercise between the armies of Nepal and India being at the Integrated Army Training Centre (IATC) at Saljhandi in Rupanddehi district of southern Nepal is named
Surya Kiran VI
The team which has won (for the first time) the Under 19 Cricket World Cup tournament held in Dubai, defeating Pakistan in the finals (India, the winner of the cup in 2012 finished 5th this time)
South Africa
The former Chief Minister of Delhi, Mrs Sheila Dikshit has been appointed the Governor of
Kerala
The venue of third BIMSTEC summit (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) held from 01 Mar to 04 Mar 2014, India represented by Dr. Manmohan Singh
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
The eminent Gandhian and environmentalist who has been chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize 2013
Chandi Prasad Bhatt
The person who has become the first woman to head a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking by becoming the CMD of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Nishi Vasudeva
Khushwant Singh - Important FactsBorn : 02 February 1915
Died: 20 March 2014
Career - Lawyer (1938), Indian Foreign Service (1947), All India Radio (1951)
Former Editor: Yojana, The Illustrated Weekly, The National Herald and The Hindustan Times
Famous Column: With Malice Towards One and All
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Padma Vibhushan - 2007
Some Well-known Books Written by Khushwant Singh: Train to Pakistan, A History of Sikhs, Delhi - A Novel, The Sunset Club and The Good, The Bad and The Ridiculous
Fortune magazine's list of World's Greatest Leaders
1. Pope Francis
2. Angela Merkel, German Chancellor
3. Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford Motor Co.
4. Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
5. Bill Clinton
6. Aung San Suu Kyi
7. Gen. Joe Dunford, Commander of U.S. Force, Afghanistan
8. Bono, lead singer of U2
9. Dalai Lama
10. Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com
34. Malala Yousafzai
40. Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra and Mahindra
48. Lakshmi Mittal, CEO, Arcelor Mittal
ESPN-Cricinfo 2013 Awards
Cricketer of the Generation : Sachin Tendulkar
Contribution to Cricket : Tarak Sinha
Debut of the Year : Mohammed Shami
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ODI Batting Performance of the Year : Rohit Sharma
ODI Bowling Performance of the Year : Shahid Afridi
Test Batting Performance of the Year : Shikhar Dhawan
Test Bowling Performance of the Year : Mitchell Johnson
Stree Shakti Puraskar for 2013
The President of India conferred the Stree Shakti Puraskar for the year 2013 on the ocassion of International Women's Day. Each award carries a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakh and citation.
# Person State Award Remarks
1.Smt. Manasi Pradhan
OdishaRani Lakshmibai Award
For her work in the field of women’s empowerment.
2.Dr. M Venkaiah
Andhra Pradesh
Rani Rudramma Devi Award
For his contribution in the field of women’s health.
3.Mrs. Bina Sheth Lashkari
MaharashtraMata Jijabai Award
For her achievement in the field of education and training.
4.Mrs. T. Radha K. Prashanti
Andhra Pradesh
Kannagi Award
For her achievement in the field of providing support to orphans, visually impaired, handicapped and destitute women.
5.Dr. Vartika Nanda
DelhiRani Gaidinliu Zeliang Award
For her creating awareness on women’s issues through media.
6.Dr. Seema Sakhare
MaharashtraDevi Ahilyabai Holkar Award
For her contribution in the field of women’s rights, gender issues, legal counselling and institutional support to women and girls.
86 th Academy Awards 2014 (Oscars)
# Award Awarded to1. Best Picture 12 Years a Slave2. Best Director Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity3. Best Actor Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club4. Best Actress Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine
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# Award Awarded to5. Best Animated Film Frozen6. Best Foreign Language Film The Great Beauty (Italy)Note: Gravity won the maximum (7) Academy Awards
Latest Current Affairs updated 28 February 2014
The minimum monthly pension under the Employment Pension Scheme 95 run by Employees Provident Fund Organisation has been revised to
Rs. 1000
The place in Chennai where country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM was inaugurated by Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram
T Nagar
The Indian cricketer who has become the fastest person in the world to score 19 ODI centuries by doing it in 124 innings (thus breaking Chris Gayle's record of 19 ODI centuries in 189 innings)
Virat Kohli
Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Boys which was launched by Union Minister of Woman and Child Development, Krishna Tirath is named
Saksham
The place in Uttar Pradesh where for setting up a Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, parliamentary approval was recently accorded
Jhansi
The place in Odisha where All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was dedicated to the people of Odisha by the Union Health Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
Bhubaneshwar
The Indian Navy submarine on which a fire erupted killing two officers and injuring several others (Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi resigned accepting moral responsibility for Naval accidents)
INS Sindhuratna
The price at which Facebook has acquired Whatsapp a cross-platform instant messaging subscription service for smartphones
$19 billion
The system developed by Jonah Brucker-Cohen to track the distance travelled by an e-mail is named
Email Miles
The ticketing scheme launched by IRCTC to make payment of fare during online ticket booking faster and to avoid transaction failure is named
E-wallet scheme
The language which has become the sixth classical language of the country (other classical languages are Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam)
Odia
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The place in Andhra Pradesh where Atomic Minerals Directorate has found deposits of Ianthinite, a rare mineral of uranium containing two types of uranium (U6+ and U4+), for the first time in India
Akkavaram village in Mahbubnagar district
Noted Hindi litterateur and Jnanpith award winner of 2009 who breathed his last on 17 February
Amarkant
The athlete from France who has established a new pole vault indoor record by clearing 6.16 meters and breaking Sergei Bubka's record made in 1993
Renaud Lavillenie
The city in Andhra Pradesh which has been selected for the Best Heritage City for 2012-13 by the Union Tourism Ministry
Tirupati
The social activists who were awarded the International Gandhi Award 2013 instituted by Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation for making outstanding contributions in the field of leprosy to eradicate the disease through treatment, training and research.
Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and Professor Zhang Guocheng
The European nation whose Parliament has passed a bill allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children without any age limit becoming the first country in the world to do so
Belgium
The creator of Flappy Bird game who has decided to remove the game from App Store is
Dong Nguyen
The rank of India in the World Press Freedom Index 2013 released by the organization Reporter without Borders
140
The largest exercise launched by the Indian Navy for the first time under the gaze of India's first dedicated military satellite GSAT-7 or "Rukmini" involving INS Viraat, INS Chakra (Nuclear Submarine) and over 50 warships is named
Tropex
The winner of Ranji Trophy which has defeated the Rest of India team to win the Irani Trophy
Karnataka
The well-known filmmaker, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer (director of Hindi film Sadma) who died on 13 February
Balu Mahendra
The leader of Nepali Congress who has been elected to be the new Prime Minister of Nepal
Sushil Koirala
The Ghazal singer and musician in whose memory commemorative stamps were released by the PM Dr. Manmohan Singh
Shri Jagjit Singh
The Indian state which has become the first to achieve 100% sanitation in rural and urban households, schools, sanitary complexes and Aanganwadi centres
Sikkim
The six-day multi-nation Naval exercise involving navies from 17 nations held from 04 Feb to 09 Feb was named (Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Thailand.)
Milan 2014
The Indian doctor in Mount Sinai Hospital of United States who Dr. Vivek Reddy
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has implanted the first miniature-sized, leadless cardiac pacemaker directly inside a patient's heart without surgeryThe constitutional amendment relating to introduction of Panchayati Raj which has been extended to Jammu and Kashmir
73rd Amendment
The first female amputee in the world to scale Mt. Everest and also the first Indian amputee to climb Mt Everest who has been awarded the Amazing Indian Award instituted by Times Now channel
Ms. Arunima Sinha
The former Supreme Court Judge who has been appointed as chairman of the 7th Central Pay Commission
Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur
The executive vice president of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group who has been appointed the CEO of Microsoft succeeding Steve Ballmer
Satya Nadella
The cloud computing initiative of the Government of India launched by the Shri. Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and Information Technology on 04 Feb 14 has been given the name
Meghraj
The contemporary poet and thinker in Odia Literature who has been awarded the 26th Moorti Devi Award by the Vice President Mr. Hamid Ansari
Shri Haraprasad Das
The venue of 101st Indian Science Congress being held from 03 to 07 February and inaugurated by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
Jammu
The volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra which erupted just a day after thousands of villagers living nearby were allowed to return to their homes
Mt. Sinabung
The monorail service inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Prithviraj Chavan is scheduled to run initially between
Wadala and Chembur
The State which has been chosen as the theme state at the 28th Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad district of Haryana
Goa
The country which has been chosen as the partner nation at the 28th Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad district of Haryana
Sri Lanka
The Union Minister of Water Resources who has taken over as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from Shri Vijay Chauhan
Shri Harish Rawat
FICCI Sports Awards - 2014Sportsperson of the Year : Deepika Kumari (Archery)
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Breakthrough Sortsperson of the Year: PV Sindhu (Badminton)
Most Inspiring Sportsperson of the Year : Yuvraj Singh
Para-Sportsman of the Year: Devendra Jhajharia
Lifetime Achievement Award: Rahul Dravid
Launch of 3 Medical Detection Kits by Union Health Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad on 20.02.14.1. A water-borne pathogen detection kit indigenously manufactured by National Institute of Nutrition, to detect five pathogens — Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus (main causes of food poisoning and food-borne infections).
2. A kit to estimate the quantity of ferritin and diagnose iron deficiency anaemia individually as well as for mass level screening.
3. A kit based on dried blood spot collection system for Plasma Vitamin-A estimation for diagnosing Vitamin-A deficiency.
Sochi Winter Olympics - 2014Host Country : Russia
Dates held: 07 Feb to 23 Feb 2014
Participating nations : 88
Mascots: Polar bear, a Snow hare, and a Snow leopard
Medals Tally
# Country Gold Silver Bronze Total1. Russia 13 11 9 332. Norway 11 5 10 263. Canada 10 10 5 254. United States 9 7 12 285. Netherlands 8 7 9 24
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Indian participants at the Games.
1. Shri Shiva Keshavan (Luge)2. Shri Himanshu Thakur (Alpine Skiing)3. Shri Nadeem Iqbal (Alpine Skiing)
Current Affairs of January 2014Latest Current Affairs updated 31 January 2014
The new portal launched for the benefit of children on the 66th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister is named
www.searchforgandhi.in
Fragile Five, a term coined by a research analyst at Morgan Stanley lists five economies due to their dependence on foreign investment to finance their growth ambitions. The five nations are
Turkey, Brazil, India, South Africa and Indonesia
The African nation which adopted a new constitution on 26 January 2013, three years after the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at the beginning of Arab Spring
Tunisia
The marching contingent at the Republic Day celebrations 2014 which has been adjudged the best marching contigent among the services. (For best tableau among States see the table at the bottom of this page)
Territorial Army (Sikh LI)
The national park from which famous tigress Machli has been reported missing for the last few days
Ranthambore National Park
The African nation which has added the Indian Rupee to its basket of currencies to be circulated in the country (Note: The country does not have its own currency)
Zimbabwe
The Indian badminton player who has won the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix title 2014 defeating PV Sindhu in the finals
Saina Nehwal
The Prime Minister of Japan who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day celebrations 2014
Mr. Shinzo Abe
The public sector bank which has launched its channel on Youtube in order to strengthen its social media presence
State Bank of India
The activists who have been chosen for the National Communal Harmony Award 2013 in the individual category
Dr. Mohinder Singh and Dr. Radhakrishnan
The Mumbai based organization working to promote peace, secularism and communal harmony, which has been chosen
Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS)
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for the National Communal Harmony Award 2013 in the organisation categoryReserve Bank of India has decided to withdraw with effect from 01 April 2014 all currency notes printed prior to
2005
The place in Maharashtra where Krishi Vasant, a national level agriculture fair-cum-exhibition, is being organized jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India and Government of Maharashtra from February 9 to 13, 2014
Nagpur
The Geological Survey version of Advanced Light Helicopter equipped with Heliborne Geophysical Survey System (HGSS) and dedicated to the nation by Shri Dinsha Patel, Minister of Mines is named
Garuda Vasudha
The Union Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Environment who has been presented with Pandit Haridutt Sharma Award
Shri Veerappa Moily
The South Asian nation which has declared a state of emergency in its capital and surrounding areas to deal with mass street protests aimed at overthrowing the government
Thailand
The British teenager who at the age of 16, has become the youngest person to reach the South Pole
Lewis Clarke
The Russian martial art which has been recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia and included in the Asian Games, 2019
Sambo
The city in which the Union Health Minister, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad launched the National Urban Health Mission, a nationwide scheme, expected to cover 779 urban areas with over 50,000 population by March 2015
Bangalore
The State which has been selected as the Best State for providing self employment to urban poor under SJGRY ( Swarna Jayanti Sahari Rajgar Yojana) 2012-13, by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
Odisha
The place in Bihar where the remains of an ancient Tiladhak University set up in 5th Century have been discovered
Telhara, Nalanda
The Indian captain and wicket-keeper who has become the first Indian to effect 300 dismissals in one-day internationals [He has also become the 4th in the world after Adam Gilchrist (472), Kumar Sangakkara (424) and Mark Boucher (424).]
M.S. Dhoni
The Indian author who has been awarded the fourth DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for the year 2014 for his book Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer (at the Jaipur Literature Festival)
Cyrus Mistry
The middle-east country where people approved new Constitution by 98.1 percent in a nation-wide referendum
Egypt
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recentlyThe rank of India in the Global Food Index compiled by Oxfam, an international aid and charity organisation, in a ranking of 125 countries
97
The venue of the Third Lusofonia Games being held from Jan 18 to Jan 29 (The event involves athletes coming from Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) countries, namely those belonging to the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries), but also others where there are significant Portuguese communities or that have a common past with Portugal)
Goa
The National Dance & Music Competition for Specially Talented Artists with Disabilities organised by Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India, at Sirifort Auditorium, New Delhi on 15-16 January 2014 is named
SAMARTH 2014
The air base in Bahrain at which an International Airshow was held from 16 to 18 Jan 14, with Indian showcasing models of Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas and multi-mission UAV, Nishant etc.
Sakhir Airbase
The capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan which has been termed as largest reservoir of endemic polio virus in the world by World Health Organisation
Peshawar
The former Indian athlete who has been awarded the gold medal for her performance at the 2005 Monaco World Athletics Final following disqualification of the original winner Tatyana Kotova of Russia
Anju Bobby George
The Real Madrid and Portugal football star who has been awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or award
Cristiano Ronaldo
The table tennis player from PSPB who won the 75th Senior National Table Tennis Womens Championship held in Patna defeating Krittwika Sinha Roy in the finals
Ankita Das
The table tennis player from PSPB (Petroleum Sports Promotion Board) who won the 75th Senior National Table Tennis Mens Championship held in Patna defeating Harmeet Desai in the finals
Sanil Shetty
The place in Fatehabad district of Haryana where foundation stone of India's largest 2800 mw nuclear power plant was laid by the PM Dr. Manmohan Singh
Gorakhpur
The railway station at which Platform No. 1 entered the Limca Book of Records as being the world's longest platform with a length of 1355.40 m surpassing the platform at Kharagpur with a length of 1072.5 m
Gorakhpur
The anti-corruption helpline number launched by Delhi 1031
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government isThe health programme for adolescents (10 to 19 years of age) launched by Health Minister, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad on 07 Jan 2014 is named
Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram
The place at which a LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Terminal of Petronet LNG was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on January 4, 2014
Puthuvype, Kochi
The venue of 12th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas being held from 07 to 09 Jan 2014
Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
The Swiss professional tennis player who has won the Chennai Open tennis tournament defeating Édouard Roger-Vasselin of France in the finals at SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai
Stanislas Wawrinka
The political party led by Mrs. Sheikh Hasina which has won the elections held in Bangladesh
Awami League
The world's largest dairy player based in France which has entered Indian market by acquiring Indian dairy products company Tirumala Milk Products Private Limited
Groupe Lactalis SA
The SD card sized computer 'a full Pentium-class PC' powered by a dual-core Quark SOC with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity launched by Intel is named
Edison
The internet spy system developed by Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), a lab under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to be deployed by security agencies in India is named
Netra
The city in which TCS has decided to set the world's largest corporate learning and development centre, the foundation stone of which was laid by PM Dr. Manmohan Singh on 04.01.13
Thiruvananthapuram
The country India defeated in the finals at Sharjah to win the U-19 Asia Cricket Cup title (Indian captain: Vijay Zol)
Pakistan
The country which has become the 18th member of the Eurozone i.e. countries using the Euro as their currency
Latvia
The power grid which has been synchronously connected to the rest of the Grid in the country thus accomplishing the mission of One Nation – One Grid – One Frequency through commissioning of Raichur-Solapur 765 kV single circuit transmission line by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Southern Grid
The oceanographic research ship which was trapped by ice sheets on its way to Antarctica with the members of Australasian Antarctic Expedition on board was named (The expedition members were finally rescued using a helicopter from Chinese ice-breaker Xue Long on 02 Jan 2013)
Akademik Shokalskiy
The New Zealand cricketer who has hit the fastest century in Corey Anderson
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one-day internationals in 36 deliveries overtaking Shahid Afridi's century off 37 deliveries
Themes of Republic Tableaus - 2014The following are the themes of various tableaus on the occasion of Republic Day Celebrations 2014.
S. No.
Tableau Theme Award
1. Uttar Pradesh Subhah-e-Banaras 2. Meghalaya Areca Nut
3.Arunachal Pradesh
Aji Lhamu Dance
4. Uttarakhand Jadi Buti 5. Maharashtra Coconut Festival
6.Jammu and Kashmir
Nomads of Jammu and Kashmir
7. Rajasthan Kavad Kala and Terah Taali Dance 8. Karnataka Tipu Sultan-The Valiant Warrior 9. Chhattisgarh Bhumkal - Freedom Movement of Bastar
10. West BengalPurulia Chhau - The Choreographic Jewel of West Bengal
Best Tableau
11. Tamil Nadu Pongal FestivalSecond Best Tableau
12. AssamDr. Bhupen Hazarika - The Golden Voice of Assam
Third Best Tableau
13. Chandigarh Rock Garden of Chandigarh
Australian Open 2014
Event Winner Nationality Runner-up NationalityMen's Singles Stanislas Wawrinka Switzerland Rafal Nadal SpainWomen's Singles Li Na China Dominika Cibulkova Slovakia
Men's DoublesL KubotR Lindstedt
PolandSweden
E. ButoracR. Klaasen
USARSA
Women's DoublesS ErraniR Vinci
ItalyE. MakarovaE Vesnina
Russia
Mixed Doubles K Mladenovic France Sania Mirza India
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D Nestor Canada H. Tecau Romania
BCCI Awards - 2012-13Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award : Kapil Dev
Polly Umrigar Award, for being India’s best international cricketer of 2012-13 : Ravichandran Ashwin
Lala Amarnath Award for the best all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy, 2012-13 : Abhishek Nayar
Best Umpire in domestic cricket in 2012-13 : C. Shamshuddin
Dilip Sardesai Award for being India's best cricketer in 2013-14 test series against West Indies : Rohit Sharma
Launch of GSLV - D5Launch Station : Sriharikota
Launch Date : 05 January 2014
Satellite put into orbit : GSAT-14
Powered by indigenous cryogenic engine
India became the 6th nation after US, Russia, Japan, France and China to indigenously manufacture cryogenic engines.
History in brief : ISRO had tested its first indigenous cryogenic engine in April 2010. The engine failed shortly after the cryogenic stage ignited. India tried to relaunch the GSLV-D5 in August 2013 but a leak in the liquid fuel tank aborted the mission 2 hours before take off.
59th Filmfare Awards - 2014
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Best Film: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Best Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
Best Actor: Farhan Akhtar (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
Best Actress: Deepika Padukone - Goliyon Ki Rasleela RamLeela
Best Debut (Director): Ritesh Batra - The Lunchbox
Lifetime Achievement Award: Tanuja
New Criteria for selection of sportspersons for Arjuna AwardsThe criteria would be applicable for selection of sportspersons for Arjuna Awards for the year 2014 onwards.
Points for winning medals will be given to each eligible sportsperson for his/her performance during the last 4 years as per marks given in the table below:
S. No.
EventGold
MedalSilver Medal
Bronze Medal
1.World Championship/World Cup (once in 4 years)
40 30 20
2. Asian Games 30 25 203. Commonwealth Games 25 20 15
4.World Championship/World Cup (biennial/annual)
25 20 15
5. Asian Championship 15 10 76. Commonwealth Championship 15 10 7
1. Winners of medals in Olympics and Paralympics will automatically be considered for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna or Arjuna Awards, depending on the type of medal won, if they have already not been conferred with either of the two Awards.
2. 90 % weightage will be given for the medals won in various International championships and sports events of the disciplines covered in Olympic Games (Summer, Winter and Paralympics), Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
3. For cricket and indigenous games, not included in Olympic / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games disciplines, the Selection Committee will recommend the number of awards, (not exceeding two), to be given for Cricket/Indigenous Games and recommend the sportspersons taking into consideration their individuals performances and qualities of sportsman spirit, leadership, sense of discipline etc.
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4. Ordinarily, not more than one award will be given in each discipline in a particular year subject to deserving sportspersons being available. Adequate representation would be insured for physically challenged and women.
5. The principle of one award per discipline will not be applicable in case of team sports and across gender. That is to say that, the Selection Committee may recommend, in deserving cases with proper justification, more than one sportsperson in respect of team sports and sportspersons of both the genders.
6. Normally not more than 15 awards could be given in any calendar year. However, keeping in view the performance of Indian sportspersons in the Commonwealth, Asian Games and Olympic Games during a particular year and for the reasons given in para 7 above, Selection Committee may recommend more than 15 sportspersons for Arjuna Award.
7. In a particular sports discipline, names of not more than 4 sportspersons (2 male and 2 female) with the highest marks as per the criteria brought out in the table above will be considered by the Selection Committee.
8. Selection Committee will recommend the final list of sportspersons for Arjuna Awards as per the marks obtained in terms of the criteria indicated above and place it before the Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports for the final decision.
Padma Awards 2014Padma Awards - Others
Sl No. Name Discipline Award1. Shri B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Padma Vibhushan
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Padma Awards in Arts Discipline
Sl No. Name Discipline Award1. Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh Art - Painting Padma Bhushan2. Shri Begum Parveen Sultana Art - Classical Singing Padma Bhushan3. Shri T.H. Vinayakram Art - Ghatam Artist Padma Bhushan4. Shri Kamal Haasan Art - Cinema Padma Bhushan5. Shri Mohammad Ali Baig Art - Theatre Padma Shri6. Ms Nayana Apte Joshi Art - Padma Shri
7. Shri Musafir Ram BhardwajArt - Instrumental Music - Pauna Manjha
Padma Shri
8. Ms Sabitri Chatterjee Art - Film Padma Shri9. Prof. Biman Bihari Das Art - Sculptor Padma Shri10. Shri Sunil Das Art - Painting Padma Shri11. Smt Elam Endira Devi Art - Manipuri Dance Padma Shri
12. Shri Vijay GhateArt - Instrumental Music - Tabla
Padma Shri
13. Smt Rani Karnaa Art - Kathak Padma Shri14. Shri Bansi Kaul Art - Theatre Padma Shri
15. Ustad Moinuddin KhanArt - Instrumental Music - Sarangi Player
Padma Shri
16. Ms. Geeta Mahalik Art - Odishi Dance Padma Shri17. Shri Paresh Maity Art - Painting Padma Shri18. Shri Ram Mohan Art - Film Animation Padma Shri19. Shri Sudarshan Pattnaik Art - Sand Artist Padma Shri20. Shri Paresh Rawal Art - Cinema and Theatre Padma Shri21. Shri Wendell Augustine Rodricks Art - Fashion Designing Padma Shri
22. Prof. Kalamandalam Sathyabhama
Art - Mohini Attam Padma Shri
23. Shri Anuj (Ramanuj) Sharma Art - Performing Art Padma Shri24. Shri Santosh Sivan Art - Film Padma Shri25. Ms. Supriya Devi Art - Bengali Cinema Padma Shri26. Ms. Sooni Taraporevala Art - Script Writing Padma Shri27. Ms. Vidya Balan Art - Cinema Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Public Affairs
Sl No. Name Award1. Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma Padma Bhushan
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Sl No. Name Award2. Justice Dalveer Bhandari Padma Bhushan3. Shri Tashi Tondup Padma Shri4. Dr. Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Science and Engineering
Sl No. Name Award1. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar Padma Vibhushan2. Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram Padma Bhushan3. Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi Padma Bhushan4. Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa Padma Bhushan5. Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami Padma Bhushan6. Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma Padma Bhushan7. Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil Padma Bhushan8. Late Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna Padma Bhushan9. Shri Sekhar Basu Padma Shri10. Shri Madhavan Chandradathan Padma Shri11. Prof. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta Padma Shri12. Dr. Ravi Bhushan Grover Padma Shri13. Prof. Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis Padma Shri14. Shri Ramakrishna V. Hosur Padma Shri15. Dr. Ajay Kumar Parida Padma Shri
16.Dr. Malapaka Yajneswara Satyanarayana Prasad
Padma Shri
17. Shri Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin Padma Shri18. Dr. Brahma Singh Padma Shri19. Prof. Vinod Kumar Singh Padma Shri20. Dr. Govindan Sundararajan Padma Shri21. Shri Ramaswamy R. Iyer Padma Shri22. Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ghosh Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Civil Services
Sl No. Name Award1. Shri Vijayendra Nath Kaul Padma Bhushan2. Ms. Parveen Talha Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Literature and Education
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Sl No. Name Award1. Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya Padma Bhushan2. Ms. Anita Desai Padma Bhushan3. Dr. Dhirubhai Thaker Padma Bhushan4. Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar Padma Bhushan5. Shri Ruskin Bond Padma Bhushan6. Prof. Anisuzzaman* Padma Bhushan7. Prof Llyod I. Rudolph & Prof Susanne H. Rudolph Padma Bhushan8. Dr. Naheed Abidi Padma Shri9. Prof. Ashok Chakradhar Padma Shri10. Shri Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawra Padma Shri11. Shri Keki N. Daruwalla Padma Shri12. Prof. Ganesh Narayandas Devi Padma Shri13. Prof. Kolakaluri Enoch Padma Shri14. Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari Ghai Padma Shri15. Smt. Manorama Jafa Padma Shri16. Prof. Rehana Khatoon Padma Shri17. Dr. Waikhom gojen Meeitei Padma Shri18. Shri Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri Padma Shri19. Prof Dinesh Singh Padma Shri20. Dr. (Mrs.) P Kilemsungla Padma Shri21. Dr. Sengaku Mayeda (Japan) Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Trade and Industry
Sl No. Name Award1. Shri Ravi Kumar Narra Padma Shri2. Shri Rajesh Saraiya Padma Shri3. Ms. Mallika Srinivasan Padma Shri4. Shri Pratap Govindrao Pawar Padma Shri5. Shri Ashok Kumar Mago (USA) Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Social Work
Sl No. Name Award1. Smt. Durga Jain Padma Shri 2. Dr. Rama Rao Anumolu Padma Shri3. Dr. Brahm Dutt Padma Shri4. Shri Mukul Chandra Goswami Padma Shri5. Shri J.L. Kaul Padma Shri6. Shri Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani Padma Shri 7. Late Dr. Narendra Achyut Dabholkar* Padma Shri
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Padma Awards in Medicine
Sl No. Name Award1. Dr. (Smt) Neelam Kler Padma Bhushan2. Dr. Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya Padma Shri 3. Dr. Balram Bhargava Padma Shri 4. Prof. (Dr.) Indra Chakravarty Padma Shri 5. Dr. Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande Padma Shri 6. Prof. (Dr.) Pawan Raj Goyal Padma Shri7. Prof. Amod Gupta Padma Shri8. Prof. (Dr.) Daya Kishore Hazra Padma Shri9. Prof. (Dr.) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob Padma Shri10. Prof. (Dr.) Shashank R. Joshi Padma Shri11. Prof. Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah Padma Shri12. Dr. Milind Vasant Kirtane Padma Shri13. Dr. Lalit Kumar Padma Shri14. Dr. Mohan Mishra Padma Shri15. Dr. M. Subhadra Nair Padma Shri16. Dr. Ashok Panagariya Padma Shri17. Dr. Narendra Kumar Pandey Padma Shri18. Dr. Sunil Pradhan Padma Shri19. Dr. Ashok Rajgopal Padma Shri20. Dr. Kamini A. Rao Padma Shri21. Dr. Sarbeshwar Sahariah Padma Shri22. Prof. Om Prakash Upadhyaya Padma Shri23. Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Verma Padma Shri24. Dr. J.S. Titiyal Padma Shri25. Dr. Nitish Naik Padma Shri26. Dr. Subrat Kumar Acharya Padma Shri27. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Grover Padma Shri28. Dr. Siddarth Mukherjee (USA) Padma Shri29. Dr. Vamsi Mootha (USA) Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Sports
Sl No. Name Discipline Award1. Shri Pullela Gopichand Badminton Padma Bhushan2. Shri Leander Paes Tennis Padma Bhushan3. Ms. Anjum Chopra Cricket Padma Shri4. Ms. Sunil Dabas Kabbadi Padma Shri5. Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu Mountaineering Padma Shri6. Ms. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal Squash Padma Shri
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Sl No. Name Discipline Award7. Shri H. Boniface Prabhu Wheelchair Tennis Padma Shri8. Shri Yuvraj Singh Cricket Padma Shri9. Smt Mamta Sodha Mountaineering Padma Shri
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