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Current Affairs of July 2014
Latest 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 Insurance
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap from 26 percent to 49 percent
through the Foreign Investment Promotion Board route
Flight 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
July 2014
Nadine Gordimer
The 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
Gentlemen Singles title defeating Swiss tennis star Roger Federer
in the finals
Novak Djokovic
Indian 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
Gentlemen's Singles Novak Djokovic Serbia Roger Federer Switzerland
Ladies' Singles Petra Kvitova Czech Republic Eugenie Bouchard Canada
Men's Doubles
Vasek Pospisil
Jack Sock
Canada
USA
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
USA
Women's Doubles
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Italy
Timea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
Hungary
France
Mixed Doubles
Nenad Zimonjic
Samantha Stosur
Serbia
Australia
Max Mirnyi
Chan Hao-ching
Belarus
Taiwan
FIFA World Cup 2014
1. Venue : Brazil
2. Winner : Germany
3. Second, Third and Fourth Position : Argentina, Netherlands and Brazil
respectively
4. 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
Remember
Programmes - aims and allocations
Programme Aim Allocation
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee
Yojna
Assured irrigation
Rs. 1000
crore
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban
Mission
Integrated project based infrastructure in
rural areas
-
Neeranchal
To give impetus to watershed
development
Rs. 2142
crores

Programme Aim Allocation
Safety for Women on Public Road
Transport
Safety of women in buses etc
Rs. 50
crores
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana
To help in improving the efficiency of
delivery of welfare services meant for
women
Rs. 100
crores
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
To provide sanitation facility to every
household by 2019
-
Pandit 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 Unity
To erect a Statue of Sardar Patel as the
symbol of the unity of the country
Rs. 200
crores
Skill India
To 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 classrooms
Rs. 100
crores
Digital India
To 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 Pension
Equity in pension among retired
personnel of armed forces
Rs. 1,000
crores
War Memorial Princes Park, Delhi
Rs. 100
crores
Namami Gange Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission
Rs. 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 Pradesh
9. 2 National Institutes of Ageing to be set up in AIIMS, New Delhi and Madras
Medical College, Chennai
10. AIIMS like institutions to come up in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha
(Maharashtra) and Poorvanchal (UP)
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 Kerala
13. 5 IIMs in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha and Rajasthan
14. 2 more Agricultural Research Institute of Excellence in Assam and Jharkhand
15. Agricultural Universities in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan
16. Horticulture Universities in Telangana and Haryana
17. Sports University in Manipur
New Governors of States
18. Uttar Pradesh - Shri Ram Naik
19. Gujarat - Om Prakash Kohli
20. Chhattisgarh - Balramji Dass Tandon
21. West Bengal - Keshari Nath Tripathi
22. Nagaland - Padmanabha Acharya
23. Haryana - Kaptan Singh Solanki

Current Affairs of June 2014
Latest Current Affairs updated 30 June 2014
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 Botswana

in the World Heritage Sites list by UNESCO is located in
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
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 named
Kanyashree Prakalpa
The 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, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid

who has been chosen to be the next UN Human Rights
Commissioner succeeding Navi Pillay from September 2014
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
arrows (earlier in May 2014, an elephant named Mountain
Bull also fell to poachers)
Satao
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
Hello, World!

Lasercomm Science (OPALS) had the message
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
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-C23
Launch Date - 30 June 2014
Launch Station - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
Satellites put into space
1. SPOT satellite from France
2. AISAT from Germany
3. NLS7.1 and NLS7.2, both from Canada
4. VELOX-1 from Singapore.
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 remember
Formation 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
Bengal
1. Maharashtra's 36th district Palghar carved out of Thane district
2. West Bengal's 20th district Alipurduar carved out of Jalpaiguri district
Revised MSP rates for Kharif crop 2014-
15
Commodity MSP 2013-14 MSP 2014-15
Paddy 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 2014
Latest 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
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
days ago
Thailand
The 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 136 ft. and allowed it to be raised to 142 ft
Mullaperiyar Dam
The 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.)

Current Affairs of April 2014
Latest Current Affairs updated 30 April 2014
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
P. Sathasivam
Justice Rajendra Mal
Lodha
The 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 The Goldfinch

been chosen for Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the year 2014
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
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 Sun Pharmaceuticals

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)
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
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
61st National Film Awards for 2013
The following are awards in some important categories of National Film Awards.
S.
No.
Name of the Award Film Awardee
1. Best Feature Film
Ship 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 Combine
Director - Nagraj Manjule
3.
Best Popular Film providing
wholesome entertainment
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
(Hindi)
Producer: Viacom 18
Motion Pictures, ROMP
Pictures
Director - Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra
4.
Nargis Dutt Award for Best
Feature Film on National
Integration
Thalaimuraigal
(Tamil)
Producer: Company
Productions
Director - Balu Mahendra

S.
No.
Name of the Award Film Awardee
5. Best Film on Social Issues
Tuhya Dharma
Koncha (Marathi)
Producer: Indian Magic Eye
Motion Pictures Pvt Ltd.
Director - Satish Manwar
6. Best Children's Film Kaphal
Producer - Children's Film
Society of India
Director - Batul Mukhtiar
7. Best Direction Shahid (Hindi) Hansal Mehta
8. Best Actor
Shahid (Hindi)
Perariyathar
(Malayalam)
Raj Kumar
Suraj Venjaramoodu
9. Best Actress Liar's Dice (Hindi) Geetanjali Thapa
10. 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 Singer
Tuhya Dharma
Koncha (Marathi)
Bela Shende
15th International Indian Film Academy
Awards (IIFA) for 2014
The 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 2014
Indian 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

Current Affairs of March 2014
Latest Current Affairs updated 31 March 2014
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
the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for his influential 50-year
career in mathematics
Yakov Sinai
The 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 Vandana

vending machine, AQUATM, in Mumbai Foundation
CNN-IBN senior editor and anchor who has been awarded the prestigious
Anubha
Chameli Devi award for outstanding journalism
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,
Mirpur (India stood third. Man of the Series - Lahiru Thirimanne of Sri
Lanka.)
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
Surya Kiran
VI

Rupanddehi district of southern Nepal is named
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 Facts
Born : 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
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
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
Odisha
Rani
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
Maharashtra
Mata 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
Delhi
Rani Gaidinliu
Zeliang Award
For her creating awareness on women’s
issues through media.
6.
Dr. Seema
Sakhare
Maharashtra
Devi Ahilyabai
Holkar Award
For her contribution in the field of
women’s rights, gender issues, legal
counselling and institutional support to
women and girls.
86th Academy Awards 2014 (Oscars)
# Award Awarded to
1. Best Picture 12 Years a Slave
2. Best Director Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity
3. Best Actor Matthew McConaughey for Dallas Buyers Club
4. Best Actress Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine
5. Best Animated Film Frozen
6. 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
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
has implanted the first miniature-sized, leadless cardiac
pacemaker directly inside a patient's heart without surgery
Dr. Vivek Reddy
The 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 - 2014
Sportsperson of the Year : Deepika Kumari (Archery)
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 - 2014
Host 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 Total
1. Russia 13 11 9 33
2. Norway 11 5 10 26
3. Canada 10 10 5 25
4. United States 9 7 12 28
5. Netherlands 8 7 9 24
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 2014
Latest 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
for the National Communal Harmony Award 2013 in the
organisation category
Centre for Study of Society
and Secularism (CSSS)

Reserve 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
recently
Egypt

The 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

government is
The 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
Akademik Shokalskiy

from Chinese ice-breaker Xue Long on 02 Jan 2013)
The New Zealand cricketer who has hit the fastest century
in one-day internationals in 36 deliveries overtaking Shahid
Afridi's century off 37 deliveries
Corey Anderson
Themes of Republic Tableaus - 2014
The 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 Bengal
Purulia Chhau - The Choreographic Jewel of
West Bengal
Best Tableau
11. Tamil Nadu Pongal Festival
Second Best
Tableau
12. Assam
Dr. Bhupen Hazarika - The Golden Voice of
Assam
Third Best
Tableau
13. Chandigarh Rock Garden of Chandigarh
Australian Open 2014
Event Winner Nationality Runner-up Nationality
Men's Singles Stanislas Wawrinka Switzerland Rafal Nadal Spain
Women's Singles Li Na China Dominika Cibulkova Slovakia
Men's Doubles L Kubot Poland E. Butorac USA

R Lindstedt Sweden R. Klaasen RSA
Women's Doubles
S Errani
R Vinci
Italy
E. Makarova
E Vesnina
Russia
Mixed Doubles
K Mladenovic
D Nestor
France
Canada
Sania Mirza
H. Tecau
India
Romania
BCCI Awards - 2012-13
Col. 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 - D5
Launch 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
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 Awards
The 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.
Event
Gold
Medal
Silver
Medal
Bronze
Medal
1.
World Championship/World Cup (once in 4
years)
40 30 20
2. Asian Games 30 25 20
3. Commonwealth Games 25 20 15
4.
World Championship/World Cup
(biennial/annual)
25 20 15
5. Asian Championship 15 10 7
6. 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.
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 2014
Padma Awards - Others
Sl No. Name Discipline Award
1. Shri B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Padma Vibhushan
Padma Awards in Arts Discipline
1. Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh Art - Painting Padma Bhushan
2. Shri Begum Parveen Sultana Art - Classical Singing Padma Bhushan
3. Shri T.H. Vinayakram Art - Ghatam Artist Padma Bhushan
4. Shri Kamal Haasan Art - Cinema Padma Bhushan
5. Shri Mohammad Ali Baig Art - Theatre Padma Shri
6. Ms Nayana Apte Joshi Art - Padma Shri
7. Shri Musafir Ram Bhardwaj
Art - Instrumental Music -
Pauna Manjha
Padma Shri
8. Ms Sabitri Chatterjee Art - Film Padma Shri
9. Prof. Biman Bihari Das Art - Sculptor Padma Shri
10. Shri Sunil Das Art - Painting Padma Shri
11. Smt Elam Endira Devi Art - Manipuri Dance Padma Shri
12. Shri Vijay Ghate
Tabla
Padma Shri
13. Smt Rani Karnaa Art - Kathak Padma Shri
14. Shri Bansi Kaul Art - Theatre Padma Shri
15. Ustad Moinuddin Khan
Sarangi Player
Padma Shri
16. Ms. Geeta Mahalik Art - Odishi Dance Padma Shri
17. Shri Paresh Maity Art - Painting Padma Shri
18. Shri Ram Mohan Art - Film Animation Padma Shri
19. Shri Sudarshan Pattnaik Art - Sand Artist Padma Shri
20. Shri Paresh Rawal Art - Cinema and Theatre Padma Shri
21.
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 Shri
24. Shri Santosh Sivan Art - Film Padma Shri
25. Ms. Supriya Devi Art - Bengali Cinema Padma Shri
26. Ms. Sooni Taraporevala Art - Script Writing Padma Shri
27. Ms. Vidya Balan Art - Cinema Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Public Affairs
Sl No. Name Award
1. Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma Padma Bhushan
2. Justice Dalveer Bhandari Padma Bhushan
3. Shri Tashi Tondup Padma Shri
4. Dr. Hasmukh Chamanlal Shah Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Science and Engineering
Sl No. Name Award
1. Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar Padma Vibhushan
2. Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram Padma Bhushan
3. Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi Padma Bhushan
4. Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa Padma Bhushan
5. Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami Padma Bhushan
6. Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma Padma Bhushan
7. Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil Padma Bhushan
8. Late Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna Padma Bhushan
9. Shri Sekhar Basu Padma Shri
10. Shri Madhavan Chandradathan Padma Shri
11. Prof. Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta Padma Shri
12. Dr. Ravi Bhushan Grover Padma Shri
13. Prof. Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis Padma Shri
14. Shri Ramakrishna V. Hosur Padma Shri
15. Dr. Ajay Kumar Parida Padma Shri
16.
Dr. Malapaka Yajneswara Satyanarayana
Prasad
Padma Shri
17. Shri Kiran Kumar Alur Seelin Padma Shri
18. Dr. Brahma Singh Padma Shri

Sl No. Name Award
19. Prof. Vinod Kumar Singh Padma Shri
20. Dr. Govindan Sundararajan Padma Shri
21. Shri Ramaswamy R. Iyer Padma Shri
22. Dr. Jayanta Kumar Ghosh Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Civil Services
Sl No. Name Award
1. Shri Vijayendra Nath Kaul Padma Bhushan
2. Ms. Parveen Talha Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Literature and Education
Sl No. Name Award
1. Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya Padma Bhushan
2. Ms. Anita Desai Padma Bhushan
3. Dr. Dhirubhai Thaker Padma Bhushan
4. Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar Padma Bhushan
5. Shri Ruskin Bond Padma Bhushan
6. Prof. Anisuzzaman* Padma Bhushan
7. Prof Llyod I. Rudolph & Prof Susanne H. Rudolph Padma Bhushan
8. Dr. Naheed Abidi Padma Shri
9. Prof. Ashok Chakradhar Padma Shri
10. Shri Chhakchhuak Chhuanvawra Padma Shri
11. Shri Keki N. Daruwalla Padma Shri
12. Prof. Ganesh Narayandas Devi Padma Shri
13. Prof. Kolakaluri Enoch Padma Shri
14. Prof. (Dr.) Ved Kumari Ghai Padma Shri
15. Smt. Manorama Jafa Padma Shri
16. Prof. Rehana Khatoon Padma Shri
17. Dr. Waikhom gojen Meeitei Padma Shri
18. Shri Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri Padma Shri
19. Prof Dinesh Singh Padma Shri
20. Dr. (Mrs.) P Kilemsungla Padma Shri
21. Dr. Sengaku Mayeda (Japan) Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Trade and Industry

Sl No. Name Award
1. Shri Ravi Kumar Narra Padma Shri
2. Shri Rajesh Saraiya Padma Shri
3. Ms. Mallika Srinivasan Padma Shri
4. Shri Pratap Govindrao Pawar Padma Shri
5. Shri Ashok Kumar Mago (USA) Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Social Work
Sl No. Name Award
1. Smt. Durga Jain Padma Shri
2. Dr. Rama Rao Anumolu Padma Shri
3. Dr. Brahm Dutt Padma Shri
4. Shri Mukul Chandra Goswami Padma Shri
5. Shri J.L. Kaul Padma Shri
6. Shri Mathurbhai Madhabhai Savani Padma Shri
7. Late Dr. Narendra Achyut Dabholkar* Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Medicine
Sl No. Name Award
1. Dr. (Smt) Neelam Kler Padma Bhushan
2. 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 Shri
7. Prof. Amod Gupta Padma Shri
8. Prof. (Dr.) Daya Kishore Hazra Padma Shri
9. Prof. (Dr.) Thenumgal Poulose Jacob Padma Shri
10. Prof. (Dr.) Shashank R. Joshi Padma Shri
11. Prof. Hakim Syed Khaleefathullah Padma Shri
12. Dr. Milind Vasant Kirtane Padma Shri
13. Dr. Lalit Kumar Padma Shri
14. Dr. Mohan Mishra Padma Shri
15. Dr. M. Subhadra Nair Padma Shri
16. Dr. Ashok Panagariya Padma Shri
17. Dr. Narendra Kumar Pandey Padma Shri
18. Dr. Sunil Pradhan Padma Shri

Sl No. Name Award
19. Dr. Ashok Rajgopal Padma Shri
20. Dr. Kamini A. Rao Padma Shri
21. Dr. Sarbeshwar Sahariah Padma Shri
22. Prof. Om Prakash Upadhyaya Padma Shri
23. Prof. (Dr.) Mahesh Verma Padma Shri
24. Dr. J.S. Titiyal Padma Shri
25. Dr. Nitish Naik Padma Shri
26. Dr. Subrat Kumar Acharya Padma Shri
27. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Grover Padma Shri
28. Dr. Siddarth Mukherjee (USA) Padma Shri
29. Dr. Vamsi Mootha (USA) Padma Shri
Padma Awards in Sports
1. Shri Pullela Gopichand Badminton Padma Bhushan
2. Shri Leander Paes Tennis Padma Bhushan
3. Ms. Anjum Chopra Cricket Padma Shri
4. Ms. Sunil Dabas Kabbadi Padma Shri
5. Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu Mountaineering Padma Shri
6. Ms. Dipika Rebecca Pallikal Squash Padma Shri
7. Shri H. Boniface Prabhu Wheelchair Tennis Padma Shri
8. Shri Yuvraj Singh Cricket Padma Shri
9. Smt Mamta Sodha Mountaineering Padma Shri

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