RBI/BANKING/ECONOMY NEWS

31 October- Union Cabinet approved proposal to amend Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
policy in construction and real estate sectors.
29 October- India-Saudi agreed to cooperate in areas of strategic reserves,
petrochemical conservation, refineries and energy efficiency programmes. The areas
include strategic reserves, petrochemical conservation, research and development,
refineries and energy efficiency programmes.
28 October- Telecom giant SoftBank announced to make an investment of 10 billion US
dollars in India's IT and Communications sector in coming years. SoftBank is aiming at
telecom space and e-commerce sector in India.
28 October- The Union Finance Ministry scrapped the current selection process for the
posts of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) and Executive Director (ED) of Public
Sector Banks (PSBs).
28 October- The Kamarajar Port Ltd (KPL) on 28 October 2014 announced to set up a
Free Trade and Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) on 100 acres, adjacent to its premises.
27 October- The Union Finance Ministry on 27 October 2014 cancelled the current
selection process for the posts of CMD and Executive Director (ED) of Public Sector
Banks (PSBs)
27 October- World Bank report titled, India Development Update that claims India's
GDP to grow by 5.6 percent in Current Fiscal Year.
27 October- The Union Government launched a dedicated website for Pradhan Mantri
Jan-Dhan Yojana available both in English and Hindi versions. The
website, www.pmjdy.gov.inwas launched by Secretary, Department of Financial
Services (DFS), GS Sandhu in New Delhi.
17 October- RBI signed a pact with the Central Bank of Kenya for Supervisory
Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information.
16 October- Union Government for the first time decided to import potatoes to
augment domestic availability and check rising prices of the kitchen staple.
15 October- India's exports increased 2.73 percent in September 2014 worth of 28.90
billion US dollar from 28.13 billion US dollar in September2014.

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 15 October- Switzerland agreed to examine Indian requests for banking information on

a priority basis and provide requested details in a time-bound manner.
14 October- Union Finance Ministry on 14 October 2014 approved 25 FDI proposals with
total investment of 1546 crore rupees.
12 October- Union Finance Minister on 12 October 2014 gave the green signal for the
much awaited reforms in the monetary policy framework.
13 October- Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation or retail inflation of September 2014
stood at 6.46 percent as compared to the 7.3 percent in August 2014.
10 October- JP Morgan on 10 October 2014 cut its India GDP growth projection for
2014-15 to 5.1 percent from 5.3 percent.
8 October- Data released by Railway Ministry said that during April to September 2014,
Railways revenue earnings have gone up by over 12 percent.
7 October- Shipping Corporation of India Limited launched India Myanmar Service (IMS)
Container service. The service will link South and East India to Myanmar via Chennai,
Krishnapatnam, Yangoon, Colombo port rotation.
First week- The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in first week of
October 2014 approved 33 defence proposals. Of these 33 proposals, 19 are related to
the foreign direct investment that aims to boost the manufacturing in defence sector.
1 October - The Reserve Bank of India released fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy
Statement. Policy rates were kept unchanged in this announcement.

NATIONAL NEWS
30 October- Union Government on 30 October 2014 announced to amend the Lokpal
and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 and to include the Leader of Opposition.
30 October- Supreme Court of India said that a minority government can be formed in
Delhi with outside support of a political outfit.
30 October- Union Government announced compensation of 5 lakh rupees for kin of
3325 people who were killed during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
29 October- Union Government submitted a list of 627 Indians holding black money
abroad in a sealed cover.
28 October- Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on 28 October 2014 launched Vanbandhu
Kalyan Yojana (VKY) for welfare of Tribal people. The scheme was launched on pilot
basis in one block each of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal
Pradesh, Telangana, Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and
Gujarat.
28 October- Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 28 October 2014
announced TB-Mission 2020 to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from India. The
announcement was made at WHO's Global TB Symposium titled Moving out of the box

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to end global TB epidemic: with post-2015 strategy while addressing the 45th Union
World Conference on Lung Health at Barcelona.
28 October- Supreme Court on 28 October 2014 rapped the Union Government and
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung over delay in Delhi Government formation.
27 October- The Union Government on 27 October 2014 disclosed names of black
money account holders in an affidavit to Supreme Court. The affidavit was filed after the
union government was attacked by political rivals that it was cautious of revealing
names.
25 October- Union Defence Ministry on 25 October 2014 cleared the deal worth 8000
crore rupees to buy anti tank missiles from Israel.
24 October- Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on 24 October 2014 announced
that donations to the Swach Bharat Kosh and the Clean Ganga Fund are now part of
corporate social responsibility (CSR) spends by India Inc.
21 October- Union government de-regulated the price of diesel and hiked in
domestically produced natural gas. This is the first reduction in diesel rates from 2009.
The diesel price was reduced by 2 rupees a litre to 30.86 rupees in January 2009.After
the deregulation of diesel, the rates of diesel will bring down rates by 3.37 rupees per
litre.
20 October- The union cabinet approved an inter-governmental Memorandum of
Understanding with Iran to upgrade the Chabahar port Phase-I.
19 October- Union Government on 19 October 2014 decided to re-launch the modified
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme in an effective manner. The implementation of
DBT will be made on a mission mode between 10 November 2014 and 1 January 2015 in
54 districts.
19 October- The Union Government on 19 October 2014 started a three-day training
programme for Ebola caregivers in Delhi.
18 October- Union Government on 18 October 2014 launched Jammu Kashmir Arogya
Gram Yojna in Jammu and Kashmir. The scheme aims to encourage farmers in J&K to
cultivate scientifically tested and commercially beneficial aromatic and medicinal plants
in the state.
18 October- The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18
October 2014 approved the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-1.
17 October- Union Home Ministry on 17 October 2014 drafted a new counter-Naxal
dOctoberrine. In the drafted law, the ministry clearly demarcated the role of the state
police and central paramilitary forces (CPMFs) in anti-Maoist operations.
16 October- Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under the Union Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on 16 October 2014 amended the selection
procedure for the post of Chief of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

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 16 October- Union government on 16 October 2014 launched Deendayal Upadhyay

Shramev Jayate Karyakram.
15 October- Union Ministry of S&T launched a Joint Indo-Canadian Science Programme
Focusing on Clean Water Technologies on 15 October 2014. India and Canada signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the joint cooperation in areas of
science and technologies between the two countries.
14 October- The Union Ministry of H&FW on 14 October 2014 banned the import of
animals tested cosmetics in India.
12 October- Union Ministry of Science & Technology launched The Maithreyi
International Visiting Professorship.
11 October- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
(SAGY) on the birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan on 11 October 2014.
10 October- Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) on 10 October 2014
constituted 17-member Committee to decongest roads of New Delhi.
10 October- Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on 10 October 2014 launched the
National Mental Health Policy of India. It was the first ever Mental Health Policy of India
which was launched on the occasion of first ever National Mental Health Day organised
by the Union government.
The National Mental Health Policy has been prepared on the basis of the
recommendations made by the Policy Group on Mental Health constituted by the Union
Government in April 2011.
9 October- The Post Sachar Evaluation Committee headed by Prof. Amitabh Kundu
submitted its final report to the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptullah on
9 October 2014.
9 October- The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) on 9 October 2014
constituted a special management team to facilitate and fast track investment proposals
from Japan. The team was named as Japan Plus.
8 October- Union Government on 8 October 2014 decided to sell LED bulbs to
households at 10 rupees against the market price of 400 rupees. In this regard, Union
Power Ministry launched a business model enabling the sale of LED bulbs to households
at 10 rupees against the market price of 400 rupees.
7 October- Union Government launched Pashmina Promotion Programme (P-3) at
Pashmina Dehairing Plant, Leh.
7 October- The Union Government on 7 October 2014 launched a website
attendance.gov.in. The move is aimed at increasing transparency and accountability.
The government launched the attendance system as part of its Digital India programme.

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 6 October- Union Ministry of Culture on 6 October 2014 launched year-long birth

centenary celebrations of Ghazal singer Begum Akhtar whose original name was Akhtar
Bai Faizabadi.
3 October- Union Petroleum Ministry on 3 October 2014 set up a Panel headed by
B.N.Talukar to inquire into the reasons for delay in developing gas discoveries in ONGC's
Krishna Godavari basin KG-D5 block.
2 October- Union Government launched Swachhta Udyami Yojana Swachhta Se
Sampannta ki Aur of National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation.
The scheme was launched by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment,
Sudarshan Bhagat on 2 October 2014.
2 October- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 October 2014 launched Swachh Bharat
(Clean India) campaign in New Delhi. The Swachh Bharat campaign was launched on the
occasion of 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and is aimed at making India
clean by 2019, i.e. 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
1 October- Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy signed an MoU on 1 October
2014 for setting first-ever Offshore Wind Power Project in India along the Gujarat coast.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
31 October- Seven Indian sailors who were held in captivity by the Somali pirates off the
coast of Somalia for four years were released in Harardhere.
31 October- President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaore on 31 October 2014 announced
to resign following violent protests over his attempt to extend his 27-year rule.
30 October- China in October 2014 overtook the US to become the worlds largest
economy in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms.
30 October- Deeper integration for peace and prosperity was chosen as the theme for
the upcoming 18th SAARC Summit to be held in Kathmandu on 30 October 2014.
30 October- India voted against the provisions of UN draft resolution asking all those
countries that have not joined the NPT to accede to it as non-nuclear weapon states.
30 October- Protestors on 30 October 2014 set ablaze Parliament of Burkina Faso
against vote to allow President another term.
30 October- Sweden on 30 October 2014 became the first European Union (EU) country
to officially recognise the State of Palestine.
29 October- Bangladesh fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami party chief Matiur Rahman
Nizami was on 29 October 2014 sentenced to death by Bangladesh war crimes tribunal.
29 October- India on 29 October 2014 was re-elected to United Nations Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC).
29 October- World Bank on 29 October 2014 released the Doing Business 2015: Going
Beyond Efficiency Report.

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 29 October- Taiwan banned its government officials from higher studies in mainland
China for national security reasons.
29 October- The General Assembly of Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA)
on 29 October 2014 elected Election Commission of India (ECI) as Chair of the
organisation for the next two years.
28 October- World Economic Forum (WEF) on 28 October 2014 released the Global
Gender Gap Report 2014. The 2014 report provides Gender Gap scores for 142
countries compared to 136 countries included in 2013 report.
In the Report, India with a score of 0.646 has been ranked 114. In 2013, India was
ranked 101 out of 136 countries.
28 October- India and Vietnam on 28 October 2014 signed seven Memoranda of
Understandings (MoUs) in New Delhi. The MoUs were signed during the visit of
Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung in India.
28 October- India on 28 October 2014 announced to modernise defence forces of
Vietnam. During the visit of the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime
Minister of India Narendra Modi gave a commitment to modernise Vietnams defence
and security forces.
26 October- Brazilian incumbent President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected for her second
four-year term on 26 October 2014. She belongs to the center-left Workers Party and
her second term will finish in December 2018.
26 October- A former mushroom and poultry farmer Leah Kalanguka was crowned as
Miss Uganda 2014 on 26 October 2014. Leah Kalanguka topped the contest by beating
19 other finalists after the competition that was designed to promote agriculture in the
east African nation.
23 October- India along with 20 other countries on 23 October 2014 signed an
agreement to become the founding member of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB).
21 October- India and Nepal on 21 October 2014 signed a Power Trade Agreement (PTA)
that allows exchange of electricity between the two countries. The agreement opened
up new vistas of cooperation between India and Nepal in power sector.
21 October- India on 21 October 2014 was re-elected to the United Nations Human
Rights Council (UNHRC) for the period of 2015 to 2017. India was re-elected after it
received the highest, 162 votes in the Asia Pacific group in the election that was held in
the UN General Assembly in New York.
20 October- India and China have agreed to step up engagements between their
militaries by setting up hotlines between the Army headquarters. The two sides have
also agreed to establish new border meeting posts to address incidents of incursions like
the one in Ladakh area that occurred in September 2014.

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 20 October- The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 20 October 2014 declared Nigeria
as Ebola free country. It was declared Ebola free after no new cases were reported
within the 42 day period stipulated by the WHO for a country to be declared Ebola free.
The last reported case in Nigeria was confirmed on 8 September 2014.
20 October- Joko Widodo on 20 October 2014 was sworn in as seventh president of
Indonesia.
20 October- Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Yuko Obuchi on 20
October 2014 resigned from her position.
19 October- Parliament of Australia on 19 October 2014 lifted ban on facial coverings
including burqas and niqabs in Public areas.
19 October- UNSC urged the international community to step up their support for the
Iraqi government in intensifying their battle against ISIS fighters.
18 October- Egypt on 18 October 2014 signed contracts with six international firms to
carry out dredging of the new Suez Canal.
17 October- Nigeria on 17 October 2014 sealed a deal with the militant group Boko
Haram to free the girls.
The Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria Alex Badeh announced the truce. However, Boko
Haram has not made any public statement.
16-17 October- India and China have agreed to step up engagements between their
militaries by setting up hotlines between the Army headquarters. The two sides have
also agreed to establish new border meeting posts to address incidents of incursions like
the one in Ladakh area that occurred in September 2014.
16 October- Venezuela, Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand and Spain on 16 October 2014
were elected as non-permanent members of United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
15 October- India and United Kingdom (UK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) on Culture Cooperation over next five years on 15 October 2014. The MoU was
signed by the Minister of State for Culture Shripad Naik and Sajid Javed, Secretary,
Department of Culture, Media and Sport of United Kingdom.
14 October- India and Norway on 14 October 2014 signed 13 agreements to promote
bilateral relations. These include agreement between Defence sector of two countries
and an agreement on exemption of visa requirement for holders of diplomatic and
official passports.
12 October- India on 12 October 2014 pledged 4 million US dollar aid for reconstruction
of Gaza Strip that was destroyed during the Palestine and Israel conflict which started in
June 2014. The decision was announced by Sandeep Kumar, Joint Secretary of West Asia
and North Africa, Ministry of External Affairs of India.
11 October- India and the UK government launched UK-India Financial Partnership to
strengthen Links Between the Financial Services Industries.

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 10 October- ATSB released Flight Path Analysis Update on lost Malaysian plane MH370
revealing that it spiralled into Southern Indian Ocean after its fuel ran out.
9 October- World Bank (WB) group on 9 October 2014 launched Global Infrastructure
Facility (GIF) in partnership with private institutional investors.
9 October- An Italian court in Busto Arsizio on 9 October 2014 acquitted Giuseppe Orsi
and Bruno Spagnolini of corruption charges in the 3600 crore rupees VVIP chopper deal
with India.
8 October- China on 8 October 2014 announced that it will launch a new constellation of
marine surveillance satellites by 2019. The satellites will monitor ships, oil rigs and
marine disasters. It aimed to amidst a string of raging maritime disputes with its
neighbours.
6 October- World Bank on 6 October 2014 released South Asia Economic Focus report.
According to the report, the regions economy will expand by 6 percent in 2015 and by
6.4 percent in 2016 as compared to 5.4 percent in 2014, potentially making it the
second fastest growing region in the world after East Asia and the Pacific.
6 October- The Mauritian parliament was dissolved on 6 October 2014 to pave the way
for elections that could lead to changes in the country's constitution. The parliament
was dissolved as the ruling Labour party wants to split powers between the president
(now a largely ceremonial position) and the Prime Minister and this split requires certain
changes in the Constitution.
6 October- Britain and Ireland on 6 October 2014 inked a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on new joint Visa cooperation. The agreement was signed at the
Irish Embassy in London by UK home secretary Theresa May and Irish Justice Minister
Frances Fitzgerald.
3 October- Pakistan recorded the highest number of polio cases in 14 years. This was
revealed by the data of polio cases released by the National Institute of Health of
Pakistan on 3 October 2014.

Days
31 October- Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was observed on 31 October to commemorate the
139th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
29 October- International Internet Day was observed globally on 29 October 2014 to
mark the anniversary of the first usage of the Internet to send a message electronically
in 1969.
27 October- Infantry Day was observed across the India on 27 October 2014 to pay
homage to war heroes.
27 October- World Day for Audiovisual Heritage was observed across the world on 27
October 2014.

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 24 October- World Polio Day observed across the world was observed to create
awareness about the hazards of the crippling disease.
22 October- International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD) was observed on 22
October 2014. The day was observed to raise public awareness about the people who
have the speech disorder of stuttering, which is also known as stammering.
21 October- The Police Commemoration Day was observed in New Delhi on 21 October
2014 with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh as chief quest.
21 October- Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (GIDD) Prevention Day observed across
the World on 21 October 2014.
17 October- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed across the world
to promote peoples awareness on the need to eradicate poverty worldwide.
16 October- World Food Day was observed across the world on 16 October 2014.
15 October- Global Handwashing Day observed across the world on 15 October 2014
with theme Clean Hands Save Lives.
11 October- International Day of the Girl Child observed with the theme Empowering
Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence.
9 October- World Post Day was observed globally on 9 October to create awareness of
the role of the postal sector in peoples and businesses everyday lives.
8 October- The Indian Air Force (IAF) was celebrated 82nd Air Force Day in New Delhi.
6 October- United Nations celebrated World Habitat Day on 6 October 2014.
4 October- World Animal Day was observed on 4 October across the world. It is
observed to pay tribute to all animals and people who loves animal and respect them.
1 October- 24th International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) 2014 was observed across
the world on 1 October 2014. The theme was Leaving No One Behind: Promoting a
Society for All.
1 October- National Voluntary Blood Donation Day was celebrated on 1 October 2014
across the country.

AWARDS/HONOURS
29 October- Malala Yousafzai, Indira Ranamagar and John Wood won the 2014 Worlds
Children Prize on 29 October 2014 at a ceremony in Mariestad near Stockholm.
28 October- Sir Nicholas Winton was honoured Czech Republics Order of the White
Lion at the age of 105 by the President of Czech, Milos Zeman.
24 October- Ashwika Kapur became first Indian woman to win Wildscreen Panda Award
in Best Newcomer category for her film, Sirocco - how a dud became a stud.
24 October- Indian-American student Sahil Doshi won the 2014 Discovery Education 3M
Young Scientist Challenge for his innovative design of an eco-friendly battery.

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 21 October- Malala Yousafzai was conferred with the 2014 Liberty Medal at the National
Constitution Centre in Philadelphia.
21 October- Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege Mukengere on 21 October 2014
won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.
21 October- Nobel Prizes 2014 was announced by the Nobel Assembly from 6 October
to 13 October 2014.
20 October- The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes for the year 2014 was announced
on 20 October 2014.
17 October- Nobel Prizes 2014 was announced by the Nobel Assembly from 6 October
to 13 October 2014.
17 October- The RBI governor Dr. Raghuram Rajan was conferred with Euromoneys
Central Bank Governor of the Year Award 2014 in Washington.
16 October- Indian-origin Singaporean poet and writer KTM Iqbal will be awarded
Cultural Medallion, the country's highest cultural award by the President.
16 October- Indian scientist Dr Sanjaya Rajaram on 16 October 2014 received the World
Food Prize 2014.
14 October- Richard Flanagan won Man Booker Prize for his wartime novel The Narrow
Road to the Deep North. The prize was presented to him by The Duchess of Cornwall.
13 October- Noted lyricist Sameer was honoured with the National Kishore Kumar
Award for 2012-13 at the legendary singer's birth place Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh.
13 October- French economist Jean Tirole on 13 October 2014 won the 2014 Nobel
Prize for Economics.
11 October- All India National Unity Council on 11 October 2014 honoured poetdiplomat Abhay K with Asia-Pacific Excellence Award.
10 October- Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi on 10 0ctober 2014 won the Nobel
Peace Prize 2014.
9 October- French economist Jean Tirole on 13 October 2014 won the 2014 Nobel Prize
for Economics.
9 October- French historical author Patrick Modiano on 9 October 2014 won the 2014
Nobel Prize for literature.
8 October- Eric Betzig, Stefan W Hell and William E. Moerner on 8 October 2014 won
the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
8 October- Anoop Jain on 8 October 2014 won 2014 Waislitz Global Citizen Award.
7 October- Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was bestowed an honorary
knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
7 October- The President of India presented the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award
2014 to Dr Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai.

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 7 October- Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura on 7 October 2014 won
the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics.
6 October- The Nobel Assembly on 6 October 2014 decided to award the 2014 Nobel
Prize in Physiology or Medicine to John OKeefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser.
6 October- Saiyid Hamid was conferred with Sir Ross Masood Lifetime Achievement
Award 2014.
4 October- Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on 4 October 2014 received Global
Diversity Award 2014 at the Britains House of Commons.

SPORTS
30 October- Pankaj Advani won IBSF World Billiards Championship in Bangalore.
29 October- Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh entered Bradman Hall of Fame at a gala
dinner held at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground.
26 October- Serena Williams of the US won the Singles title of BNP Paribas WTA Finals
Singapore 2014.
26 October- Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri won Venetian Macau Open. This was his second
title of the year fifth career win on the Asian Tour.
26 October- Sania Mirza and Cara Black won the doubles title at the BNP Paribas WTA
Finals after defeating defending champions Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su-Wei, 6-1, 6-0.
26 October- Para-swimmer Sharath Gayakwad on 26 October 2014 broke the 28-year
old record of P T Usha of winning the most medals at a multi-discipline event by an
Indian.
24 October- AIBA provisionally suspended Indian boxer Laishram Sarita Devi for
protesting against a controversial verdict, at 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
24 October- Pankaj Advani won the World Billiards Point Format Championship by
defeating Singapores Peter Gilchrist, 6-2 at Leeds, United Kingdom.
21 October- Terry Walsh, the chief coach of Indian mens hockey team resigned from his
post because of a pay dispute with the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
20 October- BCCI decided to initiate legal proceedings against WICB and suspend all
bilateral tours for abrupt cancellation of their tour to India.
19 October- Indian batsman Virat Kohli on 19 October 2014 claimed number two slot in
the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings.
19 October- India on 19 October 2014 successfully defended its Sultan of Johor Cup
(SOJC) Under-21 Hockey title at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium, Johor Bohru, Malaysia. In
the finals, Indian team defeated Great Britain, 2-1.
17 October- India won the 5 match ODI series of Cricket against West Indies, 2-1, after
the Caribbean team pulled out from the remainder of India tour.

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 16 October- Barcelona Football Club player Luis Suarez received the European Golden
Boot Award on 16 October 2014.
13 October- Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment on 13 October 2014
announced that a multi-sport Paralympic Games will be held in India in February 2015.
13 October- MC Mary Kom was chosen as Most Valuable Player of Indias Incheon Asian
Games campaign by contingent sponsors Samsung India.
12 October- Indian shuttler, Ajay Jayaram won Dutch Open Grand Prix badminton
tournament by defeating Indonesias Ihsan Maulana Mustofa.
12 October- British Formula One (F1) driver Lewis Hamilton on 12 October 2014 won the
inaugural Russian Grand Prix of Formula One.
12 October- Lewis Hamilton won inaugural Russian Grand Prix.
12 October- RCA removed former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi as its President after a
noconfidence resolution against Lalit Modi was passed in Jaipur.
12 October- India will host first leg of Asia Cup Archery Tournament in Delhi in January
2015.
12 October- Roger Federer won his maiden ATP Shanghai Masters trophy by defeating
Gilles Simon, 7-6, 7-6.
10 October- Government Girls Senior Secondary (GGSS) School of Hisar, Haryana on 10
October 2014 won the Under-17 title of the 55th Subroto Cup football tournament.
10 October- The International Cricket Council (ICC) on 10 October 2014 awarded the
global broadcast agreement rights for ICC Events from 2015 to 2023 to Star India.
9 October- International Cricket Council (ICC) banned the Zimbabwe bowler Prosper
Utseya and Bangladeshi bowler Sohag Gazi from bowling in international cricket.
6 October- Rourkela Steel Plant felicitated hockey player Birendra Lakra who was a part
of the triumphant India team that defeated Pakistan in Asian Games.
6 October- Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the co-owner of the Indian Super League
franchise Chennaiyin FC.
6 October- USA Swimming suspended Michael Phelps from all competition for six
months for violating the organization's code of conduct.
5 October- CSK won CLT20 2014 title of Cricket by defeating KKR by 8 wickets in the final
match played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
4 October- 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 was held in Incheon, South Korea from 19
September to 4 October 2014.

BOOKS/AUTHORS
31 October- The novel Half Girlfriend authored by Chetan Bhagat was released on 1
October 2014.
27 October- Biography of Allama Muhammad Iqbal was released in October 2014.

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 27 October- President Pranab Mukhejee received first copy of book Tulsi Smriti Granth
on Acharya Tulsi. The book was formally released by Dr. Karan Singh.
15 October- The book on Rajesh Khanna Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh
Khanna was released on 15 October 2014.
14 October- Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar authored by Dilip DSouza was released.
The book is a close scrutiny of Tendulkars last Test played at the Wankhede.
14 October- Novel of Australian author Richard Flanagan, The Narrow Road to the
Deep North won the 2014 Booker Prize.
10 October- International edition of Encyclopedia of Hinduism by India Heritage
Research Foundation was released in New Delhi on 10 October 2014. The encyclopedia
was released by Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari. It consists of 11-volumes and
approximately 7000 entries.
9 October- A book titled A Man and A Motorcycle, How Hamid Karzai Came to Power
written by Bette Dam was launched recently. Bette Dam is a Dutch journalist.
8 October- Authors of Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace says
that Pakistani spy agency ISI have close ties with terror groups.
8 October- A book titled Syntheism Creating God in The Internet Age authored by
Alexander Bard was released.

APPOINTMENTS
31 October- Abhinav Bindra, ace shooter and the countrys only individual Olympic Gold
medalist, has been elected as the Chairman of International Shooting Sport Federations
(ISSF) Athletes Committee.
31 October- The BJP leader, Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as the 27th Chief Minister
of Maharashtra on 31 October.
29 October- Vice President of Zambia Guy Scott was appointed as acting President by
the Zambia government.
28 October- Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar on 28 October 2014 was elected VicePresident (VP) of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in Macau.
28 October- Surya Prakash was appointed as the Chairman of Prasar Bharti Board for a
term of three years.
27 October- Sandeep Saxena was appointed as new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of
Tamil Nadu on 27 October 2014.
26 October- The former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on 26 October 2014 was
designated as the head of Future Earth Engagement Committee.
21 October- Indian-American Anita M Singh on 21 October 2014 was appointed as Chief
of Staff and Counselor in the National Security Division (NSD) of the US Justice
Department.

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 19 October- Vanita Gupta Indian-American attorney appointed temporary head of

Department of Justices civil rights division.
17 October- Union Urban Development Ministry appointed PSN Rao as the new
Chairman of the Delhi Urban Art Commission. He succeeds Raj Rewal.
16 October- ACC approved appointed of Rajiv Mehrishi as the Secretary, Department of
Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance in place of Arvind Mayaram.
16 October- US-based economist Arvind Subramanian appointed as Chief Economic
Advisor in the Union Finance Ministry for a period of three years on contract basis.
14 October- Gautham Roy on 14 October 2014 was appointed as the new Managing
Director of CPCL.
13 October- Khaled Bahah was appointed as Prime Minister of Yemen.
9 October- Aamir Khan on 9 October 2014 was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador
for UNICEF in South Asia.
9 October- Kalpana Morparia on 9 October 2014 was appointed as first woman director
of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL).
8 October- Georgetown University appointed Pratima Dharm, as the first Hindu chaplain
to serve the religious needs of its Hindu students.
6 October- Rahul Keshav Patwardhan was appointed as next chief executive officer
(CEO) of NIIT. Rahul Keshav Patwardhan will be taking charge at this position from 1st
April 2015.
1 October- Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on 1 October 2014 approved the
appointment of Cramer Ball as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways.
1 October- President Pranab Mukherjee authorised Vigilance Commissioner Rajiv to act
as CVC.

RESIGNATIONS
28 October- Chief Executive Officer of ING Vysya Bank Shailendra Bhandari on 28
October 2014 resigned from his post.
28 October- Sudhir Maheshwari on 28 October 2014 announced to resign from
ArcelorMittal.
24 October- Sham Lal Sharma resigned as Minister for Public Health Engineering and
Flood Control in Jammu & Kashmir.
9 October- Leela Samson tendered her resignation as the Chairperson of Sangeet Natak
Akademi, which has been accepted by Union Ministry for Culture.

DEATHS
30 October- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell died in Vermon. He was 87.

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 29 October- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell died on 29 October 2014 in

Vermont after battling leukaemia.
27 October- Newly elected BJP legislator Govind M Rathod died on 27 October 2014
following a massive heart attack.
26 October- South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa died after
being shot at his girlfriends house in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg.
23 October- Freedom fighter Jagdish Sharan Pande died after prolonged illness in
Almora, Uttarakhand. He was 95.
21 October- Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Total Christophe de Margerie on 21 October
2014 died in Moscow plane crash.
20 October- Iconic fashion designer Oscar de la Renta died on 20 October 2014 at Kent,
Connecticut.
19 October- British actress and presenter Lynda Bellingham on 19 October 2014 died in
London because of colon Cancer.
15 October- Well-known Telugu writer and former radio artiste Turaga Janaki Rani died
on 15 October 2014.
14 October- American actress Elizabeth Pena died on 14 October 2014 in Los Angeles
following a brief illness.
13 October- Lok Sabha MP Kapil Krishna Thakur died on 13 October 2014 in Kolkata
following a lung failure.
9 October- Veteran journalist Madhav Vittal Kamath died on 9 October 2014 following a
cardiac arrest.
8 October- Russian Stage actor Yuri Lyubimov died in Moscow, Russia.
7 October- German author Siegfried Lenz died on 7 October 2014.
3 October- SIS militants beheaded British aid worker, Alan Henning. In the video, the
group claimes that his death is retaliation for UK strikes against the group.

SUMMITS/CONFERANCES
29-30 October- Fourth International Counter-Piracy Conference was held in Dubai from
29 30 October 2014.
12 October- Cairo International conference was held to raise the fund for reconstruction
of Gaza Strip.

VISITS
13-14 October- President Pranab Mukherjee visited Norway. He became the first Indian
head of state to visit Norway and first president to cross the Arctic Circle. He was invited
for a ceremonial reception at the Royal Palace in Oslo and held talks with King Harald V.

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During his visit, he held meeting with top Norwegian political leaders and signed 13
agreements to reaffirm India's long-standing friendly ties with Norway.
8 October- Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of social site Facebook arrived in New Delhi
on a two day visit to take help of India in connecting people of the world.

ABBREVIATIONS

MCA- Model Concession Agreement

SMAP- Soil Moisture Active Passive
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
FICCI Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
NCERT National Council of Education Research and Training
ASEAN - Association of South East Asian Nations
IFTU - International Federation of Trade Unions
WFI - Wrestling Federation of India
CERSAI - Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security
DBT- Direct Benefit Transfer
NIIT - National Institute of Information Technology
LIBOR: London Inter Bank Offered Rate
LIBID: London Inter Bank Bid Rate
ECGC: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
STRIPS: Separate Trading for Registered Interest & Principal Securities
CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau of India Limited
CRISIL: Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
AMFI: Association of Mutual Funds of India
FCCB: Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
CAC: Capital Account Convertibility

SPECIAL FEATURES THIS MONTH

Assembly election In Maharashtra and Haryana
On 19th October 2014, Assembly Polls results were declared for Maharashtra (288 seats) and
Haryana (90 seats).
Ruling Party at centre, BJP got majority in Haryana by winning 47 seats out of 90 seats and was
also emerged as largest party in Maharashtra by winning 122 seats out of 288 seats.

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Following are stats :

Haryana :

BJP - 47

INLD - 19

INC - 15

IND - 5

HJC(BL) - 2

Others - 2

Maharashtra :

BJP - 122

SHS - 63

INC - 42

NCP - 41

MNS - 1

Others 19

17th ASIAN GAMES

The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in
Incheon, South Korea from September 19 October 4, 2014, with 439 events in 36 sports and
disciplines featured in the Games.
Incheon was awarded the right on April 17, 2007, defeating Delhi, India to host the Games.
Incheon was the third city in South Korea after Seoul (1986) and Busan (2002) to host the Asian
Games.
The final medal tally was led by China, followed by South Korea and Japan. 14 World and 27
Asian records were broken during the Games. Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino was
announced as the most valuable player (MVP) of the Games. Though there were several

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controversies, the Games were deemed generally successful with its low price tag and with the
rising standard of competition amongst the Asian nations.
India finished eighth on the tally by winning 11 Golds, 9 Silver and 37 Bronze (Total 57).
China won 151 Gold, 109 Silver and 83 Bronze medals (Total 343).

Host city

Incheon, South Korea

Motto

Diversity Shines Here

Nations
participating

45

Athletes
participating

9,501 (5,823 men, 3,678

women)

Events

439 in 36 sports

Opening ceremony

September 19

Closing ceremony

October 4

Officially opened by President Park Geun-hye

Athlete's Oath

Oh Jin-hyek
Nam Hyun-hee

Torch Lighter

Lee Young-ae

Main venue

Incheon Asiad Main Stadium

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Medal Tally
Rank

Nation

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

China (CHN)

151

108

83

342

South Korea (KOR)

79

71

84

234

Japan (JPN)

47

76

77

200

Kazakhstan (KAZ)

28

23

33

84

Iran (IRI)

21

18

18

57

Thailand (THA)

12

28

47

North Korea (PRK)

11

11

14

36

India (IND)

11

10

36

57

MISCELLANEOUS
29 October- All India Radio News Services Division on 29 October 2014 launched free
SMS service in four more languages to provide news updates to people.
29 October- An endangered species Flying Squirrel was captured by the forest
department officials on 29 October 2014 at Balijharan village in Jagannathpur subdivision of West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
27 October- The Festival of India, year-long festival was inaugurated on 27 October
2014 in Tokyo, Japan. The festival was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for
Culture and Tourism, Shripad Naik and Tourism Minister of Japan Akihiro Ohta.
26 October- Delhi High Court (HC) on 26 October 2014 issued notice to the Attorney
General of India (AGI) to suggest ways to reform the Indian Easement Act of 1882 and
examine the constitutional validity of the Section 60 (b) of the Act.
25 October- President Pranab Mukherjee on 25 October 2014 released a
commemorative postage stamp on Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.
21 October- Tihar Jail Authority set up an e-library for women inmates in Tihar jail.
21 October- Union Government ordered merger of National Spot Exchange Ltd with its
holding company Financial Technologies India Ltd.

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 17 October- Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

launched the National Air Quality Index.
17 October- Category 2 Hurricane Gonzalo struck Bermuda with winds of about 185
km/h and lashed the tiny Atlantic island chain with torrential rain and howling wind.
12 October- Srilankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on 13 October 2014 flagged off Yal
Devi Express from Palai after 25 years.
10 October- The month-long ritual Akashdeep (skylight) started in Varanasi on 10
October 2014 to honour the soldiers who laid down their lives since Independence in
1947.
9 October- Swedish telecom gear firm Ericsson on 9 October 2014 signed a Long-Term
Evolution (LTE) or 4G network deal with Bharti Airtel. The signing of the deal will add to
the existing 4G services offered by Bharti Airtel.
6 October- Chinese firm Anbang Insurance Group Co Ltd on 6 October 2014 acquired
the New York luxury hotel Waldorf Astoria for 1.95 billion US dollars. The Waldorf
Astoria is owned and managed by Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
3 October- Narendra Modi for the first time addressed the countrymen over radio in
programme Mann Ki Baat.
1-3 October- Indo Bangladesh Joint Rafting Expedition was conducted on the Siyom
River in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh from 1 October to 3 October 2014.

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