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Poroshenko became new Ukraine president

Kolkata Knight Riders Won IPL 2014
Ajit Doval appointed as new National Security Adviser
Union Minister Gopinath Munde died
IICA & Grant Thornton India signed MoU to develop capacity of Indian companies to
implement the CSR Rules laid in Section 135 of Companies Act 2013
Telangana is born as 29th state: KCR became first chief minister
Salvador Sanchez : new president of El Salvador
Angela Merkel topped Forbes Most Powerful Women List 2014
Peter Mutharika Sworn In as Malawis New President
P.K Mishra appointed Additional Principal Secretary to PM
Ranjit Kumar appointed as Solicitor General
Chester Nez, the last of the World War II Navajo code talkers died on 4 June 2014.
India became the 2nd largest exporter of global textiles after China
World Environment Day observed on June 5
Sanjay Kapoor was on 5 June 2014 appointed as Micromax Chairman.
40th G-7 summit 2014 was held at Justus Lipsius building, Brussels at the Council of the
European Union on 4 June 2014 5 June 2014
Anand Mahindra became first Indian to receive Harvard Medal
Peter Mutharika was sworn-in as President of Malawi
Angela Merkel topped Forbes Most Powerful Women List 2014
India became the 2nd largest exporter of global textiles after China.
Sumitra Mahajan : Speaker of Lok Sabha
Committee of the Cabinet
Nadal and Sharapova Won 2014 French open 2014
Kudankulam became Indias first nuclear plant to generate 1,000MW power
Reuven Rivlin is elected Israel's 10th president
Reserve Bank of India was released second Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement.
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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport won Roll of Excellence award

IGI of Delhi is the second best airport in the world for its service quality among the airports
handling 25-40 MPPA
Eimear McBride won Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
New biochip developed to detect blood sugar via saliva.
Kavery Banerjee was appointed as the Secretary of Department of Posts by Appointments
Jayalalithaa launched Amma Salt
Wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt and Sushil Kumar won Gold and Silver respectively in
International Competition.
Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde died in a road accident in Delhi
South Africa appointed Hashim Amla as test cricket captain
India ranked at third in the ODI rankings released, Sri Lanka eclipsed India and was ranked at
second position.
Assam Agricultural University and ICAR signed a MoU to open a Krishi Vigyan Kendra
(KVK) in Baksa district of Assam.
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria won the Presidential election for the third time for sevenyear term
Peeper, the humanoid robot that can read emotions unveiled by Softbank
Kamal Nath, Congress party was sworn-in as the pro tem Speaker of 16th Lok Sabha.
Norman Willis, the former TUC leader died at 81
Anil Chopra took over as Commander-in-Chief of Western Naval Command
Madhuri Dixit appointed as brand ambassador of health campaign, Mamta Abhiyan
The world Day against child labour, observed in June 12
Infosys appointed Dr. Vishal Sikka as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
(CEO & MD) of the company
Canara Bank opened its branch in New York. It is its seventh overseas branch
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Sam Kahamba Kutesa elected as UN President
New titanium dioxide tiles developed to fight against Air Pollution
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Narendra Modi released a book entitled Getting India Back on track-an action agenda for
reform edited by Bibek Debroy, Ashley Tellis & Reece Trevor.
UN General Assembly on 7 June 2014 announced an award in honour of Nelson Mandela
Nara Chandrababu Naidu was sworn-in as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after
bifurcation
Petro Poroshenko was sworn-in as the President of Ukraine in Kiev.
The Uttarakhand Assembly session for the first time held outside Dehradun at Gairsain.
Kudankulam became Indias first nuclear plant to generate 1000 MW power
Rafael Nadal won the French Open title 2014 for the ninth time.
Wang Yi, the Chinese Foreign Minister, visited India
Fernandao, the former Brazilian striker died in helicopter crash
Former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was sworn-in as the President of Egypt in Cairo
Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez won the Miss USA title for the year 2014
RBI simplified KYC norms for opening bank account
PK Mishra appointed as Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister
Ranjit Kumar appointed as Solicitor General of India
Somasundaram conferred with Bharat Ratna JRD Award for 2013
Sirikonda Madhusudhana Chary of the TRS became the first speaker of Telangana.
Gary Gilmour, a former cricketer of Australia died in Sydney at the age of 62. For Australia,
he played 20 matches in both formats of cricket.
Reuven Ruby Rivlin on 10 June 2014 was elected as 10th president of Israel
Sunil Dutt was appointed as President of Reliance Jio Infocomm
Google purchased Satellite Firm Skybox Imaging for 500 million US dollar
Kolkata Airport won Airport Service Quality Award by Airport Council International
Prime minister dedicated INS Vikramaditya to India
Biography of Dilip Kumar, entitled The Substance and the Shadow was released in Mumbai
C Radhakrishnan selected for Moortidevi Award
Tropical cyclone Nanauk emerged in east-central Arabian Sea on 11 June 2014.
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Delhi LG Najeeb Jung approved Rapid rail link to Alwar, Panipat and Meerut
Indian scientist, Rasik Ravindra, elected to UNCLCS
Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project was in news due to its approval by the
Delhis Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung
Australia won men's world cup hockey title
Angelina Jolie and William Hague launched a four-day Global Summit to End Sexual
Violence in Conflict in ExCel London
East India Company launched new office in Qatar
World Blood Donor Day observed on 14 June
Prime minister Narendra Modi made 2 day official visit to Bhutan on 15 June 2014- 16 June
2014
Angelina Jolie and William Hague launched a four-day Global Summit to End Sexual
Violence in Conflict in ExCel London
Jitu Rai won Silver medal in 10m air pistol at Munich Shooting World Cup
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos won in re-election
Tejinder Virdee honoured knighthood by Queen Elizabet
Delhi became first kerosene-free city in India
Shaktikanta Das: new Revenue Secretary
Uganda's Sam Kahamba Kutesa elected President for the 69th Session of UNGA
India became permanent signatory to Washington Accord
Rasik Ravindra, an Indian scientist, elected to UNCLCS
BHEL on 13 June 2014 commissioned 68 MW Unit at the Rampur Hydro Electric Project in
Himachal Pradesh
The Book titled Warrior State written by T V Paul presented to Vice-President
Indias first One Stop Crisis Center Gauravi launched
Kolkata recorded highest consumption of cigarettes in India
India won 12 medals to finish 5th at Asian Junior Athletics Championship
Rajeev Topno : new Private Secretary to PM
Netherlands won the Womens World Cup 2014 in The Hague, Netherlands.
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World Day to Combat Desertification observed on 17 June

BL Joshi, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh resigned from his post on 17 June 2014.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) launched first Roof Top Solar Power Plant at Dwarka
Sec21 metro station.
Juan Manuel Santos was re-elected as the President of Colombia
Australia won the Mens hockey World Cup title 2014 for second successive time.
Indias first One Stop Crisis Centre named Gauravi launched in Bhopal
India won 2 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 Bronze medals at 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championship
N.S.Raghavan, co-founder of Infosys, acquired Paladion Networks
SEBI issued new norms for public issuance of debt securities.
MP government approved the Narmada-Malwa-Gambhir Link Project (NMLP) and
sanctioned 2143 crore rupees for the project.
Nita Ambani became first woman director on Reliance board
Shekhar Dutt, the Governor of Chhattisgarh resigned
International Widows day observed on 23 June
United Nations Public Service Day celebrated on 23 June
World Vitiligo Day observed on 25 June
International Seafarer's day observed across the world on 25 June
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed on 26 June
India-born Mexican citizen Sanjaya Rajaram to be honoured with World Food Prize of 2014
Militants captured Iraq's largest oil refinery Baiji refinery
Jitu Rai: first Indian to win three medals in successive ISSF
Founder of Himalayan Natural Mineral Water Brand Dadi Balsara died at 81
Salman Rushdie selected for 2014 Pen Pinter prize
Magnus Carlsen bagged FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship
Sachin Tendulkar honoured with gold coin issued by East India Company
Air India joined Star Alliance group
Dmitry O Rogozin, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister visited India
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Indian-origin judge VK Rajah appointed Singapore attorney-general

Book titled Blood Feud written by Edward Klein released
Noted Hindi poet Kedar Nath Singh selected for Jnanpith Award 2013
Union Government granted Navratna Status to EIL and NBCC
Kodela Siva Prasada Rao elected as the first Assembly speaker of Andhra Pradesh after
bifurcation
Ramanarayanan, Tamil film director and producer, died at 65
N Srinivasan appointed ICC chairman
Nivea to set up its first manufacturing plant in India in Sanand, Gujarat
World Refugee Day observed across the world on 20 June
Malappuram, the first municipality in India to become a full wifi zone
Ratan Tata received honorary doctorate from York University
N Srinivasan has been appointed as the chief of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association for the
14th Consecutive year
Pune Fergusson College , first in India to acknowledge third gender
France announced to honour Shahrukh Khan with Legion of Honour
Jean-Claude Juncker named as next president of European Commission
HSBC Bank sold its Swiss private banking assets to LGT Bank for 12.5 billion dollar
Chung Hung Won was retained as PM of South Korea.
Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik won prize at World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014
A.K. Dubey appointed as Chairman of Coal India Limited
Tamil Nadu government launched Amma pharmacies to provide low cost medicines
Pankaj Advani won IBSF 6-Red World Snooker title in Egypt
PSLV C23, carrying five satellites, launched successfully from Sriharikota

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