Sports

Sultan Azlan Shah passed away in Ipoh, Malaysia on 28 May 2014. Shah was the 34th ruler of the
State of Perak. He was a former President of Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC).
Nico Rosberg, Mercedes driver of Germany won Monaco Grand Prix of Formula One 2014.
Brazuca balls to be used in the 2014 FIFA footwall world cup, will come with six in-built HD cameras
capturing 360 degree view of the on-field action.
Sachin Tendulkar was selected as the goodwill ambassador of 35th National Games. These games are
scheduled to be held in Kerala from January-February 2015.
China won Uber Cup 2014 of badminton. China defeated the Japan in the final held at Siri Fort
Complex in New Delhi.
Japan bagged AFC Women's Asian Football Cup 2014.
Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid at Lisbon to win their 10th UEFA Champions League Football
title.
WADA added two noble gases Xenon (Xe) and Argon (Ar) in the list of banned substances list. Xenon
and Argon gases were banned after claims that athletes can use it through inhalation to enhance their
performance, illegally.
Serena Williams of US won the Women's Italian Tennis Open 2014 for the third time.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men's Italian Tennis Open 2014.
The Supreme Court of India appointed three-member panel headed by Justice (retd) Mukul Mudgal to
further probe the IPL spot fixing scandal involving Narayanswamy Srinivasan and 12 others.
Former Zimbabwe batsman Grant Flower was named as the batting coach of Pakistan cricket team for
two years.
Rafel Nadal and Maria Sharapova have bagged 2014 Mutua Madrid Masters titles.
Waqar Younis, who is former fast bowler of Pakistan, has been appointed national coach for two years.
England's Snooker Player Mark Selby won World Snooker Championship 2014 held in Sheffield,
England.
Indian Cricket Player Virat Kohli has reclaimed the No. 1 position in the latest ICC Player Rankings
for ODI batsmen.
India's Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black clinched their first WTA title of the
season in the women doubles final of the Portugal Open tennis.
Indian trap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu has reached the third spot in the latest world rankings.
2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games are to be held from 16th to 28th August 2014 in Nanjing, China.

Science & Medical
In the Western Ghats of southern India biologistshas discovered 14 new species of dancing frogs.
New Element 117 which is temporarily called Ununseptium with 117 protons set to join periodic table.

National
Former Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajit Doval was appointed as the National Security Adviser.
Former Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Mr. Nripendra Misra was
appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Mr. Mukul Rohatgi was appointed as the 14th Attorney-General of India. He will succeed Goolam
Essaji Vahanvati.
Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted the tests of Supersonic Akash air defense missiles which successfully
intercepted the targets from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, off the coast of Odisha.
The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee appointed ESL Narasimhan as common Governor of
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
The Union Cabinet headed by PM Narendra Modi constituted Special Investigating Team (SIT) on
Black Money. SIT will be headed by Former judge of Supreme Court Justice MB Shah and Justice
Arijit Pasayat will be its Vice Chairman.
Narendra Modi was sworn in as 15th Prime Minister of Indiaon 26 may 2014. He is heading a 45-
member Union Council of Ministers including 24 with Cabinet rank and 21 Ministers of State.
The department of women and child development is all set to extend financial assistance to prisoners
children in order to meet their basic requirements.

Malavath Poorna became the youngest woman to climb the Mount Everest, the highest peak in the
world. Malavath Poorna is 13 years and 11 months old girl.
TR Zeliang was sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland.
India's first floating hotel AB Celestial unveiled in Mumbai. It will be docked at Bandra under the
iconic Bandra-Worli Sea Link.
Former Intelligence Bureau Chief Mr. Rajiv Mathur (64) took over as the new Chief Information
Commissioner (CIC).
"SIMBEX 14" series of annual bilateral naval exercises between the Indian Navy (IN) and the
Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), is being conducted in the Andaman Sea from 22 May to 28 May 14.
The Jammu and Kashmir government on 21st May 2014, appointed Mr. K Rajendra Kumar as the new
director general of police.
Anandiben Patel was sworn in as first woman Chief Minister of Gujarat on 22nd May 2014.
Mr. Jitan Ram Manjhi was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Bihar on 20 May 2014.
Mr. Pawan Chamling was sworn in as Sikkim Chief Minister for the record fifth consecutive time.
Mr. Naveen Patnaik was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Odisha for fourth consecutive term.
Mr. Nabam Tuki sworn-in as the eighth Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the second
consecutive term.
Asia's biggest milk brand Amul announced to set up a dairy processing plant in Varanasi.
The Union Home Ministry extended the ban on LTTE for five years. Earlier ban was imposed on LTTE
in May 2012.
Mr. Ashwin B. Pandya, has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Water Commission & Ex-
officio Secretary to the Government of India.
Justice BS Chauhan, the Judge of the Supreme Court of India was appointed as the Chairman of the
Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT).
Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag's name was cleared by government as next Army chief after
General Bikram Singh retires on July 31st 2014.
President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee conferred National Florence Nighangle Awards 2014 to 35
nursing personnel from across the country for their meritorious services at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New
Delhi on 12 may 2014.
India's travel planning engine tripgator.com in partnership with Ministry of Tourism has been
launched. It has been created by IT firm WorthYourHolidays.
First indigenously developed air-to-air missile Astra successfully test fired from a Sukhoi-30MKI
fighter jet over the Arabian Sea off Goa. Astra is India's first Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air
missile which is designed and developed indigenously by the DRDO.
The President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces Shri Pranab Mukherjee
conferred three Kirti Chakras and nine Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for displaying
conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony at the
Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of the Polavaram Project Authority (PPA)
which will be set up for the execution of the Polavaram irrigation project.
Archaeologists have discovered a granary with walls of mud-bricks during just-concluded excavation at
Rakhigarhi village a Harappan civilisation site, in Haryana.

International
Jamil Mahuad, the former President of Ecuador was sentenced for 12 years in jail by a court of
Ecuador.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announced the appointment of Hiroshi Naka as Vice
President and Auditor General of the World Bank Group.
The Royal Thai Army led by Commander-in-Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha announced military
coup in Thailand.
Ahmed Maitiq was sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Libiya.
Indian-American student Akhil Rekulapelli won the National Geographic Bee championship in
Washington, USA.
One of Gujarat's monuments - Rani ki Vav (The Queen's Stepwell) - is among five international
heritage sites to be replicated digitally using latest technology in Scotland. It is part of a project called

The Scottish Ten - an ambitious five-year-programme to create accurate digital models of Scotland's
five Unesco-designated World Heritage Sites and five international heritage sites in order to better
conserve and manage them.
UN Envoy on Syria Lakhdar Brahimi submitted his resignation to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-
moon in New York.
Major General Kristin Lund of Norway became the first-ever woman to head a UN Peacekeeping
Force.
British museum - Imperial War Museum launched online archive of World War-I stories.
Worlds first Electric E-Fan Aircraft Completes its Maiden Flight in Bordeaux, France. Toulouse-based
Airbus made it.
Pakistan successfully test-fired Hataf-III Ghaznavi missile. Hataf-III Ghaznavi missile is a short
range surface-to-surface Ballistic Missile.
United Kingdom's Royal Navy Submarine Service for the first time appointed female submariners.
Lieutenants Maxine Stiles, Alexandra Olsson and Penny Thackray earned their "Dolphins" after
months of training, including operations on HMS Vigilant.
Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker passed away at age of 93 due to illness in Chicago on 3rd May
2014.
The world's highest tunnel for high-speed trains in northwest China became operational on Thursday
at an altitude of 3,607.4 metres. This tunnel is 16.3 kms long and is completely linked up,
operationalising the line linking Gansu Province and Xinjiang provinces.

Economic & Business
the President and member of the board of Infosys Mr. BG Srinivas resigned. The resignation will be
effective from 10th June 2014. Mr. Srinivas has served Infosys for 15 years and was appointed as the
company President in January 2014 along with UB Pravin Rao.
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced to buy a majority stake of about 78 percent in
Network18 Media and Investments for 4000 crore rupees. The deal will be done through the
Independent Media Trust (IMT) set up by Reliance.
PM Mr. Narendra Modi created a new Ministry of Skill development and Entrepreneurship. It was
created recognizing the importance of skill development in India. MP from the Lakhimpur
constituency of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal was made Minister of State for Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the British retail major, Tesco's plan to
purchase 50% stake in Tata Group firm Trent Hypermarket. This is the first FDI transaction in multi-
brand retail segment, since the sector was opened up.
The Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) is extending a Line of Credit (LoC) of Euro 100 million
to M/s Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) to be utilized for financing
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects in India.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made easy the gold import norms under the 20: 80 Scheme.
Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) chose Mr. Narendra Kumar Verma as Managing Director of
ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL).
The Odisha government has signed an agreement with the TiE Silicon Valley as part of its efforts to
develop the state as an IT hub and attract US investment.
The market regulator SEBI exempted Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways from making an open offer in
the Jet deal.
Indian government has tied up with the UAE Exchange to offer Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha
Yojana Scheme in the Gulf country.
The Supreme Court of India appointed former judge of the High Court of Australia, Michael Hudson
McHugh as the third arbitrator to resolve the dispute between the Central government and Mukesh
Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on KG basin.

Banking -
The Reserve Bank of India allowed banks to provide loans to exporters with tenures of up to 10 years.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) was included in the second schedule of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Act, 1934.

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Mr. Raghuram Rajan announced that plastic
currency notes will be launched in 2015 after field trials. The five selected cities for pilot testing are
Shimla, Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, and Bhubaneswar.
Easing norms for functioning of overseas branches of Indian banks, the Reserve Bank has permitted
them to offer structured financial and derivative products, a move that would help in improving their
income.
The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, has decided that Indian companies will not be permitted to raise
External Commercial Borrowings from overseas branches or subsidiaries of Indian banks for refinance
or repayment of the Rupee loans raised from domestic banking system.

Books & Authors
Chairman of Railway Board Mr. Arunendra Kumar released a book entitled "India Junction A
Window to the Nation".
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled A Stamp is Born
authored by Mr. C. R. Pakrashi.

Awards & Prizes
Film Winter Sleep was honoured with Palme d'Or Award at the 67th Cannes Film Festival held in
Cannes (France). The film has been directed by Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
The former president of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam has been awarded an honorary degree by the
University of Edinburgh.
Caparo Group bagged the International Business of the Year award 2014. Caparo Group was founded
by NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul.
A documentary film, Silent Screams India's Fight Against Rape won three awards at the 2014 New
York Festivals International TV and Film Awards. This documentary film was directed by Pria
Somiah.
Indian-American cardiologist Mitul Kadakia has been granted the 2014 Gregory Braden Memorial
Fellow of the Year Award by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
Foundation.
2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize won by Turkish journalist Ahmet Sik.

Important days
Goa observed Goa Day on 30 may, as this was the 27th Statehood Day. Goa became 25th State of the
Indian Union on 30 May 1987.
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was observed on 29th May 2014. United
Nations will honour more than 100 Blue Helmets who lost their lives the previous year while serving
the cause of peace.
21st May was observed as Anti-Terrorism Day throughout the country.
World Turtle Day 2014 was observed across the world on 23 May 2014. The day is observed to bring
human attention towards turtle and tortoise.
World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) was observed across the world on10-11 may. The Theme of the
WMBD 2014 was Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism.
World Press Freedom Day was observed across the globe on 3 may. The theme of 2014 World Press
Freedom Day is: Media Freedom for a Better Future:
1st May of every year is observed as International Labour Day.