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Repo rate- 8%
Reverse Repo Rate-7%
CRR-4%
SLR-22%
Bank Rate-9%
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)- 9%
Union Cabinet approved proposal to amend Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in construction and
real estate sectors.
Note: The loan is co-financed with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd (BTMU) amounting to 13.5 billion
Japanese Yen ($135 million) and $21 million approximately.
Financial sector giant Nippon Life said it will partner Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group for a proposed
Reliance Bank and launched two India-focussed funds for Japanese investors.
Note: The two funds will direct investments by Japanese retail investors into Indian equity and bond
markets.
RBI has issued amendments to Basel 3 norms. It has allowed banks to issue additional Tier 1 capital
instruments. The RBI said that banks must have a provision of Point of Non-Viability (PONV) for every non-
equity instrument.
United Bank of India declared debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines and its owner Vijay Mallya as wilful
defaulters.
A wilful default occurs when either a borrower has not repaid when he can do so, or when sanctioned funds
have been used for other purposes or when the borrower disposes off the assets assured for availing of the
loan without the banks knowledge.
Axis Bank which is India's third largest private bank has been featured in Forbes Asia's FAB 50 list of 2014.
Note: This is the fourth time that Axis Bank has been featured and is amongst the only two banks in this
renowned list.
The RBI has issued directions to The Choundeshwari Sahakari Bank Ltd. of Kolhapur, Maharashtra that will
require the bank to seek prior approval for its banking business.
The Reserve Bank of India will adopt a common recruitment system from next year to tap talent for its
core functions.
The Reserve Bank of India decided to fix the maximum age for Managing Directors and Chief Executive
Officers in private sector banks at 70.
State Bank of India, SBI, celebrated 150 years of its operations in Sri Lanka
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed to segregate the post of Chairman and Managing Director
(CMD) of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks.
Note:
i. At present, the post of CMD in PSU banks is vested with one person only.
ii. The only exception among the PSU banks is State Bank of India where the top position is commanded
by the chairman and there are four managing directors with clearly defined executive roles.
With the objective of addressing sanitation related health concerns, the Urban Development Ministry and
the Bill & Milinda Gates Foundation have agreed on a partnership to promote user friendly toilets to
ensure universal sanitation in the country.
National News:-
Union Government constituted a high-level committee in order to allay apprehension of data sharing by
various government agencies with NATGRID.
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 30 December 2014 appointed the Governors of Mizoram,
Uttarakhand and Meghalaya.
Government of India rechristened the Department of Disability Affairs as Department of Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities.
The Sample Registration Survey released its Statistical Report 2013, the fertility rate is falling faster than
expected.
Union Government launched Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching at
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 25 December 2014 launched Mission Indradhanush to
achieve full immunization coverage for all children by 2020.
The 13th edition of PBD will mark the 100th year of Mahatma Gandhis return to India from South Africa.
PBD is an event which celebrates the achievements of Indians living abroad.
NSSO released Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households. The survey focused on a common
perception regarding agriculture how it generates just 15 per cent of Indias GDP (2012-13 data)
despite rural areas houses 68.8 per cent of the total population (2011 Census).
Union Home Ministry on 19 December 2014 issued guidelines to step up security in Schools in the wake of
attack on an Army-run school in Peshawar.
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).
Union government on 16 October 2014 launched Deendayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram.
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.
The Union Ministry of H&FW on 14 October 2014 banned the import of animals tested cosmetics in India.
Union Ministry of Science & Technology launched The Maithreyi International Visiting Professorship.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) on the birth anniversary of
Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan on 11 October 2014.
Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) on 10 October 2014 constituted 17-member Committee
to decongest roads of New Delhi.
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 organized 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.
GLOBE-TROT
Venezuela entered recession with economic growth shrinking for the first three quarters of 2014.
UNSC rejected a resolution demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories
within three years, i.e. 2017.
Greece Parliament failed to elect the President in the third and final round of voting held leading to
dissolution of the Parliament.
First Municipal Elections in 60 years held in Myanmar
-The ballot for the YCDC was the first chance for the residents of Yangon, the biggest city of Myanmar, to
vote under the countrys quasi-civilian government which replaced outright military rule in 2011.
Russia and four other ex-Soviet nations, viz., Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan finalised the
creation of Eurasian Economic Union.
Ukrainian Parliament, Rada, on 24 December 2014 overwhelmingly adopted a bill that enables the
country to join North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
China and Nepal signed an agreement to expand the use of their currencies for border trade.
Taiwan on 23 December 2014 launched its largest ever missile warship named Tuo Chiang, a 500-tonne
corvette missile.
United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-moon launched a global campaign in Kenya to end the deadly practice of
female genital mutilation.
World Trade Center of US re-opened its new tower for business after the original tower were destroyed in
the 9/11 terrorist attack after 13 years.
Mauritius conveyed to Indian government that it is ready to support its Special Investigation Team (SIT) to
unearth black money Israels Parliament passed law to block the release of Palestinian prisoners
convicted for murder in any future, peace negotiations.
The global benchmark, Brent crude oil, dropped 1.96 US dollar from 84.78 US dollars per barrel to 82.82
US dollars per barrel
The Republican Party of United won the control of the Senate in the US mid-term elections 2014 after
defeating the Democrats.
Indonesia announced to support the establishment of Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB)
The Union Cabinet gave its approval for signing a treaty on transfer of sentenced
persons between India and Nigeria.
India and Russia agreed to constitute a joint study group for trade between India and Customs Union of
Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.
A two-day international seminar on 'Blue Economy' begins in Dhaka to discuss better ways to explore the
resources of the Bay of Bengal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the TCS Japan Technology andCulture Academy in Japan. The
TCS Japan Technology and Culture Academy is a Joint Venture of Tata Consultancy Services and Mitsubishi
Corporation and the aim of establishing this academy is to enhance the technological and cultural
knowledge between Indian and Japanese IT professionals.
Israel on announced to take over West Bank land. The area will be named as Gevaot. The land portion is
located south of Bethlehem.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott launched the 'New Colombo Plan' at the Mumbai University during
his two-day India visit.
TAGLINES OF BANKS
1. M.P. Bezbaruah: to suggest suitable remedial measures to address concerns regarding security of people
from North East.
2. B. Sambamurthy: panel favours single mobile banking app on all SIMs. Panel recommended that customers
should not be required to visit the bank branch for mobile number registration.
3. Vijay Kelkar Committee was appointed by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry to prepare a road map
to make India self-sufficient in oil and natural gas by 2030.
4. Deepak Mohanty Committee: on Data and Information Management in the Reserve Bank of India.
5. K. K. Mehrotra Committee: to inquire gas leakage in Bhilai Steel Plant.
6. P.J. Nayak: to review Governance of Boards of Banks in India. The committee was constituted under the
chairmanship of P. J. Nayak. He is a former Chairman and CEO of Axis Bank.
7. Nachiket Mor Committee: to permits NBFCs to work as Business Correspondents of banks.
8. Vishnu Sahay committee: look probe into the Muzaffarnagar communal violence.
9. Urjit Patel Committee : to examine the current monetary policy framework.
10. Mukul Mudgal member panel to probe IPL spotfixing.
11. Nachiket Mor : committee on comprehensive financial services for small businesses and lowincome
households.
12. Justice A.P. Shah committee : to head panel on road safety
13. Anil Kaushal committee: to examine the recommendations made by the TRAI on pricing of Spectrum.
14. Bimal Jalan panel : to scrutinize applications for new bank licenses.
15. Parthasarathi Shome. for Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC), Suggest a system to enforce
better tax compliance
16. Kirit Parikh panel : on fuel pricing has suggested that the diesel prices should be increased by Rs.1-1.50 a
litre every month as against the 45-50 paise monthly hike followed currently.
17. K U.B. Rao : the idea of setting up Bullion Bank or Bullion Corporation of India
18. Arvind Mayaram Panel: report on the alleged irregularities at the National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL)
19. Arvind Mayaram Committee for giving clear definitions to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign
Institutional Investment (FII)
20. Suma Verma Committee : to update, and revise the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, 2006
21. Damodran Committee: on improvement of customer services in banks
22. Shri M. Narasimham Committee: on Banking Sector Reforms
23. Shri K.U.B. Rao Committee: recommended aligning gold import regulations
24. K M Chandrasekhar committee : for rationalization of foreign investment norms
25. Shri Pulak Kumar Sinha Committee: to study the feasibility of Aadhaar as an additional factor for
authentication of card present transactions.
26. Mukul Mudgal Committee: looking into US giant Walmart's lobbying activities to enter India.
27. Shri Raghuram Rajan Committee: on Financial Sector Reforms
INSURANCE
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) is an autonomous apex statutory body
which regulates and develops the insurance industry in India. It was constituted by a Parliament of India
act called Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 [2][3] and duly passed by the
Government of India.
Exide Life Insurance India Company (Earlier Known as ING Vysya Life Insurance India Company)
Tagline - Adding Life to Insurance
Chairman- Rajan Raheja and CEO- Kshitij Jain
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION
31) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (earlier known as Red Cross)
HEADQUARTER -Geneva, Switzerland
PRESIDENT: Tadateru Kono (Japan)
Summits
BIMSTEC SUMMIT
3rd BIMSTEC summit 2014: Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar)
4th BIMSTEC summit will be held in Nepal.
Name of the
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establishing global
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It is mutually-
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separate entities.
Asian Games
The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad, is a multi-sport event celebrated in
Nations participating-45
Events-439 in 36 sports
Opening ceremony-September 19
Closing ceremony-October 4
Gold: Rajat Chauhan, Sandeep Kumar and Abhishek Verma in Compound Men's Team
Silver: Abhishek Verma in Compound Men's Individual
Bronze: 1. Trisha Deb in Compound Women's Individual
2. Purvasha Shende, Jyothi Vennam, Trisha Deb in Women's Compound Team
Gold: 1. Priyanka Pawar, Tintu Luka, Mandeep Kaur and Poovamma Machettira in women
4x400m Relay.
BADMINTON (1 Bronze)
Bronze: 1. Ashwini Ponnappa, PC Thulasi, Tanvi Uday, Pradnya Gadre, Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu,
Sikki Reddy in Women's Team
KABADDI (2 Gold)
ROWING (3 Bronze)
SAILING (1 Bronze)
Bronze: 1. Varsha Gautham and Aishwarya Nedunchezhiyan in 29er Women's Two Person Dinghy
Gold: Saurav Ghosala, Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Kush Kumar
Silver: 1. Saurav Ghosal in Men's Singles
2. Dipika Pallikal, Joshana Chinappa, Anaka Alankamony and Aparajitha Balamurukan in
Women's Team
Bronze: Dipika Pallikal in Women's Singles
SWIMMING (1 Bronze)
WUSHU (2 Bronze)
Bronze: 1. Narender Grewal in Men's Sanda -60kg 2. Santhoi Devi in Women's Sanda -52kg
Points to remember
Indian boxer L Sarita Devi stunned officials and spectators by refusing to accept the bronze medal, match
held b/w South Korea's Jina Park.
Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian to enter the Asian Games final in Squash
Khushbir Kaur (21-year-old) became the first Indian woman to win a medal in race walking in the Asian
Games
M C Mary Kom became the first Indian woman boxer to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games.
Dipika Pallikal won bronze medal the first by an Indian woman squash player
Make in India
Make in India is an international marketing campaigning slogan coined by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra
Modi on 25 September 2014 to attract businesses from around the world to invest and manufacture in India. The
campaign has been concentrated to fulfill the purpose of job creation, enforcement to secondary and tertiary
sector, boosting the national economy, converting the India to a self-reliant country and to give the Indian
economy global recognition.
Objective
The major objective behind this initiative is to focus upon the heavy industries and public enterprises while
generating employment, empowering secondary and tertiary sector and utilizing the human resource present in
India.
The highlights and purpose of Make in India include making India a manufacturing hub and economic
transformation in India while eliminating the unnecessary laws and regulations, making bureaucratic processes
easier and shorter, and make government more transparent, responsive and accountable.
Kisan Vikas Patra is a saving scheme that was announced by the Government of India that doubles the money
invested in eight years and seven months. The Directorate of Small Savings Government of India, sells these saving
bonds through all Post Offices in the country so that the scheme can be accessed by citizens from all over the
The kisan in Kisan Vikas Patra does not mean that only farmers can buy these saving certificates but means that
the revenue mobilized by this scheme will be used by the Government of India in welfare schemes for farmers. Any
individual can safely invest and save their money in the form of Kisan Vikas Patra.
How to Invest
Kisan Vikas Patra can be purchased from any Post Office by filling a form and depositing the amount in cash or by
cheques or demand drafts with the filed form and your photographs. The Post Office will issue a Certificate called
Kisan Vikas Patra with your name, amount, date of maturity and amount on the date of maturity.
Liquidity
* Can be encashed in eight equal monthly instalments after the lock-in period
* Minimum investment Rs.1,000. Thereafter, in denominations of Rs.5,000, Rs.10,000 and Rs.50,000. There is no
maximum limit.
* Know your customer (KYC) norms: PAN not required but identity/address proof required
* Will be sold initially through post offices across the country, but later through some government-owned banks
also
Vice Chairman- Arvind Panagariya, Asian Development Banks Former Chief Economist
Objective - NITI Aayog aims to foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives and
mechanisms with the States on a continuous basis, recognizing that strong states make a strong nation.
NITI Aayog will also serve as a Think Tank of the Government and will provide Centre and States with relevant
strategic and technical advice across the spectrum of key elements of policy.
In April, RBI issued in-principle licences to infrastructure financier IDFC and micro lender Bandhan. These entities
will have to start operations within 18 months from the time they secured the licences.
The approval of licences for IDFC Ltd (IDFC.NS) and Bandhan Financial Services marks the start of a cautious
experiment for a sector dominated by lethargic state lenders, many of which are reluctant to expand into rural
areas or towns where banking penetration is low. No new Indian bank has been formed since Yes Bank (YESB.NS)
in 2004.
AWARDS/HONOURS/WORLD TITLES
Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Yash Chopra Memorial Award, Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar
Rao honoured him with the award.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpee and freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
(posthumously) will receive Bharat Ratna.
Category Winner
Environmentmove.com Bangladesh
Chairman of Wipro Azim Premji awarded Swiss Ambassador Award for inspirational and socially
responsible leadership.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was named as the Asian of the Year 2014 by Singapores leading
newspaper The Straits Times.
Film artist of Ireland Duncan Campbell won Turner Prize 2014 for a video that reflects on African art and
includes a dance sequence inspired by Karl Marx.
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented the Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards for
outstanding performance in exports for the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 in New Delhi.
The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence was announced on 30 November 2014:
In the year 2014, the Foundation is commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of Jamnalal Bajaj.
Michael Phelps named Male Athlete of the Year at the 2014 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards. He
was crowned with the title for a fifth time.
UNFCCC announced United Nations Lighthouse Activities award 2014 in Bonn, Germany. It named 12
shining examples of climate action.
Lahore-based author Bilal Tanweer won the 2014 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his novel The Scatter
Here Is Too Great (Random House India).
Dilip Vengsarkar received the prestigious BCCI-instituted Colonel C K Nayudu Lifetime achievement award
for his contribution to Indian cricket.
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was on 20 November 2014 honoured with the centenary award for Indian
Film Personality of the year 2014 at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Chintan won Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award for the year 2014. The award was given for cleaning the
New Delhi railway station.
ISRO will be conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014. The
award will be given to ISRO for its contribution in strengthening international cooperation in peaceful use
of outer space.
Neha Gupta was awarded the prestigious International Childrens Peace Prize 2014 by Desmond Tutu in
The Hague.
Veteran classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was conferred with the Sumitra Charat Ram Award for Lifetime
Achievement.
Gunjan Sarma won the first state bravery award of Assam for saving lives of 10 school children who were
taken hostage by a gunman.
SAIL Chairman CS Verma was conferred with the IIM- JRD Tata Award for Excellence in Corporate
leadership in Metallurgical Industries for the year 2014.
Radio Kashmir Jammu won prestigious Gandhian Philosophy and Public Service Broadcasting award 2014
for its programme Jeevan Rekha.
Sukinda Chromite Mine of the Tata Steel in Odisha won the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Leadership Award.
Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden and Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian on 24
September 2014 won Right Livelihood Award.
Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh of Australia were selected as Bradman Honouree 2014.
MT Vasudevan Nair was selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement for the year 2013.
Geethu Mohandass Hindi-language feature film Liar's Dice on 23 September 2014 was selected for Indias
official entry in the 2015 Oscars Awards
The renowned Hindi author Govind Mishra was conferred the Saraswati Samman for his novel Dhool
Paudhon Par that was published in 2008.
WHO honoured Bangladesh and Timor-Leste with South East Asia Regional Award for Excellence in Public
Health.
Union Ministry for Information & Broadcasting conferred the Bhartendu Harishchandra Awards for the
years 2011 and 2012.
Debut film of Chaitanya Tamhane, Court won best debut award at 71st Venice Film Festival. The film is a
multilingual courtroom drama in narrative style.
Pranab Mukherjee presented the Saakshar Bharat Awards 2014 at International Literacy Day Celebrations.
Dr. Kamal Bawa, Dr. Alfred Oteng-Yeboah and Dr. Bibiana Vila won the 2014 Midori Prize in Biodiversity.
China awarded China Book Award to JNU professor Priyadarsi Mukherji.
The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India to recognize
outstanding achievement in National sports. Instituted in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of INR 500,000, a
bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards
was headed by Shri Kapil Dev.
Obituary
One of India's greatest Test Captains MS Dhoni has decided to retire from Test Cricket citing the strain of
playing all formats of Cricket.
Ankita Raina won International Tennis Association (ITF) single title in the World Tennis Association circuit
held in Pune.
BCCI issued ban on Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha from bowling in competitive matches, after his
action was found illegal.
India won gold in World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad held in Hungary.
He clocked 49.934 seconds to cover the 1326 metre long ice track in the men's luge competition at the
Spiral Olympic Sliding Centre in Nagano, Japan.
Sachin Tendulkar was appointed as the World Cup 2015 Ambassador announced by the International
Cricket Council (ICC).
The Indian mens Kabaddi team and womens Kabaddi team won Kabaddi World Cup title, by defeating
Pakistan and New Zealand, respectively.
Michael Garcia resigned as Independent Chief Ethic investigator of Federation Internationale de Football
Association (FIFA) Ethics Committee.
Hariom Singh won Gold medal in Mens 50 metre rifle prone event at the 58th National Shooting
Championships held in Pune.
Paul McGinley won Sports Personality Coach of the Year 2014 at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year
awards in Glasgow.
Sports Personalities/News
Central Zone won the 2014-15 Duleep Trophy title of cricket by defeating South Zone in the finals played
at Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
Hockey India President Narinder Batra became a member of International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Executive Board.
Cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar won LG Peoples Choice Award 2014. He is the third Indian player after
Sachin and Dhoni to win the coveted prize.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is named as the captain of ICC OCI Team of the Year 2014.
Angelo Mathews was named as captain of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2014 by a panel chaired by Anil
Kumble.
Cristiano Ronaldo was presented with 2013-14 European Golden Boot award. He shared the prize with
Luis Suarez, having scored 31 times.
Virat Kohli became the quickest cricketer in the history score 6000 ODI run mark. He overtook legendary
West Indian Vivian Richards' record.
Indian Mens Hockey team won four match series against Australia played at Perth Hockey Stadium
ICC raised World Cup prize money by 20 percent.
Salgaocar FC won Durand Cup emerged as Durand Cup champion for the third time.
Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited South Korea to attend the 8th India-Republic of
Korea Joint Commission meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kathmandu, Nepal as a part of 18th SARRC Summit.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited United Arab Emirates at the invitation of UAE Foreign
Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited to Fiji and he had Pacific Island Leaders Meeting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited to Australia as a part of G-20 summit and bilateral summit with
Australia.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Israel to strengthen bilateral relations between two countries.
President Pranab Mukherjee visited Norway from 13 to 14 October 2014. 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.
President Pranab Mukherjee visited Bhutan on 7-8 November 2014 to strengthen ties between the two
countries. This is the first bilateral visit by a President of India to Bhutan in 26 years.
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.
The President Pranab Mukherjee visited the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. During his visit, he held
bilateral talks with President Truong Tan Sang and met Prime Minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung.
Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited India from 6 to 8 September.
Sushma Swaraj was on a two day visit to Bahrain. During the visit, she attended the Indian Diaspora
Engagement meet for Indian businesses in Bahrain.
New Plan/Program
Project Unlearn
Child Rights and You (CRY) launched Project Unlearn with an aim to end child labour and encourage children to go
to school. It was launched on 14 November 2014 on eve of Childrens Day. Project Unlearn is a campaign which will
Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways decided to roll out Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) programme in the
country under the brand name FASTag.
ETC is a programme of electronically making the payment on highway tolls without stopping the vehicle at the toll
plazas.
Bollywood actresses Priyanka Chopra and Freida Pinto launched a multi-level global campaign, Girl Rising in New
Delhi. The campaign aims at spreading awareness about importance of girls education and includes documentary
film featuring the two stars and seven other actresses. Priyanka and Freida are part of the global feature, which
also co-stars Oscar-winners Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. The Indian version of the documentary that
features top Bollywood actresses tells stories of nine unforgettable girls around the world striving against difficult
circumstances to achieve their dreams of an education. The girl rising campaign aims to create awareness and
create a tangible platform to affect change.
Union Cabinet launched the Digital India Programme. The programme is worth 1 lakh crore rupees and seeks to
transform the Indian economy into a digitally empowered knowledge economy.
The Digital India programme is a transformed version of the already running National e-Governance Plan. The
programme will be implemented in phases from 2014 till 2018.
The project aims to provide thrust to nine growth areas. These are: broadband highways, everywhere mobile
connectivity, Public Internet Access Programme, e-Governance, e-Kranti (which aims to give electronic delivery of
services), information for all, electronics manufacturing, IT for Jobs and early harvest programmes. Projects
included in the program aim to ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically and people
get benefit of the latest information and communication technology.
5 Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu
D.V. Sadananda
9 Law & Justice
Gowda
Chaudhary Birender
22 Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
Singh
Santosh Kumar
3 Textiles (Independent Charge)
Gangwar
5 Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy
6 AAYUSH (Independent Charge), Health & Family Welfare Shripad Yesso Naik
13 Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma
Ministers of State
Haribhai Parthibhai
3 Home Affairs
Chaudhary
4 Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Sanwar Lal Jat
Mohanbhai
5 Agriculture
Kalyanjibhai Kundariya
Hansraj Gangaram
7 Chemicals & Fertilizers
Ahir
Raosaheb Dadarao
17 Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Danve
Col. Rajyavardhan
23 Information & Broadcasting
Singh Rathore
IMPORTANT DAYS
January
January 1 --------- Global Family Day
January 15 --------- Army Day
January 23 --------- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary
January 26 --------- Republic Day
January 26 --------- International Customs day
January 28 --------- Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
January 28 --------- Data Protection Day
January 30 --------- World Leprosy Eradication Day
February
February 4 --------- World Cancer Day
February 5 --------- Kashmir Day
February 6 --------- International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
February 12 --------- Darwin Day
March
March 4 --------- World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
March 8 --------- International Womens' Day
March 13 --------- World Kidney Day
March 13 --------- World Rotaract Day
March 15 --------- World Consumer Rights Day
March 20 --------- International Day of the Francophonie
March 20 --------- World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
March 21 --------- World Sleep Day
March 21 --------- World Forestry Day
March 21 --------- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
March 22 --------- World Water Day
March 23 --------- World Meteorological Day
March 24 --------- World TB Day
March 24 --------- International Day for Achievers
March 25 --------- International Day of Remembrance - Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27 --------- World Drama Day
April
April 2 --------- World Austism Awareness Day
April 7 --------- World Health Day
April 17 --------- World Haemophilia Day
April 18 --------- World heritage Day
April 22 --------- Earth Day
April 23 --------- World Book and Copyright Day
April 25 --------- World Malaria Day
April 29 --------- International Dance Day
May
May 1 --------- International Labour day
May 3 --------- Press Freedom Day
May 4 --------- Coal Miners day
May 8 --------- World Red Cross day
May 9 --------- Victory Day
May 11 --------- National Technology Day
May 12 --------- International Nurses day
May 14 --------- World Migratory day
May 15 --------- International Day of the Family
May 17 --------- World Information Society Day
May 21 --------- Anti-Terrorism Day
May 31 --------- World No Tobacco Day
June
June 4 --------- International day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 --------- World Environment Day
July
July 1 --------- National doctor's Day
July 11 --------- World Population Day
July 12 --------- Malala Day
July 18 --------- Nelson Mandela International Day
July 28 --------- World Nature Conservation day
July 30 --------- International Day of Friendship
August
August 3 --------- Independence Day of Niger
August 5 --------- Independence Day of Upper Volta
August 9 --------- International day of the World's Indigenous People
August 12 --------- International Youth Day
August 15 --------- Independence Day (India )
August 23 --------- Internatinal Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
August 29 --------- National Sports Day ( Birthday of Dhyan Chand )
September
September 5 --------- Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)
September 7 --------- Forgiveness Day
September 8 --------- International Literacy Day
September 14 --------- Hindi day,World First Aid Day
September 16 --------- World Ozone Day
September 21 -------- International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day
September 25 --------- Social Justice Day
September 27 --------- World Tourism Day
October
October 1 --------- International Day of Older Persons
October 2 --------- International day of Non-Violence
October 3 --------- World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
October 4 --------- World Animal Day
October 5 --------- World Teacher's Day
October 8 --------- Indian Airforce Day
October 9 --------- World Post Day
October 11 --------- International Girl Child Day
October 12 --------- World Arthritis Day
October 14 --------- World Standards Day
October 15 --------- World Students Day
October 16 --------- World Food day
October 17 --------- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
November
November 1 --------- world vegan Day
November 5 --------- World Radiography Day
November 9 --------- World Services Day
November 14 --------- Children's Day ( Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru )
November 16 --------- International Day for Endurance
November 17 --------- International students Day
November 17 --------- National Journalism Day
November 18 --------- World Adult Day
November 19 --------- World Citizen Day
November 20 --------- Universal Children's Day
November 21 --------- World Television Day
November 21 --------- World Fisheries day
November 25 --------- World Non-veg Day
November 26 --------- Law Day
November 30 -------- Flag Day
December
December 1 --------- World AIDS Day
December 2 --------- World Computer Literacy Day
December 2 --------- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 --------- International Day of People with Disability
December 3 --------- World Conservation Day
December 4 --------- Navy Day
December 5 --------- International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7 --------- International Civil Aviation Day
December 9 --------- The International Day Against Corruption
December 10 --------- International Day of Broadcasting
December 10 --------- Human Rights Day
December 11 --------- International Mountain Day
December 14 --------- World Energy Day
December 18 --------- International Migrants Day
December 19 --------- Goa's Liberation Day
December 20 --------- International Human Solidarity Day
December 29 --------- International Biodiversity Day
ABBREVIATONS
EXACTO: Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance
CARE: Crew module Atmospheric Reentry Experiment
MCA: Model Concession Agreement
SMAP: Soil Moisture Active Passive
NATO : North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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