CurrentAffairsJanuary2015

Month January2015

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1. 2014hasbeenrankedasEarthshottestyearsince1880asperanalysesdonebyNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)and
NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA).Globalaveragetemperaturefor2014was1.24F(or0.69C)warmerthanthe20th
centuryaverage.
2. GovernmentlaunchedtwoschemestosupporttheScheduledCastes(SC).NamedVentureCapitalFundforScheduledCastesandGreen
Businessscheme.
VentureCapitalFundFinancialassistanceof15Crorerupeesfor6yearswillbeprovidedto30SCentrepreneursinayear.Initialcapital
is200crorerupees
GreenBusinessloanforupto1lakhrupeesatconcessionalinterestratewillbeprovidedtoScheduledCastesforactivitiessuchase
rickshaw,SolarPumpandSolarenergypoweredimplements,polyhouseetc.
3. IndiaChinatradedeficitincreasedto37.8billionUSDin2014.Althoughthebilateraltradewasincreasedto70.59USD(Hikeof7.9%).
IndiaChinaTradewasUSD73.9billionin2011,66.57billionin2012,65.57billionin2013and65.49billionUSDin2013.
ChinasexporttoIndiain2014was54.2billionUSDandIndiasexportstoChinawas16.4billionUSD.ThetradetargetofIndiaChinawas
100billionUSDfor2014.
4. IndianGovernment'sJanDhanYojanahasbeenincludedinGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsforOpeningofAbout11.5CroreBankAccounts
inshortspanofAboutfivemonths.Itmakeswayforgovernment'sambitiousplantotransferannualsubsidydirectlytobankaccountsofmore
than15crorebeneficiariestoremovesystemleakages.
5. PMNarendraModilaunchedSukanyaSamridhiYojanasmalldepositschemeforgirlchildunderBetiBachaoBetiPadhaocampaign.Itwill
ensureequitablesharetoagirlchildinresourcesandsavingsofafamilyandwillenableparentstoopenbankaccountsofgirlswhoareunder10
yearsofagewithaninterestrateof9.1%.
6. 12JanuaryNationalyouthday(birthdayofSwamiVivekanand).
7. 15JanuaryArmyDay(India).
8. 18thNationalConferenceoneGovernanceheldinGujaratwithThemeConferencewasDigitalGovernanceNewFrontiers.
9. 19JanNationalInvestigationAgencyFoundationday.
10. 20thLawCommissionofIndiaheadedbyAPShahsubmitted253rdreportCommercialDivisionandCommercialAppellateDivisionofHigh
CourtsandCommercialCourtsBill,2015.
11. 21stscreenawards
ActorShahidKapoor(Haider)
ActressPriyankaChopra(MaryKom)
FilmQueen
DirectorVikasBahl(Queen)
LifetimeAchievementAwardHemaMalini
12. 24JanuaryNationalGirlChildDay.
13. 26JanIndianRepublicDay.
14. 30JanWorldLaprosyDay.
15. 4JanLouisBrailleDay,hewastheinventorofbraille,asystemofreadingandwritingusedbypeoplewhoareblindorvisuallyimpaired.
16. 72ndGoldenGlobeAward
Drama
PictureBoyhood
ActorEddieRedmayne
ActressJulianneMoore
Musical/Comedy
PictureTheGrandBudapestHotel
ActorMichaelKeaton
ActressAmyAdams
SupportingActorJ.K.Simmons
SupportingActressPatriciaArquette

DirectorRichardLinklater
17. 76thSeniorTableTennisChampionship2015SoumyajitGhoshwoninMaleandMoumaDaswoninFemaleCategory.
18. 9JanPravasiBharatiyaDivas(MahatamaGandhiReturnedtoIndiafromsouthafricaonthisday).
19. AfewGoodmenandtheangryseahasbeenwrittenbyNitinSatheonthetenthanniversaryofTsunamiTragedy.
20. AtalBihariVajpayeeSrajanaurMulyankanhasbeenwrittenbyPritamSingh.
21. DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisationgotapprovalforbuildingamissilelaunchtestingfacilityatasiteneartoKrishnaDelta
ComplexinAndhraPradesh.TheisanestingsiteofOliveRidleyturtleswhichisanendangeredspecies.
22. NeitheraHawknoraDoveiswrittenbyPakistan'sExForeignMinisterKhurshidMKasuri.
23. RajeshKhanna:KuchtoLogKhengehasbeenwrittenbyYasirUsman.
24. RakshaBluvaccinewaslaunchedbyIndianImmunologicalsLimited(IIL),(Telangana)Tocounterthebluetonguedisease.
25. Relbanksissuedlistof66largestbanksintheworldbymarketCapitalization.
India'sHDFCwasranked45thwith41.58USDMarketCapitalization.SBIwasranked51stwith36.40USDandICICIwas55thwith33.42
USDMarketCap.
WellsFargo&Co.ofUSisfirstwithmarketcapof284.39BillionUSDandIndustrial&CommercialBankofChina(ICBC)ofChinais
secondwithmarketcapof269.70BillionUSD.
26. SalmanbinAbdulazizAlSaudisnamedasnewKingofSaudiArabiaafterKingAbdullahbinAbdulazizpassedaway.
27. TheLunchboxhasbeennominatedforBritishAcademyofFilmandTelevisionArts(BAFTA)Awards2015undernonEnglishbestfilm
category.ThefilmistheonlyIndianfilmtobenominatedfor2015BAFTAAwards.
28. TipuSultan:ACrussaderforChangehasbeenwrittenbyBSheikhAli.
29. VandeMataramhasbeenwrittenbyPrabodhKumarMishra.
30. A.K.MittalhasbeenappointedasChairmanofRailwayBoardreplacingArunendraKumar.
31. ActorAmitabhBachchanhasbeenpresentedwithSocialMediaPersonofYear2015awardbyInternetandMobileAssociationofIndia
(IAMAI).
32. AlexisTsiprasisappointedasPrimeMinisterofGreeceafterhispartySYRIZAwontheGreekGeneralElections.
33. AmitabhBachchanhasbeenconferredwiththesecondYashChopraMemorialAward.
34. AnadvancedElectronicWarfare(EW)suitemadebyDefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO)wassuccessfullytestedon
LightCombatAircraft(LCA)TejasPV1.
35. AndhraPradeshGovernmentdecidedtofileadefamationcaseagainstStateBankofHyderabad(SBH)asSBHFreezedAccountsofAndhra
PradeshStateCouncilofHigherEducation(APSCHE)amountingto25crorerupees.
TheaccountsofAPSCHEwerefrozenafterTelanganaStateCouncilofHigherEducation(TSCHE)sentalettertovariousbanksasking
themtofreezetheaccountsofAPSCHEasitaccusedAPSCHEofillegallycapturingoffmoneythatwastobesharedbetweenthetwo
states.
36. AndhraPradeshgovernmentconstitutedFourthStateFinanceCommissionundertheChairmanshipofMLKanthaRao.
37. AndhraPradeshgovernmentlaunched17SkillDevelopmentCentres(SDC)fortrainingandhoningskillsofyouthandhelpthemselectthe
courseatthetimeofenteringcollegeandprovidesourceofinformationforemployment.
38. AndhraPradeshgovernmentsignedapactwithInternationalCropResearchInstituteforSemiaridTropics(ICRISAT)toprovideassistancein
makingagriculturesustainableandprofitable.
39. AndyMurray(Scotland)wonATPWorldTennisChampionshipinAbuDhabiafterSerbianNovakDjokovicwithdrewfromfinalsduetoillness.
40. AnupamShrivastavaisappointedasChiefManagingDirectorofBSNL(BharatSancharNigamLimited).
41. ArvindPanagariyahasbeenappointedasViceChairmanofNITIAayogthatreplacedPlanningCommission.SindhushreeKhullarhasbeen
appointedasCEOofNITIAayog.
42. AsperIMF(InternationalMonetaryFund)Report
India'sGDPGrowthRatein2016willbe6.5%,ItwillsurpassChina'sExpectedgrowthrateof6.3%in2016.
IndiaVSChinaGDPGrowthRates
Year

India

China

2013

7.8

2014

5.8

7.4

2015

6.3

6.8

2016(Expected) 6.5

6.3

AsperrecentReports,NumberofTigersinIndiahasrisenby30%upto2226from1706in2010.Nearly70%ofworld'sTigersareinIndia.
Karnatakahasmostnumberoftigers(406)followedbyUttarakhand(340)andMadhyaPradesh(308).
43. AsperarecentreportbyAssam'sTocklaiTeaResearchInstitute(TTRI),AssamhasthepotentialtoproducePurpleTeawhichisbelievedtobe
healthrichandiscurrentlygrowninKenyaOnly.
44. AsperarecentreportbyICC,IndiawillHosttheTwenty20cricketworldcupin2016andEnglandwillhosttheODIworldcupin2019.
45. AshokPrasadhasbeenappointedasnewspecialsecretaryofhomeministry'scrucialinternalsecuritydivision.
46. Australia'sTradeandInvestmentMinisterAndrewRobbVisitedIndia.
47. AustraliasnationalairlineQantashasbeennamedastheworldssafestairlinebyAirlineRatings.com.

48. AvijitGhoshappointedasCMDofHeavyEngineeringCorporation.
49. AyonikaPaul(Railways)andAnnuRajSingh(Maharashtra)wonGoldin4thGunforGloryShootingChampionship.
50. BabaRamdevisnamedasstatebrandambassadorforHaryanaGovernment.
51. BejiCaidEssebsihasbeenappointedasPresidentofTunisia.
52. BengaluruFCwonthefederationcupFootballbybeatingDempoFC.
53. BhagabatpurCrocodileProjectinSunderbans(WestBengal)hasbeengivenasfreshstartwithhelpofrenownedexpertsinherpetologyand
bestglobalpracticesincrocodileconservationtoincreasethenumberofsaltwatercrocodiles.
Inpastfewyears,projectdidnotseeasignificantincreaseinthenumberofsaltwatercrocodiles.Theeggstohatchingratioalsodeclined
to40per100eggscollected.
54. BibekDebroyisappointedasaMemberofNITIAayog.
55. BookTheIndianParliamentACriticalAppraisalhasbeenwrittenbySudhaPaiandAvinashKumar.
56. BoxingIndiahasbeenrecognisedasgoverningbodyforrepresentingboxinginIndia.
57. BritishgovernmenthonoredIndianFaujaSinghbyprestigiousBritishEmpiremedalforbeingworld'soldestmarathonrunner
58. CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs(CCEA)approvedproposalofHDFCBanktoraisetheforeignholdinglimitto74%(From73.2
Currently).Itwillenableinflowofaround10000crorerupeesintothecountryfromoverseasinvestors.CCEAalsoapprovedproposalofDrug
MakerLupin'sproposalofraisingforeignholdingupto49%.
59. CentralBankingAwards2015announcedbytheCentralBankingPublications
GovernoroftheYearAward:RaghuramRajan,RBIGovernor
CentralBankoftheYearaward:TheReserveBankofNewZealand(RBNZ)
LifetimeAchievementAward:JacquesdeLarosiereformerGovernoroftheBanquedeFrance(19871993)
EconomicsinCentralBanking(inauguralaward):ClaudioBorio,headofthemonetaryandeconomicdepartmentattheBankfor
InternationalSettlements
60. ChinaSuccessfullytestedICBMDF41(IntercontinentalBallisticMissile)withOver12000KMRange.
61. China'ssubmersibleJiaolongstartedexplorationforactivehydrothermalventforfirsttimeinsouthwesternIndianOcean.
62. ChinesenuclearphysicistYuMinwaswasgiventheStatePreeminentScienceandTechnologyAward2014byChinesePresidentXiJinpingfor
hisresearchinnuclearweaponssince1960s.
63. CommitteeheadedbyShantaKumarsubmittedreportonrestructuringofFoodCorporationofIndia(FCI)andsuggestedtofocus
procurementoneasternbeltandhandoverprocurementofwheatandricetosixStatesPunjab,Haryana,AndhraPradesh,Chhattisgarhand
Odisha.
64. ConfederationofIndianIndustry(CII)andChina'secommercefirmAlibabasignedanagreementtoprovideglobalplatformtoIndiansmall
andmediumenterprises(SMEs).
65. DeepKumarUpadhyayisappointedasNepal'sambassadortoIndia.
66. DefenceMinisterManoharParrikarcommissionedfourIndianCoastGuard(ICG)patrollingandinterceptionvesselsinGoa.Thesearetwofast
patrolvesselsICGAmoghandICGAmeyandtwointerceptorboatsCharlie413andCharlie414.
67. DevenderSinghAhluwaliahasbeenappointedasDirector(Finance)ofNationalMineralsDevelopmentCorporation(NMDC).
68. DineshOraonofBharatiyaJanataPartyhasbeenelectedasSpeakerofJharkhandLegislativeAssembly
69. DirectorateGeneralofForeignTrade(DGFT)imposedpenaltyof100crorerupeesonRiddhiSiddhiBullionLimited(RSBL)forviolationof
ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)norms.
70. DivyaPrakashSinhaappointedasSecuritySecretaryintheUnionCabinetSecretariat.
71. Dubais55storeytallMazeTowerhasbeenlistedinGuinnessWorldRecordasworldslargestverticalmaze.
72. EaseofBusinessReportbyForbes
Indiahasbeenrankedat93rdplacein143Countries.
Denmarkattop,followedbyHongkong.
73. EminentIndianAmericanentrepreneurandphilanthropist,FrankIslam,hasbeenhonoredbyprestigiousMartinLutherKingJrAwardforhis
effortsininternationalserviceandcivilengagement.
74. EuropeanUniondecidedtoliftasevenmonthlongbanontheimportofmangoesfromIndiaonaccountofhealthconcerns.
75. EvansPaulAssumedOfficeas18thPrimeMinisterofHaiti(Caribbeancountry).
76. FamousCartoonistRKLaxmanPassedAway.
77. FamousGreekSingerDemisRoussospassedaway.
78. FamousMalayalamActorMalaAravindanpassedaway.
79. FamousmobilemessagingapplicationWhatsApplaunchedanewserviceforsendingmessagesfromaWebbrowser.
80. FilmmakerPahlajNihalanihasbeenappointedasChairmanofCentralBoardofFilmCertification(CBFC).
81. FinanceMinisterArunJaitleyVsitedDavos(Switzerland).
82. Foreigndirectinvestment(FDI)intoIndiadeclinedbyover6%inNovember2014toUSD1.53billionascomparedtoUSD1.63billionFDIIn
November2013.However,fortheAprilNovemberperiodoftheongoingfiscal,FDIgrewby22percenttoUSD18.88billionasagainstUSD
15.45billioninthesameperiodafiscalbefore,accordingtotheDepartmentofIndustrialPolicyandPromotiondata.

83. FormerDutchHockeyteamcoachPaulvanAssisappointedasheadCoachofIndianmen'shockeyteam.
84. FrenchweeklymagazineCharlieHebdosParisofficewasattackedbyTerroristsreportedlyduetotheaggressivehistoryofCharlieHebdoand
PublishingofCartoonsofIslamicProphetMohammed.
85. GlobalTalentCompetitivenessIndexByINSEADBusinessSchoolandHumanCapitalLeadershipInstitiuteofSingapore
SwitzerlandToppedTheList,FollowedbySingaporeandLuxembourrg.
IndiaGot78thPlaceintheListwithYemenatLast.
86. GooglesCEOLarryPagehasnamedasthebusinesspersonoftheyearfor2014byFortunemagazine.
87. GovernmentScrappedPlanningCommission(Formedin1950)andcreatedNationalInstituteofTransformingIndia(NITI)Aayog.
88. GovernmentacceptedrecommendationsofMPBezbaruahcommitteetolookintoconcernsofpeopleofthetheNorthEaststateslivingin
otherpartsofthecountry.
89. Governmentallowedfertiliserfirmstoproduce100%NeemCoatedUreatoboostincomeoffarmersandreducingsubsidybillbyupto6500
crorerupees.
Neemcoatedurea
Neemcoatedureaworksasinsecticide.Itcosts5%morethanthecostofnormalureawhichisabout260rupeespertonne.
Itwillreducegroundandsoilpollution,increasecropyieldsandwilllowercostforthefarmers.
Itreducesnitrogenlossbymorethan10%therebygaininganetsavingsof13.5rupeesperbagforfarmers.
90. GovernmentannouncedtoreissueOneRupeeNoteaftertwodecadesofoutage.
91. GovernmentappointedMSathiyavathyasFirstWomenDirectorGeneralofCivilAviation(DGCA).
92. Governmentapprovedmandatorypackagingofsugarandfoodgrainsinjutematerialtominimumextentofupto90percentofproductionas
amajorboosttojutesector.
93. GovernmentapprovedtosetupIndiabasedNeutrinoObservatory(INO)inTamilNadu
94. Governmentdivested10%StakeinMaharatnaCoalIndiaLimited(CIL).Withthis,governmentsshareinCILcamedownto79.65%.
Governmentdivested63.16croresshares(10%)ofCILthroughofferforsale(OFS)atafloorpriceof358rupeespershareandgotanamountof
22557.63crorerupeesthroughthedisinvestment.
95. GovernmentlaunchedWebsite,Logo,VisionandMissionofNationalHighwaysandInfrastructureDevelopmentCorporationLimited
(NHIDCL).Sitewww.nhidcl.comLogo:BuildingInfrastructureBuildingtheNation.
96. GovernmentlaunchedwomensafetymobileappcalledHimmat.
97. GovernmentreconstitutedEmpoweredCommitteeforsettingupofSemiconductorWaferFabrication(FAB)manufacturingfacilitiesinthe
countryunderNITIAayogmemberVKSaraswat.
98. GovernmentreconstitutedPollutionControlBoardWorkingGrouptosimplifyprocedurestogetconsentcertificatesandcategorisationof
industries.TheWorkingGroupcomprisingof11memberswillbeheadedbyAyiVamanNAcharya.
99. Governmentreleasedcommemorativecointomark175thbirthanniversaryofJamsetjiTata.
100. GujaratGovernmentlaunchedTaluka(Tehsil)PlanningAtlas(TPA)toenablelocaladministrationfortakingdecisionsabouttheregional
developmentthroughpreciseinformationaboutcurrentstatusofvariousfacilitiesandschemes.
101. GujaratTechnologicalUniversity(GTU)launchedeRakshaResearchCentretofightcybercrimetocurbcybercrimes.Centrewillencourage
researchandenhancecapabilitytoprovidesolutionforissuesrelatedtocybersecurity.
102. HanumanthuPurushothamisappointedasChairmanandManagingDirector(CMD)ofNationalResearchDevelopmentCorporation
(NRDC).
103. HarishankarBrahmaisappointedas19thChiefElectionCommissionerofIndia.
104. HindustanAeronauticsLimited(HAL)ChairmanR.K.TyagihasbeenconferredwithJGBSTopRankers'ExcellenceAwardforCEOof2014.
105. HockeyPlayerJaswantSinghRajputpassedaway,hewaspartofIndianhockeyteamthatwongoldmedalin1948Londonand1952Helsinki
Olympics.
106. Hyderabad(Telangana)willhostWorldCongressonInformationTechnologyin2018withthemeFutureofenterprises.
107. ICICIBanklaunchedDigitalVillageProjectinAkodaraVillageofGujarattoprovidevariousservicesfromcashlessbankingtodigitisedschool
teachingwiththemescashless,comprehensiveandconnected.
108. ICICIBanklaunchedIndiasfirstcontactlessdebitandcreditcardsusingNearFieldTechnologyenablingpaymentsbyjustwavingthecard
nearmerchantterminalsinsteadofswipingthem
109. IdukkidistrictofKeralabecamefirstdistrictinIndiatohavecompleteruralbroadbandcoverageafteritwaslinkedtotheNationalOpticFiber
Network.
110. InthesixthBiMonthlyMonetaryPolicyStatement201415,ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)announcedcutinREPOrateof.25%.NowtheREPO
ratehascomedownto7.75%.Accordingly,ReverseReporatehascomedownto6.75%,Bankrateto8.75%andMarginalStandingFacility
(MSF)rateto8.75%.NotethatCRR(CashReserveRatio)isunchangedat4%andSLR(StatutoryLiquidityRatio)isunchangedat23%.
111. Indiaprovided7CrorerupeesAssistancetoNepalforNepal'sIodineDeficiencyDisorderControlProgramme(IDDCP)forgoitrecontrolacross
thecountry.
Goitreisswellingofneckorlarynxduetoenlargementofthyroidgland(thyromegaly)duetoitsfunctioningproperly.
112. Indiawillhostthe42ndWorldBridgeChampionshipsinChennai.

113. Indiawillprovide60millionUSDLineofCredit(LoC)toGuyanaforitsroadinfrastructureprojects.
114. India'sFirstCNGTrainStartedBetweenRewartiandRohtakinHaryana.
115. India'sFirstinternationalinstitutededicatedtomusicistobeopenedinKerala.
116. India'sNationalSmallIndustriesCorporation(NSIC)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withBlackBusinessCouncilofSouth
AfricafordevelopingyouthenterprisesandempowerthemarginalizedgroupinSouthAfricathroughNSIC'sRapidIncubationProgramme.
117. India'sStateBankofIndia(SBI)signeda100millionEuroloanagreementwithEuropeanInvestmentBank(EIB).
118. India'sTradedeficit(ImportsExports)declinedtotenmonthlowof9.43billionUSdinDecember2014mainlyduetofalldownofglobaloil
pricesandfallofdemandforgold.Importsdeclinedby4.8%to34.8billionUSDinDecember2014ascomparedto36.6billionUSDdollarsin
December2013.Exportsfellby3.8%to25.4billionUSD.
119. IndianBadmintonPlayerSainaNehwalwonwomenssinglesofSyedModiGrandPrixGoldBadmintonTournament2015afterdefeateing
CarolinaMarinofSpaininLucknow(India).
120. IndianJasjitAhluwaliahasbeenappointedasDeanofSchoolofPublicHealthattheRutgersUniversityintheUS.
121. IndianNihalSinghAgarhasbeenhonoredbyOrderofAustraliaforhisservicetotheHinducommunityinAustraliaandfosteringcross
culturalcooperationwithafocusonmedicaleducation.
122. IndianNovelistVikramChandraisnamedamongthefinalistsforNationalBookCriticsCircle(NBCC)AwardsofUSforhisnonfictionwork
GeekSublime:TheBeautyofCode,theCodeofBeauty.
123. IndianOriginwriterSumonaSinhahasbeenawardedFrenchacademyawardforhercontributiontoFrenchlanguageandliterature.
124. IndianPersonAtulKharehasbeenappointedasUnitedNationsUnderSecretaryGeneral.
125. IndianopenwaterswimmerBhaktiSharmasetaworldrecordbyswimming1.4milesin52minutesinonedegreetemperatureintheAntarctic
Ocean.24yearoldBhaktiisthefirstAsiangirlandyoungestintheworldtodothis.
126. IndiasMarsOrbiterprogrammeteamhaswonthe2015SpacePioneerAwardinthescienceandengineeringcategoryfromtheUSbased
NationalSpaceSociety(NSS).
127. IndoRussianMusicalFestivalZimaFest2015hasbeenhostedbyGoa.
128. InternationalCropsResearchInstitutefortheSemiAridTropics(ICRISAT)launchedGreenPHABLETforsmallfarmerstohelpthem
purchaseinputsatlowerprice,getabetterpricefortheirproduce,andlinkthemtomarkets.
129. InternationalHindiConferencewillbeheldinNewJersey(USA)inApril2015withthemeExpandingWorldofHindi:Possibilitiesand
Challenges.
130. InternationalHockeyFederation(FIH)PlayeroftheYear2014
MenMarkKnowles(Australia)
WomenEllenHoog(Netherland)
131. InternationalLabourOrganisation(ILO)releasedareporttitledWorldEmploymentandSocialOutlookTrends2015
Thereportstatedthatunemploymentwillriseinthecomingyearstomorethan212millionin2019ascomparedto201millioncurrently.
132. JammuandKashmirhasbeenselectedforNationalAwardforeGovernanceforthebestdistrictlevelinitiativeinCitizenCentricService
DeliverythroughICT.
133. Jan10WorldHindiDay.
134. JapanannouncedtoprovideanOverseasDevelopmentAssistance(ODA)loanof2620crorerupeestoIndia.
135. Japanapprovedlargestbudgeteverfor2015oftotal814BillionUSD.Thedefencebudgetwasalsoenhancedtoanalltimehighof43Billion
USD.
136. JijiThomsonresignedasDirectorGeneralofSportsAuthorityofIndia(SAI).
137. JusticeMohammadYaqoobMirastheChiefJusticeoftheJammuandKashmirHighCourt.
138. JusticeNarayananNadarPaulVasanthakumarisappointedasnewChiefJusticeofJammuandKashmirHighCourt.
139. KDurgaPrasadisappointedastheSpecialDirectorGeneralofCRPF(CentralReservePoliceForce).
140. KalyanSinghhasbeenappointedas20thGovernorofRajasthan.
141. KalyanSinghhasbeenappointedasGovernorofHimachalPradesh.HeisalsothegovernorofRajasthan.
142. KanagasabapathyJSripavanisappointedas44thChiefJusticeofSriLanka.
143. KaptanSinghSolankihasbeenappointedasNewGovernorofPunjab.HeisalsothegovernorofHaryana.
144. KiranBhaiVadodariahasbeenelectedasPresidentoftheIndianNewspaperSociety(INS)for20142015.
145. KiranKumarAlurSeelinhasbeenappointedasnewchiefofISRO(IndianSpaceResearchOrganization).
146. KolindaGrabarKitaroviconwon2015PresidentialelectionsofCroatiaandshewillbecroatia'sFirstFemalePresident.
147. KrishnaChaudharyisappointedasDirectorGeneral(DG)oftheIndoTibetanBorderPolice(ITBP).
148. LegendarysocialactivistandfreedomfighterGhelubhaiNaikpassedaway.
149. LibbyLanehasbeennamedasChurchofEnglandsfirstfemalebishop.
150. LithuniaJoinedas19thMemberofTheEurozone.
151. MKGoelhasbeenappointedasChairmanofPFC(PowerFinanceCorporation).
152. MSatyawatihasbeenappointedasFirstFemaleDirectorGeneralofCivilAviation(DGCA).
153. M.Y.S.Prasad,directorofSatishDhawanSpaceCentre,hasbeenawardedtheVikramSarabhaiMemorialAwardfor20142015bytheIndian

ScienceCongressAssociation(ISCA).
154. MaharashtragovernmentannouncedtoobserveSeptember17asIndustriesDay.
155. MaharashtragovernmentlaunchedonlineFacilityforfillingRighttoInformation(RTI)application.
156. MajorMukundVaradarajanandNaikNeerajSinghPosthumouslyAwardedAshokChakraduringthe66thRepublicdaycelebrations.
157. MinistryforSocialJustice&Empowermentlaunchednationaltollfreehelpline(1800110031)toassistthealcoholicanddrugdependent
persons.
158. MinistryofDefenceAwardsofthe2015RepublicDayParade
ServicesBrigadeofGuardsRegimentandSikhRegimentjointlyjudgedasbestmarchingcontingents.
ParaMilitaryForcesCentralIndustrialSecurityForce(CISF)contingent
TableauxCategoryFirstpositionwonbyMaharashtra,whichdepictedthepilgrimagetoPandharpur.JharkhandtableauonMaluti
TempleswassecondbestandKarnatakaTableauwasthird(basedonChannapatnaToys).
CompetitivecategoryofschoolchildrenitemsDaangDanceofGujaratbyWestZoneCulturalCentre,Udaipur(Rajasthan).
159. MithripalaSirisenawon2015PresidentialElectionsofSriLanka.Hewillbe7thPresidentofSriLanka.
160. ModiboKeitahasbeennamedasNewPrimeMinisterofMalibyPresidentIbrahimBoubacarKeta.
161. MusiccomposerShekharsenisappointedasChairmanoftheSangeetNatakAkademi(SNA)replacingLeelaSamson.
162. NGOPrathamreleased10thAnnualStatusofEducationReport(ASER2014).
163. NewantibioticTeixobactinhasbeendiscoveredbyateamofscientistsfromNortheasternUniversityinMassachusetts.Thisantibioticiscapable
offightinginfectionsthatkillseveralpeopleeachyear.
164. NotedHindiWriterKamalKishoreGoenkahasbeenhonoredbytheVyasSamman2014forhisResearchWork'PremchandKiKahaniyonka
KaalkramanusarAdhdhyan'.
165. Oil&NaturalGasCorporationwon10thSavioCupAllIndiaBasketballtournamentbydefeatingIndianOverseasBank.
166. PKrishnamurthyisappointedasPrivateSecretaryofDefenceMinisterManoharParrikar.
167. PMNarendraModiInaugerated102ndsessionofIndianScienceCongress(ISC)atUniversityofMumbai.
168. PMNarendraModiinauguratedDandiKutirmuseuminGandhinagar,Gujaratduringthe13thPravasiBhartiyaDivas(PBD).tomarkthe
100thanniversaryofMKGandhi'sreturntoIndiafromSouthAfrica.ACommemorativePostalstampwasalsoreleasedonthisoccasion.
169. PMNarendraModipresentedNationalBraveryAwards2014to24awardees.
170. PachimBekeliVillageofAssamhasbeenadoptedbyFormerPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghunderSansadAdarshGramYojna(SAGY).He
representsAssamintheRajyaSabha.
171. PadamAwards2015Total104PadmaAwardshavebeenconferredthisyear(9PadmaVibhushan,20PadmaBhushanand75PadmaShri)
PadmaVibhushan
S.No. NameoftheAwardee

Discipline

State/Domicile

1.

ShriL.K.Advani

PublicAffairs

Gujarat

2.

ShriAmitabhBachchan

Art

Maharashtra

3.

ShriPrakashSinghBadal

PublicAffairs

Punjab

4.

Dr.D.VeerendraHeggade

SocialWork

Karnataka

Art

Maharashtra

Others

UttarPradesh

5.
6.

ShriMohammadYusufKhanaliasDilip
Kumar
ShriJagadguruRamanandacharyaSwami
Rambhadracharya

7.

Prof.MalurRamaswamySrinivasan

ScienceandEngineering

TamilNadu

8.

ShriKottayanK.Venugopal

PublicAffairs

Delhi

TradeandIndustry

France/UK

S.No. NameoftheAwardee

Discipline

State/Domicile

1.

ShriJahnuBarua

Art

Assam

2.

Dr.VijayBhatkar

ScienceandEngineering

Maharashtra

3.

ShriSwapanDasgupta

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

4.

SwamiSatyamitranandGiri

Others

UttarPradesh

5.

ShriN.Gopalaswami

CivilService

TamilNadu

6.

Dr.SubhashC.Kashyap

PublicAffairs

Delhi

7.

Dr.(Pandit)GokulotsavjiMaharaj

Art

MadhyaPradesh

8.

Dr.AmbrishMithal

Medicine

Delhi

9.

Smt.SudhaRagunathan

Art

TamilNadu

10.

ShriHarishSalve

PublicAffairs

Delhi

11.

Dr.AshokSeth

Medicine

Delhi

12.

ShriRajatSharma

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

13.

ShriSatpal

Sports

Delhi

14.

ShriShivakumaraSwami

Others

Karnataka

15.

Dr.KharagSinghValdiya

ScienceandEngineering

Karnataka

9.

ShriKarimAlHussainiAgaKhan
(Foreigner)

PadmaBhushan

16.

Prof.ManjulBhargava(NRI/PIO)

17.

ShriDavidFrawley(Vamadeva)(Foreigner) Others

ScienceandEngineering

USA
USA

18.

ShriBillGates(Foreigner)

SocialWork

USA

19.

Ms.MelindaGates(Foreigner)

SocialWork

USA

20.

ShriSaichiroMisumi(Foreigner)

Others

Japan

S.No. NameoftheAwardee

Discipline

State/Domicile

1.

Dr.ManjulaAnagani

Medicine

Telangana

2.

ShriS.Arunan

ScienceandEngineering

Karnataka

3.

Ms.KanyakumariAvasarala

Art

TamilNadu

4.

Dr.BettinaSharadaBaumer

LiteratureandEducation

JammuandKashmir

5.

ShriNareshBedi

Art

Delhi

6.

ShriAshokBhagat

SocialWork

Jharkhand

7.

ShriSanjayLeelaBhansali

Art

Maharashtra

8.

Dr.LakshmiNandanBora

LiteratureandEducation

Assam

9.

Dr.GyanChaturvedi

LiteratureandEducation

MadhyaPradesh

10.

Prof.(Dr.)YogeshKumarChawla

Medicine

Chandigarh

11.

Smt.JayakumariChikkala

Medicine

Delhi

12.

ShriBibekDebroy

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

13.

Dr.SarungbamBimolaKumariDevi

Medicine

Manipur

14.

Dr.AshokGulati

PublicAffairs

Delhi

15.

Dr.RandeepGuleria

Medicine

Delhi

16.

Dr.K.P.Haridas

Medicine

Kerala

17.

ShriRahulJain

Art

Delhi

18.

ShriRavindraJain

Art

Maharashtra

19.

Dr.SunilJogi

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

20.

ShriPrasoonJoshi

Art

Maharashtra

21.

Dr.PrafullaKar

Art

Odisha

22.

Ms.SabaAnjum

Sports

Chhattisgarh

23.

Smt.UshakiranKhan

LiteratureandEducation

Bihar

24.

Dr.RajeshKotecha

Medicine

Rajasthan

25.

Prof.AlkaKriplani

Medicine

Delhi

26.

Dr.HarshKumar

Medicine

Delhi

27.

ShriNarayanaPurushothamaMallaya

LiteratureandEducation

Kerala

28.

ShriLambertMascarenhas

LiteratureandEducation

Goa

29.

Dr.(Mrs.)JanakPaltaMcGilligan

SocialWork

MadhyaPradesh

30.

ShriVeerendraRajMehta

SocialWork

Delhi

31.

ShriTarakMehta

Art

Gujarat

32.

ShriNeilHerbertNongkynrih

Art

Meghalaya

33.

ShriChewangNorphel

Others

JammuandKashmir

34.

ShriT.V.MohandasPai

TradeandIndustry

Karnataka

35.

Dr.TejasPatel

Medicine

Gujarat

36.

ShriJadavMolaiPeyang

Others

Assam

37.

Smt.BimlaPoddar

Other

UttarPradesh

38.

Dr.N.Prabhakar

ScienceandEngineering

Delhi

39.

Dr.Prahalada

ScienceandEngineering

Maharashtra

40.

Dr.NarendraPrasad

Medicine

Bihar

41.

ShriRamBahadurRai

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

42.

Ms.MithaliRaj

Sports

Telangana

43.

ShriP.V.Rajaraman

CivilService

TamilNadu

44.

Prof.J.S.Rajput

LiteratureandEducation

UttarPradesh

45.

ShriKotaSrinivasaRao

Art

AndhraPradesh

46.

Prof.BimalRoy

LiteratureandEducation

WestBengal

47.

ShriShekharSen

Art

Maharashtra

48.

ShriGunvantShah

LiteratureandEducation

Gujarat

49.

ShriBrahmdevSharma(Bhaiji)

LiteratureandEducation

Delhi

50.

ShriManuSharma

LiteratureandEducation

UttarPradesh

51.

Prof.YogRajSharma

Medicine

Delhi

52.

ShriVasantShastri

ScienceandEngineering

Karnataka

53.

ShriS.K.Shivkumar

ScienceandEngineering

Karnataka

54.

Ms.P.V.Sindhu

Sports

Telangana

55.

ShriSardaraSingh

Sports

Haryana

56.

Ms.ArunimaSinha

Sports

UttarPradesh

57.

ShriMaheshRajSoni

Art

Rajasthan

58.

Dr.NikhilTandon

Medicine

Delhi

59.

ShriH.ThegtseRinpoche

SocialWork

ArunachalPradesh

PadmaShri

60.

Dr.HargovindLaxmishankerTrivedi

Medicine

Gujarat

61.

ShriHuangBaosheng(Foreigner)

Others

China

62.

Prof.JacquesBlamont(Foreigner)

ScienceandEngineering

France

Others

Maharashtra

63.

LateShriSyednaMohammad
Burhanuddin(Posthumous)

64.

ShriJeanClaudeCarriere(Foreigner)

LiteratureandEducation

France

65.

Dr.NandrajanRajChetty(NRI/PIO)

TradeandIndustry

USA

66.

ShriGeorgeL.Hart(Foreigner)

Others

USA

Others

Portugal

67.

JagatGuruAmrtaSuryanandaMaha
Raja(NRI/PIO)

68.

LateShriMeethaLalMehta(Posthumous) SocialWork

Rajasthan

69.

Ms.TriptiMukherjee(NRI/PIO)

Art

USA

70.

Dr.DattatreyuduNori(NRI/PIO)

Medicine

USA

71.

Dr.RaghuRamaPillarisetti(NRI/PIO)

Medicine

USA

72.

Dr.SaumitraRawat(NRI/PIO)

Medicine

UK

73.

Prof.AnnetteSchmiedchen(Foreigner)

LiteratureandEducation

Germany

Art

Delhi

CivilService

TamilNadu

74.
75.

LateShriPranKumarSharmaalias
Pran(Posthumous)
LateShriR.Vasudevan(Posthumous)

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establishmentofmilitarycourtsinthecountry.
173. PankajAdvaniwonhisseventhNationalBilliardsChampionshipinKolkataafterdefeatedingDhruvSitwala.
174. PaulinaVegaofColombiahasbeennamedaswinnerofMissUniverse2015beautypageantheldinMiami(USA).
175. PeopleforEthicalTreatmentofAnimals(PETA)announcedtocreateIndia'sfirstfencedelephantsanctuarywithinBannerghattaBiological
ParkinKarnatakatoallowelephantstomovearoundfreelywithinthesecurearea.
176. PeriyarTigerReserve,spreadover925sq.km.inKerala,haswontheNationalTigerConservationAuthority(NTCA)biennialawardfor
encouraginglocalpublicparticipationinmanagingthereserve.
177. PoetArundhathiSubramaniamhasbeengiventhefirstKhushwantSinghMemorialPrizeforherworkWhenGodisaTravelleratJaipur
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178. PolandWontheHopmanCupofTennisafterbeatingUSAinAustralia.
179. PopeFrancisDeclared17thCenturyIndianPriestandMissionaryJosephVazasSaintinSriLanka.
180. PopovIvanofRussiawon7thChennaiInternationalOpenGrandmasterChesstitle.
181. PortugeseFootballerwhoplaysforRealMadridClub,CristianoRonaldowonthe2014FIFABallondOrawardforthebestfootballerofthe
yearintheworld.
182. PrabhuNathDwivedihasbeennamedaswinnerofSahityaAkademiAwardforSanskrit,2014forhisshortstoriescollection
Kanakalochanaha.
183. PresidentsignedbillforcreatingnewsystemofappointmentofjudgestoSupremeandHighCourtsbyformingNationalJudicialAppointment
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twoSupremeCourtjudges,LawMinisterand2eminentpersons.
184. PresidentrulewasimposedinJammuandKashmir(J&K)ontherecommendationoftheGovernorofJammuandKashmirNNVohradueto
deadlockovertheformationofthenewgovernment.NotethatJammuandKashmirLegislativeAssemblyelectionwereheldinfivephasesin
December2014.IntheAssemblyelection,PeoplesDemocraticParty(PDP)won28seats,BharatiyaJanataParty(BJP)won25andNational
Congress(NC)won15seats.
185. PrimeMinisterofBhutanLyonchhenTsheringTobgayvisitedIndiawithhisspouseAumTashiDoma,ForeignMinisterRinzinDorjiand
EconomicAffairsMinisterNorbuWangchuk.
186. RBIRelaxedKnowYourCustomers(KYC)rulesforNonBankingFinancialCompanies(NBFCs)duetodifficultiesbeingfacedbyNBFCsin
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187. RBIallowedForeignInstitutionalInvestors(FIIs)/RegisteredForeignPortfoliosInvestors(RFPIs)tobuyupto49%ofpaidupcapitalofBajaj
CorpLtdunderPortfolioInvestmentScheme(PIS).
188. RenownedIndianRTIactivistSubhashChandraAgrawalhasbeengiventheGiraffeHeroaward2015byaUSbasedNGOTheGiraffeHeroes
ProjectforhisbraveryinutilisingRighttoInformation(RTI)Act,2005forpublicgooddespitechallenges.
189. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)constitutedaCommitteeunderRBIDeputyGovernorRGandhi,toreexamineappropriatesetofbusinessesand
licensingtermsforUrbanCooperativeBanks(UCB).
TheeightmembercommitteewillbechairedbyRGandhi,theDeputyGovernorofReserveBankofIndia.
190. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)signedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)forSupervisoryCooperationandExchangeofSupervisory
InformationwithBrazilsCentralBank,BancoCentraldoBrasil(BCB).

191. ReserveBankofIndialiftedbanoncarryingbanknotesofIndianRs1000and500toNepalandBhutan.
192. RuhakanaRugundaisappointedasNew(10th)PrimeMinisterofUganda.
193. RussianPresidentVladimirPutinapprovedforeignsoldierstoserveinRussianMilitaryforatleastfiveyears.
194. SJaishankarhasbeenappointedasnewForeignSecretaryofIndiareplacingSujataSingh.
195. SShrikrishnawonNationalSubJuniorBilliardstitleberatingIshpreetSinghChadhaofMaharashtra.
196. SamsungIndiaElectronicsandNMDC(NationalMineralDevelopmentCorporation)havebeenawardedtheGoldenPeacockAwardfor
CorporateSocialResponsibility2014foritsinitiativesforchildrenseducationandskilldevelopment.
197. ScientistsofUK'sUniversityofSouthamptonareplanningtogrowlettuceonMarsin2018underProjectLettuceOnMars.
198. SeanAbbottofAustraliahasbeennamedasBradmanYoungCricketerfortheYear2015.
199. SikkimgovernmentsignedMemorandumofUnderstandingwithNetherlandsandThailandfordevelopmentoffloriculture.
200. SindhushreeKhullarhasbeenappointedasFirstCEOofNITIAayogandArvindPanagariyahasbeenappointedasViceChairman.
201. SnoopSnitchAndroidapplaunchedinChaosComputerCongressannualmeetinginGermany.TheappcandetectInternationalMobile
SubscriberIdentity(IMSI)catcherssoastoinformapersonthatsomeoneisspyingonhim.
202. SocialMediaSiteTwitterBuysZipDial,ItsFirstAcquisitionofanIndianCompanyina35MillionUSDDeal.
203. SouthAfricascricketerABdeVilliershitfastestcenturyinOneDayInternational(ODI)cricketinJust31BallsagainstWestIndies.
204. SouthAmericanCountryVenezuelaenteredrecessionwithshrinkingeconomicgrowthandRecessionJumpingupto63%.
205. SpanishwriterJavierMoro'sBook'TheRedSari'biographyofCongressPresidentSoniaGandhireleasedinIndia.
206. SportEducationDevelopmentAustralia(SEDA)andIndia'sInfrastructureLeasingandFinancialServicesLimited(ILFS)signedan
MemorandumofUnderstandingduringAustralianMinisterforTradeandInvestmentAndrewRobb'sVisittoIndia.
207. SriLankancricketerKumarSangakkarabecamefastestcricketertoscore12000Testruns.
208. StephenConstantinehasbeenappointedasheadcoachofIndianmensfootballteam.
209. SteveEasterbrookhasbeenappointedasChiefExecutiveOfficerofFamousFastFoodChainMcDonaldsCorporation.
210. SurendraKumarSinhahasbeenappointedasFirstHinduChiefJusticeofBangladesh.
211. SutirthaBhattacharyatookchargeasChairmanandManagingDirectorofCoalIndiaLimited.
212. SwitzerlandTennisPlayerRogerFedererclaimedhis1000thATPcareerwinattheBrisbaneInternationalbydefeatingCanadianMilosRaonic.
Itwas1000thwinand83rdtitleofhiscareer.
213. SydneyInternationalTennistournament
Men'sSinglesViktorTroickiofSerbiawonbydefeatingMikhailKukushkinofKazakhstan.
Women'sSinglesCetraKvitovaofCzechRepublicwonbydefeatingKarolinaPliskovaofCzechRepublic.
Women'sDoublesSaniaMirzaandBethanieMattekSandsofUSwonbybeatingAmericansAbigailSpearsandRaquelKopsJones.
214. TheFifthGeneralAssemblyofIRENA(InternationalRenewableEnergyAssociation)heldinAbuDhabi(UAE).
215. ThomasKurianIsappointedasNewPresidentofOracleCorporation.
216. TrendsinGlobalCarbonDiOxideEmissionReport2014
217. USwillhostaninternationalAntiterrorSummitinWashingtoninFebruary2015topreventterrorism.
218. USAPresidentBarackObamaArrivedinIndiaforattendingCelebrationsandParadeofIndia's66thRepublicday.
219. USAbasedAppleIncrecordedprofitof18billionUSDdollarin2014whichisHighesteverprofitearnedbyanycompanyinthecorporate
world.
Applesold74.5millioniPhonesinquarterendingDecember2014.
RevenueoftheAppleIncroseto74.6billionUSDin2014from57.6billionUSDin2013.
Applenowhasacashpileupof178billionUSDwhichisenoughtobuyIBMortheequivalenttopay556USDtoeveryAmerican.
ThesuccessofApplemaybeattributedto
Apple'spartnershipinChinawithChinaMobileLimited
LargerscreensizeoftheiPhone6and6Plus.
DoublingofsalesofiPhoneinSingaporeandBrazilandSignificantriseinIndiaaswell.
220. UnitedNation(UN)SecretaryGeneralBanKimoonappointedIndiansociologistSaraswathiMenoninaPanelforreviewingpeacebuilding
activities.
221. UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD)releasedGlobalInvestmentTrendMonitorReporttoprovideglobal
investmentstrendin2014andprospectsofglobalinvestmentsin2015.
GlobalForeignDirectInvestment(FDI)inflowsdeclinedby8%in2014to1.26trillionUSDduetofragilityofglobaleconomy,geopolitical
risksandPoliticalUncertainities.
ReportincontextofIndia
FDIflowinIndiain2014increasedto35billionUSD(26%Up)withmaximumgrowthintheservicessector.
MaximumgrowthinFDIinIndiawasinservicessectorespeciallyinelectricity,gas,water,wastemanagementandinformationand
communication
Thisisoneofthehighestinrecentyears,thoughin2008FDIpeakedinIndiawith47billiondollarsfollowedby35.6billiondollarin
2009
TopfiveFDIrecipientscountriesin2014
ChinaislargestrecipientofFDIwith3%Increase.ChinareplacedUSthatattractedlargestFDIsince1980.

RankingsofHighestFDIAttractingCountries
Chinawith128billionUSD
HongKongwith111billionUSD
TheUnitedStateswith86billionUSD
Singaporewith81billionUSD
Brazilwith62billionUSD
222. UnitedNationsWorldEconomicSituationandProspectusReport2015
India'sGDPgrowthwillriseto5.9%in20142015and6.3%in2016,recoveryiscreditedtokeyreformsbythenewGovernmentledbyPM
NarendraModi.
EconomicgrowthinSouthAsiawillpickupfrom4.9%in2014to5.4%in2015and5.7%in2016.
Globaleconomyisexpectedtogrowat3.1%in2015and3.3%in2016,comparedwithgrowthof2.6%in2014.
TheWESPreportisproducedatthebeginningofeachyearbytheUNDepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairs,theUNConferenceon
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225. WeightlifterJimjangDeruofArunachalPradeshcreatednationalrecordinweightliftingbylifting238kilogramsin56kilogramscategory
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226. WingCommanderPujaThakurbecamefirstladyofficertoleadInterServiceGuardofHonourwiththeme"NariShakti".
227. WorldBankGroupreleasedbiannualGlobalEconomicProspects(GEP)Report,2015.
EconomicgrowthofIndiaestimatedat5.6%in2014,willimproveto6.4%in2015and7%in2016.
Globaleconomygrewby2.6%in2014andisexpectedtogrowby3%in2015,3.3%in2016and3.2%in2017.
USAhasgrowthabove2.4%in2014,expectedtogrowat3.2%in2015and3%in2016.
Chinasgrowthisexpectedtocomedownto7.1%in2015,7%in2016and6.9%in2017.
228. WorldbankreleasedareportnamedHeights:SocialInclusionandSustainableDevelopmentinHimachalPradeshtomark
significantgrowthoverthepastdecadesforHimachalPradesh.highlightsoftheReportare
PercapitaincomeinHimachalPradeshissecondhighestinIndiadespite90%ofitsresidentsliveinruralareas.Educationandshareof
womenintheworkforceisalsoappreciable.
HimachalPradeshisfirstinIndiatohavebanneduseofplasticbagsandhassetheightsinbecomingfreeofdefecationinopen.
Povertyisonethirdthenationalaverage.Ruralpovertydeclinefourtimesto85.%in2011from36.8%in199394.
229. YashPalSinghalhasbeenappointedasnewDirectorGeneralofPolice(DGP)ofHaryana.
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