JAN (1-18)2014 CURRENT AFFAIRS

Tamil Nadu Governor, Rosaiah inaugurated 15th Express Technology Sabhaon 17 January 2014.

US President Barack Obama announced to establish an Af-Pak Strategic Partnership Office (APSPO) on 18 January 2014.

The US President Barack Obama ordered curbs on the use of bulk data collected by National Security Agency (NSA) on 17 January 2014.

The four-member women fencing team from India was barred from competing in the Qatar Fencing World Cup in Doha on 17 January 2014.

Peshawar in Pakistan had the largest number of polio cases in the world in 2013.

US Scientists genetically engineered Tulasi or basil to enhance its pharmaceutical value.

Lusofonia Games 2014 is going to be held in Goa from 18 January to 29 January 2014

The 25th road safety week was celebrated from 11th to 17th January 2014

IICA and FICCI signed MoU to Raise Awareness on Corporate Regulation and Governance and for promoting the Corporate Affairs Agenda.

Edible oil and food ingredient manufacturer 3F tied up with Fuji Oil Co, the Japanese oil and fats firm to jointly set-up a non-dairy cream making plant.

Hery Rajaonarimampianina declared as the new President of Madagascar following the result of elections conducted with an aim to restore democracy.

Air pollution (Airpocalypse) of Beijing, China has reached to dangerous levels and people of the city have been warned to take precautions.

Google X Lab unveiled a smart contact lens that can help diabetics to measure their glucose level in tears on 17 January 2014.

Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community died of cardiac arrest in Mumbai on 17 January 2014.

RBI has allowed foreign investors to buy shares of South Indian Bank as foreign shareholding in the bank has gone below the prescribed limit.

Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari released a book entitled Sangharsh ke safar ka nayak Mulayam written by Omveer Tomar on 17 January 2014.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new 5 rupees and 10 rupees coins bearing images of Goddess Vaishno Devi

Anthropomorphic motif figure discovered in the Wayanad district of Kerala among the prehistoric rock engravings on the Thovari hills.

Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a five-star hotel room, which police believe is a case of suicide.

IIFCL signed an agreement with the K-EXIM for infrastructure finance and covers cooperation and investment financing related to infrastructure.

Sahayog – Kaijin 2014’: India and Japan joint Coast Guard exercise

 

Abhijeet Gupta won his second Parsvanth International Grandmasters chess tournament on 16 January 2014.

 

Leaked draft IPCC UN report has warned about rise of the level of greenhouse gases and it calls for greater global efforts to tackle the issue.

 

Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) approved on 16 January 2014, the sale of 10 percent stake in IOC to ONGC and OIL.

 

Garry Kenneth Toomey, CEO of Jet Airways was resigned

 

A team of archaeologist has discovered a tomb of the unknown Pharaonic king of dated back to about 1650 BC.

 

Jamila Bayaz was appointed as the police chief of District One of Kabul province on 15 January 2014.

 

Qamar Ahmed, the Pakistani Cricket journalist became the only third man in history to cover 400 test matches while covering a match as Sharjah.

 

Bernie Ecclestone, the F1 boss will be tried on bribery charges. The rule was passed by a court in Munich.

 

Famous Bengali actress Suchitra Sen died in Kolkota on 17 January 2014. She was 82.

 

Defence Ministry has justified its decision to scrap INS Vikrant to High Court of Mumbai as it has completed its operational life.

 

BIS and Ministry of Labour and Employment signed an MoU to enhance the collaboration within the framework of UKIERI in New Delhi.

 

Taiwanese poet Yushi was awarded the Thiruvalluvar award on Thiruvalluvar Day

Union Shipping Ministry unveiled new policy guidelines for major ports aimed to leverage land resources for commercial advantage.

Guidelines on New Land Policy for Major Ports of the

The Union Shipping Ministry on 16 January 2014 unveiled new policy guidelines for major ports. The policy guidelines have been released with an aim to help them leverage their land resources for commercial advantage.

The policies will help in carrying out leasing and licensing of port land in a transparent manner as this provides necessary framework for land allotment by major ports. The Union Shipping Ministry has also cleared 20 port projects involving an investment of 6000 crore rupees, envisaging 102 million tonnes in capacity in the first nine months of the fiscal.

The guidelines have also reduced the discretion powers and has prescribed tender-cum-auction as the most preferred method of allotment. 

The new policy guidelines says
• Land can be allotted only through licensing in custom bond areas by inviting competitive bidding, while land outside custom bond areas can be leased through tender-cum-auction
• There is also a provision to license land outside custom bond areas, but it should be only for port related activities. 
• The Boards of respective ports can approve leasing of land for a period up to 30 years. For leasing of land beyond 30 years and up to 99 years, approval of the Government has to be obtained through the mechanism of Empowered Committee.

 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) included Hong Kong and Macau in the sensitive list.

 

Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned 1.75 crore rupees towards conducting two world level events in Chennai.

 

 The WPI declined to 6.16 percent in December 2013 as compare to 7.52 percent in November 2013.

 

GoM led by Sharad Pawar has approved the incentives to the sugar industry for exports of up to 40 lakh tonnes of raw sugar for two years.

 

India and South Korea have signed nine pacts in different areas to deepen economic cooperation and bolster defence engagements.

 

Government allowed the import of human embryos for artificial reproduction

 

Britain has decided to change its tough immigration rules to recruit doctors from India to fulfill the crisis of doctors in the emergency departments.

 

The Indian Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC) declared results of the election.

 

Deepika Padukone won the Best Actress award and Farhan Akhtar won the Best Actor Award at the 20th Screen Awards.

 

 Famous Marathi writer and Social activist, Namdeo Dhasal died in Mumbai.

 

Scientists are studying the emissions of nitrous oxide regulated from streams and rivers contributed by the population of microorganisms.

 

NASA discovered a new potentially hazardous asteroid named 2013 YP139

 

State Cabinet of Goa approved a proposal of increase in the reservation of OBC from 19.5 to 27 percent for employment in the government sector.

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Indian Coast Guard Ship Abhinav was commissioned in Kochi by the Director General of Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapiyal.

 

Arunachal Pradesh witnessed the first trial run of a rail engine on 15 January 2014.

 

India registered an increase of five years in the average life expectancy rate.

 

Jimmy Walker of the US won the Sony Open golf tournament held in Hawaii on 13 January 2014.

 

Coal India Ltd (CIL) board declared a dividend of 290 percent to its shareholders for the financial year 2013-14 on 14 January 2014.

 

Center has decided to provide additional wage employment of 50 days beyond stipulated 100 days under MGNREGA to ST households in forest areas.

 

Karnataka became the first State in India to provide Universal Health Coverage to its population.

 

Oil-rich Sudan offered two oil and gas blocks to ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) on the sidelines of Petrotech 2014.

 

Director of CBI, Ranjit Sinha announced to set-up a specialized unit to handle the cases related to sports fraud, fixing and illegal batting.

 

World Bank in its Global Economic Prospects Report forecasted that economy of India will grow by just 6 percent in 2014-15.

 

USA handed over the three stolen 10th century Indian artifacts to Indian consulate in New York on 14 January 2014.

 

British PM ordered enquiry into Thatcher’s role in Operation Bluestar.

 

WHO report said that Pakistan is the only polio-endemic country in the world and it reported most cases of crippling disease in 2013 and 2012.

 

Nanotechnology may prevent cancer from spreading by using sticky nanoparticles.

 

India and Japan held joint exercise in Kochi Coast on 14 January 2014.

 

66th Army Day was observed on 15 January in recognition of General KM Carippa who became first Commander-in-Chief of the independent India.

 

European Parliament has signed off new CO2 restrictions for commercial vans to slash emissions by 28 percent from 2020.

 

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised concern on 13 January 2014 over Ranbaxy.

 

Malaysian Government announced on 13 January 2014 to introduce high-tech ID cards for foreign workers.

 

Consumer Retail inflation came down in December 2013 to 9.87percent as against 11.16 percent in November 2013.

 

Anju Bobby George declared winner of World Athletics Final, 2005 held in Monte Carlo

The 151st birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated on 12 January 2014.

 

Vijay Zol selected as the Captain of India to lead the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

 

Maharashtra government has decided to undertake a dryland farming programme for farmers to benefit them who are dependent on monsoon for irrigation.

 

NABARD has reduced the refinance rates for the banks and other lending agencies by 0.20 percent to promote rural credit and rural infrastructure.

 

Pranab Mukherjee presented the Sunil Gangopadhyay Memorial Award of 2012 and 2013 to Nirendranath Chakraborty and Sankha Ghosh, respectively.

 

SC has directed the Government to place the report of Justice Shah Commission on illegal mining in Odisha and Jharkhand to it by 27 January 2014.

  

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched two indigenous Glucose Monitoring Device, Suchek and QuickcheQ, on 13 January 2014.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013

 

Delhi withdrew FDI in multibrand retail and became first state to do so.

 

A team of 34 scientists has spotted footprints of Dinosaurs at Thaiat village in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.

 

India and Canada has signed a Letter of Intent for co-operation in Iron andSteel Sector. A high-level delegation from Canada is on a visit to India.

 

P.K.Goyal, Director of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) was awarded the Best CFO Award on 12 January 2014

 

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Andaman and Nicobar Tribal Research and Training Institute at Port Blair on 12 January 2014.

 

Andhra Pradesh bagged the Oil and Gas Conservation Award for the best performance among the big States.

 

 

Nikhat Zareen won gold medal at the third Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament.

  

Sheikh Hasina along with her Cabinet of 49 Ministers was sworn-in before President Abdul Hamid on 12 January 2014.

 

India completes three years without reporting any case of polio on 13 January 2014.

 

The IRDA allowed insurance companies to invest in Equity exchange traded funds and proposed guidelines for such investments.

 

An International Poll titled the World’s most admired people conducted by YouGov released.

 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation of 2,800 Megawattnuclear power plant in Fatehabad district of Haryana on 13 January 2014.

 

Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died on 11 January 2014.

 

IRDA constituted Suresh Mathur Panel to suggest ways for improving FDI in insurance sector.

 

India to revise GDP growth rate from 6.2 to 7 percent for 2011-12 to correct the anomaly in industrial output data.

 

Sanil Shetty and Ankita Das won their maiden men’s and women’s singles championship on 12 January 2014.

 

The US based company Innovega unveiled a new eyewear system, the iOptik, on 11 January 2014.

 

71st Golden Globe Awards were announced at Los Angeles on 11 January 2014.

 

BOJ and RBI concluded an agreement for expansion of the maximum amount of the Bilateral Swap Agreement (BSA) to 50 billion dollars.

 

ONGC Men & Chhattisgarh Women won 28th Federation Cup National Basketball Championship.

 

Export of India has grown 3.49 percent to 26.3 billion dollars and the imports dipped 15.25 percent to 36.4 billion dollar in December 2013.

 

Enoch, I am a British Indian is a book written by Sarinder Joshua Duroch. He has expressed views against the EUs open borders policy.

 

Government of India has asked the state government of Odisha to disburse the payments to the beneficiaries of (MGNREGA) Scheme.

Government issued guidelines for Sports Awards that bars Arjuna and Dornacharya Awards to players and coaches accused for doping.

 

No Lost Generation initiative has been launched by UN and partners to save millions of Syrian Children from loosing generation amidst the civil war.

 

Government has notified new natural gas pricing formulae to be in effect from 1 April. Rates of all domestically produced fuel will be almost doubled.

 

Platform number one of Gorakhpur railway station of Uttar Pradesh has entered into the Limca Book of Records as longest rail platform in the world.

 

World Hindi Day observed in India by the Ministry of External Affairs on 10 January organizing a function at the Foreign Service Institute in New Delhi.

 

The South Korean steel maker POSCO has received environment clearance from MoEF for a steel plant worth 52000 crore rupees in Odisha.

 

The Cabinet approved the guidelines for television rating agencies on 9 January 2014...

 

The Supreme Court on 9 January 2014 directed the Sahara Group to reveal the source of the 22885 crore rupees

 

The Union Cabinet approved the introduction of the National Youth Policy, 2014 (NYP, 2014) on 9 January 2014.

 

Ministry of Environment and Forest cleared the Tawang-II hydro project in Arunachal Pradesh

 

Scientists for the first time measured the distance to galaxies more than six billion light years away accurate to 1%.

 

Social activist IIa Pathak passed away in Ahmedabad due to prolonged illness

 

The Reserve Bank of India relaxed the rules of Foreign Direct Investment

 

India’s first gun for women, Nirbheek was launched on 9 January 2014

 

Prime Minister of Tunisia, Ali Larayedh resigned from his office. The country will be led by the caretaker Government led by led by Mehdi Jomaa.

 

SEBI notified a stricter set of settlement norms that entities charged with serious offences will not be able to settle these cases any more.

 

Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards to thirteen NRIs, PIOs and organisations for their outstanding contribution.

 

Elected MPs of Bangladesh took the Parliamentary oath. The government will be made by the ruling Awami League.

 

Co- Founder of Twitter, Biz Stone unveiled a new mobile service called Jelly on 8 January 2014

 

CCEA approved the renaming of Mill Gate Price Scheme as Yarn Supply Scheme

 

Election Commission decided to call off the tie with Google for registering the new voters

 

PSPB Men and Women emerged winners in the 75th Senior National Table Tennis Championship.

 

Polar vortex was responsible for record low temperatures in the United States.

 

DIPP has issued a press note restricting use of non-compete clauses in both Greenfield and Brownfield projects.

 

The Kelkar Committee submitted the first part of its report on 8 January 2014.

 

Russia has blocked a statement of UN Security Council condemning the Syrian Government’s use of air-strikes against civilians in Aleppo.

 

Vishu Bondre a former Mumbai Ranji Trophy Cricketer died due to cardiac arrest on 8 January 2014. He played in Ranji in 1965-66 and 1969-70.

 

SEBI has made it compulsory for all investments into Collective Investment Scheme funds to be made through banking channels and not in cash.

 

Union Cabinet has approved a comprehensive regulatory framework in the form of guidelines for Television Rating Agencies in India.

 

India and Japan decided to strengthen defence Cooperation especially in maritime security at Defence Ministerial Meeting.

 

Kumari Selja gave away the Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards to meritorious students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

 

Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to roll back the cabinet decision to sell Indian Made Foreign Liquor at Country Liquor outlets.

 

Malaysia extended its invitation to India to open a branch of IIT there.

 

HSBC Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) released showing shrinking of Indian Services sector in December 2013.

 

India asked US to discontinue commercial activities undertaken at US embassy, as it’s a violation of Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

 

Seventh Global Insurance Summit was held at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh on 8 January 2014.

 

Department of Health Research has drawn new norms to help psychological support to molestation victims.

 

Supreme Court said, failing to obtain necessary clearances will lead to revoke coal allocations of block although after high investments done.

 

Report titled Estimation of retreat of Gangotri glacier released by GBPIHED

 

The Government of India introduced a Know India Programme for young persons of Overseas Indians.

 

Dun and Bradstreet report hinted that the business optimism saw a significant rise in the first quarter of 2014.

 

Facebook acquired Bengaluru-based Little Eye Labs for 90 crore rupees  on 7 January 2014

 

Delhi Chief Minister launched a helpline which will help catch bribe seekers.

 

Conjoined gray whale calves were found by the fishermen in the lagoon in Baja California as per the Mexican officials.

 

Uninor appointed Morten Sorby as new CEO

 

Reserve Bank of India has allowed the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to lend up to 75 percent of the value of gold.

 

Third phase of the North Eastern Community Resource Management Project has been launched at Imphal in Manipur.

 

The Supreme Court ordered the Government of India to revive the decision to double the price of K-G basin gas.

 

India defeated Pakistan to win 2014 Under-19 Asia Cup in the final match played at Sharjah cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 4 January 2014.

 

The Iraq government has lost control of the strategic city of Fallujah after being captured by Al-Qaeda linked forces.

 

Munish Sharda appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of private insurer Future Generali India Life Insurance.

 

RBI has released the statistical statement of the International Investment Position (IIP) of the quarter ended in September 2013.

 

India has launched the third phase of its housing project in Sri Lanka, which will include Indian origin Tamils settled in the country.

 

RBI panel has suggested to set-up specialized banks to cater to the low income households to cater to every citizen have a bank account by 2016.

 

Comptroller and Auditor General can audit the private sector telecom companies, Delhi High Court

 

Astronomers have discovered a gassy twin of Earth with a mass similar to that of Earth in another solar system 200 light years away.

 

Supreme Court of India has directed the Government of India to appoint a national regulator to oversee the implementation of forest policy.

 

China to be become a partner in the proposed NIMZ in Andhra Pradesh

 

Union Ministry of Human Resource Development announced Maulana Azad Taleem-e-Baligan scheme

 

Chhattisgarh government launched a toll free helpline number 1100 to curb corruption in its departments on 7 January 2014.

 

China destroyed six tonnes of smuggled ivory to protect declining elephant population

 

Government has launched the nation’s first comprehensive adolescent health programme named Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram.

 

Environmental information dissemination centre set up at Chennai Corporation Middle School in Choolai, TamilNadu.

 

Prithvi II, the Nuclear capable Surface-to-Surface missile, successfully test-fired

 

The world Famous Dhanu Yatra of Bargarh started on 6 January 2014. It tells the story of killing of King Kansa by Lord Krishna.

 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) selected the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (CCIL) as legal entity identifiers (LEIs) on 6 January 2014.

 

US Senate has confirmed the name of Janet Yellen as the first woman to leadthe US Federal Reserve.

 

Mahesh Mangaonkar began the New Year in the same way he ended 2013 by defeating Greg Lobban to win PSA Tour title at the Open du Gard.

 

RBI has allowed the Indian companies to issue non-convertible or redeemable preference shares or debentures to non-resident shareholders as bonus.

 

Government of India has announced Jeevan Raksha Padak for 37 people for their meritorious act of human nature in saving human lives.

 

Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice A K Ganguly has resigned as the Chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC).

 

Saturn's iconic rings likely formed about 4.4 billion years

 

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance launched an all women branch in Pune

 

Portugal’s former football player Eusebio da Silva Ferreira died on 5 January 2014 due to heart attack.

 

R. Chandrashekhar was appointed as President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) on 4 January 2014.

 

Rare odonate species found in Western Ghats.

 

US Embassy in Beirut has issued a warning for Americans in Lebanon to avoid hotels, western-style shopping malls and social events.

 

Government of India allowed British retailer Tesco to invest in brownfield entities in India.

 

Singer Phil Everly passed away in Burbank, California

 

Telugu film actor Uday Kiran allegedly committed suicide at his house. He was one of the youngest winners of the filmfare award as best actor.

 

Aditya Joshi, a young shuttler from Madhya Pradesh became the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world.

 

Aircraft wreckage considered of Second World War has been found by the residents of an interior village of Manipur at Konu Hil in Senapati district.

 

Indian Navy has looked forward to pave the way for a circumnavigation of the globe by an all-woman crew who would be trained aboard INS Mhadei.

 

Serena Williams won the Brisbane International title in Australia

 

Endangered animals are perishing due to infection caused by canine distemper virus (CDV)

 

Heavy rains and strong winds up to 100 kmph struck the east coast north of Trincomalee of Sri Lanka as Tropical storm One has made its landfall.

 

India Pitta, an endemic bird was spotted in Delhi after 60 years recently.

 

King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck will be on a five-day visit to India.

 

Ruling party of Bangladesh, Awami League secured an absolute majority in the Parliamentary elections.

 

Assam will launch its adult vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis. In 1st phase; all upper Assam districts will be covered.

 

ISRO successfully launched its heavy-duty rocket GSLV-D5 for placing communication satellite GSAT-14 into the orbit.

 

Infosys Ltd appointed B. G. Srinivas and U.B. Pravin Rao as presidents of Infosys Ltd

 

Merger & Acquisitions (M & A) in the India economy declined by 11.5% in the year 2013.

 

India’s former shooting coach Tibor Gonczol died in Australia on 3 January 2014.

 

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports released the criteria for giving Arjuna Award to the Sports Persons.

 

MLA of Aam Aadmi Party, MS Dhir has been elected as the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly. This was announced by the Pro-tem Speaker, Mateen Ahmad.

 

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) decided to set up the world's largest corporate learning and development centre in Thiruvananthapuram

 

India has asked the US Embassy not to screen any movies at the American Center without obtaining a licence.

 

Manmohan Singh has launched total E-literacy project in Kerala. E-literacy project implemented by PN Panicker Vigyan Vikas Kendra in Thiruvanathpuram

 

Raj Jain and Pankaj Madan were appointed as CEO&CFO respectively.

 

National Archives of India has successfully collaborated with the State Archives of Turkey and the National Records and Archives Authority of Oman.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the Order of Prince Henry

 

India has signed a credit agreement of 160 million dollar with World Bank. The agreement was signed for Rajasthan Road Sector Modernisation Project.

 

Cabinet has approved a Policy Guidelines for Land Management by Major Ports 2014 that will guide the functioning and development of port sector.

 

India and Maldives have been signed 3 Memorandum of Understandings.

 

Pradhyuman Singh was appointed as the pro-tem speaker of the 14th Rajasthan Assembly on 3 January 2014.

 

World Braille Day is absorbed across the world on 4 January to commemorate the birthday of Louis Braille, who is credited for inventing the language.

 

Shri S.K. Sharma was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

 

India announced a new rule to vaccinate against polio to the travellers from Pakistan would be implemented from 14 February 2014.

 

WBHRC chairman Justice Ashok Kumar Ganguly resigned from the post of honorary professor of the National University of Juridical Sciences.

 

Indian credit-rating agency CRISIL launched a Financial Inclusix Index 2013 on 2 January 2014.

 

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved amendments in the Mega Power Policy 2009

 

The Wimbledon Foundation has teamed up with HSBC and All India Tennis Association (AITA) to launch The Road to Wimbledon event in India.

 

Scientists developed new software that gives the weather activity using local data.

 

The administration of Sonitpur district Assam and East Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh agreed on 2 January 2014 to maintain the status quo...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal for construction of Transmission system from Alusteng (Srinagar) to Leh.

 

Iron lady Margaret Thatcher rose-up as the most successful post-war British Prime Minister in a survey, Winston Churchill was ranked fourth.

 

China's first aircraft carrier has successfully finished a series of tests during a training mission in the disputed South China Sea.

 

India and Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to protect the interests and rights of Indian domestic sector workers in the Saudi Arabia.

 

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Central Sector Scheme, ILDP

 

CCEA has approved the proposal for establishment of 58 new medical colleges by upgradation of existing district hospitals in deficient states.

 

Union Government approved a proposal for sending a Presidential reference to Supreme Court for conducting a probe in judge AK Ganguly case.

 

Pakistan on 2 January 2014 announced its plan to set up seven functional nuclear plants of 1100 MW each by 2030.

 

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Minimum Support Price of Jute for 2014-15

 

CCEA gave its nod for the implementation of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Low Income States of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and UP.

 

Hubble discovered the two new planets, GJ 436b and GJ121 4b with clouds.

 

CCEA approved a proposal for setting CCTVs and GPS devices on public transport vehicles in 32 cities for women safety.

 

Super Computer PARAM Yuva-II  was rated 1st in India and 44th in the world.

 

Iran has said that the interim nuclear deal agreed upon with the six major world powers will come into effect from the 20 January 2014.

 

Southern Grid has been synchronously connected to the rest of the Grid of India to accomplish a mission of One Nation–One Grid–One Frequency.

 

Latvia became the 18th member of the euro zone. Latvia gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and joined the European Union in 2004.

 

The festival of Losar is being celebrated across Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir with traditional and religious fervor.

 

The price of non-subsidized LPG hiked by 220 rupees per cylinder. A household is entitled for nine subsidized LPG cylinder at present.

 

President gave his assent to the Lokpal Bill. The assented bill provides creation of an anti-graft watchdog even to the office of the Prime Minister.

 

Corey Anderson broke Afridi’s record of fastest century in One Day International against West Indies on 1 January 2014.

 

Cephlon Inc filed suit against Glenmark over cancer drug in US court.

 

Centre has sanctioned 1080 buses to thirteen cities of seven states under its Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scheme.

 

Chief of Army Staff Bikram Singh took Charge as Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman.

 

India to send a team to assess political and security situation in South Sudan after at least 1000 people have died in ethnic conflict.

 

Japan has estimated that a quarter of the population is currently aged over 65 and the figure is expected to reach nearly 40 percent by 2060.

 

India scrapped the 3600 crore rupees to supply 12 VVIP chopper deal with AgustaWestland due to breach of the pre-contract Integrity Pact.

 

Ronaldinho has been elected as the South American footballer of the year in the annual poll conducted by the Uruguayan daily El Pais.

 

Government has issued food safety and hygiene guidelines to prevent contamination of supplementary nutrition provided to pregnant women and children.

 

Delhi Government ordered an audit of three private power distribution companies in the city by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.

 

 Danielle Steel awarded France’s highest honour, the Legion of Honor

 

Mammen Mathew, the Chief Editor of Malayala Manorma has been chosen for prestigious journalism Lokmanya Tilak National Award.