Current Affairs May 2014

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Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants abducted more than 200 girls from north-eastern Nigeria
from April 2014 aged beteen 12 and 1!"
Air !ndia announced on 1 May 2014 to "oin #argest g#oba# air#ines network $tar A##iance in %u#y
2014.
National Basketball Association #NBA$ on 1 %a& 2014 banned 'os Angeles (lippers oner )onald
Sterling for life and fined him 2"! million dollars o*er an alleged racist remark on African-American
spectators in the stand"
+ranar& ith alls of mud-bricks disco*ered b& archaeologists during e,ca*ation at -akhigarhi *illage
a Harappan ci*ilisation site. in Har&ana"
!ndia ranked no 1 in !CC &wenty20 !nternationa# &eam rankings by re'#acing $ri (anka.
(hief /,ecuti*e 0fficer #(/0$ of 1ord %otor (o Alan %ulall& announced to retire on 1 2ul& 2014"
3S senate confirmed name of %anish Shah as 1ederal 2udge in Illinois" He as confirmed b& the Senate
b& 4!-0 *otes"
+o*ernment of Namibia purchased 5400 India-made /6%s for use in the countries 7residential
/lection. scheduled in No*ember 2014"
8he 3nited States on 2 %a& 2014 announced 1"2 million 3S dollar aid package for 3krainian
2ournalists"
&he )#ection *ueue Management $ystem+ a first of its kind initiati,e in the country in -udwan
district+ .est -enga#.
9orld 7ress 1reedom )a& as obser*ed on 5 %a& 2014 across the orld"
8rap Shooter. %ana*:it Sandhu ranked at third spot in ISS1 9orld -anking"
Nobel 'aureate economist +ar& Becker died at the age of 45 due to illness in (hicago"
/irst indigenous#y de,e#o'ed air0to0air missi#e Astra successfu##y test fired on 4 May 2014 from
a $ukhoi010M2! fighter "et o,er the Arabian $ea off 3oa.
4ice0'resident of anama %uan Car#os 4are#a on 4 May 2014 won the 'residentia# e#ection.
$ania Mir5a of India and Cara -#ack of ;imbabe on 5 %a& 2014 won women6s doub#es tit#e b&
defeating the (<ech -ussian team of /*a Hrdino*a and 6aleria Solo*&e*a =-4. =-5 in the final at the
.&A ortuga# 7'en 2014 held in 0eiras. 7ortugal"
&urkish in,estigati,e "ourna#ist Ahmet $ik won the 2014 8N)$C7 3ui##ermo Cano .or#d ress
/reedom ri5e.
4irat 2oh#i was ranked no 1 in !CC #ist of 7ne Day !nternationa# 97D!: ranking re#eased in Dubai
on 4 May 2014.
)ipika 7allikal ranked 10 in the 9omen>s S?uash Association #9SA$ rankings released on 4 %a& 2014"
New )#ement 11; which is tem'orari#y ca##ed 8unse'tium with 11; 'rotons set to "oin 'eriodic
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tab#e.
%artin @il<an on %unich A87 tournament in +erman& b& defeating 1abio 1ognini 2-=. =-1. =-2"
%ark Selb& of /ngland on 9orld Snooker (hampionship title 2014 on in Sheffield. /ngland"
A book entitled A Stamp is Born authored b& (" -" 7akrashi as released b& 6ice 7resident of India. %
Hamid Ansari"
7rime %inister of Slo*enia. Alenka Bratusek resigned on ! %a& 2014"
/lena Baltacha. the former British No 1 tennis pla&er died of li*er cancer at the age of 50"
&he .or#d <ea#th 7rganisation 9.<7: on 5 May 2014 dec#ared outbreak of 'o#io as a .or#d
<ea#th )mergency.
=eser,e -ank of !ndia 9=-!: on > May 2014 issued the guide#ines to a##owe the minors of age
abo,e 10 years to o'en $a,ings bank accounts.
B((I suspended -(A and appointed an ad-hoc bod& to run the states cricket affairs" 8he action as
taken after 'alit %odi as elected as -(A 7resident"
akistan successfull& test-fired surface0to0surface -a##istic Missi#e <ataf0!!! 3ha5na,i during ar
e,ercises of Arm&>s Strategic 1orce (ommand"
akistan Cricket -oard has appointed the former fast boler of 7akistan. .a?ar @ounis as the
national coach of the nationa# team of akistan"
8o Indian-Americans %an:usha 7" @ulkarni and -an:ana 7aintal on A %a& 2014 ere selected for
(hampions of (hange b& the 9hite House"
Indian-American cardiologist %itul @adakia on the prestigious 2014 +regor& Bradeb %emorial
1ello of the Bear Aard"
)irectorate +eneral of (i*il A*iation #)+(A$ on A %a& 2014 appro*ed the fl&ing license of AirAsia
India 7ri*ate 'imited #AAI7'$"
)ennis 'illee left (ricket Australia coaching post o*er pa& hike"
)irectorate +eneral of (i*il A*iation #)+(A$ on A %a& 2014 issued guidelines to operastors for -eal
8ime 8racking of Aircrafts"
-onnie 0CSulli*an as named snookerCs 7la&er of the Bear at the sportCs annual aards ceremon& in
'ondon on D %a& 2014"
!ns'ector 3enera# 2 Natara"an took o,er as the 21st Commander of the Coast 3uard =egion
9Andaman and Nicobar: as a successor of 4$= Murthy.
Book entitled EIndia 2unction F A 9indo to the Nation> as released b& Arunendra @umar. the
(hairman of -aila& Board"
=eser,e -ank of !nia 9=-!: in its notification barred e#igib#e !ndian com'anies from raising )C-
from o,erseas branchesAsubsidiaries of !ndian banks.
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S/BI e,empted /tihad Aira&s from making open offer in the 2et deal as purchase of 24G stake of 2et
Airlines doesn>t amount to change in onership"
8he 3nited States. -ussia. (hina. Britain and 1rance signed a protocol to the (entral Asian Nuclear-
9eapon-1ree-;one 8reat&"
(hinese 7remier 'i @e?iang eight da& official *isits to four nations of African continent starting on 4
%a& 2014 concluded on 11 %a& 2014"
)elhi 'ieutenant +o*ernor set up a High 7oered (ommittee to look into the pollution le*els in )elhi
and suggest steps to reduce its le*els in the cit&"
Mani'ur defeated defending cham'ions 7rissa to c#inch the $enior Nationa# .omen6s /ootba##
Cham'ionshi's tit#e at 3o#aghat $tadium in Assam.
7resident of India conferred National 1lorence Nighangle Aards 2014 on 5! nursing personnel from
across the countr& for their meritorious ser*ices"
=ussia6s Maria $hara'o,a won the Mutua Madrid 7'en &ennis tit#e by defeating =omanian
$imona <a#e' 10>+ >02+ >01 in the fina#s.
=afae# Nada# won his 2;th A& .or#d &our Masters 1000 tit#e at Mutua Madrid 7'en fina# after
2ei Nishikori was forced to withdraw with a back in"ury.
'ondon-based Hindu:a brothers emerged richest in 3@ in the Super--ich list" 8he& replaced 'akshmi
%ittal and Alisher 3smano* to top the list"
&he resident of !ndia ga,e his assent to the .hist#eb#owers rotection -i## 2011 and with his
assent the -i## became a #aw.
8nion 3o,ernment on 11 May 2014 a''ointed (ieutenant 3enera# Da#bir $ingh $uhag as the
2Bth Chief of Army $taff 9C7A$:.
0scar inning Sedish 1ilm )irector %alik Bend:elloul died"
=-! has a##owed the o,erseas branches of domestic banks to offer structured deri,ati,es e,en if
the 'roducts are not a##owed in !ndia+ at 'resent.
&he committee to re,iew 3o,ernance of -oards of -anks in !ndia on 11 May 2014 submitted its
re'ort to =eser,e -ank of !ndia 9=-!:.
3N /n*o& on S&ria 'akhdar Brahimi on 15 %a& 2014 submitted his resignation to 3N Secretar&-
+eneral Ban @i-moon in Ne Bork"
%ustice -$ Chauhan a''ointed as the Chairman of the Cau,ery .ater Dis'utes &ribuna# as a
successor of %ustice N $ingh.
8-8BI has been chosen for the Special (ommendation at the +olden 7eacock National 8raining Aards
2014 for conduct of /ntrepreneurship training"
Indian F American Indira 8alani>s name as confirmed as a federal :udge in %assachusetts b& 3S
Senate"
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6-6 Sriprasad appointed as %) of 6ol*o Buses India"
7anka: Ad*ani on 14 %a& 2014 on (ricket (lub of India #((I$ (lassic Billiards and Snooker
tournament"
Hocke& India #HI$ honoured heroes of 14A! 9orld (up team on 14 %a& 2014"
Si, orkers in:ured on 14 %a& 2014 after Hot ater Spill from a *al*e at @udankulam Nuclear 7oer
7lant"
AsiaCs biggest milk brand Amul on 14 %a& 2014 announced to set up a dair& processing plant in
6aranasi"
8he International 8echnolog& 'a Association on 14 %a& 2014 appointed Sa:ai singh as the 7resident"
S( has appointed 2ustice %ukul %udgal panel to further probe the I7' betting or spot fi,ing scandal
that in*ol*es Nara&ansam& Srini*asan and 12 others"
@asturirangan 8ask 1orce on 9aste to /nerg& submitted its report on 14 %a& 2014 to the 7lanning
(ommission"
+o*ernor of the -eser*e Bank of India announced that plastic currenc& notes ill be launched in 201!
after field trials in fi*e cities"
Ashwin -. andya a''ointed as the Chairman of the Centra# .ater Commission C eD0officio
$ecretary of the 3o,ernment of !ndia.
Megha#aya <igh Court on 15 May 2014 ru#ed that the nationa#s of -ang#adesh+ who sett#ed in
the state before 24 March 1E;1 shou#d be treated as !ndians.
1>th (ok $abha )#ections 2014 resu#ts dec#aredH B27 emerged as the inner in the 1=th 'ok Sabha
election b& securing 2D2 seats of !45" 8he results ere declared on 1= %a& 2014"
Manmohan $ingh resigned as the rime Minister of !ndia after his 'arty faced a defeat in the
1>th (ok $abha e#ection.
Chief Minister of -ihar Nitish 2umar tendered his resignation to the 3o,ernor of the state" He
also recommended dissolution of the Bihar Assembl&"
-ra5i# re#eased two 'ostage stam's to 'ay tribute to the 100 years of !ndian cinema. &he
stam's ha,e been designed by !ndian gra'hic designer.
Montek $ingh Ah#uwa#ia resigned as the De'uty Chairman of #anning Commission of !ndia on
1; May 2014.
15th (ok $abha has been disso#,ed by the resident of !ndia+ ranab Mukher"ee on 1B May
2014 on ad,ice of the outgoing 8nion Cabinet.
-ussi %od&. the former 8ata Steels (hairman died"
Nabam &uki on 1B May 2014 sworn0in as the Chief Minister of Arunacha# radesh in !tanagar
and his oath to the office was administered by Nirbhay $harma.
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Indian menCs recur*e team on 1D %a& 2014 on Sil*er %edal in Archer& 9orld (up Stage 2 at
%edellin. 3S"
No*ak ):oko*ic on the %enCs Italian 8ennis 0pen 2014 held in -ome. Ital& on 1D %a& 2014"
Serena 9illiams of 3S on the 9omenCs Italian 8ennis 0pen 2014 on 1D %a& 2014" She defeated
9orld No" 11 Sara /rrani of Ital&"
8hree-time 11 orld champion. Sir 2ack Brabham died at the age of DD" He is the onl& dri*er. ho on
a title b& a car bearing his name"
6eteran nuclear scientist N Srini*asan died"
rime Minister6s )conomic Ad,isory Counci# 9M)AC: Chairman Chakra,arthi =angara"an
resigned on 1E May 2014.
Bhasha Shahid )ias or 'anguage %art&rs )a& as obser*ed in Barak 6alle& of Assam on 14 %a& in
remembrance of mart&rs of language of the state"
/ormer resident A% Abdu# 2a#am awarded honorary degree by )dinburgh 8ni,ersity.
awan Cham#ing of $D/ sworn0in as the Chief Minister of $ikkim for a record fifth consecuti,e
time.
%itan =am Man"hi sowrn0in as the new Chief Minister of -ihar. +o*ernor )B 7atil administered his
oath of the office and secrec&"
=-! directed a## new A&Ms to be insta##ed by commercia# banks from %u#y 2014 onwards wou#d
'ro,ide audib#e instructions and -rai##e key'ads to customers.
)omestic e-retailer 1lipkart on 21 %a& 2014 announced that it has ac?uired ri*al and leading fashion
e-tailer %&ntra"com for 500 million 3S dollar"
2 =a"endra 2umar on 21 May 2014 was a''ointed as new Director 3enera# of o#ice of %ammu
and 2ashmir. He succeeded Ashok 7rasad"
Anandiben ate# was sworn0in as the first woman Chief Minister of 3u"arat on 22 May 2014.
Indologist and Sanskrit scholar Sukumari Bhattachar:i ho had e?ual grasp o*er /nglish and Sanskrit
language died on 24 %a& 2014"
India>s distance runner. @isan 8ad*i on sil*er in bo&s 5000m race in 2014 Bouth 0l&mpics Asian Area
Athletics Iualification e*ent in Bangkok"
/ormer !- chief+ =a"i, Mathur took o,er as the new Chief !nformation Commissioner in the
Centra# !nformation Commission.
China won 2014 8ber Cu' tit#e of badminton on 24 May 2014.
=ea# Madrid defeated At#etico Madrid 401 to win 10th 8)/A Cham'ions (eague /ootba## tit#e on
May 24+ 2014.
%a'an won 2014 &homas Cu' badminton"
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&= Fe#iang sworn0in as the new Chief Minister of Naga#and as the successor of Nei'hiu =io on
24 May 2014.
%ala*ath 7oorna of Andhra became &oungest oman to climb %ount /*erest"
=-! a##owed banks to 'ro,ide #oans with tenures of u' to 10 years to eD'orters to he#' them
ensure ca'ita# f#ows to fu#fi## #ong0term contracts.
+orakhdham /,press rammed into a stationar& goods train near @halilabad in 37 in hich si, bogies
ere derailed"
Shekhar +upta>s book entitled Anticipating India - 8he best of national interest as released on 24
%a& 2014"
Singapore became the top source of foreign direct in*estment #1)I$ into India"
etro oroshenko won the 8krainian residentia# )#ection he#d on 25 May 2014.
%a'an won A/C .omenGs Asian Cu' tit#e against Austra#ia in 4ietnam on 25 May 2014"
Da#ia 3rybauskaite+ the !ron (ady of (ithuania+ on 25 May 2014 won the residentia# e#ections
of (ithuania.
%ercedes dri*er Nico -osberg of +erman& on 2! %a& 2014 on %onaco +rand 7ri, of 1ormula 0ne"
<industan Motors ha#ted the 'roduction of !ndia6s iconic car Ambassador on 25 May 2014.
-ussia and (hina e,ercised their *eto poer against a draft resolution hich as intended to refer the
S&rian ci*il ar to the I(("
Indian rupee becomes the best performing currenc& in Asia-7acific region against 3S dollar so far in
2014"
SI8 has been constituted b& 3nion (abinet to implement the decision of Supreme (ourt on large
amounts of mone& stashed abroad"1ormer :udge of Supreme (ourt 2ustice %B Shah ill head the SI8"
8he -o&al 8hai Arm& led b& (ommander-in-(hief +eneral 7ra&uth (han-ocha in fourth eek of %a&
2014 announced militar& coup in 8hailand"
Narendra Modi on 2> May 2014 was sworn0in as the 15th rime Minister of !ndia on a#ong with
450member Counci# of Ministers at =ashtra'ati -hawan.
Sushma Sara: became the first oman /,ternal Affairs %inister on 2= %a& 2014"
=eser,e -ank of !ndia 9=-!: tightened ac?uisition C merger ru#es for Non0-anking /inancia#
Com'anies.
Ahmed Maiti? was sworn0in as the new rime Minister of (ibiya on 2> May 2014.
%auritius on 2A %a& 2014 decided to pro*ide automatic ta, information e,change to India"
Sachin 8endulkar has been appointed as the goodill ambassador of 5!th National +ames. @erala
scheduled to be held from 2anuar&-1ebruar& 201!"
7% of India Narendra %odi held talks ith 7% of 7akistan Naa< Sharif"
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%aharashtra +o*ernment has included chapter on the name of master blaster Sachin in %arathi and
/nglish sub:ect s&llabus of class I6"
Indian Na*& and Singapore Na*& conducted annual bilateral na*al e,ercises. SI%B/J 2014 in Andaman
Sea from 22 %a& to 2D %a& 2014"
A<lan Shah best knon as 8he 1ather of %ala&sian hocke& died in Ipoh. %ala&sia on 2D %a& 2014" He
as D=" Shah as the 54th ruler of the State of 7erak and as a die-hard hocke& pla&er"
%a&a Angelou. the American author and poet died"
<iroshi Naka a''ointed as 4ice resident and Auditor 3enera# of .or#d -ank.
Nri'endra Misra a''ointed as rinci'a# $ecretary to M Narendra Modi.
Supersonic Akash air defence missiles successfull& intercepted targets"
Muku# =ohatgi has been a''ointed as the 14th Attorney03enera# of !ndia. He succeeds +ulam
6ahan*ati"
6ishanath 8ripathi. eminent Hindi riter aarded the prestigious 6&as Samman 2015"
8he 6ice 7resident of India Hamid Ansari on 24 %a& 2014 presented the %alti )e*i +&an 7eeth
7uraskar-2014"
3nion +o*ernment and the 9orld Bank signed a loan agreement for 9orld Bank #I)A$ assistance of
100="20 million 3S dollar for Sar*a Shiksha Abhi&an III"
&he internationa# Day of 8nited Nations eacekee'ers was obser,ed on 2E May 2014.
-eliance Industries 'imited #-I'$ announced on 24 %a& 2014 to bu& AD percent stake in Netork1D
%edia and In*estments for 4000 crore rupees"
%ahindra +roup (hairman Anand + %ahindra on 24 %a& 2014 became the first Indian to recei*e the
prestigious Har*ard %edal"
Human 7roteome %ap #H7%$ deciphering D4G of human proteins as published in British 2ournal
Nature on 2D %a& 2014"
8o Indian-Americans Sriram 2 Hathar and Ansun Su:oe on 24 %a& 2014 :ointl& on the prestigious
Scripps National Spelling Bee"
6ishanath 8ripathi. eminent Hindi riter aarded the prestigious 6&as Samman 2015"
A"it Do,a# has been a''ointed as the Nationa# $ecurity Ad,iser on 10 May 2014.
(entral Statistical 0rganisation #(S0$ on 50 %a& 2014 released the 7ro*isional and Iuarterl& /stimate
of National Income for the financial &ear 2015-14"
3nion +o*ernment signed credit agreement of a 24 million 3S dollar ith 9orld Bank for additional
financing for 3-9SS7"
3nion +o*ernment signed a credit agreement of 1=! million 3S dollar ith 9orld Bank for %-9SS7"
3nion +o*ernment signed a credit agreement of 121"20 million 3S dollar ith 9orld Bank for 3)9)7"
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8he 3S Air 1orce on 50 %a& 2014 deplo&ed to +lobal Haks on %isaa airbase in Northern 2apan"
8he pri*ate space tra*el firm Space J on 50 %a& 2014 un*eiled its ne manned )ragon 62 (apsule to
take astronauts into 'o-/arth orbit and be&ond"
3oa Day was obser,ed on 10 May 2014.
&he rime Minister $hri Narendra Modi has a''ea#ed to the 'eo'#e of !ndia to H$ay No &o
&obaccoI on G.or#d No &obacco DayG on May 11+ 2014.
-3 $rini,as+ resident and Member of the -oard of !nfosys resigned wi## be effecti,e from 10
%une 2014.
&he A''ointments Committee of the Cabinet 9ACC: on 11 May 2014 a''ro,ed the a''ointment
of 2a,ery -aner"ee as $ecretary+ De'artment of osts.
!m'ortant Days
May 1 !nternationa# (abour Day+ Maharashtra Day.
May 1 .or#d ress /reedom Day+ !nternationa# )nergy Day.
May B !nternationa# =ed Cross Day 9!t is ce#ebraed to commemorate the birth
anni,ersary of the founder of the =ed Cross 7rgani5ation %ean <enry Dunant:.
May 11 Nationa# &echno#ogy Day.
May 15 !nternationa# /ami#y Day.
May 1; .or#d &e#ecom Day.
May 24 Commonwea#th Day.
May 2E &he internationa# Day of 8nited Nations eacekee'ers.
May 10 3oa Day.
May 11 .or#d No &obacco Day.
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erson A''ointed
8$ 3o,ernment on 2 May 2014 a''ointed !ndian0American %awahar 2a#iani to the 7ffice
of the Com'tro##er of the Currency 97CC:+ De'artment of &reasury.
$ecretary of the D-&+ 2. 4i"ay=agha,an e#ected a foreign associate of the 8.$. Nationa#
Academy of $ciences 98$NA$:.
2 Natara"an took o,er as 21st Command of Coast 3uard =egion 9ACN:
2ristin (und of Norway became first0e,er woman to head a 8N eacekee'ing /orce
%ustice -$ Chauhan a''ointed as the Chairman of the Cau,ery .ater Dis'utes &ribuna#
as a successor of %ustice N $ingh..
4=4 $ri'rasad a''ointed as MD of 4o#,o -uses !ndia
Constitutiona# $cho#ar $u"it Choudhry a''ointed as Dean of 8C -erke#ey (aw schoo#
A.-. andya a''ointed as the Chairman of Centra# .ater Commission
Nabam &uki sworn0in as the Chief Minister of Arunacha# radesh
%itan =am Man"hi took oath as the Chief Minister of -ihar
awan Cham#ing sworn0in as the Chief Minister of $ikkim for record 5th term
Na,een atnaik sworn0in as Chief Minister of 7disha for fourth consecuti,e term.
resident of !ndia $hri ranab Mukher"ee a''ointed Narendra Modi as rime Minister of
!ndia.
Narendra 2umar 4erma se#ected as MD of 7N3C 4idesh (td
Anandiben sworn0in as first woman Chief Minister of 3u"arat
=a"i, Mathur took o,er as the new Chief !nformation Commissioner in the Centra#
!nformation Commission.
etro oroshenko won the 8krainian residentia# )#ections
Ahmed Maiti? sworn0in as the new rime Minister of (ibya
Nri'endra Misra a''ointed as rinci'a# $ecretary to M Narendra Modi
Muku# =ohatgi a''ointed as 14th Attorney03enera# of !ndia
<iroshi Naka a''ointed as 4ice resident and Auditor 3enera# of .or#d -ank
A"it Do,a# a''ointed as new Nationa# $ecurity Ad,iser
2a,ery -aner"ee a''ointed as $ecretary+ De'artment of osts.
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erson =esigned
C)7 of /ord Motor Co A#an Mu#a##y announced to resign on 1 %u#y 2014
rime Minister of $#o,enia+ A#enka -ratusek resigned on 5 May 2014.
8N )n,oy on $yria (akhdar -rahimi resigned
M Manmohan $ingh tendered his resignation to resident
Nitish 2umar resigned as -ihar Chief Minister
M )conomic Ad,isory Counci# Chairman C =angara"an resigned
Montek $ingh Ah#uwa#ia+ the #anning Commission De'uty Chairman =esigned
Narendra Modi resigned as 3u"arat CM to take o,er as M
-3 $rini,as+ resident and Member of the -oard of !nfosys resigned wi## be effecti,e from
10 %une 2014.
7bituary
Nobe# (aureate economist 3ary -ecker died at E1
7scar winning $wedish /i#m Director Ma#ik -end"e##ou# died
=ussi Mody+ the former &ata $tee#s Chairman died
N $rini,asan+ the ,eteran nuc#ear scientist died
American Cinematogra'her 3ordon .i##is deadat B2
Da,id A##en+ former off0s'inner of )ng#and and 3#oucestershire died
Dona#d (e,ine creator of .or#d6s first action figure died
Maya Ange#ou+ the American author and 'oet died
A5#an $hah0&he /ather of Ma#aysian hockey died at B>
!ndo#ogist and $anskrit $cho#ar $ukumari -hattachar"i died.
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erson on 4isit
$AA=C Countries (eaders ,isited !ndia
SAA-( (ountries 'eaders *isited India on 2= %a& 2014" 8he& *isited India as a part of searing-in
ceremon& of Narendra %odi as 7rime %inister of India" 7rime %inister Narendra %odi had substanti*e
meetings ith all eight leaders ho *isited India after the searing-in ceremon&"
resident Mahinda =a"a'aksa of $ri (anka
resident <amid 2ar5ai of Afghanistan
rime Minister of &shering &obgay of -hutan
resident Abdu##a @ameen of Ma#di,es
rime Minister Na,inchandra =amgoo#am of Mauritius
rime Minister $ushi# 2oira#a of Ne'a#
rime Minister Nawa5 $harif of akistan
$'eaker of -ang#adesh ar#iament Dr. $hirin $harmin Chaudhury.
erson on News
8$ $enate confirmed Manish $hah as federa# "udge in !##inois
<indu"a -rothers emerged richest in 82
/ormer !srae# M 7#mert sentenced to im'risonment in corru'tion case
8$ $enate confirmed !ndira &a#wani as federa# "udge in Massachusetts.
Narendra Modi e#ected as the rime Minister of !ndia.
$a"ai $ingh a''ointed as resident of !nternationa# &echno#ogy (aw Association
$hah =ukh 2han featured on the co,er 'age of maga5ine /orbes Midd#e )ast
!ndian0American student Akhi# =eku#a'e##i won Nationa# 3eogra'hic -ee Cham'ionshi'
$ushma $wara" became the first woman )Dterna# Affairs Minister of !ndia
A court in )cuador sentenced former resident %ami# Mahuad in absentia for 12 years in
"ai# for embe55#ement.
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Awards
Ahmet $ik won 8N)$C7 3ui##ermo Cano .or#d ress /reedom ri5e 2014
!AA recei,ed !nternationa# Arch of )uro'e Award
!ndian0American Mitu# 2adakia won 2014 3regory -radeb Memoria# /e##ow of the @ear
Award
&wo !ndian0Americans Man"usha . 2u#karni and =an"ana . se#ected for Cham'ions of
Change
Ca'aro 3rou' won !nternationa# -usiness of the @ear award 2014
4ikaram $underam won -est Chef in the Mid0At#antic of %ames -eard Awards 2014
resident conferred Nationa# /#orence Nightinga#e Awards on 15 nursing 'ersonne#
&echno'arkJ&-! se#ected for 3o#den eacock Award 2014
)dinburgh 8ni,ersity awarded honorary degree to /ormer resident A% Abdu# 2a#am
ro"ect Mobi#e $e,a under Deit@ won the 2014 8nited Nations ub#ic $er,ice Award
4ishwanath &ri'athi recei,ed 4yas $amman 2011
&wo !ndian0Americans $riram and Ansun "oint#y won the $cri''s Nationa# $'e##ing -ee
&he 4ice resident of !ndia <amid Ansari on 2E May 2014 'resented the Ma#ti De,i 3yan
eeth uraskar02014.
Anand Mahindra became first !ndian to recei,e <ar,ard Meda#.
Abbre,iations A &erms
7CC 0 Com'tro##er of the Currency
C$7 0 Centra# $tatistica# 7rganisation
=-! 0=eser,e -ank of !ndia
/D! 0 /oreign direct in,estment
D3CA 0 Directorate 3enera# of Ci,i# A,iation
ACC 0 A''ointments Committee of the Cabinet
$!M-)K 2014 0 Annua# bi#atera# na,a# eDercises between !ndian Na,y and $inga'ore Na,y
conducted in Andaman $ea from 22 May to 2B May 2014.
Current Affairs
Counci# of Ministers
Counci# of Ministers 0 3o,ernment of !ndia
$.no ortfo#io Name
Cabinet Ministers
1
7rime %inister and also in-charge of the
%inistriesK)epartments not specificall& allocated
to the charge of an& %inister
Narendra %odi
7ersonnel. 7ublic +rie*ances and 7ensions
)epartment of Atomic /nerg& )epartment of
Space
2 Home Affairs -a:nath Singh
5 /,ternal Affairs. 0*erseas Indian Affairs Sushma Sara:
4 1inance. (orporate Affairs. )efence Arun 2aitle&
!
3rban )e*elopment Housing. 3rban 7o*ert&
Alle*iation. 7arliamentar& Affairs
% 6enkaiah Naidu
= -oad 8ransport. Higha&s Shipping Nitin +adkari
A -aila&s ) 6 Sadananda +oda
D
9ater -esources. -i*er )e*elopment and +anga
-e:u*enation
3ma Bharati
4 %inorit& Affairs )r Na:ma A Heptulla
10
-ural )e*elopment. 7ancha&ati -a:. )rinking
9ater and Sanitation
-ural )e*elopment %inister +opinath
%unde passed aa& on 5rd 2une 2014"
Ne minister for the portfolio is &et to be
decided"
11 (onsumer Affairs. 1ood and 7ublic )istribution -am 6ilas 7asan
12 %icro. Small and %edium /nterprises @alra: %ishra
15 9omen and (hild )e*elopment %aneka +andhi
14 (hemicals and 1ertili<ers Ananth @umar
1!
(ommunications and Information 8echnolog&. 'a
and 2ustice
-a*i Shankar 7rasad
1= (i*il A*iation Ashok +a:apathi -a:u 7usapati
1A Hea*& Industries and 7ublic /nterprises Anant +eete
1D 1ood 7rocessing Industries Harsimrat @aur Badal
14 %ines Steel 'abour and /mplo&ment Narendra Singh 8omar
Current Affairs
20 8ribal Affairs 2ual 0ram
21 Agriculture -adha %ohan Singh
22 Social 2ustice and /mpoerment 8haaar (hand +ehlot
25 Human -esource )e*elopment Smriti Irani
24 Health and 1amil& 9elfare )r Harsh 6ardhan
Ministers of $tate with !nde'endent Charge
1
)e*elopment of North /astern -egion. /,ternal
Affairs. 0*erseas Indian Affairs
+eneral 6@ Singh
2
7lanning. Statistics and 7rogramme
Implementation. )efence
Inder:it Singh -ao
5
8e,tiles. 7arliamentar& Affairs. 9ater -esources.
-i*er )e*elopment and +anga -e:u*enation
Santosh @umar +angar
4 (ulture and 8ourism Shripad Besso Naik
! 7etroleum and Natural +as )harmendra 7radhan
=
Skill )e*elopment. /ntrepreneurship. Bouth Affairs
and Sports
Sarbananda Sonoal
A
Information and Broadcasting /n*ironment. 1orest
and (limate (hange. 7arliamentar& Affairs
7rakash 2a*adekar
D 7oer. (oal. Ne and -eneable /nerg& 7i&ush +o&al
4
Science and 8echnolog& /arth Sciences 7rime
%inister 0ffice 7ersonnel. 7ublic +rie*ances L
7ensions )epartment of Atomic /nerg&.
)epartment of Space
2itendra Singh
10 (ommerce and Industr&. 1inance (orporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman
Ministers of $tate
1 (i*il A*iation +% Siddeshara
2 -aila&s %ano: Sinha
5 (hemicals and 1ertili<ers Nihalchand
4
-ural )e*elopment 7ancha&ati -a: )rinking 9ater
and Sanitation
3pendra @ushaha
! Hea*& Industries and 7ublic /nterprises -adhakrishnan 7
= Home Affairs @iren -i:i:u
A -oad 8ransport and Higha&s Shipping @rishan 7al
D Agriculture. 1ood 7rocessing Industries )r San:ee* @umar Bal&an
4 8ribal Affairs %ansukhbhai )han:ibhai 6asa*a
Current Affairs
10 (onsumer Affairs. 1ood and 7ublic )istribution -aosaheb )adarao )an*e
11 %ines. Steel. 'abour and /mplo&ment 6ishnu )eo Sai
12 Social 2ustice and /mpoerment Sudarshan Bhagat
Cabinet Ministers J !n icture
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