Governor of Uttar Pradesh BL Joshi resigned
The Governor of Uttar Pradesh Shri BL Joshi on 17 June 2014 tendered his resignation to the president of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Following resignation of Joshi, the President gave the additional...
View ArticleSupersonic Akash Missile test-fired by Army in ITR Balasore
Indian Army on 18 June 2014 test-fired surface-to-air Akash missile from an Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore in Odisha. This test was last among the validation trials being carried out by the...
View ArticleGovernor of Chhattisgarh Shekhar Dutt resigned
The Governor of Chhattisgarh Shri Shekhar Dutt on 18 June 2014 tendered his resignation to the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee. Dutt’s tenure as the Governor was supposed to end in January...
View ArticleTang Prize 2014 winners announced
Tang Prize 2014 winners announced, Tang Prize 2014 winners.Tang Prize Foundation announced the inaugural Tang Prizes on 18 June 2014. The Prize will be given in four categories of Sustainable...
View ArticleDeputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry O Rogozin visited India
The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry O Rogozin was on a two-day visit to India from 18 June to 19 June 2014. During the visit, he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union External Affairs...
View ArticleRajeev Topno appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Rajeev Topno, a 1996-batch Indian Administrative Service officer (IAS) from the Gujarat cadre, on 18 June 2014 was appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi. The...
View ArticleGlobal Peace Index 2014 released by Institute for Economics and Peace
Global Peace Index (GPI) 2014 was published by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) on 18 June 2014 in London. Global Peace Index (GPI) is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations’ and...
View ArticleSanjaya Rajaram won World Food Prize 2014 – Agri Nobel
Indian scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has won the prestigious World Food Prize for the year 2014 for his contribution to developing high-yield wheat cultivars ‘Kauz’ and ‘Attila’. World Food Prize is...
View ArticleSalman Rushdie selected for 2014 Pen Pinter prize
Booker prize winning India-origin author Salman Rushdie on June 20, 2014 was named as the winner of prestigious Pen Pinter Prize for the year 2014. The 67-year-old Rushdie was chosen for the...
View ArticleAB de Villiers replaced Virat Kohli as No.1 batsman in ICC ODI batsman rankings
South African cricketer AB de Villiers on June 21, 2014 replaced Virat Kohli as the number One batsman in the ICC ODI batsman ranking. AB de Villiers became the top ranking batsman in both Test and One...
View ArticleJalpaiguri district of West Bengal bifurcated to create Alipurduar district
Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal was bifurcated on 20 June 2014 to create Alipurduar district of the state. With this Alipurduar will become the 20th district of West Bengal. The new district will...
View ArticleHindi poet Kedarnath Singh to get Jnanpith award 2013
Noted Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh selected for Jnanpith Award 2013. Noted Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh on 20 June 2014 was chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for 2013. He is the 49th recipient of...
View ArticleWorld Investment Report 2014 Published by UNCTAD
World Investment Report 2014 was published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on June 24, 2014. The report projects that FDI flows could rise to 1.6 trillion dollars in...
View ArticleThird edition of Ladakh International Film Festival held in Leh
The third edition of Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF) was held in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from 27 June to 29 June 2014. The festival screened over 50 films from all over the world....
View ArticleShah Rukh Khan Conferred with Knight of the Legion of Honor
Indian Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on July 1, 2014 was conferred with the highest French civilian award Knight of the Legion of Honor for his outstanding contribution to cultural diversity across the...
View ArticleMalala Yousafzai won Liberty Medal for the year 2014
Young Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai on June 30, 2014 won the 2014 Liberty Medal given by the National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia, US. Malala become the youngest recipient of the 25-year long...
View ArticleRam Naresh Yadav sworn-in as Governor of Chhattisgarh
Ram Naresh Yadav on July 2, 2014 was sworn-in as Governor of Chhattisgarh at Raj Bhawan, Raipur. His oath of secrecy was administered by Chief Jusitce Yatindra Singh of Bilaspur High Court,...
View ArticleCurrent Affairs June 2014, Current Affairs Questions June 2014
Current Affairs June 2014. Current Affairs for SBI Clerk 2014 Exam, SSC CGL 2014, IBPS PO, Clerk Exam and other exams.Current Affairs June 2014 for Competitive Exams. Global Day of Parents was observed...
View ArticleOscars 2015 Winners: List of 87th Academy Awards Winners
Oscars 2015 Winners. List of 87th Academy Awards Winners. List of Oscar Award Winners 2015. To honor the best films of 2014, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) organized the 87th...
View ArticleBudget 2015 Highlights: Union Budget 2015-16 Highlights
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented Union Budget for the financial year 2015-16 in Parliament on February 28, 2015. Following are the highlights of the Union Budget 2015-16: Taxation: Abolition of...
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