• 14th Attorney-General of India appointed to succeed Gulam Vahanvati is- Mukul Rohatgi • American poet and author, Maya Angelou died in North Carolina is known for her first book - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • CCI approved proposal of purchase of 50% stake of Tata Group firm, Trent Hypermarket by - British retail major, Tesco • To boost food processing Chief Minister of Punjab gave in-principle approval to set-up a 150 crore rupees mega - Food Park at Ladowal in Ludhiana • Union Government and the World Bank signed a loan agreement for World Bank (IDA) assistance of 1006.20 million US dollar for - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III • Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed a treaty in Kazakh capital of Astana to form the - Eurasian Economic Union • 4-hour long talk between Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov failed to break the deadlock over – the Ukraine Crisis • US Ambassador to India announced her resignation in the US Mission Town Hall – Nancy Powell • The US and India has launched an Alliance initiative with an aim to improve the reading skills of millions of primary school-aged children in India – READ • Latest report of UN panel has warned that the climate change has increased risk of armed conflict among – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and China. • Union Sports Ministry on 1 April 2014 derecognised a sports body with an immediate effect after its refusal to comply with its directives – Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) • Tsunami warning was triggered on 1 March 2014 for the Latin America’s entire Pacific coastline after an earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck off in – northern Chile’s mining area of Iquique • Supreme Court said that trial against government officials in corruption cases cannot be ground to quash – the criminal proceedings • World Bank would nearly double its lending capacity to boost support for middle countries like – India, Brazil, China, Mexico and Indonesia • NATO foreign ministers have agreed to suspend all practical civilian and military co-operations with – Russia • Reserve Bank granted approval to two firms to start new banks – IDFC Ltd and Bandhan Financial Services • Karim Massimov was named as the new Prime Minister of – Kazakhstan • NATO announced that it had suspended all practical cooperation with – Russia, civilian and military • ISRO had launched India’s 2nd regional navigational satellite from Sriharikota Space Station – IRNSS 1B • Name the report that claims that Indian companies play an increasingly important role in the British economy – India Tracker 2014 • MS Dhoni for outstanding achievement in Sports won – the United Kingdom’s 2014 Asian Award • Sri Lanka defeated India in the final match to win the ICC Twenty World Cup 2014 at - Shere Bangla stadium of Mirpur, Dhaka • 4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) was won by Punjab on 6 April 2014 won by defeating - Hockey Odisha 6-2 in the finals at Chennai, Tamil Nadu • Iwao Hakamada, the Japanese boxer on 6 April 2014 was awarded with an honorary championship belt by – World Boxing Council (WBC) • First Dada Saheb Phalke awardee for cinematograph died at his residence in Shankarapuram – V K Murthy died • Jhumpa Lahiri has been shortlisted for the 2014 Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction work entitled – Lowland
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 07:17:07 +0000
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