Current Affairs From 19-10-2014 to 25-10-2014: --------------------------------------------- ------------------- First Indian Women to win Prestigious Wildscreen Panda Award is Ashwika Kapur. New Central Board of Excise and Custom is Kaushal Srivastava. 5 years old Harshit Saumitra (Youngest Climber) climbed Kala Pattar Peak , Created world Record. World Polio Day observed on 24th October 2014. Now India is declared as Polio Free. India offered Pakistan full cooperation for eradicating polio from its soil. 24.10.2014: United Nations Day observed. Aim of this day is to make known aims and achievements of the United Nations Organisation to the peoples of the world. World’s Best CEO is Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos. Harvard Business Review magazine released a report regarding 100 best performing CEO’s list. In this list first position was occupied by Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos. One India attained place in this list is MasterCard’s CEO Ajay Banga. He stood at 64th place. Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Election results were out. BJP got clear Majority in both the states. In Haryana state out of 90 seats, 47 seats achieved by BJP, 19 for INLD, 15 for INC, 2 for HJC BL, 1 for BSP, 1for SAD and 5 for Independents. In the Maharashtra State out of 288 seats, 122 seats achieved by BJP, 63 for Shiv Sena, 43 for Indian National Congress, 41 for Nationalist Congress Party, 1 seat for Maharashtra NavNirman Sena, 18 for others. FIR Filed against Jindal steel and Power Ltd in the coal block allocation case. Modified Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme to re-launch approved by Union Government. This scheme will be implemented from 10th November 2014 to 1st January 2015 in 54 districts. Currently beneficiaries who have bank accounts under the Jan Dhan Yojana will get subsidy on LPG directly in their accounts. India won the 5 match ODI series of Cricket against West Indies, 2-1, after the Caribbean team pulled out from the remainder of India tour. Vanita Gupta Indian-American attorney appointed temporary head of Department of Justice’s civil rights division. Joko Widodo on 20 October 2014 was sworn in as seventh president of Indonesia. Union Government on 18 October 2014 launched Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojna Organic Farming scheme in Jammu and Kashmir. The union cabinet approved an inter- governmental Memorandum of Understanding with Iran to upgrade the Chabahar port Phase-I. Tropical Storm Trudy struck Mexico and claimed life of six people. It prompted evacuations and stranded 16 communities. South African Tourism launched Gandhi– Inspired Tourist Attraction project that identifies 13 places in South Africa. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18 October 2014 approved the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-1. Union Government approved to re-launch the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme in an effective manner. The Union Government on 19 October 2014 started a three-day training programme for Ebola caregivers in Delhi. Egypt on 18 October 2014 signed contracts with six international firms to carry out dredging of the new Suez Canal. Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) with 122 seats emerged as the largest party in the state assembly elections of Haryana. E-commerce firm Flipkart on 18 October 2014 signed real estate lease deal with Embassy Office Parks. Bangalore-based online fashion retailer Myntra on 19 October 2014 announced to open London Office to Partner European Brands. Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Yuko Obuchi on 20 October 2014 resigned from her position. BJP won the state assembly elections of Haryana and secured 47 seats to emerge as the largest party with clear majority. Five year old Indian boy Harshit Saumitra on 19 October 2014 became the youngest person to reach the Everest Base Camp (EBC). India retained its Sultan of Johor Cup Under-21 Hockey title by defeating Great Britain, 2-1. UNSC urged the international community to step up their support for the Iraqi government in intensifying their battle against ISIS fighters. Indian batsman Virat Kohli on 19 October 2014 claimed number two slot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings. Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (GIDD) Prevention Day observed across the World on 21 October 2014. The day was observed to create awareness of the need to prevent iodine deficiency. Pakistan-BGA challenged Geographical Indication (GI) tag of basmati rice to Madhya Pradesh in IPAB. BCCI on 21 October 2014 decided to initiate legal proceedings against West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for abrupt cancellation of their tour to India. It also decided to suspend all bilateral tours between BCCI and West Indies Cricket Board. The UK government on 17 October 2014 announced the inaugural Dadabhai Naoroji Awards to honour individuals who have worked to strengthen the UK-India relationship over the years. The US has tightened its guidelines for health workers who are treating patients with Ebola virus, calling for new competency training. Union government de-regulated the price of diesel and hiked in domestically produced natural gas. Indo Bangladesh Joint Rafting Expedition was conducted on the Siyom River in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh from 1 October to 3 October 2014. India and China have agreed to step up engagements between their militaries by setting up hotlines between the Army headquarters. Barcelona Football Club player Luis Suarez received the European Golden Boot Award on 16 October 2014. Parliament of Australia on 19 October 2014 lifted ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs in Public areas. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 20 October 2014 declared Nigeria as Ebola free country. Chief Executive officer (CEO) of Total Christophe de Margerie on 21 October 2014 died in Moscow plane crash. The Police Commemoration Day was observed in New Delhi with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh as chief quest. Malala Yousafzai was conferred with the 2014 Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia. Uttarakhand Cabinet approved blue print for reconstruction work around Kedarnath temple and adjoining areas. International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD) was observed with theme we speak with one voice. The first border haat facility on zero line on the Indo-Bangla international border at Srinagar in South Tripura district was inaugurated. Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege Mukengere on 21 October 2014 won the prestigious Sakharov human rights prize. Indian-American Anita M Singh on 21 October 2014 was appointed as Chief of Staff and Counselor in the National Security Division (NSD) of the US Justice Department. Union Government ordered merger of National Spot Exchange Ltd with its holding company Financial Technologies India Ltd. Google in the third week of October 2014 announced changes to its search engine in an attempt to curb online piracy and highlight legal sites. India and Nepal signed a Power Trade Agreement (PTA) that allows the exchange of electricity between the two countries. Mayank Ashar on 21 October 2014 was appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Cairn India. Tihar Jail Authority set up an e-library for women inmates in Tihar jail. Union Government on 20 October 2014 constituted Vishwanathan committee to provide Bankruptcy code for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Nobel Prizes 2014 was announced by the Nobel Assembly from 6 October to 13 October 2014. India re-elected to the UNHRC for the period of 2015 to 2017 in the election that was held in the UN General Assembly in New York. Terry Walsh, the chief coach of Indian men’s hockey team resigned from his post because of a pay dispute with the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Youngest Recipients of US Liberty Medal is Malala. This award will encourage her to continue her campaign for Child rights in countries. She promised to give 1 Lakh USD towards education in Pakistan. Next MD of Adidas is Dave Thomas. He needs to report to Osman Ayaz MD Emerging Markets Adidas group. 9936 suspected and Confirmed Cases of Ebola as per the new WHO Report. Most of the cases were in Liberia, Leona, Sierra and Guinea. Due to this virus till now 4877 people were killed globally. Modi celebrated Diwali with soldiers in Siachen which is the world’s highest battle field. At this place he addresses to the soldiers and he appreciated courage of the soldiers. Biggest Japanese Business delegation visit to Kerala. Total 40 members were coming to Kerala. This is the 3 day visit from 6th November 2014 to 8th November 2014. This visit is to identify areas of cooperation with the state especially Kochi. In association with Indo Japan Chamber of commerce Kerala Sanin India Association is organising this event. E Mail Service called Inbox launched by Google. This service will better organise emails and display information such as package deliveries, flight bookings and appointments in a more user friendly way. World Altitude Record for Highest Free Fall Parachute Jump broken by Alan Eustace. World Billiards Point Format Championship won by Pankaj Advani Ace Indian Cueist. To won this title he defeated Peter Gilchrist who belongs to Singapore. An agreement between Google and Oxford University. This agreement is to advance research on artificial intelligence to ultimately enable machines to better understand human users. 53rd Raising day of Indo Tibetan Border Police Celebrated on 24-10-2014. Sundar Pichai appointed as in charge of the Internet Company products for Google Inc. Ebola domain sold for more than $2 lakh in cash and stock. This was purchased by Weed Growth Fund which is Russian Registered firm. Andhra Pradesh to set up Capital within 5 years spread over 30,000 acres. For this land will be collected through Land Pooling System.
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