Latest Current Affairs. Union Government constituted Committee to inquire gas leakage in Bhilai Steel Plant 23-JUN-2014 Independent High Level Committee headed by KK Mehrotra constituted by Government to inquire into gas leakage incident in Bhilai Steel Plant. Railway passenger fares increased by 14.2 percent and freight charges by 6.5 percent 21-JUN-2014 Railways has increased the passenger fare by 14.2 percent in all classes and freight charges by 6.5 percent. Inaugural Tang Prize winners for 2014 announced 21-JUN-2014 Tang Prize Foundation announced the inaugural Tang Prize Indian Ocean Dipole 21-JUN-2014 IOD was in news because IMD in its latest release predicted that El Nino will affect the Indian Monsoon with 70 percent probability. Gro Harlem Brundtland awarded Tang Prize in sustainable development 21-JUN-2014 Former premier of Norway, Gro Harlem Brundtland awarded Tang Prize. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao elected as the first Assembly speaker of AP after bifurcation 21-JUN-2014 Kodela Siva Prasada Rao elected as the first Assembly speaker of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal bifurcated to create Alipurduar district 21-JUN-2014 West Bengal government bifurcated Jalpaiguri district to create Alipurduar district, the 20th district of the state. Noted Hindi poet Kedar Nath Singh selected for Jnanpith Award 2013 21-JUN-2014 Kedarnath Singh, a noted Hindi poet has been chosen for the Jnanpith award for 2013. He is the 10th Hindi writer to receive the honour. INTERPOL Executive Committee selected Juergen Stock as candidate for next Secretary General 20-JUN-2014 Juergen Stock selected as the candidate of INTERPOL’s Executive Committee to be next Secretary General of INTERPOL. IEP released Global Peace Index 2014 20-JUN-2014 Global Peace Index was released for the year 2014 by The Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival programme 20-JUN-2014 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival programme was in news because India-born Pratishtha Khanna was recognized as one of the ten champion of change Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister presented tax free budget for fiscal 2014-15 20-JUN-2014 Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh presented a tax free budget of 274705 crore rupees for fiscal year 2014-15 with a proposed deficit of 4132 crore rupees. SAARC Monsoon Initiative Programme National Working Group meet held in Bhopal 20-JUN-2014 One day long meet of SAARC Monsoon Initiative Programme National Working Group was organised in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Dmitry O Rogozin, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister visited India 20-JUN-2014 Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry O Rogozin was on a two-day visit to India. During this visit he met with Narendra Modi and Sushma Swaraj. M Shashidhar Reddy, the NDMA Vice Chairman resigned 20-JUN-2014 Shashidhar Reddy, the Vice Chairman of NDMA along with five other members resigned from their posts. NDMA is headed by the PM. Magnus Carlsen bagged FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 20-JUN-2014 Magnus Carlsen on 18 June 2014 bagged the FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship title in Dubai. Union Government reconstituted 6 Cabinet Committees 20-JUN-2014 Government has reconstituted 6 Cabinet Committees of which 4 will be headed by Narendra Modi and remaining two by Rajnath Singh. India-born Pratishtha Khanna honoured with Champions of Change 20-JUN-2014 India-born Pratishtha Khanna is honoured Champions of Change by the White House Salman Rushdie selected for 2014 Pen Pinter prize 20-JUN-2014 Slaman Rushdie has been named as the winner of 2014 Pen Pinter Prize for his outstanding literary output and support for freedom of expression. GMR won arbitration award against Maldivian government 20-JUN-2014 Indian infrastructure giant, GMR has won the arbitration award against Maldivian government for wrongful termination of Airport project contract. India won three ODI series against Bangladesh 2-0 20-JUN-2014 India won the Bangladesh series 2-0. The third and final ODI was abandoned due to incessant rain in Mirpur, near Dhaka. Rajeev Topno appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi 19-JUN-2014 Rajeev Topno was appointed as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ACC headed by PM Narendra Modi approved the name. myCopter Project Day to be held in Braunschweig, Germany in November 2014 19-JUN-2014 myCopter Project Day will be held in Braunschweig in Germany on 20 November 2014. Taiwanese poet Yu Hsi translated Tirukuural and Bharathi’s Poems in Mandarin language 19-JUN-2014 Taiwanese poet, Yu Hsi translated 1330 couplets Tirukkural and poems of poet Subramanya Bharathi in Mandarin language. Union Health Ministry nod to set Regional Institute of Paramedical Sciences in AIIMS Bhopal 19-JUN-2014 Union Health Ministry gave consent for setting up of the Regional Institute of Paramedical Sciences in AIIMS Bhopal. Former Captain of Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful banned for eight years 19-JUN-2014 Former Captain of Bangladesh Mohammad Ashraful on 18 June 2014 was banned for eight years by the disciplinary panel Johann Breyer arrested in US on Nazi death camp charges 19-JUN-2014 Former Nazi camp guard, Johann Breyer accused of aiding and abetting killing of Jews was arrested without bail in Philadelphia on 17 June 2014. Supersonic Akash Missile test-fired by Army in very low Altitude in ITR Balasore 19-JUN-2014 Surface-to-air Akash missile was successfully test fired by Army in very low altitude of 30 meters above sea level. RBI asked banks to disclose sector-wise advances in financial statements 19-JUN-2014 RBI has directed banks to disclose sector-wise advances in the Notes to Accounts to the financial statements from financial year 2014-15 onwards. World Food Prize Foundation announced World Food Prize for 2014 19-JUN-2014 The prize recognizes individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. British Guiana’s 1-cent postage stamp of 1856 sold for record 9.5 million US dollar 19-JUN-2014 An 1856 British Guiana 1-cent postage stamp was sold for record 9.5 million US dollar on 18 June 2014 to become the world’s most valuable stamp. 337 person died in West Africa due to Ebola virus disease: WHO 19-JUN-2014 WHO said that since outbreak of Ebola virus 337 people have died in West Africa. Guinea is the worst affected country.
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