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Appointments :-
1. R Koteeswaran :- CMD of Indian Overseas Bank
2. Sanjiv Sarin :- CEO & MD of Tata Coffee Limited
3. Raghubar Das:- Non Tribal Chief Minister of Jharkand
4. Trevor Bull :- CEO & MD of Aviva India Life Insurance
5. S Bhattacharya :- CMD of Coal India
6. RadhaKrishna Vikhe Patil :- LOP in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
7. Prakash Mishra :- Director-General of CRPF
8. Sachin Tendulkar :- Ambassador of Cricket World Cup 2015
9. Jyotsna Suri :- President of FICCI
10. Amit Priyavadan Mehta :- Federal Judge in the district of Columbia
11. Ghanta Chakrapani :- Chairman of Telangana state public service commission
12. Shriti Vadera :- Chairman of Santander UK Bank
13. Shinzo Abe :- Japan PM
14. Anerood Jugnauth :- Mauritius Prime Minister
15. Anurag jain :- Joint Secretary in Prime Minister’s Office
16. Randir Singh :- Honorary Member Of IOC(International Olympic Committee)
17. HyunChil Hong :- President of Southwest Asia by Sumsung

18. Richard Rahul Verma :- First Indian- American appointed as US Ambassador of India
19. Ritu Mallya :- Director of MCF Board (Managlore Chemicals and Fertilizers)
20. Ashton Carter :- Defence Secretary Of US
21. Arun Duggal :- Non-Executive Chairman of Credit Rating Agency ICRA
22. Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan :- Chief Election Commissioner of PAKISTAN
23. Arun Majumdar :- US Science Envoy
24. Raninder Singh :- ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation)
25. Anil Kumar Sinha ;- CBI Director
26. O P Singh :- Director- General of NDR( National Disaster Response Force)
27. Tabare Ramon Vazquez Rosas :- Uraguay President
28. Vijay mallaya :- Director of (Managlore Chemicals and Fertilizers)
29. Paul Van Ass :- Coach of National Men’s hockey team
30. 44th
Chief Justice Of Srilanka:- Kanagasabapathy J Sripavan
31. S Lakshminarayanan :- CMD of shriram Transport Finance Co Ltd
32. Krishna Chaudhary :- Director-General Of ITBP
33. Hanumanthu Purushotham :- CMD Of NRDC
34. Shekhar Sen :- Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi
35. S Jaishankar :- Foreign Secretary of India
36. K Durga Prasad :- Special DG Of CRPF
37. Alexis Tsipras :- Greece PM
38. Jagannathan Chakravarthi :- CFO of Mindtree Ltd
39. Divya Prakash Sinha :- Security Secretary,Union Cabinet Secretary

40. Film Makar Pahlaj Nihalani :- Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification
41. Deep Kumar Upadhyay :- Nepal’s Ambassador to India
42. Stephen Constantine :- Head Coach Of India men’s Football India
43. Baba Ramdev :- Brand Ambassador of Haryana
44. Hari Shankar Brahma :- Chief Election Commissioner of India
45. Anupam Shrivastava :- CMD Of BSNL
46. Arvind Panagariya :- Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
47. Deepak Parekh :- Non-Executive and Chairman of BAE System India(Services) LTD
48. Alur Seelin Kiran Kumar :- Chairman of ISRO
49. Surendra Kumar Sinha :- 21st
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
50. Sindhushree Khullar :- Chief Executive Officer Of NITI Aayog
51. Maithiripala Sirisena :- 7th
President of Srilanka
52. K K Paul :- 6th
Governor of Uttarkand
53. Modibo Keita :- PM of Mali
54. Yash Pal Singhal :- Haryana DGP
55. Dinesh Oraon Of BJP :- Speakar of Jharkand Legislative Assembly
56. Raosaheb Patil Danve :- Maharashtra BJP President
57. Avijit Ghosh :- CMD Of Heavy Engineering Corporation
58. P Krishnamurthy :- Private Secretary of Union Defence Minister

59. R K Srivastava :- Airport Authority of India
60. M Sathiyavathy :- Director-General of Civil Aviation
61. A K Mittal :- Chairman of Railway Board
62. Mufti Mohammed Sayeed :- J & K CM
63. Bharat Puri :- Managing Director of Pidilite Industry limited
64. Kshatrapati Shivaji :- CMD of SIDBI
65. Amitava Roy :- Supreme Court Judge
66. D K Pandey :- Director-General of Poilice Of Jharkand
67. Takahiro Hachigo:- President and CEO of Honda Motor Ltd
68. Ram Niwas Goel :- Delhi Legislative Assembly Speakar
69. Nitish Kumar :- CM of Bihar
70. Maheshwar Saho :- Independent Director on Board Of RIL
71. Jawed Usmani :- Chief Information Commissoner of Uttar Pardesh
72. Balasubramaniam Venkataramani :- MD & CEO Of Multi Commodity Exchage
73. Arvind Kajriwal :- CM Of Delhi
74. Naveen Chopra :- COO(Chief Operating Oficer) Of Vodafone India
75. M Ravindran :- Chairman of Indraprastha Gas LimiTED
76. MO Garg :- Director-General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
77. LC Goyal :- Union Home Secretary

78. Sergio Mattarella :- Italy President
79. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic :- Croatia President
80. Bank of India Executive Director Animesh Chauhan :- MD And CEO of OBC Bank
81. Punjab & Sind Bank Executive Director Kishore Kumar Sansi :- MD and CEO of Vijaya
Bank.
82. Bank of Baroda Executive Director P. Srinivas :- MD and CEO of United Bank of India
Sports :-
1. AB De Villiers of South Africa Scored 150 out of 64 Balls Runs against West Indies in ICC world
Cup 2015 and broke record of Australia Shana Watson Record by 19 Deliveries.
2. Newzealand Player Martin David Crowe Inducted into ICC Cricket hall of Fame and became
third player from Newzealand .
3. Ranchi Rays Crowned Champions Of Hero Hockey Leaugue 2015 by defeating Jaypee Punjab
Warriors .
4. Chris Gayle, the Cricketer of West Indies on 24 February 2015 became the first person to make
double century in any Cricket World Cup. He struck 202 off 138 balls in a match against
Zimbabwe in World Cup 2015. The match was played at Canberra's Manuka Oval and by the
end of match Gayle scored 215 off 147 balls.
5. Somdev Devvarman on 22 February 2015 retained the Delhi Open title of tennis. The Delhi
Open was held in New Delhi.

6. Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri on 22 February 2015 won the Indian Open title at the Delhi
Golf Club. To clinch the title, Lahiri defeated SSP Chowrasia on the first playoff hole.
7. Former India captain Anil Kumble and Australian legend Betty Wilson on 22 February 2015
were inducted into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame at the Melbourne Cricket
Ground, Australia.
8. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on 13 February 2015 awarded Honorary Life Membership to
the former Indian cricket captain Saurav Ganguly. He has been a member of the MCC World
Cricket committee since July 2014.
9. Indian-origin scientist Professor Srikanth Jagabathula on 11 February 2015 received Faculty
Early Career Development Award (CAREER) given by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
of the United States (US). Professor Srikanth Jagabathula is from the New York University Stern
School of Business.
10. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on 14 February 2015 announced that he will retire from athletics
after the 2017 World Championships in London.
The 28-year-old six-time Olympic gold medalist also said that he will focus on the 100metres in
2017.
11. Vijay Kumar on 3 February 2015 won the Gold in 25 metre centre fire pistol
event under men’s category in shooting competitions of the 35th National Games in Kerala.
He won the Gold with a total score of 583 and finished with a clear seven-point lead over Silver
medalist Samresh Jung (Himachal Pradesh) with a score of 576. Pemba Tamang won the Bronze
a score of 575.
12.Mayuresh Pawar, 21-year old netball player of Maharashtra team, died on 2
February 2015 during the Day 2 of the 35th National Games. He died due to drowning
while taking bath at Shanghumugham beach in Kerala.
13. Saloni Dalal, a school girl of Karnataka became the youngest medal winner in the
ongoing 35th National Games in Kerala on 3 February 2015. The 12-year-old, Saloni won a
Bronze medal in the 200 meter breast stroke swimming event.

14. Madhya Pardesh won the 10th
National award FOR EXECELLENT work in
MGNREGA.
15. International Cricket Council (ICC) on 29 January 2015 lifted the five-year ban
imposed on Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Amir. With this, Amir can now play in domestic
cricket under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board with immediate effect.
16. International Cricket Council (ICC) in its board meeting in Dubai on 29 January
2015 announced that India will host the Twenty20 World Cup in 2016. The Twenty20
World Cup will be held in India from 11 March 2016 to 3 April 2016.
• The 2017 Champions Trophy will be hosted by England from 1 June to 19 June 2017 The
2017 Women’s World Cup will be held in England from 4 August 2017 to 27 August 2017.
• The 2018 Women’s Twenty20 World Cup will be organised in the West Indies from 2
November to 25 November 2018.
• England will host the 50-over World Cup in 2019 from 30 May to 15 June 2019.
17. Saina Nehwal of India on 25 January 2015 won the women’s singles of Syed
Modi Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament 2015. She defeated World Champion
Carolina Marin of Spain 19-21, 25-23, 21-16 in the finals played at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor
Stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
18. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Dehradun on 19 January 2015 won the
10th Savio Cup All India Basketball tournament. In the final clash played at Don Bosco School
court in Matunga, Mumbai, ONGC defeated Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), Chennai 63-53.
19. Sydney International Tennis Tournment :- Men’s Single :- Viktor Troicki of
Serbia , Women’s Single :- Petra Kvitova of Czech , Women’s Double :- Sania Mirza ,
Bethanie Mattek-Sands of US
20. Cueist Pankaj Advani on 17 January 2015 won National Billiards
Championship at the Bengal Rowing Club in Kolkata. He defeated his PSPB mate Dhruv
Sitwala 5-0. This was his seventh Senior National Billiards Championship.
21. Weightlifter Jimjang Deru of Arunachal Pradesh on 17 January 2015 created national
record in weightlifting by lifting 238 kilograms under the 56 kilograms category. He created the
record at the 10th Youth National Weightlifting Championship held in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana.
22. Ukrainian Grandmaster Andrey Baryshpolets won the 13th Parsvanth International
Grandmasters Chess Tournament on 16 January 2015. He defeated Deepan Chakkravarthy of
India in the 10th and final round of the Tournament that was held in New Delhi.

23. Australian cricketer Brett Lee on 14 January 2015 announced his retirement
from all forms of cricket after a 20-year career.
24. Bengaluru FC defeated Goa's Dempo Sports Club 2-1 to win their maiden
football Federation Cup.
25. Anirban Lahiri, an Indian professional golfer on 12 January 2015 was voted
as the 2014 Players’ Player of the year in Asian Tour.
26. Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo on 12 January 2015 won the 2014
FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the best footballer of the year in the world .
27. Captain of Pakistan’s cricket team Misbah-ul-Haq announced to retire from One
Day International (ODI) and T20 after the Cricket World Cup 2015. The decision was
announced on 11 January 2015 so as to focus on Test Cricket only.
28. India will host the 42nd World Bridge Championships that will be held in
Chennai from 26 September 2015 to 10 October 2015.
29. Popov Ivan of Russia on 6 January 2015 won 7th Chennai International Open
Grandmaster Chess title. He clinched the title via super tie-breaker after eight players ended with
7.5 points each.
30. Kumar Sangakkara, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, on 3 January 2015
became the fastest cricketer to reach 12000 Test runs. The left-handed batsman reached
the milestone in his 224th innings played during the Sri Lanka’s second Test match against
New Zealand played in Wellington.
31. The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) on 28 December 2014 banned
left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha from bowling in competitive matches. He was banned after his
bowling action was found illegal.
Ojha's action was tested at the ICC-recognised centre in Chennai and the test concluded that
Ojha's elbow flexed more than the permissible limit of 15 degrees
32. Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 30 December 2014 announced retirement from
International Test Cricket with immediate effect.

Dhoni decided to retire from Test Cricket by citing the strain of playing all formats of
Cricket. Now he wants to concentrate on ODI and T20 formats.
33. Sachin Tendulkar was appointed as the World Cup 2015 Ambassador
announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
34. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpee and freedom fighter Pandit Madan
Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) will receive the Bharat Ratna. The decision to confer the
highest civilian award of the country was announced by the Union Government on 24
December 2014.
Till now 43 people have been honoured with the Bharat Ratna. In 2013, cricketer Sachin
Tendulkar and scientist C N R Rao were awarded Bharat Ratna for their contribution in
their respective fields.
35. Paul McGinley won Sports Personality Coach of the Year 2014 at the BBC Sports
Personality of the Year awards in Glasgow. He was awarded for guiding the European team to
win the Ryder Cup of Golf at Gleneagles in UK in September 2014.
36. Name of mascots of the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympics Games were
revealed. They have been named as Vinicius and Tom.
37. Viswanathan Anand defeated British Grandmaster Michael Adams to win his
maiden London Classic Chess title.
38.Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss crowned Miss World 2014 at the pageant's
final in London. 2013 winner Megan Young of the Philippines crowned Strauss.
39. Germany won the 2014 Champions Trophy of Hockey after defeating Pakistan by 2-
0 margin at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
40. Australian Cricketer David Warner on 12 December 2014 completed 1000 Test runs
in 2014. With this, he became the first opener to achieve the feat in one calendar year since
England skipper Alastair Cook in 2012.

41. Gwlady Nocera of France won Hero Women's Indian Golf Open 2014 at the
Delhi Golf Club.
42. Sangakkara achieved the feat of crossing 13000 run during the third match of ODI
series with England.
43. The South African cricketer Jacques Kallis on 5 December 2014 was appointed
as the mentor and batting consultant for Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata
Knight Rider (KKR).
44. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on 7 December 2014 suspended Mohammad
Hafeez from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for illegal bowling action.
Hafeez is the Pakistani cricket all-rounder who bowls off-spin.
ICC suspended Hafeez after he failed to pass the bio-mechanic test conducted for his bowling
action. The test revealed that all deliveries of Hafeez exceeded permitted 15 degrees level of
tolerance (by which the arm is allowed to bend).
45. MRF Limited of India will be the global partner for the ICC Cricket World
Cup 2015. The decision was announced by International Cricket Council.
46. East Zone defeated West Zone to win the Deodhar Trophy cricket
tournament. Final was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
47. Former Indian football captain Baichung Bhutia became the first Indian Footballer to
be conferred with Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Hall of Fame Award. The award was
conferred on 30 November 2014 by FIFA president Sepp Blatter in Philippines.
The AFC organized the award ceremony for the first time to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Apart
from Baichung, nine other legendary Players from Asia were also honoured.
Baichung has played 107 matches for India and scored 42 goals.
Allan Border Winner :-
Fast bowler Sean Abbott of Australia on 27 January 2015 was named as the Bradman Young
Cricketer of the Year 2015 at the Allan Border Medal ceremony held in Sydney.
Other winners at the ceremony includes
• Allan Border Medal: Steve Smith, Captain of Australia
• Test Player of the Year 2015: Steve Smith

• One Day International Player of the Year 2015: Steve Smith
• Twenty20 International Player of the Year 2015 – Glenn Maxwell
• Women's International Cricketer of the Year (The Belinda Clark Award) – Southern Stars
Captain Meg Lanning
• Australian Cricket Hall of Fame – Adam Gilchrist and late Victorian all-rounder Jack
Ryder
Australian Open 2015 :-
Men’s Single Title :- Novak Djokovic of Serbia
Women’s Single Title :- Serena Williams of the US
Men’s Double Title :- Italian pair Simone Boleli and Fabio Fogini
Women’ double Title :- American-Czech pair Bethanie Mattek-Sands (the US) and Lucie
Safarova (Czech Republic)
Awards :-
1. Wipro Won Seven Awards at the CIO Choice honour and Recognition Awards 2015.

2. Clemson University Honoured Ratan Tata with Doctorate of Automative Engineering.
3. Kristen Stewart won Best Supporting Award at France’s Cesar award.
4. An Indian-American Purnendu Dasgupta on 20 February 2015 was awarded with the 2015 J.
Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education. Dasgupta, a Jenkins Garrett professor of
chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington, was awarded for his contribution in the
field of analytical chemistry.
5. Women scientists Dr. Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan on 15 February 2015 were jointly
named for Dr. Y Nayudamma Memorial Award 2014. They have been chosen for the
award for their outstanding performance in the field of science and technology.
6. Chattisgarh Govrnment awarded for Renewable Power Development in the State.The state was
considered for award on the basis of criteria fixed by 13th
Finance Commission headed by Vijay
Kelkar.
7. Film Dhanak directed by Nagesh Kukunoor on 14 February 2015 won two awards at the 65th
Berlin International Film Festival. The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held
from 5 February 2015 to 15 February 2015.
8. 35th National Games concluded in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 14 February 2015.
Kerala Governor Justice P Sathasivam was the chief guest on the occasion. The concluding
ceremony saw a cultural programme titled Rivers of India, with the theme protecting the
rivers as highlight. Services by topping the medal tally set the record of topping the
National Games for the third consecutive time. It won the Raja Bhalendra Singh Trophy.
The 36th National Games will be hosted by Goa in 2016.

9. Indian men’s football team captain Sunil Chhetri and striker Bala Devi on 13 February 2015
were awarded with the All India Football Federations (AIFF) 2014 Player of the Year trophy in
men and women category, respectively.
Others to be honoured with AIFF awards, include
• 2014 Player of the year (Men): Sunil Chhetri
• 2014 Player of the year (Women): Bala Devi
• 2014 Emerging Player of the Year: Sandesh Jhingan
• 2014 Best Referee: Santosh Kumar
• 2014 Best Assistant Referee: Sappam Kennedy
• Best Grassroots Programme: Western India Football Association (WIFA)
• Long Time Contribution to Indian Football: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
10. Indian-origin scientist Gurpreet Singh was on 27 January 2015 presented with the prestigious
National Science Foundation CAREER award. The award includes the prize money of 500000
US dollars.
11. Economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on 9 February 2015 won the newly established
Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015.
12. Distinguished journalist Vinod Mehta was on 9 February 2015 awarded with the Yash Bharti
Samman 2015 by Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government. He has authored a biography of Meena
Kumari (movie actress and poet) and Sanjay Gandhi- The Sanjay Story (2012). He has authored
a biography of Meena Kumari (movie actress and poet) and Sanjay Gandhi- The Sanjay Story
(2012).
13. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s name was included in the LIMCA book of records
in the first week of February 2015. Her name was included for being the only woman of the
country to represent the same Lok Sabha constituency on the same party ticket for eight
times in a row.

14. Eminent Marathi Writer Bhalchandra Nemade, known for his novel Kosala published in
1963 that changed the dimensions of Marathi literature, chosen for the Jnanpith Award for
the year 2014.
15. Hindi novelist Mithileshwar was on 31 January 2015 awarded with Shrilal Shukla Sahitya
IFFCO Award 2014. He is the fourth recipient of this literary award.
17. Poetess Arundhathi Subramaniam on 24 January 2015 won the inaugural
Khushwant Singh Memorial Prize for Poetry at Jaipur Literature Festival. She was
awarded for her work ‘When God is a Traveller’.
18. Miss Colombia Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe 2014. She was crowned
at the final of 63rd edition of Miss Universe held in Miami, US on 25 January 2015. Vega, a
22-year-old student of business administration from Barranquilla, Colombia was crowned
by Miss Universe 2013 winner Gabriela Isler of Venezuela.
19. Novelist Vikram Chandra on 20 January 2015 was named among the finalists
for prestigious National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards. He was nominated for the
American literary awards for his work about culture of computer programming and
classical Indian aesthetics.
Delhi-born Vikram Chandra of 53 is a finalist in the criticism category for his non-fiction
work Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty.
20. The Periyar Tiger Reserve of Kerala on 20 January 2015 won the National
Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) biennial award. It was awarded for encouraging
local public participation in managing the reserve.
21. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Chairman R.K. Tyagi was on 16
January 2015 conferred with the JGBS-Top Rankers' Excellence Award for CEO of the
year 2014.
22. Renowned Indian RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal was on 15 January 2015
conferred with the Giraffe Hero award 2015 by a US-based NGO The Giraffe Heroes Project.
Agrawal was awarded for his bravery in utilising the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 for
public good despite innumerable challenges. Agrawal also holds the Guinness record of filing
highest number of published letters to the editors.
23. Actor Amitabh Bachchan was on 13 January 2015 presented with the Social
Media Person of the Year Award 2015 by the Internet and Mobile Association of India
(IAMAI).

24. Eminent Sanskrit scholar Prabhu Nath Dwivedi was on 14 January 2015
named as the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2014 for Sanskrit language. He was
awarded for his work Kanakalochanaha, a collection of 16 short-stories based on various
social issues.
25. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Team of Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) on 12 January 2015 won the 2015 Space Pioneer Award in the
Science and Engineering category.
26. . RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan received the Governor of the Year Award
for 2015. The award recognises the Governor of a Central Bank who has demonstrated
strong leadership during the period under review
27. The director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota Range
(SHAR) MYS Prasad was on 10 January 2015 selected for the Vikram Sarabhai memorial
award 2015. The award will be presented to MYS Prasad by the Indian Science Congress
Association (ISCA).
28. Chinese nuclear physicist Yu Min was on 9 January 2015 presented with the State
Preeminent Science and Technology Award 2014 by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
29. Larry Page, the chief executive officer and co-founder of Google was named
as the Business person of the Year for 2014 on 6 January 2015 by Fortune magazine.
30. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the Yash Chopra Memorial
Award on 23 December 2014. Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao honoured him
with the award.
31. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpee and freedom fighter Pandit
Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) will receive the Bharat Ratna. The decision to
confer the highest civilian award of the country was announced by the Union Government
on 24 December 2014.
Till now 43 people have been honoured with the Bharat Ratna. In 2013, cricketer Sachin
Tendulkar and scientist C N R Rao were awarded Bharat Ratna for their contribution in their
respective fields.

32. TVS chairman Venu Srinivasan was made Honorary Citizen of Busan, Korea on
18 December 2014. He was conferred with the citizenship for his efforts to enhance friendship
and cooperation between India and Republic of Korea.
33. Noted Pakistan-born poetess Imtiaz Dharker was on 17 December 2014 awarded
the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry 2014 for her latest poetry collection Over the Moon.
34. Ruhi Singh of India was in news because she won Miss Universal Peace &
Humanity 2014 at Beirut, Lebanon on 10 December 2014.She is the first person to win this
pageant from India and she won the pageant among the 145 other countries. She was
Femina Miss India East first runner-up in 2011.
35. Playback singer Asha Bhosle on 10 December 2014 was awarded the Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) held in Dubai. She
received the award for her decades of dedication to Indian Film Industry.
36. Ebola fighters collectively were named as the TIME’s Person of the Year
2014 on 10 December 2014 by the TIME’s magazine. The announcement was made by
Nancy Gibbs, the Managing Editor of TIME.
In their honour, the magazine has come out with five cover pages featuring five of them. These
are:
• Dr Kent Brantly: the U.S. doctor who contracted Ebola while treating patients in Liberia
• Dr Jerry Brown: A Liberian surgeon who turned his hospital's chapel into the country's
first Ebola treatment center
• Foday Gallah: An ambulance driver who survived the infection
• Salome Karwah: Medecins Sans Frontieres nurse
37. Former Cuban Leader Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was on 9 December 2014
awarded the Confucius Peace Prize 2014 for his important contributions in eliminating nuclear
war after his retirement.
38. Child rights campaigner of India Kailash Satyarthi and Education activist of
Pakistan Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2014. Both the
recipients received medals and prize money 1.4 million US dollars from the Norwegian
Nobel Committee at Oslo, Norway on 10 December 2014.
39. Chairman of Wipro Azim Premji awarded Swiss Ambassador Award for
inspirational and socially responsible leadership.

60th
Filmfare Awards :-
Other awards declared on the occasion includes
• Best Actor (male): Shahid Kapoor for film Haider directed by Vishal Bhardwaj
• Best Actor (female): Kangana Ranaut for film Queen directed by Vikas Bahl
• Best Film: Queen directed by Vikas Bahl
• Best Director: Vikas Bahl for film Queen
• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award: Kamini Kaushal
• Best Film (Critics): Ankhon Dekhi directed by Rajat Kapoor
• Best Male Actor (Critics): Sanjay Mishra for film Ankhon Dekhi
• Best Female Actor (Critics): Alia Bhatt for film Highway written and directed by Imtiaz Ali
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Kay Kay Menon for film Haider
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Tabu for film Haider
• Best Story: Rajat Kapoor for film Ankhon Dekhi
• Best Dialogue: Abhijat Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani for film PK directed by Rajkumar Hirani
• Best Screenplay: Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi for film PK

• Best Director Debut: Abhishek Varman for film 2 States directed by Bhushan Patel
• Best Actor Debut (Male): Fawad Khan for film Khoobsurat directed by Shashanka Ghosh
• Best Actor Debut (Female): Kriti Sanon for film Heropanti directed by Sabbir Khan
• Best Music Director: Shankar Ehsaan Loy for film 2 States
• Best Lyrics: Rashmi Singh for song Muskurane ki wajah of film CityLights directed by Hansal
Mehta
• Best Playback (Male): Ankit Tiwari for song Galliyan of film Ek Villain directed by Mohit
Suri
• Best Playback (Female): Kanika Kapoor for song Baby doll of film Ragini MMS 2
Choreography: Ahmed Khan for Jumme ki raat of film Kick directed by Sajid Nadiadwala
Oscar Awards :-
The list of winners of 87th Academy Awards :-
•••• Best Picture: Birdman
•••• Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Birdman
• Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
•••• Best Actress: Julianne Moore for Still Alice
• Best Supporting Actor: JK Simmons for Whiplash
• Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette for Boyhood

• Best Foreign Language Film: Ida directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
• Best Animated Short Film: Feast directed by Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
• Best Animated Movie: Big Hero Six 6
• Best Original Song: John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn for Glory
• Best Original Score: Alexandre Desplat for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Padma Awards 2015
Padma Vibhushan Awards :-
S.
No.
Name of the Awardee Discipline State/Domicile
1. L. K. Advani Shri Public Affairs Gujarat
2. Shri Amitabh Bachchan Art Maharashtra
3. Shri Prakash Singh Badal Public Affairs Punjab
4. Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade Social Work Karnataka
5.
Shri Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias
Dilip Kumar
Art Maharashtra
6.
Shri Jagadguru Ramanandacharya
Swami Rambhadracharya
Others Uttar Pradesh
7. Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan
Science and
Engineering
Tamil Nadu
8. Shri Kottayan K. Venugopal Public Affairs Delhi
9.
Shri Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan
(Foreigner)
Trade and Industry France/UK
Padma Bhushan :-
1. Shri Jahnu Barua Art Assam
2. Dr. Vijay Bhatkar Science and Engineering Maharashtra
3. Shri Swapan Dasgupta Literature and Education Delhi
4. Swami Satyamitranand Giri Others Uttar Pradesh
5. Shri N. Gopalaswami Civil Service Tamil Nadu
6. Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap Public Affairs Delhi

7. Dr. (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj Art Madhya Pradesh
8. Dr. Ambrish Mithal Medicine Delhi
9. Smt. Sudha Ragunathan Art Tamil Nadu
10. Shri Harish Salve Public Affairs Delhi
11. Dr. Ashok Seth Medicine Delhi
12. Shri Rajat Sharma Literature and Education Delhi
13. Shri Satpal Sports Delhi
14. Shri Shivakumara Swami Others Karnataka
15. Dr. Kharag Singh Valdiya Science and Engineering Karnataka
16. Prof. Manjul Bhargava(NRI/PIO) Science and Engineering USA
17.
Shri David Frawley
(Vamadeva)(Foreigner)
Others USA
18. Shri Bill Gates(Foreigner) Social Work USA
19. Ms. Melinda Gates (Foreigner Social Work USA
20. Shri Saichiro Misumi(Foreigner) Others Japan
Padma Shri :-
1. Dr. Manjula Anagani Medicine Telangana
2. Shri S. Arunan Science and Engineering Karnataka
3. Ms. Kanyakumari Avasarala Art Tamil Nadu
4. Dr. Bettina Sharada Baumer Literature and Education Jammu and Kashmir
5. Shri Naresh Bedi Art Delhi
6. Shri Ashok Bhagat Social Work Jharkhand
7. Shri Sanjay Leela Bhansali Art Maharashtra
8. Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora Literature and Education Assam
9. Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi Literature and Education Madhya Pradesh
10. Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Kumar Chawla Medicine Chandigarh
11. Smt. Jayakumari Chikkala Medicine Delhi
12. Shri Bibek Debroy Literature and Education Delhi
13.
Dr. Sarungbam Bimola Kumari
Devi
Medicine Manipur
14. Dr. Ashok Gulati Public Affairs Delhi
15. Dr. Randeep Guleria Medicine Delhi

16. Dr. K. P. Haridas Medicine Kerala
17. Shri Rahul Jain Art Delhi
18. Shri Ravindra Jain Art Maharashtra
19. Dr. Sunil Jogi Literature and Education Delhi
20. Shri Prasoon Joshi Art Maharashtra
21. Dr. Prafulla Kar Art Odisha
22. Ms. Saba Anjum Sports Chhattisgarh
23. Smt. Ushakiran Khan Literature and Education Bihar
24. Dr. Rajesh Kotecha Medicine Rajasthan
25. Prof. Alka Kriplani Medicine Delhi
26. Dr. Harsh Kumar Medicine Delhi
27.
Shri Narayana Purushothama
Mallaya
Literature and Education Kerala
28. Shri Lambert Mascarenhas Literature and Education Goa
29. Dr. (Mrs.) Janak Palta McGilligan Social Work Madhya Pradesh
30. Shri Veerendra Raj Mehta Social Work Delhi
31. Shri Tarak Mehta Art Gujarat
32. Shri Neil Herbert Nongkynrih Art Meghalaya
33. Shri Chewang Norphel Others Jammu and Kashmir
34. Shri T. V. Mohandas Pai Trade and Industry Karnataka
35. Dr.Tejas Patel Medicine Gujarat
36. Shri Jadav Molai Peyang Others Assam
37. Smt. Bimla Poddar Other Uttar Pradesh
38. Dr. N. Prabhakar Science and Engineering Delhi
39. Dr. Prahalada Science and Engineering Maharashtra
40. Dr. Narendra Prasad Medicine Bihar
41. Shri Ram Bahadur Rai Literature and Education Delhi
42. Ms. Mithali Raj Sports Telangana
43. Shri P. V. Rajaraman Civil Service Tamil Nadu
44. Prof. J. S. Rajput Literature and Education Uttar Pradesh
45. Shri Kota Srinivasa Rao Art Andhra Pradesh
46. Prof. Bimal Roy Literature and Education West Bengal
47. Shri Shekhar Sen Art Maharashtra
48. Shri Gunvant Shah Literature and Education Gujarat

49. Shri Brahmdev Sharma (Bhaiji) Literature and Education Delhi
50. Shri Manu Sharma Literature and Education Uttar Pradesh
51. Prof. Yog Raj Sharma Medicine Delhi
52. Shri Vasant Shastri Science and Engineering Karnataka
53. Shri S. K. Shivkumar Science and Engineering Karnataka
54. Ms. P. V. Sindhu Sports Telangana
55. Shri Sardara Singh Sports Haryana
56. Ms. Arunima Sinha Sports Uttar Pradesh
57. Shri Mahesh Raj Soni Art Rajasthan
58. Dr.Nikhil Tandon Medicine Delhi
59. Shri H. Thegtse Rinpoche Social Work Arunachal Pradesh
60.
Dr.Hargovind Laxmishanker
Trivedi
Medicine Gujarat
61. Shri Huang Baosheng(Foreigner) Others China
62. Prof. Jacques Blamont(Foreigner) Science and Engineering France
63.
Late Shri Syedna Mohammad
Burhanuddin(Posthumous)
Others Maharashtra
64.
Shri Jean-Claude
Carriere(Foreigner)
Literature and Education France
65.
Dr. Nandrajan “Raj”
Chetty(NRI/PIO)
Trade and Industry USA
66. Shri George L. Hart(Foreigner) Others USA
67.
Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda
Maha Raja(NRI/PIO)
Others Portugal
68.
Late Shri Meetha Lal Mehta
(Posthumous)
Social Work Rajasthan
69. Ms. Tripti Mukherjee(NRI/PIO) Art USA
70. Dr. Dattatreyudu Nori(NRI/PIO) Medicine USA
71.
Dr. Raghu Rama
Pillarisetti(NRI/PIO)
Medicine USA
72. Dr. Saumitra Rawat(NRI/PIO) Medicine UK
73.
Prof. Annette
Schmiedchen(Foreigner)
Literature and Education Germany
74.
Late Shri Pran Kumar Sharma alias
Pran(Posthumous)
Art Delhi
75. Late Shri Civil Service Tamil Nadu

R.Vasudevan(Posthumous)
45th
International Film Festival of India :-
45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held in Goa from 20 November to 30
November 2014. The chief quest of the film festival was Bollywood actor Amitabh
Bachchan.
During the opening ceremony, Amitabh Bachchan along with Union Minister of Finance
Arun Jaitely presented the Centenary award for Film personality of the Year to Tamil
actor Rajinikanth.
45th IFFI Awards
Life Time Achievement Award: Hong-Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai he is known for his
films In the Mood for Love, Ashes of Time and Chungking Express.
Best Actor Award: Leviathan star- Alexel Serebriakov & Benagal actor -Dulal Sarkar for the
film Chotoder Chobi
Best Actress Award: Cuban actress Arina Rodriguez for Cuban-Spanish film Behaviour &
Israeli actress Sarit Larry for film The Kindergarten Teacher
Best Director Award: Nadaf Lapid for the film The Kindgarten Teacher
Cenetary Award: Director Shrihari Sathe for the film Ek Hazaarchi Note
Special Jury Award: Director Shrihari Sathe for the film Ek Hazaarchi Note
Golden Peacock Award: Russian director Andrey Zvyaginstev for drama Leviathan
Centenary award for Film personality of the Year: Tamil actor Rajinikanth
Days :-
1. National Science Day :- 28 February
2. International Rare Disease Day :- 28 February
3. International Mother Language Day :- 21 February
4. World Radio Day :- 13 February

5. World Cancer Day :- 4 February
6. Anti Leprosy Day :- 30 January
7. National girl Child Day :- 24 January
8. National Immunization Day :- 18th
January
9. 67th
Army Day :- 15th
January
10. National youth Day :- 12 january
11. Minorities Rights Day :- 18 December
12. Victory Day Celeberated in Bangladesh :- 16 December
13. Vijay Diwas :- 16 December
14. National Conservation Energy Day :- 14th
December
15. International Anti-Corruption Day :- 9 December
16. Human rights Day :- 10 December
17. World Soil Day:- 5th
December
18. India observed Mahaparinirwan Diwas on 6 December 2014, death anniversary of Dr BR
Ambedkar.
19. Navy Day :- 4Th
December
20. International Day Of Person With Disability :- 3rd
December
21. International Day of Abolition of Slavery :- 2nd
December
Resigned :-
1. Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Resigned
2. Union Minister Sacked DRDO Chairman Avinash Chander.
3. K Radhakrishnan retired as Chairman of ISRO.
4. Mahendera Singh Dhoni took retirement from test cricket.
5. VS Sampath ,Chief Election Commissioner demitted hi office.

6. Leela Samson resigned as Central Board of Film Certification.
Books :-
1. Flora of Guntur City Andra Pardesh :- PR Mohana Rao
2. Editor Unplugged : Media, Magnates, Netas and Me :- Vinod Mehta
3. Fragile Frontiers : The Secret History Of Mumbai Terror Attacks :- SK Rath
4. Neither a Hawk Nor a Dove :- Pakistan’s Ex-Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri
5. Hindi Novel Farishta :- Kapil Isapuri
6. Book on Sonia Gandhi titled The Red Sari :- Javier Moro
7. Tamil Novel Madhorubhagan :- Perumal Murugan
National :-
1. Google on 24 February 2015 acquired Facebook mobile marketing startup Toro. Toro
Company is best known for its Facebook ad campaigns. The financial terms of the deal were
not disclosed.
2. 10th
Addition of Aero India Show Concluded at Bangaluru.

3. 3rd Tortoise Festival was organised at Hajong Lake in Dima Hasao district of Assam on 21
February 2015. The festival was organised to create awareness among people on the
endangered tortoise species by Environment and Forest Department of Dima Hasao.
4. Hitachi Limited on 23 February 2015 announced to acquire Finmeccanica Rail Businesses
for 2 billion US dollar.
5. Samsung Electronics Co on 19 February 2015 acquired US-based mobile wallet startup
LoopPay.
6. EPFO launched Online Help desk to trace Inoperative accounts.
7. Bihar Governement decided to grant 35% reservation women in Non-Gazetted jobs.
8. Reliance Communication and Twitter partnered for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
9. 5th
India-Myanmar Joint Trade Committeeheld in Nay Pyi Taw.
10. Dosmoche Festival Celebrated in Ladakh.
11. 35th
National Games held in Thiruvanathapuram.
12. Tintu Luka Won Gold in 800m in 35th
National Games .

13. The Reserve Bank of India on 13 February 2015 announced that soon the currency notes of
one rupees denomination will be in circulation. The notes will be printed by the
Government of India.
RBI in its release informed that these currency notes are legal tender as provided in The
Coinage Act 2011. It said that the existing currency notes in this denomination in
circulation will also continue to be legal tender.
14. India on 14 February 2015 successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
from Indian Navy's latest destroyer INS Kolkata.
The launch off the Goa coast was flawless as the missile met all its designed parameters.
BrahMos is a missile with a range of 290 kilometers and can carry a conventional warhead
of up to 300 kilograms.
15. ICICI Bank Limited on 12 February 2015 tied up with global payment solutions company
UAE Exchange to offer an instant bank transfer service named FLASHremit.
16. National Games mascot Ammu, the Great Hornbill entered the Limca Book of Records for
its play, Kalikkunna Kuttikalkkayi Bharatham Kathirikkunnu (India Awaits Children
Who Play) in which Ammu is featured.
17. Microsoft acquire Sunrise for 100 Million US Dollar.
18. Star India Pvt TV acquired Telugu Tv Channel MAA Television Network Ltd.
19. Delhi election :- Aam Admi party won 67 Seats out of 70 Seats.

20. US closed its embassy in Yemen.
21. ICICI Bank on 10 February 2015 launched India’s first digital Bank on mobile phone,
Pockets. This digital e-wallet can be downloaded from Google Playstore.
Pockets, the digital e-wallet uses a virtual VISA card that enables the users to transact on
any website or mobile application in India.
22. Alibaba Invest 590 Million US dollar in Meizu Technology Co.
23. Adani Enterprises, Rajasthan Government Signed MOU to et up 10000MW Solar Park.
24. First World Ocean Science Congress Held in Kochi.
25. Union Government announced 850 Crore Package for AP.
26. Vijay Kumar won gold of 25 meter Centre Fire pistol in 35 th national games.
27. Union Government approved a rehabilitation package of 1102 Crore rupees for J & k.
28. Union Government released Postage stamp with Swach bharat Mision as theme.

29. RBi constituted High Powered Committee R Gandhi on Urban Cooperative Banks.
30. Maharashtra decided to buy a house in London Where BR Ambedkar stayed.
31. Indian President Conferred 104 Padma Awards .
32. SBI signed a Loan aggrement for 100 million Euro with European Investment Bank.
33. PMJDY Madeit to it Guiness World Records.
34. Prime Minister of Bhutan Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay visited India.
35. Former PM Manmohan Singhon adopted Pachim Bekeli Gaon Panchyat under Sansad
Adarsh Gram Yojna.
36. Hyderabad to host World Congress on Information Technology in 2018.

37. The year 2014 was ranked as the Earth’s hottest year since 1880 as per the two separate
analyses done by NASA scientists and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) scientists.
38. RBI issued guidelines for BANKS to act as Insurance broker.
39. Idukki in Kerala Became First District of India to have Complete Rural Broadband
Coverage .
40. 7th
Vibrant Gujrat Summit held at Gandhinagar.
41. 13th
Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas held in Gujrat.
42. US to host International Anti-Terror Summit on 18 February 2015.
43. Vistara(Tata-SIA) Started domestic airline in India.
44. Kotak Mahindra Bank secured its shareholders approval for amalgamation of ING Vysya
Bank. It was announced by the Kotak Mahindra Bank.
45. 102nd
Indian Science Congress held in Mumbai.

46. Amitabh Bachchan named as Brand Ambassador as AP Health Sector.
47. RBI allowed FII to buy up to 49% paid up capital in Bajaj Corp.
48. New Jersey to host International Hindi Conference in April 2015.
49. ICICI bank launched Digital Village Project Akodara Village of Gujrat.
50. Union Minister Formed NITI Aayog to replace Planing Commisison.
51. Union Governemnt launched Integrated women safety app called ‘HIMMAT’.
52. Union Government signed 60 Million loan deal with ADB for
J &K.
53. Union Government approved a ahike of gov take in IFCI to 51 %.
54. India became Second partner of Dubai after China.

55. Foreign Exchange Reserve Reached 320 Billion US Dollar.
56. 10th
Anniversery of Indian Ocean Tsunami Observed asa on 26 December.
57. Union Government observed 25 December as Good Goverance Day.
58. The RBI extended date of pre-2005 Currency notes to 30 June 2015.
59. The Marathi film Kapus Kondyachi Goshta nominated in the best picture category of the
87th Academy Awards, Oscars.
60. RBI increased RTGS (real time gross settlement) business hours from 7.30 hours to 12
hours.
61. Madhya Pradesh government increased Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by 4
percent.
62. Music Camposer AR Rahman was nominated for the films Million Dollar Arm, The
Hundred-Foot Journey and Indian film Kochadaiiyaan.

63. HDFC launched Mobile bank Facility ‘Bank App Ki Muththi Mein’.
64. Indian Film ‘Jal’ nominated for Oscar.
65. ICCI Bank launched India’s first credit card with a unique transparent design in
association with American Express.
66. 15th Indo-Russian bilateral annual summit was held in New Delhi
.
67. Ebola fighters collectively were named as the TIME’s Person of the Year 2014.
68. New India Insurance topped in Health Insurance.

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