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GoodsandServicesTaxBill,2014introducedinLokSabha

ItisalsocalledConstitution(122ndAmendment)Bill

ItseekstointroduceGoodsandServicesTax(GST)regime

InsertsarticleArticles246A,269Aand279AintheConstitution

ProvidesforUnionFinanceMinisterheadedGSTCouncil

SetsinauniformandintegratedindirecttaxregimeinIndia

14thFinanceCommissionsubmitteditsreporttoPresident

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TheCommissionheadedbyformerRBIGovernorYVReddy

ProvidesfordevolutionoftaxreceiptsfromtheCentretotheStates

Article280ofConstitutionprovidesforappointmentofFinanceCommission

Firstand13thFinanceCommissionwasheadedbyKCNeogy&DrVijayKelkarresp.

UniongovernmentdecriminalizedAttempttoSuicide

ForthispurposeSection309ofIndianPenalCoderemoved

20thLawCommissionheadedbyJusticeAPShahrecommendedinits210Report

210thReportonHumanizationandDecriminalizationofAttempttoSuicide

Francewasthefirstcountrytodecriminalizethisoffence

LokSabhapassedtheRepealingandAmending(Second)Bill,2014

Introducedasaperiodicmeasureforupdatingthelistoflawsinforce

Seekstorepeal90lawsandpassamendmenttotwolaws

Proposestoamendthetwolawstorectifytypographicalerrors

ThelawsareRailways(Amendment)Act,2008andtheIndianMaritimeUniversityAct,2008

KarnatakaMobileOneApplaunchedformgovernance

LaunchedbyPresidentPranabMukherjeeinBengaluru

FirstsuchappinIndiatousherinaneraofmobilegovernance

DevelopedundertheICAREprogramofKarnatakagovernment

Expectedtoprovidemorethan4000servicestocitizens

SocialJusticeBenchconstitutedonsocialissue

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ConstitutedbySupremeCourton3December2014

Startedoperationon12December2014

ThebrainchildofChiefJusticeofIndiaHLDattu

TwojudgebenchtobeheadedbyJusticeMadanBLokur

TheothermemberisJusticeUULalit

627namesofIndiansholdingblackmoneyabroadsubmittedtoSC

IncludesdetailsoftreatiesIndiasignedwithFranceandothernations

Halfofthe627namesareNonResidentIndians(NRIs)

MostofthemhaveaccountswithHSBCBank,Geneva

SITheadedbyJusticeMBShahisprobingblackmoneycase

UniongovernmentunveilednewcounterNaxaldoctrine

ProposesfourprongedapproachtodealwithNaxals

TheseareSecurity,Development,RightsandEntitlementandPublicPerceptionManagement

FocusonsecurityinterventionsinworstLWEaffectedareas

Inmoderatelyaffectedareas,securityanddevelopmentinitiativeswillbefocus

Inlessaffectedareas,developmentinterventionswilltakeprecedence

SwachhBharatMissionlaunched

Launchedonoccasionof145thbirthanniversaryofMahatmaGandhi

AimsatmakingIndiacleanby2019

Theyear2019willbe150thanniversaryofMahatmaGandhi




NinepeoplenominatedtoinspirepeopletojointheMission

SCquashedallocationof214coalblocks

QuashedbySCbenchheadedbyJusticeRMLodha

Allocationswerearbitraryandillegal

4outof218coalblocksnotcancelled

IncludesoneofNTPCandSAILeachandtwoofSasanUMPPownedbyAnilAmbani

PradhanMantriJanDhanYojana(PMJDY)launched

Itwaslaunchedon28August2014

Aimstoopen15crorebankaccountsby15August2015

Itisamegafinancialinclusionplan

EachpersoncoveredtobeprovidedbankaccountsandRuPaydebitcards

Alsoprovisionforinbuiltinsurancecoverof1lakhrupees

India:firstCountrytoRatifytheMarrakeshTreaty

Indiaratifiedthetreatyon30June2014

Willfacilitateaccesstopublishedworksforblindandvisuallyimpairedpersons

ThetreatywassignedinMarrakesh,Moroccoon28June2013

Ithasbeensignedby64countries

SCruledShariatCourtsareillegal

NolegalstatushasbeengrantedtotheShariaCourts

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Itsfatwas/decreesareillegalifitviolatesfundamentalrights

ThedecisionwasdeliveredbySCbenchheadedbyJusticeCKPrasad

ThejudgementgivenonapetitionfiledbyVishwaLochanMadanin2005

IndiabecamepermanentsignatorytoWashingtonAccord

IndiasignedtheAccordon13June2014

Joinedaselectgroupof17countrieswhojoinedtheAccord

GlobalemploymentopportunitiesforIndiastechnicalandengineeringgraduatestoincrease

Accordpromotesmobilityandqualityassuranceofengineersacrossinternationalboundaries

SumitraMahajanelectedasSpeakerof16thLokSabha

ShereplacedMeiraKumar

BecamethesecondwomenpresidingofficeroftheLokSabha

Shewaselectedto9thLokSabhain1989forthefirsttime

2014electionswashereighthcontinuoustermasMemberofParliament

Telanganabecamethe29thstateofIndia

Itachievedstatehoodon2June2014

TendistrictsofthethenAndhraPradeshbecamepartofTelangana

ChandrasekharRaosworninasthefirstChiefMinister

ESLNarasimhanistheGovernorofTelangana

HyderabadisthejointcapitalofTelanganaandAndhraPradesh

NarendraModisworninas15thPrimeMinisterofIndia




Hewassworninon26May2014

Hetookoathwith45CouncilofMinisterincluding23CabinetMinisters

FirstPrimeMinisterofIndiaborninindependentIndia

Forthefirsttime25%oftheCabinetpostallocatedtowomen

SwearinginceremonyattendedbyheadsofsevenSAARCcountries

16thLokSabhaElections2014

Theelectionresultsfor543constituenciesdeclaredon16May2014

BharatiyaJanataPartyemergedvictoriouswith282seats

Congressledincumbentgovernmentjustsecured44seats

BJPwonthemajorityforthefirsttimesinceindependence

Theelectionswereconductedinninephasesfrom7April12May2014

Karnataka:firststateinIndiatolaunchHealthAdalat

TheHealthAdalatwaslaunchedinGulbarga,Karnataka.

Aimstoensurethatallhealthfacilitiesextendedbythegovernmentreachedallsectionsofsociety.

DuringHealthAdalatthedepartmentwillinteractwithpublicrepresentatives.

DebroyPanelonrestructuringRailwayBoard

ThePanelwouldsubmititsreporttilltheendof2015

ThesevenmemberpanelwillbeheadedbyeconomistBibekDebroy

Mandatedtoestimatethefinancialneedsofrailwaysandensurepoliciestoraiseresources

RestructuringofrailwayboardannouncedinUnionBudget201415




FilmLiar'sDice:India'sofficialentryforOscarAwards2015

ThemoviehasbeendirectedbyGeethuMohandas

ItisnominatedfortheBestForeignLanguageFilmcategory

12memberjuryheadedbyeminentfilmmakerTHariharannominatedit

LeadingcastsareGeetanjaliThapaandNawazuddinSiddiqui

The87thOscarAwardswillbeheldintheUSon22February2015

CRangarajanCommitteeonPoverty

TotalnumberofpoorinIndiaat363millionor29.6percentofthepopulation

Thedailypercapitaexpenditurepeggedat32rupeesfortheruralpoor

Thedailypercapitaexpenditurepeggedat47rupeesfortheurbanpoor

Povertylineispegged972rupeespermonthforruralIndia

Povertylinepeggedat1407rupeespermonthforurbanIndia

LargestSolarPowerPlantofIndialaunched

130MWWelspunSolarPlantlaunchedatBhagwanpurinNeemuch,MP

ItisalsotheAsia'sLargestSolarPowerPlant.

Itwasconstructedatacostof1100crorerupees.

TheProjectwillraiseIndiansolarcapacityby7percent.

International

USPresidentsignedUkraineFreedomSupportBill,2014




TheActauthorizesadministrationtoimposesanctionsonRussia

Thesanctionstobeimposedifneedsarises

SanctionswereimposedonRussiaoverUkrainecrisis

Authorizes350millionUSdollarsinlethalandnonlethalmilitaryaidUkraine

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbereelected

Hewasreelectedforanotherfouryearterm

Japan'srulingcoalitionwonatwothirdsmajorityintheSnapelections

ElectionswereheldfortheLowerHouseoftheNationalDiet.

Theelectionssawthevoterturnoutat52.7percent,thelowestsinceWorldWarII

NobelPrizepresented

PeacePrizewinnersKailashSatyarthi&MalalaYousufzai

PhysiologyPrizewinnersJohnO'Keefe,MayBrittMoserandEdvardI.Moser

LiteratureNobelPrizewinnerFrenchauthorPatrickModiano

PhysicsNobelPrizewinnerIsamuAkasaki,HiroshiAmanoandShujiNakamura

ChemistryNobelPrizeEricBetzigfromJaneliaResearchCampus,StefanHell,Gottingen

EconomicNobelPrizegiventoJeanTirole

FirstWorldSoilDayobservedon5December2014

TheDaywasobservedbytheUNFAO

UNFAOandGSPdeclaredtheyear2015asUNInternationalYearofSoils

Eventsheldtoraiseideathatsoilisacriticalcomponentofnaturalsystem




ThedaycoincideswithbirthdayofThailandsKingBhumibolAdulyadej

CorruptionPerceptionsIndex2014released

Thiswasthe20thedition

Measuresperceivedlevelsofpublicsectorcorruptionin175countries

Indiawithascoreof38wasranked85th

TheindexwastoppedbyDenmarkwithascoreof92.

IndexispreparedbyTransparencyInternational

TimeMagazinereleasedlistof25BestInventions2014

Mangalyaannamedamongthebestinventionsof2014

Magazinedescribesitasatechnologicalfeat

ItisdescribedasSupersmartSpacecraftMangalyaan

ThelistalsoincludestwoinventionsofIndiansnamelyBlueRoomandtablettoy,Osmo

TheG20Summit2014concluded

TheSummitsawreleaseofBrisbaneActionPlan

ActionPlancomprisesof800+reformstoboostglobalgrowth

SetsanambitiousgoaltoliftG20growthby2.1percentby2018

Seekstoreducethegendergapinlabourforceparticipationratesby25percentby2025

25thanniversaryofFallofBerlinWallcelebrated

ThefalloftheBerlinWallhappenedon9November1989




ItwasthemostsignificanteventinrecentGermanhistory

TheBerlinWallwasbuiltin1961byEastGermany

ItwasbuilttostoppeoplefleeingfromEastGermanytotheWest

TheWallstretchedfor155kilometersofwhichonly3kilometerremainsnow

ForbeslistofWorld'sMostPowerfulPeople2014released

ThelistgivestheannualrankingoftheWorlds72MostPowerfulPeople

ThelistwastoppedbyRussianPresidentVladimirPutin.

IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModiwasranked15th

MukeshAmbaniisranked36thonthelist

IndiareelectedtoUNHRC

Itwasreelectedfortheperiod20152017

Indiareceivedthehighest162votesintheAsiaPacificgroup

Indiasfirsttermasmemberduetoendon31December2014

14othermemberstatesalsoelectedtoUNHRCforathreeyearterm

TheUNHRCpromotesandprotectshumanrights

IndiaVietnamsigned7pacts

PactssignedtostrengthenStrategicPartnership

SignedduringPresidentPranabMukherjeevisittoVietnam

PresidentgiftedsaplingoftheholyBodhiTreetoVietnam

Diplomaticrelationsbetweenthetwocountriesestablishedin1972




Thestrategicrelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesestablishedin2007

InauguralTangPrizes2014presentedinTaipei

TheTangPrizeistreatedasAsia'sversionoftheNobels

WinnersoftheinauguralTangPrizesare

SustainableDevelopmentGroHarlemBrundtlandformerPremierofNorway

SinologyChineseAmerican,HistorianYuYingshih

BiopharmaceuticalScienceJamesPAllisonofUSandTasukuHonjoofJapan

TheRuleofLawAlbieSachs,formerjusticeoftheConstitutionalCourtofSouthAfrica

UnityDealsignedinAfghanistan

UnitydealsignedbetweenAbdullahAbdullahandGhaniAdhmadzai

ThedealendedthreemonthstalemateovergovernmentformationinAfghanistan

Thestalematewasduetoallegationsthatelectionswererigged

ThedealcallsofcreationofpostofCEOwhowillbetheactingPrimeMinister

EbolaVirusDiseaseoutbreak

Morethan7000patientsdiedduetotheEbolaVirusinWestAfrica.

EbolaVirusdiseasefirstsurfaceinGuineainMarch2014

Nigeria,SierraLeone,GuineaandLiberiaarethecountriesaffected

EboladiseasewasfirstdetectedinCongobasinofZaire

FieldsMedal2014

TheFieldsMedalAwardsheldinSeoul,SouthKorea.




Theawardrecognizedcontributionsoffourmedalists.

ArturAvila,ManjulBhargava,MartinHaire,MaryamMirzakhaniaretherecipients

TheFieldsMedalwasfirstawardedin1936.

FirstwinnerwereFinnishmathematicianLarsAhlforsandAmericanmathematicianJesseDouglas.

PrayuthChanochaelectedPrimeMinisterofThailand

Heisthe29thPrimeMinisterofThailand

Hewaselectedwithavoteof1916votesinNationalLegislativeAssembly(NLA)

HeisaformerArmyChiefofThailand

HeseizedthepowerinJune2014

6thBRICSSummit:FortalezaDeclaration

HeldinFortaleza,Brazilon15Julyand16July2014.

ThemeoftheSummitwasInclusiveGrowth:SustainableSolutions.

TheparticipatingcountriesBrazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica

TheBRICSNetworkUniversitywillbeestablished

BRICSDevelopmentBanktobeestablished

UNSCadoptedresolutiontoprobeintoMH17planecrash

Resolutionadoptedby15memberUNSCunanimously.

ItdemandsfreeaccesstothecrashsiteofMalaysianplaneMH17.

Itinsistedondignifiedandrespectfultreatmentofbodiesofthevictims.




Science&Technology

Scientificbreakthroughoftheyear2014:Rosettaspacemission

RosettaistheEuropeanspacemission

Firstspacecrafttolandonacomet

Thecometisnamed67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko

Itlandedon12November2014,10yearsafterthelaunch

ISROsuccessfullylaunchedGSLVMarkIIIXfromSriharikota

Thiswastheexperimentallaunchoftherocket

Weighing630tonnes,itisIndiasheaviestrocket

ItcarriedCrewmoduleAtmosphericReentryExperiment(CARE)

Thefullfledgedlaunchoftherocketwilltakeplaceintwoyears.

IndiajoinedThirtyMeterTelescopeProject

IndiajointedtheprojectasFullMember

Indiatodeliver100smaller,hexagonalmirrors

TheprojectinIndiacoordinatedbyDeptofScience&TechnologyandDAE

Thetelescopewillbethelargestintheworld.

ItisbeingbuiltatopMaunaKeaMountaininHawaii.

Worldsfirstwombtransplantbabyborn

ThebabyboywasborntoaSwedishwoman

ItwasbornattheUniversityofGothenburg'shospital




Thewomanwasbornwithoutawomb,althoughtheovarieswereintact

Thereplacementwombcamefroma61yearoldwoman

ShewassufferingfromageneticconditioncalledRokitanskysyndrome

NewcompoundBQU57developed

ItwillblockproteinRalaidingcancergrowth

DevelopedatUniversityofColoradoCancerCenter

ThestudyofthecompoundpublishedinjournalNature

TheleadauthorofthestudyisDanTheodorescu

ISROlaunchedMangalyaantoMarsorbit

IndiainsertedthespacecraftinMarsorbitinfirstattempt

ISRObecamethefourthspaceagencyintheworldtosendamissiontoMarssuccessfully

Mangalyaancosts74millionUSdollars,themostcosteffectiveinworld

ItwillbefindingthepresenceofmethaneontheMars

INSKolkatadedicatedtonation

INSKolkatacommissionedattheNavalDockyardinMumbai

Itisthecountryslargestindigenouslybuiltwarship

Equippedagainstenemysubmarines,surfacewarships,antishipmissilesandfighteraircraft

Itiscommissionedwithoutitsmainairdefenceweapon

ThewarshiphasbeenconstructedbyMazagonDockyardsLimited




Newbiochiptodetectbloodsugarviasaliva

Theadvancementwillhelpdiabeticstonottoundergobloodtest

Itismadefromaoneinchsquarepieceofquartzcoatedwithathinlayerofsilver

Itusesaseriesofspecificchemicalreactionscombinedwithplasmonicinterferometry

Thedeviceissensitiveenoughtodetectminutestdifferencesinglucoseconcentrations

LimaCallforClimateAction

Issuedattheconclusionofthe20thsessionoftheConferenceoftheParties(CoP)

ThePresidentof20thCoPwasManuelPulgarVidal

IntendedNationallyDeterminedContributionstoformfoundationforclimateactionpost2020

SeekstoputworldontracktoNewUniversalClimateAgreement

21stCOPwillbeheldinParis,France

TheUSandChinaagreedtocutgreenhousegasemissions

USwillreducecarbonemissionsby26to28percentby2025,comparedwith2005levels

Chinadidnotsetaspecifictarget,butsaidemissionswouldpeakby2030

Thetwocountriesagreedtoreducethepossibilityofmilitaryaccidentsintheairandsea

Thetwocountriestogetherproduceabout45%oftheworld'scarbondioxide

IndiaStateofForestReport2013

ItwasreleasedbyUnionMinistryofEnvironment&Forest

TheIndiaStateofForestReport2013wasthe13threportintheseries

StateswithmaximumincreaseinforestcoverareWestBengal,OdishaandKerala




StateswithlargestforestcoverareMP&ArunachalPradesh

Mizoramhasthehighestforestscoverintermsofpercentageofforest

BorWildlifeSanctuaryofMaharashtra

ItisIndias47thTigerReserve

UnionEnvironmentMinistrynotifiedSanctuaryasTigerReserve

BorsanctuaryisinWardhadistrictofMaharashtra

ItwillbeanimportantcorridorbetweenTadobaAndhariandPenchTigerReserves

TigerReservesinMaharashtra:Melghat,Pench,Tadoba,NagziraandSahyadri

Personalities

MissSouthAfricaRoleneStrausscrownedMissWorld2014

OutgoingMissWorld,MeganYoungofthePhilippinespresentedthesash

MissHungary,EdinaKulcsar,wasthefirstrunnerup

MissUnitedStates,ElizabethSafrit,wasthesecondrunnerup

India'sKoyalRanabaggedthesubtitleofBestDesigneroftheworld

Thiswasthe64thMissWorldCompetition

JusticeVaidyanathapuraRamaKrishnaIyerdiedat100

Hediedon4December2014duetorenalandcardiacfailure.

HewasformerSupremeCourtJudgeandanMLAfromKerala.

HebecamethejudgeoftheSupremeCourtin1973




Heretiredattheageof65in1980.

Thereare105publishedbooksbyV.R.KrishnaIyer.

AustralianopenerPhilipHughesdied

DiedafterabouncerballofSeanAbbotthitbackofhishead

TheaccidenthappenedatSheffieldGameatSydneyCricketGround,Australia

Hewasalefthandedopeningbatsman

Hehadplayed26Testsand25ODIsforAustralia

IndiancricketersRamanLambaandNariContractoralsodiedinsamesituations

ChiefGuestofRepublicDay2015:USPresidentBarackObama

HewillbethefirstUSPresidenttoattendtheRepublicDayParadeofIndia.

ObamawillparticipateintheRepublicDaycelebrationsofIndiaon26January2015.

ObamawillbethefirstUSPresidenttotraveltoIndiatwice.

LegendaryKathakdanseuseSitaraDevidied

Dancebasedonthemes,poetryandchoreographyofherfather

ShewasbornasDhannolakshmiintheBrahminfamily

RabindranathTagoredescribedherasNrityaSamragini

SheisknownasapioneeringforceinbringingthegenretoBollywood

NehaGuptawonInternationalChildrensPeacePrize2014

AwardedforherworktohelporphansinIndia

HerorganisationEmpowerOrphanshashelped25000vulnerablechildren




ShebecamethefirsteverAmericantobeawardedwiththeprize

In2013,theawardwasconferredonMalalaYousufzai

HindipoetKedarnathSinghreceived49thJnanpithAward

ConferredforhisoutstandingcontributiontowardsIndianliterature

10thHindiwritertoreceivethecountryshighestliteraryaward

KnownforhisworkAbhiBilkulAbhiandYahanSeDekho

FirstrecipientGSankaraKurupforOdakkuzhal(Flute)inMalyalamlanguage

SanjayaRajaramreceivedWorldFoodPrize2014

Awardedforhisresearchthatledtoincreaseinwheatproduction

HeiscreditedwithdevelopingtheVeerylinesofwheatinthe1980s

Hehelpedsecure1.3percentriseinglobalwheatproductionperannum.

HeisseniorscientificadvisorattheInternationalCenterforAgriculturalResearchintheDryAreas

ArvindSubramanianappointedChiefEconomicAdvisor

AppointedChiefEconomicAdvisor(CEA)foraperiodofthreeyears

ThirdeconomistofinternationalrapporttobeappointedasCEA

ExpertoftheIndianandChineseeconomy

RaghuramRajan,theRBIGovernor,waspreviousCEA

JusticeHLDattusworninas42ndChiefJusticeofIndia

OathofofficeadministeredbyPresidentPranabMukherjee.

SucceededChiefJusticeRMLodha




Lodhademittedofficeon27September2014

Dattuwillretirefromhisofficeon2December2015.

HejoinedSupremeCourtofIndiaasaJudgeon17December2008.

LalithaKumaramangalamappointedChairpersonofNationalCommissionforWomen

EighthchairpersonofNationalCommissionforWomen

ShewastheNationalSpokespersonNationalExecutiveofBJP

NationalCommissionforWomenwassetupasastatutorybodyinJanuary1992

ItwassetupundertheNationalCommissionforWomenAct,1990

NarulaBrotherswon7crorerupeesinSeason8ofKBC

Thetwobrothers,AchinandSarthakNarulaemergedvictoriousinSeason8ofKBC

Thetaglinefortheseason8isYahanSirfPaiseNahi,DilBhiJeeteJateHain

TheshowwasfirsttelecastonStarPlusin2000

ItisbasedontheUKgameshowWhoWantstoBeaMillionaire?

GovindMishrareceivedSaraswatiSamman2013

HereceiveditfornovelDhoolPaudhonPar

Hisnovelwaspublishedin2008

ThenovelillustratesthestruggleofmodernIndianwomen

HeisthesecondHindiauthortobeconferredwithaward

HarivanshRaiBachchanwasthefirstHindiauthortoreceivetheaward




Pran,theCreatorofChachaChowdhurydiedat75

HecreatedorsketchedChachaChaudharyfortheHindimagazineLotpotin1969

HisChachaChaudharystripsfoundapermanentplaceinInternationalMuseumofCartoonArt,USA.

HisnamewasincludedinPeopleoftheYear1995byLimcaBookofRecords.

LtGeneralDalbirSinghSuhagtookoverasChiefofArmyStaff

HesucceededGeneralBikramSinghtobecomethe28thArmyChief

HewillserveasArmychieffor29monthstill31December2016

Heisthe2ndGorkhaRiflesofficertobecomeArmychief

FirstwasFieldMarshalSamManekshaw

VeteranactressZohraSehgaldiedat102

ShewascalledasthegrandoldladyofBollywood

ShewastherecipientofPadmaVibhshan,PadmaBhushan,PadmaShri

SehgalsdaughterKiranin2012wroteherbiographynamedZohraSegal:Fatty

ZohralastappearedinSanjayLeelaBhasali'sfilmSaawariyain2007

ChandiPrasadBhattwontheGandhiPeaceprize2013

HeisaGandhian,anenvironmentalistandasocialactivist.

In1964,hefoundedDasholiGramSwarajyaSangh(DGSS)inGopeswar.

HewasawardedwiththeRamonMagsaysayAwardforCommunityLeadershipin1982.

In2005,hewasawardedwithPadmaBhushan.




Sports

Germanywonmen'sHockeyChampionsTrophy2014

GermanydefeatedPakistanby20margintowinthetrophy

Thiswas10thChampionsTrophycrownforGermany.

Ithadlastwonthetournamentin2007

Forbronzemedal,WorldchampionAustraliadefeatedIndia21

UAEcaptainKhurramKhan:theoldestplayertoscoreanODIcentury

HescoredthewinningcenturyagainstAfghanistaninDubai

Heachievedthefeatatanageof43yearsand162days

HebroketherecordofSanathJayasuriya

SanathJayasuriyahadscored109againstIndiain2009attheageof39

IndiancricketerRohitSharmascoredthehighestODIscoreeverof264

Thescoreof264runsisalsothesecondhighestListAscore

WiththishebecametheonlycricketertoscoretwoDoubleODIcenturies

Heachievedthisdistinctionduringthe4thODIbetweenIndiaandSriLanka

HebroketherecordofhighestODIscoreof219runsmadebyVirenderSehwag

SachinTendulkarwasthefirstcricketertoscoredoublecenturyinODIs

ViratKohlibecamefastestcricketertoreach6000ODIruns

Heachievedthedistinctionafterhis53runknockinthethirdODIbetweenIndiaandSriLanka

Hetook144matchand136inningstomake6000runs




HeistheeighthIndiantohavescored6000ormorerunsand47thoverall

HeovertooklegendaryWestIndianVivianRichards'record

Richardsreachedthemilestonein1989byplaying141inningsin156matches

MCMaryKombaggedherfirstAsianGamesGoldMedal

ShedefeatedZhainaShekerbekovaofKazakhstan

Shewoninwomensflyweightcategory(4851kg)

FirstIndianwomanboxertoclinchagoldmedalattheAsianGames

SheisnicknamedasMagnificentMary

ChennaiSuperKingswon2014ChampionsLeagueTwenty20title

ItdefeatedKolkataKnightRidersby8wickets

ThematchwasplayedattheMChinnaswamyStadiuminBengaluru.

ChennaiSuperKingswonthetrophyforthesecondtime.

EarliertheywontheCLT20inSouthAfricain2011.

HockeyPlayerManpreetSinghnamedJuniorMenPlayeroftheYearbyAHF

TheannouncementwasmadeatAsianHockeyFederationCongress

ThecongresswasheldatKualaLumpur,Malaysia.

IndianmidfielderManpreetSinghhasplayed103internationalmatches.

HeisthecaptainoftheIndiaJuniorHockeyteam.

Hemadehisinternationaldebutin2011.

MarinCilicofCroatiawonMen'sSinglestitleofUSTennisOpen




Cilicdefeated10thseedKeiNishikoriofJapan

TheWomenssingleswaswonbySerenaWilliamsofUS

TheMensDoublestitlewaswonbyMikeandBobBryanofUS

SaniaMirzaofIndiaandBrunoSoaresofBrazilwontheMixedDoublestitle

EkaterinaMakarovaandElenaVesninaofRussiawontheUSOpenwomen'sdoublestitle

2014GlasgowCommonwealthGamesconcluded

TheMedaltallywastoppedbyEngland

Indiastoodatthefifthpositionintherankings.

Indiawon64medals(15Gold,30silverand19Bronze)

Thiswasthirdhighestmedalhaulafter2010DelhiCWGand2002ManchesterCWG

The21stCommonwealthGameswillbeheldinGoldCoastinAustralia

KushKumarfirstIndianplayertoreachsemisofWorldJuniorSquashChampionship

TheWorldJuniorSquashchampionshipheldatWindhoekinNamibia.

HedefeatedEngland'sGeorgeParkerinstraightgamesinquarterfinal.

KushKumarisaprofessionalsquashplayerfromChennai,TamilNadu.

Presently,hisrankingis220intheworld.

HimachalPradeshtohostFirstParaglidingWorldCup2015inIndia

ThiswillbethefirstparaglidingWorldCuptobehostedinIndia.

TobeorganisedunderParaglidingWorldCupAssociation,France.

ItwillbehostedinKangradistrictofHimachalPradeshfrom24October2015




HimachalPradeshhadhostedtheParaglidingpreWorldCupin2013

Germanywonthe2014FIFAFootballWorldCup

GermanybeatArgentina10inthefinal

FinalwasplayedattheMaracanainRiodeJaneiro,Brazil

MarioGotzescoredthelonegoaloffinalduringtheextratime

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