Current Affairs of July-2014

1. Railway Budget 2014-15
2. Union Budget 2014-15
3. President Pranab Mukherjee: India’s first incumbent President to join Twitter
4. India becomes first country to ratify Marrakesh Treaty for visually impaired
5. Japan’s acute policy shift from post-war pacifism, allows fighting for allies
6. ‘Mt Sinha’: US names a peak in Antarctica after Indian scientist Akhouri Sinha
7. Camel declared State Animal of Rajasthan
8. Pakistan’s approves Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014
9. Bor Wildlife Sanctuary: India’s 47th Tiger Reserve
10. 4 new vaccines added to India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)
11. Trial run of India’s fastest train on Delhi-Agra at 160 kmph successful
12. Canada, India Film (Audio-Visual) Co-Production Treaty comes into being
13. Apex Court rules against ‘automatic’ arrests under dowry law
14. Overseas investment norms for Indian corporate relaxed: RBI
15. CCEA nod to bring onion and potato under Essential Commodities Act, 1955
16. PM Modi opens Katra-Udhampur rail link
17. Issue RuPay debit cards to customers, install POS terminals: Govt to PSU banks
18. Indian nurses return home through Special Air India flight
19. Study shows whales are “ecosystem engineers”
20. By 2030, India to become 3rd largest economy: PwC
21. Petra Kvitova wins 2014 women’s Wimbledon title
22. RBI undertakes swap of old gold with new one
23. Rejig of Governors: Kamla Beniwal sent to Mizoram, Margaret Alva given additional charge of Gujarat
24. IMG studying GAGAN’s potential for non-aviation sector
25. Rangarajan panel suggests new Poverty Line: Rs.47 per day in urban, Rs. 32 in rural areas
26. Typhoon Neoguri: Super typhoon moving towards Japan
27. ‘Shariat courts and fatwas have no legal status’: Supreme Court
28. Novak Djokovic overcomes Roger Federer to win Wimbledon men’s title
29. Rules of import of rough and polished diamonds eased: RBI
30. Granville Austin: Eminent Indian Constitution academic passed away
31. India, UK talk about civil nuclear, extradition and trade matters
32. Government ambiguous on Direct Tax Code, says Bill has lapsed
33. Health Ministry focuses on Kala Azar eradication
34. Scientists develop new method to forecast floods upto 11 months in advance
35. R K Pachauri calls Shopping Malls “energy guzzlers”
36. Government implements merit-cum-means based scholarship schemes for minorities
37. Emma Watson: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
38. Now minimum broadband speed is 512 kbps: TRAI
39. Study attributes Oklahoma earthquakes to subsurface wastewater injection
40. World Population Day observed across the world on July 11
41. Margaret Alva Sworn-in as Goa Governor
42. The Miracle girl “Mississippi baby” cured of HIV as an infant now detected with virus again
43. “The Grand Old Lady of Bollywood” Veteran actor Zohra Sehgal passed away
44. INS Kamorta: India’s first indigenous warship delivered to Indian Navy
45. Pay MGNREGA workers wages commensurate with minimum wages fixed by State: SC asks Government
46. IFRS system mandatory from 2016-17 FY
47. BSE sets up advisory group on REITs
48. ‘Vacate Office in New Delhi’: India asks UNMOGIP, the UN Observer on J&K
49. Rich nations should capitalize Green Climate Fund: India
50. 9.48% increase in Railway revenues earnings during April – June 2014
51. 6th BRICS Summit: India’s PM Modi flies to Brazil
52. Nagoya Protocol gets 50th Instrument of Ratification
53. Work on setting up ‘Rural ATMs’ underway: RBI
54. Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Bill gets Governors nod
55. Government to establish R&D centre for bulk drugs at NIPER
56. Gandhi Peace Prize to Chandi Prasad Bhatt
57. President appoints new Governors to five states
58. Mahela Jayawardene retires from Test cricket
59. Nadine Gordimer: Nobel Prize winning South African author passed away
60. Noted Hindi litterateur Madhukar Singh passed away
61. Sim Bhullar: First Indian-origin player in NBA also the tallest player in NBA at present
62. 320 Mahila Suraksha Dals will soon be functional in Delhi
63. PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping; presses for resolution of boundary dispute
64. July 16: Meghalaya commemorates its WW1 heroes on Garo Labour Corps Day
65. Fortaleza Declaration from 6th BRICS Summit
66. Government to accept Self-Attested documents
67. RBI relaxes CRR, SLR and PSL norms for banks issuing infra bonds
68. Russian city Ufa to host BRICS Summit 2015
69. Kerala temples observe Ramayana month
70. Bashar al-Assad sworn-in as Syria President for third term
71. National Health Profile (NHP) 2013 released by Dr. Harsh Vardhan
72. BRICS to establish $100 billion development bank and contingency reserve fund
73. Prakash Kohli sworn in as Governor of Gujarat
74. IBSA Summit 2015 will be held in India
75. RBI issues draft guidelines for setting up small banks, payment banks
76. Business 20 (B20) Australia Summit opens in Sydney
77. SC notice to all states and UTs on the issue of legalizing euthanasia
78. Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH17 crashed in Ukraine
79. Typhoon Rammasun (Glenda) hits Philippines
80. German World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm retires
81. CBDT sets up panel to recommend steps to reduce litigation
82. Bolivia legalizes Child Labour
83. Management of PM Relief Fund to be emulated on Gujarat model
84. Cricket: India registers historic test victory at Lord’s against England
85. Wages under MNREGA shouldn’t be less than minimum wage in states: Mahendra Dev Committee
86. OECD introduces ‘single global standard’ for automatic exchange of financial info
87. Union Government notifies Public Servants Rules, 2014
88. Ethiopian Airlines names its Dreamliner after Taj Mahal
89. Sanitation projects, increasing green cover among top priorities for MGNREGA
90. India support UNHRC resolution to probe Israel’s offensive on Gaza
91. Unregulated e-rickshaws not permitted: Delhi HC
92. CII-GEC launched “EPEAT” environmental rating systems for electronics
93. World Bank to extend $18 billion financial support to India
94. K. N. Tripathi takes oath as Governor of West Bengal
95. Fuad Masum: New President of Iraq
96. Union Cabinet gives nod to 49% FDI in insurance sector
97. Government sets up Suresh Prabhu Panel to review Gas Pricing Formula
98. TCS is first Indian firm to achieve market capitalization of Rs 5 lakh crore
99. Joko Widodo wins Indonesian presidential polls
100. India will not support trade facilitation agreement at the WTO
101. 20th edition of Commonwealth Games begin at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland
102. Banks barred from trading in bonds for infrastructure lending: RBI
103. Investment target for DFC revised to Rs 80,000 crore: Government
104. India-US Malabar naval drill not aimed at containing China: US
105. ‘Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojna’: Scheme for holistic development of tribals launched
106. MH-17 crash: EU extends sanctions on Russia
107. Ukraine’s PM submits resignation
108. Paracetamol not effective for back pain: Research
109. Over 90% of human genome is ‘junk’ DNA: Research
110. S S Mundra to be fourth deputy governor of RBI
111. Government has no proposal to integrate Aadhaar project & NPR
112. Narendra Modi uses idea of ‘zero hour’ at Cabinet meetings
113. RBI to designated six bas as Systemically Important Banks (SIBs)
114. India C&AG of assumes office as Member of UN Board of Auditors
115. Amitabh Bachchan is Maharashtra’s horticulture ambassador
116. Tiger population improves in Uttar Pradesh
117. IUCN adds 8 more Indian bird species to 2014 Red List
118. Kaptan Singh Solanki is new Governor of Haryana
119. Researchers discovered new species of ‘Mayfly’ in India
120. PM Modi launches “MyGov” web platform to get citizens’ ideas for governance
121. Gokul Grams to be set up for developing indigenous cattle breeds
122. Rs 150 crore allocated for Rashtriya Gokul Mission for 2014-15
123. Registration certificates of six NBFCs cancelled by RBI
124. Flipkart raises $1 billion, largest in Indian e-commerce field
125. RBI rejects Andhra’s request for farm loan waiver
126. Vincenzo Nibali wins 101st Tour de France
127. Science Express for raising biodiversity awareness flagged off
128. Sixth C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivered to IAF
129. RBI regresses to multiple price method for bond auctions
130. Theodore VanKirk (Dutch): Last Airman in US bombing of Hiroshima passed away
131. World has only 3,200 tigers left: WWF report
132. Key points in proposed Judicial Appointment Commission Bill
133. Man-made water vapour next climate threat
134. Special 301 Report: Section 3(D) of the Indian Patent Act opposed by the US
135. RTS,S: World’s first vaccine against Malaria to hit markets soon
136. Sierra Leone President declared public health emergency to curb Ebola disease
137. Urbanization activities impacted a few wetlands: Government
138. Dipa Karmakar: First Indian woman gymnast to win a medal in Commonwealth Games
139. ‘Gaia’ satellite ready to operate 1.5 million kms from Earth
140. ‘One Life is Not Enough’: Autobiography of Natwar Singh released
141. General Dalbir Singh Suhag assumes charge as new Chief of Indian Army
142. Japanese women are world’s longest-lived females; Hong Kong men longest-lived males
143. Bees choose best flowers even before landing just from the color of petals
144. S S Mundra assumes office as RBI deputy governor
145. Excessive healthcare is a problem on the rise in India: World Bank
146. Ghana’s proposal of land to Punjab farmers accepted by Punjab Government