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Daily Current Affairs updates from 04 January 2014

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Daily Current Affairs: 04 January 2014


1) 29-hour countdown starts for launch of GSLV-D5: The 29-hour countdown for the launch of ISRO’s rejuvenated Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D5) commenced at 11.18 a.m. today at Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The GSLV-D5’s first mission attempt with indigenous cryogenic engine was aborted at the eleventh hour on August 19 last year due to a fuel leak in its second stage.

2) World Braille Day observed: Today is World Braille Day. The day is celebrated every year on 4th January to commemorate the Birthday of Louis Braille. Born on 4th January 1809, Louis Braille was the inventor of braille, a system of reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired.

3) Dhoom 3 is highest revenue grosser, ever: ‘Dhoom 3’ has become Bollywood’s highest revenue grosser of all times in just a fortnight after its pan-India release. In India, the Hindi action flick has done net collections of Rs 257 crore while it generated gross earnings of Rs 334 crore, according to trade estimates. Its gross overseas earnings stood at Rs 139 crore as on January 1, sources at Yashraj Films, Dhoom 3’s producers, have said. The film has surpassed Krrish 3 and Chennai Express which grossed Rs 240 crore and Rs 227 crore respectively. Vijay Krishna Acharya was the director of the movie.

4) India crush Pakistan to win U-19 Asia Cup title:  India skipper Vijay Zol (100) and Sanju Samson (100) scored contrasting centuries as India colts posted a comprehensive 40-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan to clinch the Under-19 Asia Cup title, on Saturday.  India reached 314 for eight in their allotted 50 overs. In reply, Pakistan could reach 274 for nine, despite a fighting ton from Kamran Ghulam (102 not out; 89b, 12X4s).

5) AAP to fight coming LS elections in as many states as possible: Aam Aadmi Party will fight coming Lok Sabha elections in as many states as possible. Briefing media persons after the national executive committee meeting of the party in New Delhi today, senior AAP leader Prashant Bhushan said the party will decide about the seats and candidates for the upcoming elections within one month.

6) Mere Sapno Ka Bharat to be BJP's new social mantra: Mere Sapno Ka Bharat will be new social mantra for BJP to get ground-level feedback and gauge people’s pulse and aspirations. A core group in the party is giving final touches to this campaign to be launched shortly, Smriti Z. Irani, BJP Vice President, said.

7) Video footage of Devyani Khobragade strip search is hoax: US- A video currently in circulation on the social media, which claims to be allegedly showing the CCTV footage of the strip search of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade after her arrest in New York is a hoax, dangerous and provocative fabrication, the United States has said.

8) Asia Cup to go ahead in Dhaka as scheduled:  Asia’s cricket chiefs today said violence-plagued Bangladesh would remain the venue for next month’s Asia Cup and added Afghanistan as the fifth team in the regional one-day tournament. “The tournament will go ahead as scheduled in Bangladesh from February 25 to March 7,” Asian Cricket Council chief executive Ashraful Huq told AFP after an executive board meeting in Colombo.

9) Kejriwal says no to five-bedroom flats: Facing criticism, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced his decision not to take up the two five-bedroom duplex flats he has been allotted.

10) Manmohan lays foundation stone for TCS learning campus: Tata Consultancy Services will set up what it terms to be the world’s largest corporate learning and development centre in Thiruvananthapuram. At this campus, the country’s largest software exporter would be able to train 50,000 of its staffers annually. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the project today.

11) N P Singh promoted as CEO at Multi Screen Media: Multi-Screen Media, formerly known as SET India , said that it has promoted its Chief Operation Officer N P Singh to the position of Chief Executive Officer from immediate effect.

12) Williams beats Azarenka, defends Brisbane title: Serena Williams has carried her momentum from 2013 into the new season, beating No. 2-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday to defend her title at the Brisbane International and set the tone for the Australian Open.


13) Sholay 3d released : One of Indian cinema's most popular cult classic films 'Sholay' 3D is released on January 3, 38 years after its original release.

Current Affairs updates from 3 January 2014

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Daily Current Affairs: 03 January 2014


1) M.S. Dhir of AAP elected new Speaker of Delhi Assembly: After a smooth sailing in the confidence vote, AAP on Friday scored yet another victory in the Delhi Assembly when its candidate M S Dhir was elected Speaker with the backing of Congress, JD(U) and an Independent.

2) Justice Ganguly resigns as NUJS faculty: West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman Justice A.K. Ganguly on Friday resigned from the post of honorary professor of the National University of Juridical Sciences, a student of which had made allegations of sexual harassment against him.

3) Manoj Vaish appointed as MCX MD & CEO: Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) has a new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in Manoj Vaish. Vaish is currently the Managing Director of NSDL Database Management.

4) Corporation Bank launches campaign for agri credit delivery: Corporation Bank has launched a year-long campaign for the delivery of agriculture credit and financial inclusion initiatives at all its branches.

5) Indian Overseas Bank launches IOB-Connect card: Targeting young individuals, public sector Indian Overseas Bank today launched ‘Connect Card’, a new ATM cum Debit card in association with VISA that can be used for e-commerce across five lakh merchant outlets.

6) MPs vote Thatcher best UK PM in survey: Iron lady Margaret Thatcher has been voted the most successful post-war British Prime Minister by lawmakers in a survey in which Winston Churchill came a distant fourth.

7) New GM for Central Railway: Sunil Kumar Sood has been appointed General Manager, Central Railway with effect from December 31, 2013.

8) Tata Sons appoints S Venkateswaran as Chief Tata sustainability Group: Tata Sons announced appointment of Shankar Venkateswaran as Chief — Tata Sustainability Group with the responsibility of driving group level initiatives in the sustainability space, and guiding Tata Sons and the group companies on sustainability and CSR initiatives.

9) Serena to meet Azarenka in Brisbane international finals: Serena Williams of United States defeated Russia's Maria Sharapova in straights 6-2, 7-6 to enter the finals of the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on Friday. Serena Williams will meet Victoria Azarenka in the final.

10) India beat Sri Lanka to play U-19 Asia Cup final: India qualified to play against Pakistan in the final of the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Asia Cup when they defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in the second semi-finals played.


11) Moolam Thirunal appointed head of Travancore royal house: Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma, nephew of late Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma who passed away last month, was on Friday installed as the new head of the Travancore royal family and the custodian of the Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple.

Current Affairs Updates from 2nd January 2014

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Daily Current Affairs: 02 January 2014


1) AAP govt won trust vote in Delhi Assembly; CM Kejriwal says it's a victory for truth and honesty: Aadmi Party (AAP) won the confidence vote to rule Delhi, after Congress said it will support the new government in public interest. Speaking during the debate on the vote, Kejriwal said “we want to bring Swaraj, self-rule, in Delhi”. He said politicians forced the Aam Aadmi Party to contest the elections.

2) India and Maldives ink several pacts: India and the Maldives on Thursday have agreed to jointly patrol and conduct surveillance to strengthen mariti
me security in the Indian Ocean Region. Briefing the media after holding delegation level talks with Maldivian President Yameen Abdul Gayoom in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, India is ready to provide further assistance to the Maldives to enhance capability to address shared security challenges.

3) Musharraf suffered heart attack, rushed to hospital: In a dramatic turn of events, former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf was today admitted to an army hospital after he complained of “heart problem” on his way to a special court to face trial in a high treason case.

4)  Ashraf Jehan, first female judge in Pak’s National Sharia Court: Ashraf Jehan a female judge sworn-in at Pakistan’s national sharia court which hears cases under the Islamic legislation.

5)  Ex-UN envoy Hardeep Singh Puri joined BJP: Career diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri, who recently retired as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, today joined BJP.

6) Schumacher's health ‘stable’ but injury still critical: Doctors- Formula One legend Michael Schumacher remained “stable” but was still in a critical condition today after four nights in hospital battling severe brain injuries following a skiing accident in France.

7) Freedom fighter and veteran urdu journalist Ishrat Ali Siddiqui dead: Freedom fighter, veteran Journalist and Padm Shree awardee Ishrat Ali Siddiqui died in Lucknow today.

8) Canara Bank launched skill development programme for J&K youth: Canara Bank, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR), has launched ‘Udaan’ in Jammu and Kashmir in co-ordination with NSDC (National Skill Development Corporation) and the Government of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).

9) Devendra Kumar Pathak appointed as Special DG, BSF: Devendra Kumar Pathak has been appointed as the Special DG, Border Security Force (BSF) on 30 December 2013. At the time of his appointment in BSF, he was serving as the Special DG, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

10)  Chile takes seat at UNSC: Chile took its seat at the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) as a non-permanent member of the international body till Dec 31, 2015.

11) P K Saxena new GM of South Western Railway: Pradeep Kumar Saxena has taken over charge as full-fledged General Manager of South Western Railway (SWR).


12) International Theatre Festival from Jan 27: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi would be conducting the sixth edition of the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFOK) from January 27 to February 3, 2014 at Thrissur.

Current Affairs Updates: 1st January 2014

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Daily Current Affairs: 01 January 2014


1) Corey Anderson hits fastest ODI century: New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson cracked the fastest century in one-day international history, reaching three figures in just 36 deliveries against the West Indies on Wednesday.The previous record was held by Shahid Afridi, who took 37 balls to reach his ton playing for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 1996.

2) Non subsidised LPG hiked by Rs 220 a cylinder: The price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG), which customers buy after consuming their quota of subsidised cylinders, was hiked by a steep Rs 220 a bottle on firming international rates.

3) India cancels 3,600 crore rupee VVIP choppers deal with Agusta WestLand: India on Wednesday cancelled its Rs 3,600 crore deal with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland for supply of 12 VVIP choppers to the Air Force in view of charges that kickbacks to the tune of Rs 360 crore were paid in it.

4) Southern states connected to national electricity grid:  Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh and the Union Territory of Puducherry would now have better access to electricity supply as the region has been synchronised with the national transmission network of electricity (commonly known as the National Electricity Grid). The development took place on December 31, nearly five months ahead of schedule in May.

5) Former Infosys CFO Balakrishnan joins AAP:  In a surprise move, V Balakrishnan, who stepped down as Board member of software behemoth Infosys recently creating ripples in the corporate circles, has joined the Aam Admi Party.

6) A new dawn: India to be certified polio-free this year- Later this month, India will clock three polio-free years, a milestone that will be officially certified in 2014 by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The last case of polio was reported from West Bengal in January 2011. A WHO-appointed independent body is evaluating the ground situation and an announcement is expected possibly in February-March, says Ashok Mahajan, who heads Rotary’s Ulema Committee.

7) De Blasio sworn in as mayor of New York: New York’s new Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in on Wednesday promising to restore progressive ideals and end growing economic inequality in America’s biggest city. De Blasio, 52, who in November won a landslide election to become New York’s first Democratic mayor in 20 years.

8) Ex-BJP rebel MLA Kalsaria joins AAP: On a day when Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took oath in the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, Kanu Kalsaria, former rebel BJP MLA and farmers’ movement leader, officially joined the Aam Admi Party (AAP), indicating that his new party may contest all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat in 2014 polls.

9) V. Kannan takes charge as Vijaya Bank CMD: V. Kannan has taken charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Vijaya Bank.

10) S.K. Sharma is CMD of Bharat Electronics:  S.K. Sharma has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of defence public sector Bharat Electronics Ltd.


11) Madhusudhan takes charge as RINL head: P. Madhusudan, Director (Finance), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) – Vizag Steel Plant, assumed charge on Wednesday as the company’s CMD. A.P Choudhury retired from the post on Tuesday, said a press release.

Arup Raha takes over as new Indian Air Force chief

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>> Veteran fighter pilot Arup Raha on 31 Dec 2013 (Tuesday) took over as the 24th chief of the Indian Air Force, succeeding Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne.

>> In a brief ceremony, Raha, 59, assumed charge of the IAF from Browne in the presence of senior officers, including new Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal R K Sharma and Deputy Chief Air Marshal S Sukumar.

>> Born on December 26, 1954, 59 year-old Raha is expected to have a tenure of three years as the chief of air staff.


>> Raha, in his message to the 1.75 lakh-strong force, said the IAF is on a trajectory of modernisation and is transforming into a strategic aerospace power with full spectrum capability.

Daily Current Affairs: 31 December 2013

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Daily Current Affairs: 31 December 2013


1) Air Marshal Arup Raha takes over as IAF chief: Air Marshal Arup Raha today took over as the Air Force chief succeeding Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne. In his address after taking over the charge at Air Headquarters in New Delhi, Mr. Raha said IAF is committed to providing vital support to the security forces deployed in counter-insurgency operations. He said IAF is on a trajectory of modernisation and is transforming into a strategic aerospace power with full spectrum capability.

2) World on the mood of New Year's celebrations 2014!!!

3) Tejas Team Sets New Record of 500 Flights in One Calender Year: TEJAS attained another significant milestone on 27th Dec 2013, by flying the 500th sortie this year, the highest achieved in a calendar year thus far.

4) Anurag Bhushan took charge as the Dubai Consul General of India: Anurag Bhushan, a career diplomat on 30 December 2013 took charge as the Consul General of India in Dubai and Northern Emirates in the UAE. Before taking the charge as the Consul General, he was serving as the head of the Regional passport office in New Delhi.

5) Brand Amul to spread to America: Come February, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which owns and markets the Amul brand of milk products, will start manufacturing ghee (butter oil),paneer (cottage cheese) and shrikhand (a sweet dish made of strained yogurt) from a plant near New York.

6)  Rs 2,000 cr transferred in direct benefit: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Monday said over Rs 2,000 crore had been transferred to consumers in 184 districts as direct benefits. In these high-Aadhaar coverage districts, 66 million consumers have been benefited, it said.

7) Chandra Kant Birla resigned from Hindustan Motors Limited: Chandra Kant Birla, Chairman of Hindustan Motors Limited resigned from the board on 29 December 2013. He also stepped down from the post of director of Hindustan Motors (HM).


8) Latest ICC Test Team Rankings SA cemented its place as No.1 team: South Africa on Monday strengthened their position as the number-one ranked side on the ICC Test Team Rankings table courtesy their 10-wicket victory over India in the second and final Test in Durban.

Happy New Year 2014.....

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