Agriculture

1. 50Rs increase per quintal in MSP of paddy

2. 638
th
KK opened in !a"sa# $ssa%.
3. &ariphe%a 'illa(e ) *ountry+s first to,acco free 'illa(e in -a(aland
.. /ood (rain output ) record 26..38 M0 in 201311.
5. Pepsi *o and *linton /oundation ) *ashe2 plantation ) Maharastra
6. *oca ) *ola 3 4ain 5rri(ation ) Pro6ect 7nnati
8. 9nion and Potato are included in :ssential *o%%odities $ct# 1;55
1. $ssa% did si%ilar to this 2hen it started to i%ple%ent -/S act
8. -ational /ood Security $ct <-/S$= 2ill ,e i%ple%ented ,y the $ssa% &o'ern%ent fro% 1
Septe%,er 201.
1. arran(e%ents of the prescri,ed stoc" li%it of essential co%%odities in Amar Dukans
Awards
1. >adhasahe, Phal"e $2ard# 2013 ) &ul?ar
2. Mo,ile Se'a ) >eity 1 2
nd
rand in 7- Pu,lic ser'ice a2ard
3. Kol"ata $irport ) $irport Ser'ice @uality $2ard
.. R&5$ )
1. Aero di'ersionary airport
2. Borld+s 2
nd
,est airport for its ser'ice quality
5. Ra%esh $(ar2al ) &old%an :n'iron%ental Pri?e <&reen -o,le=
6. *handi Prasad !hat ) &andhi Peace Pri?e# 2013
8. Kedharnath Sin(h ) 4nanpith $2ard# 2013
8. So%asundara% ) !hrat Ratna 4R> 0ata $2ard
;. >eepa" Pare"h ) *ross of the $2ard ,y &er%any
10. >oP0 ) 5S9 ;001 certificate for recruitin( *S officers
11. 0an( Pri?es
1. Sustaina,le >e'elop%ent ) &ro Carle% !rundtland of -or2ay
2. Sinolo(y ) Du Din(1shih of *hina
3. Rule of Ea2 ) $l,ie Sachs of S$
12. Ra%on Ma(saysay $2ards 201.
1. 5 indi'iduals and 1 or(ranisation fro% Pa"istan
2. Cu Shuli ) Chinese 5n'esti(ati'e 4ournalist
3. Saur Marlina Manurun( ) 5%pro'in( Indonesia's forest people+s li'es
.. 9%ar Khan Masoudi ) Protectin( Afgan cultural herita(e
5. Ban( *anfa# China ) Protectin( pollution 'icti%s
6. Randy Calsan# Phillippines ) Protectin( indi(enous Matisalu( tri,e
8. 0he *iti?ens /oundation# Pakistan ) !uildin( F 1000 schools
13. &eneticist Prof Sir $lec 4effreys 2ho disco'ered >-$ fin(erprintin( in 1;8.# 2as a2arded
2ith *opley Medal 201.
1..
Appointments
National
1. $ra'ind Mayara% ) /inance Secretary
2. Sha"ti"anta >as ) Re'enue Secretary
3. -ripendra Misra# 0apon# PK Misra1 Secretaries to the PM
.. R *handrase"haran ) -assco% President
5. 4udiciary
1. R M Eodha 1 .1
st
*45
2. M Rohat(i 1 1.
th
$&
3. R Ku%ar ) S&
.. ! S *hauhan ) *B>0 *hair
5. & Rohini )*4 of >elhi C*
6. M ! Shah ) !lac" %oneyGS50
8. R* Eahoti ) $r,itrator in odafone taH dispute1 capital (ains taH dispute
8. K Ra6ah ) $& of Sin(apore
6. >efence
1. -a'yI R K >ho2an
2. ice *hief of -a'al StaffI Sunil Ean,a
3. $irI $rup Saha
.. $r%yI >.S. Suha( <28
th
=
5. !S/I > & Patha"
6. -S$I $6ay >ho'al
8. >eputy -S$I $r'ind &upta
8. 5*&I *hopra
8. $6ay P Srira% ) President of *55
8. R K Malhotra ) 59* *hair%an
;. $ K >u,ey ) *oal 5ndia *hair%an
10. Pandya ) *hair%an of *B* and :H1officio Secretary to &o5
11. Ra6i' Mathur ) *5* ,y President
12. R er%a ) P/R>$ Me%,er
13. 5 &o'ernors
1. Ra% -ai" ) 7ttar Pradesh
2. !alra%6i >ass 0andon ) *hhattis(arh
3. Keshari -ath 0ripathi ) Best !en(al
.. 9% Pra"ash Kohli ) &u6arat
5. Pad%ana,ha !ala"rishna $charya 1 -a(aland 30ripura
International
1. -R5s
1. Sa,har2al ) -eHt $lternate :> of 5M/
2. /ederal 4ud(es in 7S ) Manish Shah# 5ndira 0al2ani
3. S Ra6ara% ) B/P # 201.
2. Suresh Ku%ar Reddy 1 1
st
a%,assador to $S:$- and :$S
3. Ciroshi -a"a ) P and $uditor &eneral of the B!
.. Ma6or &en Kristin Eund of -or2ay ) Cead of 7-PK/
5. Aeid Raad Aeid al1Cussein ) 9*C*R head
6. Kathleen Stephens ) 5nteri% 7S a%,assador to 5ndia
8. $,hi6it &uha ) Me%,er of a 7- :Hpert Panel on 0ech and 5nno'ation
8. $run 4aitley ) !oard of &o'enors of $>!
;. Suresh Reddy ) *risis Mana(er to !a(hdad
10. - K !ro2ne ) 5ndia+s neHt a%,assador to -or2ay ) /or%er 5$/ chief
11. $nthony Ea"e ) 7-5*:/ chief
12. Rasi" Ra'indra ) Me%,er of the 7-*E*S
13. /elipe 5 ) Spain+s ne2 Kin(
1.. Peeyush &upta ) -on1:Hecuti'e >irector of -ational $ustralia !an"
15. 4ean *laude 4unc"er ) -eHt :uropean *o%%ission President
16. Srini'asan 1 1
st
*hair%an of 5**
18. Sunil &a'as"ar ) Cead of !**5
18. :%%a Batson ) 7- Bo%en a%,assador
Banks related
1. $His !an" ) $sha Co%e loan
2. :Hi% !an" ) P>* in $frica 2ith S!5# 5EJ/S# $f>!
3. 5>!5 ) /5**5 to pro'ide loans to MSM: at 1 K lo2er interest rate and lo2 processin( fee
.. 5!$ ) *hair%an K R Ka%ath
5. >oha ,an" 1 1
st
,ranch in Mu%,au
6. 5>/* and !andhan (ot ,an"in( license
8. !andhan <M/5= L >elloite
8. >oha !an" to purchase CS!* !an" 9%an+s ,an"in( ,usiness in 5ndia
;. -$!$R> reduces rate of interest ,y 20 ,ps on their lon( ter% refinance facility to ,an"s <;.5K
for 5 years and ;.8K for 315 years=
10. !haratiya Mahila !an" Etd ,a((ed the *ore !an"in( Syste% 5nitiati'e $2ard for the year 201.
at the $sian !an"in( and /inance 1 Retail !an"in( $2ards 201. 2hich 2as help in Sin(apore.
1. 7sha $nanthasu,ra%anian# *M># !haratiya Mahila !an" recei'ed the a2ard
RBI/FM Decisions
1. Monitorin( of to 50 -P$s for all state o2ned lenders
2. 10 Rs Plastic currecy notes in 4KMS! <4aipur# Kochi# Mysore# Shi%la# !hu,anes2ar=
3. $ddl 8000 crores in the PS! durin( current fiscal
.. -o char(es can ,e le'ied on preclosure of floatin( rate ter% loans
5. -o char(es can ,e le'ied on inoperati'e accounts
6. $llo2in( star tradin( houses to i%port (old under 20I80 sche%
8. Mandatory !raille $0Ms fro% 4uly 1 201.
8. Minors <M10 years= can open Sa'in(s account# /iHed deposits.
;. 9>5 re'erse of />5
1. Restored the li%it of 9>5 ,y an 5ndian *o%pany to .00K fro% 100K under the auto%atic
route of /:M$# 200.
10. Per%itted -!/*s to act as !cs
11. SS Mundra 1 .
th
>eputy &o'ernor of R!5
Committees
1. - R Madha' Menon ) Pu,lishin( ad't
2. M ! Shah ) !lac" Money
1. $ri6it Pasayat ) ice *hair%an
3. 0andon ) >ee%ed 7ni'ersities status
.. Parthasarathi Sho%e ) 0$R*# su((ested to %er(e *!>0 and *!:*
5. 7r6it ) Settin( *P5 tar(et 8K ,y 2015 and 6K ,y 2016
6. $ Mayara% 1 FN 10K %eans />5# M 10K %eans P/5 and su((ested %er(er of /55 and @/5
under the ne2 /orei(n Portfolio 5n'est%ent.
8. >eepa" !isht ) Report on sin"in( of 5-S Sindhu"arsha"
8. P 4 -aya" ) &o't should cut its holdin( in PS!s to M 50K.
;. Mud(al *o%%ittee ) 5PE spot fiHin(
10. Ran(ara6an *o%%ittee ) Measure%ent of Po'erty
1. *onsu%ption ,ased esti%ates
2. 363 %illion or 2;.6K are poor
3. ;82G.860 ) Rural poorG for a fa%ily of 5
.. 1.08G8035 ) 7r,an poorG for a fa%ily of 5
11. S ! Sinha ) Meerut /ire accident pro,e
12. Cari &autha% ) Status of 7&*
13. R K Sin(h ) 0o re'ie2 Parlia%ent security
Defence
1. -a,hratna ) >ornier aircraft C$E to >R>9
2. $"ashI S ) $
3. $straI !R ) $1$ ) 60 K%s
.. *1.08I 5nterceptor ,oat of 5*&
5. P185 ) Mariti%e Patrol $ircraft ,y !oein(
6. K ) .I 3000 K%s
8. Catf 555 ) !allistic ) S1S
8. Prith'i >efence ehicle ) :Ho1at%ospheric interceptor %issile
;. >rills
1. S5M!:O 1 Sin(apore
2. Mariti%e *oop 1 *hina
3. :H SuryaKiran >rills 5 ) Sal6handi# -epal 1 -epal
.. &aruda ) 4odhpur ) /rance
5. Maitree ) 0hailand
10. $09M:OP9 ) Mosco2
11. 5-S Kol"ata ) lar(est indi(enous 2arship de'+ed under Pro6ect 151alpha series
12. 5-S i"ra%aditya ) $ircraft carrier
13. 5-S Sahayadri ) Multi role stealth fri(ate
1.. >C$-5 ) >etection and Cit isualisation usin( $coustic -1Ba'e 5dentification
1. >e'eloped ,y *S5R1-$E
15. Sindhu Sadhana ) /irst indi(enously ,uilt research 'essel
16. Rosto' ) na>onu ) Russia+s ne2 electric su,%arine
Econom
1. &ro2th forecastsI
Source 2014-1 201-1!
5M/ 5.5 6.25
/itch 5.5 6
$>! 5.5
Borld !an" 5.8
2. >5*&* to /R$
3. -u%,ers
1. :Hternal >e,t I 23.3 K
2. /iscal >eficitsI PP
3. Rail2ays
1. /aresI 3 1..2K
2. /rei(htI 6.5K
.. !usiness dealsI
1. 5R:>$ and $/> 1 Q100%n Eo* ) 15yrs
2. &o5 and 5>$ of B! 1 Q153%n for 9disha >isaster Reco'ery Pro6ect
5. 3 ne2 petroche%ical in'est%ent re(ionsI
1. Karnata"a# Maharastra# B!
2. . such re(ionsI
1. >ahle6 in &u6arat
2. Paradeep
3. isa(1Ka"inada
.. *uddlore1-a(apattina%
6. M J $s
1. odaco% R -eotel of 0ata
2. /lip"art R Myntra
3. -o'artis R &SK+s oncolo(y ,usiness
.. &SK R accines
5. :EP R $ni%al Cealth
6. &oo(le R S"y,oH
8. S:!5 ,arred Ra%alin(a Ra6u and . others fro% accessin( the capital %ar"ets for 1. years.
!residents and !rime Ministers
Presidents:
1. M E * preca ) Malta
2. M -a?ar,aye' ) Ka?a"hasthan
3. C Rouhani ) 5ran
.. S *eren ) :l Sa'ador
5. !ashar $l assad ) Syria
6. $,del /attah el1Sisi ) :(ypt
8. Petro Poroshen"o ) 7"raine
8. Man%oon Cussain ) Pa"istan
;. Reu'en Ru,y Ri'lin ) 5srael
10. :rnest !ai Karo%a ) Sierra Eeone
Prime Ministers:
1. i"tor 9r,an ) Cun(ary
2. Kari% Masi%%o' ) Ka?a"hasthan
3. $h%ed Maitiq ) Ei,ya
.. $hn >ai Cee ) South Korea <-e2=
5. $leHander Stu,, 1 /inland
Rankings
1. S5PR5 1 ;
th

2. Peace 1 1.3
rd

3. Press 1 83
rd

.. >oin( !i? 1 13.
th

5. Social Pro(ress ) 102
nd

6. 9il *onsu%er 1 3
rd
,y 2025 after 7S and *hina
8. S2iss Money 1 58
th

8. Steel Ma"er 1 .
th

;. &lo,al 0eHtiles :Hports 1 2
nd
after *hina
10. />5 *onfidence indeH 1 8
th

11. *oncentrated Solar Po2er 1 .
th
topped ,y the 7S
12. -u%,er of %illionaire households 1 15
th

13. C>R 2013 1 136
th
2ith 0.55.
1.. /a'ored >estinations for 5n'est%ent ,y M-*s 1 .
th
after *hina# 7S and 5ndonesia
15.
"ports FIFA# etc$
1. 35
th
-ational &a%es ) Kerala
2. Mana'6it Sin(h Sandhu ) Shootin(
3. 4oshna *hinnappa and Palli"al ) Squash
.. Mala'ath Poorna ) 13yr fe%ale to cli%, Mt :'erest
5. 2
nd
5PE
1. KKR 2ins a(ainst Kin(s O5
6. 0ennis
1. /rench 9pen
1. Men+s Sin(leI Rafael -adal
2. Men+s >ou,lesI 4ulien and asselin of /rance
3. Bo%en+s Sin(lesI Sharapo'a
.. Bo%en+s >ou,lesI Su1Bei and Shuai of 0ai2an and *hina
2. Bi%,ledon
1. Bo%en+s sin(leI Petra Knito'a of *?ec"hslo'a"ia
2. Men+s Sin(leI -o'a" >6o"o'ic of Ser,ia
8. $ustralia ) Coc"ey Borld cup <Mens= in the Ca(ue
8. South $frica ) 711; 5** Borld *up
;. 4itu Rai ) Borld+s nu%,er one ran"in( in shootin( e'ent
10. Saina -eh2al ) 1
st
super series title in Star $ussie 9pen
11. $, >e illiers 1 1
st
ran" in 5** 9>5 ,ats%an ran"in(s
12. 4aya2ardeneI 0est cric"et retire%ent# last test a(ainst Pa"istan in $u( 201.
13. /5/$
1. Suspended -i(eria fro% 5nternational foot,all co%petitions on account of (o'ern%ent
interference in runnin( -i(erian /oot,all /ederation
2. &er%any 2on a(ainst $r(entina
3. &er%any 2on for . ti%es in total till no2
.. &olden ,oot ) Ca%es Rodri(ue? of *olo%,ia
5. &olden &lo'e ) Manuel -oer of &er%any
6. !ra?il ) Cost
8. 32 countries participated
8. /ueleco ) 3 ,randed $r%adillo ) 2as the %ascot
;. Eui? /elipe Scolari# the foot,all coach of !ra?il on 1. 4uly 201. resi(ned after !ra?il failed
" % &
1. Aeus ) Mal2are
2. 7-:S*9 Borld Cerita(e list
1. 9"a'an(o >elta# !ots2ana 1 1000
th
<natural=
2. Rani ) "i ) 'a' 1 11
th
centure step2ell in &u6arat
3. &reat Ci%alayan -ational Par" ) Kullu# CP
.. $ncient Pyu cities 1 1
st
fro% Myan%ar
5. 5ndia ) Me%,er of 5nter(o't+al co%%ittee for the safe(uardin( of the 5ntan(i,le *ultural
Cerita(e for . years
3. DandeH ) lar(est search en(ine in Russia
.. 0op ,rands ,y their net 2orth ) &oo(le# $pple# 5!M# Microsoft
5. Street $rt Pro6ect ) *ultural Pro6ect of &oo(le
6. PSE1*23
1. 5 forei(n satellites
1. /rance ) SP9018
2. Sin(apore ) :E9O
3. *anada ) *$-1O. and *$-1O5
.. &er%any ) $5S$0
8. 3 ne2 'accines to ,e pro'ided under 75PI
1. Rota'irus 2hich causes diarrohea
2. Ru,ella causes con(enital defects in ne2,orns
3. 5P instead of 9P
8. 5*$R prohi,its research on Ra,,its
;. -$S$
1. Eo2 >ensity Supersonic >ecelarator 'ehicle to Mars
2. M9O5: ) Mars 9Hys(en 5SR7 :Hperi%ent
0o produce 9Hy(en on Mars usin( its Martian *9
2.
10. -e2 audio1'isual %useu% opened at Rashtrapathi !ha'an
!laces/ !ersons in News
1. :d /ast ) *anadian 5nternational 0rade Minister
2. Mount &orichen ) 9ne of the hi(hest pea"s of $runachal Pradesh
3. Kuna Palpur BES ) Madhya Pradesh
.. 0ina !i(ha *orridor ) Strip ,et2een 5ndia and !an(ladesh
5. *ross ,order ,us ser'ice ,et2een 5%phal and Mandalay
6. !or Sanctuary ) Maharastra
8. !or 0i(er reser'er 1 .8
th
in 5ndia and 6
th
in Maharastra
8. 600 MB Kholon(chu Cydro electric pro6ect ) 4 ,et2een 5ndia and !hutan
;. 7ri ) 55 Cydropo2er pro6ect ,y -CP* in 4 J K
10. Eon(toushan 0o2nship of Ahaoton( *ity in south2est Dunnan Pro'ince of *hina on 3 $u(ust
201. 2itnessed an earthqua"e of %a(nitude of 6.1
11. Pashupathinath 0e%ple# Kath%andu
12.
't(ers
1. 15
th
55/$ at 0a%pa !ay 7S
1. 5 %a6or a2ards to !haa( Mil"a !haa(
2. !est Picture# !est direction# !est actor NF !M!
3. !est actress NF >eepi"a <*:=
.. 5nternational star L 4ohn tra'olta
2. 61
st
-ational /il% $2ards at -e2 >elhi
1. !est $ctor ) Ra6"u%ar <Shahid=
2. !est actress ) &eetan6ali <Eiar+s >ance=
3. !est direction ) Cansal Mehta <Shahid=
3. -P: ) -CP* 3 -0P* 3 P/* 3 0*S ) 2inded up the co%pany
.. Marshall 5slands ) filed a suit a(ainst 8 nuclear ) ar%ed countries in 5*4
5. 7n 2o%en+s safe city pro(ra%%e in >elhi
6. Ratan 0ata
1. Me%,er of the !oard of !oao /oru% of $sia
2. Dor" 7ni' honorary de(ree
3. Kni(ht *ross $2ard
.. /$>$+s Eifeti%e contri,ution a2ard
8. :lectionsI
1. 16
th
ES# 15
th
PM
2. @MS in !urd2an# B!
3. >hu,ri ) 88.5K# Srina(ar ) 25K
.. !4P ) 282# ->$ ) 33.
5. 5-* ) ..# 7P$ ) 60
6. $%ir Khan 3 >honi# Kala%# Saina and Mary Ko%
8. Shya% Saran -e(i ) 5ndia+s first 'oter
8. State :lectionsI
1. -a,a% 0u"i ) $rP
2. - Patnai" ) 9disha
3. Pa2an *ha%lin( ) Si""i%
.. 4 R Man6hi ) !ihar
5. 0 R Aelian( 1 -a(aland
;. Su%%its
1. Borld :cono%ic /oru% on $frica ) $,u6a# -i(eria
2. Borld :cono%ic /oru% on $sia ) Phillippines
3. .8
th
$&M of $>! ) $stana# Ka?a"hastan
.. &120 ) !ris,ane
5. $S:$- ) -P0
6. 7-&$ ) -D
8. 6
th
!R5*S su%%it ) /ortale?a# !ra?il
8. &18 ) !russels# !el(iu%
;. 38
th
session of Borld Cerita(e Eist 1 >oha
10. $sli $?adi $,hiyan ) $nna Ca?are
11. 5ndia ) *hina trade tar(et ) 100 ,illion ,y 2015
12. 5ndia to ,uild cultural centre in 4affna
13. Reser'ations
1. 12K 1 !PE in si""i%
2. 16K 1 Marathas in Maharastra
3. 5K 1 Musli%s in Maharastra
1.. @atar a,olished Sponsorship syste% for forei(n 2or"ers
15. $ccordsG5nternational treaties
1. /$0*$ ) 7S
2. 721 ) 7ni' of >elhi and &las(o2 7ni'ersity
3. Bashin(ton $ccord
.. $uto%atic eHchan(e of infor%ation related to taH %atters ,y 9:*>
5. Eithuania 1 1;
th
country to adopt :uro
6. Maastricht 0reaty ) :std :7
8. Marra"esh 0reaty 1 1
st
country to ratify 2hich facilates access to pu,lished 2or"s for
persons 2ho are ,lind# 'isually i%paired
8. $dditional Protocol of 5$:$
16. *anada+s @ue,ec ) Ri(ht to die
18. 5*5*5 ,an" e%p count hi(hest and o'ertoo" C>/*
18. Pri'ate appoint%entsI
1. San6ay Kapoor ) Micro%aH
2. Ra6ee' Suri ) -o"ia
3. ishal Si""a ) 5nfosys
1;. 7nited /ront for >e%ocracy a(ainst >ictatorship or Redshirts ) Pro de%ocracy %'%t in
0hailand
20. Pro6ect Mausa%
1. !y Min of *ulture
2. PurposeI -o%ination of Mariti%e cultural landscapes across the 5ndian 9cean as a trans1
national property on the Borld Cerita(e list of 7-:S*9
21. isa issues
1. 4apan to issue %ultiple entry short1te% stay 'isas to 5ndians
2. 5ndia to li,eralise 'isa policy for $f(han nationals to stay in 5ndia on hu%anitarian (rounds
for 2 years
3. RelaHed 'isa restrictions for !an(la nationals F 65 and M 13 years of a(e
22. /ines
1. 5R>$ i%poses fine on Reliance Eife
2. **5 on 0ho%as *oo"# 2 others
23. Retire%ent a(es
1. $P and 9disha ) 60
2. 7P ) State :* ) 68
2.. 5ndia on si(ned an Mo7 2ith Sri Ean"a for settin( up a /aculty of $(riculture and a /aculty of
:n(ineerin( for the 7ni'ersity of 4affna at Kilinochchi.
25. 320 Mahila Sura"sha >als in >elhi
26. 7nion Ministry of *he%ical and /ertilisers to set up -ational *entre for Research J
>e'elop%ent in !ul" >ru(s <-*R>!>= at -ational 5nstitute of Phar%aceutical :ducation and
Research <-5P:R=# Cydera,ad.
28. 0.1$u(1201.I 100 years of 1
st
Borld Bar
1. 0o%, of 7n"no2n Barrior in Bellin(ton
2. Ei(hts out :'ent in Bales
3. !lood S2ept Eands and Seas of Red art2or" in Eondon
28. :cono%ic Sur'ey PP
2;. 7nion !ud(et PP