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Silvio Berlusconi Shigeru Ban A Milan court has ruled that Silvio Berlusconi Shigeru Ban is a Japanese architect known for will perform a year of community service for his tax his creative and inexpensive designs for disaster relief fraud conviction at a centre for the elderly. The shelters, has won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture assignment curtails Berlusconi’s ability to participate Prize. The annual award, considered the most in the upcoming European election campaign a prestigious prize in the world of architecture, is given point of contention among his political allies. The to designers who have “significantly contributed to 77-year-old, three-time former premier cannot run humanity” and for “excellence in built work.” In a due to the conviction, the first against him ever significant departure this year, the prize has confirmed by ’s high court, but remains a recognised for the first time an architect for his political force as head of Forza Italia. Berlusconi was contribution to the critical, but often overlooked, sentenced to four years for tax fraud, reduced to one area of housing disaster victims. Architectural awards year for a general amnesty. in general favour designers who construct monumental, novel and expensive buildings. Arjun Bahadur Thapa Nepal’s former Foreign Secretary Arjun Bahadur Thapa has assumed charge as the Secretary ‘s Parupalli Kashyap arrested his slide in General of the South Asian Association for Regional the latest World Federation rankings, by Cooperation (SAARC).Thapa, who succeeds Ahmed rising a place to No.24 in men‘s singles. Kashyap, Saleem of Maldives, is the 12th Secretary General who reached a career high of World No.6 last year, of the regional grouping. This is the second time had been out of form for quite some time until his Nepal assumed the top post of the regional body semifinal performance last week at the since its establishment in 1985. Former Foreign which helped him gain vital points. Meanwhile, first Secretary Yadav Kanta Silwal held the post from round exits at both All England Open and Swiss January 1994 to December 1995. The members of Open have led Kidambi Srikanth to drop two places the SAARC are: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, to 22nd. and P.V. Sindhu, however, Maldives, Nepal, , Sri Lanka and have retained 8th and 9th positions in the women’s Afghanistan. singles rankings. No Indian figures in the top-25 of Thapa, 58, was appointed to the position by men‘s, women‘s and mixed doubles rankings. the 30th Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers held in the Maldives. The Election Commission had signed up Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 208 || Year Book 2015 leading actor Aamir Khan as its ‘national thwarting an attempt by former ally President icon’ in the run-up to 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Aamir Ricardo Martinelli to extend his grip on power by will be part of the EC’s voter awareness initiatives. electing a handpicked successor. His main task would be to encourage more and With 60 per cent of ballots counted, officials more people to vote in the General Elections. Aamir said Mr. Varela led with 39 per cent of the votes, joins the league of four other ‘national icons’ – compared to 32 per cent for former Housing Indian team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Minister Jose Domingo Arias, the preferred choice boxer MC , badminton ace Saina Nehwal of Mr. Martinelli. Juan Carlos Navarro, a former and former president APJ Abdul Kalam. mayor of the capital, was in third in the seven- Adnan Randhawa candidate field with 27 per cent. The incumbent party has still never won re- Adnan Randhawa, 34 Pakistani election to Panama’s presidency since the United former bureaucrat in foreign services turned States’ 1989 overthrow of military strongman politician was in news as he started Aam Admi Party Manuel Noriega. of Pakistan. For the second time, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party has found an echo in Pakistan. Gabriel Garcia Marquez First it was Arsalan ul Mulk from Gujranwala whose Mr Garcia Marquez, widely considered one of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was registered by the the greatest Spanish-language authors of all time was Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) . Mr. eulogized in the dramatic art deco lobby by the Randhawa applied to the ECP for a formal presidents of both Mexico and , two registration for his Aam Aadmi of Pakistan Party countries linked by the writer through his birth, life, (AAPP). He was formerly with the Imran Khan-led heritage and career. Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), a party which has ‘He will live on in his books and writings. But often been likened to the AAP in India. more than anything he will live forever in the hopes Suresh Raina of humanity’ according to his admirers. Left-handed batsman Suresh Raina is the lone Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Indian in the short list of four players from all the death was ‘a great loss not only for literature but countries to have scored a century in the ICC World for humanity. Various generations found answers to T20 Championship’s brief history whose fifth the questions of life in his stories and tales.’ edition is set to commence in Bangladesh. At the end, attendees tossed up a flurry of The other three century makers in the shortest yellow paper butterflies, one of Garcia Marquez’s form of the game are Chris Gayle (West Indies, 117 most famous literary images from One Hundred v at Johannesburg in September, 2007), Years of Solitude, and his favorite color. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka, 100 v Zimbabwe Mr Tiwari had given blood sample for the at Providence in May, 2010) and Brendon DNA test on May 29 last year at his residence in McCullum (New Zealand, 123 v Bangladesh at following the apex court’s order in the Pallekele in September, 2012). case, after repeatedly contesting against undergoing the test on various grounds. Juan Carlos Varela Jawahar Kaliani Vice-President Juan Carlos Varela was declared the victor of Panama’s presidential election , An Indian-American has been appointed to a

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It had a far- Mr. Kaliani will lead the development and reaching impact in alleviating world hunger. implemen-tation of complex applications to deliver Abhijit Guha secure business solutions that meet organisa-tional priorities and support the agency’s mission of Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha of ensuring the safety and soundness of national banks Indian Army has been appointed as member of a and federal savings associations. UN Expert Panel on Technology and Innovation in UN peacekeeping. Abhijit Guha is a member of the Nabam Tuki five-member expert panel. The five-member Expert Veteran Congress leader Nabam Tuki was Panel was appointed by Under-Secretaries- General sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for for Peacekeeping Operations and for Field Support the second consecutive term at the Raj Bhavan in Herve Ladsous and Ameerah Haq. Itanagar.Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma The panel is headed by Ms. Jane Holl Lute administered the oath of office and secrecy to Mr. (United States) who is currently the Secretary- Tuki in an impressive function held at Darbar Hall General’s Special Adviser for Relocation of Camp of Raj Bhavan in Itanagar. Hurriya Residents Outside of Iraq. The other members of the panel are Major General Michael Fryer of South Africa, Major General Ib Johannes Former TATA Group Chairman Ratan Tata Bager of and Walter Dorn of . has received an honorary doctor of laws degree from V K Rajah York University in Toronto, Canada. The award was given for his achievements in promoting Indian-origin judge V K Rajah has appointed innovations, exemplary leadership and corporate as 8th Attorney-General of Singapore. President of social responsibility. Singapore Tony Tan Keng Yam presided at the The honour was conferred at the 2014 spring swearing-in of Justice V K Rajah. convocation of York University’s Schulich School of He had succeed Steven Chong. Steven Chong Business by Chancellor of the varsity Gregory will return to the Supreme Court.VK Rajah was also Sorbara.Tata was among the 12 recipients of appointed as a member of the Presidential Council honorary doctorate from York University. for Minority Rights for a three-year term. 17- member council reports on matters, including Bills Sanjay Rajaram or other legislation. India-born Mexican plant scientist, Sanjaya Sujit Choudhry Rajaram has been honoured with the World Food Prize for the year 2014. It was announced by the Sujit Choudhry became the first Indian- World Food Prize Foundation. The award will be American dean of the Berkeley Law School, presented to Rajaram in Des Moines, Iowa in University of California. He is the 12th dean of the October 2014. famed Law school. He relieved Interim Dean Gillian He won the prize for his outstanding work in Lester, and replaces Christopher Edley, who stepped Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 210 || Year Book 2015 down in December 2013 after nearly ten years as third seven-year term in office amid a bloody civil dean. He is a noted expert in comparative war that has ravaged the Arab country. In the past constitutional law and his core work addresses basic year, Syria have seized the momentum in the civil methodological questions in comparative war and troops made steady advances on several constitutional law. He also studied constitutional fronts against outgunned rebels bogged down in design as a way for states to transition from civil war infighting. to peaceful democracies, especially in ethnically Throughout the crisis, Mr. Assad has divided societies. maintained that the conflict that has torn his nation Sumitra Mahajan apart was a Western-backed conspiracy executed by “terrorists” and not a popular revolt by people Eight-term member Sumitra Mahajan was inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings, seeking unanimously elected Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha, democracy and disenchanted with his authoritarian becoming the second woman presiding officer of the rule. Lower House after her predecessor Meira Kumar. Syria’s civil war, now in its fourth year, has 71-year-old Mahajan, the longest-serving killed more than 170,000 people and displaced one woman MP, was elected after a motion moved by third of the country’s population. Mr. Assad declared Prime Minister and seconded by victory over “terrorism” and said countries that BJP veteran L K Advani was adopted by voice vote supported the Syrian opposition “will pay a high called by Protem Speaker Kamal Nath. price”. K Chandrashekhar Rao Governor Widodo wins Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) chief K Indonesian presidential election Chandrashekhar Rao was sworn in as the first Chief Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, who won the Minister of Telangana, which became the 29th state hearts of Indonesians with his common man image, of India. won Indonesia’s presidential election with 53 per Prince Zeid al Hussein cent of the vote. The numbers were released shortly after his opponent, former general Prabowo U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has Subianto, declared he was withdrawing from the announced that Prince Zeid al Hussein, a long-time contest, saying there was massive fraud during the diplomat and former U.N. peacekeeper, has been election. nominated as as the new high commissioner for human rights. Iraq Elects Fuad Masum as President Pinky Anand appointed ASG Iraqi lawmakers elected a veteran Kurdish politician as the nation’s new president, hours after Senior Advocate Pinky Anand has been an attack on a prison convoy killed dozens of people. appointed Additional Solicitor-General in the In the past, Islamic militants have staged Supreme Court. She is the second woman lawyer to several jailbreaks, including a complex, military-style be appointed ASG after senior advocate Indira assault on two Baghdad-area prisons in July 2013 Jaising. that freed more than 500 inmates. Syrian President Assad sworn in for third term Masum’s election comes as Iraq is facing its President Bashar Assad marked the start of his worst crisis since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. troops

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Padma Bhushan for his contribution in the fields of Masum is considered a soft-spoken moderate, Literature and Education in 2005 and also the Indira known for keeping good relations with Sunni and Gandhi award for national integration on October Shiite Arab politicians. 31, 2009. He was an author and co-author of about Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s bloc won the 40 books and approximately 1,000 articles for most seats in April elections, but he has faced various dailies in India and abroad. mounting pressure to step aside, with critics accusing Atul Verma him of monopolizing power and alienating the country’s Sunni and Kurdish minorities, Atul Verma won India its first Olympic contributing to the latest unrest. archery medal — a bronze — at the Youth at Nanjing. The gold went to Korean Lee R.N. Ravi Woo Seok, who got the better of D’Almeida 7-3 in Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led the final. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has Ravi Shastri approved the appointment of former Intelligence Bureau Special Director R.N. Ravi as chairman of In a damage-control move, the BCCI has the Joint Intelligence Committee for a period of appointed former Test all-rounder Ravi Shastri three years. The Joint Intelligence Committee Director of Cricket in the Indian team for the five- functions under the National Security Council match ODI series against England, beginning Secretariat. August 25. The Board’s dramatic action was a Mr. Ravi, a 1976-batch Indian Police Service response to India’s disastrous 3-1 Test series defeat officer from Kerala, has been appointed in the pay against England. and rank of Secretary to the . IromSharmila He retired as IB Special Director in 2012. A local court ordered the release of rights Raghav Lakhanpal activist IromChanuSharmila, under detention for The Meerut Commissioner in his report on attempting to commit suicide by fasting for nearly last month’s riots in Saharanpur has reportedly 14 years demanding withdrawal of the Armed Forces blamed the local BJP MP, RaghavLakhanpal, for (Special Powers) Act, 1958. fanning tensions, besides accusing district authorities Arvind Gupta of not controlling the rioting mob. The report of Meerut Commissioner Former Indian Foreign Service officer Arvind Bhupendra Singh is almost identical to the findings Gupta was appointed as deputy National Security of a Committee set up Chief Minister AkhileshYadav Adviser, a post which fell vacant following the Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 212 || Year Book 2015 resignation of Nehchal Sandhu. Mr. Gupta, a 1979 along with a number of cases dealing with black batch officer, will also be Secretary, National Security money and tax evasion. Council Secretariat (NSCS), an apex advisory body CBDT has six members apart from the tasked with suggesting to the government on Chairman and is the apex body for framing policy political, economic and strategic security concerns. and administrative issues related to direct taxes and the Income Tax department. Hari Gautam Finding the University Grants Commission Ashraf Ghani as Afghanistan new President (UGC) ill-equipped to address the challenges posed Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has been sworn in as by the manifold increase in the number of Afghanistan’s new President, replacing Hamid Karzai universities — particularly private universities and in the country’s first democratic transfer of power deemed-to-be-universities — the Human Resource since the 2001 U.S-led invasion toppled the Taliban. Development (HRD) Ministry has set up a He became President of Afghanistan in a committee to restructure the apex regulatory body peaceful transition after a six-month election season for higher education in the country. that ended with marathon negotiations that gave the The four-member committee will be headed newly created position of chief executive to his by former UGC chairman Hari Gautam and will challenger Abdullah Abdullah. have as its members C.M. Jariwala (former head and Afghanistan has now experienced its first-ever dean of law at Banaras Hindu University), Kapil peaceful power transition in its history as outgoing Kapoor (former pro vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal President Hamid Karzai transfers power to the new Nehru University) and the Joint Secretary in the President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. Mr. Karzai had Higher Education in the ministry as its members. been Afghanistan’s only leader since 2001. Rajni Razdan Abdullah al-Thinni Swore in as Libya’s new Prime Minister Rajni Razdan has been appointed the next Union Public Service Commission chairman. She • Libya’s new parliament swore in Prime will take the oath of office, replacing Professor D.P. Minister Abdullah al-Thinni and his cabinet Agrawal. Ms. Razdan, a 64-year-old former Indian during a meeting in the eastern port town of Administrative Service officer from the Tobruk. cadre, has been a UPSC member since April 19, • The ceremony followed weeks of political 2010. maneuvering in the fractious assembly, as clashes continued between rival militias near K V Chowdary the capital Tripoli and in the eastern city of K V Chowdary has been appointed as the new Benghazi. Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes • In Benghazi, the largest city in eastern Libya, (CBDT), the top policy making body of the Income radical Islamist militias have succeeded in Tax department. pushing rival forces loyal to retired general The officer was till now working as the Khalifa Haftar out of most areas. Member (Investigations) of the direct taxes revenue • The Tobruk-based parliament, the House of collection board. He has earlier served as the Representatives, has swung behind the anti- Director General of I-T (Investigations) in the Islamist forces, declaring the main Islamist national capital where he headed a number of high- militias to be terrorist organizations. profile tax probes, including the 2G spectrum allocation case and the HSBC Geneva taxpayers list Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 213 || Year Book 2015

Edward Snowden painter, Bapu (born Sathiraju Selected for ‘alternative Nobel’ Lakshminarayana) leaves behind a legacy as one of the finest filmmakers on the • Edward Snowden has been selected among firmament of Indian cinema. the winners of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “alternative Nobel,” for his • The director was conferred with disclosures of top secret surveillance last year. He has won the National Film programs. awards twice and the State government’s Nandi awards for 6 of his films • The award foundation said the former in addition to receiving awards from several National Security Agency contractor splits other institutions. the honorary portion of the prize with Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger. Tabare Vazquez • The 1.5 million kronor ($210,000) cash Tabare Vazquez has won the second round of award is shared by Pakistani human rights the presidential election in . It will be the activist Asma Jahangir, Basil Fernando of the Left-wing Broad Front’s third consecutive term in Asian Human Rights Commission and U.S. government and also the largest margin of victory environmentalist Bill McKibben. in a run-off. Meanwhile, outgoing president Jose • Award foundation director Ole von Uexkull Mujica, whose management had the approval of 65 said all winners were invited to the December per cent of the citizens according to a poll last week, 1 award ceremony in Stockholm, though he said he would now have the task of being the added it’s unclear whether Mr. Snowden, coordinator within the ruling coalition. who remains exiled in , can attend. Arun Majumdar Rizwan Akhtar as new ISI chief • A top Indian-American scientist from • Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar was Stanford University has been appointed as appointed the new chief of Pakistan’s Inter- one of the Science Envoys of the U.S. Services Intelligence (ISI) in commander- • Arun Majumdar, a professor at the level promotions announced in the country’s prestigious university, along with three others powerful Army. Peter Hotez, Jane Lubchenco and Geri • Announcement comes as current ISI chief Lt. Richmond would serve as U.S. Envoys Gen. Zaheerul Islam and five other beginning January next year, the State lieutenant generals are scheduled to retire Department said. from service in the first week of October. • An IIT-Bombay alumnus, Mr. Majumdar is • Lt. Gen. Akhtar is a graduate of the a material scientist, engineer, who was Command and Staff College in Quetta, President Barack Obama’s nominee for the National Defence University and the Army Under Secretary of Energy between War College, U.S. November 30, 2011 and May 15, 2012. Versatile Bapu is no more Shinzo Abe • The man whose pencil etched what was • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a universally accepted as the epitome of beauty comfortable re-election in a snap poll that he is no more. had billed as a referendum on his economic • Artist, cartoonist, film director, designer and policies. Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 214 || Year Book 2015

• But a low turnout from unenthusiastic voters S. Narayanan beset by a heavy snowfall across much of the • S. Narayanan (89), chairman of India Motor country could cast doubt on the endorsement Parts & Accessories Ltd (IMPAL), part of the he will claim for “Abenomics” — his TVS group, passed away. signature plan to fix the country’s flaccid • He was a doyen of the automobile industry economy. having spent over seven decades in it. He • Media exit polls shortly after voting showed single-handedly nurtured the spare parts his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) industry in the country and held top posts and its junior partner Komeito had swept the in many industry associations. ballot, with an unassailable two-thirds • Narayanan was on the Board of IMPAL since majority in the lower house of parliament 1965, served as its managing director from that will give them the power to override the 1969-79 and as Chairman from 2002. He upper house. was instrumental in the company’s expansion • “Voter turnout is likely to be a record low, all over India. but we still can call it a landslide victory for • He is survived by wife Choodamani Prime Minister Abe,” said Masaru Kohno, a Narayanan and two sons — industrialist N. Politics Professor at Waseda University in S. Ramji and N. Krishnan, Managing Tokyo. Director of IMPAL — and daughter-in-law Anerood Jugnauth Dr. Nalini Krishnan of . • Mauritius President named veteran politician Dineshwar Sharma Sir Anerood Jugnauth as Prime Minister, • Dineshwar Sharma, a Bihar-born, Kerala- after the 84-year-old won a landslide taking cadre Indian Police Service officer of the nearly three-quarters of the seats in 1979 batch, will be the new chief of the Parliament. Intelligence Bureau. Mr. Sharma, and Ashok • Mr. Jugnauth, a former President and Prime Prasad, another Bihar-born IPS officer Minister, was handed his letter of currently in the IB, were the front runners appointment at a meeting at State House, a for the post. statement from the office of President Kailash • Mr. Sharma, who succeeds Syed Asif Purryag said. Ibrahim, who retires on December 31, has a • Mr. Jugnauth’s centre-right Alliance Lepep wide range of experience — from handling swept 47 out of 62 seats in the Indian Ocean separatism and insurgencies to domestic and nation’s Parliament, after voters rejected the regional politics. ruling party’s bid to boost presidential • He has served in Nagaland, Jammu and powers. Kashmir, and in various • Debate over constitutional reform — notably capacities. The unassuming officer is known over a divisive proposal to strengthen among his colleagues as “quiet, bright and presidential powers — made Wednesday’s savvy.” poll one of the most crucial since the islands Dr. Radhakrishnan gained independence from Britain in 1968. • Mr. Jugnauth, previously PM between 1982 • Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the and 1995 and again between 2000 and 2003, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has promised he will boost the economy. is one of the 2014 top ten scientists chosen Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 215 || Year Book 2015

by the prestigious journal Nature. This is the Member of Parliament and was elected to first time in the recent past that the journal 8th, 11th, 12th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha. has chosen an Indian working in India. Venkatraman to head Royal Society of UK • He is listed along with other people like Andrea Accomazzo, the Rosetta flight • India-born Nobel laureate Sir Venkatraman operations director, European Space Agency. Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as The reasons for choosing Dr. Radhakrishnan president elect of Britain’s prestigious Royal are pretty simple and straightforward. Society. • When India’s Mangalyaan successfully settled • Dr. Ramakrishnan is the first India-born into Mars orbit on September 24, 2014, the scientist to be elected President of the Royal country became the first and only nation to Society. Dr. Ramakrishnan will take over his have done so on its maiden attempt. India new appointment on December 1, 2015, also became the first Asian country to reach replacing the eminent geneticist Sir Paul Mars. Nurse. • The space organisation crossed two other • Earlier in the year 2009 he won Nobel Prize major milestones this year. In January, the in Chemistry for his work on the structure space organisation achieved spectacular and function of the ribosome, the molecular success with the spaceflight of an Indian machine that synthesises proteins inside cell; cryogenic engine and stage. and on the action of antibiotics on the process. • India has been striving hard for some years • The Royal Society is a self-governing to indigenously develop a cryogenic engine to improve the reliability of GSLV rockets fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas and to take the rocket to greater heights. of science, engineering, and medicine, set up • The recent launch of the heaviest and tallest to support excellence in science, and to GSLV Mark III and the successful re-entry encourage its use for the benefit of humanity. of the unmanned crew module were the other landmark achievements. Yusuf kechery Meira Kumar • Veteren Malyalam poet Yusuf Kechery, recently died at private hospital. He left a deep impression in Kerala’s cultural realm as • Former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar’s a lyricist. book entitled “Indian Parliamentary • Kechery known for his mystic lyrics on Diplomacy – Speaker’s Perspective” has been Hindu Gods, particularly Lord . recenlty released by the present Lok Sabha • He dominated Malayalam films along with Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. ONV and P Bhaskaran as a top-notch • The book features an account of the lyricist, had written hundreds of songs known parliamentary diplomacy and its role in for their mystic and romantic charm with the furthering foreign policy and strengthening semi-classical touch. international relations. • His lyrics in Dhwani, composed by • Meira Kumar was the first unopposed elected renowned musician Naushad Ali, are woman Speaker of Lok Sabha and served considered as one among the best works of from 2009 to 2014. Kumar was also 5 time him. Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 216 || Year Book 2015

Mahendra Singh Dhoni women’s editor, and editor of Weekend magazine. • Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become first Indian Cricket team Captain to register the Sohail Aman 100 One Day International (ODI) match • Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has appointed wins. This acievement came after indian team Air Marshal Sohail Aman as new air chief, defeated bangladesh in the 2015 ICC World after promoting him to the rank of air chief Cup quarter final matchby 108 run in marshal. Asutralia. • Earlier, outgoing Chief of the Air Staff, Air • He is the only third captain in the history of Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt called on cricket world who got this title, prior to PM Nawaz in Islamabad. The premier Dhoni the other two cpatain who achieve lauded the services of the outgoing chief of this feat are Allan Border (107) and Rickey air staff for national defense and the role of Ponting (165) both from . PAF in the ongoing war against terrorism. • Mahendra Singh Dhoni assumes Indian • Air Marshal Sohail Aman, who is an captancy in the year 2007 after accomplished fighter pilot, was Put off this. Since then under his captaincy, commissioned in the GD (P) Branch of Indian Cricket team has won 2007 World Pakistan Air Force in November,1980. Twenty20, CB Series of 2007-08, Asia Cup During his remarkable career in PAF, he has 2010, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, flown various fighter and training aircrafts in Champions Trophy 2013. PAF’s inventory. • It is important to note here that former • Aman remained on various important staff Indian Captain had appointments including director operations, recorded 90 wins in ODIs, followed by director plans and assistant chief of the air with 76 wins. staff (operations) at Air Headquarters, in Katharine Viner addition to air officer commanding, central • Katharine Viner has been appointed the air command and deputy chief of the air staff (training). editor-in-chief of the Guardian. She became the first woman to run the newspaper in its Kavinder Gupta 194-year history. Viner will become only the • Jammu & Kashmir Lagislative Assembly has 12th editor since the paper was founded in unanimously elected BJP MLA Kavinder May 1821. Gupta Speaker of the 12th Assembly. • Viner, currently deputy editor of the • Basharat Bukhari, Minister of Law and Guardian and editor-in-chief of Guardian Parliamentry Affairs moved the motion in the US, will take up the role in the summer from Assembly seeking his election to the post. incumbent Alan Rusbridger, who is to stand • kavinder Gupta, an MLA from Gandhinagar down after 20 years. constituency in Jammu district, was elected • Viner joined the Guardian in 1997 and has with voice vote with no one vote against the been a deputy editor of the title as well as motion. Mr. Gupta replaces the Protem editing the Saturday edition of the newspaper Speaker Muhammad Shafi of the regional from 2008 until 2012. She has held a wide National Conference. range of roles including editor of G2, deputy Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 217 || Year Book 2015

Narayan Desai sport after the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next year. • Vetrent Gandhian of our country Narayan Desai, who known for his rendition of • The cultural tradition of Manipur is sports- Gandhi Katha — stories on the Mahatma’s oriented and the state, as a result, has life — passed away at a private hospital in produced many athletes. Mary Kom Surat. cemented the north-eastern state’s position as • He is son of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal a powerhouse of talent with her 2012 Olympic bronze. Winning medals in many secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai. international and national meets, the Hindi • In 2004, Desai started a lecture series on film industry made a movie based on her life, Gandhi called ‘Gandhi Katha’, which he took starring actor Priyanka Chopra. across the world and received much acclaim for it. Sir Terry Pratchett • Desai served as the Chancellor of Gujarat • Sir Terry Pratchett creator of the Discovered Vidyapith from July 23, 2007 to November series and author of more thatn 70 novels has 2014 . recently passed away in . • Desai has won several award for his work • In his 44 years long career, Pratchett had which include the Sahitya Akademi Award written more than 70 books which were for Gujarati in 1993 and the Jamnalal Bajaj translated in 37 languages. His debut novel, Award in 1999 and the UNESCO- The Carpet People was published in 1971 Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of and his first Discworld novel, The Colour of Tolerance and Non-Violence in 1998. He Magic was published in 1983. was also associated with anti-nuclear activism. • Pratchett has sold more than 85 million Marry Kom books worldwide was the UK’s best-selling author of the 1990s and later surpassed by • Union Government has selected five time Harry Potter author J K Rowling. world’s Champion and Olympic • He has won several award for his distinguish medallist boxer M.C. Mary Kom as the work which includes Knighted by the Queen brand ambassador for north-east India to Elizabeth II in 2009 for his services to promote the region in the rest of the country literature and in year 2010, he was awarded and abroad. the World Fantasy Award for Life • It was announced by Union Minister of Achievement. Development of North Eastern Region • In the year 1998 he was appointed as officer (DoNER) Jitendra Singh while adressing the of Order of the British Empire (OBE). 10th North East Business Summit in . MC Mary Kom was selected to Vinod Mehta showcase the potential of the North East • Senior journalist and Outlook Group’s region which can offer Rs. 2.4 trillion editorial chairman Vinod Mehta passed away business opportunities across various sectors. at the AIIMS in New Delhi on Sunday. • Mary, 32, who hails from Manipur is only • He had worked with several publications woman boxer to have won a medal in each including Debonair, Sunday Observer, of the six world championships. She recently Pioneer and Indian Post. announced in Imphal that she would quit the Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 218 || Year Book 2015

• Born in Rawalpindi, Mehta has authored a consequent upon his demitting the office of the biography of Meena Kumari and Sanjay Chief Election Commissioner on the 18th April, Gandhi. His much-talked-about memoir, 2015. Lucknow Boy, was published in 2011. Dronavalli Harika • He was conferred with Yash Bharti Samman (2015) by Uttar Pradesh government. Indian chess Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika on 6 April 2015 won the bronze medal in the World Ram Sunder Das Women’s chess championships along with Swedish • Former Bihar Chief Minister and senior Grandmaster Pia Cramling. In the semifinal match JD(U) leader Ram Sundar Das has died, he played at Sochi in Russia, Harika lost to ’s was 95. He was chief minister of Bihar as the Mariya Muzychuk and settled to Bronze medal with head of the Janata Party government in 1979. US $ 20,000. World Women’s chess championship’s • Earlier in the Lok Sabha election of 2009, he winners are. has defeated Ram Vilas Oaswan in the Hajipur, but in the parliamentary polls last Tarique Rahman year, had lost to the latter. The Interpol has issued a ‘red corner’ notice • Present Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, for the arrest of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader announced two days of state mourning as a Tarique Rahman, who has been in exile in London mark of respect for the senior JD(U) leader. for more than six years. Azhar Ali The notice was issued for the arrest of Tarique, senior vice chairman of the party and son of Khaleda Pakistan’s cricket chiefs named batsman Azhar Zia, on the charge of murder and explosion of hand Ali as the national side’s new One-Day International grenade in an Awami League rally on August 21, captain, despite the fact that he has not made the 50-over team in more than two years. The 30-year- 2004. The Interpol ‘most wanted’ list has carried old replaces Misbah-ul-Haq, who retired from ODIs Tarique’s picture with details, saying Bangladesh is following Pakistan’s World Cup quarterfinal exit at seeking him to stand trial in the case. the hands of eventual champion Australia. Gunter Grass Ali has played just 14 ODIs, the most recent Gunter Grass, the Nobel-winning German in January 2013, when he contributed two with the writer who gave voice to the generation that came bat as Pakistan beat arch-rival India by 85 runs at of age during the horrors of the Nazi era has died. ’s Eden Gardens. Ali was also named as vice- He was 87. Grass was lauded by Germans for captain for the Test side, which Misbah will continue helping to revive their culture in the aftermath of to lead, while big-hitting all-rounder Shahid Afridi World War II and helping to give voice and support stays on as T20 skipper. to democratic discourse in the post war nation. Dr. Nasim Zaidi Yet he provoked the ire of many in 2006 when The President has appointed the senior-most he revealed in his memoir “Skinning the Onion” Election Commissioner, Dr. Nasim Zaidi as the that, as a teenager, he had served in the Waffen-SS, Chief Election Commissioner in the Election the combat arm of Adolf Hitler’s notorious Commission. 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NASA has reportedly named an asteroid in Shamina Singh honour of 17-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner President Barack Obama has nominated Malala Yousafzai. The asteroid, located in the main Shamina Singh, an Indian American as a member belt between Mars and Jupiter, was discovered by Dr of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Amy Mainzer, an astronomer at NASA’s Jet National and Community Service for a term Propulsion Laboratory in California, USA. expiring in Oct. 2019. Dr. Mohan Kumar Singh currently serves as the Executive Director of the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Union Governmnet has appointed Dr. Mohan Growth. She joined MasterCard in 2013 as the Singh Indian Foreign Officer of 1981 batch as the Global Director for Government Services and next Ambassador of India to . Presently Solutions, where she expanded MasterCard’s business Mohan Kumar is Ambassador of India to Bahrain. capabilities to digitize social subsidy programs in Meenakshi Madan Rai over 40 countries, according to the World Economic Forum. Mrs. Meenakshi Madan Rai was sworn in as the first lady judge of the Sikkim High Court. Prior to joining MasterCard, she has also spent Governor of Sikkim Srinivas Patil administered the 15 years in the public sector holding senior positions oath of office to her at Raj Bhavan in Gangtok. After within the Clinton Presidential Administration and taking oath of office, she took charge as judge. With the U.S. House of Representatives. Singh was this Sikkim High Court again got its full strength executive director for the President’s Advisory of three judges after a gap of about one year Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the White House Initiative on Asian Bidyut Chakraborty Americans and Pacific Islanders from 1999 to 2001. Well-known Assamese filmmaker Bidyut Baba Ramdev Chakraborty, who had bagged the award for Best First Film of a Director in 1996 for The BJP government in Haryana has decided his film “Rag-Birag”, passed away in a private to accord the rank, equal to that of a cabinet hospital. He was 55. minister, to yoga guru Ramdev; he had earlier been named as the state’s brand ambassador with the Surya Bahadur Thapa government then explaining his elevation as an Former Nepal Prime Minister Surya Bahadur attempt to promote yoga and ayurveda in the state. Thapa passed away. Thapa served as Prime Minister Yuki Bhambri of Nepal for five terms, under three different Kings, in a politcal career spanning more than 50 years. Yuki Bhambri clinched the ITF Futures tournament with a straight-set win over Dzmitry Mr. Thapa started his political career by Zhyrmont and ensured his berth in the executing “underground student movement” in qualifying event. The 22-year-old player, seeded 1950. In 1958, he was elected to the Assembly and Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 220 || Year Book 2015 became Chairman of the Advisory Council. In 1959, Meeting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) chaired he was elected to the Upper House. by IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla in New Delhi,. He In 1966, he was appointed Prime Minister will succeed Ravi Sawant as his term ended and will under the modified constitution of Nepal. He was have term of one year. responsible for expanding the coverage of the Venkadarath Saritha Constitution of 1962 and promulgated 2nd amendment to make it “people-oriented”. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has appointed a 30-year-old woman Venkadarath Saritha Stanislav Gross from Telangana as its first female driver. The driver, Stanislav Gross, former and youngest Prime Venkadarath Saritha, will be on day-time duty on Minister of has passed away at the regular routes in Central Delhi. age of 45. Gross became premier at the age of 34 Ms. Saritha, who moved from to in July 2004 and took over as chairman of the leftist New Delhi four years ago, was selected from among Social Democrats. But his career at the top of politics seven women candidates who had applied for the was brief. post in response to a DTC advertisement. After completion of formalities, she attended a four-week D training programme at the DTC training school. Legendary Tamil writer D Jayakanthan, who Ashish Jakhar charted a new course in Tamil literature with his bold and progressive works, has passed away. He Haryana’s Ashish Jakhar set a national youth has written around 40 novels and 200 short stories record in boys’ hammer throw on the second day and used his pen effectively against social injustices of the 12th National Youth Athletics Championships and economic inequality. held in Goa. His popular novel, ‘Sila Nerangalil Sila Ashish hurled the 5kg ball-and-chain to a new Manithargal’, which was later made into a film, won distance of 71.92m on his opening throw and went him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1972. He was on to improve it further to 72.04m to stamp his class also a recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 2002. with fine rotations on the circle to set the first national record of the meet. EM Hanifa The previous national record had stood in the Renowned Tamil Muslim devotional singer name of Haryana’s Sukhdev Singh (70.35m) since EM Hanifa passed away in , Tamil Nadu. 2009. Only Chinese thrower Xu Wenjie has a better He was well-known for his number of devotional mark than Ashish in the Asian rankings, with a songs and was a leading propagandist of Dravida 72.35m throw, so far this season. Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) Party for more than five decades. Vivek Priyadarshi Neeraj Kumar The apex court of India has appointed CBI officer Vivek Priyadarshi to head a new investigating Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj team to further probe the IPL-6 spot-fixing and Kumar was appointed as chief adviser of the Board betting scandal. of Control for ’s (BCCI) Anti- Priyadarshi, currently a superintendent of Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU). Decision in police in the anti-corruption cell of the agency, will this regard was taken at the Governing Council replace 1983-batch Assam-Meghalaya cadre IPS Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 221 || Year Book 2015 officer BB Mishra as the head of the probe team Lee Kuan Yew following his retirement. First Prime Minister (PM) of Singapore Lee Jamal Benomar Kuan Yew passed away on 23 March 2015. He was 91. Mr. Lee is described as the ‘founding father’ and United Nation (UN) peace envoy to Yemen, ‘architect’ of modern Singapore. He is also Jamal Benomar has resigned, after losing support considered as pioneer for transforming the island from Gulf countries for his mission in the conflict- country from a small port city into a wealthy global riven nation. His resignation comes after UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for the hub after its independence from and separation from Malaysia. swift resumption of peace talks and an end to violence in Yemen on 14 April 2015. The adopted Mukesh Khanna resolution adopted calls on the Huthis to withdraw Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, has been from Sanaa and all other areas they have seized. appointed as the new chairperson of the Children Surinder Pal Singh Cheema Film Society of India (CFSI). Vice Admiral Surinder Pal Singh Cheema took CFSI started functioning in 1955 as an over the reins of the Western Naval Command as autonomous body under the Ministry of flag officer commanding-in-chief from Vice Admiral Information and Broadcasting with Pandit Hriday Anil Chopra at a ceremonial parade held at INS Nath Kunzr u as President. CFSI’s maiden Shikra. Cheema, while serving in earlier, production Jaldeep won the first prize for best had commanded INS Nishank, INS Trishul and INS Children’s Film at the 1957 Venice Film Festival. Virat, a Naval release said, adding Chopra was Since then CFSI has continued to produce, exhibit accorded a send off. and distribute quality content for children: from feature films, shorts, animations to television episodes and documentaries.

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Texas Open squash final the gold as she beat Wei Weng of , • Deepika Pallikal stumbled on the final hurdle 14-13. against Egyptian teenager Nour El Sherbini 2014 South Asian Judo Championship in the title clash of the Women’s Champion • Humera Ashique recently became the first Fiberglass Texas Open. Pakistani women to win a judo gold medal • Eyeing maiden major title of her career, in an international event in Nepal. world No 12 Deepika faltered against the 18- • The 24-year-old took the gold at the 2014 year-old qualifier 7-11, 11-5, 7-11 to lose in South Asian Judo Championship in 48 minutes. Kathmandu as she defeated a local athlete to • The 22-year-old Deepika was celebrating the clinch the 48kg event. biggest Tour final of her career - while world junior champion El Sherbini was continuing 2014 ICC World Team the form of her life which had seen the • His side may have lost in the final but youngster reached WSA World Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named captain Championship final after upsetting world No of the 2014 ICC World Team of the 1 Nicol David. Tournament that figures four Indians, Shotgun World Cup including star batsman . • Opener and Ravichandran • Mohammed Asab missed the double trap Ashwin are the other two Indian players who knock-out phase by one point in the Shotgun feature in the team that was announced by World Cup in Tucson, US. Ankur Mittal the ICC. finished 19th with a 132 while • Kohli was adjudged Player of the placed 35th with 120 in a field of 41. Tournament for amassing 319 runs with the • Joshua Richmond of the US who made the help of four half centuries, including knocks cut for the knock-out, one point above Asab, of 72 and 77 in the semifinal and final of the following a shoot-off on 138, went on to bag showpiece event. the silver after losing the shoot-off for gold against compatriot Jeffrey Holgun. • Besides Indians, the team has two players from both South Africa and West Indies, and • In women’s skeet, Saniya Sheikh shot 64 to one representative each from Australia, the be placed 25th among 31 shooters. National and champions Sri Lanka. champion Rashmee Rathore could muster only 57 . Danka Bartekova of Slovakia won • Chosen by a select group of experts, the team Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 223 || Year Book 2015

was aimed at being suited for Bangladesh • Dhawan was acknowledged for his role in conditions, on the basis of performances in India’s victorious Champions Trophy the tournament only. Statistics were used but campaign in England, in which he was the were not the sole basis for selections. highest run-scorer, amassing 363 runs in five ODIs at an average of 90.75 and was The newest Laureus Ambassador awarded the Man of the Series for his • ’s young MotoGP world champion performance that included centuries against Marc Marquez has been appointed the South Africa and West Indies. newest Laureus Ambassador. • The Cricketer of the Year is chosen by the • Marquez, the youngest ever MotoGP world editor of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, champion, at 20 years 266 days, a feat for based on their ‘excellence in, or performance which he received the Laureus World on, the previous English summer’ and it can Breakthrough of the Year Award last month, be won only once in a player’s career. was welcomed into the Laureus Family by motor cycle legend and Laureus World Sports Cycling academy launched Academy member Mick Doohan. • Union Sports Ministry has inaugurated the National Cycling Academy at the Indira Match-fixing case Gandhi Sports Complex and launched a • The Board of Control for Cricket in India project to create swimming pools at three (BCCI) moved an application before the separate stadiums in the capital. Supreme Court seeking transcripts of audio • At an estimated cost of ‘907.50 lakhs, the tapes containing statements of Board project of creating swimming pools will come President N Srinivasan and Indian captain up at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Indira Mahendra Singh Dhoni, recorded by the Gandhi Sports Complex and Karni Singh Mukul Mudgal Committee which probed Shooting Range. allegations of IPL spot and match fixing. • On the occasion, ministry has also launched • The plea was mentioned before a bench a Community Connect Scheme to include headed by Justice A K Patnaik which posted sports and recreational facilities in the JNS, the matter for hearing on April 11. IGSC and the SP Mukherjee Swimming • In the application, the BCCI has also sought Complex. the transcripts of statements by Sundar • The academy will be financed by the Union Raman, the Chief Operating Officer of IPL. government, and the sports ministry through Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year SAI with a long-term perspective of making it a top notch institution, which is financially • Indian batting star Shikhar Dhawan has independent and a self-sustaining venture. earned top honours by being named in the prestigious Wisden’s list of Five Cricketers of Swiss Grand Prix Gold the Year, an honour dating back to 1889, for • Producing yet another emphatic his 2013 performance. performance, Indian shutller P V Sindhu • The Five Cricketers of the Year are Dhawan, stunned the recently-crowned All England Australia players Chris Rogers and Ryan champion Shixian Wang to breeze into the Harris, England batsman Joe Root and semifinals even as it was end of road for Saina England women’s captain Charlotte Edwards. Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 224 || Year Book 2015

Nehwal at the $125,000 Swiss Grand Prix Federation (IABF) and Archery Association Gold . of India (AAI) for not implementing age and • In the men’s singles, Parupalli Kashyap also tenure directives. The court’s directive will booked a semifinal berth with a hard-fought certainly make all NSFs accountable and victory over sixth seed Tien Chen Chou of their functioning transparent. Chinese Taipei. • The sports ministry has repeatedly outlined • Seventh seed Sindhu played a dominating that recognition to any NSF would rely on game to assert her supremacy. the current legal status of the organisation, recognition by the respective international • World number 9 Sindhu showed once again federation, the Asian federation and the why she is considered to be India’s next big Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The IOA badminton sensation as she produced a had also challenged the government’s beautifully controlled and carefully-paced authority, but the latest directive from the game to keep Shixian at bay throughout the court has come as a jolt. quarterfinal match. Richmond Open 1st Asian Grand Prix Archery Championships • Joshna Chinappa ended a career-long losing • Indian archers won two gold and one silver run to Australia’s former world champion in team events in the 1st Asian Grand Prix Rachael Grinham when she upset the top Archery Championships held in . seed in straight games to win the inaugural $10,000 Richmond Open. • Compound women team of Gagandeep Kaur, V Jyothi Surekha and P Lily Chanu • World No.21 Chinappa beat her 16th- defeated Iran in the final team event and ranked opponent 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 for the took the first gold for the country by a good first time in six meetings to bag her ninth margin of 15 points (219 vs 204). They Women’s Squash Association (WSA) tour eliminated Taipei team (224 vs 220) in the title at the Country Club of Virginia. semi-final and Lao (224 vs 214) in the Asian Badminton Championship quarter-final. • India’s teen sensation P V Sindhu and • Recurve men trio of Jayanta Talukdar, gold medallist pair and Kapil clinched the gold of and Ashwini Ponnappa had by thrashing Taipei in a one-sided final (6- to settle for bronze medals after losing their 0) in set system. respective semifinals matches in the Asian Validity of sports code Badminton Championship held at Korea. • The Delhi high court has directed all • The 18-year-old Sindhu fought hard for one National Sports Federations (NSF) to follow hour and 18 minutes before losing to the the national sports code. This simply means two-time reigning All England champion that the Union sports ministry’s guidelines on Shixian 21-15 20-22 12-21 in the women’s age and tenure restriction have attained legal singles competition. sanctity. • In women’s doubles, Jwala and Ashwini failed • This is a shot in the arm for the ministry to breach the defence of Luo Yu and Luo which suspended the Indian Ying, and suffered a 12-21 7-21 loss to the world number 10 Chinese pair Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 225 || Year Book 2015

Historic accord on Sport for Peace • Bayern had previously never lost at home by • The United Nations (U.N.) and the more than two goals in Europe as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has Bavarian giants saw their dreams of reaching signed a historic agreement to use the power a fourth Champions League final in five years of sports to promote peace and economic crushed. development, a move that strengthens Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings collaboration between two of the world’s major organizations. • India has become the number-one ranked Twenty20 Inter-national (T20I) side after the • The U.N. and Olympic charters, both call for international cooperation to promote annual update of the Reliance ICC T20I peace, a better life for people around the Team Rankings, which was recently world and preserving human dignity. announced. • The Memorandum of Understanding signed • India has swapped places with ICC World with the IOC was “a logical and historic step Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 champion Sri after years of ever closer collaboration in Lanka. using sport to promote development and • In the past 12 months, India has lost just one peace.” T20I (against Sri Lanka in the ICC WT20 • The agreement calls for joint sporting Final in Bangladesh), while Sri Lanka has lost initiatives between the IOC, national four matches. The 2013-2014 results are Olympic committees, international sports weighted at 100 per cent whereas, the results federations, organizing committees and in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 are now international athletes and the 193 U.N. weighted at 50 per cent. Therefore, Sri member states, U.N. agencies, envoys and Lanka’s strong performances in those two goodwill ambassadors. earlier years now count for less. • The two organizations will be promoting • In the other major change, the West Indies education for youth through sport without has slipped two places. This drop has moved discrimination of any kind, access to sport for Australia and New Zealand up by one place all communities especially the most each. disadvantaged and marginalized, healthy Texas Open squash final lifestyles and peace-building and community dialogue. • Deepika Pallikal stumbled on the final hurdle against Egyptian teenager Nour El Sherbini Real Madrid reach their first in the title clash of the Women’s Champion Champions League final Fiberglass Texas Open. • Real Madrid reached their first Champions • Eyeing maiden major title of her career, League final for 12 years with an historic 4- world No 12 Deepika faltered against the 18- 0 win at Bayern Munich in semifinal, second year-old qualifier 7-11, 11-5, 7-11 to lose in leg to knock the holders out. 48 minutes. • Having won last week’s first leg 1-0 in • The 22-year-old Deepika was celebrating the Madrid, Real won the semifinal 5-0 on biggest Tour final of her career - while world aggregate as Pep Guardiola’s Bayern suffered junior champion El Sherbini was continuing their heaviest home defeat in European com- the form of her life which had seen the petition. Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS PRE General Studies What candidate will get:

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youngster reach last month’s WSA World beating Italy’s Errani for the seventh time Championship final after upsetting world No with the loss of just one set in that series. 1 Nicol David. CEAT International Cricket Awards0 Shotgun World Cup • India’s top batsman Virat Kohli has won the • Mohammed Asab missed the double trap Ceat International Cricketer of the Year knock-out phase by one point in the Shotgun award while off-spinner Ravichandran World Cup in Tucson, US. Ankur Mittal Ashwin, the fastest player from the country finished 19th with a 132 while Ronjan Sodhi to pick 100 Test , bagged the Indian placed 35th with 120 in a field of 41. Player of the Year award for 2013-14. • Joshua Richmond of the US who made the • Left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan was cut for the knock-out, one point above Asab, named the International Player of the Year following a shoot-off on 138, went on to bag while Robin Uthappa, who was part of the the silver after losing the shoot-off for gold triumphant Karnataka Ranji Trophy team, against compatriot Jeffrey Holgun. clinched the Domestic Cricketer of the Year • In women’s skeet, Saniya Sheikh shot 64 to honour. be placed 25th among 31 shooters. National • Kohli had won the best player award in champion Rashmee Rathore could muster 2011-12 too. India’s under-19 cricketer Vijay only 57 . Danka Bartekova of Slovakia won Zol got the Young Player of the Year award the gold as she beat Wei Weng of China, 14- while yesteryear stumper , one 13. of the finest behind the stumps who was also part of the 1983 World Cup winning team, 2014 South Asian Judo Championship was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement • Humera Ashique recently became the first Award. Kirmani played in 88 Tests and 49 Pakistani women to win a judo gold medal ODIs. in an international event in Nepal. • Australian Mitchell Johnson, who was • The 24-year-old took the gold at the 2014 instrumental in his country winning the South Asian Judo Championship in Ashes Series in overwhelming fashion against Kathmandu as she defeated a local athlete to England at home, and compatriot Glenn clinch the 48kg event. Maxwell received the Test Player of the Year Rome Masters and Popular Choice awards respectively, while Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al • won her third title of the Hasan got the T20 Player of the award. season as she delivered a crushing 6-3, 6-0 defeat to to win a third trophy National Sports Talent Search System at the Rome Masters . • Union Government has promised to facilitate • The world number one now heads to the development and promotion of sports, French Open on solid form after winning the particularly rural sports, and said it will week in Rome after withdrawing from a launch a National Sports Talent Search Madrid semi-final last weekend with a thigh System. injury. • Addressing the first joint sitting of Parliament • Williams becomes the first player on the after the recent Lok Sabha polls, President WTA to lift three trophies this season after Pranab Mukherjee said that India is the Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 227 || Year Book 2015

world’s oldest civilisation and today it is also India fifth in the shooting World Cup a country with the largest population of the • National champion shot youth, government must equip and nurture 1160 to take the 26th spot in the men’s free the youth with the right kind of education, rifle 3-position event, but India had the skill-set and opportunity to reap this honour of finishing fifth in the medals table, demographic dividend. in the shooting World Cup at Maribor, Seventh women’s hockey World Cup title . • Olympic gold medallists Netherlands • Rajput shot 386 in kneeling, 394 in prone defeated Australia 2-0 in the title showdown and 380 in standing, 16 points short of his to clinch the women’s hockey World Cup. national record 1176, and missed the final by 10 points. • This was the fourth time these two nations met in the women’s World Cup final and The • was in awful form, finished Netherlands has won three of them. Out of second from last among 52 shooters with a 13 women’s World Cups since its inception score of 1141. It was his third lowest total in 1974, the Dutch have won it seven times. in an international competition in the event. • Captain Maartje Paumen, one of the four • India was fifth out of 14 countries that won Dutch players winning her second World at least one medal, in an overall field of 59 Cup gold, put her team ahead in the 12th countries, thanks to a gold and silver by Jitu minute with a penalty stroke conversion. The Rai and a bronze by Ayonika Paul.China (7) penalty stroke was awarded when Ross Dross and (4) finished in that order with was brought down by the goalkeeper and a three gold medals. defender inside the circle. Amla named South Africa test captain joint ninth • South African cricket broke new ground with • Five-time world champion Viswanathan the appointment of Hashim Amla as test Anand got off to a sedate start with two captain, the first black cricketer to hold the draws and ended up joint ninth after the end post permanently in a sport long seen to be of the fifth round of World Rapid Chess dominated by whites. Championship. • Cricket South Africa (CSA) had identified • A couple of draws at the beginning against Amla, one-day skipper AB de Villiers and Ivan Salgado Lopez of Spain and Maxim Twenty20 leader Faf du Plessis as the Matlakov of Russia in the first two rounds potential successors to Graeme Smith, who for Anand were followed by a couple of retired from the international game in victories coming at the expense of his new March. full time ‘second’ Sandipan Chanda and • Having initially ruled himself out, Amla had Russian Vladimir Fedoseev. a change of heart in recent weeks and will • But a draw in the fifth round with Viktor now lead the side to Sri Lanka for a two- Laznicka of Czech Republic saw the Indian match series next month. ace slump a little in the strongest ever rapid • Amla believes it is the right time for him to chess tournament of the world. take over after the loss of senior players Smith and Jacques Kallis in the past six months.

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Sourav Ganguly joined Mudgal Committee • This was Germanies fourth world cup, last • Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian cricket coming in 1990 against the same opponent. captain, joined the Mudgal Committee on This is the first World Cup for unified IPL spot-fixing as an expert on cricketing Germany, the previous three having been affairs. The Mudgal committee headed by won by West Germany in 1954, 1974 and Justice (retired) Mukul Mudgal is probing 1990. IPL betting and spot fixing scandals of 2013. • last won world cup in 1986, which • It is investigating on the 13 names submitted was played in Mexico. by it to Supreme Court in a sealed envelope • Manuel Neuer of Germany won the Golden in February 2014 after a preliminary inquiry. Glove, award for best goalkeeper. It was appointed in October 2013 by the • James Rodriguez of Colombia won the Supreme Court to investigate the fixing Golden boot award for most number(6) of allegations that took place during the IPL’s goals in the tournament. 2013 season. U.S. Lawmakers Ask FIBA to Review its • The Supreme Court in its direction asked the Policy on Sikh Turbans probe committee to select a cricketer of impeccable repute and integrity to help the • Appalled by reports that Sikh players from committee on the cricketing matters related India were asked to remove their turbans at to IPL betting and spot fixing. an international basketball match, top U.S. lawmakers have launched a campaign asking Saina Nehwal won International Basketball Federation(FIBA) to Australian Open Super Series title review the discriminatory policy.Sikh players • Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton ace, on 29 participating within FIBA were told that June 2014 won 750000 US dollar Australian their turbans violate Article 4.4.2 of FIBA’s Open Super Series by defeating Carolina official rules, which states that “Players shall Marin of Spain in straight-game 21-18, 21- not wear equipment (objects) that may cause 11 in final played at Sydney. injury to other players.” • This is the second title win of the year for • There is no evidence showing that a turban sixth-seeded, Saina Nehwal. The previous has been dangerous during basketball games title for her was Indian Open Grandprix or other popular sports ev ents, the Gold in Delhi. On the other hand, this was Congressmen argue, The letter cited the first World Super Series final for World example of Darsh Preet Singh who captained Number 11, . the basketball team at Trinity University Germany Lift FIFA World Cup 2014 title while maintaining his turban throughout a successful career at the National Collegiate • Germany’s Mario Götze kicks in second half Athletic Association (NCAA). of extra time to win 1-0 against Argentina in final of the FIFA World Cup 2014. Germany ON TARGET Apurvi and Rahi Shoot Gold became the first side from Europe to win a • Apurvi Chandela and Rahi Sarnobat were the World Cup in South America. toast of the Indian camp as the duo won gold • Lionel Messi Of Argentina was awarded in the women’s 10m air rifle and 25m pistol Golden Ball, which is given to best player of respectively. the tournament. • Apurvi went to the final topping the Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 229 || Year Book 2015

preliminaries with a Games record total of Mali adds to India’s tally 415.6 points. She shot brilliantly right • Chandrakant Mali boosted the Indian tally through the final, going into the lead with a by winning a bronze medal in the 94kg score of 31.4 points and staying there category of the weightlifting competitions. through the next eight rounds. • The Indian had a best of 150kg in the snatch • Ayonika had finished fourth in the and 188kg in the clean and jerk to finish with preliminaries with a score of 413.2 points. a total of 338kg, behind Steven Kukuna Kari However, the Mumbai girl was in no mood (Papa New Guinea) and Simplice Ribouem to surrender and showed steely resolve as she (Australia). Kari won the gold on lower body clawed her way back to second with three weight after he and Ribouem finished with rounds remaining. In the end, Ayonika had 349. a score of 204.9 points as against Apurvi’s winning total of 206.7 points. • India is ranked 6th after Navjot Kaur won the latest bronze medal for the Indian side • India also picked up a silver medal through taking their medal tally to 42 with 10 gold, Prakash Nanjappa in the men’s 10m air 20 silver and 12 bronze. pistol. Australia’s Daniel Repacholi took the gold. India finish fifth with 64 Medals Red Bull driver Ricciardo wins Hungarian • The CWG incidents took some of the sheen Grand Prix ahead of Alonso off the impressive 64 medal haul — 15 gold, 30 silver and 19 bronze — that ensured a • Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull won the fifth place finish in the leaderboard for India Hungarian Grand Prix , overtaking Ferrari’s after England, Australia, Canada and hosts Fernando Alonso near the end of the race. Scotland. • Lewis Hamilton, who started from pit lane • It was India’s third best showing in the after crashing during qualifying, was third, Commonwealth Games after the 100 plus holding off Mercedes teammate Nico bounty at home in Delhi four years back and Rosberg, who started from pole position. the 69 medals they picked up at Manchester • It was Ricciardo’s second victory of the season in 2002. and his career, having won the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in June. goes International with World Kabaddi League ICC warns Ali against Repeat of Gaza Protest • It’s quintessentially Indian but Kabaddi is all • England’s Moeen Ali has been warned by set to make waves across three continents world cricket chiefs not to wear wristbands with the first-of-its-kind World Kabaddi declaring his support for the people of Gaza League kickstarting in London . again during international matches. • Featuring eight teams, including one from • But the International Cricket Council (ICC) Pakistan, the tournament will be played for said Ali would face no disciplinary action on four months in USA, England, Canada, UAE this occasion after being warned about his and India. future conduct by match referee David Boon. • The venues for the league include eight • Ali wore wristbands during the third Test international (London, Birmingham, Dubai, against India that read “Save Gaza” and “Free New York, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Palestine” Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 230 || Year Book 2015

Vancouver, Toronto) and six Indian (New Tintu Luka (athletics), H.N. Girisha (para- Delhi, , , Bhatinda, athletics), V. Diju (badminton), Geethu , ) cities. Anna Jose (basketball), Jai Bhagwan (boxing), • The tournament will follow the double R. Ashwin (cricket), AnirbanLahiri (golf ), round robin format with a total of 94 MamtaPujari (kabaddi), Saji Thomas matches — 90 league games and four (rowing), HeenaSidhu (shooting), Anaka playoffs — and has 144 international players Alankamony (squash), Tom Joseph on its roster. (volleyball), RenubalaChanu (weightlifting), • Every team will play the other seven thrice Sunil Kumar Rana (wrestling). before the top four qualify for the play-offs. • Dr onacharya award:d:Mahabir Prasad The final will be played in Mohali on (wrestling); Lifetime achievement: N. December 14. Lingappa (athletics), G. Manoharan (boxing), Gurcharan Singh Gogi (judo), Jose National Sports Awards 2014 Jacob (rowing). National Sports Awards • National Sports Awards are given every year • award: Gurmail Singh to recognize and reward excellence in sports. (hockey), K.P. Thakkar (swimming-diving), • Award is given Zeeshan Ali (). for the spectacular and most outstanding • Tenzing Norgay Awards: Land adventure: performance in the field of sports by SubedarJagat Singh, Passang Tenzing Sherpa; a sportsperson over a period of four years Air adventure: MWO Surender Singh; immediately preceding the year during which award is to be given. • Lifetime achievement: Wg. Cdr. (retd) AmitChowdhury. • is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years • MaulanaAbulKalam Azad Trophy: Punjabi preceding the year of award. University, Patiala. • Dr onacharya Award for coaches for • Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar: Oil producing medal winners at prestigious and Natural Gas Corporation (employment international sports events. of sports persons and sports welfare • Dhyan Chand Award for life measures); Jindal Steel Works (community time contribution to sports development. sports–identification and nurturing of budding/young talent); • Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand akhara (establishment and management of Awardees will receive statuettes, citations sports academies of excellence); Child Link andcash prize of Rs.5 lakh each. Foundation of India–Magic Bus (other forms • Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is given of sports activities not covered in the to the corporate entities (both in private and categories mentioned in the schemes). public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports Seema Punia takes Discus Silver promotion and development. Recipients of • Seema Punia gave India a second track and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar will be field medal by clinching the silver in women’s given Trophies. discus throw of the athletic events of the The Awardees Commonwealth Games. • The Indian had a season’s best throw of • Arjuna award: Abhishek Verma (archery), Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 231 || Year Book 2015

61.61m off her fifth effort as she finished • The eighth edition of the World University second best behind Australian gold medallist squash championship will be hosted by Dani Samuels. Squash Rackets Federation of India at the • Samuels had a best of 64.88m through her ISA courts, Chennai from September 1 to 7, fourth trial, to save the top place of the in association with the Association of Indian podium, after towering over the field all Universities. along. 17th • , the gold medal winner at the New Delhi Games in 2010, finished fifth The 2014 Asian Games, officially known as the XVII Asiad has been held from September 19- with a best effort of 57.84m against her October 4 in the port city of Incheon, South Korea. name. The opportunity to host the 17th edition of Asian Sait Nagjee Trophy to be Revived Games, the largest multi-sporting event in Asia • The SaitNagjee Trophy all-India football governed by Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), was tournament, once one of the most important given to Incheon after defeating Delhi, India with events in India’s football calendar and a huge 35 is to 13 votes in bidding. Incheon with this hit in this football-crazy city, is being revived notable achievement becomes the third city in South Korea to host the Asian Games after Seoul (1986) after a gap of 20 years. and Busan (2002).The motto 2014 Asian Games • World varsity meet from Sept. 1 was the Diversity Shines.

Medals Tally - Asian Games 2014 RANK COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL 1. CHINA 151 108 83 342 2 REPUBLIC OF KOREA 79 71 84 234 3 47 76 77 200 4 28 23 33 84 5 IRAN 21 18 18 57 6 THAILAND 12 7 28 47 7 DPR KOREA 11 11 14 36 8 INDIA 11 10 36 57 9 CHINESE-TAIPEI 10 18 23 51 10 QATAR 10 0 4 14 India ended the Games with a total of 57 Lifetime Achievement award for medals, including 11 gold, 9 silver and 37 bronze, • Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev has been which is 8 less than the 65 medals (14 gold, 17 silver honoured with a Lifetime Achievement and 34 bronze) India won at the Guangzhou Games award at a ceremony in the House of Lords four years ago. Athletics and shooting bagged the in London. most number of medals at Incheon, 13 and 9 • The award, constituted by the Indo- respectively. European Business Forum (IEBF), was

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presented to the former India World Cup- • The panel stuck to its choices even after it winning captain for his contribution to the became clear that Manoj had never tested sport and for his work in the field of positive. upliftment of poor and destitute • An aggrieved Manoj moved the Delhi High communities through the Khushii society. Court, where the government admitted that the pugilist also deserved to get the honour. Sawarn Singh wins bronze in rowing • After reconsidering the case, the Ministry • Young rower Sawarn Singh brought some decided in giving the award to cheers back to the Indian contingent as he Manoj.Assured bronze for India in Asiad clinched the bronze medal in men’s single • Indian squash player Dipika Pallikal could sculls final at the 17th Asian Games in not better the colour of her assured bronze Incheon. as she lost to world number one Nicol David • The 24-year-old Singh finished behind Iran’s in the women’s singles semifinals of the 17th Mohsen Shadinaghadh, who won the gold Asian Games on Monday. medal and silver medallist Kim Dongyong of • India had won three medals (all bronze) out hosts South Korea. of four categories at Guangzhou 2010 and • Another rower Dushyant Singh was the only this time they look good for medals in all athlete to manage a podium finish for India four categories including the team as he grabbed a bronze in the men’s lightweight single sculls. Players allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or turbans ’s first Asian Games individual medal • Basketball players will be allowed to wear religious head coverings, such as hijabs or • Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra claimed turbans, on a trial basis in some games. his first Asian Games individual medal by • Previous FIBA rules allowed a player to wear winning bronze in the men’s 10 metre Air only a 5 cm headband. That drew objections Rifle event at the Ongnyeon International that the group was discriminating against Shooting Range Muslim and Sikh players. • The 2008 Olympic gold medalist had won • The central board of the International his first Asian Games medal earlier in the day Basketball Federation (FIBA) met over the by taking third place in the men’s team 10m weekend at the men’s World Cup and voted Air Rifle event along with compatriots to allow a two-year testing phase that would Sanjeev Rajput and Ravi Kumar. let players wear head coverings. Arjuna award for Manoj Kuma Davis Cup: • The Union Sports Ministry has informed Doubles win takes France into final boxer Manoj Kumar that he will receive this year’s Arjuna award. • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and put France back in the Davis Cup final by • The Arjuna award selection committee did not consider Manoj for the award after the winning the doubles and ending the two— Sports Authority of India (SAI) erroneously year reign of the Czech Republic. informed the panel that the boxer had failed • France makes the final for the first time since a dope test. 2010. It won the last of its nine cups in 2001. Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 233 || Year Book 2015

• The defending champions Czechs needed to Gustavo Kuerten of will also be win the doubles to keep alive their chances presented the award after their respective of reaching a third straight final. games. Subroto Cup from September 16 Karun Chandhok set for Formula E debut • The 55th Subroto Cup international football • Twenty drivers, including India’s Karun tournament kicks off on September 16 this Chandhok, representing 10 teams will kick- year, with 94 participating teams across three start the historic FIA Formula E categories. championship, the world’s first fully-electric • The tournament, organised by the Subroto racing series, when the 270bhp machines will Mukherjee Sports Education Society under run on a purpose-built circuit around the the aegis of the Indian Air Force, will finish iconic Bird’s Nest stadium that was build for on October 20 with the junior boys’ (under- the 2012 Olympics. 17) final at the Ambedkar Stadium. • The 30-year-old Chandhok, only the second • The major attraction in the junior boys’ Indian after to race in section will be the Brazilian side Colegio Formula One, will be driving for Mahindra Estadul Santo Antonio. Racing Formula E team with Brazilian Bruno Senna, also a former F1 racer, as his partner. to receive • The grid is brimming with ex-F1 drivers Davis Cup Commitment Award besides two female participants in Italy’s • Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna will be Michela Cerruti and Britain’s Katherine awarded the Davis Cup Commitment Award Legge, one of the FIA’s Women in in ; it was announced by Motorsport Ambassadors. International Tennis Federation (ITF). • The championship comprises 10 rounds over • The ITF through its national associations, nine months in Europe and the US with a will present Davis Cup Commitment Awards grand finale in London June 27, 2015. during this weekend’s 2014 Davis Cup by Punjab retains Dhruv Pandove Trophy BNP Paribas World Group and zone group ties. • Punjab retained the all-India Dhruv Pandove • This new award was conceived as part of the Trophy for under-19 players on the basis of ITF’s 2013 Centenary celebrations, and is first-innings lead after the final against presented to Davis Cup players who have Madhya Pradesh Cricket Academy ended in shown long-standing dedication to a draw here. representing their country in this prestigious • Punjab has now won the title four times in competition. a row. • Each award recipient will have competed in Lewis Hamilton wins US Grand Prix a minimum of 20 home-and-away ties or 50 • Race by race and point by point, Lewis ties at any level of the competition (including Hamilton is tightening his grip on the week-long zone group events) over their Formula One world championship and career. squeezing out Mercedes teammate Nico • Besides Bopanna, former tennis Rosberg. champions of Australia and • “This whole season has been incredible,” Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 234 || Year Book 2015

Hamilton said after playfully taking former job after India’s disappointing performance world champion Mario Andretti’s black at the World Cup earlier this year. Stetson cowboy hat on the winner’s podium. • “The entire issue is about the decision- “I pushed as hard as I could.” making process in Indian bureaucracy. I find • Mercedes had another 1-2 finish in a it difficult to work in a professional manner dominating season that has pushed Hamilton in this system. We are now at a place where and Rosberg well clear of the pack in the title we are seeing if we can adjust the way it chase. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo was third operates. But there are issues that we have to for his eighth podium finish on the season. solve if we have to go forward,” Walsh said. Sardar Singh to lead He, however, ruled out any monetary dispute with SAI. hockey squad for Australia tour • Sardar Singh will lead a 21-member Indian Srikanth, Saina win men’s hockey squad for the four-match Test • Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal tour of Australia to be held in Perth from clinched the $ 700,000 China Open Super November 4 to 9. Series Premier tournament after beating • Post bagging the gold medal at the 17th young of Japan in the Asian Games in Incheon, the tour of summit clash, in Fuzhou. Australia is being organised as part of • The World No. 5 Indian prevailed over the preparation for the upcoming FIH 17-year-old Akane 21-12 22-20 in the Champions Trophy 2014, to be held in women’s singles finals which lasted 42 December 6-14. minutes at the Haixia Olympic Sport Centre. • Besides the four Tests, India will also play a • Young Indian shuttler K Srikanth clinched training game against Australia A on his maiden Super Series title after defeating November 1 at the Perth Hockey Stadium. two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China in the men’s singles events of China Terry Walsh quits as Open Super Series Premier. Chief Coach of Hockey Team Bafna assured of title in • The Indian men’s hockey team chief coach Terry Walsh resigned from the post, citing National karting championships difficulty in working under the present • Ameya Bafna of Mumbai and Bengaluru’s system of governance. Ricky Donison and Yash Aradhya won the • The resignation, however, is subject to titles in the Senior Max, Junior Max and further talks between the parties concerned Micro Max events respectively at the 11th JK in the next one month, but the blame game Tyre-FMSCI National karting has already begun. championships, which concluded with the fifth and final leg. • Walsh, who took charge of the team exactly a year ago, led India to its only third Asian • Bafna (Rayo Racing) played it safe in the Games title recently at Incheon, securing a final leg and finished fourth to make sure of berth at the 2016 Olympics. However, the overall championship. despite visible improvements during his Harinder Pal wins gold in Asian Beach Games tenure, Walsh had been under constant • Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu held his own to pressure. It was said he was close to losing his Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 235 || Year Book 2015

defeat Hong Kong’s Yip Tsz Fung in an • Advani capped a phenomenal year that saw exciting three-game affair to win gold in the him win the World 6-Red championship men’s squash event at the Asian Beach Games besides the World Team billiards in Phuket, Thailand. championship before the double here that • Apart from Sandhu, India won two bronze took his individual haul of world titles to 10. medals from Kush Kumar (men’s singles) and Aparajitha Balamurukan (women’s singles). Lawis Hamilton emerges the fastest • Harinder later said: “This is a superb tournament and I am proud to win a gold • Lewis Hamilton topped the charts ahead of medal for my country. It has been a Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg in memorable week. opening free practice session for United States • “Firstly, I was honoured when IOA selected Grand Prix. me to carry the Indian flag at the opening • The 29-year-old Briton clocked a best lap ceremony and now, I am going home with a time of 1m 39.941s to finish two-tenths of gold medal. Playing outdoors was special,” he a second clear of the German after the pair added. took its time to get into top form at the Circuit of the Americas. Dhoni buys franchise of HIL • Hamilton leads Rosberg by 17 points with • India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni three races remaining, including the final and Sahara Adventure Sports Limited are Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where double points co—owners of new Ranchi—franchise of will be awarded. Hockey Indian League (HIL), Ranchi Rays, • McLaren’s Jenson Button, the 2009 which was unveiled. champion, was third fastest ahead of Russian • , who were the inaugural Daniil Kvyat of Toro Rosso, Dane Kevin champions of HIL, was scrapped following Magnussen in the second McLaren and two- distrust between owners (Patel—PS Group time champion Fernando Alonso of Ferrari. and Uniexcel Group) and Hockey India • Last year’s winner and four-time champion (HI). Sebastian Vettel was seventh ahead of Felipe Pankaj Advani first Nasr, making an impression as the Williams Player to bag billiards triple double test driver, Nico Hulkenberg of Force India and Dutch teenager Max Verstappen, back in • Pankaj Advani outplayed England’s Robert action for Toro Rosso, after his first outing Hall 1928-893 in the final of the IBSF in Japan. World Billiards championship (timed format) • Vettel’s Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo to complete a grand double. suffered an engine failure and wound up • The 29-year-old, Bangalore-based Advani 17th out of 18 cars on the smallest F1 grid had won the title in the points format (150- for a decade since the Monaco Grand Prix. up) last week. Varun Kakran set a new National record • Advani, who took a stranglehold of the match leading 746-485 at the half-way mark, • Uttar Pradesh’s Varun Kakran cleared a height thus became the first player ever to win titles of 1.86 metres to set a new National record in both formats thrice, following his double in the under-14 boys’ high jump in the Jio in 2005 and 2008. Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 236 || Year Book 2015

junior National athletics championship at • East’s team work stood out in stark contrast IGMC stadium here on Saturday. to some poor bowling by Shardul Thakur • Varun eclipsed Maharashtra’s Anil Kumar and Yusuf Pathan, and later some poor Sahoo’s 1.85 metre effort achieved in 2011. batting chasing a tall target of 270. • Kerala and Haryana athletes dominated the • West’s chase suffered as Ashoke Dinda, penultimate day with Kerala runners hogging getting one last chance to impress the the limelight in the relays. selectors before the World Cup probables • The results: Boys: U-14: High Jump: 1. selection, induced errors from Smit Patel, Varun Kakran (UP) 1.86m – NR (ONR & Sheldon Jackson and Ambati Rayudu. His effort earned him the man-of-the-match NMR 1.85), 2. Anil (Har) 1.70; 3. Ravindra award. Reddy 1.56. • As the final drifted towards East, Chikkarangappa triumphs at CG Open Golf Maharashtra’s Kedar Jadhav and his 2014 teammate Ankit Bawne pulled their team out • S. Chikkarangappa defended his title in style of the woods with a solid 74-run stand for at the CG Open Golf 2014, producing a the fourth . final round of four-under-66 at the Bombay • After Bawne’s dismissal, Jadhav and local lad Presidency Golf Club course. Suryakumar Yadav took charge. Jadhav also • The Bengaluru golfer totalled 17-under-263 survived a strong appeal for leg-before off in the PGTI Super Series event and also left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem and was topped the Rolex Rankings. lucky to be dropped by Kumar Deobrat at • Om Prakash Chouhan bettered the course long-on off off-spinner Saurasish Lahiri. record with 10-under-60 in the fourth round, • But once Odisha all-rounder Biplab and was rewarded with the second spot Samantaray bowled Jadhav and Dinda carding 16-under-264. dismissed Yadav, East’s anxiety ended and it • Overnight leader C. Muniyappa of went on to win the match. Bengaluru returned a card of 15-under-265 • Earlier, after electing to bat, East was for third place. indebted to skipper Manoj Tiwary — his 75 • Chikkarangappa (67-66-64-66) started with led the fight-back after early loss of wickets pars on the first three holes, birdied the — and Samantaray’s quick-fire half-century. fourth, fifth and seventh. Muniyappa Indians subdue the bogeyed the 11th, as the former struck form Dutch in Champions Trophy to manage birdies on 16th and 18th for the title. • After two morale-sapping defeats, India finally regained a lot of confidence by East Zone reclaims notching up a 3-2 upset win over World Cup ‘Deodhar Trophy’ after a long gap silver medallist and second-ranked • East Zone proved to be a hard nut to crack Netherlands in its final Pool B match of the and won the Deodhar Trophy after 11 Champions Trophy hockey tournament at seasons. The game swung back and forth in the . a tantalising manner, but East struck crucial • The home team, which opened its account blows in the closing stages of the match to with three points earned from this beat West by 24 runs in the final. unexpected victory, finished third in its pool Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 237 || Year Book 2015

and will meet Pool A’s second-placed side which had struggled throughout the year and in the quarterfinals. came into this event with a team which had • The Netherlands frontline, especially the trio several players from the 2013 Junior World of Jeroen Hertzberger, Sander Baart and Cup-winning squad, as it made the final after Rogier Hofman, showed tremendous 2009. understanding and agility to invade the • As expected, Pakistan used its sharpened Indian circle at lightning speed and came wings to cut through the Indian defence close to taking the lead on several occasions. frequently and kept hitting into the circle • But India remained unaffected mainly due to from the right. some fabulous saves by its brave goalkeeper IP TL & traditional P.R. Sreejesh. V.R. Raghunath and Tennis can co-exist says Carlos Moya Rupinderpal Singh, who were tested on numerous instances, withstood the nervous • The innovative rules and format of the moments. International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) may have struck a chord with the Asian fans, • Against the run of play, India grabbed the generally starved of top-level action, but lead early in the third quarter. Bubbling with former World No.1 Carlos Moya believes the energy, young Gurjinder Singh launched a ‘traditional’ sport will stick to its long-range slap shot and S.V. Sunil deflected conventional rules, though the inaugural it in to trigger celebrations in the stands. The tournament will ‘co-exist’ and thrive Dutch lost a bit of advantage as its referral alongside the existing order. challenging the goal did not yield the desired result. Germany wins Champions Trophy Pakistan wins a thriller, • Enjoying the strong backing of a partisan makes final in Champions Trophy crowd of 7,000 in a city designed by German architect Otto Konigsberger, Olympic • The blockbuster involving India and Pakistan champion Germany made itself at home to had disappointment in store for the see Pakistan off 2-0 in the final and lift the passionate home fans as the host lost 4-3 an Champions Trophy at the Kalinga Stadium. evenly-contested, high voltage semifinal clash of the Champions Trophy hockey • The World No.3 could not have asked for tournament at the Kalinga Stadium. more as it ended the year by pocketing its 10th Champions Trophy crown. It had last • Incidentally, India had also lost to the same won the tournament in 2007. A tired and opponent in the last four of the 2012 edition lacklustre India was beaten 2-1 by World in Melbourne. The defeat also meant that the champion Australia in the battle for third third place finish in 1982 remains India’s best place. ever performance in the Champions Trophy. • World No. 11 Pakistan, which reached the • This was the fifth Champions Trophy final final after 16 years on the strength of involving Germany and Pakistan, and the Muhammad Arslan Qadir’s brace, will take previous time they had met in the summit on Olympic champion and nine-time winner clash was way back in 1994, when Pakistan Germany. The world No. 3 edged past five- had emerged champion through penalty time defending champion Australia 3-2. shoot-outs in front of home supporters in • It was also a big achievement for Germany, . Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 238 || Year Book 2015

• In changed times, with both teams seeking be held under the aegis of IOA and with to groom the youngsters in their squads in AIBA’s observer present, the latter did not the run-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics, the accept these suggestions and BI held its duel assumed importance for different elections under the supervision of AIBA,” he reasons. said, adding that the IOA had received • Thanks to the plans of master tactician “many” complaints of irregularities during Markus Weise, Germany stifled the Asian the elections. Games silver medallist with some brilliant • He said the top three athletes at the possession and strong marking. Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and • Germany, which shrugged off a below-par Beach Asian Games, will receive a cash award start to beat fine teams like England and of Rs. 3 lakh, Rs. 2 lakh and Rs. one lakh Australia in the knockout stage, checked respectively. He regretted that the Pakistan’s free-flowing style. government funding for National Sports Federations has been reduced to a larger Boxing India not Recognized by IOA extent. • N. Ramachandran, President of the Indian Olympic Association, has categorically stated AIBA bans boxer L. Sarita Devi that the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation • Indian woman boxer L. Sarita Devi was (IABF) will be the official body and not handed a one-year ban by the International Boxing India (BI). He added that boxing Boxing Association (AIBA) for refusing to affairs will now be handled by IOA’s ad-hoc accept her bronze medal at the Asian Games committee. but the punishment is unlikely to hurt her • “This matter was discussed at length at the career too badly as she would be available to Executive Committee. The EC unanimously compete in the 2016 Olympic qualifiers. agreed that the body that will be recognised • Sarita, who had refused to accept the medal by the IOA will be IABF,” said Mr. to protest her controversial semifinal bout Ramachandran at a press conference, after loss, has been banned retrospectively from attending the IOA’s executive committee and October 1, 2014 to October 1, 2015 and the annual general body meeting. fined 1000 swiss francs. • Explaining the rationale behind the decision, • Although her repeated apologies failed in Mr. Ramachandran said IOA refused to give getting her AIBA’s pardon, even this ban is official sanction to BI because BI elections quite a relief for the lightweight (60kg) boxer, were held without consulting IOA. who is currently nursing a broken right wrist. • “When the dispute first arose between IABF Bindra wins bronze in and Boxing India, the IOA constituted an ad- National Shooting championship hoc committee. It is AIBA which recognised Boxing India and the latter’s elections. • India’s sole individual Olympic gold medallist Neither the Government of India nor the Abhinav Bindra bagged the 50-metre rifle IOA sent an observer for the elections. prone bronze medal, but the gold went to • “In fact, when the IOA took up the matter Hariom Singh in the 58th National Shooting with the President of the International Championships in Pune. boxing body (AIBA) and said that, in the • Competing in the men’s 50-metre rifle prone interest of the athletes, the elections should event after a gap of almost a decade, Bindra Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 239 || Year Book 2015

shot 183.8 to finish third on the podium at 2005 season making 40 appearances and the Balewadi Shooting Range. scoring one goal. • Fellow Olympic medallist Gagan Narang wins Hopman Cup finished fourth in the eight-man final, after having finished third in qualifying, • Poland has won its first ever Hopman Cup marginally ahead of Bindra, who qualified in title, beating the USA 2-1 in the final. fourth position. Agnieszka Radwanska showed why she should be considered among the favourites Gouramangi Singh is for the Australian Open later this month by Bharat FC’s new catch for 2015 beating the world No. 1 Serena Williams in • Defender Gouramangi Singh has been roped the final. in by new I-league team, Bharat FC to firm • The world No. 5 Radwanska teamed up with up its squad for the 2015 season which will Hopman debutant Jerzy Janowicz to beat the kick off next month. US pairing of Serena Williams and • Bharat FC, which will compete in its 2-1. inaugural I-League season starting on January Avinash emerges 17, snapped up Gouramangi from Champion in National junior snooker Chennaiyin FC on a season-long contract. • Avinash Kumar continued his giant-killing • “I and Stanly have worked at the national spree to win his maiden National junior team and I know how good he is. I have also snooker title at the BRC. The 20-year-old been speaking regularly to Stuart and his Delhi cueist won all his round-robin vision for the team is really exciting. semifinal league games, losing just three • I am excited about my role here,” said frames. Gouramangi, who joined the Kalyani group- • Playing his second league game against Hritik owned team during its pre-season training Jain from Madhya Pradesh, Avinash was camp at the BharatiVidyapeeth football thrashed 1-63 in the opening frame. “I came ground on Tuesday. to the venue late and hardly had time to • “I want to transfer my experience of having warm-up,” he said. played in the I-League, help build the team • “Though I won the second frame I was still well and win lots of football matches,” he not be able to focus well. I got my rhythm added. The 28-year-old, who was a India back in the fourth and there was no stopping regular before Wim Koevermans became me.” Avinash lost the first frame to S. India coach, comes to Bharat FC on the back Shrikrishna of Tamil Nadu 11-72 in the final of an impressive showing in the Indian Super league game only to take the next four in a League. row. • The centre-back made 11 appearances for Railways’ teams win in contrasting styles Chennaiyin FC, driving them to the semifinals of the competition. One of the • It was double delight for Railways at the 63rd most accomplished players in India, senior national volleyball championship as it Gouramangi who is a graduate of the Tata clinched the men’s and women’s titles beating Football Academy, began his professional Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively. football career with Dempo SC in the 2004- • While the women’s final was a cakewalk, the Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 240 || Year Book 2015

men’s title-round will probably go down in Jones in the summit clash of the Apia the history of Indian volleyball as one of the International. greatest comebacks in the finals of the • The unseeded Indo-American combine national championship. humbled the top seeds 6-3, 6-3 in just 69 • Railways was down two sets and staring minutes. down the barrel before it saved three match Panel to decide penalty points in the fourth set and went on to turn it around and win the match 19-25, 18-25, • The Supreme Court formed a three-member 25-23, 26-24, 15-9. committee to decide on the punishment • Defending champion TN had no one to against Chennai Super Kings (CSK and blame but itself for the result — letting its Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier crown slip when it had one hand on it with League (IPL) betting scandal involving co- some poor defence work and unforced errors owners of the two teams. in the final three sets. • Former Chief Justice India R. M. Lodha will • For Railways, attacker S. Prabagaran was the head the committee that includes former star performer of the day. He, along with all- Supreme Court judges Ashok Bhan and R. rounder Manu Joseph, kept the visitors in the V. Raveendran. game with some attacking play. • The committee has been given six months for to further investigate and come to a decision Brett Lee announced regarding the allegations against Mr. Kundra Retirement from all forms of cricket and Mr. Meiyappan. The two teams face the • Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee possibility of being scratched from the high announced his pending retirement from all profile domestic T20 tournament. forms of cricket after a 20-year career. • The Board will have to elect its new president • The 38-year-old pacer quit international in six months’ time and N. Srinivasan can cricket in July 2012, but had been a contest only if he lets go of his commercial Twenty20 regular, both in the Indian Premier interest in CSK. It is East Zone’s turn to have League and the domestic competition in a president. However, BCCI rules allow a Australia. candidate from outside the zone to contest • Lee, who made the announcement at the if there is a proposer and seconder a from Sydney Cricket Ground, remains the equal that zone. leading wicket-taker for Australia in ODIs • It is compulsory for the candidate to have with Glenn McGrath, with 380 in 221 attended two Annual General Meetings of appearances. Lee also took 310 wickets in 76 the Board apart from being a principal office- Tests for Australia. bearer. Sania wins first title of the Undertaking a must to contest BCCI elections Season in Sydney Open doubles • Following the Supreme Court’s ruling that • India’s won her first title of the BCCI members with commercial interest in season and 23rd of her career when she and BCCI-organised events — including the IPL Bethanie Mattek-Sands shocked top-seeded — are not eligible to contest the BCCI Americans and Raquel Kops- elections, the candidates will have to give an undertaking to that effect to the BCCI. Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 241 || Year Book 2015

• Elections are to be held for the post of • The Supreme Court has said that the three- principal office-bearers (president, secretary, member committee’s deliberations will not jt. secretary and treasurer) and five vice- affect the BCCI AGM and elections to be presidents. held within six weeks. • Apart from the IPL, the BCCI organises India set for tournaments in the senior, junior and Tri-series with one Eye on World Cup women’s categories and also organises the annual awards and the M.A.K. Pataudi • All set to defend its cricket World Cup crown Memorial lecture. Many other committees in less than a month, India will get its are also nominated by each zone. Generally preparations underway with the aim to find BCCI office-bearers obtain unanimity for the right combination for the marquee event selection committees, but there have been when it takes on Australia in the ongoing occasions when selectors have been elected. ODI tri-series. • The BCCI by-laws also specify eligibility • While this tri-series provides the perfect rules for members wanting to contest setting for experimentation, the need of the elections. Past or present office-bearers or hour is to get a settled combination going vice-presidents, except the president or a ahead to instil confidence in the side. member who has represented his association • Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will return at two AGMs, can contest for the post of to international cricket after a little over two office-bearer (secretary, jt. Secretary and vice- weeks since his Test retirement at the same president). venue, and he will have some decisions to • The president must be a past or present make. The first order of business will be to office-bearer or vice-president of the Board make a firm choice about the opening nominated by at least two full members from combination. the zone, whose turn it is as per the principle • Ahead of Sunday’s game, the team of rotation. management has failed to specify whether it • He must have attended two AGMs will be Ajinkya Rahane or Rohit Sharma representing a full member. pairing up with Shikhar Dhawan at the top • The BCCI’s rules also say that such candidate of the order, or indeed whether a third or candidates (for the post of president) need possibly surprising combination might be not be from the same zone that is exercising thrown up. its right of nomination by rotation. • Unlike the team’s preparations ahead of any • According to the by-laws of the BCCI, the Test match, its net sessions for an ODI do office-bearers and vice-presidents who get not throw up any suggestive patterns and it elected at the next AGM will have a tenure was the same on Saturday as well. In no of three years. particular order then, all batsmen enjoyed a • But the question now though is, will the decent hit in the nets including Ambati BCCI be forced to conduct another election Rayudu and Stuart Binny. in September 2015, should the Supreme • Among the bowlers, playing two spinners is Court’s three-member panel recommend definitely par for the course for India, with amendments to the eligibility rules for R. Ashwin and slated to take up elections. those spots.

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Boxing India to ‘Revive defunct IBPWA’ Introduce new league, ranking system • Olympian and former National badminton • In order to work in line with International champion U. Vimal Kumar, said that Boxing Association (AIBA)’s ambitious shuttlers should revive the defunct Indian leagues such as AIBA Open Boxing (AOB), Badminton Players Welfare Association AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) and World Series of (IBPWA) and approach the Badminton Boxing (WSB), Boxing India (BI) has Association of India (BAI) instead of floating decided to launch the Indian Series of Boxing a new body. (ISB) and a national ranking system in the • He also expressed anguish over the players’ second half of the year. attitude as many thought of floating an • The apex body has been making an effort for association only when they were left out of the synergy of amateur and professional the Indian team. “This way, they can never boxing by allowing pugilists from be united. Players should have a clear agenda professional leagues to qualify for the and not be there for selfish reasons,” he Olympics. BI’s new step will help the Indian remarked. boxers be part of the reforms “that will bring • Vimal said active players and recently-retired fresh value to boxers and boxing in India”. ones should take the responsibility of running Debashis Das holds Topalov the association. • Vimal explained how players revolted against • Grandmaster Debashis Das came up with his BAI in the mid-90s when All England best performance ever to hold former world champion had formed the champion Veselin Topalov of to a Indian Badminton Confederation. creditable draw in the second round of the • He said BAI permitted players to send entries Masters’ section of Tradewise Gibraltar Chess directly for National-ranking tournaments, festival. and also for international events through BAI • On a day of upsets, Indian Grandmaster for forwarding it to the respective organisers. Vishnu Prasanna defeated Grandmaster Emil “The State associations, players and BAI Sutovsky of Israel while former world junior functioned with better understanding,” he girls’ champion Soumya Swaminathan beat pointed out. American Kayden Troff to maintain a clean slate after two games. Also ending on a high Kidambi Kidabi clinches swis grand prix gold was Indian GM M.R. Venkatesh who scored 2015 a fine victory over Simen Agdestein of Indian Shuttler Kidambi brought fruitful Norway. movement for India as he clinched the badminton • With eight rounds still to come, it was prestigious $ 120000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold business as usual for some of the higher- championship title after defeating a strong ranked players. Denmark’s Viktor Alexson in men’s singles final. • But highest rated Indian P. Harikrishna had In the final world No. 4 Srikanth showed to show his endgame-magic before he could nerves of steel to prevail over his opponent, ranked secure his second victory in the tournament. sixth in the world, 21-15 12-21 21-14 in the thrilling summit clash of the event as the contest lasted 47 minutes. Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 243 || Year Book 2015

Services wins 69th Santosh trophy Ranchi Ray wins Hero 2015 Services has clinched 69th Santosh Trophy Nationals after deafiting hosts Punjab 5-4 via tie- Indian Cricket team captain Mahaendra Singh breaker in a nail-biting clash at Guru Nanak Dhoni owned Ranchi Rays have been crowned Hero Stadium. Services dominated possession in the first Hockey India League champions for 2015 following half and also created number of scoring a dramatic penalty shoot-out triumph over Jaypee opportunities but failed to convert. Services sealed in a high quality tournament final the title for the fourth time besides finishing runners at New Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand National up on five occasions. Stadium. Jaypee Punjab Warriors lead the final on Karnataka wins Ranji Trophy 2015 two occasions, with Lovell’s 2014 World Cup winning team-mates Kieran Govers and Chris Defending champions Karnataka has won Ciriello finding the net while Stanli Minz and Barry their eighth Ranji Trophy title as they defeated their Middleton twice pulled the Rays level as the match southern opponents Tamil Nadu by an innings and finished with the scores locked at 2-2. 217 runs on the last day of the Ranji Trophy cricket Lovell, who had made numerous breathtaking tournament final at the Wankhede stadium. saves in normal time, produced a goalkeeping The man of the match was Karnataka’s Karun master-class in the shoot-out, keeping out efforts Nair who had scored 338 runs. The captain of from Simon Orchard, SV Sunil and Robert Karnataka team was R Vinay Kumar and of Tamil Hammond to give Ranchi a 3-2 win. Nadu team was Abhinav Mukund. Lovell’s performance deservedly earned him Earlier Karnataka has won 7th Ranji Tile, the Hero Man of the Match Award, while team-mate which are- 1973-74 - Vs Rajasthan, 1977-78 - Vs and Rays’ captain Ashley Jackson was named Hero Uttar Pradesh, 1982-83 - Vs Bombay, 1995-96 - Vs Most Valuable Player of the Tournament thanks to Tamil Nadu, 1997-98 - Vs Uttar Pradesh, 1998-99 a series of wonderful displays during this season’s - Vs Madhya Pradesh, 2013-14 - Vs Maharashtra . HHIL. Snagakara hits claimed a third place finish Record four Consecutive ODI centuary in this year’s Hero Hockey India League, with and Yuvraj Walmiki both on Sri Lanka cricket team wicketkeeper Kumar target in their team’s 2-1 triumph over Uttar Pradesh Sangakkara has become the first player to hit four Wizards. successive one-day international centuries after notching up a ton in his side’s 148-run win against Chris Gayle hits first Scotland in the world cup. World Cup Double Centuary Sangakkara now has a total of 14,189 career West Indies opener Chris Gayle hit the first ODI runs and five World Cup centuries, only one double century in World Cup history in their Pool behind record holder . B victory over Zimbabwe at Canberra.He reached Sangakara century against Scotland followed 200 off 138 balls, hitting Tendai Chatara for a an unbeaten 105 against Bangladesh, 117 not out boundary in the 46th over. against England and 104 against Australia. His mark eclipsed the unbeaten 188 by South Previously, six other players had scored three ODI Africa’s Gary Kirsten against the United Arab hundreds in a row. Emirates in 1996. Gayle hit a total of 16 sixes in Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books

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147 balls before he was out for 215 off the last unruly scenes when the punters in the first delivery of his side’s innings. enclosure protested soon after the hot It was also only the fifth double century in all favourite Be Safe lost a certain race. one-day internationals and the first by a non-Indian, • The punters did not allow the horses for the with Rohit Sharma (two), Sachin Tendulkar and last race to leave the paddock for more than the only other batsmen to achieve 45 minutes. Only after the police intervened the feat. the crowd dispersed and the last race was held after an hour’s delay. Inducted into ICC Hall of Fame Mandatory to share Internation Cricket Council has inducted WC live feed: Prasar Bharti former Indian captain Anil Kumble into their hall of fame at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Kumble • Reminding that “cricket is almost a religion is just the fourth Indian to be included in the elite in the Indian sub-continent,” Prasar Bharti group, joining Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Bishan urged the Supreme Court to order “absolute Bedi. stay” on a Delhi High Court order barring Australian legend Betty Wilson was also the public broadcaster from sharing its Doordarshan feed of the ongoing ICC World inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, along with Cup 2015 matches with private cable Kumble.Kumble has played 132 Tests for India, operators. capturing 619 wickets and became the second man • In a volatile hearing before a Bench, led by in history to take 10 wickets in an innings when he dismantled Pakistan in 1999 to finish with figures Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Attorney-General of 10-74. Mukul Rohatgi said it was mandatory under the law for Prasar Bharti to give free live Alongside Kumble, Wilson becomes the signals to cable operators when events of second Australian woman in the Hall of Fame national interest took place. Any tinkering behind champion batter Belinda Clark. with this statutory obligation, is contrary to Wilson, considered one of the greatest female law, he said. cricketers of all-time, played 11 Tests between 1947 • The Delhi High Court’s verdict favouring and 1958, scoring 862 runs at an average of 57.4 Star India Ltd., which said it had a six-year and claimed 68 wickets at 11.8 runs apiece. In 1957 broadcasting contract worth Rs. 3,850 crore against England, Wilson became the first cricketer, with the BCCI to beam the World Cup male or female, to take score a century and take 10 matches in the subcontinent, had come after wickets in a Test. Kumble and Wilson become the a seven-year court battle with the Prasar 77th and 78th inductees into the Hall of Fame. Bharti. Quasar bags Indian Turf Invitation Cup • The court extended the period of the interim • Quasar (Yash Narredu up) upset stablemate stay till February 19. In the meantime, it Be Safe in the Indian Turf Invitation Cup asked the AG to respond by an affidavit to a (Gr. I), the stellar attraction of the races. proposal put forward by Star India to “create • The winner is owned by Mr. Jaydev M.Modi a separate channel” so that the visuals of rep. J.M.Livestock Pvt Ltd, M/s. Tanmay India’s World Cup matches could be aired A.Agashe & Madhav G.Patankar. Malesh directly to subscribers without passing Narredu trains the winner. through private cable operators. • Yet again the race course here witnessed Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 245 || Year Book 2015

Daredevils pick up Yuvraj for Rs.16 crore • The occasion also saw two-time Indian Open champion Ali Sher, along with Ashok Malik, • continues to be the leading being honoured with the Veteran Award. draw at IPL auctions. After commanding a hefty Rs.14 crore from Royal Challengers Kidambi Kidabi Bangalore last year, the all-rounder again Clinches swis grand prix gold 2015 emerged numero uno at the player auction held at the ITC Gardenia Hotel. Indian Shuttler Kidambi brought fruitful movement for India as he clinched the badminton • Delhi Daredevils, with deep pockets thanks prestigious $ 120000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold to an initial purse of Rs. 39,75,00,000, aggressively pursued the southpaw and edged championship title after defeating a strong his former team to secure him at a whopping Denmark’s Viktor Alexson in men’s singles final. Rs.16 crore, which turned out to be the day’s In the final world No. 4 Srikanth showed highest bid. nerves of steel to prevail over his opponent, ranked • RCB, which released Yuvraj in a bid to sixth in the world, 21-15 12-21 21-14 in the expand its purse, strangely bid for him up to thrilling summit clash of the event as the contest Rs.15.50 crore before backing off. Once lasted 47 minutes. Daredevils drew him into its fold, Yuvraj Services wins 69 th Santosh Trophy tweeted: “Namaste Delhi! @DelhiDaredevils enjoyed playing for Rcb but now look Services has clinched 69th Santosh Trophy forward to play under a very special man Nationals after deafiting hosts Punjab 5-4 via tie- called gaza! @Gary_Kirsten.” breaker in a nail-biting clash at Guru Nanak • While Yuvraj was happy to link-up with his Stadium. Services dominated possession in the first former India coach, Daredevils continued to half and also created number of scoring be a big-spender, snapping up Sri Lankan opportunities but failed to convert. captain Angelo Mathews at Rs.7.50 crore. Services sealed the title for the fourth time besides finishing runners up on five occasions. Lahiri is Golfer of the Year Karnataka wins Ranji Trophy 2015 • Anirban Lahiri walked away with the Golfer of the Year award in the second edition of the Defending champions Karnataka has won India Golf Awards held. their eighth Ranji Trophy title as they defeated their • Lahiri, the winner of the Malaysian Open, southern opponents Tamil Nadu by an innings and was an obvious choice of the jury that picked 217 runs on the last day of the Ranji Trophy cricket Delhi’s Vani Kapoor as the Professional tournament final at the Wankhede stadium. (Female) Golfer of the Year. The man of the match was Karnataka’s Karun • his year’s jury included five-time British Nair who had scored 338 runs. The captain of Open champion Peter Thomson, Ashok Karnataka team was R Vinay Kumar and of Tamil Malik, Gaurav Ghei and Champika Sayal. S. Nadu team was Abhinav Mukund. Chikkarangappa was named the Rising Earlier Karnataka has won 7th Ranji Tile, Golfer of the Year while Vaishavi Sinha won which are- 1973-74 - Vs Rajasthan, 1977-78 - Vs the award in the female category of the same Uttar Pradesh, 1982-83 - Vs Bombay, 1995-96 - Vs award. Vijay Divecha, Lahiri’s coach for 13 years, was chosen as the Best Teaching Pro. Tamil Nadu, 1997-98 - Vs Uttar Pradesh, 1998-99 - Vs Madhya Pradesh, 2013-14 - Vs Maharashtra . Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 246 || Year Book 2015

Snagakara hits record team-mates Kieran Govers and Chris Ciriello finding Four Consecutive ODI Centuary the net while Stanli Minz and Barry Middleton twice pulled the Rays level as the match finished with the Sri Lanka cricket team wicketkeeper Kumar scores locked at 2-2. Lovell, who had made Sangakkara has become the first player to hit four numerous breathtaking saves in normal time, successive one-day international centuries after produced a goalkeeping master-class in the shoot- notching up a ton in his side’s 148-run win against out, keeping out efforts from Simon Orchard, SV Scotland in the world cup. Sunil and Robert Hammond to give Ranchi a 3-2 Sangakkara now has a total of 14,189 career win. ODI runs and five World Cup centuries, only one Lovell’s performance deservedly earned him behind record holder Sachin Tendulkar. the Hero Man of the Match Award, while team-mate Sangakara century against Scotland followed and Rays’ captain Ashley Jackson was named Hero an unbeaten 105 against Bangladesh, 117 not out Most Valuable Player of the Tournament thanks to against England and 104 against Australia. a series of wonderful displays during this season’s Previously, six other players had scored three ODI HHIL. hundreds in a row. Delhi Waveriders claimed a third place finish AB Deviler hits fastest 150 in ODI in this year’s Hero Hockey India League, with South African batsman AB de Villiers hit the Rupinder Pal Singh and Yuvraj Walmiki both on fastest 150 in one-day internationals during a match target in their team’s 2-1 triumph over . between South Africa & West Indies. 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Gayle hit a total of 16 sixes in Hero Hockey India League 2015 147 balls before he was out for 215 off the last Indian Cricket team captain Mahaendra Singh delivery of his side’s innings. Dhoni owned Ranchi Rays have been crowned Hero It was also only the fifth double century in all Hockey India League champions for 2015 following one-day internationals and the first by a non-Indian, a dramatic penalty shoot-out triumph over Jaypee with Rohit Sharma (two), Sachin Tendulkar and Punjab Warriors in a high quality tournament final Virender Sehwag the only other batsmen to achieve at New Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand National the feat. Stadium. 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Kumble has played 132 Tests for India, New Zealand has won the 24th edition of capturing 619 wickets and became the second man Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2015 for in history to take 10 wickets in an innings when he second time. In the final match, New Zealand dismantled Pakistan in 1999 to finish with figures defeated World Champions Australia by 3-1 goals of 10-74. in the penalty shoot-out. In regulation 60 minutes time, both teams had tied at 2-2 goals. Earlier, New Alongside Kumble, Wilson becomes the Zealand had won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey second Australian woman in the Hall of Fame Tournament in 2012. It is third time Australia came behind champion batter Belinda Clark. as runner-ups position in tournament (1999, 2006 Wilson, considered one of the greatest female and 2015). India won the bronze i.e. finished third cricketers of all-time, played 11 Tests between 1947 by defeating South Korea by 4-1 goals in the penalty and 1958, scoring 862 runs at an average of 57.4 shoot-out after both the teams were tied at 2-2 at and claimed 68 wickets at 11.8 runs apiece. In 1957 regulation time. against England, Wilson became the first cricketer, male or female, to take score a century and take 10 Sania Mirza ranked wickets in a Test. Kumble and Wilson become the World number one in doubles 77th and 78th inductees into the Hall of Fame. Sania Mirza created history by achieving the Australia wins ICC World Cup 2015 feat of becoming world No.1 in WTA tennis rankings. She is the first woman tennis player from Australia on 29 March 2015 won the ICC India to do so after winning the Family Circle Cup Cricket World Cup 2015 for the record fifth time. final partnering with . 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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton Gujarat clinches Syed from Britain won Bahrain Grand Prix of Formula Mushtaq Ali T-20 cricket trophy One on the the Sakhir Grand Prix Circuit. This was his third win of the season and his second Bahrain Gujarat won the T-20 Grand Prix win. It was also Lewis Hamilton’s overall cricket trophy for the tournament season 2014-15. 36th Grand Prix win. In Bahrain Grand Prix, In the final match played at KIIT Stadium, Odisha Hamilton was followed by Ferrari F1 driver they defeated Punjab by two wickets. Sebastian Vettel of Germany to the second position. Syed Mushtaq Ali T-20 Trophy is a Twenty20 Earlier in the same month on 12 April 2015 cricket domestic championship in India named after he had won Chinese Grand Prix of Formula One famous Indian cricketer, Syed Mushtaq Ali. Board on the Shanghai International Circuit in China. of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organizes the tournament and played among the teams from Ranji Jitu Rai wins bronze Medal in Trophy. Inaugural season of tournament was 2008- ISSF Shooting World Cup 09 and was won by Maharashtra cricket team. Celebrated Indian shooter Jitu Rai shot his Y Pranjala wins way to a bronze medal in the men’s 10-metre air Asian Junior Tennis Championship pistol event in the ISSF Shooting World Cup held in in Changwon, South Korea. India’s Y Pranjala clinched the Asian Junior An Asian and Commonwealth Games gold- Tennis championship title after a come-from-behind medallist, Jitu aggregated a total of 181.1 points to victory over top seed Chinese Zheng Wushuang at finish third on the podium, missing out on the gold New Delhi. medal shoot-out by 0.4 points. 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In the final match they 18, 21-14 score. defeated (Canada) and (US) Women’s Doubles Title Number one ranked pair by 6–3, 1–6, 10–8 score. Japanese pair of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Women’s doubles Title: India’s Sania Mirza Takahashi has won India Open Super Series and ’s Martina Hingis pair has won 2015 Badminton Women’s Doubles 2015 Title. In the Miami Open Women’s doubles Title. In the final final match, Japanese pair has defeated Chinese pair match they defeated Russian pair of Ekaterina Japanese pair by 21-19, 21-19 score. Makarova and by 7–5, 6–1 score. Mixed Doubles Title Second-ranked Chinese NZ Cricketer pair of Yixin Bao and Cheng Liu has won India Retires from International Cricket Open Super Series Badminton Mixed Doubles 2015 Title. In the final match, Chinese pair defeated New Zealand cricketer Kyle Mills on 1 April Number one ranked Danish pair of Christinna 2014 announced retirement from international Pedersen and Joachim Fischer Nielsen by score 21- cricket. He made this announcement after New Zealand lost to Australia in ICC World Cup 2015 19 21-19. final. Kyle Mills cricket career spanned 14 years. In Stuart Bingham wins his entire cricket career he had played 19 Tests World Snooker’s Championship 2015 matches, 170 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Stuart Bingham won the 2015 World 42 T20s. He had made his international debut in a Championship final, beating Shaun Murphy 18-15 ODI against Pakistan in 2001 and test debut in at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre to take snooker’s most 2004 against England. In 170 ODI matches he had prestigious title for the first time in his 20-year taken 240 wickets, second highest wicket taker professional career. among New Zealand bowlers after Daniel Vettori. 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Krishi Karman Awards Jnanpith consists of a Citation and a cash prize of 4 Lakh rupees. The awards were presented in two categories. In the Total food grain production category, the With this award, he became the first scientist awards were presented to Madhya Pradesh, Odisha of Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) to win and Manipur states. the award. In the excellence in the Individual food grains International Gandhi Award 2013 crops category, the awards were presented to Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongreand Prof. Chhattisgarh, , Andhra Pradesh and Bihar Guocheng Zhang won International Gandhi Award States. Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal 2013 for making outstanding contributions in the Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura got field of leprosy to eradicate the disease through commendation prizes for total food grain treatment, training and research. production. Maharashtra got commen-dation prize for rice, National Tourism Award Assam for pulses and Punjab and Haryana for rice Sikkim has been declared the best state in the and wheat. Krishi Karman awards were instituted in country in implementation of Rural Tourism 2010-11 by the Government of India, Ministry of Projects by inistry of Tourism, government of India. Agriculture. Krishi Karman awards are given to for this the state was presented the National Tourism States for their effort and contribution towards Award 2012-13. raising the country’s food grain production. Russian Mathematician Vyas Samman Receives the 2014 Abel Prize Vishwanath Tripathi, the eminent Hindi writer • The Norwegian Academy of Science and has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for the year 2013. He has been chosen for his for 2014 to Yakov G. Sinai (78) of Princeton memoir ‘Vyomkesh Darvesh’ that is a biography of University, USA, and the Landau Institute the noted Hindi scholar Acharya Hazari Prasad for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Dwivedi. Sciences,”for his fundamental contributions to Moorti Devi Award dynamical systems, ergodic theory, and mathematical physics”. The President of the The 26th Moorti Devi Award was given to Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Renowned Odia poet and thinker Haraprasad Das. Nils Chr. Stenseth, announced the winner of The award is given every year by the Bharatiya Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 251 || Year Book 2015

the 2014 Abel Prize at the Academy in Oslo • He has received the Booker Prize (with today, 26 March. Yakov G. Sinai will receive Midnight’s Children also winning the one- the Abel Prize from His Royal Highness The off Best of Booker prize in 2008) and the Crown Prince at an award ceremony in Oslo. Whitbread Prize for Best Novel (twice) • The Abel Prize recognizes contributions of among many other accolades. extraordinary depth and influence to the Russian award for Viswanathan Anand mathematical sciences and has been awarded annually since 2003. It carries a cash award • Chess greats Viswanathan Anand (India) and of NOK 6,000,000 (about EUR 750,000 or Boris Gelfand (Israel) have been selected for USD 1 million). the Russian Federation’s ‘Order of Friendship’ • Yakov Sinai is one of the most influential award. mathematicians of the twentieth century. He • The awards recognise foreign nationals’ has achieved numerous groundbreaking contribution to expanding friendship and results in the theory of dynamical systems, in cooperation with the Russian Federation and mathematical physics and in probability to the development of economic, scientific theory. Many mathematical results are named and cultural ties. after him, including Kolmogorov–Sinai • Anand and Gelfand played the FIDE world entropy, Sinai’s billiards, Sinai’s random walk, chess championship match at the State Sinai-Ruelle-Bowen measures, and Pirogov- Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow in 2012. Sinai theory. Environmentalist Salman Rushdie Chandi Prasad gets Gandhi Peace Prize wins the 2014 Pen / Pinter Prize • Environmentalist and social activist Chandi • Salman Rushdie has been awarded the 2014 Prasad Bhatt was presented the Gandhi Peace Pen / Pinter Prize. Established in 2009 by Prize by President Pranab Mukherjee. English Pen, the worldwide writers’ • Mr. Bhatt is a dedicated, tireless and association and freedom of expression charity, invaluable worker for the conservation of the it celebrates the memory of the playwright environment, the Chipko movement started and Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter and is by him in 1973 followed the method of awarded annually to a British writer of peaceful and non-violent Satyagraha for the outstanding literary merit who casts an redressal of the legitimate rights of the hill “unflinching, unswerving” gaze upon the people to collect wood and fodder and saving world and shows a “fierce intellectual them from natural calamities owing to large- determination to define the real truth of our scale deforestation. lives and our societies”. • A Gandhian and a member of the Sarvodaya • Rushdie is best known for his acclaimed movement, Mr. Bhatt organised the Dashauli novels such as Midnight’s Children, Shame Gram Swarajya Sangh in 1964. He dedicated and The Satanic Verses. Much of his fiction himself through the Sangh to improve the is set in India and Pakistan, and combines lives of villagers, providing employment near magical realism with historical fiction to their homes in forest-based industries, and explore the relationship between East and fighting against wrong policies through West. Gandhian non-violent satyagraha.

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Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards biodiversity at global, regional or local levels. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (for 2010), • According to a press release, each recipient will be given a wooden plaque, a Congress leader Karan Singh (2011) and JD(U) President Sharad Yadav (2012) are conferred with commemorative gift and $100,000 to ‘Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards’ by the support their work in safeguarding biodiversity. President Pranab Mukherjee on 12 August in New Delhi. The awards were given for their invaluable Dr. contribution in discharge of their parliamentary Chosen for Japan national award duties. • Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Pakistani Journalist Asma has been chosen for one of Japan’s top Shirazi Won 2014 Peter Mackler Award national awards for his contribution to India- Japan ties, becoming the first Indian to Asma Shirazi, Pakistan’s first female war receive the rare honour. correspondent and host of popular TV talk shows, • Dr. Singh will be awarded ‘The Grand was named 2014 Winner of Peter Mackler Award Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia for Courageous and Ethical Journalism on 22 Flowers’ for his “significant contribution to August. Shirazi is the second woman to win the the enhancement of relations and promotion award since its creation in 2008, after Honduran of friendship” between Japan and India for radio news editor Karla Rivas won in 2011. about 35 years, a Japanese Embassy statement Global Biodiversity Prize for Indian said. • R. Kamal Bawa, president, the Ashoka Trust • It is a “high level National Order” and a rare for Research in Ecology and the Environment honour awarded to those who are recognised (ATREE), India, and Distinguished for their distinguished contribution, it said, Professor, University of Massachusetts, adding “Manmohan Singh is the first Indian Boston, is among the three winners of the recipient of this Order.” MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity, 2014. IPI Award • The winners were announced in Tokyo and • The IPI India Award for Excellence in Montreal. Journalism, 2014, has been awarded jointly • The other two who bagged the prize are to and The Week for Alfred Oteng-Yeboah, Chair, Ghana National “outstanding journalistic work” during 2013. Biodiversity Committee, and Bibiana Vila, • Hindustan Times has been chosen for the principal researcher, National Research award for a series of stories it did last year Council and Director, Vicunas, Camelids and on acid attacks on women, sufferings of the Environment (VICAM), Argentina. victims and how some of them carried on • The MIDORI prize is a biennial with the fight. The series culminated in a international prize given by the AEON campaign called “Stop Acid Attacks” to enlist Environmental Foundation and the the support of society for the cause. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to honour individuals who 49th Jnanpith award have made outstanding contributions to the • President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the conservation and sustainable use of 49th Jnanpith award upon eminent Hindi Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 253 || Year Book 2015

poet Kedarnath Singh for his outstanding • The Prize celebrates writing on the South contribution towards Indian literature. Asian region from writers across the globe • Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Mukherjee and is given to the best novel or translations said Mr. Singh had offered, through his into English of a work on or about the poetry, a rare assimilation of rhymes and region. lyrical prose, exploring both the realms of • “This is an enormous honour for The reality and fantasy with equal felicity. Lowland and for me personally. I wish I was • “A poet of unique stature, his approach is not there in person to receive the award,” Ms. only sensitive to modern aesthetics but also Lahiri said through a phone conversation to traditional rural communities while at all from Rome. Publisher Caroline Newbury times being committed to the celebration accepted the award on her behalf. called life,” the President said. Raghuram Rajan wins • The Jnanpith award, institutionalised by philanthropist couple Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain ‘Governor of the Year’ award and Late Rama Jain, commemorates Indian RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has been authors for their contribution to Indian named ‘Governor of the Year’ by Central Banking literature. Publications. In a statement, the publication said C.K. Nayudu ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ that the award recognises, “Raghuram Rajan’s disciplined and focussed approach leading the • who earned the sobriquet Reserve Bank of India during his first year as ‘colonel’ has been chosen for the BCCI’s Col. Governor was remarkably impressive. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2013-14. The judging panel, comprising members of the Central Banking editorial staff and former • He will receive a citation, trophy and cheque central bank governors sitting on the journal’s for Rs. 25 lakh at the BCCI’s eighth annual advisory board, cited Rajan’s disciplined and focused awards ceremony to be held on November 21. approach to tackling macroeconomic instability as a reason for him winning the award. World’s Children’s Prize for Malala Yousafzai They also singled out his forthright • Champion for girls’ rights Malala Yousafzai, observations about some of the less welcome the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in developments in the global economic, financial and history, won the World’s Children’s Prize, monetary system, which the judges believe represent after a global vote involving millions of an important voice for change. children. Last year, Rajan was also conferred with the • “Millions of children have voted to award Best Central Bank Governor award for 2014 by the Malala this year’s World’s Children’s Prize for Euromoney magazine for his tough monetary stance the rights of the child,” the organisation said to combat the ‘ravaging deficit-ridden economy’ in a statement. and battling vested interests “to arouse a sleepy Jhumpa Lahiri wins DSC Prize for 2015 financial system for over one billion people.” • Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri won Paris based poet wins the $50,000 DSC Prize for Literature, one Kumar Asan World Prize of South Asia’s top literary awards for her Paris- based Syrian-Lebanese Arab poet Adonis book, The Lowland . Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 254 || Year Book 2015 has been chosen for this year’s Kumaran Asan World Champions of Change award to Satya Nadela Prize for poetry, instituted by the Kumaran Asan Indian-origin Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella Memorial Association to honour poets of has been chosen for the ‘Champions of Change’ international stature and introduce them to Indian award for bringing about change within his company readers. The award consists of a cash prize of Rs 3 to support working families. US President Barack lakh, memento and a citation. Obama will honor this award to him. Some of his important works include If Only Before being named CEO in February 2014, the Sea Could Sleep, Pages of Day and Night, Songs 47-year-old Nadella held leadership roles in both of Mihyar the Damascene, Not A Star, A Voice, A enterprise and consumer businesses across the King is Miyhar, The Adoring Rock, and Take me company. Joining Microsoft in 1992, he quickly to God. became known as a leader who could span a breadth Susanta Lahiri wins of technologies and businesses to transform some of Hevesy Medal Award 2015 Microsoft’s biggest product offerings. Professor Susanta Lahiri, Chemical Sciences Champions of Change’ award is given to those Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, who support working families and have helped to won the Hevesy Medal Award 2015, at the Tenth bring about change within their companies, International Conference on Methods and communities or organizations by advocating for Applications of Radio-analytical Chemistry for his commonsense paid sick and paid leave policies, equal outstanding contributions to heavy ion induced pay and an end to pregnancy discrimination to radioisotope production, tracer packet technique, support families, businesses, and economy. converter targets, and green chemistry. Bishwaratna Dr The other person to also win the award this year is Professor Kattesh V. Katti of the Cedntre for International Solidarity Award 2015 Radiological Research, University of Missouri, The second Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika Columia. This premier international award named International Solidarity Award 2015 was conferred after George de HEVESY, the 1943- Chemistry on internationally acclaimed filmmaker Adoor Nobel Laureate, is given to “an individual in Gopala-krishnan in a function held at Rabindra recognition of excellence through outstanding, Bhawan. sustained career achievements in the fields of pure The biennial award, instituted by the Asam as well as applied nuclear and radiochemistry, in Sahitya Sabha and sponsored by the Numaligarh particular applications to nuclear analytical Refinery Limited (NRL), carries a memento, a chemistry.” citation, an eri chador, a collection of books and a UP Government to cheque of Rs 5 lakh. The first international solidarity honours Gopal Das Neeraj award instituted in the memory of the cultural icon had been given to eminent research scholar and Uttar Pradesh government has conferred its dance exponent Lubna Marium of Bangladesh. Sahitya Shiromani Samman and a cash prize of 21 lakh Rupees upon noted Hindi poet Gopal Das Sudakshina Sarma, eminent singer and Neeraj. Along with Gopal Das Neeraj, veteran Hindi younger sister of Dr Hazarika, offered her tributes litterateur Uday Pratap Singh was also conferred and captivated the audience with the song Paneir with Sahitya Shiromani award and cash prize of 21 ponati. lakh Rupees. Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 255 || Year Book 2015

Femina Miss India 2015 Legs with a Rs 5,00,000 cheque for its exceptional contribution towards the sport. Delhi girl was crowned fbb World 2015 at a glittering ceremony at Six awards named after players who Yashraj Studios in Mumbai. Aditi will represent the represented India in the past included, the Jugraj country at Miss World pageant and the runners-up Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Men Afreen and Vartika will compete for various – Under 21) awarded to Harmanpreet Singh with a international titles. cash prize of Rs 10,00,000, Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Women – Under 21) Afreen Racheal Vaz was adjudged first runner- to Namita Toppo with Rs 10,00,000. Besides a cash up while second runner up at the prize of Rs 5,00,000, Baljit Singh Award for grand finale of 52nd year of fbb Femina Miss India, Goalkeeper of the Year awarded to PR Sreejesh, which took place on late Saturday night. Award for Defender of the Year to About Femina Miss India Deepika, Award for Midfielder of the Year given to Manpreet Singh and Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant Award for Forward of the Year awarded to in India that annually selects three winners to compete globally. The winner of Femina Miss India for showcasing their efforts to World vies in Miss World, Femina Miss India Earth continue upholding a healthy sports culture in the winner competes in Miss Earth, and the third nation. winner, Femina Miss India International goes to to get compete in Miss International. Dadasaheb Phalke Award Major Dhyan Chand Life Time Achievement Veteran Film Actor and Producer Shri Shashi award to Balbir Singh Sr Kapoor has been conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award A landmark occasion was witnessed, as Hockey for the year 2014. He is the 46th Dada Saheb Phalke India conferred the first ever Annual Awards to Award Winner. The award is conferred by the recognise the dedication and hard work of hockey Government of India for outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema. players, coaches and administrators on the field to build the sport on the national and international The award consists of a Swarn Kamal (Golden arena. Lotus), a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl. The Hockey India conferred the awards in the award is given on the basis of recommendations of categories of Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime a Committee of eminent persons set up by the Achievement Award to Balbir Singh Sr. with a cash Government for this purpose. prize of Rs 30,00,000, the Dhruv Batra Award for Shashi Kapoor was one of India’s first actors Player of the Year (Men and Women) awarded to to go international. He is known internationally for and Vandana Katariya taking home starring in many British and American films, notably a cash award of Rs 25,00,000 each. Jaman Lal Merchant Ivory Proudctions run by Sharma Award for Invaluable Contribution (for and , such as (1963), coaches and support staff) awarded to Harendra (1965), (1970) Singh wherein he got a cheque Rs 5,00,000 and and (1982). He also starred in other Hockey India President Award for Outstanding British and American films such as Siddhartha Achievement conferred to One Thousand Hockey (1972) and Muhafiz (1994).

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ISRO names for Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 Bangladesh wins Women in Parliament award Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Bangladesh has won the prestigious Women in has been selected for the Gandhi Peace Prize for Parliaments (WIP) Global Forum Award for regional 2014 for its contribution to the country’s leadership in reducing gender gap in politics. development through space technology and satellite- Bangladesh won the award for its outstanding success based services. in closing the gender gap in the political sphere in the regional category “South and Southeast Asia”. The award, comprising Rs.one crore and a On behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, citation, was decided after the jury for the prize met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra received the award today at the Headquarters of Modi on Friday. African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a foreign Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu, Leader of ministry press said here this afternoon. the single largest Opposition Party in Lok Sabha The World Economic Forum study reveals Mallikarjun Kharge, senior Member of Parliament that Bangladesh is one of the top 10 countries in L.K. Advani and Gopalkrishna Gandhi are other the world in reducing gender gaps and this leads the members of the jury. country to win the prestigious WIP Global Forum The Gandhi Peace Prize for social, economic Award for “regional leadership in closing the gender and political transformation through non-violence gap in politics”. was instituted in 1995. Based on the rankings of the World Economic Previous winners Forum’s “Global Gender Gap Report”, WIP Awards were presented at the WIP Summit 2015 to those Some of its previous winners are Nelson countries which were recognized for their political Mandela, Vaclav Havel, Julius K Nyerere, Baba empowerment of women, and to countries which Amte, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Grameen Bank showed regional leadership in closing the gender gap of Bangladesh, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan and in politics. Ramkrishna Mission. National Kavi Pradeep Samman award Akhil Sharma’s novel Family Life wins Folio Prize 2015 Noted Hindi poet has Indian-American novelist Akhil Sharma’s novel received the first National Kavi Pradeep Samman at Family Life has won the prestigious Folio Prize 2015. a function held here. His novel was among the eight shortlisted books The award has been instituted by the Madhya from 80 fictional works and was chosen as the best Pradesh government in the memory of Kavi Pradeep, fiction novel published in the United Kingdom in the renowned poet and songwriter who is best 2014. Family Life is Sharma’s second novel and took known for his patriotic song ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke him 13 years to write. Logo’ written as a tribute to the soldiers who had The Folio Prize 2015, worth £40,000, aims to died defending the country during the Sino-Indian recognise and celebrate the best English-language War. fiction from around the world, published in the UK 62nd National Film Awards 2014 during a given year, regardless of form, genre or the author’s country of origin. It is the first major The 62nd National Film Awards 2014 has been English-language book prize open to writers from announced by the Chairpersons of the three juries all over the world. on Feature Films, Non Feature Films and Best Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 257 || Year Book 2015

Writing on Cinema. The awards in the various Since its inception in 1973 as one of the categories are as follows: world’s first international environmental awards, the • Best Actor: Vijay for Nanu Avanalla Avalu Tyler Prize has been the premier award for (Kannada). environmental science, environmental health and • Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut for Queen energy. (Hindi). As the winners of the Tyler Prize, Lubchenco • Best Direction: Srijit Mukherji, Director of and Gadgil will share the $200,000 cash prize and Chotushkone (Bengali). each receive a gold medallion. The Prize, awarded • Best Film on Social Issues: Chotoder Chobi by the international Tyler Prize Executive (Bengali) directed by Kaushik Ganguly. Committee with the administrative support of the • Best Supporting Actor: Bobby Simhaa for University of Southern California, honors film Jigarthanda (Tamil). exceptional foresight and dedication in the • Best Supporting Actress: Baljinder Kaur for environmental sciences and policy—qualities that film Pagdi The Honour (Haryanavi). mirror the prescience of the Prize’s founders, John and Alice Tyler, who established it while the • Best Children’s Film: Kaakkaa Muttai (Tamil) and Elizabeth Ekadashi (Marathi). environmental debate was still in its infancy. • Best Child Artist: Vignesh & Ramesh for Previous laureates include Edward O. Wilson, Kaakkaa Muttai (Tamil). Special Jury Award- Jane Goodall, Jared Diamond and Paul and Anne Bhaurao Karhade, Director of Khwada Ehrlich, M.S. Swaminathan andThomas Lovejoy. (Marathi). Heniz Award 2015 • Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee An Indian-origin scientist at MIT Sangeeta for film Chotushkone (Bengali). Bharti, who has developed artificial human • Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film microlivers for drug testing, has won a prestigious of a Director: Aditya Vikram Sengupta for $2,50,000 Heinz award for her work in tissue Asha Jaoar Majhe (Bengali). engineering and disease detection. • Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film The award includes an unrestricted prize of $ on National Integration: Chotoder Chobi (Bengali) directed by Kaushik Ganguly. 2,50,000. The Heinz Awards annually recognise individuals for their extraordinary contributions to • Best Writing on Cinema: Silent Cinema: arts and humanities; environment; human (1895-1930) authored by Pasupuleti condition; public policy; and technology, the Purnachandra Rao. economy, and employment. Tyler Prize 2015 She is also using microlivers in the lab to The Tyler Prize for Environmental model malaria infection and test drugs that can Achievement Executive Committee named the eradicate malaria parasites completely. She hopes to Honorable Jane Lubchenco, PhD, of Oregon State eventually develop implantable liver tissue as a University, and , PhD, of Goa complement or substitute for whole-organ University, as the recipients of the 2015 Tyler Prize transplant. for their leadership and engagement in the NCDC Cooperative excellence award 2014 development of conservation and sustainability policies in the United States, India and Ministry of Agriculture has conferred National internationally. Cooperative Development Corporation Award for Click Here to Buy Important Books for IAS Exam: http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/books Online Coaching for IAS Exam http://iasexamportal.com/civilservices/courses 258 || Year Book 2015

Cooperative Excellence – 2014 to the best cooperatives. The NCDC Award for Cooperative performing primary cooperatives for their excellent Excellence is an initiative to encourage and give due performance to Utlou Weavers’ Cooperative Society recognition to those cooperatives who despite all Limited (UWCSL). odds, are able to sustain and work for development National Cooperative Development and prosperity of agrarian society. The Award is for Corporation (NCDC) is a statutory Corporation set inculcating a sense of achievement and spirit of up under an act of Parliament in March 1963 for cooperation and thus set an example for others to developing rural economic activities through follow.

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