The Hindu Monthly Review
April 2015
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Abbreviation
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ICC-International Cricket Council
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CSR- Corporate Social Responsibility
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PUCL- The People’s Union for Civil Liberties
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ASI- Archaeological Survey of India
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IMD-Indian Meteorological Department
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CBFC- Central Board of Film Certification
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AIIB- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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BIMSTEC- Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation
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UKIP- United Kingdom Independence Party
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SREB- Silk Road Economic Belt
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QIBs- Qualified Institutional Buyers
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NIIs- Non Institutional Investers
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GUJCOC-Gujrat Control of Organised Crime Bill (2013)
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GCTOC- Gujrat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Bill
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POTA- Prevention od Terrorism Act
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MCOCA-Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Bill
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TADA- Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act ( Enacted in 1985)
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DGCA- Directorate General of Civil Aviation
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CAG- Comptroller and Auditor General
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MNREGA-Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
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AERB- Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
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IRRS- Integrated Regulatory Review Service
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IAEA- International Atomic Energy Agency
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NFSA- Natioanl Food Security Act
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NSE-National Stock Exchange
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ICHR- Indian Council of Historical Research
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IHR- Indian Historical Review
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MSMEs- Micro Small and Medium Industries
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WGPC- Western Ghats Protection Council
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COAI- Cellular Operators Association of India
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GDP- Gross Domestic Product
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IOM- International Organization for Migration
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P-Notes- Participatory Notes
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IUCN- International Union For Conservation of
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Nature
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NTCA- National Tiger Conservation Authority
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HFCs- Hydro Floro Carbons
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CPEC- China Pakistan Economic Corridor
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PCI- Paralympic Committee of India
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IPC- International Paralympic Committee
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PSA- Public Safety Act
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MAT- Minimum Alternative Tax
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NIELIT- National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology
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AFSPA- Armed Forces Special Powers’ Act
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ZSI- Zoological Survey of India
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BSI- Botanical Survey of India
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NACO- National AIDS Control Organization
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HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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AIDS- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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IPC- Indian Penal Code
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OTT- Over-The-Top
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IMF- International Monetary Fund
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UNSC- United Nation Security Council
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MCOCA- Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act
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AIIB- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
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PIL- Public Interest Litigation
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DGCA- Director General of Civil Aviation
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SFC- Strategic Forces Command
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GEWE- Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
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CII- Confederation of Indian Industry
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NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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BIS- Bureau of Indian Standard
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BASAS- British Association for South Asian Studies
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PMLA- Prevention of Money Laundering Act
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NBFCs- Non-Banking Financial Companies
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NGT- National Green tribunal
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LHC- Large Hadron Collider
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CERN- European Organization for Nuclear Research
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SIMI- Students Islamic Movement of India
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NIA- National Investigating Agency
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IULM- Indian Union Muslim League
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AQI- Air Quality Index
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CII- Confederation of Indian Industry
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REC- Rural Electrification Corporation
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PMJBY- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna
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USFDA- United States Food and Drug Administration
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NJAC- National Judicial Appointments Commission
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MUDRA- Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency
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IFSC- Indian Financial Services Centre
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FCRA- Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
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CIC- Central Information Commission
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OECD- Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
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MMRCA- Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
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CCTV- Closed Circuit Television
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CSIR- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
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Personalities:
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ICC Chairman- Shri N. Srinivasan
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J&K Chief Minister- Mr. Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
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CBFC Chief- Shri Pahlaj Nihalani
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Saina Nehwal- A Badminton Player; (Touched World’s No.1 Rank)
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Alibaba (A chinese E-commerce Giant) Chairman- Mr. Jack Ma
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Rajasthan Governor- Shri Kalyan Singh
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Union Minister for Mines and Steel- Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
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SAIL Chairman- Shri C.S. Verma
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Odisha Chief Minister- Shri Navin Patnaik
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Assam Chief Minister- Shri Tarun Gagoi
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Nigeria newly elected president- Muhammadu Buhari
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Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog- Shri Arvind Panagariya
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Union Minister for Environment- Shri Prakash Javadekar
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Pepsico Chairman & CEO- Indra Nooyi
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Chief Justice of India- Shri H.L. Dattu
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France President- Mr. Francois Hollande
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French Ambassador to India- Mr. Francois Richier
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Ms. Usha Chamour- A former Manual Scavanger (Invited by BASAS at a conference in
England)
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Chief Minister of GOA- Shri Laxmikant Parsekar
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CERN Director General- Rolf Heuer
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Andhra Pradesh CM- Shri Chandrababu Naidu
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Tamilnadu CM- Shri O. Panneerselvam
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IPL Chairman- Shri Rajeev Shukla
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Tripura CM- Shri Manik Sarkar
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CII President- Shri Ajay S. Shriram
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NCW Chairperson- Lalitha Kumarmangalam
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India’s Chief Economic Advisor- Shri Arvind Subramanian
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Pakistan’s Defence Minister-Khawaja Asif
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German Chancellor- Angela Merkel
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Shobhaa De- A famous Writer
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President of Cuba- Raul Castro
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Haryana’s Brand Ambassador to promote yoga- Swami Ramdev (Cabinet Minister’s
Status)
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Haryana Chief Minister- Shri Mohan Lal Khattar
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New Chief Justice of Odisha High Court- Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela
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Foreign Minister of Australia- Julie Bishop
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Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting- Shri Arun Jaitely
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First Lady of Afghanistan- Rula Ghani
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Attorney General- Shri Mukul Rohatgi
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Canada Prime Minister- Stephen Harper
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Wife of Canadian PM- Mrs Laureen
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CII President- Sumit Mazumdar
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister-Ranil Wickramasinghe
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Governor of Madhya Pradesh- Ram Naresh Yadav
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Germany President- Joachim Gauck
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TRAI Chairman- Rahul Khullar
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Ministry of External Affairs’ Spokeperson- Vikas Swarup
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New CPI(M) General Secretary- Shri Sitaram Yechury
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Rajasthan Chief Minister- Vasundhara Raje
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Parliamentary Affair Minister of India- Shri Venkaiah Naidu
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Cahru Khurana- Make-up Artist
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Chief of Naval Staff- Admiral R.K. Dhowan
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LokSabha Speaker- Smt. Sumitra Mahajan
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LokSabha Deputy Speaker- Shri M. Thambidurai
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Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences- Shri Harsh Vardhan
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President of Afghanistan- Mr. Ashraf Ghani
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New Zealand Prime Minister- John Key
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First Director General of ZSI(Zoological Survey of Indai)- Thomas Nelson Annandale
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BSNL Chairman and Managing Director- Shri Anupam Srivastava
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Nepal Constitution Assembly Chairman- Shri Subhas Chandra Nembang
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Minister of State for Finance- Shri Jayant Sinha
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Railway Board chairman- Shri Arunendra Kumar
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ICC cricket World Cup 2015 Winner- Australia
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ICC cricket World Cup 2015 Runner Up- New Zealand
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Australia Captain- Michael Clarke
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Australia Coach- Darren Lehmann
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Geeta Phogat Related to- Wrestling
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Indian Open Super Series Badminton Tournament 2015 winner- Saina Nehwal
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Ritu Rani related to – Indian Women’s Hockey
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Winner of Miami Masters- Novak Djokovic (World’s No- 1)
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Drona Walia related to- Lawn Tennis
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Lawn Tennis Doubles Women 1st Rank- Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis
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Sachin Tendulkar Became the member of Laureus World Sports Academy
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Monte Carlo Masters winner- Novak Djokovich
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Monte Carlo Masters Runner up- Toams Berdych
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Boston Marathon Winner- Lelisa Desisa
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Sport Ministry of India De- recognized PCI (Paralympic Committee of India)
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India Shastra- Shashi Tharoor
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My little Epiphanies- Aisha Chaudhary
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The Tin Drum written by- Gunter Grass
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All You Who Sleep Tonight (Poems) - Vikram Seth
 Summer Requiem (Poems) - Vikram Seth
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No Free Left- Vijay Prashad
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The Narrow Road to Deep North(Booker 2014 winner)-Richard Flanagan
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Water, Peace and War- Brahma Chellaney
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Business & Economy:
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Stephen Hawking applied to make his name a Trademark like J.K. Rowling & David
Beckham.
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AIIB is led by Government of China .
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Videocon d2h registered in NASDAQ.
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A major shareholder in RupeePower- Snapdeal
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Total No of Companies listed in NSE- 1456
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Money Order service ended from 1st Apr 2015.
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MUDRA Yojna launched by Govt to give subsidy as relief funds for any damage.
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MUDRA Bank launched to refinance micro finance institutions.
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MUDRA bank paid up capital- 20000 Crore
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Credit rating Agency MOODY’s make India’s rating positive from stable.
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Forex Reserve as on 3 Apr- $343 Billion
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Germany Currency- Euro
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India’s Growth Prediction in 2015 by IMF- 7.5%
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World Economic Outlook Published By- IMF
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Total Founding Member of AIIB- 57
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Canada Currency- Canadian Dollar
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Starting Capital of AIIB- $50 Billion
 Limit of Term Deposit to apply differential rate of interest- Above 15 Lac
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Currency of Libya- Dinar
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First Women to get enrolled in Mumbai’s Cine Costumes Make-up Artist & Hair
Dressers Association- Charu Khuran
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Deadline to Start full Mobile Number Portability- 3 May
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NIELIT deal with SnapDeal to give a boost to Digital Marketing Courses.
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RBI directed all banks to include a third gender column in all application forms.
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Place:
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Nabakalebara festival Begins-Odisha
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Jhelum River is situated at- Jammu & Kashmir
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Modern Filial Piety Culture Museum (For Family Values) Inaugrated in- China
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Yemen Capital- Sana’a
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CERN situated at- Genewa
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Thane (In Mumbai)- Declared the Global Earth Hour Capital,2015
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Germany Capital- Berlin
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Martina Hingis related to which Country- Switzerland
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1st Village of Haryana to set up a Village Secretariat- Haibatpur of Jind
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park situated- Madhya Pradesh
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IMF Head Office- Washington DC
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Canada Capital- Ottawa
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Capital of LIBYA- Tripoli
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International Organization for Migration Head Office- Genewa
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IUCN Head Quarter- Gland, Switzerland
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Lelisa Desisa related to- Ethiopia
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Saraswati Revival Project Launched in- Yamuna Nagar, Haryana
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Kaziranga National Park Situated- Assam
National & International Days:
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World Health Day- 7 April
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World Heritage Day- 18 Apr
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Civil Service Day- 21st April
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Earth Day- 22nd April
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National Panchayati Raj Day- 24th April
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E-Panchayat award 2014- Tamilnadu
News:
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Delhi University started its own Weather Station to study the Capital’s micro climate.
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GCTOC Bill passed in Gujrat Assembly.
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ICC president Mustafa Kamal resigns.
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Aahar Scheme (A Subsidised Food Scheme) started in Odisha.
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Palestine joined International Criminal Court.
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Maximum 100 Day work Under MNREGA.
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In Clamity affected areas,Max 150 Day Work Under MNREGA.
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India’s Eleven States and Uts implemented NFSA passed in 2013.
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Air India launched Operation Raahat to help Indian nationals in Yemen
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Kalvari- A submarine of India (Built by India and France joint)
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Delhi Chief minister Mr. Arvind Kejriwal launched a helpline to prevent corruption in
Delhi.
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Conference of All CMs and chief justices of high courl held in- Vigyan Bhavan, New
Delhi
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NGT banned 15 years old vehicles in Delhi.
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IPL 2015 Season- Eight Season
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Social Progress Index (SPI) rank of India- 101 out of 133 Countries.
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B. Ramalinga Raju sentencesd 7 year jail for SATYAM fraud.
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Indian PM Narendra Modi Visited France.
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National Judicial Appointment Commission came into effect and Collegium System is
about to be end.
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Vividh Bharti Service Started on FM.
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India is the founding member of AIIB.
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Kerala set a gender policy to grow all sections equally.
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Canadian PM return Indian Sculpture “Parrot Lady” to Indian PM.
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Google Launched “Find my Phone” to track android based Smart Phones
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“Margarita With a straw” Directed by- Shonali Bose
 Delhi Transport Corporation first female Driver- Venkadarath Saritha
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Rajaji National Park declared as second Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand after Corbett Tiger
reserve.
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Highest Tiger Population in India- Karnataka
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Second Highest Tiger Population in India- Uttarakhand
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COAI placed a debate about Net Neutrality
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India’s Ranking in the generation of E-Waste in 2014 according to UN Report- 5th
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India Navy’s First Indigenous Destroyer named Visakhapatnam launched.
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According to IUCN list, total no of species in danger zone in India- 998
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Maglev Train of Japan set world record of 603 km/h.
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Punjab National Bank Estabilished on- 12 April 1895 by Shri Lala Lajpat Rai.
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Earthquake with magnitude of 7.9 hit Nepal & India. More Damages in Nepal.
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Operation MAITRI to Help Nepal Earthquake victims.
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Operation Rahat for Yemen victims
Death:
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Lee Kuan Yew- First Prime Minister of Singapore
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Hrushikesh Moolgavkar- Former Indian Air Force Chief
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Richie Benaud- Former Australian Captain (Known as “Voice of Cricket”)
 Gunter Grass- German Noble Laureate
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J.B. Patnaik- Former Odisha Chief Minister
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