Gujarat High Court Gujarati Stenographer current affair 2014
Indsur
Nevron acquired CDA Contracts in UK
Mumbai based Indsur
Group acquired a leading British thermal engineering company CDA Contracts Ltd.
World’s
first Electric Plane E-Fan completed its first flight
The World’s first
battery-powered named E-Fan successfully completed its first flight.
Imperial
War Museum of UK launched online database of World War-I
Imperial War Museum of
the United Kingdom (UK) on 11 May 2014 launched an ambitious online database of
the World War-I (WW-I).
Manipur
won Senior National Women's Football Champions title
Manipur defeated
defending champions Orissa to clinch the Senior National Women’s Football
Championships title at Golaghat Stadium in Assam.
President
conferred National Florence Nightingale Awards on 35 nursing personnel
President of India
conferred National Florence Nighangle Awards 2014 on 35 nursing personnel from
across the country for their meritorious services.
Maria
Sharapova defeated Simona Halep to win Madrid Open title
Russia’s Maria
Sharapova won the Mutua Madrid Open Tennis title by defeating Romanian Simona
Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the finals.
Vikaram
Sunderam won Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic of James Beard Awards 2014
Indian-American chef
Vikaram Sunderam won the prestigious James Beard Awards 2014.
International
Nurses Day 2014 observed across the world
International Nurses’
Day was observed across the world on 12 May 2014 to mark contributions of
nurses towards people’s health.
UP
government ordered magisterial inquiry into group clashes in Meerut
UP government ordered a
magisterial inquiry into the Meerut group clashes. The inquiry will be
conducted by Meerut DM, Randeep Rinwa.
ANC
won the South African Elections for the fifth successive term
African National
congress (ANC) won the national election 2014 with 62.2 percent of votes.
Save
the Children, an international NGO released State of the World Mother Report
Save the Children an
international NGO released its 15th annual report of State of the World’s
Mother.
Rafael
Nadal won Madrid Open Title
Rafael Nadal won his
27th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at Mutua Madrid Open final after Kei
Nishikori was forced to withdraw with a back injury.
Hinduja
Brothers emerged richest in UK
London-based Hinduja
brothers emerged richest in UK in the Super-Rich list. They replaced Lakshmi
Mittal and Alisher Usmanov to top the list.
Indian
documentary 'Silent Screams' won three awards at US festival
Documentary film,
Silent Screams–India’s Fight Against Rape has won three awards at 2014 New York
Festivals International TV and Film Awards.
Caparo
Group won International Business of the Year award 2014
Caparo Group won the
International Business of the Year award 2014
Chances
of El Nino would exceed 65 percent this year
The US Climate
Prediction Center updated that the chances of El Nino developing will exceed
from 50 percent to 65 percent.
O’Sullivan
named as Snooker’s Player of the Year
Ronnie O'Sullivan was
named snooker's Player of the Year at the sport's annual awards ceremony in
London on 8 May 2014.
Scientists
created first living Organism that transmits added Letters in DNA
Bacterium, whose
genetic material contains three pairs of DNA letters instead of two engineered
by scientists.
South
Sudan Government and Rebel army signed a peace deal
The South Sudan
Government and rebel army signed a peace deal on 9 May 2014.
Indian
Railways launched a book entitled India Junction – A Window to the Nation
Book entitled ‘India
Junction – A Window to the Nation’ was released by Arunendra Kumar, the
Chairman of Railway Board.
Indian
companies are not permitted to raise External Commercial Borrowings
RBI in its notification
barred eligible Indian companies from raising ECB from overseas
branches/subsidiaries of Indian banks.
SEBI
exempted Etihad from making open offer in Jet deal
SEBI exempted Etihad
Airways from making open offer in the Jet deal as purchase of 24% stake of Jet
Airlines doesn’t amount to change in ownership.
India’s
Punj Llyond won Expressway project in Yemen
Punj Llyod, Indian
construction major won a 211 million dollar expressway project in Yemen
BHEL
commissions Gas Turbine Generating Unit in Oman
BHEL successfully
commissioned 126 MW Gas Turbine Generating unit at Qarn Alam-3 power project of
Petroleum Development Oman.
Five
Nuclear Powers signed a protocol on Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone
Treaty
The United States,
Russia, China, Britain and France signed a protocol to the Central Asian
Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty.
Former
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Janardhan Reddy died
Former Andhra Pradesh
CM Nedurumilli Janardhan Reddy died on 9 May 2014
SC
ordered CBI probe into Saradha chit fund scam
SC has ordered CBI
inquiry into multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam that happened in West Bengal,
Odisha and Assam.
Vietnam
accused China to place an oil rig near Paracel Island
Vietnam on 6 May 2014
accused China to place an oil rig near Paracel islands.
New
dancing frog species found in Western Ghats
Species of dancing
frogs discovered in the Western Ghats of southern India. The name was derived
due to unusual kicks that they use to attract the mates.
Two
Indian-Americans Manjusha P. Kulkarni and Ranjana P. selected for Champions of
Change
Two Indian-Americans
Manjusha P. Kulkarni and Ranjana Paintal on 7 May 2014 were selected for
Champions of Change by the White House.
Indian-American
Mitul Kadakia won 2014 Gregory Bradeb Memorial Fellow of the Year Award
Indian-American
cardiologist Mitul Kadakia won the prestigious 2014 Gregory Bradeb Memorial
Fellow of the Year Award.
