Padma Awards Winners 2014: PDF Download

The President of India has approved conferment of 127 Padma Awards including one duo case (counted as one) as per the list below. The list comprises two Padma Vibhushan, 24 Padma Bhushan and 101 Padma Shri Awardees.  27 of the Awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs and Posthumous Awardees.

Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan sometime around March/ April.

Prominent persons who received the award include Leander Paes, Yuvraj Singh, Kamal Haasan, Vidya Balan get Padma awards. Here is the complete list of winners.

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Padma Vibhushan

Sl No.	Name	Discipline	State/ Domicile
1.	Dr. Raghunath A. Mashelkar	Science and Engineering	Maharashtra
2.	Shri B.K.S. Iyengar	Others-Yoga	Maharashtra

Padma Bhushan

Sl No.	Name	Discipline	State/ Domicile
	Prof. Gulam Mohammed Sheikh	Art - Painting	Gujarat
	Begum Parveen Sultana	Art - Classical Singing	Maharashtra
	Shri T.H. Vinayakram	Art - Ghatam Artist	Tamil Nadu
	Shri Kamala Haasan	Art-Cinema	Tamil Nadu
	Justice Dalveer Bhandari	Public Affairs	Delhi
	Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram	Science and Engineering	Karnataka
	Prof. Jyeshtharaj Joshi	Science and Engineering	Maharashtra
	Dr. Madappa Mahadevappa	Science and Engineering	Karnataka
	Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami	Science and Engineering	Delhi
	Dr. Vinod Prakash Sharma	Science and Engineering	Delhi
	Dr. Radhakrishnan Koppillil	Science and Engineering	Karnataka
	Dr. Mrityunjay Athreya	Literature and Education	Delhi
	Ms. Anita Desai	Literature and Education	Delhi
	Dr. Dhirubhai Thaker	Literature and Education	Gujarat
	Shri Vairamuthu Ramasamy Thevar	Literature and Education	Tamil Nadu
	Shri Ruskin Bond	Literature and Education	Uttarakhand
	Shri Pullela Gopichand	Sports - Badminton	Andhra Pradesh
	Shri Leander Paes	Sports - Tennis	Maharashtra
	Shri Vijayendra Nath Kaul	Civil Service	Delhi
	Late Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma	Public Affairs	Uttar Pradesh#
	Late Dr. Anumolu Ramakrishna	Science and Engineering	Andhra Pradesh #
	Prof. Anisuzzaman	Literature and Education	Bangladesh*
	Prof. Lloyd I. Rudolph	Literature and Education	USA*$
	Prof. Susanne H. Rudolph	Literature and Education	USA*$
	Dr. (Smt.) Neelam Kler	Medicine - Neonatology	Delhi

Padma Shri: See details from PDF 

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Current Affairs Quiz 21st & 22nd January 2014

1) Which Indian dairy cooperative on 21 January 2014 launched its “Any Time Milk” (ATM) vending machine to dispense milk on 24X7 basis?

(A) Milma

(B) Anand

(C) Amul

(D) Amulya

2) Who has retired as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 20 January 2014?

(A) Anand Sinha

(B) Urjit R. Patel

(C) H.R. Khan

(D) K.C. Chakrabarty

3) Kapurthala recently got world's second and nation's first 'Climate Change Theatre' which is meant to educate people on climate change. Kapurthala is in which State?

(A) Haryana

(B) West Bengal

(C) Odisha

(D) Punjab

4) Eyeing on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the UPA government on 20th Jan 2014 accorded minority status to which community?

(A) Sikhs

(B) Jains

(C) Muslims

(D) Buddhists

5) Who became the youngest person in the world to trek to the South Pole at the age of 16 on 18 January 2014?

(A) Carl Alvey

(B) Jon Bradshaw

(C) Lewis Clarke

(D) Tom Creed

6) Three northeastern states - Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya - celebrated their 42nd statehood day on 21 January 2014. In which year they became full-fledged Indian states?

(A) 1970

(B) 1971

(C) 1972

(D) 1973

7) Dadasaheb Phalke award winning Veteran Telugu Actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao passed away on 22 January 2014. In which year he got Dadasaheb Phalke award?

(A) 1990

(B) 2004

(C) 2013

(D) 1995

8) Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on 22 January 2014, warned that notes issued before which year will be withdrawn by 31 March 2014?

(A) 2005

(B) 2000

(C) 1990

(D) 2009

9) Who will be the Chief Guest at the India's Republic Day Celebrations 2014?

(A) Hamid Karzai

(B) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

(C) Vladimir Putin

(D) Shinzo Abe

10) Union Government on 22 Jan 2014 announced launch of LPG portability across .............. districts in India?

(A) 500

(B) 480

(C) 250

(D) 100

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Amul

2) Ans. (A) Anand Sinha

3) Ans. (D) Punjab

4) Ans. (B) Jains

5) Ans. (C) Lewis Clarke

6) Ans. (C) 1972

7) Ans. (a) 1990

8) Ans. (A) 2005

9) Ans. (D) Shinzo Abe

10) Ans. (B) 480

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Li Na wins Australian Open 2014 women's singles title

>> Li Na made it third time lucky in the Australian Open final, beating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 7-6 (3), 6-0 on Saturday to become the oldest woman to clinch the title in the Open era. In doing so, she became the oldest winner of the women's title, surpassing Margaret Court who was 30 when she became champion in 1973.

>> Li, who turns 32 next month, lost Australian Open finals to Kim Clijsters in 2011 and Victoria Azarenka last year. In between, she won the 2011 French Open to become the first Chinese woman to win a major.

>> The Chinese star also joins an exclusive list of just seven other players to win a Grand Slam at 30-plus, with her name now in the history books alongside greats such as Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert and Serena Williams.

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Employment News this week: Job Highlights (25th – 31th January 2014)

  1.  NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI

     Name of Post – Post Graduate Teachers and Trained Graduate Teachers

     No. of Vacancies - 937 Last Date     -    28.02.2014

2.  BARODA UTTAR PRADESH GRAMIN BANK

     Name of Post – Officers Scale-II and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) No. of     Vacancies - 633 Last Date  -  11.02.2014

3.  NARMADA JHABUA GRAMIN BANK

Name of Post – Officers Scale-I and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) No. of Vacancies - 212 Last Date  -  10.02.2014

4.  KERALA GRAMIN BANK

Name of Post – Officer MM Scale-II, Officer JM Scale-I and Office Assistant

     No. of Vacancies - 196 Last Date     - 05.02.2014

5.  PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK (PNB)

Name of Post – Managers and Officers in various disciplines No. of Vacancies - 82 Last Date     - 11.02.2014

6.  EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION (ESIC)

Name of Post –      Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor No. of Vacancies - 248 Last Date     -    03.02.2014

Source: www.employmentnews.gov.in

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Daily Current Affairs: 24 January 2014

1) National Girl Child Day observed: National Girl Child Day was observed across the nation on 24 Jan 2014. This day is observed every year to raise awareness and consciousness towards the girl child. Union Government has been observing January 24 as National Girl Child Day from 2008. National Girl Child Day commemorates the day when Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman prime minister of the country on January 24, 1966. The Ministry of Women and Child Development comes up with various events that focus towards reducing child sex ratio in the country, and to ensure that every girl child is given an equal opportunity.

2) India, China launched Year of Friendly Exchanges: India and China on Friday launched the Year of Friendly Exchanges at a colourful Republic Day reception in New Delhi attended by Vice President Li Yuanchao, who said Beijing is committed to taking the strategic partnership to new heights.

3) SBI launched Youtube channel; Twitter handle next: Nation's largest lender State Bank of India on Friday strengthened its social media presence with the launch of its channel on popular video sharing website Youtube and said it will also be launching its handle on the micro-blogging site Twitter soon.

4) National Bravery Awards Presented: Lauding young bravehearts as the ‘nation’s pride’ and their courageous acts as an ‘inspiration’ to all, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday presented the National Bravery Awards to 25 children ahead of Republic Day.

5) Rajasthan, Tripura, Karnataka, Delhi bag EC award for best electoral practices: The four states of Rajasthan, Tripura, Karnataka and Delhi have been selected by the Election Commission for an award of excellence for having the best electoral practices and introducing innovative measures which saw them achieve high turnouts in Assembly polls last year.

6) French First Lady to visit India:  French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler will make her first public appearance since it emerged President Francois Hollande was cheating on her with an actress, with a trip to India next week for charity work. She will visit Mumbai for two days from Monday on a trip organised by French relief organisation Action Against Hunger (ACF) which had been planned long in advance.

7) Woman officer gets CRPF honour: Savita Kumari of the Central Reserve Police Force was presented a `Sword of Honour` at a passing out parade after being selected the best all-round trainee.

8) 16 nations to participate in Indian Navy's MILAN 2014: A total of 16 navies from the Indian Ocean Region are participating in 'MILAN 2014', the biennial international naval exercise conducted by the Indian Navy in Andaman and Nicobar Islands between February 5 and 9. Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Thailand have confirmed their participation, a Navy spokesman said.

9) Congress released poll ad, BJP says it has 'copied' Narendra Modi: Congress on Friday released its first advertisement for the Lok Sabha polls, but main Opposition BJP targeted it saying the party has "copied" Narendra Modi's ad blitz at a BJP convention in 2011. Rahul Gandhi is at the centrestage of the campaign 'Mein Nahi, Hum' (Not I, we) which appeared in newspapers on Friday. Dismissing BJP's charges of plagiarism, Congress spokesperson Shobha Oza insisted that no one has sole proprietary right on words and ideas.

10) Catherine Samba-Panza becomes the first woman president of war-torn Central African Republic. She is the third interim president this country has seen this month after Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet (which she replaces) and Michel Djotodia.    

11) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw won 2014 Othmer Gold Medal: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of the country’s largest biotech research firm, Biocon Ltd, has been named winner of the 2014 Othmer Gold Medal, a top award of the US-based Chemical Heritage Foundation. Shaw is also known as India’s biotech queen for her pioneering work in biotech research. She will be conferred the prestigious award in March at Philadelphia, where the Foundation is based, a Biocon spokesperson told.

12) DMK strips Alagiri of all party posts:  Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) has temporarily suspended its south zone organising secretary, MK Alagiri, who is also a son of party chief M Karunanidhi, from all party posts. A statement from the party called it a “disciplinary action” against the 62-year-old former Union minister for indulging in “unnecessary arguments” and working against party interests.

13) Tirath launched Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Programme on National Girl Child Day:  Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath launched a Multi Sectoral Nutrition Programme (MSNP) and National Resource Platform (NRP) on the occasion of National Girl Child Day. .

14) India Posts to start rolling out ATMs from February: In anticipation of getting a banking licence from the Reserve Bank of India, the Department of Posts will roll out its own ATMs, with the first of them set to be functional on February 5 across three cities. The currency dispensers are being launched for the Department’s more than 26 crore savings bank account holders.

15) Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer to set up final with Stanislas Wawrinka: World No 1 Rafael Nadal proves too strong for his great rival Roger Federer, finishing a comfortable 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3 winner. Nadal will now play final with with Stanislas Wawrinka.

16) Errani-Vinci retain women's doubles title in Australian Open: Top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy produced a great escape on Friday as they beat Russia's Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-4 3-6 7-5 to retain the Australian Open women's doubles title.

17) Sania in mixed doubles final of Australian Open: Sania Mirza and her Romanian team-mate Horia Tecau advanced into the mixed-doubles finals in the Australian Open tournament.

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RRB Recruitment for Assistant Loco Pilot & Technician 2014: 26567 Posts

Railway Recruitment Board invited application for recruitment to the post of Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician Categories. The candidates eligible for the post can apply through prescribed format before 17 February 2014 till 17.30 Hrs.  Applications complete in all respects should be sent by Ordinary Post to the Railway Recruitment Boards concerned. Application can also be dropped in the box kept at the premises of RRB offices concerned, till the closing date and time.

Centralised Employment Notice No.01/2014

Important Dates:

Date and Time of Closing Online Applications: 17/02/2014 up to 17:30 Hrs.

Date of Written Examination: 15/06/2014

Participating RRB’s:  Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Allahabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bilaspur, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gorakhpur, Guwahati, Jammu & Srinagar, Kolkata, Malda, Mumbai, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, Secunderabad, Siliguri, Thiruvananthapuram.

Vacancies:

1. RRB/Ahmedabad:

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 254 Posts

ii. Technicians: 292 Posts

2. RRB/Ajmer:

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 562 Posts

ii. Technicians: 208 Posts

3.RRB/Allahabad

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 955 Posts

ii. Technicians:572 Posts

4. RRB Bangalore:

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 917 Posts

ii. Technicians: 255 Posts

5.RRB/ Bhopal

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 254 Posts

ii. Technicians: 72 Posts

6.RRB/ Bhubaneswar

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 1307 Posts

ii. Technicians: 231 Posts

7.RRB/ Bilaspur

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 1482 Posts

ii. Technicians: 196 Posts

8.RRB/ Chandigarh

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 1138 Posts

ii. Technicians: 23 Posts

9.RRB/ Chennai

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 283 Posts

ii. Technicians: 1383 Posts

10. RRB/ Gorakhpur

1. Technicians: 78 Posts

11. RRB/ Guwahati

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 284 Posts

ii. Technicians: 254 Posts

12. RRB/ Jammu Srinagar

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 338 Posts

ii. Technicians: 137 Posts

13. RRB/ Kolkata

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 1087 Posts

ii. Technicians: 951 Posts

14.RRB/Malda

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 250 Posts

ii. Technicians: 123 Posts

15.RRB/ Mumbai

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 2402 Posts

ii. Technicians: 1753 Posts

16.RRB/Muzaffarpur

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 1153 Posts

17. RRB/ Patna

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 1253 Posts

ii. Technicians: 18 Posts

18. RRB/ Ranchi

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 1863 Posts

ii. Technicians: 758 Posts

19.RRB/ Secunderabad

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 2297 Posts

ii. Technicians: 542 Posts

20.RRB/ Siliguri

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 187 Posts

ii. Technicians: 158 Posts

21. RRB/ Thiruvananthapuram

i. Assistant Loco Pilot: 197 Posts

ii. Technicians: 97 Posts

Age Limit: 18 to 30 Years as on 1st July 2014.

Scale of Pay: Rs.5,200 - 20,200 (GP Rs.1,900)

Educational Qualifications: Matriculation (10th Class) along with course completed Act Apprenticeship / ITI approved by NCVT/ SCVT in the respective trade from recognized institute/ university.

Stage of Exam:

(i) For ALP-Single Stage Written Examination followed by Aptitude test & Verification of Original Documents.

(ii) For Technicians-Single Stage Written Examination followed by Verification of Original Documents.

Exam Fee: Rs.40/- for General/OBC Category Candidates.

How To Apply: Applications on the prescribed format (on A-4 size bond paper of 80 GSM). Completed applications in all respects along with required enclosures should be sent to the respective RRBs by Ordinary Post Only or be dropped in the box kept for the purpose in the office of the respective RRBs within the last date 17/02/2014 up to 17.30 Hrs. (For candidates residing in Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Lahaul&Spiti districts and Pangi Sub-Division ofChamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobarand Lakshadweep Islands and for candidates residing abroad, the closing date for receipt of applications by Ordinary Post will be 04/03/2014 up to 17.30 Hrs.)

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59th Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete List of Winners

 In the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2014 presented for films from the year 2013, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, the incredibly realistic biopic of sprint champion Milkha Singh, scored three out of the top four awards including best actor, best director and best film. The picture won a total of six prizes. The star-studded awards ceremony was held at YashRaj Studio in Andheri, Mumbai on 24 January 2014 (Friday) evening.

Farhan Akhtar outran other nominees in the race for best actor while Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra gained winning position as best director. Deepika Padukone, who was expected to win best actress given she had two nominations, won for Goliyon Ki Raasleela, Ramleela. Leading the list of nominations were films that pleased the box office in 2013, even if not all of them made it to the Rs 100-crore club. Chennai Express shared space with Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Ramleela and Raanjhanaa. The jury also acknowledged the popularity of Kai Po Che, Aashiqui 2, Lootera, Krrish 3 and the little nugget, The Lunchbox. Here is the complete list of winners!!

Filmfare Awards 2014: List of winners

Best Actor: Farhan Akhtar - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Actress: Deepika Padukone - Goliyon Ki Rasleela RamLeela

Best Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra - Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Film: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Best Debut (Director): Ritesh Batra - The Lunchbox

Best Debut (Male): Dhanush - Raanjhanaa

Best Debut (Female): Vaani Kapoor - Shuddh Desi Romance

Best Film (Critics): Ritesh Batra - The Lunchbox

Best Actor (Critics): Rajkummar Rao - Shahid

Best Actress (Critics): Shilpa Shukla- BA Pass

Sony Trendsetter of the Year Award: Chennai Express

Best Screenplay: Chetan Bhagat, Abhishek Kapoor, Supratik Sen and Pubali Chaudhari (Kai Po Che)

Best Story: Subhash Kapoor - Jolly LLB

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Nawazuddin Siddiqui - The Lunchbox

Best Actress in a Suporting Role: Supriya Pathak - Ram-Leela

Lifetime Achievement Award: Tanuja

Best Music Award: Jeet Ganguly, Mithoon and Ankit Tiwari - Aashiqui

Best Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi - Zinda (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Playback Singer (Male) - Arijit Singh, Tum hi ho (Aashiqui 2)

Best Playback Singer (Female) - Monali Thakur, Sawaar Loon (Lootera)

RD Burman Award: Sidharth Mahadevan

Best Choreogrpahy: Samir and Arsh Tanna - Lahu Muh Lag Gaya (Ram-leela)

Best VFX: Tata Elxis (Dhoom:3)

Best Background Score: Hitesh Sonik - Kai Po Che

Best Action: Thomas Struthers and Guru Bachchan - D Day

Best Cinematography: Kamaljit Negi - Madras Cafe

Best Editing: Aarif Sheikh - D-Day

Best Production Design - Acropolis Design (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

Best Sound Design - Bishwadeep Chatterjee and Nihar Ranjan Samar (Madras Cafe)

Best Costume - Dolly Ahluwalia (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)

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Daily Current Affairs updates: 23 January 2014

1) India celebrated 117th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose: Indians across the country, with the Bengali community leading, on Thursday celebrated the 117th birth anniversary of the country's nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose, who is more fondly and better known as 'Netaji' or 'Respected Leader'. Netaji's birthday anniversary is celebrated every year with great honour by government and non-government organisations. The day is also known as 'Desh Prem Diwas' and is observed as a holiday in West Bengal, beginning with flag hoisting ceremony in several localities, to pay tribute to the national leader.

2) Li to face Cibulkova in Australian open women singles final: China’s Li Na will play Slovak Dominika Cibulkova in Saturday’s Women’s final at the Australian Open after both mowed down opponents in just over an hour. Li, who will bid for a second Grand Slam title to back up her 2011 Roland Garros trophy, on Thursday entered her third title match at Melbourne Park, fighting off a charge from Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard 6-2, 6-4 in 64 minutes to win their semi-final. It took Cibulkova six minutes longer to fulfill her part of the Sino-Slovak bargain with the diminutive Eastern European crushing fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-2.

3) Saina Nehwal slips to 9th in BWF rankings: India`s Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal dropped a place to be at ninth position, while P V Sindhu retained her 11th spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings issued Thursday.

4) Study says Violence, disease caused end of Indus Valley Civilization: Inter-personal violence, infectious diseases and climate change had played a major role in the demise of the Indus or Harappan civilization around 4,000 years ago, according to a new study. Climate, economic, and social changes all played a role in the process of urbanization and collapse, but little was known about how these changes affected the human population, Dr Gwen Robbins Schug, an associate professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, explained in a statement.

5) 'Security picket' on board trains now: Railways have decided to earmark berth no 71 in coach S-1 in all the trains having security escort, which will act as a sort of security picket. The idea of having a dedicated berth for the security personnel is to help passengers to locate them easily in case of some emergency, a railway official said.

6) LCA Tejas to be star attraction of DRDO's R-Day Parade contingent:  Tejas, the Indian Light Combat Aircraft, is going to be the star attraction amongst the products displayed as part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) contingent at the Republic Day parade. DRDO’s products for the parade include Arjun Mk-II (a new version of Indian battle tank), a tableau displaying ‘Astra’ and ‘Helina’ missiles and another tableau displaying a wide range of unmanned systems.

7) Huffington Post plans India edition: US-based leading online newspaper Huffington Post is planning to launch an India edition by May this year and negotiations are currently under way to finalise a local partner for this venture.

8) Kerala wins UN award for sustainable tourism: Kerala Tourism has been conferred the United Nations Award for creating innovative initiatives for sustainable tourism, the first time India has ever won the recognition.

The state got the honour for its sustainable development initiative in the world renowned backwater resort of Kumarakom, a Kerala tourism release said on Thursday. Kerala Tourism bagged the honour on 22 Jan 2014 at the annual United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism presented at Madrid in Spain.

9) Alok Sinha is new AAI Chairman: In a late evening development on Thursday, the Chairman, Airports Authority of India, V P Agarwal was removed. He is being replaced by the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Alok Sinha, who has been given additional charge of the new post. Sinha handles airport related matters in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

10) Sania-Tecau sail into semis of Australian Open: India's Sania Mirza and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau stormed into the semifinals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open with straight sets victory over Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Julia Georges on Thursday.

11) Real Madrid retain title of world's richest soccer club: Spain's Real Madrid retained the title of the world's richest soccer club in the past year thanks to sponsorship and TV deals robust enough to endure a season without a major trophy, a study showed on Thursday.

12)  Wawrinka reached Australian Open finals: Stanislas Wawrinka  reached his first Grand Slam final with a 6—3, 7—6 (1), 6—7 (3), 7—6 (4) win over Tomas Berdych in the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday.

13) Kailash Meghwal elected as Rajasthan Assembly Speaker: BJP MLA Kailash Meghwal was on Wednesday elected unopposed as Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Meghwal's motion was proposed by Nand Lal Meena, BJP tribal minister and seconded by Narayan Singh of Congress. The motion was passed by a voice vote in the House amid thumping of tables by all members.

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Download Interview Call Letter for CWE Clerks-III

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on 23 January 2014 has opened the Call Letter download link for IBPS Clerks III Common Interviews. As per the schedule, the interviews for clerks will start from 10th February 2014. Eligible candidates can download their Interview Call Letter for IBPS CWE Clerks-III from below link by entering your Registration Number / Roll Number and Date of Birth / Password.

Download IBPS Clerk III Interview Call Letter: Click Here

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