Complete Current Affairs PDF - December 2014

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Some Important happening during December 2014 were:

--> Anil Kumar Sinha appointed as the new CBI Director.

--> Narendra Modi named as the Asian of the Year 2014 by The Straits Times.

--> National Good Governance Day observed.

--> Ebola fighters named as the TIME’s Person of the Year 2014.

--> Indian Blind Cricket team won the fourth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup (BCWC) 2014.

--> Richard Rahul Verma became the first Indian-American to be appointed as US Ambassador to India.

--> Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai received Nobel Peace Prize 2014 at Oslo.

--> Section 309 removed decriminalizing attempt to suicide.

--> ICICI Bank launched India’s first credit card with a unique transparent design and a distinctive look.

--> Indian Communication Satellite GSAT-16 launched successfully from Kourou space port in French Guiana.

--> David Warner completed 1000 Test runs in 2014, becoming the first opener to achieve the feat in one calendar year.

--> International Anti-Corruption Day onserved on 9 December.

--> Asha Bhosle awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).

--> Rolene Strauss crowned Miss World 2014.

--> Germany won Hockey’s Champions Trophy 2014 held in Bhubaneswar, India.

--> Pawan Chamling, Sikkim Chief Minister became longest serving Chief Minister of India.
--> National Consumers Right Day was observed on 24 December

--> Dineshwar Sharma appointed as Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).

--> HDFC Bank launched its mobile banking facility named Bank Aap Ki Muththi Mein.

--> Tehreek-e-Taliban carried out a massacre in the Army-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan.

--> India’s heaviest rocket GSLV Mark-III-X launched.

--> Book tittled "Born Again on the Mountain" by Arunima Sinha released.

--> Shinzo Abe elected Japan Prime Minister.

--> Vinicius and Tom named mascot of Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Games respectively.

--> Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik became the world’s first twin and sibling to climb the highest peaks of the seven continents.

--> Amitabh Bachchan honoured with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award.

--> India won the Men and Women title of Kabaddi World Cup 2014.

--> Jyotsna Suri elected as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).

--> Sachin Tendulkar appointed as the ambassador of Cricket World Cup 2015.

--> RBI extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 of various denominations to 30 June 2015.

--> Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpee and freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) were selected for Bharat Ratna.

--> S Bhattacharya appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Ltd (CIL).