The Yash Chopra Memorial Award was conferred upon Amitabh Bachchan with C Vidyasagar Rao, the Governor of Maharashtra.
Union Ministry of Consumers Affairs announced to set up Grahak Suvidha Kendras. The Kendras will provide counseling to consumers in redressal of their grievances and assist them in registering their complaints in the appropriate consumer forums.
India won gold in World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad held in Hungary.
Union Government observed 25 December 2014 as Good Governance Day.
The Union Govermnet conferred the Bharat Ratna on Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.
Union Government set up Mathur committee to examine constitution of SIT on 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
South Indian filmmaker Kailasam Balachander died on 23 December 2014 following a heart attack.
India exported CGS Barracuda offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to Mauritius which is the first warship ordered by a foreign country from shipyard of India.
Section 309 Indian Penal Code (IPC) was in news recently as Union Home Ministry decided to remove 309 Section. According to the section, any person, who attempts suicide, will be treated as committing a criminal offence and any person charged with section 309 of IPC will face up to one year in prison and a fine.
Gujarat to host 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in January 2015.
Shiva Keshavan won Silver at 17th Asian Luge Championships
Sachin Tendulkar appointed as ambassador of Cricket World Cup 2015
Jyotsna Suri elected as the President of the FICCI
India observed National Mathematics Day on 22 December to commemorate birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Surat Municipal Corporation partnered with Microsoft to transform Surat into smart city.
The Indian men’s Kabaddi team and women’s Kabaddi team won Kabaddi World Cup title, by defeating Pakistan and New Zealand, respectively.
Pakistan became Associate Member Sate of CERN
Veteran Gandhian and freedom fighter Chunibhai Vaidya passed away on 19 December 2014 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat following brief illness.
Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan bailed to Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, one of the main accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution recognising Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbol of peace.
Minorities Rights Day observed across the world on 18 December
Tashi and Nungshi became world’s 1st twins to climb the highest peaks on seven continents.
India’s heaviest GSLV Mark-III rocket and the human crew module successfully test-fired by ISRO.
Reverend Libby Lane was on 17 December 2014 appointed as the first female bishop of the Church of England. She will become the new Bishop of Stockport.
The Marathi film Kapus Kondyachi Goshta nominated in the best picture category of the 87th Academy Awards, Oscars.
Tehreek-e-Taliban militants attacked Army-run school of Peshawar, Pakistan and killed at least 141 people including 132 students.
Music composer A R Rahman nominated for Oscar Awards in Music Original Score Category. He was nominated for the films Million Dollar Arm, The Hundred-Foot Journey and Indian film Kochadaiiyaan.
Name of mascots of the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympics Games were revealed. They have been named as Vinicius and Tom.
Dineshwar Sharma, Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau, appointed as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Viswanathan Anand defeated British Grandmaster Michael Adams to win his maiden London Classic title.
Vivek Hallegere Murthy was on 15 December 2014 appointed as the 19th Surgeon General of America. He will be the first Indian-American to hold the post.
Indian film Jal nominated for Oscar contenders of 2014 in two categories. The two categories are Best Picture and Best Original Score.
Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling became longest serving Chief Minister of India. He completed his 20 years in the office on 12 December 2014.
Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss crowned Miss World 2014 at the pageant's final in London. 2013 winner Megan Young of the Philippines crowned Strauss.
Germany won the 2014 Champions Trophy of Hockey after defeating Pakistan by 2-0 margin at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Ruhi Singh of India won Miss Universal Peace & Humanity 2014 at Beirut, Lebanon.
Playback singer Asha Bhosle was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Dubai International Film Festival held in Dubai.
Ebola fighters collectively were named as the TIME’s Person of the Year 2014 on 10 December 2014 by the TIME’s magazine for their tireless acts of courage and mercy..
Samsung appointed HyunChil Hong as President of Southwest Asia
Human Rights Day observed globally on 10 December
Richard Rahul Verma became first Indian-American to be appointed as US Ambassador to India
Samsung Electronics appointed Pranav Mistry as Global Vice President
India set Guinness Record for largest human formation of a national flag in world
Indian Blind Cricket team defeated Pakistan to win the fourth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup (BCWC) in Cape Town, South Africa.
India observed Mahaparinirwan Diwas on 6 December 2014, death anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar.
UN declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on 5 December 2014 named as the Asian of the Year 2014 by Singapore’s leading newspaper The Straits Times
Union Ministry of Consumers Affairs announced to set up Grahak Suvidha Kendras. The Kendras will provide counseling to consumers in redressal of their grievances and assist them in registering their complaints in the appropriate consumer forums.
India won gold in World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad held in Hungary.
Union Government observed 25 December 2014 as Good Governance Day.
The Union Govermnet conferred the Bharat Ratna on Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.
Union Government set up Mathur committee to examine constitution of SIT on 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
South Indian filmmaker Kailasam Balachander died on 23 December 2014 following a heart attack.
India exported CGS Barracuda offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to Mauritius which is the first warship ordered by a foreign country from shipyard of India.
Section 309 Indian Penal Code (IPC) was in news recently as Union Home Ministry decided to remove 309 Section. According to the section, any person, who attempts suicide, will be treated as committing a criminal offence and any person charged with section 309 of IPC will face up to one year in prison and a fine.
Gujarat to host 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in January 2015.
Shiva Keshavan won Silver at 17th Asian Luge Championships
Sachin Tendulkar appointed as ambassador of Cricket World Cup 2015
Jyotsna Suri elected as the President of the FICCI
India observed National Mathematics Day on 22 December to commemorate birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Surat Municipal Corporation partnered with Microsoft to transform Surat into smart city.
The Indian men’s Kabaddi team and women’s Kabaddi team won Kabaddi World Cup title, by defeating Pakistan and New Zealand, respectively.
Pakistan became Associate Member Sate of CERN
Veteran Gandhian and freedom fighter Chunibhai Vaidya passed away on 19 December 2014 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat following brief illness.
Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan bailed to Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi, one of the main accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution recognising Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai as symbol of peace.
Minorities Rights Day observed across the world on 18 December
Tashi and Nungshi became world’s 1st twins to climb the highest peaks on seven continents.
India’s heaviest GSLV Mark-III rocket and the human crew module successfully test-fired by ISRO.
Reverend Libby Lane was on 17 December 2014 appointed as the first female bishop of the Church of England. She will become the new Bishop of Stockport.
The Marathi film Kapus Kondyachi Goshta nominated in the best picture category of the 87th Academy Awards, Oscars.
Tehreek-e-Taliban militants attacked Army-run school of Peshawar, Pakistan and killed at least 141 people including 132 students.
Music composer A R Rahman nominated for Oscar Awards in Music Original Score Category. He was nominated for the films Million Dollar Arm, The Hundred-Foot Journey and Indian film Kochadaiiyaan.
Name of mascots of the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympics Games were revealed. They have been named as Vinicius and Tom.
Dineshwar Sharma, Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau, appointed as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Viswanathan Anand defeated British Grandmaster Michael Adams to win his maiden London Classic title.
Vivek Hallegere Murthy was on 15 December 2014 appointed as the 19th Surgeon General of America. He will be the first Indian-American to hold the post.
Indian film Jal nominated for Oscar contenders of 2014 in two categories. The two categories are Best Picture and Best Original Score.
Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling became longest serving Chief Minister of India. He completed his 20 years in the office on 12 December 2014.
Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss crowned Miss World 2014 at the pageant's final in London. 2013 winner Megan Young of the Philippines crowned Strauss.
Germany won the 2014 Champions Trophy of Hockey after defeating Pakistan by 2-0 margin at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Ruhi Singh of India won Miss Universal Peace & Humanity 2014 at Beirut, Lebanon.
Playback singer Asha Bhosle was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Dubai International Film Festival held in Dubai.
Ebola fighters collectively were named as the TIME’s Person of the Year 2014 on 10 December 2014 by the TIME’s magazine for their tireless acts of courage and mercy..
Samsung appointed HyunChil Hong as President of Southwest Asia
Human Rights Day observed globally on 10 December
Richard Rahul Verma became first Indian-American to be appointed as US Ambassador to India
Samsung Electronics appointed Pranav Mistry as Global Vice President
India set Guinness Record for largest human formation of a national flag in world
Indian Blind Cricket team defeated Pakistan to win the fourth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup (BCWC) in Cape Town, South Africa.
India observed Mahaparinirwan Diwas on 6 December 2014, death anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar.
UN declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on 5 December 2014 named as the Asian of the Year 2014 by Singapore’s leading newspaper The Straits Times
