1. In terms of GDP, India's economy is 10th biggest: World Bank ‐ After growing at an average annual rate of just over 6
per cent from 1980 to 2010, India’s economy is now the 10th biggest in the world in terms of gross domestic product,
according to the World Bank.
2. FIFA suspended Nigeria from all international football
competitions with immediate effect. Nigeria was suspended on
account of government interference in running Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF).
3. Typhoon Neoguri slammed into Japan’s southern main island.
4. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 180 million
dollars loan to help Nepal overcome its crippling power shortages and export surplus power to neighboring India.
5. By 2030, India to become 3rd largest economy: PwC ‐ As per the latest estimates by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC),
India will become the third largest economy in the world by 2030. According to the London‐based accountancy giant, the
rapid rise of the Indian economy with its young workforce would thrust it up from being the 10th largest economy in 2013
to the 3rd largest by 2030, pushing the UK back into 6th place.
6. Indian nurses return home through Special Air India flight ‐ About a month long ordeal of 46 nurses, who were held
captive by ISIS militants in Iraq, ended as they returned home by a special Air India flight.
The suffering for these nurses who were working at a hospital in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, began when ISIS
(Islamic State for Iraq and Syria) militants launched an offensive in that region on June 9, 2014.
7. PM Modi opens Katra‐Udhampur rail link ‐ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25 km‐long Katra‐
Udhampur railway line in Jammu. The rail link will connect the base camp town of Katra directly with the rest of the
country and facilitate millions of devotees who visit the Vaishno Devi shrine every year.
8. Bor Wildlife Sanctuary: India’s 47th Tiger Reserve: As per the notification of Environment Ministry, Maharashtra’s Bor
Wildlife Sanctuary will become the country’s 47th Tiger Reserve with an aim to bolster the conservation efforts of the
national animal.
9. President Pranab Mukherjee joined the social networking platform Twitter with his account @RashtrapatiBhvn. He has
become the first serving president of India to join Twitter.
10. France announced to provide one billion Euros (8200 crore rupees) line of credit over a three years period to India. The
announcement was made by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius who is on a visit to India.
11. First Aid Post inaugurated at Shastri Bhawan. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan along with
Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated a First Aid Post at Shastri Bhawan in the National
Capital.
12. India became the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are
blind and visually impaired.
13. Union Government granted Navratna status to Engineers India Ltd (EIL) and National Buildings Construction
Corporation (NBCC).
14. Poland’s Wroclaw city will be the World Book Capital (WBC) for 2016.
Note: Nigeria’s Port Harcourt is the WBC for 2014 while South Korea’s Incheon city named for 2015.
15. Ancient Pyu Cities became the first site from Myanmar inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage Site List. The Ancient
Pyu Cities include three cities Halin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra.
16. Swiss Money: India has moved up to 58th rank in terms of foreign money lying with Swiss banks.
per cent from 1980 to 2010, India’s economy is now the 10th biggest in the world in terms of gross domestic product,
according to the World Bank.
2. FIFA suspended Nigeria from all international football
competitions with immediate effect. Nigeria was suspended on
account of government interference in running Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF).
3. Typhoon Neoguri slammed into Japan’s southern main island.
4. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 180 million
dollars loan to help Nepal overcome its crippling power shortages and export surplus power to neighboring India.
5. By 2030, India to become 3rd largest economy: PwC ‐ As per the latest estimates by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC),
India will become the third largest economy in the world by 2030. According to the London‐based accountancy giant, the
rapid rise of the Indian economy with its young workforce would thrust it up from being the 10th largest economy in 2013
to the 3rd largest by 2030, pushing the UK back into 6th place.
6. Indian nurses return home through Special Air India flight ‐ About a month long ordeal of 46 nurses, who were held
captive by ISIS militants in Iraq, ended as they returned home by a special Air India flight.
The suffering for these nurses who were working at a hospital in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, began when ISIS
(Islamic State for Iraq and Syria) militants launched an offensive in that region on June 9, 2014.
7. PM Modi opens Katra‐Udhampur rail link ‐ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25 km‐long Katra‐
Udhampur railway line in Jammu. The rail link will connect the base camp town of Katra directly with the rest of the
country and facilitate millions of devotees who visit the Vaishno Devi shrine every year.
8. Bor Wildlife Sanctuary: India’s 47th Tiger Reserve: As per the notification of Environment Ministry, Maharashtra’s Bor
Wildlife Sanctuary will become the country’s 47th Tiger Reserve with an aim to bolster the conservation efforts of the
national animal.
9. President Pranab Mukherjee joined the social networking platform Twitter with his account @RashtrapatiBhvn. He has
become the first serving president of India to join Twitter.
10. France announced to provide one billion Euros (8200 crore rupees) line of credit over a three years period to India. The
announcement was made by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius who is on a visit to India.
11. First Aid Post inaugurated at Shastri Bhawan. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan along with
Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated a First Aid Post at Shastri Bhawan in the National
Capital.
12. India became the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are
blind and visually impaired.
13. Union Government granted Navratna status to Engineers India Ltd (EIL) and National Buildings Construction
Corporation (NBCC).
14. Poland’s Wroclaw city will be the World Book Capital (WBC) for 2016.
Note: Nigeria’s Port Harcourt is the WBC for 2014 while South Korea’s Incheon city named for 2015.
15. Ancient Pyu Cities became the first site from Myanmar inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage Site List. The Ancient
Pyu Cities include three cities Halin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra.
16. Swiss Money: India has moved up to 58th rank in terms of foreign money lying with Swiss banks.
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