14 December 2014 Current Affairs

South Africa’s Rolene Strauss Won Miss World 2014 

Rolene Strauss of South Africa was crowned Miss World 2014 at the final of the beauty pageant held on 14 December in London, UK. Rolene Strauss was presented with the sash by the outgoing Miss World, Megan Young of the Philippines.


Dinesh Sharma Appointed As New Chief of Intelligence Bureau

Special director Dineshwar Sharma in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) was appointed as the agency’s new chief and will take charge on January 1 succeeding Syed Asif  Ibrahim. Dineshwar Sharma is a 1979 batch IPS officer from Kerala cadre.


Germany Won 2014 Champions Trophy Hockey

Germany beat Pakistan 2-0 on 14 December to win the 2014 Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar for the 10th time. This was the fifth Champions Trophy final played between Germany and Pakistan. Last time they had final clash in 1994, when Pakistan defeated Germany through penalty shoot-outs in Lahore, Pakistan.


IOC tops Fortune India 500 List

The business magazine Fortune’s Indian edition released its annual list of Fortune 500 Indian companies for 2014.State-run Indian Oil Corp has emerged as the country’s biggest company in terms of annual revenue, followed by Mukesh Ambani-led private sector giant Reliance Industries at the second place. This year’s list of the country’s 500 largest corporations shows that there are as many as seven energy companies in the top 10 list. Indian Oil Corp (IOC) was the biggest with annual revenue of Rs 4,75,867 crore, followed by Reliance Industries (RIL) with a full-year revenue of Rs 4,09,883 crore. This is followed by Bharat Petroleum (Rs 2,44,822 crore) at the third place and Hindustan Petroleum (Rs 2,17,771 crore) at fourth.


 

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