MAY 2014 CURRENT AFFAIRS

Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants

abducted more than 200 girls from north-
eastern Nigeria from April 2014 aged between
12 and 15.
Air India announced on 1 May 2014 to join
largest global airlines network Star Alliance in
July 2014.
National Basketball Association (NBA) on 1 May
2014 banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald
Sterling for life and fined him 2.5 million dollars
over an alleged racist remark on African-
American spectators in the stand.
Granary with walls of mud-bricks discovered by
archaeologists during excavation at Rakhigarhi
village a Harappan civilization site, in Haryana.
India ranked no 1 in ICC Twenty20 International
Team rankings by replacing Sri Lanka.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ford Motor Co
Alan Mulally announced to retire on 1 July 2014.
US senate confirmed name of Manish Shah as
Federal Judge in Illinois. He was confirmed by
the Senate by 95-0 votes.
Government of Namibia purchased 3400
India-made EVMs for use in the countries
Presidential Election, scheduled in November
2014.
The United States on 2 May 2014 announced 1.2
million US dollar aid package for Ukrainian
Journalists.
The Election Queue Management System, a
first of its kind initiative in the country in Budwan
district, West Bengal.
World Press Freedom Day was observed on 3
May 2014 across the world.
Trap Shooter, Manavjit Sandhu ranked at third
spot in ISSF World Ranking.
Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker died at
the age of 93 due to illness in Chicago.
First indigenously developed air-to-air missile
Astra successfully test fired on 4 May 2014 from
a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet over the Arabian Sea
off Goa.
Vice-president of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela
on 4 May 2014 won the presidential election.
Sania Mirza of India and Cara Black of Zimbabwe
on 3 May 2014 won womens doubles title by
defeating the Czech Russian team of Eva
Hrdinova and Valeria Solovyeva 6-4, 6-3 in the
final at the WTA Portugal Open 2014 held in
Oeiras, Portugal.
Turkish investigative journalist Ahmet Sik won
the 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press
Freedom Prize.
Virat Kohli was ranked no 1 in ICC list of One Day
International (ODI) ranking released in Dubai on
4 May 2014.
Dipika Pallikal ranked 10 in the Womens Squash
Association (WSA) rankings released on 4 May
2014.
New Element 117 which is temporarily called
Uunseptium with 117 protons set to join periodic
table.
Martin Kilzan won Munich ATP tournament in
Germany by defeating Fabio Fognini 2-6, 6-1, 6-
2.
Mark Selby of England won World Snooker
Championship title 2014 on in Sheffield,
England.
A book entitled A Stamp is Born authored by
CR. Pakrashi was released by Vice President of
India, Hamid Ansari.
Prime Minister of Slovenia, Alenka Bratusek
resigned on 5 May 2014.
Elena Baltacha, the former British No 1 tennis
player died of liver cancer at the age of 30.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on 5
May 2014 declared outbreak of polio as a
World Health Emergency.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 6 May 2014 issued
the guidelines to allow the minors of age
above 10 years to open Savings bank
accounts.
BCCI suspended RCA and appointed an ad-hoc
body to run the states cricket affairs. The action
was taken after Lalit Modi was elected as RCA
President.
Pakistan successfully test-fired surface-to-surface
Ballistic Missile Hataf-III Ghaznavi during war
exercises of Armys Strategic Force Command.
Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed the former
fast bowler of Pakistan, Waqar Younis as the
coach of the national cricket team of Pakistan.
Two Indian-Americans Manjusha P. Kulkarni and
Ranjana Paintal on 7 May 2014 were selected for
Champions of Change by the White House.
Indian-American cardiologist Mitul Kadakia won
the prestigious 2014 Gregory Bradeb
Memorial Fellow of the Year Award.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 7
May 2014 approved the flying license of AirAsia
India Private Limited (AAIPL).
Dennis Lillee left Cricket Australia coaching post
over pay hike.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 7
May 2014 issued guidelines to operators for Real
Time Tracking of Aircrafts.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was named snooker's Player
of the Year at the sport's annual awards
ceremony in London on 8 May 2014.
Inspector General K Natarajan took over as
the 21
st
Commander of the Coast Guard
Region (Andaman and Nicobar) as a successor of
VSR Murthy.
Book entitled India Junction A Window to
the Nation was released by Arunendra Kumar,
the Chairman of Railway Board.
Reserve Bank of Inia (RBI) in its notification
barred eligible Indian companies from raising
ECB from overseas branches/subsidiaries of
Indian banks.
SEBI exempted Etihad Airways from making open
offer in the Jet deal as purchase of 24% stake of
Jet Airlines doesnt amount to change in
ownership.
The United States, Russia, China, Britain and
France signed a protocol to the Central Asian
Nuclear- Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang eight day official
visits to four nations of African continent starting
on 4 May 2014 concluded on 11 May 2014.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor set up a High
Powered Committee to look into the pollution
levels in Delhi and suggest steps to reduce its
levels in the city.
Manipur defeated defending champions Orissa
to clinch the Senior National Womens Football
Championships title at Golaghat Stadium in
Assam.
President of India conferred National Florence
Nightingale Awards 2014 on 35 nursing
personnel from across the country for their
meritorious services.
Russias Maria Sharapova won the Mutua Madrid
Open Tennis title by defeating Romanian Simona
Halep 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the finals.
Rafael Nadal won his 27
th
ATP World Tour
Masters 1000 title at Mutua Madrid Open final
after Kei Nishikori was forced to withdraw with a
back injury.
London-based Hinduja brothers emerged
richest in UK in the Super-Rich list. They
replaced Lakshmi Mittal and Alisher Usmanov to
top the list.
The President of India gave his assent to the
Whistleblowers Protection Bill 2011 and with
his assent the Bill became a law.
Union Government on 13 May 2014 appointed
Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag as the
28
th
Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
Oscar winning Swedish Film Director Malik
Bendjelloul died.
RBI has allowed the overseas branches of
domestic banks to offer structured derivatives
even if the products are not allowed in India, at
present.
The committee to review Governance of Boards
of Banks in India on 13 May 2014 submitted its
report to Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
UN Envoy on Syria Lakhdar Brahimi on 13 May
2014 submitted his resignation to UN Secretary-
General Ban Ki-moon in New York.
Justice BS Chauhan appointed as the
Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes
Tribunal as a successor of Justice NP Singh.
T-TBI has been chosen for the Special
Commendation at the Golden Peacock National
Training Awards 2014 for conduct of
Entrepreneurship training.
Indian-American Indira Talwanis name was
confirmed as a federal judge in Massachusetts
by US Senate.
VRV Sriprasad appointed as MD of Volvo
Buses India.
Pankaj Advani on 14 May 2014 won Cricket Club
of India (CCI) Classic Billiards and Snooker
tournament.
Hockey India (HI) honoured heroes of 1975
World Cup team on 14 May 2014.
Six workers injured on 14 May 2014 after Hot
water Spill from a valve at Kudankulam Nuclear
Power Plant.
Asia's biggest milk brand Amul on 14 May 2014
announced to set up a dairy processing plant in
Varanasi.
The International Technology Law Association
on 14 May 2014 appointed Sajai singh as the
President.
SC has appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal panel
to further probe the IPL betting or spot fixing
scandal that involves Narayanswamy Srinivasan
and 12 others.
Kasturirangan Task Force on Waste to Energy
submitted its report on 14 May 2014 to the
Planning Commission.
Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
announced that plastic currency notes will be
launched in 2015 after field trials in five cities
Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar and
Shimla
Ashwin B. Pandya appointed as the Chairman
of the Central Water Commission & ex-officio
Secretary of the Government of India.
Meghalaya High Court on 15 May 2014 ruled
that the nationals of Bangladesh, who settled in
the state before 24 March 1971 should be
treated as Indians.
16
th
Lok Sabha Elections 2014 results declared:
BJP emerged as the winner in the 16
th
Lok Sabha
election by securing 282 seats of 543. The results
were declared on 16 May 2014.
Manmohan Singh resigned as the Prime Minister
of India after his party faced a defeat in the 16
th

Lok Sabha election.
Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar tendered his
resignation to the Governor of the state. He also
recommended dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
Brazil released two postage stamps to pay
tribute to the 100 years of Indian cinema. The
stamps have been designed by Indian graphic
designer.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia resigned as the Deputy
Chairman of Planning Commission of India on 17
May 2014.
15
th
Lok Sabha has been dissolved by the
President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 18 May
2014 on advice of the outgoing Union Cabinet.
Russi Mody, the former Tata Steels Chairman
died.
Nabam Tuki on 18 May 2014 sworn-in as the
Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in
Itanagar and his oath to the office was
administered by Nirbhay Sharma.
Indian men's recurve team on 18 May 2014 won
Silver Medal in Archery World Cup Stage 2 at
Medellin, US.
Novak Djokovic won the Men's Italian Tennis
Open 2014 held in Rome, Italy on 18 May 2014.
Serena Williams of US won the Women's Italian
Tennis Open 2014 on 18 May 2014. She defeated
World No. 11 Sara Errani of Italy.
Three-time F1 world champion, Sir Jack Brabham
died at the age of 88. He is the only driver, who
won a title by a car bearing his name.
Veteran nuclear scientist N Srinivasan died.
Prime Ministers Economic Advisory Council
(PMEAC) Chairman C Rangarajan resigned on 19
May 2014.
Bhasha Shahid Diwas or Language Martyrs
Day was observed in Barak Valley of Assam on
19 May in remembrance of martyrs of language
of the state.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam awarded
honorary degree by Edinburgh University.
Pawan Chamling of SDF sworn-in as the Chief
Minister of Sikkim for a record fifth
consecutive time.
Jitan Ram Manjhi sowrn-in as the new Chief
Minister of Bihar. Governor DY Patil
administered his oath of the office and secrecy.
RBI directed all new ATMs to be installed by
commercial banks from July 2014 onwards
would provide audible instructions and Braille
keypads to customers.
Domestic e-retailer Flipkart on 21 May 2014
announced that it has acquired rival and
leading fashion e-retailer Myntra.com for 300
million US dollar.
K Rajendra Kumar on 21 May 2014 was
appointed as new Director General of Police of
Jammu and Kashmir. He succeeded Ashok
Prasad.
Anandiben Patel was sworn-in as the first
woman Chief Minister of Gujarat on 22 May
2014.
Indologist and Sanskrit scholar Sukumari
Bhattacharji who had equal grasp over English
and Sanskrit language died on 24 May 2014.
Indias distance runner, Kisan Tadvi won silver in
boys 3000m race in 2014 Youth Olympics Asian
Area Athletics Qualification event in Bangkok.
Former IB chief, Rajiv Mathur took over as the
new Chief Information Commissioner in the
Central Information Commission.
China won 2014 Uber Cup title of badminton
on 24 May 2014.
Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 4-1 to
win 10
th
UEFA Champions League Football title
on May 24, 2014.
Japan won 2014 Thomas Cup badminton.
TR Zeliang sworn-in as the new Chief Minister
of Nagaland as the successor of Neiphiu Rio on
24 May 2014.
Malavath Poorna of Andhra became youngest
woman to climb Mount Everest.
RBI allowed banks to provide loans with tenures
of up to 10 years to exporters to help them
ensure capital flows to fulfill long-term contracts.
Gorakhdham Express rammed into a
stationary goods train near Khalilabad in UP in
which six bogies were derailed.
Shekhar Guptas book entitled Anticipating
India-The best of national interest was
released on 24 May 2014.
Singapore became the top source of foreign
direct investment (FDI) into India.
Petro Poroshenko won the Ukrainian
Presidential Election held on 25 May 2014.
Japan won AFC Women's Asian Cup title against
Australia in Vietnam on 25 May 2014.
Dalia Grybauskaite, the Iron Lady of Lithuania,
on 25 May 2014 won the Presidential
elections of Lithuania.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany on
25 May 2014 won Monaco Grand Prix of
Formula One.
Hindustan Motors halted the production of
Indias iconic car Ambassador on 25 May 2014.
Russia and China exercised their veto power
against a draft resolution which was intended to
refer the Syrian civil war to the ICC.
Indian rupee becomes the best performing
currency in Asia-Pacific region against US
dollar so far in 2014.
SIT has been constituted by Union Cabinet to
implement the decision of Supreme Court on
large amounts of money stashed abroad. Former
judge of Supreme Court Justice MB Shah will
head the SIT.
The Royal Thai Army led by Commander-in-
Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha in fourth
week of May 2014 announced military coup in
Thailand.
Narendra Modi on 26 May 2014 was sworn-in
as the 15
th
Prime Minister of India on along
with 45-member Council of Ministers at
Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Sushma Swaraj became the first woman
External Affairs Minister on 26 May 2014.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tightened acquisition
& merger rules for Non-Banking Financial
Companies.
Ahmed Maitiq was sworn-in as the new Prime
Minister of Libiya on 26 May 2014.
Mauritius on 27 May 2014 decided to provide
automatic tax information exchange to India.
Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the
goodwill ambassador of 35
th
National Games,
Kerala scheduled to be held from January-
February 2015.
PM of India Narendra Modi held talks with PM of
Pakistan Nawaz Sharif.
Maharashtra Government has included chapter
on the name of master blaster Sachin in Marathi
and English subject syllabus of class IV.
Indian Navy and Singapore Navy conducted
annual bilateral naval exercises, SIMBEX 2014
in Andaman Sea from 22 May to 28 May 2014.
Azlan Shah best known as The Father of
Malaysian hockey died in Ipoh, Malaysia on 28
May 2014. He was 86. Shah was the 34
th
ruler of
the State of Perak and was a die-hard hockey
player.
Maya Angelou, the American author and poet
died.
Hiroshi Naka appointed as Vice President and
Auditor General of World Bank.
Nripendra Misra appointed as Principal
Secretary to PM Narendra Modi.
Supersonic Akash air defence missiles
successfully intercepted targets.
Mukul Rohatgi has been appointed as the
14th Attorney General of India. He succeeds
Gulam Vahanvati.
Vishwanath Tripathi, eminent Hindi writer
awarded the prestigious Vyas Samman 2013.
The Vice President of India Hamid Ansari on 29
May 2014 presented the Malti Devi Gyan Peeth
Puraskar-2014.
Union Government and the World Bank
signed a loan agreement for World Bank (IDA)
assistance of 1006.20 million US dollar for
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III.
The international Day of United Nations
Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 2014.
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced on
29 May 2014 to buy 78 percent stake in
Network18 Media and Investments for 4000
crore rupees.
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand G Mahindra
on 29 May 2014 became the first Indian to
receive the prestigious Harvard Medal.
Human Proteome Map (HPM) deciphering 84%
of human proteins was published in British
Journal Nature on 28 May 2014.
Two Indian-Americans Sriram J Hathwar and
Ansun Sujoe on 29 May 2014 jointly won the
prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Ajit Doval has been appointed as the National
Security Adviser on 30 May 2014.
Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) on 30 May
2014 released the Provisional and Quarterly
Estimate of National Income for the financial year
2013-14.
Union Government signed credit agreement of a
24 million US dollar with World Bank for
additional financing for URWSSP.
Union Government signed a credit agreement of
165 million US dollar with World Bank for
MRWSSP.
Union Government signed a credit agreement of
121.20 million US dollar with World Bank for
UDWDP.
The US Air Force on 30 May 2014 deployed two
Global Hawks on Misawa airbase in Northern
Japan.
The private space travel firm Space X on 30
May 2014 unveiled its new manned Dragon
V2 Capsule to take astronauts into Low-Earth
orbit and beyond.
Goa Day was observed on 30 May 2014.
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
appealed to the people of India to Say No to
Tobacco on 'World No Tobacco Day' on May 31,
2014.
BG Srinivas, President and Member of the Board
of Infosys resigned will be effective from 10 June
2014.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
(ACC) on 31 May 2014 approved the
appointment of Kavery Banerjee as Secretary,
Department of Posts.













Important Days
May 1 : International Labour Day, Maharashtra Day
May 3 : World Press Freedom Day, International Energy Day
May 8 : International Red Cross Day
May 11 : National Technology Day
May 15 : International Family Day
May 17 : World Telecom Day
May 29 : International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
May 30 : Goa Day
May 31 : World No Tobacco Day

Person Appointed
US Government on 2 May 2014 appointed Indian-American Jawahar Kaliani to the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Department of Treasury
Secretary of the DBT, K. Vijay Raghavan elected a foreign associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
(USNAS)
K Natarajan took over as 21st Command of Coast Guard Region (A&N)
Kristin Lund of Norway became first-ever woman to head a UN Peacekeeping Force
Justice BS Chauhan appointed as the Chairman of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal as a successor of Justice NP
Singh
VRV Sriprasad appointed as MD of Volvo Buses India
Constitutional Scholar Sujit Choudhry appointed as Dean of UC Berkeley Law School
AB. Pandya appointed as the Chairman of Central Water Commission
Nabam Tuki sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Jitan Ram Manjhi took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar
Pawan Chamling sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim for record 5
th
term
Naveen Patnaik sworn-in as Chief Minister of Odisha for fourth consecutive term
President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee appointed Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India
Narendra Kumar Verma selected as MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd
Anandiben sworn-in as first woman Chief Minister of Gujarat
Rajiv Mathur took over as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission
Petro Poroshenko won the Ukrainian Presidential Elections
Ahmed Maitiq sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Libya
Nripendra Misra appointed as Principal Secretary to PM Narendra Modi
Mukul Rohatgi appointed as 14th Attorney-General of India
Hiroshi Naka appointed as Vice President and Auditor General of World Bank
Ajit Doval appointed as new National Security Adviser
Kavery Banerjee appointed as Secretary, Department of Posts

Person Resigned
CEO of Ford Motor Co Alan Mulally announced to resign on 1 July 2014
Prime Minister of Slovenia, Alenka Bratusek resigned on 5 May 2014
UN Envoy on Syria Lakhdar Brahimi resigned
PM Manmohan Singh tendered his resignation to President
Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar Chief Minister
PM Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan resigned
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Resigned
Narendra Modi resigned as Gujarat CM to take over as PM
BG Srinivas, President and Member of the Board of Infosys resigned will be effective from 10 June 2014

Obituary
Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker died at 93
Oscar winning Swedish Film Director Malik Bendjelloul died
Russi Mody, the former Tata Steels Chairman died
N Srinivasan, the veteran nuclear scientist died
American Cinematographer Gordon Willis dead at 82
David Allen, former off-spinner of England and Gloucestershire died
Donald Levine creator of Worlds first action figure died
Maya Angelou, the American author and poet died
Azlan Shah-The Father of Malaysian hockey died at 86
Indologist and Sanskrit Scholar Sukumari Bhattacharji died

Person on Visit
SAARC Countries Leaders visited India
SAARC Countries Leaders visited India on 26 May 2014. They visited India as a part of swearing-in ceremony of
Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had substantive meetings with all eight leaders
who visited India after the swearing-in ceremony
President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan
Prime Minister of Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan
President Abdulla Yameen of Maldives
Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam of Mauritius
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala of Nepal
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan
Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury

Person on News
US Senate confirmed Manish Shah as federal judge in Illinois
Hinduja Brothers emerged richest in UK
Former Israel PM Olmert sentenced to imprisonment in corruption case
US Senate confirmed Indira Talwani as federal judge in Massachusetts
Narendra Modi elected as the Prime Minister of India
Sajai Singh appointed as President of International Technology Law Association
Shah Rukh Khan featured on the cover page of magazine Forbes Middle East
Indian-American student Akhil Rekulapelli won National Geographic Bee Championship
Sushma Swaraj became the first woman External Affairs Minister of India
A court in Ecuador sentenced former President Jamil Mahuad in absentia for 12 years in jail for embezzlement

Awards
Ahmet Sik won UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2014
IAA received International Arch of Europe Award
Indian-American Mitul Kadakia won 2014 Gregory Bradeb Memorial Fellow of the Year Award
Two Indian-Americans Manjusha P. Kulkarni and Ranjana P. selected for Champions of Change
Caparo Group won International Business of the Year award 2014
Vikaram Sunderam won Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic of James Beard Awards 2014
President conferred National Florence Nightingale Awards on 35 nursing personnel
TechnoparkTBI selected for Golden Peacock Award 2014
Edinburgh University awarded honorary degree to Former President APJ Abdul Kalam
Project Mobile Seva under DeitY won the 2014 United Nations Public Service Award
Vishwanath Tripathi received Vyas Samman 2013
Two Indian-Americans Sriram and Ansun jointly won the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The Vice President of India Hamid Ansari on 29 May 2014 presented the Malti Devi Gyan Peeth Puraskar-2014
Anand Mahindra became first Indian to receive Harvard Medal

Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any
Minister, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space: Narendra
Modi
Home Affairs: Rajnath Singh
External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs: Sushma Swaraj
Finance, Corporate Affairs, Defence: Arun Jaitley
Urban Development Housing, Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs: M Venkaiah Naidu
Road Transport, Highways Shipping: Nitin Gadkari
Railways: DV Sadananda Gowda
Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation: Uma Bharati
Minority Affairs: Dr Najma A Heptulla
Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation: Gopinath Munde passed away on 3rd June
2014. New minister for the portfolio is yet to be decided
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: Ram Vilas Paswan
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Kalraj Mishra
Women and Child Development: Maneka Gandhi
Chemicals and Fertilizers: Ananth Kumar
Communications and Information Technology, Law and Justice: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Civil Aviation: Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati
Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises: Anant Gite
Food Processing Industries: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Mines Steel Labour and Employment: Narendra Singh Tomar
Tribal Affairs: Jual Oram
Agriculture: Radha Mohan Singh
Social Justice and Empowerment: Thaawar Chand Gehlot
Human Resource Development: Smriti Irani
Health and Family Welfare: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Ministers of State with Independent Charge
Development of North Eastern Region, External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs: General VK Singh
Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Defence: Inderjit Singh Rao
Culture and Tourism: Shripad Yesso Naik
Petroleum and Natural Gas: Dharmendra Pradhan
Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports: Sarbananda Sonowal
Information and Broadcasting Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Parliamentary Affairs: Prakash Javadekar
Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy: Piyush Goyal
Science and Technology Earth Sciences: Jitendra Singh
Commerce and Industry, Finance Corporate Affairs: Nirmala Sitharaman