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1^st March

The first Dalit leader of BJP Bangaru Lakman was died on 1^st March 2014. He was 74.

Saurabh Chandra took charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and succeeds Vivek Rae. Saurabh Chandra was earlier working in Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion as Secretary.

Nishi Vasudeva is the new chairman and managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL). She is appointed on 1^st March 2014.

N. N. Kumar is appointed as chairman of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).

Rashid Khan won the maiden Asian Tour Title on 1^st march 2014.

2^nd March

Alain Resnais, filmmaker of French Arthouse and a star of the new wave movement with close to 50 movies to his name, died on 2^nd March 2014. He was 91.

Grigor Dimitrov won the Acapulco international finals on 2^nd March 2014. This is his 2^nd career title.

3^rd March

Oscar Awards announced on 3^rd march 2014.

G. Rohini is the first woman chief justice of the Delhi High Court. Before this She worked as senior most judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

J. S. Sarma, former chairman of Telecom Regulatary Authority of India (TRAI), has passed away on 3^rd March 2014. He was 65.

The Hyderabad Based drug manufacturer Natco Pharmaceuticals won the patent case against Teva Pharmaceuticals of Israel.

4^th March

Laxmi, a victim of acid attack and a standard bearer for the movement to end acid attacks, has been selected for the prestigious International Women of the courage award.

R. Neelakantan is the new chief of financial officer (CFO) of SpiceJet.

Apple’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Peter Oppenheimer will retire in September and he will be replaced by the company’s corporate controller.

Sheila Dikshit Appointed as Governor of Kerala:

Former Delhi chief Minister Sheila Diskshit (75) appointed as new governor of Kerala she is the 22^nd governor of Kerala State. Diskshit was defeated by AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal in the 2014 assembly elections.   

5^th March

Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit appointed as Kerala Governor on 5^th March 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Tamil Nadu won the Subbaiah Pillai Trophy on 5^th March 2014.

Chhattisgarh girl’s team and Tamil Nadu men’s team won the IMG Reliance 64^th National basketball championship at Tyagaraj indoor Stadium.

6^th March

LPG gas subsidy from Aadhaar Card and Bank accounts will be delinked from 10^th March 2014.

Vedanta Resources Plc appointed Tom Albanese as its CEO with effect from 1^st April 2014. Mr. Albanese was previously worked as CEO of Rio Tinto.

The 28 years old American Boss of Bitcoin exchange CEO found dead in Singapore in a apartment block.

7^th March

Pankaj Advani won his 6^th National snooker title and Vidya Pillai won women’s title.

8^th March

Ryan Whiting won his world indoor title in thrilling style and Nadine Broersen won the Netherlands first ever women’s Pentathlon gold.

Saketh Myneni won $10,000 Sify ITF Future-2 tennis tournament singles and defeated Sanam Singh on 8^th March 2014.

9^th March

Indian American Student Kush Sharma 13 years old won the National Spelling Bee Competetion in Washington.

Mizoram outplayed Railways won in the senior National football championship and annexed the maiden Santosh Trophy.

10^th March

Debutant Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the women’s 60m at the world indoor athletics championships on 10^th March 2014.

William Clay Ford, a former Ford Motors Co executive died on 10^th March 2014. He was 88.

11^th March

Aircraft maker Airbus appointed Srinivasan Dwarakanath as CEO of Airbus India on 11^th March 2014.

Famous Poets Javed Akhtar (Urdu), Subodh Sarkar (Bengali) and Ambika Dutt (Rajasthani) among the recipients of Sahitya Akademi Awardee and Novelists Mridula Garg (Hindi), Manmohan (Punjab)  and R. N. Joe D’ Cruz (Tamil) were among the Sahitya Akademi Awardee.

12^th March

Rakesh Sethi is the new CMD of Allahabad Bank and he was appointed on 12^th March 2014. Mr. Sethi will hold the position up to 30^th April 2017.

IPL-7 will begin on 16^th April 2014 in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

13^th March

Sanchez Ceren, former leftist rebel commander of Salvador, won the Presidential election in El Salvador.

Tomas Halik, Czech priest and intellectual won the 2014 Templeton Prize and this was announced on 13^th March 2014 by the john Templeton Foundation.

V. Sumantran, Hinduja Automotive and Ashok Leyland’s Vice-Chairman quits from both the companies on 13^th March 2014.

14^th March

Tony Benn, the totem of the British Left who spearheaded the movement against the Iraq war, died on 14^th March 2014. He was 88.

MCX-SX chairman G. K. Pillai resigned from chairman post on 14^th march 2014 with personal reasons.

15^th March

Top Seeded Enrique Lopez-Perez won the MCC-S. R. Subramaniam Memorial ITF Futures tennis championship on 15^th March 2014 and defeated Sanam Singh in the final.

Indian pair Vennam Jyothi Surekha and Abhishek Verma won the compound mixed team gold in the first Asian Grand Prix archery championship and defeated Iranian duo Mino Abedi and Esmaeil Ebadi.

16^th March

Sri Lanka’s cricketer Kumar Sangakkara a veteran Left hander will retire from Tweny20 internationals after the ongoing World T20 in Bangladesh.

17^th March

Shanmukh Teja won the boys under-16 title in the inter-school chess tournament organised by Master’s Chess club at the Mango tree School, Trimulgherry.

Mahela Jayawardene announced on 17^th March 2014 about his retirement from T20 Internationals after the ongoing ICC World T20 in Bangladesh.

Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in a three set thriller to win his 1^st title in 2014 at the Indian wells ATP Masters on 16^th March 2014.

18^th March

Uday Sareen appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and head of Wholesale banking and strategy of ING Vysya Bank on 18^th March 2014.

Infosys signed a five year deal with Swedish Firm Lansforsakringar AB (LFAB) to provide application development and management support for its life and non-life insurance business.

20^th March

Khushwant Singh, died on 20^th March 2014 at his residence. He was writer, historian and columnist and his age was 99.

RBI’s Deputy Governor K. C. Chakrabarty resigned the post for personal reasons on 20^th March 2014.

21^st March

Shubhranshu Choudhary, a independent Journalist and author of the controversial Let’s Call Him Vasu, has won the Digital Activism Award 2014.

Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini died on 20^th March 2014. He was the first Brazilian to lift the world cup as captain of the triumphant in 1958.

Security Software maker Symantec has terminated its President and CEO Steve Bennett.

22^nd March

Enrique Lopez-Perez won the Vasan Eye care- ITF men’s Future tennis tournament on 22^nd March 2014 and defeated 3^rd seeded Indian N. Sriram Balaji in the finals.

Cyprus’s Defense Minister, Tasos Mitsopoulos who is appointed recently died after suffering from a Brain haemorrhage on 22^nd March 2014. His age was 48.

Sri Lankan Human Rights Activist and famous Lawer Sithie Tiruchelvam died on 22^nd March 2014. She was 69.

23^rd March

Adolfo Suarez, Prime Minister who led Post Franco Spain to democracy, died on 23^rd March 2014. His age was 81.

Air India won the title in the National ‘A’ division hockey championship against Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) at the Dhyan Chand Stadium on 23^rd March 2014.

24^th March

Rajesh Gopakumar won the 23^rd G. D. Birla Award for Science Research 2013. He is the Leading String theorist Professor, Department of Physics, Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad.

GAIL india had signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chubu Electric Power Co.Inc. of Japan to explore possibilities for collaboration in the area of joint LNG procurement.

25^th March

G8 group of top economic powers has suspended Russia for annexing Crimea.

Jet Airways CEO and Chief Financial Officer Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan has resigned on 25^th March 2014.

Sanjeev Bakshi is the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Videocon and he was appointed on 25^th March 2014.

Shigeru Ban, Japanese architect, won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Pritzker Architecture Prize is most prestigious prize in the world of Architecture and this is given to designers. Pritzker Architecture Prize is given every year.

26^th March

Jude Felix is the new coach of the National men’s Hockey team and he was appointed on 26^th March 2014.

Formula One Driver Sebastain Vettel won the Laureus World Sportsman of the year award and Swimmer Missy Franklin won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the year award on 26^th March 2014.

27^th March

Supreme Court on 27^th March 2014 suggested the appointment of the former cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar as interim President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to discharge the functions of the IPL 2014until its final order on the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal.

28^th March

Ajay S. Shriram has been elected as the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2014-2015.

Giorgio Portaluri and Lucas Renard won the doubles title in TVS ITF Future Tennis Tournament at the YMCA Sports and Games Center on 28^th March 2014.

29th March

Heena Sidhu won silver in World Cup women’s air pistol on 29^th March 2014.

Enrique Lopez-Perez won the singles title in TVS-ITF Future tennis tournament at the YMCA Sports and Games centre and defeated Lucas Renard in the finals.

30^th March

Serena Williams won the women’s Miami WTA title and defeated Li Na in finals. This is her seventh Miami WTA title.

Lawis Hamilton won the Malaysian Grand Prix on 30^th March 2014.

31^st March

Nancy Powell, United States Ambassador to India, resigned on 31^st March 2014.

Novak Djokovic won the men’s Miami WTA title and defeated Rafael Nadal in the finals on 31^st March 2014.