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Japan defeats Australia to lift AFC Women’s Asian Football Cup 2014
Japan won its maiden women’s Asian Football Cup (AFC) defeating defending champion Australia in the final match held in Vietnam. With this win, Japan became the first country to simultaneously hold both the FIFA Women’s World Cup (2011) and AFC ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Badminton: China beats Japan to win Uber Cup
Defending champion China defeated Japan to win its 13th Uber Cup women’s badminton title. The victory comes after China’s recent loss to Japan in the semifinals of the Thomas Cup tournament. The 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 28th ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: Sports Current Affairs
By 2025, India to replace Japan as third-largest oil consumer: US
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA),India will overtake Japan to become the world’s third largest oil consumer behind the US and China by 2025. As per EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook: India’s oil consumption will increase from 3.68 million ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
China expresses concern over India’s role in South China Sea issue
China seems a little disturbed with India voicing its concern over the tensions in the South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Ministry said India need “not worry too much” about the issue. The remarks from China came in response to India ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
54 Indian companies among Forbes ‘Global 2000’
In the latest released Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries leads the set of 54 Indian companies in the annual list of the world’s 2000 largest and most powerful public companies. The top three positions of the list is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
US-Japan joint statement highlights importance of trilateral dialogue with India
A joint statement between Barack Obama (US) and Shinzo Abe (Japan) in Tokyo (Japan) has spotlit a trilateral dialogue between Japan, India and the US for “peace and economic prosperity in the Asia-Pacific and around the globe“. Such a trilateral ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs