- Anil Kumar Sinha appointed as the new CBI Director.
- Narendra Modi named as the Asian of the Year 2014 by The Straits Times.
- National Good Governance Day observed.
- Ebola fighters named as the TIME’s Person of the Year 2014.
- Indian Blind Cricket team won the fourth edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup (BCWC) 2014.
- Richard Rahul Verma became the first Indian-American to be appointed as US Ambassador to India.
- Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai received Nobel Peace Prize 2014 at Oslo.
- Section 309 removed decriminalizing attempt to suicide.
- ICICI Bank launched India’s first credit card with a unique transparent design and a distinctive look.
- Indian Communication Satellite GSAT-16 launched successfully from Kourou space port in French Guiana.
- David Warner completed 1000 Test runs in 2014, becoming the first opener to achieve the feat in one calendar year.
- International Anti-Corruption Day observed on 9 December.
- Asha Bhosle awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).
- Rolene Strauss crowned Miss World 2014.
- Germany won Hockey’s Champions Trophy 2014 held in Bhubaneswar, India.
- Pawan Chamling, Sikkim Chief Minister became longest serving Chief Minister of India.
- National Consumers Right Day was observed on 24 December
- Dineshwar Sharma appointed as Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
- HDFC Bank launched its mobile banking facility named Bank Aap Ki Muththi Mein.
- Tehreek-e-Taliban carried out a massacre in the Army-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan.
- India’s heaviest rocket GSLV Mark- III-X launched.
- Book tittled "Born Again on the Mountain" by Arunima Sinha released.
- Shinzo Abe elected Japan Prime Minister.
- Vinicius and Tom named mascot of Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Games respectively.
- Tashi Malik and Nungshi Malik became the world’s first twin and sibling to climb the highest peaks of the seven continents.
- Amitabh Bachchan honoured with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award.
- India won the Men and Women title of Kabaddi World Cup 2014.
- Jyotsna Suri elected as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI).
- Sachin Tendulkar appointed as the ambassador of Cricket World Cup 2015.
- RBI extended the deadline for exchanging pre-2005 of various denominations to 30 June 2015.
- Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpee and freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) were selected for Bharat Ratna.
- S Bhattacharya appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Ltd (CIL).
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