*CURRENT AFFAIRS (14:12:2014)

1).Misr South Africa Rolene Strauss has been crowned with Miss World
2014 at the contest's glitzy final in Philippines, Manila on 14th
Dec,2014
-Taken from Meghan Youg 2013 Miss World

2).Music maestro A.R. Rahman may get his third Oscar nomination in the
best original score category after making it to the list of 114
probales.

3).Russia proposed to establish a manufacturing facility in India to
produce as well as export two helicopters during President Vladimir
Putin's state visit to India is Mi-17 and KA-226

4).Germany defeated Pakistan in the final by 2-0 to win their 10th
Champions Trophy (Men's) 2014 title
-held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar (Odisha)

5).Australia defeated India by 2-1 in the classification match held
for third and fourth position in Hockey Champions Trophy 2014
-India thus once again finished at 4th position, same in 2012

6).Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh has been appointed as a member
of International Advisory Board (IAB)
-It provides strategic policy advice to the Executive Director of UN
Environment Programme.

7).Shriti Vadera is the name of the Indian-origin woman who is poised
to become the first woman to head a major British bank, the Santander
UK

8).United Nations members have reached an agreement on how countries
should tackle climate change.
Delegates have approved a frame work for setting national pledges to
be submitted to a summit next year.