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Current AffairsFebruary 2013

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The Government of India (GOI) on January 31, 2013 signed an agreement with theAsian

Development Bank (ADB) for 100 million US dollar loan.

The captain of the Indian cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni was appointed as the vice-president of India Cements on February 1, 2013.

Bharti Airtel launched an emergency alert service for the subscribers in Odisha, Bengal

and Kolkata on February 1, 2013.

Renowned painter Shanu Lahiri of Bengal School died on February 1, 2013 following a brief

illness at Kolkata hospital.

The Union Government of India gave the Maharatna status to two PSUs- BHEL and GAIL onFebruary 1, 2013.

Ayesha Haroon, the renowned Pakistani journalistdied on February 2, 2013 in New York

following 4-year long fight with cancer.

Mo Yan and Jackie Chan were given a political role in China by being selected as members of

the CPPCC, one of the houses of Chinese parliament.

Thirty Indian software product companies joined hands to form their own new associationcalled iSpirt, marking a break-up with the IT industry body NASSCOM.

Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner, the renowned fast bowlers were unanimously chosen

to be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame on February 3, 2013.

World cancer day was observed on February 4, 2013 in order to raise awareness about this

illness. The theme for this years World Cancer Day was Cancer - Did you know?

Michael Clarke, the Australian cricket captain won the fourth Allan Border Medal inMelbourne on February 4, 2013.

International Cricket Council (ICC) released the test cricket rankings on February 4, 2013

and South Africa got the top Spot followed by England, Australia, Pakistan and India.

Solicitor-General of India Rohinton F Nariman resigned from his office on February 4


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YES Bank, the fourth largest private sector Bank of India was awarded the Financial Institutions

Syndicated Deal of the Year 2012 in its Asia Pacific Region.

US President BarackObama nominated Sally Jewell, a retail executive and outdoor enthusiaston February 6, 2013 as the U.S. interior secretary.

Mukund Govind Rajan was appointed as the group spokesperson and brand custodian of

TATA Group on February 6, 2013.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on February 6, 2013 launched a new health initiative called

Rashtriya Bal Sawsthya Karyakram in Maharashtra.

First bionic man of the world called Rex was unveiled on February 7, 2013 at London's ScienceMuseum.

Researchers from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg discovered the largest prime

number of the world which is 17 million digits long.

Anindya Kumar Mitra, Advocate-General of West Bengal resigned from his office on

February 8 2013 and Bimal Chatterjee appointed as the new Advocate General.

Sachin Tendulkar scored his 81st century in first class cricket and equaled the record of SunilGavaskar on February 8, 2013.

Ministry of Civil Aviation on February 8, 2013 released Shubh Yatra, an exclusive monthly bi-

lingual (Hindi & English) inflight magazine of Air India.

Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of the Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan was on an official

visit to India from February 7 to February 9, 2013.

Parliament Attack Convict Afzal Guru was hanged on February 9, 2013 at Tihar Jail after hismercy petition was cancelled by the President of India.

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the sitar legend was honoured with the posthumous Lifetime

Achievement Grammy award. Anoushka Shankar accepted the award on February 9, 2013.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on February 9 2013 launched the much-awaited Rajiv


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Ranchi Rhinos beat Delhi Waveriders 2-1 to win the inaugural Hockey India League (HIL) in

the match at Astroturf Hockey Stadium on February 10, 2013.

The largest saltwater crocodile of the world, named Lolong died in Philippines on February10, 2013. Lolong measured 6.17 metres or 20.24 feet.

Table tennis legend Zhuang Zedong died in Beijing on February 10, 2013 following lengthy

fight with cancer. He was aged 72 years.

The Government of India and the World Bankon February 11, 2013 signed a 60 million US

dollars credit agreement for the Karnataka Watershed Development Project II.

MCX-SX, the third bourse on the equities and equity derivatives trading block debutedon February 11, 2013. It is the third national stock exchange of India.

India maintained their number one spot in the ICC ODI Championship table in the latest

rankings issued in Dubai on February 11, 2013

Pakistan on February 11, 2013 successfully test fired short range surface-to-surface missile Hatf

IX (NASR).

Priority Sector Lending (PSL) to Minorities increased considerably from 10.60 percent of totalPSL in 2007-2008 to 15.01 percent in 2012-2013.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) appointed Subodh Kumar Agrawal and K.

Raghu as its new President and Vice-President on February 12, 2013.

The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee appointed Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty as the

chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi on February 12, 2013.

World Radio Day was observed on February 12, 2013 to raise awareness about theimportance of radio.

Asoke Kumar Mukerji was appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the

United Nations on February 13, 2013.

Seizure of Bank Accounts of two companies of Sahara and attachment of its properties ordered


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The India-U.S. Joint Working Group on UN Peacekeeping held its 10th meeting in Washington

on February 13, 2013.

The Romanian film Child's Pose bagged the coveted Golden Bear prize for best film at the63rd Berlin film festival.

Serena Williams became the new World number one womens tennis player after reaching

Semifinals of Qatar Open Tennis Championship in Doha.

Bangladesh banned the Japanese cartoon Doraemon in the month of February 2013 because of

the fears of Hindi invasion.

Ronald Dworkin a renowned American philosopher and a Constitutional Law expert died at theage of 81 in London on February 14, 2013.

Y Bhaskar Rao, the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, sworn in as the Lokayukta


Oscar Pistorius, the double-leg-amputee blade runner charged for allegedly shooting dead his

girlfriend on February 14, 2013 at his home.

Seventeenth Convocation of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences(NIMHANS) was held on February 14, 2013 in Bangalore.

India and France on February 14, 2013 agreed to strengthen counter terrorism and intelligence

cooperation.

AMR Corporation, parent company of American Airlines as well as US Airways on February 14,

2013 confirmed about their merger plans.

Sanskrit Caravan was launched in New Delhi on February 14, 2013 by the Minister of State forHuman Resource Development Shashi Tharoor.

NACO signed MoU with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to Highlight Issues related to AIDS


Russia witnessed a meteorite that weighed more than 10 tonnes and left more than 500 injured


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India and Bangladesh held Joint Consultative Commission meeting in Dhaka on February 16,

2013 to resolve border dispute.

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa was re-elected for a third term with more than 50 percent ofthe vote.

External Affairs Minister of India, Salman Khurshid visited Bangaldesh to be the part of 2nd

meeting of India Bangladesh JCC

Australia defeated West Indies by 114 runs to win ICC Womens World Cup Trophy in the

finals on February 17, 2013.

Viswanathan Anand on February 17, 2013 won the Chess Classic trophy after defeating ArkadijNaiditsch from Germany.

Rafael Nadal defeated David Nalbandian in straight sets to win the Brazil Open on February 17,

2013 at Sao Paolo.

The Government of India on February 18, 2013 cancelled the bond auctions worth 12000 crore

Rupees.

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee on February 18, 2013 conferred 2011 Indira GandhiPrize for Peace, Disarmament and Development Award to Ela Ramesh Bhatt.

Prime Minister of Tunisia Hamadi Jebali resigned on February 19, 2013 after he failed to reach on

an agreement for creating a new government.

The former Union Minister and three times MP for Rajya Sabha, Radhakishan Malviya died at

the age of 68 on February 19, 2013.

Government of Rajasthan on February 19, 2013 constituted a task force to control swine flu inthe state. The task force will be headed by CK Matthew.

FIFA confirmed use of the Goal-Line Technology in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil

on February 19, 2013, to assist referees in making a firm decision about a goal.

Royal Challengers Bangalore appointed Virat Kohli as the new Captain of the team


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Former LIC chiefT. S. Vijayan took over as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and

Development Authority (IRDA) on February 21, 2013.

Ratan Tata, the former head of Tata Group was awarded the life time achievement award2012 by Ernst & Young on February 21, 2013.

The Union Cabinet of India approved merger of Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels Ltd. (BHPV) with

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on February 21, 2013.

Silk Route Car Rally was flagged off from the Helipad Ground in Salt Lake Stadium, West Bengal


India and Sri Lanka on February 22, 2013 signed two agreements for fighting againstinternational terrorism as well as avoiding double taxation.

Justice Usha Mehra Commission constituted to identify the lapses on Delhi gang rape

incident submitted its report to the Government on February 22,2013.

Guidelines for Licensing of New Banks in the Private Sector was released by Reserve Bank

of India on February 22, 2013.

Assam became First Indian State to produce over 500 million kg Tea for 2 Years in a Row.

NASA scientists spotted the youngest black hole yet in the Milky Way galaxy called W49B, which

is just 1000-years-old.

Hari Shankar Singhania, the leading industrialistdied on February 23, 2013 at the age of 79

years. Hari Shankar Singhania was a Padma Bhushan awardee (in 2003).

Marina Erakovic won her first WTA title, US National Indoor Tennis Championship 2013 after

beating Germany's Sabine Lisicki in Memphis on February 23, 2013.

India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie-Mattek Sands won the Dubai

Tennis Championship on February 23, 2013.

Silver Linings Playbook won four awards at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica

on February 24 2013


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61st Cavalry defeated IPG 9-5 in the M3M Maharaja Jiwaji Rao Scindia Gold Cup 2013 to lift

the trophy on February 24, 2013.

Nicos Anastasiades, the centre-right DISY (the Democratic Rally) party leader won thepresidential elections of Cyprus on February 24, 2013 with 57.5 percent votes.

Park Geun-hye sworn-in as the first woman President of South Korea on February 25,

2013.

Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill was

passed by Rajya Sabha on February 25, 2013.

Arun Tadanki, the managing director for Yahoo India and South East Asia quit Yahooon February 25, 2013. He became the Managing Director of Yahoo in May 2009.

Six foreign micro and mini spacecrafts and SARAL were launched successfully by PSLV-C20

rocket on February 25, 2013 from Sriharikota.

Vishwaroop, the CEO, NTPC SAIL Power Company (NSPCL) was conferred with the Exemplary

Leader Award in Mumbai on February 25, 2013.

Hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt on February 26, 2013 because of mid-air gas explosion,which killed 19 tourists.

The Surrey Space Centre (SSC) of the University of Surrey on February 26, 2013 announced that

STRaND-1 was launched successfully into space from India.

Delhi became the first state in India to ban the manual scavenging. Delhi on February 26, 2013

banned deployment of cleaning staff for manual sewer cleaning.

Anupam Kher, the veteran Bollywood actor was awarded with the City Proclamation Awardin Los Angeles in the last week of February 2013.

Sugata Mitra was awarded the million-dollar TED Prize on February 26, 2013 for pursuing

his idea for building the schools in the Internet.

The Government of Japan nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for the designation of next


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National Science Day was observed on February 28, 2013. The theme of 2013 was Genetically

Modified Crops and Food Security.

Vice Admiral, Anurag G Thapliyal took over as the Director General of the Indian CoastGuard on February 28, 2013.


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