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CURRENT AFFAIRS for Month of February 2013

CURRENT AFFAIRS for Month of February 2013

  • INS Saryu  is the lead ship of the indigenous Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV) Inducted into Indian Navy.
  • Fourth Meeting of ASEAN and India Tourism Ministers held in Vientiane.
  • AP youth becomes India’s first blind CA. J Rajasekhar Reddy, a visually-impaired man from Guntur got the CA degree on 21 January 2013.He is the first Blind person in India got the CA degree.
  • India and Sri Lanka signed Anti-terror, Tax evasion Agreements.
  • International Tea Producers Forum formed.
  • On 22 January India, along with five other tea producing countries, has formed the International Tea Producers Forum (ITPF) at Colombo.Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D Purandesari signed the joint communique on behalf of India along with representatives of Kenya, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Rwanda and Malawi in Colombo.
  • The King and Queen of Bhutan visit India. The King and Queen of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema, visit India from 23-30 January. The Bhutanese heads of state are on a state visit as chief guests for India’s Republic Day parade.
  • Justice JS Verma Panel Report Submitted to the Government.
  • Justice J.S. Verma committee, set up to recommend measures to improve laws dealing with sexual offences,
  • David Headley sentenced for 35 years for 26/11 role(Mumbai attacks).
  • Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist David Headley was on 24 January 2013 sentenced to 35 years in jail by a Chicago court for his ‘unquestionable’ role in the massacre of 166 people in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
  • India, China to resume joint military exercises.
  • Pakistani Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister in corruption case.
  • 10th Knowledge Millennium Summit organized by ASSOCHAM at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
  • LIFE OF PI bags 11 Oscar nominations.
  • Ang Lee’s 3D magnum opus LIFE OF PI has done India immensely proud.
  • NGC 6872 is the largest known spiral galaxy in the universe.
  • NASA announced that the galaxy NGC 6872 is the  largest known spiral galaxy in the universe.
  • Indian researcher bags Alzheimer’s drug discovery award.
  • India Increased Rafale Fighter Jets’ Order.
  • India could buy up to 189 of the Rafale fighter jets currently being used by France to bomb Islamist militants in Mali,
  • President’s rule imposed in Jharkhand.
  • One peak left for Premlata to conquer 7 Summits.
  • The oldest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest, Premlata Agarwal, had reached the summit of Mt Vinson in Antarctica and now has only one peak left to conquer the 7 Summits, the highest mountains of each of the seven continents.Premlata, 47 years old and a mother of two, has scaled the Mt Vinson (4897 m) on January five without being able to acclimatise with the freezing weather.Premlata has scaled six summits — Mt. Everest (8848m, Nepal, Asia), Mt Elbrus (5642m, Russia, Europe), Mt Kilimanjaro (5895m, Tanzania, Africa), Mt Vinson (4897m, Antarctica), Mt Aconcagua (6962m, Argentina, South America) and Mt Carstensz Pyramid (4884m, Australia) and only one peak is left to conquer the 7 Summits.She would become the first Indian woman and one of the oldest women in the world to conquer the 7 Summits, if she succeeded in climbing Mt McKinley.
  • Supreme Court bans shrines, statues on public roads.
  • The Supreme Court of India on 18 January 2013 passed an order that constructing religious structures such as the temples and shrines on the public land was banned.
  • Indians asked to avoid violence prone areas in Nigeria.
  • India had issued an advisory to its citizens in Nigeria, asking them to limit their exposure to areas where radical Islamic sect Boko Haram is active.
  • Pakistani singer Mehnaz Begum is no more.
  • U.R. Rao to join Satellite Hall of Fame.
  • Ved Prakash is UGC chairman.
  • 140 Nations Agreed On Global Mercury Limits.
  • On 19 January , More than 140 nations have agreed on the first legally binding treaty to curb mercury pollution.(GENEVA).
  • ‘Japan to replace Fukushima plant with world’s largest wind farm’.
  • India, US finalise Rs 3,000 crore deal for jet engines.
  • Malaysian Open Badminton Championship Winners.
  • Men’s Singles: Lee Chong Wei (Indonesia) won the Men’s singles title after defeated Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the final at Kuala Lumpur on 20 January.
  • Filmfare Awards 2013 Winners.
  • BEST ACTOR- Ranbir Kapoor,  Barfi!Best Actress- Vidya Balan.Best Director Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani) ,Best Music Director Pritam (Barfi!) ,Lifetime Achievement Award Yash Chopra.
  • World economic forum kicks off in Davos.
  • Internet emits 830 mt of carbon dioxide annually.
  • India plans to launch Mars mission on October 2013.
  • Swami Vivekananda “The Monk as Man ” Book Released.
  • The renowned Bengali writer Shankar wrote a “The Monk as Man ” book on Swami Vivekananda ,who spread the message of India’s spiritual heritage across the world.In the book.
  • ipsarevic won Chennai Open Tennis Title.
  • On 6 January Second-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia has won the ATP Chennai Open Title.
  • Pakistan won the Three – Match Series.
  • On 6 January Pakistan won the three-match series by 2-1 against India. .Nasir Jamshed of Paksitan was declared as the player of the tournament.
  • Lionel Messi, the man of the four Golden Balls.
  • Lionel Messi became the first four-time winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award.
  • Brahmos cruise missile test fired in successfully.
  • Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos scored once again in its 34th launch on 09 January 2013 off Visakhapatnam,
  • 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in Kochi.
  • Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag Visited India.
  • Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag visited India from 3 – 10 January.
  • NGC 6872 is the largest known spiral galaxy in the universe.
  • Assembly polls in Tripura,Meghalaya and Nagaland on Febrauary.
  • Soumyajit Ghosh becomes youngest national table tennis championship.
  • President Released Stamps on Swami Vivekananda.
    • 70th Golden Globe Awards – 2013 was presented in California .
    • On January 13 The 70th Golden Globe Awards honoring the best in film and television of 2012, was presented in California .
    Best Film – Drama : Argo.
    Best Actor – Drama: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln).
  • Govt Launched Direct Cash Transfer Scheme in 20 Districts.
  • On 1 January 2013 The government launched its scaled down Cash Transfer Benefit (CBT) in 20 districts,but food, fertiliser and fuel subsidies will not be covered in the initial phase.
  • India – Pakistan Exchanged Nuclear Unit’s Lists Urjit Patel appointed as RBI deputy governor .
  • Switzerland best place to be born, India 66th.
  • YV Reddy to head 14th Finance Commission.
  • Spiral galaxy IC 2233 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope produced a beautiful image of the spiral galaxy IC 2233,
  • Violin maestro MSG passes away.
  • M.S. Gopalakrishnan — legendary violinist known for his mastery of both the Carnatic and Hindustani systems of classical music — passed away on 03 January 2013 in Chennai.
  • Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim remained the world’s richest person last year.
  • New VSSC Director:S.Ramakrishnan.
  • S. Ramakrishnan, ‘distinguished scientist’ at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was appointed as a Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),
  • Malala won ” 2012 Tipperary International Peace Award “.
  • On 3 January Malala Yousafzai, the teenaged Pakistani school girl shot by a Taliban gunman last year , has been awarded the ” 2012 Tipperary International Peace Award ” from Ireland for her courage and determination to speak out in support of equal access to education for children.
  • Uttarakhand won 63rd National Basketball Championship.
  • Virat Kohli crowned Cricketer of the Year.
  • India vice-captain Virat Kohli was adjudged the International Cricketer of the Year.
  • PA Sangma launches National People’s Party.
  • India to make world’s largest solar telescope.
  • India is likely to begin construction of the world’s largest solar telescope on the foothills of the Himalayas in Ladakh.
  • INTERNATIONAL EVENTYS.
  • NEW NON-PERMANENT MEMBER TOUNSC
  • The New Members are South Korea, Luxembourg, Argentina, Australia and Rwanda.
  • FRANCE OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED THE KILLINGS OF 1961 PARIS MASSACRE.
  • the killings of hundreds of unarmed Algerians in the 1961 Paris Massacre.
  • US UPLIFTED ‘TERRORIST’ DESIGNATION FROM NEPALI MAOISTS ARABIC MADE ITS DEBUT AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE AT VATICAN.
  • NEW NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY
  • LAUNCHED IN JAPAN RESOLUTION TO PROTECT THE ONLINE HUMAN RIGHTS OF GLOBAL CITIZENS COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT AND FARC LAUNCHED PEACE TALK.
  • Government of Colombia andLeftist FARC rebels formally launchedpeace talks in Norway on 17 October2012 which aimed at endingnearly five decades of conflict thathas claimed an estimated 600000lives.Salman Rushdie released his Book Joseph Anton.
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