Tuesday 11 February 2014

Current Affairs - 11th Feb - 2014

Current Affairs February 2014






  • Scientists have discovered human footprints on the Norfolk Coast of England, which are at least 8 lakh years old
  • Banks declared 2 day Strike in support of immediate wage hike and in protest of proposed bank reforms
  • Justice Mukul Mudgal committee has submitted its report on IPL spot fixing scandal against team owners of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals
  • Srinivasan was elected as the new Chairman of ICC for a period of 2 years. He will succeed Alan Raymond Isaac
  • Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) for Documentary, Short and Animation Films held in Mumbai
  • CSO estimated India’s economic growth in 2013-14 fiscal to be 4.9 percent as compared to the growth rate of 4.5 percent in 2012-13
  • Olympian distance runner Ranjit Bhatia died
  • Yulia Lipnitskaya won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, Sochi, Russia
  • bhinav Bindra became first person to win three gold medals in an event at Inter-Shoot Tri-series Shooting being held at Hague, Netherlands
  • Sushil Koirala was elected as the next Prime Minister of Nepal on 10 February 2013 by the countries Parliament
  • Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to incorporate amendments in the proposed Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014