Wednesday 12 February 2014

Current Affairs - 12th Feb - 2014

Current Affairs February 2014





  • The 101st Annual Session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) was held at the University of Jammu, from 3 February 2014 to 7 February 2014
  • Jatinder Bir Singh was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) on 6 February 2014
  • Vinod Sawhny appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reliance Communications
  • Indian boxers finished fourth at the 58th Bocskai International Tournament which concluded in Hungary
  • Cambridge scientists successfully printed new eye cells using inkjet printing technology for the first time on 10 February 2014
  • The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways made it mandatory for public transport vehicles running in major cities to install GPS
  • R.K.Tiwari was appointed new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 9 February 2014
  • Popular Indian film Black was screened at Fakel Theatre in Moscow. This screening was done in Indian Cinema Club in association with the JNCCEI, Moscow
  • The President presented Krishi Karman Awards for excellence in food grain production for 2012-13
  • Sikkim became the first State in India to achieve 100 percent sanitation coverage under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan Scheme on 9 February 2014.
  • N Ramachandran was elected President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 9 February 2014
  • The South Central Railway launched Hyderabad Live Train Enquiry System
  • Cancer foundation YouWeCan of Yuvraj Singh joined hand with an NGO Navbharat Sewa Samiti to roll out a campaign named Cancer Mukt Purvi Dilli