Sunday 2 February 2014

Current Affairs - Feb'01 - 2014

Current Affairs February 2014


  • India’s first monorail service was inaugurated by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj chavan in Mumbai
  • Surajkund International crafts Mela began at Surajkund in Faridabad
  • Rajasthan has scrapped its approval on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retailing that was given by the previous state government
  • US have warned China against any move to declare a new Air Defence Identification Zone over the South China Sea
  • Michael Rogers has been nominated to be the Director of the National Security Agency by the US president Barack Obama
  • Greater flamingo the oldest one died at the age of 83 at Adelaide Zoo of Australia. It was brought to the zoo in 1933
  • India pledged 44.12 million rupees grant assistance to Nepal for the construction of Nepal Academy’s library building in Kathmandu
  • Government announced that economy might have expanded by 4.5 percent in fiscal year 2012-13 as compared to previous estimate of 5 percent
  • High Court of Uttar Pradesh directed CBI to probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds in seven districts for MGNREGA Scheme from the centre
  • India lost the fifth and final cricket ODI series of 5 matches against New Zealand by 87 runs in Westpac Stadium at Wellington