Current Affairs February 2016

Current Affairs February 2016

Current Affairs

Current Affairs February 2016

29 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Budget 2016: FM Jaitley says no to populism and rural economy is in focus.
• Budget 2016: 4-months time given to black money holders to come clean.
• Budget 2016: lifestyle commodities like Cars, cigarettes, eating out and travelling would get costlier.
• Sensex and Nifty has touched the fresh 52-week low on Budget announcements.
• Delhi water crisis getting worse, it would affect almost 5 million likely today.
• Govt report says breathing in Delhi air is worse than smoking.
• Pak hangs a man who killed governor over call to reform blasphemy law.
• Kingfisher Airlines lenders would move to Debt Recovery Tribunal regarding airline heavy debt.
• 29 February 1860 Herman Hollerith had invented the 1st electric tabulating machine on this day.
• 29 February 1896  Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, 4th Prime Minister of India and recipient of Bharat Ratna, also served as Chief Minister of Bombay Province, was born in Gujarat.
• 29 February 1904  Rukmini Devi Arundale was an Indian theosophist and  Indian classical dancer of Bharatnatyam, an activist for animal rights and welfare, was born on this day.
• 29 February 1940  Hattie McDaniel was the 1st black person to win an Oscar. She won Best Supporting Actress award for her role in "Gone with the Wind."
• 29 February 1997  Government lifts curbs in India on many consumer goods imports to liberalise imports.
• 29 February 2010  Tokyo Skytree tower, in Japan, was completed as the tallest tower in the world. 

28 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Vedanta group has received India’s first gold mine lease in Chhattisgarh.
• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), reports that more than 45,000 cases of sexual offences against children were registered in 2 years.
• BRICS bank president: An Indian economic growth of 8% per year is possible.
• Financial policymakers of the world's 20 major economies are pledging to strengthen the global recovery.
• Twitter will launch its renewed embedded timeline on March 3.
• Emission norms for bikes will get tougher, that will come into effect from April 1, 2020.
• 28 February 1580  The 1st visit of Jesuit Priest of Goa made on this day in the Court of Emperor Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri.
• 28 February 1835  The 1st Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
• 28 February 1928  C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which made him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize' in Physic.
• 28 February 1963  Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the 1st President of India was passed away in Sadaqat Ashram in Patna.
• 28 February 1968  International City Auroville was inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.

27 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Chinese ships presence hints of their submarines can be near Andamans.
• Police grill Ashutosh Kumar, another sedition-accused JNU student recently.
• Police wants that Shiv Sena leader who have assaulted woman police should never allow to drive again.
• After Everest, Toolika Rani, the retired class one officer of Indian Air Force, has conquered Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro in 6 days time.
• Economic Survey of recent time says India may be heading for slowdown,
• Rich should have to pay out more for power: Economic Survey suggests.
• Flipkart, a mega e-comm store would shuts down its grocery delivery business.
• Economic and Social Survey wants to put stress on improving quality of education in India.
• 27 February 1854  Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India (1848–1856),  captured Jhansi under the East India Company on this day.
• 27 February 1922 - The U.S. Supreme Court ratify the 19th Amendment which guaranteed the Women the Right to Vote.
• 27 February 1931  Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid the arrest from British police at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
• 27 February 1956  G. V. Mavlankar, the 1st speaker of Lok Sabha of India, passed away.
• 27 February 1974  "People" magazine was 1st published by Time-Life (later known as Time-Warner).

26 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Key points from Economic Survey: GDP is likely to grow at 7-7.5% in 2016/17.
• AIIMS will set up 4 government medical colleges in Himachal Pradesh soon.
• US senator moves a joint resolution to block the sale of F-16s to Pakistan.
• India request UN to include Masood Azhar on list of designated terrorists.
• Vijay Mallya resigns as United Spirits chairman; Diageo to pay Rs 515 cr to Mallya to step down.
• 26 February 1815  Napoleon Bonaparte had escaped from the Island of Elba. After this he began second conquest of France.
• 26 February 1857  1st Indian Revolution the "Sepoy Mutiny" started on this day but ended in few months due to the fall of 19th Bengal Infantry which broke out in Berhampore.
• 26 February 1863  U.S. President Lincoln had signed the National Currency Act of US.
• 26 February 1930  New York City for the 1st time installed the traffic lights.
• 26 February 972  President Varahgiri Venkat Giri had inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station in Wardha near Arvi.

25 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Sanjay Dutt freed from jail, A complete 23-year-long journey of Sanjay Dutt since 1993 is completed today.
• Rail Budget 2016: Little room for hiking fares and freight tariffs, Rail Minister says, The Rail Budget 2016 will introduce new trains and better amenities.
• No surcharge or the service charge on card and digital payments would be levied: Cabinet assures.
• Sensex has recovered 39 points ahead of Rail Budget.
• Australia will boost the defence spending by $21 billion.
• US wins the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of UN dispute against India’s solar rules.
• Johnson & Johnson will pay $72 mn for the cancer death linked to talcum powder.
• 25 February 1510  Portuguese Catholics under Albuquerque conquer Goa on this day.
• 25 February 1791  1st Bank of the United States was chartered by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Washington.
• 25 February 1910  Dalai Lama, the Tibeten monk, escaped from Chinese troops and taken refuge in India.
• 25 February 1913  The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which  authorize income tax was ratified. 
• 25 February 1977  2nd Satellite Earth Station in India was established at Dehradun.
• 25 February 1987  The Railway Minister had announced introduction of 8 new superfast trains from April 1, 1987.

24 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Sea level is rising at the fastest rate in last 28 centuries, a research report says.
• JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya have surrender to Delhi Police late night yesterday.
• Indian Muslims are well off, felt top jihadi, Abdul Aziz alias Giddah, accused of conspiring to organise blasts in Andhra Pradesh few years ago.
• NASA has released 'Moon music' as heard by Apollo 10 mission astronauts Eugene Cernan and John Young.
• Modi’s suit owner Lavjibhai Badshah will donate Rs 200 crore for 10,000 girls welfare.
• Obama sends a plan of closure of Guantanamo prison (United States military prison located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base) to Congress.
• Domestic Plane of Tara airlines in Nepal with 23 on board is missing.
• Budget session update: Chaos in RS as Mayawati raises Rohit Vemula issue
• 24 February 1786  Charles Cornwallis was appointed as Governor-General of India on this day.
• 24 February 1803  The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled itself to be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues in the country.
• 24 February 1938  The 1st nylon bristle toothbrush was introduced. This was the 1st time when nylon yarn was used commercially.
• 24 February 1948  The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, finally merged in India.
• 24 February 1961  Government of Madras province or state of Madras was renamed as Tamil Nadu on this day but later changed to Chennai.
• 24 February 1988  Prithvi, India's 1st surface-to-surface missile of 250km, Indigenously designed, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota.

23 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Banks eye Jaypee to settle loans, the company has debts of around Rs 50,000 crore.
• China is third largest weapons exporter country, Pakistan is main recipient of weapons from China.
• Govt would set up Sanskrit languange cells in IITs to research ancient science in the premier institutes.
• India tops the list of largest weapons importing countries in the world according to the report.
• Pope Francis calls to ban on death penalty worldwide.
• Unesco survey says: Urdu in Pakistan schools is the reason for political tensions.
• Maharashtra govt allots over 600 acres of land to Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali to set up a food processing unit and start research in tribal medicines in Nagpur.
• 23 February 1768  Nizam had accepted the British supremacy and peace treaty with Nizam was signed by Smith Col.
• 23 February 1813  The 1st U.S. raw cotton-to-cloth mill was established in Waltham, MA.
• 23 February 1952  In India Employees Provident Fund Bill and Miscellaneous Provision Act passed in the Lok Sabha on this day.
• 23 February 1969  Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, was passed away.
• 23 February 1998  Raman Lamba, former Indian Test cricketer, was passed away in Dhaka after head injury. 

22 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Reliance will launch Jio mobile voice and internet data service by mid 2016,  this will cover 80% of the 1.3 billion population, RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani says.
• In Chhattisgarh, PM N Modi touches the feet of 104-yr-old woman who sold her goats to build toilets.
• All Five wanted students of JNU back on campus, most likely to be arrested.
• Mukesh Ambani: Oil prices is likely to stay low for 3-5 years.
• Outsourcing medical services will reduce the Operation Cost, a study report says.
• Lucknow: Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) has issued order to fly Tricolour on campus.
• Omar Abdullah and Censor Board member engage in Twitter war over JNU row.
• 22 February 1845   East Indian Company purchased Serampore of Hooghly district and Balasore cities from Dutch.
• 22 February 1854  Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the 1st Cloth Mill  'Bombay Spinning Mills' in mumbai in India. The Company was designed by Sir William Fairbaim.
• 22 February 1977  Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled on this day.
• 22 February 1984  The U.S. Census Bureau statistics had shown that  Alaska was the fastest growing state with an increase in population of 19.2 percent of the decade.

21 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Centre’s ambitious Rurban  (rural-urban) mission in Chhattisgarh.
• Freedom 251, of Ringing Bells, bookings closed, company has to deliver 7.35 cr phones in 2016.
• Christine Lagarde has received the second term from IMF as managing director.
• Jat quota stir makes airfares soaring, Delhi-Chandigarh fare reached Rs 99,000 today.
• WB finance minister is appointed as chairman of Empowered Committee on GST.
• Lal Masjid case in Pakistan: Non-bailable arrest warrant is issued for ex President Musharraf.
• Facebook, Ace Social Media, will roll out a new Suicide Prevention tool.
• 21 February 1804  The 1st self-propelled locomotive "Penydarren" on rails of 9 miles was demonstrated in South Wales in UK.
• 21 February 1848  The Communist Manifesto was 1st published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels on this day. 
• 21 February 1878  The 1st telephone directories issued were distributed to residents in New Haven, in U.S. It was a single page with only 50 names.
• 21 February 1952  1st General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress    INC won the election with 364 seats.
• 21 February 1953  Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station were started by the PM JL Nehru on this day.
• 21 February 1959  Press Club of India was founded on this day in New Delhi.

20 February 2016 Current Affairs

• ‘Make in India Week’ received Rs 15 lakh cr investment commitment from Govt.
• Jat quota row: Mobile internet blocked in Haryana after stir turns violent.
• UP Board Exams stop cheating: Over 7.4 lakh students absent on Day 1.
• Amid JNU row, govt directs Tricolour to fly atop of all central universities.
• Barack Obama has become 1st US prez to visit Cuba in almost in a century.
• Jats in Haryana block roads, rail routes; essential commodity prices may go up, army conducts flag march in Bhiwani.
• Railways would likely to introduce start-ups for gaming and Zomato-like services.
• Budget 2016: Govt promises on rail modernisation.
• Forex reserves in last four weeks has risen almost $4.6 billion.
• 20 February 1792  President George Washington in US had signed the "Postal Service Act" which created the U.S. Post Office.
• 20 February 1847  Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established on this day. This was the premier horse racing organization during the British Raj in India.
• 20 February 1947  British Prime Minister Attlee announced in  House of Commons, London, that Britain will Free India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed as the Viceroy of India.
• 20 February 1987  Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh were became the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union on this day.
• 20 February 1997  RBI relaxes the capital adequacy norms for commercial Banks in India.

19 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Freedom 251: Grocer's son Mohit Goel from Meerut made world's cheapest smartphone, Ringing Bells, marked price at Rs 251.
• As e-commerce catches on in country, India's artisans are becoming millionaires.
• Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar says Govt may grant the OROP to all premature military retirees.
• Five ‘hot’ Jupiter-like planets are discovered. They are designated as WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b.
• Mayawati in UP has done nothing for Dalits. Rahul Gandhi points out in a speech.
• Beijing wants other nations to respect ’02 norms on South China Sea. US has confirmed the deployment of missiles in South China Sea by China.
• 19 February 1807  Aaron Burr, Former U.S. Vice President, was arrested in Alabama. He was acquitted on charges of treason.
• 19 February 1881  Kansas in US became the 1st state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages on this day.
• 19 February 1891  Amrita Bazaar Patrika from Calcutta became a Daily Newspaper.
• 19 February 1942  Almost 150 Japanese warplanes were attacked the Australian city of Darwin during the WWII.
• 19 February 1974  "Bombay High", Oil stock was found near Mumbai in the Arabian Sea.
• 19 February 1986  In New Delhi Railway station, computerised Railway Ticket reservation system was introduced on this day.

18 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif acknowledged that Pakistan's Kargil occupation in 1999 was a "misadventure" and "stab in the back" of Atal B Vajpayee.
• WHO says Malaria costs Rs 11,640 crore in India and dengue 6,000 crore yearly.
• CBI report finds out that 2,200 corrupt govt officials were identified in 2015.
• Apple CEO posts an open letter about opposing government order to hack iPhones.
• SC puts stay on cabinet move to revoke President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh.
• CCTV and 24x7 security deployed for JNUSU prez Kanhaiya at Tihar Jail untill Mar 2.
• Nutrition experts say King Mango pulp has many nutritions which helps to fight Cancer and Inflammation.
• 18 February 1665  The Portuguese had handed over Mumbai island to England.
• 18 February 1836  Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa(1836-86), Gadadhar Chatterji, was born in Kamarpukur village, Hooghly district in West Bengal.
• 18 February 1905  "Indian Home Rule Society" was founded in London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
• 18 February 1911  World' s 1st official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was carried out between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) On This Day.
• 18 February 1930  "Elm Farm Ollie" became the 1st cow to fly in an Airplane.
• 18 February 1977  The space shuttle "Enterprise" made its maiden "flight" sitting on top of a Boeing 747. 

17 February 2016 Current Affairs

• SC restricted entry in Kanhaiya hearing case in Delhi, lawyers chant Vande Mataram.
• Delhi cops started hunt for ‘anti-national’ JNU students in inter-state raids.
• China started putting missiles to the contested South China Sea Island: Taiwan says.
• M&M has been chosen as partner with BAE for $700-mn deal to make artillery guns  to supply 145 M777 howitzers.
• Lenders approach differently to individual and corporate borrowers, Individual Defaulters get harder time for smaller loan compared to corporate borrowers.
• The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) hiked the interest rate on provident fund PF from 8.75% to 8.8% for 2015-16, where small savings reduced by 0.25%
• Burglar in Chennai steals to build temple from the proceeds of more than 100 burglaries carried out almost 25 years landed in jail.
• 17 February 1618   Sir Thomas Roe, the 1st English Ambassador after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court returned to England on this day.
• 17 February 1816 René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, a French physician, invented the stethoscope in 1816.
• 17 February 1878  In San Francisco, US, the 1st large city Telephone Exchange was established. It had only 18 phones.
• 17 February 1931  Viceroy of India Lord Irvin, invited Mahatma Gandhi at Vicregal Lodge (now known at Rashtrapati Bhavan) for talk for the 1st time.
• 17 February 1976  Urban Ceilings Act for land aquisition in Urban India came into force on this day.
• 17 February 1980  Indira Gandhi dissolveed 9 state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed President rule in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, U.P., Orissa, Bihar, M.P., Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
• 17 February 1996 -  Garry Kasparov, World chess champion, has beaten the IBM supercomputer "Deep Blue" in Philadelphia, US. 

16 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Make in India: Tata Brabo, India-made robot, will be launched in next 2 months.
• India’s exports have shrink in January; RBI against the devaluation of Indian Rupee.
• Apple will have its 1st technology centre outside US in Hyderabad with an investment of $25 million and about 4,500 employees.
• Raise IT exemption limit from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4 lakh: Industry body seeks.
• Snapdeal still has to go a long way to overtake Flipkart: Experts believe.
• JNU row: Politic smust take a back-seat and law should take its own course to solve such problems.
• India on 16th Feb test-fired Prithvi II missile in Odisha, it is indigenously developed, can carry 1000kg warheads.
• XLRI soon will offer course in popular digital marketing.
• 16 February 1927  Rail services started between India and Nepal on this day.
• 16 February 1932  Sibnath Banerjee, trade union leader, who founded Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc passed away on this day.
• 16 February 1937  Wallace H. Carothers have received a patent for Nylon. He was a research chemist for Du Pont as well.
• 16 February 1944  Dadasaheb Phalke, 'Father of Indian Cinema' who produced India's 1st feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' passed away at the age of 74 in Nasik.
• 16 February 1980  The 1st visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was occured on this day. This succeeded the total solar eclipse of 22 June 1898.

15 February 2016 Current Affairs

• PSLV to be largely privatised by 2020 and would be operated by Antrix Corp, ISRO's commercial arm says.
• Govt may roll back customs duty increase on life-saving drugs soon.
• Commissioner Bassi says Delhi Police has enough evidence to nail JNU students.
• Fire breaks out at the event of 'Make in India' at stage in the cultural event held at Girgaum Chowpatty seafront, the huge tragedy was prevented.
• Pension and tech funds are almost $6.5 billion at Snapdeal.
• Snapdeal's valuation is about $4.8 billion after its $500-million fund raised by Foxconn Technology and Alibaba in August last year.
• Bank of Baroda posts Q3 loss of Rs 3,342 crore; this the highest ever in industry.
• 30,000 candidates applied for army recruitment rally from February 19 to 28.
• Slain dacoit Shiv Kumar Patel alias Dadua's statue was unveiled at small hamlet of  Fatehpur temple in UP.
• 15 February 1942  Singapore, during World War II, surrendered to the Japanese.
• 15 February 1965  Canada accepted its new red and white Maple Leaf flag. The flag was replaced the old Red Ensign standard.
• 15 February 1967  4th General Election of Lok Sabha started on this day in India.
• 15-February-1992  Kesri Publications started the 1st Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
• 15 February 2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush had approved Nevada's Yucca Mountain the site for long-term disposal of radioactive nuclear waste.

14 February 2016 Current Affairs

• JNU row: JNU bars Kanhaiya and 7 others, police is in search for 10 students including D Raja’s daughter.
• 150,000 Adelie penguins were killed in Cape Denison in Commonwealth Bay  after colossal iceberg in Antarctica left the colony landlocked.
• Sri Srinivasan, an Indian American has emerged to be Judge in the Supreme Court,  he may successor for the recently deceased Justice Scalia.
• Bank of Baroda has record Q3 loss of Rs 3,342 crore this year.
• The Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) has debar students writing ‘Om’ or ‘786’ on answer copies.
• Cyber experts warn V-Day shoppers of fake goods and fraudulent deals because Cyber Crime may be very active this time.
• Vedanta Group's Anil Agarwal planning to set up India's first LCD panel plant.
• Apple Music has record 11 million subscribers by now.
• 14 February 1483  Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince of  Fergana and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born on this day.
• 14 February1556  Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became 3rd Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years, was crowned on this day .
• 14 February 1962  U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave a tour first time of the White House on television.
• 14 February 1976  Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act in India comes into force.
• 14 February 1989  The 1st satellite of the Global Positioning System (GPS) was placed into orbit around Earth.
• 14 February 2005  The video-sharing website YouTube was founded by 3 former PayPal employees on this day. In November 2006, Google bought it for US$1.65 billion.

13 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Afzal Guru protest event in Delhi: JNU is 'anti-national hub', ex-army alums says.
• Headley: Pakistan’s investigation of 26/11 attacks is a farce. Headley received assurance by LeT that Nothing will happen to those who are being investigated.
• PM Modi has inaugrated the "Make in India" week in Mumbai.
• RBI Governor says the PSU Bank Bad loans need good clean up the bank books.
• Congress and DMK together will fight 2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly polls.
• Zika virus may find place in organs protected from the immune system to hide.
• Sensex today up by 34 points to reach at 22,986 level. Rupee closes at 68.23 vs dollar.
• Ban on burqa, hijab or head scraf at medical entrance exam by CBSC from May 01, may be lifted.
• 13 February 1601  John Lancaster started the 1st East India Company voyage from London for India.
• 13 February 1633  Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before the Inquisition.
• 13 February 1741  "The American Magazine," published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the the 1st magazine in the U.S.
• 13 February 1879   "Nightingale of India" Sarojini Naidu, was born in Hyderabad. She was the 1st Governor of Uttar Pradesh in free India.
• 13 February 1960  "Gerboise Bleue" was the name of the 1st French nuclear test. It was detonated near Reggane, in the Algerian Sahara desert on this day.  

12 February 2016 Current Affairs

• SBI Q3 profit slides 62% due to the record Rs 20k cr writting off as bad loans.
• Hawking delighted with discovery of gravitational wave, PM Modi appriciates Indian Scientists role.
• Artificial Intelligence software for drones developed by Scientists to  recognise autonomously and rescue people lost in complex environments like forests and mountains.
• David Coleman Headley, attack conspirator of Mumbai 26/11 claims that Ishrat Jahan, was a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist.
• Sensex, on 11 Feb, crashed 807 points and dropped below 23,000-mark, the lowest level in 21 months, due to the PSU banks bad loans and global economy concerns.
• Jahanara, is one of the two women who were the 1st to complete a course for Qazis, in Jaipur.
• 12 February 1793  Congress enacts the 1st fugitive slave law in US.
• 12 February 1809  Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky on this day. Lincoln was one of America’s most admired presidents.
• 12 February 1824  Dayanand Sarsvati, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, who founded Arya Samaj, was born in Moorvi.
• 12 February 1912  Hsian-T’ung, the last emperor of China, was forced to abdicate by Sun Yat-sen’s republican revolution on this day.
• 12 February 1928 Vallabhbhai Patel led Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) against the Bombay government's decision to raise the revenue on cotton by 22 percent. 

 11 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Global warming is likely to extend for next 10,000 years, a study report says.
• Protests within TERI: Students refusing to take degrees from VC R K Pachauri.
• Headley says: I had received money from IndusInd Bank’s Nariman branch.
• Pan India Jewellers are on strike to protest against PAN rule on purchases of all gold jewellery of Rs 2 lakh and above.
• Leopard scare: More than 120 schools in Bengaluru declared holiday today.
• 75% of management is from Indiain, Oracle US operations of 26 years in India says Oracle CEO.
• Sikh teen has written a book on US bullies in US schools.
• Paracetamol taken during pregnancy may cause asthma in your baby.
• 11 February 1752  The Pennsylvania Hospital was the very 1st hospital in America opened on this day.
• 11 February 1906  "Daily Tribune" daily newspaper of India started its printing from Lahore on this day.
• 11 February 1975  Margaret Thatcher became the 1st woman to head a major party in Britain.
• 11 February 1979  Cellular Jail, in Andaman Nikobar Islands, of the Raj times was declared as a National Memorial.
• 11 February 1990   Nelson Mandela in South Africa, was freed after 27 years in captivity.

10 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Tim Barners-Lee, Father of internet, congratulated India, on passing strong net neutrality rules, wants you to ‘say no’ to Facebook’s Free Basics.
• 150 soldiers, 2 Siberian dogs rescued Army man trapped in Siachen Snow.
• Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) in Australia researchers foud that the X-rays and nanoparticles combo can kill cancer. 
• Pak court accepts plea to bring back Koh-i-Noor, 105-carat gem, from UK,   on the basis that it belongs to the territory that became part of Pakistan in 1947.
• 'MigCall' An offline mobile App launched in Muscat for Indians in trouble.
• Pakistan has approved "Hindu Marriage Bill" after decades of inaction.
• Sensex is down 160 points today on weak global cues.
• 10 February 1870  The YWCA Young Women Christian Association was founded in New York City.
• 10 February 1897  "The New York Times" started printing "All the news that's fit to print" on its front page.
• 10-February-1921    Mahatma Gandhi had inaugurated the Kashi Vidya Peeth in Benaras.
• 10-February-1931  Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to Luten New Delhi, a formal inauguration of New Delhi City celebrated.
• 10 February 1935 - The Pennsylvania Railroad started its passenger service with electric locomotive in US on this day.

09 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Free Basics of Facebook: TRAI says no to it and supports net neutrality. Pay only for what you use.
• Obama, US President Pledges To Double the Spending On "Renewable Energy Research" By 2020.
• Turkey will open its border for Syrian refugees ‘if necessary’: Turkey President Erdogan says.
• Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is offering 25 varieties of tea on trains, it is also available by Railway App.
• Odd-even Traffic scheme in New Delhi is likely to return after Board exams.
• Sudden cardiac death: Scientists at a US university have developed a possible treatment to prevent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) to prevent it.
• Psychiatric disorders genetically linked to type II diabetes, Scientists says.
• Nissan, Japanese car maker, to phase out Sunny and Micra in 5 years time.
• 09 February 1870  "Weather Bureau" of The United States was authorized by Congress on this day. It was officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS).
• 09 February 1885  The 1st Japanese arrived in Hawaii on this day.
• 9-February-1898  "The Rower of Persia", a short film was produced at Calcutta on 9th February and released at Star Theatre in Calcutta.
• 09 February 1909  The 1st forestry school was incorporated in US, Kent, Ohio.
• 9-February-1951  The 1st census of free India of enumeration work was started on this day.

08 February 2016 Current Affairs

• 'True LeT' man Headley says: he has visited Mumbai 7 times before 26/11.
• New Delhi Metro revolution: Metro would cut 30-minute in commute times, 10 lakh more passengers are likely to add.
• Country’s PSU banks have written off a almost of Rs 1.14 lakh crore, this amount could have pushed India up on the development ladder.
• A stray leopard entered a school in Bengaluru, attacked at least 6 people who were trying to capture it, finally has been successfully captured.
• North Korea long-range rocket launch may lead to new era of 'Star Wars' in missile defence.
• Big B: Amitabh Bachchan hs reached 23 million mark on Facebook
• 08 February 1834 Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, a Russian chemist and inventor, who had formulated the Periodic Law, created the periodic table of elements, was born on this day.
• 08 February 1872  Viceroy of India, Lord Mayo, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
• 08 February 1897  Dr. Zakir Hussain, 3rd President of India, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
• 08 February 1971  The Nasdaq Stock-Market Index with 50 companies and a starting value of 100, was launched on this day.
• 08 February 1986  For the 1st time in India, pre-paid taxi sevice was established at New Delhi airport.
• 08 February 1994  Kapil Dev sets a new world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.

07 February 2016 Current Affairs

• PM Modi has launched IOCL’s Paradip refinery today in Odisha also he would inaugurate the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) near Bhubaneswar.
• North Korea reportedly says that they will continue to launch satellites.
• China "expressed regret" over North Korea's long-range rocket launch, after Pyongyang confirms that it successfully put a satellite into orbit.
• Britons have voted Margaret Thatcher, Ex-PM of Britain, is the most influential woman of past 200 years in the world.
• Nomura, Japanese firm says-Indian economic recovery losing steam it may lead to slow down.
• Veggies to WiFi speed, these frivolous RTI queries of public keep PM’s office busy.
• The 1st case of Zika infection was detected in New York, US in December 2013.
• 07 February 1687  Mughal army won the Goalkonda fort in Hyderabad, then Kutubshahi dynasty came to end.
• 07 February 1877  The 1st Guernsey Cattle Club was established in New York City.
• 07 February 1974  The nation of Grenada received independence from Britain.
• 07 February 1992  'Shalki', the 1st submarine designed in India, was joined Indian Navy on this day.
• 07 February 1995  Cong-I Disciplinary Action Committee expelled Arjun Singh for 6 years for anti-party activities.

06 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Rs 17,000 crore highway projects of 18 projects got clearance from Govt.
• In Budget Pay panel and OROP may get Rs 1.10 lakh crore: hints from FM.
• "Make in India" may have key to innovation of Immunisation Technologies.
• HC in Delhi stays the AAP govt order for fixing 4-year age limit for nursery admission.
• The second phase of the odd-and-even traffic scheme may be announced soon.
• Delhi has hosted Miss Earth India competition to support Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme.
• SC can't question Muslim personal law based on Koran and judiciary can’t change it: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind asserted before the Supreme Court.
• 06 February 1887    Manabendra Nath Roy, the founder of 'Radical Democratic Party' after quitting Congress during World War II was born.
• 06 February 1932  Los Angeles, California, Dog sled racing happened for the 1st time in Olympic competition.
• 06 February 1949    India Govt had nationalized the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, of Hyderabad.
• 06 February 1952  Britain's King George VI died on this day. His daughter, Elizabeth II, succeeded him.
• 06 February 1954    Kashmir Assembly had accepted the re-unification with India.
• 06 February 1973  Construction began of the CN Tower, the tallest building  in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 

05 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inaugurating the Assam Gas Cracker Project in Dibrugarh district, after the venture envisaged 32 years ago.
• World powers pledge $10 billion help  in aid to conflict-hit Syrians.
• Nursery admissions row: HC put an hold on AAP govt’s order to scrap the management quota.
• The Seattle-based, $105-billion company Amazon will expand grocery delivery biz in India through app-only grocery delivery service.
• School Textbooks should also be available in Sanskrit, says HRD panel.
• MP: One can store 100 liquor bottles at home in state soon, which may make you earn Rs 10 lakh a yr.
• Spain reports 1st European Zika-infected case of pregnant woman.
• Any group on WhatsApp can now have up to 256 members.
• 05 February 1861  Samuel Goodale had patented the moving picture peep show machine on this day.
• 05 February 1931    Krishna Film Co., Bombay had produced a 7,659 feet long 'Krishnatone Talkie Programme No. 1', which was released much before 'Alam Ara', the 1st talkie film of India.
• 05 February 1931  Maxine Dunlap became the 1st woman licensed for a glider pilot.
• 05 February 1949  Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed was announced on this day.
• 05 February 1961 -"Sunday Telegraph", The 1st issue of this was published on this day.
• 05 February 1991  The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait were manage to return to India.

04 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Ambani would invest in aerospace centre in Bengaluru and Adani group is investing Rs 21K-cr in ports and renewable energy in Karnataka.
• 20% of lung cancer patients in Delhi are non-smokers due to heavy pollution: Doctors reports.
• 40-feet blue whale recently rescued at Ratnagiri. This is the ninth case of carcasses of large marine mammals washed ashore in the city since last year.
• An Indian, Saroj Kumar Jha, is appointed in the World Bank with President Jim Young Kim for a role to provide strategic leadership.
• Azim Premji, Wipro chairman, said that the group is planning to hire 25,000 more techies in Karnataka.
• A 44-year-old man from Dehradun is a Son of ex-Major General held in Goa for ‘terror links’. 
• 04 February 1628  Shahjahan, Mugal King, was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra on this day.
• 04 February 1932  The 1st Winter Olympics were took place in the United States at Lake Placid, NY.
• 04 February 1953  Indo-Pak talk on Kashmir was started under Dr. Graham in Geneva.
• 04 February 1994  India was elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF of the UN bodies.
• 04 February 2003  Yugoslavia was formally dissolved on this day. The country was divided into two republics, Serbia and Montenegro. 
• 04 February 2004  Facebook.com, Mark Zuckerberg and his team launched the most popular, social networking website on this day. 

03 February 2016 Current Affairs

• NIA intensifying its probe into possible presence of an insider element in the Pathankot attack.
• Make in India with flying colours: Boeing of US plane manufacturing company would invest billions of dollars in India.
• Zika: TN in on high-risk category, WHO declared global emergency of the spread of zika virus.
• Guru and Anupama Ramakrishnan, an Indian-American couple has gifted $3.5 million for Sanskrit studies and upliftment of the language.
• France says No ban on Sikh turbans but only on burqas, for obvious security reasons.
• Worldwide wearable devices sales have grown 18.4 per cent in 2016.
• 03 February 1900  Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, from Jharkhand, Ranchi,  was finally arrested on this day in Chakradharpur forest by British.
• 03 February 1916  Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was established under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
• 03 February 1925  First Electric Train in India started from Bombay V. T. (C.S.T.) to Kurla from Central Railway, Bombay.
• 03 February 1928  On arrival of Simon Commission under Lord Irwin, created huge opposition and serious rioting in India on this day.
• 03 February 1988  INS Chakra, on its induction in the Indian Navy, joined the maritime nuclear powers.

 02 February 2016 Current Affairs

• Modi's dream 100 smart cities would need over $150 billion investment: Study report says.
• RBI keeps key interest rates unchanged, and Sensex is up more than 64 points ahead of RBI policy announcements.
• 27 year old Yukti Chaudhary: Woman with Harvard degree has won the Haryana Zila Parishad polls.
• India has to release health guidelines on Zika issues in 48 hrs as WHO declares Zika emergency.
• SC is hearing on gay sex today: Indian should know more about Section 377.
• Google beats Apple: Alphabet Inc of Google has become the world’s most valuable company.
• World’s 1st ‘robot run’ farm will produce pesticide-free lettuce in Kyoto- Japan.
• 02 February 1653  The New Amsterdam,which is now known as New York City, was established on this day.
• 02 February 1788  "Pitt's Regulatory Act", to modify the Indian Administration, was introduced, it has given the further controls on Government of India.
• 02 February 1814  Calcutta Museum was established by Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, this was a part of the Asiatic Society.
• 02 February 1848 The 1st shipload of Chinese emigrants were arrived in San Francisco, US on this day.
• 02 February 1949  "Press Trust of India" (PTI) was established.
• 02 February 1962  The 8 of the and 9 planets were aligned for the 1st time in 400 years.

01 February 2016 Current Affairs

• PM confirm that 50% of Indian farmers must get crop insurance within 2 years.
• Andamans Island soon may have Rs 1,800-cr dry-dock, Minister Gadkari says.
• Railways has to focus on monetising its assets so Prabhu has asked State Bank of India to draw up a plan that will help on asset monetisation.
• New juvenile law: Lowering of age in juvenile crime case section has challenged in SC.
• No rain received in January: Capital has experienced the driest winter in 13 years.
• HDFC Bank will soon offer personal loans and credit cards at nationwide ATMs.
• Rajasthan will set minimum wages and working hours for domestic help.
• Medicine is the most sought after career for girls in tier I cities in India.
• 01 February 1790  The U.S. Supreme Court for the 1st time convened in New York City.
• 01 February 1835  East India company acquired Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
• 01 February 1855  East India Railways held formal inauguration of the Howrah station on this day.
• 01 February 1889  Amrit Kaur was born princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She was connected with World Health Organisation WHO and Red Cross Society.
• 01 February 1930 The Times in New York had published its 1st crossword puzzle.
• 01 February 1964  Unit Trust of India (UTI) was established on this day.
• 01 February 1972  International Airports Authority of India (IAAI) was established.