Page-10 of Current Affairs - February, 2013
Mohan Parasaran is new Solicitor General of India
Mohan Parasaran has been appointed as the new Solicitor General of India following the resignation of senior advocate Rohinton Nariman from the post. Mr Parasaran, who is currently the Additional Solicitor General, is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Fact Box: Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
Cabinet approves setting up of SPV for TAPI gas pipeline The Union Cabinet has given nod to set up the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the $9-billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project. It has also granted permission to GAIL (India) ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Angelo Mathews appointed as captain of Sri Lankan cricket team
Angelo Mathews has been selected as Sri Lanka’s Test and one-day international captain for the rest of 2013. He took the reins from Mahela Jayawardene, who recently nominated Mathews to replace him.
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Super volcano eruptions may eliminate life
As per a recent study, life on Earth faces danger from a catastrophic “Supervolcano” which seismologists say is due to erupt in ‘200 million years’ time. How is it happening?
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Fact Box: Antyodaya Anna Yojana
Haryana lifts VAT on wheat given by AAY Haryana has exempted from Value Added Tax for wheat being given to beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) under the Public Distribution System (PDS). The move would benefit such beneficiaries to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Iran test fires cruise missile "Ghader"
Iran test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile named “Ghader”, which means Capable in Farsi, in international waters near the Strait of Hormuz. About “Ghader”: Surface-to-surface, ground-to-ship cruise missile Range of 200 kilometres Highly advanced with radar, satellite communications, precision in target ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Fact Box: Priority sector lending (PSL)
Priority sector lending (PSL) by public sector banks to minorities to minorities surpassed 15% mark. Priority sector lending by public sector banks to minorities has increased from 10.6% in 2007-08 to 15.01% in 2012-13 with a total lending of Rs ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Fact Box: Asteroid 2012 DA14
Asteroid 2012 DA14 fly-by closest to Earth Newly discovered asteroid 2012 DA14 flew by closest to Earth. DA14 is the largest known object of its size which passed this close without making any impact. It shot past in a south-north ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs