Page-10 of Current Affairs - February, 2014

Mr. Jatinder Bir Singh: Appointed as a new CMD of Punjab and Sind Bank

February 16, 2014

Mr. Jatinder Bir Singh appointed new Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB). He succeeded Mr. D.P. Singh. Previously, Mr. Singh was an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources. He is 1983-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya ..

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Central Government: All public transport vehicles must have GPS by Feb 20, 2014

February 16, 2014

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways set a deadline for public transport vehicles running in major cities with a population of over 10 lakh to install GPS devices by February 20, 2014. The Union government has directed all ..

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Sikkim: India’s first state to achieve 100% sanitation coverage

February 16, 2014

As per the report released by the Union Ministry of Drinking water and Sanitation, Sikkim became the only state in India to achieve 100% sanitation in rural and urban households, schools, sanitary complexes and Aanganwadi centres. Under the Nirmal Bharat ..

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“Two additional attempts” for all categories of candidates in UPSC's Civil Services Exams

February 16, 2014

The Union Government has decided to give an additional 2 attempts along-with a consequential age relaxation to all categories of candidates for the Civil Services Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The Ministry of Personnel in its order ..

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“Moto G”: Launched by Motorola in India through Flipkart

February 16, 2014

The US-based firm, Motorola launched its much-awaited budget phone Moto G in India through Flipkart. The Moto G’s 16GB version, priced at Rs 13,999 and 8 GB version priced at Rs. 12,499. The smartphone has a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm ..

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RBI allowed FIIs to purchase 30% shares in Dabur

February 16, 2014

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) to purchase shares in Dabur India up to 30% of the firm’s paid up capital. FIIs have been allowed to buy more shares in Dabur India as the company ..

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“SMSS J031300.36-670839.3”: Oldest known star in the Universe discovered

February 16, 2014

The astronomers led by Dr Stefan Keller of the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered the oldest known star, SMSS J031300.36-670839.3, in the Universe, which formed shortly after the Big Bang 13.6 billion years ago. Modern cosmological science stated that ..

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Sushil Koirala: Nepal’s new PM

February 15, 2014

Veteran Nepali Congress President, Mr. Sushil Koirala (75) elected as Prime Minister of Nepal, after he secured more than two-thirds of the votes in the Parliament of Nepal. He would be the sixth head of government since the country became ..

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Mr. Vishwanath Tripathi honored with the Vyas Samman 2013

February 15, 2014

The famous Hindi writer, Mr. Vishwanath Tripathi (82) honored by the prestigious Vyas Samman 2013. He has been chosen for his memoir ‘Vyomkesh Darvesh ‘that is a biography of the noted Hindi scholar Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi. The Vyas Samman 2012 ..

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Dr. Marco Lambertini: New Director-General of WWF International

February 15, 2014

Dr. Marco Lambertini appointed as the Director General of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International. He will begin his new role with the global conservation organization on May 1, 2014. Dr. Marco Lambertini At present, he is the chief ..

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