Page-14 of Current Affairs - February, 2014

Indian-born Mr. Satya Nadella appointed as the new Microsoft CEO

February 6, 2014

Indian-born Mr. Satya Nadella (46) appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors of the Internet giant Microsoft. Previously, he was the executive vice president of Microsoft’s cloud and enterprise group, responsible for ..

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Kashmir Solidarity Day: Pakistan invited India for dialogue on Kashmir

February 5, 2014

On the Kashmir Solidarity Day, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif invited India to engage in a “comprehensive, sustained and result-oriented” dialogue with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue. The mountainous region of Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for ..

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Mr. Harish Rawat sworn-in as new CM of Uttrakhand

February 5, 2014

The senior congress leader, Mr. Harish Rawat sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He was administered the oath by the Governor Aziz Qureshi at Raj Bhawan. He succeeded Vijay Bahuguna. Mr. Bahuguna resigned from the post of CM ..

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National Mission on Libraries(NML) – an initiative of the Ministry of Culture, launched

February 5, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee launched the National Mission on Libraries (NML) at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.  He formally inaugurated the NML’s guidelines, logo and website. Mission: Launched by the Ministry of Culture to modernize and digitally link public libraries across the ..

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Ms. Silverine Swer: Meghalaya's first Padma Shri awardee, passed away

February 5, 2014

Meghalaya’s first Padma Shri awardee Ms. Silverine Swer (103) passed away due to illness. She received the Padma Shri Award from the then president R. Venkataraman in 1990. About Ms. Silverine Swer Born: November 12, 1910 in Christian tribal family, ..

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Chinese warships hold rare exercises in Indian Ocean

February 5, 2014

The Chinese warships conducted rare exercises in the Indian Ocean, and then a three- ship flotilla of Chinese warships entered the West Pacific Ocean to start a drill there. The warships from the Nanhai Fleet are destroyers Wuhan and Haikou ..

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FATF released report on Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing

February 5, 2014

The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released an international report on money laundering and terrorist financing. Objective: To identify the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) vulnerabilities and risks of the “diamond pipeline” that covers all sectors in the ..

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Sahara group claims to create 56,000 jobs

February 5, 2014

The Sahara group will hire over 56,000 new employees this year along with investments to the tune of nearly Rs. 32,400 crore. The group invited applications for senior positions across business verticals within and outside the country and stated that ..

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Justice B.N.Srikrishna Committee recommendations to be reviewed by a 9-member IRDA panel

February 5, 2014

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) set up a 9-member panle to review the 14 non-legislative recommendations made by the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC). The role of panel is to: Examine the extant legislative and regulatory framework ..

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New Maharashtra law for recovery of bad loans

February 5, 2014

Maharashtra government appointed a committee to bring a legislation that will improve the recovery of loans given as part of government schemes. The proposed legislation will create a mechanism for forceful recoveries of loans given under government schemes. It will not ..

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