Page-17 of Current Affairs - February, 2014

101st Indian Science Congress

February 8, 2014

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the 101st Indian Science Congress at Jammu University, Jammu. The five-day (Feb 3-7, 2014) event will see deliberations and presentation of papers by the scientific fraternity from across the globe. The focus is on ..

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Bill Gates “Founder and technology advisor”; John Thompson new Chairman of Microsoft

February 6, 2014

Bill Gates assumes role of “Founder and  technology advisor” of Microsoft John Thompson appointed as the new Chairman of Microsoft Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates assumed a new role on the Board as Founder and Technology Advisor. He will help Satya Nadella (the ..

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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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