Page-5 of Current Affairs - February, 2014

SC: People from any religious background are free to adopt child

February 23, 2014

The Supreme Court ruled that people are free to adopt children irrespective of their religious background. The move paved the way for adoption of child by persons hailing from Muslim community even though it is not allowed under their personal ..

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“Public Issues before Parliament”- Mr. Vijay Darda’s book released by Vice President of India

February 23, 2014

The Vice President of India, Mr. Hamid Ansari released a book entitled “Public Issues before Parliament” authored by Mr. Vijay Darda (MP) in New Delhi. The book is the summarization of the significant contributions made by Mr. Darda during his ..

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Study: Fertilization destabilizes Global Grassland Ecosystems

February 23, 2014

As per study led by University of Minnesota researchers, the fertilization of natural grasslands, either intentionally or unintentionally as a side effect of global farming and industry, is having a destabilizing effect on global grassland ecosystems. About the study on ..

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India's First Minority Cyber Village inaugurated in Rajasthan

February 23, 2014

The Minister for Minority Affairs Mr. K Rehman Khan inaugurated India’s first Minority Cyber Village in Chandoli in Alwar district of Rajasthan. Ministry of Minority Affairs has targeted villages with substantial population of minorities for this project. Minority people will ..

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Facebook announces purchase of WhatsApp for $19bn

February 23, 2014

The social media giant, Facebook announced purchased popular mobile messaging company WhatsApp for a whopping $19 billion. To date, it is the largest acquisition by the Mark Zuckerberg-led firm, which will give it a stronghold in the market for messaging. ..

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Cabinet nod for Equal Opportunity Commission & Coal Regulator

February 23, 2014

The Union Cabinet approved the creation of Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC), to check discrimination of minority communities in jobs and education.  About Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) Exclusively for minorities. Mandate: To ensure that no minority community is discriminated against on ..

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Parliament nod to bill to protect rights of street vendors

February 23, 2014

Parliament passed “Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) bill-2014” to regulate street vending activities and protect the rights of urban street vendors besides ensuring steps against harassment by police and civic authorities. The Rajya Sabha adopted ..

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“Asteroid 2000 Em26”: Potentially hazardous space rock safely passed by Earth

February 23, 2014

The space rock, known as 2000 EM26, poses no threat and passed the Earth at just under nine times the distance to the moon. Though, it is defined as a potentially hazardous Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) that was large enough to ..

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