Current Affairs -February 2010 (Archive )

Febraury 28, 2010
Filmfare Awards
Dr. Rajendra Prasad – Commemorative Coins
Remembering Morar Ji Desai:
Punjab: World Class Data center at Mohali
Mumbai: New Record of Maratha Mandir
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February 27, 2010
National Mineral Award for Excellence : Sisir Kumar Sen
Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award- M V Krishnaswamy
Indian Oil Corporation Chairman- B M Bansal
FICCI President: Rajan Mittal
Remembering Chandrasekhar Azad:
Haryana: Budget Monitoring System
Kerala: India’s first litigation controlled Tribal Panchayat
Kochi: India’s first ‘Commercial Urban Mobile Network
Kazakhstan: Best of India Exhibition
Obituary: Nanaji Deshmukh
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February 26, 2010
National Awards for Science Communication
Milad-Un-Nabi
Goa: Panaji Shigmotsav 2010
Chandigarh: Rose Festival
Union Budget 2010-11
Opposition on Price Rise:
Update 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
Sikkim: code of criminal procedure amendment bill introduced
On Financial Sector Reforms Commission
On Technology Advisory Group for Unique Projects
On Independent Evaluation Office (IEO)
On National Mission for Delivery of Justice and Legal Reforms
National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF)
M F Husain accepts Qatari nationality offer
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February 25, 2010
Lucknow: AROMED
Bangladesh: First ever India Trade Fair-2010
New Delhi : National Khadi and Village Industries Board meeting
Cabinet clears Women’s Reservation Bill
Gujarat: Ram Hanuman Path & Other Tourism Plans
Rural Drinking Water Programme: Modifications approved
Mumbai: Green Commandos
Gujarat: Mahatma Mandir
Chhattisgarh: Two Tusker sanctuaries
Finance Minister on Economic Survey:
Dredging Corporation of India Limited: Infrastructure procurement
What is Dredging ?
State Bank of India: Sona Ghar
13th Finance Commission: key Recommendations
Copernicium: Highest-numbered element to be officially recognized by IUPAC
Cricket: Sachin Creates History
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February 24, 2010
Gujarat: 16th National Space Science Symposium (NSSS), Rajkot
What is Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III?
Sushma Speaks on Price Rise
Railway Budget 2010-11
Madhya Pradesh : State Budget:
New Yojnas in Madhya Pradesh:
Latest IIP Data:
Science & Technology : Abydosaurus
Chandigarh: Australia’s Trade Department
India Pakistan: Foreign Secretaries level talks
Sachin Rewrites History
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February 23, 2010
Sushma Swaraj: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
India Carpet Expo-2010
Gujarat: India’s first yachting expedition
On Proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre
Panel of Health Ministry on Diabetes Drug:
Orissa: 5-year prospective tourism plan
Karnataka: 12 millionth Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) Smart Card
Punjab: Foundation stone for two power projects based on biomass
Latest Data on SEZ in India:
Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) : Plans for Golden Jubilee
What is Hoda Committee?
India Bangladesh: Electric cables through the Tin Bigha Corridor
What is Connecting Classrooms Programme ?
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February 22, 2010
Nayudamma Award: VK Saraswat
National Mineral Awards-2008
Budget Session Starts:
L.K. Advani Working Chairman of NDA
On installation of statues of elephants
National Transport Development Policy Committee
Rajasthan: Best police station in Asia- Vidhayakpuri , Jaipur
Rajasthan: Vasundhara Resigns
New Delhi :India’s first Standard Gauge train depot – Mundka
Update on Amendment of Press and Registration of Books (PRB) Act
Punjab: India’s First Double Decker Coach
New FDI Proposals:
One more extension to Mobile Number Portability:
China- India first joint war game in 2012
What are Western Disturbances?
China: Oldest Bricks Found
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February 21, 2010
International Mother Language Day:
Punjab: India’s First Integrated Check post: Attari
DRDO:seperate division on terrorism
Bihar: Loan relief to farmers
Khurshid on UNESCO report
IIM Ahmadabad : Cluster II
3G Plans of BSNL:
On India’s Telecom subscribers:
Nigerien coup d’état
India at Commonwealth Shooting Championships
Dhoni on Number 1 Position in ICC ODI batting
Obituary: Madhukar Sarpotdar
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February 20, 2010
Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh Nisar Ahmad Kakru
Pazhassiraja Charitable Trust awards
Shiv Jayanti:
Arunachal Pradesh celebrates its 24th Statehood Day.
New Delhi: 12th National Conference of Chairpersons of State Public Service Commissions
Andhra Pradesh: Yet Another Tax Free Budget
Update on B N Srikrishna committee
Chidambaram Calling Chief Ministers on Naxals:
Jammu & Kashmir : 148 Crore Rupees for Nehru Yuva Kendras
Indore: Two Resolutions of BJP:
R.C. Rangrajan on release of sufficient food grains
Kerala: India’s 38th Tiger Reserve : Parambikkulam wildlife sanctuary
C V Raman International Fellowship
IMF restores Zimbabwe’s voting rights after seven years
Pakistan : Supreme court on Money Laundering of Asif Zardari
Netherlands : Collapse of the Government:
Space Shuttle Endeavour
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February 19, 2010
Tongues on Fire Film Festival: Life Time award for Jaya Bachchan
3rd Annual ESPNcricinfo Awards
Rs. 182 Crore for MTNL the Telecom Service Provider for the Commonwealth Games
West Bengal : Special Force for Naxal menace
On revised Procedure for grant of Conference Visas:
Induction of MiG 29-K
DEFEXPO 2010 concludes
BJP national council meet:Indore
800 Crore Equity Infusion in Air India:
On Food Inflation:
India & World
On Gold Sales Programme of IMF:
Israel on India’s proposal to set up a think tank
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February 18, 2010
Where is Goddess Shri Maduraialaiamman Temple?
What is Mahesh Rangarajan committee related to?
What is Environment Board for Western Ghats?
What is UNAIDS called related to 6th Millennium Development Goal?
What are Smart Choice cafes?
Which company signed MOU with IRRI on drip irrigation research?
What is IRRI?
What is Aircell Nokia Siemens Deal?
What is MyOzNetwork.com?
What is nutrient based subsidy policy?
India – Latvia Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
India number 1 Gold Consumer
Which Indian Companies are investing in a China Pipeline to Myanmar?
World’s 20 best companies for leadership: Infosys among them
Which one is world’s cheapest mobile?
What is 3GSM World Congress?
India Visit of Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav
Obituary : Nirmal Pandey
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February 16, 2010
President of the All India Students Federation (AISF) – Paramajit Singh Dhaban
Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court – Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru
America’s new special envoy to OIC – Rashad Hussain
Alumni Award by the University of Hawaii Alumni Association- Ashok Kumar Malhotra
Educational Development Index – Punjab leads
RBI’s HR audit:
MOU for Biomass Gasifier Systems:
What is Biomass gasification?
Thermal : Rs.2.00 lakhs / 300 KWe
Partners in Population and Development
Bangladesh: Vested Property Return (Amendment) Act
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February 15, 2010
Carl-Peter Forster is Tata Motors group CEO
Mysore: ‘Pustakotsava’
Manipur: Lui-Ngai-Ni
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships & Awards 2009
On National Institute of Oceanography
Vessels of NIO:
Andhra Pradesh : New Bills to be Introduced:
On Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap
On FDI in Defense:
Haryana: Second plant of Honda
On Indian edition of ‘Fortune’ magazine:
Bharti’s Third Attempt to Enter African Market:
‘Trust Barometer’ survey for 2010
On India’s Claim to Extended Economic Zone:
John Kerry’s Visit:
Ranking Web of World Depositories: Indian Institutions
Bangladesh: Renaming Zia International Airport
Sports: Kapur, Bhullar, Lahiri Sponsored by Hero Honda
Top 5 WTA Rankings Holders
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February 14, 2010
Rajasthan: Vintage Car Rally, Jaipur
Bihar : New Bihar state unit Chief of JD-U Vijay Choudhary
IIM-A – Cohort System
Punjab : Who was Baba Moti Ram Mehra?
‘Bharat Swabhimaan’ Andolan
Karnatka: Ranganathittu Bird Sancutary
2010 PTT Pattaya Open (results)
MRF Formula 1600 Challenge Champion – Aswin Sundar
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February 13, 2010
Britain : Nuclear New Build Conference
Year of Tiger :
Gadkari on Article 370:
More About Article 370:
Himachal Pradesh : Inspiration from Costa Rica
Orissa: First Community Station
New Delhi : Mughal Garden Opens to Public
Apple’s answer to Kindle- iPad
Ravindra Jadeja banned
2010 Hockey World Cup – Trophy unveiled:
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February 12, 2010
Defexpo India 2010
Task Force on Project Elephant
Update on Polavaram Project
The Constitution (One Hundred and Eleventh Amendment) Bill, 2009
Proposed National Seed Bank
Cabinet decided upon 13th Finance Commission Recommendations:
How Finance Commissions are constituted?
Terms of Reference of B.N.Srikrishna Committee
Second Advance Estimates of Crop Production
Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) – Malaysia
New Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Nepal
New ICC Representatives:
International Boxing Association (AIBA) rankings – Vijender Singh on top
Cricket in Olympics:
ICC chief executive – Haroon Lorgat
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February 11, 2010
Lokmat-Darda awards
Rural Business Hubs
Devendra Pandey Committee on Forest Rights Act
Andhra Pradesh : India’s First Big Budget 2D animation Movie – Lava Kush- The warrior Twins
Chandigarh : Expansion of PGIMER
Andhra Pradesh : Report on YSR death: Committee submits its report
West Bengal : Jyoti Basu is now a subject of Jatra!
Kerala: India’s first ‘total electrified district’ Palakkad
Lok Karmis:
Eco-friendly Wipro Greenware desktops
Indian Oil Companies in Venezuela:
Daniel Pearl Internship – Devin Banerjee
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February 10, 2010
DG of National Investigation Agency: SC Sinha
Pangsau Pass winter festival
Polio Champion – Ghulam Nabi Azad
On India’s Tribal Universities:
Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
India has now Anti satellite system:
On Agni V:
Wipro, CSIR sign MoU
About Press Council of India:
Reserve Bank of India’s Financial Literacy Tram:
Mission Seven Summits
Internationalized domain name Research at CDAC
Obituary: K N Raj
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February 9, 2010
9th President of Bhartiya Janta Party: Nitin Gadkari
Maha Samriti Buddha Park
Indefinite Moratorium on Bt Brinjal:
Andhra Pradesh : Issue of Minority Reservation
Andaman & Nicobar : Milan Concludes
On Feni River’s Issue:
Iran: 20 percent uranium enrichment process
World Intellectual Property Organization data:
On Iran Pakistan India gas pipeline:
Who is Marjan Kalhor ?
Fastest Asian woman sprinter – Naseem Akhtar
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February 8, 2010
‘Wheat and Wheat Products: Towards Millennium Goals’
MGNREGA excellence award
Meeting on Operation Green Hunt:
Haryana: Haryana Overseas Placement Bureau pacts with banks
Sikkim: 27th Office of Reserve Bank of India
Latest CSO Data on Indian Economy growth
BHEL gets Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric project order
Decent Work Country Programme
Gen Sarath Fonseka arrested
Presidential Elections in Ukraine:
South Asian Games 2010
2010 SA Tennis Open: Results
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February 7, 2010
World Tamils Protection Secretariat
Punjab: Amritsar International Festival
Bihar : JP Samman Pension Scheme:
Agni III
Costa Rica’s president-elect Laura Chinchilla
Golf: Asian Tour International : Gaganjeet Bhullar
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February 6, 2010
BJP’s West Bengal Unit President : Rahul Sinha
Lifetime Achievement Award of Delhi Government:
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)
On B K Somashekhara Commission
Government has instructed the commission to finish the job by March 31.
About Justice BK Somshekhara:
Meditech Valley
Update on Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP)
Help Line for Tourists:
OPD’s at Stations:
Face to Faith Program of Blair Foundation :
US President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities Member : Jhumpa Lahiri
Third Military Doctrine of Russia
Discovery of Haplocheirus sollers & Origin of Birds
First in-depth study of Malaria Parasite Genome
All India Inter-Varsity Handball – Results
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February 5, 2010
Bharat Asmita Awards
Brand Ambassador of Gujarat : Amitabh Bachchan
India’s Ambassador to Congo – Devendra Nath Srivastava
India’s next Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan – Professor Phunchok Stobdan
Mark Benson retires from ICC Elite Panel
What is ICC Elite Panel:
National Festival of Tribal Dances & Music – Prakriti
National Science and Engineering Research Board
Goa : Bondla Zoo
Bihar : Steady Decline in Polio Cases:
Rajasthan : Liquor Policy
Uttar Pradesh – Budget 2010-11 some memorable points:
Super 30
Renaming of Birla Global Finance:
Sam Ptroda panel
Munich Security Conference
Milan Exercise
2010 Manmohan Singh Undergraduate Scholarship
Indo-UK Joint Economic & Trade Commission (JETCO)
Sustainable Urban Transport Project Agreement of Government of India with World Bank
What is this project about?
World’s First Germanium Laser:
World’s Most Precise Clock
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February 4, 2010
Ashwini Sharma: BJP Chief Punjab
World Cancer Day:
World CEO Forum 2010
90th Anniversary Celebrations of International Labour Organization (ILO)
Delhi Government Rs. 5,00,000 Cash award to Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
Last member of an Andaman tribe dies
Combined Gradual Level Examination 2010:
Special Initiatives of Ministry of Environment & Forests:
What is antidumping duty?
Yahoo Hotjobs! sold
CPCB survey – highest e-waste producing city, Mumbai
World’s smallest ECG Machine:
India-Hungary social security agreement
Dalai Lama’s donation to Haiti Victims:
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February 3, 2010
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High court: Kurian Joseph
Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Sammelan–2010
Buddhist Conclave – Nalanda
On PIL on violation of labor laws at Commonwealth Games sites
Madhya Pradesh : Soil Health Certificates
On NTPC’s Follow on Public Offer :
BSNL – Novatium Partnership in Uttar Pradesh
On Mobile Number Portability:
First Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Shipping
Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection
On India Hungary Trade:
“Change for Good” programme of Finair
India and Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Maldives Delegation Visiting India
On Global Initiative on River Cleaning
Iran : successful launch of Kavoshgar 3
Chess: Chennai Open: Maxim Turov
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February 2, 2010
International Wetland Day: 2010
US Congressional Award – M Karunandhi
Genome Valley Award:
First NEMPF
‘BioAsia 2010’ – Hyderabad
74th five-day conference of Presiding Officers and Secretaries of Legislative Bodies
Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme
BJP constitutes Panel on Tribal Policy:
On benches of Supreme Court outside Delhi:
Transferred: Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh:
On Himalayan Biodiversity
On The National Afforestation Programme
Third Quarter Review of The Monetary Policy 2009-10
Acer’s “Liquid”
First Private IT Park of Orissa:
60th Anniversary of Fulbright scholarship programme in India
Indian Peace keepers in MONUC
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February 1, 2010
Secretary, Department of Disinvestment – Shri Sumit Bose
Military Secretary : Lt Gen GM Nair
Director General CRPF : Vikram Srivastava
Director General Indo Tibetan Police Force : R.K.Bhatia
52nd Grammy Awards
Dr Ambedkar National Award – Dr Narendra Jadhav
Suraj Kund Mela: Haryana
War Resisters International (WRI) Conference – New Delhi
2010 ‘Year of Forensic Science’
On INS Chakra
Longest human chain for Telangana:
Internet Nominated for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize:
India delivers $5 million to the government of Haiti
On Jaipur Foot:
Latest data on Foreign Trade:
Latest projection of World Bank about India’s Economy
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  1. Anonymous

    June 5, 2010 at 3:29 am

    thanks a lot sir…………….

  2. Anonymous

    March 27, 2011 at 6:39 pm

    its very helpful… thank you!!

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