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February 2015 Current Affairs Study Material

INTERNATIONAL

Zoe Konstantopoulou Elected As new President Of GreeceGreece Parliament has elected Zoe Konstantooulou! a memberof the left "in# arty Syri$a as its ne" President on % February&She "as elected after recei'in# a record number of 2(5 of (00deuties) 'otes in the Parliament& *ith this "in! she has therecord of more 'otes a President of arliament recei'ed after therestoration of democracy in Greece in 1+,-& .his "ill be thesecond time that a "oman is elected as the Greece ParliamentPresident! "ith the first bein# Anna Psarouda/enai in 200-&o"e'er! Konstantooulou also set another record! since the (3/year/old olitician is the youn#est Parliament President that hase'er been elected in Greece&

Australias Prime Minister Ton A!!ott "ur#i#es $onfidence%ote

Australian Prime Minister .ony Abbott on + February sur'i'ed a'ote of confidence motion on sillin# the to leadershi of 4iberal

Party& .ony Abbott "as elected as the Prime Minister of Australiain Setember 201(&

Russia & '(raine "i)ned $easefire A)reement.he leaders of ussia! 6raine! Germany and France si#ned aCeasefiredeal on 12 February after marathon tals at Mins! thecaital of elarus& elarus President Ale7ander 4uashenohosted these tals "hich "ere held in the bac#round of ne"attacs in eastern 6raine)s 8onets and 4uhans re#ions on 12February& At the end of the tals! both ussia and 6raine a#reedto brin# into effect a ceasefire in the "arrin# $one of eastern6raine from 15 February 2015&

"ri Lan(a Parliament Enacts witness Protection LawSri 4anan Parliament has assed the Assistance to and

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Protection of 9ictims of Crime and *itnesses ill on 20 February&.his bill aims at rotectin# the ri#hts of criminal 'ictims and"itnesses esecially in human ri#hts accountability&

IN*IA + ,ORL*

India and $-ina .ointl Launc-ed %isit India /ear In $-ina:ndia and China on 2 February ;ointly launched the 9isit :ndia

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cooeration in the field of A#riculture& esides! an a#reement "asalso si#ned for Sri 4ana)s articiation in the @alanda 6ni'ersityPro;ect&:ndia and Sri 4ana also a#reed to e7and defence andstrate#ic cooeration! includin# a trilateral format "ith the

Maldi'es&

'" To Pro#ide ,or( Permits 6or "pouses %isa ase Reac-es To 1@ crore.elecom re#ulator .elecom e#ulatory Authority of :ndia =.A:>on , February released a reort on subscriber base& :ndia

telecom subscriber base reaches all/time hi#h at +,0 million atthe end of 8ecember 201-&.he number of telehone subscribersin :ndia increased from +%-&20 million at the end of @o'ember201- to +,0&+, million at the end of 8ecember 201-& .hissurasses the re'ious record of +%5&5 million reached in Bune

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2012& .eledensity in the country! "hich means connection er100! reached ,,&53&

PM $onstituted 4 "u!=)roups Of $-ief Ministers wit-in NITI

Aao).he first meetin# of the Go'ernin# Council of @:.: =@ational:nstitution for .ransformin# :ndia> Aayo# "as held in @e" 8elhi on3 February& .he meetin# "as resided by @:.: Aayo#)s PrimeMinister @arendra Modi&8urin# the meetin#! Prime Minister@arendra Modi has constituted three sub/#rous of ChiefMinisters "ithin @ational :nstitution for .ransformin# :ndia =@:.:>

Aayo#&

6irst su!=)roup =:t "ill study the %% centrally/sonsoredschemes and recommend "hich schemes should continue! "hichshould be transferred to states! and "hich to discontinue& "econd su!=)roupD :t "ill focus on sill de'eloment andcreation of silled mano"er "ithin states& T-ird su!=)roupD :t "ill decide on the institutional mechanismsto be e'ol'ed for S"achh harat Abhiyaan! so that cleanlinessbecomes a art of life in eretuity&

PM Narendra Modi Launc-ed "oil

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scheme to mae it more beneficial toeole& State #o'ernment is seein# to stren#then the net"or ofblood stora#e units in rural areas instead of current mechanism oftransortin# blood throu#h motorcycles& :t is first of its ind

scheme in the country! launched in 201-& :t aimed at facilitatin#blood suly to atients scheduled to under#o sur#eries andmedical rocedures in remote areas&

Adani To "et 'p $ountrs Lar)est 39B999 M, solar Plant InRa?ast-an

Adani nterrises 4td on + February si#ned a act "ith thea;asthan #o'ernment to de'elo the country)s lar#est solar ar

in the state "ith 10!000 M* caacity o'er the ne7t 10 years at anestimated in'estment of about s -0!000 crore& .he comany "illset u solar o"er ro;ect of 5000 M* on its o"n in the ne7t fi'eyears& .he Adani Grou "ill also de'elo solar manufacturin#units and o"er e'acuation systems&

*el-i Assem!l Elections 093: Results *eclared.he lection Commission of :ndia =C:> on 10 February declaredthe results of 8elhi 4e#islati'e Assembly lections 2015& Aam

Aadmi Party =AAP> headed by social acti'ist turned oliticianAr'ind Ke;ri"al "ith %, seats has emer#ed as the lar#est arty inthe house of ,0 seats& Aam Aadmi Party =AAP> D *on record %,seats "ith record 'ote share of 5-&2 ercent& haratiya BanataParty =BP> D *on ( seats "ith 'ote share of (2&( ercent&2015 8elhi 4e#islati'e Assembly elections "ere held on ,February 2015 to elect ,0 members of the Si7th 8elhi 4e#islati'e

Assembly&

ro;ect in the state& .his 1+ crore ruees ro;ect "ill becomletely funded by the 6nion Go'ernment& :t "ill hel in

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connectin# 1,, sites and 11- olice stations in the state besides1( district headuarters! 2% sub/di'isional olice officers andthree olice ran#es alon# "ith state crime records bureau&

$ON6EREN$E"

3:t- *el-i "ustaina!le *e#elopment "ummit.he 15th 8elhi Sustainable 8e'eloment Summit "as held from5/, February 2015 in @e" 8elhi&.he theme of the summit "asSustainable 8e'eloment Goals and 8ealin# "ith ClimateChan#e&.he summit "as or#ani$ed by .he ner#y and

esources :nstitute =.:>& .he summit "itnessed a ool ofdistin#uished seaers from a "ide sectrum of bac#rounds&Politicians! 8ilomats! Cororates! Go'ernment Hfficials! media!@GHs and acti'ists attended the summit&8urin# the summit! t"oreorts namely! Global Sustainable 8e'eloment eort andner#y Security Hutloo "ere also launched&:ssues lie the needfor miti#ation in ner#y suly sector! #eneratin# finances forro;ects focusin# on Sustainable 8e'eloment! and educatin# theyouth about sustainable de'eloment "ere discussed& Stress "aslaid on collecti'e actions of both ublic and ri'ate sectors inachie'in# the Sustainable 8e'eloment Goals =S8Gs>&

A,AR*" +

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dimensions of the Marathi no'el! but also the "orld of Marathifiction "as transformed "ith its ad'ent&

:@t- Annual Gramm Awards

.he 5,th Annual Grammy A"ards "ere held on 3 February at theStales Center in 4os An#eles! California& :n all! 3( Grammy

A"ards "ere resented at the function& ."o :ndians I icy Ke; and @eela 9as"ani I too home aGrammy A"ard each& @eela 9as'ani "on the trohy in the estChildren)s Album cate#ory for J: Am Malala? o" Hne Girl Stood6 For ducation And Chan#ed .he *orld =Malala &She had narrated the audio 'ersion of the boo& Hn the other

hand icy Ke;)s collaboration in the album J*inds Hf Samsara"on the est @e" A#e Album trohy& e had teamed u "ithSouth African musician *outer Kellerman for the album! "hichsymbolises eace and harmony& ec ansen)s album JMornin# Phase "on the est Album ofthe "ere resented

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in t"enty four cate#ories& .hey are ?/ >est ActorD ddie edmayne =.he .heory of 'erythin#>& >est ActressD Bulianne Moore =Still Alice>& >est "upportin) ActorD B& K& Simmons =*hilash>&

>est "upportin) ActressD Patricia Aruette =oyhood>& >est *irectorD Ale;andro G& :Nrritu for irdman or =.he6ne7ected 9irtue of :#norance>& >est Ori)inal "creenplaD irdman or =.he 6ne7ected9irtue of :#norance>& >est Adapted "creenplaD .he :mitation Game& >est Ori)inal "on)D Glory =Selma>& >est Ori)inal "coreD .he Grand udaest otel&

>est Production *esi)n / .he Grand udaest otel& >est Editin)D *hilash& >est $inemato)rap-D irdman or =.he 6ne7ected 9irtue of:#norance>& >est "ound Editin)D American Snier& >est "ound Mi2in)D *hilash& >est 6orei)n Lan)ua)e 6ilmD :da =Poland>& >est *ocumentar 6eatureD Citi$enFour& >est *ocumentar "-ort "u!?ectD Crisis otline? 9eteransPress 1& >est Li#e Action "-ort 6ilmD .he Phone Call& >est %isual EffectsD :nterstellar& >est Animated 6eature 6ilmD i# ero %& >est Animated "-ort 6ilmD Feast& >est Ma(eup and est $ostume *esi)nD .he Grand udaest otel& Most awardsD irdman or =.he 6ne7ected 9irtue of

:#norance> and .he Grand udaest otel =oth recei'ed -a"ards>& Most nominations in D@t- Academ AwardsD irdman or=.he 6ne7ected 9irtue of :#norance> and .he Grand udaestotel =both + nominations>

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"PORT" + GAME"

4:t- National Games.he (5th @ational Games of :ndia concluded on 1- February2015 at .hiru'ananthauram =Kerala>& :n all the (5th @ationalGames sa" disbursal of 1((- medals comrisin# of -05 Gold!-0% Sil'er and 52( ron$e medals resecti'ely& Ser'ices SortsControl oard emer#ed o'erall chamion and "inner of the a;ahalendra Sin#h .rohy for the third consecuti'e time& Ser'icesha'e "on total 15+ medals includin# +1 Gold Medals& :t "asfollo"ed by hosts Kerala "ith 5- #olds and aryana "ith -0

#olds& @o" the (%th edition of @ational Games "ould be held atGoa in 201,& .he 2015 @ational Games of :ndia! also no"n asthe (5th @ational Games of :ndia! "ere held in Kerala from (1Banuary 2015 to 1- February 2015&.he mascot of the (5th@ational Games is)Ammu)! .he Great ornbill! or the Great:ndian ornbill! the State bird of Kerala&

Anil Kum!le and >ett ,ilson Inducted into I$$ $ric(et

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$-ris Gale >ecomes 6irst >atsman To has on ( February announcedsi7th i/Monthly Monetary Policy Statement 201-/15& :n its bi/

monthly monetary olicy statement! : has not chan#ed its mainlendin# rate i&e&eo ate and cash reser'e ratio =C>& utchan#ed statutory liuidity ratio =S4> of scheduled commercialbans&.he : reduced the statutory liuidity ratio =S4> ofscheduled commercial bans by 50 basis oints from 22&0 to21&5 of their net demand and time liabilities&

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I$I$I >an( Launc-es Indias 6irst *i)ital >an( Poc(ets.he :ndustrial Credit and :n'estment Cororation of :ndia =:C:C:>an! has on 10 February launched :ndia)s first di#ital an onmobile hones! Pocets& .his ser'ice "ill enable users to instantly

send money to any e/mail id! mobile number! friends on Facebooand ban account&

Railwa >ud)et 093:=35ail"ay Minister Suresh Prabhu on 2% February 2015 resentedthe ail"ay ud#et 2015/1% in the 4o Sabha& :n his first ail"ayud#et! Prabhu outlined a lan to in'est o'er 3 lah crore rueeso'er 5 years& .he si$e of the Plan ud#et has #one u by 52

ercent from %5,3+ crore ruees in 201-/15 to 100011 croreruees in 2015/1%&093:=35 Railwa >ud)et at a Glance 7Rs in crore8 = Gross .raffic eceits D 1!3(!5,3&00 .otal *or 7enditure D 1!%2!210&00 @et ail"ay e'enue D 25!0,%&-5 .otal Passen#er arnin#s D 50!1,5&00 Good arnin#s D 1!21!-2(&00 8i'indend Payable .o General e'enues D 10!310!,-

Heration atio D 33&5

ud)et 093:=35 =

New Trains?/ Announcement of no ne" trains =.his "ill be doneafter doin# a comrehensi'e analysis and feasibility studies>

Passen)er 6are?/ @o increase in Passen#er fares

6rei)-t?/ Frei#ht increase u to 10 on select items? 10 forurea! 2&, for cement and %&( for coal! 0&3 for iron and steel

Railwa Operations?/ ail"ay)s Heratin# atio to imro'e to33&5 in 2015/1% comared "ith tar#etted +1&3 in 201-/15

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Railwa 6inances =

a> Fi'e/year outlay at s 3&5 lah crore

b> Plan e7enditure in ail"ays to he hied 52 to s 1&11 lahcrore for 2015/1%

c> ,, ro;ects totallin# s +%!132 crore on cards to e7andcaacity

Railwa "afet =

a> s %!531 cr earmared on le'el crossin# safety

b> .rain rotection "arnin# system to re'ent fires

c> Collision a'oidin# system

d> +1, safety "or ro;ects to eliminate o'er (!000 unmannedcrossin#s in all states

e> Audio 'isual "arnin# and radio based si#nals desi#n forunmanned le'el crossin# "ith technical assistance from ::./Kanur on cards to enhance safety

f> Fi'e years safety lan "ill be ready by Bune 2015

#> Sur'eillance camera on cards for "omen)s safety! financin#from @irbhaya fund

Impro#in) Train "peed?/ Seed of + rail"ay corridors to beincreased from e7istin# 110 and 1(0 mh to 1%0 and 200 mhresecti'ely& A'era#e seed of frei#ht trains in emty and loadedconditions "ill be enhanced to 100 mh for emty frei#ht trainsand ,5 mh for loaded trains&

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Networ( E2pansion?/ Fast/trac sanctioned "ors on ,000 msof doubleOthirdOfourth lines Commission of 1200 m of net"or in2015/1% at an in'estment of 3%3% crore ruees&

Railwa Modernisation =

a> %!000 m of route m to be electrified in 2015/1%! u from -%2route m in 201-/15

b> 300 m of #au#e con'ersion on cards

Railwa $on#enience =

a> Prooses to mo'e to"ards aerless ticetin#

b> @o"! boo your ticets 120 days in ad'ance

c> s 120 crore ro'ided for lifts and escalators at ail"aystations

d> Phone char#in# facilities "ill be ro'ided in all trains includin##eneral comartments

e> Hnline booin# of "heelchairs for seniors! hysicallychallen#ed assen#ers

f> Food can be ordered throu#h :C.C "ebsite "hile booin#ticets

#> *ifi a'ailability at -00 rail"ay stations across the countryincludin# class stations too

h> .o introduce JHeration 5 minutes to allo" unreser'edassen#ers to boo ticets in 5 minutes

Railwa $leanliness =

a> 1,!000 toilets to be relaced and moderni$ed

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b> 9acuum/based toilets on cards

c> @e" toilets in %50 rail"ay stations

d> ail"ays "ill set u "aste mana#ement lants to disose off"aste

e> *ill "or on S"acch ail in lines "ith S"acch harat

>ullet Train =Feasibility study for i#h Seed ail bet"eenMumbai/Ahmadabad is in ad'anced sta#e&Station ede'eloment ?/ Zonal and 8i'isional offices to beemo"ered for uicer decision main# 8e'eloment of 10

Satellite ail"ay terminals in ma;or cities "ith t"in urose ofdecon#estin# the city and ro'idin# ser'ice to suburbanassen#ers

Infrastructure = .rac caacity "ill be increased by 10 to 1&(3 lah m& 10 satellite rail"ay terminals "ill be de'eloed in ma;or cities in2015/15& Connecti'ity to @orth/ast :ndia "ill be imro'ed& :n BLK railconnecti'ity "ill be on focus&

Tourism = ail"ays "ill romote Gandhi circuit in order to mar centenaryyear of Mahatma Gandhi)s return from South Africa& Secial tra'elscheme Kisan

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Baitley as Finance Minister&093:=35 >ud)et Estimates 7Rs in $rore 8 e'enue eceits D 1!1-1&% Caital eceits / %(5&+

.otal eceits D 1!,,,&5 @on/Plan 7enditure D 1!(12&2 Plan 7enditure D -%5&( .otal 7enditure D 1!,,,&5 e'enue 8eficit D (+-&5 ffecti'e e'enue 8eficit D 23(&+ Fiscal 8eficit D 555&% Primary 8eficit D ++&5

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#amin# "ill come u& For :nfrastructure sector s& ,0!000 crores allocated& Pro;ects in rail road and irri#ation bonds "ill be ta7 free& :nfrastructure de'eloment throu#h PPP model "ill be

re'italised and #o'ernment "ill bear ma;ority of theris& Atal :nno'ation Mission "ill be established to dra" on e7ertiseof researchers and entrereneurs to fosterscientific inno'ations& For this mission s& 150 crore allocated& 5 ultra/me#a o"er ro;ects each of -000M* roosed byGo'ernment

*efence= 2!-%!,2% crore allocated for 8efence& :t is +&3, er cent #reaterthan last year& Mae in :ndia camai#n "ill tae into consideration for seedymanufacturin# of 8efence euiment&,elfare "c-emes and new Pro)rammes = 6nder the S"achh harat Abhiyan! si7 crore toilets across thecountry "ill be built& y 2020! housin# for all&

Mahatma Gandhi @ational ural mloyment Gurantee Act=MG@GA> "ill #et MG@GA of s& 5!000 crore& :t is hi#hestallocation to this scheme& .o imro'e uality of life of common man! GS. and BAM trinity=Ban 8han "ill be launched& .oencoura#e first #eneration SCOS. entrereneurs! M68A ban"ill ro'ide finance& 8irect enefit .ransfer =8.> "ill be further be e7anded to 10&(

crore from 1 crore& Go'ernment "ill contribute 50 of the remium limited to s&1!000 a year for the Atal Pension

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system& For electric cars roduction s& ,5 crore allocated& ene"able ener#y tar#et for 2022 D %0K M* in "ind 10K M*in biomass! 100K M* in solar and 5K M* in small hydro lants&

6nder the ne" tourism scheme! de'eloment of churches andcon'ents in old Goa ami! lehanta ca'es! ! Ballian"ala a#h!Forests of a;asthan! 4eh alace! 9aranasi Qutb Shahi tombs atyderabad& 9isa on Arri'al =9oA> facility to be increased for 150 countriesfrom resent -( countries& As an alternati'e to urchasin# #old! So'erei#n Gold ond "illbe launched&

:n order to facilitate deositors of #old to earn interest and;e"ellers to obtain loans on their metal accounts ne" scheme "illbe launched& For"ard Marets Commission =FMC> "ill be mer#ed "ith theSecurities and 7chan#e oard of :ndia =S:>& 6nderSAFAS: Act 2002! @FCs re#istered "ith the : ha'in# assetsi$e of s 500 crore and abo'e to be considered as financialinstitution for mid/cororate businesses and fund SM& For ural :nfrastructure 8e'eloment an! s& 25!000 croreallocated& .o suort Micro :rri#ation Pro#ramme! s& 5!(00 croreallocated&

Economic "ur#e 093;=3:6nion Finance Minister Arun Baitley resented the conomicSur'ey for 201-/15 in the Parliament on 2, February 2015&.heconomic Sur'ey forms the basis for the 6nion ud#et for the

fiscal year startin# 1 Aril& .his conomic Sur'ey has beenreared by the Finance Ministry)s Chief conomic Ad'iser Ar'indSubramanian&Follo"in# are the imortant hi#hli#hts of conomic Sur'ey?/Economic Growt- = conomic #ro"th at maret rices is e7ected bet"een 3&1 to

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3&5 durin# 2015/1% =based on the ne" G8P calculation formula> Gro"th rate in 201-/15 is estimated at ,&5 .he total stoc of stalled ro;ects stands at s& 3&3 lah crore or, of G8P and are mostly in ri'ate sector

6iscal *eficit and $urrent Account *eficit = 6nion Go't& "ill stic to fiscal deficit tar#et of -&1 of G8P in201-/15 Country needs to meet its medium/term fiscal deficit tar#et of( of G8P Current Account 8eficit =CA8> estimated to fall 1 of G8P in2015/1%Inflation=

Consumer inflation in 2015/1% liely to ran#e bet"een 5 to 5&5 :nflation liely to be belo" :)s tar#et by 0&5 to 1 oint :nflation sho"s declinin# trend in 201-/15 8ecline in inflation by o'er % oints since late 201(6ood)rain Production= Food#rains roduction for 201-/15 estimated at 25,&0, milliontonnes .he roduction "ill e7ceed last 5 years by 3&5 million tonnes"u!sid = Food subsidy at s& 1!0,!32(&,5 crore durin# 201-/15 =u toBanuary 2015>! an increase of 20 o'er re'ious year

"$IEN$E + TE$

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Irans "afir Roc(et successfull Launc-es 6a?r "atellite intoOr!it:ran has launched its Fa;r =8a"n> obser'ation satellite on 2February! usin# a Safir/2 rocet! its first launch since 2012 and

declared that it has safely entered orbit& .he launch mars the(5th anni'ersary of the :ranian e'olution and comes one dayahead of the country)s Sace .echnolo#y 8ay&

'" Names Russian Nuclear Power Plants 6or India and Iran>est Pro?ects of 093;:ranian nuclear o"er station ushehr and the :ndianKudanulam @uclear Po"er Plant toed the J@uclear ener#y

cate#ory as the modern technolo#ies they use roduce cleanerand more effecti'e sources of ener#y& .he ussian/baced:ranian nuclear o"er station ushehr and the Kudanulam:ndian nuclear o"er lant ro;ects "ere named ro;ects of theyear 201- by the 6S Po"er n#ineerin# ma#a$ine in the J@uclearener#y cate#ory on 1( February 2015&

India "uccessfull Test 6ired >ra-Mos Missile 6rom IN"Kol(ata

:ndia on 1- February successfully test/fired its 2+0/m ran#erahMos suersonic cruise missile from :ndian @a'y)s latestdestroyer :@S Kolata& rahMos is a missile "ith a ran#e of 2+0ilometers and can carry a con'entional "arhead of u to (00ilo#rams& :t has a to seed of Mach 2&3! "hich is three timesfaster than the 6S subsonic .omaha" cruise missile& .his seedmaes rahMos one of the fastest cruise missiles in the "orld& :tcan be launched from submarines! shis! aircraft and land& :@S

Kolata the country)s lar#est indi#enously built "arshi "ascommissioned in :ndian @a'y on 1% Au#ust 201-&

India "uccessfull Test 6ired N=capa!le Prit-#i=II MissilePrith'i/:: surface/to/surface missile "as test/fired on 1+ Februaryat Chandiur! Hdisha& .he test/fired "as art of a re#ular trainin#

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e7ercise of Strate#ic Force Command of 8efence =SFC> andmonitored by 8efence esearch L 8e'eloment Hr#anisation=88H>& Prith'i/:: "as de'eloed indi#enously "hich is nuclear/caable and has a strie ran#e of (50 m& :t is caable of carryin#

500 # to 1000 # of "arheads&

PER"ON" IN NE,"

A8 APPOINTMENT"

Ar#ind Ke?riwal "worn In As Dt- *el-i $-ief Minister

Aam Aadmi Party =AAP> leader Ar'ind Ke;ri"al s"orn in as 3thChief Minister of 8elhi on 1- February at a function in amlilaMaidan! 8elhi& 4ieutenant Go'ernor @a;eeb Bun# administeredthe oath of office and secrecy to Ke;ri"al& :n 2015 8elhi Assemblyelections! AAP sta#ed a historic 'ictory by s"eein# %, of the ,0seats& .his "ill be Ar'ind Ke;ri"alEs second term as 8elhi ChiefMinister& arlier in February 201-! he had resi#ned after runnin# a-+/day #o'ernment "ith the suort of Con#ress&

Nitis- Kumar "worn In As >i-ar $-ief Minister 6or ;t- timeSenior Banata 8al 6nited leader @itish Kumar "as s"orn in as the2-th Chief Minister of ihar on 22 February& e succeeded Bitanam Man;hi! "ho resi#ned from his office on 20 February 2015before the trust 'ote "herein he "as suosed to ro'e ma;orityin the 2-(/member ihar 4e#islati'e Assembly& *ith this! @itishKumar too oath as the state)s chief minister for the fourth time& :n2000! for first time he "as made CM of ihar but had resi#ned

"ithin , days& :n 2005! he "as s"orn in as the CM of ihar forsecond time and in 2010 for third time& :n May 201- he hadresi#ned from the CM ost tain# the resonsibility of his arty)s=B86> dismal erformance in the 201- 4o Sabha olls&

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>8RE"IGN"

IP$$ $-airman RK Pac-auri Resi)ned8r a;endra K Pachauri has steed do"n as Chairerson of the

:nter#o'ernmental Panel on Climate Chan#e =:PCC> "ith effectfrom 2- February& Pachauri is susected to be in'ol'ed in ase7ual harassment case "ith a "oman emloyee of .he ner#yand esources :nstitute =.:>! the en'ironmental/thin tan thathe heads as its 8irector General&

$8*EAT

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E8MI"$ELLANEO'"

Lo( "a!-a "pea(er "umitra Ma-a?an Named In LIM$A >oo(of Records

:ndore MP and 4osabha seaer Sumitra Maha;an)s name "asincluded in the 4:MCA boo of records in the month of February2015& er name "as included for bein# the only "oman of thecountry to reresent the same 4o Sabha constituency on thesame arty ticet for ei#ht times in a ro"& As a leader of haratiyaBanata Party =BP>! she reresents the :ndore constituency of 4oSabha in Madhya Pradesh& For the first time she "as elected tothe 4o Sabha in 1+3+& Since then she has been re/elected to the

4o Sabha in 1++1! 1++%! 1++3! 1+++! 200-! 200+ and finally tothe 1%th 4o Sabha on 13 May 201-&She "as unanimouslyelected as Seaer of 1%th 4o Sabha on % Bune 201-&

PLA$E" IN NE,"

6our New 6is- "pecies *isco#ered In KeralaFour ne" fish secies named Puntius nelsoni! Puntius ni#ronotus!

Systomus chryseus and Systomus rufus ha'e been disco'ered inKerala& .hey "ere disco'ered by Mathe"s Plamoottil! a $oolo#yrofessor at aby Bohn Memorial Go'ernment Colle#e in Kollam&

A>>RE%IATION"

1> :C:C: D :ndustrial Credit and :n'estment Cororation of :ndia

2> S*:F. D Society for *orld"ide :nterban Financial.elecommunication

(> .A: D .elecom e#ulatory Authority of :ndia

-> :4H D :nternational 4abour Hr#ani$ation

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5> 6@8P D 6nited @ations 8e'eloment Pro#ramme

%> HC8 D Hr#ani$ation for conomic Cooeration and8e'eloment

>OOK" IN NE,"

Kiran >edi Released $omic >oo( Titled Kiran >edi F Kaise>ani Top $op Kiran edi on + February 2015 released a comic boo titled Kiranedi I Kaise ani .o Co at a thans#i'in# e'ent or#anised in

her 9idhan Sabha constituency Krishna @a#ar! 8elhi& .he boo isenned do"n by her sisters! eeta Pesha"aria Menon and AnuPesha"aria&.he (2/a#e comic boo "ith indi te7t andillustrations narrates the story of the first "oman :PS officer of thecountry&.he comic tals about edi)s childhood life in Amritsar!ho" she met her husband ri; edi "hile layin# tennis and ho"she became the first "oman :PS officer on 1% Buly 1+,2&

$OMMITTEE"

's-a T-orat $ommittee 6or E#aluatin) Applications Of "mall6inance >an(s and Paments >an(s.he eser'e an of :ndia on ( February 2015 constituted acommittee to e'aluate alications recei'ed for the roosedsmall finance bans& .he committee "as headed by 6sha .horat!former 8euty Go'ernor of :& .he urose of the small bans

"ill be to ro'ide a "hole suite of basic banin# roducts such asdeosits and suly of credit! but in a limited area of oeration&.he ob;ecti'e for these Small ans is to increase financialinclusion by ro'ision of sa'in#s 'ehicles to under/ser'ed andunser'ed sections of the oulation! suly of credit to small

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farmers! micro and small industries! and other unor#anised sectorentities throu#h hi#h technolo#y/lo" cost oerations&

IMPORTANT *A/" AN* *ATE"

International Mot-er Lan)ua)e *a $ele!rated On 6e!ruar03.he :nternational Mother 4an#ua#e 8ay 2015 "as celebrated allo'er the "orld on February 21! 2015& .he ob;ecti'e of this day isto romote lin#uistic and cultural #ood"ill amon# di'ersity& :t aimsto fosters unity amon# 'arious nations& As it romotes the

reser'ation and rotection of all lan#ua#es used by eole allo'er the "orld&.he year 2015 is the 15th anni'ersary of:nternational Mother 4an#ua#e 8ay& :nternational Mother4an#ua#e 8ay "as roclaimed by the General Conference of the6nited @ations ducational! Scientific and Cultural Hr#ani$ation=6@SCH> in @o'ember 1+++& .he day! February 21! reresentsthe date in 1+52 "hen students from an#ladesh demonstratin#for reco#nition of their lan#ua#e! an#la! as one of the t"onational lan#ua#es of the then Paistan! "ere shot and illed byolice in 8haa! the caital of "hat is no" an#ladesh&

,orld $ancer *a was O!ser#ed Across T-e ,orld*orld Cancer 8ay =*C8> 2015 "as obser'ed across the "orldon - February 2015&.he ta#line for the *C8 2015 "as @otbeyond 6s& .he ta#line si#nified that solutions do e7ist across thecontinuum of cancer! and that they are "ithin our reach&.he *C82015 e7lored ho" "e can imlement "hat "e already no" in

the areas of re'ention! early detection! treatment and care so asto imact the #lobal cancer burden for the better&