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1st February -2014

Protest Demonstrations over death of Arunachal student Nido Tania held
in Delhi and Itanagar.

Maharashtra and Bihar implement Food Security Scheme.
India's first Mono Rail Service starts in Mumbai.

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Indias first monorail service is being flagged off in Mumbai. Maharashtra
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will inaugurate the first phase of Mumbai
Monorail comprising the 8.9 km long Wadala-Chembur section.

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Ibrahim Mahlab was sworn in as new Egypt Prime Minister on 25
February 2014.

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European Union Foreign Policy chief, Catherine Marie Ashton. She will meet UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the sidelines
of the Munich Security Conference.

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US officials say the first of two American warships heading into the Black Sea
ahead of the Olympic Games has sailed from Italy. The FBI says at least two dozen
agents are going to Sochi , Russia to protect Americans at the Winter Games.

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Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi was nominated Italys youngest-ever Prime
Minister on 17 February.

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In Haryana, the 28
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International Surjkund crafts Mela started at Surajkund
in Faridabad district.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh.

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Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

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2
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February -2014

Iceland will drop its EU membership bid without holding a referendum
that was earlier promised by the two ruling Euro-skeptic parties, the
government said on 22 February.

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The Center said, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act,
MGNREGA, has emerged as an instrument of equitable growth, gender parity and
social security over the last eight years. Addressing the 9th MGNREGA Divas
function in New Delhi, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said the
scheme has effectively targetted the most marginalised sections of society
including women, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes.

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The much awaited countrys first monorail service has been thrown open for the
public in Mumbai. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan yesterday
inaugurated the brand new project in Chembur. The first train ran today at 7 am and
the journey will now continue giving a vibrant experience to the Mumbaikars.

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Facebook Inc announced on 20 February, that it will buy fast-growing mobile-
messaging startup WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock in a landmark
deal that places the world's largest social network closer to the heart of
mobile communications and may bring younger users into the fold.

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India and Morocco have signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for
cooperation in the areas of marine fisheries and environment. The two
countries have also identified pharmaceuticals, agriculture, automobiles and
renewable energy as new areas of collaboration.

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Russia and Estonia have signed a border pact that took the two countries
23 years to negotiate.

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India has stressed on the need to strengthen multilateral consultation processes as


unilateral intervention in Libya and Syria has led to unexpected and dangerous
outcomes. Participating in Munich Security Conference on Global Power and
Regional Stability, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon sought reduction
in regional tensions, open and democratised international order and more effective
and representative global institutions

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A new government led by Prime Minister Tammam Salam was formed
in Lebanon on 15th February after a 10-month deadlock.

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Around 1.28 lakh winged guests of 119 different species have visited Pong Dam
Lake In Himachal Pradesh this winter season. This man made lake is situated in
Nagrota Surian area of Kangra District. The numbers of birds as well as species
have shown an increase from last year.

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The Parliament of Nepal elected Sushil Koirala as next Prime Minister
of Nepal on 10 February 2014.

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3rd February - 2014

Prime Minister announces another 4500 crore rupees national mission
on high performance computing.

Third round of Spectrum auction begins; Government expects to
fetch 11,300 crores rupees.

heated debate in which critics questioned a child's ability to make
the decision to die.

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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today announced another National Mission on
High Performance Computing with an outlay of 4500 crore rupees. Inaugurating
the 101st Indian Science Congress at Jammu University in Jammu, Dr Singh said
our ability to contribute to the world of science depends crucially on the quality and
the strength of the countrys educational system and science education requires
much more attention. More from our correspondent

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China plans to build the worlds longest underwater tunnel beneath the


Bohai Sea by 2026, connecting the port cities of Dalian in Liaoning
province and Yantai in Shandong province.

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The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service resumed after remaining suspended for two
weeks following a deadlock over the arrest of a driver from Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir on drug trafficking charges.

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4
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February - 2014

Cricket Maestro Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist Prof. C N R
Rao conferred country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna.

Justice A K Mathur to head the 7th Central Pay Commission.

Saudi King orders jail terms ranging from three to thirty years for Saudi
mercenaries fighting outside the country.

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Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on 4 February inaugurated the
Children Science Congress of 101st Session of Indian Science Congress
at the University of Jammu.

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Minister of Women and Child Development, Krishna Tirath

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President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the country's highest civilian honour
Bharat Ratna on cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist Prof C N
R Rao. Mr Mukherjee presented the honours at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in
New Delhi. Prof Rao is the third scientist after C V Raman and former President A P
J Abdul Kalam, to be conferred with the honour.

This year's Bharat Ratna was announced after a gap of four years with
Hindustani music doyen Bhimsen Joshi being the last recipient in 2009.

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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

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5
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February 2014

China on 2 February, rejected reports suggesting it was planning to set
up an air defence zone over the disputed South China Sea.

Government has approved modifications in the Mega Food Park Scheme
guidelines of infrastructure development for food processing.

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Visiting German President Joachim Gauck met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan
Singh and discussed ways to further enhance bilateral ties. Germany continues to
be India's largest trading partner in Europe.

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6
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February - 2014

Syria has missed the February 5 deadline to hand over all its declared toxic chemical
material to the UN chemical weapons watchdog, the Organization for prevention of
Chemical weapons, OPCW. Despite the delays Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal
al-Meqdad said Damascus was trying to meet its obligations.

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7
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February - 2014

22nd Winter Olympics begin at Sochi in Russia.

President of Israel Shimon Peres set a new Guinness World Record on 6
February 2014. He delivered the largest online civics class in the world

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The 22nd Winter Olympics2014 begin at Sochi in Russia. 65 heads of state and
government and international organizations are expected to attend Russia's first
Winter Olympics. Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.N. Secretary-General Ban
Ki-Moon are among those attending the games.

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Indian athletes in Sochi Winter Olympics are competing under the Olympic flag,
and not under the Indian flag. That's because for more than a year now, the Indian
Olympic Association, IOA, remains suspended by the International Olympic
Committee, IOC, for violations of its charter which included electing leaders with
pending criminal charges. The IOA remains suspended from the Olympic movement
until fresh elections take place on the 9th of this month.


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8
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February 2014

Ten Thousand new bank branches will be opened by next month,
says Finance Minister.

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The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today released a commemorative stamp
to honour ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh on his 71st birth anniversary

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9
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February - 2014

India lose the Auckland cricket test by 40 runs.

Abhinav Bindra wins 3 Gold medals in a Shooting Championship at
The Hague.

Union Minister for Urban Development, Kamal Nath and the Minister
for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Dr. GirijaVyas have laid the
Foundation Stone for the Urban Institute of India in New Delhi.

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Sikkim has become the only state in the country to achieve more than 100 per
cent sanitation in rural and urban households, schools, sanitary complexes and
Aanganwadi centres.

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In a major decision, the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet, under the Chairmanship
of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, approved amendments to various sections of
the Panchayati Raj Act.

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Indian ace shooter Abhinav Bindra bagged another gold at the Inter-Shoot Tri-series
Shooting and became the first person to win three gold medals in the event being
held at The Hague, Netherlands. Beijing Olympics Gold medallist Bindra was in
roaring form as he clinched the third yellow metal in the Air Pistol event.

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Boxer L. Devendro Singh won a gold at the Bocskai Invitation Tournament asIndia


finished with four medals in the event held in Debrecen, Hungary.

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United Nations Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos has said that the UN and aid
agencies will not be deterred by attack on a convoy bringing supplies into
the Syrian city of Homs

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10
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February - 2014

India has retained its second position in the latest ICC Test rankings. South Africa
leads the table with 131 points followed by India with 117 points and Australia with
111 points. South Africas A.B. Devilliers is the top batsman followed by Sri Lankas
Kumar Sangakkara. Indias Cheteshwar Pujara is at 6th while Virat Kohli is at the
11th position in the list. Among the bowlers, Vernon Philander remains at the top
followed by his teammate Dale Steyn. Indias off spinner R. Ashwin is at number
eight while Pragyan Ojha is at number eleven in the latest ranking. Ashwin is the
worlds number one test all rounder followed by Bangladeshs Shakib Al Hasan.

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Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has become the youngest
athlete in the world to win a Gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Making her debut
at the Sochi Winter Olympics, Lipnitskaya recorded the best result ever in
women's free skating yesterday, scoring 141.51 points and earning a combined
total of 214.41.

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The Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Farooq Abdullah on 11
February gave the green light to intensifying cooperation between
India and the Netherlands on renewable energy.

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The Year 2014 has been designated by the Governments of India and China
as the Year of Friendly Exchanges

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12
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February - 2014

Yuvraj Singh bought for whopping 14 crore rupees and Dinesh Kartik
for 12.5 crore rupees in IPL2014 auction.


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13
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February - 2014

Today is World Radio Day. The day is celebrated on the 13th of February every
year to create awareness about the importance of radio, facilitate access to
information through radio and enhance networking among broadcasters.

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Senior resident doctors and medical students of top Delhi hospitals,
including AIIMS, went on strike, leading to closure of OPDs.

The protest is against the Ministry's recently cleared proposal for increasing the
duration of MBBS course from existing five and a half years to six and a half
years with an addition of a compulsory one-year rural posting for admission into
postgraduate programmes.

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India's regional carrier Air Costa ordered 50 E-Jets E2 aircraft from
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, worth 2.94 billion dollars.

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14
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February - 2014

Bihar Governor DY Patils.

Purushottam Express is slated to become the first train in the country to
have a Braille- embedded AC coach for visually-challenged passengers.

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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

The Union Cabinet gave its approval for classifying Odia as
classical language.

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The New Delhi World Book Fair will begin tomorrow. President Pranab Mukherjee
will inaugurate the nine-day event. This year the theme is Kathasagara: Celebrating
Children's Literature.

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15
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February - 2014

In the US, at least 25 people were dead and hundreds of thousands are without
power due to a winter storm. The snow storm to blanket the US Atlantic coast
this winter is now marching northwards.

The winter has left the Great Lakes of the US Midwest almost completely frozen for
the first time in two decades. The treacherous weather caused more than two
dozen deaths, many of them in motor vehicle accidents. More than four lakh, forty
thousand households were still without electricity, mainly in Georgia and South
Carolina. The weather system is predicted to taper off as it crawls farther north
from New England. Across the US, this is one of the snowiest winters on record.

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Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 15 February 2014
presented the International Gandhi Award for the year 2013 to Dr.
Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre (VV Dongre) and Prof. Guocheng Zhang

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16
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February - 2014

Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is expected to visit India later
this month.

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Iran and the six major world powers -US,UK, France, Russia, China PLUS Germany
will hold the next round of talks over Teherans nuclear program in Vienna on.
Ahead of the talks, Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said difficult
and intensive negotiations are ahead but the mutual trust can pave the way for a
Joint Action Plan for continuation of Iran's peaceful energy program.

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Iraq's firebrand Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr has announced his retirement from
political life.

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Lebanon has announced a new Cabinet that includes a wide range of political
groups, breaking months of bitter infighting, mostly over Syria's civil war. Prime
Minister Tamam Salam announced his 24-member national unity government.

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The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will embark on a three day
official visit to India.

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United Arab Emirates Government is the planning to use drones or the
pilotless remote controlled devices to deliver Government services at the
doorsteps of residents.

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17
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February 2014

Interim Budget 2014-15 was presented in the Lok Sabha by Union
Finance Minister, P Chidambaram on 17 February 2014. This was the
9th personal budget by Chidambaram as Finance Minister. In the union
budget, Chidambaram left direct taxes. The 2014-15 interim budget has
implemented a surcharge of 10 percent on super-rich people (having income
above 1 crore rupees in a year). Excise duty on cars, two-wheelers, SUVs and
capital goods and consumer durables has been slashed to boost the
manufacturing and growth.
The Highlights of the Union Budget 2014-15 are as follows
o To sustain the pace of plan expenditure, it has been kept at the same level
in 2014-15 with 555322 crore rupees has been provided under the
plan expenditure as it was budgeted in 2013-14.
o The non-plan expenditure in 2014-15 has been estimated at 1207892
crore rupees
o Spending raised to 2.24 trillion rupees in 2014-15, up 10 percent year
on year
o 29000 crore rupees has been given to the railways as budgetary
support
o 33725 crore rupees has been given to Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare
o 67398 crore rupees has been given to Ministry of HRD
o 15260 crore rupees has been given to Drinking water and
sanitation ministry
o 6730 crore rupees has been given to Social Justice and
Empowerment Ministry
o Government to provide 112 billion rupees capital infusion in state
run banks in 2014-15
o 6000 crore rupees has been given to the Union Ministry of Housing and
Poverty Allegation
o 21000 crore has been given to the Ministry of Women and Child
Development
o Government has announced one-rank-one-pension scheme for
defence personnel from 2015

o 246397 crore rupees has been sanctioned for subsidies
o 116000 crore rupees has been allocated for food subsidy
o Defence allocation has been enhanced by 10 percent to 224000
crore rupees for 2014-15 from 203672 crore rupees of 2013-14
o To strengthen the capacity of Central Armed Police Forces by
modernization and providing state-of-the-art equipment and
technology, the government has allocated 11009 crore rupees
o To formulate and promote the scheme of community radio station,
the government has sanctioned a fund of 100 crore rupees
o The interim budget has sanctioned 6730 crore rupees to the Social
Justice Ministry
o 7000 crore rupees has been sanctioned for the Panchayati Raj Ministry
o The finance minister claimed that 140 million Indian people
are out of poverty
o 246397 crore rupees has been allocated for food, fertilizer and
fuel subsidy
o No changes has been introduced under the tax laws but
changes has been introduced for the indirect taxes
o To stimulate growth, the government has slashed excise duty
to 10 percent from 12 percent
o The government has decided to waive 2600 crore rupees on
outstanding loans taken by students up to 31 March 2009. It has
declared a moratorium on these loans.
o Two projects sanctioned under Nirbhaya Fund of which the original was
of 1000 crore rupees that was non-lapsable and another 1000 crore
rupees has been granted
o A ten point agenda has been created by Chidambaram to make
India the third largest economy after US and China
10 Tasks as part of the road map ahead include-
o Fiscal consolidation: To achieve the target of fiscal deficit of 3 percent
of GDP by 2016-17 and remain below that level always.
o Current Account Deficit: CAD will be inevitable for some more years
which can be financed only by foreign investment. Hence, there is no
room for any aversion to foreign investment.
o Price Stability and Growth: In a developing economy, a high growth
target entails a moderate level of inflation. RBI must strike a balance
between price stability and growth while formulating the monetary
policy.
o Financial Sector reforms to be completed as laid down by Financial
Sector Legislative Reforms Commission.
o Massive investment in infrastructure: to be mobilized through the
Public Private Partnership.
o Manufacturing sector to be the base of Indias development: All taxes,
Central and State that go into an exported product should be waived or
rebated. There should be a minimum tariff protection to incentivize
domestic manufacturing.
o Subsidies, which are absolutely necessary should be chosen
and targeted only to the absolutely deserving.
o Urbanization to be managed to make cities governable and livable.
o Skill development must be given priority at par with secondary and
university education, sanitation and universal health care.
o States to partner in development so as to enable the Centre to focus
on Defence, Railways, National Highways and Tele-communication.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual report on the state
of the Indian economy and projected that Indias economic growth for
2014-15 will be 5.4 percent.

Finance Minister cuts Excise Duty in interim Budget to
boost manufacturing.

Excise on capital goods and consumer durables slashed by 2 percent.

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Presenting the interim budget, the last financial account of UPA-2 in the Lok
Sabha, Finance Minister P.Chidambaram said, the manufacturing sector needs an
immediate boost and proposed reduction of excise duty from 12 percent to 10
percent for capital goods and consumer non-durables falling under chapter 84 and
85 of the schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act. This will be for a period till the
30th of June when a regular budget will be taken up by the next government.

To give relief to the automobile industry facing an unprecedented negative growth, the
interim budget proposes reduction of excise duty up to the end of June for small cars,
motor cycles, scooters and commercial vehicles from 12 percent to 8 percent.

He appealed to all political parties to resolve to pass General Services Tax
Laws, GST and Direct Tax Code in2014-15.

Presenting the state of the economy, Mr. Chidambaram said the fiscal deficit
has been contained at 4.6 per cent of GDP and inflation has come down to 5.05
per cent.

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Dinesh Sarraf---- Dinesh Sarraf appointed as next Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

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FICCI President Sidharth Birla.

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Abdul Basit---- Pakistan appointed Abdul Basit as Pakistans
high commissioner to India

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Amar Kant(89)----- Hindi writer, died due to ill health at his residence
in Allahabad

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February - 2014

Three officials from the world governing body of football, FIFA, are arriving in
New Delhi on Thursday for a 10-day long visit to the country to inspect the stadia
short listed for the 2017 Under-17 World Cup.

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19
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February 2014

Rishang Keishing(94)---- The oldest Parliamentarian of India decided
to retire on 21 February 2014.

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R.K.Tiwari ---- R.K.Tiwari was appointed as the new chairman of Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Satya Nadella---- Satya Nadella was
appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Internet Giant
Microsoft by the Board of Directors of Microsoft .

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India and Bahrain today signed three pacts to expand bilateral cooperation in
different areas. The two sides signed MoUs for cooperation in the fields of Youth
and Sports and establish a joint High Commission which will serve as an umbrella
framework for all bilateral cooperation. Another MoU signed between the Foreign
Services Institute of India and Diplomatic Institute of Bahrain is aimed at promoting
cooperation including exchange of information on training programmes. The pacts
were signed after the delegation level talks between the visiting King of Bahrain,
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.

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20
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February - 2014

The Union Cabinet today approved the creation of the Equal Opportunity


Commission, EOC, to check discrimination of minority communities in jobs and
education.

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The Union Cabinet on 20 February gave its approval for classifying Odia
as classical language. . So far Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and
Malayalam have been declared as classical languages.

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The Justice Sachar Committee, which went into the socio-economic
backwardness of Muslims, had recommended the setting up of the Commission.

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA, has given its nod to
the proposal to set up a coal regulator.

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The coal requirement of the project will be met from Talaipalli block from
Mand Raigarh coalfields and water sourced from river Narmada.NTPCs
largest power plant, Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station of 4,260 MW
installed capacity is situated in Singrauli District of Madhya Pradesh.

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At the very fag end of the 15th Lok Sabha, Parliament on 20
February, passed the Whistleblower Protection Bill.

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Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych says he has agreed a truce with opposition
leaders, after at least 26 people died in protests this week. Presidential website
said, the two sides agreed to start negotiations aimed at ending the bloodshed
of the last two days. They also agreed to try to stabilise the situation in the state
in the interests of social peace. The announcement of a truce comes after the
most intense violence in Ukraine's three-month crisis turned Kiev into a battle
zone between anti-government protesters and riot police.

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Sourav Kothari won the National Billiard Championships held in Lucknow

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Union Cabinet approved the setting up of an Equal Opportunities


Commission (EOC) on 20 February 2014.

21
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February - 2014

India is very close to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of the
United Nations in the health sector by next year. Giving this information in the Lok
Sabha, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said the goals of reducing mother and
infant mortality rate in the country will be realised during this period.

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22
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February 2014

Roger F. Berdych finished runner-up a year ago to Novak Djokovic. Federer
added a 78th singles title to his glitteederer has won his sixth Dubai ATP title,
defeating Thomas Berdych

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Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has said an Indian Institute of
Information Technology will be set up in Senapati in Manipur under Public
Private Partnership.

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Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie broken Sergey Bubka's 21-year-old
pole vault world record with a 6.16m leap in the Ukrainian's home city
of Donetsk.

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The Bezbaruah committee, set up by the government to suggest
measures to address concerns of people from the Northeast following
outrage over the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh, has been
expanded on 22 February, with the inclusion of four members.

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Matteo Renzi is expected to become Italy's youngest-ever Prime Minister.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has invited President Obama to join him and
negotiate on equal terms, to find solutions to the problems between the two
nations. Mr. Maduro accused the conservative sectors in the United States
including its media organisations of plotting against his government.


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Pope Francis will appoint 19 new Roman Catholic Cardinals at a ceremony
in Romey.

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Karnataka won the Irani Cup for the fifth time beating Rest of India in
the final held at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore

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23
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February - 2014

Finance Minister Chidambaram says India's concerns with regard to US
tapering and IMF quota reforms addressed in the G-20 meet in Sydney.

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The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 has been awarded to
eminent Gandhian and environmentalist, Chandi Prasad Bhatt.

24
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February - 2014

India and Canada have signed three MoUs for cooperation in health sector,
audio-visual co-production and skill development.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received Israel's highest civilian honor
for her "unwavering commitment" to the country. President Shimon
Peres awarded Merkel with the Presidential Medal of Distinction in a
ceremony at the President's Residence in Jerusalem.

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, presented the prestigious
'Order of Friendship' award to BrahMos chief A Sivathanu Pillai for his
contribution towards Indo-Russian friendship.

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25
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February - 2014

India and Saudi Arabia on 25 February signed a memorandum of
understanding on- defence cooperation for greater exchange of
information and training.


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Turkey's President Abdullah Gul on 25 February signed into law a
contested bill tightening the government's grip on the judiciary as
it grapples to contain the fallout from a major corruption probe.

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Ugandas President Yoweri Museveni

The Sri Lankan government has rejected the UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights, Navi Pillays report that calls for an international probe into various
allegations of human right violations by the Sri Lankan government.

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India has moved a step closer to issuing fresh bank licenses, after a high-
level advisory committee headed by former Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Governor Bimal Jalan submitted its recommendations to the central bank
on 25 February.

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The US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has unveiled plans to shrink the US Army
to its smallest size since before World War Two. Outlining his budget plan, the
Pentagon chief proposed trimming the active-duty Army to a maximum of 450,000
personnel, down from the current 520,000.

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26
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February - 2014

Fire on Navy submarine Sindhuratna, off Mumbai coast; At least seven
sailors hospitalized.

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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

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The Ukrainian Parliament on 26 February approved pro-EU Arseniy
Yatsenyuk as the new Prime Minister of the country after the ouster of


President Viktor Yanukovych.

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The Vice President M. Hamid Ansari presented the 26th Moorti Devi
Award to Haraprasad Das, one of the most influential contemporary
poet and thinker in Odia Literature at a function organized in New Delhi

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Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath

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Vishwanath Tripathi (82), the eminent Hindi writer has been selected
for the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013.

27
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February - 2014

Defence Minister A K Antony has said that he had met Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh before accepting the resignation of Admiral D K Joshi as Navy Chief. Admiral
Joshi yesterday resigned taking moral responsibility of the Sinduratna accident.

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the United States may have
to wait for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's successor to sign a deal to authorize
US troops on its territory beyond2014. He said that all NATO troops will withdraw if
no legal framework is in place.

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28
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February - 2014

Sahara India Chief Subrata Roy arrested.
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The Union Cabinet has recommended imposition of President's rule in
Andhra Pradesh.

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived after being shot
in her head by Taliban was nominated for the World Childrens Prize in
Sweden for championing education rights for girls.


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A shop selling the virtual Bitcoin currency opened in Hong Kong on 28
February, as fresh concerns grew in Asia over the currency's viability
and security. Touting itself as the world's "first" physical Bitcoin retail
store, Hong Kong-based exchange ANXBTC said it could help raise the
popularity of the crypto-currency.

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The Union Cabinet on 28 February, approved financial support of Rs.434
crore for establishing four new National Institutes of Design (NID) at
Jorhat (Assam), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)
and Kurukshetra (Haryana).

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 28 February gave its
approval for continuation of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS)
in the XII Plan, with enhanced financial norms.


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