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February 2013
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The Government of India (GOI) on January 31, 2013 signed an agreement with the Asian
Deveo!ment "ank #AD"$ for 100 million U dollar loan!
The "a#tain of the Indian "ri"$et team %a&endra 'ing& D&oni was a!!ointed as t&e vice(
!resident of India Cements on %e&ruary 1, 2013!
"&arti Airte aunc&ed an emergency aert service for t&e subscribers in )dis&a* "enga
and +okata on February 1* 2013.
,enowned !ainter '&anu -a&iri of "enga 'c&oo died on %e&ruary 1, 2013 following a &rief
illness at 'ol$ata hos#ital!
The Union Go(ernment of India ga(e the %a&aratna status to two .'/s( "01- and GAI- on
%e&ruary 1, 2013!
Ayes&a 0aroon, the renowned )a$istani *ournalist died on %e&ruary 2, 2013 in +ew ,or$
following -.year long fight with "an"er!
%o 2an and 3ackie C&an were given a !oitica roe in C&ina &y &eing sele"ted as mem&ers of
the /))//, one of the houses of /hinese #arliament!
4&irty Indian software !roduct com!anies 5oined &ands to form t&eir own new association
caed i'!irt, mar$ing a &rea$.u# with the IT industry &ody +0/O1!
Genn %cGrat& and C&arie 4urner* t&e renowned fast bowers were unanimousy c&osen
to be inducted into t&e Austraian Cricket 0a of Fame on February 3* 2013.
6ord cancer day was observed on February 7* 2013 in order to raise awareness a&out this
illness! The theme for this years 2orld /an"er 3ay was Cancer - Did you know?
%ic&ae Carke, the 0ustralian "ri"$et "a#tain won t&e fourt& Aan "order %eda in
%ebourne on %e&ruary -, 2013!
Internationa Cricket Counci #ICC$ reeased t&e test cricket rankings on February 7* 2013
and outh 0fri"a got the to# #ot followed &y 4ngland, 0ustralia, )a$istan and India!
'oicitor(Genera of India* ,o&inton F 8ariman resigned from &is office on February 7*
2013.
ICICI "ank, the largest #ri(ate se"tor &an$ of India #artnered with Airce to announ"e the laun"h
of their mo&ile &an$ing ser(i"e "alled %obie %oney!
In the 2013 .yeongc&ang '!ecia )ym!ics 2orld 2inter Games, India returned with
ma5imum num&er of medals (-6)! The games finished off on %e&ruary 7, 2013!
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21' "ank, the fourth largest #ri(ate se"tor 8an$ of India was awarded the %inan"ial Institutions
yndi"ated 3eal of the ,ear 2012 in its 0sia )a"ifi" 9egion!
/' .resident "arack )bama nominated ally Jewell, a retail e5e"uti(e and outdoor enthusiast
on %e&ruary 6, 2013 as the U!! interior se"retary!
%ukund Govind ,a5an was a##ointed as the grou! s!okes!erson and brand custodian of
4A4A Grou! on %e&ruary 6, 2013!
/.A c&air!erson 'onia Gand&i on February 9* 2013 aunc&ed a new &eat& initiative caed
,as&triya "a 'awst&ya +aryakram in %a&aras&tra.
%irst &ioni" man of the world "alled 9e5 was un(eiled on %e&ruary :, 2013 at ;ondon<s "ien"e
1useum!
9esear"hers from the Uni(ersity of /entral 1issouri in 2arrens&urg dis"o(ered the largest #rime
num&er of the world whi"h is 1: million digits long!
Anindya +umar %itra* Advocate(Genera of 6est "enga resigned from &is office on
February : 2013 and "ima C&atter5ee a!!ointed as t&e new Advocate Genera.
'ac&in 4endukar s"ored his =1st "entury in first "lass "ri"$et and e>ualed the re"ord of unil
Ga(as$ar on %e&ruary =, 2013!
1inistry of /i(il 0(iation on %e&ruary =, 2013 released '&ub& 2atra, an e5"lusi(e monthly &i.
lingual (?indi @ 4nglish) inflight magaAine of 0ir India!
-yonc&&en 3igmi 2. 4&iney, )rime 1inister of the ?imalayan 'ingdom 8hutan was on an offi"ial
(isit to India from %e&ruary : to %e&ruary B, 2013!
.ariament Attack Convict Af;a Guru was &anged on February <* 2013 at Tihar Jail after his
mer"y #etition was "an"elled &y the )resident of India!
.andit ,avi '&ankar* t&e sitar egend was &onoured wit& t&e !ost&umous -ifetime
Ac&ievement Grammy award! 0noush$a han$ar a""e#ted the award on %e&ruary B, 2013!
%inan"e 1inister . C&idambaram on %e&ruary B, 2013 laun"hed the mu"h.awaited ,a5iv
Gand&i 1=uity 'avings 'c&eme in 1um&ai!
/ode name gi(en to se"ret #lan for e5e"uting Jaish.e.1ohammad terrorist Af;a Guru in Tihar Jail
on %e&ruary B, 2013 was )!eration 4&ree 'tar!
-ydia +o* t&e teenager became youngest winner of a women>s 1uro!ean 4our gof event &y
winning at +ew Cealand 2omen<s O#en in /hrist"hur"h on %e&ruary 10, 2013!
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February 2013
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,anc&i ,&inos &eat 3elhi 2a(eriders 2.1 to win t&e inaugura 0ockey India -eague #0I-$ in
the mat"h at 0stroturf ?o"$ey tadium on %e&ruary 10, 2013!
The argest satwater crocodie of t&e word, named ;olong died in )hili##ines on %e&ruary
10, 2013! ;olong measured 6!1: metres or 20!2- feet!
4abe tennis egend ?&uang ?edong died in "ei5ing on February 10* 2013 foowing engt&y
fig&t wit& cancer! ?e was aged :2 years!
The Government of India and the 6ord "ank on %e&ruary 11, 2013 signed a 90 miion /'
doars credit agreement for t&e +arnataka 6aters&ed Deveo!ment .ro5ect II!
%C@('@, the third &ourse on the e>uities and e>uity deri(ati(es trading &lo"$ de&uted
on %e&ruary 11, 2013! It is t&e t&ird nationa stock eAc&ange of India!
India maintained t&eir number one s!ot in t&e ICC )DI C&am!ions&i! tabe in the latest
ran$ings issued in 3u&ai on %e&ruary 11, 2013
.akistan on %e&ruary 11, 2013 su""essfully test fired short range surfa"e.to.surfa"e missile 0atf
I@ #8A',$.
)riority e"tor ;ending ();) to 1inorities in"reased "onsidera&ly from 10!60 #er"ent of total
); in 200:.200= to 17!01 #er"ent in 2012.2013!
Institute of C&artered Accountants of India #ICAI$ a##ointed 'ubod& +umar Agrawa and +.
,ag&u as its new )resident and Di"e.)resident on %e&ruary 12, 2013!
The )resident of India, .ranab %uk&er5ee a!!ointed +ayan +umar C&akravarty as t&e
c&airman of -ait +aa Akademi on %e&ruary 12, 2013!
6ord ,adio Day was observed on February 12* 2013 to raise awareness a&out the
im#ortan"e of radio!
Asoke +umar %uker5i was a!!ointed as t&e neAt .ermanent ,e!resentative of India to t&e
/nited 8ations on February 13* 2013.
eiAure of 8an$ 0""ounts of two "om#anies of 'a&ara and atta"hment of its #ro#erties ordered
&y '1"I, the mar$et regulator on %e&ruary 13, 2013!
International /onferen"e on Traditional 1edi"ine for outh.4ast 0sian /ountries ended
on %e&ruary 13, 2013 with the ado#tion of 3elhi 3e"laration!
%o&an .arasaran, the 0dditional oli"itor General was on %e&ruary 13, 2013 a!!ointed as t&e
'oicitor Genera of India after 9ohinton +ariman resigned!
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The India.U!! Joint 2or$ing Grou# on U+ )ea"e$ee#ing held its 10th meeting in 2ashington
on %e&ruary 13, 2013!
4&e ,omanian fim C&id>s .ose bagged t&e coveted Goden "ear !ri;e for best fim at t&e
93rd "erin fim festiva.
'erena 6iiams &e"ame the new 2orld num&er one womenEs tennis #layer after rea"hing
emifinals of Fatar O#en Tennis /ham#ionshi# in 3oha!
8angladesh &anned the Ja#anese "artoon Doraemon in the month of %e&ruary 2013 &e"ause of
the fears of ?indi in(asion!
9onald 3wor$in a renowned 0meri"an #hiloso#her and a /onstitutional ;aw e5#ert died at the
age of =1 in ;ondon on %e&ruary 1-, 2013!
2 "&askar ,ao, the former /hief Justi"e of 'arnata$a ?igh /ourt, sworn in as the ;o$ayu$ta
on %e&ruary 1-, 2013!
Os"ar )istorius, the dou&le.leg.am#utee &lade runner "harged for allegedly shooting dead his
girlfriend on %e&ruary 1-, 2013 at his home!
e(enteenth /on(o"ation of the 8ationa Institute of %enta 0eat& and 8euro 'ciences
#8I%0A8') was held on %e&ruary 1-, 2013 in 8angalore!
India and France on %e&ruary 1-, 2013 agreed to strengthen "ounter terrorism and intelligen"e
"oo#eration!
A%, Cor!oration, #arent "om#any of 0meri"an 0irlines as well as U 0irways on %e&ruary 1-,
2013 "onfirmed a&out their merger #lans!
'anskrit Caravan was laun"hed in +ew 3elhi on %e&ruary 1-, 2013 &y the 1inister of tate for
?uman 9esour"e 3e(elo#ment hashi Tharoor!
+0/O signed 1oU with 1inistry of ?ealth and %amily 2elfare to ?ighlight Issues related to 0I3
on %e&ruary 1-, 2013!
,ussia witnessed a meteorite that weighed more than 10 tonnes and left more than 700 in*ured
a&o(e its s$ies on %e&ruary 17, 2013!
Giris&a 0osanagara 8agara5egowda was a!!ointed as t&e brand ambassador of nutrition
com!any 0erbaife on February 1B* 2013.
.akistan tested the nu"lear."a#a&le 0atf(II baistic missie on %e&ruary 17, 2013! The test was
"ondu"ted to e(aluate the "a#a&ilities of trategi" %or"es!
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India and 8angladesh held Joint /onsultati(e /ommission meeting in 3ha$a on %e&ruary 16,
2013 to resol(e &order dis#ute!
4"uador<s )resident 9afael /orrea was re.ele"ted for a third term with more than 70 #er"ent of
the (ote!
45ternal 0ffairs 1inister of India, alman 'hurshid (isited 8angaldesh to &e the #art of 2nd
meeting of India 8angladesh J//
Austraia defeated 6est Indies by 117 runs to win ICC 6omenCs 6ord Cu! 4ro!&y in t&e
finas on February 1D* 2013.
Eiswanat&an Anand on %e&ruary 1:, 2013 won the /hess /lassi" tro#hy after defeating 0r$adi*
+aidits"h from Germany!
,afae 8ada defeated 3a(id +al&andian in straight sets to win the 8raAil O#en on %e&ruary 1:,
2013 at ao )aolo!
The Government of India on %e&ruary 1=, 2013 "an"elled the &ond au"tions worth 12000 "rore
9u#ees!
The )resident of India .ranab %uk&er5ee on %e&ruary 1=, 2013 conferred 2011 Indira Gand&i
.ri;e for .eace* Disarmament and Deveo!ment Award to 1a ,ames& "&att!
)rime 1inister of Tunisia ?amadi Je&ali resigned on %e&ruary 1B, 2013 after he failed to rea"h on
an agreement for "reating a new go(ernment!
The former Union 1inister and three times 1) for 9a*ya a&ha, ,ad&akis&an %aviya died at
the age of 6= on %e&ruary 1B, 2013!
Government of ,a5ast&an on %e&ruary 1B, 2013 "onstituted a tas$ for"e to "ontrol swine flu in
the state! The tas$ for"e will &e headed &y /' 1atthew!
FIFA confirmed use of t&e Goa(-ine 4ec&noogy in t&e 2017 FIFA 6ord Cu!, 8raAil
on %e&ruary 1B, 2013, to assist referees in ma$ing a firm de"ision a&out a goal!
,oya C&aengers "angaore a!!ointed Eirat +o&i as t&e new Ca!tain of the team
on %e&ruary 20, 2013 for the 6th edition of Indian )remier ;eague!
The 'erala Go(t! on 20 %e&ruary 2013 a##ro(ed 'erala 0&$ari 0"t 0mendment Ordinan"e 2013,
thus raising age limit for &uying or selling li>uor from 1= to 21!
Two &om&s #lanted on "y"les in 3ilsu$hnagar of ?ydera&ad e5#loded on 21 %e&ruary 2013
"laiming li(es of 1- #eo#le!
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%ormer ;I/ "hief 4. '. Ei5ayan took over as t&e C&airman of t&e Insurance ,eguatory and
Deveo!ment Aut&ority #I,DA$ on %e&ruary 21, 2013!
,atan 4ata* t&e former &ead of 4ata Grou! was awarded t&e ife time ac&ievement award
2012 by 1rnst F 2oung on February 21* 2013.
The Union /a&inet of India a##ro(ed merger of 8harat ?ea(y )late @ Dessels ;td! (8?)D) with
8harat ?ea(y 4le"tri"als ;imited (8?4;) on %e&ruary 21, 2013!
'ik ,oute Car ,ay was flagged off from the ?eli#ad Ground in alt ;a$e tadium, 2est 8engal
on %e&ruary 22, 2013!
India and ri ;an$a on %e&ruary 22, 2013 signed two agreements for fighting against
international terrorism as well as a(oiding dou&le ta5ation!
3ustice /s&a %e&ra Commission constituted to identify t&e a!ses on De&i gang ra!e
incident submitted its re!ort to t&e Government on February 22*2013.
Guideines for -icensing of 8ew "anks in t&e .rivate 'ector was reeased by ,eserve "ank
of India on %e&ruary 22, 2013!
Assam &e"ame %irst Indian tate to #rodu"e o(er 700 million $g Tea for 2 ,ears in a 9ow!
8A'A s"ientists s#otted the youngest &la"$ hole yet in the 1il$y 2ay gala5y "alled 2-B8, whi"h
is *ust 1000.years.old!
0ari '&ankar 'ing&ania, the leading industrialist died on %e&ruary 23, 2013 at the age of :B
years! ?ari han$ar inghania was a )adma 8hushan awardee (in 2003)!
%arina 1rakovic won &er first 64A tite, U +ational Indoor Tennis /ham#ionshi# 2013 after
&eating Germany<s a&ine ;isi"$i in 1em#his on %e&ruary 23, 2013!
India>s 'ania %ir;a and &er American !artner "et&anie(%attek 'ands won t&e Dubai
4ennis C&am!ions&i! on February 23* 2013.
'iver -inings .aybook won four awards at the Inde#endent #irit 0wards in anta 1oni"a
on %e&ruary 2-, 2013!
3eena 3ankovic, the former world no! 1 won the 2T0 /o#a /laro /olsanitas /u# 2013 in 8ogota,
/olom&ia on %e&ruary 2-, 2013!
%o;ia, the software "ommunity whi"h is $nown for #rodu"ing the %irefo5 we& &rowser,
laun"hed 2e&.&ased mart#hone o#erating system on %e&ruary 2-, 2013!
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61st /a(alry defeated I)G B.7 G in the 131 %a&ara5a 3iwa5i ,ao 'cindia God Cu! 2013 to lift
the tro#hy on %e&ruary 2-, 2013!
8icos Anastasiades, the "entre.right 3I, (the 3emo"rati" 9ally) #arty leader won the
!residentia eections of Cy!rus on %e&ruary 2-, 2013 with 7:!7 #er"ent (otes!
.ark Geun(&ye sworn(in as t&e first woman .resident of 'out& +orea on February 2B*
2013.
e5ual ?arassment of 2omen at 2or$#la"e ()re(ention, )rohi&ition and 9edressal) 8ill was
#assed &y 9a*ya a&ha on %e&ruary 27, 2013!
Arun 4adanki* the managing dire"tor for ,ahoo India and outh 4ast 0sia =uit 2a&oo
on %e&ruary 27, 2013! ?e &e"ame the 1anaging 3ire"tor of ,ahoo in 1ay 200B!
'iA foreign micro and mini s!acecrafts and 'A,A- were aunc&ed successfuy by .'-E(C20
rocket on February 2B* 2013 from 'ri&arikota.
Dishwaroo#, the /4O, +T)/ 0I; )ower /om#any (+)/;) was "onferred with the 45em#lary
;eader 0ward in 1um&ai on %e&ruary 27, 2013!
?ot air &alloon "rashed near ;u5or, 4gy#t on %e&ruary 26, 2013 &e"ause of mid.air gas e5#losion,
whi"h $illed 1B tourists!
The urrey #a"e /entre (/) of the Uni(ersity of urrey on %e&ruary 26, 2013 announ"ed that
T9a+3.1 was laun"hed su""essfully into s#a"e from India!
De&i &e"ame the first state in India to &an the manual s"a(enging! 3elhi on %e&ruary 26, 2013
&anned de#loyment of "leaning staff for manual sewer "leaning!
Anu!am +&er, the (eteran 8ollywood a"tor was awarded wit& t&e City .rocamation Award
in -os Angees in the last wee$ of %e&ruary 2013!
'ugata %itra was awarded t&e miion(doar 41D .ri;e on %e&ruary 26, 2013 for #ursuing
his idea for &uilding the s"hools in the Internet!
The Government of 3a!an nominated 0aru&iko +uroda for t&e designation of neAt
governor of t&e Centra "ank of t&e country!
Union 9ailway 1inister .awan +umar "ansa #resented the /nion ,aiway "udget for 2013(
17 in ;o$ a&ha on %e&ruary 26, 2013!
The +ational /a#ital of India, De&i emerged as worst !ace in terms of key !arameters of
environment in t&e 1nvironmenta .erformance IndeA #1.I$!
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8ationa 'cience Day was observed on February 2:* 2013! The theme of 2013 was Geneti"ally
1odified /ro#s and %ood e"urity!
Eice Admira* Anurag G 4&a!iya took over as t&e Director Genera of t&e Indian Coast
Guard on February 2:* 2013.
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