Feb 2016 Current Affairs pdf Download

1. 12th South Asian Games began in Guwahati on 5th February 2016.

2. 50% of government jobs in Assam will be reserved for women, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
recently announced.
3. A 12-member team of the Indian Army was participated in the Cobra Gold multilateral
exercises, which was hosted by Thailand, along with its counterparts from China and Pakistan.
4. A 404.2 carat diamond, the world's 27th largest diamond, worth around $20 million was
discovered in Africa. It is by far the biggest diamond found in the region.
5. A report by the Central Electricity Authority has stated that power generation in India grew by
6% in January 2016
6. According to a recently released United Nation's report, India has been named the third most
disaster-hit nation in 2015.
7. According to a report by Delhi government, breathing the air of the national capital has adverse
effects on lungs which are worse than smoking cigarettes.
8. According to a report by Greenpeace, Air pollution in India is higher than that of China.
9. According to recently released MHRD data, 96 million schoolchildren were covered under the
Midday Meal Scheme in 2015-16.
10. According to SocialCops analysis of data from the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the
tiger population (over 1.5 years of age) in India has increased since 2006.
11. According to the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Muzaffarpur
(Bihar) and Varanasi (UP) are most polluted cities in India.
12. After scoring a total of 199 runs in three T20Is against Australia at an average of 199.00, Virat
Kohli became the top-ranked T20I batsman in the world.
13. American space agency NASA has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) among
other space agencies for a meeting in the US to discuss a possible international collaboration on
a Mars mission
14. As per a survey of Britons by Scottish investment company Scottish Widows, former British PM
Margaret Thatcher is the most influential woman of the last two centuries.
15. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi tabled interim budget of over 33 thousand 687 crore rupees
for the first six months of the next financial year.
16. Australia's Adam Voges surpassed Sir Don Bradmans batting average of 99.94.
17. Author Ruskin Bond has announced that he will be writing his autobiography in three volumes.
18. Bihar became the 6th state to join Union Governments UDAY Scheme for financial restructuring
of debt of power distribution companies. [after Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttar
Pradesh and Gujarat]
19. Britain is set to get the world's biggest wind farm after the proposal for the 1.2-gigawatt
Hornsea Project One in northern England was accepted.
20. British Formula One racing team Manor Racing has signed Indonesias Rio Haryanto, making him
the first Indonesian Formula One driver.
21. British national newspaper, The Guardian's Tom Jenkins was named as the Sports Photographer
of the Year at the 2015 Picture Editors Guild awards.
22. Celebrity chef and TV host Sanjeev Kapoor was elected to prepare the menu of food to be
served on the Indian Railways.
23. China will launch its second space laboratory, Tiangong 2, into Earths orbit in the third quarter
of 2016.
24. Dubai has confirmed plans to build the world's largest shopping mall named 'Mall of the World'
at a cost of $22 billion.
25. Dubai International Airport was declared the world's busiest airport for international passengers
in 2015.
26. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) announced an increase in interest rate on
Provident Fund (PF) deposits for 2015-16 to 8.80% from 8.75% in the previous two fiscals.
27. FIFA opened its new $140 million World Football Museum in Zurich. Finance Ministry has
reduced the gross budgetary support to the railways to 32,000 from 40,000 crore announced in
the railway budget.
28. For the first time in India, a job fair for the transgender community was organised in Chennai.
29. Former Indian cricketer, Virender Sehwag appointed as the new mentor for Indian Premier
League (IPL) outfit, Kings XI Punjab for the forthcoming ninth season of the league.
30. Google added flood alerts to its Google Public Alerts service in India.
31. Google's holding company Alphabet has overtook Apple to become the most valuable publicly-
traded company in the world.
32. Haryana is set become the first state in the country to complete aquifer mapping for its
groundwater resources by May 2016.
33. Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was on his First official visit to India. 'Hope for a
New Life', a picture captured by Australian photographer Warren Richardson was named the
'World Press Photo of the Year 2015' at the 59th annual World Press Photo Contest.
34. In a first-of-its-kind deal, UAE's national oil company Adnoc has signed a deal with the Indian
government to store crude oil in India's maiden strategic storage and give two-thirds of the oil
to India for free.
35. India and Afghanistan recently signed a MOU for Visa-Free Travel for diplomats.
36. India and Brunei signed three agreements. They are, MoU in health cooperation, MoU on
Defence cooperation and MOU on cooperation in youth and sports affairs.
37. India and Nepal signed Nine partnership deals to help develop infrastructure, improve cultural
cooperation, and utilise India's $250 million post-earthquake reconstruction grant.
38. India and UAE signed seven agreements on cybersecurity, insurance and infrastructure
development in a bid to improve bilateral ties.
39. India continues to remain the world's largest arms importer, accounting for 14% of the global
imports in the 2011- 2015 timeframe, in yet another indicator of the country's enduring failure
to build a strong domestic defence-industrial base (DIB).
40. India has launched the lightest gun ever which weighs as less as 250 grams, and it has been
named 'Nidar'.
41. India has surpassed the USA as the world's second-largest smartphone market in terms of active
unique smartphone users.
42. India ranks first in Milk Production, accounting for 18.5% of World production.
43. India secured the top spot for the seventh straight quarter in Nielsens Consumer Confidence
Index rankings for the December quarter.
44. India test-fired its indigenously developed Prithvi II missile from a test range at Chandipur in
Odisha, as part of a user trial by the army.
45. India women cricket team clean sweep three match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
46. Indias largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched Japan Desk, a single window for
inbound Japanese investments in India and viceversa.
47. Indias poorest district, Nabarangpur of Odisha launched a 45-day campaign, called 'Jyoti', to
train 4,400 traditional healers as the number of tribal children falling victim to local healing
practices in the district has increased.
48. India's first professional esports league called the Indian Gaming League (IGL) was launched.
49. India's first transgender sub inspector Prithika Hasini along with 21 other members of the
community recently received appointment orders. India's largest wax producing plant was
inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Assam.
50. India's Tourism Ministry has proposed that all international visitors using the electronic Tourist
Visa facility get SIM cards on arrival.
51. International Boxing Federations (IBF) super bantamweight world champion Carl Frampton has
defeated World Boxing Associations (WBA) super bantamweight world champion Scott Quigg
52. Sindh became the first Pakistan province to adopt landmark Hindu Marriage Bill, 2015 in order
to allow the minority community to register their marriages.
53. Slovenian high-jumper Rozle Prezelj has been elected the new Chairman of the International
Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Athletes' Commission.
54. South African batsman David Miller has been named the captain of Kings XI Punjab team for the
upcoming Indian Premier League season 9.
55. South African batsman Quinton de Kock became the quickest batsman to score 10 ODI hundreds
after his 135 against England in the third ODI.
56. Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera has became only the fourth bowler after Tim Southee,
Jacob Oram and Brett Lee to take a hat-trick in Twenty20 internationals.
57. Tata Motors announced that it has renamed its upcoming hatchback Zica as Tiago.
58. Team India's U-19 opener Rishabh Pant records the fastest fifty in the ICC Under 19 Cricket
World Cup against Nepal.
59. The Ministry of Railways signed an MoU with Government of Chhattisgarh for Formation of
Joint Venture Companies for Development of Railway Infrastructure in Chhattisgarh State".
60. The 13th edition of World Spice Congress (WSC) was held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Theme of
WSC 2016 : Target 2020: Clean, Safe and Sustainable Supply Chain
61. The Haryana government launched the 'Kanya Janamdin Utsav', to celebrate birthdays of girl
students, with their parents.
62. The HRD Ministry announced to make the installation of the national flag compulsory in all
central universities on a 207 feet high mast on their campuses to signify "strong and united
India.
63. The ICC removed India, England and Australia as the permanent members of its decision-making
executive committee