Events of Feb 08-14,
2015
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Feb 08
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Anirban Lahiri won Malaysian Open (Golf)
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Abhishek Bachchan is named as NBA Goodwill Ambassador; he is
slated to be the first Indian to be part of a NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.
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Prime Minister chaired the first meeting of Governing Council of
NITI Aayog
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Uttarakhand government launched its ambitious “Himalaya Darshan”
programme as part of its ongoing efforts to boost tourism in the state
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Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated BSNL’s free
Wi-Fi service at two ghats (Dashashwamedah and Sheetla ghats) in Varanasi
(Modi's LS Const)
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First World Ocean Science Congress was held at Kochi, Kerala;
Theme: “Protect Oceans for Posterity
and Blue Economy”
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BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Boyhodd; Best Actor - Edie Redmayne
for The Theory of Everything and Best Actress - Julianne Moore for Still
Alice
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First Robot-staffed Hotel of the World to open in Japan
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Nickolay Mladenov appointed as UN Special Coordinator for the
Middle East Peace Process
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Bengaluru, Chennai, Surat among ‘100 Resilient Cities’
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Feb 09
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57th Grammy Awards: Best Album of the Year won by "Morning
Phase" by Beck Hansen
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Central Silk Board opens High Capacity Silkworm Egg Cold Storage
Plant at Mysore
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China has launched first cruise liner to sail via its ambitious
transcontinental initiative Maritime Silk Road (MSR). The cruise liner sailed
off from the Beihai port located in southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region.
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Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) and Rajasthan Government have
signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for developing solar parks in
state with a capacity of 10,000 MW
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Economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen won the newly
established Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize 2015.
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Union Ministry for Health & Family Welfare launched National
Deworming Initiative
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Sports ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for
helping Indian atheletes win medals.
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A large scale Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)
exercise involving more than 20 ships from the Western and Eastern Fleet and
various aircraft of the Indian Navy was conducted in the Lakshadweep Islands
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Feb 10
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Delhi Assembly Elections: AAP registered thumping victory
against Narendra Modi (BJP); Congress decimated to zero; Kiran Bedi (Chief
Ministerial Candidate of BJP) loses; AAP won 67 seats and BJP won 3 seats
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The State Department of the United States confirmed that it has
closed its Embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff due to the ongoing
political instability and the uncertain security situation
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Facebook, Reliance Communications Ltd tied up to provide free
Internet access to people
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ICICI Bank launched India's first digital bank,
"Pockets"
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Keynes Prize for Amartya Sen
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Sri Lanka: Tamil Province charges Lanka with genocide attacks;
wants probe by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Feb 11
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Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports revised Rashtriya
Khel Protsahan Puruskar Scheme
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The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Thaawar
Chand Gehlot distributed the Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards. The awards
were given away to 84 Students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes category.
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Star India Pvt Ltd acquired Telugu television channel Maa
Television Network Ltd
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Ensure affairs of States/UTs be conducted in accordance with
letter and spirit of constitution, says President at the 46th Conference of
Governors
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35th National Games mascot Ammu named in Limca Book of Records
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Feb 12
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Union Government approved revised Guidelines for Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadak Yojana
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Parle Products launched nationwide Litter Free Campaign
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Union Government issued new guidelines for the States to combat
the H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak. It asked the States to categorise cases for
screening, isolation and hospitalization.
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A unique web-based tool, named Atrocity Tracking and Monitoring
(ATM) System was launched
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ICC Cricket World Cup started
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Feb 13
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RBI decided to bring back one rupee notes
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A christian school vandalised in Delhi; sixth attack on
Christian establishments in Delhi in three months
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266 k of gold missing from 'richest' Padmanabhaswamy Temple
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Censor Board's list of banned words kick up a row
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Press Freedom Index 2015: India was placed at 138th position out
of 180 countries
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Ashton Baldwin Carter - new US Defence Secretary
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Cricket Diplomacy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called four
SAARC leaders, namely Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to wish
for 2015 Cricket World Cup. He called the leaders of the cricket playing
nations and wished them luck.
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Chhetri and Devi presented with 2014 AIFF Player of the Year
award
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Feb 14
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BrahMos missile successfully test-fired from INS Kolkata
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Arvind Kejriwal was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi
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The United Arab Emirates closed its embassy in Yemen
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Usain Bolt to quit after 2017 World championships
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35th National Games comes to an end; best performer - Kerala;
best overall performance - Services
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Tamil Nadu: GIM to have 12 focus sectors
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February 2015 Events
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