Daily Update -28,29 March 2014

1.West Zone Won Deodar Trophy 2014.

      West Zone, won the Deodar cricket trophy 2014 defeating North Zone at YS Rajasekhara Reddy Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam,this 50 over interzone knockout tournament is named after Prof: DB Deodhar,popularly known as grand old man of Indian cricket.Five zonal teams,North,South,East,West and Central zone will participate in the tournament.


2.Super Hercules Aircraft C-130J crashed in Rajasthan.

   Super Hercules Aircraft C-130J of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan,5 crew including four officers were killed.six  C 130J including the ill fated one were bought from the US for 6000  crore rupees,they can carry up to 20 tonnes of load and even land and take off from short run ways,Defence
ministry has ordered a high level inquiry in to  the incident.

3.Tata Teleservices launched Wi Fi Business.

    Tata Teleservices Limited (TTL) launched new Wi Fi business in Chennai.Wi Fi scratch cards will be sold through retail outlets to monetize the service,it can be used at Tata Docomo hotspots across India.


4. Earth Hour Observed.

     To raise awareness about environmental issues Earth Hour was observed across 7000 cities and towns the world by switching off non -essential lights from 8.30 to 9.30 pm on 29th march.The event organized by WWF marked its beginning at Sydney in 2007.



5. Silver Medal for Heena Sidhu.

    Indian Air Pistol Shooter ,World no: 2 Heena Sidhu clinched a silver medal at ISSF world cup in Fort Benning ,USA.She now holds the record of maximum medal in a world cup by an Indian pistol shooter.





6.First ever miniature planet with two rings discovered.

    Astronomers of the Neils Bohr institute discovered first ever miniature planet Charkilo with two rings,of ice and pebbles between Saturn and Uranus is the first ever discovery of celestial body with rings like Saturn.


7.NATO gets new secretary General.



    Jens Stolenberg appointed as secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).He will replace Anders Fogh ,former PM of Denmark and will take charge from 1 October 2014.
Nato is an intergovernmental military alliance of North Atlantic countries with 28 members,it encourages consultation and co operation on defence and security issue. 

Daily Update - 27th March 2014.

1.Supreme court suggests Sunil Gavaskar as BCCI Chief.

    Supreme court proposed replacement of N Srinivasan and suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from IPL 7.The proposal  released by a bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik proposed name of Sunil Gavaskar to head the highest Authority of Cricket in India.



2. Jude Felix Appointed as Coach.

    Former Captain and Olympian Jude Felix was appointed as coach of National Men's Hockey Team.He will be on a probation for three months.



3. WHO Certifies India as polio free.

     The formal certificates of being polio free was received by Ghulam Nabi Azad (Minister of Health,Government of India).A Country has to be free from reporting polio cases for three consecutive years for claiming polio free,as per International guidelines.


4. Abdel Fattah Al-sisi resigned as Army Chief of Egypt to compete for presidential elections.

Daily Update - 26th March 2014

1. Google signed deal with Luxotticca Spa for google glass.

      Google Inc partners with Luxotticca Spa the makers of RayBan and Oakley sunglasses for their high-tech wearable computers Google glass.Customers have to apply for the purchase of Google glass at selected locations.

2.Tehseen Akhtar arrested.

      Indian Mujahideen Chief Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police.He was heading IM since the arrest of Co-Founder Yaseen Bhatkal.He suspected to be the brain behind all recent  attacks.

3. Polling Booths at J&K declared as No Smoking zones.

    Jammu and Kashmir became the first state to declare its polling booths as no smoking zones,the polling stations will display a No Smoking Banner in the coming lok sabha polls.Decision was announced by Umang Narula, chief election commissioner of J&K.

4.Arjun Kapoor selected as Ambassador of Earth hour 2014.

    Young Bollywood star Arjun Kapoor named as the ambassador for the Earth hour 2014 ,observed on 29th march 2014.


5.Amitabh Bachan named Global Icon of the year.

    Big B, of Bollywood Amitabh Bachan selected for Global Icon of the year award at the NRI of the year awards in Mumbai.He dedicated the award to all young generation actors in the industry.The award was  presented jointly by ICICI and Times Of India.

6.Pritzker Architecture prize for Shigeru Ban.

     Japanese Architect Shigeru Ben won the prestigious  Pritzker Architecture prize 2014 for his low cost designs for relief shelters.The international prize  awarded to living Architects carry a cash prize of 100000 dollar ,a citation and bronze medallion.

7.3rd Nuclear security summit 2014 held in 'The Hague'.

    Third nuclear security summit 2014 was held in Hague,Switzerland attended by 58 world leaders reached an agreement to prevent the reach of terrorists out to nuclear materials.NSS Countries also agreed to keep quantities of nuclear materials as low as possible.

ONGC Recriutment 2014.

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Daily Update - 25th March 2014

1.Govind Misra selected for Saraswathi Samman.

   Renowned Hindi author Govind Misra ,selected for Saraswathi samman 2013 for his book Dhool Paudha Par published in 2008. He is the second Hindi author after Harivansh Rai Bachan to receive this award.Award that was established in 1991 by KK Birla Foundation,carries a cash prize of 10 lakhs and a certificate.


2.529 supporters of Mohd Morsi sentenced to death.

   529 supporters of ousted islamist president Mohd Morsi were sentenced to death by Egyptian court.They were convicted of charges like attacks on people, damaging public property and murdering a police personnel.

3. Veteran Actress Nanda (75) died in Mumbai.

4. AQUATM launched in Mumbai.

    Vandana Foundation,a non profit organisation launched automatic drinking water vending machine AQUATM in Mumbai.Water can be purchase at rs 1,per liter through a prepaid card . The machine has a capacity to deliver 1000 liters per day.

Daily Update -24 March 2014

1.RBI orders banks to give copy of credit profile to customers.

    Reserve Bank of India order banks to give free copy of credit information report to it cs customers,this will give awareness about the need to have credit discipline.The suggestion was made by the panel headed by Aditya Puri chairman of HDFC bank.

2.Book on Lal Bahadur Sasthri Released.

   Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama released a book on former PrimeMinister Lal Bahadur Sasthri titled "Lal Bahadur Sasthri : lessons in leadership".This biography on sasthri is a rewind of his life narrated by his son,Anil Sasthri.

3. Jeev Milkha Singh,nominated for asian Tour's player of the decade award.

4. Fourth Hockey India National Championship.

   Men's Title : Air India retained men's title after beating comptroller & Auditor General of India Team for
4-1 in final held at Lucknow .
   Women's Title : Railway Sports promotion board defeated defending champions Haryana,4-0 to clinch Hockey India women's championship in Bhopal.


5.Supreme court Directs Centre to withdraw all orders making Aadhar Mandatory.

    Supreme court of India directs Government of India to withdraw all orders making Aadhar mandatory.It also suggested UIDAI not to share any information regarding the card holder without his/her consent.


6. Ebola virus detected in Guinea.

   Ebola virus which causes hemorrhagic fever is detected in Guinea.80 people were detected and out of this 59 is already dead,raising concerns to the authorities.

7. Stuart Oliver won first ever Indian truck racing Championship.

     Experienced British racer Stuart Oliver won the first ever TATA T1 Prima truck racing Championship on 23rd march 2014.

   

Daily Update - 22, 23rd March 2014

1.World Water Day Observed.

     World Water Day observed on 22nd march to preserve and control the consumption of water.United Nations conference on Environment and development (UNCED) initiates the observation of this day for promoting sustainable management of water resources.


2. Officers honored with keerthi Chakra.


   Three officers of the Armed forces were honored with the second highest gallantry award.
       1. Wg: Cdr Darryl Castelino : Received award posthumously for his role in operation rahat,where his chopper crashed with 20 members after he saved more than 80 lives.
      2. Maj. Mahesh Kumar :  For his acts in countering insurgency in Jammu & Kashmir.       3. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy : For his completing world voyage on his sail ship non-stop in 151 days.

3. RBI notifies guidelines for early detection and recovery of bad loans.

    RBI notifies NBFCs and other financial institutions to categorize loans into special mention accounts  before a loan turns into NPA
   (A) . SMA 0 :A/C overdue not more than 30 days but facing stress.
   (B) SMA 1:  principal/interest overdue between 31-60 days.
   (c)  SMA 2 : Principal/interest overdue for 61-180 days
However NPA should be held by concerned banks for a period of 12 months before selling it to other financial institution or NBFC.

4. Aamir Khan to become national icon for LS polls.

       Bollywood star Aamir khan agreed election commission to become the national icon for the coming lok sabha polls.He will co-operate with ECs voter awareness initiatives and leads the media campaign.He will join existing icons DR APJ Abdul Kalam,MS Dhoni ,Saina Nehwal ,and Boxer Mary Kom.


5. Government of India divested 9 percent stakes in Axis Bank.  
 
    Government of India divested 9 percent stake which amounts to 5500 crore rupees  in Axis Bank. GoI,earlier had 20.72 percentage stakes through specified undertaking of unit trust of India(SUUTI)
It will remain the largest shareholder with 11.72% followed by LIC.

6. World's largest TV Unveiled.

   Panasonic unveiled world's largest television Big Hoss at Texas motor speed highway ,US.The screen is 218 feet wide and 94.6 feet tall,which makes it taller than a seven storied building and longer than Boeing 767 flight.

   

Daily Update - 21st March 2014

1. World Forestry Day Observed.

       World forestry day was observed on 21st march to increase public awareness about values of forests. United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (UNFAO) on 1971 declared 21st march as world forestry day.


2. RBI Deputy governor KC Chakraborthy resigns.

        KC Chakraborthy ,deputy governor of the RBI resigns from office,3 months ahead of completion of his term.He was appointed in 2009 and extended his tenure in 2012,earlier he served as the CMD of Punjab National Bank(PNB)

3. Indian Journalist won Google digital activism Award.

       Indian Journalist Subranshu Choudhary won the digital activism award 2014 for regional news service defeating US whistle blower Edward Snowden.The award was given for his work using mobile phones to bring local news to tribals region in their native language.He is also the founder of CGnet swara that enbles tribals in Chattisgarh to connect to outside world.

4. Chinese insurance firm offered smog insurance.

       State owned insurance company ping An insurance  offere smog insurance for tourists and natives of six highly polluted cities Beijing,Shangai,Guangzhou,Xian,Chengdu and Harbin.Smog insurance will pay compensation for those who are plagued by smog,compensation will be based on air quality index(AQI)

5. RBI issued notice to banks concerning discontinuation of Windows XP.

 

  Reserve Bank of India raised concern over the threat expected to face from discontinuation of windows XP by Microsoft corporation from 8th April,Withdrawal will stop release of updates and patches for the OS, which will make it more vulnerable to virus attacks.In India most of the banking system are running on windows XP.



 

Daily Update - 20th March 2014

1. Khuswanth Singh Passes Away.

     Renowned writer and journalist  Khuswanth Singh passes away at the age of 99 at Delhi.He was the founder editor of Yojna and also served as editor in Hindustan Times, and National Herald.He was born on 2nd February 1915 in Haldi(now in Pakistan)



2. Ibibo buys 51% share in Yourbus.com.

    Online Travel firm ibibo.com owned by South Africa based Naspers bought 51% stakes in Yourbus.com.
Ibibo , which owns Goibibo.com and redbus.in etc is all set to become the largest online travel operators in India.


3.SEBI inaugurated its local office in Ranchi 
,Jharkand.


4. MI-17 V5 introduced in Indian Airforce.

    Russian made   MI-17 V5 series helicopters were inducted into IAF on 19 march at Jamnagar in Gujrat ,the copters are famous for their maneuvering weight carrying capacity will obviously prove advantageous for the force.

Daily Update - 19 March 2014

1.Karnataka won Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14.

     Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare trophy beating railways at Eden gardens ,Kolkata. .Abhimanyu Mithun of karnataka   named as the man of the match.Karnataka has already won the Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy earlier in 2014.

2. DK Jain Passes Away.

     DK Jain, Chairman of  Luxor Group, leading pen manufacturer of the country passed away.. Luxor group brought the internationally renowned brands like parker,pilot and waterman .


3.  Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xiparee Won Audience Choice Award.

     Assamese thriller film  Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xiparee ,meaning as  river flows won the audience choice award in North California Film festival.The film has also been selected for the NewYork Indian film festival.

4.   India Ranked 4th in Microsoft report on spam E-mails.

     India Ranked fourth in the list of maximum number of spam email generators released by Microsoft corporation.The US,China ,and The UK tops the list.

5. Mandate of UNAMA extended for another year.

   UN security council extended the mandate of United Nations Assistance mission in Afghanistan for another year till 17th march 2015.Mandate of UNAMA is focused on local ownership ,leadership in security,governance and development in Afghanistan.
UNAMA was constituted in 2002 to help Afghan in Peace keeping and development.

Daily Update - 17,18 March 2014

1.Novak Djokovic won BNP Paribas Open Final .

    Novak Djokovic won BNP Paribas open final in Indian wells ATP  tennis masters in California by defeating Roger Federer.
   Womwn's Singles : Italy's Flavia Penetta defeated Agneiska Radwanska.


2. France introduced driving restrictions in Paris.

      Inorder to tackle dangerous pollution levels in the city of Paris France has imposed driving restrictions,drivers are allowed to use cars only on alternate days,according to odd or even number on licence plates.The emission levels have raised due to the heavy subsidy on diesel and large population of small cars .

3. Rani-Ki-Vav and GHNP nominated for UNESCO world heritage sites.

       India nominated Rani_Ki_Vav ,Gujarat and Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh for Unesco's World heritage site status 2014.GHNP is known for its bio diversity and the other is the 11th century step well in Gujarat.The final decision will be taken at the World Heritage Committee that will Convene in Doha,Qatar.


4. India becomes the largest arms Importer.

      Based on the data released by Stockholm international peace research institute (SIPRI),India emerged as the largest importer of arms.China & Pakistan is just behind in 2nd and 3rd positions. The volume of import has raised by 14 pc during the period 2009-13.Russia is the major supplier accounting 75pc of the imports.

5. Infosys ties up with Volvo.

      Indian IT giant Infosys ties up with Volvo cars in supply of application development surfaces for its operations.The works will include support and maintenance of  applications for sales,marketing,production,and corporate business functions.

6. Federal Bank launches"Namma Metro Transit cum Debit card".

         In Partnership with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRC) ,Federal Bank launches Namma Metro Transit cum Debit card", which gives a 15 to 20 ps discount on fares and can be charged at specified stations,through SMS and net banking etc. The Visa branded card will have provision for shopping and withdrawal of upto  rupees 75,000.

7.Russia Suspended from G-8.

    France ,today announce the suspension of Russia from the G-8 nations amid the issues over5 Ukraine and Crimea. The remaining seven nations have already taken steps to cancel the G-8 summit scheduled to held in Sochi ,June this year.

SSC Combined Graduate Level 2014 Postponed

Combined graduate level exam 2014 stands postponed,the exam is tentatively scheduled to be held towards second half of current year.

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Daily Update - 15,March 2014

1 .Sachin Tendulkar elected cricketer of the generation.

      The legendary batsman Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar,elected Cricketer of the Generation by a 50 member jury.He overtook Australian spinner Shane Warne and All Rounder Jacques Kallis . The title was initiated to mark the 20th Anniversary of ESPNcricinfo.

2. Yet Another Indian CEO

      NOKIA, likely to pick Rajeev Suri as next Chief Executive Officer(CEO).The Indian born is widely considered as the leading candidate to drive the Finnish firm.He is presently serving as head of NOKIA's telecom network equipment division.


3. Templeton prize 2014 goes to Thomas Halik.

      Czech Priest Thomas Halik won this year's templeton prize for his works aimed at seekers(not affiliated to a religion or atheism).The award established in 1972 by Sir John Templeton is the highest annual award in terms of cash in the world( 1.1 mn Euro)
      First Winner : Mother Theresa ( 1973)



4.  IOCL sold 10% Government stake.

       Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) sold 10% government stakes worth 5340 crore rupees,
 to Oil India Limited (OIL) and state owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) . The government share on IOCL has brought down to 68.92 pc from 78.92 pc earlier.

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Daily Update - 14th March 2014

1. Nandan Nilekani resigned as Chairman of UIDAI 

      Nandan nilekani resigned as chairman of unique identification authority of India ,earlier he had joined Indian National Congress. He is all set to contest the coming Lok sabha polls from Bangalore South

2. Indian Archers won 2 gold & 1 silver in Asian archery Grand Prix

     In the first edition of Asian Archery Grand Prix,Indian archers won 2 gold and a silver in team events. The event is being held in Bangkok from 10 to 16th march.

3. Exim Bank of India extends line of credit of $ 90mn to republic of Congo.

      The Export Import Bank of India will extend a line of credit of $ 90 mn to the Republic of Congo for development of transportation system in the country.

4. Ban on Oil giant BP lifted.


      The US on 13th march lifted the contract ban imposed on BP which is the third largest oil company in Europe,this will make the firm eligible for bidding government contracts. The ban was imposed as a penalty for 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill,the worst in the history of US. 

Daily Update - 13th March 2014

1. Airbus  launched its subsidiary Airbus India.
   
      Airbus launched its new subsidiary Airbus India as a part of expanding its business operations,the new subsidiary will manage all Airbus activities in India.

2. U & Me Against Dengue , a national level campaign to eradicate dengue fever launched on 11th  March as a joint initiative by Mortien(mosquito control product),All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Indian Medical Association (IMA) and NDMC.

3. IPL 2014 to be held in UAE,Bangladesh and India.

       India ,Uae, and Bangladesh will jointly host this season's Indian Premier League matches from 16th april to 1st June.The venue was shifted in the background of general elections to be held in India.
IPL Chairman : Ranjib Biswal.

4. Plastic Photo Identity Card to be issued in Nagaland and Assam.

      Election Commission of India decided to replace the laminated paper photo ID cards with new plastic photo identity cards in the states of Nagaland and Assam. The new move is  expected to reduce duplication and forgery.

5. Standard & Colours Award issued.

      President of India Sri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee distributed the standard and colours award which is the highest honour bestowed on Air Force unit or squadron for their exceptional service.
Standard Award    : 112 Helicopter Unit,Bangalore
President's Colour :  4 Base Repair Depot

6. Mercedes started local assembly of S Class.

  Local Assembly of Mercedes S class started at  Chakan,Near Pune. This will help to slash price of individual units.

7. World Kidney Day Observed

     World Kidney Day Observed across the world on  13th March 2014 with the theme Chronic kidney disease and aging. Kidney day is being observed on  second Thursday of march every year.

Daily update --12th March 2014

1. Chattisgarh government ordered high level inquiry in Sukma maoist attack.
       
          Govt: of Chattisgarh ordered high level inquiry in maoist attack on security forces near Tongpalin,Sukma district. Mr.RK Vij ,Additional Director General of Police(Naxal operations) will lead the team.

2. Michelle Bachelet,sworn in as president of Chile for the second term in Vasparasiso.In the Presidential election held in December 2013 she won 62 pc vote against 38 pc vote won by conservative leader Everlyn Mathei.

3.Justice Srikrishna appointed as Chairman of FPSB ( Financial Planing Standard Board of India).He was a retired Supreme Court Judge and formerly the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.

4.Google launched indoor maps in India.

        Google indoor maps that would help users to access detailed floor plans of several commercial buildings like airports shopping Malls etc..The service will be available for Android and iOS users.



5.Mr. Vince Chabria to be the first Indian-American Judge in California,at present he is the Deputy Attorney at the SanFransisco City

Daily Update - 11th March 2014

1. Former Delhi Chief minister Shiela Dixit take oath as Governor of Kerala.

2.World bank to provide 5 Billion USD to Ukraine to deliver much needed financial reforms.

3.Max life Insurance to tie up with Toyota financial services for providing insurance cover to car loan customers.

4.Sidharth Kamal to lead 10 member Indian contegent to the worl table tennis Championship to be held in Tokyo.

5. World's longest aircraft Airlander manufactured by Hybrid air vehicles Ltd(HAV) unvieled in Britain.

6.Union Government announced to build 200 low cost airports in next 20 years. The project aims at expanding conectivity to tier ii and tier iii cities.

7. New zealand to hold referendum on changiing national flag,announced by PM of Newzealand John key.

8. Tata Motors on 10 March 2014 announced its plan to set up assembly units and sales office in south East Asia and Africa.

9. Joe Mcginnis ,author of Fatal Vision and other non fiction and novels died at Umass Medical center in Woscescler,died due to prostrate cancer.

Feb 2014 at a Glance..

1. Maharashtra CM inaugurated India's First Monorail in Mumbai.

2.Asia's First shore based test facility (SBTF) for flight testing of naval Aircraft commissioned for Indian Navy in Goa.This facility will be available in INS Hansa ,Panaji.

3.Janet Yellen Became the firstwomen Chief in the history of Federal reserve
.
4.Karnataka defeated Maharashtra to win the Ranji Trophy 2014.Lokesh Rahul of karnataka emerged as the man of the match.

5.Justice AshokKumar Mathur appointed as head of 7th pay commission.The commission will submit its report within two years time.Recommendations will be implemented from 1st january 2016.

6.Satya Nadella,Indian origin ,appointed as CEO of Microsoft.Hyderabad born software engineer joined microsoft in 1992.He will succeed Steve Balmer.Bill Gates will assume the role of Founder and Technology Advisor to the CEO.

7.India's Visa On Arrival facility extended for tourists from 180 nations except 8.The move is expected to boost tourism activity. Pakistan,Sudan,Iraq,Srilanka,Afghanisthan,Iran,Nigeria and Somalia are barred with these facility.

8.Sushil Koirala to become the PM of Nepal .The veteran leader of nepali congress will become the 6th elected PM of Nepal.

9.Sikkim became the only state in India to achieve 100 pc sanitation.

10.N.Ramachandran elected as president of Indian Olympic Assosciation (IOA)

11.Abhinav Bindra became the first person to clinch three gold medal in a tri-series shooting.The event was held at Hague,Netherlands.

12.101st Indian Science congress concluded in University of Jammu ,J&K.

13.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg became the youngest and most generous philantropist of America in year 2013.

14.Hollywood Child star Shirly Temple passed away.She was nichnamed as america's 'little darling'.She was the first winner of juvanile Oscar at the age of 6.

15.China to build longest under water tunnel in the world beneath Bohai sea.the 123 km long tunnel will connect Dalian and Yantai.

16. Italian PM Enrico Letta resigned.

17.Indian flag unfurled in sochi winter olympics after IOC revoked ban on Indian body,it was unfurled at a special ceremony at international plaza of mountain village.

18.Purushotham Express became the first indian train to be attched with braile embedded coaches.

19.VV Dongree and Guocheng Zhang won the International Gandhi Award 2013 for their contributions in the field of eradication of leprosy. The award was presented by Sri Pranab Mukherjee.

20.World Radio Day observed on 13th February,initiated by UNESCO for women empowerement and gender equality.

21.National Women's Day observed in India on 13th February to Mark the birth aniversary of Sarojini Naidu.

22.Belgium became the second country to allow mercy killing of children.

23. US snowstorm which blanketted the densely populated North east of the US has been termed as snowmaggedon.At least 08 people have lost their lives and led to power failure in 7 lakh homes,temperature was brought down to  -34 deg C.

24.Matteo Renzi elected as Italy's Youngest PM. The 39 year old ia the leader of  the Democratic Party.

25.Gross NPA in listed bank raised 33.2 pc during first three quarter of 2013-14.Bad debts stood at 138613 crore for dec 2013 against 92398 crore in 2012. Sbi tops the list with 67799 crore.

26.Edward Snowden,former national security agency contractor,elected as new rector of University of Glasgow.

27.Death sentence of 3 convicts of Rajiv Gandhi assascination case commuted to life imprisonement.
Santhan,Murugan,Perarivalan were given life imprisonement by a bench headed by chief justice P Sadasivam ,justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK Singh.

28.Social media giant Facebook Acqiured Whatsapp for 19 billion dollar.

29.Cabinet approved odia as classical language,it became sixth language to become classical language.1. Sanskrit(2005) 2. Tamil(2004), Telugu (2008),Kannada(2008),Malayalam(2013).

30.India succesfully test fired indigeneously devoloped surface to air Akash missile from integrated test range(ITR) launch copmlex at chandpur in Odisha cost.

31.Bharathiya Mahila Bank signed three health insurance pacts with New India
    1. BMB Sakhee 2. BMB Nirbhayaa 3. BMB Parivaar Suraksha

32.Cheteshwar Pujara named as brand Ambassdor of Gujarat's election commission.

33. Delhi Waverider's won the second edition of Hockey India League cup 2014,Jaypee Punjab Warriors emerged as runners up.




34.Nokia launched its first Android Smart phone Nokia X.

35.German Chncellor Angeklla Merkel won Israel's highest civillian Honour Presedential Medel of Distinction for the work against anti-semitism(distinction against jews)

36.LinkedIn announced to launch its Chineese version,China gave licence under certain conditions that they have to locate their server in China and allow local Govt to control contents in the manner it does with social media sites.

37. Union Ministry for Health & Family Welfare launched AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

38. Govt constitute an expert commitee to study demand for Bodoland state,which will be carved out of Assam.

39.National Science Day observed across India on 28th February,to mark the discovery of Raman effect by Indian Scientist CV Raman.