Current Affairs - February 2014

• A 130-MW Solar Power Plant, largest in India, launched in Neemuch MP
  
• Whistleblower Protection Bill passed
  
• Matteo Renzi became the prime minister of Italy
  
• Delhi Waveriders won the 2nd edition of Hockey India League
  
• Union cabinet approved conversion of 72000 km of state roads into highways
  
• Sangeeta Bhatia developed a cheap test to detect cancer
  
• Akash missile successfully test fired
  
• Archaeological Survey of India partnered with Google to provide 360 degree views of historic monuments
  
• Coal Regulatory Authority (CRA) approved by the cabinet
  
• SEBI put forward new corporate governance norms
  
• Odisha passed the Lokayukta Bill 2014
  
• Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre and Guocheng Zhang received International Gandhi Award, 2013
  
• India to host the World Bridge Championship in 2015
  
• Marathi film Killa won the Crystal Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Fetival
  
• India lost the test series to New Zealand
  
• President's rule imposed in Delhi
  
• Sikkim has become the first state to achieve 100% sanitation coverage
  
• Central Govt. has made it compulsory for public transport vehicles to install a GPS.
  
• International Olympic committee revoked the ban on Indian Olympic Association. India can now be a part of the Olympics.
  
• Bombay Stock Exchange launched an Institutional Trading Platform for Small and Medium Enterprises
  
• Asian Development Bank would provide a $257 million loan for building rural roads and increasing connectivity
  
• Canada would be opening a Consulate General office in Bangalore
  
• Arunima Sinha won the Amazing Indian award
  
• National Greet Tribunal banned burning of tyres in public places
  
• Production of Maruti-800 stopped
  
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed 15 Indian birds as critically endangered in its red list
  
• Delhi police launched a helpline for foreign nationals
  
• Satya Nadella is the new Microsoft CEO
  
• BiblioTech - First paperless library started in US
  
• Libya destroyed all weapons
  
• Implementation of the National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology approved by the Cabinet
  
• 4th February observed as World Cancer Day
  
• Vivek Lall appointed as special advisor on cyber security by the UN
  
• Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur appointed the Chairman of 7th pay commission
  
• Sachin Tendulkar and Dr. CNR Rao conferred Bharat Ratna
  
• National Cloud launched under MeghRaj initiative
  
• The President launched the National Mission on Libraries (NML)
  
• Padma Shri Silverine Swer passed away.
  
• Harish Rawat is the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
  
• Karnataka has won the Ranji Trophy
  
• Olympic torch was lit on the western peak of Mount Elbrus in Russia. Mount Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe.
  
• India’s first Mono rail inaugurated in Mumbai. The rail covers a route from Chembur to Wadala.
  
• Rajasthan scrapped FDI in multi-brand retail
  
• Allahabad High Court ordered CBI probe into alleged misappropriation of MGNREGA funds
  
• Economic growth in 2012-13 slowed down to 4.5%. Estimate was done by Central Statistics Office (CSO)
  
• India lost ODI series to New Zealand 4-0