FEBRUARY 2014

Name the programme that has planned to release 25 vultures in safe-zone by

2016 following decrease in populations due to use of Diclofenac to vet cattle -
Programme SAVE

Union Government of India on 31 January 2014 announced that economy
might have expanded by 4.5 percent in fiscal year 2012-13 - as compared to
previous estimate of 5 percent

US on 31 January 2014 warned China against any move to declare a new Air
Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the - South China Sea

Name the state that on 1 February 2014 scrapped its approval for the foreign
direct investment in multi-brand retailing - Rajasthan

Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted by the Delhi Police to
investigate the death of the student from Arunachal Pradesh, who died after
being allegedly beaten - Nido Tania

World Cancer Day 2014 observed on 4 February with the release of the World
Cancer Report 2014 with the World Cancer Day theme - Debunk the myths

Manoj Vaish took charge as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
of - Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX)

President of Zanzibar, was on an official visit to India from 1 to 9 February
2014 - Dr. Ali Mohamed Shein

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission - Former
Supreme Court Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur

Name the King of Saudi Arabia, who on 4 February 2014 ordered jail terms
ranging from three to thirty years for the Saudi citizens, who are fighting outside
the country - Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Aabo the person who became the first person to receive a bionic hand, which
allows life-like sensation to be felt from the devices artificial fingers is a Dennis
Amputee

The work on the project of widening the shipping route of Panama Canal was
suspended by the - Panama Canal Authority on 5 February 2014 following
dispute over rising costs.

The first European to navigate through the Strait of Magellan in 1520 by in the
service of Charles I of Spain during his global circumnavigation voyage -
Portuguese sailor, Ferdinand Magellan

Olympic flame on 5 February 2014 reached Sochi in Russia after traveling the
longest route in the history of the games of - 65000 kilometers.

India on 5 February 2014 extended the facility of visa-on-arrival for the
tourists of 180 nations after - barring tourists of eight nations.

The state government of which state on 5 February 2014 declared 10225
villages of the state as scarcity-hit - of Rajasthan

People who have been nominated for World Children's Prize in Sweden are -
Malala, John Wood, Indira Ranamagar

India & Germany signed 2 umbrella agreements for financial & technical co-
operation under - Indo German bilateral Development Cooperation.

A Parliamentary Panel on 6 February 2014 submitted its report on the Civil
Aviation Authority (CAA) of India Bill, 2013 to Parliament and asked the
government to come out with a comprehensive Bill after revisiting - the Aircraft
Act 1934.

The eminent Hindi writer has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman
for the year 2013 - Vishwanath Tripathi

WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) on 6 February 2014 appointed a person
as director-general (DG) of the WWF International - Marco Lambertini

Ministry of Culture and Tate has signed a MoU to develop collaborations
focused on - modern and contemporary art.

Supreme Court has ordered to implement recommendations of a board for
journalists and non-journalists in newspapers and agencies - Majithia Wage
Board

Union Cabinet on 7 February 2014 cleared the Telangana Bill with minimum
changes in it and decided that Hyderabad will not get the status of - a Union
Territory

Abhinav Bindra won two gold medals at Inter Shoot Tri Series shooting at - The
Hague, Netherlands

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) on 7 February 2014 announced that it has
stopped the production of the iconic car brand - Maruti 800

Kumar Sangakkara became the second person in Cricket history to score a
triple century and a century in the same test match after - Graham Gooch

Police of which country in February 2014 successfully dismantled the largest
ever World War II bomb found in the city at the construction site - Hong Kong

DRDO is in the process of developing a device to track down Maoists in naxal
hit states that will be used by CRPF - UAVs

Maruti Suzuki India has stopped production of - Maruti 800

Kumar Sangakkara, on 7 February 2014 became the second person in the
history of Cricket to score a triple century and a century in the same test match
after - Graham Gooch

Draft technical report on making payment system effective was released by -
Reserve Bank of India

A body on 7 February 2014 issued a ban on the process of burning of tyres at
public places like roads and areas surrounded by residential buildings - National
Green Tribunal (NGT)

Person selected as the new Chairman of ICC for a period of 2 years to succeed
Alan Raymond Isaac - Narayanswamy Srinivasan

Person who became became 1st person to win three gold medals in Tri-series
shooting - Abhinav Bindra

Requirement of India's solar mission on 10 February 2014 was challenged by
United States alleging as discriminatory and against international norms including
the laws of WTO - Domestic Content

The Committee on Public Undertakings headed by who placed its report in
Parliament on the share of procurement by Food Corporation of India (FCI) -
Jagdambika Pal

Cancer foundation YouWeCan of Yuvraj Singh joined hand with an NGO
Navbharat Sewa Samiti to roll out a campaign named - Cancer Mukt Purvi Dilli

Scientists discovered a new species of dolphin in Amazon River system which
is a first discovery of a species in almost in 100 years - Araguaian Boto

Popular Indian film Black was screened at - Fakel Theatre in Moscow

IOC has revoked the ban imposed on IOA paving the way for Indias return to
the Olympic fold after - IOA held elections as per IOC directives

Penguin India, the publisher of a book on 11 February 2014 agreed to
withdraw the book from the Indian market - The Hindus: An Alternative History

Largest tribal religious congregation of the world began at Medaram in
Warangal district of the Telangana region - Sammakkaa Saarakka Fair

Person resigned from cabinet over the failure of government to fulfill its
promises to protect rights of minority groups in Malaysia - P Waythamoorthy

Volcano of a mountain in the main island of Java of Indonesia erupted on 13
February 2014 after rumbling for several weeks - Mount Kelup of Kediri district

US have been blanketed with a huge snow storm has been dubbed as -
Snowmaggedon

Union Cabinet on 20 February 2014 gave its nod for classifying a language as a
classical language to give impetus to scholarships in the language - Odia

International Mother Language Day (Bhasha Divas) was observed across the
world, with Bangladesh leading on - 21 February 2014

The middle order batsman of Indian cricket team on 20 February 2014 was
appointed as the brand ambassador of the Gujarat State Election Commission -
Cheteshwar Pujara

The Speaker of Ukraine was named as the interim President of the country on
23 February 2014 - Oleksandr Turchynov

NTPC signed MoU with BSPGCL and LBCPL to develop a 1320 MW Thermal
Power Project at -Kajra in Lakhisarai district of Bihar

Somdev Devvarman, the Indias top singles star on 23 February 2014 lifted his
third ATP Challenge Tennis title after defeating -Aleksandr Nedovyesov

Sri Lanka rejected draft report that calls for an international inquiry into
alleged human rights violations of Navi Pillai

Engineers of US firm Hennessey have developed the worlds fastest car with a
top speed of a speed of 435 kilometers per hour named - Venom GT

Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh on 25 February 2014 passed the - UP
Water Management and Regulatory Commission Bill 2014

Israeli President Shimon Peres awarded Angela Merkel with Israels highest
civilian honour - Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction

Hamid Ansari released a commemorative postage stamp in the honour of -
Maulana Hasrat Mohani

Government of India (Union Home Ministry) on 27 February 2014 constituted
one-man expert committee to study and examine - the demand of a separate
Bodoland state

India on 28 February 2014 observed National Science Day to mark the
discovery of - the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata
Raman

Music album based on the songs composed by music maestro AR Rahman and
written by Kapil Sibal is - Raunaq