11-02-2016, 04:03 PM
• Khushwant Singh passed away
• Rajesh Gopakumar selected for G D Birla award 2013 for scientific research
• World Water Day observed on 22nd March
• Govind Mishra gets Saraswati Samman - 2013
• Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy for 2013-14
• Russia suspended from G-8 over Crimea
• Russia signed accession agreement for Crimea
• SEBI issued new guidelines for KYC. It would make it easier for investors to provide information
• Soma Mondal has been appointed as the director of NALCO. She is the first woman director.
• Nandan Nilekeni resigned as the Chairman of UIDAI
• HR 5171 A: Largest Yellow star discovered. It is 1300 times larger than the sun
• Mizoram won the 68th Santosh Trophy for 2014
• First 3D model of human fingerprint developed by Indian-American scientist Anil Jain. The model has been named Phantom.
• National Cycling Academy inaugurated in Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi.
• Date for exchanging Pre-2005 notes extended to Jan 1, 2015
• '12 Years a Slave' won the Oscar for Best Film
• Remains of soldiers from 1857 mutiny found in Ajnala, Punjab
• President's rule imposed in Andhra Pradesh
• President signed the Telangana Bill
• India would send a probe to sun, 'Aditya-1' by 2010
• ASI discovered a 1000 year old site belonging to the Pratihara period in Rohtak
• South Africa won the under-19 Cricket World Cup
• Central government raised the number of days of guarenteed work for tribals from 100 to 150 days
• New Rail-Coach manufacturing facility in Kolar approved by cabinet
• US President Obama warned Russia over any military intervention in Ukraine
• Chandi Prasad Bhatt awarded Gandhi Peace Prize, 2013