February:-Current affairs
- BHEL and GAIL Granted Maharatna Status by the Union
Government of India
- Scientists Created World’s First Digital Atlas of Brain
- Asian Development Bank Gave 100 Million US Dollar Loan to
Uttarakhand
- Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda on 1 February 2013 launched
the Direct Benefits Transfer scheme in Sonepat and Ambala districts.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the captain of the Indian cricket team
was appointed as the vice-president of India Cements on 1 February 2013.
- India dropped to 140th Rank in the Latest World Press
Freedom Index
- NASA Scientists Discovered a 10-M-Year Old Star That Could
Still Produce Giant Planets
- NASA Marks 10th Anniversary of Space Shuttle Columbia
Disaster
- Shells of Snails Could Give Information about Ancient Climate:
Study
- P.R. Vasudeva Rao Appointed As the Director of the Indira
Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
- Rajkeswur Purryag,
President of Mauritius Visited India
- India and Austria signed a Social Security Pact
- Flightsafety International Entered India through Agreement
with Aviators India
- USA filed a civil lawsuit against S&P for false
representation of the Mortgage bonds, which resulted in the loss of billions of
dollars of investors.
- The Supreme Court of India on 4 February 2013 directed the
Union Government of India to notify the final award of the Cauvery Water
Disputes Tribunal by 20 Feb.
- ICICI Bank, the largest private sector bank of India
partnered with Aircel to announce the launch of their mobile banking service
called Mobile Money.
- Allan Border Medal 2013: Michael Clarke Won the Medal Fourth
Time
- Solicitor-General of India, Rohinton F Nariman resigned from
his office on 4 February 2013.
- Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner Joined Australian Cricket
Hall of Fame
- World Cancer Day observed across the world
- ED Slapped 98.5 Crore Rupees Penalty Notice on Rajasthan
Royals
- Thirty Indian software product companies joined hands to
form their own new association called iSpirt, marking a break-up with the IT
industry body NASSCOM.
- Mo Yan and Jackie Chan were given a political role
in China by being selected as members of the CPPCC, one of the houses of
Chinese parliament.
- President of India Pranab Mukherjee Gave Assent to the
Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013
- Bharti Airtel Launched Emergency Alert Service for Women
Subscribers