Current Affair February 16 to February 28, 2013
Current Affair February 16 to February 28, 2013
28th February
- National Science Day was observed.
27th February
- Chuck Hagel appointed as the new Secretary of Defense of the United States.
26th February
- Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal presented the Railway Budget for 2013-14 in Parliament.
- Delhi becomes the first state in the country to impose complete ban on manua
- Microsoft introduces Internet Explorer 10.
- Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni equaled record of Sourav Ganguly with 21st test cricket win after defeating Australia by 8 wickets.
25th February
- Park Geun-hye sworn in as the first woman President of South Korea.
- Maghi Purnima Snan in of Mahakumbh 2013 at Allahabad.
24th February
- Jelena Jankovic, the former world no. 1 won the WTA Copa Claro Colsanitas Cup 2013.
- 85th Academy Awards for Oscar,2013 ceremony took place
- Assam became the first state in India to produce over 500 million kilogram tea for two years in a row.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian wicket-keeper to score double-century in a test match while scoring unbeaten 206 runs against Australia.
23rd February
22th February
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 22 February 2013 issued final guidelines for issuing licenses for opening new banks
- Harbhajan Singh played his 100th test while playing against Australia in M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
21st February
- The Union Cabinet approved merger of Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels Ltd. (BHPV) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
- Ratan Tata is awarded the life time achievement award 2012 by Ernst & Young.
- Two bombs exploded in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad kill 14 people.
20th February
- Virat Kohli appointed as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL, 2013.
- Boiko Borisov announced resignation as Prime Minister of Bulgaria.
19th February
- Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari appointed as Chairman of the Sahitya Academy.
18th February
- Vishwanathan Anand wins the Grenke Classic Chess tournament.
- Social Worker Ela Bhatt awarded with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace for 2011. She is the founder of SEWA.
17th February
- Rafael Nadal defeated David Nalbandian in to win the Brazil Open.
- Australia wins ICC Women’s World Cup Trophy. In the final, they defeat defeated West Indies by 114 runs.
- The Romanian film “Child's Pose(Pozitia Copilului)” bagged the Golden Bear prize for best film at the 63rd Berlin film festival.
16th February
- Serena Williams became the new World number one women’s tennis player after reaching Semifinals of Qatar Open Tennis Championship in Doha.
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