Current Affairs February 01 to February 15, 2013

• In Chelyabinsk, Russia hit by a huge meteor shower, this injured at least 750 people.

• Y Bhaskar Rao, the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, sworn in as the Lokayukta.
• US Airways and American Airlines merge to become the World’s biggest airline service.

• Asoke Kumar Mukerji is appointed as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.
• Mohan Parasaran is appointed as the new Solicitor General of India.

• North Korea conducted its third Nuclear Test at North Hamgyeong Province.
• Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi.
• International Olympics Committee (IOC) announced its decision to drop wrestling from the list of core sports in Olympics.

• Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would resign at the end of the month.

• 36 people died as stampede took place at the Allahabad railway.
• Ranchi Rhinos beat Delhi Waveriders 2-1 to win theHockey India League (HIL).
• Chinese new year celebrated.
• Rest of India team win Irani Trophy.

• Parliament Attack Convict, Afzal Guru hanged at Tihar Jail.
• Pandit Ravi Shankar honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award.
• MCX-SX, new stock exchange of India inaugurated by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.

• Sachin Tendulkar scored his 81st century in first class cricket and equaled the record of Sunil Gavaskar.

• The Supreme Court of India ordered Karnataka to release 2.44 thousand million cubic feet of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

• Sally Jewell is appointed as new Interior Secretary of USA.

• ICICI Bank partnered with Aircel, launch of their mobile banking service called Mobile Money.
• Malda, West Bengal becomes India’s first all-women judicial magistrate’s court (JMC).

• Michael Clarke wins Allan Border Medal.
• World cancer day was observed raise awareness about cancer.

• India lost the Davis Cup Asia Oceania (Group-1) tie to South Korea.

• John Kerry replaced Hillary Clinton as United States’ new Secretary of State.

• Graeme Smith, South Africa becomes the first player in test cricket history to lead in 100 test matches.