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Rahul dravid
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1. The 12th South
Asian Games began on 5 February 2016 in
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Guwahati, Assam
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2. External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on 5 February 2016 went on a two day visit to
Sri Lanka today to co-chair
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the 9th session
of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission meeting
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3. The World
Health Organisation advised countries against accepting blood donations from
people who have travelled to regions affected by
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the Zika virus
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4. Vice-President
Hamid Ansari on 5 February 2016 left for home after concluding a five-day
tour of
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Thailand and
Brunei
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5. The Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 5 February 2016 dedicated India's highest wax
producing unit using indigenous technology to the nation in
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Numaligarh
Refinery Limited
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6. US Senate
committee confirmed nomination of Army Lieutenant General as the commander of
the NATO forces in Afghanistan
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John Nicholson
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7. The State
government that lifted the restrictions on visit of foreign tourists to
certain tribal areas in the State after three years
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Odisha
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8. India
submitted its Instrument of Ratification of the Convention of Supplementary
Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC), 1997 to - International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) at Vienna, Austria
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9. The Tea Board
of India (TBI) in January 2016 issued Version 5.0 of the Plant Protection
Code (PPC) by adding two new chemicals in the list of pesticides and
chemicals that is permitted for use by Indian tea industry, and they are
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Emamectin Benzoate 5 SG and Flubendiamide 20
WG
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10. India granted
special concession to Pakistani athletes taking part in the 12th South Asian
Games by declaring Guwahati and Kolkata as
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designated entry points for them
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11. The Union
Government decided to set up the National Organic Farming Research Institute
in this State
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Sikkim
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12. This company
announced acquisition of cement business of Reliance Infrastructure for 4800
crore rupees
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Birla Corp
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13. This city
hosted the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference 2016 to mobilise funds
for reconstruction of conflict-hit Syria
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London
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14. He was
appointed as a member of newly constituted Anti-Corruption Unit Oversight
Group by the ICC
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Rahul Dravid
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15. The amount
pledged by the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference 2016 towards
reconstruction of conflict-hit Syria between 2016 and 2020
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10.7 billion US dollars
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16. The Indian
writer who won Sundance Institute Global Filmmaking Award 2016
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Geetu Mohandas
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17. As per the
NASA’s publication, The dwarf planet on which NASA’s New Horizons mission
spotted the nitrogen ice glaciers
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Pluto
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18. Pension Fund
Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) will allow online exit of
subscribers from National Pension System from
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1 April 2016
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19. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on 5 February 2016 inaugurated the Brahmaputra Cracker
and Polymer Limited (BCPL) at
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Lepetkata, Assam
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20. In Tamil
Nadu, lsland Express train from Kanyakumari to Bangalore derailed on 5
February 2016 at
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Natrampalli,
Vellore District.
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