RK Pachauri
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1.The Supreme
Court asked all States and UTs to strictly follow the Union Government’s
advisory on this age-old inhuman social practise against girls and women
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– Devadasi system
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2.This university
which was established by Freedom fighter Pt Madan Mohan Malviya completed 100
years of establishment on 13 February 2016
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- Banaras Hindu University
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3.World Radio Day
was observed on 13 February 2016 with the theme
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- Radio in Times of Emergency and
Disaster
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4.This Pakistan
umpire was banned for 5 years by the BCCI his involvement in 2013 IPL
spot-fixing scandal
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–
Asad Rauf
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5.He went on an
indefinite leave for 3-days after appointment as the Executive Vice Chairman
of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
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-
R K Pachauri
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6.The 3-day long
2016 World Government Summit concluded in
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Dubai, the UAE
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7.The legislature
of this country adopted sanction on North Korea for conducting nuclear test
and rocket launch
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– United States of America
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8.Prime Minister
Narendra Modi inaugurated Make In India week in this city
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- Mumbai
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9.The location of
the first mega food park in Madhya Pradesh which is promoted by M/s Indus
mega Food Part Pvt. Ltd
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–
Panwa village in Khargone district
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10.Deputy Supreme
Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed was on a State
visit to India for 3 days. He is also the crown prince of
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Abu Dhabi
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11.He was
appointed as the chairperson of The Energy and Resources Institute or TERI
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-
Ashok Chawla
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12.These four
Indian-Americans were elected as members of the National Academy of
Engineering of the USA for 2016
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- Anil K Jain, Dr Arati Prabhakar, Ganesh
Thakur and Dr K R Sridhar
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13.He was
appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Paris-based International Chamber of
Commerce Commission
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-
Davinder Singh
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14.Mobile One
m-governance project of this State won gold at the 4th World Government
Summit in Dubai
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– Karnataka
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15.India’s rank
among the 38 countries in the United States Chamber of Commerce’s 2016
Intellectual Property Index
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– 37
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16.The Supreme
Court under this Section of CrPC upheld clampdown on access to mobile
internet by State Governments
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– Section 144
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17.The Indian IT
consulting company which announced the acquisition of US-based health
insurance firm HealthPlan Services is
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Wipro
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18.The Soviet
footballer, the scorer of the first ever UEFA European Championship
qualifying goal, who died on 10 February 2016 in Moscow, Russia is
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Anatoli Ilyin
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19.The Pulitzer
Prize-winning composer for music for Variations for Orchestra who died on 4
February 2016 is
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- Leslie Bassett
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20.The Indian
lawyer who was appointed as the South Asia Regional Director at International
Court of Arbitration is
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- Abhinav Bhushan
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