Current Affairs Weekly Recap From 7th February TO 13th February

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

•    The Indian lawyer who was appointed as the South Asia Regional Director at International Court of Arbitration is - Abhinav Bhushan
•    To eliminate of Malaria disease by 2030, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on 11 February 2016 released -National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) 2016-2030
•    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 11 February 2016 appointed women ministers to the newly created portfolios for - Happiness and Tolerance, And Youth Affairs
•    A fiction book titled A Kingdom for his Love was launched in February 2016 by Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) is co-authored by - Vani Mahesh  Antony
•    The second phase of odd-even number scheme for cars in Delhi will be implemented from - 15 April 2016
•    The Rajya Sabha Chairman on 11 February 2016 appointed this Supreme Court judge to head the panel probing sexual harassment charge against Madhya Pradesh High Court judge - Justice Ranjan Gogoi
•    Number of countries that will participate in the three-day International Roma Conference on 12 February 2016 in New Delhi - 15 countries
•    Indian-origin person appointed as Australia's new High Commissioner to India on 11 February 2016 is - Harinder Sidhu
•    Siachen braveheart who died on 11 February 2016 at Army's research and referral hospital in New Delhi - Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad