1) Justice Mathur to head 7th Central
Pay Commission: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved composition of
the 7th Pay Commission, which will revise the salaries of over 50 lakh central
government employees. "The Prime Minister has approved the composition of
the 7th Central Pay Commission," the Finance Ministry said in a statement
on Tuesday. Former Supreme Court Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur has been appointed
as chairman of the Commission, with Oil Secretary Vivek Rae as full time
Member. Rathin Roy (Director, NIPFP) will be part-time Member and Meena Agarwal
(OSD, Department of Expenditure) its Secretary. The sixth Pay Commission was
implemented with effect from January 1,2006, the fifth from January 1, 1996 and
fourth from January 1, 1986. 7th Central Pay Commission is expected to be
implemented from 1 January 2016.
2) Hyderabad-born Satya Nadella named
Microsoft CEO: Microsoft's board on Tuesday named Hyderabad-born Satya
Nadella as chief executive of the legendary tech giant that has given the world
products which have become household names like Windows, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Outlook Express. The announcement elevates Nadella, an offspring
of the Indian system, to one of the highest-profile corporate jobs globally.
Nadella, 46, will be only the third CEO of Microsoft after founder Bill Gates
and Steve Ballmer, the man he is succeeding.
3) Bharat Ratna conferred on Sachin
Tendulkar, Prof CNR Rao : Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian
honour, was conferred on legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and eminent
scientist Prof C N R Rao on Tuesday. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the
honours at a brief function at Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Durbar Hall attended by
Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Union ministers, Sachin’s wife Anjali, daughter
Sara and a host of dignitaries. Master batsman Tendulkar, who retired from
international cricket on November 16 last year, is the first sportsman to be
bestowed with the honour. Prof
Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is the third scientist after CV Raman and
former President APJ Abdul Kalam to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna. He currently serves as the Head of the
Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. The Bharat Ratna was
announced after a gap of four years with Hindustani music doyen Bhimsen Joshi
being the last recipient in 2009.
4) World Cancer Day observed across the
world: The World Cancer Day 2014 was observed across the world on 4
February 2014 with its focus on Target 5 of the World Cancer Declaration:
Reduce stigma and dispel myths about cancer, under the tagline Debunk the
myths. This day is observed to raise the collective voices for improving the
general knowledge around cancer and dismiss the misconceptions about the
disease.
5) 4 more States identified for Aadhaar
enrolment: Aadhaar enrolment in four States — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand — will be carried out in addition to enrolment by
the Registrar General of India (RGI). A decision to this effect was taken on
Tuesday by the Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India
(CC UIDAI), which approved reallocation of States for Aadhaar enrolment.
6) Basant Panchmi celebrated:
Thousands of devout Hindus took a holy bath and dip in the sacred waters of
'Sangam', the confluence of River Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, on
Tuesday in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, on the occasion of Basant Panchmi, a
festival that marks the onset of spring. The festival glorifies Hindu Goddess
Saraswati, patron of knowledge, music and the arts.
7) Sibal launches GI Cloud to utilize
benefits of cloud computing: Communications and Information Technology
Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday launched the GI Cloud to utilize the benefits
of cloud computing in the country. The facility will ensure optimum utilization
of the infrastructure and speed up the development and deployment of eGovernance
applications.
8) Bihar First Woman Muslim Minister
Resigned: In a setback to Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, Social Welfare
minister Parveen Amanullah resigned on Tuesday from the Cabinet.Ms. Parveen
sent her resignation letter to the Chief Minister. Ms. Parveen told reporters that she was
finding it difficult to work in the present system and also announced to quit
membership of the JD(U).
9) World Wetlands Day observed on 2 Feb
2014: World Wetlands Day' has been observed across the globe on February
2nd with the theme Wetlands and agriculture: partners for growth.
10) Janet Yellen sworn in as first woman
to chair US Federal Reserve: Janet Yellen has been sworn in as chair of the
US central bank, the Federal Reserve on 4 February 2014. Ms. Yellen was sworn
in by Fed governor Daniel Tarullo, the bank said. She succeeds Ben Bernanke,
whose term ended Friday.
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