1) National Games mascot entered Limca Book of Records:
--> National Games mascot Ammu, the
Great Hornbill, has immortalised itself by finding a mention in the Limca Book
of Records.
--> The mascot found a place in the
record books owing to a play, Kalikkunna Kuttikalkkayi Bharatham Kathirikkunnu
(India Awaits Children Who Play) in which Ammu is featured.
--> According to the Limca Book’s 2015
Special Literature Edition, it is a play about a mascot which had been staged
in most number of schools.
--> “By April 9, 2014 the drama starring
Ammu, the Great Indian Hornbill, had been staged in 147 schools across seven
districts of Kerala. It encourages students to participate in sports,” it says.
2) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scored a landslide victory in the
Delhi Assembly elections:
--> Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on 10 February
2015 scored a landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly elections by winning as
many as 67 of the 70 seats leaving BJP with only three and completely
decimating Congress which drew a blank.
--> In an election that was billed as a
referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the AAP tornado threw veterans of
both BJP and Congress into the electoral dustbin in their traditional bastions.
--> Former Revenue Service officer
Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP mascot who spearheaded the party's victory march,
himself won the prestigious New Delhi seat by a margin of over 31,500 votes
defeating the nearest BJP rival Nupur Sharma.
--> BJP's humiliation was complete with
its Chief Ministerial face Kiran Bedi losing in the traditional stronghold of
Krishna Nagar which was long held by party veteran Harsh Vardhan. She lost by
more than 2,000 votes.
--> Vijender Gupta, Jagdish Pradhan and
Om Prakash Sharma are the just three members who could win in BJP ticket.
3) Facebook launched Internet.org in India to give free
connectivity:
--> Facebook on 10 February 2015
announced a tie-up with Reliance Communications to launch Internet.org in
India, that will allow users access to basic mobile internet services.
--> India now becomes the sixth
destination for Internet.org, a Facebook-led initiative envisaged about a
year-and-a-half back with six other founding partners, including Samsung and
Qualcomm.
--> The service has already been
launched in Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Colombia and Ghana.
--> For the time being, the service has
gone live in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. The
pan-India launch is planned in three months.
4) AAP's victory in Delhi is the second biggest sweep in an
Assembly Election:
--> Aam Aadmi Party’s landslide victory
on 10 February 2015 is among the most comprehensive victories in the history of
Indian elections.
--> Only Sikkim has seen bigger sweeps,
with one party having won all seats in the Assembly sometimes.
--> The AAP won 67 of the 70 seats, or
nearly 96 per cent. Its performance is by far the best in the State.
--> Only once in 1989, the Sikkim
Sangram Parishad had won all the 32 seats in the assembly.
5) World's biggest solar telescope being built in Hawaii:
--> To be launched in 2019, the world’s
biggest solar telescope based in Maui, Hawaii, would significantly improve the
forecasting of space weather hazards, say researchers from the University of
Sheffield in Britain.
6) ICICI Bank launched 'Pockets' digital banking service:
--> ICICI Bank on 10 February 2015
launched 'Pockets', a digital banking service, enabling users to instantly send
money to any e-mail id, mobile number, friends on Facebook and bank account.
--> Anyone, including those who are not
customers of ICICI Bank, can easily download the e-wallet from Google
Playstore, fund it from any bank account in the country and start transacting
immediately, ICICI Bank said in a statement.
--> This wallet uses a virtual Visa
card, which enables the users to transact on any website or mobile application
in India.
--> The limit for transaction is of
worth Rs.10,000, if it is not linked to a savings account of ICICI Bank.
7) First National Deworming Day observed on 10 February:
--> First National Deworming Day was
observed on 10 February.
--> On the eve of the National Deworming
Day, Union Ministry for Health & Family Welfare launched the National
Deworming initiative.
--> National Deworming initiative is
aimed at protecting more than 24 crore children in India between the age of 1
to 19 years from intestinal worms.
8) BigTree Entertainment bought majority stake in
Eventifier:
--> BigTree Entertainment, which owns
online entertainment ticketing portal BookMyShow, bought a majority stake in
Bengaluru-based Eventifier.
--> Eventifier, is a over 2-year-old
social media analytics start-up. The firm helps consolidate, track and analyse
content feed on social media platforms during a targeted social media campaign.
9) Cabinet increased authorised share capital of NMDFC:
--> Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime
Minister, Narendra Modi, has given its approval for increasing the Authorised
Share Capital of the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation, a
Central Sector Public Enterprise under Government of India in the Ministry of
Minority Affairs from 1500 crore rupees to 3000 crore rupees.
10) Amartya Sen won John Maynard Keynes Prize:
--> Economist and Nobel laureate Amartya
Sen has won the newly instituted Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize.
--> He was chosen for this award for his
ground-breaking work that has profound impact on the formation of development
policy worldwide and outstanding contribution to society.
