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Friday, February 21, 2014

Current Affairs 20 Feb 2014




The world’s biggest social networking company Facebook is paying $12 billion in Facebook stock and $4 billion in cash for WhatsApp



Campaign to educate People about Safe Drinking water started by UNICEF and West Bengal Government 



Street Vendors Bill 2014 Passed in the Parliament



Vizag Zoo to host India's first Wild dog (also called Dhol) Conservation breeding centre
Dhols are categorised as 'endangered' by IUCN



Cabinet approves continuation of "Nano Mission" (mission on Nano Science and Technology) in 12th Plan Period as Phase-ii of program



The Silkworm” (JK Rowling is the author of the popular Harry Potter series and the book “The Cuckoo’s Calling” was her first novel written under a pseudonym



Odia gets classical language status - joins Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam as sixth language of India in this league.