LATEST CURRENT AFFAIRS NATIONAL 1. Indian Railways signed a pact with French Railways for technical Co-0operation. 2. The National Lake Conservation Plan and National Wetlands Conservation Program have been combined into a single scheme called National Plan for conservation of Aquatic Eco Systems. 3. Bansagar nahar scheme of Uttar Pradesh has been given two years extension by Planning Commission of India. 4. India's first women's Post Office has been opened in New Delhi. 5. Kaveri Water dispute in news recently. It is dispute in Karnataka and Tamilnadu related to sharing of water of River Kaveri. 6. MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited)'s video telephony service was recently started by Union Communications and IT Minister, Kapil Sibbal. 7. Madhya Pradesh State's Exhibition was not shown In 63rd Republic Day parade on Jan 26, 2013. 8. Maharashtra's Lower Dudhana Irrigation project has been extended for two years. 9. UDAAN is the Special Industry Initiative for generating employment for youth of Jammu and Kashmir. 10. UNESCO has designated India's Nicobar Islands as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and the Biosphere Programme. UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. 11. National women’s commission’s new head office is named as Nirbhaya Bhavan. 12. A new nuclear power plant is being built in Chutka Village in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. 13. BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) decided to stop historical Telegram service. 14. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Led Janata Dal (United) decided to break alliance with NDA (National Democratic Alliance). 15. Chhattisgarh Government started Navjeevan Yojana for Complying Naxalists to promote them to live a normal life through various rehabilitation measures. 16. Delhi became the first State in the country to introduce E-Court fee system. 17. Government decided to expand old age pension scheme by increasing pension for those above 70 yrs to 1500 and those between 60 - 69 yrs to get Rs. 1000 as monthly pension. 18. Government decided to reconstitute Medical Council of India with central health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad as its new chief. 19. Government decided to take off AFSPA (Armed forces special powers Act) from some areas of Tripura state after seeing decline in terrorist activities. AFSPA empowers armed forces personnel with rights to take immediate action in case of emergencies without prior permission. 20. Haryana government started Priyadarshini Awaas Yojana under which provide free 100 Square Feet land is provided to BPL (Below Poverty Line) Families.

21. Himachal pradesh government decided to provide food items under scheme "Aam Aadmi ki Dukan". Food items in these shops will be bought directly from company and without any intermediaries. 22. India agreed to donate USD 160 Million to Nepal to help fulfill its growing energy needs. 23. India signed a USD 250 Million loan agreement with World Bank for Implementation of National Aids Control Program (NACP). 24. India started Inter Voice Response System (IVRS) to monitor Large Scale Mid - Day scheme under which meal is prepared for 10 - 11 Crore school children in the country 25. India started using satellite imaging and tracking to save the endangered bird spceics 'Great Indian Bustard'. 26. Indian Government started CMS (Central Monitoring System), a new mass electronic surveillance program operated by Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cells. IT gives India's security agencies and income tax officials access to India's telecommunications network and the ability to listen in on and record mobile, landline calls and read private emails, SMS and MMS and track the geographical location of individuals in real time. It is considered analogous to USA’s Prism project being used for same purpose in USA. 27. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee laid foundation stone for Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh which will focus on educating Children about rich Hindi Literature. 28. Indian governemnt set up a goal of achieving 80% literacy rate in the country by 2017. Note that according to 2011 Census, Literacy rate is 73 % across country. Women literacy is 65 % and men are 81 % Literate. 29. Indian government decided to give Non-Human Person status to Dolphin. 30. India’s United Bank of India became the first Indian Bank to set up a representative office in Myanmar. 31. Jammu and Kashmir’s Pashmina, Konji and Sonji Shawls have been given Geographical Indication (GI) mark for their notable quality status. 32. Kerala launched country's first tourist seaplane service to enable holidayers enjoy the distant scenes of the Kerala through easy connectivity to distant backwater destinations. 33. Kharung irrigation project in Chhattisgarh has been extended for two years. 34. Madhya Pradesh first state in the country to completely use the allotted capital by central tourism ministry for tourism development in the state. 35. Manmohan Singh inaugurated the longest railway tunnel in country (18 KM) between Banihal and Kanjikund in Jammu and Kashmir which is also called Pir Panjal Tunnel. 36. National Dairy Development Scheme started with a USD 353 Million Support from world bank. 37. New National Dinosaurs Museum to be established in Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh. 38. ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) started first unit of its water electricity project in Palantana, Tripura. It’s a huge Project of ONGC to bring sufficiency of light electricity in North-Eastern region. The project is approved by UNFCCC (United Nations framework connection on Climate Change), an organization that awards Carbon Credits to companies worldwide that emit less carbon radiations than stipulated criteria by UNFCCC. Carbon Credits - Carbon Credits are a measure to control industrial radiations across globe by assigning points called Carbon Credits to companies worldwide that emit less carbon radiations than stipulated criteria by UNFCCC. Then

the company gets paid amount equivalent to carbon credits it earned by emitting as loess radiations as possible without affecting its productivity. Carbon Credit is the difference between the allowed radiation amount and the amount actually radiated by the unit. The lesser amount radiated means the larger is the difference, the more the company gets paid. 39. Rajasthan Government started Mukhyamantri Bijli Bachat Yojana under which 2 CFLs are provided to villagers and BPL families in urban areas. 40. Tamilnadu state's women's commission has been reconstuituted with Tripurari Venkatratnam as its new chief. 41. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) imposes a limit of 12 Minutes per hour on duration of advertisements on any TV Channel. 42. Uttar Pradesh Increased Retirement age for teachers from 60 to 62. 43. "Mukhamantri Shubh Lakshmi Yojana" is started by Rajasthan Government in which girl childs taking birth in Government hospitals are given compensation of Rs. 2100 on birth and R. 3100 after 5 years for study purpose. 44. 13th India Russian annual meet organized in New Delhi, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India. 45. 4th world Telugu conference inaugurated in tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) by President Pranab Mukherjee. 46. Lok Sabha approved the 118th Constitutional Amendment about Inserting a New article 371 - J in Indian Constitution. The New Article will empower Governor of Karnataka to take necessary steps for development of six Districts in Hyderabad - Karnataka Region named Gulbarga, Bidar, Raichur, Koppal, Yadgir and Bellary. 47. Rajya Sabha approved the 117th Constitutional Amendment about reservation in Promotion for SC/STs in Government Departments. 48. The Last Harvest, An Exhibition dedicted to paintings of Rabindranath Tagore was inaugerated by Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch. 49. Rajasthan government started free Teerth Yatra Yojana for old age persons and did an agreement with IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) for the same. 50. Naya Raipur is the New Capital of India's Chhattisgarh State. 51. E-Vidhan project for better connectivity between People and MLAs has been started in Himachal Pradesh. 52. A New Political Party named The Aam Aadmi party (AAP) is created by social activist Arvind Kejriwal. 53. A New Zoological Park and Zoo is to opened in Kerwa (Madhya Pradesh) for conservation of various protected species. 54. A major Oil Block found In Barmer, Rajasthan by Vedanta Group. 55. A mega Food Park to be opened in Khagadia of Bihar. It will be on the basis of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Meaning State Government to Collaborate with a Private Firm for Its Development. 56. A new Academy in memory of Verghese Kurien has been opened in Mehsana (Gujarat ) for providing B.Tech. in Dairy Technology. Mr. Kurien is said to be founder of white revolution (Milk Revolution) in India. 57. A new Integrated Terminal Building of Swami Vivekananda Airport at Raipur was inaugurated by Prez Pranab Mukherjee.

58. A new Postal Ticket launched on 92nd anniversary of poet and songwriter Sahir Ludhianivi. 59. According to a Recent Announcement by IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority), any Insurance company must complete 10 years in business to participate in fund - raising through IPO (Initial Public Offering). 60. According to a recent report by TRAI (Telecom regulatory Authority of India) , Uttar Pradesh has most Mobile phone subscribers in the country. 61. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai Visits India. 62. Alok Joshi is the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). 63. An Ashok pillar is being built in Yamunanagar, Haryana. It was bought to delhi by Firoj Shah Tuglaq of Tuglaq Dynasty in 15th century. 64. Annashri Scheme to be started in Delhi to cover BPL (Below Poverty Line) Families currently not under any food welfare scheme. 65. Assam Government Created Women Commando Team Called Veerangana to combat Teasing of Females in Urban Areas of the state. 66. Assam's Kaziranga National Park in news for Decrease in number of proteced Rhinoceroses there. 67. B S Yeddyurappa launch Karnataka Janata Party. 68. Bangalore International Airport has been renamed as Kempegowda International Airport. 69. Bansagar Nahar Yojana in Uttar Pradesh given extension of two years. 70. Bharati Airtel Became World's Fourth Largest Telecom Services Provider in terms of Subscribers. 71. Bihar State introduced 35 % Quota for Women in recruitment of constables and sub-inspectors in state police. 72. Bihar has Been Awarded By President for Achieving Best GDP Growth Rate During the 11th Five Year Plan. 73. Bihar started a new health welfare scheme called "Dus Ka Dam". 74. C P Joshi (Union Minister of Minister of Road Transport and Highways) lays fundation stone for "Z-Morh" Tunnel on Srinagar-Leh Section of NH-1 for all weather road connectivity in Laddakh. 75. CBSE (Central Board for Secondary Education) decided to include an optional subject of NCC (National Cadet Corps) in syllabus of 11th and 12th to motivate children for making career with armed forces. 76. CCEA (Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) has decided to continue a special plan of Rs. 20000 Crore for Bihar under Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) for the remaining four years of 12th Five year Plan. 77. Central Human welfare minister MM Pallam Raju started annual report 'Annual State of Education Report (ASER)' for child education.

78. Central government approves a special package of Rs 12,000 crore for Bihar state for the remaining period of the 12th Five Year Plan. The decision came at a time when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party JD(U), which is the senior partner in Bihar government, has strained relations with BJP. 79. Central government formed a Committee called Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) under chairmanship of Manmohan Singh for quick approval for large investments proposals. 80. Chhattisgarh First Indian State to pass legislation on food security. 81. Congress wins the State Assembly Elections in Himachal Pradesh and Virbhadra Singh become the CM of Himachal Pradesh. 82. DELHI Chief Minister Sheela Dixit approved a new tagline for Delhi - "Dildaar Delhi". 83. Delhi Government Started Saral Money Cards for Sending money to Aadhaar Card Holders. 84. Delhi University became first central university in country to start a four year graduation course. 85. Department of Telecom announced a New Three Digit helpline 181 for Helping Girls in need after the case of Brutal Incident with a dehradun Girl in delhi. 86. Environment ministry initiated preservation of Kashmiri deer Hangul. 87. Ex-Loksabha Speaker P A Sangma Created a new Political party called "National People's Party". 88. Farmers from khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh held Jal Satyagraha near omkareshwar dam on Narmada River. 89. Finance Minister of India P. Chidambaram and Finance Minister of Bhutan Lyonpo Wangdi Norbu signed an agreement for preventing theft of Income tax. 90. Finance Ministers of G-20 Countries recently meet in Mexico City. 91. First Public Health University to be set up in Indian State of Odisha Under PPP (Public Private Partnership). 92. Foreign Minister of Romania, Titus Corlatean visited India recently. 93. Foreign Ministry allow Aadhaar card as a legal ID prove for Passports. 94. Goa Government launched a digital Krishi Card which is supposed to help farmers in making use of benefits such as subsidies and loans given by the State Government by avoiding repeated paperwork that is done by farmers to gain subsidies. The mechanism is based on the database created by the State Agriculture Department. 95. Government announced a special package of 710 Crores for Rural roads renovation in Jammu and Kashmir and a package of 4130 Crores for Rural roads renovation in Bihar under PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana). 96. Government approved constituting the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) in the Ministry of Finance for better coordination in skill development efforts of the Government and the private sector to achieve the skilling targets of the 12th Plan and beyond. Ajeet Gulabrai is appointed as chairman of National Skill Development Agency (NSDA). 97. Government approved creation of National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for better connectivity and timely journey across Various cities in National Capital Region.

98. Government decided to decrease number of various central development schemes from 140 to 66 by merging and dissolving many of them in order to keep a good check on their implementation and better administration. 99. Government decided to set up Common Service Centers (CSC) for creation of Passports. People can apply for new passports through these Centers. 100. Government decided to start National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) for helping urban poor people solve health related problems at no or less cost. In the budget 2013 - 14, Rs. 22 crore have been allotted for the same. 101. Government formed a New CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) to control, Monitor and Regulate Civil Aviation Industry in the Country. 102. Government gave tiger reserve status to RajaJi national park of Uttarakhand. 103. Government has set up a Draft Bill to establish Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) to regulate the research, transport, import, manufacture and use of organisms and products of modern bio-technology in the country. 104. Government of India Approved MCX (Multi comodity stock exchange) as contrys third stock exchange. 105. Government permitted formation of a new state called Telangana by departing State of Andhra Pradesh. 106. Government will set up a new Bureau of Water Use efficiency as an authority for optimizing usage of water in irrigation, municipal and industrial areas. It was decided in first meeting of National Water Mission advisory Board as part of National Action Plan on Climate Change. 107. Gujarat to have 7 new districts, Taking total districts count in the state to 33. 108. Gujarat's Ahmadabad city first in Asia to introduce a heat action plan. It will be used to warn citizens regarding increasing heat in the atmosphere and measures to control it will be developed. 109. Haryana CM Bhupendra singh Hudda start UIDAI national data centre in Gurgaon. 110. Haryana Government started issuing of Shikhsa Setu Cards to students in all government schools in order to enhance quality of education. It will act like a report card of students. This can be considered as a state Governments step towards implementation of the Section 134 A of the Right to Education Act, which envisages for admission of children belonging to poor and needy families in private schools. 111. Haryana State to soon start Intra-State Rapid Metro service. 112. Haryana state government decided to grant cabinet minister's status to Haryana state's former Chief Ministers. 113. Himachal Pradesh recently launched helicopter service for remote tribal areas. 114. Himachal Pradesh's first Food Park will soon be made in UNA District's Siga Village. 115. Home ministry started 'Crime and Criminal Tracking Network (CCTN)' for connecting Police stations and chief Police officers across country. 116. In a recent meeting, government decided to reduce number central sponsored welfare schemes to 70 from 147 Initially in order to manage them in a better way during 12th five year plan.

117. India Pakistan reduce cross border trade Tax to 5%. 118. India Parliament has approved the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail. 119. India Pledges US$50 Million for Biodiversity Conservation in Hyderabad as India took over the two year Presidency of Convention on Biological Diversity. The Eleventh Conference of Parties (COP) on convention on Biological Diversity was Hosted by India in Hyderabad during 1 - 19 October 2012. 120. India Post has issued a set of two stamps celebrating 20 years of Indo-Israel diplomatic relations on the festival of light Deepavali & Hanukkah. 121. India Signed a US$500 Million deal with World Bank for Rashtriya Madhaymik Shikhsha Abhiyan. 122. India Signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Austria for Strengthning relationships on Collaboration in Road Transportation, Ports and Shipping. 123. India South Korea sign a 110 Million USD Pact for promoting mutual trade. 124. India and Afghanistan signed agreement for co-operation in areas of social welfare, fertilizer and youth affairs. 125. India and Bangladesh decided to work fast on rail link scream called maitree express. 126. India and Bangladesh signed Exchange Treaty. Persons - Sushil Kumar Shinde (Home Minister, India) and M K Alamgir (Home Minister, Bangladesh) 127. India and Bhutan Sign DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) to stop taxation Avoidance. 128. India and Bulgaria to co-operate in joint exploration in tourism Sector. 129. India and Canada signed Agreement for c-operation in bilateral Civil Nuclear exploration. 130. India and Japan sign agreement for Export of Earth-Minerals to Japan. It will help japan in reducing dependency for minerals on China as Japan is having conflict with China ovber Senkaku Island in East China Sea. 131. India and Libya signed a Memorandum of Undertaking in New Delhi, for cooperation in the field of election Management and administration. 132. India and Malaysia signed agreement to promote cooperation in renewable energy. 133. India and New Zealand signed An Agreement for co-operation in field of Education. 134. India and New Zealand signed the "Arrangement for Cooperation on Civil Aviation". 135. India and Spain Sign DTAA (Double Taxation Aviodance Agreement). 136. India and Spain signed agreements for co-operation in Roads, Transport Sector was signed by the Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Ministry of Railways, C.P. Joshi and His Spainish Counterpart, Ana Pator Julian. 137. India and Sweden signed DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) for preventing taxation avoidance. 138. India and Turkey have agreed to enhance their cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy.

139. India and Ukraine signed 5 agreements to enhance cooperation in the areas of Defence, Nuclear Safety, Science and Technology ,Trade and Commerce. 140. India and Ukraine signed the arrangement for enhance safety of its increasing number of nuclear plants. 141. India and Vietnam sign a pact on Co-operation in Defence. Persons - Salman Khurshid (Foreign Minister, India) and Wu Wan Ninh (Vice Prime Minister, Vietnam) 142. India and world bank signed a USD 320 Million deal for development of Roads in Assam State. 143. India announced to give USD 20 Million to Vietnam for its various Hydropower Projects. 144. India approved small-scale projects worth 100 million dollars for implementation in Afghanistan. 145. India is making world's largest solar park at bhadla in Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. 146. India is ranked 136 out of total 187 countries in terms of Human Development Index according to a report titled 'The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World,' issued by UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). This Report had Norway at the top. 147. India is the first country in South Asia to ban the testing of cosmetics and its ingredients on animals. 148. India set up world's highest Polling station for 333 Voters at 15000 Feet height in Hikkam Village of Himachal Pradesh. 149. India sign Railways Co-operation agreement wiith China. 150. India sign Social Security Co-operation agreemnent with Sweden. 151. India signed DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with Mauritius. 152. India signed DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with Southeastern Europe country Albania. Fatos Kerciku, Albania's Envoy in India signed it on behalf of his country. 153. India signed Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) with Morocco. On India's Behalf, it was signed by Dr Sudha Sharma, Chairperson of Central Board of Direct Taxes and H.E. Mr. Larbi Reffouh who is Ambassador of Morocco signed it on behalf of Morocco. 154. India wants BITA (Bilateral Investment and trade agreement) with Germany to boost bi-lateral trade and co-operation. 155. India will set up languages labs in Sri Lanka for three-tier English Language Training System. 156. India's First National Aviation University Opened in Raibarelli, Uttar Pradesh. 157. India's First sports car manufacturing Plant is being set up In Raipur District of Chhattisgarh. 158. India's first 6 D Theatres IRIDO 6 is installed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. 159. India's first private sector port has been opened in Pipavav, Gujarat. 160. India's first women's post office was inaugurated on International Women's day (March 08) in New Delhi.

161. Indian Fertilizer Company IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Limited) to set up plants in Canada. 162. Indian Government to soon start E - Safar Portal meant to bring all Government Offices related to basic needs under One portal for convenience for people. 163. Indian Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore's Statue was revealed in Borobuddur Temple of Indonesia. 164. Indian President Pranab Mukharji and Mauritius Prmie minister Navin Chandra Ramgoolam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of health, medicine ,tourism. 165. Indian Railways decided to reduce window for advance reservation of tickets to 60 days from 120 days previously. 166. Indian Signed an agreement with World Bank for assistance of US$ 70 million for Financing of Health System Development and Reform Projects in Karnataka . 167. Indian railways completed its 160 years of operations. India's first train was operated on April 16, 1853 between Chatrapati Shivaji terminus and Thane. 168. Indian sign a pact with Malaysia for co-operation in exploration of Renewable Energy Sources. 169. Indian signed TIEA (Tax Information Exchange Agreement) With Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein's ambassador Madam Dorris Frick signed on Behalf of her country. 170. Indira Gandhi National women's university Opened in Raibarelli, Uttar Pradesh 171. Indira Gandhi Super National Thermal Power Plant has been started in Jhajjar, (Haryana). 172. Jackie Shroff Becomes the Brand Ambassdor of Bitia Bachao Movement in Bihar. 173. Japan to provide a loan of Five Billion USD for sponsoring the Corridor between Delhi and Mumbai named Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. 174. Karnataka Government started a New Health Awareness Helpline "Arogya Vani". 175. Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamilnadu started working after Green signal from supreme Court. There were obligations regarding safety measures of this Plant but they have been cleared and allowed to start operations. 176. M B Shah Committeee Submitted Its report on Illegal Mining operations in Goa. Afterwards, Supreme Court stopped all Mining Operation in Goa. 177. Madhya Pradesh First State in country to implement E- Muster scheme for better management of MNREGA (Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). 178. Madhya Pradesh Government declared its Mission Olympic - 2020 for preparing state's youngsters for upcoming Olympics - 2020 Games. 179. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan made it necessary to include a chapter from Shrimad Bhagvad Gita in School Curriculam. 180. Madhya Pradesh government expanded its ambitious Atal Jyoti scheme for meeting electricity requirements in the state.

181. Maharashtra became the first state in country to given Salaries to government employees via Bank Accounts attached with ADHAAR Card. 182. Maharashtra becomes first state in the country to pass a Anti Superstition Ordinace Bill. 183. Malayalam language has been given status of Classical Language by the union government. Malayalam is now 4th classical language of South India along with Kannada, Tamil and Telugu. 184. Meeting of Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Iron Idrisov and Indian foreign Minister held in New Delhi on Nuclear Energy and other areas of mutual interest. 185. Mukundra Hills tiger reserve in hadoti (Rajasthan) is noted by state government as the third tiger reserve of the state. 186. NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) approved assistance of Rs. 500 crores for development works Assam state. 187. NABARD(National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development) Provided Rs. 400 Crore Loan to Punjab to cultivate its Dairy Sector. 188. Narendra Modi re-elected the Chief Minister of Gujarat. 189. National Teeka Express was launched by Government, aimed at protecting children from life - threatening childhood diseases. 190. National Urban Livelihoods Mission (Rashtriya Shahri Ajeevika Mission) to be started in 12th Five Year Plan to take place of Swaran Jayanti Shahri Rojgar Yojana. 191. New State Symbols announced by Bihar Government - State Bird - Sparrow State Flower - Marigold State Animal - Ox State Tree - Peepal 192. New Delhi recently hosted for the first time The ASEAN India Commemorative Summit. 193. New high Courts in North Eastern States – Meghalaya High Court - Meena Kumari is Chief Justice Manipur High Court - Mohan Sapre is Chief Justice Tripura - Deepak Gupta is the Chief Justice 194. North Railway created largest tunnel of Country from Banihal to Kanjikund in Jammu Kashmir with total length of 11.215 kms. 195. Norway and Denmark set up their embassies in Burma (Myammar). 196. Number 166 launched by UPA Government for implementation of mobile governance. 197. OBC Creamy Layer Income Limit has been increased from 4.5 Lakh To 6 Lakh. Now those OBC Candidates with family income upto 6 Lakh will have benefits of reservation in jobs in Government enterprises. 198. Odisha govt announces Agriculture loan at two per cent interest to farmers.

199. Operation Samna is the Joint Operation of Jharkhand Police and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) against Naxalis. 200. Operation Aswamegh started by Gujarat government to help people in case of stolen vehicles. 201. Paulo Portas, the foreign Minister of Portugal Visited India . 202. Planning Commission expresses its views on expected Growth Rate during 12th five year plan and said that it could be lowered to 7 % from current projection of 8 %. 203. Planning Commission of India launched IBIN (India Backbone Implementation Network) for effective implementation of its core programs and policies during 12th Five Year Plan (2012 - 17). 204. President started postal ticket for the honor of famous Islamic expert Mahmud Hassan. 205. President's Rule applied in Jharkhand after appeal of governor Saiyad Ahmad. 206. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Gave Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2011 - More for Excellence in for Science and Technology to Total 11 Scientists. 207. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid down the foundation stone for India's first Defence university called Indian National Defence University (INDU) in Gurgaon, Haryana. 208. Railways revised its refund rules under which in the case of cancellation of tickets, passengers will have to present their confirmed tickets at least 48 hours before the journey instead of existing 24 hours to get the maximum refund. 209. Rajasthan Cabinet Approves Creation of a upper house in State (Vidhan Parishad). Rajasthan will be seventh state in country to have bicameral legiuslature (Vidhan Sabha (Lower House) and a Vidhan Parishad (Upper House)). At National Level, Vidhan Sabha is counterpart of Lak Sabha and Vidhan Parishad is counter part of Rajya Sabha. Other Six States with a Vidhan Parishad are Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharshtra, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir. 210. Rajasthan Govt. Started Bio-diversity project phase 2 for preserving state bird 'Godawan'. 211. Rajasthan's Kalisindh Thermal power Plant's cooling tower is highest cooling tower in the world (202 Meter). 212. Revised Food security Bill has been cleared by Cabinet. It gives legal entitlement to 67 % Population of country (75 % Rural and 50 % Urban) under the PDS (Public Distributed Scheme). The beneficiary will get 5 KG of rice, Wheat or Coarse every month at Rs. 3, Rs. 2, Re 1 respectively. 213. Seleulim Reservoir in Goa is to be made free from mines pouring Mangesium and Iron ore into it due to high dependence of nearby areas on this reservoir. 214. Sharad Arvind Bobde appointed as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. 215. Sikkim Government Started a New Scheme for Providing Pakka Ghar to each of its Citizens. 216. Sirpur lake in indore, Madhya Pradesh is to be developed keeping in view its richness in biodiversity. 217. Six hill forts of Rajasthan are now in UNESCO World Heritage List - Amber, Chittorgarh, Gangron, Jaisalmer, Kumbhalgarh and Ranthambore.

218. Sparrow Declared State Bird for Delhi. 219. Tamil Nadu decided to implement a 1481 crore Rupees Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project with financial assistance from the World Bank and managed by Tamil Nadu Disaster Management Authority. Also, underground electric lines will be made in the Coastal district of Cuddalore and Nagapattinam to reduce loss during natural disasters. 220. Tamil Nadu has proposed to set up a Multi Layer Double Coated Board Plant near Tiruchirapalli as part of state's plans to expand the activities of profit making state owned Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers Ltd. 221. Tamilnadu State Pollution Control Board started e-monitoring of Noyyal River Water and Pollution Levels upto Orathupalayam Dam. 222. Telecom regulator TRAI tightened the norms for activation of VAS (Value added Services) on Mobiles and made it necessary for operators to take double confirmation from consumers before activating them and must complete deactivation requests in four hours. 223. The 12th century Ahhichatragarh Fort of Nagaur (Rajasthan) is shortlisted for the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture. 224. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided a USD 110 million loan to help improve urban services in Jammu and Srinagar. 225. The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the proposal of continuation of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in the 12th year Plan. 226. The Cultural Minister from Senegal Mr.Abdul Aziz Visited India. 227. The Ghat Ki Guni Tunnel that link Jaipur with the National Highway No. 11 to Agra was inaugurated by The Prime Minister. 228. The Madhya Pradesh Government set-up a Senior Citizen Commission to look into problems of the elderly in the State. 229. The Supreme Court banned all tourist movement in area of Jarawa Tribes' in Anndaman and Nicobar Island. 230. The Supreme Court recently Suspended all mining operations in Goa. 231. The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Railways for setting up of an Electric Locomotive Factory at Madhepura, Bihar and a Diesel Locomotive Factory at Marhowra, Bihar. 232. The committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary has cleared the proposal to grant Maharatna status for BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited). 233. The first-ever north east International Tourism Mart was held in the month of January in Guwahati. 234. The government approved creation of a NOFN (National Optical Fibre Network) for connecting all the 2.50 Lakh gram panchayats in country through Optical cable. Funding for this project will be done through USOF (Universal Service Obligation Fund). 235. To ensure women's safety, Punjab government strated the Women Armed Special Protection Squads(WASPS) .

236. Toll-free helpline called "Khidmat" is started by Minority Affairs Ministry to provide information about welfare programmes for minorities. 237. Tripura Tops the charts in providing employment to its rural people under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). 238. Two days Chintan Shivir of Congress party organized in Jaipur, Rajasthan. 239. Union Government has planned to create a Rs. 43000 Crore Project called Green Energy Corridor (GEC) to facilitate the flow of renewable energy into the national grid. 240. Uttar Pradesh Government Started Hamari Beti Uska Kal Scheme for Welfare of Girls. 241. Uttar Pradesh Started a new land fertilization program called "Bhoomi Sena" to fertilize the Infertile Land. 242. Uttar Pradesh government started E-Stamping Scheme for easing up process of submitting fee for registration of property. 243. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna launched the Mukhyamantri Balika Shiksha Protsahan Yojana by presenting bicycles and cheques to girl students as a move to encourage the girl child to seek education. 244. Uttarakhand Government started a new Metric named as Global Environment Product to include environment as a decisive index for analysis of developmental activities. 245. Vidhan Sabha Election results in Three North Easten States Tripura -- Party - MAKPA, Manik Sarkar Appointed as chief minister of Tripura for the consecutive fourth time. Nagaland -- Party - Naga People's Front, Neiphiu Rio Appointed as chief minister of Nagaland for the consecutive Third time. Meghalaya - - Party - Congress, Mukul Sangma Appointed as Chief Minister of Meghalaya for the Second Time. 246. West Bengal government decided to come out with a social security scheme where people can deposit money and get "decent and proper" returns after the shocking Multi Crore scam of Sharda Chit Funds. 247. World Bank Approved a Loan of USD 37 Million for Himachal Pradesh for its ongoing Water-Shed Development Projects. 248. World Wrestling Championship to be held in India in 2015. 249. World's fourth largest South Korean Iron Ore firm POSCO's planned $12 billion steel project in Odisha has been signled green by Supreme court of India after it was abandoned by High court of Odisha. It is said to be India's largest FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) as of now. 250. Yuichiro Miura, a professional Japanese mountaineer set a new record by becoming the oldest climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 80 years. 251. Z-Morh Tunnel to Provide All weather Road between Srinagar and Leh. Search Current Affairs