13-02-2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS

13-02-2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS

	News headline	Detalis of the news	Trick
1	Second edition of International Spice Conference Begins at Thiruvanantapuram	The theme of the conference is “21st Century Spic Industry-Disrupt or be Disrupted” the main aim of the event is to deliberate on effective strategies and innovative technologies to improve the livelihood of spice farmers	nternational Spice Conference - Thiruvanathapuram
2	India's Sandeep Das wins best World Music Album with Yo-Yo Ma	Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma won a Grammy with his Silk Road Ensemble for Sing Me Home, an exploration of the musical connections across Eurasia. Ma set up The Silk Road Ensemble to bring together musicians from the historic route that connected the Middle East and Asia	Yo-Yo Ma - world music Grammy award winner - Sing Me Home
2	National Women’s Parliament begins in Andhra Pradesh	he three-day National Women’s Parliament, being organised by Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly with the theme of ‘Empowering Women — Strengthening Democracy’, began in the state capital region Amaravati.	Women’s Parliament - Amaravathi
4	Government Approves Setting Rs. 6,831 crore Electronics Development Fund	The Electronic Development Fund will help to contribute to various other funds under it forthose who invest the money in companies for creation of intellectual property rights in the field of electronics and IT	EDF - to support entrepreneurship and innovation in electronics and IT.
5	Diego Maradona as the new Ambassador of the FIFA .	The 56 year old will have major role in FIFA’s activities to promote the game across the globe and will also be be involved in relevant development projects.	Diego Maradona - Ambassador - FIFA
6	Sandeep Jajodia appointed Assocham president	Assocham will continue to play a transformational role both nationally and globally and the chamber will empower Indian enterprises by focusing on the most critical and relevant issues in a highly impact-oriented manner	Sandeep Jajodia - Assocham president
7	Sir Peter Mansfield passes away at 83	UK physicist and Nobel laureate Sir Peter Mansfield has died. He was 83.Peter led a team of experts who revolutionized science and worked on MRI scans. He had won the Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine for developing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 2003.	Mansfield UK physicist and Nobel laureate died
8	Narinder Chauhan appointed as Ambassador to the Republic of Philippines from India	Currently Narinder Chauhan is working as the Ambassador of lndia to the Republic of Serbia	Narinder Chauhan - Ambassador - Philippines
9	Ravichandran Ashwin Becomes Fastest Bowler To Claim 250 Wickets	He achieved this feat in his 45th test match against Bangladesh on 12 February 2017, when he dismissed captain of Bangladesh team Mushfiqur Rahim at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad.	Ashwin - Fastest Bowler To Claim 250 Wickets
10	India Beat Bangladesh By 208 Runs, Extend Unbeaten Run To 19	This was Virat Kohli's 15th Test win as captain, taking him ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin and 12 wins short of MS Dhoni's record of 27 wins. Kohli has also overtaken Sunil Gavaskar's unbeaten run of 18 matches as captain, the most by an Indian skipper.	Inidia - unbean 19 tests winner
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