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SUPER MOON:
ü This
is a phenomenon when the Moon makes its closest approach to the earth in its
orbit than usual.
ü The
Moon appears 14% bigger and 30 % brighter.
ü The
old name of the super Moon was Perigee full Moon or Perigee New Moon.
ü The
year 2014 experiences 5 super moons.
ü 1st
– January 1st
ü 2nd
– January 31st
ü 3rd
– July 12
ü 4th
– August 10th
ü 5th
- September 9th
ü Next
two super Moons are visible in January 2018
Cricket:
ü India
lost the 4th one day cricket match against New Zealand.
LGBT:
ü The
Apex Court on January 28, 2014 refused to review its previous verdict on
criminalization of gay sex.
ANDHRA PRADESH STATE REORGANIZATION BILL:
ü The
President of India gave an extension of 1 week to the proposed state
reorganization bill of Andhra Pradesh.
ü The
Chief Minister of AP sought 3 more weeks for the same.
REPO RATE:
ü The
reserve Bank of India on January 28, 2014 increased the Repo Rate by 25 basic points.
ü Now
the Repo rate is 8% and the Reverse Repo is 7%.
ELECTION EXPENDITURE:
ü The
Delhi High Court issued notices to the Chief Minister Arvinnd Kejriwal and the
Law Minister Somnath Bharti for exceeding the poll expenses limit of 14 lakhs.
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