Union Government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement on 26 February

2014 for a 300 million US dollar loan to improve road connectivity along key corridors in the State
of Chhattisgarh

Ibrahim Mahlab was sworn in as new Egypt Prime Minister on 25 February 2014. He is a former
member of Hosni Mubarak's political party.

Sri Lanka rejected the call by United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for an
international inquiry on 25 February 2014. The call for international inquiry was made by the UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay in her report on post-civil war scenario in Sri
Lanka

The State Legislative Assembly of Sikkim on 26 February 2014 unanimously passed the Sikkim
Lokayukta Bill-2014.

Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India on 25 February 2014 released a commemorative
postage stamp in the honour of Maulana Hasrat Mohani in New Delhi. Mohani was a freedom
fighter and an eminent poet.

Bimal Jalan Committee on New Bank Licenses submitted its report to the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) on 25 February 2014. The report contains names of entities eligible for bank licences

Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor was awarded with Israels highest civilian honour, the
Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction on 25 February 2014 in Jerusalem by President Shimon
Peres.

Engineers of US firm Hennessey have developed the worlds fastest car Venom GT with a top
speed of a speed of 435 kilometers per hour. The firm set a new record for the fastest car in the
world during a test run at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on 25 February 2014 by beating
the previous best record of 431 kilometer per hour set by the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.

The Ugandan President Yoweri-Museveni signed anti-gay bill on 24 February 2014 which
imposes tough penalties for homosexual acts.