| 1.Jammu & Kashmir government to setup Eco-Pak in Rajouri. The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to build an Eco-Park on over 34 acres of land reclaimed from encroachers in the state's Rajouri district.The park is a first-of-its-kind project in the region. It will have a botanical garden, a cactus garden, a cafeteria and other amenities.Nearly, 34 acres of land has been included in the Eco- Park project coming up at the Kandi belt of Rajouri. |
| 2.Kerala Government has launched E-waste disposal in state schools. Kerala government has begun e-waste disposal in its state schools with about 12500 kg being disposed state wide on a single day under a programme aimed at clearing the accumulated junk. The programme is a joint initiative of Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE), formerly IT@School project and Clean Kerala Company. |
| 3. Government has constituted a task force on Artificial Intelligence headed by Dr. V. Kamakoti. Union Commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman constituted a task force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ensure “India’s economic transformation”. The committee will focus on a wide spectrum of areas including agriculture and transportation. The panel will comprise 18 experts, academics, researchers and industry leaders and will explore possibilities to leverage AI for development across various fields. |
| 4. China has banned North Korean individuals and enterprises from doing new business. China has banned North Korean individuals and enterprises from doing new business in the country, in line with United Nations Security Council sanctions passed earlier this month. According to a notice released on the Commerce ministry's website, new joint venture enterprises, new wholly owned businesses and the expansion of existing entities involving North Korean individuals or companies are prohibited in China. New sanctions by China, Japan, the United States and the United Nations are aimed at pressuring Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapons programme. |
| 5.Odisha Govt launches rooftop solar project. Odisha Government has launched a grid-connected rooftop solar programme through net-metering system at the State Secretariat in capital city of Bhubaneswar. The programme aims at harnessing renewable solar capacity through people’s participation to further strengthen the grid and reduce power losses and benefit the public. |
| 6. RBI appointed committee on Household Finance suggested that banks link their home loan rates to the RBI's repo rate. Reserve Bank of India appointed committee on Household Finance suggested that banks link their home loan rates to the RBI's repo rate, the rate at which it lends to banks. In the past three years, the central bank has reduced the policy rate by 200 basis points, but the weighted average lending rates have fallen by 145 basis points. |
| 7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces assistance of Rs 500 crore for flood-hit Bihar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced immediate assistance of Rs 500 crore to flood ravaged Bihar. He held detailed review meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over relief operations, compensation and rehabilitation work in flood affected areas. |
| 8. Cook 1st English fielder to take 150 catches in Tests. Former English captain Alastair Cook has become the first Englishman and the 11th cricketer in Test cricket's history to register 150 catches. Earlier in the first innings, English tail-ender Stuart Broad became the Englishman with most duck dismissals in Test cricket after registering his career's 23rd duck, going past James Anderson's tally of 22 duck dismissals. |
| 9. National Sports Museum to be established in New Delhi. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is going to establish National Sports Museum, first of its kind, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. The Museum will showcase the India’s achievements in sports and also focus on the traditional sports within the country. The aim of the Museum is to popularise the sports as a way of life within the country. |
| 10. England to host the 2018 Table Tennis Team World Cup. England has been awarded the right to host the 2018 Table Tennis Team World Cup, which will be held in London. The event will take place at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 22-25 February. It will be the first major table tennis-only event to be held in London since Wembley hosted the 1954 World Championships. |
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