2018 February monthly Digest

2018 February monthly Digest

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1. First time happenings and records

  1. single largest habitat of Irrawaddy dolphins in the world with the spotting of 155 such animals - Chilika lake in Odisha
  2. first Indian to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup - Aruna Budda Reddy
  3. first Indian Woman To Fly Fighter Aircraft Solo - Avani Chaturvedi
  4. Player has set up a world record in 60 meters race - Christian Coleman (US)
  5. country will host its first Arab Fashion - Saudi Arabia
  6. the first foreign e-commerce firm to start its own food retail venture in India - Amazon
  7. state government plans to introduce the geotag livestock farmer houses - Kerala
  8. the oldest world No 1 male player in ATP rankings - Roger Federer
  9. India's first institute for artificial intelligence (AI) will be opened - Mumbai
  10. first state to sponsor a national hockey team - Odisha
  11. Senior Women's National Football Championship for the first time - Tamil Nadu
  12. state will establish its first law university - Jammu & Kashmir
  13. India's first radio festival is being held in - New Delhi
  14. India's 1st Online Radio Station - Radio Umang
  15. 8th edition of Theatre Olympics 2018 for the first time in - India
  16. first state to opt out of ‘Modicare’ - West Bengal
  17. first Indian golfer to qualify for the China Ladies PGA Tour - Sharmila Nicollet
  18. the first Asian as well as the first Indian to swim across the Ocean Seven - Rohan More
  19. The Minister of Road Transport & Highways Mr Nitin Gadkari released India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) in - New Delhi.
  20. World's first autonomous pods and world's tallest hotel have unveiled in - Dubai
  21. The most congested country 2017 in the world - Thailand
  22. A record was set on the second day of Rajim Kumbh Mela in Chhattisgarh after over 2,100 saints and locals blew shankh (conch shells) together in - Chhattisgarh
  23. first country to cross the 2 million mark visitors in dubai - India
  24. ICC's first independent female director - Indra Nooyi
  25. the first railway zone in india to complete 100% LED lighting - South Central Railway
  26. bank has unveiled a new musical logo called 'MOGO' - IndusInd Bank
  27. International airport has become world’s busiest airport for international travel - Dubai International Airport
  28. first ever chat-based job search mobile app in India - Empzilla
  29. the first flight of Hawk-i with indigenous Real Time Operating System has developed by - Hindustan Aeronautics
  30. first country In World To Abolish Same-Sex Marriage - Bermuda
  31. first woman in the world to take 200 wickets in ODI's - Jhulan Goswami
  32. world’s most powerful operational rocket Falcon Heavy towards Mars launched by - SpaceX
  33. floating burger joint has billed as the world first sustainable floating drive-thru will come up in - Dubai
  34. the highest ranked Indian in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) rankings - Saurav Ghosal
  35. the busiest single-runway airport in the world - Mumbai airport
  36. country has launched world's smallest rocket to carry a satellite - Japan
  37. India’s first sentiment index for micro and small enterprises with CRISIL has developed by - SIDBI
  38. the largest floating treatment wetland having plants as cleaning agents has inaugurated - Hyderabad
  39. Country has launched World's Longest Zip Line - UAE
  40. first low-income country to provide universal eye care for its population - Rwanda

2. Appointments

  1. new Deputy Prime Minister of Australia - Michael McCormack
  2. Adviser to the chairman on cricket affairs and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) brand ambassador - Shoaib Akhtar
  3. Commandant of Indian Naval Academy (INA) - R B Pandit
  4. Executive director of Vijaya Bank - Murali Ramaswam
  5. Executive director of Canara Bank - Debashish Mukherjee
  6. Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research - Arvind P. Jamkhedkar
  7. ambassador of T20 Mumbai League - Sachin Tendulkar
  8. Bank of Japan Governor - Haruhiko Kuroda
  9. South Africa’s new president - Cyril Ramaphosa
  10. Nepal's new prime minister - KP Sharma Oli
  11. Iranian President - Hassan Rouhan
  12. president of the Sahitya Akademi - Kannada litterateur Chandrashekar Kambar
  13. Brand ambassador of Muthoot Group - Amitabh Bachchan
  14. HDFC banking head - Rakesh Singh
  15. Non-executive chairman of NPCI - Biswamohan Mahapatra
  16. ICC's first independent female director - Indra Nooyi
  17. Chief Justice of Kerala - Antony Dominic
  18. Chief Justice of Manipur High Court - Abhilasha Kumari
  19. MD & CEO of SBI Card - Hardayal Prasad
  20. 16th Chairman of the Federal Reserve for a four-year term - Jerome H Powell
  21. Cyprus President has won re-election for a second term - Nicos Anastasiades
  22. Alphabet's New Board Chairman - John Hennessy
  23. Bangladesh new Chief Justice - Syed Mahmud Hossain
  24. Director-General of Sports Authority of India - Neelam Kapur

3.Important Tie ups ,Agreements , acquisitions & MOU's

  1. Tamil Nadu & Microsoft - to improve the integration of technology in teaching and learning in the state.
  2. Huawei & Airtel - has successfully conducted 5G network trial under a test set-up in Manesar (Gurugram).
  3. India and Canada have signed six agreements - in different fields including nuclear science, energy cooperation, sports, education, science and technology cooperation and information communication technology
  4. Indo-German MoU -for Implementation Agreement in Sustainable Urban Development and Smart Cities in India
  5. Capital First merged with IDFC Bank - has approved by National Housing Bank (NHB)
  6. UK- India - Joint research projects on Water Quality Research and Energy Demand Reduction in Built Environment were launched in New Delhi
  7. India & Iran have signed 9 Mou's - in areas like double taxation avoidance, extradition, agricultural cooperation, port lease, medicine & others.
  8. India has second loan agreement with New Development Bank - for 100 million dollars for Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for Desert Areas.
  9. India and Russia - celebrate 70 years of bilateral relations in the field of agriculture at Suratgarh in Rajasthan.
  10. India and Oman have signed eight MOU's - in different areas including defence, health and tourism
  11. India and Palestine signed six MOU's - in different areas including health and education
  12. Google & NCERT signed MOU - to integrate a course on Digital Citizenship and Safety in information and communication technology curriculum.
  13. Ola and Assam have signed an MoU - to pilot an app-based river taxi service in Guwahati.
  14. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has signed an agreement with the World Bank - for Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) to enhance navigation on National Waterway-1 from Varanasi to Haldia.
  15. Assam MoU with NBCC - for construction of Twin Tower Trade Centre

4. Recent summits/inaugurations/ festivals/melas

  1. eighth edition Lamitye 2018, bilateral military exercise between Indian Army and Seychelles People’s Defence Force was held at - Seychelles archipelago
  2. Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti launched the Swajal pilot project - at Village Bhikampura in Rajasthan
  3. PM Narendra Modi addressed the 2nd India-Korea Business Summit in - New Delhi
  4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones for projects worth 1000 crore rupees in - Daman and Diu.
  5. 7th meeting of Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India relations has begun in - Kathmandu
  6. two-day International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels organized by Department of Biotechnology has begun in - New Delhi
  7. 21st national conference on e-Governance has started in - Hyderabad
  8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Amma Two Wheeler Scheme in - Chennai
  9. 44th edition of Khajuraho Dance Festival 2018 was held in - Khajuraho temple ,Madhya Pradesh
  10. country hosted the 5th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship 2018 - Australia
  11. R.K. Singh, the Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, has inaugurated the International R&D Conclave in - New Delhi
  12. three -day India International Textiles Expo (IITExpo) of India began in - Colombo
  13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Palace Queen Humsafar Express between Mysuru and Udaipur in - Mysuru Railway Station.
  14. Global Digital Health Partnership Summit has started in - Australia
  15. the National Conference under the title of “Agriculture 2022 – Doubling Farmers’ Income” has begun in - New Delhi
  16. country will host the global World Environment Day 2018 with UN - India
  17. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the 2018 edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS 2018) in - New Delhi
  18. prestigious World Congress on Information Technology 2018 has begun in - Hyderabad
  19. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the 6th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) of India Region in - Patna
  20. State Bank of India has launched its Global NRI Centre (GNC) in - Kochi
  21. India’s biggest Global Conference on Pharma Industry and Medical Devices began in - Bengaluru
  22. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit held in - Qingdao,China
  23. Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit - 2018 in - New Delhi
  24. Chief Election Commissioner, O.P. Rawat has inaugurated a Photo Exhibition on SVEEP in - Kohima
  25. World Government Summit 2018 has held in - Dubai
  26. 12th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility has held in - Bengaluru
  27. National Informatics Centre (NIC) has organized a three-day National Meet on Grassroot Informatics- VIVID 2018 in - New Delhi
  28. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated a Request For Proposal (RFP) to implement Pay as You Use tolling on the - Delhi-Mumbai Highway
  29. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the Centre for learning Sanskrit language in - Gujarat University in Ahmedabad
  30. The 23rd Olympic Winter Games officially kicked off at - Pyeongchang in South Korea
  31. 4th Nepal Buildcon and Wood International Expo 2018 has held in - Kathmandu
  32. Minister of Development of North-East Region, Dr Jitendra Singh today inaugurated a two-day International Conference on Unani Medicine in - New Delhi
  33. The joint military exercise Al-Nagah-II 2017 between India and Oman began in - Bakloh belt of Himachal Pradesh
  34. The Fifth edition of South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference was held in - New Delhi.
  35. city will host the 2018 World Cup Event - London
  36. state C.M has laid the foundation stone of a rhododendron park - Arunachal Pradesh
  37. state will held the first one-day Pelican Festival - Andhra Pradesh
  38. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 88th Mahamastakabhisheka Utsav in - Karnataka
  39. First ever International Kala Mela was inaugurated by the Vice President of India in - New Delhi
  40. President Ramnath Kovind will inaugurate the 88th Mahamastakabhisheka of Lord Gomateshwara statue in - Karnataka
  41. Two-day Global Investment Summit has inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in - Assam
  42. 7th India Energy Congress was held in - New Delhi
  43. 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela has begun in - Haryana

5. Prestigious Award winners

  1. most decorated award winner in the Laureus World Sports Awards - Roger Federer
  2. Austrian Open Men's Singles title winner - Parupalli Kashyap
  3. world's best employers by the Top Employer Institute for the third consecutive year winner - TCS
  4. Company has won ‘Startup of the Year’ 2017 - Milkbasket
  5. EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 - Sanjiv Bajaj
  6. World's Most Ethical Company for the year 2018 by Ethisphere Institute - Tata Steel
  7. 13th edition of the National Chess Championship for the blind award winner - Kishan Gangolli
  8. Oscar's sci-tech award for aerial camera mount - Vikas Sathaye
  9. best emerging technology award winner - AAdhar
  10. Best M-Government Service Award winner in the Accessible Government category - Umang App
  11. the richest city in the world - New York
  12. Grand Collar of the State of Palestine Which is the highest Palestinian honor for a foreign dignitary winner - Narendra Modi
  13. state has topped the overall medal tally in first Khelo India School Games - Haryana
  14. The Forbes first-ever Crypto Rich List topper - Chris Larsen
  15. 2018 Genome Valley Excellence Award of Telangana winner - Michael N Hall
  16. the best Indian golfer in the world - Shubhankar Sharma
  17. Times Power Woman 2017 Award winner - Shabnam Asthana
  18. V. Shantaram lifetime achievement Award winner - Shyam Benegal
  19. Gold winner in the India Open boxing tournament - M C Mary Kom
  20. Sahitya Akademi's Bhasha Samman Award Winner - Anand Madhukar

6. Missiles & Exercises launched by various countries

  1. country has Successfully Test-Fired Dhanush Missile - India
  2. country has test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile - India
  3. country will send its second mission to the moon - Chandrayan-2 in April - India
  4. country has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile - India
  5. world’s most powerful operational rocket Falcon Heavy towards Mars launched by - SpaceX
  6. country has successfully test-fired the indigenous developed short-range nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile - India

7. Financial Affairs

  1. The Reserve Bank of India raised the exposure limit under Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) trading for residents and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to USD 100 million across all currency pairs involving the Indian rupee.
  2. SBI is set for a major restructuring of its business in UK from April. SBI's UK operations will transform into a subsidiary named State Bank of India UK Limited from April 1.
  3. Reserve Bank of India has launched Ombudsman Scheme for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) for redressal of complaints against them.
  4. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a new 5-member expert Committee under the chairmanship of Y H Malegam, a former member of the Central Board of Directors of RBI, to look into the reasons for wide divergence by banks in asset classification and provisioning by banks and measures to prevent frauds.
  5. The Centre has constitued a committee headed by the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog to study the Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam and neighbouring states
  6. State-owned Bank of Baroda has decided to exit by March-end its South Africa operations after 21 years amid a probe into alleged compliance lapses by the bank
  7. .Mumbai, India's financial capital is the 12th richest city in the world with a total wealth of $950 billion, according to a report by New World Wealth. The list was topped by New York as the richest city in the world.
  8. The country’s largest lender SBI wrote off bad loans worth Rs 20,339 crore in 2016-17, the highest among all the public sector banks, which had a collective write off of Rs 81,683 crore for the fiscal.
  9. IndusInd Bank launched its new Sonic Identity today, which is essentially a musical logo, as part of its branding initiatives.
  10. The Reserve Bank of India will link the base rate with the MCLR from 1st of April 2018 to ensure expeditious transmission of its policy rate to borrowers.
  11. The government is planning to launch Market Assurance Scheme with a corpus fund of Rs 500 crore under which states will procure crops if prices fall below the minimum support price (MSP), according to sources.
  12. IOB has received Rs173.06 crore a the contribution of the central government in the preferential allotment of equity shares of the bank as government’s investment during the 2017-18 fiscal.
  13. The government has made Permanent Account Number (PAN) mandatory for any entity conducting financial transactions of ₹2.5 lakh or more.
  14. BSNL & Japan's NTT - have signed an agreement to collaborate in developing futuristic technologies.
  15. NABARD & Punjab - has announced area development plans worth Rs 1,918 crore for Punjab to supplement farmers' income.
  16. India has second loan agreement with New Development Bank - for 100 million dollars for Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for Desert Areas.
  17. Ola and Assam have signed an MoU - to pilot an app-based river taxi service in Guwahati.
  18. Executive director of Vijaya Bank - Murali Ramaswam
  19. Executive director of Canara Bank - Debashish Mukherjee
  20. Bank of Japan Governor - Haruhiko Kuroda
  21. Brand ambassador of Muthoot Group - Amitabh Bachchan
  22. HDFC banking head - Rakesh Singh
  23. Non-executive chairman of NPCI - Biswamohan Mahapatra
  24. MD & CEO of SBI Card - Hardayal Prasad

8. Recent Obituaries

Kanakalata Mohanty Eminent Odia writer
Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal Kanchi Seer
T.S.R. Subramanian Former Cabinet Secretary
Padma Shri awardee Sridevi Bollywood actress
M.S. Anantharaman Noted violinist
Asma Jahangir Pakistani Activist
Johann Johannsson Icelandic musician
Chandrasekhar Rath Eminent litterateur
John Mahoney Actor
Madavoor Vasudevan Nair Kathakali maestro

9. G.D.P forecast of India by various organisations

No Forecasts

10. India rank in different global indexes

  1. Global phosphorus pollution by human activity index (Feb 2018) - 2 nd rank
  2. list of targeted countries for Web Application Attacks index (Feb 2018) - 7 th rank
  3. Neonatal mortality rate Index (Feb 2018) - 12 th rank out of 52 lower middle income countries
  4. International Intellectual Property Index (Feb 2018) - 44 th rank
  5. International Intellectual Property Index (Feb 2018) - 44 th rank
  6. Inclusive Internet Index (Feb 2018) - 47th rank
  7. Global Connectedness Index 2016 (Feb 2018 ) - 78 th rank
  8. global Corruption Perception Index (Feb 2018) - 81 th rank

11. Recently released Books

1. Exam Warriors (Feb 2018 )

Authored by : Narendra Modi
Trick : Its Exam time for Modi warriors in india

2.Mere sapno ka Bharat (Feb 2018 )

Authored by : Tarun Vijay
Trick : Vijaya _ Bharat

3. Even when there is a docotr (Feb 2018 )

Authored by : Yaswanth Ambedkar
Trick : Doctor Yaswanth likes Ambedkar

4.Hissab Kitaab (Feb 2018 )

Authored by : Anjana Sukahni
Trick : Suk -Hiss

12. Important Committies

1 Rajiv kumar Committee The Centre has constitued a committee headed by the Vice Chairman of the NITI Aayog to study the Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam and neighbouring states
2 G S Siddaramaya Committee Karnataka committee headed by G S Siddaramaya to analyse possibility of a separate flag for the state has submitted a report, suggesting an official three-coloured flag to replace an unofficial two-coloured flag currently in use.
3 Vinay Sheel Oberoi Committee Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Defence Minister, has constituted a 13-member advisory committee to monitor and expedite capital acquisition projects for the modernization of the armed forces. The committee, headed by Vinay Sheel Oberoi

13.Recently Launched Schemes & Apps

1. GOBAR-DHAN scheme

Launched by : Union Government
Purpose : In an effort to make the villages open defecation free and improving the lives of villagers, the Finance Minister announced the launch of Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN).

2 . Parivartan scheme

Launched by : Haryana
Purpose : Parivartan scheme, which is designed to address 10 issues including cleanliness and pollution, in 46 developmental blocks of the state.

3. Mission Buniyaad

Launched by : Delhi government
Purpose : for improving learning skills of children studying in state and municipal-run schools.

4. Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana

Launched by : Haryana
Purpose : the Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana’ to provide healthy, nutritious and hygienic food at only Rs 10 per meal to all poor and needy.

5. Auto Unnati program

Launched by : Ola
Purpose : Auto Unnati program to assist its auto driver partners through the firm's Chalo Befikar insurance program, family welfare initiatives.

6. Asmita Yojana

Launched by : Maharashtra
Purpose : Under the scheme, girls in Zilla Parishad schools will get sanitary napkin packet at Rs 5 while rural women can avail it at a subsidised rate of Rs 24 & Rs 29.

7. #YesIBleed campaign

Launched by : Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi
Purpose : The objective of the campaign is to create a holistic approach to issue of menstruation, which is an experience that transcends culture, class, and caste.

8. Prime Minister's Research Fellows scheme

Launched by : Union GOvernment
Purpose : the Union Government will give fellowships to 1,000 meritorious students of B. Tech and M. Tech every year. The fellowship amount will be Rs. 70 to 80 thousand per month.

9. ASH TRACK Mobile

Launched by : Power Minister R K Singh
Purpose : The ASH TRACK Mobile App will manage 200 million tonnes of fly ash by tracking coal-based power plants situated within 100 km and 300 km from given location and availability of fly ash.

10. DASTAK Campaign

Launched by : Uttar Pradesh & UNICEF
Purpose : Uttar Pradesh State government in association with UNICEF has launched massive door to door campaign DASTAK to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanise Encephalitis (JE) disease in the state.

11. Gobardhan Yojana

Launched by : Haryana
Purpose : the Gobardhan Yojana to provide organic manure and cow urine with an aim to benefit farmers.A provision of Rs 11 crore has been made to provide benefits of various projects under this scheme.

12. KUSUM scheme

Launched by : Union Government
Purpose : Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan or KUSUM would provide extra income to farmers when by selling the power to the grid.Centre will spend ₹48,000 crore on the ten-year scheme which was announced in the Union Budget 2018-19.

13.Market Assurance Scheme

Launched by : Union Government
Purpose : Market Assurance Scheme with a corpus fund of Rs 500 crore under which states will procure crops if prices fall below the minimum support price (MSP), according to sources.

14. Miscellaneous & Sports affairs

. Retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made it mandatory to file online claims for provident fund withdrawals above Rs 10 lakh, taking another step towards becoming a paperless organisation
. Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani released India 2018 (English Version) and Bharat 2018 (Hindi Version).
. Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduced a Baal Aadhaar card for children below the age of five years. No biometric details will be required to get this blue-coloured Baal Aadhaar card.
. India has been ranked 47th out of 86 countries on the Inclusive Internet Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which was commissioned by Facebook.Sweden took the first place, followed by Singapore and the US.
. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flown it's Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Rustom 2 at its Aeronautical Test Range at Chalker in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.
.The Assam government has announced to observe September 22 as Rhino Day to generate public awareness on protection of the one-horned pachyderm.
. The Haryana government has officially launched the Parivartan scheme, which is designed to address 10 issues including cleanliness and pollution, in 46 developmental blocks of the state.
. India has contributed USD 1 million for the rehabilitation works in Tonga, after the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Gita
. As per a report from content delivery network services Akamai Technologies, India has ranked 7th on the list of targeted countries for Web Application Attacks (WAA).
. In the Corruption Perception Index for 2017, India was ranked at the 81st place with a score of 40.
. The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) with Rs 60,000 crore in its kitty.
. Star India, the official broadcaster for the Indian Premier League (IPL), has got the audio-visual production rights of the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL-2018).
. Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has reduced the interest rate on deposits to 8.55% for 2017-18 from 8.65% for 2016-17
. The Delhi government announced the launch of Mission Buniyaad for improving learning skills of children studying in state and municipal-run schools.
.According to a report by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), India has ranked 12th among 52 lower middle-income countries in terms of neonatal mortality rate.
. Singapore will impose a carbon tax from 2019 to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and make companies more competitive as global agreements on climate change take effect.
. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched 4 food canteens at Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, and Yamunanagar via video-conferencing from Chandigarh.These have been set up under the Antyodaya Aahaar Yojana’ to provide healthy, nutritious and hygienic food at only Rs 10 per meal to all poor and needy.
.Uttar Pradesh government has signed 900 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with different industrial groups for investment in the state ahead of a two day UP investment summit beginning in Lucknow
. Ola successfully launched Auto Unnati program to assist its auto driver partners through the firm's Chalo Befikar insurance program, family welfare initiatives.
. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced area development plans worth Rs 1,918 crore for Punjab to supplement farmers' income.
. Women in Saudi Arabia can now open their own businesses without the consent of a husband or male relative.
. Maharashtra govt is all set to roll out Asmita Yojana on the International Women’s Day next month.Under the scheme, girls in Zilla Parishad schools will get sanitary napkin packet at Rs 5 while rural women can avail it at a subsidised rate of Rs 24 & Rs 29.
. According to Global Connectedness Index 2016, India dropped 16 spots to 78 from 62 in 11 years to 2015.
. The govt will change the base year to 2017-18 for calculation of GDP & IIP numbers while for retail inflation the year will be revised to 2018.Earlier in 2015, CSO had changed the base year for GDP to 2011-12 from 2004-05.
. Indian boxers won 10 medals, including 5 gold, at the Asian Games Test event in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta
. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi will launch a menstrual hygiene #YesIBleed campaign on Feb 20. The objective of the campaign is to create a holistic approach to issue of menstruation, which is an experience that transcends culture, class, and caste.
. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched several projects in Arunachal Pradesh. He inaugurated the Dorjee Khandu state convention centre at a function in Itanagar.
. rank of india in global phosphorus pollution by human activity 2 nd Rank
. India and Russia will today celebrate 70 years of bilateral relations in the field of agriculture at Suratgarh in Rajasthan.
.The central government has approved the construction of over 1.86 lakh more houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) scheme, taking the total number of affordable houses sanctioned to over 39.25 lakhs.
. The government's direct tax collection has grown 6.95 lakh crore rupees during the April-January period of the current fiscal, a growth of 19.3 per cent over the year-ago period.
. Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned imports of live birds, hatching eggs and chicks from India after a form of bird flu that is highly lethal for poultry was found in the south Asian country.
.As per Prime Minister's Research Fellows scheme, the Union Government will give fellowships to 1,000 meritorious students of B. Tech and M. Tech every year. The fellowship amount will be Rs. 70 to 80 thousand per month.
. Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Saturday launched the National Deworming initiative to reduce the threat of parasitic worm infections in children.
. Karnataka committee headed by G S Siddaramaya to analyse possibility of a separate flag for the state has submitted a report, suggesting an official three-coloured flag to replace an unofficial two-coloured flag currently in use.
. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Defence Minister, has constituted a 13-member advisory committee to monitor and expedite capital acquisition projects for the modernization of the armed forces. The committee, headed by Vinay Sheel Oberoi
. first Khelo India School Games concluded in New Delhi with sports powerhouse Haryana topped the overall medal tally. The state won 102 medals which include 38 gold and 26 silver
. Power Minister R K Singh today launched a web-based monitoring system and a fly-ash mobile application. It will act as an interface between producers and consumers. The ASH TRACK Mobile App will manage 200 million tonnes of fly ash by tracking coal-based power plants situated within 100 km and 300 km from given location and availability of fly ash.
. The Competition Commission has imposed a fine of around 136 crore rupees on search engine major Google for unfair business practices in the Indian market for online search
.India has increased substantially its score in the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index, ranking 44th among 50 nations
.Air India will get a one-time grant of approximately ₹6 cr from Israel for launching direct flights between New Delhi and Tel Aviv.
. On the night of February 3, 1943, the inauguration of the Howrah bridge took place without any fanfare when a lone tramcar rolled down from the Kolkata city end to the Howrah Railway station end.
.The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been ranked the number one environment policy think tank in India. The ranking was done by The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania
. Maharashtra government has approved Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as a new wildlife sanctuary in the state.
.Uttar Pradesh State government in association with UNICEF has launched massive door to door campaign DASTAK to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanise Encephalitis (JE) disease in the state.
. Haryana launched the Gobardhan Yojana to provide organic manure and cow urine with an aim to benefit farmers.A provision of Rs 11 crore has been made to provide benefits of various projects under this scheme.
. Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan or KUSUM scheme would provide extra income to farmers when by selling the power to the grid.Centre will spend ₹48,000 crore on the ten-year scheme which was announced in the Union Budget 2018-19.
.India has defeated Australia to lift the Under 19 World cup for the fourth time
.the book Exam Warriors has been released by the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the presence of the Prime Minister in New Delhi.The book Exam Warriors written by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and published by Penguin India.
. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has signed an agreement with the World Bank for Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) to enhance navigation on National Waterway-1 from Varanasi to Haldia.
.India has joined Ashgabat Agreement on the establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridor between the Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
. In an effort to make the villages open defecation free and improving the lives of villagers, the Finance Minister announced the launch of Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBAR-DHAN).Jaitley added that this will manage and convert cattle dung and solid waste in farms to compost, bio-gas and bio-CNG.
.Four major rivers, including Jhelum and Chenab, in Jammu and Kashmir have been declared national waterways .It paved the way for inland navigation on them to boost water transport and tourism
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