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INTERNATIONAL
UNICEFlaunches3.3blnUSDtoaidmillionsofChildren
TheUnitedNationsChildrensFund(UNICEF)on31Januarylaunchedanappealof3.3billionUSdollarsto
provideemergencyassistancein48countriesaroundtheglobe,againstthebackdropofeverincreasingnumber
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ofchildrendrivenfromtheirhomesduetoconflicts,disastersandclimatechanges.TheUnitedStatesisbyfar
thetopdonortoUNICEF,followedbyGermany,BritainandtheEuropeanCommission.
Irelandbecametheworldsfirstcountrytostopinvestinginfossilfuels
Ireland has voted to be the worlds first country to fully divest public money from fossil fuels. The Irish
Parliamentpassedthehistoriclegislationina90to53voteinfavourofdroppingcoal,oilandgasinvestments.
IndependentMPThomasPringle,whointroducedthebill,saidthebillwouldsendamessagetoclimatechange
deniersandlobbyists.
Alibabamadeapphelpsfind611missingChildreninChina
IntodaysworldwhereChildtraffickingisrampant,amobileappinChinahelpedrecoverhundredsofmissing
Childrenlastyear.Theministryofpublicsecurityhassaidthattheapphelpedtofind611missingChildrenin
China.ThemobileappnamedTuanYuan,orReunioninChinesewasdevelopedbyAlibabagroupholding
Ltdwaslaunchedin2016.Thishasallowedthepoliceofficerstoshareinformationworktogether.
FederalJudgetemporarilyblocksTrumphstravelban
AfederalJudgeinWashingtonstateon3rdFebruarytemporarilyblockedenforcementofpresidentTrumps
controversialbanonentrytotheU.S,andairlinesplannedtobeginallowingpassengersfrombannedcountries
toboard,accordingtoapersonfamiliarwiththematter.Thepresidentsorderisintendedtoprotectthe
homelandandhehastheconstitutionalauthorityandresponsibilitytoprotecttheAmericanPeople.
WorldssmallestPacemakerunveiledinU.S.
The Worlds smallest pacemaker, which is about as big as a large vitamin capsule and provides the most
advanced pacing technology, has been successfully implanted for the first time in a patient in the U.S. The
pacemakerisforpatientswithbradycardia,aconditioncharacterizedbyaslowheartrate,usuallyfewerthan60
beatsperminute.Thedeviceisthesizeofalargevitaminandunliketraditionalpacemakers,itdoesnotrequire
cardiacwiresorasurgicalpocketundertheskintodeliverapacingtherapies.
QueenElizabethIImarksSapphireJubilee
QueenElizabethII,theworldslongestreigningsovereign,on6thFebruarysetanewrecordasthefirstBritish
MonarchtoreachherSapphireJubilee,with65yearsonthethrone.TheQueen,now90,rosetothethronein
1952 at the age of 25 upon the premature death of her father, King George VI. Despite her reluctance to
celebratepublicly,theoccasionwillbemarkedinBritain.
QatarAirwayslaunchesworldslongestcommercialflight
TheworldslongestcommercialflightlaunchedQatarAirways.ItwastravelledfromtheUnitedArabEmirates
DohatoAucklandinNewZealandin16hours,5minutesandin17hours,20minutesonherreturnJourney.
ThishasmadeQatarAirwaysthenewtitleholderfortheworldslongestcommercialflight.
ChinaBecomestheWorldsLargestSolarPowerProducer
Besides being the Worlds most populous country, China is now also the Worlds largest producer of solar
energy. The National Energy Administration (NEA) noted that the nation officially claimed the lobel after
doublingupitsinstalledphotovoltaic(PV)capacitylastyear.WiththeincreasedcapacityChinahassurpassed
GermanytobecometheWorldslargestproducerofsolarenergy.
UKsHouseofCommonsPasesBrexitBill
HouseofCommons,thelowerhouseofBritishparliamentpassedlegislationon8February2017.Authorising
PrimeMinisterTheresaMaysgovttoinitiateBrexittalkswiththeEuropeanUnion.Thehistoriclegislation
witnessed 494 Members of the Parliament Voting in favour of Brexit and just 122 against. Among the MPs
who voted against the bill, 52 were labour MPs, the leading opposition party, who went against their party
leaderJeremyCorbynsordersofbackingthebill.
SudarsanPattnaikCreatesWorldRecordwithTallestSandSculpture
SandartistSudarsanPatnaikon10FebruarycreatedaGuinnessWorldRecordbysculptingamorethan48feet
tallsandcastleatPuribeach.Sudarsanalongwith45studentsofhissandArtInstitutecreatedthis48feet7
inch tall sculpture which beat the previous record which was in the name of a sand artist from USA. The
recordbreaking sculpture was built with a message of world peace and featured sculptures of Mahatma
Gandhi,GautamaBuddha,andNelsonMandela.
NeeluRohmetrabecomesfirstWomanDirectorofamIIM
TheGovthasappointedheadsof10IndianInstitutesofManagement(IIMs)includingthefirstwomantohead
one of the 20 premier BSchool in the Country. Professor Neelu Rohmetra of Jammu University is the first
womantobeappointedDirectorofanIIMatSirmaur.ShespecializesinHRDandcrossculturemanagement
professor.
DiegoMaradonaGetsAmbassadorRoleatFIFA2017
The FIFA governing body has named Argentinas former soccer player Diego Maradona as the new
AmbassadoroftheFIFA.The55yearoldwillhavemajorroleinFIFAsactivitiestopromotethegameacross
theglobeandwillalsobeinvolvedinrelevantdevelopmentprojects.TheFIFAistheinternationalgoverning
bodyofassociationfootball,futsalandbeach.
YoYoMaandHisensemblewinBestworldMusicGrammy
CelloVirtuosoYoYoMaon12FebruaryWonaGrammywithhisSilkRoadEnsembleforSingMeHome,
an exploration of the musical connections across Eurasia. The French born Chinese American cellist had
previouslywonanimpressive17GrammysbuthislatestishisfirstforBestWorldMusicAlbum.
TheInternationalAeroIndia2017beginsat
AirForceStation,YelahankainBengaluruon14February2017.The5dayshowwillconcludeon18February
2017.Itisthe11theditionofthebiennialInternationalAeroIndiaShow.ItisConsideredasAsiaspremierair
show. Aero India 2017 will act as a significant platform to bolster business opportunities in International
aviationsector.
IndiasfirstdedicatedheliportinNewDelhi
TheNationalCapitalwillsoongetIndiasfirstdedicatedHeliportforflyinginandoutofDelhitonearby
areasinchoppers.Theheliport,builtbystateownedPawanHansIndia,consistsofaterminalbuilding,nine
parkingbaysandfourhangerswithaparkingcapacityof16helicoptersandhavingcapacityof150passengers.
ItwillinauguratethenewfacilityonFebruary28atRohiniinNewDelhi.
DustinJohnsondominatesGenesisOpentoovertakeWorldNo.1
American professional golfer Dustin Johnson has claimed No1 Position in Official World Golf Ranking for
thefirsttimeinhiscareerintheworld.Thisfeatcomesafterheendedupwithaworldclassperformanceby
winningGenesisOpen2017atRivieraEarliertheGolferbaggedthe2016U.S.openatoakmontcountryclub.
MumbaiNamedRichestIndiancitywithTotalWealth$820bn
AccordingtotheNewWorldWealthreportreleasedonFebruary21,2017,Mumbai.Thefinancialcapitalof
IndiahasbeennamedastheRichestIndianCitywithatotalwealthof$820billion.TheSouthAfricanbased
market research group, New World Wealth has reported that Mumbai is home to 46,000 millionaires and 28
billionaires.MumbaiisfollowedbyDelhiatsecondplacewithtotalwealthof$450billionandhaving23,000
millionairesand18billionaires.
INDIA&WORLD
H1BandL1reformBillintroducedinUSHouseofRepresentatives
A legislation was introduced in the US House of Representatives on 0301 2017 which mandates the
minimumsalaryofH1Bvisaholderstobedoubledto$130,000.Thisismorethandoubleofthecurrentsalary
of$60,000whichwasestablishedin1989.TheLofgrenbill,titledHighSkilledIntegrityandFairnessActof
2017,hasbeenintroducedatatimewhentherearereportsthatPresidentDonaldTrumpmightcomeupwith
anexecutiveordertoclampdownH1BandL1Visas.
Indiaranks43rdinUSCCsIPIndex
Indiarankedat43rdpositionoutof45countriesinthe5thAnnualInternationalIntellectualproperty(IP)Index
of the US Chamber of Commerce (USCC). The 2017 International IP Index, named as The Roots of
Innovation, was released on 8 February. India was ranked just above Pakistan and Venezuela. The top four
positionsoftheIndexwerefetchedbyUS,UK,JapanandEuropeanUnion.
ShawnaPandyaThirdIndianoriginwomantogotospace
A general physician, 32year old Shawna Pandya is one of two candidates shortlisted from 3,200 people
enrolled in the Citizen Science Astronaut (CSA)program. She will fly with eight other astronauts in space
missionsslatedtotakeoffby2018.AfterKalpanaChawlaandSunithaWilliams.Hereisthe3rdIndianOrigin
Womanwillgotospace.
IndiancycletouristestablishesaGuinnessWorldRecord
Prasad Erande from Pune travelled 14,576 Kilometers on a bicycle India, establishing a Guinness World
Record for the longest journey by bicycle in a single country. He covered the distance between June 22
November9in2014.Itincreasedbyinnerstrengthandtaughtmehowtosurvivewhenconditionsarenotin
myfavour.
IndiatohostmaidenITTFWorldToureventinFebruary
India is set to host ever International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world Tour Event in New Delhi from
February16to19.IndiahaspreviouslyhostedonITTFeventin2010.The2017worldTourwillbeplayedin
12countriesexcludingtheGrandFinals,pointsearnedfromtheWorldTourFinalswillseethetop16players
qualifyfortheGrandFinalstobeheldfromDecember2017.
India,UKsignedbilateralMoUtoallowmoreflightstoboosttourismandtrade
IndiaandUnitedKingdominFebruary2017signedabilateralMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)toallow
more flights to boost tourism and trade in both the countries. The agreement was signed by Pusapati Ashok
Gajapathi Raju and Lord Ahmad in New Delhi, while Raju is the Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Lord
AhmedisrepresentativeofUKGovernment.
UnionGovtsignsagreementwithCroatiaoneconomicCooperation
The Union Government on 14 February 2017, signed agreement with the Republic of Croatia on economic
Cooperation in Zagreb, Croatia. The agreement was signed by Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry
MinisterandMartinaDalic,DeputyPrimeMinisterandMinisteroftheEconomyoftheRepublicofCroatia.
NormanIsaacbecamefirstIndiantobeFIBAsTechnicalDelegate
Norman Isaac in February 2017 became the first Indian to be promoted by the International Basketball
Federation (FIBA) as the Technical Delegate. He is appointment/ Promotion was confirmed by the sports
worldwidegoverningbody.PriortothisappointmenthewasworkedasFIBACommissioner.
Govtappoints5newJudgestoSupremeCourt
FivenewjudgesareappointedtotheSupremeCourtbythePresidentPranabMukherjee.Nowthetotalnumber
of judges in the Supreme Court raised to 28 from 23. New judged are Madras HCCJ Sanjay Kishan Kaul,
Rajasthan HCCJ Naveen Sinha, Kerala HCCJ Mohan M.Shantanagouder, Chhattisgarh HCCJ Dipak Gupta,
Karnataka HCJ S. Abdul Nazeer. Supreme Court consisting of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and other 30
Judged.
IMFopenstechnicalcentreinNewDelhi
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has opened a first of its kind South Asia Training and Technical
Assistance centre (SARTTAC) in New Delhi for economic capacity building in South Asia. It will work to
supportlocalmembercountriesofSouthAsiaviaIndia,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Maldives,NepalandSriLanka
tobuildhumanandinstitutionalcapacityandimplementpoliciesforgrowthandpovertyreduction.
IndiaastheWorldsLargestArmsImporter
Indiawastheworldslargestimporterofmajorarmsbetween201216,accordingtoanewdatareleasedby
Stockholm International peace Research Institute (SIPRI) According to the data in Asia, India increased its
armsimportsby200711and201216whichisfargreaterthantheimportsbyitsrivalsChinaandPakistan.
MajorarmsupplierstoIndiaincludeRussia,USA,EuropeanUnion,IsraelandSouthKorea.
India,JapaninkpactonRailSafety
India Signed an agreement with Japan for enhancing railway safety in the Indian Railways with focus on
railwaytrackandrollingstocksafety.TheMemorandumofCorporationswassignedbetweenRailwayBoard
Chairman A.K. Mittal and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan ViceMinister
HiroshiTarata.Underthisagreement,theareasofcooperationincluderailinspection,railwieldingautomatic
railwaytracksafetyinspection.
IndiaclearsamegamissiledealwithIsrael
ARs.17,000croredealhasbeenclearedbythegovernmentforjointlydevelopingwithIsraelaMediumRange
SurfacetoAirMissile(MRSAM)forthearmy,reflectingIndiasfastgrowingdefencetieswiththeJewish
country. The project will be implemented by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
andIsraelAircraftIndustry.
WorldsFirstRobotTableTennisTutorsetsnewGuinnessWorldRecord
FORPHEUS, the worlds first robot table tennis tutor has created a new Guinness World Record with its
extraordinarytechnologicalintelligenceandeducationalcapabilities.TheJapanesetechnologyhasbeengiven
the Guinness title for being able to play table tennis way better than most humans. FORPHEUS is short for
Future Omron Robotics Technology for Exploring possibility of Harmonised automation with Sinic
Theoretics
NATIONAL
EpaathsalalaunchestechnologybackedservicesforhighereducationinstitutionsinIndia
Epaathsala,aBangalorebasedstartup,launcheditsfirstofitskind,endtoendintegratedaccreditationand
ERP technology solution for managing colleges and universities with multiple accreditation s for standards
suchasNAAC(NationalAssessmentandAccreditationCouncil)andNBA(NationalBoardofAccreditation)
etc.
Jaitleyunveilseducationreforms,tosetupNationalTestingAgency
The government unleashed measures to revamp the countrys education system, including setting up of a
NationalTestingAgencytoconductallentranceexaminationsforhighereducationinstitutions.
RailMuseumcelebrates40thanniversary
TheNationalRailMuseuminNewDelhicelebratedits40thanniversaryon01stFebruary2017.Themuseum,
which houses a large collection of lifesize rail exhibits, allows visitors to take a tour on a toy train. Its
attractions include the saloons of the Maharajas of Indore and Mysore and Fairy Queen, the oldest working
steamlocomotivestillinoperation.
Govt,formspaneltoimproveHajPolicy
TheCentrehasformedasixmembercommitteetogiveareportonwaystoimproveIndiasHajPolicyand
alsolookintoissueofsubsidytothepilgrimageinlightof2012SupremeCourtorderongraduallyreducing
abolishingitby2022.FormerConsulateGeneralofIndia(CGI)Jeddah,AfzalAmanullahhasbeenappointed
ashighlevelpanel,UnionMinisterofstateforMinorityAffairs(IndependentCharge)MukhtarAbbasNaqvi
saidthat.
HealthMinistrylaunchesMeaslesRubellaVaccine(MR)Campaign
With an aim to eradicate Measles and Rubella from India. The Union Health Ministry on 5th February
launched Measles Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign in Bengaluru, targeting 41 crore children in India.
After the campaign the MR vaccine will be introduced in routine immunisation, replacing the two doses of
measlesvaccinegiventochildrenat9`12monthsand1624monthsofage.
ChiefMinisterSamagraGramyaUnnayanYojana(CMSGUY)launchedinAssam
In a move to bring about paradigm shift towards holistic development of villages, Assam Chief Minister
SarbanandaSonowallaunchedtheChiefMinisterSamagraGramyaUnnayanYojana(CMSGUY)inGuwahati.
ThisSchemeisamegamissionwithafinancialoutlayofRs.30,000croreanditwillbeimplementedinallthe
villagethestate.
MuslimOrganisationstoopposetripleTalaqasispracticednowlowpanel
Law Commission Chairperson Justice B.S. Chauhan said that, a majority of those who had responded to its
questionnaire on a uniform civil code, including many Muslim Organisms have opposed spontaneous triple
talaq.JusticeChauhansaidthelargerconsensuswasthatspontaneoustripletalaq,asiscurrentlypracticed,was
not keeping with what was stated in the Shariat, which mandates a threemonth iddah period meant for
reconciliationandarbitration.
IndianRailwaysApprovesRailProjectinAndamanandNicobar
The Narendra Modi Govt has given a green signal for the laying of a 240 KM broadgauge railway line
connecting port Blair, the capital of the union territory located in the southern part, with the northern
populationcentresinAndamans.Connectivityisanissuebecausetheonlyreliablewaystotravelfromnorth
tosouthisa350kmbusandferryservicethattakesmorethan14hours.Therailwaylink,amongtheother
things,willboosttourism,defenceandbusinessintheregion.
IndianNavylaunchesUnderwaterHarbourDefenceandSurveillancesystem
IndianNavyhaslaunchedandIntegratedUnderwaterHarbourDefenceandSurveillanceSystem(IUHDSS)in
Mumbai, Maharashtra to enhance the security of valuable naval assets against asymmetric threats. It was
inauguratedbeviceAdmiralGirishLuthra,FlagofficerCommandinginChief,WesternNavalCommand.
SCClearsplantoVerifymobilephoneusersthroughAadhar
TheSupremecourtapprovedthegovernmentsplantorecordtheidentificationdetailsofmobileusersthrough
an eKYC (Know Your Customer) mechanism linked to Aadhaar in a bid to enhance national security and
preventfakeusers.Themechanismcouldcoveratleast100croremobilephonesubscribers,90%ofwhomuse
prepaidcards.
CabinetapprovesPradhanMantriGraminDigitalSakshartaAbhiyan
The Union Cabinet Chaired by the Prime Minister has approved Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta
Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) to make 6 crore rural households digitally literate. This is in line with the
announcementmadebyFinanceMinisterintheUnionBudget201717PMGDISHAisexpectedtobeoneof
thelargestdigitalliteracyprogrammesintheworld,.Underthescheme25lakhcandidateswillbetrainedin
theFY201617,275lakhintheFY201718,and300lakhintheFy201819.TheDigitallyliteratepersons
wouldbeabletooperatecomputers/digitalaccessdevicessendandreceiveemails.
RBIsetuppanelonstrengtheningcybersecurity
The Central Bank (RBI) said it will form an interdisciplinary standing committee on cyber security. It will
reviewthreatsinherentinexistingandemergingtechnology,studyadoptionofvarioussecuritystandardsand
protocols, interface with stakeholders and suggest appropriate policy interventions to cyber security and
resilience.
Govtappoints3directorytoRBICentralBoard
Govton9thFebruaryappointedthreeparttimenonofficialdirectoryontheallpowerfulCentralBoardofthe
Reserve Bank of India. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Ashok Gulati,
ManishSabharwalandRajivKumarasparttimenonofficialdirectoryontheCentralBoard.Statingthis,the
DepartmentofpersonnelandTrainingsaidtheappointmentsareforaperiodoffouryears.TheRBIsaffairs
aregovernedbytheCentralBoardofDirectors.
GovttomakeAadharcompulsorytorationfromPDSshops
The Govt of India on 9 February announced that people who have ration cards under the National Food
Security Act need to undergo Andhar Authentication Process to receive their further subsidies. This
notificationcomesintoeffectfromtoday.Thisconditionwillalsobeapplicableforallthenewbeneficiaries
andinallStatesandUnionTerritoriesexcepttheStatesAssam,Meghalaya,andJammu&ampKashmir.
Govttoopen56PostOfficepassportSevaKendrafacilities
HeadPostOfficesasPassportSevaKendras,thegovernmenthasnowdecidedtoscaleupthisprogrammeby
opening56suchfacilitiesacrossthecountry.TheMinistryofExternalAffairsandtheDepartmentofPostshad
earlierdecidedtojoinhandstodeliverpassportrelatedservicestothecitizens.Thepilotprojectofthepost
officepassportSevaKendrashavebeenrunningsuccessfullytoMysoreandDahod.
KeralasNilamburteaktogetGItag
Keralas Nilambur teak known internationally for its superior timber quality and elegant appearance will be
addedtothelistofKeralaProduceswiththeGeographicalIndication(GI)tag.Duetoitssuperiormechanical
andphysicalpropertiesaswellasaestheticappearance,theteakwasexportedtoEnglandandotherpartsofthe
world.
GMRHyderabadAirportbagsCAPAaward
GMRHyderabadInternationalAirportLtd(GHIAL),whichoperatesRajivGandhiInternationalAirport,has
own the centre of Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) Chairmans order of Merit for its focus on environmental
sustainability and becoming the first airport in Asia Pacific to become carbon neutral. GHIAL received the
awardduringtheCAPA12thAnnualIndiaAviationSummitinMumbaiearlierthisweek.
Chinareleasestheme,prioritiesofBRICS
Chinahasreleasedthethemeandthecooperationprioritiesofthe2017BRICSSummit,whichisscheduledto
begin in September. The Summit will be held under the theme BRICS Stronger Partnership for a Brighter
Future.Itwillalsofeaturefivekeyprioritiessuchasdependingcooperation,strengtheningglobalgovernance,
carrying out people to people exchanges, making institutional improvements and building broader
partnerships.
INSsarvekshakinstallssolarPowerSystem
Indian Navys survey vessel INS Sarvekshak has gone green by installing a solar power system on board.
Whichequippedontheshipworksonsunlightandhenceis100percentreliableforpowersourcethatcanbe
used for communication equipment, battery charging and general lighting on board round the clock with
batteryoutputs.
SachinTendulkaradoptedDonjaVillageforDevelopment
Being the Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar continued his service for the nation. Previously he adopting a
village in Andhra Pradesh Sachin changed the village totally. Now, it may be the turn of Donja Village of
Maharashtra.The2016inNovembersachinadoptedPuttamrajuKandrikaVillageofA.PundersansadAdarsh
GramYojana.Nowthevillagedazzleswithconcreteroadsandcontinuoussupplyofelectricity.
FoodgrainProductiontoreachrecord272milliontonnesin201617
It is higher by 6.94 million tonnes than the previous record production of 265 million tonnes in 201314.
Agriculture Ministry in its 2nd advance estimates of production of major crops for 201617. The record is
goingtobemadeduetogoodrainfallandvariouspolicyinitiativestakentheGovernment.
ScienceExpressTrainFlaggedofffromNewDelhi
A Science Express Train named Science Express Climate Action Special was flagged of Safdarjung
Railway Station in New Delhi on February 17, 2017 on a sevenmonth journey to spread awareness about
climatechange.ThetrainwasflaggedoffjointlybytwoUnionMinistersSureshPrabhu,Dr.HarshVardhan
andaDelhiMinisterAnilMadhavDaveflaggedofeventthroughvideoconferencing.
UAEUnveilsPlantoBuildFirstCityonMarsby2117
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has unveiled plans to build the first city on Mars by 2117. The
announcementwasmadebySheikhMohammedBinRashidAlMaktoum,VicePresidentandPrimeMinister
oftheUAEandRulerofDubaiandSheikhMohammedBinZayedAlNahyan,AbuDhabiCrownPrinceand
DeputySupremeCommanderoftheUAEArmedForces.Thisisthe100yearNationalProjectfortheUEA
Govt,Theteamwouldtodevelopactionplantofacilitatethetransportofpeopletoandfromtheplanet.
DelhiAIIMSwinsfirstprizeforsanitation
Premier health institute AIIMS New Delhi, has won the first prize, and a cash award of Rs.5 crore for
maintaininghighstandardsofsanitationandhygieneundertheGovtKayakalpawards.AIIMSwasfollowed
byNorthEasternIndiraGandhiRegionalInstituteofHealthandMedicalSciences.Shillongwhichgotacash
prize Rs. 3 core. Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh received the third
PrizeofRs.1crore.
INSVTariniinductedintoIndianNavy
IndianNavyssecondoceangoingsailboatTariniwasinductedon18February20147ataceremonyheldat
theINSMandoviBoatPool.INSVTariniisasloopbuiltbyM/SAquariusShipyardPVTLtdatDivarGoa.
TheboatdrawsheroriginfromthefamousTaraTariniTempleofOrissasGanjamDistrict.TheWordTarini
meansaBoatandisalsoasanskritwordforsavior.
ViratKohlifirstIndiansportspersontoinkRs.110croredealwithPuma
ViratKohlibecamethefirstIndiansportspersonalitytostrikeaRs.110croreendorsementdealwithasingle
brand.KohlisignedaneightyeardealwithsportsapparelbrandpumaworthRs.110crore.TheIndiancricket
captain is now set to join the likes of Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Thierry Henry among others, as global
ambassadorforthebrand.
RaviShankaPrasadlaunchesCyberSwachhtakendrainNewDelhi
UnionMinisterofElectronicsandITRaviShankarPrasadlaunchedCyberSwachhtaKendrainNewDelhion
February 21,2017. It was launched for Botnet cleaning and Malware analysis as a part of Digital India
Initiative.HealsolaunchedtwomobileappsMkavachtoprotectsmartphonesandtabletsfromhackersand
Samvidtoprotectdesktopsfromsuspiciousapplications.
SCJudgeappointedasChairmanofCauveryWaterDisputesTribunal
Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre has been appointed as the Chairman of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal
(CWDT) He was nominated for the post by Chief Justice J.S. Kehar. The post full vacant following the
resignationofJusticeBalbirSinghChauhan.TheGovtalsoproposedtointroducesomebenchestolookinto
disputes as and when required. Unlike the tribunal, the Benches will cease to exist once the disputes are
resolved.
UnionGovernmentlaunchesBharatQRcode
The Union Govt has launched Bharat QR Code a quick response (QR) code to enable digital payments
without card swiping machines. It is worlds first interoperable payment acceptance solution launched by
Indian Government to move towards lesscash economy. Bharat QR code has been developed by jointly
NationalPaymentsCorporationofIndia(NPCI),Visa,MasterCardandAmericanExpressunderinstructions
fromReserveBankofIndia(RBI)
GovtdoublesmaternityleaveforwomenworkersinIndustries
TheGovernmentdoubledthematernityleaveforwomenWorkinginindustriesfromtheexistingthreemonths
to six months. However, the benefit will be restricted to women who make a monthly contribution to the
employeesstateinsurancecorpusfromtheirsalaries.About29lakhWomenWorkingacrossvariousindustries
willbebenefittedbythemove.
SureshPrabhuUnveilsAntyodayaRailCoaches
Equippedwithcushionedseats,aluminiumcompositepanels,LEDlightsoftheAntyodayaExpress,anewly
unreserved train for the common man with specially designed colour full coaches unveiled by Railway
MinisterSureshPrabhu,readytobepressedintoserviceonbusyroutes,thefirstAntyodayaExpresswillbe
launchedbetweenMumbaiandTatanagar,andthesecondwillbebetweenErnakulamandHowrahshortly.
STATES
Telangana,RajasthanbageGovawards
2017undertheStatecategory,RajasthanandTelanganaemergedWinnersofExcellencewhiletheAwardof
RecognitionwenttoOdishaandNagaland.TheCentersintensefocusonDigitalIndiaseemstohavedrawn
greater response this year to the CSI Nihilent e Governance Awards. Instituted by the Computer Society of
Indias(CSI)SpecialInterestGroupwithsponsorshipfromNihilentTechnologies,theseawardshelprecognize
the efforts of e Governance practitioners from across central and state departments, projects and in district
administrativeunitsaswell.
2%reservationtosportspersonsinGovtJobsCM.RaghubarDas
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on 6th February said the state will give two percent reservation to
sportspersonsingovernmentjobsandnutritiousfoodtothem.Mr.Dassaidtopromotefootball,KamalClubs
are being set up and for this the government would give kits to players and competitors would be held at
mandalblack,districtandstate.Previously2%reservationwasgiveninpolicedepartment.TheCMsaidthat
thestateGovtiscommittedtopromotesportspersonsonnationalandinternationallevel.
TelanganalaunchesIndiasfirstsocialinnovationshub
The Telangana government has launched Indias first Social innovation center. The Kakatiya Hab for Social
Innovation in Nizamabad. This hub was funded by the Telangana Govt and implemented through Kakatiya
Sandbox will function like a rural incubator to encourage entrepreneurship at the grassroots level. The rural
incubator in Telangana will be run exactly in the same as any other highend incubator like the THub, the
countrysbiggest,locatedinHyderabad.
FirstsmartPoliceStationinauguratedinAndhraPradesh
FirstsmartpolicestationofthecountryinauguratedbyCMofAndhraPradeshN.ChandrababuNaiduinthe
state.TheModelPoliceStationinAndhraPradeshinbuildlikeacorporateofficebuildingwithplushinteriors
and green environment. The First Smart Police Station opened at Nagarampalem in the capital region
Amaravathi.TheModelPoliceStationwillworkonsmartpolicingsystemthatwillmakethepoliceprocess
muchtransparent.
GujaratbecomesfirstcashlessstateforPDS
CashlesssystemwasintroducedintheGujarat.TherebyGujaratbecomesfirstinIndiaforintroducecashless
systeminPDS.FromnowonwardsthebeneficiariesofNationalFoodSecurityActcarryonlyAadharCardsto
gettheirfoodgrainsinGujarat.
NationalWomensParliamentbeginsinAndhraPradesh
IndiasFirstNationalWomensParliament(NWP)beganon10February2017inAmaravathi,thenewcapital
ofAndhraPradesh.Thethreedayconference,whichisthefirstofitskind,isbeingorganisedbytheAndhra
Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The theme of the conference is Empowering WomenStrengthening
Democracy.ThisinauguralsessionwasattendedbyspiritualBuddhistleaderDalaiLamaandAndhraPradesh
CM.N.ChandrababuNaidu.
NCSandJeevanPramaanFacilityforEPFOPensionersLaunchedinHyderabad
The Union Minister of state for labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya launched the National Career
Service(NCS)foryouthsandJeevanPramaanFacilitytoEPFOpensionersthroughpostofficesatDaksadan
inHyderabad.ThepostofficeswillserveasanEmploymentRegistrationCentersforUnemployedruralyouth
onbehalfoftheNCS.
SupremeCourtconvictedSasikalaindisproportionateassetscase
TheSupremeCourtofIndia(SC)on14February2017convictedSasikaladisproportionateassetscase.Itover
ruledaKarnatakaHighCourtsJudgementinadisproportionateassetscaserelatedtoSasikala.Therulingof
theSCrendersSasikalaineligibletocontestAssemblyelections.TheJudgementwasdeliveredbyabenchof
theapexcourtcomprisingJusticesPCGhoseandAmitavaRoy.
KeralaGovtgaveapprovalforAirportinSabarimala
The Kerala Cabinet gave its approval for construction of an airport in Hindu Pilgrimage Centre Sabarimala.
TheapprovalwasgivenbythecabinetatameetingChairedbytheStateChiefMinisterPinarayiVijayanon15
February2017inThiruvananthapuram.Theairportisexpectedtoreducetheheavytrafficontheroadsleading
toSabarimaladuringthePilgrimseason.
PalaniswamitakesoathasTMCMalongwith30ministers
K. Palaniswami was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Vidyasagar Rao.
Palaniswamitookoathfirst,followedby30ministersinfourbatches.Theswearinginceremonywasheldat
RajBhavan.Thisisthethirdministryinthelast10monthssinceAIADMKwontheassemblyelectionsinMay
2016.
MaharashtraApprovesRs.250croreCloudSeedingProgramme
TheStateGovtofMaharashtrahasapprovedaRs.250croreCloudSeedingProgrammetoexperimentwhether
cloudseedingproducessufficientrain.Seedingisatechniquewhichinvolvessprayingchemicalsintoclouds.
UnderthisprogrammetheweatherscientistswillflyAeroplanesloadedwithSilverIodideandDryICEover
clouds.TheprogrammeiscoordinatedbytheIndianInstituteofTropicalMeteorology.
31stStateHoodDayofArunachalPradeshandMizoram20February
On20February2017,PrimeMinisterNarendraModihasgreetedpeopleoftwostatesArunachalPradeshand
Mizoram on their 31st state hood day. Conveying his best wishes and prayed for the two states progress
immenselyintheyearstocome.UnionMinisterRajnathSinghgreetedthestates.Rajnathisexpectedtoattend
theArunachalPradeshstatehooddayfunctioninItanagar.
GermanyOpensConsulateOfficeinHyderabad
Federal Republic of Germany on 21 February opened an Honorary Consulate Office at Madhapur in

Hyderabad. Achim Fabig German Consul General for Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and
PuducherryandBVRMohanReddyHonoraryConsulofGermanyforTelanganaandAndhraPradeshopened
HonoraryConsulateOfficeinHyderabad.TheofficeoftheHonoraryConsulwillalsoprovidelimitedconsular
assistanceinthestatesofAndhraPradeshandTelangana.
NationalBiodiversityCongress2017inKerala
The Third National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017 held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on February
22,2017.TheNBCishostedbytheKeralaStateBiodiversityBoard.Thisyeareventiscomprisesprogrammes
includingconference, Exhibition, capacity building workshops and Children BiodiversityCongress.National
BiodiversityConference,governedbyanationaladvisorycommitteecomprisingbiodiversityexpertson23rd
and24thFebruaryasapartofNBC.
Rajasthanbecomes2ndLargestCrudeOilProducerinIndia
RajasthanGovernorAnnouncedthatRajasthanhasbecomethesecondlargestcrudeoilproducerinIndia.The
oilfieldsinthestatewereproducingnearly90lakhtonnesoilannuallywhichaccountedfor24%ofthetotal
domesticcrudeoilproduction.Ontheotherhand,TheBombayHigh,anoffshoreoilfieldofMumbaiisthe
largestproducerofcrudeoilinIndiawhichaccountsfor50%ofthetotaldomesticcrudeoilproduction.
VasundharaRajeinauguratesMedicalprojectRAHAT
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje recently inaugurated a medical project Rajasthan Heart Attack
Treatment Programme (RAHAT). The programme is a STElevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), a very
serious type of heart attack, management Tele medicines platform that captures and transmits patients EKG
alongwithclinicalhistoryfromremotegeographicallocationstoheartcommandcenterhub.
CONFERENCES
A3dayglobalnuclearsecuritymeetinNewDelhi
India is host a key meet on nuclear security in New Delhi on 8th February from February 810 which us
attendedbydelegatesfromover100countries,includingPakistan.ForeignSecretaryS.Jaishankarinaugurated
themeetorganisedbyMinistryofExternalAffairsandtheDepartmentofAtomicEnergy.Indiascommitment
toglobalnuclearnonproliferationandpeacefulusesofnuclearenergy.
Indianseedcongress2017inKolkata
TheUnionMinisterofAgricultureandFarmerWelfare,ShriRadhaMohanSinghinauguratedtheIndianSeed
Congress2017inKolkata.ThethemeofSeedCongressisSeedofJoy2017IndianseedcongressinKolkata
iii.ThethemeisinlinewithvisionofPMModiGovttobringhappinessandprosperityinthelivesoffarmers
bydoublingtheirfarmincomeby2000.
2017MobileWorldCongress(MWC)BeginsinBarcelona
The2017MobileWorldCongress(MWC)beganinMobileWorldCapitalBarcelonaonFebruary27,2017and
will conclude March 2, 2017. Some of the leading industry participating in the event includes Blackberry,
Motorola, Google, Nokia, Sony, Samsung, Huawei, LG, ZTE and HTC among others. And also participate
prominentexecutivesrepresentingmobileoperators,devicemanufacturers,technologyproviders,vendorsand
contentownersacrosstheworld.
AWARDS&HONOURS
AlastairCookawardedOrderoftheBritishEmpire
EnglandTestCaptainAlastairCookhasbeenhonouredwithCommanderoftheMostExcellentOrderofthe
BritishEmpire(CBE).The30yearoldistheonlyEnglandPlayertohavescoredover10,000runsinTestsand
hasalsoledEnglandinthemostnumbertests.Itisveryproudmomenttobeawardedforhiminhiscricket
career.
IndianOriginBritishSculptorAnishKapoorwins$1MillionIsraeliPrize
RenownedIndianOriginBritishSculptorAnishKapoorwashonouredwiththeprestigious$1million2017
GenesisPrizeon6thFebruary2017byIsraelforhisutmostcontributionforJewishCommunity.The62year
oldAnishwaschosenbytheprizecommitteeheadedbyJewishAgencyChairmanNatanSharansky.
HyderabadSurgeonRaghuRamHonouredwithBCRoyAward
HyderabadbasedSurgeonDr.P.RaghuRam,PresidentofAssociationofBreastSurgeonsofIndia(ABSI)has
beenhonouredwiththeprestigiousDr.BCRoyNationalAwardforoutstandingserviceinthefieldofsocio
medical relief for the year 2016. The award will be conferred upon Ram by President Pranab Mukherjee on
July1,2017whichisalsoobservedasNationalDoctorsDay.HeistheyoungestSurgeoneverfromTelangana
andAndhraPradeshtohavebeenselectedfortheaward.
IndianTablaplayerSandeepDaswins2017GrammyAward
Indian Tabla player Sandeep Das on 13 February 2017 won the 59th Annual Grammy Award for the Best
GlobalMusicCategory.HewontheawardforYoYoMasSilkRoadEnsembleSingMeHomeYoYoMas
SingMeHomefeaturestunescomposedbydifferentartistsatgloballevel.ApartfromSandeepDasandYo
YoMa,therewereothermusiciansaswellaswhocontributedinthealbum.
Adelesweepstopprizesat2017GrammyAwards
The queen of pop, Adele dominated the 59th annual Grammy Awards by picking up all the top awards
includingAlbumoftheyear,Recordoftheyear,Songoftheyear,BestpopsoloperformanceandBestpop
vocalalbum.Thelegendarysingertookawaythealbum,recordandsongoftheyearcategoriesin2012.Adele
isthefirstsingertotakeallthetopthreeawardsfromGrammytwice.
UsainBoltwinsLaureusSportsmanoftheyearaward
UsainBoltandsimonebiles,the2016RioOlympicChampionswonworldTopAwardsofSportsmanofthe
year and Sportswoman of the year at Laureus World Sports Awards 2017, held in Monaco. Bolt was
conferredwiththetophonourforthefourthtimeequallingtherecordsetbyRogerFederer,SerenaWilliams
andKellySlater,whoareallfourtimeLaureuswinners,withthisBoltcreatedanewrecord.
JawaharlalNehruUniversityWonVisitorsAward
Jawaharlal Nehru University has won the Visitors Award 2017 for the best Central University in India.
President Pranab Mukherjee Presented the award to ViceChancellor M.Jagadesh Kumar. This is the third
editionoftheawardswhichwereinstitutedin2015toprimehealthycompetitionamongtheUniversities.
HindiScholarandWriterSurendraVermaselectedforVyasSamman2016Award
SurendraVerma,awellknownHindischolarandwriter,wasselectedforVyasSamman2016Award.Hewas
chosenfortheprestigiousawardforhisnovelKatnaShamikaVriksha.Vermawillbethe26threcipientof
this prestigious award. Vyas Samman was instituted in 1991 by the KK Birla Foundation and carries a cash
awardofRs.3.50lakh,acitationandalogo.
CorporationBankBags2017NationalMSMEExcellenceAward
Mangalore based public sector lender Corporation Bank was awarded the 2017 National MSME Excellence
AwardatafunctioninNewDelhi.DVSubramanyaVarma,GeneralManagerofCorporationBankreceivedthe
awardfromUnionMinisterofstateforMSME,HaribhaiP.Chouday.TheawardisinstitutedbytheFederation
ofIndustry,Tradeandservices(FITS).
LataMangeshkarhonouredwithLegendaryAward
Indian melody queen Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with the Legendary Award, 2017 by Brand
Laureate.TheBrandlaureateAwardsrecognizeworldclassachievementinbrandingamongstindividualsand
companies.Thelegendarysingerhasalreadybeenbaggedalmostallofthemusicawardsinhomeandabroad.
Nowthisawardwilladdanextrafeatherinhercrownofsuccess.
NewtonwinstophonouratBerlinAwards
RajkumarRaoandAnjalipatelStarrerPoliticalComedyNewton.Ithaditsworldpremiereat67thBerlin
InternationalFilmFestival,wontheArtCinemaAwardintheForumsegment.DirectedbyAmitMasurkar,
NewtonrevolveraroundaclerkplacedonelectiondutyinaconflictriddenareaofChhattisgarh.
KatamatiIronMineWinsBestGreenAward
KatamatiIronMine,ownedbyTataSteelwasconferredwiththeBestGreenorganizationoftheyearAward.
It was given at the Global Green Future Leadership Awards held in Mumbai. The Global Green Future
Leadership Awards, Organized by World Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Day, was honoured to
KatamatiIronMineinrecognitionofitsenvironmentalprotectionmeasures.
MilindSomangetsthetitleUltraman
MilindSomananIndianSupermodelandthenationallevelswimmersuccessfullycompleteda517.5kmrace,
anextremelyhighenduranceeventcalledUltramanrecentlyheldinFlorida.Theracethatwasdividedinto
threedaysincludedswimming,cyclingandrunning.The51yearoldmancompletedthewholeeventbarefoot
andgainingthetitleUltraman.
OscarAwards2017LalaLandwonmaximumawards
The 89th Academy Awards, popularly called Oscar Awards, were conferred on 27 February 2017 as per the
IndianTime.TheAwardceremonywasheldattheDolbyTheatreinHollywood.LosAngelComedianJimmy
Kimmelhostedtheawardsceremony.Thenomineesforthe89thOscarAwardswereannouncedon24January
2017, Via global live stream from the Academy. Movie LaLa Land received the most nominations with a
recordtyingfourteen.
ShootingWorldCupIndiabag1Gold,1SilverMedals
Indiaon27thFebruarybaggedtwomedals,agoldandsilver,attheShootingWorldCupinNewDelhi.Inthe
10mmixedteamairpistolevent,duoofJituRaiandHeenaSidhuclinchedtheGoldforIndia,makingitthe
firstGoldinthiseventforthecountry.JityteamedupwithHeenatofinishaheadofJapansYukariKonishi
andTomoyukiMatsuda53.SloveniasNaphaswanYangpaiboonandKevinVentawereplacedthird.
SPORTS&GAMES
PankajAdvaniwinsNationalSnookerChampionshiptitle
SixteentimeworldchampionPankajAdvaniendedtheyearonahighbybaggingtheNationaltitlein6red
Snooker,theshorterformatofthegameinMumbaionFriday.Withonlyafewdaystoswitchtosnookerafter
winningtheIBSFWorldBilliardsChampionship(pointformat)inBangalorelastweek,Advaniprovedonce
againwhyheistheabsoluteauthorityincuesports.
LakshyaSenbecomesWorldNo.1JuniorBadmintonplayer
IndiasLakshyaSenhasbecometheWorldNo1JuniorBadmintonplayer.Heachievedthedistinctioninthe
latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Fifteenyear old is the first shuttler from
Uttarakhandtoattainthenumerounospotattheinternationallevel.
ViratKohlifeaturesonWisden2017cover
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli, who led his side to victory against England in all three formats of the game
recently, has featured in the latest cover star of the bible of cricket Wisden Cricketers Almanack. Kohli
becomesonlythethirdAsianOriginPlayerafterTendulkarandEnglandallrounderMoeenAlitobefeatured
onthecoverofthemagazine.ThecoverimageshowsKohliplayingareversesweep,ashotwhichherarely
plays in Tests or ODIs Cricket. Wisden editor Lawrence Booth said it under lines the fact that he is a very
modernCricketer.
IranLiftsbanonAmericanWrestlingteam
IranhasliftedabanonU.S.wrestlers,allowingthemtotakepartintheFreestyleWorldCuplaterthismonthin
theIraniancityofKermanshah.Thewrestlerswereoriginallybannedon4thFebruaryfromtheFebruary1617
competitionafterAmericaPresidentDonaldTrumptemporarilysuspendedtravelfromsevenMuslimmajority
countries,includingIran.
SourabhVarmaClinchesMensSingletitleinNBC
There was huge buzz ahead of the mens final of the 81st National Badminton Championship (NBC) at the
PatliputrasportscomplexinPatna.On7thFebruarythecompetitionwasbetweenLakshyaSen,the15yearold
and an experienced Sourabh Varma, the third seed. Finally Sourabh Clinched the title with 2113, 2112.
Earlier. Rituparna Das of Telangana, the second seed bagged the womens single title by beating Reshma
Karthik.
IndiatohostFIBAWomensAsicCup
Indiawillhosttwointernationaleventsin2017,theFIBAWomensAsiacupandFIBAunder16Womens
AsianChampionship,theBasketballFederationofIndia(BFI)saidthat.TheFIBAWomensAsiaCupwillbe
heldfromJuly23to29inBengaluruandFIBAU16WomensAsianChampionshipwillbeheldfromOctober
23to28inHyderabad.
IndiasfirstcentrefordisabledsportsmeninGandhinagar
Indias first ever centre of Excellence for differently abled sportsmen will be established in Gandhinagar,
Gujarat.Thecentrewillbebuilton7.5acresoflandbelongingtotheSportsAuthorityofIndia(SAI).Itwill
train the Para athletes for various international sporting competitions including Olympics, Asian Games and
CommonwealthGames.WhichwillbethefirstevertrainingfacilityinthecountrydedicatedtoParaathletes.
DelhiMohitAhlawatbecomesfirstbatsmantoscore300inT20Cricket
Delhi cricketer, 21years Mohit Ahlawat smashed an incredible unbeaten 300 off just 72 balls hitting an
unbelievable39sines,14foursinaTwenty20match.HewasplayingforMaaviXIagainstFriendsXIinthe
Friends Premier League. A wicketkeeperbatsman, Ahlawat has played three first class games for Delhi,
makinghisdebutin2015.Hegotonly5runsinthreegames.Now,hegottheWorldRecord300runsinaT20
match.
KohligetanewrecordformostTest150sbyanIndianCaptain
ViratKohlirecordedhissixthtest150,againstBangladeshatHyderabadon10February2017,tosettherecord
for most 150 plus scores by an Indian captain in Tests. Kohli went past Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad
Azharuddin, who both have five 150 plus Test scorers each as captain. Notably, all of Kohlis last five
Centurieshavebeenof150+runs.
MissionXIMillionlaunchedtopromotefootballamongschoolChildren
The Union Government on 10 February 2017 launched Mission XI Million initiative to promote football
awareness among school children. The Programme was launched by the Union Minister of State for youth
Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel in the presence of the President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF)
PrafulPatelinNewDelhi.
OfficialmascotofFIFAU17WorldCupKheleao
TheOfficialmascotoftheFIFAU17WorldCupIndia2017,Kheleaowason10Februaryunveiledatthe
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, It was unveiled, with just 238 days remaining for the start of the
tournament. In a glittering ceremony attended by Sports Minister Vijay Goel, the Chairman of the Local
OrganizingCommitteeandAIFFpresidentPrafulPatel.
IndiawinT20BlindWorldCup2017
DefendingChampionIndiathrashedarchrivalsPakistanby9wicketsinthefinaltobecrownedchampionsof
T20BlindCricketWorldCup2017inBengaluru.Chasingatargetof198runs,India(200/1)achieveditin
17.2overscomfortablyattheM.ChinnaswamyStadiuminBengaluru.Thetwoteamshadalreadyclashedin
the2012editionfinalaswellwithIndiaemergingtriumphant.
R.AshwinbecomesFastestBowlertoclaim250wickets
Indian off spin specialist Ravichandran Ashwin became the worlds fastest cricketer to take 250 wickets in
TestMatches.Heachievedthisfeatinhis45thtestmatchagainstBangladeshon12February2017,whenhe
dismissed captain of Bangladesh team Mushfiqur Rahim at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in
Hyderabad.
JoeRootBecomesNewTestCaptainofEngland
TheEnglandandWalescricketBoardnamedJoeRootasEnglandsTestCaptainon13February2017who
willtakeoverAlastairCook.DurhamallrounderBenStokeshasbeennamedastheViceCaptain.Rootwill
becomeEnglands80thTestSkipperwithhisfirstgametobeheldagainstSouthAfricaatLordsonJuly6.
DeRandamieCrownedFirstWomensFeatherweightChampion
Germaine De Randamie was Crowned the UFCs first female featherweight Champion after defeating Holly
Holm via Unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 4847 in De Randamie favour against her
Americanopponent,whoisaformerbantamweightChampion.
JehanDaruvalawinsNewZealandGrandPrix
Young Indian racer Jehan Daruvala created history by winning the New Zealand Grand Prix, 2017 at Chris
AmonCircuit.Withthewin,JehanbecamethefirstandonlyIndiantowinaGrandPrixinMotorsportandhas
joinedtheelitelistofGrandPrixWinnersincludingKeKeRosberg,BruceMclaren,JohnSurteesandsiJackie
Stewart.
IndianHockeyplayerToGetHonoraryDoctorate
IndianProfessionalHockeyPlayerSandeepSinghhasbeenhonouredwithanHonoraryDoctorateDegreeby
DeshBhagatUniversity,aprivateeducationalinstitutioninAmloh,FatehgarhSahibDistrictofPunjab.Heis
thesecondIndianhockeyplayertoreceivethisawardafterDileepTirkey,formerhockeycaptainandpresent
MemberofParliament.
PVSindhuAttainsCareerBestRankatNo.5
IndianaceshuttlerPV.SindhuachievedhercareerbestBadmintonWorldFederation(BWF)Womenssingle
ranking by being placed at 5th spot. Previously the top seeded player was placed at sixth position. She was
movedaplaceaheadofAkaneYamaguchiofJapantoattainhercareerbestranking.SainaNehwalwhohas
beenplacedatNo.9
22FootballPlayers&ampOfficialsGetslifeBan
Twentytwo players and Officials from Laos and Cambodia gets life ban punishments for matchfixing. The
action followed an investigation that started in 2014, and that it will seek to have the bans extended world
wide.FifteenofthosebannedarecurrentorformerplayersoftheLaosnationalsideorVientianebasedLao
ToyotaFC.
JoWilfriedTsongawins2017RotterdamOpen
FrancesJoWilfriedTsongaon19FebruarydefeatedDavidGoffin46,64,61towinthe43rdABNAMRO
World Tennis Tournament final held in Rotterdam, Netherlands. with the title came an end to Tsongas two
yeartitledrought.Hehadlastwonatitleintheyear2015.Asof13February2017,heisrankedworldNo.13
position.
IndiawinSilveratAsianWomensRugbySevensTrophy
TheIndianWomensteamwonasilverattheAsianWomensRugbySevensTrophytournamentatVientiane,
Laos, A total of seven countries from across. Asia including South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Nepal,
Pakistan,IndiaandhostsLaosviedfortohonoursinthetournament.Inthelastmatch,Indiawasbeatenby
SouthKoreaby290.
BenStokesgetshighestbiddingatIPLauction
BenstokesbecomesthemostexpensiveoverseasacquisitioninthehistoryoftheIndianPremierleague.The
Rising Pune Supergiant prised him away for a massive Rs.14.5 crore. Tymal Mills is the second most
expensiveoverseasplayer.HeissoldtoRoyalchallengersBangaloreforawhoppingRs.12croreintheIPL
auction.
Indiatohost2019combinedWorldCupforShooting
TheNationalRifleAssociationofIndia(NRAI)announcedthatIndiawillbehostingtheCombinedWorldCup
forShootingin2019duringthemeetingheldinNewDelhi.TheCombinedWorldCupwillaqualifyingevent
forthe2020TokyoOlympics.Itwillcomprisesallthethreecategoriesshotgun,rifleandpistol
MithaliRaj,Harmanpreetkaurintop10ICCrankings
IndiasonedaycaptainMithaliRajandtoporderbatswomanHarmanpreetKaurwereplaced2ndand10thin
the bats womens rankings released after World Cup qualifier that ended on 21st February. Meg Lanning of
Australialeadsthechartwith804points,whileMithaliRajwith733pointsissecondinthelist.Harmanpreet
Kaur,knownforhertoweringsineshas574pointsislastofthelist.
Dohmen,Navominamedbesthockeyplayersof2016
BelgiumsJohnJohnDohmenandNetherlandsNaomivanasmaleandfemaleHockeyFederationsplayerof
theyearaward.InaneventhostedinChandigarhon23rdFebruary,theOlympicsilvermedalistsDohmenand
Naomiwerehandedtheseawards.GreatBritainsOlympicgoldmedalistMaddieHinchwontheHockeystar
2016femaleGoalkeeperoftheyearaward.While,IrelandsDavidHartewascrownedthebestintheworldfor
thesecondyearinarowashereceivedthemaleGoalkeeperoftheyearawards.
ISSFWorldCupPoojaGhatkargetsBronze
IndianShooterPoojaGhatkarmadethecountryproudon24Februaryassheclinchedthebronzemedalinthe
womens10mtAirRifleeventinNewDelhiattheInternationalShootingSportFederation(ISSF)WorldCup.
The 28year old woman shot a score of 228.8 to finish third in the finals and clinch her first medal at a
Shooting World Cup. Chinas Meng Yang Shi bagged gold medal and set a new world record with score of
252.1.WhileDongLijiesettledforsilverscoreof248.9inthefinals.
RAswinBreaksKapilDevsRecordtobecomeHighestTestWicketTaker
IndianoffspinnerR.AswinsurpassedIndiasformerlegendaryallrounderKapilDevtobecomethehighest
wickettakerinTestMatches.Aswinhasscored67wicketsfrom10testsin201617seasonplayedinIndia.
FormerIndianCaptainKapilDevtook63wicketsfrom13matchesinthe197980season.Aswinachievedthe
featwhenhedismissedMitchellStarcofAustraliaintheirfirstinningsontheseconddayinPune.
SainaNehwaltorepresentOlympicCommitteeinBWF
Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, who was appointed a member of the International Olympic committees
Athletes.Commissionin2016.NowshewouldtorepresentingOlympicCommitteespanelintheBadminton
WorldFederation(BWF).Currently,rankedworldnumber10inBWFrankings,Sainaisaimingtowoninthe
AllEnglandChampionshipinnextMonth.
KalingaLancerscrownedHockeyIndiaLeague
Kalinga Lancers beat Dabang Mumbai 41 in a thrilling final to lift their first Hockey India League title in
Chandigarhon26February2017,SkipperMoritzFrusta30th,58thconvertedtwopenaltycornersandGlenn
Turner18thminutescoredafieldgoal,aslastyearsrunnersupwonthefiftheditionofthetournament.
ECONOMY
ArunJaitleyintroducedEconomicSurvey201617inParliament
UnionFinanceMinisterArunJaitleyon31JanuarytabledtheEconomicSurvey201617inParliamentbudget
session.Thesurveyprojectstheeconomytogrowintherangeof6.75%to7.50inthenextfiscalyear201718
in thepostdemonetization year. The survey was prepared by chief economic adviserinthefinanceministry
ArvindSubramaniansaidtheadverseimpactofdemonetizationonGDPgrowthwillbetransitional.
HighlightsofUnionBudget201718
1.Forquickrefundoftaxreturnstimeframereducedto12months
2.Of76lakhindividualswhoreportedincomeofoverRs5lakh,56lakharesalaried
3.NotransactionoverRs3lakhwillbepermittedincash
4.Tocutpresumptiveturnoverthresholdforcompaniesw/turnoveruptoRs2crto6%
5.BasiccustomsdutyonLNGcutto2.5%from5%
6.Proposetoreducetaxforsmallcompanieswithturnoverof&ltRs50crto25%
7.GovtproposescarryforwardofMATto15yearsfrom10years
8.PostdemonetisationdepositsbetweenRs2.80lakhmadein1.09croreaccounts
9.FY18revenuedeficitpeggedat1.9%ofGDP
10.Fiscaldeficitfor201718peggedat3.2%,inlinewithmarketexpectations
11.Defencecapitalexpenditure:Rs86,000core
12.NewFDIpolicyunderconsideration
13.AadhaarPaywillbelaunchedshortly
14.ProposerevisedmechanismfortimeboundlistingofPSUs
15.GovtdoubleslendingtargetofbankstoRs2.44lakhcr
16.AmendNegotiableInstrumentsActtoprotectpayeesofdishonouredcheques
17.Govttotakestepstopromotedigitalpaymentsatpetrolpumps,hospitals
18.ProposetocreateapaymentregulatoryboardatRBI
19.Proposetocreateanintegratedoilmajor
20.Budget2017:Focusonwelfare,infrawithfiscalprudence
21.ServicechargesoneticketsbookedviaIRCTCtobewithdrawn
22.NewMetroRailpolicytobeannouncedwillopenupnewjobpossibilities.
23.Newrulesforpricingmedicaldevicesshouldbenefitcommonman.
24.Railwaystoimplementendtoendsolutionsforsomecommodities.
25.Proposetofeed7000solarrailwaystationinmediumterm
26.2000kmofcoastalroadshavebeenidentifiedfordevelopment.
27.AAIActtobeamendedtoenablemonetisationofland.
28.Cashlessreservationhaveimprovedto68%from58%.
29.NationalhighwayallocationatRs64,000crore
30.Affordablehousingtobegiveninfrastatus
31.HavehikedallocationforwomenskilldevelopmenttoRs1.84lakhcroreinFY18.
32.MahilaShaktiKendraswillaimforWomanEmpowerment
33.Govttosetup100IndiaInternationalskillcentres
34.MahilaShaktiKendrawillbesetupatvillagelevelallocationRs500crore
35.5specialtourismzonestobesetupinpartnershipwithstates
36.UnmannedRaillevelcrossingwillbeeliminatedby2020
37.Atleast25stationsredevelopmentcontractswillbeawardedin201718.
38.ProposetoinvestRs1.31lakhcroreinRailwaysin201718.
39.TotalcapitaldevelopmentoutlayforRailwayatRs1.3lakhcr.
40.Railwaystoimplementendtoendsolutionsforsomecommodities
41.Proposetofeed7000solarrailwaystationinmediumterm
42.Railwaythroughputtobeenhancedby10%.
43.PilotprojectforAadharcardscontaininghealthdetailsforseniorcitizens.
44.GovttoundertakereformsinUGCtoimprovehighereducation.
45.Newrulesregardingmedicaldeviceswillbeformulatedwillattractinvestmentinsector,willreducecost
ofthedevices
46.OutcomebasedmonetarymeasurestoSC,STbyNITIAayog
47.AllocationtoscheduledcastesuppedtoRs52,393crore
48.Govttosetup100IndiaInternationalskillcentres
49.OutcomebasedmonetarymeasurestoSC,STbyNITIAayog
50.Govtcommittedtoensuringconducivelabourenvironment
51.WilltakelegislativereformstosimplifylabourlawsinIndia
52.Govtcommittedtotakestructuralreforminmedicaleducation&amppractice
53.Proposetoamenddrugrulestoensuredrugsavailableatreasonableprices
54.1.5lakhhealthsubcentrestobetransformedtohealthwellnesscentres
55.Willencouragereputedhospitalstostartcourses
56.Affordablehousingtobegiveninfrastatus
57.Banklendingratesforhousingloanscomingdowninwakeofdemonetisation,saysFM
58.Innovationfundforsecondaryeducationtobecreated
59.Sanitationcoverageinruralareasrisento60%vs42%earlier
60.Onourwaytoachieve100%villageelectrificationby1stMay2018
61.Govttoachieve100%ruralelectrificationbyMay1,2018
62.Rs4,800croreallocatedunderDeenDayalUpadhyayaGramJyotiYojana
63.Proposetofinish1crorehousesby2019forthoselivinginkachchahouses
64.Toupcropinsurancecoverageto50%inFY19
65.PaceofconstructionofroadshasincreasedtoRs133km/dayin2017
66.LongtermirrigationfundsetupinNABARD,additionalcorpusRs20,000cr
67.MNREGAtargetat48000crinFY18
68.ParticipationofwomeninNREGAhasincreasedto55%from48%inthepast.
69.Govttosetupdairyprocessingfund
70.PaceOfConstructionOfRoadsHasIncreasedToRs133Km/DayIn2017
71.PradhanMantriGramSadakYojanaconstructionat133kmperdaynowagainst73kmperdayearlier
72.IncreasedallocationtoRs23,000croreforPMAwasYojana,
73.19000crallottedforPMRuralroadplaninFY18
74.WillundertakereformsinUGCtoimprovehighereducation
75.Totalallocationforruralsectorupby24%atRs1,83000cr.
76.Allocationforrural,agri&ampalliedindustryatRs1.87lakhcrore,up24%YoY
77.Coverageofnationalagriculturemarketwillbeexpanded.
78.DairyprocessinginfrafundwillbecreatedwithcorpusofRs8,000crorein3yrs
79.LongtermirrigationfundsetupinNABARD,additionalcorpusRs20,000cr
80.WillsupportNABARDtodigitise63,000primaryagricooperatives
81.5000crworthdedicatedmicroirrigationfundtobesetupbyNABARD
82.Willtakestepstomakesurefarmersgetbetterpricesforharvest
83.Sowingfarmersshouldfeelsecureagainstnaturalcalamities
84.Toupcropinsurancecoverageto50%inFY19
85.Willensureflowofadequatecredittounderprivilegedareas
86.Committedtodoublefarmerincomeinfiveyears
87.ProposetopresentBudgetunder10districtthemes
88.Agricultureexpectedtogrowat4.1%inthecurrentyear
89.TargetforagricreditfixedatRs10lakhcrorethisyear
90.Overallapproachhasbeentospendmorewithfiscalprudence
91.Lookingtospendmoreonruralinfrastructureandsocialspending
92.OverallapproachinBudgethasbeentospendmoreinruralareas
93.Havedoneawaywithplanned&ampunplannedallocation
94.MergerofRail&ampGeneralBudgetisahistoricstep
95.IMFestimatesworldGDPwillgrowby3.4%in2017
96.GovtreducesexistingtaxrateforpersonalincomeofRs2.55lakhto5%from10%
GovtproposesPaymentsRegulatoryBoardinRBI
FinanceMinisterArunJaitleytodayproposedcreationofasixmemberPaymentsRegulatoryBoardintheRBI,
headed by its Governor, as part of bringing about structural reforms in the payment Ecosystem. For the
purpose,necessaryamendmentsareproposedintheFinanceBill2017tocreateaPaymentsRegulatoryBoard
intheReserveBankofIndiabyreplacingtheexistingBoardforRegulationandSupervisionofPaymentand
SettlementSystems.
Rs.10,000penaltyforlatefilingofITreturns
FinanceMinisterArunJaitleymadeiteasierforthesmalltaxpayers,thebudgethashoweverproposedafee
fordelayedfilingofincometaxreturn.Iftheincometaxreturnisfurnishedaftertheduedatebutonorbefore
theDecember31oftheassessmentyear,therewillbeafineofRs5,000imposed.Inothercases,therewillbe
animpositionofafineofRs10,000.However,inacasewherethetotalincomedoesnotexceedRs5lakh,the
BudgetproposedthatthefeeamountshallnotexceedRs1,000.
SunilMehtahasbeenappointedastheNonExecutiveChairmaninPunjabNationalBank
According to order issued by Personnel Ministry, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet has cleared his
appointmentasNonExecutiveChairmanforaperiodofthreeyears.Hisappointmentissubjecttoacondition
thatheneedstoresignfromtheboardofstateBankofIndiabeforejoiningthenewpost.
RBIincreaseswithdrawalamountRs.50,000perweek
TheReserveBankofIndiaissuedonJanuary30,2017andannouncedtheweeklylimitonwithdrawalofcash
fromsavingsbankaccountswillbeincreasedtoRs.50,000fromthecurrentRs.24,000fromFebruary20,2017.
ThelimitwillberemovedfromMarch13,tillthereisnolimitoncurrentaccountandthereisacapof50,000
forfarmersaweekand2.5lackformarriage.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY
SAARCprogrammingcommitteemeetingHeldinKathmandu
The53rdmeetingofSAARCProgrammingCommitteemeetingheldon01022017andcouldmarkrevivalof
theregionalblocfollowingthepostponementofthe19thSummitthatwasscheduledinPakistaninNovember
last year after India and some others members expressed their inability to participate. During the two day
meetingtheywilldiscussionsaboutthebudgetallocationoffiveSAARCregionalcentres,somespecialized
bodiesandtheirannualprogramme.ItwilldefinitelysetappositivetonetoreducetensionsbetweenIndiaand
PakistanandforresumptionoftheSAARCprocess.
ScientistsconfirmmultipletherapeuticpropertiesofNeuroCalyxCalycinus
NeurocalyxCalycinusisashrubendemictoSouthWestIndia,foundinevergreenforests.Recentresearches
suggests this plant has wound healing, burnhealing, analgesic, anticancer, anti inflammatory, platelet
augmentationandantioxidanteffects.TheSouthernpartsofWesternGhatsandSriLankacouldofferscientists
thekeytonewherbalformulationsandmoderndrugsforthetreatmentofcancers,woundsandburns.
HorseAntibodiesmayeffectivelytreatEbola
In a first, scientists have developed an effective rapid and economical treatment for the deadly Ebola Virus
usingantibodiesfromhorses.Thisisacosteffectivetreatmentthatcanbeusedinlowincomecountrieslike
Africa where equine production facilities are already in operation for producing snakebite antivenom. The
largestrecordedoutbreakofEbolaVirusoccurredprimarilyinWestAfricafrom2014to2016.
EarthlikeplanetProximabUnlikelytohostlife
As the search for life beyond Earth, Continues the just discovered Earthsized planet Proxima b Unlikely to
hold like despite it being in the habitable zone or the Goldilocks region of its host star. The reason for the
planetnotholdinganypossibilityoflifeisduetotheeffectsoffrequentstellareruptions.Thisinformations
wasgivenbyNASAscientistswhohavebeeninvestigatingthepossibilityoflifeontheplanet.
ISROcreatesaWorldrecordWith104SatellitesinOnego
IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO)on15FebruarycrateaWorldrecordinthespacearenabysending
104satellitesinasinglerocket.Inthesesatellites96belongstoIsrael,Kajakistan,Netherlands,Switzerland
andUnitedArabEmiratesrespectively.ThreesatellitesbelongstoIndia,intheseCaboSat2Weighs714kgs,
INS1AandINS1Beachoneweighswith15kgs.
ScientistsAreGettingReallyClosetoaMalariaVaccine
Anewmalariavaccinecandidatehasprovenupto100percenteffectiveinclinicaltrials.ThePotentialvaccine
introduceslivemalariaparasitesintopatientspairedwithmedicationneededtocombatthem.Thehighestdose
were100%protectedagainstthediseaseforatleastafterVaccination.
ScientistsCreateGraphenefromSoybeans
A group of Scientists from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
created a strongest material graphene. Graphene is a carbon material that is the atom thick. It is made by
soybean. Its this composition and high conductivity, it is used applications ranging from miniaturized
electronicstobiomedicaldevices.Itwasusedincomputers,solarpanels,batteries,sensors,andsoon.
ScientistsdiscoveraContinentZealandia
AgroupofscientistshaveclaimedtodiscoveracontinenttwothirdsthesizeofAustraliabeneaththesouth
westPacificOcean.Thenewlyproposedcontinentisabout1.74millionsquaremilesinsizeand94percent
submerged.However,thecontinentprotrudesabovetheoceansurfaceintheformofNewZealandandNew
Caledonia.
7NewEarthLikeExoplanetsDiscovered
Nasa Astronomers have discovered not one, not two, but seven earth sized planets orbiting a star called
TRAPPIST1 and announced the discovery of 60 other potentially habitable planets. Three of them have
habitablezonewhereliquidwatercanexistonthesurfaceoftherockyplanetslikeEarth.Thediscoverygives
usahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotjustamatter,saidThomasZurbuchen,associateadministratorof
theScienceMissionDirectorateofNASA.
7TinyNewFrogsareDiscoveredinIndia
After5yearsofextensiveexplorationsintheWesternGhatsinIndia,researchershavediscoveredseventiny
newfrogspecies,knownasNightFrogs.TheAdorablecreaturesareamongthesmallestintheWorld,andfour
of the new species are tiny enough to fit on a fingernail. Despite only just being discovered, the researchers
warn that five of the new species are under direct threat of extinction, and urge environmentalists to set up
conservationprogrammesimmediately.
NASAmaysendroboticspacecrafttosunin2018
TheAmericasNationalAeronauticsandspaceAdministration(NASA)planstosenditsfirstrobotic
spacecrafttotheSunin2018.TheSolarProbePlusMission,whichisgoingtobeNASAsfirstspacecraftto
thesun,isexpectedtogetwithin6millionkilometersofthesuntoprobeitsatmosphere.TheSunisabout149
millionkilometersfromtheEarth.
PERSONSINNEWS
A).APPOINTMENTS
AshokAmritrajAppointedasUNinIndiaGoodwillambassador
Award winning Hollywood film producer and Wimbledon tennis player, Ashok Amritraj has been appointed
United Nations in India Goodwill Ambassador for sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mr. Amritraj is
firstambassadorforUNinIndia.HewasalsotheformerCEOofNationalGeographicFilms.Heisresponsible
togeneratemomentumandcommitmenttoachievetheSDGsby2030.
AlokVermajoinedasthenewCBIDirector
AlokVermajoinedasthenewCBIDirector.Asadirectorhewillholdinthispostforaperiodoftwoyears.A
three member committee comprising Prime Minister, Chief Justice and opposition leader in the Lok Sabha
selectedMr.AlokVermaforthispost.
ArunKumarelectedasChairmanandCEOofKPMGinIndia
KPMG India board has elected Arun M Kumar as Chairman and CEO to lead the India operations of the
consulting and accounting major. He succeeds Richard Rekhy, who stepped down in November last year
followingalargescaleexodusofKeypeoplefromtheadvisoryteam.Kumar,whospentthemajorityofhis
careerwithKPMGintheUS,willtakechargefromFebruary5forafiveyearterm.
JovenelMoiseSworninasHaitisnewPresident
JovenelMoisehasbeensworninasHaitisnewPresident,openinganewchapterinthecountryshistoryafter
alongrunningpoliticalcrisis.The48yearoldentrepreneurtooktheoathofofficeinaParliamentChamber
packed with Haitian lawmakers and foreign dignitaries from countries including the U.S, Venezuela and
France.AbusinessmanfromnorthernHaiti,Moisehadneverrunforofficeuntilhewashandpickedin2015
tobetheTelKalePartycandidatebyMartelly.
MohamedAbdullahiFarmajoelectedasSomaliasNewPresident
Somalias ExPrime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo Mohamed beat President Hassan Sheikh
Mohamud in a surprise result. The vote was held at the heavily guarded airport complex in the capital
Mogadishu,astherestofthecountryistoodangerous.Trafficwasbannedandnoflyzoneimposedoverthe
citytopreventattacksbymilitantIslamists.
HemantBhargavaappointedLICsMD
HemantBhargavawasappointedasLICsManagingDirectoron10February,2017.Heisatpresentworkedas
LICs Zonal Manager, Delhi. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved Bhargavas
appointment to the post till his superannuation i.e., July 31, 2019. The top LIC management consists of the
ChairmanandthreeManagingDirector.
GovtAppointsAjayTyagiAsNewSEBIChief
TheGovton10FebruaryappointedAjayTyagi,anadditionalsecretaryinthefinanceministry,aschairmanof
theSecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia(SEBI).Tyagi,whowillbetheninthsebiChairman,willtakeover
U.K.SinhathesecondlongestservingchiefofthecapitalmarketsregulatorafterD.R.Mehta.
FrankWalterSteinmeierelectedPresidentofGermany
Frank Walter Steinmeier was elected as the new President of Germany on 12 February 2017 by a Special
ParliamentaryAssembly.Hebecamethe12thpersontoholdthepostinthepostwarera.Thespecialassembly
comprised 630 Federal Members of Parliament and unequal number of representatives from Germanys 16
FederalStates.
SandeepJajodiatakesoverasASSOCHAMPresident
SandeepJajodia,CMDofMonnetIspatEnergyLtd,hastakenoverasPresidentoftheAssociatedChambersof
Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM). Similarly Bala Krishan Goenka, Chairman of Welspun Group, and
KiranKumarGrandhi,ViceChairmanofGMRInfrastructureLtdhavetakenoverasseniorVicePresidentand
Vice President of the ASSOCHAM respectively. It play a leading transformational role both Nationally and
Internationally.
NarinderChauhanappointedasAmbassadorofIndiatotheRepublicofPhilippines
FormerIASofficerNarinderChauhanhasbeenappointedasthenextAmbassadorofIndiatotheRepublicof
the Philippines on 11 February 2017. Currently Narinder is working as the Ambassador to the Republic of
Serbia.
JeanPierreLacroixappointedasnewUNPeacekeepingChief
Frances JeanPierre Lacroix has been appointed as the UnderSecretary General for the United Nations
PeacekeepingOperations.Hehasbeenappointedfortheperiodofoneyearbeginning1April2017.Inhisnew
position, JeanPierre Lacroix will be replacing Herve Ladsous, who will step down in March 2017 after six
yearsofservice.TheannouncementwasmadebytheUnitedNationsNewsecretaryGeneralAntonioGuterres,
whotookoverfromBanKimoonon1January2017.
NileshShivjiVikamseyasnewICAIPresident
Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey was appointed as new President of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India.
(ICAI)fortheyear201718.Priortothisappointment,hewastheVicePresidentoftheCAinstitutein201617
since1985.
JusticeVikramjitSentakeschargeofDDCA
Justice Vikramjit Sen, former Supreme Court Judge, on 15 February 2017 took charge of the Delhi and
Districts Cricket Association (DDCA). He officially took the charge from justice Mukul Mudgal. The
associationisaffiliatedtotheBoardofControlforCricketinIndia(BCCI)
K.PalaniswamitoBeSworninasTamilNaduChiefMinister
V.K.SasikalaloyalistEdappadiK.PalaniswamiisallsettobethenewChiefMinisterofTamilNadu.Governor
VidyasagarRaoinvitedhimtoday(16February)toformagovernmentattheearliest.Heisexpectedtotakean
oathofofficeat4.30pmtodayandprovehismajoritywithin15days.
VikasSwarupasHighCommissionerofIndiatoCanada
VikasSwarupwasappointedastheHighCommissionerofIndiatoCanada.Adecisioninthisregardwastaken
by the Union Ministry External Affairs (MEA) on 16 February 2017. At the time of elevation Swarup was
workingasthespokespersonoftheMEA.Inhisnearlyoverthreedecadeslongcareer,herepresentedIndiain
Variouspositions.
NeelamDamodaranisBankofIndianewED
The Govt has appointed Neelam Damodaran as Executive Director of Bank of India. His tenor is up to
November 30, 2019. Prior to his elevation as ED, Damodaran was General Manager with Bank of Baroda.
With this appointment Bank of India now has two E.Ds. R.A Sankara Narayanan has been ED of the bank
sinceMay15,2015.
NandaKumarSaiAppointedasChairmanofNCST
BJP veteran and tribal leader from Chhattisgarh, Nanda Kumar Sai, has been appointed as Chairman of
NationalCommissionforScheduledTribes(NCST).SaiwilltakeoathonFebruary28atNewDelhi.Aveteran
tribal leader, who was state BJP president during undivided Madhya Pradesh, was the first leader of the
oppositionintheChhattisgarhassemblyafterthestatewascarvedoutintheyear2000.
TrumpAppointsHRMcMasterasNationalSecurityAdviser
The White House announced on 20th February that Lieutenant General H.R. Mcmaster will become new
NationalSecurityAdviser,replacingMichaelFlynn,whowasresignedlastweek.PresidentTrumpAnnounced
thePickathisPalmBeachClub,MaraLago,sayingMcmasterisamanoftremendoustalentandtremendous
experience.
TurbohelizeLiezietsuasNagalandNewCM
NagalandPeoplesFront(NPF)leaderShurhozelieLiezietsuwason20February20electedthenewlegislature
partyleaderoftherulingDemocraticAlliancetobethenewNagalandChiefMinister.Shurhozeliewaselected
after Chief Minister TR Zeliang resigned on 19 February. Shurhozelie has been unanimously elected the
legislaturepartyleaderoftheNPFandasCM.
ChandrasekarantakestheChairmanshipofTATASonsLtd
NatarajanChandrasekaranhasbecometheChairmanofTATASonsLtd,theholdingcompanyofTataSonsLtd
announcedinJanuary,2017theappointmentofChandra,whojoinedthetataGroupin1987afterobtaininga
MastersDegreeinComputerApplicationsfromtheRegionalEngineeringCollegeTrichyinTamilNadu.
AbhijitSarkarappointedVicePresidentofAHF
MalaysiaheadquarteredAsianHockeyFederation(AHF)hasappointedAbhijitSarkarsasVicePresidentand
also the Chief of AHF commercial and TV Committee&gt He led the group in promoting various sports in
IndiabysponsoringboththeIndianNationalCricketTeamsaswellasIndianHockeyTeam.Sarkarhasserved
astheHeadofCorporateCommunications,CorporateAffairsandRelationsandtheSportsDivisionatSahara
IndiaPariwarsince2004.
ShilpaShettyasSwachhBharatBrandAmbassador
IndianFilmactress,producer,formermodelShilpaShettyappointedastheBrandAmbassadorforcleanliness
initiative Swachh Bharat Mission by the Central Govt, It was announced by Director of Swachh Bharat
MissionandUrbanDevelopmentMinistryJointSecretaryPraveenPrakash.SwachhBharatMissionsaimisto
makeIndiaopendefecationfreeby2019.
FormerCMTRZeliangAppointedFinanceAdvisorToNagalandGovt
NagalandStateGovernor,PBAcharyaon26FebruaryappointedformerChiefMinister,TRZeliangasFinance
AdvisortoGovernmentofNagalandintherankandstatusofCabinetMinisterwithimmediateeffect.Hewill
beentitledtopayandallowancesandallotherfacilitiesadmissibletoaCabinetMinister.Thiswasstatedby
CabinetSecretaryPankajKumar.
KhursheedAGanaiappointedasCICofJammu&ampKashmir
Retired IAS Officer Khursheed A Ganai was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of
Jammu &amp Kashmir on 27 February 2017. Ganais appointment to the post was approved by the state
GovernorNNVohraintheexerciseofthepowersvestedundersection12(3)ofJammu&ampKashmirRight
toInformationAct,2009.HisnamewasrecommendedtotheGovernoron21February2017byaselection
panelheadedbytheChiefMinisterMehboobaMufti.
GopalBaglayAppointedExternalAffairsMinistrySpokesperson
Indias Senior Diplomat Gopal Baglay was appointed as External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson on 27th
February,2017.HewassucceedingVikasSwarup,whowasmadeIndiasnewHighCommissionertoCanada.
A1992batchofficerofIndianForeignService,BaglaywashandlingthesensitivePAI(PakistanAfghanistan
Iran)divisionintheministrytillnow.
B).RESIGNS
AlastairCookstepsdownasEnglandTestCaptain
AlastairCookhasresignedasEnglandTestCaptainafterarecord59matchesintherole.Hewasresignedfor
hiscaptaincyon5February.Cook,EnglandsleadingscorerinTestswith11,057runs,becamethecaptainin
August2012andledhiscountrytoAshesgloryonhomesoilin2013and2015aswellasserieswinsinIndia
andSouthAfrica.HehasbeenthecountrysmostcappedTestSkipperandhasscoredmoretestcenturiesthan
anypreviousEnglishcaptain.
USNationalSecurityAdviserMichaelFlynnresigns
Michael Flynn has resigned as national security adviser over his contact with Russian Officials before US
President Donald Trump took office. His resignation on 14 February followed reports a day earlier that the
DepartmentofJusticewarnedtheTrumpAdministrationweeksagothatsuchcommunicationscouldleavehim
inacompromisedposition.
NagalandCMTRZeliangresigned
NagalandCMTRZeliangresignedasChiefMinisterofStateon17February2017.Heresignedagainstthe
backdropofwidespreadprotestsinthestate,whichwastriggeredduetoGovtsdecisiontoreserve33percent
seatsforwomeninurbanlocalbodies.ZeliangresignationwasacceptedbytheGovernorPB.Acharya.Asper
reports,thegovernorhasaskedzeliangtocontinuetillfurtherarrangementsweremade.
BCCIGeneralManagerRP.Shahresignedhispost
RPShahoneofthethreeGeneralManagersoftheBoardofControlforCricketinIndia(BCCI),hasresigned
fromhispostcitinghisagereason.ShahwasservingastheGeneralManager(Commercial).Thereasonisthat
Iam61yearsold.IhadtakenthedecisionbackinOctober.TherewasnopressureorqueryfromtheCOA.
C).DEATHS
VeteranJournalistDileeppadgaonkardiedat72
SeniorjournalistDileepPadgaonkardiedinaPunehospitalon27January.AformereditorwiththeTimesof
India.PadgaonkarhaddiabetesandKidneyrelatedproblems.Hehadbeganhiscareerinjournalismattheage
of24asthePariscorrespondentofTheTimesofIndia.Hewasalsothepartofathreememberinterlocutors
teamselectedbytheCentrein2010toholdtalkswithpeopleinJammu&Kashmir.
FormerMinisterEAhamedDiesAfterSufferingCardiacArrest
FormerUnionministerandIndianUnionMuslimLeagueleaderEAhamedhaspassedawayafterhesuffereda
cardiacarrest.Ahamedwasputonlifesupportatthehospitalanddiedat2.15amon01022017.MrAhamed,
who has served as Minister of State for External Affairs in Dr Manmohan Singhs government, represented
KeralaintheLokSabha.
ExCBIDirectorJoginderSinghpassesaway
Former CBI chief Joginder Singh, who oversaw investigation of several highprofile cases including Bofors
scamandBiharsfodderscam,diedonFriday(03022017)aged77years.Thecremationwouldbeheldon4th
FebatelectricalCrematorium,LodhiRoad,NewDelhiat1pm.
RenownedUrduAuthorBanoQudsiaPassesaway
RenownedUrdunovelistandshortstorywriterBanoQudsiahasdiedafteraprotractedillness.BanoQudsia,
88 was under treatment over the past 10 days at a Lahore hospital. Bano was a writer, playwright and
spiritualist.SheisbestknownforhernovelRajaGidh.shewasalsowrotefortelevisionandstageinbothUrdu
andPunjabilanguages.
VeteranfreedomfighterRacharlaSamrajyampassesaway
RacharlaSamrajyam,aveteranfreedomfighter,passedawayon6February2017followingagerelatedillness
at Visakhapatnam. She was 98, She is survived by her only son Saranga Rao. She was inspired by the Quit
IndiaMovementatthetimewhenshewasundergoinghindipracharaktrainingatAnantapurin1942.Itwasat
thispointoftime,shehadquitthetrainingprogrammeandjoinedtheQuitIndiaMovement.Atthattimeshe
wasarrestedinBezawadaandwassenttoRayaVelloreJailforsixmonths.
NetajisdriverColonelNizamuddinpassesaway
Colonel Nizamuddin, former driver and bodyguard of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, passed away on 6th
February morning aged 116. Nizamuddin was a member of the Boses Azad Hind Fauj during the freedom
struggle. Bose Changed his name to Nizamuddin from his original Saifuddin as he was working as secret
serviceagent.
JapanesemangalegendJiroTaniguchidiesat69
JiroTaniguchi,alegendinJapanscomicartofmanga,diedinTokyoonSaturday(11thFebruary)attheageof
69,leavingbehindaninternationalfollowingforhisexquisitelinedrawingofscenesfromeverydaylife.Just
over a decade later after starting this art, he hit the International Magna Scene with A Distant
Neighbourhood,aboutaJapanesesalarymanwhotravelsbacktohisChildhood.
EminentJournalistandLaughterPersonaPanditDharmsheelChaturvediDies
TheEminentthinker,writer,JournalistPanditDharmsheelChaturvedipassedawayonFebruary11,2017inSir
Sundarlal Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. The Hindi Kavi Pt. Dharmsheel Chaturvedi was
consideredasSwayanMeinBanarasmeansBanarasinHimselfinelitecircle.PtDharmasheelChaturvedi
wasnicknamedasAKKhadBanarasialloverIndiaforbeingthestarattheHasyaKavitaEnthusiasts.
NobelLaureateSirPeterMansfieldPassesaway
SirPeterMansfieldreceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinein2003foradvancesinusingMRI
for medical science. The hightech scan (MRI) allow doctors to see detailed images of the internal organs
without the use of Xrays. Sir Peter was shared with Paul Lauterbur, for discoveries concerning Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI). He was a Professor at the University of Nottingham. He was passed away on 8
FebruaryinLondon,at83.
VeteranIndianJournalistT.V.ParasurampassesAway
Veteran Journalist T.V. Parasuram, who served for long as the Washington Correspondent to the Indian
Express, died on 13 February 2017. Parasuram passed away in his sleep in Bethesda, the family said. He is
survived by his wife Anantha Lakshmi, son Ashok Parasuram, and daughter Anitha. Parasuram who won a
HarvardNiemanFellowshipinjournalism.
FormerCJIAltamasKabirpassesaway
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Altamas Kabir passes away on 19 February at the Kolkata Hospital. In
March2005,JusticeAltamasKabirwasappointedastheChiefJusticeoftheJharkhandHighCourt.Afterthat
hewasbeingelevatedasajudgeinthesupremecourtinSeptemberthesameyear.JusticeKabirappointedas
theCJIonSeptember29in2012.HeheldtheofficetillJuly18,2013.
CelebratedHindiNovelistVedPrakashSharmaPassesaway
CelebratedHindiNovelistVedPrakashSharma,whowas176Novelstohiscredit.The62yearoldwasnot
keeping well for the last few months and had developed some infection and complications which led to his
demise.Hisfamous novels which broke many records and added to his popularityincludedQaidiNo100
andVardiWalaGundaSharmahadalsowrittenscriptsforabouthalfadozenHindiMovies.
FormerUnionMinisterP.ShivShankarpassesaway
Former Union Minister P.Shiv Shankar Passed away in Hyderabad on February 27, 2017. He was 89. He
representedthecongressasRajyaSabhamemberfromGujaratfrom1985to1993.HehasservedasExternal
AffairsandHumanResourceDevelopmentMinister.HehasalsoservedasLawMinisterintheIndiraGandhi
cabinetin1980.Aftersomeallegationswithcongressparty,in2008hewasjoinedinthePrajaRajyamParty
floatedbyactorChiranjeevi.
NobelWinningEconomistKennethJ.Arrowdiesat95
NobelwinningeconomistandmathematicianKennethJ.ArrowpassedawayathishomeinPaloAlto,inthe
SanFranciscoinUSA.Hewas95.HewasthejointwinneroftheNobelPrizeinEconomicswithJohnHicks
in1972.Todateheistheyoungestpersonevertohavereceivedthisaward,attheageof51.Hespentmostof
hiscareeratStanfordUniversity.FiveofhisformerstudentswentontobecomeNobelWinners.
D).VISITORS
ShahabuddinAhmedinvitedasinResidenceguest
WellKnownPainterandFreedomfighterShahabuddinAhmedofBangladeshwillbethefirstforeignartistto
live in Rashtrapati Bhavan as a guest of Pranab Mukherjee. The renowned painter will stay as an Artist in
Residence from February 18 to 22. He was a platoon commander who fought in the Liberation War of
Bangladeshwhenhewas21yearsold.
E).MISCELLANEOUS
IndiasfirstfloatingelementaryschoolinauguratedonManipursLoktakLake
IndiasfirstfloatingelementaryschoolnamedLoktakElementaryFloatingSchoolwason13February2017
inaugurated at Langoslabi Leikai of Champu Khangpok floating village on Loktak Lake in Manipur. It will
provideeducationsaround40childrenfromclass1111byengagingtwolocalteachers.
IndianPanoramaFilmFestivalOrganisedinPortBlair
TheFiveday,IndianPanoramaFilmFestivalgotunderwayon15February,withitsinaugurationbytheChief
Secretary,A&NAdministration,Mr.AnindoMajumdaratDBRAITAuditoriuminPortBlair.Smt.RupaRay
PadmashreeAwardee,Mr.NareshChanderLal,secretaryIP,Dr.A.K.SinglaIP&T,Mr.AmitAnandwere
Presentontheoccasion.
PLACESINNEWS
KhajurahoDanceFestivaltobebegininMadhyaPradesh
OneofthefamousculturaleventsofIndia,KhajurahoFestivalgrabsattentionofeverytravellerinthemonth
ofFebruary.KhajurahoFestivalisOrganizedbytheKalaParishadundertheMadhyaPradeshGovernment,
wherebymanypopularclassicaldancersfromalloverIndiaperform.Theaimtoholdthisfestivalisto
promotethecultural,heritageofIndia.
BooksinNews
SalmanRushdiesnovelTheGoldenHouseannounced
The renowned Author Salman Rushdies new novel titled The Golden House is slated to release in
September 2017. The announcement was made by Penguin Random House. The book will be published in
India by Penguin Random House, which acquired the subcontinent rights from the Wylie Agency. Salman
RushdieisaBritishIndiannovelistandessayist.
COMMITTEES
NorwayNobelCommitteeChairwomanKullmannDiesAt65
Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairwoman, Kaci Kullmann Five, died on February 19, 2017. She was 65,
Norwegian Nobel Committee is responsible to select the peace Prize Laureates. Former businesswoman of
Norway, Kullmann served as trade and shipping minister from 19891990. In 2003, Kullmann became a
memberoftheNorwegianNovelCommitteewhilewaselectedChairwomanin2015.
IMPORTANTDAYS&DATES
WorldCancerDay2017:04Feb2017
WorldCancerDay(WCD)2017wasobservedacrosstheworldon4February2017.ThethemefortheWorld
Cancer Day 20162018 is We can. I can. It also aims at saving millions of preventable deaths each year.
Currently, 8.2 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die
prematurely(aged30to69years).
InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
TheInternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinsciencewasobservedacrosstheglobeon11February2017.The
daycomesasanopportunityforalltotakeastandforgirlsandwomeninscience.Scienceandgenderequality
arevitalfortheachievementoftheinternationallyagreeddevelopmentgoals,includingthe2030AgendaFor
Sustainable Development. In 2016, the UNESCO launched a Manifesto For Women in Science, with the
LorealFoundation.
13thFebruaryWorldRadioDay
World Radio Day was Celebrated across the world on 13 February 2017. The day is observed every year to
celebrateradioasthemediumofentertainment,themodeofcommunicationandinformation.ThemedRadio
isYou,thisyearthecallsforagreaterparticipationoftheboththeaudiencesandcommunitiesinthepolicy
andplanningofradiobroadcasting.
InternationalMotherlanguageDayFebruary21
TheUnitedNations(UN),InternationalMotherLanguageDayannuallycelebratedonFebruary21topromote
awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism, International Mother Language Day is
announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. It was formally recognized by the United Nations General
AssemblyinitsresolutionEstablishing2008astheInternationalyearofLanguages.
74thCentralExciseDayCelebratedon24February
TheCentralBoardofExciseandCustoms(CBEC)on24February2017celebratedthethecentralExciseDay
across the country. To mark occasion, the Central Excise Officers all over the country Organized seminars,
workshops,tradeinteractionsandculturalevents.ThecentralExciseandsaltAct,whichwasenactedon24
February1944.
ChandraShekharAzadsmartyrdomdayobservedon27February
ChandraShekharAzad,theIndianrevolutionaryfreedomfighterwasinnewson27February2017.Hecame
in news on his 86th martyrdom day. On this day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Chandra
ShekharAzad.Modisaid,wecanneverforgethisvalourandultimatesacrificeforournation.
NationalScienceDay28thFebruary
TheSciencedayiscelebratedtohonourtheNobellaureateSirC.V.RamanforhisinventionoftheRaman
Effecton28thFebruary1928.ForthishegotNobelPrizeinPhysicsintheyear1930.Variousactivitiesare
organized on the day, like debates, quiz competitions, exhibitions and so on. Whole Nation takes honour of
thankingallthescientistsfortheirremarkablecontributionsanddedicationonthisoccasion.Thethemeofthe
year2017isScienceandTechnologyforspeciallyabledpersons.
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