NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
‘Swachh Paryatan’ mobile app launched by the centre: The
Ministry of Tourism in co-ordination with Ministry of Culture has launched the
Swachh Paryatan mobile app in order to facilitate general public to communicate
their complaints about any unclean area/garbage piles in and around tourist
destinations.
2.
ONGC approves Rs 5050 crore investment in Tripura: The
public sector oil major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has approved an
investment for Rs 5050 crore in Tripura for drilling of wells and creation of
surface facilitates to produce 5.1 mmscmd gas from the states fields.
3. India remains world’s largest arms
importer: India continues to remain the world’s largest arms
importer, accounting for 14% of the global arms imports in the 2011-2015 time
frame.
4. Madhya Pradesh’s Katni to have
India’s largest railway bridge: Its total length would be 21 km included the down line of the bridge
would be 7 km.
5. CII signs MoU with Dubai Exports to
boost trade: With the aim
to strengthen India-UAE economic ties, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
has signed a MoU with Dubai Exports to boost trade and explore business
opportunities.
6. Vinay Kumar Singh appointed as MD of
National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
7. Haryana to become the first state to
have Aquifer Mapping: With the climate changes in the
recent years, the groundwater sources have gone down to a critical level. To
find out the exact location of the Aquifer rocks a new mapping technique is to
be introduced in Haryana by May making it as the first state to have such
mapping.
8. Bihar becomes the sixth state to
enter into the Uday Scheme.
9. Union Environment Ministry held 9th
meeting of National Steering Committee on Climate Change: The
committee chaired by Ashok Lavasa approved the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs)
on adaptation submitted by governments of Telangana, Mizoram, Jammu and
Kashmir, Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh for funding under the National Adaptation
Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC) at a total cost of Rs 108 crore.
10. Udai Kumar appointed as MD and CEO
of Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd (MSEI).
11. Union Finance Minister inaugurated
Exhibition on Coin and Currency of India in New Delhi.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
US Air Force tested Minuteman missile from California: The
US Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Minuteman 3 with a range of 4200 miles
was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
2.
Indian-origin Sikh Amar Singh appointed Kuala Lumpur Police Commissioner.
3.
Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities in Syria to come into effect on 27th
February.
4.
Indian-origin playwright Ismail Mahomed conferred Knighthood by French
Government for his lifelong devotion to the promotion of arts.
5.
Bees can help boost food security of two billion small farmers at no cost as
per United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Dnipro
FC wins 2016 Nagjee International Club Football Tournament.
2. Long
jumper Prem Kumar won silver in 7th Asian Indoor Athletics
Championships held at Doha, Qatar.
OBITUARIES:
3.
Singer Bhuvaneshwari Mishra passed away at the age of 67.
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