NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project inaugurated by President Pranab
Mukherjee: He inaugurated the Kerala Tourism’s
Muziris Heritage Project (MHP) at Trissur in Kerala. The project is India’s
largest heritage conservation project and Kerala Government’s first green
project.
2.
Naveen Patnaik has been elected as BJD President for the 7th
Consecutive term.
3. President of India Shri Pranab
Mukherjee to be the chief guest at the 40th anniversary celebrations
of Indian Civil Accounts Service on March 1, 2016.
4. ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme
to be launched: It will be launched to link states and
districts in an annual programme that connects people through exchanges in
areas of language, trade, culture, travel and tourism.
5. National Science Day observed on 28th
February 2016 with theme ‘Scientific Issues for Development of the Nation’.
6. 100 crore each allocated for
celebrating Birth Centenary of Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay and 350th
Birth Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.
7. President Pranab Mukherjee declared
Kerala as first digital state on 27th February 2016.
8. Former CAG Vinod Rai appointed
chairman of newly constituted Banks Board Bureau (BBB).
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Italy approved Gay Civil Union’s Bill: The text maintains
provisions including the right to a residence permit for foreign partners and
to take a same-sex partner’s name. However, it removed the provision that would
have allowed gay adoption and other clauses.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Stan
Wawrinka beats Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus to win Dubai Tennis Championships
title.
AWARDS:
2.
Resul Pookutty became first Asian to win Golden Reel Award for Best Sound for
documentary India’s Daughter at the 63rd Golden Reel Award.
OBITUARIES:
3. B K Garudachar, India’s oldest
first-class cricketer died at the age of 99 in Bangalore.
4. Former Maharashtra Minister Nihal
Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman died at the age of 90.
5. Famous Tamil comedy actor Kumarimuthu
died at the age of 77 in Chennai.
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