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The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) okayed revised norms for the Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects with the production target enhancement to 40,000 MW from the present 20,000 MW.
The BJP Administration in Gujarat presented a main stream budget with overall layout of Rs 1,72,179 crore for 2017-18, which is Rs 20,327 crore more than last year. This budget comes ahead of Poll is due in the state this year that comes with a slew of welfare initiatives and no new taxes.
Third National Biodiversity Congress (NBC) 2017 held Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on February 22, 2017. The aim is to identify practical evidence based case studies at regional level to support the plan of action.
Union government aims to bring high-speed digital connectivity to every village by 2018 and is profound to share proficiency in the area with other nations. Union Department of Telecom, under the Universal Services Obligation (USO) fund, is working to bring highs peed broadband to every village in the country by 2018.
Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar attended the first India-China Strategic Dialogue to be held in Beijing to reinforce bilateral ties amid hectic meetings to resolve differences over Beijing’s reluctance to support India’s NSG bid as well as a UN ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), the retirement body of India introduced single page composite claim form that enable its subscribers to withdraw money from their PF account at an ease.
Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev has named his wife Mehriban Aliyeva as Azerbaijan’s first vice-president on February 21, 2017.
The state run Airports Authority of India, along with International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched its e-billing solution for airport operators and air navigation services providers across the world. The e-billing solution, SKYREV360 developed by in-house experts the electronic billing solution for data, e-invoicing and collection of tariff from the airlines is being used by the AAI for several years now.
Russia successfully launched an unmanned spacecraft taking food and equipment to the International Space Station after the previous such ship crashed to Earth shortly after launch in December. A Soyuz-U booster rocket carrying the Progress cargo ship MS-05 spacecraft blasted off as scheduled from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch complex in Kazakhstan.
Noted Scientist also called Frogman of India as professor SD Biju from Delhi University (DU) and his team discovered four new miniature species, now listed among the smallest known frogs in the world. These new miniature species of seven new frog species belonging to the genus Nyctibatrachus, commonly known as Night Frogs in the Western Ghats global biodiversity hotspot in India.
The National Rifle Association of India(NRAI) announced that India will be hosting the Combined World Cup for shooting in 2019 during the meeting held in New Delhi.
Indian Women’s team pipped South African Women’s by one wicket in a crunch Women’s cricket World Cup qualifier final at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo after All round ICC Women's World Cup show from Harmanpreet Kaur that helped the side to deliver the victory.
German Sportswear giant Adidas announced its ties up with FIFA U-17 World Cup Local Organising Committee for the Mission XI Million programme.
Noted bureaucrat, columnist and director of the Institute of Economic Studies, V. K. Srinivasan was passed away in Hyderabad. He was 76.
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh’s biography, ‘The People’s Maharaja‘, written by Khushwant Singh was released on February 21, 2017 in Chandigarh.
-22 February 2017
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