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IMPORTANT DAYS

Ashwini Nangia - Director, CSIR-National Chemical

Laboratory

B Muralikrishnan - COO, Jabong

Brij Bhushan Singh - President, South Asian

Wrestling Federation

Christine Lagarde - MD, International Monetary

Fund (IMF) [re-elected]

1st February - 39th Indian Coast Guard Day

2nd February - World Wetlands Day

4th February - World Cancer Day

4th February - Independence Day of Sri Lanka

6th February - International Day of Zero Tolerance

for Female Genital Mutilation

8th February - Chinese New Year (year of the

Monkey)

D J Pandian - Vice-President & CIO, Asian

Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

David Miller - Captain, Kings XI Punjab

9th February - Safer Internet Day

9th February - 68th 'Nowshera Day'

Davinder Singh - Vice Chairman, International

Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission

10th February - National Deworming Day

11th February - World Day of the Sick

Devaraja Reddy - President, Institute of Chartered

Accountants of India (ICAI)

11th February - International Day of Women and

Girls in Science

Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela - Chief Justice, Bombay

High Court

12th February - Darwin Day

13th February - World Radio Day

Dinesh Maheshwari - Chief Justice, Meghalaya High

Court

13th - 18th February - Make In India Week

Dinesh Sharma - Chairperson, International Fund for

Agriculture Development (IFAD)

16th February - President's Day of United States

20th February - World Day of Social Justice

21st February - International Mother Language Day

Dr. Vilas A. Tonapi - Director, Indian Institute of

Millets Research (IIMR)

22nd February - Twins day

22nd February - World Thinking Day

Faustin Archange Touadera - President, Central

African Republic (CAR)
Gianni Infantino - 9th President, FIFA

23rd February - World Rotary Day

28th February - National Science Day

H L Dattu - Chairperson , National Human Rights

Commission

Harinder Sindhu - Australia envoy to India

Hashim Thaci - President, Kosovo

Jahan Ara - Rajasthan's first female Qazi

Jai Kumar Garg - MD and CEO, Corporation Bank

Jai Shanker Menon - Head of Mission and Force

Commander, United Nations Disengagement
Observer Force (UNDOF)

Jayant Misra - Director General, Directorate of

Revenue Intelligence (DRI)

John Nicholson - Commander, NATO forces in

Afghanistan

Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee - 28th Chief

Justice, High Court of Karnataka

Kajol - Part-time Member, Prasar Bharati board

Kalikho Pul - Chief Minister, Arunachal Pradesh

NEW APPOINTMENTS

Ajay Mathur - Director General, TERI

Alok Kumar Verma - Police Commissioner, Delhi

Amar Singh - Police Commissioner, Kuala Lumpur

Ambiga Dhiraj - 1st woman CEO, Mu Sigma

Amit Mitra - Chairman, GST committee of state FMs

Archana
Ramasundram
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)

Director-General,

Aruna Sethi - Head, Indian Cost Accounts Service

(ICoAS)
Ashok Chawla - Chairman, The Energy and
Resources Institute (TERI)

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KN Vyas - Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

(BARC)

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza - UNDP National Goodwill

Ambassador for Youth

Akbar Kakkattil - Renowned Novelist

Michael Pesch - CEO, Infosys Consulting Holding

Anatoli Ilyin - Soviet Football Legend

MK Sharma - Chairman, United Spirits Ltd (USL)

Andrzej Zulawski - Polish film Director

Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi - India's Ambassador to

Mexico

Andy Ganteaume - Former West Indies Cricketer

Antonin Scalia - U.S. Supreme Court Justice

Munjal Dhamecha - CTO, Rentomojo

Balram Jakhar - Former Lok Sabha (LS) Speaker

Nitin Seth - CPO, Flipkart

Benot Violier - World's best chef

P Harish - India's Ambassador to Socialist Republic of

Vietnam

Bhuvaneshwari Mishra - Renowned singer

Biraja Prasad - Indian Ambassador to Tajikistan

Piruz Khambatta - Ambassador, Make in India

initiative

BK Garudachar - I dia s oldest first-class cricketer

Boutros-Ghali - Former UN secretary general

R.K. Pachauri - Executive Vice Chairman, The Energy

and Resources Institute (TERI)

Captain Pawan Kumar Singh - Army Officer (Died in

Pampore attack)

Rahul Taneja - CPO, Jet Airways

Dan Hicks - American Singer-songwriter

Rajendra Singh - DG, Indian Coast Guard (ICG)

Edgar Mitchell - 6th Man on the Moon

Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy - Chief Justice, Gujarat

high Court

Frank Finlay - British actor

G Krishna Pillai - Malayalam Actor

Ramesh Abhishek - Secretary, Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)

Hanamanthappa - Siachen Survivor

Harper Lee - Author (To Kill a Mockingbird)

Rio Haryanto - First Indonesian Formula One driver

Intizar Husain - Veteran Pakistani writer

Rohit Sharma - Global ambassador, NIissan

Israr Ali - Oldest Living Test Cricketer, Pakistan

Sanjay Gupta - CMO, Urban Ladder

Kumarimuthu - Legendary Tamil Comedian

Saroj Kumar Jha - Senior Director for the Fragility,

Conflict and Violence Group, World Bank

Leslie Bassett - Pulitzer winning composer

Maurice White - Co-founder of the American band

'Earth, Wind & Fire', passed away. .

Nayani Krishnakumari - Telugu Writer

Nida Fazli - Renowned Urdu and Hindi poet

O.N.V. Kurup - Jnanpith Award-winning poet

(Malayalam)
Rajamani - Noted Tamil Music Director

Rajesh Pillai - Malayalam Director

S.S. Tarapore - Former RBI Deputy Governor

Sudhir Tailang - Eminent Political Cartoonist

Sushil Koirala - Former Nepal PM

Terry Wogan - BBC presenter

Umberto Eco - Italian Novelist (The Name of the

Rose)

Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan - India's oldest performing

musician

Scott Sorokin - Head, Infosys digital business

Sumitra Dutta - Dean, Cornell University s new

College of Business

Tamar Hahn - Director, United Nations Information

Centre (UNIC)
UK Sinha - Chairman, SEBI (2nd term)

Vijay Rupani - President, BJP Gujarat unit

Vilas A. Tonapi - Director, Indian Institute of Millets

Research (IIMR)

Vinay Kumar Singh - MD, National Capital Region

Transport Corporation (NCRTC)

Vineet Saran - Chief Justice, Odisha High Court

Vinod Rai - 1st Chairman, Banks Board Bureau
Vishal Mehta - President, International Grown
Diamond Association (IGDA)

Vishal Sikka - MD & CEO, Infosys (2nd term)

Yoichiro Ueno - President & CEO, Honda Cars India

DEATHS

AWARDS & HONORS

Mysuru - Cleanest city in India

Nagaland is changing, But... (a movie of Nagaland) Golden Beaver Best Film Award

Nana Patekar - Godavari Gaurav award

Ottal (Malayalam film) - Best children's film, Berlin

International Film Festival

Adele - Best Selling Artist of 2015

Afghanistan's national women's cycling team - 2016

Nobel Peace Prize (nominated)

Alejandro Gonzalez (Director of Revenant) Directors Guild of America award 2015

Amitabh Bachchan - Lifetime achievement award

(NDTV Indian of the Year Awards)

Pawan Negi - Most expensive Indian player of IPL

2016

Anirban Lahiri - Hilton Asian Tour Golfer Of The Year

Award

Phum Shang (Manipuri Movie) - Golden Conch

award (14th MIFF)

Asif Kapadia - 2016 Grammy Award for Best Music

Film

PM Narendra Modi - Most powerful Indian (by The

Indian Express)

Avinash Chander - Aryabhata Award

Beijing - Billionaire Capital

Ram Narayan (Sarangi maestro) - Bhimsen Joshi

Award

Ranveer Singh - Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2016

Ben Stiller - Guinness World Record (world's longest

selfie stick to take a picture)

Resul Pookutty - Golden Reel Award

David Shulman - Israel Prize for Religious Studies

Dubai International Airport - World's busiest airport

Rewati Chetri - Miss Asia (World Miss University

2016 pageant)

Robin Chaurasiya - Global Teacher Prize (nominated)

Fallout 4 (video game) - Game of the year award

Father Agnel School - India's greenest school Award

Sagar Sarhadi (Script writer) - Lifetime Achievement

Award (IFFP)

Geetu Mohandas - Global Filmmaking award 2016

General Rajendra Chhetri (Nepal army chief) Honorary rank of General of the Indian Army

Sameer Anjaan (Lyricist) - Guinness Book of World

Records (lyrics for most no. of Bollywood songs)

Shane Watson - Mst expensive player of IPL 2016

Goverdhan Mehta - Cross of the Order of Merit

Award, Federal Republic of Germany

She-Taxi initiative (Kerala) - Chief Minister's Award

for Innovation

GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) - Global CSR Excellence

& Leadership Award

Taylor Swift - Album of The Year (1989)

Titli - Best First Foreign Film Award (FSCC 2016)

Hyderabad - Top Indian city in terms of quality of life

Vidya Balan - Pride Of Kerala Award

India - World's highest milk producing country

Yes Bank - Green Bond Pioneer Award

IRCTC - National Innovation Award 2015-16

Ismail Mahomed (South Africa) - knighted by the

French government

Kanavu Variyam (Tamil Film) - REMI Award

Karnataka Mobile One m-governance model - Gold

medal at 4th World Government Summit, Dubai
Lalita Babar - Sports Person of the Year 2015

Lionel Messi - La Liga Player of the Month Award

Maharashtra - Top ranking state, Internet readiness

index
Manish Arora (Bollywood Fashion Designer) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France's highest
honour)

2016 Dubai ATP Tennis Championships

Winners List

Men's Singles : Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) by

beating Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus)

Womens Singles : Sara Errani (Italy) by beating

Barbora Strcov (Czech Republic)

Mens Doubles : Simone Bolelli (Italy) and Andreas

Seppi (Italy) by beating Feliciano Lpez (Spain) and
Marc Lpez (Spain)

Womens Doubles : Chuang Chia-jung (Chinese

Taipei) and Darija Jurak (Croatia) by beating Caroline
Garcia (France) and Kristina Mladenovic (France)

Original Screenplay : Spotlight, Josh Singer and

Tom McCarthy

Cinematography :
Lubezki

66th Berlin Film Festival 2015 Complete

Winners List

Score : The Hateful Eight, Ennio Morricone

Golden Bear for Best Film : Fire at Sea from

Gianfranco Rosi

Song : Writing s on the Wall, from Spectre,

Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith
Foreign Language Film : Son of Saul (Hungary)

Animated Feature : Inside Out

Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize : Death in Sarajevo from

Danis Tanovic

Documentary Feature : Amy

Animated Short : Bear Story

Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize : A Lullaby to the

Sorrowful Mystery from Lav Diaz

The Revenant,

Emmanuel

58th Grammy Award Winners List 2016

(important names)

Silver Bear for Best Director : Mia Hansen for Things

to Come

Silver Bear for Best Actress : Trine Dyrholm for The

Commune

Silver Bear for Best Actor : Majd Mastoura for Hedi

Record of the Year : Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars,

"Uptown Funk"
Album of the Year : Taylor Swift, 1989

Silver Bear for Best Script : United States of Love

from writer-director Tomasz Wasilewski

Best New Artist : Meghan Trainor

Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution :

Crosscurrent from Mark Lee Ping-Bing

Best Rock Performance : Alabama Shakes, "Don't

Wanna Fight"

Best Musical Theater Album : Hamilton

Best First Feature : Hedi from Mohamed Ben Attia

Song of the Year : Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"

Golden Bear for Best Short Film : Balada De Um

Batrquio from Leonor Teles

Best Country Album : Chris Stapleton, Traveller

Silver Bear Jury Prize (Short Film) : A Man Returned

from Mahdi Fleifel

Best Rap Album : Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a

Butterfly

Audi Short Film Award : Anchorage Prohibited from

Chiang Wei Liang

Best Rap Song : Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"

Best Rock Album : Muse, Drones

Best Rap Performance : Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"

Best Rock Song : Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna

Fight"

Best R&B Album : D'Angelo and the Vanguard, Black

Messiah

Best R&B Song : D'Angelo and The Vanguard, "Really

Love"

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Hathaway, "Little Ghetto Boy"

88th Oscar Awards 2016 Winners List

(important names)

Best Picture : Spotlight

Actor : Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Actress : Brie Larson, Room

Best Music Film : Amy Winehouse, Amy

Direction : The Revenant, Alejandro G. Irritu

Score Soundtrack for Visual Media : Birdman

Supporting Actor : Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies

Best Children's Album : Tim Kubart, Home

Supporting Actress : Alicia Vikander, The Danish

Girl

Best World Album : Anglique Kidjo, Sings

Adapted Screenplay : The Big Short,

Randolph and Adam McKay

Charles

69th BAFTA Awards Winners List

Lalah

Best Film : The Revenant.

Best Actor : Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant).

Best Actress : Brie Larson (Room).

Best Director : Alejandro G. Irritu (The Revenant).

Best Supporting Actor : Mark Rylance (Bridge of

Spies).

Best Supporting Actress : Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs).

Outstanding British Film : Brooklyn.

Best Original Screenplay : Tom McCarthy and Josh

Singer (Spotlight).

Best Adapted Screenplay : Adam McKay and Charles

Randolph (The Big Short).

Best Editing : Margaret Sixel (Mad Max: Fury Road).

Best Original Music : Ennio Morricone (The Hateful
Eight).

Best Film Not in the English Language : Wild Tales

(Argentina).

Best Animated Film : Inside Out.

Best Documentary : Amy.

Most awards : The Revenant (5 wins).

Most nominations : Bridge of Spies and Carol (9

nominations each).

List of 10 New EDs of Public Sector Banks

Name of ED
Mayank K Mehta
Dina
bandhu
Mohapatra
Vinod
Kumar
Kathuria
R.
Subramania
Kumar
Rajkiran Rai G

Previous Bank
Union Bank of India
Bank of India

Present Bank
Bank of Baroda
Canara Bank

Punjab
National
Bank
Punjab
National
Bank
Central Bank of India

Union Bank of India

Nageswara Rao Y
A S Rajeev
Ramesh S Singh
G Subramania Iyer
Sunil Mehta

Vijaya Bank
Indian Bank
Central Bank of India
Canara Bank
Allahabad Bank

Indian Bank
Oriental Bank of
Commerce
Vijaya Bank
Indian Bank
Dena Bank
UCO Bank
Corporation Bank

RBI's 6th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy

Review Highlights

Policy to remain accommodative if fiscal side helps

Reforms in Budget to create space for rate cut

Expects FY17 inflation at around 5 pc

Indian economy is being viewed as a beacon of

stability

Zee Cine Awards 2016 Winners List

Pegs FY16 growth at 7.4 pc; FY17's at 7.6 pc

RBI to create a special ecosystem for startup funding

Best Film (Jury): Bajirao Mastani

Prospects for the rabi harvest are improving slowly

Best Director (Jury): Sanjay Leela Bhansali for

Bajirao Mastani

First bi-monthly monetary policy for 2016-17 on

April 5

Best Actor Female (Jury): Deepika Padukone for Piku

Best Actor Male (Jury): Amitabh Bachchan for Piku
& Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani
Song of The Year (Viewers Choice): Prem Ratan
Dhan Payo

Best Film (Viewers Choice): Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Best Actress (Viewers Choice): Deepika Padukone

for Bajirao Mastani

Best Actor (Viewers Choice): Salman Khan for

Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Best Story: Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku

Best Dialogue: Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku

Best Screenplay: Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku

Best Lyrics: Varun Grover for Moh Moh Ke Dhaagey

Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Best Music: Anu Malik for Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Current RBI Rates

Repo Rate 6.75% (Unchanged)

Reverse Repo Rate 5.75% (Unchanged)

CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) 4% (Unchanged)

Bank Rate 7.75% (Unchanged)

MSF (Marginal
(Unchanged)

SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) 21.5% (Unchanged)

Standing

Facility)

7.75%

Highlights of Railway Budget 2016-17

3 new super-fast trains -- Humsafar Express, Tejas,

Uday

30,000 bio-toilets in trains by next year

400 stations to have wifi, 100 in next fiscal

50% more lower berth quota for senior citizens

Fiscal deficit of 3.9 pc achievable

Aastha circuit trains to connect important pilgrim

centres

Inflation rate pegged at 4.5 to 5 pc

Current account deficit seen around 1-1.5% of GDP

Bar-coded tickets, scanners on pilot basis

Beautification stations at pilgrimage centres,

including Ajmer, Puri, Varanasi, Nagapattinam

By 2020 reserved accommodation on trains on

demand

CCTV surveillance for all major stations

Highlights of the survey

India haven of stability amidst gloomy global

landscape.

Crude oil prices to be about USD 35 a barrel next

fiscal, as against USD 45 this year.

Cleaning of coach on demand soon

Deen Dayalu unreserved coaches with water, mobile

charging points

Low inflation takes hold,

increased.

E-booking tickets on concessional passes for

journalists

Pay Commission implementation not to destabilise

prices.

Eticketing capacity raised to 7,200/min, from

2,000/min

Challenging external environment to cast shadow on

economic policies.

Subsidy bill to be below 2% of GDP next fiscal.

E-ticketing facility on foreign debit/credit cards

Concerned over delay in GST Bill.

FM Radio stations
entertainment

borne

Information boards in trains, GPS based digital

display inside coaches

Balance sheets of corporate, banks remain stressed;

need 4Rs: Recognition, Recapitalisation, Resolution
and Reform.

Janani Sewa for providing food for children

Suggests revival of domestic demand as foreign

capital outflow likely.

Mobile app to deal with ticketing issues, complaints

No hike in passenger fares, freight rates

Sees good performance by industrial, infrastructure,

corporate sectors due to recent reform.

Optional travel insurance for rail passengers

Rail Mitra Seva for old and disabled passengers

More investment in health, education; focus on

agriculture.

Rs 30,000 crore spent on passenger fares.

Rs 8.5 lakh crore to be spent in 5 years for

modernisation of rail infrastructure

Government tax revenues to be higher than

budgeted.

Sale of tickets through hand held terminals soon

Smart coaches with automatic doors, bio vacuum
toilets, improved aesthetics

Exports slowdown to continue; pick up in next fiscal.

India should resist protectionist measures in trade.

Suggests reform package for fertiliser sector.

GDP growth next fiscal to be between 7-7.75%

SPV with Japan for Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet train

Super-fast unreserved train Antyodaya Express

Current account deficit at 1-1.5%, forex reserves at

USD 351.5 bn in mid-Feb.

To invest Rs 1.21 lakh crore in 2016-17.

PSU banks capital need at Rs 1.8 lakh crore by FY19.

3.9% fiscal deficit target achievable this year, coming
year to be challenging.

Proposes widening of tax net from 5.5% of earning

individuals to more than 20%

Key Points to Remember

Services sector growth in 2015-16 seen at 9.2%

Projects retail inflation at 4.5-5% for 2016-17.

Growth this fiscal to be 7.6%, long-term potential at

8-10% if exports grow rapidly.

to

provide

train

Economic Survey 2015-16 Highlights

GDP growth rate for 2015-16 to be in the range of

7% to 7.75 %

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price stability has

Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17

Focus on enhancing expenditure in priority

areas of - farm and rural sector, social sector,
infrastructure sector employment generation
and recapitalisation of the banks.

Focus on Vulnerable sections through:

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
New health insurance scheme to protect
against hospitalisation expenditure
facility of cooking gas connection for BPL
families
Continue with the ongoing reform programme
and ensure passage of the Goods and Service
Tax bill and Insolvency and Bankruptcy law
Undertake important reforms by:
giving a statutory backing to AADHAR
platform to ensure benefits reach the
deserving.
freeing the transport sector from
constraints and restrictions
incentivising gas discovery and exploration
by providing calibrated marketing freedom
enactment of a comprehensive law to deal
with resolution of financial firms
provide legal framework for dispute
resolution and re-negotiations in PPP
projects and public utility contracts
undertake important banking sector
reforms and public listing of general
insurance companies undertake significant
changes in FDI policy.

Important Points to Note :

INTRODUCTION
o Growth of Economy accelerated to 7.6% in
2015-16.
o India hailed as a bright spot amidst a slowing
global economy by IMF. Robust growth
achieved despite very unfavourable global
conditions and two consecutive years shortfall
in monsoon by 13%
o Foreign exchange reserves touched highest
ever level of about 350 billion US dollars.
Despite increased devolution to States by 55%
as a result of the 14th Finance Commission
award, plan expenditure increased at RE stage
in 2015-16 in contrast to earlier years.

Nine pillars of the Budget

1. Governance,
2. Ease of doing business,
3. Fiscal discipline,
4. Tax reforms,
5. Agriculture and farmers welfare ,
6. Rural sector with focus on employment ,
7. Social sector with healthcare ,
8. Educational skills and job creation ,
9. Infrastrucuture and Investment and financial
sector reforms are the nine pillars on which the
budget has been prepared.

CHALLENGES IN 2016-17
o Risks of further
turbulence.

slowdown

and

Additional fiscal burden due to 7th Central Pay

Commission recommendations and OROP.
ROADMAP & PRIORITIES
o 'Transform India' to have a significant impact
on economy and lives of people.
o Government to focus on
ensuring macro-economic stability and
prudent fiscal management.
boosting on domestic demand
continuing with the pace of economic
reforms and policy initiatives to change the
lives of our people for the better.
o

global

Sector-wise Highlights of Union Budget 2016

Tax

Infrastructure and agriculture cess to be levied.

Excise duty raised from 10 to 15 per cent on tobacco
products other than beedis

1 per cent service charge on purchase of luxury cars

over Rs. 10 lakh and in-cash purchase of goods and
services over Rs. 2 lakh.

SUVs, Luxury cars to be more expensive. 4% high

capacity tax for SUVs.

Companies with revenue less than Rs 5 crore to be

taxed at 29% plus surcharge

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Limited tax compliance window from Jun 1 - Sep 30

for declaring undisclosed income at 45% incl.
surcharge and penalties

Excise 1 per cent imposed on articles of jewellery,

excluding silver.

2.2 lakh renal patients added every year in India.

Basic dialysis equipment gets some relief.

0.5 per cent Krishi Kalyan Cess to be levied on all

services.

A new health protection scheme for health cover

upto 1 lakh per family.

Pollution cess of 1 per cent on small petrol, LPG and

CNG cars; 2.5 per cent on diesel cars of certain
specifications; 4 per cent on higher-end models.

National Dialysis Service Prog with funds thru PPP

mode to provide dialysis at all district hospitals.

Dividend in excess of Rs. 10 lakh per annum to be

taxed at additional 10 per cent.

Senior citizens will get additional healthcare cover of

Rs 30,000 under the new scheme

PM Jan Aushadhi Yojana to be strengthened, 300

generic drug store to be opened

Health

Personal Finance

No changes have been made to existing income tax

slabs

Rs 1,000 crore allocated for new EPF (Employees'

Provident Fund) scheme

Govt. will pay EPF contribution of 8.33% for all new

employees for first three years

Deduction for rent paid will be raised from Rs 20,000

to Rs 60,000 to benefit those living in rented houses.

Additional exemption of Rs. 50,000 for housing loans

up to Rs. 35 lakh, provided cost of house is not
above Rs. 50 lakh.

Service tax exempted for housing construction of

houses less than 60 sq. m

15 per cent surcharge on income above Rs. 1 crore

Four schemes for animal welfare.

Education

Scheme to get Rs.500 cr

entrepreneurship among SC/ST

10 public and 10 private educational institutions to

be made world-class.

Digital repository for all school leaving certificates

and diplomas. Rs. 1,000 crore for higher education
financing.

Rs. 1,700 crore for 1500 multi-skill development

centres.

62 new navodaya vidyalayas to provide quality

education

Digital literacy scheme to be launched to cover 6

crore additional rural households

Social

Entrepreneurship training to be provided across

schools, colleges and massive online courses.

Rs. 38,500 crore for Mahtma Gandhi MGNREGA for

2016-17

Objective to skill 1 crore youth in the next 3 years

under the PM Kaushal Vikas Yojna-FM Jaitley

Swacch Bharat Abhiyan allocated Rs.9,500 crores.

Hub to support SC/ST entrpreneurs

Government is launching a new initiative to provide

cooking gas to BPL families with state support.

National Skill Development Mission has imparted

training to 76 lakh youth. 1500 Multi-skill training
institutes to be set up.

LPG connections to be provided under the name of

women members of family: Rs 2000 crore allocated
for 5 years for BPL families.

2.87 lakh crore grants to gram panchayats and

municipalities - a quantum jump of 228%.

300 urban clusters to be set up under Shyama

Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

for

promoting

Energy

Rs. 3000 crore earmarked for nuclear power

generation

Govt drawing comprehensive plan to be

implemented in next 15-20 years for exploiting
nuclear energy

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Govt to provide incentive for deepwater gas

exploration

Deepwater gas new disc to get calibrated market

freedom, pre-determined ceiling price based on
landed price of alternate fuels.

Direct tax proposals result in revenue loss of Rs.1060

crore, indirect tax proposals result in gain of
Rs.20,670 crore

Agriculture

Investments and infrastructure

Total allocation for agriculture and farmer welfare at

Rs 35984 crores

Rs. 27,000 crore to be spent on roadways

65 eligible habitats to be connected via 2.23 lakh

kms of road. Current construction pace is 100
kms/day

28.5 lakh heactares of land wil be brought under

irrigation.

5 lakh acres to be brought under organic farming

over a three year period

Rs 60,000 crore for recharging of ground water

recharging as there is urgent need to focus on
drought hit areas cluster development for water
conservation.

Dedicated irrigation fund in NABARD of Rs.20.000 cr

Nominal premium and highest ever compensation in

case of crop loss under the PM Fasal Bima Yojna.

Shops to be given option to remain open all seven

days in a week across markets.

Rs. 55,000 crore for roads and highways. Total

allocation for road construction, including PMGSY, Rs 97,000 crore

India's highest-ever production of motor vehicles

was recorded in 2015

Total outlay for infrastructure in Budget 2016 now

stands at Rs. 2,21,246 crore

New greenfield ports to be developed on east and

west coasts

Banking

Revival of underserved airports. Centre to Partner

with States to revive small airports for regional
connectivity

Banks get a big boost: Rs 25,000 crore towards

recapitalisation of public sector banks. Jaitley says:
Banking Board Bureau will be operationalised, we
stand solidly behind public sector banks.

100 per cent FDI in marketing of food products

produced and marketed in India

Target of disbursement under MUDRA increased to

1,80,000 crore

Dept. of Disinvestment to be renamed as Dept. of

Investment and Public Asset Management

Process of transfer of government stake in IDBI Bank

below 50% started

Govt will amend Motor Vehicle Act in passenger

vehicle segment to allow innovation.

General Insurance companies will be listed in the

stock exchange

MAT will be applicable for startups that qualify for

100 per cent tax exemption

Govt to increase ATMs, micro-ATMs in post offices in

next three years

FEBRUARY 2016 HIGHLIGHTS (ONE-LINERS)

12th South Asian Games began in Guwahati on 5th February 2016.

50% of government jobs in Assam will be reserved for women, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi recently announced.

A 12-member team of the Indian Army was participated in the Cobra Gold multilateral exercises, which was
hosted by Thailand, along with its counterparts from China and Pakistan.

A 404.2 carat diamond, the world's 27th largest diamond, worth around $20 million was discovered in Africa. It
is by far the biggest diamond found in the region.

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A report by the Central Electricity Authority has stated that power generation in India grew by 6% in January
2016.

A S Kiran, the Chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has announced that India is ready to
conduct its second moon mission, Chandrayaan II.

According to a government survey by the Quality Council of India, Mysuru has retained its position as the
cleanest city in India, followed by Chandigarh, Tiruchirappalli, New Delhi, and Visakhapatnam.

According to a recently released United Nation's report, India has been named the third most disaster-hit nation
in 2015.

According to a report by Delhi government, breathing the air of the national capital has adverse effects on lungs
which are worse than smoking cigarettes.

According to a report by Greenpeace, Air pollution in India is higher than that of China.
According to a report released by by IndiaSpend, Meghalaya has emerged as I dia s fastest-growing state, with a
growth rate of 9.7% in 2013-14.

According to recently released MHRD data, 96 million schoolchildren were covered under the Midday Meal
Scheme in 2015-16.

According to SocialCops analysis of data from the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the tiger population
(over 1.5 years of age) in India has increased since 2006.

According to the data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Muzaffarpur (Bihar) and Varanasi
(UP) are most polluted cities in India.

After scoring a total of 199 runs in three T20Is against Australia at an average of 199.00, Virat Kohli became the
top-ranked T20I batsman in the world.

American space agency NASA has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) among other space
agencies for a meeting in the US to discuss a possible international collaboration on a Mars mission.

Argentine professional footballer Lionel Messi won the La Liga Player of the Month Award for the first time ever
in his career.

As per a survey of Britons by Scottish investment company Scottish Widows, former British PM Margaret
Thatcher is the most influential woman of the last two centuries.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi tabled interim budget of over 33 thousand 687 crore rupees for the first six
months of the next financial year.

Australia's Adam Voges surpassed Sir Don Bradman s batting average of 99.94.
Author Ruskin Bond has announced that he will be writing his autobiography in three volumes.

Bihar became the 6th state to join Union Go er e t s UDAY Scheme for financial restructuring of debt of
power distribution companies. [after Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat]

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan announced to join Maharashtra government's 'Drought Free Village Scheme'.
Bollywood Actor Emraan Hashmi announced the title of his first ever book, 'The Kiss of Life: How A Superhero
and My Son Defeated Cancer'.

Britain is set to get the world's biggest wind farm after the proposal for the 1.2-gigawatt Hornsea Project One in
northern England was accepted.

British Formula One racing team Manor Racing has signed Indonesia s Rio Haryanto, making him the first
Indonesian Formula One driver.

British national newspaper, The Guardian's Tom Jenkins was named as the Sports Photographer of the Year at
the 2015 Picture Editors Guild awards.

Celebrity chef and TV host Sanjeev Kapoor was elected to prepare the menu of food to be served on the Indian
Railways.

China will launch its second space laboratory, Tiangong 2, into Earth s orbit in the third quarter of 2016.

Cricket Australia has announced that after feedback from players, the pink cricket ball to be used in day-night
test matches will now have a black seam instead of white.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has announced that India will induct three to four indigenously developed
Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in 2016 and Eight squadrons in eight years.

Drug firm Aurobindo Pharma has received tentative approval from the US health regulator for its Ritonavir
tablets used for treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.

Dubai has confirmed plans to build the world's largest shopping mall named 'Mall of the World' at a cost of $22
billion.

Dubai International Airport was declared the world's busiest airport for international passengers in 2015.
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) announced an increase in interest rate on Provident Fund (PF)
deposits for 2015-16 to 8.80% from 8.75% in the previous two fiscals.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj recently visited Colombo to co-chair the 9th Joint Commission meeting
and to discuss key bilateral and regional issues.

FIFA opened its new $140 million World Football Museum in Zurich.
Finance Ministry has reduced the gross budgetary support to the railways to 32,000 from 40,000 crore
announced in the railway budget.

For the first time in India, a job fair for the transgender community was organised in Chennai.

Former Indian cricketer, Virender Sehwag appointed as the new mentor for Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit,
Kings XI Punjab for the forthcoming ninth season of the league.
Google added flood alerts to its Google Public Alerts service in India.

Google's holding company Alphabet has overtook Apple to become the most valuable publicly-traded company
in the world.

Gyalsey, the first Royal Child of Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Gyaltsuen Jetsun
Pema was recently born in Thimphu's Lingkana Palace.

Haryana is set become the first state in the country to complete aquifer mapping for its groundwater resources
by May 2016.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was on his First official visit to India.
'Hope for a New Life', a picture captured by Australian photographer Warren Richardson was named the 'World
Press Photo of the Year 2015' at the 59th annual World Press Photo Contest.

In a first-of-its-kind deal, UAE's national oil company Adnoc has signed a deal with the Indian government to
store crude oil in India's maiden strategic storage and give two-thirds of the oil to India for free.

In a landmark judgement, the Delhi High Court stated that the eldest woman of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)
can be its 'karta'.

In a PSL match between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi, Grant Elliott and Zulfiqar Babar set a new world
record for the highest 10th wicket partnership in a T20 game as they scored 63 runs in 32 balls.

In the last test series of his career, New Zealand's Brendon McCullum became the first cricketer ever to play 100
consecutive Tests since debut.

India and a consortium of top UK research institutions, including the Cambridge University, have signed an MoU
to conduct a research programme in the field of crop science to help tackle global challenges in the areas of food
security, crop science and biotechnology.

India and Afghanistan recently signed a MOU for Visa-Free Travel for diplomats.
India and Brunei signed three agreements. They are, MoU in health cooperation, MoU on Defence cooperation
and MOU on cooperation in youth and sports affairs.

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India and Nepal signed Nine partnership deals to help develop infrastructure, improve cultural cooperation, and
utilise India's $250 million post-earthquake reconstruction grant.

India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement.

India and UAE signed seven agreements on cybersecurity, insurance and infrastructure development in a bid to
improve bilateral ties.
India continues to remain the world's largest arms importer, accounting for 14% of the global imports in the
2011-2015 timeframe, in yet another indicator of the country's enduring failure to build a strong domestic
defence-industrial base (DIB).

India has launched the lightest gun ever which weighs as less as 250 grams, and it has been named 'Nidar'.

India has surpassed the USA as the world's second-largest smartphone market in terms of active unique
smartphone users.

India hosted heads of state from Sweden, Finland, Lithuania and Poland along with 25 ministers of trade and
industry from countries including Japan and Germany for its mega 'Make in India' week, which was held from
13th February 2016 to 18th February 2016.

India is going to host the 3rd edition of the Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation.

India is set to get its first ever aviation park in Gujarat, that will include an airstrip, training school, helipad and
space for setting up small manufacturing units.

India ranked 37th among 38 countries, in USCC's Intellectual Property Index (IPI) by , among the surveyed 38
countries.

India ranks first in Milk Production, accounting for 18.5% of World production.

India secured the top spot for the seventh straight quarter in Nielsen s Consumer Confidence Index rankings for
the December quarter.

India test-fired its indigenously developed Prithvi II missile from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha, as part of a
user trial by the army.

India through the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology signed a Cooperation
Agreement to acquire the status of the Associate Member State European Molecular Biology Organisation
(EMBO).

India was crowned the overall champion at the 12th South Asian Games (SAG) after finishing on top with a
record 308 medals including 188 gold, 90 silver and 30 bronze medals.

India will launch The National Framework for Malaria Elimination, a programme aimed at eliminating malaria in
the country by 2027, ahead of the World Health Organisation (WHO) target of 2030.

India women cricket team clean sweep three match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
I dia s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched Japan Desk , a single window for inbound Japanese
investments in India and vice-versa.

I dia s poorest district, Nabarangpur of Odisha launched a 45-day campaign, called 'Jyoti', to train 4,400
traditional healers as the number of tribal children falling victim to local healing practices in the district has
increased.

Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has joined ICC and UNICEF s Team Swachh initiative to build a social
movement for sanitation and toilet use, aiming for an open defecation-free India.

Indian long jumper Mayookha Johny leapt to the 6.35-meter mark to win the Gold medal at the Asian Indoor
Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Indian Railways is building World's Highest Rail Bridge at Jammu & Kashmir.
Indian Railways is set to export 120 Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches to Bangladesh for around 367 crore.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to launch the Cryogenic mark-III based GSLV satellite launch
vehicle in December.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is set to launch I dia s first solar mission called Aditya-L1.

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is working to establishment of a Satellite Tracking & Data Reception
Station and Data Processing Facility for ASEAN Member countries in Vietnam.
India's first Water Tourism Festival Jal Mahotsav was held in Madhya Pradesh's Hanuwantiya Island.

India's first professional e-sports league called the Indian Gaming League (IGL) was launched.

India's first transgender sub inspector Prithika Hasini along with 21 other members of the community recently
received appointment orders.

India's largest wax producing plant was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in Assam.
India's Tourism Ministry has proposed that all international visitors using the electronic Tourist Visa facility get
SIM cards on arrival.

International Boxing Federation s (IBF) super bantamweight world champion Carl Frampton has defeated World
Boxing Associatio s (WBA) super bantamweight world champion Scott Quigg.

Iraq has announced that it's security forces have started building a wall around the capital Baghdad in an effort
to prevent attacks by the so-called Islamic State (IS).

ISRO is set to collaborate with the University of Toronto for a nano-satellite that will monitor the air pollution
levels in some of the most polluted cities like Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar.

IT giant Infosys is set to build the world's tallest 135-metre free-standing clock tower at its global education
centre in Mysuru at a cost of 60 crore.

Japan has successfully launched ASTRO-H space observation satellite to probe mysterious black holes.
Japan is planning to build the 'Sky Mile Tower' skyscraper.

Kerala emerged as the overall winner for the 19th consecutive time at National School Athletics championship.

Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has announced that PM Modi will launch the Unorganised Workers
Identification Number (UWIN) smart cards within a month for India's 40 crore unorganised sector workers.

Long-distance runner Lalita Babar was named as the Sports Person of the Year during the India Sports Awards
2015.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced free education for Scheduled Caste students
in government colleges including, engineering and medical institutions.

Madhya Pradesh's Katni district is all set to get India's longest railway bridge, 14 kilometres on the up line.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that I dia s second International Finance Centre (IFC)
will be set up at the Bandra-Kurla Complex.

Maharashtra government announced a 5% reservation for Mumbai's mill workers, women and kin of state
martyrs in procuring autorickshaw permits to ensure greater participation of locals.

Maharashtra has decided to set up Mumbai International Arbitration Centre, the first in the country, ahead of
the Make in India Week in Mumbai.

Microsoft recently unveiled a new research initiative 'Project Natick'. Under this initiative, it is planning to build
underwater datacenters.

Moody s Investors Service has downgraded the credit rating of Oman, the poorest Gulf Arab country on the basis
of economic output per person, for the first time since issuing its initial rating in 1999.

Mumbai has declared 16 no-selfie zones across the city after a spate of accidental deaths linked to selfie fever .

Mumbai was crowned the champions of the Ranji Trophy for the 41st time after defeating Saurashtra in the final
by an innings and 21 runs.

NASA is developing a new space telescope called Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), with a field of
view 100 times larger than that of the Hubble Space Telescope.

NatGeo India has launched 'Stand With A Girl' initiative, in association with online fund-raising platform Milaap
to support girl-child education.

National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013 was officially launched in Mizoram

National Snooker Championship 2016 Winners - Men's Category : Aditya Mehta, Women's Category : Vidya Pillai.

Nearly 1,200 residents of the Elephanta island, famous for its Hindu cave sculptures and located around 10 km
off Mumbai coast, will have electricity from the Independence Day this year.

Nearly four years after conquering Mount Everest, Indian mountaineer Toolika Rani has conquered Mount
Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, between February 17 and 22.

Nepal Government decided to constitute an 11-member-political committee chaired by Kamal Thapa, to study
the demarcation of federal states on the constitution.

Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli was on a 5-day visit to India from 19th February 2016.
New Zealand Captain Brendon McCullum Scored the fastest Century in Test History in 54 balls while playing his
farewell test against Australia in Christchurch.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum retired from international cricket.

New Zealand defeated Australia by 55 runs in captain Brendon McCullum's final ODI to clinch the ChappellHadlee Trophy.

Odisha has lifted the three-year-old ban on its ruling of not allowing tourists to visit the tribal regions in the
state.

Pakistani leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been banned for 3 months by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for
testing positive for the prohibited substance Chlortalidone (dope test).

Pakistan's parliament became the first in the world to fully operate on solar electricity.
Pawan Negi became the most expensive Indian player to be bought at the IPL Auction 2016.

PM Narendra Modi has dedicated Paradip Oil Refinery to the nation.

President Pranab Mukherjee announced that the government is going induct women in all fighter streams of the
armed forces.

President Pranab Mukherjee declared Kerala as India's first fully digital state.
President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated India's first "Gender Park" in Kozhikode, Kerala.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that India will host the first ever Global Maritime Summit in April
this year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) at
Lepetkata, Assam and dedicated the facility to the nation. It is the first ever petro-chemical plant located in the
entire North-Eastern region of India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban (Rural-Urban) mission in
Chhattisgarh. The initiative is aimed at bringing civic and infrastructural facilities to villages to bridge the ruralurban divide.

Punjab National Bank reported a 93% fall in net profit to 51 crore for the quarter ended December from 775
crore in the year-ago period.
Qatar signed a long-term deal with Pakistan to export liquefied natural gas.

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje launched the School on Wheels initiative in Jaipur.

Rajasthan government has issued a notification setting 5,642 per month as minimum wage for do esc helps
in the state.

Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has announced the setting up of 'Dhirubhai Ambani Centre for Innovation
and Research in Aerospace' in Bengaluru.

Robin Chaurasiya, an Indian teacher who teaches girls in the red light areas of Mumbai has been nominated for
the Global Teacher Prize among the world's top 10 educators.

Russia has decided to deliver S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran.

Sachin Tendulkar s autobiography 'Playing It My Way has entered the Limca Book of Records for being the
'Bestselling Adult Hardback on Release' across non-fiction and fiction categories.

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won the St Petersburg Ladies Tournament to clinch their fourth title of the
season.

Scientists in the UK have created five-dimensional glass discs that can store 360 TB of data for up to 13.8 billion
years.

Shane Watson became the most expensive player of IPL 2016.

Sindh became the first Pakistan province to adopt landmark Hindu Marriage Bill, 2015 in order to allow the
minority community to register their marriages.

Slovenian high-jumper Rozle Prezelj has been elected the new Chairman of the International Association of
Athletics Federations (IAAF) Athletes' Commission.

South African batsman David Miller has been named the captain of Kings XI Punjab team for the upcoming Indian
Premier League season 9.

South African batsman Quinton de Kock became the quickest batsman to score 10 ODI hundreds after his 135
against England in the third ODI.

Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera has became only the fourth bowler after Tim Southee, Jacob Oram and
Brett Lee to take a hat-trick in Twenty20 internationals. I

State Bank of India (SBI) in partnership with Snapdeal has launched a new branch 'SBI e-Smart SME' to provide
working capital loans to sellers on e-commerce platforms.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa launched Amma Drinking Water Scheme to provide free drinking water
for poor sections.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced Free bus travel for senior citizens in the Chennai metropolitan
area from her 68th birthday on February 24.
Tata Motors announced that it has renamed its upcoming hatchback Zica as Tiago.

Team India's U-19 opener Rishabh Pant records the fastest fifty in the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup against
Nepal.

The Ministry of Railways signed an MoU with Government of Chhattisgarh for Formation of Joint Venture
Companies for Development of Railway Infrastructure in Chhattisgarh State".

The 13th edition of World Spice Congress (WSC) was held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Theme of WSC 2016 : Target
2020: Clean, Safe and Sustainable Supply Chain .

The 9th India-Nepal combined battalion-level military training exercise 'Surya Kiran' was conducted at
Pithoragarh from 8th to 21st February 2016.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has slapped a five-year ban on Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf over
charges of corruption and misconduct.

The Cabinet gave ex-post facto approval for Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and 13
countries including Israel and Syria for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors.

The Central Government hasagreed to Jharkhand's proposal of setting up a Sanskrit University in the Deoghar
district.

The Chhattisgarh government has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Railways to form a joint venture company
with the Indian Railways.

The Commerce and Industry Ministry has announced that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India more than
doubled to about $4.5 billion in December 2015 from $2.16 billion in the year-ago period.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai
Exports to boost trade and explore business opportunities.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) recently launched "BGR-34", India's first anti-diabetic
ayurvedic drug for type two Diabetes mellitus.

The crown prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed
bin Zayed-Al-Nahyan, was on a three-day visit to India from 10th February 2016.

The Delhi government announced that it has made a record monthly VAT collection of over 2,000 crore in
January this year.

The Father Agnel School in Greater Noida has been named India's greenest school by the Centre for Science and
Environment (CSE).

The fifth edition of IBSAMAR 2016 trilateral naval exercise between Brazil, India and South Africa held in Goa.

The first joint tactical exercise between border troops of India and China was recently conducted in the ChushulMoldo area.

The government has banned the sale of entry-level one-star air-conditioners in the Indian market and introduced
improved energy efficiency guidelines for frost-free refrigerators.

The government has come out with draft rules on emission standards for Bharat Stage VI (BS-VI) for various
categories of vehicles manufactured on or after April 1, 2020.

The government is planning to establish India's first railway university at Vadodara.

The government launched Project Sunrise at Imphal for prevention of AIDS in the North-Eastern states.
The government will soon lower its stake in state-owned banks to 51%.

The Gujarat-based Adani Group has announced it will invest about 21,000 crore in energy, ports and
renewable-energy sectors in Karnataka.

The Gurgaon administration has issued an advisory saying that an FIR will be filed against the residents if they
waste water.

The Haryana government launched the 'Kanya Janamdin Utsav', to celebrate birthdays of girl students, with their
parents.

The HRD Ministry announced to make the installation of the national flag compulsory in all central universities
on a 207 feet high mast on their campuses to signify "strong and united India.

The ICC removed India, England and Australia as the permanent members of its decision-making executive
committee.

The ICC, for the first time, has included two female officials in the 31-member Playing Control Team for March s
o e s World T20 tournament.

The Indian Army has observed 68th 'Nowshera Day' on 9th February 2016 to commemorate the sacrifice of
jawans who laid down their lives while fighting Pakistani intruders in the frontier town of Nowshera.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), UN's aviation agency, has banned the shipment of Lithiumion batteries on all passenger flights starting 1st April 2016.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed Rahul Dravid as member of newly constituted AntiCorruption Unit Oversight Group.

The International Fleet Review (IFR) 2016, an international military exercise was held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh. Theme of IFR 2016 : United through Oceans .

The International Swimming Federation named Fukuoka, Japan, to host the 2021 world aquatics championships,
.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched a new space observatory called ASTRO-H.

The Jaypee Punjab Warriors has won the 4th edition of Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) title 2016.

The Karnataka government has announced a housing scheme for over 600 transgenders facing social boycott in
Bengaluru.

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is planning to introduce red and yellow cards into club, university and
schools cricket, to curb the increase of violent behaviour.

The Minister of State for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma launched the 'Swachh Parayatan'
mobile app, as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the app aims to ease the process of registering complaints
from the general public about unclean areas and garbage piles in and around tourist destinations for "immediate
action".

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) gave its approval to the controversial railway link between the HubbaliAnkola in Karanataka, and asked the railways to approach the state Government for moving further.

The newly-formed Rajkot-based Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise has been named as the Gujarat Lions.

The Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex,

area in Morocco.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) signed an agreement to improve
cooperation in cyber defense.

The Pakistan government gave permission to the Pakistan Cricket team to participate in the ICC World T20, to be
held in India from March 8.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an Open Market Operation (OMO) purchase of government
securities worth 12,000 crore on March 3.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the key policy rates unchanged in its 6th bi-monthly monetary policy
review.

The Seventh Joint Military Training Exercise between the Indian Army and the Seychelles People s Defence
Forces (SPDF) - LAMITYE 2016, was held at Seychelles Defence Academy (SDA), Victoria, Seychelles.

The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is going to raise 10,000 crore corpus for ta d Up India'
fund from the Reserve Bank of India.

The Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education (SAICE), Puducherry has become India's first fully solarpowered educational institute.

The union power ministry electrified 245 villages in India during the first week of February under the Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna.

The Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi announced that, India has the third highest
under-five child mortality rate among SAARC countries with 48 deaths reported per 1000 live births.

The United Nations Postal Administration has released 6 new postage stamps promoting equality for lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender people.

The UPA government's flagship rural job guarantee scheme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), completed 10 years of implementation on 2nd February 2016.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is launching a 132-foot unmanned ocean drone on
April 7, 2016.

The US government announced the approval of a sale of up to eight F-16 fighter jets, radar and other equipment
to Pakistan in a $699 million deal, saying it would aid counter-terrorism operations.

The World Bank has decided to lend support to the Rajasthan government on energy reforms.

orld s largest solar power plant, was opened in the Souss-Massa-Dra

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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika virus as a global public health emergency.

Titanic 2, the replica of the original ship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean almost 100 years ago, is set to go on its
maiden voyage in 2018 from Jiangsu, China to Dubai.

Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that the government plans to set up 2,000 water ports in the
country.

U.S. President Barack Obama is going to make a historic visit to Cuba next month.
UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino was elected as the ninth FIFA President.

Ukrai e s Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club (FC) has won the 2016 Sait Nagjee International Club Football
Tournament.

Under the government s 'Make in India' campaign, Oracle will open its first India campus in Bengaluru.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Urban areas, a total of 5.07 lakh houses have been sanctioned
so far, out of which the three states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & West Bengal got 69%.

Union Government has sanctioned about 580 crore rupees for Agartala-Akhaura railway link Project to connect
Kolkata (West Bengal) with Tripura via Bangladesh.

Union Health Minister JP Nadda has approved Medical Council of India's proposal to amend the Indian Medical
Council Act to hold a nationwide common medical entrance test.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India is likely to spend about $1 trillion by 2030 on power
infrastructure to provide 24/7 affordable electricity supply to its citizens.

Union Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation of Sweden have inked a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on Technical Cooperation in Rail Sector.

Vedanta Limited, a global diversified natural resource company, won I dia s first-ever gold mining lease
auctioned by the Chhattisgarh government.

Vice President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari was recently visited Brunei and Thailand (first high-level visit
from India).

Vietnam has formally lifted the ban on import of Indian groundnut, thereby providing market access after nine
months.

Vietnam has inaugurated the world's longest three-rope cable car system in the northern province of Lao Cai.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has launched a project 'Muktir Alo' (Light of Freedom), under which sex
workers from Kolkata's Sonagachi area are being trained to act in films and serials.

West Indies defeated India by five wickets to win their maiden ICC U-19 World Cup Title.
World s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug Rabies Human Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb) was launched in India.

World's first Boeing 727 is set to make its last flight, from Paine Field to Boeing Field International (Washington),
on March 2nd 2016.

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