# Committee headed by Just (Retd). S. Rajeswaran to probe
the incidents that led to violent in the Marina protest
# West Indian all - rounder Andre Russell has been banned
from all cricket for a year over a doping code violation
# Feb 02: World Wetlands Day; theme: "Wetlands for
Disaster Risk Reduction"; This year World Wetland Day is being celebrated
in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh at Bhoj Wetlands,
Bhopal, which is one of the 26 Ramsar sites that India has designated under the
Ramsar Convention. All the State
Governments have been requested to celebrate the World Wetland Day in their
respective States in a befitting manner.
# Government had accorded ‘in principle’ approval for the
site at Kovvada in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh for setting up six
Light Water Reactors in cooperation with the USA.
# 31st Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Gurugram;
2017 Surajkund International Crafts Mela is known as ‘Cashless Mela’ because
all stakeholders have been provided option to opt for cashless transactions
# Kuwait has banned the Visas for five Muslim majority
countries over security issues. The five countries include Syria, Iraq, Iran,
Pakistan and Afghanistan.
# Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen has created history
after he attained World No. 1 Rank in the latest Junior Badminton World
Federation (BWF) ranking
# Noted Indian singer Neeti Mohan to collaborate with UN
for women empowerment project titled “Music To Inspire – Artists United Against
Human Trafficking” which is managed by the UNODC; Neeti is the first Indian
female singer to collaborate with UN .She has joined the ranks of Ashton
Kutcher, Nicholas Cage, Demi Moore, Ashley Judd, Gillian Anderson.
# 3-day "Visakha Utsav" was inaugurated in
Visakhapatnam with the main objective is to promote the brand image of
Visakhapatnam
# Right to Information (RTI) Act has come into effect in
Sri Lanka (on Feb 03, 2017)
# Former Deputy CAG Suman Saxena, Mukulita Vijaywargiya
and Navrang Saini have been appointed as whole-time members for 5 years or or
till completion of 65 years in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
# Five - time National rally champion Gaurav Gill was
decorated with the prestigious "Motorsports Person of the Year Award"
# Feb 04: World Cancer Day; theme: "We Can. I
Can"
# A six-member committee (headed by Afzal Amanullah) has
been formed by the government to look into the matter of how to improve the Haj
Poilcy of India and also deal with the issue of reducing and abolishing the
subsidy to the pilgrims.
# India’s first Centre of Excellence in Automation
Technology was inaugurated by the Gujarat Technological University
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