Highlights of Current Affairs February 20th, 21st 2017
- India’s oldest Warship INS Viraat may be Sold for Scrapst
- The country's oldest INS Viraat warhorse with 30 glorious years of service in the Indian Navy.
- Geologists discovered of Zealandia a submerged continent in Pacific OceanZealandia: New geological continent named Zealandia submerged beneath the south-west Pacific Ocean.
- Sachin Tendulkar adopts another village "Donja" in Osmanabad (Maharashtra) for transformation
- Sachin Tendulkar is now set to adopt Donja in Osmanabad (Maharashtra) under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.
- India’s only live "Barren Islandvolcano" active again
- India's only active "Barren island Volcano" Started Spewing Lava Again in Nicobar Islands
- World Day of Social Justice observed on 20.20.2017
- 2017 Theme: “Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work”
- PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration to be given on "Civil Services Day"
- Awards to be given in two categories: Excellence in implementation of Priority Programmes and Innovation in Public Governance
- Five priority programmes identified under excellence in implementation
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
- Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
- Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)
- E- National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
- Standup India/ Startup India
- Health Secretary launches ‘SAATHIYA’ Resource Kit and ‘SAATHIYA SALAH’ Mobile App for Adolescents
- This Resource Kit and Mobile App connect the RKSK with the adolescents
- Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)
- Third "National Dam Safety Conference" Held in Uttarakhand
- Dam Safety Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)
- India approved $340 million loan to Nepal’s Infrastructure Development Programmes
- GST Council approves "Law to Compensate States for Loss of Revenue"
- MoU signed for welfare of "Handicraft Artisans belonging to Scheduled Castes"
- India and Rwanda sign MoUs in Innovation, Aviation and Visa Requirements
- Arunachal Pradesh celebrates "31st Statehood Day" on 20.02.2017Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami announces closure of 500 liquor retail outlets
- Tripura Government organises "Digi Dhan Mela in Agartala"
- Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction 2017 for 10th edition of IPL League
- The players who were fetched at expensive prices ($298,000).
- Ben Stokes – ₹14.5 crore ($2.1m)
- Tymal Mills – ₹12 crore ($1.7m)
- Kagiso Rabada – ₹5 crore ($746,000)
- Pat Cummins – ₹4.5 crore ($671,000)
- Trent Boult – ₹5 crore ($746,000)
- Chris Woakes – ₹4.2 crore ($626,000)
- Karn Sharma – ₹3.2 crore ($477,000)
- Rashid Khan – ₹4 crore ($597,000)
- T Natarajan – ₹3 crore ($447,000)