February 2017 Key Points: Important for CLAT & BBA Entrance

 Income Tax Department launches Operation Clean Money
 About Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (B3P) Scheme
 Researchers Discover Oldest Human Ancestor
 Union Cabinet gives nod to modify Scheduled Castes list in Odisha Economic Survey backs
Universal Basic Income
 Highlights Budget 2017-18
 Government of create five special tourism zones to boost tourism
 Toxins in litchi fruit may kill children
 NITI Aayog launches India Innovation Index
 NASA’s Juno spacecraft completes fourth flyby of Jupiter
 Indian Navy launches underwater harbour defence and surveillance system
 World’s smallest pacemaker unveiled in US
 HRD ministry to set up NTA to conduct exams for higher, secondary education
 Union Government launches Measles Rubella vaccination campaign
 Nepal to host 4th BIMSTEC Summit 2017
 Lok Sabha passes Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2017
 81st National Badminton Championship Winners
 Arunachal Pradesh becomes first NE State to implement e-Cabinet Solution
 RBI keeps key rates unchanged in 6th bi-monthly monetary policy review
 Union Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan for rural digital literacy
 Surgeon Raghu Ram awarded 2016 B C Roy Award
 Union Cabinet apprised of India-Vietnam space agreement
 RBI to set up separate Enforcement Department
 RBI to set up committee on strengthening cyber security
 India ranks 43rd out of 45 nations in 2017 International Intellectual Property Index
 Senior IAS officer Ajay Tyagi appointed as SEBI Chairman
 Government constitutes inter-departmental task force to crack down on benami firms
 AAD interceptor missile successfully test-fired
 Government to come out with 2nd PSB recapitalisation plan Indradhanush 2.0
 INS Sarvekshak becomes India’s first ship to go green
 February 13: World Radio Day
 India’s first floating elementary school inaugurated on Manipur’s Loktak Lake
 Reliance Defence signs warship repair pact with US Navy
 Karnataka passes Bill to allow Kambala and bullock-cart racing
 59th Grammy awards 2017
 70th BAFTA Awards 2017
 India’s air pollution is world’s deadliest compared to China: Study
 No need to stand if National Anthem is part of film: SC
 IAF inducts indigenous early warning system NETRA
 ISRO successfully launches record 104 satellites in single mission
 Union Cabinet approves merger of SBI, 5 associate banks
 Edappadi K Palaniswamy sworn-in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
 SC introduces Middle Income Group Scheme
 Hindi Scholar and writer Surendra Verma selected for 2016 Vyas Samman award
 RBI allows multilateral FIs to invest in masala bonds
 India ranks 143rd in 2017 Economic Freedom Index
 Indian Navy’s INSV Tarini inducted
 Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS AYUSH commissioned
 ISRO successfully tests largest cryogenic engine for GSLV Mark III rocket
 Barren Island: India’s only live volcano active again
 National Biodiversity Congress 2017 held in Kerala
 Shurhozelie Liezitsu sworn-in as Chief Minister of Nagaland
 Government launches Cyber Swachhta Kendra in New Delhi
 Government launches Bharat QR code
 Union Cabinet approves Air Services Agreement between India and Greece
 India-China first Strategic Dialogue held in Beijing
 Indian Railways unveils Antyodaya Express
 Sikkim becomes 22nd State to join UDAY
 India, Israel to develop MR-SAM missile system for Army
 WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement comes into effect
 Government frames National Transit Oriented Development Policy
 FDI inflow increases by 18% to $46 billion in 2016: DIPP
 India, ADB ink $375 million loan pact for East Coast Economic Corridor
 89th Academy Awards (Oscar Awards)
 Nand Kumar Sai takes charge as Chairperson of NCST
 ZTE launches world’s first 5G IT baseband unit
 India’s first Integrated Heliport inaugurated at Rohini in New Delhi
 February 28: National Science Day