Current Affairs 11th February 2017
NATIONAL:
- Aadhaar mandatory to avail subsidy under food security law
- Centre cites security concerns over inflight WiFi
- Govt decides to open 56 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras
- Centre would pass Women’s Empowerment Bill very soon: M Venkaiah Naidu
INTERNATIONAL:
- Explosion at nuclear plant in France, no radiation leak
- UK Foreign secretary renounces US citizenship
- China starts fingerprinting all foreign visitors
- Eiffel Tower to get bulletproof walls amid terrorism fears
BANKING NEWS:
- RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.25 per cent
- SEBI to form new Fintech committee
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Uber launches UberHIRE in 9 cities
- Tata Steel signs agreement with Liberty House
- Flipkart re-hires two executives to launch grocery business
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Indian-origin neurosurgeon shortlisted for NASA 2018 space mission
SPORTS:
- New Delhi: Sports Minister Vijay Goel today launches Mission-Eleven-Million programme
OBITUARY:
- MRI pioneer and Nobel laureate Sir Peter Mansfield passes away at 83