Current Affairs 19th February 2017
NATIONAL:
- Aadhaar card made must for getting availing university scholarships
- IIM Bill 2017 removes name of Rajiv Gandhi from IIM Shillong
- Perambalur of Tamil Nadu makes record by building 4,666 toilets in 48 hours
- WHO gives maximum rating to NRAI for vaccine regulations
- S Jaishankar Foreign Secretary planned a 3-day visit to Sri Lanka
- Railway minister Suresh Prabhu on a 3 day official visit to Nepal
- ICGS AYUSH the Indian Coast Guard Ship installed at Kochi
- Gambia invites President Mukherjee on eve of the countrie’s Independence Day
- Website launched by DGP of J&K to provide updates to people about policing
- 11th biennial edition Aero India- 2017 to wind up in Bengaluru
- ‘Mil Banche’ programme organised in all govt schools of Madhya Pradesh
- Trust vote at TN assembly won by chaired CM Palaniswami on 122 to 11
INTERNATIONAL:
- Hindu Marriage Bill passed by Pakistan Senate
- Southern & Central California hit by Powerful Pacific storm
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BANKING NEWS :
- HDFC Bank becomes 2nd most valued company by surpassing Reliance
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- E-commerce site Snapdeal to unite with Paytm’s e-commerce site
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- GSLV Mark III rocket engine tested successfully by ISRO
AGREEMENTS:
- 209 MoU got signed between different companies in Momentum Jharkhand
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
- ‘Legendary Award ‘ 2017 awarded to Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar by Laureate
APPOINTMENTS:
- Tenure period of SEBI Chairman-designate Ajay Tyagi’s cut by 2 years
- Vodafone appoints Martin Pieters to work on proposal of Idea merger
SPORTS NEWS:
- Grandmaster Dronavalli & Padmini won World Women’s Chess Championship
- Hockey players of Ladakhi to represent country in 2017 Ice Hockey Women Challenge cup of Asia tournament
OBITUARY:
- Former MP Jambuwantrao Dhote widely called ‘Lion of Vidarbha’ passes away