Current Affairs 23rd February 2017

Current Affairs 23rd February 2017

• Common form for different types of withdrawals got introduced by EPFO
• Anti-virus software for mobiles and desktops launched for free by Govt
• India’s first heliport to be commissioned in Delhi
• Maternity leave for industrial women workers got doubled by Govt
• Compensation for acid attack victims’ increased to Rs.7L by Delhi govt
• Restrictions implemented for number of guests attending weddings by J&K Govt
• Increasing in capacity of solar parks & projects got approved in Cabinet
• First strategic dialogue between India & China held today in Beijing
• Tamil Nadu govt decides to implement 7th Pay Commission Recommendations
• Installing of 900 MW hydropower project at Nepal got approved from Centre

• Sierra Leone approves Bengali as its official language
• All coal imports from North Korea got banned by China

• Seven new miniature frog species discovered by Indian scientists
• Microsoft launches Skype Lite app offers which works even on 2G

• Shurhozelie Liezietsu sworn in as new Nagaland CM
• Govind Rajan CEO of FreeCharge quits

• Indian women team trounced South Africa in final of ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017