Current Affairs 8th February 2017
NATIONAL:
- I&B Ministry earned Rs.15 lakh by selling old junk material
- Delhi Govt approves proposal to build 6,178 flats for poor
- Boy from Himachal Pradesh awarded Rs.1 lakh for saving schoolmates
- First all-women mosque in Lucknow to be powered with 100% solar energy
- ‘Optiemus Infracom’ a Delhi-based firm to manufacture BlackBerry smartphones
- India to host Meeting of Global Initiatives to combat nuclear terrorism in New Delhi
- 17th session of BIMSTEC senior officials’ meeting starts in Kathmandu
- India Education Fair for Sri Lankan students starts in Colombo
- First Smart Police Station inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh
- Govt of Arunachal Pradesh announced ‘Arunachal Civil Service Awards’
INTERNATIONAL:
- China overcomes Germany to be the world’s largest producer of solar power
- Law passed by Israel Govt legalising 4000 homes in occupied West Bank
BANKING NEWS:
- IDBI Bank lowers its MCLR by 30-35 bps
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Ginni Rometty CEO of IBM receives record bonus of Rs.33.3 crore in 2016
- New App build to design personalised dress for users by Google, H&M
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Ingestible battery that runs on stomach acid developed by MIT researchers
- New 2-in-1 laptop with curved display patented by Intel
AGREEMENTS:
- Amend on bilateral taxation treaty, agreed by India & Austria
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- Anish Kapoor Indian-origin sculptor won $1 mn Israeli’s Genesis prize
APPOINTMENTS:
- Rajiv Singh sworn in as acting CEO of Prasar Bharati
- Cyrus Mistry removed from Tata Sons’s board
- Gaurav Kapur appointed as IndusInd Bank’s chief economist
SPORTS NEWS:
- Rituparna Das wins Women’s Singles title in 81st Senior National Badminton Championships tournament
OBITUARY:
- Nizamuddin driver of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose dies at age 116
