1.Srinagar Airport Gets Its First Foreign Airline Service :-
AirAsia became the first foreign airline to begin its operations from Srinagar international airport in Jammu and Kashmir on February 19, 2017.
Srinagar has The Sheikh-ul-Alam International Airport since last five years, but no foreign airlines had yet operated services from there.
2.ICAI’s Accounting Research Foundation signs pact with Railways :-
The CA Institute’s Accounting Research Foundation (ARF) has signed an agreement with Indian Railways for the national rollout of accrual accounting in Railways on February 19, 2017. The agreement will be valid for 18 months.
3.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami Wins Trust Vote In Assembly :-
The newly appointed Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi Palaniswami won the trust vote in the Assembly on February 18, 2017 where 122 MLAs voted for him, while 11 voted for O Panneerselvam.
4.Mil Banche Programme held in all Government Schools of Madhya Pradesh :-
An initiative by the government of Madhya Pradesh, “Mil Banche MP” (Let MP read together) programme was held in all the primary and middle government schools of the Madhya Pradesh on February 18, 2017 to increase knowledge and the understanding about language among students.
5.Oriental Bank of Commerce Launches Mobile Wallet ‘Batuaa’ :-
The Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) launched a series of digital offerings for its customers on February 19, 2017 which also marks the 75th Foundation Day of the bank. Besides, OBC also launched two new RuPay cards, Oriental Premium card and Oriental Prepaid Card.
6.Maharashtra Approves Rs. 250 crore Cloud Seeding Programme :-
The state government of Maharashtra has approved a Rs. 250 crore Cloud Seeding Programme to experiment whether cloud seeding produces sufficient rain.Seeding is a technique which involves spraying chemicals into clouds.
7.India Approves USD 340 million Loan to Nepal for Development Programmes :-
India has sanctioned a soft loan of US dollar 340 million to Nepal for various infrastructure development programmes on February 19, 2017.
8.GST Council Approves Law to Compensate States for Revenue Loss :-
The GST Council approved a law to compensate states for any loss of revenue from the implementation of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) in the first five years, on February 18, 2017 at the 10th GST Council Meet at Udaipur.
9.Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl penned by Ram Kamal Mukherjee :-
An actor turned politician Hema Malini’s journey from an actor and filmmaker to a politician is being chronicled as an authorised biography titled ‘Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl‘ .
