Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 16th February to 23rd February 2024

February Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3

National News

• PM Modi inaugurates grand BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
• Armed Forces Medical Service (AFMS) & IIT Roorkee join hands to foster research
• Supreme Court declares electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional
• MeitY to hold first-ever Future Skills Summit in Guwahati
• 16th conference of World Social Forum 2024 commences in Kathmandu
• India’s 1st helicopter emergency medical service to start from Uttarakhand
• Haryana launched ‘Van Mitra’ Scheme to Boost Green Cover
• Pashupati Paras Launches ‘SUFALAM(Start-Up Forum for Aspiring Leaders and Mentors)’ For Food Entrepreneurs
• UP govt. boosts Kanya Sumangala Yojana grant
• Sonowal inaugurates Kalughat Inland Waterways Transport terminal in Bihar
• Odisha CM inaugurates Bagchi Sri Shankara Cancer Center in Bhubaneswar
• India, Colombia sign MoU on Cooperation in the field of Sharing Successful Digital Solutions
• Arunachal Pradesh achieves 100% coverage under Har Ghar Jal
• UP emerges as top state in total vehicle sales, Maharashtra 2nd: SIAM
• SBI launches digital enrolment for Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) Schemes
• Karnataka boasts highest number of EV charging stations in India: BEE
• Government raises authorized capital of FCI from Rs 10,000 cr to Rs 21,000 cr
• Govt launches ‘Sagar Aankalan’ guidelines to boost efficiency, competitiveness
• PM Modi lays foundation stone of Kalki Dham temple in UP
• 11th International Puppet Festival begins in Chandigarh
• INDUS-X Summit held in New Delhi
• Henley Passport Index for 2024: India at 85th; topped by France
• India contributes $1 mn to IBSA Fund to alleviate poverty, hunger
• Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates first Skill India Centre in Odisha
• PM Modi inaugurated 9th edition of Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi
• Japan commits 232.2 billion Yen for Nine Development Projects in India
• Nirmala Sitharaman presides over 19th Foundation Day celebrations of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) in New Delhi
• PM Modi Inaugurates IIT Hyderabad Campus
• Govt allows 100% FDI in space sector to realize the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat
• Centre decides to continue Women’s safety scheme till 2025-26
• NTPC to set up India’s largest green hydrogen production facility in Andhra Pradesh
• Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates 211 PM SHRI Schools in Chhattisgarh
• Goa Collaborated with World Bank for Blended Finance Facility

International News

• Malta becomes 119th member of International Solar Alliance
• Scientists discover world’s largest snake in Amazon rainforest

Banking and Financial

• PayU, NPCI join hands to roll out Credit Lines on UPI’ feature
• India, Nepal sign pact to link UPI, NPI for faster remittances
• South Indian Bank gets Best Technology Bank of the Year award
• RBI extends deadline for Paytm Payments Bank restrictions to March 15
• IRDAI reconstitutes expert committee for Ind AS/IFRS implementation
• Paytm shifts nodal account to Axis Bank for seamless transactions
• LIC launched ‘Amritbaal’ plan for children
• Bandhan Bank authorized to collected revenues of West Bengal govt
• Mitsubishi Corp to acquire 32% stake in TVS Vehicle Mobility
• IEPFA and DBS Bank signs MoU to spread awareness on investment and fraudulent schemes
• IREDA and PNB join hands to Co-Finance Renewable Energy Projects
• Morgan Stanley projects India’s GDP growth for FY25 to 6.5%
• PayPal registers with FIU of India under anti-money laundering law
• Whirlpool sells 24% stake in India unit for $468 million
• RBI grants payment aggregator licence to Mswipe Technologies

Appointment and Resignation

• Sanjay Kumar Jain appoints as CMD of IRCTC
• Virendra Bansal appointed new MD & CEO of SBI Capital Markets
• Axis Bank appoints Pranam Wahi as Additional Director
• Nikhil Joshi appointed as MD of Boeing Defence India
• Nand Kishore Yadav elected as Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker
• Prabowo Subianto elected as Indonesia President
• Pradeep Kumar Sinha to take over as Non-Executive Part-time Chairman of ICICI Bank
• KVS Manian appointed as JMD of Kotak Mahindra Bank
• Shubman Gill designated as Punjab ‘state icon’ for Lok Sabha polls
• Upendra Dwivedi assumes charge as VC of Army Staff
• SBM Bank India appoints Ashish Vijayakar as MD & CEO

Awards

• City Union Bank wins IBA’s banking technology awards
• Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Awarded Prestigious Jnanpith Award 2023
• REC Ltd receives ‘Innovative Technology Development Award’
• Shashi Tharoor conferred France’s highest civilian honour ‘Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur’

Defence

• MoD signs contract with Advanced Weapon Equipment India Ltd (AWEIL) for 463 Stabilised Remote-Control Guns for Indian Navy & Indian Coast Guard
• 12th Edition of MILAN Naval Exercise will be held in Visakhapatnam
• North Korea launched new surface-to-sea missiles
• Aeronautical Development Agency Signs MoU with Indian Air Force

Science

• ISRO launched INSAT-3DS Satellite from Sriharikota
• NASA, Japan to launch world’s 1st wooden satellite soon

Sports

• Anurag Thakur hands over Chess Olympiad Torch to Hungary
• Indian hammer thrower Rachna Kumari banned for 12 years for doping
• R Ashwin joins elite 500 test wicket club
• ICC bans UK cricketer Rizwan Javed for over 17.5 years for Match-Fixing
• India women clinch Badminton Asia Team Championships title
• MS Dhoni Named Captain of IPL’s Greatest All-Time Team
• Manoj Tiwary announces retirement from all forms of cricket
• 8-year-old Ashwath becomes youngest chess player to beat grandmaster
• Pakistan’s Babar Azam becomes quickest to 10,000 runs in T20s

Important day

• 15 February 2024 (third Thursday in February) – World Anthropology Day
• 17 February – Global Tourism Resilience Day (Theme 2024 – Resilient Tourism: Building Back Better)
• 17 February – World Human Spirit Day
• 18 February 2024 – World Whale Day 2024
• 20 February – Mizoram Foundation Day
• 20 February – World Day of Social Justice (Theme 2024 – Bridging Gaps, Building Alliances)
• 21 February – International Mother Language Day (Theme 2024 – Multilingual education is a pillar of intergenerational learning)
• 22 February – World Thinking Day (Theme 2024 – Our World, Our Thriving Future)
• 22 February – World Scout Day (Theme 2024 – Scouts for a Better World)

Obituary

• Udaan’ actor Kavita Chaudhary Passes Away
• Young ‘Dangal’ Star Suhani Bhatnagar passes away
• South Africa all-rounder Mike Procter dies
• Germany’s Andreas Brehme passed away
• Supreme Court Lawyer Fali Nariman passed away
• Ameen Sayani passed away at 91