1. The Government’s free telemedicine service, e-Sanjeevani has crossed another milestone by providing teleconsultation service to over ten crore beneficiaries.
2. Indian Railways has launched Rail Post Gati Shakti Express Cargo Service to provide seamless logistics for the services sector in the country.
3. Tourism Ministry to organise 1st Global Tourism Investors’ Summit from May 17 to 19.
4. PM Modi will address the Economic Times Global Business Summit in New Delhi on Friday. The theme of the two day Summit is Resilience, Influence and Dominance.
5. Former Andhra Pradesh BJP chief Kanna Lakshmi Narayana quits party.
6. Ministry of Culture is organising the First G20 Culture Group (CWG) meeting in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh from 22nd to 25th February 2023.
7. Over 81% voting recorded for Assembly elections in Tripura.
8. The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA), will organise a State Level Conference on Financial Literacy in Amrit Kaal – Empowering Investors in association with the Department of Tourism in Aizawl.
9. 35th edition of Annual Garden Tourism festival to be held at Garden of Five Senses, Said-Ul-Ajaib Village, Saket, Delhi to begin & end on Feb 19
10. Manipur is all set to host the first of the four B-20 sessions scheduled in the North East, which is the official G-20 dialogue forum for the global business community.
11. Trial was conducted for introducing drones in the health sector between AIIMS Rishikesh to Tehri Gadwal District Hospital.
12. A Three-day National Workshop on Localization of (LSDGs) in Panchayats begins in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
13. 16th edition of three-day
festival to showcase Northeast India’s traditional fabrics to be held in Delhi. It is organized by North East Institute of Fashion Technology (NEIFT) to begin at New Moti bagh Club, Chanakyapuri.
14. Lok Sabha member Dr Shashi Tharoor to inaugurate a three-day National Conference of Voice Doctors at Kovalam Uday Samudra at Thiruvananthapuram.
15. Justice Sonia Gokani takes charge as Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court. She becomes the first woman to head the Gujarat High court.
16. Sikkim New Governor: Lakshman Prasad Acharya was sworn in as the 17th governor of the State at Raj Bhawan in Gangtok.
CRIME REPORT
1. Supreme Court to hear a fresh plea of a Congress leader seeking investigation under supervision of a sitting apex court judge against Adani Group of companies in light of allegations made by US-based Hindenburg Research.
2. Hundreds of college teachers, on Joint Action Committee and the association of Unaided Private College directions, took out a march, protesting ‘anti-education’ decisions taken by the AAP government in Punjab.
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1. Union Steel Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said that India is focussing on three hundred million ton annual steel production by 2030.
2. The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to respond to whether Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) can be exempted from the Foreign Exchange Management Act’s (FEMA) norms.
3. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took part in ‘DD Dialogue on Amritkaal Budget’ organized by Doordarshan News in Hyderabad.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
1. Tollywood Actor Nandamuri Taraka Ratna who suffered a massive heart attack is still undergoing treatment at Narayana Hrudayalaya.
2. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur launched a 24×7 DD Himachal channel.
3. Alphabet-owned YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down, Neal Mohan to take over.
DEFENCE
1. Construction firm ITD Cementation announced that it has bagged an order for construction of Indian Army’s new headquarter building at Delhi cantonment in the national capital.
The project is worth around Rs 833 crore and will be carried out on an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis.
2. The Indian Army has announced modification to the recruitment procedure for Junior Commissioned Officer, Other Ranks and Aginveers. As per the modified procedure, Computer based Online Common Entrance Exam will be conducted.
The Online Common Entrance Exam is planned to be conducted at approximately 175 to 180 examination centers all over the country between 17th and 30th April.
3. The induction of TEJAS MK-1A in the Indian Air Force (IAF) will begin from the next year, said the IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari
4. Indian Army contingent arrived in Japan to take part in Joint Military EXERCISE DHARMA GUARDIAN with Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces commencing at Aibano Manoeuvre Area.
5. Punjab CM, Bhagwant Maan to dedicate statue of Hero of ‘Battle of Longewala’, Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (a recipient of Mahavir Chakra & Vishist Sewa Medal) at his native village Chandpur Rurki
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