By Prarthna Sharma
1st February, 2017
Operation Clean Money launched
- Operation Clean Money(Swachh Dhan Abhiyan) has been launched by Income Tax Department (ITD) with the aim of analysing financial activities during demonetisation.
2nd February, 2017
Mahila Shakti Kendra to be set up
- Mahila Shakti Kendra will be set up at village level with the aim of empowering women in villages.
3rd February, 2017
India Innovation Index launched.
- India Innovation Index has been launched jointly by National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with the aim of ranking indian states on innovation.
4th February, 2017
February 4: World Cancer Day.
- February 4th is observed as World Cancer Day every year across the globe.
- Theme: “We can. I can”.
6th February, 2017
B C Roy Award 2016 conferred on Surgeon Raghu Ram.
- Raghu Ram is conferred with B C Roy award for the year 2016.
- B C Roy Award is a National Award given for outstanding service in the field of socio-medical relief for 2016.
8th February, 2017
Ajay Tyagi takes charge as SEBI Chairman.
- Ajay Tyagi succeeds U K Sinha as the new Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
10th February, 2017
India ranked 43rd in International Intellectual Property Index 2017
- In the recently released Intellectual Property Index 2017, India was ranked 43rd out of 45 countries.
12th February, 2017
February 12: National Productivity Day.
- National Productivity day is celebrated every year on 12th February across the nation.
- National Productivity Week 2017 theme: “From Waste to Profits-through Reduce,
- Recycle and Reuse”
13th February , 2017
February 13: World Radio Day.
- February 13th is celebrated as World Radio Day every year across the world.
- 2017 Theme: “Radio is You”.
14th February, 2017
First floating school of India inaugurated on Manipur.
- First floating school of India was inaugurated on Loktak Lake of Manipur.
15th February, 2017
59th Grammy awards 2017.
- In the 59th edition of Grammy Awards, Adele, British singer won the most number of awards in 5 different categories.
- Album of the year was given to Hello- Adele.
- Sandeep Das, Indian – American Tabla player, also won Grammy Best World Music Album with Yo-Yo Ma.
16th February, 2017
70th BAFTA Awards 2017
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2017 ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
- La La Land won five awards, most number of awards.
- Best Film: La La Land.
- Best Director: Damien Chazelle (La La Land).
- Best Actor: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea).
- Best Actress: Emma Stone (La La Land).
- Best Supporting Actor: Dev Patel (Lion)
17th February, 2017
ISRO launches 104 satellites in single mission.
- ISRO created history by making a record launch of 104 satellites in a single mission.
- These satellites were launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Out of these 104 satellites , only 3 were indian satellites.
18th February, 2017
Edappadi K Palaniswamy -Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
- Edappadi K Palaniswamy takes charge as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Vyas Samman 2016 to be conferred on Surendra Verma
- Prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2016 will be conferred on renowned Hindi scholar Surendra Verma.
19th February, 2017
India attains 143rd position in Economic Freedom Index 2017.
- India attains 143rd position amongst 186 countries in Economic Freedom Index 2017
20th February, 2017
February 20: World Day of Social Justice.
- February 20th is celebrated as World Day for Social Justice every year across the globe.
- Theme for 2017: “Preventing conflict and sustaining peace through decent work”
21st February, 2017
Shurhozelie Liezitsu – New Chief Minister of Nagaland.
- Shurhozelie Liezitsu takes charge as the 17th Chief Minister of Nagaland.
22nd February, 2017
Bharat QR code launched.
- Bharat QR(Quick Response) code has been launched by Union Government with the aim of enabling efficient digital payments It is interoperable payment acceptance solution, first of its kind in the world.
- Bharat QR code is jointly developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), MasterCard, Visa and American Express.
24th February, 2017
89th Academy Awards Highlights.
- 89th Academy Awards also known as Oscar Awards ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre. The award is presented in 24 categories.
- La La Land won a total of six awards, maximum number of awards. Best Picture: Moonlight.
- Best Actress: Emma Stone (La La Land).
- Best Actor: Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea).
- Om Puri, Carrie Fisher, Bill Paxton and Debbie Reynolds were honoured and remembered at the Oscars.
26th February, 2017
Nand Kumar Sai appointed as the Chairperson of NCST.
- Nand Kumar Sai succeeds Rameshwar Oraon as the chairperson of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes(NCST)
28th February, 2017
February 28: National Science Day.
- Marking the day of the discovery of Raman Effect by famous Indian Physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, National Science Day is observed on 28th February every year across the globe.
- The 2017 theme is “Science and Technology for Specially Abled Persons”.
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