National

17th Lok Sabha- Final Meeting

• The final meeting of the 17th Lok Sabha ended and the proceedings of the lower house were adjourned sine die.
• The productivity of Lok Sabha in the interim budget session of Parliament was 148 percent.

Lok Sabha Speaker

Rajya Sabha Budget session

• The budget session of Rajya Sabha has been adjourned indefinitely.
• The productivity of Rajya Sabha in the budget session was 137 percent.

Rajya Sabhya

India Year Book 2024

• Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju inaugurated the Publications Department's stall at the World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
• Jaju also unveiled the division's latest publications 'India Year Book 2024' and 'Career Calling'.

UPSC

• UPSC inaugurated dedicated examination center in Kargil.
• The move aims to address the challenges faced by candidates in remote areas and provide them a fair platform to pursue their dreams of civil services.

State Specific

Lift and Escalator Bill 2024

• Uttar Pradesh government has passed 'Lift and Escalator Bill 2024'.
• In this bill, provisions have been made like registration of lift and escalator, maintenance, immediate information to the concerned officer during an accident, compensation to the person injured in the accident.

PM Awas Yojana

• The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of more than one lakh thirty thousand houses in Gujarat under the PM Awas Yojana.

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Old Pension Scheme

• Sikkim has become the first north-eastern state to restore the old pension scheme.
• Employees appointed on or before March 31, 1990 will get benefits under Sikkim Service Pension Rules, 1990.

Sikkim

Awards & Honours

Indian Army- Eastern Command Investiture Ceremony 2024

• Indian Army organized 'Eastern Command Investiture Ceremony 2024' at Bengdubi Military Station.
• This ceremony is organized every year, in which those brave soldiers of the Indian Army are honoured who have demonstrated immense dedication to duty and indomitable courage while facing the enemy.

Indian Army

Art & Culture

Sonam Losar

• The Tamang community of Nepal celebrated the New Year by organizing various programs on the occasion of 'Sonam Losar'.
• Sonam Losar is a New Year festival of the Hyolmo and Tamang people of Nepal as well as the Sikkim and Darjeeling regions of India.

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Second Saras Livelihood Fair

• The second Saras Livelihood Mela is being organized at the Vibrant Aquaplex Crown Bahu Fort in Jammu and Kashmir.
• India's diverse and vibrant art culture is being showcased in this event.

Economy

Reserve Bank of India

• The Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit of fees to be paid to non-executive directors of banks from the present Rs 20 lakh per annum to Rs 30 lakh per annum.

RBI

Employees Provident Fund Organization

• Employees Provident Fund Organization has decided to pay interest at the rate of 8.25% on the deposits of employees for the financial year 2023-24.

Sports

'Khelo India University Games-2023 Ashtalakshmi'

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the 'Khelo India University Games-2023 Ashtalakshmi' on February 19.
• More than 200 universities will participate in this event and about 4 thousand 500 players will participate in 20 sports events.

75th International Boxing Tournament

• In the 75th International Boxing Tournament Strandja, Indian boxers Amit Panghal and Sachin have reached the semi-finals.

International Boxing Federation

Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup

• The final of the Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup will be played between India and Australia in Benoni, South Africa.

Miscellaneous

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

• Every year 11 February is celebrated as 'International Day of Women and Girls in Science'.
• The event aims to bring together science leaders, experts, government officials and representatives of international organizations and the private sector to discuss women's leadership in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.