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Current affairs on 1 March 2017

Delhi to get India's first heliport
  1. The first heliport in India will be inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister in North Delhi on 28 February 2017 with an investment of Rs.100 crore.
  2. The heliport, built by state-owned Pawan Hans, consists of a terminal building, nine parking bays and four hangars with a parking capacity of 16 helicopters. 
World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicine inaugurated
  1. AYUSH Minister to inaugurate the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicine
  2. Government inaugurated the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicinal Products- National and Global strategies in New Delhi.
  3. The two day event that concluded was organized by Ministry of AYUSH and Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH).

Current affairs on 22 February 2017

Katamati Mine Wins Global Green Future Leadership Awards
  1. Tata Steel owned Katamati Iron Mine was conferred with the Best Green Organisation of the Year Award  in 2017 at the Global Green Future Leadership Awards.
  2. The Global Green Future Leadership Awards is awarded to any organization that participates in environmentally friendly or green activities.
Posted on: 22nd February 2017 Read complete Article →
Health and Family Welfare launches ‘SAATHIYA’ Kit
  1. Health and Family Welfare launched the SAATHIYA Resource Kit including ‘Saathiya Salah’ Mobile App for adolescents as the part of the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) program.
  2. Under the programme the main aim is to introduce the Peer Educators who act as a catalyst for generating demand for the adolescent health services & imparting age appropriate knowledge.
  3. The Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) was launched in January 2014 to address and cater to the health and development needs of the country’s adolescents.

  4. Health and Family Welfare Department on 20 February 2017 launched the “Saathiya” Resource Kit including ‘Saathiya Salah’ Mobile App. In addition to the kit is the mobile app ‘Saathiya Salah’ (downloadable from Google play-store) which acts as a ready information source for the adolescents in case they are unable to interact with the Peer Educators.

One of its kind park made of waste launched by DMRC
  1. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation unveiled a one of a kind park, designed using waste materials generated from the Delhi Metro’s construction sites at east Delhi’s Shastri Park, the Prakriti Metro Park .
  2. Park is covered with beautifull scenary as it has alos a lake with a fountain that is spread over 10 acres.
  3. The park boasts a host of facilities, including an auditorium, amphitheatre, meditation alcove, a playground for children & a gym.
 Virat Kohli stuck endorsement deal with Puma
  1. Virat Kohli became the first Indian sports personality to strike an over Rs. 100-crore endorsement deal with Puma as single brand
  2. The Indian cricket captain is now set to join the likes of Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Thierry Henry, among others, as a global ambassador for Puma.
  3. Only Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been in the Rs. 100-crore club through multi-year contracts with talent management agencies, but they have never been signed by a single brand for such a big amount.

Current affairs on 21 February 2017

First all-women global circumnavigation vessel 'Tarini'
  1. The Indian Navy's second sailboat 'Tarini' was inducted into service at a ceremony in Goa, a platform for the first Indian all-women global circumnavigation by the Indian Navy.
  2. Indian Navy is operating four sailing vessels capable of open ocean deployments - Tarangini, Sudarshini, Mhadei and Tarini.
Posted on: 21st February 2017 Read complete Article →
Lata Mangeshkar honoured with 'Legendary Award ' 2017
  1. Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with the 'Legendary Award' 2017 by Brand Laureate.
  2. The Brand Laureate Awards recognise world-class achievement in branding amongst individuals and companies. 
  3. In 2012, actor Shah Rukh Khan was honoured with the Brand Laureate Legendary Award for his unmatched contribution to Indian Cinema.
New anthropological museum in Kolkata
  1. Anthropological museum is up by the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), the museum traces the history of human evolution.
  2. This new museum in Kolkata will reveal the tale of how modern humans in the Indian subcontinent evolved from ancestors who arrived about 12.3 million years ago from Africa, during the Pleistocene era.
'Mil Banche' programme launched in all govt schools

'Mil Banche’ programme is launched in Madhya Pradesh. The programme was held in all the primary and middle government schools.

Posted on: 21st February 2017 Read complete Article →
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