Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 17, 2023.

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 17, 2023.

INDIA

• India International Seafood Show concludes in Kolkata.
• The 4th edition of joint military exercise, ‘EX DHARMA GUARDIAN’, between India and Japan begins.
• Indian Railways launches Rail Post Gati Shakti Express Cargo Service to provide logistics for services sector in country.
• The Tourism Ministry will organise 1st Global Tourism Investors’ Summit from the 17th to 19th of May.
• National level Hackathon ‘KAVACH-2023’ launched to advance India’s cyber-preparedness.
• Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2019, 2020 and 2021 have been awarded to102 artists.
• 81% polling recorded in Tripura Assembly Elections amid violence.

ECONOMY

• India’s overall exports during April to January record positive growth of 17.33%.
• David Malpass to step down from the position of World Bank chief before his five-year term expires.
• Paytm Payments Bank enables UPI LITE to promote small value transactions
• India ranks 47th in OECD’s services trade restrictiveness index

WORLD

• Spain Parliament passes a new law allowing gender self-determination
• India and Fiji sign MoU on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic and official passports
• Resolution introduced in US Senate that reaffirms Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India
• Google, Twitter, Meta face tougher EU online content rules.

SPORTS

• Khelo India: Indian Army organises Women’s Snow Cricket tournament.
• P.V. Sindhu and H.S. Prannoy won singles matches as India beat Malaysia and entered quarterfinals of Asia mixed team badminton championships.