Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 19, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 19, 2022

INDIA

– PM Modi holds a virtual summit with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
– Govt. approves implementation of Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project
– Centre approves continuation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme for funding state government universities and colleges till 31st March 2026
– Maharashtra: PM inaugurates two additional railway lines between Thane and Diva
– MP: Name of controversy-hit Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal (Vyapam) changed for 2nd time, now rechristened as MP Karmachari Chayan Aayog
– 2008 Ahmedabad Serial bomb blast case: Special court awards death penalty to 38, life imprisonment to 11 convicts
– Direct flight between Delhi and Khajuraho (MP) under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme inaugurated

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

– India’s foreign exchange reserves decline by USD 1.763 billion to USD 630.19 billion in the week ended Feb 11
– Govt. of India, World Bank sign loan agreement of $115 million for implementation of “Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development” (REWARD) Project
– India-UAE sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
– PSU NHPC incorporates NHPC Renewable Energy Ltd for clean energy business
– Chetan Ghate appointed new Director of Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi
– IndiaMart.com, Delhi’s Palika Bazaar figure in ‘US Notorious Markets List’ for allowing counterfeiting and piracy
– IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal resigns from the company’s board; co-founder Rahul Bhatia is MD

WORLD

– Bill Gates conferred Hilal-e-Pakistan honour for efforts to eradicate polio; country’s second highest civilian honour
– Six African countries (Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia) to receive mRNA (Messenger RNA) technology to set up vaccine production centres: WHO

SPORTS

– Shakibul Gani of Bihar becomes first to score triple hundred on First-Class debut in the Ranji Trophy match against Mizoram in Kolkata

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