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KJ Joseph
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1. National Assembly, the Lower House of the
bicameral Parliament of France, on 9 February 2016 passed a proposal to amend
the Constitution to strip people convicted of terrorist offences of their
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French nationality
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2. Union Government released the Hydrocarbon
Vision 2030 on 9 February 2016 for
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- North-east India
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3. The Academy to which Reliance Industries
chairman and managing director (CMD) Mukesh Ambani and Sam Pitroda were
elected as members on 8 February 2016
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- US National Academy of Engineering
(NAE)
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4. The President of United States (US) Barack
Obama on 9 February 2016 unveiled a Cyber Security National Action Plan on
the occasion of
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- Safer Internet Day
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5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 8
February 2016 released the Report of the Working Group on Introduction of
Interest Rate Options in India that was prepared by RBI committee chaired by
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- Prof PG Apte
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6. The Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex, world’s
largest solar power plant, was opened in February 2016 in
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– Morocco
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7. The former Prime Minister of Nepal and
President of Nepali Congress who died on 9 February 2016 is
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- Sushil Koirala
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8. An international team of scientists
(biologists) discovered a new species of luminous creature, hydrozoas
(presumably, a new species of the genus Cytaeis), in
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Red Sea
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9. The massive air and sea rescue operation,
carried on by India in the war-torn Yemen in April 2015 that came in news due
to Royal Navy of United Kingdom’s desire to officially study it
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- Operation Rahaat
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10. Sonadia port project in Cox's Bazaar coast
that was in news on 8 February 2016 is located in
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- Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
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11. The veteran Bengali film director who
passed away on 10 February 2016 in Kolkata is
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- Aurobindo Mukherjee
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12. Kerala martial artist who set a new world
record for most knuckle push-ups in a minute is
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KJ Joseph
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13. The Marine Museum was inaugurated at the
Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre (MARC) of Zoological Survey of India
(ZSI) on 3 February 2016 in
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Digha, West Bengal
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14. Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change (MoEF) notified this animal as vermin for a period of one year
in Uttarakhand on 3 February 2016
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- Wild Pig
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15. National Arogya Fair-2016 was concluded on
8 February 2016 at
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- Dehradun in Uttarakhand
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16. The two-day annual international radio
fair ‘Outreach International Radio Fair-2016’ will kick off from 13 February
2016 in
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- Bhubaneswar
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17. This day was observed across schools and
preschools (anganwadis) in India on 10 February 2016
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- National Deworming Day
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18. United Nations Secretary-General Ban
Ki-Moon launched a report titled ‘One Humanity: Shared Responsibility’ as
part of
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World Humanitarian Summit
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19. Union Government in February 2016
sanctioned about 580 crore rupees as part of the cost for constructing the
15-km railway track that will connect Kolkata with Tripura via
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Bangladesh
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20. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on 8
February 2016 announced plans to develop aircraft carrier INS Viraat as a
tourism center after its decommissioning at
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- Vishakhapatnam
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