Current Affairs 21st February 2017 | General Awareness 21st February 2017

1. New anthropological museum in Kolkata

1.Anthropological museum on journey of man in the subcontinent opens in Kolkata.

2.A new museum in Kolkata tells 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.

3.Set up by the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI), the museum traces the history of human evolution.

2. Coast Guard ship Ayush commissioned

1.Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS AYUSH was commissioned at Kochi, Kerala by Vice Admiral AR Karwe.

2.ICGS AYUSH is the 20th and the last in the series of 20 Fast Patrol Vessels built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

3.The ship is capable of undertaking multifarious tasks such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue, anti-smuggling and medical evacuation.

3. India commits $340m loans to Nepal

1.India committed soft loans amounting to USD 340 million to Nepal for infrastructure projects.

2.India committed a bridge project and 15 road projects totaling USD 340 million soft loans to Nepal.

3.Prabhu also held talks with Nepalese minister Lekhak on various areas of bilateral cooperation.

4. An Indian challenge to China in space ?

1.An op-ed in the Global Times on Monday highlighted that India’s record-breaking satellite launch could serve as a “Wake-up call” for China’s commercial space industry.
2.The article diagnosed China’s inability to access components and parts from the U.S. as part of the problem.
3.China had to step up independent research and indigenous manufacturing in order to bypass the U.S. restrictions.

5. SpaceX Launches 1st Private Rocket from Historic NASA Pad

1.The California-based company’s Falcon 9 rocket launched a robotic Dragon cargo capsule SpaceX toward the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center – the same pad that once hosted Apollo moon missions and space shuttle launches.

2.It was SpaceX’s  first daytime landing at the site, called Landing Zone 1, at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

6. Bihar Government Prohibits Consuming Liquor

1.The minister has made a new rule, according to which, no officials of the state government are allowed to consume liquor outside the state or country.

2.State’s governor declared an amendment to the Bihar Government Servants’ Conduct Rules 1976 and said the rule was effective immediately.

7. Virat Kohli first Indian sportsperson to ink Rs 100-cr deal with Puma

1.Virat Kohli became the first Indian sports personality to strike a Rs 100-crore endorsement deal with a single brand Kohli signed an eight-year deal with sports apparel brand Puma worth Rs 110 crore.

2.The long-term deal could potentially cover Kohli’s remaining career with the Indian team.

8. Tata Steel’s Katamati Mine wins Best Green Award

1.Tata Steel’s Katamati iron mine has been honoured with the the Best Green Organisation of the Year Award at the Global Green Future Leadership Awards in recognition of its environmental protection measures.

2.The award was presented at a function organised by World CSR Day Katamati iron mine has been engaged in environmental protection efforts for years and has successfully implemented Environmental Management System as per the requirements of ISO 14001:2004.

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