1.
BARREN ISLAND: INDIA’S ONLY LIVE VOLCANO ACTIVE AGAIN:
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According to scientists from Goa based
National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), India’s only live volcano at Barren
Island in the Andaman and Nicobar has become active again.
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After lying dormant for 150 years, Barren
Island volcano had erupted in 1991 and since then it is showing sporadic
activity. Now it is erupting in small episodes of five to 10 minutes.
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It is claimed that volcanoes is erupting
the rising magma formed deep in the mantle due to the melting of the subducted
Indian Ocean crust.
2.
BIHAR GOVERNMENT PROHIBITS STATE OFFICIALS FROM CONSUMING LIQUOR
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD:
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The Bihar Cabinet under the chairmanship
of CM Nitish Kumar has ruled out a new rule under which no officials of the
state government would be allowed to consume liquor either in the state or
outside the state and not even abroad.
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This makes Bihar the 1st state to have
such restrictions for officials and judges.
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The cabinet amended the Bihar Government
Servants’ Conduct Rules 1976 and approved the Bihar Judicial Officers Conduct
Rules, 2017.
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Any officer found guilty would be liable
to face dismissal, suspension or even salary cuts.
3.
KHAJURAHO DANCE FESTIVAL STARTS IN MADHYA PRADESH:
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The Khajuraho Dance Festival kicked off at
Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.
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This cultural festival showcases various
Indian classical dance styles such as Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Odissi,
Kathakali, Kuchipudi and Manipuri with performances of some of the best
exponents in the field.
4. HEMA MALINI: BEYOND THE
DREAM GIRL AUTHORED BY RAM KAMAL MUKHERJEE:
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Hema Malini’s journey from an actor and
filmmaker to a politician penned by Ram Kamal Mukherjee is being chronicled as
an authorised biography titled ‘Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl‘.
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The biography is written by
author-columnist Ram Kamal Mukherjee.
5.
TATA STEEL OWNED KATAMATI IRON MINE WINS BEST GREEN ORGANIZATION
AWARD:
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Katamati Iron Mine, owned by Tata Steel,
was conferred with the Best Green Organisation of the Year Award in recognition
of its environmental protection measures, at the Global Green Future Leadership
Awards in Mumbai.
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The Global Green Future Leadership Awards
is awarded to any organization that participates in environmentally friendly or
green activities to ensure that all processes, products, and manufacturing
activities adequately address environmental concerns while maintaining a
profit.
6. WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE: FEBRUARY 20:
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20th February is observed as World Day of
Social Justice to recognize the need to promote efforts to tackle issues such
as poverty, exclusion and unemployment.
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2017 Theme was “Preventing conflict and
sustaining peace through decent work”.
7. INDIA IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST ARMS IMPORTER IN THE LAST FOUR
YEARS:
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As per the Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute (SIPRI) report, it is clear that the India has emerged as
the world’s largest importer of major arms during the year 2012–16.
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Under this report, India accounted for 13
percent of the global total sales. According to the data, it is made clear that
the India increased its arms imports by 43% between 2007–11 and 2012–16.
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