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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Presents Demonetisation Bill in Lok Sabha

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has introduced the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha. The Bill provides for holding, transfer and receiving of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes. All these notes were demonetized after November 8, 2016. The bill It seeks to replace the Ordinance on demonetization.

19th Edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav Begins in New Delhi

The 19th edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav or International Drama Festival has begun in New Delhi. The 21 days annual theater festival will be in 5 cities including New Delhi, Kurukshetra, Pune, Agartala, Hyderabad and Patna. There will be 94 performances from 12 Countries & 16 Indian States in this event.

Centre of Integrative Oncology inaugurated in New Delhi

Dr. Saumya Swaminathan, Secretary, Department of Health Research has inaugurated the Centre of Integrative Oncology (CIO). Indian Council for Medical Research and Shri Ajit M. Sharan has also taken part in this inauguration. The main motive of the CIO is to build collaborations in the cancer prevention, research, and care in an integrated approach.

India and Italy Sign an MOU in Rail Sector for Technical Cooperation

The Union Ministry of Railways has signed a MoU with an Italian Firm Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane Group (FS Group). The ministry of railway mainly focuses on safety operations. The main aim of the MoU is cooperation in the safety audit of Indian Railways.

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Right to Information(RTI) Act of Sri Lanka comes into effect.

Right to Information (RTI) Act has come into effect in Sri Lanka from February 3, 2017. Present Sri Lankan government ahead of the 2015 elections has announced this RTI. The RTI was one of the major announcements made by the Srilankan Govt.

Reserve Bank of India Allows NRIs access to ETCD market

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed the NRIs to have access to the exchange traded currency derivatives (ETCD) market. This will make the NRIs hedge the currency risk due to making an investment in India.
Access to ETCD market will provide the NRI’s an additional hedging option.

Rex Tillerson sworn-in as US secretary of state

Former Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Rex Tillerson has taken the charge as the US secretary of state by Vice President Mike Pence in the presence of President Donald Trump in the White House’s Oval Office. Senate has confirmed the Rex’s appointment.

Pankaj Advani Wins 29th the National Snooker Championship title

Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the 29th Indian National Snooker Championship title 2017 at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana, Pune.The World Champion, Pankaj Adwani has defeated Pandurangaiah of Railways 6-0 in a one-sided final.