Daily Current Affairs Updates

The Union Government has launched the first ever across-the-river survey in River Ganga to determine the population of aquatic life, including that of the endangered Gangetic doplhin.

Scientists have claimed that they have discovered oldest fossils on Earth in rocks from Quebec, Canada.

The Kerala State budget 2017-18 was presented by the State Finance Minister Dr Thomas Isaac.

Haryana Government has announced Tirtha Darshan Scheme under which senior citizens above 60 years of age in the state will be able to go on a pilgrimage within the country at government expense Announcement in this regard was made by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar while replying to the discussion on the Governor�s address during the budget session of the Haryana Assembly.

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• Endangered Kurukh gets official language status in West Bengal
• NGT fixes norms for camping along Ganga in Uttarakhand
• Odisha for first time achieves highest decline in IMR

The State Legislative Assembly has passed the West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Bill, 2017, by a voice vote.

For the first time in 16 years, Odisha has achieved highest decline in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). This decline is far better than the national average.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has prohibited all camping activity on beaches which fall within 100 meters along the River Ganga from Shivpuri to Rishikesh in Uttarakhand.

West Bengal Government has given official language status to endangered tribal language Kurukh, mother tongue belonging to the Dravidian family.

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has successfully coordinated Operation Thunder Bird from January 30 to February 19, 2017 in its fight to end poaching of India�s wildlife animals.

• Indigenously developed weapon-locating radar SWATHI handed to Army
• Half of India-Bangladesh border fenced: Government
• Indian Navy successfully test-Fires anti-ship missile from Kalvari Submarine