Palaniswami has been appointed as a new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister


  • Palaniswami has been appointed as a 13th chief minister of Tamil Nadu on 16th February 2017
  • Along with his new position, Palaniswami has retained his earlier responsibilities as the Minister of PWD and the Minister for Highways & Minor Ports.
  • Sasikala herself chose him for the CM post before she left to serve her four-year sentence for corruption in a Bengaluru jail.

Hindi Scholar and writer Surendra Verma selected for  Vyas Samman 2016


  • Hindi scholar and writer, Surendra Verma was selected for Vyas Samman 2016. He was chosen for this award for his novel Kaatna ShamiKa Vriksha: Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se. It was published in 2010.
  •  Surendra Verma was born on 7th September 1941 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

Final warning to Britain, France, Germany on air pollution is issued by European Union


  • The European Union (EU) warned United Kingdom, France, Germany and two other countries to check menace of Air-Pollution in their cities in the third week of February 2017.
  •  The warning was issued for failing to address continuous breaches of air pollution limits for nitrogen dioxide.
  • Heavy smog in much of Europe this winter prompted emergency measures in several big cities including London, Berlin, Paris and so on.


Sea ice level hits an all-time low in  Antarctica


  • As per the status shared by US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) on the data collected of the sea ice in Antarctica on 14th February 2017, it states that sea level has gone all time low in Antarctica in the last four decades.

Vikas Swarup has been appointed as a High Commissioner of India to Canada 


  • Vikas Swarup has been appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada by the Union Ministry External Affairs (MEA) on 16thFebruary 2017.
  • At the time of elevation, Swarup was working as the Spokesperson of the MEA.

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