Corbett Tiger Reserve shoot-at-sight order was issued to curb poaching 


  • Uttarakhand govt. has issued a shoot-at-sight order in the Corbett Tiger Reserve to curb poaching of tigers on 21st February 2017

India, Uganda agreed to cooperate in  Space Programme and atomic energy


  • A joint press conference by the Vice President Hamid Ansari and Ugandan President Yoweri Kauta Museveni in State House at Entebbe, the official residence of President announced the agreement between India and Uganda to cooperate in Space Programme and Atomic Energy on 22nd February 2017.

India and Australia signed MoU on  Cooperation in civil aviation sector


  • The Union Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Australia for promotion and development of cooperation in civil aviation security on 22 February 2017 in New Delhi.
  • India and Australia already have a close relationship, which serve as a foundation for closer cooperation and multi-faceted interaction between the two countries.

Law protecting transgender students in America revoked by Trump Administration


  • US President Donald Trump’s administration rolled back Obama’s protection law for transgender students that allowed them to use the bathroom and locker room of their choice in public schools on 22 February 2017. 
  • It was seen by the transgender community as a huge progress in their fight for equal rights during Obama’s administration. 
  • Trump’s administration revoked the protection arguing that the state and public schools should have the authority to make their own decisions without interference from federal authority.

Google tech giant released its study on Digital Payments Industry 


  •  Google BCG study forecasted in The Digital Payments 2020 report that digital payment industry in India is expected to reach USD 500 billion by 2020.
  • It will be about 15 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

Canada announced to give asylum to  1200 Yazidi Refugees


  • The Canadian Govt. announced to give asylum to 1200 Yazidi refugees on 21st Feb 2017. These efforts have been taken by the govt. to curb the genocide in Iraq from the hands of Islamic extremists.


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