Underwater Harbor Defense and Surveillance System was launched in  Mumbai


  • The Vice Admiral and Western Naval Command chief Girish Luthra inaugurated an Integrated under Water Harbor Defense and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) for the Indian Navy.
  • The IUHDSS is the third to be installed in India.

In 2017 census, Irrawaddy dolphins count in Odisha is  181


  • Forest and Environment Department of the Odisha Government carried a census recently and found 181 endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in the state.
  • There were 34 humpback dolphins, 31 bottlenose dolphins and five pantropical spotted. The number is significantly dropped from 2015, when survey teams recorded 450 dolphins in the state.

National Badminton Championship winner are - Sourabh Verma (Men) and Rituparna Das (Women)

  •  Sourabh Verma from men’s singles and Rituparna Das from women’s singles won the Titles in National Badminton Championship in the 81st Senior National Badminton Championships tournament in Patna, Biharon.

Safer Internet  day celebrated on 7th Feb 2017


  • On 7th February 2017, Safer internet day was observed across the globe. Theme of this year was "Uniting for the better Internet and be the change".
  • Safer Internet Day is celebrated in over a hundred countries spread across the world.

Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill passed in LokSabha


  • On 7th February 2017, The Lok Sabha passed the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill. The Bill seeks to enable employers to pay wages to workers through cheque or directly crediting to their accounts.
  • The Bill was moved by Labor and Employment Minister BandaruDattatreya in the House replacing the Ordinance promulgated by the President on 28 December 2016.

Anish Kapoor has been awarded with Genesis Prize of Israel  


  •  Indian origin UK Sculptor, Anish Kapoor was awarded Israel's Genesis Prize. The award includes a prize money of $1 million, which awardee has already announced to help the Syrian refugees and alleviate the refugee crisis.

Juno spacecraft completed fourth flyby of Jupiter  


  • Nasa’s solar-powered spacecraft Juno completed its fourth fly by of Jupiter in first week of Feb 2017. It was closest to Jupiter as compared to other three attempts.
  • It was launched on 5 August 2011 in a rocket Atlas V-551 from Cape Canaveral, Florida in the USA.
  • Junocam , a color camera of the spacecraft provides the first detailed glimpse of Jupiter's poles to the public.


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