Top GKToday’s News Headlines-8 February 2020

February 8, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for February 8, 2020

PM participates in celebration of the Jan 27 signing of the Bodo Agreement at Kokrajhar in Assam
Kerala govt. to set up 1,000 ‘Kudumbashree’ hotels to provide subsidised meals at Rs 25
Haryana Govt. launches ‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna’; Rs 6,000 per year will be given to families having an annual income below Rs 1.80 lakh and land holdings up to five acres
Fashion show “Naturally North-East: The Naga Narrative”, curated by noted fashion designer Ritu Beri, held at Surajkund Mela in Haryana
Indian Army Major Anoop Mishra develops world’s first bulletproof helmet against AK-47 bullets under project Abhedya
Veteran cricket journalist and writer on film music Raju Bharatan dies at 86

Foreign exchange reserves rise by $4.607 billion to $471.3 billion in the week to January 31
Agreement signed for Nepal’s largest hydropower project, the 900 MW Arun-III, being built with India’s assistance
Hyderabad Metro Rail becomes 2nd largest operational Metro network in the country at 69 km; behind Delhi Metro
Trujet starts Bidar-Bengaluru flight in Karnataka under RCS-UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme-Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) gets Initial Operational Clearance for production of the Light Utility Helicopter
DRDO’s High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune signs contract with Rosoboronexport, Russia for development of Advanced Pyrotechnic Ignition Systems
US companies Raytheon and Lockheed Martin sign MoU with PSU Bharat Dynamics Limited to explore co-production of Javelin anti-tank guided missile system in India
Coal India Ltd subsidiary Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) sets up R&D centre SARAS for sustainable mining

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns world running out of protective equipment against Coronavirus
Botswana to start auction of elephant hunting licences ending ban imposed in 2014; has world’s largest elephant population

Railways win both men’s and women’s trophies at the Senior National Weightlifting Championships in Kolkata; Jeremy Lalrinnunga (men’s) and Mirabai Chanu (women’s) declared best lifters.