Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 19, 2022

– PM Modi holds a virtual summit with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

– Govt. approves implementation of Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project

– Centre approves continuation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) scheme for funding state government universities and colleges till 31st March 2026

– Maharashtra: PM inaugurates two additional railway lines between Thane and Diva

– MP: Name of controversy-hit Vyavsayik Pareeksha Mandal (Vyapam) changed for 2nd time, now rechristened as MP Karmachari Chayan Aayog

– 2008 Ahmedabad Serial bomb blast case: Special court awards death penalty to 38, life imprisonment to 11 convicts

– Direct flight between Delhi and Khajuraho (MP) under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme inaugurated

– India’s foreign exchange reserves decline by USD 1.763 billion to USD 630.19 billion in the week ended Feb 11

– Govt. of India, World Bank sign loan agreement of $115 million for implementation of “Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development” (REWARD) Project

– India-UAE sign Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)

– PSU NHPC incorporates NHPC Renewable Energy Ltd for clean energy business

– Chetan Ghate appointed new Director of Institute of Economic Growth, New Delhi

– IndiaMart.com, Delhi’s Palika Bazaar figure in ‘US Notorious Markets List’ for allowing counterfeiting and piracy

– IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal resigns from the company’s board; co-founder Rahul Bhatia is MD

– Bill Gates conferred Hilal-e-Pakistan honour for efforts to eradicate polio; country’s second highest civilian honour

– Six African countries (Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia) to receive mRNA (Messenger RNA) technology to set up vaccine production centres: WHO

– Shakibul Gani of Bihar becomes first to score triple hundred on First-Class debut in the Ranji Trophy match against Mizoram in Kolkata