1. Defending champion Karnataka’s Kishan Gangolli won the 13th edition of the National ‘A’ Chess Championship for the blind in Mumbai.
2. Ramesh Sippy to get inaugural Raj Kapoor Award.
3. The Gevora Hotel in Dubai, developed by the Al Attar Group has now become the “world’s tallest hotel”. It stands 356 metres and 53 centimetres tall.
4. World Radio Day is observed annually on 13 February.
5. In India 8.4% Growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in One Year.
6. The Institute Of Directors organised it’s 12th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
7. R.K. Singh inaugurates International Conference on Operations and Maintenance held in New Delhi
8. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde has stated that regulatory action on cryptocurrencies is “inevitable”.
9. The Pakistan Peoples Party’s Krishna Kumari is poised to become the country’s first woman Hindu lawmaker next month, after the party nominated her for the upcoming Senate elections.
10. Uttar Pradesh Government launched massive door to door “DASTAK campaign against Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanise Encephalitis (JE).
11. All villages to be linked by roads by 2019 under 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna'.
12. Nitin Gadkari releases India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual.
13. Radio Umang: India's first online radio station launched.
14. JNPT, Kamarajar and Vizag get good grades in new ‘Port Performance Index’.
15. Chandrababu Naidu richest Chief Minister in India, eleven others face criminal cases: ADR Report.
16. Uttar Pradesh launches DASTAK campaign to eradicate Japanise Encephalitis.
17. Bihar bans sale of loose cigarettes.
18. Indian Army contributes 2,300 personnel for UN peace keeping mission in South Sudan.
19. Darwin Week’ kicks off in Kolkata.
20. India-Russia Agriculture Business Summit held in New Delhi.
21. 6th World Government Summit (WGS-2018) held in Dubai.
22. Tanzania withdraws from UN refugee programme.
23. RBI rolls out new stressed assets framework to tackle bad loan problem.
24. Bank of Baroda to exit South Africa by March-end.
25. Citi India ban use of debit/credit cards to buy bitcoins.
26. Chandrashekhar Kambar elected as President of Sahitya Akademi.
27. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launched the first tests of the world’s first autonomous pods at the World Government Summit.
28. Tata Steel bags 'most ethical company' award.
29. World's first robot ski competition held in South Korea.
30. ‘Darwin Week’ kicks off in Kolkata.
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