*Current Affairs One liner of the day: 16 February 2017*
• The Union Cabinet gave approval to amend the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 to extend its jurisdiction to - Jammu and Kashmir
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval to award contracts in 31 contract areas of ‘discovered small fields’ under this policy - Small Field Policy Bidding Round, 2016
• The government of this State gave its approval for construction of an airport in Sabarimala - Kerala
• The Union Cabinet approved the signing of a bilateral Air Services Agreement with this country – Rwanda
• The former Supreme Court Judge who took charge of the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) is - Justice Vikramajit Sen
• The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation launched Employees Enrolment Campaign 2017. The campaign is operational between - 1 January 2017 and 31 March 2017
• The Union Cabinet approved the merger of the State Bank of India with five of its associate banks. These five associate banks are - State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Travancore, and State Bank of Patiala
• Bheege Chunariya, a Holi-themed festival, will soon be launched in - Dubai
• This state has completely banned its employees from consuming any kind of intoxicant – Bihar
• This country’s minority government survived a no confidence vote in the Parliament over its mishandling of a policing scandal – Ireland
• Thanal, a city-based group in Kerala has launched a helpline to provide technical support to people in- Waste management.
• This new system, which caters exclusively to metro networks, was unveiled by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on 15 February 2017 in its head office in New Delhi - The world’s first transit rating system
• Sweden has received clearance from the United States to sell this new technology to India – Gripen fighter jets
• The Australian Cricketer who announced his retirement from international cricket in February 2017 is – Adam Voges
• The portal and mobile application that was launched by Piyush Goyal to ensure transparent award of Clearances for Mining Operations is - TAMRA
• He became the first Indian to be promoted by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the Technical Delegate (TD) - Norman Isaac.
*From:- Vajiam & Ravi IAS study circle, New Delhi*
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