The Supreme Court asked all States and UTs to strictly follow the Union Governments advisory on this age-old inhuman social practise against girls and women Devadasi system This university which was established by Freedom fighter Pt Madan Mohan Malviya completed 100 years of establishment on 13 February 2016 -Banaras Hindu University World Radio Day was observed on 13 February 2016 with the theme -Radio in Times of Emergency and Disaster This Pakistan umpire was banned for 5 years by the BCCI his involvement in 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal Asad Rauf He went on an indefinite leave for 3-days after appointment as the Executive Vice Chairman of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) -R K Pachauri The 3-day long 2016 World Government Summit concluded in Dubai, the UAE The legislature of this country adopted sanction on North Korea for conducting nuclear test and rocket launch United States of America Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Make In India week in this city -Mumbai The location of the first mega food park in Madhya Pradesh which is promoted by M/s Indus mega Food Part Pvt. Ltd Panwa village in Khargone district Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed was on a State visit to India for 3 days. He is also the crown prince of Abu Dhabi He was appointed as the chairperson of The Energy and Resources Institute or TERI -Ashok Chawla These four Indian-Americans were elected as members of the National Academy of Engineering of the USA for 2016 -Anil K Jain, Dr Arati Prabhakar, Ganesh Thakur and Dr K R Sridhar He was appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce Commission -Davinder Singh Mobile One m-governance project of this State won gold at the 4th World Government Summit in Dubai Karnataka Indias rank among the 38 countries in the United States Chamber of Commerces 2016 Intellectual Property Index 37 The Supreme Court under this Section of CrPC upheld clampdown on access to mobile internet by State Governments Section 144 The Indian IT consulting company which announced the acquisition of US-based health insurance firm HealthPlan Services is Wipro The Soviet footballer, the scorer of the first ever UEFA European Championship qualifying goal, who died on 10 February 2016 in Moscow, Russia is -Anatoli Ilyin The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer for music for Variations for Orchestra who died on 4 February 2016 is -Leslie Bassett The Indian lawyer who was appointed as the South Asia Regional Director at International Court of Arbitration is -Abhinav Bhushan To eliminate of Malaria disease by 2030, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on 11 February 2016 released -National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) 2016-2030 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 11 February 2016 appointed women ministers to the newly created portfolios for -Happiness and Tolerance, And Youth Affairs A fiction book titled A Kingdom for his Love was launched in February 2016 by Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) is co-authored by -Vani Mahesh and Shinie Antony The second phase of odd-even number scheme for cars in Delhi will be implemented from -15 April 2016 The Rajya Sabha Chairman on 11 February 2016 appointed this Supreme Court judge to head the panel probing sexual harassment charge against Madhya Pradesh High Court judge -Justice Ranjan Gogoi Number of countries that will participate in the three-day International Roma Conference on 12 February 2016 in New Delhi -15 countries Indian-origin person appointed as Australia's new High Commissioner to India on 11 February 2016 is -Harinder Sidhu Siachen braveheart who died on 11 February 2016 at Army's research and referral hospital in New Delhi -Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad The US Senate on 10 February 2016 voted unanimously to toughen economic sanctions on this country in reaction to its recent nuclear test and the long-range rocket launch North Korea Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on 10 February 2016 unveiled a draft document titled -Vision Assam-2030: Everything for Everyone-Achieving inclusive and Sustainable Development The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) on 10 February 2016 signed an agreement to improve cooperation in -Cyber Defense The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the Cryogenic mark- III based GSLV satellite launch vehicle in -December 2016 She took the charge as the director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Buenos Aires that serves Argentina and Uruguay on 10 February 2016 -Tamar Hahn of Israel The UAE's national oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on 10 February 2016 agreed to store crude oil in India's maiden strategic petroleum storage at -Mangalore UNESCO World Heritage Site, Elephanta Island, which was dependent upon diesel-powered generators for electricity until now, will be completely electrified by -Independence Day 2016 India nominee D J Pandian appointed as Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer of the newly formed 100 billion dollar -Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Union Government on 10 February 2016 extended its flagship scheme Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao in additional -61 district, across eleven states The singer and songwriter who was named as IFPI Global Recording Artist of 2015 across all music formats is Adele The bank with which Smartbox Ecommerce Solutions announced its tie-up for solving challenges related to last mile delivery for e-commerce firms is YES Bank The power back-up solution provider with which HeyBiz announced its association on 9 February 2016 is -Su-Kam Power Systems Limited The veteran Bengali film director who passed away on 10 February 2016 in Kolkata is -Aurobindo Mukherjee Kerala martial artist who set a new world record for most knuckle push-ups in a minute is -KJ Joseph The Marine Museum was inaugurated at the Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre (MARC) of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) on 3 February 2016 in -Digha, West Bengal Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) notified this animal as vermin for a period of one year in Uttarakhand on 3 February 2016 -Wild Pig National Arogya Fair-2016 was concluded on 8 February 2016 at -Dehradun in Uttarakhand The two-day annual international radio fair Outreach International Radio Fair-2016 will kick off from 13 February 2016 in -Bhubaneswar This day was observed across schools and preschools (anganwadis) in India on 10 February 2016 -National Deworming Day United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon launched a report titled One Humanity: Shared Responsibility as part of -World Humanitarian Summit Union Government in February 2016 sanctioned about 580 crore rupees as part of the cost for constructing the 15-km railway track that will connect Kolkata with Tripura via -Bangladesh Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on 8 February 2016 announced plans to develop aircraft carrier INS Viraat as a tourism center after its decommissioning at -Vishakhapatnam National Assembly, the Lower House of the bicameral Parliament of France, on 9 February 2016 passed a proposal to amend the Constitution to strip people convicted of terrorist offences of their -French nationality Union Government released the Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 on 9 February 2016 for -North-east India The Academy to which Reliance Industries chairman and managing director (CMD) Mukesh Ambani and Sam Pitroda were elected as members on 8 February 2016 -US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) The President of United States (US) Barack Obama on 9 February 2016 unveiled a Cyber Security National Action Plan on the occasion of -Safer Internet Day The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 8 February 2016 released the Report of the Working Group on Introduction of Interest Rate Options in India that was prepared by RBI committee chaired by -Prof PG Apte The Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex, worlds largest solar power plant, was opened in February 2016 in Morocco The former Prime Minister of Nepal and President of Nepali Congress who died on 9 February 2016 is -Sushil Koirala An international team of scientists (biologists) discovered a new species of luminous creature, hydrozoas (presumably, a new species of the genus Cytaeis), in -Red Sea The massive air and sea rescue operation, carried on by India in the war-torn Yemen in April 2015 that came in news due to Royal Navy of United Kingdoms desire to officially study it -Operation Rahaat Sonadia port project in Cox's Bazaar coast that was in news on 8 February 2016 is located in -Chittagong Division, Bangladesh New Zealand on 8 February 2016 won the three-match Chappell-Hadlee Trophy of cricket against -Australia, 2-1 Storm that on 8 February 2016 battered parts of southern Britain by heavy rain and winds up to 96miles per hour (mph) Imogen Noted Urdu Poet and well known Bollywood lyricist who died due to heart attack in Mumbai on 8 February 2016 at the age of 78 was -Nida Fazli The squash player who won the gold in women's individual squash after beating Maria Toorpaki Wazir of Pakistan at the South Asian Games is -Joshna Chinappa The President of Wrestling Federation of India who was appointed as the President of the South Asian Wrestling Federation is -Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh The type of saree that won the India Handloom tag for its unique designs and identity in the first week on February 2016 is -Chettinad cotton saree The former chief of Bureau of Energy Efficiency appointed as the Director General of TERI is -Ajay Mathur The New Zealand cricketer who retired from One-Day Internationals (ODIs) on 8 February 2016 -Brendon Barrie McCullum Union government launched the 24x7 Toll Free Tourist Infoline on 8 February 2016 in -12 International Languages Haryana government will start celebrating the birthday of girl students across all state-run schools by launching a programme called -Kanya Janamdin Utsav The first machine harvestable chickpea variety, NBeG 47 was released in -Andhra Pradesh Two cities that topped the National Air Quality Indices (NAQI) with 409 points each for having the severe pollution are Varanasi and Muzzafarpur The name of NASAs new rocket that will be launched in 2018 and carry 13 CubeSats and an uncrewed Orion Spacecraft Space Launch System (SLS) The Army on 7 February 2016 observed 68th 'Nowshera Day' to commemorate the sacrifice of jawans who laid down their lives while fighting cross-border intruders in the frontier town of Nowshera of -Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 International Cricket Council (ICC) on 7 February 2016 suspended Pakistans leg-spinner Yasir Shah for three months after he tested positive for a banned substance -Chlortalidone Padma Shri awardee Cartoonist who died on 6 February 2016 due to brain tumor in Gurgaon -Sudhir Tailang Five common type of cancer that would be diagnosed with the help of a simple blood test due to identification of a striking signature in tumour DNA by researchers from National Institute of Health in US -Lung, breast, intestine, stomach and the womb This firm was in news as it has been developing OX513A mosquito strain to check the growth of Aedes mosquito that transmit Dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus -Gangabishan Bhikulal Investment and Trading Ltd This country launched the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite on 7 February 2016 North Korea The first Indo-China joint tactical military exercise Sino-India 2016 was held at -Chusul-Moldo area in Ladakh Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated this premier educational institution to the nation in Odisha -National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar These states will benefit from the Project Sunrise that was launched by the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to improve interventions against HIV/AIDS among people who inject drugs (PWID) Eight north eastern States Sapna Devi won gold for India in the women Wushu Taulu Competition of -12th South Asian Games An oil refinery of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at this place was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi -Paradip Oil Refinery For the first time United Nations Postal Administration unveiled commemorative stamps to promote LGBT Equality The country that banned the supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food is France Vishal Mehta was appointed as the President of the newly- formed association named as -International Grown Diamond Association The Union Government agreed to Jharkhands proposal to set up a Sanskrit University in -Deoghar The athlete who emerged as the winner of Lagos City Marathon is -Abraham Kipton The educational institute in Puducherry which became India's first fully solar-powered educational institute is -Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education