News Headlines : 15th February 2022

  • In the age group of 15 to 18 years old, more than five crore 26 lakh vaccine doses have been administered as first dose and one crore 75 lakh as second dose.
  • Union Cabinet approves setting up of G20 Secretariat to implement overall policy decisions and arrangements for India’s G20 Presidency.
  • India, Australia and Singapore come together to address marine pollution with a focus on plastic debris.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver inaugural address at ‘The Energy and Resources Institute’s World Sustainable Development Summit’ via video message tomorrow.
  • Mindtree cofounders and philanthropists Subroto Bagchi and N S Parthasarathy to donate Rs 425 cr to Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru to build a PG medical college and 800 bed multi-speciality hospital.
  • RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in fifth, last case of multi-crore Fodder Scam shifted to RIMS paying ward from Hotwar Jail this evening. Team of doctors investigated Lalu’s health in Hotwar jail. He will remain in special paying ward at RIMS due to his medical condition.
  • Election Commission of India requested the Governor of Punjab to issue appropriate advisory and take action as deemed necessary against Punjab State Information Commissioner Anumit Singh Sodhi.
  • Campaigning for Assembly Elections reaches cresendo in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Manipur.
  • Overall imports in January this year are estimated to be $67.76 billion, exhibiting a slower rate of growth of 30.54% over the same period last year and a positive growth of 30.19% over January 2020.
  • India’s overall exports in January estimated to register growth of 36.76 per cent over the same period last year.
  • Look Out Circulars issued against the accused in case of over 22 thousand crore rupees loan fraud by ABG Shipyard Limited. CBI said, the account of ABG Shipyard turned Non Performing Assets in 2013 as per State Bank of India
  • Narcotics Control Bureau organises Darkathon -2022 to find solutions to counter drug trafficking through dark net.
  • External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar concludes three day visit to the Philippines.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the country does not want war after Western nations accused Moscow of deploying troops in large numbers near Ukraine with plans to invade.
  • Russia pulls back some of its troops from Ukraine side; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaches Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin. 
  • In Cricket, T-20 International Series between India and West Indies to begin at Eden Gardens in Kolkata tomorrow.