World News
- The United States has said that the H1-B visa of Indians living in the United States has been extended.
- The world has stated that India's growth rate will be 3% in 2018.
- In the past year, China has frozen over 1 lakh and 28 thousand websites with porn films and information.
- Russia has welcomed negotiations between North Korea and South Korea.
- North Korea has announced that it will send a team of North Korea's 2018 Winter Olympic Games to be held in South Korea.
- The Pakistani government has deployed security cooperation with the US in Afghanistan.
National News
- The government is planning to bring a virtual ID instead of 16 digit of Aadhaar number.
- A new ID card is introduced instead of Aadhaar card to protect individual privacy.
- A 48-member Governors Conference has been constituted to examine the contribution of state governors to the development work.
- 12 per cent GST has been imposed for Napkins in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
- Income tax benefits for monthly payers in the central budget
Appointments
- ISRO's appoints K.Sivan as new chairman.
- Former captain Ricky Ponting has been appointed as co-coach of Australia's 20-over cricket team.
- Mathews was appointed to captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team.
- Mithali Raj has been appointed as the captain of the Indian women's team in a one-day series against South Africa.
Business News
- The Union Cabinet has approved 100 percent FDI in single brand retail.
- The Federal Cabinet has decided to liberalize foreign direct investment policy.
Sports news
- Bhagir Shah, a 19-year-old cricketer from Afghanistan, has broken the batting average record of Dan Bradman.
- Kerala topped the list of IPL football tournaments.
- Ian Hume scored a hat-trick in the IPL football tournament.
- ICC for Test cricket matches India captain Virat Kohli was ranked 3rd in the rankings list chart.
Awards
- Vishnu, a student of Vellore, won gold in the international Boating tournament.