INDIA
– No religious symbols allowed for students in school and college premises: Karnataka High Court
– India has about 21 judges per million people: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
– 257 police stations in the country don’t have vehicles; 638 without phones: Parliamentary Committee Report
– 4th India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue held in virtual mode
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– RBI keeps rates unchanged; FY23 GDP growth seen at 7.8%
– Govt. bans import of drones except for R&D, defence and security purposes
– Petroleum: 23 refineries working in country with total refining capacity of 249.22 million metric tons per annum
– Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and his Australian counterpart Dan Tehan held discussions on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in New Delhi
– RailTel bags ICAI award for excellence in financial reporting for the year 2020-21 in Public Sector Entities Category
WORLD
– World Pulses Day observed on Feb 10; theme: “Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems”
SPORTS
– Cricket: India (237/9 in 50) beat West Indies (193/10 in 46) by 44 runs in second ODI in Ahmedabad; take 2-0 lead in three match series
