INDIA
– Karnataka Government issues circular restricting any religious attire within educational institutions
– Asia’s largest tribal festival, the Medaram Jathara, being celebrated in Telangana from February 16 to 19
– Maharashtra: India’s first water taxi service inaugurated connecting Navi Mumbai to mainland Mumbai
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– SC stays Punjab & Haryana High court order staying 75% quota in private sector jobs for Haryana residents
– Karnataka High Court strikes down state government’s ban on online gaming
– Power Ministry notifies Green Hydrogen/ Green Ammonia Policy to replace fossil fuels
– Nepal to become first country to deploy India’s UPI (Unified Payments Interface) platform for digitalisation of cash transactions
WORLD
– First meeting of G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors under G20 Presidency of Indonesia held
