NEWS 21-02-2018. NEWS FOR 23-FEB 1. Surface-to-surface Agni-II ballistic missile was successfully test-fired from the Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha coast. It has strike range of 2000 kilometers, which can also be increased to 3000km. It can carry a nuclear payload of 1 thousand kilograms. 2. Maharashtra government will roll out Asmita Yojana to provide cheap (subsidized) sanitary pads to school girls and women. Under the scheme, schoolgirls studying in Zilla Parishad schools will get sanitary napkin packet at Rs 5 while rural women can avail it at subsidized rate of Rs.24 and Rs.29. · 3. India will be the Global Host for World Environment Day (WED) 2018 which is observed annually on 5 June. The central theme for this year is ‘Plastic Pollution’. · 4. Saudi Arabia has allowed women to open their own businesses and benefit from government e-services without having to prove consent from husband or male guardian. This move marks major step away from country’s strict guardianship system that has ruled it for decades. · 5. China will host 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit at Qingdao, eastern Shandong Province in June 2018. · 6. Roger Federer defeated Robin Hasse to reach world no.1 position in ATP rankings. < < Back