1.Maharashtra Govt approved  implementation of "happy hour" for autorickshaws

• Maharashtra Government has approved the implementation of “happy hours” for auto rickshaws, reducing 15% of fare prices from 12 pm to 4 pm, barring the minimum fare for first 1.5 km, as recommended by Khatua panel.  The decision will however not be applicable to local taxis and app-based taxis.
•  The panel also recommended a new concept will turn lean hours to happy hours, for housewives and senior citizens who normally don’t have a fixed schedule for their outings. While the citizens appreciated the move, the auto-rickshaw unions have indicated that they will oppose the move.

Foot notes :- 

About Maharashtra:
Capital- Mumbai.
Chief Minister (CM)- Uddhav Bal Thackeray.
Governor- Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

2. Rajya Sabh approves minor changes in bill to include tribal communities of Karnataka in ST category 

• Rajya Sabha approved some minor changes made by Lok Sabha in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2019. 
• Tribal Affairs minister Arjun Munda moved the amendments made by Lok Sabha in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for consideration. The amendments are replacing the word ‘seventieth’ to ‘seventy-first’ and figure ‘2019’ to ‘2020’ at line one in the first page. The bill also seeks to include Parivara and Talawara tribal communities of Karnataka in the (Scheduled Tribes) category to ensure they get the reservation and other benefits provided by the government.

Foot notes:
About Rajya Sabha:

• Deputy Leader of the House: Piyush Goyal, BJP; since 11 June 2019
• Deputy Chairman: Harivansh Narayan Singh, JDU; since 9 August 2018
• Chairperson: Venkaiah Naidu

3. India Post launched First free Digital Parcel Locker Service in West Bengal 

• For the first time in India, the Department of Posts is introducing a free digital parcel locker service in the city to enable customers to collect their consignment from specified post offices at their convenience.
• The facility will be available in two post offices in Kolkata - the Nabadiganta IT Post Office in Sector 5 of Salt Lake City and another in New Town. The facility, which is popular in European countries, will be limited to consignments received through registered post or speed post. 
• This facility has been chosen for working people who cannot receive parcels because they have no one at home to receive consignments during office hours. A customer will be given a specific locker number as the address where India Post will drop the parcel. Consignments will be dropped into the digital parcel locker and an SMS will be issued along with an OTP number to the customer concerned.

Foot notes :- 

About the Department of Posts (DoP):
Headquarters– New Delhi
Minister– Ravishankar Prasad

4. 3-day aviation exhibition‘Wings India 2020’  and  air show begins in Hyderabad 

• The three -day civil aviation business exhibition and air show, ‘Wings India 2020’ has begun in Hyderabad.
• The biennial event being organized by Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India along with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will continue at the Begumpet airport.On the first day, Business to Business and Business to Government meetings are taking place in which a number of aviation majors including Airbus, Boeing and others are taking place. The biennial event will have dazzling aerobatics twice a day by two teams - Sarang, the helicopter aerobatics team of Indian Air Force and Global Stars team of British pilots on fixed wing aircrafts.

5. DST sanctioned Rs 7.25 cr to IIT Mandi for establishment of  Technology hub

• The Department of Science and Technology (DST) sanctioned Rs 7.25 crore to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, Himachal Pradesh to set up a Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) at the institute under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).
• The major focus of the TIH in IIT Mandi will be on human-computer interaction (HCI) research, where projects will focus on design and development of computer technology (interfaces) and the study of interaction between humans (users) and computers. Also, the TIH will focus on human resource and skill development, entrepreneurship and collaboration with other leading institutions. HCI is focused on the ways in which humans interact with computers and design technologies that let humans interact with computers in novel ways. As a field of research, HCI is situated at the intersection of computer science, behavioural sciences, design, and media studies among others.

Foot notes:
About DST(Department of Science and technology):

• Founded: May 1971
• Headquarters location: New Delhi
• Secretary: Ashutosh Sharma
• Head: Harsh Vardhan

6. Amitabh Bachchan to be a first-ever Brand Ambassador of IDFC FIRST Bank 

• Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan was appointed as the first-ever ambassador of the IDFC FIRST Bank.
• Mr. Bachchan is a winner of countless prestigious national awards, an all-time favourite of the masses, and the country's most celebrated actor.
• IDFC FIRST Bank was founded as a new entity by the merger of IDFC Bank and Capital First on December 18, 2018.

Foot notes 
About IDFC first bank

• Headquarters: Mumbai
• CEO: V. Vaidyanathan

About Capital first:

• Founder: V. Vaidyanathan
• Founded: 2008

7. LPG scheme PM Ujjwala Yojana closed; only 3 States & 5 UTs become kerosene-free 

• In accordance with the report of the Parliamentary Committee on Petroleum  headed by BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) member Ramesh Bidhuri, only three States and five Union Territories have become kerosene-free even though in September 2019 the government has met the target of 8 crore LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY).
• The kerosene-free states are Haryana, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh and Union Territories (UTs) are Delhi, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Andaman & Nicobar Island and Puducherry. The report points the gap between the continuing use of kerosene and the claim of 97% LPG coverage nationwide.

Foot notes :- 
About PMUY:

• Launched in 2016, the scheme aims to provide LPG connections to 5 crore women belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families over a period of 3 years starting from FY 2016-17. Its objective is to safeguard the health of women & children by providing them with a clean cooking fuel i.e. LPG.

8. "Jallianwala Bagh" named exhibition inaugurated in New Delhi on the occasion of 130th foundation day of NAI

• On the occasion of 130th Foundation Day of National Archives of India (NAI) an exhibition on Jallianwala Bagh is organised at the premises of National Archives, New Delhi.
• This exhibition is an endeavour to commemorate the centenary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre covering a period from (1915-50). The present exhibition is primarily presented with the help of original and digital copies of archival documents relating to the Jallianwala bagh Massacre available in National Archives of India. This is an earnest attempt to portray the relentless struggle of the Indian people against the British tyranny through our record holdings.

Foot notes :- 
National Archives of India Founded: 11 March 1891
Headquarters: New Delhi
Parent department: Ministry of Culture
Minister of Art and culture: Prahlad Singh Patel

9. SBI to buy worth Rs 7250 crore shares of cash-strapped Yes Bank at Rs 10 per share

• The State Bank of India said that it will buy shares worth 7,250 crore rupees of the cash-strapped Yes Bank in accordance with the draft reconstruction scheme envisaged by the Reserve Bank of India.
• SBI said that its board has permitted the purchase of the private lender's shares at a price of 10 rupees per share subject to all regulatory approvals. SBI’s shareholding in Yes Bank will remain within 49 percent of the paid-up capital. According to RBI’s reconstruction scheme, the strategic investor was not only supposed to pick up 49 percent stake but assure that the holding will not fall below 26 percent for a minimum period of three years from the date of capital infusion.

Foot notes :- 
About SBI:

• Headquarters: Mumbai
• MD : Challa Sreenivasulu
• Founded:  1 July, 1955

About Yes Bank:

• CEO: Ravneet Gill (1 Mar 2019–)
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Tagline: Experience our Expertise
• Founded: 2004
• Founders: Rana Kapoor and Late Ashok Kapoor

10. Veteran Bengali actor “Santu Mukhopadhyay” passes away at 69

• Veteran Bengali actor Santu Mukhopadhyay who was known for his works in films such as 'Sansar Simante' and 'Bhalobasa Bhalobasa' died.
• He had been suffering from carcinoma for long and been admitted to a hospital on February 4 with blood sugar and hypertension. 
• Born in Kolkata in 1951, Mukhopadhyay showed his class when he was in early 20s in films like 'Sansar Simante' and 'Raja' by Tarun Majumder and Tapan Sinha respectively.