Daily Current Affairs of 17 February 2018

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Here is the Current Affairs of 17th February 2018. Current Affairs is the very important section to score high in the mains exams of the various government exams like BANK, SSC, INSURANCE, RAILWAY, GPSC and many more. So read daily current affairs and score high in the examination and increase your chance to be selected.






1.) Milkbasket, India’s first and largest micro-delivery platform has been recognised as ‘Startup of the Year’ 2017 at the 7th Small Business Awards.

2.) China will host 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit at Qingdao.

3.) K.P. Sharma Oli was sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister. Kathmandu is the capital and Nepalese rupee is the currency of Nepal.

4.) Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister will arrive in India on a seven-day State visit. Ottawa is the capital and Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada.

5.) Hassan Rouhani, president of Iran visits India. Tehran is the capital and Iranian rial is the currency of Iran.

6.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

7.) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fourth container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai.

8.) PNB Housing Finance has tied up with International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, to raise $800 million for green and affordable housing in India.

9.) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the 6th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) of India Region in Patna.

10.) State Bank of India has launched its Global NRI Centre (GNC) in Kochi, a one-stop customer service point for all NRI banking-related activities.

11.) The government has signed second Loan Agreement with New Development Bank (NDB) for the financing of Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for the Desert Areas.

12.) Unmanned Russian Cargo Ship progress MS-08 Launched. Moscow is the capital, Russian ruble is the currency and Vladimir Putin is president of Russia.

13.) Munich Security Conference, began in Munich, Germany.

14.) Vikas Sathaye, a Pune-born person has been honoured with the Scientific and Engineering Academy Award at the Oscars Scientific and Technical Awards 2018 at Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, California.

15.) Singer Asha Bhosle has been honoured with the Yash Chopra Memorial Award.


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