Daily Current Affairs of 28 February 2018
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Here is the Current Affairs of 28th February 2018. Current Affairs is the very important in General Awareness 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.
Here is the Current Affairs of 28th February 2018. Current Affairs is the very important in General Awareness 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.) The Railway Ministry said it aims
to install sanitary pad dispensers and incinerators
at about 200 stations by International
Women’s Day on March 8.
2.) Germany and France-based researchers have recorded 100 million distance values per second, demonstrating the fastest
distance measurement so far.
3.) The Davis Cup, in existence since 1900, may be converted into a ‘World Cup
of Tennis’ from next year.
5.) The moon will get its first 4G
mobile network next year to allow lunar exploration vehicles to stream
high-definition data back to a base station.
6.) Team India captain Virat Kohli and his Proteas counterpart
Faf du Plessis have donated ₹5.5 lakh to the Cape Town Water Crisis on behalf of both the teams for drought
relief efforts in Cape Town.
7.) 28th
February is
celebrated as National Science Day (NSD). The
theme of NSD-2018 is “Science
and Technology for a Sustainable Future”.
8.) The Chilika lake in Odisha has
emerged as the single largest habitat
of Irrawaddy dolphins in the world with the spotting of 155 such
animals, according to the Chilika
Development Authority (CDA).
9.) The central government has sanctioned
₹1,200 crore for schemes to tackle air pollution in Delhi, NITI
Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said.
10.) Catholic Syrian Bank
Ltd
and Celebrus Capital Ltd have
announced a new partnership to offer
CSB’s customers online trading and demat services.
11.) A free, 24×7 dispensary for stray animals has been set up in Noida by a non-profitable group called House of Stray Animals.
12.) The Reserve Bank of India raised the exposure limit under Exchange
Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) trading for residents and foreign
portfolio investors (FPIs) to USD 100 million across all currency pairs
involving the Indian rupee.
13.) Belgium’s capital Brussels will provide free public transport on days of excessive air pollution under
new emergency rules.
14.) Ministry of Tourism estimates
monthly Foreign Exchange Earnings
(FEEs) through Tourism in India,
both in Rupee and Dollar terms based on the credit data of Travel Head from
Balance of Payments of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
15.) E-commerce giant Amazon has agreed to buy US-based video doorbell startup Ring,
the companies confirmed.
16.) Retirement fund body Employees Provident Fund Organisation
(EPFO) has made it mandatory
to file online claims for provident
fund withdrawals above Rs 10 lakh, taking another step
towards becoming a paperless organisation.
17.) Tennis legend Roger Federer became the most
decorated winner in the history of Laureus World Sports
Awards after he won twin honours at the 18th edition of the awards
ceremony in Monaco.
18.) India Clinched 11 Medals at Strandja Memorial Boxing
Tournament.
19.) Shri Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation
stone for setting up of a National Technology Centre for Ports,
Waterways and Coasts at IIT Chennai.
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