Daily Current Affairs of 8 February 2018

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Here is the Current Affairs of 8th 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, UPSC, GPSC and many more. So read daily current affairs and score high in the examination and increase your chance to be selected.






1.) The Fifth edition of South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference was held in New Delhi. It was hosted by Public Procurement Division (PPD) of Ministry of Finance and All India Management Association (AIMA).

2.) US-based scientists have detected the first experimental evidence of ‘superionic water ice’. The new form of matter is said to occur naturally on Uranus and Neptune, when water is heated to several thousand degrees at high pressure.
3.) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prema Khandu laid the foundation stone for Rhododendron Park in Tawang.
4.) The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has developed the first flight of Hawk-i with indigenous Real Time Operating System (RTOS). Hawk-i is the first indigenous RTOS developed in India from scratch and certified by Center for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC). 
5.) TVS Motor Company Ltd., unveiled ‘futuristic’ scooter and motorcycles to transform future mobility using alternative fuel.
6.) The first ever of its kind in the country chat-based job search mobile app 'Empzilla' is being launched that will do away with existing limitations of employers and job seekers making selection process quick and cost-effective.
7.) Dubai International Airport has held on to its No 1 ranking as the world’s busiest airport for international travel, after seeing around 88.2 million passengers in 2017.
8.) Bermuda has become the first country to legalise and then repeal same-sex marriage. Hamilton is the capital and Bermudian dollar is the currency of Bermuda.
9.) Indian princess Sophia Alexandra Duleep Singh has been honoured with a Royal Mail stamp of the UK to mark the centenary of the suffragette movement.
10.) The Reserve Bank of India will link the base rate with the MCLR from 1st of April 2018 to ensure expeditious transmission of its policy rate to borrowers. The RBI had introduced the Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rates (MCLR) system with effect from 1st April 2016.
11.) The Reserve Bank of India announced setting up ombudsman for addressing customer grievances in the non-banking finance companies.
12.) Mukul Asthana, has been appointed as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) at New Delhi.


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