Important Current Affairs 26 th February 2018 with PDF

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1 Important Current Affairs 26 th February 2018 with PDF If you are appearing for any Government Recruitment Exam, it is important that you are familiar with the happenings around the world. Current Affairs is an important part of your syllabus apart from English, Quantitative Aptitude or Logical Reasoning! Thus, we bring you the Important General Awareness in PDF. Now, Banking, SSC and Insurance aspirants can read the update containing all the Important Current Affairs 26th February You can also attempt yesterday's current affairs quiz: Current Affairs Quiz - 25th February 2018 Important Current Affairs 26th February 2018 Tech Mahindra sets up lab in Bengaluru o Tech Mahindra has set up a lab in Bengaluru in association with US chipmaker Intel to prepare for 5G services, according to a top executive of the IT firm. o The company's CEO CP Gurnani said that about 30,000 of its employees have already been re-skilled to handle the emerging technologies. o The company expects to roll out 5G services by Bihar ask couples to take cleanliness 'phera' o A Block Development Officer (BDO) in Bihar's Supaul district has started a new initiative asking Hindu couples to take eight pheras at their wedding. o An extra phera as a cleanliness pledge. o The BDO created a team of officials who have been going to weddings in the district, without a formal invitation, and asking couples to take the eighth phera. Tejaswin broke his own high jump record 1 P age

2 o Competing for Kansas State University, 19-year-old Tejaswin Shankar broke his own national record by clearing a height of 2.28m. o Shankar had set the record at the 2.26m mark at the Junior National Championships in Coimbatore in 2016 when he was a schoolboy. o The height cleared by Shankar is the best this year amongst athletes from Commonwealth countries. Sameer beats ex-world no. 2 to win Swiss Open o Indian shuttler Sameer Verma beat former world number two Jan O Jorgensen and clinched the men's singles title at the $150,000 Swiss Open Super 300 tournament. o Verma, who joins Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy as the Indian shuttlers who have won the Swiss Open, had clinched the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold last year. o He is presently world number 46. Only 7.28% women in country's police force o According to latest government data, women constitute only 7.28% of the country's police force. o This comes despite the government's repeated directions to all state governments and union territories to increase the strength of women police personnel to 33%. o Interestingly, overall crimes against women rose from 3.29 lakh cases in 2015 to 3.38 lakh in Conference On E-Governance In Hyderabad o The 21st national conference on e-governance will be held in Hyderabad. o The government of India and Telangana Administrative Reforms department are jointly organising the conference with the main theme around- technology for accelerating development. o The two-day conference will deliberate on several aspects of the e-governance like universalization and replication. Rome's Colosseum lit red to show protest o The Colosseum in Rome was lit in red in solidarity with persecuted Christians, particularly a Catholic woman named Asia Bibi. 2 P age

3 o Bibi has been living on death row under Pakistan's blasphemy laws since 2010, when she was condemned for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Islam. o Her husband and daughter addressed a gathering at the Colosseum. Modi Flags Off 'Run For New India' Marathon o Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the 'Run for New India' marathon in Surat, Gujarat. o The Marathon is aimed at creating awareness about social causes and call upon all to resolve to build a New India. o The Marathon is divided into 4 categories. Around 1.50 lakh runners participated in the 'Run for New India' marathon which was organized by the Surat Nagrik Samiti. Government forms Niti forum for northeast o A special Niti forum has been created to accelerate the government s efforts to spur inclusive growth in the northeastern region of the country. o The forum will work to identify constraints that stand in the way of achieving accelerated, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. o It would recommend suitable interventions for addressing the identified constraints. PyeongChang Winter Olympics concludes o The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics concluded with a spectacular closing ceremony. o In the closing ceremony, the Olympic flag was handed over to Chinese organisers for the next Winter Games in Beijing in o With the 2022 Games, Beijing will become the first city in the world to host both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games after hosting the Summer Games in Airtel joins global alliance for net in air o Bharti Airtel said it has joined a new global collaboration to bring high-speed and uninterrupted in-flight data connectivity to mobile customers. 3 P age

4 o The global partnership Seamless Alliance, whose other founding members include OneWeb, Airbus, Delta and Sprint, will work towards leveraging satellite technology. o It will offer high-speed data connectivity even in the sky. Strandja Memorial Tournament o Amit Panghal claimed his second consecutive international gold but MC Mary Kom settled for silver in the 69th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament for men and women in Sofia, Bulgaria. o Amit (49kg), who fetched the top honours at last month's India Open, defeated Morocco's Said Mordaji. o Seema Poonia (+81kg) also claimed silver by defeating Russia's Anna Ivanova. Tintins may provide Net for all o SpaceX launched its Paz mission, using its workhorse Falcon-9 rocket. o CEO Elon Musk had spoken of Starlink, a constellation of satellites that would provide a cheap, high speed, global Internet connection. o If successful, (the) Starlink constellation will provide high-speed broadband services around the world. Tintin satellites are launched. China elected as FATF Vice President o India congratulated China for being elected Vice President of the Financial Action Task Force. o China's election to the FATF assumes significance as Pakistan is set to be put in the watchdog's grey list. o The FATF, also known as 'Groupe d'action financière' is an intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7 to develop policies to combat money laundering. OVL drops plan to build Iran LNG facility o The shift towards lithium ion batteries from the older lead acid batteries has allowed firms like Kaho India Private Ltd to help the Centre achieve its rural electrification target. o Kaho India Private Ltd, started in 2012, seeks to provide last-mile energy access through compact solar modules to areas that are so far not connected to the grid. 4 Page

5 o Subhang Jain is the CEO of the company. Ranil takes over Law Ministry in reshuffle o In the cabinet reshuffle of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe took over the key Law and Order Ministry. o He replaced his close aide and party colleague Sagala Ratnayaka. o Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 7th and current President of Sri Lanka, since States can decide on exempting liquor ban o The Supreme Court gave the State governments the discretion to decide, on facts, whether areas covered by local self-governing bodies or areas proximate to municipal pockets should be exempted from the court s nationwide prohibition on sale of liquor within 500 metres along the highways. o In July, 2017 the court exempted municipal areas from the prohibition. Navy to host MILAN from March 6 to 13 o Indian Navy will host the multi-national MILAN exercise at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar islands from March 6 to March 13, o MILAN is a congregation of littoral navies conducted biennially by the Indian Navy under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command. It began in o This year's theme is Friendship Across the Seas. It will witness professional exercises and seminars. CRPF starts bike ambulance in Bastar o The CRPF has launched a bike ambulance initiative in areas of anti-naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, for providing basic healthcare facilities to those living in remote jungle areas of Bastar region. o Medical teams, accompanied by well-armed security personnel ride their motorcycles to help the sick and injured in about 70 villages. o The battalion is based in Bijapur. CPC clears the decks for third term for Xi o China cleared the decks for President Xi Jinping s 3rd consecutive term in office, ahead of a crucial session of parliament next month. 5 P age

6 o o Communist Party of China proposed that the President and the Vice-President will not be constitutionally restricted to 2 consecutive terms in office. This, in effect, means that Mr. Xi, who is serving his 2nd consecutive 5-year term, can continue beyond 2023 Attempt Daily Current Affairs Quiz 6 P age