February 2018 current affairs

# Tamilnadu State government has decided to observe the birth anniversary of Omandur P. Ramaswami Reddiar as a government function for the first time.

# Cauvery water dispute verdict - reduced the allocation of water from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu.

# Satyabrata Sahoo has been named the next Chief Electoral Officer for Tamil Nadu.

# Tamizhaga Marakkalanjiyam - a mobile phone application to provide information about tress and silviculture.

# Indian Navy has launched its third Scorpene class submarine INS Karanj.

# The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has launched third version of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM 3.0).

# India ranked at 42nd among 165 independent states on annual 2017 Global Democracy Index.

# The 7th edition of India Energy Congress (IEC) 2018 was held in New Delhi.

# The First ever International Kala Mela Festival is held at New Delhi.

# 5th South Asia Region Public Procurement Conference held at New Delhi Recently.

# The Union Government has announced to launch Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) Scheme to encourage farmers for solar farming.

# The Eastern Naval Command Operational Readiness Exercise (ENCORE), Theatre Level Readiness and Operational Exercise has been concluded recently.

# The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for ratification of Minamata Convention on Mercury.

# India has been ranked 44 out of 50 nations in the latest international Intellectual Property index.

# NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive Health Index report titled, “Healthy States, Progressive India”.

# INS Garuda has been upgraded with ‘Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS)’.

# The sixth edition of 'Hunar Haat' was held at New Delhi. Hunar Haat’ is a platform made available by the government for artisans from minority communities to showcase and sell their works.

# The Union Cabinet has approved implementation of the 'Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme' for a period of seven years beginning from Financial Year 2018-19.

# First Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi - PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone.

# India’s first online radio station “Radio Umang” was launched on World Radio Day (Feb 13) 2018.

# The Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has released India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual.

# India’s access to strategic Duqm port -India and Oman have signed an annexure to the Memorandum of Understanding on Military Cooperation.

# 8th Global Theatre Olympics is scheduled to organize in New Delhi.

# The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Anti-Narcotics Scheme for 3 more years to combat illicit trafficking in drugs and psychotropic substances.

# India’s Aadhaar and Umang App have won awards at recently concluded 6th World Government Summit 2018 in Dubai.

# First Edition of World Sustainable Development Summit is scheduled to be conducted in New Delhi.

# The Centre has formulated an ambitious water conservation scheme named Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) to tackle depletion groundwater level.

# Lok Sabha Speaker, Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the 6th India region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference at Patna in Bihar.

# The Ministry of Home Affairs had recently organized Youth Exchange Programme- Watan Ko Jano programme. It aims to give exposure to youth and children of J&K about the cultural and socio-economic development taking place in other parts of country.

# A special task force (STF) of the Indian Army and the Indonesian Army began its sixth Garuda Shakti exercise at Bandung in Indonesia.

# First woman fighter pilot to undertake solo flight in MiG-21 - Avani Chaturvedi.

# India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017.

# The Indian Coast Guard ship “Vajra” –Decommissioned.

# India successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable 'Dhanush' ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 kms.

# India will host the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit on March 11, 2018 in New Delhi.

# Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now introduced a blue coloured 'Baal Aadhaar' card for children below the age of 5 years.

# The Indian Navy is going to host 16 countries for multi-national 2018 MILAN exercise at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar.

# Tribunal to settle Mahanadi water dispute - Odisha and Chhattisgah.

# The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched ‘Ombudsman Scheme’ for non-banking financial companies.

# India has contributed an additional $1 million to the India-UN Development Partnership Fund earmarked for South-South cooperation.

# India’s Neighbour Sri Lanka has celebrated its 70th Independence Day on 4th February.

# Rwanda has become the first low-income country to provide universal eye care to its Citizens.

# Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has declared a 15-day state of emergency in the island nation.

# Saudi Arabia’s National Heritage Festival – Janadriyah.

# China has commissioned its new generation J-20 fourth-generation stealth fighter into combat service.

# UN refugee programme - withdrawal of Tanzania.

# China will host 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit at Qingdao.

# South African Government has declared the Ever worst ongoing drought as a “National disaster”.

# KP Sharma Oli sworned as Nepal’s new prime minister for the second time.

# The 54th Munich Security Conference (MSC-2018) was held in Munich, Germany from February 16-18.

# New President of South Africa - Cyril Ramaphosa.

# Singapore will impose a 'carbon tax' from 2019 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

# The Golden Jubilee of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan is being celebrated in the year 2018.

# Virtual currency- Venezuela.

# The annual multi-national military exercise code named Cobra Gold was held in Thailand's Chonburi province.

# The government has re-introduced LTCG tax on equity shares.

# RBI panel for bad loan monitoring, rising cases of frauds, audits - Y H Malegam.

# Ministry of Earth Science has installed a High Performance Computer (HPC) System called Mihir.

# World’s smallest rocket – Japan.

# India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile.

# Scientists from New York have reported discovery of a new class of antibiotics called malacidins.

# e-Saathi - Through the app, people will be able to avail public services sitting at home.

# The Maharashtra government has approved Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as a new wildlife sanctuary in the state.

# The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched Green Good Deeds campaign in New Delhi.

# The ‘Pelican Bird Festival-2018’ was held for first in Atapaka Bird Sanctuary at Kolleru lake in Andhra Pradesh.

# Floating Treatment ‘Island’ - Neknampur Lake.

# A Rhododendron park is being established in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh.

# Scientists have discovered three new species of eel along the northern Bay of Bengal.

# Regional Centre for Agriculture –Mizoram.

# New plant species - West Bengal.

# Karnataka declared first otter conservation reserve, 34 km along the Tungabhadra, which stretches from from Mudlapura village to Kampli in Ballari district.

# Olive Ridleys – Rushikulya.

# Odisha has bagged Geospatial World Excellence Award-2018 in the Geospatial World Forum Meeting held at Hyderabad.

# Assam's first Global Investors' Summit.

# The Maharashtra government has decided to set up a Transgender Welfare Board to protect their Constitutional and human rights.

# The annual 32nd Surajkund International Crafts Mela held at Surajkund in Haryana.

# 88th Mahamastakabhisheka (head anointing ceremony) of the monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali has begun at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka.

# Uttar Pradesh State Government, in association with United Nations Children’s Fund has launched ‘DASTAK’.

# To connect with the youth on social media, the Maharashtra government launched an initiative called ‘Social Media — Maha Mitra’.

# 21st Indian Birding Fair begins at Jaipur.

# Justice Abhilasha Kumari was sworn-in as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Manipur.

# West Bengal has become the first state in the country to opt out of 'Modicare', ambitious healthcare insurance plan.

# Recently “Friendship Gate" has been inaugurated at India- Bangladesh Border in Meghalaya.

# Madhya Pradesh’s first butterfly park has inaugurated at Gopalpur in Raisen district.

# Maharashtra State government is planning set an India’s first institute for artificial intelligence (AI) in Mumbai.

# The National Banana Festival (NBF) 2018 from 17 to 21 February at Kalliyoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

# The Goa government has launched a motorcycle ambulance service.

# The 44th Khajuraho Dance Festival 2018 has begun at the temple town in Chhatarpur district on February 20.

# The Kerala government in its new health policy, has proposed that vaccination cards mandatory for children seeking admission in first standard.

# The Assam government will be observing September 22 as Rhino Day.

# The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved 'one district, one product' scheme to promote products indigenous to every district.

# Grand Master Vidit Gujrathi has been appointed as the brand ambassador of All India Chess Federation for the Blind (AICFB).

# India’s veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami became the first female cricketer to take 200 ODI wickets.

# The first (inaugural) edition of Khelo India School Games (KISG) was held from from 31st January to 8th February, 2018 at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium.

# Indian cricket team members Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma have both been awarded Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Awards by the Government of Maharashtra.

# Cyber Security campaign – Google.

# World’s busiest international airport -Dubai International Airport.

# “Swachh Bharat Sanitation Park” inaugurated in Delhi.