Current Affairs 26 & 27th February 2017 | General Awareness 26 & 27th February 2017

1. India, Bangladesh ink MoU for development of Sylhet city

• India and Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sustainable development of Sylhet city with financial aid from India. Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Sylhet City Corporation CEO Enamul Habib signed the tripartite agreement in Sylhet, a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh.
• Under the MoU, three projects are considered i.e construction of a five-storeyed Kindergarten & High School Building, a six-storeyed Cleaner Colony Building and Development of Dhupia Dighipar area -will be implemented with Taka 24.28 crore.

2. Pooja Ghatkar clinches bronze

• In International Shooting Sport Federation, Indian shooter Pooja Ghatkar secured India’s first medal in New Delhi.
• She finished third in the 10m Air Rifle event. Ghatkar clinched bronze medal with a score of 228.8 in the final round.
• China’s Mengyao Shi secured gold with a score of 252.1 – setting a new world record in the event.
• The silver went to China’s Lijie Dong for a score of 248.9.

3. Rajasthan 2nd largest crude oil producer in country

• Rajasthan has become the second largest crude oil producer in the country after the offshore field Bombay High.
• Mr. Kalyan Singh, Governor of Rajasthan stated that oilfields in the state were producing nearly 90 lakh tones oil annually, which is 24% of the total domestic crude oil production.

4. AYUSH Minister to inaugurate the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicine

• The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the World Integrated Medicine Forum on Regulation of Homeopathic Medicinal Products- National and Global strategies in New Delhi.
• The two-day event that concluded was organised by Ministry of AYUSH and Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH).
• iii. The first-of-its-kind forum is expected to increase the perception of the international world towards India as a key player in the progress of the homoeopathy drug industry.

5. Government ropes in Shilpa Shetty as Swachh Bharat brand ambassador

• The government has roped in actress Shilpa Shetty as a brand ambassador for the Indian government’s cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission.
• She will feature in TV and radio campaigns aimed at discouraging people from littering on roads.

 

6. International Hockey Federation awards

• Belgium skipper John-John Dohmen and Netherlands’ Naomi van As were adjudged the international hockey federation male & female Player of the Year.
• There were 2 Indians in the fray with Sreejesh among nominees for the best goalkeeper while 20-year-old Harmanpreet Singh, who was part of the junior World Cup-winning squad, a nominee of ‘Rising Star of the Year’ category.

7. Indian Railways unveils Antyodaya Exp.

• Indian Railways has unveiled Antyodaya Express, a new train for the unreserved passengers. It was unveiled by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi’s Safdarjung station.
• The first Antyodaya Express is slated to start between Mumbai and Tatanagar (Jharkhand) and second between Ernakulam and Howrah.
• The facilities provided in Antyodaya coaches are similar in first class coaches.

8. Oriental Bank Ties Up With Chola MS

• Haryana-based Oriental Bank of Commerce has signed a corporate agency agreement with Chennai-based general insurance provider Cholamandalam General Insurance Company for distribution of insurance products.
• The insurance products include motor, health, home and travel.
• Chola MS will offer a wide range of non-life insurance products to customers of Oriental Bank through its branches.

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