Important Current Affairs February 26, 2018 – One Liner
- Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits to India.
- India and Canada signed six pacts in science and technology, innovation, intellectual property rights, ICT&E.
- Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduced a “Baal Aadhar” card for children below the age of five years. “Bal Aadhar” card will be of blue colour.
- Indian Navy’s Andaman & Nicobar command will be hosting a multinational mega event “MILAN 2018” at port Blair.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the “Run for New India” Marathon in Surat, Gujarat.
- 21st National conference on e governance is held in Hyderabad, Telegana.
- China has been elected as the Vice President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
- 20th Conference of the Common Wealth Educations Ministers (20CCEM) was held in Fiji.
- Bharti Airline announced that it has joined “Seamless Alliance”, a new global collaboration to bring high speed and in interrupted in flight – data connectivity to mobile customers.
- Michael Mc Cormack named as Australia’s new deputy Prime minister.
- Pyeongchang winter Olympics 2018 held in South Korea (XXIII Olympic winter games). Official Mascots: Soohorang (White Tiger), Bandabi (Black Bear).
- Norway topped the medal tally followed by Germany and Canada.
- US women’s Ice hockey team’s first gold medal in 20 year.
- Norwegian female skier Marit Bjoren won medal in all five of the events.
- South Korea’s Yun Sung – bin made history by winning gold in Skeleton racing and becomes Asia’s first Olympic skeleton champion.
- Sweden’s Charlotte Kala wins first Olympic gold medal as Dutch sweep speed skating.
- India’s Vikas Krishnan has won a gold medal the best boxer of the tournament honour at the 69th strandja memorial boxing tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
- TSR Subramanian former cabinet secretary recently passed away.
- Vanit Nalwa presented her book “Hari Singh Nalwa: Champion of the Khalsaji (1791 – 1837)” at national archives of India, in New Delhi.