Important Current Affairs February 28, 2018 – One Liner
- India’s first aviation multi skill development center launched in Chandigarh, by civil aviation minister P.Ashok Gajapathi Raju.
- United Defence ministry has started the process to set up India’s first defence industrial “Quad” “Quadrilateral Corridor” linking Chennai with four other cities of Tamilnadu to promote industries manufacturing weapons and military equipment’s.
- SRIJAN (Station Rejuvenation Through Joint Action) an idea competition, in a move to redevelop nearly 600 major railway stations in India.
- India has ranked 47th out of 86 countries on Inclusive Internet Index 2018. The list topped by Sweden followed by Singapore and US.
- Seventh meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on Nepal – India relations was held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Moody’s investor’s service has stated that India’s Gross Domestic Group (GDP) is estimated to grow at 7.6% in the calendar year 2018.
- Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has made it mandatory to file online claims for Provident Fund (PF) with drawls above Rs10 lakh.
- 2018 Laureus Awards:
- Sports man of the year award à Roger Federer (Tennis, Switzerland)
- Sports woman of the year award à Serena Williams (Tennis, USA)
- Break Through of the year award à Sergio, Garcia (Spain, Golf)
- Come back of the year award à Roger Federer (Switzerland, Tennis)
- Lifetime achievement award à Edwin Moses (USA)
- Kanchi Acharya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi recently passed away in Tamilnadu.
- Former Supreme Court judge S. Ratnavel Pandian recently passed away in Tamilnadu.
- National Science day – February 28 observed across all over India to mark the discovery of Raman’s effect by Sir C.V. Raman on 28th February, 1928.