1) Bollywood megastar Hrithik Roshan yesterday opened Rado's stylish new store at - Delhi IGI Airport.

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1 1) Bollywood megastar Hrithik Roshan yesterday opened Rado's stylish new store at - Delhi IGI Airport. 2) South Africa's President who has resigned after defying a 48-hour deadline given by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) - Jacob Zuma. 3) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced the decision to opt out of Centre s - Modicare scheme. 4) The fraud amount detected by PNB at a Mumbai branch is - Rs.11, 360 crore. 5) Real Madrid front man who has become the first player in UEFA Champions League history to score 100 goals for a single club - Cristiano Ronaldo. 6) Indian gymnast who finished fourth at Rio Olympics, has opted out of this year's Commonwealth Games to avoid any further risk to an injury she suffered last year - Dipa Karmakar. 7) The PSU which has bagged an order worth Rs 560 crore from NTPC for setting up a system for emission control - Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). NTPC Headquarters New Delhi CEO Gurdeep Singh 8) The government has extended the anti-narcotics scheme for - 3 more years. 9) The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the international conference Agricon 2018 and Agriexpo 2018 at - Chandrasekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology (CSAUT), Kanpur. 10) Meghalaya Ganga Prasad has inaugurated the "Friendship Gate" constructed with an aim to have a Wagah-like beating retreat ceremony for - Indian and Bangladesh border guards. Meghalaya Capital Shillong Mukul Sangma Ganga Prasad 11) Ashok Das appointed next Ambassador of - India to Brazil. 13) The team which Wins Senior Women's National Football Championship - Tamil Nadu. 14) Former Union minister and veteran TDP leader Bolla Bulliramaiah died of old age-related illness. For Free Online Mock Test: Visit- estore.ibpsguide.com 1

2 15) The Thane Municipal Transport in its budget has announced the installation of CCTV cameras and panic buttons aiming to - improve women safety. Maharashtra Capital Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis Chinamani Vidyasagar 16) Amazon has surpassed Microsoft for the first time to become - the world's third most valuable company. 17) The of Bank of Japan - Haruhiko Kuroda. 18) Former Managing Director of Facebook India and South Asia who has joined Bengaluru-based news and local language content application Daily hunt as its President - Umang Bedi. 19) South Africa's new president is - Cyril Ramaphosa. 20) The State Bank of India, which has a strong NRI customer base of over 33 lakh, has launched its Global NRI Centre (GNC) in - Kochi. 21) The TiE Global Summit (TGS) will be held in Mumbai. Maharashtra Capital Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis Chinamani Vidyasagar 22) India s biggest Global Conference on Pharma Industry and Medical Devices began in Bengaluru. Theme Driving NextGen Pharmaceuticals 23) The Loan Agreement for financing of Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for the Desert Areas was signed between - Government of India and the New Development Bank (NDB). Rajasthan Capital Jaipur Vasundhara Raje Kalyan Singh 24) Yes Bank Lists Country s First $600m MTN Bond On - IndiaINX. 25) World Government Summit 2018 in Dubai. 26) Who becomes the prime Minister of Nepal - K P Sharma Oli. For Free Online Mock Test: Visit- estore.ibpsguide.com 2

3 27) Ethiopia s Prime Minister who submits resignation after protests - Hailemariam Desalegn. 28) Prime Minister to inaugurate World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 in - New Delhi. 29) Archaeologist and historian Aravind P. Jamkhedkar will be the next Chairman of the - Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR). 30) Highest run-scorer in T20I s is - Martin Guptill. 31) The sixth conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) of India Region will begin in Patna. 32) Minister of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitender Singh has said that the country will send its second mission to the moon - Chandrayan-2 in April. 33) The Huddle s second edition on February 17 and 18 at the ITC Gardenia in - Bengaluru. 34) The first Indian captain and second overall to slam three hundreds in a bilateral ODI series is - Virat Kohli. 35) The fastest batsman to reach 17,000 international runs - Virat Kohli. 36) India s first artificial intelligence centre inaugurated in Mumbai. Maharashtra Capital Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis Chinamani Vidyasagar 37) SBI launches Global NRI Centre in Kochi. 38) National Conference Agriculture Doubling Farmers Income - New Delhi. 39) World Security conference begins in Munich. Germany Capital Berlin Euro chancellor Angela Merkel 40) 'Startup of the Year' 2017 was won by Milkbasket. 41) The oldest ATP world number one is -Roger Federer. 42) Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh said that around five crore employment opportunities will be created in the country by For Free Online Mock Test: Visit- estore.ibpsguide.com 3

4 43) Google-spinoff Waymo has become the first company to receive approval to launch a commercial driverless commercial ride-hailing service in - US. US Capital President Washington DC Riyal Mohammad bin Salman 44) The country which allows women to start business without male permission - Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia Capital Riyadh Dollar President Donald Trump 45) State-owned UCO Bank has said that it has an exposure of over Rs.2, 650 crore in the Rs.11, 400-crore PNB scam linked to - Billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi. 46) City Union Bank has said it had suffered three "fraudulent remittances" of over - $1.8 million. 47) China will host 2018 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit at - Qingdao, eastern Shandong Province in June ) World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 Begins In - New Delhi. 49) India and Iran has signed - nine agreements. Iran Capital Tehran Rial President Hassan Rouhani 50) Russian space agency Roskosmos has successfully launched - Progress MS ) The first Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in all three formats in international cricket - Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 52) The Cricket Association which has requested to stage a play-off game in the Indian Premier League this season - Saurashtra Cricket Association. 53) Pakistan Cricket Board's brand ambassador and advisor to the chairman on cricket affairs is - Shoaib Akhtar. For Free Online Mock Test: Visit- estore.ibpsguide.com 4

5 54) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the - Navi Mumbai International Airport. Maharashtra Capital Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis Chinamani Vidyasagar 55) Motorcycle Ambulance Service launched by Goa. Goa Capital Panaji Manohar Parrikar Mridula Sinha 56) The amount allotted In Crore Area Development Plan for Punjab by NABARD- Rs 1, ) World Congress on Information Technology Started In - Hyderabad. 58) The next Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) - Arvind P. Jamkhedkar. 59) Khajuraho Dance Festival is celebrated by - Madhya Pradesh government. 60) World Day of Social Justice is celebrated on June 20 th. Theme 2018 Workers on the Move: the Quest for Social Justice 61) Regional conference of southern states on water resources to be held in Hyderabad. 62) Amazon has become the first foreign e-commerce firm to start its own food retail venture in India called Amazon Retail, piloting its services in - Pune. 63) Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to attend Canada-India Business Forum in Mumbai. Canada Capital Canada Canada Prime Minister Ottawa Canadian Dollar Justin Trudeau 64) Singapore to impose 'carbon tax' from ) The country which to pay bonus to all citizens after surplus budget is Singapore. For Free Online Mock Test: Visit- estore.ibpsguide.com 5

6 66) the riskiest country to be born in, with one in 22 babies born there dying before they turn one month old, according to a UNICEF report is Pakistan. 67) Deworming programme launched in - Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh Capital Shimla, Dharamshala (Second Capital in Winter) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur Himachal Pradesh Acharya Dev Vrat 68) Task force on urban mobility launched by Telangana. Telangana Capital Telangana Chief Minister Telangana Hyderabad K Chandrasekhar Rao E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan 69) The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) setting up its laboratory in Bhubaneswar. Odisha Capital Odisha Chief Minister Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik S.C. Jamir 70) Debashish Mukherjee and Murali Ramaswami were appointed executive directors of Canara Bank and Vijaya Bank respectively, according to an official order. 71) Centre constitutes committee to study Brahmaputra and flood control measures in Assam. 72) India test fires medium range nuclear capable - Agni-II missile. 73) CCI All India Open Snooker Championship title won by - Brjesh Damani. 74) Noted Telugu film comedian Gundu Hanumantha Rao passed away. 75) CCEA approves Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in Uthrakhand. Uthrakhand Capital Dehradun Trivendra Singh Rawat Krishna Kant Paul 76) PM Flags Off Palace Queen Humsafar Express In Karnataka For Free Online Mock Test: Visit- estore.ibpsguide.com 6

7 Karnataka Capital Bangalore Sidharamaya Vajubai Rudubai Vala 77) The Union Cabinet has given approval for creation of National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) for - Rs.60, 000 crores. 78) Cabinet approves Agreement between India and Israel on - Film Co-production. Israel Arabia Capital Jerusalem Shekel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 79) Following a Supreme Court directive, the Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of a tribunal to resolve the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh on sharing water from the - Mahanadi River. 80) India-Morocco signed a Cooperation Agreement in - Railways Morocco Arabia Capital Rabat dirham Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani 81) The World Day of Social Justice (WDSJ) is observed globally on 20th February. Workers on the Move: Theme the Quest for Social Justice 82) NITI Aayog budget allocation increased to - Rs crore. NITI Aayog s Chairman Prime Minister NITI Aayog s Vice Rajiv Kumar Chairman CEO Amitabh Kanth 83) Kerala Makes Vaccination Compulsory For - School Admissions. Kerala Capital Tiruvananthapuram For Free Online Mock Test: Visit- estore.ibpsguide.com 7

8 Pinarayi Vijayan P. Sathasivam 84) Government Formed Committee To Study Brahmaputra And Flood Control Measures In - Assam Assam Capital Dishpur Sarbananda Sonowal Jagthesh Muki 85) R.K. Singh Inaugurates International R&D Conclave In New Delhi Aravind Kejriwal Anil Baijal 86) Maharashtra government will roll out 'Asmita Yojana' on the International Women s Day (March 8, 2018) to provide cheap (subsidised) sanitary pads to - school girls and women Maharashtra Capital Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis Chinamani Vidyasagar 87) PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates UP Investors Summit In - Lucknow UP Capital Lucknow Yogi Adityanath Ram Naik 88) Cobra Gold Military Exercise Held In - Thailand Thailand Capital Bangkok Baht. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha 89) The Indian and Indonesian armies began the sixth edition of their annual military exercise named - 'Garuda Shakti' in Bandung, Indonesia. Indonesia Capital Jakarta For Free Online Mock Test: Visit- estore.ibpsguide.com 8

9 Rupiah President Joko Widodo 90) Google has combined its two payment services, Google Wallet and Android Pay, into a new app called - Google Pay. Google CEO Sunder Pichai Parent organization Alphabet Inc 91) Christian Coleman breaks world indoor record in - 60 meters Click Here for More Weekly Current Affairs Revision Tit-bits For Free Online Mock Test: Visit- estore.ibpsguide.com 9

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