Current Affairs Assam, North East, India – 27 February 2018

27 February 2018

ASSAM – NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

31% voting in Assembly elections in Meghalaya
New Kamrup Metro DC Virendra Mittal took charge as the new Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup (Metro) district

85 % polling recorded in Tripura during re-polling
A farmer ‘Pranab Kalita’ from Dhubri succeeded in cultivating strawberries
Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha observed ‘Indigenous People’s Black Day’ on 24th February
More than 20 elementary scholls in Nalbari closed down due to lack of students
The 29th foundation day of the All Tiwa Students’ Union (ATSU) celebrated at Pobitora Hat, Morigain on 25^th February

INDIA – INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Rajnath Singh committee has been recently approved to provide financial assistance to several flood affected states
Hyderabad hosted the 15th Edition of BioAsia conference 2018 with theme “Right Time, Right Now” from 22-24 February
The Tamil Nadu government has tied up with Microsoft to accelerate cloud technology adoption
Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti has launched 2nd project of Swajal Yojana in Rajasthan

The 2nd India-Korea Business Summit was held in New Delhi
Sameer Verma an Indian Shuttler beats ex-world two Jan O Jorgensen to win Swiss Open Super 300 tournament
Rahul Mahajan has been appointed as Rajya Sabha TV Editor-in-Chief
PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 held in
South Korea. The Motto of PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018 was “Passion.Connected”. Soohorang, a white tiger, and Bandabi, an Asiatic black bear were the official mascots for Winter Olympics 2018
Bharti Airtel joins global ‘Seamless Alliance’ to bring high-speed and uninterrupted in-flight data connectivity to mobile customers for in-flight connectivity

T he CRPF has launched a bike ambulance initiative in areas of anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh
Beijing to host the next Winter Games in 2022. Beijing becomes the first city in the world to host both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games