Current Affairs Assam, North East, India Today- 17 February 2018

17 February 2018

ASSAM – NORTHEAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

Altogether 222 touchpad tablets were distributed among the students of Class VIII of Kendriya Vidyalaya Khanapara under e-Pragyan (Digital India Programme) by C Neelap, Deputy Commissioner, KVS Regional Office, Guwahati and Anjana Hazarika, Assistant Commissioner, KVS Regional Office Guwahati. KV Khanapara is one of the 25 Kendriya Vidyalayas out of 1,100 Kendriya Vidyalayass of India to receive the tablets under e-Pragyan (Digital India Programme).

Naga people celebrated seed sowing festival Lui-Ngai-Ni was celebrated under the theme ‘One culture one goal’ at Noney town, Imphal , Manipur on 15 february
44th Karbi Youth Festival organised at Diphu on 15 february

INDIA – INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Vikas Sathaye honoured with the Scientific and Engineering Academy Award at the Oscars Scientific and Technical Awards 2018
M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 8th edition of Theatre Olympics 2018
Maharashtra tate to launch cheap sanitary pad scheme “Asmita Yojana” for rural women

India and Iran has recently signed pact to avoid double taxation & to prevent fiscal evasion
Kerala is hosting the National Banana Festival (NBF) 2018
Ex-Deputy Bank Manager Gokulnath Shetty of Punjab National Bnak arrested due to fraud