Latest Current Affairs of February 2017

28 February 2017

• National Science Day
• Theme: Science and Technology for specially abled persons

17th International Counter-Terrorism Seminar

• Manesar, Haryana
• Organized by National Security Guard

21st district of West Bengal

• Kalimpong

Adiyogi – Lord Shiva statue

• Coimbatore
• 112-foot statue
• Constructed by Isha Foundation

Aero India 2017

• 11th biennial edition of International
• aerospace and Defence Exhibition
• Yelahanka, Bengaluru

Aman-17

• 5th multinational naval exercise
• Conducted by Pakistan
• Location: Karachi

Annual Maritime Power Conference-2017

• Location: New Delhii
• Theme: The Blue Economy: Concept, Constituents, and Development
• Conducted by the National Maritime Foundation at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) Auditorium

Antyodaya Express

• Howrah and Ernakulam
• Fully unreserved, superfast train service

Bharat Bodh’ -Idea of Bharat

• Organised by Indira Gandhi National Open University and Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal

Cobra Gold 2017

• multinational military exercise
• Location: Thailand
• 30 countries participated

First foreign artist to reside in Rashtrapati Bhavan as an Artist-In-Residence as a guest of the President of India

• Shahabuddin Ahmed
• Bangladeshi painter

Food Legumes Research Platform (FLRP)

• Amlaha, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh)
• Established by: ICARDA

India’s first integrated heliport

• Rohini, Delhi

India’s Western Regional Agriculture Fair – 2017

• Bikaner
• Organized by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Indian Seed Congress 2017

• Kolkata
• Theme: “Seed For Joy”

INS Sarvekshak

• Survey vessel
• The first Indian warship to go green by installing a 5 kW solar power system on board

INSV Tarini

• The second sailboat of the Indian Navy
• It is scheduled to be the stage for First Indian All Women Circumnavigation of the Globe expedition of the Indian Navy

Kheleo (a clouded leopard)

• The official mascot of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017

Mission XI Million

• The biggest school sports outreach program
• Launched by the Central Government
• To encourage school children to play football

National Productivity Week

• National Productivity Council (it is an autonomous body under Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry)
• Theme: From Waste to Profits-through Reduce, Recycle and Reuse

National Women’s Parliament

• Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh
• Theme: Empowering Women — Strengthening Democracy

Prithvi Defence Vehicle

• New exo-atmospheric interceptor missile test-fired
• By DRDO
• For engaging the targets in the exo-atmosphere region at an altitude of 50 kilometers of earth’s atmosphere

Surinder Verma

• Hindi writer
• Vyas Samman 2016
• Novel: “Kaatna shami ka vriksha padma-pankhuri ki dhar se”

The partner nation at the 31st Surajkund International Crafts Mela – 2017

• Egypt

The State which introduced completely cashless public distribution system (PDS)

• Gujarat

The States to prohibit all airports, stadiums, restaurants, and cinema halls from charging any price more than the printed Maximum Retail Price for packed food items

• Rajasthan
• Maharashtra

The tagline of National Capital Region Transport Corporation

• ‘Gati Se Pragati’ (Progress with Speed)

The theme State of 31st Surajkund International Crafts Mela – 2017

• Theme state: Jharkhand
• Location: at Surajkund, near Faridabad (Haryana)

Third National Dam Safety Conference

• Roorkee
• Organized by Central Water Commission, Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam, and IIT Roorkee

Trappist-1

• A ultra-cool dwarf star40 light years away from earth, around which NASA has discovered 7 planets about the size of earth

World’s longest scheduled commercial service

• Qatar Airways
  (Doha to Auckland)

28 February 2017

• National Science Day
• Theme: Science and Technology for specially abled persons