Its February 11 and Indian sportspersons are making their mark in the 12th South Asian Games.They claimed 124 gold medals on a single day alone taking the total medals tally over 200.There were many spirited performances in various fields which can be expected to conitnue till the final week.Here are the latest current affairs for February 11, 2016.
National News:
Maharashtra government will offer 250 services online through its portal ‘Aaple Sarkar’ by August 2016, says its CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Transport minister Nitin Gadkari said that the government is planning to setup 2000 water ports in India.There are plans to start Ro-Ro (Roll on Roll off) services at 5 citites including Haldia, Patna,Varanasi with the world bank’s assistance.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu launched IT-enabled handheld terminals for travelling ticket examiners (TTEs) for passenger list updation, a mobile app for booking unreserved tickets & E-Booking of bedrolls/ linen on Trains.
The Aircraft carrier INS Viraat, will be developed as a tourism centre after its decommissioning from the Navy.It was announced by Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
The Marine Museum was inaugurated at the Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre (MARC) of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in Digha, West Bengal.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi released a draft document titled ‘Vision Assam-2030: Everything for Everyone – Achieving inclusive and Sustainable Development’.
Maharashtra estimates to attract Rs.4 to 5 lakh crore investments through agreements during the 1st Mumbai chapter of ‘ Make in India Week’ to be held from February 13, 2016.
India recorded the highest milk production this year with 8.63 million tonnes additional production of milk.
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International News:
President Barack Obama’s plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court.
A 34-year-old man in Jiangxi Province,China became infected with the Zika virus while visiting South America.This is the first confirmed case of the disease in China.
India & France are expected to close the purchase of 36 Rafale multi-role fighters from Dassault Aviation with the signing of an inter-governmental agreement including the commercial contract between the two countries next month.
The UAE’s national oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil (ADNOC) Company has agreed to store crude oil in India’s Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs) storage.
New Appointments:
Infosys has appointed Scott Sorokin as global head of its digital business.
Australia has appointed Indian-origin Harinder Sidhu as the country’s next High Commissioner to India.He will replace Patrick Suckling.
Mr.R K Verma has assumed charge as Secretary, Railway Board.He belongs to the 1980 batch of Indian Railway Services of Engineers
Awards & Honours:
Adele has been named the Global Recording Artist of 2015 by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
IRCTC’s Next Generation e-Ticketing System (NGET) was awarded the gold national award for e-governance 2015-16 in the category of “Innovative Use of ICT by Central Government PSUs”.
Books:
Harry Potter is to be published again in July 2016 after nine years.It is labelled as the ‘Epic 8th Harry Potter story’ for which the offical title has not yet been named.
Sports News:
In the 12th South Asian Games, India now has a total of 208 medals – 123 Gold, 68 Silver and 17 Bronze.Sri Lanka ranks 2nd while Pakistan is at 3rd.
India entered finals of the Under-19 World Cup beating Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the first semi-final at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Quinton de Kock became the youngest cricketer to have reached 10 ODI 100`s breaking Virat Kohli`s record.This helped South Africa defeat England in the 3rd 5-match ODI series in Centurion on Tuesday.
Obituaries:
Film director Aurobindo Mukherjee passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal at eh age of 97.He directed some of the cult Bengali classics like Agniswar, Mouchak and Nishi Padma in 1970s.
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, aged 33 who had been battling for life at the Army’s Research & Referral hospital, died today.
Banking & Economy:
YES Bank has tied up with Smartbox Ecommerce Solutions to help power the payment solutions for Smartbox network of Automated Parcel Delivery Terminals.
Reliance Communications to make Facebook’s Free Basics platform a paid offering after TRAI`s order on barring discriminatory pricing of data services, including a ban on zero-rated products.
India ranked 37 out of 38 countries in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – International Intellectual Property Index
The Reserve Bank of India has asked commercial banks to fasten provisioning requirement from April 1, for the existing stock of restructured loans that are showing signs of stress.
