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Indian
Affairs
Economic Survey 2018:
FM Jaitley tables Economic Survey in Parliament.
Economic Survey sees FY19 GDP growing 7-7.5% vs 6.75%
in FY18.
India and Cambodia Ink 4 Agreements:
India and Cambodia signed four agreements in the field of
cultural exchange, an exchange line of credit of $26.9 million, memorandum of
understanding to cooperate in legal matter and an agreement on prevention of
human trafficking.
The documents were exchanged in presence of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Cambodian PM Hun Sen following
delegation-level talks between the two countries. New Delhi has agreed to set
up a centre of IT excellence in Cambodia.
Important: Cambodian Capital- Phnom Penh
Currency- Cambodian riel.
Himachal CM Launches 'Shakti' App for Women's Safety:
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur
launched the ‘Shakti’ app for women’s safety in the state. The app was
developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) of the Himachal Pradesh
government.
It would be available in both Hindi and English languages
and would not require internet connectivity. The main objective of the launch
of the app and the helpline is to fight crimes against women in the state.
Important:
Himachal Pradesh Governor-: Acharya Dev Vrat
India to Host Informal WTO Ministerial Gathering in New
Delhi:
Trade ministers from various countries including
Australia, Japan and Switzerland met for an informal WTO ministerial gathering
in Davos, Switzerland.
India was represented by Deepak Jagdish Saksena,
ambassador and permanent representative to the WTO.
India announced that it will host an informal WTO
Ministerial gathering in March 2018. The meeting would be held in New Delhi on
March 19-20.
Awards
Grammy Awards 2018- Complete List of Winners:
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards, honoring the best
achievements from October 2016 to September 2017 were held at Madison Square
Garden in New York City, the USA. James Corden was the host of the ceremony for
the second year in a row.
It was Bruno Mars' night at the Grammy Awards held in New
York, with the three biggest wins - Album of the Year and Record of the Year
for 24K Magic and Song of the Year for 'That's What I Like'.
List of winners of the 60th Grammy Awards:
Album Of The Year: Bruno Mars
Song of the Year: Bruno Mars',
That's What I Like
Record Of The Year: Bruno Mars,
24K Magic
Best Pop Solo Performance: Ed Sheeran, Shape of You
Best Pop Vocal Album: Ed Sheeran,
Divide
Best Dance Recording: LCD
Soundsystem, Tonite
Best Music Film: The Defiant Ones
Best Children's Album: Feel What U
Feel, Lisa Loeb
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: La La Land
Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost
Important:
The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959.
Sports
Australian Open 2018- Complete List of Winners:
The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually
in Melbourne Park, Australia. The 2018
Australian Open is the 106th edition of the tournament.
Roger Federer defeated Marin Cilic in the final. It was
Federer's 20th Grand Slam title. In women's' single, Caroline Wozniacki became
the first Danish player to win a Grand Slam singles title, defeating Simona
Halep in the final.
List of Winners of Australian Open:
S.No.
|
Category
|
Winner
|
Runner Up
|
1.
|
Men's Singles
|
Roger Federer
(Switzerland) |
Marin Cilic
(Croatia) |
2.
|
Women's Singles
|
Caroline Wozniacki
(Denmark) |
Simona Halep
(Romania) |
3.
|
Men's Doubles
|
Oliver Marach (Austria)
Mate Pavic(Croatia) |
Robert Farah (Colombia)
J. Cabal (Colombia) |
4.
|
Women's Doubles
|
Kristina Mladenovic (France)
TÃmea Babos (Hungary) |
Elena Vesnina (Russia)
Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) |
5.
|
Mixed Doubles
|
Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada)
Mate Pavic (Croatia) |
Timea Babos (Hungary)
Rohan Bopanna (India) |
Sandeep Lamichhane Becomes 1st Nepal player to Get IPL
Contract:
Sandeep Lamichhane became the first cricketer from Nepal
to land a deal an IPL contract. He was picked by Delhi Daredevils in the
player's auction. The 17-year-old, the only Nepal player in the IPL auction,
was sold at his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
The leg-spinner hogged the limelight in 2016 U-19 World
Cup by becoming the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 14
scalps in six innings.
Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan Wins Indonesian Masters:
The world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan has defeated Saina
Nehwal in the finals of the Indonesia Masters in Jakarta.
Tai Tzu has now defeated the former world No.1 nine times
in their last 10 meetings.
Important:
Indonesia Capital- Jakarta,
Currency- Indonesian rupiah.
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