Weekly Current Affairs February 2018: Week 3

Banking and Financial Awareness:

PNB signs Pact with National e-Governance Services.
Bank of Baroda to Exit South Africa by March-End.
Government Inks $100 Million Loan Agreement with NDB for Rajasthan Water Project.
Yes Bank Lists Country’s First $600m MTN Bond On IndiaINX.
RBI Rolls Out New Stressed Assets Framework to Tackle Bad Loan Problem.
RBI Relaxes Priority Sector Lending Rule for Banks.
SBI Wrote Off Bad Loans Worth Over Rs 20,000 Crore Last Fiscal.

Biswamohan Mahapatra appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of NPCI.
Indra Nooyi Appointed ICC’s 1st Independent Female Director.
Haruhiko Kuroda Reappointed as Bank of Japan Chief.
Chandrashekhara Kambara Elected New President of Sahitya Akademi.
Honour and Awards
Asha Bhosle Honoured with 5th Yash Chopra Memorial Award.
Vikas Sathaye, a Pune-born person honoured with the Scientific and Engineering Academy Award at The Oscars Scientific and Technical Awards 2018.
India’s Aadhaar and Umang App Win Award in Dubai.

The 2018 Winter Olympics Games have officially commenced at Pyeongchang in South Korea.
World’s tallest hotel Gevora opens in Dubai.
KP Sharma Oli Appointed Nepal's Prime Minister.
The World Government Summit 2018 Concluded in Dubai.
Cyril Ramaphosa Sworn in as South Africa's President.
Jacob Zuma Resigns as South Africa's President.
China to Host 2018 SCO Summit at Qingdao in June.

The National Productivity Council was observed National Productivity Day and National Productivity Week till 18th February.
World Radio Day- 13 February
theme is Radio and Sports.

NITI Aayog has released a comprehensive Health Index report titled, "Healthy States, Progressive India".
The National Deworming initiative was launched by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
2nd National Meet on Grassroots Informatics held in New Delhi.
3rd Global Procurement Summit inaugurated in New Delhi.
New World Health Report Published: Mumbai declared the 12th richest city globally.
The Union minister Nitin Gadkari released country's first ever Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) which will guide road engineers and policy makers about road expansion.
Swachh Bharat Sanitation Park inaugurated in New Delhi.
Anti-narcotics Scheme Extended for Three Years.
Centre to Change Base Year for GDP, IIP to 2017-18.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Visits India.
Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau will arrive in India on a seven-day State visit.
India's 1st Online Radio Station 'Radio Umang' was launched recently in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 (WSDS 2018) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
R.K. Singh Inaugurates International Conference ‘Indian Power Stations 2018’ In New Delhi.
12th International Conference On CSR Held in Bengaluru.

11 states declared ODF under Swachh Bharat Mission.
Bihar government bans sale of loose cigarettes.
The Indian navy has unveiled the Integrated Automation Aviation Meteorological System at INS Garuda naval air station located in Kochi, Kerala.
Odisha to Sponsor Indian Hockey Teams for Five Years.
West Bengal Becomes First State to Opt Out of ‘Modicare’.