Current Affairs 26th February 2018

Current Affairs 26^th February 2018

NATIONAL

• DRDO successfully tests flight Rustom-2
• An International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels has been organized by Department of Biotechnology & Govt. of India.

• India and Canada have signed six agreements, including in the area of nuclear science, energy cooperation and information communication technology.
• Prime Minister Modi has launched the development schemes worth Rs 1,000 crore for Daman and Diu.
• The eighth joint military exercise between the Indian Army and Seychelles People’s Defence Forces started at Mahe Island, Seychelles.

• PM Modi launches Amma two-wheeler scheme

BANKING & ECONOMY

• State Bank of India set for UK restructuring

• Airtel & Huawei have conducted India’s 1^st 5G network trial which took place at Airtel’s Network Experience Centre.

• RBI asks banks to link SWIFT to core banking
• Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha has launched India’s first locally developed 4G/LTE telecom system.

OBITUARY

• Veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi, who had an illustrious career spanning over four decades, passed away in Dubai.