English Current Affairs 8th February 2018

1. Cabinet approves Ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
2. Cabinet approves changes in the Major Port Authorities Bill 2016
3. Cabinet approves DSF Policy Bid Round-11 for 60 un-monetised discoveries of ONGC and OIL
4. Cabinet approves placing the new Instrument adopted by International Labour Organization (ILO)
5. Cabinet approves Implementation of ‘Prime Minister Research Fellows (PMRF)’
6. Cabinet approves rationalization of Autonomous Bodies under Department of Health & Family Welfare
7. Cabinet approves Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code bill
8. Cabinet approves enhancement of target under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
9. Cabinet apprised of an MoU signed between India and Tunisia for cooperation on Youth matters
10. Cabinet approves Memorandum of Cooperation between India and USA on Law Enforcement Training
11. Cabinet approves signing of India-Australia MoUs for Secondment Programme
12. Cabinet approves MoU with United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Cooperation in Skill Development, Vocational Training
13. Cabinet approves Protocol amending DTAA between India, China
14. South Central Railway becomes 1st rail zone with 100% LED lighting at stations
15. Karnataka constitutes Committee for separate state flag
16. Defence Minister appoints panel under Vinay Sheel Oberoi to expedite capital acquisition
17. NHAI to Launch Pilot Project “Pay as You Use” Tolling on Delhi-Mumbai Highway
18. THE World Rankings 2018: More Indian Universities in Asia’s Top 200
19. India ranks 44 out of 50 nations in Global IP Index ; US tops the list
20. Bermuda becomes first country in world to repeal same-sex marriage
21. Prince Charles launches education impact bond for India
22. RBI to link base rate with MCLR from April 1
23. IndusInd Bank launches Sonic Identity
24. Hardayal Prasad appointed as SBI Card MD & CEO
25. Rear Admiral Mukul Asthana takes over as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air)
26. Bangladesh elects Abdul Hamid as president for second consecutive term
27. Jhulan Goswami 1st woman in the world to take 200 ODI wickets
28. Ex-BJP chief of Arunachal Kangir Jamoh passes away
29. Kathakali maestro Madavoor Vasudevan Nair passes away