Current Affairs 14th February 2017

ndia's first floating elementary school inaugurated on Manipur's Loktak Lake

• India's first floating elementary school is inaugurated on Manipur’s Loktak Lake on 13th February 2017.
• Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeast India, also referred as a lifeline of Manipur.
• It is a great source of water for irrigation, drinking water and hydropower generation for the local people.

RDEL and US Navy signed  Master Ship Repair Agreement

• Reliance Defense and Engineering Ltd (RDEL) and the US Navy signed a Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) on 13th February 2017.
• It will be undertaking service, maintenance and repair of the Seventh Fleet of the US Navy that is operational in the Indian Ocean.

Supreme Court convicted Sasikala for  Disproportionate assets case

• Supreme court convicted Sasikala for the disproportionate assets on 14th February 2017
•  Supreme Court has delivered this judgment on the grounds of appeal filed by Karnataka Govt.
•  In June 2015, The Karnataka High Court overruled the trial court’s verdict.

Tehmina Janua has been appointed as Pakistan's First Woman Foreign Secretary to UN 

• Tehmina Janua has been appointed as a Pakistan's first Woman Foreign Secretary to UN on 13th February 2017.

• She had served as ambassador to Italy.
•  In 2016, Janjua led Pakistan's diplomatic efforts to get the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights to visit Kashmir after the death of more than 90 civilians in clashes with Indian security forces.

 International Aero India 2017 begun in Bengaluru 

• The International Aero India2017 starts at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru on 14th February 2017.The 5-day show will go on till 18 February 2017.
• It is the 11th edition as Asia’s premier air show.
•  This was started in 1996, is jointly organized by the Union Ministry of Defense, Indian Air Force, DRDO, Department of Space and the Union Civil Aviation Ministry.

Indian tabla player Sandeep Das won  2017 Grammy Award for Best Music globally

• Indian Table player Sandeep Das has won the Grammy award for Best Global Music 2017 on 13th February 2017.
•  He bagged the award for Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble ‘Sing Me Home’. It features tunes composed by different artists at global level.

Indian racer Jehan Daruvala won  New Zealand Grand Prix 2017

• Jehan created history by becoming first and only Indian racer to win New Zealand Grand Prix 2017 in motor sport at the Chris Amon Circuit.
• Jehan earned pole position in the Race 1 of the Toyota Racing Series and in the New Zealand GP.

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