Current Affairs 8th February 2015

Updated : 08-Feb-2015

Current Affairs 8th February 2015 - Important Points

• Where was India-Mongolia joint millitary excercise held - Gwalior

• Railways conclude first bilateral power procurement agreement with - DVC

• Which Indian golfer won his maiden European Tour title in Malaysia - Anirban Lahiri

• Maharashtra government signs MoU with which company for setting up CCTV based surveillance - L&T

Current Affairs 8th February 2015 - Details

Where was India-Mongolia joint millitary excercise held - Gwalior

On 6th February 2015, Tenth India-Mongolia joint training exercise was concluded at the Gwalior Military Cantonment. This military excercise was aimed to enhance interoperability between the security forces of both nations during the UN peacekeeping missions. This excercise was started on 23rd January 2015.

Railways conclude first bilateral power procurement agreement with - DVC

On 5th February 2015, North central railway and DVC entered into bilateral power procurement agreement. As per the agreement ailway will buy 50 MW of power from DVC at Auraiya grid sub-station facilitated by railways energy management company.

Do You Know :

Indian Railways is the biggest consumer of electricity and it is consuming about 18 billion units per year.

Which Indian golfer won his maiden European Tour title in Malaysia - Anirban Lahiri

Among the Important Sports Current Affairs, On 8th February 2015, Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri won Malaysian Open 2015. This was his first European Tour title. To lift this title he defeated Austria's Bernd Wiesberger at the final match held at Kaula Lumpur Golf Club and Country Club.

Anirban Lahiri has won five tittles in the Asian Tour. 

Maharashtra government signs MoU with which company for setting up CCTV based surveillance - L&T

Among the National Current Affairs, Maharashtra government signed an MoU with L&T for setting up closed-circuit television (CCTV) based surveillance in Mumbai. L&T is a major engineering and construction company. This MoU worth Rs 949 crore and was signed with an aim to guarantee safer city to its citizens.

It will support Mumbai Police and will also help in better traffic management. By September 2016, In three phases Mumbai city will get security cover of 6,000 CCTVs.