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1 | Frank Walter Steinmeier Elected New President of Germany | The 61-year old won by 931 votes out of 1,239 valid votes cast by the members of the Federal Assembly. He is due to take office as the 12th Federal President of Germany on 19 March 2017. Steinmeier, a member of the Social Democratic party will succeed incumbent President Joachim Gauck who will step down on March 18 at the age of 77. | Steinmeier - President of Germany |
2 | The 11th International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition - Aero India 2017 begun today | It begun at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The five-day biennial event is being organized by Defence Exhibition Organisation (DEO). Nearly 270 Indian and 279 foreign companies will take part in the expo. | Aero India 2017 - bengaluru |
3 | Thailand seeks India’s partnership in pharma, bio-tech | The Thailand Board of Investment, which has invited 2,500 investors from across countries to its mega seminar Opportunity Thailand 2017 this week, is especially interested in investments from India, an official from the Thai government has stated. | Thailand , India - pharma ,biotech |
4 | First ever ITTF World Tour event in India will begin in New Delhi. | The 1.5 lakh US dollar India Open also happens to be the biggest ever international table tennis federation event in terms of prize money. But despite the rewards on offer, a majority of the top international table tennis stars have given the competition a miss. | ITTF - new delhi |
5 | India’s first cashless township GNFC inaugurated by Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani. | 'Nearly 10,000 residents in Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals (GNFC) township have embraced various digital mode of payments instead of cash | GNFC - first cashless township |
6 | The world’s longest elevated cycle path has been opened in Xiamen, China | It can handle about 2,023 cyclists with a speed limit of 15 miles per hour. | worls longest cycle path - china |
7 | India’s first floating elementary school inaugurated in manipur | It has been inaugurated on Loktak lake at Langolsabi Leikai of Champu Khangpok floating village in Manipur on the occasion of World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2017. | first FE school - loktak lake - manipur |
8 | INS Sarvekshak Becomes India’s First Ship to be Installed with Solar Power System | he ship has been equipped with 18 sheets of solar panel of 300 Watt which is capable of generating 5.4 kW power. | INS Sarvekshak - india's first ship - solar |
9 | New bird species found in Nepal by nature reaserchers | A Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush has been spotted in the high mountainous region of Nepal by Friends of Nature (FoN) reasearchers and then confirmed by the bird experts Carol Inskipp and Hem Sagar Baral. | Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush - nepal |
10 | Germaine De Randamie is the first UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion | Netherland native Germaine de Randamie defeated Holly Holm by (7-3) to claim the UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion at the UFC 208 in Brooklyn, New York . The featherweight division was newly introduced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2016. | Germaine De Randamie - Featherweight Champion |
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