Daily Current Affairs Quiz 18 February 2019

Shri Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Ret Medium Irrigation project.

A 3-day Conference on the VISION ZERO and its relevance to Occupational Safety and Health is being held from 18-20 Feb,19 in Mumbai. The Conference is been organised by Directorate General Factory Advice and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI). The Vision is based on principles of Controlling Risks, Ensuring Safety and Health in Machines, Equipment and Workplaces and Skill Upgradation of Workforce.

Infosys company unveils a learning app InfyTQ for engineering students.

Football Delhi conferred Sunil Chhetri with first ever “Football Ratna” Award. Delhi Dynamos player Shubham Sarangi was also honoured.

The Raigarh Municipal Corporation of Chhattisgarh has won the "Swachhata Excellence awards 2019".

The United Nations has appointed Indian official Chandramouli Ramanathan as the Controller, Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) in the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC).

A 3-day Conference on the VISION ZERO and its relevance to Occupational Safety and Health is being held from 18-20 Feb,19 in Mumbai. The Conference is been organised by Directorate General Factory Advice and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI). The Vision is based on principles of Controlling Risks, Ensuring Safety and Health in Machines, Equipment and Workplaces and Skill Upgradation of Workforce.

Belgium's Elise Mertens has claimed the Qatar Open 2019 title held at Doha, Qatar.

AntBot is the first walking robot to have navigational capabilities without GPS or mapping. It has been designed by Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and AixMarseille University researchers at ISM. It is designed on lines similar to desert ants who use polarised lights and UV radiation to navigate. It consists of an optical compass which determines its movements.

On February 14, 2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber Adil Ahmed Darat in the Pulwama district, J&K. 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and the attacker died.