Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected president of South Africa by a parliamentary vote. The appointment as head of state of Ramaphosa, 65, who became interim leader following Zuma’s late-night resignation on 14 February was announced by South Africa’s chief justice in Cape Town, who presided over the vote. 

Banking on the rapid growth of regional language internet users, Umang Bedi, who resigned as Facebook India and South Asia managing director last October, has joined news and regional language content app Dailyhunt as president. 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated an ambitious pump canal project at Kahalgaon town in the district which would cater to a vast strech of land within the state and neighbouring Jharkhand.

The Bateshwar Nath Pump Canal Project, which has involved a cost of Rs 389 crore. The project would cater to a total area of 27,603 hectares of which 22,716 hectares are in Bihar and the remaining in Jharkhand. 

Dr Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir is an Indian politician and Governor of Odisha.

Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary houses a rich avian diversity. In a bid to spread awareness about this natural heritage, Environmental Research Foundation and Educational Academy recently held a Bird Festival. 

The Loan Agreement for financing of Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project for the Desert Areas was signed between Government of India and the New Development Bank (NDB) on 13th February 2018 at New Delhi.

This is the first tranche loan of USD 100 million approved by the NDB under the Multi Tranche Financing Facility of USD 345 million for this project. 

The upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is scheduled to be held in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province of China in June 2018.

The SCO includes Pakistan, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and India. 

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Charter was signed in June 2002 and entered into force on 19 September 2003. 

The Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister, Ruud Lubbers, who pulled his country out of recession while struggling to reform the Dutch welfare state, died aged 78. 

World rapid chess champion Viswanathan Anand and grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi helped Mumbai Movers to hold on to their top position at the points tally in the Eastern Division of the Pro-Chess league. 

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suddenly resigned on 15 February in what he described as a bid to smooth reforms, following years of violent unrest that threatened the ruling party’s hold on Africa’s second most populous nation.