IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 16th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 16th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 16th, 2018

1. Iran President Hassan Rouhani arrived in India for a three-day visit and was received by Union Minister RK Singh at Hyderabad airport. 

a. This is his 1st visit after assuming office in 2013.

b. Rouhani's visit comes after the inauguration of the first phase of Iran's Chabahar Port, to be operated by India for ten years, in December.

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2018 in New Delhi. 

a. The three-day event has been organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).

3. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn announced that he has submitted his resignation as both premier and the chairman of the ruling coalition amid a political crisis in the African country.

4. Yogi Adityanath govt in Uttar Pradeshpresented its first full-fledged budget for Rs. 4,28,384.52 cr for financial year 2018-19.

5. The Ministry of External Affairs has suspended the validity of passport of Nirav Modi who is accused of defrauding Punjab National Bank of over ₹11,000 crore.  

6. IndusInd Bank launched its new Sonic Identity, which is essentially a musical logo, as part of its branding initiatives.

a. The objective for associating to a sonic identity is building the Bank's brand imagery with the strategic use of music and sound for brand experiences and audience connection.

b. Note : The Sonic Identity is derived from the Bank's persona and core values of innovation, courage and dynamism as well as its strong desire to place customers first.

7. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it will link the base rate for loans with the marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) from 1 April to improve monetary policy transmission.

a. This is likely to narrow the gap between the base rate and MCLR, and benefit borrowers who are still using the base rate.

8. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today announced setting up ombudsman for addressing customer grievances in the Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs).

a. The rules will be laid out by the end of this month. 

b. RBI will start with deposit taking NBFCs and widen the scope to cover NBFCs with asset size of Rs 100 crore. 

9. Taking prime minister Narendra Modi's Digital India initiative forward, a chat based job search mobile app 'Empzilla', first ever of its kind in the country, is being launched.

a. This will do away with existing limitations of employers and job seekers making selection process quick and cost effective.

10. Taxi aggregator Ola today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Assam to pilot a one-of-its-kind app-based river taxi service in Guwahati. 

11. Following the resignation of scandal-hit Jacob Zuma, Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected as President of South Africa by a parliamentary vote.

12. Former Managing Director of Facebook India and South Asia Umang Bedi has joined Bengaluru-based news and local language content application Dailyhunt as its President. 

13. Rear Admiral Mukul Asthan has been appointed as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air) at New Delhi.

14. Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) has been sworn in as the 41st Prime Minister of Nepal.

a. Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath of office.

15. The state government of Odisha is going to sponsor India's national men's and women's hockey teams for the next 5 years. 

16. Karnataka's Kishan Gangolli has won the National 'A' Chess Championship for Blindfor the fifth consecutive time. 

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 15th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 15th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 15th, 2018

1. South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned from the post after defying a 48-hour deadline given by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to leave the office. 

2. Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba resigned opening the door for the Left alliance to form the next government, over two months after his party faced a debacle in the country's historic parliamentary and local polls.

a. Note : The CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal) picked party chairman Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli as the next Prime Minister of Nepal. 

3. China is going to host Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2018 at Qingdao, eastern Shandong Province in June 2018. 

a. Kazakhstan (Astana) hosted the last year's summit during 8-9th June 2017.

b. About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) :

i. Formed on : 15th June 2001

ii. Headquarters :Beijing, China

iii. Members : 8

4. Note : India, Pakistan become full members of SCO on 9th June 2017.

a. 'Paschim Lehar', a tri-service maritime exercise was held at India's westerncoast. 

b. Around 40 ships, submarines and fighter aircraft participated in this exercise.

c. Objective : To build interoperability.

5. Venezuela and Libya were suspended from voting in United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2018-19 session for not paying dues to 193-member world body. 

a. Note : It is for third time in three years these countries have been suspended from voting for unpaid dues.

6. The Centre today announced that Karnataka's Hampi monuments will be among the 10  destinations selected as 'Iconic Tourism' sites. 

a. Other selected sites include the Taj Mahal, Konark Sun Temple, and Ajanta and Ellora caves.

b. Note : In his Union Budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had said that the sites will be provided support for holistic infrastructure and skill development.

7. The Union Health Ministry has passed a proposal that makes it mandatory for Indian students to clear National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) to obtain an eligibility certificate for applying to medical colleges abroad. 

8. West Bengal became the 1st state to opt out of Centre’s National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) announced in Union Budget 2018-19. 

a. According to State Government, it has already made hospitalisation and medical treatment free for its citizens and has already enrolled 50 lakh people under itsSwasthya Sathi programme.

9. President Ram Nath Kovind hosted 'LPG Panchayat' at Rashtrapati Bhavan. 

a. Aim of LPG Panchayat : To provide a platform for LPG consumers to interact with each other, promote mutual learning and share experiences.

b. It was organised by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY).

10. India started nationwide Tiger census 2018.

a. This is the largest survey of wildlife anywhere in the world.

b. This Rs. 10 crores exercise will involve 40,000 forest guards traversing 4,00,000 sq. km. of forests.

c. The last census, in 2014, had estimated India's tiger population at 2,226, up from 1,706 in 2010.

11. For the first time, India is set to host the 8th Theatre Olympics, the largest international theatre festival, with participation from 30 countries in a series of performances to be held across India.

a. The 51-day-long event will be inaugurated at the majestic Red Fort on February 17 by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.

b. The festival will be concluded on April 8 with a grand ceremony at the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai.

12. India’s Aadhaar and Umang App have won awards at recently concluded 6th World Government Summit 2018 in Dubai.

a. Umang App won in Best m-Government Service Award for Accessible Government Category.

b. Aadhaar won in the Best Government Emerging Technologies Award. 

13. In what could be biggest banking fraud in India, state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) announced it has detected a USD 1.77 billion scam.

14. Yes Bank’s MTN (Medium Term Note) bonds issuance has received overwhelming response from international investors. 

a. It has been already listed on London Stock Exchange International Securities Market (LSE ISM) and Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX).

15. The government today proposed to make it easier for small savings scheme holders to close their accounts early as well as permit the opening of such accounts in the name of a minor. 

a. At present, small savings accounts like public provident fund (PPF) cannot be closed prematurely before the completion of five years.

16. US President Donald J. Trump appointed Lt Gen Paul Nakasone as the next Director ofNational Security Agency and US Cyber Command.

17. Tamil Nadu beat Manipur 2-1 to lift their maiden title in 23rd edition of Senior Women's National Football Championship 2017-18 at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.

18. 4-time champions Pakistan will participate in the upcoming Hockey World Cup which will be hosted in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, later this year. 

a. Note : Pakistan had failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup and their participation in the 2018 World Cup was doubtful owing to the political relations of India and Pakistan. 

19. Yuki Bhambri became 1st Indian to reach quarter-finals of Chennai Open ATP Challenger Tennis tournament. 

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 14th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 14th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 14th, 2018

1. South Africa declared the drought which has struck several parts of the country a "national disaster" after reassessing its magnitude and severity. 

a. The city of Cape Town is facing drought for the third consecutive year and is expected to run out of water soon.  

2. In a strategic move to expand its footprint in the Indian Ocean  region, India has secured access to the key Port of Duqm in Oman for military use and logistical support.

a. This is part of India’s maritime strategy to counter Chinese influence and activities in the region.

b. This was one of the key takeaways of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Oman.

3. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has releasedIndia State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2017. 

a. According to this report, the total forest and tree cover in India has increased of over 8,021 sq km (about 80.20 million hectare) which is one percent increase from 2015.

b. Top States with maximum Forest cover (in terms of area): 

i. Madhya Pradesh (77,414 sq km) 

ii. Arunachal Pradesh (66,964 sq km) 

iii. Chhattisgarh (55,547 sq km).

c. Top states with highest Forest cover in terms of percentage geographical area : 

i. Lakshadweep with (90.33%)

ii. Mizoram (86.27%) 

iii. Andaman & Nicobar Islands (81.73%)

4. To guide road engineers and policy makers about road expansion, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has released India’s first ever Highway Capacity Manual namedIndo-HCM. 

a. It lays down guidelines for when and how to expand or manage different types of roads and their intersections and level of services to be put in place.

5. A 'Gender park' open exclusively to women and children will be set up in Kerala'sKottayam. 

a. While skill development courses and self-employment training facilities will be offered to women visiting the park, rehabilitation centres for sexual abuse victims will be set up in its premises. 

6. The Union Government is developing a tool titled Soft Power Matrix.

a. Aim of Soft Power Matrix : To calibrate effectiveness of India’s soft power outreach and foster better diplomatic traction in India’s immediate neighbourhood and beyond.

7. Citibank India has banned the use of its credit and debit cards towards purchase or trading of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

a. The decision came following concerns expressed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regarding potential risks associated with cryptocurrencies. 

8. India’s biggest electricity producer NTPC Ltd has won tender to supply 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity to power-starved Bangladesh for 15 years. 

a. The tender was floated by Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) for supply of 500 MW power from India for short term (2018-2019) and long term ( 2020 2033).

9. Russian space agency Roskosmos has successfully launched Progress MS-08, an unmanned cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS). 

a. It was launched onboard of Soyuz-2.1a rocket from Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. 

10. To bring greater efficiency and accountability in functioning of the Revenue Department,Punjab government has notified 6-member Revenue Commission.

a. Head of this Commission : SS Saron

11. Ministry of Defence (MoD) constituted 13-member Raksha Mantri Advisory Committee on Ministry of Defence Capital Projects (RMCOMP).

a. This committee will monitor and expedite capital acquisition projects for modernisation of armed forces and bolster armed forces preparedness.

b. Head of this committee : Vinay Sheel Oberoi.

12. India claimed their first ever ODI series win in South Africa by taking an unassailable 4-1 lead in the six-match series at Port Elizabeth yesterday. 

a. The win has also cemented India's spot as the number one side in the ODI rankings. 

13. The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs is going to introduce ranking system for National Sports Federations (NSFs). 

a. It is aimed at inculcating healthy competition between sports bodies. 

b. Note : This will be for first time the Sports Ministry will have system by which sports federations will be ranked or rated according to set parameters

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 13th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 13th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 13th, 2018

1. (13th February) is World Radio Day.

a. The day is observed every year on the 13 of February to celebrate radio as a forum for entertainment and information, as a bridge of communication for remote communities and its role in empowering people.

b. This day marks the first broadcast by UN radio in 1946.

c. It was proclaimed on 3 November 2011 by UNESCO's 36th General Conference.

d. It was originally proposed by the Kingdom of Spain.

e. First world radio day was observed in the year 2012.

f. Theme of World Radio Day 2018 : “Radio and Sports”.

2. The 6th edition of World Government Summit (WGS) 2018, a global platform dedicated to shaping future of government worldwide, was concluded today at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

a. Note : India is the guest country at this year’s event. 

3. Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain has signed an ordinance amending the country's Anti-Terrorism Act to list groups sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council as terrorist organisations. 

a. The move designates 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led groups Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) as terror outfits which were earlier not banned by Pakistan.

4. The International Conference on Unani Medicine was held in New Delhi.

a. This conference was organised by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), under Ministry of AYUSH.

b. Theme of this conference : "Integration of Unani System of Medicine in main stream healthcare".

5. Tanzanian President John Magufuli has announced that the country will pull out of theUN's "comprehensive refugee response framework", which provides lasting solutions for refugees, including integration into host communities, citing security reasons and lack of funds. 

a. Note : Tanzania has long been considered as safe haven for refugees, particularly from conflict hit Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi.

6. According to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the CM of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu is the richest Chief Minister in India with declared assets worth over ₹177 crore.

a. Naidu is followed by Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu with assets worth over ₹129 crore and Punjab's Amarinder Singh with ₹48 crore. 

b. Note : Tripura's Manik Sarkar with ₹27 lakh is the Poorest Chief Minister in India.

7. Former Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio, the chief ministerial candidate of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, has been declared elected unopposed before the polls set for February 27. 

a. This comes after the only other candidate from the constituency, Chupfuo Angami from the Naga People’s Front, withdrew his nomination. 

8. Uttar Pradesh State government in association with UNICEF launched massive door to door campaign titled DASTAK, to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanise Encephalitis (JE) disease in the state.

9. Bank of Baroda is going to exit the South African market amid allegations that politically connected Gupta family used its network for illicit transactions. 

a. Bank of Baroda was the last lender in South Africa that offered services to Guptas' companies.

10. The 4th meeting of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Dr BibekDebroy, Chairman, EAC-PM & Member, NITI Aayog. 

a. During the meeting, EAC-PM discussed the possible modalities of implementing National Health Scheme announced by the government in Union Budget-2018-19. 

b. Besides, presentations were also made on Health Reforms, World Bank Report on Indian Economy and on Indian Fiscal – Monetary Framework.

11. Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has won the 'Best Minister in the World' award at the World Government Summit in Dubai. 

a. She was honored with this prestigious award for her efforts in implementing successful reforms to tackle corruption and increase transparency in her country. 

12. Jnanpith recipient and Kannada litetrateur Chandrashekhar Kambar has been appointed as the new President of the Sahitya Akademi. 

a. He will serve for a period of 5 years. 

b. Note : Hindi poet Madhav Kaushik was elected as vice president of the Sahitya Akademi.

13. Former Australian spinner Shane Warne has been appointed as the mentor ofRajasthan Royals for this IPL season. 

14. World's first robot ski competition was held in South Korea.

a. 8 teams from local universities and tech firms took part in the competition.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 12th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 12th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 12th, 2018

1. Dubai has opened the tallest hotel in the world (356-metres) titledGevora Hotel.
a. The 75-storey structure broke the record earlier held by JW Marriott Marquis, which is also situated in Dubai, by just one metre.
2. According to a global traffic scorecard published annually by Inrix, a company that aggregates and analyzes traffic data collected from vehicles and highway infrastructure, the Top 10 most congested cities in the world are:

a. Los Angeles
b. New York City (tie)
c. Moscow (tie)
d. Sao Paulo, Brazil
e. San Francisco
f. Bogotá
g. London
h. Atlanta
i. Paris
j. Miami
3. The company also published the list of  Top 10 most congested countries. They are:
a. Thailand
b. Indonesia
c. Colombia
d. Venezuela
e. United States (tie)
f. Russia (tie)
g. Brazil (tie)
h. South Africa (tie)
i. Turkey
j. United Kingdom
4. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Oman, both India and Oman have signed 8 Agreements in various fields.
a. The signed agreements are :
b. Agreement on Legal and Judicial Cooperation in Civil and Commercial matter
c. Agreement on mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, Special, service and official passports
d. MoU on Cooperation in the field of health
e. MoU on Cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
f. MoU on Cooperation between Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of External Affairs, India and Oman Diplomatic Institute.
g. MoU on Academic and Scholarly cooperation sectors between National Defence College Sultanate of Oman and the Institute for Defence Studies and the Analyses.
h. MoU in the field of Tourism cooperation between India and Oman.
i. Annexure to the MoU on Military Cooperation.
5. Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali Tendulkar jointly launched a book on child health care titled ‘Even When There Is A Doctor’.
a. Authored by Dr Yashwant Amdekar along with Dr Rajesh Chokhani and Krishnan Sivaramakrishnan, the book describes the role of an individual or parents in improving their child’s health.
6. The Madhya Pradesh education department has decided to implement a uniform dress code for government teachers to check their personality differences.
a. While women teachers will be expected to wear a maroon jacket, men will be expected to wear navy blue jackets.
b. Teachers will also have to wear a name tag with 'Rashtra Nirmata' (maker of the nation) written on it.
7. The Centre has drafted a plan to check the flow of sewer water into the river Ganga by installing Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) in 10 major cities.
a. These cities contribute about 65% of the total polluted water flowing into the river.
8. Bihar Government has banned sale of loose cigarettes in the state.
a. This decision aims to be deterrent to kids and youngsters who start smoking by buying loose cigarettes.
9. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) appointed Biswamohan Mahapatra as non-executive Chairman for two years with immediate effect.
a. He is going to replace B Sambamurthy who was the interim chairman.
10. Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has been re-elected for a second term.
11. An Indian consortium led by ONGC has agreed to pay $600 million (over ₹3,850 crore) for a 10% stake in an offshore oilfield in UAE's Abu Dhabi.
a. This marks the first time Indian oil companies have been given a stake in Abu Dhabi's hydrocarbon resources.
12. India's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) wrote off bad loans worth ₹20,339 crore in 2016-17, the highest among all the state-owned banks.
a. All the public sector banks wrote off ₹81,683 crore during the fiscal, a three-fold jump in 5 years.
13. Reliance Industries (RIL) has been awarded the Golden Peacock Award 2017 for corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
a. The award was a recognition, in particular, of the work done by its CSR arm Reliance Foundation under Founder and Chairman Nita Ambani.
14. Vikas Sathaye, an engineer from Mumbai, is part of a four-member team that bagged the 'Scientific and Engineering Award' at the Oscars 2018 Scientific and Technical Awards.
a. The team was honoured for the development and implementation of Shotover K1 Camera System.
15. The 23rd Winter Olympic Games 2018 are being held at Pyeongchang in South Korea.
a. 2,920 athletes from 92 countries have been participating in 102 events.
b. The closing ceremony will be held on 25th February 2018.

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 11th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 11th, 2018

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF FEBRUARY 11th, 2018

1.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation for Abu Dhabi's first Hindu temple via video conferencing. 

2.   Britain’s Prince Charles has launched a new 10-million-dollarDevelopment Impact Bond (DIB) to help improve education for over 200,000 children in India. 

a.    DIB is the latest fundraising initiative by British Asian Trust (BAT) set up by royal 10 years ago to fight poverty in South Asia.

b.    Note : It is the largest bond of its type in South Asia.

3.   The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development is going to establish National Women Entrepreneurship Council (NWEC). 

a.    NWEC will promote entrepreneurship as it would be the umbrella organization for socio-economic gender parity, financial inclusion and economic empowerment of women in India.

4.   The Union Ministry of Power has launched a Web based monitoring System and Fly Ash mobile application titled ASH TRACK. 

a.    It was launched by Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy R.K Singh in New Delhi.

b.    ASH TRACK Mobile App will manage 200 million tonnes of fly ash by tracking coal based power plants situated within 100 km and 300 km from given location and availability of fly ash, along with prospective users within same radius.

5.   The Madhya Pradesh government today launched a mobile application titled 'Pollution Metre' to spread awareness against pollution in the western part of the state.

6.   With a total wealth of $950 billion, India's financial capital Mumbai has been ranked as the12th richest city globally by South Africa-based market research group New World Wealth. 

a.    Mumbai also featured among the top 10 cities in terms of billionaire population with 28 billionaires. 

b.    The list was topped by New York with $3 trillion wealth.

7.   The Indian Navy has unveiled the Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) at INS Garuda, naval air station located in Kochi, Kerala. 

a.    IAAMS is ambitious project of Indian Navy to modernise Meteorological infrastructure of 9 Naval Air Stations (NAS). 

b.    It is expected to bring accuracy in weather monitoring mechanism in the Indian Navy.

8.   Pakistan’s well known human right activist and senior lawyer Asma Jahangir (66) passwed away in Lahore today.

a.    She co-founded the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in 1987 and became its Secretary General until 1993 when she was elevated as commission’s chairperson. 

b.    She also became president of Supreme Court Bar Association.

c.    She was also co-chair of South Asians for Human Rights.

9.   Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh released a book titled "Mere Sapno Ka Bharat'' in Parliament premises New Delhi.

a.    This book is about the best interviews of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

b.    This book has been been compiled by Tarun Vijay, former BJP MP and Editor of Panchjanya, an RSS published journal.

10. Abhilasha Kumari was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. 

a.    With this, she became first women and third full-time Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.

11. Two Indian institutes featured in top 50 Asian institutes in TIMES Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for educational institutes in Asia.

a.    They are :

o  Indian Institute of Science (29th) 

o  Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (44)

o  This list was topped by National University of Singapore.

12. Indian princess Sophia Alexandra Duleep Singh was honoured by the Royal Mail of the UK, which marked the centenary of the suffragette movement with eight special stamps.

a.    Suffragettes were members of women's organisations in the late-19th and early-20th centuries which advocated the extension of the 'franchise' or the right to vote in public elections, to women.

13. 17-year-old snowboarder Redmond Gerard won the 1st gold medal for the United States at this year's Winter Olympics, with his victory in the snowboarding slopestyle competition. 

14. Pune-based swimmer Rohan More (32) became the youngest in the world and first Asian to complete the Ocean Seven Challenge, which involves crossing seven of the world's toughest ocean channels covering a distance of around 200 km.