Current affairs - 27 -01 -18.

National

• Seven NH projects worth Rs 6517 crores inaugurated in – Uttar Pradesh
• National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Home (NHIDCL) and IL&FS transportation signed an MoU for construction of - Zojila tunnel
• City is hosting the 2018 India-ASEAN commemorative summit – New Delhi

International

• Country’s President open to citizenship for 'Dreamers' in 10-12 years – United States
• Country has announced their success in cloning the world's first two macaques from somatic cells using the same method that cloned sheep Dolly - China

Person in News

• He has been honoured with Kirti Chakra for killing two terrorists and saving the life of another soldier during an ambush - Major Vijayant Bisht
• He is Honoured with Ashok Chakar, for sacrificing his life while fighting militants in Kashmir valley - Jyoti Prakash Nirala
• Former minister is the author of the book Dilli Meri Dilli: Before and After 1998 – Sheila Dixit

Sports

• Indian Boxer has moved to 6^th rank in the latest WBO rankings for the super middleweight category – Vijender Singh
• ICC U-19 World Cup, to enter semifinals India beat Bangladesh by - 131 runs

General Knowledge

• This Award is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield – Ashoka Chakra
• Jawai Dam, which is built across Luni river, is located in - Rajasthan