Page-21 of Current Affairs - February, 2022

Indian Army’s Bent-Toed Gecko

February 19, 2022

A team of researchers recently discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko or lizard, from Umroi Military station in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. Key Facts The new species of Gecko or lizard belongs to the family of Cyrtodactylus exercitus (‘exercitus’ means army, ..

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I&B Ministry Guidelines on data security

February 19, 2022

In its new guidelines on data security, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has prohibited the sharing of secret or top-secret documents by its officials over Internet. What are the guidelines? They have also been asked not to use digital assistant ..

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India’s Record Soyoil Import from the United States of America

February 19, 2022

Due to limited supply from drought-stricken South America, Indian exporters have arranged to import a record 100,000 tonnes of soyoil from the United States, at a time when palm oil prices are reaching new highs. Overview: India, the world’s largest ..

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DGCA Child Restraint System

February 19, 2022

An advisory to implement the Child Restraint System which is specifically designed to restrain and protect a child or infant during all phases of flight has been sent to all the airline operators in India by the Directorate General of ..

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Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)

February 19, 2022

Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a four-day global event that takes place from February 18 to 21. It is an online citizen science or community science project that was first launched in 1998 by Cornell Lab of Ornithology and ..

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SC on Krishna Water Dispute

February 19, 2022

On February 18, 2022, government of Karnataka moved to Supreme Court and sought to set up of a bench to hear a plea related to dispute over allocation of water of Krishna River. Key Facts The Krishna River flows in ..

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India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement – Update (February, 2022)

February 19, 2022

India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a trade agreement that will decrease import duties on the majority of Indian exports to the UAE. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is the Narendra Modi government’s first significant trade ..

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Falkland Islands Dispute

February 19, 2022

Recently, flights of British military planes to the Falkland Islands stopped at Brazilian airports. This incident has sparked tensions across the islands. Highlights Argentina is concerned with the military flights that may be flying under argument of being humanitarian flights. ..

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