Page-22 of Current Affairs - February, 2022

India’s Advice to Citizens to leave Ukraine

February 17, 2022

Recently, India advised its citizen, including students, to leave Ukraine temporarily, amid increasing tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Highlights India has also advised to avoid non-essential travel to and within the country. In January 2022, Indian envoy at UN put ..

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Secretariat for 2023 G20 summit

February 17, 2022

Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved setting up of a G20 Secretariat and its reporting structures. G20 Secretariat The G20 Secretariat will be responsible for implementing overall policy decisions and arrangements needed to steer India’s forthcoming Presidency ..

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Fintech Open Month

February 17, 2022

Fintech Open Month started on February 7, 2022. It is a first-of-its-kind initiative that brings together the Fintech professionals & enthusiasts, regulators, industry leaders, start-up community, and developers on a common platform. Key Points On this common platform, professions, leaders ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 17, 2022 INDIA – Government approves ‘New India Literacy Programme, a new scheme of Adult Education for FYs 2022-27”; term “Adult Education” to be replaced with “Education For All” – ..

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Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs

February 16, 2022

Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar is scheduled to launch the “Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED)” on February 16, 2022. Highlights Scheme will be launched for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities ..

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First-Ever Quadruple Asteroid

February 16, 2022

Astronomers discovered a third moon orbiting the main-belt asteroid (130) Elektra. This is the first quadruple asteroid ever found. Key Facts Elektra is a large main-belt asteroid. It was first discovered by Litchfield Observatory astronomer Christian Peters on February 17, 1873. ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 16, 2022

February 16, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 16, 2022 INDIA – Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) organising Darkathon–2022 from February 15 to April 22 to find solutions to unravel the anonymity of darknet markets – Union Cabinet approves ..

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Medaram Jatara 2022

February 15, 2022

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has approved a budget of 2.26 crores for the India’s second-largest fair- “Medaram Jathara 2022 Festivals” Key Facts Government announced under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav that, tribal culture and heritage will be the cynosure ..

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Texas: Legal Suit on Facebook facial recognition

February 15, 2022

On February 14, 2022, attorney general office of Texas sued Meta’s (FB.O) Facebook, after alleging that it has violated state privacy protections with facial-recognition technology. Highlights Facebook was alleged that, its facial-recognition technology collected biometric data of millions of Texans without their ..

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Jio-SES Joint Venture for Satellite Broadband Services

February 15, 2022

On February 14, 2022, the Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) announced that Jio Platforms Ltd (JPL) and SES have formed a Joint Venture (JV) for satellite-based broadband services. Key Facts SES is a global satellite-based content connectivity solutions provider. Jio Platforms will own ..

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