Page-42 of Current Affairs - February, 2022

M Jagadesh Kumar: New Chairman of UGC

February 7, 2022

The Ministry of Education recently appointed Mr M Jagadesh Kumar as the new chairman of UGC. Jagadesh was serving at the Jawaharlal Nehru University as Vice Chancellor. About the appointment The appointment has been made for a period of five ..

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Giant Magnellan Telescope

February 7, 2022

The Giant Magnellan Telescope is under construction. It will have resolving powers ten times the Hubble Space Telescope. Key Features Giant Magnellan Telescope is extremely large telescope. That is, the aperture of the primary mirror is between 20 metres and ..

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Karnataka Rajyotsava Awards

February 7, 2022

The Karnataka Government will not accept applications for Rajyotsava Awards from 2023. Rather a panel is to be set up to choose the eligible candidates. The state government is following the footsteps of the central government. The central government chooses ..

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African Union Summit

February 7, 2022

The 35th African Union summit was held at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Security and pandemic were given top priority at the summit. Key Points on the summit The countries discussed about the unavailability of COVID vaccines to many African countries ..

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Hijab Controversy in Karnataka

February 7, 2022

On February 5, 2022, Government of Karnataka stated that, ‘clothes that disturb equality, integrity and public law & order should not be worn”. Key Points This directive from government validates decisions of state education institutions to prohibit Muslim girl students ..

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Changes proposed by J&K Delimitation Panel

February 7, 2022

Delimitation Commission proposed significant changes to the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir, by carving out new constituencies. Key Points Delimitation Commission also redraw several of existing constituencies. The draft delimitation working paper has been rejected by National Conference (NC). ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 7, 2022 INDIA – Playback legend Lata Mangeshkar dies in Mumbai at 92; awarded Bharat Ratna in 2001 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989 ECONOMY & CORPORATE – DCGI grants ..

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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 6, 2022

February 7, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 6, 2022 INDIA – PM kickstarts 50th Anniversary Celebrations of ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics) in Hyderabad and inaugurates two research facilities – PM inaugurates 216-foot ..

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