Page-43 of Current Affairs - February, 2022

India’s Rank in Forest Area Gain

February 1, 2022

The Economic Survey released by the Department of Economic Affairs recently said that India ranks third in the world in terms of forest gain area. India has added 2,66,000 hectares of forest area every year between 2010 and 2020. What ..

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NSO First revised FY21 GDP estimates

February 1, 2022

The National Statistical Office recently released the first revised GDP estimates for the fiscal year 2021. According to the estimates, the GDP contracted by 6.6%. Earlier, the GDP had contracted by 7.3%. The contraction is mainly due to COVID pandemic ..

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New Leprosy Cases during 2020-21 in India

February 1, 2022

Though India was declared “leprosy-free” in 2005, it still accounts for around 60 per cent of world’s new leprosy patients. Key Points According to data of ‘National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya ..

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UAE Federal Corporate Tax

February 1, 2022

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced to introduce a corporate tax from mid-2023, in a bid to diversify its income. Key Points The financial centre of Gulf, is long known as a tax haven. It is the regional headquarters for ..

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Economic Survey 2021-22- Highlights

February 1, 2022

The Economic Survey 2021-22 was tabled in Parliament on January 31, 2022 by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Who prepared the Economic Survey? Economic Survey 2021-22 was prepared by a team led by principal economic adviser Sanjeev Sanyal. The survey is ..

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Union Budget 2022-23-Highlights

February 1, 2022

On February 1, 2022, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman presented the Union budget 2022-23. The budget focuses on macro economic growth, energy transition, promoting digital economy, climate action, tech enabled development, crowding in private investment. Here are the highlights ..

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Draft Framework for Higher Education qualification

February 1, 2022

The University Grants Commission, UGC recently released the draft Framework for Higher Education qualification. It is a part of the National Education Policy 2020. All the higher education institutes in the country are to be brought under this new framework. ..

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NASA HERMES Mission

February 1, 2022

On January 27, 2022, NASA’s HERMES mission passed a critical mission review. Highlights HERMES mission is a four-instrument suite, which will be mounted outside NASA’s Moon-orbiting Gateway. The review, called Key Decision Point C, evaluated the preliminary design and program ..

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SC on Suspension of MLAs

February 1, 2022

On January 28, 2022, Supreme Court ruled ‘a resolution by Maharashtra Assembly to suspend 12 BJP MLAs for one year’, as unconstitutional. Key Points While ruling on constitutionality of Maharashtra Assembly’s July 5, 2021 resolution, the apex court maintained that, ..

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Sergio Mattarella – Italy’s President for 2nd term

February 1, 2022

Italian President Sergio Mattarella was again elected for second term, during a joint session of Parliament and eighth round of voting. Key Points Mattarella was re-elected with a broad majority. He got 759 votes in favour out of 983 lawmakers ..

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