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Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 3, 2022

February 3, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 3, 2022 INDIA – Amaravati remains the capital city of Andhra Pradesh: Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai – INS Vagir, the fifth Scorpene-class made-in-India submarine, sails out for ..

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World Wetlands Day 2022

February 2, 2022

Every year, the World Wetland Day is celebrated on February 2. The day is marked to increase awareness about the importance of wetlands in the world. It is celebrated on February 2 because the Convention on Wetlands was adopted on ..

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Plastic snowfall in the Alps

February 2, 2022

The researchers from Austria, Netherlands and Switzerland have found that trillions of plastic particles fall along with snow in Switzerland. These particles travel 2000 kilometres through air. What did the study find? About 43 trillion plastic particle land in Alps ..

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Humbertium covidum: New hammerhead flatworm species

February 2, 2022

Scientists recently discovered Humbertium covidum. These are new flat worn species. They look like a mini cobra. The new species were found hunting snails in Italy and France. They have been named after COVID pandemic. About H.covidum H.covidum are not ..

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What are Sovereign Green Bonds?

February 2, 2022

During the Union Budget presentation, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced the issuance of “Green bonds”. These bonds are to be issued to mobilise green infrastructure resources. What are green bonds? Green bonds are debt instruments. The money collected by ..

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Climate Change: Early Flowering in UK

February 2, 2022

As per a study, climate change is causing plants in United Kingdom (UK) to flower almost a month earlier on average. Highlights Due to warmer weather, autumn leaf has started to fall and flowers are appearing earlier on shrubs and ..

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DESH-Stack e-portal

February 2, 2022

On February 1, 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced to set up “DESH-Stack e-portal”, during Budget 2022 speech. Highlights Announcement to set up a DESH-Stack online skilling platform and overall focus of Budget on skilling is drawing appreciation from industry, ..

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Sale of NINL to Tata Steel Long Products

February 2, 2022

The government recently approved the sale of loss-making Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) to Tata Steel Long Products Ltd. Key Facts NINL will be sold to Tata Steel for Rs 12,100 crore. This is first case of privatisation of a public sector steel manufacturing ..

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