Page-26 of Current Affairs - February, 2023

Joe Acaba selected as NASA’s Chief Astronaut

February 9, 2023

In December 2022, the deputy chief of NASA Drew Feustel became the chief. However, his services recently ended and he was succeeded by the new chief Joe Acaba. The chief of NASA manages the resources of the organization, creates assignments, ..

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What is CAR T-Cell Therapy?

February 9, 2023

Researchers recently found that CAR T-Cell therapy is a good cure for Ovarian cancer. The therapy was tested on mice and found to be effective. Immuno suppressive nature of cancer cells in the ovary was a major hurdle for scientists. ..

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TN ‘Pudumai Penn’ Scholarship Scheme

February 8, 2023

The Scheme was launched by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin in 2022. The scheme will pay thousands of rupees to government school students. Beneficiaries of the scheme are students studying in Class V to Class XII. Only girl ..

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PhonePe launches cross-border transaction facility

February 8, 2023

The Phone Pe app was developed based on Unified Payments Interface. It is now owned by Flipkart (A subsidiary of a US Company called Walmart). The headquarters of Phone Pe is in Bengaluru. The app is available in eleven Indian ..

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Punjab New Industrial and EV Policy

February 8, 2023

As the old Industrial Policy has come to an end, the Punjab Government is launching a new Industrial Policy. This is the first industrial policy the ruling government is launching since it came to power. The new Industrial policy will ..

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Agri Ministry plans new certification system for organic cotton, derivatives

February 8, 2023

Several organizations in the country have been demanding an “Indian Standard for Organic Textiles”. Without a proper standard, the textiles made of organic cotton stay unprotected. Meaning, the exporter or the seller is unable to prove that the textile is ..

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Google introduces Chat-GPT rival Bard

February 8, 2023

Microsoft launched Chat-GPT in November 2022. Technologists believe that Chat GPT is well advanced and might kill Google’s business. In just five days, the number of ChatGPT users increased to one million. To counter the chat GPT, Google recently launched ..

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SEBI launches Mechanism to curb market abuse

February 8, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India defines Market Abuse as misuse of information, benchmark manipulation, and market manipulation. Today there are no regulations to monitor and control market abuse in the country. Therefore, SEBI has stepped in and launched a mechanism ..

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India MoU with Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Joint Business Council

February 8, 2023

The Growth Triangle Joint Business Council was created by Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia in 1993. The main objective of the council is to boost private investments in MSMEs. During the G20 Energy Transitions Working Group meeting held in Bengaluru, India ..

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Integrative Medicine Centres in Government Hospitals

February 8, 2023

The Government of India is to inaugurate Integrative Medicine Centres. These centres will operate at Government hospitals. The centres will mainly focus on Ayurvedic medicines and will use modern technologies. The first Integrative Medicine Centre was inaugurated at the Safdarjang ..

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