Page-39 of Current Affairs - February, 2023

FAO Food Price Index – January 2023

February 4, 2023

The Food Price Index tells the “monthly” price changes in world food prices. In January 2023, the World Food Price Index was 131.2. This is 0.8% less as compared to that of the food prices in December 2022. The major ..

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1,200 year old idols found in Nalanda

February 4, 2023

Nalanda Mahavira is a World Heritage Site. It has stupas and viharas. Also, there are remains of monastic and scholastic institutions belonging to the third century BCE. The Archaeology Survey of India recently reported that two 1,200-year-old idols were found ..

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NASA-ISRO Joint Satellite – NISAR

February 4, 2023

NISAR is an earth-observing satellite planned to be launched in 2024. It stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. SAR creates two-dimensional and three-dimensional reconstructions of landscapes. NISAR is jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. Recently, NISAR left the Jet Propulsion ..

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Enhancing Circularity and Sustainability Project

February 4, 2023

The textile industries of India account for 4% of world trade and 5% of world GDP. However, textile waste from India accounts for 8.5% of global textile waste. Over 7800-kilo tonnes of textiles wastes are accumulated in India annually. The ..

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Digital India Mobile Van

February 4, 2023

The Digital India Mobile Van was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The main objective of the mobile van is to spread awareness of Digital India initiatives and also to spread the word about the G20 Digital ..

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VIHANGAM Drone Technology and Safety Equipment

February 4, 2023

In 2021, the Aviation Ministry permitted the CMPDI (Central Mine Planning and Design Institute) to use drone technology in the coal fields of India. Following the order, the Mahanadi coal fields in Odisha operating under the coal ministry recently introduced ..

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Parli-Vajnath-Vikarabad Electrification Project

February 4, 2023

India is to achieve 100% electrification of Railways by 2024. The target has been achieved in five different Railway zones. The fifth zone to achieve this was the North Central Railways. Recently, the Vikarabad – Parli – Vaijnath line was ..

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India to be theme country at 2025 Madrid International Book Fair

February 4, 2023

The Madrid Book Fair is being organized in Spain since 1993. More than 350 stalls are set up by publishers from all over the world. Book signing events are also held during the fair. The theme of the 2025 Madrid ..

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