Page-2 of Current Affairs - February, 2024
What are climate tipping points?
There is growing evidence that the climate is rapidly approaching critical tipping points beyond which abrupt and/or irreversible changes could occur. A 2023 report identified at least 5 major climate tipping points that are already at risk of being crossed ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar wins Floor Test
In January 2023, the ruling Mahagathbandhan alliance between Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress ended in Bihar. Kumar then formed an alliance with BJP, resigned as Chief Minister, and took oath again with ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Category: States Current Affairs
Australia’s Closing Loopholes Bill
Gig workers, independent contractors who provide services on demand via apps and websites, have grown rapidly across the globe in recent years. On February 8th 2024, the Australian Labor government’s “closing loopholes” bill, formally titled “Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Category: International / World Current Affairs
What is Egg Freezing?
Egg freezing or Oocyte Cryopreservation has gained attention in recent years as a technique to preserve fertility, after celebrities like actress Mona Singh and Priyanka Chopra spoke publicly about freezing their eggs. Chopra has encouraged women to embrace egg freezing ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 Series IV Opens for Subscription
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the opening of the next tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 – Series IV. The bonds will be open for subscription from February 12 to February 16, 2023. The issue price ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
State of the World’s Migratory Species – 2024 Report
The State of the World’s Migratory Species – 2024 report was launched by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a UN biodiversity treaty on February 12, 2024. It provides the first comprehensive global assessment ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
National Common Mobility Card
The National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) was launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of the Government of India, as part of the ‘One Nation, One Card’ initiative. It aims to streamline public transport payments and ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
US bans AI-generated robocalls
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has banned AI-generated robocalls amid a rise in voice cloning scams that have affected thousands of citizens. Artificial intelligence can now create convincing fake audio and video, making it easy to scam people. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Annual Death Penalty Report 2023
According to the Annual Death Penalty Report 2023, appellate Courts in India – SC and all the HCs together – confirmed only one death sentence in 2023 while the rest were either commuted or saw the prisoners acquitted altogether. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
7th Indian Ocean Conference
The 7th IOC was held in Perth, Australia on February 9-10, 2024. The theme was “Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean.” It was organized by the India Foundation, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (Singapore) and Perth-US Asia Centre ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2024
Category: International / World Current Affairs