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FINANCE AND BANKING

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RBI imposed restrictions on Indian Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd
 RBI recently imposed several restrictions on Indian Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd, Lucknow,
including a cap of Rs 1 lakh on withdrawals.
 The restrictions came into force from the closure of business hours on January 28, 2022.
 As per RBI, the Lucknow-based co-operative bank will not, without its prior approval, grant or renew any
loans and advances, or make any investment. The restrictions would remain in force for six months and
are subject to review.
 RBI has imposed the above restriction in the exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of
Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
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RBI Headquarters: Mumbai Governor: Shaktikanta Das
4 Deputy Governors: T. Rabi Sankar,
MK Jain, MD Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao
RBI cancels the licence of Nashik’s Independence Co-operative Bank Limited
 Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the license of Independence Co-operative Bank Ltd., Nashik,
Maharashtra w.e.f February 03, 2022. The major reason for the cancellation of the license by RBI is that
bank does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.
 This means that it does not comply with the provisions of Section 11(1) and Section 22 (3) (d) read
with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
 The bank has stopped operation from the close of business on February 3, putting depositors of the
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bank in trouble.
 They would however receive up to Rs five lakh from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee
Corporation (DICGC), after the bank’s liquidation.
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Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reserve Bank of
India. It was established on 15 July 1978 under the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961
for the purpose of providing insurance of deposits and guaranteeing of credit facilities. DICGC insures all bank
deposits, such as saving, fixed, current, recurring deposit for up to the limit of Rs. 500,000 of each deposit in a
bank.
DICGC Headquarters: Mumbai Executive: M.D. Patra
RBI cautions public against forex trading on unauthorised platforms
 RBI recently cautioned the public not to undertake forex trading on unauthorised Electronic Trading
Platforms (ETPs) or remit money against such transactions as these actions attract penalty under the
Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
 It has noticed misleading advertisements of unauthorised ETPs offering forex trading facilities to Indian
residents, including on social media platforms, search engines, Over The Top (OTT) platforms,
gaming apps and the like.
RBI postpones MPC meeting by a day as Maharashtra observes public holiday over Lata
Mangeshkar’s demise
 The Reserve Bank of India postponed its monetary policy committee’s meeting by a day to now
begin on February 8th.

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 Maharashtra declared Monday (07th February 2022) a public holiday to mourn the death of renowned
singer and Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar.
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Monetary policy addresses interest rates and the supply of money in circulation, and it is generally managed by a
central bank (RBI in India). Fiscal policy addresses taxation and government spending, and it is generally
determined by government legislation.
RBI keeps Repo Rate unchanged at 4.0 per cent
 The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged
at 4 per cent for the 10th consecutive time while maintaining an ‘accommodative stance’ as long as
necessary.
 The reverse repo rate will continue to be 3.35 per cent.
 RBI has projected the real GDP growth for 2022-23 at 7.8 per cent.
 For the current fiscal year, RBI projected real GDP growth of 9.2 per cent and expects that it will take
the economy above the pre-pandemic level.
 For the current fiscal year, RBI retained its retail inflation projection at 5.3 per cent.
o Policy Repo Rate: 4.00%
o Reverse Repo Rate: 3.35%
o Marginal Standing Facility Rate: 4.25%
o Bank Rate: 4.25%
o CRR: 4%
o SLR: 18.00%
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 The MPC is a statutory committee that fixes the key policy interest rates and monetary policy stance of the
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country as well as the inflation target.

 The MPC comprises three external members and three members from the RBI. The RBI Governor heads the
MPC
RBI reopens Voluntary Retention Route with investment limit of Rs 2,50,000 cr
 RBI recently increased Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) for investment limit from Rs. 1,50,000
crores to Rs. 2,50,000 crores.
 It had introduced the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) for investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors
(FPIs) in debts in 2019 with an investment limit of Rs 1,50,000 crore.
 The minimum retention period shall be three years.
 Investment limits shall be available ‘on tap’ and allotted on a ‘first-come, first-served basis.
 The ‘tap’ shall be kept open till the limit is fully allotted.
 FPIs may apply for investment limits online to Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL) through their
respective custodians.
 CCIL will separately notify the operational details of the application process and allotment.
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Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) refers to investing in the financial assets of a foreign country, such as stocks
or bonds available on an exchange.
RBI to observe Financial Literacy week 2022: 14-18 February
 The Reserve Bank of India will observe February 14-18, 2022 as Financial Literacy week 2022.
 It has been conducting Financial Literacy Week (FLW) every year since 2016 to promote financial
education amongst masses.

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 The theme of Financial Literacy week 2022 is: “Go Digital, Go Secure”. The theme is aligned with one
of the strategic objectives of the National Strategy for Financial Education: 2020-2025.
RBI becomes 2nd largest buyer of gold in 2021
 The largest buyer, the Central Bank of Thailand, bought 90 metric tonnes of gold while RBI bought
77.5 metric tonnes taking its total gold reserve to 754.1 tonnes at the end of December 2021, as per
World Gold Council data.
 India’s official gold reserves is the ninth-largest in the world.
 These data are available in World Gold Council’s official website- Goldhub.
RBI extended deadline for NBFCs to meet new NPA up-gradation norms
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the deadline for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)
to comply with new Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) classification norms to September 2022 from the
earlier deadline of March 2022.
 As per the ‘Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to
Advances – Clarifications’, which was issued by RBI on November 15, 2021, the loan accounts that are
classified as NPAs could be upgraded as ‘standard’ assets only if entire arrears of interest and principal
are paid by the borrower.
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A non performing asset (NPA) is a loan or advance for which the principal or interest payment remained
overdue for a period of 90 days. Banks are required to classify NPAs further into Substandard, Doubtful and Loss
assets.
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RBI asks NBFCs to implement core financial services solution by September 2025
 RBI recently asked certain class of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) to mandatorily
implement ‘Core Financial Services Solution (CFSS)’ by September 30, 2025 in order to provide
seamless customer interface as well as have a centralised data base.
 CFSS is akin to the Core Banking Solution (CBS) adopted by banks.
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Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and engaged
in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stocks/bonds/debentures/securities issued by
Government or other marketable securities of a like nature, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance business, chit
business
RBI proposes to assess impact of its financial literacy campaigns; invites request for proposal
 RBI has proposed to assess the impact of the multi-media awareness campaigns launched by it to
promote financial literacy and also safe banking practices.
 The RBI runs the ‘RBI Kehta Hai’ campaign to educate and empower the public about banking
regulations, and also to make them aware of good and safe banking practices.
 It was a multi-media multi-lingual campaign using SMSes, print, television channels, radio, hoardings,
websites and social media.
 Inviting the request for proposal (RFP) from certain shortlisted entities, the RBI said they would be
required to undertake outcome and impact assessment of its multilingual, pan-India public awareness
campaigns.

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 The RBI campaigns are in 14 languages — Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,
Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu with more focus on regional
languages.
RBI announces dollar/rupee two-year sell buy swap auction
 RBI recently announced a US Dollar/Rupee two-year sell-buy swap auction with a view to elongating
the maturity profile of its forward book and smoothening the receivables relating to forwarding assets.
 It will undertake a sell/buy swap auction of $5 billion, which will enable access to a wider set of market
participants.
 RBI will conduct a spot sale to sell USD 5 billion to banks in exchange of rupees, through this auction
on March 10, 2022.
 On March 11, 2024, it will make a forward purchase from banks in two years.
 The forward purchase will help in reducing RBI’s current foreign exchange reserves and increase its
two-year forward USD purchases.
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Under the swap, a bank would sell US dollars to the RBI. It will simultaneously agree to buy the same amount of
US dollars at the end of the swap period. The swap transaction is materially different from OMOs (open market
operations). OMOs refer to a central bank's buying and selling of government securities in the 'open market'. On
the other hand, in swap transaction, only authorised dealers, mainly banks, will be allowed to deposit US dollars in
exchange for rupees.
RBI cautions the public against using carpooling app sRide
 RBI recently cautioned the public against carpooling app sRide.

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 The caution against sRide App, stating that this firm was operating a semi-closed pre-paid instrument,
without receiving authorization from the central bank, under Payment and Settlement Systems Act,
2007.
SEBI comes out with new disclosure format for abridged prospectus
 SEBI has come out with a new format for disclosures in abridged prospectus, whereby critical
information will be provided in the front page of the offer document to further simplify and provide greater
clarity.
 Under the rules, every application form for the purchase of any securities of a company needs to be
accompanied by an abridged prospectus.
 Under the revised format, a company will have to disclose about name of the promoter, details of offer to
public — types of issue, fresh issue and offer for sale (OFS) component, total issue size — and
share reservations details on the front page of the abridged prospectus.
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SEBI Headquarters: Mumbai Chairman: Ajay Tyagi
SEBI restructured Advisory Committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund
 SEBI recently restructured its advisory committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF),
under the chairmanship of G Mahalingam.
 The advisory committee on IPEF is an eight-member committee.
 Members of Committee: Vijay Kumar Venkataraman, Mrin Agarwal, A Balasubramanian, M G
Parameswaran, GP Garg, N Hariharan and Jayanta Jash.

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 The committee is mandated to recommend investor education and protection activities for the utilization
of the SEBI Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF).
Separation of chairperson, MD positions at listed companies will be voluntary, not mandatory: Sebi
 Sebi decided to implement the requirement to separate the positions of Chairperson and Managing
Director at listed companies on a voluntary basis and not make it mandatory for now.
 The top-500 listed entities were required to split the roles of Chairperson and Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer before the April 2022 deadline.
SEBI makes provision of separation of chairperson & MD/CEO roles voluntary
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) board has decided to make provision for separation of
the roles of chairperson and MD/CEO as ‘voluntary’ against ‘mandatory’ earlier.
 It had set up a committee on corporate governance under Uday Kotak with a view to seek
recommendations to further enhance corporate governance norms for listed companies in 2017.
 One of the recommendations of Uday Kotak committee was the separation of the roles of chairperson
and MD/CEO of listed companies.
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SEBI Headquarters: Mumbai Chairman: Ajay Tyagi
SEBI rejigs advisory committee on alternative investment policy
 SEBI has reconstituted its alternative investment policy advisory committee, which advises the capital
markets regulator on a range of issues that impact further development of the AIF space.
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 The committee has now 20 members, as per an update by the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI).
 The panel, which was constituted by Sebi in March 2015, earlier had 22 members.
 The committee is chaired by Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy. Apart from Murthy, the
committee includes members from Sebi, Ministry of Finance, AIF players and industry associations.
SEBI extends deadline to implement swing pricing mechanism for MFs
 SEBI recently extended the deadline to May 1 for implementation of swing pricing mechanism, for
mutual fund schemes, aimed at discouraging large investors from sudden redemptions.
 The new framework, aimed at ensuring fairness in treatment of entering, exiting and existing investors in
mutual fund schemes, particularly during market dislocation, was to be applicable from March 1.
 Based on the request received from Amfi, it has been decided to extend the implementation date of the
provisions of swing pricing mechanism to May 1, 2022.
Sebi notifies amendment to depositories, participants norms
 Sebi has notified amendments to the depositories and participants norms, hiking the net worth
requirement for trading members.
 As per the revised norms, stock brokers are required to have a net worth of Rs 3 crore, within one year
of the date of notification.
 This net worth shall be increased to Rs 5 crore within two years of the date of notification.
 It also provides that a self-clearing member fulfilling the net worth requirements as provided under the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 1992, will also be eligible to
register as a depository participant.

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NPCI announces UPI safety and awareness week
 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) recently announced the UPI Safety and Awareness
initiative, to create awareness amongst consumers. Under this initiative, NPCI and the UPI ecosystem
will observe February 1-7 as ‘UPI Safety and Awareness Week’ and the whole of February as ‘UPI
Safety and Awareness Month’.
 It urged users to follow the concept of UPI Safety Shield which mentions 5 tips for safe UPI transactions.
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NPCI Headquarters: Mumbai MD & CEO– Dilip Asbe
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant real-time payment system developed by National Payments
Corporation of India facilitating inter-bank transactions. The interface is regulated by the Reserve Bank of
India and works by instantly transferring funds between two bank accounts on a mobile platform.
Nepal to become 1st country to deploy India’s UPI platform
 Nepal will be the first country to adopt India’s UPI system by the National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI).
 NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of NPCI, has joined hands with Gateway
Payments Service (GPS) & Manam Infotech to provide the services.
 GPS is the authorized payment system operator in Nepal.
 Nepal shall be the first country outside of India to adopt UPI as the payments platform driving the
digitalization of cash transactions.
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Banks to transfer 15 NPA accounts worth Rs 50,000 crores to NARCL in FY22
 Recently, SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said that National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd
(NARCL) or bad bank and IndiaDebt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL) are ready to commence
operations.
 A total of 38 Non-Performing Asset (NPA) accounts worth Rs 82,845 crore have been identified to be
transferred to NARCL initially.
 In Phase I, 15 stressed assets (i.e., Non-Performing Asset accounts) worth Rs 50,000 crore will be
transferred to NARCL in the current financial year. Public Sector Banks have taken a majority stake in
NARCL, IDRCL will be majorly owned by private sector banks.
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National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL) is the proposed bad bank for taking over stressed assets
of lenders. It was announced in the Budget for 2021-22. The plan is to create a bad bank to house bad loans of
₹500 crore and above, in a structure that will contain an asset reconstruction company (ARC) and an asset
management company (AMC) to manage and recover dud assets.
Himalayan yogi influenced former NSE MD Chitra Ramkrishna’s decisions: Sebi order
 Chitra Ramkrishna, the former MD and CEO of NSE, was steered by a yogi dwelling in the Himalayan
ranges in the appointment of Anand Subramanian as the exchange’s group operating officer and advisor
to MD, according to a Sebi order.
 Further, Ramkrishna gave “frequent, arbitrary and disproportionate” increase in compensation to
Subramanian when there was no evidence of any performance evaluation being done for him and nor
was there any evidence to satisfy the rating of A+ given to him for giving such high increment.

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 Apart from this, Ramkrishna had shared certain internal confidential information including financial and
business plans of NSE, dividend scenario, financial results with the yogi and even consulted him over
the performance appraisals of the exchange’s employees.
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NSE Headquarters: Mumbai MD & CEO: Vikram Limaye
Razorpay buys majority stake in Malaysian startup “Curlec”
 Razorpay recently did an acquisition of a majority stake in a Malaysian fintech firm Curlec, valuing the
company between $19-20 million.
 Curlec builds solutions for recurring payments for businesses.
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Razorpay Headquarters: Bengaluru MD & CEO: Harshil Mathur
BoB to acquire Union Bank’s stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance
 Bank of Baroda will acquire Union Bank of India’s 21% stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company.
 IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company is a joint venture between the Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India,
and Carmel Point Investments.
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Bank of Baroda Headquarters: Vadodara MD & CEO: Sanjiv Chadha
JPMorgan becomes first bank to enter the metaverse
 JPMorgan has become the world’s first bank to set up shop in the metaverse.
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 It has opened a lounge in the blockchain-based world Decentraland.

 Users can create their virtual avatars, build virtual spaces and roam in the lounge christened ‘Onyx
Lounge’ after its suit of Ethereum-based services.
 Metaverse is a virtual universe where users can do multiple activities like socialising, shopping or even
attending events through their avatar.
 Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are becoming more pocket-friendly, and
both technologies have together contributed to a significantly enhanced user experience.
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JPMorgan Chase Headquarters: New York CEO: Jamie Dimon
Multiple PSBs acquire stake in IDRCL
 State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of Baroda (BoB), Union Bank of
India (UBI), Canara Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) have announced their subscription to the
shares of India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL).
 Public Sector Financial Insititutions including the PSBs will hold a maximum of 49% in stake of IDRCL
while the remaining stake will be with private-sector lenders.
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SBI Headquarters: Mumbai Chairperson: Dinesh Kumar Khara
PNB Headquarters: New Delhi MD &CEO: Atul Kumar Goel
Bank of Baroda Headquarters: Vadodara MD & CEO: Sanjiv Chadha
Paytm Payments Bank becomes official acquiring partner for e-RUPI vouchers

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 Paytm Payments Bank Limited recently declared that it is an official acquiring partner for ‘e-RUPI
vouchers.’
 e-RUPI is a government initiative and a cashless prepaid voucher that beneficiaries can present via
SMS or QR Code.
 Paytm’s merchant partners can then scan, enter the amount to be paid and receive the payment directly
in their bank account. This will benefit beneficiaries (users), even those who do not have access to
formal banking services or smartphones to avail the convenience of digital payments.
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Paytm Payments Bank Headquarters: Noida, UP MD & CEO: Satish Kumar Gupta
Limited
Company Name Service/Scheme Launched Learn Along

Surya Shakti Cell- with the objective of strengthening the
existing financing arrangement for solar power projects. SBI
SBI & Tata Power has collaborated with Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd. (a Tata
Power Company) for financing solar power projects.
SBI & Indira

Gandhi Centre for About SBI
the Arts (IGNCA) Headquarters: Mumbai
Tie-up- for Development of Atmanirbhar Bharat Centre for
and National Design (ABCD) at L1 Barrack, Red Fort, in Delhi. Chairperson: Dinesh
Culture Fund (NCF) Kumar Khara
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State Bank of India Tie-up- to launch five online courses that promote financial
(SBI) & NSE literacy as a necessary life skill.
Academy
About HPCL
HaPpyShop- It is HPCL’s retail store to make available the Headquarters: Mumbai
HPCL products of daily need to its customers at their convenience. CMD: Mukesh Kumar
Surana
About PNB
PNB RuPay Platinum and PNB RuPay Select- Both the co- Headquarters: New Delhi
branded cards offer a hassle-free credit service to purchase MD & CEO: Atul Kumar
day-to-day Patanjali products, along with cash backs, loyalty Goel
PNB & Patanjali points. PNB RuPay Platinum and PNB RuPay Select
cardholders will receive a welcome bonus of 300 reward About Patanjali
points on activation.
Headquarters: Haridwar
Owner: Balakrishna
About Kotak Mahindra
General Insurance
Headquarters: Mumbai
Partnership- to provide motor insurance services to used car MD & CEO: Suresh
Kotak General Ins.
buyers. Agarwal
& CARS24
About CARS24
Headquarters: Gurugram
CEO: Vikram Chopra
ICICI Lombard Partnership- to offer cyber insurance to customers of the About ICICI Lombard

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General Insurance bank. Headquarters: Mumbai

& Airtel Payments MD & CEO: Bhargav
Bank Dasgupta
About Airtel Payments

Bank
Headquarters: New Delhi
MD & CEO: Anubrata
Biswas
About LIC
Tie-up- to digitally offer a wide range of Life Insurance and Chairman: M R Kumar
LIC & Policybazaar investment products to its customers across India.
About Policybazaar
Headquarters: Gurugram
CEO: Yashish Dahiya
Microsoft Cloud for Retail- It is expected to further About Sonata Software
Sonata Software & strengthen the relationship. Sonata Software delivers Headquarters: Bengaluru
Microsoft solutions for retailers worldwide, leveraging world-class IPs, MD & CEO: P. Srikar
in-house migration and modernisation tools. Reddy
Tie-up under Sustainable Access to Markets and
NITI Aayog and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare
U.S. Agency for (SAMRIDH) initiative- to improve access to affordable and About NITI Aayog
International quality healthcare for vulnerable populations in tier-2 and tier- Headquarters: New Delhi
Development 3 cities, and rural and tribal regions and mobilize a capital Chairman: Narendra Modi
pool of $100+ million from the private sector and bilateral
(USAID)
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organizations.
Amazon India & MoU- Amazon India will launch ‘Sanjeevini-KSRLPS’ in its
platform and extend benefits of the ‘Saheli’ Programme to About Amazon India
Karnataka State
train and empower thousands of rural women entrepreneurs Headquarters: Hyderabad
Rural Livelihood
and also provide online access to a wider market for their Country-head: Amit
Promotion Society
products. Agarwal
(KSRLPS)
Tie-up- to provide satellite-based broadband communication About Reliance Jio
Reliance Jio & SES services in India. Headquarters: Mumbai
Founder: Mukesh Ambani
‘Neo Collections’ platform- The bank will utilise the SaaS-
based platform to accelerate efficiency in collections across
RBL Bank & the loan cycle. The platform is built to automate strategies for
Creditas Solutions reaching out to customers individually in an empathetic
manner and motivate them to repay loans. About RBL bank
‘Paisa on Demand’ credit card- The credit card from RBL
MD & CEO: Rajeev Ahuja
Bank will be lifetime free with a digital onboarding process. It
Paisabazaar & RBL provides options of availing of personal loans from RBL
bank Bank, using the same credit limit at normal personal loan
rates to customers.
Yes bank About Yes Bank

‘Agri Infinity’ programme- for digital financing solutions in
MD & CEO: Prashant
the food and agriculture sector ecosystem by mentoring
Kumar
entrepreneurial ventures in this field.

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About SIDBI
SIDBI ‘waste to wealth creation’ programme 2022- launched for Headquarters: Lucknow
women in the Sundarbans in West Bengal. In this, the Chairperson:
women will make ornaments and showpieces from the fish Sivasubramanian Ramann
scales. SIDBI will extend benefits to 50 women indirectly
generating revenues from alternate livelihoods.
Twitter & Paytm Tie-up- to improve the support for its ‘Tips’ feature in India. About Paytm
Using the Tips feature, users can send payments to their Headquarters: Noida, UP
favourite content creators on Twitter. Founder: Vijay Shekhar
Sharma
TransUnion CIBIL Tie-up- to launch a unique nationwide MSME consumer About FICCI
& FICCI education program to support MSME. Headquarters: New Delhi
President: Sanjiv Mehta
Kerala Startup Tie-up- to enable start-ups in the State to join a wider global About Google
Mission (KSUM) & network that provides mentorship and training. Headquarters: California,
Google United States
CEO: Sundar Pichai
Mastercard & SBI Tie-up- to boost digital payments infrastructure About Mastercard
Payments Headquarters: New York,
US
Chairman: Michael
Miebach
World Economic MoU- to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities About World Economic
Forum (WEF) and India program’. Forum
the National www.i xamBee.c om
Headquarters: Geneva,
Institute of Urban Switzerland
Affairs (NIUA) Chairman: Klaus Schwab
Standard Chartered Tie up- to launch a payment platform for the airline industry About Standard
& International Air in India. Chartered
Transport Headquarters: London,
Association (IATA) UK
CEO: Bill winters
Union Bank & NPCI Union MSMERuPay Credit Card- It is a first of its kind About Union Bank of
initiative in the industry, to provide simplified and digital India
delivery of Finance to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Headquarters: Mumbai
(MSMEs), to meet their business-related operational CEO: Rajkiran Rai G
expenses.
About NPCI
CEO: Dilip Asbe
Tata Power & MoU- to explore the potential for joint development of About Tata Power
Germany-based offshore wind projects in India. Headquarters: Mumbai
RWE Renewable CEO: Praveer Sinha
GmbH
Bharti Airtel Ltd SEA-ME-WE-6- Bharti Airtel Ltd has announced that it has About Bharti Airtel
joined South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 6 Headquarters: New Delhi
(SEA-ME-WE-6) undersea cable consortium, in a bid to scale Founder: Sunil Bharti Mitta
up its high-speed global network capacity and serve India’s
fast-growing digital economy.

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ECONOMY
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Union Budget presented by Finance Minister
 Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022 for the 4th time in a
row.
 A Made in India tablet has replaced the traditional ‘Bahi Khata’ as Union Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman leaves the Finance Ministry’s office to go to the Parliament to present the Budget.
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Budget, said that the country is expected to
grow at 9.27 per cent.
 7 focus areas: PM Gati Shakti, Inclusive Development, Productivity Enhancement, Sunrise
Opportunities, Energy Transition, Climate Action and Financing of investments.
 Production Linked Incentive schemes in 14 sectors with the potential to create 60 lakh new jobs, and
the additional new production of Rs 30 lakh crore.
 Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme to be extended up to March 2023, guaranteed cover
extended by another Rs 50,000 crore. The total cover under the scheme is now Rs 5 lakh crore. An
additional amount has been earmarked for the hospitality sector.
 Income from transfer of digital assets (Cryptocurrency) to be charged 30% tax, plus 1% tax on the
transaction.
 In 2022-23, 80 lakh houses will be completed for identified beneficiaries of PM Awas Yojana; 60,000
houses will be identified as beneficiaries for PM Awas Yojana in rural & urban areas.
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and attract large investments in mobile phone manufacturing and specified electronic components
 The scheme shall extend an incentive of 4% to 6% on incremental sales (over base year) of goods
manufactured in India and covered under target segments, to eligible companies, for a period of 5 years
PLI Ministry: Ministry of Electronics & IT Launch Year: 2020
ECLGS was rolled out in May 2020 as part of the Centre’s Aatmanirbhar package in response to the Covid-19
crisis. The objective was to support small businesses struggling to meet their operational liabilities due to the
imposition of a nationwide lockdown.
The government has set a target of 1.12 crore houses in urban areas by 2022 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna
(PMAY) – Housing for All
PMAY-U Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Launch Year: 2015
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMAY-G), previously Indira Awaas Yojana, is a social welfare
programme, created by the Indian Government, to provide housing for the rural poor in India.
PMAY-G Ministry: Ministry of Rural Development Launch Year: 2015
Tata group acquires Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd for Rs 12,100 crore
 Tata Steel Long Products Ltd (TSLP) recently acquired Odisha-based Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd
(NINL) for Rs 12,100 crore.
 Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) is a steel plant located in Kalinganagar in Odisha and was shut in
March 2020 due to continued losses. It has a capacity of 1.1 million tonnes a year.
 It is for the 1st time a public sector steel manufacturing enterprise in India got privatised.
Samsung Surpasses Intel as World’s top semiconductor company in 2021

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 Samsung Electronics recently surpassed U.S chipmaker Intel to become the world’s leading
chipmaker by revenue in 2021, as per a report released by research firm Counterpoint Technology
Market Research.
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Samsung Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea Chairman: Lee Kun-hee
Chennai Super Kings becomes India’s First Unicorn Sports Enterprise
 Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has become the country’s first sports Unicorn with its market cap having
touched a high of Rs 7,600 crores.
 Its Share in the grey market trading in the Rs 210-225 price band.
 CSK has now a market cap more than its parent entity, India Cements. India Cements’ market cap stood
at Rs 6,869 crores.
Tata Sky Rebrands itself as Tata Play
 TATA Sky has been rebranded as Tata Play.

 It has also joined hands with Netflix to offer new OTT (over the top) content-centric channel packs as
well.
 Tata Play was founded in 2006. It is a joint venture between the Tata Sons (60%) and The Walt Disney
Company (30%), with Temasek Holdings, Singapore (10%).
GoI to set up National Land Monetisation Corporation
 As per the latest Economic Survey, the government is setting up the National Land Monetisation
Corporation (NLMC) to carry out the monetization of the land and other non-core assets.
 The initial authorized share capital of NLMC will be Rs 5000 crores and subscribed share capital of ₹150
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crores.
 So far, CPSEs have referred 3,400 acres of land and other non-core assets for monetization from
CPSEs including MTNL, BSNL, BPCL, B&R, BEML, HMT Ltd, Instrumentation Ltd.
 It is being set up as a 100 per cent Government of India owned entity.
 It works as an asset manager for lands owned by central government and central public sector
enterprises (CPSEs).
 It has the freedom to invest, lease or rent assets or monetise them based on suggestions by many
sources. It is free to develop assets for commercial or residential purposes.
Vedanta tied up with Union Bank of India to take over syndicated facility
 Vedanta Ltd recently tied up a facility of Rs 8,000 crores (replacement facility) with Union Bank of India
at 7.75% to take over the majority of the syndicated facility after discussions with lenders.
 During 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Vedanta Ltd had tied up a syndicated facility of ₹10K
crores with the State Bank of India as the lead bank at a running cost of 10.5 per cent.
India’s GDP expected to grow 7.8% in FY23- CRISIL
 CRISIL has estimated FY23 real GDP growth at 7.8 per cent as compared with the 8.5 per cent
projected in the Economic Survey.
 Estimating the growth to slow to 7.8 per cent in FY23 from the 9.2 per cent in FY22.
NSO First Revised GDP estimates FY21: Indian economy contracts by 6.6%
 National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the First Revised Estimates of National Income,
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 As per the estimates, the GDP contracted by 6.6%. Earlier, the GDP had contracted by 7.3%.
 The NSO has also revised downward the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth number for 2019-
20 to 3.7 per cent as against the earlier estimate of 4 per cent.
Sony buys ‘Destiny’ game developer Bungie for $3.6 billion
 Sony Group Corp. will soon buy Bungie Inc., the U.S. video game developer behind the popular
Destiny and Halo franchises, for $3.6 billion.
Khelo India Scheme Allocation Increases by 48% in Budget
 The Government has decided to continue the scheme of ‘Khelo India – National Programme for
Development of Sports’ over the 15th Finance Commission Cycle — 2021-22 to 2025-26 — at an
outlay of Rs 3165.50 crore.
 Khelo India Scheme Allocation increases by 48 per cent in Budget 2022 and includes it in the Prime
Minister’s Award Scheme.”
 The Scheme aims at infusing sports culture and achieving sporting excellence in the country thus
allowing the populace to harness the power of sports through its cross-cutting influence.
US regains top spot as India’s trade partner in 2021
 The United States of America was India’s top trading partner in the calendar year 2021 with a trade of
$112.3 billion.
 The USA is followed by China on second.
 The value of trade between India and China was $110.4 billion.
 In 2020, China was India’s top trading partner and the US was in the second rank. In 2019 USA was
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 India’s list of top ten trading partners also includes the UAE, Saudi Arab, Switzerland, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Iraq, Indonesia and South Korea.
Exim Bank extends a $500 million credit line to Sri Lanka
 Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) on behalf of the government of India, extended a line of
credit of $500 million to the government of the socialist republic of Sri Lanka for financing the purchase
of petroleum products.
 The fund will be used by the Island nation for the purchase of petroleum products.
 The current LOC agreement is the 10th such LOC given to Sri Lanka with a value of USD 2.18 billion.
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Exim Bank is a specialized financial institution wholly owned by the Government of India with presence in Indian
and foreign cities around the world. It was set up in 1982, for the purpose of financing, facilitating and promoting
India’s international trade
Exim Bank Headquarters: Mumbai MD: HARSHA BANGARI
A line of credit (LOC) is a preset borrowing limit that can be tapped into at any time. The borrower can take
money out as needed until the limit is reached, and as money is repaid, it can be borrowed again in the case of an
open line of credit.
CMIE Report: India’s unemployment rate in January 2022 stood at 6.57%
 The unemployment rate in India in January 2022 fell sharply to 6.57%, according to the data from the
economic think-tank, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
 This is the lowest rate witnessed since March 2021.
 Telangana recorded the lowest unemployment rate in January at 0.7%.

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 This was followed by Gujarat at 1.2%, Meghalaya at 1.5%, Odisha at 1.8% and Karnataka at 2.9%.
 Haryana witnessed the highest unemployment rate of 23.4% in January 2022.
 It was followed by Rajasthan (18.9%), Tripura (17.1%), Jammu & Kashmir (15%) and Delhi (14.1%).
ADB lends record USD 4.6 bn loans to India in 2021
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided a record USD 4.6 billion in sovereign lending to India in
2021, as per the official data of ADB.
 This included USD 1.8 billion towards coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response.
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The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank. It was established in 1966, it is owned by 68
members—49 from the region.
ADB Headquarters: Philippines President: Masatsugu Asakawa
IIFL Home to get Rs 500 crore loan from ADB
 Asian Development Bank will provide USD 68 million (over Rs 500 crore) loan to IIFL Home
Finance for lending to lower-income women borrowers for affordable green housing.
 The loan comprises a direct ADB loan of up to USD 58 million and a USD 10 million concessional loan
by the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia (CFPS).
Govt of India has done a Switch Operation of Rs. 1,19,701 crores
 The Government of India has done a conversion switch transaction of its securities with the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) for an amount of 1,19,701 crores (face value).
 The transaction involved buying back securities that are being matured in FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24 and
FY 2024-25 from the RBI and also issuing fresh securities for equivalent market value, to make the
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transaction cash neutral.

 The transactions were carried out using Financial Benchmarks India Private Limited (FBIL) prices as
of January 28, 2022.
 The GOI undertakes switch operations with RBI and also with market participants to smoothen the
liability profile as well as for market development.
IMF approves USD 1 billion loan tranche for Pakistan
 The International Monetary Fund has approved the completion of the sixth review of its stalled USD 6
billion programme for Pakistan, paving the way for an immediate disbursement of about USD 1 billion
loan tranche for the cash-strapped country.
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IMF Headquarters: Washington, United States MD: Kristalina Georgieva
PM CARES Fund corpus triples to Rs 10,990.17 crore in FY 2020-21
 As per the latest audited statement of PM CARES Funds, the total corpus under the PM CARES Funds
in 2020-21 was Rs 10,990.17 crore.
 Rs 3,976.17 crore was spent from the fund in 2020-21.
 The government has used a part of the money to buy medical equipment, including ventilators, to boost
the battle against the COVID-19 and has also provided relief to migrants.
J&K became first Union Territory to be integrated with NSWS
 Jammu & Kashmir has become the first Union Territory to integrate with the National Single Window
System (NSWS).

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 This will help the UT in Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) efforts.

 NSWS is linked with the India Industrial Land Bank (IILB) which hosts 45 industrial parks of J&K that
will help Investors to discover available land parcels in J&K.
GoI approves continuation of Modernization of State Police Forces Scheme
 The Government has approved the continuation of the Scheme of Modernization of State Police
Forces (MPF Scheme) for five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
 Total Central financial outlay for five years is Rs. 26,275 crores.
 The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) since 1969-70.
 The scheme aims at reducing the dependence of the State Governments on the Army and the Central
Armed Police Forces to control internal security and law and order situations by equipping the State
Police Forces adequately and strengthening their training infrastructure.
India will replace diesel by renewable energy in agriculture by 2024
 Union Power Minister R K Singh recently said that India will achieve zero-diesel use in agriculture and
replace fossil fuel with renewable energy by 2024.
 This initiative is a part of the government’s commitment to increase the share of non-fossil fuels by 2030
and become a net-zero emitter by 2070.
CBI finds India’s biggest bank fraud of Rs 22,842 crores, books ABG Shipyard
 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked ABG Shipyard for an alleged Rs 22,842-crore
financial fraud.
 This is the biggest bank fraud case ever registered by the CBI. The case pertained to funds gotten and
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 Rishi Agarwal, the then CMD of ABG Shipyard has been named in the FIR.
 This consortium was led by ICICI Bank. Of this, ABG Shipyard owes Rs. 7,089 crore to ICICI Bank, Rs.
3,639 crores to IDBI Bank, Rs. 2,925 crores to State Bank, Rs. 1,614 crores to Bank of Baroda, and Rs.
1,244 crore to Punjab National Bank, among others.
 The Funds given by these banks were used by the executives of ABG Shipyard for purposes other than
for which they were given and they were engaged in diversion of funds, misappropriation and criminal
breach of trust, as per the report by Ernst & Young.
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CBI Headquarters: New Delhi DG: Subodh Jaiswal
Finance Minister launches first colour souvenir coin on ‘Panchtantra’
 Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman recently unveiled the first colour souvenir coin on ‘Panchtantra’
on the occasion of the 17th foundation day of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India
Limited (SPMCIL).
Retail inflation rose to 6.01% in January
 India’s retail inflation, on the basis of consumer price index (CPI), increased to 6.01% in the month of
January.
 It breached Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s tolerance band of 6%.
 The Central bank’s monetary policy has been given the mandate to maintain annual inflation at 4% until
March 31, 2026, with an upper tolerance of 6% and a lower tolerance of 2%.
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 Retail inflation measured in terms of the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) is the
benchmark for working out dearness allowance for central government employees and dearness relief for
pensioners.
 The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the ministry, has been compiling CPI-IW every month on the basis of
the retail prices of selected items collected from 289 markets spread over 78 industrially important centres in the
country.
MoSPI projected GDP deflator forecast for FY23 at 3-3.5%
 Ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) has projected India’s gross domestic
product (GDP) deflator for FY23 at 3 to 3.5%.
 The Government’s own projection on real GDP growth for FY23 is at 7.6-8.1%.
 In the Union Budget the Government projected nominal GDP growth rate to be 11.1% for FY23.
 Economic Survey 2021-22 projected a real GDP growth rate of 8-8.5 per cent in FY23.
 RBI projected India’s real GDP growth of 7.8 per cent in FY23 and retail inflation of 4.5 per cent for
FY23.
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The GDP deflator, also called implicit price deflator, is a measure of inflation. It is the ratio of the value of goods
and services an economy produces in a particular year at current prices to that of prices that prevailed during the
base year.
India’s wholesale inflation declines to 12.96% in January
 India’s wholesale inflation, based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), has declined to 12.96 % in
January from 13.56 % in the previous month.
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housing, recreation, transport, consumer staples, etc.
Jio Platforms picks up 25% stake in US-based tech startup TWO Platforms
 Jio Platforms has picked up a 25% stake in US-based deep-tech startup company TWO Platforms
for $15 million.
 Two Platforms is an artificial reality company that focuses on building interactive and immersive AI
experiences.
 The duo have joined hands to fast track the adoption of new technologies and build disruptive
technologies such as AI, metaverse and mixed realities.
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Reliance Jio Headquarters: Mumbai Founder: Mukesh Ambani
SBI Ecowrap report: India’s GDP projected at 8.8% in FY22
 State Bank of India (SBI) Research Report, Ecowrap, has revised downwards the gross domestic
product (GDP) growth rate of India for FY22 (2021-22) to 8.8 percent.
 The earlier estimate was 9.3 per cent.
GoI, World Bank sign loan agreement of $115 million for implementation of REWARD Project
 The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha and the World Bank
have signed a $115 million (INR 869 crore) Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience
through Innovative Development (REWARD) Programme.
 This will help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management practices to help
increase farmers’ resilience to climate change, promote higher productivity and better incomes.

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Vedanta to manufacture semiconductors in India
 Vedanta has tied up with Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company, Hon Hai Technology Group
for manufacturing semiconductors in India.
 Recently Government announced a Rs 76,000 crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for
semiconductor and display manufacturing, to create an ecosystem of local production of semiconductors
in India.
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Vedanta Resources Headquarters: Mumbai Chairman: Anil Agarwal
Dabur becomes first Indian plastic waste neutral’ FMCG company
 Dabur India has become the first Indian consumer goods company to become completely plastic waste
neutral.
 Dabur has achieved this feat by collecting, processing and recycling around 27,000 metric tonnes of
post-consumer plastic waste during FY21-22.
 It recently announced the beginning of a new ‘Save the Environment’ campaign in Himachal Pradesh to
raise community awareness about how to manage home plastic waste.
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Dabur India Headquarters: Ghaziabad CEO: Mohit Malhotra
India, UAE sign trade agreement to boost economic ties
 India and the UAE recently signed a free trade agreement (FTA) to give a fillip to bilateral trade and
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economic ties.
 Bilateral trade between India and the UAE stood at USD 43.3 billion in 2020-21. Exports were worth
USD 16.7 billion and imports aggregated at USD 26.7 billion in 2020-21. The two-way commerce stood
at USD 59.11 billion in 2019-20.
PMJJBY policyholders eligible for LIC IPO at discount
 Subscribers of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) are eligible for LIC initial public
offering at a discount.
 Launched in 2015, PMJJBY offers a renewable one year life cover of Rs 2 lakh to all savings bank
account holders in the age group of 18-50 years, covering death due to any reason, for a premium of Rs
330 per annum per subscriber.
 The maximum bid amount under the Policyholder Reservation Portion by an eligible policyholder would
not exceed Rs 2,00,000 (net of policyholder discount).
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Initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new
stock issuance. Public share issuance allows a company to raise capital from public investors. IPO turns a privately
owned company into a Public company.
Ahead of mega IPO, Cabinet gives nod to 20% FDI limit in LIC
 Ahead of the mega initial public offer of the Life Insurance Corporation in mid-March, the Union
Cabinet recently approved a 20% foreign direct investment limit under automatic route in LIC, an
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 According to the amendment to the LIC Act through the Finance Act 2021, the government could
dilute only a 25% stake in the insurer in the first five years and the government equity won’t fall below
51% at any point in time. So, 49% public float in LIC is a long way to go as well as full utilisation of the
FDI limit.
India and France sign Roadmap on Blue Economy
 India and France have signed an agreement to enhance their bilateral exchanges on the blue economy
and ocean governance.
 The agreement on ‘Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance’ was signed between
India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar’s and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian.
 It will help to explore the potential for collaboration in marine science research for a better understanding
of oceans and ensure that the ocean remains a global common, a space of freedom and trade, based
on the rule of law.
India Ratings decrease GDP growth at 8.6% for FY22
 India Ratings has revised downwards its GDP growth forecast for 2021-22 to 8.6 per cent from the
consensus 9.2 per cent projected earlier.
Moody’s revised India’s growth estimates to 9.5% in CY2022
 Moody’s has revised India’s economic growth estimates in the Current Year 2022 upwards to 9.5 per
cent from 7 per cent on stronger than expected recovery after a lockdown in 2020 and Covid-19’s Delta
wave in 2021. It maintained a forecast for 5.5 per cent growth in CY2023.
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IBM unveiled new Cybersecurity Hub in Bengaluru to address cyberattack
 IBM has launched a cybersecurity hub in Bengaluru to address the concerns of its clients across the
Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
 The IBM Security Command Center will be located at the IBM office in Bengaluru in Karnataka. It is
the first of its kind facility in the region.
 This cybersecurity hub will deliver training in cybersecurity response techniques, to organisations of all
types, through highly realistic, simulated cyberattacks, to prepare everyone, ranging from C-Suite to
technical staff.
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IBM Headquarters: New York, US CEO: Arvind Krishna
SPMCIL Delhi headquarters declared a prohibited place
 Home Ministry has declared Delhi headquarters of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of
India Ltd. (SPMCIL) as a ‘prohibited place’ under Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
 This prevents the entry of unauthorized persons into it. It is the only currency and banknotes
manufacturer of India, that printed new series of notes of denomination Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 in 2016.
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SPMCIL, a Government of India owned Miniratna company, is engaged in the manufacture/production of Currency
and Bank Notes, Security Paper, Non-Judicial Stamp Papers, Postal Stamps, Passport, Visa, Cheques, Bond,
Warrant, Special Certificates with security features, Security Inks, Circulation & Commemorative Coins, Medallions,
Refining of Gold & Silver, and Assay of Precious Metals among others.
SPMCIL Chairman and Managing Director: Tripti Patra Ghosh
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 Bharti Airtel will acquire an additional 4.7 per cent stake in Indus Towers from Vodafone Group.
 The two companies signed an agreement on the condition that Vodafone will use the proceeds to invest
in Vodafone Idea (Vi) and the latter will clear its pending dues with Indus Towers.
ASCI releases guidelines for crypto ads: Disclaimer and advertiser details must
 The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has released new guidelines for advertisers
publishing ads about virtual digital assets (VDA) including cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens
(NFTs).
 The guidelines will be applicable to all advertisements released or published after 1 April 2022.
 Earlier advertisements shouldn’t appear in the public domain after 15 April 2022 unless they comply with
the new guidelines.
 In accordance with the new guidelines, all advertisements for VDA products, VDA exchanges or
featuring VDAs should carry a disclaimer that says, “Crypto products and NFTs are unregulated and can
be highly risky. There may be no regulatory recourse for any loss from such transactions”.
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Home Delivery of medicines begins under SeHAT programme
 The Press Information Bureau of India has announced that beginning 1 February 2022, the Services e-
Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SeHAT) -- the tri-services teleconsultation service of the
MoD designed for all entitled personnel and their families – get enabled or activated.
 Not only e-consultation but even home delivery of medicines is assured under this scheme for the
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 The facility is expected to ease the burden of health problems.
Andhra Pradesh: Social activists build Gandhi Mandiram, Smruthi Vanam at Srikakulam
 In Andhra Pradesh, social activists built a Gandhi Mandiram and also a Smruthi Vanam at
Srikakulam.
 The aim is to inculcate patriotism among the younger generation by remembering the sacrifices of
freedom fighters and national leaders.
 Mahatma Gandhi statue was unveiled along with Smritivanam on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s death
anniversary in Srikakulam City.
Shera - Election Commission's poll mascot for Punjab
 In a bid to spread voter awareness among citizens ahead of the Punjab Assembly Election, the office
of state chief electoral officer (CEO) unveiled its election mascot 'Shera'.
 Promoted under the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) project, the
mascot aims to increase voter awareness and participation in the elections to increase voter turnout and
promote ethical voting.
India to get its first geopark in Madhya Pradesh
 Geological Survey of India (GSI) has approved the setting up of a geopark in Madhya Pradesh, the
country’s first.
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 The Geological Survey of India has sanctioned an amount of Rs 1.30 crore to prepare a detailed project
report on the geological rock formations in five acres in the Lamheta village. Furthermore, Rs 35 crore
has been estimated as the cost of the project.
PM Modi launches Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation.
 He payed tribute to Pandit Jasraj on the occasion of the Jayanti of the doyen of Indian Classical Music,
Sanctuaries in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh listed as Ramsar sites
 The Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary near Jamnagar in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar
Pradesh have been listed as Wetlands of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention, an
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
 With this, the total number of Ramsar sites in India goes up to 48.
 Khijadiya, which is part of the Central Asian Flyway, has become the fourth wetland of Gujarat to get the
Ramsar tag. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Thol Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana wetland are the other
Ramsar sites in the state.
 Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary, a freshwater marsh in the Sant Kabir Nagar district, is the largest natural
floodplain wetland of eastern Uttar Pradesh. The Sanctuary was established in 1980 and is protected
under the Wildlife Protection Act (1972); an eco-sensitive zone extends up to a kilometre around its
boundary.
‘Statue of Equality’ unveiled in Hyderabad

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 216-ft statue of Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad and
highlighted the 11th century saint’s message of equality of all.
 The ‘Statue of Equality’ commemorates Ramanujacharya who promoted the idea of equality in all
aspects of living, including faith, caste and creed.
 The inauguration of the 'Statue of Equality' which is a part of a 12-day Sri Ramanuja Sahasrabdi
Samarohan, is the ongoing 1000th birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Ramanujacharya.
 While the statue was conceptualized by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram, it
is made up of 'panchaloha', a combination of five metals including gold, silver, copper, bronze and
zinc and is one of the tallest metallic statues in sitting positions in the world.
 Also, it has been mounted on a 54-feet high base building named ‘Bhadra Vedi' and has a floor devoted
to the works of Sri Ramanujacharya including a Vedic digital library, ancient Indian texts, a research
centre, a theatre, and an educational gallery.
Aravalli Biodiversity Park declared as ‘Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures’ site
 The Union Ministry of environment, forest and climate change announced Aravalli Biodiversity Park as
India’s first “other effective area-based conservation measures” (OECM) site.
 The proposal to declare Aravalli Biodiversity Park an OECM site was sent by the National Biodiversity
Authority to the IUCN in December 2020.
 The OECM tag is given by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to areas that are
not protected but support rich biodiversity. Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurugram has been notified as to
the first OECM site in the country.
 The Aravalli Biodiversity Park is spread across 390 acres and has semi-arid vegetation, with around 300
native plants, 101,000 trees, 43,000 shrubs and several species of birds.

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West Bengal to launch open-air classroom 'Paray Shikshalaya'
 In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupting education for school-going children, West Bengal
government is set to launch an open-air classroom programme Paray Shikshalaya
(Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and pre-primary students.
 Apart from elementary education, students would be encouraged to participate in various extra-curricular
activities like painting.
 The state government has decided to provide mid-day meals to the students of 'Paray Shikshalaya'.
Centre approves renaming of three places in Madhya Pradesh
 The Centre has approved renaming of three places in Madhya Pradesh namely Hoshangabad Nagar
as "Narmadapuram", Shivpuri as "Kundeshwar Dham" and Babai as "Makhan Nagar".
 Babai has been renamed after the renowned journalist and poet Makhanlal Chaturvedi.
 Located on the south bank of River Narmada, Hoshangabad was named after Hoshang Shah, the first
ruler of Malwa, more than six hundred years ago.
Swarajability: India's first AI-based job portal for persons with disabilities launched
 Swarajability, India’s first AI-based job portal, was launched to provide job opportunities for
persons with disabilities.
 The platform aids people with vision, hearing, and mobility disabilities in seeking employment.
 While IIT-Hyderabad provided expertise for the AI component, Visual Quest India is the developer,
and Youth4Jobs offered its experience in skilling, disability, and job linkages. Kotak Mahindra Bank
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RPF launches nationwide operation to curb human trafficking
 Railway Protection Force has launched a nationwide operation to curb human trafficking.
 As part of “Operation AAHT”, special teams will be deployed on all long-distance trains/routes with
focus on rescuing victims, particularly women and children, from the clutches of traffickers.
 As part of “Operation AAHT”, the infrastructure and intelligence network of the force could be utilised to
collect, collate and analyse clues on victims, source, route, destination, popular trains used by suspects,
identity of carriers/agents, kingpins etc and shared with other law-enforcing agencies.
India becomes first country to administer DNA-based vaccine
 India became the first country to administer DNA-based vaccines against COVID-19.
 Zydus Cadila's painless and needleless ZyCoV-D has been launched in Bihar's Patna.
 It have approval from DCGI (Drug Controller General of India) for children, NTAGI (National Technical
Advisory Group on Immunisation) meeting has also cleared 12-18 (age group).
India’s first biomass-based hydrogen plant coming up in Madhya Pradesh
 The country’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant is coming up in the Khandwa
district of Madhya Pradesh.
 The plant will produce a tonne of hydrogen per day, from 30 tonnes of biomass feedstock. It will also
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 The plant is being put up by a joint venture of Watomo Energies Ltd and Biezel Green Energy with an
investment of ₹24 crore.
UNEP signs MoU with Maharashtra govt for implementing climate change actions
 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
the Maharashtra government to support its ‘Majhi Vasundhara’ campaign, an initiative with regard to
the energy and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
 The beginning of a new partnership between UN Environment Programme and the Government of
Maharashtra will support the state in the implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation
measures.
Power Minister R K Singh launched POWERTHON-2022
 Cabinet Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy R K Singh launched POWERTHON-2022
virtually.
 It is a hackathon competition under ‘Revamped Distribution Sector scheme’ to find technology driven
solutions to solve the complex problems in power distribution and to ensure quality and reliable power
supply.
 The hackathon will task participants to find innovative solutions based on advanced emerging
technologies like AI/ML, Blockchain, IoT, VR/AR etc on 9 themes that have been identified after various
discussions & consultations with 14 DISCOMs across 9 states and have been categorized across 9
broad aspects for pilot testing.
Atal Tunnel Certified By World Book Of Records As Longest Highway Tunnel

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 Atal Tunnel has officially been certified by the World Book of Records, as the 'World's Longest
Highway Tunnel above 10,000 Feet'.
 Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, Director General of Border Roads Organisation (DGBR) received the award
for the stupendous achievement of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in constructing this
engineering marvel connecting Manali to the Lahaul - Spiti Valley.
 World Book of Records UK, is an organisation that catalogues and verifies extraordinary records across
the world with authentic certification.
 The 9.02 km long, strategically significant, Atal Tunnel, that runs under the 'Rohtang Pass' was
constructed on the Manali - Leh Highway under the challenging conditions of freezing temperatures in
extremely difficult terrain.
Surat to get India’s 1st bullet train station
 Union Minister of State for Railways Darshana Jardosh, has shared the first glimpse of Surat’s
Bullet Train station.
 She has shared the graphical illustration of the railway station to be constructed between the Mumbai-
Ahmedabad route. The construction of bullet train station in Surat is scheduled to be completed by
December 2024.
 The bullet train station in Surat will be the first in India to be built between Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-
Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR). The MAHSR corridor will have 12 stations namely Surat, Vadodara,
Anand, Ahmedabad, Sabarmati, Bilimora, Bharuch, Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi stations.
 The Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed train project will reduce the travel time between Mumbai in
Maharashtra and Ahmedabad in Gujarat to 2.07 hours with limited stops and 2.58 hours with stopping at
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India to help Sri Lanka launch its version of Aadhaar
 India has agreed to provide a grant to Sri Lanka to implement a ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’,
apparently modelled on the Aadhaar card.
 The Rajapaksa government will prioritise the implementation of the Framework as a national level
programme.
 Under the proposed Unitary Digital Identity Framework, it is expected to introduce a personal identity
verification device based on biometric data, a digital tool that can represent the identities of individuals in
cyberspace, and the identification of individual identities that can be accurately verified in digital and
physical environments by combining the two devices.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates rail-cum-road-bridge over Ganga river in Bihar
 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated the 14.5 km long rail-
cum-road-bridge over the Ganga river at Munger in Bihar through video conferencing.
 The bridge has been constructed on NH 333B at the cost of 696 crore rupees.
 The construction of this bridge, the distance from Munger to Khagaria will be less than 100 km and the
distance from Munger to Begusarai will be less than 20 km.
 The rail-cum-road-bridge will get rid of traffic jams, fuel will be saved and traffic will accelerate.
Centre approves continuation of police modernisation scheme for 5 yrs
 The Centre government has approved the continuation of a mega police modernisation scheme for
five years up to 2025-26 with a financial outlay of Rs 26,275 crore.
 The scheme includes security-related expenditure in Jammu and Kashmir, northeastern states and
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Maoists-affected areas, for raising new battalions, developing high-tech forensic laboratories and other
investigation tools.
 The approval moves forward the initiative to modernise and improve the functioning of the police forces
of states and union territories.
 This scheme comprises all relevant sub-schemes that contribute to the modernisation and improvement
with a total central financial outlay of Rs 26,275 crore.
Army holds 1st hackathon to boost cyber warfare
 In a bid to promote proficiency and expertise in the use of emerging technologies, and showcase the
technological side of the Indian Army, a first-of-its-kind Hackathon was conducted at the Military
College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow under the overall guidance of the Shimla
based Army Training Command (ARTRAC).
 The event, “Sainya Ranakshetram”, was conducted in collaboration with the Rashtriya Raksha
University, in which over 15000 participants took part.
 The event was conducted virtually over the Internet and comprised a number of challenges based on
Secure Coding, Software Defined Radio exploitation and Cyber Offensive skills.
Social Justice & Empowerment Department launches ‘SMILE’
 The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment launched the Central Sector scheme “SMILE:
Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise” in New Delhi.
 This umbrella scheme is designed to provide welfare measures to the Transgender community and
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 Under this includes two sub-schemes - ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for
Welfare of Transgender Persons’ and ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of
persons engaged in the act of Begging’.
 The Ministry has allocated Rs. 365 Crore for the scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Indian Railways to set up biggest, world-class Wrestling academy in Delhi
 The Railway Ministry had committed to provide a world class wrestling academy at the earliest.
 In a bid to fulfill the commitment to set up a state-of-art wrestling academy in Indian Railways, work has
been sanctioned by the ministry to establish the same at Kishanganj, Delhi.
 The wrestling academy will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 30.76 crores.
 This wrestling academy will be the biggest in India, equipped with advanced training facilities.
NITI Aayog, USAID collaborate to improve healthcare in India
 The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and the US Agency for International Development
(USAID) announced a new partnership under the Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources
for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) initiative, to improve access to affordable and
quality healthcare for vulnerable the population in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, and rural and tribal areas.
 The focus of this partnership would traverse the healthcare landscape with the common goal to mount
an effective response to the ongoing third wave of the pandemic.
 The collaboration would also look at building health system readiness for future infectious disease
outbreaks and health emergencies.
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 Government of India has banned 54 apps of Chinese origin. These are mostly those apps which
have rebranded themselves and re-launched in India with new names.
PM Modi inaugurates Gobar-Dhan plant
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated a 550-tonne capacity 'gobar-dhan' Bio-CNG plant
in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. The plant, named as Govardhan plant, is based on the concept of waste-
to-wealth innovation.
 The plant is in line with the Swachh Bharat Mission.
 Know all about the Asia'a largest bio-CNG plant:
o The plant has been set up at a cost of Rs 150 crore.

o It has a capacity of processing 550 metric tonnes per day.
o The plant can generate 17,500 kg biogas and 100 tonne high-quality compost every day.
o Biogas will be generated through 100 per cent wet waste. The plant will produce CNG with 96
per cent pure methane gas.
o 50 per cent of the biogas generated will be provided to run public transport vehicles, while the
remaining will be made available for different industries.
o Nearly 400 buses in Indore might soon run on biogas generated at the plant.
o The 15-acre ground where the plant has been set up used to be a dumping zone.
o The plant has been made on PPP model, and the company that made the plant will pay Indore
Municipal Corporation Rs 2.5 crore per annum for 20 years.
o The technology will help purify the air quality of densely populated cities by mitigating 1,30,000
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Tribal Affairs Ministry allocates Budget of ₹2.26 Cr for Medaram Jathara Festival 2022
 To rekindle the spirit of India’s second-largest fair, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has approved a
budget of 2.26 crores for Medaram Jathara 2022 Festivals.
 Under the AzadiKa Amrit Mahotsav, the Government of India has announced that tribal culture and
heritage will be the cynosure of 2022.
 After the Kumbh Mela, Medaram Jatara is the country’s second-largest mela which is held for four
days. It is organised by Telangana’s second-largest tribal community, the Koya tribe.
Career Counselling Workshop 'Pramarsh 2022' launched
 The Minister of State for Culture & Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal launched the career
counselling workshop 'Pramarsh 2022' for the students of the Bikaner District region.
 In this workshop one lakh students participated from more than thousands schools of Bikaner district
mainly from rural area.
 Workshop conducted with the support of The National Institute of Career Services (NICS) which comes
under the Ministry of Labour & Employment and educational start-up Edumilestones.
Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) launched
 The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar launched the Scheme for
Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi for the
welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities.
 A Scheme for empowerment of DNT communities have been formulated for families having income from
all sources of Rs. 2.50 lakh or less per annum and not availing any such benefits from similar Scheme of
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Centre Government or the State Government.

 One important feature of this scheme is the online portal which has been developed by the
Department. This portal will ensure seamless registration and will also act as a repository of the data on
these communities. It will provide real time status of the application to the applicant. The payment to the
beneficiaries will be made directly in to their accounts.
 The other implementing agencies are Ministry of Rural Development, National Rural Livelihood Mission
(NRLM) and National Health Authority (NHA).
 The Scheme will have following four components with an approximate cost of Rs 200 crore to be spent
over a period of 5 years starting Financial Year 2021-22 to 2025-26.
Centre Approves New India Literacy Programme
 The Central government has approved the ‘New India Literacy Programme’ for financial years 2022-
27 which will now cover all aspects of Adult Education in the country, in line with National Education
Policy (NEP) 2020.
 ‘Adult Education’ will now be called ‘Education For All’.
 The number of non-literates in the country in the age group of 15 years and above was 25.76 crore (9.08
crore male and 16.68 crore female) according to the 2011 census. Currently, an estimated 18.12 crore
adults in the country are illiterate.
 The objective of the New India Literacy Programme is to impart foundational literacy and
numeracy, critical life skills like financial literacy, digital literacy, commercial skills, health care
and awareness, child care and education, and family welfare; vocational skills, basic education
and continuing education.
 The estimated total outlay of the programme is Rs 1,037.90 crore which includes central share of Rs
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India's first Biosafety Level-3 mobile laboratory launched in Maharashtra
 India's first Biosafety level-3 containment mobile laboratory was launched in Maharashtra's
Nashik.
 The mobile laboratory has been set up to investigate newly emerging and re-emerging viral infections
that are highly infectious and of lethal potential to human beings.
 It has been designed and built by the Indian Council of Medical Research in collaboration with Mumbai-
based bio-safety equipment maker Klenzaids.
 The mobile laboratory can be simply driven around to various locations, like a normal bus. It will be able
to reach remote and forested areas where specially trained ICMR scientists will be able to investigate
outbreaks using samples from humans and animal sources. The same will ensure on-site diagnosis with
a quick turnaround time for reporting these outbreaks.
Education ministry approves continuation of RUSA scheme till 2026
 The Ministry of Education has approved the scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
(RUSA) for continuation till 2026.
 RUSA is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for funding the state government universities and
colleges to achieve the aims of equity, access and excellence.
 The proposal entails an expenditure of Rs 12,929.16 crore out of which the central share is Rs 8,120.97
crores and the state share is of Rs 4,808.19 crores. It has been envisaged to support around 1,600
projects under the new phase of the scheme.
 The new phase of RUSA targets to reach out the unserved, underserved areas, remote and rural areas,
difficult geographies, aspirational districts, tier-2 cities, areas with low GER, to benefit the most
disadvantaged areas and SEDGs (Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups).
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Government launched ‘Heal by India’ initiative to make India a global leader in healthcare sector
and medical education
 The central government is working on a plan to make India the global source for the health sector
through the ‘Heal by India’ initiative.
 The Union Health Ministry had conducted a two-day long ‘Chintan Shivir-Heal By India’ event and in that
meeting, the government worked on the provision of the necessary facilities to ensure that the Indian
health sector becomes a global source.
 This initiative comes at a time when there was a lot of pressure on our healthcare infrastructure in India
due to the pandemic and now the focus will be to improve the primary and tertiary healthcare and overall
strengthening of the medical infrastructure in the country.
India’s first water taxi service launched in Mumbai
 The Maharashtra government flagged off India’s first water taxi service in Mumbai.
 This new service will drastically reduce the time taken to travel from South Mumbai to Navi Mumbai, a
city spread across Thane and Raigad districts in the mainland, and vice versa by road. So while a trip by
road takes 90-100 minutes, the water taxi service — under which commuters will travel by speedboat or
catamaran — will cut this travel time to 45-50 minutes.
 The project will connect the island city with various destinations on the mainland as well as tourist spots
like Elephanta Island and Kanhoji Angre Isle.
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India to set up first IIT abroad in UAE under newly inked trade deal
 The government of India will be setting up an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) as a part of the India-UAE trade deal.
 This will be the first time an IIT would be established outside of the country.
 India currently has 23 IITs, which are considered to be premiere institutes and offer a range of degrees
starting from B.Tech to doctoral programmes.
 The deal highlighted that the two nations will also set up an India–UAE cultural council to facilitate
and promote cultural projects, cross-cultural exchanges, exhibitions, among others.
 Both India and the UAE have also agreed to support each other’s clean energy missions and set up a
joint hydrogen task force to scale up technologies, primarily that of producing green hydrogen.
PM CARES For Children Scheme Extended Up To 28 February
 The Ministry of Women and Child Development said that the centre has extended the PM Cares for
Children Scheme till 28 February 2022, amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
 Earlier the scheme was valid till 31 December 2021.
 All eligible children can now be enrolled till 28 February 2022 to avail of benefits of the PM CARES for
children scheme.
IIT Roorkee launches KISAN mobile to send agricultural advises
 IIT Roorkee organised a regional farmers’ awareness program under Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa
(GKMS) project and in continuation of the series of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Farmers from Haridwar,
Dehradun, and Pauri Garhwal districts participated in the program.
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 A mobile App 'KISAN' has been launched for easy access to these services for farmers on their
mobile phones. Farmers can now easily access these bulletins on their mobile phones through the app.
 The special feature of the 'KISAN' App is that the weather forecast and advisory bulletin will be
displayed only for the block selected by the farmer.
 The App is bilingual and users can select either Hindi or English at their convenience.
Ombudsperson App for Mahatma Gandhi NREGA launched
 Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh launched Ombudsperson App
for Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.
 Ombudsperson App is a step towards e-governance, this will be helpful in ensuring transparency and
accountability.
 Ministry of Rural Development has developed an Ombudsperson App for smooth reporting and
categorization of grievances by Ombudsperson based on complaints he received from various sources
viz. physical, digital and mass media, related to the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi NREG
Scheme in the States/UTs.
Signature tune of ‘Vande Bharatam’ released
 In a celebration under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the event on International Mother Language Day
named "Ekam Bharatam" along with a cultural evening was hosted by the Ministry of Culture at IGNCA,
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 The signature tune for "Vande Bharatam" composed by Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej and Oscar
contender Bickram Ghosh was released by Minister of State for Culture & External Affairs Meenakashi
Lekhi.
 The ‘Vande Bharatam’ song was produced for Vande Bharatam, Nritya Utsav of Ministry of Culture
presented at Rajpath, New Delhi for the national Republic Day event 2022.
 The Ministry of Defence handed over the special trophy to Ministry of Culture in recognition of its
exemplary efforts during the Republic day Event 2022.
MSME Technology Centre to be set up in Sindhudurg
 Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Narayan Rane announced the
establishment of MSME-Technology Centre with an outlay of Rs. 200 Crore, in Sindhudurg.
 The MSME-Technology Centre will provide the best of technology, incubation as well as advisory
support to the industry, especially MSMEs, to enhance their competitiveness and provide skilling
services for the employed and unemployed youth of the area to enhance their employability.
MSME Minister inaugurates KONBAC-SFURTI Bamboo Cluster at Kudal
 The MSME Minister Narayan Rane inaugurated the KONBAC SFURTI (Konkan Bamboo and Cane
Development Centre - Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries) bamboo
cluster at Kudal.
 The cluster will support 300 artisans. Ministry of MSME has released Rs 1.45 crore for setting up of the
cluster.
 KONBAC SFURTI cluster has been organized to attract people to the bamboo business.
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Ministry of Education launches Bhasha Certifiate Selfie campaign
 Ministry of Education launched a campaign ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie to encourage cultural

diversity and promote mulitlinguism and to foster the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
 Bhasha Certificate Selfie initiative aims to promote Bhasha Sangam mobile app, developed by Ministry
of Education and MyGov India.
 Using the app, people can learn 100+ sentences of daily use in as many as 22 scheduled Indian
languages.
 The initiative, under the aegis of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat will aim to ensure that people acquire
basic conversational skills in Indian languages. To achieve this, a target of 75 lakh people acquiring
basic conversational skills has been set.
Centre sets up high level task force to study impact of sanctions against Russia
 The Centre has constituted a high-level inter-ministerial task force of senior officials to look at
possible implications on India of the fresh economic sanctions announced against Russia by the
US, the EU, and others.
 The task force may also put in place a strategy to deal with it.
 The taskforce comprises Secretaries and other senior officials from across Ministries and Departments
such as External Affairs, Defence, Finance, Home, Commerce & Industry and Petroleum and Natural
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BSES commissions India's 1st smart managed EV charging station in Delhi
 BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure-backed BSES has
commissioned India’s first ‘Smart Managed EV Charging Station’ in Delhi.
 Supported by Nordic Innovation, an organisation promoted by the governments of Nordic countries, and
executed by Fortum Charge & Drive, it will be the first BYPL operated and managed Smart EV
Charging Station.
 This smart managed EV charging station, which can charge five EVs simultaneously, is located at
BYPL’s 11 kV Sub Station building in Mayur Vihar Extension Phase-1.
100 Districts In The Country Become ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Under Jal Jeevan Mission
 Jal Jeevan Mission achieved milestone of providing tap water to every home of 100 districts in the
country.
 Chamba, an Aspirational District of Himachal Pradesh has become the 100th ‘Har Ghar Jal’ District.
 Chamba is the fifth aspirational district to become ‘Har Ghar Jal’. Other four Har Ghar Jal Aspirational
districts are: Bhadradri Kothgudem, Jayashankar Bhupalpalli, Komram Bheem Asifabad (all in
Telangana) and Mewat in Haryana.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh releases Rural Connectivity GIS Data in Public Domain
 Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh released Rural
Connectivity GIS Data in Public Domain.
 This includes GIS data for 800,000+ rural facilities as points, 1 Million+ habitations and 25,00,000+ km
of rural roads which have been collected and digitised using the GIS platform developed for the PMGSY
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scheme.
 NRIDA, the nodal implementation agency of the PMGSY scheme signed MoU with 3 renowned GIS
Firms ESRI India, MapmyIndia, DataMeet & collaborated with Gati Shakti for releasing the Rural
Connectivity GIS Data in Public Domain.
Jio’s new India-Asia-Xpress undersea internet cable to connect India and Maldives
 Reliance Jio announced that it will be landing a multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable
system in Hulhumale, Maldives to directly connect the country to major internet hubs in India and
Singapore.
 The IAX system originates in Mumbai, connects directly with Singapore, and has additional landings in
India, Malaysia, and Thailand.
 Jio’s India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) system connects Mumbai to Milan with a landing point in Savona, Italy
and additional landing points in the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean. Jio plans for IAX to
be ready by the end of 2023 and IEX to be ready in mid-2024.
 High-capacity and high-speed systems like IEX and IAX are expected to provide more than 200 tbps of
capacity at speeds of over 100 Gbps over a range of 16,000 km. It will employ open system technology
and is designed to ensure enable rapid deployment of upgrades and have the flexibility for network
bandwidth.

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Xiomara Castro Sworn In As First Female President Of Honduras
 Xiomara Castro was sworn in as the first woman president of Honduras.

 Castro, 62, took the oath at a ceremony attended by international dignitaries. The guests included US
Vice President Kamala Harris, King Felipe VI of Spain and Taiwan Vice President William Lai.
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Portugal PM Antonio Costa Reelected With Absolute Majority
 In snap general election, Portugal's centre-left Socialists have won an outright parliamentary majority
by defying all odds.
 The party has secured a strong mandate for Prime Minister Antonio Costa.
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North Korea tests most powerful missile capable of striking US territory
 North Korea confirmed that it had tested a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM),
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which is capable of striking the US territory.

 The Hwasong-12 can carry a large-size heavy nuclear warhead. The test confirmed the accuracy,
safety, and operational effectiveness of the produced Hwasong-12 type weapon system.
 The missile reached an altitude of about 2,000 km (1,243 miles) and flew to a distance of 800 km.
 The Hwasong-12 has an estimated range of 4,500 km (2,800 miles).
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Dubai firm to launch world's first hydrogen-powered flying boat
 Swiss-based start-up THE JET ZeroEmission announced that it has inked an agreement with Zenith
Marine Services LLC, a UAE-based company and DWYN LLC to manufacture and operate ‘THE JET’
– the first clean-energy, hydrogen-powered flying boat.
 ‘THE JET’ features cutting-edge characteristics and technologies, making it capable of flying in silence
over the waters at a cruising speed of 40 knots.
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Queen Elizabeth Marks 70th Anniversary on the Throne
 The United Kingdom marked the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s rule.
 The 95-year-old monarch sat on the throne after her father, King George VI, died suddenly on Feb. 6,
1952, making her queen.

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China welcomes Year of Tiger
 China is celebrating the Spring Festival, its most important annual festival as it entered the Lunar new
Year of the Tiger, bidding goodbye to the Lunar Year of the Ox.
 Chinese residents normally ring in the start of the New Year with fireworks, lanterns, balloons, food, and
family time.
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Burkina Faso: Lt Col Damiba declared president by the Constitutional Council
 Burkina Faso's new military strongman, Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has been declared President
by the country's top constitutional body.
 Mr Damiba is also head of state and supreme commander of the armed forces.
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Israel becomes first country allowing drones in civilian airspace
 Israel's Ministry of Transport and Road Safety has announced the country's first certification for
unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) to operate in civilian airspace.
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 The certification was issued by the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to the Hermes Starliner
unmanned system, which was developed and manufactured by Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense
electronics company.
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Rafael’s ‘C-Dome’ Completes 1st Interceptions From Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6 Corvettes
 The Israel Missile Defence Organization (IMDO), in the Directorate for Defence R&D of the Israel
Ministry of Defence, the IDF and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have completed a successful
series of live-fire tests of the ‘C-Dome’ system – an advanced naval configuration of the Iron Dome
defence system.
Germany elects President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for second term
 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was re-elected for a second term of five years by a
special parliamentary assembly.
 The President was elected with a big majority by a special assembly made up of the members of
parliament’s lower house and representatives of Germany’s 16 states.
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Canada PM invokes Emergencies Act for 1st time to aid convoy blockade response
 Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked emergency powers to support provinces in
ending the blockades and public disorder that have gripped Ottawa at the hands of participants of the
Freedom Convoy.
 The unprecedented deployment of the Emergencies Act gives police more tools to restore order in
places where public assemblies constitute illegal and dangerous activities, such as blockades and
occupations.
 The act also will enable the RCMP to enforce municipal bylaws and provincial offences where required.
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France Announces Troop Withdrawal From Mali After 9-Year Campaign
 France and its European partners are to begin a military withdrawal from Mali after more than nine
years fighting a jihadist insurgency.
 France first deployed troops against jihadists in Mali in 2013 under the Socialist president François
Hollande. The intervention successfully stemmed the insurgents’ advance and returned key cities such
as Timbuktu to government control, but extremists swiftly regrouped.
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WHO Launches Quit Tobacco App

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 The World Health Organization (WHO) launched the ‘Quit Tobacco App’ to help people quit tobacco
use in all forms, including smokeless and other newer products.
 The ‘WHO Quit Tobacco App’ is the latest tobacco control initiative by the WHO South-East Asia
Region. It was launched during WHO’s year-long ‘Commit to quit’ campaign.
 A first-of-its-kind by the WHO, the app targets all forms of tobacco, and helps users identify the triggers,
set their targets, manage cravings, and stay focused on quitting tobacco.
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Russia Declares War On Ukraine
 Russia has sparked one of the biggest security crises in Europe since World War II by invading
Ukraine, with barrages of missiles and artillery accompanying troops as they entered the country from
multiple directions.
 Russian President Vlamidir Putin has signed the presidential decree recognising the independence of
separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine.
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STATES
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Schemes/Facilities/Initiatives launched by various States governments
State Scheme/Facilities/Initiatives launched
Arunachal Pradesh The traditional Torgya Festival of the Monpa community in Arunachal
Pradesh has begun. The three-day long Torgya Festival began at the
Tawang Monastery. The Monpa community believes that the festival
Capital: Itanagar
eliminates any external energy from the earth which might harm sentient
Governor: B D Mishra
beings and protect them from natural calamities.
CM: Pema Khandu
Northern States Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh celebrate their
Foundation Day on February 20, since 1987. The Indian Government
declared this after the 53rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution in
1986.
Assam The first night navigation mobile application in rivers in the country was
launched in Assam for ferries plying on Brahmaputra river. The night
Capital: Dispur navigation mobile application was developed by the transport
Governor: Prof. Jagdish Mukhi department in association with K Raju, the principal scientist of IIT
CM: Sarbananda Sonowal Madras and will survey the draft of the rivers.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Delhi Police, Home Minister

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Delhi Amit Shah, launched the ‘Smart Card Arms License’ (SCAL) that will
replace the existing arms license booklet. The initiative introduced by
Governor: Anil Baijal
CM: Arvind Kejriwal Delhi Police is the first such move by any police department in the
country.
Gujarat Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel unveiled new “IT/ITES Policy
2022-27” which offers both capital and operational support to
Capital: Gandhinagar Information Technology (IT) firms making investments in Gujarat.
Chief Minister: Bhupendrabhai Patel
Governor: Acharya Devvrat
Himachal Pradesh The first biodiversity park of Himachal Pradesh has been established at
a cost of Rs 1 crore at Bhulah in Janjehli Valley of Mandi district, which
would prove to be a boon for researchers and tourists and also help
Capital: Shimla conserve endangered Himalayan herbs.
Governor: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
CM: Jai Ram Thakur
Jammu & Kashmir The Central Government launched the “Janbhagidari Empowerment”
portal in the Union Territory of J&K. The portal was hosted on a
different server with higher bandwidth, in order to provide easy and
Capital: Srinagar (Summer)
ready accessibility to the general public.
Jammu (Winter)
Lt. Gov: Manoj Sinha

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State Scheme/Facilities/Initiatives launched
Kerala The Kerala government signed an MoU with Social Alpha, a joint
initiative of Tata Trust and the Indian government, through its Clean
Energy International Incubation Centre (CEIIC). The Energy
Capital: Thiruvananthapuram Governor:
Management Centre (EMC) and Kerala Development and Innovation
Arif Mohammad Khan
CM: Pinarayi Vijayan Strategy Council (KDISC) are part of the project. They will work together
to support innovative and clean energy technology programmes and
initiatives by the state government.
Kerala state is coming up with the first caravan park at Wagamon in

Idukki district which will give a boost to tourism sector.
Ladakh The annual celebrations of Ladakh festival Spituk Gustor have

commenced in the state, on January 30. The two-day festival brings out
peace, harmony, and prosperity in society.
Capital: Leh, Kargil
Lt. Gov: Radha Krishna Mathur
The Kunsnyoms scheme for differently abled people has been started
by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) in Leh.
Kunsnyoms, which means “equal for everyone” and “fair for all,”
attempts to make Ladakh more inclusive and accessible.
Madhya Pradesh In Madhya Pradesh, Central Jail of Indore has started its own radio
channel 'Jail Vaani-FM 18.77'. Through this radio channel, the jail
inmates will get to know about the happening in the world. The radio
Capital: Bhopal channel will also provide the jail inmates with information on health and
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Governor: Mangubhai Chhaganbhai social issues.

Patel
CM: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The 48th Khajuraho Dance Festival commenced in Chhatarpur district of
Madhya Pradesh. The week long festival will be held till February 26th.
Rajasthan Rajasthan has the maximum households electrified through the

solar-based standalone system. Under the Saubhagya scheme, as
many as 1,23,682 households were electrified through solar-based
Capital: Jaipur standalone system in Rajasthan, followed by Chhattisgarh (65,373),
Governor: Kalraj Mishra Uttar Pradesh (53,234), Assam (50,754), Bihar (39,100), Maharashtra
CM: Ashok Gehlot (30,538), Odisha (13,735), Madhya Pradesh (12,651).
Hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the Union Territory of
Jammu and Kashmir had nil beneficiaries under the initiative.
Telangana The government of Telangana and the British Council have signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate greater research
between institutions and assist in the internationalisation of higher
Capital: Hyderabad education to create greater global opportunities for the youth of
Governor: Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan Telangana.
CM: K. Chandrashekar Rao
Uttarakhand Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been named as the brand
ambassador of Uttarakhand.
Capital: Gairsain (Summer), Dehradun
(Winter)
Governor: Gurmit Singh
CM: Pushkar Singh Dhami

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REPORTS AND INDEXES

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Salesforce Global Digital Skills Index 2022
 Salesforce published its Global Digital Skills Index revealing global employee sentiments and readiness
to acquire the key digital skills needed by business today and over the next five years.
 The Index is based on a survey of over 23,500 workers in 19 countries, with an average global
readiness score of 33 out of 100.
 In India 72% of respondents say they are very actively learning digital skills now to prepare themselves
for the future of work. 66% of respondents in India also said they feel very equipped with resources to
learn digital skills.
 Digital marketing has been ranked as the top workplace skill in India with only 39% of respondents
rating their workplace digital marketing skills level as ‘advanced’.
 Globally (51%) of respondents and in India (54%) of respondents want to learn new skills to help them
grow their current career. By harnessing the potential of existing workforces, businesses can speed
progress towards closing their skills gaps.
In 2021, J&K was the most dangerous place for Indian journalists
 At least 6 journalists were killed and 121 media houses were targeted in India in 2021, according to
an India Press Freedom Report 2021 released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG).
 Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura topped the list of states and
Union territories where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021.
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 The highest number of journalists or media organisations targeted was in J&K (25), followed by Uttar
Pradesh (23), Madhya Pradesh (16), Tripura (15), Delhi (8), Bihar (6), Assam (5), Haryana and
Maharashtra (4 each), Goa and Manipur (3 each), Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal (2 each),
and Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Kerala (1 each).
LIC 10th most valued insurance brand globally: Brand Finance Report
 Brand Finance has recently come up with brand valuation report.

 As per the report, Life Insurance Corporation has been ranked at 10th in the list of insurance
brands globally.
 LIC is the only Indian insurance company in the top 10 list.
 Of the top 10, as many as 5 are Chinese insurance companies
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TomTom Traffic Index 2021
 The 11th edition of the TomTom Traffic Index’s is released.

 Covering 404 cities across 58 countries on 6 continents, our Traffic Index ranks urban congestion
worldwide and provides free access to city-by-city information. The TomTom index provides real-time
traffic management and historical traffic congestion data to help countries plan their infrastructure
projects and initiate more public transport schemes.
Top Ranked cities: Istanbul topped the list. Moscow was second while Kyiv was third.

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Indian Cities: Four cities from India featured in the index’s global top 25 list – with Mumbai at the fifth
position, Bengaluru at the 10th position, New Delhi at the 11th position and Pune at the 21st position.
EUI Democracy Index 2021
 The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research
division of the Economist Group, a UK-based private company which publishes the weekly newspaper
The Economist.
 The index attempts to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries and territories, of which 166 are
sovereign states and 164 are UN member states.
 Norway topped the list.
 India is ranked 46 on the global index with an overall score of 6.91.
 Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list.
India Ranks 3rd Globally In LEED Certified Green Buildings As Per US Green Building Council
 India has ranked third in the world for LEED certified green buildings in 2021 in the US Green
Building Council (USGBC) annual list.
 China and Canada are at the first two positions.
 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building
rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for
healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings.
Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Gautam Adani overtook Mukesh Ambani

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 As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gautam Adani net worth reached $88.5 billion overtaking
Mukesh Ambani’s $87.9 billion becoming Asia’s richest person as on 8th February 2022.
 With a nearly $12 billion jump in his personal wealth, he has become the 10th richest person in the
world.
 Globally Elon Musk was named as the world’s richest person with a total net worth of $235 Billion.
 He was followed by Jeff Bezos with a total net worth of $183 Billion & Bernard Arnault with a total net
worth of $168 Billion.
India can add $20 billion to GDP if import dependence on China is halved: Report
 India can add USD 20 billion to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if the country can reduce by 50
per cent the dependence on imports from China by leveraging the production linked incentive
schemes, as per an SBI research report.
 In terms of imports, India continued to reduce its trade deficit with China in FY21. However, share of
China in India’s total merchandise imports has been steadily increasing to 16.5 per cent currently.
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produced in a specific time period.
India ranked 4th in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2021/2022
 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor has come up with the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2021/2022
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 India has been ranked fourth globally.

 It was topped by Saudi Arabia and followed by Netherlands & Sweden.
 The report is based on the respondents, who answered questions on their entrepreneurial activity,
attitudes to enterprise and view of their local entrepreneurial ecosystem.
 India has topped amongst low-income economies.
Hurun India Wealth Report: India’s millionaire households rose 11% in 2021
 Hurun India has come up with Hurun India Wealth Report 2021.
 As per the report, the number of dollar-millionaire households in India increased by 11 per cent to
4,58,000 households in 2021, as compared to 2020.
 A household having a net worth of at least INR 7 crore ($1 million), is referred to as a dollar-millionaire
household.
 Mumbai has topped with 20,300 millionaires households. Mumbai is followed by Delhi with 17,400 and
Kolkata with 10,500 millionaire households, respectively.
Indian businesses rank 5th in their concern for climate change
 Deloitte has released ‘Deloitte 2022 CxO Sustainability Report: The Disconnect Between Ambition and
Impact’.
 As per the report, Indian businesses rank 5th in their concern for climate change.
 80 per cent of Indian executives see the world at a tipping point for responding to climate change
compared with just 53 per cent eight months ago.
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 Global Innovation Policy Center of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come up with International
IP Index 2022.
 India has improved its overall IP score from 38.4 per cent to 38.6 per cent, and the country is ranked 43
out of 55 countries on the Index.
o Rank 1- United States
o Rank 2- United Kingdom
o Rank 3- Germany
o Rank 4- Sweden
o Rank 5- France
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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IISc. commissions one of India’s most powerful supercomputers
 Param Pravega, a supercomputer that is touted to be one of the most powerful in the country, has
been installed at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru under the National
Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
 Param Pravega has a total supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops (1 petaflop equals a quadrillion or
1,015 operations per second).
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 NSM is steered jointly by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology (MeitY), and implemented by C-DAC and IISc.
NASA Plans to Retire International Space Station in 2031
 The International Space Station will continue its operation until 2030 and then crash into an
uninhabited area in the Pacific Ocean known as Point Nemo.
 The de-orbit of the ISS will happen in 2031. It is meant to land around 2,500 miles east of New
Zealand’s coast.
 It will be replaced with three free-flying space stations to continue the work after ISS's retirement.
ISRO discards communication satellite INSAT-4B in space after 14 years of service
 Amid the growing concern over junk in outer space, the Indian Space & Research Organisation
(ISRO) successfully disposed of one of its satellites after it completed its operational life in orbit.
 The INSAT-4B underwent Post Mission Disposal (PMD) at the end of its service, followed by
decommissioning.
 The development is in compliance with the UN and the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination
Committee (IADC) recommended space debris mitigation guidelines.
ISRO successfully launches EOS-04, two other satellites
 The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched its earth observation satellite EOS-4
and two co-passenger technology demonstrator and scientific satellites from the first launch pad at
the country’s only spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
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 The three satellites namely EOS-04, INSPIREsat-1 and INST-2TD were injected successfully into a sun-
synchronous polar orbit of 529 km.
Corbevax, Biological E’s COVID-19 Vaccine, Receives Emergency Use Approval For 12-18 Age
Group
 The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) granted an emergency use authorisation (EUA) to
Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical giant Biological E Ltd’s coronavirus vaccine Corbevax for use in
children aged 12 to 18 years.
 With this, Corbevax became India’s third homegrown vaccine, to receive an emergency use approval in
India for use in adolescents.
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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KVIC cancels license of oldest Khadi Institution “Khadi Emporium”
 Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has cancelled the “Khadi Certification” of its oldest
Khadi Institution named Mumbai Khadi & Village Industries Association (MKVIA).
 KVIC has cancelled the license of MKVIA as the latter had started selling fake Khadi products, which
was against the “zero-tolerance” policy of KVIC against the sale of spurious/non-Khadi products.
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NABARD launched ‘JIVA Programme’ to promote natural farming
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched the ‘JIVA
programme’.
 The objective is to promote natural farming under its existing watershed and wadi programmes in 11
states. To effectively implement the principles of agroecology long-term sustainability and transform the
pre-existing social and natural capital towards efficient farming.
 It is an agroecology-based programme, an amalgamation of several projects under the watershed
programme of NABARD and will be implemented in 11 states covering five agroecological zones, which
are in ecologically fragile and rain-fed areas.
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NABARD Headquarters: Mumbai Chairperson: Govinda Rajulu Chintala
NABARD projects Rs 6 lakh crore credit outlay for priority sectors in Maharashtra
 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) projected a credit outlay of
Rs 6.13 lakh crore for priority sectors in Maharashtra in the next financial year.
 A ‘State Focus Paper’ projecting a potential credit outlay of Rs 6,13,503 crore to priority sectors by
NABARD was launched by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at a state-wide credit seminar.
Government continues RYSK Scheme for another 5 years
 The Central Government of India has decided to continue the scheme of “Rashtriya Yuva
Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)” for another 5 years from 2021 -22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs.
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 Beneficiaries of Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram are the youth in the age group of 15 to 29
years.
PMKSY extended till March 2026 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore
 The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ has been extended till March 2026 with an
allocation of Rs 4,600 crore.
 It is administered by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. The scheme aims for the overall growth
and development of the food processing sector.
 In 2017, the Central Government launched SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and
Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore.
Government decreases agri-cess for Crude Palm Oil from 7.5 percent to 5 percent
 The Central Government has reduced the agri-cess for Crude Palm Oil from 7.5 per cent to 5 per
cent to provide further relief to consumers and to keep in check any further rise in the prices of
domestic edible oils.
 The current basic rate of import duty of zero per cent on Crude Palm Oil, Crude Soyabean oil, and
Crude Sunflower Oil up to the 30th of September, 2022.
Government to launch ‘Meri Policy Mere Hath’ to deliver crop insurance policies
 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is all set to launch ‘Meri Policy Mere Hath’ that would
work as a doorstep distribution drive to deliver crop insurance policies to farmers under the Pradhan
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 It aims at making all farmers aware with all information on their policies, land records, the process of
claim and grievance redressal under PMFBY.
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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana provides a comprehensive insurance cover against failure of the crop thus
helping in stabilizing the income of the farmers. The prescribed premium is 2% to be paid by farmers for all Kharif
crops and 1.5% for all rabi crops. In the case of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the premium is 5%.
PM-FBY Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Launch Year: 2016
PM Modi inaugurated ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ and flagged off 100 ‘Kisan Drones’
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’.
 It is an initiative by Garuda Aerospace Pvt Ltd.
 He also flagged off 100 ‘Kisan Drones’ in various cities and towns across India to spray pesticides in
farms across the states of India.
 The 100 Kisan Drones were set off in 100 villages in 16 states across India which includes Uttar
Pradesh, Punjab and Goa.
 The farmers can use the drones to transport their produce such as fruits, vegetables and flowers to
markets in a minimal time and boost their income.
PM-Kisan 3rd Anniversary, over Rs 1.80 lakh transferred to farmers accounts directly
 About 11.78 crore farmers as of February 22, 2022, have been benefitted under the PM Kisan
scheme.
 The amount worth Rs1.82 lakh crore have been disbursed to eligible beneficiaries across India in
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various intervals. During the current Covid 19 epidemic period, Rs. 1.29 lakh crore has been released.
 M-KISAN is a centre sectored scheme which was launched on 24th February 2019 to substitute
monetary needs of landholding farmers. The monetary benefit of Rs 6000/- per year in three equal
instalments, every four-month, 3 times a year, it is transferred into the bank accounts of the families of
the farmers across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer or DBT mode.
DEFENCE
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Indian Navy’s fifth Scorpene class submarine 'Vagir' commences sea trials
 The Indian Navy's brand-new submarine, the fifth of six French-designed Scorpene-class submarines
named "Vagir", sailed out on its first sea sortie and will now undergo rigorous trials before being
delivered to the Navy.
 It is constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in collaboration with the Naval
Group of France.
India's Goa Shipyard Ltd delivered the 5th vessel ICGS 'Saksham'
 India’s Goa Shipyard Ltd delivered the 5th and final vessel of the 5 Coast Guard Offshore Patrol
Vehicle (CGOPV) Project.
 The vessel was named ICGS ‘Saksham’.
 The contract for 5 CGOPVs was signed by GSL with the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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India to showcase Tejas light combat aircraft at Singapore airshow
 India will showcase its indigenously developed Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at the four-day
Singapore Air Show.
 A 44-member contingent of the Indian Air Force (IAF) reached Singapore to participate in the air show to
be held from February 15 to 18.
 Singapore Air Show is a biennial event that provides a platform for the global aviation industry to
showcase its products.
Bangladesh-US Air forces to conduct joint air exercise ‘Cope South 22’
 The air forces of Bangladesh and the US will conduct a joint air exercise between Feb 20-25.
 The six-day long Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise ‘Cope South 22’ will be
conducted at BAF Kurmitola Cantonment, Dhaka, and Operating Location-Alpha, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
India, Oman begin ‘Eastern Bridge-VI’ air force exercise
 To bolster operational efficiency through interoperability, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air
Force of Oman (RAFO) are participating in a bilateral exercise named ‘Eastern Bridge-VI’ from 21 to
25 February 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur.
 The 6th edition of the exercise is aimed at providing an opportunity to enhance operational
capability and interoperability between the two Air Forces.
IAF to participate in multi-nation air exercise 'Ex Cobra Warrior 22' in UK

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 Indian Air Force will participate in a multi-nation air exercise Ex Cobra Warrior 22 at Waddington in
United Kingdom from 6th to 27th of March.
 The exercise is aimed at providing operational exposure and sharing best practices amongst the
participating Air Forces, thereby enhancing combat capability and forging bonds of friendship. This will
be a platform for LCA Tejas to demonstrate its maneuverability and operational capability.
Boeing delivers 12th P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to Indian Navy
 Boeing delivered the 12th P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India making it the fourth of four additional
aircraft delivered under the options contract signed by the Ministry of Defence in 2016.
 The P-8I is an integral part of the Indian Navy’s fleet and has surpassed 35,000 flight hours since it was
inducted in 2013. The aircraft, with its exceptional maritime surveillance and reconnaissance
capabilities, versatility and operational readiness, has proven to be an important asset to the Navy. In
addition to unmatched maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the P-8I has
been deployed to assist during disaster relief and humanitarian missions.
Joint Military Exercise “Ex Dharma Guardian 2022”
 A joint military exercise, “EX DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022”, between India and Japan will be conducted
at Foreign Training Node, Belagavi (Belgaum, Karnataka) from 27 February 2022 to 10 March 2022.
 Exercise DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022 is an annual training event which is being conducted in India since
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Indian Navy's multilateral exercise MILAN 2022 commences in Visakhapatnam
 The latest edition of Indian Navy's multilateral exercise MILAN 2022 has commenced in
Visakhapatnam.
 Milan 2022 is being conducted over a duration of 9 days in two phases with the harbour phase
scheduled from 25th to 28 February and Sea Phase from 01 to 04 March.
 The theme of the MILAN, 2022 exercise in ‘Camaraderie - Cohesion- Collaboration’ which aims to
project India as a responsible maritime power to the World at large.
Three More Rafale Fighter Jets Arrive In India From France
 Three more Rafale fighter aircraft arrived in India after taking off from France.
 The ₹ 60,000 crore contract between India and France for 36 Rafale fighter jets is now nearing
completion as only one aircraft is left to be inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF)
 India had ordered 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from France in September 2016. The addition of Rafale is
seen as a major capability booster for the IAF.
EVENTS
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30th National Commission for Women (NCW) Foundation Day Programme
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 30th National Commission for Women (NCW) Foundation
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 The theme of the programme is 'She The Change Maker', aimed at celebrating the achievements of
women in different fields
 The State Commissions for Women, Department of Women and Child Development in State
Governments, University and College teaching faculty and students, voluntary organisations, women
entrepreneurs and business associations will be a part of the event.
NITI Aayog's Fintech Open Summit
 NITI Aayog, in collaboration with PhonePe, AWS (Amazon Web Services) and EY, has organised a
three-week-long virtual summit, 'Fintech Open', from February 7–28.
 The summit was inaugurated by Union Minister for Railways, Communications, and Electronics and IT
Ashwini Vaishnaw.
 The summit will have in-depth conversations, deep-dives, webinars, round-table discussions, etc.,
highlighting innovations and challenges undertaken by various startups.
PM Narendra Modi to address high-level segment of One Ocean Summit
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the high-level segment of the One Ocean Summit through
a video message.
 The high-level segment of the summit will also be addressed by several other heads of states and
governments including Germany, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan and Canada.
 The One Ocean summit is being organised by France from 9-11 February in Brest in cooperation with
the United Nations and the World Bank.

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 The objective of the summit is to mobilise the international community to take tangible action towards
preserving and supporting healthy and sustainable ocean ecosystems.
17th Mumbai International Film Festival
 The 17th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival for documentary, short fiction, and animation
films (MIFF-2022) will be held from 29 May to 4 June at the Films Division complex in Mumbai.
 Films completed between 1 September 2019 and 31 December 2021 are eligible for entry in MIFF-2022.
 The Best Documentary of the Festival will receive a Golden Conch and Rs 10 lakhs cash award. The
winning films in different categories will receive handsome cash awards, Silver Conches, Trophies, and
Certificates, the Information and Broadcasting ministry informed here.
 The oldest and largest festival for non-feature films in South Asia, MIFF, is being organized by the
Films Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and supported by the Government of
Maharashtra.
45th International Kolkata Book Fair
 The 45th International Kolkata Book Fair will be held at Central Park Mela Ground in Salt Lake near
Kolkata from February 28 to March 13.
 Bangladesh will be the theme country of the Book Fair.
 This edition of the book fair will celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.
 Apart from Bangladesh, UK, USA, Russia, Italy, Japan, Iran, Spain, Argentina, Mexico and several Latin
American Countries will find place in the international complex.
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Ministry of Culture to organize first of its kind Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India’
 Ministry of Culture, Government of India will organize a first of its kind, 2-Day Global Summit on
‘Reimagining Museums in India’, on 15-16 February.
 The Global Summit will bring together leading luminaries, domain experts and practitioners in the field of
museum development and management from India and around the world to discuss best practices and
strategies.
 The Summit is being organised in partnership with Bloomberg.
 Over 25 museologists and museum professionals will delve into reimagined priorities and practices for
Museums. An outcome of this knowledge sharing will include creation of a blueprint for development of
new museums, nurture a renewal framework, and reinvigorate existing museums in India.
4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue
 The 4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue was held in viertual format.

 It was co-chaired by Power Minister RK Singh and Australian Energy and Emissions Reduction
Minister Angus Taylor.
 During the dialogue, the discussion was held on various topics including energy transition, renewable
energy, energy efficiency, storage, electronic vehicles and critical minerals.
 India has stressed Climate Finance to meet the energy transition's goals.
 A letter of intent between both the countries on New and Renewable Energy Technology was signed
during the Dialogue.

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Cabinet approves setting up of G20 Secretariat ahead of India's Presidency
 The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the setting up of a G20
Secretariat which will be responsible for implementation of overall policy decisions and
arrangements needed for steering India’s upcoming G20 Presidency.
 G20 is the premier forum of the 20 largest economies of the world for international economic
cooperation that plays an important role in global economic governance. India will hold the Presidency
of the G20 for the first time from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023, culminating with the G20
Summit in India in 2023. The country has been a member of the G20 since its inception in 1999.
 As per the practice, the government is establishing a G20 Secretariat to handle work relating to
knowledge, technical, media, security and logistical aspects of India’s G20 Presidency.
 The Secretariat will be guided by an apex committee headed by Prime Minister Modi with Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and
G20 Sherpa Piyush Goyal to provide overall guidance to India’s G20 Presidency. Further, a coordination
committee will also be set up to oversee all G20 preparations and report to the apex committee.
NCB organises Darkathon -2022
 Narcotics Control Bureau, NCB, is organising in New Delhi the Darkathon -2022 to find solutions to
counter drug trafficking through darknet across the globe.
 The initiative aims at involving students, youth and technical experts to find effective solutions to unravel
the anonymity of darknet markets.
 The hackathon is being organised in three phases which will conclude on 22nd April.
 The grand finale is scheduled on 22nd April followed by an award ceremony. The winner of Darkathon
will be awarded with cash of worth 2.5 Lakh rupees. First Runner-up will receive 2 lakh rupees while
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TERI's World Sustainable Development Summit
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated The Energy and Resources Institute's (TERI) latest
edition of the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS).
 The summit deliberated on the planetary resilience in wake of the multitude of extreme weather events
across the globe in the recent years.
 Curated on the theme 'Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future',
the experts at the Summit conferred on a range of pressing issues from climate change, sustainable
production and energy transitions to global commons and resource security, among others.
Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate 2022: Science festival starts from today, UGC urges HEIs to participate
 Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate, a week-long nationwide mega science festival was inaugurated.
 The programme included a lot of events and programmes displaying India's scientific heritage.
 Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate was conducted in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, JLN Stadium, New Delhi.
 The event was conducted by the University of Jammu and it has registered 1,700 delegates for the
event.

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Conference “DEVAYATANAM – An Odyssey of Indian Temple Architecture” inaugurated
 In a celebration under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of Ministry of
Culture, a two-day international conference ‘Devayatanam – An odyssey of Indian temple architecture
began at Hampi, Karnataka.
 The Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the conference.
 The conference, Devayatanam aims to highlight the architectures of Indian temples.
28th edition of the DST – CII Technology Summit
 Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Department of Science & Technology
(DST), Government of India is hosting the 28th edition of the DST – CII Technology Summit (over a
virtual platform).
 Singapore is the Partner Country for Technology Summit in 2022.
 Technology Summit over a period of more than two decades has been instrumental in providing
significant opportunities to forge and foster bilateral technology partnerships.
 The focus areas would be Smarter Cities, Space, Industry 4.0 and Advanced Engineering, Healthcare,
Precision Medicine, Mobility etc.
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Defence Lieutenant General GAV Reddy, SC, has been appointed as the ---
Intelligence new head of the Defence Intelligence Agency. General Reddy
Agency would be succeeding Lt Gen KJS Dhillon. The Director-General of
the Defence Intelligence Agency is the head of the organisation
and is among the principal advisors on intelligence to the Minister
of Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff.
Britannia Ex-governor of the Reserve Bank of India Urjit Patel has quit as ---
Industries Ltd. the non-executive and independent director of Britannia
Industries Ltd. His resignation came ahead of his joining at the
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Patel, who served as
the 24th RBI governor from September 2016-December 2018,
was appointed as the vice-president for investment operations in
South Asia at Beijing-based bank, AIIB, recently. He will be
assuming office on February 1, 2022.
National Institute Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi has joined as Director General of ---
of Electronics & National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology
Information (NIELIT).
Technology
Defence Research G A Srinivasa Murthy has been appointed director of Defence ---
and Development Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) of Defence
Laboratory Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

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Insolvency and The government has appointed former civil servant Ravi Mittal as ---
Bankruptcy Board the chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of
of India India (IBBI).
Norway NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will become ---

Norway’s new central bank chief.
InterGlobe InterGlobe Aviation announced the appointment of its Co- ---

Aviation founder Rahul Bhatia as the company’s Managing Director with
immediate effect. The company is the parent of the country’s
largest airline IndiGo. Bhatia is the Co-founder and Promoter of
InterGlobe Aviation.
University Grants JNU Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar has been appointed as ---
Commission Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC).
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Controller General Sonali Singh has been appointed as the additional charge of
of Accounts Controller General of Accounts by the Indian government.
National Council of Professor of history, Dinesh Prasad Saklani has been appointed ---
Educational as the new director of National Council of Educational
Research and Research and Training (NCERT).
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Training
Power System S. R. Narasimhan has assumed additional charge as Chairman ---

Operation and Managing Director (CMD) of Power System Operation
Corporation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) with effect from 1st February
Limited 2022.
Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished space scientist Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair has taken ---
Space Centre charge as director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),
after its previous director S Somnath was appointed the chairman
of ISRO, Space Secretary, and chairman of the Space
Commission.
Jawaharlal Nehru Professor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit from Savitribai Phule ---
University Pune University has become the first woman vice-chancellor of
Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Pfizer Limited Pfizer Limited board of directors appointed Pradip Shah as the Headquarters: India
chairman of the board of Pfizer Limited. Shah has been on the
board of Pfizer since December 1999 and has been guiding the
board and management on various financial and strategic
decisions.
Headquarters:
Bata India Limited Footwear brand Bata India Limited has roped in Disha Patani as Gurugram
the new face of the brand.

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MediBuddy MediBuddy, the digital tending platform, declared that it’s brought ---
on board actor and megastar Amitabh Bachchan as their official
complete Ambassador. The platform has been a pioneer within
the digital tending area with a vision to form high-quality tending
accessible to each Indian family.
Indian Govt. Senior bureaucrat Sanjay Malhotra has been appointed as ---
Secretary, Department of Financial Services as part of a top-
level bureaucratic reshuffle by the Centre.
Tata Sons Ltd The board of Tata Sons Ltd has reappointed Natarajan
Chandrasekaran as Executive Chairman for another five years.
Cultino Agrotech Cultino Agrotech Pvt Ltd, which runs agritech app Krishi ---
Pvt Ltd Network, has roped in actor Pankaj Tripathi as its brand
ambassador. The startup said that its tie up with the actor will
usher in avenues to expand to the masses and help connect with
farmers at the grassroots level.
Institute of
Chartered Debashis Mitra has been elected as its President of Institute of ---
Accountants of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for the 2022-23 term.
India
Tata Group The Tata Group has appointed Ilker Ayci — former Turkish
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Airlines Chairman — as Air India’s Managing Director and CEO
effective on or before April 1.
Indian Govt. Veteran environmentalist Ravi Chopra has resigned as ---

chairman of the Supreme Court’s High Powered Committee
(HPC) on the Char Dham project.
The Delhi High Court has appointed Justice Gita Mittal and ---
Indian Govt. former Chief Justice of J&K High Court as chairperson of the
Committee of Administrators to conduct the affairs of the Table
Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).
Indian Govt. Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari, who had been appointed as ---
the Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court recently,
has been made the Chief Justice of the High Court.
Central Board of Vineet Joshi, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Education,

has been assigned the charge of CBSE Chairman. ---
Secondary
Education
Bihar Khadi and Bhojpuri singer and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari will be the brand
ambassador of Khadi and other handicrafts of Bihar. ---
Handicraft
Institute of The Institute of Economic Growth has appointed Chetan Ghate

as the new director succeeding Ajit Mishra. ---
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A23 A23, an app owned by online skill gaming company Head Digital
Works, has roped in Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as its ---
brand ambassador.
Adidas Sportswear company Adidas has roped in table tennis player,

Manika Batra as the brand ambassador. Headquarters:Germany
The government has appointed Vice Admiral (retd) G Ashok

Kumar as India's first national maritime security coordinator ---
National Maritime
Security to strengthen the country's maritime security.
Honda Motor Honda Motor Company Limited has announced the

appointment of Takuya Tsumura as the President and CEO of ---
Company Limited
Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) effective from April 1, 2022.
RBI The government nominated Department of Financial Services Headquarters: Mumbai,

Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as a Director on the Central Board India
of RBI.
International The Secretariat of IRSG (International Rubber Study Group), the

intergovernmental organization of natural rubber (NR) and Headquarters:
Rubber Study
synthetic rubber (SR) producing and consuming countries, has Singapore
Group
announced the election of Dr. K. N. Raghavan, Executive
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IRSG Heads of Delegation.
Economic
Advisory Council Finance ministry's principal economic advisor Sanjeev Sanyal
has been inducted as a full-time member in the Economic ---
to the Prime
Minister Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). The
appointment is for a tenure of two years.
IDBI bank Rakesh Sharma reappointed as MD & CEO of IDBI Bank for a
period of 3 years. Headquarters: Mumbai
Hindustan Unilever Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) announced the separation of the
position of chairman of the board and the CEO and managing Headquarters: Mumbai
Ltd
director, with Nitin Paranjpe appointed as the non-executive
chairman of the company, while Sanjiv Mehta will continue as
CEO and managing director.
Indian Govt. Union authorities introduced to raise senior IAS officers and
Digital India Corporation CEO Abhishek Singh as new ---
Nationwide e-Governance Division (NeGD) CEO.
Additional senior AGMUT cadre IAS officer Geetha Meetina is

appointed as Joint Secretary, Division of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare.

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D2H Dish TV India Limited’s DTH brand D2H, has brought Rishabh
Pant on board as its new brand ambassador. The cricketer will ---
feature in 360-degree brand communication for the next two
years.
Beti Bachao Beti International chess player woman FIDE master -- a high ranking
chess title -- Tanishka Kotia and her sister Riddhika Kotia have ---
Padhao scheme
been announced as brand ambassadors from Gurugram for the
centre's 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme.
AWARDS AND REWARDS

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NHRC's Short Film Award Competition
 The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has selected ‘Street Student’ by Mr. Akula
Sandeep for the first prize of Rs. 2 lakh of its seventh prestigious Short Film Award Competition.
 It received a record 190 entries received from various parts of the country.
 ‘Karfew’ by Mr. Romi Meitei has been selected for the Second prize of Rs. 1.5 lakh. It is in Meiteilon
language.
 Marathi film ‘Munghyar’ by Mr. Nilesh Ambedkar has been selected for the Third prize of Rs. 1 lakh.
 The Commission has also decided that this year, it will give a cash award of Rs.50,000/- each to the
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films selected for the ‘Certificate of Special Mention’ also. The three films in this category are:
i. ‘Main Special Hoon’
ii. ‘Snake under the bed’ (Meiteilon)
iii. ‘Khisa’ (Marathi)
Nitin Gadkari to receive Late Madhavrao Limaye Karyaksham Khaasdar award
 The Karyaksham Khaasdar (Efficient Member of Parliament) Award for the year 2020-21, given in the
memory of late Madhavrao Limaye by Sarvajanik Vachanalay, Nashik, will be conferred on Union
Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.
 Late Madhavrao Limaye was a senior socialist leader of the old generation of Nashik. He has done a
great job as a member of the Legislative Council. Late Limaye was a journalist, writer and social,
educational guide and activist. He had a close relationship with the Sarvajanik Vachanalay.
RailTel gets ICAI award for excellence in financial reporting
 RailTel has bagged the ICAI Award for excellence in financial reporting for the year 2020-21 in
Public Sector Entities Category.
 The company was adjudged as winner in the category plaque.
 The award was given by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the premier
accounting body which has been holding the annual competition for these awards since 1958.

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Republic Day Parade Awards 2022
 Government announced Republic Day Parade Awards 2022.

 12 States and Union Territories (UT) participated in this year’s Republic Day Parade while 9 tableaux
of the Central Ministries/departments participated in the parade.
 In addition, for the first time, the general public was invited to vote for the best marching contingents and
best tableaux in the popular choice category through the MyGov platform.
 The tableaux of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs [CPWD], based on the theme ‘Subhash @125’
and the ‘Vande Bharatam’ dance group have been selected for the special prize category.
Category Winners Popular Choice Winners
1. Uttar Pradesh (One District One 1. Maharashtra (Biodiversity and State

States/Union Territories Product and Kashi Vishwanath Bio-symbols of Maharashtra)
Dham) 2. Uttar Pradesh
2. Karnataka (Cradle of Traditional 3. Jammu and Kashmir (Changing face of
Handicrafts) Jammu & Kashmir)
3. Meghalaya (Meghalaya’s 50 years
of Statehood and its tribute to
women-led cooperative societies &
SHGs)
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Ministry of Education (National

Central Education Policy) Ministry of Communication/Department of
Ministries/departments and Posts (India Post: 75 years @ Resolve -
Ministry of Civil Aviation (Ude Desh Ka Women Empowerment)
Aam Nagrik)
17th Annual Banking Technology Conference and Awards: 2020-21 Next Gen Banking
 Karnataka Bank has bagged three awards at the 17th Annual Banking Technology Conference and
Awards: 2020-21 Next Gen Banking, instituted by Indian Banks’ Association (IBA).
 The bank has won the awards under categories: Best Technology Bank of the Year; Best Fintech
Adoption; and Best Use of AI/ML & Data Analytics — all runner-ups.
 Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. has won 3 IT awards in the small banks category for the best deployment
of technologies. KVB emerged the winner in best cloud adoption, joint winner for best use of AI/ML &
data analytics, and as joint runner up for the best IT risk and cybersecurity initiatives.
Coal India gets 'India's Most Trusted Public Sector Company' award
 Coal India Limited, a Maharatna company of the Government of India, has been awarded the 'India's
Most Trusted Public Sector Company' award.
 Coal India received this honor at the “Energy Meet and Excellence Award” function organized by
Industry Chamber ASSOCHAM in Kolkata.

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Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022
 The prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 were held in Mumbai.
 The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in the field of cinema. It is presented annually at
the National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals, an organisation set up by the
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)
medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of ₹1,000,000 (US$13,000).
 Here is the list of winners:
o Outstanding Contribution To Film Industry - Asha Parekh

o Best International Feature Film - `Another Round’
o Best Director - Ken Ghosh for `State of Siege: Temple Attack’
o People`s Choice Best Actor - Abhimanyu Dasani
o People`s Choice Best Actress - Radhika Madan
o Best Film - `Shershaah’
o Best Actor - Ranveer Singh for `83’
o Best Actress - Kriti Sanon for `Mimi’
o Best Debut - Ahan Shetty for `Tadap’
o Film Of The Year - `Pushpa: The Rise’
o Best Web Series - `Candy’
o Best Actor in Web Series - Manoj Bajpayee for `The Family Man 2’
o Best Actress in Web Series - Raveena Tandon for ‘Aranyak’
o Best Playback Singer Male - Vishal Mishra
o Best Playback Singer Female - Kanika Kapoor
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o Television Series of The Year – ‘Anupama’

o Critics Best Film – ‘Sardar Udham’
o Critics Best Actor - Sidharth Malhotra for ‘Shershaah’
o Critics Best Actress - Kiara Advani for ‘Shershaah’
Bill Gates conferred Hilal-e-Pakistan honour
 Pakistan President Arif Alvi conferred the award of Hilal-e-Pakistan, the country's second-highest civilian
award, to Microsoft Corp co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates for his efforts to help eradicate
polio.
ICICI Bank's Sandeep Bakhshi is Business Standard Banker of the Year
 Sandeep Bakhshi, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank, is the
Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21 for turning around the private sector lender and
changing the perception about it during his tenure of the past three and a half years.
 The criteria used for selecting the contenders were the following: i) banks with an asset size of Rs
50,000 crore and above as of March 2021, and ii) 10 per cent or more growth in profits prior to
provisioning in the past one-, two- and three-year periods.
Gen MM Naravane presents Presidential Colours to four Para battalions
 Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane presented Presidential Colours to four parachute
battalions at Parachute Regiment Training Centre in Bengaluru.

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 The four battalions are the 11 Para (Special Forces), 21 Para (Special Forces), 23 Para, and 29 Para
battalions.
12th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards
 Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Government
of India has bagged three awards at 12th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards in a virtual ceremony for
its indigenously designed & developed innovative Telecom solutions in various categories.
 CDOT is declared TOP WINNER in three categories as below:
i. Indigenous Early Warning Platform for Disaster Management & Preparedness based on ITU’s
Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) in the “Tech for Social Good” category.
ii. C-DOT SAMVAD – A Unified Platform for Secure Messaging and Calling Solution. This solution
also secured first position in the category for “Innovative in Lockdown Management”.
iii. C-DOT Quarantine Alert System (CQAS) has won the first prize in the category of “Preventive
measures to combat Covid 19”.
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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female
6 February Accelerating Investment to End FGM
Genital Mutilation
February 8
Safer Internet Day Together for a better internet
National Deworming Day

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World Pulses Day Pulses to empower youth in achieving
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World Unani Day
February 11
International Day of Women and Girls in Science Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Water
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World Radio Day
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Achieving Social Justice through Formal

February 20 World Social Justice Day
Employment
Using technology for multilingual
February 21 International Mother Language Day
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Launch of Anti-Smuggling Day, 2022
 FICCI’s Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy
(CASCADE) has taken the initiative in establishing Anti-Smuggling Day on February 11th, 2022.
 ‘Anti-Smuggling Day’ will be a significant step forward in the fight against the worldwide smuggling
threat.

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OBITUARIES
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Amitabh Dayal Actor-filmmaker

Actor and filmmaker Amitabh Dayal has died at the age of 51.
Senior politician, former MP, and one of many BJP’s pioneer

Chandupatla leaders from Telangana, Chandupatla Janga Reddy passed away.
Indian Politician
Janga Reddy He was 87. He was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha, the lower house
of the Parliament of India from Hanamkonda, Andhra Pradesh
defeating the future Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1984.
Former Greek President Christos Sartzetakis passed away at the
Christos Former Greek
age of 92. Sartzetakis served as president from March 1985 until
Sartzetakis President
May 1990.
Padma Shri awardee and social worker Ibrahim Sutar passed

away. He was 82. Fondly referred to as the “Kabir of Kannada”,
Sutar was known for his work towards spreading social and
Ibrahim Sutar Social worker
communal harmony. Ibrahim is popular among the public,
especially in north Karnataka, for his spiritual discourses. He was
awarded the Padma Shri in 2018.
Senior advocate and Additional Solicitor General Rupinder Singh

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Suri (71), affectionately known as Rupinder is no more.

Suri was designated as a senior advocate in 2009 and appointed
the ASG in June 2020. Previously, he has served as the President
of the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court
Senior advocate and
Rupinder Singh Advocates on Record Association. He had also served as the
Additional Solicitor
Suri standing counsel in the Supreme Court for the state of Punjab
General
during a notable period of 15 years. He became a Bar member
and started his practice in the year 1976 and found the Suri & Co.
legal firm in 1984. Having served as the Secretary-General of
INSOL India (a federation for accountants and lawyers), he was an
active member of the International Bar Association. Suri also
served as the National Representative of India since 2019.
A veteran Bollywood and Marathi cinema actor, director, and

producer Ramesh Deo, died of a heart attack. Deo was 93 years
Ramesh Deo Veteran Actor old. Deo appeared in nearly 250 films, produced more than a
dozen, and directed a few more. He was the recipient of a number
of honours, including the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 11th
Pune International Film Festival in 2013.
Professor R Rajamohan, who was an astronomer at the Indian
Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, for decades, passed
Professor R away. Professor Rajamohan had led Project Kalki — to look for
Astronomer
Rajamohan asteroids, comets, and the then elusive tenth planet of the solar
system. It led to the first discoveries of asteroids in independent
India.

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Actor Praveen Kumar Sobti, popular for essaying the role of

Bheem in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat, has died at the age of 75.
Besides playing the role of Bheem, which made him a household
Praveen Kumar name, Kumar also starred in many films.
Actor
Sobti Before he became an actor, Praveen was a hammer and discus
throw athlete. A four-time Asian Games medallist, he also
represented India in 1968 Mexico and 1972 Munich Olympics. He
was also honoured with Arjuna award. He worked as the Deputy
Commandant in the Border Security Force (BSF) as well.
French researcher Luc Montagnier has died at 89. Luc Montagnier

was a virologist and joint recipient, with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
and Harald zur Hausen, of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Luc Montagnier French Researcher Medicine for his discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV). Their achievement sped the way to HIV tests and
antiretroviral drugs that keep the deadly pathogen at bay. He
worked as a researcher at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and as a
full-time professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.
Veteran industrialist and head of the Bajaj group, Rahul Bajaj,

passed away. Bajaj was 83. Rahul Bajaj joined the Bajaj group in
1965 and became the CEO of Bajaj Auto in 1968. He was the
Chairman of the industry body Confederation of Indian Industry
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Chairperson of the (CII) for two terms—1979-80 and 1999-2000. Bajaj is the recipient
Rahul Bajaj
Bajaj Group of many awards, including the Padma Bhushan from the
government of India and honorary doctorates from many
universities. Bajaj was a member of the Rajya Sabha for the 2006-
2010 period. Bajaj also spearheaded the CSR activities of the
Bajaj group of companies and charitable trusts, including Jamnalal
Bajaj Foundation.
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the age of 92.

The versatile singer, christened the Nightingale of India, had lent
her voice to thousands of songs in 36 languages in a career
spanning almost eight decades.
Her father Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar was a Marathi musician
Lata Mangeshkar Singer and a theatre actor. Mangeshkar was conferred with three National
Awards, and was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989.
In 2001, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna for her contribution to
the arts, thereby becoming the second vocalist to receive this
honour apart from late Carnatic music giant M S Subbulakshmi.
She was also honoured with the Padma Vibhushan and Padma
Bhushan.
Shakuntala Gandhian social Shakuntala Choudhary, a 102-year-old Gandhian social worker

Choudhary worker and freedom and freedom fighter, passed away. Earlier this year, she was
fighter named a Padma Shri award recipient by the Government of India.

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Legendary singer-composer Alokesh Lahiri, popularly known as

Bappi passed away at 69. His maternal uncle was legendary
Bappi Lahiri Singer singer Kishore Kumar. The singer came to be known as the Disco
King of Bollywood as he enthralled the audience and brought the
disco culture to India.
Legendary Bengali singer Sandhya Mukherjee passed away. She

Singer was 90. Sandhya Mukherjee turned down the Padma Shri. The
Sandhya
Mukherjee awards were bestowed on January 26, 2022 on Republic Day.
Considered one of the sweetest voices of playback singing in the
60s and 70s, Sandhya Mukherjee has thousands of songs in
Bengali and nearly a dozen other languages to her credit.
Sandhya Mukherjee received the Banga Bibhusan, the highest
civilian honour given by the West Bengal government, in 2011.
She was conferred with the National Film Award for Best Female
Playback Singer in 1970.
Former India midfielder and East Bengal legend Surajit Sengupta,

Footballer died at 71. The right winger made his International debut on July
Surajit Sengupta
24, 1974 against Thailand in the Merdeka Cup in Kuala Lumpur
and went on to represent India in 14 matches. He represented
India in the Asian Games in 1974 and 1978, the Merdeka Cup in
1974, the President's Cup in 1977 and in international friendlies
against UAE and Bahrain (1979). Sengupta was conferred Lifetime
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Achievement Award by East Bengal in 2018.
Kannada writer and poet Dr Chennaveera Kanavi breathed his

Kannada writer and last. The veteran poet was 94 years old when he passed away. He
Dr Chennaveera
poet was also known as ‘Samanvaya Kavi’ (Poet of Reconciliation).
Kanavi
Known for his simple and unassuming nature, the noted poet then
went on to publish 28 more books, which included poetry and
essay collections.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award. The noted poet
had also received several honours including the Rajyotsava
Award, Nrupathunga award, Pampa Award and the Sahitya
Bangara Award.
Ravish Tiwari Ravish Tiwari, National Political Editor and Chief of National
Senior journalist Bureau of The Indian Express passed away. Tiwari led a team of
senior journalists at The Indian Express who covered the Union
Government, including state and national elections, the Prime
Minister’s Office, national security, strategic affairs, diplomacy,
health, education, environment and infrastructure. Leading from
the front as a reporter and an editor, he had travelled and reported
from extensively across the country on rural affairs, agriculture,
politics and, most recently, the UP election campaign.
Mekapati Former Minister of Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy
Goutham Reddy Industries of Andhra passed away. Reddy, 50, was a two-time MLA from the Atmakur
Pradesh Assembly constituency in the Nellore district. He also held the
Information Technology portfolio.

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Maheshwari Veteran actress Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage

Veteran Actress name of KPAC Lalitha who starred in over 500 films primarily in
Amma
Malayalam cinema, passed away. She was 74.
She bagged the National award for best supporting actress twice
in Amaram (1990) and Shantham (2000). She has served as the
chairperson of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi.
Hemananda Former Chief minister of Odisha and veteran Congress leader and
Former Chief minister Hemananda Biswal passed away. He was 82.
Biswal
of Odisha The first tribal chief minister of Odisha, he served in the top post
twice, though for brief periods of three months each. The first time
he was appointed as CM was from December 7, 1989 to March 3,
1990 and the second time, from December 6, 1999 to March 5,
2000. Biswal was elected to the assembly for the first time in 1974
from Laikera (ST) constituency on a Congress ticket. He last
represented the constituency from 2000 to 2004. He was also
elected to Lok Sabha from Sundargarh Parliamentary constituency
in 2009.
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The Class of 2006: Sneak Peek into the ---

Misadventures of the Great Indian Akash Kansal
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India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Bloomsbury India

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Civilisation, Constitution
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To Kill a Democracy: India's Passage to Juggernaut
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Samuel Moyn
Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War
Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech ---

Ro Khanna & Amartya Sen
Work for All of Us
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Indian Economy and the Policy Reforms Subhash Chandra Garg
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A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Niyogi Books Pvt. Ltd.

Uma Das Gupta
Tagore's Pioneering Work in Rural
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A Nation to Protect: Leading India

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Jimmy Soni
the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon
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Geopolitics and the Destinies of Nations
SPORTS
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PR Sreejesh becomes first Indian man to win World Games Athlete of the Year Award
 Veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh, who was part of the men's team that claimed a bronze
medal in the Tokyo Olympics, won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021
performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade.
Unnati Hooda, Kiran George win Odisha Open titles
 Teenager Unnati Hooda became the youngest Indian to win a Super 100 tournament as she beat
compatriot Smit Toshniwal in straight games to claim the women's singles title while unseeded Kiran
George emerged triumphant in men's singles final of the USD 75,000 Odisha Open badminton
tournament.
New Zealand All-Rounder Daryl Mitchell Gets ICC Spirit Of Cricket Award For 2021
 New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has been named the recipient of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award after
his gesture in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi.

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 As a result, Mitchell has become the fourth New Zealand player to win the award, following the footsteps
of Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson.
Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award
 Neeraj Chopra, India’s first ever winner of an Olympic athletics gold medal, has been nominated for the
2022 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award.
 Besides him, five others have been nominated for the award – Emma Raducanu, Daniil Medvedev,
Pedri, Yulimar Rojas, Ariarne Titmus.
U19 World Cup 2022 Final: India Beat England In Final To Win 5th Title
 India cruised to a four-wicket victory against England to win the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup final at
the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
 It was also a record-extending fifth U-19 title for India.
IOC approves proposal to include skateboarding, surfing and rock climbing at 2028 LA Olympics
 Skateboarding, surfing and rock climbing have officially been added to the 2028 Los Angeles
Olympics.
 The IOC is promoting urban sports to attract younger viewers.
Jaipur to get world's 3rd largest stadium
 The Rajasthan Cricket Academy said it will construct the world’s third-largest cricket stadium in
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Jaipur with capacity for 75,000 spectators at estimated cost of ₹300 crore.
 The stadium’s construction work in Chomp village on Jaipur-Delhi highway will be completed by RCA in
about two and a half years.
 The new stadium will be third largest cricket stadium in the world after the Narendra Modi Stadium in
Motera and the Melbourne Cricket Stadium in Australia that can hold 132,000 and 100,024 spectators
respectively.
Sri Lanka's Suranga Lakmal to retire from international cricket after India tour
 Sri Lanka fast bowler Suranga Lakmal will retire from international cricket after their upcoming tour
of India.
 Lakmal made his debut in an ODI against India in December 2009. He has taken 168 wickets in 68 Test
matches and 109 in 86 ODIs. The 34-year-old played only 11 T20Is, taking eight wickets.
China wins AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Football Tournament
 India hosted the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 football tournament, which was held in Mumbai,
Navi Mumbai and Pune.
 This was the 20th edition of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup - a quadrennial (held every four years)
tournament to crown the best women’s football team in Asia.
 China won a record ninth title, and their first since 2006, to win the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022.
They came back from two goals down to beat South Korea 3-2 in the final.

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IPL 2022: Ahmedabad franchise gets Gujarat Titans as its name
 Gujarat Titans is the official name of the new Ahmedabad franchise owned by CVC Capital. The team
will be led by Hardik Pandya.
 Lucknow franchise, owned by RPSG Group, announced its official name as Lucknow Super Giants.
The Lucknow team will be led by KL Rahul.
ESPNcricinfo Awards
 India’s prolific wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant won top ‘Test batting’ prize for his 89 not out, which
shattered Australia’s unbeaten record at Gabba and helped India win the Border Gavaskar Trophy while
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was adjudged ‘Captain of the Year’ at the 15th Annual
ESPNcricinfo awards.
 The Test bowling award went to Kyle Jamieson.
 The Captain of the Year award also went to New Zealand’s Kane Williamson.
 England fast bowler Ollie Robinson was named Debutant of the year.
 Saqib Mahmood’s 4 for 42 in a nine wicket win over Pakistan took the ODI bowling title.
 Jos Buttler won the T20I batting award.
 Fakhar Zaman won ODI batting Award.
 Shaheen Afridi won the T20I bowling award.
ICC Player of The Month Award For January
 South African batter Keegan Petersen claimed the ICC men’s Player of the Month award for January
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 For the women’s award, England skipper Heather Knight clinched the honour.
70th National Volleyball Championship
 Haryana Men’s Team and Kerala Women’s Team became champions of 70th Senior National
Volleyball Championship held at the KIIT's Biju Patnaik indoor stadium, Bhubaneswar.
 The 70th Senior National Volleyball (Men & Women) Championship 2021-22 under the aegis of
Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) was jointly organized by Odisha Volleyball Association (OVA) & KIIT-
DU, Bhubaneswar and supported by Sports & Youth Services Department, Govt. of Odisha.
Ranji Trophy: Bihar’s Sakibul Gani becomes first player to hit triple ton on first-class debut
 Bihar’s Sakibul Gani become the first player in the history of Cricket to score a triple century on his
first-class debut.
 Gani, son of a farmer from Bihar’s Motihari district, scored 341 off 405 balls, hitting 56 fours and two
sixes, in the Plate Group Ranji Trophy fixture against Mizoram at the Jadavpur University Campus
ground in Kolkata.
 The highest score on first-class debut previously belonged to Madhya Pradesh’s Ajay Rothera – 267
against Hyderabad in 2018. Back in 1993-94, Mumbai’s Amol Muzumdar had scored 260 on first-class
debut.

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IOC Athletes’ Commission re-elect Emma Terho as chair
 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission (AC) re-elected Emma Terho
(Finland, ice hockey) as its Chair and Seung Min Ryu (Republic of Korea, table tennis) as first Vice-
Chair and elected Sarah Walker (New Zealand, cycling) as second Vice-Chair of the Commission.
Winter Olympics: Closing ceremony marks ends of 2022 Beijing Games
 The 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium in Beijing on
20 February 2022.
 The president of the International Olympic Committee and the mayor of Beijing handed over the
Olympic flag to the mayors of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy, which will host the 2026 Winter
Games. The Winter Paralympics begins in Beijing on 4 March.
 The next Olympics will be the Summer Games in Paris in 2024.
 The country racking up the most medals of the 2022 Winter Olympics was Norway, with a total of 37
– 16 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze. The Russian Olympic Committee, with 32 medals, followed in 2nd
place. Germany came in third with 27 total medals.
India in Winter Olympics 2022: India competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. India's team
consisted of one male alpine skier, Arif Khan. He was the country's flagbearer during the opening
ceremony. Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
The Ministry of External Affairs decided that Indian envoy will not attend the opening or closing ceremony
of the Beijing Winter Olympics because of China making Galwan soldier torchbearer.
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 Chelsea has finally achieved their first FIFA Club World Cup title in their two appearances defeating
reigning Copa Libertadores champions Palmeiras 2-1 at Abu Dhabi.
India wins bid to host 2023 International Olympic Committee session in Mumbai
 India will host the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session in Mumbai after
successfully bidding for it at the 139th IOC session.
 India will host the session for the first time since 1983.
 An IOC session is the annual meeting of the members of the IOC, comprising 101 voting members and
45 honorary members. It discusses and decides on the key activities of the global Olympics movement
including adoption or amendment of the Olympic Charter, the election of IOC members and office
bearers and election of the host city of the Olympics.
 Nita Ambani is the Indian representative on the committee. Apart from Ambani, Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, and India's first individual
Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra were part of the Indian delegation.
Nagaland: SAAF, 56th National Cross country Championship to be held on March 26
 Nagaland is all set to host South Asian Athletic Federation (SAAF) cross country championship
and 56th National Cross-Country athletics championships from 26th March in Kohima.
 The official mascot of the South Asian Cross Country Championships and 56th National Cross
Country is a joyous happy running 'Hornbill'. The name of the Mascot is Akimji - a connotation of the
word AMBITION derived from Sumi dialect of Naga tribe which exemplifies the ambition of the new
generation of Naga youth.

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Spanish Teenager Carlos Alcaraz Becomes Youngest ATP 500 Titlist
 Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz made history, becoming the youngest ATP 500 titlist since the
category was created in 2009, defeating third-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-4, 6-2.
 Alcaraz overwhelmed the world No. 14 Schwartzman with his power and gritty play, winning 12 of the
final 16 games.
R Praggnanandhaa defeated World no.1 Magnus Carlsen
 Teenaged Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated world no.1 Magnus Carlsen, in the
eighth round of the Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament, becoming only the third from
the country to clinch a victory over the Norwegian.
 The 16-year old prodigy followed five-time former world champion Viswanathan Anand and P
Harikrishna in getting the better of Carlsen, the 31-year-old who is also the reigning world champion.
Mirabai Chanu qualifies for CWG 2022 after winning gold in Singapore Weightlifting International
 Mirabai Chanu is set to represent India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 after securing a gold
medal in the 55 kg category by lifting a total of 191 kg in the Singapore Weightlifting International.
 Chanu who was competing in the 55 kg category for the very first time lifted 191 kg (86kg+105kg) to
stand on top of the podium in an uncompetitive field.
 The 27-year-old Chanu qualified for the Birmingham 2022 in the 49kg weight category on the basis of
her Commonwealth rankings.
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