1.Launch of ‘Smart Card’ and ‘Shastra Mobile App’ for arms in Licensing Unit
On the 75th Raising Day of Delhi Police , Union Home Minister Amit Shah also launched ‘ Smart Card ‘ and ‘ Shastra Mobile App ‘ for arms. With the creation of a smart card, it will not only be easy for the arms license holders to carry it, but it will also be easy for the police to check it. The Shastra mobile app has been linked with the ‘ e-beat book ‘, so that now the police will be able to check the license holders at any time. With this, Delhi Police has become the first police in the country to start such a smart card service . The Delhi Police has developed the Shastra mobile app and smart card with the help of the National e-Governance Division of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology .
2.Chetan Ghate became the new director of the Institute of Economic Development
The Institute of Economic Development has appointed Chetan Ghate as the new director in place of Ajit Mishra . He was a member of the Reserve Bank of India’s first monetary policy committee between 2016-2020, is the winner of the 2014 Mahalanobis Memorial Gold Medal for Best Research Economist in the country under 45 years of age. He is currently an external associate of the Center for Research in Macroeconomics and Macro-Finance at Swansea University (Wales, UK).
3.Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate program will be held from February 22 to February 28 at 75 places across the country.
Various science and technology organizations of the government are celebrating the achievements of the last 75 years under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav . The week-long Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate program will be held from February 22 to February 28 at 75 places across the country. Science and Technology Exhibition and National Science Book Fair will be organized at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi . This program has been designed to inspire the youth of the country and help them in their participation in nation building.
4.Inauguration of two new departments and two new research centers at the International Institute of Population Sciences
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharti Pawar inaugurated two new departments and two new research centers at the International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS) in Deonar , Mumbai . These new centers ‘ Center of Demography of Gender ‘ and ‘ Center for Aging Studies ‘‘ who will work for the betterment of the girl child, women and elderly population. Shri Mandaviya said on this occasion that India has a huge population of one billion forty crores. Using analytics and artificial intelligence, this population data will be synchronized into metadata. The report prepared on the basis of these will be useful not only for India but for the world.
5.Coal India Limited won the award for “Most Trusted Public Sector Company in India”
The Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Prahlad Joshi lauded Coal India Limited (CIL) under the Ministry of Coal for getting the award for “ Most Trusted Public Sector Company in India” . The award will strengthen the company’s efforts to become a global leader in the energy sector. The company was presented this award by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Energy Conference and Outstanding Award Distribution Ceremony in Kolkata.
6.Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister MK Stalin urges PM Modi to take action on disposal of ‘spent nuclear fuel’ in Kudankulam nuclear project for public welfare and safety
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action regarding disposal of spent nuclear fuel in Kudankulam nuclear project in Tirunelveli district in the interest of safety, health and welfare of the people of the state . The Chief Minister said in a letter to the Prime Minister that it would be better if it was returned to Russia under the agreement.be carried away. Informing that proper disposal of nuclear waste should be planned for Units 1 and 2 and also for the subsequent four units, Stalin said that if there are no viable alternatives, the spent fuel should be disposed of in an uninhabitable and ecological manner. than can be stored permanently in a deep geological reservoir in a non-sensitive area.
7.48th Khajuraho Dance Festival begins in Madhya Pradesh
The 48th Khajuraho Dance Festival has begun in Madhya Pradesh . The week-long festival will continue till 26 February. Governor Mangubhai Patel inaugurated the festival at Khajuraho.
8.The Semicon India event has received an encouraging response from the industry.
The Semicon India event has received an encouraging response from the industry. Rs 76 thousand crore will be spent on this program . The Union Cabinet had approved it in December last year. The program will ensure large scale electronic manufacturing and development of a sustainable semiconductor and display ecosystem in the country. The Ministry of Electronics and IT said that the India Semiconductor Mission-ISM has been established as a dedicated institution for the Semicon India programme. ISM has received 5 applications for Semiconductor and Display Fab. A total investment of more than one lakh 53 thousand crores will be made. Three companies have submitted proposals for semiconductor fabs and two companies for display fabs.
9.President inaugurates 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Gaudiya Mission founder Srila Prabhupada
Inaugurating the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Gaudiya Mission founder Srila Prabhupada in Puri city of Odisha , President Ram Nath Kovind said that Indian culture has always valued the spirit of selfless service, a form of which we have taken care of dedicated doctors, nurses during the pandemic. Seen as a service to health workers and covid warriors.
10.Karnataka government moves Supreme Court on Krishna water dispute
On February 18, 2022, the Karnataka government moved the Supreme Court , seeking constitution of a bench to hear a petition relating to a dispute over the allocation of Krishna river water . Krishna River Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telanganaflows through the states. Justice D.Y. of Maharashtra Chandrachud and Karnataka Justice A.S. Bopanna had recused itself from the matter arising out of the Water Tribunal’s decision on January 10, 2022. Karnataka had sought concession on a Supreme Court order dated November 16, 2011, which restrained the central government from publishing the final order of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal II (KWDT) in the official gazette. The order was pronounced in 2010 and the river water was allotted to Karnataka, Maharashtra and erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. The KWDT had further revised its final order and allocated surplus water to Karnataka, Maharashtra and erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, preserving the allocation of 2,130 TMC. However, after the bifurcation of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh moved the Supreme Court challenging the allocation share of KWDT.
11.UK announces closure of ‘Golden Visa’ program
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel announces end of ” Golden Visa” program for millionaire investors to reduce fraudOf. The UK Golden Visa Program will be withdrawn with immediate effect. The removal of Tier 1 investor visas is “the beginning of the UK’s renewed crackdown on fraud and illicit finance”. The move will be followed by a review of visas by the Home Office that were already granted under this programme. By this the government is trying to stop the influence of Russian money. According to Home Office data, about 1,400 investor visas were issued between 2015 and 2020. Furthermore, a 2020 parliamentary report stated that the ‘investor visa programme’ was exploited. The UK Golden Visa program offers wealthy foreigners a path of residence if they have invested more than £2 million in the UK.
12.Malawi declares polio outbreak
After a case of wild polio was found in a three-year-old child , Malawi announced a wild polio outbreak , the first of its kind in Africa in more than five years . In the year 2020, the continent was declared free from all forms of wild polio. The government of Malawi is currently working to prevent any spread, including increasing vaccinations. Only two countries in the world still have wild polio: Afghanistan and Pakistan . The Malawi strain was linked to the one identified in Pakistan, although it is unclear how or when it reached the southeast African country.
13.EU-African Union summit held
The 6th EU-African Union Summit was held from 17 to 18 February 2022. This summit was held in Brussels , Belgium . The event was scheduled for October 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit was co-chaired by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel and the President of Senegal, Mackie Sall .did it. Representatives from the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) as well as their member states also participated in the event. Despite being Africa’s major trading partner, the European Union is not seen as a major partner by African countries. The summit was organized to address some of these problems as well as other issues such as African immigration to Europe and the EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
14.Hurun released report on dollar millionaire families
According to the Hurun report , the number of wealthy households in India has increased by 11 percent in the year 2021 . There are 4,58,000 such dollar-millionaire families in India with a net worth of Rs 7 crore or more. Oxfam’s Inequality Kills: India Supplement 2022The report comes a month after the Hurun report, which found that since 2015, more and more of India’s wealth has gone to the top 1% of the population. According to the Hurun report, the number of wealthy households will increase by 30% to 600,000 in the next five years. With 20,300 such households, Mumbai currently leads the list of cities with the most dollar-millionaire households, followed by Delhi at 17,400 and Kolkata with 10,500 such households. According to Hurun’s Luxury Consumer Survey 2021, the number of Indian millionaires using e-wallet or UPI as their preferred payment method has doubled to 36 per cent this year.
15.Information and Broadcasting Ministry issues guidelines on data security
In its new guidelines on data protection , the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has prohibited sharing of secret documents by its officials on the Internet. They have also been told not to use digital assistant devices like Amazon’s Echo, Google Home, Apple’s HomePod in their smartphones or watches, and turn off digital assistants including Siri and Alexa. The officers have been asked to deposit their smart phones outside the meeting room while discussing confidential issues. The government issued new guidelines after they found that a large number of government officials use private messaging platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp to communicate secret information. According to the ministry, such practice violates the National Information Security Policy guidelines as well as departmental security directives.
16.Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) sets up 1000 EV charging stations across the country
On February 18, 2022, IndianOil announced that it has installed over 1,000 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) in India. With the successful deployment of over 1,000 EV charging points, IndianOil has achieved several milestones in enabling the EV revolution in India. IndianOil is going to provide EV charging facilities at 10,000 fuel stations in the next three years. IndianOil launched its first EV charger for the public in Nagpur in 2017.was established. Now, its charging points are present in 500 cities including several states and national highways. In addition, IndianOil plans to set up a base of over 3000 charging stations to convert highways into e-highways in the next three years. As per the ‘National Mission for Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage’, IndianOil is setting up EV charging infrastructure in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Kolkata and Pune. . It is followed by state capitals, smart cities, major expressways and highways.
17.RPF’s ‘Operation Nanhe Farishte’
Under “ Operation Nanhe Farishte ”, Railway Protection Force (RPF) has rescued more than 1,000 children from railway stations across the country, in the month of January, 2022 . The responsibility of providing security to the passengers has been entrusted to the RPF. It saved 1,045 children who were found alone or abandoned at railway stations. Of these, 701 were boys and 344 were girls. According to RPF, many children are kidnapped from railway stations every year. Later they are exploited and smuggled. Presently, Child Help Desks are functioning at 132 Railway Stations in the country.
18.Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 for the year 2022 were distributed in Mumbai. South Indian superstar Allu Arjun ‘s blockbuster hit ‘ Pushpa: The Rise ‘ has been voted the Film of the Year . At the same time, Ranveer Singh has been given the Best Actor Award for the film ‘ 83 ‘ on the Indian cricket team’s World Cup win . Actress Kriti Sanon best actress for the film ‘ Mimi ‘has been chosen. The Best Film Award went to Siddharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani’s Shershaah. Candy won the Best Web Series award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022. Actor Manoj Bajpayee was honored for ‘Best Actor in Web Series’ at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022. Raveena Tandon received the ‘Best Actress in Web Series’ award for the Aranyak web series. Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Vishal Mishra received the Best Playback Singer Male Award at the Festival Awards. The ‘Pitamah’ of the Indian Film Industry The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, given in the name of Mr. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Government of India while the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards (DPIFF) are given by an organization. It has been only 6 years since this awards started.
19.February 20: Foundation Day of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram on February 20The foundation day of On this occasion, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. The struggle of the Mizo National Front culminated with the establishment of Mizoram, the Mizo National Front was established in 1961. This organization took up arms to demand autonomous independence of Greater Mizoram and targeted government institutions in places like Aizawl, Lunglei, Changte, Chimlung etc. The Government of India banned the Mizo National Front in 1967. This further intensified the struggle led by the MNF. Mizoram was declared a Union Territory in 1972, but the protesters did not calm down. The Mizo National Front and the Government of India signed the agreement on 30 June 1986. After this, the Mizo National Front gave up the path of violence and soon Mizoram was made a full-fledged state of India. Under the Mizoram State Act,
Initially the control of Assam was with the governor of the provincial government of Assam. After the constitution came into force, the charge of the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) was entrusted to the Governor of Assam. Later the name of NEFA was changed to Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh became a union territory in 1972. In 1975, the Arunachal Pradesh Council was converted into a provisional assembly and the Council of Ministers for Arunachal Pradesh was constituted in it. On February 20, 1987, Arunachal Pradesh was given full statehood, for which the 55th amendment was made in the constitution.
20.February 20: World Social Justice Day
World Day of Social Justice is celebrated on 20 February , its purpose is to face the problem of poverty, unemployment and abandonment. This year the theme of World Social Justice is ” Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment “. Social justice requires gender equality, social security and protection of the rights of migrants. Social justice can be ensured only when people do not face problems because of gender, age, race, religion or culture. The United Nations General Assembly on 26 November 2007 approved the observance of 20 February every year as World Social Justice Day. World Social Justice Day was celebrated for the first time in 2009.
21.Football legend Surjit Sengupta passes away
Former India footballer Surjit Sengupta , who played as a midfielder , has passed away due to COVID-19 complications. He was 71 years old. At the club level, Sengupta was associated with three major Kolkata clubs, Mohun Bagan (1972–1973, 1981–1983), East Bengal (1974– 1979) and Mohammedan Sporting (1980) . He was part of the bronze medal winning Indian national team at the 1970 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand .
