Daily Current Affairs – 10 February 2022 | Gkseries

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 10 February 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.

Daily Current Affairs 10 February 2022

Instagram launches ‘Take a Break’ campaign to encourage breaks from social media

Instagram has announced a new campaign named ‘Take a Break’ that will alert users scrolling on Instagram to periodically take breaks from the platform and focus on other things.

The ‘Take a Break’ feature essentially gives users an option to set up reminders to take a break after a certain amount of time. Instagram head Adam Mosseri had explained how this feature works in a tweet in November last year, where he said that ‘Take a Break’ has been designed to remind users to stop using the app after they have spent a certain amount of time on it.

This campaign has been launched by Instagram in India and various other countries. The platform will also alert users of the new inclusion with a notification.

SEBI directs AMCs to set up audit committee with minimum three directors

Market regulator Sebi has directed the mutual fund (MF) industry to set up an audit committee at the asset management company (AMC) level. Currently, such a committee is set up by the trustee of a fund house.

The committee shall be responsible for oversight of the financial reporting process, compliance to laws and regulations. The audit committee will require a minimum of three directors and at least two-third of them shall be independent directors of the AMC.

NATO chief, Jens Stoltenberg to head Norway central bank

Jens Stoltenberg will be appointed as the Governor of Norges Bank i.e. the Central Bank of Norway at the end of 2022.The appointment comes amid escalating tensions between the West and Russia. Western nations fear Moscow has plans to invade Ukraine, which aspires to join the NATO alliance.

Jens Stoltenberg is the Secretary-General at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and his term at NATO ends on October 01, 2022.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• NATO Founded: 4 April 1949, Washington, D.C., United States;
• NATO Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.

NERCRMS organized training programme on plantation Management of Apple

NERCRMS in collaboration with Ziro Valley Charity Mission Society (ZVCMS), Arunachal Pradesh, has organized training programme on Pruning and Post-plantation Management of Apple Orchards at Apple garden in Supyu village, Arunachal Pradesh

Nineteen beneficiaries were identified from various Community Based Organizations (CBOs). They were trained in pruning method of low-chilling apples as well as on how to protect plants from pests and diseases that affects the crop.

India’s first biomass-based hydrogen plant to come up at Madhya Pradesh

India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up at the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. Every day this plant will produce one tonne of hydrogen, from 30 tonnes of biomass feedstock. The plant is being put up by a joint venture of Watomo Energies Ltd and Biezel Green Energy with an investment of Rs 24 crore.

“Thermally accelerated anaerobic digestion (TAD) reactor” is a technology that can produce hydrogen, methane and biochar from biomass. Biezel Green will own 50 per cent in the yet-to-be-named joint venture; the other 50 per cent will come from interested farmers.

RBI emerged as the second-largest buyer of Gold among the world’s Central Banks in 2021

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has emerged as the second-largest buyer of Gold among the world’s Central Banks 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.

Central Bank of Thailand (Bank of Thailand) was the highest buyer of Gold in 2021 and bought 90 metric tonnes of gold. As per Goldhub, India’s official gold reserves is the 9th  largest in the world. Goldhub is the official website of the World Gold Council that maintains all the data regarding precious metal.

Sanjay Malhotra appointed DFS Secretary in Finance Ministry

The Centre has appointed Sanjay Malhotra, a 1990 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre, as Secretary in the Department of Financial Services in Finance Ministry. Before this, Sanjay Malhotra was Chairman and Managing Director of REC Ltd. 

He has succeeded Debashish Panda, who completed his term as DFS Secretary on January 31, 2022.

Razorpay buys majority stake in Malaysian startup “Curlec” at over $19 mn valuation

Fintech unicorn Razorpay has acquired a majority stake in Curlec in a deal that values the Malaysian payments startup at over $19 million. Razorpay will fully acquire the company later in 18 months. 

Overall this is the fourth acquisition of Razorpay and the first acquisition in a foreign country. Prior to this, Razorpay has acquired TERA Finlabs in 2021, Opfin in 2019 and Thirdwatch in 2018. With this, Razorpay aims to expand in the South East Asia region.

Scientists develop new technology platform to detect SARS-CoV-2

A team of Indian scientists have developed a new technology platform for fluorometric detection of pathogens such as viruses by measurement of fluorescent light emitted.

The new technology has been demonstrated for the detection of SARS-CoV-2. It can also be used to detect other DNA/RNA pathogens like HIV, influenza, HCV, Zika, Ebola, bacteria, and other mutating pathogens. This work has been published recently in the journal ‘ACS Sensors’ and team has also filed patent for novel technology.

Paul Collingwood appointed as interim head coach of England cricket team

England has appointed Paul Collingwood as the interim head coach of the team for the upcoming three-Test tour against West Indies. His appointment comes after former head coach Chris Silverwood and managing director (MD) Ashley Giles were sacked, following England’s 4-0 Ashes defeat to Australia.

Paul David Collingwood: Former English cricketer, who played all three formats of the game internationally for England. He is the first T20I captain for England.

Akshay Kumar appointed as brand ambassador of Uttarakhand

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand. The chief minister of the state Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced Akshay Kumar’s appointment as Brand Ambassador of The Hill State after meeting at his residence in Dehradun.

This announcement was made by the chief minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami ahead of Assembly Elections 2022. In 2021, cricketer Rishabh Pant was also appointed as Uttarakhand’s brand ambassador.

Gujarat govt announces new IT/ITeS policy to generate 1 lakh employment

Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel has announced new IT/ITeS policy for the next five years

Aim: to provide financial incentives up to Rs 200 crore to the entities willing to incur capital expenditures.

Announcing this, Chief Minister Patel said that it aims to generate employment for about 1 lakh youths in the next five years. It also seeks to increase IT-ITeS exports from the current 3000 crore rupees annually to 25,000 crore rupees over the next five years in the state. Its operative period will start from the day of notification to 31st March 2027.

TEPC organizes exclusive International Business Expo ‘India Telecom 2022’

Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) has organized Exclusive International Business Expo titled as ‘India Telecom 2022’. It is being held from 8th to 10th February.

Aim: to provide opportunities to the Indian telecom stakeholders to meet qualified overseas buyers.

It will be held under Market Access Initiative Scheme (MAI) of Department of Commerce and with support of Department of Telecommunications and Indian missions in different countries.

Safer Internet Day: 08 February 2022

Safer Internet Day is observed every year on the second day of the second week of February with the aim of providing a safer and better internet. This year in 2022, Safer Internet Day falls on 08 February 2022.

This year, its theme is ‘Together for a better internet’. The initiative calls upon all stakeholders to join together to make the internet a safer and better place for all.

World Pulses Day: 10 February 2022

Every year on February 10th, World Pulses Day celebrates the dry edible seeds of plants called pulses. The day also seeks to promote the many health benefits of pulses.

2022 World Pulses Day’s theme: “Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems”