Daily Current Affairs – 12 February 2022 | Gkseries
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India Pavilion inaugurated at 72nd Berlinale European Film Market 2022
India Pavilion has been inaugurated at 72nd Berlinale European Film Market 2022.
It was organised on the sidelines of the Berlin International Film Festival. The Inaugural session, hosted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, National Film Development Corporation and the Confederation of Indian Industry, saw the unveiling of the virtual India Pavilion which is showcasing, 75 Years of India’s Independence – Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav among others.
India Pavilion offers sneak peek into cinemas of India and the beautiful locales which beacon film makers to come to India. It will remain live till 17th February.
National Monuments Authority to hold first ever global webinar on Monuments
National Monuments Authority will hold 1st ever global webinar on Monuments protection. The webinar will be organised in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations on Protection of the Monuments and their significance for the Preservation of National Heritage. It will be participated by 20 countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan, Iran, South Africa, Venezuela, Israel and USA. This is the first ever global Webinar on monuments protection.
Subhas Sarkar presented 5th National Award for Educational Administration
Minister for State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar presented 5th National Award for Innovations and Good Practices in Educational Administration virtually. National Award or Certificate of Appreciation were presented to selected District and Block level education officers from 29 states and Union Territories of the country. The fifth award presentation function was organised by NIEPA virtually.
It was received by more than hundred officers. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration has instituted this National Award.
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, Sri Lanka’s Cabinet decided on Monday. The initiative follows bilateral talks between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa & Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2019.
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,” according to a media statement released by the Department of Government Information.
While India has confirmed support for Sri Lanka’s effort to transition to a digital identity system, there is no official information yet on the value of the grant, and whether it would include technological support or training. Queried on the specifics of the agreement, Colombo-based official sources said the terms of the agreement are “being worked out”.
New artificial Intelligence-based tools can help finding habitable planets
Indian Astronomers have devised new approach for identifying potentially habitable planets with a high probability by utilizing an Artificial Intelligence-based algorithm. It is an anomaly detection method by which they can identify potentially habitable ones with a high probability.
The method is based on the postulate that Earth is an anomaly, with possibility of existence of few other anomalies. It is published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Fourth India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue held
The 4th India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue has been held in virtual mode. The Indian delegation was led by Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, and the United Kingdom, UK delegation was led by Permanent Secretary, Home Office, Mathew Rycroft.
Dialogue covered wide range of issues including Homeland Security, Cyber Security, Extradition cases, Migration & Mobility, etc. The dialogue concluded with both sides agreeing to deepen security-related bilateral engagement.
National Productivity Day observed on 13th February 2022
The planning of your time, skills, intelligence, energy, resources, and opportunities to help you achieve your goals is considered to be productivity. On February 12, India celebrates National Productivity Day. The National Productivity Council (NPC) is the organiser of this special day.The objective of the National Productivity Council is to stimulate and promote productivity and quality consciousness across all sectors in the country. The main observance of the day is to encourage all stakeholders in the implementation of productivity tools and techniques with contemporary relevant themes.
The day is celebrated by the National Productivity Council (NPC) to promote productivity culture in India. National Productivity Council (NPC) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Government of India is a premier institution for propagating productivity movement in India. NPC works for providing solutions towards accelerating productivity, enhancing competitiveness, increasing productivity.
India’s Goa Shipyard Ltd delivered the 5th vessel ICGS ‘Saksham’
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) launched the fifth and last of the five offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) being built for the Indian Coast Guard. GSL said that the vessel, ICGS Saksham, will be delivered to by October 2021. The point to be underlined- all 5 vessels have been delivered before time to the Indian Coast Guard. The contract for 5 CGOPVs was signed by GSL with the Ministry of Defence on 26 August 2016.
About the vessels:
All the five CGOPVs will be the most advanced patrol vessels in service with the coast guard. Also, the 2,400t vessels are fitted with additional features including quick response boats for rescue and anti-piracy and gunnery simulators. The hull is designed to provide fuel efficiency, crew comfort and enhanced sea keeping qualities. With computerised control systems, they are the most advanced patrol vessels in service with the Coast Guard. It has an indigenous content of about 70% and weighs around 2400 tonnes.
N Chandrasekaran reappointed as Chairman of Tata Sons
The board of Tata Sons Pvt Ltd has approved the re-appointment of N Chandrasekaran as the Executive Chairman of the company for the second five years term. Ratan Tata, who was a special invitee to the board meeting expressed his satisfaction on the progress and performance of the Tata Group under the leadership of N Chandrasekaran. He recommended his term be renewed for a further five-year period. Chandrasekaran’s current tenure as the chairman was to expire at the end of February 2022. He joined the board of Tata Sons in 2016 and took over the role as Chairman in 2017.
Career of Chandrasekaran:
Chandrasekaran’s tenure in the last five years saw several mergers and acquisitions by the group in the steel, aviation and digital sectors and a complete exit from the cellular telephony industry. One of the first tasks of Chandra, as he is popularly known, was to get rid of Tata Teleservices which lost around Rs 60,000 crore in paying back bank loans apart from paying the AGR dues till date. Tatas sold the mobile phone business to Bharti Airtel while retaining debt and other liabilities of the company.
Telangana govt tie-up with British Council to expand higher education
British Council, an international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural exchange, and the Telangana government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to renew their partnership in education, English and arts to create opportunities for the youth of Telangana.
Under the extended 3-year MoU, the British Council has also signed an agreement with the Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) to work closely to engineer new partnerships between universities, research institutions and centres of excellence in the UK and in Telangana.