Daily Current Affairs – 24 February 2022 | Gkseries
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Daily Current Affairs 24 February 2022
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy addresses North East MSME Conclave of CII
Union Minister of Development of North East Region, Tourism and Culture Sri G. Kishan Reddy addressed the ‘North East MSME Conclave: Building Competitiveness for Leveraging Opportunities’, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII).
The main objective of this conclave was to empower the MSME sector in the North East Region, which has immense potential for the development in the North East and support overall economic growth of the country.
India to participate in multi-nation ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior 22’ in United Kingdom in March 2022
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 next month. Five IAF Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will participate in the exercise from the country to demonstrate its maneuverability and operational capability.
Exercise Cobra Warrior is one of the largest annual exercise by the Royal Air Force (RAF). India will be participating in the exercise for the first time. Other countries participating are United Kingdom, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria.
PM Modi virtually inaugurates ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar and flags off 100 Kisan Drones
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar, in Haryana, on February 19, 2022, and addressed a group of farmers. PM Modi expressed confidence that India’s rising capability in the drone sector will give the world a new leadership as he flagged off 100 ‘kisan drones’ in different parts of the country for spraying pesticides and other farm materials, according to officials who described it as a “very novel and exciting initiative” for farmers.
These Kisan drones will be used for crop assessment, digitization of land records, spraying of pesticides and other nutrients in farms across India. The initiative will support the farmers and further boost the agricultural sector and drone sector of the country.
These drones have been manufactured by Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace, which has set a target of manufacturing 1 lakh Made-in-India drones in the next 2 years. This will generate fresh employment and new opportunities for the youth,” he said.
Indian Professor Neena Gupta wins 2021 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians
The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians was awarded to Professor Neena Gupta, a mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata, in a virtual ceremony on 22nd February 2022. She received the award for the year 2021 for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. Prof Gupta is the fourth Indian and second female winner of the award from the country.
K.N. Raghavan appointed as Chairman of International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)
Executive Director of the Indian Rubber Board, K.N. Raghavan has been elected the new Chairman of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG). He will officiate as Chairman of the group for the next two years. He will preside over the meeting of the heads of delegation scheduled for March 31 at Singapore.
Raghavan is currently the Executive Director of Indian Rubber Board and Head of the Indian delegation to IRSG. India has taken over the chair of the IRSG from Cote d’Ivoire. IRSG is an intergovernmental organisation of natural rubber (NR) and synthetic rubber (SR) producing and consuming countries.
India Ratings lowers FY22 GDP growth to 8.6 percent from 9.2 percent
India Ratings & Research (India Ratings) has revised downwards the GDP growth forecast of the country for 2021-22 (FY22) to 8.6 percent. Earlier this was projected at 9.2 percent.
The National Statistical Organisation (NSO), which has forecast 9.2 per cent real GDP growth for the year, will release the second advance estimate of national income.
Giriraj Singh launches Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin Dashboard
Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh has launched Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAYG) Dashboard for stringent monitoring of the implementation of the scheme.
It will be used by the Stakeholders of PMAYG for monitoring and managerial purpose. It will provide complete transparency in the implementation of the scheme and should reach from the Sarpanchs of villages to the Members of Parliament of constituencies.
Signature tune of ‘Vande Bharatam’ released
Minister of State for Culture & External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi has released signature tune for ‘Vande Bharatam’
The tune is composed by Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej and Oscar contender Bickram Ghosh. It was produced for Vande Bharatam, Nritya Utsav of Ministry of Culture presented at Rajpath, New Delhi for Republic Day event 2022.
It was followed by the fascinating live performance by composers of Vande Bharatam song Ricky Kej and Bikram Ghosh.
Vipula Gunatilleka appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Jet Airways
Former Sri Lankan Airlines CEO, Vipula Gunatilleka has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Jet Airways with effect from March 1, 2022
His appointment is made by new promoters of Jet Airways, Jalan Kalrock Consortium. He was the CEO of SriLankan Airlines till January 2022. He was also the CFO and board member of TAAG Angola Airlines from November 2015 to July 2018 under Emirates Management.
CEO of Headquarters: Vinay Dube.
HQs: Mumbai.
Shah Rukh Khan appointed as brand ambassador of Thums Up
Coca-Cola has appointed film actor Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador of its popular product, Thums Up. Giving this information in a statement, the company said that the new advertisement of Thums Up with Shahrukh will be shown across all news channels. Earlier Shahrukh Khan was associated with the cold drink brand Pepsi Co. Thums Up was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company in 1993.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to launch electric vehicle cell
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will launch electric vehicle (EV) cell to bring together government officials, e-mobility experts and representatives from the electric vehicle industry.
It will assist policy makers in the promotion of electric vehicles, build infrastructure for electric vehicle charging, provide easy credit facilities, implement technology for batteries, and public transport. It will be placed under environment dept of municipal corporation.
Centre extends PM CARES for Children Scheme up to February 28, 2022
The Centre announced that the PM CARES for Children Scheme has been extended till February 28, 2022. The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development said that all eligible children can be registered for the scheme till the extended date to avail its benefits. Earlier the scheme was valid till December 31, 2021.
PM Cares for Children Scheme was launched by Prime Minister Modi on May 29, 2021 to support children who have lost both their parents due to COVID 19 pandemic.
Central Excise Day: 24 February
Central Excise Day is celebrated in India on February 24 every year. The day aims to encourage the employees of excise department in carrying out the central excise duty in a better way. The day is being celebrated to honour the service of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) to the country.
The day is celebrated to honour the officers associated with CBEC and their services. This is done to encourage the officers to carry out their duties with utmost sincerity. The officers, every year perform checking of corruption in goods from the manufacturing sector. The Central Excise Day also commemorates the Central Excise and Salt Act, which was enacted on February 24, 1944.
Renowned Malayalam actress KPAC Lalitha passes away at 74
Renowned Malayalam film and stage actor KPAC Lalitha died at the age of 74 at a hospital in Kerala’s Kochi.
In her acting career spanning five decades, Lalitha starred in over 550 films, comprising both Malayalam and Tamil. She won two National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress along with four Kerala State Film Awards. She got the national award for the character in ‘Amaram’ in 1999 and for ‘Shantham’ in 2000. She also was the Chairperson of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy for five years.