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Current affairs FEB 2023 Part II

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Current affairs FEB 2023 Part II

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  1. Current affairs FEB 2023  'NISAR' satellite launched from India September  NTPC bags ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ for 6th consecutive year  S Raju appointed new MD & CEO of Canara Bank  Indore becomes the first civic body in the country to launch green bonds  Visva-Bharati University to get the status of world's first "Living Heritage University“  World Cancer Day - 4 February

  2. Earthquake devastation in Turkiye • India India launched ‘Operation Dost’ to extend assistance to Turkey as well as Syria following Monday’s devastating quake that killed over 11,000 people in the two countries.

  3. • On 6 February a major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 15,000 people. 15,000 people. • The Indian Army Indian Army has set up a field hospital in Iskenderun, of Turkey of Turkey. The field hospital will treat people affected by the earthquake. Iskenderun, Hatay Hatay province province • Three earthquakes measuring 7.8, 7.6 and 6.0 on the Richter scale 7.8, 7.6 and 6.0 on the Richter scale hit different regions of Turkey and Turkey and neighbouring neighbouring Syria. Syria. • It is the most powerful earthquake to shake the region in more than 100 years. years. 100

  4. Earthquake Earthquake • In simple words, earthquake refers to the vibration of the earth vibration of the earth. • The instruments used to measure earthquakes are called seismographs seismographs. • The place below the Earth's surface where the epicenter of an earthquake is located is called the hypocenter. hypocenter. • The place above the surface of the earth where the seismic waves first reach is called the epicenter. epicenter. • It is measured in the Richter scale. Richter scale.

  5. 'NISAR' satellite made by ISRO-NASA to be launched from India in September An Earth-observation satellite jointly developed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and ISRO will be sent to India in late February 2023 for a possible launch in September. • • Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S Somnath recently visited NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California to oversee the final power test of the NASA- ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite before it is sent to India.

  6. • The mission will help study Earth's land and ice surfaces in greater detail than ever before. 'NISAR' satellite • ISRO and NASA had tied up in 2014 to build a satellite weighing 2,800 kg. • This is an important step in better understanding the Earth and the changing climate. • It will provide important information on the Earth's crust, ice sheets and ecosystems. • The NISAR spacecraft will be integrated into the satellite bus at the UR Rao Satellite Center for launch.

  7. NTPC bags ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ for 6th consecutive year • Country's largest power generation company NTPC Limited been conferred with 'ATD Best Awards ATD Best Awards 2023 Talent Development (ATD), USA. Talent Development (ATD), USA. NTPC Limited has 2023' by Association for Association for • NTPC Limited has won this award for the sixth time showcasing enterprise success in the area of talent development. development. sixth time for talent • The award includes small and large private, public and non- profit organizations from around the world.

  8. • Association for Talent Development, USA is the world's largest association in the field of talent development in the field of talent development and ATD's Best of Award is considered the most prestigious award in learning and development. world's largest association NTPC NTPC • The NTPC which was earlier known as National Thermal Power Corporation Corporation of India is owned by the Government of India. It was set up in 1975 1975. . National Thermal Power • • • It is a coal-based power plant owned and operated by NTPC. Headquarters: New Delhi New Delhi Chairman and Managing Director: Gurdeep Gurdeep Singh Singh

  9. Reserve Bank increased the repo rate by 0.25 percent to 6.5 percent • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the policy repo rate by 0.25 percent in the bi-monthly monetary policy review with the aim of bringing inflation under control. • • After which the new repo rate has increased to 6.50 percent. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for the current financial year 2022-23 has been increased by RBI from 6.8 percent to 7 percent. At the same time, in the next financial year 2023-24, the growth rate in gross domestic product (GDP) has been estimated to be 6.4 percent. •

  10. • RBI has estimated retail inflation to be 6.5 per cent in the current financial year and 5.3 per cent in the next financial year. Repo rate: • Repo rate is the interest rate at which commercial banks borrow money from the central bank to meet their immediate needs. • An increase in this means that borrowing from banks and financial institutions will be costlier and the monthly instalment (EMI) of existing loans will increase.

  11. Indian-American student named as 'World's Brightest' student for second time • Indian-American schoolgirl Natasha Periyanayagam has been named in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth's list of "world's most talented" students for the second year in a row. Who is Natasha Perianayagam? • Natasha Periyanayagam is 13 years old and studying at Florence M Gaudiner Middle School in New Jersey, United States. • She took the John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) exam in 2021. At that time she was a fifth grader.

  12. • Natasha's performance in the Verbal and Quantitative Aptitude Test was equivalent to achieving a 90 percentile in grade eight, earning her a place on that year's honours list. • The list is compiled based on the results of upper-grade-level tests of more than 15,000 students from 76 countries. • Natatha's parents are from Chennai, she loves doodling and reading JRR Tolkien novels in her spare time.

  13. Satyanarayana Raju appointed as the new MD & CEO of Canara Bank The Central Government has appointed K Satyanarayana Raju as the new Managing Director and CEO of the state- owned Canara Bank. • • He will replace LV Prabhakar, who resigned from his post on December 31, 2022. • He was working as Executive Director in Canara Bank since March, 2021.

  14. Canara Bank:. • It was established in 1906, by Sri Ammembal Subba Rao Pai. • Syndicate Bank was merged with Canara Bank on 1 April 2020. After this merger, Canara Bank has become the fourth largest bank in the country. • Headquarters Bangalore, India

  15. Indore becomes the first civic body in the country to launch green bonds

  16. • Indore Indore Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation has become the first civic body in the country to issue green bonds. country to issue green bonds. become the first civic body in the • • The corporation plans to raise corporation plans to raise Rs 244 Rs 244 crore crore through green bonds. through green bonds. This amount will be used to set up a amount will be used to set up a 60 MW solar Pumping Station Pumping Station in Hum Samraj and Ashukhedi villages on the banks of river Narmada falling in Khargone district with an investment of about Rs 305 305 crore crore. . 60 MW solar plant at plant at Juladh Juladh an investment of about Rs • This bond of Indore Municipal Corporation will open between 10-14 February 2023. And later it will be listed on the National Stock Exchange.

  17. What is Green Bond? What is Green Bond? • Green bonds are a means of obtaining debt through which funds are raised for 'green' projects, mainly related to renewable energy, clean transportation, sustainable water management, etc. • A green bond is issued by an organisation for the purpose of financing or refinancing projects that make a positive contribution to the environment and/or climate. • Green bonds were first announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the budget for the financial year 2022-23.

  18. Visva-Bharati University to get the status of world's first "Living Heritage University" Visva Visva- -Bharati Bharati University University is expected to get the status of the world's first "Living Heritage University" from UNESCO by April-May 2023. • • Usually the heritage tag is given by UNESCO to the intangible monument. But for the first time in the world, a tangible university will be given the legacy tag.

  19. Visva Visva- -Bharati Bharati University: University: • It was established in the year 1921 by established in the year 1921 by Rabindranath It is located in located in Santiniketan Santiniketan, West Bengal. Rabindranath Tagore Tagore. , West Bengal. • The institute was granted the status of a Central University status of a Central University in the in the year 1951 year 1951 through a Central Act. • It is the only university whose Vice-Chancellor is the Prime Minister.

  20. UNESCO: UNESCO: • The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) • Headquarters:- Paris, France • Director General: -Audrey Azoulay • Founded - 16 November 1945 in London, United Kingdom • The organisation has -193 members and 11 associate members.

  21. Dr Peggy Mohan wins 'Mathrubhumi Book of the Year' award

  22. • Author Dr Author Dr Peggy Mohan Peggy Mohan has won the ' award award during the 4th edition of Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL 2023). has won the 'Mathrubhumi Mathrubhumi Book of the Year' Book of the Year' • He has been given this award for his book Merchants', Merchants', which portrays the development of language as a result of migration. award for his book 'Wanderers, Kings and 'Wanderers, Kings and • In this award, he was given a statuette and two lakh rupees as a cash prize. • The award was presented to Dr Peggy Mohan by Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah at the closing ceremony of MBIFL 2023.

  23. Dr Peggy Mohan: Dr Peggy Mohan: • She is a Trinidadian-born writer and a linguist. • He holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Michigan, USA. • He worked as Professor of Language Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia University, New Delhi. Mathrubhumi Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters (MBIFL): International Festival of Letters (MBIFL): • Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters was started in the year 2018. • MBIFL 2023 was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. • This was the 4th edition of MBIFL with the theme "Shadows of History, Light of the Future ''

  24. Kala Ghoda Art Festival 2023 • Kala Kala Ghoda Ghoda Arts Festival Arts Festival 2023 (Maharashtra) from 4 -12 February. 2023 is being is being organised organised in Mumbai in Mumbai • In the Kala Ghoda Festival, dance, art and music, architecture, food, handicrafts, graphics, and many other types of art exhibitions are seen. • Kala Ghoda Kala Mahotsav is an arts festival organised in Mumbai, which was started in started in 1999 Foundation. Foundation. 1999 by Kala by Kala Ghoda Ghoda

  25. • It is named Kala Ghoda because it is held at a place in the South Mumbai area where there is a statue of a black horse. Other Festivals of Maharashtra: Other Festivals of Maharashtra: • Gudi Gudi Padwa Padwa Maharashtrians as Hindu New Year celebrations. • Harvest festival Pola Pola Festival Festival • Elephanta is a small island near Mumbai. Elephanta Elephanta Festival Festival • The Kalidas Samaroh is held annually in the month of November in Nagpur's Ramtek area, in honour of the famous Sanskrit poet and dramatist Kalidas. Kalidas Kalidas Mahotsav Mahotsav

  26. ITBP won the title of National Ice Hockey Championship 2023 • Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has won the National Ice Hockey Championship 2023 title. • The 12th edition of the competition has been organized in Ladakh, Leh. • The championship was organized by the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI). • The ITBP team won the title for the third consecutive time by defeating Ladakh Scouts in the final with a score of 1-0.

  27. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) • It was established in 1962, after the Indo-China War of 1962. It is usually deployed in the Himalayan mountains along the border with China. • Motto: Bravery – Perseverance – Dedication • Headquarters: New Delhi • Director General: Anish Dayal Singh

  28. 36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela • Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India inaugurated the 36th Surajkund International Crafts Mela at Faridabad, Haryana on 3 February 2023. The fair will be organized between 3 -19 February 2023. • • This year the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is the partner nation for the Surajkund International Crafts Fair. • The theme state for the year 2023 is North Eastern Region (NER), while Jammu and Kashmir was the theme state for the year 2022.

  29. Surajkund International Crafts Mela • This fair was started in the year 1987 to promote the pool of skilled artisans. • The fair was upgraded to an international level fair in the year 2013. • The fair is organized every year in the month of February by the Surajkund Mela Authority and Haryana Tourism in collaboration with the Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles, Culture and External Affairs.

  30. Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf passes away Pervez Musharraf, former President of Pakistan, passed away after a prolonged illness on 5 February at a hospital in Dubai. He was 79. • • Musharraf was undergoing treatment for a rare disease called amyloidosis, which is caused by a build-up of abnormal proteins called amyloid in organs and tissues. Musharraf was a four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a 1999 coup. •

  31. • He was declared a proclaimed offender in the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassination case and the Lal Masjid Maulvi murder case. Musharraf rose to power following a military takeover of the government in 1999 and became the tenth President of Pakistan in June 2001. He resigned in August 2008, facing possible impeachment. Musharraf was born in New Delhi in 1943, at the age of four his family moved to Pakistan. His father was employed in the Ministry of External Affairs, while his mother was a teacher. He joined the Pakistan Army in 1961, participated in the Indo- Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971, and was promoted to the rank of Four Star General. • • • •

  32. World Cancer Day 2023 • World Cancer Day is observed every year on 4 February • The theme for 2023 is 'Close the Care Gap' • Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has appealed for people's cooperation to strengthen the global fight against cancer. So far, a total of 17 crore 44 lakh oral cancer tests, 8 crore 27 lakh breast cancer tests and 5 crore 66 lakh cervical cancer tests have been done at these centres. •

  33. • World Cancer Day originated in the year 2000 at the first World Summit against Cancer which was held in Paris (France). What is cancer? • Cancer is a disease in which certain cells of the body grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body. • Cancer can start in any part of the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. • The disease spreads throughout the body through a process called cell division.

  34. World Wetlands Day 2023 • World Wetlands Day is observed across the world on 2 February. • The Convention on Wetlands was adopted on February 2, 1971 in Ramsar, a city in Iran. • With 75 Ramsar sites spread over an area of over 1.3 million hectares, India has the largest number of wetlands in South Asia. • The theme of World Wetlands 2023 is "It's time for wetlands restoration".

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