CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 8th FEBRUARY, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  8^th FEBRUARY, 2023

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 event that aimed to showcase India’s rising prowess as an energy transition powerhouse. The IEW held in Bengaluru from 6 to 8 February, 2023.
2. Luminous Power Technologies announced that it has planned to build India’s first green energy-based solar panel manufacturing plant at Rudrapur in Uttarakhand which will be operational by the end of 2023. 
3. India and the European Union (EU) announced the formation of three working groups under the ‘Trade and Technology Council’ that was set up to deepen strategic ties with the trade bloc.
4. Nepal Cricket Association has appointed former Indian cricketer Monty Desai as head coach of the Nepal national cricket team.
5. International Seabed Authority has officially designated India as a ‘Pioneer Investor’. 
6. Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the CEO Conclave at PLASTINDIA 2023.
7. ‘Yuva Sangam’ registration portal was launched in New Delhi on 6 February, 2023.
8. NTPC Limited hosted a seminar on ‘Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage’ at the first Energy Transitions Working Group meeting in Bengaluru.
9. The Telangana Government on 6 February 2023, unveiled Telangana Mobility Valley, India’s first new mobility-focused cluster to accelerate the growth of sustainability mobility in the country.
10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) helicopter factory at Tumakuru on 6 February, 2023.
11. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on 6 February, 2023 unveiled India’s first Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine technology solution for heavy-duty trucks.
12. Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik have been nominated for BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year award.
13. India delivered fifty buses to Sri Lanka at Presidential Secretariat premises under the Economic Assistance Scheme of the Indian Government.
14. Google has unveiled an AI service called ‘Bard’, as it races to catch up with the popular chatbot, ChatGPT.
15. Australian Men’s T20 captain Aaron Finch has announced retirement from international Cricket.
16. Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf passed away at the age of 79 in Dubai on 5 February, 2023.