CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 14th FEBRUARY, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  14^th FEBRUARY, 2023

1. On 14 February 2023, India marked the fourth anniversary of the horrifying Pulwama terrorist assault that claimed the lives of 40 CRPF soldiers.
2. The Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce and Trade, observed 37^th foundation day on 13 February, 2023 across India.
3. The iconic Jaffna Cultural Centre (JCC) in Sri Lanka, which was built with the grant assistance of the Government of India, was dedicated to the people of Sri Lanka on 11 February, 2023.
4. One97 Communications Limited, which owns leading payments and financial services company Paytm, launched a special G20-theme QR Code to celebrate India’s G20 Presidency.
5. On 8 February 2023, the Maharashtra Government announced that renowned social worker, preacher and reformer Appasaheb Dharmadhikari would be honoured with the Maharashtra Bhushan award for the year 2022.
6. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu laid the foundation stone of ‘Himachal Niketan’ which will provide accommodation facilities to the students and residents of Himachal Pradesh visiting New Delhi.
7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 14^th edition of Aero India at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru on 13 February, 2023.
8. India’s Shubman Gill and England U-19 skipper Grace Scrivens have been named the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month respectively for January 2023.
9. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on 8 February, 2023 unveiled Skye UTM, which is the most cutting-edge unmanned traffic management system in the world, which is capable of handling 4,000 flights per hour and 96,000 flights per day. 
10. Nikos Christodoulides has been elected as the next President of Cyprus on 12 February, 2023.
11. The Uttar Pradesh Government has launched the portal for the creation of ‘Family ID – One Family One Identity’, to identify families as a unit for implementing the ‘one job per family’ proposal.
12. India’s aviation safety oversight ranking has jumped to the 55^th position from 112^th place earlier, with a significant improvement in the country’s score under the ICAO’s coordinated validation mission, according to regulator DGCA.
13. Noted Malayalam writer Subhash Chandran bagged the Akbar Kakkattil award for his novel ‘Samudrashila’.
14. Pune will host international meet on urban river conservation on 13-14 February, 2023.
15. US space agency NASA’s Curiosity rover found new evidence of an ancient lake in the form of rocks etched with the ripples of waves in the foothills of a Martian mountain.
16. The 23^rd edition of the India International Seafood Show (IISS) is being held in Kolkata from 15-17 February, 2023.