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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 8th FEBRUARY 2022

Editor1 Feb 9 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 8th  FEBRUARY 2022

  1. Safer Internet Day is celebrated every year in the second week of February. For 2022, it is being celebrated on 8th February.
  2. International Development Week (IDW) is being observed in Canada from February 6 to February 12,2022.
  3. The government of India (GoI) has approved the renaming of 3 places in Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad Nagar as “Narmadapuram”, Shivpuri as “Kundeshwar Dham” and Babai as “Makhan Nagar”.
  4. The ASEAN-India High-Level Virtual Conference on Renewable Energy being organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of External Affairs began on 7 Feb’2022.
  5. Indian Railway Protection Force has launched a nationwide operation to curb human trafficking named “Operation AAHT”.
  6. JSW Group has joined as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
  7. The President of India has approved the conferment of ‘Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards 2021’ to 7 Indian Railways’ Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel.
  8. Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the ‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0’ in New Delhi on 7 Feb, 2022.
  9. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minster of Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Railway has inaugurated ‘India Telecom 2022’- an Exclusive International Business Expo.
  10. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has cancelled the “Khadi Certification” of its oldest Khadi Institution named Mumbai Khadi & Village Industries Association (MKVIA).
  11. HarperCollins Publishers has released the book ‘Bruised Passports: Travelling the World as Digital Nomads’. The book has been authored by travelers Savi and Vid.
  12. Oscar and Emmy award-winning visual effects artist Robert Blalack, passed away in February 2022.
  13. Former Asian Games gold medallist Praveen Kumar Sobti passed away in February 2022.
  14. IIT Gandhinagar researchers have developed a cost-effective and environment-friendly water desalination technique to make seawater drinkable.
  15. The International Space Station will continue its operation until 2030 and then crash into Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean. This was announced by NASA on 7 February 2022.
  16. Gautam Adani has become Asia’s richest person. His net worth reached $88.5 billion on 7 February 2022, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

 

 

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