CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 8th FEBRUARY 2022
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Safer Internet Day is celebrated every year in the second week of February. For 2022, it is being celebrated on 8th February.
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International Development Week (IDW) is being observed in Canada from February 6 to February 12,2022.
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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”.
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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.
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Indian Railway Protection Force has launched a nationwide operation to curb human trafficking named “Operation AAHT”.
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JSW Group has joined as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
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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.
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Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched the ‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0’ in New Delhi on 7 Feb, 2022.
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Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minster of Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Railway has inaugurated ‘India Telecom 2022’- an Exclusive International Business Expo.
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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has cancelled the “Khadi Certification” of its oldest Khadi Institution named Mumbai Khadi & Village Industries Association (MKVIA).
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HarperCollins Publishers has released the book ‘Bruised Passports: Travelling the World as Digital Nomads’. The book has been authored by travelers Savi and Vid.
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Oscar and Emmy award-winning visual effects artist Robert Blalack, passed away in February 2022.
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Former Asian Games gold medallist Praveen Kumar Sobti passed away in February 2022.
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IIT Gandhinagar researchers have developed a cost-effective and environment-friendly water desalination technique to make seawater drinkable.
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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.
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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.