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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 12th FEBRUARY 2022

Editor1 Feb 13 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 12th  FEBRUARY 2022

  1. ‘National Productivity Day’ is observed every year in India on February 12.
  2. On 12 February , ‘Darwin Day’ is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Charles Darwin and the contributions he made in the field of science and humanity.
  3. The Dept of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the scheme “SMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise” on 12 February '22.
  4. The Central Government of India has decided to continue the scheme of “Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)” for another 5 years from 2021 -22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 2,710.65 crore.
  5. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari will be facilitated for the first time with the 18th late Madhavrao Limaye Award in the category of Karyakram Khaasdar (Efficient Member of Parliament) for the year 2020-21. 
  6. Minister for State for Education Dr. Subhas Sarkar presented the 5th National Award for Innovations and Good Practices in Educational Administration virtually on 10 February 2022.
  7. The Union Ministry of Culture will organize a first-of-its-kind Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India’ on February 15-16, 2022. 
  8. Union Power Minister R K Singh on Monday launched a hackathon, named Powerthon-2022, to find tech-driven solutions for quality power supply.
  9. A 44 member contingent of the Indian Air Force reached Changi International Airport in Singapore on 12 February  to participate in the ‘Singapore Air Show-2022’.
  10. US President Joe Biden's administration released its Indo-Pacific strategy on 11 February 2022.
  11. India Pavilion was inaugurated at the 72nd Berlinale European Film Market 2022 on 10 February 2022.
  12. MediBuddy, one of India’s largest digital healthcare platforms, has signed legendary Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as the official brand ambassador. 
  13. The 2021 edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index was released. It was topped by Norway.  India was ranked 46th out of 165 nations.
  14. Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who shared a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the virus that causes AIDS, died.
  15. The Tata IPL Auction 2022 will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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