CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 22nd FEBRUARY 2022

Editor1 Feb 23 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 22nd FEBRUARY 2022

  1. ‘World Thinking Day’, originally known as ‘Thinking Day’, is celebrated annually on 22 February by all Girl Scouts, Girl Guides and other girl groups worldwide. The theme for World Thinking Day 2022 is ‘Our World, Our Equal Future’.
  2. Maharatna company of the Government of India, Coal India Limited has been awarded the ‘India’s Most Trusted Public Sector Company’ award.
  3. Chandigarh University's has received accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for all its Engineering and MBA programs.
  4. The Ministry of External Affairs will organize a craft festival- COALESCENCE from 23-25 February 2022 in New Delhi through Indian Council for Cultural Relations  (ICCR).
  5. Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh will launch Rural Connectivity GIS Data in Public Domain on 22 February 2022 in New Delhi.
  6. The Indian Railways has shared new images of the country’s first cable-stayed bridge on the Anji river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district.
  7. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the Corona Vaccine Biologicals E Ltd’s Corbevax for children in the age group of 12 to 18 years.
  8. Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL), India’s largest stainless-steel manufacturer and Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad have signed an MoU to carry out various research and development projects.
  9. Adani Group has signed a non-binding MoU with Ballard Power Systems. Under the MoU, both parties will examine various options to cooperate, including potential collaboration for fuel cell manufacturing in India.
  10. Tata Power has collaborated with Germany-based RWE Renewable GmbH to explore the potential for joint development of offshore wind projects in India. 
  11. The book titled “A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Work in Rural Construction” was authored by Uma Das Gupta  has released. 
  12. The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) have organised a bilateral air exercise named ‘Eastern Bridge-VI’ from February 21 to 25, 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur in Rajasthan. 
  13. Israel successfully tested a new naval air defense system on 21 February 2022.
  14. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, February 21, 2022, recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and paved the way to provide them military support.
  15. Noted freedom fighter and Gandhian social worker, Shakuntala Choudhary has passed away. She was 102-year-old. She was popularly known as ‘Shakuntala Baideo’.
  16. The closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games was held on February 20, 2022, at National Stadium (known as the Bird’s Nest) in Beijing.

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