Weekly Current Affairs (14th February To 20th February 2022)

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (14TH FEBRUARY-20TH FEBRUARY 2022)

World Radio Day - 13th February 

1) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) To Launch PSLV-C52 Carrying Three Satellites From Sriharikota.

2) The Third India- Maldives Defense Cooperation Dialogue Held on 13th February Co-chairs By Ajay Kumar. Discussed On Crime And Defense.

3) Former Prime Minister Of Kenya Raila Odinga Visits India.

4) 17th Edition Of International Festival Of Film Will held in Mumbai From May29 

5) Ambassador Of India To UAE Sanjay Sudhir Inagurates India Pavilion At Gulf Food 2022, 170 Leading Team participate From India.

6) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Visit To Philippines For Three Days.

7) Six Stilankan Armed Force Visits India Armed Forces At Pune For Bilateral Defense talk.

8) Ishan Kishan Sold At 15.25 Crores By Mumbai Indians, Highest So far In This Season Of IPL.

9) India Signed a MoU Hand over Wheat To United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Kandhahar, Afghanistan.

10) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Launches First Colour Of Souvenir Coin On Panchatantra On The Foundation Day Of SPMCIL (Security Printings And Minting Corporation Of India Limited).

11) IIker Ayci The New MD & CEO Of Air India.

12) India's Share In World Commercial Exports Increased To 4.1% In 2020.

13) India Now Become Third In The World In Largest Start Up Sectors.With 14,000 New Start Ups India Gained Third position.

14) 44 Start Ups Got Unicorn Status In 2021.

15) Sringar Passport Office To Start Passport Adalat To Clear Old Files.

16) The Indian Airforce Team To Participate In Singapore Airshow-2022 TejasMK1 To Take part. 

17) India Government Banned 54 More Application Of China. 

18) 8th India-Italy FOC Held At Rome, Led By Secretary Reenat Sandhu & Director General Luca Sabbatucci Both side's Discussed On Strengthening Cooperation In Energy Transition, Science & Technology, Trades, Investments, Start Ups, Innovation, And Indo-pacific.

Before They Agreed On Free Trade Agreement.

19)  Commander Of The Royal Navy Of Oman Rear Admiral  Saif Nasser Bin Mohsin Al Rahbi  Is On Goodwill Visit To India For Cooperation In Defenses and Navy.

20) Kala Ramachandran Became The First Female Police Commissioner Of Gurugram.

21) Perfume Maker  Zighrana Launches Its First Indian Made Perfume In New York.

22) PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate Gobardhan Bio CNG Plant In Indore On 19th February 2022, 550 Tonnes Capacity Plant.

23) IPhone Maker Foxconn Partners With Vedanta To Manufacture Semiconductor In India.

24) Chennai Super King's Brought Deepak Chahar For 14Crores Most As Bowler In IPL 2022 Auct

 

25) Himachal Pradesh Gets Its First Biodiversity Park At Mandi's Bhulah Valley.

26) PM Nate Modi To Inaugurate 3 Days TERI Summit.

TERI - The Energy And Research Institute.

Theme Of The TERI Summit 2022-

Towards A Resilient Planet : Ensuring A Sustainable & Effactable Future.

The Summit On Climate Changes, Energy Efficiency.

120 Countries Will Take part on This Summit On 16th February.

27) Maharashtra Health Minister Announced Health Express To prevent Cancer.

28) A Book Titled 'Atal Bihari Bajpayee, Authored By Sagarika Ghose Launched.

29) Changing Horizon A Book On India Africa Relation Authored By Rajiv Bhatia.

30) The Ministry Of Defense Has A Inked To Deal To Design And Develop High Altitude Pseudo Satellite  (HAPS) With Bengaluru Based Firm.

31) Tribals Affairs Minister Allocates Budget Of  2.26 Crores For Medaram Jathara   Festivals 2022.

Medaram Jathara Is The Second Largest Festival After Kumbh mela. It Is Observed By Koya Tribes Of Telengana District.

32) High Commissioner Handed over 40000 (IOCL) Metric tonne Fuel Consignment To Energy Minister Of Srilanka. 

33) Ambassador Of India To UAE Sanjay Sudhir Met UAE Education Minister Hussain Al Hammadi And Discussed About India -UAE Educational Sector.

34) Lieutenant General Fahd  Bin Abdullah Mohhamed Al Mutair, Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Received A Guard Of Honour At South Block New Delhi.

35) Sardar Udham Film Will Be Screened At The European Film Market.

36) The Medical Equipment Donated To Maldive Defense Force By Government Of India, 

37) India And Australia Sign A Letter Of Intent On New & Renewable Energy Technology 

Power And NRE (New & Renewable Energy)  Raj Singh Chairs The 4th India- Australia Energy Dialogue.

38) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Chairs Meeting For Union Health Ministry, Ministry Of Chemicals & Fertilizers And Tech Development Board To Explore Possibilities Of Mutual Cooperation In Research And Development (R&D) For Indigenous  Technology.

39) Union Minister For Shipping And Ports  Sarbananda Sonowal Today Signed The MoU Between Tripura Government And Land Port Authority Of India.

40) Prime Minister Of Bangladesh Hasina Seikh Inaugurate Ekushey Book Fair 2022.

41) Eminent Singer Sandhya Mukhopadhy aya Passes Away. 

42) Mithali Raj Became The First Female Cricketer To Get 5000 Odi Runs As Captain

43) Union Social Justice & Empowerment Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar To Launch DNTS (Seed) Scheme On Economic Empowerment At New Delhi 

44) New & Renewable Energy Ministry To Host New Frontiers Programme On Renewable Energy As A Part Of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav At Vigyaan Bhaban Delhi.

45) Book Sellers And Publishers Association Of South India (BAPSI) To Organise 45th Chennai Book Fair Between February 16 To March 6.

46) Prominent Music Director, Singer, Composer Bappi Lahiri Passes Away At The Age Of 69.

47) India Will Hold The Presidency Of G20 Summit From 1st December 2022 To 30 November 2023, Culminating With G20 Summit In India in 2023.

48) Punjabi Actor Deep Sindhu Died In A Road Accident, He Was Involved In Red Fort Violence Case 2021.

49) Former Station Head Akashvani Cuttack Smt Sanjivani Sudha Pattnaik Passes Away.

50) Deepa Malik Conferred With Asian Order Award.

51) Syria Become The 103rd Member State Of The International Solar Alliance. Foreign Minister  Fayssal Mekdad, Government Of Syrian Arab Republic Signed The ISAFA On 15th February In The Presence Of Ambassador M S Kanyal.

52) Actress Anwara Begum And Renowned Actor And Television Presenter Raisul Islam Asad Has Been Awarded With Lifetime Achievement Award By Bangladesh Government.

53) India, Australia And Singapore Joins Tohether And To Work On Marine Pollution, Plastic pollution , The Work shop Aim To Decrease The Marine Pollution.

54) Former Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar Appointed As The First National Maritime Security Coordinator In The National Security Council. 

55) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Inaugurate Agri And Food Today At Food Expo 2020 Dubai.

56) Directorate Of Indian Army Veteran & Hero Motor Corp Signed A MoU Hero Motor Corp To Provide Retrofitted Scooters To Soldiers Who Were Disabled During Service Time.

57) Government Has Approved A New Scheme New India Literacy Programme For The Period FY 2022-2027 To Cover All Adult Education.

58) Nitish Kumar Inaugurate Martyrs Park At Tarapur Munger.

59) India Visit To Namibia For First Ever Inter Continental  Translocations Of Cheetah On February 17.

60) Broadcasters Audience Research Council (BARC) India To Organise A Webinar To Educate  it's Subscribers About Augmented Data Reporting Standard (ADRS) For News & Special Interest Generes. 

61) India's First Ever Cable Stayed Rail Bridge Is Making By Indian Railways Over Anji River In Reasi District Of Jammu & Kashmir. 

This Bridge Connects Udhampur- Srinagar- Baramulla (USBRL) Project Which Connect Katra And Reasi District Of J& K 

62) 8th Annual Meeting Of Indo-German Working Group On Quality Infrastructure Was held On 16th February Virtually.

63) G20 Summit Will held On Indonesia Presidency. (Jakarta)

64) 50 Start Ups Working On Space Sector .

65) External affairs Minister S Jaishankar Will Visit Germany And France, He Will take Part In Munich Security Conference. Between (18-23 February)

66) Actor Nagarjuna Adopted 1080 Acres Forest As He Promised In Telugu Big Boss .

67) India Government Approved 1037.90 Crores For New India Literacy Programme For Upcoming Five Years. 700 Crores For Central And 337.90 Crores For States.

68) An MoU Signed Between Aligarh Muslim University & Islamic University Of Maldives (IUM) For Academic Benefits Of Both.

69) On The 38th National Day Of Brunei , High Commissioner Of Brunei Darussalam Dato Paduka Haji Alaihuddin Mohd Taha Meet With Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla To Discussed Bilateral Cooperation On Culture,  Regional International Issaues.

70) MoU Signed Between Ministry Of Tourism Of India And Alliance Air Aviation Limited On Cooperation For Promotion And Marketing Of Domestic Indian Tourism.

71) Olympian Birendra Lakra Joins As DSP Of Odisha Police.

72) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Inaugurates Orientation Programs For Bihar Legislative Assembly & Bihar Legislative Council In Patna.

73) NPCI To Deploy UPI Platform In Nepal, For The First Time Outside India. 

NPCI - National Payments Corporation Of India 

MD & CEO _ Dilip Asbe 

74) Dinesh Pattnaik Presently Ambassador Of India To The Kingdom Of Spain Has Been Concurrently Accredited As The Next Ambassador Of India To The Principality Of Andorra. 

75) On The Completing Of 75 Years Of Independence Of India And 50 Years Of Foundation Of UAE Both PM Narendra Modi & Crown Prince Of Abu Dhabi Mohamed Bin Zayed Talked Virtually.

76) PM Narendra Modi Dedicate To Railway Lines Connecting Thane & Diva By Video Conferencing. by Spending Total Of 620cr.

77) Union Minister Of Road And Transport Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates The Laid Foundation Stone Of 51 National Highway Projects In Vijayawada, In The Presence Of CM Jagan Mohan Reddy And Union Minister Kishan Reddy.

78) Bill Gates Makes His First Visit To Pakistan .

79) Union Health & Family Welfare And Chemical & Fertilizers Minister Released A Book  ' A Nation To Protect' Leading India Through Covid Crisis.

Wrote By Priyam Gandhi Mody. 

80) Ahmedabad Special Court Sentenced 38 Accused To Death For 2008 Serial Blast In Ahmedabad, Other 11 Got Imprisonment Until Death. 

81) India's First Ever Water Taxi Service Started In Maharashtra Which Will Connects Navi To Mainland Mumbai.

82) Actor Kottyam Pradeep Passes away Due To Heart Attack.

83) The Four Police Stations Of New Delhis District Certified As Eat Right Campus By FSSAI.

84) Hyderabad Is Set To Host A Tea Championship For Women, Winnner Will Be Reward With Cash Prize Of 1Lakh On The Eve Of Women's Day.

85) The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam's Sri Venketeswar Bhakti Channel Was Awarded The Prestigious International Standard Organization Certification.

86) Justice K Chandru Famous After Film Jai Bhim Launched His Book I Too Become A Judge.

87) The Indian Navy & The Eastern Naval Command Will Host The President's Fleet Review On 21st February 2022, President Of India Will Review The Two Fleets Of Indian Navy,Coast Guard,SCI & MoEs  Comprising 60 Ships Manned By Over 10000 Personnels.

88) The Telecom Ecport Promotion Council Of India Embassy Of India In Abudhabi Jointly Organised A Virtual Meeting To Promote Exports Equipment Of Telecom.

89) Modi Government Approves Implementation Of Inter Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) Projects From 2022-23 To 2025-26 

90) Indigo Co-founders Rakesh Gangwal Resign From The Board.

91) India's First Biosafety Level 3 Mobile Laboratory Was Inaugurate in Nashik. Which Helps To Detect Pathogens.

92) Rajnish Seth Appointed As New Director General Of Police Of Maharashtra.

93) Union Minister Of Commerce And Industry Piyush Goyal Held a Bilateral Meeting And Signed The Comprehensive Economic Partnerships Agreement With The UAE Delegation led By Minister Of Economy Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri & Minister Of State For Foreign Trade Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeoyudi.

94) Ambassador Of India To Austria Jaideep Mazumdar Inaugurates The Atmanirbhar Bharat Corner And An Exhibition Of Artifacts Made By Indigenous Tribes Of India On 18th February, 

95) The International Bank For Reconstruction & Development Financing Will Support Karnataka With 60 Million US Dollar , ODISHA With 49 Million US Dollar, 6 Million Dollar For Central Government.

96) India-UAE Signed CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement).

97) India Became The Second Team After Pakistan To Win 100 T20i Matches. 

98) Veteran Kannada Actor Rajesh (Well Known As Vidya Sagar) Passes Away.

99) The Vice President, Mr. M Venkaiah Naidu Will Inaugurate The 5th Global Bhagavat Gita Convention Organised By Center For Inner Resources Development North America (CIRD-NA) 

100) Ravish Tiwari Journalist of Indian Express Passes Away.

101) Kuno National Park Of Madhya Pradesh Will Welcome Cheetah 

102) India Win The Rights To Host 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) In Mumbai.

103) PM Narendra Modi Launches 100 Kisan Drones Across India By Garuda India Start up.

104)  Professor Uma Maheswar Rao Took Charges As The New Director Of NIT Rourkela.

105) President Kovind To Inaugurate Three Years Long Celebration Of 150th Birth anniversary Of Srimad Bhakti Siddhartha Saraswati Goswami, Prabhupad, Founder Of Gaudiya Math & Mission In Puri.

106) Madhya Pradesh Governor M Mangubai C Patel To Inaugurate 7 Day Khajuraho Dance Festival To Be Held Between 20- 26 February.

107) Statehoods Day Of Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh - 20th February 

108) International Day Of Social Justice - 20th February 

109) Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Lays The Foundation Stone Of RCF'S Phosphorus Rich Organic Fertilizers Plant Nano Urea Plant At Chembur, Mumbai.

110) India Will Set Up First IIT In Abroad In UAE.