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 AP issues ordinance raising retirement age of govt employees from 60 to 62.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has addressed 30th National Commission for Women
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 Theme of the programme was ‗She The Change Maker‘.
 A book titled „Operation Khatma‟ authored by R C Ganjoo & Ashwini Bhatnagar.

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 „Nal Se Jal‟ Yojana.
 An allocation of Rs 60,000 crore has been made to cover 3.8 crore households in 2022-23 under

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Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal scheme.
 Under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

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 To provide piped drinking water to every rural home by 2024.
 It is a component of the government‘s Jal Jivan Mission.
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JJM envisages supply of 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through
Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024.
 Kerala‟s proposal to limit Lokayukta‟s powers.
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 Project Sadbhawana.
 The Operation Sadbhawana was launched by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir.
 The main aim of the project was to help people affected by terrorism in the region.
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 Bakhira Wild life sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh and Khijadia Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat. These are the
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 Earlier, the 47th Ramsar site was Haiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh.
 Government of India is to launch e – passports from 2022 – 23.
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 The chip can store 30 visits.
 India Press Freedom Report, 2021 was recently released by the Rights and Risks Analysis
Group.
 Punjab Chief Electoral Officer unveiled its mascot named „Shera‟ (Lion).
 India‟s first geological park will be built in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

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 Tata Sky Rebrands itself as Tata Play.

 India‟s first-ever season style book titled „The Class of 2006: Sneak Peek into the
Misadventures of the Great Indian Engineering Life‟, written by Akash Kansal.
 Government has informed the Lok Sabha that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
is set to launch Chandrayaan-3 in August 2022.
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Punaura Dham.
 As per the request received from the State Government of Bihar, Ministry of Tourism has
included Punaura Dham in the Ramayana circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme.

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 The destination of Punaura Dham has been recently included under PRASHAD Scheme of the
Ministry of Tourism.

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 Siruvani dam.
 Tamil Nadu has urged Kerala to maintain the storage of the Siruvani dam up to its full reservoir

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level (FRL).
 It is located in Palakkad District, Kerala.
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 Built across the Siruvani river, a tributary of Bhavani River.
 Bandhavgarh National Park - Madhya Pradesh.
 Statue of Equality.
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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Hyderabad to kickstart the 50th anniversary celebrations
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of ―International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)‖.

 ‗Statue of equality‘ commemorates the 11th century bhakti saint Sri Ramanujacharya.
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 West Bengal „Paray Shikshalaya‟.

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 The Paray Shikshalaya is launched for the pre – primary and primary students.
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 Under the scheme, elementary education will be provided to students of class 1 to class 5.
 ITS in Mumbai-Nagpur expressway.
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 It is the longest expressway in India.
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 The technology will help to prevent accidents.

 U.P best tableau among states/UTs, Navy best marching contingent among Services at R-Day
parade.
 Proposal to rename MP‟s Hoshangabad district as Narmadapuram cleared by Centre: CM
Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
 100 years of Chauri Chaura incident.
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 Mahatma Gandhiji called off the non – cooperation movement due an incident that occurred in
Chauri Chaura.
 Chilika Lake - OD.
 IISc. commissions one of India‟s most powerful supercomputers „Param Pravega‟.
 „India, That is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution‟ authored by J Sai Deepak.

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 A book titled „Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra‟ by Navdeep Singh Gill released.
 MS Dhoni‟s first look from graphic novel „Atharva‟: The Origin‟ released.
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ASEAN.
 India is in discussion with the 10-nation bloc ASEAN for initiating the review of the FTA (free-
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 Indian Army has commenced implementation of RFID tagging of its ammunition inventory.

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 Kaziranga National Park - Assam.
 Chairman of Supreme Court panel on Char Dham project Ravi Chopra resigns.
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 Norway tops 2021 Democracy Index of 167 countries released by Economist Intelligence Unit
(EIU); India 46th.
 Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary - Kerala.
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 Reintroduction of Cheetahs in India.

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 Government has planned to reintroduce 12 to 14 cheetahs from South Africa, Namibia and
Other African Countries over a period of five years.
 Government aims to establish a free-ranging population of cheetahs across Kanha National
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 Shahgarh bulge in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

 Mukundara Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan.
 Global Summit on Reimagining Museums in India.
 The summit is first of its kind. The summit is to be inaugurated by the Union Minister of Culture
Shri Kishan Reddy.

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 Parliamentary Committee recently recommended to increase in guaranteed days of work

from 100 to 150 under the MGNREGA.
 NITI Aayog: SAMRIDH initiative.
 Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH)
initiative was announced by ‗Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog in association with the

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
 India‟s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will be constructed in Khandwa
district of Madhya Pradesh.

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 PSLV-C52 Mission.
 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its first mission of 2022 is slated on

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February 14, 2022.
 It will orbit an earth observation satellite (EOS-04).

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 EOS-04 is a Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT), that has been designed to provide high quality
images under all weather conditions.
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 Western Railways: 100th textile express.
 Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway achieved a milestone of loading ―100th textile
train‖ from Chalthan in Surat area to Sankrail in Kharagpur Division, SER.
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 Atal Tunnel recognised as „Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 feet‟ by World Book of
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Records; connects Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti Valley.

 India to help Sri Lanka implement a „Unitary Digital Identity framework‟ modelled on the
Aadhaar card.
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 Kanchoth festival celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir.

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 Instagram encourages people to „Take a Break‟ from social media .

 United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed an MoU with the Maharashtra
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government to support its „Majhi Vasundhara‟ campaign.

 Delimitation Panel.
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Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai) has submitted its interim report.
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 Of the 90 Assembly seats, 28 new Assembly constituencies have been reconfigured or renamed.
 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.
 The Government has clarified that Aadhaar of Husbands is not mandatory under the Pradhan
Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, PMMVY, to facilitate the inclusion of single mothers and
abandoned mothers.

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 The direct benefit cash transfer is to help expectant mothers meet enhanced nutritional
requirements as well as to partially compensate them for wage loss during their pregnancy.
 Operation AAHT.
 It is a nationwide operation to curb human trafficking.
 Launched by the Railway Protection Force.

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 As part of ―Operation AAHT‖, special teams will be deployed on all long-distance trains/routes
with focus on rescuing victims, particularly women and children, from the clutches of traffickers.

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 Kawal Tiger Reserve - Telangana.
 Aravalli Biodiversity Park was announced as the first Other Effective Area – based
Conservation Measures site, OECM site.

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 The OECM tag is provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN.
 According to IUCN, the OECM sites are not protected but are rich in biodiversity.

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 Sariska Tiger Reserve - RJ.
 Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly laid the
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foundation stone of the world‟s third-largest cricket stadium in Jaipur.
 J&K topped in India Press Freedom Report 2021.
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 SMILE Scheme Launched.
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 Department of Social Justice & Empowerment launched the ―SMILE: Support for Marginalised
Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise‖ scheme on February 12, 2022, in New Delhi.
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 Ministry has allocated Rs. 365 Crore for the scheme for the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26.
 One Ocean Summit.
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Summit‖.
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United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Canada.
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 45th International Kolkata Book Fair to start from February 28.

 The focal theme country this year is Bangladesh.
 TomTom Traffic Index Ranking 2021: Mumbai 5th most-congested city in the world.
 Istanbul, Turkey has been declared as the most congested city in the world as per the ranking.
 A book titled “Atal Bihari Vajpayee” authored by Sagarika Ghose.

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 She has also authored a book titled ―Indira: India‘s Most Powerful Prime Minister‖.
 World Book of Records: Atal Tunnel recognized as „Longest Highway Tunnel.
 J&K became first Union Territory to be integrated with NSWS.
 Jammu & Kashmir has become the first Union Territory to integrate with the National Single
Window System (NSWS) which marks a major leap in Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) in the UT.

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 Surat to get India‟s 1st bullet train station by Dec 2024.
 World Food Programme.

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 India signed an agreement with the United Nation‘s World Food Programme (WFP) for the
distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat that it has committed to sending Afghanistan as part of a
humanitarian assistance.

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 The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the
world‘s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security.

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 EOS-04 launch, ISRO‟s first of 2022.
 ISRO has successfully launched earth observation satellite EOS-04, two other satellites
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(INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD) onboard PSLV recently.
 This was the first mission of the space agency under the chairmanship of S Somanath.
 Central Jail in Madhya Pradesh gets own FM radio channel.
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 Nitin Gadkari inaugurates long Rail-cum-Road Bridge over River Ganga in Bihar.
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 Maharashtra‟s Health Minister announces “Hope Express” to prevent cancer.

 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2021/2022 report.
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 India to replace diesel by renewable energy in agriculture by 2024.
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 Indian Railways to set up country‟s biggest Wrestling Academy.

 Ministry of Railways has approved to set up a state-of-art wrestling academy in Indian Railways,
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 Reliance Jio ties up with SES for satellite-based broadband service.
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 Reliance Jio has tied up with Luxembourg-based satellite and telecom services provider SES to
provide satellite-based broadband communication services in India.
 Saubhagya Scheme: Rajasthan tops solar electrification Scheme.
 India ranks 3rd in 9th US Green Building Council.
 It has been topped by China with 1,077 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
projects certified in 2021.

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 Medaram Jathara 2022.

 The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned ₹2.26 Crores for various activities pertaining to
Medaram Jathara 2022.
 Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair of India, after the Kumbh Mela, celebrated by the
second-largest Tribal Community of Telangana- the Koya tribe for four days.

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 Haryana private sector quota law.
 The Supreme Court has set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying a

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controversial State law which provides 75% reservation for local youths in private sector jobs
earning less than ₹30,000 a month.
 G20 Summit.

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 The Union Cabinet has set in motion the process to build a Secretariat that will look after the
affairs of organising the G20 summit in 2023.

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 India will steer the international body as its President from December 1, 2022 to November 30,
2023, which will lead to the G20 summit to be hosted here.
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 G20 Summit is formally known as the ―Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy‖.
 India‟s first water taxi service was recently inaugurated in Maharashtra.
 It will connect the Navi Mumbai area to mainland Mumbai.
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 MoHUA Approval to A.P under Garbage Free Cities.

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 Under the ‗Garbage Free Cities‘ vision, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved
Rs 235 crore to Andhra Pradesh.
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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 on October 1,
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2021, with the goal of achieving ―Garbage Free Cities‖ by the year 2026.
 RPF: „Operation Nanhe Farishte‟.
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1,000 kids from Railway stations across India, in the month of January, 2022.
 Indian Oil- 1000 EV Charging stations.
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(EVCS) in India.
 India‟s Record Soyoil Import from the United States of America.
 Due to limited supply from drought-stricken South America, Indian exporters have arranged to
import a record 100,000 tonnes of soyoil from the United States, at a time when palm oil prices
are reaching new highs.

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 India, the world‘s largest edible oil importer, generally buys soyoil from Brazil and Argentina,
but this year‘s low bean output in these two leading producer countries has forced India to sign
a contract with the producers from the United States for import of the oil.
 Asia‟s largest Bio-CNG plant will virtually be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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 New India Literacy Programme.
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Government of India approved the New India Literacy Programme scheme for the fiscal years
2022-2027.
 DefExpo 2022.

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 The event will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, for the first time.
 Theme - ―Celebrating 75 years of India‘s Independence‖.

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 New Rules for Kids on Two-wheelers.
 Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has notified a new set of rules according to
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which children under the age of 4 must wear a helmet and safety vest when riding a two-
wheeled vehicle.
 A book titled „Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War‟
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released.
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 Kerala‟s first Caravan Park to come up in Vagamon.

 A book titled “Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us” by Ro Khanna
released.
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 REWARD Project.
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 The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha and the World Bank
have signed a $115 million Programme (Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience
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through Innovative Development Programme).

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 Mumbai: Host of IOC Session 2023.
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 This event will see the election for the 2030 Winter Olympics host country and the sports
programme for the Olympic Games scheduled in Los Angeles for the year 2028.
 MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters.
 As per defence authorities, first batch of three MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters is likely to arrive
India by July 2022.

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 Indian Navy had ordered the MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters from the United States.
 Madhya Pradesh: Khajuraho Dance Festival.
 RCS UDAN- First flight between Delhi-Khajuraho.
 Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, recently flagged off the first direct flight
between Delhi and heritage city of Khajuraho.

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 Ministry of Education approved the continuation of „Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
(RUSA) Scheme‟ till 2026.
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RUSA is a holistic scheme of development for higher education. It was started in 2013 by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development.
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 Taj Mahotsav 2022.

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 It is a 10-day cultural festival, held in Agra each year.
 Theme- ‗Aazadi ke Amrit Mahotsav sang, Taj ke rang‗.
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 Assam government is set to launch a four-year mentorship programme called Project
Arohan.
 This project will be launched to provide guidance to students and boost their skills.
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 Water Taxi Service Flagged Off In Mumbai.

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 A book titled „A Nation To Protect‟ authored by Priyam Gandhi Mody.

 A book on Rabindranath Tagore authored by Uma Das Gupta released.
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 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has launched a mobile app named
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„KISAN‟ for the farmers.

 In the city of Mumbai, the Financial Stability and Development Council‟s (FSDC) 25th
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meeting was held.

 This meeting was held under the chair of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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authorization (EUA) from the drug regulator of India for its Covid-19 vaccine for children aged
12 to 18.
 Himachal Pradesh gets 1st Biodiversity Park at Mandi.
 Jimmy Soni authored a book titled „The Founders: The Story of Paypal”.
 Deaucha Panchami coal block of Birbhum Coalfield Area is World‟s Second Largest Coal
Block situated in West Bengal.

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 This coal mine is the largest coal mine or coal block in Asia, due to the number of coal reserves.
 Panruti cashew.
 Panruti cashew is mainly found in Tamil Nadu. This is unique because of its taste and quality.
Although these cashew nuts are slightly smaller in size, they have a distinct market value. It is
commonly known as the ‗gold mine‘ of Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu.

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 Karakattam Dance.
 Karakattam is an ancient folk dance of Tamil Nadu.

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 India‟s first cheetah sanctuary.
 Kuno-Palpur National Park in Madhya Pradesh could become the country‘s first-ever cheetah
sanctuary.

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 Bhasha Certificate Selfie Campaign.
 The Bhasha Certificate Selfie campaign has been launched by the Ministry of Education with the

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aim of promoting multilingualism and encouraging cultural diversity so as to foster the Ek
Bharat Shreshtha Bharat spirit.
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 Delhi will get India‟s first e-waste eco-park.
 Indian Railway‟s First Solar Power Plant.
 Solar photovoltaic plant has been commissioned by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) at Bina,
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Madhya Pradesh for the Indian Railways.

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 OCEANS 2022 conference.

 The Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Park in association with the National
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 Theme - ―OCEANS 2022‖ conference was ―inspire-innovate-sustain‖.
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 3rd Anniversary of PM-KISAN.

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 Through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), Rs 6000/- is deposited into the bank accounts of farmers
across the country in three equal installments every four months.
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 Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh becomes 100th „Har Ghar Jal‟ District.
 A book title „The Great Tech Game‟ penned by Anirudh Suri.
 Armed Forces Preparatory School.
 The Armed Forces Preparatory School is part of the projects announced by the Delhi
government in its 2021 ‗Deshbhakti Budget‘.
 In helping students prepare for entry into the National Defence Academy and other services.

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 It will be the first fully residential school set up by the Delhi government.
 Tamil Nadu government has begun work to set up the first Dugong Conservation Reserve of
India in the Palk Bay region.
 Operation Ganga.
 India also launched a multi-prong evacuation plan titled ‗Operation Ganga‘.

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 „Hit and Run‟ Solatium.
 The Road Transport and Highways Ministry have decided to increase the compensation to the

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kin of hit-and-run victims by eight times to Rs 2 lakh in case of death starting April 1.
 The solatium for a person who suffers serious injuries in a hit-and-run case would be increased
from Rs 12,500 to Rs 50,000.

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 Milan 2022.
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 MILAN, a Multilateral Naval Exercise hosted by India.

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 Eastern Bridge-VI Air Exercise.

 Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) are taking part in a bilateral exercise
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names ―Eastern Bridge- VI‖, in a bid to bolster operational efficiency through interoperability.
 Dharma Guardian Exercise.
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 Dharma Guardian is the name of an Indo-Japan Joint Military Exercise that began in 2018. This
exercise takes place between both countries‘ armies.
 India, Oman conduct 5-day air exercise „Eastern Bridge-VI‟ in Jodhpur from Feb 21 to 25.

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INTERNATIONAL
 African Union (AU) has suspended Burkina Faso‟s participation in the organization‟s
activities until the country restores constitutional order after the military mutiny.

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 Lunar New Year 2022: Year of Tiger.
 As per Chinese Zodiac, also called as ―Shengxiao‖ we are assigned a powerful animal called

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Shuxiang, on the basis of year we are born.
 Ultimate mantra of the Tiger year is ‗YOLO‘.
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Chinese New Year is also called as Lunar New Year.
 Samsung Surpasses Intel as World‟s top semiconductor company in 2021.
 Dubai will launch World‟s first Hydrogen-powered Flying Boat „The Jet‟.

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 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022.
 Founded in 1972.
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 US has designated Qatar a MNNA.
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working relationships with the US Armed Forces but are not members of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO).
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 Quad.
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of unhindered maritime trade and security.

 The grouping traces its genesis to 2004 when the four countries came together to coordinate
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relief operations in the aftermath of the tsunami.

 It then met for the first time in 2007 on the sidelines of the Association of SouthEast Asian
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Nations (ASEAN).
 International Court of Justice (ICJ).
 ICJ was established in 1945 by the United Nations charter and started working in April 1946.
 It is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, situated at the Peace Palace in The Hague
(Netherlands).

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 Unlike the six principal organs of the United Nations, it is the only one not located in New York
(USA).
 Diego Garcia.
 It is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
 It is the largest of 60 small islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago.

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 In 1965, Britain separated the Chagos Islands from Mauritius and set up a joint military base
with the United States on Diego Garcia.

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 Britain insists the islands belong to London and has renewed a lease agreement with the United
States to use Diego Garcia until 2036.
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Cyclone Barsirai made landfall on coast of Madagascar, killing at least six people.
 35th African Union summit was held at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.
 Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).

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 As tensions exacerbate between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine, political commentators
say that the United States could, as a last resort, exclude Russia from the Society for Worldwide
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Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
 It is a messaging network that financial institutions use to securely transmit information and
instructions through a standardized system of codes.
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 SWIFT headquartered - Belgium.

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 International Labour Organisation (ILO).

 It became the first specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) in the year 1946.
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 It got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969.

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 It is the only tripartite U.N. agency. It brings together governments, employers and workers.
 Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
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 World Employment and Social Outlook.

 Global Wage Report.
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 Philippines‟ stance on RCEP.

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Philippines Senate has postponed the ratification of RCEP after Farmers and other civil society
groups in the country took cue from India‘s decision to stay out of RCEP.
 Norway tops 2021 Democracy Index of 167 countries released by Economist Intelligence Unit
(EIU).
 India 46th.
 Afghanistan scored the least.

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 Global Environment Facility.

 GEF was established during the Rio Earth Summit of 1992.
 It is based in Washington, D.C., United States.
 The GEF is jointly managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World
Bank, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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 Israel became first country to allow drones in civilian airspace.
 A book titled „How to Prevent the Next Pandemic‟ by Bill Gates.

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 His last book, ―How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs
We Need‖.
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OIC.
 It is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states.
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It is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations.
 Permanent Secretariat is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
 North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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 Russia has said it is pulling out its forces surrounding Ukraine. But, NATO and the U.S. have said
that they are yet to be convinced the pullout was real.
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 It is an intergovernmental military alliance.
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 Established by Washington treaty.

 Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.
 Headquarters — Brussels, Belgium.
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 AUKUS Alliance.
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 Under the first major initiative of AUKUS, Australia would build a fleet of nuclear-powered
submarines with the help of the US and the UK, a capability aimed at promoting stability in the
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Indo-Pacific region.
 UK's „Golden Visas‟.
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 U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel announced to scrap the ―Golden Visa‖ programme for
millionaire investors, in a bid to cut down on fraud.
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 Global Trade Update published by UNCTAD.

 Malawi Wild Polio Case.
 After a case of wild polio was discovered in a three-year-old child, Malawi announced a wild
polio outbreak, the first of its kind in Africa in more than five years.
 In the year 2020, the continent was declared free of all kinds of wild polio.

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 Sixth European Union-African Union Summit was held from 17th to 18th February 2022.
 This summit took place in Brussels, Belgium.
 India‟s UPI Platform in Nepal.
 The first country to adopt India‘s UPI system will be Nepal which will be critical in modernising
the neighbouring country‘s digital economy.

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 Munich Security Conference has been held in Munich, Germany, as an annual conference on
international security policy.
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Twitter tieup with Paytm to boost its „Tips‟ feature in India.
 UNEP Frontiers Report.
 The latest report is named ―Noise, Blazes and Mismatches: Emerging Issues of Environmental

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Concern.‖
 France announces military withdrawal from Mali after nine years.

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 Russia recognises independence of breakaway Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk.
 A new naval air defence system named „C-Dome‟ has been successfully tested by Israel.
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 Japan has launched its first hydrogen-powered train.
 This unveiling is seen as a step towards the country‘s objective of becoming carbon neutral by
2050.
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 Nord Stream 2 Pipeline.

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 This is a 1,200-km pipeline that runs from Ust-Luga in Russia to Greifswald in Germany through
the Baltic Sea. It will carry 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year.
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USCC International Intellectual Property Index.

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Global Innovation Policy Center, India‘s total IP score has risen from 38.4 percent to 38.6
percent, and the country is now ranked 43 out of 55 countries on the International Intellectual
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Property Index.
 USA - 1st.
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 India to set up its first IIT outside the country in UAE.

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 Reliance Jio‟s New Subsea Cable „India-Asia-Xpress‟ To Connect Maldives.

 Finland and Sweden‟s NATO membership.
 Finland and Sweden have dismissed Russia‘s warnings that their potential NATO membership
would have ―serious military-political consequences‖ for the two countries.
 World‟s largest plane „Mriya‟.

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 On the fourth day of Russian invasion to Ukraine, Russia destroyed the largest plane in the
world called ―Ukraine‘s Antonov-225 cargo plane‖.

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DEATHS

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 Senior advocate & Additional Solicitor General Rupinder Singh Suri passes away.

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 Actor & filmmaker Amitabh Dayal passes away.
 Veteran actor and Producer Ramesh Deo passes away.

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 Praveen Kumar Sobti, Bheem in BR Chopra‟s „Mahabharat‟ TV series, dies at 74.
 Legendary Singer Lata Mangeshkar took her last breath on February 6, 2022.
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 Bharat Ratna in 2001.
 She was recognised in Guinness Book of World Records in 1974, for singing maximum number
of songs in the world.
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 BJP‟s first torchbearer in Lok Sabha, C Janga Reddy passes away.

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 R Rajamohan, who led the 1st Asteroid Discoveries In Independent India, passes away.
 „Kabir of Karnataka‟ Ibrahim Sutar passes away.
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 Luc Montagnier, who identified virus behind AIDS, dies at 89 in France; won 2008 Nobel
Prize in medicine with colleague Francoise Barr-Sinoussi.
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 Former Chairman of Bajaj Auto Rahul Bajaj passes away.

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Chennaveer Kanavi.
 Celebrated Kannada poet, critic and professor Channaveera Kanavi, whose poems spoke of
simplicities of life and betrayed a yearning for rural idyll, recently passed away.
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 Indian Express journalist Ravish Tiwari dies at 40.

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 Football legend Surajit Sengupta passes away.

 Freedom fighter and Gandhian social worker Shakuntala Choudhary passes away.

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ECONOMY /BANKING
 NSO First revised FY21 GDP estimates.
 The National Statistical Office recently released the first revised GDP estimates for the fiscal year

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2021.
 According to the estimates, the GDP contracted by 6.6%. Earlier, the GDP had contracted by

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7.3%.
 Govt. approves sale of PSU Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) to Tata Steel Long Products Ltd
for Rs 12,100 crore.

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 NPCI announces UPI safety and awareness week.
 Under this initiative, NPCI and the UPI ecosystem will observe February 1-7 as ‗UPI Safety and

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Awareness Week‘ and the whole of February as ‗UPI Safety and Awareness Month‘.
 Chennai Super Kings becomes India‟s First Unicorn Sports Enterprise.
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 Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has become the country‘s first sports Unicorn with its market cap
having touched a high of Rs 7,600 crores and its share in the grey market trading.
 Electoral Bonds.
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 Electoral Bond is a financial instrument for making donations to political parties.

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 The bonds are issued in multiples of Rs. 1,000, Rs. 10,000, Rs. 1 lakh, Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 1 crore
without any maximum limit.
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 State Bank of India is authorised to issue and encash these bonds, which are valid for fifteen
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days from the date of issuance.

 Donor‘s name is not mentioned on the bond.
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 Sovereign Green Bonds.

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on the environment.
 KAVACH Technology in Railways.
 During the budget presentation, the finance minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman announced that
the safety of the Indian trains is to be increased through the KAVACH technology.
 The railways were allocated Rs 1,37,000 crores.
 It is an anti – collision technology.
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 EXIM Bank- Sri Lanka $500-mn loan agreement.

 Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Programme.
 During the Union Budget 2022-23 presentation, the finance minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman
announced that RAMP programme is to be rolled out at an estimated cost of Rs 6,000 crores.
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 It aims to improve the condition of MSMEs in India.
 PNB launches co-branded contactless credit cards with Patanjali.

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 Crisil Report: India‟s GDP expected to grow 7.8% in FY23.
 Banks to transfer 15 NPA accounts worth Rs 50,000 crores to NARCL in FY22.
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Brand Finance report: LIC 10th most valued insurance brand globally.
 US regains top spot as India‟s trade partner in 2021.
 US is followed by China.

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 Parvatmala Scheme.
 The National Ropeways Development Programme – ―Parvatmala‖ was announced recently by
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the Union Finance Minister in the Union Budget for 2022-23 to improve connectivity in hilly
areas.
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Nodal Ministry - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH).
 RBI‟s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept key interest rates unchanged.
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 It held meetings at least 4 times in a year.
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 RBI to observe Financial Literacy week 2022: February 14-18.

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 Theme - ―Go Digital, Go Secure‖.

 Sonata Software tie-up with Microsoft for its launch of „Microsoft Cloud‟.
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 PMKSY extended till March 2026 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore.

 The ‗Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)‘ has been extended till March 2026 with
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an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore.

 The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
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 The scheme aims for the overall growth and development of the food processing sector.
 RBI 2nd largest buyer of gold in 2021.
 Central Bank of Thailand - Thailand.
 Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Gautam Adani overtook Mukesh Ambani.

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 In accordance with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gautam Adani net worth reached $88.5
billion overtaking Mukesh Ambani‘s $87.9 billion becoming Asia‘s richest person as on 8th
February 2022.
 RBI reopens Voluntary Retention Route with investment limit of Rs 2,50,000 cr.
 The Reserve Bank of India had introduced the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) for investments

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by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in debts in 2019 with an investment limit of Rs 1,50,000
crore.
 ABG Shipyard Bank Fraud.

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 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked ABG Shipyard Ltd, in its biggest bank fraud
case.

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 They have been booked for cheating a consortium of banks led by State Bank of India of more
than Rs 22,842 crore.

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 LIC: India‟s largest Initial Public Offering.
 Government of India is planning to sell 5% of its share in LIC.
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 With this, the government is trying to raise Rs 65,000 crores.
 Paisabazaar & RBL bank tie-up to offer „Paisa on Demand‟ credit card.
 BoB will acquire Union Bank‟s stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance.
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 Bank of Baroda will acquire Union Bank of India‘s 21% stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance
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Company.
 It is a joint venture between the Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, and Carmel Point
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Investments.
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26% and UBI holds 30%.
 Hurun Report on Dollar Millionaires.
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 Hurun Report, the rich families in India have grown by 11 per cent in the year 2021.
 Fintech Open Month.
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 It was started by NITI Aayog.

 Theme ‗OPEN‘.
 Yes Bank launches „Agri Infinity‟ programme.
 SIDBI launches „waste to wealth creation‟ programme 2022.
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched the ‗Waste to Wealth Creation‘
programme for women in the Sundarbans in West Bengal.

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 RBI‟s Caution against Carpooling app „sRide‟.

 RBI caution against sRide App, stating that this firm was operating a semi-closed pre-paid
instrument, without receiving authorization from the central bank, under Payment and
Settlement Systems Act, 2007.
 sRide Tech Private Limited is a registered company, with registered office in Gurgaon, Haryana.

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This company is operating a semi-closed (non-closed) pre-paid instrument (wallet) through its
‗sRide‘ carpooling app.
 Thus, RBI cautioned that persons dealing with the app will be doing at their own risk.

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 IRCTC, NPCI, Bank of Baroda (BOB) Financial Solutions launch „IRCTC BoB RuPay Contactless
Credit Card‟ for railway customers.

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 India and France sign Roadmap on Blue Economy.
 Union Bank of India (UBI) launched “Union MSME RuPay Credit Card” in association with

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National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
 The Card comes with interest free credit up to 50 days.
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 Moody‟s India Growth Forecast.
 The prediction for the current financial year has been raised to 9.5 percent from 7 percent.
 Mastercard tieup with SBI Payments to boost digital payments infrastructure.
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 Paytm Payments Bank is now official acquiring partner for e-RUPI vouchers.
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 India Ratings decrease GDP growth at 8.6% for FY22.

 ECGC Ltd.
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 It provides export credit insurance support to Indian exporters.

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 SWIFT Ban on Russia.
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 United States and the European Union (EU) have decided to cut off a number of Russian banks
from SWIFT, the main international payment system.
 New Development Bank 1st multilateral agency to open office in Gift City.

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APPOINTMENTS
 Sergio Mattarella – Italy‟s President for 2nd term.
 Portugal election results: Ruling Socialist Party secures absolute majority in Parliament;
Antonio Costa to continue as PM.
 JNU Vice Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar appointed as Chairman of University Grants

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Commission (UGC).
 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to take over as Norway‟s central bank Governor at

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the end of the year.
 Ravi Mittal named as new Chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.

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 GoI named Sonali Singh as Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on add. charge.
 IndiGo‟s co-founder Rahul Bhatia named as first MD of the company.

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 Akshay Kumar named as brand ambassador of Uttarakhand.
 Amitabh Bachchan named as brand ambassador of MediBuddy.
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 Senior bureaucrat S. Kishore appointed as new SSC Chairman.
 Sanjay Malhotra has been named as Secretary in the Department of Financial Services in the
Ministry of Finance.
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 Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit will be the first woman Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru
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University.
 Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani named as new NCERT director.
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 S R Narasimhan takes additional charge as CMD POSOCO.

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 Dr Unnikrishnan Nair named as New Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
 Burkina Faso; Coup leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba declared new President.
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 Munishwar Nath Bhandari new Chief Justice of Madras High Court.

 Frank-Walter Steinmeier- Re-elected German President.
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 Debashis Mitra elected ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) President for 2022-
23 term.
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 Ilker Ayci, former chairman of Turkish Airlines, named new CEO & MD of Air India.
 Bihar ropes in Manoj Tiwari as brand ambassador for Khadi.
 Shah Rukh Khan named as Brand Ambassador of Gaming app A23.
 G Ashok Kumar named as India‟s first national maritime security coordinator.
 Institute of Economic Growth named Chetan Ghate as its news Director.

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 Finance Ministry‟s Principal Economic Adviser Sanjeev Sanyal inducted into the Economic
Advisory Council to the Prime Minister as a full-time member.
 IOC Athletes‟ Commission re-elected Emma Terho as Chair.

 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes‘ Commission re-elected ice hockey player
Emma Terho of Finland as its Chair and table tennis player Seung Min Ryu of the Republic of
Korea as its First Vice-Chair.

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 Gurugram sisters chosen as „Beti Bachao Beti Padhao‟ brand ambassadors.

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International Chess Player woman FIDE Masters, Tanishka Kotia and her sister Riddhika Kotia are
appointed as Brand Ambassadors of ‗Beti Bachao Beti Padhao‘ scheme for the Gurugram
District of Haryana.

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 Centre nominates Sanjay Malhotra as a Director of Central Board of RBI.
 Elevation of Union Law Secretary as HC Judge.

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 Anoop Kumar Mendiratta became the first serving judge to be appointed as Union Law
Secretary, among 60 candidates.
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 On February 25, 2022, he became the first Union Law Secretary to be appointed as a judge in
High Court.
 Rakesh Sharma reappointed as MD & CEO of IDBI Bank for a period of 3 years.
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 Madhabi Puri Buch named as first woman chief of SEBI.

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 She is the first woman chief of SEBI and also the first non-IAS to head the regulatory body.
 Samiran Gupta to head public policy for Twitter in India.
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AWARDS
 New Zealand‟s Daryl Mitchell named the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021.
 Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award.
 Telugu short film „Street Student‟ wins NHRC‟s Short Film Award Competition.

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 „Writing with Fire‟ Documentary.
 Indian documentary Writing with Fire, has been nominated at the 94th Academy Awards in

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‗Best Documentary Feature Category‘.
 The documentary is directed by filmmakers Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh.

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 Writing with Fire is the only Indian title, to be nominated at Oscar awards 2022.
 ‗Writing with Fire‘ is about a rural newspaper run by Dalit women called Khabar Lahariya.

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 The newspaper was started by Delhi based NGO Nirantar from Chitrakoot, Bundelkhand region
in 2002. The documentary shows transition of Khabar Lahariya from print to digital in recent
years.
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 Nitin Gadkari received 18th Late Madhavrao Limaye Award.
 Sandeep Bakhshi, MD & CEO of ICICI Bank, named Business Standard Banker of the Year
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 Rishabh Pant won ESPNcricinfo „Test Batting Award‟ 2021.

 New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was adjudged ‗Captain of the Year‘.
 Test bowling award went to Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand).
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 Bill Gates, noted philanthropist and creator of Microsoft have been awarded the Hilal-e-
Pakistan, Pakistan‘s second-highest civilian honor, for his efforts to help eradicate polio in the
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country.
 Karnataka Bank bags three banking tech awards.
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 The bank has won the awards under categories: Best Technology Bank of the Year; Best Fintech
Adoption; and Best Use of AI/ML & Data Analytics — all runner-ups.
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 17th IBA‟s Annual Banking Technology Awards 2021.

 Best Technology Bank of the Year

1. In Large Banks segment: Bank of Baroda
2. In Small Banks segment: The South Indian Bank
3. In Foreign Banks segment: Citibank N.A.
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4. Regional Rural Banks: Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin.

 Best Digital Financial Inclusion Initiatives

1. Large Banks: State Bank of India
 Coal India gets „India‟s Most Trusted Public Sector Company‟ award.
 Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022.

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 Film of the Year Award: Pushpa: The Rise
 Best Film Award: Shershaah.

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 Best Actor Award: Ranveer Singh for film 83
 Best Actress Award: Kriti Sanon for film Mimi.

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 Ramanujan Prize.
 The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians was awarded to Professor Neena Gupta, a

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mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.
 The prize is awarded annually.
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SPORTS
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 Veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, recently won „World Games Athlete of the
Year, 2021.
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 Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh was part of men‘s team, which claimed a bronze medal in the
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Tokyo Olympics.
 He became only the second Indian to receive this award.
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 He followed the footsteps of compatriot and India women‘s captain Rani.
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Magnus Carlsen of Norway wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in Wijk aan Zee,
Netherlands.
 Odisha Open badminton tournament held at Cuttack: Unnati Hooda (women‟s), Kiran George
(men‟s) win singles titles.
 Chennai Super Kings becomes India‟s First Unicorn Sports Enterprise.
 New Events of 2028 Olympics.

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 The 2028 Olympics is to be held in Los Angeles. This is after the 2024 Olympics to be held in
Paris. The 2022 Olympics was held in Tokyo.
 It includes surfing, climbing and skateboarding.
 India announces diplomatic boycott of opening and closing ceremony of Winter.
 IPL 2022: Ahmedabad IPL franchise to be called „Gujarat Titans‟.

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 India‟s 1000th ODI match.
 The match was played against West Indies. Indian team played the match under the captainship

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of Rohit Sharma. And India won the match.
 The Indian Cricket team is the first in the world to complete 1000 ODI matches.
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ICC U-19 World Cup 2022.
 ICC U-19 World Cup final 2022, India cruised to a four-wicket victory against England, at Sir
Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

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 China wins AFC Women‟s Asian Cup tournament by defeating South Korea 3-2 in the final
played in Mumbai; AFC: Asian Football Confederation.
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 Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal announces retirement.
 Haryana Men‟s & Kerala Women‟s Team wins Senior National Volleyball Championship.
 Haryana team defeated the Indian Railway 3-0, to win the Men‘s title in Senior National
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Volleyball Championship 2021-22.

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 2022 Winter Olympics conclude in Beijing.

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 Table Tennis player Manika Batra joins Adidas as brand ambassador.
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 Bihar‟s Sakibul Gani become the first player in the history of the game to score a triple
century on his first-class debut.
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 India‟s Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has defeated the reigning world champion Norway‟s
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Magnus Carlsen.
 The 16-year-old Praggnanandhaa is only the third Indian to have defeated Magnus Carlsen
after Viswanathan Anand and Pentala Harikrishna.
 Magnus Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion and a Norwegian chess grandmaster.
 National Chess Championship.

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 In the 58th Senior National Chess Championship, that started on February 25, 2022,
Grandmaster B Adhiban heads a star-studded field.
 Pooja Jatyan wins silver in Para World Archery Championships in Dubai.
 Rafael Nadal wins men‟s singles title at Mexican Open tennis at Acapulco.
 International Judo Federation suspends Vladimir Putin as honorary president.

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 World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day - January 30.

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 Theme - Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty related diseases.
 World Leprosy Day.
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 Every year World Leprosy Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of January. This year, the day
was celebrated on January 30, 2022.
 World Wetland Day - February 2.
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 It is celebrated on February 2 because the Convention on Wetlands was adopted on February 2,

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 Theme - ―Wetland‘s action for people and nature‖.
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 World Interfaith Harmony Week: 1-7 February.

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World Cancer Day - February 4.

 Theme- ‗Close the Care Gap‘.
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 International Day of Human Fraternity celebrated on Feb 4 by UN.

 International Day of Women and Girls in Science - Feb 11.
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Safer Internet Day - 8 February.

 Theme - ‗Together for a better internet‘.
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 World Pulses Day - 10 February.

 Theme: ―Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems‖.
 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation - 6 February.
 Theme ―Accelerating Investment to End Female Genital Mutilation.‖
 International Day of Women and Girls in Science observed by UN on Feb 11.
 Theme - ―Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Water Unites Us‖.
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 National Deworming Day - February 10.

 World Unani Day - 11 February.
 National Productivity - February 12.
 National Productivity Council will celebrate ―National Productivity Week‖ from February 12 to
18.

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 National Productivity Council will celebrate productivity week under the theme ―Self-Reliance
Through Productivity.‖
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World Radio Day - Feb 13.
 Anti-Smuggling Day - February 11.
 International Epilepsy Day - February 14.

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 February 15: Bihar Shahid Diwas.
 Guru Ravidas Jayanti was observed on February 16.

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 International Mother Language Day - February 21.
 Theme - ―Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities‖.
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 World Day of Social Justice celebrated on Feb 20.
 Theme: ‗Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment‘.
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7th Soil Health Card Day Observed on 19 February 2022.
 World Pangolin Day 2022 observed on 19th February.
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 World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the ―Third Saturday of February‖ every year.
 World Thinking Day - 22nd February.
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 Theme - Our World, Our Equal Future.

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 Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 2022 is being celebrated on February 26.

 Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of Hindu reform organisation called Arya Samaj.
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 Central Excise Day - Feb 24.

 Polio National Immunization Day 2022 - February 27.
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 National Science Day - 28 February.

 Theme - ‗Integrated Approach in Science and Technology for Sustainable Future‘.
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 World NGO Day - February 27.

 3rd India Protein Day: February 27, 2022.
 Rare Disease Day observed on 28 February 2022.

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