Test: February 2022 Weekly Current Affair - 1 - UPSC MCQ

India and Israel will work together to create 150 Villages of Excellence that will help farmers to adopt latest technology in the farm sector.

Fintech company Alphaniti announced a partnership with IIFL Securities to allow investors to invest and trade in stock offerings.

The Maharashtra Directorate of National Cadet Corps (NCC) has won the Prime Ministers banner at the Republic Day Camp.

Teenager Unnati Hooda became the youngest Indian to win a Super 100 tournament as she beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal in straight games to claim the womens singles title while unseeded Kiran George emerged triumphant in mens singles final of Odisha Open badminton tournament.

PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission which was earlier known as Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, is one of the largest pan-India scheme for strengthening healthcare infrastructure across the country. It is in addition to the National Health Mission. It will provide support for 17 thousand 788 rural Health and Wellness Centres in 10 High Focus States. Further, over 11 thousand urban Health and Wellness Centres will be established in all the States.
Under the scheme, Critical Care Hospital Blocks will be established in all districts with population of more than 5 lakhs.

The traditional Torgya Festival of the Monpa community in Arunachal Pradesh has held.

State Bank of India (SBI) said it has entered into an agreement with Tata Power Solar Systems for financing of solar projects. The lender has also set up a dedicated centralized processing cell – Surya Shakti Cell, at the Ballard Estate in Mumbai.

Mithali Raj has reached the no. 2 spot in the latest Womens ODI Batting Rankings released by ICC, ahead of the upcoming ICC Womens Cricket World Cup 2022. Mithali Raj has a total of 738 points to her credit and sits second to Australian player Alyssa Healy with 750 points.

Government is providing financial assistance of 18.18 crore rupees for each Apparel and Garment Making Center in North East states for infrastructure capacity building under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme. This information was given by the Minister of state for Textiles Darshana Jardosh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

Spituk Gustor, the annual celebrations of Ladakhi culture and traditional heritage began as the hostile weather condition prevailed in the Union Territory.

As per the recently presented Economic Survey 2021-22, Maharashtra tops the list of newly recognised startups and unicorns.

The Centre has approved renaming of three places in Madhya Pradesh namely Hoshangabad Nagar as “Narmadapuram”, Shivpuri as “Kundeshwar Dham” and Babai as “Makhan Nagar”.

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) said it has extended a line of credit of USD 500 million to Sri Lanka for financing the purchase of petroleum products.

China is celebrating the Spring Festival, its most important annual festival as it entered the Lunar new Year of the Tiger, bidding goodbye to the Lunar Year of the Ox.

Ministry of Finance has released the monthly Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of 9,871 crore rupees to 17 States. This was the 11th instalment of the PDRD grant released to the States.

Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has felicitated the Beating Retreat Drone Light Show – StartUps who had mesmerized the nation by lighting the sky with colourful tricolor at New Delhis Vijay Chowk.

GA Srinivasa Murthy has been appointed director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad.

Former Greek president Christos Sartzetakis — who went from prosecutor to torture victim and film hero during the country s military dictatorship, before becoming head of state — has died aged 92.

GAIL (India) Limited has commenced India s first-of-its-kind project of mixing hydrogen into the natural gas system at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

Calling Beijing s move to pick a Chinese soldier involved in the Galwan incident as an Olympic torchbearer “regrettable”, India said that its envoy will not attend the opening or closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing from 4th Feb – 20th Feb 2022.

Indias largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station, with 100 charging points for four-wheelers, was commissioned in Sector 52, Gurugram. Before this, the countrys largest EV charging station was in Navi Mumbai, with 16 AC and 4 DC charging ports for such vehicles.

Socialist Prime Minister António Costa won re-election to his third consecutive term during the general election in Portugal as the new far-right party Chega took ground in the countrys Parliament.

India and Nepal signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a motorable Bridge over the Mahakali River connecting Dharchula (India) with Darchula (Nepal), under Indian grant assistance.

Punjab National Bank (PNB), and Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) have launched co-branded credit cards in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

Life Insurance Corporation, which is bound for the nations largest share sale, is the strongest and the largest brand in the country with a valuation of $8.656 billion. This also makes it the third strongest insurance brand globally, said a Brand Finance report.