Current Affairs – February 18 2023
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Current Affairs – February 18 2023
1. Manipur hosts B20 Conference
On the sidelines of the G20 summit, the State of Manipur hosted the B20 conference. The theme of the conference was Sustainable Growth and Development. It was in line with the theme of the G20 summit, which is One Earth One Family One Future.
2. World Pangolin Day: Data on Pangolin poaching in India
In 2023, World Pangolin Day is celebrated on February 18. Every year the day is celebrated on the third Saturday of February month. The main objective of the celebration is to create awareness about the Pangolin population decline.
The population of Pangolin are decreasing rapidly in Africa and Asia. The main reason for the decline is their medicinal value. Pangolin scales have several medicinal properties.
3. Qatar lifts temporary ban on Indian Frozen Seafood
In November 2022, Qatar detected Vibrio Cholera in Indian consignments. Following this, the country banned seafood from India. This was done just before the FIFA world cup.
Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA and testing laboratories were occupied with FIFA-related assignments. Due to a lack of testing laboratories, Qatar banned seafood from India.
4. Dharma Guardian 2023 Exercise
India and Japan recently conducted the Dharma Guardian Exercise. The exercise was held at Camp Imazu of Shiga province in Japan. Middle Army’s Infantry Regiment and the Garhwal Rifle regiment of the Indian Army participated in the exercise.
The armies shared tactics and their best practices with each other. The exercise will boost the friendship between the armies.
5. North India’s first Nuclear Plant is coming up in Haryana in the town of Gorakhpur
North India’s first Nuclear Plant is coming up in Haryana in the town of Gorakhpur, which is about 150 km north of the national capital of New Delhi.
One of the major achievements under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s leadership would be the installation of Atomic Energy plants in other parts of the country which were earlier confined mostly to the South Indian States or in the west.
6. Tata Motors VP Rajan Amba named as MD of Jaguar Land Rover India
Tata Motors has appointed Rajan Amba as the Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover India. He will take charge on March 1, 2023. Amba replaces Rohit Suri, who announced his retirement earlier this year.
Amba’s contributions have been instrumental in improving customer experience and expanding Tata Motors’ retail network. He has been spearheading the commercial teams since October 2020. Rajan will be replacing Rohit Suri, who announced his retirement from the position of MD and President back in January 2023.
7. World’s First Cloud-Built Demonstration Satellite Launched JANUS-1 Successfully
Antaris announced that the world’s first satellite fully conceived, designed, and manufactured using the company’s end-to-end cloud platform, JANUS-1 has successfully reached orbit. JANUS-1 rode on the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) SSLV-D2 rocket.
JANUS-1 was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre of India under a commercial arrangement with New Space India Limited (NSIL). The JANUS-1 satellite features five payloads from a range of global providers, which will be commissioned and begin nominal operations.
8. Kollam district won Swaraj Trophy 2021-22 for Best District Panchayat
The Kollam district panchayat has won the Swaraj Trophy for the best district panchayat in the State for the 2021-22 financial year. The Kannur district panchayat stood second in the rankings.
Kollam district, is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala’s natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an inland lake. The district has many water bodies.
9. BEL to Manufacture Israel’s LORA Ballistic Missile for Indian Tri-Services
Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has signed an MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the domestic manufacture and supply of its Long-Range Artillery Weapon System (LORA) for the Indian Tri-services.
This state-of-the-art strategic weapon system will be manufactured by BEL, as the prime contractor, based on the workshare arrangement with IAI.
