CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS ON 08.02.2023
CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS ON 08.02.2023
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· President’s Secretariat
o PRESIDENT OF INDIA TO INAUGURATE NATIONAL CONVENTION ON ‘WOMEN AS FOUNDATION OF VALUE-BASED SOCIETY’ AT GURUGRAM TOMORROW
o NO ‘CHANGE OF GUARD’ CEREMONY THIS SATURDAY
o PRESIDENT OF INDIA PAYS FLORAL TRIBUTES TO DR ZAKIR HUSSAIN ON HIS BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
· Prime Minister’s Office
o PM’s reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in Lok Sabha
o PM to visit UP and Maharashtra on 10th February
o Naval Pilots carries out landing of LCA(Navy) on INS Vikrant
o PM congratulates winners as well as the participants of Unity in Creativity contest
· Department of Space
o Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, 135 applications have been received by IN-SPACe from 135 Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) in the Space Sector till date
· Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
o G-20 theme based Workshop organized in Jabalpur on Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Madhya Pradesh Farm Gate App and participation of Women entrepreneurs in the Agriculture sector
o Jhabua’s agricultural landscape transforms with women’s participation
o Vice President of India to attend the 61st Convocation of ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute on 24th February
· Ministry of Coal
o Rationalization of Existing Sources of Coal
o No Shortage in Coal Supply ; Production Touches 698.24 Million Ton up to January 2023
o Substantial Reduction in Coal Import Due to Stepped up Domestic Production
o Overall Coal Production & Efforts to Increase Production
· Ministry of Commerce & Industry
o Government e-Marketplace (GeM) suitably placed to exceed its ambitious target of ₹ 1.75 lakh crore: Shri PK Singh, CEO, GeM
o Products with export potential identified from all 765 districts of the country under the One District One Product- Districts as Export Hubs (ODOP-DEH) initiative
o Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti recommends 63 infrastructure projects on the Principles of PM GatiShakti
o 13,18,192 sellers registered in the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to sell their products directly to various Government departments and organizations
o Coffee exports grow by 38% in 2021-22 as compared to 2020-21
o Government takes several proactive steps to promote industrial development in UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT Ladakh
o Eight projects under National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) sanctioned and approved by Government
o Industrial growth during 2021- 22 stood at 11.7 per cent over the corresponding period of the last year
· Ministry of Communications
o Package to Revive BSNL and MTNL
o 5G Services in the Country
o Shri K. Rajaraman launches ‘IEEE C-DOT Certified Telecom Expert Program (ICCTEP)’
· Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
o Nearly one-third consumer complaints are of Insurance Sector: Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs
o Centre notified Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements to curb misleading advertisements and protect the consumers , who may be exploited or affected by such advertisements
o Assaying & Hallmarking Centres hallmarked more than 17 crore pieces of gold jewellery in 1.5 years
· Ministry of Cooperation
o Government has created the new Ministry of Cooperation to provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in country
· Ministry of Defence
o Major boost to ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence: MoD signs contract with L&T for procurement of 41 indigenous Modular Bridges, worth over Rs 2,585 crore, for Corps of Engineers of Indian Army
· Ministry of Education
o Ministry of Education asks CAG for a Special Audit of implementation of PM Poshan Scheme in the State of West Bengal
· Ministry of Electronics & IT
o Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw to launch ‘Digital Payments Utsav’ celebrated by MeitY tomorrow
o Setting up of Software Technology Parks of India
o Protocol for Aarogya Setu Data
o Information Technology Exports from India
o Digital Transactions in India
· Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
o Mission LIFE-Online Green talk series GYAAN VIGYAN AUR HUM
· Ministry of Finance
o Government proposes quick settlement of contractual disputes to promote ease of doing business as announced in Union Budget 2023-24
· Ministry of Home Affairs
o Cyber Security Training Institutes
o Central Government has taken various measures to supplement the efforts of States/UTs including capacity building of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to deal with cybercrimes
o Government of India has been supplementing the efforts of States affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE)
· Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
o Union Minister of State for I&B Dr. L. Murugan to visit Sri Lanka
o Swaraj Serial to be telecast in Binge watch mode on DD National
· Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
o Rs. 304.65 Crores Loan & Rs.100.55 Crore Margin Money Subsidy disbursed in West Zone under PMEGP Scheme
· Ministry of Panchayati Raj
o Status of Panchayats Under e-Gram SWARAJ
· Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
o IEW 2023 provided an inflexion point in the Indian energy sector’s evolution: Hardeep S Puri
· Ministry of Power
o NHPC registers 10% increase in Standalone Profit after Tax for the 9 months ended 31.12.22 & declares interim dividend of Rs 1.40 per share for FY 2022-23
o NTPC bags ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ for 6th consecutive year
· Ministry of Railways
o 1275 railway stations have been identified under Amrit Bharat Station scheme
o No consequential train accidents at unmanned level crossings during last three years
o 1724 KM Dedicated Freight Corridors commissioned till January 2023
o Railways have operated around 2,359 Kisan Rail services till January, 2023
o Railway Protection Force (RPF) conducted a month long nationwide Drive under Operation “Narcos” and Operation AAHT during January 2023
· Ministry of Rural Development
o Shri Giriraj Singh to inaugurate the Mission Antyodaya Survey (MAS) 2022-23 and launch its portal and mobile application tomorrow
o More than 30,000 Amrit Sarovars dedicated to the country in a short span of nine months
o Enquiry into Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna (PMAY) Works
· Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
o 195 crores sanctioned to West Bengal in 2021-22 under PM-AJAY.
o No proposal to convert National Commission for Safai Karamcharis into a statutory body.
o NAMASTE scheme to eradicate unsafe sewer and septic-tank cleaning practices introduced by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
o OBC representation against total appointment through direct recruitment consistently above 27% during 2014-2021.
o 5, 24,852 beneficiaries covered and 1222.67 crore spent under the PMS-SC scheme during 2021-22.
o 538 projects presently running in India under National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)
o Rs. 1690.72 crore released for the upliftment of SCs in the past 5 years to Karnataka by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
o Union Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah to dedicate 25 Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) to the nation on 9 February, 2023
· Ministry of Steel
o Promotion of Green Steel
· Ministry of Textiles
o 1.50 lakh handloom agencies/weavers and 26,644 artisans have been on-boarded on the GeM portal
o Registering a growth rate of 28.4%, India’s exports of 207 Technical Textile products have grown from USD 2.21 billion in 2020-21 to USD 2.85 billion in 2021-22
· Ministry of Tourism
o Inaugural session of the 1st G-20 Tourism Working Group Meeting held at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat day
· Ministry of Women and Child Development
o 494 Working Women Hostels are functional in the country, with Day Care Facility for the children
o Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), cash incentives of ₹5,000/- is provided directly to the Bank/Post Office account of the beneficiary in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode for first child
o Anganwadi Services under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented by States/UTs providing a package of six services
o Impact Study of Poshan Abhiyaan
· Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
o Y20 Inception Meeting 2023 concludes in Guwahati with the launch of White Paper on the themes of Y20
o Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports participates in ‘Youth Dialogue’ at IIT Guwahati on Day 2 of Y20 Inception Meeting
· National Security Council Secretariat
o Quad Cooperation to Promote Responsible Cyber Habits
