Current Affairs Exam

The two spacecraft forming the European Space Agencys Proba-3 mission are ready with instruments and sensors allowing them to maneuver to a millimeter-scale precision relative to one another. The spacecraft will fly into space on India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in 2024.

The spacecraft is set to go into the testing phase where engineers will subject them to a simulated space Environment. The spacecraft has been designed to demonstrate precision formation flying in space, where they will fly together maintaining a fixed configuration as a large rigid structure.

In a sudden announcement, OPEC members, such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, and Algeria, have declared voluntary oil production cuts of more than one million barrels per day from May to December. They have stated that this is a preventive action to support the stability of the oil market

The group, which consists of 23 oil-producing countries, had reduced its collective output by two million barrels per day in the previous year and is expected to maintain the agreed-upon production levels at their upcoming virtual meeting

Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has announced that Finland has become the 31st member of the alliance, thanks to Turkeys unanimous vote. Despite Russias opposition to Finlands membership, Turkeys approval has allowed the extension of NATO. Finland a long border of over 1,300 kilometers with Russia, and its decision to join NATO was prompted by security concerns following Russias invasion of Ukraine in 2022. However, Swedens application to join NATO has been declined by Turkey and Hungary.

NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is an intergovernmental military alliance established in 1949. It was formed as a collective defense pact between North American and European nations to deter Soviet expansion and protect member states from potential Soviet aggression during the Cold War

The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, announced that Delhi would get India’s first E-Waste eco-park.

Highlights

First, electronic-waste eco-friendly parks are established in Delhi to handle the increasing e-waste. Dismantling, Re-cycling, Re-furbishing, and re-manufacturing of the waste will be done securely and scientifically.

It’ll be built on 20 acres of land.

The e-waste eco-part will comprise an authorized refurbishing market as a secondary product sale marketplace for batteries, electronic goods, laptops, chargers, mobiles, and PCs.

Across the 12 zones, collection centers will be established to channel e-waste.

The e-waste eco-park will provide the informal sector operators with , training, and tools to groom them as formal recyclers.

This facility will comprise dismantling, refurbishing, segregation, plastic recycling, material-wise storage, testing, and valuable extraction facilities, from computer circuit boards (PCBs) through high-end technologies.

The Ministry of external affairs found 247 control centers to help evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine.

Highlights

Indian nationals will be evacuated via Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia’s border crossing locations. ‘Operation Ganga,’ a multi-pronged evacuation effort, was also initiated by India.

‘OpGanga,’ a fanatical Twitter handle, has been launched by Ministry.

As Russia’s onslaught against Ukraine increased, India evacuated stranded nationals on February 26 under Operation Ganga.

After Ukrainian airspace was closed to civil aircraft operations on February 24, an evacuation effort began.

The Indian government has managed to fly three special Air India planes to bring stranded individuals Home.

During the current emergency, the Indian government recognizes the importance of evacuation.

Dharma Guardian is the name of an Indo-Japan Joint Military Exercise that began in 2018. This exercise takes place between both countries’ armies.

Highlights

This exercise with Japan is critical and crucial within the security challenges that both nations face within the backdrop of the present global situation.

This exercise covers platoon-level joint operations training in semi-urban and concrete environments and forests.

Exercise Dharma Guardian 2022 will begin from 27 February to 10 March 2022 and be conducted at Foreign Training Node, Belagavi, Karnataka.

Indian Army’s 15th Battalion, the MARATHA Light INFANTRY Regiment, and Japan’s 30th Infantry Regiment of Japanese Ground Self DEFENCE Forces participate during this year’s exercise.

Every year on 1 March, Zero Discrimination day is celebrated to practice , incorporation, and safeguard the people with equal law and policies without any discrimination.

Highlights:

Every year on 1 March, Zero Discrimination Day is observed.

The day’s goal is to ensure that all people have the right to equality, inclusion, and protection in their laws and policies to live an entire and dignified life regardless of obstacles.

Zero Discrimination Day emphasizes how people may learn about and support inclusion, compassion, peace, and, most importantly, a change movement.

Zero Discrimination Day assists in forming a global solidarity movement to abolish all forms of discrimination.

The Theme for this year’s Zero Discrimination Day 2022 is “Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower.”

The 28th edition of the DST CII Technology Summit was organized by the Confederation of Indian (CII) in New Delhi in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Government of India.

Highlights

On the 23rd and 24th of February 2022, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), sponsored the 28th edition of the DST CII Technology Summit.

The Summit was held entirely online. Singapore is the Technology Summit’s Partner Country this year.

Over a two-decade period, the Technological Summit has been critical in offering major chances to create and expand bilateral technology partnerships.

Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Government of India.

Chief Minister Shinde confirmed that Aurangabad city will be renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Osmanabad city will be called Dharashiv. After a year the proposal to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad has been approved by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Ministry stated that it has no objection to renaming cities. The initial proposal was made in a cabinet meeting during the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in June 2022 before Uddhav Thackeray resigned as the then-chief minister.

After claiming that the decision by the Uddhav government was illegal, On July 16, 2022, a Government Resolution was passed by the two-member cabinet, comprising Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, for changing the names, and a proposal was then forwarded to the Centre.

As part of the project of establishment of foreign universities in India, the Centre on Wednesday announced for setting up of two Australian universities Wollongong and Deakin in Gujarat’s ‘GIFT CITY’. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said both the universities will sign an agreement on setting up their campuses next week during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s maiden visit to India.

The announcement comes just a month after the Centres university regulator- (UGC)- released draft rules to facilitate foreign universities in setting up campuses in India.