Today’s Current Affairs | 12th Feb Daily Current Affairs

12th February Current Affairs 2022

In this article, we will discuss all the 12th Feb Current Affairs Headlines about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 12th Feb current affairs then read this article till the end.

12th Feb Current Affairs – National

1. Telangana’s government and the British Council have renewed their relationship in research and innovation.

• The British Council, an international organisation that promotes educational opportunities and cultural interaction, and the Telangana government have renewed their relationship in education, English, and the arts to provide possibilities for Telangana’s youth.
• According to a press release from the British Council, a new pact has been agreed upon between Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) and the British Council under the extended three-year MoU between the Telangana government and the British Council, which will see both organisations work to engineer new partnerships among universities, research institutions, and centres of excellence in the UK and Telangana.

2. SMILE, a national assistance scheme, was developed to help marginalised people.

• The Central Sector Scheme “SMILE: Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise” was introduced by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar.
• According to the ministry, this umbrella plan is aimed to give welfare measures to the transgender community and persons who engage in the act of begging under the auspices of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.

3. The government has allocated cash to the National Institute of Siddha to improve infrastructure and research facilities: Sonowal, Sarbananda

• Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal stated that the ministry has committed sufficient funds to the National Institute of Siddha to improve infrastructure, including doctor strength and research facilities.
• Mr. Sonowal stated that approximately 47 crore rupees will be awarded in 2020-21. In response to queries in the Lok Sabha, the minister stated that a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of Siddha Medicine nandhi Mezhugu in patients with stage one and two breast cancer has been launched in partnership with the All India Institute of Ayurveda in New Delhi.

4. UNDP, AIM, and NITI Aayog India has established a Community Innovator Fellowship programme.

• The Community Innovator Fellowship was developed by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of the NITI Aayog in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (CIF).
• The fellowship is being designed as a pre-incubation model that will allow youth to start their own social company based on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-based solutions to community challenges.

5. The Maharashtra Health Minister has announced the launch of “Hope Express” to combat cancer.

• Rajesh Tope, Maharashtra’s Health Minister, has stated that the “Hope Express” cancer prevention programme will be launched in the state. He was speaking at a private hospital in Kolhapur to announce the debut of a cutting-edge Mosaic-3D radiation equipment.
• This is India’s first machine of its kind. The State Health Minister also vowed to use district planning to launch Hope Express in each of the state’s districts.

6. In the next five years, the Centre would invest Rs 5 lakh crore in Bihar’s road infrastructure: Nitin Gadkari is a Union Minister.

• Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced that in the next five years, five lakh crore rupees will be invested on Bihar’s road infrastructure.
• Mr. Gadkari stated through video conference at a gathering in Munger, Bihar, that his ministry will finish road projects worth 25,000 crore rupees in 2022-23.

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12th Feb Current Affairs – Banking & Finance

7. Paisabazaar has partnered with RBL Bank to provide credit cards.

• Paisabazaar.com, a digital marketplace for consumer credit, has partnered with RBL Bank to create a credit card called ‘Paisa on Demand’ (PoD).
• The Paisabazaar portal will be the only place where you may get the credit card. According to a press release, the RBL Bank credit card will be free for life with a computerised onboarding process.

8. HDFC ERGO and Visa have partnered to provide insurance coverage to Visa Platinum cardholders.

• HDFC Ergo General Insurance has established a cooperation with Visa to provide Visa Platinum cardholders with customised insurance coverage for chosen public sector banks.
• The use of cards as a form of payment has increased, according to the corporation, and has experienced significant acceptance as a preferred mode of payment during the pandemic.

9. Paytm has the highest penetration in digital payments, according to a Comscore research. Paytm, which went public in November of last year, continues to top digital payments with over 45 percent penetration in Fintech.

• According to the survey, Paytm is closely followed by Google Pay (mobile App), which has 43 percent penetration (reach as a proportion of total digital population).

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10. The SEBI’s Advisory Committee on Investor Protection and Education Fund has been restructured.

• SEBI, the capital markets regulator, has revamped its Investor Protection and Education Fund advisory group (IPEF).
• The panel’s mandate is to recommend investor education and protection initiatives for use of the SEBI Investor Protection and Education Fund, which may be carried out directly by the markets regulator or through any other agency.

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11. Pankaj Tripathi, an actor, joins Krishi Network as an ambassador.

• Krishi Network has enlisted film actor Pankaj Tripathi as a brand ambassador to help promote their agritech platform to farmers.
• The actor has also put money into the company. The new funding will be used to develop the start-AI-based up’s technology platform across India and help it grow quickly, according to the company.

12. N Chandrasekaran has been re-appointed as Chairman of Tata Sons for another five years.

• N Chandrasekaran, the salt-to-software Tata Group’s executive chairman, will continue to oversee the company for another five years. The Tata Sons holding company’s board of directors convened to re-appoint Chandrasekaran as chairman.
• Ratan Tata, the group patriarch and chairman of Tata Trusts, was a special invitee to the board meeting and requested Chandrasekaran’s term as executive chairman of Tata Sons be renewed.

Todays Current Affairs – Sports New

13. Tasnim Mir, the junior world number one, wins the Iran Fajr International Challenge. Tasnim Mir won the women’s singles title at the Iran Fajr International Challenge with a three-game victory over Yulia Yosephine Susanto of Indonesia in the final.

• In 51 minutes, the 16-year-old from Gujarat defeated second seed Susato 21-11, 11-21, 21-7 to become the first Indian woman shuttler to achieve world no. 1 status in u-19 singles.

Awards & Honours News

14. Seven AAI airports have been selected for Voice of Customer recognition in 2021.

• Seven airports that participated in the ACI-ASQ survey in 2021 have been chosen for ‘Voice of Customer Recognition’ under the Airports Council International (ACI) World’s Voice of the Customer project, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA).
• According to the ministry, the following Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports will be named under the scheme: Chennai, Kolkata, Goa, Pune, Patna, Bhubaneswar, and Chandigarh.
• The ASQ Awards honour airports throughout the world that, in the view of their own passengers, provide the finest customer service.

15. At the 15th Annual ESPNcricinfo awards, India’s dashing keeper-batter Rishabh Pant earned the ‘Test batting’ title for his series-winning innings of 89 against Australia in Brisbane last year, while New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was named ‘Captain of the Year.’

• Kyle Jamieson won the Test bowling award for his 5 for 31, which helped New Zealand win their first World Test title.

Books & Authors News

16. Rajiv Bhatia’s book “India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons”

• Rajiv Bhatia’s book, titled “India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons,” was recently released.
• This book examines Africa’s emergence and assertion as an important actor and stakeholder in global affairs, as well as the development of India’s relationship with Africa.

Obituary News

17. A French virologist who helped discover the HIV virus has died.

• Luc Montagnier, a French virologist who won a Nobel Prize for his role in the discovery of the AIDS-causing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has died.
• Montagnier, who was 89 at the time, shared half of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, a fellow French scientist, for their contribution in identifying the virus. Harald zur Hausen, a German cancer researcher, received the other half of the prize.

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