8 February 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 8th February
Important Current Affairs 8th February 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 8th February including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 8th February 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 8th February – National News
1. A Jharkhand power facility will provide electricity to Bangladesh.
◉ Nasrul Hamid, the minister for Bangladesh, has announced that starting in the first week of March 2023, Bangladesh will begin getting electricity from the Godda power plant in Jharkhand.
◉ According to Nasrul Hamid, the first unit of the Adani power plant in Godda will produce 750 megawatts of electricity in March 2023.
◉ In April 2023, the second unit of the Godda power plant will produce an additional 750 megawatts of electricity.
◉ The Adani company and the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) signed a contract to allow the import of energy from Godda, a plant in Jharkhand.
2. IIT Madras and ISRO entered into an agreement to create an astronaut training module.
◉ In order to create training modules for the Indian Spaceflight Program using augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and IIT Madras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
◉ The eXperiential Technology Innovation Centre (XTIC) at IIT Madras developed cutting-edge technologies that the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) would use to further research and development (R&D) in the area of extended reality, in accordance with the collaboration’s guidelines.
3. In Mumbai, the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival starts.
◉ In Mumbai, Maharashtra, the 23rd Kala Ghoda Arts Festival has started.
◉ The Kala Ghoda Association is hosting the nine-day festival, which will feature a diverse range of events in over 14 genres, including dance, music, literature, theatre, food, film, stand-up comedy, street art, urban design, and architecture.
◉ It is a yearly celebration that takes place in the Kala Ghoda neighborhood of South Mumbai, India. It always starts on the first Saturday in February and ends on the second Sunday.
The dates for the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival are February 4–12, 10 am–10 pm daily.
4. Telangana is home to India’s first new mobility-focused cluster.
◉ The Telangana government has established Telangana Mobility Valley, the nation’s first new mobility-focused cluster (TMV).
◉ In the next five years, it hopes to bring in investments worth over Rs 50,000 crore and create more than 4 lakh employment in the state.
◉ TMV intends to support businesses in all areas of sustainable mobility, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 component producers, Electric 2Wheelers, 3Wheelers, and 4Wheelers, Advanced Cell Chemistry and Hydrogen fuel cells, and Auto Engineering R&D firms, among others.
5. Reliance releases India’s first heavy-duty hydrogen combustion engine
◉ The nation’s first heavy-duty vehicle technology using a hydrogen internal combustion engine has been unveiled by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL).
◉ At the India Energy Week in Bangalore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the opening remarks.
◉ The vehicles driven by hydrogen internal combustion engines (H2ICE) will produce almost no pollutants, have performance comparable to that of regular diesel trucks, and produce less noise with anticipated operating cost savings, redefining the future of green mobility.
6. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban plan is extended by the Union government to 2024.
◉ The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) programme has been extended beyond 2024, according to an announcement made by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri.
◉ Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), around 123 lakh homes were approved during the previous fiscal year, of which 68 lakh homes were finished and delivered as of last month.
◉ 1.36 lakh crore of the two lakh crore rupees the Center sanctioned for the program have been distributed thus far.
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Banking
7. The repo rate was raised by the RBI to 6.5 percent by 0.25 percent.
◉ In order to curb inflation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the policy repo rate by 0.25 percent during the bimonthly monetary policy review.
◉ Four MPC members, as opposed to two, voted in favor of the repo rate revision, according to Das. The central bank stated that the withdrawal of accommodation remains the primary objective of its monetary stance.
◉ Since May 2022, the interest rate has increased six times. In an effort to rein in increasing inflation, the central bank has also raised the short-term lending rate by 250 basis points.
Awards
8. Mathrubhumi Book of the Year Award was won by Peggy Mohan in 2023.
◉ At the fourth Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters, author Peggy Mohan won the “Mathrubhumi Book of The Year” prize (MBIFL 2023).
◉ Her book “Wanderers, Kings, and Merchants,” which depicts language evolution as the result of migrations, earned the honor, which comes with a sculpture and a monetary prize of Rs. 2 lacks.
◉ Mohan received the honor at the conclusion of the four-day MBIFL 2023, which was awarded to him by Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Sports
9. Aaron Finch of Australia made his international cricket retirement announcement.
◉ Aaron Finch, the captain of Australia’s men’s T20 team, has announced his retirement from international cricket.
◉ Finch, who stepped down as the Australian team’s ODI captain last year, has announced his retirement from T20Is. In 2021, Finch led Australia to its first ICC World T20 championship.
◉ In a T20 International game against England in 2011, Finch made his debut for his country. He played Sri Lanka in his first ODI match in 2013.
◉ Against Pakistan, he played his first Test match in 2018.
Important day
10. Safer Internet Day is on February 7th.
◉ Every year on February 7, Safer Internet Day is observed.
◉ Objective: To promote understanding of the value of safe Internet usage.
◉ The twentieth Safer Internet Day was observed this year.
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