Daily Current Affairs With Video Lecture 01-17 February 2023 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

In Daily current affairs for 01-17 February 2023, we will see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be beneficial for your upcoming NDA,...

Prateek Mattoo
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Prateek Mattoo
February 17, 2023
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In Daily current affairs for 01-17 February 2023, we will see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be beneficial for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 01 – 17 February 2023

World Radio Day – 13 February

The 12^th Edition Of World Radio Day Is Celebrated Every Year On 13 February Across The World.
Theme – ‘Radio And Peace’.
It Is Observed To Raise Awareness Among The Public And Media About The Importance Of Radio And To Encourage Access To Information Through Radio.

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Nikos Christodoulides – The New President Of Cyprus

Nikos Christodoulides Was Elected President Of Cyprus On 13 February.
He Won 51.9% Of The Vote, While His Opponent Andreas Mavroyanis, 66, Took 48.1%.
He Is Supported By The Democratic Party, The Movement For Social Democracy And The Democratic Alignment.
Dispute between Turkey & Cyprus:
Cyprus Was Divided In 1974, When Turkish Forces Occupied The Northern Part In Response To A Greek-sponsored Coup D’état.
The Current Issue Between Cyprus And Turkey Is The Ongoing Dispute Between The Greek Cypriots In The South And The Turkish Cypriots In The North.
About Cyprus
It Is Located In Eastern Mediterranean Sea In Europe.
Turkey Invaded Cyprus In 1974 And Created A Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus In 1983.
Cyprus Gained Its Independence From Britain In 1960.
Capital: Nicosia, Currency: Euro, President: Nikos Christodoulides

Maharashtra Got 1^st Position In Khelo India Youth Games

Maharashtra Topped The Medal Tally By Winning 161 Medals Including 56 Gold.
Haryana Got 2^nd Position With 128 Medals Including 41 Gold.
Madhya Pradesh Got 3^rd Position With 96 Medals Including 39 Gold.
5 Thousand 812 Players From 36 States And Union Territories Participated.

President Appoints New Governors In 13 States In India

Governor Of Sikkim Lakshman Prasad Acharya
Governor Of Arunachal Pradesh: Lt. General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
Governor Of Jharkhand: C P Radhakrishnan
Governor Of Himachal Pradesh Shiv Pratap Shukla
Governor Of Andhra Pradesh: S. Abdul Nazeer
Governor Of Assam: Gulab Chand Kataria,
Governor Of Chhattisgarh: Justice (Retd) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan (Governor Of Andhra Pradesh)
Governor Of Manipur: Anusuiya Uikye (Governor Of Chhattisgarh)
Governor Of Nagaland: La. Ganesan (Governor Of Manipur)
Governor Of Meghalaya: Phagu Chauhan (Governor Of Bihar)
Governor Of Bihar: Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar (Governor Of Himachal Pradesh)
Governor Of Maharashtra: Ramesh Bais (Governor Of Jharkhand)
Lt. Governor Of Ladakh: Brig (Dr) B D Mishra (Retd) (Governor Of Arunachal Pradesh)
The Governor Of A State Shall Be Appointed By The President (Article 155).
The Governor Shall Hold Office During The Pleasure Of The President, But His Term Shall Be 5 Years (Article 156).
Governor Must Be A Citizen Of India And Must Have Completed 35 Years Of Age.

Ashwini Vaishnaw Inaugurates AMRIPTEX 2023

The Minister For Communications, Ashwini Vaishnaw Inaugurated AMRITPEX 2023 – National Philatelic Exhibition In New Delhi.
The Themes Of The Exhibition Include Amrit Mahotsav Of Independence And New India, Women Power, Youth Power, Nature And Wildlife, And Culture And History Of India

India’s 1^st Drone-air Traffic Management System

The Union Minister For Road Transport And Highways Nitin Gadkari Unveiled The India’s 1^st Drone-air Traffic Management System “Sky UTM”.
It Is A Cloud-based Air Traffic Management System That Integrates Unmanned Air Traffic With Manned Aviation Airspace.
The System Is Capable Of Handling 4,000 Flights Per Hour & 96,000 Flights Per Day.
It Is Designed To Provide Situational Awareness, Autonomous Navigation, Risk Assessment & Traffic Management To All Drone/Other Aerial Moving Operators In The Airspace.
It Is Developed By “Sky Air”.

Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021

India’s Overall QI System Ranking Stood At 10^th Position In The Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII) 2021.
The GQII Lists 184 Countries In The World Based On The Quality Of Infrastructure (QI).
Germany Has Topped The List.
It Was Followed By China, USA, UK, Japan And France.
India’s National Accreditation System Under The Quality Council Of India (QCI) Has Been Ranked 5th.
While It Has Been Ranked 9^th In The Standardisation System And 21^st In The World In The Metrology System (Under NPL-CSIR).

‘Quad Cyber Challenge‘ Launched By Quad Countries

Quad Countries India, Australia, America And Japan Have Recently Launched Quad Cyber Challenge To Strengthen Cyber Security In The Indo-pacific Region.
The National Cyber Coordination Office Along With The National Security Council Secretariat Is Coordinating The Quad Cyber Challenge.
Quad Security Dialog:
Quad Or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue Is A Group Of 4 Countries: USA, Japan, Australia And India.
This Security Dialogue Was Given By The Shinzo Abe (Former Prime Minister Of Japan) In The Year 2007.
The 2022 Quad Summit Was Held In Japan And 2023 Summit Will Be In Australia.

Lithium Reserves Found For The 1^st Time In J&K

The Geological Survey Of India Has Discovered Reserves Of 59 Lakh Tonnes Of Lithium Deposits In The Salal-haimana Area Of Reasi District In Jammu Division.
Lithium Is One Of The Key Components Of Rechargeable Batteries For Mobile Phones, Laptops, Digital Cameras And Electric Vehicles.
A Report On 51 Mineral Blocks Including Lithium And Gold Was Submitted To The State Governments During The 62nd Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) Meeting.
Out Of These 51 Mineral Blocks, 5 Blocks Are Related To Gold And Other Blocks Are Related To Potash, Molybdenum, Base Metals.
About Lithium
It Is The Lightest Metal And The Lightest Solid Element At Standard Conditions.
It Is A Soft And Silvery White Metal.
It Is Alkaline And A Rare Metal.
It Is Used In Some Rechargeable & Non-rechargeable Batteries.
Largest Reserves Of Lithium Are Found In Chile, Australia, Argentina.

Operation “DOST”

India Is Carrying Out A Rescue Operation Named ‘Operation Dost’ With National Disaster Response Force Personnel, Essential Items And Medical Equipment To Help After The Earthquake In Turkey.
On February 6, 2023, An Earthquake Measuring 7.7 On The Richter Scale Affected Turkey And Syria.
A Field Hospital Has Been Set Up By The Indian Army In Turkey’s Hatay Province Under Operation Dost.
C17 Globemaster Aircraft Of The Indian Air Force Has Been Put Into Operation.
Operation Dost Is A Symbol Of The Fact That India Is A Friend Of Turkey.
The Epicentre Was 26 Km East Of The Nurdagi.

ISRO Launches Its Smallest Rocket SSLV – D2

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Has Launched Its Smallest Rocket SSLV-D2 Into Space From Satish Dhawan Space Center.
It Is Carrying 3 Satellites With It.
ISRO’s Satellite EOS-07, Chennai-based Space Startup Spacekidz’s Satellite Azad SAT-2 And American Company Antaris’s Satellite JANUS -1.
It Has The Capability To Cater To The Launch Of 500 Kg Satellites Into Low Earth Orbits.
All These 3 Satellites Will Be Placed In Circular Orbit 450 Km Apart.
ISRO Was Established On 15 August 1969. Headquarters: Bengaluru Chairman: S Somnath.

Maritime India Vision 2030

The Ministry Of Ports, Shipping And Waterways Has Planned Several Initiatives To Develop Ports In India At Par With Global Standards.
Under The Maritime India Vision (MIV) 2030 The Government Aims To Make World-class Mega Ports, Transshipment Hubs.

NISAR’ Satellite Made By ISRO-NASA

ISRO & National Aeronautics And Space Administration (NASA) Jointly Developed An Earth-observation Satellite Which Will Be Sent To India In Late February 2023 For Launch In September.
NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Satellite Will Help Study Earth’s Land And Ice Surfaces.
ISRO And NASA Had Tied Up In 2014 To Develop A Satellite Weighing 2,800 Kg.
In 2021, ISRO Sent Its S-band SAR Payload Developed In India To NASA For Integration With The L-band Payload Manufactured By JPL.
It Will Provide Important Information On The Earth’s Crust, Ice Sheets And Ecosystems.

RBI Increased The Repo Rate By 0.25 % To 6.5 %

The Reserve Bank Of India Has Increased The Repo Rate By 0.25 % In The Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review With The Aim Of Bringing Inflation Under Control.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Forecast For The Current Financial Year 2022-23 Has Been Increased By RBI From 6.8 % To 7 %.
At The Same Time, In The Next Financial Year 2023-24, The Growth Rate In Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Has Been Estimated To Be 6.4 %. RBI Has Estimated Retail Inflation To Be 6.5 % In The Current Financial Year And 5.3 % In The Next Financial Year.
What Is Repo Rate
Repo Rate Is The Interest Rate At Which Commercial Banks Borrow Money From The Central Bank To Meet Their Immediate Needs.
An Increase In This Means That Borrowing From Banks And Financial Institutions Will Be Costlier And The Monthly Instalment (EMI) Of Existing Loans Will Increase.

India Ranks 1^st In Global Milk Production

India Is The World’s Largest Milk Producer, Contributing 24 % To Global Milk Production In The Year 2021-22, According To Production Data From The Food And Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistics Database (FAOSTAT).
India’s Milk Production Has Registered A Growth Of 51 % During The Last 8 Years – Has Increased To 220 Million Tonnes In The Year 2021-22.
The Department Of Animal Husbandry And Dairying Runs Various Schemes To Benefit The Economically Weaker Farmers In The Dairy Sector.

Indore Becomes The 1^st City To Launch Green Bonds

Indore Municipal Corporation Has Become The 1^st Civic Body In The Country To Issue Green Bonds.
Municipal Corporation Plans To Raise Rs 244 Crore Through Green Bonds.
This Amount Will Be Used To Set Up A 60 MW Solar Plant.
What Is Green Bond?
They Are A Means Of Obtaining Debt Through Which Funds Are Raised For ‘Green’ Projects, Mainly Related To Renewable Energy, Clean Transportation, Sustainable Water Management, Etc.
It Is Issued By An Organisation that Makes A Positive Contribution To The Environment.

Google Introduces ‘Bard‘ – AI Chatbot

Google Has Launched An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Powered Chatbot Named “Google Bard”to Compete With Chatgpt.
Bard Is Built On Google’s Existing Language Model LaMDA, The Language Model For The Firm’s Dialog Application System.
What is Chatbot?
A Chatbot Is A Software Application Used To Conduct On-line Chat Conversations Via Text Or Text-to-speech In Lieu Of Providing Direct Interaction With A Live Human Agent.
There Are 2 Types Of Chatbots – 1. Rule-based Chatbot 2. AI-based Chatbot.

Yaya Tso Declared As Ladakh’s 1^st Biodiversity Heritage Site

It Is A Lake Situated At An Altitude Of 4,820 Metres In Ladakh.
It Is Known As The Paradise Of Birds.
Biodiversity Heritage Site
Areas That Contain Unique, Vulnerable Ecosystems In Terrestrial, Coastal And Inland Waters And Wild Species With Rich Biodiversity, As Well As Endemic, Rare, Threatened And Keystone Species.
As Per Section 37 Of The Biological Diversity Act, State Governments Are Empowered To Notify, In The Official Gazette, Areas Of Biodiversity Importance As Biodiversity Heritage Sites, In Consultation With Local Bodies.
India’s 1^st Biodiversity Heritage Site Was Declared In 2007 At Nallur Tamarind Grove In Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Debari Or Chabimura In Tripura (September 2022), Betling Shib In And Around Tripura (September 2022), Hejong Tortoise Lake In Assam (August 2022), Borjuli Wild Rice Site In Assam (August 2022), Amarkantak In Madhya Pradesh (July 2022) Were Recently Added.

Yuva Sangam Portal By Ministry Of Education

The Ministry Of Education Has Launched A Pilot Project With The Yuva Sangam Portal Under Ek Bharat – Shreshtha Bharat.
1000 Youth In The Age Group Of 18 To 30 Years (300 From North East, 700 From Other States) Will Be Sent To Youth Exchange Programs In The North East And Other States Of The Country.
The Youth Of The North East Will Get An Opportunity To Know The Tradition, Culture, Tourist Places, Food, Language And Diversity Of The 8 States And The Youth Of Other States Of The Country.
Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat was announced by PM Narendra Modi in the year 2015.

Asia’s Largest Helicopter Manufacturing Unit In India

The Helicopter Manufacturing Unit Of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) In Tumkuru, Karnataka Is The Largest Helicopter Manufacturing Facility In Asia.
Initially, The Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) Will Be Produced In This Helicopter Factory.

Saudi Arabia To Host 2027 Asian Cup Football Tournament

Saudi Arabia Has Been Selected To Host The 2027 Asian Cup Football Tournament During The 33rd AFC Congress Held In Manama, Bahrain.
The host country of the 2023 Asian Football Cup is Qatar.
AFC Is The Governing Body Of Asian Football And One Of The Six Continental Confederations Of FIFA.

World’s New Zealand Declares National Emergency

National Emergency Has Been Declared By The New Zealand Government After Cyclone Gabrielle Hit The North Island.
It Causes Widespread Flooding, Landslides And Huge Ocean Swells Across The North Island.

Manuela Roka Becomes 1^st Female PM Of Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Has Appointed Manuela Roka Botey As Prime Minister.
She Was Appointed By President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
The Country Has Had Only Two Presidents Since Independence From Spain In 1968.
She Replaced Francisco Pascual Obama Asue.

Ecological Conservation Schemes In Budget 2023

MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative For Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes):
This Scheme Which Will Facilitate Mangrove Plantation On Salt Lands Along The Sea Coast Of India.
It Will Operate Through “Convergence Between MGNREGS, Campa Fund And Other Sources”.
Amrit Dharohar: It Will Be Implemented Over The Next 3 Years To Promote Optimum Use Of Wetlands And Enhance Biodiversity, Carbon Stock, Ecotourism Opportunities And Income Generation For Local Communities.
It Will Emphasise On The Importance Of Lakes And Their Conservation.
PM PRANAM (Prime Minister Programme For Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment And Amelioration Of Mother Earth):
It Will Encourage States And UTs Promoting Balanced Use Of Alternative Fertilisers And Chemical Fertilisers.
It Aims To Reduce The Subsidy Burden Of The Government.
Bhartiya Prakritik Kheti Bio-input Resource Centres:
Adopting “Natural Farming”, 10,000 Bio-input Processing Centers.
These Centers Will Form A Nationally Distributed Micro Fertilizer And Pesticide Manufacturing Network.
This Will Impact Farmers In The Upcoming Years.

Unity Malls To Be Set Up In States – Budget 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance Minister) Announced In The Budget That States Would Be Promoted To Set Up “Unity Malls” In Their Capitals And Most Important Tourist Centres.
To Promote ODOP (One District, One Product) Of The States Is The Main Objective Behind Setting Up Unity Mall.
The Products May Be Depicted As Having A Geographical Indication Tag.
Other Handicraft Products Will Also Be Sold In These Malls.
1 Unity Mall Is Operating Near The Statue Of Unity, Gujarat.
One District, One Product (ODOP) Aimed At Making Regional Products More Accessible By Providing Capital To Producers.

1^ST G20 Employment Working Group Meeting In Jodhpur

The Meeting Held From 2-4 February Where Guest Nations Including Spain, The Netherlands And Singapore Took Part.
This Meeting Addresses Labour, Employment And Social Issues For Strong, Sustainable, Balanced And Sustainable Employment For All.
The G20 Countries Represent 85% Of World GDP, 3/4 Of Global Trade And Almost 2-3^rd Of The World Population.
This Meeting Addressed Global Skill Gaps Gig And Platform Economy And Social Protection Sustainable Financing Of Social Security

World Wetlands Day – 2^nd February

World Wetlands Day Is Observed Across The World On 2 February.
The Convention On Wetlands Was Adopted On February 2, 1971 In Ramsar, A City In Iran.
World Wetlands 2023 Theme: “It’s Time For Wetlands Restoration”.
India With 75 Ramsar Sites Has The Largest Number Of Wetlands In South Asia.

Congo Becomes The Member Of International Solar Alliance

India Has Welcomed Congo Into The International Solar Alliance.
The International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement Was Signed By Raymond Serge Bell, Ambassador Of The Republic Of Congo In The Presence Of Joint Secretary (Economic Diplomacy).
About International Solar Alliance
It Is A Treaty-based Intergovernmental Organization Whose Function Is To Promote Solar Development By Reducing The Cost Of Financing And Technology.
It Was Launched By The PM Of India And The President Of France In 2015 At The COP-21 To The UNFCCC In France (Paris).
HQ – Gurugram, India.

The World’s Most Popular Leader: PM Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi Has Been Rated As The World’s Most Popular Leader With An Approval Rating Of 78 %, According To A Survey By Us-based Consulting Firm ‘Morning Consult’.
PM Modi’s Rating Is Ahead Of Other Leaders Including Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron And Rishi Sunak.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Is In 2^nd Place With A 68 % Approval Rating, And Swiss President Alain Berset Is 3^rd With A 62 % Approval Rating.
Joe Biden and Canada’s Justin Trudeau received an approval rating of 40 % and ranked 7^th and 9^th .

The 3rd Edition Of Khelo India Winter Games In J & K

Anurag Singh Thakur (Youth Affairs And Sports Minister ) Along With The Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant Governor Of Jammu And Kashmir) Launched The Mascot, Theme Song And Jersey For The 3^rd Edition Of Khelo India Winter Games In Jammu.
It Held From 10-14 February.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

World Radio Day Is Observed On ________.
13 February
10 February
5 February
1 February

ANSWER: A

______ Got 2^nd Position In Khelo India Youth Games 2022
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh

ANSWER: C

Who Is The Current Governor Of Chhattisgarh ?
Anusuiya Uikye
Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
La. Ganesan
Gulab Chand Kataria

ANSWER: B

Who Is The Current Governor Of Maharashtra
Ramesh Bais
Phagu Chauhan
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
B D Mishra

ANSWER: A

AMRIPTEX 2023 Is Related To _______
Khelo India Youth Games 2022
Philatelic Exhibition
AYUSH Scheme
None Of The Above

ANSWER: B

Sky UTM Is Related To _________.
Civil Aviation Body
Commercial Flights Register System
Drone Speed Accelerator Technology
Drone-air Traffic Management System

ANSWER: D

Which Of The Following Statement Is Incorrect ?
The GQII Lists 184 Countries
India Ranked 9^th In The Standardisation System
China Has Topped The GQII 2021 List
India’s Overall QI System Ranking Stood At 10^th Position

ANSWER: C

Which Of The Following Statement Is Correct ?
QUAD Consist Australia, USA, India & Japan
2022 Quad Summit Was Held In Australia
2023 Quad Summit Was Held In Japan
QUAD Security Dialogue Started In 2002

ANSWER: A

Choose The Incorrect One –
Lithium Reserves Found For The 1^st Time In J&K
It Is The Lightest Metal At Standard Condition
It Is A Very Strong Metal
It Is Used In Non Rechargeable Batteries

ANSWER: C

ISRO Launches Its Smallest Rocket ________
SVLV-D2
SPLV-D2
SSLV-D3
SSLV-D2

ANSWER: D

NISAR’ Satellite Has Been Made By ________
JAXA & ISRO
ISRO & NASA
Roscosmos & ISRO
None Of The Above

ANSWER: B

Choose The Incorrect Statement
Indore Civic Body Becomes The 1^st To Issue Green Bonds
Green Bond Is Obtaining Debt Through Which Funds Are Raised For ‘Green’ Projects
Surat Is The Cleanest City Of India
None Of The Above

ANSWER: C