Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

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According to World Steel Association, India’s crude steel production rose by 18 per cent to 118 million tonne (MT) in 2021.
India is the second largest steel producing nation, as it manufactured 100.3 MT steel in 2020 and China produced 1 064.7 MT of steel in the same year. China recorded a 3 per cent decline to 1 032.8 MT in 2021.

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The Economic Survey 2021-22 has projected the Indian economy to grow at 8.0-8.5 per cent in 2022-23.
A 9.2 per cent expansion for 2021-22 has been outlined by the National Statistical Office (NSO) in its first advance estimates of GDP. This year’s growth comes on a low base year economic output and the expansion of next year would be seen from the recovery levels in economic output.

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The Union Budget announced a fund with blended capital, raised under co-investment model, will be facilitated through NABARD. It will be used to finance start-ups for agriculture and rural enterprise.
The Government would promote the use of ‘Kisan Drones’ for crop assessment, digitisation of land records and spraying of insecticides.

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Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified the second phase of the scheme for enhancement of competitiveness in the capital goods sector.
The scheme was notified with a financial outlay of ₹1,207 crore. It would consist of a budgetary support from the government of ₹975 crore and the rest of ₹232 crore would come through the industry contribution.

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Ministry Of Statistics And Programme Implementation released the 28^th edition of the publication, ‘Energy statistics India – 2022’.
It is a repository of statistics on energy resources and highlights India’s commitment and progress made in sustainable energy systems. The publication presents the concepts of production, consumption, trade, energy balance etc. The data is collected from Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma recently inaugurated the ‘Shillong Technology Park’. Several companies have submitted their assent to open their branches.
At present, Meghalaya has 70% population below the age of 35 years. The first phase building of the Technology Park will create employment for more than 1,500 people directly, will generate more jobs indirectly.

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The Delhi Government has announced to dedicate a nearly one-kilometre-long stretch in North Delhi to Olympic champions such as Neeraj Chopra, PV Sindhu, Ravi Dahiya and others.
It has been named as Olympics Vithi or Olympics Boulevard. This is a part of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s ambitious streetscaping project.

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The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and the DMK Chief announced the launch of ‘All India Federation for Social Justice’. This federation will be represented by leaders of the depressed classes from all the states.
The Chief Minister invited as many as 37 leaders across the country to join the federation. Tamil Nadu played a significant role in the legal battle, which ended in the apex court upholding the 27 per cent OBC quota in the all-India pool seats at state medical colleges.

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Massive flooding in Ecuador’s capital Quito and a resulting landslide have killed at least 24 people. Ecuador is a country in South America, touching the Equator.
The floods were caused by heavy rains on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, which overlooks the city.

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The Indian Navy’s new submarine, the fifth of six French-designed Scorpene-class submarines INS Vagir has commenced its sea trials.
It was constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in collaboration with the Naval Group of France. It was designated “Yard 11879” and will be named “Vagir” after it is commissioned into service.