Current Affairs Quiz - February 2022

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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked a never-before-used emergency power to curtail protests demanding end of Covid restrictions.
This decision was taken after anti-government protests in the Canadian capital and blockades at border crossings with the US. The country is witnessing over two weeks of “Freedom Convoy” protests by Canadian truckers and their supporters, demanding an end to all Covid restrictions.

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The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook’s parent company Meta, saying it allegedly collected biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes without their consent.
The suit claims that Facebook parent Meta has been storing millions of biometric identifiers, including retina or iris scans, voice prints, or a record of hand and face geometry.

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The full moon, known as the Snow Moon occurs during the month of February. This year, it reached its peak on February 16.
The bright star Regulus in the constellation Leo, the lion was also witnessed along with the moon. The Snow Moon, also called the Storm Moon, is a name from the Algonquin tribe ‘because of the heavy snows that fall in this season’.

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A career counselling workshop ‘Pramarsh 2022’ was launched for over one lakh students of the Bikaner District region.
It was conducted with the support of The National Institute of Career Services (NICS) which functions under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Directorate of Education, Rajasthan also extended support for the workshop.

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Indian private sector bank, Yes Bank has launched an annual start-up enabler program, YES BANK Agri Infinity.
It aims to co-develop digital financial solutions for ‘Food and agriculture ecosystem’ by mentoring entrepreneurs in the field.

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Veteran Bengal Singer Sandhya Mukherjee passed away at the age of 90. The singer’s last rites were conducted with full state honours.
She has sung several popular songs and won many awards including Banga Bibhushan. In January 2022, she had refused to accept the Padma Shri award saying it did not befit her stature.

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The Ministry of Education has approved the scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) for continuation till 2026. The total expenditure of Rs 12,929.16 crore out of which the central share is Rs 8,120.97 crores.
RUSA is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for funding the state government universities and colleges. Under the new phase, state governments will be supported for gender inclusion, equity initiatives, ICT, enhancing employability through vocationalisation and skill upgradation.

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State-owned hydro power giant NHPC has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary for clean energy business, including green hydrogen.
The name of the new company is ‘NHPC Renewable Energy Ltd’, as per BSE filing. The government is focussing on renewable energy and target of 500 GW of clean energy by 2030.

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Bihar’s Sakibul Gani became the first player in the history of the game to score a triple century on his first-class debut.
He scored 341 off 405 balls, hitting 56 fours and two sixes, in the Plate Group Ranji Trophy fixture against Mizoram in Kolkata.

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The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, under the ‘Garbage Free Cities’ vision has approved “legacy dump site remediation” proposal amounting Rs 235 crore to the state of Andhra Pradesh. The Government of India’s share in this would be Rs.77.66 crore.
This is considered to be the Ministry’s largest one-time approval of funds for legacy dumpsite remediation.