Daily Current Affairs February 09

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February 09 | Daily Current Affairs 2024

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs February 09

1. When is the International Day of the Arabian Leopard proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly?
A) February 10
B) January 10
C) March 10
D) April 10
E) May 10
Answer: A) February 10

• To raise awareness about the Arabian leopard, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed February 10 as the International Day of the Arabian Leopard in resolution 77/295.
• By celebrating this Day, the UN ultimately seeks to restore the Arabian leopard as a flagship species for conservation and sustainability in its native region.
• The Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr) is a critically endangered leopard subspecies that inhabits the Arabian Peninsula.
• It is one of the smallest leopard subspecies, with an average weight of 30-40 kg for males and 25-35 kg for females.
• The Arabian leopard has a very limited distribution, being found only in a few isolated pockets of habitat in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates.

World Pulses Day is observed on February 10:

• World Pulses Day is observed on February 10.
• The day focused on achieving universal goals for sustainable development outlined in the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
• Theme: ‘Pulses: Nourishing Soils and People’
• In 2013, the UN General Assembly declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses, led by the Food and Agriculture Organisation.
• In 2019, the General Assembly officially designated February 10 as World Pulses Day.

Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs February 09

2. Who will chair the group advisory committee formed by Paytm’s parent company One 97 Communications?
A) M M Chitale
B) R Ramachandran
C) M Damodaran
D) MD of Andhra Bank
E) Sebi chairman
Answer: C) M Damodaran

• Paytm’s parent company One 97 Communications will form a group advisory committee chaired by former Sebi chairman M Damodaran to help its board strengthen compliance and regulatory matters.
• The committee will also include former Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president M M Chitale and and banking veterans like R Ramachandran, former chairman and MD of Andhra Bank.

Appointments – Daily Current Affairs February 09

3. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive of LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management?
A) Ravi Kumar Jha
B) Anil Kumar Singh
C) Rajesh Sharma
D) Amit Kumar Gupta
E) Sunil Kumar Mishra
Answer: A) Ravi Kumar Jha

• LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management announced the appointment of Ravi Kumar Jha as its Management Director and Chief Executive.

Awards – Daily Current Affairs February 09

4. Which Indian cricketer clinched the prestigious ‘Sportsman of the year’ title at the Sportstar ACES Awards 2024?
A) Mohammed Shami
B) Rohit Sharma
C) KL Rahul
D) Jasprit Bumrah
E) Ravindra Jadeja
Answer: A) Mohammed Shami

Full list of winners of Sportstar ACES Awards 2024:

5. Who presented the Lakshminarayana International Award to Pyarelal Sharma at the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival?
A) L Subramaniam
B) Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam
C) Both A and B
D) Pyarelal Sharma
E) Ustad Zakir Hussain
Answer: C) Both A and B (L Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam)

• L Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam presented the prestigious Lakshminarayana International Award to Pyarelal Sharma, composer of My Name Is Lakhan at the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival.
• Recently, Pyarelal was announced as a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour.

6. Who will be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, following LK Advani, PV Narasimha Rao, and Chaudhary Charan Singh?
A) MS Swaminathan
B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Abdul Kalam
E) Manmohan Singh
Answer: A) MS Swaminathan

• After senior BJP leader LK Advani, former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, and eminent agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan will be conferred with the highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’.
• All three of them to get the highest civilian award posthumously.

About PV Narasimha Rao:

• Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004), popularly known as P. V. Narasimha Rao, was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the 9th prime minister of India from 1991 to 1996.
• He is known for introducing various liberal reforms to India’s economy

About Chaudhary Charan Singh:

• Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) was an Indian politician and a freedom fighter.
• He served as the 5th prime minister of India and 5th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

About M S Swaminathan:

• Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (7 August 1925 – 28 September 2023) was an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator, and humanitarian.
• Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution.
• He has been called the main architect of the green revolution in India for his leadership and role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice.

National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs February 09

7. Which organization is responsible for the construction of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in India?
A) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
B) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
C) Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
D) Rosatom State Corporation
E) None of the above
Answer: D) Rosatom State Corporation

• India and Russia have signed a protocol on amendments to the 2008 intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in construction of additional nuclear reactors in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site and in construction of Russia-designed nuclear power plants at new sites in India.
• During the two-day visit, the Russian delegation inspected the power units being constructed as the second and third stages of the KKNPP i.e., the construction of reactors 3 to 6 and discussed the long-term cooperation agenda.
• Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom State Corporation, and Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India, Secretary of Department for Atomic Energy of the Government of India, signed in the agreement during their visit to KKNPP site where the Russian nuclear energy agency has built 2 X 1,000 MWe VVER nuclear reactors and is constructing four more reactors with similar capacity.
• During the two-day visit, the Russian delegation inspected the power units being constructed as the second and third stages of the KKNPP i.e., the construction of reactors 3 to 6 and discussed the long-term cooperation agenda
• As a result of the negotiations, a significant document was signed under the joint Russian-Indian project, namely a protocol to the intergovernmental agreement on the construction of power units of the second and third stages of the Kudankulam NPP as of 2008.

8. What is the objective of the Construction Skill Training Center established by the Assam government and Larsen & Toubro?
A) To provide free housing to unemployed individuals
B) To offer extensive training programs to adolescents
C) To promote tourism in Assam
D) To reduce unemployment by improving employability in the construction industry
E) To provide healthcare services to construction workers
Answer: D) To reduce unemployment by improving employability in the construction industry

• By providing adolescents with in-depth training for improved possibilities in construction, the Assam government and Larsen & Toubro established the Construction Skill Training Center with the goal of reducing unemployment.
• By giving young people access to extensive training programs and improving their employability in the construction industry, this initiative seeks to solve unemployment.
• A variety of training programs designed to satisfy the needs of the construction industry are available from the Construction Skill Training Center.

9. With which tech company did the Maharashtra government sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) for solutions in various sectors?
A) Microsoft
B) Amazon
C) Google
D) Apple
E) Facebook
Answer: C) Google

• The Maharashtra government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with search engine giant Google to utilize Artificial Intelligence for solutions in sectors like agriculture, healthcare and education.
• It was signed by Sanjay Gupta, Country Head of Google India and Chief Secretary of Maharashtra government Nitin Kareer.

10. What is the primary focus of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between ACME Group and Indian Gas Exchange (IGX)?
A) Developing the solar energy market
B) Enhancing agricultural practices
C) Promoting tourism in India
D) Developing the green hydrogen and ammonia market
E) Improving healthcare infrastructure
Answer: D) Developing the green hydrogen and ammonia market

• ACME Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation and collaboration on developing the green hydrogen and ammonia market in India with Indian Gas Exchange (IGX).
• The MoU was signed by ACME Chairman Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, and IGX CEO Rajesh Kumar Mediratta, at the India Energy Week (IEW) in Goa.
• The MoU between IGX and ACME covers the partnership across the hydrogen and ammonia value chain, starting from production to logistics and supply to the industrial customers for use in a range of applications and reduce the overall emissions contributing to the national decarbonization targets.

Keyperson:

• Ashwani Kumar Dudeja, Group President and Director, Acme Group.

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