Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (Feb 16th to 21st Feb 2022)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Feb 16th to Feb 21st 2022. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• International Childhood Cancer Day is observed on 15^th February Everyyear is a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer, and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors and their families.
• The United Nations’ (UN) World Day of Social Justice is annually observed on February 20 to encourage people to look at how social justice affects poverty eradication & the theme: “Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment”
• Every year, World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the Third Saturday of February & In 2022, the annual World Pangolin Day is being celebrated on 19th February 2022, It marks the 11th edition of the event.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at the Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) World Sustainable Development Summit via video message & theme ‘Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future.
• Ministry of Tourism has included Punaura Dham in the Ramayana circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the huge amount of medical waste produced as a result of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to human and environmental health.
• Camp for free Assistive Devices distribution organized for Divyangjan and Senior Citizens in Tikamgarh (M.P) under ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’ (RVY Scheme) of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
• Government has banned 54 Chinese apps posing threat to national security.
• The National Health Authority has announced the integration of its flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission with the Aarogya Setu app, allowing users to create the 14-digit unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account numbers from the app.
• Government has launched a Scheme for Economic Empowerment for DNTs, SEED for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and semi-nomadic communities in New Delhi.
• The Jal Jeevan Mission has achieved a milestone of providing tap water to nine crore rural homes in the country.
• The Minister of State for Culture & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal launched the career counselling workshop ‘Pramarsh 2022’ for the students of the Bikaner, Rajasthan
• NITI Aayog in association with PhonePe will be hosting the first-ever open-to-all Hackathon event for ideating and coming up with the most creative solutions for the FinTech space.
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat and its reporting structures, which will be responsible for implementation of overall policy decisions and arrangements needed for steering India’s forthcoming G20 Presidency.
• Project proposals for more than 60,000 houses were approved for construction in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan at the 58th meeting of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
• Power, New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh, the government intends to ensure uninterrupted 24×7 power supply to all households.
• Government approved a new scheme New India Literacy Programme for the period Financial Years 2022 to 2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education to align with National Education Policy 2020 and Budget Announcements 2021-22.
• Government has approved the continuation of the Capacity Development (CD) Scheme till 31st of March, 2026.
• Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), in a virtual interaction held in New Delhi under the initiative of ‘Labharthiyon Se Rubaroo’.
• Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Abhilaksh Likhi, will inaugurate the ‘Food, Agriculture and Livelihood’ at the India Pavilion in EXPO2020 Dubai on February 17th, 2022.
• The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)’s programme “New Frontiers: A programme on Renewable Energy” to celebrate the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav commenced with the inaugural event “India’s Leadership in Energy Transition” at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
• Power Minister R.K Singh chaired the Parliamentary Consultative Committee Meeting of his ministry on the topic “Dues of GENCOs and required financial discipline in DISCOM and States” in New Delhi.
• External Affairs Ministry is celebrating its Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Iconic Week from the 21st to 27th of February
• Government has approved the continuation of the Capacity Development (CD) Scheme till 31st of March, 2026.
• The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) observed the second day of its programme “New Frontiers: A Programme on Renewable Energy to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
• Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated and laid Foundation Stone of 51 National Highway Projects of total length 1380 Km with an investment of 21,559 Crore in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh.
• Narcotics Control Bureau, NCB, is organising in New Delhi, the Darkathon -2022 to find solutions to counter drug trafficking through darknet across the globe.
• Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) has released the FAITH 2035 vision document containing goals and an execution path for making Indian tourism preferred and loved by the world by the year 2035.
• The Government has approved the scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) for continuation till 31^st March, 2026 or till further review, whichever is earlier.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing.
• Union Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation for the fourth part of Dhanwantri Bhawan organised by the All-India Ayurveda Congress at its headquarters in Punjabi Bagh West, Delhi.
• The Ministry of Power has notified green hydrogen policy, the target of production of 5 million tonnes of Green hydrogen by 2030 and the related development of renewable energy capacity.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• American cybersecurity firm SentinelOne has released a report on ModifiedElephant, a hacking group that allegedly planted incriminating evidence on the personal devices of Indian journalists, human rights activists, human rights defenders, academics and lawyers.
• Israel’s Ministry of Transport and Road Safety has announced the country’s first certification for unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs) to operate in civilian airspace.
• The air forces of Bangladesh and the US will conduct a joint air exercise named Cope South 22 from Feb 20-25, 2022 sponsored by Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).
• The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)‘s released its annual Global Trade Update 2022, which shows that the value of global trade, both in goods and services, reached a record level of $28.5 trillion in 2021.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : STATE NEWS

• Delhi government’s mobile app Dekho Meri Dilli can now be used to book a visit to Mughal Garden and other major tourist spots & the app was launched by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on September 27 2021.
• The world-famous Jaisalmer Desert Festival, also known as Maru Mahotsav of the Golden City began at Pokaran village in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan from 13 to 16 February 2022.
• Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh has launched a new scheme Kunsnyoms for differently-abled persons in the district & the program was organized by the Department of Social Welfare, Leh in which the Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Leh, Adv.
• The Delhi Police has become the first police force in the country to introduce ‘Smart Card Arms License to provide techno friendly digital services to the citizens of Delhi.
• On Feb 16, 2021, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced welfare schemes for Dalits, including one related to self-employment, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING & FINANCE

• ABG Shipyard Limited, one of India’s largest private sector shipyard firms, has been booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for defrauding 28 banks to the tune of Rs 22,842 crore.
• YES BANK announced the launch of an annual startup enabler program, YES BANK Agri Infinity, which seeks to co-develop digital financial solutions for the food and agriculture ecosystem by mentoring entrepreneurial ventures in the field.
• PayU announced its integration with BigCommerce, an Open SaaS e-commerce platform for fast-growing and established brands.
• Karur Vysya Bank has joined hands with the Chennai-based UNANU Technologies for digital freight finance to fund transport contractors using the end-to-end logistics technology platform.
• DMI Finance, a credit platform, announced the launch of a personal loan product on Google Pay to offer credit to pre-qualified users of the digital wallet platform.
• Standard Chartered Bank, announced the launch of its interest-only home loan facility.
• Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched the ‘Waste to Wealth Creation’ programme for women in the Sundarbans in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district.
• NITI Aayog in coordination with PhonePe, has started the Fintech Open Month from February 07, 2022 with a Theme of OPEN’.
• Twitter has partnered with Paytm Payments Services Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paytm, India’s digital payments and financial services platform, to improve the support for its ‘Tips’ feature in India.
• NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the International arm of National Payments Corporation of India has joined hands with Gateway Payments Service Pvt Ltd, authorized Payment System Operators in Nepal, and Manam Infotech Private Limited to deploy Unified Payments Interface(UPI) in Nepal.
• IndusInd Bank has been empanelled by the Small Farmers Agri–Business Consortium (SFAC) to facilitate digital collection and settlement services on the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) portal for transactions between farmers and traders across the country.
• Kotak Mahindra Bank has tied up with Ezetap to provide integrated Point of Sale (PoS) solutions across 4,000 locations in India.
• On Feb 15, 2022, The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) changed the requirements for listed companies to separate roles of chairperson and managing director (MD) or chief executive officer (CEO) to ‘voluntary’ from ‘mandatory’.
• Fisdom, a wealth-tech company, has joined hands with Bank of Maharashtra (BoM), to offer wealth management products and services to over 29 million customers of the bank.
• Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance has launched its new insurance plan Flexi Edge, a non-linked participating individual savings life insurance plan that enables the customers with the ability to prioritize their long-term savings.
• BSE Ebix Insurance Broking, a joint venture of BSE and Ebix Fincorp Exchange Pte Ltd, signed an insurance broker agreement for the distribution of Life Insurance Corporation’s (LIC) products on its platform.
• According to the latest edition of SBI’s research report Ecowrap, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to grow at 5.8% in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 & the FY22 GDP growth is now revised downwards to 8.8% from the earlier estimate of 9.3%.
• JusPay, a Softbank-backed digital payments infrastructure company, introduced OpenPPI.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has canceled the license of Mantha Urban Cooperative Bank and consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Environmentalist Ravi Chopra has resigned as chairman of the Supreme Court-appointed High Powered Committee (HPC) for the Char Dham project.
• On Feb 14, 2022, Tata Sons appointed Ilker Ayci as Chief executive officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Air India & he will assume his responsibilities on or before April 1, 2022.
• German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was re-elected for a second term of next five years (2022-2027) by a special parliamentary assembly.
• According to the order released by the Ministry of Education’s Department of School Education and Literacy, IAS Vineet Joshi, Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education, has been appointed as new chairman of Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE with effect from Feb 14, 2022.
• Minister of Industries Syed Shahnawaz Hussain announced, Bhojpuri singer and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari will be the “brand ambassador” for Khadi and other handicrafts of Bihar.
• 1986 batch IAS officer Debashish Chakravarty, has been given the full charge as the acting chief secretary of Maharashtra,
• A23, an app owned by online skill gaming company Head Digital Works, has announced that it has roped in Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador.
• Former Navy vice chief G Ashok Kumar has been appointed as the first National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC) in the National Security Council Secretariat.
• Adidas has appointed India’s top ranked female table tennis player Manika Batra as brand ambassador.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : AWARDS & HONORS

• Sandeep Bakhshi, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank, is the Business Standard Banker of the Year 2020-21 & the unanimous decision was taken by a high-profile jury of five, chaired by former Reserve Bank of India deputy governor S S Mundra.
• The Kerala-headquartered South Indian Bank has bagged six awards, including ‘Best Technology Bank of the Year’ at the 17th edition of the annual IBA Banking Technology Awards.
• Karur Vysya Bank Ltd. has won three IT awards from the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) in the small banks category for the best deployment of technologies.
• Karnataka Bank has won the awards under the following categories namely Best Technology Bank of the Year, Best Fintech Adoption, Best Use of AI/ML & Data Analytics – all Runner Ups.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : MOU & AGREEMENTS

• India signed an agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat that it has committed to sending to Afghanistan as part of a humanitarian assistance.
• National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Common Services Centers to collaborate for the delivery of services related to various skill development programmes to youth in rural and remote areas of the country.
• LKP Securities Ltd has entered into an arrangement with HDFC Bank Ltd to offer a special 3-in-1 online account.
• The Gujarat government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global business process management company QX Global Group Limited, for the holistic development of the IT and ITeS sector in the State.
• Vedanta and Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology Group, also known as Foxconn, announced signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture company that will manufacture semiconductors in India.
• Bank of Baroda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force, to provide the Baroda Central Forces Salary Package.
• The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has signed two Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with the Government of Bihar to promote the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector in Bihar.
• On 17th February, 2022, The Union Ministry of Tourism (MoT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Alliance Air Aviation Limited (AAAL) to boost tourism throughout India.
• National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for setting up biofuel projects, plants for post-processing of products and marketing of end products of CBG (Cannabigerol).

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

• India will showcase its indigenously developed Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at the four-day Singapore Air Show.
• The Indian Army had conducted a first-of-its-kind Hackathon named “Sainya Ranakshetram” from 01 Oct 2021 to 31 Dec 2021 & it was conducted at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow under the overall guidance of the Shimla based Army Training Command (ARTRAC).
• Indian Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar co-chaired ‘3rd India Maldives Defence Cooperation Dialogue’ with Chief of Defence Force (CDF) of Maldives National Defence Force Major General Abdulla Shamaal.
• Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), the country’s largest power equipment manufacturer, has received a prestigious order from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the supply of compact heat exchanger sets for 83 Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) MK1A aircraft.
• Indian Navy’s warship INS Visakhapatnam carried out the test-firing of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off the western seaboard.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPS & SERVICES

• Edelweiss Asset Management has announced the launch of eInvest a mutual fund mobile app for investors for a smooth investing experience.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) launched ‘Quit Tobacco App’ to help people kick the cigarette butt and give up the use of tobacco in all forms – including smokeless and other newer products.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : RANKING & INDEX

• Rajasthan has the maximum 1,23,682 households electrified through the solar-based standalone system, while hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had nil beneficiaries under the initiative.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Reliance Jio has partnered with SES, a Luxembourg-based satellite solutions provider to form a new initiative Jio Space Technology Limited.
• The Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) successfully launched its earth observation satellite EOS-4 and two co-passenger technology demonstrator and scientific satellites from the first launch pad at the country’s only spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
• Meta’s oversight board suggested Facebook and Instagram to make strict doxxing rules.
• Indian American SpaceX engineer Anna Menon will be among the crew of a unique space mission announced by US billionaire Jared Isaacman, who last year led the world’s first all-private space crew into orbit.
• Hyderabad-based space startup “Navars Edutech” envisages launching 100 student-developed satellites constellation with Skyroot Aerospace as a launch partner in the next 5 years.
• The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a new Digital Strategy 2022-2025 to accelerate work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• Axis Bank Ltd. is nearing a deal to buy Citigroup Inc.’s India retail banking business in a transaction that could be valued at about $2.5 billion.
• Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has released an amount of 1154.90 crore rupees to four states for providing grants to Urban Local Bodies.
• The Reserve Bank of India has extended the timeline by six months for Non Banking Financial Companies to adhere to the new NPA recognition norms.
• Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rate decelerated to 12.96 per cent in January from 13.56 per cent in January

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITION AND MERGERS

• Bank of Baroda will acquire Union Bank of India’s 21% stake in India First Life Insurance Company, a joint venture between Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India and Carmel Point Investments.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ENVIRONMENT

• The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has identified a new carangid (Vatta) species from the Indian coast.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• India’s dashing keeper-batter Rishabh Pant won top Test batting prize for his series-winning knock of 89 against Australia in Brisbane last year while New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was adjudged ‘Captain of the Year’ at the 15th Edition ESPN cricinfo awards.
• Teenager Unnati Hooda became the youngest Indian to win a Super 100 tournament as she beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal in straight games to claim the women’s singles title while unseeded Kiran George emerged triumphant in men’s singles final of the $75,000 Odisha Open badminton tournament.
• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has sanctioned the initial sports program for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
• Mithali Raj has reached the 2 spot in the latest Women’s ODI Batting Rankings released by ICC, ahead of the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022.
• China defended choosing a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) regiment commander who fought in the Galwan clash as an Olympics torchbearer, a move that led India to carry out a diplomatic boycott of the games in Beijing.
• New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell was named the recipient of 2021’s ICC ‘Spirit of Cricket’ award for not taking an easy single during the T20 World Cup semifinal against England as he felt he had “obstructed” the way of bowler Adil Rashid in that moment.
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Heather Knight and Keegan Petersen as the winners of the ICC Players of the Month Award for January 2022.
• Rafael Nadal achieved his record-breaking 21st Grand Slam Men’s Singles Title at the first Grand Slam of 2022e. the 2022 Australian Open was held at Melbourne Park, Melbourne in Australia.
• Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre, LSRC, has lifted the 15th CEC Cup Men’s Ice Hockey Championship – 2022.
• The Sports Authority of India under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has extended offers of employment to 398 coaches at various levels in 21 disciplines.
• Haryana defeated the Indian Railway 3-0, to win the Men’s title in Senior National Volleyball Championship 2021-22.
• Chelsea wins 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Champions, beats Palmeiras – English club, Chelsea has won the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup final.
• Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session is coming to India in 2023.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

• A Trilogy book series titled, India, that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution’ is authored by J Sai Deepak and published by Bloomsbury India.
• A book titled ‘How to Prevent the Next Pandemic’ has authored by Bill Gates will be published this year in May 3^rd, 2022.
• A new book titled “Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War” authored by Samuel Moyn has released.
• A new book titled “Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us” has authored by Ro Khanna

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Former Greek President Christos Sartzetakis, a judge widely respected for resisting pressure from military dictators who ultimately imprisoned him without trial in the late 1960s, has died.
• Music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri passed away at a Mumbai hospital.
• Singing legend Sandhya Mukherjee, also known as Sandhya Mukhopadhyay passed away at the age of 91 after a cardiac arrest.
• Veteran Kannada poet Nadoja Chennaveera Kanavi, who had recovered from Covid-19 infection, passed away at a private hospital at Sattur near Dharwad following multi-organ failure.
• Former India midfielder and East Bengal legend Surajit Sengupta, who mesmerized Kolkata Maidan with his dribbling skills in the 1970s, died at a city hospital, following his prolonged battle with COVID-19.

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