DAILY GK 14-15 FEB
1.
SWATI
PORTAL FOR WOMEN IN STEMM
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GoIlaunched ‘Science for Women: A Technology and Innovation (SWATI) Portal (https://swati.nipgr.ac.in/), India’s 1st-of-its-kind
interactive online portal on Indian women in STEMM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathematics& Medicine).
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SWATI
portal was developed, hosted and maintained by the National
Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR).
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SWATI portal is an initiative by the Inter
Academy Panel of India (IAP) on Women in STEMM.
2.
INDIA
EXTENDS UPI SERVICE IN SRI LANKA AND MAURITIUS
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Narendra
Modi, Prime Minister (PM) of India, along with Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and Sri
Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe,
virtually launched India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in Mauritius and Sri Lanka.
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The UPI and RuPay card projects were developed and executed by NPCI
International Payments Limited (NIPL) along with partner banks / non-banks
from Mauritius and Sri Lanka, under the guidance and support of the Reserve
Bank of India.
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The list of countries that accept UPI payments are Bhutan, France,
Mauritius, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates(UAE).
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NPCI
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Incorporated in 2008
3.
RBI
RAISES WAGE CEILING FOR NEDS OF BANKS TO RS 30 LAKH
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has increased
the remuneration ceiling of Non Executive Directors (NEDs) of banks from Rs 20 lakh per annum to Rs 30 lakh with
immediate effect.
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RBI
cancelled the licence of Jai Prakash Narayan Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Basmathnagar,
Maharashtra. Reserve Bank of India
(RBI):
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Governor –
Shaktikanta Das
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Establishment –
1st April 1935
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Headquarters –
Mumbai, Maharashtra
4.
AUSTRALIA
WINS U19 MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP
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The Australian
Under-19 (U19) cricket team won the International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2024 title defeating India in the finals held in
Willowmoore Park stadium in Benoni,
South Africa.
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The Indian U-19 team was captained
by Uday Saharan, and the Australian team was captained by Hugh
Weibgen.
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This also marks India’s fifth consecutive
final appearance in the U19 Men’s CWC, including in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, and
2024.
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Player of the Tournament – Kwena Maphaka (South Africa).
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TheICC U19 World Cup tournament has been
conducted once every two years since its second edition in 1998.
5.
INTERNATIONAL
DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE 2024- FEBRUARY 11
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The United
Nations (UN)’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS) is annually observed across the
globe on 11 February to
promote full and equal access to and participation of women and girls in the
fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
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The theme of IDWGIS 2024 is “Women
and Girls in Science Leadership: A New Era for Sustainability”
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The subtheme of IDWGIS 2024 is “Think Science … Think Peace”.
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UNESCO
Director-General– Audrey Azoulay
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Headquarters–
Paris, France
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Establishment–
1945 (came into force in 1946)
6.
INDIA
& RUSSIA AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL NUCLEAR COOPERATION
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India and Russia signed a protocol to amend
the 2008 intergovernmental agreement focusing on cooperation in constructing
additional nuclear reactors at the Kudankulam
Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) site and new Russia-designed nuclear power
plants at new sites in India.
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The
KKNPP in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu(TN) is a joint initiative of India and Russia.
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Kudankulam
Plant Development: India’s only nuclear power plant
established with another country (Russian technical support) is the KKNPP in
Tamil Nadu.
7.
IOB
CELEBRATES 88TH FOUNDATION DAY
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Indian
Overseas Bank (IOB), a public sector bank, celebrated its 88th Foundation day on 10th February 2024 in
Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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IOB also launched Freedom Current Account and Saving
Account (CASA) variant.
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IOB was founded on 10th February 1937 by M.Ct.M. Chidambaram
Chettyar. IOB stated operation in Karaikudi, Chennai and Rangoon, Burma
(presently Myanmar) and Penang, Malaysia.
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Rupay Credit
Card Variants: RuPay Platinum offers reward points and
benefits, and includes personal accident coverage of up to Rs 10 lakhs
8.
PV
NARASIMHA RAO, CHAUDHARY CHARAN SINGH & MS SWAMINATHAN CONFERRED
BHARAT RATNA
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Government of India (GoI) announced that two former Prime Ministers(PMs), Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, and father of India’s ‘green
revolution’ Dr MS Swaminathan will be awarded Bharat Ratna in
2024.
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The total number of Bharat Ratna
recipients in 2024 becomes five.
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This is the highest number of Bharat Ratnas awarded in a
year since its inception in 1954.
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In January 2024, GoI announced Bharat
Ratna for Former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna (LK) Advani and Former Bihar
Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur (posthumously).
9.
SPORTSTAR
ACES AWARD 2024
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Indian Olympian Neeraj Chopra was awarded the Sportstar
of the Year (Male) award at the 2024 Sportstar Aces Awards held at the
TajMahal Hotel in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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The 2024 Arjuna Awardee Sheetal Devi (para-archer) won the Sportstar Aces
Award for the Sportstar of the
Year(female).
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She also won the Moment of the year award.
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The 2024 Australian Open men’s doubles
champion and 2024 Padma Shri awardee Rohan
Bopanna was awarded the ‘Ace of
Aces award’.
10.
GOOGLE
LAUNCHES ‘LUMIERE’ AI TO GENERATE 5-SECOND VIDEOS
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Google has introduced a new
video-generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) model ‘Lumiere’, a
Space-Time Diffusion Model to generate 5-second
videos that portray realistic, diverse and coherent motion.
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It deploys a text-to-video diffusion model for generating videos from text
descriptions.
11.
NATIONAL
PRODUCTIVITY DAY 2024 – FEBRUARY 12
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National
Productivity Day or National Productivity Council
Foundation Day is annually observed across India on 12th February to mark the foundation day of the National
Productivity Council of India (NPC) and raise awareness of productivity, efficiency,
and innovation.
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The
theme for National Productivity Week 2024 is ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI)- Productivity
Engine for Economic
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National
Productivity Council of India (NPC) President – Piyush Goyal
(Union Minister of Commerce and Industry)
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Headquarters- New
Delhi, Delhi
