Celebrated every year on February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed by the United Nation to promote the full and equal access and participation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
The theme is IDEAS (Innovate, Demonstrate, Elevate, Advance, Sustain).
This year will be the 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
The Indian civil aviation system has jumped from 112th rank to 55th rank in the latest audit done by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated.
After the November 2022 audit, India received an updated overall effective implementation (EI) of 85.65%.
UN's body ICAO had in 2018 conducted the previous audit.
ICAO:
Secretary General:Juan Carlos Salazar;
HQ:Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court were elevated to the Supreme Court, bringing the total strength of the apex court to its maximum of 34 judges.
Their names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium last month.
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh launched the Mission Antyodaya Survey 2022-23 to assess the outcome of various development schemes in rural areas.
The Department of Rural Development has been conducting the Mission Antyodaya Survey across all gram panchayats since 2017-18 to measure the outcomes through convergence of various schemes.
Agriculture ministry approved commercial release of nano-diammonium phosphate (nano-DAP), which is expected to reduce subsidy and the import dependence on the fertiliser variety. Nano-DAP will be manufactured by IFFCO and Coromandel International.
IFFCO would be selling 500-ml bottles of nano-DAP costing around Rs 600-650 while conventional DAP is Rs.1350.
Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched the Digital Payments Utsav in New Delhi for the promotion of Digital Payments across the country. The Utsav which began on 9th Feb will continue till 9th of October this year, with a particular focus on G-20 Digital Economy Working Group event in cities like Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune and Bengaluru.
ADB has approved a USD 130 million loan to increase agricultural productivity and promote horticulture agribusinesses to raise farmers’ income in Himachal Pradesh.
Farmers will be organized into cluster-wide community horticulture production and marketing associations and district-wide cooperative societies.
A farmer-producer company(FPC) will be created at the state level.
ADB:
President: Masatsugu Asakawa;
HQ: Mandaluyong, Philippines
China's Alibaba Group sold its remaining stake in Indian digital payments firm Paytm for about 13.78 billion rupees ($167.14 million) through a block deal.
The exit comes days after Paytm posted its first-ever quarterly operating profit as a listed firm, nine months ahead of its own target.
Alibaba:
Exec Chairman and CEO: Daniel Zhang;
HQ: Hangzhou, China
Veteran journalist ABK Prasad has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award for Excellence in Journalism-2020.
Anne Bhavani Koteswara Prasad, popularly known as ABK, has the rare honour of being the editor of all the mainstream journals of Andhra Pradesh during his journalistic career spanning over 75 years.
The Centre has informed that 5.9 million tonnes of lithium reserves have been found for the first time in the country. The reserves were discovered during exploration by the Geological Survey of India in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Currently, India is import-dependent for many minerals like lithium, nickel and cobalt.
Lithium is a non-ferrous metal and is one of the key components in EV batteries.
The new species is a member of a group of spiny-throated reed frogs within the Hyperolius genus.
Named Hyperolius ukaguruensis, the new species occurs in the Mamiwa-Kisara North Forest Reserve in the Ukaguru Mountains of Tanzania.
This small, silent Ukaguru spiny-throated reed frog doesn’t croak, chirp, sing or ribbit.
Legendary American pop composer, songwriter, and pianist, Burt Bacharach, passed away in Los Angeles.
The veteran musician was known for creating melodies like 'Walk on By,' 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose,' 'I’ll Never Fall in Love Again,' 'Alfie' and 'I Say a Little Prayer' among many others.
He had won several accolades, including 8 Grammys and 3 Oscars.
World Unani Day is observed on February 11 every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of social reformer and renowned Unani scholar Hakim Ajmal Khan, widely regarded as the pioneer of Unani medicine in India.