CURRENT AFFAIRS 17 February, 2023

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               CURRENT AFFAIRS

                  17 February, 2023

1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the ‘iDEX Investor Hub’ (iIH), under which more than Rs. 200 crores had already been pledged by leading Indian investors.

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Aadi Mahotsav on 16th February 2023 at

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.

3. Karnataka Bank was awarded with ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under ‘Digidhan Awards 2021-22’ by

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

4. According to a latest report by specialist in geolocation technologies TomTom, Bengaluru’s traffic

has made it the second slowest place to drive through in the world in 2022.

5. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore Students won AED 1 million by winning the gold

medal at the World Government Summit in Dubai.

6. The Ministry of Tourism has identified four pilgrim centers for development in Karnataka. The

Ministry has identified ‘Hampi’ and ‘Mysuru’ as destinations for development.

7. The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has received the Indian Technical Standard Order (ITSO)

authorisation from (DGCA) for its indigenously developed Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder.

8. Rolls-Royce, a British engineering company, announced that it has received an order from Air India for 68 Trent XWB-97 engines, in addition to an option for 20 more.

9. Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants at Aonla and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh.

10. Writer Subhash Chandran’s novel Samudrashila has been chosen for the Akbar Kakkattil Award instituted by a trust in the memory of the short story writer and novelist from Kozhikode.

11. World Bank chief David Malpass has announced his resignation nearly a year early.

12. Indian-origin Republican leader Nikki Haley formally launched her 2024 presidential bid, casting herself as a younger, fresher alternative to her one-time boss and former US President Donald Trump.

13. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced Twelve cheetahs will be flown in from South Africa on 18th February under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction program.

14. A joint counter-terrorism exercise Tarkash between National Security Guard (NSG) and US Special Operations Forces (SOF) culminated in Chennai, after four weeks of intense training.

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