Current Affairs - February 26, 2022 Current Affairs

The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) have signed an MoU to collaborate on a jointly designed 'Sustainable Cities India program'.

The International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has announced the launch of its new cybersecurity hub based in India, to address the growing threat of cyberattacks in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The multi-million dollar IBM Security Command Center will be located at the IBM office in Bengaluru in Karnataka.

Tripura High Court has banned animal slaughtering in public places and also expressed concern over the quality of consumable meat.

The Black Sea is a marginal Mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia. It lies to the east of the Balkans in Southeast Europe and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.

Rating agency Moody's has revised the economic growth estimates of India for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 and CY2023, in its Global Macro Outlook 2022-23, CY2022- 9.5 percent (Earlier it was 7 percent) CY2023 - 5.5 percent.

Reserve Bank of India has mandated NBFC - Middle and Upper Layers with 10 or more 'Fixed point service delivery units' (as on October 1, 2022) to implement 'Core Financial Services Solution (CFSS)' latest by September 30, 2025.

The RBI has approved the re-appointment of Rakesh Sharma as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of IDBI Bank.

The Indian Navy received the 12th anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I from the US-based aerospace company Boeing.

The Indian Navy is hosting a multilateral exercise called MILAN 2022 in Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam.

The Administrative Council (AC) under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the policy on the promotion of foreign investment in the industrial sector in Jammu and Kashmir.

Under the directions from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), packaged food items are set to bear a 'Health Star Rating'.

Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has announced the separation of the position of Chairman of the Board and the CEO & Managing Director of the company. Nitin Paranjpe has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of the company with effect from March 31, 2022. He is currently serving as Chief Operating Officer of Unilever, the parent company of HUL. Sanjiv Mehta will continue to be the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director (CEO & MD) of the company.

Noted economist and historian Sanjeev Sanyal has been inducted as a full-time member in the reconstituted Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

National War Memorial's 3rd anniversary was observed on February 25, 2022.

Three more Rafale fighter aircraft landed in India from France, with Indian specific enhancements. With this new arrival of the three jets, the total Rafale fleet with IAF has reached 35.

The National War Memorial was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25, 2019.

Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy is the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has released two reports from the Institute for Competitiveness (Indian chapter), documenting India's Covid-19 vaccine development and vaccine administration journey.

Indian author Anirudh Suri has come out with his new book titled "The Great Tech Game: Shaping Geopolitics and the Destinies of Nations.'