Daily Current Affairs: February 02, 2022

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Important Days

World Wetlands Day – 02 February

• World Wetlands Day is celebrated globally on 02 February every year to raise global awareness about the significance of wetlands. This day also marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 02 February 1971.
• This is the first year (2022) when World Wetlands Day will be observed as a United Nations international day.
• The theme of World Wetlands Day for 2022 is ‘Wetlands Action for People and Nature’.

National News

GAIL starts India’s first project of mixing hydrogen into the natural gas system

• GAIL (India) Limited has commenced India’s first-ever project of mixing hydrogen into the natural gas system at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
• The hydrogen blended natural gas will be supplied to Avantika Gas Limited, one of GAIL’s joint ventures with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), for retailing of compressed natural gas (CNG) to automobiles and piped natural gas to households in Indore.

Madhya Pradesh      

• Capital: Bhopal
• Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chauhan
• Governor: Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel
• National Parks: Bandhavgarh National Park, Dinosaur Fossils National Park, Fossil National Park, Pench National Park, Kanha National Park, Kuno National Park, Madhav National Park, Panna National Park, Sanjay National Park, Satpura National Park, Van Vihar National Park

International News

India and European Union hold second virtual maritime security dialogue virtually

• India and the European Union (EU) held their second maritime security dialogue in a virtual format. This meeting was co-chaired by the Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs at the Union Ministry of External Affairs Sandeep Arya and Director for Security and Defence Policy at the European External Action Service Joanneke Balfoort.
• The consultations in this dialogue included developments in the maritime security Environment and policy developments covering the EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo–Pacific.

Saudi Arabia’s first-ever Yoga festival was organised in Jeddah

• Saudi Arabia has organised its first-ever Yoga Festival on Bay La Sun Beach near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• This festival was organised by the Saudi Yoga Committee (the new Saudi Yoga Federation), a body under the Saudi Arabia Olympic Committee. Nouf Marwari is the President of this committee, which was formed on 16 May 2021.

Saudi Arabia

• Capital: Riyadh
• Currency: Saudi Arabian Riyal
• Prime Minister: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

World’s first hydrogen-powered flying boat named ‘THE JET’ is set to be launched in Dubai

• Swiss-based startup ‘THE JET Zero Emission’ has signed an agreement with UAE-based Zenith Marine Services LLC and US-based DWYN to manufacture and operate ‘The Jet’ — the first clean-energy, hydrogen-powered flying boat.
• This luxurious boat has a capacity of 8–12 passengers and is equipped with two fuel cells and an air conditioner, as well as, other clean-tech, environmentally friendly technologies that help reduce carbon emissions.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

• Capital: Abu Dhabi
• Currency: Dirham
• President: Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Prime Minister: Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Costa was re-elected with an absolute majority

• Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa had an absolute majority in the recent election held in Portugal. He secured a majority by winning 117 seats in the 230-seat Portuguese parliament.
• His party received 42 per cent of the votes out of the 13 per cent of the votes counted.

Portugal

• Capital: Lisbon
• Currency: Euro
• Prime Minister: Antonio Costa
• President: Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa

The eleventh India–Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) Meeting on bilateral defence Cooperation was held in New Delhi

• The eleventh India–Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) meeting on bilateral defence cooperation was held in New Delhi. Both countries enhanced their defence industry cooperation to identify new avenues.
• The JMCC meeting was co-chaired by Union Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar and Oman’s Secretary-General at the Ministry of Defence, Mohammed Bin Nasser Bin Ali Al-Zaabi.

Oman

• Capital: Muscat
• Currency: Omani Rial

Acquisitions and Mergers

Sony buys game developing firm Bungie for $ 3.6 billion

• Sony Group had purchased the US video game Developing firm, Bungie Inc for $ 3.6 billion to bolster its stable of game-making studios. Bungie Inc is the developer of popular games such as Destiny, Halo, Myth, Oni and Marathon.
• Recently, Microsoft Corp. purchased Activision Blizzard Inc. for $ 69 billion.

Vedanta partners with the Union Bank of India to take over a majority of syndicated facility

• Vedanta has tied up a facility of ₹ 8,000 crores with the Union Bank of India at 75 per cent to take over a majority of the syndicated facility. In 2020, Vedanta Limited had tied up a syndicated facility of
  ₹ 10,000 crores with the State Bank of India (SBI) as the lead bank at a running cost of 10.5 per cent.

Union Bank of India

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
• MD & CEO: Rajkiran Rai
• Tagline: ‘Good People to Bank With’

Appointments

Balasubramanian was appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria

• G. Balasubramanian was appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is a 1998 batch Indian Foreign Service officer (IFS).

Nigeria

• Capital: Abuja
• Currency: Nigerian Naira
• President: Muhammadu Buhari

Books and Authors

Johann Hari’s new book is titled ‘Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention’

• A new book titled ‘Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention’ was authored by Johann Hari. This book was published by Bloomsbury Publication.

Rankings

Jammu & Kashmir has topped in the attacks on journalists in 2021

• Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura topped the list of states and union territories in India where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021, according to the India Press Freedom Report 2021 released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG).
• At least six journalists were killed, 108 were attacked and 13 media houses or newspapers were targeted across India.

Obituary

Additional Solicitor General Rupinder Singh Suri passed away

• Senior advocate and Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Rupinder Singh Suri passed away. He was appointed the ASG in June 2020.
• He was designated as a senior advocate in 2009 and also served as the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association.

Sports News

Mithali Raj climbs to the second spot in the Women’s ODI Batting Rankings released by the ICC

• Mithali Raj has reached the second spot in the latest Women’s ODI Batting Rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC), ahead of the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022.
• Australian player Alyssa Healy topped this ranking list. Mithali Raj was followed by Tammy Beaumont and Amy Satterthwaite. Indian women cricketer Smriti Mandhana was ranked sixth in this list.

International Cricket Council (ICC)

• Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• Chief Executive Officer: Geoff Allardice
• Chairman: Greg Barclay
• Motto: Cricket for Good

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