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DAILY DOSE 16^th FEB -2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

History: 16^th February

In 1937, American chemist and inventor Wallace H. Carothers received a patent for nylon fabric.
In 2005, the Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty aimed at reducing the emission of gases that contribute to global warming, went into effect.
In 1982,Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Football tournament organized for the first time in Kolkata, India.

Vital interconnection between APAAR IDs, the Academic Bank of Credit, and Digilocker, facilitating streamlined operations, was also highlighted in the event.
APAAR, an acronym for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry, is a specialised identification system designed for all students in India, beginning from an early age.
It is introduced in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020 and the National Credit and Qualifications Framework (NCrF).
Registration for an APAAR ID is voluntary, not mandatory.
It aims to streamline and enhance the academic experience for students throughout India by assigning a unique and permanent 12-digit ID to each student, consolidating their academic records into a single accessible platform.

The Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj inaugurated the ‘Smart Gram Panchayat: Revolution towards Digitization of Gram Panchayat’ Project at Paprour Gram Panchayat of Begusarai District, Bihar signalling a significant leap towards digital empowerment in rural India.
The project aims to extend the PM-WANI (Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) Service to Gram Panchayats in Begusarai, marking a paradigm shift in rural connectivity.
Begusarai leads the digital transformation in Bihar by equipping all Gram Panchayats with Wi-Fi services under the PM-WANI Scheme.
It is funded under the revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), the project targets 455 Gram Panchayats across 37 Blocks in Begusarai and Rohtas Districts in Bihar. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj implements it.

The Prime Minister of India along with the President of Sri Lanka, Mr Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Mr Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, and also RuPay card services in Mauritius.
RuPay is a payment system and financial services product developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
It is a domestic card payment network that can be used at automated teller machines (ATMs), point of sale (POS) devices, and e-commerce websites across India.After Nepal, Bhutan, Singapore and UAE, the RuPay card is now available in Africa through Mauritius, the first non-Asian country to issue it.
The UPI is a digital and real-time payment system developed by the NPCI in 2016.
UPI is built over the IMPS (Immediate Payment Service) infrastructure and allows users to instantly transfer money between any two parties’ bank accounts.

Findings from data collected by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveal the presence of a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn’s moon Mimas.
Cassini-Huygens was a joint NASA, European Space Agency and Italian Space Agency space mission to Saturn.
It was launched on October 15, 1997.
The mission consisted of NASA’s Cassini orbiter, which was the first space probe to orbit Saturn, and the ESA’s Huygens probe, which landed on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.
It was one of the largest interplanetary spacecraft.

The Supreme Court recently directed the State Bank of India to stop issuing electoral bonds immediately.
Electoral bonds are interest-free bearer bonds or money instruments that can be purchased by companies and individuals in India from authorised branches of the State Bank of India (SBI).
The bonds are similar to bank notes that are payable to the bearer on demand and are free of interest.
These bonds are sold in multiples of Rs 1,000, Rs 10,000, Rs 1 lakh, Rs 10 lakh, and Rs 1 crore.
They can be purchased through a KYC-compliant account to make donations to a political party.
EBs have a life of only 15 days during which it can be used for making donations to political parties.
Only political parties registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and which secured not less than 1% of votes polledin the last general election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the State, are eligible to receive electoral bonds.

The Assam government declared the GI-tagged ‘Kaji Nemu’ (Citrus Limon) as the State Fruit.
Kaji nemu received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2019
Kaji Nemu is elongated and oblong compared to other lemon varieties.
It is popular for its unique aroma and health benefits. It has been traditionally associated with the Assamese cuisines.
The fruit had been exported to several countries, including to the Middle East.

7) Indian Hammer Thrower Rachna Kumari Banned For 12 Years For Doping:

These decisions highlight the unwavering commitment of sporting authorities to maintain fairness, integrity, and a level playing field in athletics

8) National Science Day Theme 2024:

National Science Day is celebrated annually on February 28th in India to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by Sir C. V. Raman in 1928.
The theme for National Science Day 2024 is “Science for a Sustainable Future”.