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History: 9th February
- 1931, 9th Feb: For the first time in India, a stamp with a picture was issued in honor of a person.
- 1951, 9th Feb: The first census of independent India began.
- 1973, 9th Feb: Biju Patnaik became Leader of Opposition in the Orissa Legislative Assembly.
- 2013, 9th Feb: Afzal Guru, an Indian separatist, was executed for involving in an attack on the Indian parliament.
- 1969, 9th Feb: First test flight of a Boeing 747.
1) A Joint Venture Agreement has been signed between ONGC and NTPC Green Energy Limited to concentrate on offshore wind energy projects.
- ONGC and NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) have signed a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) to focus on offshore wind energy projects.
- The agreement signed at India Energy Week in Goa, was witnessed by Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri.
- This collaboration aims to lead renewable energy initiatives, both domestically and internationally.
About ONGC
- Headquarters: Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
- Founded: 14 August 1956
2) Asian Development Bank Names Mio Oka as Country Director for India
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Mio Oka as its new Country Director for India, succeeding Takeo Konishi, who has been promoted to the position of ADB Director General for South Asia at the Manila headquarters.
- Responsibilities of the Country Director : Mio Oka will be responsible for steering ADB operations in India and nurturing relationships with the government and other development partners in the country.
- Oka will lead the implementation of ADB’s country partnership strategy for India spanning from 2023 to 2027.
- ADB’s Support for India’s Development :
- Since the start of its country operations in 1986, ADB has been a steadfast partner in supporting India’s development goals and economic growth.
- In 2023, ADB has committed to provide India with a sovereign loan of US$ 2.59 billion, besides technical assistance of US$ 16.31 million and grants of US$ 5.25 million under the sovereign portfolio.
About ADB :
- Established : 1966
- Headquarters : Manila, Philippines
- President : Masatsugu Asakawa
- Membership : 68 members, including 49 regional members (countries in Asia and the Pacific) and 19 non-regional members (countries outside the region).
3) Arunachal Pradesh is the location where the Tawangchu Tides International Kayaking Championship-2024 will be held
- The three-day Tawangchu Tides International Kayaking Championship-2024 kick started in Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh.
- District Deputy Commissioner inaugurated the championship at Dongshengmang in Bongleng village near Indo Bhutan border.
- A total of 51 Kayakers from different countries including Britain, Russia and Australia and different states of the country are participating in
- The event is being organized by an organization called “SWYTCH”.
4) Constitution (J&K) ST Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024:
- The Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aiming to include specific ethnic groups and tribes from Jammu and Kashmir into the list of Scheduled Tribes.
- The Union government has also introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in panchayats and Municipal Bodies of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 particularly focuses on including four ethnic groups in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The ethnic groups are Gadda Brahmin, Koli, Paddari Tribe, and Pahari Ethnic Group”.
- By extending Scheduled Tribe status to these communities, the bill intends to ensure their socio-economic and political empowerment.
- The bill ensures that the reservations for these existing communities such as Gujjars and Bakarwals remain unaffected while providing new reservations for the newly listed STs.
- Gujjars and Bakarwals are nomadic — they migrate with their livestock to the higher reaches in the summer, and return before the onset of winter.
5) Maa Kamakhya Divya Pariyojana:
- The Indian Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of Maa Kamakhya Divya Pariyojana (Maa Kamakhya Access Corridor).
- It has been sanctioned under the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North Eastern Region (PM-DevINE) scheme.
- Situated on the Nilachal hills in Guwahati, Assam, Kamakhya temple is a significant pilgrimage centre.
- The temple is dedicated to different forms of Mother Shakti, namely Sundari, Tripura, Tara, Bhuvaneshvari, Bagalamukhi and Chinnamasta.
- Ambubachi Mela is one of the major festivals of this temple.
- The festival is held every year to commemorate the yearly menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya.
6) World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2024:
- The Vice-President inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi recently.
- World Sustainable Development (WSDS) Summit is the annual flagship event of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
- Instituted in 2001, the Summit series has a legacy of over two decades of making ‘sustainable development’ a globally shared goal.
- It is the only independently convened international summit on sustainable development and environment, based in the Global South.
- WSDS strives to provide long-term solutions for the benefit of global communities by assembling the world’s most enlightened leaders and thinkers on a single platform.
- WSDS 2024 is the 23rd edition of the summit.
- WSDS 2024 will take place on the theme ‘Leadership for the Sustainable Development and Climate Justice’.
7) PLI Scheme For White Goods:
- An official statement said that applications of certain companies for claiming incentives under the Production-linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods (Air Conditioners and LED Lights) are under examination and there is no delay in disbursement.
- PLI scheme for White Goods is designed to create a complete component ecosystem for the Air Conditioners and LED Lights industry in India and make India an integral part of the global supply chains.
- The scheme was notified by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in 2021.
- The scheme will be implemented as a pan-India scheme and is not specific to any location, area or segment of population.
- It proposes a financial incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the White Goods manufacturing value chain.
- Its prime objectives include removing sectoral disabilities, creating economies of scale, enhancing exports, and creating a robust component ecosystem and employment generation.
8) Kilkari Programme:
- The Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare virtually launched the Kilkari programme, a Mobile Health (m-health) initiative for beneficiaries in local content in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
- Kilkari programme is a centralised interactive voice response (IVR) based mobile health service.
- It delivers free, weekly, time-appropriate 72 audio messages about pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare directly to families’ mobile phones from the second trimester of pregnancy until the child is one year old.
- Women who are registered in the Reproductive Child Health (RCH) portal based on the woman’s LMP (last menstrual period) or the child’s DoB (Date of Birth), receive a weekly call with pre-recorded audio content directly to the mobile phones of pregnant women and mothers with children under the age of one year.
- Kilkari audio messages are present in the form of the voice of a fictitious doctor character called Dr. Anita.
- It is centrally hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) for all the States/UTs and no further investment in the technology, telephony infrastructure or operational costs is required to be borne by States/UTs.
- This service is FREE of cost for States/UTs and beneficiaries.
- The programme is integrated with the centralised Reproductive Child Health (RCH) portal of MoHFW and is the single source of information for this mHealth service.
- Currently, Kilkari is under implementation in 18 States / UTs of India
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