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DAILY DOSE 9TH FEB CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 9TH FEB CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Know About: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

  • MPC is a committee tasked with framing monetary policy of India.
  • It was instituted in 2016 under RBI Act, 1934.
  • MPC is entrusted with the responsibility of deciding the different policy rates including MSF, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate, and Liquidity Adjustment Facility.
  • Chairman: RBI Governor
  • Members: 63 members are appointed by Govt. of India and 3 are from RBI.

 

2) RBI increases repo rate by 25 Basis points to 6.5%

  • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the repo rate by 25 Basis points to 6.5%.
  • Since May 2022, the RBI has increased the repo rate by 2.5%.
  • The decision was taken in Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
  • Standing Deposit Facility Rate has been revised to 6.25%.
  • Marginal Standing Facility Rate and Bank Rate revised to 6.75%.
  • RBI said, Inflation for 2022-23 is projected at 6.5%.

 

3) India ranks first, contributes 24% of global milk production

  • India is the largest milk producer in the world.
  • It contributed 24% to global milk production in the year 2021-22.
  • India’s milk production has registered a growth of 51% during the last eight years – 2014-15 and 2021-22.
  • Production has increased to 220 million tonnes in 2021-22.
  • The data was released by Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistics Database. (FAOSTAT).

 

4) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

  • FAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security.
  • Founded: 16 Oct 1945
  • Members: 195
  • Headquarters: Rome, Italy
  • World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16th October to celebrate anniversary of FAO.
  • Initiatives: Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
  • Codex Alimentarius Commission etc.

 

5) World’s first ‘super’ magnets for testing in nuclear plant developed

  • World’s first ‘super’ magnets for testing in nuclear fusion plant developed by UK’s Tokamak Energy in February 2023.
  • Tokamak Energy announced that the Demo4 magnet has a magnetic field strength that is nearly a million times stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field, making it capable of confining and controlling the extremely hot plasma created during the nuclear fusion process.

 

6) A new book titled ‘The Best of Satyajit Ray’ released by Penguin India

  • A two-volume book, ‘The Best of Satyajit Ray’ was published by Penguin Random House India. in February 2023.
  • It offers a glimpse into the fiction and non-fiction writings of the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
  • He was one of the greatest filmmakers of his time.
  • In 1992, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna and the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

 

7) Visva-Bharati University to be world’s 1st Living Heritage University

  • Visva-Bharati University, founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921, is set to become the world’s first “living heritage university”.
  • The university is expected to receive the heritage tag from UNESCO in April or May 2023.
  • The institute was granted the status of a Central University in the year 1951 through a Central Act.
  • It is the only university whose Chancellor is the PM of India.

 

8) Union Minister Bhupender Yadav launches ‘Save Wetlands Campaign’

  • Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav in February 2023, launched the ‘Save Wetlands Campaign.’
  • The campaign is based on a “whole of society” approach to wetland conservation.
  • It provides an opportunity to sensitise people about the value of wetlands, increase the coverage of wetlands and citizen participation for wetland conservation.

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