Current Affairs Quiz: February 12, 2022

The Jammu and Kashmir government signed a pact with New Zealand for the transformation of the sheep farming sector in the Union territory, officials said.

The government of Telangana and the British Council have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate greater research between institutions and assist in the internationalisation of higher education to create greater global opportunities for the youth of Telangana.

A first-of-its kind two-day global summit on Reimagining Museums in India will be organised by the Ministry of Culture on February 15-16.

Delhi has emerged as the 11th most congested global city in 2021 despite the pandemic-induced lockdown and restrictions in the city. Istanbul topped the list, while Moscow came in second. The 11th edition of the TomTom Traffic Index s global top 25 list has the names of four Indian cities, with Mumbai at the fifth position and Bengaluru at tenth. Pune ranked 21st among 404 cities across 58 countries, the report said.

India is among the top five easiest places to start a new business, a global consortium of over 500 researchers said in its latest report, putting the country on top amongst low-income economies on different entrepreneurial framework conditions.

India has ranked third in the world for LEED certified green buildings in 2021 in the US Green Building Council (USGBC) annual list. China and Canada are at the first two positions. The United States is not included in the list but remains the world s largest market for LEED.

India has ranked in 46 out of 167 countries surveyed in the latest iteration of the Economist Intelligence Unit s (EIU) Democracy Index 2021 ,which pertains to the year 2021, scoring 6.91 out of a possible 10. Norway maintains its top spot in this year s index with a near perfect score of 9.75. This is followed by New Zealand (9.37), Finland (9.27), Sweden (9.26) and Iceland (9.18).

The book titled “Atal Bihari Vajpayee” written by Sagarika Ghose has been released recently.

The INSAT-4B underwent Post Mission Disposal (PMD) at the end of its service, followed by decommissioning on January 24, Isro said. INSAT-4B is the 21st Indian Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite to undergo post-mission disposal.

At age 19, Zara Rutherford became the youngest female pilot to circumvent the globe, traveling across five continents in five months while flying in a single-seater sport plane.

Lieutenant General GAV Reddy, SC was appointed as the new head of the Defence Intelligence Agency.

Senior bureaucrat S. Kishore has been appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection Commission (SSC).

The Ahmedabad-based IPL franchise, bought by CVC Capital, will be officially known as the Gujarat Titans.Pandya will also lead Titans in IPL.

Capital markets regulator Sebi has given in-principle approval to BSE for introducing Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) on the stock exchange s platform.

Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited. (ABHICL) said it has signed a bancassurance agreement with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank for distribution of health insurance products through the lender s network of branches across India.

State Bank of India (SBI) said that through its Strategic Training Unit it has partnered NSE Academy that promotes financial literacy as a necessary life skill.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) launched an agroecology-based programme JIVA that will promote natural farming under its existing watershed and wadi programmes in 11 states.