Current Affairs Quiz: February 9, 2022

Professor R Rajamohan, who was an astronomer at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, for decades, passed away.

The International Space Station (ISS), the world s largest habitable artificial satellite in space being managed by five countries, will continue its service until 2030 and will then plunge into an uninhabited area of the Pacific Ocean in January 2031, US space agency Nasa has confirmed in a new transition plan. Nasa said the ISS would crash into a part of the Pacific Ocean known as Point Nemo.

Footwear maker Bata India Limited has on-boarded Bollywood actor Disha Patani as the new brand ambassador, the company said.

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Uttarakhand, the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced ahead of Assembly Elections 2022.

Professor of history, Dinesh Prasad Saklani has been appointed as the new director of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for a period of five years or till he attains the age of 65 years.

State-run Power System Operation Corporation Ltd(POSOCO) said its Director (System Operation) S R Narasimhan has taken additional charge of the post of chairman and managing director.

Senior scientist S Unnikrishnan Nair took charge as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), a key centre of Isro focusing on rocket and space vehicles.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has announced to retire from international cricket after their upcoming tour of India, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement. SLC said.

China came back from two goals down to defeat Korea 3-2 in a dramatic final and clinch their record-extending ninth title of the AFC Women s Asian Cup.

Sadio Mane made up for missing from the spot in normal time to score the decisive penalty as Senegal overcame Mohamed Salah s Egypt 4-2 in a shoot-out to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title after final finished goalless at the end of extra time.

The Kerala government signed an MoU with Social Alpha, a joint initiative of Tata Trust and the Indian government, through its Clean Energy International Incubation Centre (CEIIC).

Amazon India said the company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (KSRLPS) to support the growth of women entrepreneurs. Amazon India would launch Sanjeevini-KSRLPS in its marketplace and extend benefits of the Saheli programme to train and empower thousands of women entrepreneurs to come online and access a wider market for their products, the company said.

Airtel Payments Bank has partnered ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company to offer insurance solutions against cyber crimes and financial frauds to its customers.

Recently, the people of Bhaderwah celebrated the traditional Kanchoth festival, which may be a symbol of ancient Nag culture.

India became the first country in the world to administer DNA vaccine against COVID-19. The ZyCoV-D, the world s first plasmid DNA vaccine, was produced by Ahmedabad-based vaccine manufacturer Zydus Cadila.

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupting education for school-going children, West Bengal government launched an open-air classroom programme Paray Shikshalaya (Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and pre-primary students.

Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura topped the list of States and Union Territories where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021, a report by a New Delhi-based rights group said.