8 February current affairs for JKSSB exam by homeacademy

 

8 February current affairs for JKSSB exam by homeacademy 

India won a record-extending fifth Under-19 World Cup title, beating England by four wickets in the final.

• The 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in the West Indies in January and February 2022 with sixteen teams taking part.

It was the fourteenth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the first that was held in the West Indies.

• The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national under-19 teams. it was first contested in 1988 as the Youth World Cup.

• India have won the World Cup on a record five occasions, while Australia have won three times.

The Bangladesh railways will procure 420 broad-gauge wagons from India.

• The agreement was signed in Dhaka between the project director of Bangladesh railways Mizanur Rahman and the Hindustan Engineering and Industries Limited.

• The agreement worth Tk. 231 crore will be implemented within 27 months of the signing of the contract.

• This project is being implemented with the joint funding of the Government of Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the Rolling Stock Operation Improvement Project.

• These are high speed bogies with automatic air brake systems so that the general and  specialised products like various food grains, fertilisers, stones, wood etc. can reach the destination safely at low cost and in less time. The wagons are equipped with a stainless steel body

The Nation is remembering Revolutionary Sachindra Nath Sanyal on his 80th death anniversary.

• He was the founder of the Hindustan Republican Association also known as Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. It was created to carry out armed resistance against the British Empire in India.

• Sachindra Nath Sanyal was a mentor for revolutionaries like Chandrasekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh.

• He along with Rashbehari Bose attacked Viceroy Hardinge and injured him while he was entering new capital of Delhi.

• Sanyal was closely involved in the plans for the Ghadar Conspiracy. He was sentenced to life for his involvement in the conspiracy and was imprisoned at Cellular Jail.

• He was also jailed by the British for his involvement in Kakori Conspiracy.

• Sachindra Nath Sanyal passed away in Gorakhpur Jail on 7th February 194

World Cancer Day is observed on the 4th of February every year to create awareness about cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.

• World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008.

• The primary goal of World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer.

• The day is observed by the United Nations.

• World Cancer Day was established on 4 February 2000 at the World Cancer Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, which was held in Paris.

• The Charter of Paris Against Cancer, which was created to promote research, prevent cancer, improve patient services, also included an article establishing the anniversary of the document's official signing as World Cancer Day.

With the onset of summer, the seasonal migration of wild animals has begun from the adjacent wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS).

• Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala, India with an extent of 344.44 km2 and four hill ranges namely Sulthan Bathery, Muthanga, Kurichiat and Tholpetty.

• A variety of large wild animals such as gaur, Asian elephant, deer and tiger are found there.

• In particular, Indian peafowl tend to be very common in the area. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is the second largest wildlife sanctuary in Kerala. 

Established in 1973, the sanctuary is now an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere

Reserve. It is bounded by protected area network of Nagarhole National Park and Bandipur National Park in Karnataka in the northeast, and on the southeast by Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu.

• The sanctuary is a haven for wild animals during summer owing to the easy availability of fodder and water throughout the year. 

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India under its “Waste to Wealth” Mission announced the “Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship 2022” to empower young innovators who are engaged in community work of waste management, waste awareness campaigns, waste surveys etc. as Swachhta Saarthis.
• The fellowship was launched in 2021 to recognize students, community workers/self-help groups, and municipal/sanitary workers who are engaged in tackling the enormous challenge of waste management, scientifically and
sustainably.
• The three categories of awards under the fellowships are as below:
Category-A – Open to School students from 9th to 12th standards engaged in waste management community work. An amount of Rs. 500/- per month would be given as fellowship for a period of 1 year.
o Category-B – Open to College students (UG, PG, Research students) engaged in waste management community work. An amount of Rs. 1,000/- per month would be given as fellowship for a period of 1 year.
o Category-C – SHGs or sanitary workers. A maximum of 2 citizens from the same SHG can apply an amount of Rs. 2,000/- per month would be given as fellowship for a period of 1 year.
About Waste to Wealth
• The Waste to Wealth Mission is one of the nine national missions of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC)
• The Mission is spearheaded by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India.