Daily GK Current Affairs viable of 8th February 2022

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Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 8th February 2022. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 8th February 2022 covering the following news headlines: AAHT operation, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Queen Elizabeth II, International Space Station, Airtel Payments Bank, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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Here current affairs have been categorized which is as follows

International News
National News
Business News
Sports News
Obituaries News

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International News

Queen Elizabeth II marks 70th anniversary of her rule

The United Kingdom marks the 70th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, with the Queen looking to the future of the monarchy. He surpassed Louis XIV of France as the longest-reigning monarch of a sovereign state.
She became the longest-lived British monarch on 21 December 2007. In 2017, she became the first British monarch to celebrate Sapphire Jayanti.
Elizabeth II is the Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth became queen upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Prime minister of United Kingdom: Boris Johnson.
Capital of the United Kingdom: London.

National News

RPF launches nationwide “AAHT operation” to curb human trafficking

Indian Railway Protection Force has launched a nationwide campaign to stop human trafficking. As part of “Operation AAHT”, special teams will be deployed on all long distance trains/routes with a focus on rescuing victims, especially women and children, from the clutches of traffickers.
The railways, which operates about 21,000 trains across the country daily, is the most reliable mode of transport for smugglers who often take their victims on long distance trains.
The RPF, which rescued over 2,000 women and children from traffickers between 2017-21, has intensified its crackdown on human trafficking with the increasing number of cases. The National Crime Records Bureau registers about 2,200 cases of human trafficking on an average every year.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Indian Railway Founded: 16 April 1853, India;
Indian Railway Headquarters: New Delhi;
Minister of Railways: Ashwini Vaishnaw.

India becomes first country to administer COVID-19 DNA vaccine

India has become the first country in the world to have a DNA vaccine against COVID-19. ZyCoV-D which is the world’s first plasmid DNA vaccine is manufactured by Ahmedabad-based vaccine manufacturer Zydus Cadila and was first administered in Patna.
It is a painless and injectable vaccine given at 28 days and 56 days intervals. This is the second India-made vaccine to receive emergency authorization in India after Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
The Indian government earlier this year granted emergency use authorization for Zydus Cadila’s DNA vaccine, citing preliminary results from Phase III clinical trials that showed about 66 percent efficacy for symptomatic cases.

Business News

Kotak General Ins. partners CARS24 to offer Motor Insurance for used cars

ICICI Lombard General Insurance has partnered with Airtel Payments Bank to offer cyber insurance to customers of the bank.
This Cyber Insurance policy provides financial protection to customers against potential financial fraud relating to banking, credit or debit card; identity theft; phishing or email spoofing etc. Airtel Payments Bank customers can purchase this cyber insurance policy within minutes using the Airtel Thanks app.
The insurance comes with zero waiting period and allows users to make multiple claims multiple times during the policy tenure, within the limits of the insured amount opted for
The policy will provide a 90-day discovery period followed by a seven-day reporting period.
This means that if the insured discovers an unauthorised transaction processed from their card or account on the 90th day from the transaction date, they can still report it in the next seven days to the issuing bank or mobile wallet company.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Airtel Payments Bank’s MD and CEO: Anubrata Biswas;
Airtel Payments Bank Headquarters: New Delhi;
Airtel Payments Bank Founded: January 2017;
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Headquarter: Mumbai, Maharashtra;
ICICI Lombard General Insurance MD & CEO: Bhargav Dasgupta.

Sports News

Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal announces retirement

Veteran Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has announced his retirement from international cricket after Sri Lanka’s upcoming tour of India.
The 34-year-old right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman is aiming to join English county club Derbyshire after retirement.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club has signed Lakmal on a two-year contract. In his international career spanning over 12 years, Lakmal has represented Sri Lanka in 165 international matches across formats.

China wins AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Football Tournament

China PR (People’s Republic) beat South Korea (Republic of Korea) 3–2 to win the final title of AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 by D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
This is the record 9th AFC Women’s Asian Cup title won by China. India is hosting the 20th edition of the Football AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 from January 20, 2022 to February 06, 2022. China is now qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand.

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Most Valuable Player: Wang Shanshan (China)
Top Scorer: Sam Kerr (7 goals) (Australia)
Best goalkeeper: Zhu Yu (China)
Fairplay Award: South Korea

Africa Cup Of Nations: Senegal Beat Egypt

Senegal has defeated Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations championship winning the continental championship for the first time on penalty kicks at Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Sadio Mane scored the winning spot-kick as Senegal claimed a first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title with a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over seven-time winners Egypt. The final had ended 0-0 after extra time.
Senegal had lost two finals previously, including at the last African Cup in Egypt in 2019, when Mané was left inconsolable. This time he delivered the winning moment.

Obituaries News

‘Kabir of Karnataka’ Ibrahim Sutar passes away

Padma Shri awardee and social activist, Ibrahim Sutar passed away due to cardiac arrest in Karnataka. Affectionately known as the “Kabir of Kannada”, Sutar was known for his work towards spreading social and communal harmony.
Ibrahim is popular among the masses for his spiritual discourses, especially in northern Karnataka. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2018.

R Rajamohan, who led the 1st Asteroid Discoveries In Independent India, passes away

Professor R Rajamohan, an astronomer at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru for decades, passed away.
He is best known for his Kalki project, which aimed to search for asteroids using the 48–cm Schmidt telescope at Kavalur VBO and discovered a new asteroid, number 4130, from India. It was the first asteroid discovered in India in 104 years.

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