Today’s Headlines : 27 February Current Affairs 2022

27 February Current Affairs

 Important 27 February Current Affairs

In this article, we will discuss all the 27 February Current Affairs about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 27 Feb current affairs then read this article till the end. 

 Current Affairs of 27th February – National

1. With a budget of Rs 1,364.88 crores, the Centre has approved the continuance of the IVFRT visa scheme until March 2026.

  • The Centre has authorised the extension of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme until March 31, 2026, for a five-year term beginning April 1, 2021, with a budget of Rs 1,364.88 crores.
  • “Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT)” has been identified as one of the MMPs to be done by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the National e-Governance Plan in order to modernise and update the Immigration services (NeGP).

2. India’s first e-waste eco-park has been approved by the Delhi Cabinet.

  • The Delhi Cabinet has given its approval for India’s first ‘electronic-waste eco-park.’ It has also agreed to develop a ‘Delhi Film Policy 2022’ as part of a tourism push.
  • A 20-acre eco-friendly park for electronic garbage will be created in Delhi. Every year, Delhi discards about 2 lakh tonnes of e-waste. E-waste will be recycled, refurbished, and dismantled in a scientific and safe manner at this eco-park.

3. Sindhudurg will host an MSME Technology Centre with a budget of Rs 200 crores.

  • Narayan Rane, the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), has announced the development of an MSME-Technology Centre in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, with a budget of Rs 200 crore.
  • The MSME-Technology Centre will provide cutting-edge technology, incubation, and consulting services to the sector, particularly MSMEs, in order to boost their competitiveness, as well as skilling services for the area’s employed and jobless young.

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4. India and Nepal are forming a joint task group to develop hydropower projects.

  • India and Nepal agreed to form a joint task group to look at a “plan to construct a hydroelectric project” using both countries’ investments.
  • A maximum of three people from each country will serve on the task force. At the 9th meeting of the Nepal-India Energy Secretary-Level Joint Steering Committee in Kathmandu, an agreement was inked.

5. India is placed 43rd in the 10th International Intellectual Property Index (IIP Index 2022); the United States is first.

  • The USCC’s Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC) has released the 10th edition of the International Intellectual Property (IIP) Index, titled ‘Compete for Tomorrow’ (IIP Index 2022). On the 2022 IIP Index, India is rated 43rd out of 55 countries.
  • The United States (US) leads the Index with 95.48 percent, followed by the United Kingdom (UK) with 94.14 percent, and Germany with 92.46 percent.

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Banking & Finance News 

6. The state-owned National Hydropower Generation Company (NHPC) signed a 10-year credit agreement with HDFC Bank to securitize the return on equity (RoE) of its 540-MegaWatt (3 X 180 MegaWatt) Chamera-I Power Plant in Himachal Pradesh.

  • Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 governs the facility arrangement.

7. MSME RuPay Credit Card was launched by Union Bank of India.

  • The Union Bank of India (UBI) has developed the ‘Union MSME RuPay Credit Card’ in collaboration with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to help Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) meet their business-related operational expenses (MSMEs).
  • This card offers up to 50 days of interest-free credit. The Union Bank of India offers a specialised card for MSMEs to qualifying borrowers.

8. SEBI has extended the deadline for client-level fund segregation.

  • The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has pushed back the date for implementing Client Level Segregation of Funds and Collateral Monitoring at Stock Brokers from February 28, 2022 to May 2, 2022.
  • SEBI issued rules on customer-level segregation in 2021 in response to cases of brokers misusing client collateral. The deadline for these guidelines has been extended for the second time by SEBI. It was originally scheduled to go into effect on December 1, 2021.

9. India’s GDP growth is expected to be 8.3% in FY22, according to Brickworks Ratings.

  • India’s GDP growth prediction for the current fiscal year 2021-22 has been lowered downwards by Brickworks Ratings to 8.3 percent (FY22). The rating agency had previously predicted this to be between 8.5 and 9 percent in January 2022.
  • Brickwork Ratings is one of the seven credit rating agencies registered with the Sebi (CRA). The most recent growth indices indicate that the economy has slowed in recent months. The rapid spread of Covid in January 2022 resulted in increased limits on economic activity, stifling the revival effort, especially in contact-intensive industries.

10. Bharti Airtel has agreed to buy a 4.7 percent share in Indus Towers from Vodafone.

  • Bharti Airtel has decided to buy a 4.7 percent share in Indus Towers from Vodafone Group, according to the business.
  • The two firms agreed to a deal in which Vodafone would invest the proceeds in Vodafone Idea (Vi), and the latter would pay off its debts to Indus Towers.

11. Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd’s acquisition of interests in ISMT was approved by CCI.

  • The acquisition of holdings in ISMT Limited by Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited, a flagship firm of the Kirloskar Group, has been allowed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
  • Section 5(a) of the Competition Act of 2002 requires notification of the Proposed Combination.

12. Mahindra Ideal Finance Ltd is the new name for Ideal Finance.

  • Ideal Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd, has renamed itself Mahindra Ideal Finance Ltd. (MIFL).
  • The name is intended to elevate MIFL to one of Sri Lanka’s major licenced finance companies (LFC).

Appointments News 

13. Abhishek Singh, a 1995-batch IAS officer and CEO of Digital India Corporation, has been chosen as the new National e-Governance Division (NeGD) chief. The job of Additional Secretary will be filled by an IAS officer from the Nagaland cadre.

  • The officer will retain his additional responsibilities as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Digital India Company.

14. KS Mani has been elected to the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India’s Board of Directors.

  • K S Mani, Chairman of the Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), whose brand name is ‘Milma,’ has been elected to the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI) Board of Directors in Anand, Gujarat.
  • The National Cooperative Dairy and Edible Oil Federation of India (NCDFI) is the apex body for dairy and edible oil cooperatives in India. The election took place at the NCDFI’s Special General Body meeting in Anand, Gujarat.

Sports News (27 February Current Affairs)

15. By winning the men’s singles championship at the Rio Open 2022, Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest ATP 500 winner.

  • Carlos Alcaraz Garfia of Spain won the 2022 Rio Open Men’s Singles title, defeating Diego Schwartzman of Argentina, and became the youngest person to win an ATP 500 event.
  • The 2022 Rio Open was held at Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from February 14 to February 20, 2022.

Obituary News (27 February Current Affairs)

16. Hemananda Biswal, Odisha’s first tribal Chief Minister, died.

  • Hemananda Biswal, the former Chief Minister of Odisha and a notable tribal Congress leader, died in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was Odisha’s first tribal chief minister.
  • Biswal was elected chief minister twice, the first time from December 7, 1989 to March 5, 1990, and the second time from December 6, 1999 to March 5, 2000.

Important Days

17. World NGO Day is celebrated on February 27th.

  • Every year on February 27th, World NGO Day is commemorated in a number of nations throughout the world. NGOs, or non-governmental organisations, work to improve society.
  • It is an international day to recognise, honour, and celebrate non-profit and non-governmental organisations, as well as people who volunteer their time and effort to make society a better place to live.

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