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22nd February 2024 Daily Current Affairs

National Affairs

1. S.P. Singh Baghel inaugurates National Public Health India Conference 2024

  • Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Professor  S.P. Singh Baghel inaugurated the first National Public Health India Conference 2024 in New Delhi.
  • The conference is being organized by the National Centre for Disease Control.
  • The theme of the Conference is “Health Initiatives towards India’s Goal for a developed nation
  • The conference aims to identify and galvanize strategic health priorities for India in the next 5 years to improve health outcomes

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National Affairs

2. First bullet train between Surat and Bilimoria in 2 years

  • Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the first section of the High Speed Rail Corridor between Surat and Bilimora will start by August 2026.
  • The bullet train corridor will have trains running at speeds between 220 kmph and 320 kmph.
  • It will connect Mumbai with Ahmedabad in 2.07 hours to 2.58 hours, depending on the type of train passengers take.
  • Indian Railways is already operating more than 40 semi-high speed Vande Bharat trains across the country.

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Schemes

3. PM Modi launches World’s largest grain storage scheme

  • PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several key initiatives aimed at strengthening the cooperative sector in the country.
  • Signifying a pivotal move towards improving food security, economic development, and governance in the cooperative domain.
  • Sahkarita is not just a system, but also a feeling and a spirit.
  • It can transform a simple subsistence system into a huge industrial capacity.

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National Affairs

4. India and Oman agree to cooperate in field of Archives

  • India and Oman have mutually agreed to cooperate in the field of Archives.
  • A delegation of the National Archives of India (NAI), visited the National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA) of Oman, aimed at exploring the areas of bilateral cooperation in the archival field.
  • According to the Ministry of Culture, both the countries have agreed on the need for formalising the institution-to-institution cooperation.

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State Affairs

5. Odisha to get 32-Km-long Puri-Konark Railway project

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned a new railway line project to connect the holy city of Puri with Konark.
  • The Union Minister said that Rs 492 crore has been sanctioned for the construction of this 32-km-long railway line to connect Puri Jagannath temple and the Sun Temple of Konark
  • Shri Vaishnaw also released five Commemorative Postage Stamps on Legendary Poets of Odisha and the Cultural Heritage of Western Odisha through video conferencing from Bhubaneswar

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Important Dates

6. Central Excise Day 2024: February 24

  • The Central Excise Day is observed on February 24 every year in India and holds immense historical and administrative significance.
  • The day commemorates the establishment of the Central Excise and Salt Act, which came into effect in 1944.
  • On this day, we also honour the contributions of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) to the Indian economy.

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