Published on: February 13, 2024

Snippets : 13 FEBRUARY 2024

Snippets : 13 FEBRUARY 2024

  • Karnataka Legislature Institute inaugurated at Balabrooie Guest House, Bengaluru
  • Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary – Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh
  • Sangeet Natak Akademi’s ‘Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik Kendra’ to be inaugurated in Hyderabad
  • Foundation stone for a ‘Bharat Kala Mandapam auditorium’ will be laid at the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training campus in Madhapur,Hyderabad
  • India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services will be rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius (UPI) + Real-time payment system + Developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) + Launched in 2016
  • Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India launched “Science for Women-A Technology & Innovation (SWATI)” Portal + Hosted and maintained by the National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi
  • First death due Alaskapox recorded in Alaska + Orthopox virus + First discovered in Alaska, USA, in 2015
  • Healthy Indian Project (THIP), a health information platform in India, is included as a member of the World Health Organization’s Vaccine Safety Net (VSN) + VACCINE SAFETY NET – Global network of websites + Established by the World Health Organization
  • First-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species assessment released by UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)