02 february - World Wetlands Day
Center nominates Hoysala temples in Karnataka to the World Heritage List in 2022-2023.
- The Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somanathapura in Karnataka have been finalized as India's nomination for the World Heritage List for the year 2022-2023.
- The Holy Communions of the Hoysalas have been on the UNESCO Prospective List since April 15, 2014 and testify to the rich historical and cultural heritage of this country.
- The Hoysala temples were formally submitted for nomination by the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO Vishal V Sharma on January 31, 2022.
- The Hoysalas temples nominated are represented by
- Chennakesava Temple at Belur (dedicated to Lord Vishnu)
- Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu (dedicated to Lord Shiva)
- Kesava Temple at Somanathapura (dedicated to Lord Vishnu)
Samsung Surpasses Intel as World’s top semiconductor company in 2021.
- South Korean electronics manufacturing giant, Samsung Electronics has overtaken US chipmaker Intel to become the world's leading chipmaker in terms of revenue in 2021, according to a report released by research firm Counterpoint Technology Market Research.
- While Intel posted relatively flat results, Samsung took the lead in 2021 with a strong DRAM and NAND flash market performance.
- Samsung also saw solid momentum in logic chips this year.
- Memory vendors continued to lead the industry, with SK Hynix and Micron in third and fourth places, followed by IC design vendors including Qualcomm and NVIDIA.
- The year witnessed 19% YoY revenue growth.
HPCL launches Non-Fuel Retail Store "HaPpyShop"
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has announced the opening of two more convenience stores under its brand name HappyShop.
- HaPpyShop is the non-fuel retail sector of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and aims at providing daily requirement products to its customers at their convenience.
- The 1st retail store was launched by HPCL in September, 2021 at the company's retail outlet located at Nepean Sea Road in Mumbai.
- Taking this further, the company has announced the opening of two more convenience stores HaPpyShop on January 31, 2022.
- The two new stores are located at:
- The company's Auto Care Center, Bandra West in Mumbai,
- Millennium Retail Outlet in Visakhapatnam
The Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab unveiled its mascot named "Shera".
- The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab unveiled its election mascot, Shera (lion).
- It aims to promote voter awareness, participation and ethical voting in the Punjab Assembly elections to be held on 20 February 2022.
- The mascot Shera, depicts a lion.
- It represents the rich cultural heritage of Punjab.
- It is promoted under the Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) project of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
- The SVEEP project was launched in 2009 as the flagship program of ECI for voter education.
Spituk Gaster Festival celebrated in Ladakh 2022.
- Spituk Guster Festival, a two-day annual festival of Ladakhi culture and traditional heritage is celebrated on 30 and 31 January 2022 in the UT of Leh and Ladakh.
- To witness the colorful festivities, devotees flock to the Spituk Monastery every year and take part in the colorful masked dance locally known as chams.
- Spituk Math is 8 km from Leh.
- It is a celebration of peace and prosperity which is celebrated at Spituk Monastery in Leh and Ladakh UT.
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