current affairs 13 february 2022

12 february - National Productivity Day

India ranked 46th in EIU’s Democracy Index.

• According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, India is ranked 46th in the 2021 Democracy Index's global rankings.
• With the highest score of 9.75, Norway topped the Democracy Index 2021 by Economist Intelligence.
• The list was published on February 10, 2022.
• India ranked 46th in the list with 6.91 points.
• Our neighbor Pakistan is placed further down in the hybrid regime with a rank of 104.

NABARD launched "Jeeva Programme" to promote natural farming.

• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched Jiva Programme to promote natural farming under its existing watershed and wadi programs in 11 states.
• To effectively apply the principles of agroecology to long-term sustainability and transform the already existing social and natural capital towards efficient farming.
• JIVA is an agroecology-based programme, an amalgamation of several projects under the watershed programme of NABARD.
• And It will be implemented in 11 states covering five agroecological zones, which are in ecologically fragile and rain-fed areas.

National Monuments Authority to hold first ever global webinar on Monuments.

• The National Monuments Authority will organize the first global webinar on monument conservation.
• The webinar will be organized in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations on the conservation of monuments and their importance for the protection of national heritage.
• In this 20 countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Japan, Iran, South Africa, Venezuela, Israel and America will participate.
• This is the 1st ever global webinar on the conservation of monuments.

4th India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue held.

• The 4th India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue has been held in virtual mode.
• The Indian delegation was led by Union Home Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, and the United Kingdom, UK delegation was led by Permanent Secretary, Home Office, Mathew Rycroft.
• Dialogue covered wide range of issues including Homeland Security, Cyber Security, Extradition cases, Migration & Mobility, etc.
• The dialogue concluded with both sides agreeing to deepen security-related bilateral engagement.

India's Goa Shipyard Limited delivered the 5th vessel ICGS "Saksham".

• India's Goa Shipyard Limited delivered the 5th and final vessel of the Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) project ahead of the contractual schedule.
• The vessel was named ICGS Saksham.
• Point to be underlined- All the 5 ships have been delivered to the Indian Coast Guard ahead of time.
• The contract for 5 CGOPVs was signed by GSL with the Ministry of Defense on 26 August 2016.