Current affairs 23 February 2024

IFFCO ranked No. 1 in top 300 cooperatives of the world.

• The World Cooperative Monitor report published by the International Cooperative Alliance has reported Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited as number 1 on the basis of the ratio of turnover to GDP per capita.
• IFFCO has also secured the first position among the top ten cooperatives in the world in the agriculture sector.
• This signifies IFFCO's contribution to the GDP.

India - 80th most targeted country worldwide in cybercrime: Report.

• According to the cybersecurity firm Cyfirma, nearly 34% of users in India were targeted by local threats in the year 2023, making the country the 80th most targeted in the world.
• The number of state-sponsored cyber attacks in India increased by more than 100 percent in 2022 compared to 2021.
• Healthcare is the most targeted sector by hackers, followed by education, research, military sector.

Government of India allowed 100% FDI in space sector.

• The Union Cabinet approved an amendment in the FDI policy, allowing 100% foreign investment in the space sector.
• GoI liberalized entry routes aiming to attract potential investors to Indian space companies.
• FDI up to 100% under the automatic route will be permitted for manufacturing components and systems for satellites.

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Reliance Industries is set to launch "Hanooman", a ChatGPT-style AI.

• Reliance Industries, in collaboration with IITs, is set to launch Hanooman, an indigenous AI service similar to ChatGPT.
• Hanooman will operate in 11 languages across sectors like healthcare, governance, finance, and education.
• The model, developed by the BharatGPT group, aims to offer speech-to-text capabilities, enhancing user-friendliness.
• Jio is concurrently developing Jio Brain.

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 Award.

• Swedish photographer Alex Dawson has been named as Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 for his image Whale Bones.
• The photo shows a diver beneath the Greenland ice sheet exploring the skeleton of a minke whale.
• Alex Mustard - Chaired the judging panel of the awards.
• This image was submitted in the Wide Angle category, with freediving mode.