Daily Current Affairs Analysis Today : 28 –February-2023 Daily current affairs analysis is an important tool for govt job aspirants. It helps them stay informed about the world around them, and stay up to date on the latest developments. It also provides a better understanding of politics, economics and international relations, which can help in forming opinions and understanding different contexts. Additionally, it assists in preparing for competitive exams, as many questions are based on current events.
Brendan, Michelle Yeoh win Best Actor & Actress at SAG Awards 2023
Michelle Yeoh won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023.
Brendan Fraser won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for ‘The Whale’.
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ won in three other categories, including Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
Here is the full winners list of SAG 2023 Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: Sam Elliott – 1883
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: Jessica Chastain – George and Tammy
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart – Hacks
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: Abott Elementary
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: Jason Bateman – Ozark
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: The White Lotus
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Brendan Fraser – The Whale
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Top Gun: Maverick
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series: Stranger Things
Who won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023? Brendan Fraser
Indian Air Force to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior at Waddington in UK
An Indian Air Force contingent comprising 145 Air Warriors departed Air Force Station Jamnagar to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior at the Waddington Air Force Base in United Kingdom. The exercise is scheduled from 6th of March to 24th of March this year.
The Exercise Cobra Warrior is a multilateral Air exercise in which Air Forces from Finland, Sweden, South Africa, United States of America and Singapore would also be participating alongside Royal Air Force and Indian Air Force.
This year IAF is participating in the exercise with five Mirage 2000 fighters, two C-17 Globemaster and an IL-78 mid air refueller aircraft.
The exercise is aimed at providing operational exposure and share best practices amongst the participating Air Forces, thereby enhancing combat capability and forging bonds of friendship.
The Indian Air Force departed from Air Force Station Jamnagar to participate in which exercise at Waddington Air Force Base in the United Kingdom? Cobra Warrior
UP govt signs Rs 5,000 crore MoA with Tata Technologies to upgrade 150 ITIs Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh government has signed a Memorandum of Association (MoA) of over Rs 5,000 crore with Tata Technologies to upgrade 150 ITIs in the state.
this MoA would not only help in skill development of the state’s youths but also prove helpful in taking forward the programmes of Tata Technologies.
Under the MoA, 150 ITIs would be upgraded in UP. “Along with this, we will run 11 new age long term trades and 23 new short-term courses in these it is on behalf of our company.
Under the department of vocational education and skill development, a total of 305 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are operating in the state, in which vocational trainings of various types are being imparted.
Tata Technologies:
Tata Technologies Limited is a company in the Tata Group that provides services in engineering and design, product lifecycle management, manufacturing, product development, and IT service management to automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers.
Founded 1989
Headquarters: Pune, India
Parent: Tata Motors
Which state government has signed a MoA of over Rs 5,000 crore with Tata Technologies to upgrade 150 ITIs in the state? Uttar Pradesh
Indian Greco Roman wrestler Ankit Gulia bags Bronze medal in Ibrahim Moustafa ranking series in Egypt
Indian Greco-Roman wrestler Ankit Gulia has won a bronze medal in the Ibrahim Moustafa ranking-series in Alexandria, Egypt.
The 19-year-old Ankit, who lost 9-0 to Georgian Otar Abuladze, got the better of Nurzhigit Keneshbek Uulu of Kyrgyzstan 9-0 in the repechage round.
The Indian grappler won the medal after Iranian 67kg Olympic champion Mohammadreza Abdolhamid Geraei withdrew from the bronze medal match due to an injury.
Earlier in the tournament, Indian wrestlers Ashu (men’s 67 kg), a Zagreb Open bronze medalist earlier this year and Sunil Kumar (men’s 87 kg) made it to bronze medal bouts via repechage rounds but failed to clinch the prize.
Which Indian Greco-Roman wrestler has won a bronze medal in the Ibrahim Mustafa Ranking Series in Egypt? Ankit Gulia
Madhya Pradesh crowned senior women’s national hockey champions
Hockey Madhya Pradesh was named the winner of the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship in 2023 after defeating Hockey Maharashtra 5-1 in the championship game in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
In the meantime, Hockey Jharkhand finished third after winning the third-place game against Hockey Haryana.
In addition, Hockey India presented honours to individuals who excelled during the Championship.
Individual Prizes for the 2023 13th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship are:
Sonal Minj (C) is the best goalkeeper (Hockey Jharkhand)
Pratibha Arya is the best defender (Hockey Madhya Pradesh)
Manashri Narendra Shedage is the best midfielder (Hockey Maharashtra)
Albela Rani Toppo is the best forward (Hockey Jharkhand)
Which team won 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship in 2023? Madhya Pradesh
Hari Balakrishnan wins 2023 Marconi Prize
Computer scientist Hari Balakrishnan has been awarded the 2023 Marconi Prize.
Dr. Balakrishnan has been cited “for fundamental contributions to wired and wireless networking, mobile sensing, and distributed systems”.
The Marconi Prize is a top honour for computer scientists and is awarded by the U.S.-based Marconi Foundation.
It is given to those “who have made a significant contribution to increasing digital inclusivity through advanced information and communications technology.”
Hari Balakrishnan:
Hari Balakrishnan is the Fujitsu Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
He is also the Founder, Chief Technology Officer, and Chairman of Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT).
He graduated with a computer science BTech from IIT Madras in 1993 and received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1998.
Dr. Balakrishnan has previously won the Infosys Prize (2020) and the IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award (2021). Previous winners of the Marconi Prize include Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Google cofounder Sergey Brin, and sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke.
Who has been awarded the 2023 Marconi Prize? Hari Balakrishnan
Kerala inks pact with UN Women to empower women in tourism
The Kerala government and UN Women entered into an agreement, in order to promote activities that are welcoming to women in the State’s tourist industry.
Kerala Tourism and UN Women India committed to promoting gender-inclusive tourist destinations throughout the State through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
Key Points:
The Responsible Tourism Mission will carry out the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed by Susan Ferguson, a representative of UN Women India, and P B Nooh, director of Kerala tourism.
In addition to offering advice for baseline research, implementing women-friendly tourist destinations, and supporting interventions to change pervasive discriminatory social norms, this will be accomplished by creating modules and building the capacity of relevant stakeholders, according to the press release.
The four-day summit was officially opened by Kerala’s Minister of Tourism, P A Mohamed Riyas, who stated that the MoU was a continuation of the State government’s increased efforts towards women-friendly tourism since October last year.
Which state government has entered into an agreement with UN Women to empower women in tourism? Kerala government
Daniil Medvedev beats Andy Murray, wins Qatar Open title
Daniil Medvedev won the Qatar Open in his professional tennis debut by defeating Andy Murray in the final game between two former No. 1s. In every set, Medvedev converted quick beginnings.
Medvedev also triumphed in Rotterdam, extending his winning streak to nine games.
Medvedev has now won 18 Tour-level championships after winning in Rotterdam last week as well.
ATP Qatar Open:
Founded: 1993
Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
Prize money: US$1,377,025 (2023)
Current champions (2023):
Men’s singles: Daniil Medvedev
Men’s doubles: Rohan Bopanna, Matthew Ebden
Women’s Singles: Iga Swiatek
Women’s Doubles Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff
Who won 2023 Qatar Open title? Daniil Medvedev
PM Modi inaugurates Shivamogga airport in Karnataka
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Shivamogga airport in Karnataka.
The Shivamogga airport is built under UDAN(Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagarik) scheme by the central government.
The airport, which is named after Jnanpith award recipient poet and writer Kuvempu can handle around 300 passengers per hour.
The Shivamogga airport was constructed at a cost of around Rs 449 crore was spent on the airport’s infrastructure.
The Passenger Terminal Building of the airport can handle 7,200 Passengers on a daily basis.
The airport at Shivamogga is the 9th airport in Karnataka and will have the longest runway after Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore. The state has seven domestic airports. These include those in Bengaluru, Ballari, Belagavi, Kalaburagi and Mysuru. Both the international airports of the state are located in Mangaluru and Bengaluru.
Recently PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Shivamogga airport in which state? Karnataka
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