11th Feb 2022 Current Affairs

Jul 14, 2026

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A set of current-affairs notes covering UNESCO’s 7th International Day of Women and Girls in Science with the 2022 theme on equity, diversity and inclusion, plus highlights about the Atal Tunnel under Rohtang Pass (history, construction timeline, technology, capacity and speeds, and naming rationale). It also includes IPL 2022 updates on the Ahmedabad franchise becoming Gujarat Titans, leadership, coaching staff, ownership and scheduling.

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11th Feb 2022 Current Affairs • This year, UNESCO celebrates its 7th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science since its establishment in 2015 . In alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6, to ensure access to water and sanitation for all • 2022 Theme: “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Water Unites Us” Atal Tunnel is 'longest highway tunnel above 10,000 feet', says World Book of Records • The 9.02 km long, strategically significant, Atal Tunnel, that runs under the `Rohtang Pass` was constructed on the Manali -Leh Highway under the challenging conditions of freezing temperatures in extremely difficult terrain. Atal Tunnel was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 3, 2020 . • Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry, Director General of Border Roads Organisation (DGBR) received the award for the stupendous achievement of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in constructing this engineering marvel connecting Manali to the Lahaul -Spiti Valley. • The Union Cabinet decided in 2019 to name the Rohtang Tunnel as Atal Tunnel to honour the contribution made by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Rohtang in Persian means a pile of dead bodies. History • The feasibility study for the Atal Tunnel was first done in 1990 . The foundation stone for the access road to the south portal of the tunnel was laid on May 6, 2002 . • The first blast took place in 2010 and the last blast in 2017 . The tunnel was constructed using drill and blast NATM (New Austria Tunnelling Method) techniques. • Atal Tunnel has been designed for traffic density of 3000 cars per day and 1,500 trucks per day with max speed of 80 km/hr. IPL 2022: Ahmedabad IPL franchise to be called ‘Gujarat Titans’ • Hardik Pandya was named as the captain of the new Ahmedabad IPL team 2022 . Pandya was picked along with Rasheed Khan and Shubman Gill ahead of the mega IPL 2022 auction event. • The Ahmedabad IPL Team was bought by CVC Capital Partners for Rs 5635 Crores. IPL 2022 edition is likely to be held in India from the last week of March and will conclude in May. • Head Coach of Ahmedabad IPL team is Ashish Nehra and their mentor is Gary Kirsten. Que:What was the rank of the Reserve Bank of India in terms of buying Gold among the world’s Central Banks in 2021? प्रश्न: 2021 में दननया के केंद्रीय बैंकों में सोना खरीदने के मामले में भारतीयररज बैंक का ुरैंक क्या था? Ans:2nd • RBI bought 77.5 metric tonnes in 2021 taking its total gold reserve to 754.1 tonnes at the end of December 2021 . • Central Bank of Thailand (Bank of Thailand) was the highest buyer of Gold in 2021 and bought 90 metric tonnes of gold. • As per Goldhub, India’s official gold reserves is ninth-largest in the world. Goldhub is the official website of World Gold Council that maintains all the data regarding precious metal. Que:Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has directed the mutual fund (MF) industry to set up an audit committee at the asse

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