8 february 2022 current affairs

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS
8 February 2022
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
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2. Aadhaar not mandatory for COVID-19
vaccination: Centre to SC
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The central government informed the Supreme Court on February 7, 2022, that
submitting Aadhaar card details is not mandatory on the CO-WIN portal for the
COVID-19 vaccination.
 This came after the top court asked the authorities not to insist on asking for
Aadhaar card details from people in order to get vaccinated.
 The Supreme Court was hearing some petitions that claimed that some centres were
insisting on Aadhaar card details for vaccination.
 The SC bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant asked the
authorities not to insist on the Aadhaar card as the only proof of identification for the
purpose of COVID-19 vaccination.
 Responding to the same, the Health Ministry filed an affidavit in the petition,
specifically recording that the Aadhaar card is not mandatory for registration on the
CO-WIN portal.
 Any one of the nine listed documents can be produced for identification.
 The Supreme Court bench said while disposing of the PIL after centre's reponse that
all concerned authority shall act in pursuant to the policy of the health ministry.
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3. Reimagining Museums Global Summit 2022:
Culture Ministry to organise first of its kind
global summit
 The Union Ministry of Culture will organize a first-of-its-kind
Global Summit on ‘Reimagining Museums in India’ on February
15-16, 2022.
 The summit will be inaugurated by Union Culture Minister G.
Kishan Reddy.
 The Reimagining Museums Global Summit 2022 will focus on best
practices and strategies to develop India’s museums.
 It will be organised as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, a
flagship program to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s
independence.
 The global summit aims to bring together experts and
practitioners in the field of museum development and
management from India and around the world on a common
platform to discuss best practices and strategies.
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4. Gautam Adani overtakes Mukesh Ambani to
become Asia’s richest person
 Adani Group founder and billionaire Gautam Adani has become Asia's
richest person, ranks 10th among the wealthiest people of the world, as per
Bloomberg Billionaires Index on February 8, 2022.
 Adani overtook Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani to be ranked among
the top 10 wealthiest persons of the world.
 He is ranked 10th with a net worth of $88.5B, while Mukesh Ambani is
ranked 11th with $87.9B, as per the Bloomberg index.
 Adani has seen his personal fortune rise by almost $12bn in the past year.
 He leapfrogged to enter the list of the world's top 10 richest people, while
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg slipped down to 13th place after losing
nearly $30bn of his personal fortune.
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5. BCCI keen to launch women's IPL in 2023
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) plans to launch a full-fledged
women's Indian Premier League (IPL) as early as next year.
 This was informed by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.
 “I want to assure you that BCCI is not only sincere but is taking all necessary
steps to start a full-fledged women's league similar to the IPL soon,” Jay Shah
told Reuters in an email. He also added that he is looking forward to seeing
cricket at the Olympics, as that will help the game grow.
 While a three-team Women's T20 Challenge is staged alongside men's IPL,
many are of the opinion that the women players deserve their own expanded
tournament of IPL with more teams and players.
 The Women's T20 Challenge is being conducted every year since 2018.
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6. Praveen Kumar Sobti, Mahabharat's Bheem
passes away at 74
 Praveen Kumar Sobti, who was popular for essaying the role of
Bheem in BR Chopra's Mahabharat, passed away on February 7,
2022 at his residence in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. He was 74.
 The actor reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest. His relative
informed that Sobti had a chronic chest infection problem.
 He is survived by his wife and daughter.
 Praveen Kumar Sobti was also an extremely talented track and
field athlete.
 He not only represented India in two Olympic Games but was
also a four-time Asian Games medalist.
 He was honoured with the Arjuna Award for his
accomplishments.
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