Current Affairs - February 2022
Military officer Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has taken over as the interim President of which country following the military coup?
In Burkina Faso, the military junta has appointed lieutenant colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba as the interim President of the country following the military coup.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has extended the PM Cares for Children Scheme till February 28, 2022. Earlier the scheme was valid till December 31, 2021. Under this scheme, Rs 10 lakh would be spent by the Government on each child.
State Bank of India has collaborated with Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd. To launch a dedicated centralized processing cell named 'Surya Shakti Cell' to strengthen the existing financing arrangement for solar power projects.
India is the second-largest steel-producing nation, as it manufactured 100.3 MT steel in 2020 and China produced 1 064.7 MT of steel in the same year. China recorded a 3 per cent decline to 1 032.8 MT in 2021.