15th Aero India Exhibition:
- The 15th Aero India Exhibition will be held in Bengaluru from 10th February to 14th
- This year, the theme of Aero India is ‘Runway to a Billion Opportunities’.
- This biennial event is organized by the Defence Exhibition and Convention Centre of the Defence Production Department under the Union Ministry of Defence.
- For the first time, the fifth-generation fighter aircraft, Russia’s SU-57 and the US F-35, will participate in the event.
- Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.
- Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi.
Archaeological Survey carried out at 20 Places Including Keezhadi, Sivakali:
- Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that excavations are being carried out continuously at 20 places including Keezhadi, Sivakali and Adichanallur in Tamil Nadu.
- From 2020 to 2024, excavation works are being carried out at 20 locations including Sendrayanpalayam in Thiruvallur district, Keezhadi in Sivaganga district, Sivagalai in Thoothukudi district, Adichanallur, Korkai, and Kodumanal in Erode district.
- The Archaeological Survey of India started excavation works at Keezhadi from 2014 to 2016.
- The State Archaeological Survey is carrying out excavation works at Kodumanal in Erode district in 2020 and Mayiladumbarai in Krishnagiri district in 2020 and 2021.
February 10: National Deworming Day
- National Deworming Day is observed on February 10.
- This is an initiative by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, to make every child in the country dewormed.
February 10: World Pulses Day
- World Pulses Day is observed on February 10 to spread awareness about the nutritional and environmental benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production.
February 10: International Epilepsy Day
- The second Monday of February every year is celebrated as World Epilepsy Day.
Important Facts:
- The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum was held in Davos, Switzerland.
- The project called ‘city of Earth’ is being built in the suburbs of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) refers to investment by individuals, companies or governments from one country in a business or institution located in another.
- Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurates the bird park set up on the banks of the Cauvery on the Trichy-Karur road.
- Air Chief Marshal – Amar Preet Singh.
- Army Chief – Upendra Dwivedi.
- France’s Kyrian Jacquet won the singles title of the Chennai Open ATP Tennis Challenger.
- The 38th National Games are being held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, in which Tamil Nadu’s Aadarsh J won the gold medal in the men’s high jump by jumping 2.14 m.
- Tamil Nadu shooter Prithiviraj Tondaiman won gold in the men’s trap shooting category.