Indian Air Force will be taking part in a multi-nation air exercise named ‘Exercise Cobra Warrior 22’ at Waddington, in the United Kingdom.

Amid escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, warships of Quad countries, France, Myanmar, South Korea, and Vietnam, and several others will join together at Visakhapatnam later this week for the largest multilateral exercise Milan, hosted by the Indian Navy.

The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) has been successfully surgically implanted in the study’s first participant.
The system is said to have the potential to restore partial vision to people who have lost their sight. ICVP is an implant that bypasses the retina and optic nerves to connect directly to the brain’s visual cortex.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the ‘National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing’.
As per the strategy, India aims to increase its share in global additive manufacturing to 5 percent within the next three years. It could likely add USD 1 billion to GDP at the time. 3D printing or additive manufacturing uses computer-aided designing to make prototypes or working models of objects.

The Administrative Council (AC) under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the policy on the promotion of foreign investment in the industrial sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
The New Policy aims to facilitate foreign investments higher than Rs 100 crore with a minimum of 51 percent foreign stakes.

According to an India rating analysis, NSO is likely to peg the FY22 real gross domestic product growth at Rs 147.2 lakh crore. This translates into a GDP growth rate of 8.6 percent, down from the 9.2 percent forecast in the first advance estimate released on January 7, 2022.

Israel successfully tested a new naval air defense system “C-Dome,” to be used on the Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class corvettes. C-Dome is the naval version of the Iron Dome, an all-weather air defense system of Israel to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and missiles, from the Gaza Strip. This missile system will be used on the Sa’ar 6-class corvettes of the Israel Navy.

Kerala’s startup Mission partnered with Google for Startups to foster global links. During the ‘Huddle Global 2022’, the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) has entered into a collaboration with technology major Google.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21, 2022, recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine – Donetsk, and Luhansk.

The International Rubber Study Group has named Dr. KN Raghavan, executive director of Rubber Board of India as the new chairperson of the IRSG heads of delegation. Based in Singapore, IRSG is an inter-governmental body for rubber – both synthetic and natural – producing and consuming countries.

The Government of India has organized a week-long science exhibition titled ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ from February 22 to 28, 2022, as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commemoration. It will be conducted simultaneously at 75 locations across the country through a hybrid mode.

Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched India’s first Night Navigation mobile application for ferry services on the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam. It was developed by the State Transport Department in association with K Raju, the principal scientist of IIT Madras

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, announced a military operation in Ukraine and soon explosions were heard across cities in Ukraine including the capital Kyiv. The move has prompted an outrage from leaders across the world including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres who made a last-minute plea to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war ‘in the name of humanity’.

Lavender has been designated as a Doda brand product, to promote lavender under the ‘One District, One Product’ initiative of the Modi Government. Doda district in J&K is the birthplace of India’s Purple Revolution or the cultivation of Lavender.

The signature tune for “Vande Bharatam” was released on 22 Feb’22. It has been composed by Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej and Oscar contender Bickram Ghosh. It was launched during an event “Ekam Bharatam” hosted by the Ministry of Culture.

Honda Motor Company Limited has announced the appointment of Takuya Tsumura as the President and CEO of Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL) effective from April 1, 2022. This move is part of Honda’s annual management changes as Gaku Nakanishi, current President and CEO of HCIL, moves to Asia and Oceania region as GM, Automobile business.

The Central Government approved the continuation of the Central Sector Umbrella Scheme of ‘Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM)’ over the 15th Finance Commission Cycle from 2021-22 to 2025-26, at a cost of Rs 13,020 crore. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is responsible for the improvement of BIM.

Tata Power and Germany-based RWE Renewables GmbH have joined hands to explore the potential for joint development of offshore wind projects in India.