DAILY GK 3-4 FEB
1.
INDIA’S
1ST HYDROGEN TRAIN WILL COME BY DEC 2023
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Union Railway Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that India’s first hydrogen train will be designed
and manufactured in India by December 2023, as the Union Budget 2023–24 focuses
on green growth.
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Once operational, the
hydrogen train will operate on heritage circuits such as Kalka-Shimla before
being expanded to other places.
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The Union Budget 2023-24
has an allocation of Rs. 2.41 lakh crore for Railways.
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The “Amrit Bharat
Station” scheme will redevelop 1275 stations while also revamping the
production of Vande Bharat trains.
2.
1ST
FEMALE PRIME MINISTER OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA
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Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo,
President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, appointed Manuela Roka Botey,
as the Prime Minister (PM) of Equatorial Guinea.
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She succeeds Francisco
Pascual Obama Asue who served as the PM of Equatorial Guinea, since 2016 for
3rd consecutive term.
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Equatorial Guinea Capital-
Malabo
3.
WORLD
WETLANDS DAY 2023 – FEBRUARY 2
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The United Nations (UN)’s
World Wetlands Day is annually observed across the globe on 2nd February to
create awareness about the wetlands, a critically important ecosystem on the
planet and their vital role in the lives of the people.
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The day also marks the
date of the adoption of the “Convention on Wetlands of International
Importance” (Ramsar Convention), an intergovernmental treaty adopted on 2nd
February 1971, in the city of Ramsar, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, in
Iran.
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The theme
of World Wetlands Day 2023 is “Wetland Restoration”.
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2023 Campaign visual: The
Ripple Effect:
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Core idea: Our actions
have an impact. One small action can trigger a ripple effect.
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Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands: The Secretariat of the Convention on
Wetlands is based at the headquarters of the International Union for the
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Gland, Switzerland.
4.
CRICKET:
NEW ZEALAND TOUR OF INDIA
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In ODI, the Indian
Cricket Team defeated the New Zealand team captained by Tom Latham by 3-0 and
in T20I, Team India captained by Hardik Pandya defeated New Zealand captained
by Mitchell Santner by 2-1.
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in ODI Player of the
Series: Shubman Gill of India was adjudged the Player of the series for his
aggregate of 360 in 3 innings, which includes a double century in the 1st ODI
and a century in the final and 3rd ODI.
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India defeated New
Zealand by 168 runs in the 3rd and final T20I match held in Narendra Modi
Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to win the series by 2-1. This is the biggest
margin of victory of runs in the T20I format in a match between full members.
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India’s T20I captain
Hardik Pandya was adjudged as the Player of the Series for his all-round
performance throughout the T20I series against New Zealand.
