Today's Current Affairs 7th February 2023

INTERNATIONAL

Indian-American Natasha Perianayagam Named World's Brightest For 2nd Consecutive Year.  

Indian-American schoolgirl Natasha Perianayagam was named in the "world’s brightest” students list for the second consecutive year by the US-based Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth, based on the results of above-grade-level tests of over 15,000 students across 76 countries   She also took the Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY) test in Spring 2021, when she was a Grade 5 student.

Russia To Soon Complete Delivery Of Third Regiment Of S-400 Missile Systems To India  Russia will soon complete the supplies of the third regiment of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems to India as both sides are committed to the contract, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov has said. - Russia has already completed supplies of the first two regiments of the missile systems.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares state of emergency for three months for earthquake-hit regions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for three months across ten provinces ravaged by the earthquakes which killed thousands of people in the country.

In a televised address, the Turkish President said, a state of emergency is being declared to ensure that the rescue and recovery work can be carried out quickly. President Erdogan said, they are declaring ten cities impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Southern Turkiye as a disaster zone.

 NATIONAL

Vina Rani, Delhi zoo’s eldest white tigress, is no more.  

The Seventeen-year-old Vina Rani, the oldest white tigress at the National Zoological Park (also known as the Delhi Zoo), died due to complications from old age at her enclosure on Monday evening, It was the zoo’s oldest white tigress, according to a communication issued by the zoo director. The tigress, Vina Rani, had been “off-feed” from February 4, the communication said, referring to a loss of appetite.

PM Modi To Visit Poll-Bound Tripura On February 11 & 13, To Address 2 Election Rallies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a visit to poll-bound Tripura on February 11 and February 13 where he will address two election rallies, sources told ABP News. On February 11, Modi is scheduled to hold poll campaigns in Gomati and Dhalai districts of the north eastern states while he will address an election campaign in capital city Agartala on February 13. 

SC Dismisses Petitions Challenging Victoria Gowri's Appointment As Madras High Court Additional Judge. 

Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the petitions challenging Victoria Gowri's appointment as Madras High Court Judge. The oath-taking ceremony started while the hearing in the top court was still underway.

Despite the opposition from the lawyers to her appointment, the Centre on Monday notified the appointment of advocate Lakshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court.                             

SPORTS

Aaron Finch, Australia's T20I Captain, Announces Retirement From International Cricket.   

Australia's T20I captain Aaron Finch has announced his retirement from international cricket. Finch famously the Aussies to their first and only ICC Men's T20 World Cup trophy in 2021. The right-handed batter led the Kangaroos in 76 T20Is and 55 ODIs before he calling time on his international career. Overall, the 36-year-old represented the Aussies in 254 international matches across all formats- five Tests, 146 ODIs and 103 T20Is.

Women's T20 World Cup: Darcie Brown's Spell, Lower-Order Batting Helps Australia Beat India In Warm-up.    

The Indian Women's team faced a defeat to Australia in their first-warm match. The Women In Blue first allowed Australia to escape from a precarious 79/8 in the 16 over to post a modest 129/8 and then batted poorly to lose the match by 43 runs.

Gary Ballance achieves rare feat, becomes second player to score centuries for two countries.

The 33-year-old’s century was the fifth of his Test career, but his first for Zimbabwe after officially moving to represent the country of his birth in late 2022.And on his Zimbabwe Test debut against West Indies, Ballance has written himself into the history books. The 33-year-old’s outstanding 137* means he is just the second player in the history of the game to have scored Test centuries for two different countries, following in the footsteps of former Australia and South Africa international Kepler Wessels.

 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

VP Nandakumar, Manappuram Finance gets Hurun India award.    

Managing Director & CEO, Manappuram Finance Ltd, VP Nandakumar has bagged the Hurun India’s award for his remarkable achievements in the world of business. He received The Hurun Industry Achievement Award 2022 from top Hurun India officials at a function held in Mumbai. Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group, Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Managing Director, Serum Institute of India Ltd, Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder, Infosys Ltd and Sanjiv Goenka of RPG Group were the earlier recipients of this award.

 IMPORTANT DATS

Ballet Day 

Ballet Day is every year on February 7, and we can’t wait to celebrate this elegant and theatrical dance form. When the ethereal outfits, passionate dancers, and classical music come together, it uplifts the spirit like no other form of artistic expression. The grace in ballet is undeniable and we tend to forget the unbelievable athleticism and strength needed to achieve that. Female ballerinas can carry three times their body weight while dancing on the tip of their big toe. Male ballerinas are capable of lifting one and a half tons during a single performance. These are just one of several reasons why ballet leaves us starstruck so let’s tip our hats this Ballet Day.

E-Day

Whip out your TI-87 calculator this e-Day, February 7, and spot the little button that bolsters logarithmic and exponential functions on the daily. While you may not be too familiar with e, you’re surely acquainted with its more famous cousin, pi. Just like pi, e is an inexplicably recurring number in the world of mathematics. It has a never-ending chain of decimal points, the beginning of which is 2.718281828, and on and on it goes. This holiday is celebrated on 2/7 for the obvious reason that the date holds the same digits as e rounded to the nearest tenth.