Sovereign Green Bonds were announced in the Indian budget for 2022-23 and will be used to raise resources for green infrastructure projects. The issuance of these bonds shows India's commitment to climate action. Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to launch in August 2022 following the learnings from Chandrayaan-2. The mission aims to make India the fourth country to soft land on the Moon. Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award for winning the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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3 February 2022
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2. What are Sovereign Green Bonds announced
in Budget 2022?
 With the buzz around Budget 2022 now setting down, it is time to
evaluate some key measures that were announced by Finance
Minister in her budget speech.
 One key announcement in Budget 2022 Speech of Union Finance
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was about Sovereign Gold Bonds.
Announcing the measure, she noted that Sovereign Green Bonds
will be major part of Central Government’s Borrowing Programme
2022-23 and will be used to “for mobilising resources for green
infrastructure.”
 Mention of issuance of Green Bonds in FY23 showcases India’s
seriousness in pursuing climate action.
 Let’s try and decode what are Sovereign Green Bonds and how they
will Promote Environmental Goals through Government Borrowings!
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3. PM Modi to inaugurate Statue of Equality in
Hyderabad on February 5
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Hyderabad on February 5,
2022. He will be dedicating a 216-feet tall ‘Statue of
Equality’ commemorating 11th-century Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya
to the nation in Hyderabad.
 PM Modi will also visit International Crops Research Institute for Semi-
Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) campus in Patancheru, Hyderabad and kickstart
the 50th Anniversary celebrations of ICRISAT and inaugurate two
research facilities- ICRISAT’s Climate Change Research Facility on Plant
Protection and ICRISAT’s Rapid Generation Advancement Facility.
 The Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar held a coordination
meeting with the officials of various Heads of the department to review
the preparations ahead of the Prime Minister's visit. The police
department will make adequate security arrangements.
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4. Chandrayaan 3 launch scheduled for August
2022: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
 The much-awaited Chandrayaan 3 mission is scheduled for launch in August
2022, informed Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science &
Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in a written to the Lok Sabha on February 2,
2022.
 The Union Minister said that the realization of the Chandrayaan 3 mission is in
progress, based on the learnings from Chandrayaan-2 and suggestions made
by the national level experts.
 Many related hardware and their special tests have been completed
successfully and the launch is scheduled for August 2022.
 A successful soft landing on the Moon will make India the fourth country to
do so and first to do so near the lunar South Pole.
 India's Chandrayaan 2 mission had previously crashed at what is now called
the Jawahar point on the moon.
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5. New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell wins ICC Spirit
of Cricket Award 2021
 New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has been named the winner
of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021 for his gesture
during the New Zealand vs England semifinal in the 2021
ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi.
 Mitchell has become the fourth New Zealand cricketer to
win the award after Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum
and skipper Kane Williamson.
 Mitchell won the award for refusing to take a single in the
T20 World Cup semi-final against England on November
10, 2021.
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6. Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus World
Breakthrough of the Year 2022 Award
 India's Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra has been
nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year
Award 2022.
 He is one of the six nominees for the award. The other
nominees include Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev,
British tennis player Emma Raducanu, Spanish footballer
Pedri, Australian Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus and
Venezuelan athlete Yulimar Rojas.
 Neeraj Chopra is the third Indian athlete to be nominated
for Laureus World Sports Awards after wrestler Vinesh
Phogat in 2019 and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who
had won the Laureus Sporting Moment 2000-2020 Award.
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