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Top Current Affairs 11 February 2024
National Affairs

 ‘SWATI’ Portal Launched

  • The Indian National Science Academy in New Delhi hosted the opening of the "Science for Women-A Technology and Innovation (SWATI) Portal" on February 11, 2024.
  •  It was inaugurated by Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor.
  • Professor Sood stated that the SWATI Portal's database will be used to inform policy decisions aimed at addressing the problems associated with the gender gap.
  • The National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), located in New Delhi, develops, hosts, and maintains the Portal, an interactive database that is the first of its type in India.
  • The portal's goal is to establish a unified online platform that represents Indian women and girls who pursue careers in STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine.
  • To enable trustworthy and statistically meaningful long-term research, portal aims to scale up the endeavor to include every Indian woman in science, across all career phases and fields.
Science and Technology

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

  • The globe observes the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS) on February 11th of each year.
  • "Closing the Gender Gap in Science: Accelerating Action," the theme, highlights the need of removing barriers that keep women from studying and excelling in STEM areas.
  • This day is an important way to remember the enormous contributions that girls and women have made and now make in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Sports Panorama

Chennai Open ATP Challenger 2024

  • Sumit Nagal, the leading singles player in India, defeated Italian Luca Nardi in the Chennai Open final on February 11, 2024, to win his fifth Challenger-level singles title.
  • Nagal entered in the top 100 rankings because of his triumph. Nagal has become the first Indian since Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 2019 to enter the singles top-100 with this accomplishment.
  • India will host an ATP Challenger 100 tournament series, the first of which is the Chennai Open.
  •  As the 2024 season gets off; Nagal has had a stellar showing. He beat top-30 player Alexander Bublik in the opening round of the Australian Open, earning a spot in the main event.

 

Li Ning Sri Lanka International Badminton Challenge 2024

  • Khelo India athletes won the Li Ning Sri Lanka International Badminton Challenge 2024 on February 11, 2024.
  • From February 5 to 11, 2024, the Li Ning International Badminton Challenge was held in Galle by the Sri Lanka Badminton Association.
  • Over 200 participants from 14 different countries performed the challenge.

Winner’s List

Winner

Medal

Category

Isha Rani Baruah

Gold

Women’s Single

Rakshitha Sree S

Silver

Women’s Single

Rithvik Sanjeevi  S

Silver

Men’s Single

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