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 CURRENT AFFAIRS IN DETAIL 23 FEB 2022

1.     Undersea cable systems: Airtel joins SEA-ME-WE-6 consortium
·        Bharti Airtel has announced its integration in ‘SEA-ME-WE-6 undersea cable consortium’, as a major investor while Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) will introduce its next generation multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable system in Hulhumale, Maldives  in collaboration with Ocean Connect Maldives.
·        Another subsea cable system India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) is also built by RJIL that connects Mumbai and Milan.
·        Uses of undersea cable systems – Undersea cable systems along with data centres supports 5G and the digital economy that builds large integrated capacities to enable India’s digital ecosystem.

2.     India, Oman bilateral Air Force Exercise ‘Eastern Bridge-VI’
·        6th edition of 5-day bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) namely ‘Eastern Bridge-VI’ commenced at Jodhpur Air Force Station in Rajasthan.
·        The Indian Air Force(IAF) has deployed a fleet of Sukhoi-30MKIs, Jaguar and Mirage-2000 fighter jets for the sixth edition of the exercise ‘Eastern Bridge’.
·        The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has deployed its F-16 jets.
·        Oman Capital– Muscat,Currency– Omani Rial,Sultan– Haitham bin Tariq Al Sai
 
3.     India Elected for Chairmanship of IRSG
·        India has been elected for the Chairmanship of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), a Singapore based inter-governmental organisation of natural rubber (NR) and synthetic rubber (SR) producing and consuming countries. 
·        KN Raghavan will officiate as the Chairman of IRSG for the next 2 years. 
·        Roles of IRSG - IRSG is the only forum for NR and SR producers and consumers to discuss matters affecting the world rubber industry and act as an interface between government and the Industry. 
·        IRSG  Headquarters– Singapore
 
4.     JPMorgan Becomes First Bank to Enter the Metaverse, Opens a Lounge in Decentraland
·        JPMorgan Chase & co, the largest financial institution in the United States (US) has become the 1st bank to arrive in the metaverse, a virtual world based on blockchain technology with the opening of a lounge named ‘Onyx’ in blockchain technology-based virtual world Decentraland.
·        Onyx refers to JPMorgan’s suite of Ethereum-based services and released a report exploring how businesses can find opportunities in the metaverse
·        In January, Samsung opened a version of its New York store in Decentraland, and in November, Barbados established a metaverse embassy. 
·        Metaverse is a virtual reality world where users can do multiple activities like games, shopping, and interaction with others just like they do in the real world.
·        The metaverse uses Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) for interaction and has become an efficiently used technology to enhance user experience.
 
5.     Israel Successfully Test Fires its “C-Dome” Naval Air Defence System
·        Israel successfully test fired its “C-Dome or Protective Dome” naval defence system based on Iron Dome which was tested against rockets, cruise missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).
·        The C-Dome was successfully tested for the first time from Saar-6 Corvette INS Magen, Israel’s Naval Warship.
·        “C-Dome or Protective Dome” Missiles  is a multilayer missile defence system, alongside the Arrow and David’s Sling systems which is capable of intercepting everything from long-range missiles to short-range rockets.
·        Rafael developed the Iron Dome, a mobile all-weather air defence system.
·        The C-Dome has the speed of mach 2.2 (2716.56 kmph).
·        The command and control system was developed by the mPrest software company.