Current Affairs One-Liner: 8th February 2022

• Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has cancelled the Khadi Certification of Mumbai Khadi & Village Industries Association (MKVIA), which is its oldest Khadi Institution. The reason behind the cancellation was MKVIA had started selling fake Khadi products which were against the zero-tolerance policy of KVIC.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of KVIC: Mumbai
• Chairperson of KVIC: Vinai Kumar Saxena
• The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved to include Surfing, Skateboarding, and Sport Climbing in the 2028 Summer Olympics Games.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of IOC: Lausanne, Switzerland
• President of IOC: Thomas Bach

• The Kanchoth festival was celebrated in UT of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also called Gauri Tritiya.
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• Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir: Manoj Sinha
• Suranga Lakmal, Sri Lanka’s Cricket Player has announced his retirement from international cricket.
• Karnataka launched the ‘Obavva Art of Self Defence Training’ program for 50,000 girls in schools and colleges.
• ‘Paray Shikshalaya’ Programme—West Bengal
• Bangladesh Railway signed Agreement with HEIL
• Appointments on 8th February 2022
• ICICI Lombard partnered with Airtel Payments Bank
• Fintech Open Summit

Question: 

Q.1 Which state/UT celebrated the Kanchoth festival?
a. Rajasthan
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Ladakh
d. Jammu and Kashmir