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Current Affairs February 2021

APPOINTMENTS

• ·       Malik Arjun Kharge is the new leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha.
• ·       Ajay Singh has been Re-elected as president of the Boxing Federation of India.
• ·       Nigerian Economist Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has been appointed as the head of WHO. She has become the first woman to take this position.
• ·       Dr Ajay Mathur becomes the new director general of International Solar Alliance (ISA).
• ·       Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Caste.
• ·       Star sprinter Hima Das has been appointed as a Deputy Superintendent of Police by the Assam Govt.
• ·       Indian American Bhavya Lal was appointed as Acting Chief of Staff of NASA.
• ·       Pravin Sinha is appointed as the Interim Director of CBI.
• ·       Vikram Singh Bedi appointed as MD of Google India.
• ·       Ajay Malhotra became the first Indian to be elected as the chairperson of the UN Human Rights Council.

PRESIDENT / PRIME MINISTER

• ·       Mario Draghi will be Sworn in as the PM of Italy.

FIRST TIME IN INDIA/ WORLD

• ·       Rashmi Samant has made history by becoming the first Indian woman to head the Oxford student union.
• ·       India's first Geothermal power project will be established at Puga village of eastern Ladakh by the ONGC.
• ·       Finance Minister of India Nirmala sitharaman presented the first-ever paperless budget.
• ·       Japan has appointed the first ever minister for loneliness amid increasing suicide rates in Japan. UK was the first country to do so in 2018.
• ·       Bangladesh has become the first country that has banned the painkiller ketoprofen because it is toxic to vultures.
• ·       Mumbai will start the first undersea Tunnel of India in 2023. The Tunnel will have the length of 2.07 km.
• ·       NASA releases first ever audio from Mars captured by Perseverance Rover.
• ·       UP become the first state to table paperless budget.
• ·       Denmark will construct the world's first Energy Island.
• ·       India's first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management to be open in Chennai.
• ·       India's first amputee clinic has been launched in Chandigarh.
• ·       Lucknow metro has became the first metro in the country to use ultraviolet rays to sanitize train coaches.
• ·       First Skill University of Eastern India to be set up in Darrang district in Assam.
• ·       First Digital University named Kerala University of Digital Science, Innovation and Technology inaugurated by the Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan.
• ·       Andaman and Nicobar Island has become the first union territory in the country to become free from Covid-19.

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RANKING / LIST

• ·       India ranks 53rd in Democracy Index 2020. Norway topped the list.
• ·       Maharashtra has been ranked first in the India Justice Report 2020.

Awards

• ·       Manasi Varanasi wins the Femina Miss India 2020.
• ·       Anjali Bhardwaj, An Indian social activist has been selected for the "United States International Anti-corruption Champions Award".
• ·       S. Theodore Baskaran has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020.
• ·       17 years old Robert Irwin wins Wildlife Photography of the Year 2020 for bushfire image.
• ·       Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been conferred the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award.

SCHEME / YOJANA

• ·       Chief Minister of Punjab, Amarinder Singh has launched the " Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai".
• ·       West Bengal Govt launched "Maa" Canteens for providing Subsidised cooked meals for the poor at Rs 5.
• ·       Sikkim has launched" Free gift milk to girl students" Initiative.

OBITUARY

• ·       Bollywood Actor Rajiv Kapoor died after suffering a Cardiac arrest at 58 years. His Debut filmwas “Ek Jaan Hain Hum”.
• ·       First PM of Papua New Guinea, Michael Somare has passed away. He was known as the Father of the Nation.

SPORTS

• ·       R Ashwin became the fastest Indian bowler to take 400 test wickets in 77th test match.Muralitharan took 72nd matches for this.
• ·       Axar Patel became the first bowler in history to take 11 wickets in a day night test match.
• ·       Ishant Sharma becomes only second Indian fast bowler after the great Kapil Dev to feature in 100 test matches.
• ·       Sardar Patel cricket stadium in Motera is renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium. it is the biggest cricket stadium in the world.
• ·       Novak Djokovic defeated Russia, s Daniil Medvedev to win his 9th Australian Open title.
• ·       Japan's Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady to Win Australian open for the 4th time.
• ·       South African all rounder Chris Morris became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history. ( Rs 16.25 crore to Rajasthan Royals)
• ·       England captain Joe Root became the first batsman to score a double hundred in his 100^th test appearance.
• ·       Tamilnadu defeated Baroda by 7 wickets to win 2nd Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
• ·       Manika Batra has won the 82nd Senior National Table Tennis Championship.
• ·       Yusuf Pathan announces retirement from all forms of cricket.
• ·       Steve Smith won the Allan Border medal for the third time.
• ·       BCCI has decided not to conduct the Ranji Trophy in 2020-21 for the first time.
• ·       Rishabh Pant has won the inaugural ICC Player of the month Award.
• ·       Byju,s became the Global Partner of ICC from 2021 to 2023.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• ·       American space agency NASA successfully landed its fifth Rover Perseverance on Mars in deep Crater near the planet,s equator called Jezero.
• ·       National Informatics Centre has launched a instant messaging app called Sandes similar to WhatsApp.
• ·       China's Tianwen-1 probe enters the Mars orbit.
• ·       UAE has become the fifth country to launch spacecraft to Mars named Hope.
• ·       Russia will launch 40 satellites in the month of March.
• ·       Pakistan successfully test fired its new surface to surface ballistic missile called ghaznavi.
• ·       USA launched Stardust 1.0, the first rocket that runs on biofuel.
• ·       ISRO launches Brazil's Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites.
• ·       Turkey announces Space Program including 2023 moon Mission.

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EVENTS/ EXERCISE

• ·       Second edition of Khelo India winter games begin at Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir.
• ·       Karnataka will host the second edition of Khelo India university games 2021.
• ·       India And Indonesia Navies conducted PASSEX exercise.
• ·       India hosted the SAARC virtual meet.
• ·       India and USA to begin 16th joint military exercise called Yudh Abhyas.
• ·       11th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav took place in Cooch Behar, Darjeeling andMurshidabad.
• ·       National Tribal festival Aadi Mahotsav inaugurated in New Delhi.
• ·       Pakistan army conducted Jidar- ul-Hadeed exercise in Thar Desert.
• ·       Kumbh Mela 2021 will be held in Haridwar from 1st to 30th April.

LARGEST/ BIGGEST

• ·       Asia's biggest Aero India show begins in Bengaluru.
• ·       China has become the India's largest trading partner in 2020.
• ·       South Korea plans to construct world's largest Offshore wind farm by 2030.
• ·       Indian Army has laid the foundation stone of the tallest iconic national flag at Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir.
• ·       China has overtaken USA as the biggest trading partner of the European Union.

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

• ·       Moody have forecasted that GDP of India will be 17% in the financial year 2021-22.
• ·       SBI has estimated GDP of India for 2021 is 7% and for 2022 is 11%.
• ·       RBI projected India GDP growth rate at 10.5% for the fiscal year 2021-22.
• ·       HSBC has projected India's GDP growth rate at 11.2 % for fiscal year 2021-22.
• ·       ICRA projected India,s GDP growth rate at 7% during fiscal year 2021-22.
• ·       NSO projected India,s GDP growth rate at 8% for the fiscal year 2021-22.
• ·       Economic survey has projected GDP growth for India for 2020-21 at 11%.
• ·       FDI in Insurance sector proposed to be hiked to 74% from 49%.
• ·       Fiscal deficit estimated at 9.5 % of GDP for 2020-21 & 6.8% of GDP for 2021-22.
• ·       Exim Bank will provide USD 400 million to the Maldives.
• ·       RBI has brought the State Bank of Sikkim under its regulation.
• ·       Jeff bezos has announced that he would step down as CEO of Amazon and become executive
• ·       chairman from July 2021. Andy Jassy will replace him as CEO.
• ·       By February 2021 total of 40.75 crore accounts have been opened so far under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.

MISCELLANEOUS

• ·       Telegram has become the most downloaded non-gaming app across the globe for January 2021.
• ·       Madhya Pradesh cabinet has approved the Penal Law Bill 2021 to give life imprisonment to food adulterer in States.
• ·       Karnataka will set up for flower processing centre.
• ·       Hoshangabad city of Madhya Pradesh to be renamed as NarmadaPuram.
• ·       Saudi Arabia open up armed forces for women.
• ·       UP is set to export Kala Namak rice to Singapore.
• ·       USA official Re-joined the Paris climate Accord.
• ·       USA to re-join UNHRC. USA had withdrawn from the Council in 2018.
• ·       FAO recognised Hyderabad as a 2020 Tree city of the world.
• ·       Scientists have recovered the oldest DNA from the teeth of Siberian Mammoth.
• ·       Odisha has announced to establish a Covid-19 Warrior Memorial in Bhubaneswar.
• ·       Vijaynagar has become the 31st district of Karnataka. It is carved out from Ballari.
• ·       Mandarin duck, a colourful duck was spotted in Assam after a gap of 118 years.
• ·       India and Afghanistan have signed the deal to build a dam called Sahoot Dam in order to supply water to the Kabul.
• ·       PM Modi will inaugurate the World Sustainable Development Summit through video conferencing.
• ·       1600 tons of lithium deposits found in the Mandya District of Karnataka.
• ·       Fossils of world's oldest known animal discovered at Bhimbetka.
• ·       Central Govt approved Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamilnadu. It is India's 51^st Tiger Sanctuary.
• ·       Atmanirbharta is chosen as Oxford Hindi Word of the Year 2020.
• ·       100% electrification of Railways to be completed by 2023.
• ·       Union Cabinet approved to dissolve the Puducherry assembly and impose president rule in the Union Territory.
• ·       Myanmar Army has taken power for a year after declaring a state of emergency in response to its claim of election fraud.
• ·       Ayesha Aziz has become the youngest female Pilot of India.
• ·       Nagaland State Assembly play. The national anthem after almost 60 years.

DADA SAHEB PHALKE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS 2021

• ·       Best Actor (Female) - Deepika Padukone, Chhapaak
• ·       Best Actor (Male) - Akshay Kumar, Laxmii
• ·       Critic's Best Actress - Kiara Advani, Guilty
• ·       Critic’s Best Actor - Sushant Singh Rajput
• ·       Best Film - Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
• ·       Best International Feature Film - Parasite
• ·       Most Versatile Actor - Kay Kay Menon
• ·       Best Director - Anurag Basu, Ludo
• ·       Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Vikrant Massey, Chhapaak
• ·       Best Actress in Supporting Role - Radhika Madan
• ·       Best Actor in Comic Role - Kunal Kemmu, Lootcase

BOOKS & AUTHORS

• ·       Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News: Meghna Pant
• ·       The Little Book of Encouragement: Dalai Lama
• ·       Unfinished: A Memoirs: Priyanka Chopra
• ·       Stories I Must Tell: An Actor’s Emotional Journey: Kabir Bedi
• ·       By Many a Happy Accident: Recollection of Life: Hamid Ansari
• ·       Maverick Messiah (political biography of N T Rama Rao): Ramesh Kandula

IMPORTANT DAYS (Events and Dates)

• ·       World Wetland Day: 2nd Feb
• ·       World Cancer Day (Theme: I am and I will): 4th Feb
• ·       World Pulses Day: 10th Feb
• ·       World Unani Day: 11th Feb
• ·       World Radio Day: 13th Feb
• ·       National Women's Day (Bday of Sarojini Naidu): 13th Feb
• ·       International Mother Language Day: 21st Feb
• ·       National Science Day (Discovery of Raman Effect): 28th Feb