CA PDF February 2021

Current Affairs PDF February 2021

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Appointments and Resignations

Person Post Organisation
Henry Moniz Chief Compliance Officer Facebook
Rama Mohan Rao Amara MD and CEO SBI Card
Bhavya Lal Acting Chief of Staff NASA
Praveen Sinha interim Director Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI)
Ajay Singh President Boxing Federation of India (re-
elected)
S.N. Subrahmanyan Chairman National Safety Council
Bikram Singh Bedi Managing Director for India Google Cloud
business
Michael Bloomberg United Nations Climate Envoy
Marc Llistosella CEO & MD Tata Motors
Mario Draghi Prime Minister Italy
Dr Ajay Mathur Director General International Solar Alliance
Justice Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
Kumar
Preeti Sinha to head United Nations Capital Development Fund
Vijay Sampla Chairman National Commission for
Scheduled Castes
Irakli Garibashvili Prime Minister Georgia
Shantanu Mitra CEO and MD Fullerton India Credit Company
Gautam Thakar Global CEO OLX Autos
Sharad Goklani President & CTO AU Small Finance Bank
Russian supermodel ‘Supernova’ goodwill ambassador UNFPA
Natalia Vodianova
Dushyant Chautala President Table Tennis Federation of India
(TTFI)
Andy Jassy set to replace Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO in July 2021
Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala set to become first female Chief of WTO
Kiran Bedi Removed As Puducherry Lt Governor.
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan will discharge the duties of the Lieutenant-Governor of
Puducherry in addition to her own duties until regular arrangements are made.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia resigns
Ajai Malhotra becomes first Indian Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy Resigns
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Awards and Recognitions

Award Winner Achievement/Extra Info
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Robert Irwin From Australia
2021
VLCC Femina Miss India World Manasa Varanasi of Telangana
2020
Tiger Award at Rotterdam Tamil Movie “Koozhangal”
International Film Festival 2021
Sushant Singh Rajput posthumously honoured at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival with Critic’s
Best Actor Award- Full list at the end of the PDF
Obituary
Person Profession Extra Info
Christopher Plummer Canadian actor
Akhtar Ali Tennis Player Indian
Bansi Kaul Theatre Director Founder of Rang Vidushak
M Rama Jois Jurist and Politician Former Bihar-Jharkhand Governor
Captain Satish Sharma Politician Former Union Minister and Veteran
Congress Leader
Rahul Khullar Former TRAI Chairman
Michael Somare Papua New Guinea’s first Prime
Minister
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri Malayalam Poet
Rankings
Ranking Top Extra Info
EIU’s Democracy Index Norway India- 53
second edition of the India Justice Maharashtra The report judges states in terms of
Report – 2020 delivery of justice to people.
India will emerge as the second most resilient economy in 2021, as per the International Economic Resilience
(IER) Rank, released by industry body, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI). Top- Germany
Committee and its Head

Committee Purpose Formed by Head
eight-member expert panel for RBI N. S. Vishwanathan
strenthening Urban Co-operative
Banks
Books and Authors

Book Author Extra Info
The Little Book of Encouragement Dalai Lama
‘Beautiful Things’ (Memoir) Joe Biden’s Son Hunter Biden in April 2021
‘By Many a Happy Accident: M. Hamid Ansari Memoir
Recollections of a Life’
‘Platform Scale: For a Post- Sangeet Paul Choudary
Pandemic World’
‘Turn Around India: 2020- RP Gupta
Surmounting Past Legacy’
‘Unfinished’ Priyanka Chopra Jonas Memoir
‘Starstruck: Confessions of a TV Peter Mukerjea
Executive’
‘The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Meghna Pant
Good News’
‘Maverick Messiah’ Ramesh Kandula biography of ‘N T Rama Rao’, the
former Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh.
‘Stories I Must Tell’ Kabir Bedi Memoir
Home Minister releases book on CRPF’s history titled ‘Rashtra Pratham – 82 varshon ki Swarnim Gatha’
Agreements
 Ministry of Defence inks pact with BEL to procure ship-borne modern radio system
 India and Afghanistan Inks MoU for the construction of the Lalandar “Shatoot” Dam in Afghanistan
 GMR Group inks MoU with Airbus for aircraft maintenance & other airport services
 Skyroot Aerospace joins hand with Bellatrix Aerospace to launch latter’s Orbital Transfer Vehicle on its
Vikram rocket
 Maharashtra Government inks MoU with Flipkart to promote wooden toys, local artifacts, handicrafts
 Cabinet approves Comprehensive Economic cooperation and Partnership Agreement between India and
Mauritius
 CSIR inks MoU with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to promote health research
 India & Ethiopia Sign Agreements On Visa Facilitation and Leather Technology
 India & Maldives sign 5 deals to boost infrastructure
 Indian Oil signs pact with Greenstat Norway for setting up of Centre of Excellence for Hydrogen
Apps/Portals launched
 The Government of India will organise the first-ever ‘The India Toy Fair, 2021′ from February 27, 2021 to
March 02, 2021 on a virtual platform.
The official website for India Toy Fair-2021 is www.theindiatoyfair.in.
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently launched an online portal ‘e-Chhawani’ and mobile app, to
facilitate ‘ease of living’ and ‘ease of doing’ for the residents of the Cantonment Boards across the
country.
 Centre Launches new Instant Messaging platform ‘Sandes’, on lines of WhatsApp
 ‘Snakepedia’ mobile app launched in Kerala to help treat snake bites
 The Centre has decided to integrate the Common Service Centres (CSC) with the E-Daakhil portal for
Consumer grievance redressal.
Banking and Economy News

 State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has decided to restrict its customers from withdrawing money
from non-EMV automated teller machines (ATMs) with effect from 01 February 2021, in an attempt to
check frauds, related to money transactions.
 The Reserve Bank of India in its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meet held between February 3-5,
2021 has kept the policy rates unchanged as under:
Policy Repo Rate- 4.00%
Reverse Repo Rate- 3.35%
Marginal Standing Facility Rate- 4.25%
Bank Rate- 4.25%
CRR- 3%
SLR- 18.00%
The MPC continued to maintain the accommodative stance.
The MPC has predicted the economic growth rate i.e. GDP growth rate of India at 10.5 percent in 2021-
22 (FY22)
 Federal Bank launches ‘FedFirst’ savings account scheme for children
 RBI Organises Financial Literacy Week from February 8-12, 2021.
The theme for 2021 FLW is ”Credit Discipline and Credit from Formal Institutions”.
 The New Development Bank (NDB) has committed to invest USD 100 million (Rs 727.6 crore), into the
NIIF Fund of Funds (FoF).
With NDB’s investment, the total commitments secured by the FoF has reached $800 million (about Rs
5,820 crore).
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought State Bank of Sikkim under its regul atory purview, on
February 22, 2021.
Till now, RBI had the right and obligation to function as banker to all the state government except for
the state government of Sikkim.
Now the bank will be regulated by the RBI on a par with other banks, however the b ank’s ownership
structure will not change.
 The State Bank of India has tied up with JPMorgan to use the blockchain technology “Liink” of the US-
based bank to speed up overseas transactions.
With this, SBI has become the first bank in India to go live on the blockchain-based payment network of
JPMorgan.
GDP Rate projections

 The State Bank of India’s (SBI) Economic Research Department has revised GDP estimates of India for
FY21 to contract 7.0%. Earlier this was estimated GDP at -7.4%.
The SBI Research Report has retained its GDP forecast for FY22 at 11 percent.
 India Ratings Projects India’s GDP to grow 10.4% growth in FY22
 Nomura Projects GDP of India to contract 6.7% in FY21; grow 13.5% in FY22
 Oxford Economics Revises India’s GDP to 10.2% for 2021
 S&P Global Ratings Projects India to be among fastest-growing emerging economies in FY22 with 10%
growth
 HSBC Raises India’s GDP Forecast for FY22 to 11.2%
 Moody’s projects India’s GDP to contract 7% in FY21, expects 13.7% growth in FY22
 ICRA expects Indian economy to contract 7% in FY21; rebound 10.5% in FY22
 NSO expects Indian economy to contract by 8% in 2020-21
Loans in news
 World Bank Signs $100 million Project to Support Nutrition-Supportive Agriculture in Tribal-Dominated
Areas of Chhattisgarh
 Exim Bank to provide USD 400 mn funding for Greater Male Connectivity Project in Maldives
 India and World Bank inks $68 Million Project to Improve Quality of India’s Education in Nagaland
 India signs FTA with Mauritius; Offers USD 100 million LoC for Defence Purchase
 India and AIIB signs $304 million pact for improving power transmission network in Assam
Business News
 Reliance Industries Ltd has received the world’s first consignment of ‘carbon-neutral oil’ from Oxy Low
Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a division of US oil major Occidental.
 HAL inks MoU with MIDHANI to develop and manufacture composite raw materials for aircrafts
 Paypal to shut domestic payments service in India from April 1
 HAL to develop world’s first high-altitude pseudo satellite that can fly unmanned for upto 3 months
 MapmyIndia joins hand with ISRO to build ‘Bhuvan’, an alternative to Google Maps
 Hyundai Develops Ultimate Mobility Vehicle ‘TIGER X-1’
Conference and Summits

 Textile Minister Smriti Irani inaugurates 8th India International Silk Fair. India is the only country in the
world which produces all the four major varieties of silk, which are Mulberry, Eri, Tassar, and Muga.
 Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Inaugurates National Tribal Festival “Aadi Mahotsav” at Dilli Haat.
The Aadi Mahotsav – A Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Culture, Crafts, Cuisine and Commerce – is an
annual initiative being organized by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs since 2017.
 Chiefs of Air Staff (CAS) Conclave Organised at Bengaluru
 The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Aero India 2021 at the Yelahanka Air Force
Station in Bengaluru on February 3, 2021.
The three-day event will be held from February 3 to 5, 2021.
 Aero India 2021 Concludes; 201 MoUs Signed
 The first-ever ASEAN-India Hackathon was organised from February 01-04, 2021, by the Ministry of
Education in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs. ASEAN-India Hackathon was organised in
line with the vision of ASEAN – plan of action on science, technology and innovation (APASTI) 2016-
2025.
 National Horticulture Fair 2021 begins in Bengaluru. The theme of NHF 2021 is ‘Horticulture for Start-Up
and Stand-Up India’.
 ‘11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ begins at Cooch Behar in West Bengal
 PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate Second Edition of ‘Maritime India Summit’ in March 2021. FICCI is the
industry partner for the summit.
The theme of the event is “Exploring the potential business opportunities in Indian Maritime sector and
making Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.
 Rajnath Singh inaugurates 26th edition of ‘Hunar Haat’ in New Delhi
 The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, inaugurated the Internatio nal
Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) Symposium on February 24, 2021 in New Delhi.
 Piyush Goyal addresses 6th International Conference on Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices.
The theme of India Pharma 2021 is : ‘Indian Pharma Industry: “Future is Now”.
The theme of India Medical Device 2021 is “India MedTech Future: Innovate & Make in India through
Global Alliance”.
 Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the First G20 Finance
Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the Italian Presidency on February 26,
2021.
Defence News
 16th edition of India-US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 20’ commences at Bikaner in Rajasthan
 CRPF inducts first-ever 34 All-Women Commandos Into Elite Anti-Naxal CoBRA Unit
 India joined Iran and Russia in the naval exercise dubbed as “Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021”,
which kicked-off in the northern part of the Indian Ocean on February 16, 2021.
The Chinese navy will also join the exercise.
 DRDO Carries successful user trials of indigenously-developed Anti-Tank Guided Missile Systems ‘Helina’
and ‘Dhruvastra’
 On February 19, 2021, the Indian Naval Ship Pralaya reached Abu Dhabi in UAE to participate in the
Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 21) and International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 21) from February 20
to 25, 2021.
 The Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy conducted the Passage Exercise (PASSEX) on February 18,
2021 in the Arabian Sea.
 Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful launches of Vertical
Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on February 22, 2021.
 L&T Delivers 100th & Final K-9 Vajra Howitzer to Indian Army
 Indigenously Developed Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat ‘C-453’ Commissioned at Chennai
Insurance News
 The Finance Ministry will infuse Rs 3,000 crore capital into state-owned general insurance companies
during the current quarter, of 2020-21, for recapitalization, to improve their financial health.
The three public sector general insurance companies are: National Insurance, Oriental Insurance and
United India Insurance.
 ICICI Lombard partners with Flipkart to offer ‘Hospicash’ insurance
International News
 Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected as Chief of ruling Communist Party of Vietnam for 3rd term
 State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint detained in Myanmar’s military coup
 According to the latest global travel and tourism report ‘World Tourism Barometer’ released by the
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the year 2020 was the “worst year on record” in which the
global tourism suffered the highest.
The international arrivals in 2020 dropped by -74% year-on-year.
 Ford joins hand with Google to offer cloud-based data services
 World’s First ‘Energy Island’ to be built by Denmark in North Sea
 South Korea to Build World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
 NASA Selects SpaceX to launch its SPHEREx Mission
 Square Kilometre Array Observatory formed to set up World’s Largest Radio Telescope
 14th International Children’s Film Festival concludes in Bangladesh
 On February 09, 2021, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first mission to Mars, Hope Probe, successfully
entered the orbit around the red planet.
The Emirates Mars Mission, known as the Hope Probe, is the first-ever interplanetary mission launched
by UAE.
 Pakistan Army successfully test-fires surface-to-surface Babur cruise missile
 United States-Russia Extends New START Arms Reduction Treaty for Five Years
The New START, which stands for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, is a nuclear arms reductio n treaty
between the United States and the Russian Federation.
 China Overtakes the US as Largest Trading Partner of European Union
 The United States has officially rejoined the Paris Agreement on February 19, 2021, under the
Presidency of US President Joe Biden, who was sworn-in on January 20, 2021.
 21-year-old Jasmine Harrison from UK becomes youngest woman to row solo across Atlantic Ocean
 NASA names ISS Space Ship in honour of pioneering black mathematician Katherine Johnson
 China Surpasses US to become India’s top trade partner in 2020.
 Senior Officials of India, Australia and France hold trilateral dialogue with focus on Indo -Pacific
National and State News

 In Nainital district of Uttarakhand, a first of its kind botanical garden named ‘Shivalik Arboretum’ has
been inaugurated, for conserving over 210 species of trees found in the Shivalik range of Himalayas.
 India gets its first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management in Chennai
 ‘Atmanirbharta’ named Oxford Hindi word of 2020. ‘Atmanirbharta’ named Oxford Hindi word of 2020
 The first of its kind ‘amputee clinic’ in India, has been launched by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research (PGIMER), a premier medical and research institution in Chandigarh.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Chauri Chaura
incident on February 4 via videoconferencing.
February 4, 2021 marks 100 years of the ‘Chauri Chaura’ incident, a landmark event in the country’s
fight for independence.
 Kashmir-based Ayesha Aziz becomes India’s Youngest Female Pilot at 25
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands becomes first Union Territory to become corona free
 So far 12 states complete ‘Ease of Doing Business’ Reforms
 PM Modi lays the Foundation Stone and dedicates to the Nation key infrastructure projects in West
Bengal
The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi visited Haldia in West Bengal on February 07, 2021.
During the visit, PM dedicated to the nation:
LPG import terminal
348 km Dobhi – Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section, which is part of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga
project.
4 Lane ROB-cum-Flyover at Ranichak, Haldia on NH 41.
Apart from this, he also laid the foundation stone of second Catalytic-Isodewaxing unit of Haldia
Refinery
 PM lays Foundation Stone of two Hospitals and launches ‘Asom Mala’ programme in Assam
On February 07, 2021, Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi visited Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District of
Assam, where he laid the Foundation Stone of two hospitals at Biswanath and Charaideo.
He also launched ‘Asom Mala’, a programme for state highways and major district roads.
Asom Mala project will fulfil the dreams of the state to have a network of broad roads and connectivity
for all villages and modern cities.
 Uttar Pradesh Government announces unique 16-digit Unicode to identify landholdings

 State-run ONGC to establish India’s first geothermal field development project in Ladakh
 India’s First Thunderstorm Research Testbed to be established at Balasore in Odisha
 FSSAI caps trans fatty acids to 2% in food products from January 2022
 PM Modi inaugurates World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 organised by TERI
The theme of the Summit is ‘Redefining our common future: Safe and secure environment for all ’.
 Vijayanagara officially declared as 31st District of Karnataka
 The Union Minister of State (IC) for Tourism & Culture, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the 10th
Annual Convention-cum-Exhibition of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) at the
Statue of Unity (SOU) in Kevadia, Gujarat.
The three-day event has been organised from February 12 to 14, 2021.
The theme of the convention is ‘Domestic Tourism – Hope for the revival- Dekho Apna Desh’.
 For the first time in its history, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has opened its UR Rao
Satellite Centre in Bengaluru for testing satellites developed by the private sector.
Two satellites, developed by the Indian startups SpaceKidz India and Pixxel (incorporated as Sygyzy)
were tested at the UR Rao Satellite Centre.
 Skills Development Ministry launches Mahatma Gandhi National Fe llowship in partnership with IIMs
 ‘Covid Warrior Memorial’ to be established at Biju Patnaik Park in Bhubaneswar
 PM Modi visits Tamil Nadu to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of multiple projects
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited Tamil Nadu on 14 February, 2021, where he inaugurated and
laid the foundation stones for several key projects.
PM also handed over the State-of-the-Art Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Indian Army at
Chennai.
The state- of-the-art tank, has been indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured by DRDO’s
Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment.
Projects inaugurated includes:
The Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension, completed at a cost of Rs. 3770 crore
The fourth Railway line between Chennai Beach and Attipattu, laid at a cost of Rs.293.40 crore
The Railway Electrification of single line section in Villupuram – Cuddalore – Mayiladuthurai – Thanjavur
and Mayiladuthurai-Thiruvarur, completed at a cost of Rs. 423 crore.
Projects whose foundation stone were laid includes:
Extension, renovation and modernization of the Grand Anicut Canal System – cost Rs.2,640 crore.
Discovery Campus of IIT Madras – The Campus will be built at Thaiyur near Chennai at an estimated cost
of Rs.1000 crore in the first phase, over an area of 2 lakh sqm.
 PM Modi Visits Kerala to dedicate to the nation and lay foundation stone of multiple projects
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was on a day long visit to Kochi in Kerala on 14 February, 2021 to lay
the foundation stone and dedicate various projects to the nation.
During his visit, PM laid the foundation stone of Reconstruction of South Coal Berth at Cochin Port Trust.
The port is being reconstructed at an estimated cost of Rs 19.19 crore under the Sagarmala Scheme.
Projects dedicated to the nation includes:
The Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP), developed by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation
Limited (BPCL) at a capital cost of about Rs 6000 crore.
The complex will produce Acrylates, Acrylic Acid and Oxo-Alcohol, which are at current scenario
imported from other nations.
The Ro-Ro Vessels of Inland Waterways at Willingdon Islands, Cochin
The International Cruise Terminal “Sagarika” at Cochin Port Trust, constructed at a cost of Rs.25.72
crore.
The Marine Engineering Training Institute, Vigyana Sagar, Cochin Shipyard Ltd, constructed at a capital
cost of Rs 27.5 crore
 Famous Mandu Festival Begins in Madhya Pradesh
 The World Bank has released a comprehensive report titled ‘Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities: The
Burden on Indian Society’ in association with the SaveLife Foundation, an independent, non-profit,
non-governmental organization committed to improving road safety and emergency medical care across
India.
India accounts for 11% of global death in road accidents: World Bank Report
 PM Modi lays foundation stone of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial and Chittaura Lake Development Work
at Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh
 SpaceKidz India-built Satish Dhawan Nanosatellite to be launched on Feb 28 along with Bhagavad Gita,
PM Modi’s photo & names of 25,000 individuals
 Thaawarchand Gehlot Releases Third Edition of Indian Sign Language Dictionary with 10,000 Terms
 PM Modi dedicates to the nation and lays foundation stone of key projects of oil and gas sector in Tamil
Nadu
On February 17, 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation and laid the
foundation of key projects of the oil and gas sector in Tamil Nadu via video conferencing.
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Cauvery Basin Refinery at Nagapattinam. It will have a capacity of
9 million metric tonnes per annum, and will be set up through a Joint Venture of IOCL and CPCL at an
estimated project cost of Rs. 31,500 crore.
Among the projects dedicated were :
143 km Ramanathapuram – Thoothukudi natural gas pipeline of ONGC laid at the cost of about Rs. 700
crores. It is the part of the Ennore- Thiruvallur- Bengaluru- Puducherry- Nagapattinam- Madurai-
Tuticorin Natural Gas Pipeline.
Gasoline Desulphurisation Unit at Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), Manali – constructed
at the cost of about Rs. 500 crore.
 An IIT Madras-Incubated start-up Pi Beam Electric has recently launched a sustainable electric two-
wheeler, dubbed as PiMo.
 Odisha Govt announced Rs 200 crore Development Package for Maa Samaleswari Shrine under SAMALEI
Project (Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economy Initiatives)
 Telangana’s capital, Hyderabad has been recognized as a 2020 Tree City of World, by the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Arbor Day Foundation, for its commitment to growing
and maintaining urban forests. 2020 Tree Cities of the world recognition is the second year of the
programme, which features 120 cities from 63 countries.
 Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad & 5 Indian-origin persons named in TIME’s 100 Emerging
Leaders List
The five Indian-origin persons in Time100 Next list are:
Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde

UK’s Finance Minister Rishi Sunak
Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta
Get Us PPE executive director and doctor Shikha Gupta
Founder of nonprofit Upsolve’s Rohan Pavuluri
 PM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of key power and urban sector projects in Kerala
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of key projects in the
state of Kerala via video conference, on February 19, 2021.
Projects inaugurated includes:
320 KV Pugalur- Thrissur power transmission project, built at a cost of Rs 5,070 crore. The project is a
Voltage Source Convertor (VSC) based High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Project and has India”s first
HVDC link featuring state-of-the-art VSC technology.
50 MW Kasaragod Solar Power Project, developed under the National Solar Energy Mission
75 MLD (million litres per day) Water Treatment Plant at Aruvikkara under the AMRUT Mission.
Apart from this, PM laid the foundation stone of Integrated Command and Control Centre and Smart
Roads Project in Thiruvananthapuram.
 PM Modi launches ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ initiative and lays foundation stone of two bridges in
Assam
The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi launched multiple development initiatives in Assam on
18 February 2021 via video conferencing.
PM launched the Mahabahu-Brahmaputra inland waterway project, laid the foundation stone of Dhubri
Phulbari Bridge along with Bhumi Pujan for construction of Majuli Bridge, across the Brahmaputra.
Mahabahu-Brahmaputra
The Rs 3,200 crore Mahabahu-Brahmaputra initiative is aimed at improving road, waterways and digital
connectivity in Assam.
To launch the new initiative, PM Modi inaugurated three Ro-pax vessel operations between Neemati
Ghat (Jorhat) and Majuli Island, North Guwahati and South Guwahati as well as Dhubri and Hatsingimari.
He also laid the foundation stone of Inland Water Transport (IWT) Terminal at Jogighopa and various
tourist jetties on the River Brahmaputra.
PM launched two portals to provide digital solutions for Ease -of-Doing-Business.
Car-D (Cargo Data) portal – to provide cargo and cruise data on a real time basis
PANI (Portal for Asset and Navigation Information) – to act as a one-stop solution for providing
information about river navigation and infrastructure.
Dhubri Phulbari Bridge
The 19 km long four lane bridge over the Brahmaputra between Dhubri (on North Bank) and Phulbari
(on South Bank) will be built with a total cost of approx Rs. 4997 cr, It will be India’s longest bridge over
a river.
Majuli Bridge
PM performed the bhumi pujan (ground-breaking ceremony) for a 6.8-km-long two-lane bridge that
would connect Kamalabari in Majuli, the world’s largest river island to Neematighat in Jorhat.
 Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal Lays Foundation of Eastern India’s First Skill University in Darrang
district
 Union Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurates Atal Paryavaran Bhavan in Lakshadweep
 Kerala Government sanctions Rs. 9 crore to build 48 ‘Smart’ Anganwadis
 Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurates DRDO Skill Development Centre for Fire Safety Training at
Pilkhuwa in Uttar Pradesh
 47th Khajuraho Dance Festival Begins in Madhya Pradesh
 Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Renames Hoshangabad as Narmadapuram
 Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh Gets International Airport Licence from DGCA
 The Karnataka State Horticulture Department is setting up a “Flower Processing Centre”, in
collaboration with the International Flower Auction Bangalore (IFAB), to convert unsold flowers into
various useful products.
 Union Cabinet approves President’s Rule in Puducherry
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of various development projects
in Puducherry
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was on an official visit to Puducherry on 25 February 2021, to
inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives in in the Union Territory.
Projects whose foundation stone were laid included:
4 laning of NH45-A – 56 kms Sattanathapuram – Nagapattinam package of Villupuram to Nagapattinam

project covering Karaikal District – Rs. 2426 crore.
Medical College Building at Karaikal New Campus– Phase I, Karaikal District (JIPMER) – Rs. 491 crore.
Minor Port at Puducherry under Sagarmala Scheme – Rs 44 crore
Synthetic Athletic Track, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Puducherry – Rs. 7 crore.
Projects inaugurated were:
Blood Centre at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER),
Puducherry – Rs. 28 crore.
100 bed girls’ hostel at Lawspet, Puducherry – Rs 12 crore
Reconstructed Heritage Marie Building – Rs. 15 crore.
 PM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of various development projects in Coimbatore
Prime Minister visited Tamil Nadu on 25 February 2021 to dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation
stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Coimbatore.
Projects dedicated to the nation:
1000 MW Neyveli New Thermal Power Project – Rs 8000 crore

709 MW Solar Power Project of NLCIL – Rs 3000 crore
8-laning of Korampallam Bridge
Rail Over Bridge (ROB) at V.O.Chidambaranar Port
The tenements constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) scheme.
Projects whose foundation stone were laid:
Design, supply, installation and commissioning of a 5MW grid connected ground based solar power
plant at V.O.Chidambaranar Port – Rs 20 crore
Extension, renovation and modernisation of Lower Bhavani Project System
Development of Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCC) in nine Smart Cities including
Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur, Tirunelveli and Thoothuku di.
 India’s First Digital University set up in Kerala

 PM Modi virtually addresses 2nd Khelo India National Winter Games in Gulmarg
 The Indian Railways has decided to reactivate the facility of ‘UTS ON MOBILE App’, which allows
passengers to book unreserved train tickets through app.
 Chandigarh launches ‘Carbon Watch’, India’s first app to assess one’s carbon footprint
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Toy Fair 2021 on February 27, 2021 through
video conference.
The first ever Toy Fair will be held from February 27, 2021 to March 02, 2021, on a virtual platform.
Schemes/ Campaigns in News

 In Madhya Pradesh, the state health department has launched a Social awareness campaign called
‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (‘SAANS’), to curb infant mortality or
death rate due to pneumonia.
 The state government of Madhya Pradesh has launched a water conservation campaign called
‘Jalabhishekam’, under which more than 57,000 water structures has been constructed. These water
structures costs over Rs. 2,000 crore and will irrigate 2.50 lakh hectares of land without submerging an
inch of land.
 In Puducherry, a campaign has been launched titled “Zero Covid by Feb28” to ensure that there is no
COVID-19 cases by the end of February 2021, in the union territory.
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan
Mission- Urban, JJM-U on February 16, 2021.
The Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan has been launched in 10 cities, which are Agra, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar,
Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumkur.
Objective: to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater and mapping of water
bodies with respect to quantity and quality of water through a challenge process.
 The Union Cabinet has approved a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme worth Rs 12,195 crore for
telecom equipment and networking product manufacturing.
Through this decision, the government aims to offset the imports of telecom equipment worth more
than Rs 50,000 crore and reinforce it with “Made in India” products both for domestic markets and
exports.
 Health Minister Harch Vardhan launches Mission Indradhanush 3.0 to expand immunization coverage
across the country.
The focus of IMI 3.0 will be on children and pregnant women who missed their vaccine doses during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
 Centre Launches National Urban Digital Mission to create Digital Infra for Cities. The mission aims to pu t
in place a “citizen-centric” and “ecosystem-driven” approach to ‘urban governance and service delivery’
in cities by 2022, and across all cities and towns by 2024.
The mission has three pillars – people, process, and platform.
Sports News
 Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches first Reference Material synthesized by NDTL and NIPER to
strengthen anti-doping measures
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Kiren Rijiju recently launched a Reference Material, for use
in the anti-doping field for chemical testing.
This RM is jointly synthesized by the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) and the National Institute
of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Guwahati.
About RM
This first-of-its kind RM is a rarely available substance globally and while testing of a sample, the RM will
provide identity confirmation for prohibited substances which do not have threshold limits.
This would be used to strengthen anti-doping measures in all World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
accredited labs.
It is one of the 20 RMs, that will be produced by NDTL and NIPER-G.
NDTL and NIPER-G had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in August 2020 to synthesize 20
rare RMs over three years.
It has been decided to distribute 5mg of this indigenously developed RM to all the WADA -accredited
dope testing laboratories, free of cost.
 Dinesh Karthik led Tamil Nadu Beat Baroda to claim Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy
 India top medals tally with 11 medals at first Asian Online Shooting Championship
 Former Cricketer Merv Hughes inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
 Bengal fast bowler Ashoke Dinda Announces Retirement From All Forms Of Cricket
 Rishabh Pant and Shabnim Ismail (South Africa women crickter) wins inaugural ICC Player of the Month
January 2021
 Steve Smith claims Allan Border Medal for third time in his career; Beth Mooney bags her maiden
Belinda Clarke Award
 Wicket-keeper batsman Naman Ojha announces retirement from all forms of cricket
 Kings XI Punjab renamed as Punjab Kings ahead of IPL auction
 Vivo is back as title sponsor for Indian Premier League 2021 Season
 Former South African Skipper Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket
 South Africa’s Chris Morris becomes ‘most expensive player’ in IPL auction history. IPL franchise
Rajasthan Royals has bought Chris Morris for Rs 16.25 crore.
 Manika Batra Wins her Second Women’s Singles Title at 82nd National Table Tennis Championship
 Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open 2021 Tennis Championship
 Sri Lanka Fast Bowler Dhammika Prasad quits international cricket
 Karnataka to Host Second Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2021
 President Ramnath Kovind inaugurates World’s Largest Cricket Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad;
Renamed as ‘Narendra Modi Stadium’. The stadium is spread across 63 acres of land and has three entry
points. It has a seating capacity of 1,32,000 people.
 Yusuf Pathan announces retirement from all forms of cricket
 R. Vinay Kumar announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Important Days in February 2021
Date Day Theme/Extra Info

February 2 World Wetlands Day Theme 2021: ‘Wetlands and Water’
February 4 World Cancer Day 2019-21 theme: ‘I Am And I Will’

February 4 International Day of Theme 2021: A Pathway to the Future
Human Fraternity
February 6 International Day of Theme 2021: No time for global inaction: unite, fund
Zero Tolerance to and act to end FGM/C
Female Genital
Mutilation
Second Monday of February International Epilepsy
(February 8, 2021) Day
February 10 World Pulses Day Theme 2021: Nutritious Seeds for a Sustainable
Future.
February 11 International Day of Theme 2021: Women Scientists at the forefront of

Women and Girls in the fight against COVID-19
Science
February 11 World Unani Day

February 12 National Productivity Theme 2021: Udyog Manthan for Productivity
Day Feb 12-18 – National Productivity Week
February 13 World Radio Day Theme 2021: ‘New World, New Radio’.
Sub themes: Evolution, Innovation, Connection
February 13 National Women’s Day birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu, (the Nightingale of
in India India)
February 19 6th Soil Health Card
February 20 World Day of Social Theme 2021: “A Call for Social Justice in the Digital
Justice Economy”
Third Saturday of February World Pangolin Day

February 20, 2021 2021
February 21 International Mother Theme 2021: “Fostering multilingualism for inclusion
Language Day in education and society”
February 22 World Thinking Day Theme 2021: Peacebuilding.

February 24 Central Excise Day
February 27 ‘Protein Day’ Theme 2021: “Powering with Plant Protein.”
February 27 World NGO Day

February 28 National Science Day Theme 2021: “Future of STI: Impact on Education
Skills and Work”
Last Day of February Rare Disease Day
International Film Festival with Critic’s Best Actor Award

 The prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival awards were
announced on February 20, 2021, to honour the best in Indian cinema, television,
music, and OTT.
The winner of the Award for 2021 are as follows:
1. Best Actor (Female) – Deepika Padukone, Chhapaak
2. Best Actor (Male) – Akshay Kumar, Laxmii
3. Critic’s Best Actress – Kiara Advani, Guilty
4. Critic’s Best Actor – Late Sushant Singh Rajput, Dil Bechara
5. Best Film – Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
6. Best International Feature Film – Parasite Most Versatile Actor – Kay Kay Menon
7. Best Director – Anurag Basu, Ludo
8. Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Vikrant Massey, Chhapaak
9. Best Actress in Supporting Role – Radhika Madan, Angrezi Medium
10. Best Actor in Comic Role – Kunal Kemmu, Lootcase
11. Best Actor (Web Series) – Bobby Deol, Aashram
12. Best Actress (Web Series) – Sushmita Sen, Aarya
13. Best Web Series – Scam: 1992
14. Album of the Year – Titliyaan
15. Best Television Series – Kundali Bhagya
16. Photographer of the Year – Daboo Ratnani
17. Style Diva of the Year – Divya Khosla Kumar

18. Best Actress in Television Series – Surbhi Chandna
19. Best Actor in Television Series – Dheeraj Dhoopar
20. Performer of the Year – Nora Fatehi
21. Outstanding Contribution to Film Industry – Dharmendra
22. Outstanding Contribution to Literature in Indian Cinema – Chetan Bhagat
Current Static GK in News – February 2021
Headquarters
International
 Facebook – California, United States [February 01 & 02]
 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) – Madrid, Spain [February 03]
 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Washington, D.C.,
United States[February 03]
 Ford Motor – Michigan, United States[February 03]
 Google – California, United States[February 03]
 Amazon.com Inc – Washington, United States[February 04]
 Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) – Geneva, Switzerland[February
04]
 The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) – London, United Kingdom[February 05]
 ASEAN – Jakarta, Indonesia[February 06]
 Paypal – California, United States[February 06]
 SpaceX – Hawthorne, California, United States[February 07]
 World Trade Organization (WTO) – Geneva, Switzerland [February 07]
 Airbus – Leiden, Netherlands [February 10]
 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – Rome, Italy [February 10]
 Natural History Museum – London, United Kingdom [February 11]
 New Development Bank (NDB) – Shanghai, China [February 12]
 World Bank – Washington, D.C., United States [February 13]
 Nomura – Tokyo, Japan [February 16]
 United Nations Capital Development Fund – New York, US [February 17]
 International Energy Agency (IEA) – Paris, France [February 18]
 International Energy Forum (IEF) – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [February 18]
 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – Vienna, Austria
[February 18]
 Hyundai Motor Company – Seoul, South Korea [February 19]
 Oxford Economics – Oxford, United Kingdom [February 19]
 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Seattle, Washington, United States [February
20]
 United Nations Human Rights Council – Geneva, Switzerland [February 20]
 S&P Global Ratings – New York, United States [February 21 & 22]
 International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) – Paris, France [February
25]
 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Beijing, China [February 25]

 Moody’s – New York, United States [February 26]
 OLX Group – Amsterdam, Netherlands [February 27]
 JPMorgan Chase Bank – New York, United States [February 28]
 U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) – New York, United States [February 28]
National
 SBI Cards – Gurugram, Haryana[February 01 & 02]
 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) –
Chandigarh [February 04]
 Air Force Station Yelahanka – Bengaluru [February 04]
 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – Bengaluru [February 05]
 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) – New Delhi [February 05]
 Boxing Federation India -Gurugram, Haryana [February 05]
 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) -Delhi [February 08 & 09]
 Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) – Bengaluru [February 08 & 09]
 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – Bengaluru[February 10]
 India Meteorological Department (IMD) – New Delhi [February 10]
 Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) – New Delhi [February
10]
 GMR Group – New Delhi[February 10]
 Skyroot Aerospace – Hyderabad [February 10]
 Bellatrix Aerospace – Bengaluru[February 10]
 The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) – New Delhi [February 11]
 Export Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)- Mumbai [February 13]
 Tata Motors Limited – Mumbai Maharashtra [February 14]
 Flipkart – Bangalore, Karnataka [February 16]
 International Solar Alliance (ISA) – Gurugram, Haryana [February 17]
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – New Delhi
[February 20]
 Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) – New Delhi [February 21 & 22]
 Larsen and Toubro (L&T) – Mumbai [February 23]
 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) – New Delhi [February 24]
 Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) – New
Delhi[February 26]
 Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) – New Delhi[February 26]
 ICRA Limited (ICRA) – Gurgaon [February 26]
Banks
 Punjab National Bank – New Delhi [February 01 & 02]
 Federal Bank – Aluva, Kochi [February 07]
 State Bank of India – Mumbai [February 11]
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) – Mumbai [February 12]
 HSBC Bank – London, United Kingdom [February 23]
 AU Small Finance Bank – Jaipur [February 28]
Country – Capital, Currency

 Vietnam – Capital: Hanoi; Currency: Vietnamese dong [February 01 & 02]
 Myanmar – Capital: Naypyitaw; Currency: Burmese kyat [February 01 & 02]
 Denmark – Capital: Copenhagen; Currency: Danish krone [February 06]
 Bahrain – Capital: Manama; Currency: Bahraini dinar [February 06]

 European Union – Brussels, Belgium; Currency: Euro (EUR)[February 07]
 South Korea – Capital: Seoul; Currency: South Korean won [February 07]
 Afghanistan – Capital: Kabul; Currency: Afghan afghani [February 10]
 United Arab Emirates – Capital: Abu Dhabi; Currency: United Arab Emirates
dirham [February 12]
 Pakistan – Capital: Islamabad; Currency: Pakistani rupee [February 13]
 United States – Capital: Washington, D.C.; Currency: United States dollar ($)
(USD) [February 14]
 Russia – Capital: Moscow; Currency: Russian ruble [February 14]
 China – Capital: Beijing; Currency: Renminbi [February 17]
 Mauritius – Capital: Port Louis; Currency: Mauritian rupee [February 19]
 Georgia – Capital: Tbilisi; Currency:Georgian lari [February 19]
 Australia – Capital: Canberra; Currency: Australian dollar [February 20]
 Ethiopia – Capital: Addis Ababa; Currency: Ethiopian birr [February 21 & 22]
 Maldives – Capital: Male; Currency: Maldivian rufiyaa [February 21 & 22]
 Norway – Capital: Oslo; Currency: Norwegian krone[February 21 & 22]
 Indonesia – Capital: Jakarta; Currency: Indonesian rupiah [February 21 & 22]
 Papua New Guinea – Capital: Port Moresby; Currency: Papua New Guinean kina
[February 27]
Books & Author

 ‘The Little Book of Encouragement’ – Dalai Lama [February 03]
 “Beautiful Things”– Hunter Biden [February 06]
 ‘BY MANY A HAPPY ACCIDENT: Recollections of a Life’ – Mohammad Hamid
Ansari [February 11]
 “Platform Scale: For a Post-Pandemic World” – Sangeet Paul Choudary
[February 11]
 ‘Turn Around India: 2020- Surmounting Past Legacy’ – RP Gupta [February
13]
 “Unfinished” – Memoir of Priyanka Chpra Jonas [February 14]
 ‘Starstruck: Confessions of a TV executive’ – Memoir by Peter Mukerjea
[February 15]
 ‘The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News’ – Meghna Pant [February 16]
 Maverick Messiah: A Political Biography of N.T. Rama Rao – Ramesh Kandula
[February 23]
 ‘Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey of an Actor’ – Kabir Bedi
[February 26]
Miscellaneous
 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – Domestic Twenty20 cricket championship in India
[February 01 & 02]
 Davis Cup– Football [February 08 & 09]
 Statue of Unity (SOU) – Kevadia, Gujarat [February 13]
 Biju Patnaik Park – Bhubaneswar, Odisha [February 14]
 “Mandu Festival” – Madhya Pradesh [February 15]
 Dhubri – Phulbari Bridge is a proposed bridge over the Brahmaputra River
between Assam and Meghalaya [February 21 & 22]
 Majuli Bridge – Assam [February 21 & 22]
 Khajuraho Dance Festival – Madhya Pradesh [February 24]
 Sardar Patel Stadium, (popularly known as the Motera stadium), has been
renamed as Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium [February 25]
 Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh [February 25]
 V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust – Tamil Nadu[February 26]
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Appointments and Resignations

Awards and Recognitions

Committee and its Head

Books and Authors

Banking and Economy News

GDP Rate projections

Conference and Summits

National and State News

 Uttar Pradesh Government announces unique 16-digit Unicode to identify landholdings

Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde

4 laning of NH45-A – 56 kms Sattanathapuram – Nagapattinam package of Villupuram to Nagapattinam

1000 MW Neyveli New Thermal Power Project – Rs 8000 crore

 India’s First Digital University set up in Kerala

Schemes/ Campaigns in News

Important Days in February 2021

Date Day Theme/Extra Info

February 4 World Cancer Day 2019-21 theme: ‘I Am And I Will’

February 11 International Day of Theme 2021: Women Scientists at the forefront of

February 11 World Unani Day

Sub themes: Evolution, Innovation, Connection

Third Saturday of February World Pangolin Day

February 22 World Thinking Day Theme 2021: Peacebuilding.

February 27 World NGO Day

Last Day of February Rare Disease Day

International Film Festival with Critic’s Best Actor Award

17. Style Diva of the Year – Divya Khosla Kumar

Current Static GK in News – February 2021

 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – Beijing, China [February 25]

Country – Capital, Currency

 Bahrain – Capital: Manama; Currency: Bahraini dinar [February 06]

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