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Chief of Air Staff(CAS) Conclave held at Air Force Station,Yelahanka (Bengaluru)

In a first such gathering,CAS of more than 24 countries(from various countries like Japan, Israel, USA, Australia) attended the conclave physically and 16 virtually.The theme of the 2-day event was "Leveraging Aerospace Power for Security and Stability".

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Current Chief of Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria

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India slips two places to 53rd spot in EIU's 2020 Democracy Index

This was due to 'democratic backsliding' by authorities and 'crackdowns' on civil liberties.Norway took the lead in the report called 'Democracy in sickness and in health?', followed by Iceland, Sweden, New Zealand, and Canada comprising the top five.

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India classified as a 'flawed democracy' with 51 other countries

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Kashmir's 25-yr-old Ayesha Aziz becomes India's youngest female pilot.

In 2011,Aziz became the youngest student pilot to get a license at the age of 15 and underwent training to fly a MIG-29 jet at Russia's Sokol airbase the following year.She graduated from Bombay Flying Club & obtained license in 2017.

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She also underwent 2-month space training course at NASA in 2012

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Cabinet gives in-principle approval to privatise Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.

The government currently holds 100 per cent stake in the maker of crude steel. The PSU, that is a corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, comes under Ministry of Steel.Sale proceeds would be part of the disinvestment target for next fiscal.

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Govt has budgeted Rs 1.75 lakh cr from disinvestment in 2021-22.

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Housing ministry, Zomato partner to take street food vendors’ businesses online

MoU is part of PM SVANidhi scheme.Zomato will onboard street food vendors on its food-tech platform.Initially, a pilot programme will be initiated by onboarding 300 vendors across six cities namely Bhopal, Ludhiana, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur and Vadodara.

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A similar partnership with Swiggy was done in Oct 2020.

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Indian Ocean Region Defence Ministers’ Conclave held on margins of Aero India 2021.

The broad theme of the conclave is ‘Enhanced Peace, Security and Cooperation in the Indian Ocean’.Maldives, Comoros, Iran & Madagascar were represented at ministerial level,ambassadors represented Australia, Kenya, Seychelles, Mauritius, Kuwait & Myanmar.

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26 countries participated in the meeting hosted by Rajnath Singh

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Ajay Singh re-elected as President of Boxing Federation of India

Spicejet chairman Ajay Singh defeated Ashish Shelar,former Maharashtra Cricket Association president,37-27, at the general elections held in Gurugram.Hemanta Kumar Kalita was elected secretary general and Digvijay Singh treasurer.

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Boxing Federation of India Headquarters Gurugram

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Labour Ministry appoints L&T CEO S.N.Subrahmanyan as Chairman of National Safety Council

Subrahmanyan, CEO and MD, L&T Ltd, appointed as Chairman of National Safety Council(NSC) for three years. NSC has a major role to play to ensure safety in workplaces under new Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (OSH Code, 2020).

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Regulations governing OSH have not been updated for over 50 yrs.

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Praveen Sinha appointed interim CBI chief

Sinha,a 1988-batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer, who is currently an additional director at CBI, will take charge of the CBI temporarily as the government failed to appoint a new director by the end of the incumbent chief RK Shukla’s tenure.

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Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by PM chose Sinha.

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Federal Bank launches ‘FedFirst’ savings account scheme for children(both resident and NRIs) up to 18 years

The account will enable children to learn importance of money management.Account holder is provided with a FedFirst contactless Debit Card with daily cash withdrawal limit of Rs 2,500 & POS/eCom limit of Rs.10000 & access to net banking,mobile/mail alerts.

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Federal Bank:
MD&CEO:Shyam Srinivasan;
HQ: Aluva, Kerala.

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2nd Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems(CCTNS)Hackathon and Cyber Challenge 2020-21 of NCRB held.

This hackathon is continuation to Hackathon & Cyber Challenge held in March 2020.Police officials especially those from cutting edge level,academia,industry,students etc participated to improve existing IT apps & create new to help improve CCTNS ecosystem.

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Mobile App:- “Locate Nearest Police Station” was also launched.

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Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) ties up with AIM-NITI Aayog to boost startup ecosystem in mobility sector.

ARAI will use its TechNovuus platform & lend its expertise and equipment to nurture startups incubated under and associated with Atal Innovation Mission.Will collab under Atal New India Challenge for deploying technologies as identified by Road Ministry.

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ARAI(autonomous body):
Director:Reji Mathai;
HQ:Pune

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HAL inks deal with Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) to develop, manufacture composite raw materials

This is the first time that such an MoU has been signed for composite raw materials.HAL also signed a contract valued over ₹100 crore with GE Aviation for development and supply of ring forgings for its Aviation military and commercial engine programs

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CMD:
HAL:R Madhavan;
MIDHANI: Dr S K Jha