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Reserve Bank of India projects GDP at 10.5 percent in 2021-22

The RBI monetary policy review has decided to maintain the status quo on key policy rates. GDP growth is projected at 10.5% in FY 2021-22 and the projection of CPI inflation has been revised to 5.2% for the fourth quarter of the current financial year.

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Repo Rate- 4%;
Reverse Repo Rate- 3.35%;
Bank Rate - 4.25%.

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Assam govt to distribute ₹3000 each to nearly 7.5 lakh people under Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar scheme

Assam government distributed the financial assistance of ₹3000 each to nearly 7.5 lakh people belonging to tea garden areas under the Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar scheme. So far, ₹5000 had been deposited to bank account holders in tea garden areas.

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Assam government has started the scheme in 2017- 18.

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First heliport of Assam inaugurated in the Majuli district

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the first heliport of the state in Majuli district which has the facility for the simultaneous landing of three helicopters. It was built with an aim to boost tourism in Majuli.

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Majuli is the world's largest river island.

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Himachal Pradesh becomes first State to implement e-cabinet

Himachal Pradesh has become first State to make the end to end processing of the cabinet paperless by implementing e-cabinet application. It will be possible to monitor the status of implementation of cabinet decision more effectively through this app.

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It is also available as a Mobile App on android devices.

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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: 6 February

In 2012, UNGA designated 6th Feb as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. UNFPA-UNICEF and the IAC jointly launch the 2021 theme: No Time for Global Inaction, Unite, Fund, and Act to End Female Genital Mutilation.

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Aim: To amplify & direct efforts on elimination of this practice

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First commercial rocket powered by biofuel, successfully launched

US-based startup bluShift Aerospace has successfully launched its Stardust 1.0 rocket, the first commercial booster rocket powered by biofuel. The rocket, which can carry a payload of 8kgs, reached a height of 4,000 before it parachuted back to Earth.

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bluShift has been working on Stardust 1.0 since 2014.

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Delhi launched 'Switch Delhi' campaign to promote electric vehicles

Delhi CM launched the ''Switch Delhi'' campaign to promote electric vehicles and appealed to people to buy such vehicles to combat pollution. Govt has fixed an ambitious target of 25% electric vehicles among total vehicle registrations in Delhi by 2024.

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Delhi Chief minister: Arvind Kejriwal;
Governor: Anil Baijal.

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Culture & Tourism Minister co-chairs 8th meeting of ASEAN-India tourism Ministers

Minister of State for Culture & Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel virtually co-chaired the 8th Meeting of ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers. Ministers reiterated the need for cooperative efforts in mitigating the impact of the pandemic on the tourism sector.

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Association of Southeast Asian Nations HQs: Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Ace cinematographer Nivas passes away

Cinematographer-director PS Nivas passed away. He was known for his work in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography for Malayalam film Mohiniyaattam (1976).

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Andhra Pradesh’s Nandi award was conferred on him in 1979.

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India's first amputee clinic launched in Chandigarh

An 'amputee clinic', first of its kind in India, with aim of improving amputation patient care by providing a collection of services under one roof with significant coordination was launched in Chandigarh. It was inaugurated by PGIMER Director Jagat Ram.

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Chandigarh is the capital of Haryana and Punjab.

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Bangladesh Film Festival opens in Kolkata

The third Bangladesh Film Festival 2021 opened in Kolkata. The 5-day long Festival will be showcasing 32 Bangladeshi feature films.

Film on the life of Prime Minister of Bangladesh ‘Hasina-A Daughter’s Tale’ was the inaugural film of the festival.

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Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka;
Currency: Bangladeshi taka.