In a first,the navies of India and Madagascar undertook joint patrolling of Madagascar’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and also conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX).
Objective is to ensure maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The INS Shardul and Malagasy Naval Ship Trozona undertook the patrol.
Kurnool Airport,6th civilian airport in Andhra,is located at Orvakal and is named after first-ever freedom fighter from the region,Uyyalavada Narasimha Reddy,as a tribute to him.
Built on a 1010 acre site at a cost of Rs.110 crore,airport has a 2000-metre runway with four aprons for parking of aircraft.
Statue of former CM YS Rajasekhar Reddy was unveiled in the airport.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
The committee is chaired by H. R Nagendra, Chancellor,Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana and its members include representatives from AIIMS New Delhi, IIM Bangalore, IIT Bombay, various leading Yoga institutions,the corporate sector and the AYUSH Ministry.
The committee will submit its preliminary recommendations by May this year.
Senior bureaucrat Saurabh Garg has been appointed as the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
Sanjeev Kumar has been appointed as the Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Atish Chandra will be Chairman and Managing Director, Food Corporation of India.
22 bureaucrats were appointed to different ministries as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle.
From 1947 to 1971, modern-day Pakistan was West Pakistan and Bangladesh was East Pakistan.
On March 26, 1971,Bangladesh was proclaimed as an independent nation by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and this led to Bangladesh Liberation War when war ensued between Pakistan and Bangladesh liberation forces with Indian support.
To improve commuters’ experience on National Highways for both passengers and truckers, NHAI will develop world class ‘Wayside Amenities’ at more than 600 locations across 22 states in the next 5 years. Out of these,130 are targeted for development in 2021-22.
Amenities will include Fuel Station, Electric Charging Facilities,Food Court, Retail Shops, ATM, Toilets etc.
Noted Odissi dancer Laxmipriya Mohapatra, the wife of legendary classical dancer Kelucharan Mohapatra, has died.She started her dancing career at the Annapurna Theatre in Puri in 1947.She has also acted in four Odia movies.
The longtime president of the Republic of Congo is set for another five-year term after getting over 88% of the vote. The election day was marred by the death of his main opponent, Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas.
The African leader is one of the world's longest-serving presidents, earning him the nickname "emperor."He has led Congo for a total of 36 years.
Republic of Congo:
Capital:Brazzaville;
Currency:franc.
ICICI Bank customers can break their high value transactions of over Rs 50,000 into suitable EMIs directly on its internet banking platform to make their purchases more affordable.It will be applicable on transactions up to Rs 5 lakh and will bear no additional cost on the customers.
The bank has tied up with online payment gateways BillDesk and Razorpay to enable this.
In agricultural and non agricultural commodities,the penalty for delivery default by seller will now be 4% and 3% of the settlement price plus replacement cost.
In respect of norms for apportionment of penalty,at least 1.75% of settlement price will be deposited in the Settlement Guarantee Fund of the clearing corporation while up to 0.25% retained for admin expenses.
Norms will be effective from the first trading day of May 2021.
J&K’s Budgam is the only district in India that has achieved 80% reduction in cases of Tuberculosis.
In Category 2 –over 60% reduction in cases,Diu district and union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli were awarded.
Himachal Pradesh ranked No.1 among all states having a population of more than 50 lakh in National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme.
India has set 2025 as the target for eliminating TB across states.
One task force, which will suggest facilitation of speedy resolution of contractual disputes between private entities and the government, will be headed by Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
The second task force, which will recommend a policy framework for the enforcement of contracts, will be led by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar.
Task force will also examine relevant provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.
Girl Gang,a track by New Zealand singer Gin Wigmore, has been announced as the official song of the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup. The tournament is set to be hosted in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, 2022.
Originally scheduled to be held from February 6 to March 7, 2021, the World Cup was postponed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
With a wealth of Rs 44,270 crore,Mangal Prabhat Lodha of Macrotech Developers (Lodha Group) topped the list of richest real estate tycoons for the fourth year in a row. His wealth increased by 39% in 2020.
The total wealth of the 100 richest builders in India jumped a full 26% year-on-year to Rs 3,48,660 crore,according to the list.
In the ‘Semiconductor Startup Incubation and Acceleration Programme’ up to five startups will be incubated for a period of two years in each cohort every year.The participants will include Semiconductor Chip Design, IP Design, Design Services startups with an IP focus and Chip Design Tool related startups.
Indian semiconductor market stands at around $300 million.
India imports all semiconductor fab units from China right now.
The Indian women's team of Rahi Sarnobat, Chinki Yadav and Manu Bhaker beat Poland's Joanna Iwona Wawrzonowska, Julita Borek and Agnieszka Korejwo 17-7 in the gold medal match.
India's Anjum Moudgil, Shreya Saksena and Gaayathri Nithyanadam claimed the silver medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions team event.
Para shooter Sidhartha Babu won a bronze as India ended their campaign with seven medals, including two gold medals, at the Al Ain 2021 Shooting World Cup.
Manish Narwal and Singhraj were the gold medal winners for India. Avani Lekhara had claimed the silver medal.
India finished in third place behind Ukraine and UAE.
For opening an IOB Trendy account, a customer must be between 21 – 38 years. The account may be self or jointly operated.In case of a joint account, the primary holder has to be a millennial at the time of account opening.
There is no ‘Opening Balance’ requirement for IOB Trendy.IOB Trendy customers need to maintain a daily minimum balance of ₹10,000 etc.
IOB:
CEO:Partha Pratim Sengupta;
HQ:Chennai
CSC and Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority’s(IEPFA) Mobile App are two tech-enabled initiatives by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
IEPFA App will have facility of tracking the status and progress of IEPF claim refund process.CSC will scrutinize certain Straight Through Process Forms filed by corporates on MCA21 registry & flag companies for more scrutiny.
Actor Samir Soni debut book titled 'My Experiments with Silence' will be published by OM Books International in 2021.In 'My Experiments with Silence', Soni will pen his "darkest, most intense and introspective thoughts" about anxiety and self-discovery.
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement for a maximum amount of 10 billion yen with the Tata Cleantech Capital Limited to support the company to offer loans to businesses across India that focus on renewable energy generation,e-mobility solutions,energy efficiency etc & reduce the emission of greenhouse gas following the Green Loan Principles.
India has committed to cut GHG emissions intensity of its GDP by 33-35 per cent by 2030.
'In The Dream House: A Memoir' by Carmen Maria Machado Wins The Rathbones Folio Prize 2021.
The prize is open to all genres – fiction, non-fiction, and poetry- from writers from around the world.It is the only prize in which all the books considered for the prize are selected and judged by an academy of peers,though there are three main judges.
The prize is backed by London-based publisher The Folio Society & Rathbone Investment.
The tunnel will run underneath the mountains in Norway's Stadhavet peninsula. It will measure 1,700 metres long, 37 metres high and 26.5 metres wide when complete.
At present,vessels sometimes have to wait days for harsh weather and rough tides to subside in the Stadhavet Sea.
Construction on the project is expected to begin in 2022 and be complete by 2025 or 2026.
