FEBRUARY 2021
According to Union Budget 2021-22, the Fiscal deficit for the financial year 2021-22 pegged at - 6.8%
The Government increased the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit from 49% to 74% in Insurance Companies and allowed foreign ownership and control with safeguards; It has been proposed to infuse … to re-capitalised Public Sector Banks. - 20 thousand crore
To create an ecosystem which promotes innovation in the securities market, ….. and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have announced the launch of Innovation Sandbox web portal. - BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange)
Bank credit grew ..... to ` 106.41 lakh crore, while deposits increased by 11.41% to ` 146.25 lakh crore in the fortnight ended 15th January, 2021, RBI data showed - 6.36%
By April 2021, this company will launch four private individuals on a Crew Dragon capsule into orbit around the Earth, dubbed as ‘the world’s first all-civilian mission', called ‘Inspiration4’ - SpaceX
New proposed scheme by the Government to enable the textile industry to become globally competitive, attract large investments, boost employment generation and exports - Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA)
Indian-American scientist who has been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Bhavya Lal
Recipient of the prestigious Bruhan Maharashtra Sahitya Award 2021 by the Maharashtra Government for translation of Marathi Book ‘Saudytale Divas’ written by Rupali Mauzo - Aditi Barve
This state government announced the ‘Karmaveer Yoddha Medal’ for all the policemen and Home Guard personnel, who worked hard during the fight against the coronavirus pandemic - Madhya Pradesh
This state government has decided to implement a scheme called Fund Security for Women - Telangana
Kerala’s first Human Milk Bank (HMB) opened at the - Ernakulam general hospital, Kochi
Theme for World Wetlands Day 2021 (2nd February) - Wetlands and Water
New Vice Chief of the Army Staff after 1st February, 2021 - Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty
Defence allocation in the Union Budget for the Financial Year 2021-22 - ` 4,78,195.62 crore
The ASEAN-India Hackathon is being organised online from 1st -3rd February, 2021 by - Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Military of this country on 1st February, 2021 declared a state of emergency in the country for one year, hours after detaining civilian leaders including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint - Myanmar
JANUARY 2021
First public sector bank that has considered work-from-home (WFH) as a permanent policy for a section of its employees - Bank of Baroda (BoB)
The Framework for Strategic Partnership between the International Energy Agency (IEA) members and …… was signed on 27th January, 2021 to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation and enhance global energy security, stability and sustainability. - Government of India
. On 27th January 2021, the 4th edition of the Future Investment Initiative Forum for healthcare sector was held in - Riyadh (capital of Saudi Arabia)
India’s rank in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI 2020), published by Transparency International - 86th
First position in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI 2020), published by Transparency International - New Zealand and Denmark
As of 27th January 2021, states in the country which are successfully undertaken Urban Local Bodies (ULB) reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance - Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Telangana and Rajasthan
Winner as the Best tableau of the Republic Day Parade 2021 - Uttar Pradesh (Theme - Ayodhya: Cultural Heritage of Uttar Pradesh)
ISRO has established the ‘SriShakthiSat’ ground station at - Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology in Coimbatore
New Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India - Shri U. P. Singh
Next Head who would be responsible for implementing Ayushman Bharat or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, replaced Indu Bhushan - R.S. Sharma
New Managing Director at the State Bank of India (SBI) - Ashwini Kumar Tewari
This state government launched the Agriculture Pump Power Connection Policy - Maharashtra
This state is celebrating Krishak Swahid Divas at Pothorughat in Darrang district on 28th January, 2021 - Assam
Winner of Ezhuthachan Award 2021, given by Government of Kerala - Paul Zacharia (writer)
The command of Indian Army’s Frontier Gajraj Corps changed hands from Lieutenant General Shantanu Dayal, to - Lieutenant General Ravin Khosla
This institution released the Booklet on Payment Systems covering the journey of Payment and Settlement Systems in India during the second decade of the millennium, viz., from the beginning of year 2010 till the end of year 2020- Reserve Bank of India
This country and Russia “agreed in principle” to extend the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) arms treaty by five years - The United States
This organisation has launched an initiative to provide a multi-peril risk assessment of natural disaster risks, including floods, earthquakes and selected landslides within the Central Asia region - World Bank
A virtual intelligence tool launched by the Ministry of Electronics, Information Technology and Communications that will help in improving policy decisions and efficiency of government’s services - Tejas
First state in the country that vaccinated more than two lakh healthcare workers with COVID-19 vaccine - Karnataka
First on-campus company of DIAT (Defence Institute of Advanced Technology) Pune, a DRDO subsidiary, launched under its IIC Scheme - Navyukti Innovations Private Limited
New award series introduced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai to recognise the best performances of both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the month - ICC Player of the Month awards
This state government announced that it will soon formulate a new domicile policy and reserve 75% jobs in the private sector for the people of the state - Jharkhand
First district of Uttar Pradesh that has been declared Corona free - Kaushambi
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palanisamy inaugurated Jayalalithaa Memorial at - Chennai
Theme for ‘International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2021’ (27th January) - Facing the Aftermath: Recovery and Reconstitution after the Holocaust
Recipient of the second-highest military award, Mahavir Chakra - Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu (posthumously)
DRDO conducted the successful maiden launch of Akash-NG (New Generation) Missile which is a new generation - Surface to Air Missile
A standard individual immediate annuity product, introduced by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) - Saral Pension
The online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 on 25th and 26th January, hosted by - the Netherlands
For the first time, a 122 member marching contingent and band of …… tri-services participated in the Republic Day Parade of India to commemorate 50 years of its historic liberation. - Bangladesh
In 2021, the President has approved conferment of 119 Padma Awards comprises - 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Awards
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) now functions at a strength of 5 courts, 4 at the Principal Bench and the 5th at - NCLAT, Chennai
Five new Benches of NCLAT have been announced at Jaipur, Cuttack, Kochi, Indore and ……, bringing the total number of Benches to 16 (including the Principal Bench in New Delhi). - Amaravati
……, in collaboration with NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), organised the ‘Agri-Food Techathon 2021’ (AFT 2021) - Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
New managing director and CEO of Kerala-based Dhanlaxmi Bank - J. K. Shivan
Recipients of Padma Vibhushan 2021 - Japan’s Shinzo Abe (Public domain), USA’s Narinder Singh Kapany (Science and Engineering), S. P. Balasubramaniam, Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, B. B. Lal, Sudarshan Sahoo
In Cricket, Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy 2020-21 is played from 26-31 January, at - Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the Indian Safari of - ‘Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park Nagpur’
Kerala Rubber Limited (a Rubber Cooperative Society) will be established with a 26% share for the state government which will headquarters at - Velloor newsprint factory’s land in Kottayam district
The department of chemicals and petrochemicals has given a green signal for setting up a Plastic Park in - Mangaluru, Karnataka
Researchers from this institute have developed a bio-plastic film using marine seaweed and PEG-3000 - National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
Theme for International Customs Day 2021 (26th January) - Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience for a sustainable supply chain
A large-scale tri-service joint amphibious exercise that was conducted in Andaman & Nicobar group of islands from 21st January to 25th January 2021 - AMPHEX-21
Largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2020, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - China ($163 billion)
India was the …… most-affected by the devastating impact of climate change globally in 2019, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, published by the Bonn-based Germanwatch. - Seventh
Company that created a new world record by launching 143 satellites on a single rocket - SpaceX
The World Economic Forum’s online Davos Agenda Summit began on 24th January, 2021 under the chairmanship of - Klaus Shwab (WEF Founder and Executive Chairman)
First woman Prime Minister of Estonia - Kaja Kallas
To celebrate the spirit of India, the annual event that is being organised virtually from 26th January to 31st January, 2021 - Bharat Parv
“AYU SAMVAD” (My Health My Responsibility), a public awareness campaign program on Ayurveda and COVID-19 pandemic, organised by - All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi
First Indian-origin poet who won the coveted T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry in the UK for her collection ‘How to Wash a Heart’ - Bhanu Kapil
State that celebrated its 50th Statehood day on 25th January, 2021 - Himachal Pradesh
A new award announced by Uttar Pradesh government to recognise “exceptional people” from several fields, including technology, culture and sports - U.P. Gaurav Samman
A new scheme launched by Madhya Pradesh government for health/education/security of girls to realise vision of women empowerment - MP ‘Pankh’ Abhiyan
Theme for ‘National Voters’ Day 2021’ (25th January) - Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the Ayushman CAPF health scheme in …… for about 28 lakh Central Armed Police Forces personnel and their families in all the states where Ayushman BharatPradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is operational. - Guwahati
The Election Commission of India will formally launch the …… programme on 25th January, 2021. - e-EPIC (Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card)
First state in the country with two airstrips on expressways - Uttar Pradesh (on Purvanchal Expressway, & Lucknow-Agra Expressway)
On 23th January, the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chaired the 69th meeting of the North-East Council (NEC) in - Shillong, Meghalaya
Winners of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for the year 2021, given by Government of India - (i) Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (in the institutional category) and (ii) Dr. Rajendra Kumar Bhandari (in the Individual category)
The Government of India has conferred the Bal Shakti Puraskar under Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 to - 32 children
First state that received additional funds for capital projects for successfully carrying out reforms in various citizen-centric areas under the scheme of “Special Assistance to States for capital expenditure” - Madhya Pradesh
Author of the book, titled “Not Many, But One” (collection of Sree Narayana Guru’s sublime poems which has been translated in English from Sanskrit, Malayalam and Tamil) - Prof. G.K. Sasidharan
New Vice-presidents for World Olympians Association (WOA) - Mikako Kontani (Japan) and Pernilla Wiberg (Sweden)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated the year-long centenary celebrations of Chauri-Chaura incident in …… on 4th February, 2021. - Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Winner of the Republic Day Journalism Award 2021, given by the Government of Assam - Atin Das
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