February 2021 | Page 67 of 70

PM cites example of Bhagyashree Sahu’s efforts in promoting ‘Pattachitra’ painting

During the Mann ki Baat programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited the example of Bhagyashree Sahu, young student from Rourkela in Odisha for her keen interest in ‘Pattachitra’ painting. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Patta means cloth, and Chitra means picture. Hence, Pattachitra is a picture painted on a piece of cloth. It is based […]

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Meghalaya assembly speaker visits Arunachal assembly

Meghalaya State Assembly Speaker Metbah Lygdoh visited Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretariat in Itanagar to get first-hand information about the National e-Vidhan project implemented in the Assembly. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 e-Vidhan is a Mission Mode Project (MMP) included in Digital India Programme and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA) is the ‘Nodal Ministry’ for

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Amit Shah rally cancellation upsets Matua community

Upset with the rescheduling of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s rally at Thakurnagar in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas rally, a section of people of the Matua community gathered outside the residence of BJP MP Sanatanu Thakur and raised slogans in protest. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Matua community has members on either side

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The Silicon valley startup that caused wall street chaos

The online trading app Robinhood became a cultural phenomenon and a Silicon Valley darling with a promise to wrest the stock market away from Wall Street’s traditional gatekeepers and “let the people trade” — making it as easy to put millions of dollars at risk as it is to summon an Uber. Daily Current Affairs

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Red Fort and Delhi: Symbols and narratives of power down the ages

Newsfeeds on Republic Day were dominated by scenes of protests on the ramparts of the Red Fort. The climax of what newspapers referred to as the “storming”, “breach”, or “raid”, was the raising of the Nishan Sahib on the pole normally reserved for the hoisting of the national flag by the Prime Minister on Independence

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Antifreeze has made US soldiers fall ill

Eleven US soldiers fell sick after accidentally drinking ethylene glycol, a chemical found in antifreeze. According to a Reuters report, the soldiers from Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas were completing a 10-day field training exercise when the incident occurred. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Ethylene glycol is an industrial compound found in consumer products

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Special UK visa scheme for Hong Kong residents

The UK is opening a special visa scheme that will allow lakhs of Hong Kong residents a chance to migrate and eventually apply for British citizenship. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The visas will be issued to those in Hong Kong who hold a British National (Overseas) passport and their immediate dependents, and will offer

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Strong Positive Impact of PMJAY on Health Outcomes

Fiscal deficit pegged at 6.8 per cent of GDP

The Fiscal deficit for the financial year 2021-22 pegged at 6.8 percent. The Total resources being transferred to the states including the devolution of states share, grants, loans and releases under centrally sponsored scheme in budget estimate for the fiscal is 13 lakh 88 thousand 502 crore rupees which shows an increase of 74 thousand

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TMC means when it calls the BJP ‘bargis’

The ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has found a specific word to attack the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s outsider status. The word ‘bargi’ as the TMC likes to call the BJP, is of special significance in Bengal’s history. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The term is a reference to the several Maratha invasions of

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Yoga and ‘Rabindranath’ in Chile

In his Mann Ki Baat address on January 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the popularity of Yoga in Chile and appreciated the Latin American nation’s love for Indian culture. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 In Chile, the 4th of November has been declared as National Yoga Day. On 4th of November 1962, the

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