Current Affairs February 2021

FM proposes increase of 137 per cent in Budget for Health and well-being

FM proposes increase of 137 per cent in Budget for Health and well-being

Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman presented the Union Budget for the year 2021-22 in the lower house of the parliament. The Health and Wellbeing have found sharp focus and central positioning in the Union Budget 2021-22 presented in Parliament. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 They form the basis of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat. There is a steep […]

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Two PSBs, one general insurance company to be disinvested

Two PSBs, one general insurance company to be disinvested

The government has pegged its target for disinvestment for FY 2021-22 at Rs 1.75 lakh crore. A major announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was that the government will privatise two public sector banks other than IDBI Bank. One general insurance company will also be privatised in the coming fiscal. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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₹15,700 cr provided for MSME sector in Union Budget

₹15,700 cr provided for MSME sector in Union Budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made a provision of Rs 15,700 crore for the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the Union Budget 2021-22. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 It is proposed to take up decriminalisation of the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act, 2008 on similar lines of the decriminalising

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National Research Foundation Outlay to be ₹50,000 crore, over 5 years

National Research Foundation Outlay to be ₹50,000 crore, over 5 years

To strengthen the overall research ecosystem of the country, the Union Budget FY 2021-22 announced a slew of new initiatives to boost Innovation and R&D in the country. While presenting the Budget in Parliament, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, proposed initiatives covering digital payments, space sector and deep ocean explorations.

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Key initiatives in Petroleum & Natural Gas sector

Key initiatives in Petroleum & Natural Gas sector

The Government had kept fuel supplies running uninterrupted across the country during the COVID-19 lockdown period.  Taking note of the crucial nature of fuel requirement in the lives of people, the Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2020-21, in the Parliament, announced key initiatives in the Petroleum

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Qualitative strengthening of 15,000 schools to include all components of NEP

Qualitative strengthening of 15,000 schools to include all components of NEP

Under the Budget 2021-22 announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, more than 15,000 schools will include all components of the National Education Policy to be qualitatively strengthened, and enable them to emerge as exemplar schools in their regions, handhold and mentor other schools to achieve the goals of the policy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021

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Govt to introduce single Securities Markets Code

Govt to introduce single Securities Markets Code

While presenting the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament, Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Government will consolidate the provisions of SEBI Act, 1992; Depositories Act, 1996; Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and Government Securities Act, 2007 into a rationalised single Securities Markets Code. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The

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Top 10 Current Affairs – 2 February 2021

Top 10 Current Affairs – 2 February 2021

Daily Current Affairs 2 February 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains. We are trying our best to create daily national and international Current Affairs articles from various newspapers, journals, magazines, TV etc. 1. Yoga and ‘Rabindranath’

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

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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