Current Affairs February 2021

22nd Meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council

The 22nd Meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council, constituted under Section 10 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005 was held on February 23, 2021 under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of Rural Development. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Central Employment Guarantee Council has been constituted under […]

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NITI Aayog’s draft national policy on migrant workers

Spurred by the exodus of 10 million migrants (as per government estimates) from big cities during the Covid-19 lockdown, NITI Aayog, along with a working subgroup of officials and members of civil society, has prepared a draft national migrant labour policy. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The draft describes two approaches to policy design: one

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National Urban Digital Mission for future smart cities

The Union government has unveiled ‘National Urban Digital Mission’ a move to create digital infrastructure for cities across the country. The move is in line with the Centre’s smart city programme. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) will create a shared digital infrastructure for urban India, working across the three

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National mission launched to create digital infra in urban India

Govt launched National Urban Digital Mission for creating digital infra

The Central government launched National Urban Digital Mission’ to create a digital infrastructure for cities in the country. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The India Urban Data Exchange has been developed in partnership between the Smart Cities Mission and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. IUDX serves as a seamless interface for data providers

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Top 10 Current Affairs – 24 February 2021

Daily Current Affairs 24 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. India emerges key mover

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IIT Council sets up panels for more autonomy

The IIT Council has set up committees to look at greater autonomy for the elite institutions, in line with the National Education Policy recommendations, as well as reform of the academic Senate, grooming faculty to head the IITs, and innovative funding mechanisms. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Council also recommended cutting IIT staff strength

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The Greater Tipraland demand raised by royal scion Pradyot Kishore

Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya has recently announced his new political demand of ‘Greater Tipraland’, which he claims would serve the interest of tribals, non-tribals, Tripuri tribals staying outside Tripura, even those outside India in Bandarban, Chittagong, Khagrachari and other border adjacent areas in Bangladesh. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 ‘Greater Tipraland’ is essentially

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1st country to identify need for action for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

India has become the first country in the world to identify the need for action for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launched the operational guidelines for integration of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with the National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and

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Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful launches of the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM). Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The launches were carried out from a static vertical launcher from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. Indigenously designed and developed by DRDO for

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Dutch Indian Water Alliance for Leadership Initiative (DIWALI)

A platform called DIWALI has been developed in which India and Netherlands could participate for designing solution for water challenges in order to find solutions for water related challenges. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The consortium of experts from the two counties would explore the potential and sustainability of Dutch Solutions to resolve challenges in

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