Daily Current Affairs 5 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Aatmanirbharta\u2019, implying self-reliance, has been chosen by Oxford Languages, which publishes the Oxford English dictionary, as its Hindi Word of Year 2020 as it \u201cvalidated the day-to-day achievements of the countless Indians who dealt with and survived the perils of a pandemic\u201d. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Indian-American scientist, Bhavya Lal who oversaw NASA\u2019s transition under President Joe Biden\u2019s administration, has been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff of the U.S. space agency. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After strong opposition from trade unions across the country, Sri Lanka has unilaterally pulled out of a 2019 agreement with India and Japan for developing the strategic East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill repealing a controversial law known as the \u201cWalking While Trans\u201d ban, which has been widely criticised for disproportionately discriminating against transgender people of colour. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ever since scientists started tracking the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, it has become a cause for concern that the virus has developed multiple variants that began emerging in the fall of 2020. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The country was provided much-needed clarity over the government’s plan to revive an ailing Indian economy when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Groundhog Day is observed in the United States and Canada on 2 February each year. The groundhog (Marmota monax) is also known as a woodchuck. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the legendary vocalist, is being rerembered on his birth anniversary on 4th<\/sup> February. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Inaugural ceremony for Aero India 2021, Asia\u2019s largest Aerospace and Defence Exhibition is being held at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru between February 03-05, 2021. Read More<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nScientist Bhavya Lal appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Colombo port setback for India<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018Walking While Trans\u2019 ban, recently repealed in New York<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The South African Covid variant<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Budget greenlights Maha’s Metro Neo project in Nashik<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Groundhog Day 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Jayanti<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Aero-India 2021 gets off to a flying start<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
US extends New START Nuclear Arms Control Treaty with Russia for five years<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n