PERFECTION Current Affairs Year 3 | Vol.-2 | Total Vol.- 16 | February 2021 'e-magazine' For BPSC PERFECTION IAS FEBRUARY- 2021 PERFECTION IAS INDEX...राीय (फ़रवरी 2021) PERFECTION IAS 1. BIHAR SPECIAL 1-8 2. NATIONAL 9-13 3. INTERNATIONAL 14-18 4. STATE SPECIAL 19-24 5. APPOINTMENTS 25-28 6. OBITUARIES 29-32 7. AWARDS 33-35 8. SCIENCE & TECH 36-37 9. DEFENCE 38-41 10. IMPORTANT DAYS 42-44 11. SPORTS 45 12. MISCELLANEOUS 46-51 ***** Reg. Office: 103, Kumar Tower, Boring Rd. Crossing, Patna ( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com FEBRUARY 2021 PERFECTION IAS BIHAR BIHARSPECIAL SPECIAL (FEB-2021) PERFECTION CURRENT AFFAIRS IAS 1. Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, a graduate · The Home Department has approved f r o m P a t n a U n i v e r s i t y , the purchase of new vehicles for the District Police and units against became the Chief Secretary of cancellation in the year 2019-20. Tamil Nadu. Under this, 379 light motor vehicles · Dr. Rajeev Ranjan has been made the will be purchased at a cost of about Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu on 1st 30.32 crore and 302 motorcycles will February 2021. Before being made the be purchased at a cost of 2.71 crore. Chief Secretary, he was in Delhi on 3. Bihar ranked 13th in India central deputation. He has held many Justice Report -2020 important positions in the center. · The Tata Trusts released the "India · Dr. Rajiv Ranjan is a 1985 batch Justice Report-2020" in January ofcer of the Indian Administrative 2021. According to the report, Service. He hails from Gangapur Maharashtra tops the states in giving village in Samastipur district of Bihar. justice to the people in the country. It He did his graduation in Physics from is followed by Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Patna University. Punjab and Kerala. 2. Bihar government announced to provide security equipment to state policemen · On February 1, 2021, the Bihar government announced to provide bulletproof jackets, ballistic specs, tactical lights etc. for state policemen. · The Police Headquarters is to procure 24 bulletproof jackets, 12 ballistic goggles, 25lower hand guards, 25 ash lights and green laser site, a dozen inside barrel tactical lights and tactical cameras. Highlights of the report: · The India Justice Report is released annually by the Tata Trusts. In this, every state is given ranking on many parameters including policing, jail, judicial. Assessment of infrastructure, legal aid, human resources and ve- Reg. Office: 103, Kumar Tower, Boring Rd. Crossing, Patna 1 ( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION IAS BIHAR SPECIAL (FEB-2021) year trends in the preparation of the Covid-19 transition period, the state report. government has decided to set up · This report assesses the ability of cryogenic oxygen tanks in 9 medical various states to do justice. The report college hospitals in Bihar. This will has been prepared by the Tata Trusts enable Bihar to cope with future in collaboration with the Center for situations. Social Justice, Common Cause, 5. Dr. Aruna Chaudhary became Daksh (DAKSH), the Law Center for the Head of Department of Legal Policy and the Commonwealth M a i t h i l i P o s t g r a d u a t e Human Rights Initiative. · Among the smaller states, Goa D e p a r t m e n t o f P a t n a retained the top position and University Arunachal Pradesh at the bottom, · Dr. Aruna Chaudhary has been Bihar was ranked 13th in this report. appointed as Head of the Department · According to the report, the number of (HOD) of PG Maithili Department of women judges in India is just 29 Patna University for three years on 30 percent. However, the average of January 2021. women judges in the High Court has · Prior to this, she has contributed as increased from 11 to 13 per cent, while the Head of the Department of Maithili that of the ancillary courts has Department of Magadha Women's increased from 28 to 30 per cent. College, Patna since June 2003. · Bihar tops the list of 25 states, · After his service at Patna University, employing 25.3% women in the state his name continued to be replaced as a police force. This means that Bihar renowned writer in the literary world. has the highest number of women Many of his books are published. police personnel. It is the only state · In particular, the abstract creative w i t h m o r e t h a n 2 0 % w o m e n descriptions related to various genres participation in the police force. o f M i t h i l a - M a i t h i l i h a v e b e e n However, in the ofcer category, only published. 6.1% are women. 6. MukhtarAlam will get Maithili · There are no women judges in the four states - Bihar, Uttarakhand, Tripura Savi Award and Meghalaya High Courts. Among · In view of the many important work states with a population of less than 1 done for Maithili language and literary crore, Tripura, Sikkim and Goa are upliftment and public awakening, giving the highest justice to their Saharsa's young litterateur, Maithili citizens. language, engineer and teacher by 4. Installation of cryogenic p r o f e s s i o n , M u k h t a r A l a m h a s announced to be conferred with oxygen tanks in 9 medical Maithili SaviSamman by Social, college hospitals of Bihar Cultural Committee Madhubani. The · In view of problems like lack of oxygen a w a r d w i l l b e c o n f e r r e d o n cylinders in hospitals of Bihar during 8thFebruary 2021 at Madhubani. Reg. Office: 103, Kumar Tower, Boring Rd. Crossing, Patna 2 ( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION IAS BIHAR SPECIAL (FEB-2021) · Earlier, MukhtarAlam has been from Patna Smart City. honored by organizations like All India · Patna Smart City has planned to do M i t h i l a U n i o n D e l h i , 3D painting on all government YuvaVicharManch. MukhtarAlam is buildings so that it will become a the founder and director of the center of attraction among the visitors literary, social organization Maithili and a smart image of Patna is Words Lok. revealed. It has been proposed to make 7. NTPC will take initiative to a painting based on the department of publish the manuscript of which the building will be, so that it can be known from a distance which poet RamavatarShakra ofce is there. · On 1 February 2021on the occasion of · The entire project has been planned by 1 0 6 t h b i r t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f Patna Smart City. The entire area has revolutionary poet RamavatarShakra, also been selected under ABD (Area t h e N a t i o n a l T h e r m a l P o w e r Based Development). C o r p o r a t i o n ( N T P C ) B a r a u n i · Buildings falling under ABD area announced, that an initiative would be under Smart City are being selected taken towards publishing the for this. Due to the expansion of ABD manuscripts of Shakraji. With this, area, now this work will be started in Barauni NTPC will work to enrich the all places. In this, Son Bhawan, GPO surrounding village in the coming Building, Mauryalok Complex, Radio days. S t a t i o n , A G B u i l d i n g , · The poet RamavatarShakra is famous BiskomanBhawan, AayakarBhawan, as the laborer of the pen. Born on Patna Museum Boundary, etc. can be February 1, 1915 in a poor family in marked. Rupnagar, RamavatarShakra was rich in talent from the beginning. Till his death on 10 June 1988, he continuously moved his pen in the interest of the workers, the deprived and the victims. · Even today, his creation, 'I know I am walking on the trails, I am forcing myself to do in the path of light' is on 9. Akshara Singh receives half of the tongue of the people. the Women's Achievers Award 8. Modern look will be given to 2020 Bihar Smart City with 3D · Bhojpuri cine world popular actress painting Akshara Singh, who has proved her · Under the Smart City Scheme, now 3D talent in acting, singing and dance painting will be done on its walls in the talent, was honored with the Half smart city being built in various Population Women's Achievers Award districts in Bihar. It will be launched 2020 on February 1st, 2021 at the Reg. Office: 103, Kumar Tower, Boring Rd. Crossing, Patna 3 ( 9155087930, 8340325079, 8271411177 www.perfectionias.com PERFECTION IAS BIHAR SPECIAL (FEB-2021) New Patna Club in Patna. Culture and Youth at GyanBhawan, · Akshara Singh was awarded this Patna. honor for her special contribution to the Bhojpuri art world. He was given this honor by Dr. Ranjit Kumar Singh, Director, Department of Education, Government of Bihar. · Apart from him, 20 people including MandiraBedi, Rupal Patel, Parul Chaudhary received this award from Half Population Women's Achievers · 37 artists of the state were honored in Award 2020. this award ceremony. Following is the list of these award winners- Bihar Arts Award 2019-20 ü Shri Rajiv Ranjan - Radha Mohan Senior Award (Contemporary Art Photography Art) ü Shri Pintu Prasad – Radhamohan Yuva Puraskar (Contemporary Art Photography Art) ü Mrs.