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Telegram Groups www.gradeup.co Top Current Affairs of the Week (22 Feb – 27 Feb 2021) Israel launches ‘green pass’ for people with vaccination certificate • Israel has launched coronavirus ‘green pass’ system, that allows people who have been vaccinated to access public facilities • Israelis who have taken both Pfizer vaccine shots and those who have recovered from the virus get ‘Green Pass’ certificate in the form of a QR code or printout for people without smart phones • It will allow entry to gyms, pools, hotels, entertainment venues and sporting events • Serious legal penalties will be imposed for those who falsify the passes. Telegram Groups NDA & Other Exams: https://t.me/joinchat/TX7hKUXmUvKsOL5IFHsbRA CDS & Defence Exams: https://t.me/joinchat/TX7hKVbSbpp5PDJuRccltw Air Force X & Y: https://t.me/GradeupAirforce India’s first Carbon Watch app launched in Chandigarh • Chandigarh became 1st state or Union Territory in India to launch Carbon Watch mobile app providing carbon footprint of an individual. • It can be accessed by everyone, but has specific options for residents of Chandigarh • It can be downloaded through a QR code in Android phones. • To use this, person must fill details in 4 parts- Water, Energy, Waste Generation and Transport (Vehicular movement) and it will automatically calculate the carbon footprint of the individual. Chris Morris becomes ‘most expensive player’ in IPL auction history • South-African all-rounder cricketer Chris Morris (33 years) has broken all record by becoming the most expensive player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, held in Chennai • IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals has bought Chris Morris for Rs 16.25 crore. • He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020 season. • Prior to him, Yuvraj Singh was the costliest-ever buy in auction history, when he was bought for Rs 16 crore by Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2015. Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open 2021 Tennis Championship • Australian Open 2021 Tennis Championship has been concluded. • Winners: o Men’s Singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won his 18th grand slam after defeating Daniil Medvedev o Women’s Singles: Naomi Osaka (Japan) won 4th grand slam defeated Jennifer Brady (US) o Men’s Doubles: Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Filip Polášek (Slovakia ) o Women’s Doubles: Elise Mertens (Belgium) and Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) o Mixed Doubles: Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) and Rajeev Ram (US) Assam govt hikes daily wage of tea garden workers by Rs 50 1 www.gradeup.co • Assam govt has increased the wages of tea garden workers by Rs 50 from Rs 167 to Rs 217 per day. • Although the tea garden managements pay the wages, the government fixes it. • Along with this, Committee for equal wages of small tea workers has been formed under Principal Secretary JB Ekka • Tea tribe community comprises 17% of the state’s population and is a deciding factor in almost 40 Assam Assembly seats out of 126 seats. PM addresses NASSCOM Technology and Leadership Forum 2021 • PM Narendra Modi has virtually addressed 29th edition of Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum (NTLF) • It is the flagship event of National Association of Software and Service Companies. • This is a vibrant platform that brings together key leaders from the world of technology and innovation. • It is a 3-day event that has almost 1600 participants from more than 30 countries and more than 30 products • NTLF 2021 theme: 'Shaping the future towards a better normal'. UP govt presents biggest ever budget of Rs 5,50,270 crores • Uttar Pradesh govt has presented biggest ever budget of the state, having total outlay of Rs 5,50,270 crores • UP state finance minister Suresh Khanna presented 1st paperless budget of the state • UP Budget is focused on four sectors: infrastructure development, public health, HRD and agriculture primarily. • Fiscal deficit of the state budget is Rs 90,721 crores • Atmnirbhar Krishak Samanvit Vikas Yojna has been launched for the welfare of the farmers of state. 7-day long exhibition of NSSH scheme concluded • Seven-day long exhibition of National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) scheme has been concluded in UT of Jammu and Kashmir • Govt has taken slew of measures to ensure the upliftment SC and ST communities and awareness camps and exhibitions are organised on regular basis • During this, different stalls were erected by the entrepreneurs displaying various products like readymade garments, cooking implements, honey, carry bags, chakki Atta, furniture works etc Harsh Vardhan addresses ‘Population versus Planet’ Conference • Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan participated in WION and Zee Media’s ‘Population versus Planet’ Conference • The conference is a part of its year-long campaign called 'Mission Sustainability: Population Vs Planet' • World population has witnessed an increase from 1 billion in 1800 to 7.8 billion • Crude birth rate: 40.8 per 1000 in 1951 to 20.0 in 2018 • Total Fertility Rate (TFR): Declined from 6.0 in 1951 to 2.2 in 2015-16 • Death rate: declined from 7 in 2012 to 6.2 in 2018 World Thinking Day: 22 February • World Thinking Day (Thinking Day) is observed annually on 22 February by all Girl Scouts, Girl Guides and other girl groups worldwide. • The day is observed to think about fellow brothers and sisters around the world, address their concerns and understand the true meaning of guiding. 2 www.gradeup.co • Theme of World Thinking Day 2021: Peacebuilding. CSIR inks MoU with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for health research • CSIR has signed MoU with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development and promotion of health research in India. • Areas of research: o Genetic diseases that impact infant and neonatal mortality o Diagnostics and devices for infectious disease and environmental surveillance o Cost-effective processes for drug, vaccines, biologics, and diagnostics manufacturing o Novel microbiome-directed foods o Science and technological tools impact. External Affairs Minister launches BRICS 2021 website • External Affairs Minister S. 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Pune International Centre to co-chair Asia Economic Dialogue 2021 • Pune International Centre and Ministry of External Affairs will co-chair Asia Economic Dialogue 2021 • The dialogue will be held for 3 days from 26th February 2021 • The dialogue will be addressed by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his counterparts from Japan, Australia, Maldives, Mauritius and Bhutan • The meet would address larger issues that impact Asia and the world and is part of strategic agenda to make it the Davos of East on global geo-economics. State Bank of Sikkim comes under Reserve Bank of India's regulatory purview • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought State Bank of Sikkim under its regulatory purview, without changing • Prior to this, RBI had the right and obligation to function as banker to all the state government except for the state government of Sikkim. • Bank’s ownership structure will not change. • State Bank of Sikkim: 3 www.gradeup.co o Established: 1968. o It has 42 branch offices and operates three revenue counters for government works. o Chairman: Dal Bahadur Gurung. Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy resigns • Chief Minister of Union Territory of Puducherry, V Narayanasamy and his council of ministers has submitted the letter of his resignation on February 22, 2021 to the Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. • The decision was taken as the Congress-led Government in the UT lost its majority in the House, which is 14. • Ruling government strength has been reduced to 12, following a series of resignations. • Two MLA resigned in January 2021 while 2 resigned in February 2021 Defence Minister inaugurates DRDO Skill Development Centre in UP • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has virtually inaugurated Skill Development Centre (SDC) for Fire Safety Training at Pilkhuwa in Uttar Pradesh • SDC is created by DRDO lab Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) • It is first of its kind in India and will help in developing trained human resources, fire safety technology and products to save precious human lives and valued assets. • It will be utilized for imparting fire prevention and fire-fighting training Eleventh India-EU Macroeconomic dialogue held virtually • Eleventh India-EU Macroeconomic dialogue was held through video conferencing. • It was led by Indian Secretary Economic Affairs Tarun Bajaj and Director General of ECFIN in European Commission Maarten Verwey • The dialogue covered sharing of their experiences to enable both sides on various aspects including collaboration in G20 on
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