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Current Affairs 2020-21 (Quick Revision) Current affairs 2020-21 (Quick revision) The Jammu and Kashmir Government recently sought GI tag for Gucchi mushroom. The Forest Minister of Madhya Pradesh recently launched the first hot air balloon safari of India in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve of India in MP. The 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica was flagged off on January 05, 2021, from Mormugao Port, Goa. The chartered ice-class vessel MV Vasiliy Golovnin has been chosen for the prestigious 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (ISEA) mission journey and will reach Antarctica in 30 days. In Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved the construction of the Song Dam (148 Meter) Drinking Water Projects worth Rs 1100 crore on the Song River. The Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College and Research Institute has been named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. = Bengaluru “Majerhat bridge” has been renamed as "Jai Hind" bridge to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary of Subash Chandra Bose. = Kolkata West Bengal State Government has approved the construction of a deep sea port in Tajpur. In Nainital, Uttarakhand, first eco-bridge for smaller mammals has been built. Union Cabinet has given its approval for Provision of Submarine Optical Fibre Cable Connectivity between Mainland (Kochi) and Lakshadweep Islands (KLI Project). G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the National Centre for Divyang Empowerment (NCDE) at the CRPF Group Centre in Hakimpet, Medchal, Telangana. At the 37th General Body meeting of Central Zoo Authority chaired by Prakash Javadekar two new zoos, the Rajgir Zoo Safari in Nalanda, Bihar and Shaheed Ashfaque Ullah Khan Prani Udyaan in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh were granted recognition. In Jaipur, Rajasthan, RBI has decided to set up an Automated Banknote Processing Centre (ABPC) for receipt, storage and dispatch of currency notes. In Kutch, Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Hybrid Renewable Energy Park near Vighakot village the country's largest renewable energy Generation Park, fully automated milk processing and packing plant at Sarhad Dairy Anjar and Desalination Plant at Mandvi. In Hosur, Tamil Nadu, Ola Electric has announced a Rs 2,400-crore ($320 million) investment plan to set up the world’s largest’ electric scooter (e-scooter) manufacturing plant. C-454 is the Name of Indian Coast Guard Interceptor Boat, built by Larsen and Toubro has been commissioned at Hazira in Gujarat. Nehru Zoological Park has become the first in India to acquire ISO Quality Management Standards Certification. = Hyderabad Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has laid the foundation stone for “Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap” (multi-purpose community centre) which is being constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK). = Rampur, Uttar Pradesh International Zinc Association (IZA), in collaboration with Madhav KRG Group has launched Asia’s firstever Continuous Galvanized Rebar (CGR) manufacturing Plant = Punjab The first-of-its-kind footwear training center to train the leather artisans has been inaugurated by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) = Delhi Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated the Zoram Mega Food Park = Mizoram Air Force Commanders’ Conference (AFCC) was held in New Delhi. = Theme: IAF in the Next Decade 2 mega watt power plant of the Western Naval Command at Naval Station Karanja in Uran Town = Maharashtra India’s first public EV (Electric Vehicle) charging plaza has been inaugurated by the Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, R.K Singh = New Delhi A Three MW Solar Power Plant was commissioned at the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala. Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the "World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory“ = Anand, Gujarat Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of Utkal Upvan, an eco park as a tourist attraction = Jharsuguda, Odisha Fourth edition of Khelo India Youth Games = Panchkula, Haryana Defence Ministers’ Dialogue was held in New Delhi = Indonesia Bijapur, Chhattisgarh has topped the list of aspirational districts ranked by government think-tank NITI Aayog for the February-June 2020 period. Guwahati has got Northeast's first manhole cleaning robot "BANDICOOT“. Kolkata Port Trust has been renamed as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust. "Plant Health Clinic“ = Manipur Gairsain has been formally declared as the summer capital of Uttarakhand. Thaawarchand Gehlot and Arjun Munda inaugurated the “Composite Regional Centre (CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) = Ranchi The world’s first yoga university outside India has been launched. That has been named after Swami Vivekananda = Los Angeles, US A compressed bio-gas (CBG) plant was inaugurated by Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan = Namakkal, Tamil Nadu At Sulur Air Base, The Indian Air Force has operationalised its new squadron “Number-18 - Flying Bullets” with the Light Combat Aircraft LCA Tejas. In Port Blair, Landing Craft Utility Ship "INLCU L57" has been commissioned into Indian Navy. In Mumbai, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Alumni Council has launched a “COVID-19 test bus Foundation Stone for a Missile Park "Agneeprastha" was laid at at INS Kalinga. International Conference on Nano Science and Technology 2020 (ICONSAT) = Kolkata AIIMS set up India’s 1st remote health monitoring system = Rishikesh Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated Suryadhar Lake at Doiwala near Dehradun. Pakistan's cultural capital Lahore has once again topped the list of world's most polluted cities according to air pollution data released by the US Air Quality Index. New Delhi was on top in India. An AI & Robotics Technologies Park (ARTPARK) set up in Bengaluru. The ninth edition of the Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) was organised in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Gwalior and Orchha have been included in the list of UNESCOs world heritage cities under its urban landscape city programme. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set up a dedicated Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Control Centre at its ISTRAC campus at Peenya, Bengaluru. = NETRA In West Bengal, an agro industrial park will be set up at Singur in Hooghly district to create employment opportunities in the agrarian area. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur unveiled an 18 feet statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the historic Ridge Maidan in Shimla. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, announced a new world class Hockey stadium which would be the biggest stadium for Hockey in India with a sitting capacity of 20 thousand. = Rourkela, Odisha 51st Director General level border coordination conference between Border Security Force and Border Guard Bangladesh was held in Guwahati, Assam. In Kolkata and Gwalior, Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has inaugurated Tribes India showrooms. Defence minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel test facility in Hyderabad, Telangana. In Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Mega leather park to come up in Ramaipur village with an investment of Rs 5,850 crores. In Jaipur, Rajasthan, first of its kind 'Organ Donor Memorial' in the country inaugurated. Thaawarchand Gehlot e-launched a ‘National Portal for Transgender Persons’ and e-inaugurated a "Garima Greh: A Shelter Home for Transgender Persons" in Vadodara, Gujarat. First cow hospital , Surbhi Aarogyashala, of Northeast inaugurated in Dibrugarh, Assam. Bhubaneswar has become the first city in the country to get ISO certification for its Faecal Sludge and Septage Management (FSSM) services. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman Ajit Kumar has inaugurated "GST Bhawan" in Panchkula, Haryana. Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh will host the International Bird Festival. India’s first Sandalwood Museum is being established in Mysuru, Karnataka. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) in Jamnagar, Gujarat. In Dehradun, the Municipal Corporation launched an initiative named Plastic Lao Mask Le Jao to fight against the menace of plastic waste and contain the spread of Covid-19. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju inaugurated Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) new Regional Centre in Zirakpur, Punjab. Kolkata, West Bengal will soon feature India's first "Tyre Park" in which waste will be turn into art. In Indore, Madhya Pradesh, On the lines of IPL cricket, a unique Plastic Premier League (PPL) tournament played to free the city from single use plastic. Telangana's first rescue and rehabilitation center for monkeys was launched in Nirmal. Narendra Modi has inaugurated Jungle Safari project known as Sardar Patel Zoological Park at the Statue of Unity near Kevadia in Narmada district of Gujarat. Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat dedicated India's first solar-based Integrated MultiVillage Water Supply Project (IMVWSP) in Lower Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh. In Pali, Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the ‚Statue of Peace‛ to mark the 151st birth anniversary celebrations of Jain monk Acharya Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects
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