February 2021 Important News: State
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www.gradeup.co Monthly Current Affair Digest: February 2021 www.gradeup.co Important News: State Prime Minister inaugurates and lays Kerala Governor inaugurates India’s first foundation stone of key projects of power Digital University and urban sector in Kerala • The Governor of Kerala Arif • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Mohammed Khan has inaugurated the inaugurated Pugalur - Thrissur Power country’s first Digital University in the Transmission Project, Kasaragod Solar state which has been set up in Kerala’s Power Project and Water Treatment Technocity, Mangalapuram. Plant at Aruvikkara in Kerala. • Kerala University of Digital Sciences, • 2000 Megawatt state of the art Pugalur - Innovation and Technology Thrissur High Voltage Direct (KUDSIT-Digital University) is Current system inaugurated, is the first established by upgrading the two- HVDC interconnection of Kerala with decade old state government’s Indian National Grid. Institute of Information Technology and • He also laid the foundation stone of Management Kerala (IIITM-K). Integrated Command and Control Centre and Smart Roads Project in Puducherry Chief Minister V Thiruvananthapuram. Narayanasamy resigns • Puducherry Lt Governor Dr. Tamilisai Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh to be Soundararajan has forwarded the renamed as Narmadapuram resignation letter of Chief Minister V • Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Narayanasamy to the Union Home Singh Chouhan has announced that Ministry for consideration. Hoshangabad city in the state would be • V Narayanasamy and his cabinet renamed as Narmadapuram. colleagues resigned, after the • He made the announcement during the government lost the confidence vote Narmada Jayanti programme held in sought by him in the Legislative Hoshangabad. Assembly. • Famous attractions in Hoshangabad: • Note: With the collapse of the Bori Wildlife Sanctuary, Hill station- government, the Congress now is not a Pachmarhi , Satpura Tiger Reserve part of the government in any southern (STR) also known as Satpura National state or Union Territory. Park. • Since 2019, the Congress has lost power similarly in Karnataka and Madhya Mamata Banerjee launches 'MAA' scheme Pradesh. • West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched the ''Maa'' scheme President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates under which her government would 'Narendra Modi Stadium', world's largest provide a meal at a nominal cost of ₹ 5 cricket stadium, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to poor people. • The Motera Stadium (Sardar Patel • They will get a platter of rice, dal, a Stadium), world's largest cricket vegetable and egg curry for ₹ 5 and the stadium, was inaugurated by President state government will bear a subsidy Ram Nath Kovind, and was renamed the of ₹ 15 per plate. ‘Narendra Modi Stadium’. • Self-help groups will operate the • The President also performed ‘Bhoomi kitchens from 1 pm to 3 pm every day Pujan’ (ground breaking ceremony) of and such kitchens will be set up the 'Sardar Vallabhbhai Sports everywhere in the state gradually. Enclave'. www.gradeup.co • Note: 1.32 lakh spectators will be able • Facts about Tamil Nadu’s UNESCO to witness matches at this stadium. The World Heritage Sites: Nilgiri stadium has 11 pitches, unrivalled by Mountain Railway, Brihadishwara any stadium in the world. Temple, Thanjavur, Gangaikonda • It hosted its first ever pink ball Test Cholapuram, Jayakondam, match on 24 February 2021 between Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram, India and England. Shore Temple along with the collection • Facts about Gujarat: of other monuments, Mamallapuram State Bird: Greater flamingo State Animal: Asiatic lion Uttar Pradesh receives award for fastest State Flower: Marigold implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan State Tree: Banyan Samman Nidhi Yojana • Union Minister for Agriculture and Odisha hosts 17th India International Mega Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Trade Fair 2021 Tomar awarded the top-performing • The 11 days long International Trade States and Districts for their exemplary Fair from February 19 to March 1 has work with respect to the implementation been organised by the Confederation of of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Real Estate Developers' Associations of Nidhi Scheme. India (CREDAI) in collaboration with • Uttar Pradesh has been awarded in the the Odisha Chamber of Commerce and category of fastest take off in year 2020- West Bengal Chamber of Commerce. 21. Nearly 1.53 crore farmers were • Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena registered during the period of Dec 2018 inaugurated the 17th India International to Mar 2019 in state. Mega Trade Fair at Janata Maidan in • Note: The Union Minister distributed Bhubaneswar. the awards during an event in New Delhi • Note: Around 9 countries and 19 states organized to celebrate the 2nd-year of India are participating with a total completion of the PM-KISAN number of 250 stalls in the trade fair. scheme. • The countries participating included • PM-KISAN Scheme:This flagship Bangladesh, Dubai, Iran, Thailand, scheme of the Narendra Modi Afghanistan, Malaysia, Lebanon and government was launched on February Tunisia. 24, 2019. Under this initiative, ₹6,000 is disbursed to farmers with cultivable Asia’s largest Livestock Research Centre in landholdings. Salem • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the Palaniswami inaugurated the Advanced foundation stones of several developmental Institute of Integrated Research in projects worth over 8000 crore rupees in Livestock and Animal Science Tamil Nadu (AIIRLAS), the largest in Asia, near Thalaivasal in Salem district. • The Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation, state-of-the-art • The AIIRLAS, which also Main Battle Tank Arjun Mark 1A which accommodates the State’s fifth has been indigenously designed and veterinary college, was constructed at a manufactured by the Combat Vehicles cost of Rs 1,023 crore on 1,100 acres. Research and Development • He also announced a frozen semen Establishment of Defence Research and station that would be established at Development Organisation. Karumandurai, in Salem, at a cost of Rs 100 crore soon. www.gradeup.co • Among the projects inaugurated by the State Flower: Kachnar Prime Minister in Tamil Nadu include, State Fruit: Mango the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I State Tree: Peepal tree extension. The Central Government has accepted their long-standing demand of Mandu Festival DevendrakulaVelalar community to be • In Madhya Pradesh, the three-day (13- known as DevendrakulaVelalar. They 15 February) Mandu Festival was will now be known by their heritage celebrated at Mandu in the historic town name and not the six to seven names of Dhar district. listed in the Schedule to the • Handicrafts related to handmade art Constitution. have been displayed in the Mandu • Facts about Tamil Nadu: Utsav. Capital: Chennai • Mandu is an ancient fort city in the Governor: Banwarilal Purohit central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister: Edappadi K. It's also known for its Afghan Palaniswami architectural heritage. • Note: Dino Adventure Park & Fossils Prime Minister unveils several development Museum was also inaugurated by the projects worth Rs 6100 crore in Kerala state culture and tourism minister. • Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled • The State Minister informed that the several key development projects worth Dinosaur Park is the country's first 6,100 crore rupees at INS Garuda Naval modern fossil park which has 24 eggs Air Station at Kochi in Kerala. and other fossils of dinosaurs on display. • The Prime Minister also inaugurated The park also provides information country's first full-fledged international related to the life of the dinosaurs. cruise terminal, Sagarika at Cochin Port and Marine Engineering Training Odisha government to construct ‘COVID Institute of Cochin Shipyard Ltd., the Warrior Memorial' Propylene Derivative Petrochemical • Odisha is set to inaugurate the Covid Project of Bharat Petroleum warrior memorial in Bhubaneswar on Corporation, the Ro-Ro Vessels at Independence Day this year. The Willingdon Islands in Kochi. memorial will be established at the Biju Patnaik Park in the Capital city. Bihar signs MoU with UNEP for climate • Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had on resilience and low carbon development January 1 announced the decision to • The Bihar government has signed a construct the memorial to honour and memorandum of understanding (MoU) recognise the sacrifice and selfless with the United Nations Environment service of the frontline workers, who Programme (UNEP) for climate lost their lives fighting the pandemic. resilience and low carbon development • Note: The Odisha government also had strategy formulation. announced Rs. 50 lakh ex-gratia to all • UNEP will provide technical assistance the health personnel (public and private) to Bihar to prepare its greenhouse gas as well as members of all the support inventory and carry out climate impact services who died of the pandemic. scenario and vulnerability assessments. • It will also suggest revisions to the State Bhuri Bai of Madhya Pradesh invited as Action Plans on Climate Change. Chief Guest at Foundation Day celebrations • Facts about State symbols of Bihar: of Bharat Bhavan State Bird: House Sparrow • The tribal painter Bhuri Bai of Madhya State Animal: Gaur Pradesh was invited as the Chief Guest www.gradeup.co at the Foundation Day celebrations of • Note: The Prime Minister also Bharat Bhavan. dedicated to the nation the LPG import • When the construction of this building terminal, 348 km Dobhi – Durgapur started,