CONTENTS TNPSC BITS ........................................................................................................................................... 11 TAMIL NADU .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Overseas workers from TN .............................................................................. 18 CEPI ............................................................................................................... 18 Solar-powered poultry incubator .................................................................... 19 Marappa Gounder ........................................................................................... 19 16th Tamilnadu assembly election .................................................................. 19 New Member for NGT ...................................................................................... 20 E-taxi ............................................................................................................. 21 Rare stoneware (Seed crusher) near Uttiramerur ............................................ 22 T.N. sets record in job guarantee scheme ....................................................... 22 Terracotta dice at keezhadi ............................................................................ 23 Champions of Change Award 2020 - MK Stalin ............................................... 24 Arjun Kalyan becomes 68th Indian Grandmaster ............................................ 24 NATIONAL ............................................................................................................................................... 25 Jal Jeevan Mission - new milestone ................................................................ 25 Purple Revolution .......................................................................................... 25 ULPIN ............................................................................................................. 26 Investment Opportunities in India’s Healthcare Sector .................................. 28 AIM-PRIME ..................................................................................................... 28 Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples report ........................... 29 Military farms ................................................................................................ 29 OCI Guidelines ............................................................................................... 30 Anandam ........................................................................................................ 30 Indian Railway Electrification: New record ..................................................... 31 Women and Men in India report ..................................................................... 31 Fully electrified railway zone ......................................................................... 33 Sankalp se Siddhi ........................................................................................... 33 National Register for Driving License ............................................................. 34 National Policy for Rare Diseases: .................................................................. 34 International Virtual Election Visitors Programme 2021 ................................ 35 1 Integrated Health Information Platform ......................................................... 36 New record in ethanol blend with petrol ......................................................... 36 India H2 Alliance ............................................................................................ 37 PLI Scheme .................................................................................................... 38 Anamaya initiative ......................................................................................... 38 Abolition of Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal ............................................. 39 SUPACE in Supreme Court ............................................................................. 39 Hindi Translation of Odisha Itihaas ................................................................ 39 SARTHAQ ....................................................................................................... 40 Right to Religion ............................................................................................ 40 Tika Utsav ...................................................................................................... 40 AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020 ........................................................................... 41 Sushil Chandra ............................................................................................... 42 Sputnik V ....................................................................................................... 42 Raisina Dialogue 2021 .................................................................................... 42 Covid Hit Nation ............................................................................................ 43 Kumbh Mela 2021 .......................................................................................... 43 Poshan Gyan .................................................................................................. 43 HGCO19 ......................................................................................................... 44 Hallmarking Norms ........................................................................................ 44 Hafkine Institute ............................................................................................ 45 Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 ...................................................................................................................... 45 India Energy Dashboards ................................................................................ 47 Gyanvapi Mosque Dispute .............................................................................. 47 Rural Health Statistics Report 2019/20 ......................................................... 48 Transport 4 All (T4All) Challenge .................................................................... 48 Gender Samvaad ............................................................................................ 48 EatSmart Cities Challenge .............................................................................. 48 India elected to three bodies of the UN ........................................................... 49 External Auditor of OPCW .............................................................................. 49 Cabinet approves Subsidy for Urea ................................................................. 50 Crude oil output of India drops ...................................................................... 50 WEF’s Global Energy Transition Index ............................................................ 51 2 E - Property Cards .......................................................................................... 52 27% increase in the export of processed food products .................................. 53 Global Energy Review report .......................................................................... 53 COVAXIN neutralizes double Mutant Strain .................................................... 53 COVISHIELD protects against Double Mutant ................................................. 54 RESPOND programme .................................................................................... 54 COVIRAP ........................................................................................................ 55 Gender bias and inclusion in advertising in India ........................................... 55 CCSCH - 5th session ....................................................................................... 55 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana ....................................................... 56 Mustard cultivation ........................................................................................ 56 INTERNATIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 56 Strategic cooperation pact ............................................................................. 56 Study by Pew Research Centre ....................................................................... 57 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia ..................................................... 57 2020 Human Rights Report ............................................................................ 58 VAJRA PRAHAR 2021..................................................................................... 58 First Indo-Korean Park ................................................................................... 58 Carnivac-Cov .................................................................................................. 59 SHANTIR OGROSHENA 2021 .......................................................................... 59 World Immunisation & Logistics Summit 2021............................................... 59 The World in 2030: Public Survey Report ....................................................... 60 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial meet ...................................................................... 60 ARWU Ranking 2020 .....................................................................................