MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS FACTS COMPILATION (FEBRUARY 2021) Important Days of February February 2 - World Wetlands Day February 3 - World Cancer Awareness Day February 4 - World Cancer Day February 4 - International Day of Human Fraternity February 6 - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation February 9 - Safer Internet Day February 10 - National De-Worming Day February 10 - World Pulses Day February 11 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science February 13 - World Radio Day February 20 - World Day of Social Justice February 21 - International Mother Language Day February 23 - World Peace and Understanding Day February 24 - Central Excise Day February 27 - World NGO Day February 28 - National Science Day facebook.com/kasmentor 9061474766/9061484877 www.kasmentor.com National India’s First ‘Gender Park’ is in - Kozhikode (Kerala) Microsoft has launched its new India Development Center (IDC) facility in - Noida Initiative launched by India to gift COVID-19 vaccines to neighbouring countries - Vaccine Maitri Initiative Initiative launched to create a conservation paradigm for the marine mega fauna and marine turtles - National Marine Turtle Action Plan Which metro become the first metro in the country to use ultraviolet rays to sanitise train coaches? - Lucknow Metro Online radio launched by Central Election Commission on the occasion of National Voters’ Day - Hello Voters India’s longest freight train recently launched - Vasuki Botanical Garden set up in Uttarakhand to conserve species of Shivalik range - Shivalik Arboretum India’s largest Multi Model Logistics Park will be established at - Gujarat India’s first telecom company to launch 5G network - Airtel First mission mode e-governance project of Govt. of India MCA21 V3.0 is launched by - Ministry of Corporate Affairs The first state in India to implement e-Cabinet - Himachal Pradesh India’s first Thunderstorm research testbeds to minimalise human fatalities and loss of property due to lightning strikes is established by IMD at - Balasore (Odisha) India’s first geothermal field development project will be built at - Leh (Ladakh) facebook.com/kasmentor 9061474766/9061484877 www.kasmentor.com Social Awareness and Action to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) campaign launched by - Madhya Pradesh Recently launched ‘Asom Mala’ project is related to develop - Road Infrastructure in Assam Recently Govt of India approved Tiger reserve which is to become the largest tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu - ‘Srivilliputhur-Meghamalia’ Indo-US joint military exercise’ ‘Yudh Abhyas 2.0’ is held at - Rajasthan Which state introduced 16 digit unique unicode to mark all kinds of land holdings? - Uttar Pradesh Recently Ladakh UT, Ladakh Autonomous Development Council & ONGC signed a tripartitie agreement for India’s first ever geothermal project field development in - Puga (Ladakh) 3rd phase of ‘Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela’ was held recently at - Guwahati ‘REWARD’ Project (Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development) is to be implemented by which state? - Odisha National Horticuture Fair 2020 held at - Bangalore Flagship programme of Ministry of Culture ‘Rashtriya Sanskrithi Mahostov’ 2021 is to be held in - West Bengal India’s first Fastag powered truck terminal is at - Khalapur (Maharashtra) First Indian state to sign MoU with UNEP for development of ‘low-carbon development pathway’ - Bihar First Indian company to be a cohort member for WEF’s Circular Accelerator programme’- Recykal India’s first digital waste company - Recykal facebook.com/kasmentor 9061474766/9061484877 www.kasmentor.com New Initiative to encourage girls to take interest in science and build a career in this field - Vigjan Jyoti Programme Vigyan Jyoti Program is under - Ministry of Science and Technology Drinking water survey under ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ (Urban) launched by MoHUA - ‘Pey Jal Survekshan Abhiyan’ Scheme launched by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for providing subsidised cooked meals for poor - MAA Scheme Amazon India to begin its first manufacturing unit in India at - Chennai Prime Minister recently dedicated the 6000 crore petrochemical complex of BPCL in which state? - Kerala Which is the Government Instant Messaging Platform (GIMS) launched in similiar lines of WhatsApp? - Sandes Portal Prime Minister laid foundation stone for which two bridges under ‘Mahabhanu-Brahmaputra Programme’? - Dubhri-Phubalri Bridge and Majuli Bridge India’s first and only state-led incubator by Government of Telengana to foster and promote women entrepreneurship and startup culture - WeHub Platform launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for fostering innovation in urban ecosystem - City Innovation Exchange (CIX) Special clean-up initiative by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation under Swachh Bharat Mission which is focused on select iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural places in the country - Swachh Iconic Places Kerala 47th Chief Secretary of Kerala - V P Joy Toll free number recently launched in Kerala for the KSEB services - 1912 facebook.com/kasmentor 9061474766/9061484877 www.kasmentor.com The award instituted by Kerala Govt. recently for women working in the field of women empowerment is named after - Dakshayani Velayudhan Kerala hosted 2nd International Conference on Gender Equality at - Gender Park Campus, Kozhikode India’s first full fledged International Cruise Terminal inaugurated at Kochi - Sagarika Cochin shipyard’s knowledge campus recently inaugurated - Vigyan Sagar First government financial institution in Kerala to launch Debit card - Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC) Scheme launched by Kerala Govt to provide free internet connectivity to BPL families - Kerala Fiber Optic Network (KFON) Newly launched digital university of Kerala - Kerala University of Digital Sciences Innovation and Technology Headquarters of Kerala Digital University - Thiruvananthapuram Vice Chancellor of Kerala Digital University - Dr. Saji Gopinath International Italian Prime Minister who resigned recently - Giuseppe Conte Venue of 2021 UN Climate Summit (COP 26) - Glasgow (Scotland) Venue of first UN Climate Adaptation Summit - Hague The first meeting of the Joint Working Group between India and which country in the field of Renewable Energy held virtually on February 4, 2021? - Kingdom of Bahrain World’s biggest offshore wind farm to be created by - South Korea facebook.com/kasmentor 9061474766/9061484877 www.kasmentor.com Which country is set to build the world’s first energy island in North sea that will produce and store green energy enough to cover energy requirement for 1 million households in Europe? - Denmark Recently Govt of India laid foundation for the 2nd Dam to be built by India in Afghanistan - Lalandar dam/Shatoot dam The ballistic cruise missile test fired by Pakistan, which is capable of hitting land and sea targets with “high-precision” - Babur First ever VGFSyN (Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition) was recently endorsed by - UN Committee on World Food Security New Prime Minister of Italy - Mario Draghi New Prime Minister of Congo - Jean Michel Sama Lukonde 18th edition of Bio Asia International conference was held at - Hyderabad First Arab to become the President of Niger - Mohamed Bazoum Prime Minister of Georgia- Irakli Garibashvili Papua New Guinea’s first Prime Minister and father of the nation, who passed away recently - Michael Somare Science and Technology Nano satellite designed by college students to be launched by ISRO in February 2021 - Sri Shakthi Sat Which is the world’s first all civilian mission to space to be launched by SPACE X? - INSPIRATION 4 World’s largest Radio Telescope ‘Square Kilometre Away’ (SKA) is to be established at - South Africa and Australia UAE’s first mission to Mars - Hope Probe facebook.com/kasmentor 9061474766/9061484877 www.kasmentor.com Which institution developed the sustainable electric two wheeler ‘PiMO’ (Pi Beam Electric)? - IIT Madras Defence The Indian Air Force hosted a Chiefs of Air Staff (CAS) Conclave on 3rd and 4th February 2021 at - Air Force Station, Yelahanka Name of the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile successfully test-fired by Pakistan - Ghaznavi First commercial space launch that is powered by biofuel which was launched from a former military base in US - Stardust 1.0 Recently developed Jet aircraft by HAL for aerial warfare using ‘Manned - Unmanned’ Technology - Cat Warriors Third Scorpene-class submarine recently delivered to Indian Navy - INS Karanj "The next generation" of Israel's multi-layered defence doctrine to intercept missiles in the atmosphere and space - Arrow-4 INS variant participated in the NAVDEX 21 (Naval Defence Exhibition) and IDEX 21 (International Defence Exhibition) held at Abu Dhabi - INS Pralaya Recent Appointments Who has been appointed as New Chief Executive of Ayushman Bharat? - R S Sharma Indian-American who has been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff of NASA - Bhavya Lal CEO of Zoho Corporation, recently appointed to the National Security Advisory Board - Sridhar Vembu Who leads the government appointed expert committee which reviews proposal to ban 27 pesticides? - T P Rajendran facebook.com/kasmentor 9061474766/9061484877 www.kasmentor.com First women to be the head of World Trade Organisation (WTO) - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria) RBI has recently set up an 8 member expert panel on Urban Cooperative Banks