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For More PDF Visit: pdf.exampundit.in Current Affairs Today 13th Feb 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS : NATIONAL NEWS India’s first ever CNG Tractor to be launched • Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will formally launch India's first-ever diesel tractor converted into a CNG tractor on February 12. • This conversion is jointly done by Rawmatt Techno Solutions and Tomasetto Achille India. • The CNG tractor will help farmers to increase their income, by lowering costs and help to create job opportunities in rural India. • This will help them to improve their livelihood. • The farmers can save up to 50 per cent on the fuel cost as the current Diesel prices are around 77 rupees per litre whereas CNG is only 42 rupees per kilogram • The conversion from diesel to CNG will be beneficial as it is a clean fuel with lowest carbon and pollutant content. It is also economical as it has zero lead and is non-corrosive, non-dilutive and non-contaminating which helps in increasing the life of the engine. Over 1 crore MSMEs registered in country - period of 5 years • Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry has informed that more than one crore two lakh MSMEs were registered in the country within five years. • Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Nitin Gadkari said that as per Udyog Aadhaar Portal a total of one crore two lakh 32 thousand 468 MSMEs were registered between 2015 to June 2020. • He said, MSME Ministry has implemented various other schemes for the growth and development of MSME sector in the country. 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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 'Jala Abhishekam' campaign • Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurated more than 57,000 water structures constructed in Madhya Pradesh under the 'Jala Abhishekam' campaign from New Delhi. • Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar also attended the program virtually organised in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan at Bhopal. • Defence Minister Mr Rajnath singh while inaugurating water structures virtually under 'Jala Abhishekam' campaign said that Water conservation work being done by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with public participation will be helpful in achieving the goal of water conservation and building self-reliant Madhya Pradesh. Indian Army - Centre for Land Warfare Studies organises National Seminar-cum-Webinar, named Divya-Drishti 2021 • Indian Army National Seminar-cum-Webinar, named as Divya-Drishti 2021 on Multi-Domain Operations: Future of Conflicts was organised by Centre for Land Warfare Studies, CLAWS. • Divya-Drishti 2021, meaning divine or cognitive perception required for an informed vision, aimed to bring together national and international experts and practitioners to deliberate on the complex and emerging subject on multi- domain operations. • The webinar was attended virtually by Army Chief General MM Naravane, Vice Chief of Army Lieutenant General CP Mohanty, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command Lieutenant General Raj Shukla, along with other dignitaries from the Ministry of Defence, three Services, former Chiefs of the Army Staff and leading security Think Tanks in the country and members of the media. 1st India Toy Fair - Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani • The Government is organising the first ever India Toy Fair from 27th February to 2nd March. • Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal jointly inaugurated the website of The India Toy Fair-2021 in New Delhi. 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CURRENT AFFAIRS : INTERNATIONAL NEWS ‘Hope’ probe of UAE successfully enters Mars orbit • The United Arab Emirates (UAE) made history as its first-ever interplanetary Hope Probe mission successfully entered orbit around Mars. • According to CNN, UAE's first mission to Mars arrived at the red planet and successfully entered orbit on its first attempt. • When the spacecraft arrived, the Hope Probe marked the UAE as only the fifth country in history to reach the red planet and the Arab nation's first interplanetary mission. • The Hope Mars Mission is considered as the biggest strategic and scientific national initiative announced by UAE's President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in 2014. • Prior to this, only the United States, Soviet Union, Europe and India have achieved this feat. About UAE : • President : Khalifa bin Zayed AI Nahyan • Currency : UAE dirham • Capital : Abu Dhabi US President Joe Biden revokes national emergency - fund to Mexico border wall project • United States President Joe Biden has revoked the national emergency order used to fund former President Donald Trump's Mexico border wall project. • In a letter to Congress, Biden wrote that the order was unwarranted and said that no further tax dollars will be spent on the wall. 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China celebrates Lunar New Year • China is celebrating Lunar New Year as it ushered into the Year of the Ox. • It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. • Though the occasion is meant to be spent with family and friends, the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has made the celebrations little different. • China entered the year of Ox, people welcomed the spring, good luck and new beginnings by staying up late after feast on the New Year’s Eve. • It’s still very wintry, but the spring festival holiday marks the end of the coldest days. Iraq invites 52 countries to monitor elections • The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) of Iraq has sent invitations to embassies of 52 countries to monitor the country’s elections slated to take place on 10th of October this year. • IHEC Spokeswoman Jumana al-Ghalai told the media that the Commission’s law allows the recruitment of international observers to monitor the election process to ensure its transparency. • October’s elections will decide the 328 members of the Council of Representatives who will in turn elect a new President and Prime Minister. CURRENT AFFAIRS : STATE NEWS Maharashtra govt signs MoU with Flipkart to promote wooden toys, local artifacts, handicrafts • To promote wooden toys, local artifacts, handicrafts Maharashtra Small Industries Development Corporation and Maharashtra State Khadi & Village Industries Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Flipkart. 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About Maharashtra : • Governor : Bhagat Singh Koshyari • Capital : Mumbai • CM : Uddhav Thackeray About Flipkart : • Founded : October 2007, Bangalore • Founders : Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal Manoj Sinha inaugurates General Bus Stand cum Shopping complex Cum Multi Level Parking in Jammu • In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the state of the art General Bus Stand cum Shopping complex Cum Multi Level Parking constructed at the cost of Rs. 213 Crore in Jammu. • The LG urged the people of Jammu to take care of the assets in Jammu city and every single resident must shoulder responsibility of building safe & clean Jammu. • The LG also said that the multi-level parking cum shopping complex will help thousands of pilgrims who come for the journey of Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine and this will help address the problem of Jammu people and largely help them address the traffic congestion being faced by them.