Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 21 February 2021 | SSC CGL CPO CHSL MTS JE
Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 21 February 2021
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1) The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari launched “Go Electric” campaign to spread awareness on the benefits of e-mobility and EV charging infrastructure as well as electric cooking in India.
Electric fuel is a major alternative for fossil fuels which have an import bill of Rs 8 lakh crore every year. When compared to conventional fuels the electric fuel has low cost, reduced emissions and it is also indigenous.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways :-
Headquarters :- Parivahan Bhavan, New Delhi
Founded :- July 1942
Nitin Gadkari (Union Minister), Mansukh L. Mandaviya (Minister of State)
2) US President Joe Biden's administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over w hat his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform.
3) The state government has launched Kerala Knowledge Mission which aims to transform the state to a knowledge economy. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the project at an event held at Mascot Hotel, Thiruvananthapuram.
Kerala :-
Kerala: Periyar River
Kerala: Cherai Beach
Vallam Kali boat race in Kerala.
Kerala: Idukki Dam on Periyar River
Kerala :- Pamba River
CM :- Pinarayi Vijayan
GOVERNOR :- Arif Mohammad Khan
4) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has recently unearthed an ancient temple dating back to the Hoysala era in Karnataka's Hassan district.
the ancient structure, which is presumably a Jain temple, with a grand platform carrying intricate carvings unique to the Hoysala era, was found at Shantinatha Basadi near Halebidu in Belur taluk.
Archaeological Survey of India :-
Headquarters - New Delhi
Founder - Alexander Cunningham
Founded - 1861
Parent organisation: Ministry of Culture
5) the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) will launch data analytics driven MCA21 Version 3.0. This Version will have additional modules for e-Adjudication, e-Consultation and Compliance Management. MCA21 system is the first Mission Mode e-Governance project of Government of India.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs:-
Headquarters - New Delhi
Minister of Corporate Affairs - Nirmala Sitharaman,
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs - Anurag Thakur
6) Uttar Pradesh will become the first state in the country to establish a leather park.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to lay the foundation stone of the project soon.
Recent News - The justice delivery system is best in Maharashtra and worst in Uttar Pradesh, according to a report released by Tata Trusts.
PM Modi released the financial assistance of around Rs. 2,691 crores to over 6 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin.
7) By educating over 30,000 illiterates within five months under Padho Doon Badho Doon campaign, the Dehradun has became the first district in Uttarakhand to achieve the 100 percent literacy rate.
Uttarakhand CM :- Trivendra Singh Rawat
Governor :- Baby Rani Maurya
Asan Conservation Reserve
Country's first moss garden
Country's first Pollinator Park
Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme
8) National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO), under Ministry of Science & Technology organised 3 days 40th INCA International Congress in Kolkata.
The focal theme of 40th INCA International Congress was ‘Digital Mapping Innovations in Make India Initiatives’.
West Bengal :-
CM - Mamata Banerjee
GOVERNOR - Jagdeep Dhankhar
Folk Dances - Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance
9) Shrawasti in Uttar Pradesh has topped in the ranking of aspirational districts by government think tank Niti Aayog in December 2020. Dhalai (Tripura) and Garhwa (Jharkhand) have been placed at the second and the third positions, respectively.
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