India today successfully launched
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C51 (PSLV-C51) rocket loaded with 19
satellites from Brazil, USA and India lifted off from the rocket port at
Sriharikota.
National Science Day is being observed today. The day is
celebrated every year on 28th of February to commemorate the discovery of
the ‘Raman Effect’.
26th February, Current Affairs:
The Election Commission today
announces schedule for Assembly elections in W Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu,
Kerala, Puducherry. Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu,
Kerala and Puducherry will be held between 27th March to 29th April. The
counting of votes in all the four states and one Union Territory will take
place on 2nd May.
Global money laundering watchdog the Financial
Action Task Force (FATF) decided to keep Pakistan on its terrorism financing
“grey list”.
25th February, Current Affairs:
India off spinner Ravichandran
Ashwin became the fastest Indian bowler to 400 Test wickets. Ashwin has
achieve this record in his 77th Test. Ashwin is only behind Sri Lanka's
Muttiah Muralitharan in the list of fastest players to 400 wickets in Tests.
Muralitharan got there in just 72 matches.
India off-spinner Axar Patel
became the first bowler in history to take 11 wickets in a Day-night Test
match.
24th February, Current Affairs:
The Centre has lifted the embargo on
grant of government business to private banks, enabling banks to participate
in all developmental activities.
The second phase of the coronavirus
vaccination drive will begin from March 1, with priority given to people
over 60 and those over 45 with co-morbidities.
Ishant Sharma becomes
the only second Indian fast bowler after the great Kapil Dev to feature in
100 Test matches. Ishant made his Test debut back in 2007 against
Bangladesh.
The Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium in Motera is renamed as
Narendra Modi Stadium today. It is the biggest cricket stadium in the world.
22nd February, Current Affairs:
Puducherry Chief Minister V.
Narayanasamy today tendered his resignation after failing to win the trust
motion moved by him.
Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of
Congo was killed when a UN convoy came under attack.
21st February, Current Affairs:
Today is International Mother
Language Day. In 1999, UNESCO had declared 21st February as International
Mother Language Day. The theme for this year is "Fostering multilingualism
for inclusion in education and society".
Novak Djokovic defeated
Russia's Daniil Medvedev in straight sets 5, 6-2, 6-2 to win his ninth
Australian Open title.
20th February, Current Affairs:
The American space agency NASA
successfully landed its fifth rover 'Perseverance' on Mars in a deep crater
near the planet's equator called Jezero.
Japan's Naomi Osaka defeated
Jennifer Brady in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 to win the Australian Open for her
fourth Grand Slam title.
18th February, Current Affairs:
Tamilisai Soundararajan was sworn in
as the Lt Governor of the Union Territory. Ms. Soundararajan is the fifth
woman to hold the post of Lt. Governor of Puducherry.
South Africa
all-rounder Chris Morris became the most expensive buy in Indian Premier
League history as he was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 16.25 crore.
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has received the Asia Environmental
Enforcement Award-2020 awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP).
16th February, Current Affairs:
India’s Department of Science and
Technology (DST) had opened access to its geospatial data and services,
including maps, for all Indian entities.
At least 37 people, including
16 women, died after the bus they were travelling in fell off a bridge into
a canal near Patna village in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district.
14th February, Current Affairs:
The government said it has made
FASTags mandatory from February 15 midnight and any vehicle not fitted with
it will be charged double the toll at electronic toll plazas across the
country.
The US Senate has acquitted former President Donald Trump for
a second time blocking the Democrat’s attempt to punish him for the storming
of the Capitol by his supporters.
In Australian Open Tennis,
35-year-old Hsieh Su-Wei has become the oldest first-time quarterfinalist in
a Grand Slam. Taiwanese Hsieh Su-wei defeated Czech Marketa Vondrousova 6-4,
6-2 in straight sets to enter the quarter final.
Indian spinner
Ravichandran Ashwin became the first bowler to dismiss 200 left-handed
batsmen in Test cricket. Ashwin also surpassed Harbhajan Singh with his
350th international wicket at home. Ashwin's milestone wicket arrived in the
ongoing 2nd Test match against England side at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
13th February, Current Affairs:
Rashmi Samant has made history by
becoming the first Indian woman to head the Oxford Students' Union.
World Radio Day (WRD) is being celebrated across the Globe today.
The
ex-head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, will be sworn in as
Italian Prime Minister.
12th February, Current Affairs:
According to the Index of Industrial
Production (IIP) data, India's industrial production grew by 1% in December.
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge will be the Leader of the
Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, as incumbent Ghulam Nabi Azad’s term ends on
February 15.
11th February, Current Affairs:
Manasa Varanasi, an engineer from
Telangana emerged as the winner of VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020. While
Haryana’s Manika Sheokand was declared VLCC Femina Miss Grand India 2020,
Uttar Pradesh’s Manya Singh was crowned VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 -
runner-up.
In a major breakthrough in the nine month old India-China
faceoff in Ladakh, New Delhi and Beijing have agreed to disengage from the
Pangong Tso lake area and return to positions held in April last year.
8th February, Current Affairs:
Rajya Sabha today passed The Jammu
and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
Ishant Sharma became
only the third Indian pacer to take 300 Test wickets after dismissing
England batsman Daniel Lawrence in the ongoing first Test in Chennai.
India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant won the ICC's inaugural Player of
the Month award for his superlative performances in the two Tests against
Australia.
The India-US joint military exercise "Yudh Abhyas 20"
commenced today in Mahajan Field Firing Range of Bikaner district in
Rajasthan.
India's first geothermal power project will be established
at Puga village of eastern Ladakh.
7th February, Current Affairs:
Ten people have died and over 100 are
missing, and feared dead, after a glacier break at Joshimath in
Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered massive flooding of the Alaknanda
and Dhauliganga rivers.
Telegram has become the most downloaded
non-gaming app across the globe for January 2021. It has more than 63
million installs.
6th February, Current Affairs:
England skipper Joe Root became the
first batsman to score a double hundred in his 100th Test appearance. He
scores 218 against India in the ongoing Test match in Chennai.
The
Jammu and Kashmir administration announced that 4G mobile internet services
will be restored in the entire Union Territory, nearly one and a half years
after they were suspended in view of security concerns after revoking of
Article 370.
4th February, Current Affairs:
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation
(Amendment) Bill, 2021 introduced in the Rajya Sabha today. The bill will
replace Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance of 2021 which
merged the J & K cadre of the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police
Service, and Indian Forest Service with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram,
and Union Territory cadre, also known as AGMUT cadre.
Ajay Singh has
been re-elected as President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
World Cancer Day 2021 observed today.
CBI Additional Director Praveen
Sinha took charge as the acting chief of the agency.
3rd February, Current Affairs:
India becomes fastest country in
world to administer four million COVID-19 vaccines. The country has achieved
this feat in 18 days.
Asia's biggest Aero India show begins in
Bengaluru. The show was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in
Bengaluru today.
2nd February, Current Affairs:
Today is World Wetlands Day. The day
is celebrated every year to raise global awareness about the vital role of
wetlands for people and the planet earth.
New Zealand became the first
team to reach the final of the inaugural World Test Championship after
Australia's away series against South Africa got cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
1st February, Current Affairs:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
presented the Union Budget 2021. This was the first paperless budget. This
was the third Budget presentation for FM Nirmala Sitharaman since she took
over the mantle of Finance Ministry
Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad
Mohanty took over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff.
Indian-American
Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as the acting chief of staff of the US
space agency.
Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup against the
democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Tamil Nadu defeated Baroda by 7 wickets to win the second Syed Mushtaq Ali
T20 Trophy in the final at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
