- Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a debt financing agreement of Rs 100 crore with Medanta to offer health care services and medical equipment to India. This fund amount will help Medanta to tackle COVID 19 pandemic in India.
- Static Part:
- HQ of Medanta: Gurgaon, Haryana
- HQ of ADB: Mandaluyong, Manila, Philippines
- President of ADB: Masatsugu Asakawa
- PM Modi laid the foundation stone to construct statue and memorial of Maharaja Suheldev at Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.
- Static Part:
- Folk dance of UP: Mayur Nritya or Peacock Dance, Rasleela
- Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘ASOCA: A Sutra
- Author: Irwin Allan Sealy
- ‘Cherish IIT Bombay 2021’: It is the fundraising campaign launched by IIT Bombay. The funds will be used to develop world-class labs, complexes, modern lecture halls and attractive awards in IIT Bombay campus. The donations received under this campaign to IIT Bombay by corporate organisations are 100% tax-deductible as per section 80G of Indian Income Tax Act.
- GE Power Conversion signed MoU with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the propulsion system design. They will jointly develop integrated, electrical and hybrid propulsion systems by focusing on green energy technologies.
- Static Part:
- HQ of GE Power Conversion in India: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- HQ of GRSE: Kolkata, West Bengal
- Flipkart partnered with ICICI Lombard to offer Hospicash insurance to its customers. It allows customers to avail a fixed amount for each day of hospitalization. It will offer cover for hospitalization with daily cash benefits starting from Rs 500.
- Static Part:
- HQ of Flipkart: Bengaluru
- HQ of ICICI Lombard: Mumbai
- Awards and Recognition: S. Theodore Baskaran: He is writer, historian, naturalist and activist. He has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020 by Sanctuary Nature Foundation.
- YS Jagan Mohan Reddy: He was conferred with Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award. He is CM of Andhra Pradesh.
- WHO SEARO signed Pact with Ministry of AYUSH
- India’s GDP to Grow at 13.5%-- Nomura
- RBI permitted Residents to Make Remittances under LRS to IFSCs
- E-Chhawani Portal and Mobile App
- Indian Navy joined ‘Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021’ Naval Ex.
- Appointments on 18th February 2021
Question:
Q.1 Which financial institution to provide Rs 100 crore to Medanta to support India to tackle COVID-19 pandemic?
a. FAO
b. UNICEF
c. WHO
d. ADB
a. FAO
b. UNICEF
c. WHO
d. ADB
