- Coal India Limited (CIL) signed MoU with the Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) to have customized, automated access to coal freight data via Freight Operation Information System (FOIS). This will enable CIL to track the movement of coal-laden rakes and dispatch activities of coal. The portal developed by CIL will support sharing FOIS data.
- Static Part:
- HQ of CIL: Kolkata, West Bengal
- HQ of CRIS: New Delhi
- 17th India International Mega Trade Fair and Home Décor Exhibition 2021: It is being hosted in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha from 19th Feb to 1st March 2021. It is organised by Odisha’s Chapter of the Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI). The partner country for this fair is Bangladesh and the focus countries are Iran and Afghanistan. The partner's state is Bihar.
- Static Part:
- CM of Odisha: Naveen Patnaik
- Governor of Odisha: Ganeshi Lal
- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the stake purchasing from Tata Communications Ltd by Pantone Finvest Ltd. The Panatone Finvest will be purchasing 26.12% stakes from Tata Communications Ltd.
- Static Part:
- HQ of CCI: New Delhi
- Chairman of CCI: Ashok Kumar Gupta
- The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad which was renamed the Narendra Modi Stadium. It is the biggest cricket stadium in the world, having a total capacity of 1,32,000.
- The Hoshangabad City of Madhya Pradesh will be renamed Narmadapuram.
- Static Part:
- Folk Dance of MP: Tertali, Jawara, Matki Dance, Phulpati Dance, Grida Dance, Maanch
- Upal Tharanga: He is Sri Lankan Cricket Player and has announced his retirement from International Cricket.
- Awards and Recognition: Jasmine Harrison: She has become the Youngest Woman to row the Atlantic Ocean. She has topped in the 2020 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
- Anjali Bhardwaj: She is named among 12 winners of the International Anticorruption Champions Award by US President Biden’s administration.
- Union Bank of India: It has won ‘Best Service Provider’ in HR and ‘Best Institution’ for ‘Excellence in Learning and Development’ at the 29th Global HRD Congress Awards.
- Books and Authors: Title of Book: ‘Because India Comes First’
- Author: Ram Madhav
- Title of Book: ‘Stories I Must Tell: The Journey of an Actor’
- Author of Book: Kabir Bedi
- Title of Book: ‘ The Lost Soul’
- Author of Book: Olga Tokarczuk
- GOI and World Bank to Improve School Education in Nagaland
- 18th BioAsia 2021
- Appointments on 25th February 2021
- 26th Hunar Haat
- Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021
Question:
Q.1 Which of the following is the partner country for the 17th India International Mega Trade Fair, which is held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha?
a. Iran
b. Bangladesh
c. Afghanistan
d. Iraq
a. Iran
b. Bangladesh
c. Afghanistan
d. Iraq
