➡️Complete January Current Affairs with Static Gk


1. Manipur state has launched the mPension Manipur app. mPension is a Web App and provides facilities to the pensioners to send feedbacks and make queries online. It also notifies pensioners on the status of photographs submitted and the responses of their queries.

Manipur :-
👉CM :- Nongthombam Biren Singh
👉Governor :- Najma Heptulla 

2.the 3rd edition of Digital Evolution Scorecard 2020 developed by Tufts University’s Fletcher School in partnership with Mastercard was released in which India ranked 4th.The scorecard is topped by China

3.Amit Shah launches ‘Single Window Clearance System’ for Coal Sector.
About Ministry of Coal:
👉Union Minister – Pralhad Joshi
👉Headquarters – New DeDelhi

4.Cherry Blossom Mao Festival held in Senapati, Manipur; Virtually Inaugurated by CM N.Biren Singh
👉Loktak Lake: Manipur
👉Governor of Manipur:Najma Heptulla

5.Padma Shri Turlapati Kutumba Rao, Veteran Telugu Journalist, Writer and Orator Passed Away at 7

6. Kerala has announced to launch India’s first Solar Electric RORO service.
👉Kerala: Periyar River
👉Kerala: Cherai Beach
👉Vallam Kali boat race in Kerala.

7.The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has set up a technical expert under the
chairmanship of PREETI PATEL to examine the adverse findings of NFHS-5.

8. Book 'Making of a General A Himalayan Echo ’
👉Author: .Lt Gen Konsam Himalay Singh

9.The oldest surviving Olympic champion, Ágnes Keleti , turned 100 recently. She is associated with Gymnastics.

10. Assam has launched a Bhraman Sarathi scheme to provide free bus service to women and senior citizens.
👉Assam CM: Sarbananda Sonowal
👉The Khasi and Jaintia Hills are a mountainous region that was mainly part of Assam and Meghalaya. 

11. 12 January the birthday of Swami Vivekananda- celebrated as National Youth Day since mid-80s. Today Every 5th young person in the world is Indian. Quotes: “Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached"

12. The Centre would soon hold a campaign named “know your Constitution” in schools, colleges and universities across the country.

13. Udisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the ‘Fire Park’ in Bhuvneshwar, a first of its kind initiative in the country,  to bring awareness on fire safety measures.

14. Ramgarh in Jharkhand has topped the list of aspirational districts ranked by the government think tank Niti Aayog.
👉Ramgarh district is one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was also a military district during the British Regime, referred to then as Ramgahr district.

15. Arup Kumar Goswami was sworn in as the Chief Justice (CJ) of Andhra Pradesh High Court by Governor Biswab Bushan Harichandan in the presence of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy .
Before that, he served as chief justice of Sikkim High Court.

16. Google Cloud has appointed its India MD Karan Bajwa as its new leader for Asia-Pacific.
👉Thomas Kurian is the chief executive officer of Google Cloud
👉Launched:-April 7, 2008

17. The Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yediyurappa launched "Krishi Sanjeevani Vans" in Bengaluru. 

Karnataka:-
CM :- Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa
Governor :- Vajubhai Vala
Formation :- 1 November 1956
Language :- Kannada
Port :- New Mangalore Port

18. The Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has launched a set of welfare projects, including free sanitary pads for high school and college girl students in the state.

▪️ Punjab :-
👉CM :- Captain Amarinder Singh
👉GOVERNOR :- VP Singh Badnore
👉Major steel manufacturer.

19. Rabi Narayan Mishra former Executive Director of the RBI has been appointed as the Director of RBIs CoS.

Reserve Bank of India:-
👉Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra, 
👉Established:- 1 April 1935
👉Governor:- Shaktikanta Das

20. The Punjab National Bank has announced an alliance with the IIT Kanpur and the Foundation for Innovation and Research in Science and Technology for an innovation center at the institute's campus.

21. The Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated a migrant worker cell at Surat in Gujarat.

👉British East India company set its first footsteps in Surat in the year 1818. 
Gujarat CM :- Vijay Ramniklal Rupani
Governor :- Acharya Devvrat

22.Japarov Sadyr Nurgojoevich was elected as the president of Kyrgyzstan after securing nearly 80% votes.
Kygyzstan- Central Asian Country
Capital-Bishkek

23. Kerala received the 1st Prize in the State Designated Agencies Category for its effective
energy conservation programme at the 30th National Energy Conservation Awards 2020.
Kerala: Idukki Dam on Periyar River
Kerala: Pamba River

24.‘Euphranta Siruvani’-New Species of Fruit Fly named after Siruvani in Western Ghats.

25.Industrial Disputes (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2020 gets Presidential Nod.
Gujarat: Girnar Hills , Girna River:Maharashtra

26. Japan has committed ₹2,113 crore support to India for its efforts to mitigate socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in the ccountry.
Japan PM:Yoshihide Suga

27.Thane Municipal Corporation of India has launched a "Period Room” initiative to promote menstrual hygiene in women.

28.Assam state government has decided to provide khadi shirts, and shawls and stoles made of ‘Eri silk’ to grade IV mployees of the state?.
Assam:Bihu Festival

29. Bangladesh is the focus country of the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Bangladesh: Ganga known as Padma
Brahmaputra known as Jamuna
Ganga+Brahmaputra Delta: Meghna Delta

30.Sabrina Singh has been named as the White House Deputy Press Secretary in the upcoming Joe Biden administration.

31. Flipkart partnered with NITI Aayog to launch the updated version of Women ntrepreneurship Platform (WEP), in January, 20211.
👉Flipkart CEO: Kalyan Krishnamurthy


32. The Central Government approved eight hydropower projects of 144 MW on the Indus River and its tributaries in Ladakh.

33. the Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament is being organized In Kargil Ladakh.

34. Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army,

35. the author of the book titled 'Right Under Your Nose' is R Giridharan, general manager at RBI.

36. Justice RS Chauhan has take oath as the new Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court.

▪️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.


37. Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani flagged-off the 91st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from L&T's Armoured System Complex (ASC) at Hazira.

Gujarat :-
👉Fifth-largest Indian state by area.
👉Ninth-largest state by population.
👉Asiatic lions, Rann of Kutch (White Desert).

38. Ministry of Coal launched Single Window Clearance Portal, a unified platform that facilitates grant of clearances and approvals required for starting a coal mine in India.
👉Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah launched the portal in presence of Union Minister of Coal & Mines Shri Pralhad Joshi.

39. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana completes 5 years of operation.

👉Launched :- 13 January 2016
👉Ministry :- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
👉Prime Minister :- Narendra Modi

40. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal recommended the constitution of a task force for coordinating National Education Policy 
implementation between educational institutions.

▪️Ministry of Education :-
👉Ramesh Pokhriyal (Union Minister)
Founded :- 26 September 1985
Headquarters :- New Delhi

41. Paramilitary forces gear up for COVID-19 vaccine.
👉25,000 doctors, paramedics to get vaccine in first phase.

42. The third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 3.0) launched on 15 January, 2021 in 600 districts across India.
👉this phase will focus on new-age and Covid-related skills.
▪️Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE):-
Minister :- Mahendra Nath Pandey
Founded :- 9 November 2014
Headquarters :- New Delhi

43. The India Meteorological Department has launched digital portal to record weather conditions.

▪️India Meteorological Department:-
👉Founded :- 1875
👉Headquarters: Mausam Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

44. The Minister Awangbow Newbai has launched a website for community based sustainable forest management for wet resource conservation in Manipur (COSFOM).

👉Manipur CM :- Nongthombam Biren Singh
👉Governor :- Najma Heptulla
👉Khonghampat Orchidarium
👉Loktak Lake

45. Bhupinder Singh Mann, the Bharti Kisan Union national president and All India Kisan Coordination Committee chairman recused himself from the four-member committee constituted by the Supreme Court.

46. Brazil is the first country where India is exporting 2 million doses.

47. In a move to help the film industry in the state, the Kerala government has decided to waive entertainment tax for cinemas from January to March 2021.

👉Kerala: Periyar River
👉Kerala: Cherai Beach
👉Vallam Kali boat race in Kerala.
👉Kerala: Idukki Dam on Periyar River
Kerala :- Pamba River

48. Army Day is celebrated on 15th January since 1949. Army Day marks the day when Lt Gen KM Carriappa became the first Indian appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

👉The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army.
👉Headquarters :- Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
Founded :- 1 April 1895

👉Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat

👉Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) :- General Manoj Mukund Naravane

👉Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) :- Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini


49. Telecom company Bharti Airtel and National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) have teamed up to drive the digital transformation of small businesses and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India.
▪️National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) :-
Founded :- 1955
Headquarters :- NSIC Bhawan, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi

50. Book, titled "Modi India Calling - 2021", is the brainchild of senior BJP leader Vijay Jolly. It was released by Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta at the Press Club of India.

🏖Daily Current Affairs 4 February 2021🏖
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🧰World Cancer Day is observed on February 4
World Cancer Day is observed every year on 4 February by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Purpose of the day is to raise awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease. Theme for World Cancer Day 2021 is ‘I Am And I Will’

🛢Arvind Kejriwal launches 'Delhi Switch' campaign to make people aware of clean vehicles
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal today launched 'Delhi Switch' campaign to make people aware of clean vehicles. He appealed to people to buy such vehicles to combat pollution in the city. Speaking at the event, he said that his government's vision is 25% of new vehicles must be electric by 2024. He said this at the 'Delhi Switch' campaign.

🗽India’s First Amputee Clinic Launched In Chandigarh
The first of its kind ‘amputee clinic’ in India, has been launched by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), a premier medical and research institution in Chandigarh.

🚁CM Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates first heliport of Assam in Majuli district
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the first heliport of the state in Majuli district. The heliport having facility for simultaneous landing of three helicopters was constructed at an expenditure of Rs 50 lakh.

🛕‘Atmanirbharta’ named Oxford Hindi word of 2020
Oxford Languages, the world’s leading dictionary publisher, has named ‘Aatmanirbharta’ as the Hindi word of the year 2020. ‘Aatmanirbharta’ means self-reliance.

🔋BHEL commissions 800 MW thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned the second unit (800 MW) of the 2x800 MW Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project Stage-l. BHEL has commissioned 24 sets of supercritical boilers and 20 sets of supercritical turbine generators.

🧭US extends New START Nuclear Arms Control Treaty with Russia for five years
United States has extended the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) nuclear arms control treaty with Russia for five years. Announcing the move, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it made the world safer. The treaty, which first went into effect in 2011, limits the United States and Russia to deploying no more than 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads each and imposes restrictions on the land- and submarine-based missiles and bombers to deliver them.

⌛️2.3 billion transactions worth Rs 4.2 trillion recorded through UPI in January 2021
The Unified Payment Interface recorded 2.3 billion transactions worth Rs 4.3 trillion rupees in January 2021. On a Year-on-year basis, The Unified Payment Interface's transaction value jumped 76.5 per cent; while transaction value jumped nearly 100 per cent. First one billion UPI transactions per month took 3 years to cross but the next billion had come in less than a year.

📀Google Cloud appoints Bikram Singh Bedi as Managing Director for India business
Google Cloud has announced the appointment of Bikram Singh Bedi as the Managing Director for its India business. At Google, Bikram Bedi will be responsible for leading Google Cloud's sales and operations teams in this dynamic market.

🕹Ajay Singh re-elected as President of Boxing Federation of India
Ajay Singh has been re-elected as President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) after defeating former Maharashtra sports minister Ashish Shelar in the polls. Singh received 37 votes while Shelar, who has held many top positions in sport, including the role of President of Maharashtra Cricket Association and Mumbai District Football Association, got 27 votes in the BFI elections.

दैनिक करंट अफेयर्स 4 फरवरी 2021
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⏰4 फरवरी को विश्व कैंसर दिवस मनाया जाता है
विश्व कैंसर दिवस हर साल 4 फरवरी को यूनियन फॉर इंटरनेशनल कैंसर कंट्रोल (यूआईसीसी) द्वारा मनाया जाता है। दिन का उद्देश्य कैंसर के बारे में जागरूकता और शिक्षा को बढ़ाना है, और दुनिया भर में सरकारों और व्यक्तियों को इस बीमारी के खिलाफ कार्रवाई करना है। विश्व कैंसर दिवस 2021 का थीम - ‘I Am And I Will’

🛠अरविंद केजरीवाल ने स्वच्छ वाहनों के प्रति लोगों को जागरूक करने के लिए 'दिल्ली स्विच' अभियान शुरू किया
दिल्ली के सीएम अरविंद केजरीवाल ने स्वच्छ वाहनों के प्रति लोगों को जागरूक करने के लिए आज 'दिल्ली स्विच' अभियान शुरू किया। उन्होंने लोगों से शहर में प्रदूषण से निपटने के लिए ऐसे वाहन खरीदने की अपील की। इस कार्यक्रम में बोलते हुए, उन्होंने कहा कि उनकी सरकार का दृष्टिकोण 2024 तक 25% नए वाहनों का इलेक्ट्रिक होना चाहिए। उन्होंने 'दिल्ली स्विच' अभियान में यह बात कही।

🎙भारत का पहला Amputee Clinic चंडीगढ़ में लॉन्च हुआ
भारत में अपनी तरह का पहला 'एमुटी क्लिनिक', चंडीगढ़ के एक प्रमुख चिकित्सा और शोध संस्थान, पोस्ट ग्रेजुएट इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ मेडिकल एजुकेशन एंड रिसर्च (PGIMER) द्वारा लॉन्च किया गया है।

🚁सीएम सर्बानंद सोनोवाल ने माजुली जिले में असम के पहले हेलिपोर्ट का उद्घाटन किया
असम के मुख्यमंत्री सर्बानंद सोनोवाल ने माजुली जिले में राज्य के पहले हेलिपोर्ट का उद्घाटन किया। तीन हेलीकॉप्टरों की एक साथ लैंडिंग के लिए हेलिपोर्ट की सुविधा 50 लाख रुपये के खर्च पर बनाई गई थी।

🚨‘आत्मानिभारत ने 2020 के ऑक्सफोर्ड हिंदी शब्द का नाम दिया
दुनिया के प्रमुख डिक्शनरी प्रकाशक ऑक्सफोर्ड लैंग्वेजेस ने man आत्मानिर्भरता ’को वर्ष 2020 के हिंदी शब्द का नाम दिया है।
-आत्मानिर्भर ’का अर्थ है आत्मनिर्भरता।

🚇भल मध्य प्रदेश में 800 मेगावाट ताप बिजली संयंत्र का संचालन किया
भारत हेवी इलेक्ट्रिकल्स लिमिटेड (भेल) ने 2x800 मेगावाट गाडरवारा सुपर थर्मल पावर प्रोजेक्ट स्टेज-एल की दूसरी इकाई (800 मेगावाट) का सफलतापूर्वक कमीशन किया है। बीएचईएल ने सुपरक्रिटिकल बॉयलरों के 24 सेट और सुपरक्रिटिकल टर्बाइन जनरेटर के 20 सेटों को चालू किया है।

🚀अमेरिका ने पांच साल के लिए रूस के साथ न्यू स्टार्ट न्यूक्लियर आर्म्स कंट्रोल ट्रीटी का विस्तार किया
संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका ने रूस के साथ परमाणु हथियार नियंत्रण संधि न्यू स्ट्रेट (सामरिक शस्त्र न्यूनीकरण संधि) को पांच साल के लिए बढ़ा दिया है। इस कदम की घोषणा करते हुए अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री एंटनी ब्लिंकन ने कहा कि इसने दुनिया को सुरक्षित बना दिया है। यह संधि, जो पहली बार 2011 में लागू हुई थी, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका और रूस को 1,550 से अधिक रणनीतिक परमाणु युद्ध तैनात करने के लिए सीमित करता है और उन्हें वितरित करने के लिए भूमि और पनडुब्बी-आधारित मिसाइलों और हमलावरों पर प्रतिबंध लगाता है।

⛽️जनवरी 2021 में यूपीआई के माध्यम से 4.2 बिलियन रुपये के 2.3 बिलियन लेनदेन दर्ज किए गए
जनवरी 2021 में यूनिफाइड पेमेंट इंटरफेस में 4.3 ट्रिलियन रुपये के 2.3 बिलियन लेनदेन दर्ज किए गए। एक साल-दर-साल आधार पर, यूनिफाइड पेमेंट इंटरफेस का लेनदेन मूल्य 76.5 प्रतिशत बढ़ा। जबकि लेनदेन मूल्य लगभग 100 प्रतिशत उछल गया। पहले एक अरब UPI लेनदेन प्रति माह पार करने में 3 साल लगते थे लेकिन अगला बिल एक साल से भी कम समय में आ गया था।

🗽Google क्लाउड बिक्रम सिंह बेदी को भारत के व्यापार के लिए प्रबंध निदेशक नियुक्त किया
Google क्लाउड ने अपने भारत व्यवसाय के लिए बिक्रम सिंह बेदी को प्रबंध निदेशक के रूप में नियुक्त करने की घोषणा की है। Google पर, बिक्रम बेदी इस गतिशील बाजार में Google क्लाउड की बिक्री और संचालन टीमों का नेतृत्व करने के लिए जिम्मेदार होगा।

🗼अजय सिंह को बॉक्सिंग फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडिया के अध्यक्ष के रूप में फिर से चुना गया
महाराष्ट्र के खेल मंत्री आशीष शेलार को चुनाव में हराने के बाद अजय सिंह को बॉक्सिंग फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडिया (BFI) के अध्यक्ष के रूप में फिर से चुना गया है। सिंह को 37 मत मिले, जबकि खेल में कई शीर्ष पदों पर काबिज शेलार, जिन्हें महाराष्ट्र क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन और मुंबई जिला फुटबॉल संघ के अध्यक्ष की भूमिका मिली, उन्हें बीएफआई चुनाव में 27 वोट मिले।

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📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 5 February 2021
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1) The Government of India and the World Bank signed a 500-million US dollar Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Programme (STARS) to improve the quality and governance of school education in six Indian states.
👉These include Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan.
▪️World Bank :-
👉Founded - 1944
👉President - David Malpass
👉Headquarters - Washington, D.C., United States

2) To provide basic diagnostic facilities to the poor for free, the government has launched pathology laboratories in Telangana, called mini-hubs, in Hyderabad.
▪️Telangana :-
👉CM - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao
👉Governor of Telangana - Tamilisai Soundararajan (First Women Governor of Telangana)

3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Chauri Chaura Centenary celebrations virtually in Uttar Pradesh.
Prime Minister has also released a postal stamp dedicated to the centenary year of the Chauri Chaura incident.
👉The families of martyrs and freedom fighters has also joined celebrations for the historical event that took place on 4th February, 1922.
▪️ Recent News - Chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the 24th edition of the Hunar Haat, a flagship programme of the ministry of minority affairs to promote indigenous handicraft and speciality products, at Awadh Shilpgram, Lucknow.
👉Recently, Uttar Pradesh government (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath launched a 3-week ong campaign namely “Kisan Kalyan Mission” for the state’s farmer welfare and to double their income.

4) President Ram Nath Kovind launched the pulse polio programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

5) Karuna Sagar, a 1991 batch IPS officer of the TN cadre, has bagged the prestigious Bharat Gaurav Award for the year 2020 under the public service category.
👉The award ceremony, held at the national capital, was presided over by Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya and Minister of State Faggan Singh Kulaste

6) Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan dedicated the new coastal research vehicle 'Sagar Anveshika' to the nation at Chennai port.

▪️Ministry of Science and Technology (India):-
👉Founded - May 1971
👉Headquarters - New Delhi
👉 Minister - Harsh Vardhan
👉 Minister of State - Y. S. Chowdary

7) The South-East Central Railways (SECR) zone in Chhattisgarh breaks its own previous record by successfully operating the longest ever freight train by amalgamating five rakes of goods trains as one unit of around 3.5 km.
👉Named as 'Vasuki', it covered the distance of 224 km between the railway stations of Bhilai and Korba and took about seven hours.

8) Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the new four-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway overbridge in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat.
▪️Ministry of Home Affairs :-
👉Headquarters - New Delhi
👉Founded - 15 August 1947
👉Minister responsible
👉Minister of Home Affairs 👉Amit Shah
👉Minister of State for Home Affairs - G. Kishan Reddy, Nityanand Rai

9) The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated “Aadi Mahotsav”, a National Tribal Festival being organized by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi.
👉Aadi Mahotsav is a Celebration of the Spirit of Tribal Culture, Crafts, Cuisine and Commerce – is a successful annual initiative that was commenced in 2017.

10) The Lucknow Metro has set another record by becoming the first metro project in the country to use ultraviolet (UV) rays to sanitise train coaches.
The UP Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) has taken inspiration from the New York Metro's experiment to sanitise trains with UV lamp rays.

11) The Indian military carried out a large-scale conjoint training exercise, codenamed Kavach or shield, in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal to fine-tune joint war-fighting capabilities.

▪️Ministry of Defence :-
Headquarters - New Delhi
Founded - 15 August 1947
👉The Indian Armed Forces (including Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy) and Indian Coast Guard under the Ministry of Defence are primarily responsible for ensuring the territorial integrity of India.

12) Kerala is all set to open country’s first ‘Gender Park’, which will likely become functional.
👉Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the premises on February 11. He will also lay the foundation of International Women's Trade and Research Centre (IWTRC).
▪️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

✡️Daily Current Affairs 5 February 2021✡️
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🖋S.N. Subrahmanyan appointed as Chairman of the National Safety Council
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has appointed Shri S.N. Subrahmanyan as the new Chairman of the National Safety Council (NSC) of India for a period of three years. S.N. Subrahmanyan is the CEO and Managing Director of L&T Ltd., India’s largest construction company.

📝Praveen Sinha appointed as interim Director of CBI
The Department of Personnel and Training, under Personnel Ministry has appointed Praveen Sinha, as the interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), with immediate effect on 03 February 2021. Praveen Sinha, a 1988-batch Gujarat cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, is currently an additional director at CBI, the premier investigating agency of India.

📊India ranked 53rd in EIU’s Democracy Index, Norway Tops
India’s position has slipped by two places to be placed at 53rd spot in the 2020 Democracy Index, from among 167 countries. Democracy Index is the global ranking released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) that provides a snapshot of the current state of democracy worldwide. The overall score of India is 6.61 in the Index, on a scale of 0-10. Norway has topped the Index.

⭕️ISRO to launch iBrazilian, Indian startup satellite in first mission of 2021
India's space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and three Indian payloads on 28 February in its first mission of 2021. The satellites, including one built by a home-grown start-up, are slated to be launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-51 at 10.24 am from the Sriharikota spaceport, said K Sivan, the secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of Bengaluru-headquartered ISRO.