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National: Akashvani Music Festival Renamed: Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar made a announcement at a Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Centenary Commemorative function organized in Pune on 6 February 2021. He said, the prestigious Akashvani Music Festival, will hereinafter be named after Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was conferred the […]

National: MCA21 Version 3.0: During the fiscal 2021-22, 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. MCA21 V3 Project is a technology-driven forward looking

National: Parliamentary Messenger in Rajasthan Book: The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu released the book titled “Parliamentary Messenger in Rajasthan”, on 5 February 2021. The book is written by Dr K N Bhandari and focuses on the health and education initiatives undertaken through the MPLAD Scheme on the recommendation of Dr Abhishek Singhvi in

National: Inauguration of Narendra Modi Stadium: President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the newly revamped Motera cricket stadium, the largest cricket ground in the world, in Ahmedabad on 24 February 2021. The name of stadium has been renamed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known as ‘Narendra Modi Stadium’. This stadium was earlier named the Sardar Patel

National: Appointment of Air Officer-in-charge Administration: Air Marshal Vijay Pal Singh Rana, Vishisht Seva Medal took over as Air Officer-in-charge Administration (AOA) on 01 February 2021. For his distinguished service, he was awarded with Vishisht Seva Medal on 26 Jan 2014 by the President of India. Appointment of Director General (Inspection & Safety): Air Marshal

National: INCOIS Foundation Day: Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences, commemorated its 23rd Foundation Day on February 03, 2021. 11th Veturi Literary Award: The 11th Veturi Literary award was presented to renowned movie lyricist Bhuvana Chandra, on 29 January 2021.  The award was given jointly by Veturi Sahithi Peetham

National: Scheme of Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA): The Government has proposed a scheme of Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA) to enable the textile industry to become globally competitive, attract large investments, boost employment generation and exports. MITRA will be launched in addition to the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI). It aims at making textile

National: Aadi Mahotsav: The Vice President of India Shri M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated “Aadi Mahotsav” on 1st February, 2021 at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi. The “Aadi Mahotsav” National Tribal Festival was organized by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, from February 1 to 15 February, 2021. The Aadi Mahotsav – A Celebration of the Spirit

National: 125th anniversary celebrations of Prabuddha Bharata: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the 125th anniversary celebrations of ‘Prabuddha Bharata’, a monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Order, started by Swami Vivekananda in 1896, on 31st January, 2021. The event was organized by Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati. First PPP Research Reactor: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has

National: Republic Day Parade 2021: Best Tableau Prize Best Tableau Prize: Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports (I/C), and Minister of State, Minority Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju gave away awards and prizes to participants of the Republic Day Parade 2021 in New Delhi on January 28, 2021. During the Republic Day celebrations at