National: ‘Amazonia-1’ launched at SDSC SHAR, Andhra Pradesh: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C51 successfully launched ‘Amazonia-1’ along with 18 co-passenger satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, on 28 February 2021. Amazonia-1 is the first satellite designed, integrated and operated by Brazil. Amazonia-1 is the optical earth observation satellite of National Institute for

National: National Horticulture Fair 2021 A five-day national horticulture fair was held in Bengaluru by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) from 8 February to 12 February, 2021. The national fair was organised under the theme of “Horticulture for Start-up and Stand-up India”. The fair featured with

National: Lalandar (Shatoot) Dam in Afghanistan: A signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the Lalandar (Shatoot) Dam in Afghanistan took place over VTC on 9 February 2021. The project is a part of the New Development Partnership between India and Afghanistan. The Lalander (Shatoot) Dam would meet the safe

National: Creation of JATP- Center of Excellence at IISc Bengaluru: DRDO today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru for creation of JATP- Center of Excellence (JATP-CoE) in the premises of IISc to expand the scope and objective of existing Joint Advanced Technology Program. Software Defined Radio Tactical (SDR-Tac):

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