1. Centre expects record production of foodgrains in 2022-23. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released on Tuesday the second advance estimate of the production of major crops. The Centre expects a record foodgrain production of 3235.54 Lakh Tonnes in 2022-24 of rice, wheat, and maize also of pulses such as gram, moong and winter crop mustard and sugarcane.
2. The nation pays homage to the Central Reserve Police Force personnel who lost their lives in a terrorist attack in 2019 in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.
3. PM Modi will inaugurate the Aadi Mahotsav festival of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED) on February 16 in New Delhi’s Major Dhyan Chand Stadium.
4. Registration for National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) scheme to begin from Feb 15 to till March 31 for Study aboard.
5. CBSE Board Exams 2023 for Classes 10, 12 to begin From Feb 15; examination to be conducted across various exam centres across country.
6. The Income Tax Department has issued an advisory asking citizens to link their PAN with Aadhaar before March 31.
7. J&K Chief Secretary Arun Mehta to chair meeting of Committee of Secretaries at Jammu.
8. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood will be restored after Assembly polls. Reacting to this, former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah said that the BJP government would give a truncated statehood after the elections. He added that the motive behind the delimitation exercise is to turn J&K into a Hindu-majority state.
9. Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurated 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav-2023 at Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi.
10. Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to visit Jammalamadugu & Pulivendula Assembly constituencies to participate in foundation stone laying ceremony of JSW steel plant in Sunnapu Rallapalli.
11. National BJP President JP Nadda released BJP’s Sankalp Patra- the vision document for the upcoming Nagaland election.
12. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel to have a direct dialogue with elected Mayors & Presidents of all urban bodies at Raipur.
13. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has released the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2023 with an aim to attract investments worth ₹50,000 crore and generate 1.50 lakh jobs. Under the new policy, the state government will provide a 100% exemption of road tax on EV battery-operated vehicles, including private cars. The policy shall be valid for a period of five years.
14. Campaigning for 60 seats Assembly elections in Tripura comes to an end; Polling on Thursday.
15. Mizoram Legislative Assembly adopted a resolution opposing the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in India. The resolution was introduced by the ruling Mizo National Front and was passed.
16. West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya to present State Budget 2023-24 in state Assembly at Kolkata
17. Ajay Kumar Singh, a 1989 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed as the new Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP)
CRIME REPORT
1. The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted tax related survey in the premises of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Delhi and Mumbai.
2. Congress leader Jaya Thakur has filed a plea in Supreme Court seeking an investigation into the allegations of fraud against the Adani Group. The plea also sought an investigation into the role of SBI and LIC for allegedly investing public money in Adani Enterprises’ FPO.
3. More than 100 shanties were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in the slum area of Ghasola village in Gurugram on Tuesday.
FINANCE
💰USD ₹82.87
💷 GBP ₹100.86
BSE Sensex
61,032.26 +600.42 (0.99%) 🔼
NIFTY: 17,929.85 +158.95 (0.89%)🔼
1. Air India to purchase 250 Airbus aircraft from France: Air India has agreed to buy 250 jets from Airbus, part of a mammoth deal for 470 planes that is also expected to include 220 Boeing jets, as the airline heralds a decades-long transformation under its new owners, TATA Group.
2. HAL has delivered 22 LM2500 gas turbines for 11 Indian naval vessels. GE Marine and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Tuesday said that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the expansion of HAL’s manufacturing capabilities to include assembly, inspection and testing (AIT) of the LM500 marine gas turbine.
3. The first Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) discussed two key priority areas in its meeting in Lucknow. Issues that were Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Cyber Security in the Digital Economy.
The keynote address was given by India’s G20 Sherpa, Amitabh Kant.
4. Sweden-based luxury carmaker Volvo Cars could go fully electric in India by around 2025.
5. India will likely harvest a record wheat and rapeseed crop in 2023, government said. Wheat production is expected to rise by 4.1% to a record 112.2 million tonnes.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
1. Union Culture, Tourism & DONER, Minister G. Kishan Reddy to present Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar (UBKYP) for the years 2019,2020 & 2021 at Meghdoot Theatre Complex, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
2. Actress Maanvi Gagroo has announced that she is engaged to comedian Kumar Varun.
3. Bollywood actor Javed Khan Amrohi passed away on Tuesday. He was in his early 70s. He was suffering from breathing issues
DEFENCE
1. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday visited the Haryana Police Academy in Karnal to present the President’s Colour award to the state police.
The President’s Colour is the highest honour bestowed upon military and police units in India for their meritorious service.
2. The induction of TEJAS MK-1A in the Indian Air Force (IAF) will begin from the next year, said the IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari.
The indigenously produced Light Combat Aircraft Mark-2 will be ready for induction by 2028, DRDO chairman Dr Samir V Kamat said.
3. India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited In Talks With Four Countries To Export Tejas Fighter Jets/light-combat aircraft:
Malaysia has shortlisted the TEJAS light fighter jet for an order of around 10 to 20 planes and Argentina, Egypt and Botswana have also expressed interest.
4. TAPAS UAV : Recently
Aerial coverage of Ground and Air displays captured from an indigenously developed Medium Altitude Long Endurance TAPAS UAV during AERO India 2023 rehearsal from a height of 12000 feet.
Tapas-BH (Tactical Airborne Platform for Aerial Surveillance-Beyond Horizon 201), formerly referred to as Rustom-II.
The UAV is named after Rustom Damania, a former professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
It is designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru with production partners being Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Bharat Electronics Limited.
5. Country salutes brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives : ADGP Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar pays tribute at the memorial during a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the Pulwama attack at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Lethpora in Pulwama district of Kashmir
=====================
UTTARKHAND: Bhararisain (summer) Dehradun (winter)
State frmn : 9 Nov 2000
Districts: 13
Govrnr : Gurmit Singh
CM : Pushkar Singh Dhami (BJP)
Diesel Price : ₹ 90/Ltr
Petrol Price : ₹ 96/Ltr
LPG ₹ 1,072/Cyldr
Gold:₹ 56,400/10 gr(24k)
Silver: ₹ 70,500/1kg
=====================
15 Feb (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu: Shishir
Drik Ritu: Shishir (Winter)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksha
Month: Phalguna 10, (Purnimanta)
Magha 25, (Amanta)
Vikram Samvat – 2079
Shaka Samvat – 1944
Nakshatra: Jyeshta
Moola
Tithi: Navami (up to 7:39 am) Dashami, Ekadashi
Rahu: 12:41 PM – 02:05 PM
Yamaganda : 08:27 AM – 09:52 AM
××××××××××××××××××
For latest news, first Hand written articles & trending news Join Saachibaat telegram group
Click here to join:
https://t.me/joinchat/llGA9DGZF9xmMDc1
 |
Ms. Pooja, |
