1. India’s Covid vaccination coverage has crossed 168.92 crore mark. Union Health Ministry said, over 94.76 crore vaccine doses have been administered as first dose and more than 72.72 crore vaccine doses given as second doses.
2. The Lok Sabha continues with the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President’s address for the third day on Friday.
3. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”, which includes sub scheme -‘Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’ Ministry has written to States/UTs for implementation of provisions of ‘The Transgender Person (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019′.
4. ARUNACHAL PRADESH : Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju shared pictures of a 104-foot-tall Tricolour hoisted at an altitude of 10,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang, bordering China. The flag is the second-highest in the country, Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu has said. It is located at Ngangpa Natme (Buddha Park) in Tawang.
5. DELHI : Relaxing COVID-19 restrictions further in view of a dip in the number of cases, the Delhi government decided on Friday to reopen schools in phases, starting with classes 9-12 from next week, colleges, gymnasiums and spas, and exempted drivers travelling alone in cars from wearing face masks.
6. GOA: Congress party on Friday released its manifesto for upcoming Goa assembly polls scheduled on 14th of February. Rahul Gandhi launched NYAY scheme which promises annual income transfer of rupees 72 thousand to each of the poorest families in the state. The Congress party has also assured to cap the Petrol and Diesel prices at rupees 80 per litre. The party has further assured 30 % reservation for women in a government job.
7. Jammu and Kashmir , Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha directed the concerned officials to speed up implementation of JAL JIVAN MISSION project to achieve desired results on ground and provide tap water connection to every household and capacity building of Water Quality Management-testing, monitoring & surveillance.
8. MANIPUR : The Indian National Congress released Election Manifesto in connection to the upcoming 12th General Election to Manipur Legislative Assembly. The Chairman of Parliamentary Committee and INC Election Observer to Manipur Jairam Ramesh released the party Election Manifesto. The Election Manifesto assured that around 50 thousand jobs will be given to the youths of the State every year if the Congress party came into power after the upcoming elections.
9. UTTAR PRADESH’S: tableau at the Republic Day parade was adjudged the best. The second place went to Karnataka for its tableau based on ‘Cradle of Traditional Handicrafts’. The third position went to Meghalaya for its tableau on ‘Meghalaya’s 50 years of Statehood and its tribute to women-led cooperative societies & SHGs
10. TELANGANA :PM Modi will visit Hyderabad today 05 Feb. He will visit the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics campus in Patancheru, Hyderabad, and kickstart the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the Institute. In the evening, Prime Minister will dedicate the ‘Statue of Equality’ in Hyderabad to the nation.
11. The 216-feet tall Statue of Equality commemorates the 11th-century Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya, who promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living including faith, caste, and creed. The Statue is made of ‘panchaloha’, a combination of five metals. These are gold, silver, copper, brass, and zinc. It is among one of the tallest metallic statues in sitting positions in the world. It is mounted on a 54-feet high base building, named ‘Bhadra Vedi’. The statue has been conceptualized by Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami of Sri Ramanujacharya Ashram.
FINANCE:
12. Union Budget 2022 highlights: TAXES
a. Govt vows a stable and predictable tax regime
b. Govt to provide one-time window to correct omissions in ITRs filed, updated returns to be filed within 2 years
c. Any cess or surcharge on income not allowed as business expenditure
d. 1 per cent TDS on transfer of virtual assets above a threshold, gifts to be taxed
e. Surcharge on long-term capital gains capped at 15 per cent
f. The government will tax income from digital asset transfers at 30%
No deduction allowed while computing income except cost of acquisition.
g. Loss cannot be set off from any other income
h. Gift of cryptocurrencies to be taxed at receiver’s end
j. A new provision to allow taxpayers to file an updated return
k. Updated return can be filed within 2 years from the end of the relevant assessment year.
l. Alternate Minimum Tax for cooperative societies to be cut to 15%
m. Proposal will reduce surcharge on cooperative societies to 7%, for those whose income is between Rs 1 crore and Rs 10 crore.
n. Tax deduction limit increased to 14% on employers contribution to NPS account of state govt employees
ENTERTAINMENT:
13. Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian film actor and film producer known for his work in Bollywood. Bachchan made his acting debut in 2000.
Dutta’s war film Refugee. He is married to actress Aishwarya Rai.
DEFENCE:
14. Republic Day Parade : The marching contingent of the Navy was adjudged the best among the Services, while the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was named the best among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and auxiliary forces.
15. According to the Defence Ministry, for the first time, the general public was invited to vote for the best marching contingents and best tableaux in the popular choice category through the MyGov platform. The online poll was conducted between January 25 and 31.
16. Skier Arif Khan, who is the only Indian athlete participating at Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, credited Indian Army for his “discipline skills and mental strength” as he studied in an Army school in Tangmarg, Jammu and Kashmir
17. Pakistan’s DG ISPR counters Indian Army chief’s claim. Major General Babar Iftikhar, the Director General of the Pakistan military’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), has categorically rejected the Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane claim that the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) was holding because they negotiated from a “position of strength”, and termed it as “misleading”
18. Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with his Australian counterpart Lt Gen Rick Burr with a focus on bilateral defence cooperation. The defence and strategic ties between the two countries have been on an upswing in the last couple of years.
19. The marine version of the French-made Rafale fighter jet has been successfully flight-tested at a shore-based facility in Goa where conditions similar to that on the indigenously-developed aircraft carrier INS Vikrant were simulated.
20. The Rafale-M jet was tested for 12 days last month at Goa’s INS Hansa facility using a 283 metre mock ski-jump facility, The ski-jump ramp uses what naval experts call short take-off but arrested recovery (STOBAR) technology
21. Indian Navy 44,000-tonne INS Vikrant is undergoing trials in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal for likely commissioning in August.
22. Three services face shortage of nearly 10K officers: Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said that the Army has the maximum shortage of 7,791 officers followed by 1,557 in the Indian Navy and 572 in the Indian Air Force.
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Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal
CM : Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Govnr : Mangubhai C. Patel
Total districts’ : 52
Frmd : 1 Nov 1956
In 2000, the state broke up into two, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
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05 Feb (Saturday)
Shishir Ritu Shukla पक्ष::
Month: Magha 19, (Purnimata)/ Magha 04 (Amanta)
According to Purnimanta calendar (Ujjain)
Vikram Samvat- 2078
Titi: Panchami/
Shashthi
Rahu Kaal : 09:55 AM – 11:17 AM
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