1. The President of India Droupadi Murmu has been visiting the states of UP, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu. The President participated in the 37th Statehood Day celebrations of Arunachal Pradesh.
2. The State of Arunachal Pradesh celebrated its statehood day on February 20. President Murmu attended the state celebrations. The statehood was granted in 1987. It was the 24th state in the country.
3. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a Learning-Teaching Material called ‘Jaadui Pitara’ for Foundational Stages in New Delhi on Monday.
4. The Union Minister for Science and Technology recently announced that a new nuclear plant is to be built in Gorakhpur, Haryana. This will be the first nuclear plant in North India. The plant is to be built on 560 hectares of land. It will generate 2800 MW. The foundation stone was laid in 2014.
5. Experts of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Sikkal, Nagapattinam, found the ADT 52 crop variety to be resistant to unseasonal rains.
6. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved Odisha’s Proposal to declare Debrigarh a Tiger Reserve.
7. *NEW PPOINTMENTS*
Former IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog on Monday.
8. Previous CEO of NITI Aayog, Parameshwaran Iyer has been appointed as the Executive Director of the World Bank.
9. Ganesan succeeded Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, the Governor of Assam, who was holding additional charge of Nagaland from September 2021 to February 14 this year
10. Former Gujarat governor and veteran BJP leader from Delhi O P Kohli passed away on Monday, Om Prakash Kohli served as the 19th governor of Gujarat from 2014 to 2019. He also served as the governor of Madya Pradesh and Goa.
11. Former Meghalaya Home Minister passed away on Monday after suffering a massive heart attack. As per reports, Lyngdoh, who was a United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate from the Sohiong Assembly constituency for the upcoming elections, collapsed during a party meeting. He was rushed to a hospital, but could not survive.
CRIME REPORT
1. National Investigation Agency NIA on Monday filed a second charge sheet against 22 accused, in the 2021 Mundra Port narcotics seizure case.
2. BJP criticised Congress after former MP and 1984 riots accused Jagdish Tytler’s name figured in the list of All India Congress Committee (AICC) delegates.
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1. According to Government data, retail and wholesale traders are topping the table of top 10 segments or sub-sectors in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector based on the number of registrations on the Udyam portal.
2. Godrej Aerospace has bagged the order to manufacture eight modules of the DRDO’s turbojet engine.
3. Bharat Dynamics (BDL) on Monday said it received an export order worth USD 255 million. It also said the order will be executed subject to government clearances.The statement of the company was shared with the stock exchanges on Monday.The shares of the company were trading at Rs 905 apiece.
4. Domestic Aviation traffic has witnessed a big growth in January 2023 as over one crore 25 lakh passengers were carried by domestic airlines in comparison to nearly 64 lakhs during the corresponding period of last year.
5. The provisional payroll data of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) was released. Data highlights that EPFO has added 14.93 lakh net members in the month of December 2022.
6. A joint venture of Vedanta and electronics manufacturing firm Foxconn has finalised the Dholera Special Investment Region near Ahmedabad for the first manufacturing facility for semiconductors in India
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
1. Singer Sonu Nigam and his team were attacked during a concert in Mumbai’s Chembur, with a video surfacing online. As per reports, the incident happened after Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Phaterpekar’s son and nephew had a fight with the singer’s bodyguards.
2. Opening ceremony of Jr NTR’s upcoming film, tentatively titled ‘NTR 30’, has been postponed due to the death of Nandamuri Taraka Ratna. The event was supposed to be held on February 24. Taraka Ratna, the cousin of Jr NTR, died on Saturday in a Bengaluru hospital, where he had been admitted after collapsing during a rally in January
DEFENCE
1. INS Sumedha participated in the Naval Defence Exhibition called the NAVDEX and International Defence Exhibition called the IDEX conducted in Abu Dhabi recently. The Naval Ship showcased the indigenous ship-building skills of India at the exhibitions.
2. The Indian Air Force has developed a solution for its fighter pilots to deal with bad weather. The innovative solution developed is a new data link communication called VAYULINK. It will provide uninterrupted communication even during bad weather.
3. The Bharat Electronics Limited operating under the defence ministry recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) at the Aero India Air Show. According to the agreement, BEL and IAI will establish a joint venture.
4. A military exercise DUSTLIK (2023) will be conducted from February 20th to 5th March 2023 in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. It is a military-to-military exchange program between the Indian Army and 🇺🇿UZBEKISTAN.
5. Indian Ambassador to 🇦🇪UAE Sunjay Sudhir visited the BrahMos Aerospace stall at the IDEX defence exhibition there. The Indian envoy was briefed on the different projects undertaken by the Indo- 🇷🇺Russian joint venture company and its efforts towards promoting exports by BrahMos chief AD Rane.
6. PM Modi interacted with personnel involved in ‘Operation Dost’ in Türkiye and Syria as the medical team deployed in Türkiye came back to India.
7. PM Modi says Operation Dost in Turkiye and Syria is example of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam; interacts with NDRF personnel involved in rescue operation.
8. INS Nireekshak was awarded on-the-spot Chief of the Naval Staff Unit Citation by Adm R Hari Kumar during his visit onboard, at Kochi.
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