1. Ajay Mathur becomes new director general in special meeting of ISA
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has announced Dr. Ajay Mathur as its new Director General after his election to the first Special Assembly of ISA members. Dr. Mathur will replace Mr. Upendra Tripathi , who was serving as Director General since the founding of ISA in 2015. ISA accelerates the use of safe, sustainable and affordable solar energy for all. It aims to invest more than $ 1 trillion USD in solar projects by 2030 through focused advocacy, policy and regulatory support, capacity building, and overcoming perceived investment barriers.
2. Prime Minister Narendra laid the foundation stone for the development of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial and Chittaura Lake in Uttar Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi video via conference on February 16 at the UP in Bahraich district in King Suheldev monument and Cittura lake laid the foundations of development construction work. Mr. Modi also inaugurated a medical college named after Maharaja Suheldev . The event was organized on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Suheldev. It was also attended by Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath . In the project, apart from the construction of Maharaja Suheldev’s horse-riding statue, the cafeteria, guest house and children’s park will also be constructed.
3. The first route of the Kochi Water Metro Project was inaugurated.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the first route and terminal buildings of the Kochi Water Metro . The project connects islands across the city with the help of state-of-the-art boats. The Metro route is from Vyattila to Kakkanad. Vyattila is one of the busiest traffic hubs in Kerala, while Kakkanad is an IT hub. The commercial operation of the metro will start in March 2021 after getting the statutory clearance certificate. The first phase of the Kochi Water Metro Project is 520 km long. Apart from Metro, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the Panamakutty Bridge . It Petta BridgeAlso known as K was launched for traffic. This is Peta Junction and S.N. Will enable traffic free travel between junctions. The length of this bridge is 250 meters. He also started the Integrated Urban Regeneration and Water Transport System (IURWT) project . The IURWT project will refurbish and revive six major canals of 34 km in Kochi.
4. Tata Electronics signs MoU with Tamil Nadu to set up mobile component unit
Tata Electronics has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Tamil Nadu to establish the facility for manufacturing mobile components . 4684 crore rupees will be spent on the project of Tata Electronics . It will be installed in Krishnagiri for manufacturing mechanical enclosures of mobile phones . This project can help generate employment for 18,250 people. Tamil Nadu has signed a memorandum of understanding with Grasim Industries to set up a paint manufacturing unit in Cheyyar. It will be set up with an investment of Rs 750 crore. In total, Tamil Nadu has signed 28 MoUs for the projects, with a budget outlay of Rs 28,000 crore.
5. The Prime Minister will address NTLF on 18 February.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the NASSCOM Technology and Leadership Forum – NTLF through a video conference on 18 February. This is the third edition of NTLF which will run till 19 February. It is the flagship event of NASSCOM. The theme of the event this year is Shaping the Future Towards a Better Normal . The event will be attended by 16,000 delegates from over 30 countries. Over 30 products will be displayed during the talk.
6. Government to set up intelligence unit to deal with fraud
The Union Telecom Ministry has decided to set up an Intelligence Unit and a Consumer Protection System . The system is being installed in an effort to deal with the threats associated with disturbing calls. It will also help in taking strict action against financial fraud utilizing telecom resources. The Union Telecom Ministry decided to put in place such a system following the instruction of Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The minister chaired a high-level meeting to address the growing concerns of consumers about unsolicited messages on mobile phones. The government’s move aims to make digital transactions more secure.
7. Theodore Baskaran wins the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020
Theodore Baskaran , a writer, historian, naturalist and an activist, has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award, 2020 . The award was instituted by the Sanctuary Nature Foundation . Theodore Baskaran has been selected for this award in view of his dedication to wildlife conservation. He has chosen to write about environmental protection in English and Tamil. s. Theodore Baskaran was born in Tamil Nadu in 1940. He is an Indian film historian and a wildlife conservationist.
8. Initial selection of four banks for privatization
The government has initially selected four medium-sized banks for privatization . These include Bank of Maharashtra (BoM), Bank of India (BoI), Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and Central Bank of India.Are included. Two of these banks will be sold in the financial year starting April. Be aware, in the budget presented on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said that the government has targeted to privatize two small banks and one insurance company owned by them. Any decision like privatization in the US can be politically risky. The reason for this is that they have a large number of employees. In the face of privatization, most of them are at risk of becoming unemployed. In view of this, the administration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to start privatization with second tier banks.
9. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launches e-Cantonment portal
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched the e-Cantonment portal . On this occasion, he said that residents of the cantonment areas can register their complaints about the problems on this portal. The Defense Minister said that the objective of the e-cantonment project is to provide online municipal services to over 20 lakh citizens in 62 Cantonment Boards. Through this portal, applications for renewal of pattas, registration of births and deaths and applications for water and sewerage connections will become easier.
10. Mr. Thawarchand Gehlot will launch the third edition of Indian Sign Language Dictionary in virtual form.
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Thawarchand Gehlot will inaugurate the Indian Sign Language Dictionary in a virtual program on February 17, 2021 . This dictionary will contain 10 thousand words (including the earlier six thousand words) . On this occasion, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Krishnapal Gurjar, Shri Ramdas Athawale and Shri Ratanlal Kataria will be the honored guests. This dictionary has been prepared by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Center (ISLRTC) . This is the Department of Disability Empowerment of the Ministry of Social Justice and EmpowermentThere is an autonomous institute under. The third edition of the ISL Dictionary has a total of ten thousand words for subjects like daily use words, academic terms, legal and administrative terms, medical terms, technical and agriculture. The dictionary includes regional signs for use in different parts of the country. The first edition of the ISL Dictionary was launched on 23 March 2018 with 3,000 words and the second version was launched on 27 February 2019 with 6 thousand words (including the first three thousand words).
