Top 10 Current Affairs – 25 February 2021
Daily Current Affairs 25 February 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains. We are trying our best to create daily national and international Current Affairs articles from various newspapers, journals, magazines, TV etc.
Govt launched National Urban Digital Mission for creating digital infra
The Central government launched National Urban Digital Mission’ to create a digital infrastructure for cities in the country. The India Urban Data Exchange has been developed in partnership between the Smart Cities Mission and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. Read More
National Urban Digital Mission for future smart cities
The Union government has unveiled ‘National Urban Digital Mission’ a move to create digital infrastructure for cities across the country. The move is in line with the Centre’s smart city programme. Read More
NITI Aayog’s draft national policy on migrant workers
Spurred by the exodus of 10 million migrants (as per government estimates) from big cities during the Covid-19 lockdown, NITI Aayog, along with a working subgroup of officials and members of civil society, has prepared a draft national migrant labour policy. Read More
22nd Meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council
The 22nd Meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council, constituted under Section 10 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005 was held on February 23, 2021 under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of Rural Development. Read More
UPSC adds Leh as exam centre for Civil Services candidates from Ladakh
In a first of its kind the Union Public Service Commission UPSC has opened a new centre for the Civil Services Examination, in Leh for the candidates from Union Territory Ladakh. Read More
Khela hobe has become a slogan for both TMC and BJP
With the political mercury rising in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly polls, the bitter rivalry among parties is being played out not just through war of words, but also colourful jingles and slogans. Read More
10th National Awards for technology innovation in petrochemicals & downstream plastics processing industry
D V Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers presented the 10th National Awards for technology innovation in petrochemicals & downstream plastics processing industry to the awardees at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Read More
New Material Converts Waste Heat to Electricity for Small Home Appliances & Vehicles
Scientists have found a new Lead (Pb) free material which can efficiently convert waste heat to power our small home equipment and automobiles. Most efficient thermoelectric materials developed by scientists so far use Lead (Pb) as a major constituent element, restricting their use for mass-market applications. Read More
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launches the National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM)
A number of digital initiatives “SmartCode Platform” focussing on urban governance were launched by Minister, Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, and MoS (I/C) Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, in the presence of Secretaries of the respective Ministries, and other officers of the Central and State Governments. Read More
Farmers observe ‘Pagdi Sambhal Divas’ to protest farm laws
Further intensifying their agitation, the farmers observed ‘Pagdi Sambhal Divas’ at the Delhi borders in protest against the three central farm laws. The event, organised by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), was inspired by the ‘Pagdi Sambhal Lehar’ of 1906. Read More