Top 10 Current Affairs – 28 February 2021
Daily Current Affairs 28 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.
Saras Aajeevika Mela 2021
Minister of Rural development inaugurated Saras Aajeevika Mela 2021 at Noida Haat. Ministry of Rural Development is working to include more women in Self Help Groups (SHGs). He said these SHGs played a vital role in increasing family income and improving quality of life. Read More
The caracal now critically endangered
The National Board for Wildlife and Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change last month included the caracal, a medium-sized wildcat found in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, in the list of critically endangered species. Read More
Christians, Muslims and Jews to share faith centre in Berlin
On the site of a church torn down by East Germany’s communist rulers, a new place of worship is set to rise that will bring Christians, Jews and Muslims under one roof – and it has already been dubbed a “churmosquagogue”. Read More
COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by the COVAX Facility head to Ghana
Ghana became the first country outside India to receive COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility. This is a historic step towards our goal to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines globally, in what will be the largest vaccine procurement and supply operation in history. Read More
What rise in bond yield means for investors and govt
Rising yields on government securities or bonds in the United States and India have triggered concern over the negative impact on other asset classes, especially stock markets, and even gold. Read More
E-Daakhil portal for consumer grievance redressal now operational in 15 states
E-Daakhil portal for Consumer grievance redressal is now operational in 15 States/UTs. Department of Consumer Affairs is now proactively following up with the states to launch e-filing portal at their ends. Read More
Sitharaman inaugurates Competition Commission of India’s regional office in Chennai
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman virtually inaugurated the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) regional office (South) in Chennai. Read More
Railway Minister flags off Purnagiri Jan Shatabdi connecting Tanakpur to Delhi
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off Tanakpur (Uttarakhand)-Delhi Junction Special train through video-conferencing along with Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ”Nishank” and other dignitaries present at the event. Read More
Indian economy to contract by 8% in 2020-21
The growth in India’s real GDP during 2020-21 is estimated at -8 per cent as compared to the growth rate of 4.0 per cent in 2019-20, said government as part of its second advance estimates of the economic growth. Read More
Tamil Nadu move to utilise excess Cauvery water ‘illegal’
Terming the Tamil Nadu government’s move to utilise the excess water in the Cauvery basin as ‘illegal,’ Home, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Karnataka will challenge the new link scheme of Tamil Nadu in the Supreme Court. Read More