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Current Affairs 15 February 2021

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Pahela Phagun’ spring festival celebrated in Bangladesh

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PM hands over indigenously designed and manufactured Arjun Main Battle Tank to the Army

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Minority Affairs Ministry organising 26th Hunar Haat in New Delhi

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PM lays the foundation stone of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial, development work of Chittaura Lake

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Mandu festival starts at Mandu in Dhar

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Puducherry launches campaign to become Covid-free by February 28

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FinMin to infuse Rs 3,000 cr in state-owned general insurers in Q4 of FY21

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Four Women Scientists wins SERB Women Excellence Award 2021

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Ravichandran Ashwin becomes first bowler to dismiss left-handers 200 times in Tests

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Former media baron Peter Mukerjea has come out with his memoir ‘Starstruck: Confessions of a TV executive’.



1. ‘Pahela Phagun’ spring festival celebrated in Bangladesh

The first day of the spring called ‘Pahela Phagun’ was celebrated in Dhaka despite the continued shadow of Corona pandemic in the country.

• Cultural organisations held programmes at different venues in the city to herald the beginning of the spring.

• The day also coincides with Valentine's Day after the revision of the Bangla Calendar in 2019 by the Bangla Academy to align it with the Gregorian calendar.

• The two events were celebrated together by the youth of Bangladesh with the fragrance of love in the air.

About Bangladesh

Capital: - Dhaka

Official language and national language: - Bengali

President: - Abdul Hamid

Prime Minister: - Sheikh Hasina


1. PM hands over indigenously designed and manufactured Arjun Main Battle Tank to the Army

The Prime Minister handed over the indigenously designed and manufactured Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Army.

• It has been indigenously designed and manufactured by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation.

• The army will get 118 units of the Main Battle Tank

About Arjun Tank

Type: - Main battle tank

Place of origin: - India

Designed: - 1972–1996

Manufacturer: - Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, Heavy Vehicles Factory


2. Minority Affairs Ministry organizing 26th Hunar Haat in New Delhi

Minority Affairs Ministry is organizing 26th Hunar Haat of indigenous artisans and craftsmen from across the country at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

• More than 600 artisans and craftsmen, including a large number of women artisans, from more than 31 States and Union Territories will participate in the event.

• The Hunar Haat will be organised with the theme of Vocal for Local from 20th February to 1st March this year.

• Hunar Haat will also be available at virtual and online platform www.hunarhaat.org and on GeM Portal where the people of the country and abroad can buy Hunar Haat products digital and online also.


3. PM lays the foundation stone of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial, development work of Chittaura Lake

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial and development work of Chittaura Lake in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.

• The event marks the birth anniversary of Maharaja Suheldev.

• The complete project will include installation of an equestrian statue of Maharaja Suheldev and development of various tourist amenities like cafeteria, guest house and a children’s park.

• Suhaldev was an Indian king from Shravasti, popularly known to have defeated and killed the Ghaznavid general Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud at Bahraich in 1034 CE.


4. Mandu festival starts at Mandu in Dhar

In Madhya Pradesh, the three-day Mandu Festival began at Mandu in the historic town of Dhar district.

• Handicrafts related to handmade art are also being displayed in the Mandu Utsav to encourage vocal for locals.

• Dino Adventure Park & Fossils Museum also inaugurated by the state culture and tourism minister.

• The Dinosaur Park is the country's first modern fossil park which has 24 eggs and other fossils of dinosaurs on display.

• The park also provides information related to life of dinosaurs.


5. Puducherry launches campaign to become Covid-free by February 28

In Puducherry, a campaign has been launched titled “Zero Covid by Feb28” to ensure that there is no COVID-19 cases by the end of February 2021, in the union territory.

• Under the campaign, all those who had come into contact with people infected with coronavirus would be identified and provided treatment, so that the further spread of the pathogen could be prevented.

• The overall caseload in Puducherry was 39,448 while 38,533 had recovered so far, leaving 258 active cases. While Puducherry region reported five new cases, Karaikal one and Mahe two cases.

• Yanam region, located in Andhra Pradesh, continued to have nil COVID-19 cases.

About Covid-19

Fullform:- COrona VIrus Disease-19

First case in world: - Wuhan City, China

First case in India: - Kerala, India

Janta Curfew: - 22, March,2020(SUNDAY)


1. FinMin to infuse Rs 3,000 cr in state-owned general insurers in Q4 of FY21

The Finance Ministry will infuse Rs 3,000 crore capital into state-owned general insurance companies during the current quarter, of 2020-21, for recapitalization, to improve their financial health.

• The three public sector general insurance companies are: National Insurance, Oriental Insurance and United India Insurance.

• The capital infusion will enable these companies to improve their financial and solvency position, meet the insurance needs of the economy, absorb changes and enhance the capacity to raise resources and improve risk management.


1. Four Women Scientists wins SERB Women Excellence Award 2021

The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has announced the SERB Women Excellence Award for the year 2021, on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February.

• Four young women fellows of National Science Academies have been awarded SERB Women Excellence Award 2021. The winners include: Dr. Shobhna Kapoor, Dr. Antara Banerjee, Dr. Sonu Gandhi, Dr. Ritu Gupta

• SERB Women Excellence Award is a one-time award being presented by SERB to women scientists since 2013 to support basic research in the frontier areas of science and engineering.

• The award provides a grant of Rs. 15 lakhs for a period of three years to the awardees to pursue their research ideas.

1. Ravichandran Ashwin becomes first bowler to dismiss left-handers 200 times in Tests

Ravichandran Ashwin has become the first player in the 143-year history of Test cricket to take 200 wickets against left-handed batsmen.

• He achieved the feat during the second day of India’s second Test against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

• Fast bowler Stuart Broad was the 200th left-hander to be dismissed by Ashwin.

• The second most successful bowler in Test cricket against left-handed batsmen is Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan.

• He has dismissed left-handers 191 times out of his world-record 800 Test wickets.

1. Former media baron Peter Mukerjea has come out with his memoir ‘Starstruck: Confessions of a TV executive’.

• The book is presented as a recollection of his experiences in the satellite television industry in India and the changes it has gone through over the years.

• Mukerjea is the former chief executive of Star India.

• Through this book, he has shared his journey, to highlight and showcase the plenty of mistakes made and the plenty of lessons learnt over almost three decades

• It must be remembered that Mukerjea was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in November 2015 in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case.

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