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Current Affairs 19 February 2021 |
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia resigns |
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Cabinet approves Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement between India and Mauritius |
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Odisha Govt to develop Rs 200 crore Development Package for Maa Samaleswari Shrine |
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Hyderabad gets recognition as 2020 Tree City of the World |
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Kerala launches ‘Snakepedia’ mobile app launched in to help treat snake bites |
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Hyundai Develops ‘TIGER X-1’ vehicle |
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Former South African Skipper Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket |
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Kings XI Punjab renamed as Punjab Kings ahead of IPL auction |
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Vivo is back as title sponsor for Indian Premier League 2021 Season |
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Former Union Minister Captain Satish Sharma passes away |
1. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia resigns
The
Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia has announced his resignation.
• The 45-year-old Gakharia served as the
Prime Minister from 8 September 2019 to 18 February 2021.
• He stepped down because of a disagreement
with his own team over the decision a day earlier to arrest Nika Melia,
chairman of the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party.
• Georgia Capital: Tbilisi
• Currency: Georgian lari
2. Cabinet approves Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement between India and Mauritius
The
Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the
signing of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement
(CECPA) between India and Mauritius
• The India-Mauritius CECPA is the first
trade agreement to be signed by India with an African country.
• The agreement aims in liberalizing norms
to boost two-way commerce between the two countries.
• The CECPA between India and Mauritius will cover 310 export items for India, while 615 products for Mauritius.
1. Odisha Govt to develop Rs 200 crore Development Package for Maa Samaleswari Shrine
The
Odisha government has launched the development work for the SAMALEI Project
(Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economy Initiatives), to offer
divine experience to tourists & devotees.
• The project involves the development of
108 acres of land in & around the 16th-century shrine of Maa Samaleswari,
the presiding deity of western Odisha.
• Odisha Government has announced a package
of Rs 200-crore for the 2021-22 fiscal for the implementation of the project.
• It will include development of amenities for devotees inside the 12 acre temple premises and development of four tall heritage welcome gates.
2. Hyderabad gets recognition as 2020 Tree City of the World
The
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Arbor Day Foundation
have recognized Hyderabad as a 2020 Tree City of World, for its commitment to
growing and maintaining urban forests.
• The recognition was a testament to the
city’s sustained and institutional efforts to plant, nurture and celebrate
trees, development of urban and peri-urban forestry actions, projects and
strategic planning and commitment to building a healthy city.
• Most of the other cities were from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
3. Kerala launches ‘Snakepedia’ mobile app launched in to help treat snake bites
A
team of scientists, doctors and photographers in Kerala have launched a mobile
application named “Snakepedia”.
• The app will present all relevant
information on snakes, to help the public as well as doctors in treating snake
bites.
• The android mobile application documents
information on snakes with the help of pictures, infographics and podcasts and
analyses its first aid, treatment, myths and superstitions
• The main aim of the app is to help the public identify snakes, avail proper treatment on time for snakebites, bust myths about snakes, and protect snakes as well as snakebite victims.
4. Hyundai Develops ‘TIGER X-1’ vehicle
Hyundai
Motor Company has launched a Transformer-like robocar dubbed as TIGER X-1.
• The vehicle can travel over the most
challenging terrains on the Earth as well as on other planets.
• TIGER stands for Transforming Intelligent
Ground Excursion Robot, and the X-1 denotes its experimental status.
• The Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) TIGER
is being developed by Hyundai in partnership with Autodesk and Sundberg-Ferar.
• It is an electric vehicle, consisting of
a small pod with four wheels on extendable legs.
• It will help in search and rescue, scientific research, military, or exploratory missions (even on new planets).
1. Former South African Skipper Faf du Plessis retires from Test cricket
Former
captain of South Africa, Faf du Plessis has announced his retirement from Test
cricket.
• The 36-year-old made his Test debut in
November 2012 and played a total of 69 games in the longest format.
• He scored 4163 runs in his Test career, at an average of 40.02, with 10 centuries and 21 fifties.
2. Kings XI Punjab renamed as Punjab Kings ahead of IPL auction
The
IPL Franchise, Kings XI Punjab has formally been renamed as Punjab Kings.
• The new brand name and logo of the team
was officially released by the management.
• The Punjab-based IPL franchise ‘Punjab
Kings‘ is co-owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, along with businessman
Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman and Karn Paul.
• The side is currently led by batsman KL Rahul, with former Indian captain Anil Kumble as its head coach.
3. Vivo is back as title sponsor for Indian Premier League 2021 Season
The
Chinese mobile and technology company brand Vivo has returned as the title
sponsors of IPL for the 2021 edition.
• This was informed by the Indian Premier
League Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel at the IPL 2021 Auction in
Chennai.
• In 2018, Vivo acquired the IPL title
sponsorship for Rs 2,199 crore in a five-year deal.
• However, military clashes at the
India-China border in June 2020, led
VIVO to pull out as sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• VIVO was then replaced by Indian online gaming platform Dream11 in the 2020 season.
1. Former Union Minister Captain Satish Sharma passes away
Veteran
Congress leader and former Union Minister Captain Satish Sharma passed away in
Goa after a brief illness, and suffering from cancer.
• He served as the Union Minister of
Petroleum and Natural Gas from 1993 to 1996 in the Narasimha Rao government.
• Captain Satish Sharma was a close aide of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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