India and its Southern neighbor the Maldives Saturday signed five agreements that would boost infrastructure in the island nation.

India and Ethiopia today signed two agreements related to visa facilitation and leather technology. The agreements were signed in the presence of Ethiopia Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

AIR correspondent reports that the Ministry of Minority Affairs is organizing the Hunar Haat on the theme of Vocal for Local. The Hunar Haat will be underway till 1st March

The 19.282 km bridge across the Brahmaputra will connect Assam’s Dhubri and Meghalaya’s Phulbari. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday digitally lay the foundation stone of the fifth bridge across the Brahmaputra that would be India’s longest

China regained its position as India’s top trade partner in 2020, as New Delhi’s reliance on imported machines outweighed its efforts to curb commerce with Beijing after a bloody border conflict.

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two successful launches of Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) on February 22, 2021. DRDO carried out the launch from a static vertical launcher from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.The VL-SRSAM is indigenously designed and developed by DRDO for Indian Navy,

PM inaugurated the 4.1 km extension of Metro Railway from Noapara to Dakshineswar, in West Bengal and flagged off the first service on this stretch. The Rs. 464 crore project is fully funded by the Central Government.

In a landmark decision, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has allowed Saudi Arabian women to take up arms and enter the military. Saudi Arabian women can now be employed as soldiers, lance corporals, corporals, sergeants and staff sergeants.

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on February 22, 2021 banned all non-essential international travel to and from the country till at least May 17, 2021. The decision was taken in the view of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

Novak Djokovic on February 21, 2021, defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 in the finals of men’s singles at Australian Open 2021 to win his 9th Australian Title. This is Djokovic’s 18th Grand Slam win, just two behind Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke award 2021 in the ‘Critic’s Best Actor’ category during the prestigious award ceremony held on February 20, 2021. The actor was last seen in the film ‘Dil Bechara’ opposite Sanjana Sanghi, which was released on the OTT platform after his passing. The actor had made his Bollywood debut with ‘Kai Po Che’ in 2014.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has signed a Statement of Intent with Greenstar Hydrogen India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Greenstar Norway, to set up a Centre of Excellence on Hydrogen.

WITH THE PLI scheme now covering 13 sectors, the Centre is looking at attracting global manufacturing conglomerates to India.

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has signed a Statement of Intent with Greenstat Hydrogen India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Greenstat Norway, to set up a Centre of Excellence on Hydrogen.

India has signed agreements with Ethiopia for visa facilitation and leather technology. The agreements were signed between India’s External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar and Ethiopia’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister.

International Solar Alliance (ISA) will launch World Solar Bank (WSB) at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held in November, 2021 at Glasgow. ISA intends to establish the Headquarters of WSB in India. ISA is an alliance of 121 countries that includes most of the sunshine countries (countries lying between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) of the world.

Who: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
What: addresses Joint Conference of 11th World PetroCoal Congress and World Future Fuel Summit in New Delhi
When: published on 16th February 2021

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan today said that the country is creating a global model of energy justice by balancing its accessibility and affordability. Mr. Pradhan said that India will chart its own strategy and pathway for the green energy transition. He said this at the Joint Conference of the 11th World PetroCoal Congress and World Future Fuel Summit in New Delhi.

Talking about a range of steps undertaken by the government, the Minister highlighted the increase in LPG coverage from 56 percent to nearly 99.5 percent in less than seven years. He also mentioned that to reduce vehicular pollution, the country leapfrogged from BS-4 to BS-6 emission standards from April last year. On the gas-based economy, Mr. Pradhan said that investment of 60 billion US dollars is underway for developing gas infrastructure which includes pipelines, city gas distribution, and LNG regasification terminals. He said that One Nation, One-Gas Grid will connect all corners of the country.

Japanese Tennis player, Naomi Osaka lifted the Women’s Singles title at the Australian Open 2021 by defeating Jenifer Brady. It was the 4th Grand Slam and 2nd Australian Open title of her career.

International Mother Language Day is globally observed on 21st February every year to promote the linguistic diversity of the world. The theme of 2021 International Mother Language Day was ‘Fostering Multilingualism for Inclusion in Education and Society’.

India’s top-ranked table tennis player Manika Batra beat Reeth Rishya, 4-2, in the women’s singles final, to win the 82nd Senior National Table Tennis Championship, at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula, Haryana.

 Bringing alive Kerala’s rich and diverse folk and ritualistic art traditions in 30 venues across the state, the 7-day annual cultural festival ‘Utsavam 2021’ is to get off to a colorful start on February 20.

The Central Government launched the Go Electric campaign to boost the adoption of electric mobility vehicles and electric cooking appliances to ensure energy security in the country.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development, conduct and promotion of health research in India.

Sri Lanka fast bowler Dhammika Prasad has announced his retirement from international cricket.

India and Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the reconstruction of six secondary schools in the Himalayan nation.

Nigerian Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala has took over the position of next Chief of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The Former Nigerian Finance Minister will hold the position from March 1, 2021 till August 31, 2025.