Platforms will be required to provide information, including related to verification of identity, to lawfully authorized agencies within 72 hours.

Researchers on March 1, 2021 announced the discovery of fossils of Dinosaurs that lived 140 million years ago in Argentina. The incomplete skeletal remains of the dinosaur were discovered south of Neuquen city in Argentina.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the first cricketer to hit 100 million followers on photo and video sharing social networking platform Instagram on March 1, 2021. With this, the cricketer joined the 100 million club, which includes names of some of the esteemed global celebrities including Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Beyonce, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Ariana Grande.

Fino Payments Bank Upgraded To Scheduled Commercial Bank Status. Fino Payments Bank has been designated as a bank in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday.

The Indian Air Force will be participating in the 70th Anniversary Celebrations of the Sri Lankan Air Force. The IAF’s aerobatic display teams, the rotary wing ‘Sarang’, fixed-wing ‘Suryakirans’ and Light Combat Aircraft Tejas arrived at Sri Lanka’s capital city, Colombo on February 27, 2021.

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat clinched the gold medal on February 28, 2021 in the women’s 53-kg category at XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial in Kyiv. Phogat defeated world number seven Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the finals to win gold medal.

Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal chaired a meeting for the review of 17 large-size infrastructure projects on 27th of February in Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), New Delhi. The meeting was attended by Shri Som Prakash, Minister of State for commerce and industry, senior officers of DPIIT, Chief Secretaries of Karnataka and Maharashtra, and senior officers of Jharkhand, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh (through Video Conference). Senior officials of key ministries including Railways, Power, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Road Transport and Highways as well as Invest India were also present to address the issues raised through the Project Monitoring Group (PMG).

Project Monitoring Group (PMG) is an institutional mechanism of DPIIT to expedite resolution of issues and removal of regulatory bottlenecks in projects, with investments upward of ₹ 500 crores in India. Invest India provides implementational support to PMG in identifying and following up on issues with the States. PMG enlists unresolved project issues of all Public, Private and ‘Public–Private Partnership’ (PPP) projects and undertakes fast-tracking of approvals, sectoral policy issues and removal of bottlenecks for expeditious commissioning. It has till date resolved more than 3500 issues in 809 projects and has unlocked anticipated financial investment of more than ₹ 32 lakh crores. At the moment, PMG and Invest India are handling 588 issues in 260 projects, with total anticipated investment of ₹10 lakh crore.

India’s 1st undersea tunnel will be set up by 2023 in Mumbai. The 2.07 km long tunnel is a part of Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project which is 10.58 km long. Out of this 2.07 km, 1 km will be 20 m under the seabed. This will connect North and South Mumbai.

Former India quick R Vinay Kumar retires from first-class and international cricket. R Vinay Kumar, the former India seamer, has announced his retirement from first-class and international cricket, bringing the curtain down on a first-class career that spanned 16 years and made him a domestic giant.

HELSINKI — India launched its first mission of the year late Saturday, sending Brazil’s Amazonia-1 Earth observation satellite and 18 smaller payloads into orbit

THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL Survey of India (ASI) has unearthed a Buddhist monastery, believed to be at least 900 years old, buried under a mound in a village situated in a hilly area of Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand

Prime Minister Modi on February 28, 2021, informed that the Jal Shakti Ministry of the Central government will launch a 100-day campaign called ‘Catch the Rain’ to promote water conservation all over the country.

Renowned Russian supermodel, entrepreneur, public speaker and philanthropist Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova, has been appointed as the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) goodwill ambassador , the reproductive and maternal health agency of UN.

Theme for 2021 – ‘Future of STI: Impact on Education Skills and Work’

In India, the National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February each year to spread the message about the importance of science in the daily life of the people. The theme for 2020 National Science Day is “Women in Science.”

Former India international and Karnataka captain, R Vinay Kumar has announced retirement from all forms of cricket.

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior won the ‘Best Film’ Award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021. The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021 were announced on February 20, 2021, for honoring the best in television, film, and music.

India’s 1st toy cluster will be set up in Karnataka. The 400-acre toy cluster will be developed by Aequs Private Limited at Koppal, Karnataka.

Indian All-rounder, Yousuf Pathan has announced his retirement from all forms cricket. He made his international debut in 2007. He is the elder brother of former Indian cricketer, Irfan Pathan.

The State Bank of India has tied up with JPMorgan to use the blockchain technology “Liink” of the US-based bank to speed up overseas transactions. With this, SBI has become the first bank in India to go live on the blockchain-based payment network of JPMorgan.

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the First G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the Italian Presidency on February 26, 2021.

Come 2023, Mumbai will be home to India’s first undersea tunnel, which will be part of the city’s Coastal Road project. A look at how the tunnel is being constructed and how it compares to other undersea tunnels across the world.

The surface of Mars is a harsh frozen desert, but some microbes from Earth could temporarily survive there, according to a new study. And the researchers didn’t even have to send microbes to Mars to find out.

The non-banking financial company, “Fullerton India Credit Company (Fullerton India)” has appointed Shantanu Mitra as its new CEO and MD. Mitra will take over the new role with effect from 2nd April, 2021.

The Centre has decided to integrate the Common Service Centres (CSC) with the E-Daakhil portal for Consumer grievance redressal. The E-Daakhil portal was launched by National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC), Department of Consumer Affairs on September 07, 2020.