International

• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and US-based _____ signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore industrial opportunities – Lockheed Martin.
• Nepal and India jointly inaugurated a newly-constructed 108-kilometer road that connects Laxmipur-Balara (India) and – Gadhaiya in Sarlahi district, Nepal.
• United Nations Human rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters located in —–Geneva, Switzerland.
• “Hope”- known as “Al-Amal” in Arabic, The Mars Mission belongs to country —-UAE.

National

• The Government of India has allocated _____ for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the fiscal year 2021-22 – Rs 16000 crores.
• Tribal Artisan Day celebrated at the Tribes India Aadi Mahotsav on – 08 February 2021.
• On 7 February 2021, the massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river was triggered by a glacial burst in – Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
• ____ signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding with Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) respectively to establish first-of-its-kind digital transformation labs – Siemens Limited.
• In addition to the National Health Mission, a new centrally sponsored scheme, PM Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, will be launched with an outlay of about 64,180 crores over – 6 years (2021-2026).

State Current Affairs

• The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah inaugurated a medical college in ____ in Maharashtra – Sindhudurg.
• In West Bengal, the Prime Minister inaugurated the LPG import terminal, 348 km Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section, which is part of the – Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project.
• The _____Govt. announced a unique 16-digit Unicode to identify landholding.—Utter Pradesh.

Science & Technology

• Scientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) have found the first geological evidence of an earthquake at Himebasti Village on the border of_____, documented by historians as Sadiya earthquake in history, which is recorded to have caused massive destruction in the region and almost destroyed the town in 1697 CE – Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
• The ________ is developing a futuristic high altitude pseudo satellite, a first of its kind in the world, which will be solar energised and become a big asset flying unmanned around 70,000 ft for 2-3 months and taking information – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

General Knowledge

• Third President of India and the first Muslim to occupy that post from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969 – Dr Zakir Husain.
• Nepal – Capital: Kathmandu; Currency: Nepalese rupee.
• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was launched on – 13 January 2016.
• Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project was launched on – 24 October 2016.
• National Health Mission (NHM) was launched by the government of India in _____ subsuming the National Rural Health Mission and National Urban Health Mission – 2013.
• The main programmatic components of National Health Mission (NHM) include Health System Strengthening in rural and urban areas for – Reproductive-Maternal- Neonatal-Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A), and Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases.