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Current Affairs 12th February 2021

  1. Goa becomes the 6th state to complete Urban Local Bodies reforms Goa has become the 6th State in the country that have successfully completed the Urban Local Bodies Reforms. These Urban Local Bodies reforms were set up by the Department of Expenditure. Finance Ministry highlighted that the state of Goa will now eligible to mobilize the additional financial resources of 223 crores rupees with the help of Open Market Borrowings.
  2. In Assam, Mandarin Duck spotted after 118 years The Mandarin Duck which is a colourful duck from Eastern Asia was spotted in Assam recently after 118 years. Spotting of the Mandarin has raised hopes for the wetland which was affected by a blowout and inferno at a natural gas well the year 2020. The Mandarin duck was spotted by the team of avian specialists in the Maguri-Motapung Beel of Tinsukia district of Assam.
  3. For Maldives project, Exim Bank to provide $400 Million The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will provide USD 400 million to Maldives project. It will provide the fund for the Greater Male Connectivity Project. The Exim Bank had signed an agreement with the Maldives Government to provide the supported Line of Credit of USD 400 million on 12th October 2020.
  4. ‘Jalabhishekam’ Water Conservation Campaign The Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh inaugurated 57000 water structures under “Jalabhishekam Water Conservation Campaign” on 11th February 2021 virtually from New Delhi. These water structures were constructed in Madhya Pradesh. The Water conservation work is being carried in the Madhya Pradesh by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with participation of public in it.
  5. Vijayanagar – 31st district of Karnataka The Karnataka Government recently notified that, the Vijayanagara has become the 31st district of Karnataka officially. The district has its headquarter at Hosapete. Vijayanagara is located in Hyderabad-Karnataka region. The district also be the home to UNESCO World Heritage sites namely the Hampi and Virupaksha Temple.
  6. In Madhya Pradesh, Police Museum on Chambal Dacoits to be set up The state of Madhya Pradesh has launched a Police Museum at the police headquarters in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh. It is a unique museum themed on the dacoits to showcase their stories. The museum contains several unique items that were used by dacoits namely Phoolan Devi and Nirbhay Gujjar. It also showcases the stills from the making of Bollywood movie ‘Chambal ke Daaku’. Several other items related to the Chambal dacoits will come up at the Police Museum.
  7. For Flood Forecasting, J&K joined hands with UK Space Agency The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and a United Kingdom based space agency have joined hands to work on a collaborative project on the impact-based flood forecasting. The project is supported by the National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP). The NSIP programme is undertaken by HR Wallingford in association with the Oxford University, D-orbit and Sayers & Partners.
  8. Concentration of Small Black holes discovered in cluster NGC 6397 The astronomers have discovered a concentration of smaller black holes in the cluster NGC 6397. Small black holes were discovered instead of one massive black hole at the heart of the cluster. The Globular clusters are a dense stellar system that host the closely packed stars. Such systems are typically very old. For instance, the cluster NGC 6397 is as old as the Universe.
  9. India Lost crops on 18 million hectares during 2017-18: Government On 11th February 2021, the Government has shared data Lok Sabha that India has suffered crop loss on 18.176 million hectares of land. The crop loss on the 18.176 million hectares land amounts to roughly 8.5% of the total gross cropped area. The crop loss occurred due to floods in the year 2017 to 2019. Out of losses, around 10.68 million hectares of land was affected in 2019 alone.
  10. DGCA raises the Domestic Airfares On 11th February 2021, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced an increase in the fares of air travel. The Fare has been increased up to Rs. 5600. The government highlighted that the fare hike was necessitated because of the opening of the Aviation market. While, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the fare hike was a routine change. However, the aviation experts are saying the price has been increased due to increase in prices of fuel.

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