Daily Current Affairs  – 22 February 2021

                                Facts in News WCCB receives Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has received the 5th Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). WCCB has won the award in the ‘innovation […]

In News -The centenary of the Sri Nankana Sahib massacre, which is popularly known as Saka Nankana Sahib was marked on  February 21 this year. Background The Nankana Sahib Massacre refers to the grim episode during the Gurdwara Reform Movement/ Akali Movement in which a peaceful batch of reformist Sikhs was subjected to a murderous […]

In News-The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Directorate General of Civil Aviation has granted conditional exemption for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) usage to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) Key Highlights This will allow MoAFW to use drones for remote sensing data collection in agricultural areas of 100 districts of the country […]

In News: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare expressed his views in the Population v/s Planet Conference on 21st Feb 2021. It is a part of WION and Zee Media’s year-long campaign called ‘Mission Sustainability: Population Vs Planet’. Key Highlights of the meeting The world population has increased from 1 billion in 1800 to […]

In News: The National Commission for Backward Classes is in favour of four sub-categories of Other Backward Classes which is in compliance with the recommendation of the Justice Rohini Commission. Background The Justice Rohini Commission was constituted on October 2, 2017 but has been given several extensions since then. Now, the commission will be submitting […]

In Context: A recent study that looked at the rainfall pattern in the past 119 years found a decreasing trend at Cherrapunji and nearby areas. Cherrapunji was previously the wettest place on earth but now Mawsynram is the wettest place in the world. Mawsynram receives over 10,000 millimetres of rain in a year. Key Highlights […]

In News: Delhi court acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in M J Akbar’s criminal defamation case. A defamation case was filed by MJ Akbar over the allegations of sexual harassment. Delhi Court said, “a woman has the right to put grievances before any platform of her choice even after decades”. Chronology of Case Oct 2018 Ramani […]

In News-The Union Minister launched the IMI 3.0 and released the Operational Guidelines for it. About : IMI 3.0 is an initiative by the government to provide immunization free of cost to pregnant women and children in India. It will have two rounds starting from February 22 and March 22, 2021, and will be conducted […]