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Current Affairs – February 11, 2021 [Daily News Digest]

GKToday provides daily summary of important Current Affairs Topics selected from National and International News. Here is the list of articles covered under Current Affairs February 11, 2021. ‘Specialty Steel’ included under the PLI Scheme The Union Minister for Steel, Shri ..

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India’s First CNG Tractor to be Launched

India is going to launch its first-ever diesel tractor that has been converted to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) on February 12, 2021. Highlights The CNG Tractor will be formally launched by Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and ..

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NDB to invest $100 Million into NIIF Fund of Funds

The New Development Bank (NDB) has announced to invest $100 million into the NIIF Fund of Funds (FoF). Highlights With the NDB’s investment of $100 million, the NIIF FoF has now secured $800 million in commitments. NDB has joined the ..

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The world celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science every year on the 11th day of February.  The year 2021 marked the 6th International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The day was celebrated under the ..

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China’s Tianwen-1 probe enters the Mars Orbit

A Chinese spacecraft named Tianwen-1 has successfully entered the orbit around Mars on February 10, 2021. Key Facts The probe entered the MARS Orbit after making the journey of 6 and a half month from the Earth. This mission is ..

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Global Hackathon: NPCI PayAuth Challenge

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced to launch ‘NPCI PayAuth Challenge’. It is a global-level hackathon that will be organised to get the alternatives of the authentication of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions. One such alternative options ..

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Financial Literacy Week 2021-Highlights

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the Financial Literacy Week (FLW) for the year 2021. The literacy week started from February 8 and it will conclude on February 12, 2021. Financial Literacy Week (FLW)-2021 This year, the Financial ..

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US announces Sanctions on Myanmar’s Military Leaders

The President of United States, Joe Biden, announced sanctions on the military leaders in Myanmar on February 10, 2021. Key facts The sanctions were put by the Biden’s administration in order to prevent the Myanmar’s generals from accessing the $1 ..

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