Current Affairs 6th March 2021

1. CSIR – NIO to Launch 90 – day Cruise Missile to map Genomes in Indian Ocean
2. Madhya Pradesh top in Land Records Digitisation: 2^nd N – LRSI index 2021
3. MoHUA releases Rankings for Ease of Living Index 2020 & Municipal Performance Index 2020
4. Ramesh Pokhriyal unveiled QS World University Ranking 2021 by Subject; 12 Indian Institutes named in top 100
5. EPFO Recommends 5% Interest Rate for PF Contributions for 2020-2021
6. Harsh Vardhan launches “CSIR Floriculture Mission”
7. Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre Inaugurated TEPC’s “India Telecom 2021” Exclusive International Business Expo
8. Atal Innovation Mission partners with Mathworks to Strengthen India’s deep – tech startup ecosystem
9. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Collaborates with IIT Bombay to establish Center of Excellence for ‘Games’
10. China regains its position as India’s Largest Trading Partner
11. More than 931 Million Tonnes of Food Waste generated in 2019 : UN Food Waste Index 2021
12. Reliance Power forms JV with Jera for 745 MW project in Bangladesh
13. India’s Position downgraded to ‘Partly Free’ in Freedom in the World 2021 Report
14. Closure of Schools due to COVID has impacted 247 Million Children in India: UNICEF Study
15. 2021 set to be ‘make or Break year ’ to combat global climate emergency : UNFCCC report
16. India’s Fourth Partner Energy sets up Joint Venture in Indonesia
17. Kotak Mahindra Bank Signed an MoU with the Indian Army for Salary Account
18. PNB Housing Finance Signed a co- lending Agreement with Yes Bank for Home Loans
19. IIT Madras Start – up Pi Beam launches Electric Two – wheeler called ‘PiMo’
20. New Book “Artificial Intelligence and the Future and the Future of Power: 5 Battlegrounds” authored by Rajiv Malhotra
21. National Safety Day 2021 – March 4
22. National Security Day 2021 – March 4
23. Arunachal Pradesh Dy CM Presented Rs. 578.50cr Deficit State Budget for FY22
24. Uttarakhand CM Trivandra Singh Rawat presents State Budget 2021 – 22 with an outlay of INR 57, 400 Crores
25. AMNS Signed a MoU with Odisha of Set Up Integrated Steel Plant; AMNS to Invest Rs.50000 crore
26. UP CM Launches ‘Path Pradarshak’ Free Coaching Facility for Competitive exams