Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2021

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The Education Ministry is set to name the 383 residential schools and 680 hostels funded under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme as ‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose residential schools.
Under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme, the Ministry provides financial assistance to States and UTs to open and run residential schools, to promote schooling in less populated areas and tribal areas.

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“Al-Amal”, Arabic for Hope, is the unmanned space probe of the United Arab Emirates. The ambitious space programme is the first interplanetary mission of the Arab countries.
It was making news recently, as it is expected to reach the orbit of Mars and study on its weather. UAE launched the probe from Japan last year. It also has plans to launch an unmanned rover to the moon by 2024.

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Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted permission to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for using drones
The conditional exemption has been provided for live aerial shooting of the Indian Cricket tournaments in 2021, including the Indian Premier League. Drone operator Quidich will deploy the vehicles to capture the matches.

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SVAMITVA is a new scheme launched under the Panchayati Raj Ministry in 2020. It aims to provide the property cards to the property owners through drone survey by Survey of India.
Out of the total budget allocation to the Ministry, a provision of Rs.200 crores has been made for the SVAMITVA scheme. The pilot phase of the scheme was approved with Budget outlay of Rs.79.65 crore, to be implemented in 9 States.

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Foreign grants received by NGOs are regulated by the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 or FCRA. After registering with the Home Affairs Ministry, the NGO would be provided a unique FCRA registration number, to be renewed every five years.
As per the recent Government data, the FCRA licences of over 20,600 NGOs were cancelled in the last 10 years, on violation of the provisions of FCRA act.

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The Government has approved inclusion of ‘Specialty Steel’ under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme.
A financial outlay of Rs 6322 Cr has been made to promote the domestic manufacturing of ‘Specialty Steel’. It aims to attract capital investment, generate employment and enhance technology up-gradation in the steel sector.

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‘BioAsia’ is a flagship summit hosted by the state of Telangana. It is a global summit which unites the scientists and businesses in various fields with special focus on Life Science.
The 18th edition of BioAsia is scheduled to be held during February 22-23, 2021. The theme of the summit is ‘Move the Needle’, with focus on Covid-19, global health, pharma and medtech.

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Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited, previously the Namrup Fertilizer Complex, is located on the bank of Dilli river, Assam.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for Grant-in-aid of Rs.100 crore to BVFCL, Namrup (Assam) for smooth operations of its urea manufacturing units.

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FAME India stands for ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India Scheme’.
The phase 2 of FAME scheme is being implemented with a total budgetary support of Rs 10,000 crore. As per the Road Transport Ministry, the government aims to support through subsidies about 62,000 electric passenger cars and buses, along with 15 lakhs electric three- and two-wheelers.

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As per the Chinese lunar calendar, a 12-year cycle is described, which is used in the Chinese Zodiac. As per the country’s Zodiac, this year is celebrated as the Year of Ox.
The country celebrates the festival for sixteen days, beginning from the Chinese New Year’s Eve to the Lantern Festival. After China adopted the Gregorian calendar, the Chinese New year was renamed as the Spring Festival.