Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2021

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Karnataka recently launched the office of the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM). It aims to increase the digital economy contribution to Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) to 30 per cent.
The state also launched the “Beyond Bengaluru” to achieve this target. 51 per cent stakes of the mission is given to industry associations and the remaining is kept by the state government.

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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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US President Joe Biden has announced a series of sanctions on the military leaders of Myanmar. This follows the military action to overthrow a democratically elected leadership.
The U.S also announced that it is taking steps to prevent the military leaders from accessing the USD 1 billion Myanmar Government funds held in the United States.

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Maguri-Motapung Beel is a wetland and lake located near the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park in Assam.
Recently, it was making news because, Maguri-Motapung Beel, a rare duck species was spotted in the lake along with a flock of Indian spotbill duck. The duck, whose primary habitat is in eastern China and southern Japan, was spotted after 118 years in the state.

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Indian Army organised a Seminar-cum-Webinar, named as ‘Divya-Drishti 2021’ on Multi-Domain Operations: Future of Conflicts.
It was organised by Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS). Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General MM Naravane participated in the webinar. India’s Preparedness in Multi Domain Operations was focussed in the session.

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The Government of India has approved applications from leading medical devices manufacturing companies, under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
These companies include Siemens Healthcare, Sahajanand Medical Technologies, Nipro India Corporation and Wipro GE Healthcare.

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Tunisia Africa Business Council and Indian Economic Trade Organization (IETO).
The MoU seeks to establish the India Tunisia Business Council. The event was organised by IETO and was attended by members from the Ministry of External Affairs, India, Ministry of Foreign Affairs based in Tunis, businesspersons and Academia.

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The Kerala state Government announced that it is set to launch an initiative, to set up and modernise mini-museums.
This project is spearheaded by Keralam Museum, an organisation which builds and modernises museums. The state has also launched the ‘District Heritage Museum’ and aspires to be a museum hub of the country.

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As per the recent data from the EU statistics agency Eurostat, China was the biggest trading partner of the European Union.
Last year, China overtook the United States as the biggest trading partner of the EU. As per the agency, Britain which is not a part of the European Union at present, was the third-largest trading partner.

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Pi Beam – an IIT Madras-incubated start-up has recently launched a 2-wheeler named PiMo. This vehicle can be charged faster than a smart mobile phone.
It has a range of 50 km and is priced at Rs.30,000/-. This vehicle does not require registration and is targeted at personal and commercial users.