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February 7 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

1. Which edition of International Children’s Film Festival of Bangladesh (ICFFB) held in Dhaka, Bangladesh?
A) 11
B) 12
C) 13
D) 14
E) 15
Answer: D) 14

• The 14th International Children’s Film Festival of Bangladesh (ICFFB) came to an end in Dhaka.
• 179 films from 37 countries were shown at various venues during the 7-day long festival organised by the Children’s Film Society (CFS) of Bangladesh.
• Apart from Bangladesh, films from India, Armenia, US, UK, Ireland, Japan and China among others were shown in the course of the festival.
• Dutch Film Jackie and Oopjen was awarded the Best International Feature Film Award.
• The Best Director award went to Ani Oganesyan for his film Stork’s Nest from Armenia.
• A total of 12 awards were presented to the winners at the concluding ceremony.
• Bangldeshi film Maati got The Young Talent Award while Lottery won the Special mention under the Young Talent Award.
• Minister of State for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak was the Chief Guest during the closing ceremony.
• He announced that the government will contribute Tak 50 lakh next year for organizing the festival.
• He said that a digital cineplex will be constructed in Joy Silicon Valley in Rajshahi this year.

Bangladesh:
Capital: Dhaka
Currency: Bangladeshi Taka
President: Mohammad Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh – 14th International Children’s Film festival.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the foundation stone of two hospitals and launch ‘Asom Mala’ in which state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Uttar Pradesh
E) Assam
Answer: E) Assam

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam for laying the foundation stone of two hospitals and launch ‘Asom Mala’, a programme for state highways and major district roads, at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district of the state.
• Foundation stones for medical colleges and hospitals in Biswanath and Charaideo will be laid.
• This will boost Assam’s health infrastructure.
• In the last few years, the state has made rapid strides in healthcare.
• This has benefitted not only Assam but also the entire Northeast.
• ‘Asom Mala’, aimed at helping improve state highways and major district roads network in the state.
• The two medical colleges and hospitals are being set up at Biswanath and Charaideo at a total estimated project cost of over ₹1,100 crores.
• Later in the day, PM Modi will dedicate the LPG import terminal built by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited to the nation in Haldia, West Bengal.

Assam:
Capital: Dispur
CM: Sarbananda Sonowal
Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space and All important policy issues and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister:
Minister: Narendra Modi
Constituency: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Narendra Modi – Launch ‘Asom Mala’, lay foundation stone of two hospitals.

3. Who lay the foundation stone of key infrastructure projects in the oil and gas and road sector at Haldia of Purba Medinipur district?
A) Venkaiah Naidu
B) S. Jaishankar
C) Amit Shah
D) Ramnath Kovind
E) Narendra Modi
Answer: E) Narendra Modi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal this afternoon.
• He will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of key infrastructure projects in the oil and gas and road sector at Haldia of Purba Medinipur district.
• On his second visit to the state of West Bengal within three weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation projects worth four thousand and seven hundred crore rupees at Haldia.
• He will lay the foundation stone of the Second Catalytic Dewaxing Unit at the Haldia Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
• He will also inaugurate three more projects, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, BPCL’s LPG Import Terminal at Haldia, GAIL’s Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline and NHAI’s four-lane ROB cum flyover at Ranichak.
• The Catalytic Dewaxing Unit is estimated to be built with Rupees one thousand and 19 crores and to be completed by April 2023.
• Once commissioned, this will lead to import substitution in the spirit of Atmanirbhar Bharat and save foreign exchange of 185 million US Dollars.
• On the other hand, Mr Modi will be dedicating a 347-kilometre long Dobhi – Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline built with an investment of 2,400 crore rupees as a part of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project towards achieving ‘one Nation, One Gas Grid’.
• The LPG import terminal of BPCL, built with an investment of around 1,100 crore rupees, has a capacity of one Million Metric Tonne Per Annum which will cater to the growing requirement of LPG in the eastern and north-eastern states of India.
• At the same time, a road over bridge-cum-flyover built at Ranichak by NHAI with 190 crore rupees for seamless traffic movement in Haldia port gate will also be inaugurated.

Prime Minister, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space and All important policy issues and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister:
Minister: Narendra Modi
Constituency: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal:
Capital: Kolkata
CM: Mamata Banerjee
Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar

Prime Minister – Key Oil, Gas and Road infrastructure projects at Haldia in
West Bengal.

4. Which Minister attended the third phase of Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar mela in Guwahati?
A) Finance Minister
B) External Affairs Minister
C) Women & Child Development Minister
D) Civil Aviation Minister
E) Jal Shakti Minister
Answer: A) Finance Minister

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the third phase of Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar mela in Guwahati.
• In the event, the Assam government is to distribute financial assistance of 3 thousand rupees each to nearly 7.5 lakh people belonging to tea garden areas.
• Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Rameshwar Teli and state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also attended the event.

Finance and Corporate Affairs:
Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman
Constituency: Rajya Sabha MP, Karnataka

Assam:
Capital: Dispur
CM: Sarbananda Sonowal
Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

Finance Minister – Third phase of Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar mela in Guwahati.

5. Government of India allocates how much amount for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for 2021-22?
A) Rs. 12000 crore
B) Rs. 14000 crore
C) Rs. 16000 crore
D) Rs. 18000 crore
E) Rs. 20000 crore
Answer: C) Rs. 16000 crore

• To boost the safety of farmers’ crops and ensure maximum benefit of crop insurance reaches to farmers, the Government of India has allocated Rs 16000 crores for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)for the fiscal year 2021-22.
• This is a budgetary increase of around Rs 305 crore as against the previous fiscal year 2020-21, which reiterates the government’s commitment towards growth of agriculture sector in the country.
• The scheme extends coverage for the entire cropping cycle from pre-sowing to post-harvest including coverage for losses arising out of prevented sowing and mid-season adversities.
• 5 years ago, on 13th January 2016, the Government of India approved this flagship crop insurance scheme.
• The scheme was conceived as a milestone initiative to provide a comprehensive risk solution at the lowest uniform premium across the country for farmers.
• PMFBY is globally the largest crop insurance scheme in terms of farmer participation and 3rd largest in terms of premium. Over 5.5 crore farmer applications are received on year-on-year basis.

Government of India – Rs. 16000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for 2021-22.

6. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar flagged off a mobile exhibition awareness campaign on covid vaccination and Aatmnirbhar Bharat in which place?
A) Kolkata
B) Bengaluru
C) Chennai
D) Hyderabad
E) Pune
Answer: E) Pune

• Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar flagged off a mobile exhibition awareness campaign on Covid vaccination and Aatmnirbhar Bharat in Pune.
• Under this campaign 16 specially fabricated vans will travel across 36 districts of Maharashtra to spread awareness among people.
• The campaign has been designed and implemented by the Regional Outreach Bureau, Pune of Ministry of I&B in collaboration with the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the IEC Division of the Maharashtra Health Department.
• The vans will also display messages through LED screens and these vans will be live tracked through GPS.

Union Minister Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Information and Broadcasting
Ministry: Prakash Javadekar
Constituency: Rajya Sabha MP, Maharashtra

Prakash Javadekar – State wide awareness campaign on COVID19 vaccination and Aatmanirbhar Bharat in Pune.

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