National News
1. India’s 1st Aqua Mega Food Park Commissioned in Andhra Pradesh
i. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal commissioned Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park at Tundurru Village in Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh through video conferencing.
ii. The park is promoted by Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt. Ltd. It will be the first Mega Aqua Food Park operationalised exclusively for fish and marine products processing in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Andhra Pradesh CM: Chandrababu Naidu, Governor: ESL Narasimhan.
The Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Pvt. Ltd has been set up in 57.81 acre of land at a cost of Rs. 122.60 crores.
2. Important Cabinet Approvals: 14th February 2019
i. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the following set of approvals. The important Cabinet Approvals are given as follows:
ii. The Cabinet has approved-
1. MoU between India and Morocco for setting up of a Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism.
2. Proposal for leasing out of 1.61 acres of land at Alipur, Delhi, owned by Delhi Milk Scheme to Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium for setting up of Kisan Mandi.
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3. 16th Lok Sabha Session Concludes
i. The last session of 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on 13th of February 2019. Giving the details for the tenure of 16th Lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed that there were a total number of 331 sittings for Lok Sabha. 205 bills were passed and the productivity was 85%.
ii. For Rajya Sabha, 154 bills were passed and the productivity was 68%. The just-concluded Parliament session provided 10 sittings spread just-concluded of 14 days. The productivity of Lok Sabha was 89% and that of Rajya Sabha was 8%.
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Sumitra Mahajan is the present Speaker of Lok Sabha.
4. AYUSH Ministry Launched e-AUSHADHI Portal
i. Minister of State (IC) for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik launched the e-AUSHADHI portal, for online licensing of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs and related matters at New Delhi.
ii. This e-AUSHADHI portal is intended for increased transparency, improved information management facility, improved data usability and increased accountability.
5. Indian Army Carried Out The Annual Exercise Named ‘Exercise Topchi’
i. Indian Army showcased its artillery firepower by using ultralight Howitzers and indigenous Swathi weapon-locating radar at the annual “Exercise Topchi”. The exercise was held at Deolali Camp near Nashik.
ii. There were a showcase of display of rockets, missiles, surveillance, and target acquisition radars, remotely piloted aircraft and hi-tech equipment in addition to gunfire.
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Chief of the Army Staff – General Bipin Rawat.
International News
6. Macedonia Officially Changed Its Name to North Macedonia
i. The country, formerly known as the Republic of Macedonia officially changed its name to the Republic of North Macedonia, on paper ending a decades-long dispute that should pave the way for NATO membership.
ii. The freshly named country celebrated the event with a flag-raising ceremony marking its prospective – and long-awaited – accession to NATO.
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North Macedonia Capital: Skopje, Currency: Macedonian denar.
Awards
7. Bradley Cooper Wins Best Director From PETA for ‘A Star Is Born’
i. Bradley Cooper has been awarded the ‘Oscat’ by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
ii. The animal rights organisation awarded Cooper "for his enlightened decision to cast his own canine companion in 'A Star Is Born' rather than using one supplied by a notorious animal exhibitor".
8. Siddhartha Lal Wins The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year For 2018
i. Siddhartha Lal, managing director and chief executive officer, Eicher Motors, has been awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for 2018. Lal will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from 6 – 8 June 2019.
ii. The other EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 winners are:
1. Lifetime Achievement Award: Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro.
2. Start-up: Byju Raveendran, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Think & Learn (BYJU’S).
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Books and Authors
9. P Chidambaram’s Book “Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India” Launched
i. Former Vice President Hamid Ansari launched the new book of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram named “Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India” at Nehru Memorial Museum, New Delhi.
ii. The book is a collection of essays on the country’s atmosphere of fear and how the constitutional values are being threatened.
Sports News
10. ‘Clouded Leopard’ To Be Mascot For National Games 2022
i. The Sports and Youth Ministry in the meeting of Executive Committee of the National Games 2022 has chosen the Smiling Clouded Leopard to be the Mascot for the National Games 2022.
ii. Meghalaya will host the 2022 National Games, which is coinciding with its 50 years of statehood. Clouded Leopard is among the wild cats that live throughout the forests of Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia Hills.
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Meghalaya Capital: Shillong, Chief Minister: Conrad Sangma, Governor: Tathagata Roy.
Obituaries
11. Chemistry Nobel Prize Winner Manfred Eigen Passes Away
i. German scientist Manfred Eigen, who jointly won the 1967 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, passed away aged 91.
ii. Eigen had won the prize for working on a method to calculate speeds of extremely fast chemical reactions, effected by disturbing the equilibrium by means of short energy pulses.
12. Legendary Goalkeeper Of England, Gardon Banks Passed Away
i. One of the world’s most famous goalkeeper Gordon Banks passed away at the age of 81 in England. Gordon Banks was named as FIFA (The Federation Internationale de Football) Goalkeeper of the year six times and earned 73 caps for England between 1963 and 1972.
ii. He won World Cup in 1966
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