DAILY GK: 28 FEB 2021
1. KHELO INDIA NATIONAL
WINTER GAMES 2021
• PM Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the
2nd Edition of Khelo India National Winter Games 2021 in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).
• The event will take place from February
26-March 2, 2021.
• It aims to strengthen the resolve for ‘Ek
Bharat, Shreshth Bharat’ (One India, One Nation).
2. INDIA HOLDS 1ST
SHERPAS MEETING 2021
• India virtually held the inaugural 3-day
long Sherpas meeting from February 24-26, 2021.
• This is the 1st Sherpas meeting hosted by
India after it assumed the 2021 BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa)
Chairship.
• India succeeds Russia as the Chair of
BRICS.
• The meeting was chaired by Sanjay
Bhattacharyya, Secretary, CPV and OIA (Consular, Passport & Visa and
Overseas Indian Affairs) & P Harish, Additional Secretary, Economic
Relations as India’s BRICS Sherpa & Sous Sherpa.
3. INDIA’S 1ST UNDERSEA
TUNNEL COMPLETED BY 2023
• Two undersea tunnels are under
construction in Mumbai city, as a part of the 10.58 kms long, Mumbai’s Coastal
Road Project.
• 2 tunnels each 3-3.2 m wide are
constructed for 2.07 km long of which one kilometer is constructed under the
seabed.
• Notably, this is India’s 1st Undersea
Tunnel which will come to operation by 2023.
• Constructed at 20m below the seabed.Uses
1st of its kind Ventilation system, “Saccardo”.
• The tunnel will be connecting North Mumbai
with South Mumbai, as a toll-free path easing up traffic.
4. NEW MD & CEO OF
THE CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA
• The Central Government has appointed Matam
Venkata Rao, the Executive Director of Canara Bank as the new Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Bank of India for a period of 3
years.
• Central Bank of India was the first Indian
commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians.
5. PRANAB MUKHERJEE’S
MEMOIR TITLED ‘THE PRESIDENTIAL YEARS: 2012-2017’ RELEASED
• Late Former President of India Pranab
Mukherjee’s memoir(Authored by Pranab Mukherjee) titled ‘The Presidential
Years: 2012-2017’ has been released in January 2021.
• The book was published by Rupa Publications India.
• The book gives an account of how Pranab
Mukherjee reshaped the functioning of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• During his presidency, he worked with 2
Prime Ministers(PMs) namely, Dr Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi, who is the
current PM of India.
• He was the 13th President of India.
• Memoir – A Historical account or biography
written from personal knowledge.
