CURRENT AFFAIRS

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 17, Feb 2021

For : GS-3: EconomyCONTEXT:The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has stayed the order passed by market regulator SEBI.Earlier SEBI had put a one-year ban on Future Retail Chairperson Kishore Biyani and some other promoters from the securities market.Interim measure: SAT ha

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• 17, Feb 2021

For: GS-2: International RelationsCONTEXT:India and Mauritius have signed Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA). This is the first trade Agreement signed by India with a country in Africa.COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP AGREEME

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 16, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Environment, Renewable EnergyCONTEXT:The Danish government on Thursday approved a plan to build an artificial island in the North Sea as part of its effort to switch to green energy. The project is being called the largest construction project to be undertaken in Denmar

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• 16, Feb 2021

For : GS-3: EnvironmentCONTEXT:After six elephants died in just 14 days at Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked the authorities to take immediate measures to stop the fatalities.NEWS IN DETAILS:Fatalities:

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• 16, Feb 2021

For: GS-2: International RelationsCONTEXT:Seven West Media has become the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism in a partnership announced on Monday.Meanwhile Nation's Parliament considers draft laws to force digital g

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• 16, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Economy, AgricultureCONTEXT:APEDA upgrades the GrapeNet to ensure secured, scalable and cost effective interface in the exports value chain.About GrapeNet:The GrapeNet is a web based certification and traceability software system for monitoring fresh grapes export

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• 15, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Economy, Infrastructure-RoadCONTEXT:The Union Ministry of Road Transportation and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that FASTag will become mandatory from Monday midnight and vehicles.Without FASTag will have to pay twice the toll amount.NEWS IN DETAILS:

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 15, Feb 2021

For: GS-1 : HistoryCONTEXT:Researchers have discovered three fossils of the earliest known living animal — the 550-million-year-old ‘Dickinsonia’ — on the roof of the Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, about 40 km from Bhopal.ABOUT THE FOSSILS OF ‘DICKINSO

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 15, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Economy, E-CommerceCONTEXT:E-commerce major Amazon moved the Supreme Court to stay the operation of a Delhi High Court order of February 8, which had revoked an earlier direction to Future Group to maintain status quo on the sale of its retail assets to Reliance Indus

• Be N By IAS, Delhi
• 15, Feb 2021

For: GS-3: Economy, EnvironmentCONTEXT:Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday unveiled India’s CNG-powered tractor and said this will aid in making the farmers Atmanirbhar (self-reliant).NEWS IN DETAILS:Diesel tractor brought in 2012 has been converte