Current Affairs - February 4, 2021 Current Affairs

The ruling Community Party of Vietnam has re-elected its 76-year-old General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong for a third five-year term.

This year the theme of World Leprosy Day 2021 is "Beat Leprosy, End Stigma and advocate for Mental Wellbeing".

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has decided to restrict its customers from withdrawing money from non-EMV automated teller machines (ATMs) with effect from 01 February 2021.

Saurabh Chaudhary has won the gold medal in first-ever Asian Online Shooting Championship.

Cicely Tyson passed away, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper's wife in 'Sounder' & won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88.

The Chauri Chaura is a town located near Gorakhpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate the Chauri Chaura Centenary celebrations.

The Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services has announced the appointment of Anish Shah as the chairman of the board.

As per the NSO's revised estimates released recently, the India's GDP growth rate for 2019-20 is 4%.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar outlined eight principles to repair strained relations between India and China.

In the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, a first of its kind botanical garden named 'Shivalik Arboretum' has been inaugurated

The fourth Foreign Office Consultations between India and Qatar were held virtually on Feb 1, 2021. The Indian side was led by Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Secretary (Consular, Passport and Visa and OIA), Ministry of External Affairs. The Qatari side was led by Dr. Ahmad Hassan Al-Hamadi, Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Tamil Nadu has beaten the Baroda in the final to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2020-21.

Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has inaugurated the 8th India International Silk Fair .

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has celebrated its 45th Raising Day on 01 February 2021.

Sandro Botticelli was a famous painter of Italy. Recently his 15th-century painting "Young Man Holding a Roundel" became the most expensive work by the Renaissance artist ever to appear at auction.

The Madrid based UN World Tourism Organization confirmed 2020 as 'worst year on record'.

The Indian-American Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency.

The Facebook Inc. has appointed Henry Moniz as its first-ever Chief Compliance Officer.