Current Affairs - February 12, 2021 Current Affairs

The Bangalore International Airport Limited's (BIAL) has bagged global recognition from the Airports Council International World's 'Voice of the Customer' award.

The Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has launched a Loumi Connect app which would enable connect farmers with Horticulture and Agriculture experts.

The Delhi cabinet has approved "Mukhyamantri Vigyan Pratibha Pariksha" in which Rs 5,000 will be provided to 1,000 meritorious students of Class 9 in schools of Delhi as a science scholarship.

The Skyroot Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bellatrix Aerospace to make use the Orbital Transfer Vehicle, being developed by Bellatrix Aerospace.

'By Many a Happy Accident: Recollections of a Life' is a book authored by M Hamid Ansari, the former Vice President of India.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) have restricted the permissible amount of industrial Trans Fatty Acid (TFA) in food products to 2 percent.

Sangeet Paul Choudhary is the author of a book titled 'Platform Scale: For a Post-Pandemic World'.

The 14th International Children's Film Festival of Bangladesh (ICFFB) came to an end in Dhaka. A total of 12 awards were presented to the winners at the concluding ceremony. 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.

The United Nations designated World Pulses Day is observed every year on 10 February.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced to set up the first 'Thunderstorm Research Testbed' of the country at Odisha's Balasore district.

The Indian School of Business moved up five places to 23rd in the Financial Times Global MBA ranking 2021.

Mi India has announced the Bollywood actor Sonu Sood as the brand ambassador for Redmi 9 Power.

The India and Afghanistan have signed a MoU for the construction of the Shahtoot Dam (Lalander Dam) on a tributary of the Kabul River in Afghanistan.

The Indian Army has laid the foundation stone of the tallest 'Iconic National Flag' at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir. The flag will be on a 100 feet-high pole, the highest Tricolour in the Valley.

The Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma became the sixth Indian and third pacer from the country to take 300 wickets in Test cricket.

The theme of the World Pulses Day 2021 is Nutritious Seeds for a Sustainable Future.

The Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve set up as the 5th Tiger reserve of Tamil Nadu. It will be the 51st Tiger Sanctuary of India.

The Union Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh has announced an investment of Rs 400 crore in Goa to make the coastal state a fisheries hub in the country.

The Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Kailash Choudhry has inaugurated the National Horticulture Fair 2021 in Bengaluru. The theme of NHF 2021 is 'Horticulture for Start-Up and Stand-Up India'.