DAILY GK: 21, 22 FEB 2021
1. KHAJURAHO DANCE
FESTIVAL
• 47th edition of Khajuraho Dance Festival
at Khajuraho, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) Heritage site in Madhya Pradesh.
• The temples at Khajuraho were constructed
during the Chandella dynasty, between 950 and 1050.
• Currently there are around 20 temples
remains, which belong to two different religions Hinduism and Jainism.
2. RBI PUTS WITHDRAWAL
CAP ON DECCAN URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.
• RBI on considering the present liquidity
position of Deccan Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., has imposed a withdrawal cap
of Rs 1,000 on the customers of the bank.
• But, customers are allowed to set off
loans against deposits subject to conditions.
3. INDIA’S BRICS 2021
WEBSITE
• External Affairs Minister Dr. S.
Jaishankar launched India’s BRICS
(Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)2021
website(https://brics2021.gov.in/about-brics.html).
• In addition to this, he also soft launched
the upgraded facilities at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan that will serve as the
Secretariat for BRICS Summit.
• India assumed the presidency of BRICS for
2021.
• Russia was the chair of BRICS for 2020.
4. ‘ARROW-4’ – AIR
DEFENSE SYSTEM MISSILE
• Israel Missile Defense Organisation &
United States Missile Defense Agency have commenced work on the development of
‘Arrow-4’ anti-ballistic missiles which will be part of Israel’s multi-layered
Ballistic Missile Shield.
• Arrow-4 Missile Shield will be an advanced
version of the existing Arrow-2 & Arrow-3 Interceptors.
5. BOOK “RASHTRA
PRATHAM – 82 VARSHON KI SWARNIM GATHA”
• Amit Shah, Home Minister of India released
a book titled “Rashtra Pratham – 82 varshon ki Swarnim Gatha” (Nation First –
The Golden Story of 82 Years), which chronicles the history of Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) since its raising in 1939.
• The book was compiled by historian Dr
Bhuwan Kumar Jha of Delhi University.
6. WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL
JUSTICE 2021
• The United Nations(UN)’s World Day of
Social Justice is annually observed across the globe on 20th February to
promote and ensure Social justice in letter and spirit in the world where the
social inequality persists.
7. IKEA TO INVEST
RS.5500 CRORE IN UP
• Government of Uttar Pradesh(UP) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with IKEA, a Swedish furniture and home
applications company, which is set to invest Rs.5500 crore in the state during
the next 5 years.
• The government of Uttar Pradesh has
allocated 47,833 square meters of land in Noida for IKEA Outlet, which will be
one of the largest IKEA outlets in the World (at present the largest IKEA
outlet is in Stockholm, Sweden which is 55,221 square meters).
