Tag Archive | Timeline

February 27, 2021

News for 27 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

GHMC mulls OTS once again
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
Govt. to waive loans taken by women SHGs
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
‘PSU banks, insurers important’
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
India ‘out of recession’, GDP grows 0.4%
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
Current inflation target band apt for next 5 years, says RBI report
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]

February 26, 2021

News for 26 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

Govt. to monitor OTT content
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
Informal sector workers yet to recover: Study
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
India, China review status at LAC
[Important for: IP, IR]
States can move first on fuel tax cut: FM
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
‘Bad bank’ move will not hit existing ARCs: RBI’s Das
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
‘Fiscal deficit aim of 6.8% for FY22 realistic’
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
Privacy vs curbs: Rules reflect global trend but sweeping blacklist puts law and order at centre
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
NASA’s Perseverance rover captures panoramic view of Mars crater
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
IIT-Madras researchers identify alternative source for anti-cancer drug Camptothecin
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

February 25, 2021

News for 25 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

Joe Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to U.S.
[Important for: IP, IR]
India takes on Pakistan at U.N. Human Rights Council
[Important for: IP, IR, Internal Security]
India-China | Disengagement a win-win situation, says Army Chief
[Important for: Defence, Internal Security]
Facebook bans Myanmar military from its platforms with immediate effect

[Important for: IP, IR]
Coronavirus | Large real world study confirms Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine 94% effective
[Important for: Health & Medicine]
Tie-up with Serum Institute of India key to mass production of COVID vaccines, say two pharma majors
[Important for: Health & Medicine, Business]

February 24, 2021

News for 24 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

‘Deliberate subversion of justice in riots cases’
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
Govt. to review anti-dumping duty on Chinese steel products
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
She beat cancer at 10. Now she’s set to be the youngest American in space
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
Blow to Oli as Nepal top court reinstates dissolved House
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
‘Pharma exports to Arab nations cumbersome’
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]

February 23, 2021

News for 23 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

India Ratings raises banking sector outlook to ‘stable’
[Important for: Economy, Business, Essay]
‘Growth momentum needs to be strengthened’
[Important for: Economy, Business, Essay]
Iran, IAEA reach deal on inspections
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Maldives Parliament debates defence deal with India
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
China firm slams ‘third-party’ interference in Lanka project
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
House panel asks ISRO to make landslip warning system
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]

February 22, 2021

News for 22 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

Ingenuity helicopter, strapped to NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, sends first status report
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
‘Union govt. gradually managing fiscal deficit’
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
China detains 3 bloggers for ‘insulting’ Galwan soldiers
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Iran says talks with IAEA chief ‘fruitful’
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
UK urges Sec Council to push for pause in wars
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]

February 22, 2021

News for 21 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

China’s Coast Guard law raises concern
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Ease path for businesses: Modi
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
Officials have to walk extra mile to serve citizens: HC
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
‘Privatisation will deprive poor of quota benefits’
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
‘View India’s spending in context of stimulus’
[Important for: Economy, Business, Essay]
Wettest place on Earth sees decreasing trend in rainfall
[Important for: Environment & Ecology, Essay]
An estimate of WASH across healthcare facilities in India
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
‘Something we’ve never seen’ – Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]

February 20, 2021

News for 20 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

New education policy key to self-reliant India: PM
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
India, China complete Pangong Tso withdrawal
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
‘New PSE policy envisages at most 4 strategic-sector firms’
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
Indian IT workers to benefit from U.S. immigration bill
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Indian-American behind NASA rover’s Mars landing
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Iran renews call to US to lift all sanctions imposed by Trump
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars: Will search for signs of life, to collect rock samples
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]

February 19, 2021

News for 19 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

Quad meet: India, U.S. call for rule of law in Myanmar
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Democrats set to unveil Biden’s immigration Bill
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Biometric authentication to benefit farmers: Centre
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars today: 5 things you must know
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
NASA rover Perseverance hurtles toward historic landing attempt on Mars
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
NASA’s Perseverance rover makes historic landing on Mars
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]

February 18, 2021

News for 18 February, 2021

Important News for Today:

Cabinet approves PLI plan for telecom
[Important for: Polity, Essay]
India’s rating to hinge on lower fiscal deficit, debt: S&P
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
Start-ups must create world-class products: PM
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
China blocked Ma’s IPO over ‘political links’
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Iran says ready for talks with UN nuclear watchdog chief
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
NASA’s Perseverance rover ready for a difficult landing on Mars’ Jezero crater
[Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]