National current affairs- March 2, 2021
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1- The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh to set up a film institute in the film city in Noida.
2-A Goa-based environment activist Subham Kar Chaudhuri sought anticipatory bail in Toolkit case.
3-IAEA- The International Atomic Energy Agency
OMCs- Oil marketing companies
IMD- The India Meteorological Department
FICN- Fake Indian Currency Notes
TTAADC- Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
NUE- New Umbrella Entity
4- Flipkart Grocery services are now available in over 50 cities via Marketplace.
5-BJP MP Nand Kumar Singh Chauhan has passed away. He was 68.
6-Govt-the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) inked MoUs for Rs 225 Cr benefits to seafarers.
7-Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited the whole world to be part of India’s growth.
8-Smartphone maker OPPO has roped in Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan as product ambassador.
9-The Parliamentary committee on External Affairs has invited view on India’s Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs).
10-Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that close to 40 Lakh signed up on CoWIN portal to receive the Covid vaccines shot.
11- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has presented bold budget and claimed that it will take Chhattisgarh to new heights.
12-60 government and private medical colleges to be affiliated to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University which will be ready by the end of 2021.
13- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has flagged off 12 electric buses in Bihar.
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14- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said the state has been aiming for 10% share in India’s overall exports basket by 2030.
15-Haryana DGP Manoj Yadava got one year extension.
16-Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala took the first dose of Covishield vaccine.
17-Twitter has tested audio chat tool Spaces on Android in India.
18-Political parties in Andhra Pradesh are making use of technology and social media for municipal polls.
19-Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP heavyweight Yogi Adityanath said BJP will stop cow smuggling in 24 hrs if BJP is voted to power in Bengal.
20-The Telangana government has felicitated the first Covid patient, doctors and other staff at the state-run Gandhi Hospital.
21-Trinamool Congress legislator from Pandabeswar in West Burdwan district joined BJP.
22-The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case against the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM) and its chief Hidayat-ullah Malik.
23-Telangana government has announced a 10-member committee to mitigate human-animal conflict.
24-Deputy Chief Minister C. N. Ashwathnarayan said K’taka has launched Engineering R&D policy.
25-Mohammed Riyaz, the son-in-law of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI-M legislator T.V.Rajesh sent to judicial custody.
26-Delhi University (DU) said a hard copy of the college degree would be provided for free to students who have graduated from various colleges affiliated to it.
27-Amazon Prime Video, the OTT platform has issued apology over ‘Tandav’.
28-Karnataka water resources minister Ramesh Jarakiholi caught in sex scandal.
29-Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan is likely to contest from 2 seats in TN Assembly polls.
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30-Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), is the richest man in India with $ 83 billion. He is second richest in Asia and 8th richest in the world.
31-‘Fauji Calling’ film starring Sharman Joshi declared tax free in Delhi.
32-Rashtriya Janata Dal MLAs have launched protest with LPG cylinders, onions in Bihar Vidhan Sabha.
33-India exposed Pak for hosting the largest number of terrorists at UNHRC.
34-Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan and his better half Suprava Harichandan received coronavirus vaccine shots.