Current Affairs

 

                                   Current Affairs

FEBUARY -  11

• The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has put a probe called Hope in the orbit around the MARS.

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it will purchase four government securities (G-Secs) that amount to ₹20,000 crores.

• The State Bank of India’s (SBI) Economic Research Department has revised GDP estimates of India for FY21 to contract 7.0%. Earlier this was estimated GDP at -7.4%.

• India’s growth would bounce back to 10.4% in the upcoming fiscal according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra).

• Digital payments platform, PhonePe has announced that it has partnered with Axis Bank on a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) multi-bank model.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 through video conferencing.

• Robert Irwin, an Australian wildlife photographer, has won the first prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award Contest.

• The Bangalore International Airport Limited’s (BIAL) or Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru has bagged global recognition from the Airports Council International World’s ‘Voice of the Customer’ award.

• World Unani Day has observed every year on 11th February.

• International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed globally on 11 February.