Feb-21st

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 21 February 2022

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1) Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy passed away from a heart attack.

➨Reddy, 50, was a two-time MLA from the Atmakur Assembly constituency in the Nellore district.

▪️Andhra Pradesh :- 

➨CM -  Jaganmohan Reddy

➨Governor - Biswabhusan Harichandan

➨ Venkateswara Temple 

➨Sri Bhramramma Mallikarjuna Temple

2) Google has named an Indore-based techie as one of the top researchers of its Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP).

➨ Aman Pandey, an Indian cybersecurity researcher and founder and CEO at Bugsmirror, uncovered and submitted 232 vulnerabilities in Android just last year.

3) The long-awaited water taxi services connecting the twin cities, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, first of its kind in India, was flagged off by Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray.

▪️Maharashtra :- 

CM - Uddhav Thackeray

Governor - Bhagat Singh Koshiyari

Trimbakeshwar Temple 

Bhimashankar Temple 

Grishneshwar Temple

4) Meta's oversight board has suggested Facebook and Instagram to make strict doxxing rules. It urged Meta to consider doxxing as an offence which should prompt temporary account suspension.

5) Senior journalist, Ravish Tiwari has passed away. He was the national bureau chief of Indian Express.

6) URJA Awards 2022, a brainchild of Usha Kakade’s Gravittus Foundation, honored Mr. Yohan Poonawalla, Chairman and Director of various Poonawalla Group of companies, with the Business Leader of the Year award this year.

7) Assam government will launch a four-year mentorship programme called Project Arohan to provide guidance to students and hone their skills.

▪️Assam 

CM - Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma

Governor - Prof Jagdish Mukhi

➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park

➨Kaziranga National Park

➨Nameri National Park

➨Manas National Park

8) Central Jail of Indore has got its own radio channel 'Jail Vaani-FM 18.77'.

➨ Through the radio channel, prisoners are hopeful of catching entertainment, while also becoming aware of the happenings around the world.

9) The prestigious ceremony of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 was held on February 20. 

➨ Film of the Year Award - Pushpa: The Rise

➨ Critics Best Film Award -  Sardar Udham Singh

➨ Best Film Award - Shershaah

➨ Best Actor Award - Ranveer Singh for film 83

➨ Best Actress Award - Kriti Sanon for film Mimi

➨ Critics Best Actor Award - Sidharth Malhotra

➨ Critics Best Actress Award - Kiara Advani

➨Outstanding Contribution to Films - Asha Parekh

10) The union government has nominated Sanjay Malhotra as Director On State Bank Of India's Central Board with immediate effect.

▪️ State Bank of India :- 

Founded - 1 July 1955

Headquarters - Mumbai, 

Maharashtra

Chairman - Dinesh Kumar Khara

11) The Union government has filed a draft red herring prospectus with the stock market regulator for selling 5% of its shares in the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India.

✸Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) :-

➨Founder - Government of India

➨Founded - 1 September 1956

➨Headquarters - Mumbai

➨Chairperson - M R Kumar

12) The Gujarat University Startup And Entrepreneurship Council launched the Vikram Sarabhai Children’s Innovation Centre (VSCIC).

➨The Centre will identify, nurture and support innovations by children from Gujarat.

▪️Gujarat:-

➨CM -  Bhupendra Patel

➨Governor - Acharya Devvrat

➨Nageshwar Temple 

➨Somnath Temple

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