{"id":85684,"date":"2021-02-07T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T08:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/?p=85684"},"modified":"2021-02-07T13:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T08:16:00","slug":"top-weekly-current-affairs-31-january-2021-to-06-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/data-flair.training\/blogs\/top-weekly-current-affairs-31-january-2021-to-06-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Weekly Current Affairs \u2013 31 January 2021 to 06 February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we will see the latest current affairs from 31st Jan-21 to 06th Feb-21. This latest current affairs news is a must for aspirants of competitive exams. So let\u2019s start!!!<\/p>\n

Polity and Governance<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. Vehicle Scrapping Policy<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Finance Minister of India made the official launch of the Vehicle Scrapping Policy on 1 February 2021. <\/span><\/p>\n

The policy makes it compulsory for people to do the fitness tests of their private vehicles in automated centers every 20 years. <\/span><\/p>\n

The policy will start in the country from April 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana<\/span><\/h4>\n

The healthcare improvement was one of the highlights of the budget. <\/span><\/p>\n

PM Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana is one such initiative to improve health centers at the secondary and primary levels. <\/span><\/p>\n

The yojana will function for 6 years with a budget of Rs. 64,180 crores.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Chauri Chaura Centenary celebrations\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

PM took over the video conference to inaugurate the Chauri Chaura centenary on 4 February 2021. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Chauri Chaura is an important event of the national freedom movement that took place in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. <\/span><\/p>\n

The PM issues a postal stamp to commemorate the dead and mark the incident.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4. The KAPILA campaign\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The government of India took an initiative to raise awareness around intellectual property rights with the launch of the KAPILA campaign. <\/span><\/p>\n

The decision dates back to October 2020 but the Union Education Minister shared this decision publicly on 4 February 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Environment and Ecology<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. The Switch Delhi campaign<\/span><\/h4>\n

The aam aadmi leader, Arvind Kejriwal made an official launch of the Switch Delhi campaign to promote the use of electric vehicles. <\/span><\/p>\n

The launch took place on 4 February 2021 where he requested people to use electric vehicles as much as possible to control air pollution in the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. World’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ oil consignment\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Reliance industry received the world\u2019s first consignment of carbon-neutral oil from the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n

The company got 2 million barrels of oil from\u00a0 Oxy Low Carbon Ventures. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mukesh Ambani\u2019s promise to make Reliance India Limited a zero-carbon company by 2035 is the reason behind this decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Economy and Infrastructure\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. Income Tax Remains the same and Senior Citizens relieved from ITR<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Union Budget came out on 1 February 2021 with the Finance Minister making economic announcements. <\/span><\/p>\n

The income tax return rates remain the same for the financial year 2021. And relief for senior citizens above 75 years as they get an exemption from filing IT returns. <\/span><\/p>\n

National Faceless Income Tax Tribunal was another important announcement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The former richest person on earth and the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos will step down from the position. <\/span><\/p>\n

He will now serve as the\u00a0 Executive Chair of the Board of Directors of Amazon. <\/span><\/p>\n

The CEO of Amazon web services, Andy Jessy will now become the CEO of Amazon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. The first human milk bank in India<\/span><\/h4>\n

Kerala is set to open the doors to its first human milk bank as announced on 5 February 2021. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kerala\u2019s Health Minister KK Shailaja will launch the development process soon. <\/span><\/p>\n

The idea is to ensure the accessibility to breast milk for newborn babies without mothers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

International Relations<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. Myanmar Military Coup<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Myanmar military took over the nation with their counselor Aung San Suu Kyi being detained. <\/span><\/p>\n

On 1 February 2021, the state declared an emergency and announced a new election after the end of the year 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Science and Technology<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. The 13th edition of the Aero India Show\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Defense Research and Development Organization hosts the biggest air show in Asia every year called Aero India show. <\/span><\/p>\n

This year the event took place in Bangalore on 3 February 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The show focuses on the latest defense technologies and systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Ministry of Jal Shakti\u2019s Gobardhan scheme<\/span><\/h4>\n

A web portal to manage the Gobardhan scheme was launched by the Ministry of Jal Shakti on 3 February 2021. <\/span><\/p>\n

The scheme helps villagers to manage their cattle and the biowaste. <\/span><\/p>\n

The idea is to use the biowaste efficiently to make compressed biogas which will likely increase farmer\u2019s income.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

International Relations<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. The Nuclear Treaty between the US and Russia\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

The United States of America extended the nuclear arms control treaty for the next five years with Russia. <\/span><\/p>\n

The extension was implemented just a day before the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. <\/span><\/p>\n

The decision is an effort to reduce the rising tension in Moscow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Awards and Prizes<\/span><\/h3>\n

1. Hindi Word of the Year 2020<\/span><\/h4>\n

The oxford language announced Aatmnirbhar as the Hindi word of the year 2020 which means self-reliance. <\/span><\/p>\n

The word came into the limelight after PM Modi declared to make India Aatmanirbhar in the tough times of pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Summary<\/h3>\n

These are the top Current affairs news from 31 January 21 to 06 February 21. Hope it was useful to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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