PM launched Asom Mala Project in Assam

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NATIONAL NEWS

PM launched Asom Mala Project in Assam

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the “Asom Mala” Project in Assam on 7th February, 2021.
  • Assam Mala or Asom Mala road project under Bharat Mala will play a major role in improving connectivity in the state.
  • The cost estimate of the project is ₹8210 crore.
  • This Project will improve state highways and connect villages to the urban centres in the next 15 years.
  • He also laid foundations for two medical colleges in Assam

 

Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan

  • The prestigious Akashvani Music Festival, will hereinfter be named after Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.
  • Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was conferred the Bharat Ratna award in 2009.
  • Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was born on 4 February 1922 at Gadag, then part of Dharwad district of Karnataka
  • He attained fame as a pre-eminent exponent of the Khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music - bhajans and abhangs.

 

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1st India-EU High Level Dialogue on Trade and Investment

  • The 1st High Level Dialogue (HLD) between India and European Union was held on 5th February, 2021.
  • The dialogue was co-chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal.
  • Commitment to the establishment of this Dialogue was a major outcome of the 15th India-EU Leader’s Summit held in July 2020, with an objective for a Ministerial level guidance towards the bilateral trade and investment relations.

 

BUSINESS NEWS

India's Forex reserves jump to record high

  • The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by 4.85 billion US Dollars to touch a record high of 590.18 billion dollars in the week ended January 29.
  • Forex reserves rose on account of an increase in foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves. FCA increased by 5.03 billion dollars to 547.22 billion dollars.
  • The gold reserves declined by 164 million dollars to 36.29 billion dollars in the week ended January 29.
  • The country's reserve position with the IMF also declined by 6 million dollars to 5.16 billion dollars in the week.

 

APPOINTMENTS

Chairman of National Safety Council

  • Shri S. N. Subrahmanyan has been appointed Chairman of the National Safety Council for a period of three years.
  • National Safety Council which has a major role to play to ensure safety in work places under new Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.
  • S. N. Subrahmanyan is currently the CEO and Managing Director of L&T Ltd.

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