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• World Sustainable Energy Day (WSED) is Europe's largest conferences and in 2019 it will take place from [latex]27^{th}[/latex] February till [latex]1^{st}[/latex] March in Wels/Austria.


• It aims at achieving a smart, socially fair and sustainable energy system for competitive businesses and technology innovation. Clean energy transition will serve the needs of citizens, economic development and the environment.

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• Twelve days after the Pulwama terror attack, the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out major strikes at terror camps of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot town of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.


• Pakistani security forces and JeM terrorists were caught unaware when 12 Mirage fighter jets stormed in their territory around 3.40 am on [latex]26^{th}[/latex] February, and dropped around 1,000kg bombs, which killed up to 350 terrorists.


• After the entire operation was over, Prime Minster Narendra Modi, during his political rally in Rajasthan, said he would not let our country down, and that the country was in the "safe hands".


• While Pakistan has acknowledged the strikes carried out in the region, it has warned India of an appropriate response at the "time and place of its choosing".

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• China has opposed to the foreign interference in Venezuela`s internal affairs at a UN Security Council meeting.


• "China maintains that all countries should abide by the basic principles of international law and international relations, opposes foreign interference in the internal affairs of Venezuela, and opposes military intervention in Venezuela," Ma Zhaoxu, China`s permanent representative to the UN.

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• Indonesian officials said dozens of rescuers were using spades and ropes to dig out more than 60 people who were feared buried by the collapse of an illegal gold mine on the island of Sulawesi that killed at least three.


• Rescuers said they could hear the voices of some of those trapped in makeshift mining shafts in a muddy hillside in the Bolaang Mongondow area of North Sulawesi province and believed many were still alive.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the National War Memorial near India Gate in New Delhi which commemorates the soldiers who participated and made the supreme sacrifice in Peacekeeping Missions and Counter Insurgency Operations.


• The complex includes a central obelisk, an eternal flame and six bronze murals depicting famous battles fought by Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. Busts of the 21 awardees of Param Veer Chakra have been installed at Param Yoddha Sthal.


• PM Modi lighted the eternal flame at the central obelisk in the war memorial complex.

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• The Central Information Commission (CIC) has said that an electronic voting machine (EVM) is “information” under the Right to Information Act and it can be demanded by a citizen from the Election Commission (EC) by paying Rs. 10.


• This indicates that whenever an RTI is filed, the Election Commission (EC) has to either provide it or reject it only the exemption clauses in the RTI Act and the rejected cases can also be taken to the CIC.


• The decision was taken by Sudhir Bhargava- Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).


• He took into consideration the definition of information under Section 2(f) of the RTI Act which comprises “any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions, advices, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic form…”

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Network-18 Rising India Summit held in New Delhi and laid out his vision for a ‘New India‘. He was the Chief Guest of the event.


• The theme of the summit was, “Beyond Politics: Defining National Priorities”.


• The Prime Minister discussed on various topics including income tax and GDP numbers, India’s global standing, Jan Dhan accounts and unemployment.


• Rising India Summit is presented by Ebix and is one of most anticipated thought leadership forums in India.


• It showcased India’s unbounded potential as well as a celebration of its significant achievements and hosted a number of notables – top policy makers, Union Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers, entertainment icons, global visionaries, economists, writers and corporate leaders.

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• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj raised the terror attack that killed over 40 jawans during her bilateral meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, a day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) destroyed a major Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) terror training camp in Pakistan.


• We're aware of the recent dastardly terrorist attack on our security forces in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir perpetrated by Jaish-e-Mohammed, a Pakistan-based and supported terrorist organisation proscribed by UN and other countries.

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• The Army said at least five soldiers got injured after Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu by resorting to shelling with heavy calibre weapons.


• Army sources said that unprovoked ceasefire violation was initiated by Pakistani Army in 12 to 15 places all along the LoC. Two out of five injured soldiers were taken to a military hospital for treatment and are stable.

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• Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is the most vibrant and dynamic sector promising high growth potential for the Indian economy.


• Easy, quick and affordable access to finance for the MSMEs therefore becomes a priority towards strengthening this sector further.


• Digitisation and data driven decisions have significantly helped drive profitable lending and access to finance for the MSME sector and can further help in fuelling growth.

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• The government is looking at the possibility of merging regional rural banks (RRBs) operating within the same state and has urged the state-owned banks to explore such options, as it wants further consolidation among RRBs. It eventually wants to bring them down to a more manageable number of 10-15.


• There are 56 RRBs functioning in the country, and State Bank of India, the largest bank, is the biggest sponsor with 14 RRBs. Already, around 10 have been merged which will be effective from [latex]1^{st}[/latex] April this year.

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• Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia introduced the state budget with a major aim of providing support to higher education by allocating 26 percent of the total expenditure of budget to education.


• Two new universities have been proposed in NCR.


• University of Applied Sciences which will offer courses ranging from 3-month modular courses to the Ph.D. and M.Phil level.


• University for teachers’ training.


• Also, tablet computers will be distributed to all Class 11 and 12 students of Pratibha Schools and Schools of Excellence and with score above 80% in class 10.


• Entrepreneurship Curriculum to provide seed money to students will be launched from the upcoming session.

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• Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won the Cannes International Open after taking an easy draw with Pier Luigi Basso of Italy in the ninth and final round.


• He won the tournament with 7.5 points, a clear point lead over nearest rivals Nikita Maiorov of Belarus, Nasuta Grzegorz of Poland and Yuri Solodovnichecko of Ukraine.


• He registered 6 wins and 3 draws at the chess tournament.

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• Indian batsman Suresh Raina became the first Indian to score 8000 runs in T20 cricket after scoring just 12 runs in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Puducherry. He was playing for Uttar Pradesh.


• He has scored 8001 runs in 300 Twenty20s at an average of 33.47 and notched 4 centuries and 48 fifties in the shortest format. MS Dhoni is the only other Indian to have played 300 T20s so far.


• He has scored the 6th most runs in T20s after Chris Gayle (12298 runs), Brendon McCullum (9922), Kieron Pollard (8838 runs), Shoaib Malik (8603 runs) and David Warner (8111 runs).

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• Mahesh Elkunchwar, an eminent Indian Playwright, has been chosen for this 2019’s META Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be conferred upon him at the 14th Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) festival to be held on [latex]12^{th}[/latex] March 2019.


• He is critically-acclaimed and famous for having experimented with a wide range of drama and is considered a powerful force in both Indian and Marathi theatre scene. His 1985 play ‘Wada Chirebandi‘ (Old Stone Mansion) has been staged in Marathi,Hindi and Bengali and also adapted for television.


• He has written more than 30 plays and essays, like ‘Sultan’, ‘Holi’, ‘Garbo’, ‘Yatanaghar’, and ‘Atmakatha’ and is also a receiver of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.


• Previous recipients of the META Lifetime Achievement Award include Vijaya Mehta, Zohra Sehgal, Badal Sarkar,Khaled Chowdhary, Ebrahim Alkazi, Girish Karnard, Heisnam Kanhailal, Ratan Thiyam and Arun Kakade.

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• G.R. Karthikeyan was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the FMSCI annual awards function held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the father of Narain Karthikeyan– India’s first Formula One racer.


• Also, Raghul Rangasamy was honoured with the Upcoming Motorsport Person of the Year award for the Raymond Gautam Singhania Trophy.


• The awards were presented by the chief guest of the event, FIA president Jean Todt.

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• Dr. K. J. Srinivasa (IFS:2002) has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and is expected to take up the assignment shortly.


• He is currently the Consul General at the Consulate General of India, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan said that the Bengaluru-based space agency is set to launch an electronic intelligence satellite Emisat for the DRDO in March.


• Sivan added that ISRO will also launch 28 third-party satellites and demonstrate its new technologies like three different orbits with a new variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket in March. He, however, did not give a specific date.

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• Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu the book titled ‘Quality, Accreditation and Ranking – A Silent Revolution in the Offing in Indian Higher Education‘ edited by EPSI’s Alternate President, Dr. H Chaturvedi at the book launch function organized by the Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI), BIMTECH and Bloomsbury Pvt Ltd.


• The book contains articles, essays and research papers authored by some of the prominent educationists, policy makers, researchers and a media person.


• It presents an analysis of the past and present scenario in the Indian Higher Education and also focuses on how to raise the quality of colleges and universities to enable them compete globally.

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