National

Indo-Myanmar border

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the government has decided to construct a fence along the entire 1643-kilometer-long Indo-Myanmar border.
• Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram share international boundary with Myanmar.

EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Programme

• Minister of Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan launched the EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Programme in New Delhi.

Stop TB Partnership

• Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually addressed 37th Board Meeting of Stop TB Partnership in Brazil.
• He said that globally the reduction in TB cases is 8.7 percent while in India it is 16 percent, which is almost double.

International

Iran announces visa-free travel

• Iranian government has approved a visa-free policy for Indian nationals.
• This policy will be only valid for tourism purposes.

Person in News

Hasan Mahmud

• Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Hasan Mahmud arrived in New Delhi on a three-day visit to India.

Mark Phillips

• Prime Minister of Guyana Mark Phillips arrived in New Delhi on a six-day visit to India.

Tarun Chhabra

• Tarun Chhabra has been appointed new Nokia India head.

Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi

• Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi has been appointed as the new Army Vice Chief.

Miscellaneous

India Energy Week 2024

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with top energy sector CEOs at India Energy Week in Goa.
• Prime Minister said that India is set to witness an investment of 67 billion dollars in the energy sector over the next 5 to 6 years.

ULLAS Mela

• Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the two-day ULLAS Mela at the National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi.

National Science Day 2024

• National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28 February to commemorate the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect’.
• Government of India designated 28 February as National Science Day (NSD) in 1986.