National

Green Hydrogen

• Government has come out with guidelines for undertaking pilot projects for using Green Hydrogen in the transport sector.
• The Guidelines have been issued by the New and Renewable Energy Ministry under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

First Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi.
• It is the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East.

Green Hydrogen Plant at Airport

• Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in Kerala has entered into an MOU with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to set up a green hydrogen plant in its premises to produce 1000 KW of power.
• The project is said to be the first Green Hydrogen plant in an airport in the world.

Economy

16th Finance Commission

• The 16th Finance Commission (XVI-FC) held its first meeting under the Chairmanship of Dr. Arvind Panagariya in New Delhi.

Defence

AFMS & IIT Roorkee join hands

• Armed Forces Medical Services and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee signed an MoU to foster research in improving combat medical support & patient care of serving personnel.

Stabilised Remote Control Guns

• Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Advanced Weapon Equipment India Ltd. (AWEIL), Kanpur for manufacturing & supply of a total of 463 indigenously manufactured 12.7 mm Stabilised Remote Control Guns (SRCG) for the Indian Navy & Indian Coast Guard at a total cost of Rs. 1752.13 crores, with Indigenous Content (IC) of more than 85%.

Person in News

Suresh Raina

• Suresh Raina has been appointed as the captain of VVIP Uttar Pradesh for the inaugural season of the Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL).

Virendra Bansal

• Virendra Bansal has been appointed as the new MD & CEO of SBI Capital Markets.
• He replaced Rajay Kumar Sinha, who has been appointed as the Whole Time Member (Finance and Investment) of the IRDAI.

Miscellaneous

ENIAC

• ENIAC was the world’s first programmable, electronic, digital computer.
• It was dedicated to the University of Pennsylvania on February 15, 1946.

Coastal Aquaculture Authority

• Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA) Chennai, under the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal husbandry and Dairying, GoI started a National Campaign to achieve 100% farm registration in the country.