1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared on 23rd February 2021 that the Central government is aiming to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from the country by 2025. He said that wearing masks, early diagnosis and treatment are important in its prevention.
2. United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 22nd February 2021 banned all non-essential international travel to and from the country till at least 17th May 2021. The decision was taken in the view of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Tripura, in a first-ever initiative, has started using plastic waste for the construction of roads. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on 22nd February 2021 that the main aim is to reduce plastic waste and make the environment plastic-free.
4. India and Mauritius on February 22, 2021, signed free trade agreement along with 5 key pacts. This is the first such agreement of India with an African country and it was signed during the visit of EAM S Jaishankar to the island nation.
5. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar recently inaugurated Lakshadweep Forest Department’s headquarters, Atal Paryavaran Bhavan. The Union Minister was on a four-day visit to the Union Territory from February 19-22, 2021.
6. In a landmark decision, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has allowed Saudi Arabian women to take up arms and enter the military. Saudi Arabian women can now be employed as soldiers, lance corporals, corporals, sergeants and staff sergeants.
7. Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya recently put forward a new political demand of ‘Greater Tipraland’. The demand comes 17 months after he resigned as the state president of the Congress party.
8. The Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated the first route and terminal buildings of Kochi Water Metro, a project to connect the islands around the city using state-of-the-art boats.
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