Top Headlines 18th February 2021: EducationBro

Top Headlines 18th February 2021 EducationBro

Top Headlines 18th February 2021: EducationBro

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Top Headlines 18th February 2021 Given Below:

1. Cabinet approves Amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

• The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Women and Child Development to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 to introduce measures for strengthening Child Protection set-up to ensure best interest of children.
• The amendments include authorizing District Magistrate including Additional District Magistrate to issue adoption orders under Section 61 of the JJ Act, in order to ensure speedy disposal of cases and enhance accountability.

2. PM Modi to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of key projects of power and urban sector in Kerala on 19th February

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of key projects of power and urban sector in Kerala on 19th February 2021 at 4:30 PM via video conferencing.
• Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the 320 KV Pugalur (Tamil Nadu) - Thrissur (Kerala) power transmission project.
• Prime Minister Modi will dedicate to the nation the 50 MW Kasaragod Solar Power Project. It has been developed under the National Solar Energy Mission.
• Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of the Integrated Command and Control Centre at Thiruvananthapuram.
• Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Smart Roads Project in Thiruvananthapuram.
• Prime Minister will inaugurate the 75 MLD (million litres per day) Water Treatment Plant at Aruvikkara, built under the AMRUT Mission.

3. 11th IEA, IEF, OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks held in virtual format

• Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas &Steel, participated in the 11th IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks —held virtually— on 17th February 2021 under the patronage of the Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud.

4. Cabinet approves Comprehensive Economic cooperation and Partnership Agreement between India and Mauritius

• The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) between India and Mauritius.
• The India-Mauritius CECPA will be the first trade Agreement to be signed by India with a country in Africa.

5. Cabinet approves production-linked incentive scheme for telecom sector

• The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Telecom and Networking Products with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 12,195 crore.
• The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme intends to promote manufacture of Telecom and Networking Products in India and proposes a financial incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract investments in the target segments of telecom and networking products in order to encourage Make in India.

6. PM Modi to address Convocation of Visva-Bharati on 19th February

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the Convocation of Visva-Bharati on 19th February, 2021 at 11 AM via video conferencing. 
• Visva-Bharati was founded by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in 1921. It is the oldest Central University in the country. In May 1951, Visva-Bharati was declared to be a Central University and "an Institution of National Importance" by an Act of Parliament.

7. Veteran Congress leader, former Union minister Captain Satish Sharma passes away at 73

• Veteran Congress leader, former Union minister Captain Satish Sharma passed away on Wednesday in Goa. He was 73.
• Satish Sharma served as the Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister between 1993 and 1996 in the PV Narasimha Rao government.

8. 9th Round of India-Japan Consultations on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Export Control held in virtual format

• The 9th Round of India-Japan Consultations on Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Export Control was held in a virtual format.
• The two sides exchanged views on a range of contemporary issues of mutual interest in the areas of nuclear, chemical, biological disarmament and non-proliferation, conventional weapons, outer space security and export control.

9. Prime Minister Modi launch ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ and lay foundation stone of two bridges in Assam

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’, lay the foundation stone of Dhubri Phulbari Bridge and perform Bhumi Pujan for construction of Majuli Bridge Assam on 18th February 2021 at 12 noon via video conferencing.

10. India vs England: Ahmedabad's Motera Stadium to host day-night Test and 5 T-20

• The world’s largest cricket stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad is all set to host the third and fourth test matches as well as five T 20 Internationals between India and England starting from the 24th February 2021.