NATIONAL NEWS

MPEDA Signs MoU to boost Marine Product Exports

• The Marine Products Export Development Authority of India has signed a MoU with National Cooperative Development Corporation to boost the exports of Marine products from India.
• Under this MoU both the entities will formulate programmes to improvise infrastructure for primary production and post-harvest management of marine products for exports.

President inaugurates world's largest Cricket stadium

• President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the newly constructed world’s largest Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium at Motera in Ahmedabad.
• Narendra Modi Cricket stadium- that spreads across over 63 acres of land.
• It has an Olympic-size swimming pool, a clubhouse with 55 rooms, gymnasium, indoor practice pitches and food courts.

BUSINESS NEWS

Adani Signed agreement to set up data centres

• Adani Enterprises signed a 50:50 joint venture agreement with EdgeConnex, a leading global data centre operator.
• The joint venture will develop and operate data centres throughout India.
• Initial data centres to be developed in Chennai, Navi Mumbai, Noida, Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad.

ORBITUARY

Rahul Khullar

• Rahul Khullar, a 1975 batch IAS officer, has passed away due to illness on 23^rd February, 2021.
• He was born in 1953.
• He has been the TRAI Chief during the time of Net Neutrality issue.
• He has also served as the Secretary under the Ministry of Commerce.

ONE-LINE FACTS

• Bharati Airtel has joined with the Qualcomm to roll out 5G services in India using open radio network (O-RAN) approach for virtualised networks.
• National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has signed to take 25.51 per cent stake in Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd.