CURRENT AFFAIRS 16th FEBRUARY

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February 16, 2021

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# Toolkit case

 

 

  • The Delhi police on monday said non bailable warrants (NBWs) had been issued against mumbai based advocate Nikita Jacob and her associate Shantanu Muluk.
  • They are to be arrested in the same “toolkit case” in which “Disha Ravi” has been arrested.
  • Both Nikita jacob and shantanu muluk have sought transit anticipatory bails from the bombay high court.
  • The toolkit is a document, which was created in which “prior action plans” about digital strikes to be conducted is mentioned.

 

 

 

# Fasttags

 

 

  • National highway authority of India has made fasttags mandatory from february 16.
  • Vehicles without valid fasttags will be charged double toll tax .
  • Nationally, already about 80-85% commuters are making payment through fasttags.

 

 

 

# Geospatial data policy

 

 

  • The government of India had made a sweeping change in country’s mapping policy.
  • The government has liberalised the norms of governing the acquisitions and production of geospatial norms.
  • This move will help boost innovation in the sector and create a level playing field for public and private entities.
  • Under the new guidelines, the sector will be be deregulated and aspects such as prior approvals for surveying mapping and building applications based on that have been done away with.

 

 

 

# Import-export

 

 

  • India recorded a 6.2% surge in exports in january 2021.
  • This is the second month in a row that outbound trade recorded positive growth after the covid-19 pandemic since 2020.
  • Imports also grew for the second successive month in january, rising 2%.
  • Non-oil and Non-gold imports recorded a sharper growth of 7.5%.

 

 

 

# Smartphone market

 

 

  • While the Indian smartphone market declined by 1.7% in 2020.
  • It is expected to witness high single digit growth in the current year.
  • The Indian smartphone market exited 2020 at 150 million units, a 1.7% year on year decline.

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