# Sero survey

• Nearly one in five (21%) Indians had been infected by the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus until December 2020.

• This data is revealed in the third round of the serological survey by the ICMR.

• This is roughly a three fold increase since August and a twenty fold increase may, when previous rounds of the survey were conducted.

• The survey sampled people from 70 districts across 21 states.

# Delhi government – LG

• The ministry of home affairs (MHA) is all set to introduce a legislation in the budget session of the parliament to amend a 1991 act pertaining to the powers and functions of the Delhi government and of lieutenant governor.

• This proposed legislation received union cabinet’s approval on wednesday.

• The bill is likely to clearly define the powers of the LG and the Delhi government on the lines of the Supreme court judgement in february 2019.

# Tejas export

• Hindustan aeronautics limited (HAL) is actively looking for exports of the Tejas LCA with countries in South east asia and west asia showing interest in buying it.

• This LCA tejas will be exported to other countries at the same rate as it has been sold to IAF.

• HAL also announced an ambitious futuristic project for the development of an unmanned fighter jet, which would be controlled by a manned aircraft called “manned-unmanned” teaming.

• This system will be called combat air teaming system (CATS).

# Maternal welfare scheme

• The government’s maternity benefit scheme or pradhan mantri matru vandana yojana, has crossed 1.75 crore eligible women till financial year 2020.

• A total sum of 5931.95 crore was paid to 1.75 crore eligible beneficiaries between financial year 2018 and 2020.

• This information has been provided by women and child development minister smriti irani in the lok sabha.

# CGTN

• United Kingdom’s regulator stripped china’s state TV channel of its national broadcasting license on thursday.

• This decision has been taken by regulators after an investigation cited lack of editorial control and links to china’s ruling communist party.