February 1 & 2 current affairs

The Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul J. Crutzen, has passed away. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995, jointly with Mario J. Molina and F. Sherwood Rowland, for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone. 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided not to conduct the Ranji Trophy in 2020-21. This will be the first time in 87 years since its inception in 1934-35

Key points:

1.BCCI PRECIDENT SOURAV GANGULI

2.First edition in 1934

RS Sharma as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of country’s flagship public health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, also called Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

Key points:

1. It launched 23 September 2018

Maharashtra tops justice delivery in India Justice Report 2020

Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget 2021 .

The World Wetlands Day is observed every year on February 2 globally

Indian-American Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency.

Key points: .

1.NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

2.Jim Briden is the CEO of NASA

 

In Nainital district of Uttarakhand, a first of its kind botanical garden named ‘Shivalik Arboretum’ has been inaugurated, for conserving over 210 species of trees found in the Shivalik range of Himalayas.

 

Key points : 

1. Uttarakhand Govornor Baby Rani Maurya

2. Uttarakhand Cm Trivender Singh Rawat 

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is celebrating its 45th Raising Day on 01 February 2021.

Key points 

1.Director-General of Indian Coast Guard: Krishnaswamy Natarajan.

In accordance with the latest United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN-WTO) “World Tourism Barometer”, the year 2020 was the “worst year on record”