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25TH FEBRUARY 2021 – PIB SUMMARIES
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Khelo India National Winter Games
Context:
The second edition of the Khelo India National Winter Games to be inaugurated on February 26.
Details:
The Games will be held from 26th February to 2nd March, 2021 in Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir.
The event has been organised by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, in
collaboration with the J&K Sports Council and the Winter Games Association of J&K.
The sports activities will include alpine skiing, nordic ski, snowboarding, ski mountaineering, ice
hockey, ice skating, ice stock, etc.
27 States, Union Territories and Boards are sending their teams to participate in the games.
Khelo India is a national sports development programme launched by the government in a bid
to revive the sports culture in India at the grassroots level, thereby turning India into a sporting
nation.
The India Toy Fair 2021
Context:
PM to inaugurate The India Toy Fair 2021.
About The India Toy Fair, 2021:
This initiative is in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of making India a global hub for the Toy
Industry.
The Fair aims to provide an impetus to the underlying themes of “Atmanirbhar Bharat” and
“vocal for local” campaigns, launched by the Government to promote indigenous industries.
It also aims to leverage the potential of toys in making learning joyful across all ages in
education.
The India Toy Fair 2021 intends to bring policy makers, toy manufacturers & distributors,
investors, industry experts, MSMEs, artisans, start-ups, children, parents and teachers together
on a common platform, in a bid to propel the growth of the Indian Toy Industry, giving it a
global competitive edge.
The main attractions of the Fair include a Virtual Exhibition with over 1000 virtual stalls,
webinars by State Governments, knowledge sessions with engaging panel
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discussions/webinars on diverse topics by experts on areas including toy-based learning, craft
demonstrations, competitions, quizzes, virtual tours, product launches, etc.
Mannathu Padmanabhan
Context:
PM pays tributes to Sri Mannathu Padmanabhan Ji on his Punya Tithi.
About Mannathu Padmanabhan:
Mannathu Padmanabhan (1878 – 1970) was an Indian social reformer and freedom fighter from
Kerala.
He took part in anti-untouchability agitations and advocated opening temples for people of all
castes.
He also participated in the Vaikom Satyagraha.
He is also known for his founding of the Nair Service Society (NSS).
India Pharma 2021 & India Medical Devices 2021
Context:
Union Minister inaugurated a four-day Global Investors’ meet: India Pharma 2021 & India Medical
Devices 2021.
Details:
The event is organised by FICCI along with the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of
Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India, and Invest India (India’s national investment
promotion & facilitation agency, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry).
EY-FICCI report titled ‘Indian Pharmaceutical Industry 2021: Future is Now’ was also
launched during the event.
Key Highlights of the EY-FICCI report
The opportunities that have emerged to accelerate the growth of Indian pharmaceutical and
healthcare industry are – innovation led research and development, healthcare delivery (R&D),
manufacturing and supply chain, and market access.
The Indian pharmaceutical industry has to reinvent and undertake fundamental reforms to
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achieve the ambitious target of $130 billion in size by 2030.
To reach that target from the current $42 billion, the Indian pharmaceutical industry will require
to double the last decade’s growth rate of 6% to 12%.
The overall growth has been driven by the industry’s leadership in supplying generic
formulations to markets across the globe.
Accelerating research and innovation:
To meet this objective, the industry must consider setting up an overarching regulatory
body and a central body to streamline research infrastructure and financing from all
government bodies.
Achieving equitable and sustainable healthcare with support of digital healthcare infrastructure
and enabling teleconsulting and focusing on preventive healthcare are also important.
The focus of manufacturing and supply chain initiatives would be to develop capabilities in
active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and enable the manufacturing of complex generics.
Besides attracting talent, it is vital to encourage and set up pharma machine manufacturing
facilities in India to lower fixed costs, enable savings in forex and reduce time to set up
additional facilities.
There is also a need to bolster the logistics infrastructure for connecting the key pharma hubs
in the country in order to facilitate quick and cost efficient movement of goods including cold
chain facilities.
Improving access to medicines and various global best practices in drug pricing and
procurement models can be contextualized for developing geographies.
Digital marketing of pharma products too must be considered.
MCA & CBIC sign MoU
Context:
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC),
Ministry of Finance, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for data exchange between the
two organisations.
About the MoU:
The MoU is in line with the vision of MCA and CBIC to harness data capabilities to ensure
effective enforcement.
Both the organisations are going to benefit from access to each other’s databases which
include details of import-export transactions and consolidated financial statements of
companies registered in the country.
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The data sharing arrangement gains significance in light of development of MCA21 Version 3
which will utilise state of the art technology for enhancing ease of doing business in India and
improve regulatory enforcement and similar steps by CBIC like the launch of ADVAIT.
ADVAIT: Advanced Analytics in Indirect Taxation, a 360-degree taxpayer profiling tool.
AI/ML, data analytics will play a critical role in achieving this synergy.
The MoU will enable sharing of specific information such as details of Bill of Entry (Imports),
Shipping Bill (Exports) Summary from CBIC and financial statements filed with the Registrar by
corporates, returns of allotment of shares.
MCA21 Version 3.0.
MCA21 is an end-to-end holistic e-Governance project which has been running successfully
and has enabled the Corporate Affairs Ministry to achieve very high standards of service
delivery, besides providing the Government with a comprehensive National Corporate
Information Database.
MCA21 system is also integrated with the registration of EPFO, ESIC, GST, PAN and TAN at the
time of incorporation of companies.
MCA21 Version 3.0 will have additional modules for e-Adjudication, e-Consultation, and
Compliance Management.
The version is envisioned to strengthen enforcement, promote Ease of Doing Business,
enhance the user experience, facilitate seamless integration and data exchange among
Regulators.
Aligned with global best practices and aided by emerging technologies such as Artificial
Intelligence, MCA21 V3 is envisioned to transform the corporate regulatory environment in
India.
India-USA Executive Steering Group (ESG) Meeting
Context:
The 24th edition of the India-USA Executive Steering Group (ESG) meeting was held at New Delhi for
two days in February 2021.
Details:
The forum is an Army to Army engagement that meets every year alternately in India and the
USA to discuss Army to Army cooperation.
A number of contemporary issues of mutual interests where discussed with an aim to enhance
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the engagements in diverse fields.
For the first time the meeting was held both in person and through virtual mode owing to
restrictions of COVID-19.
City Innovation Exchange (CiX)
Context:
City Innovation Exchange (CiX) launched for fostering innovation in urban ecosystem.
City Innovation Exchange (CiX) Platform:
The City Innovation Exchange (CiX) will connect cities to innovators across the national
ecosystem to design innovative solutions for their pressing challenges.
The platform will ease the discovery, design& validation of solutions through a robust,
transparent and user centric process that will reduce barriers for innovators and cities to
discover fitting solutions.
Built on the concept of ‘open innovation’, the platform will help in the flow of ideas ‘outside in
and inside out’, enhancing the skills and capacity required to deliver smart urban governance.
Through interaction with the academia and businesses/startups, the platform will benefit cities
in the transfer of ideas from ‘labs’ to the real environment.
Similarly, by helping urban governments interact with citizens, the platform will ensure
adoption of tested solutions that will be impactful and sustainable.
The Platform has more than 400 start-ups, 100 smart cities, more than 150 challenges
statements and over 215 solutions at the time of launch.
Swachh Iconic Places (SIP)
Context:
Ministry of Jal Shakti announces selection of 12 sites for transforming them into ‘Swachh Tourist
Destinations’ under Phase-IV.
Details:
The Swachch Iconic Places initiative, under the Swachch Bharat Mission, s a special clean-up
initiative focused on select iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural places in the country.
The initiative is coordinated by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in association with
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the Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and the concerned
State governments.
More about the Swachch Iconic Places in the link.
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has now selected 12 more sites to be included in
the SIP programme (phase IV).
The 12 sites are:
Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
Sanchi Stupa, Madhya Pradesh
Kumbhalgarh Fort, Rajasthan
Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan
Ramdevra, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana
Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha
Rock Garden, Chandigarh
Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Banke Bihari Temple, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Kalighat Temple, West Bengal
The initiative aims at enhancing the experience of both domestic and foreign visitors by
improving the sanitation and cleanliness standards at and around the sites.
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