current affairs 05 february 2021

1. Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign to promote electric vehicles

Under its electric vehicle policy, the Delhi government has planned extensive subsidies on purchase of electric two-wheelers and four-wheelers, besides waiving road tax and registration charges
More than 6,000 electric vehicles have been purchased since the policy launch in August 2020. The government has also issued tenders for setting up 100 charging stations across the city
The government has fixed an ambitious target of 25 per cent electric vehicles among total vehicle registrations in Delhi by 2024

Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down. Replacing the billionaire will be Andy Jassy, who has been working with the company for more than two decades. In a letter to his employees, the outgoing CEO called his successor Jassy “an outstanding leader” and conveyed in him his full confidence

India slipped two places to 53rd position in the 2020 Democracy Index’s global ranking, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit
Norway topped The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Democracy Index report
Out of 167 countries, the Democracy Index classifies 23 countries as full democracies, 52 as flawed democracies, 35 as hybrid regimes and 57 as authoritarian regimes.
India has been classified as a ‘flawed democracy’ along with countries such as the US, France, Belgium and Brazil.

The 13th edition of the Aero India show began at Bengaluru’s Yelahanka Air Force Station on Tuesday
The event was inaugurated by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Three Mi-17 helicopters took part in the flypast during the inauguration of Aero India-2021
India offers a unique opportunity in defence and aerospace manufacturing. Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, domestic manufacturing of bigger and complex defence platforms has become the focus of the country’s defence policy