current affairs 15 february 2021

 1. 11th edition of ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav’ to be inaugurated on 14th February, 2021 at Cooch Behar Palace in West Bengal.

• Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is the flagship festival of this Ministry of culture.
• It is organized since 2015 with the active participation of Seven Zonal Culture Centres has been playing a pivotal role to take the vibrant culture of India out to the masses instead of confining to auditoria and galleries.
• It has been instrumental in showcasing, folk and tribal art, dance, music, cuisines & culture of one state in other states.
  
  
  

2. PM Modi hands over indigenous Arjun tank to Indian Army in Chennai

• Arjun Mark 1A has 71 major and user-driven upgrades that make it world-class and will immensely benefit the Indian Army
  
  
  

3. Rashmi Sawant first Indian Female to Head Oxford Student Union

• Indian student Rashmi Sawant has been elected as the President of the Students Union of Oxford University of America, one of the most prestigious universities in the world
• Rashmi Sawant of Karnataka joined the University of Oxford seven months ago after completing her mechanical engineering and at that time she had not thought that she would contest the student union of this university and thousands of students would vote for her.
• Rashmi is currently pursuing an MSc in Energy Systems at Oxford University
  
  
  

4. Volvo Cars appoints Jyoti Malhotra as managing director in India

• With the appointment of Jyoti Malhotra, Volvo Cars India has chosen the first Indian to lead the company in India
  
  
  

5. Prime Minister Dedicates To Nation BPCL’s Petro-Chem Complex In Kerala

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated to the nation a Rs 6,000 crore petrochemical complex of oil major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. in Kochi and Ro-Ro vessels of Inland Waterways at Willingdon Islands.
• Prime Minister also inaugurated the Cochin Port Trust's International Cruise Terminal and Cochin Shipyard's Vigyana Sagar, a campus for Marine Engineering Training Institute.
• he also laid the foundation stone of Cochin Port Trust's South Coal Berth. BPCL said the Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project located close to its Kochi Refinery here will produce Acrylic Acid, Oxo-Alcohol and Acrylates, which are predominantly imported,
• These products have applications in paints and coatings, solvents, adhesives, water treatment chemicals, construction industry and super absorbent polymer among others
• The service, operated by Inland Waterways Authority, will benefit trade as a result of reduced transportation cost and transit time, and will also lead to reduced congestion on the roads of Kochi