Published on: February 6, 2023

Snippets: 6 FEBRUARY 2023

Snippets: 6 FEBRUARY 2023

  • 7th pay commission is constituted under the chairmanship of former Chief Secretary Sudhakar Rao
  • Prime Minister Modi to unveil Asia’s largest helicopter factory HAL in Gubbi, Tumkuru also new green field helicopter factory
  • Indian Railways to introduce Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train under ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ Scheme at Gujarat
  • Veteran singer and Padma Bhushan awardee, Vani Jayaram passed away
  • The United States shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon that had floated over American airspace for several days, triggering the latest diplomatic crisis amid already worsening relations between the world’s two biggest powers.
  • Chile has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions after a devastating heat wave sparked forest fires
  • Former Pakistan President and Army chief General Pervez Musharraf (retd), who proposed what he called the “Musharraf formula” to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, passed away in Dubai
  • IFFCO Nano Urea Plant to be established at Deoghar, Jharkhand
  • Uttarkhand announced to be ‘drug-free’ by 2025, also de-addiction workshop ‘Mission Drugs Free Devbhoomi’ organised
  • India, France and the United Arab Emirates declared their common intent to formalise a “trilateral cooperation initiative” to collaborate on nuclear energy and explore opportunities in the Indian Ocean region.
  • The birth anniversary of saint-poet Guru Ravidas is celebrated on Magh Purnima called as Guru Ravidas Jayanti on 5th of February .