1. Recently, on the cover page of which magazine, Indian women involved in farmer movement have found a place?

In its March edition, America's Time magazine gave a place on the cover page to those Indian women who joined the peasant movement.  The magazine has featured a picture of these women on the international cover page, which joined the movement against 3 agriculture laws of the Modi government. 

2. Who became the first African country to approve COVAXIN?

 Zimbabwe has approved COVAXIN, India's indigenous corona vaccine.  The Indian Embassy in the capital Harare said that Zimbabwe has become the first African country to do so.

3. How many institutions in the country have got a place in the top 100 of QS World Ranking by Subject -2021?

The 12 institutes of the country have been ranked in the top 100 of the QS World Ranking by Subject -2021.  IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Guwahati, IIM Bengaluru, IIM Ahmedabad, JNU, Anna University, Delhi University, OP Jindal University.

4. Who has recently been awarded the "Seravik Global Energy and Environmental Leadership" award?

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the Global Energy and Environmental Leadership Award of Cambridge Energy Research Associates Week (Seravić) on Friday.  In an event organized through video conference, the Prime Minister accepted this honor.

 The award was instituted in the year 2016.  Seravić was founded by Dr. Daniel Yergin in 1983.  Seraviak has been held in Houston every year since its inception in March.

5. Recently, a high-level national committee of how many members has been constituted to commemorate 75 years of independence?

 The central government on Friday set up a 259-member high-level national committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for programs to mark 75 years of India's independence.


 Members of the committee will include former Union President Pratibha Patil, Chief Justice SA Bobde, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, 28 Chief Ministers, Lata Mangeshkar, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, LK Advani, Mamta Banerjee and all Union ministers and governors including members of the opposition  .


 Under this, the events will begin on 12 March 2021, 75 weeks before 15 August 2022, the same day marks the 91st anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's historic Salt Satyagraha.

6. Recently Nikolai Snasarev was found dead in the room of NIS Patiala Hostel, which area was he associated with?

 India's medium and long distance (race) athletics coach Nikolai Snasarev was found dead in his hostel room at the National Institute of Sports here on Friday.  President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Adile Sumariwala gave this information.

7. Recently, agricultural economist Ashok Gulati has been appointed as additional director in which bank?

 Private sector Kotak Mahindra Bank has appointed agricultural economist Ashok Gulati as additional director on its board of directors.  Their tenure will be for 5 years.