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Sreedhar’s CCE CURRENT AFFAIRS CAPSULE FEBRUARY-2020

FEBRUARY-2020

CURRENT AFFAIRS CAPSULE – FEBRUARY- 2020 BANKING

Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation increases the insurance coverage for depositors in all insured banks to Rs 5 lakhs.

According to the RBI, the special lending window with CRR exemption will be open from February 14 and incremental loans disbursed under this facility will have CRR exemption for the next five years.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a draft framework for authorization of a pan-India new umbrella entity (NUE) for retail payment systems.

As per RBI data, gross NPAs of PSBs rose from Rs 2,79,016 crore as on March 31, 2015, to Rs 6,84,732 crore as on March 31, 2017 and Rs 8,95,601 crore as on March 31, 2018.

IndusInd Bank tops list of 'Highest increase in brand value' among global banks.

Pact with HDFC to open new avenues for startups in Odisha

General Insurance Corporation of India has received license from Bank of Russia to commence reinsurance business in Russia.

RBI board recommends aligning accounting year with fiscal year from 2020-21.

India, World Bank sign USD 450 million loan agreement to improve groundwater management.

RBI gets Rs 1.94 lakh crore bids for maiden Rs 25,000 crore LTRO.

Gujarat government signs MoU with SBI to facilitate MSME loans.

SBI signs MoU with Govt of Gujarat to facilitate MSME loans.

HDFC, MasterCard and SAP concur partnered to manage spending in corporate sector.

Kotak Mahindra Bank gets RBI’s approval for reducing the promoter’s stake to 26%.

HDFC Bank ties up with Mastercard & SAP concur for spending management services.

SBI Card join hands with Landmark group to launch 3 new retail co-branded credit cards.

Securities market regulator SEBI redefines ‘pledge’ to protect client securities.

Sveriges Riksbank (or simply the Riksbank), the central bank of Sweden, had begun testing its digital version of currency, e-krona.

NABARD sanctions Rs 400.64 Cr to boost infrastructure in J&K.

Microsoft, SBI join hands to train differently-abled for employment in BFSI sector.

NPCI launches UPI awareness campaign “UPI Chalega”.

RBI allows Bandhan Bank to open new branches without prior permission.

IRDAI forms 9-member panel led by Srinivasan to examine the possibility of allowing life insurers offer indemnity based health policies.

RBI introduced 12 indicators for calculating India’s growth by paper titled “Nowcasting Indian GDP growth using a Dynamic Factor Model”.

Government to include non-scheduled urban, district cooperative banks in 3 schemes for MSME.

Finance secretary Rajiv kumar launches”Baroda Startup Banking” initiative for start-ups in 15 cities.


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Capri Global Capital Ltd launched UDAAN new SME lending scheme for Women Entrepreneurs.

Aadhaar-enabled Payment System rolled out by Airtel Payments Bank.

The Reserve Bank of India has directed all Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs), all Small Finance Banks and all Local Area Banks to link all the new floating rate loans to medium enterprises with external benchmarks.

ECONOMY Fitch forecasts India's GDP growth at 5.6% for Financial Year 2021.

The World Health Organization has called for 675 million US dollar in donations for a plan to fight the novel coronavirus, mainly through investment in countries considered particularly "at risk".

Oil major Total to invest $510 mn for 50% stake in Joint Venture (JV) with Adani Green.

The department of telecommunications has approved the merger of the consumer mobile operations of the Tata group with Bharti Airtel.

PFRDA doubles minimum net worth for pension fund managers to ₹50 cr.

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has secured regulatory approval for launching its digital payment platform — WhatApp Pay — in a phased manner, close to two years after the US-based company’s pilot run.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved two million dollars in new funding to support efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV).

Mahindra & Mahindra and Ford Motor Company had signed a definitive agreement to create a joint venture in India valued at Rs 1,925 crore ($275 million).

Adani Transmission has sold 25.1 per cent stake in its arm Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) for approximately Rs 3,220 crore.

The Economist Intelligence Unit has revised downwards its global growth forecast for 2020 to 2.2% from 2.3%.

Industrial production shrinks 0.3% in December 2019 as manufacturing sector dips; retail inflation rises to 7.59% in January 2020 on high food prices.

Facebook to provide digital literacy training to 1 lakh women in seven Indian states.

Amazon to set up two data centres in Telangana with USD 1.6 billion investment.

SEBI constitutes municipal bonds development committee.

Moody's cuts India's GDP growth forecast for 2020 to 5.4% from earlier 6.6%.

In accordance with the report titled ‘Women Entrepreneurship in India – Powering the economy with her’ by Bain & Company and Google, Indian women entrepreneurs can generate transformational employment in India with 150–170 million job opportunities, which is more than 25% of the new jobs required for the entire working age population by 2030.

EESL, BSNL inks MoU for installing 1000 public EV charging stations.

Twitter acquired Chroma Labs founded by Facebook veterans.

According to the NCAER, India’s GDP growth to be 4.9% in 2019-20.

DPIIT amended FDI Policy to allow 100% FDI for insurance intermediaries.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The third Scorpene-class submarine Karanj was launched at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

Limited (MDL) in Mumbai.

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad have found a new molecule that could help in finding cure to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Income tax dept launches e-calculator to compare due tax under new, old regime.


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Indian Army Major develops world's first bulletproof helmet against AK-47 bullet.

The Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) has set up a research and development centre focusing on a sustainable model for development in coal mining.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is going to collaborate with AIIMS Mangalagiri on affordable future technological solutions in various areas including patient safety and quality healthcare.

Astronomers have found a monster galaxy causing trouble in the early Universe. When the Universe was just 1.8 billion years old, galaxy XMM-2599 was already a colossal chonker. It was also already dead as a doornail.

''Parth'' gun shot locator device developed by the Army's College of Military Engineering jointly with a private firm costs much cheaper than the imported ones.

Ananth Technologies is the first Indian private firm to build foreign-owned satellites.

The UK-based OneWeb company has sent 34 satellites into orbit on a single Soyuz rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.

India developing new 200-km strike range Pranash ballistic missile.

Bhabha Kavach developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is the lightest level III plus bullet proof jacket (6.8 kgs nominal weight) available in India.

The scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology has discovered the nearest-known 'baby giant planet' which is named as "2MASS 1155-7919 b".

NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars.

ISRO plans to launch 10 surveillance satellites in 2020-21.

Mobile App ”Yodhavu” Launched in Kerala to Combat Drug Menace.

Credai launches app to connect homebuyers with developers.

The Delhi Police has launched its “Himmat Plus App” to ensure safety and security of people travelling in cabs at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport.

Lithium reserve found in Mandya near Bengaluru.

India-Russia defence deals set to cross USD 16 billion.

GRSE delivers 4th Anti-Submarine warfare corvette INS Kavaratti to Navy.

Pakistan successfully tests nuclear-capable air launched cruise missile Ra’ad-II.

Netherlands Scientists discovered new snail species; named after Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Indian Railways launched HRMS Mobile app for its employees.

“5G Hackathon” launched by Telecommunications Department.

IRCTC ‘ASKDISHA’ upgraded to converse with Railway Customers in Hindi Language.

Birla Estates has introduced “LIDEA” on WhatsApp for its customers.

Scientists discover breathable oxygen in galaxy outside of Milky Way for 1st time.

HPF validated its 1st exoplanet called G 9-40b.

An e-commerce app “Thirumathi Kart” for SHG products launched at Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu.

ISRO to launch Geo Imaging Satellite “GISAT-1”.

World’s largest species of cave fish discovered in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills.

Union Labour Minister Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar to launch “Santusht” mobile app for ESI beneficiaries.

‘Henneguya salminicola’-First ever animal that can survive without oxygen discovered by Scientists from Tel Aviv University (TAU).


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A team of Astronomers including a student Michelle Kunimoto at University of British Columbia (UBC) astronomy in Canada, has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable Earth-sized rocky body.

The Indian Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel “ICGS Varad” has been commissioned by the Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) & Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya.

Astronomers discovered a mini-moon or planet’s 2nd moon, “Dubbed 2020 CD3”.

STATE The Karnataka government launched the Janasevaka scheme in a few municipal

corporation wards to ensure home delivery of various services like ration cards, senior citizen identity and health cards.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration sanction to renaming of the Public Health Engineering and Irrigation and Flood Control Department as the 'Jal Shakti Department'.

Uttar Pradesh government allots 5 acres of land to Sunni Waqf Board to build mosque in Ayodhya.

Andhra Pradesh CM inaugurates first ‘Disha’ police station in Rajamahendravaram.

Haryana CM Launches Rs 1500 Crore Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna.

Reading Mission- Haryana has been launched by the state government to inculcate reading habits and social values among students.

The Uttar Pradesh government has given its approval to the Ground Water Act-2020.

Jammu and Kashmir has been allocated two AIIMS - one in Jammu and other in Kashmir.

Haryana government announces Rs six crore to those winning gold medals at Olympics.

Punjab to honour cops under 'Appreciate and Commend' scheme.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has approved the renaming of the Latur Medical College as Vilasrao Deshmukh Institute of Medical Sciences.

PM Modi launches 50 development projects worth over Rs 1,200 crore at Varanasi

Bihar is set to have a bird ringing station, devoted to observation, monitoring and research on migratory birds -- the fourth such facility in the country and the first to be set up with the support of a state government.

AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy launched Nadu-Nedu scheme for modernizing hospitals.

Arunachal Pradesh celebrates Statehood Day on 20th of February.

Tripura Tea Board organizes ‘Run for India Tea’ event.

1st edition of Bharat-Bangla Paryatan Utsav commenced in Agartala.

Atal Kisan – Majdoor canteens to be openend by Haryana Government.

Central and UP government renamed 4 railway stations of Prayagraj.

Odisha government presented Rs 1.5 Lakh crore paperless budget 2020-21.

Govt of Haryana to open Atal kisan – majdoor canteens to provide affordable meals to farmers.

The Kerala Police have operationalised Dial 112, the pan-India number of the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS), introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs, for citizens in emergencies.

AP CM Jagan Mohan launches ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ scheme for Students.

Madhya Pradesh has become the 1st state in the country to introduce the unified registration card.

Bihar 1st NDA state to adopt resolution against NRC, and to implement NPR.


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The Maharashtra(MH) state government assembly has unanimously approved a law, compulsory “ Maharashtra Compulsory Teaching and Learning of Marathi Language in Schools Bill, 2020 ” to make Marathi Language as a mandatory subject in all schools of the state.

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved a proposal to change the name of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University to Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Languages University in Lucknow.

Haryana CM Manohar lal khattar presents Rs 1,42,343-crore budget for 2020-21.

The Maharashtra’s Government’s “Smart gram yojana” will be named after former Deputy Chief Minister the late Raosaheb Ramrao Patil.

The Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal presented Punjab govt’s Rs ₹1, 54,805 crore budget for financial year 2020-21 in the state assembly.

2 day unique initiative “Nimad Chilli Festival 2020” begins at Kasrawad in Khargone district,Madhya Pradesh.

SURVEYS Virat Kohli is the shiniest star on the celebrity list as he holds on to the top rank, third

year in a row, in the latest brand valuation study by Duff & Phelps.

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) secured the third rank in the global list of Top Business Schools of 2020 by MOOCLab.

Indian leopard population declined by 75-90% as per study conducted by CWS & WII.

India ranks 40th in Global Intellectual Property Index 2020.

Uttar Pradesh becomes first state to enforce Performance Regulation Act for power department.

The State of India's Bird 2020 report assesses the status of 867 Indian birds using a massive database of information contributed by at least 15,500 birdwatchers from across the country.

India ranked 35th in Worldwide Education for The Future Index (WEFFI) 2019.

Hindi becomes 3rd most spoken language in the World.

India’s foodgrain production to hit a record high of 291.95 million tonnes for crop year 2019-20.

India ranked 77th on Sustainability Index.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) ranked first in the Nature Ranking Index 2020.

PLACES IN NEWS

Tripura government for the first time to hold two-day Hornbill Festival with twin goal - conservation of the striking forest bird "Hornbill" and to boost the livelihood of the people through tourism.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the first phase of East-West Metro in Kolkata.

Seed sowing festival 'Lui-Ngai-Ni' celebrated at Ukhrul.

Mansukh Mandaviya lays foundation stone of lighthouse in Rameswaram.

8th edition of Ganga Kayak Festival celebrated in Uttarakhand.

India’s tallest pier bridge built by Northeast Frontier Railway in Manipur.

Ahmedabad to host Chitra Bharati Film Festival.


FEBRUARY-2020

Mumbai airport gets world’s largest ‘Export Cold Zone’ to Store Agro, Pharma Products.

Gandhinagar hosts cultural fair “Vasantotsav” at Sanskruti Kunj.

PERSONS IN NEWS Wipro Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director Abidali Z Neemuchwala has

decided to step down due to family commitments.

Public sector lender, Canara Bank MD and CEO Sankara Narayanan has retired.

A 60-year-old pharmacy worker ‘Mo O’Brien’ has become the first deaf person on

record to row an ocean by finishing a 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Indian Olympic Association has invited BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to become

the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Olympics this year.

American Greek economist and Chief Economist of the World Bank (WB) Pinelopi

Koujianou Goldberg have announced her resignation.

American astronaut Christina Koch has returned to earth after longest stay in space by a

woman (328 days).

Kaamya Karthikeyan is from Mumbai to become the youngest girl in the world to climb

Mt. Aconcagua, Argentina, (highest peak in South America).

The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has imposed a ban of 4 years on Haryana’s

javelin thrower Amit Dahiya.

The central government has renamed Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)

as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.

Left-arm Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha has announced retirement from all forms of

cricket.

The 4th Anniversary of the launch of Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

(SPMRM) was observed on 21st February.

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor becomes world’s first cricketer to play 100 matches

in all 3 formats cricket.

Great Britain women's field hockey captain Alex Danson-Bennett announced her

retirement from the sport.

Adline Castelino from Karnataka has won LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020 title. The event

held in YRF (Yash Raj Films) Studios, Mumbai.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has announced his resignation over

political issues.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) banned Oman player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al

Balushi from all forms of cricket for 7 years.

Jiya Rai has created a world record by becoming the youngest and the fastest specially-

abled girl to swim 14 kilometers in open water in 3 hours 27 minutes and 30 seconds.

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from

tennis.

Veteran editor Sreekar Prasad has entered the Limca Book of Records for 'films edited

in the most number of languages'.


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APPOINTMENTS Name of the Person Name of the Organization

M Ajit Kumar Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

Arvind Krishna CEO of International Business Machines Corp (IBM)

Ajay Bisaria Next High Commissioner of India to Canada

Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi New Prime Minister of Iraq

Mandan Lal, Rudra Pratap Singh and Sulakshana Naik

3-members of Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).

Gopal Baglay India's next High Commissioner to Sri Lanka

Deepa Malik President of Paralympic Committee of India

Pramod Agrawal New chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd

Albin Kurti 4th Prime Minister of Republic of Kosovo

Rishabh Pant brand ambassador of JSW Steel

Jeff Weiner Executive chairman of LinkedIn

Philip Barton Britain's new High Commissioner to India

Dame Karen Pierce First female British Ambassador to USA

Ajay Patel New President of All-India Chess Federation (AICF)

Arvind Kejriwal Chief Minister of Delhi for 3rd consecutive time

Robin Singh United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) director of Cricket

Rishi Sunak New finance minister of UK

Atul Kumar Gupta New President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

G Narayanan Chairman and Managing Director of NSIL (New Space India Limited)

Vinay Dube New Chief Executive Officer of Go Air

Pawan Kumar Agarwal New Secretary of Consumer Affairs

Usha Sharma New Secretary of Youth Affairs

Barry O'Farrell Australia appoints next high commissioner to India

Ashraf Ghani President of Afghanistan

Supratim Bandyopadhyay Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)

Sanjay Kothari Next Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)

Bimal Julka Next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das President of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust

Sunil Gurbaxani Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank

Bhaskar Khulbe and Amarjeet Sinha

Advisors to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Vijay Advani New chairman of USIBC’s (US – India Business Council) global board of directors

Rajalaxmi Singh Deo president of the Rowing Federation of India (RFI)

Ms. Padmaja Next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Vanuatu

Riek Machar First vice president of South Sudan


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Faure Gnassingbe President of Togo’s

Abhay Kumar Singh Chairman and MD of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation

Michael Miebach New President and CEO of Master-card

Ajaypal Singh Banga Executive Chairman of Master-card

Rajesh Kumar New MD and CEO of CIBIL

Abhishek Singh Next Ambassador of India to Venezuela

Sumant Kathpalia New MD and CEO of Indusind Bank

INTERNATIONAL World Health Organization has declared an international emergency over the novel

Coronavirus from China.

Maldives has returned to Commonwealth after its exit in 2016 and hence, has become the 54th member of the global body.

Ekushey Book fair was recently inaugurated by the Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka.

The Pakistan government has declared a national emergency to combat swarms.

The United Arab Emirates has announced the discovery of a new natural gas field containing 80 trillion standard cubic feet of gas in the cross-border area of the Emirates of Abu Dhabi.

The Government of Bhutan, Thimphu has decided to implement a daily fee of Rs.1200 ($17) for “regional tourists” from India, the Maldives, and Bangladesh from July 2020.

Romania’s pro-European government collapsed in a parliamentary no-confidence vote after only 3 months in office

The United States has announced the launch of a 27-nation International Religious Freedom Alliance, which will try to adopt a collective approach in protecting and preserving religious freedom across the world.

Britain's Prince Charles has unveiled a new children's protection fund for India.

India and Nepal inked financial closure of Nepal's largest hydropower project, the Arun-III being built with India's assistance.

United Nations (UN) has released USD 30 million for humanitarian operations in Syria’s ldlib province from Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)?

The WHO has officially named the disease caused by the new coronavirus as “Covid-2019”. It has been taken from the words “corona”, “virus” and “disease”.

The Mobile World Congress, the annual telecoms industry gathering that draws more than one lakh visitor’s to Barcelona, was cancelled over coronavirus fears.

Indian Navy’s Sandhayak class Hydrographic Survey Ship, INS Jamuna, commanded by Captain HA Hardas, arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

India and Norway has decided to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the field of environment and climate change particularly in the field of marine pollution.

UAE becomes 1st Arab Nation to issue license to operate a reactor at its Barakah Nuclear power plant.

Bangladesh will sign Free Trade Agreement with Nepal to improve the trade between the two countries.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will inaugurate Indian Pavilion at 70th Berlin International Film Festival on Germany


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The 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue stated Hindi, as the 3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 with 615 million speakers. English and Mandarin Chinese are 2nd, 3d respectively.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos launches $10 billion fund to combat climate change.

Union Food processing industries Minister ‘Harsimat Kaur Badal’ has inaugurated the 25th edition of GulFood 2020 in Dubai, UAE.

Bangladesh has observed language movement martyrs “Shaheed Dibash” also known as ‘Amar Ekushey’ on 21st of February2020.

The Government of Sri Lanka has formally notified the United Nations that it is withdrawing from a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution on war crimes.

NATIONAL The Central Government has aimed to achieve objective of Housing for all by 2022

under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen (PMAY-G) scheme.

The AN-32 aircraft of Indian Air Force powered with 10% blend of bio-jet fuel took off and landed successfully in Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, Leh.

India’s first of its kind fruit train was launched from Tadipatri Railway Station in Anantapur district & from Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.

The President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the 34th edition of Surajkund International Crafts Mela. The Theme State is Himachal Pradesh and Uzbekistan is the partner country.

The third private train (Hamsafar Exp) of the IRCTC would run between Indore and Varanasi.

Paytm has launched an Android POS device for small and medium businesses (SMEs) & merchant partners.

DST that works under the Ministry of Science and Technology has launched a special scheme called “Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)” to address need for building strong science & technology infrastructure.

Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog has begun a series of innovation demo days. The series aims to unite the stakeholders of the food processing and agriculture sector in India.

India signs 1st ever term contract with Russia for Importing Russian Crude Oil.

The Walled City of Jaipur, known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant culture, made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal (BBIN) member of nation has deliberated to sign a MoU for the implementation of Motor Vehicles Agreement.

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has paired up 20 best performing cities with the 20 bottom cities and they will work as “sister cities”.

PM Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi will guide Amritsar and Ahmedabad will help Chandigarh in implementing projects under the 'smart cities' mission.

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has organizing an 18-day long Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat campaign across India to promote cultural Unity.

Uttar Pradesh state government is to introduce an internship scheme for students of class 10th and 12th and those pursuing graduation.

The Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) has set up a research and development centre ‘SARAS' to focusing on a sustainable model for development in coal mining.


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India will include the Asian Elephant and Great Indian Bustard in the list of species that merit heightened conservation measures.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs has organized the ‘20th Hunar Haat’ showcases the handmade indigenous products of master artisans and craftsman to be held at New Delhi with the theme “Kaushal Ko Kaam”.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will develop an air quality monitoring network across 90 locations in Mumbai.

Union HRD Minister and Union Health Minister jointly release curriculum for School Health Ambassador Initiative under Ayushman Bharat in New Delhi.

Vice President Venakaih Naidu held bilateral delegation-level talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Dang Thai Ngoc Thinh in New Delhi.

‘Apiary on Wheels’, a unique concept designed by KVIC for the easy upkeep and migration of Bee Boxes having live Bee colonies, was flagged off by Shri Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’, a cultural arts and handicrafts exhibition in Varanasi.

PM Modi flagged off the IRCTC’s 1st overnight journey private train in the country Maha Kaal Express through video link. The train will run on Varanasi, Ujjain and Omkareshwar.

“Indira Gandhi International Airport” of Delhi has been declared by the Delhi International Airport Ltd as India’s first single-use plastic-free airport.

The Ministry of Textiles has organized “Kala Kumbh” in New Delhi for to promote GI (Geographical Indication) crafts and heritage of India.

The president of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the Jampore Sea Front Road from Moti Daman Jetty to Jampore Beach and an Ayushman Bharat Wellness Centre in Daman.

Union Government will facilitate doubling of milk processing capacity from over 53 million tonnes to 108 million tonnes by 2025.

Defense Minister Shri Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of the Army Headquarters new building “Thal Sena Bhawan” in Delhi.

Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has launched a National Level Awareness Programme (NLAP) 2020 to spread awareness about the schemes & Activities of the ministry.

The Central Government has disburses Rs 50,850 crore to farmers under Pradhan Mantri Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme.

Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal launched the “Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrator”.

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has launched the– Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS) Web Portal.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries(MoFPI) has approved Rs 162 crore under Operation Green scheme.

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), in collaboration with Niti Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), launched an artificial intelligence (AI) based module for students of Indian schools.

NITI Aayog has selected Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir for first pilot project among all States and UTs on Sustainable Developmental Goals.

List of important MoU’s and agreements


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Signed Between Purpose of MOU and Agreements

India and Maldives For establishing the Addu Tourism zone in five islands of Addu atoll at a cost of 2.49 million dollars

CSIR-CFTRI and APEDA To set up a Liaison Office, Guwahati, Assam to provide technical support to the food industries in the Northeast region

India and Norway In the field of research and higher education

India and Iceland In the field of sustainable fisheries development

India and Sri Lanka For up-gradation of infrastructure in plantation schools for estate workers of Indian origin

National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG),State Program Management Group-Uttarakhand (SPMG-UK) and Indorama Charitable Trust (ICT)

To renovate Ghats at Badrinath & Ghats & Crematoria at Gangotri in Uttarakhand. The total cost of the project is 26.64 Crore.

NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) and CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board)

To provide financial support for installation & commissioning of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS)

List of Cabinet approved recently

Cabinet approved Reason

Cabinet clears the setting up of Major Port at Vadhavan

The new Major Port will be established on the basis of land lord model. The projected cost of the Vadhavan Port is over Rs 65,000 crore.

Indian Institutes of Information Technology Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020

The bill will declare the remaining five IIITs along with the existing 15 IIITs in PPP mode as Institutions of National Importance with powers to award degrees.

Amendment to bring cooperative banks under regulatory control of RBI

These amendments will apply to the urban co-operative banks and multi-state cooperative banks. In present, cooperative banks are governed by dual control of cooperative societies as well as the Reserve Bank of India.

Cabinet approves to infuse Rs 2500 crore for three public sector General Insurance Companies (PSGICs)

The companies are Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL), National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) and United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL)

Relaxation of rules to Alliance Air in operating flights between India & Sri Lanka

The exemption has been granted to Alliance Air for a minimum of 20 aircraft or 20 % of the total capacity, with special rules related to the deployment for domestic operations.

Cabinet nod to changes in Vivad se Vishwas Bill

To reduce litigations related to direct taxes pending in various debt recovery tribunals (DRTs) involving over Rs 9.32 lakh cr

Cabinet gave approval Pesticide Management Bill, 2020 and Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020

Pesticide Management Bill, 2020 to benefit farmers and Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 to resolve disputes related to sea ports

Cabinet approves constitution of 22nd Law Commission

The Law Commission shall undertake research in law and review of existing laws in India for making reforms therein and enacting new legislations.

Cabinet approves second phase According to the Jal Shakti Ministry, The second phase will be


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of Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural)

implemented on a mission mode between 2020-21 and 2024-25 with an estimated central and state budget of Rs 52,497 crore.

Cabinet approves Rs 4,558 crore scheme for dairy sector

The government will also install 28000 Bulk Milk Coolers. This will increase the capacity to keep milk cold by 140 lakh liters.

Cabinet approved Procurement of 24 US made MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

PM Modi has approved the acquisition of 24 Sikorsky MH (Maritime Helicopters)-60R (Romeo) seahawk multi-role Helicopters from The United States, worth of USD 2.6 billion (approximately Rs.1871 crores) for Indian Navy.

Cabinet approves National technical textiles mission costing Rs 1,480 crore

The objective of this mission is to lead India in the manufacture of technical fabrics used in specific fields like medical, military.

Cabinet approves the exemption of IPGL from the DPE Guidelines

This will help in the smooth execution of the Chabahar project in Iran.

Cabinet approves the order to include 37 central laws in the concurrent list for implementation in the J&K Union Territory

It will implement under Section 96 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019. The approval is an effort to ensure administrative effectiveness and smooth transition in J&K.

SPECIAL DAYS DATE SPECIAL DAY THEME

02 February World Wetlands Day 'Wetlands and Biodiversity’

04 February World Cancer Day “I am and I will”

Sri Lanka celebrates its 72nd Independence Day

06 February International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

“Unleashing Youth Power”

10 to 14 February, 2020

RBI to conduct “Financial Literacy Week 2020”

“Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)”

10 Febrauary World Pulses Day

National Deworming Day

11 February International Day of Women & Girls in Science

“Investment in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth”

World Unani Day

Safer Internet Day 2020 “Together for better Internet”

12 February National Productivity day

International Darwin Day

13 February National Women’s day

World Radio Day “Radio and Diversity”

15 February World Pangolin Day


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19 February 5th Soil Health Card Day

70th National Democracy Day of Nepal

20 February World Day of Social Justice “Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice”

Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day

21 February International Mother Language Day (IMLD)

“Languages without Border”

“Matribhasha Diwas” in India

“Celebrating our Multilingual Heritage”

22 February World Thinking Day “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”

24 February Central Excise Day

27 February India First Protein Day ProteinMeinKyaHai

World Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Day

28 February National Science Day “Women in Science”

29 February 13th observance of International Rare Disease Day

“Rare is Many. Rare is Strong. Rare is Proud”

AWARDS AND HONOURS Madhya Pradesh has bagged the first position for the implementation of Pradhan

Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani will present this award to Madhya Pradesh at a function in New Delhi.

Noted actor Waheeda Rehman will be conferred the Madhya Pradesh government's National Kishore Kumar Samman. The award, for the year 2017-18.

The oldest international event for non-feature films in South Asia, 16th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2020 was held at Nehru Centre Auditorium, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

o Golden Conch, Silver Conch and other Special Awards:

Award Name Won by Director

Golden Conch Award 2020 for Best Documentary Film

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (Brazilian documentary film)

Barbara Paz

Silver Conch Award for the Best Short Fiction Film

Marathi film Paavsacha Nibandh (An Essay of Rain)

Nagaraj Manjule

Silver Conch Award for the Best Animation Film

German film Portrait of Suzanne Izabela Plucinska

Indian film Panangaatu Nari (The Fox of the Palmgrove)

Divakar S. K.


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The full list of award-winning films and filmmakers across various categories can be found here:

http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/MIFF%202020%20Awards.pdf

73rd British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2020 ceremony, popularly referred to as BAFTA Awards 2019 was held on February 2, 2020 in Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom. It honours the best national and foreign films of 2019. Here is the complete list of winners of 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards: http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/ee-british-academy-film-awards-nominees-winners-2020

National Awards for e-Governance 2019-20 presented at 23rd edition of National Conference on e-Governance 2020 held in Mumbai, Maharshtra.

o The full list of awardees of National e-Governance (NAeG) 2019-20 given in the below link,

o http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/National%20eGovernance%20Awardees%202020.pdf

The 2020 Oscars Awards has announced. It’s time to honour the movies of last year (2019). The 92nd chapter of Hollywood’s most prestigious annual awards shows, overseen by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Category Winner

Best Picture Parasite, Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, Producers

Actor in a Leading Role Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Actress in a Leading Role Renee Zellweger, Judy

Best sound mixing 1917

Best sound editing Ford v Ferrari

Best supporting actress Laura Dern for Marriage Story

Documentary short feature

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)

Documentary feature American Factory

Best costume design- Jacqueline Durran, Little Women

Best production design Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

Live-action short film The Neighbors’ Window

Best adapted screenplay Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit

Best original screenplay Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

Animated short film Hair Love

Animated feature film Toy Story 4

Best supporting actor Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood

Best Music (Original Score)

Joker, Hildur Guonadottir

Best Short Film (Animated)

Hair Love

Best Directing Film Parasite, Bong Joon Ho

Best Cinematography 1917, Roger Deakins

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

Parasite

Best Music (Original Song)

“(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from Rocketman

Visual Effects 1917

Makeup and Hairstyling Bombshell

http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/MIFF%202020%20Awards.pdf

http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/ee-british-academy-film-awards-nominees-winners-2020

http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/ee-british-academy-film-awards-nominees-winners-2020

http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/National%20eGovernance%20Awardees%202020.pdf




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Other Dan David Prize 2020 Laureates:

S.No Category Won by

1 Past (Cultural Preservation and Revival)

Lonnie G. Bunch III (American educator and historian)

2 Past (Cultural Preservation and Revival)

Prof.Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (University Professor at New York University)

3 Present – Gender equality Prof. Debora Diniz Rodrigues (law professor at the University of Brasilia,Brazil)

4 Future -Artificial Intelligence Demis Hassabis (British artificial intelligence researcher & co-founder and CEO of DeepMind, the world’s leading AI research company.)

5 Future -Artificial Intelligence Prof. Amnon Shashua (Israeli computer scientist and CEO and co-founder of Mobileye, an Israeli company)

ESPNcricinfo (sports news website) announced the 13th edition of the Annual

ESPNcricinfo Awards 2019. The awards were presented under 12 categories & selected

by a jury comprising former cricketers, ESPNcricinfo senior editors, writers & global

correspondents.

Winners list:

Category Winners Country

Test batting performance of the year Kusal Perera Sri Lanka

Test bowling performance of the year Kemar Roach West Indies

ODI batting performance of the year Ben Stokes England

ODI bowling performance of the year Matt Henry New Zealand

T20I batting performance of the year Gleen Maxwell Australia

T20I bowling performance of the year Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka

Captain of the year Eoin Morgan England

Debutant of the year Jofra Archer England

Women’s batting performance of the year Meg Lanning Australia

Women’s bowling performance of the year

Ellyse Perry Australia

Associate batting performance of the year George Munsey Scotland

Associate bowling performance of the year

Bilal Khan Oman

The 65th edition of Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 was held at Indira Gandhi Athletic

Stadium in Guwahati, Assam from15 Feb 2020 – 16 Feb 2020.


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List of winers:

Best Film ‘Gully Boy’

Best Director Zoya Akhtar for ‘Gully Boy’

Best Film (Critics) ‘Article 15’ (Anubhav Sinha) and ‘Sonchiriya’ (Abhishek Chaubey)

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male) Ranveer Singh for ‘Gully Boy’

Best Actor (Critics) Ayushmann Khurrana for ‘Article 15’

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)

Alia Bhatt for ‘Gully Boy’

Best Actress (Critics) Bhumi Pednekar and Taapsee Pannu for ‘Saand Ki Aankh’

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)

Amruta Subhash for ‘Gully Boy’

Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)

Siddhant Chaturvedi for ‘Gully Boy’

Best Music Album ‘Gully Boy’: Zoya Akhtar-Ankur Tewari and ‘Kabir Singh’: Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva

Best Lyrics Divine and Ankur Tewari for “Apna Time Aayega” (Gully Boy)

Best Playback Singer (Male) Arijit Singh for “Kalank Nahi Ishq Hai Kajal Piya” (Kalank)

Best Playback Singer (Female) Shilpa Rao for Ke Ghungroo Toot Gaye (War)

Best Debut Director Aditya Dhar for ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’

Best Debut Actor Abhimanyu Dassani for ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota’

Best Debut Actress Ananya Pandey for ‘Student Of The Year 2’ and ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’

Best Original Story ‘Article 15’ (Anubhav Sinha and Gaurav Solanki)

Best Screenplay ‘Gully Boy’ (Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar)

Best Dialogue ‘Gully Boy’ (Vijay Maurya)

Lifetime Achievement Award Ramesh Sippy

Excellence In Cinema Govinda

RD Burman Award For Upcoming Music Talent

Sashwat Sachdev for URI

Laureus World Sports Awards 2020 was held in Berlin, Germany. Indian cricketer Sachin

Tendulkar’s 2011 World Cup-winning moment was voted the Laureus Sporting

Moment of 2000-2020.


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Below is the complete list of winners of Laureus World Sports Awards:

Award Name Winner

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Lewis Hamilton and Lionel Messi

Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year

Simone Biles

Laureus World Team of the Year South Africa Men’s Rugby Team

Laureus Best Sporting Moment Carried on the shoulders of a nation’ – Sachin Tendulkar

Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year

Egan Bernal

Laureus World Comeback of the Year Sophia Flörsch

Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability

Oksana Masters

Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year:

Chloe Kim

Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: Dirk Nowitzki

Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award

Spanish Basketball Federation

Laureus Sport for Good Award South Bronx United

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) Multi-Sport Annual Awards 2019 announced PV Sindhu & Saurabh Chaudhary as ‘sportsperson of the year 2019 female & male’. PV Sindhu received this ‘Sportsperson of the year’(Female) award for the third consecutive time.

Award Name Winner

Sportsperson of the Year (Male) Saurabh Chaudhary (Pistol shooter)

Sportsperson of the Year (Female) PV Sindhu (Badminton)

Emerging Sportsperson of the Year Deepak Punia (Freestyle wrestler)

Coach of the Year Pullela Gopichand (Badminton)

Team of the Year Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary (10m air pistol)

Lifetime Achievement award Balbir Singh Sr (Hockey)

Comeback of the Year Koneru Humpy (Chess player)

Differently-abled Athlete of the Year Manasi Joshi (Badminton)

Moment of the Year PV Sindhu’s World Championships final win

The Courage award Dutee Chand (Athlete)

21st edition of Ernst & Young awards held in New Delhi, India.

Award Category Winner

EY Entrepreneur of the year Kiran-Mazumdar Shaw, Chairperson & MD, Biocon.

Lifetime Achievement Adi Godrej, Chairman, Godrej Group.


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Start-up Falguni Nayar, founder & CEO, Nykaa E-retail.

Transformational Impact Person of the Year

Tuhin Parikh, senior managing director (Real Estate),, Blackstone India.

Manufacturing Arun Bharat Ram, chairman, SRF

Services Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO, ZOHO Corporation

Financial Services Yashish Dahiya, CEO & co-founder, Policy Bazaar.

Consumer Products & Retail Berger Paints Chairman, Kuldip Singh Dhingra and Vice-Chairman Gurbachan Singh Dhingra.

Life Sciences & Healthcare Arvind Lal, Chairman & MD Dr Lal PathLabs and CEO Om Manchanda of Dr Lal PathLabs.

Entrepreneurial CEO K B S Anand, MD & CEO, Asian Paints.

Energy, Real Estate & Infrastructure

Ravi Raheeja & Neel Raheeja, group Presidents, K Raheja Corp

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar has been felicitated by the World Book of Records, London with the WBR Golden Era of Bollywood honour for being a legendary actor and for his contribution to Indian cinema.

Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2020

Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020 were held on February 20 in Mumbai. Actor Ravi Dubey served as the host of the evening and many celebrities attended the glamorous event from the film and television industry.

Here is the full list of awards/ winners at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020:

Category Winner

Best Film Super 30

Best Actor Hrithik Roshan

Most Promising Actor Kiccha Sudeep

Best Actor in Television Series Dheeraj Dhoopar

Best Actress in Television Divyanka Tripathi

Most Favourite Television Actor

Harshad Chopda

Most Favourite Jodi in Television Series

Sriti Jha and Shabbir Ahluwalia (Kumkum Bhagya)

Best Reality Show Bigg Boss 13

Best Television Series Kumkum Bhagya

Best Playback Singer Male Armaan Malik

Dr. Niti Kumar, Senior Scientist of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology Division, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow, has received the SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board) Women's Excellence Award-2020.

The Indian Air Force (IAF), The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) won trophies for Republic Day Parade 2020

Sahitya Akademi prize for translation 2019 announced


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o Chandrashekar Kambar, President of Sahitya Akademi, announced a total of 23 awards in various Indian languages.

o Full List of Awards: http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/Pressrelease_TP-2019.pdf

SEMINARS AND MEETINGS SEMINARS & MEETINGS PLACE TAGLINE/THEME

Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (INCCU)

New Delhi

Ministerial-level Defence dialogue between India and South Korea

New Delhi

India-Central Asia Business council New Delhi

2 day BIMSTEC ‘Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking’

New Delhi

“National Organic Food Festival” for women entrepreneurs

New Delhi Unleashing India’s Organic Market Potential

All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)

New Delhi

meeting on Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) Industry

New Delhi

International Judicial Conference New Delhi “Gender Just World”

1st ‘National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) 2020

New Delhi

First Artificial Intelligence summit in April

New Delhi “RAISE 2020: Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020”

International Conference on Standardisation of Diagnosis and Terminologies in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Systems of Medicine (ICoSDiTAUS-2020)

New Delhi

91st Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society

New Delhi

11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference 2020

New Delhi

24th Meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

19th edition of World Productivity Congress (WPC) 2020

Bengaluru, Karnataka “Industry 4.0 – Innovation and Productivity”

Bilateral air exercise “Indradhanush-V” 2020 between Indian Air Force (IAF) and British Royal Air Forces (RAF)

Hindan in Uttar Pradesh

“Base Defence and Force Protection”

NCMRWF organizes international conference on Ensemble Methods in Modelling and Data Assimilation (EMMDA)

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

NITI Aayog to organize North East Guwahati, Assam

http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/Pressrelease_TP-2019.pdf


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SDG Conclave 2020

A brainstorming session “Chintan Shivir”

Kevadia in Gujarat

The 5th edition of Difficult Dialogues, an annual forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia

Panaji, Goa “State of Law” in India.

1st -ever Global Investors Summit-2020

Srinagar and Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir

17th edition of Bio Asia 2020 Hyderabad, Telangana ‘Today for Tomorrow’

National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance and Risk Transfer

Mumbai, Maharshtra

National Water Conference Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

20th International Seminar on “Comprehends the Evolving Contours of Terrorism & IED Threat-Wayahead for the Security Community”

Manesar, Haryana.

Intl conference on Climate change & Ocean health “CLIMFISHCON-2020”

Kochi, Kerala ‘Climate Change-Effective Adaptation for a Secure Future’

2nd BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise, 2020

Bhubaneswar, Odisha “Response to a cultural heritage site that suffers severe damage in an earthquake” & “Response to a Cultural Heritage site that is affected by flooding or storm surge”.

6th edition of the mega industrial exhibition ‘Engiexpo 2020’

Vadodara, Gujarat

4th National Conference on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

Udaipur, Rajasthan.

India FinTech Festival (IFF) 2020 Mumbai, Maharshtra

23rd National conference on e-Governance 2020

Mumbai, Maharashtra.

“India 2020: Digital Transformation”

4th EAS (East Asia Summit) Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation 2020

Chennai , Tamil Nadu

Indian Navy Conducts Coastal Security Exercise ‘Matla Abhiyan’

Kolkata, West Bengal

11th five-day DefExpo Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

"India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub"

5th India-Russia Military Industrial Conference

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

22nd edition of India international Kochi, Kerala “Blue Revolution- Beyond


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seafood show (IISS) Production to Value Addition”

DGQA conducted a seminar DGQAs Role in MoD Schemes

DefExpo 2020 at Lucknow

"DGQA's Role in MoD Schemes for Incentivizing Defence Manufacturing"

5th Dhaka Art Summit Dhaka, Bangladesh

5th Joint Military Exercise between Indian Army and United Kingdom(UK) Army AJEYA WARRIOR-2020

Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom(UK)

33rd African Union (AU) summit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia “Silencing the Guns: Creating conducive conditions for Africa’s development“

43rd Governing council meet of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 2020

Rome, Italy “Investing in sustainable food systems to end hunger by 2030″

26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26)

Glasgow, Scotland (UK)

13th Asian Business & Social Investor Forum 2020 & 4th Asia’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2020

Bangkok, Thailand

Munich Security Conference 2020 Munich, Germany

3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety 2020

Stockholm, Sweden Achieving Global Goals 2030

9th Defence and Security Expert Working Group meeting of SCO

Islamabad, Pakistan

G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting 2020

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”

Conference on Enhancing Energy Cooperation in the BIMSTEC Region

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

SPORTS 'Rubigula', Flame-Throated Bulbul, has been unveiled as the official mascot for the 36th

edition of National Games will be held in Panaji, Goa from 20th October to 4th November 2020.

NADA Suspends Weightlifter Ramshad AR for 2 Years and Wrestler Ravinder Kumar for 4 Years after being found guilty of violating the anti-doping rule.

108th Australian open 2020 held in Melbourne, Australia

Winners list:

All India Tennis

Category Winners

Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Women’s Singles Sofia Kenin (US)

Men’s Doubles Rajeev Ram (US) Joe Salisbury (United Kingdom)

Women’s’ Doubles Kristina Mladenovic (France) Timea babos (Hungary)

Mixed Doubles Nikola Mektic (Croatia) Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)


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Association (AITA) announced Rohit Rajpal will continue as India’s non-playing Davis Cup captain 2020, in the selection committee meeting held at New Delhi, India.

American tennis player Abigail Spears was handed a 22-month doping ban after a positive test from last year’s U.S. Open.

Ladakh Scouts won the first-ever Khelo India Ice Hockey Championship after defeating Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 3-2 in the final at NDS Indoor stadium

Indian boxers has clichéd 5 medals (4 silver, 1 Bronze) at the 64th “Bocskai Istvan Memorial” ,an International Boxing Tournament for Elite Men and Women in 2020 held in Debracen, Hungary from February 2-8, 2020.

Indian winners:

S.No. Name Category Medal

1 Gaurav Chauhan 91 Kg Silver

2 Jyoti Gulia 51 Kg Silver

3 Manisha 57 Kg Silver

4 PL Prasad 52 Kg Silver

5 Sachin 57 Kg Bronze

Aditya Mehta & Vidya Pillai wins National Snooker Championship

Armand Mondo Duplaints, 20 years old, American-born Swedish pole vaulter, broke the World record of frenchman Renaud Lavillennie. Mondo Duplaints jumped a height of 6.17 meters on his 2nd attempt at the World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in Torun, Poland.

Badminton World Federation (BWF) ,the international governing body for the sport of badminton has organized Brazil Para badminton International 2020 in Sao Paulo,Brazil. India ended its campaign with 11 medals (4 Gold, 5 Silver,2 Bronze). While, China emerged the most successful team with 8 gold medals.

Category Player Medal

Men’s singles SL3 Pramod Bhagat Gold

Men’s doubles SL3-SL4 Pramod Bhagat & Manoj Sarkar

Gold

3Men’s singles SL4 Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj Gold

4Mixed Double SH6 Nagar Krishna (India) Carmen Giuliana Poveda Flores (Canada)

Gold

5Women’s singles SL3 Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmarm

Silver

6Men’s Singles SL3 Manoj Sarkar Silver

7Men’s doubles SU5 Raj Kumar & Rakesh Pandey

Silver

8Men’s Singles SH6 Nagar Krishna Silver

9Mixed Double WH1 – WH2

Prem Kumar (India) Ale Tatiana Gureeva (Russia)

Silver

10Mixed Double SL 3 – SU 5

Raj Kumar & Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar

Bronze

11Men’s singles SL4 Sukant Kadam Bronze


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first-ever Khelo India University Games at Cuttack in Odisha. With this inauguration, India joined the League of Nations where University Games are organized.

The 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships, organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and United World Wrestling (UWW) , an international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling, was held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium in Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi. Japan topped the medal tally with 16 medals( 8 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze).While India finished 3rd rank with 20 medals( 5 Gold, 6 Silver, 9 Bronze).

Name Category Medal

Ravi Kumar Dahiya Men’s freestyle- 57kg Gold

Sunil Kumar Men’s Greco-Roman-87 kg Gold

Pinki Women’s freestyle-55 kg Gold

Sarita Mor Women’s freestyle- 59 kg Gold

Divya Kakran Women’s freestyle- 68 kg Gold

India will host the Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022. The two events will be held in Chandigarh in January 2022, while the Birmingham Commonwealth Games is scheduled from 27th of July to 7th of August, 2022.

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) announced that the Indian shotgun team has withdrawn from tournament in the Shooting World Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus which is scheduled to be from March 5 to 12 due to coronavirus outbreak.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS Name of the Book Author Speaks About

'The Thin Mind Map Book'

Dharmendra Rai

The book is designed to make anyone an expert in mind mapping by devoting 2 full days to reading and doing all the experiential exercises mentioned in the book.

A Commentary and Digest on The Air, Act 1981’

Dr.K.K. Khandelwal The book focuses on ways of preventing and controlling air pollution.

The Reference Annual- India/Bharat-2020

Publications Division

The book consists of the information about India and its developments, progress and achievements of various Government Ministries, Departments and Organisations during the year 2019.

Who is bharat mata Purushottam Agarwal

The book contains gatherings of speeches and writings of the 1st Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, including information from his books like “An Autobiography”, “Glimpses of World History”, “The Discovery of India” and etc.


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OBITUARIES

Name of the Person Field/Importance

Pranab Kumar Gogoi Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker

D. Manjunath Former Karnataka Minister

Kirk Douglas Legendary film actor

Raju Bharatan Veteran cricket journalist

Roger Kahn Author

P. Parameswaran Renowned thinker, writer & founder director of Bharatiya Vichara kendram

Giriraj Kishore Well-known Hindi novelist and Padma Shri awardee

Nandu Kulkarni Veteran journalist

Wendell Rodricks Fashion designer

Rajendra Pachauri Indian environmentalist

Sonam Sherpa Guitarist

Nikita Pearl Waligwa Disney actress

MP Tapas Pal Bengali actor and former MP

Harry Gregg Northern Irish footballer

Mickey Wright American professional golfer

M.S. Mani Journalist

Kishori Ballal Veteran Kannada actor

V.L Dutt Former FICCI president & Executive Chairman of KCP Group

Larry Tesler Computer scientist

Ashok Chatterjee Former Indian footballer

C. Chennigappa Former Karnataka Minister

Netaji kin Krishna Bose Wife of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s nephew Sisir Kumar Bose

Katherine Johnson NASA mathematician

Mohammed Hosni Mubarak

Egypt former President

K.P.P Samy Former Tamil Nadu Minister

Sudhakar Chaturvedi Centenarian freedom fighter and Vedic scholar

Shadakshari Settar Famous Historian and Professor

Chitetsu Watanabe World’s oldest man

S Kathavarayan Tamilnadu DMK MLA

Baidyanath Prasad Mahto Bihar Lok Sabha MP

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