India to add the Asian Elephant and the Great Indian Bustard in the list of species that merit heightened conservation measures. The list will be debated at the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), under the Ministry of Civil Aviation of India, has issued a circular that Electronic-Cigarettes and all forms of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System(ENDS) will be banned in both domestic and international flights as well as at airports
The Government of India has renamed two institutions after Sushma Swaraj in an honour of the late External Affairs Minister. The two institutions are: the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra and the Foreign Service Institute.
The Ghaziabad police started ‘Operation Nakail’ under which the identity of auto-rickshaw drivers will be verified and a unique four-digit number will be given to them. The drivers have to get the unique number written on front, left, right and rear side of auto-rickshaws.
The 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 hosted in adorable Assam on 15th February 2020. It was hosted by Karan Johar (film director), Bollywood actors Vicky Kaushal and Varun Dhawan.
The Haryana Government has renamed the Ambala City bus stand after former Union minister late Sushma Swaraj. The bus stand will now be called ‘Sushma Swaraj Bus Stand’.
Avenue Supermarts, which is doing business as D-Mart, founder Radhakishan Damani has now become the 2nd richest Indian after Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani, with a net worth of $17.8 billion.
The Union government has renamed ‘The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses’ (IDSA) as ‘Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses’.
The Delhi Police has released its “Himmat Plus App” to ensure safety and security of people travelling in cabs at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport. Delhi Police has united the app with the app of ride hailing company “Uber”.
Meeting on Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) Industry was hosted by National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) which was chaired by NITI Aayog’s CEO Amitabh Kant. The meeting targeted to induce growth in the API industry.
The services of Kashi Mahakal Express i.e. the 3rd private train of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) starts from Varanasi. The train service will connect the three Jyotirlinga: Omkareshwar near Indore, Mahakaleshwar, in Ujjain and Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi.
The Bharatiya Chitra Sadhana will host the 3rd edition of the Chitra Bharati Film Festival at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The prime aim of the Chitra Bharati Film Festival is of establishing a ‘Bharatiya’ narrative in Indian cinema.
The ‘Historical Gastronomica – The Indus Dining Experience’ exhibition was held at the National Museum in New Delhi which was jointly managed by the National Museum along with One Station Million Stories (OSMS).
On the occasion of 1st anniversary of the launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar started PM KISAN mobile application for the further expansion of the scheme.
India’s first floating jetty has been inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya at a cruise terminal in Vasco at Goa. The floating jetty is made of cement concrete and is expected to uplift inland waterways.
J&K Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan has flagged off a youth exchange programme ‘Watan Ko Jano’. The programme has been managed by Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Council, Department of Social Welfare under the aegis of Department of JK Affairs, Government of India.
Jiya Rai, the 11-year-old girl made a world record by becoming the youngest and the fastest specially-abled girl to swim 14 kilometres in open water in 3 hours 27 minutes and 30 seconds.
The Central Board of Secondary Education has started an Exam center locator app “CBSE ECL” as well as an Online Exam Center Management System “OECMS”. The “CBSE ECL” is a mobile application which aids the students to locate their examination center and see the distance between current location and examination center.
The Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) has started the world’s largest airport-based temperature-controlled facility known as the ‘Export Cold Zone’ for processing and storage of agro and pharma products.
Antar Rashtriya Yog Mahotsav has been launched in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Yoga teachers and practitioners from eleven countries are taking part in this week-long event. The ‘Yog Mahotsav’ is organized in Rishikesh every year from March 1 to March 7.
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