The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League 2020 has been declared by BCCI. The tournament will commence on March 29 and will conclude on May 24 after lasting for a duration of 57 days.
Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has declared his retirement from international and first-class cricket. He represented India in 24 Tests between 2009 and 2013 in which he took 113 wickets.
UNESCO celebrated the International Mother Language Day 21st February with a theme “Languages without borders”. The day was celebrated to make people aware about the language, cultural diversity and multilingualism all over the world.
Sanjay Kothari has been selected by a high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner. He was currently serving as the Secretary to the President.
The Atal Kisan – Majdoor canteens will be opened by the Haryana government across the state. These canteens targets to provide affordable meals to farmers and laborers at a concessional rate of RS 10 per plate in all mandis and sugar mills.
The 1st edition of the Bharat-Bangla Paryatan Utsav-Tourism festival has initiated in Agartala, Tripura to uplift tourism in Tripura. The festival has been organized in memories of the contribution of Tripura in 1971 Bangladesh liberation war as well as to boost the tourism sector of Tripura.
The flight test of the air-launched cruise missile Ra’ad-II has been triumphantly tested by Pakistan. Ra’ad-II missile having a range of 600 km, is targeted to be attached with Mirage aircraft or F-16 fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has finalized to keep Pakistan on the FATF Grey List till June 2020. The decision was taken during the group’s meeting and plenary in Paris.
The 4th Anniversary of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) was observed today. It was launched on this day in 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to transform the Rurban clusters.
India’s tallest railway pier bridge which is 100 m tall has been constructed by the Northeast Frontier Railway Construction Organisation which costed Rs 283.5crore . The bridge has been constructed across Makru river in the Tamenglong, Manipur.
From 1st of April 2020, India will be using the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel as the nation is heading towards transitional shift from Bharat Stage-IV grade to Bharat Stage-VI grade. The BS-VI grade has only 10ppm of sulphur and its emission standards are as good as that of CNG.
The President of the United States (POTUS) Donald Trump is coming on a two-days visit to India on 24th February 2020. He will be accompanied by the First Lady of the United States Melania Trump along with other US delegates.
Mahant Nritya Gopal Das has been elected as the president of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust along with Champat Rai who would be the general secretary of the trust.
The 2nd Phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen got the Cabinet’s approval. The 2nd phase will last till 2024-25 and make sure that everyone uses a toilet.
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) would be structured by the Government of India by the first week of Aprill 2020. The authority would be set up under Consumer Protection Act 2019.
The constitution of “22nd Law Commission of India” gets Cabinet’s approval. The commission will function for a period of 3 years from its date of inception.
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.
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 High Commission of India in Bangladesh hosted the Seminar on Indian Defence Equipment in Dhaka which was attended by 12 Indian firms. Aim of the seminar was to pursue further cooperation between India and Bangladesh in the field of defence technologies.
India to host the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup in 2022, as per the announcement made by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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