20th of February has been celebrated globally as the World Day of Social Justice with the theme for year 2020 as “Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice”.
Hindi has become the 3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 with 615 million speakers while English stood at the first position with 1,132 million speakers as per the 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue.
The government of Gujarat has signed an MoU with State Bank of India (SBI) which targets to facilitate approval of loans to entrepreneurs in the MSME sector with ease and within a short time-frame.
Tripura hosts the “Run for India Tea” which was organized in collaboration by Tripura Tea Development Corporation (TTDC) and Tea Board of India. The event aims to further advertise and popularise Tripura tea alongside India tea and to boost the tea industry in the state.
The 34th Statehood Day was celebrated by Arunachal Pradesh on 20th February 2020. On this day Arunachal Pradesh became the full-fledged state in 1987. It was known as the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) till 1972 but gained the status of Union Territory on January 20, 1972.
The 70th National Democracy Day was celebrated on 19th February by the government of Nepal. The day is being celebrated every year on Falgun 7 to commemorate the attainment of democracy from the 104-year long autocratic Rana Regime.
The “Bezos Earth Fund” has been raised by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The fund of $10 billion will aim to to help preserve and protect the natural world against the climate change.
New Delhi organizes the Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts which was led by Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani.
Tapas Pal, the former Trinamool Congress MP and veteran bengali actor passes away. He began his career in Bengali cinema at the age of 22 and shot to fame with his debut film Dadar Kirti, which was critically acclaimed, in 1980.
Mickey Wright, the ace women’s golfer who has 82 titles of Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour during a professional career lasting from 1954 to 1969, passed away.
Harry Gregg, the former Manchester United goalkeeper passed away. He led the club 247 times, including a victory in the FA (Football Association Challenge Cup) match against Sheffield.
19th February is celebrated every year as Soil Health Card Day. The Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme was started on the day in 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Suratgarh in Rajasthan.
Barry O’Farrell has been selected by Australia as the next high commissioner to India. He will succeed Harinder Sidhu as the high commissioner to India.
As per the “World Population Review” report, India goes ahead of United Kingdom and France to become the 5th-largest world economy in 2019. India’s economy is the fifth-largest in the world with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.94 trillion.
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has permitted the Rs 19,700 crore resolution plan of JSW Steel to take over the bankrupt Bhushan Power and Steel.
Bangladesh will sign Free Trade Agreement with Nepal for better the trade between the two countries. Bangladesh has also allowed Nepal to use its Saidpur airport located in its northernmost district of Nilphamari close to Nepal.
The independent Election Commission of Afghanistan has declared Ashraf Ghani as the winner of the Presidential elections of Afghanistan. He has won the Presidential elections of Afghanistan for the 2nd time.
The “Kala Kumbh” exhibition was recently held by the Ministry of Textiles in New Delhi. The exhibition was held to improve Geographical Indication (GI) craft and heritage of India.
“Indira Gandhi International Airport” of Delhi has been announced by the Delhi International Airport Ltd as India’s first single-use plastic-free airport. The airport is also certified as single-use plastic-free airport by the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development.
The Indian Pavilion at 70th Berlin International Film Festival will be inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in Germany.
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