ESPNcricinfo, sports news website, declared the 13th edition of the Annual ESPNcricinfo Awards 2019. Awards were given under 12 categories & selected by jury consisting former cricketers, ESPNcricinfo senior editors, writers & global correspondents.
The Uttar Pradesh government has given its approval to the Ground Water Act-2020. The Ground Water Act-2020 has been rubber stamped with target of improving the decreasing groundwater level in the state.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially titled the disease caused by the new coronavirus as “Covid-2019”. The new name “Covid-2019” has been derived from the words “corona”, “virus” and “disease”, with 2019, the year in which it came up.
In Delhi Assembly Election, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party made a clear-cut victory by defeating both BJP, which was again restricted to single digit and Congress, which could not get even a single seat.
The Government of India has finalized to consider all medical devices including implants and contraceptives as “Drugs”. The announcement regarding the re-categorization was issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad will be renamed as Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM). The renaming of the institution is decided by the Government of India to align the vision and aspiration of the Institute for the future with the vision and contribution of Late Shri Arun Jaitley.
The Vice President of India Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu launched a book titled ‘A Child of Destiny’ an autobiography penned by Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao.
Aditya Mehta & Vidya Pillai has won the National Snooker Championship organized in pune, Maharashtra. Aditya Mehta defeated the world champion Pankaj Advani.
Sweden’s Pole Vaulter, Armand Duplantis set a new the Pole Vault World Record in Renaud Lavillenie of France in 2014. Armand Duplantis break the world record with a jump of 20 feet 2.9 inches or 6.17 metres at Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland.
Kaamya Karthikeyan has become the youngest girl in the world to climb Mt Aconcagua. Mt Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America and outside of Asia.
Australia won the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Championship trophy 2020, which they maintained by winning victories in the 8-team one-day championship between 2017 and 2020.
The 33rd edition of the African Union (AU) summit was organized in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was launched with the theme “Silencing the Guns: Creating conducive conditions for Africa’s development”.
National Conference on e-Governance 2020 was organized in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Mumbai Declaration was adopted on the concluding day of the National Conference on e-Governance.
The 6th edition of the mega industrial exhibition ‘Engiexpo 2020’ is being held in Vadodara, Gujarat from February 15 to 17, 2020. It will be organised by the Federation of Small Scale Industries (FSSI), to promote ‘Made in India’ products
India and the United Kingdom will carry out the 5th edition of joint military exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior-2020’ at Salisbury Plains, The United Kingdom from February 13-26.
The Chief National coach of Indian Badminton team Pullela Gopichand awarded with Coaches lifetime achievement award by International Olympic Committee’s (IOC).
First ever Hornbill festival of Tripura was organized in Agartala. The aim to conserve the striking forest bird “Hornbill” and to uplift the livelihood of the people through tourism.
The Uttarakhand Government has confirmed the design of a glass floor suspension bridge, the first of its kind in the country to have a floor made of toughened transparent glass.
Ministry of Coal (MoC) has started a web portal for star rating of coal mines to aware about the green, safe and sustainable mining practices with the use of technology.
A popular Hindi novelist and Padma Shri conferee Giriraj Kishore passed away following a cardiac arrest.
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