‘Pyaar ka Paudha’ (a plant of love) campaign has been started by the Bihar government’s Department of Environment and Forest in Patna for making the Bihar land green.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan released “Yodhav” (Warrior) mobile app (application) at Kochi, Kerala. Through this app, the public can inform police about drug abuse and its distribution.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi started cultural arts and handicrafts exhibition named ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ comprised of products from over 10,000 artisans from all over Uttar Pradesh.
GoAir has appointed Vinay Dube, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, as its new CEO. He will be managing the airline and meeting the goals and long-term growth objectives of the company.
The Goverment of India has signed USD 450 million loan agreement with the World Bank. The loan agreement of USD 450 million targets to aid the national programme “Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY): National Groundwater Management Improvement Programme”.
The Laureus World Sports Awards was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation founding patrons Daimler and Richemont. It is an annual award ceremony honoring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year.
The Chief of the Defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has declared the plan of establishing the first Integrated Tri-Services Command. The Integrated Tri-Services Command will be responsible for managing the air defence of the entire country.
The 5th edition of Difficult Dialogues began in Panji, Goa. Difficult Dialogues (DD) is an yearly forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia. Difficult Dialogues 2020 will focus on the “State of Law”.
The 3rd edition of the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety will be organized in Stockholm, Sweden on February 19-20, 2020.
The annual All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was organized in New Delhi. The conference was attended by Judicial and Administrative Members from all 17 Benches of CAT from across the country, members of the CAT Bar Association and eminent Jurists.
The Indian Space Research Organisation has declared that it will launch 10 Earth Observation Satellites in 2020-21. The 10 earth observation (EO) satellites will include categories such as the first Geo Imaging Satellite, GISAT-1 along with three communication satellites and two navigation satellites.
The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has banned for 4 years on Haryana’s javelin thrower Amit Dahiya. He has been banned for avoiding sample collection and for his attempt of trying to cheat officials during the 2nd National Javelin Throw Open Championship 2019 held at SAI Centre in Sonipat, Haryana.
Asian Wrestling Championship 2020 hosts in New Delhi. It will be held at the KD Jadhav Hall of Indira Gandhi Stadium.
The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee has declared the official Games motto: “United by Emotion”. The motto emphasizes the power of sport to bring together people from diverse backgrounds of every kind and allow them to connect and celebrate in a way that reaches beyond their differences.
India’s Koneru Humpy won Cairns Cup chess tournament organized at St.Louis, US (United States). She won the title after finishing 6 points off 9 rounds.
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’.
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has declared the 5 host cities for the FIFA Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup 2020 which includes Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Kolkata and Navi Mumbai.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been allotted the Asian Football Confederation’s “Grassroots Charter Bronze Level” membership which will permit the national body to uplift its basic-level events as AFC recognised.
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