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Central Excise Day observed on 24th February across India

Central Excise Day

Central Excise Day is observed every year on February 24 across India. The day is being celebrated to respect the service of Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) to the country.

Abhay Kumar Singh to be new CMD of NHPC

Abhay Kumar Singh

Hydropower giant National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) declared the appointment of Abhay Kumar Singh as the company’s Chairman & Managing Director. He will take the place of Ratish Kumar.

India & US sign defence deals worth $3 billion

India & US

India and the United States signed defence deals worth 3 billion dollars. India has agreed to purchase USD 3 billion worth upgraded American military equipment including Apache and MH-60 Romeo helicopters, which are the finest in the world.

NPCI starts UPI awareness campaign “UPI Chalega”

NPCI and UPI

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has started an industry campaign named “UPI Chalega” to uplift UPI as Easy, Safe, and Instant mode of payment. The “UPI Chalega” campaign is targeted to guide users towards the right usage of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and help create a habitual change, use of UPI in their daily life.

ISRO to launch Geo Imaging Satellite “GISAT-1”

GISAT-1

The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch the Geo Imaging Satellite “GISAT-1”. GISAT-1 will be taken off by Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10) from the Second Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.

Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience 2020

NIDM

The National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) 2020 was organised in New Delhi. The national conference was held by the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM).

Great NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson passes away

Katherine Johnson

Great NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson passed away at the age of 101. Johnson’s calculations helped put the first man on the Moon in 1969, but she was under rated until the Oscar-nominated 2016 movie that told the stories of three black women who served at NASA.

Egypt former President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak passes away

Mohammed Hosni Mubarak

Egypt’s former President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak passed away. He ruled the country for 30 years. After almost three decades in power, Mubarak was insisted to resign on February 11, 2011, following 18 days of protests around the country.

1st anniversary of National War Memorial being observed

National War Memorial

The first anniversary of the great National War Memorial is being observed on 25th February. The memorial is a fitting tribute to those heroes who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty during different wars and internal security challenges since Independence.

Joint Ministerial Commission between India and Australia holds in New Delhi

Joint Ministerial Commission

The Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) between India and Australia was held in New Delhi. This was the 16th edition of the session. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Government of Australia co-chaired the joint ministerial commission held between two countries.

Higher Education Leadership Development Programme starts in New Delhi

Higher Education Leadership Development Programme

A Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrator has been started by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal. This programme is a joint spirit of UGC and British Council under the aegis of UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI).

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