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.
Former Lok Sabha MP Krishna Bose passed away. She was the wife of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s nephew Sisir Kumar Bose. She got in politics in the mid-1990s.
Jiya Rai, the 11-year-old girl made a world record by becoming the youngest and the fastest specially-abled girl to swim 14 kilometres in open water in 3 hours 27 minutes and 30 seconds.
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.
Microsoft declared a partnership with State Bank of India to train differently-abled people to search jobs in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.
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.
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.
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.
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is working on a project of linking about 3,000 kilometer-long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to India.
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 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’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.
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.
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.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has released a scheme named ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’. This scheme is for students pursuing various post-Intermediate courses to meet hostel and mess expenses.
Madhya Pradesh has become the 1st state in the country to starts the unified registration card and the 2nd state to release the unified driving license after Uttar Pradesh.
Losar festival was celebrated at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. The festival is observed on the 1st day of the lunisolar Tibetan calendar also called Tibetan New Year.
The department of Youth and cultural Affairs, Government of Gujarat has hosted cultural festival called “Vasantotsav”. The annual festival was held at Sanskruti Kunj in Gandhinagar, Gujarat to enjoy the rich diverse heritage of the country.
Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has started the– Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS) Web Portal. The portal can be accessed at http://miews.nafed-india.com.
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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