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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 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.
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.
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.