Category: All Current Affairs

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy starts Andhra’s first Disha police station at Rajamahendravaram

Disha police station

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy started the first Disha police station in the state at Rajamahendravaram in East Godavari district.

5th Dhaka Art Summit launches

Dhaka Art Summit

The fifth edition of the Dhaka Art Summit, Bangladesh was launched by State Minister for Cultural Affairs of Bangladesh K M Khalid.

Former Bengal power minister Sankar Sen passes away at 92

Sankar SenSankar Sen

Former West Bengal Power Minister and former Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University Sankar Sen died at a south Kolkata nursing home due to old age problems.

Haryana wriggles SAI to win 10th Hockey Senior Women National C’ship

Hockey

Haryana wriggled Sports Authority of India (SAI) 6-0 to win the 10th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2020  title.

DRDO signs deal with Russian company for missiles propulsion systems

missile

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) inked a technology development contract with a Russian company Rosoboron export at DefExpo2020.

African Union 2020 Summit starts

African Union 2020 Summit

The annual African Union Summit has started in Addis Ababa. This 33rd Ordinary Summit, which commenced on 21st January, will run until the 10th of February.

Mumbai girl youngest in world to summit south America’s highest peak

Kaamya Karthikeyan

Kaamya Karthikeyan, a class seven student of Navy Children School (NCS) in Mumbai, became the youngest girl in the world to climb Mt Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America.

Amazon establishes two data centres in Telangana with USD 1.6 billion investment

AMAZON HYDERABAD

A massive investment by Amazon in Telangana, the tech giant has sought environmental clearance for the establishment of two data centres at a cost of Rs 11,624 crore ($1.6 billion).

Iran launches satellite, fails to place it into orbit

Iran launches satelliteIran launches satellite

Iran launched a satellite but failed to place it into orbit in a blow to its space programme. The attempted launch of the Zafar comes before 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and vital parliamentary elections in Iran on February 21.

Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Campaign goes underway across country

Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Campaign

An 18 day long focused Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Campaign goes underway all over the country. The campaign, being organised by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, will go on till 28th of this month.