February Current Affairs 2020

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DateDayTheme 2020
02 FebruaryWorld Wetlands DayWetlands and Biodiveristy
04 FebruaryWorld Cancer DayI am and I Will
06 FebruaryInternational day of zero Tolerance to female genital MutatilationUnleashing Youth power
10 FebruaryWorld Pulses DayPlant proteins for a sustainable future
11 FebruaryInternational day of women and Girls in ScienceInvestment in women and Girls in science of inclusive Green growth
13 FebruaryWorld Radio DayRadio and Diversity
13 FebruaryNational women's day in India
15 FebruaryWorld Pangolin Day
(Third Saturday of February)
19 February%th soil card day
20 FebruaryWorld day of social justiceClosing the inequalities gap to achieve Social Justice
21 FebruaryInternational Mother Language DayLanguages without borders
22 FebruaryWorld Thinking dayLiving Threads
24 FebruaryCentral Eccise day
27 FebruaryIndia's First Protein Day#ProteinMeinKyaHai
27 FebruaryWorld NGO Day
28 FebruaryNational Science DayWomen in Science
29 FebruaryRare Disease DayRare is Many. Rare is Strong. Rare is Proud
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IOC signs first term contract for importing Russian crude oil

Crude Oil

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) signed first term contract for importing Russian crude oil as the third largest energy consumer of the world looks to diversify its sources away from the volatile Middle East.

PhonePe to create world’s largest ATM network of 2 mn in India by end of the year

Phonepe

PhonePe says it will by the end of this year create an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) network of 2 million users, helping the Walmart-owned service to fight rivals Alibaba-backed Paytm, Google Pay and Amazon Pay.

AIIB likely to lend $3 bn to Andhra Pradesh for upliftment projects

AIIB likely to lend $3 bn to Andhra Pradesh for upliftment projects

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) provided to extend a $3 billion loan to Andhra Pradesh for upliftment projects.

NABARD approximates Rs 34,421 crore credit potential for Chhattisgarh

NABARD

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) displayed a credit potential of Rs 34421.38 crore for Chhattisgarh in the financial year 2020-21.

MP government to use drones for mapping villages

Drone

The state government of Madhya Pradesh, has decided to use drones for mapping villages. So far, land survey work is being done either manually or by using satellite images in Madhya Pradesh.

Telangana CM to initiate 11-km stretch of elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail

Telangana Metro

Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao will inaugurate the 11-km stretch of corridor-II of elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail. It will starts from Jubilee Bus Station in Secunderabad and joins at Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station in Hyderabad.

LinkedIn chief executive Jeff Weiner is designated as CEO after 11 years

LinkedIn chief executive Jeff Weiner

Jeff Weiner is the Executive Chairman of Linkedin. He was the CEO of Linkedin for the last 11 years. Linkedin is the executive networking company owned by Microsoft.

Thackeray awarded veteran journalist Raikar

Thackeray presents award to veteran journalist Raikar

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray awarded senior journalist Dinkar Keshav Raikar for his contribution to journalism.

President Kovind hands over International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy

President Kovind hands over International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy

India has attained a lot over the years and successfully accomplished levels of leprosy elimination defined as less than a single case per ten thousand population.

Veteran writer Manoj Das to get Mystic Kalinga Literary Award

Manoj Das

Expert Odia and English writer Manoj Das to be honored with the much coveted Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages).