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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Govt has set aim of installation of 100 GigaWatt solar power by Dec 2022

solar plant

The Government has set a aim of installation of 100 GigaWatt solar power and 60 GigaWatt wind power capacity in the country by December 2022 by implementing various schemes.

Around 5,70000 inhabited village including gram panchayats covered by mobile service: Govt

Around 5,70000 inhabited village including gram panchayats covered by mobile service

Government declared that around five lakh 70 thousands inhabited village including gram panchayats have been covered by the mobile service.

India-Central Asia business council started

India-Central Asia business council started

Initiative to boost business amid an economic slowdown, the Modi government and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) together started India-Central Asia Business Council.

More than 1.27 cr pads of Suvidha Sanitary Napkins sold at 1 rupee through Jan Aushadhi Kendras

Jan Aushadhi Kendras

The government declared, more than one crore twenty-seven lakh pads of Suvidha Sanitary Napkins priced at one rupee per pad have been sold through Jan Aushadhi Kendras all over the country till the end of last month.

Govt started NCAP as a long-term national level strategy to fight against air pollution: Babul Supriyo

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)

Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Babul Supriyo delcared that the Central Government started National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as national level strategy to fight against the air pollution problem across the country.

SC nominates retired Kerala HC judge to make inventory of ornaments at Sabarimala temple

Supreme Court

Supreme Court nominated retired Kerala High Court judge C N Ramachandaran Nair to make an inventory and valuation report of ornaments of Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala temple.

US India’s preferred trade partner in journey to be USD 5 trn economy: Envoy

taranjit singh sandhu

America is India’s preferred trade and business partner in its journey to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024, the country’s new envoy to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu has announced.

Income tax dept starts e-calculator to compare due tax under new, old regime

E-calculator

The Income-Tax Department has started an e-calculator for individuals to approximate their tax liability if they opt for the new tax slabs, without claiming deductions and exemptions, for ITR filing as declared in the recent Budget.

RBI to carry out first repo operation on February 17 for Rs 25,000 crore

Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will start the first tranche of its long-term repo operations on February 17 with three-year repo of Rs 25,000 crore, followed by another on February 24 for an equal amount.

WhatsApp will start digital payments platform WhatsApp Pay

WhatsApp Pay

WhatsApp will start its digital payments platform WhatsApp Pay to compete against similar platforms such as Paytm and Google Pay amid India’s strengthening digital payments market.