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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Piyush Goyal launched Kolkata’s East-West Metro line

Kolkata’s East-West Metro line

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched the first phase of “East-West Metro line” which is Kolkata’s second metro line. The phase 1 of the East-West Metro corridor is a 5.3 kms long stretch with 6 elevated stations and executed by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited.

Tamil Nadu CM inaugurates SCF cricket ground in Salem

SCF cricket ground

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami inaugurated the Salem Cricket Foundation (SCF) cricket ground in Valapadi, Salem in Tamil Nadu. The ground was constructed on behalf of Salem Cricket Foundation.

Robin Singh selected as UAE’s director of cricket

Robin Singh

Former Indian Cricket all-rounder Robin Singh was selected as director of cricket of the United Arab Emirates. He was appointed by Emirates Cricket Board after the dismissal of head coach Douglas Robert Brown.

Atul Kumar Gupta appointed as new ICAI President

Atul Kumar Gupta

Atul Kumar Gupta will be appointed as new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) for the year 2020-21. Nihar Niranjan Jambusaria has been elected as the Vice President of the ICAI for 2020-21.

FIH awards Manpreet Singh with FIH Men’s Player of the Year 2019 award

Manpreet Singh

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has honored Indian men’s hockey team captain & midfielder Manpreet Singh with “Player of the Year for 2019” award.

IndusInd Bank tops list of ‘Highest increase in brand value’

According to ‘The Banker’s Top 500 Banking Brands 2020’ report, IndusInd Bank has topped the list of ‘Highest increase in brand value’ among global banks. The brand value of Induslnd Bank has increased by 122% over the past 12 months.

IndusInd Bank

EIU falls global growth forecast for 2020

EIU lowers global growth forecast for 2020

The Economist Intelligence Unit has revised downwards its global growth forecast for 2020 to 2.2% from 2.3%. This impact because of Novel coronavirus outbreak in China and also the virus starts spreading globally.

New Delhi to host “National Organic Food Festival” for women entrepreneurs

fruits and veggies

The National Organic Food Festival is going to be organized for women entrepreneurs in New Delhi. The festival will be jointly organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) and Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI).

New Delhi organizes “Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking”

Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has hosted the two days BIMSTEC’s Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking in New Delhi. The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) conference was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Home Affairs.

Scientists discovered the closest known planet “2MASS 1155-7919 b”

2MASS 1155-7919 b

The scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology has discovered the nearest-known ‘baby giant planet’ which is named as “2MASS 1155-7919 b”.