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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70th National Democracy Day celebrated by Nepal

Nepal

The 70th National Democracy Day was celebrated on 19th February by the government of Nepal. The day is being celebrated every year on Falgun 7 to commemorate the attainment of democracy from the 104-year long autocratic Rana Regime.

Arunachal Pradesh celebrates 34th Statehood Day on 20th of February

Arunachal Pradesh celebrates 34th Statehood Day on 20th of February

The 34th Statehood Day was celebrated by Arunachal Pradesh on 20th February 2020. On this day Arunachal Pradesh became the full-fledged state in 1987. It was known as the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) till 1972 but gained the status of Union Territory on January 20, 1972.

Tripura Tea Board organizes ‘Run for India Tea’ event

Run for India Tea

Tripura hosts the “Run for India Tea” which was organized in collaboration by Tripura Tea Development Corporation (TTDC) and Tea Board of India. The event aims to further advertise and popularise Tripura tea alongside India tea and to boost the tea industry in the state.

SBI signs MoU with Govt of Gujarat to facilitate MSME loans

MSME loans

The government of Gujarat has signed an MoU with State Bank of India (SBI) which targets to facilitate approval of loans to entrepreneurs in the MSME sector with ease and within a short time-frame.

Hindi declared as 3rd most spoken language in the World

hindi

Hindi has become the 3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 with 615 million speakers while English stood at the first position with 1,132 million speakers as per the 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue.

20th February globally celebrated as World Day of Social Justice

World Day of Social Justice

20th of February has been celebrated globally as the World Day of Social Justice with the theme for year 2020 as “Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice”.

India to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2022

AFC Women’s Asian Cup

India to host the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup in 2022, as per the announcement made by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Dhaka organizes the seminar on Indian Defence Equipment

Dhaka organizes the seminar on Indian Defence Equipment

The High Commission of India in Bangladesh hosted the Seminar on Indian Defence Equipment in Dhaka which was attended by 12 Indian firms. Aim of the seminar was to pursue further cooperation between India and Bangladesh in the field of defence technologies.

Meeting on Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients Industry hosted by NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog

Meeting on Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) Industry was hosted by National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) which was chaired by NITI Aayog’s CEO Amitabh Kant. The meeting targeted to induce growth in the API industry.

Services of Kashi Mahakal Express starts from Varanasi

Kashi Mahakal Express

The services of Kashi Mahakal Express i.e. the 3rd private train of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) starts from Varanasi. The train service will connect the three Jyotirlinga: Omkareshwar near Indore, Mahakaleshwar, in Ujjain and Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi.