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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US to be India’s top trading partner, surpassing China

India_US

The United States has crossed over China to be India’s top trading partner. The bilateral trade between the US and India stood at nearly 88 billion dollars in 2018-19 fiscal. During the period, India’s trade with China was at 87.1 billion dollars.

NABARD sanctions Rs 400.64 Cr to uplift infrastructure in J&K

NABARD

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned 400.64 crore rupees to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This sanction is for giving a uplift to the infrastructure in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

India will organize Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships 2022

Shooting and Archery Championships

India will organize the Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) declared this decision after the Executive Board meeting in London. The two events will be held in Chandigarh in January.

ICC bans Omani player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from cricket for 7 years

Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi

The International Cricket Council (ICC) banned Oman player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for 7 years. The player has been rebuked for breaking the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code as he was found guilty for breaking various counts in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualifiers 2019.

‘Death: An Inside Story’ book launched by Venkaiah Naidu

Death- An Inside Story

The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu launched the book titled ‘Death- An Inside Story: A book for all those who shall’ written by Jaggi Vasudev, but famously known as Sadhguru, Founder of Isha Foundation.

Central Excise Day observed on 24th February across India

Central Excise Day

Central Excise Day is observed every year on February 24 across India. The day is being celebrated to respect the service of Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) to the country.

Former Lok Sabha MP Krishna Bose passes away

Krishna Bose

Former Lok Sabha MP Krishna Bose passed away. She was the wife of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s nephew Sisir Kumar Bose. She got in politics in the mid-1990s.

11-year-old Jiya Rai makes world record in open water swimming

Jiya Rai

Jiya Rai, the 11-year-old girl made a world record by becoming the youngest and the fastest specially-abled girl to swim 14 kilometres in open water in 3 hours 27 minutes and 30 seconds.

Abhay Kumar Singh to be new CMD of NHPC

Abhay Kumar Singh

Hydropower giant National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) declared the appointment of Abhay Kumar Singh as the company’s Chairman & Managing Director. He will take the place of Ratish Kumar.

Microsoft & SBI unites hands to train differently-abled

Microsoft & SBI

Microsoft declared a partnership with State Bank of India to train differently-abled people to search jobs in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.