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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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Delhi organizes 91st Annual General Meeting of the ICAR Society

91st Annual General Meeting of the ICAR Society

The 91st Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society was organized in Delhi. The Annual General Meeting was led by the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar.

National Science Day observed on 28th February across India

National Science Day

National Science Day is observed on 28th February. On this day, Sir CV Raman had declared the discovery of the Raman Effect for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930. Government of India designated 28 February as National Science Day (NSD) in 1986.

Centenarian vedic scholar Sudhakar Chaturvedi passes away

Centenarian vedic scholar Sudhakar Chaturvedi

Centenarian freedom fighter and Vedic scholar Sudhakar Krishna Rao, widely known as Sudhakar Chaturvedi passed away. He was born in a Madhva family and became a disciple of Swami Shraddhananda, the disciple of the founder of Arya Samaj Swami Dayananda.

MoFPI signs Rs 162 cr under Operation Greens scheme

Ministry of Food Processing Industries

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries(MoFPI) has signed Rs 162 crore under Operation Green scheme which has an outlay of Rs 500 crore to stabilize the supply of tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops and to ensure their availability round the year without price volatility.

Kerala High Court bans all forms of strikes in schools, colleges

Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court newly passed an order and banned all types of political movements in the college and school premises. Banning various forms agitations like gherao and sit-in in the campuses, the High Court also said no one can be persuaded to participate in such protests.

Abhishek Singh to be India’s next Ambassador to Venezuela

MEA

Abhishek Singh has been selected as the next Ambassador of India to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. He is presently serving as Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India in Kabul, Afghanistan. He will succeed Rajiv Kumar Napal, who passed away recently.

HDFC Bank starts co-branded credit card with IndiGo

Kaching

HDFC Bank tied hands with the country’s largest airline IndiGo to start a co-branded credit card, which will effectively work like a loyalty programme for the carrier. Its first travel credit card named ‘Ka-ching’- powered by Mastercard.

Jadav Payeng awarded with Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020

Jadav Payeng

Forest Man of India Jadav Payeng will be honored Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020 which comprises of a trophy, a recitation and a reward of Rs 1 lakh in New Delhi for his consistent efforts in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation.

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