Current Affairs February 2020

‘Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award’ Conferred upon Jadav Payeng

The Forest Man of India, Padma Shri Jadav Payeng has conferred with the prestigious Swami…

Bihar passes resolution for caste-based census

The Bihar Assembly unanimously passed a resolution requesting the Centre to hold the 2021 census…

Bengaluru continues to record highest number of digital transactions

Bengaluru has accounted for the highest number of digital transactions in India in 2019, followed…

Cabinet approved the Surrogacy Regulation Bill 2020

The Union Cabinet has approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, on 26 February. The Bill…

Government of India announces Maiden Summit on Artificial Intelligence

The Government of India (GoI) announced the mega event, RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social…

Centre decides to lift ban on onion exports

The government on decided to lift the nearly six-month-old ban on export of onions in…

US surpasses China to become India’s top trading partner

The United States has surpassed China to become India's top trading partner. It shows greater…

Marathi language compulsory for all schools in Maharashtra

The Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government has made Marathi compulsory in schools affiliated with all boards…

Indian Space Research Organisation to launch GISAT-1

First earth imaging satellite of India, GISAT-1 will be launched in a geostationary orbit, in…

INCOIS launches three warning systems for fishermen

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has launched three new technological support/alert systems…