February 28: National Science Day

Every year on February 28, India celebrates National Science Day to mark the discovery of Raman Effect by Sir C V Raman. Raman Effect was discovered by the professor on February 28, 1928. This year, the National Science Day is ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Maria Sharapova retires

Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former WTA World No.1 has recently announced her retirement from professional Tennis. The 32-year-old Tennis icon from Russia has won 36 WTA titles and held WTA World No.1 rank for continuous 21 ..

Sri Lanka withdraws from UN resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation

Sri Lanka recently notified the UN Human Right Council that it is to withdraw from the UN resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation. The UNHRC adopted a consensus resolution, asking Sri Lanka to probe allegations of human rights abuses in 2015, ..

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries launches MIEWS web portal

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal recently launched a first-of-its-kind platform called ‘Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS) Web Portal’. The MIEWS provides real time monitoring of prices of tomato, onion and potato, collectively known as ..

CCEA approves setting up of National Technical Textiles Mission

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Indian Prime Minister approved to set up a National Technical Textiles Mission with a total outlay of ₹1,480 crore. The Mission will have a 4-year implementation period from 2020-21 to 2023-24. The ..

Finance Minister launches EASE 3.0 initiative

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman recently unveiled the initiative of Public Sector Banks named ‘EASE 3.0’. The initiative aims to enhance Ease of banking in all customer experiences, using information technology. The EASE agenda was initially ..

Cabinet approves amendment to give occupancy rights to Lakshadweep’s ST population

The Union cabinet recently approved the amendment of the ‘Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands Land Revenue and Tenancy Regulation, 1965’. The amendment was made to confer occupancy rights to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in the union territory of Lakshadweep. ..

Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020 to be held in New Delhi

The Government of India (GoI) recently announced a first-of-its kind summit, RAISE 2020- ‘Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020,’, which is proposed to be held from April 11-12 in New Delhi. RAISE 2020 is India’s first Artificial Intelligence summit to be organized ..

5th edition of Ex Indradhanush begins

The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom have jointly began the 5th edition of Ex Indradhanush. The exercise is to be conducted at Hindan Air Force Station, located in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, from ..

‘Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrator’ launched

The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank recently launched a programme called ‘Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrator’. It is a joint initiative of University Grants Commission (UGC) and British Council under the support of ..