Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 21, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for February 21, 2022

INDIA

– Govt. organising ‘Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate’ commemoration from February 22 to 28 to celebrate Science and Technology achievements over past 75 years
– Statehood Day of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh celebrated on Feb 20; both were Union Territories before becoming states on February 20, 1987
– Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla leading Parliamentary delegation to UAE from Feb 21 to 25
– Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates two new Departments and two new Research Centres at International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) in Deonar, Mumbai
– Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal minister Sadhan Pande dies at 71

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

– Coal India Ltd wins ‘Most Dependable Public Sector in India’ award from Assocham
– India’s leather and footwear exports to cross USD 6 billion in 2022-23: Council for Leather Exports (CLE)

WORLD

– UN celebrates World Day of Social Justice celebrated on Feb 20; theme: ‘Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment’

SPORTS

– 2022 Winter Olympics conclude in Beijing; Norway tops medals tally followed by Germany and China
– India (184/5) beat West Indies (167/9) by 17 runs in Kolkata, sweep T20I series 3-0

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