Current Affairs

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                                                        Current Affairs



FEBUARY -  20



  • The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development, conduct and promotion of health research in India.
  • Indian Naval Ship Pralaya reached Abu Dhabi in UAE to participate in the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 21) and International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 21) from February 20 to 25, 2021.
  • Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully carried out joint user trials of indigenously developed Helina and Dhruvastra Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) from the Advanced Light Helicopter at the Pokhran deserts in Rajasthan.
  • The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the valedictory function of the India Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE) via videoconferencing.
  • The NASA Perseverance rover safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth.
  • Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad and five Indian-origin personalities have been featured in the 2021 TIME100 Next.

The five Indian-origin persons in Time100 Next list are:

  • Twitter lawyer: Vijaya Gadde
  • UK’s Finance Minister: Rishi Sunak
  • Instacart founder and CEO: Apoorva Mehta
  • Get Us PPE executive director and doctor: Shikha Gupta
  • Founder of nonprofit Upsolve’s: Rohan Pavuluri

  • Telangana’s capital, Hyderabad has been recognized as a 2020 Tree City of World, by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Arbor Day Foundation, for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forests.
  • Sri Lanka fast bowler Dhammika Prasad has announced his retirement from international cricket.
  • World Day of Social Justice is celebrated annually all over the world on 20 February.  This year theme   is “A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy”.
  • World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the “Third Saturday of February” every year.

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