Day special-
20/02/2020.
-The concept of International Mother Language Day (21 February 2020) - 'Languages Without Borders'. The concept of Mother Language Day in India (February 21, 2020) - 'Celebrating our Multilingual Heritage'.
Environment
-Endangered species from India that were included in the IUCN's World Conservation List - Great Indian Bastard, Asian Elephant, Bengali Florican.
International-
-The Ocala Company ranked first globally in the 'Speedtest Global Index 2020' for mobile broadband speeds for the month of January - United Arab Emirates (87.01 Mbps).
-First place in HDR's Human Development Index (HDI) 2019 - Norway (hereafter Switzerland, Ireland).
-The Global Intellectual Property Index 2019 ranks first in the US - followed by Britain, Sweden, France and Germany.
First place in the latest Social Mobility Index of the World Economic Forum (WEF) - Denmark (followed by Norway, Finland and Sweden).
National-
-India in the 'Speedtest Global Index 2020' - 128th (Download Speed: 11.58 Mbps).
-India is ranked 129th in HDR's Human Development Index (HDI) 2019.
-India ranks in the latest social mobility index of the World Economic Forum (WEF) - 76th (41st in lifelong education and 53rd in working conditions).
-India's first private gold mine - Jonagiri (Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh).
Individuals
-special Vijay Advani, the new chairman of the global board of directors of the US-India Business Council.
Sports-
-The first Khelo India University Games in this state was organized - Odisha (in Cuttack).
-The first player to make 100 appearances in all three forms of cricket - Ross Taylor (New Zealand batsman)
-The first country to host the 2020 AIBA team World Cup - Russia (in October).
Science-
-The scientists named the newly discovered species of land snail (Canogastropods family) in honor of this Swedish activist - Greta Thunberg (Kraspedotropis gratathunberg).
-Common sense International Boxing Association (AIBA) - Established: year 1946; Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland. World Economic Forum (WEF) - Established: 1971; Headquarters: Colony, Switzerland; Founder: Klaus Schwab.
-International Union for Conservation of Nature -IUCN - Founded: October 5, 1948; Founder: Julian Huxley; Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland.
-Central Efficiency Commission (CVC) - Established: 1964; Headquarters: New Delhi.
-United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Established: December 11, 1946; Headquarters: New York, USA.
Air Force 'Chinook' helicopters operating at altitude - Indian
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-Air Force 'Chinook' helicopter has begun to be used at high altitude in the mountainous region. - The helicopter will now serve the Siachen region in Ladakh, making it easier to transport military equipment to higher altitudes.
- The US-made 'Chinook' helicopter was included in the Air Force in March last year. This cargo is capable of carrying helicopter luggage, soldiers. It is a heavy-duty, double-fanned helicopter. This helicopter is used for transportation in 19 countries.
Indian Air Force (IAF) -
-Indian Air Force was established on October 8, 1932. On March 12, 1945, the force was renamed as the Royal Indian Air Force.
-After the independence of India in 1950, the name 'Royal' was omitted from this name. This is the motto of the Indian Air Force.
-The Indian Air Force is fourth on the list of the most powerful air force in the world. Only the US, Russia and China have a larger air force than India.
- The Indian Air Force bases in Farkhor, Tajikistan. It is the first and only base of any Indian security force outside the country. - Subroto Mukherjee was the first Indian chief of a squadron's air force.
- Padmavati Bandopadhyay becomes the first woman Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force.
One liner's -
-Y Nageshwara Rao Appointed Executive Director Of Bank Of Maharashtra.
-Ross Taylor Becomes 1st Player To Play 100 Matches In All 3 Formats.
-India And Sri Lanka To Sign MoU To Develop Jaffna Airport.
-Nigeria & India Sign MoU To Establish Sugar Institute.
-Qatar & UN Sign MoU To Open Counter-Terrorism Office In Doha.
-16th World Education Summit Begins At Hyderabad.
-India Ranked 77th On A Sustainability Index.
-Norway Topped In Child Flourishing Index.
-India Ranked 131st In Child Flourishing Index.
-Hyderabad Ranks 7th In India Fit Report-2020.
-Maharashtra Becomes The 1st State To Implement Home Buying Process Online.
-Banks Board Bureau Recommends G.R. Chinatala As The Next Chairman Of NABARD.
-India Will Be The Guest Of Honour At The International Tourism Fair Of Madagascar.
-US Scientists Prepared 1st 3D Molecular Scale Map Of Novel Corona virus.
-Sanjay Jasjit Singh Takes Charge As The Commandant Of The Naval War College , Goa.
-CSIR Topped The Nature Ranking Index 2020.
-IISc , Bangalore Ranks 2nd In Nature Ranking Index 2020.
-IIT Bombay Ranks 5th In Nature Ranking Index 2020.
-IIT Madras Ranks 6th In Nature Ranking Index 2020.
-IIT Guwahati Ranks 9th In Nature Ranking Index 2020.
-Ganga Kayak Festival Celebrated In Uttarakhand.
-Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav Launched HRMS Mobile App.
-UK Introduced New Points-Based Visa System To Boost The Economy.
-Arunachal Pradesh Celebrates Its 34th Statehood Day On 20th Feb.
-France To Shut Down Fessenheim Nuclear Reactor By June.
-AIFF Received ‘Grassroots Charter Bronze Level’ Membership Of AFC.
-Brazil Para Badminton International 2020 Held In Sao Paulo , Brazil.
-Pramod Bhagat Won 2 Gold At Brazil Para Badminton International 2020.
-India Won 11 Medals At Brazil Para Badminton International 2020.
-FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2020 To Be Held In India.
-' Kick Off the Dream ' Is Official Slogan Of FIFA U-17 Women's WC 2020.
-10th Edition Of Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad Held In New Delhi.
-Sunil Gurbaxani Appointed As MD & CEO Of Dhanlaxmi Bank.
-P. V. Sindhu Wins ESPN’s ‘Female Sportsperson Of The Year’ Award.
-Saurabh Chaudhary Wins ESPN’s Male Sportsperson Of The Year Award.
-Sprinter Dutee Chand Won The ESPN's ‘ Courage ’ Award.
-Koneru Humpy Won The Award For The ' Comeback Of The Year '.
-Deepak Punia Won ‘ Emerging Sportsperson Of The Year ' Award.
-Pullela Gopichand Claimed The ' Coach Of The Year ' Award.
-Balbir Singh Won ESPN's " Lifetime Achievement " Award.
-Pragyan Ojha Announces Retirement From All Formats Of Cricket.
-Asian Wrestling Championships Begins At New Delhi.
-Divya Kakran (68Kg) Won Gold In Asian Wrestling Championships.
-Sarita Mor (59Kg) Won Gold In Asian Wrestling Championships.
-Nirmala Devi (50Kg) Won Silver In Asian Wrestling Championships.
-Motera Stadium Becomes India's 1st Green-Rated Cricket Stadium.
-Myanmar President Win Myint To Visit India From Feb 26-29.
-Northeast Frontier Railway Builds India's Tallest Pier Bridge In Manipur .
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