27th Feb Current Affairs
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27th Feb Day Special-
🔶 National Chili Day.
🔶 National Protein Day.
🔶 National Pokemon Day.
🔶 International Polar Bear Day.
Individuals special-
🔶Newly appointed Vice-President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for 2020. S. K Value.
Sports-
🔶First place in the 'Khelo India University game' with 14 medals - Savitribai Phule Pune University (7 gold). The first Khelo India Winter Games was inaugurated in these cities on February 25 - Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.
National-
🔶On February 26, the Union Cabinet approved the 'National Technical Textile Mission' to be implemented from 2020-21 to 2023-24, for which such amount was fixed - Rs. 1480 crore.
🔶The 'Higher Education Leadership Development Program for Administrators' is a joint venture between UGC and this foreign body - the British Council of Britain.
🔶British Council of Britain. Place of 'Water Council 2020' - IIT Rudki. ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth contracted with this research board for agricultural training and capacity building - ICAR.
Economy-
🔶On February 25, the Department of Industry and Internal Trade Promotion notified the government's decision to allow 100 percent FDI in these components in the insurance sector - insurance intermediaries (brokers, reinsurance brokers, consultants, corporate agents, third-party administrators, surveyors and loss assessors).
🔶According to the "Retail 4.0 Winning the 20s" report, the Indian retail market is projected to be $ 1 million a year - 2025.
State Special-
🔶Under the concept of "Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat", the cultural program 'Vasantotsav' was inaugurated on 25 February 2020 in this city - Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
🔶Maharashtra State Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad announced the closure of the board - Maharashtra International Education Board.
GK-
🔶University Grants Commission (UGC) - Established: December 28, 1953; Headquarters: New Delhi; Founder: Abul Kalam Azad.
🔶Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) - Founded: February 24, 1952; Headquarters: New Delhi.
🔶Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) - Established: 1927; Founder: G D. Birla and P. Thakurdas; Headquarters: New Delhi.
🔶Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) - Established: July 16, 1929; Headquarters: New Delhi.
🔶Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) - Established: 1988; Legal status: January 30, 1992; Headquarters: Mumbai.
🔶Establishment of Department of Industry and Internal Trade Promotion (DPIIT) - Year 1995.
🔶DPIIT was restructured this year with the merger of the Industrial Development Department - the year 2000.
🔶NASA mathematician released from the movie 'Hidden Figures' who passed away at the age of 101 - Catherine Johnson.
🔶International Cricket Council banned player for seven years for allegations of match fixing - Yusuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi.
🔶According to a recent UNICEF report, child malnutrition has dropped sharply in South Asian country - Bangladesh.
🔶The Indian city in which the first anniversary of the National War Memorial, established on February 25, 2020, was celebrated - New Delhi.
🔶India to organize Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championship in the city in 2022 -Chandigarh.
🔶Melania Trump made a special visit to see the education system in government schools in Delhi - Happiness Class.
🔶The country in which the imprisoned Buddhist monk Thik Kwang Duk has recently passed away since 2003 - Vietnam.
🔶The state government that launched the 'Jaganna Vas Deewena' scheme to provide financial support to college students - Andhra Pradesh.
🔶Who has been recently elected speaker of the Delhi Assembly - Ram Niwas Goyal.
🔶Who has been recently elected Chairman and Managing Director of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation - Abhay Kumar Singh.
🔶 NSD Theme 2020 : " Women In Science "
🔶 US Becomes 6th Largest Supplier Of Crude To India
🔶 SN Shrivastava Appointed As Special Commissioner (Law & Order) Of Delhi Police
🔶 Goa Paired With Jharkhand Under ' Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat ' Initiative.
🔶 Dharmpal Jalori Takes Charge As Chairman Of Rajasthan Board Of Secondary Education.
🔶 Ratan Tata Appointed Chairman Of Mumbai University Advisory Council.
🔶 Suella Braverman Appointed As UK's Attorney General.
🔶 J.S. Khanderao Conferred With Raja Ravi Varma Award 2019.
🔶 Vasudev Kamath Conferred With Raja Ravi Varma Award 2020.
🔶 Bangladesh Most Polluted Country In The World : Report.
🔶 Pakistan 2nd Most Polluted Country In The World : Report.
🔶 Mongolia 3rd Most Polluted Country In The World : Report.
🔶 Afghanistan 4th Most Polluted Country In The World : Report.
🔶 India 5th Most Polluted Country In The World : Report.
🔶 Ghaziabad Ranked As The Most Polluted City In The World.
🔶 Delhi Topped The List Of Most Polluted Capital Cities In The World.
🔶 21 Indian Cities Which Are In World's 30 Most Polluted Cities.
🔶 Jawed Ashraf Appointed As India's Next Ambassador To France.
🔶 Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Passed Away.
🔶 ISRO To Launch GISAT-1 On 5 March From Sriharikota.
🔶 Losar Festival Was Celebrated In Himachal Pradesh.
🔶 Haryana Tops In Direct Benefit Transfer Payouts Rating For 2019-20.
🔶 Microsoft - SBI Join Hands To Train Differently-Abled For Employment.
🔶 Famous NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Passed Away.
🔶 India Will Buy 6 AH-64E Apache Helicopters For USD 800 Million.
🔶 India Will Buy 24 MH-60 Romeo Helicopters For USD 2.6 Billion.
🔶 World’s Oldest Man Chitetsu Watanabe (112) Passed Away In Japan.
🔶 Michael Miebach Will Be The New CEO Of Mastercard.
🔶 Salman Khan Named As The New Brand Ambassador Of Realme.
🔶 Tennis Player Maria Sharapova Has Announced Her Retirement.
🔶 Steve Smith Retained No.1 Spot In Latest ICC Test Rankings.
🔶 Virat Kohli Ranked 2nd In Latest ICC Test Rankings .
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