Current Affairs 17th February 2020
1. Arvind Kejriwal to take oath as Chief Minister of Delhi
- Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal
- third time.
- on 16 February
- Delhi is a UT with 70 seats in state
Legislative Assembly.
2. India and Thailand marching hand-in-hand to foster business relations
- AsiaOne Magazine and URS Media organized a
Networking Meet
- called India-Thailand: Today, Tomorrow,
Together collaboration with the India Thai Chamber of Commerce (ITCC) at
Sathon, Bangkok.
- Thailand Capital : Bangkok
- Currency : Thai Baht.
3. AAI signs concession agreements with Adani Group for 3 airports
- Those three are Ahmedabad, Lucknow and
Mangalore airports.
- The concession period is 50 years from the
commercial operation date.
- GMR Group & GVK Group are the largest
private airport operators.
4. India attends Munich Security Conference in Germany
- between 14th-16th February, 2020.
- Conference was attended by External Affairs
minister S Jaishankar representing India.
- It is one of the world’s leading forum that
debates on international security policy.
- Munich Security Conference was founded in
1963.
5. Chief of Defence Staff aims to set up Air Defence Command by June 2020
- CDS Gen Bipin Rawat is aiming to set up the
first integrated tri-services command
- for handing the air defence of the entire
country by June 2020
- which will be headed by an Indian Air Force
(IAF) officer.
- aims to protect the air space of the country.
- Each service has its individual air defence
set-up.
6. ISRO to launch 10 Earth Imaging Satellites in 2020 including first Geo Imaging Satellite-1
- 10 earth observation (EO) satellites during
2020-21
- It includes the first Geo Imaging Satellite,
GISAT-1.
- For the on going year 2019-20, ISRO had
planned for 17 missions.
7. Kerala CM launches ”Yodhavu” mobile app to combat drug menace
- through which the public can inform police
about drug abuse and its distribution
- launched by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
- Informer’s identity will be kept secret.
- It was introduced by the Kochi city police.
8. Manipur: Seed sowing festival ‘Lui-Ngai-Ni’ celebrated at Ukhrul
- The Naga tribes of Manipur celebrated their
seed sowing festival ‘Lui-Ngai-Ni’
- theme “Oneness through Culture”, with much
fanfare at Tangkhul Naga Long ground in Ukhrul
- Lui-Ngai-Ni reflects the rich cultural
heritage of the Nagas.
- Manipur Chief Minister : Nongthombam Biren
Singh.
9. Prakash Javadekar to attend bilateral COP meetings in Gandhinagar
- will attend bilateral Conference of Parties
meetings in Gandhinagar
- as part of the 13th Conference of Parties
- Prakash Javadekar : Minister for Environment,
Forest & Climate Change
- Theme : Migratory species connect planet &
we welcome them home.
10. Mizoram, Bihar paired under EK Bharat Shrestha Bharat programme
- Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat programme aims to
establish cultural exchanges between people of different regions
- to further human bonding & a common approach
to nation building.
- Mizoram is paired with the State of Bihar for
the year 2019-20 under the campaign.
- Mizoram Capital : Aizawl.
- Bihar Capital : Patna
11. Bhawna Jat sets new national record in 20-kilometer race walk category
- Bhawna Jat qualified for the 2020 Olympics after
setting a new national record
- 20 km race walk category at the National
Championships in Ranchi.
- her personal best of 1 hr 38 minute 30 seconds
set in last year.
- The 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo.
