Current Affairs 23rd February 2020
1. India ranks 77th on
sustainability: UN Report
- India
ranked 77th on a sustainability index that considers per capita carbon
emissions
- 131st on
a flourishing ranking
- the best
chance at survival and well-being for children.
- Report
was commissioned by WHO, UNICEF & Lancet medical journal
- Report
assessed the capacity of 180 countries
2. GSI discovers gold deposits of
over 3,000 tonnes in U.P
- Geological
Survey of India has discovered gold deposits to the tune of around 3,000 tonnes
in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh,
- almost 5
times India’s current reserve of the yellow metal.
- Work on
finding gold reserves was started almost 1992-93 by GSI
- Gold
deposits were found in Son Pahadi & Hardi areas
3. Pragyan Ojha announces
retirement from international, 1st-class cricket
- Indian
left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha announced retirement from international and
first-class cricket
- He played
24 Tests between 2009 and 2013 in which he took 113 wickets.
- From 18
ODIs, he grabbed 21 wickets
- 2023
Cricket World Cup will be hosted by India
4. Department of
Telecommunications launches ‘5G Hackathon’
- DoT has
launched ‘5G Hackathon’ in association with government, academia and industry
stakeholders
- Minister
of State for Communications, E&IT : S. Shamrao Dhotre
5. National Museum hosts
‘Historical Gastronomica – The Indus Dining Experience’ exhibition
- National
Museum in New Delhi
- Hosting a
unique exhibition on India’s ancient food history called “Historical
Gastronomica”
- Historical
Gastronomica is The Indus Dining Experience that goes back to over 5000 years
ago.
- Exhibition
will end 25th of this month.
- Event is
jointly curated with One Station Million Stories
6. Retired IAS officers Amarjeet
Sinha, Bhaskar Khulbe appointed as Advisers to PM
- The
appointments are made on contractual basis initially for a period of 2 years
- Chairman
Economic Advisory Council to PM: Bibek Debroy
7. 15 clusters in Jharkhand
selected under Phase 3 of Rurban Mission
- which
includes Saradu cluster under Tandwa block of Chatra district.
- Saradu
cluster encircles Tandwa, Saradu, Gadilong, Kabra-koyad and Kasiyadih gram
panchayats.
- Shyama
Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission launched in 2016
8. Ministry of MSME launches
national level awareness programme
- MSME =
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- Has
launched a National Level Awareness Programme (NLAP) 2020.
- Objective
= to spread awareness about schemes & activities undertaken by the Ministry
& its attached organisations.
- MSME
Minister of State: Pratap Chandra Sarangi
9. Railway customers can now
converse in Hindi through ‘ASKDISHA’ chatbot
- To
resolve queries of railway passengers,
- (IRCTC) =
the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited has now powered
voice-enabled ‘ASKDISHA’ to converse with customers in Hindi language
- Railways
had introduced AI-based ‘ASKDISHA’ chatbot in 2018
10. Chitra Bharati Film Festival
organised in Ahmedabad
- 3rd
edition of the Chitra Bharati Film Festival organised by Bharatiya Chitra
Sadhana in Ahmedabad
- Inaugurated
by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani
- A total
of 141 films, divided into 4 categories: short film, documentary,
animation and campus film,
- Gujarat
Governor: Acharya Devvrat
11. Tripura’s Seven-time MP
Bajubian Reang passed away
- Tripura
seven-time CPI-M parliamentarian, Bajubian Reang passed away at the age of 79
years.
- He
represented East Tripura LS seat as Member of Parliament
12. President Kovind inaugurates
the Huddle 2020 event in Bengaluru
- President
Kovind inaugurated the 4th edition of The Huddle,
- The
Hindu’s annual thought conclave, in Bengaluru.
- The 2-day
event would feature 15 sessions & 32 speakers, from the world of politics,
business, academics, sports, entertainment and the arts
- 14th
President of India: Ram Nath Kovind
