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International
- The second “BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise -2020 (BIMSTEC DMEx-2020) was held in these cities on 11 February – Bhubaneswar and Puri (Odisha, India)
- Site of BIMSTEC Council organized on 13 February on the topic ‘Fight against drug trafficking’ – New Delhi, India
- The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution on 12 February 2020 calling for a ‘long-term ceasefire’ – Libya
- Guinness World Records has declared Chitetsu Watanabe of which country as the oldest living person in the world – Japan
- Where is the 33rd African Union Summit recently held – Ethiopia
- Official name given by the World Health Organization to the new corono virus – Covid-19 (Covid-19)
- Voice of Vietnam (VOV) This medium group inaugurated its first Indian center in the city – Delhi
The national
- Which state has become the first union territory to do so recently after passing a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) – Puducherry
- Which campaign has been started to promote cultural unity in different states of India – Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
- The ‘School Health and Wellness Ambassador’ initiative under Ayushman Bharat will be launched initially in so many districts – 200
- Government has authorized companies to export Indian military equipment to so many countries – 42
- Venue of National Horticulture Fair 2020 – Bengaluru
- The rail route (built in 1892) between Nanpara and Melani passing through this national park of Uttar Pradesh is being closed – Dudhwa National Park
Banking
- Who has recently announced the creation of digital payment index – RBI
Important day
- The theme of ‘International Day of Girls and Women in Science 2020’ – ‘Investment in women and girls in science for inclusive green growth’
- National Productivity Day – 12 February
- National Productivity Week – 12-18 February 2020
sport
- Recently, IOC has awarded Who’s Life Time Achievement Award – Pullela Gopichand
- Who has just won the ICC Women’s Championship trophy – Australia
- Which player of Indian men’s team has been selected as the emerging hockey player of the year 2019 by International Hockey Federation – Vivek Sagar
Particular person
- Which sportswear magazine has declared America’s gymnast Simon Biles as the world’s most fit female player for the third time – third time
- Which player of the Indian women’s hockey team has been announced to be awarded the FIH Rising Star of the Year-2019 Award – Lalremsiyami
- Author of the book “A Commentary and Digest on the Air, Act 1981” – Dr. KK Khandelwal
State specific
- Which state government has banned government diesel vehicles more than 15 years old to control pollution – Bihar government
- The state from which the Constitution Amendment Bill-2019, with a provision to include the three tribal communities ‘Parivar’, ‘Talwar’ and ‘Siddhi’ in the list of Scheduled Tribes, has been passed by Lok Sabha- Karnataka
- The cabinet of this state approved the ‘Ground Water Act, 2020’ on 11 February – Uttar Pradesh
- Which state government has recently announced to create a separate identity card for transgenders – Rajasthan government
General Knowledge
- Drug Control Department (NCB) – Established: 17 March 1986 ; Headquarters: Delhi
- BIMSTEC member countries – Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan
- BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) – Establishment: 06 June 1997 ; Secretariat: Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Dudhwa National Park is in this state – Uttar Pradesh
- National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) – Est