Current affairs--- February month!!!

February 1

1. To empower the women, government has announced 26 weeks of maternity leave.

2. Lt. Gen Rajeev Chopra has been appointed as the director general of NCC.

3. Isro has unveiled a human space flight centre in Bengaluru on Jan 30th by former Isro chairman K. Kasturi rangana and current Chairman K. Sivan.

4. Punit Goenka has been re- elected as the Chairman of BARC replacing Nakul Chopra.

Punit Goenka--- managing director, CEO, zee Entertainment enterprises ltd.

5. Sunjay Sudhir  has been appointed as India's Ambassador to the Maldive s

6. Whatsapp has announced the ' Startup India - whatsapp grand challenge' in which top five start-ups will be receiving a grant total of $250000.

7. The captain of Indian women's cricket team Mithali raj has become the first female to play 200 ODIs.

February 2

1. The first meeting of Lokpal search panel was held in New Delhi . It has been headed by Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.

2. 42nd Indian Coast Gaurd day was obseree on 1st February 2020.

3. The central government has appointed Madhya Pradesh Cadre IPS officer Rishi kumar shukla as the director of the CBI.

4. World wet lands day is celebrated every year on 2nd February.

5. Actress Deepika padukone has been appointed as the chairperson of Mumbai Academy of moving image, replaced film makers Kiran Rao.

6. Robert Holmes Swan was named interim chief executive officer of Intel corporation.

February 3

1. Kala Ghoda Arts festival India's largest multi- cultural street festival, has started in Mumbai. 

2. Uzbekistan has lifted the ban on teaching political science in the country. Earlier it was banned in 2015 under a decree issued by President Islam Karimov as it is a western pseudoscience which doesn't support the 'Uzbek Model' of development.

3. According to Jason's periodic labour force survey, India's unemployment rate hit a 45 year high of 6.1% in 2017-2018.

4. South Korean midfielder, Ki Sung -yueng has announced his retirement from International foot ball.

BARC-  Broadcast Audience Research Council 

CBI- Central Bureau of Investigation

NCC- National cadet corps

NSSO's- National sample survey office

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