20 February 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 20th February
Important Current Affairs 20th February 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 20th February including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 20th February 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 20th February – National News
1. Organizing the Khajuraho Dance Festival in Madhya Pradesh
◉ Bharatnatyam and kathak performances will open the seven-day 49th Khajuraho Dance Festival at the temple designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
◉ The Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet Evam Kala Academy, the Directorate of Culture, the Tourism Department, and the Archaeological Survey of India collaborate to put on the annual Khajuraho Dance Festival.
◉ Janki Rangarajan will do Bharatanatyam dance, while Dhirendra Tiwari, Aprajita Sharma, and Prachi Shah will each perform Kathak-Bharatnatyam and Kathak, respectively.
2. Haryana will house North India’s first nuclear power facility.
◉ According to Government Minister Jitendra Singh, the first nuclear power plant in North India will be developed in Gorakhpur, Haryana.
◉ He asserted that the installation of nuclear and atomic energy plants across the country, which had previously been largely restricted to states in the south like Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh as well as western Maharashtra, would be one of the major accomplishments under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
◉ Singh claims that in an effort to increase India’s nuclear capabilities, the Center has unanimously approved the installation of 10 nuclear reactors.
3. 2023 celebrations on Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day and its history The state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India observes Statehood Day on February 20 as a state holiday.
◉ In Arunachal Pradesh, Statehood Day is observed to remember the year 1987, when the state was granted statehood.
◉ Since it functioned as the region’s umbrella term before to becoming a state, Arunachal Pradesh plays a significant role in the entirety of the northeastern Indian states.
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International News
4. The third Joint Working Group on Anti-Terrorism meeting between Egypt and India is held in New Delhi.
◉ India has been working with many nations and groups to combat international terrorism on many levels. One such nation with which India has consistently cooperated in the fight against terrorism in Egypt.
◉ On February 16, 2023, in New Delhi, the third meeting of the India-Egypt Joint Working Group on Anti-Terrorism was held.
◉ The meeting’s Egyptian and Indian sides were respectively led by Mohamed Fouad Ahmed, Director, of the Counter-Terrorism Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, and Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary for Counter-Terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Banking
5. Top public sector lenders in terms of loan growth and asset quality include the Bank of Maharashtra
◉ According to a review of the most recent financial data of public sector banks, the Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has emerged as the best performer among state-owned lenders in terms of loan growth percentage during the third quarter of 2022–23.
◉ According to the public sector bank’s most recent quarterly figures, the lender in Pune saw year-over-year growth in gross advances of 21.67 percent (PSB).
◉ Notwithstanding COVID-19 challenges, the bank has consistently held the top spot in credit growth in percentage terms for the past 10 quarters. Union Bank of India, which experienced growth of 19.80%, came in second to BoM.
Appointment
6. BVR Subrahmanyam, a former IAS, was named the new CEO of NITI Aayog.
◉ BVR Subrahmanyam, a former member of the IAS, has been chosen to lead Niti Aayog.
◉ Parameswaran Lyer, who was appointed Executive Director of the World Bank, will be replaced by the former Secretary of Commerce.
◉ When Parameswaran Iyer joins the World Bank as an executive director in Washington, DC, Subrahmanyam will succeed him as CEO.
Awards
7. Prizes for the 2023 Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival
◉ The highest honor in cinema in the nation is the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
◉ The Directorate of Film Festivals announced the 2023 winners. The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival ceremony will take place in Mumbai in 2023.
◉ The Best Actor and Best Actress prizes at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards went to Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, respectively.
Science
8. Launch from Tamil Nadu of the APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission 2023
◉ The APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission-2023 was launched by the Martin Foundation in collaboration with Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation and Space Zone India from the Tamil Nadu village of Pattipolam in the Chengalpattu district. Tamilisai Soundararajan, the governor of Telangana, was also present.
◉ According to an official release, this program has given more than 5000 kids, ranging in age from sixth to twelfth grade, the opportunity to design and create 150 PICO satellites, which will be launched via rocket.
9. The lunar mission of India Another accomplishment for Chandrayaan-3
◉ The Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission from India has completed its EMI-EMC (Electro-Magnetic Interference/ Electro-Magnetic Compatibility) test satisfactorily.
◉ During satellite missions, the EMI-EMC test is carried out to verify that the satellite subsystems will operate properly in the space environment and will be compatible with the anticipated electromagnetic levels.
◉ At the U R Rao Satellite Center in Bengaluru, the test was carried out between January 31 and February 2.
10. Hyderabad will become home to Serum Institute’s Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness.
◉ The Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Infectious Diseases and Pandemic Preparedness will be established by the Serum Institute of India at the Indian Institute of Public Health in Hyderabad.
◉ While the Telangana Industries Minister KT Rama Rao and Adar C. Poonawalla, CEO, of Serum Institute of India, met in person at the World Economic Forum in Davos in May 2022 to discuss the proposed CoE, the announcement of the center came following Rama Rao’s virtual meeting with Adar Poonawalla.
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