February 29 : current affairs

1)NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY 2020;

🤡National Science Day  is celebrated in India on Feb 28.
🤡The day is celebrated to commemorate the discovery of "Raman Effect"  by the great Indian physicist Sir C V Raman on Feb 28 ,1928.
🤡The theme for National Science Day 2020 is 'Woman in Science'.
Did you know?
Raman received  Nobel Prize for physics in 1930.
2)INDIA AND MYANMAR SIGNED 10 AGREEMENTS ;

🤡India and Myanmar exchanged 10 agreements in different fields like infrastructure,energy,communication and health.
🤡The agreements was signed by PM Narendra Modi and Myanmar president U Win Myint in New Delhi.
Did you know?
India is the fifth largest trading partner of Myanmar.
3)INDIA'S FIRST PROTEIN DAY;

🤡Right To Protein ,a National level public health initiative has launched India's first Protein day on 27 Feb 2020.
🤡The theme of India Protein Day 2020 is set to act as a remainder for all Indians to daily ask  themselves and others #ProteinMeinKyaHai.
Did you know?
Protein is the building blocks of  body tissues.
4)NTPC AND CPCB SIGNED AN AGREEMENT;

🤡NTPC  Ltd announced signing an agreement with CPCB to provide financial support for installation and commissioning of continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring  Stations (CAAQMS).
🤡The CAAQMS will be installed in Gwalior, Kanpur,madurai,Allahabad,Lucknow,Ranchi,Varanasi,Pimpri-chinchwad ,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Dadar and Nagar Haveli,and Daman and Diu.
Did you know?
 CPCB- Central Pollution Control Board .
5)KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES 2020;

🤡Savitribai Phule Pune University is at the top most position with three good medals at KIUG 2020 held at Odisha.
🤡Mahesh Datta Asawale and Prajkta Ravindra Khalkar won gold in weightlifting  competition,while Jyotiba Bajrang Atkale bagged yellow medal in wrestling .
6)GOV APPROVED 32 PROJECTS UNDER PMKSY ;

🤡Gov has sanctioned 32 projects in the food processing sector under  PMKSY .
🤡The project spread around 17 states with 406 crore investment.
🤡They were cleared by inter-ministerial approval  commitee chaired by food processing minister.
Did you know?
Harsimrat Kaur Badal is the food processing minister.
7)ICGS VARAD COMMISIONED ;

🤡The Indian Coast Guards off shore patrol vessel ICGS varad has been commissioned on 28 Feb 2020.
🤡It was Inducted into service by union shipping minister a function held at Chennai port.
🤡The ship varad is under the operational control of the Coast Guard North Eastern Region .
Did you know?
Mansukh Mandaviya is the union shipping minister.
8)NITI AAYOG LAUNCHES ARTIFICIAl INTELLIGENCE MODULES IN SCHOOLS;

🤡The GoI think thank NITI Aayog joined hands with the National Association of software and services and launched the artificial intelligence module for students .
🤡The artificial intelligence module is to be implemented in 5000 Atal Tinkering Labs to empower 2.5 million students.
Did you know?
It is expected that the global market will growcat the range of 15 to 15.5 trillion USD by the year 2030.