Top GKToday’s News Headlines-16 February 2020

INDIA

• PM chairs meeting of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Society in New Delhi
• Kerala govt. launches ‘Yodhavu’ (Warrior) mobile app for public to inform police about drug abuse and distribution
• Haryana: Ambala city bus stand renamed after late external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj
• Maharashtra: Government Medical College in Latur to be named after former CM and Congress leader late Vilasrao Deshmukh

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• RBI board recommends aligning central bank’s accounting year (July-June) with the financial year (April-March) from 2020-21
• CREDAI launches ‘Credai Awaas’ app to connect homebuyers with its member developers to purchase properties
• CREDAI: Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India

WORLD

• US imposes sanctions on Sri Lankan Army Chief Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva for human rights violation during civil war in 2009

SPORTS

• 77th Senior National Squash Championship in Chennai: Joshna Chinappa (women’s) and Saurav Ghosal (men’s) win titles respectively
• Bhawna Jat qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in women’s 20 km race walk after win at National Race Walk Championships in Ranchi
• Sweden’s Armand Duplantis improves his own men’s pole vault world record at 6.18 m in Glasgow
• India win bronze in men’s event at the Asia Team Championships in Manila (Philippines)

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020