Top GKToday’s News Headlines-19 February 2020

February 19, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for February 19, 2020

Kolkata-based GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd) delivers anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kavaratti to the Indian Navy
India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development inaugurated
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in collaboration with CII participating at the ‘70th Berlin International Film Festival’: February 20 to March 1
There has been a decline in population of 79% of Indian species of birds: State of India’s Birds Report 2020.
Centre renames the ‘Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses’ (IDSA) after late Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
Foundation stone for a 50-metre high lighthouse at Dhanushkodi (Tamil Nadu) laid by Union MoS for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya
AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy February launches Nadu Nedu (meaning ‘then and now’ in Telugu) scheme to improve quality standards in government hospitals
Veteran Kannada actor Kishori Ballal dies at age of 82 in Bengaluru
AICTE bars universities from offering PGDM and MBA courses simultaneously

Total foodgrain production is pegged at a record 291.95 million tonne for 2019-20 crop year, higher than 285.21 million tonnes in 2018-19: Agriculture Ministry
Soil Health Card Day to be observed on February 19; Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by PM on February 19, 2015
Shree Cement will replace Yes Bank in the benchmark index Nifty 50 from March 27
Supratim Bandyopadhyay appointed Chairman of PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority)
Bain and Co. and Google release report ‘Women Entrepreneurship in India—Powering the economy with her’
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India starts delivery of its scooter Forza 300

Afghanistan’s election commission declares Ashraf Ghani re-elected President in September 28, 2019 poll
Pakistan conducts flight test of air launched nuclear-capable cruise missile Ra’ad-II with a range of 600 km
Australia appoints Barry O’Farrell as the next high commissioner to India

Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi: India’s Sunil Kumar wins gold in 87kg Greco-Roman
Badminton Asia Team Championships in Manila (Philippines): South Korea win men’s event; Japan win women’s event
48 sportspersons selected for Maharashtra government’s Shiv Chhatrapati Award for 2018-19
2020 LAUREUS SPORTS AWARDS
British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and Argentinean footballer Lionel Messi were joint winners World Sportsman of the year award
American gymnast Simone Biles won the World Sportswoman of the year award
Snowboarding player Chloe Kim (US) won the World Action Sportsperson of the year award
Oksana Masters (US) won the Sportsperson of the year award with a Disability
South Bronx United (SBU), a football programme based in New York, won Sport for Good Award
South Africa’s Rugby team won Laureus World Team of the Year Award
Germany’s F3 driver Sophia Florsch won the World Comeback of the Year award
Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal won the World Breakthrough of the Year award
German basketball great Dirk Nowitzki won the Lifetime Achievement Award
Spanish Basketball Federation got the Exceptional Achievement Award