Current Affairs 24-February-2020

13-years-old Dommaraju Gukesh won 34th Cannes Open

Indian Chess player Dommaraju Gukesh (age 13 years) won the 34th edition of Cannes Open, which was held in France.
He defeated Harutyun Bargseghyan by 7.5 points to won the final round.
Gukesh D remained unbeaten in the tournament and posted wins over top-seeded Chongsheng Zeng of China and Bargseghyan among others.

India's First Floating Jetty Inaugurated In Goa

Union Minister for Shipping and Chemical Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya (age 47 years) has inaugurated India's first floating jetty and an immigration facili....

Legendary film star Manoj Kumar felicitated by World Book of Records

Legendary filmmaker & actor Manoj Kumar (age 82 years) felicitated by the World Book of Records, London with the WBR Golden Era of Bollywood....

Russia will host the 2020 AIBA World Cup

Russia will be the first country around the world to host the new format of the 2020 AIBA Team World Cup. This tournament will be dedicated to the....

Dr. Niti Kumar awarded with 2020 SERB Women Excellence Award

Dr. Niti Kumar, Senior Scientist from Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow has received SERB Women Excellence Award-2020.....

Sunil Gurbaxani elected as MD-cum-CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Sunil Gurbaxani as Managing Director-cum-CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank for a period of three years.....

Rajalaxmi Singh Deo elected as the RFI President

Rajalaxmi Singh Deo re-elected as the President of the Rowing Federation of India (RFI) for a period of four years (2024). While ....

Central Excise Day Observed On 24 February Across The Country

Each year on 24th February The Central Excise Day is celebrated across the nation. The main objective of this day is to commemorate the Central Ex....

President Donald Trump arrives in New Delhi for two-days Visit to India

US President Donald Trump arrives in New Delhi for the two-day visit to India today. He is also accompanied by his daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared....

PM launched Khelo India University Games via Video Conferencing

PM Narendra Modi launched the first-ever Khelo India University Games at Cuttack in Odisha via Video Conferencing. In this Games, Around 3,400 Athletes from 159 Un....

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