February 2020

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 The Union Cabinet approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. the proposed amendment seeks to enhance the upper gestation limit from 20 to 24 weeks for special categories of women that will be defined in the amendments … Read more 2-3-02.2020 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

India urged Turkey to not interfere in its internal affairs Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Islamabad compared the situation in Kashmir with the Gallipoli campaign of the World War II and extended support to Pakistan. He termed India’s recent actions in Kashmir as “unilateral”. India urged Turkey to not interfere in its internal affairs … Read more 15.02.20 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva blacklisted by US The United States has blacklisted Sri Lanka’s Army Chief, Shavendra Silva, for human rights violations including extrajudicial killings during the last phase of the country’s civil war in 2009 Lt. Gen. Silva is credited with leading an Army division against Tamil Tiger rebels in the final … Read more 14.02.20 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

Ease of living index (EoLI) and municipal performance index (MPI) 2019 The ministry of housing and urban affairs have launched the ease of living index (EoLI) and municipal performance index (MPI) 2019_to help assess the progress made in cities through various initiatives and empower them to use evidence to plan, implement and monitor their performance. … Read more 07-02-2020 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   NITI Aayog to organize North East Sustainable Development Goal Conclave 2020 in Assam   NITI Aayog is organizing Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020: Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern states- in Guwahati, Assam. The inaugural session will be held in all Chief Ministers of North Eastern states among others.   The three-day … Read more 26.02.20 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM 93 per cent of DoNER budget spent till date this fiscal The Ministry of DoNER on Thursday announced that nearly 93 per cent budget of the ministry has been spent till date for the current financial year. The DoNER Minister said that he has asked the officials to achieve 100 per cent target by … Read more 29.02.20 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM   CSIR-NEIST research to focus on environmental care, herbal formulation A three-day international conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies for Environmental Care (ESTEC-2020) was held at the CSIR-NEIST at Pulibor here from February 20. A CSIR-NEIST press note stated that participants from diverse areas of science and technology from across India and abroad attended … Read more 28.02.20 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

US President Donald Trump, likely to visit Ahmedabad on February 24 would participate in a grand roadshow in Ahmedabad and also tour the Sabarmati Ashram will likely inaugurate a newly-built cricket stadium here with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The mega event at the stadium will be similar to the “Howdy, Modi!” event held in the … Read more 12.02.20 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) will be organized in Gandhinagar, Gujarat begins 17 Feb and will conclude on February 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the United Nations (UN) Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) through video conferencing Topics such as the impact of … Read more 16-17.02.20 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs

ASSAM Assam outfit moves SC on ‘removal’ of state’s ILP provision The All Tai Ahom Students’ Union has challenged the presidential order to amend the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) of 1873 in the Supreme Court, calling it a “politically motivated” step to deny Assam an inner-line permit system to insulate it against the new citizenship law. … Read more 25.02.20 Assam (APSC) Current Affairs