February 2020

INTERNATIONAL Scientist discover first-ever animal that does not need oxygen to breathe Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered a unique organism that doesn’t need to breathe. Henneguya salminicola, the tiny parasite, is the first known multicellular animal that can survive without oxygen. It lives in an anaerobic environment. The parasite lives in salmon tissue and evolved so that … Read more 29.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL 3, 000 kilometre long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to India: BIMSTEC   Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is working on connecting about 3,000-kilometre long power grid from Myanmar-Thailand to India. This was announced by the Energy Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Dr Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury while inaugurating … Read more 28.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL World NGO day: 27 February     World NGO Day is an international day annually observed on 27 February. The purpose of World NGO Day is to encourage people to be actively involved in NGOs and encourage more synergy between NGOs and both the public and private sectors. In 2010, 12 members of the … Read more 27.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun to strengthen engagement and defence cooperation between the two countries. Princess Sirindhorn has also been an instructor and teaches history at Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA). India and Thailand conducted a … Read more 13.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

WEST BENGAL The first East-West Metro train East-West Metro trains run on a communication-based train control and signalling system. The latter has no posts or fixed blocks. The running trains pick up signals from the tracks, which open for a train only after the earlier train has moved. If the tracks ahead are clogged, the … Read more 14.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL India, US signs 2 MoUs and 1 Letter of Cooperation during Trumps State visit to India US President Donald J. Trump along with the First Lady Melania Trump visited India on 24-25 February. During his visit, 3 MoUs and 1 Letter of Cooperation were signed. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Mental Health between Department … Read more 26.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily 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 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily 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 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

    INTERNATIONAL 21 of the world’s 30 cities with the worst air pollution are in India   Twenty-one of the world’s 30 cities with the worst air pollution are in India, according to data compiled in IQAir AirVisual’s 2019 World Air Quality Report, with six in the top ten. Ghaziabad, a satellite city of … Read more 25.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL US surpasses China to become India’s top trading partner The United States has surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner. According to the Commerce Ministry data, the bilateral trade between the US and India stood at nearly 88 billion dollars in 2018-19 fiscal. During the period, India’s trade with China was at … Read more 23-24.02.20 West Bengal (WBPSC) Daily Current Affairs