Wednesday, 19 February 2020

19/02/2020

International

  1. A mysterious toxic gas has killed at least 14 people and sickened several others in Karachi,Pakistan.
  2. Singapore unveiled $4.6 billion package to deal with the impact 0f the deadly coronavirus outbreak which has battered the city state's economy.
  3. The EU on Tuesday put Panama back on its blacklist of tax havens after deciding the country has not done enough to meet global transparency standards.
  4. UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday visited the Kartarpur gurdwara in Pakistan's Narowal district.
 National

  1. The Central government has renamed the Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA) as Manohar Parrikar Institute.
  2. A report on Indian birds has claimed that over 50 percent of the 867 species studied exhibit a population decline in the long run.
 Regional
  1. The Assam Public Works(APW) has filed yet another petition in the Supreme Court pleading that the NRC be put on hold till disposal of the two petitions by the constitutional bench.
  2. The drive against the errant city buses in Guwahati by the transport department continues leading commuters to bear the brunt.
 Sports
  1. Navi Mumbai will host the final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on November 21 for which five host cities Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar,Guwahati,Kolkata and Navi Mumbai were unveiled by the organising committee.
  2. India's Sachin Tendulkar receives best Laureus sporting moment award in the Laureus World Sports Awards. 

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