DAILY GK 16 – 17 FEB 2020
1. Portugal’s
President visit to India
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The President of Portugal Mr Marcelo Rebelo
de Sousa has paid a four days visit to India.He attended India-Portugal
Business Forum in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
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Also Portuguese president inaugurated
Cha-Chai art work at National Museum, New Delhi.
2. UN
Climate Summit ‘COP26′
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The 26th session of
the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC (United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change ) is scheduled to be held at Glasgow
under the presidency of the UK government.
Indian-origin minister Alok Sharma to lead UK’s COP26 summit
Indian-origin minister Alok Sharma to lead UK’s COP26 summit
3. Asian
Business & Social Investor Forum
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13th
edition of Asian Business & Social Investor Forum 2019-20 & 4th edition
– Asia’s Greatest Brands & Leaders 2019-20 held at Bangkok,
Thailand with the aim to improve investment in India and Asia.
4. Amazon
Filmfare Awards
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The 65th edition
of Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 was held at Indira Gandhi
Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Assam.
Zoya Akhtar’s directorial ‘Gully Boy’ emerged as big winner as it bagged several awards including the prestigious best film award.Ranveer Singh bagged Best Actor’s trophy for his performance in Gully Boy, while Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) for the same film.
Zoya Akhtar’s directorial ‘Gully Boy’ emerged as big winner as it bagged several awards including the prestigious best film award.Ranveer Singh bagged Best Actor’s trophy for his performance in Gully Boy, while Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) for the same film.
5. Tokyo
Olympics Motto
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The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic
and Paralympic games revealed the official motto, “United By Emotion”,
which reflects the “universal values” and “unifying power of sport”, for the
upcoming 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo, Japan.
6. Badminton
Asia team championships 2020
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Indian men’s team clinched bronze medal
at the Badminton Asia team championships 2020 after losing to
two-time defending champions Indonesia with 2-3 scores in semi-finals of the
tournament held at Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila, Philippines..
7. Cairns
Cup chess tournament
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Grandmaster Koneru Humpy has
won the Cairns Cup Chess tournament held at St.Louis, US (United States). She
won the title after finishing 6 points off 9 rounds and
a cash prize of $45,000.
