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February 28 , 2019 1890 days 692 0
  • President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha in Chennai on February 21, 2019.
  • Bihar government has issued notification to provide 10 percent quota for weaker sections in general category in jobs and educational institutions.
  • Marathi Language Day, also referred to as ‘Marathi Bhasha Din’ and ‘Marathi Bhasha Diwas’, is celebrated every year on 27 February to commemorating the birth anniversary of eminent Marathi Poet Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar.
  • National Aids Research Institute (NARI) has decided to drop its focus on research into the Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and to undergo a name change in the coming months.
  • Prime Minister inaugurated a Virtual Experiential Museum (VEM) at Man Mahal, a centrally-protected observatory under the Archaeological Survey of India in Varanasi.
  • Shisht Bharat campaign, launched by an NGO, aims to strengthen the moral character of Indian citizens by sensitizing them about values of morality, civic sense, politeness, decorum and dignity. It is an effort of the Dr. Angeli Qwatra Safety Trainings Initiative.
  • Indian Prime Minister launched the India-Korea Start-up Hub in Seoul during his visit to South Korea.
  • National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted a two-day national workshop on heat wave risk reduction at Nagpur.
  • Asian Hockey Federation has honoured Indian skipper Manpreet Singh with the 2018 Player of the Year award.
    • Women team's striker Lalremsiami has bagged the Rising Player of The Year prize.
  • The Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal launched the Rail Drishti dashboard.
    • It will encompass all the digitisation efforts in the Indian Railways and aims to promote transparency and accountability.
  • The World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) are one of Europe’s largest annual conferences in this field. The 2019 conference will take place from 27 February - 1 March 2019 in Wels, Austria.

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