Dhingra Classes Raisinghnagar: Current Affairs : 19-02-2020 in English

This country conducted a successful flight test of the air launched nuclear-capable cruise missile “Ra'ad-II” - Pakistan.

As per a report by US-based think tank World Population Review, India's economy is the ______-largest in the world with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.94 trillion - Fifth.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has decided to permit the use of this system that will allow live testing of new products - Regulatory sandbox.

According to the State of India's Birds Report 2020, there has been a decline in population of ____ percent of Indian species of birds - 79 percent.

First most spoken language of the world in 2019, as per the 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue - English (1,132 million speakers).
Second most spoken language of the world in 2019 - Chines Mandarin (1,117 million speakers).
3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 - Hindi (615 million speakers).
7th most spoken language of the world in 2019 – Bangla (228 million speakers).

The Sahitya Akademi will organise its annual 'Festival of Letters' from February 24 to 29, in - New Delhi.
The All India Tribal Writers conference and North-Eastern and Northern Writers' Meet will be host in - New Delhi.
The All India LGBTQ Poets' Meet will be inaugurated by English poet Hoshang Merchant in - New Delhi.
New name of 'The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses' (IDSA) - ‘Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses’.
From February 20 to 26, the 47th Khajuraho Dance Festival will be organised by the Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet Evam Kala Academy in - Chattarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

Author of the book "Flower Shower: The Culture of Flowers in India" - Alka Pande.
Winner of the Urbashee Award for contribution to Indian dance and music in Bhubaneswar - Shallu Jindal (Kuchipudi danseuse).
The music festival 'Kamala Desha Rajakumara' organised in – Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Motto for Tokyo Olympics 2020 - "United by Emotion".
Asian Wrestling Championship 2020 will begin in - New Delhi.
Winner of the Laureus Sporting moment 2000-2020 Award – Sachin Tendulkar.
Joint winners of the 2020 Laureus World Sportsman of the year award in Berlin - Lewis Hamilton and Lionel Messi (first team-player).
Winner of the 2020 Laureus World Sportswoman of the year - Simone Biles (American gymnast).
Winner of the 2020 Laureus World Action Sportsperson - Chloe Kim (Snowboard).
Winner of the Laureus Sport for Good Award 2020 - South Bronx United (SBU), New York.
Winner of the 2020 Laureus World Team of the Year - South Africa (Rugby).
Winner of the 2020 Laureus World Comeback of the Year - Sophia Florsch (Germany's gritty F3 driver).
Winner of the 2020 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year - Egan Bernal.
Winner of the Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 for contribution to the sport of basketball - Dirk Nowitzki (German basketball player).
Winner of the Laureus Exceptional Achievement Award 2020 - Spanish Basketball Federation.
Indian athletes finished with three medals in different categories in the World SnowShoe Championship at - Myoko, Japan.

This state’s sports ministry announced the names of 48 sportspersons who will be conferred with the Shiv Chhatrapati Award for 2018-19 - Maharashtra.
Winner of the Shiv Chhatrapati Awards for 2018-19 in adventure category - Prabhat Koli (sea swimming).
This state government announced Chief Minister Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (CMAPS) and the Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan (YUVA) - Uttar Pradesh.

Sahitya Akademi - Founded: 12 March 1954; Location: Delhi.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) - Founded: 12 April 1992; Acquired Statutory Status: 30 January 1992; Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Pakistan - Capital: Islamabad; Currency: Pakistani Rupee.
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was the
First international Olympic Games in modern history - Created by: Pierre de Coubertin; Held in: Athens, Greece; Year: 1896.

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