Important Day

• World rare disease day – Last day of February.

Economy

• Indian government’s total receipts during April-January period of current fiscal 2019-20 – Rs 12.82 lakh crore.

International

• New Prime Minister of Malaysia – Muhyiddin Yassin.
• New wing of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRICS CCI) – BRICS CCI Women’s Wing (led by Shabana Nasim).
• This country signed a historic peace deal with Taliban insurgents in Doha to completely withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in return for insurgent guarantees – the United States.

National

• Under the CSR initiatives of the Company, this government company contributed a sum of Rs 1 Crore towards National Sports Development Fund – Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India (SPMCIL).
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched the ‘Suposhit Maa Abhiyaan’ in – Kota, Gujarat.
• Proposed authority under the Union Ministry of Food and Public Distribution – Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA).

Persons in News

• Indian who is the ninth richest person in the world, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2020 – Mukesh Ambani (net worth of USD 67 billion).
• Richest person in the world, according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2020 – Jeff Bezos ($140 billion).
• Chairman of SEBI who got extension in term by another six months – Ajay Tyagi.
• Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 for translation – K. V. Jeyasri (Malayalam novel ‘Nilam Poothu Malarnna Naal’ translated into Tamil as ‘Nilam Poothu Malarntha Naal’.
• Winner of the ‘Hamsadhwani Sadhguru Tyagaraja Award’ – violin maestro Shri M. Chandrasekharan.

State Current Affairs

• This state government announced that it set to become single-use plastic-free by 1 May 2020 – Maharashtra.
• This state’s assembly announced that it will start giving ‘Best MLA’ award for MLAs starting from the year 2019 – Gujarat.

General Knowledge

• BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) – Founded: 16 May 2008; Headquarters: Shanghai, China.
• BRICS presidency in 2020 – to Russia.
• Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body corporate that was established by the government on – 14 October 2003.
• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) – Established: 12 April 1988; Statutory status: 30 January 1992; Headquarters: Mumbai.
• Afghanistan – Capital: Kabul; Official languages: Pashto; Currency: Afghan afghani.