Current Affairs Today Headline -19 February 2022
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National News
- Prime Minister Modi flagged down 100 farmer drones to spray pesticides on fields across India in different cities and towns across India.
- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will launch around 12,000 new smart classrooms in 240 public schools in the national capital.
- PM Modi will inaugurate the ‘Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant’ in Indore, Madhya Pradesh via video conference today.
- Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, 100 districts in India have become ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
- A fire broke out in empty Swatantra Senani Superfast Express trains at Madhubani Railway Station in Bihar.
- The Indian High Commission has issued a notice for students affected by the closure of three institutions in Canada.
- The World Bank provides a $115 million loan to rejuvenate watersheds in India and finances a program that will help national and state institutions.
- IPS Officer Rajnish Seth has been appointed as the new Director General of Police of Maharashtra.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting on the development of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sport News
- India defeated West Indies by 8 runs in the second T20 match played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata to win the series 2-0.
- New Zealand are on course for their first Test victory over South Africa since 2004, winning by one innings and 276 runs.
- Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria’s 2008 Olympic long jump silver medalist, was banned for 10 years for doping.
- Great Britain was stripped of its silver medal in the men’s 4x100m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after CJ Ujah was found guilty of a doping offence.
International News
- Hong Kong is taking a heavy toll on the health sector amid the worst coronavirus outbreak in its history.
- On February 18, 2022, the Malian military government asked France to withdraw its forces from the Sahelian state “without delay”.
- The United States approves arms sales to Poland for a potential value of 6,000 million dollars.
- US Defense Secretary Austin urges “de-escalation” in a call with his Russian counterpart.
- Russian President Putin says the situation is “deteriorating” in eastern Ukraine.
- Six African countries will establish their own production of mRNA vaccines.
- Hong Kong will postpone plans to elect the city’s new leader amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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