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Women’s Golf Legend Mickey Wright Passes Away at 85
Women’s Golf Legend Mickey Wright Passes Away at 85
- American professional golfer Mickey Wright, often described as the greatest woman golfer of all time, has passed away. She was 85.
- Wright was winner of thirteen-time major title and 82 LPGA Tour titles during a professional career which stretched from 1954 to 1969.
5th Soil Health Card Day Observed on 19 February 2020
5th Soil Health Card Day Observed on 19 February 2020
- Every year India observes the Soil Health Card Day on 19 February to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme, and create awareness about the benefits of the scheme. .
- 2020 marks the fifth year of the launch of the SHC Scheme.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme on 19th February, 2015 at Suratgarh in Rajasthan
- The scheme aims at issuing soil health cards to farmers every two years so as to provide a basis to address nutritional deficiencies in soil. The scheme ensures additional income to farmers by an increase in yields and it also promotes sustainable farming.
Ministry of Textile Organises KALA KUMBH –Handicrafts Exhibitions for promotion of GI Crafts
Ministry of Textile Organises KALA KUMBH –Handicrafts Exhibitions for promotion of GI Crafts
- The Ministry of Textiles is organising Kala Kumbh – Handicrafts Thematic Exhibition in various parts of the country from 14 to 23 February 2020 to promote Geographical Indication (GI) crafts and heritage of India.
- The exhibition is being sponsored by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH).
- It will be held in Bengaluru and Mumbai from 14 Feb to 23 Feb while, it will also be organized in Kolkata and Chennai in March 2020.
IGI Airport, Delhi becomes India’s first single-use plastic-free airport
IGI Airport, Delhi becomes India’s first single-use plastic-free airport
- GMR-led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has announced that the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi has become free of single-use plastic usage, becoming the first airport in India to achieve the milestone.
- The initiative is in line with the Indian PM’s vision to abolish all single-use plastic from India by 2022.
- The Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CII-ITC CESD), known for supporting business communities toward achieving sustainability, certified DIAL for its voluntary and successful implementation of single-use plastic-free airport measures within IGI Airport’s operations.
Manchester United and Northern Ireland great Harry Gregg, Passes Away at 87
Manchester United and Northern Ireland great Harry Gregg, Passes Away at 87
- Northern Ireland professional footballer, Harry Gregg, who as the former goalkeeper of Manchester United has died at the age of 87.
- He is a widely famous as the hero of the Munich air crash, on 6 February 1958, in which 23 people died, including eight of Manchester United’s teammate.
- He rescued a mother and her baby daughter, team-mates Bobby Charlton and Jackie Blanchflower and manager Matt Busby from the wreckage of the plane.
