Current Affairs 20th Feb 2023: National, international, state-wise

Curent Affairs 20th Feb 2023: The daily news of 20th Feb 2023 has been prepared and shared below. The Current Affairs Today 20th February 2023 has been designed in order to give you all recent updates on the National, International, and Sports world. The current affairs news for 20th Feb 2023 can be checked from the recent events in the past few days in every domain.

Current Affairs 20th February 2023

International News 20th February 2023

• Neal Mohan Appointed as CEO of Youtube: The world’s biggest online video-sharing platform Youtube will now be led by another Indian-origin American Neal Mohan. This leadership change has come amidst the fierce competition of Youtube with Tiktok, Instagram, and the AI chatbot ChatGPT.

• Burkina Faso Looking at Russia as an ‘Ally’: The Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Apollinaire Kyelem de Tembela stated that Russia is a possible choice of ‘New Partner’ in the ongoing anti-jihadist fight in the region

• Heavy Rains in Brazil, Carnival Cancelled: Heavy showers on the northwestern coast of Sau Paulo have continued all weekend and have killed 36 people so far. The annual folk carnival has been cancelled by the government considering the threat to life.

National Headlines 20th February 2023

• Paytm Introduces UPI Lite: One of the leading online payment platforms Paytm has introduced ‘UPI Lite’, a basic version of UPI that will allow the user to do a transaction of less value up to INR 200 without a UPI pin. This feature was earlier released by RBI in September 2022

• IIT-Kanpur Innovators Invented Energy-Efficient System to Transport Coal and Minerals: Scientists Kanhaiya Lal Chaurasiya and Yashasvi Sinha from IIT Kanpur have developed a unique air-compressed energy-efficient technology that will enhance the transportation speed of Coal and minerals up to 120 Kms per hour with the help of robotic systems.

Sports News Today 20th February 2023

• Chetan Sharma Resigns as Chief Selector at BCCI: Former Cricketer has stepped down as the Chief Selector of the Indian Cricket Team after the controversial sting interview on him. He was the chief selector of the board since 2020

• India Won Second Test Against Australia: In a low-scoring total, India won the Second test in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia by 6 wickets. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja grabbed 7 wickets in the second innings.