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30 January – The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to India on 30 January 2020 from China. The 1st case of COVID-19 was spotted in Kerala, India. 8 February – Polling for the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections was held.
- Coronavirus-induced lockdown brings country to a grinding halt. The lockdown was said to be the largest restrictions on the movement of people seen anywhere in the world or in history.
- Stand-off continues with China on eastern frontier; 20 Indian soldiers martyred. This was the first time casualties were reported on LAC since the 1962 war.
- First quarter GDP contracts by 23.9% For the first time in forty years, the GDP slipped into negative. India's GDP growth for the first quarter (ended June 30) of financial year 2020-21 suffered the largest quarterly slump of 23.9%.
- PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of Ram temple. The ceremony marked the culmination of BJP’s decades of campaign to construct Ram temple in Ayodhya.
On the evening of 24 March 2020, the Government of India ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, limiting the movement of the entire 1.38 billion (138 crores) population of India as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
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- January - JNU besieged! Five days into 2020, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi turned into a battleground with armed mobs terrorising the campus which is hailed as the cradle of India's brand of socialism.
- February - Riots erupt in Delhi. advertisement. While 2020 started off as somewhat of an anomaly with nationwide protests against the Centre's CAA-NPR-NRC trifecta, it took sixty days for the year to take a riotous turn.
- March - Justice in India: Delayed, not denied. At 5.30 am on March 20, India's quest for closure in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case met its inevitable end.
- April - Frontline heroes and the nationwide lockdown. There is no doubt that the last week of March changed the face of the planet forever. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a nationwide lockdown starting March 25 to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, which originated in China in late 2019.
India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium is a book, written by the 11th President of India A P J Abdul Kalam and Y. S. Rajan. The book was written by the duo in the year 1998, before Kalam's tenure as President. It talks about Kalam's prediction for India's future and for developing India.
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Y. S. Rajan
- 1998
Mar 23, 2021 · September 27: India’s Covid-19 tally goes past 60 lakh, with total recoveries crossing the 50 lakh milestone. The rise in the number of total recovered cases from 1 lakh in June 2020 has been steep and the last 10 lakh recoveries were added in just 11 days, the Health Ministry said.
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Jan 9, 2020 · India’s per capita emissions today are 1.6 tonnes of CO 2, well below the global average of 4.4 tonnes, while its share of global total CO 2 emissions is some 6.4%. India is an active player at international fora in the fight against climate change.
