NEWS 20-02-2025. News For 21st-Feb (Friday) 1.India aims to increase its textiles exports to 9 lakh crore rupees from existing 3 lakh crore ruppees. 2.Karnataka's aims to attract ?7.5 lakh crore in investments and create 20 lakh new jobs. 3.RBI has announced that it will soon issue ?50 denomination banknotes bearing the signature of Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The design of these notes will remain unchanged, and all previously issued ?50 banknotes will continue to be legal tender. 4.US President Donald Trump anounced on Feb 12 that he is willing to stand with Russia's demand to keep Ukraine out of the NATO. 5.India clean sweeped England in Cricket three-match ODI series, defeating England by 142 runs in finals at Ahmedabad. 6. President’s rule has been imposed in Manipur, after the resignation of Chief Minister N Biren Singh. 7.India and the US have set a $500 billion target for bilateral trade by 2030. The two teams will work together to finalise a mutually beneficial trade agreement. 8.UAE has agreed to supply additional LNG to India. The 14-year deal will provide up to 1.2 million tonnes of LNG annually starting in 2026. 9. China is going to construct *South China Sea Deepwater station.* This facility is one of the deepest and most technologically complex underwater installations ever attempted. This will be operational by around 2030. 10.The International Cricket Council (ICC) has increased the prize money for the 2025 Champions by 53 % to US 4.5 million Dollars. 11.The fish production in the country has doubled in the last ten years from 95 lakh tons to over 184 lakh tonnes in 2023-24. 12.The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani has paid a State Visit to India on 17th and 18th of Feb. 13.Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp parent company Meta has announced a new 50,000-kilometer undersea cable project, *Waterworth,* aimed at enhancing digital connectivity between USA & India. 14.The Ordnance Equipment Factory (OEF) in Firozabad, is set to manufacture brake parachutes for the IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets, a significant step towards boosting indigenous defence production. 15.Bharat Forge Ltd (BFL) and VEDA Aeronautics (P) Ltd have entered into a MOU to develop advanced UAVs & high-speed aerial weapon systems for battlefield applications. < < Back