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29th February, School News Headlines Today: The morning assembly is a long-running practice in schools. The assembly is generally held in the morning and requires all teachers and students to gather on the school grounds or in the hall. The format of the assembly is not fixed and can differ from school to school. However, the primary activities stay the same. The principal delivers a speech, and students read the news headlines. Prayers, physical activity, and yoga are generally included in the morning school assembly.
In this context, we bring you the top news headlines about global and domestic affairs. You can check out the news headlines for February 29 to be read during the morning school assembly below.
National News Headlines for School Assembly
- Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. Under the Harit Nauka initiative, he also launched India’s first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell inland waterway vessel. Cochin Shipyard is the manufacturer of the vessel.
- Former Supreme Court Judge A.M. Khanwilkar has been appointed as the next Lokpal Chief. He was elected as Lokpal Chairman following discussions by a high-level committee comprising PM Narendra Modi, CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
- The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) will organise the “Poshan Utsav: Celebrating Nutrition” event in New Delhi tomorrow. On this occasion, Poshan Utsav Book’ will also be released, and a Cartoon Coalition will announce its support for the cause of POSHAN through collaboration with MoWCD. The objective of the Poshan Utsav is to use popular cartoon characters to promote holistic nutrition in children by working with Amar Chitra Katha and MoWCD.
- The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will virtually inaugurate the First Mile Connectivity Projects of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL) under the Ministry of Coal, on February 29, 2024.
- Union Minister of Coal, Mines, and Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, will unveil the coal logistics plan and policy tomorrow (February 29, 2024) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
School Assembly Headlines for International News
- Sweden is set to become a member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) as Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s NATO bid on Monday. With this, Sweden will become the 32nd NATO member. Last year, Finland joined NATO as its 31st member.
Business News
- India emphatically called for the reinstatement of the Appellate Body as the primary goal of any reform process during the Working Session on Dispute Settlement (DS) Reforms at the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on February 28, 2024. Due to the blocking of the appointment of its members, the Appellate Body has been non-functional since December 2019. India also demanded effective formalisation of the ongoing informal dispute settlement reform discussions among some members of the WTO.
Entertainment News
The Sangeet Natak Akademi released on wednesday the list of six eminent personalities in the field of performing arts that are elected for Akademi Fellowships (Akademi Ratna). It is a most prestigious and rare honour and is restricted to 40 at any given time. The awards have been conferred since 1952.
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- Ninety-two artists from the fields of music, dance, theatre, traditional/folk/Tribal music/dance/theater, puppetry, and overall contribution/scholarship in the performing arts have been selected for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the years 2022 and 2023.
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar will be given to 80 young artists for the years 2022 and 2023.
Sports News
- Indian youngsters Shubhman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Dhruv Jurel received a ranking boost in the latest ICC Men’s Player Rankings following excellent performances during the fourth Test against England.
Important Days on 29th February
- Leap Year Day
- National Toast Day
Thought of the Day
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” – Albert Einstein
Also Read: School Morning Assembly News Headlines For 28 February 2024
