Twenty 20s in 2020 - Twenty facts of 2020 in relation to 20

The year 2020 is special with several matters related to the numerical number '20' such as,

#1. The 20th year of the 3rd millennium, 20th year of the 21st century and the first year of 2020's decade. Also 2nd February, 2020 is a palindromic date (02 02 2020).

#2. No Income Tax up to Total Income Rs. 5 lac doesn't mean 20% is the starting slab rate. (Indian Income Tax Act.)
In F.Y. 2019-20 (A.Y. 2020-21), no Income Tax required for Resident Individuals if total income is below 5 lac. (Rebate u/s 87A Rs. 12,500/-). However, there is no change in Income Tax Slabs. If income exceeds Rs. 5 lac, taxpayer will not get any rebate u/s 87A and have to pay taxes as per slab rates (5%, 20% & 30% respectively). For more info. click here.

#3. T20 cricket world cup
7th ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November, 2020.

#4. Tokyo Olympic games starts at 20:00  local time
Summer Olympics 2020 games will open in Japanese capital Tokyo at 20:00 local time on July 24, 2020 and will be continued up to 9th August, 2020.

#5. IPL starts from 20:00 IST
Indian Premiere League season 13 will be held between March to May and as earlier most of the matches will be start from 20:00 IST.

#6. 20 teams qualified for UEFA EURO 2020

UEFA EURO 2020 will be held from 12 June to 12 July 2020. 20 teams are now qualified for the final tournament, to be joined by 4 play off winners in March.

#7. Australian Open 2020 starts from January 20

Australian Open 2020, the first Grand Slam Tennis tournament of 2020 will take place at Melbourne park from 20 January to 2 February.

#8. World Expo in Dubai starts from Oct 20
World Expo 2020 will be hosted by Dubai, opening on October 20, 2020. Representatives of almost the entire world will gather to discuss about the global issues and try to find solutions.

#9. International Year of Sound 2020
The International Year of Sound 2020 (IYS 2020) sanctioned by UNESCO is a initiative of International Commission of Acoustics (ICA) to highlight the importance of sound and  related sciences & technologies.

#10. International day of Happiness : Mar 20
Like every year, 20th March will be celebrated as International Day of Happiness.

#11. Apple set a target to sell 20 million units of iphone SE 2
iphone SE 2 may lunch in 2020 and according to sources Apple will at least sell 20 million units of iphone SE 2.

#12. The new Polymer Pound 20 note will be put into circulation on Feb 20, 2020
Britain will release new polymer pound 20 note on February 20, 2020. The Bank of England is claiming that it is the most secure note till date with security features like hologram image change, window features etc.

#13. 20 year completion of the game changer of tv reality show 'Big Brother's
American TV reality show 'Big Brother' will complete 20 years in 2020. The American version of the series officially premiered on July 5, 2000. This American TV reality game series was brought by CBS in early 2000 for an estimated $20 million.

#14. 20 year completion of Hrithik Roshan as a Bollywood hero 
Actor Hrithik Roshan will complete 20 years in Bollywood in 2020 & also his debut film 2000's blockbuster 'kaho na pyaar hai' will complete 20 years.

 

#15. First mobile phone with camera released 20 years ago in 2000
J-SH04 was the first ever phone with a built-in camera and color display.

#16. Vision 2020 - A global initiative by WHO
Vision 2020 aims to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020. It was lunched on 18th February, 1999.

#17. India 2020- A book by APJ Abdul Kalam
The book India 2020 was written by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Dr. YS Rajan. The book examines the weakness and strengths of India and offers a vision of the development of Indian economy.

#18. Mars 2020 by NASA
Mars 2020 is a Mars rover mission by NASA with a planned lunched on 17th July, 2020 and touch down in Jezero crater on Mars on 18th February 2020.

#19. Construction of world's tallest tower is continuing near 20 km north of Jeddah

A major construction is continuing near 20 km north of the port city of Jeddah and and it is hoped that world's largest tower 'Jeddah Tower' will be opened in 2020.

#20. Oman oil co. plans 20%-25% share sale in 2020
State owned Oman oil co. expects to list 20%-25% of its shares in an initial public offering by the end of 2020.

 

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