This year can be summarised as the unprecedented year as not only COVID-19 brought the country to its knees economically and the GDP saw its lowest dip in the first quarter of 2020-21 due to lockdown, it also induced drastic changes in people’s lifestyle by pushing them towards online mode for work, education or entertainment. Besides COVID-19, various reforms undertaken by the government under its ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan’, stand-off with China, new education policy, Delhi and Bihar elections, protest against citizenship amendment act and farm laws made the headlines in 2020. We look back at these events which will make 2020 one of the most memorable years.
Nationwide lockdown
In a bid to prevent further spread of coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown on March 24 which was further extended three times till May 31. In a televised address to the nation, he urged the citizens to follow the lockdown strictly…
