Current Affairs,February 2023

27th February, Current Affairs:

• Voting conducted in States of Meghalaya and Nagaland across 59 Assembly constituencies each, where more than 34 lakh electors will choose their new representatives from among 552 candidates.
• Australia have lifted the Women's ICC T20 World Cup Trophy for the sixth time. In the Final match today, they defeated South Africa by 19 runs at Newlands, Cricket Ground in Cape Town.

24th February, Current Affairs:

• After the approval of the home affairs ministry, the names of the cities Aurangabad and Osmanabad have been renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv respectively.
• United States President Joe Biden has nominated former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to become president of the World Bank.

23rd February, Current Affairs:

• Biswa Bhusan Harichandan took oath as the ninth governor of Chhattisgarh at a function in the Raj Bhawan in capital Raipur. Gulab Chand Kataria was sworn in as the 31st Governor of Assam.
• President Droupadi Murmu presents Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Akademi Awards for the year 2019, 2020 and 2021 at a function in New Delhi.

21st February, Current Affairs:

• Indian shooter Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil won the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle individual event at the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup at Cairo in Egypt.
• The 76th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Awards, were announced at an event held in London’s Royal Festival Hall. Justin Butler won the Best Leading Actor Award for his portrayal of Elvis, and Cate Blanchett won the Best Leading Actress Award for her performance in TÁR.
• International Mother Language Day is celebrated today.

19th February, Current Affairs:

• Saurashtra defeated Bengal by 9 wickets to lift the Ranji Trophy title for the second time in their history.
• Virat Kohli became the fastest batter to 25,000 international runs during the second Test against Australia in Delhi. Kohli reached the landmark in 549 international matches, going past Sachin Tendulkar (34,437), who achieved the feat in 577 innings.

17th February, Current Affairs:

• Indian-American Neal Mohan will be the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube after Susan Wojcicki announced her resignation.
• The 12th World Hindi Conference concluded today in Nadi, Fiji.

15th February, Current Affairs:

• Tata group-owned Air India announced that it will buy a total of 470 aircraft from aviation majors Airbus and Boeing. The deal is Boeing's third biggest sale in terms of order.
• A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand as residents struggled to deal with the devastation left by Cyclone Gabriel.
• India claimed the top spot in the latest ICC men’s Test ranking, making it the number-one team across all formats.

13th February, Current Affairs:

• World Radio Day is being celebrated across the globe today.
• In Cyprus, former Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides to be the country's next president.
• Mohammad Shahabuddin will be the next President of Bangladesh.

12th February, Current Affairs:

• President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignations of Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Lt. Governor of Ladakh Radha Krishnan Mathur. Now, Governor of Jharkhand Ramesh Bais will be the new Governor of Maharashtra, while Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brigadier (Dr.) B.D. Mishra has been appointed as the new Lt. Governor of Ladakh. Eleven other states' Governor and Lt. Governor also has been reshuffled.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the 246 km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates year-long celebrations commemorating 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati.

10th February, Current Affairs:

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the second developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh this morning.
• The ICC T-20 Women's World Cup kick starts in South Africa, with the opening match between the hosts team and Sri Lanka.
• Rohit Sharma became the only Indian captain to score a hundred in all three formats of the game.

8th February, Current Affairs:

• The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increase the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50%, with immediate effect.
• The death toll in the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria has risen to over 8,700, according to official sources.

6th February, Current Affairs:

• More than 1900 people have been killed in Turkey and Syria after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the two countries early today.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the country’s biggest helicopter manufacturing plant here in Karnataka.
• Indian music composer Ricky Kej has won his third Grammy Award at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for his globally acclaimed album, Divine Tides with Rock-legend Stewart Copeland.
• Beyoncé with her fourth win in Grammys 2023, become the most decorated artist in the show’s history surpassing the 26-year-old record once held by the late Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti.
• Chief Justice of India justice DY Chandrachud today administered the oath of office to five Chief Justices and Judges of the High Courts as Supreme court judge.

5th February, Current Affairs:

• Former President of Pakistan, General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, passed away at the age of 79 after a prolonged illness at a hospital in Dubai.
• The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) won the hosting of the 2027 Asian Nations Cup.

4th February, Current Affairs:

• President Droupadi Murmu today appointed five new Judges to Supreme Court after the Centre cleared the proposal by the Collegium.
• Padma Bhushan awardee Vani Jairam was found dead at her residence in Chennai. She was known for recording over 10,000 songs in her career.
• Today is the World Cancer Day. It is observed on the 4th of February every year to create awareness on cancer as a public health issue.

1st February, Current Affairs:

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget for financial year 2023-24. The government made income of up to Rs 3 lakh tax-exempt under the new income tax regime. Those with income of up to Rs 7 lakh will now get a rebate and needn't pay any income tax under the new regime.
• The Economic Survey 2022-23 has projected a baseline GDP growth of 6.5 per cent in real terms in the next financial year.

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