Current Affairs, February 2025

27th February-2025, Current Affairs:

• The Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj successfully concluded last night with the final holy dip on the Mahashivratri. Over 66 crore 30 lakh devotees have taken the holy dip so far across the 45-day-long spiritual mega event.
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy carried out successful flight trials of the first-of-its-kind Naval Anti-Ship missile (NASM-SR) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.

22nd February-2025, Current Affairs:

• Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been appointed Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi
• Indian conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has made it to Time magazine's Women of the Year 2025 list for her exceptional contribution to wildlife conservation. Ms Devi Barman, from Assam, is the only Indian woman featured on the prestigious list with 12 other global honorees.

20th February-2025, Current Affairs:

• BJP’s first-time MLA Rekha Gupta was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Delhi at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital this afternoon.
• Star pacer Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler to reach 200 ODI wickets during the ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh here on Thursday. 5126 Number of balls Mohammed Shami took to take 200 ODI wickets, the fewest for any bowler, beating Mitchell Starc's record of 5240 balls. In terms of matches played, Shami is joint-second fastest with Saqlain Mushtaq on 104 ODIs, while Starc took his 200th wicket in his 102nd ODI.
• The Government extended the tenure of Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V. Anantha Nageswaran for two years till March 2027.

18th February-2025, Current Affairs:

• Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him. Mr Kumar, a 1988-batch IAS officer from Kerala cadre, was part of the Union Home Ministry.
• Jacob Kiplimo from Uganda has made history in the half-marathon. He became the first person to run the race in under 57 minutes on Sunday. Kiplimo finished in 56 minutes, 42 seconds in Barcelona.

14th February-2025, Current Affairs:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump at White House.
• The Income-Tax Bill 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Bill aims at consolidating and amending the law relating to income tax.
• Manipur has been placed under President's Rule following the resignation of N Biren Singh as the Chief Minister.
• The 38th National Games in Uttarakhand will conclude today. Currently, the Services Sports Control Board leads the medal tally, achieving the feat for the fifth time in the last six editions. Their overall count now stands at 68 gold, 26 silver, and 27 bronze medals. Maharashtra holds second place with 54 gold, 71 silver, and 73 bronze medals, while Haryana follows in third with 48 gold, 47 silver, and 58 bronze medals.

13th February-2025, Current Affairs:

• Today is World Radio Day. Every year on 13th February, World Radio Day is observed to raise awareness among the people about the importance of radio and to encourage access to information through radio.
• After his successful visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Washington DC in the wee hours today in the second leg of his two-nation tour where he will hold bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump.
• Tulsi Gabbard has been confirmed as America’s new Director of National Intelligence (DNI) under the Trump administration.
• In Men's Cricket, India beat England by 142 runs in the third of the three-match ODI series to clean-sweep the hosts 3-0.

8th February-2025, Current Affairs:

• The BJP recorded a thumping win in the 2025 Delhi Assembly election, returning to power in the national capital for the first time in over two decades.
• The 32nd session of the Indian Art History Congress begins in Noida today. The conference aims to be a platform that brings together conversations on the various forms of artistic and performative representations of the epics.
• India has achieved a historic milestone by surpassing 100 GW of installed solar power capacity, reinforcing its position as a global leader in renewable energy.

7th February-2025, Current Affairs:

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced its key repo rate for the first time in nearly five years to boost the economy. The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously decided to cut the key rate by 25 bps from 6.5% to 6.25%.
• The ninth Asian Winter Games (AWG) 2025 will kick off at Harbin in China this evening.

5th February-2025, Current Affairs:

• Voting is underway for assembly elections in Delhi. Voting is taking place across all 70 constituencies with extensive security measures in place.
• The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) has inaugurated the largest Hindu Temple of South Africa in Johannesburg.
• In Chess, Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa clinched the prestigious Tata Steel Masters 2025 title.

3rd February-2025, Current Affairs:

• Indian-American vocalist and entrepreneur Chandrika Tandon has won the Grammy award for the album 'Triveni' in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category.
• India has defended their ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title, beating South Africa by 9 wickets in the final match at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1st February-2025, Current Affairs:

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the first full-fledged budget of the third term of the NDA government. Presenting the budget in Lok Sabha, the finance minister announced that the Nil Tax Slab is now extended up to 12 lakh rupees income. Ms. Sitharaman also introduced new income tax slabs in the new regime of taxation.
• The Centre has announced the addition of four new Ramsar sites in India, taking the tally to 89. The government announced that Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary and Therthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, Khecheopalri Wetland in Sikkim, and Udhwa Lake in Jharkhand have been included in the list of Ramsar sites in the country.
• Niger becomes the first country in the African Region to eliminate onchocerciasis.

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