Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20th February 2025

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• The Open-Air Art Wall Museum was inaugurated at Mausam Bhawan, New Delhi.
• It celebrates 150 years of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
• The project is a collaboration with Delhi Street Art.

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• India and Qatar are upgrading their relations to a strategic partnership.
• Their current trade is $14.08 billion, which they plan to double by 2030.
• Qatar is India’s largest supplier of LNG and LPG.

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• NAKSHA stands for National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations.
• It was launched in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh.
• The ₹194 crore initiative covers 152 Urban Local Bodies in 26 states and 3 UTs.

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• The statue was unveiled at Gullas College of Medicine in Cebu, Philippines.
• It marks the 75th anniversary of India-Philippines diplomatic relations.
• The event was attended by former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

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• Keshav Kunj is located in Jhandewalan, New Delhi.
• It covers five lakh square feet and includes high-rise towers, auditoriums, a library, and a hospital.
• The ₹150 crore project was funded entirely by public donations.

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• nPROUD stands for New Programme for Removal of Unused Drugs.
• It is launched by the Kerala Drugs Control Department.
• The program aims to prevent environmental hazards and health risks from pharmaceutical waste.

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• The app was developed by IFoS officer Vaibhav Singh.
• It was tested in Rudraprayag and later adopted by the Uttarakhand Forest Department.
• It reduces response time to five hours and enables GPS-based tracking of firefighters.

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• The sixth edition of Dharma Guardian will be held from February 25 to March 9, 2025.
• The focus will be on urban warfare and counter-terrorism under the UN mandate.
• The exercise enhances Indo-Japanese defence cooperation.

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• Conclave won Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing, and Outstanding British Film.
• The Brutalist won Best Director (Brady Corbet) and Best Actor (Adrien Brody).
• Dune: Part Two dominated technical categories.

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• The Open-Air Art Wall Museum was inaugurated at Mausam Bhawan, New Delhi.
• It celebrates 150 years of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
• The initiative is developed in collaboration with Delhi Street Art.

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• India and Qatar aim to increase trade from $14.08 billion to $28 billion by 2030.
• This decision was made during the visit of Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani.
• Qatar has expressed interest in expanding investments in India’s key sectors.

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• NAKSHA stands for National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations.
• It aims to modernize urban land surveys across 152 Urban Local Bodies.
• The initiative is funded with ₹194 crore by the central government.

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• The statue of Thiruvalluvar was unveiled at Gullas College of Medicine in Cebu, Philippines.
• The event marked the 75th anniversary of India-Philippines diplomatic relations.
• Indian Ambassador Harsh Kumar Jain inaugurated the statue.

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• The RSS inaugurated its new headquarters, ‘Keshav Kunj,’ in Jhandewalan, New Delhi.
• The complex spans five lakh square feet across four acres.
• It includes high-rise towers, auditoriums, a library, a hospital, and a Hanuman temple.

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• MoLE signed an MoU with APNA to enhance employment opportunities in India.
• The partnership will add over 10 lakh job listings annually to the National Career Service (NCS) Portal.
• It aims to improve digital hiring and job accessibility.

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• Kerala launched the ‘nPROUD’ initiative to scientifically dispose of expired medicines.
• The program is led by the Kerala Drugs Control Department.
• It aims to tackle pharmaceutical waste and its environmental impact.

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• The 6th edition of Exercise Dharma Guardian will take place at Mount Fuji, Japan.
• The exercise focuses on urban warfare and counter-terrorism.
• It strengthens Indo-Japanese defense cooperation.

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• Reliance Industries ranked 2nd in the FutureBrand Index 2024.
• It surpassed Apple, Nike, Disney, and Microsoft.
• Samsung claimed the top position.

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• Karnataka Bank completed 100 years on February 18, 2024.
• It launched new savings and deposit schemes.
• The initiatives aim to expand customer outreach.

” Notes: The Kula Mama volleyball tournament-2024 at melghat tiger reserve’s semadoh promotes tiger and forest conservation with local youth engagement. melghat tiger reserve, maharashtra, established in 1967, declared a tiger reserve in 1974, and the first in the state, is located in the amaravati district. characterized by tropical dry deciduous forests and major rivers, it plays a crucial role in protecting wildlife. the tournament underscores the significance of preserving this pristine landscape and its inhabitants.”

The world’s first wooden satellite lignosae is being developed by scientists at kyoto university and aims to make spaceflight operations more sustainable

” Notes: the sominsai festival, deeply ingrained in Japanese culture, recently marked its millennium-long legacy’s final celebration. this ancient tradition, occurring on the seventh day of the lunar new year, showcased fervent nude wrestling matches among hundreds of men over wooden talismans. the festival, a captivating spectacle of tradition and spirituality, has left an indelible mark on japan’s cultural landscape.”

” Notes:a child-friendly police station has been inaugurated in Maharashtra’s dhule district at azadnagar police station. conceived by district collector Abhinav Goyal and women and child development officer rajendra birari, the initiative aims to create a safe and enjoyable space for children. a room on the ground floor is adorned with child-friendly pictures. district sp shrikant dhiware praised the effort, stressing the collective responsibility of the juvenile justice system to ensure children’s safety and well-being. he urged incorporating child-friendly practices for a fear-free environment.”

The house of Representatives is calling on the President Donald j biden administration to submit a report for enhanced governmental coordination within 180 days and the partnership with partner countries within 60 days to establish a parliamentary group

The government of Bihar has published the Patna Declaration to strengthen bird conservation initiatives and address the advertised challenges posed by illegal hunting in the south asian region

” Chief minister (cm) of arunachal pradesh (ar), pema khandu announced that ar has achieved 100% household tap water connections under the centrally sponsored jal jeevan mission (jjm).i. with this, ar has become the first state in north-east india and as the 10th state/union territory in overall india to achieve 100% saturation of har ghar jal (tap water in every household) under jjm.”

The 2nd edition of the indian energy week 2024 was held from 6 to 9 february 2024 at the institute of petroleum safety health and environment management ipshem-oil and natural gas corporation ongc training institute south goa goa the international energy agency iea released a report

The new stellar savings accounti is powered by contactless mastercard technology and provides one user with an eco-friendly power-packed stellar debit card

” Isha Ambani, director of Mumbai (maharashtra) based Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, was honoured with a special award at the lokmat maharashtrian of the year 2024 (lmoty 2024) ceremony in mumbai.isha ambani was honoured for her remarkable contributions in the field of business.”

The central council of the institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has elected ca. ranjeet kumar agarwal as its 72nd president for the term 2024-25. he succeeded ca. aniket sunil talati who served as the president of icai for the term 2023-24. icai also elected ca. charanjot singh nanda as its vice president for the term 2024-25.

” On 13th february 2024, the insurance regulatory and development authority (irdai) issued an exposure draft regulation, “irdai (bima sugam – insurance electronic marketplace) regulations, 2024”, for a digital infrastructure called bima sugam. the draft proposed to set up a regulatory framework for establishment, governance, functioning of the bima sugam – insurance e-marketplace with the following. a not-for-profit company will be established as per section 8 of the companies act, 2013. the company will develop and maintain the marketplace to provide service to insurance stakeholders.i. irdai also proposed to extend the free-look period for insurance policies from 15 days to 30 days to ensure protection of policyholders’ interest. click here to read more”

” National women’s day is annually observed across india on 13th february to commemorate the birth anniversary of sarojini naidu, popularly known as the “nightingale of india” or “bharat kokila”.i. 13 february 2024 marks the 145th birth anniversary of sarojini naidu. click here to read more”

” The reserve bank of india (rbi) and nepal rastra bank (nrb) have signed terms of reference (tor) to integrate the fast payment systems of both countries. as per tor, the unified payments interface (upi) of india and the national payments interface (npi) of nepal will be integrated to facilitate cross-border remittances. this integration aims to streamline cross-border remittances between the two countries by allowing users of both systems to conduct instant, cost-effective fund transfers.”

” Union minister dharmendra pradhan, ministry of education (moe) has launched the ‘100 cube’ initiative during a two-day 100 cube start-up conclave held at research and entrepreneurship park (rep) of the indian institute of technology (iit) bhubaneswar, odisha from 11th to 12th february 2024.i. indian renewable energy development agency limited (ireda) and iit bhubaneswar have signed a mou to support innovation and research, technology transfer, and cultivate a thriving start-up ecosystem in the renewable energy sector. the mou was signed at the 100 cube start-up conclave.”