Daily Current Affairs Quiz 25th February 2024

Ilham heydar oglu aliyev ilham aliyev was re-elected for the fifth consecutive term following his victory in the presidential election with 92 percent of the votes he was sworn in as the president of azerbaijan on 14 february 2024

The Indian tennis pair Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan won the men’s doubles title by defeating Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine and Maxime Janvier of France in the finals of the Bengaluru Open 2024.i. Stefano Napolitano (Italy) won the men’s singles title by defeating Seongchan Hong (South Korea) in the finals.

” On 16th february 2024, the reserve bank of india (rbi) granted payment aggregator (pa) licence to mumbai (maharashtra) based mswipe technologies private limited. mswipe received in-principle approval from rbi to operate as a pa in 2022. the certificates of authorisation (coa) for setting up and operating payment system in india is issued by rbi under section 7 of payment and settlement systems act, 2007.”

” Indian renewable energy development agency (ireda) and punjab national bank (pnb) have signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) focusing on co-lending and loan syndication of renewable energy(re) projects across india. the mou includes provisions aimed at enhancing support for re projects.i. through this mou and prior agreements with other financial institutions, ireda is set to fund large-scale re projects, in line with india’s effort to achieve a 500 gw non-fossil-based electricity generation capacity by 2030.”

” The government of india (goi) has increased the authorised capital of food corporation of india (fci) from rs 10,000 crore to rs 21,000 crore. the move aims to enhance the operational capabilities of fci in fulfilling its mandate effectively.i. the goi provides equity to the fci for working capital requirements and the creation of capital assets.”

” The united nations (un)’s world day of social justice 2024 was observed across the globe on 20th february 2024 with the theme of “global coalition for social justice: bridging gaps, building alliances”.i. the day was observed to raise awareness about the need for social justice, particularly in areas such as poverty eradication, employment, gender equality, and access to education, healthcare, and social services.ii. the first world day of social justice was observed on 20th february 2009. click here to read more”

As per the mou dbs bank will support iepfa’s investor awareness activities by disseminating safety messages through its various digital platforms

” Sikkim chief minister (cm) prem singh tamang launched sikkim inspires (integrated service provision and innovation for revising economics), a world bank (wb)-assisted program under the planning and development department of the government of sikkim was launched at chintan bhavan, gangtok, sikkim.i. this wb-assisted program is the first-ever direct partnership between the government of sikkim and the wbii. through inspires, the sikkim government is adopting evidence-based modules for economic inclusion opportunities, especially for women and youth.”

He succeeds sidharth rath who resigned from the post of md and ceo of sbm bank india in november 2023

58th jnanpith award (2023) has been awarded to two personalities – legendary indian poet and lyricist sampooran singh kalra (popularly known as gulzar) for urdu and indian spiritual leader and scholar jagadguru rambhadracharya for sanskrit.i. the award is being given for the 2nd time for sanskrit language and for the 5th time for urdu language.

” Notes:two badami chalukya temples, aged 1,300-1,500 years, and a 1,200-year-old label inscription were discovered in mudimanikyam village, telangana near the krishna river. the chalukyas ruled the deccan from the 6th to 12th centuries, comprising the badami chalukyas and the sibling dynasties of the western and eastern chalukyas. pulakesi i founded the dynasty in 550, making badami the capital. pulakesi ii expanded the empire, defeating harsha and vishnukundins, but later lost vatapi to pallava narasimhavarman.”

The cbi conducted raids related to alleged corruption in awarding a contract for the kiru hydel power project in the kishtwar district of jammu and kashmir focusing on the former governor

” Notes:indian and sri lankan coast guard ships recently joined the maldives for exercise dosti 16, a trilateral coast guard exercise held every two years since 1991. sri lanka joined in 2012, and the 16th edition involves the coast guards of india, sri lanka, and the maldives, with observers from bangladesh. the exercise focuses on mutual operational capability, interoperability, and cooperation in scenarios like sea accidents and pollution. india’s participation includes icgs samarth, icgs abhinav, and icg dornier.”

” Notes:the ministry of information and broadcasting recently launched four portals, including navigate bharat, a bilingual platform by the new media wing. navigate bharat serves as a unified gateway hosting government-related videos, simplifying access to developmental measures and citizen welfare initiatives. the platform empowers users with an interactive interface for searching, streaming, sharing, and downloading content, streamlining information retrieval from various sources into a single, reliable platform for both media and the public.”

Notes:the indian institute of technology guwahati (iit-g) has launched india’s largest drone pilot training facility. this program is aligned with pm’s namo drone didi initiative. the program is also tailored for a variety of defense personnel. this initiative supports prime minister narendra modi’s vision to position india as a prominent drone hub by 2030.