Daily Current Affairs Quiz 27th February 2024

” Notes:according to a 2023 report, india is the 80th most targeted country worldwide for cybercrime. the report states that 34% of indian users were targeted by local threats in 2023, totaling 74 million incidents. in 2023, india has a national cybercrime rate of 129 per hundred thousand citizens. in the third quarter of 2023, india was ranked 10th globally for data breaches, with 369,000 leaked accounts.”

” Notes:state-run sjvn achieved commercial electricity supply from its 50 mw gujrai solar power station in kanpur dehat, uttar pradesh. the project, executed by sjvn through its renewable arm sgel at a cost of rs 281 crore, is now operational. sjvn’s total installed power capacity is 2,277 mw across 10 power stations. the gujrai station is expected to generate 107 million units in the first year, with a cumulative energy generation of 2,477 million units over 25 years, generating annual revenue of about rs 32 crore.”

” Notes:recently, 40 spotted deer were relocated from mysuru zoo to kali tiger reserve’s panasoli range. the spotted deer, or chital, are native to the indian subcontinent and are prevalent in indian forests. they inhabit subtropical grasslands and forests, with a lifespan of 20 to 30 years, standing at 35 inches tall and weighing 187 pounds. only males have antlers, and they live in social herds of 10 to 50 individuals. the species is categorized as “least concern” on the iucn red list.”

This collaborative effort aims to boost academic research in multimodal logistics with a special focus on the north-east region the initiative aims to empower students in logistics related fields by fostering skill development and creating career opportunities

Notes in the past two years dazes of exotic birds and animals relocated to Gujarat Sardar Patel Zoological Park near the statue of unity have perished the 182-meter tall statue dedicated to sardar vallabhbhai patel stands on sadhu bet island

” On february 21, 2024, malta became the 119th signatory country to join the international solar alliance (isa) after malta’s permanent secretary of foreign affairs, christopher cutajar, signed the isa framework agreement in new delhi, delhi in the presence of head of depository and joint secretary (economic diplomacy) abhishek singh. the isa was established in paris, france in 2015 as a joint effort by india and france to mobilize efforts against climate change through the deployment of solar energy solutions.”

” On february 20, 2024, the japan international cooperation agency (jica) of japan signed loan agreements with the government of india in delhi to provide japanese official development assistance (oda) loans of up to japanese yen (jpy) 232.209 billion for 9 projects across various sectors in india. the initiative aims to strengthen infrastructure and developmental projects in india. click here to read more”

” World thinking day (wtd) 2024 was observed across the globe on 22nd february 2024 with the theme of “our world, our thriving future: the environment and global poverty”.i. the day is celebrated as the day of international friendship and sisterhood, and aims to empower young girls and women across the world. click here to read more”

” Morgan Stanley in its research report titled ‘India Economics – Macro Indicators Chartbook: Strength in Growth, Stability in Macro-Fundamentals’ projected that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow at 6.9% in Financial Year 2023-24 (FY24) and it will be slowed down to 6.5% in FY25.i. The GDP growth rate of the third quarter (Q3) of FY24 (October to December 2023) is projected to be 6.5%.”

” Walmart inc.-owned fintech, phonepe private limited launched “indus appstore,” a made-in-india android-based mobile application store for consumers in india.i. the shop will feature over 200,000 mobile apps and games in 12 indian languages.ii. developers will not need to pay any application listing fees until april 2025 and may use any third-party payment gateway of their choice.”

” K.v.s. manian has been re-designated as the joint managing director (md) of kotak mahindra bank limited (kmbl) effective from 1st march 2024. he is currently serving as a whole-time director and member of the group management council of kmbl. shanti ekambaram, whole-time director of kmbl, has been designated as deputy md with effect from 1st march 2024.  she is currently serving as the president of consumer banking, kmbl.”

The kalpana fellowship is the first ever indian women-only fellowship program that provides an extensive approach that includes a monthly stipend experiential learning and guidance from seasoned professionals

” Prabowo subianto djojohadikusumo, defence minister of the republic of indonesia, is set to be sworn in as the 8th president of indonesia on 20th october 2024. he belongs to a political party called the ‘gerindra party’. he will replace joko widodo (jokowi), a member of the indonesian democratic party of struggle (pdi-p), who has been serving the post since 2014 for two consecutive terms (2014-19 & 2019-24).”

” Renowned sports journalist norris pritam has written a new book “neeraj chopra: the man who made history” which describes the journey of the javelin thrower neeraj chopra’s life from early background to olympics. the book was published by bloomsbury publishing india pvt. ltd.note: in february 2024, neeraj chopra was honoured by swiss tourism with a commemorative plaque at ice palace in jungfraujoch, known as the ‘top of europe’, in switzerland.”

” The deputy chief minister (cm) and finance minister of telangana bhatti vikramarka mallu presented the state’s vote on account budget for financial year 2024-2025 (fy25) with an outlay of rs 2,75,891 crore (rs 2.75 lakh crore) in the state legislative assembly in hyderabad, telangana.i. this is the first budget presented by the congress government which came to power after the recent elections. click here to read more”