25 February 2026 Current Affairs MCQ Quiz

The MANAV framework stands for Moral and Ethical Systems, Accountable, National Sovereignty, Accessible and Inclusive, and Valid and Legitimate. It serves as a foundation for AI governance in India.

During the 2026 summit in New Delhi, the President of Switzerland, Guy Parmelin, announced that the 2027 edition of the AI Impact Summit would take place in Geneva, Switzerland.

NMP 2.0 aims to unlock value from existing or under-utilised infrastructure assets to generate revenue, which is then reinvested into creating new assets for the economy.

President Lula and PM Narendra Modi set a target to expand bilateral trade between India and Brazil to USD 30 billion by 2030, rising from the current level of USD 15.21 billion.

Teacher App 2.0 was developed by the Bharti Airtel Foundation in collaboration with the California-based global nonprofit organization, the CK-12 Foundation, to aid India's K-12 ecosystem.

The MoU between TEXMiN Foundation (IIT ISM Dhanbad) and Russia's GIREDMET aims to develop technologies for the full mining-to-materials value chain of rare earth and critical minerals.

According to the SET Report 2026, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan were identified as the strongest performers in the 'Market Enablers' dimension due to progressive RE policies and tariffs.

Dr. Bhargav Mallappa, Chairman of MBRA Groups, was conferred the title of 'Dato' by the Indonesian institution Kerajaan Kutai Mulawarman for his social and economic contributions.

Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten, at age 38, was sworn in as the youngest PM of the Netherlands and is the country's first openly gay head of government.

Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medalist, completed his tenure as Vice-Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission during the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games.

TCPL formalized the transfer of 'Smarter Rice' (a nutritionally enhanced rice) and 'Coffee Crema Technology' from the CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology.

Former Union Minister Vijay Goel authored the book 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The Eternal Statesman', which was released by Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan.

Central Excise Day is observed annually on February 24 to commemorate the enactment of the Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944, and recognize the contribution of the CBIC.

The Kerala government signed MoUs with three CPSUs, including IOCL (for bunkering facilities), CONCOR, and CWC, to develop a Rs 2,000 crore logistics masterplan at Vizhinjam.

The Rah-Veer scheme provides a cash reward of Rs. 25,000 to citizens who transport road accident victims to a hospital within the 'golden hour'.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated IBM's AI GovTech Innovation Centre in Lucknow to design and scale AI solutions for government service delivery.

NMP 2.0 estimates an aggregate monetisation potential of Rs 16.72 lakh crore, which includes a target of Rs 5.8 lakh crore from private sector investment.

The New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact was a major outcome of the summit, receiving endorsement from 91 countries and international organisations to guide ethical AI development.

DBN signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Andhra Pradesh government for the expedited implementation of the Amended BharatNet Programme, supported by an SPV called APBIL.

The Gujarati biography 'Vishwaguru Srila Prabhupada', detailing the life of the ISKCON founder, was written by Dr. Usha Upadhyay and released by Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel.