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Current Affairs- February 25, 2023

 

INDIA

  • Kerala government launched robotic scavenger, Bandicoot, to clean sewages under the Guruvayur Sewerage Project in Thrissur district.
  • Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) directed the telecom service providers to submit service quality reports for each state and UT.
  • Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to inaugurate New Delhi World Book Fair.
  • International Bio-resource Conclave & Ethno-pharmacology Congress 2023 commences in Imphal.
  • Prime Minister to inaugurate ‘Barisu Kannada Dim Dimava’ cultural festival at Talkatora Stadium in Delhi.
  • Women 20 (W20), an official G-20 engagement group inception meeting to be held at Aurangabad.
  • Centre approves renaming Aurangabad to Chatrapati Sambhajinagar & Osmnabad to Dharashiv in Maharashtra.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • National Stock Exchange (NSE) launches India’s first municipal bond index, the India Municipal Bond Index (IBMX).
  • Paytm becomes first to launch UPI LITE for small value transactions.
  • Report: Proportion of funding to women-led start-ups grew in 2022.
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seeks ideas on sovereign debt and climate transition finance at the meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors.

WORLD

  • Meta is releasing a new large language model based on artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at the research community.
  • Financial Action Task Force (FATF) suspended Russia’s membership over Ukraine war.
  • World Bank announces $2.5 billion in additional Ukraine aid on war anniversary.
  • European Union member states backed a 10th package of sanctions on Russia.

SPORTS

  • Indian pair Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth storm into doubles final in Bengaluru Open ATP challenger tournament.
  • Women’s T20 World Cup: South Africa reaches maiden ICC final.