Friday, 28 February 2025

RANKING & INDEX IN FEBRUARY 2025

* Tamilnadu, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand And Kerala Have Emerged As The Top Performing Achievers State In Gross Enrolment Ratio In Higher Education INSTITUTION in 2021/22 Published By NITI Ayog.

* India Ranked 96 Out Of 180 Countries In The Corruption Perception Index 2025.



INTERNATIONAL - 

* Bangladesh Ranked 151st In Transparency International Corruption Index For 2024.

*  MIT, IMPERIAL COLLEGE And Oxford University Are The Top Three Universities In 2025 By QS.


MOU SIGNED IN FEBRUARY 2025

* Ministry Of Defense Signed Pact With The Russian For Anti Ship Cruise Missile.

* Indian Institute Of Corporate Affairs ( IICA) And Carbon Market Association Of India ( CMAI) Signed MoU To Enhanced Capacity For Decarbonisation.

*  Ministry Of AYUSH And Department Of Social Justice And Empowerment Signed A MoU To Enhanced GERIATRIC Healthcare And Combat Substance Abuse.

* HAL Has Signed Agreement With IISC BENGALURU And Foundation For Science Innovation And Development ( FSID) To Collaborate On Helicopter Tail- Rotor Vibration 




STATES - 

* Tripura Government Has Signed MoU Worth Rs 3700 Crores With 87 Private Investor In Education, Healthcare, Agriculture And Technology 

*  Uttar Pradesh State Government And Honda India Foundation Signed A MoU Related To Farmer's Producer Organisation (FPO).


INTERNATIONAL - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi And France President Emmanuel Macron Signed An Franco- Indian Economic Forum At AI ACTION SUMMIT 2025.

*  India And 57 Other Countries Have Signed Paris Joint Statement On Inclusive, Sustainable AI

* Mahindra Has Signed a Partnerships With The US Based Andirii Industries To Co- Develop And Co- Produce Maritime Systems And Ai Enabled Counter Unnamed Aerial System.

* India And Argentina Have Signed a MoU To Strengthen Cooperation In Lithium Exploration And Mining.

* An MoU Signed Between India And Indonesia In The Field Of Traditional Medicine Quality Assurance.

SCHEMES LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2025

 APPROVED - 

* Union Cabinet Approved Rs 8,800 Crores For Skill India Programme.

* The Uttarakhand Government Has Designated One Village In Each Of Its 13 Districts As An ADARSH (Ideal) Sanskrit Village.



SCHEME - 

* Union Minister Jayant Singh Launched The SWAVALAMBINI, a Women Entrepreneurship Programme For North East.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The LAKHPATI DIDI SAHAYIKA Yojana.

* Helping Self Help Group Woman 

* Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan Has Launched The National Geospatial Knowledge Based Land Survey In Madhya Pradesh.

*  Adani Foundation Has Launched The BUTTERFLY EFFECT - For Women Empowerment 


STATES - 

*  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Has Launched The NADI BANDHAN SCHEME.

( TO HELP TO COMBAT IN NATURAL CALAMATIES) 

* Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan Set To Launch The NAKSHA Programs For Urban Land Survey.

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INAUGURATION IN FEBRUARY 2025

* India's First Ferret Research Facility Launched The GARBHINI- DRISTHI 

* President Droupadi Murmu Inaugurated The 10th International Women Conference At The Art Of The Living International Center, Kaveri, Karnataka.

* Union Minister Of Textile Giriraj Singh Has Inaugurated The BHARAT TEX 2025 

THEME 2025 - Resilient Global Value Chains And Textile Sustainability 

* Google Opens Its New Office At Bengaluru.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The 98th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan At New Delhi.



INTERNATIONAL - 

* The Largest Hindu Temple In Southern Hemisphere BAPS OPEN In Johannesburg, South Africa.

* ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The Indian Consulate In Marseille, France.

* A Statue Of Eminent Poet Thiruvallur Unveiled At Philippines.

LAUNCHED - 

* Union Minister J p Nadda Has Launched The National Mass Drug Administration (NMDA) Round For The Elimination Of Lymphatic Filariasis Across 13 States.

*  BSNL Has Launched Its Own BI TV.

* Union Port And Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Has Inaugurated The Inland Waterways Terminal (IWT) At Jogighopa. ( 91 km To Bhutan) 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched The FIRST SCHOOL OF ULTIMATE LEADERSHIP (SOUL) Conclave In New Delhi 

BILL PASSED IN FEBRUARY 2025

*  Rajasthan Cabinet Approved The Anti Conversation Bill

* Uttarakhand Assembly Passed The Uttarakhand ( Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition And Land Management Act) 1950. To Protect Hindu.

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* The Tribhuvan Sahakari University Bill 2025 Introduced In Lok Sabha.

* Telengana Cabinet Has Approved The Socio, Caste, Economic Education, Employment And Political Survey Report 2025.

*  A Private Member Bill, The Protection Of Children From  Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2024 Introduce In Rajya Sabha.



*  Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Has Introduced The Protection Of Interests In Aircraft Object Bill 2025 In Rajya Sabha.

( This Bill Aims To Strengthen The Aircraft Financing And Leasing In Country) 

PORTAL APP LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2025

* Indian Railways Has Launched The SWARAIL Application For Railways Features To Customer.

( TRACKING, TICKET BOOKING) 

* Narcotics Control Bureau Has Launched The NCB MANAS Portal.

*  Securities And Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) Has Launched The MITRA Digital Platform To Assist Investors In Tracking And Reclaiming Inactive Or Unclaimed Mutual Fund Folios.

*  Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) Has Launched The RBIDATA Mobile Application.

( That Provide Macro Economics Stats) 

* Union Minister For Labour And Employment Mansukh Mandaviya Has Launched E-Shram Mobile Application.


*  Government Of India Has Launched The Rajmargyatra And NHAI One App.

ISRO & SPACE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN FEBRUARY 2025

* ISRO Successfully Conducted The Vacuum Ignition Test Of Indigenous CE20 Cryogenic Engine At  Mahendra Giri, Tamilnadu.

* Former ISRO Chairman Dr S Somnath Has Been Elected To The Prestigious National Academy Of Engineers In USA.

*  Indian Space Association (ISA) Signed MoU With Korean Association For Space Technology Promotion (KASP) For Satellite Advanced System.


* India Has Successfully Tested The DROUGE PARACHUTE For The Gaganyaan Crew Module.

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FIRST IN - 

*  Satish Dhawan Space Center In Collaboration With The Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI) Has Successfully Designed 10 Ton Vertical Mixer, Largest In World.

TESTED - 

* Bengaluru Based Space New Space Research And Technologies Has Successfully Conducted The FIRST Flight Of indigenous SHESHNAAG 150 UAV 



PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* FORMER ISRO SCIENTIST R MANCIKA VASAGAM PASSED AWAY.

* HE LED THE TEAM WHERE INDIA'S FIRST 3 AXIS STABILISED EXPERIMENTAL GEO STATIONERY SATELLITE - APPLE 

* RECEIVED PADMA SHRI IN 1982 



 AWARDS - 

* PROFESSOR DR ISOBEL HOOK From LANCASTER University HAS BEEN AWARDED THE 2025 CAROLINE HERSCHEL MEDAL FOR HER WORK IN  DISTANT SUPERNOVAE AND THE ACCELERATING UNIVERSE.



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BOOKS & AUTHORS IN FEBRUARY 2025

* NSA Chief Ajit Doval Has Launched The BOOK - ISLAM- AUTHORISATION  & UNDER DEVELOPMENT ( AUTHOR - PROF. AHMET T KURU) 



10) OWN YOUR BODY BOOK AUTHOR - Dr Shiv Kumar Sarin, Director Institute Of Liver And Billiary Science.

* THE NEHRU YEARS: An International History Of INDIAN Non Alignment Book Author - Swapna Kona Nayudu 

* INDIRA GANDHI : And The Years That Transformed India Book Author - Srinath Raghavan 

*VOYAGES RETRACED: India's Influence In East Asia  Book Author - Documentary And Television Filmmaker S Krishnaswamy

* Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi Has Launched Launched The Book I AM A SOLDIER'S WIFE Book Author - Geetika Lidder ( Wife Of Late Brigadier LS Lidder)

*  UNFORGOTABLE CHAPTERS : Book Author - Prakash Singh ( MEMOIR OF TOP COP) 

* Jagdeep Dhankar, Vice President Of India Has Launched The Book I AM ( BOOK AUTHOR - GOPICHAND P) 

* THE DALHOUSIE MURDERS Book Author - Aneeta Sharma ( Wife Of Col D D Sharma)

* Sunni Spiritual Leader And Madin Academy Chairman Syed Ibrahim Khaleel Bukhari Has Published His Autobiography Titled - THE LIFE SO FAR 

*  EAM Dr S Jaishankar & OMAN Foreign Minister Have Jointly Inaugurated The Book - MANDAVI TO MUSCAT - 

* LIFE ON MARS: Collected Stories Book Author - Namita Gokhle 

* A WONDERLAND OF WORDS Book Author- Sashi Tharoor

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WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT CA IN FEBRUARY 2025

4 NEW RAMSAR SITES ADDED - 

* SAKKARAKOTTAI BIRD SANCTUARY ( TAMILNADU) 



* THERTHANGAL BIRD SANCTARY ( TAMILNADU) 



* KHECHEOPALRI WETLAND ( SIKKIM) 



* UDHWA LAKE, (JHARKHAND) 


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* The Annual Asian Waterbird Census In Kollam District Counted 11,525 Birds, (81 Species) Including 46 Migratory 

* Tripureshwari Duck Has Been Registered As The New Breed By ICAR 

*  Sikhna Jwhwlao Set To The 8th National Park In Assam.

* Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP) Awarded The Prestigious SKOCH AWARD 2024 At New Delhi.

* Kerala Forest Department At Parambikulam Tiger Reserves In Palakkad Has Added 15 New Species.


* The First Breeding Site Of The Blue Cheeked Bee Eater - ( Merops Persicus) In Peninsular India Has Been Discovered In The Saltpans In The Aandivilai In Kanyakumari District.

* The Bacterium, Marinomonas Fungiae Sp Nov. isolates From Andaman Sea, 


* Researchers From NCPOR Goa Discovered 9 New Species In Indian Ocean.


VULTURE CENSUS - 

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13) Madhya Pradesh Become The State With Highest Numbers Of Vultures in The Country ( 12,981 In Recent Census)

NEW BACTERIA - 

*  BRIC- Institute Of Life Sciences, Has Discovered A Bacteria Named - THIOMONAS BHUBANESWARENSIS ( Named After Bhubaneswar City) Collected From Sediment Sample From Atri, Bhubaneswar Odisha 

* It Is An Aerobic, Obligatory Mixotrophic Moderated THERMOPHILIC Thiosulfate Oxidising Bacterium

* This Bacteria Can Be Utilizes In Bioleaching To Extract Metals From Sulphur Ores.

RARE FISH - 

* A Rare Humpback Angelfish Has Been Spotted Near The Surface Of The Atlantic Ocean Off The Coast Of Spain's Tenerife.


* UP Scientists Have Discovered Two New Species Of Dung Beetles, 

NEW BIRD SPECIES - 

* Four New Bird Species Have Been Sighted At The Periyar Tiger Reserves (PTR).

* BLUE THROAT  ( LUSCINIA SVECICA) 



* TAWNY PIPIT ( ANTHUS CAMPESTRIS) 



* ULTRAMARINE FLYCATCHER ( FICEDULA SUPERCILIARIS) 



* REDBREASTED FLYCATCHER ( FICEDULA PARVA) 





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Dr Krishna Chowlu, Researchers And Team In Arunachal Pradesh Has Discovered A New Plant Species Named - STROBILANTHES GIGANTEA, 

NEW COFFEE SPECIES - 

* A New Coffee Species Has Been Discovered In The Mouyouka- Kompina Forest Reserve In Littoral- Cameron.

ENDEMIC - 

* Saffron Reedtail Damselfly Discovered In Karnataka.

* Three New Species Of Dung Beetles Have Been Discovered (Genus Onitis) 


* ONITIS BHOMORENSIS ( Named After The Bridge Kolia Bhomora Near Its Collection In Tezpur, Assam) 

* ONITIS KETHAI ( Found From BRT Tiger Reserve, Named In Memory Of The Late Ketha Gowda ) 

* ONITIS VISTHARA ( Found Near Grassland Near Hesarghatta Lake) 



CENSUS - 

* According To The Census - Ganjam Has 8789 Blackbuck 


HOST - 

* Siem Reap, Cambodia Hosting The 4th Asian Elephant Range States Meeting.

NEW FLOWER SPECIES - 

* Researchers Have Discovered Two New Species Of Green Cardamom At Western Ghat Region At Kerala - 

* Elettaria Facifera 

* Elettaria Tulipifera 

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ENVIRONMENT - 

* India's Coast line Grew 47.6% From 7516 Km In 1970 To 11,098 Km In 2023/24.

* The Ministry Of External Affairs Has Confirmed That The Framework Agreement On Establishment Of The International Big Cat Alliance Has Officially Came Into Force From 23rd January 2025.

TYLER PRIZE FOR ENVIRONMENT - 

* SANDRA DIAZ 

( SERVING AS THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD) 

* EDUARDO BRONDIZIO 

( HE LEADS THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE AT UNESCO BIOSPHERE RESERVES PROGRAME)

* Dr Dhitri Banerjee, Director Of Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Conferred With Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 By The Society Of Biological Science And Rural Development, Lucknow.

* Biologist Purnima Devi Burman Has Win The TIMES WOMAN OF THE YEAR


EXERCISE IN FEBRUARY 2025

*  Indian Army's 50th Para Brigade ( SHATRUJEET) Conducted Airborne Artillery Exercise  At Mahajan Field Firing Ranges In Rajasthan.

* The 13th Edition Of The Military Exercise EKUVERIN Between Indian Army And The Maldives National Defence Force Commenced At The Archipelago  Nation.

* The 3rd Edition Of Exercise CYCLONE Joint Military Exercise Between Egypt Special Forces And India Set To Starts At Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan From 10th To 23rd February 2025.

* The 6th Edition Of Joint Military Exercise Between India And Japan EX DHRAMA GUARDIAN Is Set To Held At Mount Fuji From 25th February To 9th March 2025.

* The Indian Army's Trishakti Corps Has Successfully Conducted The Live Fire Exercise At Sikkim.

* The Indian Army Organized JAL-THAL- Sthal  Exercise 2025 At Ahmedabad.

* INDIAN Navy ( First Training Squadron) Successfully Concluded In Vietnam. along With Conducted Exercise PASSEX With Vietnam Navy And Coast Guard.

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FIRST IN INDIA, FIRST WOMAN IN FEBRUARY 2025

* Karnataka Became The First Indian State To Implement Right To Die With Dignity.

* Megha Engineering (MEIL) Is Constructing Mongolia First Oil Refinery.

* Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Has Launched The Digital License For Pilots 

* India Became The 2nd Country To Launched The Digital License 


FIRST IN STATE - 

* Asia's First Hyper Realistic Life Size Animatronic Elephant Ellie Unveiled At St Joseph School, Kerala.

* TVASTA, A StartUp IIT Madras Has Build India's First 3D Printed Villa At Pune.

* India's First Vertical Bi-Facial Solar Plant Unveiled At Delhi Metro.

* Punjab Became The First State To Implement The Sports Development Act.

* Goa Became The FIRST State In Country To Issue A QR Code To Tourists Travelling With Vehicles.

FIRST IN HEALTH - 

* BIOVET'S BIOLUMPIVAXIN, India's And World's First Ever Diva Maker Vaccine For Lumpy Skin Disease Recived The CDSCO License.


FIRST INDIAN WOMAN - 

* Ananya Prasad, 34 Years Old From Bengaluru Became The First Woman Of Colour To Row Solo Across Any Ocean.

( Atlantic Ocean In 52 Days).

*  Lt Cdr Dilna And Lt Cdr Roopa A Created History By Successfully Crossing Cape Horn 

FIRST IN  TECHNOLOGY - 

* Bengaluru Based DYNAUTON System Unveiled India's First Jet Powered Loitering Munitions. (KAATIL) 


FIRST IN WORLD- 

* Tshego Gaelae Became The First Black Woman To Win Mrs World in South Africa.

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