SF Prep Notes

Current Affairs — 23 February 2025

Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.

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Sun, 23 Feb 2025

🏅 Cricket 📍 United Arab Emirates Must know

Champions Trophy 2025: Kohli's 51st ODI century takes India past Pakistan by six wickets in Dubai; he becomes fastest to 14,000 ODI runs

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 100, his 51st ODI century, as India beat Pakistan by six wickets in their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Group A match in Dubai on 23 February 2025.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs
🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Madhya Pradesh Must know

PM Modi lays foundation stone of Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute, a cancer institute in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute, a cancer institute, at Garha village in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, on 23 February 2025.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 4 MCQs
🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Mann Ki Baat 119th episode: PM proposes 'One Day as a Scientist', recalls Hansa Mehta and will hand his social media to women on 8 March

In the 119th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 23 February 2025, PM Narendra Modi hailed ISRO's 100th launch, proposed 'One Day as a Scientist' for National Science Day, and said he would hand his social media accounts to inspiring women on International Women's Day.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 5 MCQs
🌐 International Relations 📍 Germany Important

Germany's Bundestag election: Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU comes first, AfD second with 20.8%, turnout 82.5%

In Germany's early federal election on 23 February 2025, Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU won the most votes, the AfD came second with 20.8% and turnout was 82.5%, up from 76.4% in 2021.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs
🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Karnataka Important

Mann Ki Baat: PM credits Soliga tribe for tiger rise in Karnataka's BRT Tiger Reserve, hails Andaman's 'Deer Woman'

Ahead of World Wildlife Day, PM Narendra Modi said in Mann Ki Baat on 23 February 2025 that the tiger-worshipping Soliga tribe deserves much of the credit for the rising tiger population in Karnataka's BRT Tiger Reserve.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 France Important

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi leaves for France visit (24-27 February) to boost India-France defence ties

Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi departed on 23 February 2025 for an official visit to France from 24 to 27 February to strengthen India-France defence cooperation.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Maharashtra Important

Health Ministry acts against Mumbai's Aveo Pharmaceuticals over export of unapproved Tapentadol-Carisoprodol combination to West Africa

The Union Health Ministry said on 23 February 2025 that CDSCO and Maharashtra regulators had stopped operations at Aveo Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai, and moved to withdraw export NOCs for the unapproved Tapentadol-Carisoprodol combination exported to West Africa.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

Fit India Sundays on Cycle reaches 4,200 locations; Mandaviya leads ninth week with FICCI and CII against obesity

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led the ninth week of Fit India Sundays on Cycle in Delhi on 23 February 2025 with FICCI and CII, as the campaign, dedicated to the fight against obesity, reached 4,200 locations nationwide.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 1 MCQs
🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Telangana

Mann Ki Baat: Adilabad teacher Thodasam Kailash praised for composing a Kolami-language song with AI tools

In Mann Ki Baat on 23 February 2025, PM Narendra Modi praised Thodasam Kailash, a government school teacher in Adilabad, Telangana, for composing a song in the Kolami tribal language with AI tools.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 1 MCQs