Current Affairs — 24 February 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 24 Feb 2025
PM Modi releases the 19th instalment of PM-KISAN from Bhagalpur, Bihar: over ₹22,000 crore to 9.8 crore farmers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 19th instalment of PM-KISAN from Bhagalpur, Bihar, on 24 February 2025, transferring over ₹22,000 crore to more than 9.8 crore farmers, including 2.41 crore women farmers.
Champions Trophy 2025: New Zealand beat Bangladesh at Rawalpindi; India and New Zealand reach semi-finals, hosts Pakistan out
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by five wickets in a Champions Trophy Group A match at Rawalpindi on 24 February 2025, taking themselves and India into the semi-finals and eliminating hosts and defending champions Pakistan along with Bangladesh.
UN General Assembly adopts two resolutions on Ukraine on the war's third anniversary; India abstains
On 24 February 2025, the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, the UN General Assembly adopted a Ukraine-tabled resolution by 93 votes to 18 with 65 abstentions and an amended US resolution by 93 to 8 with 73 abstentions; India abstained on both.
India hosts the Conference on Women Peacekeepers from the Global South in New Delhi
The Indian Army's Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) hosted a two-day Conference on Women Peacekeepers from the Global South at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, from 24 February 2025, with women peacekeepers from 35 nations.
India unanimously elected President of the African-Asian Rural Development Organization for 2025-27
The 21st General Session of the African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), held in New Delhi from 21 to 24 February 2025, unanimously elected India as President for the triennium 2025-27.
PM Modi inaugurates Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal; SECI signs MoU for 200 MW solar project at Dhar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Madhya Pradesh's Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal on 24 February 2025, where SECI signed an MoU with the state for a 200 MW solar project at Dhar and a 1,000 MWh battery storage project.
PM Modi attends Jhumoir Binandini 2025, a mega Jhumoir dance programme, in Guwahati
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in Jhumoir Binandini 2025, a mega Jhumoir dance programme of Assam's tea garden community, in Guwahati on 24 February 2025.
India and the UK resume negotiations towards a trade deal
India and the United Kingdom resumed negotiations towards a trade deal on 24 February 2025, announced in New Delhi by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
Rajnath Singh at IIT Mandi's 16th Foundation Day: India's tech sector to reach $300-350 billion in five years
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the 16th Foundation Day of IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, on 24 February 2025, saying India's technology sector is expected to reach $300-350 billion in the next five years.
Amit Shah interacts with 250 Jammu and Kashmir children under the 'Watan Ko Jano' programme
Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with 250 children from Jammu and Kashmir under the 'Watan Ko Jano' programme in New Delhi on 24 February 2025.