Current Affairs 26th February 2020
1. NABARD sanctions over Rs 400
cr to boost infrastructure in J&K
- During the current financial year
- To boost the infrastructure in the rural areas.
- The funding is a part of the NABARD’s Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).
- Chintala Govinda Rajulu, newly appointed NABARD Chairman.
2. India to host Commonwealth
Shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022
- The
medals from the two events will be counted for ranking of competing nations at
the Birmingham Games.
- The two
events will be held in Chandigarh.
- Birmingham
Commonwealth Games- July 27 to August 7, 2022.
3. Microsoft, SBI join hands to
train differently-abled people to find jobs
- find jobs
in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.
- Over 500
differently-abled youths will be upskilled in the first year of the
collaboration.
- SBI
Chairman Rajnish Kumar.
4. First anniversary of National
War Memorial being observed on February 25, 2020
- The
memorial is a fitting tribute to those heroes who sacrificed their lives in the
line of duty during various wars and internal security challenges since
Independence.
- PM Modi
dedicated the monument to the nation last year.
5. ICC bans Oman player Yousuf
Abdulrahim Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for 7 years
- For his involvement in trying to fix matches.
- Al Balushi accepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
- ICC Chairperson: Shashank Manohar; Headquarters: Dubai, UAE.
6. ‘Human computer’ Katherine
Johnson dies at 101
- NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson,
- Whose calculations helped get the first Americans to space & back safely.
- She completed the trajectory analysis for Alan Shepard’s 1961 suborbital flight.
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration Founded:29 July 1958
7. ExxonMobil inks cooperation
pact with IndianOil and Chart Industries
- To supply liquified natural gas (LNG) by road, rail and waterways.
- Will supply to areas not connected by physical pipelines.
- India is the world’s third-largest oil importer.
8. Abbott India launches vaccine
against 4 strains of influenza virus
- It is the
only 0.5 ml quadrivalent flu vaccine in India.
- That has
been approved for use in children below 3 years.
- Influenza
(Flu) is a respiratory illness that a virus causes.
9. Daredevil and Flat Earth
theorist “Mad Mike” Hughes dies in rocket crash
- Hughes,
64, wanted to prove the Flat Earth theory by taking photographs of the Earth
from a homemade rocket.
- Hughes
launched himself into the heavens in a steam-powered rock.
- The flat
Earth model is an archaic conception of Earth’s shape.
10. Birla Estates launches
interactive AI powered ChatBot LIDEA on WhatsApp
- The
solution is aimed at providing information of its projects to users.
- Who are
evaluating residential developments of Birla Estates.
- John
McCarthy is one of the “founding fathers” of AI.
11. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad Resigns, Cabinet Dissolved
- He is
94-year-old leader.
- Abdullah
of Pahang-King of Malaysia.
