Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 26 2024

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President Draupadi Murmu has appointed AS Rajeev as the Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
Rajiv is currently the MD and CEO of the Bank of Maharashtra.
Central Vigilance Commission is an apex Indian government body that was established in 1964.
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964 to address governmental corruption.
In 2003, the Parliament enacted a law conferring statutory status on the CVC.
It was created on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by K. Santhanam, to advise and guide Central Government agencies in the field of vigilance.
Nittoor Srinivasa Rau was selected as the first Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India.
The Commission consists of: A Central Vigilance Commissioner – Chairperson; Not more than two Vigilance Commissioners – Members

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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) has launched India’s largest drone pilot training organization in line with the Prime Minister’s ‘NaMo Drone Didi’ initiative.
This training center was launched in collaboration with EduRade, a brand owned by RC Hobbytech Solutions Private Limited.
The Namo Drone Didi initiative by the government of India marks a pivotal stride toward the empowerment of women within Self Help Groups (SHGs).
Historically, SHGs have been instrumental in fostering financial discipline and establishing financial linkages among their members.

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Ravichandran Ashwin has become the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets against England in Test cricket.
Before this, no Indian bowler had reached 100 wickets against England.
Let us tell you that recently Ashwin has completed his 500 test wickets.
Ashwin is only the second bowler to take 100 wickets in the Test matches between England and India.
Only James Anderson (145 wickets) is ahead of him in this list.

Ans (B)
Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi passed away at the age of 86.
Manohar Joshi served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 and Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004. Joshi became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
He was one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena, and also one of the Indians to be elected to all of the four legislatures.
Joshi was born on 2 December 1937 in the Marathi-speaking Brahmin family of Gajanan Krishna Joshi and Saraswati Gajanan in Nandavi of Raigad district in Maharashtra.
Joshi began his career by being elected as a municipal councilor in Bombay Municipal Corporation in 1968 from the Shiv Sena.

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A three-day International Geeta Mahotsav will be organized in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
This three-day festival will start on March 1.
This festival will be organized with the financial support of the Kurukshetra Development Board of Haryana.
History of International Geeta Mahotsav –
Beginning – Year 1989
Declared a national festival – year 2002 (by Geeta Jayanti Committee formed in 1992)
International Status – Year 2016
Geeta Jayanti – Celebrated every year on the Ekadashi of Shukla paksha of Margashirsha month.

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Odysseus is the first spacecraft built by a private company to land on the lunar surface.
Odysseus, an uncrewed robot lander built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines with funding from NASA, touched down near the lunar south pole.
The last time a US spacecraft landed on the moon was in 1972 when Apollo 17 brought astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt to the lunar surface.
Odysseus was built and operated by Intuitive Machines, a private spaceflight company based in Houston, as part of the company’s IM-1 mission.

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Election Commission assigned the “man-blowing turha” symbol to the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar faction following a split in the party in July last year.
The split occurred after Ajit Pawar and eight MLAs joined Eknath Shinde’s government, leading to the allocation of the original party name and “clock” symbol to Ajit Pawar’s faction.

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Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared deals worth around Rs 13,000 crore to acquire new high-power radars and close-in weapon systems from Indian manufacturer L&T.
The new radars are under a project worth around Rs 6,000 crore and a Made in India Close-in Weapon System project worth Rs 7,000 crore cleared by the CCS.
The project was developed closely by the Air Force and Indian Army.

Ans (B)
The annual geo-economics conference, organized jointly by the MEA and Pune International Centre, will be held from February 29 to March 2.
It focused on the theme, “Geo-economic Challenges in an Era of Flux”.
The inaugural session on the theme ‘Promoting Economic Integration in South Asia’ will be chaired by Ambassador Gautam Bambawale, convenor, AED 2024.

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IRCTC collaborated with Swiggy to offer pre-ordered meals to train passengers via its e-catering portal, enhancing travel dining options.
The service is set for a launch at Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada, and Visakhapatnam stations in its initial phase.
This strategic partnership follows a previous tie-up with Zomato, indicating IRCTC’s commitment to expanding quality food service options.