Daily Current Affairs : 25th and 26th February 2020 |Daily GK update Quiz

Exp. Himachal Pradesh had become the first state in the country to have “100% LPG gas coverage”. “There’s not a single home in the state now where firewood has to be burnt for cooking.

Exp. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on 24th February launched yet another scheme named after himself, called ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’, under which a financial assistance of Rs 2,300 crore would be provided to students pursuing various post- intermediate courses to meet hostel and mess expenses. The Chief Minister launched the programme in Vizianagaram district in north coastal Andhra.

Exp. Hundreds of people from the Buddhist community gathered at different temples in the Himachal Pradesh state to celebrate the Losar festival on 24th February.

People celebrated Losar Festival, on the first day of the lunisolar Tibetan calendar, at Dharamshala. Prayers were offered at Dorje Drak Monastery in Shimla.

Exp. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned and the cabinet was dissolved, plunging the Southeast Asian country into chaos less than two years after the 94-year-old leader took office in a historic election.

Exp. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned an amount of 400.64 crore rupees to UT of J&K during the current financial year for giving boost to the infrastructure in the rural areas.

Exp. State-run hydro power giant NHPC on 24th February announced appointment of Abhay Kumar Singh as the company’s Chairman & Managing Director from February 24, 2020.

Exp. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that GSLV-F10 will launch geo imaging satellite, GISAT-1, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on March 5.

Exp. India will be hosting the Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022. The two events will be held in Chandigarh in January 2022 while the Birmingham Commonwealth Games are scheduled from July 27 to August 7 later that year.

Exp. India will be hosting the Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022. The two events will be held in Chandigarh in January 2022 while the Birmingham Commonwealth Games are scheduled from July 27 to August 7 later that year.

Exp. Malaysia        Kuala Lumpur           Ringgit