Daily Current Affairs- 28 February

Today's Current Affairs 28th February 2023

INTERNATIONAL

Elon Musk Regains Top Spot As World's Richest Man On Surge In Tesla Shares.

Elon Musk reclaimed the top spot as the world’s richest person, after briefly losing the title to the 73-year-old French tycoon Bernard Arnault. Musk’s wealth has seen a rise by nearly 70 per cent surge in Tesla Inc’s stock price this year, On Monday, Tesla shares surged 5.5 to $207.63 at 4 pm in New York, pushing Musk’s net worth to $187.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Musk overtook Arnault’s $185.3 billion personal fortune.

Putin Awards 'Friendship' Medal To US Actor And Russian Citizen Steven Seagal For 'Humanitarian Work.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday honoured the American actor Steven Seagal with the state Order of Friendship medal for his contribution to improving Russia’s international relations. 70-year-old Seagal was granted Russian citizenship in 2016 and he received a Russian passport personally from Putin, reported CNN. From then, the actor has been serving as a special envoy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for humanitarian relations with the US and Japan since 2018,

NATIONAL

Pepsi roped in Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador.

Beverage maker PepsiCo has appointed actor Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador and also unveiled a new campaign targeting younger consumers as it gears up for a prolonged summer that could help lift sales of cold drinks.

3.7 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Meghalaya’s Tura.

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Meghalaya's Tura in the hourly hours of Tuesday, said the National Centre for Seismology, reported news agency ANI. The tremors were felt at 6:57 am, 59 kilometres north of Tura,

SPORTS

Lionel Messi scores 700th career club goal.

The all-time great scored his 700th career club goal in Paris St. Germain's 3-0 win over Marseille. With the goal, Messi became just the second player in history to score 700 career club goals, according to IFFHS (International Federation of Football History and Statistics). The other player to do so is Messi's longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo.

APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION

Shailesh Pathak appointed as new FICCI Secretary General.

Industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) on Monday announced the appointment of former bureaucrat Shailesh Pathak as its secretary general from 1 March. The industry body said that in a career spanning 37 years, Pathak has worked with the government as an IAS officer as well as helmed large companies in the private sector.

 BANKING AND ECONOMY

RBL Bank enters into an agreement with Exim Bank for trade finance.

Private lender RBL Bank on Monday announced it has entered into an agreement with Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) under Trade Assistance Programme (TAP)to support cross-border trade transactions.

MoU’s

Japanese HMI Company Limited has inked an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh.

Japanese hotel chain Hotel Management International (HMI) Company Limited has inked an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh government to develop 30 new hotel with an investment of ₹7,200 crore in the state. The industrial policies of UP are encouraging to the HMI group. The Group will expand its hotel chain in 30 major places including Agra, Varanasi and Ayodhya.” He further added that this will also create over 10,000 jobs in the state.

IMPORTANT DAYS

National Science Day: India.

National Science Day is celebrated every year in India on 28 February to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by the Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. He discovered the Raman Effect on 28 February 1928 and for this discovery, he was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physics subject in 1930.

National Essay Day.

National Essay Day takes place on February 28, the birthday of Michel de Montaigne, who was the author of the first-ever writings called ‘essays.’ This day encourages students to unleash their inner writers and compose essays on different topics. This lets them explore idea generation and writing freely and without stern academic guidelines and restrictions.

Rare Disease Day.

Rare Disease Day is an observance held on the last day of February to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment and medical representation for individuals with rare diseases and their families. The European Organization for Rare Diseases established the day in 2008 to raise awareness for unknown or overlooked illnesses.

World Spay Day,

World Spay Day advocates spaying, or neutering, advocating it "as a proven means of saving the lives of companion animals, community cats, and street dogs who might otherwise be put down in a shelter or killed on the street." It is an event held on the last Tuesday in February each year.