Daily Current Affairs: 25 February 2026

Current affairs of 25 February 2026: Mexico: Troop Deployment and Country Profile for Exams; UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Vasai’s Cathedral; INS Anjadip: Third ASW Shallow Water Craft for Navy, and 6 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 9 topics

National Affairs

Union Cabinet’s First Meeting at the New Seva Teerth Complex
T20 World Cup 2026: India Score 256/4 to Beat Zimbabwe by 72 Runs

Government Schemes

Teacher App 2.0: AI-Powered Tool Launched by Dharmendra Pradhan

Banking & Finance

RBI Mis-Selling and Broker Funding Norms May Cut Banks’ Fee Income

International Affairs

Mexico: Troop Deployment and Country Profile for Exams

Defence & Security

INS Anjadip: Third ASW Shallow Water Craft for Navy

Reports & Indexes

States’ Electricity Transition (SET) Report 2026 Findings
APB100 Benchmark: Indian Food Firms and Protein Supply Chain Risks

Awards & Persons

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Vasai’s Cathedral

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Union Cabinet’s First Meeting at the New Seva Teerth Complex

The Union Cabinet, led by PM Narendra Modi, held its first meeting at the Seva Teerth complex.
The complex had just been inaugurated.
The Cabinet adopted a resolution to fulfil the goal of placing India among the world's top three economies.
The meeting was held on a Tuesday, as per the report.

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Sports

2. T20 World Cup 2026: India Score 256/4 to Beat Zimbabwe by 72 Runs

India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs in a Super 8 match at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on 25 February 2026.
India scored 256/4 in 20 overs; Zimbabwe replied with 184/6.
256 is India's highest T20 World Cup total and the second highest by any team in the event.
Zimbabwe were eliminated after the defeat.

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Government Schemes

3. Teacher App 2.0: AI-Powered Tool Launched by Dharmendra Pradhan

Teacher App 2.0, AI-powered, was launched in New Delhi by the Education Minister.
Developer: Bharti Airtel Foundation, with the California-based CK-12 Foundation.
It aligns with NEP 2020 and Viksit Bharat @2047.

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Banking & Finance

4. RBI Mis-Selling and Broker Funding Norms May Cut Banks’ Fee Income

RBI's mis-selling and broker funding guidelines may reduce banks' fee income, especially from bancassurance.
Banks cannot bundle third-party products with their own offerings.
Capital market exposure is capped at 20% of net worth.

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International Affairs

International Relations

5. Mexico: Troop Deployment and Country Profile for Exams

Mexico sent around 10,000 troops after violence followed cartel leader El Mencho's death.
Mexico City is the capital, and the country is a federal republic.
Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) is the highest peak.

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Defence & Security

6. INS Anjadip: Third ASW Shallow Water Craft for Navy

INS Anjadip is the third of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) and will join the Eastern Naval Command.
It carries the name of an earlier Petya-class corvette decommissioned in 2003.
GRSE, Kolkata designed and built it under a PPP arrangement with L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli.

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Reports & Indexes

Environment & Ecology

7. States’ Electricity Transition (SET) Report 2026 Findings

The SET Report 2026 is a joint study by IEEFA and Ember covering 21 states, accounting for 95% of India's power demand.
State-level electricity transition is progressing, though unevenly.
Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan lead in EV adoption and green hydrogen development.

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Agriculture & Rural Development

8. APB100 Benchmark: Indian Food Firms and Protein Supply Chain Risks

APB100 by Asia Research and Engagement is an investor-backed ESG benchmark of 100 Asian protein buyers.
Indian firms' average score rose from about 7% in 2023 to 16% in 2025; 11 of 13 improved.
Climate disclosure and animal welfare remain the main gaps.

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Awards & Persons

History, Art & Culture

9. UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Vasai’s Cathedral

Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Vasai, won an Award of Merit in the 2025 UNESCO Asia-Pacific heritage conservation awards.
The UNESCO awards began in 2000.
The cathedral is a 16th-century church built with stone and mud mortar, not modern cement.

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Daily Current Affairs: 25 February 2026

In this issue: 9 topics

National Affairs

1. Union Cabinet’s First Meeting at the New Seva Teerth Complex

2. T20 World Cup 2026: India Score 256/4 to Beat Zimbabwe by 72 Runs

Government Schemes

3. Teacher App 2.0: AI-Powered Tool Launched by Dharmendra Pradhan

Banking & Finance

4. RBI Mis-Selling and Broker Funding Norms May Cut Banks’ Fee Income

International Affairs

5. Mexico: Troop Deployment and Country Profile for Exams

Defence & Security

6. INS Anjadip: Third ASW Shallow Water Craft for Navy

Reports & Indexes

7. States’ Electricity Transition (SET) Report 2026 Findings

8. APB100 Benchmark: Indian Food Firms and Protein Supply Chain Risks

Awards & Persons

9. UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award for Vasai’s Cathedral

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