Today's Current Affairs 26th February 2023

INTERNATIONAL

Los Angeles Sees Rare Snow Storm And Heavy Rain, Causing Large Power Outages.

Heavy snowfall was witnessed in southern California, including hills around Los Angeles which saw the first blizzard in generations while flooding threatened other places. Snow and high winds brought down power lines, resulting in power outages for more than 100,000 customers in California,

NATIONAL

PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Shivamogga airport in Karnataka on Feb 27.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on his fifth visit to poll-bound Karnataka this year on Monday to inaugurate Shivamogga airport and lay foundation for various development projects in Belagavi. According to an official statement, the Prime Minister will undertake a walkthrough and inspect the airport in Shivamogga. Inauguration and laying of the foundation stone of multiple projects in the district is also part of the programme. The new airport has been developed at a cost of around Rs 450 crore.

Manish Sisodia Arrest.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who was arrested last night by the Central Bureau of Investigation over alleged scam in liquor policy in the national capital will undergo a medical test before being produced in the court today – 27 Feb at 1 pm. Sisodia will undergo the medical test at 10 am today. The deputy CM will have the medical examination done at the CBI headquarters for security reasons.

Maharashtra observes 56th death anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

People of Maharashtra are observing today : 26 Feb the 56th death anniversary of great revolutionary and freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar. The Governor of state Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minster Devendra Fadnavis extended their tributes to the great social reformer.

Earthquake Of Magnitude 4.3 Jolts Rajkot In Gujarat.

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the Gujarat district of Rajkot on Sunday afternoon, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake struck at 3:21 pm at a depth of 10 kilometres.

SPORTS

Australia Defeat South Africa, Seal Their Sixth Women's T20 World Cup Title.

Defending champions Australia continue their enviable dominance in Women's cricket as they defeated South Africa by 19 runs in AUS vs SA ICC Women's T20 World Cup final on Sunday at Cape Town's jam-packed Newlands Stadium. By the virtue of tonight's win, Australia won their sixth T20 World Cup title. This is the second time Australia have done a hat-trick when it comes to World Cup wins in T20 World Cups (2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018, 2020, 2023). For the first time, a men's or women's team has scored a title hat-trick for the second time in an ICC tournament.  

Armand Duplantis Sets New Pole Vault World Record In Third Attempt To Clear The Height.

Sweden's Armand Duplantis shattered his own pole vault world record in a World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver meeting in Clermont-Ferrand in France. While the previous record set by the Olympic champion was of 6.21 metres, he added one more centiremetre to the tally and cleared the 6.22 metres mark at the All-Star Perche.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

This Natural Dietary Supplement Can Have A Therapeutic Effect On Brain,

A naturally occurring dietary supplement called nicotinamide riboside (NR) can enter the brain and have a therapeutic effect on the organ, according to a new study published in the journal Aging Cell. The research marks the first time it has been determined that NR can enter the brain. Christopher Martens, assistant professor of kinesiology and applied physiology at the Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research, and Dr Dimitrios Kapogiannis, a senior investigator at the National Institute on Aging, made this discovery.

IMPORTANT DAYS

Kuwait Liberation Day.

Kuwait Liberation Day is observed annually on February 26. This holiday remembers the day Kuwait was liberated from Iraqi occupation in 1991. The Liberation was the U.S. marshaled military operation — Operation Desert Storm, to recoup Kuwait from Iraq after the 1991 bombing of Iraq.