Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: February 26, 2023

INDIA

• Computer scientist Hari Balakrishnan has been awarded the 2023 Marconi Prize.
• Indian Air Force contingent reaches in UAE to participate in Exercise Desert Flag VIII.
• First G20 Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors meeting concludes in Bengaluru.
• World’s longest river cruise ‘MV Ganga Vilas’ to culminate its journey in Dibrugarh
• Ellora -Ajanta International Festival 2023 begins in Maharashtra.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• India ranks 42nd among 55 leading global economies on the International IP Index released by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce.
• India asks IMF and FSB to prepare technical paper on regulating crypto assets

WORLD

• Russian space agency launches Soyuz spacecraft to bring back 3 astronauts stranded on ISS
• Bangladesh government signs agreement with ISA to increase use of solar energy in country
• Researchers demonstrated in mice the underlying neural mechanism that allows mice to feel empathy.
• Earthquake reveals Earth’s core has two distinct layers made of differently structured iron crystals.

SPORTS

• Indian Greco Roman wrestler Ankit Gulia bags Bronze medal in Ibrahim Moustafa ranking series in Egypt.
• Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament: Govind Kumar Sahani, Anamika and Anupama storm into finals.

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