February National & International CA 2025 Part III

** Where was the 8th edition of the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) held?	Muscat, Oman India, Singapore, and Oman are hosting the 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat, Oman. India’s External Affairs minister S Jaishankar represented India in the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) held in Muscat, Oman with the theme ‘Voyage to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership’.
** Which Indian hurdler won the silver medal and set a new national record in the 60m hurdles at the Elite Indoor Track Miramas Meeting 2025 in France?	Tejas Shirse Tejas Shirse won a silver medal and set a new national record in the 60m hurdles at the Elite Indoor Track Miramas Meeting 2025 held in France. He also secured his third consecutive gold medal in the National Games 2025.
** Which Indian player has been appointed as the event ambassador for the ‘Champions Trophy’ to be held in February 2025 ?	Shikhar Dhawan Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan was on Wednesday named as one of the four event ambassadors for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in Pakistan and Dubai. Other ambassadors were Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shane Watson, and Tim Southee. The ICC Champions Trophy, which was held from February 19 to March 9, 2025, in Pakistan and Dubai, had already created a buzz in the cricket world.
Which state government has launched the G-SAFAL initiative to empower women from underprivileged families?	Gujarat Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launched G-SAFAL i(Gujarat Scheme for Antyodaya Families for Augmenting Livelihoods)nitiative to support underprivileged Antyodaya families by promoting livelihoods and women’s empowerment. The scheme targets 50,000 Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) cardholder families across 25 talukas in 10 districts over five years.
** Who has been elected as the new President of Greece?	Constantine Tassoulas On February 12, 2025, Greece’s Parliament elected Constantine Tassoulas as the country’s new president with 160 votes, succeeding Katerina Sakellaropoulou. Tassoulas, a senior member of the ruling New Democracy party, secured 160 votes in the 300-seat parliament.
** Who won the Asian Snooker Championship 2025 title?	Pankaj Advani He defeated Amir Sarkosh of Iran in the final. This marks his 14th Asian title across snooker and billiards events. The event was organized by the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports and hosted by the Qatar Billiards Sports Federation in Doha, Qatar, from February 15-21, 2025.
What is the primary function of the ACADA system, designed and developed by DRDO?	Detecting chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals Indian Army has signed a contract on 25 February 2025 for procurement of 223 Automatic Chemical Agent Detection and Alarm (ACADA) systems with M/s L&T Ltd at a cost of Rs 80.43 Cr, under the Buy Indian (IDDM) category. The ACADA system is used to detect chemical warfare agents (CWA) and programmed toxic industrial chemicals (TICs) by sampling the air from the environment.
** Who won the Tata Steel Masters 2025 title after a thrilling tiebreak against World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju?	R. Praggnanandhaa The Tata Steel Masters 2025 title was won by R Praggnanandhaa on 2 February 2025 after he defeated world champion D Gukesh in a tiebreaker. The Tata Steel Masters 2025 chess tournament took place from January 17 to February 2, 2025, in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.