• Prime Minister Modi shared a picture with Trump from the 'Howdy Modi' event held in Houston in 2019 on his Truth Social profile.
• Truth Social, launched in 2022, is Trump's own social media platform, created after he was banned from mainstream social media platforms.

• Hackathon Theme: “Innovating the future with 5G technologies” to solve India-specific problems across various socio-economic sectors
• Participant: Undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students, startups and professionals, Collaboration with students, startups and professionals

• Capital: Washington, D.C.
• Largest city: New York City
• Currency: US dollar (USD)
• National Day: July 4th (Independence Day)
• Continent: North America

• Head of State (President) Residence: White House (residence and workplace)
• Name of Parliament: US Congress
• There are two houses: Senate (upper house), House of Representatives (lower house)

• Food Items: The wholesale food price inflation rate declined from 7.47% in January to 5.94% in February.
• Fuel and Power: The rate of price decline in the fuel and power category eased from 2.78% in January to 0.71% in February, putting downward pressure on wholesale inflation.
• Manufactured Products: The price inflation for manufactured products rose from 2.51% in January to 2.86% in February, becoming another major factor driving wholesale inflation.

• Objective: To prepare youth from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities for employment by providing them with skills aligned with industry requirements.
• Target: To offer 1.25 lakh internships during the financial year 2024-25.

Financial Assistance:

• Interns will receive ₹5,000 per month for 12 months.
• A one-time grant of ₹6,000 will also be provided.

• Grievance Disposal: A total of 1,11,392 grievances were disposed of by central ministries/departments in February 2025.
• Average Disposal Time: From January 1 to February 28, 2025, the average disposal time for grievances in central ministries/departments was 15 days.
• Grievances through Common Service Centers (CSC): In February 2025, 5,580 grievances were registered through CSCs, reflecting citizen participation in rural areas.

• Grievance settlement: 50,088 complaints settled in February, 1,90,994 pending.
• New registrations: 47,599 users, highest from Uttar Pradesh (7,312)

• Received: 52,464
• Resolved: 50,088
• Pending: 1,000+ complaints pending in 23 States/UTs as on 28 February 2025

• Founded: 15 August 1969
• Founder: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
• Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
• First satellite Aryabhatta launched: 1975
• Indigenous satellite Rohini (RS-1) launched from India's SLV-3 rocket: 1980

• First lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 launched: 2008
• Mangalyaan (MOM) successfully launched: 2013
• Chandrayaan-2 mission launched: 2019
• 2023: Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the south pole of the Moon

• Argentina currently top the South American qualifying group with 25 points from 12 matches, while Uruguay are second with 20 points.
• The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament.
• The tournament will be held from June 11 to July 19 in 2026.
• It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

• Winning team (India Masters): ₹1 crore
• Runner-up team (West Indies Masters): ₹50 lakh

Individual awards:

• Masterstroke of the Match: Ambati Rayudu (₹50,000)

• Most Sixes of the Match: Ambati Rayudu (₹50,000)
• Gamechanger of the Match: Shahbaz Nadeem (₹50,000)
• Most Economical Bowler: Shahbaz Nadeem (₹50,000)
• Player of the Match: Ambati Rayudu (₹50,000)

• He played a key role in strengthening the BJP in Odisha in his political career.
• Represented Deogarh constituency in the 12th and 13th Lok Sabha and served as Minister of State for Road Transport and Agriculture in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.

• NRF aims to promote research and development, strengthen research culture and encourage scientific innovation in Indian universities and institutions.

• The Faya Paleolandscape provides evidence of 18 phases of human existence in extreme desert conditions.
• It features stone tools, burial sites, and indications of trade relations with ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.

• First Ordnance Factory: The first ordnance factory in India was established on March 18, 1802, at Cossipore, Kolkata. It is the oldest ordnance factory in the country, and its production commencement date is observed as Ordnance Factory Day.
• Ordnance Factory Board (OFB): OFB was established in 1775 and its headquarters is located in Kolkata. It is India's largest defense equipment manufacturer and ranks 37th in the world.