Daily Current Affairs – 24 February, 2025

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1.4-meter-tall Buddha head along with 1,500-year-old tablets and stupas at Ratnagiri, Odisha, in December 2023. This significant discovery further establishes Ratnagiri as a major center of Vajrayana (Tantric Buddhism), which flourished between the 6th and 12th centuries CE.

The Centre has withheld funds to Tamil Nadu under the Samagra Shiksha scheme due to the state's refusal to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020) and its three-language formula.

India-Japan Economy and Investment Forum was held recently.

Both the F-35 and SU-57 gained attention at Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru, with the SU-57 being the showstopper for its maneuvers.

A study highlights how dark-pigmented microalgae accelerate Greenland Ice Sheet melting by efficiently colonizing exposed ice without additional nutrients.

The Mising tribe, Assam’s largest tribal community, recently celebrated Ali Ai Ligang festival.