Daily Current Affairs 13 February 2025

1.		What is the theme of National Productivity Day 2025?

“Enhancing Efficiency for Economic Growth”

“From Ideas to Impact: Protecting Intellectual Property for Competitive Startups”

“Innovate and Grow: Sustainable Productivity”

“Smart Solutions for a Better Future”

2.		What major decision has the RBI taken regarding Small Finance Banks (SFBs)?

Allowed them to offer loans in cryptocurrencies

Permitted them to issue credit via UPI

Instructed them to increase rural branch presence

Restricted them from providing online banking services

3.		Which country will host the next Global AI Summit?

France

United States

India

Germany

4.		Who did Prime Minister Narendra Modi present gifts to during his visit to France?

French Prime Minister and First Lady

French President and First Lady

French Foreign Minister and First Lady

French Defense Minister and First Lady

5.		Which bank has been allowed by RBI to resume digital customer onboarding?

ICICI Bank

Axis Bank

Kotak Mahindra Bank

HDFC Bank

6.		What was India’s retail inflation rate in January 2025?

4.31%

5.22%

6.10%

3.75%

7.		What is the primary objective of Haryana’s ‘Har Khet-Swasth Khet’ campaign?

Providing financial support to farmers

Improving soil health and sustainable farming

Increasing mechanization in agriculture

Encouraging organic farming exclusively

8.		Which former Indian cricketer has been named as an ambassador for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?

Virender Sehwag

Shikhar Dhawan

MS Dhoni

Yuvraj Singh

9.		Which six additional languages have been included in Lok Sabha translation services?

Bodo, Manipuri, Maithili, Dogri, Urdu, Sanskrit

Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati

Hindi, English, Punjabi, Malayalam, Odia, Assamese

Sindhi, Konkani, Kashmiri, Nepali, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri

10.		Who has been appointed as the Chief Economist of Canara Bank?

Dr. Madhavankutty G

Dr. Raghuram Rajan

Dr. Arvind Subramanian

Dr. Viral Acharya