NEWS 27-02-2025. News For 28th-Feb (Friday) 1.Govt of India has extended the *PM-AASHA scheme* until 2025-26 to provide better income support to farmers. 2.India's first privately manufactured Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle *(PSLV) is set to launch the Technology Demonstration Satellite (TDS-1)*, which will test 35 new indigenous technologies. 3.Russia has proposed equipping IAF Sukhoi-30MKI fleet with the advanced AL-41 engine, which powers the Sukhoi-57 stealth fighter. This proposal aims to enhance the performance of existing 272 Su-30 MKIs. 4.India and Qatar have decided to double trade between the two countries to 28 billion dollars in the next five years. 5.India and Nepal have strengthened their scientific collaboration with a new MoU signed between the two countries in Feb '25. 6.India and the UK have agreed to resume free trade negotiations between the two countries. 7.Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist *Purnima Devi Barman* has been named Woman of the Year by Time magazine. 8.The Indian Army contingent, comprising of 120 personnel, departed to Japan for the 6th edition of *India- Japan Joint Military Exercise, DHARMA GUARDIAN.* 9.The Indian Navy is set to induct *two new stealth frigates, INS Himagiri and INS Udaygiri,* under the Project 17A initiative. 10.Indian squash player *Saurav Ghosal clinched the PSA Challenger title* at the Octane Sydney Classic in Australia. < < Back