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Contents
January ................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Important Days ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Books and Author.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Awards .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Appointments ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
Obituaries...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
State News .................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Jammu And Kashmir ................................................................................................................................................. 9
Himachal Pradesh ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
Punjab ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Haryana ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Uttar Pradesh ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Madhya Pradesh ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Chhattisgarh ............................................................................................................................................................ 10
Jharkhand ................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Assam ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Tripura ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Sikkim ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Nagaland ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Arunachal Pradesh .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Odisha ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Rajasthan................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Gujarat .................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Maharashtra............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Goa .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Telangana ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Karnataka ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Andhra Pradesh....................................................................................................................................................... 12
Tamil Nadu .............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Kerala ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Lakshadweep........................................................................................................................................................... 13
Puducherry .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Diu ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Science and Tech ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Defense ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
National News ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
SHORT NEWS........................................................................................................................................................... 18
GI Tags ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
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Banking & Finance....................................................................................................................................................... 18

International News...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Sports .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Indexes ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22
February ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
Important Days ........................................................................................................................................................... 24
Books and Authors ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
Awards ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Appointments ............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................................................... 28
State News .................................................................................................................................................................. 29
Jammu And Kashmir ............................................................................................................................................... 29
Himachal Pradesh ................................................................................................................................................... 29
Uttarakhand ............................................................................................................................................................ 29
Punjab ..................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Haryana ................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Uttar Pradesh .......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Assam ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Meghalaya ............................................................................................................................................................... 30
Sikkim ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Odisha ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Madhya Pradesh ..................................................................................................................................................... 31
Rajasthan................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Gujarat .................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Maharashtra............................................................................................................................................................ 31
Telangana ................................................................................................................................................................ 31
Tamil Nadu .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Kerala ...................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Chandigarh .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Science & Tech ............................................................................................................................................................ 32
Defense ....................................................................................................................................................................... 33
National News ............................................................................................................................................................. 34
Ramsar Sites (SUB- CAT) ............................................................................................................................................. 37
Banking & Finance....................................................................................................................................................... 37
Sports .......................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Indexes ........................................................................................................................................................................ 41
March ................................................................................................................................................................ 42
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Important Days ........................................................................................................................................................... 42

Books and Authors ...................................................................................................................................................... 44
Awards ........................................................................................................................................................................ 44
Appointments ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
Obituaries.................................................................................................................................................................... 47
State News .................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Jammu & Kashmir ................................................................................................................................................... 48
Himachal Pradesh ................................................................................................................................................... 48
Uttarakhand ............................................................................................................................................................ 48
Punjab ..................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Uttar Pradesh .......................................................................................................................................................... 48
Madhya Pradesh ..................................................................................................................................................... 48
Assam ...................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Mizoram .................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Odisha ..................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Chhattisgarh ............................................................................................................................................................ 49
Jharkhand ................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Rajasthan................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Gujarat .................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Maharashtra............................................................................................................................................................ 50
Goa .......................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Karnataka ................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Telangana ................................................................................................................................................................ 50
Tamil Nadu .............................................................................................................................................................. 50
Kerala ...................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Science & Tech ............................................................................................................................................................ 50
Defense ....................................................................................................................................................................... 52
National News ............................................................................................................................................................. 53
GI Tag .......................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Banking & Finance....................................................................................................................................................... 57
Sports .......................................................................................................................................................................... 59
Indexes ........................................................................................................................................................................ 61
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January
Important Days
Date Day THEME/REMARK
1st Jan 66th DRDO Foundation Day
9 Jan Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, or NRI Day to mark the contribution of Overseas Indian community in
the development of India
10 Jan World Hindi Day Theme - ‘Hindi – Bridging Traditional Knowledge and
Artificial Intelligence.’
11-17 Jan National Road Safety Week Theme - "Be a Road Safety Hero".
12th Jan National Youth Day Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
10th -18th Startup India Innovation Week Organized by Department for Promotion of Industry and
Jan Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry
15th Jan 76th Army Day 2024 Indian Army will observe 2024 as the 'Year of Technology
Absorption
16 Jan National Startup Day Objective – To promote and encourage upcoming
businesses in the country.
19 Jan 19th National Disaster Response Force formed in 2006 under the Disaster Management Act
(NDRF) Raising Day
21 Jan Tripura, Manipur, and Meghalaya
Foundation Day
23rd Jan Parakram Diwas (Valor Day) 127th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
24 Jan International Day of Education Theme 2024 -“Learning for lasting peace.”
National Education Day in India – 11th November
24 Jan Uttar Pradesh Foundation Day Theme 2024 - ‘Uttar Pradesh: Rich Spiritual and Cultural
Heritage’
24 Jan National Girl Child Day as part of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Save the Girl Child,
Educate the Girl Child) campaign
25 Jan National Tourism Day Theme 2024 is 'Sustainable Journeys, Timeless Memories’.
25 Jan Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day It was on this day in 1971 that Himachal Pradesh became
the 18th state of India.
25 Jan 14th National Voters Day 2024 Theme - ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote For sure
26 Jan 75th Republic Day 2024 Twin Themes - ‘Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Bharat - Loktantra
ki Matruka’
26 Jan International Customs Day 2024 Theme 2024 - “Customs Engaging Traditional and New
Partners with Purpose”
26 Jan International Day of Clean Energy 2024 Theme 2024: ‘Clean Energy for People and Planet’
28 Jan World Leprosy Day Celebrated on last Sunday of January.
Theme – Beat Leprosy.
29 Jan Indian Newspaper Day
Books and Author

1. Ex-Indian Army Chief Gen MM Naravane’s Autobiography “Four Stars of Destiny”
• Gen MM Naravane served as the 28th Chief of Army Staff
2. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar unveils his latest book 'Why Bharat Matters’
• His previous book - The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
3. General VK Singh releases book ‘Sanskriti ke Ayaam’ written by Manorama Mishra
4. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Launches Book “Ram Mandir Rashtra Mandir Ek Sajhi Virast : Kuchh Ansuni
Baten”
• Co-authored by Geeta Singh and Arif Khan Bharti
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5. Jaya Jaitly’s new book ‘Inspirations for Graphic Design from India’ released
• Co-authored with professor Dimple Bahl
• published by Arthshila Trust.
6. Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav launched a book titled ‘Modi: Energising a Green Future’
• Edited by Anirban Ganguly, Bibek Debroy, and R K Pachnanda
• Published by Pentagon Press
7. ‘Conversations with Aurangzeb’: A Novel by Charu Nivedita

• translated by Nandini Krishnan
• Published by Harper Collins
8. Justice Shivaraj V. Patil’s autobiography ‘Time Spent Distance Travelled’ released in English and Kannada
9. Amit Shah launches book 'Assam's Braveheart Lachit Barphukan’ written by Arup Kumar Dutta
10. A book named “Gandhi A Life in Three Campaigns” Written by M.J. Akbar Launched
11. The book “An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy” Authored by Chitra Banerjee
Divakaruni released.
12. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar releases book titled 'Fertilising the Future: Bharat's March Towards Fertilizer
Self-Sufficiency written by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
13. The book ‘What If There Was No Congress: The Uncensored History Of Independent India’ by Priyam Gandhi-
Mody
14. Himanta Biswa Sarma released first volume of ‘Political History of Assam (1947-1971) Edited by Dr. Rajen Saikia
15. ‘Ek Samandar, Mere Andar,’ written by BrahMos Aerospace Deputy CEO Sanjeev Joshi launched.
Awards
1. India-set ‘To Kill a Tiger’ nominated for best documentary feature at Oscars 2024
2. 81st Golden Globe Awards

• Best Actress – Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon
• Best Actor – Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer
• Best Motion Picture, Drama: Oppenheimer
• Best Director: Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer
3. Willem Dafoe honoured with first Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2024
4. 69th Filmfare Awards 2024

• Best Film- 12th Fail
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) - Ranbir Kapoor
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) - Alia Bhatt
5. EMMY Awards 2024

• Drama Series – Succession
• Limited or Anthology Series- Beef
• Talk Series - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
6. President Droupadi Murmu presented National Sports & Adventure Awards 2023
• Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023
• Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty
• Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj
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7. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2023

• Identification and nurturing of budding / young talent - Jain Deemed to be University, Bengaluru
• Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility - Odisha Mining Corporate Limited
8. Indore, Surat ‘cleanest cities’ in India: Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023
9. Bisathi Bharat from Anantapur District (AP) selected for National Youth Award 2024
10. Professor B R Kamboj, Receives Prestigious M S Swaminathan Award
11. Yakshagana artiste Rakshit Shetty Padre to receive Kundeshwara Samman award
12. Vasanthalakshmi Honored with the 'Nritya Kalanidhi' Award
13. The Assam Baibhav award 2024, the state’s highest civilian honor, former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi
14. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has been awarded the Southern Region ‘Narakas’ Official Language Award 2022-
23
15. Socialist icon and Ex Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur awarded Bharat Ratna(posthumously)
16. Padma Awards for year 2024 announced

• Total 132 Padma Awards announced
• The list comprises 5 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri Awards.
17. 60 Parachute Field Hospital, Uttar Pradesh selected for ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-
2024’
18. UP Govt to Honour Dr. Ritu and Naveen with ‘UP Gaurav Samman’
19. Science Ministry announces first recipients of ‘Vaibhav’ fellows

• a scheme meant to attract Indian-origin scientists based abroad for short-term collaboration .
20. ‘Best Electoral Practices Awards’ 2023

• A total 16 individuals and organisations were conferred the Awards’ for 2023.
• Chhattisgarh - the ‘best-performing state award’.
21. Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2023

• President of India approved the awards for 31 persons:
• Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 03,
• Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 07
• Jeevan Raksha Padak to 21 persons.
22. ‘Super-100’ winners of Project Veer Gatha 3.0

• The Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Education launched the Project.
23. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 will be given to 19 children at Vigyan Bhawan
24. The 4th Wings India Awards 2024

• Bangalore and Delhi Airports jointly bagged the best airport award in the Civil Aviation Sector.
25. National One District One Product (ODOP) Awards 2023

• There are a total of 24 Awards across 3 categories – for Districts, States and Union Territories and Indian
Missions Abroad given during Aatmnirbhar Bharat Utsav
26. Best marching contingents & tableaux awards for Republic Day Parade 2024
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• Judge's choice category – First – Odisha

• People's choice category – First - Gujarat
27. Aatmnirbhar Bharat Utsav Inaugurated at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi
28. Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar-2024/राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान पुरस्कार-2024

• A total of 56 awards have been announced in 13 domains under 4 categories for individuals or teams.
29. FIFA Football Awards 2023

• Argentina’s Lionel Messi the Best Men’s Player award.
• Aitana Bonmatí was named FIFA's best women's football player
30. Gianni Infantino receives International Sports Personality Award in Dubai
31. Prasanna Sree Sathupati has been selected for the Endangered Alphabets Writing award for 2024
32. Dubai secures top spot in 2024 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for third consecutive year
Appointments
1. Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey Assumes Role as 4th Secretary General of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
2. Senior IAS officer Vikas Sheel appointed Executive Director, Asian Development Bank
3. Senthil Pandian C to be India’s next ambassador to World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva
4. Srini Chandupatla Named President of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Hyderabad for 2024
5. Rajiv Shah Appointed as Director on Board of Federal Reserve Bankof New York for a three-year term ending the
31st of December, 2026
6. RBI Approves Praveen Achuthan Kutty as DCB Bank MD & CEO
7. RuPay Prime Volleyball League (PVL) has appointing Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan as the brand ambassador
8. PepsiCo India Appoints Marketing Chief Jagrut Kotecha as new CEO
9. Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh Assumes Command as Flag Officer of Western Naval Command
10. Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi took over as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
11. Vice Admiral AN Pramod Appointed Director General Naval Operations
12. Vice Admiral V Srinivas Takes Charge of Southern Naval Command in Kochi
13. Rashmi Shukla becomes Maharashtra’s first woman Director General of Police
14. Senior IPS officer Daljit Singh Chaudhary appointed Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal
15. Raghuram Iyer appointed as CEO of Indian Olympic Association
16. Sheel Vardhan Singh, the former Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), has been
appointed as a member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
17. Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court
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18. Government of India constitutes Sixteenth Finance Commission with Dr. Arvind Panagariya as its Chairman
• Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey has been appointed as Secretary to the Commission.
19. Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM for 9th time
20. President of India nominates Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu to Rajya Sabha
Obituaries
1. Amruta Someshwara, Scholar and Folklore Expert, Passes Away in Mangaluru, Karnataka
2. Franz Beckenbauer football player, Known in Germany as “the Kaiser” passed away at 78
3. Mario Zagallo, Brazil’s World Cup winning player and coach, dies at age 92
4. Pandit Hariram Dwivedi, who wrote Anganaiya and Jeevandayini Ganga poetry collections Passes Away
5. Hindustani classical vocalist Utsad Rashid Khan passed away in Kolkata at 55
6. Recipient of the Padma Bhushan AwardProfessor Ved Prakash Nanda Passed Away
7. Dr Nitya Anand, man who discovered India's first oral contraceptive pill 'Saheli', dies at 99
8. Noted Urdu poet Munawwar Rana passed away
State News
Jammu And Kashmir
1. J&K becomes first UT to implement PM Vishwakarma Yojana
• PM Vishwakarma, a Central Sector Scheme
• launched on 17th September, 2023
2. VP Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurates Mega North India StartUp Expo at Kathua, J&K
• Theme “Emerging StartUp Trends in North India”
3. J&K Police organizing 72nd ‘All India Police Hockey Championship’ in Jammu
Himachal Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh Launches ‘My School-My Pride’ Campaign For Education Transformation
Punjab
5. Punjab Govt sets up ‘Sadak Surakhya Force’ (SSF), first of its kind in India
Haryana
6. Haryana Governor Launches Cashless Health Facility for Ayushman Yojana Beneficiaries
• PM-JAY is the world’s largest health insurance scheme fully financed by the government.
Uttar Pradesh
7. Rajnath Singh Launches India's First All-Girls Sainik School in Vrindavan
8. Idol by Mysuru (Karnataka) Sculptor Arun Yogiraj Chosen for Installation in Ayodhya
9. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched PM SHRI schools in the
state.
• 1753 schools in Uttar Pradesh have been selected for PM Schools for Rising India (SHRI) Yojana
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10. UP CM Launches Mobile App Of State Information Commission

• Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to have its own software and app for the redressal
of complaints
11. Uttar Pradesh To Have 5 More Airports

• The airports at Azamgarh, Aligarh, Moradabad, Chitrakoot and Shravasti will come up in the state.
12. Union Cabinet approves proposal to rename Ayodhya Airport as Maharishi Valmiki International Airport,
Ayodhyadham
13. Indigenous portable hospital deployed in Ayodhya

• The indigenous portable hospital — Arogya Maitri Disaster Management Cube under ‘BHISM’.
14. PM inaugurates and lays foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 19,100 crores in
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
15. In Madhya Pradesh ‘Prabodhan Karykram’ to be organized for members of 16th Assembly
16. ‘Prasadam’ India’s First Hygienic Food Street in Ujjain

• “The DART Book” by FSSAI for at-home food adulteration tests was also released.
17. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi inaugurated the 2nd State Mining Ministers’ Conference in Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh on 23rd January
• Madhya Pradesh bagged the first rank for best performance in auction of Mining Blocks for year 2022-23.
Chhattisgarh
18. Chhattisgarh Announces Introduction of Shri Ramlala Darshan Scheme
• Approximately 20,000 pilgrims will be taken for the Shri Ram Lala Darshan annually to Ayodhya.
19. Chhattisgarh Launches Mahtari Vandana Yojana 2024

• The government aims to provide economic assistance of Rs. 1000 to women every month.
Jharkhand
20. Coal India Limited Partners with EdCIL for Educational Transformation in Coal Mining Districts of Jharkhand
Assam
21. Rhinos Make Homecoming to Assam's Laokhowa-Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuaries
22. Assam: Chandubi Festival celebrated its 14th anniversary

• It is organised every year from 1- 5 January
• Aim - to promote eco-tourism in this biodiversity hotspot of Assam.
23. 50th edition of the Karbi Youth Festival (KYF)

• The Golden Jubilee celebration of the Karbi Youth Festival will be held from January 12 to 19 in Assam.
Tripura
24. Tripura celebrated 46th Kokborok Day
• "Kok" means language, "borok" means people.
Sikkim
25. India records its first-ever confirmed sighting of a rare Tibetan Brown Bear
• IUCN status - Endangered
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Nagaland
26. 4th Rusoma Orange Festival 2024 held In Nagaland
• Theme - “Organic Orange”.
Arunachal Pradesh
27. Arunachal fast transitioning from jhum to settled farming
West Bengal
28. Gangasagar Mela to begin in West Bengal
• It happens every year during Makar Sankranti at Sagar Island.
29. Sri Sri Auniati Satra – a Vaishnavite monastery in Assam’s Majuli island
• Lord Krishna is worshipped as Govinda with the original idol having brought from the Lord Jagannath Temple
at Puri.
Odisha
30. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 800 crore 'Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa' (SPP) or Jagannath
temple heritage corridor project around Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri
31. Union Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal lays foundation stone for ‘Ayush Diksha’ Centre at Bhubaneswar
32. Odisha to establish a melanistic tiger safari – a first of its kind in the world
33. Odisha launches SAMALEI Plan to transform Samaleswari Temple into a spiritual hub
34. Odisha launches LABHA MSP scheme for minor forest produce
Rajasthan
35. Ratle Hydroelectric Project to Power Rajasthan for 40 Years
36. Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma announced that the state government will provide domestic LPG cylinders at a
subsidised rate of Rs 450 from January 1 for BPL, Ujjwala Yojana
Gujarat
37. Gujarat closer to sending captive-bred wolves into the wild, after ‘soft release’ in Banaskantha from the
Sakkarbaug Zoological Park in Junagadh
38. Gujarat Breaks Guinness Record: Largest Surya Namaskar Assembly performed on the first day of the new year
39. Czech PM to be Chief Guest at Vibrant Gujarat Summit
40. The tenth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit will commence in Gandhinagar
• Theme - 'Gateway to the Future’.
41. 800 BCE Ancient Human Settlement Discovered at Vadnagar, Gujarat
Maharashtra
42. Maharashtra Establishes Atpadi Conservation Reserve to Safeguard Endangered Canids in Sangli district
43. Development projects inaugurated PM Modi on National Youth day in Maharashtra
44. Maharashtra’s Pench Tiger Reserve India’s First Dark Sky Park
45. PM Initiates 8 AMRUT Projects Worth Rs. 2,000 Crores In Solapur, Maharashtra
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• PM dedicated over 90,000 completed houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-
Urban)
Goa
46. 10th Century Kadamba Inscription Unveiled in South Goa's Sri Mahadeva Temple
47. The International Purple Fest 2024, begins in Goa

• Opening Ceremony will have the Purple Anthem titled ‘Dhumal’.
Telangana
48. Discovery of Palaeolithic tools in Telangana
• Paleolithic Age is also known as or Old Stone Age or Early Stone Age.
49. Telangana signs agreement with WEF for setting up C4IR in Hyderabad
Karnataka
50. Namma Yatri app partners with Bengaluru police to induct women autorickshaw drivers
51. 13th State Level Philatelic Exhibition, ‘KARNAPEX 2024 - A festival of Stamps’, organised by the Karnataka Postal
52. Yuva Nidhi Scheme launched by Karnataka government for unemployed youth
Andhra Pradesh
53. Sangeet Natak Akademi Collaborates with Kakinada's Thota Balakrishna for Andhra Pradesh's Kala Disha Project
54. New campus of National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) in Andhra Pradesh
55. Gutti Koya tribe

• The traditional food of the Gutti Koya tribe was highlighted at a food festival held in the Alluri Sitarama Raju
district, Andhra Pradesh.
56. 6th NABARD Crafts Mela Commences in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
57. Tamil Nadu Kicks Off First Jallikattu Event of the Year
• In 2017, the Tamil Nadu government passed an ordinance to allow Jallikattu.
58. Tamil Nadu may get four new Biodiversity Heritage Sites
• In November 2022, Tamil Nadu government declared Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai
district as the first biodiversity heritage site in the state.
59. PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, Tiruchirapalli, TN
60. Thai Poosam festival

• The festival is mainly celebrated in Tamil Nadu on Paush Purnima.
Kerala
61. Suchetha Satish sets new world record for singing in 140 anguages during single concert in a Concert for Climate
UAE
62. Madhika language in Kannur (Kerala) is on the brink

• It is a language spoken by the Chakaliya community.
63. Kochi to get country’s first carbon-neutral sports city featuring international cricket stadium
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Lakshadweep
64. PM Modi inaugurates Lakshadweep's 1st On-Grid Solar Project at Kavaratti
Puducherry
65. 29th International Yoga Festival being organized in Puducherry
• International Yoga Day is celebrated on 21 June every Year
Diu
66. India's first-ever multi-sport beach games Commence at Ghoghala Beach in Diu Union Territory
• Theme - Dolphins
Science and Tech

1. ISRO's PSLV-C58 Launches XPoSat Mission Successfully
• It was the 60th mission of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
2. ISRO's first Sun mission successfully injected into final orbit

• Aditya L-1 was launched on September 2, 2023
3. XRISM Mission Unveils Debut X-Ray Image of the Cosmos
4. U.S. Launches Peregrine-1 Lander to Moon in Historic Lunar Mission

• The first private lunar mission and the first American lunar launch in over 50 years.
5. NASA Postpones Artemis Moon Missions

• The Artemis III mission will be delayed a year until September 2026.
6. IISc Bengaluru develops heat tolerant vaccine against current strains of SARS-CoV-2
7. The Punganur Cow – India’s Shortest Humped Cattle Breed
8. Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country

• Japan became the fifth country in history to made a soft landing on the lunar surface
9. SpaceX Launches Ax-3 Mission to ISS with First Turkish Astronaut Onboard
• The Crew Dragon capsule, named “Freedom”
10. Artificial insemination of Gir and Kankrej cattle

• India has imported 40,000 doses of bull semen from Brazil for the first time
11. A new plant species has been discovered in Tamil Nadu

• The plant was named ‘Andrographis theniensis’ after the location (Theni).
12. BharatGPT, India's own Generative AI

• Developed by Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) startup CoRover.ai
13. ISRO successfully tests Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell on PSLV-C58’s orbital platform POEM3
• XPoSAT, a satellite intended to study black holes and neutron stars, was launched by ISRO on 1st Jan 2024.
Defense
1. India-UAE 'Desert Cyclone 2024' Joint Military Exercise Scheduled in Rajasthan
2. INS KABRA ARRIVES AT COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

• INS Kabra - Indian Navy's Fast Attack Craft
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3. Indian Navy to Host MILAN 24 Exercise
4. India Unveils New Indigenous Assault Rifle ‘Ugram’

• The newly-created rifle weighs four kg and will have an effective range of 500 metres
5. Navy Chief formally receives Drishti-10 long endurance UAV

• The Drishti-10 is an indigenously assembled version of the Hermes-900 MALE UAV .
6. Indian Navy's P-8I Aircraft Reaches Guam USA For Exercise Sea Dragon 24
7. DRDO conducts successful flight-test of New Generation AKASH missile
8. 11th edition of India-Kyrgyzstan Exercise ‘Khanjar’ commences in Himachal Pradesh
9. 2nd edition of of the Exercise Cyclone between India and Egypt conducted at Anshas, Egypt
10. Indian Air Force conducts 'Exercise Desert Knight’

• Participating nations : French Air and Space Force (FASF) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) AirForce
11. ‘Steadfast Defender 2024’ : NATO's largest military exercise since Cold War
• Steadfast Defender is the largest exercise since the last Reforger exercise in 1988.
12. India’s second VLF communication station to come up in Telangana
13. India-Thailand First Naval Exercise Ayutthaya

• 'Ex-Ayutthaya symbolises the significance of two of the oldest cities, Ayodhya in India and Ayutthaya in
Thailand
National News
1. Tourism Ministry to organize annual event “Bharat Parv” from 23rd to 31st January
2. MoE flagship R&D innovation fair ‘IInvenTiv-2024’ inaugurated by Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
3. India elected as First Vice Chair of FAO COFI Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management
• This is the first time in 59 years that India has been appointed to this role.
4. First National Conference on Promotion of Seaweed Cultivation at Kutch, Gujarat
5. 7th edition of PM Modi’s Interactive Programme "Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024” Held at Bharat Mandapam at
Pragati Maidan on 29th January
6. All India Secretaries’ Conference on Water Vision @ 2047- Way Ahead held at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, on
23rd-24th January
7. Vice President inaugurates 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP)
• Theme: "ABCP - The Buddhist Voice of Global South."
8. India International Science Festival 2023

• Theme is “Science and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal”.
9. Wings India 2024 event held at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad

• Main theme ‘Connecting India with the World in Amritkal’
10. 10th World Tamils Economic Conference & and Global Economic Summit held in Chennai
11. Home Minister Amit Shah chaired 'National PACS Mega Conclave’
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12. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired first Inland Waterways Development Council Meeting in Kolkata
13. LS Speaker Om Birla inaugurates ‘Panchayat Se Parliament Tak’ programme

• Aimed at empowering and supporting women grassroot leaders
14. NITI Aayog hosts National Workshop on “Harnessing Potential of Fisheries in Marine States”
15. PM Modi Inaugurated 27th National Youth Festival

• Theme - “MYBharat-ViksitBharat@2047- By the Youth, For the Youth ''
16. SVAMITVA Scheme Receives ‘Best Innovation Award’ at Public Policy Dialogues Conclave 2024
17. Second edition of India Energy Week scheduled to take place in Goa
18. Prime Minister to Participated in All India Conference of Director Generals and Inspector Generals of Police 2023
19. Sagar Parikrama (Phase X) event being organized from 1st January 2024 to 6th January 2024
20. 2023 National Street Food Festival Concludes in New Delhi

• organized by - National Association of Street Vendors of India NASVI.
• It is the first Zero Waste Street Food Festival in India.
21. Aatmnirbhar Bharat Utsav Inaugurated at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi
22. IIT Hyderabad hosted IInvenTiv-2024
23. DoNER Ministry to host the first edition of Uttar Purvi Mahotsav in New Delhi
24. An event titled “सक्षम नारी सशक्त भारत - Women in the Workforce for Viksit Bharat” organized at Bharat
Mandapam
• Jointly organized by Ministry of Women & Child Development and Ministry of Labour & Employment
25. Textile ministry hosted ‘One Bharat Sari Walkathon’ in Kota
26. PM Addresses Bharathidasan University's 38th Convocation in Tamil Nadu
27. ‘SMART 2.0’ launched for Ayurveda Teaching Professionals

• To promote robust clinical studies in priority areas of Ayurveda with Ayurveda academic
institutions/hospitals across the country
28. Ministry of Communications expands Simplified Certification Scheme for 37 products

• Total products under SCS now gone up to 49 from 12.
29. Government Extends Automobile Industry's PLI Scheme by One Year with Partial Amendments
• Aim - to provide clarity and flexibility to the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
30. Pension Rules Amended: woman employee can nominate children over her husband for the family pension
• Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has now amended the rules in case of marital
discord
31. Government Distributes Over 1.64 Crore Ayushman Cards Nationwide During Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra
32. Government approves PRITHVI VIGYAN schemefor implementation during the period from 2021-26 at an overall
cost of Rs. 4,797 crore
33. Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana
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• The target of installing rooftop solar on one crore houses.
34. PM Modi to release first instalment of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin under PM-JANMAN
• The first instalment of ₹540 crore to one lakh beneficiaries of the rural housing scheme .
35. Election Commission of India introduced new regulations for allocating symbols to Registered Unrecognised
Political Parties (RUPPs)
36. Jal Jeevan Mission marks milestone: 14 crore rural households, 72.71% now have tap water
• Over 2 Lakh Villages & 161 Districts Are Now ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
37. Physical standards falling, Army introduces new fitness protocol
38. PM Modi Launches 'Swachh Mandir' Campaign

• aim - to make pilgrimage sites pristine.
39. PAiSA Dashboard & PM SVANidhi Portal Launched

PAiSA Dashboard:
• This online platform provides real-time updates on the progress of the PM SVANidhi Mission scheme.
PM SVANidhi Mission Monitoring Portal:
• This dedicated portal offers comprehensive data and insights on the scheme’s nationwide implementation.
40. Appointment of CEC, EC: Supreme Court refuses to stay new law; issues notice for hearing in April
41. Budget Session of Parliament to begin from 31st January
42. Ministry of Education in India has announced new guidelines for coaching centres
43. ‘Report Fish Disease’, mobile app to monitor fish diseases launched
• Introduced by the National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD) project, under
the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.
44. The central government has introduced the ‘Anuvadini’ app

• an AI-based translation tool for Indian languages developed by the All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE).
45. Nitin Gadkari Announces Over 200 Ropeway Projects Worth 1.25 Lakh Crore under Parvatmala Program
• Announcement made in the ‘Ropeway : Symposium-Cum-Exhibition’ in New Delhi
46. Halwa ceremony held for Interim Union Budget 2024

• The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget preparation process for Interim Union Budget
2024
47. Nirmala Sitharaman To Become 2nd FM To Present 6 Consecutive Union Budgets
48. Cabinet approves the scheme for promotion of Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects of Government PSUs and
Private Sector towards incentive for coal gasification projects under three categories
49. Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated 'Hamara Samvidhan, Hamara Samman' campaign

• Themes - Sabko Nyay - Har Ghar Nyaya, Nav Bharat Nav Sankalp and Vidhi Jagriti Abhiyan.
50. PM Young Achievers’ Scholarship Award Scheme for a Vibrant India (PM YASASVI) for OBC, EBC and DNT
Students
• Rs 32.44 Crore released for Pre-matric Scholarship and Rs 387.27 Crore released for Post-Matric Scholarship
to States/UTs under PM YASASVI scheme.
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51. Centre extends ban imposed on Students Islamic Movement of India for 5 years
52. 56 Rajya Sabha Seats From 15 States Go To Polls On February 27
53. PM Modi To Inaugurate India’s Longest Sea Bridge ‘Atal Setu’ In Mumbai On Jan 12 during Maharashtra visit
54. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the Statue of Social Justice
• The statue is the tallest Ambedkar statue in the world.
55. ONGC initiates oil production from its flagship deep-water project in the Krishna Godavari basin offshore
56. I-STEM to launch Samavesha project at IISc Bengaluru to connect researchers with labs and equipment
• I-STEM, an initiative of the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India, is planning to conduct
around 50 Samavesha across India in 2024.
• Expected outcomes:
o Increased indigenous product innovation
o Knowledge Exchange Ecosystem
o National Advancements:
57. India’s First National Highway Steel Slag Road section on NH- 66 Mumbai-Goa National Highway inaugurated
58. FAO launched ‘Investment forum for advancing climate resilient agrifood system in India’
• The forum was a joint initiative between Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), NITI Aayog, and the
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare.
59. Government invites suggestions on draft ‘Indian Stamp Bill, 2023’ from public within 30 days
60. PM Modi releases commemorative postage stamps on Ram temple in Ayodhya
61. Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, presented “Onavillu” to Ayodhya's Ram Mandir

• Onavillu is a ceremonial bow that is presented to the deity of Padmanabhaswamy temple, Kerala, every year
on Onam.
62. Ram Lalla consecrated at Ayodhya temple
63. The ‘pran pratishtha’ took place during the 84-second mool mahurat, a part of larger 'Abhijeet muhurta’
64. President of India inaugurates Kaushal Bhavan
65. PM Modi holds a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at Jaipur in Rajasthan
• French President and PM Modi visited Amer Fort, Jantar Mantar, and Jaipur City
66. 75th Republic Day Parade 2024

• Twin themes of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Bharat - Loktantra ki Matruka
• Republic Day parade was 'women-centric',
67. IREDA Releases Vigilance Journal 'Pahal’
68. 'Maratha Military Landscapes' to be India's nomination for UNESCO tag for 2024-25
• The 'Maratha Military Landscapes of India' was included in the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites
in 2021.
69. Hog Deer Spotted For First Time In Chilla Range of Uttarakhand's Rajaji Tiger Reserve
70. Four cubs born to Namibian cheetah at Kuno National Park
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71. Arignar Anna Zoological Park gets 3 new bird species from Kanpur in animal exchange programme
72. PM Modi presented with Coffee Table Book on Srirangam during Tiruchirappalli Visit
73. PM performs darshan and puja at Veerbhadra Temple in Lepakshi, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh
74. Supreme Court orders constitution of committee in all High Courts for implementation of judicial pay
commission
• SNJPC was set up on 16.11.2017 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Justice (Retd.) P. Venkatarama Reddi.
75. Diamond Jubilee celebration of Supreme Court of India

• Launched citizen-centric multiple technology initiatives, -Digital Supreme Court Reports, Digital Courts 2.0
and a new website of the Supreme Court.
SHORT NEWS
• 6th NABARD Crafts Mela Commences in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
• A band, comprising 45 girls from the North East, is participating in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day
Camp 2024 for the first time
• WR to celebrate completion of 125 years of Western Railway's Headquarters building at Churchgate
• Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma announced that the state government will provide domestic LPG cylinders at a
subsidised rate of Rs 450 from January 1 for BPL, Ujjwala Yojana
• Centre declares ‘Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, J&K (TeH) as an 'Unlawful Association' under Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act-UAPA
• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurates NCC Republic Day Camp 2024 at Delhi Cantt
• PM Modi Inaugurates Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show 2024 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
• Gujarat has set target to become $500 billion economy by 2026-27: CM Patel
• IIT Madras to open new campus in Kandy, Sri Lanka
• Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries announced to set up India's first carbon fiber facility at Hajira in Gujarat
• Government is working to make India the hub of green hydrogen by 2030
• First 'Made In India' Memory Chip Expected in Gujarat by Year-End
GI Tags
1. GI tags for over 17 products from Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and J&K
Banking & Finance

1. REC Limited signs MoU with Rail Vikas Nigam Limited for Multi-Modal Infrastructure Projects
2. France's AFD, Germany's KfW Bank to provide 100M Euro Loan for India's AMRUT Urban Mission
3. NSO: Indian economy to grow at 7.3 percent in current financial year 2023-24
4. Yes Bank launched SmartFin, an end-to-end digital supply chain finance (SCF) platform, powered by Veefin
Solutions
5. HDFC Bank Ltd, India’s largest private sector lender, to open its first branch in Singapore.
6. Government levies 50% export duty on molasses
7. REC Limited issues inaugural Yen Denominated Green Bonds aggregating to 61.1 Billion Japanese Yen - First Yen
Green Bonds issuance by any Indian PSU; Largest Yen-denominated issuance from India
8. India overtakes Hong Kong as world’s fourth-largest stock market by market capitalization
9. Sony Terminates $10 Billion Merger Deal with Zee Entertainment
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10. HDFC Bank become the first lender in the country to achieve the milestone of 20 million credit cards in force
11. Govt permits direct listing by Indian firms on GIFT-IFSC’s international markets
12. ‘BOB Financial Solutions Limited’ rebranded as ‘BOBCARD Limited’ with the tagline “Credit Reimagined”.
13. Zomato gets RBI's nod to operate as payment aggregator
14. Saplings of native trees replace invasive species in Anamalai Tiger Reserve’s core areas under the Restoration of
Degraded Forests Landscape Project, with financial assistance from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD).
15. IIM Kozhikode and International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) join hands to launch ‘FINN X’
accelerator programme to boost startups in Fintech sector
16. SBI Research report reveals significant decline in individual income inequality in the country in past 8 years
17. NGEL signs MoU with Government of Maharashtra for development of Green Hydrogen Projects; ~ ₹ 80, 000
crores investment expected in five years
18. GAIL has signed a deal with UAE’s ADNOC Gas to buy 0.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually
for ten years
International News
1. Russia Assumes BRICS 2024 Chairmanship
• 16th BRICS Summit will be held in Kazan, Russia in October 2024.
2. India launches “Alliance for Global Good- Gender Equity and Equality” at WEF Annual Meeting at Davos,
Switzerland from 15-19 January 2024
• 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Theme - "Rebuilding Trust”
3. Global Biofuel Alliance Attracts Participation from 22 Nations and 12 International Organizations
• Global Biofuel Alliance launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G-20 Summit in New Delhi.
4. UN Security Council Urges Yemen's Houthis to Cease Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Shipping Attacks
5. 35th Palm Springs International Film Festival in California to Feature Premiere of 'Mrs' and 'Sumo Didi’
6. Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins fourth straight term
7. Gabriel Attal Appointed as France's New Prime Minister

• The youngest and first openly gay PM in modern French history.
8. Bhutan's Tshering Tobgay to become PM for second time

• Monarch/King of Bhutan - Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
9. Lai Ching-te to be the President of Taiwan
10. Bernardo Arévalo sworn in as Guatemala's President
11. Crown Prince Frederik X becomes King of Denmark
12. Indian Navy rescued 21 crew members of merchant ship MV Lila Norfolk, including 15 Indians, from pirates off
the Somalia coast
13. India summons Maldives high commissioner over derogatory remarks against PM Modi
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• Maldives High Commissioner - Ibrahim Shaheeb.

• Indian High Commissioner to the Maldives - Munu Mahawar
14. STATIC POINTS

• Eight Degree Channel - maritime boundary between the Maldives and India. It separates the islands
of Minicoy and Maldives
• Nine Degree Channel separates the island of Minicoy from the main Lakshadweep archipelago
• Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of
Bengal
15. India and Saudi Arabia sign bilateral Haj Agreement 2024 in Jeddah
16. Tropical Cyclone ‘Alvaro’ hits Madagascar

• First Cyclone Of 2024
17. Denmark announced the Green Fuels Alliance India (GFAI) at GIM 2024
18. PM Modi will inaugurate BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi on 14th Feb
19. ‘Ahlan Modi’ event

• The grand diaspora gathering scheduled in Abu Dhabi - titled 'Ahlan Modi’ ('Hello Modi)
20. India to chair UNESCO's World Heritage Committee for first time In July
• India was elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for a four-year term from 2021–2025
21. SteelFab 2024 Exhibition in UAE
22. Second International AYUSH Conference Inaugurated in Dubai
23. Researchers Discover Oldest Known Skin Fossil

• Extracted the fossil from an ancient cave system in Oklahoma.
24. 19th NAM Summit begins in Uganda's Kampala

• The theme: 'Deepening Cooperation for Shared Global Affluence’
25. Farsi as India’s New Classical Language

• Farsi, also known as Persian, is an Indo-Iranian language
26. Cameroon starts world's first malaria vaccine program for children
27. Manoj Bajpayee's 'The Fable' film from India to compete in Encounters segment of Berlin Film Festival 2024
28. India Dispatches Malathion to Afghanistan

• The pesticide is used to fight the locust menace.
29. Turkey approves Sweden’s entry into NATO
30. WHO certifies Cabo Verde malaria-free; third African country to do so
31. Serum Institute of India joins global network to boost production of affordable outbreak vaccines
32. France aims to have 30,000 Indian students in its universities by 2030
33. Prime Minister congratulates Mr. Azali Assoumani on being re-elected as Comoros President
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Sports
1. Indian Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar wins gold in men's air rifle event at ISSF World Cup in Cairo
2. The Asian Shooting Championships 2024 was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from January 8 to 17
• Indian shooters won 26 medals - 14 gold, seven silver and five bronze
3. Raiza Dhillon, Gurjoat Khangura Clinch Skeet Mixed Team Bronze Medal at the Asian Shotgun Championships
2024 in Kuwait City
4. Hockey5s World Cup: Rajni Etimarpu, Simranjeet Singh to lead Indian men’s and women’s teams
• The inaugural Hockey5s World Cup, both the Men’s and Women’s, will be held in Muscat, Oman .
5. Netherlands defeated India to win FIH Hockey5s Women’s World Cup

• It was held from 24 to 27 January 2024, in Muscat, Oman.
6. Indian women's hockey team defender Deep Grace Ekka announces international retirement
7. ICC Players of the Month for December 2023, Australia's Pat Cummins and India's Deepti Sharma
8. David Warner Announces Retirement from One Day International Cricket
9. ICC announces groups for T20 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024
• The 9th edition will be jointly hosted by - the West Indies and the United States
10. Sue Redfern to be the first ICC-appointed female neutral umpire in bilateral series
11. Rohit Sharma tops list of batters with most hundreds in T20I
12. BCCI Awards

• Former India all-rounder and Head Coach Ravi Shastri will be honoured with BCCI's Lifetime Achievement
Award.
• Shubman Gill will be presented with Cricketer of the Year award
13. ICC Awards 2023

• Virat Kohli wins ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for fourth time
• Suryakumar Yadav named ICC T20I Player of the Year for 2023
14. Naman Awards ceremony 2024

• Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award: Ravi Shastri, Farokh Engineer (2019-20).
15. ICC lift Sri Lanka Cricket's ban

• On 10 November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) were suspended for violation of responsibilities as an ICC
Member
16. Tanmay Agarwal Smashes Fastest Triple Century In First-Class Cricket
17. Gukesh Secures Spot in Men's Chess Candidates2024 Tournament
18. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa surpasses Viswanathan Anand to become India's number one Chess player
19. Praggnanandhaa the only player in recent times to have beaten both world champions in open and women’s
categories
20. Sumit Nagal becomes First Indian Man in 35 Years to Beat Seeded Player at Australian Open
21. Tai Tzu Ying Clinches Victory In India Open 2024 Women’s Singles
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22. Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest player to hold No. 1 men’s tennis doubles ranking
• Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden beat the Italian pair
23. Jannik Sinner won his maiden Grand Slam title, defeating Daniil Medvedev
24. Aryna Sabalenka first woman to defend singles title in a decade
25. 6th Edition of Khelo India Youth Games inaugurated in Tamil Nadu
• This is the first time that Khelo India Youth Games are being held in South India.
26. Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya Claims Bronze Grand Prix De France 2024
27. India wins its first Gold medal at Zagreb Open 2024
• Aman Sehrawat won the Gold medal in Men’s 57kg.
28. Man Singh Clinches Gold at the Asian Marathon Championships 2024 in Hong Kong
29. Star India boxer Mary Kom announces retirement
30. Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra wins intercontinental title in U.S
31. Kenya's Chebet breaks women's 5km world record

• Her time record - 14min 13sec
32. Spanish Grand Prix to move from Barcelona to Madrid in 2026

• It has been traditionally held in Barcelona since 1991.
33. Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj finished second in the India Open title 2024
• Winner – Korea
34. Real Madrid Wins Against Barcelona in Spanish Super Cup

• It took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
35. Anahat Singh Clinches 2023 Scottish Junior Open Girls' Under-19 Squash Title in Edinburgh
36. Lionel Messi's Iconic No.10 Argentina Jersey to be Retired
37. India moves to top of World Test Championship 2023-25 Standings
Indexes
1. India Records 9.3 Lakh Cancer Deaths, Ranking Second Highest in Asia: LANCET Study
• India registered about 12 lakh new cancer cases and 9.3 lakh deaths in 2019.
2. “World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024” ILO Report

• In India, real wages are “positive” compared to other G20 countries.
3. Land Ports Authority Releases Report on Gender-Inclusive Framework for Cross-Border Trade in India
4. 2023 is the hottest year on record; likely warmest in 100,000 years, As per the European Union's Copernicus
Climate Change Service (C3S)
5. India ranks 80 in Henley Passport Index 2024

• Top passports for visa-free entry to 194 global destinations: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and
Spain.
6. Lambert Fisher Glacier - World’s Largest Glacier 2024

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• Location: Antarctica
• Size: About 80 km wide, over 400 km, and about 2,500 m deep
7. 24.82 crore Indians escape Multidimensional Poverty in last 9 years – NITI Aayog Report
• It shows an overall reduction in multidimensional poverty in India from 29.17% in 2013-14 to 11.28% in
2022-23.
8. Start-up Ranking 2022

Category A (Larger States & UT – Population above 1 crore)
• Best performers - Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu
Category B (Smaller States & UT – Population below 1 crore)
• Best performers - Himachal Pradesh
9. GIFT City To Get First Hydrogen Price Index

• Collaborated with the Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) and Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC).
10. TCS ranked second most valuable IT brand in Global list

• Accenture remains the world's most valuable IT services brand
• Infosys maintained its third spot on the ranking.
11. India 4th in Global Firepower Rankings 2024

• The US leads the military strength rankings, followed by Russia and China in 2nd and 3rd spots.
12. 2023 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)

• The Report titled ‘Beyond Basics’ based on a household survey led by the Pratham Foundation .
13. Apple Inc.’s iPhone has outpaced Samsung Electronics Co. devices, securing the title of the best-selling
smartphone series in 2023
14. TISS: State of Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education Report 2023
• Despite certification requirements, only 46% of primary teachers possessed the diploma mandated to teach.
• Mandated student ratios of 30:1 primary and 35:1 upper primary are not met
15. India second worst country in WADA's 10-year global study

• study conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
• Russia topped the list, followed by India and China
16. Ministry of Education releases All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-2022
From 2014-15 to 2021-22:
• Total enrolment in higher education increased 26.5%
• Female enrolment in Higher Education increased 32%
17. Minimal radioactive discharges from Indian nuclear plants: study

• Based on an analysis of radiological data of 20 years (2000-2020) from six nuclear power plants based in
India
18. The Status Report of Snow Leopards in India

• The Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI) Program is the first-ever scientific exercise that
reports Snow leopard population of 718 individuals in India.
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February
Important Days
DATE DAY THEME/ REMARK
1 Feb 48th Indian Coast Guard Day The interim Indian Coast guard was established on 1 February
1977 to prevent sea-borne smuggling of goods.
2 Feb World Wetlands Day The 2024 theme “Wetlands and Human Wellbeing”
4 Feb International Day of Human raising awareness about different cultures and religions, or
Fraternity beliefs.
4 Feb World Cancer Day Theme 2024 - “Together, we challenge those in power”
Feb 6 International Day of Zero 2024 Theme: Her Voice. Her Future
Tolerance for Female Genital observed to spread awareness and educate people about the
Mutilation consequences and problems that females face due to genital
mutilation.
Feb 6 Safer Internet Day Theme 2024 - "Together for a Better Internet"
global call to action for everyone to create a safer and better
internet for all, especially for children and young people
9 Feb Baba Amte's Death an Indian social activist, lawyer, and environmentalist.
Anniversary
10th Feb International Day of the IUCN Red List - Critically Endangered
Arabian Leopard The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed, to raise
awareness about the Arabian leopard
10 Feb National De-Worming Day Initiative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to make
every child in the country worm free. First round of NDD was
conducted in February 2015
10 Feb World Pulses Day Theme 2024 is "Pulses: nourishing soils and people".
established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of
the UN to recognize the importance of pulses as a global food.
11 Feb International Day of Women Theme - Women and Girls in Science Leadership, a New Era for
and Girls in Science Sustainability”
subtheme is “Think Science … Think Peace”
11th Feb - Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya an RSS functionary, was among the founding members of the
death anniversary Bharatiya Jana Sangh
11th Feb - World Unani day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan, an
eminent Indian Unani physician and social reformer.
In 2017, the AYUSH Ministry decided to celebrate his birth
anniversary as Unani Day.
12th Feb 200th birth anniversary of earlier named Mool Shankar Tiwari
Maharshi Dayananda founder of the Arya Samaj
Saraswati
12 Feb National Productivity Day This day is a part of the National Productivity Week celebrations,
which is observed from 12 February to 18 February in India.
Theme 2024- Artificial Intelligence (AI)- Productivity Engine for
Economic Growth.
13 Feb World Radio Day Theme 2024 - "Radio: A century informing, entertaining and
educating".
13 Feb National Women's Day Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary
nickname 'Nightingale of India' or 'Bharat Kokila'
17th Feb World Pangolin Day third Saturday of February each year
Across the world, there are 8 species of pangolins.
‘Critically Endangered’ -International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN) Red List.
18th Feb World Whale Day celebrated annually on the third Sunday in February.
The Antarctic blue whale is the largest animal on the planet
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19th Feb Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj founder of the Great Maratha empire
Jayanti
20 Feb Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh became the 24th state of India and is also
Statehood Day known as the ‘land of the rising sun’.
Mizoram was declared a UT in 1972 under the Northeast Areas
(Reorganisation) Act of 1971.
It became the 23rd state of India after the 53rd Amendment to
the Indian Constitution in 1986.
20 Feb World Day of Social Justice Theme 2024 - "Global Coalition for Social Justice: Bridging Gaps,
Building Alliances"
21 Feb International Mother Language Theme - “Multilingual education is a pillar of intergenerational
Day learning”.
22 Feb World Scout Day Birthday of Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting
Theme - “Scouts for a Better World.”
23 Feb World Peace and Commemorating the founding of the first Rotary
Understanding Day Club in Chicago in 1905.
24 Feb 647th Birth Anniversary of Sant Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated on Magh Purnima, the full moon
Guru Ravidas day in the month of Magh according to the Hindu lunar
calendar.(observed on February 24)
14th century saint and reformer of the Bhakti movement in North
India.
24 Feb Central Excise Day Celebrated to commemorate the legislation of the Central Excise
and Salt Act on 24 February 1944.
25 Feb Defence Security Corps 77th The Corps was raised on this day in 1947 as ‘Defence Department
Raising Day Constabulary’.
26 Feb Vinayak Damodar Savarkar • a freedom fighter, politician, lawyer and a writer.
'Veer Savarkar' death • He was the President of Hindu Mahasabha from 1937 to
anniversary 1943.
• The airport at Port Blair has been named Veer Savarkar
International Airport.
Feb 26 Financial Literacy Week 2024 ▪ Theme - "Make a Right Start: Become Financially Smart”
to Mar ▪ Starting in 2016, RBI has consistently allocated each year
01, 2024 to the observance of Financial Literacy Week (FLW).
27 Feb World NGO Day Theme - “Building a Sustainable Future: The Role of NGOs in
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”
27 Feb National Protein Day The theme of World Protein Day 2024 is "Solve With Protein".
to create awareness about protein deficiency and encourage
people to include this macronutrient in their diet
27 Feb International Polar Bear Day International Polar Bear Day First celebrated in 2011
28 Feb National Science Day Theme 2024- Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat
to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir
C. V. Raman, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1930.
29th Feb Morarji Desai on his birth Shri Desai was India’s prime minister from March 24, 1977, till
anniversary July 28, 1979.
Books and Authors

1. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar releases book '9 Incredible Years of Haryana Government: Emergence of a New
and Vibrant Haryana’
2. A book titled “Maha Swaapnikudu” launchedauthored by journalist P. Vikram
3. Odisha CM releases coffee-table book ‘Shree Jagannatha, Lord Of The Universe’

• brought out by The Hindu Group at the valedictory session of the first-ever “World Odia Language
Conference”
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4. A Book Titled “Dabbling in Diplomacy” by Prof. S.D. Muni
5. A New book titled “Sculpted Stones: Mysteries of Mamallapuram” Authored by Ashwin Prabhu
6. Former Assistant Secretary General of UN, Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, launches her book "Swallowing the Sun”
7. Goa Governor’s book “Basic Structure and Republic” released in Panji

• Goa Governor - P S Sreedharan Pillai
Awards
1. Veteran BJP leader LK Advani to be conferred Bharat Ratna
2. Bharat Ratna for P.V. Narasimha Rao, M.S. Swaminathan, Charan Singh
3. The Jnanpith award for 2023 is conferred to distinguished writers from two languages: Sanskrit scholar
Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and renowned Urdu writer Shri Gulzar.
4. President of India Confers RPSF Constable Sh. Shashikant Kumar with 'Jeevan Raksha Padak
5. REC Limited (Rural Electrification Corporation Limited,), has been bestowed with the prestigious Best Green
Bond - Corporate Award at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024.
6. Sangeet Natak Akademi Announces 6 Akademi Ratnas and 92 Akademi Puraskar for 2022-2023
7. K.P.P. Nambiar Award for ISRO Chairman S. Somanath
8. Water Digest World Water Awards 2023-24 Recognises Excellence in Water

• The 2023-24 winners include:
• Noida Authority: Won in the "best STP" (sewage treatment plant) and "water reuse" categories
• Tata Steel's Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division (FAMD): Won in the "Excellence in Digitalisation" category
9. Sunil Bharti Mittal becomes first Indian citizen to be conferred an honorary Knighthood by Britain's King
10. Shashi Tharoor conferred France’s highest civilian honour “Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur” (Knight of the
Legion of Honour)
11. C-DOT bags 3 awards at 14th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards
12. Pankaj Kumar Chatterjee wins Romain Rolland Book Prize 2024 for Bengali translation of the French novel
Stalin’s Couch
13. South Indian Bank has been honoured with the title of Best Technology Bank of the Year Award at the 19th IBA
Annual Banking Technology Conference, Expo, & Citations in Mumbai.
14. India won 9th GovTech Prize at the 2024 World Government Summit in Dubai for its "AI-Powered Government
Services" category
15. Grammys 2024: Shankar Mahadevan, Zakir Hussain’s group ‘Shakti’ wins Best Global Music Album award
• Shakti, a fusion music group comprising tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and singer Shankar Mahadevan, has
won the 2024 Grammy Award for best global music album for ’This Moment’
Category Winner
Song of the Year Billie Eilish
Album of the Year Taylor Swift
Record of the Year Miley Cyrus
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16. Nima Sarikhani bags ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ People's Choice Award
• picture called the 'Ice Bed’
17. 77th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) 2024

• Deepika Padukone presents Best Non-English Film Award
• Oppenheimer won seven BAFTAs
• Poor Things won five BAFTAs
Award Winner
Best film Oppenheimer
Director Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan
Leading actress Emma Stone - Poor Things
Leading actor Cillian Murphy - Oppenheimer
Appointments
1. Government appoints Members of the Sixteenth Finance Commission
• Shri Arvind Panagariya, former Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog as its Chairman.
1. Shri. Ajay Narayan Jha Full time Member
2. Smt. Annie George Mathew Full time Member
3. Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha Full time Member
4. Dr. Soumya Kanti Ghosh Part time Member
2. Justice Dinesh Kumar appointed Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
3. Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria, 58, took oath as 34th Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka.
4. Justice Ritu Bahri takes oath as the first women Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court
5. Appointments Committee Approves Key Appointments in Ministries

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved following appointments:
• Apurva Chandra - Health Secretary
• Sanjay Jaju -bthe new Information and Broadcasting Secretary.
• Ashish Kumar Bhutani - Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation.
• Anil Malik - Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development
• Sumita Dawra - Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment
• Vijay Kumar –Chairman, Inland Waterways Authority of India.
• P Daniel –Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission
• Rashmi Chowdhary –Secretary, Central Information Commission
6. Rajendra Prasad Gupta Appointed as Rajasthan’s New Advocate General
7. Justice Vijay Bishnoi sworn in as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court
8. Justice S. Vaidyanathan sworn in as Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC
9. Other recently appointed Chief Justices to the High Courts

• Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh appointed as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court.
• Justice Arun Bhansali appointed as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court
• Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava appointed as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court
10. Lebanese Judge Nawaf Salam Elected As ICJ’s New President
11. Preeti Rajak Becomes Indian Army’s First Female Subedar
12. Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi to take over as Army Vice Chief effective February 15
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13. Narendra Kumar Yadav, IRS first civil servant Appointed as Brand Ambassador for Fit India Movement
14. Government Appoints A S Rajeev, as Vigilance Commissioner
15. Former Supreme Court judge, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, has been appointed as the Lokpal chairperson by
President Droupadi Murmu
16. Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit resigns
17. Sanjay Verma takes the oath as a Member of UPSC
18. Hemant Soren resigns, Champai Soren named new Jharkhand Chief Minister
19. Appointment of Salil Parekh to the USISPF Board of Directors
20. Jay Shah reappointed as ACC Chairman for third successive year
21. ICAI elected Ranjeet Kumar Agarwal as their new President

• ICAI - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
22. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jain Assumes the charge of CMD in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd.
(IRCTC)
23. World Gold Council India appoints De Beers’ Sachin Jain as Chief Executive Officer
24. PayU names Renu Sud Karnad as Chairperson and independent director
25. Katrina Kaif appointed brand ambassador of Chennai Super Kings
26. Ranveer Singh invests in Aman Gupta's boAt, appointed as brand ambassador
Obituaries
1. Ameen Sayani, Renowned Radio Presenter And Voice Of Geetmala, Passes Away
• known for his show "Binaca Geetmala“ launched in 1952.
2. Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar passes away
3. Veteran journalist and Sahitya Akademi winner Farooq Nazki dies at 83
4. Padma Bhushan in awardee A Ramachandran passes away in Delhi
5. Renowned Litterateur & Padma Shri Awardee Usha Kiran Khan Passes Away
6. PM condoles passing away of stalwart of Hindi and Odia cinema Shri Sadhu Meher
7. Dattajirao Gaekwad, Nation’s Oldest Test Cricketer, Passes Away At 95
8. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi passes away
9. Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas dies
10. Kumar Shahani, Renowned filmmaker, popular for parallel cinema movement in India, passed away in Kolkata at
83
11. Karnataka Cricketer K Hoysala Passes Away
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• Former Karnataka junior cricketer K. Hoysala passed away on February 23 after suffering a cardiac arrest
following a match against Tamil Nadu.
• He was 34.
12. Former South African all-rounder and coach Mike Procter dies at 77
13. Constitutional lawyer and jurist Fali S. Nariman passes away
14. ‘Captain Marvel’ actor Kenneth Mitchell dies at 49
15. Namibia’s President Hage Geingob passes away – Acting President Nangolo Mbumba sworn-in
16. Actor Carl Weathers dies at 76
17. Former Chile President Sebastian Pinera Dies
18. World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in road accident
State News
Jammu And Kashmir
1. IIT Jammu Professor Develops Sound-Based Anti-Drone System
• The cost of this system is about 4 lakh rupees.
2. PM inaugurates, lays foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 32,000 crore in Jammu and
Kashmir
3. Tawi Festival to Celebrate Jammu’s Culture and Heritage
Himachal Pradesh
4. Dusted Apollo butterfly, sighted for first time in Himachal Pradesh
5. What is ‘Aldabra rail’, recently seen in the news?

• Answer: A Flightless bird
Uttarakhand
6. India's First Helicopter Emergency Medical Service to be launched from Uttarakhand
7. Uttarakhand Assembly becomes the first legislature in independent India to pass Uniform Civil Code
• Article 44 in the Directive Principles of State Policy, found in Part IV of the Constitution, states that “the State
shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India”.
8. Uttarakhand To Become Third State Enacting Law Holding Rioters Liable For Damages
Punjab
9. Shubman Gill designated as Punjab ‘state icon’ for Lok Sabha polls
10. Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit resigns

• Purohit took charge as the Punjab Governor in September 2021.
Haryana
11. Haryana Police is first force to use drones for tear gas
12. Haryana Launches ‘Van Mitra’ scheme
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• The members of families with an annual income of less than Rs 1.80 lakh can register to become ‘Van
Mitras’.
Uttar Pradesh
13. UP: Grant under Kanya Sumangala Yojana increases from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000
14. PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone for Shri Kalki Dham Temple in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh
• The Kalki Dham temple is dedicated to Lord Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism.
15. SJVN Inaugurates 50 MW Gujrai Solar Power Plant In Uttar Pradesh
16. Uttar Pradesh To Set Up its First Turtle Conservation Reserve

• Sarju is the only river in the country that has the presence of at least 9 turtle species
17. South Asia’s largest ammunition facility in Kanpur
18. PM Modi to launch development projects worth over 13,000 crore rupees in Varanasi
Assam
19. PM Modi unveils projects worth ₹11,600 cr in Assam
• The Kamakhya temple corridor project, to be developed by the Centre at a cost of ₹498 crore, “It will
become the gateway to the Northeast.
20. Assam govt declares ‘Kaji Nemu’ state fruit

• Kaji nemu received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2019.
Meghalaya
21. India’s First Gati Shakti Research Chair Established at IIM Shillong
Arunachal Pradesh
22. Arunachal Pradesh becomes first state in North-East India to achieve 100 % saturation of Har Ghar Jal
Sikkim
23. Sonam Lhosar celebrated in Nepal
• It falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, which is usually the Magh Sukla Pratipada on the
eastern lunar calendar.
24. PM Modi laid Foundation stone for Sikkim’s First Railway Station In Rangpo
• Sikkim is the only state that does not have a railway line.
25. ‘Savera’ program for early detection, prevention of breast cancer launched in Haryana
• The initiative is first-of-its-kind in the country
26. Sikkim INSPIRES, a world bank assisted programme launched in state
Odisha
27. Odisha govt to give interest-free loans to youth under 'Swayam' scheme
• They can take Rs 1 lakh at a time to enhance their existing business or to start a new business.
• The scheme will be operational for two years and Rs 672 crore will be spent
28. Talabira Thermal Power Project in Odisha

• The project worth over 27,000 crore rupees and will focus on producing electricity at a cost of 3.65 rupees
per unit.
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29. First ever three-day-long ‘World Odia Language Conference’ in Bhubaneshwar

• Odia is a classical language, listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
30. The Olive Ridley turtles arrive in India’s eastern coast to nest
• Odisha’s Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is known as the world’s largest rookery (a colony of breeding
animals) of sea turtles.
31. Odisha declares Gupteswar Forest in Koraput district as its fourth biodiversity heritage site
Madhya Pradesh
32. Khajuraho Dance Festival begins in Madhya Pradesh
• This is the 50th year of celebration of this prestigious dance festival.
33. World’s First Vedic Clock Unveiled in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

• It is designed to showcase time according to the ancient Indian traditional Panchang.
Rajasthan
34. NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. (NTPC-REL) Inaugurates First Solar Project in Rajasthan
35. President Draupadi Murmu addressed 'Lakhpati Didi sammelan' at Beneshwar Dham
36. Large deposits of iron ore found in Rajasthan’s Karauli

• Deposits of more than 840 million tonnes of iron ore near Hindon in Karauli.
Gujarat
37. Reliance Foundation launches animal rescue and rehabilitation initiative ‘Vantara’ in Gujarat's Jamnagar
Maharashtra
38. Maharashtra Government Extends 10% Reservation to Marathas
• The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the report of the Maharashtra Backward Class Commission.
39. 'Kilkari' programme and Mobile Academy launched in Maharashtra and Gujarat
• The Kilkari program was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in 2016.
40. Tata Trusts to open India’s 1st state-of-the-art small animal hospital in Mumbai
Telangana
41. ‘First time in India’: African-Mediterranean wader bird spotted in Warangal, Telangana
42. Tadoba-Kawal conservation reserve approved by SBWL
43. NutriAIDE mobile app launched by National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) in Hyderabad
Tamil Nadu
44. Tamil Nadu gets its 18th wildlife sanctuary in the reserve forests of Erode district
Kerala
45. Eravikulam National Park in Kerala to be shut from February 1 for calving season of Nilgiri tahr
46. Kerala gets award for TB elimination activities

• Kerala has been engaging with the private sector with the aim of eliminating TB by 2025.
Chandigarh
47. 11th International Puppet Festival held in Chandigarh
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Science & Tech

1. ISRO’s high-resolution imaging satellite Cartosat-2 bids adieu
2. CE20 cryogenic engine is now human-rated for Gaganyaan missions
3. ISRO’s New Weather Satellite, INSAT-3DS, Launched from Sriharikota
4. Woman Robot Astronaut "Vyommitra" will fly into Space ahead “Gaganyaan" mission
• Manned mission ‘Gaganyaan’ is scheduled in 2025.
5. AstroSat detects polarised high energy X-rays for first time from a black hole
• Cygnus X-1 is one of the first confirmed black hole systems in our galaxy
6. Aditya-L1 have successfully detected the impact of coronal mass ejections

• The launch of Aditya-L1 by PSLV-C57 rocket was successfully accomplished by ISRO on September 2, 2023
7. PM Modi dedicated three ISRO facilities to nation

• The projects, developed at a cost of about Rs. 1800 crore include:
o PSLV Integration Facility (PIF)
o a Semi-Cryogenics Integrated Engine And Stage Test (SIET) facility
o Trisonic Wind Tunnel at VSSC
8. Gaganyaan astronaut designates announced by PM Modi

• The four Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots:
o Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair,
o Group Captain Ajit Krishnan,
o Group Captain Angad Pratap and
o Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla
9. PM Modi lays foundation stone for ISRO’s new launch complex (spaceport) in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi
10. CSIR NAL successfully tested UAV ‘High Altitude Pseudo Satellite’ (HAPS)
11. NASA climate satellite – ‘PACE’

• PACE — short for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem — is the most advanced mission ever launched
to study ocean biology.
12. NASA discovers ‘super-Earth’ with habitable zone

• NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has spotted a "super-Earth”
13. World's 1st wooden satellite to be launched

• NASA and Japan's LignoSat probe, a wooden satellite, is scheduled to launch into space in 2024, to make
spaceflight operations sustainable.
14. America’s Odysseus Spacecraft Makes 1st Commercial Moon Landing in History
• The first commercial spacecraft to land near the lunar south pole.
15. Skyroot offers Kalpana scholarship for women space engineers

• First-of-its-kind fellowship program inspired by the legacy of astronaut Kalpana Chawla
16. First reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus

• Alaskapox was discovered in 2015 in Alaska.
17. Hairy earth tongues, also known as Trichoglossum hirsutum, are a type of?
• Answer: Fungus
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18. Scientists discover new kangaroo lizard species (Agasthyagama edge) from Western Ghats
19. Reliance Industries is set to launch ‘Hanooman’, a ChatGPT-style AI service
Defense
1. 12th edition of MILAN naval exercise begins in Visakhapatnam
• Theme: “Forging Naval Alliances for a Secure Maritime Future,”
2. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates MTEX-24

• The Maritime Technical Exposition MTEX-24 in association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) taking place in Visakhapatnam.
3. Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti-16’ Kicks Off In Maldives

• The 16th edition of the India-Maldives-Sri Lanka trilateral exercise "Dosti" with Bangladesh as observer in the
Maldives from February 22–25, 2024.
4. India-Japan Joint Exercise ‘Dharma Guardian’ Commences In Rajasthan
5. Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted ‘Exercise Vayu Shakti-24’ at the Pokhran range near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
• Theme: Lightning Strike from the Sky
6. Multinational military exercise ‘Shanti Prayas IV’ commences in Kathmandu

• The participation of 1,125 army personnel from 19 countries, including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka and Thailand.
7. Indian Navy Submarine INS Karanj Visits Colombo for Sri Lanka's Independence Day Celebration
• INS Karanj is a 67.5 metres long Kalvari class submarine
8. 25T BOLLARD PULL TUG, MAHABALI

• 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, made in India, Mahabali has been delivered to Indian Navy in Kochi.
9. DRDO carries out successful flight trials of High-speed Expendable Aerial Target ‘ABHYAS’
10. Defense Literature Festival, "Kalam & Kavach,"

• Organised by the Pentagon Press in collaboration with the Pune headquartered Southern Command of the
Indian Army.
11. India-U.S. deal for 31 MQ-9B drones

• These are High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAVs and will help India improve its maritime security and
domain awareness capabilities.
12. Indian Air Force's Sarang Helicopter Display Team to participate at Singapore Air Show 2024
13. Indian Army plans Rs 57,000 crore project to replace Russian T-72 tanks
• The Army plans to induct the first batch of 118 indigenous Arjun Mark-1A tanks this year and to deploy 354
indigenous light tanks for high-altitude warfare under Project Zorawar.
14. SARVATRA: Indian Army’s Mobile Bridge System

• It is a multi-span bridge that can span gaps from 15–75 meters wide.
• It can be used as an emergency bridge during natural calamities like floods and earthquakes.
15. Indian navy declares 2024 as 'YEAR OF NAVAL CIVILIANS’
16. IIT-Madras collaborate with Munitions India to develop India’s first indigenously designed 155 mm smart
ammunition
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has partnered with Munitions India Limited to develop it.
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National News
1. Supreme Court declared Electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional
• The electoral bonds scheme was violative of the right to information and thus affected free speech and
expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution.
2. Chief Justice of India inaugurates Ayush Holistic Wellness Centre at premises of Supreme Court of India
3. Centre decides to continue Women's safety scheme till 2025-26

• The Umbrella Scheme on ‘Safety of Women’ at a total cost of around one thousand 180 crore rupees during
the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
4. Gov approves Sub scheme ‘PM Matsya Kisan Samridhi –Yojana’

• Investment - over Rs. 6,000 crores over a period of next 4 years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27 in all
States/Union Territories.
5. PM Modi announces ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’ to boost solar power
• Aims to light up 1 crore households by providing up to 300 units of free electricity every month to
households which get solar panels installed.
6. PM Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA)

• Aimed at investing in infrastructural and academic development of higher education institutions (HEIs).
7. Parliament passes Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024
• The Bill seeks to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, which establishes the
central and state pollution control boards to prevent and control water pollution.
8. Government introduces Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha
• It seeks to check practices such as ‘leakage of question paper or answer key’, ‘directly or indirectly assisting
the candidate’, and ‘tampering with computer network’
9. Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 introduced in the Lok Sabha
10. Government allows 100% FDI in space sector

• For satellite manufacturing and operations - up to 74% FDI (automatic route)
• for launch vehicles, spaceports, - 49% of FDI (automatic route)
11. Centre increases Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane

• Approved ₹340/quintal as the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for sugar season 2024-25.
12. Cabinet approves Scheme of Sugar Subsidy for AAY Families till March 2026
13. Government to roll out satellite based GPS toll collection system on National Highways soon
• This will replace Fastags that were rolled out in 2016 and made mandatory from January 2021.
14. Government launches ‘Bharat Rice’ at subsidised rates for consumers

• The rice will be available in 5 kg and 10 kg packs at a subsidised rate of 29 rupees per kg.
15. India to fence 1643-kilometre Indo-Myanmar border

• Myanmar is the only ASEAN country adjoining India and, therefore, is a gateway to SouthEast Asia.
16. Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented before Lok Sabha election: Amit Shah
• The Citizenship Amendment Bill was first introduced in 2016 in Lok Sabha by amending the Citizenship Act of
1955.
17. Union Home Minister launches computerization scheme for offices of ARDBs, RCSs of states
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18. Centre launches APAAR Initiative: One Nation, One Student ID Card
• APAAR stands for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry.
19. Govt launches realigned Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund scheme
20. President Droupadi Murmu to inaugurate a day-long ‘Purple Fest’ at Amrit Udyaan in Rashtrapati Bhawan
21. ‘Startup Mahakumbh’ 2024 in March

• Startup Mahakumbh, a 3-day exhibition of startups across domains, will be organized from March 18-20,
2024
• Theme- ‘Bharat Innovates’
22. President Of India Inaugurates Aadi Mahotsav
23. 25 years to India's largest theatre festival 'Bharat Rang Mahotsav'
24. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated two-day ULLAS Mela in New Delhi
25. Empowering Indian Startups in AI, Microsoft and iCreate Launch iMPEL-AI Program
26. 16th National Youth Parliament Competition

• The students of Central University of Punjab, Bathinda which stood first at National Level in the 16th National
Youth Parliament Competition.
27. India-Bangladesh open trade through Maia (West Bengal)-Sultanganj (Bangladesh) river ports on Ganga river
• The riverine distance between Maia port and Sultanganj port is 16km.
28. Education Minister launches SWAYAM Plus platform

• SWAYAM Plus platform will be operated by IIT-Madras.
29. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Programme
• extending financial support for the meritorious students of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) schools who
lack means.
30. Rajya Sabha passes Bills seeking to modify SC/ST list in Odisha and Andhra
• Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2024 and Constitution
(Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2024
31. ‘SWATI’ (Science for Women-A Technology & Innovation) Portal launched
• Launched on International Day of Women and Girls in Science
32. Govt launches ‘Sagar Aankalan’

• The guidelines for Indian port performance index.
33. Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs launches C-CARES, web portal of CMPFO
34. DoT unveils an unparalleled venture 'Sangam: Digital Twin' initiative

• 'Sangam: Digital Twin' symbolizes a collaborative leap towards reshaping infrastructure planning and design
35. MoS Health SP Baghel launches Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign for Lymphatic Filariasis elimination
36. Global Expo 2024 in New Delhi

• The Expo is India’s first global mobility expo.
37. Ministry of Electronics & IT to hold first-ever Digital India futureSKILLS summit in Guwahati
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38. INDUS-X Summit held in New Delhi

• Organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) under the Department of Defence Production,
Ministry of Defence, and Department of Defence (DoD), United States.
39. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurates World Sustainable Development Summit 2024
• The Summit organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
40. 7th session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs held at Kochi
• Quality standards for 5 spices were finalised.
41. 9th edition of the RAISINA Dialogue held in New Delhi

• Theme - "Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create”.
• Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is the Chief Guest.
42. Union Minister of Food Processing inaugurates "SUFALAM” Startup Conclave 2024"
• It aimed at catalyzing innovation, fostering collaboration, and driving growth within the food processing
industry.
43. Indian Power Stations O&M Conference 2024

• Theme 2024 edition - "Operations & Maintenance Practices for Safe, Reliable & Cost-Effective Power
Generation”.
44. Railway Protection Force set to host 67th All India Police Duty Meet (AIPDM) in Lucknow
45. Cochin International Airport and BPCL Collaborate for World's First Green Hydrogen Plant at Airport Premises
46. PM Modi Releases 16th Installment of PM Kisan Scheme Worth ₹21,000 Crore in Maharashtra
47. PM Modi inaugurates India Energy Week in Goa

• Organized by the Federation of Indian Petroleum [FIPI] Industry under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
Gas.
48. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates first Skill India Centre of the country in Odisha
49. PM Modi to inaugurate two new Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station
50. PM Modi inaugurates cable-stayed 'Sudarshan Setu' bridge in Gujarat

• The country's longest cable-stayed bridge of 2.32 km
51. PM Modi to dedicate AIIMS Mangalagiri to nation

• The project with a cost of Rs. 1618 crores.
52. PM Modi announces world’s largest grain storage plan

• It is of 700 lakh metric tons and will be completed in the next five years at a cost of 1.25 lakh crore rupees.
53. India's first indigenous green hydrogen fuel cell ferry boat
54. Country's first digital National Museum of Epigraphy in Hyderabad

• Announced in Budget 2023, the establishment of the Bharat Shared Repository of Inscriptions (BharatSHRI)
55. Sangeet Natak Akademi to set up Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik Kendra in Hyderabad
56. The newly constituted research board ‘Anusandhan National Research Foundation’ (ANRF) takes effect
• The ANRF Act was passed by both Houses of Parliament in 2023.
57. PM Narendra Modi inaugurates ONGC's sea survival centre in Goa
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• It is expected to train 10,000-15,000 personnel annually.
58. Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs hosts inaugural ‘The Great Indian Board Reboot: Roadshow 2024’ in Mumbai
59. India Stops Water Flow To Pakistan As Shahpur Kandi Barrage Is Complete
• The main purpose behind the construction of this dam is power generation and irrigation in Punjab and J&K.
60. India's ﬁrst septic tank cleaning robot strengthening Swatch Bharat campaign
• Called ‘Homosep Atom’, offering an end-to-end solution to eliminate manual scavenging
61. Defence Minister unveils the statue of General Bipin Rawat in Dehradun
62. President Droupadi Murmu's address to joint sitting of both Houses

• Article 87 provides two special occasions on which the President addresses a joint sitting.
63. Farmer Protest 2.0

• After inconclusive talks with Union ministers, farmers from Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are marching
towards Delhi in the 'Delhi Chalo' protest, demanding legal guarantees for the minimum support price
(MSP).
64. Relics of Lord Buddha from National Museum in New Delhi to be Displayed in Thailand
65. Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India launches Sustainability Garage
66. IIMC gets deemed university status, can now offer degrees
Ramsar Sites (SUB- CAT)

1. Five more Indian wetlands added to Ramsar list
• 3 added in Karnataka:
o Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve
o Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve
o Aghanashini Estuary
• 2 added in Tamil Nadu:
o Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary
o Longwood Shola Reserve Forest
Banking & Finance

1. Highlights Of The Interim Union Budget 2024-25
• This was the 6th budget presented by the current FM and the last one of PM Modi Modi-led government's
second term.
• The full budget will be presented in July 2024.
2. RBI bars Paytm Payments Bank from offering services effective March 2024
3. HDFC Bank Group gets RBI approval to acquire 9.5% stake each in six banks
• These banks include: Axis Bank, Survoday Small Finance Bank, ICICI Bank, Bandhan Bank, YES Bank and
IndusInd Bank.
4. RBI to introduce offline eRupee transactions soon
5. Norway's Telenor opens world's southernmost mobile phone station in Antarctica
6. PhonePe sets up Indus app store for Android
7. RBI Grants Payment Aggregator License to Mswipe Technologies
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8. Launch of UPI services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius

• RuPay Card to also be launched in Mauritius.
9. Paytm E-commerce rebrands itself, acquires startup Bitsila

• A seller platform on Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), gaining share in the online retail business.
10. AIIMS Delhi-SBI launched ’Smart Payment Card’ for hassle-free payments
11. Vijay Shekhar Sharma Steps Down from Paytm Payments Bank Board
• Vijay Shekhar Sharma - the Founder and CEO of Paytm
12. Amazon Pay get RBI's payment aggregator license
13. Prama India and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) announced a technology
partnership for Thermal Camera Technology
International News
1. Malaysia welcomes new king Sultan Ibrahim
2. Feleti Teo named Tuvalu’s new Prime Minister
3. Hungary Parliament elects Tamas Sulyok as new President
4. Maryam Nawaz becomes first-ever woman Chief Minister of a province in Pakistan
5. Former PM Alexander Stubb wins Finland Presidential election

• In April 2023, Finland became the 31st member of NATO.
6. Kazakhstan appoints Olzhas Bektenov as new Prime Minister
7. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele wins re-election
8. Yemen appoints Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as its new Prime Minister
9. Hidden hydrothermal system beneath Lake Rotorua

• Lake Rotorua – New Zealand
10. France becomes first EU country to issue paperless visa

• Since January 1, 2024, France has initiated the issuance of Digital Schengen visas.
11. UAE grants Golden Visa to educator and Super 30 founder Anand Kumar
12. World Trade Organization (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) held from 26 to 29 February 2024 in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Comoros and Timor Leste joined the WTO
13. Dr. S Jaishankar to address inaugural session of the 7th Indian Ocean Conference held in Perth, Australia on 9-10
February 2024
• Theme of "Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean”.
14. World Governments Summit 2024in Dubai from February 12-14

• India, Türkiye, and Qatar - guests of honor
• Theme: 'Shaping Future Governments’
15. Visit of Prime Minister Modi to the UAE (13-14 February 2024) - Highlights
• Participated in the World Government Summit 2024 in Dubai
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• Addressed ‘Ahlan Modi’ event in Abu Dhabi.

• announces opening of new CBSE office in Dubai
16. Launch of UPI RuPay card ‘Jaywan’ in Abu Dhabi

• The JAYWAN card is based on India's digital RuPay credit and debit card stack for the UAE market.
17. Foundation stone laying of Bharat Mart in Jebel Ali, Dubai
18. PM Modi Inaugurates First Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi

• Built in the traditional Nagar style, it is the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the Middle East.
19. UAE’s Technology Innovation Institute Launches ‘Falcon Foundation’/

• It is a major boost for open-source artificial intelligence,
20. Dubai to have world’s first air taxi
21. Saudi Arabia To Launch Dream Of The Desert
22. Malta Becomes 119th Country to Join International Solar Alliance
23. Philippines becomes first Asian Country to Ratify ILO Convention to End Workplace Violence and Harassment
24. Dubai Introduces 5-Year Multiple-Entry Visa for Indian Travelers
25. New Zealand to repeal world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations
26. PM Modi and PM Pravind Jugnauth of Mauritius jointly inaugurated new Airstrip and a Jetty at the Agalega
Island in Mauritius
27. Oil India's First Global Roadshow in Abu Dhabi

• Named : "Confluence: Where Energy and Opportunity Converge,"
Sports
1. Lieutenant Governors of J&K and Ladakh Launch Logo and Mascot for 4th Khelo India Winter Games 2024
• The Mascot - , Snow Leopard (‘Sheen-e She’ (Shan)
• First part winner
I. Maharashtra- Top
II. Army - second
III. ITBP Women - third
• Second part winner
1. Army -top
2. Karnataka - First runner up
3. Maharashtra - 2nd runner up
2. 4th edition of Khelo India University Games in Guwahati

• Mascot - Ashtalakshmi at Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati.
• WINNERS
• Chandigarh University – top
• Lovely Professional University - second
• Guru Nanak Dev University - third
3. FIFA World Cup 2026 schedule revealed

• Co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico.
4. Hyderabad to host FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers between India and Kuwait on June 6 Education Ministry ties
up with FIFA to promote sporting culture through football
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5. Ivory Coast win Africa Cup of Nations
6. Jasprit Bumrah becomes first Indian pacer to reach No. 1 in ICC Test rankings, replaces Ravichandran Ashwin
7. R. Ashwin becomes 2nd Indian to take 500 Test wickets
8. Australia lifts Under-19 Men's World Cup beating India in South Africa
9. Pathum Nissanka becomes first Sri Lankan to smash ODI double century
10. Etihad Airways becomes “principal sponsor” of Chennai Super Kings
11. Shamar Joseph, Amy Hunter win ICC Player of the Month awards
12. Namibia batter Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton smashes fastest-ever T20I hundred
13. Pakistan’s Babar Azam becomes quickest to 10,000 runs in T20s
14. CEAT picked as official partner for IPL
15. Jay Shah reappointed as ACC Chairman for third successive year
16. Jacintha Kalyan India’s First Female Pitch Curator
17. Yathiraj, Pramod, Krishna win gold in men’s singles at Para Badminton World Championships
18. India beat Thailand to win first ever Badminton Asia Team Championships title
19. Khelo India athletes emerged as outperformers in Li Ning Sri Lanka International Badminton Challenge 2024
• Isha Rani Baruah won a Gold medal in the women's singles category.
20. Sumit Nagal lifts Chennai Open ATP Challenger trophy
21. Mumbai Open 2024

• Darja Semenistaja (Latvia) beats Storm Hunter (Australia) to clinch the trophy
22. Top-ranked Iga Swiatek wins her third straight Qatar Open
23. Indian Squash player Abhay Singh wins Goodfellow Classic squash in Toronto
24. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, handed over the Chess Olympiad Torch to Budapest, Hungary, the
host of the 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad
25. Abhinav Bindra selected as torchbearer for 2024 Paris Olympics
26. Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur kicks off 1st BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships
27. Indian hammer thrower Rachna Kumari banned for 12 years for doping
28. Switzerland Tourism Honours Neeraj Chopra With Plaque At Jungfrau's Ice Palace
29. Amit Panghal and Sachin Siwach bag Gold medals at Strandja Memorial tournament in Bulgaria
30. Asian Games medallist Anush Agarwalla secures first-ever Paris Olympics quota in dressage discipline
31. India concludes 11th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships with three gold, one silver and two national records
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32. India bags 14 medals, including 9 Golds at Archery Asia Cup 2024 in Baghdad, Iraq
33. PT Usha Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by SJFI and DSJA
34. Tawangchu Tides International Kayaking Championship-2024 begins in Arunachal Pradesh
35. Sportstar Aces Awards 2024

• Tamil Nadu won the ‘Best State for the promotion of sport’ .
• IDFC First Bank Lifetime Achievement Award - Karnam Malleswari and Chandu Borde
• Muralitharan - first ever International Icon award
• Rohan Bopanna - the Ace of Aces award
36. The second edition of the ‘World’s Highest Frozen Lake Marathon held in Leh-Ladakh
Indexes
1. Mukesh Ambani tops Brand Guardianship Index 2024 among Indians
• Huateng Ma of China based Tencent, ranked first in index
2. FT Global MBA Ranking 2024

• Indian School of Business (ISB) has been ranked 1st in India and 31st globally in the Financial Times (FT) Global
MBA Ranking 2024.
3. Japan slips to the world's fourth-largest economy

• Japan's economy is the world's fourth largest, behind the US, China, and Germany
4. Karnataka boasts highest number of EV charging stations in India

• Karnataka tops the country in terms of public electric vehicle with 5,059 charging stations, followed by
Maharashtra (3,079), Delhi (1,886), Kerala (958)
5. India is the 80th most targeted country worldwide in cybercrime
6. India drops to 85th in February on global passport index

• The Henley Passport Index is updated monthly.
• Six countries hold the top position- France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, and Singapore.
7. Prime Minister Modi once again emerges as most popular global leader
• survey conducted by - US-based global decision intelligence agency Morning Consult.
8. UAE Removed from FATF Grey List

• Barbados, Gibraltar and Uganda were also removed from grey list
• while Kenya and Namibia were placed on it.
9. Japan records lowest births in 2023

• The number of babies born in Japan in 2023 fell for 8th straight year to a new low: 5.1% decline from the
previous year.
10. India ranks 93 out of 180 countries in Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
• Released by Transparency International.
11. India ranked 42 in the Global Intellectual Property Index 2024

• 12th edition of the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center’s International IP Index.
12. India State of Forest Report (ISFR)

• There has been an increase in forest cover of the country by 5516 km2 between ISFR 2017 and ISFR 2021.
13. Assessment of the black-necked cranes

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• The Tso Kar Wetlands Complex, an important foraging and breeding ground for Black-necked Crane
• Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) is listed in Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
14. First-ever tri-State synchronised vulture survey in India

As per the data from the survey:
• A total of 320 individual vultures were counted in the seven-protected areas
• including 51 individual vultures in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, spread over Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil
Nadu.
15. ‘2023 Burgundy Private Hurun India 500’ list

• Axis Bank’s Burgundy Private and Hurun India release the 3rd edition of the ‘500 Most Valuable Private
Companies in India’
• Serum Institute of India is India’s most valuable unlisted company.
March
Important Days
DATE DAY THEME/ REMARK
1 Mar Zero Discrimination Day Theme 2024 - “To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s
rights.”
1 Mar World Civil Defence Day Theme 2024 is "Honor Heroes and Promote Safety Skills"
3 Mar World Wildlife Day Theme 2024- "Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital
Innovation in Wildlife Conservation"
3 Mar World Hearing Day 2024 Theme for 2024 - "Changing mindsets: Let's make ear and hearing
care a reality for all.”
4 Mar National Safety Day Theme 2024 is "Focus on Safety Leadership for ESG Excellence“
observed to celebrate the base and foundation of the National Safety
Council in 1972.
and to enhance the safety awareness among people.
5 Mar International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
2024
7 Mar Jan Aushadhi Diwas The Jan Aushadi Diwas was launched on 7 March 2019, by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi as part of the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya
Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).
8 Mar International Women's Day Theme : Invest in women: Accelerate progress
During International Women’s Year in 1975, the UN celebrated its
first official International Women’s Day.
9-23 Mar Poshan Pakhwada Theme 2024 : Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi
Poshan Pakhwada is celebrated for a span of 15 days in the month of
March annually.
10 Mar International Day of Women Campaign theme - “Women in Justice, women for justice”
Judges to honour all-female judges who have taken the lead in the fight
against social injustice.
10 Mar CISF Raising Day On this day, in 1969, the CISF was set up. It is directly under the Union
Central Industrial Security Ministry of Home Affairs. The objective of the CISF is - Better
Force protection and security of industrial undertakings in both government
and private sectors
13 Mar No Smoking Day To raise awareness about the harmful health effects of tobacco via
(second Wednesday of March) smoking and to encourage people all over the world to quit
smoking.
14 Mar Pi Day OR International Day of The day is written in the month and date (MM/DD) format to
Mathematics represent the value of Pi which is 3.14.
The first Pi Day was celebrated in 1988, by physicist Larry Shaw at the
San Francisco Exploratorium.
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14 Mar International Day of Action Theme is "Water for All".

for Rivers The first International Day of Action for Rivers was observed in March
1997.
15 Mar World Consumer Rights Day Theme - “Fair and Responsible AI for Consumers”
The first World Consumer Rights Day was observed on March 15,
1983
16 Mar National Immunisation/ The first dose of the Oral Polio Vaccine was administered in 1995 on
Vaccination Day this date, under WHO’s Global Polio Eradication Initiative which had
begun in 1988.
18 Mar Ordnance Factories Day The production of India’s oldest Ordnance Factory, which is at
(India) Cossipore of Kolkata, was started on the 18th of March, 1802.The day
is celebrated by displaying the rifles, guns, artillery, ammunition etc in
exhibitions all over India.
18 Mar Global Recycling Day The theme - as #RecyclingHeroes.
20 Mar World Sparrow Day Theme 2024 - is “Sparrows: “I Love Sparrows ” and “We Love
Sparrows” .
20 Mar International Day of THEME: “Reconnecting for Happiness: Building Resilient
Happiness Communities”.
The United Nations started the event in 2013
20 Mar World Oral Health Day The 2024 campaign's theme - A happy mouth is....a happy body
20 Mar French Language Day To celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to
promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the
Organization
21 Mar World Down Syndrome Day Theme - End The Stereotypes
World Down Syndrome Day was first observed in 2006
21 Mar International Day of Forests Theme is 'Forests and innovation: New solutions for a better world'.
21 Mar International Day for the -
Elimination of Racial
Discrimination
21 Mar International Day of Nowruz Iranian New Year, celebrated by Zorastrians. Nowruz, meaning “new
day”, is an ancestral festivity marking the first day of spring and the
renewal of nature. Observed on the day of the astronomical vernal
equinox
22 Mar World Water Day Theme - Leveraging Water for Peace.
UNGA adopted World Water Day in 1992.
22 Mar Bihar observed its 112th On this day, the state of Bihar was carved out from the Bengal
foundation day presidency in 1912.
23 Mar World Meteorological Day Theme 2024 - “At the Frontline of Climate Action.”
Commemorates the establishment of the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO), on March 23, 1950.
23 Mar Shaheed Diwas to honour the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru, and
Sukhdev Thapar in 1931.
24 Mar World Tuberculosis Day Theme 2024 - ‘Yes! We can end TB!’
On March 24, 1882, Dr. Robert Koch announced the discovery of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes
tuberculosis.
25 Mar International Day of Solidarity Marked each year on the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett,
with Detained and Missing a former journalist who was working for the United Nations Relief and
Staff Members Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in
1985.
27 Mar World Theatre Day Since 1962, World Theatre Day is celebrated globally emphasizing the
significance of the theatrical arts.
30 Mar Rajasthan Day The State was formed on 30th March 1949 when Rajputana – name
as adopted by British Crown was merged into the Dominion of India
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30 Mar International Day of Zero Observed for the first time on 30 March 2023 and jointly facilitated by
Waste UNEP and UN-Habitat, aims to raise awareness of the importance of
zero waste
The day encourages people to adopt practices that minimize waste,
reuse and recycle materials, and reduce the amount of waste
generated.
Books and Authors

1. Parshottam Rupala released a book and video on “Sagar Parikrama” at Rajkot, Gujarat
2. Goa Governor’s book “Basic Structure and Republic” released in Panji
3. The first comprehensive book on Indian modern art “The Gems of Indian Art” launched
• edited by - Vinod Bhardwaj
4. Book “India’s Contemporary Macroeconomic Themes-Looking Beyond 2020” launched to honour C. Rangarajan
• D.K. Srivastava and K.R. Shanmugam - editors of the book
5. I&B Minister Releases Book Titled Israel War Diary written by Vishal Pandey
6. “The Conspiracy” book by Gotabaya Rajapaksa

• Mr. Gotabaya’s Presidency from November 2019 to July 2022
7. ‘J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha launches English translation of First Magahi novel 'Fool Bahadur' in Patna
• The translation was done by Abhay K
• originally written by Jayanath Pati
8. A book titled “From A Car Shed To The Corner Room & Beyond” by S. Raman
Awards
1. Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, Karpoori Thakur, M S Swaminathan, L K Advani Conferred With
Bharat Ratna, country’s highest civilian honour
2. Mauritius confers honorary degree of doctor of civil law on president
3. Prez Murmu presents President's Standard and Colours to four IAF Units at Air Force Stationin Hindon, Uttar
Pradesh.
4. First-ever National Creators Award in 20 categories

Category Award Recipient
Disruptor of the Year Ranveer Allahbadia
Awarded the Best Creative Creator - Female Shraddha
Best Creative Creator - Male award RJ Raunaq
5. National Youth Parliament Festival 2024 Organised from 9th February 2024 to 6th March 2024 across the country
• Yatin Bhaskar Duggal from Haryana won the first prize
6. Sangeet Natak Akademi Announces 6 Akademi Ratnas and 92 Akademi Puraskar for 2022-2023
7. Sahitya Akademi Award for 2023

• Neelum Saran Gaur - book Requiem in Raga Janki (English)
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• Sanjeev - novel Mujhe Pehchaano (Hindi )
8. Kerala litterateur Prabha Varma Selected For Saraswati Samman For The Year 2023
9. Sangita Kalanidhi award for T.M. Krishna, Nritya Kalanidhi for Neena Prasad
10. Manjula Ramaswamy conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi award
11. Sunil Bharti Mittal becomes first Indian citizen to be conferred an honorary Knighthood by Britain's King
12. Bina Agarwal and James Boyce awarded the first “Global Inequality Research Award”
13. Ratan Tata Awarded PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for Philanthropy Work
14. Indian Youth Uday Bhatia and Manasi Gupta Received ‘Diana Legacy Award’
15. The International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter is to receive the ‘EARTHDAY.ORG’s 2024 Best
Organisation Spearheading Sustainable Development’ Award
16. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has been honoured with the prestigious Aviation Week Laureates
Award in for its achievements with the historic Chandrayaan-3 mission
17. Raksha Mantri trophy awarded to top armed forces hospitals

• Top - Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune
• Second - Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow
18. Chameli Devi Jain Award 2024 for Outstanding Woman Media Person of the year
• Jointly to independent journalist Greeshma Kuthar, and Ritika Chopra of the Indian Express
19. Dr Pradeep Mahajan receives Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2024
20. Srinivasan K. Swamy, CMD has been presented with IAA Goden Compass Award at the 45th IAA World Congress
held in Penang, Malaysia
21. India receives ‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ Global Award for its Exemplary Efforts in combating these
Diseases
22. Riken Yamamoto of Japan declared winner of the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize
23. Michel Talagrand Awarded the 2024 Abel Prize
24. Pankaj Kumar Chatterjee has won the 7th edition of the Romain Rolland Book Prize For his Bengali translation
of the French novel Stalin’s Couch
25. Indian Writer Amitav Ghosh Awarded Prestigious Erasmus Prize 2024
26. Indian-British journalist and commentator Madhumita Murgia’s book “Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of
AI” has been shortlisted for the 2024 inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction
27. Vijay Jain bags prestigious "Times Power Icon 2024 Award
28. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, President of COP28, was awarded the prestigious ‘CERAWeek Leadership Award for Building
Global Consensus towards a Sustainable Energy Future’
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29. Oscar Awards 2024

• Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
• Best Director: Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
• Best Picture: “Oppenheimer”
• Best Actress: Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
Appointments
1. BJP’s Nayab Singh Saini is Haryana’s new Chief Minister
2. Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi sworn in as judicial member, Lokpal of India

• Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey also took oath of office as member, Lokpal.
3. Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh Sworn in as New Lokayukta of Madhya Pradesh
4. Arun Goel quits as Election Commissioner ahead of polls
5. Sukhbir Sandhu & Gyanesh Kumar appointed new Election Commissioners
6. Kishor Makwana assumes charge of Chairman National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
7. Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned as the Governor of Telangana and the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
8. Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan given additional responsibilities of Telangana, Puducherry
9. Pashupati Kumar Paras Resigns From Union Cabinet

• Kiren Rijiju given the additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
10. Prez Murmu nominates philanthropist Sudha Murty to Rajya Sabha
11. ECI orders appointment of Bhushan Gagrani as new BMC Commissioner
12. Para Archer and Arjuna Awardee, Ms. Sheetal Devi, will be ECI National PwD Icon
13. IPS officer Anurag Agarwal appointed head of Parliament security
14. IPS officer Daljit Singh Chawdhary appointed as new Director General of NSG
15. Sub-inspector Suman Kumari has become the first woman sniper of the Border Security Force
16. Surendra Singh Yadav is new Chandigarh DGP
17. Senior IPS Officer Sadanand Vasant Date Appointed As Director General Of NIA
18. Rajeev Kumar Sharma appointed as Director General of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).
19. Piyush Anand has been appointed as Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
20. Hansha Mishra has been appointed as Director in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Delhi
21. Brajesh Mehrotra appointed as new Chief Secretary of Bihar
22. Rahul Singh has been appointed Chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
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23. Rajeev Kumar Mital, has been appointed as Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga under the
Ministry of Jal Shakti
24. Former IAS Officer Navneet Kumar Sehgal Takes Charge As New Prasar Bharati Chairman
25. IFS Officer Vinay Kumar Appointed As Ambassador Of India To Russia
26. Soumendu Bagchi, Abhilasha Joshi Appointed India’s Next Envoys To Iraq, Chile Respectively
27. Abhay Thakur appointed as India's next ambassador to Myanmar
28. Kamal Kishore Appointed Special Representative Of UN Disaster Risk Reduction
29. Govind Dholakia Appointed New Chairman of Surat Diamond Bourse
30. Devendra Jhajharia Becomes New President of Paralympic Committee of India
31. Indian Sugar & Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) Appoints Deepak Ballani as New Director General
32. Nidhu Saxena Appointed as MD & CEO of Bank of Maharashtra
33. PayU names Renu Sud Karnad as Chairperson and independent director
34. Future Generali India Life Insurance Appoints Alok Rungta as Managing Director & CEO
35. Rajendra Prasad Goyal Assumes Additional Charge As Chairman And MD Of NHPC Limited
36. P&G India names Kumar Venkatasubramanian as new CEO
37. BPCL Teams Up With Neeraj Chopra As Brand Ambassador For ‘Speed’ Petrol
38. Neeraj Chopra Named Eveready’s New Brand Ambassador
39. Pavan Davuluri, IIT Madras graduate, is new Microsoft Windows Head
40. Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) Selects New CMDs for New India Assurance and United India
Obituaries
1. Padma Shri Awardee Arun Sharma Passed away
2. Renowned Artisan and Padma Shri Awardee Kapildev Prasad Passed Away
3. Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, dies
4. Writer Gurulinga Kapse is no more

• He was known for his contribution to children’s literature in Kannada.
5. Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas, Former Indian Navy Chief, Dies At 90
6. Razia Baig of Qadir Ali Baig Foundation passed away at 73
7. Ramakrishna Mission Chief Swami Smaranananda Maharaj dies at 94
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8. A founding leader of MDMK and three-time Erode MP A. Ganesamoorthy dies
9. Former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney dies at age of 84
10. Paul Alexander, The Man In The Iron Lung, Passed Away At 78
11. Prominent Tribal Leader Lama Lobzang Passes Away
12. Only Mizo Top Grade Artist Of Akashvani Vanhlupuii Passes Away At 77
State News
Jammu & Kashmir
1. North India’s First Government Homeopathic College to be Established in Kathua, J&K
2. Jammu & Kashmir is set to host the annual ‘Tawi Festival’ from March 1st to 4th, 2024
3. “Pink Patrol” flagged off from Women’s Police Station Gandhinagar Jammu
• Also launched- 24X7 women helpline number 9906310101
4. India’s First Battery Storage Gigafactory to Start Operations in J&K

• It will have 20 GWh capacity by 2026.
5. J&K Police Launches “Operation Kamdhenu” to Combat Cattle Smuggling
Himachal Pradesh
6. Election Commission launches ‘Mission 414’ campaign in Himachal Pradesh
• To maximise voter turnout in 414 polling stations
Uttarakhand
7. CSIR-IIP Partners With UCOST to implement the Pine Needles-based fuel-making technology in Champawat
Punjab
8. Hola Mahalla Begins At Historical Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib In Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
9. Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the first State in the country to issue five crore Ayushman cards under the
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
10. CM Yogi Rolls Out ‘MYUVA Scheme’ For Young Entrepreneurs In UP aimed at nurturing entrepreneurship among
the state's youth
11. PM Modi virtually inaugurates Agra Metro

• The Agra Metro is the sixth metro running in Uttar Pradesh
12. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court declared the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, as
unconstitutional.
Madhya Pradesh
13. PM Modi launches Multiple development projects worth Rs 7,200 crore in Arambagh, Hooghly, West Bengal
14. World’s First Vedic Clock Unveiled in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

• It will showcase time according to the ancient Indian traditional Panchang
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15. PM Modi lays foundation stone of “Experience of Spirituality at Chitrakoot Ghat” project in Chitrakoot under
Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme
16. Foundation stone laid for NTPC REL's 630 MW Barethi Solar Power Project in Madhya Pradesh
Assam
17. Assam Cabinet approves development council for 'Kiran Sheikh' community residing in the Barak Valley
18. First Bharat Steam Boiler Expo 2024 held at Veterinary College Field in Guwahati, Assam from March 5–7, 2024
19. PM Modi Unveils Bronze Statue of Ahom General Lachit Borphukan in Assam’s Jorhat
• It is designed and constructed by - Ram Vanji Sutar
20. Supreme Court stops Assam’s move to withdraw notification of Pobitora wildlife sanctuary
Mizoram
21. Chapchar Kut festival celebrated across Mizoram after completion of their most arduous task of jhum operation -
jungle clearing
Arunachal Pradesh
22. PM Modi inaugurates Sela Tunnel connecting Assam to Arunachal
• It is the world’s longest bi-lane tunnel at an altitude above 13,000 ft
23. Bichom Becomes Arunachal Pradesh’s 27th District
24. PM lays foundation stone for 2,880 MW Dibang Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh
25. This annual festival, the Gorsam Kora was celebrated at Gorsam Chorten, a 93-foot-tall Stupa from 7-10 March
• This year theme - ‘Zero Waste Festival’
Odisha
26. Dharmendra Pradhan Launches Project ODISERV For Odisha’s Graduates
• It aims to equip Odisha’s youth with essential skills for the banking, finance, and insurance industries
27. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik Inaugurates India’s First Indoor Athletics and Aquatic Centresat Kalinga Stadium
28. Odisha celebrated Pakhala Dibas, or Pakhala Day on March 20
Chhattisgarh
29. PM Modi launched Mahatari Vandan Yojana in Chhattisgarh
• An amount of 1000 rupees will be transferred online every month to over 70 lakh eligible women
Jharkhand
30. PM Modi launches development projects worth 35,700 crore rupees in Jharkhand
31. Jharkhand government launched ‘Vidhwa Punarvivah Protsahan Yojana’

• It is a first of its kind initiative in the country
Rajasthan
32. World’s First Om-Shaped Temple in Pali district, Rajasthan
Gujarat
33. Gujarat State Education Minister Launches Shiksha Reform
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• It offers short-term courses in cutting-edge fields like artificial intelligence and cyber security in association
with Microsoft and the Finnish university
34. Mysterious crater in Gujarat could be result of an Asteroid impact
Maharashtra
35. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde inaugurates 1st phase of Mumbai’s Coastal Road
• The road is officially named Dharmaveer, Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Mumbai Coastal
Road
36. Maharashtra Cabinet Approves Renaming Ahmednagar District as Ahilya Nagar
37. Maharashtra is set to become the first Indian state to buy land in union territory Jammu and Kashmir in order to
construct a tourist facility for the state's people
Goa
38. FLY91: India’s Newest Regional Airline
• Inaugural flight from Goa’s Mahohar International Airport (Mopa) to Agatti in Lakshadweep
Karnataka
39. Bengaluru to Get India’s First Driverless Metro Train
• The new driverless train will use Communication-based Train Control (CBTC) system and will also use
artificial intelligence (AI) for safety purposes
Telangana
40. Telangana Government Announces Launch of Indiramma Housing Scheme
41. Government Decides To Celebrate 17 September As Hyderabad Liberation Day
42. Pandavula Gutta, a geological marvel older than the Himalayan hills, has been officially recognised as the sole
Geo-heritage site in Telangana
Tamil Nadu
43. Neolithic Child Burial Site Unearthed in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
44. Tamil Nadu gets its first robotic temple elephant
Kerala
45. Kerala introduces 'Sabari K Rice' to counter Centre’s 'Bharat Rice’
• 'K Rice' will be acquired at Rs 40.11 per kg and sold at a subsidized rate of Rs 29
46. Kerala Welcomes ‘Iris’ its first generative AI teacher

• Iris was built as part of the Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL)
47. Kerala Launches India’s First State-Run OTT Platform ‘CSpace’
48. Home Minister Amit Shah launches the Dilli Gramoday Abhiyan
Science & Tech

1. POEM-3 Mission concludes: ISRO marks significant achievement leaving virtually no debris in orbit
• This event, part of the PSLV-C58/XPoSat mission
2. ISRO successfully conducts ‘Pushpak’ Reusable Landing Vehicle landing experiment
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3. SpaceX Sends MethaneSAT Satellite Into Orbit To Track Methane Gas

• The entity behind MethaneSAT is the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) — a US-based nonprofit
environmental advocacy group.
• will orbit the Earth 15 times a day, monitoring the oil and gas sector
4. International Astronomical Union (IAU) working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the
name Statio Shiv Shakti for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander
5. ISRO’s EOS-6 satellite enables precise air quality monitoring

• The satellite EOS-6, launched in November 2022, is equipped with a state-of-the-art OCM sensor to monitor
atmospheric aerosols
6. IN-SPACe technical centre focussed on ‘satellites & payloads’ inaugurated in Ahmedabad

• Will provide “unparalleled opportunities” to the private sector to rigorously test and validate their space
technologies
About IN-SPACe
• IN-SPACe is responsible to promote, enable, authorize and supervise various space activities of non-
governmental entities including building launch vehicles & satellites and providing space-based services;
sharing space infrastructure and premises under the control of DOS/ISRO; and establishing of new space
infrastructure and facilities.
• IN-SPACe headquarters in Bopal, Ahmedabad
• Chairman: Dr. Pawan Kumar Goenka
7. ISRO will conduct START 2024

• Space science and Technology Awareness Training (START) 2024 programme
8. Skyroot successfully test fires Stage-2 of Vikram 1 space launch vehicle

• the Stage-2 of Vikram-1 space launch vehicle, called Kalam-250
9. Scientists uncover Milky Way’s ancient building blocks, Shakti and Shiva
• the remnants of the two galaxies that merged between 12 and 13 billion years ago
10. 3 new moons discovered orbiting Uranus and Neptune

• Moon around Uranus - "S/2023 U1”
• 2 new moons encircling Neptune- the pair named "S/2002 N5,"
• Its fainter counterpart, named - "S/2021 N1," -
11. SpaceX launches 8th long-duration crew for International Space Station orbit
12. RBI issues warning against‘Juice Jacking’

• It is a security exploit & form of cyberattack where hackers tamper with public USB charging ports.
13. 10,000 Genomes Project

• By The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology,
• step to being able to learn about genetic variants that are unique to India’s population groups
14. Bharat Biotech Starts Clinical Trials Of Tuberculosis Vaccine MTBVAC In India
• This is the first vaccine against Tuberculosis derived from a human source
15. IIT Guwahati Transfers Pioneering Swine Fever Vaccine Technology to BioMed Pvt
• This vaccine marks the first recombinant virus-based solution for classical swine fever developed in India
16. Country’s first ready-to-serve dragon fruit juice, ready-to-eat jackfruit curry unveiled at ICAR-IIHR
17. ICAR-CTCRI Secures Patent for Smart Farming e-Crop IoT Device
• The Electronic Crop (e-Crop), an innovative IoT device designed for smart farming
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18. Indigenous drug for sickle cell disease developed

• The drug would be the country’s first indigenous, room temperature stable drug for sickle cell disease to be
available at only 1% of the global price.
19. Space-borne Assistant and Knowledge Hub for Crew Interaction (SAKHI)/
• The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), ISRO facility has developed to help astronauts on the Gaganyaan
space flight mission to carry out a range of tasks.
20. Grok Chatbot

• Grok is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI, based on a large language model.
• It was developed as an initiative by Elon Musk
21. New species of deep-sea isopod discovered off Kollam named after ISRO
22. ZSI names a newly discovered head-shield sea slug after President Droupadi Murmu
• named as Melanochlamys droupadi
23. INCOIS unveils coastal water quality monitoring system

• a first of its kind, Water Quality Nowcasting System (WQNS) to monitor coastal water quality status.
• INCOIS has established two time-series stations in the Indian coastal waters (east coast: Visakhapatnam,
west coast: Kochi) through sustained buoy-based automated observatories.
• The INCOIS "Eyes on the Indian Coastal Milieu" service disseminates high-frequency data on several physical-
chemical-biological parameters (based on natural & anthropogenic factors)
24. Asteroid named after Professor Jayant Murthy of Bengaluru

• The asteroid 2005 EX296 has been designated as (215884) Jayantmurthy.
25. Australia's Great Barrier Reef in grip of 'mass bleaching event’

• The world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef is a 2,300 km (1,400 mile) expanse of tropical
corals
• The damaging mass bleaching event — the 7th since 1998
Defense
26. India – Mozambique –Tanzania Trilateral (IMT TRILAT 24) Exercise Concludes at Nacala, Mozambique
27. India – U.S. Maritime Security Exercise ‘Sea Defenders-2024’ at Port Blair
• ‘Bharat Shakti’ war game in Rajasthan’s Pokhran on March 12
28. Indian Navy at Exercise Cutlass Express 2024held at Port Victoria, Seychelles from 26 Feb – 08 Mar 24
29. EX TIGER TRIUMPH – 24between India and US on the Eastern Seaboard from 18 to 31 Mar 24
30. 10th Edition of Joint Military Exercise “LAMITIYE-2024” between India and Seychelles
31. India - Malaysia 3rd edition Bilateral Maritime Exercise ‘Samudra Laksamana’ from 28 Feb - 02 Mar 24 at
Visakhapatnam
32. SEMINAR 'MEGHAYAN 2024

• The theme ‘At the Frontline of Climate Action’
33. Commissioning of INS jatayu at minicoy island (lakshadweep)

• INS Jatayu is the second naval base in Lakshadweep after INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti
34. MH 60R ‘Seahawks’ Helicopters To Be Commissioned Into The Indian Navy As INAS 334 Squadron
35. Raksha Mantri Inaugurates ‘Chola’ Building At Naval War College, Goa
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36. Border Security Force (BSF) Delegation Commences 54th BGB-BSF Border Conference in Dhaka
37. ‘Agray’ and ‘Akshay’ ships launched to augment Indian Navy’s anti-submarine operations
38. Navy’s Make In India 3rd 25T Bollard Pull Tug ‘Bajrang’ launched in Bharuch, Gujarat
39. Mission Divyastra: India test-fires Agni-5 missile

• Agni is a long-range missile. It is India’s first intercontinental land based ballistic missile with a range of over
5,000 km
40. Rajnath Singh inaugurated new Navy headquarters
41. Indian Army Inducts First Apache 451 Aviation Squadron

• The Apache helicopters, often referred to as "tanks in the air"can strike 138 targets in a minute
42. Maiden test-firing of India’s first indigenously-made 1500 HP engine
43. Indian Army’s Tech Revolution: Signals Technology Evaluation and Adaptation Group (STEAG)
• STEAG aims to identify and implement the most suitable technologies to enhance the army’s communication
infrastructure
44. ICG Ship Samudra Paheredar Reaches Manila Bay, Philippinesas part of overseas deployment to ASEAN countries
45. LCA Tejas MK-1A completes maiden flight in Bengaluru

• The jet is a superior variant of the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas
46. INAS 334 'SEAHAWKS’ commissioned

• INAS 334 'Seahawks', the Indian Navy's first MH 60R Squadron
National News
1. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) implemented in India ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024
• It was passed on December 11, 2019 to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955
2. Ladakh demands for statehood and Constitutional protection under the Sixth Schedule
3. ‘’One Nation One Election” Committee Submitted its Report‘’ on simultaneous polls to President Droupadi
Murmu
• The Committee is Headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind
4. Electoral bonds data submitted by SBI

• The biggest political donors over the last five years gave nearly Rs 6,000 crore to parties through electoral
bonds.
5. SC forms expert panel to balance Bustard conservation with sustainable energy goals
Conservation Status of Great Indian Bustard
• IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
• Wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972: Schedule 1
• CITES: Appendix 1
• Convention on Migratory Species (CMS): Appendix
6. AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam

• 4 Districts - Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo and Sivasagar districts
7. PM Modi inaugurated the ‘Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ) national
portal
• credit support to one lakh entrepreneurs of disadvantaged sections.
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• under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
8. PM Modi Releases 16th Installment of PM Kisan Scheme Worth ₹21,000 Crore in Maharashtra
9. Sashakt Nari - Viksit Bharat programme

• the Prime Minister handed over drones to 1000 Namo Drone Didis
10. commencement of “core loading” at India’s first indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor (500 MWe) at Kalpakkam,
Tamil Nadu
• The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) has been fully designed and constructed indigenously by BHAVINI
11. PM Modi lays foundation stone of 3 semiconductor projects worth Rs 1.25 trn
The three projects are the Semiconductor fabrication facility:
• Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) in Gujarat
• OSAT facility in Sanand in Gujarat
• Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Morigaon, Assam
12. Rajnath Singh launches ADITI scheme to boost Defence Innovation

• ADITI (Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX) scheme
• It aims to provide start-ups with grant-in-aid of up to Rs 25 crore for research, development, and innovation
in defence technology.
13. Education Minister launches SWAYAM Plus platform

• A platform to offer courses developed collaboratively with the industry.
• It will be operated by IIT-Madras.
14. Ashwini Vaishnaw to launch NITI Aayog’s 'NITI For States' platform
• It is a cross-sectoral knowledge platform designed to become a Digital Public Infrastructure for Policy and
Good Governance
15. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Chakshu portal for protecting public from mobile phone frauds
• He also launched ‘Chakshu (चक्षु)’ facility on Sanchar Saathi portal-a pioneering initiative empowering citizens
to proactively report suspected fraud communication
16. Govt amends rules to allow postal ballots for those aged 85 or above
• The Union Law Ministry change the definition of senior citizens who are eligible to choose the postal ballot
facility from those “above 80 years” to those “above 85 years”
17. Piyush Goyal launches ‘e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi’ to ease farmers’ warehousing logistics
• It will ease the farmers’ warehousing logistics and aid the farmers in receiving fair prices for their produce
18. Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates Greenfield Projects under PLI Scheme for Bulk Drugs and
Medical Devices
19. India’s 1st Green Hydrogen Plant in Stainless Steel Sectorlocated at Jindal Stainless Limited, Hisar, Haryana
• The world’s first off-grid Green Hydrogen plant for the stainless steel industry and the world’s first Green
Hydrogen plant with rooftop & floating solar
20. India’s 1st Dolphin Research Centre Inaugurated In Patna

• The Gangetic River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) was declared the national aquatic animal in the year 2009
21. Union Cabinet approved the establishment of International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) with headquarters in India
22. PM Modi inaugurates India's first under-river metro tunnel in Kolkata - first transportation tunnel ‘under any
mighty river in India
• built under Kolkata's Hooghly River that will connect Howrah Maidan to Esplanade
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23. India’s First Integrated Oil Palm Processing Unit by 3F Oil Palm in Arunachal Pradesh
24. The First PLI- Automotive Certificate to OLA Electric Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
25. Union Minister launched nationwide ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain-2024’ campaign
• The campaign, themed "Nari Shakti se Jal Shakti
26. India’s first museum dedicated to cooperatives is coming up in Kozhikode

• It will showcase the success and achievements of cooperative movements in India, especially Kerala
27. India's fastest and indigenously designed IP/MPLS router launched

• MPLS is a routing technique in telecommunications networks that directs data from one node to the next,
based on labels rather than network addresses
28. PM inaugurates Kochrab Ashram in Sabarmati, Gujarat

• It was the first Ashram established by Mahatma Gandhi after coming to India from South Africa in 1915
29. Sahitya Akademi organises ‘Sahityotsav’ to commemorate its 70-year journey
30. WCD Ministry introduces national curriculum for early childhood care and education
31. UGC Introduces SheRNI helping Female Scientists And Faculty Connect
• SheRNI functions as a large online community for women with diverse expertise
32. Union Minister Anurag Thakur Launched Revamped Websites of Akashvani News And DD News
33. Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur Launches First Season Of “Swaraj” On OTT Platform Amazon Prime
34. Secretary Ministry Of AYUSH Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha Inaugurates Yoga Mahotsav 2024
• June 21 - the International Yoga Day
• Theme of Yoga Mahotsav 2024 - “Yoga for Women Empowerment”
35. Nation-wide talent hunt scheme KIRTI launched

• Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) programme
• The scheme, aimed at school children in the age group of 9 to 18 years
36. India stands as the world’s second-largest producer of mobile phones
37. Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India) is being conferred with the status of Miniratna Category-I Central
Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) by the Ministry of Power/
38. MeitY/NIXI successfully unveils BhashaNet portal at Universal Acceptance Day event In New Delhi
• Theme of the event - "BhashaNet: Impetus Towards Universal Acceptance
39. Election Commission Launches ‘Know Your Candidate’ App

• aims to provide voters with insights into the criminal background, assets, and liabilities of electoral
candidates standing in their respective constituencies.
40. ECI asks MeitY to immediately halt delivery of ‘Viksit Bharat Sampark’ messages over WhatsApp
41. Election Commission Launches Saksham App

• To facilitate easier voting for Persons with Disabilities and to avail facilities at Polling Stations.
42. Election Commission Keeps Close Eye On Election Process Through The ‘cVIGIL’ App
• It is a single app for recording, reporting and resolving violations of model code of conduct & and
expenditure violations.
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43. MHA Ranks Amongst 10 Top Ministries In Grievance Redressal Assessment Index
• Citizen satisfaction also stands at 40 percent.
44. Govt To Conduct ‘Foundational Literacy & Numeracy Assessment Test’ (FLNAT) As Part Of Nav Bharat Saaksharta
Karyakram
• The assessment comprises three subjects – Reading, Writing, and Numeracy
45. Centre Launches Alternate Auto Fuel Ethanol100

• IndianOil is rolling out Ethanol100
46. Union Minister Piyush Goyal Inaugurates National Time Protocol (NTP) For Dissemination of IST In Mumbai
• India is the first country to implement time distribution system.
47. Startup Mahakumbh 2024

• Central Theme: ‘Bharat Innovates’
• Focus on AI+SaaS, D2C/consumer brands, agritech, fintech, and more.
48. Three-day national horticultural fair-2024 of the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bengaluru
• Theme - “Nextgen technology led horticulture for sustainable development”
49. World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly to be held in Delhi
50. 4th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Startup Forum organized in New Delhi
• Presidency of the SCO 2024 - the Republic of Kazakhstan.
51. PM Modi hails Garba's global popularity, shares UNESCO certificate

• Garba was added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list of UNESCO in December 2023.
• 15th cultural item from India to make it to the UNESCO list.
52. Iconic Indian Brand Amul Launches Fresh Milk in the US
53. Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched the National Urban Co-operative Finance and Development
Corporation Limited (NUCFDC)
• NUCFDC will operate as a Non-Banking Finance Company
54. Ministry of Women and Child Development Organizes ‘Poshan Utsav: Celebrating Nutrition’ in Delhi
• launch of the "Poshan Utsav Book" and a Cartoon Coalition aimed at promoting the POSHAN cause.
55. Union Minister launches revamped Jiyo Parsi Programme and Avesta-Pahlavi Language Centre
56. 9th SHAKTI International Women Entrepreneurs Summit

launch of three new initiatives
1) ‘ Panjikaran Se Pragati’
2) ‘WEP Unnati _ Udyamita se Pragati tak.’
3) The ‘mentorship platform’ of Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP)
57. Cabinet Approves IndiaAI Mission with Rs. 10,372 Crore Budget
58. 100 Jails Certified As ‘Eat Right Campus’ By FSSAI Across India
• Highest number of jails certified were from Uttar Pradesh, followed by Punjab, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
59. NITI Aayog Launches ‘Vocal For Local’ Initiative To Promote Grassroots Entrepreneurship
60. Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurated a unique digital Criminal Case Management System
(CCMS) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)
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• launched a mobile app ‘Sankalan’ – A compendium of New Criminal Laws by the National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB).
61. Indian Oil Produces Formula 1 Fuel In India

• unveiled 'Storm' petrol that it will supply for the Asian region motorcycle road racing championship.
62. Reliance Foundation launches animal rescue and rehabilitation initiative ‘Vantara’
• an innovative animal rescue, conservation, and rehabilitation initiative, in Gujarat's Jamnagar.
63. 100th Year of Viakom Satyagraha

• Vaikom Satyagraha, the non-violent agitation against untouchability in Kerala lasted for 603 days started on
the 30th of March 1924 and ended on the 23rd of November 1925.
64. First-ever Made-in-India ASTDS tug ‘ Ocean Grace’ at Paradip Port
GI Tag
STATE GI TAG PRODUCT
Odisha Centuries-Old 'Silver Filigree
Bengal Banglar muslin: one of the popular traditional handloom craft of Bengal
Andhra Pradesh Narsapur Crochet Lace products
from West Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh Ratlam Riyawan Lahsun (Garlic) : a variety named after Riyawan village in Ratlam district
Gujarat Ambaji White Marble: formed when limestone is re-crystallised under the earth’s crust due
to intense pressure and heat.
Tripura Risa Textile : handwoven cloth used as a female upper garment.
Telangana Hyderabad Lac Bangles: mirror work and encrusted precious stones handicraft
Assam Majuli Mask
• mainly divided into different categories — ‘Mukha bhaona’ face mask
• ‘Lotokoi’ - bigger in size extends to the chest and,
• ‘Cho Mukha’ huge mask is a head and body mask.
Majuli Manuscript Painting
• Illustrate numerous stories and chapters taken from Ramayana, Mahabharata and
Bhagavata Purana.
Banking & Finance

1. Union Cabinet approved a 4 % hike in dearness allowance
2. Flipkart has launched its own Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services in collaboration with Axis Bank
3. Reliance and Disney Form Joint Venture
4. Moody's raises India's 2024 growth forecast to 6.8%
5. RBI, Bank Indonesia sign pact for establishing framework to promote use of local currencies
• The MoU was signed by the RBI governor Shaktikanta Das and the Bank Indonesia governor Perry Warjiyo.
6. India inks pact with EFTA, gets $100 billion commitment

• As part of the deal, the EFTA countries have committed to invest $100 billion in India over the next 15 years
7. Amazon Pay get RBI's payment aggregator license

• It permits the payments platform to function as a payment aggregator, empowering it to facilitate e-
commerce transactions through its application
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International News
1. Vladimir Putin Wins Russian Presidential Elections For Record Fifth Term
2. Bassirou Diomaye Faye Named As Senegal’s Next President
3. Luis Montenegro Named Portugal’s Prime Minister
4. Simon Harris to be Ireland’s New Prime Minister
5. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appointed Mohammad Mustafa to be the next New Prime Minister
6. Ishaq Dar appointed as Pakistan's new Foreign Minister
7. Pakistan gets first Sikh minister Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, in Punjab province
8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bhutan for a 24-hour State visit
9. PM Modi bestowed with Bhutan’s highest civilian award ‘Order of the Druk Gyalpo’
10. Numaligarh Refinery Opens First Overseas Office In Bangladesh
11. UN General Assembly Approves First Resolution On Artificial Intelligence

• The United States spearheaded this first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence
12. Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI
13. US, UK & Australia Entered Agreement To Build Australia’s SSN-AUKUS Submarines
14. Sweden officially becomes 32nd member of NATO

• Finland became the 31st member of NATO on April 4, 2023
15. Panama becomes 97th member to ratify the International Solar Alliance
• Chile becomes 95th member
• Hungary becomes 96th member
16. PM Modi and PM Pravind Jugnauth of Mauritius jointly inaugurated new Airstrip and a Jetty at the Agalega
Island in Mauritius
• A jetty is a long, narrow structure that protects a coastline from the currents and tides.
17. U.S. recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory
18. India Launches Operation Indravati To Evacuate 12 Nationals From Haiti To Dominican Republic
19. Indian troops begin withdrawal from Maldives

• Addu Atoll, also known as Seenu Atoll, is the southernmost atoll of the Maldives.
20. Nicaragua becomes first Spanish-speaking nation to recognise Indian pharma standards
21. Baltimore Bridge in US Collapse

• The Baltimore bridge, known more simply as the Key Bridge, was opened in 1977 in honour of Francis Scott
Key,
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22. Krystyna Pyszkova from Czech Republic crowned 71st Miss World
23. In a first, Saudi Arabia to now take part in Miss Universe 2024 competition
• Rumy Alqahtani will be country's representative in the Miss Universe 2024 competition
24. The Adani Group Science Museum in London, UK, had opened ‘Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy
Gallery’
25. France poised to become first country in world to enshrine right to abortion in its Constitution
26. Archaeologists in Egypt unearth section of large Ramses II statue
27. Bangladesh PM pitches for common currency for Muslim countries
28. Dubai launches "India by the Creek" Festival to Celebrate Deep Ties with India
29. Life protection plan for Indian blue-collar workers unveiled in the UAE
30. ‘Adrishya Jalakangal’ became the first Malayalam film to premiere at the 27th International Film Festival in
Estonia
• Directed by Dr. Biju
31. Tropical Cyclone Storm Megan hits Australia
32. Volcano Eruption In Reykjanes Peninsula In Iceland; State Of Emergency Declared In Southern Iceland
33. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' declared Pokhara, city in Gandaki province, as the Tourism
Capital of Nepal
34. Allu Arjun becomes first South Indian actor to get a wax statue at Madame Tussauds Dubai
35. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized closing ceremony of the International Year of Millets
(IYM) 2023 on 29 March 2024 at the FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy
Sports
1. Rohan Bopanna creates history with Miami Open men’s doubles title, breaks his own record
Women’s singles
American Danielle Collins defeated Elena Rybakina
Men’s singles
Italian Jannik Sinner defeated Grigor Dimitrov
2. Alex De Minaur beats Casper Ruud to become first player to win consecutive Mexican Open since 2012
3. Katie Boulter of England won the San Diego Open singles title
4. Satwik-Chirag win French Open doubles title
5. Carlos Alcaraz & Iga Swiatek Indian Wells title champions
6. India’s Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Clinches Men’s Singles Title At World Table Tennis Feeder
• Sathiyan became the first-ever Indian to win a men's singles title at a WTT Feeder Series event.
• Diya Chitale-Manush Shah won mixed doubles
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7. Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth announces retirement from international badminton
8. Virat Kohli Becomes First Indian to Score 12,000 T20 Runs
9. Historic Day-Night Women’s Ashes Test at MCG

• This will be the first time a pink-ball Test is played at the iconic venue
10. Shabnim Ismail bowls fastest delivery in women's cricket
11. India claims top spot in ICC Test rankings, now No. 1 in all three formats
12. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sutherland Named ICC Players of the Month for February 2024
13. Kenyan Allrounder Collins Obuya Retires from Cricket Career
14. Ruturaj Gaikwad takes over Chennai Super Kings captaincy from Dhoni
15. Sunrisers Hyderabad record for highest IPL total of all time
• Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 277/3 in 20 overs
16. Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid became the first Bangladeshi Umpire to be inducted into the ICC Elite Panel of
Umpires
17. Mumbai Wins Ranji Trophy 2024 After Beating Vidarbha

Ranji Trophy winners and runner-ups
Season Champion Runner-up
2023-24 Mumbai Vidharbha
2022-23 Saurashtra Bengal
1934-35 (first edition) Bombay Northern India
18. Ravindra becomes youngest recipient of Sir Richard Hadlee Medal
19. Royal Challengers Bangalore Lift Women’s Premier League Title

Player of the series Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz)
Most runs Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Bangalore) (347)
Most wickets Shreyanka Patil (Royal Challengers Bangalore) (13)
20. Sharath Kamal to be India’s flag-bearer at the 2024 Paris Olympics

• Flagbearer - Sharath Kamal (Veteran table tennis player and CWG champion)
• Chef de Mission - Mary Kom (Six-time World boxing Champion, 2012 London Olympics bronze medalist)
• Deputy Chef de Mission - Shiva Keshavan
21. India made history by making a Guinness World record with participation of 128 players, on The World Kabaddi
Day
22. Pro Kabaddi League Season 10, Puneri Paltan Clinches Maiden Title
23. Carlos Sainz wins Formula One Australian Grand Prix
24. F1 champion Max Verstappen wins season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix
25. Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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26. Kipruto, Kebede win Tokyo Marathon in record time
27. Indian Athlete Gulveer Singh Shatters National Record By Over 20 Seconds
28. In the 77th National Football Championship, Services lifted the Santosh Trophy for the seventh time
29. FIH World rankings : Indian men slip to 4th, women's team ranked 9th
30. YES Bank Partners with Indian Olympic Association for Paris Olympics
31. Russian, Belarusian athletes will not take part in Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony: IOC
32. Sreejesh and Camila Caram appointed as co-chairs in FIH Athletes Committee
33. National Football League bans Hip-Drop Tackle in 2024
34. Team India clinched 26 medals including 5 gold, 9 silver, and 12 bronze medals at the Youth World Boxing Cup
Adriatic Pearl 2024 in Montenegro
• Nikita Chand was named 'Best Boxer' of the tournament.
• First place went to Russia with 8 gold medals
35. Pankaj Advani joins "Billiards Hall of Fame“
36. Pankaj Advani was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the World Billiards Museum in Shangrao City in China
37. Laura Kenny retires from cycling
38. IIT Madras to host the 6th Shaastra Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
39. Tiger Woods Honored with USGA’s Prestigious Bob Jones Award
40. Khelo India medal winners now eligible for government jobs
41. 3rd Edition Of North East Games 2024 Begins In Nagaland
Indexes
1. The factsheet released titled ‘Netted in illegal wildlife trade: Sharks of India’
• Tamil Nadu accounted for almost 65% of the illegal trade in shark body parts.
• Followed by Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, and Maharashtra
2. Report on Status of Leopards in India, 2022

• The leopard population estimation was carried out by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife
Institute of India
• India's leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) population is estimated at 13,874 (Range: 12,616 –
15,132) individuals.
3. India’s golden langur population soars: estimated at 7,396

• The entire distribution range of the golden langur (Trachypithecus geei) covers the Manas Biosphere Reserve
and all fragmented forests in the western part of Assam.
4. 2023 Deadliest Year for Migrants: UN-IOM

According to the UN’s International Organization for Migration:
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• 2023 saw 8,565 migrant deaths, (deadliest year since 2014)

• The 2023 death toll (20% increase compared to 2022)
• The Mediterranean route from North Africa to Europe remains the riskiest for migrants.
5. Methane emissions from energy sector near record high in 2023, IEA Report
• Two thirds of the emissions were from just 10 countries — including China, the United States and Russia
6. Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23

• The average monthly per capita consumption expenditure (MPCE) in Indian households rose since 2011-12.
• The proportion of spending on food has dropped .
7. First in-depth study of a star dune

• The study focused upon a star dune in eastern Morocco called Lala Lallia , meaning "highest sacred point”
situated within the Sahara Desert.
8. Women, Business and Law Report 2024

• India's ranking improved to 113 out of 190 countries in the World Bank’s Women, Business and Law index. In
2023, India ranked 126.
9. India ranked 62 on the DHL Connectedness Index

• DHL Global Connectedness Report 2024 released by DHL and New York University’s Stern School of Business.
• Singapore is the world’s most globally connected country, followed by the Netherlands and Ireland.
10. India ranks 126 in UN World Happiness Report

• The findings published annually on the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness
• Finland as the happiest country for the seventh consecutive year
• Followed by Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Israel
11. United Nation’s 4th Global E-waste Monitor (GEM) report from the International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Around 62 million tons of “e-waste” was generated in 2022.
• It’s on track to reach 82 million tons by 2030.
12. India ranked 42 in the Global Intellectual Property Index 2024

• 12th edition of the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center’s International IP Index.
• The United States emerged at the top of the list followed by the United Kingdom and France.
13. India ranks 134th in Global Human Development Index

• In 2022, India ranked 134
• Switzerland has been ranked number one.
• The data was published in the UNDP’s report titled “Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a
Polarized World”.
14. India ranks 108 In Gender Inequality Index 2022: UNDP Report
• The Gender Inequality Index 2022 has been released by UNDP in their Human Development Report
2023/2024.
15. India Remains World’s Largest Arms Importer: SIPRI Report

• Swedish think tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
• India was the world’s top arms importer for the period 2019-23
16. 2023-24 El Nino among five strongest on record, will continue fuelling heat in 2024: WMO
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17. The world experienced the warmest February on record: Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)
• With an average temperature of 13.54 degrees Celsius, February 2024 was 0.12 degrees Celsius warmer than
the previous warmest February in 2016 : the European Union's climate agency
18. Air Quality Report 2023: New Delhi World’s Most Polluted Capital City For 4th Consecutive Year
• As per the report titled, ‘World Air Quality Report 2023’ by the Swiss organisation IQAir.
• India was the world’s third most air polluted country in 2023 out of 134 countries, after Bangladesh and
Pakistan.
• In 2022, India ranked 8th out of 131 countries
19. Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO

• The WMO report confirmed that in 2023 the global average near-surface temperature was at 1.45 °Celsius
(with a margin of uncertainty of ± 0.12 °C) above the pre-industrial baseline
20. Hurun list: Mumbai has Asia's most billionaires

• Hurun Research's 2024 Global Rich List : Mumbai hosts 92 billionaires against 91 in Beijing,
• Globally, Mumbai now ranks third in terms of billionaires .
21. As per the report by Brand Finance Insurance 100 2024 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is termed as the
strongest insurance brand with a steady brand value of $9.8 billion, a brand strength index score of 88.3, and an
associated AAA brand strength rating
22. India Employment Report 2024

• Released by the Institute for Human Development (IHD) and International Labour Organisation (ILO).
• States such as Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, and UP have remained at the bottom throughout this period.
• Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Gujarat have stayed at the top.
23. Kerala tops chart of highest passport penetration among women in the country
• Women from Kerala hold the highest number of passports issued in the country till 2023, followed by
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, and Gujarat.
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Books and Author

3. General VK Singh releases book ‘Sanskriti ke Ayaam’ written by Manorama Mishra

7. ‘Conversations with Aurangzeb’: A Novel by Charu Nivedita

2. 81st Golden Globe Awards

4. 69th Filmfare Awards 2024

5. EMMY Awards 2024

7. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2023

8. Indore, Surat ‘cleanest cities’ in India: Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023

10. Professor B R Kamboj, Receives Prestigious M S Swaminathan Award

12. Vasanthalakshmi Honored with the 'Nritya Kalanidhi' Award

16. Padma Awards for year 2024 announced

19. Science Ministry announces first recipients of ‘Vaibhav’ fellows

20. ‘Best Electoral Practices Awards’ 2023

21. Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2023

22. ‘Super-100’ winners of Project Veer Gatha 3.0

24. The 4th Wings India Awards 2024

25. National One District One Product (ODOP) Awards 2023

• Judge's choice category – First – Odisha

27. Aatmnirbhar Bharat Utsav Inaugurated at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi

28. Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar-2024/राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान पुरस्कार-2024

29. FIFA Football Awards 2023

30. Gianni Infantino receives International Sports Personality Award in Dubai

6. RBI Approves Praveen Achuthan Kutty as DCB Bank MD & CEO

8. PepsiCo India Appoints Marketing Chief Jagrut Kotecha as new CEO

11. Vice Admiral AN Pramod Appointed Director General Naval Operations

15. Raghuram Iyer appointed as CEO of Indian Olympic Association

17. Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court

19. Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM for 9th time

5. Hindustani classical vocalist Utsad Rashid Khan passed away in Kolkata at 55

8. Noted Urdu poet Munawwar Rana passed away

10. UP CM Launches Mobile App Of State Information Commission

11. Uttar Pradesh To Have 5 More Airports

13. Indigenous portable hospital deployed in Ayodhya

16. ‘Prasadam’ India’s First Hygienic Food Street in Ujjain

19. Chhattisgarh Launches Mahtari Vandana Yojana 2024

22. Assam: Chandubi Festival celebrated its 14th anniversary

23. 50th edition of the Karbi Youth Festival (KYF)

39. Czech PM to be Chief Guest at Vibrant Gujarat Summit

41. 800 BCE Ancient Human Settlement Discovered at Vadnagar, Gujarat

43. Development projects inaugurated PM Modi on National Youth day in Maharashtra

47. The International Purple Fest 2024, begins in Goa

55. Gutti Koya tribe

56. 6th NABARD Crafts Mela Commences in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

59. PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, Tiruchirapalli, TN

60. Thai Poosam festival

62. Madhika language in Kannur (Kerala) is on the brink

Science and Tech

2. ISRO's first Sun mission successfully injected into final orbit

3. XRISM Mission Unveils Debut X-Ray Image of the Cosmos

4. U.S. Launches Peregrine-1 Lander to Moon in Historic Lunar Mission

5. NASA Postpones Artemis Moon Missions

7. The Punganur Cow – India’s Shortest Humped Cattle Breed

8. Japan's SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country

10. Artificial insemination of Gir and Kankrej cattle

11. A new plant species has been discovered in Tamil Nadu

12. BharatGPT, India's own Generative AI

2. INS KABRA ARRIVES AT COLOMBO, SRI LANKA