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INDEX
S.No. Content Page Number
1 October 2024 02-05
2 Important Indices 2024 06
3 September 2024 07-10
4 August 2024 11-13
5 Summer Olympics: Paris 2024 14
6 July 2024 15-20
7 Union Budget 2024-25 21-22
8 Economic Survey 2023-24 23-24
9 June 2024 25-28
10 May 2024 29-32
11 April 2024 33-36
12 March 2024 37-41
13 February 2024 42-44
14 January 2024 45-47
15 December 2023 48-53
16 November 2023 54-57
17 UP Special Current Affairs 2024 58-62
18 Latest Mineral Agricultural Statistics 2024 63-67
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October 2024
➢ 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be of Chagos Island located in the
held from 1 to 10 January 2025 - Indian Ocean to Mauritius.
Bhubaneswar (in Odisha) ➢ National Edible Oil Mission -
➢ PM Modi received the Grand Oilseeds
Commander of the Order of the o It has been approved by the
Niger honor - from Nigeria. Cabinet for the period 2024-25 to
➢ Desi cow declared Rajmata - 2030-31.
Maharashtra government. o Its main objective is to promote
➢ Bindkin Industrial Area (BIA) - PM major oilseed crops.
dedicated it to the nation. ➢ Banjara Heritage Museum -
o It is being developed as part of Inaugurated by PM in Maharashtra.
the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial ➢ Malabar 2024 - Joint military
Corridor. exercise of Australia, Japan, India
➢ Cruise India Mission - Union and USA.
Minister Sarbananda Sonowal o Happened in Visakhapatnam,
launched this mission in Mumbai. Andhra Pradesh.
o Objective - To make India a global ➢ Dipa Karmakar, India's gymnast Dipa
hub of cruise tourism and a top announced her retirement.
cruise destination. ➢ ISRO's third launchpad in Sriharikota
o This mission will run from 1 itself.
October 2024 to 31 March 2029. ➢ Nikshay Poshan Yojana Nutrition
➢ Harpoon missile in discussion - USA assistance for TB patients and their
sent 100 Harpoon missiles to families, now Rs 1000 per month.
Taiwan. ➢ Ganga Ramchakra and Bhatulika coal
➢ First Kho-Kho World Cup 2025 - to mines in discussion - in West Bengal.
be held in India. ➢ International Girl Child Day - Theme
➢ PM E-Drive Scheme - Launched by of 11 October 2024 "Girls' vision for
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy in the future".
NewDelhi. ➢ Industrialist Ratan Tata passed away,
o Related to electronic vehicles. he received the Padma Vibhushan
➢ Sarathi 1.0 initiative launched by award in the year 2008.
NALSA - to empower SC/ST OBC, ➢ Hurricane Milton - in Florida, USA.
transgender and nomadic tribes. ➢ Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary - Bihar's
➢ Classical status to 5 other languages second tiger reserve got approval
- Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Pali here.
and Prakrit. o Currently the only tiger reserve
o Currently there are a total of 11 in Bihar is Valmiki Tiger Reserve
classical languages. in West Champaran district.
➢ Chagos Island in discussion - Britain ➢ 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit - in
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o Theme of the conference - o External Affairs Minister S

ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity Jaishankar attended.
and Resilience. ➢ Europa Clear Mission – by NASA, to
➢ 38th National Games - will be held in search for life on Jupiter and its
Uttarakhand from 28 January to 14 moon Europa.
February 2025. ➢ World Food Day – 16 October 2024
o (37th National Games were held Theme - 'Right to Food for a Better
in Goa) Life and Better Future'.
➢ Humsafar Policy - Launched by ➢ Samarth Yojana - Two years
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari extension (till 2026)
with the aim of providing facilities o Textile sector is related to
along the national highways. manufacturing.
➢ 14th Maharatna company - ➢ 7th Session of International Solar
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Alliance Assembly - Held in India on
(HAL) got this status. 6 November.
➢ Theme of National Disaster Risk ➢ 31 MQ-9B Predator Drones - India
Reduction Day - 13 October 2024 - purchased drones from the US for
Empowering the next generation for surveillance and reconnaissance.
a resilient future. ➢ AROHA 2024 Conference - CJI
➢ Third state to conduct caste survey - Chandrachud inaugurated the
Telangana. International Conference on
o 1. Bihar 2.Andhra Pradesh Advancement of Research and Global
➢ Global Hunger Index 2024 – India Opportunities for Ayurveda.
ranked 105 (severe category) o Theme - Advancement of
➢ Support Ship – First of two Research and Global
multipurpose ships for Indian Navy Opportunities for Holistic
built by L&T Shipyard launched at Ayurveda.
Kuttupally, Tamil Nadu. ➢ Yars Missile - from Russia.
➢ 5th National Water Awards – Best ➢ Moonlight Program - Europe's first
State dedicated satellite group for
o 1. Odisha telecommunication and navigation
o 2. Uttar Pradesh services to the Moon by the
o 3. Gujarat and Puducherry European Space Agency.
(jointly) ➢ Mrs. Vinaya Kishore Rahatkar
➢ Pradhan Mantri Internship Yojana – became the 9th Chairperson of the
launched on 3 October 2024. National Commission for Women.
o It aims to provide valuable ➢ Bala Devi - First Indian woman
internship opportunities to 1 footballer to score 50 international
crore young persons in the next 5 goals.
years. ➢ Index of Economic Freedom 2024 -
➢ 23rd meeting of Shanghai Released by Fraser Institute, India's
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➢ Egypt was officially declared malaria ➢ Sri-Sri Ravi Shankar received Fiji's
free by WHO. highest civilian honour.
➢ Israel became the 69th member of ➢ China's BRI rejected - Brazil.
the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ➢ Civil Registration System Mobile App
➢ Validity of Kartarpur Corridor - Launched by Home Minister Amit
extended - 5 years. Shah.
➢ 16th BRICS summit was held in o Its objective is to integrate
Kazan, Russia. technology in governance and
o Theme - Strengthening simplify the registration of births
multilateralism for equitable and deaths.
global development and security. ➢ Justice K. S. Puttaswamy passed
➢ 21st Livestock Census - will be held away - He played an important role
from October 2024 to February in the Right to Privacy case (2017).
2025. ➢ Dada Saheb Phalke Award - Mithun
o It is done every year after 5 Chakraborty.
years. ➢ Third largest producer of ethanol - in
➢ Bihar's first dry port - opened in India (1. America, 2. Brazil)
Patna. ➢ BharatGen - India's first
➢ Global Ecosystem Atlas - It was government-aided multi-model large
launched on 22 October 2024 at the language BharatGen was launched.
United Nations Biodiversity ➢ Which country imposed sanctions on
Conference (COP-16) in Colombia. UN Chief Antonio Guterres - Israel.
➢ Swing States in discussion - related ➢ 70th National Film Awards
to some states in the US elections. o Best Actress - Nithya Menen and
➢ Sohrai Paintings - PM Modi Manasi Parekh.
presented this painting to the o Best Actor - Rishab Shetty
Russian President at the BRICS (Kantara)
conference held in Russia. o Best Hindi Film - Gulmohar
o It is related to Jharkhand. o Best Direction - Sooraj Barjatya
➢ Tata Advanced Systems Limited (Height)
Airbus Facility inaugurated by PM ➢ Country's first gymnosperm park is
Modi and Prime Minister of Spain in being built in Uttarakhand.
Vadodara, Gujarat. ➢ UAE will build a food park in
➢ Ayurveda Day - Theme of 29 Ahmedabad
October 2024 - 'Ayurveda Innovation ➢ India became the third country in
for Global Health'. South Asia to get rid of trachoma
➢ Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card - (eye disease).
Announced in the Union Budget ➢ Social media was banned in all
2024-25. government offices in which state -
➢ Objective - To provide annual Uttarakhand.
coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh to every ➢ Dr. P. Venugopal - the country's first
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➢ Till when was the cabinet decided to o Theme – Developed India @

continue the supply of fortified rice - 2024
Till 2028) ➢ Minimum age limit for using social
➢ Noel Tata became the new chairman media – 15 years – Norway has set it.
of Tata Trust ➢ Now instead of Dhyanchand, Arjuna
➢ Omar Abdullah became the new CM Lifetime Achievement Award for
of Jammu and Kashmir. lifetime contribution to sports
➢ New statue of Goddess of Justice in development.
the Supreme Court. ➢ India's first writer in village
o Blindfold was removed. Uttarakhand.
o Constitution was given in place of ➢ Nobel Prize 2024
sword in hand. o Physics – John Hopfield and
➢ 51st CJI of Supreme Court – Justice Geoffrey Hinton for the discovery
Sanjeev Khanna. that made machine learning
➢ New Chief Minister of Haryana – possible.
Nayab Singh Saini o Chemistry – David Baker, John
➢ Section 6A of Citizenship – Supreme Jumper and Demis Hassabis – for
Court upheld it predicting protein structure.
o All migrants who came to Assam o Medicine – Victor Ambros and
from Bangladesh after 25 March Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of
1971 are illegal. micro RNA.
➢ Bharat-Turkiye Maitri Sangh o Literature – South Korean writer
launched – in Hyderabad. Han Kang for her book 'Intense
➢ Dana Cyclone – came in Bay of Poetic Prose'.
Bengal. o Peace – Japanese anti-nuclear
o Naming by Qatar (meaning – weapon organisation 'Nihon
generosity) Hidankyo' got it.
➢ 5 sports excluded from o Economics – Daron Acemoglu,
Commonwealth Games 2026 – Simon Johnson and James A.
Hockey, Badminton, Wrestling, Robinson got it. He explained
Cricket and Shooting. how economic institutions
➢ 43rd India International Trade Fair – influence political decisions and
from 14 to 27 November at Bharat social structures.
Mandapam.
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Different Indices
S.No. Index 2024 Status of India Published By

1 Global Hunger Index 105 Weldhunger Hilfe

2 Economic Freedom Index 84 Fraser Institute

3 Global Innovation Index 39 WIPO

4 Global Energy Transition Index 63 World Economic Forum

5 Global Gender Gap Index 129 World Economic Forum

6 Environmental Performance Index 176 Yale University (USA)

7 Global Peace Index 116 Institute for Economic

and Peace Research

8 Travel and Tourism Development 39 World Economic Forum

Index

9 World Press Freedom Index 159 Reports Without

Borders
10 First Cyber Crime Index 10 University of Oxford

11 Global Unicorn Index 3 Harun Research

12 Human Development Index 134 UNDP

13 Global Happiness Index 126 UNSDN

14 Gender Inequality Index 108 UNDP

15 Global Fire Power Index 4 Global Fire Power

16 Climate Change Performance Index 7 Germanwatch and

Climate Action Network

17 Logistics Performance Index 38 World Bank

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Uttar Pradesh Budget 2024-25

➢ Presented by UP Finance Minister ➢ Uttar Pradesh's position in the
Suresh Khanna on 5 February 2024 Logistics Accessibility Ranking of
➢ Size - 7 lakh 36 thousand 437 crore Ease of Doing Business - in the
71 lakh rupees (7,36,437.71 crores) Achievers category.
➢ Maximum expenditure - 1. Education ➢ Formation of new Industrial
2. Energy 3. Police 4. Public Works Development Authority (BIDA) in
➢ Target to reach the state's GDP to 25 Bundelkhand region.
lakh crores in 2024-25. ➢ Contribution of various sectors in
➢ UP - first in registration on e-shram the GDP of Uttar Pradesh
portal o Primary - 23.78%
➢ Most accounts under Pradhan o Secondary - 29.66%
Mantri Jan Dhan - in UP. o Tertiary - 46.55%
➢ PM Jeevan Jyoti Yojana - second ➢
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September 2024
➢ Global Fintech Fest (GEF) 2024 – ➢ Enemy Property - Some land in
Addressed by the Prime Minister at Kotna, Baghpat belonging to the
Jio World Convention Center, family of former Pakistan President
Mumbai. Pervez Musharraf was auctioned.
➢ Hockey Women's Asian Champions ➢ Barakah Nuclear Power Plant - UAE
Trophy, 2024 - will be held in Rajgir, completed the construction of Arab
Bihar. World's first nuclear power plant.
➢ Colombo Security Conference ➢ Galathea Bay in News - In Andaman-
Secretariat (CSC) – India signed MoU Nicobar Islands.
with Mauritius, Maldives and Sri ➢ First Silicon Carbide Manufacturing
Lanka for establishment of CSC Facility - In Odisha.
Secretariat. ➢ First International Campus Opened
➢ First Combined Commanders in Abu Dhabi - IIT Delhi.
Conference (GCC) – at Central ➢ Parliamentary Official Language
Command Headquarters, Lucknow. Committee - Union Home and
➢ Approval for formation of 23rd Law Cooperation Minister Amit Shah was
Commission – tenure from 2024 to unanimously elected Chairman of
2027. the Committee.
➢ Durand Cup 2024 – North East ➢ Asian Games, 2026 – Yogasana was
United FC defeated Mohun Bagan officially included. These games will
Super Giant. be held in Nagoya, Japan in 2026.
➢ Olympic Order – Emmanuel Macron ➢ GST on cancer medicines reduced to
was awarded this. - 5%
➢ Zero Hour started for the first time – ➢ 5G Smart Phone Market 1. China 2.
Himachal Pradesh Legislative India 3. USA
Assembly. ➢ Europa Clear Mission is of NASA, its
➢ Oldest Indian to cross English objective is to explore Europa, one of
Channel - Siddharth Agarwal (49 the moons of Jupiter.
years old) ➢ International Solar Alliance (ISA)
➢ AgriSure Yojana - Agricultural Fund 101st member - Nepal.
for Startups and Rural Enterprises, ➢ Abdelmadjid Tebboune became the
launched by Ministry of Agriculture President of Algeria again.
and Farmers Welfare. ➢ Aid to drought-stricken country
➢ First International Solar Festival - Malawi - India sent 1000 metric
Held in Delhi on 5-6 September. tonnes of rice to the African country
➢ Jal Sanchay Jan Bhaagidari Initiative Malawi.
by PM in Surat district of Gujarat. ➢ BRICS Literature Forum, 2024 -
➢ VisioNxt Web Portal - Launched by started in Kazan, Russia.
Ministry of Textiles, to make India a ➢ PM e-Bus Seva Yojana Under this
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➢ New name of Port Blair, the capital of ➢ White Revolution 2.0 was launched
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - by HomeMinister Amit Shah.
Srivijayapuram o Under this, the government has
o This island was earlier a naval set a target of increasing milk
airport of the Chola Empire. procurement by dairy
➢ Algeria became the new member of cooperatives by 50% in the next
BRICS New Development Bank 5 years.
(NDB). ➢ Chandrayaan-4: Preparation to
➢ Hurricane Bebinca - affected the launch by the year 2027
Philippines, Japan and China. ➢ Jordan became the first country in
o Earlier, Typhoon Yagi had hit this the world to get verification from the
region. World Health Organization for
➢ India Startup Knowledge Access eliminating leprosy.
Registry (BHASKAR) - Launched ➢ India will open 2 new embassies in
under the Startup India program of the US- 1. In Boston 2. In Los Angeles
the Department for Promotion of ➢ 6th Annual QUAD Summit - held in
Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) the US.
under the Ministry of Commerce and o Theme of the Summit -
Industry. Multilateral Solutions for a Better
➢ Theme of World Ozone Day 16 Tomorrow
September 2024 - Montreal ➢ Cancer Moonshot Initiative –
Protocol: Advancing Climate Action. Launched by Quad countries, for
➢ Hurricane Yagi - in Myanmar, prevention and treatment of cancer.
Vietnam and Laos. ➢ International Sign Language Day 23
o India sent humanitarian aid of US September 2024 theme – 'Sign up for
$ 1 million to Vietnam under sign language rights'
Operation Sadbhav. ➢ 32nd Eklavya Award 2024 –
➢ INDUS-X Summit Its third edition presented to Odisha swimmer
was held in the US. In this, joint Pratyasa Ray.
defense innovation between India ➢ India's first CO2 to methanol pilot
and America was promoted. plant – Virtual inauguration in Pune,
➢ 4th Global Bio India 2024 – held in Maharashtra.
New Delhi. ➢ World Maritime Day: 26 September
➢ University of Melbourne (Australia) 2024 theme – Traveling the Future:
A center was opened in Delhi Safety First
University, India. ➢ Vinod Bachchan honoured with
➢ Largest contributor to India's GDP - prestigious Global Prestige Award at
Maharashtra UK Parliament House of Lords
➢ Swachhata Hi Seva 2024 campaign - o Given for contribution to the film
running from 17 September to 2 industry.
October 2024 ➢ Llama 3.2 open source large
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➢ Association of Asian Supreme Audit ➢ 5th semiconductor plant approved in

Institutions (ASOSAI) – Comptroller the country - in Sanand, Gujarat.
and Auditor General of India o (4 plants in Gujarat, 1 plant in
assumed the chairmanship of Assam)
ASOSAI for 2024-2027. ➢ Dengue epidemic - Dengue epidemic
➢ India's rank in Global Innovation declared in Karnataka.
Index 2024 - 39 ➢ National e-Governance Gold Award
o It is released by World given to 'Labmitra' initiative started
Intellectual Property in Varanasi.
Organization. ➢ Top countries producing plastic
➢ Theme of World Tourism Day 27 waste
September 2024 - Tourism and o 1. India 2. Nigeria 3. Indonesia
Peace. ➢ Boeing's Starliner returned to Earth
➢ This year Georgia is hosting the on 7 September.
Tourism Day. o Due to security reasons, Sunita
➢ Dust Free Campaign - Launched by Williams and Butch Wilmore did
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Shri V.K. not return from this spacecraft.
Saxena to tackle air pollution. o It landed at White Sand Space
➢ Oxygen Bird Park was inaugurated Harbor in New Mexico.
by Nitin Gadkari on NH-44 in ➢ Randhir Singh became the first
Nagpur. Indian to be elected President of the
➢ Best Tourism Village Competition Asian Olympic Council (OCA).
2024 - Awarded to Andro Gaon, ➢ Clean Air Survey 2024 – released by
Manipur. Central Pollution Control Board.
➢ New base year for calculation of GDP o This award is given in 3
- Ministry of Statistics will publish categories-
GDP with new base year 2022-23 in o Category-1 (more than 10 lakhs)
February 2026. 1. Surat 2. Jabalpur 3. Agra 4.
o Currently the base year of GDP is Lucknow 5. Kanpur
2011- 12. o Category - 2 (3-10 lakhs)
➢ Pusa 2090 - New variety of rice. 1. Firozabad 2. Amravati 3. Jhansi
➢ Phase 1 of Project Naman - launched 4. Gorakhpur 5. Navi Mumbai
by Indian Army, for defence o Category -3 (less than 3 lakh)
pensioners and their families. 1. Rae Bareli 2. Nalgonda 3.
➢ PATA Gold Award for Sustainable Nalagarh 4. Talcher 5. Haldia
Tourism - Nepal Tourism Board got ➢ Which country has completely
it. banned screen time for children up
➢ 23rd Law Commission formed - for to 2 years - Sweden.
the next 3 years. ➢ President of the 79th session of the
o The term of the 22nd Law United Nations General Assembly -
Commission ended on 31 August Philemon Yang (Cameroon)
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➢ Approval of the fourth phase of PM ➢ New coach of Indian women's

Gram Sadak Yojana - for the financial football cricket team - Santosh
year 2024-25 to 2028-29. Kashyap
➢ BRICS NSA Conference - in St. ➢ Alok Ranjan appointed as the head of
Petersburg, Russia. National Crime Records Bureau
➢ SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Mission - (NCRB).
Spacewalk by two private astronauts ➢ Amarpreet Singh appointed as the
for the first time 1. Jared Isaacman 2. new chief of Air Force.
Sarah Gillis ➢ Asia Power Index 1. USA 2. China 3.
➢ First country to allow appointment India.
of judges through elections - Mexico ➢ New President of Sri Lanka - Anura
➢ Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Dissanayake
Official Language at Bharat ➢ New Prime Minister of Sri Lanka -
Mandapam, Diamond Jubilee on Harini Amarasuriya
completion of 75 years of Hindi ➢ 21st National Book Fair - Organised
becoming an official language. by KT Foundation and Force One
➢ Limit of payment through UPI Books
increased to Rs. 5 lakhs. o At Balrampur Garden in
➢ Deep Jyoti in news - Name given to Lucknow.
the calf of Punganur breed of cow of o On the theme of Kakori Action.
Andhra Pradesh at PM Modi's ➢ APAAR ID - Automated Permanent
residence. Academic Account Registry.
o The milk of this cow, considered o This 12 digit ID for students will
to be the smallest in the world, is be linked to Aadhaar.
extremely nutritious. ➢ Foreign Minister signed BBNJ
➢ 8th Water Week held from 17-20 agreement - This agreement is
September, inaugurated by President related to bio-diversity.
Murmu ➢ Three Param Rudra supercomputers
o Theme - Partnerships and have been launched - These have
collaboration for inclusive water been installed in Pune, Delhi and
development and management. Kolkata.
➢ Developed India 2047 - Justice ➢ Theme of 9th Ayurveda Day -
Shekhar Kumar Yadav of Allahabad Ayurveda Innovation for Global
High Court addressed the House of Health.
Lords of the British Parliament on ➢ Sarvesh Tripathi Committee - For
the topic 'Developed India 2047'. testing laddus in Tirupati temple.
➢ 6th State Food Security Index - Top 3 ➢ Best tourist village selected by the
Positions Ministry of Tourism - Pura Mahadev
o 1. Kerala 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Jammu village of Baghpat.
and Kashmir ➢ Hurricane Helene - caused
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August 2024
➢ 32nd International Conference of ➢ Global Women's Kabaddi League - It
Agricultural Economists – at Pusa was organized for the first time in
Institute, New Delhi. India, in Haryana.
➢ India's rank in Travel and Tourism ➢ Theme of World Biofuel Day 10
Development Index 2024 – 39th. August 2024 - Sustainable Biofuels:
➢ Vulture Count 2024 – by World Wide Fueling the Future.
Fund from 7 September to 6 October, ➢ Theme of International Youth Day 12
to count vultures. August 2024 - Click to progress:
➢ Kerala declared landslide as a Youth digital path for sustainable
national disaster. development
➢ President Draupadi Murmu received ➢ Floodwatch India 2.0 - Launched by
Fiji's highest honor, Campaigner of Central Water Commission
the Order of Fiji. ➢ Three new Ramsar sites added to
➢ India's first state to buy all crops at wetland network.
MSP - Haryana o Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary, Tamil
➢ Digital Shakti Kendra - National Nadu
Commission for Women to deal with o Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary, Tamil
cyber crimes against women. Nadu
➢ 4 apps launched for new criminal o Tawa Reservoir, Madhya Pradesh
laws - e-Evidence, e-Summons, Nyay ➢ Prabal - India's first long-range
Setu and Nyay Shruti App. revolver - made in Kanpur.
➢ To whom did India's first GI tagged ➢ R. N. Agarwal passed away - was the
fig export - to Poland father of Agni missile.
➢ Third phase of Har Ghar Tiranga ➢ Third Voice of Global South Summit -
Abhiyan - from 9 to 15 August. India hosted it virtually.
➢ Names of three underwater ➢ The theme - Strong global south for a
structures in the Indian Ocean sustainable future.
proposed by India – Ashoka, ➢ Anti-dumping investigation started
Chandragupta and Kalpataru. in relation to steel imported from
➢ PMJVN Yojana (Revised) Its time which country - Vietnam.
limit has been extended by 5 years to ➢ 17th International Earth Science
2028-29. Olympiad (IESO) - held in Beijing,
➢ Timor Leste's highest civilian award China.
'Grand Call of the Order' - to ➢ Typhoon Amphil - hit the eastern
President Draupadi Murmu. region of Japan.
➢ Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban ➢ First airport to achieve net zero
2.0 - To build one crore more houses carbon emissions - Indira Gandhi
in the next 5 years. International Airport.
➢ India's first rice ATM - in the state of ➢ Croatia reintroduced compulsory
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➢ 9th International Women's T20 ➢ India's largest aero lounge -

World Cup - held in UAE. launched at Cochin airport.
➢ Indian Tribal Research Center - ➢ Manoj Mittal becomes the new
launched at BR Hill in Karnataka. Chairman and Managing Director of
➢ First National Space Day celebrated - SIDBI.
on 23 August 2024. ➢ Anand Kumar (Super-30) becomes
o Theme - Touching lives by honorary ambassador of tourism in
touching the moon: India's space South Korea
story. ➢ World's second longest ropeway to
➢ World's first carbon removal bond - be built - in Shimla (13.79 km)
➢ World Bank issued bonds to reforest ➢ Third startup to make unicorn this
the Amazon forest. year - Rapido
➢ RHUMI-1 (Rumi) - India launched its ➢ US Democratic Party's presidential
first reusable hybrid rocket Rumi-1. candidate - Kamala Harris.
➢ Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) - In ➢ India's youngest athlete to win a
this, government employees get 50% medal in Olympics - Aman Serawat.
of their last salary as a lifetime ➢ P.R. Rajesh to become coach of
monthly pension. Indian junior hockey team.
o On the recommendation of TV ➢ Abhinav Bindra to become coach of
Somnath Committee. IOC's Athletes Commission.
o This is a contributory scheme in ➢ New Cabinet Secretary appointed -
which employees have to T.V. Somanathan.
contribute 10% of their salary ➢ National Institute Ranking
and the government has to Framework, 2024 - (9th edition)
contribute 18.5% of the salary. o Topped for the 6th time in a row -
➢ India's first Atlas village - Mayem, IIT Madras
Biodiversity Atlas, in Goa. o Three new categories added this
➢ India's first Ayushman Bharat Digital time.
Mission (NBDM). ▪ State Public University
➢ NHA launched the digital mission in ▪ Open University
Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram. ▪ Skill University
➢ Sonobuoys in the news - These ➢ After Ruchira Kamboj, India's next
detect sound to track submarines ambassador to the UN will be – P.
underwater. Harish.
➢ First state to adopt Unified pension ➢ DengiAll – Indigenous dengue
scheme - Maharashtra. vaccine.
➢ 5 new districts formed in Ladakh - ➢ Gaza ceasefire agreement talks – in
Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, Doha, Qatar.
Changthang. ➢ Paetongtarn Shinawatra became the
➢ First pollution control vessel - second woman PM of Thailand.
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Samudra Pratap. ➢ AI Act implemented – by the

➢ AI Project 'Morni' - by Google Deep European Union.
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➢ Headquarters of Railway Safety ➢ Satish Kumar became the new

Commission shifted from Lucknow chairman of Railway Board.
to New Delhi ➢ New cholera vaccine - Hillchol.
➢ Aspiring Block Program Delta ➢ Himachal Pradesh raised the
Rankings – Ranked one in overall marriage age of daughters to 21
performance by Niti Aayog years.
o Jamunha Block, Shravasti, Uttar ➢ Asna cyclone - in Arabian Sea, named
Pradesh. by Pakistan.
➢ Founder of Telegram in the news – ➢ Cultural property agreement signed
Pavel Durov. between India and USA
➢ Right to Disconnect – Australia o Objective - To stop illegal
passed for its workers. smuggling of antiquities between
➢ India's first space tourist – India and USA.
Gopichand Thotakura. ➢ India's first pollution control vessel -
➢ Subhadra Yojana in the news – Samudra Pratap
launched by the Odisha government. o Launching in Goa, will prevent oil
➢ Under this scheme, women between spillage.
21 and 60 years of age will be ➢ Gumti River and Dumbur Dam in
provided financial assistance of Rs Tripura were in the news.
10,000 per year. ➢ First National Science Award - to
Govind Rajan Padmanabhan.

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33rd Summer Olympics: Paris 2024

➢ Held in France from 26 July to 11 o Surfing
August. ➢ Most successful athlete - Leon
➢ Paris equalled London's record of Machand (France)
hosting the games three times. ➢ Most successful female athlete -
➢ The slogan of the Paris 2024 Tottie Haske (USA)
Olympic and Paralympic Games was ➢ A total of 117 athletes participated
'Games Wide Open'. in 16 sports from India.
➢ Mascot - Olympic Freeze. ➢ Oldest player – Rohan Bhopanna
➢ Badminton star PV Sindhu and table (tennis)
tennis player Sharath Kamal were ➢ Youngest player – Dhinidhi Desindhu
the Indian flag bearers in the (swimmer)
opening parade. ➢ Head of Indian team – Gagan Narang.
➢ Total sports-32 ➢ India won a total of 6 medals (one
➢ 4 new sports included for the first silver and 5 bronze)
time ➢ Manu Bhaker – became the first
o Breaking Indian female shooter to win a medal
o Sport climbing in the Olympic Games.
o Skateboarding ➢ India's rank in the world – 71

17th Summer Paralympics Paris 2024

➢ Held in France (first time) o Bhagya Shree Jadhav (Para Shot
➢ Mascot – The Freeze Put)
➢ Run from 28 August to 8 September ➢ 84 Para athletes from India
2024. participated in total 12 sports
➢ Motto – Games Wide Open. ➢ Total medals 29 (7 gold, 9 silver, 13
➢ Indian flag bearer at the opening bronze)
ceremony ➢ India ranked – 18 in the world
o Sumit Antil (Para Javelin Throw) ➢ Next Summer Olympics – Los
Angeles (USA) in the year 2028.
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July 2024
➢ Bhuvan Panchayat (4.0) and ➢ MSME Sahaj - launched by State
National Data Base for Emergency Bank of India
Management version (5.0) - ➢ India will host the 46th session of
launched by Ministry of Science and UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
Technology and Ministry of Earth ➢ Smart City Mission - extended till
Sciences. March 2025.
➢ 'Safai Apnao Bimari Bhagao' ➢ Sampoornata Abhiyan - launched by
initiative by Ministry of Housing and NITI Aayog.
Urban Affairs, under Swachh Bharat o 3 month campaign.
Mission Urban 2.0. o It aims to complete the key
➢ New President of European Council - indicators in 112 aspiring
Antonio Costa (Portugal) districts and 500 aspiring blocks.
➢ Manoj Bajpai: The Definitive ➢ MA (Master of Arts) Programme in
Biography - written by journalist Bhagavad Gita Studies - Started by
Piyush Pandey. IGNOU
➢ Three new criminal laws ➢ 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers
implemented from 1 July 2024 - Meeting - in Laos.
o 1.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS): ➢ Shreedi Hologram Technology Note
Replaced the Indian Penal Code Japan issued its first Yen bank note.
(IPC) of 1860 ➢ MBBS course in Hindi - will be in
o 2.Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Bihar. Earlier, Madhya Pradesh has
Sanhita (BNSS): Replaced the implemented it.
Code of Criminal Procedure ➢ International Cooperative Day:
(CrPC) of 1973 Theme of 6 July 2024 - Cooperatives
o 3.Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam building a better future for all
(BSA): Replaced the Indian ➢ World's oldest cave painting - on
Evidence Act of 1872 .. Sulawesi Island in Indonesia.
➢ 12th World Hindi Conference 2023 ➢ Punjab National Bank fined Rs 1.32
held in Fiji. crore - by RBI.
➢ Global India AI Summit 2024 - in ➢ ISI Mark mandatory - Government of
New Delhi. India made it mandatory for
➢ Air India will set up Asia's largest stainless steel and aluminum
flying school - in Amravati. utensils as per BIS guidelines.
➢ Nirman Portal - Rs 1 lakh assistance ➢ For stainless steel - 14756:2022 and
for preparation of Civil Services for aluminum 1660:2024
Mains Examination by Ministry of ➢ Jorawar Kshetra Tank is India's
Coal and Mines. indigenous tank designed for high
o SC, ST women or third gender. altitude areas.
➢ Project Nexus - RBI has joined it on 1 o It is expected to be operational
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➢ 3-member judicial commission ➢ Gautam Gambhir became the head

constituted to investigate Hathras coach of the Indian men's cricket
stampede - by Uttar Pradesh team
government under the chairmanship ➢ TURKSAT-6A - Turkey launched its
of Brijesh Kumar Srivastava. first indigenously built
➢ National Commission for Protection communication satellite.
of Child Rights declared mica mines ➢ Agriculture Leadership Award -
'child labor free' in which place - Nagaland (in Horticulture)
Jharkhand. ➢ Medical Devices Information System
➢ The theme song of 2024 Paris (MeDeVIS) launched - Launched by
Olympics is - Parade. World Health Organization.
o Its author is - Victor Le Mans. ➢ Former Agniveers will get
➢ Ayushman Bharat Health and reservation in three central security
Wellness Centers renamed as - forces - 10%
Ayushman Arogya Mandir. ➢ World Population Prospects Report -
➢ Door-to-door solar initiative Tata Released by United Nations.
Power Solar Limited started this o By 2054, India and China will
initiative from Varanasi, Uttar have equal population.
Pradesh. ➢ World's largest Ramayana temple -
➢ This time France's highest civilian in East Champaran district of Bihar.
honor was given to HCL Chairperson ➢ East India's first Divyang University -
Roshni Nadar Malhotra. in Ranchi.
➢ Project PARI - Public Art of India ➢ SDG India Index 2023-24 released by
o Launched on the occasion of the NITI Aayog.
46th World Heritage Committee o Fastest growing states between
meeting. 2018 and 2023-24
o PARI is an initiative of the ▪ 1. Uttar Pradesh
Ministry of Culture, Government ▪ 2. Jammu and Kashmir
of India. ▪ 3. Uttarakhand
o Its objective is to encourage ➢ Technology Development Fund
dialogue, reflection and (TDF) Scheme – issued by the
inspiration. Ministry of Defense.
➢ Russia's highest civilian honor - to ➢ Niti Gear Shift Challenge – Launched
PM Modi. by Niti Aayog under the E-Fast India
➢ 28th Malabar exercise in October initiative.
2024. o It aims to promote innovative
o With Quad countries, hosted by business models for the adoption
India. of zero emission trucks in India.
➢ Theme of World Population Day 11 ➢ World Youth Skills Day – Theme of
July 2024 – “To leave no one behind, 15 July 2024 –Youth Skills for Peace
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➢ First National Toll-Free Anti- ➢ 53rd country to attend UN Water

Narcotics Helpline Launched – Conference – Ivory Coast (10th
Number 1933 African country)
o Along with this, an e-mail service ➢ First female officer in Siachen –
called MANAS was also launched. Sunita
➢ One Scientist One Product Scheme – ➢ Padma Shri winner Kamala Pujari
By Indian Council of Agricultural passed away, she was famous for
Research. organic farming.
o It aims to improve research in ➢ Power Within: The Leadership
the field of agriculture and Legacy of Narendra Modi book –
animal husbandry. written by Dr. R.K.
➢ Madhya Pradesh's Indore has set a Balasubramaniam.
new world record by planting more ➢ COSPAR Harry Mace Award 2024 –
than 11 lakh saplings within 24 Pahal Chand Agarwal.
hours. ➢ Olympic Order awarded to Abhivan
➢ R 21 Vaccine - This is the world's Bindra.
second malaria vaccine. ➢ Manolo Marquez of Spain appointed
➢ The World Health Organization as coach of Indian men’s football
approved it. team.
o The first malaria vaccine was ➢ International Hall of Fame – Tennis
made by the British players Leander Paes and Vijay
pharmaceutical company RTS.S. Amritraj.
➢ 'Loss and Damage' Fund Board - It ➢ Charaideo Maidam of Assam –
was established by the United nominated to become a UNESCO
Nations in COP-27 (2022). World Heritage Site.
➢ Highest number of leopards in India ➢ Polaris Dawn Mission It will be the
- 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Maharashtra first privately funded mission to
3. Karnataka walk in space.
➢ 'The Prisoner of Bhopal' novel - by ➢ Biswanath Goldar Committee
author Tim Walker Committee to revise the year based
o To commemorate the 40th on GDP
anniversary of the Bhopal gas o Currently the base year is 2011-
tragedy. 12, it is proposed to revise it to
➢ Wings to Our Hopes Volume 1 book - 2020-21.
It contains a compilation of 75 ➢ IRCTC was upgraded from Schedule
speeches of President Draupadi B to Schedule A.
Murmu. ➢ Cultural mapping of villages - by
➢ Paul Kagame became the President Ministry of Culture.
of Rwanda for the fourth time. ➢ India's rank in global forest area
➢ Best performing state under PM growth - third, China and Australia at
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➢ Project Swasthya Nagaram - to make ➢ At the premises of Humayun’s Tomb

Hyderabad a TB free city. in Delhi.
➢ Sangameshwar Temple in discussion ➢ Jiya Ram – became the youngest and
- on the banks of Krishna river, in fastest female para swimmer to cross
Andhra Pradesh. the English Channel solo.
➢ Vatsalya Yojana - in Budget 2024-25, ➢ Theme for International Tiger Day –
for minors 29 July 2024 – Call to Action.
o Related to New Pension Scheme ➢ Sado Gold Mine - UNESCO's World
(NPS). Heritage Committee has decided to
➢ Salt Lake City (USA) made to host register this mine of Japan as a
Winter Olympics in 2034. cultural heritage site.
➢ Two names changed in Rashtrapati ➢ Nipun Bharat Mission - Started by
Bhavan the Ministry of Education
o Durbar Hall renamed as o For children up to the age group
Gantantra Mandap. of 9 years.
o Ashok Hall renamed as Ashok ➢ Laos issued a postage stamp on Lord
Mandap. Rama.
➢ First integrated agricultural export ➢ Preeti Sudan became the new
facility developed by Jawaharlal chairperson of UPSC.
Nehru Port (JNPT). ➢ Ideas for Life Initiative - By the
➢ Typhoon Gaemi - hit Pujian province Ministry of Environment, Forest and
of China. Climate Change
o Due to this, an oil tanker sank in o To promote environmental
Manila Bay. sustainability.
➢ First Cultural Property Agreement – ➢ Fauna of India Checklist - India
between India and USA prepared a list of all its animals.
➢ Appointment of some new o India is the first country in the
Governors by President world to do so.
o C.P. Radhakrishnan – ➢ Avalanche incident - In Chaurabari
Maharashtra Glacier.
o Ramen Deka – Chhattisgarh ➢ Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and
o Santosh Gangwar – Jharkhand Ravindra Jadeja retired from T-20
o K. Kailash Nathan – Puducherry International.
o Gulab Singh Kataria – Punjab ➢ Where was the first FIR lodged
o Laxman Prasad Acharya – Assam under the new law - In Gwalior.
o C.H. Vijayshankar – Meghalaya ➢ Sebex-2 is the most dangerous
➢ 9th Asia Women’s Cup – 19 to 28 July explosive.
2024 o Recently India has succeeded in
o Sri Lanka defeated India to win making the world's most
their first Women’s Asia Cup title. powerful non-nuclear explosive.
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underground/submerged museum by Air Force Chief
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o Begumpet Air Force Station, ➢ U-WIN portal - to record every

Hyderabad vaccination program of pregnant
➢ New Chairman of National Medical women and infants.
Commission - Dr. B.N. Gangadhar. ➢ Amit Shah inaugurates SSPM College
➢ Shanghai Cooperation Summit held - of Excellence - in Madhya Pradesh.
in Astana. ➢ Carlos Alcaraz becomes the winner
o Now 10 countries in SCO, new of Wimbledon
country included is Belarus. ➢ Man Manavi Madhu Kashyap -
➢ Keir Starmer became the 58th Prime became the first transgender SI of
Minister of Britain. Bihar.
➢ New President of Iran - Masoud ➢ Missy Elliott song 'The Rain' was
Pezeshkian sent to which planet by NASA - to
➢ Ola will use its own map. Venus.
➢ Indian team in Paris Olympics - o This is the second song that was
Gagan Narang will be the head of the sent to space.
Indian team. ➢ Roberta Metsola of Malta became the
o Flag bearer - PV Sindhu and President of the European Union
Achanta Sharath Kamal. again.
➢ Morocco's first Miss AI - Kenza Layli ➢ Asian Paralympic Committee has
➢ Zara Shatavari participated from appointed Deepa Malik as the sub-
India. regional representative for South
➢ North India's first weather balloon Asia.
launch - from Aligarh Muslim ➢ INS Delhi was awarded the Best Ship
University. of Eastern Fleet Award in
➢ Sustainable Development Goals Visakhapatnam.
Index 2023-24 by NITI Aayog ➢ Ranking of states in agricultural
o Top states product export -
o Kerala and Uttarakhand o 1. Gujarat 2. Maharashtra 3. Uttar
o Tamil Nadu Pradesh
o Goa ➢ India's first foreign Jan Aushadhi
o Himachal Pradesh Center opened - in Mauritius.
➢ Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (18th) are ➢ 2 mines of India in the list of 10
at the lowest position. largest coal mines of the world -
➢ Chandigarh ranks first among Union Chhattisgarh's 1. Gevra 2. Kusmunda
Territories ➢ Ranking in implementation of
➢ Country's first Rhododendron Deendayal Upadhyaya Urban
Garden - in Uttarakhand. Livelihood Mission -
o It is the state tree of Uttarakhand o Released by the Ministry of
and the state flower of Nagaland Housing and Urban
and the national tree of Nepal. Development.
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➢ In cities with a population of more ➢ Hosting of Winter Olympic Games

than 10 lakh o In 2030 to French Alps of France
1. Jabalpur 2. Nagpur 3. Nashik o In 2034 - to Salt Lake City of USA.
➢ In exceptional technological ➢ Country to approve lab-made meat -
innovation - Madhya Pradesh Singapore
➢ North India's first transgender clinic ➢ 12 new industrial cities to be built in
started - in Lucknow PGI. the country
➢ Uttarakhand became the first state in o After this, the number of
the country and the world to release industrial cities will increase to
the Gross Environment Product 20.
Index ➢ Manufacturing of AK-203 rifles
➢ E-Sports Olympics to be organized in started - Kanpur Ordnance Factory
the year 2025 - in Saudi Arabia. ➢ S. Jaishankar unveiled the statue of
➢ World's first high-speed carbon fiber Mahatma Gandhi - in Tokyo.
train unveiled - China. ➢ SEBI's new chatbot - SEVA Chatbot
➢ Pradhan Mantri Janjati Unnat Gram ➢ Quad Foreign Ministers meeting held
Abhiyan - by the government to - in Tokyo.
improve the socio-economic ➢ Next summit of Quad Leaders (this
condition of tribal communities. time in USA) will be held - in India.
➢ Which airline's plane crashed while ➢ World's highest tunnel - Shinku La
taking off from Kathmandu's Tunnel in Ladakh
Tribhuvan Airport - Saurya Airline ➢ Project Asmita - related to UGC.
➢ Interaction 2024 The first joint anti- ➢ National Landslide Forecasting
terrorism exercise of SCO countries Centre inaugurated - in Kolkata by
took place in Zhejiang region of Union Minister Kishan Reddy.
China.

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Union Budget 2024-25

➢ Presented - On 23 July 2024 by o 5. Urban development:
Finance Minister Nirmala Developing urban areas
Sitharaman o 6. Energy security: Ensuring
➢ Budget size - 4820512 crores (48.21 energy security
lakh crores) o 7. Innovation: Promoting
➢ 7th consecutive budget (6 full + 1 innovation
interim) by Nirmala Sitharaman o 8. Research and development:
➢ Earlier, C.D. Deshmukh had Supporting research and
presented 7 consecutive budgets (6 development
full + 1 interim). o 9. Next generation reforms:
➢ Different types of deficits presented Implementing next generation
in the budget (in % of GDP) reforms
o Fiscal deficit - 4.9% ➢ Major sources of income in the
o Revenue deficit 1.8% budget-
o Effective revenue deficit - 0.6% o 1. Borrowing and other debts -
o Primary deficit - 1.4% 27%
➢ 4 main groups at the center of the o 2. Income tax - 19%
budget o 3. GST - 18%
o Poor o 4. Corporate tax 17%
o Women o 5. Non-tax revenue - 9%
o Youth o 6. Central excise duty - 5%
o Annadaata o 7. Customs duty - 4%
➢ 4 main themes of the budget o 8. Non-debt capital - 1%
o Employment ➢ Major sources of expenditure in the
o Skill training budget
o MSMES o 1. States' share in taxes and
o Middle class. duties - 21%
➢ 9 priorities of the budget- o 2. Interest payment - 19%
o 1. Agriculture: Improving o 3. Central sector schemes - 16%
productivity and resilience in o 4. Finance commission and other
agriculture transfers - 9%
o 2. Employment: Providing o 5. Defence-8%
employment and skilling o 6. Centrally Sponsored Schemes -
opportunities 8%
o 3. Social justice: Promoting o 7. Financial Assistance - 6%
inclusive human resource o 8. Pension - 4%
development and social justice o 9. Other Expenditures-9%
o 4. Manufacturing and services: ➢ New Tax System
Supporting manufacturing and o Proposed Income Slab
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o 7-10 lakh rupees 10% ➢ Bhu-Aadhar - a unique number for

o 10-12 lakh rupees 15% all plots
o 12-15 lakh rupees - 20% ➢ Complete exemption from customs
o Above 15 lakh 30% duty on 3 more cancer medicines
➢ Some Important Points o Trastuzumab Deruxtecan,
o Natural Farming - In the next 2 Osimertinib and Durvalumab.
years, natural farming will be ➢ Basic customs duty on nitrogen
started by providing assistance increased from 7.5% to 10%.
to one crore farmers in the whole ➢ Angel tax abolished for all categories
country through certificates and of investors.
branding. ➢ Corporate tax rate on foreign
o Purvodaya Yojana - For all-round companies reduced from 40% to
development of the eastern 35%.
region ➢ Uttar Pradesh got - 3.63 lakh crores
o It includes Bihar, Jharkhand, from the Union Budget.
West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra ➢ NPS Vatsalya For children below 18
Pradesh. years of age, their parents or
➢ Industrial hub at Gaya (Bihar) on guardians can contribute to their
Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor. NPS account.
➢ PM Janjati Unnat Gram Abhiyan - To ➢ Bhutan has received the most
improve socio-economic conditions assistance among the neighbouring
of tribal communities covering countries.
63,000 villages. ➢ Inflation target – 4%
➢ PM Awas Yojana - Announcement of ➢ How many new crop varieties will be
3 crore additional houses (rural and released. -32
urban). ➢ Bio-input resource centers will be
➢ Allocation of Rs 2.66 lakh crore for established – 10,000
rural development. ➢ In how many states will Jan Samarth
➢ Transit Oriented Development - based Kisan Credit Cards be issued? -
Transit Oriented Development 5
schemes for 14 large towns with a ➢ How many youths will be trained in
population of more than 30 lakh. 5 years? 20 lakhs.
➢ Provision of how many crore rupees ➢ Customs duty on gold and silver has
in infrastructure to create strong been reduced to - 6%
fiscal support for infrastructure in ➢ How much will be the 12-month
the next 5 years - 11,11,111 crores Prime Minister Internship with
➢ Fourth phase of Pradhan Mantri monthly allowance – Rs 5,000.
Gram Sadak Yojana will start ➢ Youth between 21 and 24 years will
➢ Development of corridor of be included in this.
Vishnupad Mandir and Mahabodhi
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Economic Survey 2023-24

➢ Contributes more than 30% of

➢ GDP growth rate in the year 2023-24
Indian pharma production –
– 8.2%
Telangana
➢ This time there are a total of 13
➢ Top remittance receiving country
chapters in the Economic Review.
according to World Bank – India
➢ Share in overall GVA -
➢ 65% of population under 35 years of
o Agriculture sector – 17.7%
age
o Industry sector – 27.6%
➢ Sources of energy –
o Service sector – 54.7%
o 1. Coal – 210.97 GW
➢ Current account deficit – 0.7% of
o 2. Solar – 82.64 GW
GDP
o 3. Large Hydro – 46.93 GW
➢ Project Nexus – RBI involved in it.
o 4. Wind 46.16 GW
o Objective – To connect the fast
o 5. Gas – 24.82 GW
payment systems of 4 ASEAN
➢ Inauguration of 10,000th Jan
countries (Malaysia, Philippines,
Aushadhi Kendra – AIIMS Deoghar
Singapore and Thailand) and
(Jharkhand)
India by 2026.
➢ Sex ratio at birth at national level in
o India flour – ₹27.50/kg
2023-24 – 930
o India rice – ₹29.00/kg
➢ YUVAI – Youth for Unnati and
➢ In footwear products – India ranks
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➢ Operation Green – Scope extended ➢ Indian Footwear and Leather

from tomato, onion and potato to 22 Development Program will be
perishable crops. (10 fruits, 11 continued - till 31 March 2026.
vegetables and one prawn) ➢ MSME's contribution to GDP -30%
➢ Textile Manufacturers – India is the ➢ How many national missions are
world's largest textile manufacturer included in the National Action Plan
➢ 7 PM Mitra Parks - in Tamil Nadu, on Climate Change in India - 9
Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, ➢ Which scheme is expected to add 30
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and GW of solar capacity and 720 million
Maharashtra by 2028. tonnes of CO₂ equivalent - PM Surya
➢ 4E - Engineering, Enforcement, Ghar Yojana.
Emergency Care and Education. ➢ India joined which to enable access
➢ India has the fourth largest railway to critical minerals - Mineral Security
network in the world. Partnership (MSP)
➢ India ranks fourth in wind power o A total of 14 countries are
installed capacity. involved in it.
➢ AI Computer Airavat - 75th in the list ➢ One World, One Sun, One Grid is an
of top 500 in the International Super ambitious project led by which
Computing Conference 2023 in countries - India and Britain.
Germany. ➢ Waiting time at toll plazas reduced
➢ China Plus One Strategy - Promoting to - 14 seconds.
foreign direct investment from China ➢ National Bio Energy Program will be
and reducing imports from China. implemented in how many phases
➢ PM Awas Yojana (Urban) extended - from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2026
till 31 December 2024. - in two phases.
➢ PM Awas Yojana Urban 2.0 - from ➢ Which country has 80% of cobalt
2024- 25 to 2028-29 supply - Democratic Republic of
➢ What is the percentage reduction in Congo.
fertilizer and food subsidy in FY ➢ National Farmers Commission has
2024 - 24.6%, 22.4% respectively recommended the need for regulated
➢ What is the global position of India market within how many km radius -
in terms of share market 5 KM
capitalization to GDP ratio - 5th. ➢ India ranks third in fish production.
➢ India's rank in World Bank's ➢ Largest milk producing country -
Logistics Performance Index 2023 - India.
38th
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June 2024
➢ Nelson Mandela Award 2024 - o PM planted a Peepal tree in
Presented to Nimhans Institute by Buddha Jayanti Park, Delhi.
WHO. ➢ Indore had the highest number of
➢ India's rank according to Forbes NOTA used in the 18th Lok Sabha.
report on Gold Reserve - 9th ➢ Zero Debris Charter - An initiative
➢ PRAGATI - 2024 Central Council of led by the European Space Agency.
Ayurvedic Sciences (CRAS) launched o Goal: Establish debris neutral
this innovation to realize the future space activities by 2030.
of Ayurveda. ➢ India's first private biosphere
➢ Workshop on Granite and Marble reserve - in Mussoorie
Mining - In Bengaluru, by Ministry of (Uttarakhand)
Mines. o Named Nakshatra Sabha
➢ India's first urban ropeway in ➢ Total women elected in 18th Lok
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Sabha - 74 (78 in 17th)
➢ India received the highest FDI in ➢ World Ocean Day: Theme of 8 June
2023-24 - from Singapore 2024 - 'To reach new depths'
o The second largest investor in ➢ Non-permanent members of United
India is Mauritius and the third is Nations Security Council - Denmark,
USA. Greece, Panama, Somalia and
➢ Women's Asian Cup 2026 hosted - - Pakistan
by Australia o Their term will start from 1
o 2029 hosted - - by Uzbekistan January 2025.
➢ Claudia Sheinbaum - became the ➢ Trishna Mission - ISRO + French
first woman President of Mexico. Space Agency
➢ World Environment Day: 5 June o Thermal Infrared Imaging
2024 Theme: - Land Restoration, Satellite for High Resolution
Desertification and Drought Natural Resource Assessment
Resilience ➢ Development of Prerna Sthal - by
o Environment Day 2024 hosted by Lok Sabha Secretariat in Parliament
Saudi Arabia. House Complex.
o Largest export destinations of o Statues of great leaders and
India in 2023-24 - 1. USA 2. UAE freedom fighters are installed
3. Netherlands here.
➢ 77th World Health Assembly - held ➢ Oldest MP of 18th Lok Sabha - T.R.
in Geneva Switzerland. Babu (Tamil Nadu)
o Theme of the assembly is All for ➢ Youngest MP in 18th Lok Sabha -
Health, Health for All. Priya Saroj (Machhlishahr)
➢ Saathi 2.0 Mobile App - by SEBI ➢ AJT Johnsingh passed away - He was
➢ On World Environment Day, Prime a wildlife field biologist and
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o He played a key role in ➢ Shruti Vora became the first Indian

formulating Project Elephant. to win the Three-Star Grand Prix
➢ Shri AP Hota Committee - By RBI, to equestrian competition
reduce payment fraud risks. ➢ First prize for the highest wind
➢ Bill Gates' Edition - Source Code: My power installed capacity in India - to
Visions the state of Gujarat.
➢ French Open Men's Singles Title ➢ Smritivan Earthquake Memorial
2024 - Carlos Alcaraz Museum - built in Bhuj, Gujarat.
➢ BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in ➢ Theme of World Desertification and
Russia. Drought Prevention Day 17 June
➢ First International Sports Day 2024 - Solidarity for Land Our
celebrated on 11 June 2024. Heritage Our Future
➢ Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary - It ➢ Grand Prix 2024 competition -Indian
will be made the second home of athlete Lovlina Borgohain won the
cheetahs. silver medal.
➢ International Year of Quantum o Held in Czech Republic.
Science and Technology declared - ➢ Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary -
2025 Uttarakhand was in the news.
➢ 500-year-old bronze statue returned ➢ Alia Bhatt launched the first
to India - by Oxford University. children's book series titled
o It was stolen from a temple in 'Adventures of Ed a Mamma: Ed
Tamil Nadu. Finds a Home'.
➢ Pandit Rajeev Taranath passed away ➢ New postal law 'Post Office Act 2023'
- He was a Sarod player of Sonia implemented - It repealed the Indian
Maihar Gharana. Post Office Act 1898.
➢ Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) ➢ Nelson Mandela Lifetime
was ranked 19th in the 2023 Achievement Award - Vinod Ganatra.
Container Port Performance Index ➢ Inauguration of the new campus of
(CPPI) Nalanda University
➢ India's rank in Global Gender Gap o By PM Modi.
Index 2024 - 129 o This campus is a net zero green
➢ 50th edition of G-7 summit held in campus.
Italy. ➢ Vadhawan Port - Will be a Greenfield
➢ First country to join Jan Aushadhi Port of Maharashtra State.
Kendra Yojana - Mauritius ➢ International Yoga Day 21 June 2024
➢ India is the 6th country to launch - 10th Yoga Day was celebrated in
Deep Sea Mission. Srinagar.
➢ International Peace Conference for o Theme of 2024 is Yoga for self
Ukraine 2024 - held in Switzerland and society
o India is the only Asian country to ➢ India has approved 2 thousand
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➢ Conservation and breeding center ➢ Lake Natron - It is a saltwater lake

for vultures - in Maharajganj, UP. located on the border of Kenya in
o For the Asian King species of Tanzania.
vultures. ➢ 64th International Sugar
➢ V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Organization meeting - held in New
Award 2024- to Subbaiah Delhi.
Nallamuthu. ➢ Swachhata Apnao, Bimari Bhagao
➢ Which tree plantation method will initiative - launched by Ministry of
NHAI use for the green cover of Housing and Urban Affairs under
national highways - Miyawaki of Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
Japan. ➢ National Diarrhoea Stop Campaign
➢ Inauguration of 9th National Yoga 2024 - by Ministry of Health
Olympiad - Mysore, Karnataka o 1 July to 31 August (2 months)
➢ India's rank in the Global Energy ➢ Gateways to the Sea: Historic Ports
Transition Index 2024 released by and Docks of Mumbai Region book -
WEF - 63 released by Ramesh Bais.
➢ Reusable launch 2023-67 vehicle ➢ 100th country to join International
'Pushpak' - by ISRO. Solar Alliance (ISA) - Paraguay (99th
➢ India's first UNESCO Literature City - Spain)
Kozhikode (Kerala) ➢ Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders gets
➢ Odisha government extended the Navratna status.
sponsorship of Hockey India - till ➢ First Chadwick House Navigating
2036. Audit Heritage Museum -
➢ A committee was formed under inaugurated by Girish Chandra
whose chairmanship to ensure Murmu in Shimla.
transparent and fair conduct of ➢ First International Solar Festival in
examinations by NTA - Dr. K. India - in New Delhi.
Radhakrishnan o 4 main themes - Youth,
➢ 2 new standards implemented to Community, Women and Private
increase the safety of electric Sector.
vehicles - ➢ Ek Rashtra Bhaichara Abhiyan -
o 1. I.S. 18590 launched by Ministry of Education.
o 2. I.S. 18606 ➢ Second military station to build
➢ SITE Program - Under the SITE roads from plastic waste - Jaipur
program of the National Green Military Station
Hydrogen Mission, the allocation of o The first is Narangi Military
green ammonia for the fertilizer Station of Guwahati.
sector was increased from 5.5 lakh ➢ Dr. Usha Thakur received the 12th
tonnes to 7.5 lakh tonnes per annum. Vishwa Hindi Samman.
➢ Sreeja Akula became the first Indian ➢ Artificial Intelligence was included in
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➢ Agreement for UPI payment - by o Among the districts of UP, 1.

Peru Ghaziabad 2. Maharajganj 3.
o Currently UPI is operated in 7 Banda.
countries. ➢ One Week One Theme Campaign –
➢ Rajkumar Malik - Famous Dhrupad by CSIR.
singer of Darbhanga Gharana ➢ Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj became
Rajkumar Malik passed away. the world's number one para
➢ Vidyut Rakshak - Integrated shuttler in June 2024
Generator Monitoring Control ➢ Srinagar got the status of Vishwa
System tested by Indian Army Shilp Nagari – the fourth city in the
➢ University named after revered Guru country to achieve this feat
Jambheshwar of Bishnoi community o Before this, Mallapuram, Jaipur
- in Moradabad. and Mysore have got it.
➢ Three new NSG centers will be built - ➢ After the implementation of new
in Ayodhya, Pathankot and Kerala. criminal law, 2 new platforms for
➢ India's rank in Global Peace Index - witnesses
116 o 1. Nyay Shruti Platform
➢ Prime Minister's Principal Secretary o 2. E-Sakshyai App
PK Mishra ➢ Pen Printer Award – to Arundhati
➢ India's first indigenous self-guided Roy.
drone - Nagastra.. ➢ First country in the world to impose
➢ Autobiography - "I Have the Streets" carbon tax on livestock – Denmark
- by cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin. ➢ Became the new head of CBDT – Ravi
➢ India again became the fourth Agarwal
largest market in the world, leaving ➢ Elections were held along with the
behind Hong Kong. 18th Lok Sabha – 1. Andhra Pradesh
o 1. USA 2. China 3. Japan 2. Odisha 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4.
➢ Best Risk Management Award went Sikkim
to - RBI. ➢ India ranked 176th in the
➢ Mission Amrit Sarovar Yojana – UP Environmental Performance Index.
tops the country, MP second. ➢ National Forensic Infrastructure
Augmentation Plan – 2024-25 to
2028-29 (5 years)
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May 2024
➢ 46th Antarctica Treaty Consultative o Landed in the South Pole of the
Meeting - in Kochi, Kerala. Moon - Aitken.
➢ World's deepest blue hole is the o First country to bring soil from
Taam Ja' Blue Hole (TJBH) in the dark side of the moon.
Mexico's Chetumal Bay, which is ➢ Decided to print a map including
located in the Gulf of Mexico. Indian territory on its note - by
➢ Successful test of SMART - Nepal.
Supersonic Missile Assisted Release ➢ 7000 years old prehistoric
of Torpedo. settlement discovered - in Serbia.
o It is an anti-submarine missile. It ➢ First indigenously designed micro
was tested from Abdul Kalam controller chip launched - by IIT
Island in Odisha. Madras.
➢ The theme of World Press Freedom ➢ AI generated spokesperson 'Victoria
Day 3 May 2024 is 'A Press for the Xi' - introduced by Ukraine
Planet: Journalism in the Case of the o To provide official statements.
Environmental Crisis' ➢ Kankesanthurai Port - Funding by
➢ First Constitution Garden - in Pune, India for this port of Sri Lanka.
Maharashtra state. ➢ MHARS (High Mobility Artillery
➢ Vaishali Ramesh Babu - International Rocket System) - by USA.
Chess Federation gave him the title ➢ First independent 2D metal -
of Grandmaster. Goldene
➢ Who got NBFC license from RBI - ➢ Shinku La Pass - This tunnel is being
Neo Bank Fi. constructed by BRO.
➢ EZ Tax- India's first AI powered tax o It is located between Lahaul
filing app Valley of Himachal and Jaskar
➢ India ranked 159 in World Press Valley of Ladakh.
Freedom Index ➢ World's first CNG-powered bike -
➢ ICC Men's T-20 World Cup, 2024 launched by Bajaj
official anthem- Out of This World ➢ India ranks first in $100 billion
➢ Seats reserved for women in remittance recipient list
Supreme Court Bar Association - ➢ Top remittance recipient countries
33% in the year 2022
➢ India's first astro tourism campaign o 1. India 2. Mexico 3. China
'Nakshatra Sabha' - by Uttarakhand ➢ India becomes third largest solar
Tourism. energy producer
➢ National Ambassador of UNICEF o Surpassing Japan.
India - Kareena Kapoor ➢ Drone Didi Yojana - Ministry of Skill
➢ Online Harvard Program - by Development and Entrepreneurship
Chandigarh University partnered with Mahindra for this.
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➢ Testing of candle wax-powered ➢ FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 will

rocket - by Germany. be held in Brazil.
➢ World Hydrogen Summit, 2024 - in ➢ Sela Tunnel recognized as India's
Rotterdam, Netherlands. highest tunnel.
o India set up its own pavilion in ➢ Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi died
this summit for the first time. in a helicopter crash - in Jolfa city of
➢ Ibu volcano in the news - in Azerbaijan.
Indonesia ➢ Sahitya Akademi Fellowship 2024 -
➢ Chhattisgarh's first 15 MW floating to Ruskin Bond
solar plant - by Bhilai Steel Plant. ➢ Bhishma Cube - Indian Air Force's
➢ UNESCO's Memory of the World indigenous mobile hospital
Asia-Pacific Regional Register o Tested on Agra airway.
o Ramcharit Manas, Panchtantra, ➢ India provides $1 million assistance
Sahyloka have been included in to Kenya to tackle floods.
this register. o First relief consignment reaches
➢ Shahid Beheshti Port - in Chabahar, Mombasa port in Kenya.
Iran ➢ World Skills Competition 2024 –
o India and Iran signed a long-term held in New Delhi.
agreement for its operation. ➢ Times Higher Education Young
➢ Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited University Rankings 2024
turned 250 years old. o Top 3 Universities in India
➢ First Indian female table tennis ➢ Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala –
player in top 25 rankings - Manika Rank 81
Batra. ➢ Anna University, Tamil Nadu - Rank
➢ NASA plans to build the first railway 96
station system on the moon. ➢ Thrathiyar University, Tamil Nadu -
➢ World Football Day declared - on Rank 113
25th May. ➢ India is receiving the Igla-S Air
➢ Neeraj Chopra won gold medal in Defense System from Russia.
javelin throw in Federation Cup o So that the air defense system
2024 . can be increased.
➢ Freedom of the City of London title ➢ Gopi Thotakura from Andhra
to Shabana Azmi. Pradesh became the first Indian
➢ World's first 6G device - by Japan. space tourist and the second Indian
➢ Singapore's Prime Minister - to venture into space after the Indian
Lawrence Wong Army's Wing Commander Rakesh
➢ India tops global internet shutdown Sharma in 1984.
in 2023. o He traveled in Blue Origin's NS-
➢ First country to lose all glaciers - 25.
Venezuela ➢ 'Contaminated blood scandal' was in
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➢ Serum Institute of India sent the first ➢ Cyclone Remal – in the Bay of Bengal.
set of which vaccine to Africa - o It was named by Oman.
malaria. ➢ Top states in adding transmission
➢ 'To Lam' became the new President lines -
of Vietnam o 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Gujarat
➢ International Biodiversity Day - 22 ➢ Doordarshan launches 2 new farmer
May 2024 Theme- Be a part of the anchors - AI Krishi and AI Bhoomi
plan ➢ IPL 2024 won by - Kolkata Knight
➢ Travel and Tourism Development Riders (3rd time)
Index 2024 - Released by WEF, ➢ NOTE pen is the world's first 100%
India's rank 39 biodegradable pen
➢ 33% government contract jobs ➢ Record of climbing Mount Everest
reserved for women - in the state of and Mount Lhotse twice in a single
Karnataka. season - Satyadeep Gupta
➢ XP100 – India's first premium fuel, ➢ India's first indigenous Magnetic
its first consignment was sent to Sri Resonance Imaging (MRI) system -
Lanka by IOCL. by Chennai-based Fisher Medicale
➢ Spain became the 99th member of Ventures.
the International Solar Alliance (ISA) ➢ First overseas digitization of
➢ Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck, diaspora records - Diaspora of
translated by Michael Hofmann, has Indians in Oman by the National
been named the winner of the Archives of India.
International Booker Prize 2024 ➢ Russia removes Taliban from terror
➢ Let's Move India First – Related to list after 21 years.
Paris Olympics for Indians ➢ Philippines revokes biosafety permit
➢ 10th World Water Forum – in Bali, for commercial cultivation of
Indonesia genetically modified Golden Ties.
o Theme – Water for Shared ➢ Magellan Mission - related to
Prosperity. detecting active volcanoes on Venus.
➢ Kamya Karthikeyan – became the ➢ Agnibaan SOrTeD is India's first
youngest Indian to climb Mount launch from a private launchpad,
Everest. called 'Dhanush', established by
➢ Thiruvananthapuram International Agnikul
Airport (TIAL) has received multiple o It is the world's first rocket
prestigious awards for its zero waste powered by fully 3-D printed
to landfill (ZWL) practices engines.
➢ 'Integrated Drone Wall' defense o South Korea - started the first
system – 6 NATO countries will build space agency.
it on their border. o Plans to reach Mars by 2045.
➢ Which board was dissolved by the o First lunar lander by 2032
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o By IIT Bombay + Tata ➢ Blue Residency Visa started - by UAE,

Consultancy for 10 years.
➢ Lignosat - NASA and JAXA (Japan ➢ Dipa Karmakar - The country's first
Space Agency) developed the gymnast to win a gold medal in the
world's first satellite made of wood. Asian Senior Championship.
➢ 'Walk the Talk' Yoga Session WHO ➢ Narmada Parikrama - It will be
organized this event in Geneva. included in UNESCO's Intangible
➢ ISHAN - Indian Single Sky Heritage List.
Harmonized Air Traffic Management ➢ PREFIRE Mission - of NASA.
at Nagpur o Under this mission, satellites will
o Launched by Airport Authority of be able to make better
India. predictions about climate
➢ Sanjay Kumar Mishra became the change.
head of GST Appellate Authority ➢ Philadelphi Corridor- Israel took
➢ Hydrogen fueled rail engine – by control of Gaza's 14 KM long border
Indian Railways + IIT Kanpur with Egypt.
➢ India's first indigenous UAV ➢ Central government will establish
launched in Bangalore - Bomber the first urban museum - in Bhopal.
FWS-200B ➢ India's first astro tourism campaign -
➢ Country's first robotic cytoreductive in Mussoorie by Uttarakhand
surgery - in Chennai government.
➢ World's largest CO2 capturing plant ➢ Hindu marriage is not valid in the
inaugurated - in Iceland. absence of a valid ceremony -
➢ Idashisha Nongrang became the first Supreme Court said.
woman DGP of Meghalaya o This also includes Buddhists,
➢ Dilip Sanghai became the chairman Jains and Sikhs.
of IFFCO ➢ To which country India exported 14
➢ The Hills of Enchantment book - by thousand tons of non-basmati rice -
Ruskin Bond. Mauritius.
➢ TCS will build Global AI Center of ➢ New dengue vaccine - TAK - 003
Excellence in France. ➢ Whitley Gold Award - to Assam's
➢ New Caledonia - Island located in the wildlife scientist - Purnima Devi
Pacific Ocean. ➢ Book 'Never Never Land' - Namita
o Emergency was imposed in this Gokhale.
island under France due to
inciting violence.
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April 2024
➢ Exercise Dosti 16 - between India, ➢ China became the largest importer of
Maldives and Sri Lanka, in Maldives crude oil
➢ First Indian company to be certified ➢ Author of the book The Idea of
with ASI performance standard - Democracy - Sam Pitroda
BALCO (unit of Vedanta Aluminium) ➢ British physicist Peter Hings passed
➢ World's third largest e-commerce away - He discovered the God
platform for public procurement - particle.
Government e-Marketplace Portal o Got Nobel in Physics in the year
➢ Sanjhi Craft gets GI tag - from 2013.
Mathura. ➢ Lunar Polar Exploration Mission
➢ Closing ceremony of International (LUPEX) - Joint mission of ISRO and
Millet Year 2023 - in Italy JAXA.
➢ Asia's 5th and India's first Dark Sky ➢ Igla-S – Man Portable Air Defense
Park recognized - in Madhya Pradesh System.
➢ Congo's first woman Prime Minister o Indian Army has received it from
Judith Suminwa Tuluka Russia.
o Best male player for the year ➢ C-Dome Air Defence System –
2024 in hockey - Hardik Singh Israel's.
was selected and Salima Tete was ➢ WHO's goal to eliminate hepatitis –
selected in the female. by 2030
➢ Recently the use of cannabis was ➢ Britain's first female High
legalized - in Germany (9th country). Commissioner to India – Lindy
➢ India gave two Dornier 228 aircraft Cameron
to Guyana under loan assistance. ➢ Asian Wrestling Championship 2024
➢ Captive Employer Scheme by Rural – held in Kyrgyzstan
Development Ministry, for rural ➢ Gopi Thotakura – first Indian pilot to
youth. go on space travel with Blue Origin
➢ Smart AI Resource Assistance for ➢ Angara – A5 space rocket tested by
Health by WHO - SARAH Russia
➢ Disaster declared due to El-Nino ➢ World's largest renewable energy
induced drought - in Zimbabwe, park – in Gujarat
Zambia and Malawi. ➢ First multinational car manufacturer
➢ The 2026 Commonwealth Games to export EV from India – Citroen
will be held in Glasgow, Scotland (French)
from July 23 to August 2, 2026 ➢ National Women's Hockey League
➢ India announced to end urea import 2024-25 – in Jharkhand.
by 2025. ➢ Operation 'True Promise' – Iran
➢ Theme of World Health Day 7 April launched against Israel.
2024 - My Health My Right. ➢ 125 feet high Ambedkar statue - in
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➢ India's first stadium to use hybrid ➢ Bangladeshi singer Rezwana

pitch technology - Dharamshala, Chowdhury - She was given India's
Himachal Pradesh Padma Shri Award in the year 2024.
➢ India gifted 35 ambulances and 666 ➢ Rwanda Deportation Bill - The
schools - to Nepal. Parliament of the United Kingdom
➢ Meningitis Vaccine - (Men5CV) - passed this bill to send refugees to
Nigeria is the first country in the Rwanda.
world to introduce a new vaccine. ➢ Ocean Decade Conference 2024-
➢ 'Just a Mercenary: Notes from My held in Spain.
Life and Career' book - Former RBI ➢ Official ambassador of T-20 World
Governor D. Subbarao Cup - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.
➢ ISRO's goal of garbage free space - by ➢ Homosexual relations declared a
2030. crime - Iraq's Parliament
➢ Artemis Accords - Sweden became ➢ Vizhinjam International Seaport in
the 38th country to sign it. Kerala is India's first transshipment
o It is related to peaceful space port
exploration. ➢ Nilgiri Tahr census project (2022-
o Asia's first country to have a 4- 27) - launched in Tamil Nadu
day workweek - Singapore ➢ The Winner Mindset book - written
o G-7 Foreign Ministers' meeting by Shane Watson
held - in the Italian city of Capri. ➢ World's Largest Airport Being Built
➢ First woman officer to receive Air In Dubai
Force Medal - Wing Commander ➢ Ruang Volcano - in Indonesia's
Deepika Mishra Sulawesi Island.
➢ World Earth Day - 22 April 2024 ➢ Indian Meteorological Department
o Theme - Planet vs Plastic. will develop early warning systems
➢ In Lok Sabha elections 2024, voting in five neighbouring countries.
percentage was zero in 6 districts of o 1. Nepal 2. Sri Lanka 3.
which state - Nagaland Bangladesh 4. Maldives 5.
➢ Top state in electronic exports in the Mauritius
year 2023-24 - Tamil Nadu ➢ Indian Postal Department opened a
➢ GPS spoofing technology - Recently third post office in Antarctica, named
Israel used it against Iran. Bharati, and assigned it the
➢ Battle tank 'Barack' - Israeli, experimental PIN code MH-1718.
powered by AI ➢ Turning 18 campaign - by Election
➢ Shompen tribe 7 members of this Commission of India.
tribe of Great Nicobar cast their vote ➢ Peter Pellegrini - New President of
for the first time. Slovakia.
➢ First-ever Hindi radio broadcast has ➢ Chetan Bhagat's new book - 11 Rules
started in Kuwait for My Life
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Aligarh Muslim University - Sitaram Mana
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➢ Jammu and Kashmir became the first o India's rank - 10th.

union territory to have emergency ➢ India's rank in supplying sailors
landing facility around the world - third
➢ DART Mission - NASA's. ➢ New Navy Chief of the country - Vice
➢ Top districts of Jal Jeevan Mission - 1. Admiral Dinesh Tripathi
Nilgiri 2. Mahoba 3. Cuddalore ➢ First employee of Open AI appointed
➢ Ukraine and Russia have blamed in India - Pragya Mishra.
each other after a fire broke out at ➢ Central government will set up
the giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear cotton test labs in 6 states.
power plant o 1. Maharashtra 2. Tamil Nadu 3.
➢ New member of the 16th Finance Haryana 4. Gujarat 5. Karnataka
Commission - Manoj Panda. 6. Punjab
➢ India ranks third in the world in ➢ Suryatilak of Ramlala in Ayodhya -
terms of unicorns (USA > China) with the help of Indian Institute of
o The number of unicorns Astrophysics, Bengaluru.
decreased to 67 in India. ➢ First International Rainbow Tourism
➢ Paradip Port (Odisha) - It became Conference - Kathmandu, Nepal
India's top port in terms of cargo ➢ New Prime Minister of Iceland -
management. Bjarni Benediktsson
➢ Atlanta USA - First in the list of ➢ World's largest climate clock
busiest airports installed - Council of Scientific and
o Delhi's IGI ranks 10th. Research, New Delhi.
➢ Who closed its embassy in Ecuador - ➢ Ratan Tata received the 2021 Kalinga
Venezuela. Institute of Social Sciences (KISS)
➢ New Prime Minister of Portugal - Humanitarian Award,award
Luis Montenegro ceremony was held on April 22,
➢ Electric Vehicle Startup - India + EU 2024 at Tata's residence in Mumbai
➢ Sitwe Port -India acquired the right ➢ Global Media Award 2024 - to AI
to operate this port located at the news anchor Sana.
mouth of the Kaladan River in ➢ United Nations Conference on Trade
Myanmar. and Development (UNCTAD)
➢ Senkanku Islands - Disputed rebranded as "UN Trade and
between Japan and China. Development
➢ Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award ➢ Gukesh Dommaraju won the 2024
2024 - Amitabh Bachchan. Candidates Chess Tournament
➢ Indigo - The third most valuable ➢ Sreeja Akula became the highest-
airline in the world by market ranked Indian table tennis player in
capitalization: the world.
➢ Indian-origin scientist who led ➢ India - 4th in terms of military
NASA's mission related to solar expenditure
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eclipse - Aroh Barjatya. ➢ Navratna status given to IREDA

➢ World Cyber Crime Index - 1. Russia (Established - 1987)
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o Now India has a total of 17 ➢ Hong Kong bans 2 Indian spice

Navratnas. brands (MDH and Everest)due to
➢ Goldman Environment Prize - to ethylene oxide.
Alok Shukla of Chhattisgarh. ➢ CDP - SURAKSHA digital platform –
➢ Indian Historical Records to distribute subsidies to
Commission (IHRC) unveiled its new horticulture farmers.
logo and motto, "Yatra Itihasam ➢ First private bank to open branch in
Bhavishyaam Prasakshantah". Lakshadweep - HDFC
➢ India ranks fourth in digital services ➢ IREDA opens office in GIFT City for
exports green financing
➢ Third largest silver producer globally ➢ World's largest copper
- Hindustan Zinc manufacturing plant - in Mundra,
➢ SCORES 2.0 - Complaint redressal Gujarat.
system to SEBI. ➢ Chairman of the Athletes
➢ Agreement in the field of civil Commission of Wrestling Federation
services and human resource of India - Narsingh Yadav.
development - between India and ➢ Re-elected to the International
Cambodia. Narcotics Control Board (2025-30) -
➢ 26th edition of the World Energy Jagjit Pavadia.
Congress - Rotterdam (Netherlands) ➢ US President's Gold Volunteer
➢ Partially included in the Schengen Service Award - Jain Muni Lokesh
area - Romania and Bulgaria. Acharya.
o Schengen Area Agreement - 1985 ➢ Where did IIT Roorkee researchers
➢ Launch of India's first indigenous discover the fossil of a 10-15 meter
gene therapy - by President long snake - Kutch (Gujarat)
Draupadi Murmu. ➢ Scotch Environmental and Social
o IIT Bombay + Tata Memorial Governance Award 2024 to REC
Hospital Limited in the Renewable Energy
Financing category.
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March 2024
➢ SWAYAM Plus Platform launched by ➢ Windsor Framework - Agreement by
Union Ministry of Education and European Commission and UK to
Skill Development & change the functioning of the
Entrepreneurship Northern Ireland Protocol
o Objective - To increase the ➢ Health emergency due to dengue
employability of both college fever in Peru's capital Lima
students and lifelong learners ➢ Sindri Fertilizer Plant - inaugurated
➢ Suchetha is India's first indigenous by PM in Jharkhand
hydrogen fuel cell ferry ➢ India's first Dolphin Research Center
➢ Rank of India in Global Intellectual - in Patna (Ganga River)
Property Index 2024 - 42 ➢ GI tag for jewellery art 'Silver
o Top three countries - 1. USA 2. Filigree' - belongs to Odisha.
UK 3. France ➢ Aditi Yojana launched under
➢ Indian to be knighted by the King of Ministry of Defence
Britain - Sunil Bharti Mittal. o Objective - Accelerate the
➢ PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity development of innovative
Scheme by Central Government technology with innovation
o Free electricity up to 300 units framework for defence
every month excellence.
➢ PM AJAY (Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit o Period-2023-24 to 2025-26.
Jati Abhudaya Yojana) ➢ Sweden 32nd member of NATO
o Centrally Sponsored (31st Finland)
o Objective - To reduce poverty ➢ France gave constitutional
among SC communities. protection to abortion
➢ India inaugurated the airstrip on ➢ MP Khel Mahakumbh 3.0 - in
which island of Mauritius - Agalega Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh
Island ➢ NITI for States of Niti Ayog
➢ World's first Vedic clock - unveiled in o Launched by Ashwini Vaishnav.
Ujjain, MP o Objective - This platform was
o This clock will also show Indian launched to work as a digital
Standard Time and Greenwich public infrastructure to promote
Time. This clock will have a day policy making and good
of 30 hours, not 24. governance.
➢ First Semiconductor Lab - in ➢ Frontier Technology Lab in Schools -
Dholera, Gujarat(TATA + Taiwan's By Niti Ayog in collaboration with
Powerchip) Meta, under Atal Innovation Mission.
➢ Pars-1 satellite belongs to Iran and ➢ The age limit for voting by postal
was launched by Russia ballot has been increased from 80 to
➢ Recognition of India's pharma 85 years.
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2024 is "Invest in women: Accelerate ➢ Asia's first certified green municipal

progress": bond issued by Vadodara Municipal
➢ Measles and Rubella Champion Corporation.
Award - India received. ➢ According to SIPRI report, top arms
➢ Agreement with which bank by RBI importing countries - 1. India, 2.
for use of local currency - Bank Saudi Arabia 3. Qatar
Indonesia o India's largest arms supplier
➢ The Conspiracy -book written by country is Russia.
former Sri Lankan President ➢ Pritzker Prize (Nobel of
Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Architecture) - Won by Riken
➢ World's first bowler to take 700 Yamamoto of Japan.
wickets in Test cricket - James ➢ Fighter Jet Tejas Crash - During
Anderson (England) Bharat Shakti Exercise
➢ Sela Tunnel - World's longest tunnel ➢ KIRTI Programme Khelo India Rising
inaugurated by Prime Minister in Talent Identification Programme.
Arunachal Pradesh. o Inaugurated in Chandigarh.
➢ First AI Teacher 'Iris' - by Kerala o For school children aged 9 to 18
State. years.
➢ India's first museum dedicated to ➢ Blue Line term in discussion – as the
cooperatives in Kozhikode, Kerala. border between Israel and Lebanon.
➢ Jal Shakti Abhiyan: 5th edition of ➢ President Draupadi Murmu
Catch the Rain. conferred with the degree of 'Doctor
o Launched by Union Jal Shakti of Civil Law' – by the University of
Minister Gajendra Singh Mauritius.
Shekhawat in Delhi. ➢ Notification of Citizenship
o Theme - Water power from Nari Amendment Act – released on 11
Shakti. March 2024.
➢ New President of Indian Paralympic ➢ Atmospheric Research Test Site –
Committee- Devendra Jhajharia inaugurated by Kiren Rijiju in Sehore
➢ Best Film in 96th Oscar Awards - district of Madhya Pradesh.
Oppenheimer ➢ Uniform Civil Code (UCC) –
o Oppenheimer got a total of 6 Applicable in Uttarakhand.
awards in Oscars. o Tribal tribes are not included
➢ New Chairman of Lokpal Ajay under it.
Manikrao Khanwilkar ➢ First state to buy land in Kashmir –
o Kochrab Ashram - It was Maharashtra
inaugurated by the Prime ➢ PM – SURAJ Portal – Pradhan Mantri
Minister in Sabarmati, Gujarat. Samajik Utthan Evam Rozgar Adharit
o It was the first ashram Jankalyan
established by Gandhiji in India. o For the upliftment of the
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➢ Stop clock rule related to cricket. ➢ Saraswati Samman 2023 - Prabha

➢ PV Narasimhan Rao Memorial Award Varma for her poem 'Raudra
2024- to Ratan Tata. Satvikam' in Malayalam language.
➢ World Spiritual Festival held in ➢ Dornier Aircraft Agreement - by
Hyderabad. India with Guyana.
➢ First Women's Premier League - ➢ India's first indoor athletics and
Royal Challengers Bangalore won aquatic center - inaugurated in
the trophy by defeating Mumbai Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Indians ➢ Agnibaan - Second private rocket, by
➢ Paraarcher Sheetal Devi made Agnikul Cosmos Private Limited.
Divyang Jan National Icon by ➢ First private rocket - Vikram S.
Election Commission. ➢ Theme of World Water Day 22 March
➢ First Ayurveda Cafe - Opened in New 2024 - "Water for Peace"
Delhi. ➢ World Happiness Report 2024
➢ First integrated oil palm processing released by UNSDSN
unit in India is located in Roing, in o First Position - Finland, India's
the lower Dibang Valley of Arunachal Rank -126
Pradesh ➢ Fourth Shanghai Cooperation
➢ Human Development Index 2022 Organization Startup Forum - held in
released by UNDP New Delhi.
o India's rank - 134 ➢ Third Summit of Democracies in
➢ Mission - 414 - Launched by Election South Africa Held in Seoul, the
Commission in Himachal Pradesh. Republic of Korea..
➢ Declared tourism capital of Nepal - ➢ Ban on disposable e-cigarettes - by
Pokhara New Zealand.
➢ Notics Volcano - Discovered on Mars. ➢ Operation Indravati - launched to
➢ Yaounde Declaration - Against evacuate Indian nationals from Haiti
Malaria in African Countries to Dominican Republic.
o Yaounde is the capital of ➢ Bhutan's highest civilian honour
Cameroon. 'Order of the Duk Gyalpo' awarded to
➢ Know Your Candidate App - PM Narendra Modi.
Launched by Election Commission. ➢ The theme of World Tuberculosis
➢ World's most polluted capital for the Day 24 March 2024 is Yes! We can
fourth consecutive year based on air end TB.
quality report - Delhi. ➢ Saksham App - by Election
➢ Unnati 2024 Commission, for Divyang Jan.
o Full form of UNNATI is - Uttar ➢ State Water Resources Information
Poorva Transformative System Dashboard- Rajasthan
Industrialization Scheme became the first state to launch this
o To strengthen the industrial dashboard.
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➢ Sabroom Landport inaugurated by net zero carbon buildings by

PM Modi at India-Bangladesh border. 2050.
➢ Gender Inequality Index 2022 - ➢ Chola Bhavan - Inaugurated by
India's Rank - 108 Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for
➢ Committee set up for Great Indian administrative and training in Goa.
Bustard Conservation - headed by ➢ State Energy Efficiency Index, 2023 -
D.Y. Chandrachud. Divided into 4 Groups
➢ Simon Harris - Youngest Prime o Best performance in Group A -
Minister of Ireland Karnataka (also in overall)
➢ Asia's largest tulip garden - in o Andhra Pradesh in Group B
Jammu and Kashmir o Assam in Group C
➢ Abel Prize 2024 - Michel Talagrand o Chandigarh in Group D
of France o Assam and Uttar Pradesh have
➢ British explorer Chris Brown was the been placed in the Achiever
first person to reach Point Nemo, the category.
farthest point on Earth from ➢ Which African country devalued its
landmass. currency - Egypt
o Nemo Point is in the South Pacific ➢ First country to join India's Jan-
Ocean. Aushdhi initiative - Mauritius
➢ First Om shaped temple in Pali ➢ Chakshu - By the Department of
district of Rajasthan. Telecommunications, to curb cyber
➢ Kamal Kishore of India became crime and financial fraud.
Assistant Secretary General of ➢ MethaneSAT - Joint mission of USA
United Nations Disaster Risk and New Zealand.
Reduction. ➢ New Director of NTPC - Shri
➢ First Nuclear Energy Summit - held Ravindra Kumar.
in Brussels (Belgium). ➢ Shahbaz Sharif becomes PM of
➢ Country participating for the first Pakistan for the second time
time in Miss Universe competition ➢ INS Jatayu base established - Minicoy
2024 - Saudi Arabia. of Lakshadweep
➢ ISRO launched the Space Science and ➢ Three semiconductor units
Technology Awareness Training established at Dholera, Sanand in
(START) program. Gujarat and Morigaon in Assam.
➢ The first Indian player to play 150 ➢ Leading state in treated wastewater
matches in international football is - management - Haryana
Sunil Chhetri (now retired) ➢ Megan - Name of the cyclone that hit
➢ Approval given to establish Water Australia
Informatics Center - Odisha. ➢ 'Bharat Shakti' - Integrated tri-
➢ Nagpur - India's first city to launch service exercise in Pokhran,
Zero Carbon Building Action Plan. Rajasthan.
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o The goal of this action plan is to ➢ Book 'Under the Night Jasmine'
make all the buildings in the city Manav Kaul
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➢ Erasmus Prize 2024 - Amitabh ➢ Startup Mahakumbh - at Bharat

Ghosh. Mandapam in Delhi.
➢ Bichom - 27th district of Arunachal ➢ Sacred relics of Lord Buddha
Pradesh. brought to India - from Thailand.
➢ 100 years of Vaikom Satyagraha ➢ GRID-INDIA got the status of
completed. “Miniratna Category-I
➢ Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 - ➢ Insurance scheme for Indian
Voting in seven phases workers in UAE - for workers aged
➢ Pushpak - Successful test landing of 18 to 70 years.
reusable launch vehicle by ISRO. ➢ Identification of two ancient streams
➢ According to World Air Quality of stars - Shiva and Shakti.
Report - 3 most polluted countries in ➢ Two new warships, INS Agray and
the world INS Akshay, have been launched for
o 1. Bangladesh the Indian Navy
o 2. Pakistan ➢ In which country will Amul launch
o 3. India its milk product - USA
o Cleanest country - French ➢ New Chairman of National
Polynesia Scheduled Caste Commission -
o Most polluted cities in Central Kishor Makwana.
and South Asia - 1. Begusarai 2. ➢ Khelo India University Games 2024 -
Guwahati. held in 7 north eastern states.
➢ New Chief of NDRF - Piyush Anand o Chandigarh University ranked
➢ New Ambassador of India to first.
Myanmar - Abhay Thakur ➢ New Chief Minister of Haryana –
➢ New Ambassador of India to Russia - Nayab Singh Saini
Vinay Kumar ➢ Where did India hold its first Foreign
➢ Decision to celebrate Hyderabad Office Consultations – In Nouakchott,
Liberation Day - on 17 September. the capital of Mauritania.
➢ First Hindi film made on AI - IRAH ➢ International footballer Larry Lloyd
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February 2024
➢ After adding 5 new Ramsar sites in ➢ Champai Soren became the 12th
India, now total Ramsar sites – 80 Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
o Ankasamudra Bird Conservation o (Jharkhand Governor Radha
Reserve, Aghanashini Estuary Krishnan)
and Magadi Kere Conservation ➢ Nitish Kumar became the Chief
Reserve - in Karnataka Minister of Bihar for the 9th time.
o Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary and o (Deputy Chief Ministers - Samrat
Longwood Shola Reserve Forest - Chaudhary and Vinay Kumar
in Tamil Nadu (total 16) Sinha)
➢ Chief Guest of Raisina Dialogue 2024 o (Governor of Bihar - Rajendra
- Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Prime Vishwanath Arlekar)
Minister of Greece) ➢ Uttarakhand became the first state of
o Central theme of this conference independent India to pass the
- “Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill.
Cooperate, Create" o Committee for UCC Code chaired
➢ Environmental and meteorological by - Ranjana Prakash Desai
satellite INSAT-3DS was successfully ➢ After Bangladesh, India also became
launched by ISRO from GSLV-F14 free from Kala Azar disease in the
rocket. year 2023.
➢ FDI limit through automatic route in ➢ Year 2026 India-France Innovation
satellite manufacturing and Year
operation, data products and user ➢ UPI to be operated on Eiffel Tower.
segment - 74% ➢ A solar academy to be established in
o FDI limit in satellite launch Senegal
vehicle related areas -49% ➢ 'Kachhi Kharek', a native variety of
o FDI in satellite parts and systems date palm from Kutch in Gujarat, got
manufacturing - 100% GI tag.
➢ Under the new education policy, ➢ India's rank in 'Global Democracy
apart from the 6 classical languages Index 2023' released by Economic
of the past, Pali, Persian and Prakrit Intelligence - 41 (Norway first, North
will also be given the status of Korea last)
classical language. ➢ PM Modi inaugurated UAE's first
➢ The population of snow leopards in Hindu temple
India is 718 (most in Ladakh) ➢ 7th Indian Ocean Conference - in
➢ Boeing India Engineering and Perth, Australia
Technology Center inaugurated by ➢ According to Transparency
the Prime Minister in Bengaluru, International's Corruption Perception
Karnataka. Index 2023, India's rank - 93 (Denmark
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➢ USA ranked first and India ranked fourth Legion of Honour)' conferred to Shashi
in Global Fire's 2024 World Military Tharoor.
Ranking. ➢ First Skill India Centre (SIC) - in Odisha
➢ India's first 'AI City' in Lucknow, Uttar ➢ Trilateral exercise 'Dosti-16' - between
Pradesh. India, Maldives and Sri Lanka in
➢ The country's first center for the Maldives.
conservation of GangaTiri cows will be ➢ UAE-out of FATF's financial crime watch
built in Varanasi. list
➢ Noida recognized as Water Warrior City. ➢ India's first female pitch curator -
➢ North India's first human DNA bank is Jacintha Kalyan
being built in BHU. ➢ Intuitive Mission's Odysseus lander
➢ Bundelkhand Expressway is Uttar (first private spacecraft) launched by
Pradesh's first solar energy expressway Falcon 9 rocket landed on the south pole
➢ Foundation stone of Telecom Center of of the Moon.
Excellence was laid in Saharanpur. ➢ Sikkim's first railway station
➢ ATMAN Centre of Excellence established inaugurated - Rangpo
by IIT Kanpur ➢ 'Purple Fest Program' dedicated to
➢ Foundation stone of Shri Kalki Dham Divyaang person
Mandir laid by PM Modi in Sambhal ➢ SECI unveils India's largest solar battery
district - in Chhattisgarh
➢ Varanasi - first city in the country to ➢ Central Research Institute of Yoga and
develop '3D urban spatial digital twin' Naturopathy - in Jhajjar, Haryana.
➢ Ramayana Wax Museum - in Ayodhya ➢ World's third largest mosque (Grand
➢ Constitution expert; Senior Advocate Mosque) - in Algeria
Fali Sam Nariman passed away. ➢ GD Birla Award 2023- to Dr. Aditi Sen De
➢ First Indian woman to get the rank of ➢ First woman Chief Minister of Pakistan's
Subedar in Indian Army - Preeti Rajak Punjab province - Maryam Nawaz
➢ Saima Wajid - Regional Director of WHO ➢ South Asia's largest ammunition and
South East Asia missile complex (of Adani Group) - in
➢ 100,000 India Mart launched by Prime Kanpur
Minister of India to boost exports - in ➢ Four astronauts for Gaganyaan mission
Dubai • P Balakrishnan
➢ Gupteswar Forest - Fourth Biodiversity • Ajit Krishnan
Heritage Site of Odisha • Angad Pratap
➢ Khelo India University Games 2024 - in • S Shukla
7 North-Eastern States. ➢ Second India-US Defense Acceleration
➢ Northeast's first state with 100% water Ecosystem (INDUS-X) Summit - in New
supply to every household - Arunachal Delhi
Pradesh ➢ World's first Vedic clock - at Jantar
➢ Malta - 119th member of International Mantar, Ujjain
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Solar Alliance ➢ Poverty rate in India according to Niti

➢ France's highest civilian award Chevalier Aayog - 5%
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➢ Primary focus of Vantara initiative - ➢ Five-year multiple entry visa for Indians
Animal welfare – by UAE
➢ Tuticorin port to become a green ➢ Mobile World Congress 2024 – at Spain
hydrogen hub ➢ Sunil Bharti Mittal conferred with
➢ Fastest century in T20 International - honorary knighthood by King Charles III
Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton of Britain
➢ ISRO's second spaceport inaugurated - ➢ Rs 75,000 crore for PM Surya Ghar Free
in Tamil Nadu Electricity Scheme; 300 units of free
➢ Steadfast Defender 2024 Military electricity to one crore families
Exercise – by NATO ➢ Three semi-conductor plants to be
➢ India to have its own space station – by opened in Gujarat and Assam with Rs.
2035 1.26 lakh crore (by Tata and Japan's
➢ India ranked 42nd in Global Intellectual Renaissance Company)
Property Index 2024 ➢ Number of leopards in India - 13,874
➢ India Tex 2024 (Textile event) – at New o Highest in Madhya Pradesh
Delhi (3907)
➢ Lokpal Chairman – Justice Ajay o Uttar Pradesh - 371
Manikrao Khanwilkar ➢ FSSAI recognized 150 railway stations
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January 2024
➢ Leading states in cumulative roof top - ("Vayu - Clean Air Movement" is
solar installed capacity in India - supported by NITI Aayog's Zero
- 1 Gujarat Pollution Mobility Campaign.)
- 2 Maharashtra ➢ State-of-the-art Auditorium:
- 3 Rajasthan Campaign inaugurated - in
➢ International Union Forum Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
inaugurated – at Bodh Gaya in Bihar ➢ "Statue of Social Justice" Dr. B.R. 125
➢ Highest number of Black Tigers in feet high bronze statue of Ambedkar
India – Simlipal Tiger Reserve inaugurated - Andhra Pradesh (in
(Mayurbhanj,Odisha) Vijayawada)
- (Black Tiger is a rare colour ➢ A committee to address concerns
variant of Bengal Tiger) related to DRDO's functioning -
➢ BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar headed by Vijay Raghavan
Purushottam Swaminarayan ➢ World's tallest 721 feet high Ram
Sanstha) Hindu Temple inaugurated Mandir - to be built in Perth,
– Abu Dhabi Australia
➢ India’s first submarine-based ➢ Theme of 75th Republic Day is India
tourism facility – at Bet Dwarka, a – ‘Mother of Democracy' and 'Viksit
small island in Dwarka Bharat’
➢ World’s largest lithium reserves - Chief Guest- Emmanuel Macron
discovered – under the Santa Cruz de ➢ Cabo Verde has been certified as
Santos Sea in California (Largest malaria-free by the World Health
lithium producers – Australia, Chile, Organization
China) - Cabo Verde is the third country in
➢ National Cooperative Dairy WHO African region to be
Federation of India headquartered – certified along with Mauritius
at Anand in Gujarat (White and Algeria
Revolution started from ‘Wasi’ ➢ The Nagara style complex of Ram
village) Mandir Ayodhya has been designed
➢ For the first time India will chair and by - 81-year-old Chandrakant
host the 46th session of UNESCO’s Sompura and his son 51-year-old
World Heritage Committee (in New Ashish
Delhi) (The committee currently ➢ Statue of Infant Rama - by Mysore
comprises 21 countries) sculptor Arun Yogiraj (made from
➢ IIT Madras to set up its new campus the oldest "Sargur Silt Belt" rocks of
- Sri Lanka (in Kandy). Southern India)
➢ State to launch 100% electric bike ➢ The main temple building is being
taxi service (Vayu) - Assam (First built from sandstone from Banshi
State in India) Paharpur in Rajasthan
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➢ NASA relaunches spacecraft to study ➢ Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana

'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis" - launched on 22 January 2024 with
Osirix-APEX Mission the target of installing solar rooftop
➢ Maharashtra has a new sanctuary for systems in 1 crore homes.
its endangered 'canid family' - wild ➢ Ramlala Darshan Yojana to take
dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes - Atpadi people of Chhattisgarh state to
Conservation Reserve Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh for free
➢ Tropical cyclone in southwest ➢ 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned
Madagascar - Alvaro Movement (NAM) - in Kampala,
➢ India's first and Asia's fifth dark sky Uganda.
park - Pench Tiger Reserve ➢ Climate Summit 2024 - in Mumbai.
(Maharashtra) ➢ 2nd International AYUSH Conference
➢ First woman president of European - at Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE.
Investment Bank - Nadia Calvino ➢ Dhanu Yatra - Odisha (This Yatra is
➢ India's most polluted city as per considered as the world's largest
Centre for Research on Energy and open air theatre)
Clean Air report - Burnihat in ➢ Traditional buffalo fight: Moh Juj
Meghalaya > Begusarai (Bihar) > Festival – at Morigaon, Assam
Greater Noida (UP) ➢ Cattle Festival: Kanuma – in
➢ Kerala's Drug Control Department Telangana
has launched a new initiative to curb ➢ Asia’s Largest Civil Aviation Exhibition –
overuse of antibiotics– Operation at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad,
Amrith Telangana
➢ First bilateral maritime exercise ➢ International Camel Festival – Bikaner
➢ International Purple Festival 2024 – at
between the Indian Navy and the
Panaji (Goa)
Royal Thai Navy of Thailand -
➢ (Aim – to showcase stories of persons
Ayutthaya
with disabilities through engaging
➢ Indian and Japanese Coast Guards performances in music, dance and
have conducted a joint exercise off entertainment)
the Chennai coast of Tamil Nadu - ➢ Chandubi Festival – a live event – in
Exercise: Sahyog Kaijin the picturesque Chandubi Lake in
➢ Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Kamrup district of Assam.
Award 2022 - Late Savita Kanruwal ➢ The central government has
(posthumously) launched the 'Anuvadini' app, an AI-
➢ ICC T20 Player of the Year - based platform, to promote
Suryakumar Yadav (honoured as multilingualism in education.
"the backbone of India's middle ➢ E-Sakshi mobile app launched for
order") administration of Member of
➢ Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Parliament Local Area Development
Management Award 2024 in the Scheme (MPLADS) in India.
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➢ First and only Indian female athlete to to local people and Awadhi culinary
be awarded the Arjuna Award in heritage is to be showcased.
equestrian- Divyakriti Singh Rathore ➢ Launch of "PM Shri" schools - in
(Rajsthan) Lucknow. This scheme is
➢ World's fastest woman to complete the
implemented for five years from
South Pole skiing expedition Harpreet
2022-23 to 2026-27. Its aim is to
Chandi (also known as Polar Preet)
upgrade and modernize more than
➢ World's first woman with assets
1000 schools.
worth $100 billion - Françoise
➢ Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh -
Bettencourt Meyers (from France)
Durga Shankar Mishra
➢ Beti Bachao Beti Padhao ambassador
➢ Launch of Rural Diabetes Control
- Pinky of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
Campaign - in village Purana
(who played the lead role in Smile
Ramnagar, Varanasi.
Pinky)
➢ After high-speed train Vande Bharat,
➢ President of the 78th session of the
Namo Bharat, the first state to get
United Nations General Assembly -
the facility of Amrit Bharat Express -
Denis Francis (He also attended the
Uttar Pradesh
Republic Day parade as a state guest
➢ First tourist police station - in
in Maharashtra
Vrindavan, Mathura district.
➢ Inauguration of Uttar Pradesh's first
➢ Prime Minister National Child Award
floating restaurant - Prayagraj (on
- to 19 children
Yamuna river)
- Two children from Uttar Pradesh in
➢ Prosthetic hand developed by IIT
this
Kanpur's startup Life and Limb gets the
- Anushka Pathak, Art and Culture
country's prestigious - Luxus Award
- Aditya Yadav, Sports Category
2024
➢ In the export of agricultural products -
➢ Inauguration of Indus Food 2024 - at
Uttar Pradesh has reached the third India Expo Center, Noida, Gautam
position. Buddha Nagar.
➢ The country's first police to launch ➢ Divya Ayodhya App to enhance
WhatsApp channel for its navigation experience for tourists
headquarters and all district units in visiting Ayodhya
India - Uttar Pradesh Police ➢ State's first traffic park - in Prayagraj.
➢ "Know Your Army Festival 2024" ➢ Pharma Park set up by Uttar Pradesh
launched - Lucknow (organised at State Industrial Development
Central Command (Surya Command) of Authority - in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh
Indian Army. ➢ To ensure equal rights for students -
➢ To enhance tourism experiences in Every Right for Every Child
Ayodhya district - Paying Guest Campaign
Scheme started under Nav Ayodhya ➢ The unemployment rate in Uttar
Project. Through this, employment Pradesh decreased from 6.2% in
2017-18 to 2.4%
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December 2023
➢ To which country did India pay in ➢ Jackie Shroop has been named the
rupees in exchange for crude oil - most beautiful vegetarian celebrity
UAE of the year 2023 by PETA India.
➢ Country's first polarimetry mission ➢ Ericsson Lunar Award 2023 - ISRO
launched - by ISRO received for the success of
- This satellite will collect data of X Chandrayaan-3.
rays and study black holes and ➢ Which year was declared by the
neutron stars. United Nations as the International
➢ 'Uttar Pradesh Culture Festival' – 25 Year of Camelids – Year 2024
December to 26 January 2024 ➢ Camelids are a species of camel.
o Theme: Uttar Pradesh ➢ Sahitya Akademi Award 2023
Festival: 'Our Culture - Our o Hindi: Sanjeev- for his novel
Identity' 'Mujhe Pehchano'
➢ INS Imphal – Latest Stealth Guided o English: Neelam Saran Gaur,
Missile Destroyer inducted into Novel 'Requiem in Raga
Indian Navy. Janaki'
o It is equipped with BrahMos o Urdu: Sadiqa Nawab Sahar
missile. for, Novel 'Rajdev Ki Amrai
➢ 'MedTech Mitra' – Launched by Liye'
Health Minister Mansukh ➢ The word 'smishing' was in
Mandaviya, it is a strategic initiative discussion – related to cyber crime.
to empower MedTech innovators. o Create a combination of SMS
➢ India has signed an agreement with and phishing.
which country to acquire lithium ➢ Received UNESCO Award of
block - Argentina Excellence - Rambagh Gate and
➢ 'God of Chaos' – by NASA, for the Ramparts of Punjab
study of asteroids. ➢ World's most beautiful airport
➢ Neena Singh has become the first declared by UNESCO – Kempegowda
woman director of CISF. International Airport, Bengaluru.
➢ Arvind Panagariya became the ➢ French President Emmanuel Macron
Chairman of the 16th Finance will be the chief guest of the 75th
Commission. Indian Republic Day.
o The recommendations of this ➢ 8th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium -
commission will be for the Bangkok, Thailand
period from 2026 to 2031. ➢ Project Prayas – Launched by
➢ ExpoSat – Launched by ISRO, to International Organization for
unravel the mysteries of black holes. Migration in New Delhi
o To facilitate safe, orderly and
regular migration of Indian
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➢ 'Paat-Mitro' application – by o Issued by the Union Ministry

Ministry of Textiles, for jute farmers. of Commerce and Industry.
➢ Angola separated from OPEC o Uttar Pradesh Included in
organization Achiever category.
➢ OPEC was established in 1960 and is ➢ Villarrica Volcano – in Chile
headquartered in Vienna, Austria. ➢ Plan to send Indian astronauts to the
➢ With which country India signed an Moon by 2040
agreement for 5 lithium blocks - ➢ Saurabh Ganguly became the
Argentina tourism brand ambassador of
➢ The country's first AI City will be Tripura state.
established in Lucknow. ➢ Recently declared international
➢ Agricultural Marketing Reform airport – Surat Airport.
Implementation Ranking – Released ➢ Gelfu Smart City Project – on the
by NITI Aayog. border of Assam, by Bhutan
o Andhra Pradesh got first o Will be established as an
place and Uttar Pradesh got economic corridor connecting
second place. South Asia to South East Asia
➢ Welcome to Paradise - Book by through the North Eastern
Twinkle Khanna states of India.
➢ Country's first cyber security center ➢ 'Jinping Underground Lab' launched
- in Chandigarh by China to search for dark matter.
➢ The book 'Breaking the Mould' has ➢ Becomes President of Egypt - Abdel
been written jointly by Raghuram Fattah Al Sisi (for the third time)
Rajan and Rohit Lamba. ➢ Most expensive player of IPL 2024 -
➢ State's first intra district chopper Mitchell Starc (Kolkata Knight
facility in Uttar Pradesh - from Agra Riders)
to Mathura ➢ 6th Khelo India Games 2023 – in
➢ In which country was a statue of Tamil Nadu
Tiruvallur unveiled by External ➢ By which country was the Indian
Affairs Minister Jaishankar - in Seine Armed Forces awarded the 'Golden
city of France Owl' - By Sri Lanka
➢ Queen Lake Cruise - Uttar Pradesh ➢ Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 – Haryana
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath won (by defeating Rajasthan)
inaugurated this cruise at Ramgarh ➢ 'Anand Marriage Act' - related to Sikh
Tal in Gorakhpur. community of Jammu and Kashmir
➢ Which Indian women's wrestling ➢ By which year ISRO will send
champion has been chosen by United Chandrayaan-4 to bring back
World Wrestling as the Rising Star of samples from the Moon - By the year
the Year (2023) - Antim Panghal. 2028.
➢ Vijay Hazare Trophy – Haryana won ➢ Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
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➢ IndiGo became the first Indian ➢ First Delta Ranking of Aspiration

airline to carry 100 million Block Program
passengers in a year. o Issued by NITI Aayog.
➢ Israel's new ambassador to India - o Tiryani block of Telangana
Reuven Azar got first place
➢ Became the second largest economy o Kaushambi of UP got the
after Maharashtra - State Uttar second place.
Pradesh ➢ Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2023 –
➢ Operation Prosperity Guardian – awarded to Daniel Barenboim and
launched by the US to counter Ali Abu Awwad.
Houthi rebels in the Red Sea. ➢ Hydrology Agreement – Maldives
➢ Zeba novel launched - writer Huma canceled this agreement with the
Qureshi Indian Navy.
➢ To remove arsenic and other o This agreement was signed in
elements from water 2019.
o Technology developed by IIT ➢ Sheikh Nawab Al-Ahmad – Indian
Madras - AMRIT Technology declared one-day state mourning on
➢ Lifetime Achievement Award of the death of the Emir of the State of
Diwali Power of One Award – to Ban Kuwait.
Ki-moon (Secretary General of UN). ➢ India's fastest solar electric boat -
➢ Became new Chief Minister in the Barracuda launched in Kerala.
assembly elections held in 5 states ➢ According to the 'Migration and
- Rajasthan - Bhajanlal Sharma Development Report 2023' released
- Madhya Pradesh - Dr. Mohan Yadav by the World Bank, India's position
- Chhattisgarh – Vishnu Deo Sai in terms of receiving remittances is
- Mizoram – Lalduhawma first.
- Telangana - Revanth Reddy ➢ ITF World Champion Award 2023 -
➢ According to Mercer's Living Quality Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka
Index 2023, the top city of India is - ➢ Bangladesh won Under-19 Asia Cup
Hyderabad (defeated UAE)
➢ Received 'REACH Game Changing ➢ Samar Air Defense Missile System –
Innovator Award 2023' during COP- Successfully test fired by Indian Air
28 - Dr. Atul Shah (for leprosy care) Force.
➢ Recently IPL become Dekacon (with ➢ Swarveda Mahamandir – PM
value of 10 billion dollars) inaugurated in Varanasi.
➢ Tropical Cyclone 'Jasper' – in o This is also the world's
Australia. largest yoga center.
➢ International Maritime Organization ➢ Khelo India Para Games - Haryana
declared India as lead country under tops with 105 medals.
'Green Voyage 2050 Project'. o Uttar Pradesh is at second
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➢ India's Uma Shekhar elected to the ➢ Global River Cities Alliance (GRCA) –
Governing Council of UNIDROIT (till Ministry of Jal Shakti launched it at
2024-28). COP-28 in Dubai.
o UNIDROIT is an ➢ World's first methane powered
intergovernmental rocket Zhuque-2, Y-3 successfully
organization headquartered tested satellites - China.
in Rome, Italy. ➢ First urban flood mitigation project
➢ First woman medical officer to be approved by Central Government –
deployed in Siachen - Captain Fatima in Chennai.
Wasim ➢ Donald Tusk becomes the new Prime
➢ India's Nikhil Dey honoured with Minister of Poland.
International Anti-Corruption ➢ 33rd Vyas Samman – To Pushpa
Champion Award by USA. Bharti (Moradabad)
➢ Green Rising Initiative – Launched ➢ Nari Shakti Savings Account
during COP-28 by UNICEF + launched by Bank of India.
Government of India. ➢ Italy's Order of Merit awarded to
➢ Italy left out of China's Belt and Road actor Kabir Bedi.
Initiative ➢ WTA Player of the Year Award 2023
➢ India's rank in the Global Climate won by Iga Swiatek (Poland)
Change Performance Index released ➢ World's first fourth generation gas-
by Germanwatch - 7th. cooled nuclear reactor ‘Shidaowan
➢ Organization of International Plant' unveiled in China.
Investment Conference – for the first ➢ COP-29 will be held in Baku,
time in India Azerbaijan in 2024.
➢ Jammu and Kashmir Reservation, ➢ Myanmar becomes the world's
Reorganization (Amendment) Bill largest opium producing country
2023 ➢ Supreme Court launches AI powered
o Earlier there were 107 seats regional language translation tool -
in Jammu and Kashmir SUVAS
Assembly, now there are 114. o Full name – Supreme Court
Earlier there were 2 Vidhik Anuvaad Software
nominated members in the o On this occasion, to
Assembly, now there will be commemorate the
5. completion of 50 years of
o For Scheduled Caste - 7 seats Kesavanand Bharti case, it
o For Scheduled Tribes - there was made available in 10
will be 9 seats. Indian languages.
➢ Kashvi Gautam becomes the most ➢ First survey ship commissioned into
expensive uncapped player in the Indian Navy – 'Sandhayak'
Women's Premier League, 2024 ➢ World Soil Day – 05 December
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➢ Global Partnership on Artificial Life
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➢ Revanth Reddy became the new ➢ Egypt's remote sensing satellite

Chief Minister of Telangana. MISRSAT-2 launched by China.
➢ President of Kenya on visit to India - ➢ Became the first woman to
William Samoei Ruto command the Mars Rover mission on
➢ INS Vikramaditya, INS Vikrant will Mars- Dr. Akshata Krishnamurthy.
participate in the International Naval ➢ UNESCO declared India's 15th
Exercise to be held in intangible cultural heritage element
Visakhapatnam in 2024. - Garba dance, Gujarat.
➢ PM Modi inaugurates 10 thousandth ➢ The 91st General Assembly of
Janaushadhi Center – in Deodhar, Interpol was held in Austria.
Jharkhand. ➢ Time Magazine Person of the Year
➢ Pune-based Armed Forces Medical 2023 – Mega pop star Taylor Swift
College honored with President's and Time Magazine Athlete of the
Color Award - President Draupadi Year – Lionel Messi
Murmu. ➢ 4 women from India included in the
➢ Global Technology Summit hosted by Forbes list of 100 most powerful
India women in the world, including
➢ 9th India Food Expo 2023 organized Finance Minister Nirmala
in Lucknow. Sitharaman at 32nd place.
➢ Murali Sreesanka (Kerala) will ➢ India's safest city according to NCRB
receive the Jimmy George Award for - Kolkata
Best Player ➢ AI model 'Gemini' – launched by
➢ 'Faster 2.0 Portal' - Launched by CJI Google
Chandrachud for speedy ➢ GI Tag to Lakadong Turmeric –
implementation of court orders. Meghalaya
➢ World's largest single site solar ➢ NASA's AWE mission will be
power plant 'Al Dhafra' inaugurated launched to study space weather.
in UAE ➢ ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation
➢ WISE Award – Safina Hussain (for Forum – held in Malaysia.
bringing back the marginalized ➢ Virgin Atlantic Airlines first
education of school girls into the commercial airline in the world to
mainstream). use 100 percent sustainable aviation
➢ Freedom Ship - America will build fuel.
the world's largest cruise ship. ➢ India's largest circular railway will
➢ JT-60 SA– The world's largest be established in Bengaluru.
nuclear fusion plant by Japan. ➢ India's first telecom center of
➢ A total of 3 Indian companies excellence will be built in
included in SIPRI's list of global 100 Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
arms producing companies. ➢ Cost of Living Report-2 expensive
o Hindustan Aeronautics cities of the world in 2023 –
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➢ VR Lalithambika - This ISRO scientist ➢ Prerna Devasthali became the first

received France's highest civilian woman officer to command a
award warship in the Indian Navy.
➢ 5th World Ayurveda Festival ➢ RBI signed agreement with which
inaugurated in Kerala. country on bond clearing settlement
o Topic: Emerging challenges in – England
health and a resurgent ➢ With which country India restarted
Ayurveda the import of crude oil - Venezuela
➢ Manisha Pathi became India's first ➢ Andry Nirina Rajoelina becomes the
woman Assistant-D-Camp (ADC) in new President of Madagascar.
the Air Force. ➢ Kanchan Devi became the first
➢ Recently 115 million years old shark woman director of the Indian
fossil found - Jaisalmer, Rajasthan Council of Forestry Research and
➢ Amplifi 2.0 Portal (Assessment and Education.
Monitoring Platform for Liveable, ➢ 'The Hump Second World War
Inclusive, and Future-Ready Urban Museum' was inaugurated in which
India) – Launched by the Union state of India - Arunachal Pradesh
Ministry of Housing and Urban ➢ Oxford World of the Year 2023 - Rizz
Affairs to make city data easily ➢ FIFA U-17 World Cup won - Germany
available. (defeated France)
➢ India's rank-49 in the World Digital ➢ Which Indian state's 'Jal Jeevan
Competitiveness Ranking 2023 Hariyali Abhiyan' was recognized in
released by IMD COP 28 held in Dubai city of UAE -
➢ Re-elected to the International Bihar
Maritime Organization - India ➢ Para archer Sheetal Devi received
➢ Cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal - the 'Best Young Athlete' award at the
Michaung Asian Awards Conference.
o Naming: By Myanmar. ➢ 'Gram Manchitra' – Issued by the
➢ The world's first portable hospital Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
'Arogya Maitri Aid Cube' was
inaugurated in Haryana.
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November 2023
➢ Encore App - Related to Election ➢ Operation Al Aqsa Flood- A sudden
Commission attack on Israel by Hamas.
➢ Bletchley Declaration - during the ➢ Iron Swords – Israel's response to Al
first AI Safety Summit 2023 in Aqsa
England ➢ The country's first bio-diversity
➢ Became the new Chief Information genetic silk tech park is being built in
Commissioner (CIC) – Hiralal Panchmarhi, Madhya Pradesh.
Samaria ➢ India National Cyber Security
➢ First player to be timed out in ICC – Exercise – held in New Delhi.
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) ➢ First Military Heritage Festival-in
➢ Udgam Portal - By R.B.I to trace New Delhi
unclaimed money. ➢ Which country demanded India to
➢ Won gold medal for the first time in withdraw its troops from there –
archery in the 19th Asian Games - Maldives
1. Jyoti Surekha 2. Ojat Devatale ➢ Rare metal found in Sutlej river –
➢ Cookery dishes have been given G.I. Tantalum (this is a rare metal, which
Tag- Jammu Kashmir is used in electronic equipment)
➢ Churpi Paneer made from yak milk ➢ Missile Pralay – Surface-to-surface
has got G.I. Tag- Arunachal Pradesh missile
➢ SPECS 2030 Initiative – by WHO ➢ Which country sent the youngest
➢ Cyclone exercise by Indian Navy- In crew into space – China
Goa ➢ The first woman judge of the
➢ World's second largest Hindu temple Supreme Court and former Governor
outside India - in New Jersey, USA of Tamil Nadu who passed away
➢ Sri Lanka became the President of recently – Fatima Bibi
Indian Ocean Rim Association ➢ Advanced AI 'Olympus' is being
➢ Samia Hasan was awarded the developed by Amazon. This chat will
doctorate degree from JNU compete with GPT and 'Bard'.
➢ Vandan Yojana for development of ➢ PM Kisan Bhai (PM Kisan Storage
religious places - Uttar Pradesh Initiative) – implemented by the
➢ Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Agriculture Ministry for three years
Lifetime Award- Michael Douglas. including 2023-24
➢ President's Color Award received - - Objective – To eliminate the
Naga Battalion. prevailing monopoly of traders and
➢ 3rd edition of Global Maritime India middlemen in agricultural markets.
Summit 2023 – in Mumbai - Currently, it has been started on
➢ Vinzhijam international port opened pilot basis in 7 states.
in Kerala ➢ 7th Future Investment Initiative
➢ The first ship from China arrived 2023- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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➢ Trishakti Prahar joint exercise of ➢ Theme of 8th National Ayurveda Day

three armies – in Jaisalmer, 2023- Ayurveda for One Health
Rajasthan ➢ Tag Line – Ayurveda for Everyone
➢ Exercise Surya Kiran – India+Nepal, and Every Day
in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand ➢ Grammy Award nominated song
➢ India-US joint exercise Vajra Prahar – 'Avendance in Millets' written by
in Umroi, Meghalaya Prime Minister Modi
➢ Ballon d'Or Award - Lionel Messi ➢ Booker Prize 2023- Paullinch
(8th time) received (Ireland) for his novel
➢ Russia withdrew from the Treaty on Prophet Songs.
Conventional Armed Forces of ➢ Bharat Flour Initiative To reduce the
Europe burden of food inflation, the
➢ First Lifetime Disturbing the Peace government will sell wheat flour at
Award – Salman Rushdie Rs 27.50/kg.
➢ Javier Milley becomes the new ➢ New 'rule' of bowling in the
President of Argentina International Cricket Council - 'Stop
➢ Changemaker of the Year Award – Clock'. If it takes more than 60
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das seconds to bowl the next over, there
➢ Daniel Noboa became the youngest will be a penalty of 05 runs on the
President of Ecuador bowling team if it does so for the
➢ JCB Prize for Literature 2023 – Tamil third time.
writer Perumal Murugan for his ➢ Ayushman Bharat Health and
novel 'Firebird' Wellness Centers will be renamed as
➢ Pankaj Tripathi becomes UPI – Ayushman Arogya Mandir.
security ambassador ➢ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (Cricket)
➢ Eat Right Station Certification 2023. Punjab won, defeating Baroda
received – Rangiya and Mariani ➢ Saudi Arabia will host FIFA 2034
railway stations of Assam. ➢ A-HELP Programme- Launched in
➢ Christopher Luxon became the 42nd Jharkhand jointly by the Ministry of
Prime Minister of New Zealand. Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
➢ Best in Inland Fisheries Category - Dairying and the Ministry of Rural
Award to Uttar Pradesh Development.
➢ U.N. Re-elected to Advisory In this, women should be included as
Committee (2024-26) – Surendra recognized agents and make them
Adhana empowered who contributes to
➢ 72nd Miss Universe - Shennis animal tagging and livestock
Palacios (Nicaragua) insurance for disease control.
➢ Saima Wajed (Bangladesh) became ➢ India won bronze medal in ISSF
WHO's regional director for South World Cup Final 2023 – Anish
East Asia. Manwala
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➢ Har Ghar Solar Campaign – by UP ➢ Mapping Museum inaugurated in

Government in Lucknow and Uttarakhand.
Varanasi. ➢ Global Fisheries Conference India
➢ 37th National Games in Goa 2023 – in Ahmedabad
- Mascot- Moga ➢ Koinu Storm affected- China and
- Maharashtra got the top position in Hong Kong
this. (228 medals) ➢ Sixth Global Disaster Management
➢ Para Asian Games 2023- Held in Conference - Dehradun
Hangzhou, China. Topic- Strengthening Climate Action
India at 5th position, total 111 and Disaster Resilience
medals with 29 gold ➢ Bhutan is the first country in the
➢ First Australia-India Education and world to sterilize and vaccinate stray
Skills Council meeting – in dogs.
Gandhinagar. ➢ 2 cities of India included in UNESCO
➢ 13th ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 Creative Cities Network-
Total Teams – 10, Total Matches – 48 1- Gwalior (for music)
- Winner- Australia (6th time) 2- Kozhikode (for literary works)
- Runner up- India ➢ India's first polythene waste bank
- Player of the Tournament / Golden was started by - Uttarakhand.
Bat - Virat Kohli ➢ A cargo ship named Galaxy Leader
➢ 23rd Indian Ocean Rim Association was hijacked in the Red Sea by
Council of Ministers Meeting – held Yemen's rebel organization Houthi.
in Colombo, Sri Lanka. ➢ Jhulaghat Suspension Bridge – over
India has held the position of Vice the Mahakali River, between India
President of the RIM Association for and Nepal
the next 20 years. ➢ The first women's station in the
➢ ASEAN-India Nutritious Grains country to be certified by ISO -
Festival 2022 – in Indonesia Bhopal
➢ Operation Zindagi – To rescue ➢ Nepal is the first South Asian
workers from the Silkyara tunnel country to recognize gay marriage.
accident in Uttarkashi ➢ Foundation Literary Festival 2023
(Uttarakhand). organized in Bengaluru.
➢ India has become the President of ➢ America created the world's first
International Sugar Organization vaccine 'Ixchiq' to prevent
(ISO) for the year 2024. Chikungunya.
➢ AI Security Summit – in UK. ➢ Aina Portal- By Ministry of Housing
Topic- AI for Good and Urban Affairs
➢ In which country did State Bank of ➢ Picasso's second most expensive
India open its new branch - Sri painting recently sold-Femme ella
Lanka. Montre (Woman with the Watch)
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➢ India's first mapping museum- ➢ Mitti Cafe, run by disabled people,

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Chandrachud- In the Supreme Court ➢ Who is the first Indian to win gold in
premises. Para canoe in Asian Para Games
➢ In which country the United Nations 2023 – Prachi Yadav
described the severe flood as a 'once ➢ Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal (The Lion
in a century' event - Somalia Who Drank the Moonlight) –
➢ Japan has become the first country Biography of ISRO Chairman S
in the world to launch an Swaminathan.
electromagnetic railgun from an ➢ Government excluded CERT-In from
offshore vessel. the scope of RTI
➢ Collins Dictionary's Word of the ➢ Launch of Anti-Submarine Warfare -
Year– AI Amini
➢ India's second floating CNG station- ➢ Who made a goodwill visit to
Varanasi Namibia- INS Sumedha
➢ Space on Wheels – ISRO + Vigyan ➢ 'Women for water and water for
Bharti in Arunachal Pradesh women campaign' - by Ministry of
➢ World Health Summit 2023 held in Housing and Urban Affairs
Germany. ➢ Air defense system 'S-400' received
➢ Clean Festival Healthy Festival – For from Russia was named - Sudarshan
cleanliness before Diwali by UP ➢ Election Commission's software
Government. system for election management -
➢ By when did the Prime Minister give Full name of ENCORE - Enabling
ISRO the target to set up an Communication on Real Time
indigenous space station – by the Environment
year 2035. ➢ The first foreign company to receive
➢ Which crew-scape model of Mission 100 percent FDI in India's defense
Gaganyaan was tested by ISRO- TV- projects - Sweden's 'Saab' company.
D1 ➢ India Global Forum Middle East and
➢ Digi Kavach – Launched by Google, Africa 2023 event – in Dubai.
against online fraud ➢ After Nepal, which country has now
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Uttar Pradesh Current Affairs

➢ Mission Shakti's 5th phase will start ➢ Uttar Pradesh Digital Media Policy
from October 3. 2024 - Regulating content on various
➢ Digital Kumbh Museum will be built platforms including Facebook,
in Naini, Prayagraj. Instagram and YouTube.
➢ Yogi Adityanath announced to make ➢ Semicon India 2024 - Inaugurated by
the country's first zero poverty state PM at India Expo Mart, Greater
in 1 year. Noida.
➢ The first 3D printed art gallery will o Its theme - Shaping the
be built in Ayodhya. Semiconductor Future.
➢ Some operations started under ➢ Shankh Airline approved - in
Mission Shakti Lucknow and Noida of Uttar Pradesh
o Operation Garuda - against cyber ➢ Forestry New Year begins - After
crime against women planting 36.51 crore saplings this
o Operation Shield - against illegal year, the Uttar Pradesh government
sale and illegal storage of drugs. is inaugurating the Forestry New
o Operation Destroy - against the Year from 1 October 2024.
sale of pornographic CDs, videos ➢ UP Agriculture Bussiness Project -
and literature. Approval was given to the UP Agriz
o Operation Eagle - to nab the project worth Rs 4,000 crore,
wanted in crimes against women. supported by the World Bank, to
➢ Uttar Pradesh ranks second in increase the income of farmers.
biomass energy production in the ➢ Subsidy on electronic vehicles will
country be available in UP - till 2027.
➢ The country's first Hindi language ➢ Defense Industrial Testing will be set
museum will be built in Kashi. up - in Lucknow.
➢ Uttar Pradesh will be the first state ➢ Plant trees, save trees Jan Abhiyan
to sell weapons to America. 2024- CM Yogi Adityanath started
o The antique revolver Babel 455 this campaign by planting
will be manufactured in Uttar Harishankari saplings in Akbarnagar,
Pradesh. Lucknow.
➢ Krishi Bharat 2024 organized - in o This campaign of planting 36.50
Lucknow; Partner Country- crore saplings is in line with the
Netherlands Prime Minister's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke
➢ Inauguration of India's first vulture Naam' initiative.
breeding center - for Asian King ➢ Under the Vriksha Plantation Jan
Vulvar, in Campier Ganj Range of Abhiyan, instructions to each district
Gorakhpur Forest Division. to develop special forests like Shakti
➢ Babita Chauhan became the Van, Yuva Van and Bal Van, in
President of Uttar Pradesh Women's addition to Mitra Van.
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➢ Agriculture Leadership Award not be charged road tax - Hybrid

received - Sugarcane Research cars.
Institute of Lucknow. ➢ Constitution Awareness Conference -
➢ Production of pulses increased by by the Ministry of Law and Justice in
36% in Uttar Pradesh Prayagraj.
➢ Provision to include Salkhan Fossil ➢ Ganga Expressway - 594 km long,
Park in the World Heritage List. from Prayagraj to Meerut.
o It is located in - Sonbhadra. o 12 districts included - Prayagraj,
➢ Clean Village, Pure Water and Better Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Unnao,
Tomorrow program started - to Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, Badaun,
prevent the spread of diarrhea. Sambhal, Amroha, Bulandshahr,
➢ Helicopter service from Lucknow to Hapur and Meerut.
Dudhwa National Park, operation - ➢ 'Queen Memorial Park' is being built
starting from November 2024. by South Korea - on the banks of
➢ Become the 55th Chief Secretary of river Saryu in Ayodhya.
Uttar Pradesh - Mr. Manoj Kumar ➢ Uttar Pradesh government
Singh announced collaboration with
➢ The government approved the Spain's Dorna Sports and Indian
implementation of the Special partner Fair Street Sport to hold bike
Investment Region Act. racing event MotoGP in Noida every
o Uttar Pradesh will become the year from 2025 to 2029.
fourth state to implement this ➢ Uttar Pradesh ranks first in
Act after Gujarat, Karnataka and expansion of transmission power
Rajasthan. line
➢ UP Fodder Policy (2024-29) - To ➢ 'Krishi Sakhi' convergence program -
overcome the shortage of livestock in Varanasi.
fodder. ➢ Tree plantation public campaign
➢ Bulk Drug Pharma Park - will be 2024 - Under this, UP government
built in Lalitpur. will establish Mitra Van.
➢ Tree Plantation Public Campaign - ➢ Mitra Van will be established on the
2024 - Target of planting 35 crore borders of Uttar Pradesh and Nepal.
saplings in Uttar Pradesh from 1 July ➢ Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial
2024 to 30 September 2024. Corridor - worth Rs 25,000 crore.
➢ CM Global Nagarodaya Yojana - This o This corridor is spread across
scheme will be launched to increase Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Aligarh,
the ease of living and development of Chitrakoot and Agra districts.
infrastructure in the cities of Uttar ➢ Sarus Crane - Forest department
Pradesh released its summer census data.
➢ Model Pulses Villages will be o Current population - 19,918 (396
developed - in the districts of more than last year)
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Bundelkhand o Maximum number of cranes -

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➢ Uttar Pradesh Government Carbon ➢ Central Command War Memorial

Finance- The state government will opened to the public - in Lucknow.
increase the income of farmers ➢ Major GI Tags of Uttar Pradesh
through carbon finance. o Jaunpur - Imarti
➢ Target of zero carbon emission by o Pilibhit - Flute
the year 2070 o Chitrakoot - Wood Crafts and
➢ Proposal to build a museum of Toys
temples - in Ayodhya (by Tata Sons) o Bundelkhand - Kathia Wheat
➢ The state government will set up a o Prayagraj - Munj Craft Art
plastic park to dispose of o Sambhal- Bone Craft
environmental pollution - o Rampur - Penchwork
Lakhimpur Kheri. o Mathura - Sanj Craft Art
➢ One Tap-One Tree Campaign - o Hand Block Print Textile -
started by the Uttar Pradesh Pilkhua (Hapur)
government from July 1. ➢ In the pollution data released by
➢ Uttar Pradesh became the second Climate Trends, only Varanasi has
state after Maharashtra to cross PM 2.5 level as per the standard
crore investors in the domestic stock ➢ Mission Bharosa: Safe transport of
market. school students will be ensured
➢ Catch the Rain Campaign: Under this, under this by the Uttar Pradesh
5 districts of UP achieved 100% government.
target- ➢ UP's first glass skywalk bridge
o 1. Pilibhit, 2. Ayodhya, 3. unveiled - in Chitrakoot.
Ambedkarnagar ➢ Dolphin sanctuary area declared in
➢ Uttar Pradesh tops in the Center's Chambal Sanctuary by the Uttar
Mission Amrit Sarovar Yojana - Top Pradesh government.
districts of UP ➢ Testing of Bhishma Portable Hospital
o Ghaziabad > Maharajganj > - by Air Force in Agra. Full form of
Banda BHISHM - Bharat Health Initiative
➢ AC Helmets - Under the pilot project, for Sahyog Hit and Maitri.
32 helmets were provided to the ➢ UP's first eco-friendly aroma cluster
traffic police of Kanpur. - in Bhagoli village of Barabanki.
➢ Kisan Samman Sammelan held - in ➢ Cyber police station established in
Varanasi. how many districts - 57
➢ Sadho: Jag Darshan Mela Mahotsav ➢ International Tennis Federation
organized in Urdu Academy Junior 30 inaugurated - in Lucknow.
Auditorium located in Lucknow. ➢ Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC)
➢ Noida International Airport - Plan to - Muzaffarpur's Pooja Tomar won for
develop it as a global class civil mixed martial arts.
aviation facility ➢ Dharmapath Union Minister Nitin
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o This route will connect Ayodhya, ➢ Uttar Pradesh is the first state in the
Varanasi and Mirzapur to country to make 5 crore Ayushman
Jaunpur. cards
➢ New Hydrogen Policy 2024 - ➢ 'Sanjhi Craft' gets GI tag - from
Approved by Uttar Pradesh Mathura.
Government ➢ India's largest agricultural waste
o Target of producing 10 lakh MT based bio CNG plant established - in
of green hydrogen annually by Barsana, Mathura.
2028. ➢ MYUVA Yojana - by Chief Minister
➢ National Solar and Electric Vehicle Yogi Adityanath to support young
Expo 2024 entrepreneurs.
o Between March 7 and March 9 in o Under this, interest-free loan up
Lucknow. to Rs 5 lakh is given.
➢ C Plan App - By Uttar Pradesh Police, ➢ Electricity bill waiver announcement
through this app police has for farmers - Electricity bills of
connected people from every area private tube wells owned by farmers
who help police in fighting the were waived from April 1, 2023.
rumours. o An amount of Rs 1800 crore has
➢ Country's first Mango Museum Park been set for this in the budget of
- in Lucknow. 2024-25
➢ Uttar Pradesh has the highest ➢ Spiritual Experience Project - Prime
number of Eat Right Campus Minister laid the foundation stone of
certified jails. this scheme at Chitrakoot Ghat.
➢ Rajkumar Vishwakarma - appointed o For the upgradation of Ganga
as the new Chief Information Ghat.
Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh. ➢ Foundation stone laid for Mahatma
➢ Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region Buddha University of Agriculture
(SCR) - will include a total of 6 and Technology in Kushinagar
districts. district.
o Earlier there were 8 districts but ➢ Country's first 'Automated Driving
Kanpur and Kanpur Dehat were Test Track' - in Ayodhya city.
excluded. ➢ Uttar Pradesh government signed an
o Now included - Lucknow, Hardoi, agreement for disaster management
Sitapur, Unnao, Barabanki and - with IIT Roorkee.
Rae Bareli. ➢ Compressed Biogas (CVG) plant is
➢ Uttar Pradesh becomes the state being set up by IOCL - in Gorakhpur.
with top GI products in the country ➢ Sixth city of Uttar Pradesh where
o Varanasi is the district with the metro rail was started - Agra
highest number of GI tags ➢ Government is setting up 2 units of
➢ South Asia's largest ammunition 800 MW each in Anpara, Sonbhadra
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Uttar Pradesh Budget 2024-25

➢ Presented by UP Finance Minister ➢ Uttar Pradesh's position in the
Suresh Khanna on 5 February 2024 Logistics Accessibility Ranking of
➢ Size - 7 lakh 36 thousand 437 crore Ease of Doing Business - in the
71 lakh rupees (7,36,437.71 crores) Achievers category.
➢ Maximum expenditure - 1. Education ➢ Formation of new Industrial
2. Energy 3. Police 4. Public Works Development Authority (BIDA) in
➢ Target to reach the state's GDP to 25 Bundelkhand region.
lakh crores in 2024-25. ➢ Contribution of various sectors in
➢ UP - first in registration on e-shram the GDP of Uttar Pradesh
portal o Primary - 23.78%
➢ Most accounts under Pradhan o Secondary - 29.66%
Mantri Jan Dhan - in UP. o Tertiary - 46.55%
➢ PM Jeevan Jyoti Yojana - second ➢
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Economy (India and World)

Leading state in mineral production and storage

Mineral Storage Production

Iron ore 1. Karnataka, 2. Odisha, 1. Odisha 2. Chhattisgarh 3.

3. Jharkhand Karnataka

Bauxite 1. Odisha 2. 1. Odisha 2. Jharkhand 3.

Chhattisgarh 3. Andhra Gujarat
Pradesh

Coal 1. Odisha 2. Jharkhand 1. Odisha 2. Chhattisgarh 3.

3. Chhattisgarh Jharkhand

Copper ore 1. Rajasthan 2. Madhya 1. Madhya Pradesh 2.

Pradesh 3. Jharkhand Rajasthan 3. Jharkhand

Manganese 1. Odisha 2. Karnataka 1. Madhya Pradesh 2.

3. Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra 3. Odisha

Crude oil - 1. Offshore Area 2. Rajasthan

3. Gujarat

Natural gas - 1. Offshore Area 2. Assam 3.

Rajasthan

Steel - 1. Odisha

Chromite 1. Odisha 1. Odisha

Mica 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. 1. Andhra Pradesh 2.

Rajasthan Rajasthan

Tin 1. Haryana 1.Chhattisgarh

Limestone 1. Karnataka 1. Rajasthan

Granite 1.Arunachal Pradesh 1. Odisha

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Gold 1. Karnataka 1. Karnataka

Diamond 1. Madhya Pradesh 1. Madhya Pradesh

Silver 1. Rajasthan 1. Rajasthan

Lignite 1. Tamil Nadu 1. Tamil Nadu

Lead + Zinc 1. Rajasthan 1. Rajasthan

Cadmium - 1. Rajasthan

Uranium 1. Andhra Pradesh 1. Andhra Pradesh

Gypsum 1. Rajasthan 2. Gujarat 1. Rajasthan 2. Gujarat

Leading state in crop production

Crop State

Whole grains 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Punjab

Rice 1. Telangana 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. West Bengal

Wheat 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Punjab

Coarse grains 1. Karnataka 2. Rajasthan 3. Maharashtra

Millet 1. Rajasthan 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Maharashtra

Sorghum 1. Karnataka 2. Maharashtra 3. Rajasthan

Maize 1. Karnataka 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Maharashtra

Total pulses 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Maharashtra 3. Rajasthan

Pigeon pea 1. Maharashtra 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Rajasthan

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Total oilseeds 1. Rajasthan 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Gujarat

Groundnut 1. Gujarat 2. Rajasthan 3. Tamil Nadu

Mustard 1. Rajasthan 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Haryana

Soybeans 1. Maharashtra 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Rajasthan

Sunflower 1. Karnataka 2. Telangana 3. Odisha

Total Horticulture 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. West Bengal

Total vegetables 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. West Bengal 3. Madhya Pradesh

Total fruit 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Maharashtra 3. Uttar Pradesh

Total flower 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Karnataka 3. Madhya Pradesh

Plantation crop 1. Karnataka 2. Kerala 3. Tamil Nadu

Potato; Sugarcane, 1. Uttar Pradesh

Meat, Guava, Milk

Onion, Grapes, 1. Maharashtra

Pomegranate,
Turmeric

Tomato, Spices, Orange 1. Madhya Pradesh

Brinjal, Jute +Mesta 1. West Bengal

Cotton; tobacco, 1. Gujarat

Papaya

Egg, Banana, Mango, 1. Andhra Pradesh

Lemon

Wool 1. Rajasthan 2. Jammu and Kashmir

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Apple, Almond, Walnut 1. Jammu Kashmir

Coconut, Mulberry Silk, 1. Karnataka

All Silk, Betel Nut,
Coffee

Nuts 1. Odisha 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Maharashtra

Tussar silk 1. Jharkhand

Eri silk, Moonga silk, 1. Assam

Tea

Leading countries in production and storage of major minerals

Mineral Storage Production

Iron ore 1. Australia 2. Brazil 3. Russia 1. Australia 2. Brazil 3. China

Bauxite 1. Guinea 2. Vietnam 3. 1. Australia 2. China 3. Guinea

Australia

Coal 1. America 2. Russia 3. 1. China 2. India 3. Indonesia

Australia

Copper ore 1. Chile 2. Australia 3. Peru 1. Chile 2. Peru 3. D.R. C.

Manganese 1. South Africa 1. South Africa

Crude oil 1. Venezuela 2. Saudi Arabia 3. 1. America 2. Saudi Arabia 3.

Iran Russia

Natural gas 1. Russia 2. Iran 3. Qatar 1. America 2. Russia 3. Iran

Steel and - 1. China 2. India

Aluminum
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Gold 1. Australia 2. Russia 3. South 1. China 2. Russia 3. Australia

Africa
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Silver 1. Peru 2. Australia 3. China 1. Mexico 2. China 3. Peru

Diamond 1. Russia 2. Botswana 3. Congo 1. Russia 2. Congo 3. Botswana

Cement 1. China 2. India 1. China 2. India

Tin - 1. China

Thorium 1. India -

Barite - 1. India

Leading countries in global agricultural production

Crops/Products Country

Paddy, Wheat, Total Fruit, Total 1. China 2. India

Vegetable, Tobacco, Groundnut, Tea,
Potato, Tomato, Green Peas,
Cauliflower, Brinjal, Garlic

Cow Milk, Buffalo Milk, Total Milk, Mango, 1. India

Guava, Banana, Papaya, Lemon, Onion,
Ginger, Ladyfinger, Jute, Total Spices,
Lentils, Total Pulses, Cotton (Seeds)

Barley 1. Russia 2. Australia

Sorghum 1. America 2. Nigeria 3. India

Rapeseed 1. China 2. Canada 3. India

Soybeans 1. Brazil 2. America 3. Argentina

Sunflower 1. Ukraine 2. Russia 3. Argentina

Rubber 1. Thailand 2. Indonesia 3. Vietnam

Sugarcane 1. Brazil 2. India 3. China

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Uttar Pradesh Budget 2024-25

➢ Presented by UP Finance Minister ➢ Uttar Pradesh's position in the
Suresh Khanna on 5 February 2024 Logistics Accessibility Ranking of
➢ Size - 7 lakh 36 thousand 437 crore Ease of Doing Business - in the
71 lakh rupees (7,36,437.71 crores) Achievers category.
➢ Maximum expenditure - 1. Education ➢ Formation of new Industrial
2. Energy 3. Police 4. Public Works Development Authority (BIDA) in
➢ Target to reach the state's GDP to 25 Bundelkhand region.
lakh crores in 2024-25. ➢ Contribution of various sectors in
➢ UP - first in registration on e-shram the GDP of Uttar Pradesh
portal o Primary - 23.78%
➢ Most accounts under Pradhan o Secondary - 29.66%
Mantri Jan Dhan - in UP. o Tertiary - 46.55%
➢ PM Jeevan Jyoti Yojana - second ➢
place.

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