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February 2024 PDF
By – Indo Pathshala
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 Days and Themes 2024
1st Feb Indian Coast Guard Day (48th Raising Day)
2nd Feb World Wetlands Day
Theme 2024 – Wetlands & Human Wellbeing
4th Feb World Cancer Day
Theme 2024 – Close the Care Gap
6th Feb International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Theme - Her Voice, Her Future
Internet Safer Day
7th Feb National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Theme is “Engage, Educate, Empower: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS in Black Communities”
13th Feb National Women's Day (Sarojini Naidu's birthday, 1st woman governor of an Indian state)
14th Feb Pulwama Attack (Black day For India)
15th Feb International Childhood Cancer Day
Theme - Unveiling Challenges
15th Feb World Hippo Day
16th Feb Dadasaheb Phalke’s Death Anniversary (known as Father of Indian Cinema)
20th Feb World Day of Social Justice
Theme 2024 - ‘Bridging Gaps, Building Alliances
Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh statehood day
21st Feb International Mother Language Day
Theme 2024 –Multilingual education is a pillar of intergenerational learning
National Management Day
Theme: “The Indian Century: Managing Growth with Transformation
22nd Feb World Thinking Day
Theme – Our World, Our Thriving Future
24th Feb Central Excise Day
27th Feb World NGO Day
Theme -Building a Sustainable Future
28th Feb National Science Day
Theme – Indigenous Technology for Vikshit Bharat

States’ CA
 Who has recently become the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand - Champai Soren (from Party -
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)) , Governor – CP Radhakrishnan, Jharkhand Formation – 15 Nov
2000

 Who has been appointed as the first woman chief secretary of Uttarakhand - Radha Raturi (CM –
Pushkar Singh Dhami, Governor – Gurmeet Singh)

 In which city was 'Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik Kendra' established – Hyderabad (Former Vice
President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy inaugurated it on 12 Feb)

 Kawal Tiger Reserve, which was seen in the news, is located in which state – Telangana

 Special ‘Aastha’ train to Ayudhya flagged off from from which state – Tripura (carrying around 400
pilgrims to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh)
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 Recently 'Kazi Nemu' has been recognized as the state fruit of which state – Assam (Kazi Nemu has
already got GI tag)
Hima Das - Assam Saurav Samman
Northeast’s First Naturopathy Hospital
Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi – Assam Vaibhav Award 2023

 In which state was the foundation stone of 'Komuraveli Railway Station' laid recently – Telangana
(Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy laid the foundation stone of
Komuraveli Railway Station in Siddipet district of Telangana state)
Komuravelly village is famous for the famous Komuravelly Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple

 What is the focus of the “Savera” program launched in Haryana - Breast cancer (Haryana CM -
Manohar Lal Khattar)

 In which state was the Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Science and Research inaugurated by
Amit Shah – Gujarat (‘Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Science and Research’ at the Shri
Swaminarayan Vishwamangal Gurukul in Kalol, Gandhinagar, Gujarat)

 World’s First Vedic Clock Unveiled in which state – Madhya Pradesh

 PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates ISRO’s Second Spaceport in which state – Tamilnadu

 PM Modi Inaugurates Sikkim’s First Railway Station In which district – Rangpo

 Which state Introduces ‘Bag-less School’ Initiative – Madhya Pradesh

 Which state Launches ‘Van Mitra’ Scheme to Boost Green Cover – Haryana

 Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami initiated the “Dhami against drugs campaign”

 Country’s first copper made Bapu Tower Built in Patna – 120 feet tall

 Bihar CM Nitish launched Device ‘NITISH’ for farmers

 Noida recognized as “Water Warrior” city for waste water treatment

 Uttar Pradesh government is enhancing the ‘EV Upyog’ portal to promote the use and
manufacturing of electric vehicles (Evs) in the state

 Baramunda Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Bhubaneswar will be named after BR Ambedkar

 Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and MP CM Mohan Yadav laid the foundation stone for Komuravelli
Railway Station in Siddipet, Telangana

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 PM Modi laid foundation stone of AIIMS Rewari in Haryana

 Haryana Police becomes first in India to employ tear gas drones.

 TN CM Stalin moved resolutions against ‘One Nation One Election

 Uttarakhand to launch India’s first Helicopter Emergency Service

 The grant under Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana is to be raised from Rs 15,000 to Rs
25,000 per beneficiary annually by UP govt

 Chennai gets India’s first 360-degree immersive dome theatre

Schemes 2024
 Sitharaman said that encouraged by the success of the Lakhpati Didi scheme, the govt has increased
the target of the scheme from Rs 2 crore to Rs 3 crore

 PM SVANidhi Scheme launched by the Which Ministry - Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(MoHUA) (PM-SVANidhi increased the annual income of street vendors by Rs 23,000)
PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)

 Who launched 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana' - PM Narendra Modi (Under this scheme, up to 300
units of free electricity will be provided to one crore houses)

 Nua-O (Nutana Unnata Abhilasha (NUA) Odisha) scholarship program, recently seen in the news, is
associated with which state – Odisha
Within the initiative, male students will receive Rs 9,000 per year, while female students will
receive Rs 10,000

 Which state government has recently launched 'Swayam' scheme – Odisha

to provide interest free loans up to Rs 1 lakh to the youth of the state under the new govt scheme
'Swayam

 Van Mitra’ scheme is launched by which state – Haryana (to encourage community participation in
tree planting activities in non-forest areas)

 Modi Awaas Gharkul Yojana for OBC category beneficiaries was launched in which state –
Maharastra
The scheme envisages the construction of 10 lakh houses from FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26

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 First in India & World
 India’s First Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) To Start From Which State - Uttrakhand

 Where was the first Skill India Centre (SIC) inaugurated – Odisha
to bridge the gap between education and employment by offering training programs aligned with
industry requirements, fostering economic growth and prosperity in the region

 Which company inaugurated its first solar project in Rajasthan - NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. (NTPC-REL) at Chhattargarh in Rajasthan has commenced commercial
operations of 70 MW capacity on February 21

 Which institution incubated the startup that developed India’s first septic tank cleaning robot,
Homosep Atom - IIT Madras

Art & Culture Fairs & Festivals

 Martand sun temple, recently seen in the news, is located in which state/UT - Jammu Kashmir (near
Anantnag in the Kashmir Valley in Jammu Kashmir)
Built in the 8th century by King Lalitaditya Muktapida
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Formation – 1861, HQ – New Delhi, DG – Yadubir Singh Rawat

 Which State Achieves Record With Highest Number Of Ramsar Sites In India - Tamilnadu
With 2 more places declared Ramsar sites, Tamil Nadu now has the highest number of such sites in
the country
Longwood Shola Reserve Forest in The Nilgiris
Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary in Ariyalur

 In which state was Ellora – Ajanta International Festival celebrated - Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar,
Maharashtra

 The Sammakka-Sarakka Medaram Jathara, the largest tribal festival, is held biennially in
Telangana, India
The festival venerates the goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma and commemorates their struggle
against unjust rulers

 Attukal Pongala is a 10-day religious festival celebrated at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in
Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala

 Khasi freedom fighter U Tirot Sing’s statue is unveiled at which place– Dhaka

 In which state will PM Modi unveil the 125-feet tall statue of Bir Lachit Barphukan – Assam (Assam
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has invited PM Narendra Modi)

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 Divya Kala Mela 2024 inaugurated in Agartala, Tripura

 To promote tourism in Bundelkhand, the Bundelkhand Gaurav Mahotsav was inaugurated

 Bharatanatyam exponents and research scholars, Bala Devi Chandrashekar’s film on the Thanjavur
Big Temple, or Brihadeeswara Temple, was launched at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.

 The International Gita Mahotsav held in Colombo from March 1

 Punjab unveiled ‘Rangla Punjab’ festival to revive cultural heritage

 Noida hosted 36th Annual Flower Show

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National CA
 Recently, Which airport has been given the status of International Airport by the Govt of India -
Surat Airport in Gujarat

 Which actor has launches political party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam - Tamil superstar Vijay
Thalapathy
The actor in a statement said the party will not contest the 2024 elections

 The Centre has announced an ambitious programme to upgrade how many standard rail coaches to
Vande Bharat standards in Budget 2024 - 40,000 (This initiative, announced by Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman)

 What is the primary focus of the initiative “Vantara” launched by Reliance Industries and Reliance
Foundation - Animal Welfare
The 3000-acre animal shelter launched by Anant Ambani in Jamnagar

 India has officially introduced the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the iconic Eiffel Tower in
Paris, marking a significant step towards realizing PM Modi’s vision of globalizing UPI
NPCI International Payments (NIPL) has partnered with French e-commerce and proximity
payments company, Lyra, to facilitate the acceptance of UPI payments in France
France -1st European Country to accept UPI

 Which port is set to be converted into a Green Hydrogen Hub - Tuticorin port in Tamil Nadu

 In which state was the Sudarshan Setu India’s longest cable-stayed bridge around 2.32 km,
inaugurated – Gujarat by – PM Modi
Estimated cost of Rs978.93 crore
It connects the Okha mainland to Beyt Dwarka island
The bridge, previously known as the ‘Signature Bridge

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 Which Indian state has declared the Gupteswar Forest as its 4th Biodiversity Heritage Site – Odisha
Gupteswar Forest, adjacent to Gupteswar Shiva temple in Odisha’s Koraput district

 Where is the 100,000 Bharat Mart initiated by the Prime Minister of India for enhancing exports
located – Dubai
Jointly led by DP World, a Dubai-based logistics firm, and inaugurated by the Prime Minister

 Who chaired the committee to make guidelines on spam calls - Rohit Kumar Singh (Department of
Consumer Affairs formed a committee)

 The Indian government plans to fence the entire 1643 km Indo-Myanmar border to enhance
surveillance and curb insurgencies, smuggling, and the drug trade.

 IRCTC launched Ramayana circuit tourist train

 Dharmendra Pradhan launched the EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Program in New Delhi

 ONGC Sea Survival Centre has been developed as Integrated Sea Survival Training Centre in Goa to
advance the Indian sea survival training ecosystem. – inaugurated by PM

 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the 300 MW Barsingsar Solar
Power Plant

 The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing the
ease of doing business in India

 The US-India Business Council launched the Artificial Intelligence Task Force (AI-TF) to align India
and US leadership on ΑΙ.

 Large deposits of iron ore found in Rajasthan

 R Coastal Aquaculture Authority launched a nationwide campaign to register all coastal

aquaculture farms.

 PM Modi announces opening of new CBSE office in Dubai

 BHEL has won an order for setting up an 800 MW Ultra-Supercritical Thermal Power Plant at
Yamunanagar, Haryana.

 ISRO to launch weather satellite INSAT-3DS

 Punjabi University Unveiled ‘PURAN, an innovative system to improve Gurmukhi script typing
online.

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 IIT Jammu developed anti-drone system

 PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Bharat Mart in Dubai

 PM Modi inaugurates new Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors at Kakrapara.

 Airports Authority of India (AAI) has achieved ‘Excellent’ rating under MoU 2022-23, signed with
Ministry of Civil Aviation.

 Government of India allowed 100% FDI in space sector

 India – 80th most targeted country worldwide in cybercrime

 211 PM SHRI Schools launched in Raipur, Chhattisgarh

 India possesses the world’s second-largest road network, after the United States
 PM Modi inaugurated India’s Longest Tunnel in Jammu. 12.77 km T-50 tunnel

 Cricketer Shubman Gill designated as Punjab ‘state icon’ for Lok Sabha

International CA
 Which has become the first European country to accept Unified Payment Interface (UPI) – France
France has started the initiative to issue Digital Schengen visas, becoming the first country in the
European Union to issue this visa

 In which two countries has UPI payment system been launched recently - Mauritius & Sri Lanka

 Recently, which country won the 9th GovTech Prize for AI Powered Government Services at the
World Government Summit 2024 – India
The Ministry for Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, was honored for its project
iRASTE

 Recently, which country is launching the ‘Dream of the Desert’ train in the Middle East - Saudi
Arabia
The 800-mile trip will start in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital city, and travel northwest toward the
border with Jordan

 Which country has been dropped from FATF’s financial crime watch list - United Arab Emirates
FATF - Financial Action Task force Formation -1989 (Intergovernmental organisation)
Combat money laundering and terrorism financing
Headquarters –Paris, President – T.Raja kumar

 Which country recently joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming the 119th member
nation – Malta (Director General - Ajay Mathur)

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 Which country has declared a health emergency due to escalating cases of dengue fever in 2024 –
Peru (Over 31,000 cases and 32 deaths have been reported across 20 of Peru’s 25 regions )

 Which country passed the Quad bill to strengthen cooperation – USA

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated
significant infrastructure projects in which island - Agalega Island,

 Which country has becomes first Asian Country to Ratify ILO Convention to End Workplace Violence
and Harassment- Philippines

 The 5th edition of the International Gita Mahotsav (IGM) will take place in which country – Sri lanka

 El Salvador President - Nayib Bukele

 Kazakhstan appointed Olzhas Bektenov as new Prime Minister

 Azerbaijan won 10th International IIHM Young Chief Olympiad

 Yemen Appoints Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as New Prime Minister

 Rio de Janeiro declares health emergency amid dengue fever surge.

 UAE grants Golden Visa to Super 30 founder Anand Kumar

 BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships held for the first time in Delhi

 India sent humanitarian aid to Zambia to help combat a cholera outbreak

 Israel Scientists uncover underwater canyon ‘Eratosthenes’ near Cyprus

 Lincoln University College, Malaysia, Submits Application to UGC for Setting Up Campus in
Telangana.

 Prabowo Subianto – New President of Indonesia

 Japan in recession, lost third largest economy tag to Germany

 Saudi Arabia is launching its own luxury train – Dream of the Desert

 Russia declared Estonian PM Kaja Kallas ‘wanted’

 China renewed Panda Diplomacy with the US and Europe, aiming to foster international panda
conservation efforts and enhance relations.

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 Turkey’s domestically built 5th generation fighter KAAN combat aircraft completed its first flight

 Shehbaz Sharif to be Pakistan PM and Asif Ali Zardari to be President

Banking & Economics

 RBI has recently announced to impose new restrictions on which payment bank - Paytm Payment
Bank
Right now all services will remain normal till 29th Feb but after that many services related to
Payments Bank will be closed. It is noteworthy that One97 Communications holds 49% stake in
Paytm Payments Bank

 OECD raised India’s growth outlook for FY25 to 6.2%

 Egis certified as a Top Employer 2024 in India, France, the United Arab Emirates, and Brazil.

 REC Limited earns best green bond – corporate award 2024

 Supreme Court struck down electoral bond scheme as unconstitutional and violative of Article 14
(equality before law).

 The Ministry of Defence surpasses the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in total order value through the
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal.

 Reliance became 1st Indian stock to cross Rs 20 lakh cr. Market Cap

 NTPC commissioned 14 MW unit of Ayodhya solar project

 Mineral Production in India grew by 5.1% in 2023 compared to last year

 Govt hikes FRP for sugarcane by 8% to Rs 340.

 India and Greece agree to double bilateral trade by 2030

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 Sports CA
 Which state topped the Khelo India Youth Games 2023-24 – Maharashtra

Khelo India Youth Games 2023-24

 Dates – 19 January- 31 January 2024
 Host – Tamilnadu (Chennai, Madurai, Trichy and Coimbatore)
 Edition – 6th
 Mascot – Veera Mangai
 Title Sponsor – Sports For All (SFA), India’s largest multi-sport tech driven competition organisers
for next 5 yrs
 Champion – Maharashtra
 Inaugurated by – PM Narendra Modi
 Ministry Responsible – Youth Affairs and Sports (Anurag Thakur)

 Vinesh Phogat and Anshu Malik related to which sports – Wrestling (won the gold medal in the
National Wrestling Championships)
Vinesh - She became the 1st Indian woman wrestler to win a gold at both
the Commonwealth and Asian Games

 Who is the first Sri Lankan cricketer to score a double century in ODI - Pathum Nissanka (Nissanka
played a brilliant inning of 210* runs in 139 balls)

 Which country won the title of ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024 – Australia (4th title) (beating India by
79 runs in the final at Benoni in South Africa)
Player of the series - Kwena Maphaka (Aus)
Host - South Africa Edition – 15th

 Who recently won the singles title of Chennai Open Tennis Tournament - Sumit Nagal

 With whom did the Education Ministry sign an agreement to promote football game in the country –
FIFA

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 Under this, the Education Ministry will distribute 11 lakh footballs across the country in a phased
manner
Under this, the Education Ministry will distribute 11 lakh footballs across the country in a phased
manner

 Who has been appointed by CSK as the brand ambassador for IPL 2024 - Katrina Kaif
IPL 2023 Champion – CSK (5th)
Most Expensive Player of IPL 2024 – Mitchell Starc (KKR)

 Who won the ICC Men's 'Player of the Month' award for the month of Jan 2024 - West Indies cricket
team's fast bowler Shamar Joseph
Ireland's Amy Hunter won the 'Player of the Month' award in the women's category

ICC awards for Year 2023

 Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year - Pat Cummins (Aus)
 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year 2023 : Nat Sciver-Brunt
(England)
 ICC Men's T20I Player of the Year 2023 - Suryakumar Yadav (India)
 ICC Women's T20I Player of the Year 2023: Hayley Matthews (West Indies)
 ICC Emerging Men's Player of the Year 2023: Rachin Ravindra (NZ)
 ICC Emerging Women’s Player of the Year 2023 : Phoebe Litchfield (Australia)
 ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year 2023 - Virat Kohli (India)
 ICC Women’s ODI Player of the Year 2023 - Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)
 ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year 2023 : Usman Khawaja (Aus)
 ICC Men's Associate Player of the Year 2023 : Bas De Leede (Netherlands)
 ICC Women's Associate Player of the Year 2023 : Queentor Abel (Kenya)
 ICC Umpire of the Year 2023 : Richard Illingworth (England)

 Who has become the 2nd Indian bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket - Ravichandran Ashwin
(2nd Indian bowler)

 Rohit Sharma has hit most sixes in international cricket

 Who surpassed Saurav Ganguly to become 4th highest run-scorer in international cricket - Rohit
Sharma

 Hyderabad to host a FIFA World Cup qualifier match for the first time on June 6.

 Rajkot stadium to be renamed Niranjan Shah Stadium in honor of the former Saurashtra Cricket
Association (SCA) secretary.

 Sunil Kumar won Greco-Roman title in National Wrestling Championship

 PT Usha honoured with lifetime award by SJFI & DSJA. She is 5th recipient of this award

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 The Indian women’s team secured its first-ever semi-final spot in the Badminton Asia Team
Championships by defeating Hong Kong

 Union Minister Anurag Thakur handed over Chess Olympiad Torch to Budapest, Hungary, for the
upcoming 45th Chess Olympiad.

 Jacintha Kalyan became India’s First Female Pitch Curator

 Pakistan player Babar Azam became the fastest batter to score 10,000 T20 runs

 8-year-old Indian-origin boy Ashwath Kaushik became the youngest to beat a Grand Master, beating
Jacek Stopa of Poland.

 Asian Indoor Athletics Championship – Tehran, Iran. India won 4 gold and 1 silver medal

Summits & Conference

 16th Conference of the World Social Forum was held in which city – Kathmandu (under the “Another
World is Possible” banner)
It aims to open horizontal exchange among civil society organisations, social movements, trade
unions and individuals opposing neoliberal globalization

 Which Union Minister inaugurated 'BSE Expo-2024’ - Information and Broadcasting Minister
Anurag Singh Thakur

 Where has the INDUS-X Summit taken place - New Delhi on Feb 20-21 2024
Aim -driving strategic technology partnerships and defence industrial cooperation between India
and the USA
The ‘INDUS-X’ summit was launched in June 2023 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to
the US

 Recently, the 21st edition of BioAsia 2024 summit has commenced in which city – Hyderabad
BioAsia is an annual international event focused on Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharma, Medtech
and Healthtech sectors
Theme:“Transforming Life Sciences with Data and AI”

 Where will the 8th Asia Economic Dialogue take place – Pune (Theme -‘Geo-economic Challenges in
an Era of Flux)

 Recently, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has inaugurated the International Maritime Seminar in
which city – Visakhapatnam (Theme: Partners across Oceans: Collaboration, Synergy, Growth)

 What is the overarching theme of the Neem Summit & Global Neem Trade Fair - Neem for
Sustainable Agriculture, Health, and Environment
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 The Neem Summit & Global Neem Trade fair is being organized by collaboration with lCAR-Central
Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi in New Delhi on 19-20 February 2024

 Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj to inaugurate two-day Bhumi Samvaad VIII at
Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi.

 President of India, Smt. Drupadi Murmu inaugurated the 4 day “Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav: A
cultural odyssey unveiling the richness of Northeast India” in Delhi

 Inaugural event of ‘The Great Indian Board Reboot: Roadshow 2024’ held by the Indian Institute of
Corporate Affairs in partnership with National Stock Exchange & Bombay Stock Exchange in
Mumbai

 Dharmendra Pradhan to inaugurate ULLAS Mela at National Bal Bhavan

 1st International Inclusion Alliance Conference fosters global inclusivity and diversity.

 India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, chaired the 62nd Session of the
Commission for Social Development.

 Meity to hold first-ever Future Skills Summit in Guwahati

 SUFALAM: Startup Conclave for Food Processing Entrepreneurs

 Mahabiz 2024: Global Business Conclave held in Dubai

 8th Asia Economic Dialogue to be held in Pune

Awards & Honours

 Which State Tableau Awarded For Best Tableau During 75th Republic Day Parade – Odisha
Chief Guest – Emmanuel Macron (France President)
Rajpath Renamed as Kartavya path

 Who among the following will be honoured with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India -
BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani (served as the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to
2004)
He is one of the co-founders of the BJP and a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

Padma Vibhushan (5)

 Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali (Art) Tamil Nadu
 Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi (Art) Andhra Pradesh
 Shri M Venkaiah Naidu (Public Affairs) Andhra Pradesh
 Shri Bindeshwar Pathak (Posthumous) Social Work, Bihar
 Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam (Art) Tamil Nadu

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 Who was awarded the 'Best Green Bond-Corporate' award at The Asset Triple A Awards for
Sustainable Finance 2024 - REC Limited (a Maharatna enterprise)

 Veteran Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain won the Grammy Awards in the
'Best Global Music Album' category for their album 'This Moment' by fusion band 'Shakti’

 Who has been awarded KPP Nambiar Award for 2024 - Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Chairman, S Somanath (About ISRO,Formed – 15 Aug 1969,HQ – Bengaluru, Karnataka)

 Recently, which bank has clinched the title of ‘Best Technology Bank of the Year Award’ - South
Indian Bank (at the 19th IBA Annual Banking Technology Conference)
South Indian Bank MD & CEO – PR Seshadari

 Who became the first woman scientist to win the G D Birla Award for Scientific Research in 2023 -
Prof Aditi Sen De

 Who has been honoured with France’s highest civilian award, the ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’
- Shashi Tharoor

 Alex Dawson-Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024

 PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh,Lal Krishna Advani,Karpoori Thakur and MS

Swaminathan- Bharat Ratna 2024

 Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya-Prestigious Jnanpith Award

 Ishwari Prasad Namboodiri honored with the “Shankar Smriti Award”

 Shakti, a fusion music group comprising tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and singer Shankar
Mahadevan, has won the 2024 Grammy Award for best global music album for ‘This Moment’.

 Swedish photographer Alex Dawson has been named as Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024
for his image ‘Whale Bones’.

 Prasuma became 1st Indian Food Brand to win International Taste Award

 Startek honored as one of India’s best workplaces in IT

Imp Appointment
 Who has been re-appointed as the President of Asian Cricket Council - Jay Shah, Secretary of the
Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India for 3rd time
 ACC Established – 1983, BCCI Established – 1928, ICC established – 1909

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 Who has been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Health & Family Welfare - Apurva
Chandra

 Sanjay Jaju has been appointed as the new Information and Broadcasting Secretary, in place of
Chandra

 Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court - P S Dinesh Kumar

 Ritu Bahri was appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of which High Court - Uttarakhand High
Court

 Who has Appointed as Brand Ambassador for Fit India Movement - Narendra Kumar Yadav
Fit India Movement was launched by PM Narendra Modi on 29 August 2019 on the occasion of
National Sports Day

 Who was appointed the new President of Finland - Alexander Stubb

Capital – Helsinki, Currency – Euro, PM - Petteri Orpo

 Justice A M Khanwilkar - chairperson of the Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman of India.

 Maryam Nawaz - First Woman Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)

 A S Rajeev - Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

 Ravi Kumar jha -MD & CEO of LIC Mutual Fund

 Rajendra Prasad Gupta appointed Rajasthan’s new Advocate General

 Tata Digital appoints Naveen Tahilyani as CEO & MD

 Vijay Bishnoi sworn in as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court

 ADB appointed Mio Oka as country director for India

 Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi to Take Over as Indian Army’s Vice Chief.

 Virendra Bansal appointed new MD & CEO of SBI Capital Markets

 Boeing appointed Nikhil Joshi as Managing Director of Boeing Defence India

 Sanjay Kumar Jain takes charge of IRCTC CMD

 Sripathi, a tribal woman from Tamil Nadu, became a civil judge after writing her exam two days
after giving birth.

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 Narendra Narayan Yadav elected as Bihar assembly Deputy Speaker

 President Droupadi Murmu has appointed AS Rajeev as the Vigilance Commissioner

 KVS Manian appointed as Joint Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Bank

 Ursula von der Leyen seeks a second term as EU Commission head

Index & Ranking

 Corruption Perception Index 2023,India’s Rank – 93rd (Score 39),2022 Rank - 85th
Top 3 Country - Denmark (6th Consecutive Year)),Finland,New Zealand
Bottom Spots – Somalia
Released by – Transparency International

 Who named as a top Employer 2024 – CGI

 What position did India secure in the Global Intellectual Property Index 2024 – 42
1st position- United state
Edition -12th
Released by – US chamber of commerce

 “India Ageing Report 2023” has been prepared by the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) and
International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), on the welfare of senior citizens in India.

 TomTom Traffic Index – London was the most congested city in the world in 2023. Bengaluru and
Pune in India took the sixth and seventh spots.

 IFFCO ranked No. 1 in top 300 cooperatives of the world

Space CA
 In which state did the Prime Minister inaugurate ISRO’s second spaceport - at
Kulasekharapattanam, a coastal village in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district on February 28, 2024
The first spaceport, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, is located in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota

 Who has recently made the record of spending maximum time in space - Russian astronaut Oleg
Kononenko (for 878 days or more than two and a half years)

Defence CA
 Indian Navy has declared 2024 as - Year of Naval Civilians (Navy Day – 4 Dec) Naval Chief – R Hari
Kumar

 Where will Exercise 'Vayu Shakti'-24 be organized by the Indian Air Force - at the Pokhran Air to
Ground Range, near Jaisalmer
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 The Indian Air Force is slated to carry out three large scale war games on Feb 17, namely, Vayu
Shakti, Gagan Shakti and Tarang Shakti

 Where was the World Defense Show 2024 held - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Theme 2024 – Equipped for
Tomorrow)
Head of Indian Delegation - Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt

 Where was the statue of India's first Chief of Defense Staff, late General Bipin Rawat, unveiled –
Dehradun (Defense Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the statue)
2nd CDS of India – Anil Chauhan
The President of India is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces

 On which island group is India going to establish a new naval base - Agatti and Minicoy islands of
Lakshadweep

 In which country did the 16th edition of the trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti-16’ take place – Maldives (This
exercise, involving India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka,)
Bangladesh is participating as an observer
Indian Coast Guard ship Samarth and ICGS Abhinav along with Sri Lanka Naval Ship Samudura are
participating in the exercise

 In which city was the Seminar on Indian Defence Equipment – SIDE 2024 organized – Dhaka
The event was hosted by the High Commission of India in Bangladesh and the Principal Staff Officer
of the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division, highlighting the interest in defence partnerships between
the two countries

 In which city is the 12th edition of the ‘Milan’ naval exercise taking place – Visakhapatnam (It is a
biennial multilateral naval exercise)

 In which Indian state did the Indian Army launch the Women’s Skill Development initiative –
Manipur
The program aims to provide comprehensive training in handloom weaving to women in the region,
with the participation of 35 local women

MOU & Agreement

 With which country has India agreed to double bilateral trade by 2030 – Greece
The agreement was reached between Prime Minister Modi and Greece’s PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis

 Which company has partnered with the Indian Institute of Science for 6G research and development
in Bengaluru – Nokia

 With which country did the National Institute of Ayurveda sign a MoU for academic collaboration in
traditional medicine – Thailand

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 Sci & Tech
 What is ‘Volt Typhoon’, recently mentioned in the news - A cyber hacking group
The US government recently shut down China-backed hacking group "Volt Typhoon," active since at
least 2021

 What is ‘Alaskapox’, recently seen in the news - DNA virus (belonging to the same genus as
smallpox, monkeypox, and cowpox,)

Miscellaneous
 Kelvin Kiptum has recently passed away, he was a famous – Athelete
At only 24 years of age, Kiptum had already made history at the Chicago Marathon in October by
setting a new world record of 2:00:35, surpassing the previous record held by his compatriot Eliud
Kipchoge

 Famous litterateur Usha Kiran Khan passed away, when was she honored with Padma Shri – 2015
Sahitya Akademi Award for her Maithili novel 'Bhamati: Ek Avismaraniya Premkatha

 Recently, PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for Sikkim’s first railway station “Rangpo
Railway Station”. It is in which of the following districts of Sikkim? – Pakyong

 Startup Mahakumbh 2024 will be held in which city?- New Delhi

 Recently, Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas has passed away, aged 72. He was awarded the Padma Shri
award in which year?- 2006

 Recently, Manohar Joshi has passed away, aged 86. He was the former Chief Minister of which state?
– Maharashtra

 Preeti Rajak became the Indian Army’s first female Subedar, marking a historic milestone for
women in the armed forces.

 The Karnataka government recently announced a new ‘Digital Detox’ initiative in collaboration
with the All India Game Developers Forum (AIGDF).

 The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) initiates the construction of "Masjid Muhammed bin
Abdullah" mosque in Ayodhya

 Abhinav Bindra, India's first individual Olympic gold medalist, selected as a torchbearer for the
2024 Paris Olympic Games.

 ‘Kalaignar Sports Kit’ scheme announced in Tamil Nadu

 Sri Lanka has been cleared to host the International Cricket Council (ICC) Annual General Meeting
in July.
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 Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ethiopia, Iran, Egypt confirmed they are joining BRICS (Total 10 Members)

 CDS Anil Chauhan revealed a book titled ‘Artificial Intelligence and National Security’ at the Defence
Literature Festival ‘Kalam and Kavach’ in Pune.

 Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla Launches Dr. Ramchandra Tiwari’s Books on Hindi
Prose and Yoga

 Ranveer Singh joins boAt as a stakeholder and Brand Ambassador

 India signed MoU to interlink UPI with UAE’s payment platform AANI

 TEC, Amrita University to collaborate on Responsible Al

 Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Manohar Joshi passed away

 IRCTC collaborated with Swiggy to offer pre-ordered meals to train passengers via its e-catering
portal, enhancing travel dining options.

 iCreate, Microsoft, MeitY joined hands to boost India’s Al Startups

 Reliance Industries, in collaboration with IITs, is set to launch ‘Hanooman’, an indigenous Al service
similar to ChatGPT.

 Multinational military exercise – ‘Shanti Prayas IV’ – kicked off in Nepal

66th Grammy Awards 2024

Record of the Year: “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus
Album of the Year: “Midnights,” Taylor Swift
Song of the Year: “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell,
songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best New Artist: Victoria Monét
Best Rock Performance: “Not Strong Enough”
Best Music Video: “I’m Only Sleeping” (The Beatles)
Best Global Music Album: “This Moment,” Shakti

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