Current Affairs 2024 PDF

# Current Affairs 2024 ## Defence News **1. AUSTRAHIND 2024** * 3rd India and Australia joint military exercise. * From 8-21 November at Pune Maharashtra. **2. Vajra Prahar 2024** * 15th edition of the joint special forces exercise. * 02 to 22, 2024 in Idaho USA. * Between India and America. **3...

# Current Affairs 2024 ## Defence News **1. AUSTRAHIND 2024** * 3rd India and Australia joint military exercise. * From 8-21 November at Pune Maharashtra. **2. Vajra Prahar 2024** * 15th edition of the joint special forces exercise. * 02 to 22, 2024 in Idaho USA. * Between India and America. **3. Vinbax 2024** * 5th annual Vietnam-India Bilateral Army exercise (VINBAX 2024). * Began in Ambala city of India's Haryana state on November 4. **4. Garuda Shakti 2024** * 9th edition of the joint special forces. * India and Indonesia in Jakarta. **5. Poorvi Prahar** * India to launch Tri-services military Exercise Poorvi Prahar along India-China Border-Ladakh. **6. Malabar 2024** * Maritime Exercise Malabar 2024, hosted by India, began on October 8 in Visakhapatnam. * Featuring Quad Nations-- India, Australia, Japan and the US. **7. First 'Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX)'** * The Indian Navy recently conducted its first 'MPX' in Indian Ocean with the German Navy. **8. Bilateral Exercise 'SIMBEX'** * The 31st edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX). * It was scheduled to be conducted in two phases--- The Harbour phase from 23 to 35 Oct at Vishakhapatnam and the sea phase from 28-29 Oct I the Bay of Bengal. **9. Bilateral Navy exercise Naseem-Al-Bahr** * Maritime Exercise. * Indian Navy and Royal navy of Oman. * Coast of Goa from 13 to 18 Oct 24. **10. Exercise Varuna 2024** * Mediterranean Sea. * 22nd edition. **11. Joint Military Exercise 'Al Najah'** * 5th edition. * India-Oman joint military exercise. * Sep 13 to Sep 26, 2024, at the Rabkoot Training Area in Salalah, Oman. **12. Yudh Abhyas 2024** * 20th edition. * India and USA joint military exercise. * Mahajan field firing ranges, Rajasthan. * This exercise took place from Sep 9 to 22. **13. 'Kazind 2024'** * Joint Military exercise between Kazakhstan-India. * Auli -Uttarakhand on 30 September. **14. Exercise Udara Shakti 2024** * 8th edition. **15. Exercise MITRA SHAKTI 2024** * 10th edition. * India-SriLanka joint Military exercise MITRA SHAKTI commenced. * Location at Army Training school, Maduru Oya, SriLanka. **16. Tarang shakti 2024** * Hosted by India-First multinational air exercise from 6th August 2023. * It has two phases: * Ist Phase held in Ular, Tamil Nadu from 6th to 14th August and the second Phase jodhpur, Rajasthan from 29th August to 14th September. **17. Exercise MAITREE 2024** * 13th edition of India and Thailand joint military exercise MAITREE. * Ist to 15th July 2024 at Fort Vachiraprakan in Tak Province of Thailand. **18. Nomadic Elephant 2024** * The 16th India-Mongolian joint Military Exercise. * At the Foreign Training Node, Umroi (Meghalaya). **19. JIMEX-2024** * 8th edition of the Japan-India maritime Exercise-JIMEX has started at Yokosuka, Japan. **20. SADA TANSEEQ 2024** * India and Saudi Arabia. **21. DESERT Cyclone 2024** * Joint Military Exercise. * Location: Rajasthan. **22. Exercise Desert Knight** * India, France and the UAE. * Location: Arabian Sea. **23. DHARMA GUARDIAN 2024** * 5th edition of the joint military exercise. * At Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan. * India and Japan. **24. DUSTLIK 2024** * India- Uzbekistan joint Military Exercise. * 5th edition. * Location: Termez District, Uzbekistan. **25. EXERCISE TIGER TRIUMPH-2024** * Visakhapatnam from 18 to 25 March 2024. * India and USA. **26. 12th edition MILAN 2024** * Naval exercise hosted by he Indian navy in Visakhapatnam on 21st Feb 2024. * Largest multinational naval exercise of the Indian Navy. **27. Trilateral Exercise Dosti-16** * Trilateral Collaboration: India, Sri lanka and Maldives. * Location: Maldives. **28. 10th edition Exercise Lamitiye-2024** * Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF). * Location: Seychelles. **29. Sea defenders 2024** * Indian Coast Guard will conduct joint exercise Sea Defenders 2024 with the US Coast Guard to Strengthen bilateral cooperation. * At Port Blair on 09-10 March 2024. **30. Samudra Lakshmana 2024** * India and Malaysia. * Visakhapatnam -Feb 28- March. **31. IMT Trilateral Exercise (TRILAT 24)** * India-Mozambique-Tanzania-IMT concludes at Mozambique. * The Second edition of IMT TRILAT 24 concluded at Nacala, Mozambique. **32. Anti- Submarine Warfare Vessels** * At Coachin Shipyard, The Indian navy Launched two Anti-Submarine warfare (ASW) shallow water vessels named Malpe and Mulki. * Note: Ist nuclear submarine: INS Arihant. * IMP: Second nuclear submarine INS Arighaat commissioned into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam. **33. Fast Petrol vessel (FPV) Ships 'Adamya' and 'Akshar'** * Built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL). **34. Second Very Low Frequency (VLF) Naval Station** * Foundation stone in Vikarabad district of Telangana. * This facility will be operational by the year 2027. **35. New Missile Testing Range- Nagayalanka, Andhra Pradesh.** **36. Indian Light Tank Zorawar developed with Larsen and Toubro.** **37. Long range Glide Bomb 'GAURAV'.** ## Summit and Conference **1. 2024 BRICS** * Kazan, Russia. * 22-24 October 2024. * 16th edition. * BRICS members: * Brazil * Russia * India * China * South Africa (Joined in 2000) * New members (effective January 1, 2024): * Iran * Egypt * Ethiopia * United Arab Emirates * Saudi Arabia (Conformation pending) **2. 2024 Washington summit/ NATO Summit 2024** * Washington D.C., 9-11 July. * NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. * World's largest military alliance. * Formed: 1949. * HQ: Brussels, Belgium. * Members: 32. * Latest member: Sweden (March 2024). **3. SCO Summit 2024** * Held in Astana, Kazakhstan (Summits of Head of State). * India Delegation: External Affairs minister S Jaishankar. * Key highlights: * BELARUS: became 10th member of SCO. (earlier 9 members) * Adopted Astana declaration and approved 25 strategic agreements on energy, security, trade, finance and information security. * SCO Summit 2023: India (Virtual Format). * 2025: CHINA. **Summits of head of government** * 23rd Annual Council of Heads of Government (CHG). * 15 and 16 Oct 2024 in Islamabad, Pakistan. * INDIAN Delegation: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankara. * 2025-CHINA. **4. United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 29-Conferenec of the Parties)** * Baku, Azerbaijan to be host of COP 29. * Nov 2024. * COP is the annual United Nations Climate meeting. * COP 28 2023-Dubai. **5. Global India AI Summit 2024** * Held at New Delhi and was organized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. ** 6. 2nd Asia pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation 2024** * New Delhi, India (Delhi declaration). * Organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). * September 11 & 12. * The first Asia pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation was held in Beijingin 2018. **7. World hydrogen Summit 2024** * Rotterdam, Netherlands. * May 13 and 15, 2024. **8. 50th G7 Summit** * The Indian prime minister participated in the 2024 G7 summit organized in Apulia, Italy. * PM First visit after 3rd term. * India 11th time and Narendra Modi 5th time. * Host: Giorgia Meloni -PM. * Members: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, US, EU. * 2023: Japan. * 2025: Alberta, Canada. **9. 46th Antarctica Treaty consultative Meeting** * Kochi, Kerala from 20th to 30th May 2024. * India Research Stations-Antarctica: * Maitri (1989). * Bharati (2012). **10. ASEAN Summit 2024** * 6-11 Oct 2024. * Vientiane, Laos (44th and 45th edition). * ASEAN 2025- Malaysia. **11. 21st ASEAN-India Summit 2024** * 10 October 204 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. * ASEAN secretariat: Jakarta Indonesia. * ASEAN Members: Indonesia, Thailand, The Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei and Singapore. **12. 19th East Asia Summit (EAS)** * Vientiane, Lao PDR. * Oct 2024. * The EAS comprises 18 members, the 10 ASEAN countries and eight dialogue partners (Australia, china, India, Japan, New Zealand, republic of Korea, Russia and the United States) **13. 46th UNESCO World Heritage Committee Session** * Held in Baharat mandapam, New Delhi (July 2024). * Inaugurated by the PM Shri Narendra Modi. * 24 new sites for inclusion on the World Heritage List. **Note-Moidams-the ancient burial mounds of the Ahom Dynasty Assam 43rd UNESCO World Heritage Site** **14. 3rd Voice of global south Summit 2024** * India hosted the third Voice of the Global south summit on August 17, 2024. * It was a virtual event -PM MODI lead the summit. * Theme- An Empowered Global South for a Sustainable Future. **15. 19th NAM Summit 2024** * NAM-Non-aligned Movement. * S Jaisahnakara Visited Uganda for the 19th NAM Summit 2024 Jan 15-20, 2024. **16. World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024** * 54th Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. * Established-in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation. **17. World Future Energy Summit 2024** * The 16th edition World Future Energy Summit commenced in Abu Dhabi (UAE). **18. 2024 Summit for Democracy** * March 18-20 in Seoul, republic of Korea. * Theme: Democracy for Future Generations. **19. WTO-World Trade Organization** * 13th WTO Ministerial Conference Held in Abu Dhabi in the UAE between February 26 and March 2. **20. 9th Raisaina Dialogue 2024: New Delhi** * Chief Guest: Kyriakos Mistsotakis (Greece's PM). **Annual conference on geopolitics and geo-economics** * Delhi based think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in Partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs,hosts the conference. * Theme: "Chaturanga": Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create. **21. World Government Summit 2024** * It is an annual event held in Dubai, UAE. Theme: "Shaping the Future Governments". **22. World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2024** * New Delhi. * It is the annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). * 23rd edition. * Theme: "Leadership for the Sustainable development and climate Justice" **23. 7th Indian Ocean Conference to be held in Perth, Australia** * Theme-towards a stable and Sustainable Indian ocean. * Attended by foreign Minister. **24. Quad 2024** * Australia, India, Japan, US. * Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. * 2024: Delaware in the United States. * Cancer Moonshot initiative: To help end cancer by these four countries. * 2025: India. **25. 64th International Sugar Organization (ISO) Council Meeting** * June 2024 in New Delhi. * ISO is a UN affiliated body headquartered in London. * Note- India is the World's Largest consumer of sugar and the second largest producer after Brazil. **26. World Food India 2024** * 3rd edition of India's biggest food summit. * At Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. * September 19 to 22. **27. International Air transport Association (IATA)** * India will host World Air Transport Summit in June 2025. * The 81st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will be held in the New Delhi. * The Last IATA in India was in 1983. * Indigo CEO to Chair IATA Board. ## National News **1. The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) inaugurated the world's first CO2-to-methanol conversion plant at its Vindhyachal facility in India on November 8, 2024.** **2. Gujarat has become India's first state to implement a dedicated semiconductor policy.** **3. PM Vidhyalakshmi Yojana:** To provide financial support to meritorious students for pursuing higher education by offering easy access to loans. By Ministry of Education. **4. TATA Aircraft Complex:** * PM Modi and his Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez jointly inaugurated the TATA Aircraft Complex for the manufacturing of C-295 Military aircraft in Vadodara(Gujarat). * This is India's first private sector Final Assembly Line for Military aircraft. **5. Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE):** * MACE Observatory has been inaugurated at Hanle, Ladakh. * The telescope is indigenously built by BARC. **6. India's first government-funded multimodal AI initiative:** * BharatGen Initiative. * Aim: Creation of Generative AI systems that can generate high quality text (including speech) and multimodal content in various Indian languages. **7. Trachoma as a public health problem**: * As per the WHO, India has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. * Trachoma is a bacterial infection that affects eyes. * Bacteria Disease. **8. Samarthak (First Indigenous Multi-Purpose Vessel)** * The Indian Navy has launched its first domestically built multi-purpose vessel, Samarthak, constructed by L & T Shipyard. **9. Country's first Hindi literary museum:** * Kashi (Varanasi). **10. India's first Demonstration Facility for Biopolymers:** * Pune. * Significant for country's biotechnology sector. **11. 17th India Urban Mobility (IUM) 2024** * At Gandhinagar, Gujarat. * City with most sustainable transport system: Kochi * City with best transport System: Bhubaneshwar **12. India's first heli ambulance service Sanjeevani-Rishikesh (Uttarakhand)** **13. India's first airport Indoor air Quality monitoring facility "Pavana Chitra"- Thiruvananthapuram Airport.** **14. ITU-WTSA 2024-New Delhi, India** * International Telecommunication Union-World Telecommunication (ITU-WTSA) * Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2024. **15. Muthalapozhi Harbor-Thiruvananthapuram.** **16. Goddess of justice:** * The new statute of the Goddess of Justice in the Supreme Court of India was created by artist Vinod Goswami. * The statue was commissioned by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud. **17. 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA):** * New Delhi from 14 to 18 October 2024. * India is hosting this event for the first time. **18. India's newest Port Galathea Bay- Andaman and Nicobar Islands** **19. Jamaica Marg** * PM Narendra Modi named the road in front of the Jamaica High Commission as 'Jamaica Marg'. * Jamaica PM Holness. **20. International Geeta Mahotsav 2024:** * In Kurukshetra, Haryana from Nov 28 to Dec 15, 2024. * Tanzania will be the partner country of this festival. **21. World's first multi-material chip fabrication unit:** * India and the United States. * The new fabrication unit, which will be called Shakti, will be set up in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh. **22. 1st Asian Buddhist Summit (ABS) in New Delhi.** * The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), in collaboration with the Government of India. **23. World's first breeding center:** * Maharaj Ganj, UP. * Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre. * The UP-Forest Department, in Collaboration with the Bombay Natural History Society. **24. University of Melbourne launched its first Global center in Delhi.** **25. Status of Rajyamata-Gomata by Maharashtra** * Cyclone Remal * Formed over Bay of Bengal. * Name given by Oman. * Date may 2024. * Impact: Bangladesh and West Bengal * Cyclone Asna * Formed over Arabian Sea. * Name given by Pakistan * Date Aug and Sep 2024. * Impact: Kutch Coast in Gujarat and adjoining areas of Pakistan. * Cyclone Dana * Formed over Bay of Bengal. * Name given by Qatar * Date Oct 2024. * Impact: Odisha (Major Impact) and West Bengal. **1. RESET Programme:** Designed to assist retired sportspersons; acknowledging their contributions to the nation and helping them transition into new career paths. **2. India's 1st Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager:** Developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-Bombay) in a strategic Collaboration with tata Consultancy services (TCS). **3. BHASKAR Initiative** * DPIIT Ministry of Commerce and industry. * Bharat startup Knowledge Access Registry (BHASKAR) initiative. * BHASKAR initiative is designed to centralize, streamline and enhance collaboration among startups, investors, mentors, service providers and government bodies. **4. The Odisha Government introduced India's first 'Rice ATM' to revolutionise the public distribution system (PDS) for ration cardholders-Annapurti grain ATM.** **5. Best Agriculture State Award for 2024-Maharashtra.** **6. Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2024-RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das received an "A+" rating in the Global Finance Central Banker cards for the second consecutive year.** **7. 78th Independence day 2024** * Pingali Venkayya: Designer of India's National Flag. * Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign: 9th to 15th Aug. * Vande-Mataram: Anand Math Novel **мапаар аnd Ashoka мапаар.** **10. Charaideo Maidam becomes 43rd UNESCO World Heritage Site in India:** * Moidams of the Ahom Dynasty in Assam. * During UNESCO's 46th World Heritage Committee session in New Delhi from 21 to 31 July 2024. * India's 43rd UNESCO World Heritage Site and the first in the northeast region in the cultural property category. * It is Assam's third World Heritage Site after Kaziranga and Manas National parks. | | Cultural Heritage Sites in India | Natural Heritage Sites in India | Mixed Heritage Sites in India | World Total: 43 | | - | - | - | - | - | | World Heritage Site | 35 | 7 | 1 | 43 | **11. Ministry of Coal Initiates India's First Underground Coal Gasification Pilot Project in Jharkhand.** **12. Kozhikode named India's First UNESCO 'City of Literature'.** **13. Bajaj Auto launches World's First CNG Powered Motorcycle "Freedom".** **14.PM Modi launches construction of World's Highest Tunnel in Ladakh - Shinkun la Tunnel Project.** **15. Country's First Namo Bharat Rapid Rail:** * Run between Bhuj and Ahmedabad. **16. Mount Mungalo:** * Papua New Guinea. * News: Due to a massive landslide hat has buried the whole village. **17. Country's first 'Writer Village' in Uttarakhand** **18. Ustad Allauddin Khan Festival-Maihar, Madhya Pradesh.** **19. New Lion Safari is being built in Barda** * Aimed at reducing the burden on Sasan (Gir National Park). * Gujarat **20. 1st state to implement 'Dalit Sub-quota'-Haryana** * Deprived Scheduled castes "DSC" and other scheduled Castes "OSC". **21. New Campus of India's first Bio Manufacturing Institute -Mohali.** **22. 'Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan'** * PM Launches Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utraksh Abhiyan from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand on 2nd October 2024. * It aims to foster holistic development in tribal Villages. * Ministry of Tribal Affairs. **23. PM-E DRIVE Scheme** * This initiative will accelerate electric vehicle (EV) adoption and boost domestic innovation. * Ministry of Heavy Industries. * PM Electric Drive Resolution in innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE). **24. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana:** * The central govt. has extended the benefits of the world's largest govt. funded health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PMJAY) to all senior citizens 70 years of age or above in the country. **25. Bio RIDE Scheme:** * Biotechnology Research innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (Bio-RIDE). * The main aim of the Bio-RIDE scheme is to foster innovation and encourage bio-entrepreneurship. * Ministry of Science and Technology. **26. PMJUGA Scheme:** * Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PMJUGA) Scheme. * Improving socio-economic condition of tribal communities. **27. Loan limit under the PM Mudra loan scheme:** * The loan limit under the Prime minister Mudra loan scheme has been increased from 10 lakhs to 20 lakhs. **28. Kharchi Puja-Tripura** * The Kerala Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution to change the name of the state to Keralam on 24 June 2024. **29. ASMITA Project:** * The Ministry of Education and the university Grants Commission (UGC). * The Asmita Project is an initiative to develop 22,000 books in Indian languages over the next five years. **30. Hemis Festival-Ladakh India** **31. World Crafts Council (WCC)-has awarded the World Craft city tag to Srinagar.** **32. Guru Ghasidhas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve:** * Chhattisgarh govt. approved India's third-largest tiger reserve. * 56th Tiger reserve. **33. India has 718 snow leopards, as per first-ever Snow Leopard Population Assessment-Higher in Ladakh (477).** **34. India's First Graphene Centre- India Innovation Centre for Graphene (IICG) in Kerala.** **35. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first all-girl Sainik School in Vrindavan, Mathura district Uttar Pradesh.** **36. 75th Republic day January 26, 2024** * Chief Guest-French President Emmanuel Macron. * Theme-Viksit Bharat-Loktantraki Matruka (Mother of Democracy). **37. Artificial intelligence (AI) Anchors:** * DD Kisan will launch two artificial intelligence (AI) anchors, Krish and Bhoomi. **38. India's longest Sea Bridge-Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sewri-Nhava Sheva Atal Setu-Mumbai (21.8km).** **39. Nation's first Constitution Park-Pune.** **40. Medaram Jathara, the largest tribal festival is held biennially in Telangana, India.** **41. One Nation One Election Report** * Chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind. * A proposal for simultaneously elections to Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. **42. India's First Astro Tourism initiative--Uttarakhand** * Uttarakhand Tourism announced India's First Astro Tourism Campaign Named Nakshatra Sabha. **43. Zero waste to landfill accolade- Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. First in India.** * By Confederation of Indian Industry. **44. First Skill Centre of the country in Odisha.** **45. India's first septic tank cleaning robot, named "Homosep Atom".** * Developed by a startup incubated in the Department of Science and Technology of IIT Madras. **46. World's first Vedic clock-Ujjain, MP:** * The time calculation is based on the Duration from one sunrise to the next. **47. Three new criminal Laws:** * The IPC 1860 will be replaced by the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanita, 2023. * CrPC of 1973 will be replaced by the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2021. * Indian Evidence Act of 1872 will be replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya, 2023. **48. Sudarshan Setu: India's Longest Cable-stayed Bridge:** * Links the Beyt Dwarka Island in the Gulf of Kutch to the mainland town of Okha. * 2.32 Km. **49. First Green Hydrogen Plant in an airport-Cochin.** **50. India's First transshipment Port-Adani group Vizhinjam Port in Kerala.** **51. PM Modi inaugurated Bharat Tex 2024 on February 26, 2024, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.** **52. Status of leopards in India was recently released by the Union Minister for environment Forest and Climate Change.** * Overall population: India's Leopard population increased by 8% from 12852 in 2018 to 13874 in 2022. * State level distribution: Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of leopards (3907) **53. INS Jatayu, a new naval Base was commissioned at Minicoy Island in the Lakshadweep.** **54. Paradip Port (Odisha) emerges as India's Top Cargo- handling Port in 2023- 2024.** **55. PM Modi Unveils 125-foot Bronze Statute of Ahom General Lachit Borphukan in Assam's Jorhat.** **56. India's first under water Metro Train Service launched in Kolkata by PM Modi.** **57. PM Modi Virtually inaugurates Sela Tunnel:** * Tewang district of Arunachal Pradesh. * Built by- Border Road organisations. * It is world's longest twin tunnel built at an altitude of above 13,000 feet. ## International News **1. India-Turkiye friendship Association (ITFA) been established in Hyderabad.** **2. Indian Institute of foreign Trade to Open its First Overseas campus in Dubai in 2025.** **3. Global research centre be launched by IIT madras in Dubai.** **4. Sohrai painting to Russian President.** * Sohrai Painting of Jharkhand -A gift from India to Russia. **5. Malaria free by the World Health organization-Egypt.** **6. India has recalled High commissioner and other Diplomats from CANADA.** * 7. 32,000 crore deal for 31 predator drones and MRO facility * India and United States * Maintenance, repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility in India. **7. First country in the world to eliminate Leprosy-Jordan** **8. BRICS New Developed Bank (NBD) - Member:** * Algeria has been officially authorized to join the BRICS new Development Bank (NBD). * Members-Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Russia, South Africa, UAE and Uruguay. **9. First International Campus in Abu Dhabi of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.** **10. Banned Social Media for Children below the age of 16-years ---Australia** **11. PM Narender Modi on Visit to Poland and Ukraine in August 2024.** * Poland PM Donald Tusk and President Andrzej Duda. * President Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. **12. First in the world to Allow voters to elect Judges-Mexico.** **13. 1st Country to lose all their glaciers-Venezuela.** **14. First Overseas Jan Aushadhi Kendra in Mauritius.** **15. Qatar has released eight former Indian Navy personnel who were detained in the Gulf country on espionage charges.** **16. Al-generated spokesperson** * Ukraine-Victoria shi. * World's First Al Diplomat. **17. India received the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) from Singapore in 2023-24.** **18. Japan introduces New 3D Holographic Banknotes.** **19. External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar inaugurated the Indian Mauritius Udyan in Port Louis (Graden).** **20. Saurya Airlines plane Crashed on July 24 while taking off from the Nepal's Tribhuvan International airport, killing 18 people.** **21.Chabahar Port** * Indian and Iran Agreement * Iran. **22. Thailand became the first southeast Asian country to recognize same-sex marriage.** **23. MONGLA PORT--- Bangladesh.** **24. Dar es Port-Tanzania.** **25. Haifa Port in Israel.** **26. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi have been found dead at the site of a helicopter Crash.** **27. Iraq's parliament recently passed a stringent law criminalizing same-sex relationships, imposing a maximum 15-prison sentence. ** **28. France became the first globally to embed abortion rights into its constitution.** **29. PM Modi inaugurates BAPS Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. ** **30. India secures Second Overseas Port: Sittwe Port (Myanmar)** **31. Zimbabwe introduces ZiG: A new Gold-Backed Currency.** ## Awards **1. Rohini Nayyar Prize 2024** * Anil Pradhan-A 28-year-old From Odisha, for his contribution to STEM education in rural India. * Awarded to people under 40 years of Age who shows their contribution in rural development. * STEM: Science, Technology, engineering and Mathematics. **2. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:** Honored with Fiji's highest Civilian Award. **3. Venezuelan opposition Leaders win EU's Sakharov Prize:** * Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. **4. National Kishore Kumar Award 2023:** * Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani. * This award, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government's Department of Culture. * The award ceremony took place in Khandwa MP, the birthplace of Kishore Kumar. **5. 5th National Water Awards 2023.** * Presented by Hon'ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu. | Rank | State | | ------------ | ------------ | | 1st | Odisha | | 2nd | Uttar Pradesh | | 3rd | Gujarat (Joint winner) | | 3rd | Puducherry (Joint winner) | **6.IAF World Space Award 2024** * International Astronautical Federation (Paris Based). * Dr.S. Somanatha, chairman of the ISRO. * For Chandrayaan-3: A Groundbreakking Lunar Mission. **1. Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024:** * Awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun (USA) * Discoveries: For the discovery of microRNA (Control Protein Formation) and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. **2. Nobel prize in physics 2024:** * John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E.Hinton (UK). * For Foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks. **3. Nobel prize in chemistry 2024** * David Baker for Computational protein design. * Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for protein structure prediction. **4. Nobel prize in Literature 2024** * Han Kang 1st South Korean writer * For ner intense poetic prose that confronts nistorical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life. **5. Nobel prize for Peace 2024** * Nihin Hidankyo (Japanese Organisation). * For its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again. **6. Nobel prize in economics 2024** * Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson. * For Studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity. **7. Dadasaheb Phalke Award** * Mithum Chakraborty. * 54th recipient, 2022. * First awarded: 1969 (Devika Rani). **8