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Convention – 2Feb. 1971 in Iran. RBI bans Paytm Payment Bank from onboarding customers due to Non-Compliance issues. RBI Q1. Who was the first ·established in 1935 in Kolkata. governor of the Reserve ·HQ- Mumbai. Bank of India? ·Nationalised in- 1949. Type something... ;) ·Current Governer- Shaktikanta Das. North India’s first human DNA bank was set up at Banaras Hindu University (BHU). DNA Q2. Who discovered the ·Deoxyribonucleic acid double helical structure of was first recognized and DNA? identified by Johannes Type something... ;) Friedrich Miescher in 1869. IIMC, in New Delhi, awarded ‘Deemed to be university’ status, now can offer degrees to students. IIMC ·IIMC- Indian Institute of Mass Communication. ·Comes under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. PM Modi has laid the foundation stone for the the Talabira Thermal Along with that, he has also Power Project in inaugurated the Sambalpur, Odisha. permanent campus for IIM Sambalpur. 2 NATIONAL In India, lab-grown fish meat is to be developed in Kerala. The Ministry of Women and Child DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Development launched GHAR two pivotal portals: the - GO Home and Re-Unite Portal. “Track Child Portal” -The goal is to track children and and “GHAR”. reunite them with their families. The “Dusted Apollo” was sighted and photographed for the first time in Himachal Pradesh at Dusted Apollo Manimahesh Lake in ·It is rare high altitude Chamba. Butterfly. ·Scientifically know as - Parnassius stenosemus. The Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Bargur Hills, Erode district, will serve as the 18th wildlife sanctuary of Tamil Nadu. Located between Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats India's first digital National Museum of "Epigraphy" is set to be established in a "wing of Salar Jung Museum" in Hyderabad. ·Epigraphy- It Q3. What is the study is the study of of birds is called? inscriptions. Type something... ;) 3 NATIONAL Union Minister Jitendra Singh introduced the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 in Lok Sabha to address recent paper leak issues with strict penalties. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ World Bank Q4.Who presides over HQ- Washington D.C, USA a joint sitting of established in 1944. Parliament? Type something... ;) India ranks 38 out of 139 countries on the World Bank's Logistics Performance Index Report 2023. Fiji's Deputy PM, Biman Prasad, became the first foreign leader to visit the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Agriculture minister Arjun Munda unveiled the 'Sarathi platform’, which seeks to provide a full suite of insurance products. The minister also launched the ‘Krishi Rakshak Portal’ to enhance the grievance redressal mechanism of PMFBY. Ajay Kumar Sood launched the Science for Women-A Technology and Innovation (SWATI) portal for representing women and girls in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM). The Parliament cleared a bill to add four groups including Paddari and Pahari in the list of Scheduled Tribes in J&K. Sindhu Ganapathy (37) has emerged as the first transwoman Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) of Southern Railway, stationed in Dindigul. 4 NATIONAL The Sangeet Natak Akademi is set to establish its first regional center named Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik Kendra in Hyderabad. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Eight classical dances recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi :- DANCE STATE Bharatanatyam Tamil Nadu Kathak Northern India Kathakali Kerala Kuchipudi Andhra Pradesh Manipuri Manipur Mohiniyattam Kerala Odissi Odisha Sattriya Assam The Education Ministry recently launched the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) in rural regions through Common Service Centres (CSCs). 5 NATIONAL The Supreme Court struck down the electoral bond scheme, saying it violates Article 19(1)(a) Electoral Bonds, and Right to introduced in the 2017 DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Information Act. Union Budget, were a method of funding political parties in India. A statue of U Tirot Sing, a freedom fighter from Khasi Hills who rebelled against British Colonialism, was unveiled at the Indira Gandhi cultural centre in Dhaka. Khasi hills - Meghalaya Highest Rainfall - Māwsynrām- Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to attend 9th Raisina Dialogue 2024 in New Delhi. Q5. What is the capital city of Greece. Type something... ;) Union Cabinet approves FDI policy amendment allowing up to 100% FDI in the space sector to boost investment and growth. FDI Foreign Direct Investment PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the statue of Sant Ravidas in Varanasi. 6 NATIONAL PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sudarshan Setu, India's longest 2.32km cable-stayed bridge connecting Okha to Beyt Dwarka island in Gujarat. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Q6. Which is India's first cable stayed Bridge?. Type something... ;) PM Modi unveiled the world's first Vedic clock, named as 'Vikramaditya VedicClock', at Ujjain. India has stopped the flow of water from the Ravi River into Pakistan by building a dam. Indus Waters Treaty ·signed in 1960, between India and Pakistan and brokered by the World Bank. Water distribution Acc. to this:- · Indus ,Jhelum, Chenab- 80% Pak & 20% IND. ·Ravi, Beas & Sutluj- 80% IND & 20% Pak The Ministry of Education mandates a minimum age of 6 for Class 1 admissions, in line with NEP 2020.  STATES 7 Chhattisgarh recently launched the Mahtari Vandana Yojana 2024 This scheme inspired by Madhya aiming to offer Pradesh’s successful monthly economic DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ “Ladli Bahna Yojana”. assistance of ₹1000 to women. Patna celebrates the completion of Bapu Tower, a 120-foot monument dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. Uttarakhand Becomes First State to Implement Uniform Civil Code After Q7.Which article of the Indian Constitution addresses the Assembly Passes Bill. Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? Type something... ;) The Arunachal Pradesh cabinet approved the creation of two new districts: Keyi Panyor and Bichom. Q8.Who is the current chief minister of Arunchal Pradesh? Type something... ;) The Delhi government announced free bus rides for members of the transgender community. Capacity - 100MW Country's largest solar power plant established in the Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh.  STATES 8 Telangana Governor announces internet as a basic right and plans to establish AI city. Rajasthan F.M Diya Kumari announces CM Vishwakarma Pension DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Government to scheme for laborers and provide Rs 2,000 monthly pension street vendors. to street vendors and workers aged 60+. The Assam government introduces the Assam Healing Practices Bill, 2024, aiming to crack down on misleading magical healing practices. Telangana Government has prohibited the operation of Hookah parlors in the State with immediate effect. Assam's CM Himanta Biswa Sarma declared Kaji Nemu (Citrus Limon) as the State Fruit of Assam. The Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed resolutions opposing the Delimitation One Nation, One Election -Mentioned in Article Policy and the 2026 82 of the Indian Constitution Delimitation exercise. -Next Delimitation after 2026 Q9.How many times has the Delimitation Commission been set up in India? Type something... ;) Large deposits of Iron ore found in Rajasthan's Karauli. Shubman Gill will be Punjab's 'state icon' for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.  STATES 9 A new children-friendly police station(Azad nagar police station) was Q10. Who is the inaugurated in the current Governer of Dhule district of Maharashtra. Maharashtra? DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Type something... ;) PM Modi inaugurated the longest railway tunnel in India on the Udhampur-Srinagar- Baramulla Rail Link(USBRL). USBRL ·This tunnel is 12.77km long which is known as T-50. ·This is the India's first Electrified Train of Kashmir. Arunachal Pradesh has achieved 100 percent saturation in 'Har Ghar Jal' scheme under the JJM Centre's Jal Jeevan Mission ·It was launched by the prime minister in 2019. (JJM) ·Every rural household get Supply 55 liters of water per person per day. ·It comes under Jal Shakti Ministry. Madhya Pradesh government launches 'bagless school' initiative for students in grades 1-12, to be held once a week. Madhya Pradesh CM Dr. Mohan Yadav Khajuraho inaugurated the 50th Khajuraho Dance ·It is the UNESCO World Heritage site. Festival, where 1484 artists set a new world ·Famous for it's temples built by record for the largest Kathak dance Chandela Dynasty. ·Temples dedicated to Jainism & performance. Hinduism. Uttar Pradesh government to establish its first "Turtle Conservation Reserve" in Gonda district along the Saryu river.  STATES 10 PM Modi recently laid the foundation stone for the first railway station Q11. Which is the in Sikkim at Rangpo, also highest railway station India's first underground in India Type something... ;) station. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the "Savera" programme — aimed at early detection and prevention of breast cancer. “Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow.” —Mahatma Gandhi  INTERNATIONAL 11 India ranked 93rd out of 180 countries on corruption perceptions index(CPI) for 2023. CPI ·Released by- Transparency International. ·Top countries – 1st- Denmark, 2nd- Finland, 3rd-New Zealand DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ ·On last-Somalia France becomes first European country to accept India’s UPI. UPI -Unified Payments Interface. -The pilot launch was on 11th April 2016 by Dr. Raghuram G Rajan. Namibia mourns the death of President Hage Geingob at 82, after battling to cancer. Scientists from the Geological Institute of Israel have discovered an underwater canyon near Cyprus. Cyprus, is an island country located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. President Nayib Bukele(World's coolest dictator) has secured an overwhelming victory in the elections of El Salvador. Iran has announced a visa-free policy for Indian citizens in a bid to boost its tourism industry. UAE grants Golden Visa to Anand Kumar founder of "super 30" Anand Kumar ·Padma Shri -2023 ·Global Education Award- 2018 12 INTERNATIONAL Barrister Varun Ghosh, born in New Delhi, made history as the first India-born Australian Senator to swear his oath on the Bhagavad Gita. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Türkiye, India, and Qatar named guests of honor at the 2024 World Governments Summit in Dubai. Indian PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Abu Dhabi's first BAPS Hindu temple, named BAPS, which ·Built by Swaminarayan Sanstha. is the largest in the UAE. ·7 shikhars representing the 7 Emirates of the UAE ·Standing at a towering 108 feet. ·Situated on a 27-acre site. ·A 'Harmony' written in 30 ancient and modern languages. Japan has slipped to the world’s fourth- largest economy in GDP terms as government data released on January 15. US passes the "Quad Bill" to strengthen cooperation with partner countries. QUAD ·Does not have permanent HQ ·Members - India, USA, Australia, Japan. Shashi Tharoor has received France's highest civilian award, "Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur". 13 INTERNATIONAL International Solar Alliance (ISA) recently announced "Malta" as the 119th country to join the grouping. Philippines becomes the 38th country in the world, and the first DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Asian country, to ratify Convention No. 190. ILO International Labour organization Q12. When do we HQ - Geneva , Switzerland Found in - 1919. celebrate International Convention 190 - To end workplace Labour Day voilence & harassment. Type something... ;) The 5th edition of the International Gita Mahotsav (IGM) took place in Sri Lanka. "UAE Escapes FATF's 'Grey List' as Kenya and Namibia Join Watchlist; Barbados, Gibraltar, and Uganda Removed FATF in Latest Global Anti- Money Laundering ·Financial Action Task Force ·Established in- 1989 in Paris. Review" ·It has 37 members. ·It meets 3 times in a year. New President : Elisa de Anda Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif, has become the first woman Chief Minister of the country's Punjab province.  AWARDS 14 Maha Gaurav 2024 award was presented to Nikhil Wagh by Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Panwar. Q13. Ustad Bundu Khan and Santosh Mishra are the famous players of which musical DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ instrument: Type something... ;) Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain’s fusion band ‘Shakti’ bagged the Grammy’s award for ‘Best Global Music Album’ Dr. Bina Modi, Chairperson of Modi Enterprises, was honored with the 'Outstanding Business Woman of the Year - 2023 Award' by Shri Rajnath Singh. Archer Aditi Swami has been awarded the Breakthrough Archer of the Year 2023 by World Archery. Bharat Ratna awards Name Category State P.V. Narsimha Rao(9th P.M Politics Telangana of India) L.K. Advani Politics Maharashtra Chaudhary Charan Politics Uttar Pradesh Singh(5th P.M of India) M.S Swaminathan (Father Social Work Tamil Nadu of Green Revolution)  AWARDS 15 "Pyarelal Sharma", one-half of the iconic music composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal, has been honored with the Lakshminarayana International Award. WHO has awarded NIMHANS, Bengaluru, the WHO DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ ·HQ-Geneva, Switzerland Nelson Mandela Award for · Founded -7 April 1948 Health Promotion in 2024. ·Members -194countries. Q14. India has a vision of NIMHANS a TB free India by which ·National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences. year? ·Nelson Mandela Award was Type something... ;) established by WHO in 2019. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award's prize money has been raised from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 15 lakh. Dadasaheb Phalke Award ·India's highest award in the field of cinema. ·Introduced in the year 1969. ·First winner Devika Rani. ·68th award - Asha Parekh. Renowned Urdu poet Gulzar Jnanpith Award and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru ·Oldest & Highest Indian literary award. Rambhadracharya have been ·Instituted in 1961. named the recipients of ·Is bestowed to Indian writers in languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian the 58th Jnanpith Award. Constitution. ·Presented by -Bharatiya Jnanpith. 77th British Academy Film Awards(BAFTAs) -Hosted by - David Tennant -Leading Actress - Emma Stone for " (Scottish actor) Poor Things " -Location - London -Best Director - Christopher Nolan -Leading Actor - Cillian for " Oppenheimer" Murphy for " Oppenheimer" -Outstanding British Film - The Zone -Best Film - Oppenheimer Of Interest 16 AWARDS Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2024 ·Best Actor Shah Rukh ·Best Film Jawan Khan (Jawan) ·Best Film (Critics) 12th Fail · Best Actress Rani Mukerji ·Best Director Sandeep (Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway) DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Reddy Vanga (Animal) ·Best Actor (Critics) Vicky·Best Director (Critics) Kaushal (Sam Bahadur) Atlee (Jawan) ·Best Actress (Critics) ·Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar Kareena Kapoor (Jaane Jaan) (“Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se”) Best Actor in a Negative Role Bobby Deol (Animal) Veteran playback singer Suresh Wadkar has been honored with the Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award. 17 SPORTS Rhythm Sangwan and Ujjwal Malik secured India’s first gold in the Sonam Maskar won doubles category in the silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event Cairo, Egypt. at the Shooting World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ The "Khelo India Winter Games 2024" took place in Ladakh and Gulmarg(J&K). The recently unveiled mascot was a Snow Leopard named ‘Sheen-e-She’ or "Shan". The "6th Khelo India Youth Games" concluded in Tamil Nadu. Khelo India ··1st -Maharashtra with 57(gold) & 158 total medals. ·2nd- Tamil Nadu with 38(gold) & 98 total medals. ·3rd- Haryana with 35(gold) & 103 total medals. Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra clinched the "Intercontinental Super Featherweight" title by defeating American Gerardo Esquivel. Netherlands won first men’s FIHHockey5s World Cup, defeating Malaysia in the final. Karnataka won the Nagesh Trophy by defeating Andhra Pradesh in the Men’s National T20 Cricket Tournament 2023-24 for the Blind. Nagesh Trophy It is the trophy organized for the cricketers similar to that of the Ranji Trophy. 18 SPORTS Abhinav Bindra has been selected as a torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Abhinav Bindra India’s 1st DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ individual gold Q15. Abhinav Bindra is medallist at the associated with which 2008 Olympics. sport? Type something... ;) Jasprit Bumrah becomes the first Indian pacer to achieve No.1 rankings in all three formats of the game. Guwahati is all set to host the Fourth Edition of the Khelo India University Games(KIUG). KIUG Q16. Where did the first -Mascot- "Khelo India University" Ashtalakshmi(Butterfly) games take place? -1st edition - 2020 Type something... ;) The Indian Women's team shared the trophy with the Bangladesh team after a controversial toss decision was reversed This in the SAFF U-19 championship championship. was held in Bangladesh. Australia lifted their fourth title at the Under- 19 World Cup level as they defeated India in the final of the ICC U-19 The U-19 World World Cup final 2024. Cup was played at Willowmore Park in Benoni, South Africa.  SPORTS 19 Sumit Nagal has won the Chennai Open Challenger and has become the first Indian to reach the 98th position in the top 100 world rankings DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament(Bulgaria) Amit Panghal won the Gold medal in men's flyweight category Sachin Siwach won the gold medal in 57kg. Nikhat Zareen lost to 20-year-old Sabina Bobokulova of Uzbekistan in the lightweight final. West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph and Ireland's wicketkeeper Amy Hunter have bagged the ICC Player of the Month awards for January. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has suspended hammer thrower Rachna Kumari(India) for 12 years for a second anti- doping rule violation. Rohit Sharma now holds the record for the most sixes by an Indian captain in international cricket, surpassing MS Dhoni with 212 sixes in 121 innings, compared to Dhoni's 211 in 330 innings. Ravichandran Ashwin became the ninth man and only the second Indian bowler, after former skipper AnilKumble, to take 500 Test wickets. The Indian football team dropped 15 places to 117th in the FIFA rankings, the worst in seven years, after the recent debacle FIFA in the AFC Asian Cup. ·International Federation of Association Football ·HQ- Zurich, Switzerland ·Established in - 1904 in paris, France. 20 SPORTS India registered their biggest win (in terms of runs) against England in Rajkot. Yashasvi Jaiswal is the third Indian, after Vinod Kambli and Virat Kohli, to score DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ back-to-back double hundreds in Tests. The Indian women’s team won the gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 after beating Thailand Two-time 3-2 in the final in Shah Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Alam, Malaysia. Anmol Kharab led India to win a gold medal. Iga Swiatek from Poland won the Qatar Open for the third year in a row, after beating Kazakh player Elena Rybakina. India secured four medals at the athletics meet: Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji claimed gold in the shot put and hurdles respectively, Harmilan Bains won gold in the women’s 1500m race, while Ankita earned silver in the women's 3000m race. The second edition of the Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon, the world’s highest frozen lake marathon was successfully conducted in eastern Ladakh. Pangong Tso lake Q17. Which is the ·It is the world’s highest saltwater lake. largest freshwater lake ·Located on India & China in India? border in ladakh. Type something... ;) Pakistan's Babar Azam upstaged Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle to become the quickest batter to score 10000 runs in T20s. 21 SPORTS Andhra's Vamshhi Krrishna hit 6 sixes in an over of Railways off-spinner Damandeep Singh in colonel CK Naidu Trophy. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ The Indian Army team won the KIWG 2024 title, winning 10 gold, five silver and six bronze. Namibia's "Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton" hit the fastest century in T20 Internationals in just 33 balls against Nepal. “Nature has given us all the pieces required to achieve exceptional wellness and health, but has left it to us to put these pieces together.” —Diane McLaren  APPOINTMENTS 22 President Draupadi Murmu has appointed three full-time members and a part-time member to the 16th Finance Commission. 16th Finance Commission DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Q18. Finance commission is ·Three full time members are Ajay mentioned under which Narayan Jha, Annie George Mathew. article of the constitution? Niranjan Rajadhyaksha ·Soumya Kanti Ghosh will be Type something... ;) a part-time member. Jay Shah, BCCI secretary, now serves his third term as President of the Asian Cricket Council. Sanjay Verma, an IFS officer, took the oath of office and secrecy as a UPSC UPSC member, administered by ·It is a Constitutional Body. DR. Manoj Soni. ·comes under part 14 of Constitution. ·Current Chairman- Dr. Manoj Soni. Vice Admiral Lochan Singh Pathania assumed charge as the Chief Hydrographer to the Government of India. Justice Ritu Bahri took oath as the first oman Chief Justice of Q19. Who was the first Uttarakhand High Court. women Chief Justice of any High Court in India? Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi has been Type something... ;) appointed as the new Army Vice Chief. Q20.Who is the first General of the Indian Army, whose retirement day is celebrated as the 'Armed Forces Veteran Day' every year? Type something... ;) 23 APPOINTMENTS NPCI appointed Ajay Kumar Choudhary as the Independent director & Non-Executive Chairman of the Board for a three-year term. NPCI National DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Payment Corporation of India. Former Bank of Maharashtra Chief Executive A S Rajeev has been appointed as Vigilance Commissioner. Central Vigilance Commission ·Established in 1964 on the recommendation of Santa Nam Committee. ·It became statutory body in 2003. ·1st Commissioner- Nittoor Srinivasa Rau. India-born media executive Dr Samir Shah was confirmed as the new BBC chairman.  DEFENCE 24 INS “Nirupak”, was decommissioned after 38 years of illustrious service to the Nation. Q21. Who is considered DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ as the "Father of Indian Navy"? Type something... ;) INS “Sandhayak”, the first Survey Vessel large(SVL) Ship, is commissioned into the Indian Navy. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. The Indian Air Force conducted the mega exercise “Vayu Shakti 2024” at the Pokharan Range in Jaisalmer. The exercise was last Q22. When & Where did conducted India conduct its first in 2019. nuclear test? Type something... ;) US approves sale of 31 MQ-9B armed drones to India at an estimated coast of $3.99 Billion. MQ-9B are also known as- The Predators. IIT Madras collaborates with Munitions India to develop 155mm smart ammunition.  DEFENCE 25 DRDO has successfully carried out four flight ABHYAS designed trials of High-Speed Expendable Aerial by DRDO’s Aeronautical Target (HEAT)-ABHYAS Development Establishment(ADE). DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), in Odisha’s Balasore district. The 12th MILAN naval exercise in Visakhapatnam featured the largest-ever participation with over 50 countries and nearly 20 ships from friendly nations. Indian Navy is likely to deploy both its aircraft Q23.Which is the deepest carriers -- INS landlocked and well- Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant. protected port in India. Type something... ;) India is set to develop Naval bases and Air bases in Lakshadweep. A Naval base will be established in Agatti and Minicoy islands, while an Airbase will be built in Kavaratti, the capital of Lakshadweep Q24. Which degree Naval Base channel separates Minicoy built in and Lakshadweep? Minicoy island- Type something... ;) INS Jattayu. The Indian Coast Guard ships "Samarth" and "ICGS Abhinav" are participating in the exercise 'DOSTI-16' taking place in Male, Maldives, while Bangladesh is participating as an observer. DURGA-2: India's Very Own Laser Weapon Being Developed By DRDO DURGA- Could Be Tested Soon. Directionally Unrestricted Ray Gun Array.  DEFENCE 26 The 5th edition of the India-Japan joint exercise 'DHARMA GUARDIAN' is being held in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Indian Air force develops "SAMAR-2" missile DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ system using old Russian R-27 Missiles. Hungary's parliament has ratified Sweden's bid to join NATO, ending more than 18 months of delays. “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” —Will Rogers 27 SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY NASA has discovered a "super-Earth", a planet that could potentially support life. It is located 137 light-years away. It is an 1 lights- exoplanet year = DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ named - 9.461×10¹⁵m TOI-715b IIT Kanpur successfully tested India's first Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel named "Jigarthanda." Google is renaming its AI assistant from "Bard" to "Gemini." NASA's PACE satellite has lifted off on a journey to study the Ocean & the Atmosphere. PACE Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and Ocean Ecosystem. ISRO Chairman S. Somanath received the 2024 K.P.P. Nambiar Award from IEEE Kerala. The US Odysseus spacecraft landed on the moon, marking the first American landing in over 50 years. 28 SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with EduRade, has launched India's largest Remote Pilot Training Organization (RPTO) to promote Drone technology. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Group Captain Prashanth Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla will join the Gaganyan mission to moon. PM Modi laid the foundation stone for India's 2nd spaceport at Kulasekarapattinam in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu. 1st Spaceport- Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Found in - 1971 29 IMPORTANT DATES DATE DAY THEME 1st February Indian Coast Guard Day N/A DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ 2nd February World Wetlands Day Wetlands and human wellbeing World Cancer Day & Close the Care Gap - for World 4th February Independence Day of Sri Lanka Cancer Day Sarojini Naidu’s Birth 13th February N/A Anniversary International Childhood 15th February N/A Cancer Day 18th February Taj Mahotsav N/A World Day of Social Justice & 20th February Arunachal Pradesh Foundation N/A Day "Multilingual education - a pillar of International Mother 21st February learning and intergenerational Language Day learning" Simplifying Tax Processes for a 24th February Central Excise Day Prosperous India Building a Sustainable Future: The Role of NGOs in Achieving the 27th February World NGO Day Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Indigenous Technologies for Viksit 28th February National Science Day Bharat 30 GOVERNMENT POLICIES The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Vidyanjali aligns Vidyanjali Scholarship with the Programme at the Rang National Education Policy Bhawan. (NEP) 2020. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ A new scheme “Ghar Ghar Muft ration Yojana” was launched by the Punjab government to provide monthly food assistance to all the needy in punjab. PM Modi announced the launch of the 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana' to provide free electricity to one crore households. Odisha government launches the 'Swayam' scheme, offering interest- Swayam- free loans up to Rs 1 lakh to Swatantra unemployed youths aged Yuva between 18 and 35. Udyami Haryana's CM Manohar Lal Khattar launched the 'Van Mitra' scheme and its portal to encourage community participation in tree planting activities in non-forest areas. “Individuals aged 18- 60" can become van mitras, planting up to 1,000 saplings and receiving incentives based on plant maintenance. 31 MISCELLANEOUS Mohammad Farooq Nazki, veteran broadcaster, poet, and Sahitya Akademi winner died at the age of 83. Sahitya Akademi Award In 1995, he won ·Recognizes outstanding books the Sahitya published in any of India's 22 Akademi award scheduled languages in kashmiri DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ +2(Rajasthani & English). language ·Established in-1954 literature. Dhrupadacharya Pandit Laxman Bhatt Tailang who was recently announced as an awardee of Padma Shri, passed away at the age of 93. Renowned litterateur Padma Shri, Hindi and Maithili writer Dr Usha Kiran Khan passed away at 79 in Bihar's Patna. Kenya's marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in a traffic accident. His World Record in Marathon:_ 42.2km in 2h and 35sec. In Chicago. Dattajirao Krishnarao Gaekwad, India's oldest living test cricketer, passed away at the age of 95. Acharya Vidyasagar Ji Maharaj, a renowned saint of the Digambar Jain community, died in Chhattisgarh after undertaking 'Sallekhana'. Sallekhna is a Jain religious practice involving voluntary fasting unto death for spiritual purification. 32 MISCELLANEOUS Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas passed away at the age of 72. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. -Norman Vincent Peale 33 ANSWER KEY James Watson and 1. Sir Osborne Smith 2. Francis Crick 3. Ornithology 4. Speaker or Deputy Speaker or Deputy chairman of Rajyasabha 5. DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ Athens 6. Anji Khad Bridge 7. Article 44 8. Pema Khandu 9. Four times 10. Shri Ramesh Bais 11. Ghum Railway station 12. May 1st 13. 14. 2025 Sarangi 15. Shooting 16. Bhubaneswar, Odisha 17. Wular lake 18. Article 280 19. Leila Seth 20. General K. M. Cariappa 21. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 22. May 18, 1974, at Pokhran 23. Vishakhapatnam Port 24. Nine Degree Channel  WAITING... Do not be worried or stressed by the seasons of waiting. Waiting is not rejection. It does not mean you are unworthy. It means that even though what is best for you isn't here yet, in your own time, in slow gentle steps, you are going to get to it. Take waiting as a period of learning. To understand. To accept. To be patient -- with life and yourself. And to be grateful for all DILDAAR YAARA Ὥ that you have today. - Dhiman Thankoo ;)