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1|P a g e  Note: Those students who are preparing for SEBI Grade A (Phase II) are advised to only cover GA+Finance section of this booster. 1. GA FIRST IN NEWS S.No News Key Facts India’s first Launched by: Ola Electric. 1. autonomous electric - A fully autonomous, AI-enabled and traffic-smart electric scooter. 'Ola Solo' India's coal production reached 997.4 million tonnes in FY24, an 11.67% India's coal and lignite increase from FY23, with a cumulative production of coal and lignite production crossed 1 2. surpassing 1.04 billion tonnes. billion tonnes for the India's total coal and lignite output was at 937 million tonnes (MT) in the first time preceding 2022-23 fiscal. Launched by: Tata AIA Life Insurance Co. First payment Policyholders can now pay solutions on premium up to Rs 1 crore, 3. instead of the earlier limit of Rs WhatsApp for Indian Life Insurance Sector 2 lakh. Initiated by: Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL). Location: Padur in Karnataka. India's First The new facility, named Padur-II, will have an underground storage 4. Commercial Crude Oil capacity of 2.5 million tonnes of crude oil. Strategic Storage It will be developed under a PPP (public-private partnership) model. Objective: To provide insurance against supply disruptions by increasing the country's strategic petroleum reserves. India’s first privately To be launched by 2029-30. managed strategic Private operator can trade all of the stored oil, mirroring models adopted 5. petroleum reserve by Japan and South Korea. (SPR) Two new SPRs planned at Padur, Karnataka, and in Odisha. Name of the person: Bilquis Mir (aqua woman of Kashmir Valley). First person & woman One of the two jury members selected from Asia, the other member is from from India to serve as 6. Japan. a jury member at Paris A canoeist from Jammu and Kashmir Olympics A jury member of the Indian Kayaking and Canoeing association. First company in India with over 10,000 MW Milestone achived by Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) after commissioning 7. of renewable energy 2,000 MW of solar capacity at the Khavda solar park in Gujarat. capacity 2|P a g e  250th Anniversary Celebration of the launch of the world’s first postage stamp, ‘Copper Ticket’, introduced in 1774 from Patna (then known as World’s first postage 8. Azimabad). stamp, ‘Copper Ticket’ 'Copper Ticket' was initially launched as a charge for delivering posts up to a distance of 160 miles. World Athletics (WA) to award prize money to gold medalists in athletics events at the Paris Olympics. o Each gold medalist in the 48 track and field events will receive USD 50,000 (Rs 41.60 lakh). First international o USD 2.4 million, allocated from the International Olympic Committee’s federation to award 9. revenue share for World Athletics. prize money at an o Relay gold medalists to share their prize money among the team. Olympic Games World Athletics plans to extend this initiative by awarding prize money to all medal winners at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics About World Athletics Establishment: 1912; Headquarters: Monaco First private sector 10. bank to open branch HDFC Bank has opened a branch in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep. in Lakshadweep Two Japanese astronauts will be joining future American missions. One of the two will join the Artemis 3 Mission. o The first non-American astronaut to land on the Moon. Japan will contribute a rover to the Artemis missions. This rover is expected to debut in the Artemis 7 mission. About Artemis Mission First non-American to It is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' NASA. 11. Artemis 1: successfully flew an uncrewed vessel around the Moon. set foot on moon Artemis 2: planned for 2025, will send four astronauts around the Moon without landing. o The crew will consist of three Americans and a Canadian Artemis 3: the first crewed landing on the Moon, currently scheduled for 2026. o The program will also feature significant firsts, including the first woman and the first person of color to land on the Moon. Launched by: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras). Launced under: ‘Anaivarukkum IITM’ (IITM for all) initiatives. India's first mobile Purpose: To provide a cost-effective, accessible calibration service for 12. Medical Devices medical devices crucial for accurate disease diagnosis and treatment. Calibration Facility It can calibrate up to 45 different life-saving medical devices. This initiative supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 (health and well-being for all). World's first vaccine Rolled out by Nigeria. against all strains of Targets five strains of the meningococcus bacteria. 13. meningitis- ‘Men5CV Recommended by: World Health Organization (WHO) or MenFive vaccine’ Funded by: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. To be installed at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium, First BCCI-accredited Dharamsala. 14. venue to install a Netherlands-based 'SISGrass', a part of the SIS Pitches group of companies, has been roped in for hybrid pitch installation. 3|P a g e  state-of-the-art 'hybrid pitch' India's first Multi- purpose (Combined Heat & Power) Green Set up by: Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN). 15. Hydrogen Generation Location: Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station (NJHPS), Jhakri, Himachal Plant Pradesh. Launched by: AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB). India’s first ATM 16. o It offers option to purchase insurance directly from ATMs. Insurance o AU SFB has already patented the product. REC Limited has availed a Green Loan of Japanese Yen (JPY) 60.536 billion to finance eligible green projects in India from Italian Export Credit First Yen- Agency, SACE. 17. denominated loan 80% guarantee by SACE under their innovative Push Strategy programme. transaction in India SACE’s first JPY-denominated loan transaction and first green loan transaction in India. The Government of India has given sanction to Adani’s Vizhinjam Port in Kerala to operate as a transshipment port. India's first Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) started the 18. transshipment port international transshipment project in Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala in 2015. It is a Rs 7,700 crore deep water seaport project. Initiative of: Hitachi Payment Services. First upgradable ATM These ATMs can be upgraded to a Cash 19. Recycling Machine (CRM) at any time. in India Launched under the ‘Make in India’ initiative. India's First AAA Awarded to Adani Ports & SEZ (APSEZ) by Care Ratings. 20. Rating in Private This is the highest rating a company can receive from credit rating Infrastructure agencies. World’s first AI- generated foreign Launched by: Ukraine; Name: Victoria Shi. 21. ministry Modelled after Ukrainian singer and influencer Rosalie spokesperson Nombre. First woman from Chhattisgarh to be Feat achieved by Zoya Mirza from Durg district, commissioned as a 22. Chhattisgarh. lieutenant doctor in the Indian Army 4|P a g e  Location: Puga in Ladakh; Initiative of: ONGC India's first 23. Two geothermal wells, each 1,000 meters deep to be drilled by geothermal project September,to set up a power plant of at least 1 MW capacity by 2025. India’s first Initiative of: Indian Army and the Punit Balan Group 24. Constitution Park Location: Pune, Maharashtra. India’s first indigenous bomber Name: FWD-200B; Developed by: Flying Wedge Defence. unmanned aircraft Payload Capacity: 100 kg; Maximum speed: 370 kmph (200 knots). 25. (drone) An indigenous military grade bomber unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Classified as a MALE Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. First revenue-based finance (RBF) & Feat achieved by GetVantage, a start-up providing revenue-based finance 26. alternative funding (RBF) to emerging businesses. platform to get NBFC License from RBI Name: Mirae Asset Nifty Mid Small-cap 400 Momentum Quality 100 India’s first mutual exchange traded fund (ETF). fund scheme on Mid 27. Launched by: Mirae Asset Mutual Fund. and Small-cap An open-ended scheme, underlying portfolio will consist of 50 Mid-cap segment and 50 Small-cap stocks. India's 1st AI-Enabled 28. Income Tax Filing Launched by: EZTax. Mobile App Name: Arogya Maitri Cube. Developed by: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Defence and the National Security Council. World's first air-lifted Developed under: Project BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita 29. portable hospital and Maitri) (announced in 2022). disaster hospital Capable of treating up to 200 patients simultaneously. Designed to be air-dropped and operational within 12 minutes. Weighs 720 kg and can be packed in 72 cubes. Name: Vista; Initiative of: U.S. Air Force; Speed: 550mph. World's First AI- US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall took a ride , marking one of the first 30. Powered F-16 Fighter instances of a high-ranking official publicly flying in such an aircraft. Jets Aligned with U.S. Air Force's plan to integrate over 1,000 unmanned warplanes by 2028. Name: FLOAT (Flexible Levitation on a Track). Part of NASA's Moon to Mars initiative and Robotic Lunar Surface First lunar railway 31. Operations 2 (RLSO2). system Aim: to support the daily operations of a sustainable lunar base envisioned for the 2030s. India’s first Large Name: Sesame. 32. Language Model Developed by: Indian Fintech Company Setu (part of the Pine Labs Group) (LLM) specifically & AI research firm Sarvam AI. designed for the 5|P a g e  banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector Anandana, the CSR arm of Coca-Cola India Foundation, partners with Coca-Cola India’s first Hockey India, for the National Women's Hockey League 2024. 33. ever partnership with Aligns with #SheTheDifference campaign of Coco-Cola India. Hockey India Implementation Partner: Sporting Ethos; Duration: three years. 1. Aim: advancement of women's hockey in India. First Indian steel Feat achieved by Tata Steel. company to complete Cape vessel “MV Cape XL” departed from Gladstone port and arrived at 34. fully loaded voyage Kalinga International Coal Terminal Paradip Private Ltd port. from Australia to India Objective: to reduce carbon emissions by 20%. on B24 biofuel A 20 MW/ 40 MWh project. India’s first Implemented by: BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) in partnership with commercial utility- IndiGrid and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet’s (GEAPP). 35. scale battery energy o GEAPP offered concessional loan amounting to 70% of the total storage system project cost. (BSES) project To be installed at BSES Rajdhani Power Limited’s (BRPL) Kilokari substation in New Delhi. Name: ‘Weather Union’. Launched by: Zomato, as a part of ‘Zomato Giveback’. India's 1st crowd- Key Collaborator: Centre For Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) at IIT Delhi 36. supported weather Provides localized, real-time information on 12 weather parameters for 45 infrastructure cities. Comprises a network of 650+ on-ground weather stations, making it the largest private weather infrastructure in India. Name: ePlane e200. Developed by the ePlane Company, a Chennai-based deep tech startup. India's First Electric 37. 2. eVTOL Aircraft: Company is developing an eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff Flying Taxi Prototype and Landing) aircraft, which will initially be a 3 or 4-seater plane and can be converted into an air ambulance. Name: Worldmark Aerocity. Developer: Bharti Realty. Being developed at: Indira Gandhi International Airport, India’s first Delhi. 38. aerotropolis Set to get India's largest mall by 2027. Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) is developing India's first interstate multi-modal transport hub near the Aerocity metro station to enhance connectivity. First automotive A collaborative effort of Hyundai Motor India and Nepal-based Laxmi 39. assembly facility in Group. Nepal Hyundai Venue will be the first locally assembled model at the plant. 6|P a g e  India's first multi- Name: Bajaj Finserv Multi Asset Allocation Fund. asset fund with a Launched by: Bajaj Finserv Asset Management Company. 40. dividend yield An open-ended scheme; equity allocation ranges from 35-80%. strategy 3. Employs a multi-theme, multi-sector, and multi-cap approach. Feat achieved by Idashisha Nongrang. First woman Director She will replace Lajja Ram 41. General of Police Bishnoi. (DGP) of Meghalaya Belongs to the Khasi community. Present Role: Director General of Meghalaya Civil Defence. Initiative of: SAIL- Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP). Implemented through: NTPC-SAIL Power Supply Company Limited Chhattisgarh's First 42. (NSPCL), a 50:50 joint venture of NTPC and SAIL. Floating Solar Plant Location: Maroda-1 reservoir, Bhilai, Durg district. Capacity: 15-megawatt (MW). First auto company in Feat achieved by Hero MotoCorp for selling two-wheeler parts and 43. India to join the accessories. ONDC* Network. *ONDC- Open Network for Digital Commece. Initiative of: TCS; To be set up at: TCS PacePort in the La Défense area of Paris, France. First Human-Centric Announced during: Choose France Summit. 44. AI Center of Focus Areas: brain-machine interface, developing empathy in machines Excellence and unleashing the creativity of AI. Aligns with France’s 2030 National Strategy for AI. Launched by: TATA AIG. India’s first Satellite- Objective: provide critical based In-Orbit Third- financial protection to meet the 45. Party Liability growing needs of satellite Insurance Policy manufacturers and operators in Indian space sector. Name: 55 Cancri e (Janssen). First rocky exoplanet Discovered by: James Webb Space Telescope. 46. with a detected Located 41 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cancer. atmosphere A "super-Earth," about 8.8 times more massive than Earth and twice its diameter. Name: PIXEL; 2 variants: PIXEL Play and PIXEL Go. Available on Visa’s network. First virtual credit PIXEL Play allows users to create their own cards with personalized 47. card of HDFC Bank benefits, while PIXEL Go is tailored for beginners aiming to build their credit scores. Zero lost card liability. World's First 6G Developed through a collaborative effort by a Japanese consortium of 4 48. leading telecommunications companies. Device 20 times faster than 5G internet 7|P a g e  The 6G device can transmit data wirelessly at 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) over distances of up to 328 feet (100 meters). Feat achieved by David Salvagnini. He is also the chief data officer of NASA. First Chief Artificial Prior to his appointment, Chief Scientist Kate 49. Intelligence Officer of Calvin served as NASA’s acting responsible AI NASA official. Previous Role: Director of the architecture and integration group and chief architect at Office of the Director of National Intelligence Name: Bitsave Crypto Mutual Fund. Launched by: Bitsave, a startup based in Bengaluru, with primary India’s first crypto 50. operational base in Seychelles. mutual fund Tracks Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI). 1. Not regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). North East India’s first Set up by: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). 51. indoor cricket training Location: Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya. facilities First country in Venezuela once had six glaciers located in the Andes mountains. 52. modern history to lose Venezuela's last remaining glacier, the Humboldt glacier, has melted all its glaciers faster than expected and has been reclassified as an ice field. First Emergency Medical Response System (EMRS) for Location: Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore (CHAFB). 53. serving IAF personnel A 24/7 telephonic medical helpline. and their families across India Name: XP100; Initiative of: IndianOil. India's first Exported for the first time to Sri Lanka from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust domestically 54. (JNPT), Nava Sheva, Navi Mumbai. developed 100 octane A premium fuel tailored for high end vehicles, developed using IndianOil’s petrol indigenous Octamax Technology. GalaxEye tested its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology on a High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) developed by the National Aerospace First private company Laboratories (NAL). 55. to conduct SAR trials Both the companies have already signed an MoU focused on developing, on a HAPS platform integrating, and testing SAR payloads for HAPS, advancing aerospace technology. First Indian State to Milestone achived by Sikkim. introduce AI-Driven 56. Purpose: To modernize traffic management and improve regulation Traffic Management efficiency. System 8|P a g e  Name: Agnibaan - SOrTeD (Sub-Orbital Technology Demonstrator). Launched by: Agnikul Cosmos, an IIT Madras-incubated start-up. India's first semi-cryogenic engine-powered rocket launch. India’s second privately built rocket, after Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram- S. Launched from India's first & only private launch pad, ‘Dhanush,’ World's First Rocket established by Agnikul, at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. 57. with Fully 3D Printed Purpose: Served as test flight to gather critical data for Agnikul's upcoming Engine orbital launch vehicle, "Agnibaan." About Agnibaan A two-stage rocket; powered by liquid oxygen or kerosene Can carry payloads from 30 kg to 300 kg to a height of 700 km. Can access both low- and high-inclination orbits. Can access more than 10 launch ports. Period: 2024-26 India to Chair About Colombo Process 58. Colombo Process for A Regional Consultative Process of migrant worker origin countries from the first time South and South East Asia. Establishment: 2003; Total Member Nations: 12. Channel Name: Doordarshan Kisan. AI Anchors: AI Krish and AI Bhoomi. First government TV Key Feature: can speak in 50 Indian and foreign languages & deliver news 59. channel in India to 24/7, 365 days a year, without breaks. employ AI anchors About DD Kisan Launched in: 2015; Ministry: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. World’s first 100% Name: NOTE (No Offence to Earth). 60. biodegradable pen Launched under the bioQ brand by Saurabh H Mehta. Name: European Union (EU) AI Act. World’s First Major Aim: to mitigate risks associated with AI, such as misinformation, fake news, 61. Law for Artificial and misuse of copyrighted material. Intelligence Fines for violation: up to 35 million euros or 7% of global turnover. First state in India to To be manufactured in Tamil Nadu in partnership with Foxconn. manufacture Google's 62. Aligned with Tamil Nadu's goal to achive a trillion-dollar economy status flagship Pixel line of by 2030. smartphones First-ever Night IAF successfully landed a C-130J aircraft using NVG on the Advanced Vision Goggles (NVG) Landing Ground in the Eastern sector of India. 63. aided landing by the Previously, IAF conducted a night landing by the same aircraft at the Kargil Indian Air Force (IAF) airstrip for the first time near LoC in the Ladakh. First AMC in India to launch its own sonic Launched by: Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited (NAM India). 64. identity/ musical logo Name: The Sound of Freedom; Created by: BrandMusiq. (MOGOSCAPE) 65. First Indian Airport to Awarded to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, Kerala. receive Zero Waste to 9|P a g e  Landfill (ZWL) Awarded by the Confederation of Indian Industry Centre of Excellence for certification Sustainable Development (CII-ITC). Name: Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN); Set up at: IIT Hyderabad. Purpose: to develop unmanned India’s first testbed ground and aerial vehicles. for autonomous 66. Funding: Rs. 130 crore by the navigation Union Ministry of Science & technologies Technology. Additional Information IIT Hyderabad has established India’s first post graducation course in Smart Mobility. Location: Vijaipur, Guna district of Madhya Pradesh. Can produce about 4.3 tonnes of green hydrogen per day using 10- First green hydrogen megawatt proton exchange membrane electrolyser 67. plant of GAIL (India) GAIL is also setting up around 20 MW Solar power plants at Vijaipur (both Ltd ground mounted and floating) to meet the requirement of green power for the 10 MW PEM Electrolyzer. A six-unit small modular reactor nuclear power plant to be built in Jizzakh First Nuclear Power region in Uzbekistan by Russian state-owned energy corporation 68. Plant in post-Soviet Rosatom. Central Asia Capacity: 330 megawatts (6 X 55MW). To be developed by PQuest Lab at IIT-Bombay & TCS. India’s first Quantum Aligned with National Quantum Mission 69. Diamond Microchip Additional Information Imager IIT-Bombay is the first academic partner for TCS’ Co-Innovation Network, a platform driving industry-academia collaboration for pioneering solutions. Index Name: Nifty EV & New Age Automotive Index. Launched by: NSE Indices Limited, a subsidiary of the NSE. Tracks the performance of EV companies and those developing advanced India’s first electric 70. automotive vehicles and related technologies. vehicle index Base Date: April 2, 2018; Base value: 1000. Reconstitution: semi-annual; rebalancing: quarterly basis. The total thematic indices on the NSE increased to 17. First former US A New York jury convicted Donald Trump of all 34 charges for illegally 71. president convicted influencing the 2016 election through a hush money payment. of felony crimes India’s first Location: Mappedu, Tiruvallur district (Near Chennai). 72. multimodal logistics To be built by Reliance Industries. park Launched by: Axis Bank, in partnership with Mastercard. India’s First NFC Objective: provide an all-in-one payment solution that enables merchants 73. Soundbox for Tap- to accept various forms of digital payments including Bharat QR, UPI, Tap & and-Pin Payments Pay, and Tap + Pin payments. Supports transactions greater than Rs 5000 via card instruments. First State to integrate AI has been integrated into Class VII textbooks in Kerala. 74. AI in School Introduction of 'PictoBlock,' a visual programming tool embedded within Textbooks textbooks for exploring programming, AI, and robotics. 10 | P a g e  Name: Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA). South Korea plans to land on Mars by 2045 & spend 100 trillion won (USD 72.6 billion) until then on space exploration South Korea’s first lunar lander is scheduled for 2032. First Space Agency of 75. Aim: to become one of the top five space powers globally through its South Korea ambitious space exploration programs. Additional Information South Korea launched Nuri rocket & became the 7th country to own indigenous space launch vehicle & satellite development technology. Feat achieved by Om Birla; Constituency: Kota, Rajasthan. First Lok Sabha 76. Speaker in 20 years to Additional Information be re-elected as MP Last Lok Sabha speaker to get re-elected as MP was PA Sangma. Re-elected from Tura in Meghalaya in the 1998 Lok Sabha election. Name: Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 Starliner. Inaugural Crew: Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams o Sunita Willams (Indian American astronaut)- first woman to pilot a spacecraft on its maiden First crewed test mission. 77. flight of Boeing ✓ The flight marks her third Starliner journey into space. Rocket for the mission developed by the United Launch Alliance (ULA), a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture. If the mission is successful, Boeing will become the second private firm to be able to provide NASA crew transport to and from the ISS, alongside SpaceX. Name: Claudia Sheinbaum. First Also the first person of Jewish heritage to be elected as President of woman 78. Mexico. President A climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City. of Mexico Predecessor: Andrés Manuel López Obrador. India's first co- Launched by: Adani One and ICICI Bank, in collaboration with Visa. branded credit cards Adani Group's maiden venture into the financial sector. 79. with airport-linked Variants: Adani One ICICI Bank Signature Credit Card & Adani One ICICI benefits Bank Platinum Credit Card. India’s first Advanced Intraoperative Name: bKActiv intraoperative Ultrasound (iUS) machine. 80. Ultrasound (iUS) Procured by Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai. Machine for Brain Tumour Surgeries Name: Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE). First satellite to Developed by: European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the measure clouds’ Japanese Space Agency (JAXA). 81. vertical and horizontal Objective: To study how the formation of clouds and the density of aerosols distributions in the atmosphere impact Earth's temperature. The largest of ESA's Earth Explorer satellites. 11 | P a g e  First person to spend Oleg Kononenko, a Russian cosmonaut. 82. 1,000 days in space Made five journeys to the International Space Station (ISS). Led by: European Space Agency (ESA). World’s First Zero Unveiled at the ESA Space Summit in Seville, Spain in 2023. 83. Debris Charter Aim: to achieve debris-neutral space activities by 2030. Total Signatories: 12 countries. Name: Nakshatra Sabha. India's first astro 84. Launched by: Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, in partnership with tourism campaign Starscapes. First fund house in India to reach Rs 10 Milestone achieved by SBI Mutual Fund (SBI MF). 85. trillion milestone in Next four places go to ICICI Prudential MF, HDFC MF, Nippon India MF, assets under and Kotak MF respectively. management (AUM) Milestone achieved by State Bank of India (SBI). SBI- the 7th Indian company to cross this mark. First Public Sector Top 3 largest banks in India in terms of mcap: HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank & SBI Undertakings (PSU) to respectively. 86. cross Rs 8 lakh crore Six Indian companies valued over Rs 8 trillion: SBI, Reliance Industries, market capitalization TCS, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, and ICICI Bank. (mcap) Additional Information Nifty Bank index crossed the 50,000 mark for the first time. First computer-chip Milestone achieved by Nvidia. firm to hit USD 3 87. Surpassed Apple to become the world's second most valuable company. trillion market Microsoft retains its top spot with a market value of USD 3.15 trillion. capitalization Name: Sub Lieutenant Anamika B. Rajeev. Received the prestigious Golden wings at the passing out parade. Indian Navy’s first Lt Jamyang Tsewang, the first commissioned naval officer from Ladakh, 88. woman helicopter graduated as a qualified helicopter pilot. pilot Additional Information First Indian woman to fly a fighter aircraft- Avani Chaturvedi (IAF). First Indigenous Man Portable Counter Developed by AXISCADES Technologies Ltd for Indian Army. Drone System 89. Indian Army made a landmark deal of Rs 100 Crores with AXISCADES (MPCDS) to be Technologies Ltd. inducted into the Indian Defence Forces First nation to evacuate island Indigenous Guna families relocated from the island of Gardi Sugdub in 90. community over Panama due to rising sea levels. climate impact First team to be USA punished with five penalty runs during a match against India in T20 91. penalized under ICC’s world cup. 12 | P a g e  new "stop-clock A team will be penalized, if, after two warnings, they still take more than a rules" minute between overs. India's first index fund offering exposure to 92. Name: Motilal Oswal Nifty India Defence Index Fund. defense stocks listed in India Feat achieved by Smriti Mandhana against South Africa Equaled Mithali Raj's record for the most centuries by an Indian woman in ODIs with seven centuries. First Indian woman to 93. score consecutive ODI Additional Information centuries The match set a new record in Women’s ODI history with four players scoring centuries in a single game, the highest in any women’s ODI match. Centuries scored by Harmanpreet Kaur, South Africa’s Marizanne Kapp and Laura Wolvaardt, along with Smriti Mandhana. First Centralized Admission Portal for 94. undergraduate Launched by the Government of West Bengal. college admissions in India World’s 1st & only Launched by Ukraine. 95. Unmanned Systems Dedicated to advancing the capabilities of unmanned and robotic warfare Forces (USF) across air, sea, and ground domains. Feat achieved by Assam Secretariat after installing a 2.5 MW solar power India’s first green project. 96. State Government headquarters Additional Information In Assam, all public servants to pay their own power bills starting July. Name: Nagastra-1 India's first Manufactured by: Solar Industries Nagpur through its subsidiary Economics indigenously 97. Explosives Ltd, in association with Bangalore’s Z-Motion. manufactured suicide Indian Army received first batch of 120 Nagastra 1 drones, part of an order (Kamikaze) drone of 480 units. Launched by Army Hospital (Research & Referral), New Delhi. First skin bank facility A centralized hub for the collection, processing, storage, and distribution within the Armed 98. of skin grafts. Forces Medical Aim: to revolutionise the treatment of severe burn injuries and other skin- Services related conditions for service personnel and their families. Awarded to children's film-maker Vinod Ganatra. Awarded at the 7th Nelson Mandela Children’s Film Festival. First Indian to receive Recognized for contributions to the world of cinema for kids. ‘Nelson Mandela Career Milestones 99. Lifetime Achievement o Only Indian filmmaker to receive the ‘Liv Ullmann Peace Prize’, in Award’ of South Africa Chicago, for his Gujarati film, ‘Harun-Arun’. o Received ‘Janakinath Gaur Award’ from Doordarshan for his children’s programme, ‘Baingan Raja.’ First Airport in India to Feat achieved by Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. 100. launch Self-Service Second airport to launch this initiative globally after Canada's Toronto Bag Drop (SSBD) Airport. 13 | P a g e  Quick Drop Solution for quick check-in World's first large- scale 100% hydrogen- Launched by Finland based Wartsila. 101. ready engine power Can also run on natural gas and 25 vol% hydrogen blends. plant Launched by Sankara Eye Foundation, with support from G.D. Naidu India’s first Innovation Charities in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. 102. Lab for Eye Care Aim: to deliver high-quality eye care solutions to underserved populations in India. First-ever precise three-dimensional Generated by Chinese scientists using Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer 103. representation of (CHASE) satellite. solar atmospheric rotation First country in Thailand passed Marriage Equality Bill. Southeast Asia to 104. Thailand is also third Asian country after Taiwan and Nepal to allow same- legalize same-sex sex marriage. marriage Name: PM Shri Paryatan Vayu Seva. India’s first intra-state 105. Launched by: Government of Madhya Pradesh. air tourism initiative Connects eight cities. Launched at the Kasta coal block in Jamtara District, Jharkhand. India's First Pilot Managed by Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), in collaboration with CMPDI Project for Ranchi and Ergo Exergy Technologies Inc. (EETI) from Canada. 106. Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Additional Information India aims to achieve 100 MT coal gasification target by 2030 Feat achieved by Kozhikode, Kerala. Kozhikode & Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh were among the 55 new cities added to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) on World Cities India's First UNESCO Day on October 31. 107. 'City of Literature' o Gwalior added under ‘Music’ creative field. Additional Information Seven creative fields of UCCN: Crafts and Folk Art, Design, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, Media Arts and Music. Odisha's First Female Name: Pravati Parida. 108. Deputy Chief Minister A first-time MLA from the Nimapara constituency. India’s first underwater-launched Pune based Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd received contract from 109. unmanned aerial DRDO to develop this technology. vehicles (ULUAVs)/ Awarded through DRDO’s Technology Development Fund (TDF). drones World's First Asian Name: Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre 110. King Vulture Location: Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh. 14 | P a g e  Conservation & Breeding Center India's first and East India's only Global Set up by Sri Sri University (SSU), in collaboration with the India Affiliate 111. Centre for Enterprise of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM). Risk Management (ERM) UNESCO's inaugural K-pop group SEVENTEEN. 112. Goodwill Ambassador SEVENTEEN pledged USD 1 million donation to the Global Youth Grant for Youth Scheme, a collaboration with UNESCO. Name: Sujata Saunik; Tenure: one year. Maharashtra's First Predecessor: Nitin Kareer. 113. Female Chief Second woman in Maharashtra this year appointed to a prominent Secretary leadership role after Rashmi Shukla (Maharashtra’s first woman Director General of Police). Installed by the Central Railway at Igatpuri Lake, located in the Western First floating solar Ghats; Capacity: 10 MWp. 114. plant by the Indian Aligns with Indian Railway’s goal to achieve zero carbon emissions by Railways 2030. South India’s first and 115. the India’s largest Launched at the Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bengaluru. leopard safari Inaugurated at Jaipur Military Station. First Plastic Waster Jaipur Military Station is the second military station in India to construct a 116. Road of Jaipur plastic waste road, following Narangi Military Station in Guwahati, Assam. Nirmala Sitharaman. To surpass Morarji Desai's record of six consecutive budgets presented First-ever Finance six decades ago. Minister of India to o Moraji Desai presented a total of ten budgets, the highest by any 117. present seven Finance Minister in India. consecutive Union She is the first full-time woman Finance Minister of India. Budgets She is the second woman to present the budget after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. India's first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Launched by Mirae Asset Investment Managers. dedicated to Electric Fund Name: Mirae Asset Nifty EV and New Age Automotive ETF. 118. Vehicles (EV) and An open-ended scheme. New Age Automotive Tracks the Nifty EV and New Age Automotive Total Return Index. segment. To be set up at Belora airport at Amaravati, Maharashtra. Air India’s first Flying Also, South Asia's Largest FTO. 119. Training Organisation Partner: Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC). (FTO) Will be operational by mid-2026. Name: Medusa dress; Features robotic snakes. 120. World's First AI Dress Creator: Christina Ernst, a Google software engineer and founder of She Builds Robots. 15 | P a g e  Organizers: CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) & PHD Chamber First International of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) Venue: New-Delhi. 121. Conference on Steel Slag Road Additional Information India's First Steel Slag Road was built at Hazira, Surat. Induction of The First Indigenous Chip- Name: Sahyadri LTE base stations; Chip Developer: Signalchip. 122. Based 4G Mobile Base Procured from Bangalore-based firm Signaltron through the government Stations by the Indian e-marketplace portal. Army World's first CNG 123. Name: Bajaj Freedom 125. motorcycle Awardee: Narendra Modi, The PM of India. First Indian to receive Award Name: Order of St Andrew the 124. Russia’s Highest Apostle. Civilian Honour Announced in 2019 for his contributions to the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership & friendly ties between the two countries. Feat achieved by India. Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) released the Fauna of India Checklist Portal during Animal Taxonomy Summit-2024 at Kolkata. A comprehensive checklist of India’s entire fauna, covering 104,561 species. First Country to Includes 121 checklists covering all known taxa and 36 phyla, along with 125. Prepare Entire Fauna details on endemic, threatened, and scheduled species. Checklist About Animal Taxonomy Summit-2024 Organized as a part of 109th Foundation Day of ZSI. Themes: Taxonomy, Systematics and Evolution; Ecology and Animal Behaviour; and Biodiversity and Conservation. First State in India to State: Rajasthan. Adopt a Road Safety Aim: to reduce road accidents in Rajasthan by 50% by the year 2030. 126. Action Plan for 10 To be implemented in three stages from 2025 to 2033. Years World Bank to provide assistance. Winner: Kenza Layli, a Moroccan virtual model. o Creator: Meriam Bessa; Reward: $20,000 127. World's First Miss AI Event: 1st World AI Creator Awards (WAICA), organized by Fanvue. Second Place: French AI model Lalina Valina. Third Place: Portuguese AI model Olivia C. Name: Tata Nifty India Tourism Index Fund. India’s first tourism 128. Comprises a collection of companies forming part of the Nifty 500. index mutual fund Tracks Nifty India Tourism Index. India’s first deep water Container Vizhinjam Port near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. 129. First Mothership 'MV San Fernando' docked recently. Transhipment Port & Terminal o Arrived from Xiamen port in China. 16 | P a g e  o Owned by SFL Corporation Ltd & sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands. Significance o India’s first automated & largest transhipment port. o India’s first Greenfield port project developed under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. ✓ A collaborative initiative of Government of Kerala, Government of India, and Adani Port SEZ (project executor). India's first exchange Name: ICICI Prudential Nifty Oil & Gas ETF. 130. traded fund (ETF) in An open-ended ETF tracking the Nifty Oil & Gas Index. the oil and gas sector o Nifty Oil & Gas Index comprises a maximum of 15 stocks listed on the NSE. Particulars 2013-14 2023-24 Growth Production (Rs. Crores) 26,109.08 1,08,297.68 315.00% Sales/ Turnover 31,154.20 1,55,673.12 400% (highest Khadi and Village (Rs. Crores) ever) Industries New Employment 5.62 10.17 81.00% Commission (KVIC) Generation (Lakhs) 131. turnover crossed Rs. Business at Khadi 51.13 95.74 87.23% 1.5 lakh crore for the Gramodyog Bhavan, New first time in 2023-24 Delhi (Rs. Crores) About KVIC A statutory body under the KVIC Act, 1956. Ministry: Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. First Woman Chief Name: Justice Aalia Neelum. 132. Justice of the Lahore Predecessor: Shujaat Ali Khan. High Court (LHC) First Green Loan Facility between Loan secured by REC Limited. Indian Entity & Value: JPY 31.96 billion (equivalent to USD 200 million). 133. Tenure: 5-year. German based One of the first JPY-denominated green loan transactions for Deutsche Deutsche Bank AG’s Bank AG, GIFT City. GIFT City branch To be set up at Ranchi by the Jharkhand Government. Eastern India's first Additional Information university for The Government of Jharkhand has proposed 'Navothan Scholarship 134. Scheme'. physically challenged students Benefits: full course fee (up to ₹10 lakh per year) for meritorious orphan and physically challenged students, along with ₹48,000 per year for lodging and food expenses. Host: Saudi Arabia. International Olympic Committee (IOC) partnered with Saudi Arabia for 12 Inaugural Olympics years to organize e-sports regularly. 135. Esports Games 2025 Additional Information The first edition of Esports World Cup is being held Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Study conducted by 32 scientists from 10 countries (includes India). 136. First direct A smaller black hole orbiting a larger black hole was directly observed in observation of a galaxy OJ 287 (Located 4 billion light years away). 17 | P a g e  smaller black hole in a NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and Swift telescope pair were crucial in observing the event. Initially proposed by researchers at the University of Turku, Finland. Location: Nature Education Centre, Jolly Grant, Dehradun. First Bird Gallery of 137. Additional Information Uttarakhand Uttarakhand accounts for highest number of bird species in India. Trial operations launched in Dubai. World's First 3D- 138. Manufacturers: Al Seer Marine Company, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Printed Electric Abra (Japan), Siemens (Germany), and Torqeedo (Germany). First woman officer Name: Capt. Supreetha C.T; She is from Mysuru, Karnataka. from the Corps of Army Air Defence to 139. be operationally Additional Information deployed at Siachen Shiva Chouhan - first female officer to be deployed in Siachen. Glacier Leander Paes: Inducted under the player category. Vijay Amritraj: Inducted under the contributor category. First Asian men to be India became the 28th nation to be represented in the International Tennis inducted into the Hall of Fame. 140. Additional Information International Tennis Hall of Fame Leander Paes is the only Indian to win an Olympic medal in tennis. Vijay Amritraj led India's Davis Cup team to finals in 1974 and 1987 & he was the first Indian to serve as United Nations Messenger of Peace (2001). Facility Name: H125 Final Assembly Line (FAL) First instance of the Set up by: Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Airbus Helicopters. private sector setting up a helicopter First 'Made in India' H125s expected to commence in 2026. 141. assembly facility in Additional Information India H125 is the only helicopter to have landed on Mount Everest. World’s First Carbon Name: Cetrovo 1.0 or the Carbon Star Rapid Transit. 142. Fiber High-Speed Launched by China in Qingdao. Train Actor Name: Shah Rukh Khan. Recognized for his contributions to cinema. First Indian actor to Other Milestones Achieved by Shah Rukh Khan get customised gold First Indian actor to receive UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni Award (2011) for 143. coin by Grévin wax philanthropic endeavors related to children's education. museum in Paris, Only actor to have trailers of his films displayed on the Burj Khalifa, Dubai. France Awarded Yale Chubb Fellowship for his films and philanthropy. Awarded Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government for significant contributions to French cultural heritage. Mumbai’s First Mumbai Metro 3 or Aqua Line (Colaba-Bandra- Santacruz Electronics Export 144. Underground Metro Processing Zone (SEEPZ)). Line Funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Asia’s first low- Name: EcoZen; 145. carbon ‘green’ zinc Launched by: Hindustan Zinc (world’s second-largest integrated zinc brand producer). 18 | P a g e  Additional Information Hindustan Zinc aims to become Net Zero by 2050. Created by ISRO's Jodhpur and Hyderabad National Remote Sensing Centre using NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite. ISRO team led by Giribabu Dandabathula. 29 meters long and 8 meters above the seabed. First undersea map of About Ram Setu 146. Ram Setu (Adam’s Connects Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu in India to Talaimannar Island in Sri Bridge) Lanka. Mentioned in the Ramayana as a bridge built by Lord Rama’s army to reach Lanka. Known as ‘Sethu Bandhai’ by Persians until the 9th century AD. First Black African to Name of the person: Biniam Girmay (Eritrea). win a stage in the Tour 147. o Won the third stage a reduced bunch sprint. de France (bicycle Runners-up: Fernando Gaviria (Colombia) & Arnaud de Lie (Belgium) race) India's First Name: Shri Vishwakarma Skill University. 148. Government Skill Set up by the Haryana Government. University Location: Dudhola village of Palwal district, Haryana. Location: Humayun's Tomb complex in Delhi. India’s first Sunken Set up by Archaeological 149. Museum Survey of India and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, marking 25 years of conservation efforts at the site. Initiative of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling under the aegis of the Ministry of First Divyangjan Defence. expedition to hoist the Started from Kanchenjunga 150. largest Indian flag on National Park, Sikkim. Mt. Kilimanjaro To display a 7,800-square foot national flag to commemorate the 78th Independence Day. To be set up at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), Mumbai. Project Name: Export-Import cum Domestic Agricultural India's First Integrated 151. Commodity-Based Processing & Agri-Export Facility Storage Facility. Project Value: Rs. 284.19 Crore. Implemented on a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. India’s first Bullet Train Project and Project Name: Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project. 152. High-Speed Rail Designed with support from Japanese Railway. Corridor Name: 500 MWe sodium-cooled PFBR. 153. India’s first Location: Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. indigenous Prototype Commissioned by: Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI). 19 | P a g e  Fast Breeder Reactor Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) officially granted permission for the (PFBR) "First Approach to Criticality" of the project. o Includes the loading of fuel into the reactor core and the initiation of "Low Power Physics Experiments." First Tiger Reserve In Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), Thekkady, Kerala. 154. India to install a wind Installed at Mangaladevi, a location within PTR. turbine India's first basketball To set up by Basketball Federation of India (BFI) in collaboration with 155. academy Corvuss American Academy; Location: Karjat, near Mumbai. Feat achieved by Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair. First woman to be Other Notable Positions: appointed as the First woman to hold the post of DG Hospital Services (Armed Forces) on 156. Director General promotion to the rank of Air Marshal. Medical Services First woman Principal Medical Officer of Western Air Command and (Army) Training Command, Indian Air Force (IAF). First ever submarine INS Shalki; a Shishumar class diesel-electric submarine. 157. to be built in India Commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1992. Name: Annapurti Grain ATM Installed at Mancheswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Developed in partnership with World Food Programme. India's first 24/7 Rice 158. Can dispense up to 50 kg of grain in just five minutes with an error rate of ATM only 0.01%. Ration cardholders can get up to 25 kg of rice by entering their card number and completing biometric verification. First state in India to State Name: Nagaland. implement Disaster The Government of Nagaland and SBI General Insurance signed a 159. Risk Management Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement DRTPS. Insurance Solution Coverage: entire state of Nagaland for a period of three years (2024-2027), (DRTPS) with the government paying the insurance premium. GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES S.No Initiative Key Facts Over 60 products across India have been awarded GI tag recently. For the first time, large number Geographical Indication (GI) of GI tags have been given at 1. tag once. Varanasi accounts for maximum number of GI tagged products from a single geographical area. Top 2 states with most GI-tagged products: Uttar Pradesh & Tamil Nadu. Recently, Manohar International Airport, Goa, has introduced 2. DigiYatra biometric-enabled DigiYatra system for air travellers 20 | P a g e  About DigiYatra Initiative of: Ministry of Civil Aviation; Launched in: 2022 It enables biometric boarding system using Facial biometric verification Technology. Objective: to enhance the passenger experience by eliminating the need for manual verification of tickets and ID at multiple touch points. Overarching theme of the campaigns: ‘Chunav Ka Parv, Desh Ka Garv’ Turning 18 Campaign: To galvanize youngsters to participate in the upcoming elections and address the critical issues of urban and youth apathy ECI’s (Election Commission noticed in previous elections. of India) Social Media You are the One Campaign: To 3. Campaigns for Enhanced recognize and celebrate the Voter Participation in invaluable contributions of various General Elections 2024 stakeholders involved in the electoral process. ‘VerifyBeforeYouAmplify’ initiative (पोस्ट से पहले पुष्टि): Combats fake news and misinformation about election processes. Coal Production Target for The Ministry of Coal has set the target of producing 170 million 4. FY25 (2024-25) tonnes of coal from captive and commercial coal blocks for FY25. Proposed by :Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR–CLRI). Proposed after conducting a Pan India survey across 79 locations. Aim: to address the inadequacies of existing international sizing standards and accommodate broader foot dimensions typically found in the Indian population. 'Bha' (Bharat) Shoe Sizing 5. Advanced three-dimensional foot scanning technology was used to System understand the size, dimensions, and structure of the average Indian foot. Key Recommendations: suggests eight size categories based on age groups from infants to adults, which could simplify manufacturing processes by eliminating the need for half-sizes. Expected to be implemented by 2025. Initiative of: Government of India Purpose: To set up early warning system (EWS) across 188 critical lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region vulnerable to glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) events. 6. GLOF EWS Mission Aim: to mitigate the risks of GLOF, following the 2023 Sikkim disaster. States/UTs with critical lakes: Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Nagaland. 21 | P a g e  Based on NDMA’s recent ‘Mission Report of GLOF Risk Assessment & Installation of Advanced Warning System in Sikkim’. Launched by: International Olympic Committee (IOC), in collaboration with Reliance Foundation and Abhinav Bindra Foundation. Objectives 7. ‘Let’s Move India’ Campaign o To celebrate Olympians heading to the Paris Olympics. o To inspire and promote physical well-being and active lifestyles among people of all ages, regions, and abilities in India. Builds on the IOC’s global ‘Let’s Move’ initiative started on Olympic Day 2023 (June 23). Introduced by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). Objective: To bring uniformity and convergence in the 8. “Unified India Organic” logo implementation of Indian regulations by NPOP and FSSAI. to replace the India Organic and Jaivik Bharat logos. o Indian organic logo complied with the National Programme for Organic Products (NPOP). o Jaivik Bharat was used for organic products certified by FSSAI. Started by the Prime Minister of India on the World Environment Day. Aim: to encourage people to plant trees in honor of their mothers, 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' symbolizing the nurturing roles of both mothers and Mother Earth. 9. Campaign (#Plant4Mother) Besides the campaign, the Government of India has set target to plant 80 crore trees by September 2024 and 140 crore trees by March 2025 following a “Whole of Government” and “Whole of Society Approach”. Launched by the Punjab Police, in association with Border Security Force (BSF), and Village Defence Committees (VDCs). A week-long drive against drugs in Fazilka district. 10. Mission Nishchay To interact with the residents of the villages in the India-Pakistan border to gather intelligence about the demand and supply of drugs. Indigenously developed anti-train collision system. 11. Kavach Indian Railways to issue a Rs 5,000 crore tender to accelerate the adoption of Kavach across 10,000 km. Launched for the first time in India at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. Launched by Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the Fast Track Immigration – Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Bureau of Immigration (Nodal 12. Trusted Traveller Agency) Programme (FTI-TTP) Objective: To simplify and secure international travel by creating top-tier immigration facilities that speed up the process for travelers using automated gates (e-Gates). Scope: 22 | P a g e  o Phase 1: Implemented at 7 major airports viz, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, and Ahmedabad. o Phase 2: To be implemented at 21 major airports across India. Beneficiaries o Phase 1: Indian citizens and OCI cardholders. o Phase 2: Foreign travellers. Eligibility: minimum passport validity of six months An online portal will be used for application and biometric data submission Validity of TTP registration: validity of the passport or 5 years whichever is earlier and will be renewed thereafter. Initiative of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. To be set up in all the 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Prime Minister College of 13. ‘Bhartiya Gyan Parampara Kendra ’(Centre of Traditional Indian Excellence Knowledge) to be established in each PM College of Excellence. Aligned with the National Education Policy. Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Culture. Objective: To celebrate 75 years of the adoption of the Constitution of India and create awareness about its significance. ‘75 years of Constitution’ Similar to the Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign. 14. campaign Additional Information The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26 November 1949. It came into effect on 26 January 1950. Launched by Karnataka Govt., in partnership with Meta 'Digital Nagarik' o First Indian state to collaborate with Meta for such initiative. 15. Programme Aim: to empower 1 lakh teachers and 10 lakh students aged 18 to 24 with digital safety knowledge and AR-VR skills by 2025. Launched by the Uttar Pradesh Government as part of the Vriksharopan Jan Abhiyan-2024. Aim: increasing green cover along the border of Uttar Pradesh and 16. ‘Mitra Van' initiative Nepal by planting 35 crore saplings. Identified districts: 35 border districts. Special forests such as 'Shakti Van', 'Yuva Van', and 'Bal Van' will be set up in each participating district. Launched by the Govt. of Haryana. 17. IT Saksham Yuva Scheme Target: Provide jobs to 5,000 youth in the first phase, scaling up to 60,000 jobs under 'Mission 60,000'. Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Indore created world record of planting 11 lakh saplings in a day and 18. Campaign achieved its target of planting 51 lakh trees. Initiative of National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) and the Leadership Programme in Indian National Science Academy (INSA). 19. Science & Technology Objective: To build leadership and governance capacities among (LEADS) scientists, equipping them with the latest knowledge and skills to manage scientific institutions effectively. Launched by NITI Aayog under its e-FAST India initiative. 20. NITI GearShift Challenge Collaborators: IIM Bangalore, Smart Freight Centre India, CALSTART/Drive to Zero, and WRI India. 23 | P a g e  Aim o Foster innovative business models for the adoption of zero- emission trucks (ZETs) in India. o Address financial, technical, and operational challenges in the adoption of electric trucks. About e-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport – India) India’s first electric freight platform. Aim: to raise awareness on freight electrification through on-ground demonstration pilots and evidence-based research. Launched by Railway Protection Force (RPF) in 2018. Aim: To rescue children in need of care and protection across various 21. Operation Nanhe Farishtey Indian Railway Zones. 84,119 children rescued in last seven years. Launched by the Ministry of Minority Affairs as a part of its 100 days’ programme. Objectives: To showcase the schemes, programmes, and achievements of the Ministry of Minority Affairs. 22. Lok Samvardhan Parv Duration: 16th to the 31st of this month. Key Announcement: Credit Plan by National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) to extend credit of over Rs.1000 crores to more than 2.5 lakh beneficiaries during 2024-25. Initiatives of Ministry of Mines. Launched from Begumpet, Hyderabad. Mineral Exploration Hackathon: o Focuses on innovative techniques using AI and ML. Mineral Exploration o Aims to integrate multiple mineral exploration data sets to Hackathon and the 23. identify new mineral targets. National District Mineral National DMF Portal: Foundation (DMF) Portal o Centralized platform for information on District Mineral Foundations. o Provides details on 645 DMFs with enhanced transparency and dynamic analytics. Initiative Key Information Inaugurated at GSI, Dharitri Campus, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. National Landslide Provides live forecasting report for Forecasting Centre Kalimpong, Darjeeling, and Nilgiri (NLFC) districts. Initiatives launched by the Will issue early warning bulletins for all 24. Geological Survey of India landslide-prone states by 2030 (GSI) Facilitates dissemination of landslide hazard data. Bhusanket Web Portal Initiates short-range and medium-range landslide forecasting. Bhooskhalan Mobile Allows daily landslide forecasts and App stakeholder updates. Initiative of : Department of Posts. Digital Postal Index Collaborating Entity: IIT Hyderabad. 25. Number (DIGIPIN) Objective: To establish a standardized, geo-coded addressing framework across India, including its Exclusive Economic Zone. 24 | P a g e  Each 4mX4m unit within India is assigned a unique 10-digit alphanumeric code based on its latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. Designed to be a permanent digital infrastructure, unaffected by changes in state, city, or locality names or road networks Developed by: Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), under the Ministry of Railways in collaboration with the Indian Industry. Key Function: to control the train's speed if the driver fails to apply the Kavach - Automatic Train brakes on time. 26. Protection (ATP) System Allocation for 2024-25: ₹1112.57 crore. So far been deployed on 1465 Route km and 144 locomotives (including Electric Multiple Unit rakes) on South Central Railway. KAVACH 4.0 approved by RDSO. Developers: DGFT, BIS, and MSTC Ltd., a CPSE under the Ministry of Steel. Key Features: o API integration with multiple government portals. o Robust data entry system promoting transparency and accountability. o Integration of various databases to locate areas of risk and permit Steel Import Monitoring better risk management. 27. o Enables Customs to conduct better analysis and risk management System (SIMS) 2.0 Portal of steel imports. About SIMS Portal Introduced in 2019. Provides detailed steel import data to the domestic industry Additional Information India is the second-largest steel producer globally India imported finished steel at around 8 million tonnes in 2023-24. Launched by the President of India on the completion of two years of her Presidency. Selected gift items to be auctioned by the Rashtrapati Bhavan 28. E-Upahaar portal through the portal. First phase includes around 250 exquisite gifts. Objectives: Increase citizen engagement, Support a noble cause by donating all proceeds to help children in need. Initiative of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Objective: Provide unified access to national and international research papers and scientific journals for all DAE units and subunits. Aligns with the broader ‘One Nation One Subscription’ (ONOS) One DAE One Subscription 29. initiative, making knowledge accessible nationwide. (ODOS) Key Details DAE signed agreements with Wiley India Private Limited and Springer Nature Group. DAE can publish open-access articles without additional charges. Includes the improvement of five existing National Highways Chardham project, connecting Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, and the 30. Uttarakhand Tanakpur to Pithoragarh section of Kailas-Mansarovar yatra, totaling about 825 km. 25 | P a g e  Launched by Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence under Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS). Developed by C-DAC Mohali. E-SeHAT Tele-consultation 31. Objective: To provide health care services to ex-servicemen and their Pilot Project dependents through video-based clinical consultation. Coverage: Launched at 12 ECHS Polyclinics , seven in Delhi NCR and five in Baramulla, Imphal, Churachandpur, Dimapur, Aizawal. Initiative of Ministry of Textiles, Textile Trade Bodies and Industry Objective: To create premium value for cotton grown in India as per benchmarked specifications. Budgetary support: Rs. 30 crore, including Rs. 15 crore from Trade & Industry Bodies. Implementing Agency for Branding, Tracing and Certification of Kasturi Cotton: The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council Kasturi Cotton Bharat 32. (TEXPROCIL). Programme Technological Implementation: o Utilizes blockchain technology to establish a unique identity for Indian cotton. o QR-based certification technology enables traceability of transactions from the ginning stage. o A blockchain-based software platform provides end-to-end traceability and transaction certificates. Launched by: Ministry of Culture. Duration: 9th to 15th August 2024. Objective: To instill patriotism and national pride among citizens by encouraging them to hoist the national flag, the Tiranga, at their homes Har Ghar Tiranga (HGT) during the Independence Day celebrations. 33. Special event: A Tiranga Bike Rally featuring Members of Parliament Campaign (3rd edition) from Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan to Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi. About the Campaign Launched under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in 2022. Initiative of Department of Telecommunications. Designed to empower mobile subscribers by allowing them to report 34. Sanchar Saathi