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Gujarat achieved a remarkable feat by setting a Guinness World Record for orchestrating a mass performance of Surya Namaskar. 1st January Biggest Site Modhera Sun 180+ places Temple more than 50k people Gujarat performed Surya Namaskar Vrindavan witnessed the inauguration of India’s first All-Girl Sainik School. The Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School is located in Vatsalya Gram Parisar. The government of Himachal Pradesh has issued a notification announcing the TRIBAL POPULATION (acc. To 2011 census) grant of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to -ST Population is 8.6% of Total countries the Hatti community. population -Largest Tribal Group : Bhil Q1. Who is the governor of -State with highest ST Population : MP Himachal Pradesh at -No ST Population in present? Punjab,Haryana,Chandigarh,Delhi. Type something... ;)  NATIONAL 2 In Lakshadweep, PM Narendra Modi dedicated the solar power plant at Kavaratti, which is the region’s first on-grid solar project with state- of-the-art Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) technology. The Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra — A new plant species belonging to the Polygonums Genus has been discovered. Pench Tiger Reserve is Q2. How many national a part of both parks are there in Madhya M.P. & M.H. Pradesh? Type something... ;) In West Bengal, the distinct weaves of Tangail, Korial, and Garad have been granted GI status. Simultaneously, Arunachal Q3. Which was the first product in India get the GI Pradesh showcases its Tag ? craftsmanship with the GI Type something... ;) tagging of Adi Kekir (ginger), Tibetan Carpet, and Wancho Craft. Om Birla, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, inaugurated the “Panchayat se Parliament tak” Program. In Ujjain as India inaugurates its first Healthy & Hygienic food street named “PRASADHAM” for the tourists of Mahakaleshwar Temple. Q4. How many Jyotirlingas are there in MP? Type something... ;)  NATIONAL 3 Uttar Pradesh is set to establish a Pharma Park in Lalitpur, Bundelkhand. Also to setup - -Biotech Park in Jankipuram -Medical device Park in Gautam Budh Nagar India is set to chair and host UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee for the first time in July. This event will take place in Q5. Which is the latest New Delhi. UNESCO world heritage site in India? Type something... ;).The Hanuman Garhi Laddu of Ayodhya is set to receive the Geographical Indication (GI). The Maharashtra government’s declaration of the Atpadi Conservation Reserve as a new Wildlife Habitat for the “CANID” wild dog family in Sangli. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated India’s longest sea bridge, the “ATAL SETU” Bridge, spanning 21.85 kilometers. ATAL SETU -aka Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) -will connect Sewadi to Nhava Sheva  NATIONAL 4 The UP government establishes India's first “COW SANCTUARY” in Muzaffarnagar under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission. This mission launched by Central Government in year 2014 India’s National Highway Steel Slag road section on NH-66, connecting Mumbai to Goa has recently been inaugurated. NACIN Q6. Which is longest National Academy national highway of of Customs India? Indirect Taxes & Narcotics Type something... ;) PM Modi inaugurated NACIN Campus in Andhra Pradesh on 16th January. NITI Aayog published a discussion paper NITI AAYOG named Multi-Dimensional Poverty in -· Established on 1st Jan. 2015 India since 2005-2006 , Analyzed data of -it is executive body. -Replaced by Planning 2014-2023 concluded that MDP Commission. MDP has drastically 24.8 crore reduced in India. -Headed by PM of India. people moved out of Poverty in 9 years. DPIIT has published the startups ranking 2022, classified in five category:- a. Best Performer b. Top Performers DPIIT c. Leaders -· Department of Promotion of d. Aspiring Leaders Industry and Internal Trade under Mo Trade& commerce. e. Emerging Startup -Best Performer states -Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Ecosystem  NATIONAL 5 Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurates the 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace in New Delhi. RAM MANDIR Built in Nagara Style at the bank of Ram Mandir Stamps was recently SARAYU River. unveiled by PM Narendra Modi. Boasting 390 pillars, 46 Doorways, 5 Mandap. Chandrakant B. Sompura is the architect. Dr. S Jaishankar declared Persian as India’s new Classical Language according to New Education Policy 2020. Total 6 Classical Languages– Q7. Which schedule of the -Tamil , Telugu, Sanskrit, constitution is talks about Kannada, Malayalam & Odi. official language of India? -3 more will be added – Prakrit, Pali & Persian. Type something... ;) World’s tallest BR Ambedkar’s statue of height 206ft.(including base) be unveiled in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The Artificial Reef project was inaugurated in the capital of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Coral Reefs are Andhra Pradesh has launched a Caste also known as Census, making it the second state after "Rainforests of Sea". Bihar to undertake this initiative.  NATIONAL 6 India’s first indigenously developed Havisure Hepatitis A vaccine has been launched in Hyderabad. Vaccine developed by Indian Immunological Ltd. (IIL) Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has announced the establishment of a Science City in Gurgaon and Faridabad. Union Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri launched the first pilot project to produce jet fuel from alcohol in Pune. AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Ayush Diksha Centre, catalyzing India’s shift to an integrated healthcare system. The Hydrogen Price Index is set to be developed in “GIFT City” Gujarat. GIFT Gujarat International Finance Tec-City developed in Gandhinagar. Gujarat. Odisha is set to establish the world’s first Melanistic Tiger Safari. Melanistic Tiger known as Black Tiger Q8.Where is Satkosia found only in Simlipal Tiger Reserve is Tiger Reserve in located? Mayurbhanj , Odisha. Type something... ;)  NATIONAL 7 Kochi is set to host the country’s first Carbon-Neutral Sports City, featuring an International Cricket Stadium. The themes of the 75th Republic Day 2024 are: ‘Viksit Bharat’ and ‘Bharat – Loktantra ki The chief guest of Matruka that is India – “The Mother of Republic Day 2024 was ”Emmanuel Democracy”. Macron”, the President of France. Twelve products from Arunachal Pradesh have been awarded the GI Tag. G.I. PRODUCTS:- -Apatani, Monpa, Adi, Galo, Tai Khamti and Nyishi textiles, Monpa, Singpho Phalap, Adi Apong, Dao, Angnyat millet and Marua Apo. Rare Golden Tiger spotted in Kaziranga National Park, Assam. IREDA releases the vigilance journal “Pahal”. IREDA Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited. Nirmala Sitharaman to equal Morarji Desai’s record with 6 consecutive Q9. Which denominations budget presentations. of the currency can be issued by Ministery of finance? Type something... ;) AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam’s CM Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation of the first yoga and naturopathy hospital in the northeast in Dibrugarh, Assam.  INTERNATIONAL 8 The 54th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, which was held from January 15 to January 19, 2024, in Davos, Switzerland. Salton Sea in California, USA, lies a Lithium Is Called groundbreaking discovery – the world's “White Gold,” largest lithium reserve. which is an alkali metal with atomic number '3’. France is becoming the first European Union (EU) country to fully digitize its Schengen visa application process for 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Schengen Agreement SKAO Q10. In which country, the Headquarters:- -14th june 1985 2028 Olympics will be - United kingdom scheduled? -20 countries - founded in 2019 covered Type something... India will also be part of the world’s largest radio telescope project called the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO). Russia has taken away the Chairmanship of the BRICS grouping, effective from January 1, 2024. BRICS BRICS -BRICS BANK HQ- Shanghai, China. -BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, -Founded in 2009. China & South Africa -1st Summit in Yekaterinburg, -Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Russia in 2009. Arabia and the UAE also joined -India joined in 2006. in Jan 2024 officially.  INTERNATIONAL 9 Gabriel Attal became France's youngest and first openly gay head of government. The Indian Navy’s P-81 aircraft has reached Guam Island, USA, to participate in Exercise Sea Dragon 24. Singapore’s “CHANGI” airport being recognized as the World’s Best Airport highlights its outstanding facilities. Changi Airport got this title 12 times earlier. IIT Madras's initiative to open a new campus in Kandy, Sri Lanka, a significant expansion in educational collaboration between India and Sri Lanka. In 2023 IIT Madras opened its campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania..India’s ranking at the 80th spot in the Henley Passport Index 2024, with VISA-free travel to 62 countries. Henley Passport Index -Top Countries in this Index – France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan & Singapore - Afghanistan is at last in the index  INTERNATIONAL 10 China launched the Lotus-shaped satellite “Einstein Probe EP” on 9 Jan. 2024 to explore the mysteries of the universe. IUCN categorized the Himalayan Wolf In the Vulnerable category. IUCN -International Union for Conservation of Nature -It divides threaten species in 9 category Sue Redfern from England was appointed as the first ICC female neutral umpire for a bilateral cricket series between Australia and South Africa. Kuwaiti Dinar has been declared as the Strongest Currency in the World. 1 Kuwaiti Dinar = 270 rupees. Perth, Australia, will soon be home to the world’s tallest “RAM World tallest, 823- TEMPLE” – the colossal foot-tall statue of Lord Rama,is set to adorn structure will be the banks of the Saryu River. approximately 721 feet tall. The 19th Non-aligned Movement (NAM) started in Uganda's capital, Kampala. NAM -Established in year 1961 in Yugoslavia. -120 Countries.  INTERNATIONAL 11 After a 16-year negotiation saga, India and Switzerland have concluded a Free Trade Agreement. Q11. Concept of the Freedom of trade in India’s Constitution is adopted from the Constitution of which country? Type something... Turkey has granted approval for Sweden’s bid to join NATO. India overtook Hong Kong as the world’s fourth-largest stock market. Q12. In which year the Top-3 “SEBI of India” was 1st- USA established? 2nd-China & Type something... 3rd- Japan Cyclone “Álvaro” hits Madagascar. Q13. Which part of India gets rainfall due to retreating monsoons? Type something... Bernard Arnault surpasses Elon Musk as the world’s Richest man with a net worth of $207.8 billion, as reported by Forbes. Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have announced they are quitting the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). ECOWAS Q14.The headquarters of -Established in 1975. “NABARD” is situated at? -Headquarter in Abuja, Nigeria. Type something...  AWARDS 12 Professor BR Kamboj has been bestowed with the prestigious M S Swaminathan Award in the field of agronomy. M S Swaminathan(1925-2023) Q15. Kalidas Samman is given in which state of -father of Green Revolution in India? India -Norman Borlaug - father of Type something... Green Revolution in the world. Classical dancer and choreographer Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari was presented with 'Nritya This award is Kalanidhi' award at the given by Madras music academy 17th Dance Festival of The in the field of Music Academy which dance. began in Chennai City. “GOLDEN GLOBE”Awards – in Drama Category:- A. Best film – “Oppenheimer” B. Best male actor – Cillian Murphy for “Oppenheimer” C. Best actress – lily Gladstone for “ killers of the flower moon.” D.Best Director – Christopher Nolan for “ Oppenheimer” “GOLDEN GLOBE”Awards – musical/comedy category:- A. Best film – “Poor Things” B. Best male actor – “Paul Giamatti” C. Best female actor –“Emma stone”  AWARDS 13 Divyakriti Singh has become the first Indian woman to receive the prestigious Arjuna Award in Equestrian sports. Himachal Pradesh CM applauds mountaineer Praveen Singh for being conferred with the This award is Tenzing Norgay National given to those who reach the Adventure Award. summit of Mt. Everest. Swachh Sarvekshan 2023 City rankings 1st – Indore(MP) 7 Times and Surat Most Polluted City (Gujarat) 1st – Meghalaya’s Byrnihat 2nd- N/A 2nd – Begusarai, Bihar 3rd - Greater Noida. 3rd- Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) State rankings 1st-Maharashtra 2nd-Madhyapradesh 3rd- Chhattisgarh Savita Kanswal received Tenzing Norgay Award the Tenzing Norgay Prize -Started in 1994. Posthumously. -Reward -15 Lakh INR. -Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.  AWARDS 14 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty got Major DhyanChand Khel Ratna Award. They are related to Badminton. These players... - Got Silver Medal in Malaysia Open. - Chinese duo won gold. 75th Emmy Awards Awards given in Television Industry in 2 Categories:- Outstanding Comedy series - Outstanding Drama series- -“The Bear”- Film -“Succession”- Film -“Jeremy Allen white” -Actor -“ Culkin”- Actor -“Quinta Brunson”-Actress -“Saran Snook” -Actress Aitana Bonmati from Spain and Lionel Messi from Argentina winning the FIFA Best Player award for 2023. Padma Award 2024:- Padma Vibhushan Name Field State Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh Ms. Padma Subramanyam Art Tamil Nadu Ms. Vijayantimala Bali Art Tamil Nadu Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi Art Andhra Pradesh Shri Bindeshwar Pathak Social work Bihar (Posthumously) Padma Bhushan – Total 17 including Mithun Chakraborty, Ms Fathima Beevi(posthumously). Padma Shri – Total 110  AWARDS 15 Alia Bhatt has become the first Indian woman to receive an honorary award at the Joy Awards 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Uttar Pradesh’s 60 Parachute Field Hospital is set to be awarded the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar. Bihar’s 11th CM, Karpoori Thakur, is set to receive the Bharat Ratna posthumously. It will be 49th Q16. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharat Ratna was awarded with the Award. Bharat Ratna in which year? Type something... The Indian documentary feature film “To Kill A Tiger” has been nominated for the 96th Academy Award. Ravi Shastri and Farokh Engineer were honored with the C.K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award Squadron Leader Nikita Malhotra of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was honored with the Vayu Q17. Who is known as the “Father of Indian Air Sena Medal for gallantry. Force”? Type something... "Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else." -Swami Vivekananda  AWARDS 16 “69th FILM FARE AWARDS 2024”- GUJARAT · Best Film 12th Fail · Best Film (Critics’) Joram (Devashish Makhija) · Best Story Amit Rai (OMG 2), Devashish Makhija (Joram) · Best Actor in a leading role (Male) Ranbir Kapoor (Animal) · Best Actor in a leading role (Critics’) Vikrant Massey (12th Fail) · Best Actress (Critics’) Rani Mukerji (Mrs Chatterjee vs. Norway), Shefali Shah (Three of Us) · Best Playback Singer (Male) Bhupinder Babbal (Arjan Vailly – Animal) 17 SPORTS The inaugural edition of the Hockey5s World SPORTS Cup 2024, happening in the vibrant city of Muscat, Oman. Hockey5s -Each team consists of 5 player including goalkeeper -Captain Simranjeet Singh (M) & Rajani Etimarpu(F) from IND Aman Sehrawat won the gold medal at the Zagreb Open 2024. The 9th Asian Winter Games in 2025 are scheduled to be held in Harbin, China. 9th Asian winter games Q18. In which year were -Mascot – two tigers Binbin & the first Asian Winter Nini Games played? -Slogan - Dream of Winter, Type something... ;) Love among Asia The inaugural Beach Games took place in Diu, and Madhya Pradesh emerged as the champion. Rohit Sharma has created two world record against Afghanistan in the 2nd T20 match. ROHIT SHARMA becomes 1st:- -to play 150 T20 Matches -to win 100 T20 Matches Tim Southee New Zealand player has become the 1st bowler to take 150 T20 Wickets while playing against Pakistan. 18 SPORTS Asian Shooting Championship 2024 which is SPORTS organised in Jakarta, Indonesia. India’s Yogesh Singh wins Gold Medal in Men’s 25m centre fire pistol. Pankaj Yadav & Akshay Jain also won Gold in team event. Sumit Nagal becomes the first Indian man in 35 years to beat a seed at a Grand Slam at the Australian Open. Defeated Kazakh player Alexander Bublik. Rameshbabu Praggnanandahaa, an 18-year- old chess prodigy from Chennai, achieved a historic milestone by defeating World Champion “Ding Liren” from China. Prakhar Chaturvedi from Karnataka for surpassed Yuvraj Singh’s record by scoring an impressive 404 not-out runs in the Cooch Behar Trophy. Sreeja Akula clinched her maiden international title at WTT Feeder Corpus Christi. Q19.Hima Das is associated with which sport? Type something... ;) Himachal skier Sahil Thakur is the only Indian participant in the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, Olympic Games:- South Korea. -Sahil Thakur related to Alpine, Skiing. -1st Winter Olympic Games - 1924, in Chamonix, France. -Next Winter Olympic Games-2026 -in Milan & Cortina, Italy. 19 SPORTS Tata Group secures the IPL sponsorship rights SPORTS for five years for $300 million. ManSingh becomes 2nd Indian man to win Gold Medal at Asian First Indian Marathon Championships. Thonakal Gopi won Gold in 2017. Ravi Dahiya secured Bronze medal at Grand Prix De France in wrestling by defeating Kairat Amirtayev. Q20. Aditi Ashok a prominent Player is related to which sport? Type something... ;) Shubman Gill and Deepti Sharma won the BCCI's “Polly Umrigar” Award for being the best International Cricketers. Jyoti Randhawa, the golf player, became the first Indian to win the Senior European Tour’s Qualifying School. Noarem Roshibina Devi from Manipur has become Wushu athlete of the year. Q22. How many national parks are there in Assam? Type something... ;) 20 SPORTS India lost in the final at the inaugural edition of SPORTS the FIH Hockey 5s Women’s World Cup after a 7- 2 loss to the Netherlands. Aulstralian Open WINNER(s) CATEGORY COUNTRY Jannik Sinner Men’s Single Italy Aryna Sabalenka Women’s Single Belarus Rohan Bopana Men’s Doubles India & Australia & Mathew Ebden Hsieh Su-Wei Women’s Doubles Taiwan & Belgium & Elise Mertens Q21.Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament is related to which sport? Type something... ;) The International Cricket Council (ICC) lifted the suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) with immediate ICC effect. -Headquarters at Dubai, UAE. -Founded in 1909. -Chairman-Greg Barclay( NZ). India’s Divyansh Singh Panwar won the men’s 10m air rifle gold medal at the ISSF World Cup 2024 at Cairo, Eygpt. Q23. Which Indian player is also called as Dhing Express? Type something... ;) 21 SPORTS ICC AWARDS OF THE YEAR 2023 ICC MEN’S ODI CRICKETER Virat Kohli(India) Usman Khawaja ICC MEN’S TEST CRICKETER (Australia) SIR GARFIELD SOBERS TROPHY Pat Cummins(Australia) Chamari ICC WOMEN’S ODI CRICKETER Athapaththu(Sri Lanka) RACHAEL HEYHOE FLINT TROPHY FOR Nat Sciver- WOMEN'S CRICKETER OF THE YEAR Brunt(England) Suryakumar ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year Yadav(India) ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer Hayley Mathews of the Year (West Indies) ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer Rachin of the Year Ravindra(England) ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer Marufa of the Year Akter(Bangladesh)  APPOINTMENTS 22 Pinky has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao(BBBP) initiative. B.B.B.P PINKI got launched on 22nd Oscar in January 2015 Panipat 2009. Haryana Arvind Panagariya has been appointed as the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission. FINANCE COMMISSION - It will start from 1st April -22ND NOVEMBER 1951 2026. -ARTICLE 280 Sanjiv Khanna has assumed the role of the new Executive Chairperson of the NALSA.. NALSA · National Legal Services Authority, Constituted under Legal Services Authority Act 1987. Vice Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi assumes a pivotal role as the newly appointed Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Raghuram Iyer has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). IOA -established in 1927, New Delhi -Current president, P T Usha 1st female president  APPOINTMENTS 23 Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey taking charge as the 4th Secretary General of BIMSTEC. BIMSTEC Headquarters-Dhaka(Bangladesh) and founded in 1997 Members-Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar IAS officer Senthil Pandian has assumed the role of India’s envoy to the “WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION”. WTO -Geneva, Switzerland -established in 1995 Senior IAS officer Vikas Sheel has been appointed as the Executive Director of the “ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK” ADB -Manila Philippines -established in 19 Dec. 1966 Aruna Nayar assumes the role of Railway Board Secretary. Sheel Vardhan Singh, former DG of CISF, has assumed the role as a member of the UPSC. IOA 24 APPOINTMENTS Senior IPS officer Daljit Singh Chaudhary has recently been appointed as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Anil Kumar Lahoti has been appointed as the new chairman of TRAI HQ- the Telecom Regulatory New Delhi & Founded in Authority of India (TRAI). 1997. The President of India nominated Shri Satnam Singh Sandhu(founder of Chandigarh University) as a member of the Rajya Sabha in the category of social service. Q24. What is the maximum President nominates strength of the Rajya 12 members in Rajya Sabha in the field of- Sabha? Art, literature, science, Type something... social service. IOA  DEFENCE 25 Rajasthan became the backdrop for a historic collaboration as India and the UAE launched the joint military exercise named Desert Cyclone. The Indian Air Force's C-130 aircraft, carrying Garud Commandos, has successfully executed a night landing at Kargil. DRDO has developed a fully indigenous assault rifle named UGRAM. DRDO- Defence research and Q25. Who is the development current chairman of organization DRDO? established in 1958. Type something... The Indian Navy has acquired its first indigenous medium-altitude long-endurance drone named DRISHTI 10 UAV from Adani Defence. The Indian and Japanese Coast Guards successfully conducted the ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ joint exercise off the Chennai coast. In this exercise, the Indian Coast Guard ship Surya took part. DRDO has successfully conducted the flying test of the AKASH New Generation Surface to Air Missile from the Integrated Test Range located in Chandipur Coast, Orissa.  DEFENCE 26 The Indian Army has chosen “Topa Pir“ in the Punch district as a model village under the Sadbhavna Programme. Sadbhavna Programme -launched in Feb. 2023 -to take the welfare activities In Ladakh. Indian Naval ships Cheetah, Guldar & Kumbhir decommissioned at Port Blaire after 40yrs. The joint naval exercise between India and Thailand. The change in the exercise’s name to “Ayutthaya“. Indian Army launched Operation SARVASHAKTI to thwart Pak’s attempts to revive terrorism in Kashmir. Indian Army has launched Project Shaurya Sankalan to preserve his Rich and Glorious history. NATO is set to commence its largest-ever military exercise, NATO “Defender”, involving -North Atlantic Treaty Organization total 31 countries. 90,000 troops. -· HQ – Brussels, Belgium established in 1949. The joint special forces exercise, “Khanjar”, between India and Kyrgyzstan has commenced in Himachal Pradesh.  DEFENCE 27 The 2nd edition of the India–Egypt joint special force exercise, codenamed “Cyclone” was conducted in Anshas, Egypt. India, France, and the UAE conducted the mega air exercise “Desert Knight” over the Arabian Sea. Preeti Rajak, a trap shooter, is the first woman “Subedar” in the Indian Army. Before this, she was a Hawaldar. She won a silver medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The First edition of the India-Saudi Arabia Joint Military Exercise ‘SADA TANSEEQ’ commenced at Mahajan, Rajasthan. "Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else." "Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else." -Thomas Jefferson 28 SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY Reliance jio has partner with the prestigious IIT Bombay to unveil Bharat GPT, to revolutionize the world of Smart TV. GPT Generative Pre-trained Transformer Embarking on a scientific Odyssey, NASA has reintroduced the OSIRIS-REX spacecraft, redirecting with trajectory to Dell into NASA comprehensive study of · NATIONAL AERONAUTICS asteroid Apophis, open AND SPACE referred to as god of chaos. ADMINISTRATION LOCATED IN WASHINGTON DC (1958) ISRO will be using Elon Musk’s (space X) Falcon 9 rocket to launch its communications satellite GSAT-20. ISRO -CHAIRMAN- Shri S. Somnath -established in 1969 in place of INCOSPAR. Ola Electric has become the first electrical PL- Product Linked vehicle (EV) company to secure approval Incentive launched in march 2020 to scale up domestic manufacturing under the PLI scheme. capability Google DeepMind and Stanford University have joined forces to unveil ALOHA Robert, an advanced AI system designed to perform household tasks. 29 SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY ISRO has become the 4th space agency globally to successfully launch a spacecraft that has entered the Sun’s final orbit. SPACECRAFT NAME ADITYA L1 launched by PSLV-C- 57 Microsoft has initiated the AI Odyssey program, aimed at upskilling 100,000 Indian developers in the field of Artificial Intelligence. USA launched a lander named PEREGRINE-1 to the moon. Congratulations to ISRO for being awarded the Indian of the Year Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2023. Indian Army developed the SAMBHAV mobile app which will secure communication with instant connectivity. SAMBHAV Secure Army Mobile Bharat Version Jio has emerged as the Strongest Brand for 2024 in the latest report GLOBAL 500- 2024 Published by Brand Finance. 30 SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY S. Krishnan, secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has inaugurated India’s first Graphene Center and Graphite Center of Excellence (CoE) in Intelligent Internet of -Graphene is a material that is extracted from graphite and is made Things (IIOT) in Kerala. up of pure carbon. -Graphite is an allotrope of carbon. OLA Krutrim has become India’s fastest unicorn and the first AI unicorn. NASA ends Mars Helicopter Mission Ingenuity and it stops flying after nearly 3 Years of exploration. First Research IIT Satellite Campus will be set up in Ujjain by IIT INDORE “IIT INDORE”. FOUNDED IN-2009. ISRO has said that the INSAT-3DS satellite has been flagged off to the launch port at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.  IMPORTANT DATES 31 DATE DAY THEME Embracing Diversity, 1st January Global Family Day Strengthening Families Empowering Through Inclusion 4th January World Braille Day and Diversity Diaspora: Reliable partners for 9th January Pravasi Bhartiya Divas India’s progress in Amrit Kaal Hindi–Bridging Traditional 10th January World Hindi day Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence Death anniversary of Lal 11th January N/A Bahadur Shastri 11th -17th January National Road Safety Week Be a road safety Hero Arise, Awake and realise the 12th January Swami Vivekananda jayanti power you hold 15th January National Army Day In service of the nation Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 23rd January N/A Jayanti 24th January National Girl child Day N/A Sustainable Journeys, Timeless 25th January National Tourism day Memories “Viksit Bharat” and “Bharat- 26th January Republic Day Loktantra ki Matruka” Birth Anniversary of Lala 28th January N/A Lajpat Rai 30th January National Shaheed Diwas N/A 30th January World Leprosy Day Beat Leprosy  GOVERNMENT POLICIES 32 SVAMITVA scheme got gold prize in SVAMITVA scheme National Award for E-Governance 2023 in Category of use of immerging technology -SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised for providing citizen centric services. Technology in Village Areas) -launched on the National Panchayati Raj Day (April 24). Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the "Samvidhan, Hamara Samman" Campaign on January 26th to commemorate the 75th year of India as a Republic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launches “PRITHVI VIGYAN SCHEME” (comes under the MoEs). PM Modi launched an Initiative named “PRADHAN MANTRI SURYODAY YOJANA”. Solar rooftops will be installed on 1cr. Houses. 33 BOOKS The book “Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns” has been launched by “M J Akbar” with co-author Natwar Singh. General Manoj Mukund Naravane, the former Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army, has penned his autobiography titled "Four Stars of Destiny: An Autobiography“. Ultimately you can't have a dream without being able to see it. How are you going to manifest something that you don't see in your mind first? -Laird Hamilton  MISCELLANEOUS 34 Renowned classical singer Prabha Atre has passed away at the age of 91. Prabha Atre  -exponent of kirana Gharana, UP. -Padmashri in 1990 , Padma Bhushan in 2002 & Padma Vibhushan in 2022  ANSWER KEY 35 1. Shiv Pratap Shukla 2. 11 National Park 3. Darjeeling Tea 4. Mahakaleshwar and Omkareshwar 5. Santiniketan, West Bengal 6. NH-44, 4112km Srinagar to Kanyakumari 7. 8th schedule 8. Odisha 9. 1 Rupee note and coins 10. Los Angeles, USA 11. Australian Constitution 12. 12 April 1988 13. 14. Mumbai Coromandel Coast 2015 by president 15. Madhya Pradesh in 1980 16. Pranab Mukherjee 17. Subroto Mukherjee 18. 1986, Soporo Japan SCCCTrack and Field 19. 20. Golf (Athelete) 7 National Park and 17 21. Cricket 22. Wildlife Sanctuary 23. 250 members, 228-UT & Hima Das 24. 12 Nominated 25. Sameer V. Kamath  Every single step counts. Even the tiniest of efforts you put in every day take you closer to your better days. Know that when it's too difficult and you are struggling to hang in there, it's the little changes and the little choices you dare to make that help you move towards hope again. So don't discredit yourself if you didn't accomplish a lot today. If you don't give up on life and its possibilities even on your darkest days; if you believe with all your heart that even the worst of things in your life can turn out to be the best for you; the right time will come and things will change and one day you will look back to this day with peace and gratitude that you had the courage to choose to stay. - Dhiman Thank you ;)