Hemant Soren resigns as CM of Jharkhand;
Champai Soren to be the new Chief Minister
Governor C. P.
Radhakrishnan
Rajya Sabha 6 seats
Lok Sabha 14 seats
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly – 81 Seats
SADA TANSEEQ 2024
India and Saudi Arabia commence
joint military exercise SADA
TANSEEQ in Rajasthan from
January 29 to February 10, 2024.
Joint Military Exercise ‘Desert Cyclone 2024’ between India and
UAE scheduled from January 2 to January 15 in Rajasthan.
IAF conducts ‘Exercise Desert Knight’ 2024
with French, UAE Air Forces over Arabian Sea
Best Marching Contingent
1. Best Marching Contingent among
CAPF/other auxiliary forces: Delhi Police
Women Marching Contingent.
2. Best Marching Contingent among the
three services: Sikh Regiment
Contingent.
3. Best three Tableaux (States/UTs):
1. First: Odisha (Woman Empowerment in Viksit Bharat)
2. Second: Gujarat (Dhordo: A Global Icon Of Gujarat’s Border Tourism)
3. Third: Tamil Nadu (Kudavolai System in ancient Tamil Nadu – Mother of
Democracy)
4. Best Tableau (Ministries/Departments): Ministry of Culture –
(Bharat: Mother of Democracy)
India has 718 snow leopards, as per first-ever
Snow Leopard Population Assessment
Highest in Ladakh (477)
Note - Kyrgyzstan Declares
Snow Leopard As National
Symbol
India’s First Graphene
Centre and IoT CoE in
Kerala
Ujjain Unveils India’s First
Hygienic Food Street
‘Prasadam’
Farsi (Persian) to be one of India’s nine Classical Languages
Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (200
8), Telugu (2008), Malayalam (2013),
and Odia (2014)
In addition to these classical
languages Pali, Persian, and Prakrit and
their works of literature are to be
preserved according to India’s National
Education Policy-2020.
Ayodhya Airport Renamed As ‘Maharishi
Valmiki International Airport
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first
all-girl Sainik School in Vrindavan, Mathura
district, Uttar Pradesh.
The sixth edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2024 began
on January 19, 2024, and will conclude on January 31, 2024.
The mascot for the KIYG 2024 is
Veera Mangai, a queen from Tamil
Nadu who is known for her
courage and bravery.
Here is the full medal tally of the Khelo India Youth
Games 2024:
Rank State Gold Silver Bronze Total medals
1 Maharashtra 57 48 53 158
2 Tamil Nadu 38 21 39 98
3 Haryana 35 22 46 103
PepsiCo India Appoints
Marketing chief Jagrut
Kotecha as new CEO
Senior IPS officer Daljit Singh
Chaudhary appointed Director
General of Sashastra Seema
Bal
Sheel Vardhan Singh
Assumes Role As UPSC
Member
Tshering Tobgay Re-
Elected As Bhutan’s Prime
Minister
Senior IAS officer Vikas Sheel
appointed Executive Director,
Asian Development Bank
Raghuram Iyer appointed as
CEO of Indian Olympic
Association
Rashmi Shukla becomes
Maharashtra’s first woman
Director General of Police
Ravindra Kumar Tyagi
Appointed as CMD of Power
Grid Corporation
Nina Singh First Woman CISF
Chief Rahul Rasgotra ITBP Chief
Sultan Ibrahim of Johor state
installed as Malaysia’s 17th
king
19th NAM Summit In
Kampala, Uganda
Putin Kicks Off Russia’s 2024 BRICS Chairmanship
69th edition of the Filmfare Awards
2024
Best Film 12th Fail
Best Director Vidhu Vinod Chopra (12th Fail)
Best Actor in a Ranbir Kapoor (Animal)
Leading Role
(Male)
Best Actor in a Alia Bhatt (Rocky Aur Rani Kii
Leading Role Prem Kahaani)
(Female)
ICC Awards
ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023 ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023
Suryakumar Yadav Virat Kohli
ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year 2023
Pat Cummins Usman Khawaja
ICC Women’s ODI Cricket of the Year 2023
Chamari Athapaththu
BCCI Awards 2024
Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award
Men: Farokh Engineer, Ravi Shastri
Polly Umrigar Award - Best International Cricketer - Men
Shubman Gill (2022-23)
Best International Cricketer - Women
Deepti Sharma (2022-23)
Assam Govt To Honor Ex-CJI Ranjan
Gogoi With ‘Assam Baibhav’ Award
Savita Kanswal Posthumously Honored
With Tenzing Norgay Award
Exceptional achievements in
the field of
mountaineering.
Singapore’s Changi Airport Earns The
Title Of World’s Best Airport For 2023
“Conversations with Aurangzeb”: A
Novel by Charu Nivedita
Translated into English
by Nandini Krishnan.
Australian Open 2024: Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev in
Men’s Singles final to win his 1st grand slam title
Australian Open 2024 Women’s Single : Aryna
Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen in Melbourne
Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest man to reach World
Number One position in ATP Doubles Rankings
This is his first time reaching the top
spot in the ATP Rankings.
He achieved this after winning the
Australian Open Men’s Doubles with
partner Matthew Ebden.
Age – 43 Years
He is the fourth Indian tennis player
to reach the top of the
rankings, joining Leander
Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, and Sania
Mirza.
Notably, all four of these players are
also Grand Slam winners.
On January 29, 2024, the ‘Beating the Retreat’
ceremony marked the culmination of the 75th Republic
Day celebrations at Vijay Chowk, New Delhi.
It is held on the evening of
January 29, three days after
Republic Day, at Vijay Chowk in
New Delhi.
Nitish Kumar, JD(U) leader, took oath as
Bihar Chief Minister for the ninth time
Governor Rajendra Vishwanat Arlekar
administered the oath.
2 Deputy CM
Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary
and the Leader of the Opposition in
the Bihar assembly, Vijay Sinha, took
oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of
the state.
75th Republic Day was celebrated on January 26,
2024, with President Droupadi Murmu leading the
celebrations at Kartavya Path in New Delhi.
French President Emmanuel
Macron was the Chief Guest at
the parade.
Theme of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and
‘Bharat – Loktantra ki Matruka.
Tableaux from 16 States, Union
Territories, and nine Ministries
depicted the country’s rich
cultural diversity and creativity.
Praggnanandhaa Surpasses
Viswanathan Anand to
Become India’s No.1 Chess
Player
12th General Assembly of the
Asian Buddhist Conference
for Peace (ABCP) in New
Delhi, India
The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget
preparation process for the Interim Union Budget 2024, took
place at North Block on 24th January 2024.
After the 'halwa ceremony', officials
involved in the Budget-making process are
'locked in' at the North Block.
They are kept in absolute isolation and
completely cut off from the outside
world till the finance minister finally
presents the Budget.
Former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur
was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna
49th Bharat Ratna Award
Man Singh won the gold medal at the Asian Marathon
Championships 2024 in Hong Kong on January 22, 2024.
Dennis Francis, the
President of the 78th
Session of the United
Nations General Assembly,
arrived in New Delhi on a
five-day visit to India on
January 22, 2024.
Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ramlalla, took place on January 22,
2024, in Ayodhya. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the rituals at
the newly constructed temple, unveiling the Ramlalla idol
President Droupadi Murmu awarded Pradhan Mantri
Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2024 to 19 exceptional children
The Ministry of Education in India has issued new
guidelines for the regulation of coaching centers
•Minimum Enrolment Age: No coaching center can enroll
students below 16 years old.
•Prohibited Practices: Misleading promises of guaranteed ranks
or good marks are banned.
•Tutor Qualifications: Tutors must be graduates or possess
equivalent qualifications.
•Transparency and Accountability: Registration, renewal, and
cancellation procedures are outlined for coaching centers
The Ministry of Tourism is organizing the annual event ‘Bharat
Parv’ as part of Republic Day celebrations at the Lawns and Gyan
Path in front of Red Fort, Delhi, from January 23rd to 31st.
Iran-Pakistan Border Conflict
Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra is a nationwide campaign by the Indian
government to promote and monitor flagship central schemes.
The campaign focuses on
schemes like Ayushman Bharat,
Ujjwala Yojana, PM Suraksha
Bima, PM SVANidhi, etc
Odisha CM unveils “Shree Mandir Parikrama Prakalpa” a
heritage corridor around Puri’s Jagannath Temple
Wings India 2024 commenced at
Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad
Bengaluru, Delhi
airports get best airport
award at Wings India
Best FIFA Player Award
Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA
Men’s Player award at the FIFA
Football Awards ceremony in
London.
Aitana Bonmati, the Spain and
Barcelona striker, received the Best
FIFA Women’s Player Award.
Around 25 crore people have lifted themselves
out of poverty in the last nine years : NITI Aayog
The poverty rate has decreased
from over 29 percent to around
11 percent in the mentioned
nine-year period.
54th World Economic Forum Summit
Begins in Davos, Switzerland
The theme of the conference
is “Rebuilding Trust
PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan
The PM-JANMAN initiative was launched
in November of the previous year for the
socio-economic welfare of Particularly
Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
The initiative, with a budget of around
24,000 crore rupees, focuses on 11
critical interventions through nine
Ministries.
Crown Prince Frederik X becomes the new King of Denmark
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has
successfully conducted a flight test of the New Generation AKASH
(AKASH-NG) missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off
the coast of Odisha.
The AKASH-NG is a medium-range, mobile
surface-to-air missile defense system.
It’s a state-of-the-art missile system that can
intercept high-speed, agile aerial threats with a
range of around 80 km.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s longest bridge, Atal
Bihari Vajpayee Sewri – Nhava Sheva Atal Setu, on
January 12, 2024.
The 21.8 km bridge is the longest
sea bridge in India and a
significant infrastructure project
for Mumbai.
Budget Session of Parliament from
31st January to 9th February 2024
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman is scheduled to
present the Interim Budget
on the 1st of February.
NASA Postponed Artemis Moon Missions,
which aims to send humans to the moon.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024
President of the United Arab
Emirates and Ruler of Abu
Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, participated
as the Chief Guest, symbolizing
deepening ties between India
and the UAE.
Sheikh Hasina Takes Oath As
Bangladesh PM For Fifth Term
Sheikh Hasina, the
President of the Awami
League, is set to take the
oath as Bangladesh’s
prime minister
Gabriel Attal Appointed as
France’s New Prime Minister
At the age of 34,
Gabriel Attal becomes
the youngest Prime
Minister in modern
French history.
India and Maldives Controversy
Maldives President
Mohamed Muizzu
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has
initiated oil production from its Cluster-2 project in
the Krishna Godavari basin in the Bay of Bengal.
ISRO successfully placed the Aditya L1 satellite into its final orbit
around the Lagrangian point on January 6, 2024.
AIIMS New Delhi has established the
country’s first smart lab in its OPD block.
Indra Mani Pandey, assumed the position of
Secretary General of the BIMSTEC
2024 T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup
Hijacked Cargo ship ‘MV Lila Norfolk’,
rescued by Indian Navy
MARCOS, elite commandos, of
Indian Navy conducted the
operation to sanitize the cargo
ship.
Cargo ship ‘MV Lila Norfolk’ was
hijacked near the coast of Somalia
on 4th Jan Night.
Ministry of Education, Govt of India has introduced
PRERANA, an experiential learning program focused on
cultivating leadership qualities in students.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023
Odisha Mining Corporate Limited received
an award in the category of
Encouragement to Sports through
Corporate Social Responsibility.
Jain Deemed to be University in
Bengaluru was honored for the
identification and nurturing of budding
and young talent.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the
India International Jewellery Trade Show – IIJS 2024 in
Mumbai on January 4, 2024.
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University’s
Vice Chancellor, Prof. B.R. Kamboj, received the M.S.
Swaminathan Award for his contributions in agronomy.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Truck, taxi, and bus operators have
initiated a three-day strike opposing the
provision of a 7 lakh rupees penalty and a
10-year jail term for hit-and-run cases in
recently enacted criminal code called
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
BRICS+ Five New Members : Egypt,
Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Gujarat set a Guinness record for simultaneous mass
Surya Namaskar at 108 places on the first day of 2024.
XPOSAT
ISRO launched X-ray Polarimeter
Satellite (XPoSat) on January 1, 2024,
aboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
PSLV-C58 from Sriharikota.
This marks India’s first dedicated
scientific effort to study the polarization
of cosmic X-rays from celestial sources.
Govt constitutes 16th Finance Commission
with Dr Arvind Panagariya as its Chairman
Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey, an IAS officer,
will be the secretary of the Commission.
The Finance Commission has been
tasked with making its report available
by October 31, 2025, covering a five-year
period starting from April 1, 2026.
World Braille Day : January 4th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
2024
January 9.
World Hindi Day : January 10
The day is commemorated
annually with the goal of
promoting the use of the Hindi
language globally.
The First World Hindi
Conference took place in
Nagpur in 2006 on this day, with
the aim of promoting the
language worldwide.
National Youth Day ; National Youth
Festival at Nashik
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
the 27th National Youth Festival at Nashik in
Maharashtra on 12 Jan 2024. National Youth
Day is celebrated every year to honour the
ideals and thoughts of Swami Vivekananda.
Theme - MYBharat- Viksit Bharat@2047- By
the Youth, For the Youth"
National Startup Day 2024
January 16
Parakram Diwas : 23 January – Birth
anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
On January 23, 2024, India
celebrated the 127th birth
anniversary of Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose.
Bose was born in Cuttack,
Odisha, in 1897.
National Girl Child Day
24th January
International Day of Education 2024
January 24th
The 2024 theme “Learning
for Lasting Peace”
National Voters’ Day 2024
NVD 2024 theme –
‘Nothing Like Voting, I
Vote For Sure’
January 25
National Tourism Day 2024
The theme for this year is
‘Sustainable Journeys,
Timeless Memories.’
January 25
Padma Awards 2024
5 Padma Vibhushan
17 Padma Bhushan
110 Padma Shri Awards.
Total - 132
