✅Important Awards
- 58th Jnanpith Award 2023 – Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
-Best Technology Bank of the Year award by IBA – South Indian Bank (6 categories)
Banking Technology Awards by IBA – City Union Bank (7 categories)
- 9th GovTech Prize for AI-Powered - Government Services at World Government Summit 2024 – India
- KPP Nambiar Award for 2024 – ISRO Chairman, S Somanath
- 58th Jnanpith Award 2023 – Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
-Best Technology Bank of the Year award by IBA – South Indian Bank (6 categories)
Banking Technology Awards by IBA – City Union Bank (7 categories)
- 9th GovTech Prize for AI-Powered - Government Services at World Government Summit 2024 – India
- KPP Nambiar Award for 2024 – ISRO Chairman, S Somanath
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IMP BOOKS
Milka Singh :The Race of My Life.
Sachin Tendulkar : Playing it My Way.
Saina Nehwal : Playing to win.
Yuvraj Singh : The Test of My Life.
Sania Mirza : Ace against Odds.
Dutee Chand : Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story” .Authored by Sundeep Mishra
Pullela Gopichand : Shuttler’s Flick: Making every match count’
Ravi Shastri : ‘Stargazing: The Players in My Life’
Suresh Raina : ‘Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me’
Abhinav Bindra : A Shot at History
Sunil Gawaskar : Sunny Days.
Sanjay Manjrekar : Imperfect
Shane Warne : No spin.
VVS Laxman : 281 and Beyond
PV Shindu : “Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu”.
Viswananthan Anand : Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life
Neeraj Chopra : ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’
Authored by Navdeep Singh Gill
Kapil Dev : Straight from the Heart
Mary Kom : Unbreakable.
Milka Singh :The Race of My Life.
Sachin Tendulkar : Playing it My Way.
Saina Nehwal : Playing to win.
Yuvraj Singh : The Test of My Life.
Sania Mirza : Ace against Odds.
Dutee Chand : Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story” .Authored by Sundeep Mishra
Pullela Gopichand : Shuttler’s Flick: Making every match count’
Ravi Shastri : ‘Stargazing: The Players in My Life’
Suresh Raina : ‘Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me’
Abhinav Bindra : A Shot at History
Sunil Gawaskar : Sunny Days.
Sanjay Manjrekar : Imperfect
Shane Warne : No spin.
VVS Laxman : 281 and Beyond
PV Shindu : “Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P.V. Sindhu”.
Viswananthan Anand : Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life
Neeraj Chopra : ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’
Authored by Navdeep Singh Gill
Kapil Dev : Straight from the Heart
Mary Kom : Unbreakable.
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✅ CENSUS FACT
•Henry Walter is known as the father of the Indian Census.
• The Census was first started under British Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1872.
• The first synchronous census was taken under British rule on February 17, 1881, by W.C. Plowden, Census Commissioner of India.
• During that time Lord Ripon was Viceroy of India.
• The first census of Independent India was conducted in 1951, which was the seventh census in its continuous series.
• Census 2011 was the 15th National Census of the country since 1872 and the 7th after Independence.
📈 Most Repeated Question
• The year of the Great Divide - 1921
• State with the highest population density – Bihar (1102)
• State with the lowest population density – Arunachal Pradesh (17)
• Union territory with Highest population – New Delhi (11320)
• Union territory with least population – Lakshadweep
• State with the highest population – Uttar Pradesh
• State with the lowest population – Sikkim
• State with the highest sex ratio – Kerala
• State with the lowest sex ratio – Haryana
• State with the highest literacy rate – Kerala
• State with the lowest literacy rate – Bihar
• State largest rural population –
Up> Maharashtra> MP>Punjab
• The most populous tribe - Bhil
• Literacy Rate in India (Category)
• 74.04 % is Overall
• 82.14% for Males
• 65.46% for Females
• 16.68% diffrence between M & F
•Henry Walter is known as the father of the Indian Census.
• The Census was first started under British Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1872.
• The first synchronous census was taken under British rule on February 17, 1881, by W.C. Plowden, Census Commissioner of India.
• During that time Lord Ripon was Viceroy of India.
• The first census of Independent India was conducted in 1951, which was the seventh census in its continuous series.
• Census 2011 was the 15th National Census of the country since 1872 and the 7th after Independence.
📈 Most Repeated Question
• The year of the Great Divide - 1921
• State with the highest population density – Bihar (1102)
• State with the lowest population density – Arunachal Pradesh (17)
• Union territory with Highest population – New Delhi (11320)
• Union territory with least population – Lakshadweep
• State with the highest population – Uttar Pradesh
• State with the lowest population – Sikkim
• State with the highest sex ratio – Kerala
• State with the lowest sex ratio – Haryana
• State with the highest literacy rate – Kerala
• State with the lowest literacy rate – Bihar
• State largest rural population –
Up> Maharashtra> MP>Punjab
• The most populous tribe - Bhil
• Literacy Rate in India (Category)
• 74.04 % is Overall
• 82.14% for Males
• 65.46% for Females
• 16.68% diffrence between M & F
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✅ 2 March 2024 (English Current Affairs)
• On March 1, 2024, 'Zero Discrimination Day' will be celebrated.
• Recently, on February 29, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai was celebrated in India.
• Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, inaugurated the 'JK Youth Conclave 2024' at the Jammu Convention Center.
• The 'Palash Pushp Mahotsav 2024' will be organized in the Shivaji Marg area of Delhi.
• India ranks 42nd in the 2024 International Intellectual Property Index.
• Acharya Lokesh Muni, founder of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharati and World Peace Center, honored as 'Global Jain Peace Ambassador'.
• Recently, Mauritius became the first country to join India's Jan Aushadhi scheme.
• A four-day 'Tawi Festival' started in Jammu and Kashmir on March 1, 2024.
• Ravindra Kumar has taken charge as Director (Operations) of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC).
• The Music and Drama Academy announced the 'Academy Ratna Awards' for six artists for 2022-2023.
• On March 1, 2024, 'Zero Discrimination Day' will be celebrated.
• Recently, on February 29, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai was celebrated in India.
• Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, inaugurated the 'JK Youth Conclave 2024' at the Jammu Convention Center.
• The 'Palash Pushp Mahotsav 2024' will be organized in the Shivaji Marg area of Delhi.
• India ranks 42nd in the 2024 International Intellectual Property Index.
• Acharya Lokesh Muni, founder of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharati and World Peace Center, honored as 'Global Jain Peace Ambassador'.
• Recently, Mauritius became the first country to join India's Jan Aushadhi scheme.
• A four-day 'Tawi Festival' started in Jammu and Kashmir on March 1, 2024.
• Ravindra Kumar has taken charge as Director (Operations) of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC).
• The Music and Drama Academy announced the 'Academy Ratna Awards' for six artists for 2022-2023.
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✅Important Awards
- 58th Jnanpith Award 2023 – Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
-Best Technology Bank of the Year award by IBA – South Indian Bank (6 categories)
Banking Technology Awards by IBA – City Union Bank (7 categories)
- 9th GovTech Prize for AI-Powered - Government Services at World Government Summit 2024 – India
- KPP Nambiar Award for 2024 – ISRO Chairman, S Somanath
- 58th Jnanpith Award 2023 – Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
-Best Technology Bank of the Year award by IBA – South Indian Bank (6 categories)
Banking Technology Awards by IBA – City Union Bank (7 categories)
- 9th GovTech Prize for AI-Powered - Government Services at World Government Summit 2024 – India
- KPP Nambiar Award for 2024 – ISRO Chairman, S Somanath
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✅Important Abbreviations
APAAR ID: Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry.
SHRESHTA: Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas'.
UDAN SCHEME: Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik
AMRUT SCHEME: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.
AMRIT: Arsenic and Metal Removal by Indian Technology
SASTRA: Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy.
SMART 2.0 program: Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research among Teaching professionals.
BIMSTEC: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy.
ULLAS (Mela): Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society.
NITISH (device): Novel Initiative Technological Intervention for Safety of Humanlives
APAAR ID: Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry.
SHRESHTA: Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas'.
UDAN SCHEME: Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik
AMRUT SCHEME: Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.
AMRIT: Arsenic and Metal Removal by Indian Technology
SASTRA: Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy.
SMART 2.0 program: Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research among Teaching professionals.
BIMSTEC: Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
AYUSH: Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy.
ULLAS (Mela): Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society.
NITISH (device): Novel Initiative Technological Intervention for Safety of Humanlives
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✅UNESCO IN NEWS 2023-24 :-
➢ India has nominated the “Maratha Military Landscapes”, a network of forts that showcase the strategic military powers of Maratha rule, for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 202425.
➢ 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will take place from July 21 to 31, 2024 in New Delhi, India.
➢ Gujarat’s Garba Dance Enters UNESCO’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ List.
➢ Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has secured recognition as one of the ‘World’s Most Beautiful Airports’ and has been awarded the ‘World Special Prize for an Interior 2023’ by the UNESCO’s Prix Versailles.
➢ ‘Garba of Gujarat' has been inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by UNESCO.
➢ Garba dance is the 15th intangible cultural heritage of India to be included in this list.
➢ Kozhikode in Kerala has been designated as the UNESCO 'City of Literature' and Gwalior as the 'City of Music' in the latest UNESCO list of Creative Cities Network.
➢ temples of the Hoysala Empire in Karnataka, India were officially added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, marking India's 42nd addition to the prestigious heritage list.
➢ Three Hoysala-era temples in Karnataka [Chennakeshava (Belur), Hoysaleswara (Halebidu) and Keshava Temple (Somanathapura, Mysuru)] recently made it to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, under the collective entry of ‘Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas’.
➢ Santiniketan, located in West Bengal, India, has achieved the prestigious status of being recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
➢ Santiniketan as the 41st World Heritage Property in India.
▪️United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) :-
➢ Formation : 16 November 1945.
➢ Headquarters : Paris, France.
➢ Director-General : Audrey Azoulay (France).
➢ Member countries : 193.
➢ India has nominated the “Maratha Military Landscapes”, a network of forts that showcase the strategic military powers of Maratha rule, for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 202425.
➢ 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will take place from July 21 to 31, 2024 in New Delhi, India.
➢ Gujarat’s Garba Dance Enters UNESCO’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ List.
➢ Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has secured recognition as one of the ‘World’s Most Beautiful Airports’ and has been awarded the ‘World Special Prize for an Interior 2023’ by the UNESCO’s Prix Versailles.
➢ ‘Garba of Gujarat' has been inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity by UNESCO.
➢ Garba dance is the 15th intangible cultural heritage of India to be included in this list.
➢ Kozhikode in Kerala has been designated as the UNESCO 'City of Literature' and Gwalior as the 'City of Music' in the latest UNESCO list of Creative Cities Network.
➢ temples of the Hoysala Empire in Karnataka, India were officially added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, marking India's 42nd addition to the prestigious heritage list.
➢ Three Hoysala-era temples in Karnataka [Chennakeshava (Belur), Hoysaleswara (Halebidu) and Keshava Temple (Somanathapura, Mysuru)] recently made it to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, under the collective entry of ‘Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas’.
➢ Santiniketan, located in West Bengal, India, has achieved the prestigious status of being recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
➢ Santiniketan as the 41st World Heritage Property in India.
▪️United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) :-
➢ Formation : 16 November 1945.
➢ Headquarters : Paris, France.
➢ Director-General : Audrey Azoulay (France).
➢ Member countries : 193.
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✅ First female in India -Names - Year
First female doctor in India -Anandi Gopal Joshi -1887
- First female teacher in India
Savitribai Phule -1848
- India’s first women I.P.S officer - Kiran Bedi - 1972
- First woman autorickshaw driver- Shila Dawre - 1988
- First female pilot in India
-Sarla Thakral - 1936
- First female train driver in India
-Surekha Yadav -1988
- female rafale pilot in India
-Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh
-2017
-First female army officer in India
Captain Lakshmi Sehgal -1943
- First female astronaut in India
-Kalpana Chawla -2003
- First female prime minister in India
-Indira Gandhi -1966- 1977
-First female engineer in India -Lalitha Ayyalasomayajula
1919- 1979
-First female lawyer in India -Cornelia Sorabji -1894
-First female president in India
-Pratibha Patil -2007 - 2012
-First female chief minister in India
-Sucheta Kripalani -1963
-First female actress in India -Durgabai Kamat - 1914
-First female barrister in India
-Cornelia Sorabji - 1866- 1954
- First female fighter pilot in India
-Bhawana Kanth -2016
- First female neurosurgeon in India
Thanjavur Santhanakrishna Kanaka
-1932- 2018
- First female airline pilot in India
-Durba Banerjee - 1959
- First female governor in India
-Sarojini Naidu -1947- 1949
-First female scientist in India
-Kamala Sohonie -1912- 1988
-First female IFS officer in India
-Chonira Belliappa Muthamma
-1949
-First female mining engineer in India - Dr. Chandrani Prasad Verma
-1999
-First CM female in India - Sucheta Kripalani -1908- 1974
-First educated female in india
-Savitribai Phule - 1831- 1897
-First female defence minister in india - Nirmala Sitharaman - 2017
- First female entrepreneurs in india
- Kalpana Saroj - 2001
- First female dentist in india -Vimal Sood - 1922- 2021
- First women president of INC
- Annie Besant - 1917
- First women union minister
-Rajkumari Amrita Kaur - 1947
- India’s first women ruler (on Delhi’s throne) - Razia Sultan -1236 to 1240
- First women to get Ashok Chakra
-Nirja Bhanot - 1987
- First Indian women to get the nobel prize -Mother Teresa - 1979
- First Indian women to climb the Mt. Everest - Bachendri Pal -1984
- First Indian women to become Miss world - Miss Reita Faria - 1966
-First women to get Jnanpith award
-Ashpurna Devi - 1976
- First Indian women to win a gold in Asian games - Kamaljeet Sandhu
-1970
-First Indian women to win the Booker prize - Arundhati Roy
1992
- First woman musician to get Bharat Ratna - Ms Subbulakshmi
-1916- 2004
-First Indian woman to win WTA title
-Sania Mirza - 2005
First female doctor in India -Anandi Gopal Joshi -1887
- First female teacher in India
Savitribai Phule -1848
- India’s first women I.P.S officer - Kiran Bedi - 1972
- First woman autorickshaw driver- Shila Dawre - 1988
- First female pilot in India
-Sarla Thakral - 1936
- First female train driver in India
-Surekha Yadav -1988
- female rafale pilot in India
-Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh
-2017
-First female army officer in India
Captain Lakshmi Sehgal -1943
- First female astronaut in India
-Kalpana Chawla -2003
- First female prime minister in India
-Indira Gandhi -1966- 1977
-First female engineer in India -Lalitha Ayyalasomayajula
1919- 1979
-First female lawyer in India -Cornelia Sorabji -1894
-First female president in India
-Pratibha Patil -2007 - 2012
-First female chief minister in India
-Sucheta Kripalani -1963
-First female actress in India -Durgabai Kamat - 1914
-First female barrister in India
-Cornelia Sorabji - 1866- 1954
- First female fighter pilot in India
-Bhawana Kanth -2016
- First female neurosurgeon in India
Thanjavur Santhanakrishna Kanaka
-1932- 2018
- First female airline pilot in India
-Durba Banerjee - 1959
- First female governor in India
-Sarojini Naidu -1947- 1949
-First female scientist in India
-Kamala Sohonie -1912- 1988
-First female IFS officer in India
-Chonira Belliappa Muthamma
-1949
-First female mining engineer in India - Dr. Chandrani Prasad Verma
-1999
-First CM female in India - Sucheta Kripalani -1908- 1974
-First educated female in india
-Savitribai Phule - 1831- 1897
-First female defence minister in india - Nirmala Sitharaman - 2017
- First female entrepreneurs in india
- Kalpana Saroj - 2001
- First female dentist in india -Vimal Sood - 1922- 2021
- First women president of INC
- Annie Besant - 1917
- First women union minister
-Rajkumari Amrita Kaur - 1947
- India’s first women ruler (on Delhi’s throne) - Razia Sultan -1236 to 1240
- First women to get Ashok Chakra
-Nirja Bhanot - 1987
- First Indian women to get the nobel prize -Mother Teresa - 1979
- First Indian women to climb the Mt. Everest - Bachendri Pal -1984
- First Indian women to become Miss world - Miss Reita Faria - 1966
-First women to get Jnanpith award
-Ashpurna Devi - 1976
- First Indian women to win a gold in Asian games - Kamaljeet Sandhu
-1970
-First Indian women to win the Booker prize - Arundhati Roy
1992
- First woman musician to get Bharat Ratna - Ms Subbulakshmi
-1916- 2004
-First Indian woman to win WTA title
-Sania Mirza - 2005
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🥇🥇Oscars 2024🥇🥇
👉Best Picture - Oppenheimer
👉 Best actor in a leading role- Cillian Murphy wins best actor Oscar for Oppenheimer
👉 Best actor in a supporting role- Robert Downey Jr wins best supporting actor Oscar for Oppenheimer
👉 Best actress in a leading role- Emma Stone wins best actress Oscar for Poor Things
👉 Best directing- Christopher Nolan wins his first ever Oscar for directing Oppenheimer
👉 Best animated feature film- The Boy and the Heron – WINNER
👉 Best documentary feature film- Ukraine war film 20 Days in Mariupol wins Oscar for best documentary
👉 Best international feature film- Jonathan Glazer calls for end to Gaza attacks at Oscars
👉Best Picture - Oppenheimer
👉 Best actor in a leading role- Cillian Murphy wins best actor Oscar for Oppenheimer
👉 Best actor in a supporting role- Robert Downey Jr wins best supporting actor Oscar for Oppenheimer
👉 Best actress in a leading role- Emma Stone wins best actress Oscar for Poor Things
👉 Best directing- Christopher Nolan wins his first ever Oscar for directing Oppenheimer
👉 Best animated feature film- The Boy and the Heron – WINNER
👉 Best documentary feature film- Ukraine war film 20 Days in Mariupol wins Oscar for best documentary
👉 Best international feature film- Jonathan Glazer calls for end to Gaza attacks at Oscars
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✅ Important Appointment
1. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) – Girish Chandra Murmu (14th)
2. Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India – Shri S.S. Dubey (24th)
3. Attorney General of India- R Veketaramani
4. Solicitor General of India – Tushar Mehta
5. Chief of Defense (CDS) – Anil Chauhan
6. ISRO Chairman- S Somnath (10th)
7. Navy President Admiral R. • Hari Kumar (25th)
8. Air Force Chief – Vivek Ram Chaudhary (27th)
9. Chief of Army Staff – Manoj Pandey (21st)
10. Chairman of Reserve Bank of India – Shaktikanta Das (25th)
11. Chief Justice of Supreme Court D.Y. Chandrachud (50th)
12. Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission – N. Of. Lion
13. Chief Election Commissioner of India – Rajiv Kumar (25th)
14. CEO of NITI Aayog – B•V•R Subramaniam
15. National Commission for Women Chairperson – Rekha Sharma
16. 22nd Chairman of the Law Commission – Ritu Raj Awasthi
17. Vice President of NITI Aayog – Dr. Suman K Berry
18. Lok Sabha Speaker – Om Birla (17th)
19. CEO/Women Chairperson of Railway Board – Jai Verma Sinha
20. FTII Indian Film and Television Institute – R Madhavan
21. 25th Director General of Indian Coast Guard – Rakesh Pal
1. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) – Girish Chandra Murmu (14th)
2. Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India – Shri S.S. Dubey (24th)
3. Attorney General of India- R Veketaramani
4. Solicitor General of India – Tushar Mehta
5. Chief of Defense (CDS) – Anil Chauhan
6. ISRO Chairman- S Somnath (10th)
7. Navy President Admiral R. • Hari Kumar (25th)
8. Air Force Chief – Vivek Ram Chaudhary (27th)
9. Chief of Army Staff – Manoj Pandey (21st)
10. Chairman of Reserve Bank of India – Shaktikanta Das (25th)
11. Chief Justice of Supreme Court D.Y. Chandrachud (50th)
12. Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission – N. Of. Lion
13. Chief Election Commissioner of India – Rajiv Kumar (25th)
14. CEO of NITI Aayog – B•V•R Subramaniam
15. National Commission for Women Chairperson – Rekha Sharma
16. 22nd Chairman of the Law Commission – Ritu Raj Awasthi
17. Vice President of NITI Aayog – Dr. Suman K Berry
18. Lok Sabha Speaker – Om Birla (17th)
19. CEO/Women Chairperson of Railway Board – Jai Verma Sinha
20. FTII Indian Film and Television Institute – R Madhavan
21. 25th Director General of Indian Coast Guard – Rakesh Pal
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✅Newly Appointed Prime Minister & President
-PM of Palestinian – Mohammad Mustafa
-President of Pakistan – Asif Ali Zardari (14th)
-Prime Minister of Pakistan – Shehbaz Sharif (2nd term)
-President of Finland – Alexander Stubb
-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan – Olzhas Bektenov
✅Telangana
-Established – 2 June 2014
-Capital – Hyderabad
-Chief Minister – Revanth Reddy (replace K. Chandrashekar Rao)
-Deputy CM – Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
-Governor – P. Radhakrishnan (replace Tamilisai Soundararajan)
-Speaker of Telangana Assembly – Gaddam Prasad Kumar
-Legislative Assembly Seats – 119
✅NEW NAME CHANGE
- Rajpath - Kartavya Path
-Turkey - Turkiye
- Kerala - Keralam
-Ayodhya Railway Station - Ayodhya Dham Junction
- Old Parliament - Samvidhan Bhavas
- Harris Park - little India
-Go Air - Go First
-Afghanistan - Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
-PM of Palestinian – Mohammad Mustafa
-President of Pakistan – Asif Ali Zardari (14th)
-Prime Minister of Pakistan – Shehbaz Sharif (2nd term)
-President of Finland – Alexander Stubb
-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan – Olzhas Bektenov
✅Telangana
-Established – 2 June 2014
-Capital – Hyderabad
-Chief Minister – Revanth Reddy (replace K. Chandrashekar Rao)
-Deputy CM – Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
-Governor – P. Radhakrishnan (replace Tamilisai Soundararajan)
-Speaker of Telangana Assembly – Gaddam Prasad Kumar
-Legislative Assembly Seats – 119
✅NEW NAME CHANGE
- Rajpath - Kartavya Path
-Turkey - Turkiye
- Kerala - Keralam
-Ayodhya Railway Station - Ayodhya Dham Junction
- Old Parliament - Samvidhan Bhavas
- Harris Park - little India
-Go Air - Go First
-Afghanistan - Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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🟢Khelo India University Games 2023
▪️ Edition - 4th
▪️ Host - Guwahati, Northeast India
▪️ Moscot - Asthlaxmi
▪️ Winner - Chandigarh
🔶 Khelo India Para Games 2023 (1st)
▪️Host - Delhi
▪️Moscot - Ujjawala
▪️ Winner - Haryana
🔷 Khelo India Youth Games 2024 (6th)
▪️ Host - Tamilnadu
▪️ Moscot - Veer Manghai
▪️ Winner - Maharashtra
🔶 Khelo India Beach Games (1st)
▪️Host- Diu | Winner - Haryana
▪️ Edition - 4th
▪️ Host - Guwahati, Northeast India
▪️ Moscot - Asthlaxmi
▪️ Winner - Chandigarh
🔶 Khelo India Para Games 2023 (1st)
▪️Host - Delhi
▪️Moscot - Ujjawala
▪️ Winner - Haryana
🔷 Khelo India Youth Games 2024 (6th)
▪️ Host - Tamilnadu
▪️ Moscot - Veer Manghai
▪️ Winner - Maharashtra
🔶 Khelo India Beach Games (1st)
▪️Host- Diu | Winner - Haryana
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✅NEW GI TAGS MARCH 2024:-
⚡️ In March 2024, India's Geographical Indication (GI) registry expanded with 22 new products from Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, and Meghalaya.
🏷️ Assam - 12 Products:
1. Asharikandi terracotta craft
2. Pani Meteka craft
3. Sarthebari metal craft
4. Jaapi (bamboo headgear)
5. Mishing handloom products
6. Bihu dhol
7. Bodo Dokhona (traditional attire of Bodo women)
8. Bodo Gamsa (traditional dress of Bodo men)
9. Bodo Eri silk
10. Bodo Jwmgra (a traditional scarf)
11. Bodo Thorkha (a musical instrument)
12. Bodo Sifung (a long flute)
🏷️ Uttar Pradesh - 5 Products:
1. Banaras Thandai, a milk-based drink
2. Banaras Tabla
3. Banaras Shehnai
4. Banaras Lal Bharwamirch
5. Banaras Lal Peda
🏷️ Tripura - 2 Products:
1. Pachra-Rignai (traditional dress)
2. Matabari Peda (sweet preparation)
🏷️ Meghalaya - 3 Products:
1. Meghalaya Garo Textile weaving
2. Meghalaya Lyrnai Pottery
3. Meghalaya Chubitchi (alcoholic beverage)
⚡️ In March 2024, India's Geographical Indication (GI) registry expanded with 22 new products from Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, and Meghalaya.
🏷️ Assam - 12 Products:
1. Asharikandi terracotta craft
2. Pani Meteka craft
3. Sarthebari metal craft
4. Jaapi (bamboo headgear)
5. Mishing handloom products
6. Bihu dhol
7. Bodo Dokhona (traditional attire of Bodo women)
8. Bodo Gamsa (traditional dress of Bodo men)
9. Bodo Eri silk
10. Bodo Jwmgra (a traditional scarf)
11. Bodo Thorkha (a musical instrument)
12. Bodo Sifung (a long flute)
🏷️ Uttar Pradesh - 5 Products:
1. Banaras Thandai, a milk-based drink
2. Banaras Tabla
3. Banaras Shehnai
4. Banaras Lal Bharwamirch
5. Banaras Lal Peda
🏷️ Tripura - 2 Products:
1. Pachra-Rignai (traditional dress)
2. Matabari Peda (sweet preparation)
🏷️ Meghalaya - 3 Products:
1. Meghalaya Garo Textile weaving
2. Meghalaya Lyrnai Pottery
3. Meghalaya Chubitchi (alcoholic beverage)
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✅Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024
✈️️World’s Best Airport 2024
• Hamad International Airport, Doha (1st)
• Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi (36th)
• Kempegowda International Airport , Bengaluru (59th)
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport , Hyderabad (61st)
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport , Mumbai (95th)
✈️️Other Indian Airport Winners
• Best Airport in India & South Asia - Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi
• Best Regional Airport in India and South Asia - Kempegowda International Airport , Bengaluru
• Cleanest Airport in India & South Asia - Kempegowda International Airport , Bengaluru
• Best Airport Staff in India & South Asia - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport , Hyderabad
• Best Airport Hotel in India & South Asia - JW Marriott Delhi Aerocity
✈️️World’s Best Airport 2024
• Hamad International Airport, Doha (1st)
• Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi (36th)
• Kempegowda International Airport , Bengaluru (59th)
• Rajiv Gandhi International Airport , Hyderabad (61st)
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport , Mumbai (95th)
✈️️Other Indian Airport Winners
• Best Airport in India & South Asia - Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi
• Best Regional Airport in India and South Asia - Kempegowda International Airport , Bengaluru
• Cleanest Airport in India & South Asia - Kempegowda International Airport , Bengaluru
• Best Airport Staff in India & South Asia - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport , Hyderabad
• Best Airport Hotel in India & South Asia - JW Marriott Delhi Aerocity
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✅CIVILIAN AWARDS IN INDIA IN ORDER
▪️Introduced/ 🔹Established / 🔸Field
▪️Bharat Ratna
🔸Arts, literature, science, and public services
🔹1954
▪️Padma Vibhushan
🔸Exceptional And Distinguished Service
🔹1954
▪️Padma Bhushan
🔸Distinguished Service Of a Higher Order
🔹1954
▪️Padma Shri
🔸Distinguished Service
🔹1954
▪️Introduced/ 🔹Established / 🔸Field
▪️Bharat Ratna
🔸Arts, literature, science, and public services
🔹1954
▪️Padma Vibhushan
🔸Exceptional And Distinguished Service
🔹1954
▪️Padma Bhushan
🔸Distinguished Service Of a Higher Order
🔹1954
▪️Padma Shri
🔸Distinguished Service
🔹1954
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✅GST COLLECTION OF PREVIOUS MONTHS IN 2024 :-
#UPDATED_30th_April
♦️JANUARY : 1,74,106CR.
♦️FEBRUARY : 1,68,337CR.
♦️MARCH. : 1,78,484CR.
♦️APRIL. : 2,10,267CR.
#UPDATED_30th_April
♦️JANUARY : 1,74,106CR.
♦️FEBRUARY : 1,68,337CR.
♦️MARCH. : 1,78,484CR.
♦️APRIL. : 2,10,267CR.
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✅Don't Confused
🟢Khelo India University Games 2023
▪️ Edition - 4th
▪️ Host - Guwahati, Northeast India
▪️ Moscot - Asthlaxmi
▪️ Winner - Chandigarh
🔶 Khelo India Para Games 2023 (1st)
▪️Host - Delhi
▪️Moscot - Ujjawala
▪️ Winner - Haryana
🔷 Khelo India Youth Games 2024 (6th)
▪️ Host - Tamilnadu
▪️ Moscot - Veer Manghai
▪️ Winner - Maharashtra
🔶 Khelo India Beach Games (1st)
▪️Host- Diu | Winner - Haryana
🟢Khelo India University Games 2023
▪️ Edition - 4th
▪️ Host - Guwahati, Northeast India
▪️ Moscot - Asthlaxmi
▪️ Winner - Chandigarh
🔶 Khelo India Para Games 2023 (1st)
▪️Host - Delhi
▪️Moscot - Ujjawala
▪️ Winner - Haryana
🔷 Khelo India Youth Games 2024 (6th)
▪️ Host - Tamilnadu
▪️ Moscot - Veer Manghai
▪️ Winner - Maharashtra
🔶 Khelo India Beach Games (1st)
▪️Host- Diu | Winner - Haryana
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✅AWARDS AND HONOURS IN NEWS 2023- 24 :-
➢ Renowned economist Utsa Patnaik receives the 2023 Malcolm Adiseshiah Award, an honor granted annually by the Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust.
➢ Nishant, a young poet and critic, is awarded the 29th Devi Shankar Awasthi Award in 2023 for his book ‘Kavita Pathak Aalochna’.
➢ Narendra Modi receives Bhutan's Order of the Druk Gyalpo Award.
➢ Amitav Ghosh has been awarded the ‘Erasmus Prize’ 2024 for highlighting the climate change crisis
➢ Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has become the first Indian to be awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain's King Charles III
➢ Shashi Tharoor, a prolific author and a diplomat-turned-politician, was conferred France’s highest civilian honour ‘Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur’.
➢ PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and MS Swaminathan are set to receive India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
➢ Karpoori Thakur, a renowned socialist leader and former Chief Minister of Bihar, is set to be posthumously conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.
➢ Another recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award for the year 2024 is Lal Krishna Advani.
➢ Dr. Bina Modi, the esteemed Chairperson of Modi Enterprises, has been honored with the prestigious ‘Outstanding Business Woman of the Year’ Award.
➢ REC Secures Best Green Bond – Corporate Award At The Asset Triple A Awards 2024.
➢ PT Usha Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by SJFI and DSJA
➢ Priest Ishwari Prasad Namboodiri Honored with the Shankar Smriti Award
➢ The 69th edition of the Filmfare Awards 2024 took place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
➢ Best Film 12th Fail
➢ Best Director Vidhu Vinod Chopra (12th Fail)
➢ Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) Ranbir Kapoor (Animal)
➢ Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) Alia Bhatt (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani)
➢ Australia skipper Pat Cummins was announced as the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2023.
➢ Veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli was crowned the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023.
➢ Skyways Air Services wins Best Cargo Services Award at Wings India Awards.
➢ REC Limited Wins ICAI Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting FY 2022-23.
➢ US Air Force Officer Madison Marsh Becomes First Active-Duty Winner Of Miss America 2024
➢ Savita Kanswal Posthumously Honored With Tenzing Norgay Award
➢ Singapore’s Changi Airport Earns The Title Of World’s Best Airport For 2023
➢ Hero MotoCorp’s facility wins CII National Award for water management
➢ Prof B R Kamboj Honoured With M S Swaminathan Award.
➢ Poet Sukrita Paul Kumar Wins Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for ‘Salt & Pepper’
➢ Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport Terminal 2 Recognized Among UNESCO’s ‘Most Beautiful Airports’
➢ IREDA’s Pradip Kumar Das Wins ‘CMD Of The Year’ For The Second Straight Year.
➢ Poonam Khetrapal Singh Honored with Bhutan’s National Order of Merit.
➢ Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Awarded to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad”
➢ Noted Hindi Writer Pushpa Bharati to Receive 33rd Vyas Samman for her 2016 memoir, "Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein."
➢ Federal Bank Titled “Bank of the Year 2023” in India : The Banker
➢ Argentina’s football icon, Lionel Messi, has been named Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year for 2023
➢ Abdullahi Mire, a Somali refugee, has been named the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
➢ Paul Lynch who is an Irish author won the 2023 Booker prize for his fifth novel ‘Prophet Song’
➢ Tamil writer Perumal Murugan’s ‘Fire Bird’ Wins 2023 JCB Prize for Literature.
➢ Renowned economist Utsa Patnaik receives the 2023 Malcolm Adiseshiah Award, an honor granted annually by the Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust.
➢ Nishant, a young poet and critic, is awarded the 29th Devi Shankar Awasthi Award in 2023 for his book ‘Kavita Pathak Aalochna’.
➢ Narendra Modi receives Bhutan's Order of the Druk Gyalpo Award.
➢ Amitav Ghosh has been awarded the ‘Erasmus Prize’ 2024 for highlighting the climate change crisis
➢ Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has become the first Indian to be awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain's King Charles III
➢ Shashi Tharoor, a prolific author and a diplomat-turned-politician, was conferred France’s highest civilian honour ‘Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur’.
➢ PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and MS Swaminathan are set to receive India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
➢ Karpoori Thakur, a renowned socialist leader and former Chief Minister of Bihar, is set to be posthumously conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.
➢ Another recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award for the year 2024 is Lal Krishna Advani.
➢ Dr. Bina Modi, the esteemed Chairperson of Modi Enterprises, has been honored with the prestigious ‘Outstanding Business Woman of the Year’ Award.
➢ REC Secures Best Green Bond – Corporate Award At The Asset Triple A Awards 2024.
➢ PT Usha Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by SJFI and DSJA
➢ Priest Ishwari Prasad Namboodiri Honored with the Shankar Smriti Award
➢ The 69th edition of the Filmfare Awards 2024 took place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
➢ Best Film 12th Fail
➢ Best Director Vidhu Vinod Chopra (12th Fail)
➢ Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) Ranbir Kapoor (Animal)
➢ Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) Alia Bhatt (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani)
➢ Australia skipper Pat Cummins was announced as the winner of the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2023.
➢ Veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli was crowned the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023.
➢ Skyways Air Services wins Best Cargo Services Award at Wings India Awards.
➢ REC Limited Wins ICAI Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting FY 2022-23.
➢ US Air Force Officer Madison Marsh Becomes First Active-Duty Winner Of Miss America 2024
➢ Savita Kanswal Posthumously Honored With Tenzing Norgay Award
➢ Singapore’s Changi Airport Earns The Title Of World’s Best Airport For 2023
➢ Hero MotoCorp’s facility wins CII National Award for water management
➢ Prof B R Kamboj Honoured With M S Swaminathan Award.
➢ Poet Sukrita Paul Kumar Wins Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for ‘Salt & Pepper’
➢ Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport Terminal 2 Recognized Among UNESCO’s ‘Most Beautiful Airports’
➢ IREDA’s Pradip Kumar Das Wins ‘CMD Of The Year’ For The Second Straight Year.
➢ Poonam Khetrapal Singh Honored with Bhutan’s National Order of Merit.
➢ Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Awarded to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad”
➢ Noted Hindi Writer Pushpa Bharati to Receive 33rd Vyas Samman for her 2016 memoir, "Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein."
➢ Federal Bank Titled “Bank of the Year 2023” in India : The Banker
➢ Argentina’s football icon, Lionel Messi, has been named Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year for 2023
➢ Abdullahi Mire, a Somali refugee, has been named the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
➢ Paul Lynch who is an Irish author won the 2023 Booker prize for his fifth novel ‘Prophet Song’
➢ Tamil writer Perumal Murugan’s ‘Fire Bird’ Wins 2023 JCB Prize for Literature.
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