Exclusive Today’s Top News – 24 February 2024

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. On February 23rd 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 9th edition of prestigious Raisina Dialogue conference in New Delhi focused on key global issues, in presence of Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as chief guest.

Annual Raisina Dialogue jointly organized by Indian Ministry of External Affairs and independent think tank Observer Research Foundation has emerged as India’s most high-profile geopolitics and geo-economics forum since launch in 2016.

2. PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the foundation stone laying ceremony for 550 Amrit Bharat stations on February 26. The initiative aims to improve railway station facilities by developing rooftop plazas and city centers, with an investment of Rs 40,000 crore. Additionally, the Prime Minister will lay foundation stones for about 1,500 road overbridges and underbridges across different states.

3. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set the stage for the 18th Lok Sabha Election, tentatively scheduled for April and May 2024, with the preliminary date announced as April 16, 2024.

4. The Election Commission of India (ECI) officials on Thursday giave a demo Mumbai voters on the use of Voter Verification Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system with the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) ahead of the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.

5. Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Anita Praveen chairs a roundtable interaction with stakeholders about the Ministry’s action plan for World Food India 2024.

6. The Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya (PAPA) onboard the Aditya-L1 satellite has achieved a significant milestone by detecting the effects of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) on solar wind. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced this success on Friday, confirming that PAPA effectively observed CME events.

7. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah inaugurates programme to give millet malt to school children as part of mid-day meal. The millet malt is expected to benefit the mental and physical health of 55 lakh children in government schools.

8. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar presented his fifth successive budget in the Assembly on Friday. The CM announced several steps for farmers’ welfare, including waiver of interest and penalties on those farmers who will deposit their loans by May 2024.

9. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh announced a hike of Rs 7,000 in the stipend of Senior Resident doctors from Rs 33,000 to Rs 40,000 and an increase of Rs 500 in honorarium being given to multi-purpose workers.

10. Days after former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah walked out of the I.N.D.I.A bloc, the Congress reached out to the National Conference, offering three of the six seats in the Union Territory for the Lok Sabha polls.

11. On 23rd February 2024, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched an annual capacity building blueprint for employees working under his three ministries spanning railways, communications and information technology sectors.

12. Shri Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2024, it marks the 647th anniversary of the birth of Guru Ravidas, observed on February 23rd. Shri Guru Ravidas, also known as Raidas, stands as one of the eminent saints of the North Indian Bhakti movement.

13. Assam: The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) govt signed a MoU with Vyomika Space Academy Pvt Ltd, New Delhi for setting up Space Labs in 10 schools under Bodoland Territorial Region at a ceremonial programme held at Bodofa Cultural Complex in Kokrajhar.

14. Prime Minister Modi will dedicate to the nation Stage-I of National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) 1600 megawatt Lara Super Thermal Power Station and lay foundation stone of Stage-II of the Project in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh through video-conferencing.

15. In Jharkhand: The last Budget Session of the coalition government of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-Congress and RJD begins at the State Legislative Assembly.

16. Home Minister Amit Shah says that the Left Wing Extremism related violence has reduced by 52% in last 10 years.

17. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a rainfall warning for several states including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Rainfall is predicted over the weekend and also over the western Himalayan region until 27 February.

18. Former Lok Sabha Speaker ManoharJoshi’s last rites performed at the Shivaji Park crematorium, Mumbai on Friday.

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LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Nawaf Salam

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1. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud inaugurated the ‘Ayush Holistic Wellness Centre’ at the Supreme Court of India, accompanied by fellow Judges.

2. As fresh clashes broke out, the Haryana Police on Friday used tear to disperse protesting farmers heading towards Khanauri on Punjab’s border with the state.

3. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) observed a “black day” on Friday and burnt effigies of BJP leaders in protest against the Haryana Police’s action against agitating farmers camping at two of the state’s border points.

4. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore and a government job for the sister of farmer Shubhkaran Singh who died at the Khanauri border.

5. The Delhi High Court rejected the plea filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra concerning the alleged disclosure of “confidential” information from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the media, in the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) investigation on Friday.

6. A team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday held on-spot inquiries in Sandeshkhali to ascertain facts about alleged sexual abuse by some Trinamool Congress leaders even as fresh agitation rocked the trouble-torn village, where locals torched the property of accused Trinamool leaders and held demonstrations against the delay in arresting the main accused, Shahjahan Sheikh.

7. The National Human Rights Commission issues a notice to the Delhi government over the death of several workers due to the massive fire inside a paint factory in the Alipur region of Delhi.

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In Telangana: Opposition Bharat Rashtra Samiti MLA G Lasya Nanditha died in a road accident at Patancheru in neighbouring Sangareddy District on Friday. The 36-year-old first-time MLA from Secunderabad Cantonment (SC) was shifted to a hospital by the police after the accident where the doctors declared her dead on arrival.

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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank : Ajay Banga
#IMF MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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GDP(PPP ) :
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$13.119 trillion

GDP (nominal)
: $3.73 trillion
(Nominal means total market value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy) .

GDP growth : 7.6% (Q2 2023-24)

India is the fifth largest economy in the world.

Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023

Population : 143.86 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 10.09% (Oct2023)

Per capita: This income is also known as average income as it is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the total population of the country.

GDP per capita
$2,845 (Nominal; 2024)
$9,983 (PPP; 2024)

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1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has been asked to examine the possibility of it becoming a third party application provider for continued UPI operations of the Paytm app.

The central bank has barred Paytm Payments Bank from accepting further credits into its customer accounts and wallets after March 15.

2. India’s mineral output witnessed a notable increase of 5.1% compared to the same period in 2022, according to the Ministry of Mines. The mining and quarrying sector’s index of mineral production for December reached 139.4, marking a significant rise from the previous year.

3. Salil Parekh, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF).

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan

#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan lit up the stage at the opening ceremony of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 on 23 February. The event took place at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

2. ARTICLE 370 movie performed well on its first 1 days at the box office and earned an estimated ₹ 8 Cr.

Movie is about Cracking down on terrorism and putting an end to the billion dollar conflict economy in the valley, by doing the absolute impossible – Abrogating the notorious Article 370. That too, without spilling a single drop of innocent blood.

3. Renowned filmmaker JP Dutta, celebrated for his cinematic masterpieces like ‘Border’, ‘LOC Kargil’, and ‘Refugee’, was honoured with the esteemed Maharashtra Bhushan Raj Kapoor Award in recognition of his outstanding dedication to Indian cinema.

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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. DRDO is procuring six composite Radomes for the Naval Anti-ship Missile-Medium range (NASM-MR) missile from an Indian defence firm. The Radome is made from an E-glass reinforcement and epoxy matrix monocoque structure.

2. A frontline fighter squadron operating the Su-30 aircraft based in Punjab is among the four IAF units, including another fighter outfit, that would be presented the President’s Standards and President’s Colours.

The Standards will be conferred on No. 221 Squadron based at Halwara and No. 45 Squadron based at Salur, while the Colours will be awarded to No. 11 Base Repair Depot located at Nasik and 509 Signals Unit, by President Draupadi Murmu at the Hindon Airbase on 8 March.

3. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved the acquisition of over 200 BrahMos Extended Range (ER) supersonic cruise missiles for deployment on Indian Navy warships. The deal, valued at ₹19,000 crore, signifies a significant step towards bolstering India’s naval capabilities.

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National Animal : Steppe Eagle.
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)

President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu

Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar

Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi

Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)

Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)

Loksabha : 550 members (530 States 20 Union Territories)

Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar

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