TODAY’S TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate a four-day cultural extravaganza, “Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav: A cultural odyssey unveiling the richness of Northeast India,” on Thursday, at the Amrit Udyan, Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
2. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu travelled in Delhi Metro and interacted with school children during the ride.
President also flagged off shuttle bus service between Central Secretariat Metro Station (Gate 4) and Amrit Udyan (Gate 35) for visitors coming to Amrit Udyan.
3. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister of Guyana Mark Phillips and Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav.
4. PM Modi will address the programme marking the 150th anniversary of Srila Prabhupada at BharatMandapam today. Prime Minister will also release a commemorative stamp and a coin in honour of the spiritual guru Srila Prabhupada.
5. Election Commision of India on Wednesday allotted ‘Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar’ as the official name for faction led by Sharad Pawar for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The faction had also sought ‘banyan tree’ as the election symbol for itself.
6. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi for the first time after his latest political flip-flop. The Janata Dal (United) chief also met Union home minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda and is believed to have discussed a host of issues related to Bihar ahead of the trust vote scheduled for 12 February.
7. Uttarakhand government passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the State Assembly in Dehradun.
8. The Uttar Pradesh government is taking significant steps ‘EV Upyog’ Portal to promote the manufacture and use of electric vehicles (EVs) in the state.
9. The three day training programme on General Election- 2024 for Returning Officers/Assistant Returning Officers/ Nodal Officers (Districts) commenced at the Conference Hall of the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Sikkim.
10. Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, has hailed recent reforms for stabilizing petrol and diesel prices amidst global turbulence. Speaking at the India Energy Week 2024, He also emphasized the significance of diversifying import sources and adjusting gas pricing mechanisms, leading to a drop in domestic fuel costs despite international price hikes.
11. Bengaluru metro’s first-ever driverless train has reached India from China as it was delivered at Chennai port on Tuesday, this driverless train will be transported to Bengaluru once it gets clearance from customs at the port. The train will run through Namma Metro’s Yellow line, which is currently under construction.
12. The gates of a dam in Manipur were shut after a black, oil-like substance was found in a key river in Imphal East district, sparking concerns over possible water contamination. The incident comes less than a month after an oil leak from an unused heavy-fuel power plant polluted another river.
13. Justice Vijay Bishnoi has recently been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the esteemed Gauhati High Court, marking a significant milestone in his illustrious legal career.
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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. : Joan Donoghue
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1. Security was tightened in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday amid protests against the grant of Scheduled Tribe status to the Pahari community, even as NC leader Omar Abdullah was stopped from proceeding to Sunderbani to address a party meeting.
2. EC suspends 3 officials after stolen EVM found. Police have recovered the control unit of an electronic voting machine (EVM) after it was allegedly stolen from the office of a revenue official in Maharashtra’s Pune district, and nabbed two persons in this connection.
3. Top Congress leaders from Karnataka led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday held a protest in Delhi against the Centre over alleged injustice to the southern state in devolution of taxes, sparking a fierce slugfest between the party and the Modi government.
4. A court in Gujarat’s Junagadh district on Wednesday granted bail to Islamic preacher Mufti Salman Azhari and two others in connection with a ‘hate speech’ case registered against them.
5. Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani reacted to the introduction of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill in the Uttarakhand Assembly and said Muslims will not accept any law against the Sharia.
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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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💰 USD ₹ 82.99
💷 GBP ₹ 104.82
€ Euro : ₹ 89.51
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
Population : 141.81 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
1. RBI will announce its bi-monthly policy amid expectations of continued pause on the key interest rate. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will announce at 10 AM the decisions taken during the 3-day meeting of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
2. The Lok Sabha yesterday took up the Finance Bill, 2024 for consideration and passing. The Bill seeks to continue the existing rates of income-tax for the financial year 2024-2025 and to provide for certain relief to taxpayers.
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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. On Wednesday, officials from the Union health ministry stated that actor Poonam Pandey is not under consideration to serve as the brand ambassador for the government’s national campaign aimed at raising awareness about cervical cancer.
Earlier this month, headlines were dominated by news of Poonam Pandey’s supposed death from cervical cancer, sparking intense debates on social media. However, it was later revealed that the news was fabricated as a stunt by the actor and her team to raise “critical awareness” about the disease.
2. FIGHTER movie Box Office Collection (Worldwide): Becomes 1st Indian Film Of 2024 To Enter 300 Crore Club: Hrithik Roshan’s Fighter, though performing below expectations, has managed to score a triple century at the worldwide box office in 12 days.
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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. The preparations of the Indian Air Force for ‘Exercise Vayu Shakti 2024’ are in full swing. It will take place on February 17 and all frontline aircraft, including the Rafale fighter jets.
2. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Wednesday announced that the Indian armed forces have allocated funds amounting to ₹25,000 crore to fulfil its defence space needs including the development of a constellation of surveillance satellites and the establishment of secure communications networks.
Addressing the DefSat Conference and Expo organised by SIA-India, Gen Chauhan urged India’s private space sector to utilise this opportunity to make the country self-reliant in the emerging dual sector.
3. The Ministry of Defence reportedly signed a $225 million deal with Nadrah Company on Tuesday for supplying artillery ammo to Saudi Arabia. The event was attended by HE Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, Governor of the General Authority of Military Industries, KSA, and Ajay Bhatt, State Defence Minister.
4. Defence forces to get 3 new spy planes, Defence Ministry may discuss plan next week: India is planning to development three new spy planes for keeping a close watch on enemy communications and carrying out long-range surveillance missions. The three new spy planes are also known as signal intelligence and communication jamming system aircraft.
The project is being developed jointly by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory and the Indian Air Force.
5. ONLINE APPLICATIONS TO JOIN ARMED FORCES
(a) NCC SPECIAL ENTRY SCHEME-56 COURSE (OCT 2024) (MEN & WOMEN) (including ward of battle casualties of army personnel) is extended upto 08 Mar 2024 at 1500hrs.
(b) SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (TECH) MEN 63RD COURSE (OCT 2024) AND SHORT SERVICE COMMISSION (TECH) WOMEN 34TH COURSE (OCT 2024) are Open From 23 Jan 2024 At 1500 hr to 21 Feb 2024 at 1500 hr.
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PUNJAB =Chandigarh
(Joint Capital with Haryana)
In 1947 Punjab (British India) was divided into West Punjab (In India) and East Punjab (Now in Pakistan)
Districts: 22
Governor : Banwarilal Purohit ( Till 3 February 2024)
CM : Bhagwant Mann
STATE SYMBOLS
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Language: Punjabi
Dance: Bhangra, Giddha
Mammal : Blackbuck
Bird : Baaz
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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
08 Feb (Thursday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Pausa 28 (Amanta)
Magha 14, (Purnimanta) Nakshatr:Uttara Ashadha/ Shravana
Tithi : Trayodashi (up to 11:17 am)Chaturdashi
Rahu 02:04 PM – 03:27 PM
Yamaganda 07:07 AM – 08:31 AM
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