TODAY’S TOP NEWS
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1. 🌼💐HAPPY BASANT PANCHAMI : Vasant Panchami is also known as ‘Saraswati Panchami’ or ‘Shri Panchami’ is a popular festival in India. On this day Hindus offer Saraswati Puja to worship Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of wisdom, knowledge, arts and music, with complete devotion and gaiety. Basant Panchami is celebrated on the ‘Panchami’ (5th day) of the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight of moon) in the month of ‘Magha’ in Hindu calendar. This festival terminates the old winter waves and welcomes the vibrancy of the spring season.
2. PM Modi, has announced the launch of an ambitious scheme – the ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’. The scheme is not just about lighting homes; it’s a comprehensive approach towards accelerating the adoption of solar energy, reducing the financial burden on households, and contributing to environmental sustainability.
3. India Wins 9th GovTech Prize for AI-Powered Government Services at World Government Summit 2024.
4. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurates National Conference on APAAR: One Nation One Student ID Card.
5. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan distributed 384 appointment letters to youths in Odisha as part of the Rozgar Mela.
6. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has shared that more than 1.59 lakh people have been declared as ‘foreigners’ in the state so far. He said that another 96,000 have been marked as ‘Doubtful’ (D) voters.
7. Assam : Son-beel Utsav to be organised from 26-28 Feb at Debodwar, by Assam University with the support of Ministry of development of North Eastern Region. The festival aims to promote tourism and raise awareness on wetlands conservation.
8. Bihar: Senior BJP leader and former minister Nand Kishore Yadav, nominee of NDA files nomination papers for the post of Speaker in the office of returning officer cum assembly secretary.
9. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stones for 38 National Highway projects worth nearly seven thousand crore rupees in Uttarakhand.
10. Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is set to enter Rajya Sabha for the first time and will file her nomination papers from Rajasthan for the upcoming polls to the Upper House.
11. Uttar Pradesh: Heavy hailstorm occurred in many parts of Chitrakoot district.
12. Indian Meteorological Department predicts fresh western disturbance likely to cause isolated to scattered rainfall, snowfall over Western Himalayan Region on 17th Feb and 18th Feb. It also predicts gradual rise in minimum temperatures by 2°C to 4°C over Northwest India during next 5 days.
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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. Mobile Internet Services Suspended in Sriganganagar, Anupgarh, and Hanumangarh Districts of Rajasthan Due to Farmers’ March.
2. Delhi Police Diverts Traffic at Singhu Border Due to Ongoing Farmers’ Protest. Delhi Metro closed few gates of nine metro stations as per security instructions. Stations are operational.
3. The Gujarat government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a review of the court’s verdict that quashed the remission granted to 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members during the 2002 riots, saying certain observations made against the state were unwarranted.
4. Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday resigned as the party’s national general secretary accusing the leadership of discriminating against him and not defending him over his remarks.
Maurya had made controversial statements on the Ramcharitmanas and the Ayodhya temple consecration ceremony.
5. In a relief to Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, the Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the defamation complaint against him over the “Gujarati thugs” remark after he withdrew it unconditionally.
6. The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the operation of the new law that provides for appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners by a panel which does not include the Chief Justice of India.
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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 ₹ 83.08
💷 GBP ₹ 104.72
€ Euro : ₹ 88.98
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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%
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.
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1. RBI imposes monetary penalty on 4 co-operative banks for rule violation. These banks are Shillong Co-operative Urban Bank, Pusad Urban Co-operative Bank, Sri Satya Sai Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, and The Anjangaon Surji Nagari Sahakari Bank.
2. Kalyani Steel Limited has proposed to invest ₹26,000 crore to set up a titanium metal and aerospace components manufacturing and integrated advanced specialty steel and automotive components manufacturing complex at Gajamara in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district.
3. IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, during World Summit of Governments in Dubai, highlights significant finding from IMF study, indicating that nearly 40% of global employment faces exposure to Artificial Intelligence.
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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. SHAH RUKH KHAN SAYS HE HAD NO ROLE IN GETTING INDIAN NAVY VETERANS FREED BY QATAR : Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has denied his involvement in the release of eight Indian Navy veterans by Qatar. On Tuesday, Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy claimed that the actor had helped the Indian government and persuaded the Qatar government to release the eight Indian Navy veterans held captive in the state on charges of espionage.
2. Right-wing group objects to screening of film at NFAI, says it showed Indian Army in bad light : The incident took place on Sunday when the docudrama, titled ‘ I Am Not The River Jhelum’ , was being screened as part of ‘A Festival of Contemporary Indian Films’ organised by the Pune International Centre and the International Federation of Film Critics-India Chapter.
3. The health condition of veteran actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has improved and he is “quite stable”. He was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata on Saturday, after he complained of severe chest pain.
4. The ‘Indira Gandhi award for best debut film’ and the ‘Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration’ have been retitled with the names of the late prime minister and legendary actor being dropped as part of a raft of changes for the National Film Awards, according to a notification.
In accordance with the changes suggested by the committee, and included in the ‘Regulations’, the ‘Indira Gandhi award for best debut film of a director’ has been renamed ‘Best debut film of a director’. The prize money, which was earlier split between the producer and the director, will now only go to the director.
Similarly, the ‘Nargis Dutt Award for best feature film on national integration’ will now be called the ‘Best feature film promoting national, social and environmental values’.
5. Spain-based performing artist, Alicia Framis is all set to marry an AI-generated hologram, turning all sci-fi dystopian movies into reality. As outworldly as it might sound, Framis’ future husband is a digital entity created with holographic technology and machine learning.
Framis will become the first-ever woman to marry an AI-generated digital entity, which might set a precedent for the future of relationships and marriages.
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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. A Hawk trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Kalaikunda in West Bengal’s Medinipur district during a training sortie on Tuesday, a Defence official said.Both the pilots ejected safely.
2. India is now planning to go for developing an indigenous power plant for Arjun MK-1A tanks as the German engines used for powering the indigenous tanks are likely to be delayed by around four years.
3. The Defence ministry signed a ₹2,269-crore deal with state-run Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on Tuesday for the procurement of 11 Shakti warfare systems, along with associated equipment.The electronic warfare system will be installed on-board the frontline warships of the Indian Navy.
4. The first version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) TEJAS MK-2 is expected to be ready for serial production by 2027. The TEJAS MK-2 will be powered by the GE-F414 engine, which will be produced in India under a technology transfer deal. The TEJAS MK-2 is a 17.5-ton single-engine aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. The program aims to complete development by 2027.
5. A team of 71 personnel of Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Sarang Helicopter Display Team landed at the Paya Lebar Air Base of Singapore to participate in the Singapore Air Show 2024. The world renowned Sarang Helicopter Display Team will be showcasing its spectacular aerobatics manoeuvres at this event with five Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) also known as ‘Dhruv’. The induction was carried out with the IAF’s C-17 Globemaster-III heavy lift transport aircraft.
The biennial Singapore Air Show is scheduled to commence on 20 Feb 2024 and shall conclude on 24 Feb 2024.
6. Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team to Mesmerize Audience at Air Show in Bagdogra. The renowned Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) of the Indian Air Force (lAF) is all set to enthral the audience at the Air Show scheduled to be held on 16 February at 9 AM at Air Force Station Bagdogra in West Bengal.
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Official language :
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Monarch : Charles III
Governor -General
David Hurley
Prime Minister : Anthony Albanese
POPULATION :
27,023,400 (in 2024)
Currency
Australian dollar ($) (AUD)
National Animal : Kangaroo🦘
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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
14 Feb (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Shishir Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Magha 5 (Amanta)
Magha 20, (Purnimanta) Nakshatr:Revati (up to 10:43 am)
Ashwini
Tithi : Panchami (up to 12:10 pm)Shashthi
Rahu 12:41 PM – 02:05 PM
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