TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu to Inaugurate Aadi Mahotsav at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi on 10th February. Aadi Mahotsav with over 300 stalls will showcase Tribal art, handicrafts, natural produce, and delectable tribal cuisine.
2. Rajya Sabha on Thursday bid farewell to 68 retiring MPs, Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar is presenting memento to retired or retiring MP of Rajya Sabha at his residence in New Delhi.
3. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu inaugurates the four-day cultural extravaganza ‘Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav: A Cultural Odyssey’ unveiling the richness of Northeast India at Amrit Udyan, Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
4. The Centre on Thursday approved the ‘Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY)’.
5. Lok Sabha passes the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill, 2024.
6. ISRO is set to launch GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission from Sriharikota on February 17.
https://www.isro.gov.in/GSLV-F14_INSAT-3DS_mission.html
7. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar virtually inaugurates 41 addiction treatment facility centres including Badaun district under the Nasha Mukti Bharat Abhiyan- Drug Free India Campaign organised in New Delhi.
8. ISRO to launch INSAT-3DS mission on February 17 : 16th mission, the GSLV aims at deploying the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
9. BJP may soon finalise a seat-sharing deal with Jayant Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal as the ruling party looks to further strengthen the National Democratic Alliance amid indications that it is open to reviving its ties with former allies such as Telugu Desam Party In Andhrapradesh and the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab.
10. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma ceremonially launches the Logo, Anthem, Mascot, Jersey and Torch of KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES – 2023, Ashtalakshmi in Guwahati in the presence of Nisith Pramanik, Union MoS for Youth Affairs & Sports and Home Affairs.
11. GOA BUDGET SESSION : 6-Day Assembly Session Scheduled From February 2. Resumption of sand mining, a single-window system for issuing permission for beach weddings and events, construction of a ‘Smruti Mandir’ in memory of temples destroyed during the Portuguese era and creating infrastructure for industry, IT, tourism were among the major announcements in the state Budget for 2024-25, presented by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday.
12. The state Assembly’s Committee for the Welfare of Scheduled Caste (SC) Thursday recommended that recruitment rules for certain posts in Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC), reserved for SC candidates, be modified.
Two Bills which seek to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha through inclusion of more communities were passed recently by the Lok Sabha by a voice vote.
13. Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra reaches more than one crore people in Odisha within 86 days.
14. Tata Trusts recently announced the upcoming launch of India’s first state-of-the-art Small Animal Hospital in the Mahalaxmi area of South Mumbai. The health care centre for animals will have a capacity of more than 200 beds.
15. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a significant government initiative declaring free bus travel for the transgender community within the national capital.
16. TELANGANA GOVT TO ESTABLISH HELP DESK FOR YOUTH IN THE USA AND ABROAD : Telangana’s CM A. Revanth Reddy announced the establishment of a specialized help desk for overseas youth, particularly students, ensuring comprehensive support for their needs.
17. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to conduct the private students’ practical exams. According to the schedule, CBSE practical exams 2024 will be held from February 15 to March 15 at various exam centers.
https://www.cbse.gov.in/
18. The Gujarat Assembly was informed that over 9,000 teachers were slapped with a cumulative fine of 1.54 crore over a two-year period for making mistakes in adding up marks while evaluating answer papers for Classes X and XII board exams.
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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. An order of ‘shoot-at-sight’ was on Thursday (Feb 8) by the authorities in the Haldwani area of Nainital district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand amid communal tensions, which happened in the aftermath of the demolition of an “illegally built” madrasa.
2. Protesting farmers stopped from marching to Parliament : Following the call by three farmer organisations to march to the Parliament, hundreds of farmers of Noida and Greater Noida from around 140 villages in the state came together to protest against the Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Authority, and the Uttar Pradesh government, for allegedly not accepting their demands related to compensation for their land.
3. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided multiple locations across the four states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala in a case involving a top CPI (Maoist) leader.
4. The Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Junagadh district police has told a court that it is investigating financial dealings and foreign trips of Mufti Salman Azhari, the Mumbai-based cleric booked for allegedly delivering a hate speech in Junagadh on January 31, after probe revealed that he had withdrawn Rs 27.75 lakh from the account of a charitable trust he runs within a year.
5. Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Abhishek Ghosalkar was shot dead in Mumbai on Thursday evening during a ‘Facebook Live’ by a local ‘social activist’ who also ended his own life.
A viral video of the incident, which took place at assailant Mauris Noronha’s office in IC Colony in the northern suburb of Borivali (West), showed Ghosalkar being shot in the abdomen and shoulder.
6. The Supreme Court, examining whether states can sub-classify the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the grant of a quota within a quota, said on Thursday that the state governments cannot be selective in granting reservation benefits to backward classes as it will lead to a dangerous trend of appeasement.
7. The BJP on Thursday rubbished as “blatant lie” Rahul Gandhi’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got his caste included in the list of Other Backward Classes in Gujarat when he was the state’s chief minister.
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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%
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1. Coal sector shows highest growth of 10.6% among eight core industries for December 2023.
2. Cabinet approves 6 multi tracking projects across Indian Railways to facilitate ease of travelling, minimize logistics cost, reduce oil imports and lower CO2 emissions Projects to facilitate reduction of congestion and increase in rail traffic.
3. Tata Digital has announced the appointment of Naveen Tahilyani as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tata Group’s e-commerce unit.
4. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently granted final authorization to fintech firms Juspay and Decentro, along with software-as-a-service company Zoho, to operate as payment aggregators. This approval comes in the wake of stringent criteria set by the regulator and positions these entities alongside other notable players in the payments aggregator landscape.
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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. Malayalam Superstar Mammootty took to Twitter to update on his upcoming film Bramayugam, helmed by Bhoothakaalam director Rahul Sadasivan. The film ‘Bramayugam’ will be released in five languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi on 15 February, 2024.
2. Anand Mahindra, the chairman of Mahindra Group, recently met the real-life couple who inspired the critically acclaimed movie, ’12th Fail’. The industrialist took to X and addressed IRS officer Shraddha Joshi and IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, on whose lives the movie is based, as the true real-life heroes.
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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. INDIAN ARMY AGNIVEER RECRUITMENT 2024 :
The Indian Army commenced the application process for the next recruitment rally of Agniveers on Thursday with a deadline set for March 21. Interested and eligible candidates can apply by visiting the official website .
Age Limit. Applicants must fall within the age range of 17 to 21 years to be eligible for participation in the recruitment drive.
2. Indian Army and the Royal Saudi Land forces completed their first joint military exercise, ‘Sada Tanseeq’, in which soldiers from both countries participated.
The 12-day joint exercise started on January 29, aiming to achieve interoperability between the two forces and acquaint each other with operational procedures and combat drills under the UN mandate. The exercise was performed on semi-deserted terrain.
According to the statement, the name ‘Sada Tanseeq’ was given by both nations jointly, with ‘Sada’ given by the Indian Army, meaning forever, and ‘Tanseeq’ an Arabian word for coordination, given by the Saudi contingent.
3. The Eastern Command Investiture Ceremony 2024 will be conducted at Bengdubi to honour the Bravehearts, distinguished personnel and outstanding units on the 10th of February.
Defence PRO says, Lieutenant General RC Tiwari, Eastern Army Commander will confer the Gallantry and Distinguished Service awards to the recipients during the investiture ceremony.
4. ADVANCED VARIANT OF TEJAS FIGHTER TO TAKE FLIGHT BY END OF THIS MONTH: By the end of this month, the skies will witness the display of prowess from the advanced variant of the Light Combat Aircraft [LCA] – ‘TEJAS’ MK-1A.
HAL will now parade the evolution of this technology with the TEJAS’ MK-1A. As several sources claimed, the IAF’s ‘Cobras’, Number 3 Squadron, will be the first to operate the TEJAS MK-1A, as it retires its MiG-21 “Bisons”.
5. India’s Andaman and Nicobar Command has improved its ability to recover fixed-wing aircraft, especially during times of inclement weather over the territory.
This capability has now been enhanced with the operationalisation of a precision approach radar at INS Utkrosh, a naval air station that is located within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ capital known as Port Blair.
6. INDIA TO REPLACE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN MALDIVES WITH CIVILIAN TECHNICAL PEOPLE : India will replace military personnel at aviation platforms in the Maldives with competent Indian technical personnel, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
7. UPGRADED & BATTLE READY, INS SINDHUKIRTI READY TO SCAN SEAS: INS Sindhukirti, the third Kilo Class Diesel Electric Submarine, is the Soviet-era submarine of the Indian Navy. Acquired from the erstwhile Soviet Union back in 1990, it is one of the oldest submarines in the fleet of the Navy.
8. Eicher Trucks and Buses, a division of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) Ltd, has proudly delivered six Eicher Skyline PRO E 9M Staff AC Electric Buses to the Indian Army as part of its commitment to supporting eco-friendly transportation initiatives.
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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
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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
09 Feb (Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Pausa 29 (Amanta)
Magha 15, (Purnimanta) Nakshatr:Shravana (up to 11:29 pm)Dhanishta
Tithi : Tithi
Chaturdashi (up to 8:02 am)Amavasya/Pratipada
Rahu 11:17 AM – 12:41 PM
Yamaganda 03:28 PM – 04:51 PM
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