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The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly Miyawaki Technique Creates Dense
elections were held on February, 2025 Forests in Prayagraj In preparation for
and results announced on February &. the 2025 Mahakumbh, approximately
2025. The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) 56,000 square meters of dense forest
won 48 seats out of 70 seats. Rekha have been created in Prayagraj over the
Gupta sworn in as CM of Delhi on past twO years.
February 20, 2025.
TamilNadu Offers Prize for
FirstNational Cooperative University Deciphering Indus Script In January
The Institute of Rural Management 2025, The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Anand (IRMA) is becoming the first has announced a prize for cracking the
national cooperative university of undeciphered Indus Valley script.
India, announced on February 2, 2025, Indian Robot Performs World's-First Tele
in Anand, Gujarat. This development surgery India's SSI Mantra robot
marks a significant milestone for the performed world-first cardiac
cooperative sector.
telesurgeries with low latency in
Uttarakhand Becomes January 2025.
First State To Implement 76H REPUBLIC DAY Telesurgeryallows
Uniform CivilCode The country observed its remote operations. SSI
Uttarakhand has 76th Republic Day on Mantra is approved for
become the first state in January 26, 2025 with a telesurgery and
India to implement the parade on Kartavya Path in
New Delhi. The event tele-proctoring.
Uniform Civil Code
commemorated the adoption Chhattisgarh First State
(UCC). It implemented in of Constitution on January to Link Forest
the state from January Ecosystem with GGDP In
26, 1950. Indonesian
27,2025. President Prabowo Subianto January 2025
One Nation, One was the chief quest at the Chhattisgarh became
Election Bill Approved event. Theme 'Swarnim the first state to link its
The Union Cabinet has Bharat Virasat Aur Vikas' forests to Green GDP.
recently approved the Best Marching contingent This recognizes the
"One Nation, One among services J&K Rifles
economic value of forest
contingent Best Marching
Election" Bill, which aims services like clean air
contingent among CAPF
to synchronize elections Delhi Police. Best tableaux and water.
for the Lok Sabha, State (State UTs) Uttar Pradesh India First Hyperloop
Assemblies, and LOcal (Mahakumbh 2025 Swarnim Test Track inaugurated
Bodies in a single year. Bhatat : Virasat aur Vikas) India's first Hyperloop
Kerala's KaWaCHaM Best Tableau from Central test track has been
Alert System Kerala has Ministries. Department inaugurated at
launched KaWaCHaM, a Ministry of Tribal Affairs IIT-Madras in December
real-time disaster alert Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh). 3
 first all-women battalion within tha
high-speed been officially classified as INDIA HOLDS 8TH CO, to Methanol Plant
2024.
Hyperloop is a Central Industrial Security Force (CISE) "Vulnerable" on the IUCN LARGEST GOLD
transport system. Kerala's New HindiLanguage Lab Red List in August, 2024. RESERVES World's First CO, to
AILaunchedIn
MuleHunter Kerala's education department has GLOBALLY Methanol Plant is launched
RBI's rising Methane-Eating Bacteria
to combat launched the "E-Cube Hindi by NTPC at Vindhyachal,
December 2024 Language Discovered in India India

uYSliJnesg accounts.
facilitated by
digital fraud

Gains Tax
mule

Withdrawal
Lab" for students in classes 5-7,
extending its successful English
language program in October 202a
has discovered and
isolated native methane
Singrauli (Madhya
Pradesh). It will synthesis
CO,, captured from flue
CLAuafrteisn
India Windfall December eating bacteria (methano
g o v e r n m e n t in New Anti-Counterfeiting Ink gas, with hydrogen
The Indian
windfall qains tax trophs) from rice fields and
2024 removed the Developed In October 2024 Scientists wetlands in august 2024. produced from a Proton
produced crude oil at INST have developed a new security
on domestically
These bacteria, including Exchange Membrane
diesel, petrol, and ink using luminescent nanomaterials to (PEM) electrolyzer, which
and exports of (ATF). a new species called
Aviation Turbine
Fuel
combat counterfeiting. This ink, doped Methylocucumis oryzae,
will then be converted into
Inscriptions Decoded
Ancient Sanskrit with rare earth ions, displays multiple efficiently convert India's gold reserves, methanol.
ASI has decoded colours under different light as reported by the RBI
In December 2024, Gilgit methane into CO, and First Indigenous
inscriptions in wavelengths, making it more secure in October 2024, have
ancient Sanskrit Antibiotic Union Minister
Peshawar. The fragmentary than traditional UV-only tags. H,0. reached 854.73 metric
and
Sharada script India's Kasturi Cotton of Science and Technology
Peshawar inscription, in India's First Constitution
tonnes. Of this, 510.46 lauched the first
to Buddhist Initiative The Ministry of metric tonnes are held
(10th century CE),refers Museum Opens indigenous antibiotic
Dharini chants.
Textiles launched the domestically, while
National India's first Constitution Museum has Kasturi Cotton Bharat 324.01 metric tonnes Nafithromycin in October
57th Tiger Reserve Ratapani Programme to boost 2024. Antibiotics are
Park (MP) declared as 57th Tiger opened at OP Jindal Global University at are stored abroad.
chemical substances
Indian cotton's Gold now constitutes
Reserve in India on December 2, Sonipat, Haryana in November 2024. It (produced both
2024. GuruGhasidas-Timor Pingla features a photolithographiccopy of the traceability, certification, 9.32% of India's forex
(Chhattisgarh) was declared 56th Constitution and busts of Constituent and branding in August, reserves, up from synthetically and by some
Assembly members. 2024. It uses QR 8.15% in March 2024. microbes) used as drugs to
Tiger Reserve on November 18, 2024. kill or stop the growth of
India's Renewable Energy Growth code-based certification
India's renewable energy sector has India Eliminates Trachoma In October and blockchain for end-to-end disease-causing microorganisms. It
2024 The WHO has declared Indiafree traceability. work against bacterial and not viral
grown significantly between October infections.
2023 and October 2024. Total of trachomaas a public health problem, PM ModiVisits Mazargues War
renewable capacity increased by 24.2 making it the third country in the WHO First Teal Carbon Study India's first
Cemetery Prime Minister Narendra
GW (13.59%), reaching 203.18 GW. South-East Asia Region to achieve this Modi and French President Emmanuel "tealcarbon'study undertaken at
milestone. Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan. It
75 Years of the Indian Constitution Macron visited the Mazargues War
India Holds 8th Largest Gold Reserves evaluated potential of teal carbon as a
India celebrates the 75th anniversary Cemetery in Marseilles (France). They
of its Constitution's adoption on Globally India's gold reserves, as paid tribute to Indian soldiers for their tool to mitigate climate change. Teal
Nov. 26,2024. This milestone reported by the RBI in December 2024, service in World War land I. carbon refers to carbon stored in
have reached 876.20 metric tonnes. non-tidal freshwater wetlands.
commemorates the Constituernt Aero India 2025 The 15th edition of
Assembly's work and the enduring Classical Language Status for Five biennial Aero India show was ASER 2024 Released The Annual
framework that has shaped India's Indian Languages The Indian organised at Air Force Station, Statusof Education Report ASER)
democracy. government has granted Classical Yelahanka, Bengaluru in February 2024 released by the NGO pratham.
First All-Women CISF Battalion Language status to Marathi, Pali,Prakrit, 2025. The Theme of this event was It revealed finding regarding
Approved The Indian Home Ministry, Assamese, and Bengali. This recognition "The Runway to a Billion Opportunities! education in rural India. The report
in November 2024, has approved the highlights the rich literary and cultural Sth Gen aircrafts like USA's F-35 and marks improvements in learning
heritage of these languages. Russia's Su 57 participated in this level and shifts in school enrolment
West Bengal's Aparajita Bill The West edition. patterns.
Bengal Assembly passed the Aparajita
Women and Child (West Bengal a00EARS OF INDUS VALLEY GIVILIZATION
Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024,
addressing violence against women. On 20th September 2024 marked the 100 years since the
NeelakurinjiClassified as Vulnerable discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization. Anew study from
Species Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes the University of Cambridge reveals that a two-century-long
kunthiana), the shrub blooms once drought, starting 4,200 years ago, severely impacted the
every 12years, in the Western Ghats, has civilization.
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 Union Budget 2025-26
International News that can bring "first of its kind"
Totalexpenditure in the Union innovations to the global health
Budget 2025-26 is estimated at Trinidad and Tobago Declares State of sector.
Emergency The government of
ACLfuartienst R50.65 lakh crore.

" Total receipts (excluding

borrowings) are projected to be
Trinidad and Tobago has declared a
state of emergency due toincrease in
Riyadh Design Law Treaty The World
Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)member states have adopted
F34.96 lakh crore. violence. The country has experienced the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (DLT).
asurge in murders, with December
" Net tax receipts are estimated at
alone witnessing at least 67 fatalities.
7 28.37 lakh crore.
The fiscal deficit is targeted at 4,4% US withdrawal from WHO United
of GDP. States President Donald Trump, has
signed an executive order to withdraw
Gross market borrowings are
estimated at 14.82 lakh crore. from WHO, citing reasons such as
mishandlingof the COVID-19
!" Capital expenditure is 11.21 lakh pandemic and the lack of reforms
Budget 2025-26 crore (3.1% of GDP).
within the organization.
No income tax up to 12 lakh for
United States Presidential Election It is an agreement aimed at
Econonic Sunvey 2024-25 - individuals under the new tax regime. harmonizing procedural frameworks
2024 It was held on November 5, 2024.
712.75 lakh limit for salaried The Republican Party's candidate for industrial design protection.
Economic Survey 2024-25 projects individuals due to standard
Donald Trump defeated the Cia-Cia Tribe It is Indigenous
India's GDP growth at 6.3-6.8% in FY26. deduction.
Democratic Party's Kamala Harris,the community in Buton Island Indonesia,
" Real GDP growth for FY 2024-25 is Revenue forgone due to the new tax incumbent vice-president. which is using Hangul, the Korean
estimated at 6.4%, driven by structure is approximately 1lakh cr.
World Drought Atlas The United alphabet, to document and preserve
agriculture and services. " Seven tariff rates have been Nations Convention to Combat their indigenous language, which has
"The global economy is projected to removed for rationalization. survived orally for centuries but lacks
Desertification (UNCCD)and the
grow at 3.2% in 2024, according to the Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya
IMF.
European Commission Joint Research its own script.
" India's agriculture sector is expected to
KrishiYojana launched to improve Centre launched the "World Drought COP 29 The 29th UNClimate Change
grow at 3.89% in FY 2024-25, fuelled by agricultural productivity. Atlas" duringtheir 16th conference in Conference (COP29) held in Baku,
Rural Prosperity and Resilience (Azerbaijan) focusingon scaling up
record Kharif production. Riyadh.
Programme addresses Busan Summit The fifth climate finance, adaptation, and global
" The services sector is the fastest
growing sector in India,witha
underemployment in agriculture. Intergovernmental Negotiating cooperation to combat climate change.
projected growth of 7.2% in FY 2024-25. 1lakh crore allocated for urban Committee (INC-5) meeting for the Convention On Biological Diversity
development projects under the Global Plastics Treaty concluded in The 16th meeting of theConference of
" India's manufacturing sector faces
challenges due to weak global demand. Urban Challenge Fund. Busan, South Korea. 170 nations the Parties (COP-16) to the Convention
ANational Manufacturing Mission Participated under the UNEP. on Biological Diversity (CBD) was held
" Overall exports grew by 6% in the first willboost the Make in India in Cali, Colombia. It aims to finalize
nine months of FY 2024-25, with Gelephu Mindfulness City It is
services exports leading at 11.6%. initiative. envisioned by King Jigme Khesar mechanisms for implementing the
" Merchandise exports grew 1.6%, while FDI in insurance increased to 100% Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan to Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
for companies investing entirely in create a sustainable, zero-carbon city Framework (KMGBF) targets, which
imports rose 5.2%, widening the trade were set in 2022.
deficit. India. promoting harmony, sustainability,
" India remains the top global recipient and Bhutan's Gross
of remittances. ($ 129.1 billion in 2024) BUDCET Resources Transferred
to States and UTS National Happiness AlACTION SUMMIT
" Geopolitical uncertainties, including philosophy.
the Russia-Ukraine war and the ?in lakn Crore IN PARIS
2025-26 First In The World AlAction Summit, co-chaired
Israel-Hamas conflict, pose risks to 2024 25 25.60 Challenge The Indian by India and France held on
India's economy. 2022-23 2023-24 22.76
20.65 Council of Medical February 10-11, 2025, in
Food inflation remains a concern due 18.65
to weather shocks and supply chain Research (ICMR) has Paris expanding the
launched it which discourse beyond risk
disruptions.
" State fiscal stress is a aims to foster ground management to include
challenge due to
rising subsidies and lower tax breaking innovations innovation, Al governance,
6 collections. inthe health sector and the future of work. 7
 World Telecommunication CO, Tax On Farms Denmark became to trade partners who buy the
Minister
Assembly Prime the first country to impose a tax on
Standardization country's palm oil.
Modi inaugurated the livestock CO2 emissions from 2030 Colombo Process India has assumed

G20
Narendra
International Telecommunication Union
onwards. the chair of the Colombo Process for
Nord Stream Methane Leaks lt is a
ACfLuarietsn
World Telecommunication
at 2024-26, first time since the forum's
Assembly (WTSA) 2024
Standardization
BRASIL 2024 crucial conduits for transporting inception in 2003. It is a Regional
New Delhi. It is Held
Bharat Mandapam in natural gas from Russia to Europe via Consultative Process focused on
every four years. G20 Summit 2024 Baltic Sea. Nord Stream 2 is a 1,200-km managing overseas employment and
Marburg Virus Disease
Eight people have pipeline extending from Ust-Luga in contractual labour.
Marburg virus in Host Country -Brazil, Theme:
died from the Ebola like "Building a Just World and a Russia to Greifswald in Germany, Manama Declaration It is an outcome
RNA virus from
Rawanda. It is a zoonotic designed to carry 55 billion cubic
discovered in Sustainable Planet". During this of Arab League summit held in
the Filoviridae family, first summit Global Alliance Against meters of gas annually. Manama, Bahrain. It urged for
1967 in Marburg, Germany. Hunger and Poverty was launched Techo Funan Canal (Cambodia) It is a international protection of UN
Force in
Unifil (United Nations Interim with an aim to Mobilize finance and under construction 180-km canal that peacekeeping forces in the Palestinian
Lebanon) Created by the UN Security knowledge sharing for country-led aims to connect the Mekong River territories. Arab Leaque is a regional
Council in March 1978 with mandate
to programs to fight hunger and basin to the Cambodian coast. It will organization of Arab states in the
international peace and security in poverty globally. Next summit wilI
restore connect Phnom Penh Autonomous Middle East and parts of Africa.
the region. be hosted bySouth Africa. Port with Kep and the Gulf of Thailand. India Establishes European Free Trade
Israel
Operation Northern Arrows The Un Declares 2025 as International Year Association Platform India is
Defense Forces (IDF) initiated Operation 2,492-carat diamond It is
of Quantum Science and Tech As year enhancing its trade relations with the
Northern Arrows. It was a ground invasion second-largest ever diamond 2026 marks the centenary of Werner European Free Trade Association
targeting Hezbollah's military found at the Karowe mine in
infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
Heisenberg's foundational paper on (EFTA) by establishing a dedicated
Botswana. The largest one is quantum mechanics. platform on February 10,2025.
Cancer Moonshot Initiative The Quad 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond
discovered in South Africa Orangutan Diplomacy Inspired by The agreement aims to increase trade
countries-United States, Australia,India, China's successful "panda diplomacy" and investment between India and the
and Japan-have launched a "Cancer in 1905.
Malaysia started "orangutan EFTA member states - Iceland,
Moonshot Initiative" aimed at reducing Mercury Bomb Recent study has diplomacy" with an aim to use the
cancer in the Indo-Pacific, starting with
Liechtenstein, Norway, and
found the potential environmental endangered species as diplomatic gifts Switzerland.
cervical cancer. threat posed by melting Arctic
Operation Sadbhav lndia has launched permafrost, which could release
Operation Sadbhav to provide
humanitarian assistance to Laos,
significant amounts of mercury
into the environment causing
Mercury bomb.
BIMSTEC
Myanmar, and Vietnam, all severely
affected by flooding from Typhoon Yagi. Right To Disconnect Australia has
REAIM The second summit on granted millions of workers the
Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence legal right to disconnect from their
in the Military Domain organised in Seoul, jobs outside work hours, unless
focusing on setting global norms for deemed unreasonable. This law is
military Aluse. 1st was conducted in 2023 already in place in Europe and BIMSTEC YOUTH INTERNATIONAL NORTH INDIA-RUSSIA DEAL
at the Netherlands. Latin America. SUMMIT 2025 SOUTH TRANSPORT ON KLUB-S MISSILE
Malaria Vaccine The BIMSTEC Youth CORRIDOR SYSTEM
Project Nexus It is an international Summit is being held It is a 7,200 km-long India has recently
Ivory Coast initiative aimed at enabling instant
became the first from 7h to 11th multimodal network of sea, finalised an agreement
cross-border retail payments by February, 2025 in road, and rail and offers the with Russia to acquire
country to roll out linking domestic Fast Payments
the malaria Gandhinagar, Gujarat. shortest route. From Europe anti-ship cruise missiles.
vaccine,
Systems (FPSS). This summit aims to to India. It will benefit Iran, This move aims to
R21/Matrix-M. It is Malaria The Reserve Bank of India (RB) has unify the youth of Russia, Azerbaijan, the Baltic, strengthen the
developed by Vaccine joined it. Other country of this BIMSTEC nations to Nordic nations, and 11 Central operationalcapabilities
Oxford University project are Malaysia, the share insights and Asian countries. First-ever of the Indian Navy's
and authorized by Philippines, Singapore, and experiences on shipment of Kuzbass coal submarine fleet.
8 the World Health Organization (WHO). Thailand. youth-led initiatives. from Siberia to Mumbai
occured on June 2024.
 Important Indices with India's Rank Index Published by India's Rank Specifications
Specifications Global Soft Brand Finance 29th The Index is an assessment
India's Rank Power Index
Published by of national brand perceptions, giving
Index
96th rank out It ranks countries by their perceived 2024 an in-depth analysis of the changing
Transparency
Corruption of 180 levels of public sector corruption.
Perceptions
Index 2024
International

Germanwatch
countries

sixth Highlighting its vulnerability to the

state of soft power as countries
navigate important global
developments and challenges.
ACLfuartiens
Climate Risk climate crisis. United Nations
Human 134th out of It assesses a country's average
Index, 2025
10th Tracks the progress of the world's Development Development 193 countries performance in three fundamental
Germanwatch, New Programme (UNDP)
Climate Change largest emitters in terms of green Index (135 in 2022) areas of human development: health,
Climate lnstitute and (2023-2024)
Performance house gas emission. It covers 63 knowledge, and standard of life.
Index 2025 Climate Action
Network International cOuntries and the European Union. Rule of Law World Justice Project 79th rank This index is the world's leading
Index 2024
25th The index uses four indicators to sOurce of original, independent rule
OS World Future Quacquarelli of law data.
Skills Index Symonds (OS) measure acountry's preparedness:
Skills Fit, Academic Readiness, Global Economist New Itquantifies the challenges presented
2025 Economic Transformation, and Future Liveability Intelligence Unit Delhi and Mu to an individual's lifestyle and
of Work. Index 2024 mbai: 141st standard of living in 173 cities
Vienna: 1st worldwide.
Henley Passport International Air 85th The index ranks countries based on
Transport Authority the number of destinations that ranked city
Index 2025
(IATA) allow visa-free entry to their passport. World Economic International India's growth It covers IMF estimates and forecasts
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4th Itcompares 145 countries' military Outlook 2024 Monetary Fund is projected at for global output growth, inflation,
Global Global Firepower
Firepower Index power based on their war-making G.RNA? 6.5% in 2024 real GDP growth, consumer prices,
and 2025 Current account balances, and
2025 capabilities across land, sea, and air.
Global growth unemployment.
Global Terrorism Institute for 14th The report ranks 163 countries on is projected at
Index 2024 Economics and Peace the impact of terrorism, using data 3.3% both in
((EP) from Terrorism Tracker and other 2025 and
SOurces. 2026.
Global World Intellectual 39th/133 The Gll is a credible instrument for Global World Bank India's top The World Bank provides annual
Innovation index Property Organization economies governments to measure innovation Remittances remittance estimates of remittance flows globally
2024 (WIPO) driven social and economic Inflow Report flows at USD (and bilaterally), based on
transformation in their countries. 2024 129 billion in national balance of payment
Global Hunger Concern Worldwide 105th/127 Four Component Indicators: 2024. (14.3% statistics produced by central Banks
Index 2024 and Welt Hunger Hilfe Undernourishment, Child Stunting, of global and compiled by the IMF.
Child Wasting, andChild Mortality. remittances)
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World International Institute 39th Stockholm Oxford University India was the It calculates the volume of transfers
It ranks countries based on how they
Competitiveness for Management manage their competencies to
International Press world's top to, from, and between all parties
Index 2024 Development (IMD). Peace Research arms importer using the TIV and the number of
generate long-term value creation.
Institute (SIPRI) in 2019-23 weapon systems or subsystems
Global Peace Institute for 116th/163 It measures the state of peace Report delivered in a given year.
Index 2024 Economics and Peace across three domains: Societal safety
(IEP) Logistics World Bank 38th It helps countries identify trade
and security; Ongoing domestic and Performance k logistics challenges and opportunities,
international conflict and Militarization.
Index 2023 and improve their performance.
World Press Reporters Without 159th It compares the level of freedom World Cyber Unv. of oxford + 10th, 1st’ It identifies the globe's major cyber
Freedom Index Borders (RSF). enjoyed by journalists and media
2024 Crime Index UNSW Canberra Russia crime hot spots
among countries. ...... .....

International U.S. Chamber of Global Unicorn Hurun Research 3rd It ranks world's start-Ups, worth at
42nd out of It provides a blueprint for economies
Intellectual Commerce Index Institute least $ 1 billion, not yet listed on
Property Index 55 economies aiming to enhance the environment public exchange
2024 for innovation and creativity by
implementing more robust intellectual Global Energy World Economic 63rd It measures transition towards an
property standards. Transition Index Forum energy system that supports
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 United Nation Convention on Biological
Summit and Conferences Diversity (UNCBD) COP 16 SCO SUMMIT 2024
(21Oct. to 1Nov., 2024)
Place Cali, Colombia
When October 21 - November 1, 2024
AIIYA DAS
Theme Peace with Nature.
30x30 Target Conserve at least 30% of global
ACfLuaritesn
lands &oceans by 2030.
Restore 30% of degraded ecosystems
worldwide.

16th BRICS Summit 2024

Place Kazan, Russia Place Astana, Kazakhstan
When on October, 2024. When 4 July 2024
NATIONAL 83rd Annual Session of INTERNATIONAL New BRICS Members Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, New Membership Belarus became
the... Indian Roads Saudi Arabia, UAE and Indonesia (11th member the 10th member of the SCO.
India Digital Summit Congress (IRC) Munich Security
Conference 2025 as of January 2025). Qingdao (China) named the SCO's
(IDS)2025 Place Raipur,Chhattisgarh
Place Aerocity, Delhi Place Munich (Germany) Theme Strengthening Multilateralism for Fair tourism and cultural capital for
When November 2024
When January 16-17, 2025 Inaugurated by Union When February 2025 Global Development and Security. 2024-2025.
Organized by Internet Minister for Road Theme Multipolarisation InternationalSolar Alliance (1SA) 2024
and Mobile Association of Transport and Highways, Focus Marked by discord Place New Delhi, India 18TH G20 SUMMIT
India (AMAI). Nitin Gadkari. and differing priorities When November 3-6, 2024
amongattendees.
18th PravasiBharatiya The 13th National Seed Focus Accelerating solar energy deployment,
Divas Convention 2025 Indian Ocean
Congress (NSC) 2024 especially in energy-scarce regions
Conference 2025
Place Bhubaneswar, Place Varanasi India Re-elected as President (2024-2026)

G20
Odisha Place Muscat (Oman)
When November 2024 1st Asian Buddhist Summit
When February 2025
When January 8-10, 2025 Inaugurated by Union Place New Delhi, India
Theme Voyage to New
Theme "Diaspora's Contri Minister Shri Shivraj Horizons of Maritime When November 2024 BRASIL 2024
bution to a Viksit Bharat" Singh Chouhan.
Inauguration (Jan 9) PM
Partnership. Organized by India's Ministry of Culture &
Place Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The 55th International Objective Dedicated to International Buddhist Confederation ((BC)
Modi to inaugurated; Film Festival of India promoting rogional When November 2024
Trinidad &Tobago Themes Role of Buddhism in Strengthening
(IFFI) co-operation. Asia. Theme "Building a Just World
President Christine Carla
Place Goa and a Sustainable Planet"
Kangaloo to addressed it Global Disability InternationalCooperative Alliance (lCA)
virtually. When Nov. 20-28,2024 Summit 2025
Place New Delhi, India
Key Highlights Global Alliance
10th International
Theme Young Place Berlin (Germany) When November 2024 Against Hunger and poverty is
Filmmakers: The Future is When April 2025 lauched.
Forest Fair 2024 Historic Milestone First time in 130 years the
Place Bhopal, MP
Now Objective Bring together event was held in India.
Golden Peacock Award stake holders to promote G7 SUMMIT, 2024
When Dec. 17-23, 2024
and support disability
Theme Cooperatives Build Prosperity for All.
Theme Women (Best Film) Toxic
(Lithuania) inclusion worldwide. First InternationalSolar Festival
Empowerment through (ISF) - 2024
Minor Forest Produce. First Edition of the WAVES Summit in
Place New Delhi, India
Indian Arts Festival February 2025
The Rising Rajasthan Place New Delhi, India When September, 2024
Global Investment Place Secunderabad
When February 5-9, 2025 Mission Mobilize $1,000 billion for solar energy
Summit 2024 (Telangana). solutions by 2030 G7 ITALIA
Place Jaipur Exhibition India's 1st World Audio
When September 29 - 2024
and Convention Centre October 6, 2024.
Visual Entertainment Global India AlSummit 2024
(JECC),Rajasthan Summit Place Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi Place Borgo Egnazia, Apulia, Italy
Organized by Showcasing Animation, When June 13-15, 2024
When December 2024 Rashtrapati Nilayam in When July 3-4, 2024
Gaming, Regional Cinema & Key Highlights Collaborative Al on Global Key Highlights Financial aid and
Inaugurated by Prime collaboration with: Entertainment Tech
Minister of India Ministry of Development Partnership (CAIGP) India led discussions to humanitarian support for Ukraine
Theme Replete, of North Eastern Region, Platform for Bollywood, bridge the global Al divide with partners like and Gaza.
12 Responsible, Ready Ministry of Culture. TV, Gaming, and Media GPAI. 13
Professionals
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Launch Issuer
PROGRAMMES/APPSWEB/ PORTAL Portal Objective
BHARATPOL portal January 2025 CB To access real-time information

ACfLuarietsn t " Kerala Health System Improvement

Programme This initiative is
" PB-SHABD Launched on March 13,
2024, It isa news-sharing initiative by
sCAN (SUbsidy Claim
Application for NFSA)
December 2024
by law enforcement agency
Minister for Consumer For settlement of claims of
Affairs.. Food and subsidy under the Public
approved on February 6, 2025 with Prasar Bharati, DD News, and Public Distribution
Portal Distribution System.
an aim to elevate healthcare Akashvani News, to provide news EKLAVYA November 2024 Indian Army
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An online learning platform for

standards across the state. It is stories in major Indian languages the Indian Army.
supported by a Rs 2,424.28 crore across fifty November 2024
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VISION portal Ministry of Science & To nurture education, skill

loan from the World Bank. categories. Technology development, and innovation
UP-Pragati Accelerator Program It aims to
revolutioniz among underprivileged children.
The Uttar Pradesh Program for e-Migrate V2.0 (Web October 2024 Ministry of External To promote safe and legal
Agricultural Transformation and e the news
portal &mobile app) Affairs migration for Indian workers.
Increased Incomes (UPPAP) industry by September 2024 Ministry of Health and To ensure timely administration
offering U-WIN portal
launched on June 2024,aims to Family of vaccines to pregnant women
enhance agricultural accurate
Welfare(MoHFW) and children (from birth to
advancements and boost incomes and
6 years)
by promoting water-use efficiency meaningful content to print and NYPS Portal 2.0 September 2024 Ministry of To increase participation in the
and low-carbon practices through electronic media nationwide, Parliamentary Affairs National Youth Parliament
technological and institutional benefiting smaller news organizations. Scheme.
innovations. " ETHANOL 100 Launched in March SHe-Box August 19 2024 Ministry of Women Provides a centralized platform
" Kirti Program Launched on 2025, It provides an eco-friendly fuel and Child for registering and monitoring
March 12, 2024 by the Union option, consisting of 92-94% ethanol, Development complaints of sexual
Sports Minister the Khelo India 4-5% motor spirit, and 1.5% co-solvent harassment at the workplace.
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Rising Talent ldentification (KIRTI) higher saturated alcohol. Amrit Gyan Kosh Portal August 2024 Ministry of Personnel Promote self-reliance in
program in Chandigarh. This The Ethanol Blending Program is government training under
initiative is a scouting and training designed to encourage the mixing of Mission Karmayogi.
....--.......
program for school children aged 9 ethanol with gasoline to promote Building and Other Auqust 2024 Ministry of Labour & To centralize data management
to 18,conducted under the Khelo cleaner fuel alternatives. Construction Workers Employment for BoCW Welfare Boards
across various states and union
India Scheme. (BoCW) Management
Information System territories.

(MIS) portal
Apps Launched NATS 2.0 (National July 2024 Ministry of Education It aims to enhance
Apprenticeship and employability, skills for young
Rangeen Machhli App Saarthi Reference App graduates in sectors like IT,
Iraining Scheme)
Issuer Ministry of Fisheries, Issuer Open Network for Digital manufacturing, etc.
Animal Husbandry and Dairying Commerce (ONDC) Amonitoringportal for steel
SIMS 2.0 July 2024 Union Ministry of
Launch September, 2024 SE31 Launch August, 2024 Steel imports and to promote the
Rangeen
Mechbl Purpose To support India's Saalthi
Purpose To enhance the growth of the domestic steel
ornamental fisheries inclusivity of digital commerce industry.

EK PED NIRMAN July 2024 Ministry for Coal and Provides financial assistance of
Ek Ped Maa ke Name App Flood Watch India 1 lakh to candidates beionging
MAA KE NAAM Issuer Ministry of Environment, Issuer Ministry of jal shakti
Mines
to areas of mining operations,
Forest and Climate Change. qualifying for the UPSC CSE
Launch August, 2024
Launch September, 2024 Purpose To enhancing flood
Main Examination
Purpose To increase monitoringacross India Union Ministry of Encourages students, teachers,
ldeas4Life July 2024
greenary Environment, Forest and researchers to share their
and Climate Change ideas for implementing the
SAKHI App IRCTC Super App "Mission Life" initiative.
Issuer Vikram Sarabhai Issuer Indian Railway
June 2024 Ministry of Statistics To improve user experience
Space Centre (VSSC) Launch January 2025 eSankhyiki Portal and make data access easier.
and Programme
Launch March 2024 Super Purpose Books Tickets, Implementation
Purpose For astronauts App Track Trains Catering and Reserve Bank of India Trade in Government
Securities.
of the Gaganyaan mission Providing Feedback Prawah Portal May 2024 .........-.-.
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 CLAuafrteisnrt 38th National Games of India
Date

Host
28th January to
14th Febrary
Uttarakhand
Official Mascot Mauli (a Himalayan
Sports
Syed Mustag Ali tournament Mumbai
won the Syed Mustaq Ali tournament,
defeating Madhya Pradesh in the final by
5 wickets to secure the title for the
second time in the tournament's history.
Women's junior hockey Championship
Asian Hockey Champions Trophy The India
Women's Hockey Team clinched their third Asian
Rajgir Hockey Stadium, Bihar.
IBSF World Billiards Indian billiards maestro
Pankaj Advanisecured his 28th world title,
defeating England's Robert Hall 4-2 at the IBSF
World Billiards Championship in Doha (Qatar).
SPORTS PERSONALITIES
Champions Trophy title, defeating China 1-0 at India's Kush Mainisecured his
first Formula 2 Sprint Race victory
Iat the Hungarian Grand Prix. sSAet•n
monal) 2024 India's clinched the Junior Asia Cup Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra clinched the
Official Torch Tejaswini 2024 in Muscat,Oman, defeatingChina. World Boxing Federation (WBF) Super
This victory marks their second Featherweight World Title, defeating Britain's BWI
Vijay Hazare Trophy (Cricket) consecutive title in the tournament, Conor Mclntosh in the Cayman Islands. The win came after the original
Karnataka defeated Vidarbha by 36 showcasing their dominance in women's Women's T20 World Cup New Zealand's women's race winner was disqualified,
runs to claim their record-extending hockey. cricket team made history by winning their first allowing Maini to claim the top
fifth Vijay Hazare Trophy title. 2024 Asia-Pacific Deaf Games India T20 World Cup title under Sophie Devine's spot on the podium, marking a
significant milestone in his racing
King Cup International (Badminton) delivered a stellar performance in Kuala leadership. In a thrilling final in Dubai, they career.
Lakshya Sen secured third place at Lumpur, securing 55 medals-a significant defeated South Africa, overcoming past struggles
Olympic bronze medallist Gagan
King Cup International Badminton improvement from 2015. This in the format to claim a landmark victory.
Narang has been named
Open, by defeating France's Alex achievement highlights the nation's Gold Medallist at Paralympic Chef-de-Mission for India's team at
Lanier in December 2024 at growingexcellence in deaf sports on the Name Sport Event the Paris 2024 Olympics, replacing
Shenzhen (China). international stage. MC Mary Kom, who stepped down
Women's World Rapid and Blitz World Chess Championship 2024 India's D. Avani Lekhara Shooting Women's 10m is rifle, due to personal reasons.
Championship Koneru hampy Gukesh made history by winning the 2024 standing
clinched her second Women's World World Chess Championship, defeating Kumar Nitesh Badminton Men's Singles SL3
Rapid and Blitz Championship in China's Ding Liren at Singapore. Sumit Antil Athletics Men's Javelin Throw F64
New York, solidifying her place Junior Asia Cup Hocky The Indian men's
Harvinder Singh Archery Individual Recurve Open
among chess elites. She scored 8.5 junior hockey team returned to Bengaluru .........
points in 11 rounds, defeating after securing their fifth Junior Asia Cup Dharambir Nain Athletics Club Throw F51
Indonesia's Irene Sukander in the title. India previously won in 2024, 2023, Praveen Kumar Athletics High Jump T64 Indian chess legend Viswanathan
final match. 2015, 2008, and 2004. Anand defeated Jaime Santos
Navdeep Singh Athletics Javelin Throw F41
Latasa 3-1 in the finals to claim his
10th Leon Masters title in Spain.
INDIA AT PARIS OLYMPIC 2024 Indiaat Paralympics, 2024 Afive-time world champion,
Flag Bearers in Bhagyashree Jadhav and Sumit Anand's victory highlights his
P.V. Sindhu and Manu Bhakar enduring dominance in
Opening ceremony Antil
Sharath Kamal PR Sreejesh international chess.
Flag Bearers in PreethiPal and Harvinder Singh
Flag Bearers in Opening Flag Bearers in Closing Nat Sciver-Brunt made history as
Closing ceremony the first English woman to be
ceremony ceremony
OverallRank 18th with 29 medals honored as Wisden's Leading
(7gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze) Cricketer in the World (2024). She
Aman Sehrawat The Games marked India's highest ever medal tally at earned this recognition for her
Neeraj Chopra stellar 2023 performance, which
the Paralympics
First Indian individual Won a bronze medal included three ODl centuries in
Sumit Antil became the first Indian male athlete to win
medallist to win a gold & youngest Indian medal five innings and a record-breaking
back-to-back gold medals in the same event as he has
silver at the Olympics. winner in the Olympics. won gold medal in Tokyo Paraolympic 2020 as well. 66-ballhundred against Sri Lanka,
the fastest by an English woman.
Manu Bhaker won a bronze medal and became the first woman shooter to win an
Olympic medal for India. In the mixed 10 mair pistol team event, Manu Bhaker Avarnt Lekhara Paralympics, 2024
partnered with Sarabjot Singh to win another bronze medal, thus becoming the first AvaniLekhara won lndia's first gold medal in the women's 10 m
Indian since independence to win two medals in a single Olympics.
air rifle event. This was Lekhara's second consecutive gold
The men's field hockey team won the bronze medal after they defeated Spain in the medal in the event and she became first Indian woman athlete
match for the third place. This was the country's second consecutive bronze in men's to win multiple medals at the Paralympics.
16 hockey at the Olympics 17
 Military Exercise Month Country
Military Exercises 2025-25 Military Venue
Mitra Shakti Auqust 2024 India - Sri Lanka
Army Maduru Oja
Venue Sri Lanka
Military Exercise Month Country Military
Maitree (13th) July 2024 India -Thailand Army Tak Province,
Dharma Guardian
(6th)
Feb-March 2025 India-Japan Army Japan

Jaisalmer,
HOPEX (4th) June 2024 India -Egypt Air Force
Thailand
Egypt
ACfLuaritesn
Exercise Cyclone Feb 10-23, 2025 India-Egypt Army
Rajasthan (India) JIMEX (8th) June 2024 India Japan
(3rd) Navy Yokosuka, Japan
LA PEROUSE January 2025 Multinational Navy Indonesia Red Flag June 2024 Multinational AirForce Alaska, USA
(4th EDITION) (Hosted by France) Organized by the
United States Air
Surya Kiran (18th) Dec(31, 2024) India - Nepal Army Saljhandi, Nepal Force (USAF)
Jan (13, 2025)
India - Sri Lanka
Shakti (7th) May 2024 India - France Army Umroi, Meghalaya
SLINEX 24(11th) Dec 2024 Navy Visakhapatnam ..........

Dosti (16th) February 2024 India, Sri Lanka, Coast Guard Maldives
HARIMAUSHAKTI Dec 2024 India - Malaysia Army Bentong Camp, Maldives
(4th) Malaysia
Tarkash (7th) May 2024 India - USA Army Kolkata
Dec 2024 India - Vietnam Coast Guard Kochi
Sahyog Hop Tac
India - Cambodia Army Pune, India Dustlik (5th) April 2024 India - Uzbekistan Army Termez.
CINBAX (1st) Dec 2024
Uzbekistan
Garuda Shakti (9th) November 2024 India - Indonesia Army Jakarta, Indonesia
Tiger Triumph March 2024 India - USA Tri-service Indian Eastern
Austrahind (3rd) November 2024 India - Australia Army Pune, Maharashtra (1st) Focus on Coast
Humanitarian
VINBAX (5th) November 2024 India - Vietnam Army Haryana Assistance and
Special Forces Army Idaho, USA Disaster Relief
Vajra Prahar (15th) November 2024
units (India) (HADR)
Green Berets (USA) Sea Defenders March 2024 India - USA Coast Guard Port Blair
Antariksha Abhvas November 2024 India Defence New Delhi
IMT Trilateral (2nd) March 2024 India, Navy Zanzibar (Tanzania)
(First Space Space Mozambique, Maputo,
Exercise) Agency Tanzania (Mozambique)
November 2024 India Tri services Mechuka,
Poorvi Prahar Lamitye (10TH) March 2024 India Seychelles Army Seychelles
Arunachal Pradesh

October 2024 India, Japan, USA, Navy Visakhapatnam Samudra March 2024 India - Malaysia Navy Visakhapatnam
Malabar (28th) Lakshmana (3rd)
Australia
Shanti Prayas (4th) March 2024 Multinational Army Kathmandu, Nepal
SIMBEX (31th) October 2024 India - Singapore Navy Visakhapatnam
India - Oman Navy Goa Milan (12th) February 2024 Multinational Navy Visakhapatnam
Naseem AI Bahr October 2024
Auli, Uttarakhand SADA TANSEEQ February 2024 India - Saudi Army Mahajan,
KAZIND (8th) October 2024 India - Kazakhstan Army Arabia Rajasthan
(1st)
Navy Mediterranean Sea
Varuna (22nd) September 2024 India -France India - UAE Bikaner, Rajasthan
Desert Cyclone January 2024 Army
Yudh Abhyas September 2024 India - USA Army Rajasthan (1st)
(20th) India, France, UAE Air Force Rajasthan
Desert Knight (2nd) January 2024
Al Najah (5th) September 2024 India - Oman Army Salalah, Oman
Ex Ayutthaya (It January 2024 India-Thailand Navy Indian Ocean
Udar Shakti(10th) August 2024 India -Malaysia Air Force Malaysia translates as The
Ulaanbaatar,
Invincible One')
EX Khaan Quest August 2024 Multinational Army
Mongolia January 2024 India - Japan Coast Guard Chennai
(21st) Sahyog Kaijin
India - Kyrgyzstan Army Himachal Pradesh
Khanjar (1th) January 2024
18 19
 SA* SSBN India's fourth nuclear- powered
Missile Tests ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), known Person in News Shubhanshu Shukla He has
as S4*, has been launched on October 1e selected to pilot the Axiom been
Naval AntiShip
Missile Test DRDO
2024 at Visakhapatnam. acollaboration between Mission 4,
Navy carried
out
National

Space and NASA. Axiom

and Indian
trials of first of its Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher RekhaGupta Rekha Gupta has been
successful flight
Integrated Test Sworn in asthe new Chief Minister of Anshuman Gaekwad He
passed away
kind NASM from
Range,
Feb. 25, 2025.
Chandipur on
Air Defence
Itis developed by DRDO's Armament
Research and Development Establishment
Delhi with asix-member council of
Ministers on February 20,2025. She is
on July 31,2024, at the age of
Gaekwad was a respected figure71.in
Indian
ACfLuaritens
Very Short-Range
successfully
(ARDE), played a the fourth woman CM of Delhi. cricket, known for his
System The DRDO
flight tests of the
vital role in Shaktikanta Das The Former governor of contributions as a player, coach, and
carried out three
fourth-generation miniaturized neutralizing PRIShaktikanta Das has been appointed administrator.
Short-Range Air
Defence enemy positions Principal Secretary (0) to Prime Minister Ruskin Bond Arenowned English
Very
System (VSHORADS) from during the Kargil Narendra Modi. He was served as the author, was awarded the Sahitya
Chandipur, coast of Odisha
off the War. Governorof RBIfrom 2018-23. Akademi Fellowship at his Mussoorie
on February 1,2025. Vivek Joshi He assumed charge of residence. Born on May 19, 1934, in
Ground Test On ISRO Missions Election Commissioner of India on 19th Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, he has
Scramjet Engine been writing for over 50 years across
DRDO has February 2025
January 21, 2025 the Space Mission By ISRO GSLV-F15/NVS-02 various genres.
ground
successfully carried out the Sadhna Saxena Nair Lt Gen Sadhna
test of Scramjet-powered
Mission The ISRO successfully launched of Saxena Nair became the first woman Sudha Murty She was nominated to
hypersonic technology. Scramjets
theGSLV-F15 rocket carrying the NVS-02 the Rajya Sabha by President
Director General Medical Services
satellite. The event took place on DroupadiMurmu. Nomination
are air-breathing engines. (Army) on August 1, 2024. She was also
29 January 2025 at Sriharikota. Coincides with International
Long-Range Land Attack Cruise the first woman to hold the post of DG
Missile The DRDO successfully SPaDeX Mission SpaDeX mission
Hospital Services (Armed Forces) as an Women's Day, emphasizing 'Nari
carried out the first flight test of the launched on December 30,2024. This is a Air Marshal
Shakti.

Long-Range Land Attack Cruise

cost-effective technology demon-strator Jiya RaiA16-year-old para swimmer,
mission for the demonstration of in-space Dr. Manmohan Singh Dr. Manmohan
Missile (LRLACM) on November 12, became the youngest and fastest
Singh, India's 13th Prime Minister anda female
2024 from Integrated Test Range, docking using two small spacecraft para swimmer to solo swim
launched byPSLV-C60. distinguished economist,passed away across the English Channel.
Chandipur, Odisha. on December 26, 2024, at the age of 92.
LSAM 12 (Missile Cum Ammunition PSLV-C59/Proba-3 Mission PSLV-C59
Barge) The Indian Navy launched vehicle carried Proba-3 spacecraft into a Gyanesh Kumar
the Missile Cum Ammunition highly elliptical orbit as a Dedicated
He took charge as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner of India on
Barge, LSAM 12 (Yard 80) on commercial mission of NewSpace India
October 10,2024 at Mira Limited (NSIL)on December 05, 2024. 19th February 2025 replacing Rajeev Kumar. Gyanesh Kumar appointed
Proba-3 is an In-Orbit Demonstration as India's first CEC under new law and overse key elections untill2029.
Bhayandar, Maharashtra. It is He was the Home Secretary in 2019, when Article 370 was revoked.
designed to strengthen its (I0D) mission of the European Space
operational logistics. Agency. Kami Rita Sherpa
ANepali mountaineer, reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 30th
time. He broke his own previous record. He has been scaling the
Long-Range Glide Bomb The Defence Research and mountains for over decades. His mountaineering journey began in 1992
Development Organisation (DRDO) successfullyconducted the when he joined an expedition to everest as asupport staff member.
first flight test of the long-range glide bomb (LRGB) named
Gaurav on Auqust 13, 2024. The test was executed using a Ratan Tata
Su-30MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force off the Odisha coast. He passed away on Otober 9, 2024. He was honored with India's
Agni-Prime Balistic Missile The Strategic Forces Command Second highest Civilian awards Padma Vibhushan (2008).
(SFC) and DRDO has suCcessfully caried out a níght trial He was the chairman of Tata Group from 1991 to 2012 and again from
advanced missile from Abdul Kalam Island, located of this
off the 2016 to 2017.
Odisha coast on Apri 3, 2024.
Nirmala Sitharaman
Long-Range Hypersonic Missile lndia successfully On February 1, 2025., Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
the test of its first long-range conducted presented the Union Budget, for Financial year 2025-26 marking her
hypersonic missile
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Island off the coast of Odishafrom
on
Eighth consecutive Budget presentation. She is the first Finance
November 16, 2024., achieving a major Minister to present the Budget eight times in a row. She is inches closer
20 technology. breakthrough in defence to Morarji Desai's record of 10 Budget presentation.
21
 Sunita Williams She is an American Place in News
astronaut who got stranded at the ISs
since June 2024 along with fellow
NATIONAL
Charaideo Moidam They represent
Belgaum, Karnataka The centenary the
astronaut Butch Wilmore. mound-burial systemwereofadded
of the Belgaum Congress Session was from Assam. They Ahom todynasty
Kashyap Pramod "Kash" Patel He has
celebrated in Belgaum in Dec., 2024.
been appointed as the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FB), Bihar The first dry port of Bihar has
near
UNESCO World Heritage List as
43rd entry in July, 2024. India's CLAuafrteisn
His parents are Indian immigrants of been inaugurated at Bihta, Rajkot The Comptroller and Auditor
DY Chandrachud
in October, 2024. General (CAG) of India inaugurated the
Gujarati origin. Patna
Former Chief Justice DY
Chandrachud
Bashar al-Assad His government was Rajasthan Meta and 'IndiaAl International Centre for Audit of Local
retired after a two-year tenure, during overthrown by Syrian rebels, unveiled the Centre for Generative Al, Governance (iCAL) in Rajkot, Gujarat in
which he delivered 93 judgments and spearheaded by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Shrijan at lT Jodhpur in October, July, 2024.
promoted live-streaming of court (HTS) in 2024. He served as the 2024. Panandhro Lignite Mine, Gujarat A
hearings. president of Syria from 2000 to 2024. Sri Vijaya Puram (Andaman and 5,200-year-old Harappan settlement at
Yoon Suk Yeol He was impeached and Nicobar lslands) Erstwhile Port Blair Padta Bet and a giant predator snake
Sitaram Yechury CPI(M) leader Sitaram suspended from his presidential was renamed as SriVijaya Puram in named asuki indicus were discovered
Yechury passed away on September On 2 here in April, 2024.
bodv was powers On 14 December 2024. September, 2024.
12, 2024 at the age of 72. His December 2024, Yoon declared martial Tamil Nadu Nanjarayan Bird Pathimalaicave, Tamil Nadu 3000 years
donated to AlIMS for medical research. law in South Korea. Sanctuary and Kazhuveli Bird old rock art paintings found in TN.
Sanjay Malhotra Former Revenue Sanctuary were added to Ramsar
Muhammad Yunus Appointed as the INTERNATIONAL
Secretary Sanjay Malhotra has been Chief Adviser of the Interim Sites List in August 2024.
appointed as the 26th Governor of the
Potomac River In February, 2025, a US
Government of Bangladesh. He is the Kolkata ln July, 2024, Union Minister military helicopter and apassenger
Reserve Bank of India.
founder of Grameen Bank, received of Coal and Mines, G. Kishan Reddy, plane collided mid-air crashing into the
Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain, the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. inaugurated the National Landslide Potomac River.
legendary tabla maestro, passed away Forecasting Centre at GSI, Dharitri
on December 16, 2024 at the age of 73. He pioneered the concepts of Gulf of Mexico and Denali US President
microcredit and microfinance. Campus, Salt Lake City, Kolkata. Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico as
Justice Sanjiv Khanna Justice Sanjiv
Khanna was sworn in as the 51st Chief Sayyid Ebrahim Raees He died in a Jammuand Kashmir Srinagar was the Gulf of America and reverted Denali
helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan recognised as a 'World Craft City' by to Mount Mckinley in January, 2025.
Justice of India by President Droupadi WorldCrafts Council in June, 2024.
Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. province of lran. Served as the 8TH
president of Iran from 2021 to May
Maharaja Bir Bikram On August 19, 2024.
2024,PM paid tribute to Maharaja Bir
Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur on During Raisi's term, Iran, joined SCo
his birth anniversary, recognizing his and BRICS, and supported Russia in its
role in Tripura's modernization. invasion of Ukraine.

International
Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-ThaniThe Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla (GGTP)
Emir of Qatar visited India on February Dhordo Village, Kutch, Gujarat Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh was declared
17 and 18, 2025. The meeting between Awarded as best tourism village by
UNWTO. as India's 56th tiger reserve in Nov., 2024.
Al-Thani and Prime Minister Narendra
Modiheld in New Delhi.
Prince Shah Karim al-Husseini He held
the title of Aga Khan IV, died on Feb. 4, Donald Trump
2025 in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of
88. He was a spiritual leader of millions He served as 45", and re-elected as the
of lsnaili Muslins and one of the 47" President of the United States. He
most prominent philanthropists. world'spreyiously built his career as a real
Justin Trudeau Resigned in January estate developer and gained widespread
Nalanda University Narendra Modi Tawa Reservoir, Madhya Pradesh
2025 after holding the PM post recognition as the host of the reality TV List in
since It was added to Ramsar Sites
2015. He was the 23rd Prime Minister show The Apprentice. inaugurated the new campus of the August 2024.
of Canada. His campaign was centred around the Nalanda University in Rajgir in June, 2024. 23
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slogan "Make America Great Again."
 tanker spilled oil in
Kerch Strait A Russian
December, 2024. The Kerch
Awards and Prizes
Kerch Strait in of
Black Sea and the Sea BCCI Awards 2025
Strait connects the Nobel Prize
Azov in eastern Europe. Awards Winners John HopfieldWinners
and
for 2024
Aleppo Rebel militia Hayat
Tahrir al-Sham Polly Umrigar Award-Best Jasprit Geoffrey Hinton
(Physics) For foundational
second-largest city, in
seized Aleppo, Syria's International Cricketer - Men Bumrah and inventions that enable discoveries
December, 2024.
Dominica Sylvanie Burton,
President of
Pokhara Valley, Nepal and China
Rest International Cricketer - Smriti
Women Mandhana
learning with artificial machine
David Baker, Demis neural networks.
ACLfuraitens
National Hassabis and
Dominica conferred the highest launched the Phewa Dialogue Best International Sarfaraz John Jumper (Chemistry)
Award-"Dominica Award of Honour" to Debut- Men Khan For
PM Modi in November, 2024.
series in Pokhara Valley in computational protein design
December, 2024. BCCI Special Award R. Ashwin protein structure prediction. and for
Triton Island Satellite imagery in October, .....-.****
Best International Debut - Asha
2024 revealed significant military buildup by Women Sobhana
China on Triton Island in South China Sea.
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Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Sachin

South Africa South Africa became the first Achievement Award Tendulkar
country to allowHeritable Human Genome
Editing (HHGE) in October, 2024. Major Dhyan Chand Khel
Mauritania The President of India visited Ratna Award
Mauritania in October, 2024. Mauritania lies Name Sport/Event Achievements
in westèrn Africa and is located on the South Korea It declared itself a Manu Bhaker Shooting Double Olympic Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
Atlantic Coast.
superaged society as the share medalist (Physiology, Medicine) The discovery
Malawi The President of India visited Malawi of microRNA and its role in Gene
of its population aged 65 or Over Gukesh D Chess World Champion
in October, 2024. Malawi (formerly known as surpassed 20%. Harmanpreet Hockey Led team to a
Regulation.
Nyasaland) is a landlocked country in Singh bronze medal Han Kang (Literature) For her intense
southeastern Africa. poetic prose that confronts historical
Praveen Para Won a gold
Mexico Mexico became the first country to Kumar Athletics medal traumas and exposes the fragility.
approve popular election of judges in Nihon Hidankyo (Peace Prize) For his
September, 2024. Arjuna Awards efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear
Jordan in September, 2024, WHO declared Name Sport/Event weapons and for demonstrating
Jordan as the first country in the world to through witness testimony that nuclear
Jyothi Yarraji Athletics
eliminate leprosy. Annu Rani weapons must never be used again.
Athletics
Thailand It became the first Southeast Asian
Nigeria President of Nigeria, Nitu Ghangas Boxing
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and
country to legalize same-sex marriage in James Robinson (Economic Sciences)
Bola Ahmed Tinubu conferred the Saweety Boora
September, 2024. Boxing For studies of how institutions are
national award - Grand Vantika Agarwal
Darussalam Brunei The first ever bilateral Chess formed and affect prosperity.
visit by an Indian PM to Brunei Darussalam Commander of the Order of Niger Salima Tete
to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Hockey
took place in September, 2024. Rakesh Kumar 2024 ICC Awards
in November, 2024. Para-Archery
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Indian team Preeti Pal Jasprit Bumrah
Para-Athletics
unfurled 7800 sq ft Indian national flag atop ............

Sir Garfield Sobers

Uhuru Summit of Kilimanjaro, the Navdeep Singh Para-Athletics Trophy for ICC Men's
peak of Africa in August, 2024. highest Sarabjot Singh Shooting Cricketer of the Year
Guam Island INS Shivalik visited Guam Island, 32 Athletes received this prestigions
aUS territory in the Pacific Ocean, award.
after Smriti Mandhana
participating in RIMPAC2024 in Aug., 2024. ICC Women's ODI
Morocco New World Soil Health Index
vwas
Dronacharya Award Hero cricketer of the Year
announced by UNESCO at the International Name Sport/Event
conference on Soils in Morocco Snake lsland (Ukraine) Russian Subhash Rana Para-Shooting
in missiles attacked Ukraine's Snake
Austria Prime Minister Modi S Muralidharan Badminton
in July 2024. It was the first visited Austria Island, alsoknown as Zmiinyi Melie Kern (New
Zealand) ICC Women's
trip by an lndian Island, located in the Black Sea in
Prime Minister to Austria in 41 Maulana Abul Kalam cricketer of the year
being in 1983 by Indira Gandhi.years, last October, 2024.
Azad Trophy
24 25
Chandigarh University (CU)
 67th Grammy Awards 2025
Padma Awards 2025
Winner(s)
BHARAT RATNA
Arjuna Awards
(Lifetime) for
Padma Vibhushan
Category Work(s) WINNERS 2024
Outstanding Performance Beyoncé
Field
Album of the Year Cowboy Carter
Sport/Event Name State
Name Record of the Year Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us
Athletics Sharada Sinha Art Bihar
Sucha Singh Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us
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Year
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Para-Swinmming (Posthumous) Song of the
Murlikant Rajaram Petkar
Nageshwar Reddy Medicine Telengana Environment Awards
Literature Awards
for 2024
Justice (Retd.) Public Chandigarh Winner(s) Achievement Karpoori Thakur He is also
Sahitya Akademi Awards
as "Jan Nayak", served as known
Awards
JS Khehar Affairs
Language Winner Category
Work
Goldman Alok Shukla Led a campaign to Chief Minister twice. Bihar's
Psychiatric Rajnikant Lakhia Art Gujarat save forests from coal
Kashmiri
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