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PARMAR SSC

CURRENT AFFAIRS
PART - 4

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WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX 2024: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM’s ENERGY TRANSITION INDEX 2024:

Released by : Reporters without Border

- INDIA ranks 63rd
- 1st : SWEDEN

- INDIA ranks 159/180; score 31.28

- 1st : NORWAY
- 2nd : DENMARK
- 3rd : SWEDEN
- last: ERITREA

• IIT BOMBAY ranks 1st in India in the QS World university ranking 2024, overall ranks 118 in world.
• India lost 2.33 mn hectares of tree cover since 2000, acc to Global Forest Watch.( 6% decrease)

STATES & SCHEMES:

• India 1st Constitution Park, developed by Indian Army + Punit Balan Group in PUNE
• KARNATAKA gov mandated 33% Reservations for Women in govt Contract jobs
• Uttarakhand Launched ‘Pirul Lao- Paise Lao’ campaign to combat forest fires.
• Uttarakhand launched NAKSHASTRA SABHA , an astrotourism campaign.
• 1st police drone city: Chennai
• PUNJAB launched MISSION NISCHAY to combat the supply & demand of drugs
• Om shaped temple inaugurated in Pali, Rajasthan
• GI tags UP- 1.Sanjhi ceremonial craft
2. Tiranga Barfi
3. Kathiya gehu
• “Booth Rabta” launched by Punjab govt to bridge gap between voters & election authorities.
• Gepan
GHEPAN Garth
GATHLake
lake - Himachal Pradesh.
• India’s 1st transgender sarpanch, now a Lok Sabha candidate from MP’s Damoh: Ms. Durga BaiMajhwar
• SRINAGAR- 4th Indian city as Craft city ( 1st - Jaipur, 2nd Malappuram, 3rd Mysore)
• India’s first multipurpose green hydrogen pilot project: HIMACHAL P.
• CYCLONE GAMANE - MADGASCAR
• Udhampur railway station of J&K changed name to Tushar Mahajan
• Utkela Airport inaugurated in ODISHA by civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.

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🌟 🌟 Public Examinations ( Prevention of unfair means) Bill, 2024:

-Anti- paper leak bill
- 3-5 yrs jail, fine of 10lakhs
-1 cr fine if service provider involved
-introduced by Jitendra Singh
- introduced on 5th feb
- Assent from President on

• Menstrual leave policy for female employees: SIKKIM HIGH COURT ( smallest HC)
• Bank of Maharashtra launched ‘Maha Krishi Samrudhhi Yojana’
• MUKHYAMANTRI MAJHI LADKI BEHAN scheme - Maharashtra
Beneficiary- ₹1500 to women of 21-35 yrs age

• CDP-SURAKSHA PLATFORM Launched by Central gov aims to disburse Subsidies to horticulture farmers.
• IRDAI removed age limit for purchasing health insurance policy in India.
- Chairman: Debashish Panda
- estb in 1999
- Hq: Hyderabad

• NAYA SAVERA SCHEME : launched by M/o Minority affairs

-Aka the Free Coaching & Allied Scheme.
- to assist student of 6 minority groups ( Sikh, Jain, Muslim Christian, Buddhist , Parsi)
- coaching period. 3 months to 2 years
- income less than ₹6lakh per year

APPOINTMENTS:

• JETHA AHIR : new NAFED Chairman ( National Agriculture cooperative marketing federation)
• President of SC Bar Association: KAPIL SIBAL
• ⭐ 1st Woman DGP of Meghalaya : IDASHISHA NONGRAN
• Chief of Personnel of Indian Navy: SANJAY BHALLA
• MIKHAIL MISHUSTIN : Re-appointed as PM of Russia
• National Ambassador for UNICEF India: KAREENA KAPOOR.
• Pro-tem speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha: BHARTURAHI MAHTAB
• P.K. MISHRA : Principal secretary to the PM Modi.
• AJIT DOVAL : National Security Advisor
• N. Chandrababu Naidu - CM of Andhra Pradesh.
Kalyan Singh - Deputy CM of Andhra
• CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM: 1st Female president of Mexico
• ⭐ Next Chief of the Army Staff: Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi ji
• ⭐ JYOTI VIJ: DG of FICCI (estb. 1927)
• ANURAG BATRA: elected as member of international academy of Television Arts & Sciences, representing India.
⭐ ⭐ INDIAN NAVY’s 1st woman Helicopter Pilot: Sub-Lieutenant Anamika B. Rajeev
• India’s 1st female jury member at summer Olympics: BILQUIS MIR
• PM Modi featured on the cover of Newsweek Magazine
• New PM of Portugal: Luis Montenegro.
• YUVRAJ SINGH & USAIN BOLT & AFRIDI & CHRIS GAYLE: Ambassador for ICC Men’s T20 WC
• IPS Rajeev Kr. Sharma: new DG of Bureau of Police research & Development.
• Sanjay Nayar: new president of ASSOCHAM
• Head of IMF for a 2nd Five year term- KRISTALLINA GEORGIEVA.( Bulgaria)
• Prof. Naima khatoon- 1st woman VC of Aligarh Muslim University
• Next chief of Naval Staff: Vice admiral Dinesh Kr Tripathi.

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AWARDS

• International Booker Prize 2024: JENNY ERPENBECK (Germany)

Translated by: MICHAEL HOFMANN
• Prestigious GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE, 2024: Alok Shukla
• The Shaw Prize 2024, in Astronomy: SHRINIVAS R. KULKARNI
• SULTAN AZLAN SHAH cup (Malaysia) : Win: JAPAN. Runner Up: Pakistani
( India didn’t Participate)
• ⭐ ⭐ United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the year , 2023 : Radhika Sen
• All we Imagine is Light, an Indian Film, won Grand Prix award at 77th CANNES FILM FESTIVAL.
-DIRECTOR: Payal Kapadia
-Anusuya Sengupta: Best Actress ( uncertain cat.) for ‘The Shamless’

⭐ ⭐ 65th Raman Magsaysay Award 2023:

RAVI KANNAN R. ( oncologist from India)
EUGENIO LEMOS
MIRIAM CORONEL FERREL
KORVI RAKSHAND
🌟 ‘ Green Oscar’ Whitley Gold Award. 2024: Purnima Devi Barman ( Assam)
• UN’s Ag Hammarskjold medal : Naik Dhananjay Kr.Singh ( posthumously)
( Ruchika Kamboj received on his behalf)
• ⭐ 1st Indian to receive ‘Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award’ from South Africa: VINOD GANATRA
• PEN PINTER PRIZE 2024 by British Library: ARUNDHATI ROY for
2023: MICHAEL ROZEN for Fearless
• 12th VISHWA HINDI SAMMAN: USHA THAKUR
• International Culture Award: Prof. Meena Charanda
• Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award: Amitabh Bachhan .
• Aryabhatta Award by Aeronautical Society of India to: PAVULURI SUBBA RAO
• BINDYARANI DEVI won International weightlifting World Cup 2024.

• 69th National Film Awards:

BEST FILM: ROCKETRY: The Nambi effect
BEST ACTOR: ALLU ARJUN
BEST ACTRESS: ALIA BHATT

• UNESCO’s Asia pacific cultural Heritage Award: BYCULLA RAILWAY STATION ( Maharashtra)

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SPORTS

UBER CUP & THOMUS CUP 2024-

IPL, 2024
- Winner- CHINA
- Runner up: INDONESIA • Orange Cap: VIRAT KOHLI ( RCB)
- Host: CHINA • Purple Cap: HARSHAL PATRL ( kings11 Punjab)
- INDIA lost in Quarter finals • Most Valuable Player: SUNIL NARINE (KKR)
- India won the 2022 cup. • Win:KKR. Runner up: SRH

LAUREUS SPORTS AWARDS, 2024: • Asian Wrestling championship 2024 held at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Silver- Udit
• MALE Player of the year - NOVAK DJOKOVIC (Serbia) Bronze- Abhimanyu and Vicky
• FEMALE Player of the year- AITANA BONMATI (Spain)
• Comeback of the Year: SIMON BILES (America)

US OPEN, 2023 ITALIAN OPEN, 2024 ( tennis)

• MEN’s single winner: NOVAK DJOKOVIC • MEN’s single winner: ALEXANDER ZVEREV ( Germany)
• FEMALE’s Single winner: COCO GAUFF ( USA) • FEMALE’s Single winner: IGA SWIATEK (Poland)

• ⭐ ⭐ DIPA KARMAKAR won Gold at 2024 Asian Women’s Gymnastics Championships ( 1st Indian)
• ⭐ JYOTI RATRE: India’s Oldest woman to conquer Mt. Everest. ( age 55)
• Host 2027 FIFA WOMEN’s World Cup: Brazil
• Host FIFA MEN’s World Cup : MEXICO+ USA+ CANADA
• Host 2023 : Australia + N. Zealand, Winner : SPAIN

• FEDERATION CUP, 2024: Host ( Bhubhaneshwar, Odisha)

-Neeraj Chopra won Gold
• Winner of Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland Chess Tournament, 2024: MAGNUS CARLSEN
• 2025 BWF World Junior Badminton Championships Host: INDIA ( Guwahati,Assam)

• ⭐ CARLOS ALCARAZ : youngest man to win grand slam titles on all 3 surfaces, after winning French Open 2024
• FIH Hockey Men’s Junior WC , dec 2025 HOST: INDIA
• ⭐ 1st Indian to win 3-Star Grand Prix equestrian event: SHRUTI VORA
• GOLD MEDAL in women’s long jump at the TAIWAN ATHELETICS OPEN 2024: NAYANA JAMES
• PAT CUMMINS : consecutive hat-tricks in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Also received ‘wisden leading cricketer of the year’
• SHAFALI VERMA : 1st Indian woman cricketer to score over 200 runs in a single day’s play ( against S.A)
• PUJA TOMAR :1st Indian to win UFC fight.
• IIT Madras hosted BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT.
• HOCKEY INDIA BALBIR SINGH SR.AWARD for player of the year ( women) : Salima Tete
(Men) : Hardik Singh
• 56th National Kho Kho championship:
Winner ( men & women) - MAHARASHTRA
• NO. 1 chess player in India acc to April 2024 FIDE rating list- ARJUN ERIGASI.
• D GUKESH won FIDE candidate Chess tournament 2024.

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• PANKAJ ADVANI - 4th Consecutive winner of CCI Billiards Classic.
• SUMIT NAGAL: 1st Indian to enter Monte Carlo Masters singles main draw in 42 yrs.
• 41st Badminton Asia Championship 2024 held at Ningbo, China.
• Dinesh Karthik & Kedar Jadhav retired from all formats of cricket
• Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma & Jadeja retired from T20 format .
• 3rd player to hit 6 sixes in an over in a T20I: DIPENDRA SINGH AIREE.
• SUKANT KADAM- silver medalist at Spanish Para Badminton International 2024-II tournament
• PRACHI YADAV- WON 2 gold medal at the PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
• SREEJA AKULA- top TT player acc to latest ITTF rankings
• Yuki Bhambri+ Albano Olivetti won 2024 BMW open Tennis tournament
• India Won 3 gold medals(maximum) at 2023 World Archery Championships ;
Held at Berlin, 🇩🇪 Germany .
( Aditi swamy, Ojas Pravin)

• PRIYA MALIK : Gold in U20 World Wrestling Championships ( Amman, Jordan)

• INDIA won Asians Champions Trophy Title 2023. (4th time) hosted by Chennai.
India: total 14 medals,
4 Gold medals ( Mohit Kumar, Antim panghal, Savita, Priya Malik)

• Maximum medals at ISSF junior World Championship 2023- Host S.Korea

1st - China
2nd- India ( total 17 medals, Gold-6)

SCIENCE & DEVELOPMENTS

• World’s 1st 3D-printed rocket engine, a single piece, named - AGNIBAAN or AGNIBAAN SORTED
(developed by Agnikul cosmos, Chennai)
• World’s deepest blue hole discovery in MEXICO
• 1st AI anchor in India’s govt- KRISH & BHOOMI
• 1st Indian Tourist to journey into space with Blue Origin’s N-25 mission: GOPI THOTAKURA
• World’s 1st wooden ( Maglonia Wood) satellite built by KYOTO UNI, Japan: LIGNOSAT
• KASA: Korea AeroSpace Administration. ( S.korea )
• UN declares as 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science & Tech. [ 2023- Millets, 2024- Camelids]
• Barauni thermal Power Station Stage 1- recently closed , is in Begusarai, Bihar
• RBI’s new agency Digital India Trust Agency (ICPA) : fight against Cybercrime
• GUJCOST ( Gujarat Council on science and technology) nodal centre for training of individuals in Space Science under START program of ISRO
START- Space science & Tech Awareness Training

• Navratna status awarded to - NATIONAL FERTILISERS LTD & IREDA

-Also to Mazagong dock shipbuilders.
- total 18 navratnas
• Pyolijji-1-2 anti aircraft missile & Hawai-1 Ra-3 cruise missile developed by North Korea
• Russia’s Oleg kononenko: record for staying 1000 days in space.
• Change’ 6 Mission - lunar mission of China. (Samples from far side of the moon)
• Proposed the existence of Higgs Boson ( God Particle) : Peter Higgs
• Vasuki indicus- fossil of the largest snake that ever lived on earth
• BAPU tower inaugurated in PATNA. (Copper plated)
• National space day : 23 Aug ( chandryaan 3 success)
• LUPEX lunar mission will be launched by ISRO+ JAXA
• 18th country to eliminate Trachoma: IRAQ
• Female Robot for GAGANYAAN MISSION: VYOM MITRA
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MIXED AFFAIRS

• Cyclone REMAL named by OMAN.

• CHABAHAR Port is in IRAN (10yr deal with India)
• SITTWE port of Myanmar
• VENEZUELA: 1st country to lose all Glaciers.
• 99th Member of ISA( Hq. Gurugram) : SPAIN (97th- MALTA)
• Ebrahim Raisi, President of Iran, & Hussain Amir Abdullahidin (foreign minister)passed away in
helicopter crash.
• Current President of Iran: MASOUD PEZESHKAN.

• INDIAN ARMY to receive IGLA-S air defence systems from Russia.

It’s a Man portable air defence system,
India to receive 48 launches & 100 missiles
• fLIRT : new COVID Varient
• Highest Paid Athelets acc to Forbes list C. Ronaldo
• Victoria Shi: an AI powered digital spokesperson of Ukraine.
• Kuwait started 1st ever Hindi Broadcast.
• RBI has transferred 100 tonnes of gold from its vaults in UK to domestic values in India.
• Ruchiraj Kamboj , 1st woman permanent representative of India to UN, retired after 4 decades.
• RBI cancelled Purvanchal cooperative bank.
• Nalanda University, Rajgir. New campus inaugurated by PM Modi.
• Rs 76,200 cr. approved for the construction of a major port in Vadhavan, Maharashtra .
• UNESCO’s Memory of the World AsiaPacific Regional Register:
- Ramcharitmanas
- Sahrdayaloka-locana
- Panchatantra
• MONGLA PORT of Bangladesh, India will operate & build a new terminal here
Also imp - Dar-el-Salem port of Tanzania (operated by Adani group)

• World’s Highest polling station : Tashigang, Himachal Pradesh. ( 15,250 ft. Approx height)
• World’s 1st conservation & breeding centre for Asian king vulture: MAHARAJGANJ, UP
• World’s 2nd most valuable company overtaking Apple: Nvidia
• Indigenously developed “suicide drones” deliver to Indian Army : NAGASTRA-1
• Autobiography of BILL GATES : SOURCE CODE- My Beginnings
• SHANE WATSONS book - THE WINNERS MINDSET
• RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN’s “I HAVE THE STREETS- a Kutti Cricket story”
• RAJEEV TARANATH - Sarod player passed away at age of 92cin Mysuru
• 1st South Indian actor to have statue at Madame Tussads, Dubai- ALLU ARJUN
• Katchatheevu - a disputed island between India& Sri Lanka
• Largest major ports in terms of cargo volumes in FY24 : PARADIP PORT ( Odisha)
• G2G agreement between India & Israel involves Worker exchange.
• SC recognises Right to be free from adverse effect of climate change under ARTICLE 14 & 21
• HDFC bank- Kavaratti island , Lakshadweep
• ⭐ Shompen tribe of Andaman & Nicobar island voted for the 1st time.
• India’s 1st transshipment port: VIZHINJAM PORT, Kerala.
• CSIR- installed India’s biggest climate Clock at its headquarters in Delhi.
• IIT BOMBAY launched CAT-T : India’s 1st domestic gene therapy
• 1st BCCI accredited HPCA STADIUM venue with a cutting edge hybrid pitch
• New Gold backed currency in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 - ZiG
• Cyclone GAMANE- MADGASCAR
• Operation Iron shield of ISRAEL.
• Germany Legalised Recreational Cannabis
• UK + Rwanda -agreement to relocate asylum seekers.
• Same Pitoroda’s new book: THE IDEA OF DEMOCRACY