2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Dr.TV Somanathan
TV Somanathan has recently become the Cabinet Secretary of India.
2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Hayao Miyazaki, film director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has been awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2024.
23rd Law Commission of India
President Droupadi Murmu has approved the creation of the 23rd Law Commission of India.
GSDP Growth
Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan have been recognized as the fastest-growing large states in India by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
Vishanu Yuddh Abhyas
India’s first national mock drill called “Vishanu Yuddh Abhyas” to address the growing threat of zoonotic diseases.
‘Aparajita’
The West Bengal Assembly recently passed the Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024. This new law is designed to provide stronger protections for women and children, particularly in response to the rising concerns about sexual crimes.
India Successfully Launches Agni-4 Ballistic Missile
India recently conducted a successful test of the Agni-4 ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha.
INS Arighaat
India has recently commissioned its second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), named INS Arighaat.
World’s Top Plastic Polluter country
India has become the largest plastic polluter in the world, producing 9.3 million tonnes of plastic waste every year. This amount makes up about 20% of the total global plastic emissions.
India’s First Silicon Carbide Facility
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi recently inaugurated India’s first silicon carbide manufacturing facility.
‘Dancing Girls’
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal have discovered three new species of ginger in the Eastern parts of India, particularly in the states of Mizoram and Meghalaya.
