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1. Who, What, Where? .............................................................................................................................5-16
2. New Union Cabinet ..................................................................................................................................17
3. Capital of the states, Governor and Chief Minister ....................................................................................18
4. High courts of India .................................................................................................................................. 19
5. Countries of the World : Who, What, Where? ........................................................................................... 20
6. First in India and world : 2022-23 ............................................................................................................. 21
7. Major MoUs signed in the year : 2022-23 ..................................................................................................22
8. Major Mobile Apps and Portals : 2022-23 ................................................................................................. 23
9. Brand Ambassador (campaigns and institutions) ..................................................................................... 24
10. Joint Military Exercises : 2022-23 .............................................................................................................25
11. New Committees and Commissions ........................................................................................................ 26
12. International Organizations : At a glance .................................................................................................. 27
13. International Conferences : 2022-23 ........................................................................................................28
14. National Conferences : 2022-23 .............................................................................................................. 29
15. Major Operations .....................................................................................................................................30
16. Major Reports of Government of India ......................................................................................................31
17. Indexes/Reports : 2021-23 ...................................................................................................................... 32
18. Economic Survey : 2022-23 .....................................................................................................................33
19. Union Budget : 2023-24 ......................................................................................................................34-35
20. Central Government Schemes : 2014-23 ............................................................................................36-38
21. State Government Schemes : 2022-23 ...............................................................................................39-40
22. Economic Scenario ................................................................................................................................. 41
23. Sciences Technology ...............................................................................................................................42
24. Defence 8 Security .................................................................................................................................. 43
25. Space Technology ...................................................................................................................................44
26. Environment & Ecology ........................................................................................................................... 45
27. National SportsAward : 2023 .................................................................................................................. 46
28. National / International : Awards ........................................................................................................ 47-51
29. Sports Panorma ................................................................................................................................. 52-58
30. Books end Authors .................................................................................................................................. 59
31. Important Days ........................................................................................................................................60
32. Important Days and Themes ..............................................................................................................61-62
33. Important Conferences and Summits ...................................................................................................... 63
34. Latest Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................. 64
35. Current Affairs Miscellaneous .......................................................................................................... 65-66
36. Current Affairs : One Liner ...............................................................................................................67-108
37. Current Affairs : MCQs ...................................................................................................................109-144
 Who, What, Where ?
Constitutional Head  Defence Secretary - Giridhar Aramane
 President - Smt. Droupadi Murmu (15th)  Revenue Secretary - Sanjay Malhotra
 Vice President - Jagdeep Dhankhar (14th)  National Security Advisor (NSA) - Ajit Doval
 Prime Minister - Shri Narendra Modi (15th)  Deputy National Security Advisor - Pankaj Kumar Singh
 Chief Economic Advisor - Anantha Nageswaran
Judicial Head
 Principal Scientific Adviser - Ajay Kumar Sood
 Chief Justice, Supreme Court - D Y Chandrachud (50th)
 Attorney General of India - R. Vankataramani (16th) Intelligence and Investigation Organizations Head
 Solicitor General of India - Tushar Mehta  Vigilance Commissioner, CVC - Praveen Kumar Srivastava
 Chairperson, National Green Tribunal - J. Prakash Shrivastava  Director, CBI - Praveen Sood
Parliamentary Head  Chief Information Commissioner - Hiralal Samaria
 Speaker, Rajya Sabha - Jagdeep Dhankhar  Head, Intelligence Bureau (IB) - Tapan Kumar Deka
 Deputy Speaker, Rajya Sabha - Harivansh Narayan Singh  Head, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) - Ravi Sinha
 Secretary General, Rajya Sabha - Pramod Chandra Mody  DG, National Investigation Agency (NIA) - Dinkar Gupta
 Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha - Mallikarjun Kharge  in-Charge Director, ED - Rahul Navin
 Leader of the ruling party, Rajya Sabha - Piyush Goyal  DG, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) - Satya Narayan Pradhan
 Speaker, Lok Sabha (17th) - Om Birla (17th) Paramilitary Forces Head
 Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha - Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary
 DG, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) - Rashmi Shukla
 Secretary General, Lok Sabha - Utpal Kumar Singh
 DG, Border Security Force (BSF) - Nitin Agarwal
Election Commission  DG, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - Anish Dayal Singh
 Chief Election Commissioner - Rajiv Kumar (25th)  DG, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) - Neena Singh
 Election Commissioners - Arun Goyal, Anup chandra Pandey  Director General, National Security Guard (NSG) - M.A. Ganpati
 Deputy Election Commissioners - Ajay Bhadoo, R.K. Gupta,  Director, Special Protection Group (SPG) - Alok Sharma
Umesh Sinha, Chandrabhushan Kumar, Sudip Jain  Additional Director General (ITBP) - Rahul Rasgotra
 DG, National Cadet Corps (NCC) - Gurbirpal Singh
Comptroller and Auditor General
 Director General, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) - Rakesh Pal (25th)
 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
 Director General, National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF)
- Girish Chandra Murmu (14th)
- Atul Karwal
 Comptroller General of Accounts (CGA) - S.S. Dubey (28th)
 DG, Railway Protection Force (RPF) - Manoj Yadav
Armed Forces Head  Director General, Assam Rifles (AR) - Pradeep Chandran Nair
 Supreme Commander - President, Smt. Droupadi Murmu  Director General, Home Guard (HG) - Vivek Srivastava
 Chief of Air Staff - V.R. Chaudhari (27th)
Chairman and Secretary of Commissions
 Chief of Naval Staff - R. Hari Kumar (25th)
 Chairman, NITI Ayog - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Chief of Army Staff - Manoj Pandey (29th)
 Deputy Chairman, NITI Ayog - Suman Kumar Bery
 Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) - Lt. General Anil Chauhan (2nd)
 CEO, NITI Ayog - B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
 DG, Military Operations (DGMO) - Manoj Kumar Katiyar
 Chairman, UPSC - Dr. Manoj Soni
Secretaries and Advisors  Chairman, 22nd Law Commission - Rituraj Awasthi
 Cabinet Secretary - Rajiv Gaba  Chairperson, National Commission for Women - Rekha Sharma
 Adviser, Prime Minister - Amit Khare, Traun Kapoor  Chairman, National Backward Classes Commission
 Principal Secretary, Prime Minister - PK Mishra - Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
 Defence Finance Secretary - Gargi Kaul  Chairman, Staff Selection Commission - S. Kishor
 Foreign Secretary - Vinay Mohan Kwatra  Chairman, 7th Pay Commission - Ashok Kumar Mathur
 Home Secretary - Ajay Kumar Bhalla  Chairperson, Lokpal - Pradip Kumar Mohanty
 Finance Secretary -T.V. Somnathan  Chairman, 16th Finance Commission - Dr. Arvind Panagariya

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 Chairman, Competition Commission of India - Ravneet Kaur  Director, NBCL - P.K. Gupta
 Chairman, National Commission for ST - Harsh Chaouhan  Director, Engineers India Limited - Vartika Shukal
 Chairman, National Commission for SC - Vijay Sampla  Director, NALCO - Sridhar Patra
 Chairman, National Human Rights Commission  Director, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) - M.V. Govatma
- Arun Kumar Mishra (8th)  Director, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited - C B Ananthakrishnan
 Chairman, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights  Director, NMDC - Sumit Deb
- Priyank Kanungo  Director, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) - Atul Bhatt
 Chairman, National Commission for Minorities  Director, Shipping Corporation of India - Harjit Kaur Joshi
- Iqbal Singh Lalpura  CMD, Neyveli Lignite Corporation- Prasanna Kumar Motupalli
Indian Boards / Committees / Authorities and Chairman Head of Educational and Academic Institutions
 First Woman Chairperson, Railway Board - Jaya Verma Sinha  Chairman, UGC - M. Jagdish Kumar
 Chairman, SEBI - Madhabi Puri Buch
 VC, IGNOU - Pro. Nageswara Rao
 CEO, Central Board of Films Certification - Ravindra Bhakar
 VC, University of Delhi - Yogesh Singh
 Chairman, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security - Zulfikar Hasan
 Vice Chancellor, JNU - Shantisree Dhulipudi Pandit
 Chairman, CBDT - Nitin Gupta
 Vice Chancellor, BHU - Sudhir K. Jain
 Chairman, Central Board of Indirect texes and Customs (CBIC)
 Chancellor, Nalanda University - Arvind Pangariya
- Sanjay Kumar Agarwal
 Vice Chancellor, Nalanda University - Abhay Kumar Singh
 Chairman, National Dairy Development Board - Meenesh Shah
 Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia - Prof. Najma Akhtar
 Chairman, Company Law Board (CLB) - Mahesh Mittal Kumar
 Director, NCERT - Dinesh Prasad Saklani
 Chairman, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board
 Chairman, CBSE - Nidhi Chibber
- Sanjeev Nandan Sahay
 President, Sahitya Akademi - Chandrashekhar Kamber
 Chairman, TRAI - P.D. Vaghela
 President, Sangeet Natak Akadmi - Shekhar Sen
 CEO, UIDAI - Amit Agarwal
 President, Lalit Kala Akademi - Uma Nanduri
 Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India - MK Narayan
 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee - Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary Head of Press and Media
 Chairman, Estimates Committee - Girish Bapata  Chairman, Prasar Bharati Board - .............
 Chairman, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)  CEO, Prasar Bharati - Gaurav Dwivedi
- Santosh Kumar Yadav  Chairman, National School of Drama - Paresh Rawal
Head of Maharatna Companies (Total-13)  Chairman, Film and Television Institute of India - R. Madhavan
 Director, NTPC - Gurdeep Singh  Director General, All India Radio - Dr. Vasudha Gupta
 CMD, ONGC - Arun Kumar Singh  Chairman, Press Trust of India (PTI) - K.N. Shanth Kumar
 CMD, SAIL - Amrendu Prakash  Chairman, United News of India (UNI) - S. Mukhopadhyay
 CMD, GAIL - Sandeep Kumar Gupta  Chairman, Indian News Paper Society (INS) - Rakesh Sharma
 Director, Indian Oil Corporatin Ltd. - Shrikant Madhav Vaig Head of Scientific and Research Organizations
 CMD, Coal India Ltd. (CIL) - Polavarapu M. Prasad
 Chairman, ISRO - S. Somnath
 Director, BPCL - G. Krishnakumar
 Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) - A K. Mohanty
 CMD, BHEL - Mr. Koppu Sadashiv Murthy
 Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
 Director, HPCL - Pushp Kumar Joshi
- Dinesh Kumar Shukla
 Director, Power Grid Corporation - Kandikuppa Sreekant
 Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
 CMD, Power Finance Corporation - Parminder Chopara
- Ajit Kumar Mohanty
 Director, REC - Vivek Kumar Dewangan
 Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organization
 Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) - Ranjit Rath
(DRDO) - Samir V. Kamat
Chairman & CMD of Public Sector Enterprises  Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
 Director, BSNL - P.K. Purwar (CSIR) - Nallathamby Kalaiselvi
 Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI) - Sanjeev Kumar  Chairman, Council of Industrial and Development Research
 Director, ITDC - Sambit Patra - T. Ramasamy
 Director, MTNL - Sunil Kumar  Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center - Dr. Unnikrishanan Nair

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 Head of Sports Organizations Head of Economic / Commercial Institutions
 Chairman, ICC - Greg Barclay (New Zealand)  Secretary General, FICCI - Shailesh Pathak
 CEO, ICC - Geoff Allardice  President, FICCI - Anish Shah
 President, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) - Jay Shah  President, ASSOCHAM - Ajay Singh
 First Independent Woman Director, ICC - Indra Nooyi  General Secretary, ASSOCHAM - Deepak Sood
 President, BCCI - Roger Binni (36th)  President, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) - R. Dinesh
 Chairman of Selecters, BCCI - Ajit Agarkar  Chairman, IFFCO - Dileep Sanghani
 Head Coach, Indian Cricket Men Team - Rahul Dravid  Chairman, NASSCOM - Rajesh Nambiar
 Coach, Indian Women's Cricket Team - Amol Muzumdar
 Chairman, Bombay Stock Exchange - Promod Agrawal
 Director General, Sports Authority of India - Neelam Kapoor
 Chairman, Unit Trust of India (UTI) - Leo Puri
 President, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
 CEO, National Stock Exchange (NSE)
- Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh
- Ashish Kumar Chauhan
 President, Table Tennis Fedration of India - Meghana Ahlawat
 Chairman, National Stock Exchange (NSE)
 Chief, All India Football Confederation (AIFF) - Kalyan Chaubey
- Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
 President, Volleyball Federation of India - Achyuta Samant
 CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange - Sundararaman Ramamurthy
 President, All India Chess Federation (AICF) - Sanjay Kapoor
 President, Hockey India - Dilip Tirkey Officials of Banks
 President, Athletic Federation of India (AFI) - Adil Sumariwala
Central Bank
 President, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) - Ajay Singh
 President, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) - PT Usha  Governor, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Shaktikant Das (25th)

 President, Archery Association of India (AAI) - Arjun Munda  Deputy Governor, RBI - Swaminathan Janakiraman, T Rabi
 President, Olympic Council of Asia (IOC) - Sheikh Talal Shankar, M. Rajeshwar Rao, Michael Devvrat Patra
 President, International Athletic Federation - Sebastian Coe (UK)  Chief Financial Officer, RBI - Sudha Balakrishnan
 President, Badminton Association of India (BAI) Head of Public Banks/WBCs
- Hemant Biswa Sarma
 State Bank of India (Chairman) - Dinesh Kumar Khara
 President, FIFA - Gianni Infantino (Italy-Switzerland)
 CFO, State Bank of India - Kameshwar Rao Kodavanti
 President, Indian Weightlifting Federation - Mohamed Jalud
 MD, SBI - Vinay M. Tonse, Ashwini Kumar Tiwari, Alok
 President, International Hockey Federation (FIH)
- Mohammad Tayyab Ikram Kumar Choudhary, Challa Srinivasulu Setty
 President, World Squash Federation (WSF)  Bank of Baroda (MD) - Debadatta Chand
- Jenna Wooldridge (England)  Bank of India (MD) - Rajnish Karnatak
 President, International Golf Federation (IGF)  Bank of Maharashtra - A. S. Rajeev
- Anika Saarenstam (Sweden)
 Canara Bank - K. Satyanarayan Raju
 President, International Boxing Association Athletes Committee
 Central Bank of India (MD & CEO) - Matam Venkata Rao
- Lovlina Borgohain
 Indian Bank - Shanti Lal Jain
 President, Indian Paralympic Committee (IPC) - Deepa Malik
 Indian Overseas Bank (CEO) - Ajay Kumar Srivastava
Head of Insurance Institutions
 Punjab National Bank ( - Atul Kumar Goyal
 Chairman, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of In-
 Punjab & Sind Bank - Sawrup Kumar Saha
dia (IRDAI) - Debashish Panda
 Interim Chairman, LIC - Siddhartha Mohanty  UCO Bank - Ashwani Kumar
 DG, ESIC - Dr. Rajendra Kumar  Union Bank of India - A. Manimekhalai
 Chairman, General Insurance Corporation - Devesh Srivastava Note : After the merger of 10 public sector banks with 4 large public
 CMD, New India Assurance Company Limited - Nirja Kapur sector banks on August 30, 2019, the number of public sector banks
in India has increased to 12 at present. Allahabad Bank merged with
 MD, LIC - R. Doraiswamy
Indian Bank, Andhra Bank merged with Union Bank of India,
 CMD, United India Insurance Company - Satyajeet Tripathy Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India merged with
 CMD, National Insurance Company - Suchita Gupta Punjab National Bank, Syndicate Bank merged with Canara Bank,
 MD & CEO, SBI Life - Amit Jhingran Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank merged with Bank of Baroda.

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 Heads of Private Banks/Financial Institutions/CEO's Head of International Organizations
 Axis Bank - Amitabh Choudhary
Head of the United Nations
 Bandhan Bank - Chandrashekhar Ghosh
 Secretary-General, United Nations - Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
 Kotak Mahindra Bank (CEO) - Ashok Vaswani
 Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations (UNO)
 Kotak Mahindra Bank (Chairman) - C.S. Rajan
- Amina J. Mohamed (Nigeria)
 Indusind Bank (CEO) - Sumant Kathpalia
 President, 77th / 78th session at United Nations General Assembly
 Bank of West - Nandita Bakshi
- Saba Korosi (Hungry) / Dennis Francis (Trinidad- Tobago)
 ICICI Bank - Sandeep Bakshi
Specialized Agencies of the United Nations
 HDFC Bank (CEO) - Shashidhar Jagdishan
 14th President, World Bank (IBRD) - Ajay Banga
 IDFC Bank - Mahendra Shah
 President, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ilham Aliyev
 Yes Bank - Prashant Kumar
 Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 City Union Bank - N. Kamakodi
- Kristalina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
 India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) - J. Venkataramu
 DG, World Trade Organization (WTO) - Ngoji Okonjo-Iweia
 DBS Bank (MD) - Rajat Verma
 Jammu and Kashmir Bank (CEO) - Baldev Prakash  Secretary General, UNCTAD - Rebecca Grinspen (Costa Rica)

 Paytm (COO) - Bhavesh Gupta  Director General, UNESCO - Audre Azoulay (France)

 CEO, Paytm Payments Bank - Surinder Chawala  DG, FAO - Qu Dongyu (China)
 Chairman, SIDBI - S. Raman  DG, ILO - Gilbert Houngbo (Togo)
 IDBI Bank (MD & CEO) - Rakesh Sharma  Head, UNICEF - Catherine Russell (USA)
 MD, EXIM Bank - Harsha Bhupendra Bangari  DG, World Health Organization (WHO) - Tedros Adhanom
 Chairman, NABARD - Shaji KV  Administrator, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
 Chairman, Indian Bank's Association (IBA) - A. K. Goel - Achim Steiner (Brazil-Germany)
 MD, National Housing Bank (NHB) - Sharda Kumar Hota  Secretary General, SAARC-Isala Ruwan Weerakun (Sri Lanka)
 CEO, RBL Bank - R. Subramaniakumar International and Regional Organizations
 CEO, Karur Vysya Bank - B. Ramesh Babu  Secretary General, Commonwealth - Patricia Scotland (Dominica)
 Chairman, Federal Bank - Dilip Sadarangani  President, European Parliament - Roberta Metsola (Malta)
 CEO, Karnataka Bank - Srikrishanan Harihar Sarma
 President, African Union (AU) - Felix Antoine Tshedki (Congo)
 IDFC First Bank (CEO) - V. Vaidyanathan  Secretary General, OPEC - Haitham Al-Ghais (Kuwait)
 Development Credit Bank (DCB Bank) - Murali M. Natarajan  Secretary General, NATO - Jens Stoltenberg (Norway)
 Bhartiya Mahila Bank - S. M. Swati  Secretary General, ASEAN - Lim Jock Hoi (Brunei)
Note : With effect from April 1, 2015, ING Vysya Bank has been  Director, Amnesty International India - Avinash Kumar
merged with Kotak Mahindra Ban, Recently Lakshmi Vilas Bank has
 President, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
been merged with the Indian branch of DBS Bank Singapore.
- Matsugu Asakawa (Japan)
Defence Equipment  Secretary General, INTERPOL - Jurgen Stock (Germany)
Equipment Developed by What is ?  Chairman, INTERPOL - Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi (UAE)
HELINA Development in India Anti-tank Missile  President, International Court of Justice (ICJ) - Joan Donoghue
Chinook American Company Boeing Helicopter  Administrator, Space Agency NASA - Bil Nelson
Barak-8 DRDO and Israel Surface to Air Missile  President, New Development Bank (NDB) - Dilma Rousseff
INS Vela France Scorpene Submarine  High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for
Rafale France (Dassault Aviation) Fighter Aircraft Refugees (UNHCR) - Filippo Grandi (Italy)
S-400 Russia Air Defense System
 President, United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC)
Pinaka India (First Indigenous) Rocket
- Volker Turk (Austria)
INS Kalvari Indigenously built Scorpene Submarine
 Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency
Apache America Fighter Helicopter
- Rafael Grossi (Argentina)

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 Famous National Women Indian Ambassador to various countries
Deepika Mishra - 1st woman Air officer to receive Gallantry Medal Country Capital Ambassador/
High Commissioner
Geeta Rana - First woman officer of the army in Ladakh
Mozambique - Maputo - Robert Shetkintong
Lance Naik Manju - First woman skydiver of the Indian Army
Belgium - Brussels - Saurabh Kumar
Dr, Alka Mittal - First Woman Chairperson of ONGC
Antigua- Barbuda - St. John’s - Dr. Amit S. Telang
PT Usha - First woman President, Indian Olympic Association
Ethiopia - Addis Ababa - Anil Kumar Rai
Meghna Ahlawat -1st woman President, Table Tennis Fed. india Tajikistan - Dushanbe - Rajesh Uike
Abhilasha Barak -First woman combat aviator of the Indian Army Italy - Rome - Vani Sarraju
Madhavi Puri Buch - First woman chairperson of SEBI Lestho Kingdom - Maseru - Prabhat Kumar
Costa Rica - San Jose - Sumith Seth
Dhriti Banerjee- First woman director, Zoological Survey of India
Mongolia - Ulaanbaatar - Atul Malhari Gotsurvc
Soma Mandal - First woman chairperson, SAIL
Sri Lanka - Sri J. W. Kote - Santosh Jha
Ayesha Aziz - India’s youngest female pilot
Australia - Canberra - Gopal Bagley
Sirisha Bandla - 2nd woman of Indian origin to go into space Congo - Kinsasa - Madan Lal Rager
Srishti Goswami - Chief Minister for 1 day, Uttarakhand State Guyana - Georgetown - Dr. Amit S. Telang
Pooja Devi - First woman bus driver of Jamrmi and Kashmir Jamaica - Kingston - Mayank Joshi

Bhavna Kant - India’s first woman fighter pilot Liechtenstein - Vaduz - Mridul Kumar
Trinidad-Tobago - Port of Spain - Pradeep Singh Rajpurohit
M. Veeralakshmi - India’s first woman ambulance driver
Bolivia - Lapez - Vishvas Vidu Sapkal
Shivangi Singh - India’s first woman fighter pilot
Nicaragua - Managua - Sumeet Seth
Jyoti Sharma - First woman judge of the Indian Army Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou - Bhaskar Bhatt
Shivangi Joshi - First woman pilot of the Navy Syria - Damascus - Dr. Irshad Ahmed
Chandrani Murmu - Youngest Parliamentarian South Africa - Pretoria - Prabhat Kumar
Indu Malhotra - First woman lawyer to become a judge in SC Sao Tom - Sao Tom - Deepak Miglani
Ghana - Accra - Manish Gupta
Hina Jaiswal - First woman flight engineer of the Air Force
Lithuania - Vilnius - Devesh Uttam
Famous’ International Women Equatorial Guinea - Malabo - Prashant Kumar Das
Celeste Salo-First woman SG of World Meteorological Organization Venezuela - Caracas - PK Ashok Babu
Manuel Roca Bote - First female PM of Equatorial Guinea Cyprus - Nicosia - Mr. Manish
Kazakhstan - Astana - TV Nagendra Prasad
Dina Boluaart - First female President of Peru
Lebanon - Beirut - Mohamad Nour Rahman
Georgia Meloni - First female Prime Minister of Italy
Panama - Panama City - Sumeet Seth
Rayana Barnaby - Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut
Serbia - Belgrade - Shubhadarshini Tripathi
Sana Gulbani-Pakistan’s first Hindu woman assistant commissioner Qatar - Doha - Mr. Vipul
Ayesha Malik - First woman Chief Justice of Pakistan Uganda - Kampala - Upendra Singh Rawat
Natasa Pirk Musar - First female president of Slovenia Cape Verde - Priya - Sanjeev Jain
Switzerland - Bern - Mridul Kumar
Gita Gopinath - First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF
Norway - Oslo - Dr. Aquino Vimal
Magdalena Andersson - Sweden’s first female prime minister
Bahrain - Manama - Vinod K. Jacob
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala - First female Director General if WTO
Botswana - Gaborone - Bharath Kumar Kuthati
Lauren Hubbard - First transgender to compete in the Olympics Greece - Athens - Rudrendra Tandon
Priyanka Radhakrishnan - New Zealand’s first Indian-origin minister Iran - Tehran - Rudra Gaurav Shrestha
Manisha Ropeta - First Hindu woman police officer, Pakistan Samoa - Apia - Neeta Bhushan
Chad - N’Djamena - Dr. Hifzur Rehman
Noura Al-Matrooshi - UAE’s first female astronaut
Namibia - Windhoek - M. Subbarayudu
Samia Suluh Hassan - First Female President of Tanzania

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 World’s leading companies (CEOs) Chief Guest, 2022-24 Republic Day Celebrations
Company (CEO) 2024 (75th) - France President, Emmanuel Macron
Apple - Tim Cook 2023 (74th) - Egypt President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (Best Tableau
Microsoft (CEO) - Satya Nadella Award - Uttrakhand, based on the theme ‘Manaskhand’)
Serum Institute of India - Adar Poonawala 2022 (73th) - None (Theme ; India@75) (Best Tableau Award -
Tata Sons / Trust - Natarajan Chandrasekaran / Siddharth Sharma Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Tableau of Uttar Pradesh)
Mastercard - Michael Maibach
Major Missions of ISRO : 2022-23
Hindustan Unilever Limited - Rohit Jawa
Mission Launch Date Launch Vehicle
Sansad TV - Utpal Kumar Singh
Gaganyaan (TV-DL) 21 Oct. 2023 GSLV-Mark 3
TCS - K. Krittivasan
Aditya-Ll 2 Sep. 2023 PSLV-C57
lnfosys - Salil Parekh
Alphabet Inc/ Google - Sundar Pichai DS-SAR Mission 30 July 2023 PSLV-C56

Amazon - Andy Jessie Chandrayaan-3 14 July 2023 LVM3-M4

Frilpkart - Kalyan Krishnamurthy NVS-01 29 May 2023 GSLV-F12
Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg TeLEOS-2 29 April, 2023 PSLV-C55
Twitter, New name - X (CEO) - Linda Yaccarino
One Web India-2 26 March 2023 LVM3-M3
Instagram (CEO) - Kevin Systrom
EOS-07 10 Feb. 2022 SSLV-D2
WhatsApp - Will Cathcart
OneWeb India-1 23 Oct. 2022 LVM3-M2
Meta India (CEO) - Sandhya Devanathan
YouTube - Neil Mohan Upcoming mission : ISRO
FSSAI (CEO) - Ganji Kamla V, Rao
Mission Date Key Points / Objectives
Tata Electronics - Randhir Thakur
Gaganyaan 3 2024 India’s first manned space program
OpenAI (CEO) - Sam Altman
SpaceX (CEO) - Elon Musk Shukrayaan-1 2024 To study Venus’s atmosphere
Mangalyaan-2 2024 India’s second Mars mission
Resident Grievance Officer of a Social Media
NISAR 2023 NASA-ISRO Mission
Facebook : Spoorthi Priya
Twitter : Vinay Prakash Project Cheetah
Whatsapp : Paresh B. Lal Under Project Cheetah, on 17 September 2022, 8 African cheetahs
Telegram : Abhimanyu Yadav (5 females and 3 males) were brought from Namibia
to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, out of which one
Instagram : Spoorthi Priya female cheetah Sasha has died.
Koo : Rahul Satyakam To monitor this, the government has constituted a 9 members task
force for a period of two years.
LinkedIn : Tanya Mampili
Under this project, there is apian to bring a total of 50 cheetahs to
Indian Airlines and their Heads India in the next 5 years.

Airlines Headquarters Head/CEOs Tiger Census Report 2022

Air India Delhi Campbell Wilson Issued by - Wildlife Institute of India (as on 29th July 2023)
Total number of tigers in India - 3682
IndiGo Gurugram (Hariyana) Pieter Elbers
In the earlier report, the total number of tigers was said to be 3167
Spice Jet Gurugram (Hariyana) Ajay Singh
75% of the world’s tigers are in India only, (mostly MP)
Go First Mumbai (Maharashtra) Kaushik Khona Increase between 2018 and 2022 was recorded at 24.1%

Vistara Gurugram (Hariyana) Vinod Kannan Jim Corbett Reserve (Uttarakhand) has the highest number - 260
The number in Bihar has increased to 31 in 2018 and 54 in 2022
Jet Airways Mumbai (Maharashtra) Sanjiv Kapoor
According to Ministry of Environment. Forest and Climate Change
Air Asia India Benguluru (Karnataka) S. Ramadurai the total number in India is 3925 and the annual growth is 6.1%

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 Cyclones in India in 2021-23 Major Agricultural Producing : India & World
Name Affected Region Origin Naming Crop / Food grains First in the world First in India
Shaheen Oman, Iran Arabian Sea Qatar Rice China West Bengal
Sitrang Bangladesh Bay of Bengal Thailand Wheat China Uttar Pradesh
Mandous Tamilnadu Bay of Bengal UAE Maize America Karnataka
Gabriel Auckland, New Zealand - - Pulses India Madhya Pradesh
Freddy Mozambic, Madagascar - Peanuts China Gujarat
Sugarcane Brazil Uttar Pradesh
Ilsa West Coast of Australia - -
Jute India West bengal
Saola Southern China - -
Tobacco China Andhra Pradesh
Mocha Bengal, Odisha Bay of Bengal Yemen
Natural rubber Thailand Kerala
Biparjoy Maharashtra, Gujrat Arabian Sea Bangladesh
Coffee Brazil Karnataka
Denial Libiya Bay of Bengal -
Sunflower Ukraine Karnataka
Hamoon - - tan
Jowar America Karnataka
Michaung - Bay of Bengal Myanmar Cotton China Gujarat
Potato China Uttar Pradesh
Top 3 Super Computers of the World and India
Onion China Maharashtra
Top 3 in the world Top 3 in India
Tea China Assam
1st Frontier (USA) 1st Paramsiddhi (CDAC, Pune) Soyabean America Madhya Pradesh
2nd Fugaku (Japan) 2nd Pratyush (IITM, Pune) Pulses India Madhya Pradesh
3rd Limi (Finland) 3rd Mihir (IITM, Pune) Milk India Rajasthan
Sugar India Maharashtra
India State of Forest Report-2021 Spices India Madhya Pradesh
Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar released In-
Major Minerals Producing : India and World
dia State of Forest Report 2021 (17th) on January 13, 2022.
Minerals First in the world First in India
Important facts Coal China Jharkhand
Total forest and tree in the country - 8,09,537 sq. km. (24.62%) Diamond Russia Madhya Pradesh
Total forest cover in the country - 7,13,789 sq. km. (21.71%) Copper Chile Madhya pradesh
Total tree cover in the country - 95,748 sq km- (2.91%) Iron ore Australia Odisha
Increase in forest and tree cover - 2,261 sq.km. Silver Mexico Rajasthan

Increase in forest cover - 1,540 sq.km. Crude oil America Rajasthan

Increase in tree cover - 721 sq.km. Natural Gas America Assam

Bauxite Australia Odisha
Total mangrove forest - 4,992 sq. km. (increase-17 sq.km.)
Manganese Ore South Africa Madhya Pradesh
States with maximum mangrove forest area - West Bengal
(42.33%), Gujarat (23.54%), Andaman-Nicobar (12.34%) Gold China Karnataka
Mica China Andhra pradesh
States with highest forest area - Madhya Pradesh (77,493 km2),
Arunachal Pradesh (66,688 km2), Chhattisgarh (55,717 km2) Uranium Kazakhstan Andhra Pradesh

States with least forest area - Haryana (1,603 km2), Punjab (1,847 Tungsten China Andhra Pradesh
km2), Goa (2,244 km2) Cadmium China Andhra pradesh
Top states showing increase in forest cover - Andhra Pradesh Nickel Indonesia Odisha
(647 km2), Telangana (632 km2), Odisha (537 km2) Chromite South Africa Odisha
States with highest forest cover percentage - Mizoram (84.53%), Chromite South Africa Odisha
Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), Meghalaya (76.00%) Tin China Chhattisgarh
Total carbon stock in country’s forests - 7204 million tonnes Platinum South Africa Odisha

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 Changed names of Cities & others India’s covid vaccination campaign
Old Name Changed Name Different Phases From When Age Limit
Old Parliament building - Samvidhan Sadan Phase I 16 January 2021 from line employees
Udhampur Station - Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan Station
Phase II 4 March 2021 60 years or more
Khelo India Women’s League - Asmita Women’s League
1 April 2021 45 years or older
Bandra-Versova Sea Bridge - Veer Savarkar Setu
Phase III 1 May 2021 18 years or older
Mumbai Trans Harbour Link - Atal Setu
3 Jan 2022 Over 14 Years
Al Minhad City (United Arab Emirates) - Hind City
10 January 2022 Booster dose to
Nehru Memorial Museum (Delhi) - Prime Minister’s Museum
frontline workers &
Millets (Millets Super Food) - Shree Anna above 60 years
Afghanistan Country - Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan 16 March 2022 12 to 14 years (child)
Ahmadnagar District - Ahilyabai Holkar Nagar
10 April 2022 Precaution dose for
Shivamoga Airport - Kuvempu Airport (Proposed) normally 18-59 years
Aurangabad City (Maharashtra) - Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar 26 April 2022 6 to 12 years (chid)
Osmanabad City (Maharashtra) - Dharashiv
Rae Bareli Hockey Stadium - Queen’s Girls Hockey Turf Awards received by Prime Minister : 2018-23
Churchgate Railway Station - CD Deshmukh Railway Station Seoul Peace Prize 2018 - South Korea
Rourkela Hockey Stadium- Birsa Munda Inter. Hockey Stadium Grand Collar Award 2018 - Palestine
Harris Park (Sydney, Australia) - Little India Champion of the Earth Award 2018 - United Nation
Islam Nagar Village (MP) - Jagdishpur Global Goalkeeper Award 2019
Mughal Garden (Delhi) - Amrit Udyan - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mopa Airport (Goa) - Manohar International Airport The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance 2019 - Bahrain
Hollongi Greenfield Airport (Arunachal P.) - Doni-Polo Airport Order of Zayed Award 2019 - United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Chipi Airport (Maharashtra) - Barrister Nath Pai Airport St. Andrews the Apostle Award 2019 - Russia
Kibithu Military Camp (AP) - G. Bipin Rawat Military Garrison Philip Kotler Award 2019 - Kellogg School of Management
Rajpath (Delhi) - Kartavaya Path Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen Award 2019 - Maldives
Chandigarh Airport - Shaheed Bhagat Singh Int. Airport Legion of Merit Award 2020 - America
Leicester Cricket Ground (Eng.)-Sunil Gavaskar Cricket Ground
Nagda Pel Ji Khorlo 2021 - Bhutan
Point 5140 (Dras Sector) - Gun Hill
Abakal Award by the Republic of Palau 2023 - Palau Republic
Miyan Ka Bada Railway Station (Raj.) - Mahesh Nagar Halt
Companion of the Order of Fiji 2023 - Fiji
Bihar Makhana - Mithila Makhana
Companion of the Order of Logohu 2023 - Papua New Guinea
Mainpuri Sainik School (UP)-General Bipin Rawat Sainik School
Order of the Nile 2023 - Egypt
Patalpani Railway Station (Indore) - Tribal Icon ‘Tantya Mama’
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour 2023 - France
Lok Sabha-Rajya sabha TV - Sansad TV
Grand Cross of the Order of Honor 2023 - Greece
Mid Day Meal Scheme - PM Poshan
Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park (Assam) - Orang National Park Dictionaries Word of the Year
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Dictionary Word of the Word of the
- Major Dhyan Chand khel Ratna Award Year 2022 Year 2023
Kakori Kand - Kakori Train Action Oxford Goblin mode RIZZ
Chenani Nashri Tunnel - Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel Merriam-Webster Gaslighting Authentic
Wheeler Island - APJAbdul K a lam Island Cambridge Homer Hallucinate
Havelock Island / Neil island - Swaraj Dweep / Shaheed Dweep Collins Permacrisis AI
Ross Island - Netaji Subhash Chandrabose Island Dictionary.com Woman Hallucinate

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 Schemes / Campaigns and States Schemes / Campaigns and States
Scheme / Yojana / Campaign / Mission State/Govt. Scheme / Yojana / Campaign / Mission State/Govt.
Every Right for Every Child Campaign - Uttar Pradesh State/Govt.
Har Ghar Solar Campaign - Uttar Pradesh Griha Jyoti Yojana - Karnataka
Project Uddhav - Indian Army Polytechnic Chalo Abhiyan - Uttar Pradesh
Safe City Project - Uttar Pradesh Nand Baba Milk Mission Scheme - Uttar Pradesh
‘Food Security’ campaign - Meghalaya Namo Shetkari Mahasaman Yojana - Maharashtra
Jamrani Dam Project - Uttarakhand Samarth Campaign - Minister Giriraj Singh
Nayi Chetna 2.0 Campaign - Ministry of Rural Development Poshan Bhi, Study Bhi - Women-Child Development Ministry
Abua Housing Scheme - Jharkhand START Program - ISRO
Project Abhinandan Campaign - AirIndia SWAGAT Initiative - Gujarat
Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Hridaya Jyoti Yojana - Karnataka Geetha Karmikula insurance Scheme - Telangana

Namo Shetkari Mahasamman Nidhi Yojana - Maharashtra 75/25 Initiative - Union Health Ministry

Polytechnic Chalo Abhiyan - Uttar Pradesh Housing Scheme Mo Ghara’ - Odisha

Lek Ladki Yojana - Maharashtra CM Kaushal Unnayan Rojgar Yojana - Uttarakhand

Chief Minister Lok Sevak Arogya Yojana - Assam Shasan Aplya Dari Initiative - Maharashtra
One Panchayat, One Playground Project - Kerala
Mukhyamanlri Nirman Shramik Pension Yojana - Chhattisgarh
‘Sangathan Se Samriddhi’ campaign - Ministry Rural Devt.
A-Help Program - Jharkhand
‘A-Help’ Program - Uttarakhand
Sabal Yojana - Himachal Pradesh
Sanjeevani Project - Himachal Pradesh
CM Kanya Sumangala Yojana - Uttar Pradesh
School Chalo Abhiyan - Uttar Pradesh
Mukhyamantn Medhavi Chhatra Protsahan Yojana - Odisha
Mukhyamntri Vriksh Sampada Yojana - Cbhattisgarh
Griha Aadhaar Scheme - Goa
Ladli Bahna Yojana/LadliLaxmi Yojana 2.0 - Madhya Pradesh
Mukhyamantn Sampurna Pushti Yojana - Odisha
Didi Suraksha Kavach Abhiyan - West Bengal
CM Breakfast Scheme . - Telangana
Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trast Campaign - Bandhan Bank
CM Labor Welfare Scheme - Arunachal Pradesh
Friends of Library Scheme - Tamil Nadu
CM Krishak Mitra Scheme - Madhya Pradesh
Arunodaya 2.0 Scheme / Millet Mission - Assam
Mukhyamantri Atamnirbhar Abhiyan - Assam
Seva Aapke Dwar 2.0 Scheme - Arunachal Pradesh
Child Labor Education Scheme - Uttar Pradesh
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme - Ministry of Railways
My Bill My Rights Scheme - Central Government
Digital Shakti 4.0 - National Commission for Women
PM Vishwakarma Scheme - Union Cabinet
One District, One Sport Scheme - Uttar Pradesh
Meri Mati Mera Desh Campaign - Govt. of India
Aasara Pension Scheme / Kanti Velugu Scheme - Telangana
Mo Jangal Jami Scheme - Odisha
Har Ghar Gangajal Yojana - Bihar
Ama Pokhri Scheme - Assam
CHHATA Scheme / AMLAN Campaign - Odisha
Griha Lakshmi Scheme - Telangana Good Governance Award Scheme / Chirag Scheme - Haryana
Chief Minister Solar Mission - Meghalaya CM Dev Darshan Yatra Scheme - Goa
Annapurna Food Packet Scheme - Raj as than CM Education Award Scheme - Odisha
Abua Housing Scheme - Jharkhand Anti dust campaign - Delhi government
Breakfast scheme - Tamilnadu Swachhta Hi Seva Campaign - Chhattisgarh
CM Learn and Earn Scheme - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dairy Plus Scheme - Madhya Pradesh
Sashakt Mahila Loan Scheme - Himachal Pradesh Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park Scheme - Chhattisgarh
Gajah Kotha Campaign - Assam Football for All Initiative - Odisha
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme - Southern Railway Mission Life (from Kevadiya, Gujarat) - byPM Modi
Anna Bhagya Scheme - Karnataka Universal Health Insurance Scheme - Nag aland
Mukhyamantri Seekho Kamao Yojana - Madhya Pradesh Dhan Varsha Yojana / Bima Rama Yojana - LIC

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 Festivals / Summits / Meetings : 2022-23 GI Tags : 2023
Festivals / Summits Venue Products Year States / UT's
9th Indian International Science Festival - Faridabad (Haryana) Saffron of Kishtwar District - Jammu and Kashmir

Mera Houchongba Festival 2023 - Manipur Sea Buckthorn Fruit, Wood carving art - Ladakh

Anthurium Festival 2023 - Mizoram Berinag Tea - Uttarakhand

Hornbill Festival 2023 - Nagaland Yak Churpi, Khamti Rice, Tangsa Textile- Arunachai Pradesh
Gai Jatra Festival 2023 - Nepal Rasabali Sweets of Kcndrapada - Odisha
Bangas Valley Festival 2023 - Jammu and Kashmir Cashew, Bebinka, Mankurad Mango - Goa
Nuakhai festival 2023, Bihan fair (by Kondh tribe) - Odisha Chokua rice, Gamocha - Assam
River Festival 2023, Pustakalaya Mahotsav 2023 - Delhi Rayagada Shawl, Koraput Black Cumin Rice - Odisha
Lighthouse Utsav 2023, Chikhal Kalo Utsav 2023 - Goa Salem Sago (Sabudana) - Tamil Nadu
Aadi Perukku Festival 2023 - Tamil Nadu Jalcsar Metal Craft - Uttar Pradesh
Chachin Charai Festival 2023 - Arunachai Pradesh Usta Kala Crafts (Bikaner), Bandhej Kala (Jodhpur) - Rajasthan
Hemis Tsechu Festival 2023 - Leh, Ladakh Kofratgiri Metal Crafts (Udaipur) - Rajasthan
Bihu Kuh Festival 2023 - Arunachai Pradesh Kanyakumari Matty Banana, Ooty Varkey - Tamil Nadu
First Tribal Sports Festival 2023 - Bhubaneswar (Odisha) Jaderi Namkatti, Martliandam Honey - Tamil Nadu
Vitasta Festival 2023, Lavender Festival 2023- Jammu-Kashmir Chedibutta Saree. Sholavandan Vetrilai - Tamil Nadu
Heritage Festival 2023, Purple Fest., Sao Joao Fest. - Goa
Negamam Saree, Mayiladi Stone Carving - Tamil Nadu
Monlam Chenmo Festival 2023, Losar Festival - Leh (Ladakh)
Amroha Dholak, Sainbhal Horn Craft - Uttar Pradesh
Bihan Mela (by Kondh Tribe), Raja Parva 2023 - Odisha
Baghpat Home Furnishing - Uttar Pradesh
Mata Kheer Bhavani Fair 2023 - Jammu & Kashmir
Barabanki Handloom Products - Uttar Pradesh
Millets Festival 2023 - Dehradun (Lltrakhand)
Kalpi Handmade Paper, Mainpuri Tarkashi - Uttar Pradesh
Thawe Festival 2023 - Gopalganj (Bihar)
Mahoba Gaura Stone Handicraft - Uttar Pradesh
Siang Uning Festival 2023 - Arunachai Pradesh
Author Betel Leaf - Tamil Nadu
Bhumchu Festival 2023, Tamu Lhosar 2022 - Sikkim
Manapparai Murukku, Thoothukodi Vetrilai - Tamil Nadu
Divya Kala Mela, Ganga Pushkaralu Festival - Varanasi (UP)
Kan Ishaad Aam - North Karnataka
Madhavpur Mela 2023 - Gujarat
Araku Valley Coffee, Black Pepper - Andhra Pradesh
Rongali / Bohag Bihu 2023 - Assam
Manamadurai Pottery, Cumbum Grapes - Tamil Nadu
Matua Mela 2023, Gangasagar Mela 2023 - West Bengal
Gond Painting, Morena Gajak - Madhya Pradesh
G-20 Flower Festival 2023, Aadi Mahotsav 2022 - New Delhi
Sundarja Mango of Rewa, Sharbati Wheat - Madhya Pradesh
Science Literature Festival 2023, Divine Art Fair - Bhopal
4th National Youth Parliament Festival 2023 - New Delhi Dindori Iron Craft, Handloom Saree - Madhya Pradesh

9th International Yoga Festival 2023 - Rishikesh, Uttarakhand Nagari Dubraj (Rice) - Chhattisgarh

Maghi Mela 2023, Vaishakhi, Shrimp Fair - Punjab Marcha Rice (West Champaran), Mithila makhana - Bihar

Gaan-Nagai Festival 2023, Yoshang Festival 2023 - Manipur Basohli Painting - Jammu and Kashmir

Attukal Pongal 2023, Onarn, Thrissur Pooram festival - Kerala Banarasi Paan, Banarasi Langra Mango - Uttar Pradesh

Kala Ghoda Art Festival, National Culture Festival ~ Mumbai Hathras Asafoetida. Nagina Wood Craft - Uttar Pradesh
36di Surajkund International Crafts Mela - Faridabad, Haryana Ramnagar Bhanta, Adam Sugar Rice - Uttar Pradesh
Saras Fair 2023, Lavender Festival 2022 - Jammu and Kashmir Adamchini Rice, Bakhira Brassware - Uttar Pradesh
Orange Festival 2023 - Kohima, Nagaland Kangra Tea (by European Union) - Himachal Pradesh
Magh / Bhogali Bihu, Ambubachi Mela, Baikho festival - Assam Tandoor red gram - Telangana
Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2023 - Maharashtra Araku Valley Coffee & Pepper - Andhra Pradesh

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 Obituaries : 2022-23 Obituaries : 2022-23
Person Date Field Person Date Field
Dr. V Mohini Giri 19 Dec. Former chairperson of the NWC Ravindra Mahajani 14 July Marathi Actor
Nawaf Al Sabah 16 Dec. Ruler of Kuwait Namboodiri 7 July Famous Painter and Sculptor
Andre Braugher 13 Dec. Emmy award winning Actor Imtiaz Ahmed 18 June Sociologist
Junior Mahmood 8 Dec. Comedian and Actor Cormac McCarthy 13 June American novelist
Lilavati 8 Dec. Kannada Actress Silvio Berlusconi 13 June Former PM of Italy
Shaun Davis 5 Dec. Former Mis. Universe Bodybulider Farooq Merita 8 June Actor
Sandra day o'connor 1 Dec. Judge in the us supreme Court Gitanjali Iyer 7 June Anchor
Henry Kissinger 29 Nov. Formes US Secretary of State Gufi Paintal 5 June Actor
Rajkumar Kohli 24 Nov. Film producer-director Sulochana Latkar 4 June Actress
Fatima Biwi 23 Nov. First woman judge. Supreme Court Ama Ata Edu 31 May Writer (Ghana)
P. Valsala 21 Nov. Famous malayalam writer Ved Kumari Ghai 30 May Sanskrit scholar
S. Vekantarman 18 Nov. Former RBI Governor Tina Turner 24 May Swiss Singer
N. Shankaraiya 15 Nov. Marxist Leader Sarath Babu 22 May Tamil Actor
Subrata Roy 14 Nov. Founder of Sahara Group SP Hinduja 17 May Chairman of Hinduja Group
Leela Omcheri 1 Nov. Musician AR Khaleel 10 May Former Vice President of PTI
Matthew Parry 28 Oct. American-Canadian Actor Antonio Carbajal 19 May Mexican footballer
Li Qiang 27 Oct. Former Prime Minister, China Torrie Bowie 4 May American runner
Bishan Singh Bedi 23 Oct. Cricketer N. Gopalakrishnan 1 May Famous Scientist
Achyutanand Rai 20 Oct. Former Chief Minister, Kerala Arun Gandhi 2 May Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi
Martti Ahtisaari 16 Oct. Former President, Finland Ranjit Guha 28 Apr. Famous Indian historian
M. S. Gill 15 Oct. F. Chief Election Commissioner Parkash Singh Badal 25 Apr. Former CM of Punjab
Sachidanand Murthy 13 Oct. Journalist Tarek Fateh 24 Apr. Pakistani-Canadian journalist
P.V. Gangadharan 13 Oct. Film producer Jalabala Vaidya 9 Apr. Famous theatre actress
MS Swaminathan 28 Sep. Father of India’s Green Revolution Jagarnath Mahato 6 Apr. Education Minister of Jharkhand
Geeta Merita 16 Sep. Writer and Film Producer Sarah Thomas 1 Apr. Malayalam novelist
Ajit Ninan 8 Sep. Cartoonist Salim Durani 2 Apr. Former Cricketer
Arun Kumar Singha 6 Sep. Hindustani Classical Singer Gordon Moore 24 Mar. Co-founder of Intel
Heath Streak 3 Sep. Former Cricket Captain, Zimbabwe Pradeep Sarkar 24 Mar. Writer and Director
N. Valarmathi 2 Sep. Scientist (ISRO) Satish Kaushik 9 Mar. Actor and Filmmaker
Dennis Austin 1 Sep. Co-Creator Microsoft Power Point AM Ahmadi 2 Mar. Former Chief Justice of India
Jayant Mahapatra 27 Aug. English Poet Satyavrat Mukherjee 3 Mar. Union Minister (BJP)
Seema Dev 24 Aug. Marathi Actress OP Kohli 22 Feb. Former Governor, Gujarat
C.R. Rao 22 Aug. Famous Statistician Tulsidas Balaram 16 Feb. Indian Footballer
John Warnock 23 Aug. Co-founder of adobe company Balipa Bhagwat 16 Feb. Screenwriter and Singer
Mohammad Habib 23 Aug. Footballer Javed Khan Amrohi 14 Feb. Actor
B.S. Arunachalam 16 Aug. Scientist Lalita Lajmi 13 Feb. Painter
Bindeshwari Pathak 15 Aug. Social worker Pervez Musharraf 5 Feb. Former President, Pakistan
Siddiqui 8 Aug. Film producer Vani Jayaram 4 Feb. Playback Singer
G Vitthal Rao 6 Aug. Popular telugu singer Balakrishna Doshi 24 Jan. Architect
Nitin Desai 2 Aug. Famous art director Neelmani Phukan 19 Jan. Poet
Brian Taber 23 July Former Wicketkeeper, Australia Badra Ali Jufe 17 Jan. Vice President of The Gambia
Oommen Chandy 18 July Former CM of Kerala Kesari Nath Tripathi 8 Jan. Former Governor of West Bengal
Mangala Narlikar 17 July Eminent Mathematician Pele 29 Dec. Brazilian footballer

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 National Appointments : 2022-23 International Appointments : 2022-23
Pinaki Chandra Ghosh - India’s first Lokpal Padma Lakshmi - Goodwill Ambassador of UNDP
General Bipin Rawat - India’s first CDS Soumya Swaminathan - Chief Scientist of WHO
Vishal V Sharma - Permanent Representative UNESCO Anita Bhatia - Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
Babita Singh - New Global Peace Ambassador 2022 Anshula Kant - CFO, World Bank
Pradip Kumar Mohanty - Lokpal of India Suman Kumari - First Hindu woman judge, Pakistan

Vineet Saran - BCCI Ethics Officer and Lokpal Joe Biden - President, America (46th)

Vanessa Nakate - Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF Kamala Harris - Vice President, America
S. Ramchandra Gulwani - 1st Hindu woman civil servant, Pakistan
Maithili Thakur - State Icon (Bihar)
Geeta Gopinath - 1st Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Ayushmann Khurrana - National Ambassador, UNICEF
Pierre-Olivier Gourinches - Chief Economist, IMF
Uttam Lai - Director, NHPC
Indermeet Gill - Chief Economist, World Bank
Sheikh Talai - President, Olympic Council of Asia
Simon Steele - UN Climate Chief
Nivruti Rai - CEO, Invest India
Giorgia Meloni - First woman PM of Italy
Justice Prakash Srivastava - Chairperson, NOT
Rishi Sunak - Prime Minister, UK. (57th)
Neeraj Mittal - Secretary, Department of Telecommunications
Natasa Pirk Musar - First female President, Slovenia
Rahul Navin - in-Charge Director, ED Dina Boluarte - First female President, Peru
Rajneesh Kumar - President, Mastercard India Manuela Roca Botti - First female PM, Equatorial Guinea
Sindhu Gangadharan - Vice President, NASSCOM Arun Subramaniam- First Indian American Judge, New York Court
Rajesh Nambiar - Chairman, NASSCOM Eric Garcetti - US Ambassador to India
Manish Desai - Principal Director General, PIB Dilma Rousseff - President, New Development Bank
R. Madhavan - President, Film and Television Institute of India Sabbi Subramaniam - Warrant Officer, UK Royal Air Force
Jaya Verma Sinha - Chairman and CEO, Railway Board Kathleen Corradi - Rat Jar, New York City
K. N. Shanta Kumar - Chairman, Press Trust of India (PTI) Denis Francis - President, 78th session of UNGA
Tarun Sobti - Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Navy Brajendra Navneet - India’s Permanent Representative to WTO
B. K. Mohanty - Finance Director, IREDA Abdulla Mandos - President, World Meteorological Organization

Raghu Srinivasan - Chief, Border Roads Organization (BRO) Brijendra Navneet - Permanent Representative of India to WTO

Shri Mimish Kumar - Executive Director, RBI Santiago Pena - President, Paraguay
Hun Manet - Prime Minister, Cambodia
Pasha Patel - Chairman, State Agricultural Prices Commission
Tharman Shanmugaratnam - President, Singapore
Arindam Bagchi - Permanent Representative of India to UN
Sato Kilman - Prime Minister, Vanuatu
Sanjay Kumar Jain - Director, IRCTC
Qazi Faiz Isha - Chief Justice, Pakistan (29th)
Rajkumar Rao - National Icon, Election Commission
Abaidul Hasan - Chief Justice, Bangladesh
Alok Sharma - Director, SPG
Mohammed Moizzu - President, Maldives
Ravinder Bhakar - CEO, Central Board of Film Certification
Danish Noboa - President, Ecuador
Amol Majumdar - Head Coach, Indian women’s cricket team
Christopher Luxon - President, New Zealand
Manoranjan Mishra - Executive Director, RBI
Robert Fico - Prime Minister, Slovakia
Praveen Madhukar Pawar - Joint Director, CBI David Cameron - Foreign Secretary, UK
Hitesh Kumar Makwana - Surveyor General of India Pedro Sanchez - Prime Minister, Spain
Kuljeet Singh Chahal - National Coordinator, Namo App Luc Frieden - Prime Minister. Luxembourg
Deepesh Nanda - CEO, Tata Power Renewable Energy Javier Miley - President, Argentina
PM Narendra Modi - Chairman, Shri Somnath Trust Joseph Boakai - President, Liberia
Hiralal Samaria - Chief Information Commissioner Christopher Luxon - Prime Minister, New Zealand
Vinay M. Tonse - MD, State Bank of India Donald Tusk - Prime Minister, Poland
Anish Shah - President, FICCI Shelkh Meshal al-Ahmed al-Sabah - Emir, Kuwait

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 Union Cabinet Ministers
Cabinet Ministers 15th President of India : Dropadi Murmu
Narendra Modi Prime Minister Draupadi Murmu won the presidential election on July 21,2022
Rajnath Singh Defence Minister and became the first tribal President of India and the 15th
Amit Shah Home Minister, Cooperation Minister President of the country with the swearing-in on July 25. 2022.

Nitin Jairam Gadkari Road Transport and Highways Draupadi Murmu’s rival in election was Yashwant Sinha.
The counting of votes was done in four rounds in which a total
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Finance; Corporate Affairs
of 4754 votes were cast, 4701 votes were found valid and 53 votes
S. Jaishankar External Affairs
were found invalid. The value of total votes was 528491.
Arjun Munda Tribal Affairs
Draupadi Murmu got 2824 votes whose value was 676803.
Agriculture (Additional Charge)
Yashwant Sinha got total 1877 votes whose value was 380177.
Smriti Irani Women and Child Development She is the 2nd woman President of India after Pratibha Patil.
Minority Affairs (Additional Charge) She was born on 20 June 1958 in Baidaposi village of Mayurbhanj
Piyush Goyal Commerce and Industry, Consumer district of Odisha. She belongs to the Santhal community.
Affairs, Food, Textile Her father’s name is Lt. Biranchi .Narayan Tudu and husband’s
Dharmendra Pradhan Education, Skill Development and name is Lt. Shyam Chandra Murmu.
Entrepreneurship She has done her graduation in Arts from Ramadevi Women’s
Prahlad Joshi Parliamentary Affairs, Coal, Mines College (Bhubaneswar, Odisha).
Narayan Rane Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises She joined BJP in the year 1997 and started her political career as

Sarbananda Sonowal Ports, Shipping, Waterways, AYUSH Councilor of Rairangpur Nagar Panchayat.

Dr. Virendra Kumar Social Justice and Empowerment Draupadi Murmu, a two-time MLA from Rairangpur seat on a
BJP ticket, became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Giriraj Singh Rural Development. Panchayati Raj
Commerce and Transport in the Odisha Govt. in year 2000.
Jyotiraditya Scindia Civil Aviation
The Legislative Assembly of Odisha honored him with the
Steel Ministry (Additional Charge)
‘Neelkanth Puraskar' for the best MLA of the year 2007.
Ashwini Vaishnav Railways, Communications She was the first woman governor of Jharkhand till 2015-21.
Pashu Pali Kumar Paras Food Processing and Industries
Gajendra Singh Jal Shikti
11 States Assembly Elections : 2023
State Total Seats Largest Party (Won Seats)
Arjun Ram Meghwal Law and Justice
Madhya Pradesh 230 BJP - 163
Raj Kumar Singh Power, Renewable Energy
Rajasthan 200 BJP - 115
Hardeep Singh Puri Petroleum and Natural Gas telangana 119 Congress - 64
Mansukh Mandaviya Health, Chemicals and Fertilizers Chhattisgarh 90 BJP - 54
Kiren Rijiju Minister of Earth Sciences of India Mizoram 40 Zoram people's movement - 27
Karnataka 224 Congress - 135
Bhupendra Yadav Environment, Labour, Forest, Climate
Tripura 60 BJP - 33+
Mahendra Nath Pandey Heavy Industries
Nagaland 60 BJP - 37+
Purushotlam Rupala Dairy, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries Meghalaya 60 NPP - 26
G Kishan Reddy Culture, Tourism Gujarat 182 BJP - 156

Anurag Thakur Information and Broadcasting, Sports Hemachal Pradesh 68 Congress - 40

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 States, Governors & Chief Ministers
State Capital Estd. Governor / Administrator Chief Minister
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 20 Feb. 1987 Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik Pema Khandu
Tripura Agartala 21 Jan. 1972 Indrasena Reddy Nallu Manik Saha
Nagaland Kohima 01 Dec. 1963 La Ganesan Nephew Rio
Manipur Imphal 21 Jan. 1972 Anusuiya Uikye N. Biren Singh
Mizoram Aizawl 20 Feb. 1987 Haribabu Kambhampati Lalduhoma
Assam Dispur 26 Jan. 1950 Gulab chand katariya Hemant Biswa Sarma
Meghalaya Shillong 21 Jan. 1972 Phagu Chauhan Conrad Sangma
Sikkim Gangtok 16 May 1975 Lakshman Prasad Achary Prem Singh Tamang
Himachal Pradesh Shimla 25 Jan. 1971 Shiv Pratap Shukla Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Uttarakhand Dehradun / 09 Nov. 2000 Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh Puskar Singh Dhami
Gairsain
Punjab Chandigarh - Banwari Lal Purohit (Additional Charge) Bhagwant Man
Haryana Chandigarh 01 Nov. 1966 Bandaru Dattatreya Manohar Lal Khattar
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 24 Jan. 1950 Anandiben Patel Yogi Adityanath
Bihar Patna 22 Mar. 1912 Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar Nitish Kumar
Jharkhand Ranchi 15 Nov. 2000 CP Radhakrishnan Hemant Soren
West Bengal Kolkata 26 Jan. 1950 C. V. Ananda Bose Mamta Banerjee
Odisha Bhubaneswar 01 Apr. 1936 Raghubar Das Naveen Patnaik

Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 01 Nov. 1956 Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel Dr. Mohan Yadav

Chhattisgarh Raipur 01 Nov. 2000 Biswa Bhusan Harichandan Vishnu Dev Sai
Rajasthan Jaipur 30 Mar. 1949 Kalraj Mishra Bhajan Lal Sharma
Gujarat Gandhi Nagar 01 May 1960 Sri Acharya Devvrat Bhupendra Patel
Maharashtra Mumbai 01 May 1960 Ramesh Bais Eknath Shinde
Karnataka Bangalore 01 Nov. 1956 Thawar Chand Gehlot Siddaramaiah
Goa Panaji 30 May 1987 P.S. Sreedharan Pillai Pramod Sawant
Kerala Thiruvan - 01 Nov. 1956 Arif Mohammad Khan Pinarayi Vijayan
anthapuram
Tamil Nadu Chennai 26 Jan. 1950 R. N. Ravi M.K. Stalin
Andhra Pardesh Visakhapatnam 01 Oct. 1953 S Abdul Nazeer Jagmohan Reddy
Telangana Hyderabad 02 Jun. 2014 Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan Anumula Revanth Reddy
Jammu - Kashmir Srinagar/ 31 Oct. 2019 Manoj Sinha (Lt. Governor) -
Jammu
Ladakh Leh 31 Oct. 2019 B.D. Mishra (Lt. Governor) -
Delhi New Delhi - Vinai Kumar Saxena (Lt. Governor) Arvind Kejriwal
Puducherry Puducherry - Dr. Tamilisai Soundarajan (Lt. Governor) N. Rangaswami
Andaman and Port Blair - Devendra Kumar Joshi (Lt. Governor) -
Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh Chandigarh 01 Nov. 1966 Banwari Lal Purohit (Administrator) -
Dadra and Daman 26 Jan. 2020 Praful Patel (Administrator) -
Nagar Haveli and
Daman and Diu -
Lakshadweep Kavarati 01 Nov. 1956 Praful Patel (Additional Charge) -

* Total Uumber of States -28, Number of Union Territories - 8 [ 18 ]

 High Courts of India
High Court Estd. Seat Bench Territorial Jurisdiction Chief Justice
1. Calcutta High Court 1862 Kolkata Port Blair West Bengal. Andaman and T. S. Stvagnanam

Nicobar Islands

2. Bombay High Court 1862 Mumbai Nagpur, Panaji Maharashtra. Goa, Dadra and Devendra K. Upadhyaya

And Aurangabad Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

3. Madras High Court 1862 Chennai Madurai Tamil Nadu, Puducherry Sanjay v. Gangapurwala

4. Allahabad High Court* 1866 Prayagraj Luck now Uttar Pradesh Arun Bhansali

5. Kamataka High Court 1884 Bangalore Dharwad, Gulbarga Karnataka Prasanna B. Varale

6. Patna High Court 1916 Patna Bihar K. Vinod Chandran

7. Gauhati High Court* 1948 Guwahati Kohima, Aizawl, Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram Vijay Vishnoi

And Itanagar and Arunaehal Pradesh

8. Orissa High Court 1948 Cuttack Odisha Bidyui Ranjan Sarangi

9. Rajasthan High Court* 1949 Jodhpur Jaipur Rajasthan Manindra Mohan Shrivastava

10. Jammu and Kashmir 1928 Srinagar/Jammu Jammu and Kashmir. Ladakh N. Kotishwar Singh

and Ladakh

11. Madhya Pradesh HC 1956 Jabalpur Gwalior, Indorc Madhya Pradesh Ravi Vijay Kumar Malimath

12. Kerala High Court 1956 Kochi Kerala, Lakshadweep Ashish Jitendra Desai

13. Gujarat High Court 1960 Ahmedabad Gujarat Sunita Agarwal

14. Delhi High Court* 1966 New Delhi NCT Delhi Manmohan

15. Punjab and Haryana HC* 1966 Chandigarh Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Sheel Nagu

16. Himachal Pradesh HC 1971 Shimla Himachal Pradesh MS Ramachandra Rao

17. Sikkim High Court 1975 Gangtok Sikkim Vishwanath Somadder

18. Chhattisgarh High Court 2000 Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Ramesh Sinha

19. Uttarakhand High Court* 2000 Nainital Uttarakhand Ritu Bahri

20. Jharkhand High Court 2000 Ranchi Jharkhand B. R. Sarangi

21. Meghalaya High Court 2013 Shillong Meghalaya S. Vaidyanathan

22. Manipur High Court 2013 Imphal Manipur Siddharth Mridul

23. Tripura High Court 2013 Agartala Tripura Aparesh Kumar Singh

24. Telangana High Court 2019 Hyderabad Telangana Alok Aradhe

25. Andhra P. High Court 2019 Amravati Andhra Pradesh Dhiraj Singh Thakur

Note: India currently has a total of 25 High Courts, Three High Courts were established for the first time in India in 1862 - Calcutta High
Court, Bombay High Court and Madras High Court. The 24th High Court of India was established in Hyderabad in the name of
Telangana High Court in 2019, The latest 25th High Court of India is Andhra Pradesh which was established in Amravati in 2019.

* acting chief justice [ 19 ]

 Countries of World : Who, What, Where ?
Country Capital Currency Parliament President / King PM / Chancellor
India New Delhi Rupee Parliament Dropadi Murmu Narcndra Modi
Bangladesh Dhaka Taka Jatiya Sansad Moh. Shahabuddin Chuppu Sheikh Hasina
Afghanistan Kabul Afghan Afghani Shora Hibatullah Akhundzada Mullah Hasan Akhund
Bhutan Thimphu Ngultram Tsogdu Jigmc Khcsur Namgal Wangchuk Lotay Tshering
Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee National Assembly Arif Alvi Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar
Sri Lanka Sri Jayawardene Kote Sri Lankan Rupee Parliament Ranil Wickremcsinghe Dinesh Gunawardene
Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee National Panchayat Ramchandra Paudel Push pa Kamal Dahal
Myanmar Nay-Pyi-Taw Qayat Pyithu Hluttaw - Min Aung Hlaing
China Beijing Rcnminbi People’s Congress Xi Jinping Li Qiang
Maldives Male Maldivian Rufiyaa Majlis Mohammed Moizzu -
Russia Moscow Ruble People’s Congress Vladimir Putin Mikhail Mishustin
Saudi Arabia Riyadh Riyal Majlis-Al-Sura Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Mohammed bin Salman
Australia Canberra Australian Dollar Parliament - Anthony Albanese
Argentina Buenos Aires Nuevo Peso National Congress Alberto Fernandez -
Ukraine Kyiv Ukrainian hryvnia Vcrkhovna Rada Volodymyr Zclensky Denys Shmyhal
Indonesia Nusantara Rupiah * Joko Widodo -
Brazil Brasilia Real National Congress Lula da Silva -
Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar Parliament Charles-III Justin Trudeau
Nitherland Amsterdam Gildar / Euro *** Willem Alexander (King) Mark Rutte
Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee National Assembly Prithviraj Singh Roopun Pravind Jagannath
Cuba Havana Cuban Peso People’s Power Miguel Diaz Canal Manuel Marrero Cruz
Italy Rome Euro / Lira Parliament Sergio Mattarella Giorgia Meloni
Denmark Copenhagen Denis Krone Folketing Margarethe-ll Mette Frederiksen
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Pound People’s Assembly Abdel Fateh Al-Sisi Moustafa Madbouly
Sweden Stockholm Swedish Kronor Riksdag - Ulf Christerson
France Paris Euro National Assembly Emmanuel Macron Elizabeth Bourne
Germany Berlin Euro Bundestag Frank Walter Steinmeier Olaf Scholz
Iran Tehran Toman Majlis Ebraham Raisi -
Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar National Assembly Abdul Latif Rashid Mustafa AI-Qadhimi
Israel Jerusalem New Shekel The Knesset Isaac Herzog Benjamin Netanyahu
Japan Tokyo Yen Diet Akishino (Crown Prince) Fumio Kishida
Lebanon Beirut Lebanese Pound National Assembly Michael Aoun Najib Mikati
South Korea Seoul Won National Assembly Yoon Suk-yeol Han Duck-soo
Vietnam Hanoi Dong National Assembly VoVan Thuong Pham Minh Chinh
America Washington DC Dollar Congress Joe Biden -
Britain London Pound Sterling Parliament Charles III Rishi Simak
Norway Oslo Norwegian Dollar Storting Herald V (King) Jonas Gahr Store

** People’s Consultative Assembly [ 20 ] *** House of Representative

 First in India & World : 2021-23
First PM to fly indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas’- Narendra Modi India’s first International Multimodal Logistics Park - Assam
The first state to do colour coding of stamp paper - Punjab India’s first carbon neutral village - Bhiwandi (Maharashtra)
World’s largest single-site solar power plant - Abu Dhabi (DAE) First state to prepare DNA database of unidentified dead bodies
World’s first 3-D printed temple - Siddipet, Telangana - Himachal Pradesh
The first state to adopt Uniform Civil Code (UCC)- Uttarakhand India’s first underwater metro train - Kolkata Metro
First country to sterilize all stray dogs - Bhutan World’s first Asian King Vulture Conservation Center - U.P.
First women’s police station to receive ISO-certification - Bhopal Country’s first High Court to deliver bail verdict with the help of AI
Country’s first ‘animal crematorium’ - Lucknow (UP) based ChatGPT in murder case - Punjab & Haryana

First green energy archaeological site- Coast Temple (Tamil Nadu) Asia’s first woman Loco pilot to operate Vande Bharat Express

India’s first wetland city - Udaipur (Rajasthan) - Surekha Yadav

Best Tourist Village of India - Nawanpind Sardaran (Punjab) World’s longest railway platform - Hubli (Karnataka)

Country’s first green hydrogen cell bus - Delhi First woman officer to command a fighter unit in the Indian Air
Force - Shalija Dhami
India’s first OPD center dedicated to transgenders started - Delhi
India’s first state with 100% electrified railway network - Haryana
India’s first 3D-printed post office - Bengaluru
First state to pass the ‘Right to Health Bill’ - Rajasthan
India’s first agricultural data exchange - Hyderabad (Telangana)
First High Court to publish judgment in regional language - Kerala
India’s first drone testing center - Tamil Nadu
First municipal body to issue green bond - Indore
India’s first Fisheries Atal Incubation Center - Kerala
Country’s first green energy based solar panel - Uttarakhand
First airport in Northeast India to launch ‘Digi Yatra’ - Guwahati’s
Popular Gopinath Bardaloi International Airport Largest floating solar plant in North India - Chandigarh

Launch of first hydrogen fuel cell bus service - Leh, Ladakh First case of ‘norovirus’ infection - Kerala

India’s first manufacturing innovation center - Kerala Number One Police Station - Aska Police Station (Odisha)

India’s first carbon negative garrison - College of Military Firsl country in the world to ban smoking - New Zealand

Engineering, Pune India’s first Gold ATM opened in - Hyderabad

India’s first regional news anchor 'Lisa' unveiled by - Odisha TV The first state to launch its climate change mission - Tamil Nadu

First country to ban plastic product bags - New Zealand First woman president. Indian Olympic Association - PT Usha

India’s first hydrogen-powered train flagged off from - Haryana First woman skydiver of Indian Army - Lance Naik Manju

World’s first methane-powered rocket was launched by - China Highest polling station in the world - Tashigang (H.P)

First state in the country to approve the Good Governance First city to issue municipal bonds - Vadodara (Gujrat)
Regulations - Maharashtra Stale implementing uniform price of gold across the state - Kerala
First state in the country to start its internet service - Kerala State declared 100% 'Har Ghar Jal' - Gujarat
India’s first fully e-governed state - Kerala India’s first solar powered village - Modhera (Gujarat)
India’s first ODF+ district - Wayanad, Kerala First state to launch Gati Shakti Portal - Gujarat
First state to implement ‘right to walk’ - Punjab Fully digitally literate Gram Panchayat - Pullampara (Kerala)
India’s first solar city - Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh First state to release encyclopedia of tribes - Odisha
India’s first cable stayed bridge - Anji Khad (Jammu-Kashmir) First village with RO water for every household - Bharataul (U.P.)
First state to make digital health card for children - Uttar Pradesh Kerala’s first tribal woman air hostess - Gopika Covind
India’s first stale to prepare water budget - Kerala Third Indian state with Food Security Atlas - Jharkhand
Firsl country to introduce health warnings on alcohol - Ireland Country’s largest rubber dam - Gaya (Bihar)
World’s first Jatayu Conservation & Breeding Center - U.P. India’s first forestry university - Telangana

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 MoUs Signed in the Year : 2022-23
Related Field Related Country / Institution Month
To empower Mid Life Upgrade of INS Vyas Min. of Defence and Cochin Shipyard Ltd. November 2023
To promote electoral literacy ECI and Education Ministry November 2023
To promote aerospace education and innovation Airbus and IIT Kanpur October 2023
For green hydrogen India and Saudi Arabia October 2023
For financing renewable energy projects IREDA & Bank of Maharashtra October 2023
For cooperation in energy sector India and Saudi Arabia September 2023
To enhance cooperation in civil aviation sector India and New Zealand September 2023
For upgrading state highways in Bihar Asian Development Bank & Govt. of India August 2023
To Explore Collaborative Opportunities in Space Technology Voyager Space and New Space India August 2023
To jointly develop the semiconductor ecosystem India and Japan July 2023
Artemis agreement to take space cooperation to new heights India and US June 2023
Agreement for export of electricity India and Nepal June 2023
Agreement to set up water technology center India and Israel May 2023
To cooperate in field of migration and green hydrogen India and Australia May 2023
To cooperate on industrial research and development India and Israel May 2023
To develop touchless biometric system IIT Bombay and UIDAI April 2023
To develop Secure Maritime Communication Indian Navy & Raman Research Institute April 2023
To impart Chinese language training to military personnel Indian Army and Tezpur University April 2023
To collaborate on research technology and innovation India and Mexico March 2023
To cooperate in digital infra, climate action, clean energy India and Spain March 2023
To enhance digital literacy CSC Academy and NIELIT February 2023
To cooperate in reintroducing cheetahs to the Asian country India and South Africa February 2023
Air India to order 500 new aircraft Airbus and Boing February 2023
To promote spacetech startups in India ISRO and Microsoft Jan 2023
To sell Indigenous Satellite Quantum Key Distribution Products IN-Space and QNu Labs December 2022
For on-device storage of government IDs DigiLocker and Google December 2022
To promote digital education Govt. of Assam and Google October 2022
To promote millet produced products DA&FW & NAFED October 2022
To develop Boxing Analytics software IIT Madras and IIS September 2022
To increase digital literacy in India AICTE and Adobe September 2022
To set up a hybrid solar-wind energy power plant in Gujarat UPL Ltd. and Clean Max September 2022
To set up charging infrastructure for electric two-wheelers in country Hero MotoCorp and HPCL September 2022
To promote agriculture Govt. of Karnataka - Isha Foundation August 2022
To protect India's cultural heritage UNESCO-Royal Enfield August 2022
To make the economy of UP 10 trillion Govt. of UP - Deloitte India August 2022

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 Mobile Apps & Portals
App / Portal Issuer Purpose / Related Facts
Mera Yuva Bharat Narendra Modi To provide opportunities to the youth for active role in nation-building programmes
iStart Talent Connect Rajasthan Govt. To connect job providers and job seekers.
Rojgar Prayag Portal Uttarakhand Govt. To provide employment opportunities in the state on a single portal.
Sarpanch Samvad Governor of Assam To create a digital network of Sarpanches across India.
ENCORE App Election Commission To simplify the process of election management, counting and results etc.
Floodwatch app Central Water Commission For real-time flood forecast.
Sinh Suchna App Gujarat Government To monitor lion activities.
Rajmarg Yatra App NHAI To enhance highway user experience.
UDGAM Portal Reserve Bank of India To track unclaimed amount.
Suswagatam Portal Suprem Court For generating online electric passes for visitors to enter the premises.
ULLAS App Ministry of Education To make basic literacy widely accessible.
Mobile Dost App UT of Jammu and Kashmir For mobile based delivery of citizen centric services.
PRAVAAH Portal RBI To provide time frame for taking decisions on requested applications.
e-SARAS App Min. of Rural Development To connect e-commerce of products made by women of self-help groups
Heritage Portal Ministry of Home Affairs To communicate the messages contained in the Vedas.
E-Care Portal Min. of Health-Family Welfare to simplify the process of bringing back the bodies of Indians who died abroad.
Patch Reporting App Uttarakhand Government To register complaints related to potholes on roads in the state.
PM Kisan App Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Farmers will be able to complete face scanner e-KYC from without OTP.
Arunpol App Arunachal Pradesh Police For the security of the citizens of the state.
Jharni Yuva Portal Jharkhand Government Government will provide a platform to the candidates looking for employment.
Youth Portal Science & Technology Minister To connect and identify youth start-ups.
Sanchar Saathi Portal Department of Telecom To verify the genuineness of a used device before purchasing it.
My LiFE App Minister Bhupendra Yadav This app will showcase the power of citizens in saving the environment.
Bhoroxa App President Draupadi Murmu It will have helpline number of different states and schemes related to women.
Him Data Portal CM Himachal Pradesh To collect data of all organizations for distribution of welfare schemes.
Stop Tobacco App Karnataka Government To curb smoking in public places.
'Sathi' Portal Ministry of Agriculture To solve challenges in seed production and seed certification.
Call Before You Dig PM Narendra Modi To avoid planned digging that could damage optical fiber cables.
AIS App Income Tax Department To view information related to TDS, interest, dividend, tax payment.
Sangam Youth Portal Ministry of Education & Skill To strengthen mutual understanding between youth of North East & other states.
Aab Prahari App IIT Delhi To tackle the problem of water logging in urban areas.
Prahari App BSF and Home Ministry For Proactive Governance Facility.
Amar Sarkar Portal Tripura Government To take all the Central and State Govt. sponsored schemes to the doorstep.
Right to Repair P. Food Minister Piyush Goyal To deal with the problem of water logging in urban areas.
SHWAS App Tamil Nadu Government To promote the welfare of the sanitation workers & their family of state.

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 Brand Ambassadors
State Bank of India - Mahendra Singh Dhoni Covid-19 : Important Facts
UPI Safety Ambassador - Pankaj Tripathy
Corona virus started from - Wuhan, China in December, 2019
Bengal State - Saurabh Ganguly
Corona's official name - COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease)
Henry Harwin Education - Chetan Bhagat
Declared a global pandemic by WHO - on March 11, 2020
State Election Icon, Rajasthan (EC) - Divyakriti Singh
RADO - Kaitrina Kaif The part of the human body affected by corona virus - Lungs

Lays & Jio Mart - Mahendra Singh Dhoni First case of corona virus registered in India - In Kerala
Puma India - Mohammed Shami First death due to corona virus infection in India - in Karnataka
Fire Bolt - Vijay Deverakonda Appeal of Janata Curfew by PM Modi - March 22, 2020
National Icon of the Election Commission - Raj Kumar Rao
First lockdown in India - 25 March-14 April, 2020 (21 days)
Fashion brand 'W' - Anushka Sharma
First state to declare corona an epidemic - Haryana
Lubricant brand 'Mobil' - Ritik Roshan
First state to lockdown due to corona virus - Rajasthan
Bharat Petroleum - Rahul Dravid
ICC World Cup 2023 - Shahrukh Khan India's first Covid-19 vaccine recipient - Manish Kumar

Wrangler - Smriti Mandhana First PM infected with Covid-19 - Boris Johnson (UK)
Tripura Tourism - Saurabh Ganguly First village to vaccinate 100% of adult population- Wayan (Jammu)
Gucci (first Indian Global Brand Ambassador) - Alia Bhatt First city to achieve 100% vaccination target - Bhubaneshwar
Star Sports - Rishav Pant
First UT to achieve 100% vaccination target - Andaman-Nicobar
HSBC India - Virat Kohli
First state to achieve 100% vaccination target - Himachal Pradesh
Athlete Ambassador of Asian Hockey Federation - Salima Tete
KHUDOL initiative against COVID-19 is related to - Manipur
Viacom-18 - MS Dhoni
First country to develop a corona vaccine for animals - Russia
India's Ambassador 'She Changes Climate' - Shreya Ghodawat
US Ambassador to India - Eric Garcetti First Oxygen Express was run - Visakhapatnam to Nagpur

Hand ambassador by Savlon India - Sachin Tendulkar Second Oxygen Express was run - Bokaro to Lucknow
National Mineral Development Corporation - Nikhat Zareen Covid vaccination campaign started in India - January 16, 2021
UNICEF India National Ambassador - Ayushmann Khurana Tika Utsav : COVID-19 Vaccination - 11th to 14th April, 2021
Bihar's State Icon & Bihar Khadi - Maithili Thakur
COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturer Company
Uttarakhand - Prasoon Joshi
Covaxin - Bharat Biotech and ICMR
Friendship Ambassador of Switzerland - Neeraj Chopra
Covishield- Serum Institute & ICMR (Oxford-AstraZeneca)
TB eradication program 'Nikshay Mitra' - Deepa Malik
Covax - Serum Institute of India, Pune
T20 World Cup for the Blind - Yuvraj Singh
Corbevax - Biological E. Ltd., Hyderabad
Website 'Son of Maa Bharti' - Amitabh Bachchan
ZyCoV-D - Zydus Cadila, Ahmedabad
Punyakoti Datu Yojana - Kicha Sudeep
iNCOVACC - Bharat Biotech
Garuda Aerospace - M. S. Dhoni
Enocovax - ICR + NRC
Karnataka Brain Health Initiative - Robin Uthappa
Russia's Sputnik-V - Gamaleya Research Institute
My11 Circle - Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad
America's Moderna Vaccine - Moderna
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (Gurugram) - Tanishka & Riddhika Kotia
Johnson & Johnson of America - Janssen Pharmaceutical
'Krishi Network' & Fino Payment Bank - Pankaj Tripathi
Sputnik Light - Gamaleya Research Institute
Bank of Baroda brand endorser - Shaifali Verma

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 Joint Military Exercise
Name Participants Venue Army
17th Surya Kiran Ex. 2023 India-Nepal Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) Army
2ndAustra-Hind Ex. 2023 India-Australia Perth (Australia) Army
14th Vajra Prahar Ex. 2023 India-US Umroi (Meghalaya) Army
9th Mitra Shakti Ex. 2023 India-Sri Lanka Aundh (Pune, Maharashtra) Army
Sea Guardian-3 China-Pakistan North Arabian Sea Navy
Bongosagar Ex.2023 India-Bangladesh North Bay of Bengal Navy
7th Exercise Kazind 2023 India-Kazakhstan Otar (Kazakhstan) Army
MARUEX-2023 Myanmar-Russian Andaman Sea Navy
Harimau Shakti-2023 India-Malaysia Umroi Cantonment, Meghalaya Army
SAMPRITI-XI 2023 India-Bangladesh Umroi, Meghalaya Army
5th AUSINDEX-2023 India-Australia Sydney, Australia Navy
30th SIMBEX-2023 India-Singapore Singapore Navy
21st Varun Exercise 2023 India-France Arabian Sea Navy
27th Malabar Ex. 2023 Quad Countries (Multilateral) the east coast of Australia Navy
Nomadic Elephant-2023 India-Mongolia at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Army
7th JIMEX-2023 India-Japan Visakhapatnam Navy
Security Bond-2023 China, Russia, Iran Gulf of Oman Navy
'Khan Quest’ Ex. 2023 Multinational Mongolia Army
12th ‘Ekuverin’ Ex. 2023 India-Maldives Chaubatia, Uttarakhand Army
6th ‘Ektha’ Ex. 2023 India-Maldives Maldives Navy
‘Sudarshan shakti’ Ex, 2023 Sapt shakti command of army Rajasthan and Punjab Army
'Tiger Shark 40' Ex. 2023 Bangladesh-US BNS Nirvik in Chattogram (Bangladesh) Navy
‘Al Mohed Al Hindi’ Ex.2023 Indian Navy - Royal Saudi Navy Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia Navy
4th ‘Samudra Shakti’ Ex, 2023 India-Indonesia Batam, Indonesia Navy
35th CORPAT-2023 India-Thailand Andaman Sea Navy
7th Ajay Warrior Ex. 2023 India-United Kingdom UK Army
INIOCHOS Ex. 2023 Multinational Exercise Andravida Air Base of Greece Air Force
Cope India Ex. 2023 Indo-US Arjan Singh (Panigarh), Kalaikunda, Agra Air Force
10th SLINEX Ex. 2023 India-Sri Lanka Colombo Navy
AFINDEX-2023 India-African Continent Pune Army
FRINGEX-2023 India-France Tiruvanthapuram, Kerala Army
Konkan Ex. 2023 India-UK Konkan Coast in the Arabian Sea Navy
Cobra Warrior Ex. 2023 Multilateral United Kingdom Air Force
13th Bold Kurukshetra 2023 India-Singapore Jodhpur Military Station, Rajasthan Army
La Perouse-m Ex. 2023 Multinational Indian Ocean Region Navy
Shinyu Maitri Exercise 2023 India-Japan Komatsu, Japan Air Force
Dastlik-IV Ex. 2023 India-Uzbekistan Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand Army

* America, Australia, India, Japan are quad countries. [ 25 ]

 Committees & Commissions
Inquiry Committees & Chairman Nari Shakti Vandan Act 2023
Committee for information about illegal foreigners living in Jammu Nari Shakti Vandan Act. popularly known as the 'Women's

and Kashmir - Chairman : R. K. Goyal Reservation Bill 2023', is the 128th Amendment Bill 2023 which
provides for reservation of 33% seats for women in the Lok Sabha and
Committee to monitor relief and rehabilitation works in Manipur -
State Legislative Assemblies for a period of 15 years.
Chaired by : Former Chief Justice Justicse Gita Mittal
The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Law Minister
To investigate the violence in Manipur
Arjun Ram Meghwal, which was passed unanimously by the Lok
- Former Chief Justice Ajay Lamba
Sabha on Sept. 20 and by the Rajya Sabha on Sept. 21, 2023.
AR Dave Committee - To oversee All India Football Federation
affairs.
Citizenship Amendment Act
Pradeep Nandrajog Committee - For recovery of money from Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019 was passed by the

defulters. Lok Sabha on December 9, 2019 and by the Rajya Sabha on

December 11, 2019.
Committee constituted to inquire into security lapses during PM's
Indian Citizenship Act 1955 was amended.
visit to Punjab - Chairman : Indu Malhotra/Sudhir K. Saxena
It became law after President's signature on December 12, 2019.
Committee to investigate Lakhimpur Khaeri incident - Chairman :
Pradeep Srivastava New Education Policy
Committee to investigate DTC bus purchase process- OP Agarwal New education policy was announced after 34 years on July 29,

Committee for Protection of Language, Culture and Land of 2020. It is based on the report of the committee headed by K.

Ladakh - Chairman : G. Kishan Reddy Kasturirangan.

Committee for 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Under the new education policy, it has been said to implement

Bose - Chairman : PM Modi 5+3+3+4 model in place of the currently active 10+2 educational
model.
Committee to celebrate 75th anniversary of Independence -
Uttarakhand is the first state in the country to implement the new
Chairman : PM Modi
education policy.
Committee for TRP calculation - Shashi Shekhar Vempati
Committee to improve urban planning education system - Chairman Section-370 and 35A : Facts
: Rajiv Kumar On August 11, 2019, the special status of the state of Jammu and

Expert Committee on Stressed Assets - Chairman : KV Kamath Kashmir was abolished and sections 370 and 35A were removed.

Committee for the welfare of freedom fighters - G. Kishan Reddy State Jammu and Kashmir came into existence on 31 October 2019

Committee to monitor stubble burning - Madan B. Lokur as two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Chairman of the empowered panel set up for covid-19 vaccine NITI Aayog
- R.S. Sharma NITI Aayog is constituted by the Govt. of India on January, 1,
Ajay Bhalla Committee - To examine Chinese investments 2015 which has been created in place of Planning Commission.
National Sports Awards 2020 Selection Committee - Full form is National Institute for Transforming India (NITI).
Chairman : Mukundakam Sharma NITI Aayog is headed by the Prime Minister.

Experts committee to study covid-19 impact on human rights Arvind Panagariya was the first Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog.

- Chairman : Dr. K. S. Reddy Goods and Service Tax

Dr. B. S. Chauhan Committee GST implementation in India - 1st July, 2017 (GST Day-1st July)
- For Judicial inquiry into Vikas Dubey case Full form of GST is 'Goods and Services Tax'.
Drug Regulatory System Reform Committee - Rajesh Bhushan GST was implemented in India under the 101st Amendment.
National Education Policy 2020 - Dr. K. Kasturirangan There is a total of 15 digits in the GST registration number.

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 International Organizations
Organizations Estd. Headquarters President/Gen. Secretary Members

International Labor Organization (ILO) 1919 Geneva Gilbert Houngbo (1 Oct.) 187 (187th Member - Tonga)
Interpol 1923 Lyons (France) Chairman-Nasser Al-Raisi 194 (194th Member - Kiribati)
Commonwealth 1931 London (UK) Patricia Scotland (G.S) 54 (54th Country - Maldives)
United Nations 1945 New York (US) Antonio Gutres 193 (193rd Member - South Sudan)
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 1945 Washington DC Cristalina Georgieva 190 (190th Member - Andora)
World Bank 1945 Washington DC Ajay Banga 189 (189th Member - Nauru)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 1945 Rome (Italy) Qu Dongue 197
International Court of Justice (ICJ) 1945 Hague, Nitherland Joan Donoghue 194
UNESCO 1945 Paris (France) Andre Azole 195
UNICEF 1946 New York Head-Catherine Russell 191
World Health Organization (WHO) 1948 Geneva Tedros Adhanom 194
OECD 1961 Paris (France) Mathias Cormann (G.S) 37 (37th member - Colambia)
NATO 1949 Brussels Jens Stoltenberg (G.S) 31 (31th member - Finland)
UNHCR 1950 Geneva Filippo Grandi (H.C) 135
European Union (ED) 1958 Brussels Ursula von der Leyen 27 (Britain is not a member of EU)
OPEC 1960 Vienna (Austria) Haitham Al-Ghais 13 (Qatar & Ecuador is out now)
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 1961 Jakarta Ilham Aliyev 120
Amnesty International 1961 London (UK) Agnes Calmard (G.S) 150
UNCTAD 1964 Geneva Rebecca Greenspan (G.S.) -
UNDP 1965 New York Achim Steiner -
Asian Development Bank (ADB) 1966 Manila Matsugu Asakawa 68
New Development Bank (NDB) 2014 Shanghai (China) Dilma Rousseff 9 (9th Member - Egypt)
ASEAN 1967 Jakarta Lim Jock Hoi (G.S) 11 (11th Member - East Timor)
SAARC 1985 Kathmandu Isala Ruwan Weerakoon 8 (Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan, Sri Lanks)
G-15 1989 Geneva - 17 (Developing countries)
APEC 1989 Singapore Prayut Chan-o Wongsuwan 21 (21st Member - Vietnam)
United National Human Rights Council 2006 Geneva Federico Villegas 47
World Trade Organization (WTO) 1995 Geneva Nagoji Okonjo-Evela 164 (164th Member - Afghanistan)
ASEM 1996 Brusels - 53
BIMSTEC 1997 Dhaka Shahidul Islam (G.S.) 7
Shanghai Cooperation Org. (SCO) 2001 Bijing Zhang Ming (G.S.) 9 (9th Member - Iran)
International Criminal Court (ICC) 2002 Hague, Nitherland Piotr Hofmanski 124 (124th Memebr - Malaysia)
African Union (AU) 2002 Addis Ababa Felix Antoine Tshedky 55
IBSA 2004 Lugano (Swit.) - 3 (India, Brazil, South Africa)
BRICS 2008 Shanghai (China) Sergei Ryabkov 5 (Brazil, Russia, India, China,
S. Africa)
International Solar Alliance (ISA) 2015 Gurugram DG - Ajay Mathur 95 (95th - Chile)

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 International Summits : 2022-23
18th G-20 Summit, 2013 23rd SCO Summit, 2023

Events - Bharat Mandpam, New delhi (India) Event (34 July 2023) - Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Theme - Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (One 22th Summit - Samarkand, Uzbekistan (2022)

Earth, One family, One Future) First G-20 ECSWG meeting, 2023

Headed by - PM Narendra Modi Event - Bengaluru (9-11 February-. 2023)

Topic - Sustainable and Climate Resilient

Indian Sherpa - Amitabh Kant
Blue Economy
1st G-20 Sherpa Meeting - Udaipur, Rajaslhan
World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023
New permanent member included in G20 - African Union
Events (16-20 January 22) - Davos, Switzerland
17th Conference - Bali (Indonesia, 2022)
Topic - Cooperation in a Fragmented World
19th Conference - Brazil (in 2024)
COP-15 UN Convention on Biological Diversity, 2022
15th BRICS Summit 2023 Event (19 December 22) - Montreal (Canada)
Event (22-24 Aug. 23) - Johannesburg (South Africa) Chaired by - China
Chaired by - Cyril Ramaphosa, President S. Africa Representation of India - Environment-Cli mate Minister
Representation of India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi Mr. Bhupendra Yadav
Theme of the conference - BRICS and Africa : A Partnership for In this, 4 goals and 23 objectives were fixed for 2030.
Mutually Accelerated Growth. Sus- COP-27 United Nations Climate Change Conference, 2022
tainable Development and Inclusive
Event (6-20 Nov. 22) - Sharm-El-Sheikh (Egypt)
Multilateralism
Chaired by - Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri
6 new countries included - Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ethiopia,
COP-26 - Glasgow, Scotland (UK, 2021)
Argentina and Iran
COP-28 - United Arab Emirates (2023)
32nd Arab League Summit, 2023
First 12U2 Summit, 2022
Event (19 May 2023) - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Events (July 14) - Virtually
Chaired by - Moh. bin Salman (PM, Saudi Arabia)
President from India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
6th Indian Ocean Conference, 2023
Full form of 12U2 - India, Israel, USA. UAE
Event (12-13 May 2023) - Dhaka, Bangladesh
Key Points - Six areas (Water, Energy, Transport,
Chaired by - Sheikh Hasina (PM Bangladesh)
Space, Health and Food Security)
Theme - Partnership for Peace, Prosperity and a Resilient Future
were discussed in this conference
49th G-7 Summit, 2023
32nd NATO Summit, 2022
Events (May 19-21) - Hiroshima, Japan
Events (28-30 June) - Madrid (Spain)
Chaired by - Fumio Kishida (PM Japan)
Chaired by - Secretary-General: Jens Stoltenberg
Key Point - G7 stressed the need for global mini-
Key Points - Finland and Sweden were invited to
mum emissions by 2025. join the alliance during the conference
48th Summit - Germany, 2022 31st Conference (2021) - Brussels (Belgium)
50th Summit - Italy, 2024 33rd Conference (2023) - Lithuania (Vilnius)

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 National Summit : 2022-23
G-20 Empower Summit 2023 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan 2023

Event (1-2 Aug., 2023) - Gandhinagar, Gujarat Event - Indore (MP) (January 8-10, 20231

Inauguration - Women and Child Development Chief Guest - Dr. Mohammed Irfan Ali (President,

Minister Smriti Irani Guyana)

Theme of Conference - Women-led Development: A Sustain- Theme - Diaspora : A reliable partner for

able- Inclusive and Equitable ...... India’s progress in the Amritkal

Objective - To accelerate the leadership and 1st All India Summit on Water Conservation

empowerment of women in the private Event - New Delhi (January 5, 2023)

sector in the G-20 countries. Theme - Water Vision @ 2047

12th World Hindi Conference India Water Impact Summit 2022
Event - Nadi (Fiji) (February 15-17, 2023) Event - New Delhi (December 15-17,2023)
Representation of India - External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Theme - Restoration and Conservation of
Jaishankar Small Rivers in a Large Basin
Theme of the conference - Hindi : From Traditional Knowledge Defexpo 2022
to Artificial Intelligence Events (18-22 Oct.- 22) - Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar
14th Aero India 2023 (Gujarat)
Event - Bengaluru (February 13-17, 2023) Theme - Path to Pride
Theme - The Runway to a Billion Opportunities India Ideas Summit 2022
Defence Ministers Conclave 2023 Event - New Delhi (September, 2022)
Venue - Bengaluru (February 14, 2023) Theme - Maximizing the Next 75 Years of
Theme - Shared Prosperity through Enhanced U.S.-India Prosperity
Engagements in Defence (SPEED) All India Official Language Conference
UP Global Investors Summit 2023 Event - Surat, Gujarat (September, 2022)
Event - Lucknow (February 11-12, 2023) Chaired by - Home Minister Amit Shah
Theme - New India’s Growth Engine India Clean Air Summit 2022
30th National Children’s Science Congress Event - Bengaluru (August, 2022)
Event - Ahmedabad (January 27-31, 2023)
Purpose - To discuss the topics of air pollution,
Providing a unique opportunity to children in the age group of 10 to climate change etc.
17 years to harness their scientific temperament and knowledge Semicon India Conference, 2022
CII Bio-Energy Summit 2023 Event - Bengaluru (April 2022)
Event - New Delhi (January 12, 2023)
Objective - To establish India as one of the key
Theme - Energy Transition - Solutions for a partners in the global semiconductor
Sustainable Tomorrow supply chain

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 Various operations : 2021-23
Operation Ajay : To evacuate Indian citizens from Israel during the Israel-Hamas war by the Government of India.
Operation Iron Swords : Israel's code name for its ongoing fight against Hamas.
Operation Chakra-2 : Under this, raids were conducted at various places by CBI to eliminate the cyber crime mafia.
Operation Sajag : To involve all stakeholders in enhancing coastal security by the Indian Coast Guard.
Operation Trinetra-2 : To flush out terrorists hiding in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir by Security forces (Army and Police).
Operation Karuna : To assist Myanmar affected by Cyclone Mocha (By Indian navy).
Operation Dhvast : To end organized crime and terrorism by NIA.
Operation Kaveri : To bring back Indians stranded in war-torn Sudan by the Government of India.
Operation Maryada : By Uttarakhand Police, with the objective of maintaining cleanliness in pilgrimage places and tourist places.
Operation Sadbhavna : To help people in rural areas and areas near the LOC in Jammu and Kashmir by the Indian Army.
Operation Alert : To enhance security along the India-Pakistan border by the Border Security Force (BSF).
Operation Octopus : Raids by NIA and ED against Popular Front of India (PFI) for spreading violence and terror funding in country
Operation Dost : To help earthquake affected Turkey and Syria by Government of India
Operation Garuda : CBI to eliminate drug network.
Operation Meghchakra : CBI to trace people who are circulating child pornography.
Operation Narcos : To stop drug smuggling through rail by Railway Protection Force.
Mission Amanat : For tracking of lost luggage of passengers by Indian Railways.
Operation Ganga : To bring back Indian citizens and students trapped in war-torn Ukraine by the Government of India.
Operation Olivia : To rescue the Olive Ridley turtles of Odisha by the Indian Coast Guard.
Operation Vigilant : To prevent smuggling of illicit tobacco and illicit liquor in trains by Railway Protection Force.
Opr. Devi Shakti : To rescue Indians trapped in Taliban-occupied Afghanistan by the Ministry of External Affairs.
Operation Available : To curb black marketing of railway tickets by Railway Protection Force and to make available to the people.
Operation AAHT : To save women and children from traffickers by Railway Protection Force.
Operation Sard Hawa : To prevent incidents of infiltration by BSF in dense fog along the Western International Border of Rajasthan.
Operation Parivartan : To end the cultivation and supply of cannabis by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Operation Green : To cover 22 more perishable agricultural products by the Center besides tomatoes, onions and potatoes.
Opr. Samudra Setu : To bring back Indians stranded in Maldives during COVID-19 by the Navy.
Opr. Samudra Setu-II : For rapid shipment of oxygen containers by the Navy.
Operation Namaste : By the Indian Army to keep itself free from the infection of COVID-19.
Opr. Vande Bharat : To bring home 14800 Indian nationals stranded abroad during COVID-19 by the Ministry of External Affairs.

Operation Ganga : Facts Major Terrorist and Anti-Terrorist Activities

On 26 February 2022, Operation Ganga was launched by the Galwan Valley skirmish (India-China) - 15-16 June 2020
Govt. of India in collaboration with the Ministry of External Balakot Air Strike - 26 February 2019
Affairs to rescue Indian students and people trapped in Ukraine Pulwama Attack - 14 February 2019
For the successful implementation, the central government sent Surgical Strike (by Indian Army) - 29 September, 2016
four of its ministers to neighboring countries adjoining Ukraine. Pathankot attack - 2 January 2016
(1) Kiren Rijiju - Slovakia (2) Hardeep Puri - Hungary Mumbai Attack - 26 November 2008
(3) V.K. Singh - Poland (4) Jyotiradlrya Scindia - Romania Airlines 814 Hijack (Tribhuvan Airport Kathmandu) - 1999

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 Major Reports of Govt. of India
 Swachh Survekshan-2022 (7th Edition)  Logistics Performance Index : 2021
Issuer - Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Issuer - Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal
1st - Indore (M.P.) (2nd - Surat, 3rd - Navi Mumbai) 1st place - Gujarat (2nd - Haryana)
Cleanest Cantonment - Deolali Rank of Bihar - 19th (Score-2.77)
Fastag Movers City - Shimoga
 Good Governance Index : 2021
7-Star rated (Indore), 5-Star rated (Surat, Bhopal, Mysore,
Issuer - Home Minister Amit Shah
Navi Mumbai, Visakhapanam and Tirupati) cities were
First state - Gujarat (Bihar Rank in Group 'B' - 6th)
announced in the star rating of garbage free cities under
Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2-0.  3rd India Innovation Index : 2021 (NITI Ayog)

 Public Affairs Index : 2022 First place in the states - Karnataka (Last-Chhattisgarh)
First among Union Territories - Chandigarh (Last-Ladakh)
Issuer - Public Affairs Center, Bangalore
1st place (in large / small states) - Haryana / Kerala Rank of Bihar - 15th (Score-11.58)

Rank of Bihar - 15th (Score-0.461)  Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index : 2020-21

 World Air Quality Report : 2022 Issuer - NITI Aayog

Issuer - IQ Air (Swiss organization) 1st Rank - Kerala (2nd - Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu)
Most polluted country - Chad (2nd-Iraq, 3rd-Pakistan) Rank of Bihar - 28th (Last) (Score - 52)
India's Rank - 8th  National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index : 2023
 State Energy and Climate Index : 2022 Issuer - NITI Ayog
Issuer - NITI Aayog Most poor state - Bihar (33.76%)
Top rank (in large / small states) - Gujarat / Goa Least poor state - Kerala
Rank of Bihar (in large states) - 15th
 3rd Export Readiness Index : 2022
 5th State Food Security Index : 2022-23 Issuer - NITI Aayog
Issuer - FSSAI (7 June, 2023) First - Tamil Nadu (Score-80.89) (2nd-Maharashtra)
1st place (in large states) - Kerala (2nd-Punjab, 3rd-Tamilnadu) Rank of Bihar - 22nd
1st place (in small states) - Goa (2nd-Manipur, 3rd-Sikkim)
 India Justice Report : 2022
 NFSA Ranking Index : 2022 (4th Edition)
Issue - Tata Trust
Issuer - Union Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs
1st place - Karnataka
NFSA (National Food Security Act)
Rank of Bihar - 16th (Score - 4.32)
Top-3 States of General Category - Odisha (Score-0.836),
 2nd Export Readiness Index : 2021
U.P. (Score-0.797), Andhra Pradesh (Score-0.794)
Worst Performing State - Goa (Score-0.631) Issue - NITI Aayog

Top Rank in Special Category - Tripura (Score-0.788) First place - Gujarat (2nd - Maharashtra, 3rd - Karnataka)

Rank of Bihar - 7th (Score-0.783) Rank of Bihar - 22th (Socre - 32.06)

 Health Index : 2020-21  THE World University Ranking : 2023

Issuer - NITI Aayog Issue - Times Higher Education (THE)

1st place (in large / small states) - Kerala / Tripura First in the world - Oxford Unviersity (UK)
Rank of Bihar - 19th (Rank of UP-18th) Best in India - IISc Bengaluru

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 Reports & Indexes : 2022-23
Reports / Indexes Issued by T. Contry First Rank India's Rank
Global Unicorn Ranking 2023 - - America 3rd
Global Remote Work Index 2023 - 108 Denmark 64th (49 in 2022)
Global Pension Index 2023 Mercer CFA Institute 47 Netherlands 45th (41 in 2022)
Global Hunger Index 2023 Welthungerhilfe (German organization) 125 Belarus 111th (107 in 2022)
Global Innovation Index 2023 Intellectual Property Organization 132 Switzerland 40th (40 in 2022)
Global Energy Transition Index 2023 World Economic Forum 120 Sweden 67th (87 in 2021)
Global Peace Index 2023 Institute for Economics and Peace 163 Iceland 126th (135 in 2022)
World Investment Report 2023 UNCTAD 187 America 7th
Henley Passport Index 2023 Henley & Partners 193 Singapore 80th (85 in 2022) 57
Global Gender Gap Index 2023 World Economic Forum 146 Iceland 127th (135 in 2022)
Global Competitiveness Index 2023 Management Development Institute 64 Denmark 40th (37 in 2022)
Sustainable Development Report 2023 SDSN 166 Finland 112th (121 in 2022)
Intellectual Property Index 2023 Global Innovation Policy Center (US) 55 America 42th (43 in 2022)
Global Slavery Index 2023 Human rights group 'Walk Free' 160 North Korea -
Economic Freedom Index 2023 Heritage (US Think Tank) 184 Singapore 131 (131 in 2022)
Good Government Index 2023 Chandler Institute 104 Singapore 57 (52 in 2022)
World Press Freedom Index 2023 Reports Without Borders (France) 180 Norway 161 (150 in 2022)
Logistics Performance Index 2023 World Bank 139 Singapore 38th (44 in 2018)
World Happiness Report 2023 SDSN 136 Finland 126th (136 in 2022)
World Air Quality Report 2023 Swiss firm IQAir 131 Chad 8th (5th in 2022)
Global Terrorism Index 2023 Institute for Economics and Peace – Afghanistan 13th
International IP Index 2023 US Chamber of Commerce 55 America 42nd
Global Labour Resilience Index 2023 CEMS Corporate Partner Whiteshield 136 Denmark 65th
Asia Power Index 2023 Lowy Institute (Sydney) 26 America 4th
Global Firepower Index 2023 Global Fire Power military 145 America 4th
Electoral Democracy Index 2023 V-dem - Denmark 108th (100 in 2022)
Climate Change Performance Index 2023 German Watch 63 Denmark 8th (10 in 2022)
Global Food Security Index 2022 Economist Impact 113 Finland 68th (71 in 2021)
Global Aviation Safety Ranking 2022 ICAO 187 Singapore 48th
Network Readiness Index 2022 Portulace Institute, Washington DC 131 US 61st
Global Crypto Adoption Index 2022 Blockchain Analysis Platform 146 Vietnam 4th
Global Liveability Index 2022 Economist Intelligence Unit 173 Vienna, Austria (Delhi-112th)
World Competitiveness Index 2022 Management Development Institute 63 Denmark 37 (43 in 2021)
Environmental Performance Index 2022 World Economic Forum 180 Denmark 180 (168 in 2021)
Digital Quality of Life Index 2021 Cyber Security Company 'Surfshark' 110 Denmark 59th (57 in 2020)

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 Economic Survey : 2022-2023
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic The growth rate of the services sector is estimated to be 9.1% in FY

Survey 2022-23 in Parliament on January 31, 2023. This Economic Sur- 2023, which is more than 8.4% in the previous financial year.

vey has been prepared under the leadership of Chief Economic Major partner countries of India’s foreign trade -

Advisor V. Ananth Nageswaran. India exports the most from - America > UAE > Netherlands
India imports the most to - China > UAE > America
Economic Survey 2022-23: Important facts
India is set to become the top remittance recipient globally by
The growth rate of the economy is expected to be 7% (real) for the
receiving US$ 100 billion in 2022.
year ending March 2023. The growth rate in the last financial year
India’s e-commerce market is estimated to grow at a rate of
was 8.7%.
18% every year till 2025.
In last year’s Economic Survey, the country’s GDP growth rate
The total fertility rate has become 2.1 which was earlier 2.4
during 2022-23 was estimated to be 8-8.5%.
Infant mortality rate has gone up to 38.4, which was earlier 46.0
India’s GDP growth rate during the financial year 2023-24 to
Neonatal mortality rate is 24.9, which was earlier 29.5.
6 - 6.8% is expected.
Merchandise exports in April-Dec. 2022 stood at $332.5 billion.
The GDP growth rate for the financial year 2023-24 will be 6.5% on
India’s headline inflation reached 7.8% in April, 2022.
real basis.
Central and state government budgeted expenditure on health
India is the 3.d largest economy in terms of PPP (Purchasing
sector to reach 2.1% of GDP in FY2023 (BE) and 2.2% in FY2022
Power Parity), while it is the 5th largest economy in terms of
(RE) from l.6% in FY21.
exchange rate.
Social sector expenditure to increase from Rs 9.1 Lakh Crore
According to the first advance estimate for the financial year
in FY 2016 to Rs 21.3 Lakh Crore in FY 2023.
2022-23, the per capita net national income (at constant prices) in
More than 220 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine were given.
India is Rs.96522 and the annual growth rate of per capita
India has expressed the resolve of ‘Net Zero' to achieve the goal
income is 5.5%.
of zero carbon emissions by the year 2070.
According to the survey, the number of GST taxpayers has
India has achieved its target of 40% installed electricity capacity
doubled from 70 lakh to 1.4 crore in 2022.
from non-fossil fuel before 2030.
Fiscal deficit during FY 2022-23 as per survey 6.4%, which has
India will reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45% by
been 6.7% in the previous financial year.
2030 from 2005 levels.
The forex reserves stood at US$ 562.72 billion at the end of December
With the National Green Hydrogen Mission, India will become
2022,
self-sufficient in energy by the year 2047.
RBI has estimated the inflation rate to be 6.8% in the financial
A mass movement was started for environment as a way of life.
year 2022-23,
Private investment in agriculture increased to 9.3% in 2020-21.
The Gross Value Added (GVA) of agriculture at basic prices in
Continuous increase was given in the production of food grains.
FY 2022-23 stood at 3.5%, which is higher than 3.0% in the previous
Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) around 81.4 crore
financial year.
beneficiaries will get free food grains for one year.
Credit growth to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Overall gross value added (GVA) by the industrial sector grew by
(MSME) sect or has averaged over 30.5% during January-
3.7%, which is higher than the average growth of 2.8% over
November, 2022.
the past decade.
During 2021-22, a record 5000 lakh tonnes of sugarcane has
India became the second largest mobile phone manufacturer.
been produced in the country. Out of this, 36 lakh metric tonnes
Till October, 2022 2359 Kisan Rails transported around 7.91
of sugar has been used for ethanol production.
lakh tonnes of perishable goods.
The Gross Value Added (GVA) of the industry sector in the
Launched in the year 2016. more than one crore air travellers have
financial year 2022-23 was 4.1% at basic prices, which was much
benefited from the UDAN scheme.
lower than 10.3% in the previous financial year.

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 Central General Budget : 2023-24
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 5th Union
Fund Allocation for Major Schemes
Budget 2023-24 on February 1, 2023, Presented a total budget of 45.3
lakh crores, which is 7.5% more than the previous budget. This is the Jal Jeevan Mission - 70000 crores

first budget of Amrit Kaal. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - 79590 crores
'Eklavya' Residential School - 5943 crores
 Vision for Amrit Kaal : An Empowered and Inclusive Economy
PM-Kisan - 60000 crores
Opportunities for citizens with special emphasis on youth AMRUT and Smart Cities Mission - 16000 crores
Increase in employment generation National Education Mission - 38953 crores
Strong and stable macro-economic environment National Health Mission - 36785 crores

 7 priorities or 'Saptarshi' of the budget 2023-24 MNREGA - 60000 crores

Micro Anganwadi and Nutrition 2.0 - 20554 crores
Inclusive Development Reaching the Last Man
Swachh Bharat Mission - 12192 crores
Infrastructure and investment Unleashing the potential
Prime Minister's Crop Insurance Scheme - 13625 crores
Green Growth Youth Power
FAME Scheme - 5172 crores
Financial sector
North-East Infrastructure Development Plan - 2491 crores
Budget Estimates : 2023-24
Union Budget 2023-24 : Important Facts
Total Expenditure (2023-24) - 45.03 Lakh Crore
Capital Expenditure (2023-24) - 10.01 Lakh Crore Indian economy is estimated to grow by 7% in the year 2023-24.

Revenue Expenditure (2023-24) - 35.02 Lakh Crore Pre capita income move than doubled to Rs. 1.97 lakh.
GST monthly revenue remained around Rs. 1.5 lakh crore.
Effective Capital Expenditure (2023-24) - 13.71 Lakh Crore
10.5% GDP growth rate is estimated in 2023-24.
Total receipts (other than borrowings) - 27.2 Lakh Crore
Indian economy has become the 5th largest economy.
Revenue receipts (2023-24) - 26.32 lakh crore
The interest payment is estimated to be Rs. 10.80 lakh crore, which
Capital receipts (2023-24) - 18.70 lakh crore
is 30.8% of the total revenue expenditure.
Revenue deficit (2022-23) - 9.90 lakh crore (3.8% of GDP)
Fiscal deficit is estimated to be 5.9% of GDP in the year 2023.24.
Revenue deficit (2023-24) - 8.69 lakh crore (2.9% of GDP) Fiscal deficit will be brought down to 4.5% by the year 2025-26.
Fiscal deficit (2022-23) - 16.61 lakh crore (6.4% of GDP) The number of tax slabs has been reduced from 7 to 5.
Fiscal Deficit (2023-24) – 17.86 Lakh Crore (5.9% of GDP) Now there will be no tax on those earning up to Rs. 7 lakh.
Primary Deficit (2023-24) - 7.06 Lakh Crore (2.3% of GDP) Payments made to Agniveers are tax free.
Deduction limit from capital gains on investment in residential house
Allocation to Specific Ministries raised to Rs. 10 crore.
Defence Ministry - Rs. 5.94 lakh crore Under the new arrangement, the peak surcharge was reduced from
Road Transport and Highways - Rs. 2.70 lakh crore 37% to 25%

Ministry of Railways - Rs. 2.41 lakh crore Standard deduction of up to Rs. 50.000 has been proposed for
salaried individuals and up to Rs. 15,000 for pensioners.
Consumer Affairs and Food - Rs. 2.06 lakh crore
For non-government employees, the tax exemption limit on leave
Home Ministry - Rs. 1.96 lakh crore
encashment received on retirement has been raised to Rs. 25 lakh.
Ministry of Education - Rs. 1.13 lakh crore
Capital investment outlay increased by 33.4% to Rs. 10 lakh crore.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers - Rs. 1.78 lakh crore
Under the PM Jan Dhan Yojana, 47.8 crore Jan Dhan accounts
Ministry of Rural Development - Rs. 1.60 lakh crore
were opened.
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Rs. 1.25 lakh crore 220 crore vaccination of 102 crore people.
Ministry of Communications - Rs. 1.23 lakh crore 9.6 crore LPG connections were given under Ujjwala.

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Construction of 11.7 crore toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission. Urban infrastructure will be created in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities
Under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, a cash transfer of Rs 2.2 lakh by setting up an Urban Infrastructure Development Fund (UIDF),
crore has been made to over 11.4 crore farmers. which will be managed by the National Housing Bank.
One-time small savings scheme, Mahila Samman Bacthat Patra, DigiLocker and Aadhaar will be used as a one-stop solution for
will be made available for a period of 2 years till March 2025. identity and address updates.
Maximum deposit limit for Monthly Income Scheme increased from A ‘Corporate DigiLocker’ will be set up for secure storage and
Rs.4.5 lakh to Rs.9 lakh tor single account and from Rs.9 lakh to sharing of documents.
Rs.15 lakh for joint account. Under the GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Re-
Agri-accelerator fund will be set up to encourage agri-startups sources Dhan) scheme, 500 new ‘residual income’ plants will
by young entrepreneurs in rural areas. be set up.
Self-reliant clean plant program will be started for high value 10000 bio-input processing centers will be set up, which will
horticulture crops with an outlay of Rs.2200 crore. create a fertilizer and pesticide manufacturing network at the
Skill training and financial assistance will be given to traditional national level.
artisans and craftsmen under Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Rs 5300 crore has been given to Upper Bhadra Project to
Kaushal Samman. provide permanent micro irrigation and to fill surface tanks
Under DAY-NRLM, 81 lakh self-help groups will be converted into for drinking water.
large production enterprises. To realize the vision of 'Make AI in India and Make AI Work
Additional collateral-free loans of Rs 2 lakh crore to MSMEs. for India', three Centers of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence (AI)
‘Vishvas se Vishwas-1’ will be brought to make contract execu-tion will be set up in top educational institutions.
easier for MSMEs. PM-PRANAM program will be launched to promote balanced
‘Vishvas se Vishwas-2’ will be brought for settlement of use of alternative fertilizers and chemical fertilizers by the
contractual disputes between the government and government State and Union Territories.
undertakings. Green credit program to be notified under the Environment
National Financial Information Registry will be established. (Protection) Act for environmentally responsible works.
The allocation of the Defence Budget for the year 2023-24 has been Amrit Dharohar scheme will be implemented in the next three years
increased from Rs.5.25 lakh crore to Rs. 593537.64 crore. to encourage optimum use of wetlands.
138205 crore has been allocated separately for defence pension. Mangrove plantation will be started on the coast line under
Rs 1.62 lakh crore has been earmarked for capital expenditure, which MISHTI.
includes purchase of new weapons, aircraft, warships and other Direct Benefit Transfer will be launched under All India National
military hardware. Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme to provide stipend support to
The outlay for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has been increased by 47 lakh youth in 3 years.
66% to more than Rs.79,000 crore. ‘Bharat Shree’ scheme for digitization of ancient manuscripts.
100 labs will be set up for 5G applications. Jan Vishwas Bill was introduced to amend 42 Central Acts.
The third phase of the e-courts project will be started with an outlay
of Rs 7000 crore for efficient administration of justice.
Sickle cell anemia eradication mission will be started. Total
157 new nursing colleges will be established. Budget Estimates for 2023-24
National Digital Library will be set up. (in crore)
38000 teachers and supporting staff will be recruited in the
next 3 years for 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools.
Rs 2.4 lakh crore has been allocated to the Railways.
A fund of Rs 75,000 crore has been allocated for the new schemes
of the Railways. 100 new schemes will be launched across the
country.
In the budget estimate for the year 2023-24, an amount of Rs 487.51
crore has been set aside to compensate for the losses incurred on the
operation of the lines.
50 additional airports, helicopters, water aerodromes and advance
landing grounds will be renovated.

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 Central Government Schemes
 Namami Gange Scheme  UJALA Yojana
Launched - 10th July, 2014 by Ministry of Water Resources Launched - May 1, 2015
Purpose - For the protection and purification of river Ganga UJALA : Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
Objective : To make distribution of LED bulbs at low cost.
 Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
 Atal Pension Yojana
Launched - August 28, 2014 by Ministry of Finance
Launched - 9th May, 2015 by Ministry of Finance
Purpose - At least one bank account in all households
Under this scheme, any person in the age group of 18 to 40 years can
Benefits - Accident insurance of Rs. 2 lakh
get a pension of 1 thousand to 5 thousand on the basis of the amount
 Make in India deposited by him in the bank.

Launched - 25 September 2014  AMRUT Yojana

Purpose - Promotion of manufacturing in the country Launched - June 24, 2015

 Mission Indradhanush AMRUT : Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation

Launched - 25th December, 2014 by Union Health Ministry  Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

There will be vaccination for 7 diseases (Diphtheria, Whooping Launched - June 25, 2015
cough, Tetanus, Polio, TB, Measles and Hepatitis 'B') under this. Objective - To build 2 crore new houses by 2022

 PAHAL Scheme  Digital India Mission

Launched - January 1, 2015 Launched - 1st July, 2015

Objective - To make all government services available to the public
Purpose - To transfer the subsidy money of LPG directly to bank.
electronically
It is also known as DBTL (Direct Benefit Transfer for LPG)
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
 HRIDAY Plan
Launched - 1st July, 2015.
Launched - 21st January, 2015 by Ministry of Urban Development Purpose - To provide water to farmers for agriculture
HRIDAY : Heritage City Development and Augmentation Scheme
 Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
Objective - To revive the cultural heritage of selected 12 cities.
Launched - 25th July, 2015.
 Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana Objective - To electrify all the villages, improve the financial condi-
tion of the distribution companies and do proper monitoring
Launched - 22nd January, 2015 by Ministry of Women and Child
Development  Sagarmala Project
Objective - To promote gender equality and increase sex ratio. Launched - July 31, 2015

 Prime Minister 'MUDRA' Scheme Objective - Development of ports and connecting them with road/
rail transport
Launched - April 8, 2015
MUDRA : Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency
 UDAY Yojana

Purpose : To provide financial assistance and to provide loans Launched - 5th Novermber, 2015 by Ministry of Coal and Energy
(Types - Shishu, Kishor, and Tarun) for micro enterprises sector. UDAY : Ujjwal Discom Assurance Scheme

There is a provision to give loans up to Rs. 50 thousand under Shishu, Objective - Financial reforms and recovery of power distribution.
Jharkhand is the first state to join this scheme.
Rs. 5 lakh under Kishor and Rs. 10 lakh under Tarun.

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 Shyama Prasad Mukherjeu Rurban Mission  Pradhan Mantri Sahaj BijIi Har Ghar Yojana - Saubhagya
Launched - February 22, 2016 Launched - 25th September, 2017 by Ministry of Power
Objective - Cluster based development of villages Objective - To ensure electrification of all households
 Setu Bharatam Yojana  Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - Ayushman Bharat
Launched - 4th March, 2016 by Union Ministry of Road and
Launched - 23rd September, 2018 from Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Transport
Objective - To provide free cashless health facility up to 5 lac.
Objective - Construction of over/under bridges to make National
 PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme
Highways free of railway crossings
Launched - February 1- 2019 by Piyush Goyal
 Stand up India
Purpose - Rs.6000 direct income support to all the farmers .
Launched - 5th April, 2016 by Ministry of Finance
This assistance will be transferred directly to the account of farmers
Purpose - Loan from 10 lakh to 1 crore to SC / ST and women
in three equal installments of Rs.2000 each.
entrepreneurs to set up new companies
 Prime Minister Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana
 UDAN PIan
Launched - February 15, 2019
Launched - on 27th April, 2017
Eligible for the scheme - Unorganized sector workers in the age
Full name - Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik
group of 18-40 years whose monthly income is Rs 15000 or less.
Purpose - To provide cheap air travel to the common citizens.
Benefit - Monthly pension of Rs.3000 on attaining the age of 60
 DIKSHA Portal
 Prime Minister Kisan MaandhanYojana
Launched -5th September 2017 by Ministry of Human Resource
Launched - September 12, 2019 at Ranchi (Jharkhand)
Development
Benefit - Minimum Rs.3000 per month pension on attaining the age of
This portal is helpful in training and empowering the teacher.
60 years
 Pradhan mantri Ujjwala Yojana Eligible for the scheme - Farmers of 18 to 40 years who have
Launched - 1st May, 2016 agricultural land up to 2 hectares only.

Purpose - To provide free LPG connection to BPL families  Agneepath Yojana

 Varistha Pension Bima Yojana Scheme Announcement - June 14,2022

Launched : January 1, 2017 by Life Corporation of India (L1C) Qualification -10th-12th pass (Age -17.5 to 23 years)
Purpose - Guaranteed interest rate for 10 years to senior citizens Under this, youth will be recruited in all the three services
aged 60 years and above will be 8%. (land, water, air) for 4 years, which will be called ‘Agniveer’.
 Deen Dayal Upadhyay 'SPARSH' Yojana On completion of four years. Agniveers will be paid Rs
11.71 lakh under the service fund package. On completion
Launched - November 3, 2017
of service, Agniveers will be given 10% reservation in
SPARSH : Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude and Research in
CAPF and Assam Rifles. Also 25% of Agniveers will be
Stamp as a Hobby
selected permanently on the basis of merit.
It is a scholarship scheme with the aim of increasing interest in postage
stamp collection among school children of class 6th to 9th. 46000 thousand Agniveers will be recruited in the first year.

Benefits - Max. 40 students get total scholarship of Rs.6000/ year

 PM Vishwakarma Yojana
Launch - September 17, 2023 (from New Delhi)
 Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
Objective - To provide loans at minimum interest rate without
Launch - July 21, 2017
guarantee to 30 lakh families of traditional craftsmen and artisans.
Purpose - Guaranteed return of 8% for 10 years to senior citizens in
A budget provision of Rs. 13000 crore has been made for this,
the age of 60 or more on opting for monthly pension option
Under this, 18 traditional businesses have been included.

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 Schemes / Campaigns : At a glance Fit India Movement 29 Aug., 2019
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana 12 Sep., 2019
Plan Launch
Atal Bhujal (Atal Jal) Yojana 25 Dec., 2019
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana 25 Aug., 2014 Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana 25 March, 2019
Make in India 25 Sep., 2014 Swamitava Yojana 24 April, 2020
Atma Nirbhar Bharat Yojana 12 May, 2020
Swachh Bharat Mission 2 Oct., 2014
One Nation. One Ration Card Yojana 1 June, 2020
Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana 11 Oct., 2014
PM Svanidhi Yojana 1 June, 2020
Mission Indradhanush Yojana 15 Dec., 2014 Garib Kalyan Rozgar Yojana 20 June, 2020
HR1DAY Yojana 21 Jan., 2015 New Education Policy 2020 30 July, 2020
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana 10 Sep., 2020
Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Yojana 22 Jan., 2015
‘KAPILA’ Kalam Programme 15 Oct., 2020
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana 8 April, 2015 Ayushman Sahakar Yojana 19 Oct., 2020
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana 9 May, 2015 Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojagar Yojaua 12 Nov.. 2020
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana 24 Nov., 2020
Atal Pension Yojana 9 May, 2015
PM-WANI Yojana 9 Dec.. 2020
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 25 June, 2015
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0 15 Jan., 2021
AMRUT Yojana 25 June, 2015
Gram Ujala Yojana 19 March, 2021
Smart City Mission 25 June, 2015 Jal Shakti Abhiyan : Catch the Rain 22 March, 2021
Digital India Mission 1 July, 2015 PM-Yuva Yojana 29 May, 2021
Skill India Mission 15 July, 2015 SEGE Program 4 June, 2021
Dcendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana 25 July, 2015 ‘Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum’ Abhiyaan 8 June, 2021
Bharatmala Project 31 July, 2015 ‘Jaan hai to jahan hai1 campaign 21 June, 2021
One Rank-One Pension Yojana 7 Nov., 2015 NIPUN India Program 3 July, 2021
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana 13 Jan., 2016 Prime Minister’s Ujjwala Yojana 2.0 10 Aug., 2021
Start-up India 16 Jan., 20I6 Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission 27 Sep., 2021
Setu Bharatam Project 4 March, 2016 Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 1 Oct., 2021
Stand Up India 5 April, 2016 AMRUT 2.0 1 Oct., 2021
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana 1 May, 2016 PM Mitra Scheme 6 Oct., 2021
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana 1 April, 2017 Pradhan Mantri Gatishakti Yojana 13 Oct., 2021
UDAN Scheme 27 April, 2017 SMILE Scheme 12 Feb., 2022
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana 4 May, 2017 AVSAR Scheme 8 April, 2022
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar 25 Sep., 2017 Swanidhi Se Samridhi Yojana 12 April, 2022
Yojana - ‘Saubhagya' SHRESHTA Yojana 3 June, 2022
Deendayal ‘Sparsh’ scheme 3 Nov., 2017 Agneepath Yojana 14 June, 2022
Bharatnet Yojana 13 Nov., 2017 Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana 14 June, 2022
Khelo India School Games 31 Jan., 2018 RAMP Scheme 30 June, 2022
India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) 1 Sep., 2018 PM SHRI Yojana 5 Sep., 2022
PM-AASHA 12 Sep., 2018 Yuva 2.0 (Ministry of Education) 2 Oct., 2022
Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - 23 Sep., 2018 Tele-MANAS 10 Oct., 2022
Ayushman Bharat Mission LiFE (Kevadiya, Gujarat, by PM) 20 Oct., 2022
PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme 1 Feb., 2019 Digital Shakti 4.0 16 Nov., 2022
Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi 15 Feb., 2019 Amrit Bharat Station Scheme 27 Dec., 2022
Maandhan Yojane Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 11 Jan., 2023
Prime Minister Karmayogi Maandhan Yojana 23 July, 2019 Arogya Maitri Project 13 Jan.. 2023
Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme 15 Aug., 2019 PM Vishwakarmana Yojana 17 Sep., 2023

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 State Government Schemes
State Scheme / Program Important Points / Objectives
Uttar Pradesh Abhyudaya Program To provide free coaching to students preparing for various competitive exams.
Kisan Kalyan Mission To double the income of the farmers of Uttar Pradesh by the year 2022.
UP Matrubhumi Yojana Under this 50 percent of the cost of development works will be borne by the government.
Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana For school education to the children of child laborers, orphans, laborers, at the age of
8 to 18 years.
Madhya Pr. Mukhyamantri Covid-19 For financial assistance of Rs. 5000 per month to the children orphaned due to
Bal Seva Yojana Covid.
Devaranya Scheme To promote Ayurvedic medicines and to link it with employment.
Launch Pad Scheme To provide a platform to the youth of 18 years of age to become self-reliant.
Ladli Lakshmi Yojana Under this, 20 thousand will be given to the students taking admission in colleges and
universities.
Jansunwai Yojana 2021 To share the complaint of your problem directly with the Chief Minister through online
medium
CM Kisan Kalyan Yojana 4000 additional financial assistance to beneficiaries of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.
Rozgar Setu Scheme To provide employment to migrant workers (by the police of Umaria district)
Ankur Yojana Under this, citizens will be honored for planting trees during monsoon.
Chhattisgarh Bajra Mission Its main objective is to provide farmers with fair price rates for small gain crops.
Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhumihin To provide financial assistance to the landless citizens of the state doing agricultural
Majdure Nyay Yojana work. Under this, 12 lakh landless laborers will be given Rs. 6000.
Garbage Cafe Scheme To provide food in lieu of plastic by Ambikapur Municipal Corporation
Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana To provide 1500 rupees to the farmers as installment for the paddy crop.
Godhan-Nyay Yojana To protect animals and help livestock farmers to increase their income along with
employment.
West Bengal Pathashree Abhiyan Ten campaigns have been started for repair of roads in Bengal.
Krishak Bandhu Yojana To provide annual assistance of Rs. 5000 per acre to the farmers in two installments.
Yuvashree Arpan Yojana To provide better employment opportunities to about 50000 youth of the state.
Matir Smristi Yojana For generating income activities in Horticulture and Fisheries by engaging local people.
Chokher Alo Scheme To provide free eye treatment and spectacles to senior citizens.
Maa Ki Rasoi Yojana To provide food for the poor and destitute at Rs. 5.
Odisha Gopabandhu Sambadika To provide financial assistance to journalists who died of COVID-19.
Swasthya Yojana
Bindu Sagar Safai Yojana To clean the Bindu Sagar Lake located in Bhubaneshwar.
Ashirvad Yojana For education, health and maintenance of COVID orphans.
Karnataka Arundhati and Maitri Yojana Under this, financial assistance will be provided to the brides of Brahmin families.
Arthika Spandana Scheme For distribution of loans to help people during the time of COVID-19 and floods.
Nekkar Samman Yojana To provide financial assisatance to the weavers (cotton, silk, woolen) of the state.
Kerala Namath Basai Program To provide medium of online education to tribal children at home.
One School, One IAS Scheme To provide free coaching for CBSE examinations for poor meritorious students.
Gujarat Vatan Prem Yojana Under this, Gujaratis will be able to take projects and agencies of their choice by
paying an amount of 60 percent.
Mukhayamantri Bal Seva Yojana Children orphaned by Covid-19 will be given Rs. 4000/-per month till the age of 18.

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 State Scheme / Program Important Points / Objectives
Jharkhand Mukhyamantri Sukanya Yojana For promoting women empowerment, completely ending child marriage.
Sujalam Sufalam Yojana Renovation of 5000 ponds and reservoirs in the state so that water can be stored.
CM Krishi Ashirvad Yojana To provide Rs,5000 to Rs. 25000 to the farmers having 1 acre to 5 acres of land.
Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana To provide security cover by the insurance company on the loss of crops due to
natural calamity.
Andhra Pr. Jagannan Chedodu Scheme Financial assistance to tailors, barbers and washermen unable to raise livelihood due
to Corona.
SALT Program To strengthen schools and provide training and skill development to teachers.
STREE Scheme To support and empower women against domestic violence (Hyderabad Police)
Tamil Nadu Smart Black Board Scheme To ensure better learning environment in 80,000 government schools.
Arunachal Pr. Atmanirbhar Krishi Yojana To promote agriculture/horticulture, Rs. 60-60 crore will be given to agriculture de-
partments.
Telangana Ryuthu Bandhu Scheme To provide Rs. 8000 per acre to farmers for Kharif and Rabi crops.
Akash Se Dawa Pariyojana To provide medicines through drones at primary health centres.
Rajasthan CM Anupriti Coaching Yojana To provide education to economically backward class, SC and ST students.
Mukhyamantri Kisan One thousand rupees will be provided per month as a grant in the electricity bill of the
Mitra Yojana farmers.
Maharashtra Mission Vatsalya Under this, 18 benefits, schemes and services will be provided to poor women who lost
their husbands due to Covid-19
Mission Oxygen Self To encourage Oxygen producing industries.
Reliance Scheme
Haryana Sanjeevani Project To provide home treatment and care to COVID-19 patients.
Gobardhan Yojana To make provision for sale of organic manure and cow urine to the farmers.
Pranavayu Devta Pension For the maintenance of old trees above 75 years, Rs. 2500/-month will be given to
Scheme Panchayat.
Delhi Mukhayamantri Covid-19 Under this, amount of 50000 will be given to each family, which has lost a member
Pariwar Arthik Sahayata Yojana due to Covid-19
Uttarakhand CM Vatsalya Yojana To provide education to the children orphaned by Covid-19 till the age of 21 years.
Atal Ayushman Yojana Free medical treatment to all the residents of the state.
Mission Hausla To help get oxygen, ventilators for COVID-19 patients by Uttarakhand Police.
J&K Awaam ki Baat radio programme To take steps taken by government for the interests of common people to the people.
Himachal Pr. AYUSH ghar dwar program To keep home-isolated COVID-19 positive patients healthy by practicing yoga.
Parvat Dhara Yojana To rejuvenate water bodies that are disappearing and to provide irrigation to the fields.
Ladakh Youn Tab Yojana Under this, tablets will be distributed to 12300 students of class 6th to 12th.
Sikkim One Family, One Job To provide government job to at least one member of every family.
Assam Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Under this, a one-time assistance of 2.5 lakh will be given to such wome who have
Vidhwa Sahayata Yojana lost their husband due to Covid-19 disease, whose family income is less than 5 lakh.
Mukhyamantri Shishu To provide financial assistance (Rs. 3500/ month) to the children orphaned by
Seva Yojana Covid-19.
Bihar CM Mahila Udyami Yojana 10 lakh will be provided to women to start new employment.
Jal Jeevan Hariyali Abhiyan To save water and greenery against climate change.
CM Vridhjan Pension Yojana Rs. 400 monthly pension to all persons in the age group of 60-70 years.
Punjab Mera Kam Mera Man Yojana To provide employment to unemployed youth by providing them training.
Har Ghar Pani Har Ghar Safai To provide 100% potable water supply to all rural households by 2022.

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 Economic Scenario
Country’s foreign exchange reserves reached 590.783 billion $. RBI has announced 100 Days 100 Payments campaign for banks.
Sweden’s SAAB has become the first foreign company to win Merger of Maratha Co. Bank with Cosmos Cooperative Bank.
100% equity in an Indian defence project. India’s defence exports grew 23 times since 2014.
India’s GDP has crossed the 4 trillion dollar. India’s total exports in May 2023 stood at US$ 60.29 billion.
India’s exports increased by 6.21% to 35.57 billion dollars. India’s fiscal deficit for FY23 stood at 6.4% of GDP.
RBI was given the 'Changemaker of the Year Award’. Patna becomes the first Municipal Corporation to use CBDC.
Share of women in the country’s workforce became 37% in 2022-23. 80% Financial assistance of the Center to promote green shipping.
Google launches DigiKavach program to fight online financial Withdrawal of Rs 2000 note under 'Clean Note Policy',
fraud in India. Finance Ministry launched the ‘Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme’,
Central Govt. has approved subsidy of Rs. 22,303 crore on major India’s unemployment rate in April rises to 8.11%
fertilizers, ‘Rail Vikas Nigam Limited’ got the status of Navratna category.
CCI approves merger of IDFC with IDFC First Bank. Solar Energy Corporation got the status of Miniratna Category.
The government has increased dearness allowance for central Russia became India’s largest oil supplier.
government employees and pensioners by 4% from 42% to 46%. America became India’s largest trading partner. (2nd - China)
Govt. granted Navratna status to IRCON International and RITES. Egypt became a member of the BRICS New Development Bank.
Indian Bank launches ‘IB Sathi’ initiative to promote financial Employees’ Provident Fund Organization increased the interest
inclusion services. rats on Employees’ Provident Fund to 8.15%.
Apple became Indie’s largest smartphone exporter company. ICICI Lombard introduced country’s first ‘anywhere cashless’ facility.
SBI launches ‘Nation First Transit Card’. Govt. increased the dearness allowance of the employees by 4%.
RBI authorized ‘Bandhan Bank’ for distribution of civil pension. India’s unemployment rate has increased to 8.11% in April.
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers got the status of ‘Navratna IREDA got the status of 'Infrastructure Finance Company' from RBI.
Company’. MobiKwik became the first app to support credit cards on UPI.
Retail inflation has declined frorr. 1.44% to 6.83% in August. India ranks first with 24% contribution to global milk production.
RBI raised the upper limit of offline payment transactions from Croatia became the 20th country to adopt the Euro as its currency.
Rs 200 to Rs 500. Amazon has overtaken Apple to become the most valuable brand.
The number of Jan Dhan accounts has crossed the 50 crore mark. US printed the first banknote with the signatures of two women
RBI launches Udgam portal to track unclaimed amount. (Janet Yellen and Marilyn Malerba).
India makes first payment for crude oil to UAE in local currency.
India's GDP Growth Rate Estimates by Various Agency
Airtel Payments Bank launched India’s first ec0-friendly debit card.
Institution 2022-23 2023-24
AU Small Finance Bank became the first bank in India to offer
24×7 Video Banking Service, Moody's Rating Agency 8.8% 6.7%

HDFC Bank became the fourth most valuable bank in the world, CRISIL Agency 7.0% 6.0%
Govt. announced 8.15% interest rate for EPF a/c for FY 2022-23. Fitch Rating Agency 8.5% 6.3%
In India, 13.5 crore people came cut of poverty in last five years.
India Rating and Research (Ind-Ra) 7-7.2% 6.2%
Razorpay launches first international payment gateway in
ICRA Rating Agency 7.2% 8.5%
Malaysia.
IMF (International Monetary Fund) 6.1% 6.3%
ONGC becomes India’s first PSU to get Anti-Bribery Management
System Certificate World Bank 6.9% 6.3%

GAIL achieved the status of Authorized Economic Operator T3. National Statistical Office (NSO) 7.0% 8.7%
Federal Bank launched the campaign I am Adyar, Adyar is me’. UN 5.8% 6.7%

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 Science & Technology
Researchers at ITT Ropar have discovered a rare metal in Sutlej. Indias first rocket facility to make 3D-printed engines launched in
Govt. of India has set a target of establishing a Semiconductor Chennai.
Research Center by 2024. PM Modi dedicated to the nation the 600 MW Kameng Hydropower
India unveiled the world’s first AI powered anti-drone system Station located in Arunachal Pradesh.
‘Indrajal’ by Grain Robotics. India’s first National Center of Excellence for Green Port and Shipping
IIT Kanpur has conducted a test flight for artificial rainfall. was launched in Mumbai.
Madhya Pradesh government in collaboration with United Nations
India has been ranked 61st in the Network Readiness Index 2022.
Population Fund launched AI powered chatbot called ‘Just Ask’.
Cochin Shipyard will build the first hydrogen cell ‘catamaran
India’s first PPP model was established by Oppo India of Atal
vessel’ in Varanasi.
Tinkering Lab in Thrissur, Kerala.
The construction work of the first Vedic clock started in Ujjain.
Google’s Alphabet introduced AI powered chatbot Bard Chatbot.
World’s largest 600 MW wind-solar hybrid power plant is being
GSI discovered India’s largest natural arch in Odisha.
constructed by Adani Green in Rajasthan.
Twitter unveils new logo X.
India's first lithium ion cell factory was inaugurated in Tirupati,
China launched the world’s first methane fueled space rocket.
Andhra Pradesh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Integrated Simulator
Complex ‘Dhruv’ in Kochi. NITI Aayog and World Resources Institute have launched India’s

IIT Madras have developed a communication tool GBM Driver to first national electric freight platform e-Fast India.
detect cancerous tumors in the brain and spinal cord. India's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fueled green truck was
ICMR tests blood bag delivery under iDrone initiative. recently launched by Blue Energy Motors at Chakan, Pune.
India’s AI supercomputer ‘Airavat’ established at C-DAC Pune World’s first hydrogen-powered train has started in Germany
has been ranked 75th in the list of top 500 global supercomputing. Researchers in Hyderabad have developed a 3D-printed artificial
Cyber defence exercise ‘Locked Shields 2023’ by NATO held in cornea, which has been placed in a rabbit eye for the first time.
Tallinn (Estonia). Kerala has become the first state to have its own internet service.
Private space vehicle company ‘Skyroot Aerospace’ tested the India’s first passenger drone ‘Vanuna’ was unveiled by PM Modi.
advanced fully 3-D printed ‘Dhawan-II cryogenic engine’ in Nagpur. Ola Electric unveiled India’s first indigenously manufactured Lithium
For the first time in the country, the Punjab and Haryana court Ion-cell NMC 2170.
gave its verdict on bail in a murder case with the help of ChatGPT. Scientists of IIT Kanpur have prepared an ‘artificial’ heart.
Researchers at IIT Madras developed a pocket friendly device to Indigo became the first airline to use the indigenous navigation system
detect adulteration in milk.
GAGAN (GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation).
Asia’s largest 4-metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope was
Battery operated dual-mode locomotive ‘Navdoot’ has been developed
launched at Deosthal in Uttarakhand,
by West Central Railway (WCR).
Indian Air Force developed indigenous data link communication
India’s first EV-charging station powered by organic waste was
‘Vayulink’.
inaugurated in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Recently Google introduced AI chatbot ‘Bard’.
India’s first portable solar rooftop system has been inaugurated at
World’s first intranasal COV1D-19 vaccine, INNCOVACC has
Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
been developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited.
India’s largest free-floating solar power project was inaugurated in
Startup firm IG Drones has developed Skyhawk, India’s first 5G
enabled drone. Thoodukudi, Tamil Nadu.

EasyJet and aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce have tested India’s first Graphene Innovation Center was set up in Kerala.
the world’s first hydrogen-powered aircraft engine. ‘Param Porul’ supercomputer was installed at IIT Tlruchirappalli.
IIT Madras has developed Ocean Web Energy Converter named India’s first pure hydrogen pilot plant has been commissioned by Oil
‘Sindhuja’ to generate electricity from ocean waves. India Limited (OIL) at Jorhat in Assam.

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Indian Air Force’s Surya Kiran Acrobatic Team enthralled the Bharat Dynamics (BDL) successfully flight tested its latest third
audience with an air show ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 final. generation man-portable anti-tank guided missile Arnogha-IlI,
India successfully test fired Pralay Tactical Ballistic Missile. Bangladesh commissioned its first submarine base ‘BNS Sheikh
Indian Navy’s fourth anti-submarine warfare aircraft ‘Amini’ was Hasina’.
successfully launched from Kattupalli.
President Murmu awarded President’s Color to INS Dronacharya.
US Army’s B-21 ‘Raider’ made its first flight.
Air India signs 470 aircraft deal with Airbus. Boeing.
Destroyer ship ‘Imphal’ under Project-15B was handed over to the
India’s first hybrid rocket launched at Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu).
Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (Mumbai).
ISRO launched its smallest rocket SSLV-D2 into space.
Udhampur Military Station was given the ‘Best Green Military
Indo-Russian Rifles Limited (1RRPL) will make AK-203 Assault
Station’ award.
On Oct 8, Air Force celebrated its 91st Foundation Day. Rifle in Uttar Pradesh.

On Oct. 16, National Security Guard celebrated its 39th raising day. Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) has developed an
Iran launches Noor-3 military imaging satellite into orbit. Al-based change detection software.
Indian Coast Guard conducted coastal security drill ‘Operation Israeli Navy has successfully tested a long-range interceptor missile
Sajag’. against a cruise missile.
India begins construction of the world’s highest combat airfield at 5th Scorpene-class submarine ‘INS Vagir’ commissioned into Navy.
Nyoma in Ladakh. Recently, North Korea successfully tested ‘Hwasong-17’.
C-295 transport aircraft joins die Indian Air Force for the first time. Iran successfully test-fired Ghaem-100 solid-fuel rocket.
Air Force participated first time in Egypt’s Exercise Bright Star-23. The navies of India, Tanzania and Mozambique participated in the
CUSAT researchers have named a new marine tardigrade species
first trilateral exercise. Indian ship INS Tarkash participated in it.
after APJ Abdul Kalam
DRDO successfully test-fired the nuclear capable ballistic missile
North Korea test-fired the Hwasong-18 ballistic missile.
‘Agni Prime’ for the third time from Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved proposals worth
INS Tarkash participated in exercise IBSAMAR in South Africa.
Rs. 7800 crore to enhance the operational capabilities of armed forces.
Indian Naval Ship Sunayna participated in the first joint maritime
Four Heron Mark 2 drones have been inducted into IAF.
force exercise at Seychelles.
Indian Air Force has received Spike missiles from Israel.
IIT Kanpur has developed indigenous version of Kamikaze drone. Recently, North Korea declared itself a nuclear-rich country.
INS Sunayna participated in ‘Operation Southern Readiness 2023’ Recently Bangladesh has imported 36 F-7BGI aircraft from China.
organized by the Combined Maritime Force at Seychelles. India will buy 6 Tu-160 long range bombers from Russia.
India gifted the missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam. DRDO and Army test fired the indigenous VL-SRSAM missile.
Navy’s 4th warship ‘Sanshodhak’ launched at Kattupalli, Chennai. Recently India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, built
‘Agni Prime’ ballistic missile test fired by DRDO. by Cochin Shipyard, was commissioned into the Navy.
The first air bus C295 for India took its maiden flight. Tata company has made an indigenous armored vehicle for Indian
President Draupadi Murmu presented 37 gallantry awards including Army, named Quick Reaction Fighting Vehicle Medium (QRFV).
8 Kirti Chakras and 29 Shaurya Chakras. Advanced Light Helicopter Mk III inducted into the Coast Guard.
Air Force’s MiG-21 crashed near Hanumangarh in Rajasthan.
India successfully test-fired Prithvi-2 ballistic missile.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the ‘Indian Air Force
Warship Taragiri built by Mazagon Dock was commissioned.
Heritage Centre’ in Chandigarh.
Light Combat Helicopter Prachanda manufactured by Hindustan
Indian Army inducted five women officers into its artillery regiment.
Aeronautics Limited was inducted into the Air Force.
Shivangi Singh, the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force, will
INS Nishank and INS Akshay, two warships involved in Kargil and
participate in the multi-national exercise ‘Orion’ to be held in France.
President Draupadi Murmu made a historic sortie in a Sukhoi 30 surgical strikes, were decommissioned at Mumbai Dockyard.

MKI fighter aircraft at Tezpur air station in Assam on 8 April. Zircon missile tested by Russia.

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On October 21, ISRO landed Gaganyaan’s Crew Module (TV-D1) ISRO successfully conducted Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous
by the Bahubali rocket GSLV Mark 3 from the Satish Dhawan Space Landing Mission (RLV LEX).
Center in Sriharikota . Jupiter has become the planet with the most satellites (95).
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe lias become the fastest man-made object. ISRO successfully launched India’s largest Launch Vehicle
India has set a target of sending astronauts to the Moon by 2040. Mark-Ill (LVM3) rocket/One Wave India-2 mission with 36 satellites
NASA landed a sample of asteroid Bennu on Earth through the Osiris from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Andhra Pradesh.
Rex mission.
ISRO brought down the 12-year-old satellite Megha Tropiques in
ISRO launched its first Sun mission Aditya-Ll tor Sun studies by
the Pacific Ocean
PSLV-C57 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
Recently China launched Zhongxing-26 satellite.
Chandrayaan-3’sPragyan rover has confirmed the presence of sulfur
Saudi Arabia will send its first female astronaut ‘Rayna Barnawi’
on the Moon.
to space this year,
Japan launches 'Moon Sniper' on H-IIA rocket.
Earth observation satellite ‘NISAR’ jointly developed by NASA and
With successful landing Chandrayaan-3 at 6:04 pm on 23 August
ISRO will be launched from India in September.
2023, India became the first country to land on South Pole of Moon.
Russia will send Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to International Space
On 10 Aug. 2023, Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft, sent from the Soyuz
2-1B rocket from Vostochny Cosmodrome, crashed into the moon. Station.

The landing place of Chandrayaan-3 will be known as ‘Shiv Shakti’ Japan launched the world’s first commercial moon lander.
and the place where the impact took place as Tiranga Point’. Japan used steam to propel the Moon spacecraft,
7 Singapore satellites were launched by ISRO on PSLV3-C56 rocket ISRO will carry US equipment in upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission.
from Sriharikota. Arab world’s first lunar rover ‘Rashid Rover’ was launched by the
SpaceX launched the largest private communication satellite United Arab Emirates on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket,
‘Jupiter 3’. Space tech startup company Agnikul Cosmos launched India’s first
Aditya-Ll mission will be launched by ISRO in September to private launchpad and mission control center at Sri Harkota.
study the Sun. Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful
World’s first 3D rocket will be launched from Sriharikota in rocket Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Andhra Pradesh. India’s first commercial Space Situational Awareness (SSA) facility
Virgin Galactic completed the first manned mission to space. will be set up in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
On July 14, 2023, India’s 3rd moon mission Chandrayaan-3 was Japan’s I-Space launched the world’s first commercial moon lander.
launched by ISRO from Sriharikota on LVM3-M4 rocket.
ISRO launched India’s first private rocket ‘Vlkram-S’.
China has launched the world’s first rocket powered by coal.
India test-fired Agni-III from APJ Abdul Kalam Island.
XPosat India’s first polar mission.
NASA will launch a Dragonfly rotorcraft in 2027 to study Saturn’s
India joins NASA’s Artemis agreement for lunar exploration.
largest moon Titan.
China sent the first civilian astronaut Gui Halchao into space.
ISRO successfully flight tested the RH200 sounding rocket.
SpaceX sent Saudi astronauts to space station on a private freeflight.
NASA launches lunar mission Artemis-1 from Kennedy Space Center.
ISRO successfully launched its PSLV-C55/TeLEOS-2 mission,
NASA will launch the Psyche mission to locate the golden asteroid.
which sent two Singapore made satellites into space.
ISRO successfully launched the heaviest rocket LVM 3-M2.
SpaceX’s ‘Starship’, the world’s largest rocket, exploded during its
first test in space near Brownsville, Texas. Russia successfully launched navigation satellite GLONASS-K.

China launched ‘Fengyun-3’ satellite. Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti became the first European
Kenya launched first operational Earth observation satellite Taifa-1. woman to command the International Space Station.
NASA has announced a team of four astronauts for Artemis-2, its China launched two experimental satellites Xian-14 and Xian-15.
human spaceflight mission to the Moon, Recently NASA has discovered oxygen on Mars.

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 Environment & Ecology
Gujarat has declared Ghol fish as the state fish. India’s first dark night sky reserve will be built in Ladakh.
New species of ‘Music Frog’ has been found in Arunachal Pradesh. Tamil Nadu became 1st state to launch a climate change mission.
Japan got a new island after an underwater volcanic eruption. India’s first converted bio village became Daspara village of Tripura.
Nawanpind Sardaran village of Punjab has received the 2023 award Tamil Nadu government has declared Ari tappatti and
for the best tourist village of India. Meenakshipuram villages in Madurai district as the state’s ‘first
Udaipur will become India’s first wetland city. biodiversity heritage site’.
Coast Temple in Tamil Nadu became India’s ‘first green energy To protect the environment, PM Narendra Modi launched the Mission
archaeological site’. LiFE movement on October 20, 2022 in Kevadiya,
On October 18, President Draupadi Murmu launched the fourth Annamalai Reserve launched Jumbo Trails in Tamil Nadu.
‘Bihar Agriculture Roadmap (2023-28)’ in Patna, Bihar government Mangarh Dham (Rajasthan) declared as National Memorial.
has made a budget of Rs. 164000 crore for this agricultural roadmap. Ranipur Tiger Reserve located in the Budelkhand region of Uttar
Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve has become the seventh
Pradesh became the 54th Tiger Reserve of India.
tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh and 54th tiger reserve of India.
India’s first ‘Elephant Death Audit’ released in Tamil Nadu.
On Tiger Day on July 29, 2023, the population of tigers has increased
World’s ‘largest wind solar power plant’ of 600 MW capacity was
to 3925 with the annual growth of 6.1%.
commissioned in Jaisalmer (Rajasthan).
Bengaluru has become the first Indian city to join the ‘World Cities
Terai Reserve of UP will be India’s 33rd elephant sanctuary,
Culture Forum (WCCF).
World’s largest ‘Jungle Safari Park’ will built in Haryana’s Aravalli.
India’s first ‘Fisheries Atal Incubation Center’ will be set up in
Mawmluh Cave in Meghalaya became India’s first gee-heritage site.
Kerala.
Thundi and Kadmat beaches in Lakshadweep have received Blue
India’s first Vedic theme park ‘Ved Van Park’ was launched in Noida
Flag certification. There are now 12 Blue Flag certified beaches.
(Sector-78), Uttar Pradesh.
Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle after tennis
Union Minister Jitendra Singh unveiled the new variety of lotus
player Novak Djokovic, who is a Serbian.
‘Namoh 108’.
Durgavati Tiger Reserve has been approved by MP Wildlife.
Assam has launched ‘Gajah Kotha’ campaign.
Tamil Nadu government has notified the country’s first Kadavur
Two square pillars with idols and inscriptions of Jain Tirthankaras
Slender Loris Sanctuary in Karur and Dindigul districts.
have been found in Enikepalli village (Rangareddy, Telangana).
‘Abode of the Unicorns’, a monument made of ash collected from
Rare bird Jordan’s babbler sighted in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, UP.
United Arab Emirates will host the world’s largest TUCN World the horns of rhinos, was unveiled at Kaziranga Park in Assam.

Conservation Congress 2025', Country’s first ‘Night Sky Reserve’ will be established in Ladakh,

New species of flying lizard ‘Gekko mezoramensis’ found in 8 cheetahs brought from Namibia by PM Narendra Modi were

Mizoram. released in Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh,

Amolops siju, a new species of frog discovered in Meghalaya. First 'Dugong Conservation Reserve' will be built in Tamil Nadu,
Recently a group of researchers has discovered a new species of Kerala got its first scientific ‘bird atlas’.
butterfly from the shores of Akkulam and Vembanad lakes in Kerala. Tortoise ‘Jonathan’ declared world’s oldest terrestrial animal.
ICAR discovered a new species of fish named ‘Moray Eel’ off the Varanasi declared as the first tourism and cultural capital of SCO.
Cuddalore coast of Tamil Nadu. Andaman-Nicobar declared as India’s ‘First Clean Sujal Pradesh’.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research has developed a new variety Nanjarayan Tank is Tamil Nadu’s 17th bird sanctuary.
of wheat named HD-3385. India’s first ‘Geo Park’ will be established in Madhya Pradesh.
Recently, Lithium reserves were found in Jammu and Kashmir. Darjeeling Zoo has been declared the best zoo in the country.
A new species of brain wobbler (Lisu) has been discovered in Northeast India’s first aqua park will be set up in Arunachal.
Arunachal Pradesh. A panel constituted for the protection of vultures in Tamil Nadu.

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 National Sports Awards-2023
 Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratan Award-2023 (2) 3. Mahaveer Prasad Saini Para Athletics
4. Shivendra Singh Hockey
1. Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty Badminton
5. Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar Mallakhamb
2. Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj Badminton
 Dronaharya Award-2023: Lifetime Category (3)
 Arjuna Award-2023 (Total-26)
1. Jaskirat Singh Grewal Golf
1. Ojas Pravin Deotale Archery
2. Bhaskaran E Kabaddi
2. Aditi Gopichand Swami Archery
3. Jayanta Kumar Pushilal Table Tennis
3. Sreeshankar M Athletics
 Dhyan Chand Award-2023 (3)
4. Parul Chaudhary Athletics
1. Manjusha Kanwar Badminton
5. Mohameed Hussamuddin Boxing
2. Vineet Kumar Sharma Hockey
6. R Vaishali Chess 3. Kavitha Selvaraj Kabaddi
7. Mohammed Shami Cricket
 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023 (3)
8. Anush Agarwalla Equestrian 1. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
9. Divyakriti Singh Equestrian Dressage 2. Lovely Professional University, Punjab

10. Diksha Dagar Golf 3. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

11. Krishan Bahadur Pathak Hockey

Indian Grandmasters (Men & Women)
12. Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu Hockey
83nd Grandmaster84th R. Vaishali
- Additya Samant (Maharashtra)
13. Pawan Kumar Kabaddi
82nd Grandmaster - Vuppala Prraneeth (Telangana)
14. Ritu Negi Kabaddi
81th Grandmaster - Sayantan Das (Kolkata)
15. Nasreen Kho-Kho
80th Grandmaster - Vignesh NR (Chennai)
16. Pinki Lawn Bowls
79th Grandmaster - Pranesh M (Tamil Nadu)
17. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Shooting
78th Grandmaster - Kaustav Chatterjee (Kolkata)
18. Esha Singh Shooting
77th Grandmaster - Aditya Mittal (Mumbai)
19. Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu Squash
76th Grandmaster - Pranav Anand (Bengaluru)
20. Ayhika Mukherjee Table Tennis
75th Grandmaster - V. Pranav (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
21. Sunil Kumar Wrestling
74th Grandmaster - Rahul Srivastava (Telangana)
22. Antim Wrestling
73rd Grandmaster - Bharat Subramaniam (Tamil Nadu)
23. Naorem Roshibina Devi Wushu

24. Sheetal Devi Para Archery National Sports Awards and Prize Money
25. Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy Blind Cricket Prize Prize Money
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Rs. 25 Lakh
26. Prachi Yadav Para Canoeing
Arjuna Award Rs. 15 Lakh
 Dronacharya Award-2023 : Regular Category (5) Dronacharya Award : Lifetime Category Rs. 15 Lakh
1. Lalit Kumar Wrestling Dronacharya Award : Regular Category Rs. 10 Lakh
Dhyan Chand Award Rs. 10 Lakh
2. R. B. Ramesh Chess

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 National International : Awards
Nobel Prize-2023 Sahitya Akademi Award-2022
English - Anuradha Roy (Novel - All the lives we never lived)
Field Recipient Special / why
Hindi - Badri Narayan (Poetry - Tumadi Ke Shabd)
Medicine Katalin Karika (Hungry) for their discoveries con-
Maithili - Ajit Azad (Poem - Earth in Pen Drive)
Drew Weissman (USA) cerning nucleoside base
modifications that enabled Urdu - Anis Ashfaq (Novel - Khwab Saraab)
the development of effec- Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award-2022
tive mRNA vaccines
Biology - Ashwani Kumar, Maddika Subba Reddy
against COVID-19 the
Chemistry - Akkattu Biju, Debabrata Maiti
evolution of humans.
Earth and Atmosphere Science - Vimal Mishra
Physics Pierre Agostini (Tunisiya) for experimental methods
Engineering Science
Ferenc Krausz (Hungry) that generate attosecond
- Dipti Ranjan Sahoo, Rajnish Kumar
Anne L'Huillier (France) pulses of light for the
Engineering Science - Apoorva Khare, Neeraj Kayal
study of electron dynamics
in matter Medical Science - Dipyaman Ganguly
Physics - Anindya Das, Basudeb Dasgupta
Chemistry Moungi Bawendi (France) for the discovery and syn-
Louis E. Brus (USA) thesis of quantum dots.
Aleksey Yekimov (Russia)
Nobel Prize-2022
Peace Narges Mohammadi For the fight against op Field Recipient Special / why
(Iran) pression of women in Iran Medicine Svante Paabo (Sweden) For his research on the ex-
and the promotion of hu- tinct hominid genomes and
man rights and freedom for
the evolution of humans.
all.
Physics Alain Aspect (France) For experiments in quan
Economics Claudia Goldin (USA) for having advanced our
John F clauser (USA) tum information science.
understanding of women's
labour market outcomes. Anton Zeilinger (Ausria)
Literature Jon Fosse (Norway) for his innovative plays and Chemistry Carolyn Bertozzi (USA) For the establishment of
prose which given voice to Morten Meldal the click chemistry and
the unsayable.
Barry Sharpless (USA) bioorthogonal chemistry.

Beauty Competitions : 2022-23 Peace Ales Bialiatski For encouraging the right

Miss Universe 2023 (72nd) - Shennis Palacios (Nicaragua) Memorial Human Rights to criticise power and pro

Mrs. Universe India, 2023 - Madhuri Patel (Maharashtra) Organization (Russia) tect the citizen's funda

Miss Diva Universe, 2023 - Shweta Sharda (Mumbai) Center for Civil Liberties mental rights.

Miss Earth India, 2023 - Priyan Sen (Rajasthan) Organisation (Ukrainian)

Miss International India, 2023 - Praveena Anjana (Rajasthan) Economics Ben S. Bernanka For research on financial
Miss International, 2023 - Andrea Rubio (Venezuela) Douglas W. Diamond crises and banks
Femina Miss India World, 2023 - Nandini Gupta (Rajasthan) Philip H. Dybvig
Miss India USA - Rijul Maini Literature Annie Ernaux (France) For the bravery and clini-
Mrs. World, 2022 - Sargam Kaushal (Jammu and Kashmir) cal acuity.

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 65th Ramon Magsaysay Award-2023 Padma Awards-2023
Korbi Rakshand (Bangladesh) - For education and poverty President Ram Daraupadi Murmu announced the Padma Awards to
Eugenio Lcmos (Timor-Leste) - For natural conservation 106 individuals. These include 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan
and 91 Padma Shri awards.
Miriam Coronel (Philippines) - To settle war disputes
Dr. Ravi Kannan R. (India) - For holistic health care Padma Vibhushan (Total- 6 persons)

69th National Film Awards-2023 Balkrishna Doshi (posthumously, Architecture, Gujarat)

Best Film - Rocketry (Director - R. Madhavan)
Zakir Hussain (Arts, Maharashtra)
Best Hindi Film - Sardar Udhain (Director - Soojit Sircar)
S.M. Krishna (Public Affairs, Karnataka)
Best Actor - Allu Arjun (Pushpa)
Dilip Mahalanobis (Posthumously, Medicine, West Bengal)
Best Actress - Alia Bhatt (Gangubai..) and Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
Best Director - Nikhil Mahajan (Godavari) Srinivas Vardhan (Science and Engineering, US)

76th Cannes Film Awards - 2023 Mulayam Singh Vaclav (Posthumous, Public Affairs. UP)
Palme d’Or Award (Best Film) - Anatomy of a Fall
Padma Bhushan (Total-9 persons)
Best Actor/Actress - Koji Yakusho / Merve Dijdar
Shri S L Bhairappa (Literature and Education), Karnataka
Best Director - Tran An Hung (The Pot-au-Freu)
Best Screenplay - Monster, written by Yuji Sakamoto Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla (Trade & Industry), Maharashtra

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s ‘Shakuntalam’ won the Best Indian Film Shri Deepak Dhar (Sc & Engg), Maharashtra
at the Cannes Film Festival. Ms. Vani Jayaram (Arts), Tamil Nadu
95rd Oscar Awards-2023
Swami Chinna Jeeyar (Others - Spiritualism), Telangana
Best Film - Everything Everywhere All at Once
Ms. Suman Kalyanpur (Arts), Maharashtra
Best Director - Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Best Actor - Brendan Fraser (The Whale) Shri Kapil Kapoor (Literature & Education), Delhi

Best Actress - Michelle Yeoh Ms. Sudha Murthy (Social Work) Karnataka
Best Documentary Short Film - The Elephant Whispers (India)
Shri Kamlesh D Patel (Others - Spiritualism) Telangana
Best Original Song - Naatu Naatu (Film-RRR)
Padma Shri (Total-91 persons) - chief among whom
65rd Grammy Awards-2023
Album of the Year - Harry’s House (Harry Styles) Dr. Sukma Acharya (Others-Spiritualism) Haryana, Ms. Jodhaiya

India’s music composer Ricky Kej wins Grammy Award for album Bai Baiga (Arts) Madhya Pradesh, Premji Tabaria (Arts) Dadra &

‘Divine Tides’ Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Usha Barle (Arts) Chhattisgarh.

Song of the Year - Just Like That (Bonnie Raitt) Munishwar Chandawar (Medical) M adhya Pradesh, Hemant
Chauhan (Arts) Gujarat, Subhadra Devi (Arts) Bihar, Rakesh Radheshyam
Record of the Year - About Damn Time (Lijon)
Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous) (Trade and Industry) Maharashtra, Ratan
68th Filmfare Awards-2023
Chandra Kar (Medical) Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Mahipat Kavi
Best Film - Gangubai Kathiawadi
(Arts) Gujarat, M-M-Keeravani (Arts) Andhra Pradesh, Arij Nambata
Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi}
(Posthumous) (Trade & Industry) Gujarat, Parshuram Komaji Tune
Best Actor - Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do)
(Arts) Maharashlra, Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara (Science &
Best Actress - Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Engineering) Andhra Pradesh. Maguni Charan Kuar (Arts) Orissa,
Best Supporting Actor (male) - Anil Kapoor (Jug Jugg Jeeyo) Anand Kumar (Literature & Engineering) Educat ion) Bi har,
Best Supporting Actor (female) - Sheeba Chaddha (Badhaai Do) Kapil Dev Prasad(Arts) Bihar, RaveenaRaviTandon (Arts) Maharashtra

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 76th BAFTA Awards-2023 International Emmy Award-2023
Best Film - All Quiet on the Western Front Best Drama Series - The Empress

Best Director - Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) Best Actor - Martin Freeman (The Rcsponder)

Best Actor - Austin Butler (Elvis) Best Actress - Carla Souza (La Caida, Dive)

Best Actress - Cate Blanchett (TAR) Best Comedy - Veer Das (Veer Das : Landing and Derry Girls-3)

Prestigious Directorate Award - Ekta Kapoor (only Indian)

Pulitzer Prize-2 023
Wisden Cricket Awards 2023
National Reporting - Caroline Kitchener of The Washing Post
Wisden Crieketer of the Year - Harmanpreet Kaur
Explanatory reporting - The Atlantic’s Caitlin Dickerson
Wisden T-20 Cricketer of the Year - Suryakumar Yadav
Local Reporting - Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today, Ridgeland

International Reporting - The New York Times Staff Ballon_d’Or Awards 2023
Audio reporting - Gimlet Media staff Ballon d’Or (Best Player, Men) - Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Breaking News Reporting - Photography Staff of Associated Press Ballon d’Or (Best Player, Women) - Aitana Bonamati (Spain)

80th Golden Globe Awards - 2023 23rd Laureus World Sports Awards - 2023
Sportsman of the Year - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Best Drama Series - House of Dragons
Sportswoman of the Year - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryee (Jamaica)
Best Picture Drama - The Fablemen

Best Actress (Drama) - Cate Blanchett (Tar) AIFF Awards 2023

Best Actor (Drama) - Austin Butler (Elvis) AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year - Lalianju Changte

Besi Director - Steven Spielberg (The Fablemen) AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year - Manisha Kalyan

Best Picture Animation - Pinocchio Best Men’s Coach - Clifford Miranda

54rd International Film Festival 2023 (Goa) ICC Awards 2022

ICC Men’s Crieketer of the Year - Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Best Film (Golden Peacock Award) - Endless Borders (Irani)
ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year - Natalie Sciver (England)
Best Actor - Pouria Rahimi Sam (film - Endless Borders)

Best Actress - Melanie Thierry (film - Party of Fools) World Athletics Award-2022
UNESCO Gandhi Award - Drift World Athlete of the Year (Male) - Mondo Duplantis (USA)

Best Director - Stephan Komandarev (film - Blaga’s Lessons) World Athlete of the Year (Female) - Sydney McLaughlin (USA)

Best Web Series (OTT) Award - Panchayat Season 2 FIFA Awards 2022
Special Jury Award - Rishab Shetty (film - Kantara) Best FIFA Men’s Player - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Special Award for Cont. to Indian Cinema - Madhuri Dixit Best FIFA Women’s Player - Alexia Putellas (Spain)
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award - Michael Douglas FIH Hockey Awards 2021-22
23rd IIFA Awards 2023 Player of the Year (Male) - Harmanpreet Singh

Best Film - Drishyam 2 (Director - Jeethu Joseph) Player of the Year (Women) - Felice Albers

Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan (Film - Vikram Vedha) Sportstar Aces Awards 2022
Best Actress - Alia Bhatt (Film - Gangubai Kathiawadi) Sportstar of the Year (Male) - Neeraj Chopra
Director - R Madhavan (Rocketry : The Nambi Effect) Sportstar of the Year (Women) - Mirabai Chanu

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 Important Awards Booker Prize (Field-Literature)
2023 - Paul Lynch (Irish, for the novel 'Prophet Song')
Sahitya Akademi Award 2023
2022 - Shehan Karunatilaka (Book-Seven Moons of Maali Almeida)
Hindi - Sanjeev (Mujhe Pahachaano, Novel)
International Booker Prize (Field Literature)
English - Neelum Saran Gour (Requiem in Rage Janki, Novel)
2023 - Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria, Novel - Time Shelter)
Urdu - Sadiqua Nawad Saher (Rajdev Ki Amrai, Novel)
2022 - Geetanjali Shree (India, Novel - Tomb of Sand)
Bengali - Swapnamay Chakrabarti (Jeler Uper Pani, Novel)
Subhash Chandrambose Disaster Management Award 2023
Jnanpith Award (Field-Literature)
In Institutional Category - Odisha State Disaster Management
2021 (57th) - Konkani novelist Damodar Moujo
Authority and Lunglei Fire Station, Mizoram
2020 (56th) - Assamese poet Nilamani Phukan Jr.
In individual category - not given to any individual
Vyas Samman (Field-Literature)
Subhash Chandrambose Disaster Management Award 2022
2022 (32th) - Gyan Chaturvedi (for book ‘Pagalkhana’)
In Institutional Category - Gujarat State Disaster Management
2021 (31th) - Asghar Wajahat (for play ‘Mahabali’)
In individual category - Prof. Vinod Verma
Saraswati Samman (Field-literature)
4th National Water Awards 2022
2022 (32th) - Sivashankari (Tamil, for the book ‘Surya Vansham’)
Best Performing State - Madhya Pradesh
2021 (31th) - Ramdarash Mishra (for the poem 'I am here')
Best District - Ganjam (Odisha)
Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Field-Film)
Best Gram Panchayat - Jagannathpuram (Telangana)
2020 (52st) - Asha Parekh
2019 (51st) - Rajinikanth Other Awards
Dadasaheb Phalke International Filmfare Award 2023 JCB Literary Award 2023 - Perumal Murugan (for 'Fire-Bird’)
Best Film - The Kashmir Files (Film of the Year - RRR) Highest Honor of Pakistan (Nishan-e-Pakistan)
Best Actor - Ranbir Kapoor (Him - Brahmastra) - Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin (4th Indian)
Best Actress - Alia Bhatt (Film - Gangubai Kathiawadi) Lata Mangeshkar Award 2023 (Maharashtra) - Suresh Wadkar
Bihari Award (Field-Literature) Champions of the Change Award - Dr. Somdutt Singh
2022 (32th) - Madhav Hada, for 'Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri’ Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award - Salman Rushdie
2021 (31th) - Madhu kankariya (Book-Hum Yahan The) Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023 - Kerala
Murti Devi Award (Field-Literature) Business Changemaker of the Year Award 2023 - RBI
2019 (33rd) - Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari Wildlife Photographer of the Year (U-10 ) - Vihaan Talya Vikas
2017 (31st) - Joy Goswami
British Academy Book Award 2023 - Nandani Das
Abel Prize (Field-Math)
Ezhuthachan Award 2023 (Literature) - S. K. Vasanthan
2023 - Luis Caffarelli (Argentine-American mathematician)
OTT Performer of the Year - Rajkumar Rao
2022 - Dennis Parnell Sullivan, America
Global Leadership Award - Nita Ambani
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
Kerala Jyoti Award (Govt. of Kerala) - T. Padmanabhan
2022 - Indian Medical Association and Trend Nurses Organization
2nd Rohani Nayyar Award - Dinanath Rajput
2021 - ‘Pratham’ NGO (To expand the scope of education in India)
Global Teacher Prize 2023 - Deep Narayan Nayak
UNESCO Peace Prize
Durga Bharat Samman - Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty
2022 - Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel to welcome refu-
gees from Syria. Iraq. Afghanistan etc. EU Sakharov Prize 2023 - Jina Mahsa Amini
Gandhi Peace Prize Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Award - Michael Douglas
2021 - Geeta Press, Gorakhpur (UP, India) Netherlands’ highest honor ‘Spinoza Award’ - Dr. Joyeeta Gupta
2020 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Former President of Bangladesh) Youth Literature Award (Manipuri) - Dilip Nongmathem
Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award - Ambai
2018 - Gopal Krishna Gandhi Golden Peacock Award (in Risk Management) - REC Limited
2017 - Mohammad Azharuddin and M. Gopala Global Indian Award (Canada-India) - Sudha Murthy

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SASTRA Ramanujan Prize 2023 - Ruixiang Zhang Govind Swaroop Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
Dadasaheb Lifetime Achievement Award - Waheeda Rehman - Jayant Narlikar
Norman Borlaug Field Prize 2023 - Swati Nayak Sagar Shrestha Awards 2023 - Cochin Port
‘Chevalier del’Ordre des Arts Lettres’of France - Rahul Mishra Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar Award - Yogi Adityanath
Miss Universe Pakistan 2023 - Erica Robin (Karachi) Shatabdi Purush (Man of the Century) - Pandit Ramkishau
Safety Innovation Award 2023 - TPM Limited United Nations Press Freedom Awards 2023
Dr. AM Gokhale Award - Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra - Neelofar Hamidi, Elahel Mohammadi and Nargis Mohammadi
Lifetime Achievement Award (Education) - Prof. Najma Akhtar
Leipzig Book Prize 2023 - Maria Stepanova (Russian poetess)
Baillie Gifford Award (for Non-Fiction) - Dr. Siddharth Mukherjee
Goldman Environmental Prize - Alessandra Corap, Brazilian
Dr. VG Patel Memorial Award 2023 - Satyajit Majumdar
Australia’s Highest Civilian Honor - Mr. Ratan Tata
Grand Cross of the Order of Honor of Greece - PM Modi
Ramon Magsaysay Award 1959 - Dalai Lama
First Udyog Ratna Award (by Maharashtra Govt.) - Ratan Tata
National Award for Fasal Bima Yojana - Karnataka
George Ledley Award of Harvard University - Raj Chetty
Santokba Humanitarian Award - Sonam Wangchuk
41st Lokmanya Tilak Award - PM Narendra Modi
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2023 - Asha Bhosle
8th and 9th Community Radio Awards - Anurag Thakur
Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award - Raj Subramaniam
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 - Shankari Chandran
Malcolm Adeshiya Award 2023 - Utsa Patnaik
Points of Light Award (UK) - Moksha Rai (Indian)
Business Leader of the Decade Award - Kumar Mangalam Birla
Eni Award - Professor Thalappil Pradeep
2023 International Prize in Statistics - K. Radhakrishna Rao
Highest civilian award of France - PM Narendra Modi
British National Award - Director Shekhar Kapur Poland’s Highest Honor - Volodymyr Zelensky

PEN Pinter Prize 2023 - British author Michael Rosen Young Urologist of the Year Award - Dr. Nitya Abraham

Sahitya Akademi Children’s Literature Award 2023 - Priya AS SAARC Literary Award 2023 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Point of Light Award - Rajendra Singh Dhatt Children Champion Award 2023 - 'Tapovan' NGO of Assam

AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year - Lallianzuala Chhangte Wildlife Conservation Award 2023 - Alia Mir (Kashmir)
AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year - Manisha Kalyan Highest civilian honor of Kerala - MT Vasudevan Nair
Olympic Order (by IOC) - Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus Sangeetha Kalanidhi Awards 2023 - Bombay Jayashree
Peace Prize 2023 of the German Book Trade - Salman Rushdie Central Banking ‘Governor of the Year’ 2023 - Shaktikanta Das
First Kothapalli Jaishankar Award 2023 - Acharya N. Gopi Pritzker Prize 2023 - David Chipperfield (British Architect)
45th European Essay Prize - Arundhati Roy (essay 'Azadi') ‘Order of Australia’ for distinguished service - Ratan Tata
4th National Water Award (State topper) - Madhya Pradesh BBC Indian Sports Woman of the Year 2022 - Mirabai Chanu
Governor of the Year (Banking Award) - Shaktikanta Das PEN/Nabokov Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 -Vinod Shukla
International Green Apple Award - Telangana BS ‘Banker of the Year 2022’ - Shashidhar Jagdishan
Iqbal Singh Award of America - Advocate Lalitha Natarajan Marconi Prize 2023 - Hari Balakrishna (Computer Scientist)
RSL Christopher Bland Award 2023 - Patterson Joseph Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 - Sajjan Jindal
Highest civilian honor of Surinam - President D. Murmu
Gyanappana Awards 2023 - Poet V. Madhusudhanan Nair
Environmental Airline of the Year 2023 - Etihad Airways
International Mother Tongue Award - Dr. Mahendra Mishra
Elizabeth Longford Prize 2023 - Book ‘Rebels Against the Raj’
‘Swaraj Trophy 2021-22’ for Best District Panchayat - Kollam
WHO Award - Indian film ‘When Climate Change Turns Violent’ in
Akbar Kakkattil Award-Subhash Chandran (novel ‘Samudrashila')
‘Health for All’ category
Skoch Silver Award 2023 UNESCO Peace Prize - Angela Merkel

- Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department, Chandigarh Maharashtra Bhushan Awards 2022 - Appasaheb Dharmadhikari

Dag Hammarskjold Medal Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award 2023 - A. B. K. Prasad

- Shishupal Singh and Sanwala Ram Vishnoi (posthumously) FIH President’s Award 2023 - V.K. Pandian (Odishal

Highest Civilian Honor of France - N. Chandrasekaran National Geographic’s ‘Pictures of the Year’ - K. Subramaniam

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 Sports Panorma
19th Asian Games-2023 37th National Games - 2023
Event - Hangzhou (China) (23 September – 8 October, 2023) Event - Goa (Games-43, in 5 cities, from 26 Oct. - 9 Nov.)

Mascot - Chenchen, Congcong, Lianliam (Memories of Jiangnan) Mascot - Moga (Theme Song - Khel Aisa Khel Jaise Koi khela Na Ho)

Motto - Heart to Heart @ Future Sponsor Company - Paytm (Motto - Get Set Goa)

Official theme song / sponsor (India) - With You and Me / Amul Best Male Player - Srihari Nataraj (Swimmer)

Indian team flag bearer at the inauguration ceremony Best female Player - Sanyukta Prasen Kale and Pranati Nayak

- Harmanpreet Singh (hockey) and Lovlina Borgohain (boxer) Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy (Most Gold Winners) - Maharashtra
38th / 39th Games - Uttarakhand (2024) / Meghalaya (2025)
Flag bearer of the Indian team at the closing ceremony
Medal Table
- P. R. Sreejesh (Goalkeeper of hockey team)
Rank State / UT Gold Silver Bronz Total
India's first gold medal won - men's shooting team
India won the most medals - in Athletics (29 medals) 1. Maharashtra 80 69 79 228

India won the most gold medals - in Shooting (7 gold medals) 2. Services 66 27 33 126

In which sport India won gold after 41 years - in horse riding 3. Haryana 63 55 75 192

China had banned the entry of 3 Wushu players from which 4. Madhya P. 37 36 39 112
state - Arunachal (Nyeman Wangyu, Onilu Tega, Mapung Lamgu)
Asia Cup - 2023
Who has become the first female athlete to win a gold medal in
the throwing event at the Asian Games 2023 - Annu Rani Host - Pakistan and Sri Lanka (4 matches-Pakistan, 9-Sri Lanka)

20th Asian Games 2026 - Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) Winner - India (beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets, 8th time)

Medal Table Player of the Tournament - Kuldeep Yadav

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronz Total Player of the Match (Final) - Mohammed Siraj

1. China 201 111 71 383 Most runs - Shubman Gill (302 runs)
2. Japan 52 67 69 188 Most wickets - Mathisha Pathirana (Sri Lanka, 11 wickets)

3. Korea 42 59 89 190 8th ICC Men's T-20 World Cup - 2022

4. India 28 38 41 107 Event - Australia (16 October to 13 November 2022)
Winner - England (2nd time, by 5 wickets, Captain-Jos Buttler)
22nd Commonwealth Games-2022
Runner-up - Pakistan (Captain - Babar Azam)
Event - Birmingham (in England, July 28 to August 8, 2022) First match played - Sri Lanka-Namibia (Winner-Namibia)
Mascot - Perry the Bull (Designer - Emma Lu) Man of the match in the final - Sam Karan (England)
Flag bearer of Indian contingent at the opening ceremony Player of the Series - Sam Karan (England)
- PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh
First Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023
Flag bearer of Indian contingent at the closing ceremony
Event - In Maharashtra (Edition-First)
- Achant Sharath Kamal and Nikhat Zareen
Winner - Mumbai Indians (Captain - Harmanpreet Kaur)
First place in medal table - Australia (2nd – England)
Runner-up - Delhi Capitals (Captain-Meg Lanning)
India's rank - 4th (Medals - 61, Gold-22, Silver-16, Bronze-23)
21st Commonwealth Game 2018 - Gold Coast (Australia) Purple Cap (Most wickets) - Hayley Mathews

23rd Commonwealth Game 2026 - Victoria (Australia) Orange Cup (Most Runs) - Meg Lanning
First Commonwealth Games - 1930 (Hamilton, Canada) Player of the Year in the Final Match - Natalie Sciver Brunt

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 Grand Slam Tennis Competitions : 2023 32nd Tokyo Olympic - 2021
Australian Open-2023 Event - Tokyo (Japan)
Competition Winner Runner UP Mascot - Miraitova
Men's singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) India's flag bearer at opening ceremony
Women's singles Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) Elena Rybakina (Kazakhastan)
- Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh
Men's Rinky Hijikata (Australia) Hugo Nys (Monaco)
India's flag bearer in closing ceremony
doubles Jason Kubler (Australia) Jan Zielinski (Poland)
- Bajrang Punia (Palwan)
Women's Barbora Krejcikova (Czechia) Shuko Aoyama (Japan)
1st Rank - America (Total-113 medals)
doubles Katerina Siniakova (Czech Repub.) Ena Shibahara (Japan)
Mixed Luisa Stefani (Brazil) Sania Mirza (India) 2nd Rank - China (88-medals)

doubles Rafael Matos (Brazil) Rohan Bopanna (India) 3rd Rank - Japan (58-medals)

French Open-2023 India's Rank - 48th (Total - 7 Medals)

Competition Winner Runner Up 33rd Olympics in 2024 - Paris (France)
Men's Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Casper Rud (Norway) FIFA Women's World Cup-2023
Women's Singles Iga Swiatek (Poland) Karolina Muchova (Czech Repub.)
Event - 20 July to 20 August 2023
Men's Ivan Dodig (Croatia) Sander Gille (Belgium)
Host - Australia & New Zealand
doubles Austin Krajicek (America) Joran Vliegen (Belgium)
Women's Hsieh Su-wei (Taiwan) Leylah Fernandez (America) Edition - 9th
doubles Wang Xinyu (China) Taylor Townsend (Canada) Mascot - Tjuni
Event : From 28 May to 11 June 2023 at the Roland Garros Stadium, Paris (France) Motto - Beyond Greatness
Wimbledon Open-2023 Winner - Spain (1st time)
Competition Winner Runner Up
Runner-up - England
Men's Singles Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Golden Boot Award - Hinata Miyazawa
Women's Singles Marketa Vondrousova (C. Republic) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
Men's Wesley Koolhof (Dutch) Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) Golden Ball Award - Aitana Bonatti

doubles Neal Skupski (British) Marcel Granollers (Spain) Golden Globe Award - Mary Earps
Women's Barbora Strycova (C. Republic) Elise Mertens (Belgium) Khelo India University Games 2023
doubles Hsieh Su-wei (Taiwan) Storm Sanders (Australia)
Event - Uttar Pradesh (in 4 cities)
Event : from June 26 to July 16, 2023 in London (UK)
Mascot - Jeetu (Reindeer)
US (American) Open-2023 Edition - Third
Competition Winner Runner Up Anthem - Khelo India-Har Dil Mein Desh
Men's singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Daniil Medvedev (Rissia) Age of players involved - 18-25 years
Women's Singles Coco Gauff (America) Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) Opeing ceremony - Lucknow
Men's Rajeev Ram (America) Rohan Bopanna (India) Closing Ceremony - Varanasi
doubles Joe Salisbury (British) Matthew Ebden (Australia) Best Male Athlete - Shiv Sridhar
Women's Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) Vera Zvonareva (Russia) Best Female Athlete - Shrungi Bandek
doubles Erin Routliffe (New Zealand) Laura Siegemund (Jermany) First sport included - rowing
Mixed Harri Heliovaara (Finland) Jessica Pegula (Ameriac) 1st Rank - Panjab University (Chandigarh,
doubles Anna Dalinina (Kazakhastan) Austin Krajicek (America) 26-Gold, 17-Silver, 26-Bronze, Total-69)
2nd Rank - Guru Nanak Dev University
The four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US
(24-Gold, 27-Silver, 17-Bronze, Total-68)
Open), also known as majors, are important tennis events.
The Australian Open and US Open are both played on hare courts, while the French Open 3rd Rank - Jain University (Karnataka,
is played on clay and Wimbledon is played on grass. 16-Gold, 10-Sliver, 6-Bronze, Total-32)

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 Major Sports Venues 13th Cricket World Cup 2023
Event - India (5 October-19 November)
Sports Venues / cities Countries / States Year
Total matches - 48 (Countiy-10)
33rd Summer Olympic Games Paris France 2024
Official mascot - Blaze and Tonk
34th Summer Olympic Games Los Angeles USA 2028 Anthem Song - Dil Jashn Bole (Pritam)
35th Summer Olympic Games Brisbane Australia 2032 Global Partner Company - Mastercard

25th Olympic Winter Games Milan & Cortina Italy 2026 Final - Narendra Modi Stadium
Format - Round-Robin and Knockout
4th Winter Youth Olympic - South Korea 2024
Global Ambassador - Sachin Tendulkar
4th Summer Youth Olympics Dakar Senegal 2026
Brand Ambassador - Shahrukh Khan
38th National Games Uttarakhand India 2024 Winner - Australia (6th time)
20th Asian Games Nagoya Japan 2026 Runner-up - India (Capi.-Rohit Sharmi)
21st Asian Games Doha Qatar 2030 Captain Australia - Pat Cummins

22nd Asian Games Riyadh Saudi Arabia 2034 Player of the Tournament - Virat Kohli
Player of the Match (Final)-Travis Head
23rd FIFA Football World Cup --- USA, Mexico, Canada 2026
Most runs - Virat Kohli (765)
24th FIFA Football World Cup Morocco Portugal, Spain 2030
Most wickets - Mohammed Shami (24)
Uruguay Argentina, Paraguay Most sixes - Rohit Sharma (51)
25th FIFA Football World Cup --- Saudi Arabia 2034 Fastest century - Glenn Maxwell
14th Cricket World Cup South Africa Zimbabwe, Namibia 2027 First batsman out due to time out rule
- Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
15th Cricket World Cup --- India and Bangladesh 2031
Winning team’s amouut - 33.3 crores
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup --- India 2025
Runner-up team’s amount -16.7 crores
10th ICC Champions Trophy --- Pakistan 2025

11th ICC Champions Trophy --- India 2029 5th Khelo India Youth Games
Event - Madhya Pradesh (in 8 cities)
9th ICC Men's T20 World Cup --- USA and West Indies 2024
Mascot - Asha (Cheetah)
10th ICC Men's T20 World Cup --- India and Sri Lanka 2026
Theme - Hindustan ka dil dhadka do
11th ICC Men's T20 World Cup --- Australia, New Zealand 2028
1st - Maharashtra (56-Gold, Total-161)
9th ICC Women's T20 World Cup --- Bangladesh 2024 2nd - Haryana (41-Gold, Total-128)
10th ICC Women's T20 World Cup --- England 2026 3rd - MP (39-Gold, Total-96)
U-19 Men's Cricket World Cup --- South Africa 2024
16th Indian Premier League-2023
U-19 Men's T-20 World Cup --- Sri Lanka 2024
Event - India (31 March - 29 May 2023)
U-19 Women's T20 World Cup --- Malaysia, Thailand 2025
Title Sponsor - Tata
16th Men's Hockey World Cup --- Belgium & Netherlands 2026
Winner - Chennai Super Kings
First Hockey Fives World Cup --- Oman 2024 Runner-up - Gujarat Titans
World Athletics Championships Glasgow UK 2024 Captain Gujarat Giants - Hardik Pandya
Women's Boxing World Champ. --- Kazakhstan 2024 Most centuries - Shubman Gill (GT)
Men's Boxing World Champ. Osaka Japan 2025 Fastest fifty - Yashasvi Jaiswal
World Weightlifting Champion. --- Norway 2025 Orange Cap Award (Most Runs)
World Badminton Champion. --- India 2026 - Shubman Gill (851 runs)
24th Asian Archery Champion. --- Bangladesh 2025 Purple Cap Award (Most wickets)
14th South Asian Games --- Pakistan 2024 - Mohammed Shami (28 wickets)

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 ICC Player of the Month Award 2023 Players, States and Sports
Month Male Female Players States Sports
Nov.-23 Travis Head (Australia) Nahida Akhtar (Bangladesh) Bajrang Punia Jhajjar, Haryana Wrestler

Oct.-23 Rachin Ravindra (N. Zealand) Hayley Matthews (W.I.) Swapna Burman Jalpaiguri, West Bengal Heptathlete
Jinson Johnson Kozhikode, Kerala Sprinter
Sep.-23 Shubmam Gill (India) C. Athapaththu (Srilanka)
Dutee Chand Jajpur, Odisha Runner
Aug.-23 Babar Azam (Pakistan) Arlene Kelly (Iraland)
Deepika Kumari Ranchi, Jharkhand Archer
July-23 Chris Woakes (England) Ashleigh Gardner (Aus.) Jitu Rai Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Shooter
June-23 Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) Ashleigh Gardner (Aus.) Hima Das Dhing, Assam Runner
May-23 Harry Tector (Ireland) Thipatcha Putthawong Sakshi Malik Rohtak, Haryana Wrestler
PV Sindhu Hyderabad, Andhra P. Badminton
Apr.-23 Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) Narumol Chaiwai
Saina Nehwal Hisar, Haryana Badminton
Mar.-23 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) Henriette Ishimwe
Sania Mirza Mumbai, Maharashtra Tennis
National / International Stadiums Geeta Phogat Bhiwani, Haryana Wrestler
Stadium City PT Usha Kozhikode, Kerala Runner
Arun Jaitley Stadium - New Delhi Milkha Singh Punjab, India Runner
Wankhede Stadium - Mumbai (Maharashtra) Dipa Karmakar Agartala, Tripura Gymnast
Muttiah Annamalai Chidambaram Stad. - Chennai (Tamilnadu) Abhinav Bindra Dehradun, Uttarakhand Shooter
Eden Garden - Kolkata (West Bengal) Mary Kom Imphal, Manipur Boxer
Narendra Modi Stadium - Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Krishna Punia Agroha, Haryana Discus Thrower
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium - Hyderabad (Telangana) Anju Bobby George Changanassery, Kerala Athletics, Jump
MCA International Stadium - Pune (Maharashtra)
Mithali Raj Jodhpur, Rajasthan Cricketer
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Karnam Malleswari Amdalavalas, Andhra P. Weightlifter
Himachal Pradesh C. Association Std - Dharamshala (Himachal)
Anjali Bhagwat Mumbai, Maharashtra Shooter
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Bajpai Ekana Stadium - Lucknow
Rani Rampal Shahabad, Haryana Hockey Player
Sports / Games & Mascots Bhawani Devi Chennai, Tamil Nadu Sabre fencer
Sports Mascot Lovlina Borgohain Golaghat, Assam Boxer
15th Hockey World Cup 2023 - Ollie (Olive Riley Turtle) Manika Batra Naraina Vihar, Delhi Table Tennis
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 - Tajuni Ravi Kumar Dahiya Sonipat, Haryana Wrestler
22nd FIFA World Cup 2022 (Qatar) - La'eeb Manu Bhaker Jhajhar, Haryana Shooter
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 (India) - Ibha Mirabai Chanu Imphal, Manipur Weightlifter
Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022 (Madhya Pradesh) - Asha Sanjita Chanu Kakching, Manipur Weightlifter
22nd Commonwealth Games 2022 (England) - Perry (Bull) Ms. Deepa Malik Sonipat, Haryana Para Athletics
19th Asian Games 2023 (China)- Chenchen, Kangkong, Lianlian Shreyasi Singh Jamui, Bihar Shooter
3rd Khelo India University Games 2023 (UP) - Jeetu Vinesh Phogat Balali, Haryana Wrestling
Asian Para Games 2023 (Hangzhou, China) - Fei-Fei Saurabh Chaudhary Meerut, Uttar Pradesh Shooter
36th National Games 2022 (Gujarat) - Savaj (Asiatic Lion) Neeraj Chopra Panipat, Haryana Ath., Javelin Throw
37th National Games 2023 (Goa, India) - Moga (Bison) Viswanathan Anand Mayiladuthurai, Tamil N. Chess
13th ICC World Cup 2023 (India) - Blaze and Tonk R. Pragnananda Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chess
First Khelo India Para Games 2023 (New Delhi) - Ujjwala Kidambi Srikanth Mayiladuthurai, Tamil N. Badminton
Men's Asian Hockey Championship 2023 (Chennai) - Bomman Seema Punia Sonipat, Haryana Discus Thrower
Women's Asian Hockey Championship 2023 (Ranchi) - Juhi Jerome Lalrinnunga Mizoram Weightlifter
Women's World Boxing Championship 2023 (Delhi) - Veera Waichung Bhutia Tinkitam, Sikkim Football

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 CRICKET FOOTBALL
 Cricket World Cup 2023 (Organized-India)  SAFF Under-19 champion 2023

Winner/Runner-up - Australia / India Winner/Runner-up - India / Pakistan

 Syed mushtaq ali trophy 2023  Durand Cup 1023 (Event-Kolkata)

Winner/Runner-up - Punjab / Vadodara Winner/Runner-up - Motmn Bagan SG / East Bengal

 Asia Cup 2023 (Venue - Pakistan and Srilanka)  FIFA Womem’s World cup 2023

Winner / Runner-up - India / Srilanka Winner/Runner-Up - Spain / England

 ICC World Test Championship 2023 (Venue - Oval, London)  SAFF Championship 2023

Winner / Runner-up - Winner/Runner-Up - India / Kuwait

 16th Indian Premier League 2023 (Venue - India)  23rd FIFA U-20 World Cup Football 2023 (Hosting-Qatar)

Winner / Runner-up - Chennai Super Kings / Gujrat Titans Winner/Runner-Up - Uruguay (1st time) / Italy

 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 (Venue - South Africa)  3rd Intercontinental Cup 2023

Winner / Runner-up - Australia / South Africa Winner/Runncr-Up - India / Lebanon

 Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023  Hero Super Cup 2023

Winncr / Runner-Up - Mumbai Indians / Delhi Capitals Winner / Runner-up - Odisha FC / Bengaluru FC

 First Under-19 Women’s Cricket World Cup 2023  Santosh Trophy (Edition - 76th, Venue - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

Winner / Runner-Up - India / England Winner / Runner-up - Karnataka / Meghalaya

 Ranji Trophy 2022-23  Spanish SuperCup 2023 (Hospitable-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

Winner / Runner-up - Saurashtra / Bengal Winner/Runner-Up - Barcelona / Real Madrid

 ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup 2022  FIFA World Cup 2022 (Event - Doha. Qatar, Edition-22nd)

Winner / Runner-up - England / Pakistan Winner/Runner-Up - Argentina / France

 Duleep Trophy 2023  English Premier League 2021-22

Winner / Runner-up - West Zone / South Zone Winner/Runner-up - Manchester City / Aston Villa

BADMINTON HOCKEY
 Abu dhabi masters 2023  Women’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2023

Men’s/Women’s Singles Winner- M. Christophersen/ Unnati Hooda Winner/Runner-up - India / Japan

 Madrid Masters 2023  Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 (Hosted - Oman)

Men’s / Women’s Singles - Kenta Nishimoto / Gregoria Mariska Winner/Runner-up - India / Pakistan

 Swiss open 2023  Asian Champions Hockey 2023

Men’s / Women’s Singles Winner - K. Watenbe / P. Chongwang Winner/Runner-up - India / Malaysia

 All England Open 2023  FIH Pro League 2023 (Venue - Netherlands)

Men’s/Women’s Singles Winner - Lai Xi Feng / An Xi Yong Winner/Runner-Up - India / Argentina

 BWF World Championships 2022 (Event- Tokyo, Japan)  Men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2023 (Venue-Oman)

Men’s/Women’s Singles Winner-Viktor Axelsen /Akane Yamaguchi Winner/Runner-Up - India / Pakistan

 Thomas Cup 2022  Senior Women National Championship 2023

Winner/runner-up - India / Indonesia Winner/Runner-Up - Madhya Pradesh / Maharashtra

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 National Ice Hockey Championship 2023 OTHER SPORTING EVENTS

Winner/Runner-Up - Indo-Tibetan Border Police / Ladakh Scouts  26th World Billiards Championship 2023

 Hockey World Cup 3023 (Hosting-Odisha) Winner / Runner-up - Pankaj Advani / Saurabh Kothari

Winner/Runner-Up - Germany / Belgium  Asian para games 2023

TENNIS First place / India’s place - China / Fifth (Total-111 Medals)

 Davis Cup 2023 (111th edition)  Indian Grand Prix 2023

Winner/Runner-up - Italy / Australia Winner (1st Rank) -Marco Bezzecchi, 2nd Rank- George Martin
 ATP Finals 2023 (Held-Turin, Italy)  World Youth Archery Championship 2023
Singles Winner/Runner-Up - Novak Djokovic / Jannik Sinner Event - Ireland 1st Rank - Korea, India Rank - 2nd
 Italian open 2023  ISSF Junior World Cup 2023
Men’s/Women’s Singles - Daniil Medvedev / Elena Rybakina 1st Position / India Position - China / 2nd (Total Medals-17)
 Madrid open 2023
 World Para Athletics Championships 2023
Winner/Runner-Up - Carlos Alcaraz / Yann Lenard Struff
1st Position / India Position - China / 19th (Total Medals-10)
 Indian Wells Masters 2023
 FISU World University Games 2023
Winner/Runner-up - Carlos Alcaraz / Elena Rybakina
1st Position / India Position - China / 7th (Tolal Medals-26)
 Davis Cup 2022 (Edition-110th)
 Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023
Winner/Runner-Up - Canada / Australia
Winner / Runner-up - India / Iran
 ATP Finals 2022 (Event-Turin, Italy)
 World Squash Championship 2023
Men’s Singles Winner/Runner-Up-Novak Djokovic/Casper Ruud
Winner / Runner-up - Egypt / Malaysia
 Swiss Open Tennis 2022
 Snooker World Championship 2023
Winner/Runner-up - Casper Rudd (Norway) / Matteo Berrettini
Winner / Runner-up - Luca Brecel / Mark Selby
 Italian Open 2022
 ISSF World Cup 2023 (Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh)
Men’s/Women’s Singles Winner - Novak Djokovic / Inga Switek
1st Position / India’s Position - China / 2nd (Total Medals-7)
 Madrid Open 2022

Men’s/Women’s Singles Winner - Carlos Alcaraz / Ons Jabur

 Asian Billiards Championship 2023 (Doha, Qatar)

Winner / Runner-up - Pankaj Advani / Brijesh Damani

CHESS
 FIDE World Cup 2023 (Held in Baku, Azerbaijan)  Women’s Snooker World Cup 2023 (Bangkok, Thailand)

Winner/Runner-up - Magnus Carlsen / R Praggnananda (India) Winner / Runner-up - India-A / England-A

 17th World Chess Championship 2023 (Venue - Kazakhstan)  World Golf Championship 2023

Winner/Runner-Up - Ding Liren (China) / Ian Nepomniachtchi Winner - Sam Burns (USA)

 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 (Venue - Chennai)  Billiards World Championship 2022

Winner/Runner-Up Uzbekistar /Armenia Winner / Runner-up - Pankaj Advani / Saurav Kothari

 Formentera Open Chess 2022  5th Khelo India Youth Games 2022 (Madhya Pradesh)

Winner / Runner-up - D. Gukesh / K. Sasikiran 1st / 2nd / 3rd place - Maharashtra / Haryana / Madhya Pradesh
 Reykjavik Open 2022  9th Pro Kabaddi League 2022
Winner / Runner-up - R. Praggnandhaa / D. Gukesh Winner / Runner-up - Jaipur Pink Panthers / Puneri Paltan

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 Game Scenario: Miscellaneous ICC World Cup 2023 anthem song ‘Dil Jashn Bole’ released.
Uday Saharan will be captain of Indian team for U-19 Asia Cup. Elavenil Valarivan wins gold medal at Rio Shooting World Cup.
First Khelo India Para Games will be held in New Delhi. Germany defeated Serbia to win the Basketball World Cup.

New rules of ICC, now new over will have to be started within Virat Kohli became the fastest player to score 13000 runs in ODI.
60 seconds, otherwise a penalty of 5 runs will be imposed. Canada’s Daniel McGehee will become the first transgender
ICC has shifted next year’s Men’s Under-19 World Cup from Sri cricketer.
Lanka to South Africa. Neeraj Chopra became First Indian to Secure Gold at World
Rachin Ravindra (men. New Zealand) and Hayley Mathews Athletics Championships by a remarkable throw of 88.17 meters.
(women. West Indies) have been selected ICC Player of October. R Praggnananda became the FIDE World Cup runner-up.
India finished fifth in Asian Para Games 2023 wilh 111 medals Khelo India Women’s League new name will be Asmita League.
(29-gold, 31-silver, 51-bronze) while China finished on top. India’s Anahat Singh won the gold medal in the girls’ under-17
K. L. Rahul became the first Indian to score the fastest century (in category at the Asian Junior Squash Championship 2023.

62 balls) in the ODI World Cup. Dutee Chand was banned for four years for doping.

Sheetal Mahajan became the first woman to skydive from 21,500 Priya Malik won the gold medal in the Under-20 World Wrestling

feet near Mount Everest. Championships.

Virat Kohli became 1st batsman to score 50 centuries in ODI. Neeraj Chopra will lead the Indian contingent at the World Athletics
Virendcr Sehwag, Diana Eduiji and Aravinda de Silva have been Championships 2023.

inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Sports Authority of India has launched a short film series ‘Halla
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews became 1st batsman to be timed out. Bol’ under the umbrella campaign ‘Cheer4India’.
Mohammed Shami became the bowler taking the highest wicket Aditya Samant became the 83rd Grandmaster of India.
in the ODI World Cup. GM Gukesh became India’s highest ranked chess playsr in the FIDE
24th Asian Archery Championship 2025 will be held in Bangladesh. rankings.

India’s Unnati Hooda wins Abu Dhabi Masters 2023. Virat Kohli equaled Sir Don Bradman’s record by playing his 500th
Amit Saroha (athlete) and Parul D Parmar (badminton) became international match against West Indies.

the flag bearers of the Indian contingent at Asian Para Games 2023. Shahrukh Khan has been chosen as the brand ambassador of the
Shubman Gill became the fastest player to score 2000 ODI runs. ICC World Cup 2023.
Raunak Sadhwani became ‘Chess Undcr-20 World Champion’. Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated four-time defending champion
Former England captain Alastair Cook retired from cricket. Novak Djokovic to win his first Wimbledon title.
Neeraj Chopra was honored with ‘Laureus Ambassador’. Markcta Vondrousova became the first unseeded player in Open

Rohil Sharma became the batsman to hit the most sixes in Era to win the women’s singles championship at Wimbledon 2023.
international cricket matches. India finished third with 27 medals, while Japan stood first in the
37th National Games was inaugurated by PM Modi in Goa. ‘Asian Athletics Championships 2023’ held in Bangkuk.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren unveiled the ‘Juhi’ mascot Wanindu Hasaranga (Male. Sri Lanka) and Ashley Gardner
for the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023. (Female, Australia) have been selected as the ICC Player of the
India finished fourth with 107 medals in the 19th Asian Games. Month for the month of June.
India became number-1 in all three formats of ICC. India topped the medal tally in the 34lh Biology Olympiad.
Indian tennis player Leander Paes nominated for ‘2024 Tennis Hall Lakshya Sen of India won the Canada Open.
of Fame’. Sheikh Talal became the President of the Asian Olympic Council.
India team became the first team in ODI history to hit 3000 sixes. India ranked 2nd in World Archery Youth Championships 2023.

T-20 World Cup 2024 will be held in New York, Dallas and Florida Parth Sanlukhe became the first male archer to win a gold medal
in America. in the recurve event.

The flag bearers of the Indian team at the opening ceremony of the BCCI appointed Ajit Agarkar as chairman of selection committee.
Asian Games 2023 were Harmanpreet Singh (hockey) and Lovlina Shreyanka Patil became the first Indian cricketer to be a part of
Borgohain (boxer). the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL).

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 Books & Authors
Do Palko Ki Chhao Me - Dr. Hema Joshi Gandhi : Politics and Communalism - Piyush Babele
Scindia and 1857 - Dr. Rakesh Pathak India’s Vaccine Growth Story - Sajjan Singh Yadav
Building Partnership - Captain Himadri Das A Matter of Heart: Education in India - Anurag Behar
Cold Blooded Love - Girish Dutt Shukla War and Women - Dr. MA Hassan
The Day I Became a Runner - S. Chattopadhyay Bipin : The Man Behind the Uniform - Rachna Biswat Rawat
Reverse Swing - Ashok Tandon As Good As My Word - KM Chandrasekhar
The Book of Life : My Dance with Buddha..... - Vivck Agnihotri Mundaka Upanishad : The Bridge to Mortality - Dr. Karan Singh
G20 @ 2023 : The Roadmap to Indian Presidency - V. Srinivasa Victory City - Salman Rushdie
20 Years of G20 - Rajat Kathuria and Pratik Kukreja Wanderers, Kings and Merchants - Dr. Peggy Mohan
Fire on the Ganga : Life Among the Dead in ... - Radhika lyengar The Poverty of Political Economics - Meghnad Desai
Western Lane - Chetna Maru Modi : Shaping a Global Order in Flux - S. Jaishankar
Pitchside : My Life in Indian Cricket - Amrit Mathur Forks in the Road : My Days at RBI and Beyond - C. Rangarajan
Heritage Trees of Goa - PS Sreedharan Pillai Breaking Barrier - Madhav Rao
The Life, Vision and Song of Kabir - Vipul Rikhi Why didn’t you come earlier - Kailash Satyarthi
Monsoon - Abhay K. Human Anatomy - AK Dwivedi
How Prime Ministers Decide - Neerja Chaudhary Ambedkar : A Life - Shashi Tharoor
Kargil : In the words of a traveler - Rishi Raj Revolutionary - Sanjeev Sanyal
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam : Memories Never Dies - Dr. Y. S. Rajan Jadoonama - Javed Akhtar
As The Wheel Turns - Ranjit Pratap Irrfan Khan : A Life in Movies - Shubhra Gupta
Krishna - The 7th Sense - Debashish Chatterjee Bravehearts of Bharat - Vikram Sampath
Prism : The Ancestral Abode of Rainbow - Vinod Mankara The Chipko Movement : A People’s History - Shekhar Pathak
Master Residential Real Estate - Ashwinder R Singh Miracles of Face Yoga - Mansi Gulati
The Yoga Sutras for Children - Rupa Pai The Light We Carry : Overcoming in Uncertain Times - Michelle Obama

Rebels Against the Raj - Ramachandra Guha Fit At Any Age - PV Iyer
Freedom - Arundhati Roy The Indian Navy@75 - Ranjit B- Rai & Aritra Banerjee
Finance Minister of India - AK Bhattacharya Delhi University : Celebrating 100 Glorious Years - Hardeep Singh Puri

Ringside - Jiya Darda Nuclearization of Asia - Rene Naba

Ajay to Yogi Adityanath - Shantanu Cupta Winning the Inner Battle - Shane Watson
Master Residential Real Estate - Ashwinder Singh Nalnada Until We Meet Again - Gautam Bora
The Power of One Thought - BK Shivani Now You Breathe - Rakhi Kapoor
Guts Amidst Bloodbath - Aditya Bhushan From Dependence to Self-Reliance - Dr. Bimal Jalan
The Golden Years - Ruskin Bond A Confused Mind Story - IRS Sahil Seth
Made in India : 75 Years of Business and Enterprise -Amitabh Kant The Philosophy of Modern Song - Bob Dylan
Reflections - Mr. Narayanan Waghut Jeet Ji Allahabad - Mamta Kalia
Smoke and Ashes - Amitabh Ghosh Ambedkar A Life - Shashi Tharoor
Sachin @ 50 - Celebrating A Maestro - Boria Majumdar India’s Economy From Nehru to Modi - Pulape Balakrishnan
Azad - Ghulam Nabi Azad Indian banking in Retrospect-75 Years of Independence -Ashutosh

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 Important Days
JANUARY JUNE OCTOBER
9 - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 1 - World Milk Day 2 - Non-violence Day/Gandhi Jayanti
10 - World Hindi Day 5 - World Environment Day 3 - World Animal Day
12 - National Youth Day 5 - National Dolphin Day
8 - World Oceans Day
15 - Army Day (India) 7 - Nilgiri Tahr Day
12 - World Day Against Child Labour
23 - Parakram day (Netaji Subhash 8 - Air Force Day
14 - World Blood Donor Day
Chandra birth anniversary) 11 - International Girl Child Day
20 - World Refugee Day
25 - National Voters' Day 14 - World Standards Day
21 - International Day of Yoga
26 - Republic Day (India) 15 - World Students Day (APJ Abdul
29 - National Statistics Day Kalam)
30 - Martyrs' Day, World Leprosy Day
FEBRUARY JULY 16 - World Food Day
4 - World Cancer Day 1 - Doctor's Day/GST Day 24 - United Nations Day
11 - Samarpan Diwas (Pandit Dindyal 11 - World Population Day 31 - National Unity Day (Sardar Patel's
Upadhyay death anniversary) 19 - Bank Nationalization Day birth anniversary)
14 - Valentine's Day 26 - Kargil Vijay Diwas 31 - Indira Gandhi Death anniversary
20 - World Social Justice Day 28 - World Hepatitis Day NOVEMBER
21 - World Mother Language Day 7 - National Cancer Awareness Day
29 - International Tiger Day
28 - National Science Day 11 - National Education Day
AUGUST
MARCH 12 - National Bird Day
6 - Hiroshima Day
3 - World Wildlife Day 14 - Children's Day, World Diabetes Day
7 - Javelin Day (Niraj Chopra)
4 - Chabahar Day 15 - Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas
12 - International Youth Day
8 - International Women's Day (Birsa Munda Birth Anniversary)
14 - Partition Horrors Remembrance Day 16 - National Press Day
15 - World Consumer Rights Day
22 - World Water Day, Bihar Day 15 - Independence Day (India) 3 - International Biosphere Reserve Day
24 - World Tuberculosis Day 20 - Sadbhavna Diwas (Rajiv Gandhi) 20 - World Children's Day
APRIL 23 - National Space Day 25 - No non-veg Day
7 - World Health Day 29 - National Sports Day (Major Dhyan 26 - National Constitution Day
14 - Equality Day (Ambedkar Jayanti) Chand birth anniversary) DECEMBER
18 - World Heritage Day SEPTEMBER 1 - World AIDS Day
22 - Earth Day 2 - World Computer Literacy Day
5 - Teacher's Day
25 - World Malaria Day 4 - Indian Navy Day
8 - International Literacy Day
26 - World Intellectual Property Day 5 - World Soil Day
11 - Mahakavi Day (Death Anniversary
MAY 6 - Maitri Diwas (Bhar-Bangladesh)
'Subramania Bharati')
1 - International Workers' Day 10 - International Human Rights Day
14 - Hindi Day
3 - International Press Freedom Day 14 - World Energy Day
17 - Social Justice day 16 - Vijay Diwas
7 - World Asthma Day
8 - World Red Cross Day (E. V. Ramasamy's birthday) 24 - National Consumer Rights Day
12 - International Nurses Day 27 - World Tourism Day 25 - Good Governance Day
31 - World No Tobacco Day 29 - World Heart Day 14 - Veer Baal Diwas

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 Important Days and Themes
Date Year Day / Diwas Thems
26 Nov. 2023 World Sustainable Transport Day - Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Development
21 Nov. 2023 World Television Day - Accessibility
20 Nov. 2023 World Children's Day - For Every Child, Every Right
19 Nov. 2023 International Men's Day - Zero Male Suicide
17 Nov. 2023 International Students Day - Learning Beyond Borders : A Global Perspective
16 Nov. 2023 International Day of Tolerance - Tolerance : A Path to Peace and Reconciliation
16 Nov. 2023 National Press Day - Media in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
14 Nov. 2023 World Diabetes Day - Access to Diabetes care
11 Nov. 2023 National Education Day - Innovative Education for a Sustainable Future
8 Nov. 2023 World Radiography Day - Celebrating Patient Safety
3 Nov. 2023 International Day of Biosphere Reserves - #ItsAboutLife
1 Nov. 2023 World Vegetarian Day - Celebrating for a Good Gause
31 Oct. 2023 National Unity Day - Birth anniversary of Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
24 Oct. 2023 United Nations Day - Equality, Freedom and Justice for All
24 Oct. 2023 World Polio Day - A healthy future for mothers and children
20 Oct. 2023 World Osteoporosis Day - Step Up for Bone Health-Build Better Bones
16 Oct. 2023 World Anesthesia Day - Anesthesia and Cancer Care
16 Oct. 2023 World Food Day - Water is Life, Water is Food, Leave No One Behind
15 Oct. 2023 International Day of Rural Women - Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All
12 Oct. 2023 World Arthritis Day - Living with an RMD at all stages of life
5 Oct. 2023 World Teachers Day - The teachers we need for the education we want : The global ......
4 Oct. 2023 World Animal Day - Great or Small, Love Them All
29 Sept. 2023 World Heart Day - Use Heart, Know Heart
28 Sept. 2023 World Rabies Day - All for 1, One Health for All
27 Sept. 2023 World Tourism Day - Tourism and Green Investment
26 Sept. 2023 World Environmental Health Day - Global Environmental Public Health: Standing up to protect everyone's
21 Sept. 2023 World Alzheimer's Day - Never Too Early, Never Too Late
21 Sept. 2023 International Day of Peace - Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals.
16 Sept. 2023 World Ozone Day - Montreal Protocol : Fixing the Ozone Layer and Reducing Climate Change
15 Sept. 2023 International Democracy Day - Empowering the next generation.
08 Sept. 2023 International Literacy Day - Promoting literacy for a world in transition—
29 August 2023 National Sports Day - Sports enable an inclusive and fit society.
26 August 2023 Women's Equality Day - Embrace Equity
20 August 2023 Sadbhavana Diwas - Promote national integration and communal harmony
28 July 2023 World Hepatitis Day - We are not waiting

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 Date Year Day / Diwas Thems
22 July 2023 World Brain Day - Brain, health and disability : leave no one behind
18 July 2023 Nelson Mandela International Day - Climate, Food and Solidarity
17 July 2023 International Day of Justice - Overcoming Obstacles and Seizing Opportunities for Social Justice...
11 July 2023 World Population Day - Unleashing the power of gender equality----
1 July 2023 National Doctor's Day - Celebrating Resilience and Healing Hands
30 June 2023 International Day of Parliamentarism - Parliament for the Planet
23 June 2023 International Olympic Day - Let's Move
21 June 2023 9th International Day of Yoga Day - Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (One Earth, One Family, One Future)
20 June 2023 World Refugee Day - Hope Far From Home
5 June 2023 World Environment Day - The solution to plastic pollution
22 May 2023 International Biological Diversity day - Agreement to Action : Build Back Biodiversity
20 May 2023 World Metrology Day - Measurements supporting the global food system
7 May 2023 World Athletics Day - Athletics for All - A New Beginning
22 April 2023 World Earth Day - Invest in our planet
22 March 2023 World Water Day - Accelerating Change to Solve Water and Sanitation Crises
22 March 2023 Bihar Diwas - Progress of Yuva Shakti Bihar
15 March 2023 World Consumer Rights Day - Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions
8 March 2023 International Women's Day - DigitALL : Innovation and technology for gender equality
3 March 2023 World Wildlife Day - Partnerships for wildlife conservation
4 February 2023 World Cancer Day - Close the Care Gap
2 February 2023 World Wetlands Day - It's time for wetland restoration
25 January 2023 National Voter's Day - Voting is unmatched, I must vote
12 January 2023 National Youth Day - Developed Youth Developed India
10 January 2023 World Hindi Day - Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence
9 January 2023 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - Diaspora : Reliable partners for India's progress in the Amrit kaal

Month/Fortnight/Week Year Declared by the United Nations

World Heritage Week : 19-25 November 2023 2019 - International Year of Indigenous Languages
(To promote the preservation of culture and heritage) 2020 - International Year of Plant Health
World Space Week : 4-10 October 2023
International year of nurses and midwives
(Topic - Space and Entrepreneurship)
2021 - International Year of Peace and Trust
World Water Week : 20-24 August 2023
2022 - International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
(Topic - Water : An Impending Crisis)
World Breastfeeding Week : 1-7 August 2023 2023 - International Year of Millet

(Theme – Let's breastfeed and work, work) 2024 - International Year of Camelids

United National Global Road Safety Week : 15-21 May 2023

International Decade
(Theme - Sustainable Transport)
2022-32 : International Decade of Indigenous Languages
5th Nutrition Fortnight : 20 March-3 April 2023
2021-30 : United Nations Ecology Restoration Day
(Topic - Nutrition for All : Together Towards Healthy Food)
World Space Week : 4-10 October, 2022 2019-28 : Decade of Peace, Nelson Mandela Decade

(Theme - Space and Sustainability) 2018-27 : International Decade for the Eradication of Poverty

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 Important Conferences & Summits
Conference / Summit Venue / Chairman Event Date
1st Sherpa Meeting of India's G20 Presidency Udaipur, Rajsthan 4 December, 2022
108th Indian Science Congress Nagpur (Maharashtra) 3 January, 2023
17th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas 2023 Indore (Madhya Pradesh) 9 January, 2023
12th World Hindi Sammelan Fiji 15-17 February, 2023
22nd World Sustainable Development Summit New Delhi 22-24 February, 2023
7th International Dharma-Dharmma Conference Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 3 March, 2023
Global Millets (Sri Anna) Conference New Delhi 18 March, 2023
United Nations Water Conference 2023 New York (USA) 22-24 March, 2023
1st G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group Meeting Gandhinagar, Gujarat 30 March, 2023
2nd Women 20 (W-20) International Meeting Jaipur, Rajasthan 13 April, 2023
First Global Buddhist Summit New Delhi 20 April, 2023
6th Indian Occan Conference 2023 Dhaka, Bangladesh 12-13 May, 2023
32nd Arab League Summit 2023 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 19 May, 2023
G-20 Labor Engagement Group meeting Patna (Bihar) 22-24 May, 2023
3rd G-20 Tourism Working Group Meeting Srinagar 22.24 May, 2023
76th World Health Assembly 2023 Geneva, Switzerland 21-30 May, 2023
G-20 Tourism Working Group and Tourism Ministerial Meeting Goa 19-21 June, 2023
Urban 20 (U20) Mayoral Summit 2023 Ahmedabad & Gandhingar 7-8 July, 2023
3rd Sherpa G-20 meeting Hampi, Karantaka (India) 13 July, 2023
G-20 Global Food Regulatory Summit 2023 New Delhi, India 20-21 July, 2023
8th World Robot Conference 2023 Beijing (China) 17-20 August, 2023
15th BRICS Summit 2023 South Africa 22-24 August, 2023
3rd International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICONS 2023) Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu) 23 August, 2023
26th National Conference on e-Governance 2023 Indore, Madhya Pradesh 24-25 August, 2023
B-20 Summit India 2023 New Delhi 25 August, 2023
India-Africa International Coarse Grains Conference Nairobi (Kenya) 30 August, 2023
43rd ASEAN Summit 2023 Jakarta 5-7 September, 2023
18th East Asia and 20th ASEAN-India Summit 2023 Jakarta (Indonesia) 7 September, 2023
18th G-20 Summit 2023 New Delhi 9-10 September, 2023
14th World Spice Congress 2023 Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) 15-17 September, 2023
G-20 Infrastructure Working Group Meeting Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) 21 September, 2023
National Smart City Conference 2023 Indore (Madhya Pradesh) 26-27 September, 2023
5th World Coffee Summit 2023 Bengaluru (Karnataka) 25-28 September, 2023
AI Security Summit 2023 Buckingham Shire (UK) 1-2 November, 2023
2nd Global Media Congress Abu Dhabi (UAE) 14 Nov., 2023
28th United Nations Meeting on Climate Change (COP-28) Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 30 Nov. - 12 Dec., 2023
9th India International Science Festival 2023 Faridabad (Haryana) 17-20 January, 2024

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 Latest Abbreviations
I.N.D.I.A. : Indian National Development Include NEFT : National Electronic Fund Transfer
Alliance IMPS : Immediate Payment Service
RAISE : Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Social RTGS : Real Time Gross Settlement
Empowerment
IFSC : Indian Financial System Code
LEAD : Learning through E-resources Made Accessible
for Delhi UJALA : Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All

HOPE : Helping Out People Everywhere AMRUT : Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation
SATHI : Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help
HRIDAY : Heritage City Development and Augmentation
Institute
ISIS : Islamic State in Iraq and al-sham/Syria
nCoV : Nobel Corona Virus
NITI : National Institution for Transforming India
Covid : Corona Virus Disease
TRAI : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
CAB/CAA : Citizenship Amendment Bill/Act
IRDA : Insurance Regulatory and Development
NRC : National Register of Citizens
Authority
BIMSTEC : Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Tech-
UIDAI : Unique Identification Authority of India
nical and Economic Cooperation
IRCTC : Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
EVM : Electronic Voting Machine
Corporation
VVPAT : Voter Varifiable Paper Audit Trail
ASHA : Accredited Social Health Activist
NOTA : None of the Above
NABARD : National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
NDA : National Democratic Alliance Development
UPA : United Progressive Alliance IMEI : International Mobile Equipment Identity
PPP : Public Private Partnership SEBI : Securities and Exchange Board of India
FSSAI : Food Safety and Standards Authority CNG : Compressed Natural Gas
MoU : Memorandum of Understanding DTH : Direct to Home
ODF : Open Defection Free NRI : Non-Resident Indian
NGT : National Green Tribunal CRR : Cash Reserve Ratio
PETA : People of Ethical Treatment for Animals SLR : Statutory Liquidity Ratio
NEFRA : National Finance Reporting Authority LAF : Liquidity Adjustment facility
RERA : Real Estate Regulatory Authority IPO : Initial Public Offering
Li-Fi : Light Fidelity NPA : Non Performing Asset
UNHRC : United Nations Human Rights Council GPS : Global Positioning System
GST : Goods and Service Tax CAG : Comptroller and Auditor General of India
BHIM : Bharat Interface for Money NDRF : National Disaster Response Force
UDAY : Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana FEMA : Foreign Exchange Management Act
UDAN : Ddeyn Desh ke Aam Nagrik FERA : Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
PCS : Provincial Civil Service CET : Common Eligibility Test
PSC : Public Service Commission SAARC : South Asian Association for Regional
UPI : Unified Payments Interface Cooperation

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 Current Affairs : Miscellaneous
Monetary Rates : Reserve Bank of India Ramsar Sites of India : 2021-22
Bank – 6.75% CRR – 4.50% Shalbug Wetland Conservation Reserve-Jammu-Kashmir (75th)
Repo Rate – 6.50% SLR – 18.00% Hygum Wetland Conservation Reserve - Jammu-Kashmir
Reverse Repo Rate – 3.35% MSF – 6.75% Thane Creek - Maharashtra
(As on 1 January, 2024) Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
Bharat Mandapam : Facts Suchin dram Theroor Wetland Complex - Tamil Nadu

An International Exhibition-cum-Convention Center (IECC), Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu

Yashwant Sagar - Madhya Pradesh
known as 'Bharat Mandapam' located at Pragati Maidan in Delhi,
Ansupa Lake - Odisha
was inaugurated by PM Modi on July 26, 2023.
Hirakud Reservoir - Odisha
Its name 'Bharat Mandapam' is inspired from the concept of Anubhava Tampara Lake - Odisha
Mandapam of Lord Basaveshwara. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary - Karnataka
Its architects are Sanjay Singh and Simon NAF (Spanish). Nanda Lake - Goa
It is constructed by Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Limited. Satkoshia Gorge - Odisha

It is operated and managed by ITPO, a trade promotion agency Vembannur Wetland Complex - Tamil Nadu
Vellode Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
under Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Govt. of India.
Vandanthangal Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
Its shape is oval. At its highest level is 'Window to Delhi', from
Udaya Marthandapuram Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
which Kartavya Path, India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhavan can be seen.
Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve - Tamil Nadu
It has seating for 7000 people at its highest level. Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary - Tamil Nadu
World's Largest Natraja Statue Sirpur Wetland - Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Pala Wetlands (54th) - Siaha District (Mizoram)
World's largest Nataraja statue made of 'Ashtadhatu' has been
Sakhya Sagar Lake (53rd) - Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)
installed in front of 'Bharat Mandapam' is in Pragati Maidan, Delhi. Pichavaram Mangroves (52nd) - Pichavaram (Tamil Nadu)
This statue, 27 feet high and weighing 18 tonnes, has been prepared Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest - Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
by Radhakrishana Satpathy of Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu. Karikili Bird Sanctuary - Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary - Sant Kabir Nagar (UP)
India's New Parliament House : Facts
Khijdia Bird Sanctuary - Jamnagar (Gujarat)
PM Modi inaugurated the new Parliament House on May 28, 2023, Haiderpur Wetland - Uttar Pradesh
on the occasion of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's 140th birth
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary - Haryana
anniversary, the foundation stone of which was laid by PM Modi
Sultanpur National Park - Haryana
on December 10, 2020.
Rs. 75 coin was launched to mark the inauguration. Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary - Gujrat
New building is part of Central Vista project, to be constructed Wadhwana Wetland - Gujrat
by Tata Limited at an estimated cost of Rs. 971 crore. Tso Kar Lake - Ladakh
The design of the building has been done by HCP Design and Soor Sarovar (Keetham Lake) - Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
Planning Company. Lonar Lake - Buldhana (Maharashtra)
The area of the triangular shaped building is 64500 sq. m.
Kabartal Lake - Begusarai (Bihar)
1272 people will sit in joint session of New Parliament House.
Asan Conservation Reserve - Uttarakhand
New Parliament House will have seating arrangements for 888
members in Lok Sabha and 384 members in the Rajya Sabha. Presently the total number of Ramsar sites in India - 75
The architect of the new parliament building is Bimal Patel. State of India has maximum Ramsar site - Tamil Nadu (14)

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 Chandrayaan-3 : Important Facts 'Statues' installed in the year 2022-23
Chandrayaan-3 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Statue of Oneness (Ekatmata Ki Pratima)
Center in Sri Harikota, Andhra Pradesh on July 14, 2023, under - 108 feet high 'Statue of Oneness' is a statue of Adi
the leadership of S. Somnath, by ISRO on LVM4-M4 rocket and Shankaracharya situated on the Mandhata mountain on the
successfully reached the South Pole of the Moon on August 23,
banks of river Saryu in Omkareshwar in Khandwa district of
2023. In this way India has become the first country to land on
the South pole of the Moon. Madhya Pradesh.
It has 3 modules - Propulsion Module, Lander Module and Statue of Equality
Rover. The 'Lander' has been named Vikram and the 'Rover' has - The 'Statue of Equality' located in Hyderabad (Telangana) is
been named Pragyan. 216 feet (65-5 m) high, a statue of Saint Sri Ramanujacharjee.
Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 on a GSLV
- It is the second largest statue in the worldd in sitting posture.
Mark-III rocket by ISRO headed by K Sivan.
Statue of Knowledge
Upeoming Goals ofGovernment of India - 70 feet high 'Statue of Knowledge' established in Latur,
Target Year Maharashtra is the statue of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
Statue of Prosperity
Target to eliminate Kala-azar completely by 2023
- 108 feet 'Statue of Prosperity' located in Bengaluru (Karnataka)
Target of electrification of 100% broad gauge routes 2023
is a statue of Shri Nath Prabhu Kempegowda.
Target to establish semiconductor research center 2024 Statue of Peace
Zero diesel use in agriculture, use of renewable energy 2024 - 27 feet high 'Statue of Peace' located at Jaitpura in Pali district
Target of doubling the income of farmers 2024 of Rajasthan is a statue of Jain Acharya Vijay Vallabh Surishwar
Target to provide housing for all 2024 Ji Maharaj.

Target of supply of tap/clean water in every house 2024 Statue of Peace / Shanti Pratima of Sri Ramanujacharya
- Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the 4 feet tall 'Statue of
Target to reduce road accident deaths by 50% 2024
Peace' of Sri Ramanujacharya in Srinagar, Jammu-Kashmir.
Target to launch digital radio 2024
Statue of Unity
Target to develop 100 new airports 2025
- 182 m (597 ft) tall Statue of Unity is a statue of Sardar
Target to lay optical fiber in all villages 2025 Vallabhbhai Patel, located on Narmada River in Kevadiya,
Target to eliminate foot and mouth disease in cattle 2025 Gujarat.
Target to make India a $5 trillion economy 2025 - It is the tallest statue in the world.
Target to make India a TB free country 2025 - It is built by L&T company.
Target of 20% blending ot ethanol in petrol 2025 - The craftsman of this idol is Ram V-Sutar.
Statue of Belief
Doubling of milk processing capacity (108 MT) 2025
- The 112 m (369 ft) tall 'Statue of Belief (Vishwas Swaroopam)'
Target to achieve 100 MT coal gasification 2030
is a statue of Lord Shiva located in Nathdwara city of Rajasthan.
Reduction of 1 billion tonnes in total carbon emissions 2030
Target to become world’s third largest economy 2030 Vande Bharat Train : Facts
Railway’s aims to become net zero carbon emitter 2030 First train - 15 February, 2019 (Delhi to Varansai)
Target of eradicating malaria completely from India 2030 Second train - 3 October, 2019 (Delhi to Katra)
Target to make 30% electric vehicles in total vehicles 2030 First woman driver to run Vande Bharat - Surekha Yadav
To eliminate AIDS and eradicate malaria 2030 Construction of Vande Bharat - Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
Target to achieve 500 GW of renewable energy 2030 Old name of Vande Bharat - Train-18

Target to achieve 280 GW of solar power 2030 South India's first Vande Bharat train - Bangalore to Chennai

Target to send astronauts to the Moon 2040 India's first 'Kisan Rail'
Reducing the use of hydrofluoro-carbons by 80% 2047 First Kisan Rail started : from Devtali in Maharashtra to Danapur
Aims to become an energy independent country 2047 in Bihar on 7th August, 2020
South India's first (country's second) Kisan Rail started -
Zero carbon emission target by India 2070
from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh to Adarsh Nagar in Delhi on
Net Zero target by India 2070
September 9, 2020

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