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National Affairs
Reports & Indices
1. Who got the award of the cleanest city in the category of population more than one lakh in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 – Indore and Surat
Indore and Surat got the award of the cleanest cities of the country in the category of population more than one lakh in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023.
Indore has received this award for the 7th consecutive time . Navi Mumbai got third place in this category.
President Draupadi Murmu presented the ‘Swachh Survekshan-2023 Awards’ at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
2. What position does India hold in the global passport ranking for 2024? – 80
India secures the 80th position, with visa-free access to 62 countries .
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain jointly top Global Passport Ranking , with access to 194 countries.
Economic Affairs
Economic Initiatives, Schemes & Projects
3. On which date of this month is the budget session of Parliament starting? – 31 January
The budget session of Parliament is starting on 31 January 2024.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget on 1 February.
The session will begin with President Draupadi Murmu’s address to the joint meeting of both houses of Parliament.
International Affairs
International Events
4. Who will take oath as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fourth consecutive time?- Sheikh Hasina
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fourth consecutive time.
Sports
5. With whom has the International Hockey Federation signed an agreement for broadcasting hockey tournaments – Viacom 18
This deal has been made for the period from 2023 to 2027.
This includes all FIH events except the FIH Nations Cup.
6. Which Indian won the gold medal in 57 kg category in the Zagreb Open 2024 wrestling tournament – Aman Sehrawat
Asian champion Aman Sehrawat won gold medal in men’s 57kg at the Zagreb Open 2024 wrestling tournament in Croatia .
7. Who has become the first female athlete to win the Arjuna Award for equestrian sports – Divyakriti Singh
Divyakriti belongs to state of Rajasthan.
She played a pivotal role in securing the Gold Medal for the Indian Dressage team at the Asian Games in Hangzhou , China, last September.
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Exercises & Operations
8. Where will the Indian Navy ‘s multinational exercise ‘Milan’-24 be organized – Visakhapatnam
It will be organized in Visakhapatnam from 19 to 27 February 2024.
MILAN is a biennial multinational naval exercise that started in 1995 with the participation of four countries (Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand) under the Look East policy.
9. Which armed force gets first India-made long endurance Drishti9 10 Starliner drone – Indian Navy
Manufactured by Adani Defence and Aerospace in collaboration with Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems . It is 70% indigenous .
Purpose of this drone is intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance . It can be weaponized if necessary.
It can operate at 30,000 feet with endurance of 36 hours .
This UAV, a variant of Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 Starliner drones.
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