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February 2024

 ADNOC Gas MoU with GAIL India: UAE's ADNOC Gas will supply LNG to India's GAIL.
 AI Model 'Hanooman': Developed by IIT Bombay (and other 7 IITs) in collaboration with
Reliance.
 Bharat Tex 2024 (Delhi): Global mega textile event.
 Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced their withdrawal from ECOWAS.
 C-Cares Web Portal: Launched by the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization.
 Climate Summit 2024 (Mumbai): Theme: Decoding the Green Transition for India.
 Corruption Perception Index 2023: Denmark ranks 1st; India is ranked 93rd.
 Democracy Index 2023: India ranks 41st (improved from 46 in 2022), Norway is 1st.
 Digitalization of Economy: 1. USA, 2. China, 3. India.
 DNA Bank of North India: Zoology Department of Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Karnataka leads in the number of charging stations.
 First Digitized Toll Collection: Implemented on the Mysore-Bengaluru Expressway.
 First International Shooting Range in UP: Inaugurated in Varanasi by PM Modi.
 First Skill India Center: Established in Odisha.
 Future Skills Summit (Guwahati): Focused on developing skills for the future workforce.
 GD Birla Award for Scientific Excellence: Aditi Sen: contributions to quantum
technologies.
 Germany Overtakes Japan: Germany becomes the third-largest global economy.
 Golden Tiger Spotted: In Kaziranga National Park, Assam.
 GSLV Rocket is nicknamed "Naughty Boy" due to its 40% failure rate in early missions.
 Henley Passport Index 2023: Top countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore,
Spain.
 Highest Electric Vehicle Count: Uttar Pradesh tops the list.
 Highest Paid Female Athlete: Iga Swiatek (Poland).
 India Energy Week 2024 (Goa)
 India Produces 25% of Global Cotton.
 India’s First Digital National Museum of Epigraphy: Launched in Hyderabad.
 India’s Longest Rail Tunnel: At 12.77 km, part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail
link.
 Indian Grey Wolf Spotted: In National Chambal Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh.
 India's Mega Ports: Plan to develop 6 mega ports by 2047.
 International Mother Language Day: Celebrated on February 21.
 Jammu Hosted Global Sustainability Festival.
 Jasprit Bumrah: First bowler to be ranked number one in all three formats of cricket.
 Kosovo Gains Visa-Free Access: To the Schengen Zone.
 Kyasanur Forest Disease: First identified in Karnataka in 1957 in monkey.
 Logistics Performance Index 2023 (World Bank): India ranks 38th.
 Maharshi Valmiki Statue in Ayodhya: 1100 KG statue installed at Maharshi Valmiki
Airport.
 Malta Joins International Solar Alliance: 119th member.
 Mary Earps (Footballer): BBC Sports Personality of The Year 2024
 Medaram Jatara Festival: Tribals celebrated in Telangana.
 Modi Inaugurates Bharat Mart: A warehousing facility for MSMEs in Dubai.
 National Science Day: Observed on February 28.
 Nawaf Salam (Lebanese): New judge to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
 New Species: Northern kangaroo lizard (Agastyagama Edge) discovered in Kulamavu, Idukki.
 NITI Aayog CEO: BVR Subramaniam is the CEO of NITI Aayog.
 Odisha Cash Assistance: Rs 1000 assistance for families under the PDS scheme.
 Olzas Bektenov: The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
 PACE Satellite Launched by NASA: Focuses on environmental monitoring.
 PhonePe Launched Indus App Store.
 PM Inaugurates First Indian Institute of Skills: Located in Kanpur.
 PM Surya Ghar Scheme: Free electricity up to 300 units.
 Russian Astronaut Oleg Kononenko: Set a record for the most time spent in space, 879
days.
 Savarkar's Marathi Weekly- 'Vihari.
 Smart Cities India Expo 2024 (New Delhi): Held from 17-19 January 2024.
 Snow Leopards in India: Total: 718, with 477 in Ladakh and 124 in Uttarakhand.
 State with Highest Foreign Students in India: Karnataka (6,004 students).
 Telangana to Conduct Caste-Based Census: Following Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.
 THDC India Ltd- Country's largest green hydrogen pilot project in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
 UAE as India’s 3rd Largest Trading Partner.
 Uttarakhand Waqf Board: Decided to teach Ram Katha in madrasas.
 World Government Summit (Dubai): Modi delivered "Shaping the Governments of the
Future".
 World Sustainable Development Summit (New Delhi): Theme: Leadership for
Sustainable Development and Climate Justice.
 World’s Largest Deep Sea Coral Reef: Discovered along the Atlantic Coast of the U.S.
 Yogyashree Scheme (West Bengal): for SC/ST students for competitive exams.
 Youngest to Reach Everest Base Camp: Carter Dallas (Scotland).
 1500-Year-Old Chalukya Temple Discovered: In Mudimanikyam village, Nalgonda,
Telangana.
 2nd State with Highest Foreign Students in India: Punjab (5,971 students).
 5 New Ramsar Sites in India: Including Ankas Mudra Bird Conservation Reserve
(Karnataka) and Karai Vetti Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu).
 58th Jnanpith Award 2023: Gulzar, Jagadguru Rambhadracharya: A Sanskrit scholar.
 67th All India Police Duty Meet (Lucknow): Organized by Railway Protection Force.
 Books:
o Ek Samandar, Mere Andar by Sanjeev Joshi, Deputy CEO of BrahMos Aerospace.
o Fertilizing the Future: India's March Towards Fertilizer Self-Sufficiency- M Mandaviya.
o Dabbling in Diplomacy: Authorized & Otherwise, by Professor SD Muni.
 112th Australian Open 2024:
o Men's Singles: Jannik Sinner (Italy).
o Women's Singles: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus).
o Men's Doubles: Rohan Bopanna (India) & Matthew Ebden (Australia).

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