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Contents
July 2023 .................................................................. 5
Important Days ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Books ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Awards.......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Appointments ............................................................................................................................................................... 7
Obituaries ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Ranking & Index ........................................................................................................................................................... 9
State News ................................................................................................................................................................. 10
National News ............................................................................................................................................................ 14
International News ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Defence ...................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Science Tech ............................................................................................................................................................... 20
Banking ....................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Sports ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
August 2023 ........................................................... 24
Important Days ........................................................................................................................................................... 24
Books .......................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Awards........................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Appointment .............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Obituaries ................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Ranking & Index ......................................................................................................................................................... 28
State News ................................................................................................................................................................. 29
National News ............................................................................................................................................................ 33
Defence ...................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Science Tech ............................................................................................................................................................... 40
Banking ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Sports ......................................................................................................................................................................... 43
September 2023 ..................................................... 45
Important Days ........................................................................................................................................................... 45
Books .......................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Awards........................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Appointment .............................................................................................................................................................. 47
Obituaries ................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Ranking & Index ......................................................................................................................................................... 49
State News ................................................................................................................................................................. 50
National News ............................................................................................................................................................ 53
Defence ...................................................................................................................................................................... 57
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Banking ....................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Sports ......................................................................................................................................................................... 61
October 2023 ......................................................... 64
Important Days ........................................................................................................................................................... 64
Books .......................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Awards........................................................................................................................................................................ 66
Appointments ............................................................................................................................................................. 68
Obituaries ................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Ranking & Index ......................................................................................................................................................... 69
State News ................................................................................................................................................................. 70
National News ............................................................................................................................................................ 73
Defence ...................................................................................................................................................................... 77
Science Tech ............................................................................................................................................................... 79
Banking ....................................................................................................................................................................... 81
Sports ......................................................................................................................................................................... 82
November 2023 ..................................................... 84
Important Days ........................................................................................................................................................... 84
Books .......................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Awards........................................................................................................................................................................ 86
Appointments ............................................................................................................................................................. 89
Obituaries ................................................................................................................................................................... 90
Ranking & Index ......................................................................................................................................................... 90
State News ................................................................................................................................................................. 91
National News ............................................................................................................................................................ 94
Defence ...................................................................................................................................................................... 99
Science Tech ............................................................................................................................................................. 101
Banking ..................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Sports ....................................................................................................................................................................... 102
December 2023 .................................................... 104
Important Days ......................................................................................................................................................... 104
Books ........................................................................................................................................................................ 105
Awards...................................................................................................................................................................... 106
Appointments ........................................................................................................................................................... 109
Obituaries ................................................................................................................................................................. 111
Ranking & Index ....................................................................................................................................................... 111
State News ............................................................................................................................................................... 113
National News .......................................................................................................................................................... 116
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International News ................................................................................................................................................... 119

Defence .................................................................................................................................................................... 122
Science Tech ............................................................................................................................................................. 123
Banking ..................................................................................................................................................................... 125
Sports ....................................................................................................................................................................... 126
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July 2023
Important Days
Date Day Theme
1st July National Chartered Accountants’ Day 2023 theme: Empowering Financial Excellence
st
1 July National Doctors Day 2023 theme: Celebrating Resilience and Healing Hands
Birth and death anniversary Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.
1st July GST Day (Goods & Services Tax)
1st July International Day of Cooperative/ (first Saturday of July)
अंतरा&'()य सहका.रता /दवस Theme 2023 – Cooperatives: partners for accelerated
sustainable development
5th July World Badminton Day
6th July World Zoonoses Day
10th July National Fish Farmers Day
11th July World Population Day/ 2व3व Theme 2023 – Unleashing the power of gender Equality:
Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s
जनसं6या /दवस infinite possibilities.
12th July International Malala Day
15th July World Youth Skills Day 2023 Theme: Skilling teachers, trainers and youth for a
transformative future
15th July World Plastic Surgery Day
18th July Nelson Mandela International Day Theme 2023 – The Legacy Lives on Through You: Climate,
Food, and Solidarity.
18th July Tamil Nadu Day/त7मलनाडु /दवस
20th July World Chess Day/ 2व3व शतरं ज /दवस
20th July International Moon Day Theme 2023 – Lunar Exploration, Coordination and
Sustainability
22nd July National Flag Adoption Day/ रा'()य July 22, in 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted
the National Flag
=वज अंगीकरण /दवस Pingali Venkayya designed the national flag
22nd July National Mango Day
23rd July National Broadcasting Day On this day in 1927, the first-ever radio broadcast in the
(रा#$%य 'सारण *दवस) country went on the air from the Bombay Station under a
private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company.
24th July Income Tax Day

25th July World IVF Day/ World Embryologist
Day
26th July Kargil Vijay Diwas/ कारAगल 2वजय To commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in the Kargil
War in 1999.
/दवस
26th July International Day for the Conservation

of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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27th July Raising Day of CRPF The force was established on July 27, 1939, as the Crown
Representative Police.
28th July World Hepatitis Day • Theme 2023 – One life, one liver
28th July World Nature Conservation Day Theme 2023 “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and
Planet.”
29th July International Tiger Day
31st July World Ranger Day / 2व3व रB जर /दवस • Theme 2023: ’30 by 30‘.
Books
1. ‘Through the Broken Glass: An Autobiography’ authored by T.N. Seshan
2. A new book ‘Prism: The Ancestral Abode of Rainbow’ released. The book was authored by Vinod
Mankara
3. Amit Shah released a book 'Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Memories Never Die, Authored by Dr. YS Rajan &
Dr. Maraikayar
4. Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu releases book “As the wheel turns”, The book is authored by
Ranjit Pratap
5. Novel “Dudiya: In your Burning Land”, written by Sahitya Akademi award-winning Marathi novelist
Vishwas Patil, has been translated into English by Nadeem Khan.
6. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan released the Malayalam translation of the book "Krishna - The
7th Sense" written by Debasish Chatterjee, Director, IIM-Kozhikode.
Awards
1. PM Modi was honoured with France's highest civilian and military honour, 'Grand Cross of the Legion
of Honour', by French President Emmanuel Macron.
2. PM Narendra Modi to be awarded prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Award 2023
3. Noted film director Shekhar Kapur has been presented with the British National Award for Best
Director for the film 'What's Love Got To Do With It’.
4. Michael Rosen, a British children’s writer and performance poet, has been awarded the PEN Pinter
Prize 2023.
5. Heritage Byculla Railway station received UNESCO's Asia Pacific Cultural Heritage award 2023
6. Bengaluru joined the World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF), in July 2023, and becomes the first Indian
city to achieve the feat.
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7. An elephant image shot at Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has emerged as the winner in the Wildlife
category of the Siena Drone Photo Awards 2023.
8. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) awarded the highest honor, ' Philippe Chatrier Award 2023',
to Belgian tennis player Justine Henin.
9. Jammu & Kashmir Bank has been felicitated for the Best Performance in CASA-India (1st Runner up in
Small Bank Category) at ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards 2022.
10. Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission bags SKOCH Award 2023
11. Indian company Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) has been awarded the 'Golden Peacock Environment
Management Award' in the 'Power Transmission Sector’ by the 'Institute of Directors'
12. Honorary doctorate from Madurai Kamaraj University to be conferred on Communist leader
N.Sankaraiah. He is the last living freedom fighter of India.
13. Prof. T. Pradeep from the Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras has won the prestigious Eni Award
2023
14. President conferred Bhoomi Samman 2023: for excellence in achieving completion of major
components of the Digital India Land Records Modernization Program (DILRMP). Most awards to
Odisha and Madhya Pradesh
15. Ratan Tata to get Maharashtra govt’s first ‘Udyog Ratna’ award
16. The Coal Ministry awarded “Best Engagement” for its achievements on e- procurement through GeM
by the Ministry of Commerce.
17. ASSOCHAM Business Excellence Awards 2023 in Kolkata, National Mineral Development Corporation
(NMDC) was honored with :
• Mineral Development Award
• Employer Brand of the Year Award
18. Draupadi Murmu Conferred National Geoscience Awards – 2022

• 22 geoscientists, including 2 women, were awarded
• National Geoscience Award for Life Time Achievement (Dr. Om Narain Bhargava)
19. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has won the Insurer Innovation Award 2023 for the APAC region at the 8th
World Digital Insurance Awards
20. Sri Lankan-born Australian author Shankari Chandran has been awarded the prestigious Miles Franklin
Literary Prize in 2023 for the novel "Tea Time at Cinnamon Gardens
Appointments
1. Tushar Mehta reappointed as Solicitor General of India for 3 years
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2. DG Rakesh Pal appointed as 25th Director General of Indian Coast Guard
3. Ajit Pawar takes oath as second Deputy CM of Maharashtra
4. Aadhav Arjuna Elected as President of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI)
5. Ravindra Banshtu appointed Indian women’s volleyball team new coach
6. Senior Men’s Cricket Selection Committee appoints Ajit Agarkar as Chairman
7. Shah Rukh Khan appointed brand ambassador of ICC World Cup 2023
8. Asics signs actor Shraddha Kapoor as brand ambassador
9. Coal India Limited (CIL) appoints PM Prasad as CMD
10. Bharat Dynamics appoints A Madhavarao as new CMD
11. G. Kannabiran appointed as new National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Director
12. Brajendra Navnit to Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) till March 31, 2024.
13. Lt Gen MU Nair appointed as the Head of National Cyber Coordination Centre
14. Centre appoints IPS officer Manoj Yadava as DG Railway Protection Force
15. K Rajaraman is appointed as the next Chairperson of the International Financial Services Centres
Authority (IFSCA) for three years.
16. Devesh Uttam appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lithuania
17. Debadatta Chand has assumed charge as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of
Baroda (BoB)
18. Neeraj Akhoury elected as the new President of the Cement Manufacturers' Association (CMA) - apex
body of India's large cement manufacturers
19. Tata Steel reappoints TV Narendran as MD and CEO for 5 years
20. Sanjiv Puri has been re-appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of India Tobacco Company
Limited (ITC Ltd) for a period of five years
21. Vincent Rajkumar has been appointed as the new chairman of the International Myeloma Foundation
(IMF).
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22. Central government has cleared the appointment of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan (Chief Justice of the
Telangana HC) and SV Bhatti (Chief Justice of the Kerala HC) as judges of the Supreme Court.
23. Justice Alok Aradhe took oath as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court
24. Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur appointed as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
25. Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay appointed as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
Obituaries
1. Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy passes away. He served as the Kerala chief minister twice from
2004-06 and 2011-16.
2. K M Vasudevan Namboothiri, who was popularly known as Artist Namboothiri, passed away.
3. Eminent mathematician Dr Mangala Narlikar passed away
4. Alan Arkin, actor who received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for "Little
Miss Sunshine," has died
5. Famed Computer Hacker Kevin Mitnick Passed Away
6. Former Australia wicketkeeper Brian Taber dies
Ranking & Index

1. ‘Global Peace Index 2023’ : India stands at 126 - report released by the Institute for Economics and
Peace (IEP).
2. Export Preparedness Index (EPI) Report, 2022

• Ranking of coastal states - Tamil Nadu topped,
• Among hilly/Himalayan states, Uttarakhand at the top position.
• Haryana topped the chart among the landlocked regions.
• Among union territories/small states, Goa was ranked first
3. WHO: Unsafe WASH behind 395,000 deaths of children under 5 in 2019
4. QS World University Rankings 2024: Chandigarh University ranked number 1 in India
5. QS ranking on world’s best cities for students: No Indian city in top 100, Mumbai 118th
6. India doubles its share of global commercial services exports from 2005 to 2022 : Report
7. World Investment Report 2023: FDI in Developing Asia Remains Flat at $662 Billion in 2022
8. Shift In Snowfall To Rainfall : Study
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• The Himalayas Mountains and other mountains across the Northern Hemisphere are likely to see
15% more rain for every 1-degree Celsius rise.
9. United States has world’s most powerful military
10. International Maritime Organisation sets 2050 as net zero target
11. 'Ozone UV Bulletin' released by WMO - According to which the ozone layer is continuously improving.
12. 4 Indian-origin among 100 richest American women: Forbes
13. Henley Passport Index 2023: India ranked 80

• Henley Passport Index 2023 published by Henley & Partners
14. 415 million people exited poverty in India in 15 years: UN Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
(MPI)
15. 135 mn Indians came out of poverty trap in five years: Niti Aayog report
16. India loses 1.5 million lives every year: FICCI-EY report
• 1st rank in road fatalities is held by India (11 percent share in the world).
• Every year India loses 1.5 million lives in road crashes.
17. Floral And Faunal Database

• The details of new discoveries and new records were released by Union Minister for Environment,
Forest and Climate Change adding:
• 664 animal species to its faunal (animal) database in 2022
• 339 taxa to its flora in India.
18. Bihar overtakes Tamil Nadu to become India's largest MFI market - Report published by Crif High Mark
19. India’s first Farmers Distress Index - Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) in India
has developed early warning system known as the “farmers’ distress index”.
20. Ministry of Education releases report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 - No state has been found in
the top-5 category of PGI.
21. India Meteorological Department launches Heat Index: 15 January 1875 and operates under the
Ministry of Earth Sciences.
22. Fisheries Survey of India (FSI) - 2,703 dolphins and four whales have been sighted in the coast covering
Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal, (12 to 200 nautical miles).
State News
1. J&K launches India’s first chatbot for people in mental distress.
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2. Jammu to pioneer India's first Cannabis Medicine Project - ‘Cannabis Research Project’ of CSIR-IIIM
Jammu is a first of its kind in India under PPP with a Canadian firm
3. Centre moves Bill to reserve Assembly seats for PoK displaced, Kashmiri ‘migrants’
4. Himachal Pradesh CM launched collateral-free loan scheme - 'Sashakt Mahila Loan Yojana'
5. Uttarakhand CM honours ‘Loktantra Senani’, increases pension funds : Uttarakhand Chief Minister
honored the people of Uttarakhand who fought against the Emergency in 1975.
6. Harela Festival 2023 begins in Uttarakhand : Harela and Bhitauli Festivals are the prominent folk
festivals of Uttarakhand, celebrated in the Kumaon Region.
7. Shelf Cloud : Recently Appeared In Uttarakhand’s Haridwar
8. Delhi launches first 'Water ATM' to provide clean water in water-scarce areas
9. HM Amit Shah inaugurates ‘Akshar River Cruise’ on Sabarmati Riverfront
10. Amit Shah lays foundation stone of Country’s first cooperative-run Sainik School
11. Gujarat govt doubles insurance cover under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya scheme
12. Gujarat CM launches ‘Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana’
13. Gujarat to get country’s 1st ‘Satellite Network Portal Site’ : OneWeb Company will set up two ‘Satellite
Network Portal Site’ and one of them will be in Mehsana District of Gujarat.
14. Sarbananda Sonowal launches campaign to transform iconic 75 Lighthouses into Tourism Spots in India
15. Rajasthan Assembly passes The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023
16. Urea Gold : New Variety Of Urea coated with Sulphur.
17. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde inaugurates PM MITRA Park in Amravati
18. The Taiwanese government will establish a Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in Mumbai (At
present, Taiwan has TECCs in Delhi and Chennai.)
19. Goa to host the world’s biggest national male pageant : National male pageant “The Rubaru” Mr. India
competition.
20. Madhya Pradesh To Get Nagda As Its 54th District
21. India's first online gaming academy launched in Madhya Pradesh
22. Mukhya Mantri Khet Suraksha Yojana to be implemented in Uttar Pradesh
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23. 'One-Tap-One-Tree' campaign has been launched in Uttar Pradesh - launched jointly by the Namami
Gange Programme and Rural Water Supply Department
24. India’s first Vedic-themed park unveiled in Noida. This park is also known as Ved Van Park.
25. India Literacy House in Lucknow to be tourist destination with a museum
26. Uttar Pradesh state government is introducing Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in all
government buildings, malls, etc starting August 1
27. Rare Jerdon’s Babbler spotted in Uttar Pradesh after 14 years
28. Vision Document To Achieve 2070 Net Zero Target : Jharkhand
29. The World famous Shravani Mela inaugurated in Deoghar
30. The Prime Minister used Ol Chiki script of Santhali language for saluting the immortal tribal
revolutionaries on Hul Diwas (30 June).
31. Odisha CM lays foundation stone for redevelopment of areas around 11th century Lingaraj Temple
• Launched in 2019, under the Ekamra Kshetra (ancient name of Bhubaneswar) Amenities and
Monuments Revival Action (EKAMRA) plan.
• Rs 280-crore EKAMRA project
32. The Mo Jungle Jami Yojana, a scheme aimed at bolstering forest rights among tribals and forest
dwellers. Odisha will become the first state in India to recognize community forest rights.
33. Odisha govt approved Kui language inclusion in 8th schedule
34. An odia-based news station, odisha TV has unveiled india’s first regional AI news anchor “Lisa” which
possesses the remarkable ability to speak multiple languages, including Odia, English, and others.
35. CM Naveen launches ‘Ama Pokhari’ to rejuvenate water bodies
36. Odisha cabinet approves Mission Shakti Scooter Yojana
37. CM Baghel launched new rural housing scheme: Gramin Awaas Nyay Yojana
38. PM Modi inaugurated the construction of three National Highway projects for the Chhattisgarh section
AS greenfield Raipur-Vishakhapatnam corridor. This project will pass through the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary
area.
39. Gutti Koya tribe is concentrated in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. They speak
the Koya, which is a Dravidian language. They practice Podu form of shifting cultivation.
40. Andhra Pradesh state government has launched the ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ scheme
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41. PM inaugurates Sai Hira Global Convention Center in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh
42. A fascinating fusion of rock art at Rudragiri hillock discovered by D. Kanna Babu, former Superintending
Archaeologist at Archaeological Survey of India. Rudragiri hillock is in Guntur district of Andhra
Pradesh.
43. Mukhra (K) becomes first insured village in Telangana
44. Annual Bonalu Festival celebrated in Hyderabad -

• Bonalu is a Hindu Festival where Goddess Mahakali is worshiped.
• Bonalu is celebrated usually during Ashada Masam which falls in July/August.
45. Karnataka government announced Budget for 2023-24 - Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
presented a budget of Rs 3.27 lakh crore
46. Tamil Nadu issues guidelines for implementation of ‘Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam’ (women’s basic
income scheme)
47. India gets its 36th and Tamil Nadu its first flying training school
48. India’s first ‘Police Drone Unit’ launched in Chennai (TN)
49. Project Gajah Kotha Launched in Assam
50. Ladakh's First Women Police Station Inaugurated in Kargil
51. Amazon India to open first-ever floating store in Dal Lake
52. J&K Govt increases retirement age for university professors from 62 to 65
53. J&K launches 'Mobile Dost App’ to provide access to all the Government Services directly
54. Startup20 Shikhar summit held in Haryana's Gurugram
55. 7th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) co-hosted by the Department of Telecommunications
(DoT) and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) will be held from October 27 -29 in New Delhi
this year.
56. The Uttar Pradesh government has increased the retirement age of government doctors from 62 years
to 65 years to address the shortage of doctors.
57. The Uttar Pradesh government approved 800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power projects in
Sonbhadra district in partnership with NTPC.
58. Gujarat will host the 69th edition of the Filmfare Awards in 2024.
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59. DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade)and Government of Gujarat jointly
launch 'One District One Product' wall to promote indigenous crafts and artisans of the state at Garvi
Gujarat Bhawan.
60. Numaligarh Refinery in Assam upgraded to ‘Schedule A’ category enterprise, unlocks financial
autonomy and expansion opportunities.
61. Finance Minister inaugurates GST Bhawan at Agartala, Tripura
62. The local graziers of the Tawang region near Bumla Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, celebrated the Chachin
grazing festival.
63. Amit Shah laid foundation stone of 108 feet tall statue of Lord Shri Ram in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
64. Tamil Nadu regained the top spot in electronic exports in India followed by Karnataka and Uttar
Pradesh.
National News
1. 9 Nano Urea plants to be set up across the country by 2025
2. PM Modi launches National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission
3. India hosted 23rd Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Theme 2023: Towards a SECURE SCO
4. Bhashini Platform: India’s AI-based language platform, Bhashini, with SCO member countries to remove
language barriers within the international grouping.
5. National Anti-Doping Agency(NADA) India, South Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organization (SARADO)
signs MoU in New Delhi
6. Govt revised Crop Residue Management guidelines
7. Centre announces scheme for minor rape victims
8. Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated International Hostel - Madhumaas at IARI
9. IFFCO will procure 2,500 agri-drones to promote the use of nano fertilizers across the country
10. Government launched the Bharat 6G Alliance
11. World's largest International Temple Convention and Expo organized in Varanasi
12. Largest Display Of Lambani Items : Guinness World Record
13. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates DGNSS '‘SAGAR SAMPARK’
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14. Govt doubles income slab for EWS under PMAY
15. India's Vizhinjam railway tunnel adopts Austrian tunneling method
16. Govt of India and Kenya to co-host ‘International Millet Conference’
17. Visit of Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Karim, Secretary General of the Muslim World League to India
18. Namda Art Products : Export To United Kingdom
19. Govt launches sale of subsidised chana dal under brand name 'Bharat Dal
20. G-20 Global Food Regulatory Summit 2023 for the first time in India
21. Adani Group commissions India’s first transnational power project
22. Regional Office of Universal Postal Union gets inaugurated in New Delhi
23. Indian Building Surpasses Pentagon To Become World's Largest Office
24. Digital Time Vouchers: The Election Commission of India has decided to issue digital time vouchers to
National & State political parties for campaigning on Doordarshan & All India Radio during elections.
25. Tata to set up EV battery factory in UK for £4 billion.
26. New guidelines for designation of senior advocates in the SC.
27. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary to be Notified Tiger Reserve soon.
28. India has 3682 tigers, home to 75 per cent of global numbers: Tiger census data
29. National Dental Commission Bill, 2023: The Bill seeks to repeal the Dentists Act, of 1948.
30. Panel of Vice Chairpersons : Rajya Sabha Chairman reconstituted the panel of vice chairpersons of the
Parliament’s Upper House with half of them being women.
31. Amended Rules Relating to Retirement Benefits of IAS, IPS, IFoS Pensioners
32. ‘Tankai method’ : An agreement has been reached between the Ministry of Culture and the Indian
Navy to restore the traditional “Tankai method” of shipbuilding.
33. 5th Helicopter and Small Aircraft Summit : Organized by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of
Madhya Pradesh, Pawan Hans Limited and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh on July 25, 2023
34. Meri Maati Mera Desh Campaign: as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebration of 75 years of
Independence.
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35. PM inaugurates India's grand International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre 'Bharat Mandapam' at

Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
36. World’s largest Museum to be built in Delhi
37. Lok Sabha passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021; to amend the Biological Diversity
Act, 2002.
38. Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2023 introduced in Rajya Sabha
39. OPPO India set up first PPP-model Atal Tinkering Lab in Kerala.
40. First ever “Credit Guarantee Scheme” for Livestock Sector launched.
41. India Bans Non-Basmati White Rice Exports: This variety of rice had accounted for 25% of the total rice
exports from the country.
42. Centre launched ULLAS mobile application to promote basic literacy
43. Government extends Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana for two years
44. China’s Use of Stapled Visas for Indian Athletes from Arunachal Pradesh: A Matter of Concern
45. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) launched a mobile App
named 'eSARAS', which will add to eCommerce initiatives for products made by the SHGs.
46. India’s First Indigenous 700 MW Nuclear Reactor Starts Commercial Operation at the Kakrapar Atomic
Power Project (KAPP) in Gujarat
47. 67th Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Conference begins in Colombo
48. Ministry of External Affairs announced that the first IIT campus outside India will be set up in Zanzibar,
Tanzania.
49. India host ed ASEAN countries conference on traditional medicines on 20th July 2023
50. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Gujarat's first greenfield airport at Hirasar near Rajkot on
27 July. This airport has been renamed as Rajkot International Airport.
51. “Anu Awareness Yatra – 2023” with the theme of ‘Atoms in the service of the nation’ was launched at
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, TN
International News
1. Preeti Aghalayam to become first woman director of IIT, to led IIT Zanzibar
2. OCA elects Sheikh Talal as the new President - Kuwait’s Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been
elected as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
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3. Indian Mango Festival ‘Aamrus’ in Russia
4. India, Tanzania begin trade settlements in local currencies
5. 'Guillain-Barre syndrome - Peru has declared a state of national emergency amid a surge in patient
suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome.
6. China’s Qu-Dongyu re-elected unopposed as head of FAO(Food and Agriculture Organization)
7. Jens Stoltenberg to stay as NATO chief for another year
8. Egypt, Turkey appoint ambassadors for first time in decade
9. Senegal becomes the 4th Country to Sign JET-P Deal
10. Ubinas Volcano : is a stratovolcano (a volcano built up of alternate layers of lava and ash.) located in
Andes.It is one of the most active volcanoes in Peru.
11. Jaishankar co-chairs 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation meeting. Mekong River, is a trans-boundary river
in Southeast Asia.
12. India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway - The Ministry of External Affairs in India, in collaboration
with Myanmar and Thailand, is responsible for project implementation.
13. UK signs treaty to join Trans-Pacific free trade bloc
14. US’s largest reptile sanctuary wants to import gharials from India
15. The International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023 will be organized in Seoul, the capital
of South Korea.
16. Maputo Protocol : Contributed Towards Africa’s Progress In Gender Equality. The Protocol has a target
of universal ratification in Africa by 2028.
17. 11th Meeting Of The Executive Board Of The Association Of World Election Bodies. Theme of 2023
meeting: “A global view on the challenges of regional elections 2023”.
18. India's Only Ape Species: The Hoolock Gibbon. The conservation status of the hoolock gibbon, India’s
only ape species, has become a matter of concern globally.
19. Cambodia PM Hun Sen steps down and hands over power to son
20. Admiral Lisa Franchetti to become the first woman to lead the US Navy
21. James Skea elected new IPCC chair in Nairobi
22. Thani Al Zeyoudi elected as chair of WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference
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23. India hands over missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam
24. Argentina signs letter of intent with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to buy helicopters
25. Algeria applies to Join BRICS Bank
26. WHO identifies first case of MERS-CoV in UAE this year
27. African Union a Permanent Member Of The G-20: India’s proposal
28. World's biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms
29. The 19th session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) was held
in Rome, Italy.
30. Japan becomes second Quad partner to sign semiconductor pact with India after the United States.
31. Typhoon Talim Disrupts Hong Kong
32. China appointed Wang Yi as its new Foreign Minister
33. American Bald Eagle : Removed From The Endangered Species List
34. Iran has become the new permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at an
India-hosted virtual summit of the grouping.
35. India experiences its warmest June since 1901, says India Meteorological Department (IMD).
36. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that deals with the LGBTQ+ community in the
country. Under this, sex change and transgender marriage have been banned.
37. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has informed that IIT Delhi will open its international
campus in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
38. Third World Hindu Conference 2023 to be organized in Bangkok, Thailand from November 24-26
39. UAE becomes first Arab country to get observer status on Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money
Laundering
40. Twitter changes logo to ‘X’, replacing blue bird symbol.
Defence
1. INS Sunayna has participated in the 'Op Southern Readiness 2023' exercise conducted by Combined
Maritime Forces (CMF) in Seychelles
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2. Indian Navy hosted the seventh edition of the bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023, 'JIMEX 23'
at Visakhapatnam from 5 to 10 July 2023.
3. The Seventh edition of the Indian Navy and US Navy ‘Salvage and Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Exercise’, SALVEX was conducted from 26 Jun – 06 Jul 23 at Kochi.
4. The 15th edition of the joint military exercise between India and Mongolia, 'Nomadic Elephant 2023’,
held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 17 to 31 July 2023.
5. Two frontline Indian Naval ships INS Sahyadri and INS Kolkata arrived in Indonesia's Jakarta to
participate in the ‘Maritime Partnership Exercise’ with the Indonesian Navy.
6. A Joint Military Drills 'Northern Interaction-2023', between Chinese and Russian naval and air forces
conducted in the central region of the Sea of Japan.
7. 10th edition of 'Talisman Sabre' military exercise held in Australia
8. India and the USA, jointly conducted an ‘Operation Broader Sword’ to stop the illegal shipment of drugs
through the International Mail System.
9. ‘Operation Trinetra II’ has been launched by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police, to
neutralise hiding terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch.
10. C295 Transport Aircraft is a new-generation tactical airlifter in the light and medium segment that will
replace the ageing Avro aircraft of the Indian Air Force.
11. It was designed and built by Airbus, a European multinational aerospace corporation.
12. DAC Approves procurement of 26 Rafale Marine Aircraft from France
13. The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the
procurement of two Dornier Aircraft for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at an overall cost of Rs 458.87
crore.
14. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the regional office of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) in Kuala Lumpur to facilitate close defence industrial collaboration between India and Malaysia.
15. The Ministry of Defence signs a contract of Rs. 2725 Cr with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for
Medium Refit with Life Certification of Submarine INS Shankush
16. North Korea recently tested its latest Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
17. Voyager Space has signed an MoU with New Space India Limited (NSIL) to foster collaboration in
spacecraft launch and deployment opportunities onboard NSIL’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)
and Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
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Science Tech
1. Mosaic Viruses : Loss Of Yield - Tomato crop in Maharashtra was impacted by attacks of the Cucumber
mosaic virus (CMV), while in Karnataka and other South Indian states the farmers blaming tomato
mosaic virus (T0MV) for crop losses.
2. Peste Des Petits Ruminants : Contagious Animal Disease outbreak, has recently killed 60 sheep and
goats and affected around 200 in the highland pastures of the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal
Pradesh. It is caused by a virus of the family paramyxoviridae and genus morbillivirus.
3. The Ludhiana-based institution has developed a new variety of wheat called PBW RS1. PBW RS1
contains high amylose starch content
4. The Ministry of Coal has set a target to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by FY 2030 in line with its
energy transition plans.
5. Researchers in Switzerland recently developed a new, autonomous fish robot named Belle. Belle
Robot is an autonomous underwater robot designed to collect DNA samples
6. Short-Lived Halogens : Contributions To Cooling The Environment- The recently published report of the
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology said that halogens’ contributions to cooling the environment
could increase to 18-31% by 2100.
7. A recent study suggests the Gulf Stream system could collapse as soon as 2025. If it collapses, it could
lower temperatures by up to 10 or 15 degrees in Europe and lead to rising sea levels in the eastern US.
8. China recently released its first open-source desktop operating system, named OpenKylin. It is a Linux-
based operating system.
9. CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team), issued a warning about a new Internet
ransomware named 'Akira'. The 'Akira' ransomware targets both Windows and Linux-based systems.
10. The European Space Agency launched the Euclid Space Telescope on July 1. It launched on a SpaceX
Falcon 9 rocket and will remain operational for a minimum of 6 years.
11. Scientists have recently revealed a new picture of our galaxy: made up of invisible “ghost particles” that
have not been detected until now. Neutrinos are tiny subatomic particles, often called ‘ghost particles’
because they barely interact with anything else.
12. China launched world’s first methane-fuelled space Zhuque-2 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite
Launch Center.
13. Astronomers have made a stunning discovery of meteor-like streaks falling on the surface of the Sun,
known as coronal rain.
14. Chandrayaan-3 launched on July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota by Launch
Vehicle Mark-III (LVM-3)
15. ISRO’s PSLV-C56 puts 7 satellites in orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.
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16. STARFIRE Algorithm:
• Scientists at Raman Research Institute (RRI), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and
Technology, have developed an algorithm called STARFIRE
• STARFIRE Algorithm is called as the Simulation of Terrestrial Radio Frequency Interference in orbits
around Earth (STARFIRE) algorithm.
17. SpaceX made history by launching world’s largest private satellite to space on July 27. JUPITER-3 is the
largest commercial communications satellite ever built.
18. NASA’s IXPE Mission unveils twisted mysteries of the Supermassive Black Hole Markarian 421. Markarian
421 is a supermassive black hole firing a jet of high-energy particles aimed directly at Earth.
19. CH3+ (also known as methyl cation) A Life-Giving Molecule Detected in Space for the first time by the
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It has been found in the Orion Nebula
20. Elon Musk launches artificial intelligence firm xAI
21. Meta collaborates with Microsoft to launch Llama 2 AI language model
Banking
1. GSTN launches geocoding in all states and UTs
2. Government brings Goods & Services Tax Network under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
3. The 50th GST Council meeting concluded in New Delhi
4. Indore Municipal Corporation 1st urban body in India to get EPR credit
5. State Bank of India launches ‘Transaction Banking Hubs’
6. PNB launches its virtual branch in the Metaverse
7. Inclusion of NongHyup Bank in Second Schedule: RBI Notification
8. Bank of India becomes first bank to offer Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) Scheme
9. India hosted Banking On World Heritage Exhibition
10. PhonePe launches India’s first Health Insurance platform with monthly subscription
11. Banknotes with a Star (*) symbol identical to any other legal banknotes: RBI had introduced the star (*)
mark in new Rs 500 denomination banknotes back in December 2016.
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12. Lavasa, India's first private hill station, sold to Darwin Platform Infrastructure for Rs 1.8 thousand crore.
13. IMF revises India's GDP growth forecast to 6.1% for FY24 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
increased its projection for India's GDP growth in the current fiscal year from 5.9% to 6.1%.
14. India poised to become world’s 2nd-largest economy by 2075: Goldman Sachs
15. IDFC First Bank and IDFC Ltd have announced their merger plans, with a share exchange ratio of 155
equity shares of IDFC First Bank for every 100 equity shares of IDFC.
16. Deepak Parekh has announced his decision to step down as HDFC chairperson after serving as the
chairman for 46 years.
17. 4th edition of the G20 Space Economy Leaders Meeting to held in Bengaluru
18. Razorpay launches first international payment gateway in Malaysia
19. Govt approves 8.15% interest rate on Employees’ Provident Fund for FY23
20. PhonePe has launched an ‘Income Tax Payment’ feature on its app.
21. HDFC Bank overtakes SBI in CRISIL's corporate banking ranking for 2023
22. Bangladesh and India launched a trade transaction in rupees to reduce the dependence on the US
dollar and strengthen regional currency and trade. This is the first time Bangladesh has done bilateral
trade with a foreign country in addition to the US dollar.
23. RBI Report: India could become a developed country by 2047 with an average annual real GDP growth
of 7.6% over the next 25 years.
24. The Asian Development Bank retained India's economic growth forecast at 6.4 per cent for the current
FY (2023-24) and 6.7 per cent for the next FY (2024-25)
25. India has donated $1 million to the United Nations to support the promotion of the Hindi language.
Sports
1. Carlos Alcaraz (World number one tennis player) beat Novak Djokovic to win his first Wimbledon title in
2023
2. Yuki Bhambri in partnership with South African player Lloyd Harris won maiden ATP doubles title in
Spain
3. Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen (world number 19) clinches Men’s Singles Canada Open Badminton title
2023
4. Star Indian Shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has set the Guinness world record for the fastest shot by a
male player in badminton
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5. IPL version of Impact Player Rule will be used in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy (SMAT)
6. Red Bull's driver Max Verstappen wins Austrian GP 2023
7. 132nd Durand Cup tournament (Asia’s oldest and the world’s third oldest football tournament)
organized in Kolkata
8. India defeated Kuwait to lift the SAFF Championships trophy 2023 held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in
Bengaluru, Karnataka.
9. India ranked 100th in FIFA men's football rankings
10. Indian football team midfielder Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mizoram) has been named the AIFF Men’s
Footballer of the Year for 2022-23.
11. Manisha Kalyan (Punjab) won her second consecutive Women’s Footballer of the Year award for 2022-
23
12. India’s Minerva Academy FC scripted history as they became the first team from Indian to lift the
prestigious Gothia Cup in Sweden.
13. Indian team secures 2 Gold medals at 64th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2023, which
was held in Japan’s Chiba city. Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education – TIFR is the nodal Centre for
training and selecting the students for the International Olympiads (in physics, chemistry, biology,
astronomy and mathematical).
14. India emerged as the top country in the 34th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) by securing the
highest number of medals
15. Goa Challengers won India’s Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) tournament by defeating Chennai Lions which
was held at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune from July 13 to 27, 2023.
16. DD Sports secures broadcasting right for 9th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
17. Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra topped the Lausanne Diamond League 2023
18. Anshuman Jhingran, an 18-year-old swimmer from Navi Mumbai, becomes the youngest person to
cross the North Channel (a challenging strait located between Northern Ireland and Scotland)
19. Australia withdraws from hosting Commonwealth Games 2026
20. Aditya Samant becomes India's 83rd chess Grandmaster
21. Lord Hanuman is official mascot of 25th Asian Athletics Championships 2023 in Thailand
• India won a total of 27 medals and secured the third position in the competition
• including 6 gold, 12 silver and 9 bronze medals
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22. Indian Team won bronze medal at Asian Surfing Championship 2023 held in Maldives
23. Dream11 replaces Byju’s to be the principal jersey sponsor of Indian cricket team
24. India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Indonesia to win men's doubles Korea Open
2023
25. Tamil Nadu unveils ‘Bomman’, the mascot for 2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy : hockey
tournament held at Chennai from August 3 to 12.
26. Indian javelin throwers Annu Rani and Kishore Jena bagged gold medals in the women’s and men’s
javelin throw events, respectively, at the Lebanon Athletics Championships 2023 in Beirut
27. Golf: Shubhankar Sharma finishes tied-eighth, the best by an Indian golfer at the British Open.
28. Indian women beat Spain 3-0 to win Spanish Federation hockey tournament.
29. Russia and Belarus omitted from Paris Olympics invitees.
30. International Cricket Council (ICC) announces equal prize money for men and women at its global
events
31. Indian athlete Ajit Singh won the gold medal in the final of men's javelin throw F46 at the Para Athletics
Championships in Paris.
32. Indian GM Praggnanandhaa wins Super GM chess tournament in Hungary
33. Triveni Continental Kings were crowned champions of the inaugural Global Chess League after
defeating Mumba Masters in the final.
34. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India men’s and women’s squads for 19th Asian
Games, to be played in September-October in T20 formats.
35. Shreyanka Patil becomes first Indian cricketer to be part of Caribbean Premier League
36. India's squash players, Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Harinderpal Singh Sandhu, clinched gold medal at the
Asian Squash Mixed Doubles Championships in Huangzhou.
August 2023
Important Days
DATE DAY THEME/ REMARK
1-Aug World Wide Web Day The WWW was created by English computer scientist Tim
Berners-Lee in 1989 in Switzerland.
1-Aug World Lung Cancer Day
1-7 Aug World Breastfeeding week Theme: "Let's make breastfeeding and work, work!
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7 Aug National Handloom Day/ रा#$%य It was on this day in 1905, Swadeshi Movement was launched
in the Calcutta Town hall to protest partition of Bengal by the
हथकरघा *दवस
British Government.
7 Aug Javelin Throw Day First observed in 2022 in honour of Javelin thrower Neeraj
Chopra
8 Aug August Kranti Diwas On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session
(Quit India Day)/ भारत छोड़ो /दवस in Bombay, Gandhiji gave ‘Do or Die Speech’ and launched the
'Quit India' movement.
9 Aug International day of World’s Theme 2023: “Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Self-
Indigenous people (World Tribal determination.”
Day)
10 Aug World Biofuel Day / International In honour of Sir Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine.
Biodiesel Day
10 Aug World Lion Day/ 2व3व शेर /दवस
12 Aug National Librarian Day In remembrance of Dr S.R Ranganathan
12 Aug International Youth day Theme 2023 – Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable
World National Youth Day – 12 Jan
12 Aug World Elephant Day Theme 2023 – Ending the Illegal Wildlife Trade
13 Aug World Organ Donation Day Indian Organ Donation Day is on 27th November
14 Aug Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
19 Aug World Humanitarian Day Theme 2023 – No matter what"
19 Aug World Photography Day Theme 2023: “Landscapes.”
20 Aug Sadbhavana Diwas To commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s youngest
Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi. His death anniversary is
observed as Anti-Terrorism Day (May 21)
20 Aug Akshay Urja Day
20 Aug World Mosquito Day
20-24 Aug World Water Week 2023/ Theme 2023 - Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a
1व2व जल स5ताह 2023 Water-Wise World
World Water Day – 22 March
21 Aug World Senior Citizen Day
23 Aug National Space Day/ Successful Moon landing
रा'()य अंत.रH /दवस of Chandrayaan 3.
26 Aug Women’s Equality Day Theme 2023 - “Embrace Equity”.
29 Aug International Day against Nuclear
Tests
29 Aug National Sports Day Theme 2023 – Sports are an enabler to an inclusive and fit
(Rashtriya Khel Divas )/ society
रा'()य खेल /दवस (रा'()य खेल /दवस) To commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend
Major Dhyan Chand
30 Aug National Small Industry Day
31 Aug World Sanskrit Day
Books
1. Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel on Booker Prize longlist
2. Veteran journalist Neerja Chowdhary recently released a new book titled "How Prime Ministers
Decide".
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3. Rishi Raj’s New Book “Kargil: Ek Yatri Ki Jubani” Released
4. Amrit Mathur’s autobiography ‘Pitchside: My Life in Indian Cricket
5. Three books authored by the Governor of Goa Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai - Heritage Trees of Goa, When
Parallel Lines Meet, Ente Priya Kavitakal.
6. A new book titled “Drunk on Love: The Life, Vision and Songs of Kabir” is written by Vipul Rikhi
7. Shivraj Singh & Anurag Thakur releases books based on speeches of PM Modi. The book titled “Sabka
Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas
8. BJP President J P Nadda released the Outlook Group's Coffee Table Book 'Sikhs and Modi (A Journey of
Nine Years) in New Delhi authored by Prabhleen Singh.
Awards
1. Joram has won two awards at the Durban International Film Festival.
2. Manoj bagged the ‘Best Actor’ trophy, the film’s cinematographer Piyush Puty won the award for ‘Best
Cinematography’
3. Tamil Nadu bagged the Best Performing State award 2023 in cadaver organ donation
4. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police, Kanwardeep Kaur was named as the recipient of the
‘Union Home Minister’s Medal of Excellence in Investigation’ for the year 2023.
5. National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) Team won Gold Award under Excellence
in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation Category-1 by the Department of
Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DAPRG)
6. 69th National Film Awards

Best Actor award - Allu Arjun won the for his movie 'Pushpa: The Rise' (Directed by: Sukumar)
Best Actress award - Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi respectively.
Best Feature Film: Rocketry
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: RRR
• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration: The Kashmir Files
• Best Supporting Actor: Pankaj Tripathi, Mimi
• Best Hindi Film: Sardar Udham
• Special Jury Award: Shershaah (Director – Vishnuvardhan)
7. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the highest civilian honour Grand Cross of the
Order of Honour by Greek President Katerina N. Sakellaropoulou in Athens
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8. SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme
of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj gets National Award for e-Governance 2023
9. Priyan Sain Crowned Miss Earth India 2023
10. Praveena Aanjna was named Miss International India 2023
Appointment
1. S Paramesh has been appointed as Additional Director General of Indian Coast Guard.
2. Amita Rani appointed additional DG of Military Nurse Service
3. Parminder Chopra appointed as 1st woman CMD of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited
4. LIC of India appoints R Doraiswamy as managing director
5. Neelkanth Mishra appointed part-time chairman of UIDAI
6. Umesh Revankar has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Finance Industry Development
Council (FIDC), the leading Indian NBFC financing body
7. Government appointed Sanjay Kumar Agarwal as new CBIC(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and
Customs ) Chairman
8. Indian Oil Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya’s tenure extended by a year
9. Justice Prakash Shrivastava, former Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, has been appointed as the
new chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)
10. Sachin Tendulkar recognised as 'national icon' of Election Commission to boost voter participation
11. BPCL announced Rahul Dravid as brand ambassador
12. Infosys ropes in Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek as ambassadors for brand Infosys and its Digital
Innovation
13. Assam’s Kaziranga National Park to get its first woman Field Director IFS officer Sonali Ghosh
14. Sunil Gavaskar joins ‘Midwicket Stories’ as principal advisor
15. SBI Life appointed Amit Jhingran as MD & CEO
16. RBI appointed PR Seshadri as MD and CEO of South Indian Bank
17. Indian Oil has collaborated with Chef Sanjeev Kapoor as the brand ambassador for its Indane XTRATEJ
LPG brand.
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18. Rajiv Gauba got a one-year extension in service as Cabinet Secretary
19. PayPal appointed Alex Chriss as CEO
Obituaries
1. Famous Poet-writer Jayanta Mahapatra passed away. He was the first Indian poet to win a Sahitya
Akademi award for English poetry.
2. C Radhakrishna Rao, one of India’s greatest mathematicians and statisticians of India, passed away at
the age of 103. He had recently received the prestigious “International Prize in Statistics-2023”, often
referred to as the “statistics’ equivalent of the Nobel Prize”.
3. Adobe co-founder John Warnock passed away at 82
4. Bindeshwar Pathak the founder of Sulabh International passed away due to a cardiac arrest
5. Eminent scientist Padma MRS Rao passed away in Bengaluru. He was honored with the Padma Shri
award in 2010 for his contributions to the field of science and engineering.
6. Former DRDO chief VS Arunachalam passed away. He was conferred the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Award (1980), Padma Bhushan (1985), and Padma Vibhushan (1990) for his contribution to engineering
science and technology.
7. Renowned author and vice-president of Samata Parishad, Hari Narke passed away at the age of 70 in
Mumbai.
8. Telugu, Sanskrit scholar Kandlakunta Alaha Singaracharyulu passed away. He was awarded the Padma
Shri in 2021 for his contributions to the field of Sanskrit literature and education.
9. Scientist Bikash Sinha, a former director of Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and Variable Energy
Cyclotron Centre, died
10. Former Mizoram Governor Vakkom Purushothaman passed away at the age of 96. He was the longest-
served Speaker of the Kerala assembly
11. Marathi poet Namdeo Dhondo Mahanor passed away . he was awarded with Padm Shri 1991.
12. N Vittal, architect of India’s IT sector, no more. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third
highest civilian award, in 2012.
Ranking & Index

1. Indore Ranked No 1 In Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan-2023
2. India Smart Cities Award Contest, 2022 : Indore has been named the best Smart City and Madhya
Pradesh as the top State for their outstanding performance in the Smart Cities Mission.
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3. The Ministry of Jal Shakti released the report on the sixth census on minor irrigation schemes, For the
first time, the information about gender of the owner of MI scheme was also collected in case of
individual ownership. Uttar Pradesh possesses the largest number of MI schemes in the country
followed by Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
4. 75 Endemic Birds of India : 5% of birds in India are endemic, says Zoological Survey of India publication
5. The Madras High Court recently directed the Central government to release funds to relocate all 495
residents of the Thengumarahada village in Tamil Nadu (TN), as the village falls within the protected
area of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
6. Punjab emerged as the top state in Nutrition Awareness Index 2023 - scoring 11% above the national
average
7. India achieved an overall score of 43% in the Internet Resilience Index (IRI), ranking sixth in the South
Asian region. According to the four pillars that make up the IRI, India scores 31 per cent in
infrastructure, 40 per cent in performance, 66 per cent in security, and 35 per cent in market
readiness.
8. Haryana’s Nuh district ranks 2nd in Niti Aayog’s delta ranking
9. Maharashtra scored top position in fiscal health report.
State News
1. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has started a ground breaking project to construct the ‘Likaru-
Mig La-Fukche’ road in Ladakh Goal: To establish the world’s highest motorable road, spanning an
altitude of approximately 19,400 feet, surpassing the previous record held by Umling La Pass.
2. India launches first hydrogen fuel cell bus service in Leh
3. Rajouri Chikri Wood Craft from Rajouri district and Mushqbudji Rice of Anantnag district in Jammu &
Kashmir have been officially awarded the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) Tag
4. Bhaderwah Rajma and Ramban Sulai honey get GI tag in Jammu and Kashmir
5. The government has introduced the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order
(Amendment) Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha to include four communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in
Jammu and Kashmir
6. Srinagar district has been given status of the top performing district under Jal Jeevan Survekshan (JJS-
2023) among 114 Har Ghar Jal certified villages across the country. Aim - to ensure that every rural
household in India receives secure and sufficient drinking water via individual tap connections by the
year 2024
7. Haryana govt planning to build a dam to prevent Yamuna Floods
8. President of India inaugurated 'UNMESHA' and 'UTKARSH' festivals in Bhopal
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9. UP government to build country’s largest IT Hub in Lucknow
10. The Madhya Pradesh government in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
has introduced an AI-powered chatbot named 'Just Ask'
11. PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for a temple-cum-memorial for Sant Ravidas at Badtuma
near Sagar in M.P. and along with that also inaugurated developmental works which are worth Rs
4,000 crore in Madhya Pradesh in Aug 2023
12. Dholpur-Karauli to be Rajasthan's 5th tiger reserve & India's 54th
13. Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated Mukhyamantri Seekho-Kamao yojna scheme : The scheme has
been started for the youth in the age group of 18 to 29 yrs and it facilitated on-the-job training on the
lines of 'learn and earn along with skill development.
14. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan performed the ceremony of the Shri Hanuman Lok at the Jam
Sanwali Hanuman Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district
15. Central Railway has inaugurated the New Amravati station as the 1st “Pink Station” on the Bhusaval
Division and the 3rd station on Central Railway to be fully managed by an all-women staff.
16. The Bihar government to constitute ‘Rhino Task Force’ for suggesting measures for the reintroduction
of rhino conservation scheme in ‘Valmiki Tiger Reserve’ in West Champaran district
17. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel transferred in online mode more than Rs 15 crore to
cattle-rearers, women SHGs and ‘gauthan’ committees as a part of his government’s flagship Godhan
Nyay Yojna (GNY)
18. On the occasion of Independence Day, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced a new
scheme 'Abua Awas Yojana' for the needy people of the state.
19. The Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved to open banking outlets in
4,373 unbanked gram panchayats at a cost of Rs 500 crore. Aim: To improve financial inclusion
20. The National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone, has directed the Odisha government not to go ahead with
‘illegal’ construction in and around Tampara Lake (one of the largest fresh water lakes in Odisha, and
is located nearby Chilika Lagoon)
21. Odisha is the 1st state to give land rights to slum dwellers
22. Civil Aviation Minister (Jyotiraditya M. Scindia) Inaugurates Utkela Airport and Direct Flight between
Utkela and Bhubaneswar
23. Tata Steel and ACME Group Join Forces For India’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project Worth Rs 27,000
Crore In Odisha
24. Kolkata becomes the third Indian city to adopt an Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS
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25. The 'Amrit Brikshya Andolan' app and web portal was launched by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa
Sarma. Aims to plant 1 crore saplings in a single day on 17th September 2023
26. Assam State Zoo in Guwahati has achieved a ground-breaking victory by successfully breeding the
Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in captivity for the first time in India.
27. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati, become the first in the northeast
to launch Digi Yatra for hassle-free travel. Aim: To eliminate the need for verification of tickets and IDs
at various touchpoints
28. The Assam government implemented a ban on PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) plastic water bottles
of less than 1000 ml capacity with effect from October 2.
29. Chokuwa rice also known as Magic rice cultivated in Assam, had earned a GI (Geographical Indication)
tag in 2020 for its exquisiteness.
30. Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud has announced the formation of an all-women panel to help
bring healing and relief to the violence-stricken region in Manipur.
31. First ABDM Microsite Project by National Health Authority launched in Aizawl, Mizoram
32. Hmar Inpui, the apex tribal body of the Hmar community, recently asked the Centre to expedite the
processes of resolving the demands of the tribal communities for separate administration for the
Kuki/Hmar/Zomi. Hmar tribe, also called Mhar or Mar, are the dwellers of the North Eastern Part of
India.
33. Arunachal Pradesh government allotted 12 stalled hydropower projects to three Central Government
PSUs by signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) in Itanagar
34. On the occasion of World Lion Day, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched a mobile
application that will help the state forest department track the movement of lions through the
information shared by common people using the app.
35. Gujarat announced 27% reservation for OBCs in local bodies like panchayat
36. Rajasthan CM introduces scheme to provide free smartphones to women in the state -Indira Gandhi
Free Smartphone Yojana 2023
37. The Rajasthan Cabinet approved the proposal of a high-level committee to form 19 new districts and 3
new divisions in the State.
38. Rajasthan government announced the formation of Rajasthan State Guru Gorakhnath Board, marking a
significant step towards addressing the challenges faced by the Jogi, Yogi, and Nath communities in the
state.
39. Rajasthan government announced the formation of Rajasthan State Guru Gorakhnath Board, marking a
significant step towards addressing the challenges faced by the Jogi, Yogi, and Nath communities in the
state.
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40. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Nishulk Annapurna Food Packet
Scheme’ on the occasion of Independence Day. Under the scheme, families covered under the
National Food Security Act (NFSA) will get the Annapurna food packets every month from the fair price
shops (FPS) for free
41. Navi Mumbai is set to become the first city in the country to be septic tank-free and have toilets in
100% of households soon.
42. University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) will be opening a first-of-its-kind museum on its campus in
Bengaluru. Aim: To introduce the evolution of agricultural practices into the lives of students and the
general public.
43. National Institute of Industrial Engineering becomes the 21st IIM of India
44. Maharashtra Government Launches ‘Bhagwan Birsa Munda Jodaraste Scheme’ to Connect Tribal
Villages with Main Roads. Aims to enhance road connectivity in tribal areas of the 17 districts of the
state.
45. The Maharashtra government will host the first-ever Pro Govinda League in Mumbai on 31 August on
the lines of the Pro Kabaddi League, held at the National Sports Club of India at Worli in Mumbai
46. Zika Virus is a mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in the Zika Forest of Uganda in 1947
47. Goa has become the first Indian state to offer free in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.
48. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched the flagship scheme "Gramin Mitra" in August 2023.
Objective: To provide doorstep delivery of government services across the state and promote digital
empowerment in rural areas
49. ‘India’s First Village Atlas’ is of Mayem In Goa
50. The Telangana government is set to launch the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in 2023, a financial assistance
program for women from SC, ST, and BC communities to help them build or improve their homes.
51. Telangana has launched India’s first Agricultural Data Exchange (ADeX) and Agriculture Data
Management Framework (ADMF).
52. India gets first-ever night street racing circuit in Chennai.
53. Kerala Assembly passes resolution to rename state as Keralam
54. The Kerala government is set to launch the ‘Athidhi Portal’, which aims to expedite the registration
process for migrant workers in the state
55. Former (14th) President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated Kerala's first AI (Artificial intelligence) school at
Santhigiri Vidyabhavan in Thiruvananthapuram
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56. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid the foundation stone for an archeological museum at
Adichanallur in Tamil Nadu in August 2023.
57. 20-feet tall Thiruvalluvar statue installed at Kurichi tank in Coimbatore.
58. India's first 3D-printed post office inaugurated in Bengaluru.
59. Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) is set to establish India’s first Unmanned
Aerial Systems (Drone) Common Testing Centre.
60. National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to plant at least
10,000 trees within a month in Uttarakhand.
61. Madhya Pradesh raised the financial aid given to women in the Ladli Behna Scheme from ₹1,000 to
₹1,250 per month; 35 percent reservation for women in government jobs.
62. A special art exhibition titled "Together We Art" dedicated to G-20 member countries begins at Bihar
Museum, Patna
63. Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 launched. It is a nationwide vaccine catch-up campaign,
which focusses on reaching zero-dose children aged between 0-5 years and pregnant women to ensure
that they do not miss out on any vaccination.
64. Assam government has signed an MoU with the Badminton Association of India to set up the National
Centre of Excellence for Badminton in the state.
65. 9th edition of Malabar River Festival opens in Kerala
66. Onam festival celebrated in Kerala, bringing happiness, unity, and a lot of cultural beauty. The festival
spans 10 days, commencing on Atham (the first day of Onam) and culminating on Thiruvonam (the final
day).
67. The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos) has secured a grant of ₹10 crore from NITI
Aayog to establish India’s first Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) in fisheries at the University
National News
1. Project Tiger merges with Project Elephant
2. GI Tag To Three Famous Products : Tamil Nadu

• Jaderi namakatti:
• Chedibutta saree:
• Kanniyakumari Matti banana
3. GI tags for Goan mangoes and bebinca, crafts from Rajasthan and U.P
4. Corbett Tiger Reserve : Bird Survey
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5. Dr. Jitendra Singh unveils the unique 'NAMOH 108' lotus and launches Lotus Mission along with
innovative initiatives
6. Project Devika : North India’s First River Rejuvenation
7. BHU-VISION launched at AICRP (ICAR-IIRR), Hyderabad
8. Archaeologists discovered Crystal Quartz Weighing Unit of Sangam period in Keeladi
9. THAROSAURUS INDICUS - Scientists from IIT-Roorkee and Geological Survey of India (GSI) have
discovered the oldest fossil remains of dicraeosaurid dinosaur in Jaisalmer.
10. India succeeds in reducing emissions rate by 33% over 14 years
11. India announces ‘Green’ Hydrogen standard
12. Justice G. Rohini Commission submits report on sub-categorisation of OBCs after 6 years
13. For the first time in Asia, World Coffee Conference to be held in Bengaluru
14. 38th Meeting Of The Committee Of Parliament On Official Language
15. Archaeological Significance of Benisagar : Benisagar included in the list of 100 most prominent
archaeological monuments of the country by the Archaeological Survey of India.
16. Dharmendra Pradhan and S. Jaishankar launched Study in India Portal
17. NHAI Launched ‘Rajmargyatra’ Unified Mobile App for National Highway Users
18. Ayush Visa : New Category Of Ayush
19. Oil India Upgraded to Maharatna, ONGC Videsh to Navratna by Finance Ministry
20. Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection-MASI
21. Jitendra Singh launched India’s First MRI Scanner
22. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched the NAPDDR
23. Ministry of Social Justice implements "Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
24. Cabinet approves ₹1.39 lakh crore for BharatNet project
25. RVNL, Russian partner to build 120 Vande Bharat trains
26. Naya Savera’ or ‘Free Coaching and Allied’ scheme
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• Objective – To assist students/candidates belonging to the six minority communities namely Sikh, Jain,
Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi by way of special coaching for qualifying examinations
27. National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing innovations (NIDHI) program was launched in 2016
28. India Is Committed To Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis By 2027
29. Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) scam
30. MakeMyTrip and Ministry of Tourism jointly launched Traveller's Map
31. NCERT’s Textbook Panel for Classes 3-12 - National Syllabus and Teaching Learning Material Committee
(NSTC), will be led by MC Pant
32. G20 Film Festival begins in New Delhi
33. Government to launch Vishwakarma scheme: The scheme will be launched in September, on the
Vishwakarma Jayanti (17 September 2023)
34. Kirti Chakras And Shaurya Chakras: The Kirti Chakra, will be presented to 4 Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) members, 11 individuals will receive the Shaurya Chakra
35. Matangini Hazra And Kanaklata Barua: President Droupadi Murmu, during her address on the eve of
Independence Day, paid tribute to women freedom fighters
36. Govt planning skill training for 2 crore women under ‘Lakhpati Didi’ scheme
37. The Lok Sabha passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
38. Amit Shah tables Bills for major changes to British-era criminal justice system
39. National Manuscripts Bill 2023: India possesses an estimated 10 million manuscripts in 80 ancient
scripts like Brahmi, Kushan, Gaudi, Lepcha, and Maithili.
40. The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023
41. A-HELP Programme is part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative, fostering livestock enhancement.
42. Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Nirmala Sitharaman launch Kuwi and Desia books at
Bhubaneswar
43. SAMUDRA Mobile App – Smart Access to Marine Users for Ocean Data Resources and Advisories.
44. Cabinet approves outlay of Rs 14,903 crore to expand Digital India
45. NHAI’s New Design Division is tasked with formulating policies and guidelines for planning, designing,
constructing, and maintaining these critical elements of infrastructure
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46. Nitin Gadkari launches the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme
47. Jitendra Singh launches the CSIR Prima ET11, the first indigenous e-Tractor
48. 9th India Region Conference Of The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
49. NESIDS with an approved outlay of Rs.8139.50 crore
50. Government to launch ‘Mera Bill Mera Adhikar’ GST reward scheme
51. B20 Summit India 2023 held in New Delhi
52. 26th National Conference on e-Governance to begin in Indore
53. IWAI signs MoU with NRL for export of Petroleum Cargo via NW 2 & IBPR
54. Government sets up high power committee to review DRDO
55. Pench Tiger Reserve : Introduced Cycle Safaris - It comprises of the Indira Priyadarshini Pench National
Park, the Pench Mowgli Sanctuary and a buffer.
56. Project AMBER: Accelerated Mission for Better Employment and Retention. The initiative has been
undertaken under the SANKALP programme of MSDE.
57. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) - National Mission for Financial Inclusion, completes nine
years of successful implementation
58. Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal launches Tele-Law 2.0
59. Nitin Gadkari unveils world's first hundred percent Ethanol fuelled Car
60. A Chapter On National War Memorial Included In NCERT Curriculum Of Class VII From This Year
61. India to host the first edition of the 'Global IndiaAI 2023' conference in October
62. MoU signed by Ministry and National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation
(NSKFDC)
63. Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated India’s first medical technology expo,
‘India MedTech Expo 2023’, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
64. Foxconn Technology Group, a prominent Taiwanese company and a key supplier to Apple Inc., has
pledged to invest ₹1,600 crore in establishing a manufacturing facility in Kancheepuram district, Tamil
Nadu.
65. CJI Chandrachud Launches ‘SuSwagatam’ portal to give a QR code-enabled ePass to enter and exit the
esteemed halls of the Supreme Court
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International News
1. Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja: The new CFO of TESLA
2. Microsoft appoints Puneet Chandok to lead India operations
3. Anwarul Haque Kakar ( interim) has been elected as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
4. Bishombhar Prasad Shrestha has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Nepal
5. Geetika Srivastava becomes India’s First Woman Charge d’Affaires In Pakistan
6. Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected as the President of Zimbabwe for a second and final five-year
term
7. India will contribute 700,000 USD from the India-UN Development Partnership Fund to the Tuvalu
project in August 2023. Aim: To store and supply clean water to students, teachers, and school staff,
fostering good hygiene and lowering the incidence of water-borne illnesses.
8. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) issued its first ‘extinction alert’ on the vaquita porpoise.
9. Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) : Belem Declaration
10. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have recently asserted their sole ownership of the disputed Arash-Dorra gas
field, a resource-rich offshore area also claimed by Iran.
11. AFI president Adille Sumariwalla becomes first Indian elected to World Athletics Executive Board
12. India and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sharing of
INDIA STACK
13. The Minamata Convention on Mercury, which marks its sixth anniversary, is a significant global
agreement aimed at safeguarding people and the environment from the harmful impacts of mercury
exposure.
14. Period Hut Ritual Of Nepal : Chhaupadi is an ancient practice in Nepal that deems women and girls
unclean and untouchable during menstruation
15. Lake Titicaca is facing a serious threat from climate change and drought.
16. Srettha Thavisin elected Thailand PM
17. During his visit to Johannesburg in South Africa from 22nd to 24th August 2023, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi attended the 15th BRICS Summit.
18. South African President and BRICS Chair Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the group has invited
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE to become full members of the bloc from
January 1, 2024.
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19. PM Modi presented a pair of Bidri work Pair of Surahi to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and
Nagaland shawl to his wife and the first lady.
20. Maitri Setu has been built over the Feni River, which flows between the Indian boundary in Tripura and
Bangladesh.
21. Feni River: forms part of the India-Bangladesh border. It originates in the South Tripura district,
passes through Sabroom town on the Indian side, and meets the Bay of Bengal after it flows into
Bangladesh.
22. Russia, in overnight drone strikes on August 16, targeted ports and grain storage facilities along the
Danube River in Ukraine. Sulina is situated at the mouth of the Danube. This channel is a distributary of
the Danube River.
23. Last survivors of the Amazon rainforest tribe Piripkura found in Brazil.
24. Former CJI NV Ramana appointed to International Mediator Panel of Singapore International Mediation
Centre.
25. According to B20 India Chair N Chandrasekaran India's B20 Presidency under the its G20 Presidency
worked under the theme of Vasaudeva Katumbakam (One Earth, One Family, One Future).
26. China has released the 2023 edition of its “standard map”, staking a claim over Arunachal Pradesh,
Aksai Chin region, Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea.
27. Sri Lanka hosted its very first Karnataka cultural festival organized by the International Cultural Council
of India in collaboration with Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre and M.E Global Peace Foundation.
Aim: To celebrate cultural diversity and mark a significant moment in the shared cultural heritage of
India and Sri Lanka.
28. A spotless baby giraffe was born at The Brights Zoo, U.S and is believed to be the only singularly
coloured giraffe in the world
29. A significant step has been taken by 48 African countries to adopt the Kampala Ministerial Declaration
on Migration, Environment, and Climate Change (KDMECC) to address the interconnection between
human mobility and climate change on the continent.
30. World Trade Statistical Review 2023,the annual flagship publication of the WTO, India is ranked 18th
among the Leading exporters in world merchandise trade (2022).
31. Iraq has now joined the league of 17 other countries that have eliminated trachoma, which is world’s
leading infectious cause of blindness in Aug 2023.
32. Experts from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have
stated in a new report that the Italian city of Venice should be added to a list of world heritage sites in
danger.
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33. India has signed five MoUs with Laos for Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) in education, health, water
facility, and IT.
34. Typhoon Lan Hits Japan, Causing Flooding and Power Outages
Defence
1. Indian Air Force participates in Egypt's Exercise Bright Star-23 for the first time held at Cairo Air Base in
Egypt.
2. The Indian Air Force (IAF) hold its first-ever multi-national air exercise 'Tarang Shakti', in October 2023,
the biggest air exercise to be conducted in India.
3. China, UAE air forces to conduct first joint training FALCON Shield-2023 in Northwest China's Xinjiang
Uygur autonomous region
4. Russia: Exercise Ocean Shield 2023 has started in the Baltic Sea
5. 31st edition of the Malabar multilateral exercise was held off Sydney
6. Two Indian Navy ships named INS Visakhapatnam and INS Trikand participated in 'Zayed Talwar 2023'
with the UAE Navy at Port Rashid in Dubai
7. INS Chennai Mission Deployed in the Red Sea Undertook Passage Exercise (Passex) with Royal Saudi
Naval Ship HMS Al Jubail in Aug 2023.
8. Indian Navy takes part in US Navy-led SEACAT exercises in Singapore. 19 other countries participated.
9. Computerized Psychological Screening System (COPSYSS)

• The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recently switched to indigenously developed software for
psychological screening of personnel prior to their induction in dignitary protection teams.
• Developed by the Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) of DRDO.
10. Israel approves USD 344 million sale of 'David's Sling’ Defense System to Finland
11. Indian Air Force recently received Israel’s Spike Non Line of Sight (NLOS) anti-tank guided missiles
(ATGM).
12. It is developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, a defence technology company based in Israel.
13. India recently launched ‘Neerakshi’- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for mine detection.
14. Developed by Kolkata-based warship maker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd and
MSME entity Aerospace Engineering Private Ltd (AEPL).
15. Indian Army inducted the lighter and more compact version of the indigenously developed Weapon
Locating Radar (WLR-M) called “Swathi Mountains.”
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16. It was developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Bengaluru.
17. President of India launched Indian Navy’s 6th Nilgiri-Class P17A Frigate at Garden Reach Shipbuilders
and Engineers Limited, Kolkata.
18. India’s latest warship, Mahendragiri, is set to be launched on September 1 at the Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders in Mumbai.(seventh and final stealth frigate of Project 17A)
19. Indian Navy’s fifth Kalvari class submarine, INS Vagir has successfully completed its longest deployment
ever by covering a remarkable distance of nearly 7,000 km to reach Australia.To participated in Exercise
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20. India’s first long-range revolver ‘Prabal’ launched. The revolver is manufactured by the state-owned
enterprise Advanced Weapons and Equipment India (AWEIL), based in Kanpur.
21. On India’s 77th Independence Day, the Indian Army inaugurated the “Bhagat Bridge” in Danna Village,
the last village on the Line of Control in the Machhal Sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
22. Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has successfully fired the ASTRA indigenous Beyond Visual Range air-
to-air missile off the coast of Goa.
23. It is designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Research Centre
Imarat and other laboratories of DRDO.
24. Goa Shipyard and Kenya Shipyard sign MoU for ship design and building cooperation
Science Tech
1. Chandrayaan 3 touchdown spot named 'Shiv Shakti', 'Tiranga' for Chandrayaan 2
2. Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover confirms presence of sulphur in lunar surface
3. The ISRO-Space Applications Centre (Ahmedabad) successfully tested the Nabhmitra device at
Neendakara.
4. Nabhmitra device is a satellite-based communication system developed for the safety of fishermen.
5. The Indian Space Research Organisation announced the transfer of IMS-1 Satellite Bus technology to
Alpha Design Technologies, a Bengaluru-based private company.
6. The IMS-1 satellite bus was developed by the UR Rao Satellite Centre
7. The Centre has approved the establishment of a new spaceport in Kulasekarapattinam, Tamil Nadu, for
carrying out the launches of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicles (SSLV) developed by Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO)
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8. Chennai-based Agnikul Cosmos has commenced the integration process of its groundbreaking launch
vehicle, Agnibaan SOrTeD (Sub-Orbital Technological Demonstrator), with its private launchpad
situated at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
9. Russia’s first lunar mission in decades has ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the
moon’s surface.
10. Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (LUPEX) is a collaborative venture between Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
11. The mission is scheduled to launch in 2025.
12. Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft : Back To Earth
13. OSIRIS-REx is a NASA spacecraft mission designed to study the near-Earth asteroid called Bennu.
14. NASA and SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has launched off carrying four astronauts to the International
Space Station (ISS).
15. Four astronauts from four countries, including the US, Denmark, Japan, and Russia.
16. Japan readies to launch a dual-purpose mission from one rocket, deploying SLIM, or Smart Lander for
Investigating Moon to showcase precise moon landing techniques and XRISM for enhanced celestial
analysis.
17. The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is a joint mission of the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
18. The National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) unveiled the JALDOST airboat.
19. JALDOST is an airboat that operates on water.
20. Ureilite : Rare And Ancient Meteorite
21. In a recent discovery, a collaborative team of scientists from Allahabad University and the University of
Bern, Switzerland, revealed that the Dhala crater located in Madhya Pradesh resulted from the
collision of an exceptionally rare and ancient meteorite, known as Ureilite.
22. The Lunar Codex programme is an ambitious initiative that seeks to take human to the moon. The
collection of art is gathered from 30,000 artists, writers, filmmakers, and musicians from 157 countries
23. MeitY Secretary AK Sharma launched the ‘Graphene-Aurora Program will be implemented by Digital
University Kerala and has a total budget outlay of Rs 94.85 Crore.
24. Pibot : world’s first Humanoid Robot. Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) is
currently developing a humanoid robot named ‘Pibot’ that can fly aircraft without needing to modify
the cockpit.
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25. Bacteria that can eat methane- The bacterial strain Methylotuvimicrobium buryatense 5GB1C
consumes methane.
26. Hurricane Hilary, a major tropical cyclone, struck Southern California, marking an unusual event of a
hurricane and an earthquake occurring simultaneously. The term “hurriquake” trended on social
media due to this rare occurrence.
27. Demon Particle : Massless Particles - Scientists recently discovered a 'demon particle' that could lead to
superconductors that conduct electricity at room temperature. The prediction of the demon particle
was first made by theoretical physicist David Pines in 1956.
28. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a government engineering firm successfully produced the first
indigenous Selective Catalytic Reactor (SCR) to control NOx emissions from thermal power plants.
29. The Indian government recently warned against a new scam called ‘Smishing’. The term “smishing” is a
combination of “SMS” (Short Message Service) and “phishing.”
30. Govt to Build Research Parks at 8 IITs, IISc Bangalore
31. India’s Ministry of Defence has taken a decisive step by opting to replace the Microsoft operating
system with a domestically developed alternative named the ‘Maya‘ operating system, due to
increasing cyber and malware attacks on defence as well as critical infrastructure across the country
Banking
1. The first-ever crude oil transaction under the newly implemented Local Currency Settlement (LCS)
system took place between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
2. RBI launched a Centralised Web Portal UDGAM (Unclaimed Deposits – Gateway to Access inforMation).
To facilitate and make it easier for public to search their unclaimed deposits across multiple banks in
one place.
3. Gabon becomes the first African country to initiate the debt-for-nature swap, for up to $450 million
4. These so-called swaps can be useful for countries that are most vulnerable to climate change and often
unable to afford investment to strengthen climate change-related resilience.
5. Airtel Payments Bank Launched India’s 1st Eco-Friendly Debit Card r-PVC material
6. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy, released in August 2023, the repo rate was kept
unchanged at 6.5 percent.
7. The Securities and Exchange Board of India reduced the timeline for listing of securities after the
closing of an initial public offering to three days from the present requirement of six working days
8. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to increase the per transaction limit for UPI Lite in offline
mode from Rs 200 to Rs 500, without having to enter their UPI PIN.
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9. India’s per capita income to jump 70% by 2030: Standard Chartered Bank
10. Indian Bank became the First Public Sector Bank to extend facility of execution of on-line locker
agreement through Digital Document Execution (DDE) Platform of National E-Governance Services
Limited (NeSL).
11. Canara Bank Pioneers UPI-Interoperable Digital Rupee Mobile App for CBDC Transactions
12. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the merger scheme of India’s homegrown
entertainment company Zee Entertainment Enterprises with Culver Max Entertainment (erstwhile Sony
Pictures Networks India or SPNI
13. Finance Ministry has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain optical fibre imports from
China, South Korea and Indonesia.
14. AU Small Finance Bank has launched 24×7 for 365 days of Video Banking, providing customers with
real-time video calls for banking services.
15. ADB Approves USD 40.5 Million Loan to Enhance Childhood Development and Maternal Mental Health
in Meghalaya
16. Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif invites Turkey to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor again
Sports
1. India's Grandmaster Gukesh D has become as the country's top chess player, surpassing Viswanathan
Anand in Aug 2023.
2. R Praggnanandhaa, the first Indian after Viswanathan Anand to reach the semifinals of the FIDE World
Cup 2023 by defeating Arjun Erigaisi, held in in Baku, Azerbaijan
3. The Norwegian chess grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, won the Chess World Cup Final 2023 title, after
defeating India's chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa in a tie-breaker
4. Spain secured their first FIFA Women's World Cup title 2023 by defeating England in Sydney
5. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurated 132nd edition of Durand Cup in Kokrajhar, Assam on August
05, 2023, which was Organized by the Indian Army in association with Assam Government and Bodo
Territorial Region. Mohun Bagan team beat East Bengal in final to win record 17th title.
6. Indian women’s compound team won a gold medal at the World Archery Championships 2023 by
defeating the Mexican team, held in Berlin, Germany. Jyoti Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi
Gopichand Swami secured the nation’s first-ever gold medal in this competition
7. The ninth-ranked Indian shuttler HS Prannoy won silver at the Australian Open Badminton 2023 final in
Sydney
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8. Olympic badminton champion Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen beat Indonesia to bag the men’s singles title in
Japan Open finals 2023
9. Korean An Se-young win the women’s singles crown at the Japan Open 2023 in Tokyo
10. HS Prannoy bagged a bronze medal in badminton at 28th edition of BWF World Championships 2023
which was held at Copenhagen, Denmark from 21st to 27th August.
11. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a sponsorship agreement with the American
multinational financial services corporation, Mastercard as a global partner for the upcoming ICC Men’s
Cricket World Cup 2023, which is set to be held in India from October 5 to November 19, 2023.
12. India shines in blind cricket at IBSA World Games held in Birmingham: Women's team wins gold by
defeating Australia, men's team secures silver after losing to Pakistan
13. IDFC FIRST Bank has bagged the 3 year long title rights for home international series of the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). IDFC First will be the Title Sponsor for all international matches (both
women and men), domestic cricket matches like the Irani Trophy, Duleep Trophy, and Ranji Trophy
organized by the BCCI as also all junior cricket (Under 19 and 23) matches, held in India
14. The Indian hockey team defeated Malaysia and won for the fourth time at the Asian Champions Trophy
2023, Final at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai
15. India ends World University Games campaign with record 26 medals (11 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze)
16. Pallathuruthy Boat Club lifts 69th edition of Nehru Trophy Boat Race at Punnamada Lake in Kerala held
every year on the second Saturday of August
17. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), India’s governing body for wrestling, has faced suspension
from the United World Wrestling (UWW) due to ongoing controversies and prolonged delays in
conducting essential elections.
18. India has secured Second Rank at the 16th International Olympiad 2023 on Astronomy and
Astrophysics (IOAA) in Poland With Four Gold and One Silver Medal.
19. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur has announced that the Khelo India
Women’s League will officially be known as Asmita Women's League - ASMITA refers to Achieving
Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action.
20. Neeraj Chopra makes history by winning India’s first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin throw event
at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary
21. Indian archer, Aditi Swami has become the first-ever Indian to clinch the individual World Title at the
World Archery Championships final 2023 in Berlin.
22. Sports Authority of India (SAI) under the Umbrella Campaign ‘Cheer4India’ has launched a short movie
series ‘Halla Bol’ on the journey of Asian Games bound athletes to motivate them for Hangzhou Asian
Games and spread awareness about the upcoming Asian Games.
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23. Max Verstappen Clinches Third Consecutive Victory at Dutch Grand Prix 2023
24. World governing body FIFA has lifted the ban on the Sri Lanka Football Federation (FFSL). The ban was
imposed in January 2023 due to government interference in the federation’s affairs.
September 2023
Important Days
1-7 Sept National Nutrition Week
1-30 Sept 6th Rashtriya Poshan Maah Theme centered on "Suposhit Bharat, Sakshar Bharat, Sashakt Bharat"
2023 (Nutrition-rich India, Educated India, Empowered India).
1- 8 Sept Literacy Week

2 Sept World Coconut Day Theme: "Sustaining Coconut Sector for the Present and Future
Generation“
3-Sept National Skyscraper Day
5 Sept National Teachers’ Day • birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
8 Sept International Literacy Day • Theme 2023 - Promoting literacy for a world in transition:
अंतरा&'()य साHरता /दवस Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful
societies.'
8 Sept World Physiotherapy Day • Theme 2023 – Prevention and Management of Osteoarthritis
2व3व Jफिजयोथेरेपी /दवस
9 Sept Himalaya Diwas
9 Sept World First Aid Day
(second Saturday in
September)
10 Sept World Suicide Prevention Theme 2023: Creating hope through action; it is the triennial theme
Day (WSPD) for this day from 2021 to 2023.
11 Sept National Forest Martyrs Day
12 Sept United Nations Day for Theme 2023 - “Solidarity, Equity and Partnership: Unlocking South-
South-South Cooperation South Cooperation to Achieve the SDGs”.
14 Sept Hindi Day (रा'()य /हंद) /दवस)
15 Sept Engineer’s day in India • To commemorate the birth anniversary of Mokshagundam
Visvesvaraya
• 2023 theme- 'Engineering for a sustainable future’.
15 Sept International Day of • Theme 2023 – “Empowering the next generation”
Democracy
16 Sept World Ozone Day Theme - Montreal Protocol: fixing the ozone layer and reducing climate
(International Day for change
Preservation of Ozone Layer)
16 Sept International Red Panda Day
(third Saturday of
September)
17 Sept Vishwakarma Jayanti
18 Sept World Bamboo Day
21 Sept International Day of Peace • Theme 2023: Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the
#GlobalGoals.
21 Sept World Alzheimer’s Day Theme 2023: 'Never Too Early, Never Too Late.'
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22 Sept World Rhino Day

23 Sept International Day of Sign Theme 2023: A World where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign
Languages Anywhere.
24 Sept World rivers day
(fourth Sunday of
September)
25 Sept Antyodaya Diwas To mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
25 Sept World Pharmacists Day Theme 2023 – Pharmacy Strengthening Health Systems
26 Sept World Environmental Health Theme - Global Environmental Public Health: Standing up to protect
Day everyone's Health each and every day.
26 Sept International Day for the
Total Elimination of Nuclear
Weapons
26 Sept World Contraception Day Theme 2023 - "The Power of Options“
27 Sept World Tourism Day The host country for World Tourism Day 2023 is Saudi Arabia.
Theme 2023 - 'Tourism and Green Investments’.
28 Sept International Day For Theme 2023 – The importance of online space for access to
Universal Access To information.
Information (IDUAI)
28 Sept World Rabies Day Theme 2023: "All for One, One Health for All".
28 Sept World Maritime Day Theme 2023 – MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on
(last Thursday of Sept)
29 Sept World Heart Day Theme 2023 – Use Heart, Know Heart
30 Sept International Translation Day Theme 2023 - 'Translation unveils the many faces of humanity'
Books
1. Harper Collins releases a book ‘Fire on the Ganges’ by Radhika Iyengar.
2. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched comic book 'Let's Move Forward' in collaboration with
NCERT and UNESCO.
3. ECI launched “Chacha Chaudhary aur Chunavi Dangal,” To Educate And Motivate Young Voters.
Awards
1. Legendary actor Waheeda Rehman to receive 53rd Dadasaheb Phalke Award
2. 12 scientists selected for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for 2022, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, the
first director of CSIR.
3. Science awards to get makeover as Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar
• The RVP awards will comprise 4 categories: 3 Vigyan Ratna awards, 25 Vigyan Shri awards, 25
Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards, and 3 Vigyan Team awards.
4. 65th edition Ramon Magsaysay award 2023: Korvi Rakshand from Bangladesh, Eugenio Lemos from
Timor-Leste, Miriam Coronel-Ferrer from the Philippines, and Dr Ravi Kannan R. from India.
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5. President Droupadi Murmu felicitated the winners of the fourth edition of the India Smart Cities Award
Contest (ISAC) 2022.
6. Swati Nayak From Odisha, To Receive The 2023 Norman Borlaug Field Award.
7. Fashion designer Rahul Mishra honored with France's "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres"
award.
8. P V Satyanarayana received8th Dr M.S. Swaminathan award.
9. RBI governor Shaktikanta Das ranked top central banker globally.
10. Telangana Chief Innovation Officer Shanta Thoutam received the World Innovation Award at the first
BRICS Innovation Forum hosted in Moscow.
11. Satyajit Majumdar honored with Dr V G Patel Memorial Award 2023.
12. Kathmandu-Kalinga Literature Festival: 'Yashasvi Sahitya Samman' awards were presented to notable
personalities, including Professor Awadhesh Pradhan, actress and writer Divya Dutta, Professor
Madhav Prasad Pokharel, and actress Manisha Koirala.
13. Renowned ophthalmologist Brig Sanjay Kumar Mishra of Indian Army’s Research and Referral Hospital
was conferred with the prestigious “Dr AM Gokhale Award” in Pune.
Appointment
1. Jaya Verma appointed as first woman CEO, chairperson of Railway Board
2. Dr. Vasudha Gupta appointed as Principal Director General of Akashvani and NSD (News Services
Division).
3. Manish Desai appointed as Principal Director General of PIB.
4. K.N. Shanth Kumar Elected Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI) Board.
5. Neeraj Mittal Takes Charge As DoT (Department of Telecommunications)Secretary.
6. Vumlunmang Vualnam assumes the role of Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.
7. Joshit Ranjan Sikidar has assumed the charge of Director (Finance) in Solar Energy Corporation of India
Limited (SECI).
8. International Esports Federation (IESF) has elected Lokesh Suji, director of Esports Federation of India
(ESFI) and vice-president of Asian Esports Federation, to its membership committee on a three-year
term.
9. RBI approves ICICI Bank CEO Sandeep Bakhshi’s re-appointment for 3 year.
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10. Sashidhar Jagdishan Re-appointed as HDFC Bank MD and CEO
11. Cognizant India MD Rajesh Nambiar appointed as Nasscom Chairperson.
12. India’s Sindhu Gangadharan Appointed As Nasscom Vice-Chairperson.
13. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) appointed actor R Madhavan as the president of the
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and chairperson of the governing council.
14. Former SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar appointed Chairman of Mastercard India.
15. Dhananjay Joshi appointed Chairman of DIPA(Digital Infrastructure Providers Association).
16. Rahul Navin appointed as Director-in-charge of the Enforcement Directorate of India.
17. RK Swamy Hansa Group Executive Chairman Srinivasan K Swamy was elected as the Chairman of the
Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2023-2024.
18. Major Dr Payal Chhabra, a surgeon serving at the Army hospital in Ladakh, has become the first woman
surgeon to join the elite Para Special Forces of the Indian Army.
19. Dr Dinesh Dasa takes oath of Office and Secrecy as Member, UPSC.
20. Intel India appoints Gokul Subramaniam as President.
21. The Department of Personnel and Training appointed Amit Khare as Advisor to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
22. Pramila Malik becomes the first woman Speaker of Odisha Assembly
23. Tata Sons has appointed Banmali Agarwal as the new chairman of the group’s aerospace and defense
solutions unit Tata Advanced Systems (TASL).
24. Nihar Malviya appointed as permanent CEO of Penguin Random House
25. Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo has appointed Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif as its first brand
ambassador in India.
26. L. Kantha Rao has assumed charge as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Mines.
Obituaries
1. N Valaramathi, the scientist who voiced the countdown of Chandrayaan-3, passed away.
2. Hindustani classical singer Malini Rajurkar passed away at the age of 82.
3. Noted Rudra veena exponent, Ustad Ali Zaki Hader passed away at 50.
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4. Arun Kumar Sinha, the director of the Special Protection Group (SPG), passed away at Gurgaon.
5. Dennis Austin, Software Developer Who Created PowerPoint, Passes Away At 76.
6. M S Swaminathan, father of India's Gr.een Revolution, passed away at the age of 98. He was also
awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1971 and the Albert Einstein World Science Award in 1986.
Ranking & Index

1. Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani top the Fortune India Rich List for 2023.
2. Switzerland ranked No. 1 in the World Best Countries Report 2023.
3. India Ranked 52nd in Digital Quality of Life Index 2023: The annual survey by the Netherlands-based firm.
4. India ranks first in 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index:

Top 5 Countries in Crypto Adoption:
• India
• Nigeria
• Vietnam
• United States
• Ukraine
5. India Ranks 40th In Global Innovation Index 2023 : Released by the World Intellectual Property
Organisation (WIPO), making it a leading position holder among the lower middle-income country
group.
6. India Slips Four Spots To 56th Position In 2023 World Talent Ranking
7. world's freest economy: Singapore take the top spot, according to a report published by the Canadian think
tank Fraser Institute, Hong Kong ranked second for the first time in the Economic Freedom of the World
Index.
8. Times Higher Education (THE) Releases World University Rankings 2024 - A total of 91 Indian
universities have secured spots in the World University Rankings 2024.
9. Bloomberg annual ranking of B-Schools 2023-24 released - In the overall Asia Pacific B-school rankings
category, IIM Bangalore clinched 4th position followed by the Indian School of Business (ISB) at 5th
position.
10. TIME’s ‘The World’s Best Companies Of 2023’ List - Infosys, the Bengaluru-headquartered IT services
provider, has found a place in TIME's ‘The World’s Best Companies of 2023' list, and is the only Indian
firm to rank in top 100.
11. Centre’s Report Says India Has 150 Elephant Corridors
12. The State Of The Rhino Report, 2023: The greater one-horned rhino population in India and Nepal is
growing, as highlighted in the Report, by the International Rhino Foundation (IRF).
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13. India Ageing Report 2023 : UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) India, in collaboration with the
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), unveiled the "India Ageing Report 2023."
State News
1. India begins construction of world's highest combat airfield at Nyoma in Ladakh
2. Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur railway station officially named 'Captain Tushar Mahajan Railway
Station’
3. Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir inaugurates 'Bangus Valley Festival’
4. Tripura to set up pink toilets for women
5. Kokborok language in news : Kokborok is the language spoken by the Borok people belonging to the
State of Tripura.
6. Free Movement Regime: Manipur government has urged the Union Home Ministry to cancel the free
movement regime along the India-Myanmar border and complete its fencing.
7. Meghalaya uses AI-enabled tech to clean up tourist hotspot Umiam lake.
8. Assam government forms panel to draft anti-polygamy law.
9. Assam Governor launches 'Sarpanch Samvad' app.
10. Mukhya Mantri Shramik Kalyan Yojana : Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu announces rollout of
‘Mukhya Mantri Shramik Kalyan Yojana’ for the welfare of the labour force of the state.
11. Mithun : Northeast’s Mithun gets a ‘food animal’ tag from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India (FSSAI).
12. Himachal CM Sukhu launches SABAL (Sporting Abilities, Rebuilding Aspirations and Livelihood Scheme
)Yojna to empower specially-abled children.
13. Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Department Launches ‘Mobile Van Program’ to Promote Natural
Farming.
14. Anurag Thakur inaugurates Synthetic Athletic Tracks.
15. Himachal govt introduces bill to regulate appointment of VCs in State. The bill seeks to empower
Himachal Pradesh government to “aid and advise” the governor in the appointment of vice-chancellors
in two agriculture and horticulture universities in the state.
16. Country’s First Cartography Museum Inaugurated In Mussorie.
17. State Health Minister launches "Mission Intensified IndraDhanush” 5.0
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18. CM Bhagwant Singh Mann Lays Foundation Stone Of Saragarhi Memorial In Ferozpur.
19. Union Health Minister inaugurates Amrita Patel Public Health Center in Gujarat.
20. Rare metal Vanadium, key for batteries, discovered in India’s Gujarat.
21. Narendra Modi Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
22. Conocarpus Trees : The state government of Gujarat has imposed a ban on the plantation of
Conocarpus trees due to their adverse impacts on the environment and human health.
23. Ahmedabad becomes second city in India to implement emission trading scheme
24. MP’s 7th Tiger Reserve: Nauradehi & Veerangana Durgavati Sanctuaries Merged
25. MP’s Mob Lynching Victim Compensation Scheme - There will be a provision of compensation of Rs 4 to
Rs 6 lakh for the injured.
26. PM Modi to lay foundation stone of 49,000 crore Ethylene Cracker Project in MP, 10 other industrial
projects.
27. Shivraj Singh Chouhan To Inaugurate 108-Feet Tall Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya In Omkareshwar.
28. Chhattisgarh govt launches own housing scheme for state’s homeless families.
29. Maharashtra State to set up a mango board in Konkan - To support large-scale Hapus cultivation.
30. India’s First Lighthouse Festival in Goa
31. Uttar Pradesh state government has increased the amount of the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangla
Yojana from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 from the financial year 2024-2025
32. Prayagraj Police Launches ‘Savera’ Scheme To Assist Senior Citizens
33. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for Lord Shiva-themed Cricket Stadium in
Varanasi
34. The Prime Minister inaugurated 16 Atal Awasiya Vidyalayas in Uttar Pradesh
35. President inaugurated first Uttar Pradesh international Trade Show.
36. UP gov launches instant birth certificate for new borns at health facilities.
37. Nandini Krishak Samriddhi Yojana - The Uttar Pradesh government has introduced this Yojana under
the Nand Baba Mission.
38. Koraput Kalajeera Rice Gets GI Tag
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39. Odisha: GI Tags For Rayagada Shawls Soon
40. Odisha CM Launches ‘Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana’
41. West Bengal Assembly Resolution On ‘Poila Baisakh’ As State Foundation Day
42. Jharkhand Cabinet approves 1k pension for transgender community
43. Patna Municipal Corporation has started a Cash for Waste scheme for common people at the recently
established Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
44. Bihar to get second tiger reserve in Kaimur district
45. India’s First Gorilla Glass plant in Telangana
46. Tabreed to set up Asia's largest district cooling project in Hyderabad
47. Indian Green Building Council : Vijayawada Railway Station was awarded the ‘Green Railway Station’
certification with the highest rating of Platinum by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).
48. Andhra Pradesh's 'Atreyapuram Putharekula' receives coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tag for
traditional sweet
49. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah launched ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme
50. White Sambar Deer : Discovery . Researchers have made a rare discovery of a “white” sambar deer
with a condition called leucism,
51. Tamil Nadu's Salem Sago gets GI tag
52. Social welfare scheme “Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam” to be launched by Tamil Nadu
Government
53. Seethakali folk art : The 20-member group is going to perform Seethakali folk art, outside Kerala for
the first time as to revive one of the fading dance forms of Kerala.
54. Nagaland became the first state in the north-eastern region to initiate Aadhaar-linked birth registration
(ALBR).
55. Eknath Shinde government gave the cabinet approval to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities as
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively.
56. Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde has inaugurated the first Global Turmeric conference in
Mumbai.
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57. Gujarat Assembly has passed the Gujarat Local Authorities Law (Amendment) Bill 2023 by a majority
vote to raise reservation for OBC communities in local self-government bodies to 27 percent from the
current 10 percent.
58. Marwar International Center was inaugurated by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Jodhpur.
59. Uttarakhand launches India's first polythene waste bank for sustainable waste management.
60. Uttar Pradesh achieved 100% ODF Plus status for all 95,767 villages as part of Swachh Bharat Mission
(Gramin) Phase II.
61. In Bihar, the world-famous Pitra Paksha Mela will began in Gaya city. The main inaugural function was
organized at Vishnupad Temple.
62. Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri flagged off India’s first green
hydrogen fuel cell bus in Delhi
63. Google has launched the Android Earthquake Alerts System in collaboration with the National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA) and the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), Ministry of Earth
Sciences.
64. Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched the Mukhyamantri Atmanirbhar Asom
Scheme: provide financial assistance for ₹2 lakh each to two lakh youth for making them self-
independent.
65. According to Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat about 75 per cent of India's villages have
achieved the open defecation free-plus status.
66. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched the Griha Aadhaar scheme and Chavath-e-Bazaar to empower
housewives in Goa by providing them with financial assistance.
National News
1. Union Ministry of Textiles released the guidelines of the GREAT scheme.
2. PM Modi launched PM Vishwakarma Scheme on Vishwakarma Jayanti in New Delhi.
3. Cabinet approved the expansion of Ujjwala Yojana from 2023-24 to 2025-26.
4. On the occasion of Teacher’s Day 2022, the Prime Minister of India announced a new initiative - PM
SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India).
5. Govt forms high-level committee to examine One nation, One election.
6. ‘Special Session’ of Parliament from September 18-22.
7. Govt. introduces ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ in Lok Sabha.
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8. India has built World’s First Portable Disaster Hospital: World’s first portable disaster hospital, called
the “Aarogya Maitri Cube”. The hospital can be airlifted and assembled into 72 cubes.
9. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Launches The Malaviya Mission
10. NCERT gets Deemed University Status
11. Union Minister Piyush Goyal Unveils Statue of First Finance Minister Of Independent India
12. Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Gets Navratna Status
13. India to Bharat: Rashtrapati Bhawan has sent out an invite for a G20 dinner on Sept 9th in the name of
'President of Bharat' instead of the usual 'President of India'.
14. World’s Largest Nataraja Statue Installed at G20 Summit Venue
15. 'Bharat: Mother of Democracy' portal launched at G20 exhibition
16. OIML Certificates: India becomes the 13th nation to issue Internationally Accepted OIML certificates
17. 18th G20 Summit 2023 : Theme 2023: “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam,” which translates to “One Earth. One
Family. One Future. Latest Member– African Union (AU) 2023. G 20 Summit 2023 Agenda: ‘Voice of the
Global South.
18. PM Modi launches global biofuels alliance at G20 summit in New Delhi
19. India-Middle East-Europe Mega Economic Corridor : This corridor will connect Europe, the Middle
East, and Asia through a railway and ship-rail transit network and road transport routes
20. WTO to have a fully functional dispute settlement system by 2024
21. One Sun, One World, One Grid Initiative: A day-long conference on “Transnational Grid
Interconnections for One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG)” was recently held in New Delhi.
22. Cheriyal Scroll Painting
23. MoU Signed Between Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya Vadodara And Airbus
24. VP Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated International Conference on dam safety
25. Amazon India inks pact with 5 states to empower PwDs
26. President Draupadi Murmu inaugurates the Ayushman Bhava campaign
27. President Droupadi Murmu Inaugurates First Global Symposium on Farmers’ Rights in New Delhi
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28. Google Cloud has partnered with the government’s computer emergency response unit CERT-In to
train 1,000 government officials.
29. The Union Cabinet recently approved the third phase of the eCourts Projects with a budget allocation
of ₹7,210 crore.
30. Maharashtra Governor inaugurated the 4th Edition of World Trade Expo
31. India's historic Santiniketan received World Heritage status by UNESCO: Santiniketan is located in
West Bengal, India. The 41st World Heritage Property in India and the third in West Bengal.
32. Hoysala Temples now India’s 42nd UNESCO’s World Heritage site: Hoysala Empire temples are in
Karnataka. The sacred ensembles of the Hoysalas, built in the 12th-13th centuries.
33. PM Modi inaugurated 'Yashobhoomi' convention centre in Delhi on his birthday.
34. India Launches UPAg: A Revolutionary Unified Portal For Agricultural Statistics.
35. PM Modi designates new Parliament building as Parliament House of India: The old parliament
building will now be called “Samvidhan Sadan (Constitution House)”. New Parliament Building has six
gates named after animals and creatures.
36. NMC gets World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) recognition status for 10 years
37. TB-Mukt Express: Dr. Jitendra Singh flagged off SMVD Narayana Healthcare TB Mukt Express at
Udhampur with the slogan ‘Chalo Chale TB Ko Harane’.
38. ICAR-CIBA launches Shrimp Crop Insurance Scheme with Chief Guest Parshottam Rupala
39. SHREYAS Scheme: Ministry of Human Resource Development had launched the “Scheme for Higher
Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS)”.
40. Government launched three initiatives for farmers: includes the Kisan Rin Portal, Door-to-door KCC
Campaign, and Weather Information Network Data Systems (WINDS) Manual.
41. India won bid to host 17th International Congress on Chemistry of Cement.
42. Railway Board Increases Ex-Gratia Payments for Train Accident Victims.
43. PM inaugurated ‘International Lawyers’ Conference 2023. Theme - Emerging Challenges in the Justice
Delivery System.
44. Overseas Citizen Of India : Process Of Cancelling The Registration. India is in the process of cancelling
the registration of more than a dozen Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders.
45. The National Health Authority (NHA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is organised
‘Arogya Manthan’.
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46. Malayalam film ‘2018-Everyone is a Hero’ selected as India’s official entry for Oscars 2024.
47. Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath: The Ayush Ministry will observe “Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath”
under the aegis of the Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign.
48. PRIP Scheme: Launched by Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Minister of Health & Family
Welfare.
49. Fatehpur Sikri : A 61-year-old French tourist recently died inside the Fatehpur Sikri fort after she fell
from a nine-feet-high platform.
50. PM To Launch ‘Sankalp Saptah’ On 30th September
51. Bhartiya Bhasha Utsav, a 75 day-long event to celebrate Indian languages starts in Lucknow
52. SUBRAMANIA BHARATI- Birth: 11th December 1882, in Ettayapuram, Madras Presidency
53. CRIIIO 4 GOOD : A new online, life skills learning modules, to promote gender equality among girls and
boys.
54. President Draupadi Murmu unveiled a 12-foot tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi and 'Gandhi Vatika' at
the Gandhi Darshan near Rajghat in New Delhi.
55. PhonePe enters online stock broking with a new app called ‘Share(dot)Market’
56. New Covid variant ‘Pirola’ or BA.2.86
57. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi conducted the country's first national-scale mapping of soil
erodibility.
58. Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has represented India at the 8th Eastern
Economic Forum in the Russian port city of Vladivostok.
59. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered Madhya Pradesh government to stop the operation of
cruise vessels as well as other motor-propelled boats in the Bhoj wetland. It was designated as the
Ramsar site in 2002.
60. The government will offer up to 8 percent subsidy for loans given to artisans under the PM
Vishwakarma scheme.
61. India hosted the inaugural United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) South
Asia conference from 14 to 16 September.
62. Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan with Lok sabha speaker Om Birla launched the
‘Skills on Wheels’ initiative with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and IndusInd Bank.
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63. The Centre-run Dr RML Hospital Delhi has inaugurated India’s first dedicated OPD for the transgender
community on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday.
64. Air India starts Project Abhinandan at 16 airports. The initiative aims to give the travellers a
personalized and hassle-free experience.
International News
1. Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins Singapore presidential election.
2. Senior diplomat Gopal Baglay has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of India to Australia.
3. Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Madan Lal Raigar as the next Indian Ambassador to the
Republic of Congo.
4. Parliament of Vanuatu elects Sato Kilman as the new Prime Minister.
5. Jais, the World’s Most Advanced Arabic Large Language Model, has been released.
6. PM Modi’s visit to Jakarta, Indonesia. During his visit, PM Modi attended the 20th ASEAN-India Summit
and 18th East Asia Summit being hosted by Indonesia as current Chair of ASEAN.
7. 43rd ASEAN summit in Jakarta held from 5th to 7th September
8. India will open embassy in Timor Leste
9. G20 Expansion: The arrival of G21 with the African Union
10. Germany's largest Hindu temple set to open in Berlin
11. Indonesia has granted its first golden visa to Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, a pioneering firm in
artificial intelligence.
12. India, Bangladesh sign 3 MoUs after bilateral meet ahead of G20 summit.
13. India and Saudi Arabia recently agreed to speed up the implementation of the $50 billion West Coast
refinery project.
Defence
1. The 19th edition of “EXERCISE YUDH ABHYAS” conducted from in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, USA.
2. Coastal security drill 'Operation Sajag' was conducted by the Indian Coast Guard off the west coast.
3. Indian Naval Ships Ranvijay and Kavaratti and submarine INS Sindhukesari arrived in Singapore to
participate in the 30th edition of the Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX).
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4. IAF’s training exercise Trishul organized by the Western Air Command (WAC) and spans a vast
geographical area, from Leh in Kashmir to Nal in Rajasthan.
5. The Army has decided to host the next Army Day Parade, set for January 15, 2024, in Lucknow.
6. Indian Army Contingent consisting of 32 personnel from a Battalion affiliated to the RAJPUTANA RIFLES
departed for ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus Expert Working Group on Counter Terrorism Field
Training Exercise 2023 scheduled to be conducted from 25th to 30th September 2023 in Russia.
7. NATO's largest military exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender, is set to commence in the
spring of 2024.
8. India unveils the world's first AI-powered anti-drone system – Indrajal by Grene Robotics.
9. The Indian Army plans to procure 170 tracked Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARVs) to operate in plain,
semi-desert and desert terrain along with high altitude and mountainous terrain.
10. The Army currently uses state-run BEML built, which are based on Russian-made T-72 tank hulls.
11. The Indian Air Force received the first C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus in Seville, Spain.
12. DRDO develops P7 Heavy Drop System for Indian Army Special Forces
13. Defence ministry clears proposal to buy 'Pralay' ballistic missiles. It is developed by the Defence
Research Development Organisation (DRDO).
14. Six hundred indigenously manufactured self-neutralising anti-tank mines, known as “Vibhav”, have
been recently inducted into the Indian Army.
15. Designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
16. British-made Storm Shadow missiles were recently used in a Ukrainian strike that damaged a Russian
submarine and ship at a major naval port in Crimea.
17. Indonesia kicked off the first joint military drills by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
bloc on Batam island amid rising maritime tension with China in the South China Sea region.
18. Defence minister Rajnath Singh approved the setting up 23 new Sainik Schools in partnership mode,
aiming for 100 new schools in total.
19. The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Samudra Prahari specially designed for pollution control deployed
on an overseas mission encompassing ASEAN nations.
20. Raksha Mantri dedicates to the nation 90 BRO infrastructure projects, built at a cost of over Rs 2,900
crore, across 11 States/Union Territories
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21. These include Nechiphu Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh; two airfields in West Bengal; two helipads; 22
roads and 63 bridges.
22. DAC Approves Proposals Worth Rs 45,000 Crore, Including Procurement Of 12 Su-30MKIs.
23. Indian Air Force (IAF) and Drone Federation of India co-host Bharat Drone Shakti - 2023 at the Indian
Air Force airbase in Hindan Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
24. Project Naman: The Project will entail establishing facilitation and grievance redressal centres for
veterans and the kin of personnel who have lost their lives.
25. The first such centre will be established in Delhi Cantonment.
26. Indian Navy's INS Sumedha arrived at Port Alexandria, Egypt, to take part in 'Exercise Bright Star-23’.
Science Tech
1. On 2 September 2023, India's first solar observatory mission, Aditya-L1, was successfully launched from
the Sriharikota Space Centre.
2. PSLV C57, an XL version, was used for this mission.
3. Japan has successfully launched its lunar exploration spacecraft, known as the "Moon Sniper", using
the domestically developed H-IIA rocket.
4. The achievement will make Japan world's fifth country to land on the moon
5. NASA’s MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment )Successfully Generates Oxygen
On Mars
6. Perseverance rover: Perseverance, nicknamed Percy, is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the
crater Jezero on Mars.
7. NASA announced that its CALIPSO satellite, which takes climate, weather and air quality measurements
using LIDAR, has ended its science mission.
8. Iran launched Noor-3 imaging satellite into space.
9. iPhone 15 Series To Feature ISRO-Certified GPS Technology.
10. NavIC : Mandatory For Smartphones - The Indian government has announced its intention to make it
mandatory for smartphones to integrate with India’s homegrown navigation system, NavIC
11. NPCI Launched India’s Own Blockchain-Backed Open-Source Project ‘Falcon’
12. AG-365S of Marut Drones becomes first DGCA-certified drone for dual usage - The made-in-India kisan
drone – AG 365 has been developed particularly for agricultural purposes.
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13. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur researchers have developed a novel Cold-plasma Detergent in
Environment (CODE) device for good indoor air quality.
14. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of the Army headquarters Thal Sena
Bhawan's new building in Delhi Cantonment conforming with GRIHA-IV (Green Rating for Integrated
Habitat Assessment) norms.
15. Truenat Test : To Detect Nipah - Kerala has been accorded sanction by the Indian Council for Medical
Research (ICMR) to use Truenat test to diagnose Nipah.
16. Artificial Reef (AR): To promote sustainable practises, the Department of Fisheries has sanctioned 732
artificial reef units for 10 coastal states as a sub-activity under the “Integrated Modern Coastal Fishing
Villages” of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
17. ciTRAN : Circular RNA - Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
Bhopal (IISER Bhopal) identified a specific circular RNA (circRNA) called ‘ciTRAN’, which plays a crucial
role in the multiplication of the AIDS-causing HIV-1 virus within the human body.
18. Polyethylene Terephthalate: Researchers have recently discovered a new deep-sea enzyme that can
degrade Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET). The new enzyme: PET46.
19. Taiwan Unveils ‘Haikun’, Its First Domestically Built Submarine
20. International Scientists Make Refined Map Of World’s ‘8th Continent’ Zealandia. Zealandia Is A Long,
Narrow Landmass That Is Mostly Submerged In The South Pacific Ocean.
21. Google and HP have partnered to produce budget-friendly Chromebook laptops in India under the
Make in India initiative.
Banking
1. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is set to introduce a
groundbreaking online platform called Bima Sugam,
2. Kotak Mutual Fund launches investor education program in partnership with CBSE
3. Competition Commission of India (CCI) Clears Air India-Vistara Merger
4. Hitachi Payment Services launches India's first-ever UPI-ATM with NPCI
5. India launches 'Hello UPI' and 'Bharat BillPay Connect' for voice-activated conversational payments
6. SBI launches 'Nation First Transit Card’
7. RBI has cancelled the licence of Mumbai-based The Kapol Co-operative Bank Limited.
8. To enhance the economic and financial sustainability of MSMEs, Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI) is going to launch an app-based 'invoice financing' loans platform 'GST Sahay’.
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9. ‘Toto Shabda Sangraha’ Dictionary is set to be released to save Toto, a Sino-Tibetan language from
extinction.
10. State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) has enabled the UPI ATM facility at over 6,000 ATMs across the
country. It is the first public sector bank to launch UPI ATMs, in coordination with the National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and powered by NCR Corporation.
Sports
1. Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic achieved a historic feat in tennis by winning his 24th Grand Slam
title at the 2023 US Open by defeating Russia's Daniil Medvedev
2. American teenager Coco Gauff has won the US Open 2023, clinching her first Grand Slam title with a
battling win over Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
3. American Rajeev Ram and Britain's Joe Salisbury rallied from a set down to beat India's Rohan Bopanna
and Australian Matthew Ebden to win an Open-era record third straight U.S. Open men's doubles title
2023.
4. International Tennis Hall of Fame: Leander Paes becomes 1st Asian man to be nominated as player
5. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is set to be co-hosted by USA and West Indies
6. The International Cricket Council released the official Anthem for the Men's Cricket World Cup 2023
beginning on the 5th of October. The theme of the anthem is Dil Jashn Bole and it features Bollywood
superstar Ranveer Singh and other popular social media influencers
7. Jay Shah, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has handed out “Golden
Tickets” to several iconic figures in India ahead of the hosting of the One-Day International (ODI) World
Cup.
8. BCCI Announces SBI Life As Official Partner For 2023-26 Season
9. Amul is named as the official sponsor of the Indian Contingent for the 19th Asian Games 2022 to be
held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023.
10. The Indian cricket team bagged Asia Cup 2023 in Colombo by defeating Sri Lanka
11. 19th Asian Games: Harmanpreet Singh, Lovlina Borgohain to be India's flag-bearers
12. Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished second in the men’s event at the Diamond League Final
2023 in USA.
13. In Table Tennis, the Indian men’s team finished with a bronze medal at the 26th ITTF (International
Table Tennis Federation) Asian Table Tennis Championships 2023 lost to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) by 0-
3 in the semi final in the Republic of Korea from 3-10 September 2023. In the women's section the gold
medal was won by the Chinese women's team. They defeated the South Korean team in the final.
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14. The Indian Hockey team beat Pakistan in a penalty shootout in the final and won the inaugural Men’s
Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman.
15. In a remarkable showcase of equestrian excellence, India secured the gold medal in the Equestrian
Dressage Team at the Asian Games 2023, creating a historic moment for the nation.
16. Indian wrestler Antim Panghal secured a bronze medal in the women's 53 kg category at the wrestling
World Championships 2023 in Serbia
17. India secured the championship title by triumphing over Bangladesh with a 2-0 victory in the final
match of the SAFF U-16 Championship 2023 in Thimphu, Bhutan
18. Nischal won the women’s 50-metre rifle 3-position silver medal in the World Cup 2023 in Brazil.
19. Indian badminton player Kiran George has won the men's singles title in Indonesia Masters 2023,
defeated Ku Takahashi of Japan
20. Three time World Blitz chess champion Alexander Grischuk of Russia won the Open Blitz title of the
Tata Steel Chess India 2023 held in Kolkata , West Bengal
21. Winners of the Tata Steel Chess India 2023:

1. Rapid Event Winners
• Women -Divya Deshmukh (India)
• Men-Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
2. Blitz Event Winner
• Women - Ju Wenjun(China)
• Men-Alexander Grischuk(Russia)
22. Germany won the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup title by beating Serbia 83-77 in Manila
23. Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 1-0 to win Durand Cup title for first time after 23 years
24. Kerala to host the inaugural Zayed Charity Marathon in India is scheduled for 2024 and will be
organized by the Higher Organizing Committee, launched in Abu Dhabi in 2001 to promote
humanitarian and charitable messages in line with Sheikh Zayed's philanthropic legacy.
25. Maharashtra clinched the title of champions in the 5th National Wheelchair Rugby Championship 2023
by securing a convincing victory over Karnataka.
26. Aim: To promote and expand the sport of wheelchair rugby across the nation.
27. Goa Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai launches the Mashaal for the 37th National Games.
28. A 32-year-old Indian banker successfully scaled Mt Manaslu in Nepal, achieving the feat of being the
first Indian climber to summit the world’s eighth highest mountain peak in this season.
29. Sunil Kumar, who hails from Haryana, reached the peak of Mt Manaslu which stands at 8,163 metres
above sea level.
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30. IndiGo has become the global partner and official airline for the Indian football team.
31. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won the Singapore Grand Prix 2023
32. Max Verstappen has won the Italian Grand Prix and sets a new record for the most consecutive wins in
Formula 1 history with 10.
33. Max Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix; his 13th win secures team title for Red Bull.
34. Cricketer Deepak Chahar Launches New Brand ‘DNINE Sports’
35. Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj re-grabbed the number one position among bowlers in the ICC Men’s
ODI player rankings 2023.
36. India’s Virat Kohli became the fastest batter to reach 13,000 ODI runs during the Asia Cup
37. Indian archer Prathamesh Jawkar wins silver medal in 2023 Archery World Cup debut
38. China's Ruoning Yin is the new No. 1 in the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings 2023
39. Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, India’s oldest national inter-school football
competition, is set to make history in its 62nd edition. Bengaluru, the Silicon Valley of India, has been
added to the list of host cities for this prestigious event. Previously held in Delhi and Gurugram, the
tournament is scheduled to take place from September 19 to October 23, 2023, across three venues.
40. MS Dhoni Appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Swaraj Tractors
41. Danielle McGahey of Canada will become the first transgender cricketer to play in an international
match
42. Nattaya Boochatham becomes 1st bowler from associate nation to pick up 100 Wickets in T20s
43. Indian trio Rudrankksh Patil, Divyang Panwar, and Aishwary Tomar clinched gold in the Men's 10m air
rifle event in Asian Games 2023
44. In Asian Games 2023, The Indian women's 10m air rifle team comprising Mehuli Ghosh, Ramita and
Ashi Chouksey bagged silver medal.
45. Indian women's cricket team won their maiden gold medal in Asian Games 2023 by defeating Sri Lanka
by 19 runs in the final.
46. Sue Redfern became the first woman to stand as an umpire in a men’s first-class cricket match in
England and Wales.
47. Indian cricketers created history and became the first team to hit the 3000 sixes mark (3007) in ODI
cricket.
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48. Indian Oil has taken on the title sponsorship of the edition of MotoGP Bharat, the first-ever grand prix
in India, which will be held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida from September 22 to
24.
49. Marco Bezzecchi won inaugural race in India Grand Prix 2023
50. India's Roshibina Devi Naorem wins silver medal in women's Wushu at Asian Games 2023
51. The Indian Blind Football Federation (IBFF) said that the 'IBSA Blind Football Intercontinental Cup 2023'
will be organized at the United Sports Center in Kakkanad in Kochi. This tournament will be held
between 26 September and 2 October.
52. Asian Games 2023, Palak Gulia won the gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event after she, Esha
Singh and Divya TS bagged a silver in the 10m air pistol women’s team event.
53. Mahindra & Mahindra will be an associate sponsor with Star Sports for the ICC Cricket World Cup which
starts next month.
October 2023
Important Days
Date Day Theme
1 Oct International Day of Older Theme: “Fulfilling the Promises of the Universal Declaration of
Persons Human Rights for Older Persons: Across Generations.”
1 Oct National Pension System (NPS)
Diwas
1 Oct National Voluntary
Blood Donation Day
2 Oct International Day of Non-
Violence
2 Oct 119th birth anniversary of Lal
Bahadur Shastri
2-8 Oct National Wildlife Week 2023 Theme 2023 "Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation", inspired
by the theme of the UN World Wildlife Day 2023
4 to 10 Oct World Space Week (WSW) Theme 2023 is “Space and Entrepreneurship.”
2023
4 Oct World Animal Welfare Day Theme 2023: “Great or Small, Love Them All”
5 Oct World Teachers’ Day 2023 Theme 2023 - "The Teachers We Need for the Education We
Want: The Global Imperative to Reverse the Teacher
Shortage".
6 Oct World Cerebral Palsy Day Theme 2023 is “Together Stronger.”
7 Oct World Cotton Day Theme 2023 – “Making cotton fair and sustainable for all, from
farm to fashion”
8 Oct Indian Air Force Day Theme 2023, 'IAF - Airpower Beyond Boundaries’
9 Oct Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Day
2023
9 Oct World Post Day 2023 Theme “Together for Trust: Collaborating for a safe and
connected future.”
10 Oct National Post Day
10 Oct World Mental Health Day Theme 2023 - 'Mental health is a universal human right’.
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Since 1992
10 Oct Good Manufacturing Practice The government along with the Indian Drugs Manufacturers’
Day (cGMP Day) Association (IDMA) celebrated the first ever National cGMP
Day on 10 October
11 Oct International Day of Theme: "Invest in Girls' Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-
the Girl Child being"
12 Oct World Eye Day’ or ‘World Theme - LOVE YOUR EYES AT WORK
(second Vision Day
Thursday)
12 Oct World Arthritis Day Theme 2023 – Living with an RMD at all stages of life
14 Oct World Standards Day Theme – “Shared Vision for a Better World – Standards for
Sustainable Development Goals” (incorporating SDG3).
14 Oct International E-Waste Day Theme 2023 - You can recycle anything with a plug, battery or
cable!
14 Oct World Migratory Bird Day 2023 Theme "Water: Sustaining Bird Life.”
(& 13 May )
15 Oct World Students Day 2023 Declared by United Nations in 2010, to observe the birth date
of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Theme: “FAIL: stands for First Attempt In Learning”.
15 Oct Global Handwashing Day Theme is “Clean hands are within reach”
15 Oct International Day of Rural
Women 2023 / ‘Mahila Kisan
Diwas’
16 Oct World Anaesthesia Day Theme 2023 is ‘Anaesthesia and Cancer Care.’
16 Oct World Food Day Theme – Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind.
“Water is essential to life on Earth
17 Oct International Day for the Theme is "Decent Work and Social Protection: Putting Dignity
Eradication of Poverty in Practice for All"
17 Oct World Trauma Day
20 Oct World Osteoporosis Day Theme 2023 – Build better bones
20 Oct World Statistics Day Theme 2023 is Connecting the world with data we can trust
21 Oct Police Commemoration Day
24 Oct World Polio Day Theme 2023 – A healthier future for mothers and children.
24 Oct United Nations Day On October 24, 1945, the United Nations was created.
Theme 2023 – The Frontlines of Climate Action.
24-30 Oct UN Disarmament
Week
24-31 Oct Global Media and Information 2023 Theme, “Media and Information Literacy in Digital Spaces:
Literacy Week A Collective Global Agenda.”
27 Oct World Day for Audio-visual Theme is "Your Window to the World."
Heritage 2023
27 Oct 76th Infantry Day It is the day when the Indian Army’s infantry troops landed in
Kashmir in 1947.
29 Oct World Stroke Day Theme 2023 - Together we are #GreaterThan Stroke
30 Oct-5 Nov Vigilance Awareness Week Theme 2023: “Say no to corruption; commit to the Nation”
31 Oct World Thrift Day/ In India it is celebrated on 30th October due to death of late
World Savings Day Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on the same day in 1984
Theme 2023: “Conquer your Tomorrow” through savings!
31 Oct World Cities Day Theme 2023 - “Financing sustainable urban future for all”
31 Oct Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or The day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar
National Unity Day Vallabhbhai Patel
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Books
1. Vivek Agnihotri launches his latest book “The Book of Life: My Dance with Buddha for Success”.
2. Book The Mahabharata: Mewari Miniature Paintings (1680–1698) by Allah Baksh “released. Authors:
Chandra Prakash Deval and Alok Bhalla.
3. The Reverse Swing: Colonialism To Cooperation released, Authored by Ashok Tandon.
4. Raghuram Rajan has teamed up with economist Rohit Lamba to write a book, "Breaking the Mould:
Reimagining India's Economic Future".
5. PM Modi releases three books at Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot, MP. Books - ‘Ashtadhyayi Bhashya’,
‘Rambhadracharya Charitam’ and ‘Bhagwan Shri Krishna ki Rashtraleela’, written by Rambhadracharya
Maharaj.
6. Book ‘The Lords of Wankhede: Tales between Two Titles’ released - Authors: Former India cricketer
W.V. Raman and senior journalist R. Kaushik
7. Gadkari’: The Biopic of ‘Expressway Man of India’ - The Marathi movie, presented by Abhijit Majumdar,
is produced by Akshay Anant Deshmukh and directed by Anurag Ranjan Bhusari.
Awards
1. Nobel Prize 2023
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 was awarded jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman
for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA
vaccines against COVID-19“
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier
for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter“
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 shared by Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, Alexei I. Ekimov
Awarded for the discovery and development of quantum dots.
Nobel in Literature 2023 Awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse
“for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi
for "her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for
all."
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 awarded to Claudia Goldin
Switzerland-based International Committee of the Red Cross is the only 3-time recipient of the Nobel Prize,
being conferred with the Peace Prize in 1917, 1944, and 1963.
2. Ruixiang Zhang, Assistant Professor, University of California, USA awarded with the 2023 SASTRA
Ramanujan Prize for his outstanding contributions in mathematics.
3. Renowned author and philanthropist Sudha Murty Became the First Woman to honored with the
Global Indian Award by the Canada India Foundation.
4. Eminent Tamil Author Ambai (C S Lakshmi) Receives Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award
For 2023.
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5. Dilip Nongmaithem, a writer in the Manipuri

language, was recognized by the Sahitya
Akademi with the 'Bal Sahitya Puraskar'
2023 for his book 'Ibemma Amasung
Ngabemma’.
6. Hollywood actor and Producer Michael

Douglas will be conferred with Satyajit Ray
Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the
54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
in Goa.
7. Tamil writer Sivasankari was presented with

the 32nd ‘Saraswati Samman’ 2022 for her
book of memoirs Surya Vamsam.
8. 3rd Battalion of the Naga Regiment (3 Naga)

got the President’s Colour award from Army
chief Gen. Manoj Pande.
9. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd

(MRPL) has once again clinched the
prestigious ‘Best Innovation in Refinery‘
award for the year 2022-23.
10. REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, has received
the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for its outstanding performance in risk management.
11. Tamil Nadu tops in Using Telecommunication Technology in Mental Health

• Telangana, Jharkhand, and Kerala were awarded for their performance in the smaller states
category.
• In the North East category states of Assam, Mizoram and Manipur received awards,
• Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were awarded in the
Union Territories category.
12. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) received UN Award for its contribution to
sustainability reporting.
13. ‘Durga Bharat Samman’ Awarded to Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty (Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist
and composer), ISRO, Visva-Bharati and GRSE.
14. Highest Scientific Award of USA given to two Indian Americans - Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh.
15. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has received the 'Award for Global Leadership', the highest
professional distinction handed out by Harvard Law School.
16. Mahsa Amini, women’s movement in Iran win EU’s 2023 Sakharov freedom prize.
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17. 'Best Green Military Station' award conferred to Udhampur military station
• Dehradun Military Station secured the "Second Best" award.
• Bikaner Military Station got the “Best Transformative Station" award
18. Nita Ambani is 2023 US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Global Leadership Award, for her
exceptional philanthropic and social responsibility work
19. Hansal Mehta’s drama series Scoop has been awarded the Best Asian TV Series at the Busan
International Film Festival (BIFF) and Best Actress for Karishma Tanna.
20. Dr. Joyeeta Gupta, an Indian-origin professor at the University of Amsterdam, has been awarded the
prestigious Dutch Spinoza Prize for her groundbreaking work in the field of climate change.
Appointments
1. Union government has extended the tenure of the incumbent Chairman of the Central Board of Direct
Taxes (CBDT), Nitin Gupta till June 30, 2024.
2. Government Extends tenure of SBI’s Chairman Dinesh Khara till August 2024
3. Lt General Raghu Srinivasan is New BRO Chief
4. Saugata Gupta, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Marico Ltd, has been appointed new
Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)
5. Centre extends Amit Agrawal’s tenure as CEO of UIDAI for one year
6. Param Vir Chakra recipient, Captain Bana Singh as Ambassador for 'War Against Waste' in Jammu &
Kashmir
7. Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS)
8. Navneet Munot Elected Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds In India (AMFI)
9. Neeraj Chopra appointed Laureus Ambassador
10. Indra Sena Reddy Nallu was appointed Governor of Tripura in place of Satyadev Narayan Arya.
11. Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das was appointed the new Governor of Odisha in place of
Professor Ganeshi Lal.
12. Dr Meenesh Shah Elected To Board Of International Dairy Federation
13. Sanjay Kumar Jain appointed CMD of IRCTC(Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation)
14. Ashok Vaswani is next Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO
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15. Air Marshal Sadhna Saxena Nair takes charge as Director General Hospital Services (Armed Forces);
becomes the first lady officer to hold the position.
16. EC Appoints Actor Rajkummar Rao as Its ‘National Icon
17. Swiss Watchmaker ‘Rado’ Appoints Katrina Kaif As Global Brand Ambassador
18. Virat Kohli appointed as Audi's Brand Ambassador in India
19. SBI Ropes in Cricket Icon MS Dhoni as Brand Ambassador
20. Reliance Retail has appointed Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the brand ambassador of JioMart, its e-
commerce platform.
21. Lay’s Announces Mahendra Singh Dhoni As Brand Ambassador
Obituaries
1. Former CEC Dr. Manohar Singh Gill passed away. He was the 11th Chief Election Commissioner of India,
between December 1996 and June 2001
2. Dahyabhai Shastri was an Indian scholar of Sanskrit and the founder of Brahmarshi Sanskrit
Mahavidyalaya passed away(Padma Shri in 2016 )
3. Bishan Singh Bedi, legendary India spinner, died at 77. Padma Shri winner in 1970 and the CK Nayadu
Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
4. Li Keqiang, former Prime Minister of China, died at the age of 68
5. Famous climate change expert Professor Saleemul Huq has passed away in Dhaka, Bangladesh
6. Baijnath Aggarwal, Trustee Of Geeta Press Gorakhpur, Passed Away
Ranking & Index

1. Delhi emerges as India’s most air polluted city, Aizawl has cleanest air: Respirer Living Sciences
2. India surpasses Japan and UK in global mobile speed ranking and ranked 47th
3. Bhiwandi, Kolkata, Arrah among world’s 10 cities with slowest traffic
4. India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index 2023: The Global Hunger Index released by Concern
Worldwide and Welt Hunger Hilfe
5. Richest Indian according to Hurun India Rich List 2023: Ambani overtook Gautam Adani and reclaimed
the title of the richest Indian
6. Forbes World’s Best Employers list 2023: NTPC shines as the only Indian PSU to feature in Forbes
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7. Mumbai Secures 19th Spot, Bengaluru 22nd And New Delhi 25th In The Knight Frank Index
8. Female Labour Force Participation Rate Jumps to 37.0%
9. Kempegowda International Airport Tops Global On-Time Performance Rankings
10. India’s rank on Global Pension Index falls to 45 out of 47 countries
11. Mumbai second most polluted major global city as air quality worsens
12. Sex Ratio at Birth improved from 904 in 2017-19 to 907 in 2018-20
13. In terms of fintech unicorns, the US leads the world, with India coming in third
State News
1. Ranbireshwar temple -The Temple is named after its founder Maharaja Ranbir Singh.
2. Rozgar Prayag Portal’- Developed for the youth with the aim of providing employment opportunities in
the state on a single portal.
3. Inclusion of Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project of Uttarakhand under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee
Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme
4. Punjab Chief Minister announced that the state will ban the cultivation of the PUSA-44 paddy variety
from next year onwards.
5. Gadkari inaugurates 418-feet national flag at Attari-Wagah border, tallest in country
6. ‘Hope Initiative’
7. PM Launched India’s First Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)
8. Jai Bhim Mukhyamatri Pratibha Vikas Yojna Launched By Delhi Government
9. Arunachal Pradesh Approves Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) For 3 Tiger Reserves
10. Mizoram celebrated Anthurium Festival with fervor & enthusiasm
11. Assam CM unveils Ahom General Lachit Borphukan’s statue
12. Orunodoi 2.0’, a poverty alleviation scheme- Adopted by the Government of Assam, were distributed
among the new beneficiaries of the Lakhimpur district
13. Khamti rice and Tangsa textile gets GI tag from Arunachal Pradesh
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14. Setu Bandhan scheme- These projects will enhance connectivity and boost economic growth across all
sectors.
15. Arunachal Pradesh’s Yak Churpi’ Receives GI Tag
16. Indian Army conducted first ever East Tech 2023 in Guwahati
17. Pink Bollworm : Damage To Cotton Fields
18. Udaipur set to become India’s first Wetland City
19. Gujarat’s Dhordo Awarded UNWTO’s Best Tourism Village 2023
20. India’s First Liquid Nano DAP Fertiliser Plant

Jharkhand First State To Take Steps To Ensure Minimum Wages For Gig Workers
21. Odisha CM launches LAccMI public transport system
22. Odisha to promote maize cultivation
23. Sweet dish 'Rasabali' of Kendrapara, Odisha gets GI Tag
24. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Declared Gangetic Dolphin As State Aquatic Animal
25. Aligarh Muslim University To Launch Its Own Satellite, Gets Nod From IN-SPACe
26. Statue of freedom fighter Raja Rao Ram baksh Singh
27. Madhya Pradesh announces 35 % reservation for women in govt jobs
28. PM inaugurated the country’s first high-tech sports training center for Divyangjan
29. Bhopal’s Mahila Thana become country’s first to get ISO certification
30. PM Modi inaugurated Vijaipur-Auraiya-Phulpur gas pipeline project in Jabalpur, MP
31. Bihar Caste Based Survey: There are as many as 214 castes on Bihar government list.
32. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Legendary Wagh Nakh
33. Maharashtra government approves to establish Independent ST Commission
34. PM launched 511 Skill Centers in Maharashtra on October 19
35. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Issues Alert For Cyclone Tej To Mumbai
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36. Sir J.J. School of Art Granted De Novo Deemed University Status
37. PM Modi Dedicated Nilwande Dam To Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar
38. Goa Cashew got the geographical indication (GI) tag
39. Maharashtra govt approves ‘Lek Ladki’ scheme
40. BIAL sets up South Asia’s 1st Aircraft Recovery Training School in BLR Airport
41. Vajra mushti kalaga a martial art form, has gone extinct
42. India’s first solar roof cycling track inaugurated in Hyderabad
43. Prime Minister dedicates First 800 MW Unit of Telangana Super Thermal Power Project of NTPC to the
Nation
44. Sarakka Central Tribal University Approved For Telangana
45. Bathukamma Festival : Festival Of Flowers
46. Banni festival- It is celebrated on the night of Dussehra celebration (Vijaya Dasami) every year.
47. Kerala’s first 3D-printed building to be inaugurated
48. Edakkal Caves : New Project By Kerala Tourism
49. Kerala Govt To Set Up ₹237 Crore Graphene Production Facility
50. Arattu’ festival- Celebrated at the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
51. Kerala becomes the first State to have hallmarking centres in all districts
52. Udangudi Panangkarupatti received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag from Tamil Nadu.
53. Tamil Nadu announced a Samadhan Scheme to help traders settle their dues, penalty and interest
54. A passenger ferry service from Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka is set to commence
55. Tamil Nadu’s first Al-based early warning system for elephant
56. Rajasthan government launched the ‘iStart Talent Connect Portal’ at Jaipur’s Techno Hub to boost
employment opportunities in the state.
57. PM Modi inaugurated two new train services in Rajasthan, namely the Runicha Express connecting
Jaisalmer to Delhi and a heritage train connecting Marwar Junction to Khambli Ghat.
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58. Goa government launched Swayampurna e-bazaar online platform to give market to different kinds of
products made by self-help groups and women.
59. Bihar government has announced 10 percent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
in the judicial services and state-run law colleges and universities.
60. ECI to Unveil Assembly Election Schedule for Five States - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana,
Chhattisgarh, and Mizoram
61. Rajasthan government has issued an order to conduct a caste survey in the state. It will become the
second state in India to carry out such a survey, after Bihar.
62. 16th Agricultural Science Congress Inaugurated at Kochi
63. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated Samau Shaheed Memorial
and Library in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
64. Health Minister inaugurates Nagaland’s first Medical College in Kohima
65. Karnataka government is planning to set up a ‘Grama Nyayalaya’ (village court) in each panchayat for
resolving disputes within its jurisdiction.
66. The Dr. MGR Chennai Central railway station has been awarded the platinum certificate by the Indian
Green Building Council (IGBC) for developing the railway station into a net zero energy building.
67. Basohli Pashmina, a more than 100-year-old traditional craft from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua
district, has got the Geographical Indication (GI) tag
National News
1. Petroleum Minister Inaugurates 26th Energy Technology Meet At Bharat Mandapam
2. Ministry of Tourism hosted PATA Travel Mart 2023 in New Delhi
3. National Intellectual Property Conference 2023 held in New Delhi
4. Centre notifies establishment of National Turmeric Board with focus on enhancing Turmeric exports to
US$ 1 Billion by 2030
5. DRI’s ‘Operation Kachchhap’ Rescues 955 Live Baby Gangetic Turtles
6. 50th India International Knit fair held from October 12 to 14
7. ATMAN (Agri sTartup deMo And fuNding) 2023 program- Organized by the Department of Science and
Technology (DST)
8. E-Auction of mementos- E-auction of mementos and gifts presented to the PM Narendra Modi
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9. Cabinet approves establishment of an autonomous body Mera Yuva Bharat
10. Guidelines called UMMEED released to prevent student suicide in schools
11. PM Inaugurated Global Maritime India Summit 2023 In Mumbai
12. Centre hikes LPG Subsidy for Ujjwala Beneficiaries to ₹ 300 from ₹ 200
13. Ircon International Limited & RITES Ltd Granted ‘Navratna’ Status- by the Ministry of Finance
14. Government approved royalty rates for mining of Lithium, Niobium, and Rare Earth Elements (REEs)
15. Residential education scheme 'Shreshtha'
16. Country’s Oldest Think Tank USI Organised Indian Military Heritage Festival
17. Cabinet Approves MSP for Rabi Crops for 2024-25 Season
18. One Nation One Student ID Card – APAAR ID: Aims to digitally centralize academic data, including
degrees, scholarships, rewards, and other student credits
19. Apna Chandrayaan Web Portal: Developed by the National Council of Educational Research and
Training (NCERT) under the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education
20. PM Modi Sets Ambitious Space Goals for India- India plans to send its first astronaut to the moon by
2040 after the successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission.
21. Supreme Court Declines To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
22. SC Refers Electoral Bond Case To 5-Judge Constitution Bench
23. BIS Approves India’s First-ever Indigenous AC & DC Combined Charging Connector Standard
24. Know Your Candidate Mobile App- To inform the status of Criminal history or record of candidates
25. IRCTC partners with Zomato for Delivery of Pre-Booked Meals
26. Amul’s ‘Be More Milk’ campaign goes global at Time Square- The campaign talks about creating a
“world that is naturally refreshing in its very essence."
27. Ethics committee Of Lok Sabha: Recently, the Lok Sabha Speaker referred the complaint against a
sitting member of parliament to the House Ethics Committee
28. Someshwara Inscription: Archaeologists discovered a rare inscription connected to the Alupa dynasty
29. Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana- PM- AJAY is a merged scheme of 3 Centrally
Sponsored Schemes
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30. NCERT To Replace ‘India’ With ‘Bharat’ In Upcoming Books
31. Rashtriya Gokul Mission:The Gir indigenous cow breed is being promoted under the Rashtriya Gokul
Mission
32. CBSE develops Vidya Samiksha Software- Saagar se Saraansh
33. Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) to conduct 5G Hackathon VIMARSH 2023
34. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana 2.0. It is a centrally sponsored scheme
35. Bharat Tex 2024: The world’s biggest ever textiles event
36. Govt To Invest ₹30,000 Crore To Expand Crop Insurance Portal Coverage
37. India Mobile Congress 2023- Theme - ‘Global Digital Innovation,’
38. Tata Group: Becomes 1st Indian Company to Manufacture iPhone
39. India joins select list of countries, starts producing ‘Reference’ fuel
40. Automatic ‘Status Holder’ Certificates: Eliminates the need for exporters to apply to the Directorate
General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for a Status Certificate
41. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari addressed the Ministerial Session at
the 27th World Road Congress in Prague, Czech Republic, focusing on Road Safety.
42. Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane inaugurated 'Khadi Mahotsav' in Mumbai. 'Khadi Mahotsav' is a
month-long event, which was scheduled to run till 31 October 2023 in Mumbai.
43. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has introduced a 15-point ‘Winter Action Plan’ to tackle air
pollution in the upcoming winter season.
44. 4th edition of Indo-Latin America Cultural Festival organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations
(ICCR) in New Delhi. Total 34 artists of three countries – Colombia, Ecuador and Chile are participated
in the two-day festival.
45. I&B Minister Anurag Thakur launches animated series Krish, Trish and Baltiboy – Bharat Hain Hum to
raise awareness amongst the children of India about our glorious Freedom Struggle and the freedom
heroes.
46. International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Reliance Foundation sign agreement to advance Olympic
values education across India through the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP)
47. The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs inaugurated the Aadi Mahotsav – the National Tribal Festival – on
25th October, at Ahmedabad, Gujarat - organised by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development
Federation of India Limited (TRIFED).
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48. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has penned down a Garba song, titled ‘Maadi’, composed by Meet
brothers, Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh.
49. Union Minister of AYUSH and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled month
long celebration drive across India regarding 8th National Ayurveda Day, to be celebrated on 10
November 2023 - on the theme ‘Ayurveda for One Health’ with Tag line ‘Ayurveda for everyone on
every day’
International News
1. Mohamed Muizzu was elected President of the Maldives
2. Arindam Bagchi Appointed as India’s Ambassador to UN in Geneva
3. Daniel Noboa becomes Ecuador’s youngest-ever President
4. Former businessman Christopher Luxon to be New Zealand’s next Prime Minister
5. Robert Fico has been appointed as prime minister of Slovakia for the fourth time.
6. Shri Indra Mani Pandey will be the next Secretary General BIMSTEC
7. ISB Prof Sarang Deo Appointed By WHO On Its TB Advisory Group
8. Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar: 17th king of Malaysia
9. India to unveil largest BR Ambedkar statue in Maryland, USA
10. Russia Delivers Uranium For Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
11. Southeast Asia’s First High-Speed Railway ‘whoosh’, Launched in Indonesia
12. India Re-elected as President of AIBD for a Third Successive Term
13. Operation Al-Aqsa Flood: The Israel-Palestine conflict has escalated with the armed wing of Hamas
launching "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.
14. India launched ‘Operation Ajay’ for Indians in Israel
15. NIIF unveils $600 mn India-Japan Fund
16. India, Tanzania sign MoUs in maritime sector, Navy to share shipping info
17. Sri Lanka to take over as Chair of Indian Ocean Rim Association.
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18. Bangladesh inaugurated the 82-km Padma Bridge Rail Link, the country’s largest infrastructure project
built under China’s Belt and Road Initiative
19. 141st International Olympic Committee Session : Inauguration
20. Sayeret Matkal : Israel Operation - Israel’s most elite special operations force
21. Swaminarayan Akshardham, largest Hindu temple outside India inaugurated
22. Lymphatic Filariasis - According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Lao People’s Democratic
Republic becomes second country in 2023 to eliminate lymphatic filariasis.
23. Egypt 1st Country To Achieve Gold Tier Status-Hepatitis C
24. Montreux Convention: An agreement concerning the Dardanelles Strait and the Bosporus Strait
25. United Nations Forum On Forests- Organized at the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun,
Uttarakhand
26. Three Basins Summit for three ecosystems — Amazon, Congo, Borneo-Mekong and Southeast Asia.
27. Global Declaration For River Dolphins: 11 Asian and South American countries recently signed a global
declaration, the “Global Declaration for River Dolphins,”
28. UNGA Adopted Gaza Resolution, India Abstained from Voting
29. CCI Becomes A Member Of International Competition Network Committee
30. FATF Removes Cayman Islands From Its ‘Grey List’
31. North America's first Gandhi Museum opens in Houston
32. Russia plans to boost defense spending by nearly 70% in 2024 amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict,
allocating approximately $111.15 billion, surpassing social policy spending.
33. Apple’s ‘Mother Nature’ campaign is an environmental initiative launched by Apple, showcasing the
company’s commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility.
34. Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to provide $338 million to Bangladesh for manufacturing
vaccines against various diseases.
Defence
1. India and Bangladesh commenced the 11th edition of an annual joint military exercise, SAMPRITI on
03rd October 2023 in Umroi, Meghalaya.
2. The annual joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise (AJHE-23) ‘Chakravat’
started in Goa, hosted by the Indian Navy.
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3. INS Sagardhwani, an oceanographic research vessel of Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory
(NPOL) of DRDO, embarked on a two-month long Sagar Maitri (SM) Mission-4 from South Jetty,
Southern Naval Command (SNC), Kochi
4. Indian Navy conducted a two-day massive coastal security exercise – Sagar Kavach 02/23 involving all
maritime security agencies in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Union Territory of Puducherry
5. Indian Army and Indian Air Force contingent comprising 120 personnel departed for Kazakhstan to take
part in the 7th edition of Joint Military ‘Exercise KAZIND-2023’.
6. The Exercise will be conducted at Otar in Kazakhstan.
7. The Mid Planning Conference (MPC) of MILAN 24 Exercise is to be hosted by the Indian Navy at
Visakhapatnam from 19 – 27 February 2024.
8. Milan Exercise is a biennial multilateral naval exercise.
9. Indian & Malaysian Army commenced “Exercise Harimau Shakti 2023” a joint bilateral training exercise
in Umroi Cantonment, India.
10. India and the European Union (EU) carried out their maiden naval exercise in the Gulf of Guinea off the
west African coast.
11. Indian Army wins gold medal in Cambrian Patrol 2023 military exercise.
12. Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to place orders for 156 ‘Made-in-India’ Prachand attack helicopters from
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
13. The Indian defence establishment recently initiated a tender for the procurement of 30 units of the
indigenous Very Short-Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) missile system.
14. These are short-range, lightweight, and portable surface-to-air missiles that can be fired by individuals
or small groups.
15. Pakistan successfully tests medium-range ‘Ababeel Weapon System’
16. Indian Navy recently commissioned Mahabali Tug Shoft Shipyard Pvt. Ltd., Gujarat.
17. Indian Army will begin phase-out of Cheetah, Chetak helicopters from 2027.
18. The Indian Army inaugurated its first Vertical Wind Tunnel (VWT) at the Special Forces Training School
in Himachal Pradesh, enhancing military training capabilities by simulating real-life free-fall conditions.
19. The Indian Air Force recently signed a contract with an Indian manufacturer for the procurement of
Automatic Weather Stations at 82 IAF locations.
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20. The third stealth destroyer of Project 15B Class Guided Missile Destroyer 'IMPHAL' was handed over to
the Indian Navy by The Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai.
21. Ministry of Defence signed a contract in New Delhi for Mid Life Upgrade and Re-Powering of “INS Beas”
with Kochi-based M/S Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) at an overall cost of Rs. 313.42 Cr.
22. India and the US are closing an agreement for India to purchase 31 MQ-9B drones.
23. Delivery of the agreement is scheduled to start in February 2027, at an estimated cost of $3.072 billion.
24. Israel recently confirmed using its David’s Sling air-defense system to intercept a Hamas rocket.
25. Project Udbhav:

• The Indian Army in partnership with the United Service Institution of India (USI), wrapped up a
hybrid-panel discussion as part of Project Udbhav.
• The discussion focused on "The Evolution of Indian Military Systems, Warfare, and Strategic
Thinking: Current Research and Future Directions.“
26. IAF Receives First LCA Trainer From HAL, Seven More To Come By March 2024.
27. Group Captain Shaliza Dhami command the Indian Air Force Day parade for the first time in Prayagraj
to mark the service’s 91st anniversary.
28. Indian Army Plans To Start ‘Chanakya Defence Dialogue’ Talk Series: Seeking to start a forum for
discussion on important security matters, the Indian Army is planning to start a dialogue series named
the Chanakya Defence Dialogue.
29. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out searches against cyber criminals, involved in financial
crimes, at 76 locations across multiple states under 'Operation Chakra 2.’
30. The Indian Army has installed a mobile tower in collaboration with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for
the first time at Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield.
31. IAF To Stop Flying MiG-21 By 2025, replace them with the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark
1A.
32. The Indian Air Force is celebrating its 91st anniversary on October 8 with the theme-"IAF-airpower
beyond boundaries".
Science Tech
1. Ejecta halo : Chandrayaan 3
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) revealed that the “Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module
generated a spectacular ‘ejecta halo’ of lunar material.
• Ejecta halo is an irregular, bright patch surrounding the lander.
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2. ISRO To Conduct First Test Flight Of Gaganyaan Mission On October 21. Crew Module will carry the
astronauts during the Gaganyaan mission to outer space
3. Reliance Jio introduces ‘JioSpaceFiber’, India’s first satellite-based gigabit broadband service to extend
high-speed internet access to remote regions in India for nationwide coverage.
4. In Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in collaboration with Vijnana
Bharati (VIBHA) is organizing an exhibition called "Space on Wheels" program in East Siang District.
5. NASA is preparing to embark on a remarkable journey into the depths of our Milky Way Galaxy using
the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Launching in May 2027.
6. The Dragonfly Mission is a NASA mission to Saturn's moon Titan, scheduled to launch in 2027 and
arrive in 2034.
7. Europe's first fully private rocket Miura-1 launched from Spain.
8. Japan Becomes First Nation To Launch An Electromagnetic Railgun fire test from a ship.
9. China sent its latest remote-sensing satellite Yaogan-33 04 into space from the Jiuquan Satellite
Launch Center in northwest China.
10. WHO approves R21 malaria vaccine for use: developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum
Institute of India
11. “Calixcoca” Vaccine: Scientists in Brazil have developed a groundbreaking treatment for cocaine and
crack addiction in the form of a vaccine named “Calixcoca.”
12. Exclusome: Researchers have recently identified a previously unknown compartment in mammalian
cells named ‘exclusome’. It is made up of DNA rings known as plasmids.
13. Watermeal : World’s Smallest Flowering Plant. Scientists are conducting research into the potential of
watermeal, the world’s smallest flowering plant, as a source of nutrition and oxygen for astronauts.
14. Ozone hole above Antarctica is now three times the size of Brazil
15. Pontus Tectonic plate: It is a long-lost tectonic plate recently discovered in the west Pacific Ocean by
scientists studying ancient rocks in Borneo.
16. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN.O) successfully launched its first two prototype satellites, KuiperSat-1 and
KuiperSat-2, into low Earth orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 500 kilometers (311 miles) as part of the
"Protoflight" mission of Project Kuiper.
17. Tilapia Parvovirus: India has witnessed its first encounter with Tilapia Parvovirus (TiPV), in Tamil Nadu
causing a significant impact on the country’s aquaculture.
18. Researchers in Manipur recently discovered a new flowering plant species and have named the new
species Curcuma kakchingense.
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19. Thallium Poisoning: Cases of Thallium poisoning have been rising in India, particularly in the
Maharashtra. Thallium is also called the “poisoner’s poison”.
20. Cyclone ‘Hamoon’: Cyclone Hamoon, a severe weather phenomenon, struck the southeastern coast of
Bangladesh. Cyclone ‘Hamoon’ was named by Iran.
21. A Chinese research group has initiated the construction of an enormous neutrino telescope in the
South China Sea called Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope (Trident), which is named Hailing (Ocean
Bell) in Chinese, completed in 2030
22. DANGER : Software Tool For Genome Editing. A team of researchers recently developed a software
tool called DANGER (Deleterious and ANticipatable Guides Evaluated by RNA-sequencing) analysis that
provides a way for the safer design of genome editing in all organisms.
23. Nokia launches first-of-its-kind 6G Lab in Bengaluru in contributing to the ‘Bharat 6G Vision.
24. The Indian Navy and the State Bank of India launched ‘Nav-eCash’ card, a unique e-cash card that can
work in both online and offline mode.
Banking
1. Centre approves 4% hike in Dearness Allowance for central govt employees
2. The superannuation age of the President of the Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) has
been increased to 70 years from 67 years earlier Members can hold their post till the age of 67 years as
opposed to 65 years earlier.
3. IRDAI to Deploy Bima Vahak in every Gram Panchayat by December 31, 2024.
4. India To Surpass Japan In 2030 To Become 2nd Largest Economy Of Asia, Says S&P Global
5. RBI Revealed Its Fourth Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy
6. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has raised the economic growth forecast
for India’s GDP in 2023 to 6.6% in its Trade and Development Report 2023
7. Yes Bank becomes first bank to offer ‘ONDC Network Gift Card’
8. The RBI mandates private banks and foreign-owned subsidiaries to appoint a minimum of two Whole-
Time Directors (WTDs) on their boards, including the MD & CEO, for improved senior management.
9. HDFC Bank has introduced XpressWay, a digital platform that offers various banking products and
services, providing customers with a swift and convenient banking experience.
10. Fincare Small Finance Bank (Fincare SFB) is set to merge with AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) in 2024.
11. IDFC-IDFC First Bank Merger Receives Competition Commission of India (CCI) Approval
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12. ICICI Bank has launched ‘iFinance’, which will enable customers, both retail and sole proprietors, to get
a consolidated view of their savings and current accounts in one place.
13. RBI has granted approval to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to acquire a 9.7% stake in
Federal Bank.
14. IMF raises India’s growth forecast to 6.3 % from 6.1%
Sports
1. Rest of India won the 2023 Irani Cup by defeating Saurashtra by 175 runs. This was Rest of India’s 31st
Irani Cup title.
2. The 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be the sixteenth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a
Twenty20 cricket competition that will be held in India.
3. Former Mumbai captain and domestic cricket expert Amol Muzumdar was selected as the head coach of
the Indian women's cricket team.
4. The ICC has announced that ‘Blaze’ and ‘Tonk’ have been unanimously chosen as the names of the
mascot duo.
5. Ajay Jadeja Appointed As Mentor For Afghanistan Cricket Team In ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
6. The Central Reserve Police Force, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development,
is organizing a cross-country bike expedition with “Yashaswini” a group of CRPF women bikers to
celebrate women power or Nari Shakti of the country.
7. Star badminton men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has secured the first
position in the recently released BWF rankings.
8. India's Ayush Shetty wins bronze medal at BWF World Junior Championships 2023
9. Unnati Hooda captures women's singles title at Abu Dhabi Masters 2023
10. European men's golf team won the 2023 Ryder Cup, defeating their American opponents. The 44th Ryder
Cup was played at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy.
11. Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men's world record, clocking a time of two hours and 35 seconds,
to claim victory at the Chicago Marathon.
12. Hockey India announced a 20-member Indian junior men’s team for the Sultan of Johar Cup to be held
from 27th of October to 4th of November in Malaysia.
13. Pawan Kumar Sehrawat became the costliest player in Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)
14. Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren unveils mascot ‘Juhi’ for Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 in
Ranchi
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15. Raunak Sadhwani won FIDE World Junior Rapid Chess Championship
16. India's Reetika Hooda won a gold medal at the U23 Wrestling World Championships under 76 Kg
category.
17. Humaira Mushtaq - the first female Indian car racer to participate in London's prestigious British
Endurance Championship (BEC).
18. Lionel Messi Wins Eighth Ballon D’Or 2023
19. Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati have been honored as the 2023 Ballon d’Or recipients.
20. At the Hangzhou Asian Games in China, the Indian contingent finished its campaign by living up to the
commitment of “Iss baar 100 paar” with a record haul of 107 medals comprised of 28 gold, 38 silver,
and 41 bronze.
21. Annu Rani won the first gold medal for India in the women's javelin throw event at the Asian Games
(62.92 meters)
22. Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins gold; Avinash Sable wins Gold In Men’s 3000m Steeplechase.
23. Indian Men’s Badminton Team wins the Silver Medal at the Asian Games.
24. India has won a gold medal in men’s squash team event after beating Pakistan at the Asian Games.
25. India’s Murali Sreeshankar won a silver medal in the men’s long jump event at the Hangzhou Asian Games
with a best jump of 8.19 meters
26. Parul Choudhary wins gold medal in women's 5000m final. This is her second medal at the Hangzhou
Games, having earlier won a silver medal in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase race.
27. Neeraj Chopra secured the gold medal and Kishore Kumar Jena clinched the silver in the Men’s Javelin
Throw competition at the Asian Games 2023, held at Hangzhou.
28. Lovlina Borgohain won silver in women's 75 kg boxing final.
29. The pair of Deepika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Sandhu won the gold medal by defeating the Malaysia in
the final of the mixed doubles squash event.
30. Indian archers Jyoti Vennam, Aditi Swamy, Preneet Kaur won gold medal in women's compound archery
team.
31. Indian players Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Pravin Ojas Deotale won gold in the Compound Archery Mixed
Team
32. Kiran Baliyan became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in shot put event in 72 years
as she picked up a bronze.(17.36m)
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33. Union Ministers Hardeep Puri and Anurag Thakur graced the send-off ceremony of athletes for 4th Asian
Para Games to be held at China's Hangzhou from 22nd to 28th October
34. The 4th Asian Para Games 2023 held in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China from 22 to 28 October.
35. Deepthi Jeevanji won Gold in Women’s 400m-T20 event at Asian Para Games
36. Prachi Yadav has won gold in the women’s Para Canoe KL2 event at the Asian Para Games 2023 in
Hangzhou, China
37. India's Neeraj Yadav won the gold medal in the men's discus throw of the Asian Para Games.
38. Asian Para Games 2023: Sumit Antil wins gold in men’s javelin F64 event with new world record
39. Nishad Kumar bagged a gold medal for India with a new Asian Games record in the Men’s High Jump T47
at the 4th Asian Para Games 2022
40. Siddharth Babu won gold medal in 50 meter rifles SH-1 event in Asian Para Games
41. SHAILESH KUMAR won gold medal in Men’s High Jump – T63 event in Asian Para Games
42. Senior National Archery Championship will be held in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh from 25 to 30 November
2023.
43. ICC Names Sachin Tendulkar As ‘Global Ambassador’ For ODI World Cup 2023
44. In Football, India won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-19 Championship after defeating
Pakistan in the finals in Kathmandu.
45. The global governing body of Athletics, World Athletics has nominated Neeraj Chopra for the Men's
Athlete of the Year award 2023.
46. Former England captain Alastair Cook announced his retirement from cricket.
November 2023
Important Days
Date Day Theme
1 Nov World Vegan Day Theme 2023: Celebrating for a Good Cause
1 Nov Zojila Day / ज़ोिजला /दवस It was commemorated to celebrate the gallant action by Indian troops
in ‘Operation Bison’ in 1948 which was launched on the icy heights of
Zojila pass, the gateway to Ladakh.
1 Nov 7 Indian states & 2 UTs On November 1, Seven Indian states and two Union Territories
celebrated their formation day/ observed their formation day (though in different years).
7 भारतीय राQयR और 2 कBTशा7सत States - Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,
Chhattisgarh, Punjab and
Uदे शR ने अपना Vथापना /दवस
Haryana
मनाया Union Territories - Lakshadweep and Puducherry
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3 Nov International Day For Biosphere

Reserves
5 Nov World Tsunami Awareness Day 2023 theme, “Fighting Inequality for a Resilient Future”
7 Nov Infant Protection Day Theme for 2023: 'Ensuring Every Child's Right to Thrive'
7 Nov National Cancer Awareness Day This day coincides with the birth anniversary of the Nobel Prize winner
Marie Curie.
8 Nov World Radiography Day Theme 2023 - “Celebrating Patient Safety.”
9th Nov National Legal Services Day/ To commemorate the enactment of the Legal Services Authorities Act
रा#$%य कानन
ू ी सेवा *दवस 1987 (came into force in 1995)& formation of National Legal Services
Authority of India (NALSA).
9th Nov Uttarakhand Foundation Day Uttarakhand is the 27th state of India and was known as Uttaranchal
till 2007.
10 Nov 8th 'Ayurveda Day’ World Ayurveda Day is organized by the Ministry of AYUSH every year
(on Dhanteras) on the day of Dhanvantari Jayanti
10 Nov World Science Day for Peace Theme 2023 – Building Trust in Science
and Development
11 Nov National Education Day to mark the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Theme 2023 – Embracing Innovation
11 Nov Armistice Day (Remembrance It marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of
Day) the 11th month, in 1918.
12 Nov World Pneumonia Day 2023 theme is "Every Breath Counts: Stop Pneumonia in Its Track”
12 Nov Public Service Broadcasting Day To commemorate the visit of Mahatma Gandhi to All India Radio in
Delhi in 1947.
14 Nov Children’s Day or ‘Bal Diwas’ • 20 November – World Children’s Day
14 Nov World Diabetes Day Theme 2023 – Access to diabetes care
14-20 National Cooperative Week
Nov
15 Nov Jharkhand Foundation Day Jharkhand is the 28th state of India. It was formed on November 15,
2000 from Bihar, after a long-standing tribal movement for statehood.
15 Nov Janjatiya Gaurav Divas The birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda (Birsa
or Tribal Pride Day Munda Jayanti)
16 Nov National Press Day Theme 2023 is “Media in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”
16 Nov World Philosophy Day Theme 2023 – Philosophical Reflection in a Multicultural World
(3rd Thursday of November)
17 Nov National Epilepsy Day Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of brain characterized by recurrent
‘seizures’ or ‘fits’.
18 Nov 6th Naturopathy Day Theme 2023 - Naturopathy for Holistic Health.
18 Nov National Sapper's Day The Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army are also called the Sappers.
18-24 World Antibiotic Awareness Theme 2023 – Preventing antimicrobial resistance together
Nov Week /World Antimicrobial
Awareness Week (WAAW)
19 Nov International Men’s Day Theme 2023 – Zero Male Suicide
19 Nov World Toilet Day Theme 2023,’Accelerating Change’.
In 2024, the theme will be Leveraging Water for Peace.
19 Nov National Integration Day National Integration Day 2022 marks the 106th birth anniversary of
(Quami Ekta Divas) Indira Gandhi.
19-25 World Heritage Week By UNESCO.
Nov & Quami Ekta Week In India, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) celebrates it.
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20 Nov World Children's Day Theme 2023 – For Every Child, Every Right
19 Nov World Day of Remembrance for Theme 2023 – Accelerating Change
Road Traffic Victims (3rd Sunday
of Nov)
21 Nov World Television Day Theme 2023 is Accessibility.
21 Nov World Fisheries Day 2023
24 Nov Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom It was on this day in 1675, that Guru Tegh Bahadur was publicly
Day executed in Delhi by the then Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb.
24 Nov Lachit Divas/ लाAचत /दवस Lachit Borphukan was a commander, in the Ahom kingdom, located
in present-day Assam, India, known for his leadership in the 1671
Battle of Saraighat.
25 Nov International Day for the Theme 2023: UNiTE! Invest to Prevent Violence Against Women &
Elimination of Violence Against Girls! #No Excuse
Women
25 Nov No Non-Veg Day/ नो नॉन-वेज डे Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government declared November
25 as "no non-veg day" on the occasion of the birth anniversary of
Sadhu TL Vaswani.
26 Nov National Milk Day
26 Nov Constitution Day (Samvidhan Also known as National Law Day.
Divas)
29 Nov International Jaguar Day Its scientific name is Panthera Onca.
Books
1. 800”- biopic of Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan released, The film is directed by M.S.
Sripathy.
2. Prasoon Joshi Launches Dr. Hema Joshi’s Book ‘Do Palkon Ki Chhavn Main
3. The Book, Titled ‘Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers’ By Sharmishtha Mukherjee.
4. The book ‘Thread By Thread’ on the life of Shambhu Kumar Kasliwal was launched by Kapil Dev in
Mumbai
Awards
1. Irish author Paul Lynch’s book “Prophet Song” was named the winner of the Booker Prize 2023
2. Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has won the coveted JCB Prize for Literature for his novel, Fire Bird, an
English translation of his Tamil novel Aalandapatchi.
3. India-Born Author Nandini Das Wins 2023 British Academy Book Prize. For her book ‘Courting India:
England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire’.
4. Salman Rushdie Honored With First ‘Lifetime Disturbing The Peace Award.
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5. The song 'Abundance in Millets', featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sung by Falguni Shah and her
husband Gaurav Shah, has been nominated in the best global music performance category at the 2024
Grammy Awards.
6. 54th International Film Festival of India
Award Winner
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for Hollywood star Michael Douglas
Excellence in Cinema
Best Film or the Golden Peacock Award Abbas Amini directed ‘Endless Borders’
Special Jury or Silver Peacock Award Kannada film 'Kantara: A legend', directed by Rishab
Shetty.
Best Director Stephan Komandarev for Blaga’s Lessons
Best Actor award Pouria Rahimi Sam for ‘Endless Borders’.
Best Actor (Female) award Melanie Thiery for 'Party of Fools’.
ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal film ‘Drift’
Best OTT series award (introduced for the first "Panchayat" season two
time)
IFFI Special Recognition for Contribution to Madhuri Dixit
Bharatiya Cinema Award
7. 51st International Emmy Awards 2023

• Producer Ekta Kapoor, awarded the Directorate Award at the - First Indian Woman Filmmaker to
receive this Award.
• Vir Das: Landing, and Derry Girls season 3, were honoured with the International Emmy for
Comedy.
• Indian actor Shefali Shah was nominated for season 2 of Netflix’s Delhi Crime.
• Best Actress: Karla Souza in “La Caida” (Dive)
• Best Actor: Martin Freeman in “The Responder
• Best Drama Series: “The Empress”
• Best TV Movie/Mini-Series: La Caida [Dive]
8. Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua has won the 72nd Miss Universe 2023 title
9. Suresh Wadkar Named For Maharashtra’s ‘Lata Mangeshkar Award 2023
10. Deepti Babuta Becomes First Woman To Bag Dhahan Prize For Punjabi Literature for her short story
collection, ‘Bhukh Eon Sah Laindi Hai’ (‘Hunger Breathes Like This’).
11. Famous Writer T Padmanabhan Awarded Kerala Jyothi Award
12. ISRO Scientist V R Lalithambika Conferred Highest French Civilian Award
13. ISRO's Dr. Mathavaraj selected for Goa Govt.'s first 'Manohar Parrikar Yuva Scientist Award
14. Abdullahi Mire Wins 2023 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee
Award
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15. Uttar Pradesh has secured ‘Best State’ award for inland fisheries (plain areas).
16. National Metallurgist Award 2022
Winners Category
Dr Kamachi Mudali Uthandi Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Debashish Bhattacharjee National Metallurgist Award
Dr Rameshwar Sah R&D in Iron & Steel Sector
Dr Niloy Kundu Young Metallurgist (Environment) Award
Agilan Muthumanickam Award Young Metallurgist (Metal Science) Award
17. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2022, awarded jointly to the Indian
Medical Association and the Trained Nurses Association of India as representatives of the Covid
warriors in the country.
18. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bagged the SKOCH National Award 2023.
19. Social Worker Deenanath Rajput From Bastar Wins Rohini Nayyar Prize
20. J&K Adjudged as Best Performing State & UT Under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav & Meri Maati Meta Desh
Programme
• Top 3 performing States or Union Territories - 1. Jammu and Kashmir, 2. Gujarat and 3. Haryana
and Rajasthan
• Top 3 performing Ministries - 1. Ministry of External Affairs, 2. Ministry of Defence; and Ministry of
Railways and Ministry of Education for joint 3rd position
21. Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, head of the Mumbai-based Dawoodi Bohra sect of Islam, will be
honored with Pakistan's highest civilian award 'Nishan-e-Pakistan.
22. Safeena Husain, Founder of Educate Girls, honored with the WISE Prize for Education
23. REC Limited was awarded the 'Best Employer for Policies in Diversity and Inclusion' award at the 4th
Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards and Conference organized by ASSOCHAM.
24. RBI wins Business Line’s Changemaker of the Year award

• Amul was crowned iconic changemaker of the year.
• Also, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was recognised with the ‘Changemaker -
Financial Transformation’ award for its significant role in India's economic revolution.
25. Kerala Responsible Tourism Mission wins the Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023 for promoting
sustainable and women-inclusive initiatives.
26. All India Football Federation Wins AFC President’s Recognition Bronze Award For Grassroots Football:
Gold: Football Australia, Silver: Guam Football Association
27. Apolinaris D’Souza Honored With The 19th ‘Kalakar Puraskar’ Award
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28. Asian Oil and Gas Awards : GAIL wins two awards: “The Innovation Award – India” and “Midstream
Project of the Year – India” has been given for the installation of the first floating Compressed Natural
Gas (CNG) station at Varanasi.
29. India has set a new Guinness World Record for the maximum number of selfies under the Central
government's 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' campaign.
30. Vihaan Talya Vikas 10-Year-Old Kid Wins ‘Wildlife Photographer Of The Year’ Award.
31. Serena Williams becomes the first athlete to receive CFDA Fashion Icon Award
32. Odisha pavilion bagged a gold medal in the 42nd India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi.
Appointments
1. Koppu Sadashiv Murthy has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Heavy
Electricals Ltd (BHEL).
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is Elected Chairman of Shree Somnath Trust for Five-Year Term
3. Information Commissioner Heeralal Samariya was sworn-in as the Chief Information Commissioner
4. Hitesh Kumar S Makwana appointed Surveyor General of India
5. Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) appointed Venkat Nageswar Chalasani as Chief Executive
6. Alok Sharma appointed as New Special Protection Group (SPG) Chief
7. Govt Appoints Vinay Tonse As MD Of SBI For 2 Years
8. Mizoram Governor Appoints Air Force Officer Manisha Padhi As India’s First Woman Aide De Camp
9. RBI appoints Manoranjan Mishra as Executive Director
10. Santosh Kumar Jha set to be next CMD of Konkan Railway
11. Justice Rajendra Menon re-appointed as Chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT)
12. Surendra Adhana, has been re-elected to serve on the Advisory Committee on Administrative and
Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) at the United Nations for the term 2024-26
13. Former Indian Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has been appointed as an advisor to the board of the US-
India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF).
14. RBI approves appointment of Isha Ambani, Anshuman Thakur, Hitesh Sethia as directors of Jio Financial
Services
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15. NPCI appoints Pankaj Tripathi as ‘UPI Safety Ambassador
16. Mamata Banerjee Names Sourav Ganguly As The ‘Brand Ambassador Of Bengal
17. Acko Partners With R Madhavan As Their ‘Voice Of The Customer
18. Federal Bank signs shuttler H S Prannoy for an exclusive collaboration
19. Bandhan Bank Board Approves Reappointment Of Chandra Shekhar Ghosh As MD & CEO
20. Deepesh Nanda Appointed As CEO & MD Of Tata Power Renewable Energy
21. Former GAIL (India) Ltd. Chairman Manoj Jain has been appointed Managing Director of city gas operator
Torrent Gas Ltd, with effect from 1 January 2024
22. Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has been appointed by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as their new
'mentor’
Obituaries
1. India’s First Woman Supreme Court Judge Justice Fathima Beevi Passed Away
2. S. Venkitaramanan, Former RBI Governor Passed Away. S Venkitaramanan served as 18th RBI Governor
from 1990 to 1992
3. Indian art historian and a world authority on miniature paintings, Brijinder Nath Goswamy passed away
4. Founder of Sankara Netralaya Dr.S.S Badrinath passed away in Chennai. He was a recipient of the
Padma Shri in 1983 and Padma Bhushan in 1999.
5. Sahara Group Founder Subrata Roy Died at 75
6. Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, Oberoi Group Chairman passed away
7. Former governor of Nagaland, P B Acharya passed away at 92
8. Former Karnataka Assembly Speaker D B Chandregowda Passed Away At 87
9. Frank Borman- US Astronaut Who Led First Lunar Mission, Died.He led Apollo 8, the first crewed
mission to orbit the moon and successfully returned to Earth.
10. Rosalynn Carter, the wife of former President Jimmy Carter and ex-First Lady of the United States,
known affectionately as the "Steel Magnolia," passed away
Ranking & Index

1. State Food Safety Index
• Tamil Nadu emerged as the leading state in consumer empowering initiatives
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• Gujarat and Kerala were the top performers in Food testing category
2. Shiv Nadar Tops The Hurun India Philanthropy List 2023
3. AQI Report 2023- Delhi's Air Quality continues to remain 'Very Poor'
4. Alarming Rise in Road Accidents and Fatalities: India’s Road Safety Crisis
5. Global Tiger Recovery Program 2.0 : Report
6. Highest Number Of Patents Granted By Indian Government In 2023-24/2023-24
7. Bengaluru Tops In Women Led Startups: According to the data of Traxon, Bengaluru is at the forefront
of women-led startups, with 1,783 ventures, followed by Mumbai (1,480) and Delhi (1,195).
8. Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), 2023. Singapore, Switzerland, and the United States are
among the top three countries on the index. India is ranked 103
9. India ranks 2nd in employee well-being, Japan lowest
10. QS Asia University Rankings 2024
11. India ranked 117th among 129 nations in inclusiveness index by US varsity
12. India Ranks Third In Global Unicorn Rankings With 72 Unicorns
13. Four Indian Women Shine In BBC 100 Women 2023 List
State News
1. Ladakh Secures 4th GI Tag For ‘Sea-buckthorn
2. South East Asia's First Night Sky Sanctuary. Ladakh will have South East Asia's first Night Sky Sanctuary
at Hanle.
3. Saffron of Kishtwar district receives GI tag from Geographical Indications Registry
4. Gyanodaya Express: This unique project, also known as the “College on Wheels,”
5. India’s first-ever Lavender Farm is coming up at Challa village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.
6. Uttarakhand To Become The First State after Goa To Adopt The Uniform Civil Code
7. Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand: The Silkyara-Barkot tunnel is part of the ambitious Char Dham
all-weather road project
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8. Uttarakhand’s Unique Products Gets Geographical Indication Tags : more than 15 products from
Uttarakhand were given the Geographical Indicator (GI) tag
9. Himachal Pradesh State Launched AI-powered Vidhya Samiksha Kendra
10. IIT Ropar Discovers Rare Metal ‘Tantalum’ In Sutlej River, Punjab
11. CM Khattar Launched expanded Ayushman Bharat-Chirayu Haryana Yojana
12. New Delhi Hosts 'Space Tech And Aviation 2047' Conference
13. Delhi And Fukuoka 'Friendship Agreement' For Strengthening In Culture
14. Assam Government Approves Merger Of SEBA And AHSEC
15. Water Smart Kid Campaign: This initiative, operating under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)
16. Raas Mahotsav in Majuli : Majuli is the core of Assamese Neo-Vaishnavism.
17. Ayodhya Sets Guinness Record: More than 22 lakh ‘diyas’ illuminated the banks of the Saryu river.
18. PM Modi Attended 'Braj Raj Utsav' Of Mathura On 23 Nov
19. Uttar Pradesh government has banned labelling halal on eatables such as dairy products, sugar, bakery
items, peppermint oil, savouries and edible oil
20. UP CM Launches Hot Cooked Meal Scheme In Anganwadi Centers
21. India's first 'Telecom Center of Excellence’: Under this, Rs 30 crore will be spent on 5G-AI research and
6G launch.
22. Hardeep Singh Puri launches city’s 2nd floating CNG station in Varanasi
23. Panna Tiger Reserve: Panna Tiger Reserve is a critical tiger habitat located in the Vindhyan mountain
range
24. Madhya Pradesh: India’s Largest Tiger Reserve To Be Set Up In Damoh
25. Bihar Reservation Bill- Bihar Crossed SC Limit By Raising Quota To 75%
26. Special Category Status To Bihar: The demand comes in the backdrop of the findings from the “Bihar
Caste-based Survey, 2022
27. PM Modi's Visit to Ulihatu On The Occasion Of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas
28. PM Modi Launched PM-PVTG Mission : There are 75 PVTGs in 18 States & UTs living in 22,544 villages
(220 districts) having a population of around 28 lakhs.
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29. Abua Bir Dishom Abhiyan: Jharkhand government initiated the Abua Bir Dishom Abhiyan to distribute
land title certificates to individuals and communities in accordance with the Forests Rights Act.
30. Jagannath Puri Heritage Corridor Project (JPHCP) Will Be Dedicated To The Devotees On January 17,
2024
31. Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurated the Odisha Research Centre
32. President Murmu attends Boita Bandana ceremony in Paradip, Odisha
33. Odisha Government launched scheme AMA BANK to promote banking services to panchayat level
34. Iconic ‘Throne Room’ at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata named after Sardar Patel
35. “Ghol” Fish Declared State Fish Of Gujarat
36. Barda Wildlife Sanctuary Is Set To Become The Second Home For Asiatic Lions
37. Mumbai Street To Be Named In Memory Of Actor Vikram Gokhale
38. Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) System
39. Bengaluru Hosted Namma Kambala On November 25 And 26
40. Bannerghatta’s Sloth Bear Rescue Centre completes 18 years: World’s Second Largest Sloth Bear
Rescue Centre
41. Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam Prequel Event: The Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam will be
organized from 10th to 12th December, 2023 in Vijayawada.
42. Telangana Unveils The World’s First 3D-Printed Temple
43. Hyderabad’s Sadar Festival: This vibrant festival is a cherished tradition of the Yadav community and is
also known as Dunnapothula Panduga.
44. Pauradhwani Program : Kerala State Literacy Mission
45. Kerala’s Responsible Tourism Mission in Global List
46. Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates ‘Classic Imperial’ Luxury Cruise In Kerala
47. Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP), Vandalur received a pair of Himalayan black bears from the Jambu
Zoo, Jammu and Kashmir
48. Kashmir Saffron has been cultivated in a Kerala village Kanthallur, for the first time.
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49. Hornbill Festival 2023 is scheduled to occur from December 1, to December 10, 2023 at the heritage
village of Kisama, Nagaland
50. Nagaland Assembly unanimously passed a bill to reserve 33 percent seats for women in urban local
bodies (ULBs).
51. Dharmendra Pradhan launched 37 PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalayas and 26 PM SHRI Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalayas in Odisha
52. Uttarakhand would provide MBBS courses in Hindi. After Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand would be the
second state in the country to launch such a project.
53. The Karnataka Health Department has launched Dr Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyoti Yojana to treat
people suffering from sudden heart attacks and cardiac issues.
54. Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Gives Nod To Caste Survey
55. The statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was installed in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The
statue was unveiled by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant
Governor Manoj Sinha.
56. The statue has been installed in 41 Rashtriya Rifles (Maratha LI) near the India-Pakistan border in
Kupwara.
57. Uttar Pradesh government has decided to conduct a comprehensive census of cows to find out the
actual number of them and then plan accordingly for their welfare.
58. The Uttar Pradesh government has launched the ‘Every Right for Every Child’ campaign to ensure equal
opportunities for students.
59. Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University (CSMUJ) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, has achieved the highest
grading, A++, from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
60. President Draupadi Murmu has launched the National Education Campaign titled "New Education for
New India" in Odisha. It is being organized by Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya, Sambalpur.
61. Delhi Airport Launches Sunflower Programme For Invisible Disabilities
62. The 2nd edition of the Ganga Pustak Parikrama launched by the National Book Trust (NBT) under its Gyan
Ganga Initiative will conclude at Gangasagar in West Bengal on 11 January 2024. The Ganga Pustak
Parikrama was launched on 7 November at Gangotri, Uttrakhand, the origin place of the river Ganga.
National News
1. Gwalior and Kozhikode join UNESCO Creative Cities Network
2. ‘Bharat’ Atta (Wheat Flour) : New Initiative
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• Bharat’ Atta will be available through various outlets, including Kendriya Bhandar, National
Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED), and National Cooperative
Consumer Federation (NCCF)
3. Jal Diwali -“Water For Women, Women For Water Campaign” Launched
4. Nayi Chetna – 2.0: It was launched on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
Women - 25 November
5. One Station One Product scheme- It was launched with a vision to promote ‘Vocal for Local’.
6. NEST initiative- To promote sustainable and eco-friendly construction in the domestic housing sector.
7. Union Cabinet approves continuation of Fast-track Special Courts up to March 2026
8. Government Extends PMGKAY Scheme For 5 More Years, To Cost 11.8 Lakh Crore
9. Union Cabinet approves PM-JANMAN scheme for tribal welfare- Budget outlay: ₹24,000 crore
10. Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centres, renamed Ayushman Arogya Mandir. The rebranded
AB-HWCs will also have a new tagline -- 'Arogyam Parmam Dhanam’.
11. One Nation, One Registration Platform

• Aim: To eliminate duplication and red tape and allow the public to access information on any
physician working in India.
12. Vision India@2047’ plan- For India to become a developed economy of about USD 30 trillion by 2047
13. UPSC Tightens Guidelines for Appointment of State DGPs
14. ENCORE- ENCORE’ which stands for ‘Enabling Communications on Real-time Environment’.
15. ECI signs MoU with the Ministry of Education to bring Electoral Literacy to Classrooms across the
country
16. 'Costa Serena'- The first international cruise liner in India.
17. India’s First Wifi6 Ready Broadband Network - Nokia has collaborated with TATA Play Fiber, unveiling
the country’s inaugural WiFi6-ready broadband network.
18. NMDC Inaugurates its 1st Gold Mine, Mount Celia Gold Operation
19. Bharat Botanics To Open India’s Largest Cold Oil Production Facility In Gujarat
20. Krishi 24/7 - Union Agriculture Ministry, in collaboration with the Wadhwani Institute for Artificial
Intelligence (Wadhwani AI), developed Krishi 24/7.
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21. Ban On Use Of Barium & Other Prohibited Chemicals. Supreme Court of India emphasized that its
directive, issued in the 2021 order, banning the use of barium and other prohibited chemicals in
firecrackers
22. Mitti Cafe In Supreme Court - Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud inaugurated ‘Mitti Cafe‘, a
unique establishment situated within the Supreme Court premises.
23. AAINA Dashboard For Cities: The ‘AAINA Dashboard for Cities’ portal has been made live by Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
24. 9th India International Science Festival To Be Held In Faridabad In January 2024
25. GAIL Completes World’s Inaugural Ship-To-Ship LNG Transfer
26. CDB Launches ‘Hello Naariyal’ Call Centre- It is a call centre in Kerala that functions from the
headquarters of the Board in Kochi.
27. International Event SAMBHAV- Divyang Artists from Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sri Lanka and Thailand participated in this event.
28. AGNI – ‘Ayurveda Gyan Naipunya Initiative - The initiative aims to promote research for
mainstreaming pragmatic Ayurveda practices through scientific validation and evidence-based
appraisal.
29. MoU signed between Department of Social Justice and Empowerment and ISKCON under Nasha
Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
30. Cabinet approves Terms of Reference for the 16th Finance Commission -Article 280(1) of the
Constitution lays down that the modalities for setting up of a Finance Commission to make
recommendation on the distribution of net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the States.
31. India Unveils Biogas Blending Plan To Reduce Natural Gas Imports And Achieve Net Zero Emissions
32. APEDA facilitated cashew nut export to four countries on NCD
33. Toll Operate Transfer (TOT) Model : TOT model has been developed to encourage private participation
in Highway sector.
34. IIT Kanpur has a quick-fix solution to offer to Delhi and its neighbouring regions choking in toxic air – it
can help the city wash down pollutants and dust with “artificial rains”.
35. Every year, on November 2nd, the festival of Parumala Perunnal is celebrated in Kerala.
36. The 17th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival, from February 1 to February 5, 2024
37. Mundra Becomes India’s First Port To Handle 16.1 Million Tonnes Of Cargo, the highest-ever volume by
any port in India.
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38. Dharmendra Pradhan and Australian Education Minister, Jason Clare announce opening of two
Australian Universities upcoming campuses (Wollongong and Deakin Universities) in GIFT City
39. India has approved its first 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the defence sector, permitting
Sweden's Saab to establish a facility for rocket manufacturing.
40. India accounted for the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world in 2022, representing 27
percent of the global burden, as revealed by the new WHO 2023 Global TB report.
41. Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has become India’s largest green energy company as it reached the 8.4
gigawatt (GW) installed capacity mark.
42. India will host the second Voice of Global South Summit in a virtual format. The sessions will be hosted
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
International News
1. Pedro Sanchez Re-Elected As Spanish Prime Minister
2. Luc Frieden Takes Charge As Prime Minister Of Luxembourg
3. Christopher Luxon swears in as New Zealand’s Prime Minister
4. CAG GC Murmu appointed as Vice-Chair of UN External Auditors' Panel
5. Amit S Telang appointed as Indian envoy to the Caribbean Community
6. Robert Shetkintong Appointed As The Next High Commissioner Of India To The Republic Of
Mozambique
7. Cambodia’s Crown Jewel, Angkor Wat Named The Eighth Wonder Of The World
8. Nepal becomes first South Asian nation to register same-sex marriage
9. Indian Named the Chair of International Sugar Organisation for 2024
10. India, Bangladesh PMs to Inaugurate Three Development Projects
11. World Climate Action Summit: The Summit is the High-Level Segment of the 28th Conference of
Parties , COP28 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC.
12. World’s Biggest Iceberg On The Move After 30 Years
13. David Beckham Three-Day Visit To India As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
14. For The First Time, Indian Bananas Were Exported To Europe By Sea Route
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15. First Australia India Education & Skill Council(AIESC) meeting held at IIT Gujarat
16. Philippines Announces Exit From China’s BRI
17. CBSE to open new administrative Office in UAE
18. 2nd World Local Production Forum: The first WLPF was organised virtually in 2021.
19. Chile Becomes 95th Member Of International Solar Alliance ISA
20. Japan gets a new Island after an undersea volcano eruption
21. Dnieper River: Dnieper River is the fourth-longest river in Europe (after the Volga, the Danube, and the
Ural).
22. Seismic Activity In Iceland: 800 earthquakes hitting the Reykjanes peninsula in a short span
23. Dominica Creates World’s First Marine Protected Area for Sperm Whales
24. UAE Inaugurates World’s Largest Single-Site Solar Power Plant
25. ASEAN India Millet Festival 2023: ASEAN Member states i.e. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
26. BRICS Virtual Summit: Hosted by South Africa
27. Cyclone ‘Michaung’ To Hit Bay Of Bengal, The Fourth Storm This Year
28. Isthmus of Kra Land Bridge Project; NATO announced the formal suspension of a key Cold War-era
security treaty.
29. Cambridge’s Word Of The Year : Hallucinate
30. Argentina elected Javier Milei as its new President.
31. IIT Madras opens offshore campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
32. Bangladesh’s Saima Wazed, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to be the next World Health
Organization (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia, From 1 February 2024.
33. The highest active volcano in Eurasia, Klyuchevskaya Sopka
34. US Announces $553 Million Investment in Adani’s Sri Lanka Port Terminal Project
35. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the branch of State Bank of India in Trincomalee, Sri
Lanka. India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara were
present on the occasion.
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36. The King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in India an eight-day official visit
37. Omegle, the online chat platform officially closed
38. Cyclone ‘Midhili’ Makes Landfall On Bangladesh’s Coast. Meanwhile, the first day of the three-day
Meghalaya’s Cherry Blossom Festival was cancelled due to bad weather conditions.
39. The name ‘Midhili’ was given by the Maldives. Countries affected by the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
cyclones rotationally give names of cyclones in a sequence.
40. Afghanistan Closes Its Embassy In India Permanently
41. Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil and gas company, Saudi Aramco, has discovered two new natural gas
fields in the Empty Quarter region of the Eastern Province: Al-Hiran, Al-Mahakik.
Defence
1. The Eastern Air Command (EAC) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is conducting its annual command-level
exercise, 'Exercise Poorvi Akash’.Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas deployed in eastern region.
2. The 4th edition of the bilateral exercise Bongosagar-23 between the Indian Navy and the Bangladesh
Navy and the 5th edition of the Coordinated Patrol (Coordinated Patrol-Corporate) by the navies of
both the countries was conducted in the North Bay of Bengal from 07 to 09 November 2023.
3. joint exercise ‘Trishakti Prahar’ recently conducted near the western border of Rajasthan in Jaisalmer.
4. Trishakti Prahar is a joint military exercise involving the Indian Army, the Indian Navy, and the Indian
Air Force.
5. The ninth edition of the joint military exercise between the armed forces of India and Sri Lanka
commenced in Aundh, Pune
6. 14th Edition of the Indo-US Joint Special Forces exercise “VAJRA PRAHAR 2023” commenced at the
Joint Training Node, Umroi Cantonment, Meghalaya.
7. 2nd Edition of Joint military exercise 'Austrahind-2023' is being conducted in Perth between the armed
forces of India and Australia
8. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commenced 9th edition of National Level Pollution Response Exercise
(NATPOLREX-lX) from 24 November 2023 at Vadinar in Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat.
9. The 17th joint military exercise Surya Kiran between the armies of India and Nepal is being organized in
Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
10. Exercise 'MITRA SHAKTI–2023

• The ninth edition of the joint military exercise between the armed forces of India and Sri Lanka
concluded in Aundh, Pune.
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• China and Pakistan are conducted the third edition of the Sea Guardian-3 bilateral naval exercise in
the northern Arabian Sea.
• Theme - "Joint Response to Maritime Security Threats".
11. India’s indigenously designed and developed light tank, tentatively named Zorawar, is likely to be ready
for trials soon. It was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in
collaboration with Larsen & Toubro Limited.
12. The Indian Navy, in association with DRDO, successfully undertook Guided Flight Trials of Naval Anti-
Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR). Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR) is the first
indigenous air-launched anti-ship cruise missile developed for the Indian Navy.
13. Nirbhay Cruise Missile:

• It is India’s first indigenously-produced cruise missile.
• The missile was developed by the Bengaluru-based Aeronautical Development Establishment, a lab
under India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
14. Indian Navy Launches 4th Anti-Submarine Warfare Craft, Named ‘Amini. In Tamil Nadu's Kattupalli, it
was introduced.
15. Russia recently signed a contract to supply Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles to India and has
allowed the production of the Igla under license.
16. ‘Surat’ Becomes The First Navy Warship To Be Named After A City in Gujarat
17. In 2011, the deal to build four warships -- Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal, and Surat -- was signed
under the Project-15B programme
18. India successfully test fired surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) 'Pralay' from Abdul
Kalam Island off Odisha coast.
19. This Pralay missile has been developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization
(DRDO).
20. Coast Guard ship ICGS Sangram decommissioned after 26 years of service.
21. India is set to acquire additional Israeli-made Hermes Starliner 900 drones that will enhance the Indian
Army’s surveillance capabilities along its northern borders.
22. Project Kusha

• India Aims to Deploy Indigenous ‘Iron Dome’ by 2028
• This indigenous system is designed to detect and destroy a wide array of threats, including stealth
fighters, aircraft, drones, cruise missiles, and precision-guided munitions at ranges of up to 350 km.
• The ambitious project, known as Project Kusha, is under the purview of the Defense Research and
Development Organization (DRDO).
23. IAF’s No. 4 Squadron Replaces MiG-21 Bison with Sukhoi-30 MKI
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24. Light Combat Helicopter Prachand is India’s first indigenous multi-role combat helicopter, developed by
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
25. The helicopter is fitted with Shakti Engine, which is co-developed by HAL and France’s Safran.
26. Three S-400 Missile Units Are Deployed by the IAF Along Pakistani And Chinese Borders.
27. In 2018-19, India agreed with Russia to procure S-400 missiles worth ₹35,000 crore (approx).
28. The United States military recently conducted a Minuteman III missile launch, developed by Boeing Co
Science Tech
1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched a sounding rocket as part of its
INFUSE mission.
2. Integral Field Ultraviolet Spectroscope Experiment (INFUSE):study the Cygnus Loop, a supernova
remnant.
3. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully completed its first flyby of an asteroid named Dinkinesh.
4. It is a first-of-its-kind mission of NASA that will explore Jupiter’s elusive Trojan asteroids.
5. Scientists have detected atomic oxygen in the atmosphere of Venus, Earth’s neighboring planet. The
detection was made using an instrument aboard the SOFIA airborne observatory, a modified Boeing
747SP aircraft carrying an infrared telescope.
6. India’s first multi-wavelength space telescope, AstroSat, has successfully detected its 600th Gamma-ray
Burst (GRB), an event named GRB 231122B.
7. E Prime Layer : Outermost Part Of Earth’s Core between the core and mantle. Formed by surface water
penetrating deep into the planet over billions of years.
8. Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) at
Palode identified a new mushroom species, which has been named Candolleomyces albosquamosus
9. IISR-Kozhikode Develops New High-Yielding Pepper Variety named ‘IISR Chandra.’
10. NexCAR19 : Gene Therapy - The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has granted
market authorisation for NexCAR19, India’s first indigenously-developed Chimeric Antigen Receptor T
cell (CAR-T cell) Therapy.
11. Hanson Robotics and Dictador, a Polish run company, have appointed the world’s first humanoid robot
CEO named Mika.
12. Ixchiq Vaccine For Chikungunya: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States
approved the world’s inaugural vaccine for chikungunya.
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13. Indian Immunologicals launched the 'Mabella' Measles and Rubella Vaccine for children in
Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, developed in collaboration with Polyvac Institute of Vietnam.
14. IndiGo, India’s largest airline, announced launch of its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chat assistant
named “6Eskai.”
15. Recently Air India introduced its own AI-powered chat assistant, “Maharaja”
16. Samsung launched ‘Gauss’ its own generative AI model
Banking
1. RBI Allows NRI’s To Buy Sovereign Green Bonds
2. RBI Includes PM Vishwakarma Under PIDF Scheme
3. SIDBI launches ‘Sumpoorn’ MSME Economic Activity Index with Jocata
4. IMF executive board approved a 50% quota increase
5. Sebi Reduces Minimum Issue Size For Social Stock Exchange To Rs 50 Lakh
6. Penny drop’ verification: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has made
‘penny drop’ verification mandatory for the withdrawal of funds by subscribers
7. India To Become World’s Third-Largest Economy By 2027: FM Nirmala Sitharaman. She predicted
that by 2027, India would surpass Japan and Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy.
8. India's economy achieved a historic milestone when its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) crossed the $4
trillion-mark in nominal terms for the first time ever.
Sports
1. Australia Wins The 6th Men’s ICC Cricket ODI World Cup 2023
2. Virat Kohli has made history by breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s world record, achieving his 50th ODI
century. Surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Kohli claimed the title of the international batsman
with the highest number of centuries in ODI cricket.
3. On 10 November 2023, the ICC had banned the Sri Lanka Cricket Board for government interference.
4. The ICC, during its meeting in Ahmedabad on November 21, has implemented a stop-clock system on
trial basis from December 1 to April 2024.
5. ICC Bans Transgender Players From International Women’s Cricket
6. Marlon Samuels, the ex-West Indies batsman, received a six-year cricket ban from the International
Cricket Council (ICC) for not disclosing benefits from the Abu Dhabi T10 league.
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7. ICC Announced The Inclusion Of Three Cricket Maestros In The ICC Hall Of Fame
8. Sachin Tendulkar's Statue Unveiled at Wankhede Stadium
9. AI has been crowned the Collins Word of the Year for 2023. The dictionary defines AI as the "modelling
of human mental functions by computer programs.”
10. Gujarat Titans named Shubman Gill as captain to lead the team ahead of the IPL 2024 after the franchise
confirmed Hardik Pandya's return to Mumbai Indians via trade
11. Rahul Dravid has accepted the BCCI's offer to extend his term as India's head coach until at least the 2024
T20 World Cup in June.
12. Punjab cricket team has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title for the first time by defeating Baroda
team.
13. Indian Billiards star Pankaj Advani has won the World Billiards Championship for the 26th time.
14. Novak Djokovic made history, by securing his seventh ATP Finals title in Turin.
15. Italy beats Australia, reclaims Davis Cup title after 47 years
16. Max Verstappen Beats Leclerc To Victory In Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
17. India claims nine medals and tops standings at the 23rd Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok
18. Bangladesh to host 24th Asian Archery Championships in 2025
19. India finish Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok with seven medals
20. India lifts Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 title over Japan
21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Roshibina Devi, Kushal Kumar, and Chavi for winning
medals at the recently held 16th World Wushu Championship in the USA
22. Indian skydiver Shital Mahajan jumped off a helicopter from the height of 21,500 ft in front of the world's
highest peak, Mt Everest
23. Canada beats Italy to win Billie Jean King Cup for first time
24. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) established a world-class football academy in Bhubaneswar,
Odisha.
25. Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 Men’s FIFA World Cup.
26. Maharashtra secured the first position in the National Games 2023 and bagged 228 medals including 80
gold
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27. Hockey Punjab Wins 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2023
28. Anahat Singh Becomes Second Youngest To Win National Squash Championship Title
29. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur has announced to start of the first ever
Khelo India Para Games (KIPG).
30. Savita Punia Nominated For The FIH Goalkeeper Of The Year Award 2023
31. India beats Pakistan to win bronze at 11th Sultan of Johor Cup 2023, held in Johor, Malaysia from 27
October to 4 November 2023. A total of 8 teams participated in this year's edition.
32. Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi win FIDE Grand Swiss women’s and open titles resp in UK
33. Anish Bhanwala Becomes First Indian Shooter To Win A Medal In 25m Rapid Fire At ISSF World Cup Final
December 2023
Important Days
1 Dec World AIDS Day Theme 2023- “Let communities lead”
1 Dec Nagaland statehood day Nagaland became 16th State of the Union of India on 1st
December 1963
1 Dec Border Security Force raising day This day marks the creation of BSF on December 1, 1965.
2 Dec National Pollution Control Day Theme 2023 - Sustainable Development for a Clean and
Healthy Planet
2 Dec World Computer Literacy Day Theme 2023 - Promoting literacy for a world in transition:
Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies.
3 Dec International Day of Persons with Theme 2023 - United in action to rescue and achieve the SDGs
Disabilities for, with and by persons with disabilities
4 Dec International Day of Banks
4 Dec Indian Navy Day Theme 2023 is "Operational Efficiency, Readiness and Mission
Achievement in the Maritime Domain"
4 Dec International Cheetah Day -
5 Dec International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2023 Theme: the power of collective action: if everyone did.
5 Dec World Soil Day 2023 Theme – Soil and water, a source of life
7 Dec Armed Forces Flag Day Also the Flag Day of India - dedicated towards collection of
funds from people of India for the welfare of the Indian Armed
Forces personnel.
7 Dec International Civil Aviation Day Theme 2023: “Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation
Development”.
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9 Dec International Anti-Corruption Day Theme 2023 – ‘UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against
Corruption.’
10 Dec Human Rights Day 2023 Theme: Freedom, Equality and Justice for All
11 Dec UNICEF Day Theme 2023 – “For every child, every right.“
11 Dec International Mountain Day • Theme 2023 – Restoring mountain ecosystems
12-Dec International Universal Health Theme 2023 – Health For All: Time for action.
Coverage Day
14 Dec National Energy Conservation Day

16 Dec Vijay Diwas commemorated in Bangladesh and India, to observe India’s
victory over Pakistan in War of 1971 for the liberation of
Bangladesh from Pakistan.
18 Dec Minorities Rights Day in India Theme for 2023 – Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion
Dec 18 International Migrants Day Theme: Act today (given by UN)
19 Dec Goa's Liberation Day Goa got its freedom from Portuguese on 19th December, 1961
after 450 years.
22 Dec National Mathematics Day to mark the birth anniversary of legendary Indian
mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan.
23 Dec Kisan Diwas/ National Farmer's Day Commemorates birthday of the 5th Prime Minister of
India, Choudhary Charan Singh, also a farmer's leader
24 Dec National Consumer Day/ or Bharatiya World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on the 15th of
Grahak Diwas March
25 Dec Good Governance Day (India) birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
सश
ु ासन *दवस
Good Governance Week from December 19 to 25 (3rd edition)
26 Dec Veer Baal Diwas This day is observed to pay honor and tribute to the sacrifices
made by Sahibzada Zorawar Singh (6) and Sahibzada Fateh
Singh (9), who were laid down their lives while defending their
faith in Sirhind, Punjab.
27 Dec International Day of Epidemic The decision is part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Preparedness Development.
Books
1. The book, 'RESILIENT INDIA: How Modi Transformed India's Disaster Management Paradigm'released
by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
2. Huma Qureshi launched 1st novel ‘Zeba
3. Former President of India, Ram Nath Kovind launched a book “ Naye Bharat ka Samveda” in New Delhi.
4. The book is a compilation of speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Indian Constitution.
5. Twinkle Khanna launches her fourth book 'Welcome to Paradise.
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Awards
1. Olympian M. Sreeshankar Clinches 35th Jimmy George Foundation Award.
2. President Droupadi Murmu presents President's Colour to Armed Forces Medical College Pune.
3. Prashant Agrawal Receives National Award For ‘Best Personality- Empowerment Of Differently-Abled.
4. Michelle Zárate Palomec from Mexico(Her work addresses water scarcity challenges and combats social
and gender inequalities ) and Sebastian Mwaura from Kenya,(efforts in accelerating the adoption of
electric vehicles) honored as winners of the UN Global Climate Action Awards.
5. Renowned author and translator Arshia Sattar honored with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters
by the French government.
6. Indian-Origin Novelist Meira Chand Receives Singapore’s Highest Arts Award.
7. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has won the Sports Business of the Year
at the Sports Business Awards 2023
8. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has been awarded the first CII Sports Business Award,
2023.
9. Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) clinches Sports Franchise of the Year award.
10. Tamil Nadu was honoured as the top state for sports promotion
11. Amazon India received the National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
12. Activist Ali Abu Awwad and pianist Daniel Barenboim win Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2023
13. Noted Hindi writer Pushpa Bharati’s 2016 memoir, Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein, has been selected for
the 33rd Vyas Samman, 2023.
14. Javed Akhtar to be felicitated with Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ajanta-Ellora Film
Festival
15. Ex-UN Secretary-General Gen Ban Ki-moon gets Power of One Award 2023
16. Nikhil Dey Named ‘Global Anti-Corruption Champion’ By US
17. Veteran Actor Kabir Bedi Awarded Italy’s Civilian Honour ‘Order Of Merit
18. Indian Scientist Dr. Hemachandran Ravikumar Received Karmaveer Chakra Medal-2023
19. Bhutanese author Tshering Tashi conferred with Sahitya Akademi’s Premchand Fellowship
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20. At COP28: Dr Atul Shah plastic surgeon awarded as Game-Changing Innovator Prize.
21. Finland, awarded the International Gender Equality Prize for 2023 to an NGO in Afghanistan that works
to promote and protect the rights of women in Afghanistan.
22. Indian-American medical student Rijul Maini crowned Miss India USA 2023.
23. Poet Sukrita Paul Kumar Wins Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize For ‘Salt & Pepper.
24. INS Shivaji received the original 'Vir Chakra' awarded to the late Vice-Admiral Benoy Roy Chowdhury, the
1971 War Hero.
25. NTPC Kanti receives FICCI Water Award 2023 for industrial water use efficiency.
26. Professor Savita Ladage from Mumbai received the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Nyholm Prize for
Education in recognition of her contributions to chemistry education.
27. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon Mission Earns Leif Erikson Lunar Prize.
28. Bhutan’s prestigious National Order of Merit Gold Medal awarded to former Punjab Cadre IAS Officer
Dr Khetrapal. She became the first Indian to be elected as the regional director of WHO South-East Asia
29. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) CMD Pradip Kumar Das bags the ‘CMD
of the Year’ award for a second consecutive year.
30. Sahitya Akademi Award 2023 : Sanjeev will get Sahitya Akademi Award for his Hindi novel Mujhe
Pahachaano. Neelam Saran Gour will get the award for her English Novel Requiem in Raga Janki. Nine
books of poetry, six novels, five short story collections, three essays have won the Sahitya Akademi
Awards this year.
31. National Sports Awards 2023
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023

S. No. 11. Name of the sportsperson* 12. Discipline
1. 13. Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty 14. Badminton
2. 15. Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj 16. Badminton
26 Sports persons will receive Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023
S. No. 17. Name of the sportsperson 18. Discipline
1. 19. Shri Ojas Pravin Deotale 20. Archery
2. 21. Ms Aditi Gopichand Swami 22. Archery
3. 23. Shri Sreeshankar M 24. Athletics
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4. 25. Ms Parul Chaudhary 26. Athletics

6. 27. Ms R Vaishali 28. Chess
7. 29. Shri Mohammed Shami 30. Cricket
8. 31. Ms Diksha Dagar 32. Golf
9. 33. Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak 34. Hockey
10. 35. Shri Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar 36. Shooting
11. 37. Ms Esha Singh 38. Shooting
12. 39. Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu 40. Squash
13. 41. Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy 42. Blind Cricket
14. 43. Ms Prachi Yadav 44. Para Canoeing
15. 45. Ms Sheetal Devi 46. Para Archery
Dronacharya Award : Regular Category
Dronacharya Award : Lifetime Category
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2023
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023:
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32. Karnataka bags National Energy Conservation Award 2023: The Bureau of Energy Efficiency organized
the awards as part of the National Energy Conservation Day.
33. Javelin thrower Sumit Antil and archer Sheetal Devi won the prestigious Best Male and Best Female
Athlete awards at the first Divyang Sports Awards.
34. India's first Paralympic gold medalist and freestyle swimmer Muralikant Petkar honoured with the
Lifetime Achievement Award.
35. Renowned para-badminton coach Gaurav Khanna won the best coach award.
36. Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton Academy won the Best Academy Award.
37. Mr L P Hemanth K Srinivasulu Receives ‘Man Of The Year 2023’ Award From Home Minister Shri Amit
Shah
Appointments
1. Kanchan Devi has been appointed Director General (DG) of the Indian Council of Forestry Research
Education (ICFRE).
2. Commander P. Deosthalee Becomes The First Woman To Command An INW(an Indian Naval Warship )
3. Captain Geetika Koul 1st woman medical officer to be deployed at Siachen.
4. Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi to become India’s new Vice Chief of Navy Staff
5. Lalduhoma to take oath as Mizoram’s next CM
6. Revanth Reddy appointed as Telangana's new chief minister
7. Jithesh John Assumes Role As Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) Executive Director
8. Max Life Insurance appoints Rajiv Anand as Chairman
9. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has appointed Tarun Bajaj as an Independent Director for a period of
five years.
10. Captain Fatima Wasim has become the first woman medical officer to be posted at the operational
post of Siachen Glacier
11. Mohan Yadav to be new Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Narendra Singh Tomar, has been named
as the new assembly speaker.
12. MLA Jagdish Devda from Mandsaur and MLA Rajendra Shukla from Rewa have been elected as deputy
chief ministers.
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13. Vishnu Deo Sai Is New Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman
Singh has been elected as the Speaker of the State Assembly.
14. Bhajan Lal Sharma as new chief minister of Rajasthan and Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa have
been made the Deputy Chief Ministers of Rajasthan.
15. Vasudev Devnani has been elected Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
16. Parama Sen appointed part-time member of PFRDA board
17. Tripura appoints Ganguly as its tourism brand ambassador
18. Senior IPS officer Maheshwar Dayal takes over as Director General of Prisons
19. Nina Singh First Woman Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Chief
20. Anish Dayal Singh appointed CRPF chief
21. Vivek Srivastava,will be Director General, Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards
22. IPS officer Rahul Rasgotra was appointed Director General of ITBP.
23. SEBI approved Pramod Agrawal’s appointment as BSE Chairman
24. SC Collegium Recommends Names Of New Chief Justices For 5 High Courts. Supreme Court Collegium,
headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
• Justice Manindra Mohan Srivastava recommended for Rajasthan High Court.
• Justice Arun Bhansali recommended for Allahabad High Court.
• Justice Vijay Bishnoi recommended for the Gauhati High Court.
• Justice BR Sarangi recommended for the Jharkhand High Court.
• Justice Sheel recommended for the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
25. Sports entrepreneur Vita Dani has become the first Indian to be inducted as a governing board member
of the International Table Tennis Federation's (ITTF) Foundation.
26. RBI Approves CS Rajan As The Chairman Of Kotak Mahindra Bank
27. The President recently nominated Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme
Court, as the Executive Chairperson of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
28. Uday A Kaole Takes Over as CMD of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd
29. HDFC Bank board approves re-appointment of Atanu Chakraborty as chairman
30. Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, has been appointed as the ex-officio Chancellor of
Pondicherry University
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31. Sony Sports Ropes In Kartik Aaryan As Brand Ambassador For Football
32. Bisleri signed Deepika Padukone as it’s Global Brand Ambassador
33. Premium global smartphone brand TECNO has appointed Indian superstar Deepika Padukone as its brand
ambassador.
Obituaries
1. Former Mr. Universe Bodybuilder Shaun Davis, Died
2. Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger passed away.He awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for
his role in the Paris Peace Accords.
3. Malayalam Actress and Musician R. Subbalakshmi Passed Away at 87
4. Former Secretary to the President Pratibha Patil, Dr. Christy Fernandez passed away in Kochi
5. Chinese doctor Gao Yaojie, known for having exposed the AIDS epidemic in the rural part of the
country, died at the age of 95.
6. Sheikh Nawab AI-Ahmad AI-Sahab, Kuwait Emir, Passed Away At The Age Of 86
7. Former chairman of the National Commission for Women and Padma Bhushan (2007)awardee Mohini
Giri passed away
8. Renowned sculptor and former Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi Dr Uttam Pacharne passed away
9. Former European Commission President Jacques Delors Dies at 98
10. DMDK founder & Actor ‘Captain’ Vijayakanth passed away in Chennai
11. South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, widely recognized for his role in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, has
been found dead
Ranking & Index

1. India Climbs to 7th Place in Global Climate Performance Index
2. Google's top 10 trending athletes in the year 2023- American Football superstar Damar Hamlin was the
most-searched athlete
3. Myanmar is world's biggest opium producer as per Asia Opium Survey 2023
4. World’s Most Popular Leader- Prime Minister Narendra Modi retained his position as the world's most
popular leader with an approval rating of 76 per cent
5. LIC Ranks Fourth Globally In S&P Global’s 2022 Insurance Report
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6. Quality of Living Index 2023
7.
Hyderabad ranked 153rd
8. Pune ranked 154th
9. Bengaluru ranked 156th
10. Adani Green Energy ranked 2nd-largest solar PV developer: Mercom
11. First delta ranking of Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) by NITI Aayog
12. Forbes Asia Heroes Of Philanthropy List- Nandan Nilekani, KP Singh and Nikhil Kamath, have earned a
coveted spot
13. Nirmala Sitharaman And Three Other Indians Secure Spots On Forbes’ “World’s 100 Most Powerful
Women” Of 2023
14. National Crime Records Bureau : Data, Delhi logged the highest rate of FIRs linked to crimes against
women in the country
15. India Ranks 49th in World Digital Competitiveness Index 2023
16. Logistics Performance Index 2023- released by Commerce and Industry Minister
17. Lancet report: India's success in eliminating child marriage
18. India Leads World Bank's Global Remittance Charts For 2023
19. India Skills Report 2024, Theme: Impact of AI on the Future of Work, Skilling & Mobility.
20. World Bank Released International Debt Report- Developing countries faced an unprecedented
financial challenge in 2022
21. PM Modi Becomes World's No.1 Leader In Terms Of Subscribers On YT
22. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, referred to as the King Khan of the Indian film industry, has
topped a UK list of the ‘Top 50 Asian Celebrities in the World’.
• Second:Alia Bhatt
• Third: Priyanka Chopra Jonas
23. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data pointed out that Hyderabad topped the nation in food
adulteration cases in 2022.
24. Tamil Nadu ranks fourth in attracting FDI in the period between Oct 2019 and September 2023, after
Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Gujarat
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25. Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the second largest economy of India after Maharashtra in terms of gross
domestic product (GDP) share.
State News
1. Anand Marriage Act implemented in J&K, gives recognition to Sikh marriage rituals
2. Jammu & Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023: Aims to amend the Jammu and Kashmir
Reservation Act, 2004.
3. Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary: Also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar) is a manmade reservoir
4. PM Modi to inaugurate Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit in Dehradun
5. Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube:

• The world’s first portable hospital
• Designed indigenously under Project BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri)
6. Cinereous Vulture
• It is one of the heaviest and largest raptors in the world.
• Sighted at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary.
7. International Gita Mahotsav Inaugurated In Kurukshetra (Haryana)
8. Civic body looks to rename Firozabad to Chandra Nagar
9. PM Modi To Inaugurate Of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
10. Ayodhya Railway Station To Be Renamed As Ayodhya Dham
11. Ayodhya Airport To Be Renamed Maharishi Valmiki Airport
12. UP CM Yogi Starts Agra-Mathura First Intra-District Helicopter Service
13. Sanskriti Utsav 2023- Theme of Sanskriti Utsav: Uttar Pradesh Festival: Our Culture-Our Identity’
14. UP To Build India’s First AI City In Lucknow
15. Cabinet Approves 4.56 km Ganga Bridge In Bihar Connecting Digha- Sonpur
16. Statue of ‘Jatayu’ installed at Ayodhya Mandir complex
17. PM Modi inaugurates SwarVed Mahamandir at Umaraha in Varanasi
18. Bihar Police To Launch ‘Mission Investigation@75 Days’ From January 1, 2024
19. Bihar Launches ‘Mission Daksh’ To Aid 25 Lakh Academically Weak Students
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20. First World Odia Language Conference 2024 to be held in Bhubaneswar
21. Meghalaya’s Lakadong Turmeric gets Geographical Indication tag
22. Amrit Brikshya Andolan: Assam govt creates nine Guinness World Records
23. 26th National Integration And Youth Leadership Camp At Itanagar
24. PM Modi unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort
25. Surat Diamond Bourse : World’s Largest Corporate Office Hub - The world's largest office building
26. Banni Grassland : Setup Of Cheetah Breeding And Conservation Centre. It is one of the largest
grasslands in the Indian subcontinent with an area of over 2500 sq. km.
27. Cabinet approves declaration of Surat Airport as an International Airport
28. Five-Day Kuno Forest Festival Inaugurated In MP
29. MP govt. to set up PM College of Excellence in all districts of the state
30. UNESCO Adds Gujarat’s 'Garba' Dance To Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The popular dance form is
the 15th cultural item from India to make it to the UNESCO list.
31. Gujarat To Unveil India’s First Submarine Tourism In Dwarka
32. Gujarat emerges as India's 'petro capital
33. Rajasthan's First Snake Park Will Open In Kota
34. Free Education Scheme For Girls From Kg To Pg In Rajasthan
35. New Guinness World Record Set in 'City of Music' Gwalior
36. TSPCB Launched “Janavani– Kalushya Nivarani” Mobile App to Register Complaints Related to
Environmental Pollution
37. DGCA approves Drone Academy at Telangana Agri University
38. Telangana Announces Rs 5 Lakh Accident Insurance For GIG Workers
39. NIIF Plans To Invest Up To Rs 675 Crore Bhogapuram airport
40. Maha Lakshmi Scheme- Aims to provide free travel for girls, women of all age groups, and transgender
persons.
41. Praja Palana Program Launched By Telangana Govt To Address Citizens’ Needs
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42. KSRTC Launches Namma Cargo Truck Service - Next year, 2024, it will include 500 trucks
43. Bengaluru to Get India’s Largest Circular Railway: 287-km Network to Connect Key Towns
44. Urban Flood Mitigation Project- ‘Integrated Urban Flood Management Activities for Chennai Basin
Project (IUFM)‘
45. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled a statue of late anti-caste activist Iyothee Thass
Pandithar
46. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to inaugurate the 5th Global Ayurveda Festival at
Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala
47. Indian Mouse Deer And Chousingha
48. The Indian Mouse Deer is the smallest deer in India.
49. Scientific Name: Moschiola indica
50. It is endemic to the Indian Subcontinent
51. A Namdapha flying squirrel has resurfaced in Arunachal Pradesh after going missing for 42 years.
52. The 5th Nagaland Honey Bee Day was celebrated under the theme- 'Bee & Honey Trials' at Naga
Heritage Village, Kisama.
53. The Tamil Nadu (TN) government has planned to set up a footwear manufacturing park at an outlay of
Rs 400 crore on a 250-acre land.
54. Tribute to the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a wax statue has been
unveiled at the Jaipur Wax Museum, Nahargarh Fort
55. A team of researchers has discovered India's first Early Cretaceous shark fossils, which are
approximately "115 million years old", in the Jaisalmer region of Rajasthan.
56. Jewish Christmas, Hanukkah or Chanukah is a festival celebrated for eight days, usually in the month of
December . It is also known as the “festival of lights.”
57. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal recently launched
the “Bhagwant Mann Sarkar, Tuhade Dwaar” scheme in Ludhiana(providing doorstep delivery of
essential services)
58. The 29th Kolkata International Film Festival ends, Israeli film ‘Children of Nobody’ won the Best Film
Award
59. The government of Uttar Pradesh approved the opening of 57 cyber crime police stations in the state.
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60. Manipur Health Minister Launches SAANS Campaign 2023-24 to Tackle Pneumonia
61. Uttar Pradesh Police has taken a significant step towards enhancing public outreach and transparency
by becoming one of the first in the country to launch WhatsApp Channels for its headquarters and all
district units.
62. Navratna Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has recently signed a contract worth Rs 445 crore with the
Uttar Pradesh government for the next generation UP 'Dial 112' project.
63. Country’s first Himalayan Air Safari was launched from Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand has become the first
state in the country to start Gyrocopter Adventure.
64. Kerala’s Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, recently inaugurated the Kerala Public Enterprises (Selection
and Recruitment) Board, a pivotal step toward enhancing transparency and efficiency in the
recruitment processes of public sector units (PSUs).
National News
1. India's First Winter Scientific Arctic Expedition Launched - Launched by: Union Earth Sciences Minister
Kiren Rijiju from New Delhi
2. Emmanuel Macron Will Be The Chief Guest At Republic Day 2024
3. NHAI Launched ERS (Emergency Response System) Mobile App
4. Gram Manchitra application: To empower Gram Panchayats and improve grassroots spatial planning
5. JCI launches dedicated ‘Paat-Mitro’ app for jute farmers
6. National Geoscience Data Repository Portal : Ministry Of Mines
7. MedTech Mitra Portal: Launched by - The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare
8. Bhoomi Rashi portal: It is an e-governance initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
9. PM Modi To Chair 3rd National Conference Of Chief Secretaries In Delhi
10. 109th Indian Science Congress: It was founded in 1914 to stimulate scientific research in India.
11. PM Modi inaugurates first Indian Art & Design Biennale at Red Fort
12. 27th WAIPA World Investment Conference Organised In New Delhi
13. India To Host Three-Day Global Technology Summit From December 4
14. India Internet Governance Forum 2023:

• Venue: New Delhi
• Theme: Moving Forward – Calibrating Bharat’s Digital Agenda
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15. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan laid Foundation Stone For NSTI Plus
16. Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates new factory of Dixon Technology in Noida
17. Press Mud : Sugarcane Byproduct

• Often known as filter cake or press cake
• Utilised as a feedstock for biogas
18. Cabinet Approved Increase In Copra Minimum Support Price For 2024 Season
19. Government To Sell Rice At Rs 25 Per Kg Under The “Bharat Brand”
20. 'Jal Itihas Utsav’ Organized at Jahaz Mahal in Delhi
21. Reuse of Inert Waste Material under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0
22. NAMO Drone Didi Scheme to provide drones to 15,000 self help groups gets Cabinet nod
23. Govt Unveils ‘Mera Gaon, Meri Dharohar’ Project To Document Village Heritage
24. Government decided to implement component of "Nari Adalat" in phased manner
25. RAMP Programme : Three Sub Schemes

• MSME Green Investment and Financing for Transformation Scheme (MSME GIFT Scheme)
• MSE Scheme for Promotion and Investment in Circular Economy (MSE SPICE Scheme
• MSE Scheme on Online Dispute Resolution for Delayed Payments
26. Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme- Offers voluntary third-party certification designed to
promote sustainable forest management
27. 58 Airports covered under “Krishi Udan” Scheme: Govt
28. PM Modi launches ‘Viksit Bharat@2047- Voice of Youth
29. YUVAi Initiative- YUVAi- Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI’ featured at the Global Partnership on
Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit.
30. Finance Ministry gave Rs 10,000 crore advance for MGNREGS from Contingency Fund
31. LS clears Bills for women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry Assemblies
32. Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023- The Bill will amend the Central Universities Act, 2009
33. Parliament Passes Post Office Bill, 2023- Replacing the 125-year-old Indian Post Office Act, 1898
34. Telecommunications Bill 2023 : Introduced In Lok Sabha
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35. Rajya Sabha passes Bill to appoint Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commissioners
36. New Science Museum To Promote Science Culture In Country- The Ministry of Culture is creating new
science centers/museums
37. CISF Replaces Delhi Police For Parliament Security
38. Six Indian Heritage Projects bag UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023
39. UNESCO: Bengaluru Airport’s T2 named among ‘world’s most beautiful airports
40. Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)Target-India achieves two targets of Nationally Determined
Contribution well ahead of the time
41. PM Modi To Soon Flag Off Amrit Bharat Train With Push-Pull Technology
42. University Grants Commission (UGC) Releases Notification To Scrap Mphil
43. MHA Declares Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam Faction) Unlawful Under UAPA
44. India Identifies 22 Critical Mineral Blocks for Future Mining
45. Power Minister RK Singh Launched POWERGRID Vishram Sadan In Bengaluru
46. India Ranked Second Largest Steel Producer in the World
47. Reliance Jio Infocomm, under the leadership of Chairman Akash Ambani, is set to launch the ‘Bharat
GPT’ program in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay.
48. Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal to open the Consulate
General of India in Auckland, New Zealand.
49. Government Initiative To Establish Subsidized Staple Food Stores At Delhi Metro Stations. store will be
overseen by the National Cooperative Consumer Federation of India (NCCF).
50. India invite bids for 20 critical mineral blocks, including lithium and graphite for the first time.
51. Allen Career Institute acquires doubt solving platform Doubtnut
52. Indian Railways has introduced a cutting-edge technology named 'Gajraj Suraksha’ to prevent elephant
accidents on railway tracks. planning to introduce this system in West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand,
Assam, Kerala, certain parts of Chhattisgarh, and Tamil Nadu.
53. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 10,000th Jan Aushadhi Center at AIIMS, Deoghar. The
scheme was launched in 2015 by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilizers.
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54. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan has inaugurated the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Avionics Expo 2023 in New Delhi.
55. As per union minister Scindia, 23 Vande Bharat trains are running in the country and the mission is to
run 4,500 Vande Bharat trains by 2047.
56. 'Shar Amartala Torgya' Festival is an annual festival celebrated in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
57. The Government said that eShram cards have been issued to over 29 crore unorganized workers
registered on the eShram portal.
58. The eShram portal was launched in 2021 for registration of unorganized workers.
59. Union Ministry of Home Affairs has given its nod for the release of ₹338 crore to Gujarat and ₹633
crore to Himachal Pradesh as financial assistance for damages caused by natural calamities.(Gujarat,
affected by Cyclone Biparjoy)
60. IndiGo, India’s leading carrier, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first Indian airline to
transport 100 million passengers in a single calendar year.
61. JN.1 Variant Of COVID-19 Virus:JN.1 was detected in Kerala
62. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama inaugurate the first International Sangha Forum 2023 in
Bodhgaya in Bihar, the sacred place where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment.
63. Government has initiated steps to increase the nuclear power capacity from 7480 MW to 22480 MW
by 2031-32.
International News
1. Santosh Jha Assumes Role As India’s New Envoy To Sri Lanka
2. UN chief appoints Sigrid Kaag as senior humanitarian coordinator for Gaza
3. India To Acquire Five Lithium Blocks In Argentina
4. Angola to quit Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
5. Project PRAYAS:The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) launched Project PRAYAS to help
Indian workers and students migrate in a secure, orderly, and regular manner.
6. India-Russia Signed Kudankulam Plant Agreement for Future Power Supply
7. UP Pavilion Will Be Displayed For The First Time In the WEF Meeting
8. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi wins third term as president of Egypt
9. India's Uma Sekhar Elected To The Governing Council Of UNIDROIT

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10. International Institute for the Unification of Private Law
11. Donald Tusk elected as new Prime Minister of Poland
12. British-Indian composer Nitin Sawhney has been announced as a member of the 2024 Booker Prize
judging panel
13. Javier Milei was sworn in as Argentina’s President
14. Samir Shah Picked as New Chairman of the BBC
15. UAE's Mohammed Al Ramsi appointed chairman of WRC23
16. Israel Appoints Reuven Azar As New Ambassador To India
17. Kuwait's Sheikh Meshal named as successor of Emir Sheikh Nawaf
18. Green City On Assam Border-Bhutan, announced its ambitious “Gelephu Smartcity Project
19. Noma added to WHO list of Neglected Tropical Diseases
20. Essequibo region- The region is disputed by Guyana and Venezuela.
21. Fault Line : Discovered On Canada’s Vancouver Island
22. World’s Oldest Known Fort: The fortified settlement, named Amnya
23. NMCG Launched Global River Cities Alliance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai
24. Saiga Antelope : IUCN Category changed from Critically Endangered to Near Threatened
25. Statue Of Tamil Icon ‘Thiruvalluvar’ Unveiled In France
26. Akshata Krishnamurthy Becomes First Indian To Operate Mars Rover
27. PM Modi Proposes To Host COP33 In India In 2028
28. Launching The Loss And Damage Fund At COP28
29. Green Credit Initiative- Jointly hosted by India and the UAE at COP28.
30. ALTÉRRA Fund : COP28 Climate Summit- The fund aims to attract $250 billion in investment by the end
of the decade
31. India has refused to sign the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health
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32. Climate Club : COP28, led by Germany and Chile
33. President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto arrived in New Delhi
34. Asian Ranger Forum- The 1st Asian Ranger Forum began in Guwahati
35. Saudi Arabia wins bid for 2030 world fair
36. India Re-Elected To The International Maritime Organization Council
37. Sri Lanka will host the 37th session of the Asia Pacific Regional Conference (APRC) of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in February 2024.
38. The United Nations mission in Mali has officially ended a 10-year deployment in the country.
39. Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts, ash up to 1,200m
40. Tropical Cyclone Jasper, the first named storm of the 2023–24 Australian region cyclone season
41. Google announced the launch of its latest, most powerful AI model, Gemini.
42. Italy withdraws from China's Belt and Road Initiative
43. Merriam Webster announced ‘Authentic’ is the word of 2023.
44. Andry Rajoelina is again elected as the president of Madagascar.
45. Rizz Crowned Oxford Word of the Year 2023
46. The United Nations declared 2024 the International Year of Camelids.
47. Denmark impose a tax on air passengers to help finance the airline industry’s transition to greener
practices, which will be gradually phased in from 2025.
48. The G7 nations will ban imports of rough diamonds directly from Russia starting January 1, 2024.
49. The carbon tax that the UK plans to levy from 2027 on imports of carbon-intensive materials is the
Carbon Border Tax. It will apply to items like iron, steel, aluminum, ceramics and cement.
50. Indonesia’s Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted
51. China Adopts ‘One Province, One Policy’ Approach to Financial Risk Management
52. Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the 'Migration and
Movement' Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Italy.
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53. Argentine President Javier Milei has officially declined the invitation to join the BRICS (Brazil, Russia,
India, China, South Africa) grouping of major emerging economies
Defence
1. Army Deploys Double-Humped Camels In Eastern Ladakh.
2. INS Vikramaditya & INS Vikrant to be deployed for Milan-2024.
3. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) delivered INS Sandhayak to the Indian Navy, It is the
largest survey vessel ever built in India.
4. CSL, Kochi, launched the first three ships of the Indian Navy's ASW Shallow Water Craft project – Mahe,
Malva, and Mangrol.
5. A contingent of 45 Indian Armed Forces personnel has arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam, to participate in the
fourth edition of the Joint Military Exercise VINBAX-2023.
6. Indian Navy Conducts Exercise ‘Prasthan’ Off Mumbai Coast.
7. The Indian Army conducted a Table-Top Exercise (TTX) for women officers of the Association of South-
East Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.
8. Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli commissioned into Navy at Naval Dockyard
9. Defense Ministry partners with School of Business (ISB) to offer scholarships for ex-servicemen.
10. Defence Ministry approves Rs 2800 crore Rockets for Pinaka Weapon System.
11. India’s Akash Missile Achieves Global First: Engages Four Targets Simultaneously At 25km
• The successful demonstration occurred during Exercise Astrashakti 2023 at Suryalanka Air Force
Station. Akash is a surface to air missile system
• IAF Successfully Testfires ‘SAMAR’ Air Defense Missile System In Andhra Pradesh.
• Surface to Air Missile for Assured Retaliation (SAMAR)
12. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) conducted a joint anti-terrorism exercise. The exercise,
hosted by India in New Delhi, aimed to improve the cooperation between SCO member
13. Indian Navy recently deployed indigenous guided missiles in Gulf of Aden . The move is aimed at
preventing piracy attempts in the Gulf of Aden region.
14. Operation Prosperity Guardian is a military operation launched by a multinational coalition in

December 2023 in response to Houthi-led attacks on Red Sea commerce.
15. Currently, Operation Prosperity Guardian has over 20 members
16. INS Imphal, the third warship of Project 15B forming the Visakhapatnam class stealth-guided missile
destroyers, is set to be commissioned into the Indian Navy.
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17. Fourth Project 15B stealth guided missile destroyer ‘Surat’ will be commissioned in 2024.
18. The Royal Thai Navy hosted the 8th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) 2023 in Bangkok,
Thailand.
19. India will take over as the Chair of IONS (2025-2027) during the convening of the 9th Symposium.
Science Tech
1. Blod+: India’s First On-Demand Blood Platform
2. Iran recently unveiled its new and improved hypersonic weapon, the Fattah-2.
3. Japan Unveils JT-60SA, The World’s Largest Experimental Nuclear Fusion Reactor
4. Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IndianOil) and EKI Energy Services have joined forces to promote “Surya Nutan,”
an innovative indoor solar cooking system developed by IndianOil.
5. The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal have conducted the first-ever
genome sequencing of the jamun tree (Syzygium cumini)
6. IBM has recently unveiled its latest quantum computing milestone with the introduction of Condor, a
quantum processor boasting an impressive 1,121 qubits.
7. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is planning to send Indian astronauts to the moon for the
first time by 2040
8. Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled two new nuclear-powered submarines . Krasnoyarsk and
Emperor Alexander III
9. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has developed the ‘AMRIT’ technology for removing arsenic
and metal ions from water to address water quality issues. AMRIT’ (Arsenic and Metal Removal by
Indian Technology)
10. Barracuda: India’s Fastest Solar-Electric Boat launched at the Navgathi Panavally Yard in Alappuzha.
11. China launched world’s deepest and largest underground laboratory on Earth
12. NASA PACE mission is all set for its 2024 launch the Plankton Aerosol Cloud Ocean ecosystem mission
with the aim of enhancing our understanding of Earth’s atmosphere.
13. World’s First 4th Generation Nuclear Reactor launched by china in Shidao Bay nuclear power plant .
14. China and Egypt have achieved a significant breakthrough in their collaborative efforts with the
successful launch of the MisrSat-2 satellite.
15. Tata Power ties up with Indian Oil to set up 500 EV charging points across India
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16. Scientists from the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Bengaluru-based IDRS Labs have united
their expertise to develop Aktocyte tablets for the treatment of pelvic cancer.
17. Krutrim AI Designs, the new artificial intelligence venture founded by Bhavish Aggrawal, co-founder of
Ola
18. Scientists have found hydrogen cyanide — a key molecule in the creation of life — in the oceans of
Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, according to a new study based on data from the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration’s (NASA) Cassini spacecraft.
19. The Indian Navy signed a MoU with IIT Kanpur to promote innovation at Naval Headquarters in New
Delhi.
20. India aims to establish its own permanent space station called ‘Bharatiya Space Station’ over the next 25
years.
21. ISRO To Launch India’s First X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite On Jan 1, 2024
22. OSIRIS-REx, has embarked on a new mission, and NASA has renamed it as OSIRIS-APEX. OSIRIS-APEX is a
mission to study the physical changes to asteroid Apophis that will result from its rare close encounter
with Earth in April 2029.
23. ISRO To Launch 50 Satellites In 5 Years To Boost Intelligence Ability
24. watsonx.ai is an Artificial Intelligence tool jointly built by IBM and NASA. It will help users monitor the
Earth from space, measuring environmental changes that have already happened while also making
predictions about the future.
25. A team of researchers from Kolkata’s Visva-Bharati has identified a new species of bacteria which has
been named Pantoea Tagorei in homage to Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Bacteria is discovered
from soil samples collected in the Jharia coal mines.
26. Iran’s navy adds sophisticated cruise missiles ‘Talaeieh and Nasir’ to its armoury. The Talaeieh has a range
of more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and called it “fully smart”. The Nasi has a range of 100 kilometers
(62 miles) and can be installed on warships.
27. Pakistan Successfully Tests Advanced Rocket System Fatah-II
28. A concerning brain illness nicknamed “zombie deer disease” is spreading rapidly among wildlife in parts
of the United States
29. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal neurological illness that affects cervids – a group of animals
including deer, elk and moose.
30. 7th ferry craft ‘Manjula’ (Yard 786) has been handed over to the Indian Navy
31. A new reptile species was recently discovered in China and has been called Wang’s Garden Lizard
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Banking
1. S&P Predicts India To Be The 3rd Largest Economy By 2030
2. Bharti Airtel Becomes the 8th Company to Surpass ₹6 Lakh Crore Mcap(market capitalization )
3. HDFC Life’s ‘Insure India’ Campaign Sets Guinness World Record- for creating the largest online selfie
mosaic made from 19,097 photos clicked by individuals for the ‘Insure India’ campaign.
4. RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent
5. RBL Bank Introduced Electronic Bank Guarantee on NeSL Platform
6. SEBI proposes two-phase transition to instant settlement in Indian stock market
7. India To Be World's Top Economic Power By Century-End: CEBR
8. Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance introduces the unveiling of T.U.L.I.P.
9. eSvarna: The First Corporate RuPay Credit Card with UPI/eSvarna:
10. RBI Identifies SBI, HDFC Bank, And ICICI Bank As Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs)
11. Changes In Interest Rates Of Small Savings Schemes: January-March 2024
12. Card-On-File Tokenization : Reserve Bank Of India
13. Fitch Ratings expects India to be among the world’s fastest-growing countries, with resilient GDP
growth of 6.5% in 2024-25. For the current financial year 2023-24, it pegs GDP growth at 6.9%.
14. The World Bank has recently provided assistance of $ 1.34 billion to Ukraine under public expenditure.
15. Ola Electric files IPO papers with Sebi; first by auto company in 20 years
16. India Makes First-Ever Rupee Payment for the Purchase of Crude Oil from UAE
17. Federal Bank, a prominent financial institution, has been awarded the prestigious title of “Bank of the
Year (India)” by The Banker, a renowned publication under the Financial Times umbrella.
18. IDFC FIRST Bank has introduced the “FIRST SWYP” credit card, a youth-centric offering designed to
cater to the unique demands of the new-age customer.
19. Bank of India has launched Nari Shakti Savings Account, aimed at catering to women aged 18 and
above with an independent source of income.
20. Poonawalla HF gets a new name, rebrands as Grihum Housing Finance
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21. RBI Grants Authorization To Bandhan Bank For Pension Disbursement To Retired Railway Employees
22. ADB Revises India’s Growth Projection To 6.7% For FY24
23. State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a Line of Credit (LOC) of Euro 70 million (about Rs 630 crore) with
German development bank KfW to promote solar projects in the country.
24. The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank have signed a loan of 37 billion Japanese
Yen for the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System Corridor.
25. Indian economy to grow 6.3% in FY24 and FY25: IMF
26. India has emerged as a star performer and is projected to contribute more than 16 percent of the
global growth: Stated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Sports
1. First-ever Khelo India Para Games conclude in New Delhi
2. Haryana won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023
3. Bangladesh Clinches First U-19 Asia Cup 2023, Beating UAE
4. IPL Auction 2024: Mitchell Starc becomes most expensive player
5. Amitabh Bachchan Becomes Owner Of Mumbai Team In Indian Street Premier League
6. Hardik Singh and Xan de Waard named FIH Players of the Year 2023
7. Indian chess player D Gukesh won the Chennai Grand Masters 2023
8. BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023: Mary Earps wins award
9. Shaikh Hassan Khan Climbed Mount Vinson
10. Leander Paes, Vijay Amritraj become first Asian men to be elected to Tennis Hall of Fame
11. Iga Swiatek becomes the first woman since Serena Williams to win WTA Player of the Year twice
12. Asad Shafiq AnnouncesdRetirement From All Forms Of Cricket
13. Antim Panghal (53kg) was named as United World Wrestling (UWW) Rising Star of the Year 2023
14. Faith Kipyegon And Noah Lyles Win 2023 World Athletics Award
15. Argentina superstar Lionel Messi named Time’s Athlete of the Year for 2023
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16. Taylor Swift named Time Magazine's person of the year
17. Minho & Lee Dong Wook chosen as Global Ambassadors for the Olympics
18. R Vaishali becomes India’s third female chess Grandmaster
19. Amazon acquires ICC cricket rights for Australia till 2027
20. Germany won the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time
21. Syed Modi India International Badminton Tournament 2023
22. Sheetal Devi emerged victorious at the fourth edition of the Asian Awards in Riyadh securing the title of
Best Youth Athlete.
23. IBA Junior World Boxing Championship 2023- India 17 medals including three gold, nine silver and five
bronze medals.
24. Anmol Kharb wins women’s singles title at National Badminton Championships in Guwahati
25. Magnus Carlsen Won The 2023 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship
26. A.S. Sharvaanica has become the champion in two formats of the Asian Youth Chess Championships
27. Wrestler Pooja Dhanda handed one-year ban by NADA
28. Coca-cola Extends Partnership with International Cricket Council (ICC) for eight years
29. South Africa’s Dean Elgar Announced Retirement From International Cricket
30. Indian Olympic Association forms three-member ad hoc committee to run affairs of suspended WFI
31. Men's Volleyball Club World Championship to begin in Bengaluru
32. Hardik Pandya to captain Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024
33. BCCI Likely To Launch IPL-Like T10 League In 2024: Report
34. Former West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Shane Dowrich (32-year) has retired from international
cricket.
35. Italy won Admiral’s Cup 2023 held at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
36. Kashvee Gautam became the most expensive uncapped player in the WPL Auction 2024 as the Gujarat
Giants bought her for ₹2 crore.
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37. Kolkata Knight Riders have appointed experienced Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer as their captain for the
upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL). Nitish Rana has been made the vice-captain.
38. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to retire the iconic number 7 jersey worn by
former captain MS Dhoni. BCCI has taken this decision to honor Dhoni's achievements. Earlier, BCCI had
retired the jersey number 10 of the great Sachin Tendulkar
39. Khelo India Games will be held in Tamil Nadu in January 2024. The State Government said that the
games will be held in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy from 19th to 31st January, 2024.
40. For the first time, squash will be included in Khelo India games.
41. Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka have been named the 2023 ITF World Champions by the
International Tennis Federation
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