Sandeep Academy’s MARCH 2024 This magazine covers National + International + Telangana Regional Current Affairs SANDEEP ACADEMY Sean QR code & Downiood opp USEFUL FOR GROUP-1, GROUP-2, GROUP-3, DAO, DSC, SI, PC AND ALL OTHER TSPSC, APPSC & CENTRAL COMPETITIVE EXAMSFOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) TABLE OF CONTENT Ee Oe ee eee a STATES 1-8 2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 9-16 3 REPORTS/SURVEYS 16-25 4 GOVT RELATED & ECONOMY 25-34 5 AWARDS 34-38 6 DATES-THEMES 38-40 7 SPORTS 40-45 8 BOOKS 44 9 PERSONS IN BOOKS 45-48 10 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 49-55 11 GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENT 56-57 12 FESTIVALS/EXHIBITIONS 57 13 JOINT EXERCISES& MILITARY DATA 57-60 14 MEETINGS/CONFERENCES 60-62 15 BUSINESS 62-63 16 EDITORIALS/MISCELLANEOUS 63-65 a TELANGANA CURRENT AFFAIRS 66-79 BUY MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS E-MAGAZINES FROM SANDEEP ACADEMY APP (APP AVAILABLE IN PLAY STORE) https://www.instagram.com/tspsc_world https://tme/tspsc_worldFOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 1. STAT 1. PM Narendra Modi virtually dedicated to the nation the Sela Tunnel project during the Viksit Bharat Viksit North East programme in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh on March 09, 2024. The tunnel has been constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at an altitude of 13,000 feet on the road connecting Tezpur, Assam to Tawang in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Built at a total cost of Rs 825 crore, the tunnel will provide all-weather connectivity to Tawang across Sela Pass on the Balipara - Chariduar - ‘Tawang Road, boosting the preparedness of the Armed Forces and augmenting the socio- economic development of the border region > The Sela Tunnel has been constructed using the new Austrian Tunnelling Method.The project will not only provide a faster and more efficient transport route in the region but is of strategic importance to the country. > The foundation stone of the tunnel was laid by the Prime Minister on February 09, 2019 > It was built on India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. These are twin tunnels. The first is 1003 m, It is the same way along the length. The latter is 1595 m with two tunnels. is long. 2. On March 6, 2024, PM Modi inaugurated the first underwater metro tunnel in the country. It was built on the banks of the Hooghly River in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was built under Kolkata East West Metro Corridor at a cost of Rs.120 crores. Its total length is 16.6 km, of which 10.8 is underground. The first metro services in the country started in Kolkata in 1984, and the latest underwater metro rail services started in Kolkata. > 4.8km S Planadi - Howrah Maidan metro line which is a part of East-West Corridor has been constructed. The train travels 520 meters under the rivers in 45 seconds. 3. Six places in Madhya Pradesh have been included in the tentative list for selection of UNESCO heritage sites. They are.. 1. Gwalior Fort 5. Khooni Bhandara 2. Historical structure of Dhamnar 6. Gond Memorial at Ramnagar in 3. Bhojeshwar Mahadev Temple Mandla 4. Rock Art Sites of Chambal Valley 4. PM Narendra Modi unveiled a 125 foot bronze statue of ‘Ahom General’ Lachit Borphukan in Hollongapar in Jorhat district, Assam on 9 March 2024. Lachit Borphukan was a legendary army commander of the Ahom Kingdom, The height of statue is 84 feet and it is set on a pedestal of 41 feet, making the structure 125 feet tall. It built by Ram Vanji Sutar. The foundation of statue was laid by former president Ram Nath Kovind in February 2022.The statue is named ‘The statue of ‘Valour’ > Tea research centre located in Jorhat(Assam) 5. Maharashtra has announced its fourth women’s policy, which aims to promote the holistic development of women.The policy focuses on eight principles FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 1FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 6. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is excavating two mounds in Nachne village, Panna district. Madhya Pradesh, to uncover India's potentially oldest temple. The sites, near ancient Parvati and Chaumukh Nath temples, hold historical significance 7. Plan to make all buildings in Nagpur zero emission by 2050. It has become the first city in the country to announce a zero emission building action plan. It became the sixth city in the world to have this type of plan 8. Neen Galam Nalama (Are you alright) scheme was started by Tamil Nadu. This scheme was started to ensure that every citizen of the state should be healthy and get health schemes. 9. Uttarakhand has now become the first State in independent India to have a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Act after President Droupadi Murmu approved the State's UCC Bill, 2024 on 11 March 2024. Uttarakhand state Assembly has passed the Bill which ensures that women are given equal rights in matters related to property and inheritance rights on February 07, 2024 10. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has officially opened the National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) in Patna, marking a significant milestone as the first of its kind in Asia. The centre is set to bring together scientists and researchers dedicated to the study of Gangetic Dolphins 11.1n Arunachal Pradesh, 10 BJP candidates, including Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chauna May, were unanimously elected to the Legislative Assembly. Khandu was the only candidate from Mukto constituency of Tawang district 12. The local drug regulatory authorities will be involved in the inspections of the units of the pharma companies conducted by the United States Drug Regulatory Agency (USFDA) in our country. USFDA has decided to involve the State Drug Control Authorities of 4 States in the ‘Observed Inspection Programme’, It includes the states of Telangana, Gujarat, Goa and Karnataka. The USFDA said that these states have been selected in collaboration with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDFCO), which is responsible for drug control in our country. 13. India's first ever “Battery Storage Gigafactory” has started operations in Jammu & Kashmir. GoodEnough Energy to establish a BESS gigafactory in Jammu and Kashmir, aiming to reduce over 5 million tonnes of CO2 annually 14.PM Modi virtually inaugurated world’s first Vedic clock in Ujjain Madhya Pradesh.The world's first Vedic clock, designed to showcase time according to the ancient Indian traditional Panchang 15. Kerala Launches India's First Government-Owned OTT Platform 'CSpace'.CSpace operates under the support of the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Kerala 16. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act- 1958 has been extended for six months in some districts of Nagaland with effect from April 1. Union Home Ministry has released a notification to this effect. 17. Which are the top three states in the registration of 'Vishwakarma Yojana’ which aims to strengthen the business of traditional crafts and artisans in villages? Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 2FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 18. All the women of Kerala, 8000 people, performed a mass night walk at midnight for the first time. The event was organized under the title 'Podu Idam Entethum’(This Public Space is Mine)’ under the leadership of Kerala State Department of Mata Shishu Kshema Development. 19, Odisha state has recently announced that it will set up a melanistic tiger safari for the first time in the world. The state government has announced that this new center will be set up near the Simlipal Tiger Reserve in this state. The state government has announced that this safari is organized with the aim of promoting tourism and conducting better research on the rarest melanistic tigers. These black tigers, which are common Bengal tigers, appear with dark stripes instead of their normal orange and black color due to high melanin production. 20. The Department of Telecom, Gujarat, has started its Telecom Facilitation Centre on March 21st, 2024. This centre aims to support the telecom sector's growth by assisting various stakeholder like startups, MSMEs, academia, licensees, registration holders etc. 21. Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur announces setting up of Film Certification Facilitation Office in Chandigarh 22. Which state government collaborated with World Economic Forum to establish Al centre? Karnataka 23. North India's first Government Homoeopathic College, centrally funded at a cost of Rs.80 Crore will come up in Jasrota area of district Kathua in J&K 24.If you order on mobile, you will get a lunch box at home at a low price. This is the *Kudumbashree(/Kutumbashree) Lunch Bell Project’ started by Dwakra women who are gaining popularity in Kerala, State Minister MB Rajesh inaugurated the project in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala on March 5. Services started on March 6. Pocket Mart mobile app has been made available for orders 25. Uttar Pradesh Police is using a new technology called Crime GPT to catch criminals quickly. With this new technology tool developed by Staque Technologies, the Special Task Force can quickly identify criminals. Crime GPT is an upgraded version of another tool called “Trinetra' which helps in detecting criminals. 26.Recently the Assam State Cabinet approved the repeal of Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act-1935. 27. Uttarakhand launched a program called ‘Himalayan Basket’ to support farmers’ produce. 28. Haryana has launched a scheme called 'Vanmitra’ to increase greenery 29. In which national park recently the Supreme Court strongly opposed the setting up of tiger safaris in the middle of the forest? Jim Corbett National Park (Uttar Kund) 30. Police launched Operation Kamadhenu in Samba and Kathua areas of Jammu and Kashmir to curb cattle smuggling. 31.Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik inaugurated the first indoor athletic stadium and indoor aquatic center in the country. It was built in the premises of Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 3FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 32. An area that has become a major attraction for tourists and has become the ‘Selfie Point of India’ is situated near the LOC in Kashmir at Uri. 33, The Maharashtra Cabinet has announced its decision to rename Ahmednagar district as ‘Ahilya Nagar’. The renaming is in honor of the 18th-century Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar 34, The Rajasthan government has agreed to provide free millets and coarse grains to the state's farmers 35. Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani was administered oath as Additional Judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh 36. The Maharishi Ayurveda Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, is making headlines for its in- house restaurant, Soma-The Ayurvedic Kitchen. This restaurant is being hailed as the first Ayurvedic Kitchen in India 37. Chhattisgarh-based Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfield Limited's Gevra mine is set to become the largest coal mine in Asia, The mine has been granted environmental clearance to expand production capacity to 70 million tons per annum from the current 52.5, million tons. 38.The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench has declared the UP Board of Madarsa Education Act of 2004 as unconstitutional 39. Adani Operationalises World's Largest Single Location Copper Plant. The Adani-led conglomerate has announced the launch of the first phase of the world's largest copper manufacturing plant in Mundra, Gujarat 40. The world's first-ever temple designed in the iconic Om shape has been inaugurated in the village of Jadan, Pali district of Rajasthan 41, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated India’s first indoor athletics stadium and indoor aquatic centre at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneshwar 42. The Uttar Pradesh police force is set to adopt the advanced Trinetra app 2.0, a cutting-edge digital platform that promises to revolutionize crime prevention and investigation in the state 43. Bihar Diwas 2024 celebrated on 22nd March 2024 in India. It commemorates the founding of Bihar as a separate state in 1912, marking its separation from the Bengal Presidency 44, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha will adopt the central government's Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) scheme by signing memorandums of understanding 45. Tata Motors signed a pact with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a vehicle manufacturing plant in Ranipet near Vellore with an investment of Rs 9,000 crore. 46. Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Lokayukta (anti-corruption ombudsman) of Madhya Pradesh 47.PM Narendra Modi virtually launched the ‘Mahtari Vandan Yojana’ in Chhattisgarh from Kashi, Uttar Pradesh. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to women in the state. 48. Himachal CM Sukhu announces Rs 1,500 per month to all women in 18-60 age group under “Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi Yojna” FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 4FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 49, The Tamil Nadu government has launched the ‘Neengal Nalama’ (Are you fine?) scheme, a beneficiary outreach program aimed at reviewing the implementation of flagship schemes and addressing the grievances of the public 50. The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has received the first set of six train coaches for its upcoming driverless metro line, called the Yellow Line. > This 18.8 km-long line, connecting RV Road and Bommasandra, will be the first in India to have a driverless train system 51. Uttar Pradesh, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has emerged as the first state in the country to issue five crore Ayushman cards. Additionally, Uttar Pradesh maintains the leading position in terms of the highest number of Ayushman cards issued compared to other states. 52. CM Yogi Adityanath introduced the “Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (MYUVA)" scheme in Uttar Pradesh, to foster entrepreneurship among the state's youth.Under the MYUVA scheme, interest-free financing is provided to assist young individuals in launching their entrepreneurial ventures, with projects valued up to Rs 5 lakhs. 53, Researchers recently unearthed an ancient burial site of a child with a pot beside it likely dating back to the Neolithic period.Neolithic child burial site discovered in Chettimedu Pathur near Chennai, Tamilnadu 54, New Guinness World Record for Largest Human Waving National Flag.in a record-breaking event, OP. Jindal Global University (JGU) in collaboration with the Flag Foundation of India (FFD, created the largest human waving national flag surpassing all previous Guinness World Records.this event organized at Sonipat (Haryana) 55. The famous Rupa Tarakasi, oF silver filigree work of Odisha’s Cuttack, has received the geographical indication (Gi) tag 56, The state of Jharkhand has become the first in the country to launch the ‘Vidhwa Punarvivah Protsahan Yojana’ (Widow Remarriage Incentive Scheme). Under this scheme, women who choose to remarry after the death of their husbands will receive an incentive of Rs. 2 lakh from the government 57. Mumbai will soon have pod taxis running between Bandra and Kurla.These pods will be capable of accommodating six passengers each, whereas they will be operating at a speed of 40 km per hour 58.Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced 10 Atal Tinkering Labs in Thiruvananthapuram for 10 schools 59. Cabinet approves two corridors of Delhi Metro Phase-IV projects namely (i) Lajpat Nagar to Saket G-Block(8.3km) and (ii) Inderlok to Indraprastha(12.3km) 60. Arunachal pradesh's "Bugun tribe" donates land for critically endangered songbird Bugun Liocichla 61.PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of 2,880 MW Dibang Multipurpose Hydropower Project of NHPC Limited in Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 5FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 62. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Integrated Industrial Township, Greater Noida’ (IITGN), spread over 750 acres.The IITGN has been developed at a cost of about Rs 1,700 crore by the Integrated Industrial Township Greater Noida Limited (IITGNL), a joint venture of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and Greater Noida Authority. 63. Shipping Ministry Approves Rs 645 crore for 10 New Waterways projects on Brahmaputra in Assam 64, The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $23 million loan agreement to enhance access to quality fintech education, research, and innovation at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT-City) 65.’Mukhyamantri Vishwakarma Pension Yojana’, a special scheme to provide pension to workers, street vendors, folk artists on attaining the age of 60 years, was announced by the State Government of Rajasthan 66. Cotton Candy Banned in Himachal Pradesh For a Year due to Harmful Chemicals 67. Karnataka withdraws e-bike taxi scheme, says itis ‘illegal and unsafe for women’ 68. Government of India, ADB sign $181 million loan to improve livability and mobility in Ahmedabad 69. Union Minister for Steel and Civil Aviation, Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, virtually inaugurated India's 1st Green Hydrogen Plant in Stainless Steel Sector located at Jindal Stainless Limited, Hisar, Haryana 70.Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the first Skill India Centre in Sambalpur, Odisha. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Bajaj Finserv Ltd unveiled their first skill development initiative - "Project Odiserv” at Gangadhar Meher University (GMU) in Sambalpur, Odisha 71.L&T commissions indigenously built hydrogen electrolyzer at HaziraGujarat, with a power capacity of 1 MW and the ability to produce 200 Nm3/Hr of hydrogen. 72. Tata Power Solar Systems (TPSSL) has successfully commissioned the country’s largest Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) project that comprises 100 MW Solar PV Project coupled with 120 MWh Utility Scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. 73. India has stopped the flow of water from the Ravi river into Pakistan by building a dam that was waiting for completion for 45 years.The Shahpur Kandi barrage -- located in Punjab's. Pathankot district -- was held up by a domestic dispute between Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. But that led to substantial chunk of water that belongs to India, going to Pakistan all these years 74, Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio announced a fully-funded universal life insurance scheme .A life insurance coverage of Rs 2 lakh will be given and additionally, accidental insurance coverage of Rs 2 lakh each will also be provided for the breadwinner and three other family members 75. The UGC awarded Category-1 status to the Central University of Bihar (CUSB) FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 6FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 76.Aiming at early detection and prevention of breast cancer, a growing concern among women, the Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday inaugurated the ‘Savera’ program initiated by the Medanta Foundation in collaboration with the state Health Department in Gurugram. 77. Sandesh Khali village in which state was recently in news? West Bengal 78. SANY India has recently signed an MOU with which bank to provide financing solutions for infrastructure projects in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh? Jammu and Kashmir Bank 79.Union Home Minister Amit shah inaugurates 'Swaminarayan Institute of Medical Science and Research’ of Shri Swaminarayan Vishwamangal Gurukul at Kalol in Gandhinagar, Gujarat 80. The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Bill, 2024. introduced mandatory for all business establishments in the State to display name boards with 60% of text in Kannada in the upper half of the boards 81. Haryana state BJP president and MP Nayab Singh Saini became a new Chief Minister of Haryana on 12 March 2024. Saini was administered oath by the state Governor Bandaru Dattatreya. Nayab Singh was replaced Manohar Lal Khattar, a two-time Chief Minister of Haryana 82.On 11 March 2024, in a path breaking initiative for the development of rural areas of Delhi, Union Minister Amit Shah inaugurated commencement of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) facilities in 41 villages and various development projects in 178 villages with an outlay of Rs.383 crore under ‘Dilli Gramodaya Abhiyan’ 83. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the National Dolphin Research Center (NDRC) in Patna. This is India’s first- ever dolphin research centre built at a cost of Rs.30 crore, stands on the banks of the Ganges inside the Patna University campus, 84. The initiative Mission Investigation@75 days, which mandates investigation officer to complete investigation of cases within 75 days of FIR registration is launched by which State Government? Bihar 85. Government of Delhi under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana’ every month to the women of 18 years of age in the state gets Rs. 1000 Rs 86. Manipur State Government showcased the 500-year-old ‘Ima Keital’ Market Shaktala at the Shaktala Show held in Delhi as part of the 2024 Republic of India celebrations. It is recognized as Asia's largest market run by women. In the local language Ima means mother and Keital means market. This market is also known as ‘Nupi Keital’ (Women’s Market). 87. In the 72nd annual convocation of the Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baroda, out of the total 346 gold medals awarded by the university, women made headlines with the highest number of 336 medals. 88. Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) scientists have recently identified 14 high risk zones in Joshimath, a famous Himalayan-tourist and pilgrimage site. Joshimath is located in the state of Uttarakhand. This town in Chamoli district is also known as Jyotirmar. Joshimath is situated at an altitude of 6150 feet (1875 meters) above sea level. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 7FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 89, IICF has announced in January 2024 that a grand mosque named "Masjid Muhammad Bin Abdullah” will be constructed in Ayodhya with the aim of promoting unity and goodwill among people across religious differences. What is the full form of IICF? Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation 90.Who inaugurated the Kaushal Bhavan in Delhi under the Skill Development and Entrepreneur ship (MSDE) of the Central Government on 24 January 2024? President Draupadi Murmu 91.Madhya Pradesh’s e-Nagarpalika portal, which is the online civic tax payment software covering 413 towns and cities in the state, has suffered a cyber attack 92.India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) and Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) signed an MoU to enhance financial inclusion in rural Rajasthan 93. India has submitted nominations of three cities - Indore, Bhopal and Udaipur - for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) under the Ramsar Convention 94, RBI regional office set up in which city in 2023? Visakhapatnam 95. Mission Investigation@75 Days, an initiative to ensure that an officer completes the investigation of cases within 75 days of registration of an FIR, was launched by which state government? Bihar 96. President Draupadi Murmu has issued orders appointing additional judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice BVLN Chakraborty, Justice Tallapragada Mallikarjuna Rao and Justice Duppala Venkataramana as permanent judges. 97. Who was the first Chief Minister to be arrested while in office? Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal 98.Kerala Government filed a writ petition against President Draupadi Murmu. It challenged Murmu's suspension of four bills passed by the legislature 99. The government has given permission to UAE firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNAO to export oil stored in underground storage facilities at Mangalore. 100. Prime Minister Modi recently inaugurated the longest rail tunnel in the country on the Udhampur-Srinagarh-Baramulla rail link in Jammu.The length of this tunnel is - 12.77 km. It is also called as T-50 101. Who was appointed as the first woman Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand in February 2024? Radha Raturi 102.Dr. Ravi Kota is the incumbent Chief Secretary of Assam from 1 April 2024 103.Brajesh Mehrotra appointed as new chief secretary of Bihar 104,"Baryl Vanneihsangi" was appointed as the first woman speaker of the Mizoram Assembly. She also created history as the youngest MLA in the state. CT FROM SANDEEP Ce FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 8FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1. Hungary's parliament overwhelmingly approved Sweden's bid to join NATO. Sweden has cleared its final obstacle to joining NATO after Hungary's parliament voted to ratify the bid.Sweden became NATO's newest member on 7 March 2024 [NATO 31st member: Finland & 32nd member: Sweden] 2. Panama has officially ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA), marking its entry as the 97th member nation > 96" member: Hungary & 118" member: Romania & 119" member: Malta > The International Solar Alliance (ISA) headquarters in Gurgaon,Haryana(India) 3. On 12 March 2024, the President Droupadi Murmu participated as Chief Guest in the 56th National Day celebrations of Mauritius. > President Droupadi Murmu was conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Mauritius 4. The UN General Assembly approved the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence on 21 March 2024, giving global support to an international effort to ensure the powerful new technology benefits all nations, respects human rights and is “safe, secure and trustworthy”. > The resolution, sponsored by the United States and co-sponsored by 123 countries, the resolution was unanimously adopted, marked by the striking of the gavel and conducted without a formal vote, indicating unanimous support from all 193 U.N. member states 5. Ghana's parliament passes controversial new anti-LGBTQ bill-The bill -- named the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill -- was passed by the national legislature 6. Which country recently included "Right to Abortion’ in its constitution? France (Article 34 of the French Constitution gives women the right to abortion) 7. India-European Free Trade Association signed a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) on 10th March 2024.India has been working on a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) with EFTA countries comprising Switzerland, Iceland, Norway & Liechtenstein > EFTA is an inter-governmental organization set up in 1960. Among EFTA countries, Switzerland is the largest trading partner of India followed by Norway > EFTA has committed to promote investments with the aim to increase the stock of foreign direct investments by USD 100 billion in India in the next 15 years, and to facilitate the generation of 1 million direct employment in India, through such investments. The investments do not cover foreign portfolio investment 8. India presented a model regarding the reforms to come in the Security Council on behalf of the G-4, The latest model presented by India currently has 5 permanent and 10 temporary members of the Security Council, totaling 15 countries. The number of these should be increased to 25-26. In addition, six are permanent member states and the rest are temporary FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 9FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 9. PM MODI VISITS BHUTAN: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a hospital for women and children built with Indian assistance in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu on 23 March 2024. This hospital was constructed at Rs.140 crore. The Indian Government supported the 150-bed Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital in two phases. The first phase was built at a cost of Rs.22 crore and has been operational since 2019. The construction of the second phase, with a cost of Rs.119 crore, began in 2019 as part of Bhutan’s 12th five-year plan and was completed recently > PM Narendra Modi was conferred the Order of the Druk Gyalpo, Bhutan’s highest civilian decoration, by His Majesty the King of Bhutan “JK Namgyel Wangchuck" in a public ceremony at the Tendrelthang, Thimphu. Prime Minister Modi is the first foreign leader to be given this prestigious award.His Majesty the King of Bhutan had announced the conferment of the award during Bhutan's 114th National Day celebrations held at the Tashichhodzong, Thimphu in December 2021 > This MoU is between the National Knowledge Network (NKN) of India and Druk Research and Education Network (DrukREN) of Bhutan to renew the peering agreement between NKN and DrukREN, The MoU will enhance digital connectivity between India and Bhutan and will benefit the scholars and research institutions of Bhutan > Bhutan has the vision to become a high-income nation by 2034 > PM Modi has announced that he will provide full assistance to the 13th five-year plan of the Bhutan government, as part of which he will provide assistance of Rs. 10 thousand crores in the next five years. 10. The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia have entered a new agreement to build Australia's SSN-AUKUS sub marines and termed it a significant milestone in the endeavour of defence cooperation. Under the new trilateral Security partnership, Australia's ASC and UK-based BAE Systems will build the SSN- AUKUS submarines for the Royal Australian Navy 11. CBI and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) signed a Working Arrangement, establishing cooperative relations between the law enforcement authorities of India and the Europol 12.The Philippines is a signatory to the International Labor Organization Convention on Violence and Harassment-2019. It became the first country in Asia to achieve this feat. 37 countries have already signed it 13. BlueLeaders held a high-level meeting in Belgium to protect biodiversity in seas beyond national boundaries (beyond 200 nautical miles, known as high seas). Already, diversity in the ocean region has become a problem. It was decided in this meeting that at least 30 percent of this should be restored by 2030. > There are 24 countries in Blue Leaders. India is not a member country of Blue Leaders 14, A resolution was passed in the Security Council seeking a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Palestinian Hamas. 14 member states voted in favor of the resolution. America is absent. But Israeli citizens are detained by Hamas. They demanded to release all of them FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 10FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 15. Vladimir Putin was elected as the President of Russia for the fifth consecutive term. On March 18, 2024, the Election Commission of Russia announced that 7.6 crore people (87.29%) voted for him, which is the first time that so many votes have been received. Vladimir Putin, who has been in power for the last 24 years as both the Prime Minister and the President, will create a record as the leader who has ruled Russia for the longest time. He will achieve this feat if he completes his six-year term as president with the current election. The previous record of ruling the Soviet Union for 29 years (1924 to 1953) was recorded in the name of Joseph Stalin. Putin has a chance to overcome it in 2029 16.India launches database to record crimes against UN peacekeepers.To promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers, the India-led Group of Friends (GOF) comprising 40 member states, convened its second meeting to discuss on strategies to strengthen legal frameworks against perpetrators of malicious acts targeting peacekeepers, focusing on supporting measures for ensuring accountability. 17. International Sea Bed Authority organization is based in Kington, Jamaica. India has applied to the agency for exploration rights in the Nikitin Seamount and Carlsberg Ridges. An area called the Nikitin Seamount is rich in cobalt. Carlsberg Ridge contains polymetallic sulfides, Actually these areas are within Sri Lanka. That is why India sought permission. The International Sea Bed Authority was established in 1994-as part of the UN CLOS agreement. 18. Asif Ali Zardari was elected as the 14th President of Pakistan.he becomes the only civilian president for a second time. > He is the co-chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party.He was the joint candidate of the ruling alliance of the PPP and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) 19, Pakistan's National Assembly elected Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister on 3 March 2024. Shehbaz became Pakistan PM for a second time. Earlier he served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from April 2022 to August 2023 20. The African Union decided at its 37th meeting to completely ban the donkey skin trade. Also a multi economic system was established in this meeting, It was named the African Club. It is expected that financial assistance will be made possible for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Also by 2063, the African Union has chosen several environmental and economic targets 21. Armenia announces withdrawal from the “Collective Security Treaty Organization” due to failure to help their country. The organization was established in 2002 under the leadership of Russia. It can be called a military alliance of governments in the Eurasian region. It currently includes Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. 22. India and South Africa blocked the ‘Investment Facilitation Agreement (IFD)'. The World Trade Organization conference is being held in Geneva. Discussions regarding IFD were held on this occasion. The agreement aims to regulate cross-border investments 23. Bank of Japan suspends lending interest rate policy. This method was introduced by the country in 2016. The respective bank usually pays interest on the cash deposited by the customers. But in loan interest system banks collect some amount without paying interest. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 11FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) As a result, customers prefer to spend money instead of keeping it in the bank. As a result, the purchase of goods and services will increase and the economy will suffer 24, Scientists from India, Australia, America, Britain and South Korea have developed a system called ‘Standard Outcomes in Nephrology - Life Participation’ to assess the quality of life of patients after kidney transplantation. 25. The Yaoundé Declaration was a declaration made by 11 African countries to eliminate malaria deaths. It was jointly organized by the World Health Organization and Cameroon. The 11 participating countries are - Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda 26. Maldives signs military pact with China, Also ordered that there should not be any Indian military related system in their country 27. Introduced an insurance scheme for Indian workers working in UAE. It is named as life saver. This insurance plan also covers natural and accidental deaths. Compensation is available for partial or total disability due to road accidents 28.Nicaragua is a country in Central America. The country accepted the ‘indian Pharmacopoeia’. This is the first Spanish-speaking country to make this decision. Indian Pharmacopoeia is the standard setting body for medicines in India 29, India proposed to reduce the cost of remittances across the border. India has proposed this as part of WTO ministerial level discussions, Citizens of India are working in different countries. They send some of their earnings to their family members. These are called remittances. The amount received from the country from which it is being sent should be paid in the form of a fee. India's proposal is to reduce this. While many countries supported it, the United States strongly opposed it. India was the top recipient of remittances last year 30. The European Union has decided to completely eliminate single-use plastic in addition to curbing packaging waste. It is an alliance of 27 countries, Centered in Brussels, Belgium. 31. Faculty Exchange Program initiated by BIMSTEC Alliance. It operates as a hub in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A faculty exchange program has been started for foreign service personnel to exchange information on various diplomatic issues. 32. Lionel Messi Appointed as Tourism Ambassador of Saudi Arabia 33, The New Zealand government has announced a ban on disposable e-cigarettes or vape’s 34, According to reports, the Nepalese government has recently declared Pokhara, situated in the picturesque Gandaki province, as the primary tourism capital of the Himalayan nation 35.For the first time, Amul fresh milk will be available outside India, with the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) launching four variants of milk in the USA GCMMF has tied up cooperative organisation Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) to launch fresh milk in the US market 36. PepsiCo to invest $400M more in two new plants in Vietnam 37. European accelerator Starburst has formed a strategic collaboration with the Indian Institute of Management-Mumbai for promoting aerospace, new space, and defence (ASD) startups in India FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 12FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 38. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that prohibits minors under 14 from having social media accounts 39. Thailand is set to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise equal marriage after politicians passed a same-sex marriage bill 40.India's Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) opens its first overseas office in Dhaka, Bangladesh 41. India and Singapore have signed a MoU on cooperation between the two countries in the sphere of Law & Dispute Resolution 42. The protocol for establishment of Joint Economic and Trade Committee JETCO) between India and Dominican Republic was signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX) of Dominican Republic at Santo Domingo on March 12, 2024 43.A pioneer in the Blue Economy Sea6 Energy has launched the world's first large-scale mechanized tropical seaweed farm off the coast of Lombok, Indonesia 44, Archaeologists discover over 1,500 skeletons at construction site in Germany's Nuremberg 45. The Indian Consulate in Dubai has introduced a new insurance package called the Life Protection Plan (LPP) for Indian blue-collar workers in the UAE 46. NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has partnered with Nepal's leading payment network, Fonepay Payment Service Ltd, to enable cross-border UPI transactions between India and Nepal 47. Hong Kong published its draft of a new national security law, a document some lawyers said broadened what could be considered sedition and state secrets, with tougher penalties for anyone convicted of those crimes and several others 48. RBI and Bank Indonesia (BI) have inked a MoU aimed at bolstering the utilization of local currencies ~ the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) ~ for crossborder transactions 49. Maldives purchases drones from Turkey to patrol country's vast maritime area.The surveillance drones from the Turkish company Baykar TB2 drones were delivered 50.UAE Removed from FATF Gray List.Namibia and Kenya have been placed on the gray list following the latest FATF review 51. China increased its defense budget by 7.2 percent year-on-year to $232 billion 52. Deccan Gold Mines has revealed that it has discovered gold and lithium reserves in Tanzania 53, Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Committee of Experts to monitor sanctions against North Korea's nuclear program. 13 out of 15 member countries voted in favor while Russia opposed. China did not attend. With this, the supervision of the committee will stop 54, Vietnam has approved a new national hydrogen strategy that aims to produce 100,000- 500,000 tonnes of clean H2 annually by 2030, rising to 10-20 million tonnes by 2050. 55. Peru has declared a health emergency in response to the escalating cases of dengue fever across the nation FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 13FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 56. The US supports Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory, opposes China's claims across Line of Actual Control.Earlier,US. Senate Committee passes resolution recognising Arunachal Pradesh as integral part of India 57.Algeria celebrated the grand opening of what has been acclaimed as “Africa's largest mosque" and the third-largest mosque in the world. Known locally as the "Djamaa El- Djazair" 58, Which country continues to be the chairman of BRICS from January 1, 2024? Russia 59. Which year India - France decided to observe as the year of inventions? 2026 60. Which country recently officially announced the discovery of colton deposits within its borders for the first time?. Kenya (Colton is an abbreviation of columbite - tantalite. It is used in the production of electronics such as smart phones and electric car batteries. Colton is a precious mineral with niobium and tantalum.) 61. Which three countries withdrew from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January 2024? Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali 62. Which country recently decided to set up a liquor store exclusively for diplomats for the first time? Saudi Arabia 63. The World Poverty Clock is supported by International Fund for Agricultural Development, Ministry of Economic Cooperation of Germany. Through these, poverty factors are calculated in different countries. The report concluded that only 3 percent of people in India are below the poverty line. This calculation was done based on the poverty line developed by the World Bank 64, New Zealand is the world's first country to propose a tax for agricultural emissions to achieve the emission reduction target by 2050 65, Sardar Ram Singh Arora became the first member of the Sikh community to take oath as a minister in the Pakistan's Punjab province 66. Which country will be the first country in the world to tax agricultural emissions to meet the emission reduction target by 2050? New Zealand 67. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UMODC) has recently revealed that Chinese mafia gangs are conducting international online fraud by illegally using IT personnel in which three Asian countries? Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos 68. Iran has recently started the construction of four nuclear power plants with a capacity of five thousand megawatts. Mohammad Eslami, the head of the country’s nuclear department, has revealed that the construction of these has started near the city of Sirk on the east coast of the country. This project was undertaken at a cost of about 20 billion dollars (about Rs, 1.64 lakh crores). 69. The country recently issued an amnesty to allow migrant workers in Kuwait to return home with impunity after their residency expired. 70. The Singapore-flagged ‘Dali’ cargo ship was setting off from the Port of Baltimore to Colombo, Sri Lanka, when it apparently lost power and struck a pillar of the Francis Scott FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 14FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) Key Bridge(Baltimore,Maryland). The collision caused the bridge to collapse into the Patapsco River 71. Satirical French newspaper ‘La Bougie du Sapeur' only comes out on Feb 29, once every four years 72. Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat "Unaizah May 4" with water cannons 73. Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey assumed the position of Secretary General (SG) of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). He is the 4th SG of BIMSTEC and will remain its SG for a period of three years. He has succeeded H.E. Tenzin Lekphell of Bhutan 74, India funded 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-lI Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan 75. The USA govt moved a step closer to banning TikTok after the House of Representatives passed a bill for the app’s Chinese developer ByteDance to divest from the company or be booted out of US app stores. 76. Peru declared an environmental emergency as an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific 77. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape became the first Pacific leader to address Australia's Parliament 78. Azali Assoumani was re-elected as the President of Comoros 79. Rumy Algahtani is the first Saudi Arabian woman to participate in the coveted Miss Universe beauty pageant 80. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari appointed his youngest daughter Asifa Bhutto as the First Lady of Pakistan 81. Mohammed Mustafa was appointed Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. He was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Worked in various positions in the World Bank 82. For the first time a Sikh man has been appointed as a minister in the state of Punjab, Pakistan. Sardar Ramesh Singh Aroda was sworn in as the Minority Minister 83. Adam Azim was elected as the mayor of Malé, the capital of the Maldives. Belonging to the pro-Indian party ‘Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)', he was elected as the mayor with 45 percent votes. 84, Felix Shisekedi was recently re-elected as the President of which country for a second term? Congo 85, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was recently in the news, has become the new president of which country? Senegal 86. Tamas Sulyok takes office as Hungary's new president 87. Tuvalu have named former Attorney General ‘Feleti Teo’ as the Pacific Island nation's new prime minister 88. UK gets its first Black government leader as Vaughan Gething is elected first minister of Wales 89. Luis Montenegro sworn as Portuguese prime minister FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 1sFOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 90. Who is the eminent lawyer of Indian origin who was elected as a member of the Senate of Australia? Varun Ghosh 91. Leo Varadkar, the Indian-origin Prime Minister of Ireland, has resigned from his post 92. Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong has resigned from his post before being fired after being accused of violating party rules... Pate) WEA A 1. India and world fails to achieve World Health Organization's 2020 TB targets but progress seen. A new research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal reveals that India's tuberculosis (TB) incidence experienced only a marginal decrease of 0.5 per cent between 2015 and 2020. India still reported an estimated 213 TB cases per one lakh population in 2020. This was well above the WHO's goal of 171 cases for India. TB deaths in the country were also estimated to be significantly higher, between 3.5 to 5 lakh deaths against the targeted range of 2.7 to 3.2 lakh > The WHO ‘End TB' strategy aims for a 90% reduction in TB deaths and an 80% reduction in the incidence rate by 2030, compared to the baseline figures of 2015. > India has set the target of eradicating TB by the year 2025 2. STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX 2023: > this report has been developed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in collaboration with Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) > The top-performing states in each group are Karnataka (Group 1), Andhra Pradesh (Group 2), Assam (Group 3), and Chandigarh (Group 4) > Front runner (>= 60): Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Telangana Achiever (50-59.75): Assam and Uttar Pradesh Contender (30-49.75): Goa, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu Aspirant (<30): Maharashtra and Haryana are the two most improved states, increasing their scores by 18.5 and 17 points > With an overall score of 86.5 out of 100, Karnataka is the top-performing state in SEE! 2023.4 states Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Haryana have improved by more than 10 points 3. State of the Global Climate 2023 report: > It is an annual report published by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland) > The WMO report confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record, with the global average near-surface temperature at 1.45 ‘Celsius (with a margin of uncertainty of + 0.12 °C) above the pre-industrial baseline. It was the warmest ten-year period on record FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 16 VivFOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE > ve > > (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) While the majority of the world's oceans are experiencing warming, relatively small regions, such as the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean, are experiencing cooling.This cooling is linked to the slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a system of ocean currents The global ocean experienced an average daily Marine Heatwave coverage of 32% In 2023, renewable capacity additions increased by almost 50% from 2022, for a total of 510 gigawatts (GW), the highest rate observed in the past two decades. Towards the end of 2023,over 90% of the ocean had experienced heatwave conditions at some point during the year. In 2021/2022, global climate-related finance flows reached almost USD 1.3 trillion 4. The High level Committee on “One Nation One Election"constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Ram Nath Kovind, former President of India, met President Droupadi Murmu, and submitted its Report. The committee constitution on 2 September, 2023. The Kovind Committee produced a report of 18,000 pages. But It released only 321-page report 47 political parties submitted their views and suggestions, out of which 32 supported simultaneous elections The Committee recommends a two-step approach to lead to the simultaneous elections. As the first step, simultaneous elections will be held for the House of the People and the State Legislative Assemblies. In the second step, elections to the Municipalities and the Panchayats will be synchronized with the House of the People and the State Legislative Assemblies in such a way that Municipalities and Panchayats elections are held within hundred days of holding elections to the House of the People and the State Legislative Assemblies. The Committee also recommends that there should be a single electoral roll and Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) for use in elections to all the three tiers of Government. But the Kovind committee did not say from when to conduct ‘One Nation, One Elections’. The report said that Article 82A should be inserted in the Constitution by amending Article 83, which prescribes the term limit of the Lok Sabha, and Article 172, which prescribes the term limit of the Legislative Assemblies, laying the seed for Jamili elections. It has been clarified that the approval of the states is not required for this amendment. If the Assemblies and local bodies formed along with the Lok Sabha elections are canceled for any reason, by-elections should be held for the remainder of the Lok Sabha term. The same principle applies to Lok Sabha elections Invoking Article 82A, the President should issue a notification specifying the date of the first sitting of the Lok Sabha after the general elections. The date on which such notification is issued shall be called the appointed day. Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 83 and 172, this Lok Sabha shall ensure that all assemblies constituted after the appointed day shall terminate within the time limit of the Lok Sabha. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 17FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) > Irrespective of the existing constitution and laws, the Central Election Commission should conduct simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies after the expiry of the Lok Sabha election period. The provisions contained in Article 15 of the Constitution shall apply to these elections. If any amendments are required for this, they should be implemented through the orders of the Central Election Commission. Around 18 constitutional amendments may be required for Jamili elections. Most of these do not require the approval of state assemblies. > One Nation One Election portal: https://onoe.gov.in 5. SBI said it issued 22,217 Electoral bonds from April 1, 2019 to February 15, 2024, It revealed that 22,030 bonds were converted into cash by political parties > The BJP encashed electoral bonds amounting to Rs 6,986.5 crore, with the highest sum of Rs 2,555 crore received in 2019-20. > Trinamool Congress (TMC) received %1,397 crore through electoral bonds, second largest recipient after BJP.Congress redeemed a total of Rs 1334.35 crore through electoral bonds.BRS emerged as the fourth largest recipient, following BJP, Trinamool, and Congress, having encashed bonds worth Rs 1,322 crore > BIP received the highest 54.77 percent donations through electoral bonds. Congress received 9.37 percent and Trinamool Congress 9:11 percent of the donations. Of the total bonds, bonds worth Rs. Trinamool Congress (TMC) collected the highest amount of Rs 1,600.53 crore among the regional parties. > Regional parties through election bonds Rs. 5,221 crores in donations received 6. A study by the International Labor Organization has concluded that 36 billion dollars of illegal wealth is created annually in the world due to forced labour. The Geneva-based organization released a report. Compared to 2014, forced labour has increased by 37 percent. Private individuals earned $236 billion from this. The report revealed that traffickers earn about 10,000 dollars from each victim. 7. SIPRI report reveals that India is the largest arms importer in the world. Compared to the period 2014-18, there has been an increase of 4.7 percent in arms import for the period 2019-23. India is followed by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Ukraine, Pakistan, Japan and Egypt. Russia is the largest supplier of arms to India 8. India Cellular and Electronics Association has revealed that India will rank second in mobile phone production/manufacturing in 2014-2024. 9, The United Nations has released the Water Development Report-2024 focusing on development-water for peace. At present, 70 percent of fresh water is used for agricultural purposes 10. According to the ‘DEMOCRACY REPORT 2024’ released by the Gothenburg-based V-Dem Institute, India, has failed on multiple metrics to emerge as “one of the worst autocratizers”. > According to the report, 71% of the world’s population — 5.7 billion people — live in autocracies8 of the top 10 “stand-alone” autocratizers were liberal or electoral democracies FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 18FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) > 29% of the world’s population - 2.3 billion people ~ live in liberal and electoral democracies. Israel falls out of the liberal democracy category for the first time in over 50 years Top 4 Rapidly Autocratising Countries: India, Mexico, South Korea, Indonesia Number Of Countries Democratizing: 18 & Number Of Countries Autocratizing: 42 44% of the world's population, or 3.5 billion people -reside in electoral autocracies, which include populous countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia, The Philippines, and Tiirkiye > LIBERAL DEMOCRACY INDEX (LDI) Top 5 countries: Denmark Sweden Estonia Switzerland, Norway [India Rank: 104] > ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY INDEX (EDI) Top 5 countries: Denmark,lreland,Belgium Estonia Switzerland (India Rank: 110] LIBERAL COMPONENT INDEX (LCI) Top 2 countries: Swedan, Denmark [India Rank: 92] EGALITARIAN COMPONENT INDEX (EC!) Top 2 countries: Denmark, Norway [India Rank: 137) > PARTICIPATORY COMPONENT INDEX (PC!) Top 2 countries:Switzerland,Uruguay {India Rank: 103] 11. A study was done by Worldfish, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with government departments like the Indian Institute of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Fish consumption in the country has increased by 81% during the last fifteen years. Annual per capita consumption increased from 4.9 kg in 2005 to 8.89 kg by 2021 > In this study conducted between 2005-06 and 2019-21, it was found that fish production in the country has also doubled to 14.164 million tonnes. Out of which the domestic consumption was 82.36% in 2005-2006 and has increased to 83.65% in 2019-2020. > The total quantity of fish consumed in the domestic market is 11.924 million tonnes. According to this study Tripura has the highest number of fish consumers (99.35%) while Haryana has the lowest (20.55%) > Eastern and North Eastern states along with Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa have more than 90 percent fish eating population. In the northern states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, this figure is less than 30 percent. Kerala (53.5%) and Goa (36.2%) states have the highest number of regular fish eaters. Assam and Tripura states have the highest number of fish eaters at 69%. The study estimates that annual per capita fish consumption in the country will increase to 19.8 kg by 2029-2030. 12. According to the recently released CEEW report, which of the following states is top in water management? Haryana, Karnataka and Punjab 13. The number of circumcised women and girls in the world has reached 23 million, which is 30 lakh more than in 2016, according to the United Nations Children’s Organization - UNICEF. According to this report, the highest number of 14.4 million girls and women were circumcised in African countries. Vey vu FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 19FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 14. The United Nations has revealed that 78.3 crore people are suffering from severe hunger worldwide and the food crisis is getting worse in many countries. In 2022, 19 percent of the food produced will be wasted, amounting to 100 million tons. The United Nations Environment Program revealed this in its Food Waste Report 2024, released on March 27. The United Nations has called on countries to work to halve food waste by 2030. It said that in 2022, about 1.05 billion tonnes of the total food produced will be wasted. On an average, every person wastes 132 kg of food. 15. Digital media is likely to overtake television (TV) in the current year (2024), says a report jointly prepared by FICCI EY. With a size of Rs 75,100 crore, it is estimated that digital media will emerge as the leader in the media-entertainment (M&E) sector. In 2026, the size of digital media may reach Rs.95,500 crore. The segment is expected to register an annual growth rate of 13.5% between 2023-26 16. In the wake of increasing incidents of cyber frauds and financial crimes by taking SIM cards with fake/false documents, the central government has recently canceled 55.52 lakh illegal cellphone connections across the country. Illegal cell phone connections were identified and action taken 17. 12th edition of its INTERNATIONAL IP (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) INDEX (2024) released by The US Chamber of Commerce > Top Countries: > 1. United States (95.48%) > 4. Germany > 2. United Kingdom (94.12%) > 5. Sweden > 3. France > India ranked at 42 out of the 55 countries in the index with an overall score of 38.64% 18.In the inaugural ranking of global public health institutions, the Public Health Foundation of India (PHF!) has clinched the second position among 26 institutions worldwide > The rankings are part of a pilot project report titled ‘A New Model for Ranking Schools of Public Health: The Public Health Academic Ranking’ published in the International Journal of Public Health > 1% rank: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine > 3° rank: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health > 4" rank: the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH +) 19, British scientists have warned that 90 percent of the Himalayan region could experience one year of severe drought every 30 years if global temperatures rise above 3 degrees Celsius by the end of this century. > Even if the global temperature increases by one degree, studies have warned that there will be floods and droughts in India, China, Brazil, Ghana, Egypt, Ethiopia and crop yields will fall. Biodiversity will be damaged. If the temperature rises above 3 degrees Celsius in these six countries, more than 50 percent of agricultural land will experience a year-long drought in every 30 years. If global warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, poverty in India will be reduced to 21 percent. Flooding will reduce FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 20FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 20. A study by the American think tank Brookings reveals that India has eradicated abject poverty. According to the study by economists Surjit Bhalla and Karan Bhasin, while 12.2 percent of the country’s population was below the poverty line in 2011-12, the figure will drop to 2 percent in 2022-23 > They came to this conclusion based on the consumption expenditure data recently released by the Government of India for the year 2022-23. Since 2011-12, India's real per capita income has been growing at an annual rate of 2.9 percent. Rural poverty has come down to 2.5 percent and urban poverty has come down to one percent. Rural and urban disparities have also reduced. 21. INDIA EMPLOYMENT REPORT 2024 released by International Labour Organization > The India Employment Report 2024 is the third in the series of regular publications by the IHD on labour and employment issues > The report is primarily based on analysis of data from the National Sample Surveys and the Periodic Labour Force. Surveys between 2000 and 2022, with a postscript for 2023 > India’s youth account for almost 83% of the unemployed workforce and the share of youngsters with secondary or higher education in the total unemployed has almost doubled from 35.2% in 2000 to 65.7% in 2022. > Youth unemployment increased nearly threefold, from 5.7% in 2000 to 17.5% in 2019 but then dropped to 12.4% in 2022 > The share of manufacturing employment was stagnant, at around 12-14%. Employment in manufacturing expanded by only 1.7% even though the gross value added exhibited a high growth rate of 7.5% per year during 2000-19 > Nearly 82 per cent of the workforce engages in the informal sector, and nearly 90 per cent is informally employed > 60% of the unskilled casual agriculture workers and 70% of such workers in the construction sector at the all-India level did not receive the prescribed daily minimum wages in 2022 > Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh. Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh had much poorer employment outcomes; they were at the bottom in 2005 and remained so in 2022 > India is expected to have a migration rate of around 40% in 2030 and will have an urban population of around 607 million > youth lacks basic digital literacy skills, with 75% unable to send emails with attachments, 60% unable to copy and paste files, and 90% unable to perform basic spreadsheet tasks like putting a mathematical formula > The services sector exhibited consistent growth during the periods of 2000-19 and 2019-22 in gross value added (7.5 per cent and 2 per cent, respectively) and employment (2.9 per cent and nearly 1.1 per cent, respectively) > Youth population at 27% of the total population in 20218 is expected to decline to 23% by 2036 FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 21FOR Mt v v JORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) youth's fare employment poorly in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Odisha and West Bengal.Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, show higher values of the composite index. Delhi and Ranchi (the capital of Jharkhand State) found a high propensity for education among youths but a low propensity for vocational training. Female labour market participation rates increased, especially in rural areas. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Telangana(4th rank) and Jammu and Kashmir ranked in the top positions in the employment condition index Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal in the eastern region, along with Uttar Pradesh in the northern region, consistently ranked lower in the employment condition index The female labour force participation rate (LFPR) in India remains among the world’s lowest. Female LFPR declined by 144 percentage points (compared to 8.1 percentage points for males) between 2000 and 2019. The trend reversed thereafter, with female LFPR rising by 8.3 percentage points (compared to 1.7 percentage points for male LFPR) between 2019 and 2022. The share of agriculture in total employment fell to around 42% in 2019 from 60% in 2000. The unemployment rate among educated youths grew to 30.8% in 2019 from 23.9% in 2000, but fell to 18.4% in 2022. Punjab and Haryana. Telangana and Maharashtra also show good ICT skills among youths Workforce participation rate(2022): 1st:Himachal Pradesh, —2nd:Chhattisgarh, 3rd:Telangana(56.31%& score: 0.58) Female Workforce participation rate(2022): Ist:Himachal Pradesh, 2nd:Chhattisgarh, 3rd:Telangana Telangana got 13" rank in Male workforce participation rate(2022) with share of 71.90% Telangana got 3° rank in Female workforce participation rate(2022) with share of 41.26% ‘TELANGANA RELATED DATA IN THIS REPOR’ > Proportion of persons among the migrants who migrated due to employment related reasons among the males: 56.2% Overall migration rate: 25.2% & Highly educated: 77.7% Educated employed: 82.2% & Regular formal: 14.4% Male employment condition index 2022: 1st: Delhi & 2nd: Telangana Unemployment rate of educated youths (aged 15-29)-2022: 1st: Gujarat ,2nd: Delhi, 3rd: Jharkhand, 10th: Telangana v. vvyv 22. The Confederation of Indian Industry (Cll) has said in its report that unicorns can add $1 lal kh crore (roughly Rs.83 lakh crore) to the country's economy by 2030. As a result, it is estimated that 5 crore new jobs will be created FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 22FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 23. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has emerged as the strongest insurance brand globally, according to a report Brand Finance Insurance 100 2024.The report said that LIC's brand value remains steady at USD 9.8 billion, accompanied by a brand strength index score of 88.3 and an associated AAA brand strength rating. > Cathay Life Insurance as the second strongest brand, experiencing a 9 per cent increase in brand value to USD 43 billion, closely followed by NRMA Insurance, which saw an 82 per cent rise in brand value to USD 1.3 billion > Among the brands experiencing significant growth in brand value, NRMA Insurance from Australia stands out with an 82 per cent increase to USD 1.3 billion, along with Denmark's Tryg, which saw a 66 per cent rise to USD 1. billion. 24.HURUN GLOBAL RICH LIST 2024 1st: Elon Musk(231 USD Billion) 2nd: Jeff Bezos(185 USD Billion) 3rd: Bernard Arnault(175 USD Billion) 4th: Mark Zuckerberg(158 USD Billion) > Mukesh Ambani is in the tenth position with a wealth of $115 billion and Gautam Adani is in the 15th position with a wealth of $86 billion > Mumbai has overtaken Beijing to become Asia's billionaire capital, with 92 billionaires residing in the city (Total India billionaires : 271) > 1st: Newyork(119 billionaires ) > 2nd: London(97) > 4th: Beijing(91) > 3rd: Mumbai(92) > Sth: Shanghai(87) 25. According to a scientific study conducted by six regional offices under the World Health Organization (WHO), Ayurveda is the second most accepted system of medicine in the world. -> To this end, WHO has included Ayurvedic medical terminology in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). A copy of this was recently unveiled in Delhi. WHO recently decided to popularize Ayurveda, which has a history of five thousand years in India 26. WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT 2024 > The annual World Happiness Report is a partnership of Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), and the World Happiness Report's Editorial Board > India Ranks 126th Out of 143 Nations 1st: Finland (seventh consecutive year) 2nd: Denmark 60th: China 3rd: Iceland 93rd: Nepal 4th: Sweden 108: Pakistan Sth: Israel 118: Myanmar 6th: Netherlands > Afghanistan was at the bottom of the list. 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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2023/2024: > The data was published in the United Nations Development Programme's report titled “Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarized World” > India's ranking on the United Nations Human Development Index (HD!) improved by one position in 2022 to 134 out of 193 countries ranked compared to 135 out of 191 countries in 2021 > The country also has one of the largest gender gaps in its labour force participation rate, 47.8% difference between women (28.3%) and men (76.1%) > India's HDI value has increased to 0.644 in 2022 > GNI per capita saw an increase from USD 6,542 to USD 6,951. > Average life expectancy increased from 67.2 years to 67.7 years & average years of education increased to 12.6 years > India has shown remarkable progress in human development over the years. Since 1990, life expectancy at birth has risen by 9.1 years, expected years of schooling have increased by 4.6 years and mean years of schooling have grown by 3.8 years. India’s GNI per capita has grown by approximately 287% > The country's Gil value of 0.437 is better than the global average of 0.462 and the South Asian average of 0.478 > India's adolescent birth rate in 2022 was 16.3 (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19), an improvement from 17.1 in 2021 > The Human Development Index has been published by the USDP since 1990. It was created under the direction of Mahbub-ul-Haq. Later, it was expanded and revised. Later, other indices of human development were developed. They are: > 1995-GDI Gender Related Development Index) & 1995-(GEM Gender Empowerment Measure) > 1997- Human Poverty Index-I & 1998-Human poverty Index-I! > Classification of Countries Based on Index Value: > 1)Low human development countries have index value less than 0.550 > 2) Medium Human Development Countries- Index value 0.500 to 0.699 > 3) High human development countries index value 0.700 - to 0.799 > 4) High Human Development Countries - Index value above 0.800 28.On the Gender Inequality Index (Gli) 2022, India has been ranked at 108 out of 193 countries with a score of 0.437. India rank was 122 in the Gll-2021 29. According to a report by telecom gear manufacturing company Nokia, 5G users are using 3.6 times more data compared to 4G users in India. 5G services will be available in October 2022. According to the report, 5G will account for 15 percent of the total data traffic in 2023. 30.As per WIPO Report 2022, India is ranked at 7th position in terms of Resident Patent Filing activity in the world, India improves its ranking to 60th position (2023) from 79th position (2019) as per Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2023 report FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 24FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 31.A comprehensive study by the prestigious Lancet journal states that the number of obese people worldwide will cross 100 crores by 2022. 15.9 crore of them are children. Adolescents, It is said that there are 87.9 crore adults. It has been revealed that there will be 1.25 crore children (aged between 5 to 19 years) affected by obesity in India in 2022. Among them, 73 lakh are boys and 52 lakh are girls. 32.India ranked 62nd out of 181 economies in the DHL Global Connectedness 2023 Index. > The report is commissioned by the German logistics company DHL and prepared by the New York University Stern School of Business > According to the report, Singapore is in the number one spot. The Netherlands and Ireland rank second and third. 4. GOVT RELATED & ECONOMY 1. CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019: The Center has made these rules to give our citizenship to non-Muslim refugees who have migrated from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, even if they do not have adequate documents. These are applicable to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis who came to our country from these three countries before December 31, 2014. > CAA came into force from 11 March 2024, Itis stated in the Act that it does not apply to the tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura states included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, and to ‘The Inner Line’ notified under the ‘Bengal Northeast Border Regulation 1973. They are exempted from the Aliens Act-1946 and the Passport (Entry into India) Act-1920 to avail the benefit under this Act. 2. The 22" Law Commission suggested that the ‘One Nation One Election’ policy could be implemented in 2029. with three major amendments. Fifteen parts of the current constitution are related to elections. XVA (15A) was proposed to be inserted by constitutional amendment. The Law Commission also referred to the sustainability of simultaneous elections along with the proposed amendment to conduct simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, Legislature and local bodies. It suggested that if the incumbent government falls, it should consider forming a ‘unitary central’ government or holding elections only for the rest of the term 3, NITI Aayog launched the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative under its Aspirational Blocks Programme on 13th March, 2024.This initiative aims to encourage a spirit of self-reliance among the populace of Aspirational Blocks, propelling them towards sustainable growth and prosperity.in order to encourage products, a dedicated window for Aspirational Blocks Programme under the brand name ‘Aakanksha’ on GeM portal has been established. 4, PM Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated India's first integrated oil palm processing unit, operated by 3F Oil Palm, at Arunachal Pradesh's Roing in lower Dibang Valley, signaling a significant stride towards self-reliance in edible oils.The Government of India launched the FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 25FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) in August 2021. The mission is committed to escalating oil palm cultivation and elevating Crude Palm Oil production to 11.20 lakh tonnes by 2025-26 5. In furtherance to the vision of Making Al in India and Making Al Work for India, the Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the comprehensive national-level IndiaAl mission with a budget outlay of Rs.10,371.92 crore.The IndiaAl mission will establish a comprehensive ecosystem catalyzing Al innovation through. strategic programs and partnerships across the public and private sectors.The Mission will be implemented by ‘IindiaAl’ Independent Business Division (IBD) under Digital India Corporation (DIC) and has the following components: IndiaAl Compute Capacity S.IndiaAl Futureskills 2.IndiaAl Innovation Centre 6.IndiaAl Startup Financing 3.lndiaA| Datasets Platform 7 Safe & Trusted Al AlndiaAl Application Development Initiative 6. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), through a gazette notification, empowered the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to issue direct takedown orders under 79(b)(3) of the IT Act, 2000.This means that the I4C, under the MHA, will now have the power to issue takedown notices to intermediaries and platforms for illegal content hosted online 7. Union minister Piyush Goyal launches ‘e-Kisan Upaj Nidhi(Digital Gateway)’ of Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) to ease farmers’ warehousing logistics.’e- Kisan Upaj Nidhi’ initiative with the help of technology will ease the farmers’ warehousing logistics and aid the farmers in receiving fair prices for their produceSecurity deposit charges at WDRA registered warehouses to be soon reduced from 3% to 1%. 8. The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved the proposal of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade for Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme, 2024 (UNNATI ~ 2024) for a period of 10 years from the date of notification along with 8 years for committed liabilities at a total cost of Rs.10,037 croreThis will be a Central Sector Scheme. The scheme is proposed to be divided into two parts. Part, A caters to the incentives to the eligible units (Rs. 9737 crores), and Part B, is for implementation and institutional arrangements for the scheme. (Rs. 300 Crore). > Maximum Eligible benefits to one unit from all components of the scheme: Rs. 250 Cr. 9. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the "National Speed Breeding Crop Facility” at NABI (National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute), Mohali 10. Nearly 100 jails across the country have been certified as ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSAI), marking a significant milestone in its goal of promoting safe and healthy eating habits within different campuses 11. The National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem(NAMASTE) Scheme is a testament to the Government's human-centric approach where no sanitation workers have FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 26FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) to manually engage in the hazardous task of sewer and septic tank cleaning operations. Jointly initiated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the NAMASTE scheme will be implemented by the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) for a period of three years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26, with a budget allocation of 349.73 crores 12. The Center has launched a platform called NEETI in the states with the aim of providing good governance along with infrastructure development in the digital sector. These systems help in making key decisions related to ten sectors. They are. Agriculture, Education, Energy, Health, Livelihood-skills, Manufacturing, MSME, Tourism, Urban, Water Resources, Gender Equality, Environmental Change 13. Archaeological Survey of India has decided to remove 18 buildings from the list of ‘monuments’. Already there are 3693 in this list. If 18 are removed, the number of memorials will reach 3675 14, The Supreme Court suggested permanent commission for women in the Coast Guard 15. The Center has directed the states to ban the sale of how many breeds of pet dogs which frequently attack people and cause deaths? 23 16. National Commission for Women and Railway Security Force signed an MoU to prevent human trafficking. National Commission for Women is a statutory body. Apart from imparting necessary training to prevent human trafficking, it conducts regular workshops. 17. decision was taken to grant Mini Ratna status to Grid Controller of India Limited. This organization was established in 2009. Its headquarters is in New Delhi 18. The Government of India has notified the historic Press & Registration of Periodicals Act (PRP Act), 2023 and its Rules in its Gazette and consequently the Act has come into force from 1st March, 2024 19, PM Modi inaugurates Start-up Mahakumbh at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi > India is the third largest startup ecosystem with 1.25 lakh startups, directly engaging nearly 1.2 million young people. We have more than 110 unicorns, and our start-ups have filed nearly 12,000 patents. More than 45 percent start-ups in the country are women-led > Bharat has been transformed from the 11th largest economy to the Sth 20. Central government has allocated Rs 6212.03 crore to Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) as part of the recapitalization scheme on March 6. RRBs, established in 1975 21. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has launched "Operation Rising Sun” to curb smuggling of foreign gold into India. 22.RBI will complete 90 years on April 1, 2024. On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi inaugurated RBI's 90" anniversary program in Mumbai and released a commemorative coin at the same venue. 23. India's aim to replace the minimum wage with a living wage by 2025 represents a significant step towards improving the lives of Indian workers. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 27FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 24. "A Decade of Science - Technology Panorama for Aatmanirbhar Bharat" report was unveiled by Union Minister Jitendra Singh in the event held on 14th March 2024 at Vigyan Bhavan 25. Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur launches Khelo India Rising Talent Identification(KIRT)) programme from Chandigarh 26.'Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan(PM-SURAJ) national portal for credit support to disadvantaged sections embodies the Prime Minister's commitment to prioritize the underprivileged (vanchiton ko variyata). It is a transformative initiative, aimed at uplifting the most marginalized segments of society. The credit support will be provided to eligible persons across the country and facilitated through banks, NBFC-MFls and other organizations. It functions as a part of Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment 27.Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 (EMPS 2024) scheme is being introduced by Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India to further accelerate the adoption of EVs in the country. This is a fund limited scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 500 crore for the period of 4 months, w.e.f. 1st April 2024 till 31st July 2024, for faster adoption of electric two-wheeler (e-2W) and three-wheeler (e-3W) to provide further impetus to the green mobility and development of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing eco-system in the country. > Eligible EV categories: a) Two Wheelers (electric) (e-2W) b) Three-wheeler (electric) including registered e-rickshaws & e-carts and LS (e-3W) 28. Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) and IIT Roorkee signed a MoU to work together to encourage innovation and advance the automotive and electric vehicle (EV) sector. 29. Central government debt has reached Rs.160.69 lakh crore till December 2023 30.In the current financial year (2023-24), the procurement of goods and services through GeM, a government portal, has crossed Rs.4 lakh crore so far, said PK Singh, the CEO of the portal. Government e-Market (GeM) was launched on August 9, 2016 by all Ministries and Departments of the Central Government to purchase goods and services online. 31. The Center has also made it easier for people to install solar power on houses or buildings (roof top). The Central Power Department has issued a latest gazette notification removing the authority to. grant technical permission from the power distribution companies (Discoms) up to 10 kilowatts production capacity. 32. As part of the measures being taken to control cooking oil prices in the country, till when did the central government extend the duty concession on crude and refined cooking oil yield? March/2025 33. Government approves E-Vehicle policy to Promote India as a Manufacturing Destination for e-vehicles.The policy entails the following: > Minimum Investment required: Rs 4150 Cr (~USD 500 Mn) > No limit on maximum Investment > Timeline for manufacturing: 3 years for setting up manufacturing facilities in India, and to start commercial production of e-vehicles, and reach 50% domestic value addition (DVA) within 5 years at the maximum. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 28FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) > Domestic value addition (DVA) during manufacturing: A localization level of 25% by the 3rd year and 50% by the Sth year will have to be achieved. The customs duty of 15% (as applicable to CKD units) would be applicable for a period of 5 years > Vehicle of CIF value of USD 35,000 or above will be permissible > The total number of EV allowed for import would be determined by the total duty foregone or investment made, whichever is lower, subject to a maximum of %6,484 Cr (equal to incentive under PLI scheme) > Not more than 8,000 EVs per year would be permissible for import under this scheme. The carryover of unutilized annual import limits would be permitted 34, The Coal India Limited entered into a MoU with Indian Institute of Managements (lIM) Mumbai and IIM Sambalpur to boost PM's mission Gati Shakti 35. The central government recently disclosed in the Rajya Sabha that the number of students who died abroad from 2018 to January 2024 is 403, of which the highest number of 91 students died in Canada. After that country, most of these deaths occurred in Britain (48) and Russia (40). 36. Under Vikasit Bharat - 2047 to what extent is the central government moving forward with a special vision with an aim to include the domestic economy? 30 trillion dollars (about Rs. 2500 lakh crores) 37.Government of India and ADB sign $23 million loan agreement to strengthen fintech ecosystem in India 38. The Ministry of Women and Child Development celebrates the sixth Poshan Pakhwada from 9th to 23rd March, 2024 with various activities nationwide 39. The National Archives of India is celebrating its 134th Foundation Day. On this occasion, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal launched a digital exhibition "Subhash Abhinandan’, based on the life of Subhash Chandra Bose. This exhibition is based on documents available in the National Archives 40. n a landmark judgment on 4 march 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that MPs and MLAs cannot claim any immunity from prosecution for accepting bribes to cast a vote or make a speech in the House in a particular fashion. Article 105(2) of the Indian Constitution confers on MPs immunity from prosecution in respect of anything said or any vote given in Parliament or on any parliamentary committee. Similarly, Article 194(2) grants protection to MLAs. 41, The below are the various apps launched by ECI for increasing voter participation and promote free and fair elections. > KYC-ECI App: it containing information published by candidates regarding their criminal antecedents. > Encore Nodal App:A mobile app that allows Nodal Officers to take immediate action i.e. whether Objection or No- Objection. > Voter Turnout: This simple app provides two hourly basis dissemination of Voter Turnout trends to Election officers and Citizens FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 29FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF'S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (A INITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) > CVIGIL app is an innovative mobile application for citizens to report Model Code of Conduct and Expenditure violations during the elections. ‘CVIGIL' stands for Vigilant Citizen > Voter Helpline App is a comprehensive app for Indian Voters to search their name in the electoral > Saksham-ECl: This application provides all the voter-related services to a person with a disability to its door steps. This initiative aims to address the needs of voters above 85 years of age and Persons-with-Disabilities (PWDs) with a 40 percent. benchmark disability, allowing them to cast their votes from the comfort of their homes. > Observer App allows the observers to file their statutory reports like their arrival, departure, etc. > ‘Know Your Candidate’ (KYC) app will enable voters to find out if any electoral candidate in their constituency has any criminal records > ESMS Mobile App is used to digitize data for intercepted/Seized items (cash/Liquor/Drugs/ Precious Metal/Freebies/Other Items) direct from field through Mobile App during Model Code Conduct [ESMS:Election Seizure Management System] 42. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched ‘ETHANOL 100°, a revolutionary automotive fuel at IndianOil Retail Outlet. customers can avail ETHANOL 100 at select 183 retail outlets across five states ~ Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, and Tamil Nadu 43. PM Narendra Modi met the Prime Minister of Bhutan H.E Dasho Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi on 14 March 2024 4d, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities signs MoU with Electronics Sector Skills Council of India for Skilling of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) 45. Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities signs MoU with SignAble Communications to support Divyangjan with Speech & Hearing disabilities 46. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) is pleased to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with the Council of Architecture (COA) aimed at promoting inclusivity and accessibility for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in public spaces and buildings. 47. The Union government notified the revised wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).these revised wage rates will come into effect from 1 April 2024 > High wage Rates: 1*: Haryana(Rs.374),2": Goa(Rs.356),3": Karnataka (Rs.374) > Least wage Rates: Assamn(Rs.234), Nagaland(Rs.234) > In the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the daily wage of employment guarantee has increased by Rs.28 to Rs.300 > What is the average daily wage paid by various states under the Employment Guarantee Scheme in the country in 2023-24, according to official statistics? Rs.259 48. Thiruvananthapuram( Kerala) based government of India’s company “HLL Life Care" is the nodal agency for sourcing the Aarogya Maitri Cube.this was Indigenously designed under FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 30FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) Project BHISHM (India Health Initiative for Cooperation Interest and Friendship), the modular trauma management and support system is made up of 72 detachable mini-cubes, each with a specialised station for humanitarian efforts and emergency response. 49. Ministry of Minority Affairs approves projects under Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMIVK) Scheme for ‘Establishment of Centre for Jain Studies in Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore Campus with the total estimated cost of Rs. 25cr try of Minority Affairs approves Centre of Gurumukhi script at Khalsa college in the University of Delhi’ with the total estimated cost of Rs.25er 51. The Ministry of Minority Affairs has approved the proposal from the University of Delhi for establishment of the ‘Centre for Advanced studies in Buddhist Studies’ at the University at an estimated cost of approx. Rs. 35 crore under its scheme viz, Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) and "Buddhist Development Plan” (BDP) 52. Ministry of Minority Affairs approves ‘Centre of Jain Manuscriptology’ (GUCJM) at Gujarat University with the total estimated cost of Rs.40cr, 53.Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&iFW) inaugurated a Krishi Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) set up at Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi.A big- screen dashboard of all digital innovations in the sector, the ICCC marks a “significant leap forward” in leveraging technology for the advancement of agricultural practices. 54.In a significant development, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will inaugurate the 'NITI For States’ platform by NITI Aayog in New Delhi. This platform, serving as a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), is designed to bolster policy formulation and promote good governance across states 55. Google has joined hands with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prevent spread of false information, promote authorised content and label Al-generated data during the upcoming general elections. 56.Devusinh Chauhan launched the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)'s ‘Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP)' for coordination among the stakeholders to curb misuse of telecom resources in cyber-crime and financial frauds, and ‘Chakshu' facility on Sanchar Saathi portal 57. India's unemployment rate dropped to 3.1% in 2023 from 3.6% in the preceding year, reflecting continued improvement in the labour markets, revealed the latest employment- unemployment indicators report released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) > Urban unemployment declined to 5.2% in 2023 & Rural declined to 2.4% in 2023 58. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri dedicated to the nation 201 CNG StationsIndia's first small-scale LNG(SSLNG) unit has been set up by GAlL at its Vijaipur LPG plant(@Madhya Pradesh).Government's vision to increase the share of natural gas in the primary energy basket to 15% by 2030 59. India has launched ‘Operation Indravati’ to evacuate indians from Haiti to the Dominican Republic country, 50. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 31FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) 60. Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi has launched the “Coal Logistics Plan and Policy” > It aiming to produce from 980 Million tonnes to 1.5 Billion tonnes by 2030 > Coal Logistics Plan proposes a strategic shift towards a railway-based system in FMCs projects, aiming for a 14% reduction in rail logistic costs and an annual cost saving of Rs 21,000 Crore > This strategic framework aims to catalyze accelerated demand and supply within the coal sector by FY 2030, in line with the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat by reducing dependence on imported coal > In line with India's net-zero ambitions, the coal sector is aiming to ramp up renewable energy capacity to over 9GW by 2030 61. The Education Ministry and the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on February 27 jointly launched a nationwide awareness campaign "Mera pehla vote desh ke liye (my first vote for the country)", under which various events will be organised in universities, colleges, and higher education institutions to encourage the first-time voters to participate in the upcoming election. 62. By the end of February, the fiscal deficit of the government was recorded at Rs.15 lakh crore. This is 86.5 percent of the revised annual target of Rs.17.35 lakh crore in the budget, according to official figures. The central government has estimated the fiscal deficit to be 5.8 percent of GDP (Rs. 17.35 lakh crore) in the financial year 2023-24, 63.In alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has announced the launch of the SWAYAM Plus platform, operated by IIT-Madras. This initiative aims to provide industry-relevant courses to enhance the employability of learners, including working professionals 64.PM Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated two institutes of the Union Ministry of Ayush ‘Central Research Institute of Yoga & Naturopathy’ (CRIYN) in Jhajjar, Haryana and the National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) titled ‘NISARG GRAM’ in Pune, Maharashtra 65. The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court has ruled that public representatives who take bribes to vote and speak are not protected from impeachment proceedings. In 1998, a two-judge constitution bench overturned the judgment giving protection to such persons from prosecution. A seven-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud delivered a historic decision to this effect unanimously on March 4, 2024. In this bench Justice AS. Bopanna, Justice MM. Sundaresh, Justice P.S. Narasimha, Justice J.B. Party Wala, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Manoj Mishra are members. 66. Recently the central government reduced Rs.2 per liter diesel & petrol 67. Recently, PB-SHABD (Prasar Bharati-Shared Audio Visuals for Broadcast and Dissemination) was launched by the Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur. The news-sharing service portal and app have been launched by the public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. It is a news-wire-like service to offer free content across mediums, which will be free of copyright or credit FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 32FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) obligations. PB SHABD platform has been designed to provide daily news feeds in video, audio, text, photo and other formats to subscribers from the media landscape 68. Earlier there was a facility to exercise the right to vote from home for those above 80 years.This time the age has been increased by the Central Election Commission to 85 years. > The Election Commission has also provided an opportunity to journalists working in different areas to exercise their right to vote. Eligible to use postal ballots 69.Who started the nationwide Hamara Samvidhan and Hamara Samman campaign to celebrate the 75th Republic Day of India? Vice President Jagdeep Dhankad 70. Which of the following programme by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) is to encourage and support senior women scientists to interdisciplinary technology? WIDUSHI 71. The Central Government has issued a notification to set up a Fact Check Unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to monitor the accuracy of online information related to the Government. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has taken measures to this extent as per the 2021 IT rules 72. The government has selected REC Ltd, a public sector organization as the coordinator of the Pradhan Mantri Suryoday Yojana project. Gujarat tops the country in terms of capacity of roof top solar units. Gujarat has about 2898 MW of rooftop solar capacity > Maharashtra and Karnataka are next, 73.In the Interim Budget 2024-25, as part of Research and Development (R&D), the Central Government has allocated Rs. A fund of Rs 1 lakh crore has been allocated. From this, the government has announced that they will lend without interest or at minimum interest with a tenure of 50 years. The center has revealed that their aim is to use this fund to encourage technologically talented youth towards innovation 74, The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education in collaboration with IIT Kanpur has started SATHEE (Self-Assessment, Test and Help for Entrance Examination) portal to provide quality education to every student who intend to participate in competitive Education such as JEE, NEET and various State level Engineering and other Examinations. 75.CBI and European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL) signed a Working Arrangement for establishing cooperative relations between the law enforcement authorities of these two organisations. 76. Khoya-Paya Portal: A citizen-centric platform to exchange information on missing and found children.Any citizen can report missing or found children through text, photographs, videos and other means on this portal 77. Our country's Current Account Deficit (CAD) has been limited to USD 10.5 billion (roughly Rs, 87,000 crore) in the October-December quarter of the current financial year. This is equivalent to 1.2 percent of GDP, RBI said > 2022-23 during the same period was recorded at 168 billion dollars. Foreign exchange reserves increased by 6 billion dollars in October-December. FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 33FOR MORE MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF’S BUY ON: SANDEEP ACADEMY APP FROM PLAYSTORE (AINITIATIVE FROM @TSPSC_WORLD INSTAGRAM PAGE) > The merchandise trade deficit widened to $71.6 billion from $71.3 billion. Exports of services grew by 5.2%. Foreign portfolio investments came in at $12 billion, compared to $466 billion a year ago. Deposits of non-resident Indians increased from $2.6 billion to $3.9 billion. During April-December 2023, India received a net foreign direct investment of $8.5 billion 78. Moody's Investor Services raises India's growth forecast for the current year (2024) to 6.8 percent 79. UBS projects India's GDP growth at 7% in FY2Sand 6.8% in FY26 80. Crisil Ratings projects India's GDP to grow at 6.8% in FY25, fueled by structural reforms. By 2031, India aims to double its economy to $7 trillion, becoming the third-largest globally 81.Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings raised India's FY25 GDP growth forecast to 7 percent from 6.5 percent earlier. It also expects the growth in the current financial year (2023-24) to clock 7.8 percent, slightly higher than the government's own forecast of 7.6 percent. 82. Morgan Stanley has revised its GDP growth forecast for India for the financial year 2024-25 (FY25) to 6.8% The firm also revised its growth forecast for the ongoing financial year (FY24) to 7.9% 83. GST revenue for March 2024 witnessed the second highest collection ever at €1.78 lakh crore, with a 11.5% year-on-year growth, The highest-ever GST collection was recorded at & 1.87 lakh crore in April 2023. FY 2023-24 marks a milestone with total gross GST collection of Rs. 20.18 lakh crore AWARDS 1. The 71st Miss World 2024 winner is Krystyna Pyszkova of Czech Republic.The 71st Miss World 2024 took place in Mumbai, India First Runner-Up: Yasmina Zaytoun(Lebanon) Second Runner-Up: Aché Abrahams(Trinidad and Tobago) India's Sini Shetty could only make it to the Top 8 Nita Ambani Receives Prestigious ‘Humanitarian’ Award at 71st Miss World-2024 Grand Finale PM Narendra Modi presented the first-ever National Creators Awards at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Following are winners of National Creators Awards New India Champion Award: Abhi and Niyu Best Storyteller Award: Keerthika Govindhasamy (Keerthi History) Disruptor of the Year Award: Ranveer Allahbadia Green Champion Award: Ms. Pankti Pandey Best Creative for Social Change Award: Jaya Kishori (Meera of modern times) Most Impactful Agri Creator Award: Lakshya Dabas FOLLOW @TSPSC_WORLD PAGE ON INSTAGRAM & TELEGRAM 34 Rov VV VVVY