National News

Thailand-India Interwoven Legacies: Stream of Faith in Buddhism

• Union Culture Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the photo exhibition –  “Thailand-India Interwoven Legacies: Stream of Faith in Buddhism” at the National Museum in New Delhi.

About Lord Buddha

Fisheries Summer Meet 2024

• Fisheries Summer Meet 2024 organised by the Department of Fisheries was held at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Fish Production

Vizhinjam international seaport

• First mothership carrying cargo from the Xiamen port in China reached at the Vizhinjam international seaport, India’s first deep-water container transshipment port.

Major Ports and their features

Eastern India's first university for physically challenged students

• The Jharkhand government announced plans to open eastern India's first university for physically challenged students in the state.

About Jharkhand

Science and Tech

Indian Space Policy-2023

• The government has issued an advisory to satellite television broadcasters to seek authorisation from India's space regulator IN-SPACe for use of non-Indian satellites, to provide services in the country, from April 1, 2025.

7th India-Japan Medical Product Regulatory Symposium

• The 7th India-Japan Medical Product Regulatory Symposium, organised by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) was held at the FICCI Convention Hall in New Delhi.

About Japan

Defence

Technology Development Fund scheme

• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) awarded 7 new projects to private industries under the Technology Development Fund scheme for various requirements of the Armed Forces and aerospace and defence sectors.

About TDF

10% reservation for former Agniveers in Central Forces

• Central forces announced 10% reservation for former Agniveers and they will also get relaxation in age and there will also be no Physical Efficiency Test for them.

Chiefs of Central Forces

DTIS

• Uttar Pradesh announced 3 new projects located in Kanpur and Lucknow under the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) to enhance its defence and space technology infrastructure.

About DTIS

Sports

PUMA India

• PUMA India partnered with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as the official footwear partner for the Indian contingent heading to the Paris Olympics 2024.

About IOA

Miscellaneous

World Population Prospects 2024 Report

• According to the World Population Prospects 2024 Report, released by the United Nations, India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12%.

About UN

Awards and Honours

Agriculture Leadership Awards 2024

• Nagaland has been conferred with the best state in Horticulture in the prestigious Agriculture Leadership Awards 2024 at the 15th Agriculture Leadership Conclave held in New Delhi, for its outstanding work in introducing innovative programmes and policies for horticulture development.

Agriculture Leadership Awards

IMO 2024 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea

• Captain Avhilash Rawat and his crew of an oil tanker won the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2024 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for their “extraordinary courage” shown in a Red Sea rescue mission.

About IMO

Person in News

Manvi Madhu Kashyap

• Manvi Madhu Kashyap appointed as the first transgender person as a Sub- Inspector of Police in Bihar.