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National News
Har Kanth Mein Bharat
- The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with Akashvani, launched a special classical music program ‘Har Kanth Mein Bharat’ at Akashvani Bhawan in New Delhi.
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
- Geek Pictures has announced a special screening of the 1993 Japanese-Indian anime film "Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama" at the Indian Parliament on February 15.
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State Special
Caste Census data of Telangana
- According to the Caste census conducted in November and December 2024, Telangana Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy revealed that 56.33% of the state's population belongs to Backward Classes. This includes Hindus, Muslims, and members of Scheduled Castes who have converted to Christianity.
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International News
Canada announced 25% tariffs on American Goods
- In response to tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced 25% tariffs on American goods coming into the country.
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Economy
Samudrayaan
- India’s mission to send scientists to explore the depths of the ocean in specially-designed submersible Samudrayaan allocated Rs 600 crore for the Deep Ocean Mission.
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Budget allocation Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- The Union Budget allocated Rs 903 crore to the Lok Sabha, more than double the Rajya Sabha's Rs 413 crore.
2,250 crore for export promotion schemes for 2025-26
- The government has earmarked Rs 2,250 crore for export promotion schemes for 2025-26, down 17% from Rs 2,718.73 crore allocated in the revised Budget estimates for 2024-25.
Science and Tech
Japan launched a navigation satellite
- Japan has successfully launched a navigation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket, aimed to have a more precise location positioning system of its own.
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Deep Research
- OpenAI unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research".
| Recently the AI platform of China "DeepSeek" has launched. | John McCarthy is known as the "father of artificial intelligence" (AI). |
Sports
Tata Steel Masters 2025
- In Chess, Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa clinched the prestigious Tata Steel Masters 2025 title by defeating reigning World Champion D. Gukesh at Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.
| R. Praggnanandhaa became 2nd Indian after Viswanathan Anand in 2006 to claim the prestigious title. |
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025
- Indian team clinched the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025.
International Cricket Council
| Estb: 1909 | HQ: Dubai, UAE | Chairman: Jay Shah |
World Pickleball League 2025
- Bengaluru Jawans won the inaugural World Pickleball League (WPL) by securing a victory over Pune United.
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National Games 2025
- Uttar Pradesh Men’s Kabaddi Team defeated Chandigarh to win the gold medal in National Games 2025 in Dehradun.
| Women’s Kabaddi Winner: Himachal Pradesh |
Defence
1st Indian Navy Half Marathon
- Union Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off the inaugural edition of the Indian Navy Half Marathon in New Delhi.
| In the 21.1 km (Half Marathon), Kulbir Singh won the Men’s Open Category, and Vrinda Bhandari won the Women’s Open Category. |
Awards and Honours
67th Annual Grammy Award
- Indian-American vocalist Chandrika Tandon has won the Grammy award for the album ‘Triveni’ in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category at 67th Annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles.
| Best Country Album: Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter |
Appointments
Eyal Zamir
- Major General Eyal Zamir appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
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Ken Martin
- Ken Martin, chair of Minnesota's Democratic party, has been elected as the new Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair.
Important Days
World Wetlands Day 2025
- World Wetlands Day is observed on 2nd February.
| Theme: ‘Protecting Wetlands for our common future’. |