National News

Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill 2025

• The Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha, to establish the Institute of Rural Management Anand, as a University to be known as the Tribhuvan Sahkari University.

Parliament of India

Visit of SCO Secretary-General

• Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Nurlan Yermekbayev has arrived in New Delhi, for a four-day visit to India.

SCO

International News

Taiwan banned DeepSeek

• Taiwan banned government departments from using Chinese startup DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence (AI) service.

Taiwan

Economy

MoU between IEPFA and Strategic Educational Professionals Pvt. Ltd

• An MoU has been signed between Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) and Strategic Educational Professionals Pvt. Ltd., for developing a digital programme which focuses on experiential learning aimed at promoting financial literacy for school children.

IEPFA

India paid to UN Regular Budget for 2025

• India has paid USD 37.64 million to the United Nations Regular Budget for 2025.

United Nations

Unemployment Rate

• The Government has informed the Lok Sabha that the estimated unemployment rate has decreased from 6% five years ago to 3.2% during the last fiscal.

Unemployment Rate

Science and Tech

NMDS 2.0

• The National Metadata Structure (NMDS 2.0) is designed with the objective that data and information are uniformly represented, provide clarity on the data sources, collection methods and enhance discoverability of data sets.

Metadata Structure

GARBH-INi-DRISHTI Data Repository

• Dr. Rajesh Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology launched India's first Ferret Research Facility, GARBH-INi-DRISHTI data repository, at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) in the NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, Haryana.

Ferrets

PtPdCoNiMn

• Researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) in Bengaluru have developed a novel high-entropy alloy (HEA) catalyst called PtPdCoNiMn (consisting of Platinum, Palladium, Cobalt, Nickel and Manganese), for the efficient generation of green hydrogen.

Environment and Biodiversity

IBCA

• The Environment Ministry announced that the Framework Agreement on the establishment of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) has officially come into force.

IBCA

Arunachal Pradesh lost 110 glaciers in 32 years

• A new study has revealed that a section of the eastern Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh lost 110 glaciers in 32 years.

Defence

13th edition of Exercise ‘Ekuverin’

• The 13th edition of joint military exercise ‘Ekuverin’ between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force has commenced in Maldives.

Sports

38th National Games

• The 38th National Games is being held in Uttarakhand.

Winners

Rs 5 Crore for U19 ICC Women’s T20 Team

• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a cash reward of Rs 5 crore for the Indian squad that claimed their second consecutive U19 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.

Australia’s Hall of Fame

• Former batter Michael Bevan has been inducted to Cricket Australia’s Hall of Fame.

Appointments

Bart De Wever

• Bart De Wever has been sworn in as Belgium's new Prime Minister.

Belgium

Shashank Anand

• Shashank Anand has been appointed as the new Inspector General (IG) of the Border Security Force (BSF) for the Jammu Frontier.

BSF

Important Days

World Cancer Day

• World Cancer Day is celebrated every year on February 4, to raise awareness about cancer and encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.