National

Union Budget 2024

• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her sixth Budget.
• FM Sitharaman lowered down FY25 fiscal deficit target to 5.1% of the GDP.

International

India and Oman

• Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane co-chaired the 12th Joint Military Cooperation Committee meeting with the Secretary-General, Ministry of Defence, Oman Dr. Mohammed Bin Naseer Bin Ali Al Zaabi in Muscat.

India and Portugal

• The fourth Foreign Office Consultations between India and Portugal was held in New Delhi.
• Both sides reviewed the ongoing cooperation between India and Portugal on the development of the Maritime Heritage Complex in Gujarat's Lothal.

Economy

16th Finance Commission

• Government appointed four members of the Sixteenth Finance Commission, with the approval of the President of India.
• Ajay Narayan Jha, Annie George Mathew, Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha have been appointed as full time members.

Sports

FIH Hockey5s Men’s World Cup

• Indian Men's Hockey Team defeated Egypt by 6-4  in the 46th match of FIH Hockey5s Men’s World Cup 2024 in Muscat.

Person in News

Jay Shah

• BCCI secretary Jay Shah was appointed president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for a third consecutive term.

Prashant Kumar

• Prashant Kumar has been appointed as the new officiating director general of police (DGP) of Uttar Pradesh.

Miscellaneous

Indian Institute of Mass Communication

• Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) has been declared as a deemed to be University under a distinct category by the Education Ministry.

 World Leprosy Day

• World Leprosy Day is observed internationally every year on the last Sunday of January to increase the public awareness of the Leprosy.