National

Surajkund International Crafts Mela

• President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the 37th Surajkund International Crafts Mela 2024 in Faridabad, Haryana.
• Tanzania will participate as the Partner Nation in the craft mela.

Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
• With over 800 exhibitors from more than 50 countries, the Expo will highlight cutting-edge technologies, sustainable solutions, and breakthroughs in mobility.

National Arogya Fair 2024

• AYUSH Minister Sarbanand Sonowal inaugurated National Arogya Fair 2024 in New Delhi.
• The Fair is a showcase of India’s cultural and historical legacy in holistic healthcare.

Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund

• Union Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund with an outlay of over 29610 crore rupees for another three years up to 2025-26.
• The scheme will incentivize investments in Dairy processing, Meat processing and product diversification, Animal Feed Plants, and Veterinary vaccine and drug production facilities.

International

Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2024

• Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka.
• The book fair is the annual event of Bangladesh book lovers and publishers.

Economy

UNION BUDGET 2024-25

• Tax receipts are estimated at Rs.26.02 lakh crore.
• Total receipts other than borrowings and the total expenditure are estimated at Rs.30.80 and Rs.47.66 lakh crore respectively.
• Coal gasification and liquefaction capacity of 100 MT to be set up by 2030.
• A provision of Rs.75,000 crore rupees as fifty-year interest free loan is proposed to support milestone-linked reforms by the State Governments.

Defence

Indian Coast Guard

• Indian Coast Guard (ICG) celebrated its 48th Raising Day in New Delhi.

'Year of Naval Civilians'

• Indian Navy has declared 2024 as 'Year of Naval Civilians' to improve administration, efficiency and well-being of Naval Civilians by addressing all facets of Civilian HR Management in a time bound manner.

Sports

Fourth Khelo India Winter Games

• The fourth Khelo India Winter Games will start at Leh in Ladakh.
• Union Minister Nisith Pramanik will inaugurate the five-day-long event in Leh.

Person in News

Champai Soren

• Senior JMM leader Champai Soren will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand.

Lochan Singh Pathania

• VAdm Lochan Singh Pathania assumed charge as the Chief Hydrographer to the government of India.
• Commissioned in the Executive branch of the Indian Navy in 1990, he is a Hydrography Specialist.

Miscellaneous

C-CARES

• Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi launched a web portal of CMPFO namely C- CARES.