National News

Projects worth Rs 68,000 crore in Sambalpur, Odisha

• The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for projects worth more than Rs 68,000 crore in Sambalpur, Odisha.

About Odisha

7th session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH)

• The Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) convened its 7th session from January 29 to February 2 at Kochi.
• In this session, quality standards for 5 spices, namely small cardamom, turmeric, juniper berry, allpice and star anise were finalised.

Inauguration of CoE on E-waste Management

• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary S Krishnan inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on E-waste Management at Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Hyderabad.

Asia Music Summit Kohima Declaration

• 12 countries have signed the Asia Music Summit Kohima Declaration for the promotion of music and the music fraternity of Asia and beyond.
• The declaration was signed in 4th Asia Music Summit, an initiative of MusicConnect Asia, hosted and co-organised by Task Force for Music & Arts (TaFMA), government of Nagaland.

About Nagaland

International News

Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and Sri Lanka

• Thailand and Sri Lanka signed a Free Trade Agreement, a move by Sri Lanka to emerge from its worst financial crisis in decades.

About Thailand

Science and Technology

Jielong-3 rocket

• China has successfully launched the Jielong-3 rocket, delivered nine satellites into orbit.

About China

Environment and Biodiversity

Dusted Apollo Butterfly

• Dusted Apollo (Parnassius stenosemus), a rare high ­altitude butterfly, has been sighted for the first time in Himachal Pradesh.

About Himachal Pradesh

Defence 

25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Mahabali

• 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Mahabali was delivered to the Indian Navy on 02 Feb 24 in presence of Rear Admiral Subir Mukherjee, NM, ASY(Kochi).
• Mahabali constructed by M/s Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd (M/s SSPL), is a proud flag bearer of “Make in India” initiative of Govt of India.

About Make in India

INS Sandhayak

• INS Sandhayak (Yard 3025), the first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on February 03, 2024.

INS Karanj

• Indian Navy Kalvari class submarine INS Karanj participated in Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day celebrations.

About Sri Lanka

Sports

Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) suspended by Sports Ministry

• The Sports Ministry has suspended the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) with immediate effect for failing to conduct elections on time and non-compliance with guidelines.

Books and Authors

9 Incredible Years of Haryana Government

• "9 Incredible Years of Haryana Government: Emergence of a New and Vibrant Haryana” book has been Released by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar.

Person in News

Jasprit Bumrah

• Jasprit Bumrah became  fastest Indian pacer to pick 150+ wickets in Tests

Appointments

Apurva Chandra 

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Mr. Chandra's appointment as the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare. 

Sanjay Jaju

• Senior bureucrat Sanjay Jaju has been appointed as the new Information and Broadcasting Secretary.