National

India Energy Week 2024

• India Energy Week 2024 will be held from 6 – 9 February in Goa.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the event.

Uniform Civil Code

• Uttarakhand Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) draft bill in Dehradun.

"Vyommitra"

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has said that Woman Robot Astronaut "Vyommitra" will fly into Space ahead of ISRO's “Gaganyaan" mission, which will be India’s first human manned Space Flight carrying Indian Astronauts into Space.

 International

34,000 tonnes of potatoes

• Aiming to check the very high prices of potatoes, the Bangladesh government has approved the import of 34,000 tonnes of potatoes from India.

 Awards & Honours

Grammy award

• Prominent Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain's fusion band Shakti bagged the prestigious Grammy award in Best Global Music Album category for their latest album This Moment.
• Zakir Hussain also bagged the Grammy in Best Global Music Performance category for his contribution to Pashto alongside Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia.

 Person in News

Biman Prasad

• Deputy PM of Fiji Biman Prasad arrived in New Delhi on week-long visit to India.

 Hage Geingob

•  Namibian President Hage Geingob died at a hospital in Windhoek.

 Miscellaneous

'Shri Ramayana Yatra'

• Minister of State for Culture Meenakshi Lekhi flagged off 'Shri Ramayana Yatra' Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station.
• The Train is being run under the 'Dekho Apna Desh' initiative to showcase India's cultural heritage and historical places to the people.