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Index
q Points To Remember (PTR) 3-18
q National Affairs 19-48
A. Political / National Affairs : l Assembly Elections in Five States, 2023 l Article 370 l
Uttarakhand’s Silkyara Tunnel Collapse l Ladakh secures 4th GI Tag for ‘Sea-buckthorn’ l
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 l New Bills to overhaul criminal laws l Violence in
Manipur l Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023 l AAP Gets ‘National
Party’ Status l Assembly Elections, 2023 l 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas B. National
Schemes & Initiatives : l Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM
JANMAN) l Haryana’s Private Sector Quota Law l Jan Jatiya Gaurav Divas l ‘World
th
Food India 2023’ l 6 Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2023 l PM–YASASVI Scheme l UDAN
5.2 l Meri Maati Mera Desh Campaign l 4th National Water Awards, 2022 l Hallmark
Unique Identification Number (HUID) l NIMHANS-AHT Comprehensive Mental-
Health Action Program l National Green Hydrogen Mission l Vibrant Village
Programme C. National Events & Programmes : l G-20 Summit 2023 l Chandrayaan-3
l Central Tribal University in Telangana lGarba Dance recognized as Intangible Cultural
Heritage l India Mobile Congress (IMC) l India’s First Regional Rapid Transit System
(RRTS) l ‘Travel for LiFE’ & Best Tourism Village Award, 2023 l Swachh Vayu
Sarvekshan Awards, 2023 l Hoysala Temples now India’s 42nd UNESCO’s World Heritage
site l Bharat Mandapam D. Reports / Indices : l NCRB 2022 Report on Crime in India
l Food Security and Nutrition in India 2023 l World Malaria Report, 2023 lAnnual
Report on ‘Road Accidents in India-2022’ l India Ageing Report, 2023
th
l 6 Census Report On Minor Irrigation (MI) Schemes l NIRF-India Rankings, 2023
th
l 5 State Food Safety Index l India Justice Report, 2022 l All India Survey on Higher
Education (AISHE) 2020-2021 l India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2021
E. Miscellaneous : l Coal Report 2023 by International Energy Agency (IEA)
rd
l3 Global Maritime India Summit 2023 l Statue of Oneness lBharat Gaurav Tourist
train tour on Ambedkar Circuit l United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation
Framework 2023-2027 l Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 l News in Short
q International Affairs 49-76
A. International Relations : l India-Oman Bilateral Meet l India-Russia Bilateral Meet
l Indian Navy Helps Hijacked Ship in Arabian Sea l Migration and Mobility Agreement
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between India and Italy l India, Bhutan to Discuss Newroutes of
Regional Connectivity l India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue l Goa
M a r i t i m e C o n c l a v e 2 0 2 3 l I n d i a - Ta n z a n i a R e l a t i o n s
l Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) l India –Canada Relationship
l India-Middle East-EU corridor l State Visit of Saudi Crown Prince to
India l Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Greece l 5th India-Bangladesh
Annual Defence Dialogue l Kampala Declaration l India-Indonesia
Economic and Financial Dialogue l India-US Strategic Clean Energy
Partnership l Prime Minister Visit to France l PM Narendra Modi Visit
to UAE l Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to the United
States l MoU between India & Suriname l Visit of Prime Minister of
Nepal to India l India-Egypt Strategic Partnership l International
Museum Expo 2023l India-UK ‘Net Zero Innovation virtual centre
l The Language Friendship Bridge l India and Malaysia to settle trade
in INR l Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and PayNow l SAARC
Currency Swap Framework lOperation Kaveri and Sudan Crisis
B. Summits/Conferences and Organisations : lArtificial Intelligence
Safety Summit, 2023 l India-Ethiopia Joint Trade Committee l 20
th
ASEAN-India Summit and the 18 East Asia Summit l Asia Pacific
Forum on Human Rights l 20th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’
Meeting l 15th BRICS Summit l 13th East Asia Summit l 23rd SCO
Summit, 2023 l BIMSTEC l The Global DPI Summit l 6th Indian
Ocean Conference l SCO Young Authors’ Conference l Energy
Minister’s Session of the Voice of Global South Summit C. Reports &
Indices : l Global Hunger Index 2023 l Export Preparedness Index
(EPI) 2022 l World Investment Report, 2023 l Gender Social Norms
Index, 2023 l World Press Freedom Index, 2023 l National
Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS) 2021-22 l Women and Men
in India Report-2022 l World Happiness Report -2023 l Corruption
Perceptions Index (CPI), 2022 l Global Terrorism Index, 2023
l Safety Perceptions Index (SPI), 2023 l SIPRI : Trends in
International Arms Transfers 2022, Report l International Intellectual
Property (IP) Index, 2023 l 17th Global Peace Index, 2023 l The Asia
University Rankings, 2023 D. International Events : l Italy’s Exit
from China’s Belt and Road Initiative l NATO officially Suspends CFE
Treaty Amid Russian Withdrawal l WHO Unveils Gujarat Declaration
l Finland Joins NATO l 8th India-Australia Defence Policy Talks
l The Atlantic Declaration l U.K. Signed CPTPP l Ghana becomes
first country to approve Oxford malaria vaccine for children
l News in Shorts l Rankings/Indices/Reports (International)
q Economic Affairs
A. Fiscal & Monetary Affairs : l First Advance Estimates of National
Income, 2023-24 l 16th Finance Commission l PLFS Annual Report
2022-2023 l Nobel Prize 2023 l India’s first UPI-ATM l India’s
External Debt as at the end of March 2023 l First Loss Default
Guarantee (FLDG) l The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) gold reserves
l Foreign Trade Policy 2023 l RBI MPC Meeting, 2023 B. Reports &
st
Indices : l 1 Delta Ranking of ABP l LEADS - 2023 l Migration and
Development Brief 39 l Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for
Prosperity (IPEF) l India-Australia RISE Accelerator l Investment
needed in to accelerate decarbonization l Bharat Bill Payment System
(BBPS) l Global Innovation Index 2023 l MoU between GSV and for
Aerospace Teaching and Research l Fortune Global 500
l America’s Richest Self-Made Women l NITI AAYOG : National
Multi-dimensional Poverty Index 2023 l UNDP: Global Multi-
dimensional Poverty Index 2023 l India, UAE Sign Agreements to
Settle Trade in Rupees l Global Gender Gap Report, 2023 l Logistics
Performance Index, 2023 l Index of Economic Freedom, 2023
l Global Unicorn Index 2023 l State of World Population Report, 2023
l World Economic Outlook Update, 2023 l NFHS-5 National Report
2019-2021 C. Economic Initiatives, Schemes & Projects : l Prime
Minister Visit to Ayodhya l Bharatmala Phase 1 deadline extended
l Project PRAYAS l National Programme on Anganwadi-cum-
Crèche (Palna) l MSME launches three sub-schemes under the RAMP
program l ‘Bharat’ Atta l Drones to the Women Self Help Groups
l 11th Edition of International Tourism Mart l RoDTEP Scheme
l National Turmeric Board l Renewable Energy Project in Ladakh
l India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) l Cabinet
approves expansion of Ujjwala Yojana l Divya Kala Mela
l Yashobhoomi l PM Vishwakarma Scheme l Vivad se Vishwas – II
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l PM SVANindhi SCHEME l “Credit Guarantee Scheme” for
Livestock Sector l Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC), 2023
l Three Centers of Excellence for Horticultural crops approved under
MIDH l SWAYATT Initiative l PM MITRA Parks D. Miscellaneous:
l Cabinet approves Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops
for Marketing Season 2023-24 l National Manufacturing Innovation
Survey (NMIS) 2021-22 l Indian States’ Electricity Transition
l QS World University Rankings 2023 by Subject l News in Shorts
l Economic Survey 2022 -23 l UNION BUDGET 2023-24
q Science & Technology Affairs 107-123
l SpaceX to Launch GSAT-20 l Study of ‘God of Chaos’ Asteroid
l Omicron Subvariant JN.1 l International Mega Science Project
SKA l WHO prequalifies a second malaria vaccine l NOMA as a
neglected tropical disease l New marine amphipod species found in
Chillika Lake l Google Unveils Project Gemini l India’s first Pompe
disease patient passes away l Aditya-L1: India’s first solar mission
th
l Nex CAR 19 Gets Marketing Authorization Approval from DCGI
l “First Light” with Record-Breaking Data Transmission l Nobel
Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 l Nobel Prize 2023 in Physics
l Nobel Prize 2023 in Chemistry l China Sends Its Youngest-Ever
Crew to Space l Gaganyaan TV-D1 Mission112 l Vikram-1 Rocket
l Grene Robotics unveils autonomous anti-drone system l NavIC
Integration in Smartphones l Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
l “Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar” l Agnibaan Rocket l 75 Endemic
Birds of India l NASA’s STEREO-A Earth Flyby l PM-eBus Sewa
l National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission 2047 (NSCAEM)
lISRO’s PSLV-C56 puts 7 satellites in orbit l SpaceX: World’s largest
Private Communications Satellite l Iran Unveils ‘First Hypersonic
Missile’ l Unnat Takniki Pradarshan Kendra (UTPRERAK) l TAPAS
201 UAV Ready For User Trials l ‘UNODC World Drug Report 2023’
l Arexvy l China’s Shenzhou-16 Mission l ‘AIRAWAT’ ranked 75th
in Global Supercomputing list l Indian Astronomical Observatory to
Observes BL Lacertae l Penumbral Lunar Eclipse l Sara: World’s First
Robotic Check-in Assistant l Three Parents Baby: Mitochondrial
Donation Treatment l Axiom Space Station l Jupiter Icy Moons
Explorer (Juice) Mission l NASA’s TEMPO Mission l The Taifa 1
Mission l Indian Space Policy, 2023 l 3D-Printed Dhawan II Engine
l Reusable Launch Vehicle Mission l ISRO launches SSLV D2
l News in Short
77-106 q Environmental Affairs 124-139
l Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary included Swadesh Darshan 2.0
l 28th Conference of Parties To the UNFCCC l Cyclone ‘Michaung’
l The Global Climate 2011-2020 l IMO Green Voyage 2050 Project
l AMRIT Technology l IUCN Red List Update 2023 l Climate
Change Performance Index, 2024 l Global Drought Snapshot 2023
l 59th International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) l14th Emissions
Gap Report, 2023 lAdaptation Gap Report-2023 l Minamata
Convention on Mercury (COP-5) l Ecological Threat Report (ETR)
2023 l Amphibians Threatened by Climate Change-IUCN l Global
Survey Report On Person With Disabilities and Disaster l Climate
Ambition Summit 2023 l 5th World Coffee Conference 2023
l Breakthrough Agenda Report, 2023 l Vanadium Discovered In
Gujarat l State of the Rhino, 2023 Report l “Smart Cities Mission,
India: Localising Sustainable Development Goals” Report l Unctad
Report, 2023 l State of India’s Birds, 2023 l Urban River Management
Plans l Dholpur-Karauli Tiger Reserve l All India Tiger Estimation-
2022 l 14th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM14) and 8th Mission
Innovation (MI-8) Meeting l International Conference on Green
Hydrogen (ICGH-2023) l Cyclone Biparjoy l Energy Transition
Index-2023 l India to Join International Climate Action in Civil
Aviation l Petersberg Climate Dialogue l River-Cities Alliance Global
Seminar l Tiger Census, 2022 l India’s First Water Bodies Census
l International Year of Camelids, 2024 l COP-15 l 5th World Air
Quality Report 2022 l News in Short
q UP Current Affairs 140-158
q Short News 159-197
q Sports News 198-216
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 On January 10, 2024 10th edition of Vibrant
Gujarat Global Summit 2024 at Mahatma Mandir,
Gandhinagar was inaugurated by
- Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi
Ü The theme of this year’s summit is
- ‘Gateway to the Future’
 The Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT), is organising the Startup
India Innovation Week 2024 from
- 10th January to 18th January, 2024
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the
27th National Youth Festival on 12th January in
- Nashik, Maharashtra
 Where is Aatmnirbhar Bharat Utsav 2024 being
organized – Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
 Who has been appointed as the Vice Chief of the
Indian Naval Staff
– Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
 In which city, th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
inaugurated the five-day winter carnival
– Manali
 Which wildlife sanctuary was recently included in
the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme
– Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary
 In which state ‘Rahat Vani Kendra’ was inaugurated
for early disaster warning – Uttar Pradesh
 Which is the first company to achieve ISCC-Plus
certification – Reliance Industries
 Who has recently been appointed as Chairman of
the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee
– Justice BR Gavai
 Who inaugurated the ‘NCC Republic Day Camp’
2024 – Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
 How many crores of rupees has the Central
Government allocated for the ‘Prithvi Vigyan
scheme' – 4,797 crores
 The Ministry of Textiles under National Technical
Textiles Mission (NTTM) is organizing a hackathon
on (scheduled between 26-29 Feb, 2024) titled as
- “Fostering Innovations in Technical Textiles –
Hackathon for unleashing creativity in technical
textiles” under “BHARAT TEX 2024”
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‰‰ Golden Globes Awards, 2024
The 81st Annual Golden Globe awards were held
(January 7, 2024) at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Stand-up comedian and actor Jo Koy hosted the show
for the first time. Here are the list—
 Best Supporting Female Actor – Motion
Picture: Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers)
 Best Supporting Male Actor – Motion
Picture: Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer)
 Best Screenplay – Motion Picture: Justine Triet
and Arthur Harari (Anatomy of a Fall)
 Best Picture – Non-English Language: Anatomy
of a Fall
 Best Picture – Animated: The Boy and the
Heron
 Best Director – Motion Picture: Christopher
Nolan (Oppenheimer)
 Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/
Comedy: Emma Stone (Poor Things)
 Best Male Actor – Motion Picture – Drama: Cillian
Murphy (Oppenheimer)
 Best Score – Motion Picture: Ludwig
Göransson (Oppenheimer)
 Best Song – Motion Picture: “What Was I Made
For?” by Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas
O’Connell (Barbie)
 Cinematic and Box Office Achievement: Barbie
 Best Musical/Comedy Series: The Bear
 Best Drama Series: Succession
 Best Male Actor – Motion Picture – Musical/
Comedy: Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
 Best Picture – Musical/Comedy: Poor Things
 Best Female Actor – Motion Picture – Drama: Lily
Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)
 Best Picture – Drama: Oppenheimer
 Where did Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur
inaugurate the ‘Beach Games’ – Ghoghla Beach
 ‘Kadiyal Sarees’ belongs to which state which
recently got GI tag – West Bengal
 Who has been appointed as the Managing Director
of ‘National Asset Reconstruction Company’
– P. Santosh
 Who will be awarded ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan
Puruskar’ 2023 for Corporate Social Responsibility
– Odisha Mining Corporate Limited
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India has
banned which Odisha cricketer for two years
– Sumit Sharma
 Which product from Arunachal Pradesh has received
the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
– Wancho Wooden Craft
 Similipal Kai Chutney, which in January 2024
obtained the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, is
associated with which Indian state? – Odisha
 Which city emerged as the best city for women in
India in 2023, according to Avtar Group’s Top Cities
for Women in India (TCWI) 2023 study? – Chennai
 What is the main reason cited by the government for
ending the Free Movement Regime (FMR) along the
India-Myanmar border and implementing a smart
fencing system? – To curb the misuse of
FMR by insurgent groups and address security
concerns
 What is the investment amount committed
by NHPC Limited for the Kuppa Pumped Hydro
Storage Project in Gujarat, as per the MoU signed
with Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL)?
– Rs 4,000 crores
 What was the category with the highest number of
complaints against women in 2023, according to the
National Commission for Women (NCW) data?
– Right to dignity (harassment other than
domestic violence)
 Which state has recently become the first state to
map all accident black spots on the Mappls App
– Punjab
 Shirshendhu Mukyopadhyaya, who recently won
the 2023 Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar is a prolific
writer of which language? – Bengali
 Who has been appointed by the Central Government
as the Chairman of the 16th Finance Commission
– Arvind Panagariya
 Who inaugurated the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands
Submarine Optical Fiber Connection
– PM Narendra Modi
 Joint military exercise ‘Desert Cyclone’ is conducted
between India and which country
– United Arab Emirates
 For how many years has India started its tenure
as a member of the United Nations Statistical
Commission – 4 years
 Who has recently been appointed as the new Chief
Secretary of Rajasthan – Sudhansh Pant
 Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and
Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation
– Ravindra Kumar Tyagi
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 Who recently took command of ‘Chetak Corps’ as
General Officer Commanding
– Lieutenant General Nagendra Singh
 Who recently got M.S. Swaminathan Award awarded
to – B.R. Kamboj
 Which player won the title of Scottish Junior Open
Squash Under-19 – Anahat Singh
 India’s first submarine tourism will be started in
which state – Gujarat
 Who has been appointed as its new Managing
Director by skincare brand ‘Nivea India’
– Geetika Mehta
 Who has recently assumed the charge of ‘Chief of
Material’ in the Navy – Kiran Deshmukh
 In which city of UP did Defense Minister Rajnath
Singh inaugurate the first Sainik School for girls
– Mathura
 Who has been made the special envoy for peace in
Afghanistan by the United Nations Security Council
– Hamid Karzai
 Who has been appointed as the Director General of
Fire Services, Civil Defense and Home Guards
– Vivek Srivastava
 Who has recently taken charge as the Controller of
Warship Production and Procurement in the Navy
– Admiral B Shivakumar
 Where was ‘Jal Itihas Utsav’ organized under the
aegis of Ministry of JAL Shakti? (1 December,
2023) - Shamsi Talab, Jahaz Mahal, Delhi
 Where was the 1st Indian Art Architecture and
Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023 held?
(9-15 December, 2023) - New Delhi
 Which MP has been disqualified from Lok Sabha in
the cash-for-queries case? (8 December, 2023)
- Mahua Moitra
 Which institute released ‘first delta ranking’ for the
Aspirational Block Program?(7 December, 2023)
- NITI Aayog
Ü Top 2 Blocks: 1. Tiryani, Telangana
2. Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh
 Where Infinity Forum 2.0 was organized (virtually)?
(9 December, 2023)
- GIFT City, Gandhinagar Gujarat
 The first woman medical officer to be deployed at
Siachen, the world's highest battlefield? (5 December,
2023) - Captain Geetika Kaul
 Which Indian institute was awarded the Green
University Award in COP- 28?(December, 2023)
- IIT Mandi
 Which state was awarded the Sanctuary Asia Award
for “Best Sustainable Wildlife Tourism State”? (5
December, 2023) - Madhya Pradesh
2023
 A. Political / National Affairs
Assembly Elections in Five
States, 2023
 On October 09, 2023 the Election Commission
announced the Assembly elections which took place
in the states - Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram; on different
days from November 7-30, 2023 and votes were
counted for the five states on December 3, 2023.
 The results of four states – Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana, poll were
announced on December 3, 2023.
ˆˆ Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election
 Voting for the 230 Assembly constituencies of
Madhya Pradesh took place on November 17, 2023.
 The tenure of the 15th Assembly of Madhya Pradesh
was about to end on January 6, 2024.
  Of these, 35 seats are reserved for Scheduled
Castes and 47 seats are reserved for Scheduled
Tribes.
 A total of 77.15 percent voting was recorded.
 The Bharatiya Janata Party recorded victory in the
Madhya Pradesh elections, bagging 163 seats in the
230-seater Assembly.
 Meanwhile, Congress won 66 seats and the Bharat
Adivasi Party tasted its maiden win.
 27 women MLAs were declared elected in the state
in the elections of 2023.
 Mohan Yadav, a minister in the previous Shivraj
Singh Chouhan government, took charge as the
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister (on December 13,
2023 in Bhopal) in a grand event that was attended
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and
others.
 Jagdish Deora and Rajendra Shukla are Deputy
Chief Ministers. Narendra Singh Tomar has been
appointed Speaker of the Assembly.
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ˆˆ Rajasthan Assembly Elections
 The tenure of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly is
scheduled to end on 14 January 2024.
 Legislative Assembly elections were held in
Rajasthan on 25 November 2023 to elect 199 of the
200 members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
 Of these, 34 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes
and 25 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
 A total of 74.62 percent voting was recorded.
 Bharatiya Janata Party was successful in winning 115
seats (41.69%) out of 199 seats in the state.
 A total of 20 women were declared elected.
Party Wise Results
Party Lead/Won
Bhartiya Janta Party - BJP 115
Indian National Congress - INC 69
IND 8
BHRTADVSIP 3
BSP 2
ˆˆ Bhajan Lal Sharma
 Bhajan Lal Sharma took oath as the new chief
minister of Rajasthan (First time MLA from
Sanganer) on, December 15, 2023. Diya Kumari
and Prem Chand Bairwa were sworn in as
deputy chief ministers.
ˆˆ Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections
 The date of expiry of the tenure of the 5th Assembly
of Chhattisgarh was scheduled on January 3, 2024.
 Assembly elections were held in Chhattisgarh in two
phases on 7th November and 17th November 2023
to elect all 90 members of Chhattisgarh Legislative
Assembly.
 Of these, 10 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes
(SCs) and 29 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes
(STS).
 The mascot for Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections
2023 was ‘Chunai Chirai’.
 A total of 76.31 percent voting was recorded. Of these, 19 seats are reserved for Scheduled
 
 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the majority in the Castes and 12 seats are reserved for Scheduled
state, defeating the ruling Indian National Congress Tribes.
(INC).  Total 71.34 percent voting was recorded.
 A total of 19 women were declared elected.  The Indian National Congress (INC) with its
ally Communist Party of India (CPI) won a clear
Seats
Party Vote % majority with 65 seats against the incumbent Bharat
Contested Won
Rashtra Samithi (BRS)’s 39 seats.
Bharatiya Janta Party  Anumula Revanth Reddy was sworn in as the
90 54 46.27%
- BJP Chief Minister of Telangana, at the Lal Bahadur
Indian National Stadium in Hyderabad on December 7, 2023.
90 35 42.23%
Congress - INC   Bhatti Vikramarka took oath as the Deputy
Gondwana Chief Minister.
32 1
Ganatantra Party
Party Wise Results
 ‘Vishnudev Sai took oath as the new Chief Minister
Party Lead/Won
of Chhattisgarh in a ceremony organized in Raipur
Indian National Congress - INC 64
on December 13, 2023. He is the fourth Chief
Minister of Chhattisgarh as an individual. BHRS 39
 Vishnudev Sai is the first tribal Chief Minister Bhartiya Janta Party - BJP 8
of Chhattisgarh. Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma
appointed as Deputy Chief Ministers Article 370
 Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman
Singh has been appointed Speaker of the Assembly. A Constitution Bench (Five Judges) of the Supreme
Court on December 11, 2023 unanimously upheld the
ˆˆ Mizoram Assembly Elections power of the President to abrogate Article 370 in August
 The date of expiry of the tenure of 8th Assembly of
2019, leading to the re-organisation of the full-fledged
Mizoram was scheduled on December 17, 2023.
State of Jammu and Kashmir to two Union Territories
 Legislative Assembly elections were held in Mizoram
and denuding it of its special privileges.
on 7 November 2023 to elect all 40 members of
Mizoram Legislative Assembly. ˆˆ Key Highlights and Court’s Verdict
  There are a total of 40 seats in the Mizoram  The Court noted that J&K was listed as a Part III
Assembly. Of these, 39 seats are reserved for state in the Indian Constitution and Section 3 of
Scheduled Tribes. J&K’s Constitution declared it an integral part of
 The state election saw 80.66% voter turnout. India.
 The votes were counted on 4 December 2023 which  The Court ruled Article 370 as a temporary,
showed the Zoram People’s Movement’s (ZPM) transitional provision based on historical context
victory winning 27 seats out of 40. and its placement in Part XXI of the Constitution.
 ZPM leader Lalduhoma was sworn in as the Chief  S.R. Bommai Case (1994) laid down the power of
Minister of Mizoram on December 8, 2023. the President to dissolve a state under Article 356.
Seats   The court held that the President’s action could
Party Votes %
Won be deemed lawful if it is not a malafide or an
Zoram People's Movement 27 37.86 irrational act.
Mizo National Front 10 35.10  On August 5, 2019, President Ram Nath Kovind
issued CO 272, amending Article 367 and redefining
Bharatiya Janata Party 2 5.06
“Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir” as
Indian National Congress 1 20.82
the “Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.”
ˆˆ Telanagana Assembly Elections   The Court upheld this process, with stating
 The date of expiry of the term of the second that post-dissolution of J&K’s Constituent
Assembly of Telangana is scheduled for January 16, Assembly, the President could have unilaterally
2024. abrogated Article 370.
 Legislative assembly elections were held in Telangana  The interpretation of the court’s verdict suggests
on November 30, 2023 to elect all 119 members of that Parliament can change a state’s status under the
Telangana Legislative Assembly for its third term. President’s rule.
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 A. International Relations
India-Oman Bilateral Meet
On December 16, 2023, Sultan of Oman His Majesty
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik visited India on an official
state visit. It was first such visit of Sovereign of Sultan
in India in last 25 years.
ˆˆJoint Vision Partnership
 India and Oman have adopted the India Oman Joint
Vision Partnership For the Future, setting the stage
for bilateral cooperation and charting pathways for
future collaboration between the two countries.
 This Vision Document focuses on building
partnerships in broadly 8 to 10 areas. These include
maritime cooperation and connectivity, energy
security, space, digital payments, health, tourism,
hospitality, agriculture and food security.
ˆˆBilateral Meet Highlights:
 Bilateral Agreements: Agreements signed on IT
cooperation, combating financial crimes, culture,
and establishing an ICCR Hindi chair in Oman.
 Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement (CEPA):Ongoing discussions with
substantial progress for a CEPA to enhance
economic ties.
 Oman-India Investment Fund: Announcement
of the third tranche of the USD 300 million Oman-
India investment fund for key sectors in the Indian
economy.
 Digital Payments and Trade: Exploring
collaboration between India’s UPI and an Omani
platform for digital payments.
 Considering the possibility of conducting trade in
Rupees.
 Regional and International Issues: Leaders
discussed global matters, including the Hamas-Israel
conflict.
 Advocated for a two-state solution to address the
Palestine issue.
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India-Russia Bilateral Meet
During 25-29 December 2023, the External Affairs
minister of India visited Russia for a Bilateral Meeting
where both the countries signed agreements on Nuclear
Power and in areas of medicines, pharmaceutical
substances and medical devices.
ˆˆKey Highlights of India-Russia Bilateral
Meeting:
 Economic Collaboration: Emphasis on strategic
collaboration in defense, space exploration, nuclear
energy, and technology sharing.
 Agreement to expand exports of Russian
hydrocarbons to the Indian market.
 Finalized cooperation program in the Far East, with
plans for an early EAEU-India FTA negotiations
meeting.
 Nuclear Power Plants Agreement: Signed
agreements for future units of the Kudankulam
nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu.
 India operates two Russian-built nuclear plants, with
four more under construction.
 Kudankulam, India’s largest nuclear power plant,
began construction in March 2002, with the first
unit operating at full capacity since February 2016.
Full operational capacity is expected by 2027.
 Diplomatic Initiatives: Discussions on collaborative
efforts and shared interests in multilateral forums
like BRICS, SCO, and UN affairs.
Indian Navy Helps Hijacked Ship
in Arabian Sea
 In a recent incident in the Arabian Sea, the Malta-
flagged vessel MV Ruen was hijacked by pirates. The
Indian Navy swiftly intervened from its strategic
Gulf of Aden location, intercepting the vessel en
route to the Somali coast.
 The European Union Naval Force
(EUNAVFOR) Operation Atalanta joined efforts
in the anti-piracy operation.
ˆˆMaritime Piracy Overview:
 Defined by Article 101 of UNCLOS, piracy involves
acts of violence, detention, or depredation for
personal gain on the high seas or outside any state’s
jurisdiction.
 Considered a serious maritime crime, piracy is
subject to international laws.
 Noteworthy pirate activity zones include Northwest
Africa, Gulf of Guinea, Red Sea, Somalia, Horn
of Africa, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Indian
subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.
ˆˆGlobal Initiatives Against Maritime Piracy
 United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea (UNCLOS): Establishes a legal framework
for combating piracy, emphasizing international
cooperation in addressing maritime threats.
 Operation Prosperity Guardian: Initiated by the
United States, it’s a multinational security initiative
ensuring Red Sea security.
 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful
Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation
(1988): A multilateral treaty adopted in 1988 at the
SUA Convention in Rome.
 Aims to take appropriate action against those
committing unlawful acts against ships.
 Combined Maritime Forces (CMF):A
multinational naval partnership focusing on
defeating terrorism, preventing piracy, fostering
regional cooperation, and promoting a secure
maritime environment.
 Includes 39 member nations, among them India.
Migration and Mobility Agreement
between India and Italy
On 27 December 2023 Union Cabinet chaired by the
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi gave its ex-post facto
approval to the proposal of Ministry of External Affairs
to sign and ratify the Migration and Mobility Agreement
between the Government of the Republic of India and
the Government of the Italian Republic.
ˆˆObjective
 The primary objective of the agreement between
India and Italy is to fortify collaboration on matters
concerning irregular migration while fostering
stronger people-to-people ties.
 It facilitates mobility across diverse segments,
including students, skilled workers, businesspersons,
and young professionals.
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 The overarching goal is to encourage exchange and
collaboration, promoting a more robust relationship
between the two nations.
ˆˆKey Provisions
 Temporary Residence for Indian Students:
 Allows graduates temporary residency in Italy
(up to 12 months) for professional exposure
post-academic or vocational training.
 Reserved Quotas for Workers:
  Sets quotas for non-seasonal and seasonal
Indian workers, with a specified range for
2023-2025 under the Flows Decree.
 Implementation:
  Agreement spans 5 years, automatically
renewable.
  Joint Working Group (JWG) oversees
implementation, meeting periodically to assess
progress and propose effective measures.
India, Bhutan to discuss new
routes of Regional Connectivity
King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
visited during India November 3-10, 2023.
ˆˆKey Highlights
1. Regional Connectivity: India and Bhutan to
explore a 58 km cross-border rail link between
Gelephu (Bhutan) and Kokrajhar (Assam) and
an 18 km rail link between Samtse (Bhutan) and
Banarhat (West Bengal).
2. Trade and Connectivity: Agreement to extend
Bhutanese trade routes from Haldibari (West
Bengal) to Chilahati (Bangladesh) to boost trade
opportunities.
3. Immigration Check Post: Designation of
Darranga-Samdrup Jongkhar as an immigration
check post to facilitate the entry and exit of nationals,
including third-country nationals, promoting
tourism.
4. Support for Bhutanese SEZ Project: India
commits support for Bhutan’s SEZ project through
infrastructure development at Dadgiri (Assam) and
Gelephu.
5. Development Assistance: India pledges continued
support for Bhutan’s socio-economic development,
focusing on the 13th Five-Year Plan.
6. Lauding India’s Global Role: Bhutan praises
India’s successful G20 Summit organization,
highlighting India’s dedication to Global South
interests.
 A. Fiscal & Monetary Affairs
First Advance Estimates of
National Income, 2023-24
On January 5, 2024, the National Statistical
Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation has published the First Advance
Estimates (FAE) of National Income for the financial
year 2023-24, both at Constant (2011-12) and Current
Prices.
‰‰ Key Highlights
 Real GDP or GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices
in the year 2023-24 is estimated to attain a level
of Rs. 171.79 lakh crore, as against the Provisional
Estimate of GDP for the year 2022-23 of Rs. 160.06
lakh crore.
 The growth in real GDP during 2023-24 is
estimated at 7.3 per cent as compared to 7.2
per cent in 2022-23.
 Nominal GDP or GDP at Current Prices in the
year 2023-24 is estimated at Rs. 296.58 lakh crore,
as against the Provisional Estimate of GDP for the
year 2022-23 of Rs. 272.41 lakh crore.
 The growth in nominal GDP during 2023-24 is
estimated at 8.9 per cent as compared to 16.1
per cent in 2022-23.

Statement 1 : First Advance Estimates of National Income and Expenditure Components of GDP, 2023-24
(at 2011-12 Prices) (Rs. Crore)
Item 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Percentage Change Over Previous Year
(1st RE) (PE) (FAE) 2022-23 2023-24
Domestic Product
GVA at Basic Prices 1,37,98,025 1,47,64,840 1,57,82,157 7.0 6.9
Net Taxes on Products 11,27,815 12,41,585 13,96,485 10.1 12.5
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)@ 1,49,25,840 1,60,06,425 1,71,78,641 7.2 7.3
Net Domestic Product (NDP) 1,29,77,142 1,39,29,147 1,49,58,030 7.3 7.4
National Product
Gross National Income (GNI) 1,46,19,532 1,56,81,337 1,68,05,361 7.3 7.2
Net National Income (NNI) 1,26,70,834 1,36,04,058 1,45,84,750 7.4 7.2
Per Capita Income, Product and Final Consumption
Population* (in million) 1369 1383 1395
Per Capita GDP (Rs.) 1,09,060 1,15,746 1,23,144 6.1 6.4
Per Capita GNI (Rs.) 1,06,822 1,13,395 1,20,469 6.2 6.2
Per Capita NNI (Rs.) 92,583 98,374 1,04,550 6.3 6.3
Per Capita PFCE (Rs.) 63,595 67,675 70,065 6.4 3.5
RE : Revised Estimates; PE : Provisional Estimates; FAE : First Advance Estimates
@ GDP (Production/Income Approach) = GVA at Basic Price + Net Taxes on Products
#F ollowing Expenditure Approach, GDP = PFCE + GFCE + GFCF + CIS + Valuable + Export – Import. Discrepancy
refers to gap between GDP (Production/Income Approach) and GDP (Expenditure Approach)
* Relates to mid-financial year.
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 Statement 2 : First Advance Estimates of National Income and Expenditure Components of GDP, 2023-24
(at Current Prices)
(Rs. Crore)
Item 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Percentage Change
(1st R.E.) (PE) (FAE) Over Previous Year
2022-23 2023-24
Domestic Product
GVA at Basic Prices 2,14,38,883 2,47,42,871 2,67,12,195 15.4 8.0
Net Taxes on Products 20,32,128 24,97,841 29,45,549 22.9 17.9
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) @
2,34,71,012 2,72,40,712 2,96,57,745 16.1 8.9
Net Domestic Product (NDP) 2,07,96,554 2,43,68,727 2,65,58,402 17.2 9.0
National Product
Gross National Income (GNI) 2,30,01,260 2,66,95,929 2,90,25,946 16.1 8.7
Net National Income (NNI) 2,03,26,803 2,38,23,945 2,59,26,603 17.2 8.8
Per Capita Income, Product and Final Consumption
Per Capita GDP (Rs.) 1,71,498 1,96,983 2,12,600 14.9 7.9
Per Capita GNI (Rs.) 1,68,066 1,93,044 2,08,071 14.9 7.8
Per Capita NNI (Rs.) 1,48,524 1,72,276 1,85,854 16.0 7.9
Per Capita GNDI (Rs.) 1,72,490 1,97,676 2,12,946 14.6 7.7
Per Capita PFCE (Rs.) 1,04,811 1,19,277 1,29,400 13.8 8.5
RE : Revised Estimates; PE : Provisional Estimates; FAE : First Advance Estimates
@ GDP (Production/Income Approach) = GVA at Basic Price + Net Taxes on Products
#F ollowing Expenditure Approach, GDP = PFCE + GFCE + GFCF + CIS + Valuable + Export – Import. Discrepancy
refers to gap between GDP (Production/Income Approach) and GDP (Expenditure Approach)

 The distribution between the Union and the

16th Finance Commission
Recently, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime
Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Terms
of Reference for the Sixteenth Finance Commission.
‰‰ About Terms of Reference for the Sixteenth
Finance Commission
 Approved on- November 29, 2023
 Approved by- Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime
Minister
 The 16th Finance Commission’s recommenda-
tions would cover the period of five (5) years com-
mencing April 1, 2026.
 Chairman of 16th FC- Dr. Arvind Panagariya for-
mer Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog will be the
Chairman of 16th Finance Commission.
 The Fifteenth Finance Commission was
constituted on November 27, 2017
 The recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance
Commission are valid upto the financial year 2025-
26.
‰‰ Terms of Reference for the Sixteenth Fi-
nance Commission
The Finance Commission shall make recommendations
as to the following matters, namely:
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States of the net proceeds of taxes which are to be,
or may be, divided between them under Chapter
I, Part XII of the Constitution and the allocation
between the States of the respective shares of such
proceeds.
 The principles which should govern the
grants-in-aid of the revenues of the States out
of the Consolidated Fund of India and the
sums to be paid to the States by way of grants-
in-aid of their revenues under Article 275 of
the Constitution for the purposes other than
those specified in the provisos to clause (1) of that
article.
 The Commission shall make its report available by
31st day of October, 2025 covering a period of five
years commencing on the 1st day of April, 2026.
‰‰ 15th Finance Commission
 The Fifteenth Finance Commission was
constituted on November 27, 2017 for making
recommendations for a five-year period of 2020-
21 to 2024-25.
 The 15th FC made its recommendations for a six-
year period from 2020-21 to 2025-26.
 UNION BUDGET 2023-24
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman
presented the budget 2023-24 on 1st February 2023 in
the Parliament.
 GDP : The government has estimated a nominal
GDP growth rate (i.e., real growth plus inflation) of
10.5% in 2023-24.
 Fiscal Deficit : Fiscal deficit target of 6.4% achieved
in the Revised Estimate for FY 2022-23.
 Fiscal Deficit in 2023-24 is targeted at 5.9% of
GDP.
 Expenditure : The government proposes to spend
Rs 45,03,097 crore in 2023-24, which is an increase
of 7.5% over the revised estimate of 2022-23.
 The centre gave a boost to infrastructure development
and earmarked Rs 10 lakh crore as capital expenditure
for financial year 2023-24.
 This is 33% higher than the Rs 7.5 lakh crore
allocated in the fiscal 2022-23.
‰‰ What is Fiscal Deficit?
 Fiscal deficit is the difference between the
government's total expenditure and its total receipts
excluding borrowing
Gross Fiscal Deficit = Total Expenditure –
(Revenue Receipts + Non-debt Creating Capital
Receipts)

Rupee Comes From Rupee Goes To

Pensions (4%)
Other Expenditure
(8%) Interest Payments
(20%)
Union Excise Income Tax
Duties (7%) (15%) Borrowing and
Other States' share of Taxes
Liabilities (34%) and Duties (18%)
Centrally Sponsored
Corporation Tax Schemes (9%)
(15%)

Finance Commission and Subsidies (7%)

Non-Tax Receipts (6%) Other transfers (9%)
Goods & Services Tax Non-Debt Capital Receipts (2%)
& Other Taxes (17%) Customs (4%) Defence (8%)
Central Sector
Schemes (17%)

 Person with annual Income up to Rs 7 lakh will not ‰‰ Indirect taxes:

have to pay any tax.  The total indirect tax collections are estimated to be Rs
 Also number of slabs in the tax structure introduced 15,29,200 crore in 2023-24. Of this, the government
in 2020 has been reduced to five. has estimated to raise Rs 9,56,600 crore from GST.
‰‰ Important Highlights of Budget 2023-24 ‰‰ Corporation tax:
‰‰ Total Expenditure  The collections from taxes on companies are
 The government is estimated to spend Rs 45,03,097
expected to increase by 10.5% in 2023-24. In 2022-23,
corporate tax collection is expected to be 16% higher
crore in 2023-24. This is an increase of 7.5% over the
than the budget estimate (Rs 7,20,000 crore).
revised estimate of 2022-23.
 Income tax: The collections from income tax are
 Out of the total expenditure,
also expected to increase by 10.5% in 2023-24 to Rs
  Revenue expenditure is estimated to be Rs 9,00,575 crore. Income tax collection is expected to
35,02,136 crore (1.2% increase) and be 16.4% higher than the budget estimate in 2022-23.
  Capital expenditure is estimated to be Rs ‰‰ Non-tax receipts:
10,00,961 crore (37.4% increase).  Non-tax revenue consists mainly of interest receipts
‰‰ Total Receipt on loans given by the centre, dividends, license fees,
 Total Receipts: Government receipts (excluding tolls, and charges for government services.
borrowings) are estimated to be Rs 27,16,281 crore,  In 2023-24, non-tax revenue is expected to increase
an increase of 11.7% over the revised estimates of by 15% over the revised estimates of 2022-23.
2022-23. ‰‰ Disinvestment target:
‰‰ Break up of central government receipts in  The disinvestment target for 2023-24 is Rs 51,000 crore
2023-24 (a marginal increase by 2% of estimate of 2022-23).
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 Break up of Central Government Expenditure in 2023-24
Table : Ministry wise expenditure in 2023-24 (Rs. Crore)
Actuals Budget Revised Budgeted % Change
2021-22 2022-23 2022-23 2023-24 (2022-23 RE
to 2023-24
BE)
Defence 5,00,681 5,25,166 5,84,791 5,93,538 1.5%
Road Transport and Highways 1,23,551 1,99,108 2,17,027 2,70,435 24.6%
Railways 1,35,242 1,40,367 1,62,312 2,41,268 48.6%
Food and Public Distribution 3,06,571 2,17,684 2,96,523 2,05,765 -30.6%
Home Affairs 1,68,791 1,85,777 1,93,912 1,96,035 1.1%
Chemicals and Fertilisers 1,54,789 1,07,715 2,27,681 1,78,482 -21.6%
Rural Development 1,61,643 1,38,204 1,82,382 1,59,964 -12.3%
Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 1,22,836 1,32,514 1,18,913 1,25,036 5.1%
Communications 51,545 1,05,407 1,05,478 1,23,393 17.0%
Education 80,352 1,04,278 99,881 1,12,899 13.0%
Jal Shakti 83,467 86,189 74,029 97,278 31.4%
Health and Family Welfare 84,470 86,201 79,145 89,155 12.6%
Housing and Urban Affairs 1,06,840 76,549 74,546 76,432 2.5%
Other Ministries 17,13,022 18,39,751 17,70,613 20,33,419 14.8%
Total Expenditure 37,93,801 3944,909 41,87,232 45,03,097 7.5%
Sources : Expenditure Budget, Union Budget 2023-24.

‰‰ Expenditure on Subsidies  Effective revenue deficit in the budget estimates of

 In 2023-24, the total expenditure on subsidies is 2023-24 is 1.7 %of GDP while it is 2.9 % of GDP
estimated to be Rs 4,03,084 crore, a decrease of 28.3% in revised estimate of 2022-23.
from the revised estimate of 2022-23. ‰‰ Primary Deficit
 Food subsidy: Allocation to food subsidy is  Primary deficit is defined as the difference between
estimated at Rs 1,97,350 crore in 2023-24, a 31.3% the fiscal deficit and the previous year interest
decrease over the revised estimate of 2022-23. payments of the government.
 Fertiliser subsidy: Expenditure on fertiliser subsidy  Primary deficit in the budget estimate 2023-24 is 2.3%
is estimated at Rs 1,75,100 crore in 2023-24. This is a of GDP while it is 3.0% of GDP in revised estimate
decrease of Rs 50,120 crore (22.3%) from the revised of 2022-23.
estimate of 2022-23. ‰‰ F i s c a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d B u d g e t
‰‰ Deficits: Management Targets
‰‰ Fiscal deficit  The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
 Fiscal deficit in 2023-24 is targeted at 5.9% of GDP, (FRBM) Act, 2003 requires the central government
lower than the revised estimate of 6.4% of GDP in to progressively reduce its outstanding debt, revenue
2022- 23. deficit and fiscal deficit, and give three year rolling targets.
‰‰ Revenue deficit  In the Budget speech, the finance minister reiterated
 The excess of expenses over receipts on revenue the government’s aim to reduce fiscal deficit to below
account is called revenue deficit. Revenue deficit = 4.5% of GDP by 2025-26.
Revenue Expense – Revenue Receipts . Actuals Revised Budgeted
 Revenue deficit is targeted at 2.9% of GDP in the 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
budget estimate of 2023-24. It is 4.1% of GDP in Fiscal Deficit 6.7% 6.4% 5.9%
revised estimate of 2022-23. Revenue Deficit 4.4% 4.1% 2.9%
‰‰ Effective Revenue Deficit Primary Deficit 3.3% 3.0% 2.3%
 Effective Revenue Deficit is the difference between
Sources : Medium Term Fiscal Policy Statement, Union
revenue deficit and grants to states for creation of
Budget 2023-24.
capital assets.
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SpaceX to Launch GSAT-20
On January 3, 2023 the government-run NewSpace
India Limited (NSIL) (ISRO’s commercial arm) had
announced that its newest communication satellite
GSAT-20 would be flying on American firm’s SpaceX’s
Falcon9 rocket.
 This is the first time that the Indian Government’s
satellite would be flying on Elon Musk’s rocket.
 However, smaller satellites made by Indian private
firms and startups have been launched by the Falcon
9.
‰‰ About GSAT-20
 It was recently renamed as GSAT-N2.
 The satellite, weighing 4700 kg, offers an HTS
capacity of nearly 48Gpbs and has been specifically
designed to meet the demanding service needs of
remote and unconnected regions.
 GSAT-20 is also NSIL’s second fully funded satellite
mission.
 GSAT-20 will operate in the Ka-band spectrum
and provide high-throughput satellite capacity
primarily for broadband connectivity and cellular
backhaul services.
 Its coverage zone spans the entire Indian mainland
and the island chains of Andaman-Nicobar and
Lakshadweep.
‰‰ About Ka-Band
 The Ka-band refers to radio frequencies ranging
from 27 to 40 GHz.
 The band allows high-speed satellite data transfers
with wide coverage through focused spot beams.
Study of ‘God of Chaos’ Asteroid
 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) has relaunched a spacecraft to study asteroid
Apophis.
 Apophis, also called the “God of Chaos”, is likely to
fly close to Earth on April 13, 2029, and will be only
20,000 miles away, which is closer in comparison to
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a few manmade satellites and will be visible in the
Eastern Hemisphere.
  Apophis was discovered in 2004, the asteroid
was gained notoriety as one of the most
hazardous asteroids that could impact Earth.
  It is a near-Earth object (NEO) estimated to
be about 1,115 feet (340 meters) across.
‰‰ OSIRIS-REx spacecraft
 To analyze Apophis, a rare cosmic encounter, NASA
has redirected the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that
recently returned from the asteroid Bennu.
 OSIRIS-REx had carried out a seven-year journey to
bring Earth a sample of asteroid Bennu.
 The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now, renamed as the
OSIRIS-APEX (Origins, Spectral Interpretation,
Resource Identification, and Security – Apophis
Explorer).
 In a statement on December 22, 2023, NASA
officially relaunched OSIRIS-APEX to observe
Apophis.
 The spacecraft’s findings will give insights into planet
formation and how solar system debris evolved into
worlds.
Omicron Subvariant JN.1
Recently in December, 2023, researchers at the
University of Tokyo predict that the Omicron sub-
variant JN.1 (BA.2.86.1.1) is poised to become the
dominant lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide.
 Towards the end of November 2023, JN.1 surpassed
HK.3 in France and Spain.
 The emergence of the Omicron sub-variant JN.1
has raised concerns due to its unique mutation in
the spike protein, specifically the L455S, referred to
as a “FLip” mutation.
‰‰ Evolution from BA.2.86 Lineage to JN.1
 JN.1, an offshoot of the BA.2.86 lineage, swiftly
gained dominance globally, characterized by its spike
protein mutation and surpassing other omicron sub-
lineages like EG.5.1 and HK.3.
 It’s noteworthy that JN.1’s rise doesn’t inherently
denote increased danger but rather reflects the
virus’s natural propensity to mutate.
‰‰ Insights and Transmissibility
 Research from Peking University in The Lancet
Infectious Diseases revealed that JN.1, with
the L455S mutation, rapidly dominated over its
predecessor 2.86.
International Mega Science
Project SKA
Recently in December, 2023 India has formally
joined the world’s largest radio telescope project called
the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO).
 The Union Cabinet has approved for contributing
Rs 1,250 crore to this multinational initiative which
includes over 16 nations.
 The SKAO project will be developed by 16 nations
- India, Australia, South Africa, Canada, China,
Japan, South Korea, the UK, Portugal, Spain,
Switzerland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,
Sweden, and Italy.
 The development of the SKAO telescope will
mainly take place in Australia and South Africa.
‰‰ About Square Kilometre Array Observatory
(SKAO)
 The Council approved the installation of the Square
Kilometer Array Observatory, the world’s largest
radio telescope, in February 2021.
 The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)
is not one telescope, but a network of thousands
of radio antennas spread across vast distances in
Australia and South Africa.
  When complete, it will be the largest and most
powerful radio telescope on Earth.
 The SKA telescopes will be built in two phases in
both places.
  The first phase of the construction of SKA1
began in December 2022. The complete SKA
telescopes are expected to begin operations by
2029.
 The project aims to build the world’s largest radio
telescope spanning over a square kilometer that will
help in mapping out and studying all visible galaxies
to the edge of the universe in detail which never has
been done.
  It will be 50 times more sensitive than any
other radio instrument.
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‰‰ India’s Role in SKAO
 India’s main contribution to the SKA is the
creation and management of the Telescope
Manager component, also known as the “neural
network” or software that powers the telescope.
 NCRA is a unit of the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research, which operates India’s
largest network of radio telescopes called the
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
near Pune.
WHO pre-qualifies a second
malaria vaccine
Recently, the WHO added the R21/Matrix-M
malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University and
manufactured by Serum Institute of India, to its list
of pre-qualified vaccines.
‰‰ Key Highlights
 In October 2023, WHO had recommended its use
for the prevention of malaria in children, following
the advice of the WHO Strategic Advisory Group
of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and the
Malaria Policy Advisory Group.
 The R21 vaccine is the second malaria vaccine
prequalified by WHO, following the RTS,S/AS01
vaccine which had obtained pre-qualification status
in July 2022.
 It added that both vaccines have been shown to be
safe and effective in clinical trials, for preventing
malaria in children.
 The pre-qualification means larger access to
vaccines as a key tool to prevent malaria in
children, with it being a prerequisite for vaccine
procurement by UNICEF and funding support
for deployment by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
 In 2022, there were an estimated 249 million malaria
cases in the world, and 6,08,000 malaria deaths
across 85 countries.
 Achieving WHO vaccine pre-qualification
ensures that vaccines used in global immunization
programmes are safe and effective within their
conditions of use in the targeted health systems.
NOMA as a neglected tropical disease
Recently, World Health Organization (WHO) added
NOMA to its list of Neglected Tropical Diseases
(NTDs) underscoring the urgent need to address this
health challenge and allocate resources for prevention
and treatment.
 Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary
included Swadesh Darshan 2.0
Recently in January, 2024 Debrigarh in Bargarh and
Khinda in Sambalpur have been included in the Ministry
of Tourism’s revamped Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0)
scheme which aims at developing destination tourism in
the country.
‰‰ Swadesh Darshan Scheme
 It was launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Tourism,
to develop sustainable and responsible tourism
destinations in the country. It is 100% centrally
funded scheme.
 Under the scheme, the Ministry of Tourism provides
financial assistance to State governments (and UT’s)
for development of tourism infrastructure in the
country.
 The Ministry of Tourism has revamped its
Swadesh Darshan scheme as Swadesh Darshan
2.0 (SD2.0) for development of sustainable and
responsible tourist destinations covering tourism
and allied infrastructure, tourism services, human
capital development, destination management
and promotion backed by policy and institutional
reforms.
‰‰ About Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary
 The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary (declared a
wildlife sanctuary in 1985, as per ENVIS) is located
in the Bargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha,
covering a total area of 346.91 km2. It is situated near
the city of Sambalpur’s Hirakud Dam (Mahanadi
River).
 The sanctuary is home to more than 40 species of
mammals, 234 species of birds, 41 species of reptiles,
12 species of amphibians, 42 species of fishes, 39
species of odonates, 85 species of butterflies and
is important Internationally because of significant
population of Leopard, Bison and Chousingha.
 The four-horned antelope or Chousingha as it’s
called is one of the endangered animals also inhabits
this sanctuary.
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28th Conference of Parties To the
UNFCCC
Recently the 28th Session of the Conference of the
Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) were held.
 COP 28 Held at- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 COP 28 Held on- November 30, 2023 – December
12, 2023
 COP 29 will be held in - Azerbaijan (November,
2024)
 COP 30 will be held in - Brazil (November, 2025)
‰‰ Key Highlights
Loss and Damage
 COP28 saw a landmark agreement to support
vulnerable nations facing the worst of climate
change’s impacts.
 A Geographically Diverse Board will be established,
and the fund will be initially managed by the World
Bank.
 The first pledges from wealthy nations were made in
Dubai to support the fund and currently total over
$650 million.
Climate Finance Target
 Progress was finally made on the New Collective
Quantified Goal (NCQG), which builds on the
$100 billion pledged by developed nations to
finance climate mitigation and adaptation initiatives
in developing nations.
 Notably, that $100 billion goal has not yet been met
(although it appears on track this year) and is far
short of what is needed.
 COP saw an agreement to draft a post-2025 finance
target ahead of COP29.
Global Stocktake Text And Fossil Fuels
 The text mentions the projection of peak global
emissions between 2020-2025.
 Alignment around emissions reductions consistent
with the goals of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees
Celsius above preindustrial levels and reaching net
zero by 2050 now made explicit.
‰‰ India Led Initiatives at COP28
Global River Cities Alliance (GRCA)
 The Global River Cities Alliance (GRCA), led by
the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of
India, was launched at COP28, the United Nations
Climate Change Conference in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.
 It was launched with countries namely India, Egypt,
Netherlands, Denmark, Ghana, Australia,
Bhutan, Cambodia, Japan and river-cities of The
Hague (Den Haag) from the Netherlands, Adelaide
from Australia, and Szolnok of Hungary.
 Along with these countries International funding
agencies the World Bank, Asian Development
Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB) and knowledge management
institution like KPMG entering into a partnership,
widely expanding the reach of the existing River
Cities Alliance (RCA), formed by NMCG in
association with National Institute of Urban
Affairs (NIUA) in 2021.
 GRCA is a unique alliance covering 275+ global
river-cities in 11 countries, international funding
agencies and knowledge management partners and
is first of its kind in the world.
 Since its inception RCA has expanded to include 143
member cities in India, including the city of Aarhus,
Denmark and has emerged as a catalyst for key
frameworks for sustainable urban river management.
Green Credit Initiative
 PM Narendra Modi announced the launch of the
Green Credit Initiative at COP28 summit, which
was backed by multiple world leaders at the meeting.
 The Green Credit Initiative was first introduced
by the ministry of environment, forest and climate
change on October 13, 2023.
 There are two main priorities of the initiative -
Water Conservation and Afforestation.
 Under this scheme, green credits will be assigned to
specific environmental activities, and will be treated
as tradable commodities.
 These green credits will be able to be sold on
domestic market platforms.
‰‰ COP-29 Host
 Baku in Azerbaijan will host COP29, avoiding an
extension of the UAE presidency and a conference
location in Bonn, Germany.
Cyclone ‘Michaung’
Recently, Cyclone Michaung (pronounced mig-jaum)
made landfall over Nellore in Andhra Pradesh as a
super-cyclonic storm.
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 Originated from- Bay of Bengal
 Name suggested by- Myanmar
‰‰ Why was Michaung named so?
 In 2000, a panel of the World Meteorological
Organisation together with members of the
United Nations Economic and Social Commission
prepared the list of names of tropical cyclones in
the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, to be given
from the September 2004 season.
 The name of the cyclone ‘Michaung’ was proposed
by Myanmar, which signifies resilience and fortitude.
This is the sixth cyclone to develop in the Indian
Ocean this year and the fourth to form in the Bay of
Bengal.
 For example, after Michaung (by Myanmar), the
next five cyclones will be called ‘Remal’ (Oman),
‘Asna’ (Pakistan), ‘Dana’ (Qatar), ‘Fengal’ (Saudi
Arabia), and ‘Shakhti’ (Sri Lanka).
The Global Climate 2011-2020
Recently, the World Meteorological Organisation
(WMO) has published a report titled-The Global Climate
2011-2020: A Decade of Acceleration, concerning
the alarming acceleration of climate change and its
multifaceted impacts across the planet.
‰‰ Key Findings:
 It was the warmest decade on record by a clear
margin for both land and ocean.
 Global mean temperature for the period 2011-2020
was 1.10 ± 0.12 °C above the 1850-1900 average.
This is based on the average of six data sets used by
WMO.
 The warmest six years on record globally were
between 2015 and 2020.
 The warmest years of the decade were 2016, because
of a strong El Niño event, and 2020. The largest
positive anomalies for the decade, in places more
than 2 °C above the 1981-2010 average, were in the
Arctic.
 The decadal global average CO2 during 1991-2000
was 361.7ppm, during the decade 2001-2010 it was
380.3 ppm, while in 2011-2020 it rose to 402.0 ppm.
 Ocean warming rates for the upper 2000m depth
reached rates of 1.0 ± 0.1 Wm-2 over the period
2006-2020.
 It reached a record high in 2020.
 In any given year between 2011 and 2020,
approximately 60% of the surface of the ocean
experienced a heatwave.
 The three years having the highest average of days
with marine heatwaves were 2016 (61 days), 2020 (58
days), and 2019 (54 days).
 Global mean sea level rise is accelerating, largely
because of ocean warming and the loss of land ice
mass.
Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Inauguration
 The site of the ram Mandir in Ayodhya is believed to
be the place where Lord Rama was born.
 Background: In 1992, a rally involving volunteers
(Kar Sevaks) turned hostile, leading to demolition
of the Babri Masjid. In 2019, the Supreme Court of
India ruled that the site previously hosted a Hindu
temple, which was destroyed prior to the construc-
tion of the Babri Masjid.
 Foundation: The foundation stone for the temple
was laid by the Prime Minister on August 5, 2020.
 The inauguration of the temple is scheduled for
‘pran pratishtha’ (consecration ceremony) of Lord
Ram idol at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on 22nd
January, 2024.
 The construction of the Ram Mandir is being su-
pervised by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth
Kshetra trust.
 The trust was set up in 2020 after the Supreme
Court’s verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case. It
is composed of 15 trustees.
 Chairperson: Mahant Nrityagopal Das is the chair-
man of the trust.
‰‰ About the Ram Mandir Temple
 The original design for Ram Mandir was planned in
1988 by the Sompura family of Ahmedabad.
 The Mandir has a length (east-west) of 380 feet, a
width of 250 feet, and a height of 161 feet. The
Mandir is three-storied, with each floor being 20
feet tall. It is being designed in the Nagara Style.
 It has a total of 392 pillars and 44 doors. Iron has
not been used anywhere in the construction.
 Five Mandaps (Hall) - Nritya Mandap, Rang Man-
dap, Sabha Mandap, Prarthna and Kirtan Mandaps.
 The temple complex will be the world’s third largest
Hindu shrine.
 Architect: The chief architect of the temple is
Chandrakant Bhai Sompura, who designed the
Akshardham temple in Gujarat.
UP to build India’s first AI city
 Lucknow will be developed as India’s first Artificial
Intelligence city.
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 40-acre land situated close to the Amausi airport in
the city is going to be the core centre of the project.
Maharishi Valmiki International Airport
Ayodhya Dham
 Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
the Maharishi Valmiki international airport in
Ayodhya.
 Prime Minister Modi also launched the redeveloped
Ayodhya Dham Railway Station.
Amrit Bharat Express
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first
two Amrit Bharat Express trains from the holy town
of ‘Ayodhya’.
 The newly introduced ‘jerk-free’ express trains are
scheduled to operate on two routes—Darbhanga
in Bihar to Anand Vihar in Delhi via Ayodhya, as
well as from Malda Town in West Bengal to Sir M
Visvesvaraya Terminus in Bengaluru.
 In addition to this,PM Modi also virtually inaugurated
six new Vande Bharat Express trains on Saturday
from Ayodhya.
 Along with it UP became first state that have Vande
Bharat , Amrit Bharat and Namo Bharat express
train.
10th Crore beneficiary of Ujwala Yojana
 Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi visited home of
Meera Manjhi while in Ayodhya.
 She is 10th crore beneficiary of the scheme.
Ram Van Gaman Path
 The ambitious project Ram Van Gaman Path will be
210 km longer.
 Ram Van Gaman Marg connects Ayodhya to
Chitrakoot via Faizabad, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh,
Kaushambi and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
Industrial city in Bundelkhand
 Yogi Adityanath Cabinet has approved setting up a
new industrial city in Jhansi on the lines of Noida.
 Apart from Jhansi, Bundelkhand Industrial
Development Authority will also be helpful in the
development of satellite industrial areas in other
districts of Bundelkhand.
Uttar Pradesh became country’s only state
to have 5 international airports
 Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the only state to have
5 international airports.
 The state has international airports in Lucknow,
Varanasi, Kushinagar, Noida and Ayodhya.
UP Pavilion Will Be Displayed For The
First Time In the WEF Meeting
 Uttar Pradesh Pavilion will be displayed for the first
time at the World Economic Forum meeting to be
held in Davos (Switzerland) .
 One District-One Product (ODOP) Scheme will be
presented in the Uttar Pradesh Pavilion.
Health ATM
 CM Yogi inaugurated 19 Health ATM in Gorakhpur.
62 types of tests can be done through Health ATM.   Tribal Museums Will be Built in Mirzapur,
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that within two-
three months, health ATMs will be installed in all
4600 health centers of the state.
International Potato Centre’s regional office
 International Potato Centre’s regional office will be
opened in Agra.
 The International Potato Center (CIP) was founded
in 1971 as a research-for-development organization
with a focus on potato, sweet-potato and Andean
roots and tubers .
 Its Headquarters is located in Lima, Peru.
Uttar Pradesh’s first advanced pediatric
center
 The first advanced pediatric center of Uttar Pradesh
will be established in Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow.
Country’s first all-girls Sainik School
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the
country’s first all-girl Sainik School at Vrindavan in
Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district.
Swarveda Mahamandir
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 18th December
inaugurated the world’s largest meditation center
Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi.
 This temple has been designed like a lotus flower, on
whose walls 4000 couplets of Vedas are written.
UP bags status of ‘achiever state’ in LEADS
survey report 2023
 UP has been included in the list of achiever states
under the category of landlocked states in the
LEADS (Logistics Ease Across Different States)
Report 2023.
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 This is the second consecutive year that Uttar
Pradesh has been ranked in the list of Achiever
States in the LEADS Survey Report.
 The LEADS report measures improvements in
multi-modal connectivity, storage capacity and the
level of seamless movement of people and goods.
Kashi Tamil Sangamam
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
Kashi Tamil Sangamam at Namo Ghat, Varanasi.
 First held last year (2022) the Kashi Tamil Sangamam
seeks to celebrate North and South India’s historical
and civilisational connections.
 This year, around 1,400 dignitaries from Tamil Nadu
and Puducherry will visit Varanasi for the event,
participating in a number of cultural exchanges and
exhibitions.
Sonbhadra and Maharajganj
 Government of Uttar Pradesh gave its approval
to the proposal for the establishment of tribal
museum in Atraila Pandey village in Mirzapur
district, Markundi village in Sonbhadra district and
Kunserwa village in Maharajganj district.
Saumya Mathur Becomes the First Woman
General Manager of North Eastern Railway
 Soumya Mathur became the first woman GM of
NER. She took the command at the headquarter of
NER in Gorakhpur.
State’s First Sheep - Goat Rearing Training
Center
 State’s first sheep-goat rearing training center was
inaugurated in Etawah.
One Time Settlement Scheme
 Yogi Govt launched One-Time Settlement Scheme
to provide relief to electricity consumers.
 This scheme ran in three phases for a total of 54
days, from November 8 to December 31, 2023.
 This scheme was extended till January 16, 2024,
Aqua Park in Gorakhpur
 Aqua park will be built in Gorakhpur at a cost
of Rs 100 crore, land will be given by the district
administration in Tal Kandla.
Free LPG Cylinder Refill Distribution
Campaign
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the
free LPG refill distribution campaign to women
beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in a
function organized at Lok Bhavan in Lucknow.

Persons in News
€€Jay Shah
 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
secretary Jay Shah was awarded the ‘Sports Business
Leader of the Year Award’ at the Sports Business
Awards 2023 on December 5, 2023.
€€Kanchan Devi
 Kanchan Devi has become the first woman Director
General of the Indian Council of Forestry Research
Education (ICFRE).
€€Captain Geetika Koul.
 Captain Geetika Koul has become the first woman
medical officer in the Indian Army to be deployed at
Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield on December
5th, 2023.
€€Reshma Prasad
 Reshma Prasad is the first transgender to become
a senate member in any university in the country in
December 2023.
€€Akshay Mukul
 Akshaya Mukul won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
NIF Book Prize 2023.
 He won this award for Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover:
The Many Lives of Agyeya
€€Sameer Shah
 Indian-origin Sameer Shah was appointed head of
the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on
December 6th, 2023.
€€Captain Fatima Wasim
 Captain Fatima Wasim has become the first woman
medical officer in the Indian Army to be deployed
on an operational post on the Siachen Glacier, the
world’s highest battlefield on December 12th, 2023.
€€Kabir Bedi
 Kabir Bedi was honored with the highest civilian
honor of Italy (Merito della Repubblica Italiana) in
December.
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€€Pushpa Bharati
 The 33rd Vyas Samman will be conferred to notable
Hindi-Writer Pushpa Bharati this year.
 Ms Bharati has been selected for her memoirs-
Yaadein, Yaadein aur Yaadein.
€€Rijul Maini
 Rijul Maini, a medical student from Michigan, has
been crowned Miss India USA 2023 at the annual
pageant held in New Jersey in December 2023.
€€Donald Tusk
 Poland’s parliament has elected centrist party leader
Donald Tusk as prime minister.
€€Javier Miley
 Javier Miley has been sworn in as president of
Argentina.
€€Ali Abu Awwad and Daniel Barenboim.
 The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament,
and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded
to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad.
€€Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
 Kuwait’s ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf
Al Ahmad Al Sabah passed away at the age of 86 on
December 16th, 2023.
 Kuwait’s crown prince and his half-brother, Sheikh
Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah have been
appointed as the new Ruler (Emir) of Kuwait.
€€Arundhati Roy
 Arundhati Roy was honored with the 3rd P. Govinda
Pillai Memorial National Award on December 13th
2023.
€€Reuven Azar
 The Israeli government on December 17 approved
the appointment of Reuven Azar as the new
Ambassador to India.
€€Sukrita Paul
 Sukrita Paul won the 6th Rabindranath Tagore
Literary Award on December 18th 2023
 She is awarded for book ‘Salt and Pepper: Selected
Poems’
€€Savita Ladage
 Professor Savita Ladage from Mumbai has been
named winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s
Nyholm Prize for Education in recognition of
contributions to chemistry education.
€€Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh
 Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director
of WHO South-East Asia, was awarded Bhutan’s
prestigious National Order of Merit Gold Medal on
December 18th,2023.
€€Mitchell Starc
 Australian left-hander faster bowler Mitchell Starc
has been signed by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs
24.75 crore in the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai On
December 19th 2023.
€€Maheshwar Dayal
 Senior IPS officer and Additional Director General
of Police (ADGP) Maheshwar Dayal took charge
as Director General of Prisons and Correctional
Services on December 18th 2023.
€€Nina Singh
 Nina Singh became the first woman Director
General of the of the Central Industrial Security
Force (CISF)
 Anish Dayal Singh has been appointed as the
Director General of the Central Reserve Police
Force (CRPF).
 Rahul Rasgotra has been named as Director General
of the Indo-Tibetan Police Force (ITBP).
 Vivek Srivastava is named DG, Fire Service, Civil
Defense, and Home Guards.
€€Nitish Kumar
 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been elected
as the new president of the Janata Dal (United) after
Lalan Singh resigned from the post.
€€Santosh Jha
 India’s new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
Santosh Jha has assumed charge and presented his
credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe here
on December 22nd, 2023.
€€Dr. Saveera Prakash
 Dr. Saveera Parkash has become the first woman
from the minority Hindu community to run in the
provincial elections in Pakistan’s restive Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.
€€ Saima Wazed
 Saima Wazed was nominated as the next Regional
Director for the World Health Organization’s South-
East Asia region on November 1, 2023.
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€€ Vihaan Talya Vikas
 A 10-year-old- kid from Bangalore, Vihaan Talya
Vikas, won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year
(WPY) competition in the under-10 category.
€€ Professor Anusha Shah
 The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) has elected
the first Indian-origin president in its 205-year
history in Professor Anusha Shah.
€€ Pravin Madhukar Pawar
 Senior IPS officer Pravin Madhukar Pawar has been
appointed the joint director of the Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI) on November 3, 2023
€€ Heeralal Samariya
 Heeralal Samariya has been appointed as the Chief
Information Commissioner in Central Information
Commission and assumed office on November 6,
2023.
€€ Serena Williams
 Tennis legend Serena Williams has been honored
with the CFDA Fashion Icon Award at the 2023
CFDA Fashion Award in November, 2023.
 She became the first athlete to receive this prestigious
award.
€€ Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana
 Senior bureaucrat Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana has
been appointed as Surveyor General of India on
November 6, 2023.
€€ Salman Rushdie
 Renowned writer Salman Rushdie was honored with
the first-ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’
on November 14, 2023.
 In October, he received the Peace Prize of the
German Book Trade for 2023.
€€ Falguni Shah and Gaurav Shah
 A special song to promote the benefits of millets,
on which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
collaborated with Indian-American singer Falu,
has been nominated for the Grammy award under
the best global music performance category in
November 2023.
 The “Abundance in Millets” song, performed by
Mumbai-born singer-songwriter Falguni Shah,
popularly known by her stage name Falu, and
her husband and singer Gaurav Shah, has been
nominated for the award.
€€ Shital Mahajan
 Shital Mahajan became the first woman in the world
to jump off a helicopter from a height of 21,500 feet
in front of Mt Everest on November 13, 2023
 Important Events
Tennis Grand Slam Tournaments, 2023
Category Australian Open, 2023 French Open, 2023 Wimbledon, 2023 U.S. Open, 2023
Men’s singles Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Carlos Alcaraz Novak Djokovic
Winner (Serbia) (Serbia) (Spain) (Serbia)
Runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas Casper Ruud Novak Djokovic Daniil Medvedev
(Greek) (Norway) (Serbia) (Russia)
Women’s singles Aryna Sabalenka IgaŚwiątek (Poland) Marketa Coco Gauff (USA)
Winner (Belarus) Vondrousova
Runner-up Elena Rybakina Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
(Kazakhstan) (Czech Republic) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
Men’s doubles Rinky Hijikata & Ivan Dodig (Croatia) Wasley Koolhof Rajeev Ram (USA) &
Winner Jason Kubler (Both & Austin Krajicek (Netherlands) & Joe Salisburry (UK)
Australia) (USA) Neal Skupski (U.K.)
Runner-up Hugo Nys (Monaco) Sander Gille & Marcel Granollers Rohan Bopanna (India)
& Joran Vliegan (Spain) & Horacio & Matthew Ebden
Jan Zielinski (Poland) (Both Belgium) Zeballos (Argentina) (Australia)
Women’s doubles Katerina Siniaková Su-wei Hsiesh Su-wei Hsiesh Gabriela Dabrowski
Winner & Barbora Krejčíková (Taiwan) & Xinyu (Taiwan) & Barbora (Canada) & Erin
(Czech Republic) Wang (China) Strycova (Czech Routliffe (New
Republic) Zealand)
Runner-up Shuko Aoyama & Ena Leylah Fernandes Storm Hunter Laura Siegemund
Shibahara (Both Japan) (Canada) & Taylor (Australia) & Elise (Germany) & Vera
Townsend (USA) Mertens (Belgium) Zvonareva (Russia)
Mixed Doubles Lusia Stefoni & Rafael Miyu Kato (Japan) Mate Pavic Anna Danilina
Winner Matos (Both Brazil) & Tim Puetz (Croatia) & (Kazakhstan) & Harri
(Germany) Lyudmyla Kichenok Heliovaara (Finland)
(Ukraine)
Runner-up Sania Mirza & Bianca Andreescu Joran Vliegen Jessica Pegula & Austin
Rohan Bopanna (Canada) & Michael (Belgium) & Yifan Xu Krajicek (Both USA)
(Both India) Venus (New Zealand) (China)

 Novak Djokovic has won his fourth US Open title  He is only player to play at least 7 finals of all four
and equal Margoret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam tournaments.
Grand slams.
 Djokovic became the first man to win three grand
 He has become oldest US Open men’s singles
champion at 36 years of age. Slam events in the same season four times.
 He is record holder for most Grand Slam final  Coco Gauff has won her maiden Grand Slam
played (36). tournament title.
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13th edition of ICC Men’s Cricket
World Cup, 2023
 Date – October 5 to November 19, 2023
 Australia won this world cup (6th time) by beating
India by 6 wickets.
 India has hosted the event fourth time, 1987 edition
was hosted by India and Pakistan, 1996 edition by
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka while 2011 edition by
India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
 The winner of the tournament has taken home 4
million dollars (≈33 crore rupees) while runner up
won 2 million dollars.
 ‘Blaze’ and ‘Tank’ were 2 Mascots for the 2023
cricket world cup.
 Blaze is a female mascot, bowling at rapid pace
while Tonk is a male mascot, a batting champion.
 Theme Song : Dil Jashn Bole
 ICC Global Ambassador for Men's Cricket
World Cup 2023 : Sachin Tendulkar
 The 10 teams at 2023 world cup played every other
side one in a single round robin format.
‰‰ 2023 World Cup : Magic Moments
 In semifinal match against New Zealand, Virat Kohli
(50th century) has shattered Sachin Tendulkar’s
record for most ODI hundreds (49).
 Glen Maxwell played brave inning of 201* runs of
128 balls with help of 21 fours and 10 sixes.
 He has become the first ODI batter to score a
double hundred in chase.
 Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews has become the first
batsman to be time out in international cricket.
  For T20Is threshold limit of 90 seconds
remains unchanged.
Virat Kohli (Player of the Tournament)
 Virat Kohli’s splendid campaign in 2023 made him
most run scorer (765 runs) in a single edition of the
world cup.
 Sachin Tendulkar had scored 673 runs in the 2003
edition and held the top spot for 20 years.
Travis Head
 Travis Head of Australia became the fourth player
to be adjudged as ‘Player of the Match’ in the
semifinal and final of the same ODI world cup.
 Mohinder Amarnath (India) was the first player to
achieve the feat in 1983.
 Arvinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) in 1996 and
Australia’s Shane Warne in 1999 followed him.
Rohit Sharma
 Rohit Sharma has scored most runs as captain in a
single edition of world cup (597 runs).
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 He scored 597 runs (in 11 matches) in 2023 world
cup.
 Rohit Sharma has become first batsman to score
more than 500 runs in successive ODI world cups.
In 2019 edition, he scored 648 runs.
 Rohit smashed 54 sixes across three ODI world cups
between 2015-2023.
 He also broke record of Chris Gayle for most sixes
(31 sixes) in a single edition of ODI world cup.
Mohammed Shami
 Mohammed Shami has taken most wickets (24) (in
only 7 matches) in 2023 cricket world cup.
 He has become all time highest wicket taker for
India in ODI cricket world cup.
 Shami has taken 55 wickets (in 18 matches) across
three ODI world cups between 2015-23, surpassed
Zaheer Khan (44 wickets) and Javagal Srinath (44
wickets).
 Shami also become the first to get three five-wickets
hauls in single world cup edition.
Rachin Ravindra
 23 years old New Zealand’s batsman, Rachin
Ravindra, broke Jonny Bairstow’s record for most
runs (578 runs) in maiden ODI world cup edition.
 He also went past Sachin Tendular’s record of most
runs in single ODI world cup edition before the age
of 25.
‰‰ 13th ODI World Cup : Important Facts
 Teams – 10; Matches – 48
 Opening Match – England V/s New Zealand,
on October 5, 2023)
 Highest run (by a Team) – 428/5 (Sourth Africa
V/s Sri Lanka)
 Largest victory (Australia) – By 309 runs (Vs.
Netherlands)
 Highest individual score – Glenn Maxwell
(Australia) – 201 runs
 Most Centuries – Quinton de Kock (4)
 Most Fifties – Virat Kohli (6)
 Most Sixes – Rohi Sharma (31)
 Most sixes in an inning – Fakhar Zaman
(Pakistan) – 11
 Best bowling figure in an inning – Mohammed
Shami (7/57) Vs New Zealand
 Most man of the match awards – Travi’s Head
(3 times)
 Player of the Final match – Travis Head
(Australia)
 Golden Bat (Most Run) – Virat Kohli, 765 runs
 Golden Ball (Most wickets) – Mohammed
Shami (24)
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