Updated 29 February 2024
The place in Sikkim where the foundation stone of its first railway station was laid by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Rangpo |
The Indian ghazal and playback singer, recipient of Padma Shri who passed away on 26 February 2024 | Pankaj Udhas |
The 5th edition of joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Japan Ground Self Defence Force held at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan from 25th February to 9th March 2024 is named | Exercise Dharma Guardian |
India's longest cable-stayed bridge (length 2320 metres) connecting Beyt Dwaraka and Okha inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is named | Sudarshan Setu |
The trilateral exercise held in Maldives from 22 to 25 February involving coast guard ships from India, Sri Lanka and Maldives was named | Dosti-16 |
The Nova-C class lunar lander launched by American Company Intuitive Machines which landed on moon on 22 February 2024 is named | Odysseus |
The former Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1995 to 1999) and Speaker of Lok Sabha (2002 to 2004) who passed away on 23.02.2024 | Shri Manohar Joshi |
The venue of multi-national peacekeeping exercise Shanti Prayas IV with participation of 19 countries | Kathmandu, Nepal |
The former Indian international civil servant, writer and MP from Kerala who has been awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by the French Government | Dr. Shashi Tharoor |
The well-known radio announcer famous for the programme Binaca Geetmala, who passed away on 20.02.2024 | Ameen Sayani |
The team which was defeated by Indian women's team in the finals to win the Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024 | Thailand |
The place in Rajasthan where Indian Air Force has conducted Exercise Vayu Shakti-24 with the theme Lightning Strike from the Sky | Pokhran, Jaisalmer |
The Indian off-spinner who has become the second Indian and the ninth man to take 500 wickets in test cricket (dismissing England's Zak Crawley at Rajkot) | R. Ashwin |
The indigenous variety of lemon which has been declared to be state fruit of Assam by its cabinet | Kaji Nemu |
The company which has become the first Indian company to cross Rs. 20 lakh-crore in market capitalisation | Reliance Industries |
The Indian tennis player who has won the 2024 Chennai Open Challenger tournament defeating Italian player Luca Nardi in the finals | Sumit Nagal |
The marathon world record holder from Kenya who passed away on 11 February 2024 in a road accident | Kelvin Kiptum |
The city of United Arab Emirates in which the first Hindu stone temple (built by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha) was inaugurated by the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Abu Dhabi |
The city in which the Regional Centre of Sangeet Nataka Akademi, named Dakshin Bharat Sanskritik Kendra was inaugurated by the former Vice-President Shri Venkaiah Naidu | Hyderabad |
The country which has granted Golden Visa to Super 30 founder Shri Anand Kumar | UAE |
The rank of India according to the World Bank's 'Logistics Performance Index Report (2023) for 139 countries | 38 |
The airport in Gujarat which has been granted the status of an international airport by the Govt of India | Surat |
The new Chief Minister of Jharkhand who has taken over following the resignation Shri Hemant Soren | Shri Champai Soren |
The first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ship, commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on February 03, 2024 is named | INS Sandhayak |
The venue for the second part of Khelo India Winter Games 2024 to be held from 21 to 25 February 2024 | Gulmarg |
The venue for the first part of Khelo India Winter Games 2024 held from 02 to 06 February 2024 | Leh |
Eminent jurist Fali Sam Nariman passed away on 21.02.2024.
The following eminent personalities have been awarded the Bharat Ratna by the Government of India
Designated by: Ramsar Convention Secretariat
Theme: Wetlands and Human Wellbeing
First Observed in: 1997
Designated by: Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
Theme: Close the Care Gap.
First Observed in: 2000
Designated by: U.N.O.
First Observed in: 2013
Theme: Her Voice, Her Future
Designated by: European Union
Theme: Together for a better internet
First Observed in: 2004
Designated by: U.N.O.
First Observed in: 2020
Designated by: U.N.O.
First Observed in: 2016
Designated by: UNESCO
Theme: Radio: A century informing, entertaining and educating
First Observed in: 2013
Designated by: UN General Assembly
First Observed in: 2008
Designated by: UN General Assembly
Theme: Multilingual education – a pillar of learning and intergenerational learning
First Observed in: 2008
Designated by: European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS)
First Observed in: 2008
Rank | Country |
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1. | France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain |
2. | Finland, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden |
3. | Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Luxemburg, United Kingdom |
64. | China |
85. | India |
The following 5 new sites were added to the list of Ramsar Sites in India on the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2024, India increasing its tally of Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) to 80 from existing 75.