Updated 31 March 2024
| The noted Israeli-American author, psychologist, and economist (Nobel economic sciences laureate 2002) who passed away on March 27, 2024 | Daniel Kahneman |
| The venue of the second edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise IMT TRILAT) held from 21 - 28 Mar 24 | Nacala, Mozambique |
| The French mathematician who has been awarded the Abel Prize for 2024 | Michel Talagrand |
| The Indian batsman who has become the first Indian to score 12,000 runs in T20 matches (not T20 internationals) | Virat Kohli |
| The country in which India's dairy brand Amul is set to launch sale of fresh milk for the first time | U.S.A. |
| The noted economists who have been awarded the first Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA) Award for 2024 by the World Inequality Database | Bina Agarwal and James K. Boyce |
| The operation launched by Government of India to evacuate its citizens from Haiti in view of its deteriorating security situation is named | Operation Indravati |
| The noted Malayalam poet and litterateur who has been chosen to be awarded the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2023 for his verse novel Roudra Sathwikam by the KK Birla Foundation | Shri Prabha Varma |
| The highest civilian decoration of Bhutan conferred on the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi by His Majesty the King of Bhutan at the Tendrelthang, Thimphu | Order of the Druk Gyalpo |
| The public sector enterprise under Ministry of Power, GoI, which has been conferred the status of Miniratna Category-I CPSE by the Govt of India | GRID-India |
| The bilateral tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise between India and the US conducted on the Eastern Seaboard from 18 to 31 Mar 24 is named | Tiger Triumph – 24 |
| The tenth edition of Joint Military Exercise between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) conducted at Seychelles from 18-27 March 2024 is named | LAMITIYE-2024 |
| The journalists who have been awarded the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson for the year 2024 | Greeshma Kuthar and Ritika Chopra |
| The former Chief of Naval Staff from 1990 to 1993 who passed away on 15 March 2024 | Admiral Laxminarayana Ramdas, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM |
| The team which has won the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy defeating Vidarbha in the finals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Mumbai |
| The new Chief Minister of Haryana who has taken over following the resignation of Shri Manohar Lal Khatter | Shri Nayab Singh Saini |
| The Indian author who has been awarded the prestigious Erasmus Prize 2024 by the Netherlands-based Praemium Erasmianum Foundation for his significant contributions to the theme imagining the unthinkable | Amitav Ghosh |
| The mission under which the land-based nuclear (MIRV) Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle-capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V has been successfully test-fired from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha was named | Mission Divyastra |
| The 14th edition of multinational maritime exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa and conducted in Seychelles from 26 February to 08 March 2024 with participation of 12 countries including India was named | Exercise Cutlass Express 2024 |
| The right-arm pace bowler from England who has become the third bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 700 wickets | James Anderson |
| The contestant from Czech Republic who has been crowned Miss World 2023 at a beauty pageant, held on 9 March 2024 at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai | Krystyna Pyszková |
| The comprehensive maritime security exercise conducted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) & United States Coast Guard (USCG) at Port Blair from March 6 to March 9, 2024 was named | Sea Defenders 2024 |
| The Scandinavian nation which has become the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) | Sweden |
| The team which has won the 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi defeating Haryana Steelers in the finals at Hyderabad | Puneri Paltan |
| The French professional footballer who has been banned for 4 years for doping by Italian Anti-Doping National Tribunal | Paul Pogba |
| The naval base at which Indian Navy has commissioned India's first MH60R Seahawk multirole helicopter squadron | INS Garuda, Kochi |
| The Naval Detachment Minicoy, India's second naval base in the Lakshadweep has been commissioned as | INS Jatayu |
| The place in Bihar at which Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd (HURL) fertilizer plant was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Barauni |
| The third edition of India-Malaysia bilateral maritime exercise held from 28 February to 02 March 2024 off the coast of Visakhapatnam is named | Exercise Samudra Laksamana |
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| Rank | Country | Rank | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Finland | 30. | China |
| 2. | Denmark | 120. | Bangladesh |
| 3. | Iceland | 121. | India |
| 4. | Sweden | 122. | Pakistan |
| 5. | Israel | 128. | Sri Lanka |
Designated by: UNAIDS
Theme: To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights
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Designated by: United nations General Assembly
Theme: Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation
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Designated by: W.H.O.
Theme: Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all!
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Designated by: U.N.O.
Theme: Inspire Inclusion
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Designated by: International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF)
Theme: Kidney Health for All – Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice
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Theme: Playing with Math
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Theme: Happier Together
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Theme: A Decade of Recognition, Justice, and Development: Implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent
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Theme: Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World.
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Theme: Water for Peace
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Theme: Yes! We can end TB!
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First Observed in: 1961
Best Picture- Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan
Best Director - Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer
Best Actor - Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer
Best Actress - Emma Stone for Poor Things
Best Animated Film - The Boy and the Heron directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Best International Feature Film - The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom) directed by Jonathan Glazer
Academy Honorary Awards - Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks, and Carol Littleton
Most nominations - Oppenheimer (13)
Most wins - Oppenheimer (7)
Indian entry in the International Feature Film category - 2018: Everyone is a Hero (Malayalam) (Not nominated)
PM-SURAJ : Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan