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INDEX
S.NO SUBJECT PAGE NO.

1 INDIA 3

2 TAMILNADU 3
3 WORLD 4

4 HISTORY 4
5 INDIAN POLITY 5
6 GEOGRAPHY 6

7 ECONOMY 7
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY / CLIMATE
8 7
CHANGE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/ SPACE /
9 9
DEFENCE
10 SPORTS 12

11 AWARDS / REPORTS 12

12 IMPORTANT DAYS 13

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INDIA
1. National Digital database of organ donors ➢ The document was titled ‘Navchetana’ which is
the activity-based curriculum that follows the
➢ Centre plans to create a national digital database National Education Policy 2020.
of organ donors for smooth transplants.
➢ It calls for a continuum of learning.
➢ As per the NOTTO’s data, India witnessed 16,041
➢ Staff in 14 lakh angan wadis will be given
organ transplants in 2022, as against the wait list
training on the curriculum.
of nearly 5,00,000 organ failure recipients.
➢ The document lays down month-by-month
➢ NOTTO (National Organ & Tissue Transplant
activities to be conducted by parents, anganwadi
Organisation) National level organization set up
staff and ASHA workers for children from birth
under Directorate General of Health Services,
to the age of three.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
4. Special Learning Disabilities
2. India Post in Antarctica
➢ The Union government is planning to introduce a
➢ Recently India Post opened a post office at its new test to diagnose specific learning disabilities
Bharati station in Antarctica. (SLDs) in adults in India.
➢ It has already set up post offices at Dakshin ➢ The test is being designed by the National
Gangotri Station in 1984 and another at Maitri Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with
Station in 1990. Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID).
➢ About India Post About NIEPID
➢ Founded – October 1, 1854
➢ Headquarters - New Delhi ➢ Autonomous organization
➢ It functions under Ministry of Social Justice and
3. Navchetana Empowerment.
➢ Objective - To empower mentally handicapped
➢ The National Framework of Early Childhood
people.
Stimulation 2024 was finalised recently.
➢ Location - Secunderabad in Telangana.
➢ Navchetana is the activity-based curriculum.

TAMILNADU
5. TN closer to elimination of filariasis transmission of parasites called filarias through
mosquitoe.
➢ Tamil Nadu is at the brink of eliminating
lymphatic filariasis. 6. Girls receive HPV Vaccine
➢ Tamil Nadu is the only State in the country to
➢ Girls, aged nine to 14 years, received the first
successfully attain a microfilaria (Mf) rate of
dose of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
below one per cent.
under Tamil Nadu’s first HPV vaccination
➢ Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical initiative.
disease.
➢ Note - Cervical cancer is mainly caused by
➢ The disease also known as elephantiasis, is a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
human infection that is caused by the

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7. Canal Project 8. Liquid Nitrogen

➢ phase II of renovation of the Grand Anicut ➢ The Tamil Nadu Food Safety department has
Canal system issued an order on the use of liquid nitrogen
recently.
About Grand Anicut Canal
➢ The department stated that enforcement action
➢ It is a man-made canal will be taken as per Food Safety and Standards
Act 2006 against any Food Business Operator
➢ It is also known as Puthu Aru or Kallanai Canal
who is using liquid nitrogen for direct
➢ The canal was designed by British Engineer consumption along with food items.
Colonel W M Ellis on the request of C. P.
➢ As per the order the liquid nitrogen should be
Ramaswami Iyer, the Diwan of Travancore.
fully evaporated from the food or drinks before
➢ It serves as a source of irrigation for Thanjavur serving.
and Pudukottai districts
➢ Liquid Nitrogen is formed when nitrogen is
cooled to temperatures far below zero

WORLD
9. World's first ever Nuclear Energy Summit About NATO

➢ The World's first ever Nuclear Energy Summit ➢ Formation - April 4, 1949
was held in Brussels in Belgium. ➢ Members – 32 countries
➢ The summit was jointly organized by the ➢ Headquarters – Brussels, Belgium
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
and the government of Belgium to promote
11. World Energy Congress 2024
nuclear energy.
➢ The Summit was attended by more than 30 ➢ The 26th edition of the World Energy Congress
countries including India. was held at Rotterdam in Netherlands by World
Energy Council (WEC).
About IAEA
➢ Theme of the summit is ‘Redesigning energy for
➢ Formation – 1957 people and planet ‘.
➢ It is an autonomous body under United Nations. ➢ India aims to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil-fuel
energy capacity by the year 2030.
➢ Members - 178 (Including India)
➢ India commits to achieve Net Zero emissions by
10. NATO's 75th Anniversary the year 2070.

➢ North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) About WEC:

recently completed 75 years since its conception.
➢ Formation – 1924
➢ Sweden is the latest country to join the Alliance ➢ Headquarters – London, UK
on 7 March 2024.

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HISTORY
12. Phanigiri site ➢ It marks the beginning of the Assamese New
Year.
➢ A coin hoard was unearthed at Phanigiri in
➢ Bihu is a tri-annual festival, with Bohag Bihu
Suryapet district in Telangana.
being celebrated as the first of the three.
➢ Phanigiri is a renowned Buddhist heritage site.
➢ The other two Bihu festivals, Kati Bihu and Magh
➢ It was found that the coins belong to the Bihu are celebrated in October and January,
Ikshvaku period Respectively
Note 14. Padta Bet
➢ Phanigiri is one of the important Buddhist ➢ Skeleton, along with pottery artefacts and animal
monasteries located on Dakshinapatha (ancient bones were excavated from the archaeological
trade route) site called Padta Bet in Kutch, Gujarat.
➢ Ikshvaku period is dated between 3rd century ➢ The excavation denotes the presence of a 5,200 -
and 4th century Common Era. year-old Harappan settlement.
13. Bohag Bihu 2024 ➢ The site is located near an Early Harappan
necropolis called Juna Khatiya.
➢ Bohag Bihu, also known as Rongali Bihu was ➢ Necropolis is the mass burial ground.
celebrated in Assam recently.
➢ The festival is celebrated by the indigenous ethnic
groups of Assam.

INDIAN POLITY
15. Suvidha Portal ➢ The committee will be headed by the Cabinet
Secretary.
➢ Over 73,000 applications received on Suvidha
➢ It will suggest measures to ensure that the queer
portal since the announcement of Lok Sabha
community does not encounter any
elections.
discrimination in accessing goods and services,
➢ Maximum requests were received from Tamil social welfare schemes, or face threat of violence
Nadu (23,239) among others.
➢ About Suvidha Portal
➢ Developed by Election Commission of India 17. Shompen tribe cast their votes for first time
➢ Aim - To promote transparency in election ➢ The 7 members of the Shompen tribe in
management Andaman and Nicobar Islands cast their vote for
the first time in the Lok Sabha election.
16. Panel for LGBTQ community ➢ Shompen tribe is a particularly vulnerable tribal
group (PVTG) of Great Nicobar Islands.
➢ The Ministry of Law and Justice notified a six- ➢ Note - Andaman and Nicobar Islands has a
member committee to address issues related to single Lok Sabha constituency
the queer community

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18. Article 142 ➢ Up to 20 weeks - Opinion of 1 doctor is needed
for abortion.
➢ The Supreme Court used its extraordinary powers
➢ 20-24 Weeks – Opinion of 2 doctors is needed for
under Article 142 of the Constitution to do
abortion.
“complete justice” to permit the medical
termination of pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape ➢ Beyond 24 weeks - Advice of a medical board is
survivor in Maharashtra. needed.
➢ Key Provisions of Medical Termination of
Pregnancy Act, 2021
➢ Duration of Pregnancy Procedure for
Termination

GEOGRAPHY
19. India’s Coal and Lignite Production 21. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR)

➢ Union Minister of Coal, Pralhad Joshi stated that ➢ India plans to build its first privately managed
India’s coal and lignite production has crossed SPR by 2029-30.
one Billion tonnes for the first time. ➢ SPR aims to enhance stockpiles against potential
➢ Coal and lignite production has grown by more supply disruptions.
than 70 per cent over the last 10 years. ➢ The project will be overseen by Indian Strategic
➢ Coal sector mining helps India to achieve Viksit Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL)
Bharat (to making India a completely developed ➢ ISPRL is a special purpose vehicle created for
nation by 2047) building and operating SPR.
Note ➢ Note - At present, SPRs are located at
Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and
➢ India has 5th largest coal reserve and is 2nd Mangalore & Padur in Karnataka
largest consumer of coal across the world.
➢ Coal India Limited (CIL) is the largest producer 22. Kasturi Cotton
of coal in India
➢ The union government is planning to set up
20. Paradip Port dedicated labs for testing high-grade cotton in
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab,
➢ Paradip Port surpassed Kandla to emerge as the
Gujarat and Karnataka
highest cargo handling major port of the country
in the financial year 2023-2024. ➢ The move aims to establish the Indian Kasturi
cotton as a global brand.
➢ It was the first major port on the East Coast
commissioned after independence. About Kasturi Cotton
➢ The port is located near confluence of river
Mahanadi and the Bay of Bengal. ➢ It is a collaborative effort involving the Ministry
➢ Note - India has 13 major ports and 205 minor of Textiles, the Cotton Corporation of India,
and intermediate ports trade bodies, and the textile industry.
➢ It aims to strength India’s competitiveness in the
global cotton market

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23. 18 GW renewable energy produced 24. Heavy Flood in Dubai

➢ According to the latest data of the Ministry of New ➢ The Dubai recorded the heaviest rain after a
and Renewable Energy, India has added a severe thunderstorm hit the country.
renewable energy capacity of 18.48 GW in 2023- ➢ The primary reason for these heavy rains was a
24. storm system, which was passing through the
➢ However, India needs to add at least 50 GW of Arabian Peninsula and moving across the Gulf of
renewable energy capacity annually for the next Oman.
six years to meet the ambitious target of 500 GW ➢ However, the rains have been exacerbated by
of renewable energy by 2030. cloud seeding process.
➢ As of March 31, 2024, India's installed
renewable energy capacity is 143.64 GW About Cloud seeding

➢ Clouds are usually injected with salts like silver

iodide, potassium iodide, or sodium
chloride,which is the ‘seed’
➢ They are dispersed into the cloud either using
aircraft or through ground-based cannons.

ECONOMY
25. Tamil Nadu emerges as top borrower ➢ It was launched in June 2011.
➢ According to ratings firm ICRA Limited About SEBI
(Investment Information and Credit Rating
Agency), Tamil Nadu emerged as the top ➢ It is a regulatory body for securities and
borrowing State for the fourth successive fiscal commodity market in India.
year. ➢ Chairperson - Madhabi Puri Buch
➢ Tamil Nadu borrowed ₹1,13,000 crore at the
27. TN tops in electronics exports
end of the fiscal year 2023-24.
➢ Tamil Nadu is followed by Maharashtra and ➢ Tamil Nadu has ranked No.1 in terms of
Uttar Pradesh in market borrowings electronic goods exports for the financial year
2023-2024 according to the National Import-
26. SEBI Scores
Export Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade.
➢ The Securities and Exchange Board of India ➢ TN’s total exports for the financial year 2023-
(SEBI) unveiled an upgraded version of SEBI 2024 stood at $9.56 billion.
Complaint Redress System (SCORES). ➢ Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh ranked second
➢ It is an online system where investors in the and third respectively.
securities market can lodge their complaints.

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ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY / CLIMATE CHANGE
28. Senna spectabilis
32. Pulicat Bird Sanctuary
➢ The Forest Department stated that Senna
spectabilis which is a highly invasive tree species ➢ The Tamil Nadu government is planning to
has been removed from around 400 hectares of denotify a sizeable area of the Pulicat bird
the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR). sanctuary.
➢ Madras High Court had ordered the removal of ➢ Patta land in 13 revenue villages which is located
the tree from both Mudumalai and inside the biodiversity-rich area may be excluded
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserves from the sanctuary under the Wildlife
➢ Note - Invasive species are non-native species (Protection) Act of 1972.
that significantly disrupts the ecosystems. About Pulicat lake
29. Artificial Reefs
➢ It is located along the coast of Bay of Bengal at
➢ 210 artificial reefs will be installed in the the border of Andhra Pradesh and TamilNadu.
Arabian Sea Worli Koliwada. ➢ It is the second largest brackish water lake in
➢ It is located near Mumbai in Maharashtra. India after Lake Chilika in Odisha
➢ The artificial reef will become a breeding ground 33. Climate Strategy 2030
for small fishes in 90 days and for large fishes in
six months ➢ National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
➢ Note - Artificial reefs were installed for the first Development (NABARD) recently unveiled the
time in India in Pondicherry in 2023 Climate Strategy 2030 document.
➢ The document aims to address India’s need for
30. Citizen’s ‘climate rights’ green financing.
➢ The Supreme Court has recognised the right ➢ India requires approximately $170 billion
against the adverse effects of climate change as annually to reach a cumulative total of over $2.5
a distinct fundamental right in the Constitution. trillion by 2030.
➢ It is recognised by Articles 14 (Right to Equality) ➢ The current green finance inflows are critically
and Article 21 (Right to Life) insufficient
➢ The verdict links the Right against Climate 34. Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary
Change to Articles 14 and 21 as the Rights to life
and equality could not be fully realised without a ➢ The Supreme Court stayed the construction of
clean, stable environment. four proposed dams inside Kalesar Wildlife
Sanctuary
31. Chital Deer
About Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary
➢ Chital deer has become an invasive species in
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island (formerly ➢ Location - in Yamunanagar district, Haryana.
Ross Island). ➢ Largest wildlife sanctuary of Haryana.
➢ The herbivore was brought to the Andaman and ➢ It’s an Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas
Nicobar Islands for hunting in the early 1900s (IBAs)
by the British.
➢ About Chital Deer - It is native to the Indian
subcontinent. IUCN Status: Least Concern
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35. Nilgiri Tahr

➢ Tamil Nadu government is planning to conduct a Note

synchronised survey of Nilgiri Tahr from April
29. ➢ NDRF is constituted under Section 46 of the
Disaster Management Act, 2005.
➢ The survey will be done to estimate the population
of the Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) and ➢ The Centre contributes
to remove it from the endangered status. ➢ 75% of the State Disaster Response Fund
➢ According to a report released by the World (SDRF) allocation for general category States
Wildlife Fund India in 2015 there are around and Union Territories
3,000 Tahrs in the Western Ghats ➢ 90% for special category States (North Eastern
States, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh,
About Niligiri Tahr and Jammu and Kashmir)
➢ State animal of Tamil Nadu 37. Elephant corridors
➢ IUCN Status – Endangered.
➢ The committee which was constituted by the
➢ It is protected under Schedule-I of the Wild Life
Tamil Nadu government to identify elephant
(Protection) Act, 1972.
corridors in the State has identified 42 corridors.
➢ Project Nilgiri Tahr was launched in October 12,
➢ The Project Elephant division of the Ministry of
2023.
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change in
36. Natural Disasters – Safeguard Measures. Union govt. 2023 had identified 20 corridors.
releases disaster relief funds
Note
➢ The Union government recently ordered the
➢ Committee Chairman - V. Naganathan
release of ₹3,730.32 crore towards “relief
assistance for natural calamity” from the ➢ Members - Officers of the Forest Department
National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). scientific experts, and scientific and conservation
organisations
➢ The Union Home Ministry approved an assistance
of ₹285.54 crore and ₹397.13 crore for the
damage caused by Cyclone Michaung in 2023 and
the floods in December, 2023 in Tamil Nadu.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY/ SPACE / DEFENCE

38. Defence exports cross ₹21,000 crore 39. One Vehicle, One FASTag

➢ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that ➢ The National Highways Authority of India’s
India’s defence exports crossed ₹21,000 crore (NHAI) launched the ‘One Vehicle, One
for the first time. FASTag scheme.
➢ The defence exports in India had grown by 31 ➢ Aim – To enhance efficiency of the Electronic
times in the past 10 years compared with FY 2013- Toll Collection system and provide seamless
14. movement at the Toll Plazas.
Note

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➢ FASTag is an national electronic toll collection ➢ It was tested jointly by the Strategic Forces
system operated by NHAI. Command (SFC) and Defence Research and
➢ It uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Development Organisation (DRDO).
technology. ➢ Note
➢ Agni-Prime is a surface-to-surface missile
40. START Programme
capable of hitting targets at ranges of 1200- 2000
➢ ISRO has launched the ‘Space Science and kilometres.
Technology Awareness Training (START)’ 44. S.A.R.A.H.
programme recently.
➢ It is a new introductory-level online training ➢ S.A.R.A.H. was launched by the World Health
programme for post-graduate and final-year Organisation recently.
undergraduate students of physical sciences and ➢ It is a Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health
technology (S.A.R.A.H.) that denotes an evolution of AI-
powered health information avatars.
41. Evidence of Ozone
➢ It uses new language models and cutting-edge
➢ Researchers from the Physical Research technology.
Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad in Gujarat
About WHO
have uncovered evidence of ozone presence on
Jupiter’s moon Callisto. ➢ Established - 7 April 1948
➢ Callisto is Jupiter’s second largest moon and ➢ Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland
third largest moon in solar system.
➢ Director-General of WHO - Tedros Adhanom
➢ It was discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 Ghebreyesus
➢ Jupiter has 95 moons.
➢ Ganymede is the largest moon 45. Akashteer system

42. Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KSO) ➢ The Indian Army has recently begun the induction
of control and reporting systems under ‘Project
➢ KSO completed 125 years of establishment on Akashdeep’ to strengthen its air defence
April 1, 2024. capabilities.
➢ It functions under the Indian Institute of
About ‘Project Akashdeep’
Astrophysics.
➢ It is located in Palani range in Tamil Nadu ➢ Aim – To enhance the operational efficiency and
integration of the Army’s air defence
About KSO
mechanisms.
➢ Establishment - April 1, 1899. ➢ Under this project, the defence systems are
➢ Aim - To obtain data on how Sun heats up developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
Earth’s atmosphere and to understand the 46. TSAT-1A
monsoon patterns
➢ TSAT-1A satellite was successfully deployed into
43. Agni Prime Missile tested successfully
the space by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
➢ Agni-Prime was successfully tested from Dr APJ ➢ The satellite was developed by Tata Advanced
Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. Systems Ltd. (TASL)
➢ It is a New Generation Ballistic Missile ➢ It was placed in space as part of the Bandwagon-
1 mission.
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➢ It was launched from Kennedy Space Centre at 50. New Navy chief
Florida in U.S.
➢ Vice-Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi has been
47. NICES project appointed recently as the next Chief of the Naval
Staff. He is currently the Vice Chief of the Navy.
➢ The National Information System for Climate
and Environmental Studies (NICES) project has 51. Nirbhay cruise missile
been jointly launched by ISRO and the
Department of Space. ➢ The Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) conducted the flight test of
➢ It aims to enhance the contribution of
a range subsonic indigenously developed cruise
academics and research institutions in
missile called ‘Nirbhay’ successfully.
addressing the challenges related to climate
change ➢ It was tested from the Integrated Test Range
(ITR) in Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
48. Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee ➢ It was developed by the Bengaluru-based DRDO
(IADC) laboratory Aeronautical Development
Establishment (ADE).
➢ The 42nd Inter-Agency Space Debris
Coordination Committee (IADC) annual meeting 52. Dragonfly mission
was held at Bengaluru.
➢ ISRO Chairman S. Somanath announced that ➢ The NASA has recently announced that it will
India aims to achieve debris-free space missions launch its Dragonfly mission in 2028.
by 2030. ➢ The mission will be sent to Saturn's massive
➢ Currently, India has 54 spacecraft in the orbit. moon Titan.
➢ India is planning to set up its own space station ➢ It is the fourth mission under NASA’s New
'Bharatiya Antriksh Station' by 2035 Frontiers Program.
➢ The other three are
About IADC 1. New Horizons
2. Juno
➢ It is an international governmental forum to co- 3. OSIRIS-Rex (also OSIRIS-APEX)
ordinate efforts to deal with debris in orbit
around the Earth. 53. BrahMos Cruise Missiles
➢ Formation – 1993
➢ India's BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles
➢ Members - Space agencies of 13 countries
were delivered to the Philippines by BrahMos
including India (ISRO)
Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL).
49. Gaia-BH3 ➢ The missiles were delivered as part of a $375
million deal which was signed by the two
➢ Astronomers at the European Space Agency countries in 2022.
(ESA) have recently identified the biggest stellar
About BrahMos
black hole, named Gaia BH3.
➢ It was discovered in the Milky Way. ➢ It is a long-range nuclear-capable supersonic
➢ It has 33 times the mass of the Sun. cruise missile system.
➢ It is named after the rivers Brahmaputra and
➢ It was detected during data collection from
Moskva (Russia).
ESA’s Gaia mission
➢ Tested for the first time in 2001.

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➢ Note - BAPL is a joint venture company of ➢ DURGA-2 stands for Directionally Unrestricted
India's Defence Research and Development Ray-Gun Array.
Organisation (DRDO). ➢ It can neutralise drone or ballistic missile
attacks.
54. DURGA – 2
➢ It travels at the speed of light
➢ Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) is planning to test a prototype of its
indigenous laser weapon system, DURGA-2.

SPORTS
55. Chanu qualified for Paris Olympics 2024 56. Candidates’ tournament

➢ Saikhom Mirabai Chanu became the only Indian ➢ 17-year-old Grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju
weightlifter to qualify for the Paris Olympics became the youngest man to win the Candidates
2024. tournament.
➢ Paris Olympics 2024 is set to be held from 26th ➢ Gukesh will face Ding Liren who is the reigning
July to 11th August 2024 in Paris, France. world champion for the world title later this year.
➢ She won the silver medal in Tokyo Olympics ➢ Note - The 2024 Candidates Tournament was an
2020 eight-player chess tournament, held to determine
➢ She is the second Indian weightlifter after the challenger for the World Chess Championship
Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. 2024.

AWARDS
57. Bharat Ratna 2024 58. GD Birla Award for Scientific Excellence

➢ President Draupadi Murmu conferred the Bharat ➢ Dr. Aditi Sen De has won the 2023 GD Birla
Ratna 2024 on five personalities, namely, Award for Scientific Excellence.
1. P.V. Narasimha Rao ➢ She is the first women to receive the Award.
2. Chaudhary Charan Singh ➢ The award recognises outstanding contributions
3. Karpoori Thakur by Indian scientists who are under the age of 50
4. Dr. M.S. Swaminatan. and living and working in India.
5. LK Advani
➢ The award is given annually by the KK Birla
➢ Four awards except for LK Advani were presented Foundation since 1991.
posthumously at a brief ceremony at the
Rashtrapati Bhavan. 59. John L. “Jack” Swigert Jr.
Note ➢ Chandrayaan-3 mission team of Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) has received the
➢ Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian honour. John L “Jack” Swigert Jr. award 2024 for Space
➢ Established – 1954 Exploration.
➢ It is awarded to people for their exceptional
public service in fields like literature, science and About Chandrayaan – 3
art. ➢ Launch - 14th July 2023
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➢ India became the fourth nation to soft-land on Key Findings
Moon and first nation to soft-land on Moon’s
south pole on August 23, 2023. ➢ The report states that Asia has warmed faster
than the global average.
➢ Launch Vehicle - LVM3
➢ The warming trend has nearly doubled since the
➢ Lander – Vikram
1961-1990 period.
➢ Rover – Pragyan
➢ Asia faced most number of disasters in the world.
➢ Site name - Shiv Shakti Point
➢ 79 events associated with extreme weather,
60. Global Forest Monitoring Report 2024 climate, and water-related hazards occurred in
2023 in Asia.
➢ India has lost 2.33 million hectares of trees since
➢ It affected over nine million people in Asia
2000, according to the latest data from the Global
directly killing over 2,000 people
Forest Watch report.
➢ In 2017 there was a maximum loss of 189,000 63. KIA named best of regional airport in South Asia
hectares of trees.
➢ Most trees have been lost in Odisha. ➢ The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA)
has been awarded the Best Regional Airport in
India and South Asia at the 2024 Skytrax World
61. Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2023 Report Airport Awards.
➢ KIA’s Terminal 2 also secured second position as
➢ Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2023 the World’s Best New Airport Terminal.
Report was recently released by the Stockholm
➢ Note
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
➢ Terminal 2 has also received the UNESCO Prix
Key Findings Versailles World’s Most Beautiful Airport award

➢ India was the fourth largest spender globally in 64. Clean Energy Transitions Programme annual report
2023 with military expenditure worth $83.6 2023
billion in 2023.
➢ International Energy Agency (IEA) recently
➢ India’s spending was increased by 4.2 per cent
launched the Clean Energy Transitions
from 2022 and by 44 per cent from 2014
Programme annual report 2023.
➢ As per the report the five biggest spenders in 2023
are About Clean Energy Transitions Programme
1. United States
2. China ➢ It is an initiative launched by IEA.
3. Russia ➢ Launch – 2017
4. India ➢ Aim - For accelerating progress toward a global
5. Saudi Arabia net zero energy system
62. State of the Climate in Asia 2023 report

➢ The World Meteorological Organization recently

released the ‘State of the Climate in Asia 2023’
report.

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IMPORTANT DAYS
65. International Day of Zero Waste ➢ Theme 2024: “Sport for the Promotion of
Peaceful and Inclusive Societies”.
➢ The International Day of Zero Waste is annually
➢ The day was first observed in 2013 by the United
observed across the globe on March 30 to
Nations General Assembly
highlight the importance of improving waste
management. 70. World Health Day – 2024
➢ The day is observed by the UN Environment
Programme (UNEP) and the UN Human ➢ World Health Day 2024 is celebrated every year
Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). on April 7 to raise awareness around various
➢ The day was first observed in 2023. health issues worldwide.
➢ Theme 2024: 'My health, my right’.
66. RBI Foundation Day 2024 ➢ The day commemorates the founding of the World
Health Organisation (WHO)
➢ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) completed 90
years on April 1, 2024. ➢ The day was first observed in 1948.
➢ RBI was established on April 1, 1935 71. World Homeopathy Day
➢ First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith.
➢ World Homeopathy Day is observed every year on
67. World Autism Awareness Day April 10 to mark the birth anniversary of Dr.
Samuel Hahnemann.
➢ Every year April 2 is observed as World Autism
➢ He is the founder of homeopathy.
Awareness Day to raise awareness about among
the general public. ➢ Theme 2024: 'Empowering Research, Enhancing
Proficiency: A Homeopathy Symposium'.
➢ The day was first observed by United Nations in
2007 72. Central Reserve Police Force valour Day - April 09
➢ Theme 2024: 'Empowering Autistic Voices’
➢ This day is celebrated on April 09 every year to
68. National Maritime Day celebrate the bravery and selfless sacrifice of the
Central Police Force (CRPF) soldiers.
➢ National Maritime Day is celebrated on 5 April
➢ The day marks the anniversary of the 1965 war
every year in India to raise awareness about the
between the Central Samaj Police Force and the
international economy and promote maritime
Pakistani Army.
trade.
➢ The day was first observed on 5 April 1964. 73. 105th Anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
➢ Theme 2024: "Navigating the future: safety
first!" ➢ April 13, 2024 marks the 105th Anniversary of the
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
69. International Day of Sport for Development and ➢ It is also known as the Amritsar Massacre.
Peace ➢ The massacre was held on 13 April 1919 in
Amritsar, Punjab.
➢ The International Day of Sport for Development
and Peace (IDSDP) is observed annually on April 74. National Transgender Day
6.
➢ The day aims to recognize the positive role sport ➢ Every year April 15 is observed as National
and physical activity play in communities and in Transgender Day to commemorate the NALSA
people’s lives across the globe. Verdict.
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➢ On April 15, 2014 the Supreme Court in National ➢ Malaria is spread by the bite of female Anopheles
Legal Services Authority vs. Union of India Mosquito.
identified transgender people as the ‘third
gender’ and made the Fundamental Rights under 79. World Intellectual Property Day
the Constitution equally applicable to them
➢ World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated
75. National Civil Service Day 2024 annually on April 26th by the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO) to promote the
➢ National Civil Service Day is observed on April role of intellectual property (IP) in stimulating
21 every year by the Government of India to innovation and creativity.
acknowledge the exemplary work done by civil ➢ Theme 2024: ‘IP and the SDGs: Building Our
servants across the country. Common Future with Innovation and Creativity ‘
➢ The day commemorates the address given by ➢ About WIPO
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who was the first Home ➢ It is an United Nations specialised agency
Minister of Independent India, to probationary
➢ Headquarters - Geneva, Switzerland
officers in 1947
➢ Founded - 14 July 1967
➢ In the address he referred to civil servants as 'the
steel frame of India,'. 80. IMPORTANT DAYS & DATES IN APRIL 2024
76. World Earth Day – April 22 • 4th April is International Day of Innocent
Children Victims of Aggression
➢ World Earth Day also known as International • 10th April is National PSU Day
Mother Earth Day is observed on April 22 every • 12th April is World Aviation Day
year to raise awareness and promoting the • 13th April is Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Day
sustainability of our planet. • 18th April is World Heritage Day
➢ Theme 2024: ‘Planet vs. Plastics’ • 21th April is India Civil Service Day
➢ Earth Day was first observed in 1970. • 22nd April is World Earth Day
➢ In 2009, the United Nations designated Earth Day • 23rd April is World Book and Copyright Day
as International Mother Earth Day. • 24th April is National Panchayat Day
77. National Panchayati Raj Day • 25th April is World Malaria Day
• 26th April is Intellectual Property Code Day
➢ The National Panchayati Raj Day is observed • 29th April is International Dance Day
every year on 24th April to commemorate the 73rd
Amendment Act, 1992 of the Constitution which
came into effect in the year 1993.
➢ The day is recognized annually by the Ministry of
Panchayati Raj.
78. World Malaria Day – April 25

➢ World Malaria Day is observed on April 25 every

year to raise awareness about the prevention and
control of malaria.
➢ Theme 2024: "Accelerating the fight against
malaria for a more equitable world."
➢ The day was established by the World Health
Organisation (WHO) in 2007.
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