World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Convention on Wetlands, which was adopted as an international treaty in 1971. On 30 August 2021 the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 75/317 that established 2 February as World Wetlands Day.
“Wetlands and Human Wellbeing” is the theme for 2024.
The Indian Air Force will be conducting Exercise Vayu Shakti-24 on 17 February 2024 at the Pokhran Air to Ground Range, near Jaisalmer. The last edition of exercise Vayu Shakti was held on 16 February 2019. As always, Ex Vayu Shakti will be a riveting demonstration of the offensive and defensive capabilities of the IAF, spanning across day and night.
The financial outlay for PM Kisan Sampada Yojana for 14th Finance Commission was ₹6,000 crores and for 15th Finance commission it was ₹4,600 crores. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Central Sector Scheme- “Operation Greens” (OG) under Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana since 2018-19.
Govt of India has extended the PMKSY till 31.03.2026.
As per the information received from Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA), the sale of Electric Vehicles has registered a growth of 49.25 percent during the last calendar year i.e. 2023. Interest rate increase/decrease on Vehicle loans are linked to Reserve Bank of India (RBI’s) increase/decrease in REPO rates.
The 22nd Law Commission of India has submitted its Report No. 284 titled “Revisiting The Law On Prevention of Damage to Public Property” to the Government of India. The destruction of public property has continued undiminished causing gargantuan losses to the public exchequer and inconvenience to the general public.
The 22nd Law Commission of India has submitted its Report No. 285 titled “The Law of Criminal Defamation” to the Government of India. The Law Commission received a reference from the Ministry of Law & Justice, vide letter dated 4th August, 2017, requesting the Commission to examine various issues relating to the Defamation laws and make recommendations there on.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development developed the “Track Child Portal”, which enables tracking of the missing and found children in all States/UTs including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Northeastern States and Jharkhand. One component of TrackChild Portal has “Khoya-Paya” where any citizen can report for any missing or sighted children.
Bandhan Bank has appointed Santosh Nair, chief executive of HDFC Sales Private Limited, as the head of its consumer lending and mortgages. Nair, a veteran with over three decades of experience in banks and financial services companies, will drive Bandhan Bank's housing finance portfolio and also the retail lending franchise and distribution.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) - Commonwealth Attorneys and Solicitors General Conference (CASGC) 2024 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 3 Feb 2024.
Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay, Wholetime Director, will be assuming the responsibilities of Managing Director, for the time-being, the company said. "Bimlendra Jha, Managing Director, has resigned citing personal reasons, with effect from January 31, 2024. Jha will continue to be associated with the company in the capacity of advisor, JSPL added.
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd announced key leadership successions on its third quarter earnings day. The company confirmed the appointment of Manoj Bhat, currently the Mahindra Group Chief Financial Officer, as the MD & CEO of MHRIL effective 17th May 2024, consequent to Kavinder Singh’s decision to take on the next challenge in his professional journey.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren took oath as the twelfth Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Satyanand Bhokta and Alamgir Alam also took oath as Cabinet Ministers in a swearing-in ceremony.
INS Sandhayak (Yard 3025), the first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at an impressive ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on February 03, 2024.
The 7th session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH) was held from 29th January 2024 to 2nd February 2024 at Kochi. After the Covid-19 pandemic, CCSCH7 was the 1st session of this committee to be conducted physically. 109 delegates from 31 countries attended the session. CCSCH7 achieved excellent results.
The Indian economy is expected to grow at an average rate of 6.7 per cent per annum until the end of the decade, CRISIL said in its latest report. The economy will grow at this rate between the financial years 2024 to 2031, a notch above the pre-pandemic average of 6.6 per cent. According to CRISIL, the key contributor to this trend will be capital.
Canadian investment giant Brookfield, which manages more than $850 billion in assets under management has named Anuj Ranjan as the new CEO of its private equity business in a key global top deck reshuffle. Ranjan had established Brookfied's India and Middle East operations and takes over from Cyrus Madon who will join the board of directors as Executive Chairman.