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Page-14 of Current Affairs - January, 2024

First Advance Estimates of India’s GDP for 2023-24

The Indian government’s First Advance Estimates (FAE) for 2023-24 released on January 6th project the economy will expand 7.3% – faster than the 7.2% growth achieved in 2022-23...

January 8, 2024

Footballing Colossus Mario Zagallo Passes Away

Mario Zagallo, the first ever footballer to win the FIFA World Cup trophy as both player and coach, passed away aged 92 in Brazil – the country whose...

January 8, 2024

IAF C-130 J Aircraft Makes Night Landing

In a display of niche operational capabilities, the Indian Air Force for the first-time successfully executed the technically challenging nighttime landing of a heavy C-130J aircraft at Kargil...

January 8, 2024

Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft Face New Blow Over Fuselage Damage Mid-Air

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX-9 made an emergency landing on January 5th after a fuselage panel blew out mid-flight causing cabin depressurization and leaving a gaping hole...

January 8, 2024

Logged Forests and Rising Heat Driving Birds to Higher Elevations: Study

An IISc research investigating impacts of logging and climate change on biodiversity-rich tropical mountain forests has revealed intriguing ecological shifts. Analysis of insect-eating tropical bird data collected over...

January 8, 2024

Study Warns 88% of African Raptors Facing Rapid Population Declines

A new study has revealed that 37 out of 42 African raptor species analyzed have experienced significant population declines of around 88% in the past 40 years. Out...

January 8, 2024

iDEX to Showcase Cutting-Edge Defence Technologies at Vibrant Gujarat 2024

Innovations for Defence Excellence-Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) under India’s Ministry of Defence is participating at the 10th edition of prestigious Vibrant Gujarat Summit being held from January 10-12,...

January 8, 2024

Inaugural Meeting of Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC)

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Shipping Ministry is hosting the first meeting of recently constituted Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC) on January 8th, 2023...

January 8, 2024

Acclaimed Actress Glynis Johns Dies at 100

Glynis Johns, the multi-talented Welsh actress renowned for her six-decade career gracing Hollywood films, Broadway musicals and British cinema, passed away peacefully at age 100 in Los Angeles...

January 6, 2024

First 2024 Cyclone Hits Madagascar

Tropical Cyclone Alvaro made landfall in southwest Madagascar on January 1st 2024, becoming the first cyclone to impact the island nation in the ongoing 2023-2024 cyclone season for...

January 6, 2024

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