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Page-5 of Current Affairs - January, 2024

NATO Inks Mega Ammunition Deal to Aid Ukraine

NATO has signed a €1.1 billion contract to procure hundreds of thousands of 155mm artillery rounds, part of which will go to Ukraine as it faces critical ammunition...

January 24, 2024

Europe Witnesses 30-Fold Increase in Measles Cases

As per WHO, Europe reported over 30,000 measles cases in 2023 – a shocking 30 times rise compared to 2022 numbers. This underscores a troubling reversal in a...

January 24, 2024

Bharat Ratna Announced for Karpoori Thakur

The central government has announced Bharat Ratna for late Bihar leader Karpoori Thakur in his birth centenary year. Known as ‘Jannayak’ or people’s leader, Thakur was CM twice...

January 24, 2024

Cameroon Launches World’s First Malaria Vaccine Program for Children

Cameroon is set to kick off a landmark malaria vaccine program on January 22nd covering 2.5 lakh children over two years. Africa accounts for 95% of global malaria...

January 24, 2024

Canada Caps Student Visas, Tweaks Work Permits

In a major policy shift, Canada will cap the number of study permits for new international students to 360,000 for the 2024-25 academic year beginning September 1st. This...

January 24, 2024

BCCI Awards 2024

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Awards took place on January 23, 2024 in Hyderabad. The glittering ceremony honoured exceptional Indian cricketers across domestic and...

January 23, 2024

Mineral (Auction) Amendment Rules, 2024

The Indian Government has amended the mineral auction rules through a notification of the Mineral (Auction) Amendment Rules, 2024. The changes aim to improve transparency, promote competition and...

January 23, 2024

India Dispatches Malathion to Afghanistan

In a recent humanitarian gesture, India has sent 40,000 litres of Malathion pesticide to Afghanistan via Iran’s Chabahar port. This environment-friendly insecticide will help Afghanistan combat locust swarms...

January 23, 2024

What is Madiga Community Issue in Telangana?

The Madiga community, which constitutes over 50% of the Scheduled Caste (SC) population in Telangana, has long demanded sub-categorization of SCs. Their argument is that despite being the...

January 23, 2024

India Surpasses Hong Kong As World’s Fourth Biggest Stock Market

India’s equity market capitalization has surpassed Hong Kong’s for the first time, making it the fourth largest globally. Favorable domestic growth dynamics combined with global capital inflows have...

January 23, 2024

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