Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (Feb 01st to 07th Feb 2024)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Feb 01st to 07th Feb 2024. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBIClerk 2024 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• The ICG Day or Indian Coast Guard Day is celebrated on 01st February every year.

• World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2nd February every year.

• World Cancer Day is celebrated on the 4th of February every year.
• International Development Week is celebrated every year in the first full week of February
• The National Day Of Sri Lanka is celebrated on 4th February every year
• Safer Internet Day 2024 is observed on the 6th of February 2024.
• International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation 2024 is observed on the 6th February 2024

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• The Ministry of Culture announced that India is nominating the ‘Maratha Military Landscape’ for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the 2024-25 cycle, with a total of 12 components included in this nomination
• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing and ratification of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the United Arab Emirates.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the continuation of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) to be implemented under Infrastructure Development Fund (IDF) with an outlay of Rs.29,610.25 crore for another three years up to 2025-26.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for determination of Marketing Margin on supply of domestic gas to

Fertilizer (Urea) Units for the period from May 1, 2009 to November 17, 2015.

• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi approved the extension of the scheme of sugar subsidy for Antyodya Anna Yojna (AAY) families distributed through the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) for two more years i.e. 31 March 2026.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the continuation of Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) for export of Apparel/Garments and Made ups upto 31st March 2026.
• Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi launched a web portal of CMPFO namely C- CARES developed and designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), an R&D organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on 31st January, 2024.
• Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Pralhad Joshi inaugurated three initiatives being undertaken as Corporate Social Responsibility of Coal India Limited (CIL) in collaboration with Educational Consultants Limited (EDCIL), National Skill Development Corporation and TATA STRIVE on 31st January,2024.
• Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched ‘Ministry of Education – AICTE Investor Network’ in New Delhi.
• The Interim Union Budget for the financial year 2024-25 was tabled in the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of various developmental initiatives worth 11,599 crore rupees in Assam
• PM GatiShakti’s National Master Plan for providing multi-model connectivity and to reduce logistics cost by enhancing efficiency, the Ministry of Coal has undertaken large-scale infrastructure augmentation to further step up the efficient evacuation of coal.
• The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has finalised guidelines to prevent deceptive or unsubstantiated environment-related claims by brands in advertising often referred to as greenwashing.
• Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for projects worth more than Rs 68,000 crore in Sambalpur, Odisha.
• Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 11,000 crores in Guwahati, Assam.
• India formally launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the iconic Eiffel Tower in
• The Indian Institute of Mass Communication, a leading institution for Journalism and Mass Communication, has been declared by the Ministry of Education, on the advice of UGC, as a deemed to be university under distinct category
• Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the flyover built for 300 crore rupees in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh through video conferencing.
• The 22nd Law Commission of India led by Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi has recommended that the offence of criminal defamation should be retained in the new criminal laws.
• Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) introduced a new medal, Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak.
• Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Jal Shakti, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar launched the “Digital India FutureLABS” and delivered the keynote address at the ‘Digital India FutureLABS Summit 2024,’ focused on ‘Catalyzing the Next-generation Electronics System Design through Digital India FutureLABS.
• Sports Minister Anurag Thakur inaugurated the first-ever BIMSTEC Aquatic Championship in New Delhi.
• Union Culture Minister, G Kishan Reddy laid the foundation stone for the country’s first digital National Museum of Epigraphy at the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.
• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 1330 crores in Viksit Bharat, Viksit Goa 2047 program in Goa.
• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated India Energy Week 2024 in Goa.
• Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari has approved a fund of Rs. 2,248.94 crore for the construction of the Lada-Sarli section of NH-913 (Frontier Highway) in Arunachal Pradesh on EPC mode, spanning 105.59 km across Packages 1, 2, 3, & 6
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) – Commonwealth Attorneys and Solicitors General Conference in New Delhi
• The government-appointed panel to draft the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) handed over an important document to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• India-Singapore committed themselves to strengthening cooperation in the field of Personnel Management and Public Administration.
• The fourth Foreign Office Consultations between India and Portugal was held in New Delhi, with a focus on political relations, deepening of trade and investment, cooperation in defence, science and technology, and energy
• Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane co-chaired the 12th Joint Military Cooperation Committee meeting with the Secretary-General, Ministry of Defence, Oman Mohammed Bin Naseer Bin Ali Al Zaabi in Muscat
• China’s global dominance in electric cars helped it overtake Japan as the world’s biggest vehicle exporter last year, official data confirmed.
• All 27 EU leaders have agreed on a $54bn aid package for Ukraine after Hungary stopped blocking the deal.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• The Government of Karnataka, in collaboration with the All India Game Developers Forum (AIGDF) will launch a digital detox initiative, with special emphasis on gaming and social media.
• Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin announced that a new scheme ‘Kalaignar Sports Kit’ will be introduced to foster sports talent at the village level.

• Abhinav Kumar, Director General of Police, Uttarakhand, launched four cutting-edge self-balancing electric scooters for patrol in Haridwar.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 3.8per cent (provisional) in December 2023 as compared to the Index of December 2022.
• Fiscal deficit in 2024-25 is estimated to be 5.1 percent of GDP
• India’s sugar production (including the quantity diverted for ethanol) is estimated to decline 10 per cent to 33.05 million tonnes (mt) in the current season that began from October 1, 2023 from 36.62 mt in the previous season
• Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL), a leading petrochemicals company in India, announced its achievement of becoming the first ISO 27001:2022 certified petrochemical organisation in the industry by BSI (British Standards Institution), a renowned certification body.
• The Ministry of Coal has achieved a significant upswing in overall coal production during the month of January 2024, reaching 99.73 Million Tonne (MT).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND ECONOMY

• AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) has announced the appointment of Reserve Bank of India’s former Deputy Governor Harun Rasid Khan as part-time chairman.
• Reserve Bank of India-backed invoice discounting platform TReDS (Trade Receivables electronic Discounting System) has reported a jump in invoices financed by lenders in 2023.

• The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has initiated a tendering process, inviting bids from prospective bidders to participate in the PFRDA-TRACE RFP as part of the Technology Architecture (TARCH) project.

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the Department of Financial Services (DFS) proposal to post Sanjay Vinayak Mudaliar as Executive Director at Bank of Baroda
• In view of the liquidity deficit in the banking system, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to make available an additional aggregate amount of ₹5,000 crore to Standalone Primary Dealers (SPDs) under the Standing Liquidity Facility at the prevailing repo rate starting from January 31, 2024
• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has pegged a credit potential of ₹2.80 lakh crore for the priority sector for the financial year 2024-25, showing a whopping growth of 51 per cent over the last year’s projections
• The Reserve Bank of India has instructed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd. (PPBL or the bank) to cease onboarding new clients immediately, in accordance with its authority under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
• The government pegged disinvestment target for the 2024-25 fiscal at Rs 50,000 crore in the interim budget for 2024-25, up from Rs 30,000 crore in the revised estimate for the current financial year.
• The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Digital Payments Index, a measure of the extent of digitisation of payments across the country, increased to 77 in September 2023 from 395.57 in March 2023.

• More than a year after disbursing loans to Adani Group’s Ganga Expressway project, State Bank of India (SBI) is in the process of downselling half of the nearly ₹11,000-crore loan exposure to the longest tolled road-project in the country.
• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised Rs 1,250 crore (approximately USD 150 million) through its largest local currency green bond issuance to date.
• ESAF Small Finance Bank announced a significant bancassurance partnership with Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance to enhance financial solutions for customers.
• Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), a state-owned bank, achieved a market capitalization exceeding Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time.
• State Bank of India (SBI) reported a drop in net profit for the first time in 12 quarters, with its third quarter (Q3FY24) standalone net profit declining 35.5 percent year-on-year (yoy) to ₹9,164 crore as it absorbed one-time provisions relating to increase in pension liabilities and dearness relief neutralisation.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a crucial directive (RBI/2023-24/117) on January 31, 2024 with an aim to bring about a significant transformation in the internal compliance monitoring function across various financial institutions.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on Bajaj Housing Finance for non-compliance with certain regulatory provisions.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that 97.50% of the ₹2,000 banknotes in circulation as of May 19, 2023, have been returned as of January 31, 2024.
• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) projected a robust double-digit growth in priority sector lending potential of ₹3.15 lakh crore in West Bengal for 2024-25.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• Prominent Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain’s fusion band Shakti bagged the prestigious Grammy award
• REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC has been bestowed with the prestigious Best Green Bond – Corporate Award at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2024.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• The government has appointed four members of the Sixteenth Finance Commission, with the approval of the President of India.
• The Union Sports Ministry has issued a strict warning to the suspended Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh, over the committee’s claims regarding the recognition from the government as well as absolutely baseless and mischievous claims of holding competitions.
• Lieutenant General Kavita Sahai became the first woman to be appointed as the Commandant of Army Medical Corps Centre and College in Lucknow.
• Champai Soren, a senior leader of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), took oath as the seventh chief minister of Jharkhand, succeeding party chairperson Hemant Soren, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
• Vice Admiral Lochan Singh Pathania assumed charge as the Chief Hydrographer to the Govt. of India on 01 Feb 24.

• Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar was appointed Chief Justice (CJ) of the Karnataka High Court (HC).
• Shri Pawan Kumar, ICoAS (Indian Cost Accounts Service), has assumed the role of Chief Adviser (Cost) following approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah was appointed as president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for a third consecutive term.
• Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, a billionaire from the southern state of Johor, was appointed Malaysia’s 17th king.
• Leading audio wearable brand boAt has roped in actor Ranveer Singh as the brand ambassador, and he has also invested an undisclosed amount in the company, becoming a key stakeholder in the company.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• NTPC Limited, India’s largest integrated power utility, has signed a non-binding MoU with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), for partnership opportunities in the proposed bamboo-based Bio-Refinery at NTPC Bongaigaon and other green projects.
• National Highways network, NHAI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Geological Survey of India (GSI) to provide services to NHAI for site specific geotechnical consultancy and assist in vetting of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) from geotechnical point of view
• The government of Karnataka and Wistron (ICT Service Management Solutions) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a laptop manufacturing plant
• As a part of the ‘Make in India’ initiative, Kolkata-based PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and UK’s Rolls-Royce have signed a ‘frame and individual licence’ agreement for the production of the MTU IMO Tier II compliant Series 4000 marine engines to power government ships.
• An Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institute has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement in India with a start-up to develop lab-grown fish meat.
• The Philippines and Vietnam signed agreements to prevent incidents in the South China Sea and broaden cooperation between their coast guards in a growing alliance that will likely be frowned upon by China, which claims virtually the entire waters
• The Karnataka government announced to launch a ‘Digital Detox’ initiative in partnership with the All India Game Developers Forum (AIGDF).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

• Bangladesh has slipped by two positions in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023 of Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) to become the 10th most corrupt country in the world.
• World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• In a coordinated multilateral response to the hijacking of a Sri Lankan fishing vessel, the Indian Navy in collaboration with Seychelles Defence Forces and Sri Lanka Navy successfully intercepted and rescued the hijacked vessel.
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct the Vayu Shakti 2024 mega exercise at the Pokharan Range in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
• The Indian Navy has designated the year 2024 as the ‘Year of Naval Civilians’.
• The Ministry of Education, on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission (UGC), has declared the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), a leading institution for Journalism and Mass Communication,  as a deemed university under a distinct category.       

• Indian Naval Ship (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,

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Taiwan is set to launch its first lunar mission in 2024, marking a significant milestone in the country’s space exploration efforts.
• The woman robot astronaut, named “Vyommitra,” is scheduled to fly into space ahead of Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO’s) “Gaganyaan” mission, which aims to be India’s first human manned space flight carrying Indian astronauts.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed acquisition of additional shares of API Holdings Limited by Naspers Ventures B.V.

• Bandhan Financial Holdings, the holding company of Bandhan Bank, is set to take control of Aegon Life Insurance.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• The fourth Khelo India Winter Games started at Leh in Ladakh.
• India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty created history as they defeated world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia to win the country’s first-ever gold medal in men’s doubles at the Indonesia Open.
• The Sports Ministry has suspended the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) with immediate effect for failing to conduct elections on time and non-compliance with guidelines
• Karnataka has topped the medal tally in the Short track Ice Skating with 4 gold medals in the ongoing Fourth edition of the Khelo India Winter Games 2024 at Leh.
• Abhinav Bindra has been selected as torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Renowned actor and director Sadhu Meher, who left an indelible mark on both Hindi and Odia film industries, passed away in Mumbai at the age of 84.

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