- Eminent jurist Fali Sam Nariman passed away on 21.02.2024. His autobiography is titled Before Memory Fades. He was a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India. He was the Additional Solicitor General of India from May 1972 to June 1975.
- India ranked at 38th position in the World Bank’s ‘Logistics Performance Index Report (2023) for 139 countries.
- 2024 Chennai Open
The Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal has won the 2024 Chennai Open Challenger tournament defeating Italian player Luca Nardi in the finals - Pankaj Udhas
The Indian ghazal and playback singer, recipient of Padma Shri. He passed away on 26 February 2024. - Rangpo Railway Station
The place in Sikkim where the foundation stone of its first railway station was laid the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi - Australian Open 2024
Men’s Singles Winner: Jannik Sinner (Italy)
Runner-Up: Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
Women’s Singles Winner: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)
Runner Up: Zheng Qinwen (China) - The Jnanpith Award, India’s most prestigious literary accolade, has announced its recipients for the year 2023, marking a momentous occasion in the annals of Indian literature.
This year, the honour is bestowed upon two luminaries from the world of letters: celebrated Urdu poet and Bollywood personality Gulzar, and the distinguished Sanskrit scholar and spiritual leader Jagadguru Rambhadracharya. Their selection for the 58th edition of the award underscores the rich diversity and depth of Indian literary traditions, spanning the classical to the contemporary.
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024
- Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan for Jawan
- Best Actress: Rani Mukerji for Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway
- Best Film: Jawan directed Atlee
- Best Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga (Animal)
- Best Actor (Critics): Vicky Kaushal (Sam Bahadur)
- Best Actress (Critics): Kareena Kapoor (Jaane Jaan)
- Best Film (Critics): 12th Fail directed Vidhu Vinod Chopra
- Best Director (Critics): Atlee (Jawan)
Bharat Ratna
The following eminent personalities have been awarded the Bharat Ratna the Government of India
- Shri L.K. Advani, former Deputy PM and Home Minister of India
- Shri P.V. Narsimha Rao, former PM of India (posthumous)
- Shri Charan Singh, former PM of India (posthumous)
- Shri M.S. Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist (posthumous)
66th Grammy Awards 2024
- Record of the Year: Flowers Miley Cirus
- Album of the Year: Midnights Taylor Swift
- Song of the Year: What was I made for? Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell
77th British Academy Film Awards 2024
- Best Film: Oppenheimer directed Christopher Nolan
- Best Director: Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer
- Best Actor: Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer
- Best Actress: Emma Stone for Poor Things
- Financial Literacy Week (FLW) campaign
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is promoting financial literacy among young adults through their annual Financial Literacy Week (FLW) campaign, held from February 26 to March 1, 2024. This year’s theme, “Make a Right Start – Become Financially Smart,” with emphasis on “Saving and Power of Compounding”, “Banking Essentials for Students” and “Digital and Cyber Hygiene” which aligns with overall strategic objectives of the National Strategy for Financial Education: 2020-2025. - Toyota, the renowned Japanese automaker, has once again secured its position as the world’s top-selling automaker in 2023.