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08 - 14 Jan 2024 Weekly Current Affairs for UPSC CDS NDA AFCAT Exam

Military-Choice’s Most Important Weekly Current Affairs Notes for UPSC, CDS, NDA, CAPF AC, AFCAT & SSC exam aspirants as well as for those aspirants who are preparing for their SSB Interview. This Weekly Current Affairs article covers all the important National, International, Economy, Appointments, Sports and Defence news of this week.

WEEKLY IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR UPSC CDS NDA & AFCAT 2024


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  1. For the 7th year in a row, Indore has been ranked as the cleanest city in India under the Central government's annual Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023. Maharashtra was adjudged India's cleanest state.


  1. Varanasi and Prayagraj of Uttar Pradesh have been selected as the cleanest Ganga cities.


  1. Hindustani classical musician Ustad Rashid Khan died at the age of 55. Ustad Rashid Khan belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana.


  1. The Henley Passport Index 2024: European nations of France, Germany, Italy & Spain, and Asia’s Japan & Singapore share the number 1 spot. India, meanwhile, has improved its ranking by 4 and moved up to the 80th position.


  1. India has become the 4th country to place its first space-based solar observatory mission, Aditya L-1, in an orbit around the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point, termed L1, after the US, Europe and China.


  1. Pench Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra has become India's first and Asia's fifth tiger reserve with 'Dark Sky Park'. 'Dark Sky Park' helps protect the night sky and reduce light pollution. 9The certification was given by the International Dark-Sky Association.


  1. India's longest bridge built on the sea connecting Mumbai to Navi Mumbai, 'Atal Setu' was inaugurated. Atal Setu is 21.8 km long, 6 lane bridge built at a cost of ₹18,000 crore.


  1. A new campus of IIT Madras will be started in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Earlier, IIT-Madras had started its campus in Tanzania in November 2023.


  1. India will chair and host UNESCO's 'World Heritage Committee'. This will be the first time when India will chair this committee.


  1. Chandubi Festival was organized on the banks of Chandubi Lake in the state of Assam. This festival is organized every year for five days from the first day of the New Year.


  1. Himalayan Wolf aka has been assessed for the first time in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List and categorised as ‘Vulnerable’.


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