Jul 13, 2024
SSC CHSL 2024 Exam: Starts from tomorrow. Last day for revision.
Today's Focus:
2023 Ice Hockey Tournament: Held in Leh, Ladakh.
International Booker Prize 2023: Won by Georgi Gospodinov.
IPL 2024 Title: Won by Kolkata Knight Riders (Third time).
32nd Vyas Samman Award: Gyan Chaturvedi
Author of 'Unladylike': Kristen Conger and Caroline Ervin
Repo Rate of India:
Grammy Award 2024 (Album of the Year): 'Midnights'
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2024 (Best Actor): Shah Rukh Khan
ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023: Virat Kohli
Best FIFA Men's Player 2024: Lionel Messi
Global Innovation Index 2023: India's rank is 40th
Filmfare Award 2024 (Best Film): '12th Fail'
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
Republic Day Parade 2024 (Best Tableau): Odisha
8th Jnanpith Award 2023: Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and Gulzar
77th Santosh Trophy 2023-24: Winner - Services; Runner-up - Goa
Padma Awards 2024: Total 132 recipients
Bharat Ratna Award 2024: Awarded to 5 people
US Open Men's Singles 2023: Novak Djokovic
Ranji Trophy 2024: Winner - Mumbai
19th Asian Games: Most medals by China (383); India ranked 4th with 107 medals
Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2024: Dr. Pradeep Mahajan
65th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023: Ravi Kannan
Nobel Prize in Economics 2023: Claudia G. Goldin
Norman Borlaug Field Award 2023: Swati Nayak
Women's Premier League 2024: Winner - Royal Challengers Bangalore; Runner-up - Delhi Capitals
World Athletics Championship 2023: Most medals by USA; India ranked 18th
Sangeeta Kalanidhi Award 2024: T. M. Krishna
FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Winner - Spain
Nobel Peace Prize 2023: Narges Mohammadi
India's Flag Bearer at Paris Olympics 2024: Sharath Kamal
Pritzker Architecture Prize 2024: Riken Yamamoto
World Archery Championship 2023: Most gold medals by India
Abel Prize 2024 (Mathematics): Michel Telegraf
Para Athletics World Championship 2023 (Men's Javelin F46): Ajit Singh
National Javelin Day: Observed on August 7
Pro Kabaddi League 2023-24: Winner - Puneri Paltan; Runner-up - Haryana Steelers
Author of 'NTR: A Political Biography': Ramachandra Murthy
Saraswati Samman 2023: Prabha Varma
Author of 'Kathak Dance Theatre': K.K. Gopal Krishna
Author of 'Four Stars of Destiny': M.M. Narain
Host of 2027 Asian Football Cup: Saudi Arabia
Author of 'Uncommon Love': Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Nobel Prize in Literature 2023: Jon Fosse
Oscar 2024 (Best Film): 'Oppenheimer'
Host of 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup: India
Australian Open 2024 (Men's Singles): Jannik Sinner
British Academy Award 2023: Nandini Das
C.K. Naidu Lifetime Achievement Award: Ravi Shastri
Malaysia Open Men's Singles 2023: Viktor Axelsen
Author of 'Ek Samandar Mere Andar': Sanjeev
World Literary Prize 2024: Mamta S. Sagar
Khelo India University Games 2024: Chandigarh University (Most medals)
Author of 'The Conspiracy': Gotabaya Rajapaksa
IPL 2023 Title: Winner - Chennai Super Kings; Runner-up - Gujarat Titans
Author of 'Through the Broken Glass: An Autobiography': T.N. Seshan
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship 2024: Ruskin Bond
Author of 'The Yoga Sutras for Children': Rupa Pai
Laureus Sportsman of the Year 2023: Lionel Messi
Author of 'How Prime Ministers Decide': Neerja Chowdhury
Author of 'Kargil Ek Yatri Ki Jubani': Rishiraj
Winner of 2024 U-19 Cricket World Cup: Australia; Host - South Africa; Runner-up - India
Author of 'Pitchside: My Life in Indian Cricket': Amrit Mathur
International Booker Prize 2024: Jenny Erpenbeck
Australian Open 2023 (Men's Singles): Novak Djokovic
Author of 'Fire on the Ganges': Radhika Iyengar
World Press Photo of the Year Award 2024: Mohamed Salim
Sports included in the 2028 Olympics: Total 5 sports
Author of 'The Book of Life: My Dance with Buddha for Success': Vivek Agnihotri
Khelo India University Games 2023: Punjab University (Most medals)
Chief Election Commissioner of India: Rajiv Kumar (First CEC: Sukumar Sen)
Order of the Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan): Awarded to Narendra Modi
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023: Winner - Punjab
President of Supreme Court Bar Association: Kapil Sibal
First Bangladeshi Umpire in ICC Elite Panel: Sharfuddoula
UNICEF India National Ambassador: Kareena Kapoor Khan
Chairman of WFI Athletes Commission: Narsingh Yadav
Women's Premier League 2023: Winner - Mumbai Indians
Author of 'Nivala Kudichasi Niggal': S. Somanath
Re-appointed RBI Deputy Governor: Rajeshwar Rao
Japanese Grand Prix 2024 Winner: Max Verstappen
Director General of National Security Guard: Nalin Prabhat
Next Chief of Naval Staff: Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
19th Asian Games: Most medals by China (383); India ranked 4th with 107 medals
Coach of Indian Women's Hockey Team: Harendra Singh
Chairman of Indian Banks' Association: M. V. Rao
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Winner: Australia; Host - South Africa; Runner-up - South Africa
First Woman Chief Justice of Uttarakhand HC: Ritu Bahri
2023 World Wrestling Championships: Most medals by Kazakhstan (20); India ranked 7th with 14 medals
Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes: Kishore Makwana
2022 Padma Shri Awardee Living Nattu Performer: R. Muthukkanammal
CEO of Indian Olympic Association: Raghuram Iyer
Chairman of TRAI: Anil Kumar Lahoti
India's 85th Grandmaster (Chess): P. Shyam Nikil
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2024 Winning Team: Japan (Men's hockey)
DG of Sashastra Seema Bal: Daljit Singh Chaudhary
Italian Open 2023 (Men's Singles): Daniil Medvedev
Chairman of 16th Finance Commission: Arvind Panagariya
2023 Ranji Trophy Winner: Saurashtra
UPSC Chairman 2023: Manoj Soni