Feb 02, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Feb 02, 2024

Punjab government launches the 'Sadak Surakhya Force' (SSF) to reduce road fatalities.

The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the ECOWAS, citing the bloc as a threat to member states. Founded in 1975, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a political and economic union of 15 West African nations(now 12).

Neuralink, the neurotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk, has successfully implanted its first brain chip into a human being.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first-ever certificates acknowledging advancements in eliminating trans fatty acids (TFA), both industrially produced and naturally occurring. Five countries - Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand—have been commended for their TFA elimination strategies.

India's first beachside startup festival, Emerge-2024, was held at Tannirbhavi Beach in Mangalore (Karnataka) in February, 2024. The festival was part of the Tapasya Beach Festival (TBF) and aimed to support and nurture new startups.

Maharashtra defended their Khelo India Youth Games title after topping the medals tally.