The theme for World Wetlands Day 2024 is "Wetlands and Human Wellbeing".
The Indian Navy commissioned its latest survey vessel, INS Sandhayak, at Naval Dockyard in Vizag (Visakhapatnam), Andhra Pradesh.
On January 1, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia officially joined the BRICS, expanding its membership to ten nations. Argentina was also invited to join, but President Javier Milei pulled out in December 2023, shortly after taking office.
Havildar Preeti Rajak, an trap shooter in the Indian Army, has achieved a historic milestone with her promotion to Subedar.
On February 2, 2024, the world comes together to celebrate World Wetlands Day.
Tamil Nadu launches a scheme - Kalaignar Sports Kit, to nurture grassroots sports talent, providing kits to 12,000 villages.