Feb 16, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Feb 16, 2024

India was awarded the eminent GovTech Prize instituted by the government of UAE at the World Government Summit. India won in the “AI-Powered Government Services” category for its innovative iRASTE project that utilizes artificial intelligence to transform road safety.

Assam declared kaji nemu (Citrus limon) a variety of lemon unique to the region, as the 'State Fruit'.

India is in discussions with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to become a full member of the Paris-based organization. India submitted a formal request for full membership in October 2023, and ministers from the IEA's 31 member countries announced the start of talks in a joint communique on February 14, 2024.

Germany overtakes Japan as the world's third-largest economy due to the yen's depreciation and Japan's recession.

India's inaugural Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) is poised to begin operations from the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

Indian football, the national team has fallen 15 places to the 117th position in the latest FIFA rankings, registering its lowest position in the past seven years.