Feb 20, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Feb 20, 2024

The Odisha state government plans to offer interest-free loans of up to Rs 1 lakh to the state's youth through the newly launched 'Swayam' scheme.

Karnataka emerges as the leader in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in India, boasting 5,059 public charging stations, surpassing Maharashtra and Delhi, as per Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).

India is set to launch its first spy satellite developed by a domestic private player, Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL), in a SpaceX rocket by April.

In a groundbreaking collaboration, NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are gearing up to launch the world's inaugural wooden satellite, known as the LignoSat probe.

After a millennium, Japan's ancient "Sominsai" festival, considered among the oddest, concludes, lamented globally due to the impact of an aging population.

In February, the SAMAR (Surface-to-Air Missile for Assured Retaliation) air defense missile system was used for the first time in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer during the Vayushakti Exercise. The Indian Air Force (IAF) in collaboration with Simran Flowtech Industries and Yamazuki Denki, two Indian private sector companies, created the SAMAR system.