Yogasana has been officially included as a demonstration sport in the upcoming 2026 Asian Games, set to take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti Pal have been chosen to carry the Indian flag during the closing ceremony of the Paris Paralympics.
Syria defeated India in the 4th Intercontinental Cup Football Championship.
Deepali Thapa has become the first-ever schoolgirl champion at the Asian Youth Boxing Championships held in Al Ain, UAE.
“Khel Utsav 2024” from August 27 to 30, 2024, at Major Dhyan Chand and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
India Wins 5th Junior Hockey Asia Cup, Beats Pakistan 5-3.
Bihar to Host Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games in 2025.
India’s Women’s Hockey Team retained their title at the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy, defeating China 1-0 in the final.
India’s Nandan Kumar Jha has been elected as the president of the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) during its annual general assembly in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
India is all set to host the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup from January 13 to 19, 2025, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor (IGI) Stadium in New Delhi.
New Zealand Women’s Team Lift the ICC T20 World Cup After 23 Years at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
India’s Men’s Hockey Team clinched the 5th Title of Asian Champions Trophy in 2024, by winning a goal from Jugraj Singh, India beat China 1-0 in the final game of the tournament.
Saleema Imtiaz has made history by becoming the first Pakistani woman to be nominated to the ICC International Panel of Development Umpires.
Siddhartha Aggarwal, 49, from Bengaluru, set a new record as the oldest Indian to swim solo across the English Channel on August 29.
The Indian Olympic Association has selected hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and pistol shooter Manu Bhaker as co-flag bearers for India at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games closing ceremony.
Paris Olympics Edition
Paris Olympics 2024: This edition marks the 33rd Summer Olympic Games and the third time Paris will host the Olympics, with previous editions in 1900 and 1924. The Paris 2024 Olympics is particularly significant as it commemorates the centenary of the last Paris Olympics.
Closing Ceremony: Double bronze medal winning shooter Manu Bhaker and bronze winning Indian men’s hockey player PR Sreejesh;
Abhinav Bindra selected as torchbearer for the 2024 Paris Olympics;
Gagan Narang Appointed as India’s Chef-De-Mission for Paris Olympics 2024;
A contingent of 117 Indian athletes has been competing for medals and sporting glory at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024.
Athlete
Medal
Event
Manu Bhaker
Bronze
Women’s 10m air pistol shooting
Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh
Bronze
Mixed team 10m air pistol shooting
Swapnil Kusale
Bronze
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions shooting
Indian hockey team
Bronze
Men’s hockey
Neeraj Chopra
Silver
Men’s javelin throw
Aman Sehrawat
Bronze
Men’s 57kg wrestling
Indian medal winners at Paris 2024 Paralympics
No.
Athlete
Sport
Event
Medal
1
Avani Lekhara
Shooting
Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1
Gold
2
Mona Agarwal
Shooting
Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1
Bronze
3
Preethi Pal
Athletics
Women’s 100m T35
Bronze
4
Manish Narwal
Shooting
Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
Silver
5
Rubina Francis
Shooting
Women’s 10m Air Pistol SH1
Bronze
6
Preethi Pal
Athletics
Women’s 200m T35
Bronze
7
Nishad Kumar
Athletics
Men’s High Jump T47
Silver
8
Yogesh Kathuniya
Athletics
Men’s Discus Throw F56
Silver
9
Nitesh Kumar
Badminton
Men’s Singles SL3
Gold
10
Thulasimathi Murugesan
Badminton
Women’s Singles SU5
Silver
11
Manisha Ramadass
Badminton
Women’s Singles SU5
Bronze
12
Suhas Yathiraj
Badminton
Men’s Singles SL4
Silver
13
Rakesh Kumar / Sheetal Devi
Archery
Mixed Team Compound Open
Bronze
14
Sumit Antil
Athletics
Javelin Throw F64
Gold
15
Nithya Sre Sivan
Badminton
Women’s Singles SH6
Bronze
16
Deepthi Jeevanji
Athletics
Women’s 400m T20
Bronze
17
Mariyappan Thangavelu
Athletics
Men’s High Jump T63
Bronze
18
Sharad Kumar
Athletics
Men’s High Jump T63
Silver
19
Ajeet Singh
Athletics
Men’s Javelin Throw F46
Silver
20
Sundar Singh Gurjar
Athletics
Men’s Javelin Throw F46
Bronze
21
Sachin Khilari
Athletics
Men’s Shot Put F46
Silver
22
Harvinder Singh
Archery
Men’s Individual Recurve Open
Gold
23
Dharambir
Athletics
Men’s Club Throw F51
Gold
24
Parnav Soorma
Athletics
Men’s Club Throw F51
Silver
25
Kapil Parmar
Judo
Men’s -60kg J1
Bronze
26
Praveen Kumar
Athletics
Men’s High Jump T64
Gold
27
Hokato Hotozhe Sema
Athletics
Men’s Shot Put F57
Bronze
28
Simran
Athletics
Women’s 200m T12
Bronze
29
Navdeep Singh
Athletics
Men’s Javelin Throw F41
Gold
India’s medals at Paris 2024 Paralympics sport-by-sport
Sport
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Archery
1
0
1
2
Athletics
4
6
7
17
Badminton
1
2
2
5
Judo
0
0
1
1
Shooting
1
1
2
4
TOTAL
7
9
13
29
Paris 2024 Paralympics medals tally
Rank
Country
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
People’s Republic of China
94
76
50
220
2
Great Britain
49
44
31
124
3
United States of America
36
42
27
105
4
Netherlands
27
17
12
56
5
Brazil
25
26
38
89
18
India
7
9
13
29
Important Awards Current Affairs of 2024
Indian Chemical Council (ICC) was awarded the prestigious 2024 OPCW-The Hague Award at the 29th Session of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) held in The Hague on November 25, 2024.
PM Modi was awarded ‘The Order of Excellence,’ Guyana’s highest honor, by President Irfaan Ali. The award acknowledges his exceptional contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic and his global leadership.
Modi was also conferred the ‘Dominica Award of Honour’ by President Sylvanie Burton of Dominica.
Coal India Limited (CIL) won the Green World Environment Award 2024 in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) category.
The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for 2023 was awarded to Daniel Barenboim, a world-famous pianist and conductor, and Ali Abu Awwad, a Palestinian peace activist, on November 19, 2024.
The 73rd Miss Universe pageant held in Mexico marked a historic milestone for Denmark as Victoria Kjaer Theilvig was crowned the nation’s first-ever Miss Universe.
Rhea Singha, a 19-year-old model from Gujarat, was crowned Miss Universe India 2024 in Jaipur.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was conferred the prestigious national award, “Grand Commander of the Order of Niger”, by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the State House.
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) was honored at the ‘Airport Excellence Awards’ during the Saudi Airport Exhibition 2024 for its digital innovations.
British author Samantha Harvey has won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction for her novel “Orbital,” a thought-provoking and imaginative exploration set in the unique setting of the International Space Station (ISS).
Veteran Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce, renowned for his acclaimed works such as Clear and Present Danger, Salt, and Rabbit-Proof Fence, will be honored with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Anil Pradhan has been awarded the prestigious Rohini Nayyar Prize for 2024, recognizing his impactful contributions to rural development in India.
Assam-based conservation scientist Bibhab Kumar Talukdar received the Harry Messel Award for Conservation Leadership from the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission for his notable efforts in species conservation, particularly for Asian rhinos.
Rajkumar Hirani Honoured with National Kishore Kumar Award 2023.
ISRO Chairman S. Somanath Receives Prestigious IAF World Space Award for Chandrayaan-3.
Mithun Chakraborty will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 70th National Film Awards on October 8, 2024, for his remarkable contributions to Indian cinema.
The Film Federation of India has officially announced that filmmaker Kiran Rao’s “Laapataa Ladies” has been chosen as India’s official entry in the Best Foreign Film Category for the Oscars 2025.
Dhruvi Patel wins Miss India Worldwide 2024.
Hayao Miyazaki, the renowned Japanese film director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has been awarded the esteemed Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2024.
Kerala Tourism has once again put India on the global tourism map by winning the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award 2024.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a consolidated cash prize of Rs. 125 crore for the Indian men’s T20 World Cup-winning squad.
Arundhati Roy Honored with Prestigious Pen Pinter Prize 2024.
Alok Shukla, a renowned environmental activist and convenor of Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan, has been selected for the prestigious 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize.
SJVN Limited, a leading public sector undertaking, has been honored with two prestigious awards at the 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2024. The awards were given by the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) in recognition of SJVN’s remarkable contributions to corporate social responsibility (CSR).
President Droupadi Murmu was conferred with the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the University of Mauritius.
Krystyna Pyszkova from the Czech Republic was crowned as the new Miss World 2024 at a grand event in Mumbai, India.
India has been awarded the prestigious ‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ Award by The Measles and Rubella Partnership. This award recognizes India’s exemplary efforts in preventing measles and rubella diseases.
Shashi Tharoor has been bestowed with the prestigious ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur’ (Knight of the Legion of Honour), France’s highest civilian honour.
Urdu poet and Bollywood personality Gulzar, and the distinguished Sanskrit scholar and spiritual leader Jagadguru Rambhadracharya awarded Jnanpith Award 2023.
The Ministry of Jal Shakti honored Noida for water conservation at the World Water Award 2023-24, recognizing its achievements in sewage treatment and water reuse.
Ranjan Gogoi, ex-CJI and current Rajya Sabha MP, will receive the esteemed ‘Assam Baibhav’ award, Assam’s top civilian honor, on February 10th.
President Draupadi Murmu presented the posthumous Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award to Savita Kanswal, a brave mountaineer from Lothru village in Uttarkashi district in a ceremony.
The Nobel Prize winner list 2024
Winner’s Name
Category
Topic
John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton
Physics
“for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”
David Baker and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper
Chemistry
“for computational protein design” and “for protein structure prediction”
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
Medicine
“for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation”
Han Kang
Literature
“for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”
Nihon Hidankyo
Peace
“for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again”
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson
Economics
“for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity”
