Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 1st February 2024

RBI, Banking and Economy

• ₹1,72,129 crore gross GST revenue collected during January 2024; records 10.4% Year-on-Year growth

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Government appoints Members of the Sixteenth Finance Commission

National

• 1st India-Finland High Level Dialogue held

International

• Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ethiopia formally join BRICS

STATES

• UP govt launches mass drug administration to eradicate filariasis

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• IEA’s Electricity 2024 Report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Bhupender Yadav says India increases its tally of Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) to 80 by adding Five more wetlands to the list on the eve of World Wetlands Day 2024 (2nd February)

Defence

• Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane co-chairs 12th India-Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee meeting at Muscat

EVENTS

• MSDE hosts ‘India - Germany Dialogue on Avenues for Future Collaboration’

Sports

• ISSF World Cup 2024