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President Draupadi Murmu has nominated Satnam Singh Sandhu for the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament. Satnam Singh Sandhu founded Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC) in Mohali in 2001. In the year 2012, he established Chandigarh University.

AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation of the first Yoga and Naturopathy hospital in the Northeast. The foundation of this 100-bed hospital was laid in Dibrugarh, Assam. This hospital is being built on about 15 acres of land with an investment of about Rs 100 crore.

India's Divyansh Singh Panwar won the gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle shooting event at the ISSF World Cup 2024 in Cairo. Olympian Divyansh Singh Panwar topped the qualification round with a score of 632.4. Indian shooter Sonam Uttam Maskar won the silver medal in the women's category.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan launched the book 'Ek Samandar, Mere Andar' written by Sanjeev Joshi, Deputy CEO of BrahMos Aerospace. This book is a collection of 75 poems written by Joshi over the last several years.

Dogri folk dancer Romalo Ram from Jammu was recently honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. Romalo specializes in the traditional Duggar area dance known as Dogri folk dance. Usually performed in groups, the leader sings and dances while others sit and play drums and tongs. Dogra folk-dance, including variations for men and women. Play an important role as a pastime in worship, ceremonies and celebrations in Jammu. Other notable dances of the region include Dheku, Fummani, Jagrana, Chakauki, Chhajja, Kudda, Hirana, Bhagatan, Raas and Chandrauli.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim Budget 2024 in Parliament. This was the sixth time that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget. He also presented his first interim budget of his tenure. According to the documents received of the interim budget, the Defense Ministry has been given the highest allocation with ₹6.1 lakh crore. After this, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is in second place with ₹2.78 lakh crore.

  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed several major business restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank. Earlier, the Central Bank had imposed a ban on adding new customers to the bank in March 2022. Right now all services will remain normal till 29th February but after that many services related to Payments Bank will be closed. It is noteworthy that One97 Communications holds 49 percent stake in Paytm Payments Bank.

Recently, the Government of India has officially given the status of 'International Airport' to Surat Airport in Gujarat. Last December, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated a new terminal at Surat airport built at a cost of ₹353 crore.

Recently the government has announced to divert Chenab river water through tunnels to speed up the 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project in Jammu and Kashmir. Located in Kishtwar district, the project is a run-of-river hydroelectric initiative on the Chenab River. Ratle is being developed by Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation (RHPCL) as a joint venture between Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation and National Hydroelectric Power Corporation. It consists of a 133 meter long concrete gravity dam, a diversion dam and an underground power house.

Recently Karnataka has been facing human-sloth bear conflict, raising concerns for communities and wildlife enthusiasts. Scientifically known as the sloth bear, Melurus ursinus. One of eight global bear species, they are myrmecophagous, preferring insects and termites. Living in dry and moist forests as well as grasslands in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and possibly Bhutan, they have long, shaggy black fur and curved claws. It is classified as “vulnerable” by the IUCN.