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Hyderabad cricketer Tanmay Agarwal has created history by becoming the fastest batsman to score a triple century in first class cricket. Tanmay achieved the feat during the Ranji Trophy 2023/24 Plate Group game of Hyderabad vs Arunachal Pradesh in Hyderabad. Tanmay played an inning of 323 runs in just 160 balls. During his innings he hit 33 fours and 21 sixes.

French aerospace company Airbus will establish India's first private helicopter assembly line (FAL) in collaboration with Tata. Airbus Helicopters has announced partnership with Tata Group for civil helicopters. Airbus and Tata are already setting up a FAL in Vadodara for the C-295 military transport aircraft under a contract to supply 56 aircraft to the Indian Air Force.

The Wandering Albatross, the world's largest flying bird with a wingspan of 3.5 metres, is facing extinction due to threats such as long-range fishing and plastic consumption. Climate change poses an additional threat to their nesting sites in the Southern Hemisphere. These marine nomads spend most of their 60-year lives at sea, breeding on subantarctic islands such as Marion and Prince Edward. With a sensitive conservation status, urgent measures are needed to protect these majestic birds and their unique habitats.

Recently archaeologists found stone inscriptions from the 11th and 16th centuries in Pazhanchervazhi village near Kangayam, Tamil Nadu, which include 'Grantham' and Tamil scripts. Grantham, a historical script that was once written in Sanskrit script in Southeast Asia and Tamil Nadu. Originally named for literary works in Sanskrit, it later influenced Malayalam and became Arya Ezhuthu. The prevalence of the treatise in South India highlights its historical importance in language development, especially in the borrowing of words and grammar rules from Sanskrit by Malayalam.

The Union Cabinet has recently approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gulf country Oman for cooperation in the field of information technology. This MoU has been made for a period of 3 years. Under this, both ‘G2G’ and ‘B2B’ bilateral cooperation will be increased.

The market capitalization of the giant technology company Microsoft has crossed $3 trillion. Microsoft is the second company to touch this figure after iPhone maker Apple. Currently Apple is the most valuable company in the world.

This year, French President Emmanuel Macron is attending the Republic Day celebrations on the path of duty as the chief guest. This is the sixth time that a French leader has been invited as the chief guest. It is noteworthy that India is celebrating its 75th Republic Day this year. Last year, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attended as the chief guest.

Zydus Lifesciences has recently received final approval from the US health regulator 'USFDA' for the marketing of a generic drug related to postherpetic neuralgia. Under this, the company will be able to produce and market Gabapentin tablets. Zydus is the first Indian company to get this right for Gabapentin tablets.

On this year's Republic Day, the Central Government will honor 31 people with 'Jeevan Raksha Padak'. Three of these people are being given this award posthumously. According to the Home Ministry, in these awards, three people will be honored with 'Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak', seven with 'Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak' and 21 people will be honored with 'Jeevan Raksha Padak'.

National Voters' Day is celebrated every year on 25 January across the country. This day tells the importance of every vote in a democratic society. This day was celebrated for the first time on 25 January 2011 on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the establishment of the Election Commission. The theme of National Voters' Day in the year 2024 is 'Nothing like voting, I voted for sure'.