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Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia inaugurated Asia's largest aviation expo, Wings India 2024, at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad. 1,500 delegates from 106 countries and 5,000 business visitors who are associated with aerospace engineers, airlines and airport agencies are participating in this event.

Recently Tamil Nadu achieved the title of ‘Best Performing’ state in the 2022 Startup India State Startup Ranking. The state's strategic efforts include the revival of its nodal startup agency, StartupTN, and budget allocation for the launch of new funds such as Tamil Nadu Startup Seed Fund (TANSEED), Emerging Sector Seed Fund and Tamil Nadu SC in 2021.

REC Limited, a Maharatna PSU under the Ministry of Energy, achieved a milestone with its inaugural JPY 61.1 billion green bond issuance. This marks REC's eleventh entry into the international bond market and the first yen green bond issuance by an Indian PSU. Bonds with maturities of 5, 5.25 and 10 years were issued at yields of 1.76%, 1.79% and 2.20% respectively. This euro-yen issuance is the largest in South and Southeast Asia, making it India's largest yen-denominated issuance. The bonds received significant interest globally, with a high international allocation. They will be listed exclusively on India INX and NSE IFSC in GIFT City, Gujarat.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Government of Telangana are setting up the 19th center of WEF's Fourth Industrial Revolution Network (4IR) in Hyderabad, which will be launched in February 2024. It will be the world's first thematic center dedicated to health technology and life sciences. The center aims to strengthen a strategic partnership between Telangana and WEF to enhance healthcare technology in line with the broader vision of both the entities. The launch during BioAsia 2024 positions Hyderabad as a global healthcare hub, with an emphasis on collaboration for better living standards and global recognition for Telangana in the 4IR network.

Indian Navy's Oceanographic Research Ship, INS Sagardhwani, has departed for Oman on Sagar Maitri Mission-4. The mission aims to establish long-term scientific partnerships and collaborations with Indian Ocean Rim countries for ocean research and development. It will also showcase India's capabilities in marine science and technology.

Every year January 4 is celebrated as World Braille Day to increase the importance of Braille, which serves as a communication medium for blind and partially sighted people. The day was first established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019 and January is celebrated as Braille Literacy Month. Louis Braille, the French teacher who invented the Braille system, was born on January 4, 1809.

Ved Prakash Nanda, who received the Padma Bhushan award on 20 March 2018 in the field of literature and education, died on 1 January 2024. He was a distinguished professor of international law at the University of Denver, Colorado, indicating that his primary academic expertise was in international law. His significant contributions to this field were recognized through the establishment of the Veda Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law at the University of Denver, which emphasized his profound influence and expertise in international law.

China launched its first domestic cruise ship, Adora Magic City, from Shanghai port on its maiden commercial voyage in January 2024. With amenities such as a mahjong room and hotpot restaurant, the 16-deck luxury ship targets China's growing domestic tourism market as national pride in indigenous manufacturing grows. Its success is seen as a demonstration of China's shipbuilding capability and an effort to compete with foreign cruise ships.

Doctors at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai have indigenously developed Preval, the first chemotherapy drug in India to be available as a syrup formulation. These were earlier not available in liquid form in developing countries. Preval effectively overcomes the challenges of pediatric dosage flexibility, palatability and tolerability compared to tablets.

Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar released his new book “Why India Matters” at an event in New Delhi. The book examines India's change in foreign policy over the past decade under PM Modi. It also connects India's development with Ramayana. Jaishankar underlined how 2024 will be turbulent due to geopolitics but India can face challenges given its strengths.