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India signs four MoUs with UAE at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit India signs four MoUs with UAE at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.

In Bhutan, the People's Democratic Party of former Prime Minister Sharing Tobgay won the parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Tobgay on this victory.

Tropical Cyclone Alvaro caused significant impacts on southwestern Madagascar, hitting the region on January 1, 2024. This was the first major cyclone impact in the south-west Indian Ocean during 2023–2024. The current season, which runs from late October to May, has presented unprecedented challenges to the region, with Cyclone Alvaro the latest destructive force.

PM Modi inaugurated India's longest bridge built on the sea in Mumbai. This bridge connecting Mumbai to Navi Mumbai has been named 'Atal Setu' after the former Prime Minister of India, late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Atal Setu is 21.8 km long and has six lanes. ₹18,000 crore has been spent on this entire project. ,

  Varanasi and Prayagraj of Uttar Pradesh have been selected as the cleanest Ganga cities. MHOW Cantonment Board awarded as the cleanest cantonment town in Madhya Pradesh. Swachh Survekshan, conducted by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Swachh Bharat Urban Mission since 2016, is the world's largest survey on urban sanitation and hygiene.

IndusInd Bank has recently launched “IndusInd Bank Samman RuPay Credit Card” equipped with UPI facility in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). This card launched for government sector employees, this card is designed with various types of special offers.

Pench Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra has become India's first and Asia's fifth tiger reserve with 'Dark Sky Park'. 'Dark Sky Parks' help protect the night sky and reduce light pollution. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) emphasizes the importance of preserving natural darkness for nature conservation and maintaining ecology in protected areas.

Hog deer, which was not previously recorded in Rajaji Tiger Reserve, has recently been found there, which is an important discovery. Known for its solitary nature, it sometimes feeds in small groups when food is abundant in open fields. Generally sedentary and non-migratory, male hog deer are territorial and use glandular secretions to mark their territory. This species exhibits sexual dimorphism, with females being slightly smaller and lacking horns. Native to India, including the Himalayan foothills region, and Southeast Asia, the hog deer has also been introduced to Sri Lanka, Australia, and the United States. Preferred habitat includes dense forest, although they are often seen in clearings, grasslands and occasionally wet grasslands with changes associated with seasonal changes and food distribution.

Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully test fired the new generation Akash (AKASH-NG) missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. This testing was done on high speed unmanned air targets at very low altitude. Akash is a new generation 'Surface-to-Air' missile defense system.

The Mauritius government has announced a special holiday of two hours from 2 pm for the followers of Hindu religion on January 22, the day of the grand inauguration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.