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Renowned classical singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Prabha Atre passed away at the age of 92. Prabha Atre was associated with 'Kirana Gharana' of Hindustani classical music. In the year 1991, he was honored with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and he was also honored with Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, 'Rashtriya Kalidas Award' and 'Tagore Academy Ratna Award'.

King Frederick Their royal romance began with a chance meeting in a Sydney bar during the 2000 Olympic Games.

Recently Global Firepower has released a ranking of the countries of the world on the basis of military capability. Among the most powerful armies in the world, America is at first place, Russia is at second place and China is at third place. India has been given fourth place in this ranking. 145 countries of the world have been included in this ranking. Neighboring country Pakistan is at 9th place. 60 factors assessing military capability have been included in this ranking.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has recently announced that former Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi will be honored with the 'Assam Vaibhav' award. 'Assam Vaibhav' is the highest civilian honor of the state. A bench of five judges headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi had given an important decision on Ayodhya 'Ram Temple' in the year 2019.

A 'Global Peace Summit' on Ukraine will be organized in Switzerland. At the request of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Switzerland has agreed to host this conference. It is noteworthy that Russia sent its army to Ukraine on February 24, 2022, since then the conflict between the two countries is going on.

The Prime Minister personally fed Punganur cows at his New Delhi residence recently. Punganur cows, native to Punganur village in Andhra Pradesh, are one of the smallest cattle breeds in the world, standing at 70-90 cm in height and weighing less than 200 kg. Known for their resilience to drought, they tolerate low quality feed and produce nutrient-rich milk with a fat content of 8%. These eco-friendly cows play an important role in cultural practices, as seen in temples in Andhra Pradesh, including the Tirupati Thirumala Temple.

Recently, the indigenous date variety of Kutch, Kutchhi Kharek, has received Gujarat's second Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Dating back 400-500 years, palm trees in Kutch probably originated from seeds thrown by residents returning from Hajj in the Middle East. Kutch dates harvested at the bud stage, which are known for their salinity tolerance, begin their season on 15 June. Uniquely, Kutch is the only global center for economically cultivating, marketing and consuming fresh dates, with more than two million palms in cultivation, contributing to 85% of India's total date cultivation.

The President and Prime Minister recently extended warm greetings to the soldiers of the Indian Army on Army Day observed annually on 15 January. Established on January 15, 1949, by Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief, marking a historic transition from British leadership. The theme of the 76th Army Day in 2024 is “In the Service of the Nation”, which will be commanded by the Army's Central Command in Lucknow, in line with the Indian Army's motto, “Service Before Self”.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace in New Delhi. This two-day 12th General Assembly was inaugurated on 17 January. It was started in the year 1969 at the request of Khambo Lama Samagin Gombozov.

The Maharashtra government has signed an agreement with Inox Air Products for the state's first green ammonia plant with a capacity of 500,000 MTPA. A total of 3 billion US dollars will be spent on this project. Green liquid ammonia will be produced in this plant.