JANUARY TO FEBRUARY WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT CA IN 2025

JANUARY - 

ASSAM FOREST REPORT - 

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Launched The Elephant Population Estimation (EPE)

* Assam Has Now 5828 Elephants 

* 5719 Elephants Were In 2017 Counts

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* India's First Ever Coastline Waders Bird Census To Be Conducted In Jamnagar, Gujarat From 3rd January To 5th January 2025.

* Uttarakhand Forest Department Establishes MAHABHARATA VATIKA. 

* Kerala Forest Department Has Announced A Mission Food, Fodder And Water Campaign To Tackle Human Wildlife Conflict In The State.

FIRST IN INAUGURATION - 

* Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Inaugurated State's First Elephant Rescue Centre At Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoological Park, Gorakhpur.

NEW SPECIES - 

* Researchers From Indian  Council Of Agriculture Research - NBFGR Identified A New Species Of Yellow Catfish HORABAGRUS OBSCURUS, in Chalakudy River, Kerala 

*  NEOLISSOCHILUS PNAR, The Largest Known Cave Fish Species Discovered In Meghalaya, Has Been Honoured As India's First Ever National CAVE Animal Of The Year By The Speleological Association Of India ( SAI). 

* Researchers Have Found Two Rare Order Neuroptera Species- Glenochrysa Zeylanica (FAMILY - CHRYSOPIDAE) And Indophane Barbara ( FAMILY -  MYRMELEONTIDAE )   - In Kerala 

* Scientists From Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Have Discovered A New Species Of Pangolin In Arunachal Pradesh ( NAMED ON INDIA BURMAN BORDER) 

( Named After - Manis Indoburmanica) 

* * Researchers From Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Have Identified 23 Species Of Blood Sucking Flies (13 Of Them Discovered First Time In Country In Andaman and Nicobar) 

* GARRA MAGNAROSTRUM - A New Species Of Cypirind Fish ( Teleostei Cyprinidae) At The Brahmaputra River 

* 2024 Was The Year Of Above 1.5 Degree C Above Temperature Recorded ( For The First Time).

* Indore, Madhya Pradesh And Udaipur, Rajasthan Have Joined The List Of 31 Wetlands Accredited Cities In The World's (First India) BY UNESCO 

IUCN - 

* The First Ever Multi Taxon Global Fresh Water Fauna Assessment For The IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species Has Been Identified In Western Ghats.

RARE - 

* A Rare Melanistic Leopard Spotted With Cub In Nayagarh District Forest In Odisha.

* Tripura Has Recorded Its First Ever Sighting Of The Rare Banded Royal Butterfly ( RACHANA JALINDRA INDRA) At Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary.

* The FIRST Photographic Evidence Of Elusive Palla's Cat (Manul) In Himachal Pradesh.

* Researcher Have Discovered The INDIAN SIPHONOPHORIDA After 77 Years (Species Name - SIPHONORHINUS PARAMBIKULUM) 

* GENUS - SIPHONORHINUS POCOCK)

* Found At Western Ghat, Kerala.

* Chinese Researchers Have Discovered a New Species Of RHODODENDRON In China's GUANGXI  ( Named - RHODODENDRON YUANBAOSHANENSE) 

ICAR - 

* Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR- NBFGR) PAGR Center, Kochi, Kerala Has Introduced India's First Ever Captive Breeding Protocol Developed For Black Collared Yellow Cat Fish (HORABAGRUS NIGRICOLLARIS) 

* Bihar Set To Gets First GHARIAL SANCTUARY In Gopalganj.

* Asian Waterbird Census Began In Coimbatore.

FIRST WILDLIFE HERITAGE SITE OF GUJARAT - 

* Gujarat Biodiversity Board Under The Gujarat Forest And Environment Department Has Declared The INLAND MANGROVE GUNERI Site In Guneri, Lakhpath Taluka Of Kutch District As Gujarat First Biodiversity Heritage Site.

MIXED - 

* Three Tigers Have Been Died Of H5N1 Or Avian Influenza Virus At Gorewada Rescue Center In Nagpur, Maharashtra.

*  Chhattisgarh Became The First Indian State To Link Forest Ecosystem With Green GDP.

ENVIRONMENT - 

*  Kerala's Kappad And Chal Beaches Gets Global Blue Tag Certification.

ODISHA LAKE BIRD CENSUS - 

* Odisha's Wetlands Witnessed Highest Migrated Birds With 16 Lakh Plus, 2000 Species And ( Hirakud 3,77,732) 

AWARDS - 

* HE Razan Khalifa AI Mubarak, President Of International Union For Conservation Of Nature Recognise In The Fin-Erth Women In Climate Awards 2024.

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FEBRUARY - 

4 NEW RAMSAR SITES ADDED - 

* SAKKARAKOTTAI BIRD SANCTUARY ( TAMILNADU) 

* THERTHANGAL BIRD SANCTARY ( TAMILNADU) 

* KHECHEOPALRI WETLAND ( SIKKIM) 

* UDHWA LAKE, (JHARKHAND) 

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* The Annual Asian Waterbird Census In Kollam District Counted 11,525 Birds, (81 Species) Including 46 Migratory 

* Tripureshwari Duck Has Been Registered As The New Breed By ICAR 

*  Sikhna Jwhwlao Set To The 8th National Park In Assam.

* Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP) Awarded The Prestigious SKOCH AWARD 2024 At New Delhi.

* Kerala Forest Department At Parambikulam Tiger Reserves In Palakkad Has Added 15 New Species.

* The First Breeding Site Of The Blue Cheeked Bee Eater - ( Merops Persicus) In Peninsular India Has Been Discovered In The Saltpans In The Aandivilai In Kanyakumari District.

* The Bacterium, Marinomonas Fungiae Sp Nov. isolates From Andaman Sea, 

* Researchers From NCPOR Goa Discovered 9 New Species In Indian Ocean.

VULTURE CENSUS - 

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13) Madhya Pradesh Become The State With Highest Numbers Of Vultures in The Country ( 12,981 In Recent Census)

NEW BACTERIA - 

*  BRIC- Institute Of Life Sciences, Has Discovered A Bacteria Named - THIOMONAS BHUBANESWARENSIS ( Named After Bhubaneswar City) Collected From Sediment Sample From Atri, Bhubaneswar Odisha 

* It Is An Aerobic, Obligatory Mixotrophic Moderated THERMOPHILIC Thiosulfate Oxidising Bacterium

* This Bacteria Can Be Utilizes In Bioleaching To Extract Metals From Sulphur Ores.

RARE FISH - 

* A Rare Humpback Angelfish Has Been Spotted Near The Surface Of The Atlantic Ocean Off The Coast Of Spain's Tenerife.

* UP Scientists Have Discovered Two New Species Of Dung Beetles, 

NEW BIRD SPECIES - 

* Four New Bird Species Have Been Sighted At The Periyar Tiger Reserves (PTR).

* BLUE THROAT  ( LUSCINIA SVECICA) 

* TAWNY PIPIT ( ANTHUS CAMPESTRIS) 

* ULTRAMARINE FLYCATCHER ( FICEDULA SUPERCILIARIS) 

* REDBREASTED FLYCATCHER ( FICEDULA PARVA) 

* Dr Krishna Chowlu, Researchers And Team In Arunachal Pradesh Has Discovered A New Plant Species Named - STROBILANTHES GIGANTEA, 

NEW COFFEE SPECIES - 

* A New Coffee Species Has Been Discovered In The Mouyouka- Kompina Forest Reserve In Littoral- Cameron.

ENDEMIC - 

* Saffron Reedtail Damselfly Discovered In Karnataka.

* Three New Species Of Dung Beetles Have Been Discovered (Genus Onitis) 

* ONITIS BHOMORENSIS ( Named After The Bridge Kolia Bhomora Near Its Collection In Tezpur, Assam) 

* ONITIS KETHAI ( Found From BRT Tiger Reserve, Named In Memory Of The Late Ketha Gowda ) 

* ONITIS VISTHARA ( Found Near Grassland Near Hesarghatta Lake) 

CENSUS - 

* According To The Census - Ganjam Has 8789 Blackbuck 

HOST - 

* Siem Reap, Cambodia Hosting The 4th Asian Elephant Range States Meeting.

NEW FLOWER SPECIES - 

* Researchers Have Discovered Two New Species Of Green Cardamom At Western Ghat Region At Kerala - 

* Elettaria Facifera 

* Elettaria Tulipifera 

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ENVIRONMENT - 

* India's Coast line Grew 47.6% From 7516 Km In 1970 To 11,098 Km In 2023/24.

* The Ministry Of External Affairs Has Confirmed That The Framework Agreement On Establishment Of The International Big Cat Alliance Has Officially Came Into Force From 23rd January 2025.

TYLER PRIZE FOR ENVIRONMENT - 

* SANDRA DIAZ 

( SERVING AS THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD) 

* EDUARDO BRONDIZIO 

( HE LEADS THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE AT UNESCO BIOSPHERE RESERVES PROGRAME)

* Dr Dhitri Banerjee, Director Of Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Conferred With Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 By The Society Of Biological Science And Rural Development, Lucknow.

* Biologist Purnima Devi Burman Has Win The TIMES WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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NORTH EAST CA IN FEBRUARY 2025

* DIBRUGARH Set To Be The 2nd Capital Of Assam.

* BODO, MANIPURI, Joins 6 Other Languages In Parliament Translation Expansion.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - 

* Researchers At IIT GUWAHATI Have Developed A Water Repellent Conductive Textiles That Convert Electricity And Sunlight Into Heat.

MOU SIGNED - 

* Tripura Government Has Signed MoU Worth Rs 3700 Crores With 87 Private Investor In Education, Healthcare, Agriculture And Technology 

* The North East Unity Festival 2025 With The Theme One Voice One Nation.

SPORTS - 

*  Meghalaya To Host The 39th Edition Of National Games 2027.

SCHEME - 

* Union Minister Jayant Singh Launched The SWAVALAMBINI, a Women Entrepreneurship Programme For North East.

* The First Ever Joint Mega Nyokum Yullo Celebration Held At Kamle District, Arunachal Pradesh.

WILDLIFE - 

*  Sikhna Jwhwlao Set To The 8th National Park In Assam.

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* Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP) Awarded The Prestigious SKOCH AWARD 2024 At New Delhi.

* Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister Of Nagaland Has Been Conferred With Honorary Doctorate Degree From The Prestigious North East Christian University.

JANUARY TO DECEMBER RANKING & INDEX IN 2024

JANUARY - 

* Hyderabad ( Rajeev Gandhi International Airport) And Bengaluru ( Kampemoga international Airport ) Airports Have Been Ranked 2nd & 3rd Among GLOBAL Airports With Best Performance On Time in 2023.

* India Ranks 66th In Passport In The Arton Capital Passport Index.

* India Ranked Second In The MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

* India Ranks 80th In Henley Passport Index 2024 

( Weakest - Afghanistan) ( First - France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain) 

* Indian Masala Chai (Tea) Got 2nd Spot On World's Top Non Alcoholic Drinks By Taste Atlas.

*  India Ranked Fourth In The Global Firepower Military Strength Rank 2024 

(US, Russia, China, INDIA) 

* India Overtakes Hong Kong As World's 4th Largest Stock Market By Market Capitalisation. ( US, CHINA, JAPAN, INDIA) 

* India Ranked 93 In Corruption Perception Index (PCI) Out of 180 Countries.

WORLD RANKING - 

* According To International Labour Organization ( ILO) The Global Un Employment Rate In 2023 Was 5.1%. 

* Harvard University Ranked As Best Academic University In 2023, Stanford Stands At Second And MIT AT THIRD Position.

* Iceland Became The Safest Country In The World In 2023 

( Denmark At 2nd, Ireland At Third) 

* Denmark Listed Top In Least Corruption Ranking In 2024. 

FEBRUARY - 

WORLD RANKING - 

* Somalia Ranked Most In CORRUPTION Perception  INDEX in 2024.( india 90) 

* Bengaluru Is The 6th Most Congested City In World 2023.

* London Ranked First In World Most Congested City 2023 

* Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Film 12th Fail Secured The 50th Position on IMDB GLOBAL Top 250 List.

* India Ranked 38th In World's Bank Logistics Performances Index 2023 From 139 Countries. 

* India Ranked 3rd In The US Green Building Council's ( USGBC) Annual List. 

*  The Indian School Of Business (ISB) Has Been Ranked First In India And 31st In Globally In The Financial Times GLOBAL MBA Ranking 2024.

* India Ranked 41 In World Democracy Index 2023. ( Norway Topped The Table).

* Himachal Pradesh Has Toped At The 12th Annual Travel Review Awards 2024. 

*  India Ranked 85th In World's Most Powerful Passport Index 2024. 

* India Ranked 5th In The List Of Most breached Countries With 5.3 Million Data Leaked In 2023, US Rank Top.

PRODUCTION - 

* Odisha Shared Highest Percentage in Coal Production in India. Total of 24.5% in 2022/23.

( Chhattisgarh Got 20.7%, Jharkhand 17.5% And Madhya Pradesh 16. %).

* Total Production 893.19 Million in 2022/23.

STATUS -  

Indian Institute Of Mass Communication Granted Deemed To Be University Status.

MARCH - 

* Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Became The 61st Most Powerful Person In The Country Among Indians.

* Mumbai Ranked 8th In Global Luxury Real Estate Market.

* India Became The 2nd Largest Producer Of Mobile Phone.

* VADAPAV Ranked 19th In World's Top 50 Sandwich.

* INDIA Was The World's Top Arms Importer Between 2019/23, 4.7% Grew Than The 2014-18 Season According To Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SPRI) Report.

* India Shares 9.8% In The Field Of Global Arm Imports in 2019-2023.

* India's Ras Malai (Bengal) Has Ranked 2nd Best Cheese Dessert In World By Taste Atlas.

* Bihar Ranked The Number One In Most Polluted City ( Begusarai)  by World Air Quality Index Report (Guwahati Second) 

* Bhopal Airport, Madhya Pradesh Secures Top Spot In Customer Satisfaction Survey. ( Report By Airport Authority Of India AAI) . 

*  India Ranked Second In Global Food Production. 

*  IIT BOMBAY, IIT DELHI, Indian Institute Of Science, Bengaluru Have Three Top Ranked University In 2024 By QS

* USA Ranked Topped In World Soft Power Index 2024,  

* India Ranked 29 At Global Soft Power Index 2024.

* South Indian Filter Coffee Gets Ranked 38th In World Ranking.

* INDIA Ranked 108 Out Of 193 Countries In Gender Equity index.

* India Ranked 134th Out of 191 Countries In International Human Development Index 2024.

* The Hague Ranked Topped In Quality Of Life Index 2024.

* As Per The Indian Government Data India's Unemployment Rate Declined To 3.1% From 3.6% in 2023.

* Bangladesh, Pakistan, India Became The Most Polluted Countries In 2023 (Top 3) Respectively.

* Finland Became The World's Happiest Country in 2024, 7th Consecutive Time Ranked Topped

Denmark And Iceland Second And Third Consecutively)

* India Ranked 126th ) 

*  Burkina Faso Topped The Table In Global Terrorism Index 2024. ( 2nd Israel, 3rd Mali And Fourth - Pakistan) 

*  India Replace Germany As Russia's Top Medicine Supplier.

* Elon Musk Topped The List In Hurun Global Rich List 2024.

* According To India Employment Report 2024 India's Youths (83%) Are Unemployed.

APRIL - 

*  India Became The World's Second Largest Producer Of Steel. ( 82 Millions Tonnes Produced In FY 2022/23).

* China Ranked Topped In Production Of Steel In World ( Produced 77.2 Mt in 2023) India Stood Second With 12.5 Mt And Japan Stood Third With 7.3 Mt.

* India Ranked 3rd In Hurun Global Unicorn Index.

*  IIT Kanpur Ranks 36th In Global In Data And Science And Artificial Intelligence Category.

* Kampegowda International Airport, Bengaluru Named As Best Regional Airport In India And South Asia.

* Delhi Airport Ranked World's 10th Busiest Airport In 2023.

1) Atlanta, USA 

2) Dubai, UAE 

3) Dallas/ Fort Worth, USA ARE TOP THREE 

* According To Visa Guide Passport Index Singapore Ranked World's Top Strongest Passport, Follows By Germany And Italy Respectively.

* India Ranked 10th In World Cyber Crime Index 2024.

*  IIT Kanpur Based Aditya Srivastav Ranked One In UPSC CSE Exam Results In India.

* Rajendra Nagar Cyber Police Station Telengana Ranked One In The Best Police Station Of Country in 2023.

B) Shergari, Sringar Jammu and Kashmir

C) Serampur, West Bengal 

* Indian Actress Alia Bhatt Has Been Named In TIMES 100 Most Influential People in 2024 .

* Hindustan Zinc Became The 3rd Largest Producer Of Silver In World.

* Reliance Jio Emerges As World's Largest Mobile operator In Data Traffic, Surpassing China.

* Hyderabad Ranked The Best Airport Staff In South Asia 2024.

( Bangalore, Delhi Second And Third Respectively).

* Thailand Became The Best Country To Visit For a Lifetime In 2024 According to CEO World Magazine Report. (India Rank 9) 

* Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) Has Achieved Records Highest Ever Throughput Of 6.43 Million TEUs In Financial Year 2023/24.

* JNU Ranks 20th in Development Studies, IIM Ahmedabad Ranked 22nd In Business AND Management Studies, IIT BOMBAY Ranked 25th In Engineering And Minerals Mines, IIT MADRAS Ranked 29th In Petroleum Engineering By QS World University Ranking 2024.

*  Noi Bai International Airport Ranked Topped At World's Best Airport in 2024.

Kampegowda International Airport, Karnataka At 8th And Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Of India Got 10th Best Airport in 2024.

* External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar Has Ranked 5 In The Indian Express Most Powerful Indian List.

EDUCATION - 

* Anmol Kumar, From Bihar Topped The All India Rank In NDA.

MAY - 

* India Ranked Third Largest Country Globally For Phishing Attack After US And UK.

* INDIA Ranked 159 In World Press Freedom Index 2024 

(1st - Norway, 2nd - Denmark, 3rd - Sweden)

* India's Basmati Rice Has Been Named The Best Rice In The World By Taste Atlas. 

* India Overtook Japan Became The Third Largest Solar Power Generator in 2023.

* India Overtakes Australia, Japan And Singapore, Hong Kong  In Data Center Installed Capacity, With The 950 MW Of Installed Capacity. 

* India Ranked 2nd In The World in Saffron Production.

a) China 584.15 TWh 

b) United State America 238.12 TWh 

c) India 113. TWh 

*  The Quarterly ( January - April 2024) Of Periodic Labour Force Survey Report Released. 

( In Urban Areas Shows Increasing From 48.5%/ To 50.2% For Age Above 15 

* India Ranked 39th In WEF's Travel And Tourism Development Index 2024 (Previous Was 54) 

* Odisha Has Registered Highest Percentage Of Inflation Rate of 7.11% in April 2024.

* Reliance Industries Has Included In The Prestigious TIMES List Of 100 World's Most Influential Company's Of 2024 Under The Titans Category.

EDUCATION - 

* IISc Bangalore Has Ranked Top Indian Institution In The TIMES Higher Education (THE) Asia Ranking 2024. 

JUNE - 

* 642 Millions Peoples Were Voted in 2024 General Election In India. 

* Vienna Has Ranked Number One In World's Most Liveable Cities In 2024, Followed By Copenhagen, Followed By Zurich. 

EDUCATIONAL - 

* IIT Bombay Ranked 118th In QS WORLD University Ranking 2025.

( IIT Delhi Ranked 150th )

( IISC Bengaluru 211st)

( IIT Kharagpur 222nd)

( IIT MADRAS 227TH)

( IIT KANPUR 263RD)

( Delhi University 328th)

( IIT GUWAHATI 344th) 

* IIT Kharagpur Ranked Fourth In The QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING 2025. 

118TH - IIIT BOMBAY ( First In India) 

150th - IIT Delhi ( 2nd) 

211ST - IISC  Bengaluru ( 3rd)

222ND - IIT KHARAGPUR ( Fourth ) 

* * The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Ranked 1 Globally For The 13th Consecutive Time. 

*  Cotton University, Assam Has Ranked 51st In The Prestigious Nature Index 2024.

* IISER MOHALI Has Ranked 14th In Nature Index Across India. 

* INDIA Ranked 176th In International Environmental Performance Index 2024.

* India Ranked 129th (Slipped 2 Ranks) In The World Global Gender Gap Index 2024 .

( Published By World Economic Forum) 

a) Iceland 

b) Finland

c) Norway 

d) New Zealand

e) Sweden

f) Nicaragua 

g) Germany

h) Namibia

I) Ireland

J) Spain 

* India Ranked In The Wind Power Capacity In World 2024.

*  India Ranked 63 In The Energy Transition Index 2024.

* QATAR Airways Named World's Best Airline At 2024 World Airline Awards 

( 2nd - Singapore Airlines  3rd - Emirates) 

* IISC BENGALURU Ranked First 

ICAR- IARI Ranked 2nd 

RPCAU Samastipur Ranked 7th in

IIRF Ranking Deemeed University Category.

JULY - 

* Western Sydney University Ranked Topped Universities For Gender Equality 2024 

( 2nd Spot - Institut Mines Telecom Business School)

( 3rd - The Women University Multan)

* IARI Pusa New Delhi Ranked Number 1 In India 8th In Asia And 63rd In World Ranking. 

*  Japan Ranked Number One In Best Digital Infrastructure 2024, Followed By South Korea And USA.

* Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur Rajasthan Has Clinched The Title Best Hotel In The World In Travel+ Leisure World's Best Award 2024.

* India Ranked Fifth In World For Innovation In GenAI.

( China, US, Korea, Japan) Are Top Four Countries.

* Kerala & Uttarakhand  Topped The Table In SDG Index 2024, While Bihar Finishes As Tail.

* India Ranked 72 Among 174 Countries In The Artificial Intelligence Readiness.

* Indian Cricketer VIRAT KOHLI Topped The Celebrity Brand Valuation Ranking in 2023.

* India Ranked 82 In Henley Passport Index 2024.

( Singapore Ranked one)

* Singapore, France, Germany, Italy, Japan Are The Top Five Countries In Henley Passport Index 2024.

AUGUST - 

* India Is The 2nd Largest Producer Of Aluminium In WORLD.

* India Ranked 39th Out Of 119 Countries In Travel And Tourism Development Index 2024 ( Report By World Economic Forum).

*  India Joins Top Five Exporters of Agriculture.

* India Became The 5th Largest Manufacturing Hub Overtake South Korea.

* India Ranked 8th Position In Global Agriculture Export.

* Union Education Minister Releases The NIRF Ranking 2024 

OVERALL RANKING 2024 - ( TOP 10) 

a) IIT MADRAS 

b) IISC Bengaluru 

c) IIT Bombay 

d) IIT DELHI 

e) IIT KANPUR 

f) IIT KHARAGPUR 

g) AIIMS New Delhi 

h) IIT Roorkee 

i) IIT Guwahati 

j) JNU New Delhi 

COLLEGES - ( TOP 10) 

1) Hindu College, Delhi 

2) Miranda House, Delhi 

3) St. Stephen's College, Delhi 

4) Ram Krishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Kolkata 

5) Atma Ram Santan Dharm College, Delhi 

6) St, Xavier's College, Kolkata 

7) PSGR Krishnammal College For Women Coimbatore 

8) Loyola College, Chennai 

9) Kirori Mal College, Delhi 

10) Lady Shri Ram College For Women Delhi 

BEST UNIVERSITIES ( TOP 10) 

1) IISC Bengaluru 

2) JNU New Delhi 

3) Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi 

4) Manipal Academy Of Higher Education, Manipal 

5) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 

6) University Of Delhi, New Delhi 

7) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 

8) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 

9) Jadhavpur University Kolkata 

10) Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore 

* According To Visa Guide Passport Index Top 5 Ranked Country's - 

* Singapore 

* Germany

* Italy 

* Spain

* France 

* Amul Has Been Ranked As Strongest Brand In World ( By Brand Finance Food & Drink 2024 Report ).

* According To Knight Frank Report 2024 Mumbai Became The 2nd Globally In Property Price Growth. 

*  India Ranked 31 In JLL's Global Real Estate Transparency Index. 

SEPTEMBER - 

* India Has Ranked 40th Among 132 Economies Globally In 2023

* India Has Became The Largest Producer Of Plastic Waste Globally, Generating 10.2 Million Tonnes Annually.

* India Overtake China in MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Weightage.

* Surat Has Been Ranked As The Top Major City In India For Air Quality Improvement Follows By Jabalpur, Agra.

* Switzerland Has Ranked Topped In The World's Best Ranking Country Index 2024, For The THIRD Successive Time.

*  AYODHYA Has Emerged As The Uttar Pradesh Top Tourist Destination, 11 Crores Visited in FIRST Half 

* Delhi Airport Ranked 24th, Mumbai Airport Ranked 44th In Megahub Ranking.

* China Has Published The Most Numbers Of Artificial Intelligence Reports In Past Decade.

(2nd - US AND 3RD - India).

* India Achieved Tier 1 Status In Global Cyber Security Index 2024 

* Kerala State Topped In The India's Food Safety Index For 2nd Consecutive Year.

*  India Has Became The 3rd Most Powerful Nation In Asia, Surpassed Russia And Japan.

* India Ranked 39th In The Global Innovation Index 2024.

( Top Four Countries Are ) 

* Switzerland 

* Sweden 

* USA 

* Singapore 

* Switzerland Ranked One At World Talent Ranking 2024.

* Kerala, Odisha, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh Are The Top States In PRAJA Urban Governance Index 2024.

OCTOBER - 

* Andhra Pradesh Secured The Top Position At World No Tobacco Day Fortnight Activities.

* Nagaland IPS Officer Pritpal Kaur Became The Global Top 40 Cop (Under The Age Of 40) 

* INDIA Ranked 105th Out Of 127 Countries In Global Hunger Index 2024.

* The Indian Institute Of Science (IISC) Has Ranked Top Indian Institute In The Times World University Ranking 2025 

*  India Ranked 84th Out Of 165 Countries On Economic Freedom Index. 

* India Ranked 125th At FIFA Ranking.

* India Ranked 5th In The Service Exports Globally In FY 2024.

*  India Ranked 176th In Global Nature Conservation Index 2024.

* US, France And Armenia Have Emerged As The India's Top Three Defense Export Customer.

*  India Has Surpassed Saudi Arabia To Become Europe's Largest Suppliers Of Refined Fuels.

*  India Ranks 79th Out Of 142 In World's Justice Projects Rule Of The Law Index 2024.

NOVEMBER - 

*  India's Top University in 2025 ( By 13th Edition of QS Asia Ranking)

* IIT Delhi

* IIT Bombay 

* IIT Madras 

* IIT Kharagpur

* IISC BENGALURU 

* IIT Kanpur 

* University Of Delhi 

* IIT Guwahati 

* IIT Roorkee 

* JNU Delhi 

* India Ranked 83rd At Henley Passport Index 2024.

* India Ranked 6th In Global WIPO Patent Fillings in 2023.

* Reliance industries Founder Mukesh Ambani Is In The List Of Most Influential 100 In Fortune Global List (12th Position).

* INDIA Ranked 10th At The Climate Change Performance Index 2025 ( CCPI). ( 60 COUNTRIES) 

*  Delhi, Mumbai And Bengaluru Are The Three Top City Of India Are The Busiest Airport in 2024.

*  India Ranked 49th The In The Network Readiness Index 2024.

INTERNATIONAL - 

* Dubai Has Emerged As The Highest Rank City In West Asia And AFRICA in The 2024 Global City Index By Brand Finance.

* London Topped In The World's Best Cities 2025 Ranking For The 10th Consecutive Years.

DECEMBER - 

* Mumbai Based Idea Forge, Ranked 3rd Globally Among Dual Use Drone Manufacturer.

* Indigo Has Been Ranked As The World's Worst Airlines.

* India Overtake Saudi Arabia As Europe's Top Refined Fuel Supplier.

*  India Secured 4th Place At Stanford HAI's GLOBAL AI Vibrancy Ranking Among 36 Countries 

* INDIAN Oil Has Been Ranked India's 3rd Largest Company And The Largest PSU Oil Marketing Company In Fortune India List.

*  India' Has Ranked 39th In Global Competitive Index 2024.

* India Ranked 3rd In Global Smartphone Exports Ranking 2024.

* IIT KHARAGPUR Ranked Second In The QS World University Ranking 2024.

* India Ranked 39th In The Travel And Tourism Development Index 2024.

*  India Ranked 49th In The Network Readiness Ranking 2024 .

* Indian Cities At Nature Index 2024 

84th - Kolkata 

85th - Bengaluru 

98th - Mumbai 

124th - Delhi NCR 

184th - Hyderabad 

*  India's City Ranked By Their Food In World 

* Mumbai 5th 

* Amritsar 43rd 

* Delhi 45th 

* Hyderabad 50th 

* Kolkata 71st 

* Kiran Shaw Is In the List Of World's Most Powerful Woman

EDUCATION - 

* IISER Bhopal Is Ranked 7th In The Academic Category And 9th In Overall Category In The Prestigious Nature Index Ranking 2024.

* India Has Overtaken Japan As 3rd Most Powerful And Influential Country In Asia After China And 

* Indian Are Using 11% Of World's Gold According To World Gold Council (240000 Tonnes) 

* USA Ranked Second With 8133 Tonnes

* Germany 3362 Tonnes 

* Italy 2451 Tonnes 

* France 2436 Tonnes

* Russia 2298 Tonnes 

INTERNATIONAL - 

* Hamad International Airport Located In Doha, Qatar Declared As The Best Airport In The World' Best Airport 2024.

NEW CM OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR 2024

* NEW CHIEF MINISTER - Omar Abdullah 

* NEW DEPUTY CM - Surinder Kumar Chaudhary 

* NEW ADVISOR TO CM - Nasir Aslam Wani 

* NEW PROTEM SPEAKER OF J & K - Mubarik Gul

* Lt Governor - Manoj Sinha