1. India ranks 2nd in Steel Production in January 2024 
Top Countries :
China : 77.2 Mt
India: 12.5 Mt
Japan : 7.3 Mt
USA : 6.8 Mt
Russia : 6.2 Mt
South Korea : 5.7 Mt
Turkey : 3.2 Mt
Germany : 2.9 Mt(.WorldSteel.org)
2. Perks of being a Member of Parliament in India
💠Monthly Salary of an MP :
🔹Basic Pay : ₹50,000
🔹Office expenses : ₹45,000
🔹Allowance for Constituency : ₹45,000
🔹Other monthly allowance : ₹1,51,833
An MP gets a total of ₹2,91,833 in a month
💠Yearly Allowances :
🔹Annual Arrears : ₹3.8 lakh
🔹Air travel allowance : ₹4.08 Lakh
🔹Electricity allowance : ₹4.00 Lakh (50,000 Units free)
🔹Water allowance : ₹4000 (40 lakh litre water)
🔹No Tax: There is no tax on the salary of MPs
💠Other facilities :
🔹A fully furnished and air conditioned Govt bunglow with free maintenance, security guards
🔹Life insurance
🔹34 free flights for spouse
🔹Unlimited Train travel
🔹8 flights from respective constituency to Delhi during Parliament session
₹2,000 for daily attendance during Parliament session
🔹A Car and ₹16/km for traveling by car
🔹Free medical facilities for self and family by paying Rs 500
🔹7,500 free calls
(Source: Secondary source: Patrika)
3. 🚨⚡Wankhede becomes the first venue to witness 1500 sixes in IPL
Wankhede Stadium : 1500*
M Chinnaswamy : 1308
Eden Gardens : 1057
Arun Jaitley Stadium : 999
MA Chidambaram Chepauk : 847
(ESPN Cricinfo)
4. GDP growth forecast for 2024.
🇮🇳 India: 6.8%
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 5%
🇨🇳 China: 4.6%
🇳🇬 Nigeria: 3.3%
🇷🇺 Russia: 3.2%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 3.1%
🇪🇬 Egypt: 3%
🇺🇸 US: 2.7%
🇸🇦 Saudi: 2.6%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 2.4%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 2.2%
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 2%
🇪🇸 Spain: 1.9%
🇮🇱 Israel: 1.6%
🇨🇦 Canada: 1.2%
🇯🇵 Japan: 0.9%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 0.9%
🇫🇷 France: 0.7%
🇮🇹 Italy: 0.7%
🇬🇧 UK: 0.5%
🇩🇪 Germany: 0.2%
🇦🇷 Argentina: -2.8%
According to IMF.
5. Investment in India's Climate Tech Sector (In $million)
2019 : 3,931
2020 : 2,291
2021 : 4,218
2022 : 5,077
2023 : 2,853 (till Nov.)
(Report by FSG)
6. European Union’s food safety authorities have flagged the presence of cancer-causing chemicals in 527 food products originating from India.
7. 🚨 Top 10 cities with most billionaires in the world.
New York: 119
London: 97
Mumbai: 92
Beijing: 91
Shanghai: 87
Shenzhen: 84
Hong Kong: 65
Moscow: 59
New Delhi: 57
San Francisco: 52
8. 🚨 Indian States GST Revenue in April 2024.
Maharashtra - 37,671 crore
Karnataka - 15,978 crore
Gujarat - 13,301 crore
Uttar Pradesh - 12,290 crore
Tamil Nadu - 12,210 crore
Haryana - 12,168 crore
Delhi - 7,772 crore
West Bengal - 7,293 crore
Telangana - 6,236 crore
Odisha - 5,902 crore
Rajasthan - 5,558 crore
Andhra Pradesh - 4,850 crore
Madhya Pradesh - 4,728 crore
Chattisgarh - 4,002 crore
Jharkhand - 3,829 crore
Kerala - 3,272 crore
Punjab - 2,796 crore
Uttarakhand - 2,239 crore
Bihar - 1,992 crore
Assam - 1,895 crore
Himachal Pradesh - 1,015 crore
Jammu & Kashmir - 789 crore
Goa - 765 crore
Sikkim - 403 crore
Meghalaya - 234 crore
Arunachal Pradesh - 200 crore
Tripura - 161 crore
Mizoram - 108 crore
Manipur - 104 crore
Nagaland - 86 crore
Ladakh - 70 crore