Read the most important Current Affairs of 1st January 2024 and 2nd January 2024 related to State topics, National topics, Ranking and Reports, Books and Authors, International topics, Appointments, News, Banking, Awards and Honours, Defence, Obituaries, Science and Technology, Important Places and Persons, Resignations, and other
| Vivek Srivastava appointed as the Director General of Fire Service, Civil Defence & Home Guards under the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, organised Divya Kala Mela in Surat, Gujarat. |
| On 1st January 2024, Global Family Day was observed, the theme 2024 is Embracing Diversity, Strengthening Families |
| Rashmi Govil to be the next Director (Human Resources) of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at the state owned firm, She will succeed Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra |
| Felix Tshisekedi, son of veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi appointed President of The Democratic Republic of Congo, He emerged victorious with approximately 73% of the vote. |
| Arvind Panagariya, former Niti Aayog vice chairman and Columbia University professor, appointed as the chairman of the Sixteenth Finance Commission |
| Gujrat State hosted the largest simultaneous Surya Namaskar performance, involving over 4,000 participants from 108 locations across 51 categories, making it into Guinness Book of World Records |
| India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) collaborative military exercise Desert Cyclone 2024 to take place in Rajasthan from 2nd to 15th January 2024 |
| Maharashtra to observe 15th January as as the state sports day to celebrate the birth anniversary of wrestler Khashaba Jadhav |
| India’s Koneru Humpy won the women’s individual silver medal at the 2023 World Rapid Chess Championships held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan |
| Gujrat State Government to introduce submarine service for tourists in the state, to explore the marine life in Dwarka |
| On 1st January 2024, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) commemorated its 66th Foundation Day |
| Andrew Paul Saberton appointed as Deputy Executive Director (Management) of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) |
| Australian cricketer David Warner officially announced his retirement from ODI cricket |
| ISRO launched XPoSat (X-ray Polarimeter Satellite) along with 10 other satellites from the Sriharikota spaceport, using the reliable PSLV-C58 rocket |
| UAE started the process of channelising $2-billion investments into food parks in India, starting with Gujarat |
| Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane inaugurated a new design and test facility at Aero Engine Research and Development Centre (AERDC) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru, Karnataka |
