Read the most important Current Affairs of 17th January 2024 related to International topics, Awards and Honours, Defence, Obituaries, Resignations, Books and Authors, Science and Technology, State topics, National topics, Ranking and Reports, Banking, Appointments, News, , Important Places and Persons and other Â
| R’Bonney Gabriel named the winner of the 71st annual Miss Universe pageant |
| Srimandir Parikrama Prakalpa or Jagannath Temple Heritage Corridor project opened to the public at Puri in Odisha |
| Samavesha project launched by I-STEM (Indian Science, Technology, and Engineering Facilities Map) at IISc, Bengaluru |
| Rajasthan became the first state to implement a policy to control blindness |
| India’s tennis player, Sumit Nagal, became first Indian player to defeat a seeded player at Grand Slam, He defeated world number 27 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan |
| Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni won Bangkok Open Men’s double tennis championship, held at Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| Ministry of Home Affairs in India revoked the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020, registration of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) in New Delhi |
| UK’s Clare Lombardelli appointed as Chief Economist of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
| Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released draft framework for the establishment and recognition of self-regulatory organizations (SROs) in the fintech sector. |
| As per the Global Firepower’s Military Strength Rankings for 2024 the United States leads, While India ranked fourth |
| Union Minister of State Science & Technology Jitendra Singh launched Geospatial Hackathon to promote Innovation and Start-Ups in India’s Geospatial ecosystem |
| India to launch a year-long festival starting from Delhi’s historic Purana Qila (Old Fort) |
| Book : An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy, authored by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni released |
| K Venu received the first ever Federal Bank Literary Award 2023 for his autobiography Oranweshananthinte Katha |
| Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty officially took charge of Commandant at the Indian Naval Academy |
| India International Science Festival (IISF) 2023 started in Faridabad, Haryana, The central theme for IISF 2023 is Science and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal. |
| Indian Railways to run Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train on a very special tour Shri Ram-Janaki Yatra: Ayodhya to Janakpur |
