2024 in India
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The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in India.
Incumbents[edit]
National government[edit]
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State governments[edit]
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 1 January:
- ISRO successfully launches its inaugural X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite XPoSat to study black holes and galaxies. The XPoSat aims to explore the polarization of intense X-ray sources in space.[1]
- 2023–2024 Indian truckers' protests
- 2 January - Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Lakshadweep for a two day visit.[2]
- 3 January: A court sentences two men to death over a train bombing in 2005 which killed 14 people.[3]
- 6 January
- Aditya-L1 spacecraft, India's first solar mission, successfully enters its final orbit around the first Sun-Earth Lagrangian point (L1), approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.[4]
- Three Maldives government ministers (Maryam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Mahzoom Majid) make derogatory remarks against Modi in social media sparking massive tourism boycott call and ticket cancellations to the country from India.[5]
- 7 January - Maldives suspends the three ministers namely for their derogatory remarks against Modi.[6]
- 12 January - Prime Minister Modi dedicates Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (Atal Setu) the longest bridge in India that connects Mumbai with Navi Mumbai.[7][8]
- 14 January - Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra by Rahul Gandhi commences in Northeast India.
- 22 January - Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtha: The Ram Mandir at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh is inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi.[9]
- 25 January - French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Jaipur as part of his two-day state visit to India and as Chief Guest of India's 75th Republic Day. He is welcomed by Modi, and the two leaders hold a joint mega roadshow from Jantar Mantar to Sanganeri gate.[10]
- 26 January - Prime Minister Modi and French President Macron celebrated India's Republic Day together. President Macron was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, showcasing the strengthened ties between India and France.[11]
- 28 January - Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar gives his resignation letter to the Governor of Bihar in the morning and ends the Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) with the RJD and the INDIA bloc. In the evening, he takes oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 9th time by forming a new alliance with the BJP-led NDA.[12]
- 30 January - Three CRPF personnel are killed and 14 others injured in a Naxal attack in near Tekalgudem village in Chhattisgarh. The incident occurs during a search operation by a joint team of security personnel. The deceased include constables from the CoBRA and CRPF battalions.[13]
- 31 January - Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to a land scam.[14]
February[edit]
- 2 February - Champai Soren takes oath as Chief Minister of Jharkhand following the arrest of Hemant Soren.[15]
- 6 February:
- A firecracker factory explosion in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, leaves 11 dead and over 100 injured. The explosion, followed by a blaze, destroys 60 nearby houses, leading to the evacuation of over 100 houses.[16]
- Ajit Pawar's faction is officially recognized as the official Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) by the Election Commission of India after the EC grants his faction the party's poll symbol and name. The EC directs Sharad Pawar's camp to take a new name for the upcoming 2024 general election.[17]
- 7 February - The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly passes the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill 2024, making Uttarakhand the first state in India to have a law on the Uniform Civil Code. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami describes it as a "historic moment" for the country.[18]
- 8 February - 2024 Haldwani violence: Four people are killed and over 100 are injured after violent clashes broke out in Haldwani, Uttarakhand after the demolition of an illegal madrasa following a court order which took place in a Muslim-dominated area. Rioters pelt stones at police officers and set vehicles on fire, prompting the suspension of internet services, the closure of schools, and shoot-at-sight orders against the rioters.[19][20]
- 12 February:
- Qatar frees eight Indian Navy veterans who were initially sentenced to death on espionage charges. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expresses appreciation for the role of the Emir of Qatar in facilitating their release.[21][22]
- 2024 Indian farmers' protest commences.
- 14 February - Modi inaugurates the BAPS Hindu Mandir, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, UAE.[23]
- 15 February:
- A unanimous judgement by the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India strikes down the Electoral bond scheme, stating it to be unconstitutional, arbitrary and violative of right to information under article 19 of the Constitution.[24]
- A fire breaks out at a paint factory in Alipur, Delhi, resulting in 11 deaths and 4 injuries.[25]
- 17 February - ISRO successfully launches the INSAT-3DS satellite to enhance the country's capabilities to monitor Earth's surface, atmosphere, oceans, and environment.[26][27]
- 20 February - PM Modi visit Jammu and Kashmir, where he launches multiple development projects worth ₹30,500 crore ($3.679 billion). The initiatives include the inauguration of railway lines, electrification of sections, establishment of educational institutions like IITs, IIMs, and AIIMS, as well as the development of civic infrastructure and public facilities across the region.[28]
- 23 February – 2024 Indian farmers' protest: A fifth farmer dies in 10 days amid ongoing clashes.[29]
- 25 February – Nafe Singh Rathee, the INLD State President and former MLA, is shot and killed in Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar district, Haryana.[30]
March[edit]
- 1 March – At least eight people are injured after a suspected homemade bomb explodes in a cafe in Bengaluru.[31]
- 9 March - Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns ahead of elections. [32]
- 11 March -
- Indian government announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. This will make it easier for the oppressed minority communities such as Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Christian, Buddhist, and Parsi in India's neighboring countries Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh to acquire Indian citizenship.[33]
- Supreme Court of India dismisses a plea filed by State Bank of India seeking an extension upto June 30 for disclosing details about Electoral Bond.[34]
Unknown[edit]
- 2024 Indian general election[35]
- Venus Orbiter Mission may be launched in 2024.[36]
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- 1 January: Ved Prakash Nanda, 89, legal scholar.[37][38]
- 3 January: J. P. S. Uberoi, 90, sociologist.[39]
- 5 January: Balwant Singh Nandgarh, 80, Sikh leader, jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib (2003–2015).[40]
- 9 January: Rashid Khan, 55, Hindustani classical musician.[41]
- 10 January:
- Sushree Devi, 73, politician, MP (2002–2008) and Odisha MLA (1990–1995).[42]
- Shamim Jairajpuri, 81, zoologist.[43]
- 13 January: Prabha Atre, 91, classical vocalist.[44]
- 14 January: T. H. Musthafa, 82, politician, Kerala MLA (1977–1995, 2001–2006).[45]
- 15 January: K. J. Joy, 77, composer.[46]
- 16 January: K. B. Sreedevi, 83, writer.[47]
- 17 January: Baldev Raj Chawla, 86, politician, Punjab MLA.
- 20 January:
- Jayanarayan Mohanty, 72, politician.[48]
- Anadi Charan Sahu, 83, politician, MP (1977–1980).[49]
- 22 January: Jagdish Gandhi, 87, educationist and politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1969–1974) and founder of City Montessori School.[50]
- 24 January: Noble Jose, 44, film producer (Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal, Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi).
- 25 January:
- Hari Shankar Bhabhra, 95, politician, MP (1978–1984), speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1990–1994) and deputy chief minister of Rajasthan (1994–1998).[51]
- Bhavatharini, 47, composer (Bharathi, Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu) and music director (Mitr, My Friend).[52]
- 27 January: Sreela Majumdar, 65, actress (Damul, Ek Din Pratidin, Mandi).[53]
- 29 January: P. Narsa Reddy, 92, independence activist and politician, MP (1989–1991) and Andhra Pradesh MLA (1962–1978).[54]
- 31 January: Anil Babar, 74, Politician, Maharashtra MLA (since 2019).[55]
February[edit]
- 4 February: N. K. Desam, 87, poet and literary critic.[56]
- 6 February:
- Farooq Nazki, 83, Indian poet and broadcaster, director of Doordarshan (1986–1997), heart attack.[57]
- K. Parasuraman, 63, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019).[58]
- 11 February: Renowned litterateur and Padma Shri awardee Usha Kiran Khan passed away at a private hospital in Patna.[59]
- 16 February: Imitiaz Qureshi, 93, First chef to receive Padma Shri.[60]
- 17 February: Suhani Bhatnagar, the actress who played young Babita Phogat in the movie 'Dangal', passed away at the age of 19 in a hospital in Delhi.[61]
- 24 February: Kumar Shahani, 83, film director and screenwriter.[62]
- 27 February: Shafiqur Rahman Barq, an Indian politician. four times Member of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly and five times member of Parliament.[63]
Sport[edit]
- Afghan cricket team in India in 2023–24
- English cricket team in India in 2023–24
- Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2024
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