18th February 2024 Daily Current Affairs
State Affairs
1. CM Yogi increases grant under Kanya Sumangala Yojana
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the grant under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana will be increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per beneficiary annually from April, this year.
- He said that as per the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the double-engine government is working diligently for the safety, respect, and dignity of women.
Sports
2. India drop 15 places to 117th in latest FIFA rankings
- The Indian football team dropped 15 places to 117th in the FIFA rankings, the worst in seven years, after the recent debacle in the AFC Asian Cup, where it lost all its three group matches.
- This was India’s worst ranking after it was placed at 129th spot in January 2017 chart.
- The historical worst ranking, though, was 173 in 2015.
- The Indian team was placed at 102nd in the last FIFA rankings, issued on December 21, 2023.
