1st February 2024 Daily Current Affairs
National Affairs
1. Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 9 highway projects worth Rs. 2,367 crore in MP
- Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 9 National Highway projects costing Rs 2,367 crore and total length of 225 km in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
- Among the projects inaugurated, a 1.5 km long bridge has been constructed on Jamni river on Tikamgarh-Jhansi road at a cost of Rs 43 crore.
- This will make it easier to reach Orchha, the tourist destination of Rajaram’s temple.
International Affairs
2. Qatar inks 15-year deal for Bangladesh gas supply
- QatarEnergy and US-based Excelerate Energy signed an agreement to supply 1 million metric tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh for 15 years from January 2026.
- The deal is the latest in a series state-owned QatarEnergy has with European and Asian partners tied to its massive North Field expansion project, which is expected to lift Qatar’s LNG production to 126 mtpa by 2027 from 77 mtpa.
- Qatar is already the largest supplier of LNG to Bangladesh.
National Affairs
3. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Inaugurated the UDAN Flight Service
- Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia virtually inaugurated a UDAN flight connecting Dehradun and Pithoragarh from New Delhi.
- Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami also joined the event from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
- The flight connecting the two cities is to be operated by Fly Big under the RCS UDAN Scheme.
- Pithoragarh Airport has been developed under the UDAN-RCS scheme, with a cost of Rs 6.68 Crore into a 2B VFR Airport.
