• For the first time in the country, the Andhra Pradesh state government has launched WhatsApp Governance titled ‘Mana Mitra’, which can deliver 161 civil services through WhatsApp.
  • Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the Polly Umrigar Award for Best Men’s International Cricketer of 2023-24.
  • Smriti Mandhana was conferred with the Best International Cricketer of 2023-24 in women’s category.
  • Spin great Ravichandran Ashwin was bestowed with a special award.
  • Sarfaraz Khan grabbed the Best International Debut among men.
  •  DeepSeek AI (China): Developed cost-efficient LLMs(Large Language Models), challenging US dominance in AI with open-source algorithms and a disruptive approach.