Current Affairs — 12 November 2024

📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Must know

WIPO WIPI 2024: India patents, trademarks, designs mein top 10

12 Nov 2024: WIPO report ke mutabik India patents mein 6th (64,480 applications), trademarks mein 4th.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

October 2024 retail inflation 6.21%

12 Nov 2024: CPI inflation October 2024 mein 6.21%, food inflation 10.87%.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Odisha Must know

DRDO ka LRLACM pehla flight-test

12 Nov 2024, Chandipur (Odisha): DRDO ne Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile ka maiden flight-test kiya.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Delhi Important

Power Ministers' conference; Powerthon Phase-II launch

12 Nov 2024, New Delhi: Manohar Lal ne States/UTs ke Power Ministers ka conference chair kiya aur Powerthon Phase-II launch kiya.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

PSBs H1 FY25: net profit ₹85,520 crore

12 Nov 2024: PSBs ka aggregate business ₹236.04 lakh crore (+11%), net profit ₹85,520 crore (+25.6%).

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Karnataka Important

Biofuel blending se ₹91,000 crore ki bachat: Puri

12 Nov 2024, Bengaluru: Hardeep Puri ne Energy Technology Meet inaugurate kiya; biofuel blending se ₹91,000 crore import bill bacha.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Guwahati mein SBM-G North-East review

12 Nov 2024, Guwahati: C R Patil ne NE states ka SBM-G review kiya; March 2025 tak Sampoorna Swachhata.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi Defence Dialogue: Rajnath ka 'Adaptive Defence'

12 Nov 2024, New Delhi: MP-IDSA ke pehle Delhi Defence Dialogue mein Rajnath Singh ne 'Adaptive Defence' ki baat ki.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

September 2024 IIP growth 3.1%

12 Nov 2024: MoSPI ke quick estimates mein September 2024 IIP 3.1% badha (August mein -0.1%).

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Bihar Important

IMC Gaya ke liye NICDC-Bihar agreements

12 Nov 2024: AKIC ke node Gaya mein Integrated Manufacturing Cluster ke liye SSA aur SHA sign hue.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Kerala

Kerala, Meghalaya ke RLBs ko XV FC grants

12 Nov 2024: Kerala ko ₹266.80 crore (2nd instalment, 2024-25) aur Meghalaya ko ₹27 crore Untied Grants.

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