Current Affairs — 16 December 2024

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

e-NWR based Pledge Financing ke liye Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS-NPF) launch

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi ne 16 December 2024 ko ₹1,000 crore corpus wali Credit Guarantee Scheme for e-NWR based Pledge Financing (CGS-NPF) launch ki.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka Must know

President Disanayaka ki State Visit ke dauran India-Sri Lanka Joint Statement

PM Narendra Modi aur Sri Lanka ke President Anura Kumara Disanayaka ki 16 December 2024 ko New Delhi meeting ke baad India aur Sri Lanka ne joint statement jaari kiya.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Must know

Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain ka 73 saal ki umar mein nidhan

Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain ka San Francisco ke ek hospital mein idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis se 73 saal ki umar mein nidhan ho gaya, unke parivaar ne bataya; PM Narendra Modi ne 16 December 2024 ko shok jataya.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

Vijay Diwas 2024: Desh ne 1971 war ke veeron ko shraddhanjali di

President Droupadi Murmu ne 16 December 2024 ko Vijay Diwas par 1971 war ke soldiers ko homage dene mein desh ka netritva kiya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

November 2024 mein WPI inflation ghatkar 1.89%

Ministry of Commerce and Industry ne 16 December 2024 ko bataya ki November 2024 ke liye India ki annual WPI-based inflation 1.89% (provisional) rahi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

April-November 2024 mein India ka total export USD 536.25 billion anumanit

Ministry of Commerce and Industry ne 16 December 2024 ko bataya ki April-November 2024 mein India ka total export (merchandise aur services) USD 536.25 billion anumanit hai, jo 7.61% zyada hai.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

APCRDA ne Amaravati mein ₹24,276 crore ke works approve kiye

Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu ki adhyakshata mein 16 December 2024 ko hui APCRDA ki 43rd meeting mein Amaravati mein ₹24,276 crore ke works approve hue.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Chhattisgarh mein forest produce aur dairy cooperatives ke liye NCOL aur NDDB ke saath agreements

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah ki maujoodgi mein 16 December 2024 ko Chhattisgarh mein minor forest produce aur dairy sector ko boost karne ke liye do agreements sign hue.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ka AQI 400 paar hone par CAQM ne NCR mein GRAP Stage-IV lagaya

Delhi ka average AQI 401 pahunchne ke baad CAQM ki GRAP Sub-Committee ne 16 December 2024 ko poore NCR mein Stage-IV ('Severe+' air quality) laagu kiya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Kerala Important

Cochin Shipyard mein Indian Navy ke pehle Next Generation Missile Vessel ki steel cutting

Indian Navy ke pehle Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) ki steel cutting ceremony 16 December 2024 ko Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi mein hui.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Karnataka Important

Padma Shri environmentalist Tulsi Gowda ka 86 saal ki umar mein nidhan

Padma Shri awardee tree planter Tulsi Gowda ka 16 December 2024 ko Uttara Kannada ke Ankola taluk ke Honnali village mein unke ghar par 86 saal ki umar mein nidhan ho gaya.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

SLINEX-24: Visakhapatnam mein India-Sri Lanka naval exercise

Ministry of Defence ne 16 December 2024 ko announce kiya ki SLINEX-24 17 se 20 December 2024 tak Visakhapatnam mein hoga.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya aur Indian Navy ke beech logistics education aur research par MoU

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara ne 16 December 2024 ko New Delhi mein logistics se judi education, research aur training ke liye Indian Navy ke saath MoU sign kiya.

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