Current Affairs One-liners — 03 December 2024
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024
- On 3 December 2024, in New Delhi, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Awards for Empowering Persons with Disabilities on 33 individuals and institutions.
- On 3 December 2024, in Chandigarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the successful implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
- On 3 December 2024, in New Delhi, Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar launched 16 initiatives of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
- On 3 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity for five capital acquisition proposals worth over Rs 21,772 crore.
- On 3 December 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav delivered India's formal statement at CoP16 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
- On 3 December 2024, in India, the President appointed Justice Manmohan, Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi, as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
- On 3 December 2024, in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a late-night TV address and lifted it hours later after the National Assembly voted against it.
- On 3 December 2024, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar spoke at the Centenary Foundation Day of ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology.
- On 3 December 2024, in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes to India's first President, Dr Rajendra Prasad, on his birth anniversary.
- On 3 December 2024, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, President Droupadi Murmu unveiled a statue of Santali writer and educator Pandit Raghunath Murmu at the start of her five-day Odisha visit.
- On 3 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Rajya Sabha passed amendments to the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948, which the Prime Minister said would boost energy security.