Current Affairs — 31 December 2024
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 31 Dec 2024
Ground water assessment 2024: stage of extraction at 60.47%, 73.4% of units safe
Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil released the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report 2024 on 31 December 2024.
NPCI lifts WhatsApp Pay's UPI user limit and extends the 30% UPI volume-cap deadline to 31 December 2026
Both decisions were announced by the National Payments Corporation of India on 31 December 2024.
NMCG's 59th Executive Committee approves sewerage projects for Chandauli, Buxar and Uttarpara-Kotrung
Projects worth ₹272 crore in Uttar Pradesh, ₹257 crore in Bihar and ₹8 crore in West Bengal were approved.
World Blitz 2024: Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi share the open title; Ju Wenjun wins women's crown, Vaishali takes bronze
The FIDE World Blitz Championship 2024 concluded in New York on 31 December 2024.
Odisha gets ₹676.70 crore under PM-USHA; four universities to get ₹100 crore each as MERUs
Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj announced the sanction in Bhubaneswar on 31 December 2024.
Eight core industries grow 4.3% in November 2024; cement leads with 13%
The Index of Eight Core Industries was released by the Commerce Ministry on 31 December 2024.
Union government accounts to November 2024: receipts at 59.1% of Budget Estimates
Monthly accounts released on 31 December 2024 show ₹27,41,002 crore spent in April–November 2024.
Annual Ground Water Quality Report 2024: first under a standard procedure, over 81% samples safe for irrigation
The CGWB report, released on 31 December 2024, covers more than 15,200 monitoring locations.
Delhi logged a record 209 'good to moderate' air quality days in 2024: CAQM
The Commission for Air Quality Management reviewed Delhi's 2024 air quality on 31 December 2024.