Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 12 Dec 2024
- India's Index of Industrial Production grew 3.5% in October 2024, up from 3.1% in September, according to quick estimates released on 12 December 2024.
- The third India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue was held at GIFT City, Gujarat, on 12 December 2024, hosted by the Department of Economic Affairs with HM Treasury.
- All-India CPI inflation eased to 5.48% in November 2024 from 6.21% in October, with food inflation at 9.04%, according to data released on 12 December 2024.
- The Indian Navy's seventh Missile cum Ammunition Barge, LSAM 14 (Yard 82), was launched at Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra, on 12 December 2024.
- Dr Prem Kaushal and Dr Rajender Motiani of the Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, were among 11 life scientists named to the EMBO Global Investigator Network on 12 December 2024.
Wed, 11 Dec 2024
- On 11 December 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Panchayat Awards 2024 on 45 awardees - 42 Panchayats and 3 capacity building institutes.
- On 11 December 2024, at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, steel was cut for the second of five Fleet Support Ships being built for the Indian Navy.
- On 11 December 2024, in India, the dates of the Khelo India Winter Games were announced: Ladakh will host the ice events from 23 to 27 January 2025 and Jammu & Kashmir the snow events from 22 to 25 February 2025.
- On 11 December 2024, in India, the Grand Finale of the 7th Smart India Hackathon began concurrently at 51 centres, virtually inaugurated by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
- On 11 December 2024, at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the inaugural session of the two-day India Maritime Heritage Conclave 2024, organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
- On 11 December 2024, at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi released a 21-volume compendium of the complete works of Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati on his birth anniversary.
- On 11 December 2024, in India, MNRE reported that India's total renewable energy installed capacity reached 213.70 GW as of November 2024, a 14.2% year-on-year rise, with solar growing 30.2%.
- On 11 December 2024, in India, PM Narendra Modi condoled the demise of legendary Gujarati singer Purushottam Upadhyay.
- On 11 December 2024, in India, the Environment Ministry with IUCN and the G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment marked International Mountain Day 2024 with the event 'Youth for the Himalaya: Innovate, Inspire, Impact'.
- On 11 December 2024, in India, the Centre revised wheat stock limits applicable until 31 March 2025, cutting the limit for traders and wholesalers from 2,000 MT to 1,000 MT.
Tue, 10 Dec 2024
- On 10 December 2024, in Moscow, Russia, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov co-chaired the 21st session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation, and Singh called on President Vladimir Putin.
- On 10 December 2024, in India, MNRE announced an amendment to the ALMM Order, 2019, introducing List-II for solar PV cells and requiring solar projects to use cells from it from 1 June 2026.
- On 10 December 2024, in India, the three-week 'Hamara Shauchalay: Hamara Samman' sanitation campaign of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation concluded on Human Rights Day.
- On 10 December 2024, PM Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian contingent for winning 55 medals, India's best-ever performance, at the 10th Asia Pacific Deaf Games 2024 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- On 10 December 2024, in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu addressed the Human Rights Day celebration organised by the National Human Rights Commission, calling cybercrimes and climate change new threats to human rights.
- On 10 December 2024, in India, the Competition Commission of India announced its approval of the acquisition of Covestro AG by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
- On 10 December 2024, in India, PM Narendra Modi and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid tribute to the martyrs of the Assam Movement on Swahid Diwas.
- On 10 December 2024, in India, DARPG held the first preparatory meeting with state AR Secretaries and all District Collectors for 'Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore', the nationwide grievance redressal campaign to be held from 19 to 24 December 2024.
- On 10 December 2024, in India, the Union Government announced the release of Fifteenth Finance Commission grants for rural local bodies in Himachal Pradesh and Goa for 2024-25.
- On 10 December 2024, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 16th Annual Convention of the Central Information Commission on the theme 'Contribution of RTI in journey towards Viksit Bharat'.
- On 10 December 2024, in India, PM Narendra Modi condoled the passing of S M Krishna, former Chief Minister of Karnataka.
- On 10 December 2024, in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and parliamentarians paid floral tributes to Bharat Ratna C. Rajagopalachari on his birth anniversary.
Mon, 09 Dec 2024
- On 9 December 2024, in Panipat, Haryana, PM Narendra Modi launched LIC's Bima Sakhi Yojana for women and laid the foundation stone of the main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal.
- On 9 December 2024, at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, the multi-role stealth guided-missile frigate INS Tushil (F 70) was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh.
- On 9 December 2024, at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, the first validation flight, operated by IndiGo, landed at Noida International Airport in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.