Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 28 Nov 2024
- On 28 November 2024 in Goa, the 55th International Film Festival of India closed with the Golden Peacock for Best Film going to the Lithuanian film 'Toxic', directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė.
- On 28 November 2024 in Portsmouth, the defence ministries of India and the UK signed a Statement of Intent on cooperation in designing and developing electric propulsion systems for the Indian Navy.
- On 28 November 2024 at the IFFI closing in Goa, Australian director Phillip Noyce received the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award and Vikrant Massey was named Indian Film Personality of the Year.
- On 28 November 2024, President Droupadi Murmu visited the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu and addressed its student officers and faculty.
- On 28 November 2024, the Centre decided that the Food Corporation of India will offload 25 lakh metric tonnes of wheat through e-auction under the Open Market Sales Scheme (Domestic) 2024 to moderate open-market prices.
- On 28 November 2024, at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) on plastic pollution in Busan, India called for a clear scope and principles for the new legally binding instrument.
- On 28 November 2024, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi launched 'Eklavya', an online learning platform for Indian Army officers developed at zero cost with BISAG-N, Gandhinagar.
- On 28 November 2024 at its corporate office in Faridabad, Haryana, NHPC signed an MoU with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) on agrivoltaics, green hydrogen and sustainable financing.
- On 28 November 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the valedictory function of the 99th Common Foundation Course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
Wed, 27 Nov 2024
- On 27 November 2024 in New Delhi, Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi launched the national 'Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat' campaign and the Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal.
- On 27 November 2024, the Department of Telecommunications said India rose 11 places to 49th of 133 economies in the Network Readiness Index 2024, from 60th in 2023.
- On 27 November 2024 at the Mechanised Infantry Centre and School, Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi presented the President's Colours to four Mechanised Infantry battalions.
- On 27 November 2024, Union Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the 12th International Tourism Mart in Kaziranga, Assam, with Chief Ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu.
- On 27 November 2024, the Department of Consumer Affairs said the E-Daakhil portal for online consumer complaints is now operational in every State and UT, after its launch in Ladakh on 22 November 2024.
- On 27 November 2024 at INC-5 in Busan, Republic of Korea, India proposed a dedicated multilateral fund under the new plastic pollution treaty to give grant-based finance to developing countries.
- On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Coal said nine coal mines were successfully auctioned in the 10th round of commercial coal mine auctions, at an average revenue share of 17.44%.
- On 27 November 2024, the 19th meeting of the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR, chaired by Rajesh Verma, delegated its Section 14 powers to NCR pollution control boards to act against construction and demolition dust violations.
- On 27 November 2024, the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad, Telangana, concluded the second edition of the Defence Datathon, a tri-services data analytics competition.
- On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Education said Yuva Sangam Phase V had begun, with 44 delegates from Bihar touring Karnataka and 50 from Andhra Pradesh touring Uttar Pradesh.
- On 27 November 2024 in New Delhi, the 43rd India International Trade Fair concluded, with Puducherry winning the gold medal in the States and Union Territories category.
- On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Mines said it had completed Tranche IV of critical and strategic mineral block auctions with two more blocks in Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
Tue, 26 Nov 2024
- On 26 November 2024 (National Milk Day) in New Delhi, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh released Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024, putting 2023-24 milk production at 239.30 million tonnes.
- On 26 November 2024, the Home Ministry said a High-Level Committee chaired by Amit Shah approved ₹1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects, including a ₹1,000-crore National Landslide Risk Mitigation project in 15 States.
- On 26 November 2024 (Constitution Day), President Droupadi Murmu led the commemoration of 75 years of the Constitution's adoption in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, New Delhi.
- On 26 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Digital Life Certificates generated under the nationwide DLC Campaign 3.0 had crossed the one crore mark.
- On 26 November 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah attended the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of NAFSCOB and a national meeting of Rural Cooperative Banks.
- On 26 November 2024 in New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi attended the Supreme Court's Constitution Day programme and released the Annual Report of the Indian Judiciary 2023-24.
- On 26 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the selection of eight startups for support under the National Quantum Mission and the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems.
- On 26 November 2024, the Commerce Ministry said India had signed the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty, adopted by WIPO member states after nearly two decades of talks.
- On 26 November 2024 in Goa, India and Tanzania held the third Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting to expand defence ties.