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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Mansukh Mandaviya launches e-Shram portal in all 22 Scheduled Languages

MeitY's Bhashini was used to expand the portal from four languages to 22.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Dharmendra Pradhan releases draft UGC Regulations, 2025 on teacher appointments and standards

The draft has been placed in the public domain for feedback; Pradhan also opened UGC's new 'Pushpagiri' auditorium.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi launches Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Scheme for ST students

Scheduled Tribe students entering Class IX or XI get a one-time ₹5,000 to curb dropouts.

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🎓 Education 📍 West Bengal

Giriraj Singh inaugurates new campus of Indian Institute of Handloom Technology at Fulia, West Bengal

The ₹75.95 crore, 5.38-acre campus doubles first-year intake from 33 to 66.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Tamil Nadu

Virendra Kumar inaugurates services of CRC Madurai and lays foundation of its new building

The ₹36.41 crore barrier-free campus at Y. Pudupatti will serve persons with disabilities in southern Tamil Nadu.

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🎓 Education 📍 Assam Important

NIELIT Deemed to be University inaugurated from Guwahati; MoU with Tata Electronics

The university, the only one under MeitY, starts at 12 locations including five in the North-East.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Must know

One Nation One Subscription Phase I begins, giving access to over 13,000 journals

About 1.8 crore students, faculty and researchers in over 6,300 government institutions get access to journals of 30 publishers.

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🎓 Education 📍 Odisha Important

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.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 India Important

IIM Bangalore study under Smart Cities Mission: 9,433 smart classrooms in 71 cities; Nagpur crime down 14%

An IIM Bangalore impact study, released by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on 27 December 2024, found that 71 smart cities built 9,433 smart classrooms in 2,398 government schools.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Haryana Important

Haryana CM transfers ₹144.73 crore to 3,882 families under DAYALU-I scheme

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini transferred ₹144.73 crore to 3,882 beneficiaries under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU-I) on 27 December 2024.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

CCPA fines Vajirao & Reddy Institute and StudyIQ IAS ₹7 lakh each, Edge IAS ₹1 lakh for misleading UPSC result ads

The Central Consumer Protection Authority imposed penalties of ₹7 lakh each on Vajirao & Reddy Institute and StudyIQ IAS and ₹1 lakh on Edge IAS for misleading claims about UPSC CSE results, the Consumer Affairs Ministry said on 26 December 2024.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 India Important

President confers Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on 17 children

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on 17 children in seven categories at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on 26 December 2024.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

DST and AICTE announce undergraduate minor curriculum in quantum technologies

The Department of Science and Technology and AICTE announced a dedicated undergraduate curriculum in quantum technologies under the National Quantum Mission on 25 December 2024.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Must know

Centre amends RTE rules: students of Classes 5 and 8 who fail re-examination can be held back

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Rules, 2024 introduce a revised detention policy for Grades 5 and 8 in Central Government schools.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Assam Important

Assam cabinet approves Assam International Skill Centre, declares 2025 'Year of Reading'

The Assam cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from Dibrugarh on 23 December 2024, also approved ₹9,000 a month for Gaon Pradhans of forest and FRA villages.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Rozgar Mela: PM Modi distributes more than 71,000 appointment letters to new central government recruits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over more than 71,000 appointment letters via video conferencing on 23 December 2024, with the Rozgar Mela held at 45 locations.

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🏅 Cricket 📍 India Important

India win inaugural Women's U19 T20 Asia Cup, beating Bangladesh by 41 runs in Kuala Lumpur

G. Trisha's 52 off 47 balls and the left-arm spin of Ayushi Shukla, Sonam Yadav and Parunika Sisodia sealed the title on 22 December 2024.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Delhi

22nd Divya Kala Mela at India Gate ends with record sales of over ₹3.5 crore

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities closed the 12–22 December fair with 'Divya Kala Shakti' at Kartavya Path, and NDFDC launched a loan app.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

CCPA fines Shubhra Ranjan IAS Study ₹2 lakh for misleading UPSC CSE 2023 result claims

The Central Consumer Protection Authority found that the institute hid the courses taken by successful candidates and used 'IAS' in a way that suggested its founder was an IAS officer.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Andhra Pradesh Must know

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears 45 Amaravati works, KfW loan for CRDA and mid-day meal for Intermediate students

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on 19 December 2024 approved 45 engineering works in Amaravati and restored the mid-day meal for Intermediate students.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India Important

EPFO gives employers final chance till 31 January 2025 on 3.1 lakh pending higher-wage pension applications

EPFO on 18 December 2024 gave employers a final opportunity till 31 January 2025 to upload wage details for over 3.1 lakh pending applications for pension on higher wages.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

National Commission for Minorities observes Minorities Rights Day on 18 December 2024

The National Commission for Minorities celebrated Minorities Rights Day on 18 December 2024, marking the UN declaration adopted on 18 December 1992.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

ESIC adds 17.80 lakh new workers and 21,588 establishments in October 2024

Provisional ESIC payroll data released on 18 December 2024 showed 17.80 lakh new employees enrolled under the ESI Scheme in October 2024.

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🎓 Education 📍 Punjab

IIT Ropar opens Dr Ranbir Singh Tinkerers' Lab for round-the-clock student innovation

IIT Ropar opened the Dr Ranbir Singh Tinkerers' Lab, a maker space open to all students round the clock, as announced on 17 December 2024.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya and Indian Navy sign MoU on logistics education and research

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, Vadodara signed an MoU with the Indian Navy in New Delhi on 16 December 2024 for logistics-related education, research and training.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Madhya Pradesh

NCL launches 'CHARAK' health scheme for Singrauli region

Northern Coalfields Limited launched 'CHARAK', a CSR scheme for free treatment of life-threatening diseases for economically weaker residents of Singrauli and Sonbhadra, on 15 December 2024.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

STRIVE project raised women's share in ITI training to 20%

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship said on 13 December 2024 that its World Bank-supported STRIVE project raised female participation in vocational training from 12% to 20% over its seven-year run.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Important

Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2024 begins at 51 centres

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.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India Important

'Hamara Shauchalay: Hamara Samman' campaign concludes on Human Rights Day

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.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Delhi Important

President addresses NHRC's Human Rights Day celebration

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.

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