MPESB (Vyapam) Current Affairs — All time
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024
Mon, 30 Dec 2024
PSLV-C60 launches SpaDeX; POEM-4 flies 24 experimental payloads
ISRO's PSLV-C60 lifted off from Sriharikota at 10 p.m. on 30 December 2024 with the two SpaDeX satellites and 24 POEM-4 payloads.
RBI Financial Stability Report, December 2024: banks' GNPA ratio at 12-year low of 2.6%
The Reserve Bank of India released the December 2024 issue of its Financial Stability Report on 30 December 2024.
India submits fourth Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC: 2020 emissions down 7.93% from 2019
India's BUR-4, submitted to the UNFCCC on 30 December 2024, contains the national GHG inventory for 2020.
MoD signs ₹2,867 crore contracts for DRDO-AIP plug and heavy-weight torpedo integration on Kalvari-class submarines
The Ministry of Defence signed two submarine contracts with Mazagon Dock and France's Naval Group in New Delhi on 30 December 2024.
Justice V. Ramasubramanian assumes charge as NHRC Chairperson; Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi joins as Member
Former Supreme Court judge V. Ramasubramanian took charge as Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission on 30 December 2024.
Sun, 29 Dec 2024
India-Australia ECTA completes two years: export utilisation at 79%, CECA talks at 10 rounds
The Commerce Ministry reviewed two years of the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement on 29 December 2024.
Jimmy Carter, 39th US President and 2002 Nobel Peace laureate, dies at 100; Haryana's Carterpuri recalls 1978 visit
Former US President Jimmy Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on 29 December 2024, aged 100.
Jasprit Bumrah reaches 200 Test wickets at MCG: fastest Indian by balls, first to the mark with a sub-20 average
Jasprit Bumrah took his 200th Test wicket, Travis Head, on day four of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne on 29 December 2024.
Sat, 28 Dec 2024
Koneru Humpy wins FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship 2024 in New York, her second world rapid title
Koneru Humpy won the 2024 FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship in New York with 8.5/11, concluding on 28 December 2024 local time.
Exercise Surya Kiran XVIII: Indian Army contingent leaves for Saljhandi, Nepal
A 334-strong Indian Army contingent departed on 28 December 2024 for the 18th India-Nepal Exercise Surya Kiran.
Nitish Kumar Reddy hits maiden Test century at MCG, 105 not out batting at No. 8
Nitish Kumar Reddy scored an unbeaten 105 on day three of the fourth Test against Australia in Melbourne on 28 December 2024.
Fri, 27 Dec 2024
HCES 2023-24 factsheet: urban MPCE ₹6,996, rural ₹4,122; Sikkim highest, Meghalaya has widest rural-urban gap
MoSPI released the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24 factsheet on 27 December 2024, putting average urban MPCE at ₹6,996 and rural MPCE at ₹4,122.
Dr Sandip Shah appointed Chairperson of NABL, succeeding Prof. Subbanna Ayyappan
Dr Sandip Shah, Joint Managing Director of Neuberg Diagnostics, was appointed Chairperson of the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), the Commerce Ministry announced on 27 December 2024.
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.
CSIR-IGIB team adapts FELUDA CRISPR test to detect H. pylori and its clarithromycin-resistance mutations
Researchers at CSIR-IGIB have shown that the FELUDA CRISPR test can detect Helicobacter pylori and its antibiotic-resistance mutations at low cost, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on 27 December 2024.
INS Sarvekshak reaches Port Louis for Joint Hydrographic Survey with Mauritius
Indian Navy ship INS Sarvekshak arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius, on 26 December 2024 to undertake a Joint Hydrographic Survey, the Defence Ministry said on 27 December 2024.
Thu, 26 Dec 2024
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh dies at AIIMS, New Delhi
Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014 and Finance Minister from 1991 to 1996, died at AIIMS, New Delhi, on 26 December 2024.
PM chairs 45th PRAGATI: eight projects worth over ₹1 lakh crore reviewed, six of them metro projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 45th PRAGATI interaction on 26 December 2024 and reviewed eight projects worth more than ₹1 lakh crore, including six metro projects.
Dr Arunish Chawla takes charge as Revenue Secretary
Dr Arunish Chawla, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre, took charge as Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, on 26 December 2024.
PM marks 3rd Veer Baal Diwas at Bharat Mandapam, launches Suposhit Gram Panchayat Abhiyan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 3rd Veer Baal Diwas at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 26 December 2024 and launched the Suposhit Gram Panchayat Abhiyan.
Post Office Rules, 2024 and Post Office Regulations, 2024 in force; money order limit raised to ₹10,000
The Ministry of Communications announced on 26 December 2024 that the Post Office Rules, 2024 and Post Office Regulations, 2024, framed under the Post Office Act, 2023, came into force on 16 December 2024.
MP cabinet approves ₹28,798 crore Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal link projects and Birth and Death Registration Rules, 2024
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on 26 December 2024 gave administrative approval of ₹28,798 crore for projects under the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal river link project and approved the MP Birth and Death Registration Rules, 2024.
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.
ECI releases 42 statistical reports on Lok Sabha 2024: Dhubri highest turnout, Srinagar lowest
The Election Commission of India released 42 statistical reports on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and 14 reports each for four simultaneous Assembly elections on 26 December 2024.
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.
Wed, 25 Dec 2024
PM lays foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river linking project at Khajuraho on Vajpayee's 100th birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa River Linking National Project at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, on 25 December 2024, the 100th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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.
Osamu Suzuki, who helped found Maruti Udyog, dies at 94
Osamu Suzuki, Senior Advisor of Suzuki Motor Corporation and Director and Honorary Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India, died on 25 December 2024 at the age of 94.
Health Ministry: malaria cases down over 97% since Independence; zero cases in 122 districts in 2023
The Health Ministry said on 25 December 2024 that India's annual malaria cases fell from about 7.5 crore at Independence to 20 lakh in 2023, with zero cases in 122 districts that year.