RRB ALP Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024
- The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro on 20 December 2024 for 155 mm/52 calibre K9 VAJRA-T guns for the Indian Army under the Buy (Indian) category.
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released its recommendations on additional spectrum for Indian Railways on 20 December 2024.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024
- TRAI said on 19 December 2024 that all major Principal Entities had registered their message transmission chains and SMS traffic on unregistered paths was being rejected from 11 December 2024.
- NITI Aayog released a report on 19 December 2024 on secure, affordable, flexible and efficient housing for industrial workers.
- DRDO, IIT Delhi and industry partners signed 10 tripartite agreements at the DIA-GARIMA event at IIT Delhi on 19 December 2024.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024
- INS Nirdeshak, the second ship of the Survey Vessel (Large) project, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on 18 December 2024.
- 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.
- The National Commission for Minorities celebrated Minorities Rights Day on 18 December 2024, marking the UN declaration adopted on 18 December 1992.
- Provisional ESIC payroll data released on 18 December 2024 showed 17.80 lakh new employees enrolled under the ESI Scheme in October 2024.
Tue, 17 Dec 2024
- The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 were introduced in the Lok Sabha on 17 December 2024.
- Union Minister Jitendra Singh unveiled Kisan Kavach, a first-of-its-kind anti-pesticide bodysuit for farmers, on 17 December 2024.
- CBIC Chairman Sanjay Kumar Agarwal launched four initiatives to improve taxpayer services on 17 December 2024.
- C-DOT signed an agreement with Silizium Circuits Pvt Ltd, a startup under IIT Hyderabad's fabless chip design incubator, for LEO satellite components and a GNSS RF front-end ASIC, as announced on 17 December 2024.
Mon, 16 Dec 2024
- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the Credit Guarantee Scheme for e-NWR based Pledge Financing (CGS-NPF) with a ₹1,000 crore corpus on 16 December 2024.
- India and Sri Lanka issued a joint statement on 16 December 2024 after PM Narendra Modi met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka in New Delhi.
- Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain died at a hospital in San Francisco from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 73, his family said; PM Narendra Modi condoled his death on 16 December 2024.
- President Droupadi Murmu led the nation in paying homage to the soldiers of the 1971 war on Vijay Diwas, 16 December 2024.
- India's annual WPI-based inflation was 1.89% (provisional) for November 2024, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 16 December 2024.
- India's total exports (merchandise and services) for April–November 2024 were estimated at USD 536.25 billion, up 7.61%, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on 16 December 2024.
Sun, 15 Dec 2024
- India beat China 3-2 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024 final at Muscat on 15 December 2024.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the fourth National Conference of Chief Secretaries in Delhi on 15 December 2024.
Sat, 14 Dec 2024
- The Reserve Bank of India raised the limit for collateral-free agricultural loans, including loans for allied activities, from ₹1.6 lakh to ₹2 lakh per borrower, effective 1 January 2025.
- National Energy Conservation Day was observed on 14 December 2024, with Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar felicitating National Painting Competition winners and the National Energy Conservation Awards presented at Vigyan Bhawan.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha on 14 December 2024 during the special discussion on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution and presented 11 resolutions for India's future.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor on his 100th birth anniversary on 14 December 2024, calling him a cultural ambassador who took Indian cinema to the global stage.
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
- A report mapping flood and drought risks across 698 Indian districts using the IPCC framework, prepared by IIT Mandi, IIT Guwahati and CSTEP Bengaluru with DST support, was released at IIT Delhi on 13 December 2024.
- Union Minister Jitendra Singh released the RSSDI's Indian Prevention of Diabetes Study on 13 December 2024, which found that a 40-minute daily yoga routine can cut the risk of developing diabetes by about 40%.
- NHAI announced on 13 December 2024 upgraded route patrolling vehicles named 'Rajmarg Saathi', with closed cabinets and AI-enabled dashboard cameras, to strengthen highway patrolling.
- The Central Consumer Protection Authority issued notices to 17 direct selling entities for violating the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021, it announced on 13 December 2024.