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Shyam Benegal, pioneer of India's parallel cinema, dies in Mumbai at 90

Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, known for Ankur, Mandi and Manthan, died at Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai on 23 December 2024.

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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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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Kuwait Must know

India and Kuwait elevate ties to Strategic Partnership during PM Modi's first visit; defence MoU signed, Kuwait joins ISA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to Kuwait on 21–22 December 2024 produced a defence MoU, cultural and sports programmes, and Kuwait's membership of the International Solar Alliance.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 Kuwait Must know

PM Modi conferred The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Kuwait's highest national award

Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah conferred the award on 22 December 2024, during the first visit of an Indian Prime Minister to Kuwait in 43 years.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Must know

India State of Forest Report 2023: forest and tree cover at 25.17% of geographical area, up 1,445 sq km since 2021

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released ISFR 2023, the 18th biennial report of the Forest Survey of India, at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, on 21 December 2024.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

CCEA fixes copra MSP for 2025 season: ₹11,582 per quintal for milling copra, ₹12,100 for ball copra

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Minimum Support Price for copra for the 2025 season on 20 December 2024.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Must know

Winter Session 2024 of Parliament adjourned sine die; Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak passed, Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill sent to JPC

The Winter Session of Parliament, which began on 25 November 2024, was adjourned sine die on 20 December 2024 after 20 sittings of the Lok Sabha and 19 of the Rajya Sabha.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Must know

Destroyer Surat, last of Project 15B, and frigate Nilgiri, first of Project 17A, delivered to Indian Navy

Two indigenously designed warships built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, the destroyer Surat and the frigate Nilgiri, were delivered to the Indian Navy on 20 December 2024.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Must know

INS Nirdeshak, second Survey Vessel (Large), commissioned into Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam

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.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Must know

Bills for 'One Nation, One Election' introduced in Lok Sabha

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.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India Must know

Kisan Kavach, India's first anti-pesticide bodysuit for farmers, launched

Union Minister Jitendra Singh unveiled Kisan Kavach, a first-of-its-kind anti-pesticide bodysuit for farmers, on 17 December 2024.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Credit Guarantee Scheme for e-NWR based Pledge Financing (CGS-NPF) launched

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.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Sri Lanka Must know

India–Sri Lanka Joint Statement during President Disanayaka's State Visit

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.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 India Must know

Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain passes away at 73

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.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

RBI raises collateral-free agricultural loan limit to ₹2 lakh

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.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

District-level Climate Risk Assessment maps flood and drought risk in 698 districts

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.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

India releases Green Steel Taxonomy, first country to do so

Steel Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy released India's Green Steel Taxonomy at Vigyan Bhavan on 12 December 2024, making India the first nation to define green steel.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

India's gross FDI inflows cross $1 trillion since April 2000

India's gross foreign direct investment inflows have reached $1 trillion since April 2000, the Commerce Ministry said on 12 December 2024, with H1 FY2024-25 inflows up nearly 26% to $42.1 billion.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Russia Must know

Rajnath Singh co-chairs 21st India-Russia IRIGC-M&MTC in Moscow, calls on Putin

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.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Russia Must know

INS Tushil (F 70) commissioned at Kaliningrad, Russia

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.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Asia Must know

Syrian rebels take Damascus; Bashar al-Assad flees to Russia

On 8 December 2024, in Damascus, Syria, rebel forces seized the capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, ending more than five decades of Assad family rule.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

RBI keeps repo rate at 6.50%, cuts CRR to 4%

On 6 December 2024, in India, the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50%, and the RBI cut the cash reserve ratio by 50 basis points to 4.0% in two tranches.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 France Must know

French government falls in no-confidence vote against PM Michel Barnier

On 4 December 2024, in France, the National Assembly passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, bringing down his government about three months after he was appointed.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Malaysia Must know

India–Malaysia joint military exercise Harimau Shakti 2024 begins at Bentong

On 2 December 2024, in Malaysia, the 4th edition of the India–Malaysia joint military exercise Harimau Shakti began at Bentong camp, Pahang district.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India Must know

EPFO's 236th CBT meeting: interest until settlement date, EDLI benefits ratified, Amnesty Scheme 2024 recommended

On 30 November 2024 in New Delhi, the 236th meeting of EPFO's Central Board of Trustees, chaired by Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, approved paying interest up to the date of claim settlement.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

Real GDP grows 5.4% in Q2 (July–September) of 2024-25: NSO

On 29 November 2024 in New Delhi, the National Statistics Office estimated India's real GDP growth for July–September 2024 (Q2 of 2024-25) at 5.4%, down from 8.1% a year earlier.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

First-ever auction of offshore mineral blocks launched: 13 blocks in Arabian and Andaman Seas

On 28 November 2024 in New Delhi, Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy launched the first-ever tranche of e-auction of offshore mineral blocks — 13 blocks in the Arabian Sea and the Andaman Sea.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Must know

Annapurna Devi launches 'Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat' campaign and Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal

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.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

BAHS 2024 released on National Milk Day: milk output 239.30 million tonnes in 2023-24

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.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 India Must know

HLC under Amit Shah approves ₹1,115.67 crore, including ₹1,000-crore landslide mitigation project in 15 States

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.

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