State PSC Current Affairs — All time
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Tue, 31 Dec 2024
Eight core industries grow 4.3% in November 2024; cement leads with 13%
The Index of Eight Core Industries was released by the Commerce Ministry on 31 December 2024.
Union government accounts to November 2024: receipts at 59.1% of Budget Estimates
Monthly accounts released on 31 December 2024 show ₹27,41,002 crore spent in April–November 2024.
Annual Ground Water Quality Report 2024: first under a standard procedure, over 81% samples safe for irrigation
The CGWB report, released on 31 December 2024, covers more than 15,200 monitoring locations.
Delhi logged a record 209 'good to moderate' air quality days in 2024: CAQM
The Commission for Air Quality Management reviewed Delhi's 2024 air quality on 31 December 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.
Kanniyakumari: India's first glass bridge over the sea links Thiruvalluvar Statue and Vivekananda Rock Memorial
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the glass bridge in Kanniyakumari on 30 December 2024.
Andhra Pradesh plans ₹80,112 crore Godavari-Banakacherla project to take Polavaram water to Rayalaseema
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu unveiled the three-segment project at the Secretariat in Velagapudi on 30 December 2024.
Keel of Indian Navy's third Cadet Training Ship (Yard 18005) laid at L&T Kattupalli
The keel laying of the third Cadet Training Ship took place at L&T Shipyard, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, on 30 December 2024.
Rabi sowing crosses 614 lakh hectares; wheat at 319.74 lakh ha, oilseeds trail last year
The Agriculture Ministry released rabi area coverage as on 30 December 2024, showing 614.94 lakh hectares sown.
Maharashtra to scrap over 13,000 old government vehicles and 15-year-old state transport buses
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis gave the direction while reviewing 100-day plans at Sahyadri Guest House, Mumbai, on 30 December 2024.
Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Haryana Steelers win maiden Pro Kabaddi League title, beating Patna Pirates 32-23 in Season 11 final
Haryana Steelers beat Patna Pirates 32-23 in the PKL Season 11 final at Balewadi, Pune, on 29 December 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.
Odisha sanctions additional ₹50 lakh for Bargarh's Dhanu Yatra, plans UNESCO heritage bid
Odisha Culture Minister Suryabanshi Suraj announced new support for the Dhanu Yatra on 29 December 2024.
Tamil Nadu: mini TIDEL Park opens at Milavittan, Thoothukudi, the first in the State's south
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated a ₹32.50 crore mini TIDEL Park at Milavittan, Thoothukudi, on 29 December 2024.
Sat, 28 Dec 2024
Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh accorded state funeral at Nigam Bodh Ghat; seven-day State Mourning till 1 January
The last rites of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh were held with full state honours at Nigam Bodh Ghat, Delhi, on 28 December 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.
Rajasthan cabinet redraws map to 41 districts and 7 divisions; nine new districts and three divisions not retained
The Rajasthan cabinet chaired by CM Bhajan Lal Sharma decided on 28 December 2024 not to retain nine districts and three divisions created in 2023.
Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat, French Sanskrit scholar and Padma Shri awardee, dies
French Indologist Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat died on Saturday, 28 December 2024, the French Association for Indian Studies announced.
Haryana doubles ex gratia for battle casualties to ₹1 crore, raises gratuity ceiling to ₹25 lakh
The Haryana cabinet approved revised ex gratia, pension and gratuity limits on 28 December 2024.
Tripura to get FCI regional office at Agartala: Pralhad Joshi gives in-principle approval
Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi visited the FCI office and godown in Agartala on 28 December 2024 and approved, in principle, an FCI regional office for Tripura.
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.
CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-III across NCR as Delhi AQI improves to 334
The CAQM Sub-Committee on GRAP revoked Stage-III of the revised Graded Response Action Plan across the NCR on 27 December 2024 after Delhi's average AQI improved to 334 at 7 PM.