State Staff Selection Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Mon, 25 Nov 2024
- On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved three railway multitracking projects costing about ₹7,927 crore across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
- On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the CCEA approved investments of ₹1,750 crore for the 186 MW Tato-I and ₹1,939 crore for the 240 MW Heo hydroelectric projects in Shi Yomi district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- On 25 November 2024 in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved continuing the Atal Innovation Mission under NITI Aayog, with an enhanced scope and a budget of ₹2,750 crore till 31 March 2028.
Sun, 24 Nov 2024
- On 24 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the COP29 UN climate conference adopted a new climate finance goal (NCQG) of $300 billion a year by 2035, and India's negotiator Chandni Raina objected, calling it an 'optical illusion'.
- On 24 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal paid tribute to Ahom commander Lachit Borphukan on his 402nd birth anniversary.
- On 24 November 2024, the Indian Army's promotional video for Army Day Parade 2025 was showcased at the 55th IFFI in Goa; the parade will be held in Pune for the first time on 15 January 2025.
- On 24 November 2024, in the 116th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', PM Narendra Modi marked NCC Day, noted the rise of girl cadets to almost 40%, and praised Indore's tree-planting record and Chennai's sparrow campaign.
- On 24 November 2024, in the 116th Mann Ki Baat, PM Narendra Modi highlighted Lothal in Gujarat — known as the site of the world's first dockyard — where the National Maritime Heritage Complex is being built.
- On 24 November 2024 in New Delhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the Government's meeting with floor leaders of political parties before the Winter Session of Parliament, which runs from 25 November to 20 December 2024.
- On 24 November 2024, Chief of the Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi returned to India after a five-day official visit to Nepal, during which he was conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Nepali Army.
- On 24 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi took part in the 'Odisha Parba 2024' celebrations at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
- On 24 November 2024, INSV Tarini sailed out of Fremantle, Australia, on the second leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama-II, bound for Lyttelton, New Zealand.
Sat, 23 Nov 2024
- On 23 November 2024, counting for the 288-seat Maharashtra Assembly showed the BJP as the single largest party with 132 seats, with allies Shiv Sena (57) and NCP (41), while the Opposition's Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (SP) won 20, 16 and 10.
- On 23 November 2024, results for the 81-seat Jharkhand Assembly gave Chief Minister Hemant Soren's JMM-led INDIA bloc 56 seats, with the JMM winning 34 — its best performance — while the BJP-led NDA got 24.
- On 23 November 2024, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced the National Gopal Ratna Awards 2024 winners, to be given on National Milk Day, 26 November, in New Delhi, and added a special award for North Eastern Region States.
- On 23 November 2024, the Environment Ministry reported on India's side events at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, including the LeadIT Summit co-chaired by MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh and Sweden's Romina Pourmokhtari, where LeadIT's first five-year report was launched.
- On 23 November 2024 at Leh, Ladakh, Power Minister Manohar Lal flagged off NTPC's green hydrogen buses under a project with a 1.7 MW solar plant, an 80 kg/day hydrogen station and 5 buses at 3,650 m.
- On 23 November 2024 in New Delhi, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah addressed the 91st General Council meeting of the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) and proposed a five-year plan to raise sugar mills' funding to ₹25,000 crore.
Fri, 22 Nov 2024
- On 22 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi addressed the News9 Global Summit in Stuttgart, Germany, by video conference, noting that 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Indo-German Strategic Partnership.
- On 22 November 2024 in Perth, on the opening day of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test, India were bowled out for 150 and stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah took 4 for 17 to reduce Australia to 67 for 7 at stumps.
Thu, 21 Nov 2024
- On 21 November 2024 in Georgetown, PM Narendra Modi addressed the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana at a special session — the first Indian Prime Minister to do so.
- On 21 November 2024 in New Delhi, Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh marked World Fisheries Day by launching the 5th Marine Fisheries Census, a National Plan of Action on Sharks and other initiatives, and presenting awards to Kerala, Telangana and others.
- On 21 November 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the 11th ADMM-Plus that India stands for freedom of navigation and a rule-based order in the Indo-Pacific, and called for an ADMM-Plus Defence Strategy on Climate Change.
- On 21 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Narendra Modi paid tributes at the Indian Arrival Monument, Mahatma Gandhi's statue and the Arya Samaj monument, and addressed the Indian community.
- On 21 November 2024, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that Bihar will host the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in April and, for the first time on the Summer Olympics model, the Khelo India Para Games in the same state.
- On 21 November 2024, the fourth edition of the pan-India coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil 24 concluded after 36 hours, spanning India's 11,098 km coastline with over 21 agencies from six ministries.
- On 21 November 2024 in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 125th birth anniversary celebration of 'Utkal Keshari' Dr Harekrushna Mahtab and released a commemorative postage stamp.
Wed, 20 Nov 2024
- On 20 November 2024 at the State House in Georgetown, PM Modi held talks with Guyana's President Irfaan Ali; ten MoUs were signed during the visit.
- On 20 November 2024 in India, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched Nafithromycin, the country's first indigenous antibiotic, marketed by Wockhardt as 'Miqnaf'.
- On 20 November 2024 in Georgetown, Guyana, PM Modi and Grenada PM Dickon Mitchell (CARICOM Chair) chaired the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit, where Modi offered a seven-point plan.