Asia Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 23 Dec 2024

• The Ministry of Defence announced the tableaux theme for Republic Day Celebrations 2025 and the 15 States/UTs and 11 central ministries/departments selected for Kartavya Path.
• The Asian Development Bank loan, with a sovereign guarantee, will help India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited fund projects aligned with India's climate commitments.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over more than 71,000 appointment letters via video conferencing on 23 December 2024, with the Rozgar Mela held at 45 locations.
• IREDA CMD Pradip Kumar Das backed Odisha's target of 10 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 at the GRIDCO-organised conclave in Bhubaneswar.
• The 64th State High-Level Clearance Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, approved projects expected to create about 5,605 jobs.
• The All-India CPI for Agricultural Labourers rose 5 points to 1320 and the CPI for Rural Labourers rose 5 points to 1331 in November 2024.

Sun, 22 Dec 2024

• 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.
• 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.
• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the ₹327.17 crore building of the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Kalaburagi on 22 December 2024.
• G. Trisha's 52 off 47 balls and the left-arm spin of Ayushi Shukla, Sonam Yadav and Parunika Sisodia sealed the title on 22 December 2024.
• Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched cooperative initiatives in Tripura and inaugurated or laid foundation stones for projects worth over ₹668 crore in Dhalai on 22 December 2024.
• The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities closed the 12–22 December fair with 'Divya Kala Shakti' at Kartavya Path, and NDFDC launched a loan app.
• The Central Consumer Protection Authority found that the institute hid the courses taken by successful candidates and used 'IAS' in a way that suggested its founder was an IAS officer.
• Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya flagged off the cycling initiative at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, on 22 December 2024.

Sat, 21 Dec 2024

• The GST Council chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on 21 December 2024 and recommended a series of rate changes and clarifications.
• 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.
• The 72nd Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council was held in Agartala, Tripura, on 21 December 2024, followed by the 12th meeting of the North Eastern Space Applications Centre Society.
• The Ministry of Textiles and SASMIRA launched a 15,000 sq m demonstration centre for agro-textiles in Navsari, Gujarat, on 21 December 2024 in the presence of Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil.
• The Ministry of Mines presented the auction process for India's first offshore areas mineral blocks to industry at Porbandar, Gujarat, on 21 December 2024, highlighting lime-mud for cement.
• World Meditation Day, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly with India in the core group of sponsors, was observed for the first time on 21 December 2024.
• The Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, received two new facilities on 21 December 2024, building on the Pashmina Certification Centre opened a year earlier.
• The Association of NPS Intermediaries (ANI) was launched at the Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai, on 21 December 2024 to bring together stakeholders of the National Pension System.
• The Nagpur–Mansar bypass stretch of NH-44 in Maharashtra, built with lignin-based bio-bitumen, was inaugurated on 21 December 2024.
• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw presented the 69th Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 21 December 2024.

Fri, 20 Dec 2024

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Minimum Support Price for copra for the 2025 season on 20 December 2024.
• 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.
• 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.
• The College of Defence Management in Secunderabad, Telangana, received the President's Colours, the highest award to a defence institution, on 20 December 2024.
• The Competition Commission of India approved UltraTech Cement's acquisition of a controlling stake in The India Cements on 20 December 2024.
• The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, FAO and ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel held a stakeholder workshop in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on 20 December 2024.