Asia Current Affairs One-liners — All time
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Sun, 08 Dec 2024
- On 8 December 2024, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 60th Raising Day Parade of the Border Security Force as Chief Guest and said anti-drone units will soon be set up at the borders.
- On 8 December 2024, in Adelaide, Australia, the hosts beat India by 10 wickets on day three of the second Test to level the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1-1.
- On 8 December 2024, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the India-Norway Business Forum was held, with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal proposing a startup bridge between the two countries.
- On 8 December 2024, in Kurukshetra, Haryana, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the International Gita Mahotsav 2024 and called for a 'Panchamrit' model of governance inspired by the Gita.
- On 8 December 2024, in Accra, Ghana, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat in the 7 December presidential election to former President John Dramani Mahama.
- On 8 December 2024, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled an 11-ft tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- On 8 December 2024, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Lando Norris won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, securing McLaren's first Formula One constructors' championship since 1998.
- On 8 December 2024, in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh chaired a DISHA meeting to review centrally sponsored schemes and backed promotion of the local milk product 'Kalahari'.
- On 8 December 2024, in Kathmandu, Nepal, the SAARC Secretariat marked SAARC's 40th Charter Day, commemorating the adoption of the SAARC Charter at the first summit in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.
Sat, 07 Dec 2024
- On 7 December 2024, in Panchkula, Haryana, Union Health Minister J P Nadda launched a 100-day intensified nationwide campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality, focused on the 347 most affected districts.
- On 7 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and INSOL India held an International Conclave on 'Insolvency Resolution: Evolution & Global Perspective', with RBI Deputy Governor M Rajeshwar Rao as Chief Guest.
- On 7 December 2024, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the silver jubilee of Kamarajar Port and laid the foundation for Rs 545 crore capital dredging and an Integrated Command and Control Centre.
- On 7 December 2024, in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Pope Francis created 21 new Cardinals at an Ordinary Public Consistory, among them India-born George Jacob Koovakad.
- On 7 December 2024, at Rairangpur, Odisha, President Droupadi Murmu laid foundation stones for three rail lines, Dandbose Airport, a Tribal Research and Development Centre and a new sub-divisional hospital building.
- On 7 December 2024, in India, Armed Forces Flag Day was observed, with PM Narendra Modi and Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh urging people to contribute to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund.
- On 7 December 2024, in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh held a public durbar and inaugurated road projects, including a 14.2 km PMGSY road.
- On 7 December 2024, in India, the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation and the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed an MoU to promote entrepreneurship among marginalised communities.
- On 7 December 2024, at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, Union Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal reviewed the state's power, housing and urban development schemes.
- On 7 December 2024, at Fursatganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University celebrated International Civil Aviation Day and held its first convocation in the presence of Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu.
- On 7 December 2024, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, PM Narendra Modi addressed the Karyakar Suvarna Mahotsav via video conferencing, marking 50 years of BAPS volunteer service.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024
- 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.
- On 6 December 2024, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav celebrating the Northeast and unveiled a commemorative postage stamp.
- On 6 December 2024, at Prerna Sthal in the Parliament House complex, New Delhi, the Vice-President, PM and other dignitaries paid floral tributes to Dr B R Ambedkar on his 69th Mahaparinirvan Diwas.
- On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved the 26.463 km Rithala-Narela-Nathupur (Kundli) corridor of Delhi Metro Phase-IV at a cost of Rs 6,230 crore.
- On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved 28 new Navodaya Vidyalayas in uncovered districts at an estimated cost of Rs 2,359.82 crore.
- On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched PMeVIDYA DTH 24x7 Channel No. 31 for Indian Sign Language.
- On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas and the expansion of KV Shivamogga, Karnataka, at an estimated Rs 5,872.08 crore.
- On 6 December 2024, in India, the Ministry of Home Affairs approved release of Rs 944.80 crore to Tamil Nadu as the central share of the SDRF to help people affected by Cyclone 'Fengal'.
- On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved an MoU between the Geological Survey of India and Italy's CNR-IRPI for collaboration in landslide forecasting and early warning.
- On 6 December 2024, in New Delhi, the three-day stocktake visit for the India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), held from 4 to 6 December, concluded.