PPSC (Punjab) Current Affairs — Saari news

💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

DFS ne PSB properties ke liye revamped 'Baanknet' e-auction portal launch kiya

Yeh one-stop portal sabhi public sector banks ki e-auction listings ek jagah laata hai; 1,22,500 se zyada properties migrate ho chuki hain.

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🏆 Sports Awards 📍 India Must know

National Sports Awards 2024: Gukesh D, Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar aur Manu Bhaker ko Khel Ratna

Sports Ministry ne 32 Arjuna Award winners ke naam bhi announce kiye; President 17 January 2025 ko awards dengi.

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🏆 Sports Awards 📍 India Important

National Sports Awards 2024: Dronacharya, Arjuna (Lifetime) aur MAKA Trophy winners ke naam

Chandigarh University ne MAKA Trophy jeeti; selection committee ke head Justice (Retd.) V. Ramasubramanian the.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

NSO ne January 2025 se district-level sample design ke saath NSS 80th Round, PLFS aur ASUSE shuru kiye

District-level estimates ke liye ab sample selection mein district basic stratum hai.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

WPI base year 2011-12 se 2022-23 karne ke liye Working Group bana

NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand ki adhyakshta wala 18-member group WPI se Producer Price Index par shift ka roadmap bhi dega.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Punjab

INST Mohali ke scientists ne dikhaya ki nano-melatonin Parkinson's disease ke ilaj mein madad kar sakta hai

Human serum albumin nanocarrier se 'darkness hormone' ka sustained release aur brain tak behtar delivery hui.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India

Captive aur commercial coal mines ne December 2024 mein 18.40 MT ka ab tak ka sabse zyada monthly output kiya

April–December 2024 mein in mines ka production 34.20% badhkar 131.05 MT raha.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Oceania

India ne earthquake-hit Vanuatu ko USD 500,000 relief assistance announce ki

Yeh madad 17 December 2024 ko Vanuatu ke coast ke paas aaye magnitude 7.4 earthquake ke baad di gayi.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Bangladesh

India aur Bangladesh fishermen ki mutual release par sahmat: 95 Indian, 90 Bangladeshi

Bangladesh ne 95 Indian fishermen ko 5 January 2025 ko samudra mein Indian Coast Guard ko saunpne ke liye apne Coast Guard ko saunpa.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne PMFBY aur RWBCIS ko 2025-26 tak jaari rakha; ₹824.77 crore ka technology fund banaya

2021-22 se 2025-26 ke liye overall outlay ₹69,515.71 crore hai.

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🎓 Education 📍 India Must know

One Nation One Subscription ka Phase I shuru, 13,000 se zyada journals tak access

6,300 se zyada government institutions ke lagbhag 1.8 crore students, faculty aur researchers ko 30 publishers ke journals milenge.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne DAP par NBS subsidy ke alawa ₹3,500 per tonne ka one-time special package badhaya

1 January 2025 se agle aadesh tak ke is extension par lagbhag ₹3,850 crore tak kharch hoga.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

Ministry of Defence ne 2025 ko 'Year of Reforms' ghoshit kiya

Focus areas mein integrated theatre commands, cyber aur space jaise naye domains, simple acquisition aur defence exports shamil hain.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Pakistan Important

India aur Pakistan ne 1 January ko prisoners aur nuclear installations ki lists exchange ki

Yeh 1992 se nuclear installation lists ka lagatar 34th exchange tha.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India

Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra ne IAF ki Western Air Command ki kamaan sambhali

Experimental test pilot Air Marshal Mishra ne Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha ki jagah li.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India

DARPG ne 28th National Awards for e-Governance 2025 ki guidelines jaari ki

Chhah categories mein nominations www.nceg.gov.in par 15 February 2025 tak khule hain.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India

Bhuvnesh Kumar ne UIDAI ke CEO ka charge sambhala

Uttar Pradesh cadre ke 1995-batch IAS officer MeitY mein Additional Secretary bhi bane rahenge.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Must know

Ground water assessment 2024: stage of extraction 60.47%, 73.4% units safe

Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil ne 31 December 2024 ko Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report 2024 jaari ki.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

NPCI ne WhatsApp Pay ki UPI user limit hatayi, 30% UPI volume cap ki deadline 31 December 2026 tak badhayi

Dono faislon ka elaan National Payments Corporation of India ne 31 December 2024 ko kiya.

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🏅 Chess 📍 United States Important

World Blitz 2024: Carlsen aur Nepomniachtchi ne open title share kiya; Ju Wenjun women's champion, Vaishali ko bronze

FIDE World Blitz Championship 2024 ka samapan 31 December 2024 ko New York mein hua.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

November 2024 mein eight core industries ki growth 4.3%; cement 13% ke saath sabse aage

Index of Eight Core Industries Commerce Ministry ne 31 December 2024 ko jaari kiya.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Important

November 2024 tak Union government ke accounts: receipts Budget Estimates ka 59.1%

31 December 2024 ko jaari monthly accounts ke mutabik April–November 2024 mein ₹27,41,002 crore kharch hue.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

Annual Ground Water Quality Report 2024: pehli baar standard procedure ke tahat, 81% se zyada samples irrigation ke liye safe

31 December 2024 ko jaari CGWB report 15,200 se zyada monitoring locations cover karti hai.

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🔬 Space 📍 India Must know

PSLV-C60 se SpaDeX launch; POEM-4 par 24 experimental payloads

ISRO ka PSLV-C60 30 December 2024 ko raat 10 baje Sriharikota se do SpaDeX satellites aur POEM-4 ke 24 payloads ke saath launch hua.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

RBI Financial Stability Report, December 2024: banks ka GNPA ratio 2.6% ke saath 12 saal ke low par

Reserve Bank of India ne 30 December 2024 ko apni Financial Stability Report ka December 2024 issue jaari kiya.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

India ne UNFCCC ko chauthi Biennial Update Report saunpi: 2020 mein emissions 2019 se 7.93% kam

30 December 2024 ko UNFCCC ko saunpi gayi India ki BUR-4 mein 2020 ki national GHG inventory hai.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

MoD ne DRDO-AIP plug aur Kalvari-class submarines par heavy weight torpedo integration ke liye ₹2,867 crore ke contracts kiye

Ministry of Defence ne 30 December 2024 ko New Delhi mein Mazagon Dock aur France ke Naval Group ke saath submarines se jude do contracts kiye.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Justice V. Ramasubramanian ne NHRC Chairperson ka charge sambhala; Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi Member bane

Supreme Court ke former judge V. Ramasubramanian ne 30 December 2024 ko National Human Rights Commission ke Chairperson ka charge sambhala.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Rabi sowing 614 lakh hectare ke paar; wheat 319.74 lakh ha, oilseeds pichhle saal se peeche

Agriculture Ministry ne 30 December 2024 tak rabi area coverage jaari kiya, jiske mutabik 614.94 lakh hectare mein sowing hui.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 India Important

India-Australia ECTA ke do saal poore: export utilisation 79%, CECA talks ke 10 rounds

Commerce Ministry ne 29 December 2024 ko India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement ke do saal ka review jaari kiya.

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