Weekly Current Affairs - 1st Week December 2024
1st - 7th December 2024
CURRENT AFFAIRS
12/9/20245 min read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the three-day 'Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav 2024' at
● Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on December 6
According to the Central Government, till November 25, about 14 lakh 'Ayushman Vaya Vandan Cards' have been issued for senior citizens aged 70 years and above under
● Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
According to the central government, about 7 crore 43 lakh beneficiaries have been registered under the
● 'Universal Immunization Program' - UIP
● Under this program, pregnant women and children up to 16 years of age are given vaccines to prevent 12 life-threatening diseases
The Central Government has set a target of opening 25 thousand
● Jan Aushadhi Centers across the country by March 2027
● Under the ' Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Project' - PMBJP
The Central Government has approved the proposal for nine
● 'One Stop Centres' - OSCs to assist Indian women in distress abroad
The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected 'Mahayuti Government' in Maharashtra will be held at 5 pm on
● December 5 at Azad Maidan in Mumbai
● The Mahayuti alliance has won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections
The 'Master Creation' Handicrafts event will be organized by the Ministry of Textiles from
● 01 December to 15 December 2024 at Delhi Haat, INA Market
● The event aims to promote and support artisans by providing them a platform to showcase their skills and sell their products directly to consumers
The 59th Foundation Day of the Border Security Force was celebrated on
● 01 December 2024
● BSF is a major armed force responsible for the security of India's borders. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the BSF was established on 1 December 1965 to provide strong security to the country's borders
Actor Vikrant Massey has been honoured with the prestigious 'Indian Film Personality of the Year' award at the grand closing ceremony of the
● 55th International Film Festival of India
The Defence Ministry has signed an agreement with 'Cochin Shipyard Limited' on
● November 30
● According to this, 'INS Vikramaditya' will be repaired at a cost of more than one thousand two hundred crore rupees
The joint military exercise 'Agni Warrior 2024' of the Indian Armed Forces and the Singapore Armed Forces concluded on
● 30 November in Deolali, Maharashtra
● This three-day exercise started on 28 November
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the successful implementation of three transformative new criminal laws in
● Chandigarh on December 03
● These laws are Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
● Implemented across the country with effect from 1st July 2024, these laws aim to make the legal system more transparent, efficient and relevant to the needs of contemporary society
President Draupadi Murmu presented National Awards for outstanding contribution to the empowerment of persons with disabilities to 33 individuals and institutions on the occasion of
● International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024 on 03 December in New Delhi
About two thousand ex-servicemen will be posted in the academies to train members of the
● National Cadet Corps (NCC)
Renowned educationist 'Avadh Ojha' took membership of this party on 02 December
● Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal
President 'Draupadi Murmu' was on a five-day visit to Odisha from
● December 03
This year's ' International Maritime Conference' was be held in
● Chennai from 4 to 6 December
● Director General of Shipping Shyam Jagannathan was the guest of honour at the conference
The annual sports week of the Election Commission started from 02 December at
● Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi
● This sports week ran till the 7th of this month
● Total of six sports have been included this year, which include sports like badminton, chess, cricket, carrom and table tennis
'Saras Food Festival 2024' has started at
● Baba Kharak Singh Marg in Connaught Place, New Delhi
● Organised by the Ministry of Rural Development, this fair will run till 17 December
South Korea's President 'Yun Suk Yol' has announced the imposition of emergency martial law in the country on
● 3 December
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the country's budget
● for 2025
● In this budget, about 126 billion US dollars have been allocated for national defence
● This is 32.5 percent of the total government expenditure
Kuwait's Foreign Minister 'Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya' arrived in Delhi on
● 3 December on a two-day official visit to India
● He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The National Council of Vocational Education and Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has officially recognised the
● 'Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre' (IN-SPACe) as a body that aims to strengthen vocational education and training in the space sector
According to the records of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), India has overtaken
● China in terms of two-wheeler sales in the world
● In the year 2023, more than 1 crore 66 lakh two-wheelers were sold in China, while more than 1 crore 70 lakh two-wheelers have been registered in India
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated the 'Centenary Pillar' at ICAR in
● Mumbai on December 03
● In celebration of 100 years of outstanding research and development, ICAR-CIRCOT has erected a Centenary Pillar
Recently Gharchola, the famous traditional handicraft of Gujarat has been granted
● Geographical Indication (GI) tag
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck came to India with his wife Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck on a
● Two-day visit from December 5
● During this, he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Google LLC has announced the establishment of a Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) in
● Hyderabad
● This will be the first such advanced facility in the Asia-Pacific region outside Tokyo and the fifth in the world
The central government has set a target of installing more than one million rooftop solar panels by
● March 2025 under the 'PM Surya Ghar - Free Electricity Scheme'
Union Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra inaugurated the 67th Foundation Day of the 'Directorate of Revenue Intelligence' in
● New Delhi on December 04
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi inaugurated 25 new e-vehicle charging stations built by Delhi Transco Limited on
● 04 December
● Now there are a total of 2,500 e-vehicle charging stations in Delhi
Recently, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation-DMRC has completed the construction of the longest underground tunnel between
● Tughlakabad Air Force Launching Shaft and Maa Anandmayee Marg on the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor of Phase-IV
The Central Government has provided broadband connectivity to more than two lakh 14 thousand Gram Panchayats in the country under the
● 'Bharatnet Project'
Every year, 'World AIDS Day' is celebrated across the world on
● 01 December
● To spread awareness about HIV AIDS, support the victims and eliminate the misconceptions spread in the society
● The theme of World AIDS Day, 2024 is 'Take the Rights Path: My Health My Right
Every year, 'International Day of Persons with Disabilities' is celebrated all over the world on
● 03 December
Every year 'Indian Navy Day' is celebrated on
● 04 December
● This day is celebrated to honour the valour, dedication and role of the Indian Navy in protecting the maritime borders of the country
Every year 'International Volunteer Day' is celebrated all over the world on
● 05 December
Armed Forces Flag Day is celebrated on
● 07 December
● It is an annual day that is observed to honour the martyrs and the men in uniform who serve our country
● The primary idea behind the Indian Armed Forces Flag Day was to distribute small flags to the civilians & collect donations for the soldiers in return