Weekly Current Affairs - 4th Week December 2024
23rd to 31st December 2024
CURRENT AFFAIRS
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded Kuwait's highest honour
● 'The Order Mubarak Al Kabir'
Google has appointed 'Preeti Lobana' as the new
● Vice President in India
● Preeti will replace Sanjay Gupta in Google India
The American newspaper Wall Street Journal has recognized
● 'Madhya Pradesh' among the popular global destinations for the year 2025
● This recognition reflects the rich heritage, unique wildlife and stunning natural beauty of Madhya Pradesh
The Board of Control for Cricket in India-BCCI has announced the 15-member Indian women's cricket team for the
● 2025 Under-19 T20 World Cup
● Nikki Prasad will captain the team. While Sanika Chalke has been made the vice-captain
The Nepal government has issued a three-point travel advisory for its citizens travelling to
● Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos
The Central Government has released an amount of more than two thousand crore rupees for rural development in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh under the
● '15th Finance Commission Grant'
● According to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, more than one thousand 598 crore rupees have been released for Uttar Pradesh and more than 446 crore rupees for Andhra Pradesh
The 'Punjab Government' has decided to set up 66 solar power plants of 4 MW capacity with an aim to
● Reduce dependence on fossil fuels
The foundation stone of Ken-Betwa river link project was laid by PM Modi on
● 25 December
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the
● 'National Workshop' on Good Governance in New Delhi on 23 December
● Employees of all ministries and departments will participate in this workshop
India's Anahat Singh has won the women's singles title at the Western India Slam Squash Tournament in
● Mumbai
Recently, Phase-44 census has started in
● Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
● In this, more than 1200 trap cameras have been installed at 640 places in 9 areas of the Tiger Reserve
● After this census, the data will be collected and sent to the Wildlife Institute, Dehradun
Uttarakhand's tableau based on 'adventure sports' will be displayed on the path of duty in
● 'Republic Day Parade-2025'
● Adventure sports like rock climbing, paragliding, bungee jumping, trekking will be displayed in this tableau
Shooting Olympian 'Vijayveer Sidhu' has won the gold medal in the men's 25m rapid fire pistol event at the
● 67th National Championship
The profit of Indian banks has also increased for the sixth consecutive year in
● 2023-24
● According to the report of the Reserve Bank of India, the financial position of Indian banks remains strong and this is also reflected in the steady increase in loans and deposits of banks
The country has produced the highest ever coal in
● 2023-24
● Coal production in the year 2023-24 is 997.826 million tonnes as compared to 893.191 million tonnes in the year 2022-23 , which is about 11.71 percent more
The Indian Army contingent left for Nepal on 29 December to participate in the
● 18th battalion level joint military exercise 'Exercise Surya Kiran'
● This contingent consists of 334 soldiers
● This exercise will be held in Saljhandi, Nepal from 31 December to 13 January 2025
The 'Protected Area Permit' system is implemented in December 2024 by
● Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has launched the Rashtraparv Website along with its Mobile App on 25 Dec 2024 on the occasion of
● ‘Good Governance Day’ commemorating the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari
National Farmers Day is celebrated every year on
● 23 December in India
● This day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, who dedicated his entire life for the welfare of farmers
Every year, Christmas Day is celebrated all over the world on
● 25 December
● To celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ. This festival has special significance in Christianity
Veer Baal Diwas is celebrated every year on
● 26 December 2024 ( 3rd )
● To pay tribute to the courage of the four Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Sahib Ji who attained martyrdom in the 17th century
● The announcement to celebrate Veer Bal Diwas was made on January 9, 2022, by the Honorable Prime Minister of our country Mr. Narendra Modi
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness is celebrated on
● 27 December
‘Congress Foundation Day’ is celebrated every year on
● 28 December in India
● The first session of the Congress was held on 28 December 1885
The '11th Bhopal Science Fair' was organised jointly by
● Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology and Vigyan Bharti from 27 to 30 December at Jambori Ground
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his thoughts with the people of the country and abroad in the 'Mann Ki Baat' program on
● All India Radio on December 29
● This was the 117th episode of the monthly radio program