04 November, 2024
GK Update
Wed 26 Jun, 2024
National
Nuclear Power Generation Capacity
- India’s Nuclear Power generation capacity will increase from the current 7.48 GWe to 13.08 GWe by 2029.
- This increase will be achieved by adding seven new reactors.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant | Located: Tamil Nadu |
Safai Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao Initiative
- Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry is rolling out Safai Apnao, Bimaari Bhagao initiative under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 from 1st July to 31st August.
International
Debt Restructuring Agreements
- Sri Lanka will sign agreements to restructure bilateral debt with India and Japan.
Sri Lanka | Capitals: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte |
Economy
8 percent GDP growth
- RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has said that India is moving towards 8 percent GDP growth in a sustained manner.
Sports
Paris Olympics
- Equestrian Federation of India has selected Anush Agarwalla to represent the country in the dressage event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Person in News
Rahul Gandhi
- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Xu Feihong
- Ambassador of China Xu Feihong called on External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in Delhi.
Julian Assange
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed from the espionage case.
Om Birla
- BJP MP Om Birla has been elected as the Speaker of 18th Lok Sabha.
Miscellaneous
C-DAC and AICTE sign MoA
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) entered into Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to create an ecosystem for human resource development in High Performance Computing and allied areas.
C-DAC | Estd: 1988 |