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01 December, 2024
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Thu 19 Dec, 2024
National News
Masali village, Gujarat
- In Gujarat, Masali village in Banaskantha district has become India's first solar border village. Under PM Suryaghar Yojana, solar rooftops have been installed on all houses of the village.
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State Special
Bhu Bharati 2024 Bill
- Telangana government has introduced the new Bhu Bharati 2024 Bill in Assembly, to reform the existing Revenue system of Dharani for land records and land rights.
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Economy and Banking
Projection of Indian economy by Ind-Ra
- India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) projected the Indian economy to grow at 6.6% in 2025-26, up from 6.4% in the current financial year.
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Investment Advisor Regulations (IA Regulations), 2013
- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has mandated that any person wishing to give investment advice must be qualified and registered under the Investment Advisor Regulations (IA Regulations), 2013.
About SEBI
| Estb: 1988 | HQ: Mumbai | Chairman: Madhabi Puri Buch |
Science and Tech
Assembly of HLVM3
- The Indian Space Research Organisation commenced the assembly of the Human Rated Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (HLVM3) for the Gaganyaan mission’s maiden uncrewed flight. The assembly of the HLVM3 is taking place at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota.
| HLVM3 is a three-stage vehicle with a payload of 10 tonnes to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). |
IAAIIC in Bengaluru
- Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi inaugurated the Artificial Intelligence Incubation Centre (IAAIIC) in Bengaluru.
About Indian Army
| Motto: "Service Before Self" | Army Day: 15 Jan | Chief: Gen Upendra Dwivedi |
Environment and Biodiversity
First-ever Ganges river dolphin tagging
- India conducted the first-ever Ganges river dolphin tagging in Assam.
| India's first centre for research on conserving the endangered Gangetic river dolphin, National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC), was inaugurated on March 4, 2024 by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. |
Sports
67th National Shooting Championship
- Indian Navy’s Kiran Ankush Jadhav clinched the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) title at the 67th National Shooting Championship Competitions in Bhopal.
About National Rifle Association of India
| Estb: 17th April 1951 | Founder: G.V.Mavlankar |
Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2024
- The Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2024 has begun in Doha, Qatar. Competitions will be held in 40 categories – 20 each at the junior and youth levels.
Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF)
| Formed: 1958 | Headquarters: Doha, Qatar |
FIDE World Under-18 Youth Rapid and Blitz titles
- In Chess, India’s Pranav Venkatesh made history by clinching both the FIDE World Under-18 Youth Rapid and Blitz titles in Slovenia.
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Awards and Honours
‘Bura Marp’ (red scarf) and ‘Patang’ (ceremonial sword) by Bhutan
- Indian educationist Arun Kapur, who set up schools in India, Bhutan and Oman, has been conferred the ‘Bura Marp’ (red scarf) and ‘Patang’ (ceremonial sword) by Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel.
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Annual Sahitya Akademi Awards 2024
- Hindi poet Gagan Gill for her book on poetry “Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar” and English writer Easterine Kire for her novel “Spirit Nights" are among the 21 recipients of the annual Sahitya Akademi Awards.
- The winning list includes 8 poetry books, 3 novels, 2 short stories, 3 essays, 3 works of literary criticism, 1 play and 1 research.
| Category | Awardees |
| Poetry | Sameer Tanti (Assamese), Dileep Jhaveri (Gujarati), Gagan Gill (Hindi), K. Jayakumar (Malayalam), Haobam Satyabati Devi (Manipuri), Paul Kaur (Punjabi), Mukut Maniraj (Rajasthani), Dipak Kumar Sharma (Sanskrit) |
| Novel | Aron Raja (Bodo), Easterine Kire (English), Sohal Koul (Kashmiri) |
| Short Stories | Yuva Baral (Nepali), Hundraj Balwani (Sindhi) |
| Essays | Mukesh Thali (Konkani), Mahendra Malangia (Maithili), Baishnab Charan Samal (Odia) |
| Literary Criticism | K.V. Narayana (Kannada), Sudhir Rasal (Marathi), Penugonda Lakshminarayana (Telugu) |
| Play | Maheswar Soren (Santali) |
| Research | A.R. Venkatachalapathy (Tamil) |
US Navy’s highest civilian honor
- Hollywood star Tom Cruise has received the US Navy’s highest civilian honor for his “outstanding contributions” to the military through his work on screen.
National Tansen Samman and Raja Mansingh Tomar Samman
- Pt. Swapan Choudhary of Kolkata was honoured with the “National Tansen Samman” for the year 2023 and Sanand Nyas, an institution of Indore, was honoured with the “Raja Mansingh Tomar Samman” for the year 2023, in the world famous Tansen Festival organized in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
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Major Appointments
Rama Mohan Rao Amara
- Rama Mohan Rao Amara has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI).
About SBI
| Estb: 1955 | HQ: Mumbai | Chairman: Challa Sreenivasulu Setty |
Person in News
Ravichandran Ashwin
- India’s star all-rounder, Ravichandran Ashwin, has announced retirement from international cricket with immediate effect.
International Matches Records
| 106 Tests | 537 wickets, 6 centuries and 14 fifties. |
| 116 ODIs | 156 wickets |
| 65 T20Is | 72 wickets |
Important Days
Goa, Daman and Diu Liberation Day
- Every year December 19 is celebrated as Goa, Daman, and Diu Liberation Day.
| Indian Army successfully captured Goa in 1961, ending Portuguese rule that had lasted for 451 years. |
Miscellaneous
QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur ranked 2nd in India in the latest QS World University Rankings Sustainability 2025.
- It has ranke 202nd University in the world, 23rd in Asia in Environment Research, Environment Sustainability, Knowledge Exchange, Employability, Opportunity and Governance.