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01 December, 2024
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Rajasthan annulled 9 of 17 new districts
- The Rajasthan government annulled nine of the 17 new districts and three divisions created by the previous Congress government.
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“Bhumi pujan" for a police outpost near Sambhal district
- The Sambhal district authorities performed a ceremonial "bhumi pujan" for a police outpost near the Shahi Jama Masjid.
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Jhansi Link Expressway
- Bundelkhand expressway to be linked to Jhansi via high-speed corridor, link expressway, to span over a distance of 115 km to 125 km, is likely to come up in Jalaun and would be terminated in Jhansi.
Districts in Bundelkhand Region
| Comprises 7 districts (Jhansi, Jalaun, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Banda and Chitrakoot) of Uttar Pradesh and 6 districts (Datia, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Damoh and Sagar) of Madhya Pradesh |
Chief Minister Model Composite Schools in U.P.
- Chief Minister Model Composite Schools will be opened in every district of Uttar Pradesh, in which education will be free from pre-primary to class 12.
- In each of the newly opened schools, 1500 students from low income groups will be given modern education.
Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji on the bank of Pangong lake
- The Indian Army has installed a statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji on the bank of Pangong lake at an altitude of 14,300 feet in the eastern Ladakh sector.
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UP in Aspirational Development Block Program Ranking by NITI Aayog
- In the overall rankings, Kaushambi development block in Uttar Pradesh secured the second rank in June 2023, while the Jamunaha development block in Shravasti achieved the first rank in March 2024.
| Delta rankings are issued quarterly based on 40 selected indicators in both overall and zone-wise categories. |
Government Schemes/Initiatives
PM CARES Fund
- The total voluntary contribution to the PM CARES Fund fell to ₹912 crore in the fiscal year 2022-23, lowest since COVID-19 outbreak.
| PM CARES Fund has been registered under the Registration Act, 1908 at New Delhi on 27th March, 2020. |
International News
Russia declared federal emergency
- Russia declared a federal emergency because of a huge oil spill in the Black Sea caused when two tankers collided in a storm near Crimea.
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Crash of Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan
- Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people.
About Azerbaijan
| Capital: Baku | Currency: Azerbaijani Manat | President: Ilham Aliyev |
Israeli attack on Yemen
- World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus narrowly escaped from Israeli attack on Yemen.
About WHO
| Estb: 7 April 1948 | HQ: Geneva, Switzerland | Director-General: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus |
Economy and Banking
UPI access for PPIs
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed UPI access for prepaid payment instruments (PPI) via third-party applications.
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PNB ‘Special Partner’ for Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2025
- Punjab National Bank (PNB) has officially joined as the ‘Special Partner’ for the 2025 edition of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards.
About PNB
| Estb: 1894 | HQ: New Delhi | MD & CEO: Atul Kumar Goel |
Household Consumption Survey Data
- According to household consumption survey data, conducted from August 2023 to July 2024, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the gap between urban and rural consumption declined to 70% in 2023-24 from 71% in the previous year.
Highlights
| Monthly consumption expenditure in current prices was Rs 4,122 in rural areas and Rs 6,996 in urban areas in 2023-24. | In real terms (2011-12 price), the increase in both rural and urban consumption is only 3.5% to Rs 2,079 and Rs 3,632, respectively. |
India's CAD in the July-September quarter of 2024-25
- According to Reserve Bank of India data, India's current account deficit (CAD) moderated marginally to $11.2 billion or 1.2% of GDP year-on-year in the July-September quarter of 2024-25.
What is CAD?
| It is the difference between exports and imports of goods and services. It is a key indicator of the country's external sector. |
Defence
18th edition of Exercise Surya Kiran
- The Indian Army contingent comprising 334 personnel has departed to participate in the 18th edition of Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran, which will be conducted in Saljhandi, Nepal from the 31st December to the 13th January 2025.
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INS Tushil
- INS Tushil arrived at Casablanca, Morocco, to strengthen the bilateral relations and naval cooperation between India and Morocco.
- Both countries will also engage in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) at sea in Morocco.
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Sichuan
- China launched a new amphibious assault ship "Sichuan" capable of launching fighter jets.
About China
| Capital: Beijing | Currency: Chinese Yuan | President: Xi Jinping |
Sports
18th Edition of CEC Ice Hockey Championship
- In Ladakh, 18th Edition of CEC Ice Hockey Championship has begun at Leh.
| Ladakh Scouts won 17th CEC Cup Men's Ice Hockey Championship. |
World Rapid Chess Championship 2024
- India's Koneru Humpy clinched the World Rapid Chess Championship 2024 title, beating Irene Sukandar of Indonesia in New York.
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Fastest Indian to complete 200 wickets in Test cricket
- India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah became the second fastest Indian along with Ravindra Jadeja to complete 200 wickets in Test cricket during fourth Test against Australia on December 29, 2024.
About International Cricket Council (ICC)
| Estb: 1909 | HQ: Dubai, UAE | Chairman: Jay Shah |
Asian youth and junior weightlifting championships 2024
- India won 33 medals across youth and junior categories, at Asian youth and junior weightlifting championships 2024 in Doha.
| India’s youth (13-17 years) lifters won 21 medals, including seven golds. | The juniors (15-20 years) won 12 medals. |
Art and Culture
21st Third Eye Asian Film Festival
- The 21st Third Eye Asian Film Festival will take place in Mumbai and Thane from the 10th to 16th January 2025.
| The Third Eye Asian Film Festival, initiated by the Asian Film Foundation in 2002 |
Awards and Honours
ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year award
- India’s Shreyanka Patil has been nominated for the ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year award.
Best Domestic Airport
- Manohar International Airport, Goa, has clinched the prestigious "Best Domestic Airport" at Travel Leisure India's Best Awards 2024.
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Honorary Cricket Membership of MCC
- The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) President, Fred Oldfield confirmed that Sachin Tendulkar accepted the Honorary Cricket Membership of MCC, recognizing his outstanding contributions to cricket.
About Sachin Tendulkar
| Retired in 2013 | Highest run-scorer in international cricket with 34,357 runs. |
Person in News
Magnus Carlsen
- Magnus Carlsen has been disqualified from the World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2024 for violating FIDE dress code for the event.
Geoffrey Hinton
- Computer Scientist Geoffrey Hinton, regarded as the "godfather" of artificial intelligence (AI), has warned the masses that the recent technology could lead to human extinction in the next three decades.
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: Geoffrey Hinton |
Abdul Rehman Makki
- Abdul Rehman Makki, the brother-in-law of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, died in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on 27th December.
| Abdul Rehman Makki was designated as a global terrorist by the US and the UN following the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks |
Bhaskar Jyoti
- Renowned Assamese filmmaker-scriptwriter Bhaskar Jyoti Das died on 26th December due to cancer, at the age of 51.
About Bhaskar Jyoti
| Served on the jury of the second Guwahati International Film Festival. | Written scripts of movies such as Haanduk, Sonar Baran Pakhi and Bokul Phulor Dore. |
Important Days
Vishwamanava Day
- The Kannada and Culture Department, Shivamogga district administration, and Kuvempu Trust held Vishwamanava Day at Kuppali, the birthplace of poet Kuvempu, in Tirthahalli, Karnataka on December 29.
About Poet Kuvempu
| Kuvempu’s birth anniversary is celebrated as Vishwamanava Day. | First Kannada writer to receive the Jnanpith Award. |