India Current Affairs December 2024

31st December:

• Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen passes away at 95.
• Bangladesh election: Sheikh Hasina wins new term as prime minister.
• India vs Australia: 3rd Test IND won by 137 runs.
• UAE helicopter crash kills four crew on rescue mission near zip-line.
• Iran judiciary chief to head powerful expediency Council.

30th December:

• Cabinet approved 7 CPSEs via IPO.
• Telangana State cancer institute achieved two world records.
• Egypt police kill 40 militants in raids after tourist bus blast.
• ISRO chairman K.Sivan was awarded gold medal by SSI.
• RBI forms panel on Economic Capital Framework.
• 6th International Rice Research Institute inaugurated in Varanasi.

29th December:

• India’s first vertical bridge to replace Pamban Bridge.
• China Navigation Satellite System ‘BeiDou’ Starts Global Service.
• Government banned Khalistan Liberation Force under UAPA.
• Pakistan Cabinet approved to issue ‘Panda bond’ in Chinese currency.
• Israel Parliament votes to dissolve government.
• Gen Bajwa installs Lt Gen Bilal Akbar as Mujahid Force Chief.

28th December:

• Four day 12th Annual ISDSI Conference commenced in SPJIMR, Mumbai.
• Saudi King Salman cabinet reshuffle.
• Israel Parliament votes to dissolve government.
• AIIMS Doctor Allegedly Commits Suicide After Fight With Wife In Delhi.
• Lok Sabha Passes Triple Talaq Bill.
• Portfolios allocated to ministers in Rajasthan; Ashok Gehlot keeps 9, Sachin Pilot 5.

27th December:

• Madhya Pradesh Declares Kuno As National Park.
• Prof Hamidi Kashmiri Passes Away.
• Andhra Pradesh Gets New High Court in Amaravati.
• Russia successfully tested hypersonic missile.
• Aadi Sai Vijaykaran Wins ‘Top Debater In The World’ Title.
• Former Union minister Jai Narain Prasad Nishad passed away.

26th December:

• RBI to soon release new Rs 20 currency note.
• Former MQM leader Ali Raza Abidi shot dead in Karachi DHA.
• India officially took operations of Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port.
• Former Union Minister Jai Narain Prasad Nishad passed away.
• Libya: 3 dead in attack on foreign ministry building in Tripoli.
• PV Bharathi Appointed MD And CEO Of Corporation Bank.
• Kamal Hassan’s MNM appoints 575 constituency incharges in Tamil Nadu.

25th December:

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Buddhist site museum at Lalitgiri in Odisha.
• Reformist Prince In World’s Top Oil Exporter Saudi Arabia Dies.
• Christmas Day Celebrated today.
  
• 142nd birth anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah is Celebrated today.
  
• Good Governance Day Observed today.
  
• 29 killed injured in militant Raid on Kabul Government Compound.

24th December:

• DRDO: India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable ICBM Agni-IV Missile.
• PM Manmohan Singh conferred with South Indian Education Society Award.
• India successfully test-fired ICBM ‘Agni-IV’ from Odisha coast.
• BVP Rao becomes President of Archery Association of India.
• China launches the first satellite for space-based broadband to rival Google.
• India’s stock market becomes 7th largest in the world overtaking Germany.
• Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates IFC-IOR in Gurugram.

23rd December:

• National Farmers Day ‘Kisan Diwas’ observed today.
• United States withdraw half US troops from Afghanistan.
• 15th Global SME Business Summit held in New Delhi.
• China launches first satellite for broadband communication.
• Three astronauts return from International Space Station.
• Famous classical singer Pandit Arun Bhaduri passed away at 75.

22nd December:

• NITI Aayog Releases SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2024.
• UP Govet gears up to mark Vajpayee’s 95th birth anniversary.
• Winter Solstice observed in India today.
• National Mathematics Day observed today.
• India, Japan Sign Exchange of Notes and Loan Agreements.
• Lok Sabha passed Consumer Protection Bill.

21st December:

• WV Raman appointed as the new coach of the India women’s cricket team.
• Infosys appoints Airtels Nilanjan Roy as new CFO.
• Winter Solstice observed today.
• Karavali Utsav to be inaugurated Today in Mangaluru.
• Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed new Indian Ambassador to US.
• NASA’s Apollo 8 Mission to Moon marks its 50th anniversary today.

20th December:

• International Human Solidarity Day today.
• ISRO launches the GSAT 7A satellite from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
• India’s Largest National Cancer Institute ‘NCI’ set up in Jhajjar, Haryana.
• India ranked 108th in World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index.
• USA pulls out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
• Women’s ony political party launched in Delhi.
• US approves Patriot missile sate worth $3.5bn to Turkey.

19th December:

• Madhavi Divan is the new Additional Solicitor General of India.
• GSLV F11 carrying GSAT 7A launched today.
• Goa Liberation Day observed today.
• Saudi heritage chief launches Korean exhibition in Riyadh.
• Cabinet approves India and France MoU on renewable energy.
• British Airways to resume flights to Pakistan after 10 years.

18th December:

• Kamal Nath sworn in as 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
• United Arab Emriates President declares 2021 as Year of Tolerance.
• TN CM inaugrated 35 civic projects.
• IAF tested military aircraft using blended bio-jet fuel.
• Andreas Goss is appointed as CEO of Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel B.V.
• Tamil Nadu CM launched ISRO designed NaVIC to fishermen.

17th December:

• International Day Against Violence Against Sex Workers Celebrated today.
• Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
• Bhupesh Baghel became 3rd Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.
• Ranil Wickremesinghe became new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
• Shree Saini from USA crowned Miss India Worldwide 2024.
• BWF World Tour 2024: PV Sindhu becomes the first Indian to win Gold.

16th December:

• Pu Zoramthanga swore in as new 5th Chief Minister of Mizoram.
• India and Saudi Arabia Sign Bilateral Annual Hajj 2021 Agreement.
• Indias first private UAV factory inaugurated in Hyderabad.
• Vijay Diwas is celebrated in india today.
• India & France sign agreement to fight terrorism together.
• India’s First Railway University ‘NRTI’ inaugurated in Vadodara, Gujarat.

15th December:

• Ashok Gehlot Becomes 14th Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
• International Tea Day Observed Today.
• Supreme Court: NDA Government (BJP) Gets Clean Chit In Rafale Deal.
• Eminent English writer Amitav Ghosh conferred with Jnanpith Award 2024.
• PCB issues PSL 4th complete schedule.
• First National Workshop on Explosives Detection held in Pune, Maharashtra.

14th December:

• 27th National Energy Conservation Day to be celebrated today.
• Dam Safety Bill 2024 Introduced In Lok Sabha.
• Kamal Nath becomes new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
• President Kovind inaugurates 5th Enterprise India show in Myanmar.
• India, Russia plans to boost the joint production in defense.
• Delhi High Court bans the online sale of medicines across India.
• ADB retains India FY19 growth forecast at 7.3% despite downside risks.

13th December:

• Mary Kom honored with Meethoileima title.
• NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft find signs of water on asteroid Bennu.
• Economist Surjit Bhalla resigned from Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.
• India signed the 30-member Trans Regional Maritime Network pact in Rome, Italy.
• Indian Navy launched DSRV system at Mumbai.
• Brexit: Theresa May to join EU summit after surviving vote UP to establish Umbrella.
• University named after former PM late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

12th December:

• Shaktikanta Das appointed new RBI Governor.
• Israel has become the member of FATF.
• PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate 4th Partner’s Forum today.
• Sino-Indian militaries begin ‘Hand-in-Hand’ drills in China.
• UK court orders Vijay Mallya’s extradition to India.
• Agni-5 Ballistic Missile Successfully Test-Fired.
• Lt Gen Majid Ehsan appointed corp commander Lahore.

11th December:

• Sameer Aggarwal is appointed as CBO of Walmart India.
• At least 5 officials dead in sudan helicopter crash.
• Nadia Murad,Denis Mukwege Nobel Prize lecture 2024.
• CJP inaugurates SC Quetta registry building.
• Five ANA soliders Wounded in Kandahar Chopper Crash.
• Imran Siddiqui honoured with Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award 2024.
• Arundhati Bhattacharya appointed as the new chairman of SWIFT India Board.

10th December:

• India’s Prathamesh Maulingkar wins Mister Supranational 2024.
• RBI Governor Urjit Patel quits citing personal reasons.
• Vanessa Ponce de Leon crowned as Miss World.
• Allahabad University to be renamed as Prayagraj State University.
• Kerala gets its 4th international airport in Kannur.
• Railways launched new Buddhist Circuit Tourist Train.

9th December:

• International Anti-Corruption Day Observed today.
• Italy Wins Admirals Cup Sailing Regatta 2024.
• NASA’s ‘OSIRIS-REx’ reached asteroid Bennu.
• NITI Aayog’s Launches Global Hackathon on Artificial Intelligence.
• Shi Yomi became 23rd district of Arunachal Pradesh.
• Madhya Pradesh Tourism first in Asia hosts AdventureNext 18.

8th December:

• Atul Sahai appointed CMD of New India Assurance.
• Italy nightclub stampede kills six and injures 100.
• India opposes move to declare Gilgit-Baltistan as fifth province.
• China mission launches to far side of Moon.
• IndiGo becomes first Indian carrier to have 200 aircraft in its fleet.
• German CDU elects Kramp-Karrenbauer as new party leader.
• Government appoints Krishnamurthy Subramanian as new Chief Economic Advisor.

7th December:

• International Civil Aviation Day Celebrations Today.
• Wasim Khan appointed Managing Director of PCB.
• Yasir Shah breaks 82 years old world record.
• Iran: Suicide attack hits police post in Chabahar.
• Afghan election commission rejects kabul vote invalidation.
• Indian Armed Forces Flag Day Celebrations today.

6th December:

• India successfully launches heaviest satellite ‘GSAT-11’ from French Guiana.
• Ayodhya’s Babri Masjid Demolition Day 6th December 1992 Observed.
• North Korea Secret missile site revealed in new satellite.
• 5 Marines Missing After 2 US Military Planes Crash Off Japan.
• First India-ASEAN InnoTech Summit Held in New Delhi.
• S.Ramakrishnan won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 for Sancharam.

5th December:

• Ajay Narayan Jha appointed as Finance Secretary.
• India and UAE signs currency swap agreement.
• Delhi Minister Imran Hussain Gets PETA ‘Hero to Animals’ Award.
• Chris Dawson Arrest in podcast-highlighted Australian mystery.
• Kolkata gets its first Muslim mayor, Firhad Hakim.
• International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development observed on 5th December 2024.

4th December:

• India celebrates the Indian Navy Day on 4th December.
• Qatar quits OPEC as Saudis walk tightrope on oil prices.
• Punjab cabinet approves international airport near Ludhiana.
• Ullas Narayana won Indias first international medal in ultra running.
• Pawan Singh is the first Indian to be elected in ISSF judges committee.
• Yes Bank appoints T.S Vijayan as an independent director to the board.

3rd December:

• US Navy vice admiral found dead in Bahrain home.
• Raninder Singh becomes first Indian to be elected ISSF Vice President.
• Australia Become first Country To Recognize Orphanage Trafficking As Slavery.
• Shri Sunil Arora takes over as new Chief Election Commissioner of India.
• China and the United States come to agreement at G-20 summit around fentanyl.
• 47th UAE National Day celebrated today in Abu Dhabi 2024.

2nd December:

• PM Modi to be invited to Pakistan for SAARC summit.
• Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sworn in as Mexico President.
• Magnus Carlsen retains World Chess Championship 2024 title.
• World Gold Council appoints David Tait as next CEO.
• First global conference on Blue Economy held in Nairobi.
• Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 13th edition of CII Agro Tech India-2022 in Chandigarh.

1st December:

• US, Mexico and Canada sign new trade deal to replace NAFTA.
• World AIDS Day Observed On 1st December 2024.
• Hornbill Festival 2024 celebrations begins in Nagaland.
• Y.K.Koo resigns as MD and CEO of HMIL.
• Abhinav Bindra 1st Indian to receive Blue Cross from ISSF.
• DAIC and JNU signs MoU to provide and promote research activities.