📖 Important Current Affairs for All Upcoming Exams
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1) The Government of India launched the Credit Guarantee Scheme for e-NWR Based Pledge Financing (CGS-NPF), providing a ₹1,000-crore corpus to support post-harvest financing for farmers.
2) India has launched a scheme to promote AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homeopathy) globally, under which AYUSH Chairas will be established in universities of Bangladesh, Australia, Mauritius, Latvia and Malaysia.
3) The 11th Edition of annual bilateral maritime Exercise Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise(SLINEX-24) held between the Indian Navy(IN) and the Sri Lankan Navy under the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
▪️Andhra Pradesh :-
➨CM - Chandrababu Naidu
➨Governor - S. Abdul Nazeer
➨ Venkateswara Temple
➨Sri Bhramramma Mallikarjuna Temple
➨Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
➨Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Pulicat Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Kolleru Lake
➨Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) National Park
➨Papikonda National Park
4) India has risen to the 4th position among the world's largest smartphone exporters, a significant jump from the 23rd rank in 2019. The country achieved a milestone by surpassing ₹20,000 crore in smartphone exports in November 2024 alone.
5) Team Asia emerged as the winner of the inaugural edition of the Waldner Cup 2024 table tennis tournament after defeating Team World with a 14-10 scoreline in Oslo, Norway.
6) Italy granted citizenship to Argentine President Javier Milei due to his Italian ancestry, reflecting the country’s policy of offering citizenship to descendants of Italian emigrants.
7) India clinched the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024 in hockey by defeating China in a penalty shootout with a score of 3-2 in Muscat, Oman.
8) The Vietnam Coast Guard ship CSB 8005 and the Indian Coast Guard conducted a joint exercise near Kochi.
➨ The exercise, Sahayog Hop Tac, focused on maritime security. Crews practiced pollution response, search and rescue, and counter-drug operations.
9) The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, chaired the 72nd plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) at Agartala, Tripura.
▪️Tripura :-
➨CM - Manik Saha
➨Governor - Satyadev Narayan Arya
➨Bison (Rajbari) National Park
➨Clouded Leopard National Park
➨Trishna Wild Life Sanctuary
➨Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary
➨Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary
10) The 100th Tansen Music Festival, held in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, achieved a Guinness World Record for the largest ensemble of 536 artists playing nine different instruments simultaneously for nine minutes.
11) Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Jalandhar has developed innovative products for use in space communication and satellites.
➨ These advancements were achieved by the Space Technology Incubation Centre (STIC), which was established at the institute with the support of ISRO
12) Moldova has joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) by signing the ISA Framework Agreement in New Delhi, further strengthening its commitment to renewable energy.
➨Co-founded by India and France during COP21 in 2015, ISA aims to address challenges in solar energy financing and technology.
13) INS Nirdeshak, the second ship of Survey Vessel (Large) project, was commissioned into the Indian Navy, in a ceremony presided over by Raksha Rajya Mantri, Shri Sanjay Seth at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
14) Uber India launched its ‘Uber Moto Women service’ in Bengaluru, rolling out a fleet of 250 women drivers to offer two-wheeler taxi rides exclusively for women, by women.
15) The United Kingdom introduced its first codes of practice for online safety, overseen by Ofcom.
➨These regulations require social media platforms like Meta's Facebook to tackle criminal activities and improve safety features.
