Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 07.12.2024

National Updates

• The Cabinet has approved the opening of 85 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across the country and the expansion of the existing Kendra Vidyalaya in Shivamogga, Karnataka, by adding two additional sections in all the classes.
• Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya participates in webinar on Employment Opportunities for Youth in International Organisations
• The 2nd Edition of Krishnaveni Sangeetha Neerajanam, a grand celebration of Carnatic music, traditional crafts, and culinary heritage, was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Tourism, Suresh Gopi, in Vijayawada on Friday.
• Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is scheduled to visit Bangladesh to discuss all issues of mutual interest
• Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the PM e-Vidya DTH 24×7 channel for Indian Sign Language (ISL) in New Delhi on Friday.
• Puducherry signs MoU with Karmayogi Bharat and Capacity Building Commission to onboard its govt employees onto iGOT Karmayogi platform
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to attend commissioning ceremony of INS Tushil in Russia
• The 7th edition of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) will begin on December 11th across 51 centres nationwide.
• Amid farmers’ protests on the issue of MSP and other demands, the government today asserted that it is committed to providing a Minimum Support Price at least 50 per cent above the cost of production

International Updates

• India has expressed sadness at the stampede during a football tournament in Nzérékoré, Guinea which claimed 56 lives.
• In Iran, at least 29 people were injured as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted the country’s southwestern province of Khuzestan
• The head of Interim Government of Bangladesh Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought help from religious leaders to get accurate information about attacks on minorities in the country.
• The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite was launched last night aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
• In the United States, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale shook parts of Northern California, temporarily forcing a tsunami warning that led to evacuations in some coastal areas

Sports Updates

• In the Men’s Under-19 Asia Cup ODI Cricket, India cruised to the final with a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the semi-final on Friday.
• In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test cricket, Australia were at 86 for 1 in their first innings at the end of the opening day of the second Test match in Adelaide on Friday

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