Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 12.12.2024

National Updates

• Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2024, Highlights Vision for Viksit Bharat
• The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, met under the chairmanship of Lok Sabha MP Jagdambika Pal and heard the views and suggestions of the Darul Uloom Deoband on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
• President Murmu Confers National Panchayat Awards 2024 for achievements in grassroots governance & community development
• India’s nuclear power generation capacity has grown significantly in the last decade, nearly doubling from four thousand seven hundred eighty megawatts in 2014 to eight thousand one hundred eighty megawatts in 2024.
• The Lok Sabha passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024 with a voice vote. The bill seeks to amend the Railways Act 1989 and is intended to enhance the power of the Railways Board and improve the functioning and independence of the body.
• Union Culture and Tourism Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, launched a book titled New Bharat – Modi’s Vision and Development. The book is based on the developmental works and schemes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his vision.
• Sanjay Malhotra Takes Charge as RBI Governor, Stresses Stability Amid Global Challenges
• The Centre informed that more than 1.12 crore public grievances were resolved during the period of January 2020 to October 2024 on the Centralised Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) portal.
• India’s Electronics Production Soars to ₹9.52 Lakh Crores, Generates 25 Lakh Jobs
• The Lok Sabha has taken up the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, for consideration and passing. The Bill seeks to amend the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and it is intended to strengthen the efficient working of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA
• The total installed capacity in the country in the renewable energy sector has increased to 203 gigawatts (GW) from earlier installed capacity of 76.38 GW in the past 10 years
• Adani Ports has said that it will use its own resources to fund a Sri Lankan port project and not seek US funding

International Updates

• Signs of normalcy are returning as shops reopen and people resume their daily routines in the Syrian capital, Damascus
• The Mitali Express, the inter-country train connecting Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri in India, has returned to India after being suspended for nearly five months.
• In Bangladesh, the Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court has rejected three petitions filed by Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Rabindra Ghosh on behalf of Chinmoy Krishna Brahmachari.
• The spokesperson for the United Nations secretary general, Stephane Dujarric, has said that UN stands against any violation of the territorial integrity of Syria
• President of Poland Andrzej Duda signed a law that will freeze electricity prices for households at 500 Polish zlotys per megawatt-hour until the end of September 2025.
• Extremely critical fire weather conditions have emerged in California after a large wildfire grew to over 10.9 square kilometres of area.
• In Bangladesh, a total of 88 cases have been filed in incidents related to the minorities from August 5 to October 22 this year, while 70 people were arrested in connection with those incidents.
• Embassy of India, Kathmandu in association with the Nepal Tourism Board jointly organised the 1st India-Nepal Tourism Meet. The event focused on the promotion of Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj

Sports Updates

• In the FIDE World Chess Championship, the 13th game between Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh and China’s defending champion Ding Liren ended in a draw after a five-hour battle on the board.
• India registered victories in their respective pre-quarterfinal ties in the men’s and women’s events at the World Squash Team Championships 2024 in Hong Kong.
• In women’s cricket, Australia beat India by 83 runs in the third and final ODI at the W.A.C.A. Ground in Perth. With this victory, Australia completed a clean sweep of the series, winning 3-0.
• The Badminton Association of India has appointed Malaysian doubles specialist Tan Kim Her as India’s doubles badminton coach.
• In Domestic Cricket, Madhya Pradesh stormed into the semi-final of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, defeating Saurashtra by 6 wickets at the Alur Cricket Stadium in Bangaluru.

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