Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 20.12.2024
National Updates
- The Central government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a 42 million dollar loan to strengthen coastal protection to help boost community resilience in Maharashtra.
- Deputy Chairman Harivansh has dismissed a no-confidence motion moved against the Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
- Registration Open for 8th Edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha with PM Modi
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, TRAI, has successfully implemented a framework to ensure the traceability of all commercial SMS.
- The India Meteorological Department has forecast cold wave to severe cold wave conditions over Himachal Pradesh, west Rajasthan, Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh today.
- NITI Aayog releases Report on ‘SAFE’ for Affordable Worker Housing to Boost Manufacturing Growth
- Easterine Kire Wins Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 for ‘Spirit Nights’ in English Category
- India’s coal imports declined by 3.1 percent to 149.39 million tonnes (MT) during the April-October period of FY 2024-25, compared to 154.17 MT in the same period of the previous year
- RBI & Pondicherry University Host Seminar on Financial Technology and Central Bank Digital Currency
- The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare is observing National Good Governance Week, 2024, startingyesterday. As a part of this, a national workshop on Effective Redressal of Pension Grievances was also organised
- PM Modi Holds Talks with King Charles III to Strengthen India-UK Strategic Partnership
- India has partnered with France Museums Development to establish Yuga Yugeen Bharat National Museum as a global cultural landmark.
International Updates
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Meets EC President in Brussels to Discuss EU Accession & Support for Ukraine
- Israel conducted airstrikes on multiple targets in Yemen early Thursday following the interception of at least one missile over central Israel, marking Yemen as the latest active war front against Israel outside Palestinian territories.
Sports Updates
- Kiran Ankush Jadhav clinches Men’s 50m Rifle 3P title at 67th National Shooting Championship