Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 21.12.2024

National Updates

• Govt increases MSP of Copra for 2025 season to ensure better returns to farmers
• President Droupadi Murmu awarded President’s Colours to the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad, at a ceremonial programme.
• The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth 7 thousand 629 crore rupees for the procurement of K9 VAJRA-T Self-Propelled Tracked Artillery Guns for the Indian Army
• The Centre today said that the provisions of Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ( DPDP Act) are in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in force
• The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics data shows that Ayurvedic medicines exported to other countries decreased from one crore thirty-six lakh twenty-three thousand US dollars in 2021-22 to one crore twenty-four lakh ninety-seven thousand US dollars in 2023-24
• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presiding over a pre-budget consultation meeting with finance ministers of states and Union Territories in Jaisalmer of Rajasthan. MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary is also accompanying her.
• Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav will release the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023 at the Forest Research Institute in Dehradun today.
• The government has allocated 3.27 lakh crore rupees for women and girls in the current financial year, which is an increase of over 37 percent over the allocation in the last financial year
• 1337 railway stations identified for development under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in country
• The government has said the 313 Gram Nyayalays are functional in 11 States to provide access to justice to the citizens across the country at their doorstep.
• The government has said that more than 36 crore Ayushman cards have been created under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana across the country.
• The External Affairs Ministry has said that the government has taken serious note of the incidents related to the cases of violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and shared its concerns with the government of that country
• The National Commission for Women (NCW) has expressed concern over the reported incident in Parliament where a woman MP felt unsafe. The Commission said that every space, including democratic institutions, must be a place of safety and respect for women.
• CCI established 499 procurement centres across 149 districts for cotton procurement from farmers at MSP rates

International Updates

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day visit to Kuwait today at the invitation of the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold discussions with the leadership of Kuwait.
• In US, Georgia’s Court of Appeals has disqualified the Atlanta prosecutor, Fani Willis, who brought an election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump and his allies.
• The US House of Representatives has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling, just one day before a potential government shutdown.
• Russia and Ukraine have both ruled out renewing a key gas transit deal for Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Kyiv has refused to extend the five-year agreement to transport Russian gas across Ukraine beyond its expiry at the end of this month
• In Nigeria, at least 35 children have been killed in a stampede at a school Christmas fun-fair in the southwestern city of Ibadan.

Sports Updates

• Bangladesh clinched an 80-run victory over the West Indies on Friday in the third T20I, completing a historic 3-0 series sweep at the Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown.
• In Tennis, the Indian team defeated Japan 4-2 in their second league match of the Asia-Oceania IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge at the Winchester Arena in Singapore, securing qualification for the worldwide challenge to be hosted by Spain next year.
• Indian cricketer Shami to be rested for Bengal’s Vijay Hazare Trophy opener against Delhi
• In Women’s T20I Cricket, India defeated the West Indies by 60 runs in the third and final match to clinch the series 2-1 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai

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