Today’s Top News – 3 December 2024

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TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. India Meteorological Department issued a warning of significant rainfall in Kerala due to Cyclone Fengal, which has currently weakened into a low-pressure area over north interior Tamil Nadu, extending into south interior Karnataka.

2. President Droupadi Murmu will embark on a five-day visit to Odisha starting tomorrow. During her visit, the President will unveil the new statue of Pandit Raghunath Murmu and visit Adim Owar Jarpa Jaher in Bhubaneswar. She will also offer prayers at Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri. The President will grace the 75th anniversary celebration of Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and attend the Navy Day celebration and operational demonstration at the Blue Flag Beach.

3. Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar is scheduled to visit Mumbai on Tuesday. He will attend the Centenary Foundation Day of the Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology as the chief guest and will also inaugurate the Centenary Pillar.

4. Principal Scientific Adviser Professor Ajay Kumar Sood chaired a brainstorming session on Monday to explore potential collaborations with Multilateral Organizations under National One Health Mission. The session focused on enhancing India’s integrated disease control and pandemic preparedness under the National One Health Mission.

5. Addressing an investor’s meet in Patna, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Chirag Paswan said there is a huge potential in the food processing sector in the country and it can also establish its position in the International Market.

6. Both houses of Parliament adjourned for 5th consecutive day: Both the Houses of Parliament could not transact any substantive business on the fifth consecutive day today following opposition’s continued ruckus over various issues including alleged bribery charges against a prominent business group and violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh.

7. Government has said that, in this year, cumulative paddy residue burning incidents have declined by 68 percent as compared to last year. Minister of state for Environment, Kirti Vardhan Singh informed Lok Sabha in a written reply.

8. Saras Food Festival is underway at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place in New Delhi. This event is being organized by the Ministry of Rural Development till the 17th of December. As per the ministry, this festival is a unique example of women’s empowerment and the aim of this festival is to showcase the diversity nof Indian culture and food.

9. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal introduces Coastal Shipping Bill 2024 in Lok Sabha.

10. The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said India is one of the fastest-growing major aviation markets in the world and has become the third-largest domestic aviation market globally.

11. The BJP has appointed senior party leaders Nirmala Sitharaman and Vijay Rupani as the party’s Central Observers for its legislature party’s meeting in Maharashtra, where the MLAs will elect their leader.

*The much-anticipated oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra is scheduled to take place on Thursday evening at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

12. Andhrapradesh Education minister Nara Lokesh will be the chief guest of the Andhra University Alumni Association (AAA) annual day being celebrated on December 7 at the AU Convention Centre.

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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court refused to relax emergency measures implemented under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to tackle severe air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region till it noticed a downward trend in the air quality index (AQI) level.

The Commission for Air Quality Management in Delhi and adjoining areas submitted a report to the court seeking that emergency measures be scaled down from Grap-4 to Grap-2 as the AQI was in poor category.

2. The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has sought details from various State governments about the veracity and updated details of Waqf properties which, according to the Sachar committee, they had occupied in an unauthorised manner.

3. The Telangana High Court directed the state government to treat the sub-castes Ausula, Kammari, Kanchari, Vadrangi and Silpis as being Vishwa Brahmins/Vishwa Karma, while recording data during the socio-economic survey, instead of recording them separately.

4. Farmers from different parts of Uttar Pradesh demanding adequate compensation for their lands acquired by the government marched towards Delhi on Monday but were stopped at the Noida-Delhi border where they sat on a dharna.

5. The FSSAI has reclassified packaged drinking water and mineral water as a high-risk food category, mandating stricter regulatory controls and annual facility inspections.

The move, effective immediately following an order dated November 29, requires manufacturers to undergo mandatory third-party food safety audits and comply with enhanced quality standards.

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1. The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has witnessed tremendous growth of 45 per cent to over 29 billion dollars in April to September this year as compared to the same period last year. According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the main sectors of the economy that benefited from the FDI include services, computer software and hardware, telecom, automobile, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

2. The government informed the Rajya Sabha that 609 routes connecting 86 unserved and underserved airports have so far been operationalized under the UDAN scheme in the country.

3. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed the need to empower the youth with education and skilling to grapple with future challenges. Addressing the 29th CII Partnership Summit 2024 in New Delhi.

4. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha. The bill aims to amend several key banking-related legislations, including the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 & others.

5. State Bank of India (SBI)—the country’s largest lender—has devised strategy to boost deposit accretion. An aspirational product that promises to make depositors lakhpatis by helping them grow their deposits to Rs 1 lakh through recurring deposit (RD) schemes.

6. The cash-strapped Himachal Government raised a loan of Rs 500 crore last week, exhausting its limit of Rs 6,200 crore loan for the current year. Apart from exhausting the loan limit of Rs 6,200 crore for the current year (April 1 to December 31, 2024), the state government has also applied for a loan for the last quarter of the financial year 2024-25.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. The 5th edition of the Filmfare OTT Awards took place on Sunday, celebrating excellence in digital entertainment. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar led the pack with 16 nominations, followed by Guns & Gulaabs with 12 and Kaala Paani with 8. The Railway Men clinched the award for Best Series.

Filmfare OTT Awards 2024 Winners: Imtiaz Ali’s Amar Singh Chamkila swept major awards, including Best Film, Director and Actor. Kareena Kapoor won Best Actress for Jaane Jaan.

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends screening of “The Sabarmati Report”. PM watched the Hindi movie ‘The Sabarmati Report’ yesterday at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium at the Parliament Library Building. The film is based on the February 2002 Godhra Train Burning Incident in Gujarat.

3. Pushpa 2 The Rule advance booking: Sukumar’s Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil-starrer Pushpa 2: The Rule will be released in theatres on December 5. The film, a sequel to the 2021 hit film Pushpa: The Rise has crossed ₹42.50 crore in pre-sales worldwide.

4. Vikrant Massey announced his retirement from acting on Sunday. The ‘12th Fail’ actor’s unexpected announcement left his fans in shock. The actor was last seen in ‘The Sabarmati Report’ and has movies like ‘Zero Se Restart’ in the pipeline.

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DEFENCE News
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1. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has said that 96 Ships and Submarines will be inducted into the Indian Navy in the coming ten years. He said, 62 ships and one submarine are under construction and one ship will be inducted every month till next year.

2. The 4th edition of India- Malaysia Joint Military Exercise Harimau Shakti commenced at Bentong camp in Malaysia. Indian contingent comprising 78 personnel is being represented by a Battalion of Mahar Regiment. The Malaysian contingent is being represented by 123 personnel from the Royal Malaysian Regiment.

3. Around 2000 ex-servicemen will be hired to impart training to NCC cadets in their academies, Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC), Lieutenant General Gurbeerpal Singh said.

03 Dec (Tuesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Hemant (Autumn)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month : Agrahayana 18, (Purnimanta)
Kartika 02 (Amanta)
Nakshatra: Moola (up to 4:41 pm)Purva Ashadha
Tithi : Dwitiya (up to 1:09 pm)Tritiya
Rahu : 02:56 PM – 04:16 PM
Yamaganda: 09:36 AM – 10:56 AM

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