TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu on Friday prorogued both Houses of Parliament after the conclusion of the Winter Session. “Lok Sabha which commenced its Fourteenth Session on the 4th December 2023, has been prorogued by the Hon’ble President on the 29th December 2023.
2. PM Modi will share his thoughts with the nation through his Mann Ki Baat programme on Akashvani today. The 108th edition of the programme will be broadcast on the entire network of Akashvani News and Doordarshan at 11 AM.
3. National Highways Authority of India, NHAI has undertaken Road Safety Measures on the National Highways to counter reduced visibility during foggy conditions.
4. DENSE FOG CONTINUED TO ENGULF SEVERAL STATES : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast dense to very dense fog conditions across the north Indian States.
5. PM Modi inaugurated Maharshi Valmiki International Airport and Ayodhya Dham Junction Railway Station at Ayodhya, UP.
6. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur launched the Government of India Calendar for the year 2024 at a function in New Delhi.
7. The Government has distributed around 1.25 crore property cards under the SVAMITVA Scheme in the country. Out of these property cards, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has distributed 35 lakh property cards on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day.
8. PM Modi flagged off six Vande Bharat Trains in Tamilnadu (Coimbatore – Bengaluru Cantt Vande Bharat train) through video conferencing yesterday.
9. The Flagship programme of the External Affairs Ministry-‘Know India Programme’ for the youth diaspora has completed its 20 years.
10. Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme has benefitted over 57 lakh street vendors across the country.
11. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah layed the foundation stone of the new office building of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Limited (NCDFI) in Gandhinagar.
12. Prime Minister modi urges all citizens to light up ‘Shri Ram Jyoti’ in their homes on 22 January.
13. Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma expands his govt with induction of 22 new ministers.
14. In Rajasthan, DGP Umesh Mishra took voluntary retirement from service (VRS) on Friday, the state government gave 1988-batch IPS officer Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, currently serving as DG and commandant general of Home Guards, additional charge as the DGP.
15. Manipur Government has decided to implement seven schemes for the people of the state.
(a) Chief Minister’s Farmers Livelihood Support Scheme,
(b) Chief Minister One Village One Playground,
(c) Chief Minister’s Sports Persons Livelihood Guarantee scheme,
(d) Schemes for construction of recognized tribal libraries with digital infrastructure,
(e) Chief Minister’s Ima Nongthang Leima Yaifa Tengbang Scheme,
(f) School Fagathansi Mission 2.0
(g) College Fagathansi mission will be implemented in the state.
16. the Lt. Governor Shri Manoj Sinha of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir unveiled the commemorative plaque, officially inaugurating the Composite Regional Centre (CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) in Samba – Jammu.
17. The Telangana board of secondary education has announced the tentative timetable for senior secondary certificate (SSC) examination for regular and once-failed private candidates schedule from 18 March 2024.
18. Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, has been appointed as the ex-officio Chancellor of Pondicherry University through the modification in Statute 1(1) of the Pondicherry University Act of 1985.
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LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Joan Donoghue
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1. The High Court of Karnataka has directed the state not to take coercive action against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat for his speech on December 24 in Srirangapatna, allegedly insulting Muslim women.
Senior advocate Arun Shyam, who appeared for Bhat, argued that the case was politically motivated and the RSS leader had only stated facts which were protected under the right to speech.
2. In Bengaluru, The recently opened Phoenix Mall of Asia on International Airport Road, which has been in the eye of the storm of late, has been ordered to be shut for 15 days starting from the night of December 31.
The mall has been at the centre of controversy over Kannada signboards and earlier over traffic chaos the rush at the Mall has caused on International Airport Road.
“””””””””” MISHAPS “””””””””
Two people died and 55 others sustained injuries after a bus overturned in the Tamhini Ghat area in Maharashtra’s Raigad on Saturday.
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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
#IMF MD:
Kristalina Georgieva
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💰 USD ₹ 83.25
💷 GBP ₹ 106.06
€ Euro : ₹ 92.04
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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1. RBI cancels licence of 2 co-operative banks:
(a) The Botad Peoples Co-operative Bank.
(b) Adarsh Mahila Nagari Sahakari Bank Maryadit because: it does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.
2. Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday (Dec 29) that the country’s defence exports would touch $2.88 billion (around ₹24,000 crore) in the financial year (FY 24).
3. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reveals a substantial allocation of Rs 1,170.16 crore for 29 road projects in Ladakh, targeting improved connectivity in the region.
4. The Centre is eyeing expansion of saffron cultivation in the north-eastern states of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya in collaboration with state governments to improve farm income.
Saffron is a costly spice fetching a minimum of Rs 3.5 lakh per kilogramme and is rich in bioactive compounds with therapeutic properties.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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SALAAR PART 1 Ceasefire box office collection day 9: Directed by Prashanth Neel, the film released in theatres on December 22 in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. As per Sacnilk.com, the film will earn over ₹325 crore in India by Saturday.
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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp 2024 commenced at the Cariappa Parade Ground of Delhi Cantt with Sarva Dharma Puja on Saturday.
2. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) 2023 batch Trainees in New Delhi. He underscored the critical role of young civil servants in shaping the new and emerging India.
3. Indian Navy unveiled a new design for Admirals’ epaulettes on Friday, drawing inspiration from the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The unveiling of the epaulettes, a shoulder piece worn to show the rank of an officer.
4. Paramilitary forces are set to transition to the ‘Sandes App’ for all official communication and document sharing, starting from the first week of January.
5. Director General of J&K Police RR Swain expressed satisfaction over collaborative efforts of Police and other security agencies to put an end to the cycle of violence, saying “J&K has seen 80 percent decline in terror recruitment in 2023”. Addressing a year-end press conference at PHQ Jammu on Saturday.
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HIMACHAL PRADESH :
Capital: Shimla
Before was
Punjab States Agency
As state: 25 Jan 1971
Formation
1 November 1956
Districts: 12
Governor :
Shiv Pratap Shukla
CM: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (INC)
State Symbols
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Bird: Western tragopan
Fish: Golden Mahseer
Flower
Pink rhododendron
Mammal: Snow leopard
Tree: Deodar cedar
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)
President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu
Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi
Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)
Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Loksabha : 550 members (530 States + 20 Union Territories)
Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar
31 Dec (Sunday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Agrahayana 19(Amanta)
Pausa 5, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr : Magha
Tithi : Chaturthi (up to 11:56 am)Panchami
Rahu 04:28 PM – 05:47 PM
Yamaganda 12:29 PM – 01:49 PM
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