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-NATIONAL 1
-STATE 8
-INTERNATIONAL 14

-AWARDS 17
-SPORTS 20
-APPOINTMENTS 28

-DEFENCE 31
-SCIENCE
34
&TECHNOLOGY
-IMPORTANT DATES 36

-BOOKS 38
-MISCELLANEOUS 40
-ANSWER KEY 43
-SUMMARY 44

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you can jump to the respective question. :)
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NATIONAL
The government has announced that the
Sex Ratio at Birth for girl children in the
country has improved
INFO
from 918 in 2014-15
to 930 in 2023-24.
●According to Health Management Information
System (HMIS) of Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare.
●SRB is the number of girls born for every 1,000
boys.
●Odisha recorded a slight decline in (SRB) 948
in 2014-15 to 926 in 2023-24.

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

introduced the Coastal Shipping Bill 2024,
restricting unlicensed non-Indian vessels and
permitting inland vessels for coastal trade
under conditions.
Q1. How many times
generally a Bill is read in
Parliament?
Type something... ;)

The New Pamban Bridge, India's first

vertical lift railway bridge, connects the
mainland to Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.

Q2. Which is the highest

bridge in the world in
India?
Type something... ;)

The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food

and Public Distribution launched the ‘Anna
Chakra’ and SCAN (Subsidy Claim Application
for NFSA) portal to modernize the Public
Distribution System and subsidy claim
mechanisms in the States.
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NATIONAL
The Parliament passed the Bharatiya
Vayuyan Vidheyak bill, 2024, to
replace the Aircraft Act, 1934
established the DGCA

Aircraft Act, 1934. (Directorate General of

Civil Aviation), BCAS
(Bureau of Civil Aviation
Security), and AAIB
(Aircraft Accidents
Investigation Bureau).

The Rajya Sabha passed the Boilers Bill

2024, replacing the 100-year-old Boiler
Act of 1923, aims to decriminalize seven
offences and promote ease of doing
business.

The UN General Assembly, with India's

support, designates December 21 as
World Meditation Day to
promote global
Q3. The International
harmony and wellness. Yoga Day is celebrated
on which date?
Type something... ;)

Nebraska declared December 6 as "Mahatma

Gandhi Remembrance Day" and unveiled his
bust at the State Capitol to honor his
principles.

The Centre launched a 100-day campaign to

eliminate TB by 2025, targeting 347 districts
across 33 states with high
disease prevalence. Q4. Which organ is
primarily affected by
Tuberculosis (TB)?
Type something... ;)
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NATIONAL
India has been elected to chair the 68th
session of the United Nations Commission
on Narcotic Drugs, United Nations Commission
marking its first on Narcotic Drugs

leadership in this role. ●founded - 1946

●HQ - Vienna, Austria

RBI launched MuleHunter AI, an AI model to

tackle digital fraud by helping banks address
"mule" bank accounts.

Reserve Bank of India

●Established: 1st April 1935
●HQ - Mumbai, Maharashtra
●Governor - Sanjay Malhotra
●Monetary Policy: repo rate, reverse
repo rate, CRR

The Lok Sabha passed the Railways

(Amendment) Bill, 2024, granting statutory
powers to the Railway Board, introduced by
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
●Through this Bill All
the provisions in the
Indian Railway Board
Act, 1905 are proposed
to be incorporated in
the Railways Act, 1989.

India has achieved a Total Fertility Rate

(TFR) of 2.0, as per the National Family
Health Survey-5 (2019–21).

●This report aligned with the

National Population Policy
2000 and the National Health
Policy 2017 (TFR of 2.1).
●NFHS-5 is a survey that
provides information on
India's population, health,
and nutrition.
4
NATIONAL
The Supreme Court appointed lawyers
Jay Cheema and Sudhir Mishra as Amici
Curiae to help examine the legal
framework
Supreme court
regulating carbon
●Established: 26th January 1950
emissions. ●Article - 124–147
●Composition: 34 judges, including
the Chief Justice of India
●CJI - Justice Sanjiv Khanna

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launched

the "Amrit Gyaan Kosh" portal to enhance
governance training under Mission
Karmayogi.

The SpaceX and Tesla owner Elon Musk has

become the first person to hit a net worth of
$400 billion, according to Bloomberg
Billionaires Index.

Google unveiled Willow, a groundbreaking

quantum chip that achieves exponential
error correction and unparalleled
computational speed.

The India Skills Report 2025, based on the

Global Employability Test (GET), reveals
that over 50% of
●Men is expected to rise
Indian graduates to 53.5 per cent in 2025
from 51.8 per cent in 2024.
are now employable, ●Women the
employability rate is

up from 33% a decade decline to 47.5 percent

from 50.9 percent the

ago. same time period.

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NATIONAL
The Lok Sabha passed the Disaster
Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024,
which seeks to amend the existing Disaster
Management Act, 2005.
Under Disaster
Management Act, 2005
●National Disaster Management Authority
(NDMA)
●State Disaster Management Authority
(SDMA)
●District Disaster Management Authority.

Google's DeepMind team has launched

GenCast, an AI model that excels in
weather prediction.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

launched the multilingual AI-powered
Kumbh Sah'AI'yak chatbot for the
Maha Kumbh Mela 2025.

Uber India launched 'Uber Moto Women' in

Bengaluru, its first women-exclusive bike
taxi service, connecting female riders with
female drivers.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced

plans to launch Bharat Antariksha Station
by 2035 and land an Indian astronaut on the
Moon by 2040.
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NATIONAL
India ranks 39th out of 119 countries in
the 2024 Travel and Tourism
Development Index (TTDI).
●Published by
the World
Economic Forum
(WEF)
●2021- 54th

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated

India's first bio-bitumen-based National
Highway stretch on NH-44 in Mansar,
Nagpur.

As per the India State of Forest Report 2023,

India's forest and tree cover is 8,27,357 sq km
(25.17% of the
geographical area), ●Maximum increase in

with 7,15,343
forest and tree cover
areas -Chhattisgarh,

(21.76%)sq km as
Uttar Pradesh, Odisha,
Rajasthan
●Maximum increase in
forest cover and forest cover- Mizoram,

1,12,014 (3.41%)sq km
Gujarat, Odisha

as tree cover.
The Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention
policy' for classes 5 and 8, allowing schools
to retain students who fail their year-end
exams.

The Defence Ministry has announced

"Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas"
(Golden India: Heritage and
Development) as the theme Q5. Who will be the chief guest
for the Republic Day 2025.
for the 2025 Republic Day
parade in India?

Type something... ;)
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NATIONAL
The 55th GST Council meeting was held
under the chairpersonship of Union Minister
for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala
Sitharaman in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
Goods and
Services Tax
●Introduced: 1st July 2017
●Indirect tax
●Tax Rates: 0%, 5%, 12%, 18%, 28%
●Chairperson - Smt. Nirmala
Sitharaman
●Article 279A(1) & 101 Amendment Act

Prime Minister Modi will distribute 50 lakh

property cards under the SVAMITVA
Scheme to property owners in 46,000
villages across 200
SVAMITVA Scheme
districts in 10 states
●Launched - 24th April 2020
and 2 UTs. ●Under - Ministry of Panchayati
Raj
●objective to provide the ‘Record
The Election Commission of India released of Rights’

reports for the 2024 Lok Sabha and state

elections. A record 646.4 million voters
participated, with 8,360
candidates contesting. Election commission
Female voter turnout of India
was 65.78%, higher
●Article - 324 to 329
●Part - XV

than male turnout at

●Established: 25th January 1950
●Composition: CEC + 2 Election Commissioners
●Tenure: 6 years or up to the age of 65
65.55%. ●Appointment: By the President

The Government of India has set a deadline

of June 1, 2026, for solar companies to use
only India-made solar cells in their panels.
Q6. What is the Pradhan
Mantri Yojana for solar
panel installation?
Type something... ;)
 STATES
8

PM Modi launched the "Bima Sakhi Yojana"

in Haryana to empower women by creating
job opportunities as LIC agents.

‘Uber’ introduced its first water

transport service in India, allowing users
to book a shikara ride at
Dal Lake, Srinagar, via Q7. Which is the largest
its app. freshwater lake in
India??
Type something... ;)

Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary was declared

India's 57th Tiger Reserve and the 8th Tiger
Reserve of Madhya
Tiger Reserve
Pradesh.
●Total - 57 (India)
●Project Tiger - 1973
●2022 Tiger Census - 3,682
●Highest tigers - Jim Corbett National
Park

The Uttar Pradesh government declared the

Maha Kumbh area in Prayagraj as the 76th
district for the 2025 Kumbh Mela.

Chandigarh becomes India's first state/Union

Territory to fully implemented the three new
criminal laws.(Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and
Bharatiya Sakshya ●Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,
2023, replaced the IPC 1860

Adhiniyam ). ●Bharatiya Nagarik

Suraksha Sanhita, 2023,
replaced the CCP 1973
●Bharatiya Sakshya
Adhiniyam, 2023, will
replace the IEA 1872.
 STATES
9

The Kerala Agriculture Department is

opening 'Ashraya' farmer service centres to
deliver digital services to the state's farming
community.

Telangana will implement the Rythu Bharosa

Scheme after Sankranti, offering ₹15,000 annual
subsidies to each farmer.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority

(NTCA) has approved Madhav National park as
the 9th Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh.

The Andhra Pradesh government launched

the 'Urjaveer' scheme, aiming to transform
the state into a 100% green energy hub for
sustainable development.

Uttar Pradesh became the first Indian

state to fully integrate its procurement
process with the Government e-
Marketplace (GeM).
 STATES
10

Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented

the 'President's Colour' to Chhattisgarh
Police in Raipur.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

inaugurated the Geological Survey of India
(GSI) Geoscience Museum in Gwalior,
Madhya Pradesh.

Q8. In which year was the

Geological Survey of India
established?
Type something... ;)

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

launched the "Banglar Bari" scheme,
providing ₹1.2 lakh to rural poor families for
housing, with ₹60,000 as the first
installment.

Uttarakhand is set to become a global yoga

hub with India's first Yoga Policy, focusing
on Ayurveda integration, wellness tourism,
and generate employment.

Arvind Kejriwal announced the Mahila

Samman Yojana, offering Rs 1000 per month
to women in Delhi, with a potential increase to
Rs 2100 if the AAP wins the upcoming elections.
 STATES
11

The 100th Tansen Music Festival set a

Guinness World Record for the "largest
Hindustani classical band" at Gwalior Fort,
Madhya Pradesh. A total of 546 artistes
performed various ragas on 9 instruments as
part of the 100th International Tansen
Samaroh.
Q9. Tansen, who was included in ●The performance
the Navaratnas of Akbar, was an was based on Malhar,
expert in playing which of Miyan ki Todi and
themusical instruments? Darbari Kanhra, three
ragas composed by
Type something... ;) Tansen.

Masali village in Gujarat's Banaskantha district

has become India’s first border solar village.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and

Climate Change (MoEFCC) conducted the
first-ever Ganges River Dolphin
tagging in Assam ●The project was
initiated in 2021 by the
under Project Ministry of

Dolphin.
Environment, Forest
and Climate Change
of the Government of
India.

Indore has banned begging and will take

legal action, including FIRs, against those
giving alms, starting January 1, 2025, as
part beggar-free city.
●Under Section 163(1-
2) of the civil code and
the civil protection
Act.
●Informer would be
be rewarded with RS
1,000
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STATES
The Delhi government has launched the
Sanjeevani Scheme for citizens above 60,
offering free medical care in government and
private hospitals, with no income cap or upper
eligibility limit.

The Gujarat government has launched the

"Mukhyamantri Paushtik Alpahar Yojana"
under which around 41 lakh government school
students will receive daily breakfast.

Kejriwal announced the Ambedkar Scholarship

to provide free foreign education for Dalit
students in Delhi.

Madhya Pradesh has been recognized by the

Wall Street Journal as a top global destination
for 2025, praised for rich heritage, wildlife, and
beautiful landscapes.

Uttar Pradesh and Manipur have signed a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the
implementation of the Ek Bharat Shreshtha
Bharat for the next three years.
●Ek Bharat Shreshtha
Bharat’ on 31st October,
2015 (National Unity
Day).
●Aims to improve the
present cultural
connection across
various states of India.
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13

Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport in Indore has

become India's first
zero-waste airport. Q10. How many
International airports
are there in India?
Type something... ;)

The Andhra Pradesh government has declared

Ratha Saptami as a state festival.

Punjab has become the first state in India to

enact the State (Development and Promotion
of Sports) Act, 2024.

Q11. Which state government

has decided to promote 'One
District, One Sport scheme'?

Type something... ;)
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INTERNATIONAL
The 16th session of the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Conference of Parties
(COP16) was held in UNCCD
●Established - 1994
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ●HQ - Bonn, Germany
●Theme COP16 -"Our Land. Our
Future"
●Parties: 197 countries

Oxford University Press has announced "brain

rot" as the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024,
referring to modest, reserved, or quiet people, it
has evolved on the internet to describe
sophisticated actions or behaviors.

The President of South Korea briefly

imposed martial law, which was lifted
within a few hours. ●Martial law refers to the
temporary imposition of
military authority over
civilian governance, usually
during emergencies like
war, rebellion, or
significant internal unrest.

Bangladesh's interim government, led by

Yunus, is set to remove the image of 'Father
of the Nation' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from
currency notes.

Cambridge Dictionary has announced

'manifest' as its Word of the Year 2024.
15
INTERNATIONAL
IIT Delhi has topped the 2025 QS
Sustainability rankings among Indian
universities, rising 255 places to secure the
171st position globally.

Donald Trump has been named TIME's 2024

Person of the Year.

Forbes' 2024 list of The World's 100 Most

Powerful Women includes three Indian
leaders: Nirmala Sitharaman, Roshni Nadar
Malhotra, and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.

Nepal and China signed a Belt and Road

Initiative (BRI) framework agreement.

The world's largest pure gold bar, weighing

300.12 kg and valued at $25 million, was
unveiled in Dubai.

Switzerland will suspend the Most Favoured

Nation (MFN) treatment for India under the
Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)
from January 1, 2025.
16
INTERNATIONAL
Moldova signs the International Solar
Alliance (ISA)
Framework Agreement International Solar
Alliance (ISA)
to boost renewable
energy efforts.
●Founded: 2015
●Launched By: Indian PM-Narendra Modi
●HQ- Gurugram
●President: India
●DG - Ashish Khanna

The UK has become the first European country

to join the Indo-Pacific trade bloc, the
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for
Trans-Pacific ●CPTPP is a free-
Partnership (CPTPP). trade agreement
between 11
countries.
●Established - 8th
March 2018

India and France have agreed to establish a

new National Museum in New Delhi, named
Yuga Yugeen Bharat.

Russian scientists have developed a

personalized mRNA cancer vaccine that can
suppress tumor growth, using AI to identify
mutations in less than an hour based on the
genetic analysis of each tumor.
●The vaccine is
expected to be
available to
patients for free in
early 2025.
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Dr. Basant Goel was honored with the UN

Global Excellence Award for his significant
contributions to healthcare and philanthropy.

Indian-origin Scottish artist Jasleen Kaur has

won the Turner Prize for her exhibition 'Alter-
Altar'.

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet

receives the 2024 Indira Gandhi Prize for
Peace, Disarmament, and Development.

Payal Kapadia became the first Indian

filmmaker nominated for Best Director at
the 82nd Golden Globe Awards for her debut
fiction feature, All We Imagine As Light.

Shaji N Karun was honored with the JC Daniel

Award 2023.
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Madhav Gadgil, the renowned ecologist and

writer, received UNEP's 2024 Champions of
the Earth award for Lifetime Achievement.

Suryabala's book 'Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki

Diary' has been awarded the 34th Vyas
Samman 2024.

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the

National Panchayat Awards to 45
awardees across various categories.
●42 Panchayats and
Q12. Which Article of the 3 Capacity Building
Constitution deals with powers, Institutes)for
authorities and responsibilities of contributions to
Panchayats? sustainable and
inclusive
Type something... ;) development.

Tabla player Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri from

Kolkata received the 'Rashtriya Tansen
Samman' for 2023.
Q13. Which Indian classical
tabla player was affectionately
known as ‘Abbaji’?

Type something... ;)

Caitlin Sandra Neil, a 19-year-old from

Chennai, India, won the 2024 Miss India USA
title.
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Gagan Gill has been selected for the Sahitya

Akademi Award 2024 in Hindi language for her
poetry book Main
Jab Tak Aai Bahar. Q14. The Sahitya
Akademi Award was
instituted in which year?
Type something... ;)

The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu

awarded the President's Colours to the
College of Defence Management (CDM).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded

the 'Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer', Kuwait's
highest honour.
Q15. How many international
awards has Prime Minister
Narendra Modi received so far?

Type something... ;)

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to
17 children (10 girls and 7 boys) on the
occasion of Veer Baal Diwas.
Q16. When is Veer Bal
Diwas observed in
India?
Type something... ;)
20
SPORTS
Gujarat's Urvil Patel hit the fastest
century by an Indian batter in T20 cricket.

PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen secured singles

titles the Syed Modi International title, while
Treesa and Gayatri won the women's doubles
event.

Jay Shah has been appointed as the new

Chairman of the International Cricket
Council (ICC).

Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi became the

second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, and
the 16th player globally to achieve the gold-
standard ELO rating of 2800.

Q17. Viswanathan Anand was

the first recipient of which
award during 1991-92?

Type something... ;)

India won the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup

2024 in Muscat, Oman, defeating Pakistan to
claim a record-extending
fifth title. Q18. Which team become the
first team to simultaneously
hold both ODI and T20 WCs?

Type something... ;)
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SPORTS
Pakistan clinched the T20 Blind Cricket
World Cup title by defeating Bangladesh
in the final held at Multan Cricket Stadium.

India has been chosen as the host for the first

ever Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind
scheduled in 2025.

Bangladesh defeated India by 59 runs to win

the ACC U19 Men's Asia Cup Final in Dubai.

India's Kush Maini won the Formula 2

Constructors' Championship in Abu Dhabi,
becoming the first Indian to claim an F2 pole
position.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka has

been voted the WTA Player of the Year.
22
SPORTS
Sathish Karunakaran won the BWF Super
100 Guwahati Masters 2024 badminton
singles title.

Nine-year-old Aarit Kapil from Delhi

became the youngest Indian to defeat a
chess Grandmaster.

Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest

World Chess Champion by defeating
China's Ding Liren at the 2024 World Chess
Championship in Singapore.

The Khelo India Winter Games are scheduled

to be held in Ladakh in January 2025.

The ICC named Pakistan's Haris Rauf and

England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge as the
Players of the Month for November 2024.
23
SPORTS
FIFA has officially announced Saudi Arabia
as the host nation for the 2034 FIFA World
Cup.
●2026 - Canada ,
Mexico(Host)
●2030 - Spain,
Portugal (Host)
●HQ- Zurich

Vinícius Júnior and Aitana Bonmatí won the

FIFA Best Player of the Year 2024 awards at
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 Doha,
Qatar.

GM Pranav Venkatesh won double gold at

the FIDE World Youth Under-18 Rapid and
Blitz Chess Championships in Slovenia.

FIDE
●Established: 20th July 1924
●HQ: Lausanne, Switzerland
●1999FIDE was recognized
●International Olympic Committee
(IOC)
●201 members

R. Ashwin announced his retirement from

international cricket. He is India's second-
highest Test wicket-taker, with 537 wickets in
106 matches.
●ICC Test Cricketer of the
Year in 2016
●Ashwin was the first
bowler to reach 100 wickets
World Test Championship
2022
●Autobiography - I Have the
Streets: A Kutti Cricket Story
24
SPORTS
Mumbai won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
2024, defeating Madhya Pradesh at
Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

India won the Women's Junior Asia Cup

2024 for the second consecutive time,
defeating China in Muscat, Oman.

Smriti Mandhana became the first

woman cricketer to score four ODI
hundreds in a calendar year.

Riya Shirish Thatte won gold in the

women's 25m pistol event at the 67th
National Shooting Championship held at Dr.
Karni Singh Shooting Range.

The world's largest single Para sport

event will be held from 26 September to 5
October 2025 at Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, also hosting the World Para
Athletics Grand Prix in March 2025.
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SPORTS
Kiran Ankush Jadhav won the men's 50m
rifle 3 positions (3P) title at the 67th
National Shooting Championships (NSCC).

Pakistan has been awarded hosting rights of

the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2028.

Real Madrid won the 2024 FIFA

Intercontinental Cup, defeating Pachuca 3-0
at Lusail Stadium, Qatar.

Nat Sciver-Brunt became the first woman

cricketer to score a Test century in under
100 balls.

India won the inaugural Under-19 ACC

Women's T20 Asia Cup title by defeating
Bangladesh in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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SPORTS
India will host the ISSF Junior Shooting
World Cup for the first time in 2025.

Q19. Where is the

headquarters of the
ISSF?
Type something... ;)

Pakistan Cricket Board has selected the

UAE as the neutral venue for India's
matches in the 2025 Champions Trophy,
including the India-Pakistan clash on
February 23.

Anahat Singh wins Western India Slam

2024, securing her ninth PSA Challenger
title this year.

The third edition of the World Tennis

League (WTL) was held in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates.

Bihar will host the Women's Kabaddi

World Cup at the Rajgir Sports Academy
indoor hall in March 2025.
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SPORTS
Indian weightlifters won 33 medals (7
gold, 17 silver, 9 bronze), securing third place
at the Asian Youth and Junior
Weightlifting Q20. In which year did Mirabai

Championships 2024
Chanu win the silver medal in the
women’s 49 kg division at the World

in Doha.
Weightlifting Championships?

Type something... ;)

M. Raghu and Devika Sihag won the men's

and women's singles titles at the 86th
Senior National Badminton
Championships 2024, held in Bengaluru.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

launched the mascot, logo, jersey, torch,
anthem, and tagline for the 38th National
Games, scheduled from January 28 to
February 14, 2025.
●Theme - "Green Games”
●Tagline - "Sankalp Se Shikhar
Tak”
●Mascot - "Mouli,”
●The newly designed torch
incorporates motifs of the
perennial holy river Ganga and
the state flower, Brahma
Kamal, also known as the
"Lotus of the Darks.”
28
APPOINTMENTS
U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated
Indian-American Kash Patel as the next FBI
Director.
Federal Bureau of
Investigation
●Established - 1908
●HQ- Washington,
D.C.,US

The General Council of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) reappointed Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General for a
second four-year term by consensus.

WTO
●Established: 1st January 1995
●HQ: Geneva, Switzerland
●Members: 164 countries

Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Chief

Minister of Maharashtra, with Eknath
Shinde and Ajit Pawar being sworn in as
Deputy Chief Ministers.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia has

been elected as the president, becoming the
country's first female leader.

Sanjay Malhotra appointed as the new

RBI Governor for a
three-year term. Q21. Who was the first Indian to serve
as the governor of the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) and the first governor
of independent India?

Type something... ;)
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APPOINTMENTS
Shammi Silva assumed the presidency of the
Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

ACC
●Established: 1983
●HQ: Dubai, UAE
●Founding members - Bangladesh,
India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore,
and Sri Lanka.

Rajendra Meghwar, the first Hindu officer

in the Pakistan Police Service, has been
appointed as Assistant Superintendent of
Police in Faisalabad.

Mikheil Kavelashvili has been elected as

Georgia's President.

Preeti Lobana has been appointed as Vice

President and Country Manager for Google
India, succeeding Sanjay Gupta.

Kristrun Frostadottir sworn in as Iceland's

new Prime Minister.
Q22. Which is the first country
to announce equal pay for
both male and female?

Type something... ;)
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Justice V. Ramasubramanian has been

appointed as the Chairman of the National
Human Rights Commission.

NHRC
●Established: 12th October 1993
●Under: Protection of Human Rights
Act, 1993
●Chairperson: A retired Chief Justice
of India

President announced governors for 5 states

●Former Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla - Governor
of Manipur.
●Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati- as the new Governor of Odisha.
●General Vijay Kumar Singh - new Governor of Mizoram.
●Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan - new Governor of
Bihar.
●Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar - new Governor
of Kerala.

Suman Bery has been appointed as the

Chairman of the Economic Advisory
Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM)
with the additional charge.
31
DEFENCE
The 1st edition of the Joint Table Top
Exercise "CINBAX" between the Indian Army
and the Cambodian Army has commenced
at the Foreign Training Node, Pune.

The World Maritime Technology

Conference 2024 was held in Chennai. It
is organized once every three years under
the auspices of the World Maritime
Technology Congress.

The 4th edition of the joint military exercise

'HARIMAU SHAKTI 2024' between the Indian
Army and the Malaysian Army was
conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Nepal's COAS, General Ashok Raj Sigdel,

was honored with the honorary rank of
General of the Indian Army by President
Draupadi Murmu.

The Indian Navy will commission the last

Scorpene-class submarine and the first
Nilgiri-class frigate in January 2025.

Indian Navy's Russian-manufactured

guided missile frigate INS Tushil was
commissioned in Kaliningrad, Russia.
32
DEFENCE
Sarbananda Sonowal launched the
'Jalvahak' scheme to boost long-haul cargo
movement using inland waterways on
National Waterways- NW 1 (Ganga), NW 2
(Brahmaputra), and NW 16 (Barak).

INS Nirdeshak, the second ship of the Survey

Vessel (Large) project, commissioned into the
Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam.

The annual bilateral naval exercise SLINEX-

24 (Sri Lanka-India Naval Exercise) was held
at Visakhapatnam.

Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) and the

Indian Navy signed an MoU to enhance
logistics-related education, research, and
training for the Navy.

India, France, and UAE have launched the

"Desert Knight" air combat exercise over the
Arabian Sea to enhance military cooperation
and defense ties.
33
DEFENCE
India and Vietnam Coast Guard conducted
the joint exercise 'Sahayog-Hop Tac'
conducted off the coast of Kochi.

CISF introduced a liberal transfer policy,

allowing choice-based postings, home
district preferences, same-city postings
for married couples, and fixed scheduling
of posting orders.

"We don't just sit around and wait for other people. We
just make, and we do." -Arlan Hamilton
34
SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY
Hyderabad-based spacetech startup Dhruva
Space has announced the launch of 'AstraView'
a new commercial satellite imagery service
designed to provide continuous insights into
Earth.

ISRO successfully launched European Space

Agency's (ESA) s Proba-3 mission aboard the
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C59
rocket to study Sun's corona.

ISRO
●Established - August 15, 1969
●Headquarter - Bangalore
●Chairman - Dr. Sreedhara
Panicker Somanath.

Donald Trump appointed billionaire

astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new
head of NASA.
NASA
●Established: 1st July 1958
●HQ: Washington, D.C., United
States

China launched the world's first self-

driving satellites, Siwei Gaojing-2 03 and
Gaojing-2 04, a significant achievement in its
commercial space program.
35
SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY
Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song
Lingdong set a world record with a 9-hour,
6-minute spacewalk on the Tiangong
space station.

ISRO launched its PSLV-C60/SpaDeX

Mission from Sriharikota to demonstrate
docking and undocking capabilities between
satellites.

"It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now

that I have it, I am not going to be silent."
-Madeleine Albright
36
IMPORTANT DATES
DATE DAY THEME

“Take the Rights Path: My Health,

1 December World AIDS Day
My Right!”

1 December BSF Raising Day N/A

World Day of the Handicapped Amplifying the leadership of

3 December or International Day of Persons persons with disabilities for an
with Disabilities inclusive and sustainable future

'Strength and Power through

4 December Indian Navy Day
Innovation and Indigenisation’

Caring for soils: measure, monitor,

5 December World Soil Day
manage

Safe Skies. Sustainable Future:

7 December International Civil Aviation Day
Together for the next 80 years

Uniting with Youth Against

International Anti-Corruption
9 December Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow's
Day
Integrity

10 December Human Rights Day Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now

11 December UNICEF Day “Listen to the Future”

11 December Bharatiya Bhasha Diwas N/A

16 December Vijay Diwas N/A

17 December Pensioners Day in India N/A

"Honouring the Contributions of

18 December International Migrants Day Migrants and Respecting Their
Rights"

19 December Goa's Liberation Day N/A

19 - 24 December Good Governance Week N/A

International Human
20 December N/A
Solidarity Day
37
IMPORTANT DATES
DATE DAY THEME

21 December December Solstice N/A

"Meditation for Global Peace and

21 December (1st) World Meditation Day
Harmony”

22 December National Mathematics Day N/A

National FarmersDay / Kisan

23 December N/A
Diwas

"Virtual Hearings & Digital Access

24 December National Consumer Day
to Consumer Justice"

25 December Good Governance Day N/A

38
BOOKS
EAM Dr. Jaishankar released Vikram
Sampath's book Tipu Sultan: The Saga of the
Mysore Interregnum.
Q23. During the rule of Tipu
Sultan, which was the capital
city of his state Mysore?

Type something... ;)

Hoshang Merchant's new book, Rainbow

Warriors of India, co-authored with
Akshay K. Rath.

Dr. Dinesh Shahra launched his book

named Dalai Lama's Secret to Happiness.

Q24. In which year did the

Dalai Lama cross over into
India and take asylum?

Type something... ;)

Union Culture and Tourism Minister,

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, launched a
book titled New Bharat – Modi's Vision and
Development.
39
BOOKS
The book titled 'Many Ramayans, Many
Lessons' is authored by Anand
Nilkanthan.

The book BRING IT ON: The Incredible

Story of My Life is authored by Deepa
Malik.

Abhijit Banerjee released his new book

titled "Chhaunk: On Food, Economics and
Society."

Salman Rushdie's book The Satanic

Verses has been officially allowed to return
to India after a 36-year ban.

The book Dharmanomics by Sriram

Balasubramanian has been released,
exploring the connection between Dharma
and economics.
40
MISCELLANEOUS
Padma Shri Kanta Krishen, pioneer of
India's voluntary blood donation
movement, passed away ●Padma
at 95. Shri - 1972

Legendary Indian squash player Raj

Manchanda, an Arjuna Award recipient and
winner of six national titles, passed away at the
age of 80.

●Arjuna
Award - 1980
●known as
the 'Old Fox'

K.Leelavathi Baipadithaya, the first

female Yakshagana 'Bhagavatha'
(singer), passed away at 77.

Q25. Yakshagana is a famous

folk dance associated with
which state?

Type something... ;)

Ustad Zakir Hussain, the renowned tabla

maestro, passed away at the age of 73.

●Padma Shri - 1988

●Padma Bhushan - 2002
●Padma Vibhushan -
2023
●Four-time Grammy
award winner
●Gharana - Punjab
41
MISCELLANEOUS
Pandit Sanjay Ram Marathe, a
prominent classical singer and
harmonium artist, passed away at the
age of 68.

Padma Shri awardee and renowned Baiga

tribal artist Jodhaiya Bai passed away at
86.
Padma
Shri - 2023

Salman Khan has been named the brand

ambassador for the inaugural Kho Kho
World Cup in New Delhi from January 13 to
19, 2025.

Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal passed

away at the age of 90.
●Padma Shri - 1976
●Padma Bhushan -
1991
●Dadasaheb Phalke
Award - 2005

Jnanpith Award winner and Padma Bhushan

awardee M.T. Vasudevan Nair passed away
at 91. ●Padma
Bhushan - 2005
●Jnanpith
Award - 1995
42
MISCELLANEOUS
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan
Singh has died at the age of 92.

●13th Prime Minister of India (2004–

2014)
●Finance Minister (1991–1996)
●Introduced Liberalization,
Privatization, and Globalization (LPG)
policies
●Implementation National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
●Introduction Right to Information
Act (RTI)
Padma Vibhushan (1987)

"There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is

to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is
to be kind."
-Mister Rogers
43
ANSWER KEY
1. Thrice 2. Chenab Rail Bridge

4. Lungs
3. 21st June

5. Prabowo Subianto 6. PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana

7. 8. 1851
Wular lake

10. 34
9. Rabab
12. 243 (G)
11. Uttar Pradesh
14. 1954
13. Ustad Alla Rakha
16. 26 December
15. 20

18. England
17. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

20. 2022
19. Munich, Germany
22. Iceland

21. C. D. Deshmukh
24. 1959

23. Srirangapatna 25. Karnataka

44
SUMMARY
NATIONAL

1. Sex Ratio at Birth improved from 918 (2014-15) to 930 (2023-24) in India.

2. Coastal Shipping Bill 2024 restricts unlicensed non-Indian vessels and

allows inland vessels for coastal trade.

3. India’s first vertical lift railway bridge, New Pamban Bridge, connects
Rameswaram to the mainland.

4. ‘Anna Chakra’ and SCAN portal launched to modernize the Public

Distribution System.

5. Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024 replaces the Aircraft Act, 1934.

6. Boilers Bill 2024 replaces the 1923 Act, decriminalizes offences, and
eases business operations.

7. December 21 declared World Meditation Day by UNGA with India’s

support.

8. Nebraska declared December 6 as "Mahatma Gandhi Remembrance

Day."

9. Centre launched a 100-day campaign to eliminate TB by 2025 in 347

districts.

10. India to chair the 68th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the first
time.

11. RBI launched MuleHunter AI to combat digital fraud in banking.

12. Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024 grants statutory powers to the

Railway Board.

13. India’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) reached 2.0, as per NFHS-5 (2019-21).

14. Supreme Court appointed Jay Cheema and Sudhir Mishra as Amici
Curiae for carbon emission laws.

15. "Amrit Gyaan Kosh" portal launched to enhance governance training.

16. Elon Musk becomes the first person to reach a $400 billion net worth.
45
SUMMARY
NATIONAL

17. Google unveiled Willow, a quantum chip with advanced error

correction.

18. India Skills Report 2025 shows over 50% graduates are employable.

19. Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 seeks changes to the

2005 Act.

20. Google DeepMind launched GenCast AI for advanced weather

prediction.

21. PM Modi launched AI chatbot 'Kumbh Sah'AI'yak' for Maha Kumbh

2025.

22. Uber launched 'Moto Women' bike taxis in Bengaluru.

23. India plans Bharat Antariksha Station by 2035, Moon mission by 2040.

24. India ranks 39th in WEF's 2024 Tourism Index.

25. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first bio-bitumen highway on NH-44
in Nagpur.
26. India’s forest & tree cover is 25.17% of its geographical area (ISFR
2023).
27. Centre scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8.
28. Republic Day 2025 theme: "Swarnim Bharat: Virasat aur Vikas."
29. 55th GST Council meeting held in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
30. PM Modi to distribute 50 lakh property cards under SVAMITVA
Scheme.
31. Lok Sabha 2024 elections: 646.4 million voters, female turnout
(65.78%) surpassed male (65.55%).
32. Solar companies must use India-made solar cells by June 1, 2026.
46
SUMMARY
STATES

1. PM Modi launched 'Bima Sakhi Yojana' in Haryana to empower women

as LIC agents.

2. Uber introduced its first water transport service on Dal Lake, Srinagar.

3. Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary declared India’s 57th Tiger Reserve.

4. UP declared Maha Kumbh area in Prayagraj as its 76th district.

5. Chandigarh fully implemented three new criminal laws.

6. Kerala launched 'Ashraya' farmer service centres for digital

agricultural services.

7. Telangana to implement 'Rythu Bharosa' with ₹15,000 annual subsidies

per farmer.

8. NTCA approved Madhav National Park as Madhya Pradesh's 9th Tiger

Reserve.

9. Andhra Pradesh launched 'Urjaveer' for 100% green energy

transformation.

10. UP became the first state to fully integrate procurement with GeM.

11. Amit Shah presented 'President's Colour' to Chhattisgarh Police.

12. VP Dhankhar inaugurated GSI Geoscience Museum in Gwalior.

13. WB CM launched 'Banglar Bari' scheme, offering ₹1.2 lakh for rural
housing.

14. Uttarakhand introduced India’s first 'Yoga Policy' for global wellness
tourism.
47
SUMMARY
STATES

15. Tansen Music Festival set Guinness record with 546 artistes
performing ragas.

16. Kejriwal announced 'Mahila Samman Yojana' offering ₹1,000 monthly

to women.

17. Masali village, Gujarat, became India’s first border solar village.

18. MoEFCC conducted first Ganges River Dolphin tagging in Assam.

19. Indore banned begging; legal action for giving alms starts Jan 1, 2025.

20. Delhi launched 'Sanjeevani Scheme' for free healthcare for citizens
above 60.

21. Gujarat launched 'Mukhyamantri Paushtik Alpahar Yojana' for daily

school breakfasts.

22. Kejriwal announced 'Ambedkar Scholarship' for Dalit students’

foreign education.

23. Madhya Pradesh recognized by Wall Street Journal as a top global

destination.

24. UP & Manipur signed MoU for 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'
implementation.

25. Indore Airport became India’s first zero-waste airport.

26. Andhra Pradesh declared 'Ratha Saptami' a state festival.

27. Punjab enacted the State (Development and Promotion of Sports) Act,
2024.
48
SUMMARY
INTERNATIONAL
1. UNCCD COP16 held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

2. "Brain rot" chosen as Oxford Word of the Year 2024.

3. South Korean President briefly imposed and lifted martial law.

4. Bangladesh plans to remove Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's image from

currency notes.

5. "Manifest" named Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year 2024.

6. IIT Delhi ranked 171st globally in QS Sustainability Rankings 2025,

highest in India.

7. Donald Trump named TIME's 2024 Person of the Year.

8. Forbes 2024 Most Powerful Women list includes Nirmala

Sitharaman, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.

9. Nepal and China signed a Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreement.

10. World's largest pure gold bar (300.12 kg) unveiled in Dubai, valued
at $25 million.

11. Switzerland to suspend MFN treatment for India under DTAA from
Jan 1, 2025.

12. Moldova signed the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Agreement.

13. UK became the first European nation to join CPTPP.

14. India and France to establish Yuga Yugeen Bharat Museum in New
Delhi.

15. Russian scientists developed AI-based personalized mRNA vaccine

to suppress tumor growth.
49
SUMMARY
SPORTS
1. Urvil Patel hit the fastest century by an Indian batter in T20 cricket.

2. PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won the Syed Modi International singles titles,
and Treesa and Gayatri won women's doubles.

3. Jay Shah is the new Chairman of the ICC.

4. Arjun Erigaisi became the second Indian and 16th player worldwide to
achieve an ELO rating of 2800.

5. India won the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2024 in Oman, defeating
Pakistan.

6. Pakistan won the T20 Blind Cricket World Cup, beating Bangladesh in the
final.

7. India will host the first-ever Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind in 2025.

8. Bangladesh won the ACC U19 Men's Asia Cup Final, defeating India.

9. Kush Maini won the Formula 2 Constructors' Championship in Abu Dhabi.

10. Aryna Sabalenka was named the WTA Player of the Year.

11. Sathish Karunakaran won the BWF Super 100 Guwahati Masters badminton
singles title.

12. Aarit Kapil became the youngest Indian to defeat a chess Grandmaster.

13. Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest World Chess Champion, defeating
Ding Liren.

14. The Khelo India Winter Games will be held in Ladakh in January 2025.

15. Haris Rauf and Danni Wyatt-Hodge were named ICC Players of the Month
for November 2024.

16. Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

17. Vinícius Júnior and Aitana Bonmatí won the FIFA Best Player of the Year
awards.
50
SUMMARY
SPORTS
18. GM Pranav Venkatesh won double gold at the FIDE World Youth Under-18
Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships.
19. R. Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket.
20. Mumbai won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024, defeating Madhya
Pradesh.
21. India won the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024 for the second time.
22. Smriti Mandhana became the first woman to score four ODI hundreds in a
calendar year.
23. Riya Shirish Thatte won gold in the women's 25m pistol event at the
National Shooting Championship.
24. The world's largest Para sport event will be held from 26 September to 5
October 2025.
25. Kiran Ankush Jadhav won the men's 50m rifle 3 positions title at the
National Shooting Championships.
26. Pakistan will host the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2028.
27. Real Madrid won the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024, defeating Pachuca 3-
0.
28. Nat Sciver-Brunt became the first woman cricketer to score a Test century
in under 100 balls.
29. India won the inaugural Under-19 ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup by defeating
Bangladesh.
30. India will host the ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup in 2025.
31. UAE will be the neutral venue for India's matches in the 2025 Champions
Trophy.
32. Anahat Singh won the Western India Slam 2024, securing her 9th PSA
Challenger title.
33. The third edition of the World Tennis League (WTL) was held in Abu Dhabi.
34. Bihar will host the Women's Kabaddi World Cup in March 2025.
35. India's weightlifters won 33 medals at the Asian Youth and Junior
Weightlifting Championships 2024.
36. M. Raghu and Devika Sihag won the Senior National Badminton
Championships 2024 singles titles.
37. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launched the mascot, logo, and other
elements for the 38th National Games.
51
SUMMARY
AWARDS
1. Dr. Basant Goel received the UN Global Excellence Award for his
healthcare and philanthropy work.

2. Jasleen Kaur, an Indian-origin Scottish artist, won the Turner Prize for
'Alter-Altar'.

3. Michelle Bachelet was awarded the 2024 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace.

4. Payal Kapadia was the first Indian filmmaker nominated for Best
Director at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards.

5. Shaji N Karun received the JC Daniel Award 2023.

6. Madhav Gadgil won the UNEP Champions of the Earth Award for
Lifetime Achievement.

7. Suryabala won the Vyas Samman 2024 for her book 'Kaun Des Ko Vasi'.

8. President Droupadi Murmu presented National Panchayat Awards to

45 recipients.

9. Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri received the Rashtriya Tansen Samman 2023.

10. Caitlin Sandra Neil won the 2024 Miss India USA title.

11. Gagan Gill was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 for her
poetry book.

12. President Murmu awarded the President’s Colours to the College of

Defence Management.

13. PM Modi received Kuwait's 'Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer'.

14. President Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal

Puraskar to 17 children.
52
SUMMARY
APPOINTMENTS

1. Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel as the next FBI Director.

2. WTO reappointed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General for a

second term.

3. Devendra Fadnavis became Chief Minister of Maharashtra, with

Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as deputies.

4. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah became Namibia's first female president.

5. Sanjay Malhotra is the new RBI Governor.

6. Shammi Silva became the President of the Asian Cricket Council.

7. Rajendra Meghwar is the first Hindu officer in Pakistan Police as

Assistant Superintendent.

8. Mikheil Kavelashvili was elected Georgia's President.

9. Preeti Lobana is the new Google India VP.

10. Kristrun Frostadottir is Iceland's new Prime Minister.

11. Justice V. Ramasubramanian is the new Chairman of the National

Human Rights Commission.

12. Governors appointed for 5 states:Ajay Kumar Bhalla (Manipur) Dr.

Hari Babu Kambhampati (Odisha) General Vijay Kumar Singh
(Mizoram)Arif Mohammed Khan (Bihar) Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
(Kerala).

13. Suman Bery appointed as Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council.

53
SUMMARY
DEFENCE

1. CINBAX joint exercise between Indian Army and Cambodian Army

began in Pune.

2. The World Maritime Technology Conference 2024 took place in

Chennai.

3. HARIMAU SHAKTI 2024 joint military exercise between India and

Malaysia was held in Kuala Lumpur.

4. Nepal's COAS, General Ashok Raj Sigdel, was honored with the Indian
Army's honorary rank of General.

5. Indian Navy will commission the last Scorpene-class submarine and the
first Nilgiri-class frigate in January 2025.

6. INS Tushil, a Russian missile frigate, was commissioned in Kaliningrad,

Russia.

7. Sarbananda Sonowal launched the 'Jalvahak' scheme for inland

waterways cargo.

8. INS Nirdeshak, second Survey Vessel (Large), was commissioned in

Visakhapatnam.

9. SLINEX-24 naval exercise between India and Sri Lanka was held in
Visakhapatnam.

10. Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya and the Indian Navy signed an MoU on
logistics education.

11. India, France, UAE launched the "Desert Knight" air exercise over the
Arabian Sea.

12. India and Vietnam Coast Guard held the 'Sahayog-Hop Tac' exercise
off Kochi.

13. CISF introduced a liberal transfer policy with benefits for personnel.
54
SUMMARY
SCIENCE AND TECH
1. Dhruva Space launched 'AstraView', a commercial satellite imagery
service.

2. ISRO launched ESA’s Proba-3 mission to study the Sun’s corona.

3. Donald Trump appointed Jared Isaacman as NASA's new head.

4. China launched the world’s first self-driving satellites.

5. Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong set a 9-hour

spacewalk record.

6. ISRO will launch PSLV-C60/SpaDeX to test satellite docking.

Books
1. Dr. Jaishankar released Tipu Sultan by Vikram Sampath.

2. Hoshang Merchant co-authored Rainbow Warriors with Akshay K. Rath.

3. Dr. Dinesh Shahra launched Dalai Lama’s Secret to Happiness.

4. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched New Bharat – Modi’s Vision.

5. Anand Nilkanthan authored Many Ramayans, Many Lessons.

6. Deepa Malik wrote BRING IT ON.

7. Abhijit Banerjee released Chhaunk.

8. Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses returned to India.

9. Sriram Balasubramanian released Dharmanomics.

55
SUMMARY
MISCELLANEOUS
1. Kanta Krishen, blood donation pioneer, passed away at 95.

2. Raj Manchanda, squash legend, passed away at 80.

3. K.Leelavathi Baipadithaya, first female Yakshagana singer, passed

away at 77.

4. Zakir Hussain, tabla maestro, passed away at 73.

5. Sanjay Ram Marathe, classical singer, passed away at 68.

6. Jodhaiya Bai, Baiga artist, passed away at 86.

7. Salman Khan named ambassador for Kho Kho World Cup 2025.

8. Shyam Benegal, filmmaker, passed away at 90.

9. M.T. Vasudevan Nair, Jnanpith Awardee, passed away at 91.

10. Manmohan Singh, former PM, passed away at 92.

 MAYBE THIS SEASON YOU HAD MORE BAD DAYS THAN GOOD ONES, BUT EVEN IN ALL OF THIS BE BRAVE
ENOUGH TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD. REMEMBER LIFE DOESN'T STAY THE SAME FOR TOO LONG, IT
SOMEHOW FINDS A WAY TO CHANGE. YOUR BAD DAYS WILL NOT GO AWAY SUDDENLY BUT ONE DAY THE
GOOD ONES WILL OUTNUMBER THEM. HANG IN THERE, HOLD ONTO YOURSELF. YOU WILL FIND A WAY.

– DHIMAN Thankoo ;)