Daily Events December 31, 2024
Capacity Building of Submarines:
- The Defence Ministry has signed two MoUs worth Rs 2,867 crore with Indian and French companies.
- The agreements are aimed at improving the survivability of submarines and their ability to destroy enemy warships.
- The contract is for the integration of Electronic Heavy Torpedo Bombs on board the Indian Navy’s Kalvari submarine.
The National of 2024:
- The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched the Explosive Satellite Exploration Satellite (EXPOSAT). It is the first dedicated satellite for scientific research in the country.
- The Aditya L-1 satellite, which was sent to explore the outer space of the Sun, reached its destination after a journey of 127 days.
- An Indian Air Force C-130 heavy lift transport aircraft made its first night landing in Kargil.
- INSAT-3D, a weather forecasting satellite, was successfully launched onboard GSLV-F14.
- Four Indian Air Force pilots – Prashant Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap and Subhanshu Shukla – have been selected for the Gaganyaan mission.
- INS Jetayu Naval Base was commissioned at Minicoy Island, one of the Lakshadweep Islands.
- A high-level committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind had submitted its report to President Droupadi Murmu on March 14.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the Order of the Truk Gyalpo, Bhutan’s highest civilian award.
- As many as 69 Indian universities, including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in Chennai, the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in Mumbai and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi, have made it to the list of top 500 universities in the world.
- India delivered the first batch of BrahMos supersonic missiles to the Philippines, making it the first export of these missiles.
- India and Iran have signed a 10-year agreement to operate the Chabahar port terminal in Iran.
- Kamya Karthikeyan became the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest from Nepal.
- Ajit Doval has been appointed as the National Security Advisor for the third time.
- Om Birla was re-elected as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha for the second consecutive term.
- The National Medical Commission has approved setting up of 113 new medical colleges in the country. 5 colleges to be set up in Tamil Nadu.
- Lieutenant General Sadhana Saxena has been appointed as the first woman Chief of the Army Medical Services.
- The central government has decided to rename Andaman’s capital Port Blair as’ Sri Vijayapuram ‘.
- The much-awaited bilateral currency swap agreement was signed after talks between Prime Minister Modi and Maldivian President Mohamed Moise.
- Naib Singh Saini sworn in as Haryana Chief Minister for the second time
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez inaugurated the country’s first private military aircraft manufacturing plant in Vadodara, Gujarat.
- Under the ‘Ayushman Bharat’ free medical insurance scheme, all senior citizens aged 70 and above will be provided Rs. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh.
- The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Pradhan Mantri Vidya lakshmi Yojana (PMVVY) to provide easy access to education loans to students seeking admission in top government and private higher education institutions in the country. ]
- Justice Sanjiv Khanna has been sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India.
- INS Tushil, a warship equipped with Russian-made missiles, has been commissioned into the Indian Navy.
- Opposition parties have moved a no-confidence motion against Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.
- Sanjay Malhotra has been appointed as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
- A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) headed by P. P. Chaudhary has recommended two bills to implement the ‘one nation, one election “system.
- The Ministry of Mines has requested to include the Tungsten mining site at Arittapatti in Madurai for review.
India’s new record in space research
- The launch of PSLV C-60 with Spadex twin launchers was a successful attempt to send humans into space.
- The launch took place from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has decided to set up an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) by 2035.
- The first stage of the project will be launched in 2028.
- For this purpose, ISRO has designed two spacecraft, SPADEX A and SPADEX B, with private participation.
- Both the satellites weigh 220 kg each.
- If this project is successful, India will be able to set up a research center in space like the superpower countries.
- It will also support the Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan-4 missions and future space exploration activities.
- India will be the fourth country to achieve this feat after China, Russia and the US.
Drops of information:
- Vidul Kumar has been appointed as the new Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
- The country’s external debt has risen to Rs 60.53 lakh crore.
- The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned women from having windows in their homes.
- ISRO chairman S Somanath.
- Justice Sanjiv Khanna is the 51st Chief Justice of India.
- Sanjay Malhotra is the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.