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FIRST IN NEWS

1. Nepal becomes the 1st South Asian country to officially register same-sex
marriage.

2. The world’s 1st portable disaster hospital was opened in Aarogya Maitri
Cube, in Gurugram that can be airlifted and consists of 72 cubes. It is a
component of Project BHISHM.

3. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) and the Kotak Mahindra

Bank Limited have launched India’s 1st fully integrated school of
sustainability at IIT Kanpur.

4. Ministry of Earth Sciences has flagged off India’s 1st winter scientific
expedition to the Arctic.

5. Telangana has unveiled the world's first 3D-printed temple, in

Burugupally.

POLITY

1. Supreme Court has upheld the validity of Centre’s decision to abrogate

Article 370 of the Constitution of India, which granted special status to the
erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

2. Chief Justice of India constituted an all-women bench in SC to hear transfer

petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matter. This is 3 rd such
bench. The 1 st all-women bench was set up in 2013.

3. According to the UNDP report “Turning the tide on internal displacement:

A development approach to solutions”, for the 1st time ever, more than
100 million people were forcibly displaced in 2022, most of them within
their own countries.

4. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), has recently issued a

notification exempting the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team
(CERTIn) from the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.

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5. The Anand Marriage Act, which provides statutory recognition and
registration provisions for Sikh wedding rituals, has been implemented in
Jammu & Kashmir.

SCHEMES IN NEWS

Scheme Name Launched by Objective

PM JANMAN (Pradhan Ministry of Tribal Address socio-economic challenges

Mantri Janjati Adivasi Affairs faced by Particularly Vulnerable
Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India

Scheme for Promotion Ministry of

of Manufacturing of Electronics and
Electronic Components Information
and Semiconductors Technology
(SPECS)

Raising & Accelerating MSME Aims to improve the performance

MSME Performance of micro, small, and medium
(RAMP) enterprises (MSMEs) in India.

ECONOMY

1. RBI cancelled the licence of Urban Co-operative Bank, Uttar Pradesh.

2. Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) is a joint initiative of the UNDP and
OECD launched a programme in Saint Lucia.

3. GI Tag:

Product State

Lakadong turmeric Meghalaya

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ENVIRONMENT

1. The United Arab Emirates announced a $30-billion commitment to an

investment fund called ALTÉRRA during COP-28 Conference

2. India became a member of the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Consortium, an initiative led by Global Leadership Council (GLC) of the
Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP).

3. The Indian Railways has initiated the deployment of Gajraj system, an

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solution designed to prevent elephant
fatalities on railway tracks.

4. At COP28, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited and Ministry of Environment,

Forest, and Climate Change, launched the Green Credit Initiative, a
program aimed at reshaping global environmental policies

5. India and Sweden launched Leadership Group for Industry Transition

(LeadIT) 2.0, at COP-28 in Dubai.

6. MOEFCC has granted approval for the establishment of a cheetah breeding

and conservation centre in Gujarat's Banni Grassland.

7. MOEFCC has launched the Indian Forest & Wood Certification

Scheme (IFWCS).

8. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched MedTech Mitra, a

strategic initiative to empower MedTech innovators and advance healthcare
solutions.

9. MOEFCC has launched the National Transit Pass System (NTPS)- One
Nation-One Pass pan-India to facilitate the seamless transit of timber,
bamboo, and other forest produce across the country.

10. The Vijayawada Railway Station of Andhra Pradesh has been awarded the
prestigious platinum rating by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)
for its commitment to environmental sustainability and eco-friendly
practices.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. India’s 1st Telecom Centre of Excellence is set to be established in Indian

Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee.

2. The Measles and Rubella Vaccine named Mabella launched by Vaccine

maker Indian Immunologicals (IIL) for children.

3. Scientists have identified Hydrogen cyanide, a vital molecule for the

formation of life, on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn

4. China has unveiled world’s deepest physics lab on Earth in Sichuan.

5. YUVAi (Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI) is aimed to foster a deeper
understanding of AI, to enable school students from class 8 to 12 across the
nation with AI skills.

6. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated world’s largest meditation centre

Swarved Mahamandir in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

7. World Health Organisation has officially recognised ‘Noma’ as a neglected

tropical disease.

8. NASA has relaunched OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to explore the

asteroid Apophis very close flyby of Earth in 2029.

Name Type Country/Institution Purpose

XPoSat X-ray ISRO Aims to investigate the

Polarimeter polarization of intense X-Ray
Satellite sources and study the
enigmatic world of black holes.

EQUULEUS Spacecraft JAXA World’s first steam-

propelled spacecraft heads
to the moon and beyond.

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. New Zealand set to scrap world's first law banning tobacco sale to future
generations.

2. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces leadership test over his Rwanda
plan

➢ Rwanda plan: UK government stated that anyone entering the UK

illegally after January 1, 2022, could be sent to Rwanda, with no
limit on numbers.

3. India has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organization

(IMO) Council for the 2024-25.

4. Italy has officially withdrawn from China’s ambitious Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI).

5. India has been unanimously elected as a member representing Asian

region in the Executive Committee of Codex Alimentarius
Commission (CAC) during its 46th meeting being held at FAO Headquarters
at Rome.

6. Carbon Border Tax (CBT): UK plans to implement carbon tax from 2027 on
imports of materials like steel and aluminium

7. United Nations has declared 2024 as the International Year of Camelids.

8. The United States has launched Operation Prosperity Guardian to

maintain security in the Red Sea.

9. International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has launched Project

PRAYAS to facilitate safe, orderly and regular migration for Indian workers
and students

10. Angola has left Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting

Countries (OPEC) due to dispute over oil production quotas.

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NATIONAL NEWS

1. Maha Lakshmi scheme, introduced by Telangana, which aimed at providing

free travel to women in TSRTC buses.

2. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has bagged the 32nd spot in Forbes'
annual list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women

3. The Hump WWII Museum is the 2nd museum in Asia dedicated to the fallen
airmen of the Allied Forces during the World War-II at Pasighat in
Arunachal Pradesh.

4. NAMO Drone Didi is a Central Sector Scheme for providing drones to

15000 Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) to rent to farmers for agriculture
purposes.

5. Parliament has passed a bill giving nod to the establishment of

Sammakka Sarakka Central Tribal University in Telangana.

6. Kerala has emerged most preferred state to work in India as per India
Skills Report 2024.

7. Operation Nanhe Farishte is a Railway Protection Force (RPF) initiative

to reconnect children who have been lost or separated from their families.

8. Barracuda, India’s fastest solar-electric boat, was launched in Alappuzha,

Kerala.

TAMILNADU NEWS

1. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled a statue of late anti-caste
activist Iyothee Thass Pandithar in Guindy

2. World Bank has approved USD 300 million loan to boost urban water and
sewerage system in Tamil Nadu.

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3. Tamil Nadu has been recognised as the top performer in the Logistics Ease
Across Different States (LEADS) 2023 rankings in Coastal states Group

4. Transperson activist Kalki Subramaniam has been named the

representative from the Southern region in the National Council for
Transgender Persons

5. A memorial stone named Smritika for Bipin Rawat, was installed at

Nanjappa Chatram, Coonoor.

6. Makkaludan Mudhalvar scheme was launched, which is aimed at

disposing off grievances or petitions filed by people on merit within 30
days.

CULTURE

1. The first ever Indian Art, Architecture & Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023
is held at Red Fort.

2. The 2nd edition Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 was inaugurated

in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. IIT Madras and Banaras Hindu University
(BHU) are knowledge partners for the event.

3. The apex predator mosasaur fossil discovered in Japan’s Wakayama

Prefecture has been named Wakayama Soryu which means Blue Dragon.

4. 18th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for safeguarding

Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee has been held in Botswana.

5. Rambagh Gate and Ramparts in Punjab, India have been awarded the
highest honour, ‘Award of Excellence’ in this year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific
Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

6. Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh has set Guinness world record for ‘Largest
tabla ensemble’ during Tansen festival.

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AWARDS/PRIZE

Award Awarded by Awarded to Known for

Premchand Sahitya Tshering Tashi (Bhutanese Author)

Fellowship Akademi

Somalia refugee
Nansen Award UNHRC Abdullahi Mire
For his work
championing the right
to education for
displaced children.

WISE Award (WISE 11 Qatar Safina Hussain Founder of Educate

Summit) Foundation Girls

Nyholm Prize for Royal Savita Ladage -

Education Society of
Chemistry

Padmapani Lifetime Javed Akhtar -

Achievement Award

International Gender Ministry of Afghan Women -

Equality Prize in Social Affairs Skills
2023 and Health, Development
Finland Center, Finland

Indira Gandhi Prize Indira Gandhi Daniel -

for Peace, Memorial Barenboim
Disarmament and Trust
Development 2023

Regional Director Of
Bhutan’s National Poonam
Order of Merit Khetrapal Singh (WHO)

6th edition of Poet Sukrita ‘Salt and Pepper:

Rabindranath Tagore Paul Kumar Selected Poems’
Literary Prize

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SKOCH Gold Award Power Grid -

2023 Corporation of
India Limited

Pushpa
33rd Vyas Samman -
2023 Bharati (Hindi-
Writer)

2023 Climate International Federal Bank – -

Assessment for Finance Top performer
Financial Institutions Corporation
(CAFI) Awards

PERSONS IN NEWS

Person Why in news?

Anumula Revanth Reddy Sworn in as the 1st Congress Chief Minister of

Telangana

Kanchan Devi 1st woman Director General of the Indian Council of

Forestry Research Education (ICFRE)

Mohammed Al Ramsi Appointed as the Chairman of the World Radio

communication Conference (WRC) 2023

Geetika Koul 1st woman medical officer in the Indian Army to be

deployed at Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield.

Hansraj Ahir Appointed as the NCBC chairperson

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Nina Singh Became the 1st Director General of the Central

Industrial Security Force (CISF)

Uma Sekhar Elected to the Governing council of International

Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)

Anish Shah Elected as President for 2023-24 of Federation of

Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry

Akshata Krishnamurthy Has become the first Indian citizen to operate a Mars
(NASA) rover

Nikhil Dey Has been named as the International AntiCorruption

Champion by the US State Department

IMPORTANT DAYS

Day Date Theme

Statehood Day of Nagaland December 1 –

World AIDS Day December 1 Let Communities Lead

National Pollution Control December 2 Sustainable Development for a

Day 2023 Clean and Healthy Planet

International Day for the December 2 –

Abolition of Slavery 2023

World Computer Literacy December 2 Literacy for a human-centred

Day recovery: bridging the digital
divide

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Indian Navy Day December 4 Operational Efficiency, Readiness,

and Mission Accomplishment in
the Maritime Domain

International Cheetah Day December 4 –

World Soil Day 2023 December 5 Soil and Water: A Source of Life

International Anti December 9 UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World

Corruption Day Against Corruption

Human Rights Day December 10 Equality, Reducing inequalities,

advancing human rights

International Animal December 10 –

Rights Day

Nobel Prize Day 2023 December 10 –

International Mountain Day December 11 Restoring Mountain Ecosystems

Universal Health Coverage December 12 Health for All: Time for Action
Day

National Energy December 14 –

Conservation Day

International Day of December 12 –

Neutrality

1. International Day to End December 17 –

Violence Against Sex
Workers

1. International Migrants December 18 –

Day

Minority Rights Day December 18 –

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1. International Human December 20 Advocate for Change

Solidarity Day

National Mathematics Day December 22 Mathematics for Everyone

1. National Farmers Day December 23 Delivering Smart Solutions for

Sustainable Food Security and
Resilience

National Consumer Right December 23 Consumer Protection in the era of

Day E-Commerce and Digital Trade

1. Good Governance Day December 25 –

International Day of December 27 –

Epidemic Preparedness

DEFENCE IN NEWS

1. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has

successfully tested an indigenous high-speed flying-wing Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle (UAV) under project ‘Ghatak’.

2. Indian Armed Forces officers have been awarded ‘Golden Owl’ for
outstanding performance at Defence Services Command & Staff
College (DSCSC) in Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka.

3. Indian Akash air defence missile system has destroyed 4 targets

simultaneously at Exercise Astrashakti.

4. 8th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Conclave of

Chiefs (CoC) has been conducted by Royal Thai Navy at Bangkok,
Thailand.

5. Squadron Leader Manisha Padhi has been appointed as the first Indian
women Aide-De-Corp (ADC) from the Indian Armed Forces.

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Exercise Parties involved Exercise type

VAJRA PRAHAR 2023 Indo - US Military

Exercise VINBAX-2023 India and Vietnam Military

Surya Kiran India - Nepal Military

PLACES IN NEWS

Place Name State/country Known for

Mount Ulawun Papua New Guinea India announces a $1 million relief

volcanic eruption assistance package for Papua New
Guinea in the aftermath of the Mount
Ulawun volcanic eruption.

Essequibo region Coastal area bordering The region is disputed by Guyana and
Atlantic ocean Venezuela

INDICES

Report Released by Note

World Malaria Report World Health Organisation 66% of Malaria cases in
2023 Southeast Asia were from
India

Climate Change Germanwatch India has ranked 7th in the

Performance Index CCPI 2024, one move up
(CCPI) 2024 from the previous year CCPI

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Ethics of Climate UNESCO’s World Emphasizes the risks and

Engineering Report Commission on the Ethics opportunities of climate
of Scientific Knowledge manipulation technologies.
and Technology (COMEST)

5th Global Status World Health Organisation

Report on Road
Safety 2023.

Migration and World Bank India has topped global

Development Brief remittance chart at USD
125 billion in 2023

5th LEADS (Logistics Ministry of Commerce

Ease Across Different and Industry
States) 2023 report

1st Aspirational Delta NITI AAYOG Tiriyani Block – Telangana

Ranking of the (Top spot)
Aspirational Blocks
Programme

TERMS/CONCEPTS IN NEWS

Terms Definition
Tropicalisation Climate change is causing a significant global phenomenon
known as tropicalisation, where tropical species in the ocean
are moving towards the poles, while temperate species are
retreating.

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SUMMITS

Summit Name Hosted in Purpose of Summit

Theme: Emerging Challenges in
5th edition of Global Thiruvananthapuram
Healthcare and a Resurgent
Ayurveda Festival
Ayurveda

Global Green Credit India co-hosts with It is an initiative within the

Initiative at COP-28 UAE governments Lifestyle for
Environment or LIFE movement

Global Partnership on New Delhi – By India is the lead chair of GPAI in

Artificial Intelligence Organisation for 2024
(GPAI) Summit 2023 Economic Co-
operation and
Development (OECD)

India Internet New Delhi Theme: Moving Forward –

Governance Forum Calibrating Bharat’s Digital
2023 Agenda

11th edition of Shillong, Meghalaya Theme: A 'Green' Approach to

International Tourism Tourism
Mart

27th World Investment New Delhi Theme: Empowering Investors:

Conference (WIC) IPAs Pioneering Future Growth

1st session of the Uruguay By United Nations

Intergovernmental Environment Programme
Negotiating Committee
(INC-1)

1st National Quantum New Delhi By Quantum Ecosystems and

Science and Technology Technology Council of
Symposium (NQSTS) India (QETCI) and MeitY

6th World Congress on Dehradun Theme: Strengthening Climate

Disaster Management Action & Disaster Resilience

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PORTAL IN NEWS

Portal Purpose Launched by

National Geoscience Extensive web-based tool for Ministry of Mines

Data Repository Portal geospatial data access, sharing,
and analysis in India

Amplifi 2.0 Assessment and Monitoring Ministry of Housing

Platform for Liveable, Inclusive and Urban Affairs
and Future-ready urban India

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Book Name Author Name Note

Breaking the Mould: Reimagining Raghuram Rajan -
India’s Economic Future

'Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Sharmishtha

Remembers' Mukherjee

SPORTS IN NEWS

1. R Vaishali becomes India’s 3rd female chess Grandmaster, after Koneru

Humpy and D Harika.

2. Vita Dani has become the first Indian to be inducted as a governing board
member of the International Table Tennis Federation's (ITTF) Foundation

3. Sheetal Devi win best young athlete award in Asian Paralympic

Committee (APC) conference

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4. Antim Panghal of India was named the women's Rising Star of the Year
2023 by United World Wrestling

5. United World Wrestling (UWW).

6. The first-ever Khelo India Para Games (KIPGs) held in New Delhi

7. Leander Paes and broadcaster and promoter Vijay Amritraj of India have
become the first Asian men to be inducted into the International Tennis
Hall of Fame.

Event/Cups Venue Note

International Tennis MEN Category: Novak Djokovic

Federation (ITF) World
Champion awards for 2023 WOMEN Category: Aryna Sabalenka

ISSF World Cup Final 2023 Doha, Qatar Anish Bhanwala (Indian shooter) –
Bronze medal

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 Indonesia Germany won by defeating France

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