Current Affairs : 20 December 2024

1. Russia has recently succeeded in making cancer vaccine.

2. The budget allocation for the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has increased to it’s six times.

3. According to the NCRB report, 04 lakh farmers and agricultural laborers have committed suicide in India since 1995.

4. 46% of India’s workforce is employed in agriculture, which contributes only 15% to the national income.

5. Recently, Moldova, an European country, has inaugurated its embassy in New Delhi.

6. India and Japan have decided to study laser-equipped satellites to deal with space debris.

7. Recently the joint naval exercise ‘SLINEX’ has started between India and Sri Lanka.

8. The protected area system has been re-implemented in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland by the Union Home Ministry.

9. Ganga River Dolphin has been tagged for the first time in Assam.

10. The “Good Governance Week–2024” has started from 19 December.

11. International Human Unity Day’ is celebrated every year on 20th December.

12. The main theme of the 10th International Forest Fair held recently in Bhopal is “Women Empowerment through Minor Forest Produce”.

13. Ministry of Science and Technology has recently unveiled India’s first anti-pesticide bodysuit, ‘Kisan Kavach’.

14. India’s ranking in the World Competitiveness Index has reached 40th position in the year 2024.

15. India’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has reached $1 trillion recently.