Current Affairs : 24 December 2024

1. The first bio-bitumen national highway was inaugurated recently in Nagpur, India. 

2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded Kuwait’s highest honour, ‘The Order Mubarak Al Kabir.’. 

3. The Maharashtra state assembly has passed a bill to improve the prison system in the state. 

4. On the occasion of National Consumer Day, Jago Grahak Jago App, Jagriti App, and Jagriti Dashboard will be launched by the government. 

5. 50 million dollars is the value of the pharmaceutical market estimated in the financial year 2023-24. 

6. ‘National Farmers Day’ has been celebrated every year on 23 December to commemorate the birth anniversary of Shri Chaudhary Charan Singh. 

7. The third edition of Virasat Saree Mahotsav 2024 has been organised by the Textiles Ministry in New Delhi. 

8. According to a new report of the World Health Organisation, approximately 60 percent has declined in global deaths due to diarrhoeal disease. 

9. India has contributed $1 million to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 

10. The United States aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 61% by the year 2035. 

11. National Consumer Rights’ Day is celebrated every year in India on 24 December. 

12. Recently, the 72nd Plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) was organised in Agartala. 

13. The Civil Aviation Ministry has recently started “Udaan Yatri Café” at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. 

14. India will host the International Shooting Sports Federation Junior World Cup for the first time. 

15. According to the IMF report, the world’s total debt will reach 102 trillion dollars by 2024.