Current Affairs December 2024

This comprehensive summary of December 2024's current affairs covers a range of important global and national events. Highlights include the passing of notable figures such as Jimmy Carter and Dr. Manmohan Singh, ISRO's SpaDex mission launch, Koneru Humpy's win in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, and the appointment of new governors in Indian states. Additionally, the article sheds light on key achievements like India's first bio-bitumen highway, advancements in smartphone exports, and the latest political and sports milestones worldwide.

30th December 2024: Current Affairs

• Jimmy Carter: The 39th President of the US, passed away at 100 in his home in Plains, Georgia, as announced by The Carter Center.
• ISRO’s SpaDex Mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set for its Space Docking experiment, SpaDex, with the PSLV C60 rocket launching from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, tonight.
• Chess: India’s Koneru Humpy clinched her second women’s title by defeating Indonesia’s Irene Sukander in the World Rapid and Blitz Championship held in New York.

27th December 2024: Current Affairs

• Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh: Passed away at 92 in New Delhi at AIIMS.
• New Governors Appointed:
  • Ajay Kumar Bhalla, former Home Secretary, appointed Governor of Manipur.
  • VK Singh, retired Army Chief, now Governor of Mizoram.
  • Swap of Governors between Kerala and Bihar:
    • Arif Mohammed is now Governor of Bihar.
    • Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar is now Governor of Kerala.

23rd December 2024: Current Affairs

• Shyam Benegal: Renowned filmmaker and pioneer of Indian parallel cinema passed away due to chronic kidney-related disease.
• NHRC Chairperson: Retired Supreme Court judge V. Ramasubramanian appointed Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission.
• National Farmers' Day: Celebrated across India.
• US Politics: President-elect Donald Trump appointed Indian-American entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence.

22nd December 2024: Current Affairs

• PM Modi Honored: Kuwait conferred the Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer knighthood to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Women’s Cricket: India won the inaugural Under-19 ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur by defeating Bangladesh in the final.
• Bio-Bitumen Highway: India’s first National Highway using bio-bitumen was inaugurated on the Nagpur-Mansar Bypass (NH-44).
• Railways Awards: 69th Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Awards conferred to 101 employees for exceptional contributions.

18th December 2024: Current Affairs

• One Nation One Election Bills: Introduced in the Lok Sabha.
• India’s Smartphone Export: India became the 3rd largest smartphone exporter, jumping from 23rd in 2019, with exports crossing ₹20,000 crore in November.
• R. Ashwin: Announced retirement from all formats of cricket post the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

16th December 2024: Current Affairs

• Ustad Zakir Hussain: Renowned tabla maestro passed away in the US at 73 due to a heart ailment.
• Vijay Diwas: Commemorating India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
• Hockey: India won the Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2024, defeating China in a penalty shootout (3-2).
• Cricket: Mumbai won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 by defeating Madhya Pradesh.

13th December 2024: Current Affairs

• D. Gukesh: Became the youngest world chess champion at 18 by defeating China’s Ding Liren.
• Forbes List: Three Indians—Nirmala Sitharaman, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw—featured among the world’s 100 most powerful women.
• Constitution Debate: Lok Sabha began a two-day debate marking 75 years since India adopted its Constitution.

11th December 2024: Current Affairs

• RBI Governor: Sanjay Malhotra assumed office as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
• Golden Globes: Payal Kapadia’s film All We Imagine As Light bagged nominations for Best Director and Best Non-English Language Motion Picture.
• Railways Bill: The Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024 was passed in the Lok Sabha, enhancing the powers of the Railways Board.

9th December 2024: Current Affairs

• RBI Governor Announcement: Sanjay Malhotra appointed as RBI Governor for a three-year term.
• Cricket: Bangladesh defeated India to win the Men’s Asia Cup Under-19 Cricket Tournament.

7th December 2024: Current Affairs

• Armed Forces Flag Day: Observed across India.
• England’s Test Record: Became the first team to score 500,000 runs in Test cricket history.

5th December 2024: Current Affairs

• Maharashtra CM: Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Chief Minister, with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as deputy chief ministers.
• ISRO Success: PSLV launched ESA’s Proba-3 satellite from Sriharikota.

3rd December 2024: Current Affairs

• Banking Laws Bill: Lok Sabha passed amendments increasing the number of nominees per bank account from one to four and revising limits for directorship eligibility.
• South Korea: President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, the first since 1980.

1st December 2024: Current Affairs

• FBI Appointment: US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Indian-American Kash Patel to lead the FBI.
• World AIDS Day: Observed with the theme "Take the rights path: My health, my right!"
• BCCI and ICC: Outgoing BCCI Secretary Jay Shah took charge as ICC Chairman, becoming the fifth Indian to hold the position.