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DAILY DOSE 21st DEC – 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

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DAILY DOSE 21st DEC – 2024 CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) Between January and September 2024, Uttar Pradesh saw 476.1 million visitors, setting new tourism records.

  • The most popular tourist destination in the state is now Ayodhya, surpassing the Taj Mahal in Agra.
  • According to the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department, during this period, Ayodhya welcomed 3,153 foreign visitors and 135.5 million domestic tourists.
  • By contrast, Agra received 125.1 million visitors, comprising 924,000 foreign visitors and 115.9 million domestic visitors.
  • There were 184,000 foreign visitors and 62 million domestic visitors to Varanasi.

 

2) World Meditation Day 2024: 21 December

  • First World Meditation Day celebrated on 21 December 2024.
  • The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, declaring 21 December 2024 as the first World Meditation Day.
  • The resolution, supported by countries such as Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mexico and Andorra, was unanimously adopted by the 193-member UNGA on December 6, 2024.

 

3) The 2025 Para Athletics World Championships will be hosted in Delhi.

  • The Para Athletics World Championships will be hosted in Delhi in 2025, marking a historic first for India.
  • The announcement was made by the global governing body WPA on December 19, 2024.
  • The competition will be held from September 26 to October 5 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, where the World Para Athletics Grand Prix will also be held from March 11-13.

 

4) Veteran Malayalam actor Meena Ganesh passed away at the age of 81.

  • On December 19, 2024, Malayalam cinema and serial actor Meena Ganesh passed away in Kerala.
  • Meena has acted in over 100 films, including Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum, Karumadikkuttan, Punaradhivasam, Meesha Madhavan, and Nandanam, among others.
  • Meena started her career as a theatre artist at the age of 19.
  • In 1976, she entered cinema with PA Backer’s film Manimuzhakkam.

 

5) A contract worth ₹7629 crore for the procurement of K9 VAJRA-T Self-Propelled Tracked Artillery Guns for the Indian Army signed by the Defence Ministry.

  • On 20 December, senior officials of the Ministry and representatives of Larsen and Toubro Limited signed the contract in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi.
  • The procurement of K9 VAJRA-T will boost artillery modernisation and enhance the overall operational readiness of the Indian Army.
  • Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, this gun is capable of delivering lethal fire over long ranges with high accuracy and a high rate of fire.

 

6) The MSP of Copra for the 2025 season increased by the government to ensure better returns to farmers.

  • Approval for the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Copra for the 2025 season has been given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
  • To provide remunerative prices to farmers, the Government had announced in the Union Budget 2018-19 that the MSP of all mandated crops would be fixed at a level of at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production.
  • The MSP for milling copra has been fixed at ₹11,582 per quintal and for ball copra at ₹12,100 per quintal for the 2025 season.

 

7) Warships Nilgiri and Surat were delivered to Indian navy.

  • Nilgiri and Surat are two indigenously built warships.
  • Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd has delivered Nilgiri and Surat to Indian Navy.
  • Nilgiri is the first stealth frigate of the Project 17A class ship.
  • Surat is the fourth stealth destroyer of the Project 15B class guided missile destroyer.

 

8) Bhu Bharati (Right of Records) Bill 2024 passed by Telangana state assembly.

  • This bill is brought by the Telangana government to reform the revenue system and land records and registrations in the state.
  • Additionally, the bill replaces the Dharani Portal, which was introduced by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government and utilised for land registrations.
  • The goal of the recently proposed Act is to provide every piece of land a unique identification number.

 

9) Bollywood actor Salman Khan has been made the brand ambassador of the first Kho-Kho World Cup.

  • Salman Khan has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the inaugural Kho-Kho World Cup by the Kho-Kho Federation of India (KKFI).
  • At the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium’s National Players Training Camp, the announcement was made in front of the media.
  • From January 13 to January 19, 2025, New Delhi will host the Kho-Kho World Cup.

 

10) In the latest hockey rankings, the Indian Men’s Team finishes the year in fifth place, while the Women’s Team ranked in the top 10.

  • As per the latest update released by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on December 19, the Indian men’s hockey team will end the year in fifth place in the FIH World Rankings, while the women’s team is placed ninth.
  • The Indian men’s hockey team created history at the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning two consecutive medals at the Games for the first time since the 1972 Olympics in Munich.
  • Olympic champions the Netherlands lead the rankings with 3,267 points.

 

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