Weekly Current Affairs (22nd December to 28th December 2024)

Weekly Current Affairs (22nd December to 28th December 2024)

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Category : National Published on: December 29 2024

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  • The 55th GST Council meeting has recommended increasing the GST rate on old and used vehicles, including EVs, from 12% to 18%, but this rate will not be applicable on some specific vehicles.
  • The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank signed a $350 million loan on December 20, 2024, under the Second Sub-Programme of the SMILE Programme to strengthen the logistics sector.
  • Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will confer the 69th Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar 2024 to 101 railway officials and award 22 shields to the best performing zones.
  • India has dispatched 1,000 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Lesotho to support the country's relief efforts.
  • PM Modi has been awarded the Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer, Kuwait's highest civilian honour.
  • India's total forest and tree cover rose to 25.17% in 2023, with forest cover at 21.76% (7,15,342.61 sq km) and tree cover at 3.41%.
  • The Centre has granted approval for 47 ethanol projects in Bihar, providing loan subsidies to boost production.
  • A National Workshop on the PESA Act will be held on 24th December 2024 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, to raise awareness about its provisions and strengthen local governance in scheduled areas.
  • India's first bio-bitumen-based national highway stretch inaugurated on NH-44 in Mansar, Nagpur, promoting sustainable road construction.
  • AIM & UNDP launch Youth Co:Lab 2025, inviting innovators to promote social entrepreneurship with a focus on disability-inclusive innovation.
  • Government launches Jago Grahak Jago App, Jagriti App, and Jagriti Dashboard on National Consumer Day to combat online frauds and forgeries.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Ken-Betwa National River Interlinking Project in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh.
  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Omkareshwar Floating Solar Project in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.
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