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Highlights of January 1st Week Current Affairs
- Balkan Blues, combining South Slavic poetry and Ottoman music, is now part of UNESCO’s cultural heritage list. It highlights traditional and emotional significance.
- The Good Governance Index 2023 won’t be released this year, with the next edition in 2025. Tamil Nadu and Gujarat topped in 2019 and 2021.
- The Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme received 6.21 lakh applications for 1.27 lakh opportunities. It aims to offer internships to 1 crore youth over five years.
- A statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji was installed by the Indian Army at 14,300 feet near Pangong Lake, symbolizing strength near the China border.
- India will host the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit in Goa in 2025. It aims to position India as a global media and entertainment leader.
- The US debate on H-1B visas focuses on skilled immigration and foreign workers. Supporters of Donald Trump are divided on the issue.
- ISRO’s SpaDeX mission will make India the fourth country to demonstrate spacecraft docking. It will test docking between two satellites.
- An oil spill occurred in the Black Sea after two tankers collided in the Kerch Strait. The spill caused significant environmental damage.
- Good Governance Day is celebrated on December 25th to honor Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthday and promote good governance in India.
- Crimea, bordered by the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, connects to Ukraine and Russia via the Kerch Strait and Crimean Bridge.
- The government extended the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Weather-Based Crop Insurance until 2025-26. ₹69,515 crore will be allocated for these schemes to support farmers.
- A ₹824.77 crore fund will be set up to improve the efficiency and transparency of crop insurance claim settlements for farmers.
- India’s coffee exports reached $1.146 billion in FY24, a 29% rise from last year. This increase was driven by higher Robusta prices and supply shortages.
- The UDISE+ 2023-24 report showed a 6% drop in student enrolment across several grades. However, enrolments in pre-primary and higher secondary levels increased.
- The RBI’s report projects India’s economy will grow 6.6% in FY25. It also forecasts a rise in non-performing loans and a decrease in government debt.
- The World Bank launched the B-READY report to evaluate business climates worldwide. India will be included in the rankings starting from 2026.
- India’s coastal security faces challenges like non-operational boats and staff shortages. A new committee will be formed to strengthen coastal protection efforts.
- India launched the “One Nation One Subscription” plan to centralize access to academic journals. ₹6,000 crore will be allocated to this initiative from 2025 to 2027.
- Scientists detected high-energy neutrinos beneath the Mediterranean Sea using specialized telescopes. These particles are difficult to detect as they rarely interact with matter.
- The government approved ₹794 crore for projects to clean and protect the Ganga River. This funding will help reduce pollution and promote sustainable river management.
- The Quad (India, Australia, US, Japan) celebrated 20 years of working together. They reaffirmed their goal for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.
- 60.4% of India’s groundwater is being used, with 73% of areas considered ‘Safe’. But many regions have high nitrate contamination.
- The Ministry of Steel is starting a Green Steel Mission to reduce carbon emissions in the steel industry. It includes rewards for using renewable energy and making specialty steel.
- India received $129 billion in remittances in 2024, making up 14.3% of the world’s total. This is because of India’s large number of people living abroad.
- India’s Core Industries Index grew by 4.3% in November 2024. This shows growth in areas like mining and manufacturing.
- Two defence deals worth ₹2867 Crore were signed for Scorpene-class submarines. One deal is about adding an Air Independent Propulsion system.
- At age 16, Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest woman to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents. She reached the peak of Mount Vinson in Antarctica.
- Punjab became the fifth state to provide piped water to all rural households. This is part of the government’s Jal Jeevan Mission.
- Uttar Pradesh is holding ‘Sanskriti Utsava’ to celebrate its culture. The event runs from January 2 to January 26, 2025.
- China’s share of global remittances dropped to 5.3% in 2024. This is because fewer people are leaving China for work due to its growing economy and aging population.
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