♦ The bald eagle was officially became the national bird of the USA, after President Joe Biden signed a law on 24 December 2024. The bird has been a national emblem in the US for years, appearing on the Great Seal of the US - used on US documents - since 1782, Congress had never made it official. ♦ The bald eagle is also protected under the National Emblem Act of 1940, which makes it illegal to sell or hunt the creature.
♦ Indian weight lifter Martina Devi (18) clinched a silver medal in the women's junior +87kg category at the Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships on 25 December 2024. She lifted a total of 225kg (96kg+129kg) to finish second in the three-lifter field. She also won a silver medal for her clean and jerk effort and a bronze for her snatch.
♦ Jnanpith awardee M.T. Vasudevan Nair was died in Kozhikode on 25 December 2024). He was 91. He was born in 1933 at Kudallur, Palakkad district. He also served as the editor of Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly for several years. MT directed seven films and wrote the screenplay for around 54 films. ♦ In 1995, he was awarded the prestigious Jnanpith Award for his contribution to Malayalam literature. In 2005, MT was honoured with India's third-highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan.
♦ Arunish Chawla was appointed as the Revenue Secretary in Ministry of Finance on 25 December 2024. He is a 1992 batch Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service officer. He is currently the Pharmaceuticals Secretary in Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Chief executive officer of Unique Identification Authority of India Amit Agrawal has been appointed as new Pharmaceuticals Secretary. ♦ The post of Revenue Secretary had fallen vacant, earlier this month (DEcember 2024), after Sanjay Malhotra was appointed the RBI Governor to replace Shaktikanta Das whose extended tenure came to an end.
♦ according to the latest ‘EY Economy Watch December 2024’ report India is projected to witness 6.5 percent real GDP growth in the current and next fiscal (FY25 and FY26). The report estimated that by combining the real GDP growth of the first two quarters of FY25, at 6.7 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively, the annual FY25 real GDP growth may be projected at 6.6 percent.
Tech Mahindra Company in Hyderabad is inviting applications for filling up the posts of Software Engineering. Details: Post: Software Engineer Company: Tech Mahindra Eligibility: Degree Pass. Work Experience: 2 - 5 years of work experience. Skills: IBM ANI Connect Basic Skills, Knowledge in ESQL, XML etc. Job Location: Hyderabad. Application Procedure: Through Online. Last date of application: 31-01-2025. Website:https://careers.techmahindra.com/
హైదరాబాద్లోని టెక్ మహీంద్రా కంపెనీ సాఫ్ట్వేర్ ఇంజినీరింగ్ పోస్టుల భర్తీకి దరఖాస్తులు ఆహ్వానిస్తోంది. వివరాలు: పోస్టు: సాఫ్ట్వేర్ ఇంజినీర్ కంపెనీ: టెక్ మహీంద్రా అర్హత: డిగ్రీ ఉత్తీర్ణత. పని అనుభవం: 2 - 5 ఏళ్ల పని అనుభవం. నైపుణ్యాలు: ఐబీఎం ఏనీఐ కనెక్ట్ బేసిక్ స్కిల్స్, ఈఎస్క్యూఎల్, ఎక్స్ఎంఎల్ తదితరాల్లో పరిజ్ఞానం ఉండాలి. జాబ్ లొకేషన్: హైదరాబాద్. దరఖాస్తు విధానం: ఆన్లైన్ ద్వారా. దరఖాస్తు చివరి తేదీ: 31-01-2025. Website:https://careers.techmahindra.com/
♦ National Consumer Day is observed every year on 24th December to create awareness about the rights of consumers. ♦ The day commemorates the passing of the Consumer Protection Act in 1986. ♦ The day was celebrated for the first time in India in the year 2000. The Consumer Protection Act of 1986 marked a structural change in consumer rights in the country. ♦ The Consumer Protection Act of 1986 marks a structural change in consumer rights. ♦ 2024 theme: “Virtual Hearings & Digital Access to Consumer Justice.”
♦ India secured the 49th rank in the Network Readiness Index 2024 (NRI 2024), an improvement of 11 places compared to last year (2023). ♦ The Index was published by the Washington DC-based Portulans Institute, evaluates countries on their use of technology to enhance governance, citizen engagement, and overall impact. ♦ India was ranked 60th with a score of 49.93 in 2023. In 2024, the country not only climbed the rankings but also improved its overall score to 53.63. ♦ The United States of America ranked first in this index with a score of 78.96. The other top countries are Singapore (76.94 score), Finland (75.76 score), Sweden (74.99 score), the Republic of Korea (74.85 score), the Netherlands (73.94 score), Switzerland (73.71 score), the United Kingdom (73.57 score), Germany (73.54 score), and Denmark (72.70 score).
♦ Maia Sandu (52) was sworn in for her second term as President of the Republic of Moldova on 24 December 2024. ♦ She won the Moldovan presidential elections for the first time in 2020 and was re-elected in a runoff in November, 2024. ♦ She got 55.33% of the vote against her opponent, Alexandr Stoianoglo, who received 44.67% in the recent elections. ♦ Sandu made history as the first woman to hold the presidency in Moldova.
