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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

♦ Britain became the first European nation to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on 15 December 2024. It officially became the 12th member of a trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. ♦ The accession means Britain will be able to apply CPTPP trade rules and lower tariffs with eight of the 11 existing members from December 15 - Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.  ♦ CPTPP was established in 2018, the bloc safeguards against Chinese hegemony in the region, providing British companies access to a market of over 500 million people, contributing over 15% of the world’s GDP.  

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India won the Women’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2024

♦ India won the Women’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey 2024 championship in Muscat, Oman on 15 December 2024. The Indian team defeated China 3-2 in a penalty shootout to successfully defend its title. After a 1-1 draw in regulation time, the title clash went to a shootout.  ♦ Hockey India has announced a reward of Rs.2 lakh for each player and Rs.1 lakh to each support staff for their efforts and spectacular win.  ♦ India’s Deepika Sehrawat, with 12 goals ranked the top scorer of the tournament.  ♦ India won their maiden Women’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup title last year (2023) by defeating the Republic of Korea.

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Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled the cargo promotion scheme ‘Jalvahak’

♦ Union Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled the cargo promotion scheme ‘Jalvahak’ for boosting cargo movement on three national waterways on 15 December 2024. Jalvahak is aimed at incentivising the movement of long-haul cargo via National Waterways 1 (river Ganga) as well as for National Waterways 2 (river Brahmaputra) and National Waterways 16 (river Barak). ♦ The cargo promotion scheme provides a direct incentive to the cargo owners to transport their goods via inland waterways for a distance of more than 300 km. ♦ India has an extensive network of inland waterways comprising rivers, canals, backwaters, and creeks. Of the total navigable length of 20,236 km, 17,980 km consists of rivers, and 2,256 km is made up of canals, both suitable for the mechanised craft.  

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National Energy Conservation Day

♦ National Energy Conservation Day is observed every year in India on December 14  to raise awareness about the importance of energy efficiency, energy conservation practices, and the environmental consequences of excessive energy consumption. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the Union Ministry of Power, initiated the National Energy Conservation Day in 1991. ♦ 2024 theme: “Powering Sustainability: Every Watt Counts."

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Jamsetji Tata Award

♦ Biocon Group Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw was conferred the prestigious Jamsetji Tata Award by the Indian Society for Quality (ISQ) on 14 December 2024 for pioneering the biosciences movement in India. She received the award from Janak Kumar Mehta, President of ISQ and Chairman and Managing Director, TQM International. ♦ She has previously been awarded two of India's highest civilian honours - Padma Shri (1989) and Padma Bhushan (2005).  ♦ The Jamsetji Tata Award, established in 2004, has previously been presented to notable industry leaders including Nandan Nilekani of Infosys and TV Narendran of Tata Steel. ♦ Indian Society for Quality (ISQ) is a not-for profit society established in 1996 to fill the need for a national forum for interaction among quality professionals, leaders, practitioners and academicians. ISQ is a nonpartisan, independent body that attracts and invites individual members from business organizations, health care and educational institutions, government agencies and NGOs.  

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Energy Conservation 2024 winners

♦ Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar honoured the Energy Conservation 2024 winners at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on December 14. To raise awareness about energy efficiency and its conservation, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the guidance of the Ministry of Power, recognizes and encourages the efforts of industrial units, institutions, and establishments in reducing energy consumption by felicitating them with Energy Conservation Awards on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day (December 14). ♦ A total of 752 applications were received across sectors, including Industries, Transport, Buildings, Institutions, Appliances, and Innovation. This year’s (2024) awards include 23 first prizes, 19 second prizes, 25 certificates of merit, and 4 certificates of eecognition for innovation awards. ♦ Andhra Pradesh bagged first prize in the State Energy Efficiency Performance Award (Group 2) sec-tor category for the National Energy Conservation Award-2024.  Andhra Pradesh comes under a Group-II State, with total final en-ergy consumption (TFEC) in the range of 5 to 15 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe). The State was chosen as the best performer in Group II and achieved 87.25 points in SEEI 2024.   

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Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia

♦ Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili (53) became president of Georgia on 14 December 2024. 224 out of 225 members of Georgia's electoral college voted for him.  ♦ He was elected to parliament in 2016 on the Georgian Dream ticket, and in 2022 co-founded the People’s Power political movement, which was allied with Georgian Dream and became known for its strong anti-Western rhetoric.  

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నూతన పరాన్న కీటకం

కర్ణాటక రాష్ట్రం చామరాజనగర జిల్లా యళందూరు తాలూకా బిళిగిరిరంగన బెట్ట సమీపంలో నూతన పరాన్న కీటకాన్ని శాస్త్రవేత్తలు గుర్తించారు. అశోకా ట్రస్ట్‌ ఫర్‌ రిసెర్చ్‌ ఇన్‌ ఎకాలజీ అండ్‌ ఎన్విరాన్‌మెంట్కు చెందిన పరిశోధకులు ఏపీ రంజిత్, ప్రియదర్శిన్‌ ధర్మరాజన్‌ ఈ కీటకాన్ని గుర్తించామని తమ అధ్యయన నివేదికలో పేర్కొన్నారు. ఈ కీటకాలు చీమలు, చెదలను తిని బతుకుతున్నట్లు గుర్తించామని తెలిపారు. కన్నడలో ‘కణజ హుళ’గా పిలుస్తున్న ఈ కీటకాలకు త్వరలో శాస్త్రీయనామం ఇచ్చేందుకు కీటక శాస్త్రవేత్తలతో చర్చిస్తున్నామని వారు చెప్పారు.  

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టీజీట్రాన్స్‌కోకు ‘ఎల్‌డీసీ ఎక్స్‌లెన్స్‌’ పురస్కారం

తెలంగాణ విద్యుత్తు సరఫరా సంస్థ(టీజీట్రాన్స్‌కో)కు జాతీయస్థాయి ‘ఎల్‌డీసీ ఎక్స్‌లెన్స్‌ పురస్కారం-2024’ దక్కింది. మధ్యప్రదేశ్‌ రాష్ట్రం ఇందౌర్‌లోని ఐఐటీలో జరిగిన నేషనల్‌ పవర్‌ సిస్టం సదస్సులో కేంద్ర విద్యుత్తు మండలి (సీఈఏ) ఛైర్‌పర్సన్‌ ఘన్‌శ్యాంప్రసాద్, నేషనల్‌ లోడ్‌ డిస్పాచ్‌ సెంటర్‌ సీఎండీ నర్సింహన్‌ తదితరులు ట్రాన్స్‌కో సీఎండీ కృష్ణభాస్కర్‌కు ఈ పురస్కారాన్ని అందజేసినట్లు ట్రాన్స్‌కో 2024 డిసెంబరు 15న తెలిపింది.   

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ధరణి ఇక భూమాత

సాగు భూముల రిజిస్ట్రేషన్లు- మ్యుటేషన్ల సేవల పోర్టల్‌ ధరణి పేరును భూమాతగా మార్చేందుకు ప్రభుత్వం నిర్ణయం తీసుకుంది. 2024, డిసెంబరు 15న హైదరాబాద్‌లో రెవెన్యూశాఖ మంత్రి పొంగులేటి శ్రీనివాసరెడ్డి నేతృత్వంలో ఆర్వోఆర్‌-2024, ధరణి అంశాలపై జరిగిన సమీక్షలో పేరు మార్పు ప్రతిపాదనకు ముఖ్యమంత్రి రేవంత్‌రెడ్డి ఆమోద ముద్ర వేశారు. అయితే ధరణి పేరు మార్పును అధికారికంగా మాత్రం ప్రకటించలేదు.  * 2020 అక్టోబరు 29న ధరణి పోర్టల్‌ అందుబాటులోకి వచ్చింది.

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