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Union Carbide’s waste removed 40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy. GST collection increased by 7.3% to Rs 1.77 lakh crore in December 2024. At the same time, the book ‘Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages’ was released.
Information about some major current affairs, which are important for students preparing for government jobs…
Appointment
1. Bhuvnesh Kumar takes over as CEO of UIDAI: IAS officer Bhuvnesh Kumar took charge as the Chief Executive Officer i.e. CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on January 1.
Bhuvnesh Kumar is Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), even after this appointment he will continue in the same post.
- Bhuvnesh is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
- He will replace Amit Agarwal, a 1993 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.
- Aggarwal was appointed Secretary in the Department of Pharmaceuticals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on December 25, 2024.
Sport
2. Khel Ratna to Manu Bhaker, Gukesh, Harmanpreet and Praveen: Olympic double medal winning shooter Manu Bhakar, world chess champion D Gukesh, hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and para athlete player Praveen Kumar will be honored with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
On January 2, the Sports Ministry announced the National Sports Award 2024.
- Apart from these, 5 coaches will receive Dronacharya Award, out of which 2 are for life time achievement.
- Arjuna Award will be given to 34 players, out of which 2 are for life time achievement.
- The award ceremony will be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17.
NATIONAL
3. Union Carbide’s waste removed 40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy: 337 metric tons of toxic waste from Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory was removed after 40 years.
Union Carbide Pesticide Factory.
- Union Carbide’s chemical waste will be burnt at Ramki Enviro Factory located in Ashapura village of Pithampur (Dhar district) near Indore.
- Ramki Enviro Plant is operated as per the guidelines of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
- Earlier, Madhya Pradesh High Court had set the deadline till January 6 to remove the garbage.
- The government has to present the report in the High Court on Friday, January 3, 2025.
- On the night of December 2 and 3, 1984, poisonous methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory. About 5479 people died in this incident.
4. GST collection increased by 7.3% to Rs 1.77 lakh crore in December 2024: India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection increased by 7.3 percent to Rs 1.77 lakh crore in December 2024.
GST collection in December last year was Rs 1.65 lakh crore.
- In the GST collection for December 2024, Central GST was Rs 32,836 crore, State GST was Rs 40,499 crore, Integrated GST was Rs 47,783 crore and Cess was Rs 11,471 crore.
- Income from collection from GST on domestic transactions has increased by 8.4% to Rs 1.32 lakh crore in December 2024.
- At the same time, income from tax on imported goods has increased by 4 percent to Rs 44,268 crore.
- Refunds worth Rs 22,490 crore were issued during December 2024, showing an increase of 31% over the previous year.
Project
5. Project worth Rs 272 crore approved for Chandauli and Manikpur of UP: Several projects for the conservation and rejuvenation of river Ganga were approved at the 59th Executive Committee meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on January 1.
The 59th meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was held under the chairmanship of NMCG Director General Rajiv Kumar Mittal.
- In the meeting, a project worth Rs 272 crore was approved for Chandauli and Manikpur of Uttar Pradesh.
- Under this, a sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 45 million liters per day will be built.
- The committee also approved a project costing Rs 257 crore for river conservation in Buxar, Bihar.
- Under this initiative, a modern sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 50 million liters per day and its supporting structure will be built.
book
6. ‘Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages book’ released: Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the book ‘Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages’ in New Delhi on January 2.
The book has been published in both Hindi and English languages.
- ‘Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages’ has been published in 7 volumes.
- In this, 3 thousand years of history of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh is recorded.
- This book has been prepared in collaboration with the National Book Trust and the Indian Council of Historical Research.
Defense
7. Joint military exercise ‘Surya Kiran’ between India and Nepal started: Bilateral joint military exercise ‘Surya Kiran’ between India and Nepal Army began on December 31.
‘Surya Kiran’ joint military exercise is going on in Saljhandi, Nepal, will continue till January 13.
- This is the 18th edition of the ‘Surya Kiran’ exercise.
- A contingent of 334 soldiers of the Indian Army is taking part in this exercise.
- The Indian Army contingent in exercise ‘Surya Kiran’ is being led by a battalion of the 11th Gorkha Rifles.
- Last year, the 17th edition was organized in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
- The foundation of this exercise was laid between India and Nepal in the year 2011.
MISCELLANEOUS
8. Sale of Republic Day Parade tickets begins today: The sale of tickets for the Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat started today i.e. January 2.
Tickets can be purchased from Sena Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan, Jantar Mantar, Pragati Maidan and Rajiv Chowk metro stations.
- You must show original photo ID to purchase tickets.
- Apart from this, tickets can also be purchased directly from the website aamantran.mod.gov.in and Aamantran mobile app.
- Tickets for the Republic Day Parade on January 26 are priced at Rs 20 and Rs 100.
- Whereas, the price of tickets for Beating Retreat is Rs 100 and for Beating Retreat Rehearsal is Rs 20.
TODAY’S HISTORY
History of January 2:
- On this day in 1989, famous playwright Safdar Hashmi was born. In fact, on January 1, when he was performing his street play ‘Halla Bol’ in Jhandapur village of Sahibabad, adjacent to Delhi, his drama troupe was attacked.
- In 2014, famous lyricist Gulzar was given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
- In 2013, the French Senate recognized gay marriage.
- In 2010, the Indian Kabaddi team won the first Kabaddi World Cup by defeating the Pakistan team 58–24.
- In 1998, Girija Prasad Koirala became the Prime Minister of Nepal.
- In 1981, the space shuttle Columbia was sent into space for the first time.
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