PM Modi launched the well-nourished grampanchayat campaign. N Srinivasan resigned from the post of MD and CEO of India Cements. 13.41 lakh members joined EPFO in October, 2024. Know some such current affairs of today which are important for the students preparing for government jobs.
Award
1. 17 children honored with 'Prime Minister's National Children's Award': President Draupadi Murmu honored 17 children with the Prime Minister's National Children's Award at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 26 December. This time 17 children from 14 states and union territories were selected for this award. These include 7 boys and 10 girls.
Children's awards are given in 7 categories. This includes Art and Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Science and Technology, Social Work, Sports and Environment.
This happened for the first time when the 'National Child Award' was given on 26 December instead of Republic Day. Medals and certificates were given to all the winners. National Child Award was started by the Central Government in the year 1996. The objective of the Ministry of Women and Child Development is to honor children who have achieved extraordinary achievements in different fields. The National Children's Award was started from 2017 to 2019. Children who are below 18 years of age. Also, those who are citizens of India and live in the country. They are given this award. In the year 2018, children who have achieved achievements in the field of bravery were also included. These children, who have received the award since the year 1996, take part in the Republic Day Parade held on Dutvapath (formerly Rajpath). Anish Sarkar, who lives in Kolkata, received the Prime Minister's National Children's Award. He is the youngest chess player in the world to achieve FIDE rating in November this year. Anish's age is only 3 years, 8 months and 19 days. President Murmu gave the child award to Goldie Kumari of Nalanda, Bihar. Disabled Goldie has won gold and silver medals in the World Para Olympic Youth Games in Thailand. Saurabh Kumar of Sheikhpura district of Bihar received the award for bravery. 9 year old Saurabh had saved three girls from drowning in the pond.
Appointment
2. IAS officer Arunish Chawla becomes Revenue Secretary: On December 26, 1992 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre Arunish Chawla was appointed Revenue Secretary in the Finance Ministry. Chawla is currently working as Pharmaceuticals Secretary in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Amit Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer i.e. CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India, was appointed as the new Pharmaceutical Secretary.
Chawla has served as Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development and Housing. He has also been the Managing Director of Patna Metro Rail Corporation.
Apart from this, Vineet Joshi, Chief Secretary, Manipur, has been appointed Higher Education Secretary. Neerja Shekhar, Special Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, will be the Director General of the National Productivity Council. Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, has been appointed Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training. Neelam Shammi, Secretary of the National Minorities Commission. Rao will be the new Secretary of the Textiles Ministry. Sanjay Sethi has been appointed Secretary of the National Minorities Commission.
DEATH
3. Malayalam writer MT Vasudevan Nair passes away: Famous Malayalam writer and Jnanpith awardee MT Vasudevan Nair passed away on December 26. His age was 91 years.
MT Vasudevan Nair was also known as MT.
He was an excellent author, screenwriter and film director of modern Malayalam literature. He has directed 7 films and written the screenplay of about 54 films. He was awarded the National Award in the Best Feature Film category for the film Nirmalyam. He worked as a director in the films Bandhanam and Kadav. He started story writing with the Malayalam film Murappennu.His popular works Naluket, Randamoozham, Varanasi and Spirit of Darkness. He was awarded the Jnanpith in 1996 and the Padma Bhushan in 2005. He was born in Palakkad, Kerala.
4. PM Modi launches 'Suposhit Grampanchayat Abhiyan': PM Modi participated in the nationwide celebration 'Veer Bal Diwas Programme' organized at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today i.e. on 26th December. On this occasion, PM Modi launched the well-nourished Grampanchayat campaign.
Veer Bal Diwas program was organized to honor children as the future builders of the country.
Veer Bal Diwas is celebrated every year on 26 December. This day is dedicated to the martyrdom of the four sons of the 10th Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh Ji. On January 9, 2022, on the day of Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Prime Minister had announced that 'Veer Bal Diwas' will be celebrated on 26th December in memory of the martyrdom of Sahibzadas Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, sons of Guru Gobind Singh. Well-nourished Village On the occasion of the launch of the Panchayat campaign, 10,000 Gram Panchayats were rewarded. 50% of the reward money will be given to Anganwadi workers, helpers and Gram Panchayats. Along with this, the remaining 50% of the prize money will be given to be spent on nutrition level in Anganwadi centres. During this, a series of online competitions including quizzes were organized through MyGov and MyBharat portals. Also, schools, child care institutions and Anganwadi centers Many activities were organized including story telling, creative writing and poster making.
BUSINESS
5. N Srinivasan resigns as MD and CEO of India Cements: On December 26, N Srinivasan resigned from the post of MD and CEO of India Cements. Srinivasan left his post after Aditya Birla Group company UltraTech completed the acquisition of promoters' 32.72% stake (10.13 crore shares) in India Cements.
Along with Srinivasan, his wife Chitra and daughter Roopa Gurunath also resigned from the board.
After the acquisition, UltraTech's total stake in India Cement has increased to 55.49% (17.19 crore shares). Before this deal, UltraTech had 22.77% (7.05 crore shares) stake in India Cement. Last week, the Competition Commission of India ( CCI) had approved this deal worth more than Rs 7,000 crore. After this acquisition, India Cements 24 December 2024 The company has become a subsidiary company of UltraTech Cement.
6. 13.41 lakh members joined EPFO in October, 2024: 13.41 lakh members have joined the Employees Provident Fund Organization i.e. EPFO in October, 2024. This information was given by the Union Ministry of Labor and Employment on Wednesday, December 25.
About 7.50 lakh new members joined EPFO in October, of which 58.49 percent were in the 18-25 age group. The total number of this young age group is 5.43 lakh.
This figure is 16.23 percent higher on an annual basis compared to October 2023. According to payroll data, 12 lakh 90 thousand members withdrew from EPFO in October and also rejoined in the same month. These members changed jobs and those covered under EPFO. Joined new jobs in institutions. They chose to transfer their deposits instead of final settlement. Among the new members added during October, about 2.09 lakh new women Are members. This is 2.12% more than October last year.
TODAY'S HISTORY
History of 26 December: On this day in 2004, the tsunami wave that hit the Indian Ocean caused huge devastation in many countries of the world including India. The tsunami occurred after an earthquake of magnitude 9.1 in the Indian Ocean. The tsunami waves rose 65 feet high.
In 2012, the world's longest high-speed railway, built from Beijing, the capital of China, to Guangzhou, another major city of the country, was inaugurated. In 2006, Australian bowler Shane Warne created history by taking 700 wickets in international Test cricket. In 1997 Naveen Patnaik, son of prominent leader of Odisha Biju Patnaik, formed Biju Janata Dal (BJD). In 1978, former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was released from jail. Had gone. Morarji Desai's government arrested Indira Gandhi on 19 December. The country's first cross country motorcar rally started between Delhi and Mumbai in 1904.
1. Current Affairs 25 December: Central government changed governors of 5 states including Manipur; PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Ken-Betwa link project
2. Current Affairs 24 December: Himachal and Uttarakhand High Court get new Chief Justices; Full schedule of Champions Trophy 2024 released
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