Updated 31 December 2024
| The lake in Ladakh at which a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was installed by the Indian Army | Pangong Tso |
| The bird which has been officially recognized as the National Bird of United States of America after the US President Joe Biden signed a law to that effect | Bald Eagle |
| The former President of USA from 1977 to 1981 who passed away on 29 December 2024 | James Earl Carter Jr (Jimmy Carter) |
| The Indian Chess Grandmaster who has become the second woman to win the World Rapid Chess Championship by the winning the title in New York in 2024 | Koneru Humpy |
| The 18th edition of Battalion Level Joint Military Exercise of Indian Army and the Nepal Army conducted in Saljhandi, Nepal from 31st December 2024 to 13th January 2025 is named | Exercise Surya Kiran |
| The country in which Embraer aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines crashed on its way from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Grozny (Russia), killing 38 out of 67 people on board | Kazakhstan |
| The Indian author, screenplay writer and film director, winner of several National Film Awards and also Jnanpith Award(1995) and Sahitya Akademi Award (1970), who passed away on 25 December 2024 | Shri MT Vasudevan Nair |
| The former Prime Minister to mark whose 100th birth anniversary a commemorative stamp and coin were released by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| The place in Madhya Pradesh at which the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Ken-Betwa River Linking National Project | Khajuraho |
| The country which has conferred its highest national award The Order of Mubarak Al- Kabeer upon the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Kuwait |
| The place in Rajasthan on Jaipur-Ajmer highway (NH48) where a collision between a LPG tanker and another vehicle resulted in a devastating fire accident causing death of 14 persons and burning of over 30 vehicles | Bhankrota |
| The former Chief Minister of Haryana (for 5 terms) from Indian National Lok Dal party who passed away on 20 December 2023 | Shri Om Prakash Chautala |
| The Indian environmentalist from Honnali village also known as the Encyclopedia of the Forest who passed away on 16 December 2024 | Smt Tulsi Gowda |
| The Hindi writer who has been awarded the 2024 Vyas Samman for her novel Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary | Ms. Suryabala |
| The strong tropical cyclone which struck the French overseas territory Mayotte near Mozambique in Africa and cause substantial damage of life and property was named | Cyclone Chido |
| The bilateral naval exercise by the navies of India and Sri Lanka held from 17 to 20 December 2024 at Visakhapatnam was named | SLINEX-2024 |
| The country which has suspended the Most Favoured Nation clause in its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India with effect from 01 January 2025 | Switzerland |
| The Indian chess Grandmaster who has become the youngest World Chess Champion (at the age of 18 years) in the history of the game by defeating Chinese player Ding Liren in the last game in Singapore (former youngest World Chess Champion was held by Garry Kasporov) | Gukesh Dommaraju |
| The word meaning division into two sharply distinct opposites, which has been chosen to be the Word of the Year 2024 by Merriam-Webster Dictionary | Polarization |
| The former Chief Minister of Karnataka (1999-2004), Governor of Maharashtra (2004-2008) and Union External Affairs Minister (2009-2012) who passed away on 10 December 2024 | Shri SM Krishna |
| The latest multi-role stealth-guided missile frigate (formerly named Admiral Butakov) commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia on December 09, 2024 is named | INS Tushil (F 70) |
| India's first indigenously developed antibiotic with the support of Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), brought to market under the trade name Miqnaf by pharma company Wolkardt is named | Nafithromycin |
| The two-time former Chief Minister who has been chosen to be the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra | Shri Devendra Fadnavis |
| The forest reserve in Madhya Pradesh which has been named as India's 57th Tiger Reserve by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change | Ratapani Tiger Reserve |
| The word meaning the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state which has been chosen as the 2024 Word of the Year | Brain rot |
| The former Indian squash player, winner of six straight National Squash Championships from 1977 to 1982 who passed away on 01 December 2024 | Shri Raj Manchanda |
| The 4th edition of India-Malaysia Joint Military Exercise conducted at Bentong camp, Pahang district, Malaysia from 2nd to 15th December 2024 is named | Exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI |
| The 1st edition of Joint Table Top Exercise between the Indian Army and the Cambodian Army conducted at Foreign Training Node, Pune from 1st to 8th December 2024 is named | Exercise CINBAX |
Born: 26 September 1932; Death: 26 December 2024
Birth place: Gah village in Chakwal district of Punjab province of Pakistan
Position held
Education
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1987.
| # | Language | Work | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Assamese | Pharingbore Bator Katha Jane (Poetry) | Sameer Tanti |
| 2. | Bodo | Swrni Thakhai (Novel) | Aron Raja |
| 3. | English | Spirit Nights (Novel) | Easterine Kire |
| 4. | Gujarati | Bhagwan-ni Vato (Poetry) | Dileep Jhaveri |
| 5. | Hindi | Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar (Poetry) | Gagan Gill |
| 6. | Kannada | Nudigala Alivu (Literary Criticism) | K.V. Narayana |
| 7. | Kashmiri | Psychiatric Ward (Novel) | Sohan Koul |
| 8. | Konkani | Rangtarang (Essays) | Mukesh Thali |
| 9. | Maithili | Prabandh Sangrah (Essays) | Mahendra Malangia |
| 10. | Malayalam | Pingalakeshini (Poetry) | K. Jayakumar |
| 11. | Manipuri | Mainu Bora Nungshi Sheirol (Poetry) | Haobam Satyabati Devi |
| 12. | Marathi | Vidanche Gadyaroop (Criticism) | Sudhir Rasal |
| 13. | Nepali | Chhichimira (Short Stories) | Yuva Baral |
| 14. | Odia | Bhuti Bhakti Bibhuti (Essays) | Baishnab Charan Samal |
| 15. | Punjabi | Sun Gunvanta Sun Budhivanta: Itihaasnama Punjab (Poetry) | Paul Kaur |
| 16. | Rajasthani | Gaon Ar Amma (Poetry) | Mukut Maniraj |
| 17. | Sanskrit | Bhaskaracaritam (Poetry) | Dipak Kumar Sharma |
| 18. | Santhali | Seched Sawnta Ren Andha Manmi (Play) | Maheswar Soren |
| 19. | Sindhi | Purzo (Short Stories) | Hundraj Balwani |
| 20. | Tamil | Tirunelveeli Ezucciyum Vaa Cuu.ci. Yum (Research) | A.R. Venkatachalapathy |
| 21. | Telugu | Deepika (Criticism) | Penugonda Lakshminarayana |
Designated by: World Health Organisation
Theme: Take the rights path: My health, my right!
First Observed in: 1988
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future
First Observed in: 1992
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 1986
First launched by : International Union of Soil Sciences (2002)
Endorsed by : Food and Agricultural Organisation (Jun 2013)
Accepted by : United Nations General Assembly (Dec 2013)
Theme: Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage
Established by : International Civil Aviation Organisation (1994)
Adopted by : United Nations General Assembly (1996)
Theme: Safe Skies. Sustainable Future: Together for the next 80 years
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2003
Theme: Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow's Integrity
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now
First Observed in: 1948
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2003
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Health: It's on Government
First Observed in: 2017
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2000
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2006
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2024
Launched on: 30.12.2024
Launched from: Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Launch vehicle: PSLV-CA C60
SpaDeX mission is a cost-effective technology demonstrator mission for the demonstration of in-space docking using two small spacecraft launched by PSLV.
In-space docking technology is essential when multiple rocket launches are required to achieve common mission objectives.
Through this mission, India is on its way to becoming the fourth country in the world to have space docking technology.
Consists of: Two modified IMS-1 class (220 kg) satellites, named Chaser and Target.
Born: 14 December 1934; Death: 23 December 2024
Specialization: Film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker.
Awards:
Awards for films
Awarded by: FIFA
The Best FIFA Men's Player: Vinicius Junior (Brazil) (Club: Real Madrid)
The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina) (Club: Aston Villa)
The Best FIFA Women's Player: Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) (Club: Barcelona)
The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper: Alyssa Naeher (USA) (Club: Chicago Red Stars)
FIFA Puskas Award: Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina)
FIFA Marta Award: Marta Vieira de Silva (Brazil)
Full name: Zakir Hussain Allarakha Qureshi
Born: 09 March 1951; Death: 15 December 2024
Specialization: Tabla player, composer, percussionist and music producer
Awards:
Held from: 26 November to 04 December 2024
Venue: Muscat (Oman)
Winners: India (5th title)
Runners-up: Pakistan
Top scorer: Sufyan Khan (12 goals) (Pakistan)
Best player: Araijeet Singh Hundal (India)
Best young player: Yamato Kawahara (Japan)
Best goalkeeper: Rafaizul Saini (Malaysia)