Daily Current Affairs- 2nd December 2024

Daily Current Affairs- 2nd December 2024

INTERNATIONAL

India-Cambodia Joint Exercise CINBAX Begins in Pune

• The Indian Army and the Cambodian Army have commenced their first-ever Joint Table Top Exercise, CINBAX, at the Foreign Training Node in Pune. Scheduled from 1st to 8th December 2024, the exercise aims to foster strategic cooperation, trust, and interoperability between the two nations. 

197 nations at UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh

• The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) will begin in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is the first time West Asia is hosting this crucial environmental conference. India will join representatives from 197 nations at this milestone event, which coincides with UNCCD’s 30th anniversary. 

NATIONAL

Kerala to launch insurance scheme to cover entire cattle population

• Kerala is set to launch a comprehensive insurance scheme benefiting the entire cattle population in the State, said J Chinchurani, the State Dairy Development and Animal Husbandry Minister. The Centre has approved the scheme. 

‘Mission Arun Himveer' has been launched by the Arunachal Pradesh government

• Giving a boost to market linkages for agri-horti producers of Arunachal Pradesh, the state government launched 'Mission Arun Himveer' with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture Marketing Board (APAMB) and the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), North East Frontier, in presence of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu. 

Gujarat’s ‘Gharcholas’ receive GI tag

• Gujarati “Gharcholas” traditionally worn on weddings within Hindu and Jain communities has received a Geographical Indication or GI tag from the Government of India, the coveted GI tag for Gharchola handicrafts was presented to Gujarat at the “GI and Beyond – Virasat Se Vikas Tak” program in New Delhi, hosted by the Handlooms Development Commissioner of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. 

SPORTS

PV Sindhu clinches Syed Modi International women’s singles crown

• Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has been crowned the Women’s Singles champion at the Syed Modi International Tournament in Lucknow. The top seed, Sindhu overpowered China’s Wu Luo Yu, 21-14, 21-16 in the final. 

OBITUARY

Former Australia Test opener Ian Redpath passes away

• Former Australia Test opener Ian Redpath has passed away at the age of 83, said Cricket Australia (CA), Redpath was a regular fixture in the Australian team in the 1960s and 1970s, and served as a member of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. 

Indian-American Kash Patel to be FBI Director

• US President-elect Donald Trump has named Indian-American Kashyap Kash Patel as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

IMPORTANT DAYS

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

• The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a yearly event on December 2, organized since 1986 by the United Nations General Assembly to mark the adoption of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others in 1949. 

SUMMITS & MOUs

AOMSUC-14 Weather Monitoring

• The 14th Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference (AOMSUC-14) is scheduled to take place from December 4–6, 2024, in New Delhi, Hosted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences,