Important Day
- Theme for National Consumer Day 2019 (24 December) - “Alternate consumer grievance/dispute redressal”.
Economy
- The first tripartite Memorandum of Agreement was signed between the Department of Fisheries of Government of India, NABARD and the Government of Tamil Nadu for the implementation of - Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF).
- On 24 December, this bank partnered with Magicbricks for listing and e-auctioning of immovable properties - Federal Bank.
- New chairman of Kerala-based ESAF Small Finance Bank – P. R. Ravi Mohan.
National
- BHEL has commissioned the first lignite-based 500 MW thermal unit of Neyveli New Thermal Power Project in - Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.
- Total number of teachers who were conferred with the National ICT Award - 43.
- A contingent of armed CISF commandos took over the security of India's 'oldest and largest' museum, named - Indian museum (Kolkata).
- An ''Oxygen Parlour'' has been opened at - Nashik railway station (Maharashtra).
- The Cabinet approved Atal Bhujal Yojana with total outlay of 6000 crore rupees which will be implemented over a period of 5 years in identified areas in - Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
- On 24 December, the Union Cabinet gave its approval to the ratification of the Tenth Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the - Universal Postal Union (UPU).
Persons in News
- Indian-American who appointed as the first woman Chief Technology Officer at the US government’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - Dr Monisha Ghosh.
- New president of ASSOCHAM - Niranjan Hiranandani (MD, Hiranandani Group).
- Winner of the Army Design Bureau Excellence Award for indigenously developing ‘Sarvatra’ bulletproof jacket - Major Anoop Mishra.
Sports
- Player who won twin gold medals in the women's 10m air pistol senior and junior events of the National Shooting Championship in Bhopal - Manu Bhaker.
State Current Affairs
- To create awareness about water conservation and afforestation, the 'Jal-Jiwan-Hariyali' drive launched in - Bihar.
General Knowledge
- Intelligence Bureau (IB) was established in – 1947 (17 August).
- Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) -Founded: 1920; Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Founded: 1874 (09 October); Headquarters: Bern, Switzerland.
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) - Founded: 1982 (12 July); Headquarters: Mumbai.
- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was established in – 1969 (10 March).
