Daily current affairs 2024

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Today's Headlines from ;-

*Economic Times*

📝 India looking to create special farm sector indices to lift agri productivity and incomes

📝 421 Infra projects hit by cost overrun of Rs 4.40 lakh crore in Nov

📝 Beijing records most hours of sub-zero temperatures in December since 1951

📝 Maharashtra reports 50 new COVID-19 cases; nine of them JN.1 infections

📝 IIT Bombay alumni gift Rs 57 crore to institute

📝 Nearly 75,000 sellers hit double-digit growth in 2023 sales: Meesho

*Business Standard*

📝 India set to acquire five lithium blocks in Argentina spotted by KABIL

📝 MCA planning new portal to streamline IBC cases, boost transparency

📝 Pent-up demand fuels Blue Star's air conditioners sales growth by 30%

📝 CCI invites comments on proposed regulations on turnover of enterprises

📝 ONGC Videsh to raise upto Rs 5,000 cr via debentures to fund capex, assets

📝 Adani Wilmar promoters to divest stake by 1.24% for Sebi compliance

📝 Insurance claims drop 30-35% during Chennai floods compared to 2015

📝 Fundraising through rights issues sprint in 2023, but QIPs maintain lead

📝 Ola Electric's Rs 5,500 cr IPO to bolster its EV market, say experts

📝 Office demand jumps 92% in Oct-Dec in top 6 cities in 2023: Colliers

*Financial Express*

📝 India’s steel production grows 11 pc to 11.7 MT in Nov; global output at 145.5 MT: worldsteel

📝 Jewellery consumption growth estimated at 10-12% in FY24, organised retailers to post revenue increase of 15-18%

📝 Govt took many pro-active steps to control prices of food items: Piyush Goyal

*Mint*

📝 Jakson Group plans to raise $500 mn for boosting ops

📝 OTT producers look to own IPs, seek new funding streams

📝 Centre, Deloitte studying impact of GST on power

📝 Railways to invest ₹7 tn to lay tracks over the next decade

📝 Spain eyes high-level India visit to focus on defence ties, migration deals

📝 Aditya-L1: ISRO says L1 point insertion to take place on January 6

📝 India's economic growth to boost demand of corporates, says Fitch Ratings

📝 Price stabilization fund may get ₹1,500 cr each in next 2 budgets.