Current Affairs Highlights: 02 December 2024

Explore key highlights of 2 December 2024, including the first CINBAX joint exercise between India and Cambodia, Jay Shah's appointment as ICC Chairman, Bhopal Gas Tragedy remembrance, Guinea stampede, AOMSUC-14 conference, and updates on the Global Plastic Treaty negotiations.

Current Affairs Highlights: 02 December 2024
A collage representing December 2, 2024, current affairs highlights, featuring an army joint exercise (Exercise CINBAX), the new ICC Chairman Jay Shah, a tribute to the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, and the Global Plastic Treaty negotiations in Busan. Icons symbolizing global cooperation, cricket, environmental action, and remembrance are integrated into the design.

Key Highlights:

  • Exercise CINBAX: Inaugural joint tabletop exercise between the Indian and Cambodian armies in Pune, focusing on counter-terrorism operations under the UN Charter.
  • Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users' Conference: Promoting satellite observation importance, continuing its annual tradition since 2010.
  • New ICC Chairman: Jay Shah takes over as the fifth Indian to chair the International Cricket Council, succeeding Greg Barclay.
  • Bhopal Gas Tragedy Anniversary: Remembering the industrial disaster of December 2, 1984, on National Pollution Day.
  • Guinea Stampede: Fatal crush following clashes during a football match in N'zérékoré, Guinea's second-largest city.
  • Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations: Ongoing efforts to establish a legally binding pact to combat plastic pollution face setbacks in Busan, South Korea.


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