Current Affairs — 24 October 2026

🏅 Other Sports 📍 Japan Must know

Asian Para Games 2026 Nagoya mein sampann; Bharat record 114 medals (30 gold) ke saath chauthe sthan par

Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games 24 October 2026 ko Nagoya (Japan) mein sampann hue, jismein Bharat record 114 medals (30 gold, 35 silver, 49 bronze) ke saath chauthe sthan par raha, jabki China 435 medals ke saath top par raha.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Digital Agriculture Mission ke tahat 11 crore Farmer ID bani, 31 March 2027 ki deadline se paanch mahine pehle

24 October 2026 ko Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne bataya ki Digital Agriculture Mission ke tahat 11 crore Farmer ID ka target 23 October tak, 31 March 2027 ki deadline se paanch mahine pehle poora ho gaya.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Jitendra Singh ne Delhi-NCR ke liye air pollution source analysis ki apni tarah ki pehli facility AATAL ka udghatan kiya

24 October 2026 ko Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh ne Mission Mausam ke tahat IITM ki Delhi branch mein Integrated Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Toxicity Analysis Laboratory (AATAL) ka udghatan kiya, jise Delhi-NCR mein air pollution ke real-time source pehchanne wali duniya ki apni tarah ki pehli facility bataya gaya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Madhya Pradesh mein Lalitpur-Singrauli project ke Satna-Devendranagar (53 km) aur Rewa-Churhat (65 km) rail section shuru; Sidhi rail network se juda

24 October 2026 ko Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw aur Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav ne 541 km lambi Lalitpur-Singrauli Railway Project ke Satna-Devendranagar (53 km) aur Rewa-Churhat (65 km) rail sections ka udghatan kiya aur Devendranagar-Churhat passenger train ko hari jhandi dikhayi, jisse Sidhi zila national rail network se jud gaya.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 India Important

NBA ne krishi jaivik sansadhanon se mili lagbhag ₹1.04 crore ki Access and Benefit-Sharing raashi 27 State Biodiversity Boards aur 2 UT Councils mein baanti

24 October 2026 ko National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) ne bataya ki bajra, jowar, makka, chawal aur lauki jaisi faslon ke upyog se mili lagbhag ₹1.04 crore ki Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) raashi 27 State Biodiversity Boards aur do UT Biodiversity Councils mein baanti gayi, jismein sabse bada hissa Uttar Pradesh ko mila.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Gujarat Important

Navy ki submarines ke liye DRDO ke swadeshi AIP system ne L&T Hazira mein Setting to Work Phase-2 ke saath milestone paar kiya

24 October 2026 ko DRDO ki Naval Materials Research Laboratory dwara viksit swadeshi Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) Energy Module ki 'Setting to Work Phase-2' activity ka Gujarat mein L&T ke Hazira complex mein udghatan hua; ise 2027 ki shuruaat mein Kalvari-class submarine par lagaya jayega.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 Bihar Important

Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary ne Bihar Integrated Manufacturing City Gaya Limited launch kiya; IMC Gaya ke liye ₹4,200 crore ke 12 MoU

24 October 2026 ko Bihar ke Mukhyamantri Samrat Choudhary ne Bodh Gaya mein Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor ke tahat Gaya Integrated Manufacturing Cluster ki SPV, Bihar Integrated Manufacturing City Gaya Limited (BIMCGL) ko formally launch kiya, jahan lagbhag 300 acre aur ₹4,200 crore ke proposed nivesh ke 12 MoU sign hue.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

1995 batch ke AGMUT cadre IAS officer Sajjan Singh Yadav 1 November 2026 se Jammu-Kashmir ke Chief Secretary honge

24 October 2026 ko Grih Mantralaya ne AGMUT cadre ke 1995 batch ke IAS officer Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav ko 1 November 2026 se Jammu-Kashmir ka Chief Secretary niyukt kiya; woh 31 October ko retire ho rahe Atal Dulloo ki jagah lenge.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

ACC ne Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh ka tenure ek saal badhakar 31 October 2027 tak kiya

24 October 2026 ko Appointments Committee of the Cabinet ne Kerala cadre ke 1989 batch ke IAS officer, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh ka tenure ek saal badhakar 31 October 2027 tak kar diya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Supreme Court ke order ke baad Railways ne 27 October se 45 paise wala optional travel insurance counter (PRS) tickets par bhi lagu kiya

24 October 2026 ko Railway Board ne Supreme Court ke order ke baad sabhi zones ko 27 October se PRS counters par book reserved tickets par 45 paise prati yatri ki dar se Optional Travel Insurance Scheme dene ka nirdesh diya.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Odisha

Doosra National Urban Conclave Bhubaneswar mein 'Urban Rising - Rethinking Urban Systems, Solutions and Delivery' theme par shuru

Awas evam Shahri Karya Mantralaya dwara NIUA ko knowledge partner banakar aayojit National Urban Conclave ke doosre edition ka udghatan 24 October 2026 ko Bhubaneswar, Odisha mein MoS Tokhan Sahu ne 'Urban Rising - Rethinking Urban Systems, Solutions and Delivery' theme par kiya.

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