Current Affairs One-liners — 03 October 2024
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 03 Oct 2024
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved conferring the status of Classical Language to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali languages.
- On 3 October 2024, in Washington, D.C., USA, Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo co-chaired the 6th India-US Commercial Dialogue and signed an MoU to expand and diversify critical minerals supply chains.
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved Chennai Metro Rail Project Phase II, with three corridors totalling 118.9 km and 128 stations at a cost of Rs 63,246 crore.
- On 3 October 2024, in the UAE, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) signed an MoU to open its first overseas campus at the India Pavilion in Expo City Dubai.
- On 3 October 2024, in India, the government said 13,822 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been established across the country, with record monthly sales of Rs 200 crore in September 2024.
- On 3 October 2024, in India, the Health Ministry announced that the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has become an Affiliate Member of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF).
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved the National Mission on Edible Oils - Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds) for 2024-25 to 2030-31 with an outlay of Rs 10,103 crore.
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved India joining the International Energy Efficiency Hub by signing the Letter of Intent.
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved rationalising all centrally sponsored agriculture schemes into two umbrella schemes, PM-RKVY and Krishonnati Yojana, with a proposed expenditure of Rs 1,01,321.61 crore.
- On 3 October 2024, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a new Police Commissioner's Office built at Rs 140 crore and launched projects worth Rs 919 crore including Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation works.
- On 3 October 2024, in India, NICDC said its Logistics Data Bank (LDB) has achieved the milestone of tracking 75 million containers.
- On 3 October 2024, in Udaipur, Rajasthan, President Droupadi Murmu graced the 32nd convocation of Mohanlal Sukhadia University.
- On 3 October 2024, at Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd, Kolkata, West Bengal, the Indian Navy's 25T Bollard Pull tug Ashva (Yard 337) was launched by Cmde Ajay Yadav, NOIC (WB).
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved a Productivity Linked Bonus of 78 days, worth Rs 2,028.57 crore, for 11,72,240 railway employees.
- On 3 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Union Cabinet approved a modified Productivity Linked Reward (PLR) scheme for Major Port Authorities and Dock Labour Board employees for 2020-21 to 2025-26.