Education, Health & Society Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Wed, 13 Nov 2024

• On 13 November 2024, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisement in Coaching Sector, 2024.
• On 13 November 2024 in Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Swami Vivekananda Vidya Mandir, Zanda Chowk, and addressed a public function.

Sun, 10 Nov 2024

• On 10 November 2024, the National Human Rights Commission announced a six-day ITEC Executive Capacity Building Programme, with the MEA, for senior officers of National Human Rights Institutions of eight countries from 11 to 16 November.

Sat, 09 Nov 2024

• On 9 November 2024, INSV Tarini, on the Navika Sagar Parikrama II circumnavigation with Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, its first port after leaving Goa.
• On 9 November 2024, the Education Ministry said India has two institutions in the top 50 and seven in the top 100 of the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025, led by IIT Delhi at 44th.

Fri, 08 Nov 2024

• On 8 November 2024 at the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Jayashree Periwal High School, Jaipur won the Indian Navy Quiz THINQ 2024.

Wed, 06 Nov 2024

• On 6 November 2024, the Union Cabinet approved PM-Vidyalaxmi, a new Central Sector scheme for collateral-free, guarantor-free education loans to students admitted to top higher education institutions.

Mon, 04 Nov 2024

• On 4 November 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Droupadi Murmu interacted with women achievers in the Indian aviation sector under 'The President with the People' initiative.

Sun, 03 Nov 2024

• On 3 November 2024 in Dibrugarh, Assam, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal attended the 78th Foundation Day of Assam Medical College & Hospital and the 62nd Foundation Day of Dibru College as chief guest.

Sat, 02 Nov 2024

• On 2 November 2024, the Labour Ministry said India's delegation at the 352nd ILO Governing Body session in Geneva highlighted that 248 million people escaped multidimensional poverty in nine years.

Tue, 29 Oct 2024

• On 29 October 2024, PM Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the 300-bed ESIC Hospital in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and laid the foundation for six more ESI hospitals; the seven projects are worth ₹1,641 crore.

Mon, 28 Oct 2024

• On 28 October 2024, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities said Rashtrapati Bhawan, Parliament House, North and South Blocks and India Gate had been illuminated in red under the 'Act4Dyslexia' campaign, and its Secretary flagged off 'Walk4Dyslexia'.

Sun, 27 Oct 2024

• On 27 October 2024, the Railway Protection Force and the Ministry of Women and Child Development launched a revised Standard Operating Procedure for protecting vulnerable children found on railway premises.

Sat, 26 Oct 2024

• On 26 October 2024, at the 10th Convocation of IIT Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said a foreign language should not be an unbreachable barrier to learning sciences, medicine and technology.
• On 26 October 2024, in Chhattisgarh, President Droupadi Murmu graced the convocation of IIT Bhilai and that of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Memorial Health Science and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh at Raipur.
• On 26 October 2024, in India, provisional ESIC payroll data showed 20.74 lakh new employees and 28,917 new establishments added under the ESI Scheme in August 2024.

Fri, 25 Oct 2024

• On 25 October 2024, at Shri Satya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Raipur, a 'Gift of Life' programme marked the discharge of 20 children who received free congenital heart surgeries under SECL's CSR initiative 'SECL Ki Dhadkan'.

Thu, 24 Oct 2024

• On 24 October 2024, PM Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in a building collapse in Bengaluru and announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured.

Wed, 23 Oct 2024

• On 23 October 2024, the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD), Dehradun signed MoUs with six institutions to improve services for Divyangjan.

Mon, 21 Oct 2024

• On 21 October 2024, in New Delhi, Union Labour Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched 'eShram - One Stop Solution' to give unorganised workers registered on eShram seamless access to social security schemes.

Sun, 20 Oct 2024

• On 20 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Defence announced that 528 NCC Naval Wing cadets would undertake the NCC's first-ever special sailing expedition of about 1,200 km along the Ganges and Hooghly, from Kanpur (21 October) to Kolkata (20 December 2024).
• On 20 October 2024, PM Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives, including children, in a road accident in Dholpur, Rajasthan, and announced ex-gratia from PMNRF.

Sat, 19 Oct 2024

• On 19 October 2024, in India, Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar was appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW); she will be its 9th Chairperson.
• On 19 October 2024, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Union Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar inaugurated the 21st Divya Kala Mela, being held from 17 to 27 October 2024 for the economic empowerment of persons with disabilities.
• On 19 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Education announced that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would visit Singapore and Australia from 20 to 26 October 2024 to strengthen education cooperation.
• On 19 October 2024, in India, the Department of School Education & Literacy said it is sending 20 school students and 2 supervisors to Japan for the Sakura Programme 2024 (20-26 October), along with 5 other countries.

Fri, 18 Oct 2024

• On 18 October 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, the National Human Rights Commission celebrated its 31st Foundation Day with a national conference on the rights of older persons; Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar was chief guest.
• On 18 October 2024, in Moga, Punjab, the Ministry of MSME organised a National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) conclave to promote entrepreneurship among SC-ST entrepreneurs.

Wed, 16 Oct 2024

• On 16 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Textiles said the Samarth scheme (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) has been extended for two years till March 2026 with ₹495 crore to train 3 lakh persons.
• On 16 October 2024, in Shillong, Meghalaya, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Meghalaya Skill and Innovation Hub.