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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

CCPA issues guidelines against misleading advertisements by coaching centres

On 13 November 2024, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisement in Coaching Sector, 2024.

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🎓 Education 📍 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

President Murmu inaugurates Swami Vivekananda Vidya Mandir at Silvassa

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.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Delhi

NHRC announces ITEC programme on human rights for NHRIs of eight Global South countries

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.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Australia Must know

Navika Sagar Parikrama II: INSV Tarini reaches Fremantle, Australia

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.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Must know

QS Asia Rankings 2025: IIT Delhi tops Indian list at 44th; India has most ranked institutions

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.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India

THINQ 2024: Jayashree Periwal High School, Jaipur wins Indian Navy Quiz

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

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🎓 Education 📍 India Must know

Cabinet approves PM-Vidyalaxmi for collateral-free education loans

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.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Delhi Important

President Murmu interacts with women achievers in Indian aviation

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.

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🎓 Education 📍 Assam

Sonowal attends 78th Foundation Day of Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh

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.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 India Important

India highlights poverty reduction and social protection at 352nd ILO Governing Body

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.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

PM inaugurates ESIC Hospital, Indore, and lays foundation of six ESI hospitals worth ₹1,641 crore in all

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.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Delhi

Rashtrapati Bhawan and other landmarks lit in red for 'Act4Dyslexia'

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'.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 India Important

Railways and WCD Ministry launch revised SOP to protect vulnerable children on railway premises

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.

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🎓 Education 📍 Rajasthan Important

VP Dhankhar at IIT Jodhpur's 10th convocation: foreign language should not be a barrier to learning science

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.

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🎓 Education 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

President Murmu attends convocations of IIT Bhilai and Chhattisgarh's health science and Ayush university

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.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

ESIC adds 20.74 lakh new workers and 28,917 establishments in August 2024

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.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Chhattisgarh

SECL Ki Dhadkan: free heart surgeries for 20 children completed at Raipur

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'.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Karnataka

PM condoles loss of lives in Bengaluru building collapse; ex-gratia from PMNRF

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.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Uttarakhand

NIEPVD Dehradun signs MoUs with six institutions for welfare of Divyangjan

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.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Delhi Important

Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launches 'eShram - One Stop Solution' for unorganised workers

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.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

NCC announces first-ever sailing expedition of 1,200 km on Ganga and Hooghly

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).

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Rajasthan

PM condoles loss of lives in Dholpur road accident; announces PMNRF ex-gratia

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.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 India Must know

Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar appointed 9th Chairperson of the National Commission for Women

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.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Madhya Pradesh

Dr Virendra Kumar inaugurates 21st Divya Kala Mela in Jabalpur

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.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

Dharmendra Pradhan to visit Singapore and Australia (20-26 October) to strengthen education ties

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.

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🎓 Education 📍 India

20 Indian school students to take part in Sakura Programme 2024 in Japan

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.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Delhi Important

NHRC marks 31st Foundation Day with national conference on rights of older persons

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.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Punjab

MSME Ministry holds National SC-ST Hub conclave at Moga, Punjab

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.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Samarth textile skilling scheme extended till March 2026 with ₹495 crore

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.

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🎓 Education 📍 Meghalaya

Vice-President lays foundation stone of Meghalaya Skill and Innovation Hub in Shillong

On 16 October 2024, in Shillong, Meghalaya, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Meghalaya Skill and Innovation Hub.

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