UPSC CAPF (AC) Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 15 Oct 2024
- On 15 October 2024, in New Delhi, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the Maharashtra (single phase, 20 November) and Jharkhand (two phases, 13 and 20 November) Assembly elections, along with bye-elections to 48 Assembly and 2 Parliamentary constituencies.
- On 15 October 2024, in New Delhi, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal launched the district version of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan for 27 aspirational districts, marking three years of PM GatiShakti.
- On 15 October 2024, in India, the Central Consumer Protection Authority issued the 'Guidelines for Prevention and Regulation of Greenwashing or Misleading Environmental Claims, 2024'.
- On 15 October 2024, in India, DG Paramesh Sivamani took over as the 26th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard.
- On 15 October 2024, at Sidi Abdellah, Algeria, the Scientific and Technological Hub, Martyr Ihaddaden Abdelhafid University conferred an honorary doctorate in Political Science on President Droupadi Murmu.
Mon, 14 Oct 2024
- On 14 October 2024, in New Delhi, the MEA announced the expulsion of six Canadian diplomats, including Acting High Commissioner Stewart Ross Wheeler, and India's decision to withdraw its High Commissioner, Sanjay Kumar Verma, and other targeted officials.
- On 14 October 2024, in Algiers, President Droupadi Murmu met Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at El Mouradia Palace, on the first visit by an Indian President to Algeria.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, MoSPI released CPI data: all-India year-on-year inflation of 5.49% for September 2024.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the NPPA announced a 50% increase in ceiling prices of 11 scheduled formulations of 8 drugs, invoking extraordinary powers under Para 19 of DPCO, 2013.
- On 14 October 2024, General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, departed on a visit to Japan from 14 to 17 October 2024.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the Commerce Ministry said the third round of the PLI Scheme for White Goods (ACs and LED lights) drew 38 applications with committed investment of ₹4,121 crore.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the Commerce Ministry released WPI data: annual inflation of 1.84% (provisional) for September 2024.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation launched the Prime Minister Early Career Research Grant (PMECRG) and the MAHA-EV Mission.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the Skill Development Ministry announced a partnership with Meta for a Llama-based AI Assistant for the Skill India Mission and 5 VR/MR Centres of Excellence at NSTIs.
- On 14 October 2024, in India, the National Centre for Good Governance began its first Mid-Career Training Programme for BIMSTEC civil servants, held 14-25 October in Mussoorie and New Delhi.
Sun, 13 Oct 2024
- On 13 October 2024, in Sharjah, Australia beat India by nine runs in a Group A match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 to become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals.
- On 13 October 2024, in India, the Central Consumer Protection Authority said it had directed Ola to let consumers choose a bank-account refund or a coupon, and to issue invoices for all Auto rides.
- On 13 October 2024, in India, the Government said Tele MANAS (National Tele Mental Health Programme), launched on 10 October 2022, has handled over 14.7 lakh calls in two years.
- On 13 October 2024, in Algiers, President Droupadi Murmu arrived on the first leg of her State Visits to Algeria, Mauritania and Malawi and addressed the Indian community.
Sat, 12 Oct 2024
- On 12 October 2024, in India, applications opened on the PM Internship Portal for the pilot of the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme, which was launched on 3 October 2024.
- On 12 October 2024, in India, Union Minister Jitendra Singh presented the USISTEF awards, giving 17 Indo-US teams the opportunity to work together mainly on AI-enabled and quantum technologies.
Fri, 11 Oct 2024
- On 11 October 2024, in Vientiane, PM Narendra Modi held talks with Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone; pacts on defence, broadcasting and customs and three Quick Impact Projects were exchanged.
- On 11 October 2024, in Vientiane, Lao PDR, PM Narendra Modi attended the 19th East Asia Summit and invited EAS countries to a Heads of Higher Education Conclave at Nalanda University.
- On 11 October 2024, in Oslo, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2024 to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- On 11 October 2024, in India, the Quick Estimate of the Index of Industrial Production for August 2024 showed growth of (-)0.1%, against 4.7% in July 2024.
- On 11 October 2024, in India, the Health Ministry said CDSCO and the National Regulatory Authority of India meet WHO indicators for a functional vaccine regulatory system.
- On 11 October 2024, in Vientiane, PM Narendra Modi met Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit, their first meeting.
Thu, 10 Oct 2024
- On 10 October 2024, in India, the Union Government released tax devolution of ₹1,78,173 crore to State Governments, including one advance instalment of ₹89,086.50 crore.
- On 10 October 2024, the Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang 'for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life'.
- As of 10 October 2024, in India, total renewable energy capacity crossed 200 GW, reaching 201.45 GW according to the Central Electricity Authority, as announced by MNRE on 14 October.