CTET Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 22 Oct 2024
- On 22 October 2024, in India, the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare announced the nationwide Digital Life Certificate (DLC) Campaign 3.0 from 1 to 30 November 2024 in 800 districts/cities.
- On 22 October 2024, in India, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia launched the 'International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention System' and unveiled BSNL's new logo along with seven citizen-centric services.
Mon, 21 Oct 2024
- On 21 October 2024, in India, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced at an MEA special briefing that an agreement had been arrived at on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China border areas.
- On 21 October 2024, in New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid homage to police martyrs on Police Commemoration Day at the National Police Memorial, while PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to police personnel.
- From 21 to 23 October 2024, in the Indian Ocean, INS Delhi and the German Navy's frigate Baden-Württemberg and tanker Frankfurt am Main undertook the maiden Indian Navy-German Navy Maritime Partnership Exercise.
- On 21 October 2024, in India, Cabinet Secretary Dr T.V. Somanathan chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review preparedness for the impending cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, with Odisha and West Bengal briefing on their measures.
- On 21 October 2024, in the National Capital Region, the CAQM sub-committee invoked Stage-II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from 8 am on 22 October 2024 after Delhi recorded a 'Very Poor' daily average AQI of 310.
- On 21 October 2024, in India, the Government said Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) had achieved sales worth ₹1,000 crore in October 2024, compared with December in the previous year.
- On 21 October 2024, at Air Force Station Kalaikunda, West Bengal, the Indian Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Air Force began the 12th edition of the Joint Military Training (JMT) exercise.
- On 21 October 2024, in New Delhi, the first anniversary of Namo Bharat train operations was celebrated as Namo Bharat Diwas by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
- On 21 October 2024, in Arunachal Pradesh, the Department of Posts started a proof of concept for carrying mail by drone between Chowkham Post Office (Namsai district) and Wakro Branch Post Office (Lohit district).
- 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 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi laid foundation stones and inaugurated multiple development projects, including airport projects worth over ₹6,100 crore.
- 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, from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated three airports developed under RCS-UDAN: Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) and Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh).
- On 20 October 2024, in India, EPFO's provisional payroll data showed a net addition of 18.53 lakh members in August 2024, with about 9.30 lakh new members enrolled.
- On 20 October 2024, at the valedictory session of the 2nd Indian Lighthouse Festival, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced two new lighthouses on Odisha's coastline, at Chaumuck and Dhamra, and dedicated the New Kalwan Lighthouse in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
- On 20 October 2024, in Jammu, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh released the Jammu-related data of the ICMR-India Diabetes (INDIAB) study, showing an overall diabetes burden of 18.9% in the region's 10 districts.
- 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, at WTSA-2024 in Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India's candidates were elected to leadership positions in all 10 Study Groups of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), raising India's positions from 7 to 11.
- On 19 October 2024, at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi launched 'Karmayogi Saptah' - National Learning Week for civil servants.
- On 19 October 2024, in Mumbai, the three-day 'India Chem-2024' concluded, with Union Minister J.P. Nadda saying India's chemical and petrochemical industry is projected to surpass $300 billion by 2028 and reach $1 trillion by 2040.
- 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 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, in Lilongwe, Malawi, President Droupadi Murmu held talks with Malawi's President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and witnessed the signing of MoUs on arts and culture, youth matters, sports and pharmaceutical cooperation.
- On 18 October 2024, at Visakhapatnam, the Sea Phase of exercise MALABAR 2024 concluded with a closing ceremony.
- On 18 October 2024, in India, the Government said the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had sanctioned three pilot projects for using hydrogen in steel production under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
- 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, off Goa, the India-Oman bilateral naval exercise Naseem-Al-Bahr (13-18 October) concluded, with INS Trikand, a Dornier aircraft and Royal Navy of Oman Vessel Al Seeb taking part.