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Mon, 14 Oct 2024
President Droupadi Murmu holds talks with Algerian President Tebboune in Algiers; first visit by an Indian President to Algeria
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.
CPI retail inflation at 5.49% in September 2024; food inflation 9.24%
On 14 October 2024, in India, MoSPI released CPI data: all-India year-on-year inflation of 5.49% for September 2024.
Sat, 12 Oct 2024
Fri, 11 Oct 2024
India and Laos exchange defence, broadcasting and customs pacts and three Ramayana-linked QIPs
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.
PM Modi attends 19th East Asia Summit in Vientiane, invites EAS countries to a Nalanda conclave
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.
Nobel Peace Prize 2024 awarded to Japan's Nihon Hidankyo
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.
Thu, 10 Oct 2024
Centre releases ₹1,78,173 crore tax devolution to States, including an advance instalment
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.
Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 awarded to South Korean author Han Kang
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'.
India's renewable energy capacity crosses 200 GW, at 201.45 GW as of 10 October 2024
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.
21st ASEAN-India Summit in Vientiane: PM Modi announces 10-point plan, 2025 as ASEAN-India Year of Tourism
On 10 October 2024, in Vientiane, Lao PDR, PM Narendra Modi attended the 21st ASEAN-India Summit, his 11th, and announced a 10-point plan including 2025 as ASEAN-India Year of Tourism.
Wed, 09 Oct 2024
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024: David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on proteins
On 9 October 2024, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 half to David Baker for computational protein design and half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for protein structure prediction.
Cabinet approves continuation of free fortified rice under PMGKAY and other schemes till December 2028
On 9 October 2024, in India, the Union Cabinet approved continuing the universal supply of free fortified rice under PMGKAY and other welfare schemes from July 2024 to December 2028.
Tue, 08 Oct 2024
WHO certifies India for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
On 8 October 2024, in New Delhi, WHO certified that India has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the third country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to do so.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for machine learning with neural networks
On 8 October 2024, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for foundational work enabling machine learning with artificial neural networks.
Mon, 07 Oct 2024
Muizzu's state visit: India and Maldives adopt Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership vision
On 7 October 2024, in India, PM Narendra Modi and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu adopted a vision for a Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership and launched RuPay card in Maldives during Muizzu's 6-10 October state visit.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024 to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for discovery of microRNA
On 7 October 2024, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA.
Thu, 03 Oct 2024
Cabinet approves conferring status of Classical Language to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali languages
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.
6th India-US Commercial Dialogue in Washington; MoU on critical minerals supply chains
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.