DSSSB Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 06 Nov 2024
Tue, 05 Nov 2024
- On 5 November 2024 in New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu graced the first Asian Buddhist Summit, organised by the Ministry of Culture with the International Buddhist Confederation.
- On 5 November 2024, the Indian Navy held the third edition of MAHASAGAR, a high-level virtual interaction in which CNS Adm Dinesh K Tripathi spoke with heads of navies and maritime agencies of ten Indian Ocean littorals.
- On 5 November 2024, it was announced that ADG (Retd) V D Chafekar, formerly of the Indian Coast Guard, has been appointed the seventh Executive Director of the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre in Singapore for April 2025 to March 2028.
- On 5 November 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Droupadi Murmu released three Supreme Court publications on its 75 years, prison manuals and legal aid cells in law schools.
- On 5 November 2024, Food Minister Pralhad Joshi launched Phase II of the retail sale of Bharat Atta at ₹30 per kg and Bharat Rice at ₹34 per kg by flagging off mobile vans of NCCF, NAFED and Kendriya Bhandar.
- On 5 November 2024, the Union Government said it had released Fifteenth Finance Commission grants for rural local bodies of Haryana (₹194.87 crore), Tripura (₹78.5 crore) and Mizoram (₹35.5 crore).
- From 5 November 2024, the Bureau of Indian Standards began the fourth phase of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery, adding 18 districts and taking the total to 361.
Mon, 04 Nov 2024
- On 4 November 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, the seventh session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly re-elected India as President and France as Co-President for 2024–26.
- On 4 November 2024, at its seventh Assembly in New Delhi, the International Solar Alliance selected Ashish Khanna of India as its third Director General.
- On 4 November 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the deliberate attack on a Hindu temple in Canada and the attempts to intimidate Indian diplomats.
- 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.
- On 4 November 2024, Indian Railways set a new record by carrying over 3 crore passengers in a single day during the festive rush.
- On 4 November 2024, Government e Marketplace (GeM) announced 170 revamped seed categories on its portal, covering nearly 8,000 seed varieties.
- On 4 November 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy issued a call for proposals to set up Centres of Excellence for R&D on Green Hydrogen under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
- On 4 November 2024 in New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 32nd meeting of the Kendriya Hindi Samiti, the highest body guiding the promotion of Hindi.
Sun, 03 Nov 2024
- On 3 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi lauded India's progress against tuberculosis after the WHO recognised a 17.7% reduction in TB incidence from 2015 to 2023.
- On 3 November 2024, CDS Gen Anil Chauhan concluded a four-day visit to Algeria (31 October–3 November), during which India and Algeria signed a memorandum on defence cooperation.
- On 3 November 2024, the Environment Ministry reported on actions taken in Delhi-NCR under Stages I and II of the revised GRAP from 15 to 31 October 2024.
- On 3 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi congratulated Duma Boko on his election as the President of Botswana.
Sat, 02 Nov 2024
- On 2 November 2024 at Kartavya Path, New Delhi, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar inaugurated 'Kaveri Meets Ganga', the first programme under the Ministry of Culture's Amrit Parampara series.
- 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.
Fri, 01 Nov 2024
- On 1 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi greeted Kerala on Kerala Piravi, Karnataka on Kannada Rajyotsava and Madhya Pradesh on its Foundation Day; these states were formed under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, whose appointed day was 1 November 1956.
- On 1 November 2024 at South Block, New Delhi, 1989-batch IAS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh took over as Defence Secretary, succeeding Giridhar Aramane.
- On 1 November 2024, economist Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, passed away at 69; PM Modi called him a towering scholar.
- On 1 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi greeted Haryana and Chhattisgarh on their State Foundation Days; Haryana was formed on 1 November 1966 under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, and Chhattisgarh on 1 November 2000.
- On 1 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi received a phone call from Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis; they reviewed trade, defence, shipping and connectivity, and discussed IMEEC and West Asia.
- On 1 November 2024, the Ministry of Coal said overall coal production in October 2024 reached 84.45 million tonnes, 7.48% higher than 78.57 MT a year earlier.
- On 1 November 2024, Coal India Limited stepped into its 50th year; it came into being on 1 November 1975 and produced 773.6 MT in FY 2024.
- On 1 November 2024, the G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Belem, Brazil (30 October–1 November) concluded with consensus on the first Ministerial declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction.