IBPS Clerk Current Affairs One-liners — All time
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
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.
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.
- 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.
- On 10 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports put the Draft National Sports Governance Bill, 2024 in the public domain for comments as part of pre-legislative consultation.
- On 10 October 2024, in Vientiane, PM Narendra Modi met New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon for the first time and welcomed New Zealand's decision to join the International Solar Alliance.
- On 10 October 2024, in Laos, PM Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India Summit.
- On 10 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of Education launched the registration portal for Phase V of Yuva Sangam under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, with registrations open till 21 October 2024.
- On 10 October 2024, in India, the 81st meeting of the Network Planning Group under PM GatiShakti evaluated five infrastructure projects, including the Vrindavan Bypass in UP and a new terminal at Srinagar Airport.
Wed, 09 Oct 2024
- 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.
- 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.
- On 9 October 2024, in India, the Health Ministry said UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem felicitated Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, recognising India's progress in maternal health and family planning.
- On 9 October 2024, in India, MoSPI released results of the Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (July 2022-June 2023), part of the 79th round of the National Sample Survey.
Tue, 08 Oct 2024
- 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.
- 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.
- On 8 October 2024, in India, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy notified Scheme Guidelines for the ₹500 crore 'Innovative Projects' component of PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
- On 8 October 2024, in India, the Finance Ministry said gross enrolments under the Atal Pension Yojana have crossed 7 crore, with over 56 lakh in FY 2024-25.
Mon, 07 Oct 2024
- 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.
- 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.
- On 7 October 2024, in India, Union Health Minister J P Nadda announced that nutrition support under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana has been raised from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 per month per TB patient.
- On 7 October 2024, in India, the Finance Ministry said the CBDT has formed an internal committee for a comprehensive review of the Income-tax Act, 1961, and invited public suggestions on the e-filing portal.
- On 7 October 2024, in India, Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh attended the Ministry's World Cotton Day 2024 celebration, where industry signed MoUs to promote the Indian Kasturi Cotton brand.
Sun, 06 Oct 2024
- On 6 October 2024, in India, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said Rs 1,000 crore has been earmarked for a Venture Fund for space start-ups, and that the sector now has over 200 start-ups.
- On 6 October 2024, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE, India beat Pakistan by six wickets in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup for their first win of the tournament.
- On 6 October 2024, in India, World Cerebral Palsy Day was marked with the theme '#UniquelyCP', with the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities leading nationwide awareness campaigns.